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[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slimchancex:
Background

Used many hours to set up phone to my liking. Got a problem with earphone-jack, so i handed it in. I couldnt do a proper backup beforehand, cause this required root access. The earphone-jack got replaced, but they also decided to upgrade my phone to the newest firmware? , deleting everything in the process. I will set everything up again in the weekend, but i do NOT want to do this a third time .

I have searched around for guides, but since i cant find a LQ6 kernel, every guide is telling me to use a different kernel. The best thing would be to root only. Does this work with my phone ?

What i need

Root only

Ability to unroot would also be nice

About phone

Model: GT-I9100

Android v. 4.0.4

Baseband: I9100XXLQ6

Kernel: 3.0.15-1068762 dpi@DELL169 #3 SMP PREEMPT Wed Aug 29 13:40:41 KST 2012

Build: IMM76D.XWLPX

Other Question

If i get another problem with the phone, backup everything, unroot and hand it in. If they decide to upgrade my firmware again, will i still be able to restore my backup ? What backup program is best to use in your opinion ? I want app settings, launcher settings and homescreen setup to be backed up.

HELP : GOT TWO NEW QUESTIONS

I tried to follow the guide in "theunderling"s signature.

At first i thought the files were supposed to be on the internal SD card, so i put them there and rebooted the phone into recovery. While there i tried to find my files, of course to no luck. I thought that maybe i had to unplug the USB, so i did this while in rec. menu. Still didnt find the files, so i rebooted my phone. Suddenly there were a REALLY LOUD ALARM NOISE coming from my phone. I have never heard that sound from my phone before. It stopped after a while, but has also happened at random times since. WHAT IS THIS ? (To be clear: this came before i ran any of the downloaded programs/scripts/etc).

After this i found an external SD - card and put the files on this. Got root access in a couple of seconds, and everything seemed fine. But now my computer refuses to connect to the phone "couldnt find hardware-ID" or something (Translated from my windows language, so might not be 100 % accurate. HOW TO FIX ?

BTW Thank you all so much for your time. I really appreciate it :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theunderling:
1.use the guide in my sig or flash a siyah rooted kernel.

2.a nand backup.

3.you can just flash the firmware you listed back on your phone and that would unroot it.

Download it from sammobile now and keep it on your pc if you need it later(and keep nand backup there also).

4.if you get it back,reroot again and put the nand backup back on your sd card and flash that in cwm.

Dont forget to back up efs folder once you root(keep that on pc).
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 23732:
1. Do as theunderling said, or you can use the PhilZ-CWM6 kernel, which is pure stock based. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1877270

2. Do a NANDROID backup. Make sure to have atleast 1.1GB available on your MicroSD card. This is done in CWM recovery.

3. To unroot, I believe flashing a stock kernel will do the job, if you only have flashed a kernel. Also, the SuperSU app included in the PhilZ kernel has an unroot option.

Also, backup you EFS folder. And have atleast two backups of it.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theunderling:
Ignore my no.3 as I was thinking you would be installing a rom later.

That rooting method I said also lets you unroot.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slimchancex:
Hi. Thanks so much for your answers. When rooting my phone, two problems arose (See original post). Would be really grateful for any input on those.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theunderling:
Never heard of an alarm sound happening-maybe you set alarm/event.

Anyway,what stage are you at.Are you definitely rooted.Is the phone booting as normal and can you access recovery/download mode.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slimchancex:
Hi! Did check around for any events/alarms, and im sure its not the issue. Since i couldnt connect to my phone via USB, i tried Kies Air, and the alarm sound started again. Tried a few times, and EVERY time i start Kies air, i will get this sound for 5-10 seconds. It also happened twice when i werent even touching the phone :/

I have tried two programs which require SU - access. Got a prompt when starting them , and they worked fine . Kies Air works fine too btw. (Its the USB - connection that i cant get to work).

Also: For some reason i had SUPERUSER installed from before, and now i cant uninstall it again. Also, when i gave the two programs i tested superuser access, it showed the SUPERUSER icon. (program in big letters)

Just to make it clear again: The alarm sound came after i had fooled around in recovery mode, before ANYTHING where installed.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theunderling:
Youve not answered the previous questions.

