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If you just switched from iPhone or BB or this is ur first android. Read this thoroughly and see ur questions get eliminated by this guide. if you find this helpful than show your appreciation and hit that thnx button.
I don't take any credit I Googled everything. I do take credit of modifying some stuff in word. I won't have this Phone but I am just being helpful to the community.
Little in-depth information about Android. Must Read. Thank You Pirateghost.
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Android itself is OPEN. you can go and build your very own version of 4.0 ICS right now from source code. there are very few phones you can STABLY and RELIABLY run it on though.
The NEXUS line of phones exists for a reason. they are untouched by carriers (verizon teabagged the Galaxy Nexus a little), and do not have some stupid overlay on them. they are developer devices in that it is the first phone to get android updates straight from google (no manufacturer interference required).
every other phone is tainted with a manufacturer's UI. Touchwiz on Samsung phones (galaxy nexus is a samsung but they provided the hardware not the software), Sense on HTC, 'non-blur' on Motorola, whatever Sony calls theirs...lol, LG, etc
on top of that tainted Android interface is a carrier branding or lockdown (doesnt apply to the entire world, but im only referring to US here)
so google releases new version of Android
manufacturers build phone, and customize android to fit their model (this is where android almost stops being OPEN)
carriers get a hold of the manufacturers build of android and tweak and modify it themselves (more than likely they just tell the manufacturers what they want), as you know they love to include bloat and lock it down from the user
you receive your android phone after it has gone through all those steps....long process huh? we dont get updates to newer versions as quickly because of that long process...and they would rather us buy new phones instead of improving perfectly good hardware.
Android is open in the sense that manufacturers can use it however they wish, within reason. it is not necessarily meant to be 'open' to the average end user, and manufacturers dont want you messing with the phone they built. its the reason XDA is what it is today, albeit with roots deep in WinMo hacking.
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ADB → Android Debug Bridge (adb) is a versatile command line tool that lets you communicate with an emulator instance or connected Android-powered device..
Android →Unveiled on 5 November 2007, Android is a mobile operating system running on the Linux kernel developed by Google.
AOSP → Android Open Source Project
Apps2SD → Move applications from the internal NAND memory on the device to a removable SD Card.
BLN → BackLight Notification
Bloatware → Software bloat is a process whereby successive versions of apps include an increasing proportion of unnecessary features that are not used by end users, or generally use more system resources than necessary, while offering little or no benefit to its users. Like all the crap that comes from At&t
Brick → When used in reference to consumer electronics, "brick" describes a device that cannot function in any capacity (such as a device with damaged firmware). This usage derives from the fact that some electronic devices (and their detachable power supplies) are vaguely brick-shaped, and so those which do not function are useful only as actual bricks. The term can also be used as a verb. For example, "I bricked my phone when I tried to modify its firmware."[
Hard Brick → When your phone does not turn on at all. When you can’t get in to CWR/CWM Or Stock recovery. You are basically screwed.
Soft Brick → When your phone bootloops. When you can get into CWR/CWM. When You can use jigtag to get into download mode.
Busybox → BusyBox provides several stripped-down Unix tools in a single executable. It runs in a variety of POSIX environments such as Linux, Android, FreeBSD and others, such as proprietary kernels, although many of the tools it provides are designed to work with interfaces provided by the Linux kernel. It was specifically created for embedded operating systems with very limited resources. Platforms counterparts, but they are pretty close and useful nonetheless.
CWR OR CWM ClockworkMod Recovery →A custom recovery for Android phones and tablets that allows you to perform several advanced recovery, restoration, installation and maintenance operations on your Android device that aren’t possible with the stock recovery.
DEODEX → Apk files have respective odexes that devs use to supposedly save space. Deodexing means you convert it back to a .dex file and put it back inside the apk. This allows you to easily replace file (not having to worry about odexes), but the main point was to deodex services.jar so that you can change all text to different colors (such as the clock color to white) and to deodex services.jar, you need to deodex everything.
Flashing → The process of applying a firmware image (or ROM) to a device. It generally entails a very specific order of steps. Failing to complete any one of these steps properly may result in bricking the device.
Firmware → is a term often used to denote the fixed, usually rather small, programs and/or data structures that internally control various electronic devices. Programs stored in the ROM, EPROM, or flash memory that usually control various internal electronic devices (Hard Drives, Keyboards, Displays, etc). Firmware is typically 'fixed' software that is not updated in consumer devices, however it is often updated (or 'flashed') by advanced users to fix bugs or add features to the device. Flashing firmware designed for one device onto a different device, or not following a specific procedure while flashing will often render the device unusable.
Kernel → is the main component of most computer operating systems; it is a bridge between applications and the actual data processing done at the hardware level. The kernel's responsibilities include managing the system's resources (the communication between hardware and software components
Radio → The cellular radio on the device which needs control software called firmware to control it.
ROM → Read Only Memory. In the context of an Android device, ROM is the internal flash memory where the core operating system resides. It can also refer to a specific version firmware that can be applied to a device through a process usually referred to as flashing. An improperly flashed ROM can often brick the device, rendering it unusable.
Superuser→ A program, which gives unlimited access privileges to perform any or all operations on the operating system.
ODIN → Odin is the Samsung software used to update Samsung phones. It does not work with any other devices other than official Samsung phones.
OTA or FOTA → (F)OTA stands for (Firmware) Over The Air and is the process by which required updates and enhancements to your phone's basic operating system can be sent to you through the cellular network. The Galaxy S II software update will be sent via FOTA and is available through Samsung Kies mini.0
ODEX → In Android file system, applications come in packages with the extension .apk. These application packages, or APKs contain certain .odex files whose supposed function is to save space. These ‘odex’ files are actually collections of parts of an application that are optimized before booting. Doing so speeds up the boot process, as it preloads part of an application. On the other hand, it also makes hacking those applications difficult because a part of the coding has already been extracted to another location before execution.
SDK → Software Development Kit.
Logcat → A debugging tool built into Android devices that displays system logs as they occur. See Logcat.
NANDroid → A set of tools that will enable anyone who has root on their Android device to make FULL system backups, in case something goes wrong or you want to try out that new experimental ROM/theme. NANDroid will backup (and restore) /system, /data, /cache, and /boot partitions.
Recovery Mode → A special environment that you can boot into for troubleshooting and upgrading purposes.
Kang → The process of creating a code based of someone else's code or reapplying code that someone else created into your own code (e.g. git cherry-pick)
Rooting → is a process that allows users of mobile phones and other devices running the Android operating system to attain privileged control (known as "root access") within Android's Linux subsystem with the goal of overcoming limitations that carriers and manufacturers put on some devices.
