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oldrom to stock(odin) to newrom 10min flat

i dont think this has been posted if so let me know and i will retract this.It is just i think the quickest way to get to a new rom while flashing back to stock first.
disclaimer:this is for people that know what im talking about. If something happens to your phone it jumps off a cliff and laughs at you or anything else i am not responsible.
alrite as usual you should have already backed up all your apps, have your new rom on your internal sd card, and odin up and ready before this.Alright so here it is i have 3 button combo working on mine if you dont use adb i guess.
Pull battery insert battery hold volume up and down and put in cable from computer to phone download mode.It should pop up press start on odin. Now wait for it to say reset then wait for the boot animation of the signal bars right when those pop up before the sound even. Now pull battery insert battery hold up down and power button untill att pops up twice.Then select reinstall packages (this is if you already have the update.zip on your sd card for cwm if not dont bother) it will reinstall clockwork mod recovery (sometimes you have to push reinstall packages twice it just depends). Almost done now just do as normal install zip from sd card select the rom of your choice and then yes(install whatever rom your wanting to flash ) then bam your done no needing oneclick root dl rom manager instal cwm from there no need to even look at it...
and there you go done in 10 min i do this everytime and have never had any issues EVER im just trying to make flashing a new rom quick and easy and id love to hear your feed back

shadowscreation said:
i dont think this has been posted if so let me know and i will retract this is just the quickest way to get to a new rom while flashing back to stock first
disclaimer:this is for people that know what im talking about if something happens to your phone it jumps off a cliff and laughs at you or anything else i am not responsible
alrite as usual you should have already backed up all your apps have your new rom on your internal sd card and odin up and ready before this so here it is i have 3 button combo working on mine if you dont use adb i guess
pull battery insert battery hold volume up and down and put in cable from computer to phone download mode should pop up press start on odin wait for it to say reset then wait for the boot animation of the signal bars right when those pop up before the sound even pull battery insert battery hold up down and power button untill att pops up twice select reinstall packages (this is if you already have the update.zip on your sd card for cwm if not dont bother) it will reinstall clockwork mod recovery then (sometimes you have to push reinstall packages twice it just depends)now just do as normal install zip from sd card select the rom of your choice and then yes then bam your done no needing oneclick root dl rom manager instal cwm from there no need to even look at it
and there you go done in 10 min i do this everytime and have never had any issues EVER im just trying to make flashing a new rom quick and easy and id love to hear your feed back
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Can you say: Run on sentences makes no sense.
Plus, wrong section

I agree. Some capitalization and punctuation would go a long way. Also, if speed is your goal then just drop the ROM zip on the sdcard, boot to recovery and install it.

opcow said:
I agree. Some capitalization and punctuation would go a long way. Also, if speed is your goal then just drop the ROM zip on the sdcard, boot to recovery and install it.
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im talking about speed and the rom actually booting. I have done it that way a few times and most of those times at get failure at line watever update aborted this way has worked for me 99.99999999999999999999999999% of the time

shadowscreation said:
im talking about speed and the rom actually booting. I have done it that way a few times and most of those times at get failure at line watever update aborted this way has worked for me 99.99999999999999999999999999% of the time
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Sorry to hear about your bad luck. It has worked for me 100% of the time.

That thing should have ended with:
"Posted using a broken older version of Swype while pressing the buttons with my face"
Comma. Semicolon. Space Bar. Enter key. Period. Pick one.
Hell.......pick a bunch.

evoic said:
"Posted using a broken older version of Swype while pressing the buttons with my face"
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That's hilarious!
Thanks for the laugh while I'm stuck in morning traffic.

Thanks, I appreciate the info. I will try this. I had no problem understanding your post, and didn't even notice the lack of punctuation. I think punctuation is way over rated, and if you are a good reader you shouldn't need it. I threw in a few periods and comas so these Cretans could understand this.

