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Where do I start? I'm totally newb and firmware and stuff like that. What am I suppose to do? What is rooting? What are the chances of totally screwing up my phone? And what is the lag fix? I basically need help with everything and I also want to know what you can do to a rooted phone and what are benefits? I already know the cons
Thanks, any help is appreciated
Oh, and if I get Froyo or whatever, will I be able to still get TMO updates if the official Froyo ever comes out?
Read the sticky!!!
Oh snap, I'm extremely sorry, I did not see it there. It said "Tips and Tricks" and I automatically thought it wouldn't go in-depth. Thanks for reminding me on how to use the forums properly
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Read the sticky!!!
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no spoon feeding allowed here.
Read my posts in response to this thread on the same subject
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=842240
draikz said:
Where do I start? I'm totally newb and firmware and stuff like that. What am I suppose to do? What is rooting? What are the chances of totally screwing up my phone? And what is the lag fix? I basically need help with everything and I also want to know what you can do to a rooted phone and what are benefits? I already know the cons
Thanks, any help is appreciated
Oh, and if I get Froyo or whatever, will I be able to still get TMO updates if the official Froyo ever comes out?
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That sticky is the end all answer to everything you'll ever need to know!
Very very very well done job on that sticky btw man!
Also, to answer your first question... download OCLF from the market, it's free and so very simple to use
draikz said:
Where do I start? I'm totally newb and firmware and stuff like that. What am I suppose to do? What is rooting? What are the chances of totally screwing up my phone? And what is the lag fix? I basically need help with everything and I also want to know what you can do to a rooted phone and what are benefits? I already know the cons
Thanks, any help is appreciated
Oh, and if I get Froyo or whatever, will I be able to still get TMO updates if the official Froyo ever comes out?
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The chances of something going wrong with JUST rooting your phone are very low. The only thing that can go wrong is if you are hardware locked and still attempt to root, then you can **** up your phone. So make sure you are NOT hardware locked. and you will be fine bro
* When i first started getting into the xda thing, i was right in your place. And the Vibrant Bible in the android dev section really helped me out. Just look at everything in there.
*If you are only rooted, then you will still get OTA's
how do you know if you have a "hardware lock" vibrant?
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how do you know if you have a "hardware lock" vibrant?
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Well, you can't get into recovery via 3 button combo..
But there is a fix for that! Lol
Hello all,
i am totally new in the world of roots and roms.
i managed to root and enable sideloading on my atrix! yay!
1) but what can i do now?
i am thinking about installing GreyBlur
(http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1039763)
2) can someone (who is lil patient) explain me what i would get? will my phone be faster? can i damage it since iam still new in this area?
3) anyone knows a good article/post/thread/anything where i can start getting into this root/roms area? so i can learn about it?
thanks for all your help, you are awesome.
Greetz
EDIT:
I bought an att Atrtix and got version 4.1.83 running
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1) but what can i do now?
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I have a question to you! Why did you root if you didn't know what you wanted to do afterwards? Rooting is not just so you can feel the "cool factor", and the vast majority of us know before we root why we want to do it, otherwise...................WHY do it???
Why did you bother? Your own answer should close this thread, and everything else you mentioned can be found by reading the forums!
No offense, but you shouldn't be rooting/flashing "roms" if you don't know what your doing.
It's very easy to end up with an unusable device.
CaelanT said:
I have a question to you! Why did you root if you didn't know what you wanted to do afterwards? Rooting is not just so you can feel the "cool factor", and the vast majority of us know before we root why we want to do it, otherwise...................WHY do it???
Why did you bother? Your own answer should close this thread, and everything else you mentioned can be found by reading the forums!
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Thank you for nothing I guess. To answer your question! Irooted This phone because I want side loading enabled.
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No offense, but you shouldn't be rooting/flashing "roms" if you don't know what your doing.
It's very easy to end up with an unusable device.
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Thx. I know that. I managed to get everything working i wanted ;-) and everyone has to start at one ponit, right. That's why I would not do it if I don't want to. I want to learn more about it so can you tell me a good thread or webside to start with?
Can anyone tell means about that rom pls.
I find your responses a bit harsh guys.. Are there laws / regulations on who can / should root, profile boxes that have to be ticked before one can decide to have a go at unleashing the full power of their phone?
Nobody was born with the knowledge, we all started from scratch at some stage. There are enough warnings that explain how to apply the root methods that are offered in the threads.
