I'm sorry if this has been answered before but I'm using tapatalk and can't figure out how to search the forums...
Anyway, after reading this forum, I'm pretty hesitant to do anything major to my phone...I'm pretty content to just wait for the ICS OTA, however when I do get the OTA I would like to at least install Nova launcher and I'm pretty sure you need to be rooted for it to work...
So my first question is, if I do root, do I have to unlock the bootloader? And in doing so does that prevent me from receiving future OTAs?
My second question is about leedroid tweaks...I'm not a huge fan of my pink soft keys and I've read that leedroid tweaks let's you dim or turn them off completely...if I'm wanting to use that would I be romming my phone?
Sorry for sounding like such an idiot...I had a droid x and it was wayyy different from this phone as far as modding goes and from what I've gathered I can't just SBF my Rezound if I get into some trouble like I could on my X...I also had a lot of hardware issues with my X that lead to me going through a whopping 9 replacement phones, so my trust in electronics is minimal and the last thing I want to do is get stuck with a voided warranty.
Thanks for the help in advance and sorry again...I know from the video I watched to sign up that you guys get pretty annoyed with people like me but these forums seem like the most legitimate place for answers.
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Have been reading any and all Rooting Posts and I have come to the conclusion that as of now, Most, if not all of the Rooting techniques are a shot in the dark.
If there is one good way that is reliable and doesn't screw up one thing or another than I have not seen it.
Example......Superoneclick....works on one phone but not the next....Roms....need more fixes to get to work than Microsoft.....
Tell me is there a proven way to unlock the bootloader, Root the phone and get Gingerbread to work fully ?
I may be new to this site and believe me I would love to have a open phone....But I have other things to do than F around trying to get a already KickAss phone to work.....Just saying....
JaB062 said:
Have been reading any and all Rooting Posts and I have come to the conclusion that as of now, Most, if not all of the Rooting techniques are a shot in the dark.
If there is one good way that is reliable and doesn't screw up one thing or another than I have not seen it.
Example......Superoneclick....works on one phone but not the next....Roms....need more fixes to get to work than Microsoft.....
Tell me is there a proven way to unlock the bootloader, Root the phone and get Gingerbread to work fully ?
I may be new to this site and believe me I would love to have a open phone....But I have other things to do than F around trying to get a already KickAss phone to work.....Just saying....
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There are lots of tutorials in the Development forum on how to do this.
I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT preinstall method is the one IS SAFE and FUNCTIONAL
JaB062 said:
Have been reading any and all Rooting Posts and I have come to the conclusion that as of now, Most, if not all of the Rooting techniques are a shot in the dark.
If there is one good way that is reliable and doesn't screw up one thing or another than I have not seen it.
Example......Superoneclick....works on one phone but not the next....Roms....need more fixes to get to work than Microsoft.....
Tell me is there a proven way to unlock the bootloader, Root the phone and get Gingerbread to work fully ?
I may be new to this site and believe me I would love to have a open phone....But I have other things to do than F around trying to get a already KickAss phone to work.....Just saying....
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you need to do more reading, no one uses superoneclick for the atrix... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1165791
Read the stickies..
Have you ever opened the android dev section?
Almost everything is in the sticky thread of clown.. With faqs guides etc..
Unlock your bootloader depending what atrix you have(att or international), then install the tenfars port of CWM4, and then you can root using the CWM root method..
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JaB062 said:
Have been reading any and all Rooting Posts and I have come to the conclusion that as of now, Most, if not all of the Rooting techniques are a shot in the dark.
If there is one good way that is reliable and doesn't screw up one thing or another than I have not seen it.
Example......Superoneclick....works on one phone but not the next....Roms....need more fixes to get to work than Microsoft.....
Tell me is there a proven way to unlock the bootloader, Root the phone and get Gingerbread to work fully ?
I may be new to this site and believe me I would love to have a open phone....But I have other things to do than F around trying to get a already KickAss phone to work.....Just saying....
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To build on your Microsoft comment...............Some software is not compatible with all versions of Windows. The Atrix came out with Windows 95, has made it to XP, and with GB will be Windows 7. If you are not happy with the devs work, what they have done for everyone, and can't filter through the threads to get what you want, maybe you should get an iPhone and stick Cydia on it!......Or get a Windows phone because you won't have to "fix" anything on it!