My "10 min or so..." ROM Upgrade Guide
Backup apps/data using Titanium Backup
Remove all garbage folders from internal SDCard
Odin back to stock.
Insert <AWESOME ROM XX> onto internal SDCard
Use the update.zip for CWM when rebooting into recovery. (Reboot into recovery - run the update.zip - reboot again into CWM)
Install <AWESOME ROM XX>
Sign into Google and have it replicate contacts etc.
Restore Apps/Data using TiBu.
Usually takes a little more than 10 minutes due to backup/restore of TiBu - but the actual Odin/Install new ROM part takes under that.
But this isn't for those new to flashing - beware that this process can screw up forcing you to ODIN - and if you didn't keep a copy of your TiBu restore somewhere other than your Internal SDCard you'll be fubard.

avgjoegeek said:
My "10 min or so..." ROM Upgrade Guide
Backup apps/data using Titanium Backup
Remove all garbage folders from internal SDCard
Odin back to stock.
Insert <AWESOME ROM XX> onto internal SDCard
Use the update.zip for CWM when rebooting into recovery. (Reboot into recovery - run the update.zip - reboot again into CWM)
Install <AWESOME ROM XX>
Sign into Google and have it replicate contacts etc.
Restore Apps/Data using TiBu.
Usually takes a little more than 10 minutes due to backup/restore of TiBu - but the actual Odin/Install new ROM part takes under that.
But this isn't for those new to flashing - beware that this process can screw up forcing you to ODIN - and if you didn't keep a copy of your TiBu restore somewhere other than your Internal SDCard you'll be fubard.
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@ avgjoe This is about it. But I would add one suggestion which will help out a ton with Odin.
[*] Ensure you have a good usb cable. Make sure to wiggle the cable. If the the phone loose connection to the pc while wiggling cable save your self 20 minutes and get a good cable.
I have 5 cables. Best to worse...
- 1 BlackBerry Cable ***** Best for me. I trust it. No connection loss
- 1 Stock Jabra Cable **** Worked good for me. No connection loss
- 1 Ericson Cable shaved *** Tight fit. No connection loss
- 2 Samsung stock cables* What was Samsung thinking
This is my experience. I remember the first time I flashed my Captivate. I felt sick and I blame it on my cable. I barely touched my phone and I heard the beep-beep from my pc when it detected the USB was detached and re-attached. Atleast bricking a Captivate is better than bricking a Tilt2.

An even faster ROM upgrade guide:
-Boot into CWM
-Wipe data and cache
-Install ROM zip from SD
If that fails, try again or:
-Odin one-click (or Odin to JH7 for certain batch 1010 Captivates)
-Enable debugging and sideload z4root. Permanent root.
-Install CWM using ROM Manager or manually with the update.zip
-Follow three steps above this section.
There is usually no need to go back to stock between flashes (and there are more serious risks [soft-brick, hard-brick, damaged bootloader] from a bad Odin flash than from a bad CWM install [fc's, stuck at boot logo]). Wiping your data and cache partitions (and making sure you disabled lagfix if not supported by the new ROM) should be sufficient.

avgjoegeek said:
My "10 min or so..." ROM Upgrade Guide
Backup apps/data using Titanium Backup
Remove all garbage folders from internal SDCard
Odin back to stock.
Insert <AWESOME ROM XX> onto internal SDCard
Use the update.zip for CWM when rebooting into recovery. (Reboot into recovery - run the update.zip - reboot again into CWM)
Install <AWESOME ROM XX>
Sign into Google and have it replicate contacts etc.
Restore Apps/Data using TiBu.
Usually takes a little more than 10 minutes due to backup/restore of TiBu - but the actual Odin/Install new ROM part takes under that.
But this isn't for those new to flashing - beware that this process can screw up forcing you to ODIN - and if you didn't keep a copy of your TiBu restore somewhere other than your Internal SDCard you'll be fubard.
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It's a rather easy process, done it like 3 already. What I hate about going back to stock using Odin is that I always have to this:
Enable USB Debugging
Root the phone
Log in so I can use the market.
Download Rom Manager, Install CWM
Reboot to stock recover.
Apply package
Apply package again.
Install new rom
I wouldn't mind but the whole process until you are finally able to install the new rom takes at least 10 minutes of tapping and typing. It's rather annoying. I'm not complaining though...

