[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] Deadly:
[SIZE=+3]Frequently Asked Questions[/SIZE] - [SIZE=+2]Galaxy Y CM[/SIZE]​

[SIZE=+1]This a short list of frequently asked questions in this device forum and the answers often given as a response. It should serve as a starting point for gathering knowledge and finding solutions to many common problems.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=+1]Q1: Should I post in Development thread or here?[/SIZE]

Please do not post questions/concerns in the Development Section/threads. Post any queries/questions here. If only a bug/solution/idea is to be reported, you can post in development thread.​

[SIZE=+1]Q2: Do I need to be Rooted to install Cyanogen Mod?[/SIZE]

No. You can install this without rooting. Just follow the instructions in the thread op post. and you are good to go!​

[SIZE=+1]Q3: Is this an official CM ROM?[/SIZE]

No. Its unofficial.​

[SIZE=+1]Q4: How do I know if my phone is Rooted?[/SIZE]

You'll see 'Superuser' app in your App Menu.​

[SIZE=+1]Q5: How can I return to stock ROM?[/SIZE]

You can, by visiting this thread [Stock][ROM][Odin] Galaxy Y S5360 flashable firmware packages

Read the instructions and get back to stock.​

[SIZE=+1]Q6: What are download mode and recovery and how can I enter them?[/SIZE]

CWM recovery is where you flash ROMs, and other zip files. Use the volume keys to navigate, and the home key to select. Entered with the key combination of Vol Up + Home + Power. Not readily accessible if using a kernel without cwm integration. Download mode is where you flash via Odin and accessed by holding Volume Down+ Home+ Power buttons​

[SIZE=+1]Q7 I am looking for the best ROM, which should I choose?: [/SIZE]

ROMs come in two flavours. CM based ROMS and Samsung firmware based ROM's. While CyanogenMod is completely open source, several custom ROM come from it. These ROMs do not have Samsung Touchwiz and other samsung apps.

The choise is up to you. There is no such thing as the best rom, it is a subjective matter. Each have their own likings​

[SIZE=+1]Q8: What is this 'Flash Counter/ Custom Bin Counter' everybody is talking about?[/SIZE]

Your phone's custom bin counter is incremented when it detects custom firmwares. This is Samsung's way of knowing that you have modded your device. But thanks to the awesome people like Doky73 at XDA, there are ways around this. Refer to This Thread.​

[SIZE=+1]Q9: How to get a logcat/DMESG?[/SIZE]

Please check here to get it via app or through PC Simple methods to get LOGCAT, DMESG​

[SIZE=+1]Q10: Am I required to backup my ROM before flashing anything else?[/SIZE]

No, you're not, but, it is definitely a good idea because if you don't do a backup and then something goes wrong, it means that you'll lose all your apps, data etc. It just saves a lot of hassle.​

[SIZE=+1]Q11: When I install the ROM I don't see apps like Gmail, Market, WHY?[/SIZE]

AOSP ROMS cannot included Gapps (Gmail, Market, Gtalk) included in one zip, Google Legal says its not supposed to be included. So, you can get it here​

[SIZE=+1]Q12: What are Known BUGS?[/SIZE]

Known bugs:

- Display: Sometimes there appear to be some glitches. This is known, and due to the usage of a released test binary. I'm currently working myself to reverse engineer the test binary released by BroadCom and the proprietary binary included in the GT-S5360 to come up with a hopefully fixed driver.

- Camera: Still has the white screen bug in the preview of what you're taking a picture of. This is not easily fixable, but will do my best. Movie recording is not yet possible as codecs still need to be included in my build.

- [MENTION=4647521]PsychoGame[/MENTION]​

[SIZE=+1]Q13: What Kernel should I use? Which one is the best? [/SIZE]

Well, you should use psychogame's kernel for his CM builds to get official support. But most of the kernels support CM. Just got hrough the respective kernel OP post to know whether it supports or not. Eg. Merruk, Savie, whitexp, GNU, hells fusion all supports​

I'll add other questions whenever i can think of. or you can PM me if you think i should add a question which is quite common.

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