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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] allenme:
I would say stock is more stable, on average. Think about what your goal is, why you would want root, and why you would use a custom rom. Rom choice, for me anyway, is based on customization availability, and tweaks. If you are simply driven by curiosity, and that is a good thing, read, and read some more. Patience and knowledge will keep you from trashing your phone, but most importantly attention to detail when performing any of these activities. Good luck, we all started somewhere.

.: :: Sent from USC-GS2~PACman via Tapatalk 2 :: :.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] patrao_n:
Triangle away will reset the counter now even in jellybean. Just not gingerbread. For going back to stock for warranty, dont worry about that. You can use a tar file or a one click. If you want a stock backup for yourself to rely on, I need to know what version number you want so I know what to do. Yes titanium backup as well as m.o. require root. For anything below ga10 touchwuz roms, use exynos abuse.apk you can root your phone no computer needed.

sent from MY BAD A$$ ET4G
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jt323bd:
I don't understand how a recovery is different from a backup. but somehow is independent of a ROM, and build, but is included in a kernel? Apparently I need a CWM recovery kernel to flash Kobridges GA10 ROM. I see that there are repositories of all kernels, and modems, and roms. So a build is a TAR which contains a kernel, which contains a recovery, but also is the original ROM, after which other ROMs are built?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jt323bd:
My phone, purchased October 2011, (only updated OTA to this point) is running FI27 ICS 4.0.4.

I've been trying to understand what I need to know, and need to have, to get started. I think I need FI27 to flash back to if I ever want to go back to un-rooted stock. Or do I want to flash back to something safer, (perhaps a 1click?) and then do OTA updates if desired. I think I'm reading that the CWM EL26 Recovery Kernel is the gold standard for pre-flashing before flashing any ROMs. But I don't know how that exactly works considering clockworkmod uses root, and I don't have root yet. I'm simultaniously trying to confirm what I'm trying to understand, but also find out what I don't yet have or understand, without asking somebody to just lay it all out for me (unless in the form of a wiki/sticky which could benefit anyone else like me who comes along after).

A)

So I have an e4gt.

I have backed up all essential files from internal storage to my PC, but if I understand correctly, I cannot create a nandroid.

I have SPH-D710_FI27_CL1127689_UNROOTED_NoData.exe to go back if I need stock.

Now if I want to just put TeamSextapes GA10 release on, that's pretty simple, I just flash the tar with odin. Everything is done. no root. No Rom

I can use a USB Jig to make it run as if I got the update from sprint even. But I shouldn't use the factory reset?

Going back from that, I'd use my one-click FI27 unrooted nodata.exe right, and then the USB Jig?

B) Am I right so far, from A) to B)?

All of this assumes I don't want roms or root.

When we're talking about ROMs, I'm still confused, because of how to get from where I am, to there, I gather it requires root, nandroid, clockworkmod, and CWM EL26 recovery kernel, and the process seems to double back a lot. flashing a root rom seems to require root. the process seems rather more opaque. I understand how to do a 1 click root, and older versions of root kinda make sense too, but how can someone flash kobridges GA10 ROM when it requires root, but no rooted stock GA10 is available?

Maybe I need to stay away from GA10, but my whole goal for learning all of this is to know how to get the best performance, with the least bugs, out of my phone, and signs point to GA10 for that. I had expected JB to roll out with the GSIII months ago, and all news of it has gone silent except here.

