First of I want to thank everyone that shares their knowledge on here.
I originally came here to root my phone so I could use ARlib. I had trouble getting that to work and tried ARU and it's working great.
Now that I have it working I'd like to protect what I have. I've been reading the forums, but even in one thread people sometimes contradict each other, so it's been hard sometimes to follow it.
I'm on 4.3 with a VRUEMK2 build. I flashed using your saferoot guide here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2565758
My questions are:
What is the best/safest tool to make a backup?
How do I stop 4.4 OTA?
Is it ok to use Kies to sync or is there something better for Outlook?
I see a lot of recommendations for ES file explorer, should I get the plain one or the manager version?
Also since I can't ask in that forum and don't see it answered there, what is the advantage of the GPS injector for ARU vs. just using the phones GPS?
Thanks
jojotheclown said:
First of I want to thank everyone that shares their knowledge on here.
I originally came here to root my phone so I could use ARlib. I had trouble getting that to work and tried ARU and it's working great.
Now that I have it working I'd like to protect what I have. I've been reading the forums, but even in one thread people sometimes contradict each other, so it's been hard sometimes to follow it.
I'm on 4.3 with a VRUEMK2 build. I flashed using your saferoot guide here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2565758
My questions are:
What is the best/safest tool to make a backup?
How do I stop 4.4 OTA?
Is it ok to use Kies to sync or is there something better for Outlook?
I see a lot of recommendations for ES file explorer, should I get the plain one or the manager version?
Also since I can't ask in that forum and don't see it answered there, what is the advantage of the GPS injector for ARU vs. just using the phones GPS?
Thanks
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Well to make a backup ( nandroid ) you can install SafeStrap and make one in there.
To stop OTA
Install Titanium Backup and freeze " SDM " and "FWUpdater " I believe SDM is good enough though.
As far as ARU I have no idea
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Hello all,
this is my first time rooting and i have read http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=996616, im downloading the files as i type, so my question is, it it hard to root my thunderbolt? also ive read the pros and cons, and i would also like to know from u rooters, what do u like from a rooted phone?
for those who want to just the question, here u go:
1) it it hard to root my thunderbolt? (following the link)
2) u rooters, what do u like from a rooted phone?
yes im excited to attempt to trying to root my thunderbolt ^^
It's not hard, just fallow the instructions to the letter and of course make sure you have adb set up and the proper drivers installed. After that it's pretty much a cut and paste affair.
Second question: Root = freedom, simple enough.
I went to Youtube to setup my adb.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKPSe12YDxQ
Edison63 said:
I went to Youtube to setup my adb.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKPSe12YDxQ
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+1 Good guide.
just finished rooting my phone from when i initially posted, i think its rooted because it did everything on the video and now im in my search for a ROM, ty for the info peeps xD
also, since i think its rooted now, can i install any ROM, or is their some requirements for certain roms?
busybox?
i downloaded an app called root checker, says im rooted, YES!!!!
i check to see if busybox was on, it says its not installed correctly, do i need busybox?
fdp55 said:
i downloaded an app called root checker, says im rooted, YES!!!!
i check to see if busybox was on, it says its not installed correctly, do i need busybox?
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If you're going to flash a ROM it will have it installed.
setexascustoms said:
If you're going to flash a ROM it will have it installed.
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so for now its ok to have no busybox, after i install a ROM it will be in that ROM correct?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1153055 this is the ROM i am thinking, will i be able to get that onto my phone? i did the 2.5 version
also ty i appreciate answering my questions!
Before you flash any ROM, do yourself a huge favor, and read the OP (original post) and then read it again. Follow the directons carefully. After your first time its like riding a bike. Search the thread before asking questions too since you will likely get hammered by people for asking questions already asked and answered. Good luck.
BAMF is a great ROM, you might search later in the thread for RC5, Adryn leaked a preview with a different kernel than RC4.
courtesy of my rooted bolt
fdp55 said:
so for now its ok to have no busybox, after i install a ROM it will be in that ROM correct?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1153055 this is the ROM i am thinking, will i be able to get that onto my phone? i did the 2.5 version
also ty i appreciate answering my questions!
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You'll need an MR2 radio for that ROM, I recommend the one from the OTA. You can find it in the development thread, it gets flashed through hboot.
