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Things to do after rooting?

My first android phone, finally rooted, installed MoDaCo's rom...now what?

get the clear theme lol
am trying to put it on mine its not working tho

Fadakar said:
My first android phone, finally rooted, installed MoDaCo's rom...now what?
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Enjoy your phone? play around with it, check out themes...use it with a laptop to get internet on the bus...call/text someone?

Fadakar said:
My first android phone, finally rooted, installed MoDaCo's rom...now what?
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You also need to wait. Before you know it we are going to have roms flowing out our ears. I am working as hard as I can to learn how to make kickass roms so hopefully I can release something good soon

Actually, after doing all the above, I was kinda looking for other things to do I am loving the tethering though. Thought there would be a place for apps that are not in the market.

im having the same problem. i dont know what to do with my phone while waiting for everyne makes awesome custom roms. im just waiting to figure out how to get it fully optimized with everything thats already ready for it

ix3u said:
im having the same problem. i dont know what to do with my phone while waiting for everyne makes awesome custom roms. im just waiting to figure out how to get it fully optimized with everything thats already ready for it
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Get a development environment setup and write some apps! Download the GSM Kernel and learn how to compile and tune it (use Teknologic's changelog as a guide perhaps) and prepare for the eventual release of the CDMA Kernel (or even the 2.0 Kernel...what? I can dream!)! It's fun to prepare for such things and test!

Thanks Much!
chuckhriczko said:
You also need to wait. Before you know it we are going to have roms flowing out our ears. I am working as hard as I can to learn how to make kickass roms so hopefully I can release something good soon
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Chuckhriczko, please keep up your 'good' work!
I used your instructions for rooting my hero, a little confusing but helped me to better understand linux procedures.
jjjjayd13,

Lets try to get Google maps with nav on the hero. They got it working in the Dream forum with some directions. Let me get my backup ready......

Where can i find more themes? I did the clear one and its ok, but not much to it. Also what is so special about modaco rom other than u can save apps to sd

go try out droid explorer and desktop sms...you can get desktop sms stand alone, or it comes as part of droid explorer...both took about 5 seconds to get working and work perfectly.
This is the thread I started about it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=583157

chuckhriczko said:
You also need to wait. Before you know it we are going to have roms flowing out our ears. I am working as hard as I can to learn how to make kickass roms so hopefully I can release something good soon
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i have also rooted my phone and added the cyanogen mod 6 to it and i dont have the market anymore and i cannot flash my clockwork mod also i do not know how to add any roms can anyone please help (htc evo 2.2)

slayter202 said:
i have also rooted my phone and added the cyanogen mod 6 to it and i dont have the market anymore and i cannot flash my clockwork mod also i do not know how to add any roms can anyone please help (htc evo 2.2)
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if you don't have the market, you probably forgot to/need to re-flash the google apps zip.
aside from that...you should be hanging out here -> Evo Forum
Start by looking at the [noob guide] and these FAQs.
Any other problems/questions search around in the Evo Q&A or General sub-topics and you should find what you need

Fadakar said:
My first android phone, finally rooted, installed MoDaCo's rom...now what?
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What now? you should ..idk same with me. Maybe just hope for android to come out with a youtube app that works. (it can't be easy to make one tho)

I have the BlueAnt S4 and it cannot voice dial, says it needs Andriod 2.2 . Looks like the Hero will not get that from Sprint/Google, so will a rooted phone with 2.2 be able to make blutooth voice dial ? Thanks, Ted O.

Yeah a rooted 2.2 should work just fine with ur headset. I don't see why your headset isn't working fine now to be honest.
sent from my hero aosp2.2 cause aospcm7 2.3 was not as fast or stable for me.

noskoviak said:
Yeah a rooted 2.2 should work just fine with ur headset. I don't see why your headset isn't working fine now to be honest.
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BlueAnt states that, for the S4, andriod 2.2 is required to do voice dialing.

ClockworkMod Recovery and Modaco's "Paul's Rom

Has anybody TRY flashing Modaco's "Paul's Rom" after ClockworkMod Recovery ? Do we have a green light to do so, or should we wait for further instructions ?
Thank you all.

I am not sure if this is safe yet since it is a different region. Wait until someone confirms though.

yvyv said:
Has anybody TRY flashing Modaco's "Paul's Rom" after ClockworkMod Recovery ? Do we have a green light to do so, or should we wait for further instructions ?
Thank you all.
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he posted the download in the vibrant forum they have over there.. i'll test it

I'm actually a Modaco add-free member from my nexus one days but I don't see a " U.S Vibrant " section, he does how ever has a GalaxyS, I wonder if we good, I think paul is out for the weekend but I have a feeling we good to go..

