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Update to 2.2.1

Hey xda-friends that is my first thread so please be generous.
On topic:
I have a unlocked sgs 8gb from germany i made my first update from 2.1 to 2.2(jp6) with the reghack via kies than i made myself a jig cable just in case......
Now my customitations began oclf2 new luncher gingerbread keyboard and so on i am very happy with performance and everything .....
So my question would be is there a good reason i am missing to update to the new 2.2.1 releases (i don't have recovery avaible just download mode via jig .
i am not really into modyfying my bootloader (3btn fix) but i would do it if it is really needed ......
Thank u in advance for any suggestions tips or help
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My first upload with this phone went wrong and I did not have the 3-button combo. Had to send it in for repair and got it back again without the 3-button combo. First thing I did was enable it by flashing a new bootloader (this time I used Win XP x86 instead of Win 7 x64 as Odin did not seem to work well on Win7 here).
I did it because I knew I was going to do uploads again, I simply want to be able to use the latest roms
If you can live without flashing roms (unofficial ones) then there's no need to flash the bootloader although I can imagine that even with the official updates from KIES something can go wrong.
However with your cable that enables the download mode, you should be able to recover from any faulty flash. Recovery mode can always be accessed from a reboot command line.
As for 2.2.1, I'm very happy with the performance (no lag seen so far) and especially the battery usage seems promising in my current config. However it takes time to evaluate a new rom as the first days of usage are normally not representative for general usage patterns of the phone. If you want to know peoples opinions, I'm afraid you'll have to wait a few more weeks.
P.S.: I did the update to 2.2.1 using the KIES registry hack

How to do registry heck? Is it dangers for the phone? I don't have 3 combo buttons work.
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imkr1 said:
How to do registry heck? Is it dangers for the phone? I don't have 3 combo buttons work.
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You can find the application here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=835628
You will basically make KIES think that you have a different product code which allows you to install an update that is limited to a certain region only.
Full instructions are in the thread above, make sure to read those before you start with this.

Thank u for ur comments
One more question do i need recovery mode? I mean if smth goes terrible wrong ->stock fw reapartion in odin fine or is there a situation where i really need recovery?
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gbohm said:
Thank u for ur comments
One more question do i need recovery mode? I mean if smth goes terrible wrong ->stock fw reapartion in odin fine or is there a situation where i really need recovery?
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If you can flash with odin does this mean you can get Download mode(home, vol DWN and Pwr)? If so recovery of firmwares is no problem in the event of a brick.
Drew

No i have a jig cable
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had a funny problem had a running jp6 system tried 3btn fix damn it happened bricked so i used a jig tried to flash the newest jpy couldn't mount so i flashed jpc it worked reflashed jpy yes worked
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Clockworkmod recovery

Hi all. Im from the uk and have got the ATRIX on orange. I've rooted it using gingrebreak and all is good. I was just looking through rom manager and found that clockwork now has support for it. I want to install it but just need to know if it will work on my uk ATRIX, and if there's anything else I need to do like unlocking the bootloader? I've rooted and installed custom roms on my htc desire, which now runs f1 gingerbread and works great, so im not a complete noob lol. Just need a few pointers. Any help would be greeeeat. Cheers
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You'll need to have an unlocked bootloader to install this CWM build.

Ahh I see lol. Do u know if the uk orange bootloader can be unlocked yet? Thanks for replying
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gaddsta said:
Ahh I see lol. Do u know if the uk orange bootloader can be unlocked yet? Thanks for replying
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Yes it can! You'll have to start in the Atrix Development section, and go to the sticky that starts with [PUDDING]. That's where you'll find your unlock. There are a couple of guides floating around, so make sure you follow those completely!

I shall take a look and ill keep u posted. Thanks a lot
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Did this yesterday on my Telstra Atrix, bricked my phone, had to reinstall OLYEM_U4_1.4.2 and everything else from scratch, got boot error after install of CWM

Bricked? Maybe ill look some more before I commit to it. Might just wait a little longer for update then who knows. Hope ur ATRIX is well again
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gaddsta said:
Bricked? Maybe ill look some more before I commit to it. Might just wait a little longer for update then who knows. Hope ur ATRIX is well again
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He didn't hard brick, which is unrecoverable. He simply soft-bricked. He might not have unlocked his bootloader properly, or messed with something.
A hard brick can only happen if you flash an OTA update with an updated bootloader, and try to flash an older SBF file. That, in turn, would require use of NVFlash to unbrick, but NVFlash requires you to have your SBK, which seems impossible to get.
He soft bricked. That means that he just can't boot into the OS, and is easily fixed by restoring via Nandroid, or using an SBF file with RSDLite.

I have an international phone (Bell) and you need to flash the bootloader sbf. the international one is called IHOP then you can continue on to flash CWM, not sure if youve already done this but if you need help let me know.

Can't install CWM

Hey, I just bought a GS2 today and i have it rooted but when i install the recovery image it stays its grand but when i try to boot into recovery i just got the normal Samsung one? can someone help me fix this cus i want to flash a custom rom.
BTW im not a noob at android I've had a Desire z and Hero before this phone all rooted etc.
Can anyone help me please?