Edit: And yes, the ROM you flash will have busybox built in. And +1 for the post above mine, use the search function, it works well. When you do have a question post it in that ROM's thread or keep it in the Q&A section. Best of luck to you.
Hey there! Yes, this is my first post in this forum I believe, but I've been a heavy lurker since December. Currently, my tbolt is rooted and has been for a few months. I'm running BAMF 3.0 RC4 and I can honestly say, the pros far outweigh the cons. A few of my favorite pros is the ability to run a wider selection of apps, more control, the speedier updates from devs compared to Verizon/HTC, overclocking, better controlled over battery life, no bloat removal..the list goes on and on. Basically, being rooted allows me to make changes to my phone to fit my needs. And yes, it is incredibly easy IMHO to root this phone. Good luck, and have fun.
Should mention too that I did mess up my radio when I flashed GB but it was quickly fixed by reflashing. So the only con has been my own fault. I also believe that you can restore the phone to a "fresh out of the box" state should you ever need to take it back.
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ILMF said:
Before you flash any ROM, do yourself a huge favor, and read the OP (original post) and then read it again. Follow the directons carefully. After your first time its like riding a bike. Search the thread before asking questions too since you will likely get hammered by people for asking questions already asked and answered. Good luck.
BAMF is a great ROM, you might search later in the thread for RC5, Adryn leaked a preview with a different kernel than RC4.
courtesy of my rooted bolt
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Try the RC5 preview with the new MR2 OTA leaked radio. Smoothest combination I've used yet.
Yeah definitely would suggest flashing the official MR2 radio as well. It's been the most solid for me. Had issues with 2.5, and I had slow 3g speeds on the leaked MR2.
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youarealwaysthereMD said:
Try the RC5 preview with the new MR2 OTA leaked radio. Smoothest combination I've used yet.
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I'll try BAMF again when RC5 is officially released. My phone really likes Ziggy's kernels. Was flashing almost daily since I got my bolt trying to find decent battery life. Running Synergy now for a week with no issues. Liked the other roms, but Ziggy's kernel gives me the best life.
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i go into the dev section and i go into http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1509855 and there are so many links to different threads and its like go here for this and go here for that can someone make a thread for noobs like me with everything in the same thread with a step by step guide
Use the search.button bro.. U can root your phone with odin in about 10 seconds.
Cheers
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Alright so you said you wanna root but the link you provided was for a ROM. So which one are you looking for?
Root basically unlocks your phone to allow you to access your system files and make changes. So you can delete those annoying apps that come with your phone or allows you to use some apps that require root like titanium backup.
A ROM is basically a whole new software for your phone. like having windows xp and changing it to windows 7 or a better version of xp.
Here is a link for a Root for your phone. Super easy to use. Just follow the guide.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1504920
if you have anymore questions just reply here and ill try to answer them.
like they said, follow the links, unlike most phones, its REAL easy to root with odin
adamtrace said:
Alright so you said you wanna root but the link you provided was for a ROM. So which one are you looking for?
Root basically unlocks your phone to allow you to access your system files and make changes. So you can delete those annoying apps that come with your phone or allows you to use some apps that require root like titanium backup.
A ROM is basically a whole new software for your phone. like having windows xp and changing it to windows 7 or a better version of xp.
Here is a link for a Root for your phone. Super easy to use. Just follow the guide.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1504920
if you have anymore questions just reply here and ill try to answer them.
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ok thanks so after i root i will be able to use different roms..? is there a guide for that?
phillyrican said:
ok thanks so after i root i will be able to use different roms..? is there a guide for that?
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Root first....then eventually some nice developers will start posting their ROMS...either custom created and/or ported from other phones. They typically will put together step-by-step instructions in their posts, if nothing else, to avoid 8 million questions on how to load their ROM. If not, then i wouldn't bother with that particular ROM.
For example, Cyangenmod is a popular ROM that MIGHT be ported to the AT&T Note. If so, it will have very clear installation instructions http://www.cyanogenmod.com/ . MIUI.us is another popular ROM that might someday be ported over to the AT&T Note.
You might want to cruise over to the International Note Development forum and look at some of their ROM threads to get a feel for "how to" install a ROM. It will take a few times and you'll be able to load ROMS w/your eyes closed. Remember though the international roms will not work on our at&t note.
how to root AT&T Note.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1504218
anyway, just my thoughts.