Thanks for continuing to support my inquiry. If I can come to understand how it all works, I will post a supplement to the "how to not brick your e4gt". Because as absolutely fantastic as that thread is... it still is way too deep water for a complete beginner. Regarding aspects of all this, I feel like I've learned more than I need to about some, and only enough to be dangerous about others. But still, Thanks!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Vash403:
I'll try to help with with what I understand. Clockworkmod or any recovery in general is packed up with the kernel. So if you want to make a backup just Odin a kernal with a recovery and it would be fine (I.e Kuban kernel). The thing is when you use Odin to flash kernel's it will cause the Samsung binary counter to increase and you will get a yellow triangle on boot. This is an easy fix but you need root access to run an app called triangle away which can be found in these forums or you can buy it off the play store if you want to support the dev. I would suggest getting the Directboot el29 kernel as it boots up directly into recovery. El29 or el26 are gingerbread kernels so if your running stock your phone won't boot up unless you are on gingerbread but you can always access recovery. I would suggest also getting an app called mobile odin (same deal as triangle away on how to get it)you can flash anything you can with regular Odin except it won't cause the counter to increase. Now for root.. I can be stock and have custom recovery just from using a custom kernel through Odin. Now 1 clicks are amazing let's say I have to take my phone in for repairs or warranty reasons. All I have to so is use the triangle away app (if I have the yellow triangle on boot) then boot my phone into download mode and use the FI27 stock no root data wipe. You can run a 1 click from your phone in any ROM ect... And bam you can take your phone to sprint for repairs or warranty. When you get your phone back just flash a 1 click for root access or a custom kernel for the recovery and then restore a nandroid and return to how your phone was. Now this is why I bought mobile Odin to support the dev.. Like in your case you want ga10. What I would do is just drag the download to my phone run mobile Odin and flash the ROM through mobile Odin.. Why? Because it can inject root to stock as it flashes. Just be careful and remember to back up your data because most jellybean leaks wipe internal data like pictures etc.. This doesn't happen when you flash a ROM and they ask you to wipe data. Now for modems stock jellybean modems don't work on ICS. You need a jellybean modem (if you do use the mobile Odin route you will have to flash a jellybean modem using regular Odin because mobile Odin doesn't seem to flash modems for our phones). When you Odin modems it will not increase the binary count and trigger the yellow triangle. Gingerbread modems and ICS modems interchange with each other so I wouldn't fear odining them.. Just see which works best. Hope this helps... I'm pretty sure you will read this cause you took the time to write a very long post lol.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jt323bd:
Thanks! That answers a number of my questions, now that the 1click for ga10 is out, i think ive finally got enough figured out to mess with it a bit with relative confidence.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] BluesRulez:
You can still flash a kernel with a custom recovery using desktop odin if you are not rooted. You can they boot into custom recovery and make a nandroid of your unrooted stock rom.

Your flash counter only increases if you flash unofficial stock files using desktop odin. So if you flash a modem.bin in the phone slot in desktop odin, your flash counter will increase. If you flash a kernel.tar file in desktop odin, your flash counter will increase. Thats why you go to rwilco12's repo in dev forums and use the one-click.exe files. Oneclick.exe files do not increase flash counter. You only need jib to reset flash counter or boot to download mode if you can't normally boot to download mode.

You could flash EL26 CWM kernel in desktop odin and boot to CWM recovery to flash any rom zip file you want even if you are not rooted. Don't jump to jelly bean roms from ics without first flash a stock jellybean oneclick.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Brady_4love:
I want to Develop an App ..

Someone please tell me how to Develop an App, I had searched alot on Google but all are useless..

Please help!!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shaami:
not clear......

you want to develop a new app or port 1???
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Brady_4love:
Develop a new app!
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Droid_Boi86:
Hey guys i gotta question for you, what overclocking app do u guys use? And would you recomend it...
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] davisac:
Try TricksterMOD.

ETA: and make sure you know what you're doing. ;)
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ucubz:
Trickster MOD

if you just use your nexus for regular thing, well no need for overclocking. 1.3ghz quad core can handle it very well.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] toidimaet:
+1 for trickster mod. 1.5 with trinity kernel seems to be a popular oc for a lot of people.

