Long time lurker, first time contributor.
After rooting, installing CWM recovery, Saurom, Da_G's kernel and a few tweaks I wanted to wipe and start over (and do some ICS hacking!). Unfortunately I didn't see a really quick way to do it (other than ODIN, what a pain - I'm on linux).
So I wrote a little update script to overwrite existing partitions with stock images stored on the sdcard. But here's the twist, instead of hardcoding everything in the update zip, it uses a property file on the sdcard at run-time.
Check it out, flame away...
Hope someone finds it useful.
I will try it later this week
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Great idea! It works, now I can put different combination of OC, ROMs, Rooting in different folders and flash to any set I want in one step without increasing the counter.
This post should move to Development forum to get more discussions.
Thank you.
Thats awesome. Always wondered why no one had done this
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eightmillions said:
Great idea! It works, now I can put different combination of OC, ROMs, Rooting in different folders and flash to any set I want in one step without increasing the counter.
This post should move to Development forum to get more discussions.
Thank you.
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complete modding has already been accomplished without increasing the flash counter, I have rooted, installed cwm recovery, flashed overclocking kernel by da_g, and I haven't increase the flash counter, and I'm waiting for the tpc v3 to flash that and as long as is on cwm zip format I can flash whatever I want without the worry of the flash counter ever going up. Now that cwm is fully working(except for usb storage)people will make stuff in cwm format, this method would help if it would be necessary to go back to stock in case of a mayor issue, and what's so great about your recovery that you say it blows away cwm?
roloracer said:
what's so great about your recovery that you say it blows away cwm?
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I think he means overwrites recovery, i.e. reverts back to completely stock.
Yup..including recovery...without the need for adb
That what makes it pretty Much awesome. I have seen the nook guys do this but not many others
The other stuff about is just neat
Its development...which we sorely need and should be encouraging
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I think he means overwrites recovery, i.e. reverts back to completely stock.
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00mred00 said:
Yup..including recovery...without the need for adb
That what makes it pretty Much awesome. I have seen the nook guys do this but not many others
The other stuff about is just neat
Its development...which we sorely need and should be encouraging
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install from zip?
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well theres a lot of old info out there, having a hard time sorting some of this stuff out!
I have a stock Eris that came from Verizon with 2.1 on it already. I'd like to root it, but does that mean I have to install a custom ROM? or is there a way to get root with the ROM thats already on the phone? Sorry noob questions I know but I've read over the adb command stuff and it sound easy, but I'd like some clarification on what each command does and what each file is for, etc...I have the sdk set up already on my computer. I hear stuff about bootloader versions, radio versions and stuff too, does this stuff get modified as well during this process? and if so, is there a way to revert to 100% stock if I have to send it in for warranty or insurance? keep in mind this phone already had 2.1 from verizon, if that matters.
You can root your phone using jcase's 1 click root app from the market all you have to do is run the app, reboot into recovery by holding power and volume up or down(mine ia volume up my roomates is volume down) and flash the rootme.zip file the app places on your sd card. Doing this will root your current os and you will not lose any data. At that point you can wipe and flash a custom rom instead of the rootme.zip by having one downloaded and already on your sd card. Make sure its not in a folder. If you want to do things like overclocking you will need a custom rom as the stock kernel does not support it. You can also just flash a new kernel its the same as flashing a rom. Anyway check out jcase one click root thread in the eris development section for more detailed instructions and on youtube lostelement has some great videos showing how to root the eris and flash a rom step by step. Hope this helps.
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can you still root this eris using the command terminal? or do I have to do the 1-click method? and as far as returning the phone to 100% stock, is there a RUU program that will restore everything to stock? I've seen some threads but it seems like many of the download links are getting broken for some reason?
EDIT: also, jcase's 1-click method installs Amon's recovery correct? and this file..."rootme.zip" is this like a "patch" that is applied to the current OS to provide root, whereas flashing a new custom rom will delete and replace everything but this custom rom has been writtn to provide root access already? sorry so many questions, just trying to get a handle on this before I try it and do something stupid/expensive haha
Yes there are ruu's to go back to stock. I believe you can still use the terminal but one click root is easier and it does give you amon ra recovery. Flashing rootme.zip will root your stock os and give you superuser permissions app which allows you to manage what apps are granted root access.
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And customs roms are all ready to for root. If your flashing a custom rom you don't need to flash rootme.zip.
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Does flashing custom roms change the hboot version or the radio version? Also for some reason when I do the vol-up+end when I power on it shows a screen with a red triangle with an exclamation point, is this normal until I flash the new recovery image?