avgjoegeek said:
My "10 min or so..." ROM Upgrade Guide
Backup apps/data using Titanium Backup
Remove all garbage folders from internal SDCard
Odin back to stock.
Insert <AWESOME ROM XX> onto internal SDCard
Use the update.zip for CWM when rebooting into recovery. (Reboot into recovery - run the update.zip - reboot again into CWM)
Install <AWESOME ROM XX>
Sign into Google and have it replicate contacts etc.
Restore Apps/Data using TiBu.
Usually takes a little more than 10 minutes due to backup/restore of TiBu - but the actual Odin/Install new ROM part takes under that.
But this isn't for those new to flashing - beware that this process can screw up forcing you to ODIN - and if you didn't keep a copy of your TiBu restore somewhere other than your Internal SDCard you'll be fubard.
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It's a rather easy process, done it like 3 already. What I hate about going back to stock using Odin is that I always have to this:
[*] Enable USB Debugging
[*] Root the phone
[*] Log in so I can use the market.
[*] Download Rom Manager, Install CWM
[*] Reboot to stock recover.
[*] Apply package
[*] Apply package again.
[*] Install new rom
I wouldn't mind but the whole process until you are finally able to install the new rom takes at least 10 minutes of tapping and typing. It's rather annoying. I'm not complaining though...
Wiping your data and cache partitions (and making sure you disabled lagfix if not supported by the new ROM) should be sufficient.
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Would it work if you install the rom, THEN, flash a kenerl that supports lagfix (without rebooting at all)?

Xstop said:
Can you say: Run on sentences makes no sense.
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agreed. someone should start drinking decaf
sent from the midget in mah belly

cumanzor said:
It's a rather easy process, done it like 3 already. What I hate about going back to stock using Odin is that I always have to this:
Enable USB Debugging
Root the phone
Log in so I can use the market.
Download Rom Manager, Install CWM
Reboot to stock recover.
Apply package
Apply package again.
Install new rom
I wouldn't mind but the whole process until you are finally able to install the new rom takes at least 10 minutes of tapping and typing. It's rather annoying. I'm not complaining though...
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you never have to log into your JF6 stock rom if you odin back to stock. you dont even have to boot to it. just keep the update.zip from CWM on your sdcard and boot into recovery...reinstall packages, and you are in CWM..flash your ROM, and enjoy

Nobody master clears anymore?? I do, and never have a single issue or FC. It just takes an extra five minutes to do the MC and then let the phone boot and transfer ROM of choise as well as update.zip for CW recovery to the root of my sd. But master clear is the same as a reset or a data wipe, so its not completely necessary. Just makes me feel safer!

silverslotcar said:
Nobody master clears anymore?? I do, and never have a single issue or FC. It just takes an extra five minutes to do the MC and then let the phone boot and transfer ROM of choise as well as update.zip for CW recovery to the root of my sd. But master clear is the same as a reset or a data wipe, so its not completely necessary. Just makes me feel safer!
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nope. i never do any more. sometimes i have to flash back to stock, when i have a broken flash, but i still dont master clear. you dont actually gain anything by master clear, since it just wipes your internal sd...

>>[*] Log in so I can use the market.[*] Download Rom Manager, Install CWM
you can skip that step by simple "recycling/reusing" the recovery-update.zip from CWM. Download it once and then save it on your external sd and your pc.
When you want to use another ROM you can reuse the recovery-update.zip .
Just rename it update.zip and then reboot recovery and then do you thing.....

cumanzor said:
Would it work if you install the rom, THEN, flash a kenerl that supports lagfix (without rebooting at all)?
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I've heard it's a bad idea to install kernels without first allowing the phone to fully boot. I've never tried it myself, I just convert to rfs without any backup or restore (using the ULF included in hardcore's Speedmod kernel) before flashing.