How to Root Your note????
There are two root methods for YOUR ATT GALAXY NOTE!
1 which uses kernel to root.
2 This one flash with Odin but in system level not boot kernel.
#1 root by Da_G!
Da_G said:
Hi!
This kernel enables custom boot animations (/system/media/sanim.zip), adb root, init.d support, runs a script to auto-root your /system partition, and then you're on your merry way
You may need the USB Drivers available here. (Support & Downloads for SGH-I717)
Once the USB Drivers are installed, power off the phone, then hold volume down and power it on, you'll get a screen asking you to hit vol up to continue, do so. This puts the phone in download mode.
Stick the provided pda.tar in the PDA box of Odin3 1.85, flash away!
Install Superuser from the market after booting.
Note that this will increase your flash counter, which is presumably used by Samsung as a reason to decline warranty service (not aware of any reports of this occuring yet...?)
Don't forget the donate link in my signature if you found this useful and want to motivate me to work on overclock/undervolt
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#2 Root by mashi!
How to backup your current ROM????
Hard Way!
Get into CWR!
Scroll down to backup and restore!
Press backup.
How to Restore Your backup????
If You used ROM manager than!
Go to manage and restore backups!
And press the one you like to restore!
If you have Nandroid than!
Go to CWR!
Scroll down to backup and restore!
Press restore!
How to Flash a ROM????
Basic Steps
! Choose the ROM that you want and download its .zip file
!! Transfer the zip file to your phone’s sd card. Do not put it into any folder.
!!! Turn off your phone and reboot into recovery, usually by holding the down button and power button at the same time.
!!!! Do a Nandroid backup
!!!!! Wipe the phone 3 times by clearing cache/factory restore 3 times and wiping dalvik cache and system format
!!!!!! Flash the zip file that you put on your sd card
!!!!!!! Reboot phone
You can find all ROMS here!
How to flash Kernel with CWM????
_Download the Kernel You want to flash and put it in sd card.
__Boot in to CWM!
___Wipe cache & Dalvik Cache
____Press install from Sd card!
_____Select the kernel that you dloaded!
______Flash it!
_______Reboot!
________Check in CPU SPY to see if you successfully flashed Kernel.
You can find Kernels in development forum.
These will set you back to Stock and Unroot Your phone.
Da_G said:
Hi,
This is an odin .tar prepared with the stock AT&T Kernel, System, and Recovery.
Flash it from odin using the same instructions as my root thread
After flashing, you may need to boot into recovery by powering off, holding vol up + vol down, and holding power until you get into recovery. Then perform a factory reset, this should get you up and running after most brickery.
Note that this is a large file (~450MB), please spare my web host if you don't particularly need it
Download .rar here
Below are stock kernel-only odin tars:
AT&T stock kernel-only odin pda tar
TELUS stock kernel-only odin pda tar
Bell stock kernel-only odin pda tar
Rogers stock kernel-only odin pda tar
Don't forget the donate link in my signature if you find this useful
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Very cool thank you! I will finally be upgrading from an iP 3G!
LOL . . . . ever since I got it no phone really wowed me until I saw the G Note in November. Anywhoo. . . I was hoping for a noob friendly guide like this
appdroid said:
reserved 1
How to Root Your Skyrocket????
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Not sure why do i need to know how to root the Skyrocket for the ATT Note here? just saying
Sry just fixed it.
sweetboy02125 said:
Not sure why do i need to know how to root the Skyrocket for the ATT Note here? just saying
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look at you go! haha good work !!!
I figure this is the least i can do to help young community here!
00mred00 said:
look at you go! haha good work !!!
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tx appdroid, us noob's really appreciate it!
(in all my years i never seen the "Reserve" post idea b4...it was a DUH moment for me lol)
Excellent guide for us that are really green on the Android platform.
thank you for helping this noob
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I figure this is the least i can do to help young community here!
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I'm just so young and I need your help
How do you permanently change the hostname on Android?
On CyanogenMod ROMs this is easy, there was an option for it in Applications -> Development Options. But I don't know what hooks that uses and I don't know how to do it on this flavor of Android we have.
Thanks for your post, it help me a a lot. I done a little scripting on unix using mostly tcl. I hope I can get back on it and develop a few applications for this phone once I have it on march.
Thanks!
Thanks for the noob thread. Switched over from an iP4 and its taking a little getting used to. Luckily I already had the Revue and TF101 to help a little.
On a side note I found the http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1505062 root method was very easy and didnt involve the counter getting screwed up or having to flash a whole new rom. Highly recommend it for anyone just wanting to root their device.
ANother Android Newbie
Coming from IP4 and looking forward to learning hot to make Android work for me.
How do I read your "Reserveds"???
I live in UK, with a Streak 5, updated by Dell to 2.2.2. This is my first smartphone, but I soon stopped using it out of disgust with all the unremovable bloatware.
However, a few weeks ago I managed a successful root (GingerBreak), then used ADB via Win XP to remove the APKs for facebook, ooVoo, twitter, radio, Amazon and a zillion others. The phone became a delight to use, but then, emboldened by my new found power, I rashly assumed that if I removed Stage there would remain a basic default Android launcher. So I very stupildy removed (without backing up...!..) all .APKs with the word Stage in them.
Oh woe.
Phone was still fine, would turn off, reboot (into a blank screen), file system still naviable from my PC with ADB shell, but no way to launch apps or even access the menu from the phone.
So then I did the next silly thing -- factory reset, not realizing this does not restore apps. Now booting never completes after making it past sparkling DELL animation, and even if it finished booting into a blank screen, without root access I would no longer be able to reach the file system via ADB.
However, I successfully connected the phone to my Win XP PC in fastboot mode, but then didn't know what to do next.
I presume I need to get the missing .APKs with Stage in their name back into /system/app from where I so stupidly removed them. I have downloaded update-stageUI360-2.zip, which appears to contain some hopeful-looking .APKs that I presume are intended for /system/app. They don't have the filenames I vaguely recall as the things I deleted, but perhaps that's because they are an update.
But even if those .APKs are what I need, without being able to boot or access the file system via ADB, how do I restore them to their rightful place?
I've read clever how-to stuff in Android fora until my head hurts, but I still lack a proper understanding of how most suggested actions actually work. For example I remain unclear about the word 'flash'. In the Old Days, I understood that to mean burn new data into a firmware ROM, but in Android fora it appears to be more like my current understanding of 'copy' or 'push' to the internal R/W storage.
