just got my s2 yesterday its running 2.3.5 for t mobile us is there a truly good combined rooting and adding kernals for dummies here? i have been reading for 12 plus hrs and i am more lost than i was. i just left my hd2 and want to do rooting, kernals and that kinda stuff can someone guide me in the right direction, please???
omg read Original Android Development and Android Development
when i said noob i meant it. besides if you were offended by my request to learn you didnt have to respond. thanks for nothing anyway..
Noob does not mean you have to get your information hand fed to you. Like a 3rd grader who doesn't want to make a model of the solar system so he asks his parents to do it for him. Seriously go search up t-mobile sgs 2 root or similar tags. I will bet you can find your answers. Unless you only look at page 1 and say "omg too much, might as well get spoon fed."
just to point out if you have the tmobile US version then this is also the wrong forum for your phone.
you want http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1329
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i have installed a Froyo rom on my vibrant and i was wondering how i go back to stock?
It never ceases to amaze me that people don't have a crystal clear understanding of what they are doing before they go flashing custom ROMS. Why would you even think about putting on a specific ROM unless you knew how to revert back if it dorked up?
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i have installed a Froyo rom on my vibrant and i was wondering how i go back to stock?
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Vibrant Android Developement Forum -> Vibrant Directory (Bible) Thread... lots of paths to stock.
WOW!! I'm not going to roast you but come on man. Did you read the OP of the froyo thread? Then you wait till after you flash to worry about how to get back???
I'm going to assume by your post that you didn't do a nandroid so it looks like your only option is to ODIN back to stock. Just search it.
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It is so horrible how anybody asks for help in the android community and no one bothers to give a helpful response just badger new user. How is any noob supposed to learn when all you can find by searching is threads the people get ROASTED in. Stop being jerks.
ikanep said:
i have installed a Froyo rom on my vibrant and i was wondering how i go back to stock?
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Follow steps 2-4 in the link below
http://rootzwiki.com/showthread.php...pps-*-everything&p=11409&viewfull=1#post11409
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It is so horrible how anybody asks for help in the android community and no one bothers to give a helpful response just badger new user. How is any noob supposed to learn when all you can find by searching is threads the people get ROASTED in. Stop being jerks.
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Because his is an unneeded question. If he would do a search or read the sickies he would not need to ask this question. Otherwise there wouldn't be stickies.
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keith.randy said:
It is so horrible how anybody asks for help in the android community and no one bothers to give a helpful response just badger new user. How is any noob supposed to learn when all you can find by searching is threads the people get ROASTED in. Stop being jerks.
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Also your response gave no helpful information to the op.
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keith.randy said:
It is so horrible how anybody asks for help in the android community and no one bothers to give a helpful response just badger new user. How is any noob supposed to learn when all you can find by searching is threads the people get ROASTED in. Stop being jerks.
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We help those who first help themselves. 30 seconds in the development forum would get him the answers he needs. Posting a request for help without first attempting to find an answer on your own is extremely lazy. They're just asking the regulars to do all the heavy lifting for them. "Yeah, I flashed a ROM after doing almost no research and I don't like it. It looks like there's 27 different posts with step by step instructions on how to reverse it, but it's so much easier to just start a 28th post and ask for help. Also, could one of y'all take a plane flight to my hovel in Bangkok where I live and work Odin for me? I'll be in the tub eating takeout food. When you're done, it'd be great if you could come on up the stairs and feed me, and perhaps do something with these curtains?"
The reason you have trouble finding useful information is because your search results get clogged up with people starting threads asking questions answered in other threads. Sometimes in threads on the same page as the one their making. Sometimes with titles that are nearly identical to theirs. These people get flamed because they're part of the problem, not the solution, and after the 9,000th time you see a new thread titled "Kies broke my phone" or "How do I get into recovery?" or "What bootloader do I need for CM7?", you start to get a little batty.
Hey guys, as you can see I am new to the whole wide world of android. I have had an iPhone since 2007 and recently dropped my iPhone 4 on the pavement which completely wrecked the screen. I seized the opportunity to buy an android. I got this s2 for 350 on eBay.
Anyway... I have absolutely no idea what I am getting into here. I have watched a ton of videos and still am really lost. (Sadly)
I have this s2 at 4.0.3 and am completely lost when it comes to how to flash a rom. I get we have to use ODIN, Kies and your rom. Am I missing anything else?