Just to clarify Philly- those roms for the international note are not compatible with our att note. Do not flash them. Just learn the procedure and wait for att roms to start being posted here in this forum.
thanks for the feedback and help i have rooted my note and enabled free tethering now i will wait for some kool roms to try out hopefully ics lol but i didnt see a quide for installing custom roms is there one ?
another pointer to a root guide
Andrawer is correct and I believe that root option works. As a lot of people have said it is very important to read then read some more. I had concerns about root method Andrawer also found, so I kept searching. I found a great step by step summary by Capite post #87 of the [SYSTEM] ATT Galaxy Note Root, and it worked perfect for me.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=22920576&postcount=87
The big issue addressed by this method was avoiding the Flash Counter, so that there would be no warranty concerns. Simple easy instructions and I had my Note rooted in less than 3 hours of purchase.
Just a quick question why are there two dev sections for this device? what is the difference? is one for the older gb and froyo roms and the new for ICS and soon to be jellybean? I am looking into how to root this for a friend. I have a samsung gs2 with an unlocked bootloader I have never rooted a phone with a locked bootloader. So how do you guys go about this? For my phone I have a pc program called odin that does low level flashing so all I do is use it to install cloclworkmod or twrp and then flash su and install the.apk and busybox. Is there sometihng similar for this phone or does everything have to be done by ADB? If someone explains which dev section I should go to I will figure it out myself but the more info yoy guys can give me the better. I do still have to find out what software my friend has. I also want her to do this by herself so I want to be able to explain it to her. Thanks in advance.
Use this. It's doesn't it all for you.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1690919
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mojorisin7178 said:
Just a quick question why are there two dev sections for this device? what is the difference? is one for the older gb and froyo roms and the new for ICS and soon to be jellybean? I am looking into how to root this for a friend. I have a samsung gs2 with an unlocked bootloader I have never rooted a phone with a locked bootloader. So how do you guys go about this? For my phone I have a pc program called odin that does low level flashing so all I do is use it to install cloclworkmod or twrp and then flash su and install the.apk and busybox. Is there sometihng similar for this phone or does everything have to be done by ADB? If someone explains which dev section I should go to I will figure it out myself but the more info yoy guys can give me the better. I do still have to find out what software my friend has. I also want her to do this by herself so I want to be able to explain it to her. Thanks in advance.
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The Android Development and Original Android Development forums are organized pretty much as they sound: Original Development will have threads for programs, mods, roms, kernels, etc. that are the original work of the developer. Android Development has threads for those that are built off of someone else's existing work (e.g. A rom that is a collection of tweaks pulled from other roms). I agree with the previous poster on using regawMOD, it is the simplest way to unlock the bootloader, flash a recovery and gain root access all at once. That being said, if your friend is on 1.22.651.3, there is an additional step to manually move the root package to the sd card. Read page 80-84 on the dev's thread for more info.
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There's a sticky that explains everything right at the top of the original development forum. Can't miss it. It's always there
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Thank you to everyone that answered I looked around after I posted and saw that all in one app to do the whole process that is cool I figured that would be the way to go. I will Be a let to root this phone with no problem. I gotta say we have come a long way from entering adb commands to push things to a phone to just a click and boom everything is done the beauty of xda.
mojorisin7178 said:
Thank you to everyone that answered I looked around after I posted and saw that all in one app to do the whole process that is cool I figured that would be the way to go. I will Be a let to root this phone with no problem. I gotta say we have come a long way from entering adb commands to push things to a phone to just a click and boom everything is done the beauty of xda.
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Just use the evo lte toolbox and do htcdev unlock. It's a little more complicating then odin l,Odin is more like using an RUU and turning it into a kitchen to flash modified roms
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All, I am a noob to this and could really use the help. Everything seems so convoluted.
I just returned my phone to AT&T because of some issues.I was able to root that one without an issue. However they now provided another phone with ICS on it. I don't want to install a ROM or change the kernel. Just want to use the AT&T software and have it come up the same way just rooted. I saw the GalaxyS2Root.com site but it changes the kernel to Siyah an load up screen picture is different.