Yea that's normal until you flash a new recovery and the roms don't affect the radio or hboot. They must be flashed separately. Be very careful flashing a radio. A bad radio flash is the easiest way to brick your phone.
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probably wont touch the radio or hboot, not many ppl seem to need to. as far as the RUU goes, it will re-flash the recovery and the rom back to the same as they were out-of-box correct? wondering if anybody has a link to this file, all links i've found are broken
I haven't had to use it but from what I understand its an executable file that you run on your pc while your phone is plugged in via usb. If you need it im sure someone would be able to post a fresh link or email it to you.
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thx steve for all your help so far If anybody has a link to the RUU for the official original 2.1 eris, email it to me or link in this thread, also wondering if theres a link to the official 2.1 ROM (the non-root version and not the leak versions, the "official" OTA is what I mean.) In case something bad happens with a ROM I install that i have the original to flash, thay way I can keep Amon's recovery on the phone instead of using the RUU, personally having a hard time finding it. seems liek all the stock roms are labeled PB00IMG?
After you root, in amonra you can do a nandroid backup, which will completely back up everything on your phone to your sd card. If you don't like a rom or are having problems you can just recover your backup and your phone will be as it was when you made the backup. I keep nandroids of a few different roms and just switch between them sometimes.
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So is there any advantage at all to being rooted on the stock rom? That's where I am now. I will probably stay there for a while until I decide what ROM I want to try. I installed an overclocking widget from the marketplace just to try it out, but from the sounds of this thread, its a waste of time with the stock rom.
Rooted on a stock Rom sucks. Battery life compared to a froyo based Rom is exponentially better imo. Nonsensikal vanilla v7 was the Rom of choice but I'm back to stock because I have to send the phone back to VZW
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Yea I would recommend kaos froyo or tazz froyo. Im currently using kaos 35-1 and the battery life is amazing. Check out DS36 thread on improving battery life by using set cpu and auto killer. I get a day and a half easily with moderate use IE texting facebook and checking xda all the time and a phone call or two. I have the stock battery.
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Steve125 said:
Yea I would recommend kaos froyo or tazz froyo. Im currently using kaos 35-1 and the battery life is amazing. Check out DS36 thread on improving battery life by using set cpu and auto killer. I get a day and a half easily with moderate use IE texting facebook and checking xda all the time and a phone call or two. I have the stock battery.
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Sounds good. I think I am being a bit of a chicken to be honest. Sell me on the safeness of this. I will look at that thread too. Thanks.
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Sounds good. I think I am being a bit of a chicken to be honest. Sell me on the safeness of this. I will look at that thread too. Thanks.
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It's really not that difficult one click Eris root run rootme.zip download and extract the Rom of your choice. Run amon ras recovery nandroid backup wipe flash new Rom and voila. Easy as pie.
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I did the one click Eris root already, and just applied the rootme.zip. So installing a new rom would mean copying it to the root of the SD card, rebooting and holding down the volume key and then picking that new zip file, correct? I don't know what that amon ras recovery thingy is. Is that part of rom installation, or something that I need to acquire separately?
You need to copy the Rom to your SD card and use estrongs file explorer download from market and long press on the .zip file it will pull up a menu that gives you some options. Extract from the .zip file and hit ok no new path is needed. Now that yuu have the file on your SD card reboot and go to recovery nandroid backup then wipe then flash from zip. After it unpacked and loads then it will prompt you to reboot hit okay and let it do its thing. I'm going to end all this with saying double check the forums for how tos and I'm not responsible for a bricked phone do this at your own risk but have fun itsreally not that difficult
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I'm not responsible for a bricked phone
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Yep, I realize that. You know that you don't actually have to answer my questions right? If I ask more noob questions, know that I am not expecting you personally to answer them.
I'm at work and all of my equipment I maintain is working so I'm killing sometime
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MOD EDIT: This thread is outdated and should no longer be used.
thanks to skeeterslint, koush #sgs-dev , #samsung-epic , #sdx-developers, birdman, #samsung-fascinate
tester: Killarny
based on koush's clockworkmod 2.5.1.0
update.zip method:
1. boot into ClockworkMod Recovery
2. Apply : http://www.sdx-downloads.com/devs/noobnl/clockworkmod2.5.1.0update-fascinate.zip
download: http://www.sdx-downloads.com/devs/noobnl/clockworkmod2.5.1.0update-fascinate.zip
1. you need samsung galaxy s drivers
64-bit OS http://firon.net/xda/usb_drivers_GalaxyS_x64.zip
32-bit OS http://firon.net/xda/usb_drivers_GalaxyS_x64.zip
2. push MENU, select Applications > Development, then enable USB debugging.