I've also read and re-read the excellent XDA 'Dell Streak 5/Flashing Guide' but it packs so much pithy info so tightly I'm left going in circles trying to get a rounded picture, because when I seek the meaning of one word or concept, it's often described in terms of other concepts that I also don't understand.
Also I'm confused by extensions like .img, .apk, pkg, .sh, and how Android deals with them.
In the Old Days, a 'ROM' was a lump of read-only hardware, but in Android parlance it seems to mean some kind of pre-formed image. What does it contain, and how is it transferred to where it needs to be in the phone?
What is a nandroid ? What is baseband ?
And what's the difference between .zip and .apk ? If none, why the different extensions? is it so Android's installation management knows how to treat them ?
I apologise for the length of this post. If someone would tell me how to proceed, and hopefully explain what is happening behind those proceedures, I would be most grateful.
I don't have time for an exhaustive post, but here's the basics of what you need.
Flash streakmod via fastboot (look at the wiki)
Boot into streakmod, connect to pc with usb and enter adb shell
type this command:
mount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock6 /system
type exit and adb push your needed apks to /system/app
reboot
This should get you up and going. You could find any of the free launcher's apks and just push that instead of all the dell stage apks. VTL Launcher is the first one that comes to mind that can be downloaded from the xda forums, just search for it. (Its not in the Dell Streak subforum)
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I don't have time for an exhaustive post, but here's the basics of what you need.
Flash streakmod via fastboot (look at the wiki)
Boot into streakmod, connect to pc with usb and enter adb shell
type this command:
mount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock6 /system
type exit and adb push your needed apks to /system/app
reboot
This should get you up and going. You could find any of the free launcher's apks and just push that instead of all the dell stage apks. VTL Launcher is the first one that comes to mind that can be downloaded from the xda forums, just search for it. (Its not in the Dell Streak subforum)
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Can u give me the link of VTL Launcher, I 'd like to test a new launcher
Sent from my Dell Streak
http://www.lmgtfy.com/?q=vtl+launcher
Is it not more easy to flash a newer rom?
go to the Wiki of dell streak and download a rom (351 ore 360 I would reccomend)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/Dell_Streak_5#Official
Copy the rom to your sd card (use a usb device or somethinge else to acces it) name the rom Update.pkg
powerup the phone holding down de volumekeys option 2 is for software upgrade. Try that and the phone has a new complete rom.
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Read the Forum Rules Ref Posting
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Many thanks for solutions, but now rooting question
My problem has been that no way could I boot into Streakmod recovery as advised by LordMorphus.
However, after abel2007's advice I managed to flash the full stock 360 rom, after installing the appropriate recovery (via Fastboot).
Now I wish to root, but still cannot boot into Streakmod, which appears to install successfuly via Fastboot, but then however many different moments I choose to press the vol buttons, it always reboots into stock recovery screen.
The universal response to a similar problem in other forum posts is that there is no way to root 2.2.2 or later without a custom recovery like Clockwork (which I haven't tried because it's not recommended) or Streakmod, (which doesn't work for me); but Gingerbreak rooted my previous OTA 2.2.2 before I screwed up by rashly removing all APKs with Stage in the name.
However, I'm scared to try it again in case it was just some freak result, or perhaps contributed to my original problem. Why doesn't anyone seem to recommend Gingerbreak?
And if that works but I still can't boot to Streakmod, I presume I won't be able to employ Nandroid; so might there be any other way of backing up my modified Android system?
For the Moderator who moved this thread, please contact me.
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I am currently working on this: It is a work in progress. Many things will be updated as this goes on. I will publish it before it is ready mainly for you to know that I am doing this and to delete it before it is too late if you think it just isn't as good as I imagine it .
It could be useful to note that the dictionary may not be exactly correct, I can make mistakes and you can correct me too, if you are sure of what you say. Also, keep in mind that I define the concepts by what I understand from them and simplifying the language as much as I can for EVERYONE to understand every word.
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Credits:
ShortFuse.org - SuperOneClick
ClockWorkMod Installer - rect2409, xda user
Contents:
1. Introduction
2. Dictionary -In permanent update as needed-
3. Getting started
/3.1 - Rooting
/3.2 - Getting your Recovery - CWM Recovery
/3.3 - Avoiding Baseband issues --Uncomplete--
1. Introduction:
Hey there, x10 Mini Pro community. First of all, the cheesy part, I would like to say thanks to the developers that have been in the main scenario since I came here, D4, slade, paul, nAa, TheMiltos, and lots of them whose usernames I should start looking for, but it is not like I do not recognize them. First, you may ask why would I make this thread if there is already another one, made by not less than one of the users I mentioned before. Well, I started on this community like on January 2011, when slade's Gingerbread was brand new and the Froyo ROMs were just getting a bit stable and ready for everyday use. I found it pretty difficult to start, since I've noticed that the support for newbies isn't kinda.. "the way" of xda. At least, when I was one of them, I felt pretty alone on this unknown roads, and also felt guilty to send a PM asking for help, not being able to post - and that was just when I finally decided to create an account... I spent hours and hours searching on Google, watching videos on Youtube, trying to understand what did they meant with all this technical language -disregarding the fact that my native language doesn't help at all (Luckily, my English is pretty good)-, reading blogs, and so on. I had to keep this intensive study for several weeks to, finally, get my very first custom recovery installed. And that was just the first step. Besides my own experiences -which are, by the way, the main reason for me to start thinking about a thread like this-, I noticed that all the particular problem solution threads just get lost within a month.
So, what am I looking for with this thread? What are the objectives?
-Full and friendly support for newbies to ask and be answered.
-Freedom to PM.
-Detailed step-by-step instructions, maybe even with screenshots later on.
-Some kind of a "dictionary" with words all over the Android development spectrum.
-Updated information.
-Make all of those lost tutorials and guides spread all over the x10 Mini Pro forums be compressed in one simple and extensive help center.
-End with the experienced ones complaining about newbies questions infinite cycle by creating this "encyclopedia".
-Maybe, just as an early idea, we could create a support team, whose purpose is pretty self-explanatory.
-Hope to add more objectives on the future.
2. Dictionary:
-Android Versions: Check Wikipedia for closer details on each version.
--> Cupcake 1.5: First public version of Android.
--> Donut 1.6: Initially the Stock version for our phones.
--> Eclair 2.1: Updated Stock version for our phones.
--> Froyo 2.2: Follow up to Eclair with some modifications
--> Gingerbread 2.3.x: Most widely used version by the moment.
--> Honeycomb 3.x: Version mostly for tablets
--> Ice Cream Sandwich: 4.0.x: Hybrid version, designed to unify Cellphones and Tablets OS.
