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Hey! I'm a little new to the rooting and such on a
Android phone but yesterday I rooted and
installed Fresh Rom 1.1 on my Sprint Hero, and I
was wondering where is a good website to
download themes for this Rom? And if there is
any tips/cool things/ ect. ect. that you can do
with a rooted phone tell me please. Cause I'm a
noob as I said. . Thanks
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best advice I can give is read the how to WIKI's BEFORE doing anything else. ALWAYS read the first post of any rom that you want to try then re-read it just to make sure you understand if there are any problems and or fixes. also ALWAYS make a nandroid BEFORE you change anything with your phone. after all that just watch the boards and check out all the cool stuff.
edit: and I forgot the search button is in the upper right of the screen and will save you a lot of grief from the flamers
Thanks dood.
I just rooted mine, too and all I can say is read read read read. Try different things you're cmfortable with, and just enjoy how much better it is rooted.
Nadroid...nandroid...nandroid
I am bad about messing with stuff and not having one. Shame on me.
Kcarpenter said:
Nadroid...nandroid...nandroid
I am bad about messing with stuff and not having one. Shame on me.
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Do you nandroid after changing anything? I did it as soon as I got root last night, but now I have loaded a custom rom and am thinking about adding mods and themes... should I nandroid every time I put a new rom on or is the very first nandroid sufficient?
schnoz said:
Do you nandroid after changing anything? I did it as soon as I got root last night, but now I have loaded a custom rom and am thinking about adding mods and themes... should I nandroid every time I put a new rom on or is the very first nandroid sufficient?
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Did you use fresh kitchen? I would make sure your recovery console is 1.6.2 as you can pick which nandroid you want to restore. Just nandroid before flashing a ROM or a Theme, so you can revert back to what you had before if something is not working.
The first nandroid you have should be the one with the stock ROM+root. I would take this and save it on your computer so you always have it.
I'd say that you should make a backup copy every time you change anything significant, or anything you do while booting in recovery.
Its probably not necessary to do it as often as I do, but I figure a few extra minutes of waiting for it to finish is worth not having the frustration of not being able to revert to a past state if something screwy happens.
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Did you use fresh kitchen? I would make sure your recovery console is 1.6.2 as you can pick which nandroid you want to restore. Just nandroid before flashing a ROM or a Theme, so you can revert back to what you had before if something is not working.
The first nandroid you have should be the one with the stock ROM+root. I would take this and save it on your computer so you always have it.
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I used the 'static wiki page how-to' for getting everything done, I think they supplied a link to this one: recovery-RA-heroc-v1.5.2.img, which I guess is outdated... I'll look for the 1.6.2 version instead. You are correct, my first nandroid is the stock + root and I did save this to my computer, but I haven't nandroided since then because I didn't think I needed to. I think I will nandroid again now that I am on 2.1 ROM and then nandroid whenever I mess around with the recovery / new ROMS. Thanks guys.
For the 1.6.2, do I just repeat the sticky how-to for installing this recovery? I don't want to mess anything up since I already have the 1.5.2 recovery installed. Will it just overwrite?
I've had my Evo since June 4th and finally decided that it's time to root it. I've seen too many ROMs out there I'd like to try.
But there's so much information on rooting now that I'm confused and don't know where to start. Can someone direct me to a definitive guide to rooting my Evo?
I'd like to focus backups in case I need to undo the root.
Thanks.
Alex
www.unrevoked.com one click root
my bad, thats the tool to root it, as far as a guide use the search button and you will find answers to all your questions
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i was going to link the root and unroot guides for you but since i'm still in newb status it won't let me.
I'm a complete noob to the evo as well. I barely came from at&t 3 days ago, so everything is pretty much confusing compared to jailbreaking the iphone.
with unrevoked 3.21, rooting is very simple. it's about as simple as jailbreaking from what my friend tells me of doing it on his iphone.
i'm a newb to all this myself, i've had my evo for about a month and it's my first cellphone in 5 years. I just rooted with unrevoked 3.21 about a week ago. i wish i had done it sooner. it's not as scary as it seems and well worth it.
How about the other way also
I hope I am not seen as hijacking your thread, but I am interested in a good guide to rooting AND would love to see solid info on the other way 'round. As in 'How to go back to COMPLETELY stock from Root'.
I am one of those that needs to know that there is a way back from any grey side. Even if it is somewhat remote that I would, it is comforting to know that I could and until i can feel comfortable that back to stock is relatively effortless or even possible, I guess I am stuck on the bland side.
Google " XDA how to root guide evo unrevoked one click"
Betcha anything everything your looking for will be in the first 3 or 4 results.