If you want help, then you have started out the wrong way. Your post needs to be objective, and not flaming all the work others have done because you can't implement any of it, and are confused.
Root, ROM's, etc., do not need a bunch of fixes............you just have to READ so you know which ones work together for what you want. If you had actually taken the time, you would know that the bootloader has been unlocked, root is working, and GB is awesome. You just have to check the instructions for what you want on your Atrix, whether it be AT&T, Orange, Bell, etc.
Personally, I am on an AT&T Atrix 4G with unlocked bootloader, rooted, with GB 4.5.91, and have absolutely no complaints ot problems!
Since you don't want to F around, watch that door................it's heavy and swings closed fast.........wouldn't want it to hit you between the buttocks on the way out!
Bell ATRIX, unlocked bootloader, rooted, running 2.3.4. No problems
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JaB062 said:
Have been reading any and all Rooting Posts and I have come to the conclusion that as of now, Most, if not all of the Rooting techniques are a shot in the dark.
If there is one good way that is reliable and doesn't screw up one thing or another than I have not seen it.
Example......Superoneclick....works on one phone but not the next....Roms....need more fixes to get to work than Microsoft.....
Tell me is there a proven way to unlock the bootloader, Root the phone and get Gingerbread to work fully ?
I may be new to this site and believe me I would love to have a open phone....But I have other things to do than F around trying to get a already KickAss phone to work.....Just saying....
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Thanks for the post, gave me a nice lol. I lol'd.
If so, reply here, tell me what you all think is needed or wanted, and I'll see what I can do. I know I'm feeling full of stupid questions, and the best way I learn is to find the answers for others.
There are several in development.
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There are several in development.
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i really would appreciate a some sort of guide and some basic info. Since HTC allows unlock the boot, i am not sure about hwo that plays with the warranty and if there's any recovery. I would really appreciate if someone can have a good guide explaining some basic stuff like the process of getting the phoen to run custome rom (yes I know there are few but it would just be nice to have 1 with a bit detail and also mentioning a few of things we should watchout like warranty, etc).
also I really would appreciate a baisc maybe dumb step by step process with maybe a quick guideline for a newbie like me to follow where it's almost 100% fail proof to kind of test so one can get used to the whole idea of flashing custom rom
Con beat me again but there are plenty of stickies or threads people can read... the reason that there are so many questions is because people are either too lazy to read or dont look at the guides... so i think even if u made one people would still not read it
I'd love a noob guide! I have looked at some of the foolproof tools and they seem decent enough for me to get started with...
I'm a lifelong developer, but I am new to android, so it's just a matter of time before I dive in.. and once I'm in, i'll be thrashing around and hope to help out the dev's we got.
That being said... I'm literally one rainy weekend away from unlocking and getting started on all this (but that weekend is hard to find here in SoCal.. )
-TR
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I'd love a noob guide! I have looked at some of the foolproof tools and they seem decent enough for me to get started with...
I'm a lifelong developer, but I am new to android, so it's just a matter of time before I dive in.. and once I'm in, i'll be thrashing around and hope to help out the dev's we got.
That being said... I'm literally one rainy weekend away from unlocking and getting started on all this (but that weekend is hard to find here in SoCal.. )
-TR
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If you are a developer I don't know why your not diving in ... It's soo easy to do all the unlocking and stuff... I bet it takes less than an hour and that's just bc u have to wait on things to flash .... But what do I know I'm just an average Joe.
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hahaha, tomorrow (wed) is suppose to rain, maybe it's a good day to get your hand wet
that would be great....i'm coming from a DX and OG Droid where i rommed and modded away. but the rezound has e scared to unlock/root. i ahven't touched anything yet and i really want to. i liked that i had the option to sbf back to stock if worse came to worse. i can flash anything i wanted to but could always go back to completely unrooted stock if need be.
Hello, I have noticed that there are many threads regarding bricked dna's, and I was just wondering if the dna is more prone to bricking than other phones? I've had no problem with rooting my thunderbolt in the past, did not really seem like a process that was easy to screw up. May just be how I am seeing it though, just worried that rooting the dna may riskier than when I've rooted my thunderbolt in the past. Thanks for the feedback!