Also you may need the powerhal fix to stop it reverting back to core frequency.

http://imoseyon.host4droid.com/grouper/powerhal42-lk-nofreq.zip

Remember to watch the heat and if you fry it you only have yourself to blame..
[HTC EVO 3D] larikeal:
i cleared everything and i have 2 different roms on the sd but when i install one i get htc boot logo i can get into recovery and hboot which is 1.50 by the way so what do i do? i have no backup and im just confused?
[HTC EVO 3D] coal686:
Since you are s-on, you need to make sure you're flashing the kernel separately. Most people have good luck using 4ext with its Smart Flash option.
[HTC EVO 3D] mpgrimm2:
You have likely hosed up the boot partition/kernel preventing 4ext's Smartflash feature from working. If u enter your recovery via fastboot command prompt you should be able to flash normally and get the rom's kernel to load.

The HTC Unlock/hboot 1.5x Guide (my signature) should help.

Sent from my "Up all night, Sleep all day" EVO3D!
[HTC EVO 3D] larikeal:
what does that mean and how do i do that?
[HTC EVO 3D] ramjet73:
It means put your phone in "fastboot usb" mode and from the directory on your PC that contains adb and fastboot issue the following command:

fastboot boot recovery.img

The "recovery.img" parameter is the file name of whatever custom recovery you flashed to root.

After the phone boots up in recovery, just make sure SmartFlash (S-ON) is disabled in the tools menu if you are using 4EXT, then flash the ROM the same way you normally would. This method of starting recovery allows you to flash the boot partition (kernel) from recovery even though you are S-ON.

If you need more information than that, look at the links in the mpgrimm2's signature.

ramjet73
[HTC EVO 3D] mobileplazza:
guys same problem here hboot 1.53 S-on and im sure this is the rite rom for my model : RUU_SHOOTER_U_ICS_35_S_HTC_ARA_3.28.415.2_Radio_11.77.3504.00U_11.25.3504.06_M_release_264795_signed.exe

but i can complete the process upto 65% flash goes normal then suddenly shows up 100% process complete still stuck on bootloop and i can't able to find the rom anywhere and i donno whether there is problem with rom or phone.

phone status: ***relocked***, s-on, hboot 1.53 RL

any suggestion pls.................
[HTC EVO 3D] ramjet73:
You can't flash with a relocked bootloader. Since the phone is S-ON you need to htcdev unlock the bootloader again after flashing the RUU, then install a custom recovery and you should be able to flash successfully or restore a previous nandroid backup.

ramjet73
[HTC EVO 3D] mpgrimm2:
It's not clear to me, but it almost sounds like MobilePLazza's problem is that he can't flash the full RUU to get back to stock and not sure if he even has the correct RUU.

Same outcome as the OP, but different problem. Perhaps he will clarify.
[HTC EVO 3D] mobileplazza:
ok this is the issure phone is in bootloop now...............i relocked and flashed stock rom (ruu) as i said process 65% goes normal then suddenly shows 100% process complete but still phone in bootloop and im sure nothing is changed in my phone....but i can goto bootloader and even i can unlock phone again.....and i can run fastboot commands ....phone still in s-on.....

@ramjet : even if i flash custom rom after unlocking still my s-on is there to block and its not letting me to process it (no backup is taken b4 im so stupid here)

plz help me to solve this problem i just want this phone to run normally
[HTC EVO 3D] mpgrimm2:
It looks like you are on a GSM version of the 3d but the process is the same as the Sprint CDMA version we have, just different files (have to trust u on having the right Ruu, recovery, & Rooted Rom files).

Did u put the phone into "fastboot USB" mode, connect to pc and run the Ruu.exe from Windows OS when u did it?

As Ramjet73 was suggesting...

After u unlock the bootloader, are you able to use fastboot commands to flash a recovery.img? ie..

fastboot flash YourRecoveryFileName.img (to install recovery)

Then

fastboot boot YourRecoveryFilename.img (to boot the custom recovery)

Then flash a Rooted Rom from your sdcard with the recovery and reboot.