Stupid Questions
This is a stupid question (two actually). I think the answer is YES, but I'd like to make sure...
I've installed several ROMs by the "standard process."
Is the "update.zip" on my internal SD card the one that has cwm?
Does running "reinstall packages" from stock recovery just apply the "update.zip"?

[Q] Mod reboot stuck in loop - ideas

Read a few other loop posts, but none were for the evo and/or helped much. I've been running CyanogenMod (newest) with little problems except for one which is why I wanted to try a few others.
Using ROM manager, I did try to d/l myn's as I have used it in the past, and after the download, reboot, the install kept showing the android package and a triangle with exclamation point. When completed, it rebooted and just kept looping through the CyanogenMod bootloader screen (so I know the myn's didn't get installed). I have 3 backups, the one from this morning and 2 older ones.
I did a reboot / recovery with this mornings backup and had the same results (note I didn't wipe, just backed up). I did let it sit a good 15 minutes of the loader, black screen, loader, etc.
I then restarted again and selected the older backup (which was using fresh rom). Got my loader, and everything did start (thankfully) and I could make a few calls. The problem(s) I have are;
I don't want fresh which is why I switched. I just tried using ROM manager to select myn's, even selected the WIPE DATA and backup with the results. The installer goes 2 quick to read, but I just see that triangle with ! as it tries to flash the new myn's rom.
Ideas / suggestions are appreciated.

I've heard that ROM manager might not clear the Dalvik cache very well. This is what I'd try:
1) Download and install AMON RA 2.2.1 that I've attached. Its labeled as PC36IMG so your phone will automatically recognize it.
2) Download a check sum program for your computer, you should verify the MD5 value to this one below. You need to make sure you didn't have any download issues and this file isn't corrupt, otherwise you've got a new set of problems.
26eadae1e206784d0bb9426f24f4303d
3) Place this file on your SD card root directory. Also put Warm2.2 ROM on the SD card as well.
4) With your phone off, hold down the volume down button and turn it on.
5) You should go into the bootloader screen. The phone will automatically scan for the PC36IMG file. Agree to install it.
6) After this is installed, remove this PC36IMG file off your SD card just to make things less confusing.
6) With the phone off, go into the bootloader screen again. This time select "Recovery" after it scans.
7) You should now be in AMON_RA 2.2.1 recovery. Navigate to Wipe. For a completely clean install, wipe data, cache, Dalvik, and SD:EXT.
8) Then navigate to the Flash from SD card, find your Warm2.2 ROM and install. When complete, reboot the phone. Things should work now.
Hope this helps.

@coiledwire - thanks for such a great detailed reply. I did exactly what you suggested and sure enough worked like a charm.
Although Fresh was ok (and working), you don't go through all the trouble to go 90% ... thanks again...

Sweet! Glad to hear things are resolved.
In the future, always wipe the cache and dalvik before flashing. That goes for kernels, mods, as well as ROMs (wipe the data also when doing these). Some even suggest wiping these 3 times just to make sure.
Top 3 sources of problems: corrupted download, didn't wipe, and incompatible mods. IMHO.

Yea, well normally I would use ROM manager (free) and didn't delete the data which this time I did from the recovery mode which was probably a good part.
So at least now it's the newest radio, ROM and everything I want (except the vanilla lock screen) which when I tried to install from SD I received a nice error talking about the app was written with some old things, so that's my next project!
Thanks again ... great info!

