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i have a fascinate that ive had for a while. ive managed to root it(took 4ever to find out how) but im rooted with everything else stock. no custom rom kernel or anything(i know im rooted cuz i can use wireless tether with superuser) HOWEVER, ive been reading on this cyanogen mod 7 and would really like to put this on my phone and get rid of touchwiz once and for all, and don't suggest adw it lags my phone down. can somebody plz give me a tutorial on how to download and flash whatever that is. i can't handle the sluggishness of tw anymore. btw i have odin but really don't know what to do with it. oh and sorry if this is already posted but ive searched and don't really feel like going through every thread in existence. please help me!!
Well before I would go and post a tutorial about this we need to address one thing.
You said
and don't suggest adw it lags my phone down.
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You understand that the default launcher in Cyanogenmod7 (CM7) is ADW correct? I just would hate for you to go through the touch n go process of flashing CM7 and end up hating it because of this
Well... you can switch away from ADW. For instance, I switched to the GO launcher, and it ran like a dream.
Alright, here's a n00b guide.
0)Download these files to you SD card: http://www.mediafire.com/?dfjjclddzq6fl5q, http://goo-inside.me/gapps/gapps-gb-20110613-signed.zip
1) Flash this in Odin: http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=657960&d=1310959789
2) Boot into recovery by turning off the phone/pulling battery and holding volume up, volume down and power at the same time
3) Select wipe cache, then select wipe data
4) Select install zip from sd card or something like that and flash CM7 (The file you downloaded from mediafire above)
5)Once phone finishes installing, hit reboot phone or if your phone is off turn it back on
6) Hold down power button, select reboot, select recovery
7) From here, select install zip from sd card again, and install the gapps from the second link.
8) Reboot, and enjoy. If you don't like adw, install GO launcher from the market
more noob please! how do i flash a file on odin? and what the hell is gapps and what do i do with it?
beefsmith said:
more noob please! how do i flash a file on odin? and what the hell is gapps and what do i do with it?
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Install this on your computer: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?7946i8tdbe0yv50
Open Odin, remove your phone's battery, hold the "volume down" button on your phone while plugging it into your computer and a little android with a shovel should come up.
On your computer, download the file from step 1. In odin, click the PDA button (NOT THE PHONE BUTTON) and select that downloaded file. Hit start or flash or whatever the button like that says. It will take a while. Once done, you will have cwm, so do step 2.
Once in CWN, use the volume buttons to go up and down and use the power button as the "enter button". Follow the rest of the steps from there.
Also, GAPPS is just the technical name for that second file you downloaded. Install it through CWM exactly as the steps say.
beefsmith said:
more noob please! how do i flash a file on odin? and what the hell is gapps and what do i do with it?
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Gapps...is abbreviated for google apps. Ie. Google talk, gmail, google voice, google chrome to phone, ect...this is a zip file package that contains a lot of googles apps that are not pre packaged into the rom
Odin is a software program for pc to push a modified recovery program or complete stock rom files, or patches and some other goodies and this recovery abbreviated cwm(clock work mod ) is the program you use to install custom roms and kernels. All odin file formats will end in .tar while files for flashing via recovery end in .zip
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ok so i tried to flash that file using odin, but it just told me succeded0 failed1 and now my phone has the phone to ! to pc logo, and appears bricked
beefsmith said:
ok so i tried to flash that file using odin, but it just told me succeded0 failed1 and now my phone has the phone to ! to pc logo, and appears bricked
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Follow this to fix your phone: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1124391
Just to let you know, you should probably read up on some more of the threads in the general and development section after you fix your phone before trying this again. You really need to know what you're doing or you'll break your phone for real next time.
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Follow this to fix your phone: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1124391
Just to let you know, you should probably read up on some more of the threads in the general and development section after you fix your phone before trying this again. You really need to know what you're doing or you'll break your phone for real next time.
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While skafan is right, you probably won't completely bork your device but you can get in deep real quick if you screw up anything major...like flashing a rom not for the fascinate. Go to the link he posted and do it exactly to return to complete stock and then read read read before flashing again, but it is very hard to completely destroy our phones besides physically smashing it. His warning is of just cause....that said..everything I learned(and I'm sure some will agree with me) for the most part is out of necessity..meaning I started tinkering with my phone and learned what I had to as I made mistakes and needed to know how to get out of a boot loop or force closes. There were even a few times where I thought I just turned my fassy into an expensive paper weight! You'll get there and, if nothing else borking builds character!
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i followed those instructions to the letter, same result, success(0) failed (1)
this sucks
borking does not build character for me
it engenders a sense of helplessless and makes me cry
Dear all,
I recently bought an LGP500 and im lovin it..!!!! Came across this forum and found that there are heaps of developments thats taking place in this platform! Really wanna thank each and everyone for their time and effort in trying to improvise on the OS.