* keep in mind that you must enter the recovery via the above "fastboot boot.." command prompt every time you want to flash a Rom/kernel with S-on or you will bootloop because the kernel never gets loaded *

Sent from my "Up all night, Sleep all day" EVO3D!
[HTC EVO 3D] gleemonex:
Alright, I might as well post in this semi-fresh topic. I tried to change roms tonight and got stuck in a boot loop. It loads the HTC white screen, starts a little past that and then resets. I've tried wiping my data, and both caches. I've made sure SmartFlash is enabled on 4EXT because I'm S-On. I've tried it with SmartFlash disabled, too. I tried fastboot boot recovery.img to install my rom and my kernel. I can't seem to get out of this loop. Any advice?
[HTC EVO 3D] mpgrimm2:
Glee, please state your full phone/carrier /specs / recovery/rom if you want help. If you are CDMA/Sprint, I suggest you read through the HTC Unlock/Hboot 1.5x Guide (in my signature), specifically the linked post about flashing Roms/kernels via Fastboot/Recovery. Then you will be better prepared to explain what you've done so far.

Sent from my "Up all night, sleep all day" HP CM9 Touchpad
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] b-eock:
I usually don't ask questions. I solve them myself. Now I have a problem I don't know what to do. I can send SMS, use Mobile Data, make and receive calls, but I cannot receive messages. They don't show up. I am on the AT&T network. Everything worked until one night, it just stopped working. Couldn't get texts. Being a teenager, that is problematic for me XD. I have been to two AT&T stores (local and corporate). They wouldn't help me since it wasn't a branded AT&T phone. Wow. They take the money no questions asked. The part that confuses me is. I didn't do anything to my phone the night it stopped working. Anyone have any thoughts.

-Done so far= Flashed to stock, factory reset multiple times, checked message center #
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sam77744:
brother pls format sd card and flash stock fw via odin , may be it sloved ur problem.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] b-eock:
I already did that. In the OP
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] b-eock:
It was solved. Had to get a new sim card for some reason...
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] b-eock:
So after a week same problem. Everything just stopped. This really pisses me off since I can't use my S3. I am back on my Captivate for the time being and it sucks now that I have experienced the S3. Anyone have any ideas what it is?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Obagleyfreer:
Sudden death syndrome is a good guess......
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] b-eock:
For SMS to stop working? Device isn't laggy turned on and off every couple of days. Its fine
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] b-eock:
I usually don't bump but this is preventing me from using my phone.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] b-eock:
I guess nothing... Great. I have to use a super old phone until i can afford another one. Not easy having to pay a 3000 dollar insurance policy and for my motorcycle. Not easy when you are 17
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pothers:
The only things I can think of is, have you got another messaging app messing things up, or in the messaging settings there's a spam settings, have you checked that?

Sorry if you have already checked these
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] b-eock:
Checked it and its off. I don't have or use anything but the stock SMS app.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pothers:
I think as default the spam settings is on, at least mines on. Might be worth a try.

Also did you restore your old messages when you went back to stock, if so maybe try deleting all messages, clear data in app manager. Back up your messages before deleting though
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] b-eock:
Yeah i deleted everything. Flashed stock and tried. Nothing. It makes me mad that i cant use my phone.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eytan123:
just to clarify - the new sim card worked for a week or so on your S3 and stopped working. while the same sim card(with an adapter) works on your captivate ?

i want to figure out what's the source of your problem.

other thing - if i understand you correctly you went to AT&T to fix your phone. i suggest go to AT&T center or call their support cause every company has a number for checking sms transportation and see in what stage it failed. it's just sending a code to a certain number and you should get the desired info.

i really don't think it's a software problem
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] b-eock:
Here are the details. One night i noticed i wasnt getting text from a specific someone and it was weird. Within the next couple of days i went to AT&T store. Got a new micro sim for my S3, didnt work... Got a regular sim and put it into a old phone they had lying around and it worked. I then had them cut it down to micro sim and put it into my S3. Worked for about a week and stopped again. Got a new regular sim and put it into my Captivate and it worked. So im on that until i have it fixed.