--> Jelly Bean 4.1.x: It is still a rumor and it has not be released nor even confirmed yet, but it is still very likely to be true.
-APK: File extension used for Android-based applications. You can use them to install a specific application if you want to install it manually and not from the Market.
-Back-Up: It is a file made via Recovery that saves the ROM along with all the user data (Settings, applications, contacts, text messages...) on your SD to recover it later, just in case that something went wrong. It is sometimes referred as NAND Backup. NOTE: Every Back-Up is pretty heavy, and if you make another does not delete the previous one, so I recommend to delete the old/unneeded ones to save space on your SD.
-Boot: To turn on your phone.
-Bootloader: It is a part of the operating system that boots up your device and sets everything up to load Android, so your phone can boot and start as usual. Unlocking it allows us to flash custom kernel, which usually come with improvements compared to stock one.
-Brick: A Bricked device is a device that won't boot. It can be a full brick, when the phone just does not turns on, or a partial brick, where it turns on but it can not get to fully boot. A partially bricked phone can behave in many different ways while booting, for example, sometimes they get frozen at the Bootloader or sometimes they make a Bootloop. To Unbrick your phone means to get it back to normal from this state.
-CyanogenMod: Most commonly called by it's abreviation, CM. It is the most famous Android-based custom ROM, with both official ports to many devices and unofficial ports to almost every Android phone.
-Flash: To flash. It means to install something on your phone, this something can be a ROM, a Module for that ROM, can be almost anything. Any file we want to flash will be on a ZIP format, and it is made through your phones Recovery.
-Google Apps: Or GApps. Some of the apps developed by Google. They come in packages to flash them via Recovery. These apps include Android Market/Play Store, Google Maps, Youtube, Gmail, etc.
-Launcher: It is the application that is used by Android to show up your apps, homescreens, wallpapers, widgets, etc. Home Replacement Apps are alternative Launchers for you to install on your phone, and they can offer a major UI change (often used for more personalization).
-Overclocking: Commonly abbreviated OC. To overclock something means to make it run faster than the default speed set by the manufacturer. On computers, it can be applied to almost any component, on phones, it almost always is talking about the processor.
-OS: Short for Operative System. It is the "everything" of a computer. Mac and Windows are two really famous OS's you probably have used more than once. Well, Android is an OS too, and there are other OSs alternatives for phones too like Windows Phone, iOS and Symbian. The difference is much more than in the appearance thou, but it doesn't really matters to go further on this. Android haves different versions, and just like Windows haves Windoes 97, Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7; Android has 1.6 Donut, 2.1 Eclair, 2.3 Gingerbread and 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (These are just examples, there are more).
-PC Companion, Flashtool, SEUS:
These are three common tools for your computer to update, flash or un-brick (alias revive) your phone.
--> PC Companion: Program by Sony Ericsson to update and save your Rom or parts (settings etc.) or to send media on your device
--> Flashtool: User-made program (credits to Androxyde and Bin4ry) to root, flash and set up many more things on your device.
--> SEUS (or Sony Ericsson Update Service): Program by Sony Ericsson to update or repair your official ROM. This is often the last chance to revive your bricked device, making me think if the "S.E.U.S." acronym is unintended or if it is actually made it to sound like the mythical god Zeus.
-Port: A ported ROM is a ROM, both custom or stock, that is available to some specific phone and someone manages to make it work for another device. Usually it includes changes like matching the desired device's screen and supporting it's own hardware.
-Reboot: Just turning off your device and then turning it back on, waiting patiently for it to completely load everything.
-Recovery: I usually call it a BIOS for my phone. It is not an application like Facebook or SMS, it is a program that can be optionally started while booting by pressing a certain key, in our case, we have to button-mash the "Back" button (Gamers will get that, it means to repeteadly tap the button). Your phone will enter a menu with black background and orange letters. Touch screen is not available here and the Menu button, the left one, serves no purpose at all. To control everything, you use the volume buttons at the side of your phone as Up/Down respectively, the Home button (the middle one) works as Enter and the Back button, the right one, is used to go back, as you might imagine. Recoveries are used to flash any flashable file to your phone. To exit and return your phone to normal, just back until the main menu and select Reboot Phone. It will reboot normally, and CWM will not show up unless you call for it with the back button.
-ROM: Its basically the OS that we install in our phones. It can be Custom or Stock: Stock ROM is the version that came with our phone, created by Google and then modified by your phone's brand company and then by your carrier, to go to your phone on it's original closed package. Also we have Custom ones, that are user-modified versions of Android. Every ROM in xda is a Custom ROM because they are developed by the user who uploaded it. We call it ROM because it resides in the ROM (Read-Only Memory) of our devices.
-Root: The first thing you must do over any Android device to get the full potential of itself, is rooting. Android, in basic terms, is based on Linux. Yes, that OS for computers you've probably heard of (If not, don't worry. You don't need to know about it.). And it is running just in your hand. On Linux, you need to get SuperUser permissions over a set password to make changes on the computer like installing programs and such things. On Android, you do not get his password and by default it is blocked, and rooting your phone means that you get this SuperUser access. Yes, if you are the one who goes exploring the phone 'till the last folder and modifying everything you possibly can, you will surely mess your phone up. But don't worry, if you just Root your phone and let TRUSTED apps to do their stuff, you are safe. What do I mean by trusted? With Root permissions you can do whatever you want on your phone, and so do Applications. You should just install applications whose developer you know you can trust, such as xda or market developed applications. Remember to always check the comments or posts people do reviewing their experience with that application, and beware if anyone tells so. Anyways, people is not that dumb and they have made the phone ASK for your permission before giving any new app the so called Root access.
-Run: To open a certain program or app. Can be used as "Running" for a certain program or app that is actually open, and so on.
-Stock: It refers to something that comes pre-installed on our devices, available when we just get them from the manufacturers.
-UI: The User Interface is the system shown on the screen of a device for you to interact with it.
-Undervolt: Usually abbreviated UV. It is the opposite of Overclocking, and, on phones, it consists of lowering the default voltage of the processor to make it run slower and thus decrease battery consumption.
3. Getting Started:
3.1 - Rooting
Steps:
-You can't imagine how easy and quick rooting can be. The first step, is to enable "USB Debugging" on your phone. I am going to be honest, I don't know what the **** is this, but keep it enabled. Always. Hehe. To do this, go to Settings and then under the Applications tab. Then, scroll down and go to Development. And there it is, you should tap "USB Debugging" once to get it checked and activated.
