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[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dimi22:
Hi fellows,

I read that chainfire has not yet released cf-root for XELLA rom.

and my question is how can i root my device without installing custom rom?

if that's not possible, is there a kernel that i can flash that roots my phone without so much tweaks.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arinrizk:
Rooting

Download CF-Root-SGS3-v6.4.zip on your computer and extract the file.

from h**p://download.chainfire.eu/196/CF-Root/SGS3/CF-Root-SGS3-v6.4.zip

Open ODIN

Switch off your phone and enter into download mode.

(To enter into download mode you need to press Volume down button and Home button simultaneously while turning the phone on.)

Hope you have your device’s USB drivers installed on your computer if not install it.

Now open ODIN on your computer and connect your device to computer while your phone is on download mode.

When your device will be connected to your computer, one ID:COM boxes will turn yellow/Blue after some time.

Select the files that you have to flash or install on your device from the extracted files in first download.

Now in ODIN, check for Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time options.and for the Re-partition option, check only if you have selected .PIT file above.

Click start in ODIN and the flashing will begin.

This flashing might take some time.As soon as the installation ends your device will restart.

Unplug your device from computer.

Switch it off again after it turns on completely and boots to home screen.

Now you need to enter into recovery mode,to enter into recovery switch on the phone while pressing Volume up,Home and Power buttons together.

Navigate with volume buttons to and select wipe data/factory reset from the recovery menu.

Select reboot system now and wait for device to boot again.

You are done, you rooted your Samsung Galaxy S3 I9300 to 4.1.2 Jelly Bean I9300XXELLA Final Firmware.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lefttobleed:
i rooted stock xxellc yesterday using chainfire. no probs.

use google or the above helpful post for method.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ToonTonic:
Is XELLA the latest firmware or is it just an OTA?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slaphead20:
Firmware
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dimi22:
I think this method will flash the kernel and the sudden death fix will not stay is that true? and are there risks because of the locked bootloader.

Read a topic where someone bricked his phone because he flashed another stock firmware on xella update.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] delsus:
Why are people referring to the ELLA bootloader as locked? It's not locked because you can root/flash to your heart's content, the only difference is a custom kernel or recovery will set the flash counter back to 1 after TA, simple to get round. Flash a stock kernel, run TA, flash stock rom (without entering recovery), wipe data in stock recovery. How is that so hard for people to get round?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dimi22:
Oke guys,,,, my point is i always thought that flashing CF ROOT is flashing kernel!!

SO if i flash latest CF ROOT my safe XELLA kernel is gone..... is that not right ???
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dimi22:
Yes thats right so there is no way to root XELLA with keeping STOCK kernel and STOCK recovery for safety of SDS.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] robertreyez:
I used CF-auto root which worked like a charm!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dimi22:
and do you have the same kernel i think CF root flashed an older kernel??
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arinrizk:
to be safe or not , I myself 100% sure that XELLA don't contain the fix . why ?! I installed the XELLA and my device died two days ago.

as long as Samsung didn't announce that "a certain rom" got the fix , No one is safe.

I communicated with STOMAX please find his posts " specially the Post where he introduced his custom ROM Stomax v13"

final words (My opinion)

Samsung didn't officially announce the fix (even the bug) == No one is safe.

Good Luck
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slaphead20:
Flashing cf root does not flash a kernel. If you flash cf root then flash one of the protected recoveries, you should be fine on XXELLA
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dimi22:
oke and how do i flash the xella recovery then?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slaphead20:
If you are flashing via Odin you will have stock recovery, if you then want a custom/protected recovery flash with mobile Odin/cwm depending on format it comes in
[LG Optimus 2x] rmrajm1:
Wow......one thing i ws missing on NEW BL......thank you so much....now can hold onto this phone for 1more year....;)
[LG Optimus 2x] SandyKick:
This is just Aweosme <3 will give a try for sure ! LG O2X still the Crazy phone :) will try today eveng and comment back again ! can i try CM10.1 & V30B (Roms available) ???

Kudooos 4 ur post :)
[LG Optimus 2x] denuxer:
This is what i need, i often flash rom 1 to another and restore my app and setting manualy... with this i would keep my daily rom and other for testing

thanks good job
[LG Optimus 2x] SuperSkill:
Spyrosk, again, CONGRATULATIONS, this is another great product useful for all of us. To drop the bomb; i think you should add this in AIO, it would be natural if possible. Ive tested this during the weekend, its more easy than the previous gb version. Huge thanks for doing this spyrosk and also huge thanks to Bihariel who did the gb version, you have my deepest respect :)

Let me give you another challenge lol

It should be possible to.......no no, I must shut up now.