Where is there a Vibrant forum? I only see a Galaxy S one on his site.

BigWorldJust said:
Where is there a Vibrant forum? I only see a Galaxy S one on his site.
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i don't really remember where he posted it,
but i downloaded it and am gonna try it..
i'll look and see if i can figure out where it was

This is a holding topic for discussion of ROM compatability with the Samsung Vibrant / Captivate devices (Galaxy S variants).
I don't see any major reason why ROMs wouldn't be compatible, but I guess we'll find out soon enough. I may look into picking up a Vibrant so I can test future ROM releases on it.
Anyone have anything to add?
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http://android.modaco.com/content/s...m/314109/vibrant-captivate-rom-compatibility/
Posted on Jul 21 2010, 20:04

alright flashing one of his deodexed versions that he posted in a thread for the vibrant
wish me luck..
if it works i'll find the link for you guys

link to modaco roms for vibrant
for those of you who wanna test it out.. booted up for me but i'm looking into functionality right now

How is it working?
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rizzxx7 said:
How is it working?
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Seems kinda like the one from MS_guru.. except a little more stable
i haven't been getting all the random reboots that are on ms_gurus, it still is buggy when you plug it into the computer (goes to the MTP Application.. ugh), wifi is working well (except rom manager still won't let me flash recovery through there because it says the wifi isn't stable enough or something), its pretty fast but i'd rather a stock rom than this
i noticed on that page i linked you guys to that they had a link for a download to a stockrom2.1.zip.. i'm going to test that one out as well

I am at work waiting for the word that its a go cause this stock build is killing me! Keep us posted!
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one of the links provided has a thread where someone flashed this on a Vibrant and it stuck on boot.
Looks like Ryanolson7 has already gotten past that issue.. should work but I too will wait to hear
Made a backup in the mean while using nandroid and bought the premium version of Rom Manager to support Koush.

ryanolson7 said:
Seems kinda like the one from MS_guru.. except a little more stable
i haven't been getting all the random reboots that are on ms_gurus, it still is buggy when you plug it into the computer (goes to the MTP Application.. ugh), wifi is working well (except rom manager still won't let me flash recovery through there because it says the wifi isn't stable enough or something), its pretty fast but i'd rather a stock rom than this
i noticed on that page i linked you guys to that they had a link for a download to a stockrom2.1.zip.. i'm going to test that one out as well
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If you have Recovery installed "update.zip" you don't have keep going back to rom manager and worry about "wi-fi" issues any more because is already installed in your system, just download quick boot from the market, allow su permision, reboot in recovery click reinstall packages and in 1 second you there...

The stock rom on that site is MS_gurus, not the real tmobile stock

yvyv said:
If you have Recovery installed "update.zip" you don't have keep going back to rom manager and worry about "wi-fi" issues any more because is already installed in your system, just download quick boot from the market, allow su permision, reboot in recovery click reinstall packages and in 1 second you there...
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well i have recovery working by just going into stock recovery and flashing update.zip (clockwork recovery) but i was just testing out some ROMs that had potential to work on vibrants
rsfaze said:
one of the links provided has a thread where someone flashed this on a Vibrant and it stuck on boot.
Looks like Ryanolson7 has already gotten past that issue.. should work but I too will wait to hear
Made a backup in the mean while using nandroid and bought the premium version of Rom Manager to support Koush.
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well that was a .zip of pauls rom that was themed as stock android.. i got the other one to boot called 'GalaxysDeodexed'.. still isn't stock quality though
do you guys know if we can flash his nandroid to our phones so we can have stock? if so, rsface, you should upload your nandroid somewhere and link us to it.. if you're willing to.. because the 'stock' roms out there are crap.. not even close to stock.
daweedk1991 said:
The stock rom on that site is MS_gurus, not the real tmobile stock
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hopefully its not... they had it in a zip so it MIGHT not be his.. but i did see a link that links to MS_guru

oh and if you guys wanna get back to stock
check out this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=734475

Ryan, where did you put the .zip file ? SD card internally in the phone or external/removable card where movie and other stuff came..
Please be specific.
Thank you..
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Titanium Backup on XXJPU working on solution with dev

Hi
As older backups don't restore correctly on xxjpu i'm in contact with the dev of Titanium Backup since a few days.
We are really close to the solution, but i'm currently testing his beta builds.
I think next market release should fix the problem.
I'll let you know on any progress.
Birba

Birba said:
Hi
As older backups don't restore correctly on xxjpu i'm in contact with the dev of Titanium Backup since a few days.
We are really close to the solution, but i'm currently testing his beta builds.
I think next market release should fix the problem.
I'll let you know on any progress.
Birba
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Yep.. Already contacted Joel with my fix.. He is working on it

I have JPU rom and titanium backup is working.