-Then, you need this software (Don't worry: it is free and very light, and you can just delete it after root). It is called SuperOneClick and this is the lastest version (2.3.3) until now. This is a screenshot of the interface that I grabbed from the original site. Install and open SuperOneClick, and continue to the next step.
-Now, with the USB Debugging enabled on the phone and SuperOneClick running on your computer, grab your USB cable that should have come along with your phone as your charger and connect with it your PC and your phone. On the phone it should show a message asking what to do, you should tap the option to charge the phone (This option is kinda "do nothing", it is the same as charging it from the wall). Now, go to SuperOneClick and click the big "ROOT" button. It should do all the work, so your task is to wait. Wait until it says it is ready and rooted, and then reboot your phone.
-Voile! Your phone is now rooted.
3.2 - Getting your Recovery - CWM Recovery
Steps:
-First, download this little program. It is a small Batch file (Commands for Windows) made by a user on this community called rect2409. On the original thread -Link under credits- you have a Linux version of this program, but I'm afraid have never used it and you will have to figure it out by yourself (Linux experienced-users encouraged to review over here). Extract the ZIP file and go into the folder you just extracted.
-Open install.bat. Batch files can be dangerous on the wrong hands but very useful on the right ones, so if any anti-virus or some kind of a security system tries to block this from working, tell them it is safe. You have my word (It wasn't even uploaded by me, so you can be sure I'm doing no trick here ). It will open a small black window with white text, follow it's instructions and answer it's questions. When it asks you for yes or no (Y/N), you have to write Y for yes or N for no and then press enter.
-When it says "If no errors are listed above then CWM has been installed. Finished.", you can close the window and delete everything you downloaded if you want. Everything you need on your phone is now there, so there's no problem if you want to delete this stuff.
-If you want to access CWM (That's how your new Recovery is called), you have to reboot your phone and at the "Sony Ericsson" text screen, press the "Back" button several times.
3.3 - Avoiding Baseband issues --Uncomplete--
Intro:
Your Baseband is a pretty large code that can be checked on your phone by going to settings and scrolling sown to "About phone". There, just like it says your Android version on a grey section, it should say your Baseband version on another. It should be a large code using both letters and numbers in a format like this ?????-????????-????? (? representing anything and - being itself, whatever it is called -I don't know it's english name-). What really matter are the last three digits, that have to be -015. If you have that, skip this step, because you are already done: The problem is when you have -006 (Like I had) or anything else, if it is possible. The point is that you NEED -015 Baseband version.
Steps:
-Of course, first make sure you have a wrong version of the Baseband, if you have the correct one, skip section.
-When you are sure you need to change your baseband, you have to change your "build.prop". Build.prop is a file hidden by the system, accessible via Root, that holds and manages some information and configuration about the phone. So, the first thing you need to do, is to get...
---To be continued---
Users who have helped:
karthiks.840 - ImInMunichBitch -
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For Dictionary,
-ROM: Its basically the OS, we call it ROM because it resides in the ROM of our devices.
-Flashing: To install a new ROM. Basically any ROM will be in a zipped format. It can be flashed via any "Recovery".
-Recovery: A piece of program that can be optionally started on booting (In our devices by pressing "Back" button multiple times, when the device is turned on)
Just a quick suggestion: Everything you so far wrote is also applicable to the Robyn (X10Mini, E10i). If you keep it this general, you might consider posting this in the General Section, and maybe a mod could make it a sticky. Since this is not really about actual development, it looks kind of out of place in the development thread.
But keep up the good work
@nico444164: Thanks nico444164! This is probably the BEST thing I have ever seen on XDA - and I've been here since Mikevhl 's FroYo rom early 2011 (he was one of the main devs for x10 mini Pro) , followed by owain94 , slade87 , and paul-xxx who all slowly took over (over their predecessor's) one after another, slowly. I've never seen such a noob-friendly guide here at xda and I agree with your sentiment about it just not "being the way" it is here at xda. Frankly, it should be though and this thread by you is a hopefully a good indicator of/catalyst for xda slowly changing for the better. Cheers nico444164!
Suggestions for dictionary:
CyanogenMod:
Most famous Android-based custom rom of all times with many official and unofficial ports for many Android devices.
Brick:
Device doesn't boot anymore (fullbrick) or partially (halfbrick --> often bootloop to SE logo). Caused by wrong or incompatible changes in system related parts of Android (or many others as we know by now).
Stock:
--> Stock Rom: the operating system of our devices, how we get it from the manufacturer
--> Stock Kernel: same as Rom
Bootloader:
That part of the operating system, which boots up your device and sets everything on boot, so your Android can work as usual.
Unlock it allows us to flash custom kernel with improvements compared to stock one.
PC Companion, Flashtool, SEUS:
All three are tools for your computer to update, flash or revive your phone.
--> PC Companion: Programm by Sony Ericsson to update and save your Rom or parts (settings etc.) or to send media on your device
--> Flashtool: custom programm (credits to Androxyde and Bin4ry) to root, flash and set up many more things on your device
--> SEUS (or Sony Ericsson Update Service): Programm by SE to update your official rom (often the last chance to revive your bricked device)
Back Up:
Same as on a computer; saves the rom and its settings on your SD to recover it, when something went wrong (all usually via Recovery).
Android Versions:
--> Eclair 2.1: Stock version for our phones
--> Froyo 2.2: Follow up to Eclair with some modifications
--> Gingerbread 2.3: Mostly used version for our custom roms
--> Honeycomb 3.x: Version mostly for tablets
--> Ice Cream Sandwich: 4.x: Hybrid version for phones and tablets
APK:
File extension used for android based applications, if you want to install them manually and not from the market.
Launcher, Home Screen Replacement:
The application that is used by android to show up your apps, homescreens etc. Replacement apps take over those things (often used for more personalization).
A2SD, APP2SD, Link2SD:
Apps that allow you to free up your system memory by moving (non system) apps to your SD. Many custom roms implemented this in native settings.
GAPPS:
Commonly used google apps. Often in packages to flash them via recovery after installing a custom rom.
(Market/Playstore, Maps, Youtube etc.)
OC, UV:
-->Overclock (OC): used to get higher cpu values (decrease battery life but may increase performance).
-->Undervolt (UV): used to get better battery life by decreasing the voltage used by the cpu.
Just a few suggestions for this thread here.
I like the idea, would be a good sticky to new users, because this forum is
so high under development that many users forget that new ones may never heard of basic android knowledge.
Corrections are always welcome, hope my english is not that bad
Keep it up.