[Q] Acer A500 won't move past splash screen

Something got messed up when I tried to flash my acer a500 from a rooted version of 3.1. One problem I have (and I admit it was my fault) is I did not move my backed up ROM to my external card - so I don't have anything to restore.
My device will boot to CWM (v5, rev 1.3.4), I've tried loading several different ROMs just to flash something on there to get my device back to square one.
I got in this predicament because I had regular OTA 3.2 and couldn't root. I downgraded to 3.1 (buggy and endless FC), but I was able to run gingerbreak for rooting, do a backup (titanium) and my impression at that point was I could flash a custom mod through CWM.
Nothing is working. I have formatted the sd card in CWM and tried ROMs like Thor 14.2, Tabooney 3.0 and several 3.1/3.2 Acer stock ROMs. After wiping data/factory, wipe cache, wipe Dalvik and Battery Stats and then trying to load a zip file from /sdcard it either tells me the installation fails (which most believe is a bad dl), or (in the case of CWM_ROM_A500_701414_GEN1.zip), the install actually goes through - Finding update...opening update...Installing update... - but whenever I reboot after a *successful* install my device just hangs at the Acer logo/splash screen forever.
I've tried resetting the device (power/ + vol /lock on/off/on/off) and it hangs for a long time Erasing Cache.
I'm overwhelmed. I just want to get a stock ROM on that will install successfully so I can have a functional machine back. Can someone tell me if I'm doing something wrong or what I can do here? Thanks

Never mind
I used a different SD card and that did the trick

jcs1 said:
I used a different SD card and that did the trick
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Probably have a corrupted SD. Might just do a full format on it and still be usable.

Vibrant (Not rooted) not starting up properly...

My Vibrant (which is not rooted at all, its 2.2) is not starting up properly. When I start it up, it makes it past the S logo and it only shows the notification bar (which has the time, battery status, etc.) at the top which doesn't go down when I pull it down. Everything on the screen under the bar is just blank black and every 10 seconds it all goes blank and the notification bar reappears again and that's all.
I've tried taking out the battery and restarting several times. I've also held down the 2 Volume (up & down) keys while holding down Power and entered the recovery menu thing which has some options for me. I see: reboot system now / reinstall packages / delete all user data / delete cache data / format internal sd-card
What is wrong with my phone and what do I do?
Any answers would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Do you know what Odin is?

I've seen Odin around here a lot, but I'm not fully aware of it. Would it be helpful in my case?
Will it delete all my data from my phone or just the apps? If so, is there any way I can fix my phone without deleting my photos, videos, music, etc. I don't care if some apps get lost but I want my media.

Odin will delete your apps but it will not lose your Photos, Videos, Music, any of that stuff. It resets your phone to stock state (2.1 eclair) and doesn't touch the internal SD (unless you tick Masterwipe-so don't do that).
I posted this in another thread but it'll do for you too.
Go to the Dev section and download tha AIO Toolbox (Stickied at the top). It has the Odin v1.8 (I think), all the drivers and pit/tar files that you need to get back to stock 2.1 and then you can download CWR from my signature, find a ROM.zip that you want to install and put them on your Internal SD card.
Make sure you put the ROM in a folder and also make sure that the CWR that you get from my sig is on your internal and is the only thing on it labeled Update.zip. Once those are done, boot into recovery, scroll down to "Reinstall PAckages" and hit it. Let it cycle through and you might have to do it again. Once it cycles through your recovery will go from Blue (stock) to Green (CWR) from there, you can flash your ROM and profit. [If you are going to an ICS flavor, you may have to be on GB bootloaders and flash CM7 as an intermitant step. I suggest trying Moped_Ryder's ROM and Fishman's Bionix Mod-both 2.2 but quality and everything works.]
The toolbox is a valuable thing and you can do many things with it, but mainly and most importantly, it HAS the files to get you back to TMo 2.1. (I use it all the time and I am not even a TMo customer).

One thing you could try before going the Odin route that Woodrube mentioned(which sounds like what you're going to have to end up doing anyway) is find a CWR (Clockwork Recovery) zip file that you can install. You can find them somewhere on XDA if you do some searching; should be a little under 2 megs.
If your status bar comes up, even briefly, are you able to mount your phone on your PC and copy a file over? If you can, I'd say try putting that CWR zip file (renamed to update.zip) on your internal SD (where everything else is) and in the recovery you can get to now do "reinstall packages".
It'll load up CWR (you may have to do that "reinstall packages" twice), and you can do a couple of last ditch efforts. Wipe the cache, go to advanced and wipe the dalvick cache, and then fix the permissions.
You don't have to be root to do that, and while a long shot it may at least get you back to workable. But even if you do you should still backup your apps and goodies in preparation to Odin back to stock and format everything. I'm a big fan of clean wipes when things get all quirky like that.

