[GUIDE] Installing a Rom/CWM recovery/Root or going back to Stock

[exzacklyright]

Thank you for making this guide, you've unbricked my fascinate, now its time to go from ed05 to EA28!

Thank you droidstyle

EA28? LOL

 

[droidstyle]

bump it....

 

[Steps on grass]

I spent a couple days trying to root EH03 with ADB and few other methods. (I dig EH03, but I want my battery back). Root achieved. Thank you.

 

[isey78]

Thanks for this guide man -- RIP to my beloved OG. Happy Birthday CM7 Fascinate

 

[droidstyle]

Glad the guide helped you folks...on a side note, I updated section 3 with the latest Ics version and gapps package.

 

[Fury22]

GB stock flash

Thanks to droidstyle. I just flashed my Fascinate to stock GB and rooted with Odin. Since it was stuck in recovery, I finally took the first flash plunge.
The clear and detailed info droidstyle provided made it a breeze for a first timer.
Thanks from a noob.
Also what is powerwash? It is a bloat free GB rom?

 

[droidstyle]

Thanks to droidstyle. I just flashed my Fascinate to stock GB and rooted with Odin. Since it was stuck in recovery, I finally took the first flash plunge.
The clear and detailed info droidstyle provided made it a breeze for a first timer.
Thanks from a noob.
Also what is powerwash? It is a bloat free GB rom?

no its the froyo version...its a very smooth functional rom tho.

 

[isey78]

I have a question about backups done in cwm. So i followed section 3 in the OP and flashed CM7 successfully. Then I wanted to try the ICS rom actually used in the OP (currently). So I went into cwm and did a backup. then i installed ICS. that was fine too. had quite a few bugs in ICS, so i just made a backup of it, and tried to recover the backup i made of CM7.

thats where things started going wrong. I got stuck when booting up at the Galaxy S part -- never went passed that. before i did the restore, i wiped data/cache/devlic -- is that my restore didn't work? (i had to do section 3 all over again to get CM7 back on the phone which was even easier the 2nd time around)

Thanks for any advice

risey

 

[droidstyle]

your restore didnt work because you dint flash the cm7 rom before restoring your cm7 nandroid backup. I have foung that you can restore a ICS nandroid over cm7 but sometimes it will bootloop when you try and restore cm7 nandroid over ICS.

 

[isey78]

that worked -- thanks man it was def about to ruin my day ;<

 

[droidstyle]

section 3 links updated for build 2 of ICS!

 

[dep12686]

hi, first time rooter here. just wondering if i follow section 5 and just root my stock gingerbread phone, will it delete all my data from my phone like apps, phone book, custom settings, ect.? also will flashing the roms do the same? thanks in advanced

 

[droidstyle]

no rooting wont wipe data, neither will flashing a custom rom in cwm recovery unless you actually wipe data. now if you wipe data in cwm yes that will delete everything, as will odining a rom.

 

[dep12686]

no rooting wont wipe data, neither will flashing a custom rom in cwm recovery unless you actually wipe data. now if you wipe data in cwm yes that will delete everything, as will odining a rom.

ok perfect! thanks for the speedy response and thank you so much for this thread, its so helpful especially for the new guys like me. great job droidstyle!

 

[stonesthrow79]

Install Zip from SD Card not an option in recovery mode?

I am a NOOB. I have install CVM via ODIN and when I boot phone into recovery mode. Install Zip from SD card is not an option. My options are apply update from SD card. I navigate to the superuser zip file but get "failed to verify whole-file signature" Can you give me any tips?

 

[icemanwbs]

Well, first you should go back to stock ( I believe its section 4 of this awesome guide) . Then you can flash what you want. Read each step, then read again. Then follow TO THE LETTER. Good luck.

Sent from my SCH-I500 using XDA App

 

[dep12686]

After rooting my phone, if I want to bring it back to stock is there a way to just "un root" it with out losing any info or personal data or do I have to do a complete reinstall of the stock Rom?

 

[droidstyle]

Reflash stock rom far as i know...there is no need to unroot unless your returning the device back to verizon anyway.

 

[dep12686]

Ok I was just curious incase I sell the phone or just don't want it rooted anymore but Wanna keep my files. Thanks

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So will I still be able to get OTA updates from verizon if I root? That's the other thing I was wondering about the un rooting question cuz I have heard that you can't get them on rooted phones.

 

[droidstyle]

Ok I was just curious incase I sell the phone or just don't want it rooted anymore but Wanna keep my files. Thanks

---------- Post added at 08:55 AM ---------- Previous post was at 08:48 AM ----------

So will I still be able to get OTA updates from verizon if I root? That's the other thing I was wondering about the un rooting question cuz I have heard that you can't get them on rooted phones.

There is about a 99% chance this device will never see another ota update. No you dont lose ota with root, but flashing cwm recovery will.

*a friendly reminder to all, if this guide helps hit Thanks button!