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[Samsung Mesmerize] jercino:
i know you shouldnt have to, but when i first got the phone i made alot of noob mistakes and put things on my sdcard that i shouldnt have. so when i found this guide i followed it to a t and keep getting a cant mount sdcard error. so i reformated it and it took care of it. also like i said i did the wifes mez without reformating. there was just a file on my sdcard that was messing with the process.

like i said this is what worked for me.
[Samsung Mesmerize] Whitesoxfan1:
Stupid me I figured it out. I forgot keep the EA11 VooDoo Kernel zipped when I saved it to the sdcard. Now I have EB16, PnP (no Add-Ons) CWM, and EA11 VooDoo Kernel.

I do have one problem that I ran into. I have a sound from the Zedge app downloaded and I use it as my notification sound. I can set this in Zedge but it won't stay defaulted. I go to sound settings to choose the default and it vibrates and FC. I really don't want to do a hard reset if I don't have to. Has anyone else run into this problem??

Thanks, Whitesoxfan1
[Samsung Mesmerize] sinhealer:
I am having same problem...where is this file located at i cant find it?
[Samsung Mesmerize] sinhealer:
now i am having anew problem. I went back to full restore factory 2.1 as per the other guide. Started over and now i donot have the update.zip or any CWM in my sdcard. i xferred them over and still no go. any ideas? i still dont have voodoo and cant use the pick n pak or any of the themes...now beginning to wonder if this is all worth it since i cant figure it out. any help would be greatly appreciated:D

ok for somereason it is now working in red recovery...still cant do anything but reboot. this is my messege

E:Missing bitmap progress_empty

(Code -1)

E:Missing bitmap progress_fill

(Code -1)

CwM Voodoo Lagfix Recovery v2.5.1.x

Any ideas?
[Samsung Mesmerize] bdemartino:
Those errors are normal in the 2.2 CWM recovery, sounds like you should have flashed the old CWM recovery. If you want 2.1, my guide would have stepped you through. I have heard that some links are down, so let me know because I can reupload.
[Samsung Mesmerize] teampapi:
Mine was a file left behind when I had the Gingerbread Loader I downloaded from the market. It was on the root of the sd card. When I try and go into recovery through CWM I get the Orange screen. Using the 3 button method I get red. I am a complete newbie at this stuff so I am not very helpful or well versed at this stuff yet. This is only my 3rd time rooting a phone and first time having to run stuff to get CWM working.
[Samsung Mesmerize] bdemartino:
I think this is being caused by updating CWM through Rom Manager (seems to be updating to a 2.3 Clockwork recovery -orange). Rom Manager was used only for 2.1 flashing, we currently have no ROM's in Rom Manager for 2.2 so it's best to just leave it off your phone for now to avoid this issue.
[Samsung Mesmerize] godpancho:
can this phone be flashed to work on metro pcs
[Samsung Mesmerize] bdemartino:
misread pcs as pc's....................
[Samsung Mesmerize] akellar:
He's asking if you can use the phone on metro pcs network. Although I would think he'd be better off asking somewhere else since we would have no reason to know this.
[Samsung Mesmerize] tryan1977:
Super-noob here - got all the way down to here w/o any problems...

3) KERNEL: Install Voodoo lagfix kernel and new 5.0 sound

But cannot download the file for the sound and lag fix you have linked. I have a dropbox account but everytime i click on the link it tells me Im not logged in. I know its something obvious and simple but any help is appreciated.
[Samsung Mesmerize] bdemartino:
That's because the original uploader's link is down, can I ask why you're messing with 2.1?

There is no need to even mess with the first part of my guide if you're planning on upgrading to 2.2 froyo, as stated in the guide....

Before you ask any more questions, you need to READ :p.
[Samsung Mesmerize] tryan1977:
I know - told you i was a noob. Moving on to 2.2 - thanks for the response. Quick question, am i allowed to unlock the upgraded sound and eq features in froyo?
[Samsung Mesmerize] bdemartino:
Admitting you're a "noob" and not taking the time to read up before asking questions are two very different things, you seem to be the latter - so please read the forums as these questions have been asked and answered.
[Samsung Mesmerize] tryan1977:
Wow...just wow.
[Samsung Mesmerize] jerquhart:
Voodoo...

