Ok so I just got this phone a few weeks ago and I am trying to root it. I can't find anything online and I am honestly somewhat of a noob when it comes to this. If anyone could send a link or help in anyway I would really appreiciate it!! BTW I am running 4.3 atm.
ninjaginga1101 said:
Ok so I just got this phone a few weeks ago and I am trying to root it. I can't find anything online and I am honestly somewhat of a noob when it comes to this. If anyone could send a link or help in anyway I would really appreiciate it!! BTW I am running 4.3 atm.
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Look up vroot.
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ninjaginga1101 said:
Ok so I just got this phone a few weeks ago and I am trying to root it. I can't find anything online and I am honestly somewhat of a noob when it comes to this. If anyone could send a link or help in anyway I would really appreiciate it!! BTW I am running 4.3 atm.
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The only current way to root a MJ7 phone is to use vroot. There is an unknown level of risk in using that, but many people have said that they have successfully rooted while seeing no negative side effects.
Please read the thread here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2511815 where the vroot program is discussed.
Direct links to vroot are not allowed on XDA so you'll need to find it for yourself.
Also, since you admit that you're a newbie, please note that vroot installs a Chinese language Superuser control program that many people are having troubles removing and replacing with the standard one. There are a few scripts that people have developed to help with that.
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Hello everyone. Sorry if this throws everything outta wack but i need some help. So my friend finally made the switch from apple to android and he got a fascinate. He had it flashed to cricket and everything works it just freezes up a lot because hes using a crappy froyo rom. I need to know if i root and install ics on it will that remove the carrier flash and switch it back to verizon? If so can anyone tell me how to root and install ics without removing the cricket service? If anyone can help it would be greatly appreciated. I have been searching for days how to do it but i still cant find anything. Please help me restore my friends faith in the wonderful world that is android.
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There are lots of instructions all over this site as well as cricket sites. Keep reading my friend.
Check out this thread over in fascinate general forum, I think it might have what you are looking for:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=31742686
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kodyk said:
Hello everyone. Sorry if this throws everything outta wack but i need some help. So my friend finally made the switch from apple to android and he got a fascinate. He had it flashed to cricket and everything works it just freezes up a lot because hes using a crappy froyo rom. I need to know if i root and install ics on it will that remove the carrier flash and switch it back to verizon? If so can anyone tell me how to root and install ics without removing the cricket service? If anyone can help it would be greatly appreciated. I have been searching for days how to do it but i still cant find anything. Please help me restore my friends faith in the wonderful world that is android.
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Hey, I'm having a similar problem as your friend did, but I'm kind of a noob and don't understand all the jargon yet. Did you get a clear answer to your question by following the thread that was posted by mezter?
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Hey, I'm having a similar problem as your friend did, but I'm kind of a noob and don't understand all the jargon yet. Did you get a clear answer to your question by following the thread that was posted by mezter?
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Dude not to be fussy why in the hell did you bring up this thread when there's a clear solution in the thread mezter posted it only says flash this lol
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hi all, i just updated my note i717 from 2.3.6 to jb 4.1.2 and then rooted it. i wonder if anyone could show me how to downgrade my rooted 4.1.2 to ics 4.x.x so i can flash the tmobile modem to unlock it ? is it even possible? thanks
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hi all, i just updated my note i717 from 2.3.6 to jb 4.1.2 and then rooted it. i wonder if anyone could show me how to downgrade my rooted 4.1.2 to ics 4.x.x so i can flash the tmobile modem to unlock it ? is it even possible? thanks
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I think that you can find your firmware on sammobile and flash it on Odin . but i dont think that flashing another modem will unlock your device , that can even cause damage to your device . Dont try to flash zip from another model in any situation
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You don't need to downgrade your rom. You can flas a modem even if you don't have root. If you have a custom recovery than just flash the modem.
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4.1.2 sucks!!! I flashed it today after i bricked my phone and it is slow and laggy....i've been searching for 4.0.4 odin on xda. sammobile does not have that file for downlaod...
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mcernuto said:
4.1.2 sucks!!! I flashed it today after i bricked my phone and it is slow and laggy....i've been searching for 4.0.4 odin on xda. sammobile does not have that file for downlaod...
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Better off to say Touchwiz sucks as opposed to 4.1.2 sucks. There are 2 developers that still work 4.1.2 and your going to come off real ungrateful for their efforts. There is not a thing wrong with their ROMs. You just have to know how to fine tune them to your needs. Don't bash them if you can't do it. Just don't run them.
Its not the ROM that bricked your phone
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Better off to say Touchwiz sucks as opposed to 4.1.2 sucks. There are 2 developers that still work 4.1.2 and your going to come off real ungrateful for their efforts. There is not a thing wrong with their ROMs. You just have to know how to fine tune them to your needs. Don't bash them if you can't do it. Just don't run them.
