yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] keithross39:
The wipes for dalvik, cache and data will erase any apps you have installed and any texts and call records for certain. I personally have never been convinced that personal data stored in the phones internal memory (pictures, music and other downloads) is safe during a data wipe. There will be other people who will tell you that it is safe.....if they want to run the risk, that's up to them. That is why I suggest saving to and installing from the external microSD card. In fact, I've always gone one step further than that, and I'd recommend you do the same.....

Make copies of any personal data that is stored on your phone before you begin....preferably on a pc/laptop. Better to be safe than sorry.......

Sent from my rooted, de bloated, stock JB powered S2 via PhilZ kernel and XDA developers app
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] iDelta:
Data clears the system data, not the SD card data. You can still install the rom from the SD card
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] saleelsalam:
so according to you I should download cm9 to external sd and flash it?
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] keithross39:
That is exactly what I did. ... :)

Sent from my rooted, de bloated, stock JB powered S2 via PhilZ kernel and XDA developers app
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] saleelsalam:
so it will work right? I'm cm9 google talk with video is available?
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] keithross39:
That I don't know.....but if that app enables video calling then skype will handle that........

Sent from my rooted, de bloated, stock JB powered S2 via PhilZ kernel and XDA developers app
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] saleelsalam:
and if something goes wrong while installing cm9 how do I install stock rom from nandroid back up? please advice?
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] keithross39:
You enter ClockworkMod recovery, go to 'back up and restore' then restore the nandroid you made before.....simples :D

Sent from my rooted, de bloated, stock JB powered S2 via PhilZ kernel and XDA developers app
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] saleelsalam:
nandroid backup should be tar or dup format?
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] iDelta:
Tar will be better
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] saleelsalam:
can you tell me, the steps to revert back to stock rom in case I am not satisfied with custom rom?
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] iDelta:
Download stock rom for your country and flash via Odin.
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] saleelsalam:
its not possible, to, flash stock rom in, recovery? only odin is, possible?
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] iDelta:
No, because it also contains the radio of the stock rom
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] saleelsalam:
can't we just restore from nandroid backup?
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] sigprof:
Actually updating the radio is not the problem — it is possible to update the radio (baseband/modem) firmware using CWM recovery, and custom ROMs probably did not change the radio part at all, so it does not need updating. The problem is that CWM recovery can only work with packages in the update.zip format (a zip archive with some special files which describe the required sequence of operations), but packages for ODIN are in a completely different format (a tar archive with appended md5sum), and no one bothered to convert those tar.md5 packages to the update.zip format. Also the tar.md5 packages contain large partition images instead of many individual files, which might also be a problem.

This should work, but you will restore the old system state, which might be not 100% identical to the stock ROM (e.g., if the backup was taken after rooting the stock ROM and modifying or removing some system files, these modifications will be restored too).
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] hermandroid:
frs - ext4

I'm sorry for being noobs. AFAIK samsung has rfs on their file system and most of custom rom are ext4, and my question is, if i want to flash custom rom do i need to convert that rfs to ext4 first? if so, which tools i should use? tks
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] keithross39:
No.....no converting necessary. Just follow the OP and use the links found there, and everything should be OK..........

my wife says I'm a phone geek....

I'd have to agree...... :D
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] hermandroid:
Wow thanks a lot, I'm a bit scare that will damage my friend device :p
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] keithross39:
The method that I wrote in the OP is EXACTLY the method I used to root my phone and flash cyanogen to it....so as long as you follow the instructions EXACTLY it will be fine..........good luck....take your time....and if you are unsure of something, feel free to ask......

It's better to ask 100 questions and get it right, than to ask none and get it wrong........

my wife says I'm a phone geek....

I'd have to agree...... :D
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] hermandroid:
Yes I will. I'm totally noobs with this galaxy wonder :D
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] blenddeh:
i have a question. I already had CWM 5 in my phone, but i wishes to upgrade to CWM 6, so all i have to do is grab the md5 for CWM 6 and flash it with Odin?
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] iDelta:
Yep. Remember to check the correct options.