First of all, thanks for all of the work that went into this guide. Would have NEVER made the leap without this yellow brick road to follow.

So mine is good to go (although I see you have the puzzle lock bdemartino, and was not able to hunt down where to get it for myself - available yet?) - but somehow missed the voodoo flash step in the EA11 upgrade process from 2.1. I'm now on EB16, and keep seeing mention that the kernel isn't yet available from samsung...i'm really confused if you can't tell. Need to know if I should download the voodoo kernel (that specifically says EA11) or not.

Thanks for any help you can give, and thanks again for the awesome walkthrough.

Shawn
[Samsung Mesmerize] akellar:
EA11 voodoo works fine with EB16
[Samsung Mesmerize] jerquhart:
Awesome....since I posted this I've been working on my wife's mesmerize - getting tons of force closes from various TouchWiz components...I've seen mention of this in other posts, but a factory reset seemed to work for everyone that encountered this. Not working for me...flashed, re-flashed, multiple factory resets...

Thoughts?
[Samsung Mesmerize] bdemartino:
Honestly in all of my flashing I've never encountered this issue, what all do you have flashed? Typically an odin to EB16 will fix these odd issues (with a factory reset) then you should be clear to flash the pick and pack and theme. IF that's not the case you may need to jump on the irc chat and get some one on one help vs. posting in the forum.
[Samsung Mesmerize] jerquhart:
Gotcha, thanks for the reply - I went ahead and flashed voodoo and everything worked...weird...so good there. One more question - i enabled the puzzle lockscreen in recovery, didn't seem to do the trick, are there any additional steps to make that work. Would be a kind of a cool 'mark' to set our phones apart, ya know?

Shawn
[Samsung Mesmerize] bdemartino:
That recovery menu option is misleading, it actually has nothing to do with the MOD.

Head over to Baked Tator's post (here) and download and flash the standalone version (EB16) - after you've flashed a theme (unless you're sticking with the stock pick and pack, then you don't need to worry about the theme). This will enable the puzzle lock. (Note as of now, we haven't incorporated it in theme's, so any time you switch you'll need to flash the puzzle lock MOD after.)
[Samsung Mesmerize] bigjr99:
This no longer works to update the 2.1 voodoo unless you have an older version of cwm. Something to do with the use of scripts.
[Samsung Mesmerize] bdemartino:
CWM 3.0 and higher does not work with 2.1 files, yes that's true. So if you're experiencing issues such as above, check the CWM version and if it's 3.0 or higher you will need to install the old CWM from my original post to flash 2.1 .zips.
[Samsung Mesmerize] vicous707:
thanks this helped me a lot!!:) cant wait for super fast roms!
[Samsung Mesmerize] jerquhart:
Wife's power button taking pictures?

Okay so one more question: My mez is awesome, no errors were encountered, meticulously followed all directions, etc. My wife's, which I did 2nd, did not receive quite as much attention to detail...got a little too comfortable I suppose. There was an error here and there, but in the end all seems to be working great...except every once in a while she'll hit her power button and hear the picture capture sound. It then becomes unresponsive until you go into a program and come back out, or some other random action, at which point it goes back to doing its job.

It took a bit of persuading to get her away from crappy messaging phones and into something decent - stuff like this gets her frazzled, makes her want to throw it out the window and go buy a jitterbug.

Any thoughts?
[Samsung Mesmerize] bdemartino:
If you hold the search button and hit power it activates the new built in screen capture feature of 2.2, I have heard others who have had it going off when it shouldn't too. I don't know any other way to fix other than trying to reflash something. Start with pick and pack (and reapply a theme if you want) see if that corrects the problem. If not, then you may need to odin back to stock then flash pick and pack. I've been running EB16 since day one of it dropping and so far haven't encountered any issues like this.
[Samsung Mesmerize] sinhealer:
I have updated to EB16, but I can't find the radio or radio appear on my phone...can anyone steer me in right direction? Wasn't sure where to post so thought since I just started flashing that I would start here
[Samsung Mesmerize] akellar:
If you are referring to a fm radio you won't find one because there isn't one in this phone.
[Samsung Mesmerize] tlaudio:
Can you please point me to the 2.x CWM file download?