I came across [UNOFFICIAL][ROM][stable:6.5.5,testing:6.6] CyanogenMod 7.1-RC1 (Android 2.3.4) and i really want to install it (or in that case, and good GB OS) over my froyo. I have been through a lot of threads on flashing and rooting, but im still very unclear about the whole process. Im not a computer geek, and all these jargon kinda make me feel like a bozo .
As a last resort, im trying out this thread. Would really appreciate if someone could spare some time and provide a simple walkthrough from - (a) backing up the original OS, (b) on through flashing and rooting, (c) to installing this custom ROM and (d) finally restoring it if needed for warranty purposes. Im pretty sure there are a lot of people like me who has difficulty in understanding all these processes and missing out some great developments.
I hope everyone understands this and wont consider this as one of those spam/duplicate threads, where the same Qs are repeated again and again...!
Thanks a lot for any support
Yes, the same Q's are repeated yet again. But I'm in a good mood today and I'll try not to give you much flak for it.
1. Root your phone, use z4root if android v2.2, use gingerbreak (both are apps) if on v2.2.1/2.2.2.
2. Install a custom recovery, of two kinds: AmonRa or ClockworkMod. Search for these threads.
3. Boot into recovery mode for backing up your current rom and installing a new one.
I hope this is a good summary. Before asking any further questions, check out the FAQ link in my signature.
Also read some stickies to enhance your knowledge. The_error has made a very good introduction thread on technical stuff.
In android, for using custom roms, first thing is to root. Then one has to install a recovery. Then make a nandroid backup from recovery. Then wipe everything from recovery and then flash your desired rom.
I suggest you do this:
1. Instal z4root app from market and Root your phone via it.
2. Install rom manager from market.
3. Install clockwork mod recovery via it.
Now you can go to recovery via rom manager or swith off and press and hold for about 15-30 seconds home+volume down+ power button.
Once you are in recovery, you are free to fly.
so which will be the most stable rom (no over clocking) for smooth usage, simple ui, internet and good video playback support. I herd there is problem with some roms not being able to play divx files.
I say rjtchn`s cm7 has the best battery I've had
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I can't find either z4root or Gingerbreak in the market. Searching XDA Developers I see several versions of z4root floating around, but since my Optimus V is 2.2.1, I gather I should be using Gingerbreak anyway? Pointers to the correct APK appreciated. Otherwise if I should be going the ADB route, pointers to a thread that has working drivers for the O V linked would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance!
OK, to answer my own Question, latest version (that I have tested works) of Gingerbreak is at:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1044765
Now to figure out which kernel or rom to go with...
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hey i am a noob and can't understand what to do with those softwares which are mentioned above, is there any step by step guide from starting to end??
any help would be highly appreciable
ok..i am a noob too.. so what all guys are saying is that, let me simplify:
There are basically 3 steps,
first, install a "gingerbreak" app, which is a apk (u can copy it ur mem.card and using file manager (its default in your stock android), u can install it from ur android after copying
secondly, install ROM Manager Free from Market and Install ClockworkMod Recovery from that app(dont fret about technical names..just do it), its easy as click and download
thirdly, download the Custom ROM like Mik's CM7 6.5.6 or something that pleases you and copy the necessary files posted in the Custom ROM'S page, all will be zip files...and restart the phone , By pressing vol.up+home+power button..u Will get to a different screen(that is recovery) , and make a nandroid backup as everyone says(all options are seen in the recovery) ...then clear cache..clean anything and everything..then install zip file from sd card...choose the Custom ROM and Restart (and lastly , forgot to tell you ,navigate by presssing volume keys and menu key as ok button)
..ok...maybe its not simple as it looks,,once you try..it will be easy as taking candy from a baby, thanks to all the guides and developers and all the ppl that supports it.
There are further step by step tutorials , if u search for it.. i was confused as hell too.. dont worry, U Will get the hang of it Noobz
gurpreet9080 said:
hey i am a noob and can't understand what to do with those softwares which are mentioned above, is there any step by step guide from starting to end??
any help would be highly appreciable
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you should really follow the instructions on the rom of your choice, but ill just give you the general scope of things:
1. root phone using one of the methods found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=901247
2. after rooting, flash custom recovery:
http://androidforums.com/getitnowmarketing/221388-custom-recovery-optimus-one-p500-thunderg.html
3. download rom of your choice from the link in #1 and move it to the root of your sdcard (which is directory /sdcard)
(3.5 you can use titanium backup to backup your apps. the sdcard should stay untouched while you flash your phone but im pretty sure that your internal memory will be erased. i didnt do this and i lost all of my apps so i dont really know where this step should go but i think it belongs here. there should be a folder on your phone with those backed up apps. move that folder to your computer. i didnt do this so im not sure if this is how it goes, sorry. btw this is optional.)