Here you go OP:
http://www.androidpolice.com/2010/07/13/8-great-apps-every-rooted-android-user-should-know-about/
http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/0...oted-user-should-know-about-part-2-apps-9-16/
Have fun, try not to brick your phone!!
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I have a question to you! Why did you root if you didn't know what you wanted to do afterwards? Rooting is not just so you can feel the "cool factor", and the vast majority of us know before we root why we want to do it, otherwise...................WHY do it???
Why did you bother? Your own answer should close this thread, and everything else you mentioned can be found by reading the forums!
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Ouch.......poor guy is new and gets slammed instantly for wondering what all he can do with his phone. I think we were all in the same boat not too long ago.
Yea, he may be a noob and not know the politics of posting before reading, but I bet each one of us did at one time too. What we should be doing is just politely pointing him in the right direction on how to learn more about all things root.
Such as http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=972423 being a good place to start.
Understand though, if you screw up your phone, there is no one to blame but yourself. Read how to recover from a soft brick and hard brick before jumping in. Read all posts VERY carefully and all the way through. That's how I learned, and many others before me. And first and foremost, before asking questions about anything, do a quick search of the treads to see if it has already been asked and answered before. If you don't find your question, feel free to ask and ignore those that troll the treads.
Good luck my man.
Vangelis13 said:
I find your responses a bit harsh guys.. Are there laws / regulations on who can / should root, profile boxes that have to be ticked before one can decide to have a go at unleashing the full power of their phone?
Nobody was born with the knowledge, we all started from scratch at some stage. There are enough warnings that explain how to apply the root methods that are offered in the threads.
Here you go OP:
http://www.androidpolice.com/2010/07/13/8-great-apps-every-rooted-android-user-should-know-about/
http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/0...oted-user-should-know-about-part-2-apps-9-16/
Have fun, try not to brick your phone!!
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Funny......had to have been writing at the same time......at least we were on the same page.
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Funny......had to have been writing at the same time......at least we were on the same page.
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Indeed!
Smintz said:
Thx. I know that. I managed to get everything working i wanted ;-) and everyone has to start at one ponit, right. That's why I would not do it if I don't want to. I want to learn more about it so can you tell me a good thread or webside to start with?
Can anyone tell means about that rom pls.
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I am running Gingerblur which is very similar. I think it is a great ROM and one of the few so far for the Atrix. If you like some of the Blur stuff such as the gallery and social networking items, you have to understand that you will be losing them with the new ROM and going with the stock Android gallery. However, if you do a backup of your current ROM before flashing, you can always revert back if you don't like it.
Big thing, screen shots help for me. And the ROM developers do a great job at giving the details of their ROMs in their posts or websites.
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Ouch.......poor guy is new and gets slammed instantly for wondering what all he can do with his phone. I think we were all in the same boat not too long ago.
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I agree, we all have to learn, but the vast majority of us started by reading through threads which have all the info about how to flash sbf's, root, sideload, flash themes, what is and is not possible, etc. We then tried things by following the instructions.
I'm not, and was not, trying to be a ****. I am however very blunt! Everything the OP needs is already there if he/she looks. The forums are full of "repeat" threads because people are basically too lazy to read and research for themselves before asking what has already been asked numerous times.
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thanks for all your help. its time to start reading
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1099846
Hi, I have a Epic Touch that a bought from ebay and it was bricked when I bought it. I was hoping to unbrick it but I have had no luck. It will boot up and show the Galaxy screen(No triangle by the way) and then automatically go into the android system recovery mode. At this point I can move the vol buttons up and down but cannot select any options. Below it states:
"Deleting Cryption Meta Data
--Copying media files...
E:install_application_for_customer:Can't unmount
/preload
copy application failed
-- Applying Multi-CSC...
Successfully applied multi-CSC
I'm thinking that the original owner may have flashed the incorrect radio/rom perhaps. But here is the kicker, I can get into download mode just fine but I can't get any of my PC's to see it no matter what. I've did all the drivers installing and uninstalling with no luck. I hear from many that I may need USB jig. Any ideas? Thanks in advance!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1281
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What is the link for?
killac93 said:
What is the link for?
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killac93 said:
I have a Epic Touch
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It's a link to the correct forum. This is the I9100 forum. If you're struggling at this level, I have no idea how you expected to be able to unbrick a phone.