I do not see the CWM 2.x download in the first post of this thread. I have downloaded the files in step #2. (Redbend_ua & Recovery.bin) but I do not see the CWM version 2.x that is needed for older 2.1 ROMs that I have installed. I have also purchased the ROM Manager version 3.0.1.3 (as we know, not compatible with 2.1 ROMs) and I have also tried to download older CWM via the "All ClockworkMod Recoveries" from within the program but I get "An error occurred while downloading your recovery". As soon as I can get the older CWM 2.x file installed, I can get everything working.

UPDATE - Found ROM Manager version 2.5.1.0 & installed it. Now it is unable to download the "Flash ClockworkMod Recovery - You must have ClockworkMod Recovery installed before continuing! Install the recovery through ROM Manager first" I tap on "Install" and get the following error: "Error while downloading from server. Please make sure you have a stable internet connection and that your SC card is inserted and had free space". I am able to use other internet connected programs and my SD card has 4+ Gig of free space.

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UPDATE #2 - Somehow I managed to piece together files from my previously Mod'ed phone (I have two Mesmerizes) and some from Google searches. Finally I have a working copy of CWM using the older 2.5.1.0 version. ( even though the download options no longer work)

"Mission Accomplished!"

TL
[Samsung Mesmerize] akellar:
Why are you messing with 2.1 when 2.2 is out?
[Samsung Mesmerize] tlaudio:
Waiting for 2.2 to be officially released from USCC. Hopefully it will be in the next few weeks.

TL
[Samsung Mesmerize] bdemartino:
Well as stated in the first post 2.1 is outdated and not being supported like 2.2 is, so you won't be finding much help due to that fact.

EC10 is presumed to be one test build release behind the official from USCC/Samsung - so i'ts worth a try.

Since you're already MOD'ing the phone, and either way you're going to have to go back to stock 2.1 if you were wanting to try the bloated official release (it won't be OTA released, it will be most likely a kies install) - you might as well go for it now.
[Samsung Mesmerize] bsbokc:
I updated to 2.2 official through kies and now I can't seem to get my clockworkmod to work. I used the guide at the beginning of this post when I was.still on 2.1 and it worked great because I don't have a PC. But now it looks like I have to flash everything through Odin. Can you guys tell me if there is any way to get this working without a computer. By the way after I updated I used superoneclick to re-root. But I don't have access to.that computer any more. Thanks in advance.
[Samsung Mesmerize] fooxz:
This link is 404ing @ dropbox :( just a heads up, and i was trying to get it :D
[Samsung Mesmerize] bdemartino:
You shouldn't need to manually download CWM, it comes preloaded in the odin file "with custom recovery" located here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=997359.

I'll put the link to the original post up instead of the direct link, since I didn't upload it to begin with.
[Samsung Mesmerize] jrusch:
I am having a problem with this step. When I download the file in the link, it takes me to either cwm-recovery.ALL.zip or cwm-recovery-ALL.tar, I can use ODIN to install the tar file, but when I boot to recovery it fails: - E:Can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p2 (No such file or directoyr). And I don't get the files indicated in step #1 (update.zip and cwm_froyo.tar).

Help?
[Samsung Mesmerize] alaindesjardins:
I'm with jrusch on this one except I have no clue about how to use Odin.

I upgraded my phone using the USCC method with KIES and rooted my phone with SuperOneClick method. My phone is now rooted.

I'm having a hard time following the directions where it says "update.zip and cwm_froyo.tar". Where are those files? The link sends me to a place where I can download "cwm-recovery.ALL.zip, cwm-recovery-ALL.tar". Those files contain neither update.zip or cwm_froyo.tar.

Again, I'm in dire need of some help here. My phone with 2.1 had voodoo on it and cwm working... now I am having issues getting it in a similar condition since the upgrade to 2.2.
[Samsung Mesmerize] fooxz:
I am in the same boat as you too.

i never had CWM or voodoo in 2.1, but i updated with kies, and am now trying to get CWM and voodoo on my mes, and i am also rooted with superoneclick.

i can load into CWM by using rom manager, but its just temporary. The stock recovery is still present when cold booting to recovery.
[Samsung Mesmerize] alaindesjardins:
I'm usually pretty good at following instructions but a lot of these instructions assume you know about certain things. I don't.

I understand we are at the mercy of whoever figured this out but please... there has to be some consistency here. For a lot of us, this is the first time and we are not adept at bricking our phones just so we can do the right thing.