Spam off

Sms center number right.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] b-eock:
It confuses me so much!!!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hsrars-d:
If I were you, I would try with another operator's sim card to figure out if the problem is on att network or the phone. Maybe get one of those pay-as-you-go/prepaid plans and try to receive an sms- if it works, then the problem is on att's network :)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] b-eock:
Thanks i will see if one of my friends will let me.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pothers:
When you put your sim in your Captivate did all the missed messages come through on the Captivate. If they did then I would say it's an issue on the S3, if not then it's probably an at&t issue
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] b-eock:
All of them came through yes. But why would it not work on the S3. And randomly? There was another guy on the forums that had the same problem.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pothers:
The only other thing I can think of, which you've probably already done, is to go through and compare the messaging settings on both phones. Or failing that try another sms app. You could try clearing data and then disable the stock messaging app and just use the third party app. I think in go sms there's a setting to say you've uninstalled/disable the stock app
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] b-eock:
So I tried my friends TMobile sim and it worked fine. So its AT&T. I already checked all settings...
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] b-eock:
Thanked everyone that has attempted to help me. Thank you guys. I'm going up there later to see if it can be resolved.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eytan123:
i think just to eliminate the problem is to get your microsim to your captivate with an adapter or just use it on another microsim based phone like htc 1x\iphone 4\s cause it could be the cutting from minisim>microsim got somehow wrong...

i stand corrected if you already tried that and i didn't notice though i read the whole thread.

GL anyways !
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] b-eock:
Thanks. I guess i gotta get a new sim cut every time. Might buy a bulk of them and just call 611 everytime
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Teio:
Try flashing another modem
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] b-eock:
So I have a Galaxy S II Skyrocket now. I really want my S III to work.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] b-eock:
Does anyone have any idea?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rockler:
Try taking the phone to another service center?

maybe your 'Message Center' information (within the SMS settings) is messed up?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] b-eock:
I have checked the message Center area and its all right. It works with other Carriers and nothing else is wrong. I can get pics and send them

I can send text but can't get them. I can call and get calls. I can use data also. This is weird.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rockler:
If your completely on stock without any third party apps for messaging then its got to be the software or signal,i would try and download one of the third party apps, if its some code that got corrupted in your sms system installing a third party app may fix it.

Even a hard reset did not work for you, right?

EDIT: I found something interesting when messing with my messaging setting. go to messaging app, and go to settings, in the middle it says "Text message limit" , whats your limit?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] b-eock:
I don't have that enabled. Too many messages from a certain someone I don't want gone.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] b-eock:
Hard reset didn't work. Reflash didn't work either. It confuses me so much.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rockler:
Its really weird :confused:

Ok, buy another AT&T sim and try that.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] b-eock:
Done that. :/
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rockler:
maybe your phone is on airplane mode? it blocks messages as I know. would you check that?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] b-eock:
XD I'm not that dumb. I thank you for all of you efforts.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rockler:
people just forget little things like that when they freak out XD
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] b-eock:
So I'm still trying to find a solution to this problem. Missing my S3 so much right now -_-
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] skimminstones:
is it messages from everyone you cant receive or just one number?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] b-eock:
I can't get messages from anyone. I can send anyone messages. I can get pics from anyone and I can send pics to anyone.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Glebun:
You're in the wrong forum, your sig says that you don't have an i9300
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] b-eock:
-_- Glen you know I have an I9300. I'm at school and using a different phone for now. I know you've seen me around. My I9300 is at home right now.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Oomahey:
Please read his previous post. You'll understand. :p
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] b-eock:
Still searching for a solution. Is anyone else on AT&T having this problem at all?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Niko_v:
Similar Problem

I have a similar problem, although it's just reversed, I can call, I can send photo MMS, I can receive text messages but I can't SEND text messages! Don't know what to do, it worked fine and all, but now it just stopped working. I hope you/we find the problem. Using "Viber" and "Tango" apps from Gstore in the meanwhile.

GL m8