3. extract and run runtryfirst.bat or runtrylast.bat
4. enjoy!
remove voodoo fix stock recovery kernel for wipe: http://www.sdx-downloads.com/devs/noobnl/test-signed-recovery-update-fascinate.zip
Sweet! Now I can see if I can turn this into a flash in terminal... even if not this still rocks! Thanks!
Worked flawlessly for me. Thanks a million.
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Works like a charm. Right when I make a post last night about CWM not being permanent, this gets posted. SWEET!
So should I do this now or just wait till 2.2 is released?
Question: what exactly does this do?
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Thanks for the post.... and for the above poster, makes it so you don't have to have the update.zip for CWR. If you watch before installing this when you reboot into CW it "installed" through a zip before it opened every time. Now it doesn't need that. Nothing major, just a final clean and permanent CWR. Thanks again OP.
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sweet worked great.
So for the update.zip method we just flash in cwm recovery? Or in the stock recovery?
Thanks for the update, noobnl.
Allow me to add a word of caution, however. This will make recovering from voodoo removal that much more difficult.
Just something to consider.
adrynalyne said:
Thanks for the update, noobnl.
Allow me to add a word of caution, however. This will make recovering from voodoo removal that much more difficult.
Just something to consider.
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How so? The only step that takes place in stock recovery is a data wipe, which is then repeated in CWM. It's questionable that both are necessary. Or am I missing the bigger picture here?
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How so? The only step that takes place in stock recovery is a data wipe, which is then repeated in CWM. It's questionable that both are necessary. Or am I missing the bigger picture here?
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I welcome you to try just the cwm wipe, and let me know if it is the only step necessary.
Kthx
adrynalyne said:
I welcome you to try just the cwm wipe, and let me know if it is the only step necessary.
Kthx
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Was that sarcasm or a genuine invite? Does the stock recovery wipe data that CWM doesn't? It just seems kind of repetitive, but for all I know I'm completely off my rocker. I've been running non-voodoo kernels recently, and I don't really feel like going through the PITA process of removing it again.
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I welcome you to try just the cwm wipe, and let me know if it is the only step necessary.
Kthx
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Aaaand I see that you are the OP of the [How to] Completely Remove Voodoo Lagfix thread. So I'm gonna be quiet now.
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Aaaand I see that you are the OP of the [How to] Completely Remove Voodoo Lagfix thread. So I'm gonna be quiet now.
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*hands gardndj the dunce cap* you may go sit in the corner now
gardndj said:
Aaaand I see that you are the OP of the [How to] Completely Remove Voodoo Lagfix thread. So I'm gonna be quiet now.
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There is no worse feeling in the world than the moment you realize you're completely and totally...wrong.
It hurt just watching that, man. I can't imagine what went through your mind the very moment you realized who you were talking to....
"D'oh!"
Been there, done that. Who hasn't.
im just a little confused by the OP. is it 2 different methods? or need to do both? can i just do the update.zip and im done? thanks
I have put this up in my section of ROM Manager, with credit to the creators, just to help with distribution. If you would like me to take it down please let me know and I'll be glad to.
To explain:
No, its not always necessary, but yes, the stock recovery does wipe things that cwm does not. One thing for instance, is /data/fota.
Secondly, while not necessary, I have worked with probably 20 different people in IRC with it, and so far, its been the only method to escape force close hell, is by wiping with one then the other, in that order. Sometimes fc hell happens when uninstalling voodoo and only wiping with cwm.
So, it is an extra step, and not always needed. But in the event you do one day need that extra step...well don't come to me. You will have an appointment with odin.
The instructions are kinda weird....do we do both steps or just one of them?
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Im sorry i haven't really been able to do too much research myself (im in the middle of a move and things have been hectic), but im wondering if the recovery im using still up to code. Lol
I use the Rom Manager (the one u can get off the market), is this recovery still acceptable or is it dated? I have been flashing just fine with it, but with things moving the way of ICS i wanna make sure im up to date.
That recovery should be fine, but I think most people, myself included, prefer Romracer's recovery. I'd flash that if I were you.
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That recovery should be fine, but I think most people, myself included, prefer Romracer's recovery. I'd flash that if I were you.
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Will there be any difference/benefits in ROMracer's over ROM Manager, or are u just saying its just a slightly better option/future proof?
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Will there be any difference/benefits in ROMracer's over ROM Manager, or are u just saying its just a slightly better option/future proof?
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Romracers has a couple of extra options. I believe one of them may be the choice to nandroid backup to either internal or external SDCard, but it's been so long I forget. Romracers has pretty much become the standard with the Atrix. So, in essence a slightly better option. I may need to be corrected, but I think some people have had problems flashing particular ROM's, radios, kernels, etc. with the ROM Manager version.