4. boot into recovery (with your phone off, hold home+vol down+power)
5. make a nandroid backup
6. wipe data/factory reset, wipe dalvik cache, wipe cache (follow the instructions on the rom that you chose)
7. flash (your rom name).zip
8. reboot phone (might take a while, thats normal)
the following is if you backed up your apps earlier:
9. move the folder with your apps backed up back to your phone in the exact same directory it was
10. restore it with titanium backup
someone please confirm this.
thanx guys
is there any danger of getting the phone bricked or dead??
and do i have to only install the rom of my choice or is there anything to do with kernals also?
im also is a noob too
but i found this website
it teach me how to flash custom rom, but is for void forever
u can make it as a reference
http://webtrickz.com/guide-to-insta...-on-lg-optimus-one-step-by-step-instructions/
XeactorZ said:
im also is a noob too
but i found this website
it teach me how to flash custom rom, but is for void forever
u can make it as a reference
http://webtrickz.com/guide-to-insta...-on-lg-optimus-one-step-by-step-instructions/
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what do u mean by "void forever" ?
could brick....
gurpreet9080 said:
thanx guys
is there any danger of getting the phone bricked or dead??
and do i have to only install the rom of my choice or is there anything to do with kernals also?
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Regarding bricking the phone, IT sure would, if you dont follow the instructions as mentioned! I almost bricked mine yesterday! Since there was a walk-through, i was able to revive it! So make sure you understand the whole process before rooting it
gurpreet9080 said:
what do u mean by "void forever" ?
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is a custom rom ~~
go android development check it out
XeactorZ said:
im also is a noob too
but i found this website
it teach me how to flash custom rom, but is for void forever
u can make it as a reference
http://webtrickz.com/guide-to-insta...-on-lg-optimus-one-step-by-step-instructions/
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Great walk-through!
Cheers
XeactorZ said:
is a custom rom ~~
go android development check it out
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is it stable and good??
is there any bugs in that rom??
gurpreet9080 said:
is it stable and good??
is there any bugs in that rom??
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Add ons for Void.#forever... Click
Also read this thread for more info on the same... Click
Hope this helps
varungnath said:
Add ons for Void.#forever... Click
Also read this thread for more info on the same... Click
Hope this helps
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hey it shows 1233 on benchmark,,,is it overclocked or at 600mhz?
I have had the X2 for roughly 3 months and am now at the point of wanting more from the phone. I have been attempting to root using gingerbreak, enabled debugging and have attempted root 3 times giving 15 minutes for the program to complete root each time. After each time would fail I would reboot the phone to give a fresh start and verify that I do not have superuser. Each time I am left with Gingerbreak continually stating that it is rooting and running exploit yet it never moves forward.. no reboot.
Ideas?
Second question: Can someone please lay out a clear path to applying a new rom on this phone. I previously used the Eris which while it was a pile it would root and rom in 5 steps all of which were clearly outlined in one Thread. Is there a thread like this that I am just not finding? It as I read through the forum it seems like this has gone rom a 5 step process to a 50 step process involving a home computer and 7 different programs.
Can someone clear this up for me?
If u are on android 2.3.3 u can't use gingerbreak. Gingerbreak only works for x2 on froyo(2.2.2)
U need to use petes one click method for rooting Motorola devices running gingerbread .
I am indeed on 2.3.3 I will give that a shot.
Any idea on the second question?
i62cm24 said:
I am indeed on 2.3.3 I will give that a shot.
Any idea on the second question?
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U will need the system recovery apk that was ported from the ATRIX for now to flash roms. Pretty much just download the zip for rom. Place zip on external sd card.
boot into bootstrap recovery((we have a REAL one on the way from koush but for now the ported world just fine u just NEED to be PLUGGED INTO THE WALL as if u r charging for recovery to come up)
Then go to install zip from sdcard. CHOOSE zip from sdcard. Press yes to install. BE VERY PATIENT. DO NOT UNPLUG PHONE UNTIL ALL DONE AND U CHOOSE REBOOT SYSTEM.
then again be very patient as it will take a while to load the new system while booting. I can sit at the bootanimation for a long time. DO NOT PULL THE BATTERY unless u wanna screw it up.
But before installing any roms first make your nandroid by going to backup/restore ams choosing backup. I always put it on my external sd card. This way if u don't like the rom u can go back to where u were before by choosing restore instead of backup.
And it's usually a great idea to wipe data/cache from recovery before flashing also.
Hope this helps.
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I would also recommend looking around the droidforums.net x2 section for some info on flashing. There are a lot of stickies there but I like this site better. More active over here usually.
I don't know what info is in the development forum here but it may be helpful if it has been updated. I never looked at it really. Good luck. Stay informed. Don't.do anything u aren't sure of unless u wanna learn how to sbf(which u should learn anyways just in case...its fairly simple)
Edit: ignore.