Why don't you just root it while you at it its makes life easier lol
Sent from my Sensation using xda premium

I would recommend trying out a custom rom if you are going to Odin anyway. I had numerous issues with Samsung's software. You can Odin flash quite a few custom roms as well.
Sent from my SGH-T959 using xda premium

Big problem with my I9000 (phone stuck and doesn't work)

Hey guys.
I've had one of the latest nightly versions of CyanogenMod 10 on my phone. I tried to install the rEmIxRoM just to see how it looks and if I'd like it, but I didn't like it. So I decided to install the latest Slim Bean version out there. But when I flashed the .zip to install, the screen became dark and then the Semaphore logo came up, and nothing happened for a few minutes. I tried the 3-button combo to get back to the Clockwork Mod, but it didn't work also. Now my phone is stuck on the Semaphore logo every time I try to turn it on, with no option to do anything.
What am I supposed to do? Please guide me...

It's too easy.
just flash 3 files (Stock GB ROM) with Odin and then your phone will boot and ok.

I'm sorry but I don't really understand... I don't know much about these things.
I don't know how to work with Odin, I don't even have it on my PC, I usually just install roms via recovery. Is there a guide that can tell me exactly what to do? Because it sounds easy but I don't even know where to get these 3 files from... :angel:
By the way I can't get my phone to CWM or download mode. Both just end up showing me a weird battery graphic (it doesn't mean that the battery is empty)

Technetium37 said:
I'm sorry but I don't really understand... I don't know much about these things.
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Assuming you are here to learn, read carefully and digest it before attempting
B]Need to know what is your phone model [/B]. Check Here to chose your forum/Guide by Version of your phone or you will have more problems by using wrong solutions due to different versions of Galaxy S
But First powerdown, pull out Battery, SIM CARD, and EXT.SD card, press power button for a minute, than powerup without SIM and Ext.SD Card....
This alone could have solved your CWM problems, if not try a solution from My Android Solutions
To get basic idea about Odin try watching these http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=810130 and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyAIUOYufrU and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33I-aNCypVM
If anything you are not sure of use the google search will give you many more to watch and learn
Tips before Flashing:-
Backup all your important files, contacts, SMS, game data, images etc to PC or Ext SD card. or make Nanadroid Backup If you have CWM
Backup your EFS Folder to PC or Ext SD card
Enable USB Debugging on Phone. Touch menu>Settings>Applications>Development>
Charge your battery to more than 50% before you attempt any sort of flashing.
Disable Samsung KIES when using Odin. Kill Kies.exe, KiesTrayAgent.exe, & KiesPDLR.exe using Task Manager on PC
Use only ROM and solution for your model and Wipe x3

Thanks for the help.
I couldn't get into download mode or CWM at first, but after a lot of tries the phone managed to boot. I just flashed the Slim Bean zips and all is ok for now. I actually saved your post on my pc, in case I have problems in the future. :good:

Tips before Flashing:-
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Backup your EFS Folder to PC or Ext SD card
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I'm not stuck in the same situation (back on 2.3.6 JW8 again) but the above mentioned point is not so easy.
I tried 4.0.4 / 4.1.1 myself (SlimROMs of CM9 / CM10) and it seems to run fine but I lost my IMEI every time.
Even with root access you're not able to make a full backup (e.g. with ES File Explorer, Ghost Commander, Total Commander). The only solution I fould was to make a sector disk dump (dd) via terminal which is way to much effort for a quick flash.
Or are there some other tricks for this?

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Or are there some other tricks for this?
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yes, read efs problems and solutions in My Android Solutions

Everything is working for me now, except for one problem: some apps can't be downloaded from the Google Play. I keep getting the "App could not be downloaded due to an error (942)". When I try to access them through the PC browser, it's saying that the app is incompatible with my I9000, even though I used it on my previous roms. The big question is why does this happen only with some apps, but with other apps there's no such problem?