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thanks I'll check in those forums
if anyone has any personal experience rooting an Infuse, please post what you did.
This seems to be the most in depth instruction I've found so far:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1437548
Disclaimer: Rom flashing involves the risk of bricking your phone. A small explosion is also possible but has not been reported in the Infuse threads.
If you need to root it: use superoneclick. (Some methods of flashing requires root, others may not need root)
This works better with Stock FROYO.
http://shortfuse.org/
Here's a youtube video on how to root your phone. (there are many others, google happens to pick this one on the top list)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4wMWtyPl_E
There is also another thread in the Q/A on rooting.
Before flashing, it may be helpful but not necessary to:
1. Charge your battery to 100%.
2. Backing up your contacts to google.
3. You may want to back up your apps with Titanium Backup or equivalent.
4. You should have Root Explorer, SGS Kernel Flasher, ROM Manager as well -(although ROM manager has been frown upon -I personally don't use it but it is in gtg's instructions).
5. You should have copied the ROMs and kernels you want on your PC and on your phone. (Make a folder on your phone. Call it "ROMs" or whatever)
6. Your phone should be on debugging mode: Settings/Application/Development/USB debug.
7. You may also want to have the samsung drivers installed and communication with your phone as well. The drivers are on your phone..and you can get it from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki...se_4G_SGH-i997
8. Situations to consider when you are getting bad flash or interruptions: Change USB data cable; Change USB port; Change computer; Change Windows 7, XP etc.
9. Whatever ROM you want, go to that ROM in the dev section and read the Original Post (OP). It will tell you the ROM's feature, what is working and the known bugs.
Most people tend to get annoyed when you ask questions that are already covered in the OP.
Flashing:
Coming from FROYO 2.2
Here's Gtg's orignal Infused ROM instructions:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1220090
I prefer the CWM instructions but you can use whatever you are comfortable with.
Instead of gtg's Infused rom, you can apply whatever ROM you want.
The important part is the voodoo conversion can take 5-10 minutes. You need to leave the phone alone.
You would also want CWM-community-kernel-v8.zip if you're on Froyo.
If you had already been on a GB ROM, you want to use the CWM-infused-v2.0.1-kernel.zip. Read the directions.
I don't know if it can get any clearer.
Coming from a GB stock 2.3.6:
Some users had difficulties in working a modded 3e recovery. The modded file was reverted back to the original and you will end up with a signature failure.
Downloading SGS Kernel flasher and flashing it with Entropy's DD, will give you the work around recovery.
Heimdall Defuse or Entropy's kernel may also work.
Another method is using a base that h8rift had already created that gives you stock UCKD5, rooted and with 3e recovery.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1092021
Follow the directions.
This will get you to recovery from which you may flash the ROM of your choice as well.
One of the ways that I use regularly is with the heimdall one click created by Adam Outler.
I think it's pretty simple to use, but that is my opinion.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1331381
Read up on it a bit.
Put your phone in download mode. (power off, pull bat, hold both volume, insert battery, plug in usb)
Flash it after you get the drivers working.
Flash it the second time with boot loaders checked
Reboot. This will give you a UCKJ4 stock - Gingerbread.
Go in DL mode again.
Flash the Defuse kernel to give you cwm red.
After flashing the defuse kernel, if it boots back into red recovery, you can flash from there. If it boots into the samsung logo, you just need to power off and use the three finger technique and boot into red recovery.
Flash the ROM you want.
Factory reset in cwm and the usual wipes.
Here is an example:
I wanted to flash Zeus (or Numas, Caty or Bionix -all Infused ROM based on GB leaks)
I would download the said ROM.
I have the heimdall one click package downloaded.
Update Java. Put the phone in DL mode. (Doesn't matter if the phone was borked or not. Doesn't matter if I'm on FROYO stock or rooted.
I'm looking for a clean flash.)
Run the one click. It should help you set up the drivers to one USB port on your PC. Driver installer is call Zadig - under options/utility.
Flash it once. When it is done, it would restart. If you end up in a blue recovery, you need to put the phone back in DL mode and flash it again with the bootloader box checked.
If it booted up on a stock AT&T UCKJ4, you can proceed to let it finish. Turn it off, put it back in DL mode and use the one click defuse kernel flash. After this, you should be able
get into CWM red recovery.