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the method that i used to root my X2 was and it worked like a champ no issue
http://rootzwiki.com/showthread.php...ne-Click-added-for-Windows-Linux-OSX)&p=75934
Hello all,
I have decided to make a guide that will hopefully help beginners to root your phone and be on your way to flashing a custom ROM.
There are many ways in which to root your phone, but I think the easiest way is through Chainfire’s CF-Root, which is a kernel that basically roots your phone, adds Busybox and ClockworkMod Recovery (this is necessary for installing/flashing custom ROM’s).
First off, you need Odin, which is a flashing tool specifically designed for the SGS2: Just type in "Odin 1.85" without quotations into Google and the first result should display "Odin - xdadevelopers - XDA Developers." Click on the link and Odin will download.
Now before going ahead with Odin, download Kies: http://www.samsung.com/us/kies/ ,which is like iTunes for Samsung Devices, the drivers are needed for Odin, but when the drivers have been installed, close Kies, right click on your toolbar at the bottom of your desktop, I'll assume your running Windows 7, and go into Task Manager. Now find anything with Kies running in the Task Manager, right click on them and kill them.
Kies gets jealous of Odin for being better, so it messes up Odin during the flashing process. So make sure you have the drivers installed from Kies and then killed off the Kies Processes.
Finally, lets get the flashing package required to root your phone. Here is the link to Chainfire's thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=20075898
Find the kernel that matches your Kernel Version e.g. Under Settings > About phone > Kernel Version: 2.6.35.7-I9100XXKG1-CL349526
What matters most (KG1) in this case, is in bold. Try to find the matching file under downloads CF-Root-SGS2_XX_OXA_KG1-v4.1-CWM4.zip See the resemblance?
Also make sure you unzip the file to get your .tar file, Odin won't work with .zip files.
Now go ahead and put your phone into download mode. To do this, turn off your phone normally, wait till it is fully off, then hold down the power, home and down volume button until a warning screen is displayed. Then press the up volume button. If the screen says "In download mode. Do not turn off target" then you have got it!
Now fire up Odin with Administrator Access (right click on the Odin icon and select Run as Administrator). When you have opened it, installed the Kies Air drivers and killed Kies processes off in Task Manager, you’re ready to proceed. Now connect your phone to your computer via your micro USB cable. The ID:COM box should go yellow and say ADDED!! in the box at the left hand side. Now make sure that the only options ticked in Option are Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time AND NOT RE-PARTITION. Now click on the PDA button on the right, and this will open your Explorer window up. Find your CF-Root file, and click OK. Then just click Start. In the top left hand corner, one of the boxes will flash blue, and then Green. The bottom left hand box will say PASSED!! Your phone will automatically reboot.
When it has, go to your app drawer, and check you have something called either "SuperUser" or "SuperSU." If you do, congratulations, you’re rooted. Another way to check it has been successful is to shut down your phone, and hold the home, power and volume up button. If you get into ClockworkMod Recovery, you’re great!
Now that you have root and ClockworkMod Recovery, the first thing you should do is boot into ClockworkMod Recovery by shutting down your phone, and using the home + power + volume up button sequence. When it loads, use the volume up and down buttons to navigate, and the power or home button to select depending on your CF-Root version.
Go to Backup and Restore, and then go to Backup to external sdcard. This will make a clone of your entire ROM, which is crucial if something with your custom ROM goes wrong, at least you can return to a point when you know the phone works.
After this, go to the Android Development Thread, and download a custom ROM you like the look of. Most will be in the .zip format, so Odin won’t be necessary. Just put the file on your sdcard, boot into ClockworkMod Recovery, make the necessary wipes outlined on the ROM’s thread, then Install zip from sdcard, then choose zip from external sdcard, find the ROM file, and then yes. MAKE SURE YOU FOLLOW THE INSTALL GUIDELINES ON THE ROM’s THREAD.
That’s you! When the phone is rebooting for the first time, the boot will take considerably longer as your phone is rebuilding the dalvik cache that you most likely wiped during your ROM install. Nothing to get worried about. If you wish to return to your stock ROM, boot into ClockworkMod Recovery, go to Backup and Restore, and restore from an external sdcard. Voila!
If I have left anything out, or you have a question, please post below!
Chris.
A big thanks to Chainfire who made the root process oh so easy for the SGS2!
DISCLAIMER: I am not responsible for bricked phones or your phone causing a zombie apocalypse, however this process is very safe if followed correctly.
Theres already threads very neatly written by devs on everything.
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Nice effort, but you have to know one guide is more than enough for the same.
Intratechs guide
Well I'm sorry that you don't want the Q&A section cleared out of rooting requests. People never use the search function and who would know that they have to go to Intratech's thread to find out when they join XDA? Just looking through the Q&A section, there are still questions popping up about rooting, so is one thread enough?