If you want you could also download CWM Touch through ROM Manager, but once again, the option to backup to external is not there.
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Romracers has a couple of extra options. I believe one of them may be the choice to nandroid backup to either internal or external SDCard, but it's been so long I forget. Romracers has pretty much become the standard with the Atrix. So, in essence a slightly better option. I may need to be corrected, but I think some people have had problems flashing particular ROM's, radios, kernels, etc. with the ROM Manager version.
If you want you could also download CWM Touch through ROM Manager, but once again, the option to backup to external is not there.
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Thanks a lot. I mainly wanted to stick with ROM Manager cuz its simple. Lol
I will take ur advice and switch to ROM Racers (once i read up and learn how to). I have never deleted and installed a new recovery, but its something i need to learn anyways so i will take the plunge. Thanks a lot.
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Thanks a lot. I mainly wanted to stick with ROM Manager cuz its simple. Lol
I will take ur advice and switch to ROM Racers (once i read up and learn how to). I have never deleted and installed a new recovery, but its something i need to learn anyways so i will take the plunge. Thanks a lot.
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You don't need to delete anything. Just download one of the Romracer zip files, (there are a few because you can have different colours), put the zip on your sdcard, and flash it with the current ROM Manager recovery you have just like you would flash anything else. It will replace it.
Hi All,
I'm new to flashing Android and have a couple questions to make sure I'm doing things right. My goal is to get Flapjaxx's ICS ROM for the 717 Note installed.
Here's the instructions from his OP and my questions in line:
Instructions:
1. Download to sdcard - I assume by SD card this means the MicroSD and not the base storage of the device? And the copy should be in the root of the MicroSD (or the base device if that is the right place?)
2. Reboot to recovery - Got this.
3. Wipe data/factory reset ONLY *ABSOLUTELY REQUIRED COMING FROM ANY OTHER ROM* - Unclear here. Does this mean that if my device is stock I DO or DON"T need to do a data/factory reset? Or that I do always and especially if coming from another rom? Ie do it always (and if so how, using the stock device command for reset/wipe?.
4. Flash Rom - How? I have mobile odin, found out it doesn't support on the 717 yet. I DO have the device rooted. Is there a tool I should put on the device OR will the device auto-flash the ROM after placed in the device and rebooted after wipe? What's the process? I've looked around but haven't found a guide that seems clear (trying to be safe here with my process).
5. Reboot and Enjoy
6. *Bug reports not necessary in this thread* This ROM ships As-Is
7. No this will not do anything to your bootloader.
Thanks in advance
Yea because it clears data that could cause problems with the new software. Always do a factory wipe in cwm and clear cache partition and dalvik cache too
You flash the rom with cwm which can be found in the dev section here. Before ya flash anything I'd do some research here because there are threads with very detailed instructions on the flashing process. If ya run into any snags just post back here and I'll try to help ya best I can
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CJ, thanks for the reply. That definitely helps. I was able to finally find the thread I should have found first (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1586223) that explains the process. I guess I just need to be more patient and search harder
If I have questions I'll definitely post. CWM was the missing link in my process. I think I should be good to knock it out now. Wish me luck!
I flashed my GS2 to the early ICS leak and it really improved the experience on the phone, I can't wait to do the same on the Note!
You must have cwm or twrp recovery. Once you've flashed either one, make a backup of your existing ROM (custom or stock does not matter). Always wipe data/factory reset in recovery. Then select install zip and flash away. Follow the directions carefully no matter which ROM you're flashing. Mobile Odin is useless at this point. You will use Odin on your PC to flash a custom recovery. Once that's done you will most likely never use Odin again. Read up on how to install your custom recovery, boot into recovery, flash ROMs and mods...etc., etc.
Edit: SD card can be internal or external. Your choice.
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Thanks guys. I'm all set. Rooted, CWR installed, Flapjacks ICS ROM installed, apps and data restored and loving being back on ICS. I love this phone but no ICS was a killer.
Thanks to everyone on the hard work and help the site gives us users. Much appreciated!
Great to hear. Hope ya have a good experience with it!!
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I'm sure I will
Now the big decision is to move from ADW to Apex or not. I think Apex is less of a hog but ADW has some nice features. But I haven't really looked into Apex much yet.
But so far so good.
santiagodraco said:
I'm sure I will
Now the big decision is to move from ADW to Apex or not. I think Apex is less of a hog but ADW has some nice features. But I haven't really looked into Apex much yet.
But so far so good.
