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debranding a Samsung Galaxy Y?

  • 12-05-2013 5:17pm
    #1
    Seaneh
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 18,300 ✭✭✭✭


    Hey, had this phone forever and a week at this stage, but lately the pre-installed apps are wrecking my head, it comes with Adverts, Daft, boards deals and entertainment.ie's cimena listhings apps all pre-installed, they are grand apps but I dont ever use them and seeing as there is bog all memory on the phone anyway, id like to get rid if them...

    Anyone have any ideas?


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  • #2
    ED E
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,170 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    Get ODIN and flash the generic UK rom for your model. All the files and instructions are on XDA, have a google.

    Other option is to root it and then use Titanium backup to force remove them.


  • #3
    Seaneh
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 18,300 ✭✭✭✭Seaneh


    ED E wrote: »
    Get ODIN and flash the generic UK rom for your model. All the files and instructions are on XDA, have a google.

    Other option is to root it and then use Titanium backup to force remove them.

    True story, I have no idea how to do any of this, but I'm fairly IT literate and should be able to figure it out if I find the right tools/roms.

    Is this the ODIN thingy?

    http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1703998

    Do I have to download the UK ROM or will ODIN find it for me? I'm guessing I should back all my conacts/texts/etc to my google account before doing this?


  • #4
    ED E
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,170 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    Yeah, thats ODIN.

    You need to grab a firmware from XDA too, find out your exact model to be sure it matches as some phones have regional versions that arent intercompatible.

    If you're flashing from jelly bean to jelly bean/ics to ics etc I *think* theres no need to wipe while doing it, but yeah, best bet is to do backups first either way for safety.


  • #5
    ED E
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,170 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1465800

    Firmware compilation thread, will be of use to you.


  • #6
    Seaneh
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 18,300 ✭✭✭✭Seaneh


    Right, im being really stupid here.

    Im currently running 2.3.5 Gingerbread.xxki6

    Which Rom do I want from that list?


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  • #7
    Seaneh
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 18,300 ✭✭✭✭Seaneh


    And the phone is a galaxy y TG-5360


  • #8
    Czarcasm
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,076 ✭✭✭✭Czarcasm


    Seaneh wrote: »
    And the phone is a galaxy y TG-5360


    Seaneh I've flashed a custom rom on my wife's Galaxy Y and to be perfectly honest, it was a tricky little fcuk of a phone to do- even the rooting when one app would tell you it was rooted, another app would tell you it wasn't.

    I'm posting from mobile at the moment, but do a search on XDA for a custom rom called "JELLYBLAST V3". The baseband you want is "XXLF3" (I'm posting this from mobile myself at the minute so I don't have the links to hand), but if you Google after that, there are plenty of easy to follow tutorials that'll show you how to put a custom rom on your phone.

    Back up your contacts, messages and photos/music before you even go about rooting the phone. Your apps can be downloaded again from the Play store once you sign in using your Google account on the phone and will work as normal.

    Download handcent sms or go sms for text messages as they still haven't fixed the 160 character limit in android before it converts to an mms, but other than that JELLYBLAST is fast, light and very good on the phone.


  • #9
    ED E
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,170 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    He just wants to clear some bloatware, I was suggesting a STOCK rom.

    S5360_XXKK6_OXXKK2_XXKK5
    European multilanguage build.
    based on: S5360XXKK6_S5360OXXKK2_RST_S5360XXKK5_HOME.tar.md5
    ro.build.date=Wed Nov 23 21:52:07 KST 2011
    ro.build.version.release=2.3.6
    Supported languages:
    XX = de,en,es,fr,hu,it,nl,pt(cs,da,el,fi,no,pl,sl,sv,tr )
    Included CSCs: (Default is XEU)
    ATO AUT COS CPW CYO CYV EIR EUR FOP ITV MOO PAN PHE SUW TPH XEF XEH XEO XEU XEZ XSK
    This build does not contains any provider specific bloatware.

    Thats the very first one, and its bloatware free.

    Instructions and FAQ are further down the page.


  • #10
    Czarcasm
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,076 ✭✭✭✭Czarcasm


    ED E wrote: »
    He just wants to clear some bloatware, I was suggesting a STOCK rom.




    Thats the very first one, and its bloatware free.