Chris.
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Aprreciate your effort...
But even they read hundreds of Guides / FAQs they will not be satisfied until they get atleast one teaspoon feeding directly from a senior member of XDA, a live answer, this is a nature of a Noob which can not be rewritten....
Thanks anyway...
themadba said:
Well I'm sorry that you don't want the Q&A section cleared out of rooting requests. People never use the search function and who would know that they have to go to Intratech's thread to find out when they join XDA? Just looking through the Q&A section, there are still questions popping up about rooting, so is one thread enough?
Chris.
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when people join xda , they have to read out the stickies out there, and it has all the info. thats why stickies are there
Wow... I am amazed. You all complain when people don't use the search function for rooting. I spend my time to create a thread to help these people stop clogging up the Q&A section, and you start complaining about me. How can you win?
Chris.
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themadba said:
Well I'm sorry that you don't want the Q&A section cleared out of rooting requests. People never use the search function and who would know that they have to go to Intratech's thread to find out when they join XDA? Just looking through the Q&A section, there are still questions popping up about rooting, so is one thread enough?
Chris.
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So we delete the FAQS and Guides .
We bring in a new rule that Questions no longer go in Q&A
Another rule allows multiple posts on the same subject .
Its not one thread is enough fact is so many but not all new users are lazy and want it all on a plate .
The reason that it can be hard to find stuff is that the forum is full of repetitive questions and other i cannot be bothered to read the instructions posts . That makes it difficult to find anything at all .
jje
JJEgan said:
So we delete the FAQS and Guides .
We bring in a new rule that Questions no longer go in Q&A
Another rule allows multiple posts on the same subject .
Its not one thread is enough fact is so many but not all new users are lazy and want it all on a plate .
The reason that it can be hard to find stuff is that the forum is full of repetitive questions and other i cannot be bothered to read the instructions posts . That makes it difficult to find anything at all .
jje
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So do you want me to delete the thread as it is multiple posting? I bet you have had to link someone to Chainfire's thread since this morning. It is usual, no?
Chris.
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themadba said:
Wow... I am amazed. You all complain when people don't use the search function for rooting. I spend my time to create a thread to help these people stop clogging up the Q&A section, and you start complaining about me. How can you win?
Chris.
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Don't take it so personally.
As you know, there are guides and stickies everywhere.
Does your guide - or any other proposed guide, for that matter - improve upon or add more substance to previously posted guides? If the answer is no, it shouldn't be posted.
While well-meant, I don't see anything new or improved in your guide compared to others.
You ask "how can you win?". Answer - it doesn't matter, it's not a competition.
B3311 said:
Don't take it so personally.
As you know, there are guides and stickies everywhere.
Does your guide - or any other propsed guide, for that matter - improve upon or add more substance to previously posted guides? If the answer is no, it shouldn't be posted.
While well-meant, I don't see anything new or improved in your guide compared to others.
You ask "how can you win?". Answer - it doesn't matter, it's not a competition.
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First off, I didn't take it personally or else that would be pathetic. Secondly, if other guides are just great, then why is there still questions about root popping up? Thirdly, I never implied that it was a competition. I mean that you can't win if you ask a question, or post a help guide to cut out the questions.
Chris.
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thanks alot for the guide dont listen to these idiots your post has been very helpfull for me i have now rooted my sg2! you can never get too much guidance and there isnt a sticky on rooting or at least i didnt find it anyways.
centrezuk said:
thanks alot for the guide dont listen to these idiots your post has been very helpfull for me i have now rooted my sg2! you can never get too much guidance and there isnt a sticky on rooting or at least i didnt find it anyways.
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That's what I have been trying to say, but there you go. Thank you for your feedback. Glad it helped you.
Chris.
themadba said:
First off, I didn't take it personally or else that would be pathetic. Secondly, if other guides are just great, then why is there still questions about root popping up? Thirdly, I never implied that it was a competition. I mean that you can't win if you ask a question, or post a help guide to cut out the questions.
Chris.
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Firstly - "I'm amazed...." "you all complain...." "I spend my time...." - all your quotes. You hardly sound neutral.
Secondly - Because this site is littered with lazy sods who don't read or search. Don't flatter yourself - your offering isn't going to change that one iota.
Thirdly - Your interpretation. Whatever.
As said, I don't think your guide adds anything to previously posted ones. Sue me.
B3311 said:
Firstly - "I'm amazed...." "you all complain...." "I spend my time...." - all your quotes. You hardly sound neutral.
Secondly - Because this site is littered with lazy sods who don't read or search. Don't flatter yourself - your offering isn't going to change that one iota.
Thirdly - Your interpretation. Whatever.
As said, I don't think your guide adds anything to previously posted ones. Sue me.