Thanks mate :)
[LG Optimus 2x] PYCON:
Nice ! Trying soon... :fingers-crossed:
[LG Optimus 2x] spyrosk:
Thank you too again.

No, don't give me another challenge now. :laugh:

I am thinking on making a v3 version for old bootloader too, or even better a v4 hybrid one for both bootloaders. So I do have work for now.

Yes I could integrate that into AIO-toolkit eventually in an "Addvanced Options" menu , but let's see how it is working, when more users will try it and "cure" any "baby sicknesses" that may come up first.

I can't thank you enough for your testing it so thoroughly.

I really appreciate it.
[LG Optimus 2x] babi_perang:
i don't really understand how this dual boot work :)

but, can i use my internal sd card for booting stock-based custom rom and using my external one for booting CM10 based rom?
[LG Optimus 2x] jhonjames09:
what about ics and gingerbread on dual boot!?
[LG Optimus 2x] babi_perang:
you couldn't do that unless someone release GB rom for ics bootloader (is that even possible?)
[LG Optimus 2x] cl06:
Nice man" I ll try it soon!
[LG Optimus 2x] spyrosk:
I don't know if this will be ever possible or if it's worth trying it.

The only thing that can be done at the moment, is having one 370MB & one 512MB system partitions on the upcoming gb dual-boot version for installing the tonyp's and harsh's full ics 28g version as 2nd ROM on old bootloader.
[LG Optimus 2x] jimguitar:
I installed yesterday dual boot on my 2X and worked fine without any problems!

Great tool Spyrosk!!

You have done our life easier!!!
[LG Optimus 2x] Heinz Ketchup:
Thank you for dual boot

is indeed something very special!!!:cool:

It works beautifully for me,

the P990 is significantly upgraded:laugh:
[LG Optimus 2x] tomsi91:
And what about dual boot with linux?
[LG Optimus 2x] spyrosk:
What do you mean? Read step 3 carefully.

3.Go to the folder NewBL-DualBoot-Partition-resizer and run flash.bat (or flash.sh for linux) follow on-screen instructions and wait until NVFlash process finishes and the screen goes black.
[LG Optimus 2x] tomsi91:
sorry, i didnt see it with linux

EDIT: no sorry. i mean, i want to dualboot android/linux (debian, ubuntu, etc.).
[LG Optimus 2x] Heinz Ketchup:
And iOS & Windows Mobil 8...:rolleyes:
[LG Optimus 2x] denuxer:
How about flashing the second rom that have aroma installer?? :confused:
[LG Optimus 2x] spyrosk:
Go ahead.

Dual Boot is independent of this.
[LG Optimus 2x] denuxer:
Thanks I flash Django and Optitrush its work great thankyou very much..:laugh::good:

One question again, Can i Flash CM10.1 that required Old Bootloader?
[LG Optimus 2x] spyrosk:
No, dual boot is strictly dependent on bootloader and partition layout.

You can only have 2 ROMs working on the same bootloader (old or new).
[LG Optimus 2x] sauliux:
So , if I have now CM7.1 that means I have old bootloader and I can make dualboot to CM10.1 (for example temashek KANG as it uses old bootloader) ?

Will that work with my old baseband (420) or I need to flash new one ? If yes, which will work with CM7.1 and CM10.1 ?

sorry for posible noob questions...
[LG Optimus 2x] chris_drums:
great! I installed dual boot (cm10 pa & cm10 miui) works good, i don´t have problem too!
[LG Optimus 2x] denuxer:
Its your ROM on both using an Old Bootloader ?
[LG Optimus 2x] SuperSkill:
Re: [HOW TO] DUAL BOOT on P990 for NEW ICS Bootloader v3

Would that be a problem, yes and no, but no. Install as normal, but when aroma are finished, so not reboot, go straight to cwm instead. But lately I've seen at least one room which don't have that option. Anyway remove battery and boot to recovery, should be fine, but 8 haven't tried..

Spyrosk :) one thing, not a bug, but those users who doesn't dual boot to impress a date showing off this great tool. I have a kid and need a stable rom. But it's double fun playing around with a 2nd rom and I get to try em all. 512 mb for system. I found this to small for dual with o2x and increased to 768. This way I can have most of my regular apps on both. And of course your AIO handles that very well. Just my recommendation for this cool option carried on from GB by syrisk. Bihariel invented dual boot for o2x and a special thanks to him.