Sent from my bomb cuz YOLO right?
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] kongo99:
what languages does version 4.1.2 has

sorry for the rookie question.

i want to upgrade my gt-8150 from 2.3.6 into cyanogenmod 4.1.2

does any1 knows if there is hebrew in that version?

thanx:good:
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] dec0der:
i suggest CyanogenMod 10.1 ALPHA (Build 8) (Android 4.2.2)

about the language, i think it is. just verify it to be sure. enjoy!
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] kongo99:
why not the stable 4.1.2?

and how can i make sure it's got hebrew language, b4 i install it
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] dec0der:
as i said

just wait for other users to confirm it. i know it supports different languages but not specifically with hebrew. be patient
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] iDelta:
In the first screen, in the language section, if you are lucky you will get Hebrew.

Sent from my bomb cuz YOLO right?
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] xixCAD:
thanks for info
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] blenddeh:
[Q]

is there anyway to install language into ROM manually?
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] betroID:
I'm a newbie.

thank you for your help. :D
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] the.raven:
just curious... did anyone know how many amount of ram of our sgw?

Mine using [MENTION=700912]arco[/MENTION] cm10.1 just have 352mb. meanwhile in gsmarena,sgw reported have 512mb...
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] the.raven:
Maybe you can recognize it from my sc below. Btw fyi is cm10.1 b6

Hope it can help
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] iDelta:
512 is total RAM, whereas 352 is usable RAM. If you want more, get a custom kernel that offers you more RAM.

Sent from my bomb cuz YOLO right?
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] the.raven:
Any recommended kernel?

I'm thinking using hurstsky. But mine now using arco 3.4 kernel hv 1d 23h life.
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] keithross39:
Please don't ask anybody to recommend a kernel.....

There are 3 reasons for this request....,.

1) asking for recommendations for kernels and ROMs is against XDA rules.

2) what someone else thinks is a good kernel might be totally unsuitable for you.

3) I started this thread to familiarize people with the basics of rooting and ROM flashing......nothing more, and as such, anything else is OFF TOPIC.

Let's try to keep this thread as 'ON TOPIC' as possible please.........

Thanks for your understanding....... :)
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] the.raven:
Sorry for that [MENTION=4806698]keithross39[/MENTION]. Thx btw
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] Azim.:
ClockworkMod v6.0.3.4

Sir,

I've just notice that the ClockworkMod by acro had been updated to v6.0.3.4 on 28th July .

So i guess you can update the OP . :p

Cheers .
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] keithross39:
Ah....thanks, didn't know that.......

I assume it can be flashed via terminal emulator in the same way as stated in the OP?
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] Azim.:
Yes sir, I've had updated using the terminal emulator, the same way in the OP.
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] saleelsalam:
Sir, can u advice me regarding the installation of cwm touch recovery .my home button is not working anymore.please
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] Azim.:
what do you mean by cmw touch recovery ? Isn't it the same as Acro's cmw recovery ?
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] iDelta:
Wrong thread. Its not supposed to work. You touch to select the option.

Sent from my AOSP looking LS which my Galaxy W runs on...
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] saleelsalam:
Actually my home button doesn't work, no more.that's why I want to, install cwm touch recovery so today I don't have to use home button .i can't use non touch because of defunct home button
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] iDelta:
Oh I see

Sent from my AOSP looking LS which my Galaxy W runs on...
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] skymoonsun57:
thanks for this thread
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] skymoonsun57:
thanks i rooted my mobile and changed rom the return to Original :D