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That is also your interpretation. Mr Big Man by coming out with nonsense like “sue me." If I annoy you, you can leave my thread. I'm not stopping you. Your side of the story was noted, and thrown in the bin. Thank you.
Chris.
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centrezuk said:
thanks alot for the guide dont listen to these idiots your post has been very helpfull for me i have now rooted my sg2! you can never get too much guidance and there isnt a sticky on rooting or at least i didnt find it anyways.
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Am I "one of these idiots"?
I found a stickied rooting guide in 5 seconds, would you like the link? Find it yourself and stop bleating.
"Guidance"??
I think you meant "you can never get too much spoonfeeding".
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themadba said:
That is also your interpretation. Mr Big Man by coming out with nonsense like “sue me." If I annoy you, you can leave my thread. I'm not stopping you. Your side of the story was noted, and thrown in the bin. Thank you.
Chris.
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Still not taking it personally then
I think I'll stay, thanks. Fun here.
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Am I "one of these idiots"?
I found a stickied rooting guide in 5 seconds, would you like the link? Find it yourself and stop bleating.
"Guidance"??
I think you meant "you can never get too much spoonfeeding".
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Still not taking it personally then
I think I'll stay, thanks. Fun here.
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That's fine, I never intended to solve all the rooting request problems, just to have a nice guide. But clearly that isn't accepted on this site.
Thanks for staying, you would be missed if you left
Chris.
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A Big thanks to Cris & chainfire...
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Hello all,
I have decided to make a guide that will hopefully help beginners to root your phone and be on your way to flashing a custom ROM.
There are many ways in which to root your phone, but I think the easiest way is through Chainfire’s CF-Root, which is a kernel that basically roots your phone, adds Busybox and ClockworkMod Recovery (this is necessary for installing/flashing custom ROM’s).
First off, you need Odin, which is a flashing tool specifically designed for the SGS2: Just type in "Odin 1.85" without quotations into Google and the first result should display "Odin - xdadevelopers - XDA Developers." Click on the link and Odin will download.
Now before going ahead with Odin, download Kies: http://www.samsung.com/us/kies/ ,which is like iTunes for Samsung Devices, the drivers are needed for Odin, but when the drivers have been installed, close Kies, right click on your toolbar at the bottom of your desktop, I'll assume your running Windows 7, and go into Task Manager. Now find anything with Kies running in the Task Manager, right click on them and kill them.
Kies gets jealous of Odin for being better, so it messes up Odin during the flashing process. So make sure you have the drivers installed from Kies and then killed off the Kies Processes.
Finally, lets get the flashing package required to root your phone. Here is the link to Chainfire's thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=20075898
Find the kernel that matches your Kernel Version e.g. Under Settings > About phone > Kernel Version: 2.6.35.7-I9100XXKG1-CL349526
What matters most (KG1) in this case, is in bold. Try to find the matching file under downloads CF-Root-SGS2_XX_OXA_KG1-v4.1-CWM4.zip See the resemblance?
Also make sure you unzip the file to get your .tar file, Odin won't work with .zip files.
Now go ahead and put your phone into download mode. To do this, turn off your phone normally, wait till it is fully off, then hold down the power, home and down volume button until a warning screen is displayed. Then press the up volume button. If the screen says "In download mode. Do not turn off target" then you have got it!
Now fire up Odin with Administrator Access (right click on the Odin icon and select Run as Administrator). When you have opened it, installed the Kies Air drivers and killed Kies processes off in Task Manager, you’re ready to proceed. Now connect your phone to your computer via your micro USB cable. The ID:COM box should go yellow and say ADDED!! in the box at the left hand side. Now make sure that the only options ticked in Option are Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time AND NOT RE-PARTITION. Now click on the PDA button on the right, and this will open your Explorer window up. Find your CF-Root file, and click OK. Then just click Start. In the top left hand corner, one of the boxes will flash blue, and then Green. The bottom left hand box will say PASSED!! Your phone will automatically reboot.
When it has, go to your app drawer, and check you have something called either "SuperUser" or "SuperSU." If you do, congratulations, you’re rooted. Another way to check it has been successful is to shut down your phone, and hold the home, power and volume up button. If you get into ClockworkMod Recovery, you’re great!
Now that you have root and ClockworkMod Recovery, the first thing you should do is boot into ClockworkMod Recovery by shutting down your phone, and using the home + power + volume up button sequence. When it loads, use the volume up and down buttons to navigate, and the power or home button to select depending on your CF-Root version.
Go to Backup and Restore, and then go to Backup to external sdcard. This will make a clone of your entire ROM, which is crucial if something with your custom ROM goes wrong, at least you can return to a point when you know the phone works.