There's even a thread there describing the same problem, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1316191
oinkylicious said:
It's a link to the correct forum. This is the I9100 forum. If you're struggling at this level, I have no idea how you expected to be able to unbrick a phone.
There's even a thread there describing the same problem, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1316191
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Yeah I saw this thread some time ago but there are no answers there just a question as well correct or am I missing something?
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am I missing something?
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Yes, you're still posting here instead of there. However, since there's no answer there, in the correct place, I don't fancy your chances.
oinkylicious said:
Yes, you're still posting here instead of there. However, since there's no answer there, in the correct place, I don't fancy your chances.
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Oh I see! I see this a lot from users in this forum and frankly you could have kept all the smart remarks but they probably helped you get your jollies off so your welcome. LMAO! I've been programming phones and have helped many on this site for quite some time so don't let the post count fool you. Just curious and please don't take offense to this but what did you get out of your responses or did they result in solving any kind of issue? Mods you can delete this one! Hilarious!
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Oh I see! I see this a lot from users in this forum and frankly you could have kept all the smart remarks but they probably helped you get your jollies off so your welcome. LMAO! I've been programming phones and have helped many on this site for quite some time so don't let the post count fool you. Just curious and please don't take offense to this but what did you get out of your responses or did they result in solving any kind of issue? Mods you can delete this one! Hilarious!
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I tried to help you by pointing you in the right direction, even linking you to a thread detailing the exact same problem.
You're welcome.
It's just a softbrick, but the download link for the root/unroot kit is 404ing.
It's really disappointing that nobody even pays attention to that post anymore.
Can I get a mirror or something? Anything? I just need the files, I know how to do the rest.
40 views and 0 replies. Thanks guys.
Having the same problem, it seems that all the stock GTab 10.1 WiFi links are 404. I need to bring mine back to stock and can't find the files anywhere.
JustinBP said:
Having the same problem, it seems that all the stock GTab 10.1 WiFi links are 404. I need to bring mine back to stock and can't find the files anywhere.
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Same here. It seems like nobody really cares, either.
I found this and it fixed my problem. Only annoying part is you have to do a quick register to download the file. It's a tutorial but it has the links to the files in it that I needed. It is actually ICS which in my eyes is a bonus.
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/31500-galaxy-tab-101-ics-update-is-here/
Hope it helps you.
JustinBP said:
I found this and it fixed my problem. Only annoying part is you have to do a quick register to download the file. It's a tutorial but it has the links to the files in it that I needed. It is actually ICS which in my eyes is a bonus.
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/31500-galaxy-tab-101-ics-update-is-here/
Hope it helps you.
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You are a god
kehlan said:
40 views and 0 replies. Thanks guys.
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Comments like that don't get a response. I bricked my S3 last night and with one Google search, I was able to DL stock and learned how to flash it with ODIN.
Next time before you post, do a quick search, like Justin did, and I bet you will find your answer. :victory:
I have to echo that. An experienced modder or dev will simply think you're a bellyacher otherwise from my experience. Not 20 minutes ago I bricked my S2...had to get creative with multiple recoveries and SD card crap but was able to come back from the brink and I've only been at this stuff a month. If you look hard enough you will find answers and tools.
That said thanks to Justin...its awesome to have users like that who help others out I try to do the same where I've had the same issues. That's why I love this place!
I'm getting a lot of insufficient storage messages when trying to download new apps or update old ones. I've tried formatting, reinstalling the ROM, clearing data/cache, clearing market data/cache, and still nothing. I'm also unable to move my apps to SD card, the app I use gives me an error saying that the phone doesn't support it. Any ideas?
Are you rooted? Which app are you using to move apps?
like iampro said, are you rooted? what rom are you on? what app are you using to move your apps to the sd card? apps2sd doesn't work from what i understand, but foldermount does i think.
Yes I'm rooted, running liquid Rom. I've tried numerous app 2ad apps that I was able to install. I was unable to try foldermount because I can't install it.
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app to sd
I'm rooted and am having the same problem moving apps to sd.
Rooted on s4 stock rom. I use folder mount and it freed up some storage issues I had. It works great.
Rooted S4
RJV3 said:
Rooted on s4 stock rom. I use folder mount and it freed up some storage issues I had. It works great.
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I tried this and had no luck. I am rooted on Beans ROM. Anyone know of a "how to" on doing this for our phones? It's driving me up a damn wall!
Anyone?