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im not a noob at android I've had a Desire z and Hero before this phone all rooted etc
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And yet you posted in the wrong forum and didn't give us any information to go off (hint, there's a Q&A forum).
So, what did you flash and how, with what options and what messages did you get at all points along the way?

yeah apologies i was in a rush. im rtying to gert it set up and its different from HTC.
i just used the oden and 1 click root. i havent flashed one as of yet because im trying to get CWM bootloader installed on my phone.
so i downloaded the bootloader off the app and flashed it and it said everything was fine. then i tried to reboot into recovery and its just the normal blue samsung bootloader
it said failed installation and it was aborted

Beagan said:
yeah apologies i was in a rush. im rtying to gert it set up and its different from HTC.
i just used the oden and 1 click root. i havent flashed one as of yet because im trying to get CWM bootloader installed on my phone.
so i downloaded the bootloader off the app and flashed it and it said everything was fine. then i tried to reboot into recovery and its just the normal blue samsung bootloader
it said failed installation and it was aborted
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Samsung is a bit different from htc, flashed a desire hd of a friend recently and also had to get used to the differences especially in rooting procedure then
The easyiest way to root and get recovery on a samsung galaxy phone is to just flash a custom kernel (e.g. Cf-root) via odin. They come along with cwm already. So actually a lot easier then on a HTC were you have to do two steps
Rom manager doesnt work for me either on galaxy s 2 when it comes to cwm flash.
Edit: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=14283342
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I had similar "problem" when i came here from HTC I spent good 40 mins by searching XDA on how to get S-OFF untill i gave up and went trough EVERY "how to" thread i could find in SGS2 forums.
After i got everything done, i had good laugh on my self. It's just too easy
BTW i remeber you from Desire Z forums, nice to see you here.
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Beagan said:
Can anyone help me please?
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This questions gets asked on a daily basis, flash the cf-root kernel and you'll have your recovery. Look in the dev section for it.

X8 stuck at sony ericsson logo, please help

Hi,
I've been running XGin 4 on my X8 for some time now with no issue at all and I recently decided I'd like a change so I had a look on the cyanogenmod website to get cm7.1 as referred by friend. I tried following one or two guides on how to install it and failed every time. I gave up and left it a few days. I turned my phone off last night for the first time since and now it can't get past the Sony Ericsson logo screen. I can't boot into xRecovery or anything so I've no idea what to do. I know most of you in here can probably help me and it would be greatly appreciated.
P.s. If it wasn't the attempted installs that killed my phone, it could have been a busybox updater that I downloaded from the market?

You can use seus or pcc if you can go into flash mode. In seus click repair and follow the steps.
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Probably this guide will help you...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1011071
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Darkostica said:
Hi,
I've been running XGin 4 on my X8 for some time now with no issue at all and I recently decided I'd like a change so I had a look on the cyanogenmod website to get cm7.1 as referred by friend. I tried following one or two guides on how to install it and failed every time. I gave up and left it a few days. I turned my phone off last night for the first time since and now it can't get past the Sony Ericsson logo screen. I can't boot into xRecovery or anything so I've no idea what to do. I know most of you in here can probably help me and it would be greatly appreciated.
P.s. If it wasn't the attempted installs that killed my phone, it could have been a busybox updater that I downloaded from the market?
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Wassup bro
unfortunately, that your lovely x8 now is on soft-brick condition,,
no worry bro only the small matter..what do you have to do now is,,
1 = get a flash-tool, you have to flash back your x8 to stock rom,,
flashtool -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=986697
then you have to find out the shakira stock rom ftf file to flash back using flashtool
2 = SEUS, you try it before?? so easy,, let SEUS repair your x8 problem
after you finish all the step above,, the you have to root back your x8..
your x8 still on stock kernel?? unlock your bootloader??
fell free to visit this thread
-> http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1436924
Have a Luck bro!

Thank you so much! That thread is a life-saver! And now I finally have CWM which I could never install properly before! Thank you!

the phone now turns on but my wifi doesn't work and I can't access my sd card from my computer anymore?

Darkostica said:
the phone now turns on but my wifi doesn't work and I can't access my sd card from my computer anymore?
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What method did you use??
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[Q] strange boot!

hi boys and girls,
can anyone help. Basicly i have stock 2.2.2 blurred for the uk. I got it rooted, i used cm7 and then cm9, at one morning it decided to be a bit funny so me in my wisdom thought ''oh well i want to do master reset anyway'' but not thinking i wen to stock recovery and done full wipe/data reset. Now i thought woops. So i got cm9 zip and kernal and went into custom recovery data wipe, now when i went to advance and delvik i pressed power on it but it doesnt ask me the no no no yes no no thing it just does like a quick flash and back to where i was? So basicly it wont let me. An now of corse its stuck at google start screen!!!!!!!!!
So now i need to flash stock rom, but which one for uk and the 4 uk stock roms i have downloaded (all 2.2.2) rsdlite wont find them. I go into right folder with all files on in box but no luck. I have now had to go back to my old nokia n8 untill i get it sorted. Grrrrrrrrrr
so please help me.

Woops :-/ I must remember to unzip files next time.
Im sorted now.
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jonezy8873 said:
Woops :-/ I must remember to unzip files next time.
Im sorted now.
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Lol I hate it when I forget to unzip a recovery rom, e.g. ggl rom. And wonder why I can't find it in cwm
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