    Instructions and FAQ are further down the page.


    You're probably right to stick with stock alright until you've flashed a few times and get familiar with the variety of custom roms for the Galaxy Y (There's not nearly as many custom roms as there are for the likes of the Galaxy S2).

    ICS though was never released for the Galaxy Y, never mind even jellybean, so the only way to get them is through custom roms. The thing to bear in mind though is that custom roms can be buggy whereas the stock rom will work perfectly.

    I have CyanogenMod v9 (ICS) running on my Galaxy mini whereas my son still has gingerbread running on his Galaxy mini, simply because he prefers standard stock roms to custom roms.


  • #11
    Fresh Pots
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,234 ✭✭✭Fresh Pots


    Nemisis One rom looks good too but i'm not sure if it would be as stable as the stock from. Would be worth a try if your going down the custom route.


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  • #12
    Seaneh
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 18,300 ✭✭✭✭Seaneh


    Think I'll stick to the stock gingerbread rom that ED E posted, I really just want to get rid of the bloatware that came with the phone so I don't get the stupid "low memory" notification quite as much.


    So I download the stock rom, put phone in download mode, commect to pc and then click PDA on odin, pick the rom I want and away I go?


  • #13
    Czarcasm
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,076 ✭✭✭✭Czarcasm


    Seaneh wrote: »
    Think I'll stick to the stock gingerbread rom that ED E posted, I really just want to get rid of the bloatware that came with the phone so I don't get the stupid "low memory" notification quite as much.


    So I download the stock rom, put phone in download mode, commect to pc and then click PDA on odin, pick the rom I want and away I go?


    That's it in a nutshell really-

    http://androidfirmwares.net/Guide/Details/2


  • #14
    Seaneh
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 18,300 ✭✭✭✭Seaneh


    Er, I've followed all those steps but the ID:COM section doesn't "turn yellow" when I connect the phone, in fact, nothing happens...


  • #15
    Czarcasm
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,076 ✭✭✭✭Czarcasm


    Seaneh wrote: »
    Er, I've followed all those steps but the ID:COM section doesn't "turn yellow" when I connect the phone, in fact, nothing happens...


    That sounds to me like you don't have the Samsung USB Android drivers installed. Try these-


    http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2038555


  • #16
    Seaneh
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 18,300 ✭✭✭✭Seaneh


    Yeah, i connected the phone via usb and turned it on and now odin rewcognises the phone, im going to try reboot to download mode now and see if that works, it's always the obvious things, isn't it ;)


  • #17
    Seaneh
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 18,300 ✭✭✭✭Seaneh


    Before I go ahead, in the zip file there was a PDA, CSC and two MODEM files... I put pda to pda, csc tp csc, what do I do with the modem files? just ignore them?

    The only options in ODIN are PDA, PHONE and CSC.


  • #18
    Seaneh
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 18,300 ✭✭✭✭Seaneh


    Put one of the MODEM files in the PHONE section on ODIN after some googling, here's hoping :P


  • #19
    old_aussie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,410 ✭✭✭old_aussie


    Is it working?


  • #20
    Seaneh
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 18,300 ✭✭✭✭Seaneh


    Annnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnd it failed, fml.


  • #21
    Czarcasm
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,076 ✭✭✭✭Czarcasm


    Seaneh wrote: »
    Annnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnd it failed, fml.


    Nuts! Here, it'll be easier to use these instructions and an OPS file (One package)


    http://androidhardwares.com/root-your-android/unroot-and-fix-your-galaxy-y-using-odin-unbrick-to-gingerbread/


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  • #22
    Seaneh
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 18,300 ✭✭✭✭Seaneh


    Had to do a factory restore.
    plus side of things, the daft/cinema/boardsdeals/adverts apps all seem to be gone.

    Bad side, my phone is no longer unlocked and my simcard doesn't work anymore...


    bollocks.


  • #23
    Czarcasm
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,076 ✭✭✭✭Czarcasm


    Seaneh wrote: »
    Had to do a factory restore.
    plus side of things, the daft/cinema/boardsdeals/adverts apps all seem to be gone.

    Bad side, my phone is no longer unlocked and my simcard doesn't work anymore...


    bollocks.


    You can SIM unlock the phone again though yourself. Just download Galaxy Toolbox from the Google Play market.