Tons of great info in this thread, expecially the first post.
phatmanxxl said:
Google " XDA how to root guide evo unrevoked one click"
Betcha anything everything your looking for will be in the first 3 or 4 results.
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Cool! Tutorial videos are exactly what I was looking for--Thank you!
SpaceMonky said:
...it's not as scary as it seems and well worth it.
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I'm going to root my phone tonight. The only thing that I'm still not clear on--and this may be just me not understanding the terminology but, at what point do you backup your original ROM in case I want to undo the root? Is this what's called a NAndroid backup? Thanks.
Yea once you root and have the new recovery, nandroid back up will be in the menu. What it does it return the phone to the state it was when you ran the backup, everything, kernal, settings, homescreen, apps, etc. Its good to do if something goes wrong while flashing or tinkering around with a ROM and fudged it up.
I actually had to use nandroid earlier today, I wiped and flashed another rom and I forgot to backup my browser bookmarks and ADW settings using mybackup app. I used nandroid I had a week back and was able to restore to that point and run the back up again and back up ADW. Its a pain in the a-hole to have to manually redo 35 bookmarks and all my system and ADW settings.
If you need to unroot there are a handful of threads in the development section that explain how, I haven't done it but I think its just flashing a factory zip named PC(and some numbers).zip.
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Yea once you root ....
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Yeah, but I'm talking about "before" you root. What if I need to get back to that? What's that called?
semperlux said:
Yeah, but I'm talking about "before" you root. What if I need to get back to that? What's that called?
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You can't. You need a custom recovery to make image backups. The best you can do before you root is use MyBackupPro or something to back up your apps. However with Unrevoked 3.21 it's really not necessary. This is the first rooting method I've used that didn't wipe out your system and it was great Just follow the guide, you'll be rooted in 10 minutes and the only difference in you're phone will be you have root access. That's when you boot into recovery and make a nand backup of your system as it is. Save that one somewhere safe.
OK, congratulate me!! Thanks. I did it on the first try, no issue or hiccups what-so-ever.
Now for the info. I'm not sure that anyone will be interested, but I'm guessing other people in my position at least might be.
I'm very experienced with computers, but not working directly with rooting/unlocking devices. But I would say anyone who reads up a bit and can follow directions properly could pull it off pretty easily.
So I run 2.2.2, and I used superoneclick 1.6.3.
After opening superoneclick, I switched it from psneuter to rageagainsthecage. I had no idea if I was supposed to do this, but I read all about rageagainstthecage, and never heard of psneuter.
I had my phone connected to my PC, and I left my SD in the phone, but I unmounted it in settings. I have used ADB before, so I knew the drivers were installed and working, and I hit the button root.
After reading this site, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682, I started with debugging off, and turned it on as it said. I then turned it off, but didn't get a chance to turn it back on and off and on, so I just turned it back on (debugging) when it got to "Waiting for device" for the second time.
That was it! It asked to test and see if root was in fact accomplished, and it was. I then installed setCPU (which is basically the only reason I wanted to do this) and as far as I can tell it seems to be working fine.
I have been reading a lot about this for the past few days, but the actual procedure only took a couple of minutes. Keeping in mind, of course, that I already had ADB and drivers working.
Nothing was wiped off my phone, which surprisingly was hard to confirm on the web. I did read somewhere that only unlocking wipes data, but still, you never know.
I hope this helps anyone else who is new and unsure of the process, and I'd be happy to answer any other specific questions based on what I have learned of the last week or so. I know that people hesitate to ask questions in case they have already been asked lots of times, but are buried and hard to find (because that's the position I was in ).
Thanks for posting your "rooting" experience. I'm sure there are people that will find it helpful.
I think when I did mine, it was something along the lines of:
fastboot-oem-unlock
fastboot flash recovery <whatever>
reboot into recovery and flash rom
Other than the ability to install custom ROM's I've yet to see a huge deal in rooting my phone. Anyone care to tell me what I can do with a rooted N1 that is a must have? So far I tried to change some fonts, which didn't work, and discovered that I have to install a custom ROM to change the color of the notification bar, and I can't make the default Google music and news widgets slightly transparent. So educate me, what's the huge deal with rooting, aside from a custom ROM?
Set cpu of course like being said. I remember the first time I rooted my phone was universal androot it was a breeze. Then I lost root and use super one click to gain out back. Root really easy as well
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- Backup application, like MyBackup, can backup your app data(including game save...) if your device is rooted.
Hi N1 owners.
I also just root my N1 with superoneclick 1.6.3
After that I flashed CM 6.1.1 and yesterday I tried CM7. Everything has worked fine for me so far, but I have some questions, I hope someone can answer.
1/Can I just flash random roms on top of each other, like i did from cm6 - cm7?
2/ Can I always restore backups, nomatter what rom I come from or to?