Its not the ROM that bricked your phone
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what are you talking about.. at which point in my post did i say anything about the developers and what they do? you should really stop posting things unless your going to help. it seems in every thread i make or post a reply your right there with something to say that doesn't help and your in most of the thread I have read with no help other than to say read and look at the super everything thread. Those arent answers when people are asking questions. If anyone takes the time and reads everything than they wont have to ask questions but that isnt going to happen and thats why forums are created, to help and support and I know i've said this before to you on one of my posts. He asked about downgrading and i said that 4.1.2 sucks. Did i say that the developers or the after market roms suck? No I didn't. I've used several different roms and all the after market roms run much smoother that stock.
Reenee said:
You don't need to downgrade your rom. You can flas a modem even if you don't have root. If you have a custom recovery than just flash the modem.
i saw a post on free unlock this note posted by Crixley in the General room, he said that it has to be on ics then flash the tmobile modem for it to work that's why i want to downgrade, maybe i gota ask him, thanks tho :victory:
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what are you talking about.. at which point in my post did i say anything about the developers and what they do? you should really stop posting things unless your going to help. it seems in every thread i make or post a reply your right there with something to say that doesn't help and your in most of the thread I have read with no help other than to say read and look at the super everything thread. Those arent answers when people are asking questions. If anyone takes the time and reads everything than they wont have to ask questions but that isnt going to happen and thats why forums are created, to help and support and I know i've said this before to you on one of my posts. He asked about downgrading and i said that 4.1.2 sucks. Did i say that the developers or the after market roms suck? No I didn't. I've used several different roms and all the after market roms run much smoother that stock.
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Dude, you need to seriously take chill pill. I was quoting you, 4.1.2. Sucks.
I have done nothing but try and help you, including coaching you on your ediquite here. With your clueless way of being vague, you are bad mouthing developers. We are trying to keep them here.
I wasn't the one who recently posted about running a Note 2 ROM on our device. No wonder you bricked yours.
Look at my post count, look at yours.
Look at my thanks count, look at yours.
You are everywhere posting about same issues, multiple times and in multiple threads. Issues that only you seem to have.
I have even PM'd you and tried to help, but you only read what you want to read and question more experienced members who have solid practices. Don't want my help fine, don't post without researching your personel issues. You won't believe anybody anyway.
Good luck..........geeeeezzzzz.
Yes I edited this, as I went on a tangent regarding this, but common decency got the better of me. I hope the other one was read though.
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captemo said:
Dude, you need to seriously take chill pill. I was quoting you, 4.1.2. Sucks.
I have done nothing but try and help you, including coaching you on your ediquite here. With your clueless way of being vague, you are bad mouthing developers. We are trying to keep them here.
I wasn't the one who recently posted about running a Note 2 ROM on our device. No wonder you bricked yours.
Look at my post count, look at yours.
Look at my thanks count, look at yours.
You are everywhere posting about same issues, multiple times and in multiple threads. Issues that only you seem to have.
I have even PM'd you and tried to help, but you only read what you want to read and question more experienced members who have solid practices. Don't want my help fine, don't post without researching your personel issues. You won't believe anybody anyway.
Good luck..........geeeeezzzzz.
Yes I edited this, as I went on a tangent regarding this, but common decency got the better of me. I hope the other one was read though.
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Ha ha capt I know your trying to help but its clear that he doesn't see it that way just leave him be. It's clear he doesn't read by what he posts and he wants to be spoon fed and you know as well as I do that **** don't fly here. People like that will make you lose your hair.
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i saw a post on free unlock this note posted by Crixley in the General room, he said that it has to be on ics then flash the tmobile modem for it to work that's why i want to downgrade, maybe i gota ask him, thanks tho :victory:[/QUOTE]
Ok. Don`t know about unlocking stuff. Here is a thread where you can find some stock Roms. The first one is 4.0.3.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1647756
Just flash the J2 modem and follow the steps.
I had to replace my main board, so I took the ota update, then rooted, then realized I didn't unlock. So I flashed the J2 modem, unlocked, and kept that modem. It didn't do any better than the new modem that came with the update.
This thread turned pretty nasty for such a basic question.
Yeah it did. I flipped my ignore button to the on position and I'm goooood
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I suffer from that sometimes too.
I have a verizon galaxy s4 running 4.3 it has an unlocked boatloader and i have rooted it using safe root. I have tried everything to install a custom recovery and I am having no luck. Everything just fails or makes the phone fo into fastboot mode. I have followed every single tutorial on youtube and read almost every thread. I have the MK2 build can someone please help.
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I have a verizon galaxy s4 running 4.3 it has an unlocked boatloader and i have rooted it using safe root. I have tried everything to install a custom recovery and I am having no luck. Everything just fails or makes the phone fo into fastboot mode. I have followed every single tutorial on youtube and read almost every thread. I have the MK2 build can someone please help.