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+1 Apex
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santiagodraco said:
Thanks guys. I'm all set. Rooted, CWR installed, Flapjacks ICS ROM installed, apps and data restored and loving being back on ICS. I love this phone but no ICS was a killer.
Thanks to everyone on the hard work and help the site gives us users. Much appreciated!
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U need to try appdroids team perfection ics ucle2 rc#2... use with skycis theme ots sick its hot its all note!!
BTW.....APEX!!
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So many choices! If it wasn't such a hassle rebuilding (desktop/app data/etc) I'd try a few builds
I am thinking of giving Apex a serious go. I've been doing a lot of playing around with the phone (how can one resist!) to push the envelope a bit and am finding that freeing up additional ram is something I need to work on. For example I've tried using ES File Explorer to playback mkv videos via Moboplayer. It works... for a bit... until the app crashes. My assumption is it's an available memory issue (but I could be wrong) as I hover at around 80-100mb free.
Anyway now you are motivating me. I might just have to do an Adwlauncher backup, kill it and setup Apex and see how it goes
Oh, and Tasker is fun as hell. Love automating the phone. How does anyone survive iOS....
JB calhoun said:
U need to try appdroids team perfection ics ucle2 rc#2... use with skycis theme ots sick its hot its all note!!
BTW.....APEX!!
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+1 one of the most stable roms I've ever used and I've been flashing since before android existed and I still had my old account
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Hoping to root my girlfriends Note since battery life and performance have been crap since Jelly Bean OTA update. Do the root methods listed here work for the latest OTA? May seem like a dumb question but I would hate to brick her phone since I have no experience with it and root threads seem to get harder and harder to find as phones age. Thanks in advance.
Solved. Answer I was looking for is here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2314464
Check out the stickies in the general section. There is a lot of great information there and it will get you headed in the right direction. I've also read in several places that doing a factory reset can help as well.
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Check out the stickies in the general section. There is a lot of great information there and it will get you headed in the right direction. I've also read in several places that doing a factory reset can help as well.
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Thanks, I have been reading through some stuff and finding some good info. I'm used to HTC devices so this is a bit different for me.
A custom recovery and superuser should get you rooted. If you flash the new TRWP recovery it will ask you if you would like to root. That is what I suggest. Use odin to install the latest twrp recovery and then boot into recovery. Not 100% sure but I'm 99% sure than when you boot into it and go to reboot it will ask you if you'd like to install superuser. Then you say yes (or swipe to install) and it will install it. You then reboot and superusuer will pop up automatically and give you two options. I choose the twrp method. Click that and it takes care of the rest. Just make sure you have a good chaege so your battery doesn't die mid flash.
Here's the link to twrp page for our device.http://www.teamw.in/project/twrp2/96
Use PDA slot in odin. Get into download mode by pressing and holding power and volume down then let off power after it vibrates keep holding volume down.
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A custom recovery and superuser should get you rooted. If you flash the new TRWP recovery it will ask you if you would like to root. That is what I suggest. Use odin to install the latest twrp recovery and then boot into recovery. Not 100% sure but I'm 99% sure than when you boot into it and go to reboot it will ask you if you'd like to install superuser. Then you say yes (or swipe to install) and it will install it. You then reboot and superusuer will pop up automatically and give you two options. I choose the twrp method. Click that and it takes care of the rest. Just make sure you have a good chaege so your battery doesn't die mid flash.
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Excellent! Sounds easy enough! Thanks!
How will root increase battery life? And you don't need root access to flash a rom. But it's easiest to flash a custom rom if you have installed a custom recovery.
I think poor battery life is due to two things here and isn't the stock rom. 1. The new operationg system may be fun to play with resulting in longer screen usage. 2. Your battery is getting old. They are very cheap on ebay. I got two 2700 ma batteries and a charger for about $20.
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How will root increase battery life?
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Root access will allow you to freeze, and remove apps killing your battery. Like Google now. Google now is the BIGGEST battery hog I know of. Some apps you can remove, but some you can't remove without root. You might like using some, so you freeze the battery hogs until you need them.
I agree you should freeze the suck at&t apps, so you should root.
But Google Now isn't a stock app so anyone can delete it along with a lot of the carrier apps using the app manager.
The point still is you don't need root permission to flash a custom rom (the theme of this thread). Just recovery.
Or just odin the debloated rom.
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Sorry I guess I didn't understand that he was wanting a custom rom
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Its all good, buddy. I think he actually wanted both a custom rom and root access. He was getting advice about rooting like it was a separate process, but now, thanks to the clever lads at TWRP you get root by flashing their custom recovery. Also, when you flash any customized rom the developer has already taken the step to cook in root access.
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