After this, go to the Android Development Thread, and download a custom ROM you look the like of. Most will be in the .zip format, so Odin won’t be necessary. Just put the file on your sdcard, boot into ClockworkMod Recovery, make the necessary wipes outlined on the ROM’s thread, then Install zip from sdcard, then choose zip from external sdcard, find the ROM file, and then yes. MAKE SURE YOU FOLLOW THE INSTALL GUIDELINES ON THE ROM’s THREAD.
That’s you! When the phone is rebooting for the first time, the boot will take considerably longer as your phone is rebuilding the dalvik cache that you most likely wiped during your ROM install. Nothing to get worried about. If you wish to return to your stock ROM, boot into ClockworkMod Recovery, go to Backup and Restore, and restore from an external sdcard. Voila!
If I have left anything out, or you have a question, please post below!
Chris.
A big thanks to Chainfire who made the root process oh so easy for the SGS2!
DISCLAIMER: I am not responsible for bricked phones or your phone causing a zombie apocalypse, however this process is very safe if followed correctly.
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A big thanks to cris & chainfire... I have rooted my SGS2... The Golden words " search & read"
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Are the i9100 and the t989 the same?
There might be a better place for me to find this answer, but I couldn't find it on XDA forums, so I decided to post here. Can someone tell me if the roms for the i9100 and the t989 are the same?
From what I understand, one is an international version and one is the American version of the phone? I just rooted my phone not too long ago and i wanted to install this ROM from slimroms (slim bean).
When I got to the site, I noticed only the I9100 was supported and I hope my phone will work as well. Can someone tell me if both phone's rom are the same? Thank you for your time.
datwunguy said:
There might be a better place for me to find this answer, but I couldn't find it on XDA forums, so I decided to post here. Can someone tell me if the roms for the i9100 and the t989 are the same?
From what I understand, one is an international version and one is the American version of the phone? I just rooted my phone not too long ago and i wanted to install this ROM from slimroms (slim bean).
When I got to the site, I noticed only the I9100 was supported and I hope my phone will work as well. Can someone tell me if both phone's rom are the same? Thank you for your time.
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Totally different phones.
http://www.google.com/search?q=difference+between+i9100+and+t989
Edit: also, the T989 has its own forum at http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1329
Hello, i'm from the Netherlands,
I've tried this several times and it didn't work...
What am i supose to do to prepair mine S2 to flash to Kittkat. If i try to flash a custom rom to install (Muiu) the phone starts up but immidiatly turns black and i have to eject the battery to be able to start the S2 again.
I've done the wipe things.
Can someone give me instruction how to install the new Kittkat with (if it's possible) download links
thank you :cyclops:
Loek3000 said:
Hello, i'm from the Netherlands,
I've tried this several times and it didn't work...
What am i supose to do to prepair mine S2 to flash to Kittkat. If i try to flash a custom rom to install (Muiu) the phone starts up but immidiatly turns black and i have to eject the battery to be able to start the S2 again.
I've done the wipe things.
Can someone give me instruction how to install the new Kittkat with (if it's possible) download links
thank you :cyclops:
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U need to download kk comptiable recovery.. (Search for it)
Flash it
Don't reboot
Reboot to recovery
Full wipe
Flash kk ROM
Flash gapps
Reboot
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Vivek_Neel said:
U need to download kk comptiable recovery.. (Search for it)
Flash it --> (with what, odin?)
Don't reboot
Reboot to recovery
Full wipe --> only wipe the usual or also format and stuff?
Flash kk ROM --> still under Odin? and whitch version for the S2
Flash gapps
Reboot
can u give me a download link to every rom and gapps stuff?
thank you
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Um, can you search for this stuff that's easily found ? You've been told pretty much exactly what to do, I think you can manage this small part of it yourself.
Vivek_Neel said:
U need to download kk comptiable recovery.. (Search for it)
Flash it
Don't reboot
Reboot to recovery
Full wipe
Flash kk ROM
Flash gapps
Reboot
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MistahBungle said:
Um, can you search for this stuff that's easily found ? You've been told pretty much exactly what to do, I think you can manage this small part of it yourself.
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if i could, i wouldn't ask...
just want to know if the flasing happens with Odin or within recovery, it isn't very easy found, because several manuals lead to different results...
Loek3000 said:
if i could, i wouldn't ask...
just want to know if the flasing happens with Odin or within recovery, it isn't very easy found, because several manuals lead to different results...
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let me ask it diffently:
I've got : CWM-KitKatCompatible-i9100.tar
and to flash: miui_i9100_4.6.6_66a745e760_4.1.zip
everything ok?
Loek3000 said:
let me ask it diffently:
I've got : CWM-KitKatCompatible-i9100.tar
and to flash: miui_i9100_4.6.6_66a745e760_4.1.zip
everything ok?
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If you try to flash the CWM alone via odin, you will not be able to boot. Get a kernel which is in tar format and you will have to flash that via odin. You can search for philz or hirox.