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Unless you have a developer edition you do not have an unlocked bootloader. If you have mk2 build you cannot install a custom recovery. Your only option for custom rom at this point is safestrap and a rom that is compatible with that. You have a lot of reading to do.
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egomez7737 said:
I have a verizon galaxy s4 running 4.3 it has an unlocked boatloader and i have rooted it using safe root. I have tried everything to install a custom recovery and I am having no luck. Everything just fails or makes the phone fo into fastboot mode. I have followed every single tutorial on youtube and read almost every thread. I have the MK2 build can someone please help.
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You have unlocked phone which does not mean unlocked bootloader. Why did you think this? Please research before you brick your phone.
safestrap enabled, Hyperdrive driven
decaturbob said:
You have unlocked phone which does not mean unlocked bootloader. Why did you think this? Please research before you brick your phone.
safestrap enabled, Hyperdrive driven
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when i boot my phone on the splash screen im getting the unlocked logo. I thought that meant i had an unlocked bootloader. Am I wrong? I tried safestrap and it doesnt work.
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when i boot my phone on the splash screen im getting the unlocked logo. I thought that meant i had an unlocked bootloader. Am I wrong? I tried safestrap and it doesnt work.
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Unlocked symbol doesn't mean the bootloader. You need to read the stickies that explain.
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Unlocked symbol doesn't mean the bootloader. You need to read the stickies that explain.
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Oh ok thanks for clarifying that. I see a bunch of people on youtube running cyanogen on verizon galaxy s4's using twrp. Im so confused this sucks. I just really hate touchwiz and wanted to run cm11
egomez7737 said:
Oh ok thanks for clarifying that. I see a bunch of people on youtube running cyanogen on verizon galaxy s4's using twrp. Im so confused this sucks. I just really hate touchwiz and wanted to run cm11
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Many people are running aosp but they never upgraded from the mdk build. Anything past that (including mk2) can only run safestrap recovery with TWiz roms.
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Many people are running aosp but they never upgraded from the mdk build. Anything past that (including mk2) can only run safestrap recovery with TWiz roms.
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ok thank you for your help. Now I understand:good:
egomez7737 said:
Oh ok thanks for clarifying that. I see a bunch of people on youtube running cyanogen on verizon galaxy s4's using twrp. Im so confused this sucks. I just really hate touchwiz and wanted to run cm11
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Several threads in these forums that explain s4 and firmware. Better get to know Odin.
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knew this would be an ugly thread soon as i saw the title
Start by reading here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2606501
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Several threads in these forums that explain s4 and firmware. Better get to know Odin.
safestrap enabled, Hyperdrive driven
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you think some body would take some time just to look at the thread titles in the general forum and the Q&A forum before jumping in blind
what do I know
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you think some body would take some time just to look at the thread titles in the general forum and the Q&A forum before jumping in blind
what do I know
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What is your problem? These threads are here to help people! All I’m doing is asking a quick question which takes less time than me going through thousands of threads. If you don't want to help you don't have to help just keep it moving. People like you are ridiculous.
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What is your problem? These threads are here to help people! All I’m doing is asking a quick question which takes less time than me going through thousands of threads. If you don't want to help you don't have to help just keep it moving. People like you are ridiculous.
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The problem is a lot of people have the same mentality as you, so the same questions get asked over and over and over and over and over.........
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The problem is a lot of people have the same mentality as you, so the same questions get asked over and over and over and over and over.........
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Ok I understand its annoying but most people come on here search for a few minutes and if an answer cannot be found they ask for help. No one is going to sit here and search and search and search and search. People have things to do places to be. Do you just sit here and read forums all day long???
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What is your problem? These threads are here to help people! All I’m doing is asking a quick question which takes less time than me going through thousands of threads. If you don't want to help you don't have to help just keep it moving. People like you are ridiculous.
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There are threads that were created by some of the regulars here (including me) which are there to try to help people avoid bricking their phones and to answer questions (like yours) that are asked on a daily basis. That's what he suggested reading. I'm not sure why you're so unwilling to help yourself understand, particularly given the consequences of ill-considered actions. After all, XDA is not a tutorial site, You're expected to read, understand, and take responsible actions based on your understanding.
Flashing a custom recovery on a post-MDK phone is a completely avoidable mistake. Some of us have spent a lot of time writing up explanations of what you can and can't do, so we'll point to those posts rather than repeat ourselves,
The tragedy of YouTube is that nobody updates - people post a video about rooting their original MDK GS4, That was OK back then, but the multiple releases since then have made those videos invalid, but they stay there, enticing people to brick their phones. XDA didn't create those videos and isn't responsible for fixing the problems caused by them.