@kalpik: told him also about your fix, but betas didn't work so i had to test and send him logcats. in the latest release at least /dbdata/databases/.../shared_prefs is restored correctly, but the permissions are not set correctly. so as soon as Joel fixes everything should work.
@Ilija.Ilija: TB works, but on some apps data isn't restored to the right folder:
restoring older backups on xxjpu that store setting in /dbdata/databases/.../shared_prefs are not restored correctly

The only thing I'm thinking about is that is it even worth to fix it right now? JPU is most definitely an experimental build, and Samsung might just go back to the previous arrangement of data on a newer ROM! Its just wasted work then

If they really go back, then it is wasted time.
But if they do not, we have already a solution for people coming from roms before jpu.

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@kalpik: told him also about your fix, but betas didn't work so i had to test and send him logcats. in the latest release at least /dbdata/databases/.../shared_prefs is restored correctly, but the permissions are not set correctly. so as soon as Joel fixes everything should work.
@Ilija.Ilija: TB works, but on some apps data isn't restored to the right folder:
restoring older backups on xxjpu that store setting in /dbdata/databases/.../shared_prefs are not restored correctly
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Thanks! I'm also in touch with him even right now.. But I'm not able to do testing as I'm at work.. Good to know you are doing that for him!
One request: If it's not too much trouble, could you also CC me in your emails to Joel? That way I might be able to contribute if I see something I can help with

Birba said:
If they really go back, then it is wasted time.
But if they do not, we have already a solution for people coming from roms before jpu.
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Maybe the better solution for now is too keep both way in TB for a while...
One option to restore with the old settings
One option to restore with JPU settings

Mopral said:
Maybe the better solution for now is too keep both way in TB for a while...
One option to restore with the old settings
One option to restore with JPU settings
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Yes.. Joel plans to do this automagically, without the User having to select anything

kalpik said:
automagically
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Word of the year!! quality
TrOjAn

TrOjAnUK said:
Word of the year!! quality
TrOjAn
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Lol! Its a very commonly used term!
http://www.google.com/search?q=define:+automagically

thanks guys for the effort to keep tb compatible.
it'll be a waste if samsung goes back to the old firmwares though. jpu is working mighty well using rfs compared to the earlier stuff. so much so, there's hardly any need to use ext4 lagfix unless you really want to squeeze performance to the last drop.

kalpik said:
Thanks! I'm also in touch with him even right now.. But I'm not able to do testing as I'm at work.. Good to know you are doing that for him!
One request: If it's not too much trouble, could you also CC me in your emails to Joel? That way I might be able to contribute if I see something I can help with
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@kalpik: I don't know if there is any need to write him again, but if i have to, i'll put you in CC.
The test on the latest beta was successful! As this is maybe only a temporary version for xxjpu he will release it on his hompage and not publishe it on the market. Once we know that samsung keeps this strcuture in future firmwars Joel will publish it also on the market. I'll let you know once the jpu version is up.

Birba said:
@kalpik: I don't know if there is any need to write him again, but if i have to, i'll put you in CC.
The test on the latest beta was successful! As this is maybe only a temporary version for xxjpu he will release it on his hompage and not publishe it on the market. Once we know that samsung keeps this strcuture in future firmwars Joel will publish it also on the market. I'll let you know once the jpu version is up.
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Yes.. He told me you tested v5 successfully
Thanks!

Version 6 Is ready & uploaded keramidas. He says its final.
Here is the link http://www.mediafire.com/file/rr2tky83g34itrk/TitaniumBackup-Samsung-JPU-v6.apk

Use this link please: http://matrixrewriter.com/tmp/TitaniumBackup-Samsung-JPU-v6.apk

OOPs double post by me, Sorry, Thank you Kalpik in helping us out.
PS : Does this do batch restore without user interruption?

Kalpik, you should make a thread in themes & apps section with this.

Note: it will still *NOT* be able to restore backups made on JPU ROM to another ROM.

ragin said:
Kalpik, you should make a thread in themes & apps section with this.
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This is still not a *final* build.. Give him more time.. But at least this restores for now..

