Hello
I have been researching for a while and there are many methods to root my galaxy s2 however i would like to know which is the best way with less glitches and easily unrootable
and what is a Clockwork Recovery in simple english
finally what is the best custom rom you would recommend
could you please give links to your recommendations
Thank You
anz2k8 said:
Hello
I have been researching for a while and there are many methods to root my galaxy s2 however i would like to know which is the best way with less glitches and easily unrootable
and what is a Clockwork Recovery in simple english
finally what is the best custom rom you would recommend
could you please give links to your recommendations
Thank You
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If you want to stay close to stock as possible you should go with the CF-root method. Its pretty easy too.
Clockwork recovery is a custom recovery for your phone that enables you to do restoration, maintenance, installation, upgrades operations that your default recovery can't.
You should go for CyanogenMod 7.1 ROM and check it out as it seems to be the most stable mod around , plus it's updated regularly... Altough I would suggest you get a little bit more accustomed to your phone first...
i came across the Cyanogen Mod but it's just that with so much custom ROMs options i couldn't decide which is best
anz2k8 said:
i came across the Cyanogen Mod but it's just that with so much custom ROMs options i couldn't decide which is best
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Once you flash your first custom ROM, you'll probably find yourself using it for about 2 or 3 hours then decide to flash an another one cuz you don't like it Just try a few of them and see which one suits you best. There are really some good ones out there , plus its fairly easy and fast to flash them. Good luck
thanks for the info.. i'll experiment a couple of custom ROMs to see what suits me best lol
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Hello, ive just ordered a samsung galaxy s2 today and it will arrive in 3days time and im just wondering whether i should automatically install a rom on it or just use the stock rom for a while? I'm experienced with rom flashing but i just used htc hd2 which seems rather easy. So i would like some opinions please
Thanks a lot in advance! I'm so excited
If you like to have a Custom ROM then go for it. There is no should in that, but you could if you like.
Read this thread, see what people like most,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1223402
Regards.
Stock rom followed by the instructions . Then read up the FAQs and likewise custom roms etc .
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Thanks a lot everyone!! I cant wait for this phone People say its one of the most powerful smartphone in the world
Welcome onboard. And check out this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1171523
Great rom and highly customizable.
Hi All,
Please excuse the particular noob nature of this post. I have been doing a lot of digging and I just want to make sure I know what I'm doing before I launch into this amazing world of custom software and updates.
I very luckily won myself a Galaxy Tab 10.1 3g wifi (no idea exact model until it comes, as it appears there are a few....)
I have a galaxy nexus, but I've not mucked around with it at all really. A free galaxy tab though, is too much of a temptation not to.
So, in what order should I be doing stuff? From what I can gather it would be:
Root
Download ROM Manager
Install Clockworkmod Recovery
Make a NANDROID backup
From here, I'd like to use an AOKP rom, so I guess I flash that next, then install GAPP's.
Can you change kernel's when you like, or do they have to be done before the custom ROM, or after? Do they effect the custom ROM much?
Once both are on, make another NANDROID if stable?
There's a lot of guides on each step which I'm reading through at the moment, but the overall order isn't discussed that much. Hopefully I have a good jist of whats going on, and I apologise for bringing up such a basic issue yet again.
If it saves me bricking my new toy though, hopefully it will have been worth it.
I also currently use Widgetlocker and ADW launcher on my nexus. Will these work on ROMs? Are they needed? I notice that people post themes up so is there a seperate way of theming when on custom roms?
There's a lot of questions there, so I apologise for spamming. As long as I have the right order of doing things to start with, I'm sure I'll pick up ther rest on the way.
Thanks all.
If i were you . I follow this guide http://galaxytabhacks.com/galaxy-tab-10-1-hacks/how-to-root-galaxy-tab-10-1-the-easy-way/
once you have the Clockworkmod Recovery. Make a backup and install any custom rom you like. Yes, you can change kernel's after installing custom rom. Good Luck
Awesome. Thanks for the reply.