You should be flashing a "safe" siyah kernel and backing up your efs folder.You can make a nand backup before that or after.

Just get the .zip file from gohkmoran site and flash via cwm.Then get hktool from play store for your efs.

Then the alarm/usb/pc problems can be looked into.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slimchancex:
Sorry, here are some more info:

Download modeI get a warning screen against installing custom os? volume up for install and volume down for reboot. Have never tried DL boot before, so cant say anything about this one

Recovery mode Boots normal and looks exactly like earlier.

Normal Boot Looks like before i rooted. No new programs either.

Could you link directly to which kernel i should use ? I have no idea :/ sry
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theunderling:
Sorry,I should have explained a bit more.

Get the siyah kernel file and put it on your sdcard/internalsd

Do the rachmat stuff again.Once you install cwm.zip and su-busybox.zip..........dont reboot.

Install the siyah-s2-v4.01cwm.zip file (whilst your still in temp cwm)you download from his site(google should take you to the file).

Then you end up with a safe kernel and permanent cwm.

Then you can do nand and efs backups
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slimchancex:
What i did

Resetted to factory settings

Installed cwm.zip

Installed su-busybox.zip

Installed Siyah-s2-v4.1.5-CWM.zip

What i got

No more funky alarms. Neither with kies, or any other program. :good:

Pc connection works if i put it in mass storage mode :good:

Got a CWM app, which i used to take a nandroid backup :good:

Still cant find hardware ID. :( (So i still cant just connect and open folder)

Thanks so much :)

Most important is the connection thingy (in case its something "serious" But if you feel in an extremely helpful mood, i got two more questions.

For unrooting To unroot i probably need to:

Flash Stock Kernel (from where ???)

install SU-Uninstaller-Signed.zip

What about CWM and SuperUser. How do i get rid of those 2 ?

Backup

For more advanced backup (backup individual apps etc), I `ve heard about a couple different apps: Titanium Pro and Superuser Elite. Do you recommend one of these?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theunderling:
Try this for your hardware problem.I never use kies as its ****
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theunderling:
You can use this,or go to sammobile and flash xwlpx to get back to stock.

You can use titanium backup to backup your apps and also "remove" crappy system apps etc(theres a thread that guides you what to/what is safe to remove).

And get your efs backed up.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slimchancex:
Thanks again!!

I dont like Kies either, but wanted to fix my problem of 2 reasons

- I was afraid it was a symptom of something serious

- MDP mode without kies is nice to use when you only need to upload a few files to your phone on the go

WELL, KIES WAS THE SOURCE OF MY PROBLEMS. When i uninstalled Kies - drivers, it worked perfectly.

Have taken backup of my efs now (with HC-Ktool, which i assume u meant ), so now i will start setting up my phone to my liking. Thanks so much :highfive:

So basically got everything i came for :)

But, hmm still unsure if i will get completely unrooted phone from flashing stock kernel and removing SU. Wont the CWM that came with Siyah still be installed ? Can i uninstall this normally afterwards ? Or can i uninstall it before i remove superuser, and then use the CWM -booter thingy to get rid of SU ?? :confused: Hmm sorry for being such a noob.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 23732:
I am sure that flashing a stock kernel will unroot your phone, kill me if I am worng ;). (I am noob also.)

CWM will be removed once your on the stock kernel.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theunderling:
Once you set up your phone,make a nand backup of that.

You want to able to use usb so you can use Odin,especially if something goes wrong flashing something and you cant boot phone, or into cwm.

Flashing a stock rom unroots the phone.For warranty,you go into download mode and check binary is at zero,and official firmware is at yes.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Omatter4:
So i have the 11 pin samsung MHL adapter for the GS3. When i connect the phone directly to the TV I get video and sound (checked on both a samsung LED TV and a Dynex LCD).

When I try to connect phone into HDMI Input on Denon AVR-1610 reciever it outputs Video but NOT sound. I cannot figure out what the issues may be. Does it have anything to with my reciever? I went through every setting on the reciever and could not figure it out...

Anyone else have similar issues?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] lioryes:
I have the exact same problem.
[Galaxy 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Arjav23:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=33118280

Could someone do this working for all froyo roms?
[Galaxy 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Michał12:
Maybe you'll like it ;)
[Galaxy 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Anddy_:
Anyone have this statusbar of IPhone to our Galaxy 3?