Marius
karthiks.840 said:
For Dictionary,
-ROM: Its basically the OS, we call it ROM because it resides in the ROM of our devices.
-Flashing: To install a new ROM. Basically any ROM will be in a zipped format. It can be flashed via any "Recovery".
-Recovery: A piece of program that can be optionally started on booting (In our devices by pressing "Back" button multiple times, when the device is turned on)
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Added! Just changed some words I just thought should make a section for the users that help. Will do that in a few minutes.
SmG67 said:
Just a quick suggestion: Everything you so far wrote is also applicable to the Robyn (X10Mini, E10i). If you keep it this general, you might consider posting this in the General Section, and maybe a mod could make it a sticky. Since this is not really about actual development, it looks kind of out of place in the development thread.
But keep up the good work
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Actually, that rooting process is kinda global. I thought about making this post a bit more general, but I wanted to start by little and taking my time, so maybe in the future I will ask someone to change it to General and I will add some info about each phone in details, if this gets to grow enough.
Also, I thought maybe this wasn't the place since it is not development, but:
-As a noob, I just checked this thread since I thought the others were exclusive for the Robyn.
-This is still particular to Mimmi.
-I have seen several tutorials and guides related to this on the Mini Pro development section, so I thought that if I am not the only one and it doesn't really hurts to have it here, it should be no problem. Besides, if this didn't work and get to be a real fail, it will just be forgotten with every other old posts out there
nightwing369 said:
@nico444164: Thanks nico444164! This is probably the BEST thing I have ever seen on XDA - and I've been here since Mikevhl 's FroYo rom early 2011 (he was one of the main devs for x10 mini Pro) , followed by owain94 , slade87 , and paul-xxx who all slowly took over (over their predecessor's) one after another, slowly. I've never seen such a noob-friendly guide here at xda and I agree with your sentiment about it just not "being the way" it is here at xda. Frankly, it should be though and this thread by you is a hopefully a good indicator of/catalyst for xda slowly changing for the better. Cheers nico444164!
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Thanks for your message and support! And yeah, I hope noobs can find their basic ways here on xda, at a single and simple thread, as you might have wanted. I did, at least It would be only better if we could include all this novice people into this real complex world of development, even just as users.
ImInMunichBitch said:
Suggestions for dictionary:
CyanogenMod:
Most famous Android-based custom rom of all times with many official and unofficial ports for many Android devices.
Brick:
Device doesn't boot anymore (fullbrick) or partially (halfbrick --> often bootloop to SE logo). Caused by wrong or incompatible changes in system related parts of Android (or many others as we know by now).
Stock:
--> Stock Rom: the operating system of our devices, how we get it from the manufacturer
--> Stock Kernel: same as Rom
Bootloader:
That part of the operating system, which boots up your device and sets everything on boot, so your Android can work as usual.
Unlock it allows us to flash custom kernel with improvements compared to stock one.
PC Companion, Flashtool, SEUS:
All three are tools for your computer to update, flash or revive your phone.
--> PC Companion: Programm by Sony Ericsson to update and save your Rom or parts (settings etc.) or to send media on your device
--> Flashtool: custom programm (credits to Androxyde and Bin4ry) to root, flash and set up many more things on your device
--> SEUS (or Sony Ericsson Update Service): Programm by SE to update your official rom (often the last chance to revive your bricked device)
Back Up:
Same as on a computer; saves the rom and its settings on your SD to recover it, when something went wrong (all usually via Recovery).
Android Versions:
--> Eclair 2.1: Stock version for our phones
--> Froyo 2.2: Follow up to Eclair with some modifications
--> Gingerbread 2.3: Mostly used version for our custom roms
--> Honeycomb 3.x: Version mostly for tablets
--> Ice Cream Sandwich: 4.x: Hybrid version for phones and tablets
APK:
File extension used for android based applications, if you want to install them manually and not from the market.
Launcher, Home Screen Replacement:
The application that is used by android to show up your apps, homescreens etc. Replacement apps take over those things (often used for more personalization).
A2SD, APP2SD, Link2SD:
Apps that allow you to free up your system memory by moving (non system) apps to your SD. Many custom roms implemented this in native settings.
GAPPS:
Commonly used google apps. Often in packages to flash them via recovery after installing a custom rom.
(Market/Playstore, Maps, Youtube etc.)
OC, UV:
-->Overclock (OC): used to get higher cpu values (decrease battery life but may increase performance).
-->Undervolt (UV): used to get better battery life by decreasing the voltage used by the cpu.
Just a few suggestions for this thread here.
I like the idea, would be a good sticky to new users, because this forum is
so high under development that many users forget that new ones may never heard of basic android knowledge.
Corrections are always welcome, hope my english is not that bad
Keep it up.
Marius
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Adding them right now And about the last thing you said, yes, it is so hard to join this community as you may all know, at least for users with no knowledge at all over any complex computer language. I consider myself an advanced-user, and even as that I had troubles at getting started. I can't imagine how hard it would be for a non-geek to flash something on their phones! EDIT: Added!
A very good guide for newbies! Will help a lot of people here! Ah, the old days, I remember, the first time I tried installing xREC I messed up and it wouldn't boot, scared the **** outta me xD had to do some reasearch before I could get back to normal. So this would be of great help!! Keep up the effort!
P.S: debugging mode is actually development mode. It allows transfer of data between the PC and the mobile. That's how you are able to run adb commands ( things like rooting, pushing APKs etc.) through the PC onto the phone!
Sent from my U20i using XDA
Wow... The guide is so complete... Even I don't know what I can add there xD
Hmm... How about adding some simple default tricks ?
I found that several user are asking how to backup their data... How about telling them how to upload their phonebook data to gmail and backup their apps through titanium backup ?
I think we can have some "unlocking bootloader" infos in here, as latter ROMs need to have custom kernel installed...
You can refer about the steps to unlocking bootloader in here :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1462278
Hope that helped everyone
speedsys said:
A very good guide for newbies! Will help a lot of people here! Ah, the old days, I remember, the first time I tried installing xREC I messed up and it wouldn't boot, scared the **** outta me xD had to do some reasearch before I could get back to normal. So this would be of great help!! Keep up the effort!
P.S: debugging mode is actually development mode. It allows transfer of data between the PC and the mobile. That's how you are able to run adb commands ( things like rooting, pushing APKs etc.) through the PC onto the phone!
Sent from my U20i using XDA
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Yees! That old days haha! I did exactly the same, me and my friend got our pretty new phones bricked
, so we were kinda.. O.O! Oh, divine SEUS. And about the Debugging stuff, I will add it tomorrow - Its kinda 2am here and tomorrow is another fun Wednesday to keep the awesome routine, hurray.