I want to use this. galaxys2root. com/att-galaxy-s2/aokp-ics-rom-for-att-galaxy-s2-sgh-i777-best-ics-rom/ << I cannot post links so its just a space in between the .com
I have seen videos where I have to root the thing first- or will this do it for me? I have also seen "roms" that are 400 MB in size but this one I like its 134... Am i missing any files or something? I have done searching but I end up more confused than I started. If someone could give me a push in the right direction that would be a great help!
This is the first phone I am actually confused with... I am sure it is easy, just not for a guy who has had an iPhone and developed for them since then... (I am co founder of whited00r )
Start with the links in the sticky. Be sure to read them all.
You said your phone is already on 4.0.3, which is Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS). That means it's not stock (aka factory settings, out of the box, etc). I'd personally suggest after reading all the links, returning to stock and starting over from scratch as it's the best way to ensure you don't have any problems, especially since you don't really know what the previous owner did to your phone. The links for returning to stock and for flashing custom ROMs are also in the sticky. Please don't read just these links, read at least all of the other links posted there. That's just the starting point mind you, you should probably do more reading after that on stuff in the posts that you don't understand. I know this will take a lot of time, but it's for everyone's benefit that you fully understand everything you do to your phone before you do it.
I'll even help you out with a couple other links I think may be useful which aren't in the sticky.
ROM vs. Kernel
Odex vs. Deodex
Please hit my thanks button if I helped you. Good luck and welcome to the forums!
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Hey guys, as you can see I am new to the whole wide world of android. I have had an iPhone since 2007 and recently dropped my iPhone 4 on the pavement which completely wrecked the screen. I seized the opportunity to buy an android. I got this s2 for 350 on eBay.
Anyway... I have absolutely no idea what I am getting into here. I have watched a ton of videos and still am really lost. (Sadly)
I have this s2 at 4.0.3 and am completely lost when it comes to how to flash a rom. I get we have to use ODIN, Kies and your rom. Am I missing anything else?
I want to use this. galaxys2root. com/att-galaxy-s2/aokp-ics-rom-for-att-galaxy-s2-sgh-i777-best-ics-rom/ << I cannot post links so its just a space in between the .com
I have seen videos where I have to root the thing first- or will this do it for me? I have also seen "roms" that are 400 MB in size but this one I like its 134... Am i missing any files or something? I have done searching but I end up more confused than I started. If someone could give me a push in the right direction that would be a great help!
This is the first phone I am actually confused with... I am sure it is easy, just not for a guy who has had an iPhone and developed for them since then... (I am co founder of whited00r )
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From now on, don't watch any videos. They tend to be incomplete and usually outdated. Also, don't use any files or methods you find anywhere else besides XDA.
Like karate104 said, read the stickies at the top of the forums; they will tell you everything you need to know in detail. Read this one in particular. It has links to a lot of useful guides.
you also need to be wary of what you read and watch on gs2root. com
when i first started i used the rooting technique with the kernel from there and ended up with no wifi and ended up having to flash entropy's daily driver to recover
as the guys above said, read the stickies here and go over it a million times until it makes sense
flashing can open up loads of features, but you can very easily make your phone unusable (easily fixable once not hard bricked) but better avoid the trouble than finding a fix
Another victim on galaxys2root!
Sigh!
(Please Note: Thats really as far as my skills go, In no way shape or form will i understand you if you start throwing crazy ass acronyms at me, I understand some basics, and enough to quite easily root my phone, But speak to me like im retarded on these matters!)
Okay, So as the title suggests, I've just done another fresh root for my SGS3, And as of yet, Quite happy, Though one thing bothers me, I want a completely stock, practically pre-root rom,kenal, whatever the F**K i need, so that my phone is COMPLETELY stock, Other than obviously the fact that its rooted, As far as i've read around, that is completely possible, Although i live in australia, And im using the GT-I9300T (Vodafone Carrier) and exact roms for me a goddamned hard to find, But thanks to the godly genius that is the developer of the SGS3 TOOLKIT, Rooted using GT-I9300>T< Rom(?) And its better than any root attempt ive had to date--
But again, i want to try and go Complete stock, But still have my root access, with the intent of using TriangleAway to reset the counter, So if i have any issues, BAM warranty that *****..
So thats my first Request(Question?)
Second--
I've asked around, ive looked, and ive read, all that i can imagine would be useful for my level of knowledge, And being a man that enjoys learning somthing all the way when he starts it. I want to learn MORE.