I'm looking for, but i never find out.
[Galaxy 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Arjav23:
which status bar ?
[Galaxy 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Arjav23:
umm..

will this work on our phone?:confused::confused:

and will it work on froyo cause the OP tried on cm7 (i suppose) :(
[Galaxy 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Anddy_:
Where have the Signal, Wifi, WG, batery status, etc.

Like iPhone, JoyOS doesn't fit.
[Galaxy 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Arjav23:
Well if we need all of this , we will desperately need professional help

I don't know if anyone has already done this

Probably u cud contact a dev
[Galaxy 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Arjav23:
Could someone pls test the link that Michal12 has provided (up) on a froyo Rom and report if it works
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] shaheen7m:
Hi guys, I came across these thread while searching for a task manager for CM10.Its a TouchWiz Task Manager and I checked it myself and working fine..:good:

As per the feedback from pulley06 and Kateria, wiping cache after flashing would lead into boot loop.. Keep these in mind

Dont use the flashable zip. Download the apk and Follow the steps.Make a CWM backup before doing anything

1. copy the TaskManager.apk to system/apps

2. give rw-r-r- permissions for the apk

3. reboot and launch the application
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] mj.vikram:
hey some problem with APK, i got boot loop after flashing it..
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] pulley06:
The thread suggested to use the flashable zip. Used that. But no change :(
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] shaheen7m:
Pully buddy, please mention the steps you had done for installing. Its working perfectly. I will brief the steps I had used.

1. copy the apk to system/apps

2. give rw-r-r- permissions

3. reboot and launch the application

Is these the same steps you had used?
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] mj.vikram:
I did exactly same thing bro but bad luck, I am stuck at the Boot Loop not only me even some of users told the same......
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] shaheen7m:
buddy, Its really unfortunate. Its such a good application and I am not understanding why its not working for you. Could you please mention the name of others who are having same trouble? I will PM them to check the steps. And I want to check whether they are on 19th build like you. I am on 22th build. We have to check that too.

Pully buddy, Can I have your response?

Really missing Kateria buddy today. Usually he is the first one to try and reply for new applications.
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] D™:
Hey buddy, You want insane one & I m here. Actually I was busy with my lil sweet sister's new born baby. She just gave birth her b4 2 days.I think we are over 19th build & shaheen7m buddy is on 22nd build. Also, I have did the same but no bootloop. Don't flash the provided zip as its contain different location which we don't have in our R.
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] mj.vikram:
gitanshu is the other one he also used the same steps and still he is stuck with Boot Loop......

---------- Post added at 08:45 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:43 PM ----------

Congrats Buddy, No i haven't flashed the ZIP file, I've just pushed the APK to system and set the permissions....
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] D™:
Thanks buddy. She is really cute. but I have also pushed in Data/app as well. may b that's why it wont go to bootloop.
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] pulley06:
Buddy did the same steps you described :(
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] D™:
Did you wiped cache as well..??
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] shaheen7m:
Buddy no need of wiping cache.. Buts no issue for having a try..
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] D™:
Noooo..don't do that.. coz I did the same & stuck in bootloop. again have to flash CM10.
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] Bhavik Jain:
Well try dis flash any oder rom keeping d file for cm 10 on ur sd card and d task manager and den open any file manager i prefer root explorer amd den push d yask manager to d sytem/app of cm 10 dont forget u have to do all dis in d zip and not frm rom den just flash d same zip of cm 10 and den update. I hope it worx :):):D:D
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] pulley06:
I did not wipe cache. Its alryt. I installed ram manager so that kills tasks :thumbup:
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] parmarket:
did manual installation, it's working fine, even after clearing cache. :) :highfive:
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] D™:
Over which CM10 build you are now??
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] parmarket:
24th
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] D™:
I m on 19th. will flash 24th one tonight.:good:
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] vinhvonven:
Not work

I using CM10 nightly, i does with your intro but nothing happens
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] shaheen7m:
Find yourself task manager in the application drawer.
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] D™:
Elobrate ur statement buddy
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] NateDawgg:
I just installed CM10 Stable for SG S2X(Hercules) and was wondering if this would work on my phone? Know of anybody who has tried? Just wanted to get some info before attempting.

Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] shaheen7m:
Yes, it would work for any CM 10 loaded device. Help yourself by taking a backup before any flashing.
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] sordna:
no joy on stock jellybean

I just tried this on stock JB 4.2.1, put it on /system/app and made the permissions rw-r--r-- per instructions, and while the app appears after the reboot and runs, showing me the active apps, when I try to kill an app (or all active apps) it doesn't actually kill anything, the apps stay running.

Any idea how to make it work on stock android (not CM) ?
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] D™:
JB not release yet for Galaxy R.
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] sordna:
Well, I'm using a nexus phone, but I've grown fond of the samsung Task Manager from my previous phone, and I happened to find the apk in this thread :) I doubt this app is tied to a specific hardware anyway, so any help getting this to work on stock JB would be very welcome!
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] jer74159:
It's only for cm10?
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] sordna:
Probably... I put CM10 on my Nexus 4 and it worked, I even installed it as a regular user app (no need to put it under system). I then went back to stock JB 4.2.1 and it doesn't kill anything even though my stock ROM is rooted. I have no idea what kind of dependency it has on CM10 though, I wish I did! Other task managers (off the Play store) work, but they are not as nice as the Samsung one :(
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] dr.ngk:
Itried to install it as a normal app, but it didn't install saying app not installed.scared to move it to system .any one had it working that way?
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] shaheen7m:
You can move to system. It should work
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] vipul12389mehta:
Move it to system->apps and set the permission as rw--r-r and then reboot..

the app must be there in app drawer..!!
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] The-Droidster:
So, is this working in CM10.1, anybody tried?
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] venkatraman:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2127761..I'm on gb..anyone on cm10.1 try n revert? Very similar to our task manager
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] vipul12389mehta:
Yes it does works..

i have been using for quite a long time..
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nitin_Zambre:
Hi Guys,

I'm new to this Forum so please pardon if i'm not following any rules and mistakenly posted the thread in the wrong location.

I had installed Clockworkmod Recovery from "theandroidsoul"

Then I have Samsung Galaxy S2 i9100. Recently i have installed a custom ROM on it provided by JellyBam ROM 20121023 – i9100 (courtesy: igio90.)

It has upgraded my phone to:

Android version: 4.1.2

Baseband: I9100DDLP8

Kernel Version:3.0.15-CM-g712c2c6bajee@mordor

AOKP Version: JellyBam.AOKP.Build5

Build number: JellyBam AOKP 20121023

I have found it to be unstable as there were many functionality that have been lost including FM, 5.1 surround sound, MTP and mass storage connection, etc.

I would like to remove the ROM completely and install another of ROM

Please suggest me the following:

1. can i go back to ICS 4.0.1 by removing this rom and instaliling ICS from odin? what would be a recommended procedure for it?

2. Will i BRIK my phone in this process?

3. Can i install any other version of Jelly bean custom rom using ODIN, what would be a recommended procedure for it?

Guys i need your help ASAP as i cannot stay with this unstable ROM for long. any help is hugely appreciated. :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Omessy7:
Cyanogen Mod 10

from what i can see you need a stable custom ROM with nice Features, i recommend you Cyanogen Mod 10 Jelly Bean... i Have it on my XPERIA ARC S and it works perfectly with no detected bugs, only one thing that i dont care about is that no more HDMI setting... the prcedure is quit easy and if you got stuck you can go back and ask for help, i dont think you can brick your phone if you follow steps and make a minor mistake.. if you would like to try, i can help you in everything, and please hit "THANKS" if i helped
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Omessy7:
Install Cm10, nice, no bugs so far, check forums for your device.
[Galaxy S III General] triffonovm:
[HW MOD] USB OTG + Charging on the Galaxy S3

Diagram

NOTE: I used a miniUSB connector instead of female Type A for the end that goes to external devices for several reasons:

1. I simply didn't have one lying around and at the local electronic components store they were out of stock (go figure).

2. I'm really space constrained for the application I'm going to use it, I need everything as light and simple as possible. No place for extra cables.

