Hi guys,sorry if im asking this in wrong section, or violate any rules
Im having a Samsung galaxy y right now and planning to buy a new smartphone
Im on low budget so Im looking for high specs and low budget phones from Indian brands
I do a lot of tweaking and use a lot of mods /custom Roms for my sgy
As Im thinking of getting Indian smartphone (xolo a700), i fear someday ill mess up with my phone and get it bricked
I can't find much of stock/custom Roms for any of such phone
So my question is how can i create a backup,including system files and stock Rom so that i can mess up with my phone and revert back to stock Rom when i need to
Im talking something like what we've for sgy ,the odin flashable stock roms, which work 99% of the time even when cwm recovery doesn't work of
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The most common method is a CWM backup which you can put on your computor so if it does mess up then you always have the backup present.
Tools like Odin are dependent on device but phones like the one you mentioned don't have much of a developer community and therefore it may be hard to find
dinesh690 said:
The most common method is a CWM backup which you can put on your computor so if it does mess up then you always have the backup present.
Tools like Odin are dependent on device but phones like the one you mentioned don't have much of a developer community and therefore it may be hard to find
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Thx for your reply
But as i said at times i get in a situation where cwm recovery doesn't work
Odin is probably only for samsung devices
Isnt there any universal method which works almost everytime?
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Any recovery can take backups for you.
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13th Dev said:
Any recovery can take backups for you.
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Uhm guys i know abt recoveries, but sometimes ive seen that even recovery doesnt boot up
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Is there a way to currently root your sgs2 all from your phone? (Without a PC)
For example; Rooting +CWM>install kernel+ new rom/baseband
phone for starting base kk6/2.3.6
Just wondering. I wanted to make a powerpoint about how to root android phones, but I think each phone is so specific that a general method may not be applicable?
Also that most phones need to be flashed via PC for starters? (yes/no?)
I figured generally speaking:
1: Look for your phones model number, android version and baseband,
2: download and flash correct rom (renaming the file if necesary)
3: with phone rooted install ??? (rom/kernel/new bb/cwm or whatever)
I don't know if I can do this as a "general" powerpoint for android, but I can do it specifically for SGS2; however, not everyone has an SGS2
ideas?
uh download rom manager to install cmw and just flash a rooted rom ?
all downloaded from your phone ....
I'm 99% sure that cmw needs a rooted phone to even install from rom manager but then again it actually might not ..
shoobiedoobiiwhompwop said:
uh download rom manager to install cmw and just flash a rooted rom ?
all downloaded from your phone ....
I'm 99% sure that cmw needs a rooted phone to even install from rom manager but then again it actually might not ..
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it does need a rooted phone
shoobiedoobiiwhompwop said:
uh download rom manager to install cmw and just flash a rooted rom ?
all downloaded from your phone ....
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Don't use Rom Manager on a Galaxy S2.
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mattdm said:
Don't use Rom Manager on a Galaxy S2.
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Keep up dude ics is okay
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Edgarhighman said:
phone for starting base kk6/2.3.6
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Nick281051 said:
Keep up dude ics is okay
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Please read the OP. How is rom manager working with ICS relevant to this if he's starting from KK6 GB?
Maybe mobile Odin can work but idk if you can use that without root already on the phone. I had to root mind from download mode using a pc with Odin.
Seems like a cool idea to explore.
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When I use rom manager to nandroid it has always frozen upon turning off. Many other serious fails too. I only use it to rename my backups done from recovery mode. Otherwise it's just wasting space on my phone
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AntwanL said:
Please read the OP. How is rom manager working with ICS relevant to this if he's starting from KK6 GB?
Maybe mobile Odin can work but idk if you can use that without root already on the phone. I had to root mind from download mode using a pc with Odin.
Seems like a cool idea to explore.
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Mobile Odin requires root.
AFAIK there's no current way to root an SGS2 without a PC. I found SuperOneClick to work just fine, doesn't require you to flash using Odin, but it does take some patience and a few tries, and a PC of course.
I could be wrong of course, please correct me if I am.
I read you can run android sdk/adb from usb stick. Just need the "final" folders installed. Any tips?
There's a method to root + install new kernel from adb cmds
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Edgarhighman said:
When I use rom manager to nandroid it has always frozen upon turning off. Many other serious fails too. I only use it to rename my backups done from recovery mode. Otherwise it's just wasting space on my phone
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I never do backups unless fresh power off then booting recovery , no rom manager ..
i just was suggesting possibly with it installed cwm can install without a pc.
the only caveat was if root access required to install it as I don't remember and can't think of any way rooting is possible without a pc EXCEPT installing a pre-rooted rom
*which is not possible on sgs2 with standard sammy recovery correct
shoobiedoobiiwhompwop said:
I never do backups unless fresh power off then booting recovery , no rom manager ..
i just was suggesting possibly with it installed cwm can install without a pc.
the only caveat was if root access required to install it as I don't remember and can't think of any way rooting is possible without a pc EXCEPT installing a pre-rooted rom
*which is not possible on sgs2 with standard sammy recovery correct
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you do realize which section you are posting in right?
rom manager does not work to install recovery on the GS2 i777 like it does on your skyrocket
Anyone find a working method yet?