3/ when/if official GB come out, can I flash a stock rom and get the OTA update right away?
Sorry, if I ask silly questions ..
Built in trackball colors, call blocker, hide frequently called list in the favorites tab, remove unnecessary apps, tmobile wifi calling, notification bar power toggles, trackball wake and unlock, quiet hours, themes, etc., etc., etc. Just off the top of my head. Oh, and Gingerbread!!!
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Some apps want to bypass the home screen "5 second rule" like widget locker, you need root. I setup a widget to reboot (nice!).
brettbellaire said:
...I did read somewhere that only unlocking wipes data, but still, you never know.
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Unlocking the Bootloader wipes data, rooting does not. This is probably what you read.
offenberg said:
Hi N1 owners.
I also just root my N1 with superoneclick 1.6.3
After that I flashed CM 6.1.1 and yesterday I tried CM7. Everything has worked fine for me so far, but I have some questions, I hope someone can answer.
1/Can I just flash random roms on top of each other, like i did from cm6 - cm7? Yes you can. Often if the ROM is the next version in a series, you can flash without wiping data or cache, but some ROMs require you to do this first.
2/ Can I always restore backups, nomatter what rom I come from or to? A Nandroid backup can be reinstalled from any ROM, or even just from Recovery if there is no ROM.
3/ when/if official GB come out, can I flash a stock rom and get the OTA update right away? Yes. Either restore your stock ROM Nandroid backup or a passimg.zip.
Sorry, if I ask silly questions ..
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offenberg said:
Hi N1 owners.
I also just root my N1 with superoneclick 1.6.3
After that I flashed CM 6.1.1 and yesterday I tried CM7. Everything has worked fine for me so far, but I have some questions, I hope someone can answer.
1/Can I just flash random roms on top of each other, like i did from cm6 - cm7?
2/ Can I always restore backups, nomatter what rom I come from or to?
3/ when/if official GB come out, can I flash a stock rom and get the OTA update right away?
Sorry, if I ask silly questions ..
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1. As a rule, if you are going from 1 ROM to another totally different ROM, it's always a good idea to wipe. It only takes a few seconds to sign back in to everything. You can bypass immediate sign in and activate wifi if you need it.
2. Nandroids can be reinstalled anytime. However, a nandroid does not contain your HBOOT and Radio. So if you updated those to use a specific ROM, they would stay in place with the nandroid restore.
3. When GB does finally make it out to our specific device, there is no way you would get an OTA before the ROM devs here had you up and running.
***Also note, the 1-click root tools may or may not work right away with the OTA 2.3. So to anyone that rooted using those tools and unrooted to hurry up and get an OTA, you may be stuck on stock until it gets fixed.
Know-Fear said:
1. As a rule, if you are going from 1 ROM to another totally different ROM, it's always a good idea to wipe. It only takes a few seconds to sign back in to everything. You can bypass immediate sign in and activate wifi if you need it.
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I agree, do a full wipe if it's a new ROM. Titanium Backup is a great way to get all of your apps and data back after installing the new ROM.
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I agree, do a full wipe if it's a new ROM. Titanium Backup is a great way to get all of your apps and data back after installing the new ROM.
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So what do you lose (if anything) when flashing a new ROM if you backup and do things the right way?
Another question would be if you just flash a new kernal do you lose any/all data?
brettbellaire said:
So what do you lose (if anything) when flashing a new ROM if you backup and do things the right way?
The only thing you'd lose is the old rom
Another question would be if you just flash a new kernal do you lose any/all data?
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Nope
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Nope
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Interesting... Thanks!
@ brettbellaire
I've rooted before, and lost root when ota's came. I've rooted again using superoneclick, and am contemplating cm7. But I feel very cautious about flashing a different rom, I'd cry if I bricked my phone. However, I'm probably going to do it during the next week (unless gingerbread ota arrives).
Andy
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Hmmm, I have been anxious for GB too.... but I'm not sure it's worth it. I don't think it's such a big update. I don't think there's too much of a danger of brinking these days.
I have been contemplating doing what I have to to overclock, see what kind of a difference that makes...
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I agree, do a full wipe if it's a new ROM. Titanium Backup is a great way to get all of your apps and data back after installing the new ROM.
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I am a newbie to root. Can Titanium Backup restore the paid apps? because some apps require online verification with Google at the first time of use.
Also, Z4root does not work on my N1. I want to use superoneclick but where can I find the driver for my win7? thanks
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is it possible to go back and unroot the phone? i.e. hide the padlock during phone startup ..I am using N1 ForYo 2.2.2..Thanks
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is it possible to go back and unroot the phone? i.e. hide the padlock during phone startup ..I am using N1 ForYo 2.2.2..Thanks
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If you see the padlock, you've got an unlocked boot-loader. This can't be re-locked.