But based off of the stuff im reading EVERYWHERE, There is ALWAYS (even in 'ULTIMATE' noob guides) people using phrases, acronyms, or just blatently talking about **** like its completely common knowledge to everyone, and it drives me completely INSANE!
Ill get to the point.. I live in australia, And i want(need) somone i can go to and talk about rooting, and all these sort of related topics, Now im not asking for anyone to BABYSIT me, But i learn fast, and i just need a person(s) i can go to on like, skype, or facebook, or somthing, Where i can just go "Yo, This person is talking about x, y, z, WTF IS IT!" Get a rough explanation, and wham, im a happy chap!
XDA is the damn center of the universe when it comes to android devices, and has some amazing geniuses here-- So this is my last hope, That somone HERE lives (Preferably, but not a must) in australia, that i can actually use as a Go-To for all my rooting needs (heh.. sexual joke in there somwhere?)
Thanks in advance XDA, Wouldnt be enjoying android the way i do if it werent for the place!!
I lost the will to live after your first sentence, go read the stickies in general for all answers.
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I lost the will to live after your first sentence, go read the stickies in general for all answers.
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Likewise question lost in all the fog
i want(need) somone i can go to and talk about rooting>>>> logic says the OZ thread may help .
like its completely common knowledge to everyone, and it drives me completely INSANE!
>> Again its all in the faqs and guides that are stickied .
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idk how to work my way around here and Im pretty lost so I just started this thread. sorry if it bugs anyone.... I have a galaxy note SGH-i7i7 (att) currently on ICS 4.04 I wan tto find a good clean ROM that runs on at least 4.1.2 and all spen features need to work!. if you can find one with 4.2.2 and all spen features work then thatd be great.. again Im sorry if posting this bothered anyone. im just VERY lost on this web site lol
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1740367
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Honestly, if you're lost navigating a website, take it very slow customizing your phone. Its a lot harder than clicking links with a mouse, and a mistake will be VERY costly.
Don't rush in. Just be a lurker and a reader for a while, at least until you can find your way around and know some basic stuff. Good luck.
I have always found The Unlockr to have very simple and precise instructions. I am also a very visual person so I use YouTube a lot.
Anyway, take your time, root and enjoy and welcome to the asylum!
http://theunlockr.com/2012/12/04/how-to-root-the-att-galaxy-note-i717-running-ice-cream-sandwich/
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Honestly, if you're lost navigating a website, take it very slow customizing your phone. Its a lot harder than clicking links with a mouse, and a mistake will be VERY costly.
Don't rush in. Just be a lurker and a reader for a while, at least until you can find your way around and know some basic stuff. Good luck.
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Im not dumb. I know about rooting a phone installing ROM. overclocking etc.. even if Im not the one who does it.. my stepdad doess, all he told me to do was find a good ROM I like... Its just hard finding my way around here because ill find certain threads; however,they only have few replies, or the thread is discontinued or something and I got a little lost.
mtnz13 said:
Im not dumb. I know about rooting a phone installing ROM. overclocking etc.. even if Im not the one who does it.. my stepdad doess, all he told me to do was find a good ROM I like... Its just hard finding my way around here because ill find certain threads; however,they only have few replies, or the thread is discontinued or something and I got a little lost.
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WOW, "most thread only have a few replies?" ................REALLY?
I think you are looking n the wrong section. as suggested, "Super Everything Thread". you could also look in the Development section. there are threads where I have 100+ posts myself.
I am sure you are not dumb, but you are coming across a little on the lazy side. sounds like you want everyone else to do the work here. you originally posted 3 days ago and haven't found anything yet
common rules here...........
read, read, read
use the search button
help yourself first
good luck
please help me I'm stuck noone has done this model I need some experts and I'm respectfully asking for help, and yes I'm a new-booty to the this stuff! You guys are sad if you don't help me. I just wanted a challenge and I'm asking for first time after 2 years on my own..no asking... of studying all around development apps/web/reg software just trying and I have some killer ideas just need HELP?? I'm very seriously trying to attain knowledge and I've been see others made fun of by thee admins........ And if that happens to me I'm the kind of person to take it personally and really do the same right back at you and mess with your head so please?? I'm askin nicely and not infringing or doing stupid things I've very very careful with my new found Passion to follow and create something really game changing! IM done