I don't wanna unroot my phone to test, but if I can run adb from the phone I'll have fun with that. (you can root with adb right?)
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Pirateghost said:
you do realize which section you are posting in right?
rom manager does not work to install recovery on the GS2 i777 like it does on your skyrocket
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didn't know figured same as skyrocket not being listed one could simply use the t-mobile galaxy s2 listing , so have you ever even tried to do so on a sgs2 pirateghost ..
what about mobile ODIN lite 2.3 + the add-on for i777 ?
shoobiedoobiiwhompwop said:
didn't know figured same as skyrocket not being listed one could simply use the t-mobile galaxy s2 listing , so have you ever even tried to do so on a sgs2 pirateghost ..
what about mobile ODIN lite 2.3 + the add-on for i777 ?
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uhhhh....
COMPLETELY different phones, COMPLETELY different hardware. NO....you cannot use rom manager for the i777 unless you are working solely with AOSP builds....in which case you would ALREADY have a CWM kernel
this has been the case on all samsung galaxy s line except the skyrocket/t989. there is no doubt that it simply DOESNT work from stock. its not speculation, its fact.
things are different over here dude. the i777 is pretty much nothing like the i727 aside from sharing a name and touchwiz....
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**** off troll.
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Handled...
As it is, each phone is different (different mount points,etc)and what works for one, will not work for another ...
what did I tell it all too much like it really is because he actually never did try it at all just busy feeling like boss hogs on a forum though .
lol . pathetic .
real life though < oh my.
i own an i777 , i727 , evo 3d , defy , blackberry flip , zn5 & a vivid btw .just sold my x10....
you don't tell people 'where they go' , assumptionally . I'm not any of your lames child and also that post I made had nothing in it disrespectful *not that any respect is owed , OBVIOUSLY I SEE THAT BY EXAMPLE*
mods don't show favoritism they do their job and moderate the forum who were only speaking what they hoped would help another member to have possible options . delete my whole post but due to post count or self acclaimed forum worth f offs are okay right ....
all I suggested was he might want to try to odin lite because of it's root kernel feature and simply asked pirate did he actually try it instead of just telling it how it is oh so known , but apparently not by personal experience ....
once again . pure comedy
Wow... way to derail this thread.
Thread closed.
So hello there sgs3 community!
I just received my sgs3 yesterday and wanted to know what should i do first with it?
I mean root and etc, could anyone help me with that?
It depends, are you happy with stock firmware?? Only you can decide buddy, its your phone. I rooted mine because their are a lot of good ROMs out their, each with different assets etc, but mainly because I didn't want to be limited on what I can do with my device, but if you want my opinion, I'd root and flash Tamaseks kang of CM10 naked android is always the best p.s make sure you have the international S3 (quad core) before you flash anything in this section because inevitably you will brick your device if you dont. Good luck buddy
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It depends, are you happy with stock firmware?? Only you can decide buddy, its your phone. I rooted mine because their are a lot of good ROMs out their, each with different assets etc, but mainly because I didn't want to be limited on what I can do with my device, but if you want my opinion, I'd root and flash Tamaseks kang of CM10 naked android is always the best p.s make sure you have the international S3 (quad core) before you flash anything in this section because inevitably you will brick your device if you dont. Good luck buddy
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Well I live in Lithuania and on the box says that it's quad core
I'm thinking just rooting it...
Is there any bootloaders (like HTC) i have to unlock?
The S3 comes with an unlocked bootloader out of the box but if you know what you're doing, go ahead buddy but make a backup after rooting
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speedyjay said:
The S3 comes with an unlocked bootloader out of the box but if you know what you're doing, go ahead buddy but make a backup after rooting
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I have a question, when I root my s3 (CF-Root v6.4) do I need to install any other recoveries or some other programs (like triangleaway) to flash custom roms?
1st Step : Read the stickies
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Arsaw said:
1st Step : Read the stickies
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They should put that on the box!
edruig said:
I have a question, when I root my s3 (CF-Root v6.4) do I need to install any other recoveries or some other programs (like triangleaway) to flash custom roms?