I'm in desperate need of making things better than they already are, which is why I got interested in all of this. I am very appreciative of all the help thus far and know I will get help going through this process. But I just wish I could really get a grasp on it all and understand it well enough to do even more amazing things with my phone.
[Samsung Mesmerize] alaindesjardins:
Ok so I figured out some more things. I thought I would post to help others having the same problem as me. In the original post it directs you to unzip files so you can get the update.zip and the cwm_froyo.tar file. As far as I can tell this is not correct because either something was changed or something was assumed which is why I was lost.

There are two files you download from the post it points to... one is a .zip file that needs to be renamed to update.zip and the other is a .tar file that is used for Odin.

If you follow the steps and use the tar file in the PDA part of Odin, you can flash that and it will give you red recovery. The guide then instructs you to go into blue recovery to flash the update.zip file. The only problem is, I couldnt do the three finger operation to get into blue recovery... it always brought me to red recovery.

Instead of following through, I decided since I had red recovery that I would download the COMBO file from a different thread...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=997359&page=1

...and flash that since it had CWM and Voodoo pre-installed.

My phone did some talking to me, and then got stuck on a Galaxy S screen. So I pulled the battery out after waiting 15 minutes and everything seems up and running. As far as I can tell I have Voodoo installed with CWM working. Although, I'm not sure if CWM is working correctly because I have version 3.X and I read somewhere that I need Version 2.X. When i tried to backup my ROM it said I needed CWM Recovery installed, so i went up to the top and installed it using "Flash ClockworkMod Recovery" and selected the Galaxy S Fascinate option.

I noticed as well that some of the crap USCC put on there was removed as I had links to programs on my home screen that weren't valid anymore.

I don't get why, when flashing a ROM, it doesn't erase all my stuff. I know it kept some of my personal things on there because obviously, it kept my dolphin browser, my astro file manager, and the terminal emulator/xda apps. I assume if I go into settings/privacy/factory data reset that it will erase everything I've got and start it clean like I thought it would. I could be wrong though.
[Samsung Mesmerize] akellar:
Some Roms require a data wipe, others do not. Yes if you do a factory reset you will start clean. You will still have your Rom/Kernel but your user apps will be deleted.
[Samsung Mesmerize] alaindesjardins:
Thanks akellar. I'm starting to understand a bit more, red recovery is pretty much all i need. I don't know why I got stuck on CWM and thought I absolutely needed it.

When i started the other day, i had no clue what Odin was, what deodexed meant, nor did i know what AOSP was, didn't know what TwLauncher was either. I didn't know what red/blue/orange recovery was and really didn't quite understand why i needed tar files and what not. Still don't know what nandroid is but i'll figure it out!

All i knew is that I wanted a cleaner ROM, with the voodoo kernel for all its benefits and that I really liked BNL. Looks like I'm there, just need to wait for BNL now.
[Samsung Mesmerize] akellar:
You will be surprised how quickly you'll pick up the terminology just by doing the process and reading through the forums. Honestly I'm not really sure why/what the name Nandroid means either but it's a full system (not the kernel though) backup done in recovery. Also, BLN (backlight notification) is built into the latest EC10 kernels. You will need a BLN app to utilize this feature though. Blinky seems to be popular (I don't use it so I can't help you there). Also get the Voodoo Control app from the market to adjust Voodoo sound.

Sorry for jumping on you a bit the other day, it's just generally not a good idea to complain about the information given to us by the devs. They are all doing this for free and in their spare time so anything they give us is a benefit to us and not anything we are entitled to at all. If you are having issues with something just make sure to ask your question and provide specifics so you can get help right away. Also, jump into the IRC chat (check out Phidelt82's sig) if you need one-on-one assistance with anything. Just be prepared for some crazy conversations and possible some ribbing from the guys. It's kinda like a frat house over there sometimes :-)
[Samsung Mesmerize] alaindesjardins:
Noticed, there is no market app with the combo rom. Atleast it says not installed... where do I get it? Found some links on the Nexus forum for the apk/zip for flashing but none of the links worked.

Sorry if this is dumb. I'll try to get IRC working... i haven't used that since the old days.

EDIT: Found Vending.apk in the system/app folder. Installed it and I have the market back but it keeps forcing close. Hrm. Restarted phone and now works.