As in everything in life, follow directions and there's no issues. 99% of people (at least in the US) can't comprehend basic spelling or sentence structure, so when they have to do something like follow directions to modify system files they're bound to screw up. What category do you fit in? Then you'll know if you can do it.
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Hello, I have noticed that there are many threads regarding bricked dna's, and I was just wondering if the dna is more prone to bricking than other phones? I've had no problem with rooting my thunderbolt in the past, did not really seem like a process that was easy to screw up. May just be how I am seeing it though, just worried that rooting the dna may riskier than when I've rooted my thunderbolt in the past. Thanks for the feedback!
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I don't see how there is any bigger risk we are using HTC developer unlocking. We just need to change what the device looks like to HTC because Verizon said they don't want the phone unlockable. On the rezound for example we had to short out some contacts with wire and stuff now there's a risk for ya. Now remember you can't unlock if you have taken the OTA.
I haven't seen any bricking posts...
There were some bricking posts when the very first exploit came out since then the device ha e updated the exploit and there haven't been as many bricks if any. So I guess the new exploit is easier to follow compared to the old one and the chance of bricking is lrobably really low. Watch the tutorials and follow directions and you should be fine. It honestly isn't that hard.
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I haven't seen many bricking post for DNA either..maybe that will change when the OTA update is rooted
You also have to remember that about half of the "Help! I bricked my phone!" posts aren't really bricks after all. It seems that usually, as soon as someone new to Android or HTC can't boot their phone, they "bricked" it. So a few hundred people may read about someone who bricked their phone before some of the users catch on that they aren't bricked they just dont have a matching boot.img, or didn't wipe, etc. Not having a replaceable battery seems to make users go from "fine to bricked" a lot quicker than when they can pull the battery. Of course that's placebo, but it gives them something to do besides make a thread about bricking their phone.
(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.
boomboomer said:
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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Hello, I was wondering why is there no newb section on this website? surely it would help all the new comers like myself who have no idea what they're doing.
I recently rooted my device for the purpose of changing some Personal Hotspot settings so I decided to look at the other benefits I could get from rooting and one of them is Themes. My question is why is it so hard to theme your device? I thought alot of these theming apps were one click proceedurs however it is not at all the case, speaking of complications when I rooted my device I accidently deleted touchwiz home and ended up stuck on Easy Mode for a whole day even after fully wiping/resetting until I figured out the problem. I still have standard mode showing as easy mode on my device but its actually got a launcher for now so it's all good.
Anyway It would of been good to have noob/newb section on this website so I could get to grips with everything there is to know or most things anyway. Right now I don't really know where to look on this website as there are too many threads that contain complicated titles with terms I never even heard of before so let alone reading the whole threads where I just hear myself reading on and on with no understanding what so ever.
Am going to stop my little rant here, if anyone can direct me on how to setup some easy themes it would be appreciated.
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Hello, I was wondering why is there no newb section on this website? surely it would help all the new comers like myself who have no idea what they're doing.
I recently rooted my device for the purpose of changing some Personal Hotspot settings so I decided to look at the other benefits I could get from rooting and one of them is Themes. My question is why is it so hard to theme your device? I thought alot of these theming apps were one click proceedurs however it is not at all the case, speaking of complications when I rooted my device I accidently deleted touchwiz home and ended up stuck on Easy Mode for a whole day even after fully wiping/resetting until I figured out the problem. I still have standard mode showing as easy mode on my device but its actually got a launcher for now so it's all good.
Anyway It would of been good to have noob/newb section on this website so I could get to grips with everything there is to know or most things anyway. Right now I don't really know where to look on this website as there are too many threads that contain complicated titles with terms I never even heard of before so let alone reading the whole threads where I just hear myself reading on and on with no understanding what so ever.
Am going to stop my little rant here, if anyone can direct me on how to setup some easy themes it would be appreciated.
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Greetings an welcome to xda. We did have a forum called xda assist where all newbies could basically ask any question, it became unsustainable due to the fact it became a free tech help line for every device.
Most phone's have their own dedicated Q&A thread where you can ask anything. If you can tell me the device you have I maybe able to help you or point you in the right direction at least
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Sawdoctor