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Triangle away isn't a recovery, its just an app that erases the flash counter in case you want to send your device to Samsung for repairs because you should know, unauthorized mods void your warranty. CF-Root has a recovery and will be installed upon flashing with Odin
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Heyy,im jumpin in this thread also,got my sgs3 few days ago.
I was an iphone user (poor me) for a long time and started early with jailbreaks etc etc so i know alot about iphone, but this is all new to me and im just starting to get the hang of everything RoMS kernels mods bla bla..
Thinking should i root or not..
anyway my question is when i root my phone is there a how to say switcher between a stock firmware and looks and the other that i put on so if i dont like the new one i just swap and take the stock one?
I know i have to read stickies but there is so much of that and i need a thread from ground up that teaches u. Just got to forum page nr.7
Thanks in advance
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asukaj said:
Heyy,im jumpin in this thread also,got my sgs3 few days ago.
I was an iphone user (poor me) for a long time and started early with jailbreaks etc etc so i know alot about iphone, but this is all new to me and im just starting to get the hang of everything RoMS kernels mods bla bla..
Thinking should i root or not..
anyway my question is when i root my phone is there a how to say switcher between a stock firmware and looks and the other that i put on so if i dont like the new one i just swap and take the stock one?
I know i have to read stickies but there is so much of that and i need a thread from ground up that teaches u. Just got to forum page nr.7
Thanks in advance
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The only way of switching to and from custom and stock, is to root, make a nandroid backup then flash custom firmware. The only downside is that your official firmware will always be rooted, unless you start afresh with Odin hope this helps buddy, welcome btw, good choice in switching from iPhone to S3....you won't regret it
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asukaj said:
Heyy,im jumpin in this thread also,got my sgs3 few days ago.
I was an iphone user (poor me) for a long time and started early with jailbreaks etc etc so i know alot about iphone, but this is all new to me and im just starting to get the hang of everything RoMS kernels mods bla bla..
Thinking should i root or not..
anyway my question is when i root my phone is there a how to say switcher between a stock firmware and looks and the other that i put on so if i dont like the new one i just swap and take the stock one?
I know i have to read stickies but there is so much of that and i need a thread from ground up that teaches u. Just got to forum page nr.7
Thanks in advance
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Once you rooted your phone which also include cwm, you can backup your rom with cwm and flash other rom. If you don't like it, use cwm to restore your previous rom
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Most important: back up EFS! Store it somewhere safe, because if anything goes wrong, you're going to be very happy you've got a backup
See the countless IMEI 00000000 threads
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Hi, I have recently gone from an iPhone 4S and got my mothers S3 (international, i9300 running 4.1.2). As an advanced iphone user, who is familiar with jailbreaking, I want to try root my phone. However, from what I've read around here and other forums, rooting seems to be far more complex than jailbreaking, and it seems like there is a bigger chance of bricking your device if you do anything wrong. Therefore, I ask you to please give me a newbie tutorial of how to root this phone and preferably some pros and cons about rooting.
Thanks in advance!
Hi and welcome to XDA and Android!
The best way to root would be to click on the root information tab after searching for your phone in the top right of the XDA website.
The video will take you through the whole process!
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Start by reading the stickies at general sections, Everything you need to know is there. Good luck!
And for pros and cons there is for example this video.
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thanks, both of you. I am going to look more into it a bit later, but meanwhile a new question. If something goes wrong and my phone gets soft or hard bricked, how big is the chance of fixing it? One thing I really like about iphones is that no matter how much you mess up, you can just perform a restore in itunes.
You shouldn't have any problems if you follow the instructions.. As simple as that.
A soft brick is extremely easy to fix, a hard brick is really rare and only happens if you mess with the bootloader so just read carefully and be brave, you will actually notice that it is really easy and somewhat safe these days..
If you need any assistance if you mess up just send me a PM..
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You shouldn't have any problems if you follow the instructions.. As simple as that.
A soft brick is extremely easy to fix, a hard brick is really rare and only happens if you mess with the bootloader so just read carefully and be brave, you will actually notice that it is really easy and somewhat safe these days..
If you need any assistance if you mess up just send me a PM..
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That's great! My last question is about the video under root info, does it support all versions?
Probably easiest to root by flashing a custom kernel (as probably all have root included) flash using mobile odin, then it takes a minute to do. Custom Roms usually have root too.
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Before flashing anything use the right file to flash , dont flash any other device firmware and use cf auto root it will root your device in 30 seconds only
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blackjacknapper said:
That's great! My last question is about the video under root info, does it support all versions?
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Like everyone suggested, just flash a compatible kernel like perseus and you should be good to go with root AND a custom kernel.
Skander1998 said:
Like everyone suggested, just flash a compatible kernel like perseus and you should be good to go with root AND a custom kernel.
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So if I have stock JB, no root, I can just flash perseus and I'm rooted?