3. Most of the devices I may connect are with miniUSB port (GoPro camera, external hard drive, even PS3 controller).

If you decide to make your own cable I would suggest using a female Type A connector instead, so it would be compatible with more devices like keyboards, mice and anything with a normal USB cable.
[Galaxy S III General] Amanoo:
I heard something about certain firmwares/kernels sometimes using different transistor values (or at least, this seems to be the case with some other devices). Do you know if that 40,2 kOhm transistor trick works on custom ROMs as well?
[Galaxy S III General] TheCraig:
Mass produce it, sell it, I will probably buy, I'm lazy :P
[Galaxy S III General] triffonovm:
There's a standard defined called USB Accessory Charger Adapter that uses 124Kohm resistor on the ID pin pulled to ground. I haven't tried that, because it was a bit hard for me to get resistors for that particular value (I had to chain even more resistors). As I mentioned, I think it's not supported by the S3, but that's just my speculation based on a datasheet of the switching circuit used in previous Samsung models.

About ROMs, as my signature says, I'm on a custom ICS ROM, CheckROM specifically and I'm using Siyah kernel. As far as I know it should work on any Samsung based ROM (I think JB leaks also). I'm not sure it'll work on AOSP ROMs though. Only way to find is to try, which I haven't done yet. But because this solution is based on some code added to the kernel by Samsung for their accessories, I think there's a big chance it won't work.

:D The first cable did turn out pretty good, but believe me, you have no idea what a pain in the a** it was to solder those surface mount resistors.

Don't be lazy, grab a soldering iron and try it. The final result can be quite satisfying. It isn't a very difficult project, it's just two normal cables with an added resistor. I did it because I really needed it. At first I asked gokhanmoral (the kernel dev) if he could enable charging in the kernel with a normal USB OTG cable, but at that time he was busy getting a working kernel for the JB leaks. That drove me to find another solution (plus other interesting stuff, like the fact that you can simulate media buttons with other resistor values).
[Galaxy S III General] vladmir:
Thanks for sharing this!

Do you tink is possivel doa 2 in 1 (ogt/hmdi)?
[Galaxy S III General] triffonovm:
Not without one of those new Samsung 11-pin microUSB connectors and I don't think you can get them anywhere but from Samsung accessories for the S3 and Note2
[Galaxy S III General] Amanoo:
Do you happen to know how accurate these resistors must be?
[Galaxy S III General] vladmir:
Maybe conect this piace with your cable? will make 2 on 1?

http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10833&cs_id=1083314&p_id=9716&seq=1&format=2
[Galaxy S III General] triffonovm:
In this thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1108096 AdamOutler has posted the datasheet for the switching chip in the Galaxy S. In there is a table with the recognized resistance values with min/max limits. Now the S3 uses a different chip, but I think this table is still valid. I'd say get as close as you can, maybe within 1-2%. I managed to get mine to 40.1K-40.2K just by chaining four 10Kohm resistors.
[Galaxy S III General] triffonovm:
Possibly yes, if you rip it open a take the 11-pin connector you can make a Samsung to standard MHL adapter + USB OTG + Charging. For now I don't have the need fot TV out on my phone. I have a HTPC running XBMC for my viewing pleasure :)

There are many interesting usages for the ID pin: JIG, USB OTG, car/desk dock, handsfree + remote. I even think it may be possible to use the UART mode that devs use to debug bootloaders and kernels as a standard serial port (just add a TTL to RS232 converter) to control devices directly (without the USB to Serial converter that I'm using) from the phone.
[Galaxy S III General] vladmir:
Only we need to now a value of the resistor for the mhl!! Any clue?

Thanks
[Galaxy S III General] triffonovm:
As I mentioned in the OP, the kernel log shows that mhl is also enabled, but fails (maybe because of missing cable). I think with this same resistance value should be possible too. Maybe you just need to connect the extra pins in the 11-pin connector to a mhl adapter.
[Galaxy S III General] Amanoo:
How so does the S3 have 11 pins? My cables seem to have only the standard 5.

Also,it might be worth reverse engineering mhl cables. Last time I checked they were expensive, though. The S3 needs a very specific cable, due to the nonstandard implementation of mhl.