But spyrosk, you're a sporty Dev and I got the feeling you need another task :beer:

You probably know that there are a possibility to make "multi boot". Like for defy, you have main rom as usual, but multi boot let's you run roms from as card. Even better, dual boot and multi boot. Why play with 2 roms when you can fill a 32 GB. It's history, I'm not a part of history, so when it's ready for testing you know I'm here waiting. Was this a bomb or a fair request :beer::beer::beer::beer::beer:
[LG Optimus 2x] spyrosk:
Hi my friend,

Even if the installation of the ROM boots automatically, no problem. Let it boot and then get back to recovery to flash the Dual-ROM zip. Dual-ROM zip just enables the switching, by installing the SystemChanger app and keeping a copy of this ROM's boot image.

Are you saying that 512MB is too small for each ROM? There is no need to have all your apps in the system. Each ROM has its own space in data partition. Data files of each ROM are seperated. That's why it has the max size of 2048MB. Increasing system will reduce sdcard even more. With DualBoot sdcard is already reduced by 1GB.

Well, I know nothing about the possibility to make multi-boot. If you found something point me. I really have no clue how it could be implemented.

Every ROM for this phone have its own boot image (kernel) which has to be in a specific partition for the bootloader to load it and its system which is the actual ROM. It also needs a data space to save its files and cannot be shared or mixed with other ROM's data files because are incompatible between them. So I believe that even if multi-boot was possible, ROMs should need significant modifications and probably a totaly different bootloader to point in external sd-card.

BTW I have almost finshed the version 4 as I promised. This will support both bootloaders, but always with two ROMs running on the same bootloader (old or new).

Dual-boot scripts will be common because they will detect the current bootloader.
[LG Optimus 2x] chris_drums:
no!, only new ics bootloader
[LG Optimus 2x] disti84:
Hi

thank you very much for dual boot on p990 for new bootloader :good: .

I have followed the "how to" to get dual boot on p990, and it works great :good:, but i have a question:

if I enter in recovery with ROM2 can I restore a nandroid backup to overwrite only the ROM2?
[LG Optimus 2x] spyrosk:
Selective resore of system and boot yes but not the data because it will wipe ROM1's data files and break dual-boot.

If you don't mind to wipe ROM1 data do it but you have to flash Dual-ROM zips again for both ROMs to re-instate dual-boot
[LG Optimus 2x] sauliux:
So with old boot loader GB will be posible to run?
[LG Optimus 2x] spyrosk:
New version 4

!! New version 4 for both bootloaders is uploaded !!

Since I don't like to leave something I start half-done, I made version 4 to work on both bootloaders as I promised.

Version 4 change log:

It now works on both bootloaders. During repartition with nvflash you have the option to select which one

In old bootloader the system partition is splitted in 370MB for ROM1 and 512MB for ROM2 (in case someone wants to install tonyp's & harsh's full ICS version for old bootloader).

Same simple procedure to enable and maintain dual-boot.

Common flash-able zips because they detect current bootloader and partition layout and act accordingly.

Re-compiled SystemChanger app to display more correct messages and also in which ROM you are switching to.
[LG Optimus 2x] SuperSkill:
Syrosk, thanks for updating, about the system size, it was only me who did a mistake, had to read instructions lol :)

So, you seemed to be interested in the multi boot option in your post?

I appreciate if you would like to check out this tread by m11kkaa:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1364659

The basics are that in the boot menu there is an option called 2ndBoot which lets you boot system chooser. Trough some pre-made images for system, data and cache(called fsimages). I never tried the option my self, but I requested Bihariel to develop this back then, he also did development on defy. His opinion was that sd cards are to slow, and he might be correct. I agreed with that then, but when I got my first samsung class 10(orange layout, not expensive) i discovered when connecting o2x to computer that the external sd was ready before the internal. Never happened before, so now I only buy their cards and getting write speeds close up to 20mb/sec. This experience are also my main reason to bring this up again. Really?? No, I know you can do this spyrosk, thats why :)

If im not too wrong here, my guess is that for you spyrosk, it wont be to hard to port the mutiboot from defy to o2x. My guess is that the challenge are whether the cwm needs a new option or not. I wish I could contribute much more, but unfortunately I fell in love with party life 25 years ago and lost, wth, a decade or two. I try to catch up, but kids, wife and work eats me for each meal.