  • #24
    Seaneh
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 18,300 ✭✭✭✭Seaneh


    Czarcasm wrote: »
    You can SIM unlock the phone again though yourself. Just download Galaxy Toolbox from the Google Play market.

    I'm gonna need more info on how to do that now...


  • #25
    Seaneh
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 18,300 ✭✭✭✭Seaneh


    How do I root the phone?


  • #26
    Seaneh
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 18,300 ✭✭✭✭Seaneh


    My laptop now doesn't even recognise my phone, this is hurting my brain.


  • #27
    Riesen_Meal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,580 ✭✭✭✭Riesen_Meal


    Seaneh wrote: »
    Put one of the MODEM files in the PHONE section on ODIN after some googling, here's hoping :P

    Not sure your doing it right, I know on the Galaxy S3 you put the firmware (.tar or .zip, I cant recall) into PDA whilst the phone is in download mode....

    If its not recognizing it at the moment try rebooting your pc....


  • #28
    Seaneh
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 18,300 ✭✭✭✭Seaneh


    Never mind, rooted it fairly easily.


  • #29
    Seaneh
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 18,300 ✭✭✭✭Seaneh


    Fieldog wrote: »
    Not sure your doing it right, I know on the Galaxy S3 you put the firmware (.tar or .zip, I cant recall) into PDA whilst the phone is in download mode....

    If its not recognizing it at the moment try rebooting your pc....

    Well, there were 4 files.

    One with PDA one with CSC and two with MODEM


    I put pda to pda, csc to csc and after some googling I thought I was meant to put one of the modem files to phone, i was wrong, feck it anyway, its working again now, I used a super user root and galaxy toolbox to unlock it, once the phone works and the bloatware is gone ill be happy.


  • #30
    Czarcasm
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,076 ✭✭✭✭Czarcasm


    Seaneh wrote: »
    My laptop now doesn't even recognise my phone, this is hurting my brain.


    Is your phone still booting up though?

    Use this guide to root it-

    http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1822445

    It's what I used. Superuser will tell you the phone isn't rooted when you're done, but it actually IS.

    This is why I said from the beginning that it's a pain of a phone to work with. I rooted, debranded and SIM unlocked my wife's "Hello Kitty" Meteor Galaxy Y and I had an easier time of it putting custom roms on mine and my son's Galaxy minis and numerous Galaxy S2's.


    EDIT: Glad you got it sorted Seaneh, you'd an easier run of it than I did! :D


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  • #31
    Seaneh
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 18,300 ✭✭✭✭Seaneh


    Retried, left out the modem files, worked perfectly.

    Right, lets see if the netowkr is recognised this time!


  • #32
    Seaneh
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 18,300 ✭✭✭✭Seaneh


    Gah, im close to giving up and throwing the thing against a wall, I have no network access now.

    galaxytools says its unlocked but I have no service.


  • #33
    Czarcasm
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,076 ✭✭✭✭Czarcasm


    Seaneh wrote: »
    Retried, left out the modem files, worked perfectly.

    Right, lets see if the netowkr is recognised this time!


    Wait, what? You left out the modem files? But you need those to use 3G, etc? I've never left them out myself but you can flash a new modem to the phone anyway if you find you're not getting 3G, etc.


  • #34
    Seaneh
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 18,300 ✭✭✭✭Seaneh


    Czarcasm wrote: »
    Wait, what? You left out the modem files? But you need those to use 3G, etc? I've never left them out myself but you can flash a new modem to the phone anyway if you find you're not getting 3G, etc.

    So where in ODIN do i put the MODEM files? There are 2 files and no section oin odin to put them?

    The zip had 4 files, ODIN only had 3 sections... its not really intuitive...


  • #35
    Seaneh
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 18,300 ✭✭✭✭Seaneh


    ODIN has 4 sections.

    BOOTLOADER
    PDA
    PHONE
    CSC


    The stock rom zip has 4 .tar files PDA_S5360_XXKK6, MODEM_XXKK5, MODEM_S5360_XXKK5 and CSC_S5360_OXXKK2.

    I have no idea where the two MODEM files are meant to go in ODIN...


  • #36
    Seaneh
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 18,300 ✭✭✭✭Seaneh


    by the by, I still don't have network access, eeek.