[HELP] 3G restarts my phone

Hi everyone,
I recently flashed cyanogenmod 7.2 onto my HTC Wildfire and it kept restarting for an odd reason, I restored back to SplashMOD and it still has the same problem. I've turned 3G off and it seems to be fine, its just when I turn 3G on
Any help?

Maybe you overclocked your phone at 768MHz.... it isn't very stable
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Yeah i had the same problem
Just flash the latest radio, that fixed the problem for me
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I haven't overclocked it, where and how do I update the radio?

See the complete wildfire index thread in the development section.
It's a sticky so you will find it at the top
It contains everything u need: ROMs list, all recovery versions, all radio versions, kernels and allot more
Sent from my HTC Wildfire using Tapatalk 2

lo2ay said:
See the complete wildfire index thread in the development section.
It's a sticky so you will find it at the top
It contains everything u need: ROMs list, all recovery versions, all radio versions, kernels and allot more
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It says my phone needs to be GSM (I'm guessing that means unlocked) which my phone isn't. What is a good radio to flash? and do i need to do it before i flash a rom?

GSM means that it's a standard phone that works in any country. ie: it's not CDMA, which mean that it doesn't need special frequencies from the service provider.
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undeniableturnip said:
It says my phone needs to be GSM (I'm guessing that means unlocked) which my phone isn't. What is a good radio to flash? and do i need to do it before i flash a rom?
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like lo2ay already said GSM ("Global System for Mobile Communications") doesn''t mean "unlocked" and has nothing to do wih it.
But in case you didn't unlock your phone - and I'm not getting you totally wrong - this brings up a much more interesting question: if you don't have an unlocked Wildfire - how the hell have you been able to flash a ROM anyway? I'd guess one of the following might match your situation:
- you have a different phone (not a HTC Wildfire)
- you just thought you're going to flash a ROM but did something else instead
- your Wildfire is unlocked and you don't know it
Are you really serious about what you've done? What tutorial/how to did you use to flash Cyanogen Mod?
And yes: if your phone is a Wildfire (buzz) and not unlocked/rooted you can't flash a new radio because you can't flash anything custom...

I think he was meaning sim unlocked?
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slymobi said:
I think he was meaning sim unlocked?
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oh yes - I've been thinking about that for a few seconds - you're probably right.
Regarding my own little problem which I've also discussed a bit desperately here: may I ask you what you would try next with all your Wildfire experience? (I've never been really convinced that the V6 Supercharger or 3G Turbocharger scripts could be involved but after reading that a few people got that bootloop prob with 3G after messing around with them it looked so obvious).
I feared to investigate any further because I had the feeling it could cost a lot of time... so when I went on to solve the problem it turned out I was right with that: I've flashed the 7.2 stable today - with doing just a dalvik and system wipe without success and then a complete wipe - no success either.
I fear to revert back to a true stock rom (including s-off again) as it took me a lot of sweat to do that initially (that has been just in the middle of transformation from revolutionary to alpha rev with all the goldcard stuff etc.) - too make it short: what would you do?
Thx in advance for some input on this...