Thanks to m11kkaa for the multiboot in defy and to you spyrosk for your interest, you do the stuff I wish I could do, me jealous :)

Ohh, don`t worry, there is another thing in my head if you get this working :beer:
[LG Optimus 2x] KingMGT:
How to DualBoot Partition resizer on SU660 16GB of internal memory?
[LG Optimus 2x] :
I have a question to better understand what causes exactly

"Wipe-ROM data.zip"

perhaps:

-> Wipe cache partition

-> Advanced -> wipe dalvik cache

Is a full wipe by at another ROM installing

with "Wipe-ROM data.zip"

no longer necessary?

So far, for me everything is working fine,

I've tried several ROMs, "Wipe-ROM data.zip"

was sufficient.
[LG Optimus 2x] mitok:
Will it be possible to run gingerbread and ics on one device? Will it be applicable to su660?
[LG Optimus 2x] spyrosk:
Hi mate,

I thought that only noobs do not read carefully !!:laugh: I guess it may happen to everyone.

As I can see you'll keep finding tasks for me.

Well thanks for the link. It looks interesting and I will examine it but right now I don't have much free time.

It is still needed. It wipes current ROM's data in case desired or when changing to another ROM.

Yes it is sufficient. Both Wipe cache partition and Wipe-ROM data.zip "

replace

" the data/factory reset in recovery.

wipe dalvik cache is not needed when flashing the Wipe-ROM data.zip because dalvik cache is included in wiping folders.

This is made for P990, I could make an SU660 version but I need it's partition layouts and it's mount-points. Are the same with P990's?

I also think that it has a different bootloader at least for ICS.

These days I don't have the time to do much, especially searching to get that info.

So give me any links that could help me.

Do you know any gingerbread and ics ROM that can work on the same bootloader, except tonyp's & harsh's ics one which works on old bootloader (and already mentioned)? so NO.

"Will it be applicable to su660?" see above answer.
[LG Optimus 2x] KingMGT:
OK, thank you for reply.

Partition layouts GB: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/58286059/gb-su660.cfg ~> Source: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1987772

Partition layouts ICS: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/58286059/ics-su660.cfg (I think this) ~> Source: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1954903

Hope to receive the latest support for su660 from you.

Thank you again :fingers-crossed:
[LG Optimus 2x] spyrosk:
Thanks,

But since I don't have an SU660 I will PM you when I need some more info that I can get by running some commands in terminal, which you'll have to run for me. Is this ok with you?

On which layout are you now? because both cfg files above are exactly the same. Does SU660 keep the same layout in GB and ICS? Didn't know that. Well I'll make sure by reading wkpark's threads.

Edit: With a quick look at wkpark's work, I see that the layouts are different, but it seems that system partition is kept in partition 6 (original location) and not in 23rd as it is moved for p990 ics layout.
[LG Optimus 2x] KingMGT:
Yes, I'm ready. I hope you will be successful with it :good:
[LG Optimus 2x] spyrosk:
!! A new version 4.5 is already uploaded !!

With these changes:

Now it auto enters recovery after repartitioning. No need to keep pressing Vol- & Pwr.

Linux nvflash binary added. (I had forgotten to include it in package, sorry.)

Minor changes in flash.sh (for linux).

Good News for SU660 owners too:

A new version 4.5 for SU660 is ready and being tested by our friend KingMGT.

Many thanks to him for helping me to make the necessary modifications since I don't own a SU660.

Features:

Based on version 4.5 for P990.

Supports V20M and P990-ICS bootloaders. During repartition you have the option to select which one.

System partition size is 512 MB for each ROM.

Same simple procedure to enable and maintain dual-boot.

Common flash-able zips because they detect current bootloader and partition layout and act accordingly.

Auto enters recovery after repartitioning. No need to keep pressing Vol- & Pwr.
[LG Optimus 2x] denuxer:
Re: [HOW TO] DUAL BOOT for P990 on BOTH Bootloaders v4.5

Nice update Now im not afraid beeing confused of choosing many rom... i have dualboot rom with your tools
[LG Optimus 2x] KingMGT:
Hi spyrosk, thank to my friend very very much. :D

I hope to have the opportunity of cooperation with you again.

I like your work style.

I successfully installed parallel CM7 and CM10.1 on my SU660 :D
[LG Optimus 2x] spyrosk:
Hi my friend,

It was my pleasure to work with you too.

When I find some time to work with an SU660 AIO toolkit I will need you again.

Thank you for your great help.