This is a good tool.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=27239761
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So if I have stock JB, no root, I can just flash perseus and I'm rooted?
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yes, but you need a custom recovery to flash it
Also, make sure to download and flash the correct rom for your device
Long story short, I hard bricked a Nexus 4 flashing a bad ROM. So now I have a new one, and I want to know if there is a way to check if a ROM is bad for my phone before I flash it. If a thread on xda says, this ROM is for HTC one, does that meadoit is only safe for THAT phone, or is anything that is JB 4.2.2 and up safe for my nexus 4? Just want to make sure before I start flashing ROMs again. Thanks.
Bro answer is a big No!!
You cannot directly flash a rom of a device on other one.
Coz every device have different hardware configurations and a rom contains different things to control hardware like bootloader and kernel that are chipset specific and using the one on other device can/will lead to a hard brick!!!
Though u can use files from different roms system partitions and try them on your device!!
Hope this helped....
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Bro answer is a big No!!
You cannot directly flash a rom of a device on other one.
Coz every device have different hardware configurations and a rom contains different things to control hardware like bootloader and kernel that are chipset specific and using the one on other device can/will lead to a hard brick!!!
Though u can use files from different roms system partitions and try them on your device!!
Hope this helped....
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Thanks man, really appreciate it.
Just search for roms specifically made for your phone, make a nandroid back-up, wipe it and than flash the rom. Normally there shouldn't be as many problems then.
Have fun!
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Long story short, I hard bricked a Nexus 4 flashing a bad ROM. So now I have a new one, and I want to know if there is a way to check if a ROM is bad for my phone before I flash it. If a thread on xda says, this ROM is for HTC one, does that meadoit is only safe for THAT phone, or is anything that is JB 4.2.2 and up safe for my nexus 4? Just want to make sure before I start flashing ROMs again. Thanks.
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You cant flash ROM to your device as it is made for other device . You can find many custom ROMS for your device. just google it and dont flash before reading its review.
also check MD5 checksum before you plan to flash that downloaded ROM
I need a stock recovery for Metro PCS Samsung Galaxy S3 (SGH-T999N)
Please I installed clockworkmod recovery onto my phone and didn't realize It wasn't going to be easy to remove it im trying to revert back so I can receive ota updates on my phone. Next month I heard talk about samsung releasing the kit kat update 4.4 to this phone correct me if im wrong. But if that's the case I would love to revert back so I can receive it inless you know of other ways of getting it other than installing custom roms....witch im not comfortable doing....I already messed up my phone in the process of rooting doing the ad block app....which then when I uninstalled it. I couldn't connect to the google servers.....so I had to go back and edit the host file and got it working finally but now I just want to remove this recovery I mean it seemed like a good idea at the start and I know a lot of people say it's amazing which indeed it is but I want to update my rom I know people say do complete wipe and install the stock rom and that should remove it but I'm iffy on the subject because I don't want to brick my device if it doesn't agree with something. I'm not all that new to rooting I had a coolpad quattro which I rooted in the past **** phone btw don't ever buy it. As well as my first galaxy 1 from verizon and a galaxy aspire. but im having problems trying to understand and avoid bricking my device because I haven't even finished paying it off and it's 400 dollar device plus interest.....:crying::crying:
I just wanted to root not get clockworkmod recovery.....dammit fml....
Guess nobody wants to help?
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Please help?
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You can pull the stock recovery from the this factory firmware.
http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=SGH-T999N
EDIT: Here is the link to just the stock recovery image itself... http://d-h.st/XDe
Just delete the .MD5 extension to unzip the tar file. Not sure why that is
there.
The above firmware would have been about a 1gig download... doh!
So this should work? How much of a guarantee that this will? I don't wanna mess up do any professional help would be awesome. I hear this is a great community but I just want reassure like since I've been rooted and done stuff will that soft brick or hard brick my device? 2i appreciate the help I'm just scared and can't afford this so called jig.
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You sound really stressed but it also sounds like you've done nothing but post here for answers.
YouTube my friend.
Also... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1710613
Also...you could wait and download a bloat free version on XDA.
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I'm a bit stressed not but not really concerned as far as things go the phone runs fine. As far as YouTube goes I can't find anything about this phone its relatively new from metro but I know the 4.4 update comes out next month. And as I've seen it's better correct me if I'm wrong. But if nobody can help me I'll stick with what I have. It's just mind racking because I know so much about computers and it's easy to fix a pc as far as these phones go they are like a computer or not all that new to Linux but this a lot different.
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Download stock firmware from Sammobile and open archive using 7zip or something else......There u will find a file recovery.img,compress it to .tar format and flash it using Odin.....Thats it
Thank me if I helped :angel: