JayWill
Well-known member
Re: [ROM][July 25, 2012] Android Open Kang Project [Stable 1]
DK is recommending to Mobile Odin the EL26+CWM kernel because he has no way to know what kernel you currently have on your phone. If you have an "unsafe" ICS kernel on your phone and you use custom recovery to wipe data and flash his ROM you could brick your phone. Flashing a Gingerbread kernel that's been re-packed with CWM is the safest method.
Here's a bit more detail on using Mobile Odin to get the EL26 Kernel installed and flash DK's AOKP ROM ....
Install Mobile Odin. The free version can be downloaded from XDA from your phone and installed manually. The paid version can be purchased from the Play Store.
Download the EL26 Kernel + CWM here: StockCWM-EL26.tar.md5
This is a TAR file you can place on your internal storage or external SD card.
Run the Mobile Odin App, scroll down to "Open file ..." and choose that EL26 TAR file you downloaded. After doing that, if you scroll back up to the kernel section, you will see that Mobile Odin knew what it was and placed the file in the kernel slot. Then scroll all the way back down to the Flash section and choose "Flash firmware".
The flash will happen very quickly, as a system kernel is a rather small file. Flashing ROMs by comparison takes much longer typically.
Now ... this is what I like to do. Before you actually use Mobile Odin to flash the EL26 Kernel, take your case off (if you use one) and remove the back battery cover. Then do the Mobile Odin flash. Your phone will automatically reboot. When your phone hits the "Samsung Galaxy SII" boot screen (white letters on the black background), pop the battery out. Then put the battery back in, put the cover back on, and boot your phone directly into recovery by holding VOL UP + Power at the same time. Then use CWM to wipe your phone in DK's instructions and flash his AOKP ROM and GAPPs (you want both on your phone already before you do the Mobile Odin process).
The reason for this battery pull is if you're on ICS ROM, the Gingerbread kernel you just flashed with Mobile Odin is not compatible with ICS and will not boot properly. Sometimes, a battery pull is necessary anyways.
DK is recommending to Mobile Odin the EL26+CWM kernel because he has no way to know what kernel you currently have on your phone. If you have an "unsafe" ICS kernel on your phone and you use custom recovery to wipe data and flash his ROM you could brick your phone. Flashing a Gingerbread kernel that's been re-packed with CWM is the safest method.
Here's a bit more detail on using Mobile Odin to get the EL26 Kernel installed and flash DK's AOKP ROM ....
Install Mobile Odin. The free version can be downloaded from XDA from your phone and installed manually. The paid version can be purchased from the Play Store.
Download the EL26 Kernel + CWM here: StockCWM-EL26.tar.md5
This is a TAR file you can place on your internal storage or external SD card.
Run the Mobile Odin App, scroll down to "Open file ..." and choose that EL26 TAR file you downloaded. After doing that, if you scroll back up to the kernel section, you will see that Mobile Odin knew what it was and placed the file in the kernel slot. Then scroll all the way back down to the Flash section and choose "Flash firmware".
The flash will happen very quickly, as a system kernel is a rather small file. Flashing ROMs by comparison takes much longer typically.
Now ... this is what I like to do. Before you actually use Mobile Odin to flash the EL26 Kernel, take your case off (if you use one) and remove the back battery cover. Then do the Mobile Odin flash. Your phone will automatically reboot. When your phone hits the "Samsung Galaxy SII" boot screen (white letters on the black background), pop the battery out. Then put the battery back in, put the cover back on, and boot your phone directly into recovery by holding VOL UP + Power at the same time. Then use CWM to wipe your phone in DK's instructions and flash his AOKP ROM and GAPPs (you want both on your phone already before you do the Mobile Odin process).
The reason for this battery pull is if you're on ICS ROM, the Gingerbread kernel you just flashed with Mobile Odin is not compatible with ICS and will not boot properly. Sometimes, a battery pull is necessary anyways.