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  • #37
    Czarcasm
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,076 ✭✭✭✭Czarcasm


    Seaneh wrote: »
    So where in ODIN do i put the MODEM files? There are 2 files and no section oin odin to put them?

    The zip had 4 files, ODIN only had 3 sections... its not really intuitive...


    Feck it, I'll go get the laptop and see what that file is giving you. It could be that they're including the ops file in which case that's just the tick box in odin and it fills in the phone, modem and csc boxes for you.


    EDIT:

    Ok Seaneh I think I see where you're going wrong. You're not meant to open that zip file. You're meant to use it with an OPS file.

    Follow the instructions given here-

    http://www.geekdashboard.com/how-to-unbrickflash-samsung-galaxy-y-s5360/

    Download the OPS and the gingerbread image at the top of the page and read through the instructions while you're waiting for the files to download.


  • #38
    Seaneh
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 18,300 ✭✭✭✭Seaneh


    That version of ODin doesn't recognise the phone. It says phone not connected.


  • #39
    Czarcasm
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,076 ✭✭✭✭Czarcasm


    Seaneh wrote: »
    That version of ODin doesn't recognise the phone. It says phone not connected.


    Try restart the phone, restart the computer, try a different USB port. It recognised your phone before and your phone is still booting up, so it's not bricked at least.


  • #40
    Seaneh
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 18,300 ✭✭✭✭Seaneh


    Czarcasm wrote: »
    Try restart the phone, restart the computer, try a different USB port. It recognised your phone before and your phone is still booting up, so it's not bricked at least.

    The other version of odin (Odin3 v3.04) recognises the phone, but the version in the last link you gave doesn't and the version of Odin that does recognise the phone, doesn't work with those instructions as it doesnt have the option of ops or one package.


  • #41
    Seaneh
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 18,300 ✭✭✭✭Seaneh


    I've just realised 3.04 is the wrong version, I needed 1.84 or 1.85, trying all over again with 1.85.


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  • #42
    Seaneh
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 18,300 ✭✭✭✭Seaneh


    And not it's taking forever to write the BcmCP.img file... hmmm...


  • #43
    Czarcasm
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,076 ✭✭✭✭Czarcasm


    Seaneh wrote: »
    And not it's taking forever to write the BcmCP.img file... hmmm...


    Any joy?

    I haven't got it in front of me here but is there a cancel button? You can cancel and start again after rebooting the phone and putting it back in download mode. It should normally only take five minutes to write the new image to the phone.


  • #44
    Seaneh
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 18,300 ✭✭✭✭Seaneh


    Finally working!

    Used odin 1.85, used the S5360_XXKK6_OXXKK2_XXKK5 rom, put the MODEM_XXKK5 file in the "phone" section of ODIN, and the CSC and PDA files in their sections of ODIN, wrote the image and it was done in about 2 minutes, all working grand now.


  • #45
    Riesen_Meal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,580 ✭✭✭✭Riesen_Meal


    Seaneh wrote: »
    Finally working!

    Used odin 1.85, used the S5360_XXKK6_OXXKK2_XXKK5 rom, put the MODEM_XXKK5 file in the "phone" section of ODIN, and the CSC and PDA files in their sections of ODIN, wrote the image and it was done in about 2 minutes, all working grand now.

    GreatSuccess.jpg


  • #46
    Seaneh
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 18,300 ✭✭✭✭Seaneh


    I honestly felt like an idiot for the guts of the last 3 hours... for serious.


  • #47
    old_aussie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,410 ✭✭✭old_aussie


    Great :D


  • #48
    Czarcasm
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,076 ✭✭✭✭Czarcasm


    Seaneh wrote: »
    I honestly felt like an idiot for the guts of the last 3 hours... for serious.


    We've all been there Seaneh, usually when I'm flashing and updating a new phone I clear my schedule at night time to do it, but that Galaxy Y near had me crying like a baby the next morning and half tempted to fcuk the phone out the window! :pac:

    In the end I risked bricking it even though Superuser told me it wasn't rooted when I went ahead and flashed it.

    I'm glad you got it sorted now anyway, and at least now you're more comfortable with flashing if you do decide to go the custom roms route.

    Download Link2SD to move all your apps over to the memory card and make some space on the phone.


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