Edit:

SU660 version is uploaded.

OP is updated with download links.

Enjoy it !!
[LG Optimus 2x] Prowler_gr:
Spyrosk

Is there a way to allocate 512 MB for both system partitions for the old bootloader with your dual boot tool?

I know that there only exists only 1 stock based ics rom for the old bootloader currently which can utilize the 512mb, but that's about to change with rugglez (& hopefully other devs) working on a v30 based rom release for the old bootloader...

Like I already said in another thread IMHO there are more than a couple of dozens of interesting roms (stable & experimental) for the old bootloader, and I can't count more than 2-3 interesting ones for the new one. The purpose & fun of dual booting have the choice of swapping roms which are far more in number & diversity for the old BL...
[LG Optimus 2x] spyrosk:
Not with the current version but with the up-coming one yes. It will also have two 512MB system partitions.

I already keep only the extended (512MB system) partition table for old BL in AIO-toolkit's new version. See this

So be patient.;)
[LG Optimus 2x] SuperSkill:
Re: [HOW TO] DUAL BOOT for P990 & SU660 on BOTH Bootloaders v4.5

Just wondering, is dual boot a natural belonging of the fantastic AIO All In One Tool?
[LG Optimus 2x] spyrosk:
As you suggested my friend, yes. I will include it in AIO. And not only.

I guess you have already read the latest news for AIO-Toolkit
[LG Optimus 2x] Prowler_gr:
I have just converted back to the old GB layout, & I can't seem to boot into ROM 2 system partition no matter what I do.

I have tried re-installing with Dual-ROM-1-to-XX.zip, reinstalling with Dual-ROM-2-to-XX.zip, flashing both on system, but no luck

v3 with the new ics layout worked flawlessly for me, but I believe (unless I'm doing something terribly wrong) there is a bug with version 4.5 for the old layout.

Can anybody confirm if it has worked for him?
[LG Optimus 2x] Prowler_gr:
Just to clarify V2 didn't work either for these roms either. I jumped the gun when I said I got it working (prior to editing this post)....

Has anybody else tested it?
[LG Optimus 2x] spyrosk:
I have tried it before I realease it. I tried it with a DM GB based ROM and a CM7 one. I had no problem.

Which ROMs did you try?
[LG Optimus 2x] Prowler_gr:
I tried Dovahkin stock based ICS ROM for the old BL& Temasek's CM10.1 V12 rom.
[LG Optimus 2x] Prowler_gr:
The problem seems to exist with both Dovakiin (v1.0 & v1.1) released roms.

It's a pity because they are the only stock ICS based roms for the old bootloader.

Any ideas or fixes to get thes dual booting spyrosk?
[LG Optimus 2x] spyrosk:
I'll check it tonight when I go home and report back.

But if you could give me some more details, they would help.

Dovakiin is the ROM1 or ROM2 or doesn't matter?

What is the result after rebooting? Stuck on LG logo?

You can try this:

Change recovery version. Maybe it is incompatible with the v5 recovery I have included in dual-boot package.

If this ROM worked with v2 dual-boot as you said, then this might be the reason. (v2 dual-boot uses a v6 cwm).

Get the recovery.img from the v2 version, rename it to gb-recovery.img and replace the one in DualBoot_Partition-resizer folder.

Or easier, if you are already on dual-boot v4.5 with one ROM working, then use toolkit to change recovery.
[LG Optimus 2x] Prowler_gr:
Spyrosk

Order doesn't matter, flash or nandroid restore doesn't matter either, tried cwm-5.0.2.8, cwm-6.0.1.5, cwm-6.0.1.5-touch.

If you flash or nandroid restore as ROM1, then flash eg Temasek v12 (or DjangoManouche 1.7 gingerbread) as ROM2, it ruins the ROM1 installation (bootloops after systemchanger),

If you flash as ROM 2 it ruins (hijacks) the ROM1 installation.

PS.

Just to clarify V2 didn't work either for these roms either. I jumped the gun when I said I got it working on my earlier post....
[LG Optimus 2x] spyrosk:
Okay. Thanks for the info.

Probably the non-shared data folders list, needs to be updated.

I'll check it later.

Just to clarify V2 didn't work either for these roms either. Now we have something new then.

You hadn't change your post till now and I thought that it had worked.
[LG Optimus 2x] Prowler_gr:
My apologies on that.
[LG Optimus 2x] rugglez:
Ok, I'll try it out too now, could possibly be something from my side which breaks the dual boot.