StardustGeass said:
Wow... The guide is so complete... Even I don't know what I can add there xD
Hmm... How about adding some simple default tricks ?
I found that several user are asking how to backup their data... How about telling them how to upload their phonebook data to gmail and backup their apps through titanium backup ?
I think we can have some "unlocking bootloader" infos in here, as latter ROMs need to have custom kernel installed...
You can refer about the steps to unlocking bootloader in here :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1462278
Hope that helped everyone
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It is not a bad idea to add the tricks, but this is quite a big job and I would like to finish keep my objectives clear and then start thinking of adding something else haha And bout the bootloader, yes, it will be added, my plan is to cover every single change available to your phone from complete Stock, Rooting and Installing Recoveries already written. Next I will introduce Custom ROMs, flashing aditional features like Hotfixes or Modules for specific ROMs, unlocking Bootloader, Custom Kernels, and so on. And maybe reviews about the best ROMs for the user to choose from what he best likes. Something like that is what I have in mind by now.
Sent from my U20i using XDA
Install CWM : error: protocol fault (no status)
rooted xperia X10 mini.
USB debug on
phone connected to pc in charge mode.
When I run install.bat for CWM (3.2 in manual), I get an error during first exploit. Here's the complete trace from install.bat:
Code:
ClockWorkMod Recovery Installer for X10 Mini Pro by rect2409.
Requirements and credits are listed in the README.txt file.
Please make sure requirements are met before continuing.
Please make sure that your phone is connected to your PC and USB debugging is en
abled.
Press any key to continue...
Is your device ROOTed? (Y/N):y
Starting ADB Server.
* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *
Pushing exploit to gain ROOT access.
426 KB/s (585731 bytes in 1.341s)
error: protocol fault (no status)
Mount system as R/W.
Do you already have a recovery installed? (Y/N):n
Pushing recovery tar file.
1898 KB/s (5027840 bytes in 2.586s)
Pushing chargemon.
130 KB/s (1341 bytes in 0.010s)
Pushing busybox.
2175 KB/s (735308 bytes in 0.330s)
Setting permissions for recovery tar file.
Setting permissions for chargemon.
Setting permissions for busybox.
Mount system as read only.
Reboot phone.
Stopping ADB Server.
If no errors are listed above then CWM has been installed.
Finished.
After the error is displayed, I got sounds on my pc and phone just like when I disconnect usb then reconnect it. Then the program continue (ask whether a recovery is already installed).
I don't think CWM has been installed: actually, when i press back many times on my phone while starting, nothing happens : normal boot from SE.
Can anybody help ?
Looks like you haven't got the adb drivers so its not actually pushing anything. Can't remember how to install the, now but I think its a package included in flash tool that you use.
X10man
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda premium
x10man said:
Looks like you haven't got the adb drivers so its not actually pushing anything. Can't remember how to install the, now but I think its a package included in flash tool that you use.
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I have installed drivers found in flashtool drivers 1.0.2, but still get that same error :
Code:
Pushing exploit to gain ROOT access.
1111 KB/s (585731 bytes in 0.514s)
error: protocol fault (no status)
Please help.
Today i tried to root my sgs2 applying liquidperfections method (odin & s2-root). I followed all the steps, but after flashing the secured kernel (step 11), it looks i don't have root access. SU is installed but does not react. Rootxplorer fails and Titanium backup also...
What happened? What do i do now?
Download this and flash via cwm problem will be solved
No custom count as well as no triangle
http://www.4shared.com/zip/IA_mpMSo/SU-Busybox-Installer-1.html
Cheers
Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk 2
rjsmer said:
flash via cwm problem will be solved
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OP specifically mentioned he flashed an original kernel, therefore no CWM recovery.
@OP, I don't know why you're having that specific problem, but why not just do what most do and flash a CF-root kernel? One step instead of 11.
Re: No proper root?
Thanks for replying, but I'm pretty confused now...
I'm new to all this, and the only thing I want at the moment is rootaccess; then I'll check and learn, step by step about roms etc. - well, that was the idea.
Becaus SU and Root Exlorer were acting strange and Titanium Backup said I nedded root, I installed free app 'root checker' which says that "the device is not properly rooted" (not properly, that kind of says it is rooted, but not how it should... right??)
Another Senior member pm'd me today about it and says he will help me;
rjsmer tells me to install an apk
and oinkylicious, u, that's what I suppose, are telling me not to install that apk, becaus I have a original kernel again...
So, is there any1 that can tell me what to do exactly;
I don't have any preference for 1 specific method, but I'd like a method that is easy and not too risky...
Oinky was correct, assuming you have an I9100/T (check the sticker under the battery), CFRoot is simple & will install CWM by default which will enable you to to flash roms/kernels, backup & restore easily (among other things).
However, what you really should not do is rush it or take shortcuts. Rushing & taking shortcuts leads to borked phones & you having to pay to have said borked phone repaired/replaced.
Read the first page of the CFRoot thread thoroughly, and follow the instructions to the letter. Pay particular attention to the section a 3rd of the way down the page in bold red that says "Help ! Which file do I use". Read this bit thoroughly & understand it. If you do & then come back to this thread & ask "Hlap ! What kernel do I use ?", that means you haven't read/understood it properly & you're probably at risk of bricking your phone.
Edit - You want a method of rooting your phone that isn't risky ? There isn't one. Flashing stuff to your phone always entails (a normally very small) risk you'll brick your phone. That risk increases exponentially with how poorly you understand what it is you're doing to your phone (gets back to the no rushing/no shortcuts, following instructions & understanding what you're doing I mentioned above).
Narcotrix said:
Thanks for replying, but I'm pretty confused now...
I'm new to all this, and the only thing I want at the moment is rootaccess; then I'll check and learn, step by step about roms etc. - well, that was the idea.
Becaus SU and Root Exlorer were acting strange and Titanium Backup said I nedded root, I installed free app 'root checker' which says that "the device is not properly rooted" (not properly, that kind of says it is rooted, but not how it should... right??)
Another Senior member pm'd me today about it and says he will help me;
rjsmer tells me to install an apk
and oinkylicious, u, that's what I suppose, are telling me not to install that apk, becaus I have a original kernel again...
So, is there any1 that can tell me what to do exactly;
I don't have any preference for 1 specific method, but I'd like a method that is easy and not too risky...