battery is discharging very fast ! i feel some one eating it :P

every one >! don't forget to take backup before install new rom
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] Azim.:
Dude , what are you saying ?
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] iDelta:
Lol bro all he wants is 10 posts so he can post something in Development section. We'll see if its worth it.
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] keithross39:
What problem with play store? Please describe exactly.....
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] saleelsalam:
What is the difference between flashing a rom and a kernel.does flashing a kernel on stock rom removes, all data like when u flash a rom?
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] iDelta:
A rom is like an operating system. Theres 2.3.6/3.0/4.0.4 etc. Kernel is like the heart of your phone. Like iron man, you can mix and match the kernel to suit your needs. And no, you do not lose any data but it will not be easy to find any 2.3.6 kernels here.
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] saleelsalam:
I found, one here.what do u think.about it? Should I flash?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=44944573
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] iDelta:
Sure.
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] saleelsalam:
What if I don't like it.how will I revert to stock kernel
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] iDelta:
Reflash rom.
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] saleelsalam:
Reflashing rom will revert the kernel?or restoring nandroid back up will be enough?
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] iDelta:
Reflasing rom. Backup doesn't restore kernel.
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] sir mordred:
thanx . ım sure it is very instructive for beginners
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] yoyo_soka:
THANKS
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] mus4sh1:
thanks for the tutz bro,

now i can instal CWM in my wonder
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] queeni:
hi from Denmark, hope you understand my bad english :o

I have for over a year like to have updated my Galaxy W I8150, but I've been a chicken. :(

Now I have bought a galaxy more, to try it first, but still a chicken.

The only thing I have achieved is to delete all my sms !!

Yesterday, I saw one in my country wrote about Kingoroot and it sounds quite easy, even for me, but now

how do I get Jelly Bean 4.2.1 or 4.2.2 on my phone.

Very sorry that I do not know how to do, but there are no instructions in my language.

I really hope some will be nice to help me
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] keithross39:
OK....so Samsung abandoned the W at Gingerbread 2.3.6......

There are no official ICS or JB firmwares for this phone.

The only way to update the Wonder is to flash one of the custom ROMs that I have linked to in my OP. I wrote it as clearly and concisely as I could.... so in theory, Google translate *should* be able to handle it reasonably well......

Edit.....this rooting method has been covered on XDA.....just make sure it's applicable to the W before you try it........

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2473747

Edit 2.....just visited their website.....and have not seen any mention of the galaxy W as a supported phone
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] iDelta:
Well, of keithross hasnt seen any sign of Galaxy W, then its best not to risk it.
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] queeni:
Thank you, then I must wait. :fingers-crossed:
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] elchi1234:
Backing Up The Stock Recovery

So, finally I'm doing it. When I was writing this I thought the author of this thread would read it and would probably put it into the first post.

I don't think that "first time modifiers" will scroll down. But I'll try:

By writing this:

I meant:

In the first post there is written:

That's right. That's good. And it works.

By entering (and executing)

dd if=/sdcard/recovery.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p13

you write the image in /sdcard/recovery.img to /dev/block/mmcblk0p13. It worked for me in /sdcard/external_sd/, too.

But you can switch directions. If you execute

dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p13 of=/sdcard/stock_recovery.img

you write the content of /dev/block/mmcblk0p13 to /sdcard/stock_recovery.img.

This way you have a backup of your stock recovery. So, if you have to send your phone in, or you want so sell it (for example), you can restore your backup via

dd if=/sdcard/stock_recovery.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p13

.

If you understand what you are doing by following this tutorial, you can make changes to it.

If you don't understand what you are doing, I suggest you not to do something that is written in this weird internet.
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] Jasir48:
Plz help...

Hi guys,

I just did rooting like it said on my galaxy wonder version 2.3.6

i dont know rooting worked or not because it switch on or off like before and working like before .... should i move to cwm step

or wait for root method for my version ??? [MENTION=4806698]keithross39[/MENTION]
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] keithross39:
The rooting method *seems* to work with 2.3.6

Try to install CWM as detailed in the OP......if you don't have root access; CWM won't install.....nothing worse than that will happen......

Good luck.....
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] Jasir48:
question...

The methed listed in this thread of flashing cwm i.e using terminal emulater ..... does it only work on the attached link version of cwm 6.0.1.2 or it will also work with latest version 6.0.4.4??

sorry for a noob question but what do you mean by ''OP'' ??

[MENTION=4806698]keithross39[/MENTION]

Thanx in advance
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] elchi1234:
I would suggest that you first make a backup of your stock recovery.
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] Jasir48:
i just flashed cwm 6.0.4.4 and i worked like charm .... but when i selected reboot now it asked....

root acess possibly lost? fix?

so i selected yes...

now for flashing custom rom should i root again ?