Can't wait to start mucking around with it.
Unhappy [Q] please i despaired
Hi all reading this post
I have an acer liquid s2 with android 4.2.2 stock, rooting this device is very easy but but i've found nothing about a custom rom or aosp rom like Cyanogenmod (my dream).
it's a very good phablet but i don't like the stock rom, i prefer my galaxy s4 mini with cm11.
Is there any way to have an alternate rom ?
Please ohhhh please.
Thanx.
Sorry for my english i 'm french
Doesn't look like there is any development for it at all beyond unlocking the bootloader, root, and CWM recovery. I learned my lesson about buying devices that developers aren't interested in awhile ago... Just one of those things, unfortunately. I suggest using a different launcher and the Xposed Framework for the best way to mod without needing a custom rom.
es0tericcha0s said:
Doesn't look like there is any development for it at all beyond unlocking the bootloader, root, and CWM recovery. I learned my lesson about buying devices that developers aren't interested in awhile ago... Just one of those things, unfortunately. I suggest using a different launcher and the Xposed Framework for the best way to mod without needing a custom rom.
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Thanx for your reply, i ve never tried xposed framework, i m going to download it.
First a bit of background: I bought a refurbished Nexus 7 2012 to increase my knowledge of the Android OS. I have unlocked the bootloader, rooted it, and installed SuperSU. I experimented with both the CWM and TWRP custom recoveries. I've settled on the TWRP platform and have installed TWRP Manager.
The next step I want to embark on is flashing custom ROMs. Here I'm in a quandary. There are so many choices and when I try to read up on them I find so many acronyms and argot that I can't sift through the information. So here is my question, what ROM do you recommend for a starting place and why do you think it's a good choice?
Thanks in advance... Rick
rickscott said:
First a bit of background: I bought a refurbished Nexus 7 2012 to increase my knowledge of the Android OS. I have unlocked the bootloader, rooted it, and installed SuperSU. I experimented with both the CWM and TWRP custom recoveries. I've settled on the TWRP platform and have installed TWRP Manager.
The next step I want to embark on is flashing custom ROMs. Here I'm in a quandary. There are so many choices and when I try to read up on them I find so many acronyms and argot that I can't sift through the information. So here is my question, what ROM do you recommend for a starting place and why do you think it's a good choice?
Thanks in advance... Rick
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Ultimately I would say that the best ROM is the one your most satisfied with, so try them all and see what you like. Heck if you like a bunch use MultiROM to have several ROM's you can choose between. For actually starting out I would recommend trying a well known ROM such as CM12 or Paranoid Android as these are feature packed yet good for people of all experience levels including a beginner such as yourself. But don't be afraid to experiment with other ROM's for your device and find out what you like. If you go wrong you can always restore your stock ROM backup in TWRP (Do make a stock ROM backup before flashing any ROM's). And if you really go wrong you can always flash a stock Nexus factory image to easily restore your device back to working order. Overall, read about the ROM's, read the flashing instructions, re-read the flashing instructions, and mostly importantly have fun and enjoy the community. Let me know if you have any questions I'll be more then happy to help you out .
Hi, I'm using Lenovo tab 7 essentials.. this tablet lags alot and have really less storage space available cuz of preinstalled apps and performance wise it sucks. I've tried searching for customs roms for this tab on google and couldn't find any? Where can i find roms for this tablet? and btw i have bootloader unlock option available in developer settings.
I might try making one, I am a beginner so it might take me a long time to learn a custom rom. I see a custom rom for its brother, TB-7304i. Idk about this one.
SoIomon said:
I might try making one, I am a beginner so it might take me a long time to learn a custom rom. I see a custom rom for its brother, TB-7304i. Idk about this one.
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Please can you make the custom rom for the lenovo tb-7304f model I can't find it anywhere and also how to unlock the bootloader this tablet lags alot