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Ok I understand its annoying but most people come on here search for a few minutes and if an answer cannot be found they ask for help. No one is going to sit here and search and search and search and search. People have things to do places to be. Do you just sit here and read forums all day long???
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The point is that searching and searching is not necessary because all the relevant info is in a couple of pinned threads..... People can be harsh but understand where they are coming - at least you got some useful responses - I would have just ignored (but I guess I couldn't help myself). I trolled for months and read a lot of posts before my first post. Moral of the story is, like the first response said, use safestrap.
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What is your problem? These threads are here to help people! All I’m doing is asking a quick question which takes less time than me going through thousands of threads. If you don't want to help you don't have to help just keep it moving. People like you are ridiculous.
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People like you that cause so much aggravation in these forums and refuse to take any time at all. You have no problem demanding answers from all of us who take time to read and research........btw, I have set up guides and have a sticky in place to make it easy for S4 owners to understand what they can and can't do with the S4. Grow up.
I think we all need to meet at the flag pole today after school and settle this.
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I think we all need to meet at the flag pole today after school and settle this.
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I'll c u there brah
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So work is giving me a S4 from Verizon. I am on the fence about rooting it because of it being a work device. They haven't said can or can't root but I don't want to mess it up the first day they give it to me either.
I haven't ever actually used a non-rooted Android phone so it is going to be very tempting to just do it. I am very experienced with rooting devices but not being familiar with the S4 I am a little apprehensive.
My question to the S4 users is there much risk involved with rooting this device? Are there a lot of bricks or is it pretty simple? Any reason you wouldn't root a work device?
I have read through a lot of the threads in the S4 section (have the root instructions) and have seen a few problems but probably no more than any other device. But I have read over the past several months about Knox or something which has caused me to question whether to root or not. This will be my first Samsung Android device.
Thanks!!!
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So work is giving me a S4 from Verizon. I am on the fence about rooting it because of it being a work device. They haven't said can or can't root but I don't want to mess it up the first day they give it to me either.
I haven't ever actually used a non-rooted Android phone so it is going to be very tempting to just do it. I am very experienced with rooting devices but not being familiar with the S4 I am a little apprehensive.
My question to the S4 users is there much risk involved with rooting this device? Are there a lot of bricks or is it pretty simple? Any reason you wouldn't root a work device?
I have read through a lot of the threads in the S4 section (have the root instructions) and have seen a few problems but probably no more than any other device. But I have read over the past several months about Knox or something which has caused me to question whether to root or not. This will be my first Samsung Android device.
Thanks!!!
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Using SafeRoot to root your phone is extremely safe. Its been tested and used extensively and to my knowledge there is not a risk of really doing anything harmful to your phone using that method. It doesn't trip Knox so in the event you needed it or have to give the phone back just unroot it using supersu and your good!
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Using SafeRoot to root your phone is extremely safe. Its been tested and used extensively and to my knowledge there is not a risk of really doing anything harmful to your phone using that method. It doesn't trip Knox so in the event you needed it or have to give the phone back just unroot it using supersu and your good!
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Thanks Mistertac, that's what I wanted to know. Appreciate it. Will probably be checking these forums more frequently now. :good:
Although this is going to be a completely different experience from my personal Nexus 5 I am looking forward to trying out the Samsung.
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Thanks Mistertac, that's what I wanted to know. Appreciate it. Will probably be checking these forums more frequently now. :good:
Although this is going to be a completely different experience from my personal Nexus 5 I am looking forward to trying out the Samsung.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2606501
@tgrgrd00
No problem.. If you've been around the block with your Nexus then you should be good to go. There is always a chance for things to go wrong maybe I could have worded that differently but you get what im saying. SqfeRoot is the way to I've used it a couple times its really dummy proof. The dev who came out with it is a good dude and can help you if u need it in that thread
Its right in the dev section for our phone couple threads down
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2606501
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Thank you @decaturbob I was looking for that when you posted it.
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Thank you @decaturbob I was looking for that when you posted it.
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No problem
safestrap enabled hyperdrive powered
I got her all rooted up and recovery installed. Appreciate the assistance y'all.
From what I have seen this device is pretty cool I have to say. Sooooo many features it's going to take a while to get through everything but it is nice.
Can I have a step by step process please. My device is rooted but not "unlocked" completely. I was wanting to try and hack it for awhile but haven't gathered enough information yet. I'm sure I'll be helped here. I've been looking into this for awhile now. Still thinking about it. Also what are the positives of hacking it.
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Can I have a step by step process please. My device is rooted but not "unlocked" completely. I was wanting to try and hack it for awhile but haven't gathered enough information yet. I'm sure I'll be helped here. I've been looking into this for awhile now. Still thinking about it. Also what are the positives of hacking it.
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Hi.
Search for philz kernel thread.
Read the third post.
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