[MENTION=4515182]elchi1234[/MENTION] [MENTION=4806698]keithross39[/MENTION]

Thanx

---------- Post added at 07:29 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:51 PM ----------

Plz help i cant make backup using cwm ..... when backup is at its end it gives error

error in making backup of /data

what do i do ?? anyone help...
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] keithross39:
The error might simply be because you don't have enough free storage space for the backup to complete.....you *might* have to delete some apps or find a way of moving some of your media files (pictures, video and music) off your phone.....
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] Jasir48:
Plz help...

it is mentioned 800mb space is required but i had 1147mb free space in /sdcard i removed all photos songs already .... my external card have 7gb space can backup in external card?? what do i have to select in cwm for saving in external card ???

[MENTION=4806698]keithross39[/MENTION]

Thankyou

---------- Post added at 08:25 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:45 PM ----------

I am ready to install custom rom cm9 ics but do i have to remve my external card .... does wiping all data using cwm will affect my external card data??
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] keithross39:
I wiped everything using CWM on my S2 and accidentally wiped the removable micro sd card (hangs head in embarrassment....lol)

The below is what I'd recommend.....

1) make sure all you want to save including your chosen rom and gapps are copied to the removable sd card.

2 switch off phone and remove card

3) boot phone into cwm and complete all available wipes/formats.

4) switch phone off and re insert sd card

5) boot phone into cwm and flash rom/gapps and reboot normally.....
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] Jasir48:
[MENTION=4806698]keithross39[/MENTION] [MENTION=4515182]elchi1234[/MENTION]

Thank you very much ..... i have successfully installed custom rom on my galaxy w and updated it from 2.3.6 to 4.0.4 ..... cm9 ics

its working like charm

everything is working..... Thank u again

plz also tell me is there any benifit of updating the baseband??
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] keithross39:
If you're not having any issues with phone reception etc....then there's no need to update the baseband.....it's not something I've ever had to do......
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] Jasir48:
Plz help... guys

Some one plz help me ..... i installed cm9 ics final release on my galaxy w..... but my external car data is disappeared but when i attch my mobile to laptop ... i can see all my data in my external card what should i do ???
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] keithross39:
What type of data can't you see? And which app are you using to try to access it?
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] Jasir48:
plz help i cant copy recovery.img or other phone data after updating my rom to 4.0.4 ics cm9

but i can copy pictures or music....

im getting error

Error getting file: -6: Not Supported

---------- Post added at 10:02 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:57 AM ----------

@keithross39

i cant see any data of my external card from mobile ... external card folder is empty.... but i can see it from my laptop but from laptop i can copy it ..... i want to copy cwm backup to my laptop but getting an error Error getting file: -6: Not Supported

phone detects memory card but doesnt show the data..... i am using 7zip... phone builtin filexplorer and es explorer ...but no use...do i have to format my external card ??
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] keithross39:
Try this explorer.....

https://db.tt/PqxNcuRo

It recognises files and folders that others seem to miss, and it allows all the usual copy, move, zip, extract, erase and permission changing functions that you could need......
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] elchi1234:
[MENTION=5521139]Jasir48[/MENTION] Your external sd is now unter /external_sd and not any more under /sdcard/external_sd.
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] keithross39:
OP updated with new info and links.....
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] gvmsia:
kitkat camera issue

i installed [ROM][JB 4.2.2][CM10.1] BEAN KAT 4.4 Mod Buiild-2 Galaxy Wonder GT-I8150

the camera seems to have some issues:

- i cant find any option to choose the folder location for photos

- if i touch anywhere on the screen, the camera focuses but does not take a photo. i can only take a photo by touching the blue circle.
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] keithross39:
That is normal.....touch the screen to focus and touch the blue 'shutter' button to take the picture.......

About your other question.....probably best to ask in the dedicated thread......this thread is for questions about the general install/modification process....it's not for questions about specific ROMs........

sent from either my Alliance powered S2 or my ArcoCM powered W via XDA Developers App
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] gvmsia:
- previously when i touch any part of the screen, the cam would focus on that point and take a picture. now it doesnt. also if i touch the blue circle, it focuses on the centre only.

