+1, i think the same way also, it was pinned on the day of lauching..i think must be some back-activity going

Just like cleaning your room . Over time the cache build up with lots of redundant files and is useless taking up memory. Doing it from recovery is a sure guarantee cleanup unlike using 3rd party apps which efficiency is doubtful.

i tested lite'ning rom 1.5, but seems more power consuming than 1.4 version. charged full before sleep, today am went up and the battery is at 88% while using 1.4 ver is at 93%...

Use free app WiFi file explorer

Understand
Will do once I get my SGS II next week

whats so special about villain rom that many people use it? lol..
vs angelom vs litening?

are you getting second batch of SGS2? Me too waiting for second bacth..donno when I can get it for next week? hopefully Monday...

The pit file basically tells Odin how to divide the partitions (for formating) and also where certain components go when flashing them individually.
For example .pit file tells Odin to program modem.bin file to MODEM "partition", zImage to KERNEL "partition", etc.

One very important piece of advise. If you guys wish to flash any rom from www.samfirmware.com ALWAYS remeber to download and tick the PIT file in Odin. Many users has gone straight to flash ignoring it and end up bricking their phone. Roms at samfirmware are basically copies of the official rom - and when we flash such roms from there, your phone will be wipe clean. When you select pit, automatically repartition is selected. I always advise new users, flash rom from samfirmware.com only if you know what you are doing

Rom cooks when they develop their roms, how the internal memory is to be partition is already build in , so normally you need not select PIT or repartition

Most rom cooks when they need you to flash through odin , will package it as a tar file. So you just select this tar file as PDA file in Odin. Once a while you will come across some rom cooks who will package their rom as a zip file ( extracted it shows 3 files - PDA, Phone, CSC) which need to flash through odin. Normally for such files - you need to select at least the PDA file to flash; the phone and CSC file is optional. But no harm selecting it too if you want to try his proposed combination. I have also said before you can flash a rom as a rojak combo - use PDA from one cook, use the phone and csc from another . Again, if you are a newbie - be safe, stay away from trying your combo unless you really understand the features behind each of them

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Added on June 24, 2011, 8:30 amThat is simply because you failed to follow the first golden rule of flashing : ALWAYS always clear your cache partition, dalvik cache before flashing any new rom, even just a simple update zip. Many rom cooks assume you know this basic rule, just like you put on your clothes when you wish to go out and not go out naked

This post has been edited by benny888: Jun 24 2011, 08:30 AM

i need help guys... why my phone always stuck at boot screen after flashing new rom... i have tried litening and villian but all stuck at boot screen... i have to reset it in recovery mode baru back to normal.. what the problem? how to solve it?

Remind me , why yours so big, mine so small ??

Anyway, samfirmware.com is a copy of the whole official rom ( PDA,PHONE, CSC erc ) . Most rom cooks just give you a repackage of the rom - the PDA file. They normally leave the phone/CSC and others intact. As pointed above post, stay aware from samfirmware.com unless you understand what you are doing

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Added on June 24, 2011, 8:34 amRead post 2090 just above yours

This post has been edited by benny888: Jun 24 2011, 08:34 AM

wow... just like 1-2 days and its time for v6?!?

but i noticed most of the posts are the same thing -- asking questions already asked or even pinned on Pg1. else, its android vs apple. or some stupid comment about how many posts there are in this thread... lol...

This post has been edited by mydragoon: Jun 24 2011, 08:37 AM

thanks for replies benny, learnt my lesson. using villainrom 1.4, this thing saves my batt life so much its still at full charge lol

uncle benny... how to hard reset my phone...well it seems that i cant solve my message skin problem... it is not in the mesaging>settings

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Added on June 24, 2011, 8:45 ami press the volume down + power button but cant

This post has been edited by MercurialA: Jun 24 2011, 08:45 AM

great explanation..i understand a little bit of ODIN right now..thanks benny..

New case from Zenus looks awesome. Anyone wanna do bulk order? =p

http://www.zenuscase.net/product-29897.html

u mean factory reset?
go to setting>privacy

will it help in fixing that "bug/crash" problem?

give it a try..if not try flash stock rom back..

What crash/bug is this ?? I have been using my phone for more than 1.5 months and has never faced any crash in all my apps I use

ok =) thank you

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Added on June 24, 2011, 8:54 amnono uncle benny... it is the skin message... check the previous post for the photo... duno why it does not appear on my phone

This post has been edited by MercurialA: Jun 24 2011, 08:55 AM