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I am having the same issue but no one will answer on these forums... I found out that a while ago. Trying to find a solution gonna ask Virus on my infectedrom.com account as they always answer your questions. Seem to get left in the wind over here. Not sure I should have went Samsung if I would have known this. If I find a solution will post back. Try Busy Box. I couldn't install that either but can install other apps.
stang5litre said:
I am having the same issue but no one will answer on these forums... I found out that a while ago. Trying to find a solution gonna ask Virus on my infectedrom.com account as they always answer your questions. Seem to get left in the wind over here. Not sure I should have went Samsung if I would have known this. If I find a solution will post back. Try Busy Box. I couldn't install that either but can install other apps.
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I take at least a bit of offense with your statement 'no one will answer on these forums'. There are many people at least trying to offer assistance. Where I have something to add I try, but there are many problems I've never had and have no idea on so I usually stay quiet. No need to clutter up the forums with 'no idea/ sort of posts.
I understnd but..
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I take at least a bit of offense with your statement 'no one will answer on these forums'. There are many people at least trying to offer assistance. Where I have something to add I try, but there are many problems I've never had and have no idea on so I usually stay quiet. No need to clutter up the forums with 'no idea/ sort of posts.
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I totally understand where your coming from, but look at the forums for this problem. It's everywhere with basically no answers. Seems like it would be more fitting to at least reply to a thread asking a question or else pretty much looks like no one cares... see my point? I haven't cluttered up any posts but if you look at the date they were having this problem and today's date seems like there would at least be some sort of response. If you asked a question and no one replied what would u think? you would rather have that then someone actually reply and try to help if they could or at least try and point you in the right direction? I am not trying to insult anyone as the devs work really hard at making roms and mods and so on. I am also a dev(only done wake up mods and small flash fixes, not claiming to be the best or anywhere near that by anymeans lol) haven't filled out the app but I have tried to look at it myself as well.That being said I would rather have a response than nothing at all. As I work mad hours doing IT/Programming. And no response just looks like no one cares not saying it is true just my personal opinion.
Sorry to offend you as that was not my intent. I try and help anyone I can as well. Just have more experience with HTC.
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I totally understand where your coming from, but look at the forums for this problem. It's everywhere with basically no answers. Seems like it would be more fitting to at least reply to a thread asking a question or else pretty much looks like no one cares... see my point? I haven't cluttered up any posts but if you look at the date they were having this problem and today's date seems like there would at least be some sort of response. If you asked a question and no one replied what would u think? you would rather have that then someone actually reply and try to help if they could or at least try and point you in the right direction? I am not trying to insult anyone as the devs work really hard at making roms and mods and so on. I am also a dev(only done wake up mods and small flash fixes, not claiming to be the best or anywhere near that by anymeans lol) haven't filled out the app but I have tried to look at it myself as well.That being said I would rather have a response than nothing at all. As I work mad hours doing IT/Programming. And no response just looks like no one cares not saying it is true just my personal opinion.
Sorry to offend you as that was not my intent. I try and help anyone I can as well. Just have more experience with HTC.
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No worries. I would hope that someone who has solved the problem would pipe up. May just be nobody has found a solution.
And, yes, I have seen posts about issues similar to this and, sorry, have no idea whatsoever.
AliceBToklas said:
No worries. I would hope that someone who has solved the problem would pipe up. May just be nobody has found a solution.
And, yes, I have seen posts about issues similar to this and, sorry, have no idea whatsoever.
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No problem I appreciate your insight, I think I may have found a way around this. Gonna try it and will post back instructions if it works. If not I have a second method which will take longer but would work. So its not a total loss and hopefully I will help some people out as well. : ) . :cyclops:
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No problem I appreciate your insight, I think I may have found a way around this. Gonna try it and will post back instructions if it works. If not I have a second method which will take longer but would work. So its not a total loss and hopefully I will help some people out as well. : ) . :cyclops:
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Best of luck with a solution. I've had so few with this phone & most were user error.
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How about a screen shot of your storage view? I kind of suspect that you have multiple backups on your phone
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should be there.
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How about a screen shot of your storage view? I kind of suspect that you have multiple backups on your phone
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They should already be there. I posted them a while ago. Let me do it again. One sec
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Here are the screen shots. There shouldn't be 2 backups as I didn't even do 1. I did a titanium backup but I even erased that data to see if it would fix nothing .Thanks for any and all help in advance
Its suspicious that it only shows just under 10gb total...shouldnt it be like 14gb internal?
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Can you get to the view that I attached?
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