- i tried to post on http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2530408 but it doesnt allow me to do so.
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] keithross39:
Ahh....that'll be the '10 post rule'. As soon as you've posted elsewhere 10 times, you can post questions in the dev section........

sent from either my Alliance powered S2 or my ArcoCM powered W via XDA Developers App
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] zxcasd:
Thank you very much for your work. It was very useful for me. :good:
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] keithross39:
Dropbox have suspended the mirror links for 'generating too much public activity'.........I will attempt to find another hosting site....in the mean time, please be patient.....thank you.

Edit.....dropbox mirror links are back up.......

This might be my S2, or it might be my W...but it's definitely CM
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] keithross39:
OP updated to include latest CWM......

This might be my S2, or it might be my W...but it's definitely CM
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] Frugi:
Problems rooting GT-I8150 Gingerbread 2.3.6

Failed to root my GT-I8150 according to all listed methods from [MENTION=1679027]THE E[/MENTION].

My phone details:

I tested potential success with the root checker app from the google playstore

The recovery method failed as I couldn't get to the point of a menu for selecting the update.zip (it is in mnt/sdcard/) - the recovery screen appeared, but then it said updating...and proceeded with some error message (too fast to read) to rebooting the device.

The DoomLord (v4) method via a Win7 (x64) PC/USB connection to phone failed, too; all instructions were followed but there were lots of errors listed (again too fast too read/remember), and although at the end it said "All done", it appears as if the rooting was unsuccessful.

The manual method using Android SDK fails as I can't get hold of the file 'zergRush_samsung_w', which is missing from every download link I found so far

These are the screenshots now after I tried the above listed:

Also tried the OneClickRoot tool I found via Google, which confirmed it was able to root the phone but didn't do it unless I pay >30Euros (and I am not doing this as it is a rip-off and bad joke but I didn't know in the first place that it was supposed to go down that route).

Would greatly appreciate your help to root my GT-I8150 (my ultimate goal is to install the latest Ehndroix).

Frugi
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] temenalie:
So far, I always successful rooting my friends galaxy w by flashing update zip file through native Samsung recovery method.

If you don't mind, re-read carefully how to root using native Samsung recovery on THE E thread.

And maybe you can try this old update zip file

https://www.dropbox.com/s/roclazc3omfh322/update.zip
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] keithross39:
[MENTION=5068715]xentros[/MENTION].......

Glad it helped :) that's what it's here for.....
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] Prel!m:
thanks so much for this thread, already flashed to CM9 (final EOL) + Hurtsky's kernel REV10, using the guide
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] keithross39:
Congrats fella.....it's here to help......

Sent from my Markox powered KitKatted S2
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] kclee1234:
hi, i have "unknown operand if" when i'm running "dd if=/sdcard/recovery.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p13" in my terminal emulator, anyone please help, thanks
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] temenalie:
Make sure you put *.img file to your /sdcard (SD Card0)

And run your emulator again.
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] kclee1234:
Ya, i did put the recovery.img file inside the internalSD just like what i did with rooting the phone.

my terminal emulator changing all my alphabet "i" become capital "I", is that normal?
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] temenalie:
What version of recovery already installed on your device?
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] kclee1234:
i downloaded recovery-clockwork-6.0.4.5-ancora.zip. This is my first time root and do recovery. I dont have any recovery.img is being installed previously.
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] keithross39:
How did you root?.......

You need to root then install CWM in that order......

Everything you need to do is written in the OP......in the order it needs doing.....

Sent from my Markox powered KitKatted S2
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] sigprof:
No, this should not happen (and if the command is changed in this way, it will not work). Probably the keyboard you are using is too “smart”; when working with the terminal emulator, all forms of autocorrection, auto capitalization, auto space insertion, etc. should be disabled.

If you have problems with configuring your current keyboard app to work properly in the terminal emulator, you can install another keyboard such as Hacker's Keyboard.
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] keithross39:
Doh......didn't notice that..... [MENTION=4421569]sigprof[/MENTION] is correct, the commands ARE case sensitive and need to be entered as displayed.......

Sent from my Markox powered KitKatted S2