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What I would do is
1. Flash stock firmware
2. Flash insecure kernel (CF-Root)
3. Check for root
Root will be there and just a case of progressing to custom roms etc
No proper Root
OK, thanks for the info
I don't want to rush anything, and I did inform me well. But for what I understand, is that I did everything alright yesterday, except re-flashing the stock/secured kernel (an optional step...)
Basically, if I apply the CF-Root method, I'll have a unsecured kernel?
So, what do I do now ?
Completely reset my phone, and apply CF-root ?
I think reset, because I have SU on my ophone now...
- Do I reset the gs2 or leave it & apply CF-Root?
- What is strange is that no one can tell me why this happened or what the problem is exactly ?
CF-Root
MistahBungle said:
Oinky was correct, assuming you have an I9100/T (check the sticker under the battery), CFRoot is simple & will install CWM by default which will enable you to to flash roms/kernels, backup & restore easily (among other things).
However, what you really should not do is rush it or take shortcuts. Rushing & taking shortcuts leads to borked phones & you having to pay to have said borked phone repaired/replaced.
Read the first page of the CFRoot thread thoroughly, and follow the instructions to the letter. Pay particular attention to the section a 3rd of the way down the page in bold red that says "Help ! Which file do I use". Read this bit thoroughly & understand it. If you do & then come back to this thread & ask "Hlap ! What kernel do I use ?", that means you haven't read/understood it properly & you're probably at risk of bricking your phone.
Edit - You want a method of rooting your phone that isn't risky ? There isn't one. Flashing stuff to your phone always entails (a normally very small) risk you'll brick your phone. That risk increases exponentially with how poorly you understand what it is you're doing to your phone (gets back to the no rushing/no shortcuts, following instructions & understanding what you're doing I mentioned above).
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Actually, my phone is a GT-I9100, no letter at the end...
And, I do know that flashing is risky, and I agree that it the less I know, the more it becomes risky, but, hey, I'm willing to understand and learn...
Anyway, my other contact send me this to flash ? What do you think ?
CF-Root-SGS2_XX_OXA_LPS-v5.4-CWM5
That does not match my current firmware (XWLP4), does it ?
So, I did read page 1 of Chainfire's thread, and I think I have to go for the CF-Root-SGS2_XW_O2U_LP3-v5.4-CWM5 one...
So, once my phone is flashed with this one, what are the possibilities / opportunities, except installing apps that require root ?
Are there any guides or threads to introduce new people to this ?
I have no idea if the LPS kernel your 'contact' sent you will work or not. At worst your phone won't boot (you'll still be able to get into download mode & flash something else). As to what kernel you should use, all the info you need is in that section 'Help ! Which file do I use ?' which is why I drew attention to it. If you're apprehensive or unsure of what you're doing, don't until you are sure.
What are the possibilities/opportunities once you've rooted your phone ? Basically it gives you control over your phone. You can freeze or uninstall apps that carriers/Samsung have put on the phone for starters. And obviously if you use CFRoot to root your phone, you'll have CWM installed which makes flashing roms/kernels, backing up & restoring really easy (among other things).
As I said in another thread all of 5 minutes ago, I very much recommend you read the Stickies, just about everything you could ever want to know is in those threads. You just have to read & learn.
Edit - Re: your question 'What is strange is that no one can tell me why this happened or what the problem is exactly ?' in your earlier post, the reason for this (root failing) is we don't know. We're not there with you to know exactly what you did/didn't do, and besides, the method you used isn't from this site.
Well, thx a lot for tips and explicarions!
I'm still informing myself...
I'd go 4 cf-root, but still hesitating becoz my device looks "semi"-rooted, but is that possible? Some apps are 'seeing' root, but can't have access to it...
Oh and the method i did use initially comes from this forum, really. Thread by user LiquidPerfection...
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Edit:
These are the results of the root checker-tool. Can some1 please explain or tell me what to do mow? Thank u
Superuser Application Status:
Superuser application - version 3.1.3 -is installed!
System File Properties for Root Access:
Alternative Location
Check Command: ls -l /sbin/su:
Result: /sbin/su: No such file or directory
Analysis: File /sbin/su does not exist.
Standard Location
Check Command: ls -l /system/bin/su:
Result: /system/bin/su: No such file or directory
Analysis: File /system/bin/su does not exist.
Standard Location
Check Command: ls -l /system/xbin/su:
Result: -rwsr-xr-x root shell 22228 2011-09-27 23:12 su
Analysis: Setuid attribute present and root user ownership present. Root access is correctly configured for this file! Executing this file can grant root access!
Alternative Location
Check Command: ls -l /system/xbin/sudo:
Result: /system/xbin/sudo: No such file or directory
Analysis: File /system/xbin/sudo does not exist.
Root User ID and Group ID Status:
SU binary not found or not operating properly
System Environment PATH: /sbin /vendor/bin /system/sbin /system/bin /system/xbin
ADB Shell Default User:
ADB shell setting for standard access, stored in default.prop, is configured as: shell (non root) user - ro.secure=1
Results provided on your GT-I9100 device by Root Checker Pro version 1.2.7 from joeykrim in the Android Market - http://goo.gl/NcnHn
Hello,
I am new to xda, but with what I would say a good understanding of computers in general, and good knowledge of c programming (if that matters)
I am structuring a guide for myself to be as foolproof as possible when attempting flashing my new phone. Please fill in any voids, comment, or answer questions if you can. This should prove useful to other users as well as it's not so model-specific.
1) It appears that the custom recovery of choice in most situations and for the time being is TWRP (correct?).
2) If I can get a backup of EVERY partition on my stock phone (as it came from the factory) using TWRP, could I conceivably restore ALL of them and be in a factory default setting? Excluding stuff like eFuse and similar mechanisms.
3) If the phone supports fastboot, unlocked bootloader and there is a compatible TWRP for it, would it be possible to boot the TWRP recovery through fastboot (without flashing that particular partition to phone), open a shell and take backups of all partitions on the phone? That should give us a file for each partition.
4) If one accomplishes step 3 successfully, in what scenarios would he/she NOT be able to bring the phone back to life after software bricking?
Minor questions:
a) "To have root" on a phone, is basically the same as having a root account on a BOOTED OS partition (like the admin accoun on a booted windows machine, or a root account on a linux machine)? If that's the case, booting a different partition (for example the recovery partition) could also give you root priviledges without affecting the booted partition, correct?
b) Why do some custom ROMs require a certain version of the stock/OEM rom to be installed PRIOR to flashing, since they are going to replace those partitions anyway?
c) How is Xiaomi's Anti Roll Back (ARB) feature implemented, if one restores all partitions to stock from step (3) ? There must be some other places of storing of information on the phone, besides internal memory, correct?