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To start of, i will be using superoneclick, since it seems to be fairly easy. Now saying that i use that, nothing from my phone will get swiped correct? Apps, data etc..
Now once i do that, i will still have the current os that my phone is running now before the root?
once its rooted will i be able to port whatever app i want over to my SD?
also can i rune themes with out a rom?
thank you in advanced.
1) Correct
2) Yes
3) If your app supports installing to SD you will yes
4) You can't run anything without a ROM
Source --> http://is.gd/yHp7vX
Just rooting wont give you much. I would recommend Rom Manager so you can flash a new recovery for backups and mods.
Most stock roms don't support themeing or a high level of customization. I don't even know if SetCpu will do anything on a stock rom.
Basically I root to install Rom Manager from the market to install clockwork recovery.
A custom recovery allows flashing updated stock apps, themes, custom roms, keyboards, etc.
I suggest a CM7 gingerbread rom and you'll be hooked.
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Ok sounds like a plan, yea i am trying to learn the processes ive seen a few videos and seen how they did it. Using superoneclick and any other type of method to actually root the phone wont really be any difference right? No one root is better then another? at the end they will still end up doing the same thing?
Also when i do a backup what is that for? once i install the roms will i be able to recover the apps i had before? or is that for security reasons that you do a backup.
Sorry for such the noob questions.
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Ok sounds like a plan, yea i am trying to learn the processes ive seen a few videos and seen how they did it. Using superoneclick and any other type of method to actually root the phone wont really be any difference right? No one root is better then another? at the end they will still end up doing the same thing? Exactly the same thing.
Also when i do a backup what is that for? once i install the roms will i be able to recover the apps i had before? or is that for security reasons that you do a backup. 'Nandroid' Backup is a snapshot image of your ROM as it is at the time. Make sure you do one before flashing a custom ROM so that you can easily return to stock if you ever wish to. Once on a custom ROM your apps will show in the Market under 'my apps' and should sync to your phone.
Sorry for such the noob questions.
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Better to be safe than sorry
also, keep in mind nandroid is part of amon recovery. its a common misconception its a app itself.
Can I take off terminal emulator now?!
Also, which CPU control thing is recommend? I want to be able to set the CPU way down when the screen isn't on and maybe overclocked it to 1.2 when on.
Thanks guys
Don_Perrignon said:
Can I take off terminal emulator now?!
Also, which CPU control thing is recommend? I want to be able to set the CPU way down when the screen isn't on and maybe overclocked it to 1.2 when on.
Thanks guys
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you can remove Terminal Emulator. IT is "Safe" to do that, but i wouldn't recommend it. IT's a lightweight program and has benefits out of the Ying-Yang. It basically acts a ADB interface from with on the device.
And to over clock the phone you'll need to flash a new Kernel, and get a program called SetCPU to manage the overclocking/underclocking.
Just make sure to do a nandroid backup before flashing anything.
And it'd be a good idea to install Recovery 3.0.0.6, and you might want to heavily consider flashing the Engineering HBoot
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you can remove Terminal Emulator. IT is "Safe" to do that, but i wouldn't recommend it. IT's a lightweight program and has benefits out of the Ying-Yang. It basically acts a ADB interface from with on the device.
And to over clock the phone you'll need to flash a new Kernel, and get a program called SetCPU to manage the overclocking/underclocking.
Just make sure to do a nandroid backup before flashing anything.
And it'd be a good idea to install Recovery 3.0.0.6, and you might want to heavily consider flashing the Engineering HBoot
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Sorry... More Noob questions...
Nandroid backup makes a copy of the way my phone is now, correct? So, if something happens, I can flash my current settings and get back to where I was?
Recovery 3.0.0.6 is just the stock recovery ROM?
And, I can flash the latest custom ROM without having to get the first version of it, right?
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Sorry... More Noob questions...
Nandroid backup makes a copy of the way my phone is now, correct? So, if something happens, I can flash my current settings and get back to where I was?
Recovery 3.0.0.6 is just the stock recovery ROM?
And, I can flash the latest custom ROM without having to get the first version of it, right?
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a Nanadroid back up is a snap shot of your OS in it's current state. So if you should have a problem you can revert back to a safe point and try again or wipe your hands and stay clear of what ever it might be.
-sort of
Recovery images are a section of the OS that handles ROM management, and flashing themes, fonts and stuff like that.
and you need a recovery image to flash a ROM, and depending on which style (2.3 v 2.2) ROM you use depends on which Recovery image you need. 3.0.0.6 will handle both.
Thank you very much.
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Thank you very much.
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No problem, glad i could help.
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