I want to have the ability to load titanium back up and freeze the tethering program so I can tether my tablet.
Once again I just want a simple rooting program with minimal but detailed steps. I appreciate any assistance that you pros can give me.
Forever in your debt!!
Thanks
Vipe
Viper714 said:
All, I am a noob to this and could really use the help. Everything seems so convoluted.
I just returned my phone to AT&T because of some issues.I was able to root that one without an issue. However they now provided another phone with ICS on it. I don't want to install a ROM or change the kernel. Just want to use the AT&T software and have it come up the same way just rooted. I saw the GalaxyS2Root.com site but it changes the kernel to Siyah an load up screen picture is different.
I want to have the ability to load titanium back up and freeze the tethering program so I can tether my tablet.
Once again I just want a simple rooting program with minimal but detailed steps. I appreciate any assistance that you pros can give me.
Forever in your debt!!
Thanks
Vipe
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Dont go to galaxys2root and read the damn stickies. Cmon man!
I wish I could update the how to root guide in the stickies, but I'm not the original poster and the original poster has been gone from the forums since before Christmas. For what you want, use Odin to flash stock ICS plus root, which you can find in the development section, probably on the 2nd page.
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Creepy,
This worked great!!! Thank you for your help!!!! :victory:
Hi,
I just rooted my S3 JB 4.1.2 (XXELKC) so what is next?
Any recommendation to make use of all the benefits of Rooting
You can Install Adfree, Go Backup or Titanium backup and make a full backup of your data, First go to Recovery (CWM) make a full system backup.
After that you may wish to try some Custom roms, CrDroid or Wanamlite or Foxhound they are very good ROMS.
If you do not know what for are you rooting your phone - do not do it.
Most likely, your base benefit will be:-
- loss of stability due to overclocking;
- loss of functionality due to app freezing in TB;
- worse case scenario: phone brick.
sorry mate but your post looks like:
I just have removed all the fuses in my house, and I replaced it with rigid cable, so what should I do next?
If you do not know what for are you rooting your phone - do not do it.
As the man says root does nothing .
You root for a reason and not if you have no reason .
You would be far better off reading the basics in the stickies before trying to do what you know nothing about and risking a bricked phone .
jje
First Phone I rooted was the the t-mobile G1. I had no idea what I was doing at the time... We all have to start somewhere...
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You can install apps like adaway or such as stated above. I just want to tell you one thing. Naturally you will be curious to use custom ROMs like Ultima (it's really cool) or such. But before trying each different ROM have a Full Wipe.
May take a look at this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1911726
ad blocking can be done without rooting https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.adblockplus.android&hl=en
habibalby said:
Hi,
I just rooted my S3 JB 4.1.2 (XXELKC) so what is next?
Any recommendation to make use of all the benefits of Rooting
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Use Google my friend. Lots of bennies but I agree with JJE. Best to know why and what for.. before doing anything
Also please in the future ask Questions in the Q&A section.
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Thank you all for your replies. My main reason to root to try different apps that require rooting. I don't think anyone when started rooting his/her device knows everything and what to do without referring to some help from forums of reading somewhere.
habibalby said:
Thank you all for your replies. My main reason to root to try different apps that require rooting. I don't think anyone when started rooting his/her device knows everything and what to do without referring to some help from forums of reading somewhere.
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Sorry, but... actually I was acting contrary to that. I rooted my SGS two years ago first time to freeze/uninstall bloatware and to ban some apps from net usage, or to limit its net usage to WiFi only (by the use of Titanium Backup and DroidWall, respectively).
Unfortunately, DroidWall needs the root all time while running, otherwise, I'd unroot device as soon as I finished cleaning.
spamtrash said:
Sorry, but... actually I was acting contrary to that. I rooted my SGS two years ago first time to freeze/uninstall bloatware and to ban some apps from net usage, or to limit its net usage to WiFi only (by the use of Titanium Backup and DroidWall, respectively).
Unfortunately, DroidWall needs the root all time while running, otherwise, I'd unroot device as soon as I finished cleaning.
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I first rooted my LG GT540 so that I could flash a CM7 port, best choice I ever made.
Now I use it for Titanium, root explorers, adfree, getRIL , fasterGPS, multi window control and to obsessively flash roms mainly.