I downloaded the Voodoo Control app, and it says that Voodoo sound improvements "sorry, this phone doesn't run a kernel supporting extended sound controls". Whatever that means... and when i went to the BLN control app it said that "The kernel on this device does not support BLN." Not sure what that means either... thought i had the right kernel.
[Samsung Mesmerize] mmacpuguy:
Feel free to summarize what you've learned about terminology, I could use the leg up ... ;)
[Samsung Mesmerize] ChromWolf:
Iiiii'm thinking I might just take on my own request for a Glossary thread. It sounds like a LOT of people could benefit from this, and there's not much sense in all of us bugging those awesome devs over and over again because it's not all in one convenient spot. I know I've learned a lot so far about the terminology, but I've got a LONG way to go. Maybe my own work researching will make it easier for someone else down the road.

Stay tuned for a glossary thread in the next... er... undetermined amount of time in the immediate future. XD
[Samsung Mesmerize] msird:
I have updated to 2.2 with kies, rooted with superoneclick, updated using odin using cwm-recovery-All.tar and then installed zip updates from sd. Everything appears to go smooth voodoo lag fix is enabled but does not after a reboot. Any ideas?
[Samsung Mesmerize] bdemartino:
Download the voodoo control app from the market, there is a lagfix toggle built right in and will correctly report whether it's enabled or not - our CWM is flawed in that it sometimes shows lagfix disabled but if you run a quadrant you will see that it is indeed active.
[Samsung Mesmerize] msird:
I still cannot get the voodoo kernel to load. I get unsupported kernel
[Samsung Mesmerize] bdemartino:
I'm sorry I missed this the first time, if you simply updated with kies and used odin to flash the cwm-recovery-all.tar then you did not flash the custom voodoo kernel, you're still running the stock one (you installed recovery, which just allows you to install things pre-booting of the OS, doesn't actually include the voodoo kernel.) You will need to flash one of the many custom 2.2 kernel's available for us (they were built by the fascinate guys, but they are generic and can be used on both phones, this is EC10 kernels ONLY)

Start here; http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1010102

Grab the most recent one (TW_kernel-0327-2.zip) and place it on your sd card, then using CWM install that .zip, reboot and you may hear lagfix enabling itself (you will hear a robot chick voice) if not, you'll just have to boot back into recovery after it loads and enable lagfix from the voodoo menu within CWM.

If you would like an overclocked or more aggressively undervolted kernel, you can locate them in the fascinate forum. Just make sure you're looking at the most recent ones labeled EC10 (and do NOT try an AOSP kernel, it doesn't run on the rom you're running - which is essentially touchwiz.)
[Samsung Mesmerize] msird:
That worked she is talking to me now, thanks
[Samsung Mesmerize] ChromWolf:
Hey Bdem, I may bug you about doing updating to the guide in Post #1 when I bug you about the glossary stuff... I know I used at *least* 3 guides in my whole process yesterday (I too had the kernel issue some people have had above) and it would be nice to have just one centralized guide to go off of.

I figure I can do the writing (in BBCode), send it your way, and you can do the updating, assuming I've gotten all my information correct. I'm after an updated Guide posting, but I do NOT want to do an "alternate guide", since I'm sure it would step on people's toes emotionally, not to mention since I'd be grabbing large chunks (read: nearly all) of your guide, I would be stepping on your toes in particular copryright...ively. (Go with it. It's a word now.) :D I don't want to do that at all. It was FANTASTIC to have the guide. I'm just pining to put some polish on it, if you're game to look over what I'd do with it. :)

I know you spend a lot of time developing, and I'm cool with contributing *this* way so I can free you up for more dev time, experimenting with ROMs, and the like. XD
[Samsung Mesmerize] bdemartino:
I'm down with that, and have no problem at all with other's taking initiative to get something done like this :), especially since my time has been spent doing other things as of late.
[Samsung Mesmerize] butcher1966:
Greatful

I want to say thankyou very much for this excellent tutorial.I had been stuck for several days on an issue that your post adressed, and corrected. I am greatful and would be happy to make a donation. Thanks again for your time.
[Samsung Mesmerize] AndroidTipster:
Just wanted to add that this guide was probably the most helpful I've found anywhere. Thanks!
[Samsung Mesmerize] bdemartino:
Thanks for the feedback guys, glad to be of assistance!