Once you have flashed the kernel, reboot to recovery, flash a KK compatible kernel (search for gustavo's, dorimanx or apolo), reboot to recovery, create a backup, flash your KK Rom (which you must have downloaded from the OP of that Rom), flash gapps and reboot.
In the list of your files, gapps is missing, get that too.
And in reality, if you spend some time searching and reading the manuals/guides then you wont have to ask these questions.
banjara said:
If you try to flash the CWM alone via odin, you will not be able to boot. Get a kernel which is in tar format and you will have to flash that via odin. You can search for philz or hirox.
Once you have flashed the kernel, reboot to recovery, create a backup, flash your KK Rom (which you must have downloaded from the OP of that Rom), flash gapps and reboot.
In the list of your files, gapps is missing, get that too.
And in reality, if you spend some time searching and reading the manuals/guides then you wont have to ask these questions.
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thank you, but i don't get it.. OP? i guess my questions are too stupid and i get a dozen of "search this and search that" so i won't bother anyone again :silly:
Your questions were not stupid. They are the basic questions which come to the newbie's mind. But you could either search for the stuff, go through the guides/manuals and spend your time reading and learning(which will be for your own good) or you could ask for spoonfeeding.
Anyways, if you do not want to invest time and energy in understanding all this then its your wish. But a lot of people here would not like to answer basic questions.
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banjara said:
Your questions were not stupid. They are the basic questions which come to the newbie's mind. But you could either search for the stuff, go through the guides/manuals and spend your time reading and learning(which will be for your own good) or you could ask for spoonfeeding.
Anyways, if you do not want to invest time and energy in understanding all this then its your wish. But a lot of people here would not like to answer basic questions.
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Look i just want a simple an plain answer, thats why i asked in the 1st place.
Some only rever to the search option or manuals... Like i said, it's confusing to me, i don't need to read stuff i don't need.
I got trouble, so this is why this section is called Help and Troubleshooting ....
I think also if you think that way, you can always reply to say people need to search and read manuals, that's just too easy to say
OP - Banjara is trying to help you. There's no point people giving you a bunch of steps you don't understand. If you don't take as much time as you need to in order to actually learn this stuff, you run the risk of ending up like this.
You may not necessarily do something completely daft like pull a cable in the middle of a flash, but modding your phone is not risk free. On the contrary, there are plenty of ways you can break your phone (to the point of you having to pay someone a not insignificant amount of money to fix it) doing this stuff.
Your questions aren't stupid, but you need to understand if you're not already experienced with this stuff, you're not going to somehow magically learn it all in 5 minutes. You have to take the time & put the effort in to learn it. And everything you need to learn is here, and it's easily found, again, with a bit of effort.
But like most people who come here, you're expecting it to be easy & obviously can't be bothered taking your time/are in too much of a rush.
That's fine, but don't whinge in Q&A if you bust your phone at some point.
MistahBungle said:
OP - Banjara is trying to help you. There's no point people giving you a bunch of steps you don't understand. If you don't take as much time as you need to in order to actually learn this stuff, you run the risk of ending up like this.
You may not necessarily do something completely daft like pull a cable in the middle of a flash, but modding your phone is not risk free. On the contrary, there are plenty of ways you can break your phone (to the point of you having to pay someone a not insignificant amount of money to fix it) doing this stuff.
Your questions aren't stupid, but you need to understand if you're not already experienced with this stuff, you're not going to somehow magically learn it all in 5 minutes. You have to take the time & put the effort in to learn it. And everything you need to learn is here, and it's easily found, again, with a bit of effort.
But like most people who come here, you're expecting it to be easy & obviously can't be bothered taking your time/are in too much of a rush.
That's fine, but don't whinge in Q&A if you bust your phone at some point.
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The only one who have helped me is : Vivek_Neel
Other reactions are pointless, i was aware of the search thing, so i don't need reminders... Also: i rooted my phone several times, and the question were about if i will do it correctly if i take these steps... And i've done my search and i know a little bit more. Show me what you come up with and i give all the credits, because i can't find 1 basic step....... And please don't bother to react if it's on topic
Loek3000 said:
Look i just want a simple an plain answer, thats why i asked in the 1st place.
Some only rever to the search option or manuals... Like i said, it's confusing to me, i don't need to read stuff i don't need.
I got trouble, so this is why this section is called Help and Troubleshooting ....
I think also if you think that way, you can always reply to say people need to search and read manuals, that's just too easy to say
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@banjara, .. i've read your 1st post just now, and you indeed tried to help me, it's just i didn't understand what you were saying...
i am sorry for the misunderstanding :good:
Loek3000 said:
@banjara, .. i've read your 1st post just now, and you indeed tried to help me, it's just i didn't understand what you were saying...
i am sorry for the misunderstanding :good:
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I just stopped working on it. I followed the guidelines which i read in several topics, and still it aint working
So everyone, thanks alot