Even though, it's stock, just being paranoid, I would sometimes perform a factory reset before I proceed with flashing Zeus or whatever ROM.
This method has not failed me..but as I mentioned, once you try a few, you get to use what you are comfortable with.
Some finer points in flashing:
After flashing a ROM, if you are having issues (Market not working right, wifi not connecting, mms not going through, FC's on apps, sounds going in and out, touch screen not responsive, lags, etc) that other users are not experiencing, please don't blame the DEVs for USER error. This is what I would refer to as left over from previous ROMs or not a clean flash.
If you knew how to trouble shoot specific problems with a file editor (deleting left over things with root explorer) or clean out cache or uninstall and re-install with titanium backup, then fine.
If not, try:
1. Go into ClockWorkMod (cwm): Wipe cache. Then go to Advance: Wipe dalvik cache. Then fix permission. And go back to the main menu and reboot.
You can also try going to mount. Then format cache and format data. And then Reboot. (if you are changing ROM, format the system also)
2. Go to cwm and perform factory reset. And just to be redundant, wipe cache, wipe dalvik, fix permission. And then return to the main menu, choose install from SD, then reflash the ROM
3. Here is Jordan Elliot's method of flashing a ROM - this will ensure your phone is as clean as can be:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1318160
Section A:
IF you have SOFT BRICKED, Samsung BOOT LOOPED, BLUE 3e RECOVERY, Signature Verification Failure, Recovery Boot Loop, you may need to restore your phone.
It is usually less of a hassle to just flash it back to stock.
Useful links for restoring your Infuse from soft-brick: (Please read the threads for clarification)
Here is Gtg's Ultimate -return to Froyo stock:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1116251
Here's Gtg's modded e3 recovery on youtube. Kinda pointless with h8rift's odin's package but what the heck:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkMo8...eature=related
Here is h8rift's Odin UCKD5 Return to Stock with ROOT + 3e Recovery. Some will consider this better than going back to stock unrooted.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1092021
Here is Adam Outler's Heimdall One click return to UCKJ4 stock with recovery method.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1331381
(If you are using it for the first time or using it after your phone has been borked many times, you will need to follow the directions carefully and flash it once, flash it again with bootloaders checked. Reboot. go to DL mode again, and flash the kernel he included in his post.)
Section B:
DOWNLOAD mode: Power off. Open back cover. Remove battery. Press and hold both volume buttons - (do not hold power button) Insert battery while holding vol buttons. Plug in USB cable.
It can also be achieved by open back cover, Remove battery. Press and hold both volume buttons. Plug in USB cable and then insert battery.
Recovery: Tricky for me but with power off, hold both volume buttons and the power button at the same time. Samsung logo should come on. Let go only the power button, Keep holding the volumes buttons. And let go when you boot into recovery.
If you had a ROM running, you can also download Quickboot from Market. Running this app will give you options to go into recovery or DL mode, provided that you are rooted. Redundant, but if you are running a ROM with extended power menu, just press the power button and select the mode you want.
Here is a link to the Captivate's modes.
Similar to the Infuse.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...php?p=19445643
Section C:
Here is Prasadudwadia's super thread. Links to all useful stuff.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1293751
Section D: Hard and Soft reset.
http://buntygsm.blogspot.com/2011/05...ard-reset.html
1. Shut the POWER OFF., take the BATTERY OUT and reinsert it back again after a few seconds.
2. Hold the VOLUME DOWN BUTTON
3. Press and hold the POWER BUTTON until the device turns on
4. A menu will show that let you choose for Fastbook, Recovery, Clear Storage, and Simlock
5. Just Select CLEAR STORAGE by pressing the VOLUME DOWN button
6. Then briefly press and release the POWER BUTTON
7. Then select to confirm: Volume Up for YES and Volume Down for NO
Then wait until the device finished restoring, it will then reboot. Once its completed, all data you previously installed on Samsung i997 Infuse 4G has been already wipe out or cleared. You may need to re-install it back again.
Here is a series of Youtube video made by qbking77:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1442177
Here is some notes on rooting and flashing by joeym11:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1377986
[Edited on February 9, 2012 at 1:10 PM. Reason : .]  2/9/2012 1:04:38 PM
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