I would first check my mtd size settings! If you dont know what custom mtds are it means your not using them,if you are using them then you must remember to flash the bravo boot file straight after your rom flash before booting! If this is not your issue then i would do a clean flash of a rom. I.e wipe system, cache, dalvik cache, go into mount and storage and do all available wipes NOT sdcard, then flash the rom. If all fails then i would 1st try a reflash of a custom recovery and repeat previous clean rom flash. Now if it still didnt play ball i would scream at it, throw it at a wall then regret that step and move on to ruu.exe and start afresh lol.
On the v6 etc etc issue. Ive publicly said many times how much i hate this script and others like it! But this is only my opinion as i have had issues using them too in the early days. An app i use still to this day which gives you complete control over the effects of these scripts is autokiller memory optimizer. I will link to a thread i made some time ago to explain this app which can be found on the market.
This again can and most likely will be argued or debated as to its function but in my experience its a must have when used correct.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=20909644
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slymobi said:
I would first check my mtd size settings! If you dont know what custom mtds are it means your not using them,if you are using them then you must remember to flash the bravo boot file straight after your rom flash before booting! If this is not your issue then i would do a clean flash of a rom. I.e wipe system, cache, dalvik cache, go into mount and storage and do all available wipes NOT sdcard, then flash the rom. If all fails then i would 1st try a reflash of a custom recovery and repeat previous clean rom flash. Now if it still didnt play ball i would scream at it, throw it at a wall then regret that step and move on to ruu.exe and start afresh lol.
On the v6 etc etc issue. Ive publicly said many times how much i hate this script and others like it! But this is only my opinion as i have had issues using them too in the early days. An app i use still to this day which gives you complete control over the effects of these scripts is autokiller memory optimizer. I will link to a thread i made some time ago to explain this app which can be found on the market.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=20909644
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Sorry i only just noticed your link so my advice was for current op issue. However yes i believe these scripts are the cause im afraid. Still i would give you the same advice again as above or try a clean sense rom flash.
You can get safe ruu flashable zips too so as not to lose security or root so try these before going the exe route.
Hope you get a fix.
Regards slym.
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Thanks for the quick reply
slymobi said:
I would first check my mtd size settings! If you dont know what custom mtds are it means your not using them,if you are using them then you must remember to flash the bravo boot file straight after your rom flash before booting!
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Yep I'm using custom mtds - that's exactly the reason I don't like to flash once in a week LOL. I'm aware of flashing the bravo boot directly before rebooting.
I.e wipe system, cache, dalvik cache
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done
go into mount and storage and do all available wipes NOT sdcard
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for that I'm sure I didn't do all (because I've done the factory reset anyways) but perhaps it helps to do it explicitly...? shouldn't hurt
If all fails then i would 1st try a reflash of a custom recovery
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ummh, never done that before - can you point me to a tut or how to?
Now if it still didnt play ball i would scream at it, throw it at a wall then regret that step and move on to ruu.exe and start afresh lol
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oh, so I'd say you're relaxed like Buddha as this came to mind much earlier
On the v6 etc etc issue. Ive publicly said many times how much i hate this script and others like it! But this is only my opinion as i have had issues using them too in the early days
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yes I know - I've read a few of them I've been satisfied with the script but I'm also quite sure that it depends on too many things if it works good on the phone.
An app i use still to this day which gives you complete control over the effects of these scripts is autokiller memory optimizer. I will link to a thread i made some time ago to explain this app which can be found on the market.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=20909644
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nice, thx, I'll have a look when that sweet old crappy thing will run again LOL
Thx again for quick response -> off to the laboratories now

Nice quote edits, you have way too much time on your hands lol.
For recovery flashing head to development sticky and 3xenos complete wildfire thread has it all mate. I use the terminal emulator method as adb and fastboot dont play well with me.
Lol buddah.
Some users stating a radio flash may fix the bootlooping? Wont harm to try!! Just make sure its a wildfire radio
Forum fishing.... Who's biting!

slymobi said:
Nice quote edits, you have way too much time on your hands lol
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nah, easy when I'm on my PC - don't do that in Tapatalk though LOL (swype or not)
For recovery flashing head to development sticky and 3xenos complete wildfire thread has it all mate. I use the terminal emulator method as adb and fastboot dont play well with me.
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thx - and for adb - it's the opposite here: I don't like ADBin' LOL
Some users stating a radio flash may fix the bootlooping? Wont harm to try!! Just make sure its a wildfire radio
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I know but I've already tried that twice
And no good news: either wiping everything and doing with or without custom mtd didn't do. Immediately when the network icon shows up (on Google accounts login) reboot... - but wait... one more question: what about formatting boot? should i do this, too?
However, I'll try a sense ROM now and the "safe" RUU afterwards - cross fingers...

eventcom said:
nah, easy when I'm on my PC - don't do that in Tapatalk though LOL (swype or not)
thx - and for adb - it's the opposite here: I don't like ADBin' LOL
I know but I've already tried that twice
And no good news: either wiping everything and doing with or without custom mtd didn't do. Immediately when the network icon shows up (on Google accounts login) reboot... - but wait... one more question: what about formatting boot? should i do this, too?
However, I'll try a sense ROM now and the "safe" RUU afterwards - cross fingers...
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Format boot..... Yeah why not, i always have.
Really strange this though as you have virtually wiped the phone clean. I thinks you gonna have to ruu it
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slymobi said:
Format boot..... Yeah why not, i always have
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done also - without any effect
Really strange this though as you have virtually wiped the phone clean. I thinks you gonna have to ruu it
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yup. I've tried to install Rempuzzle - but that hangs around 30 mins - so I will try the custom recovery first...

eventcom said:
done also - without any effect
yup. I've tried to install Rempuzzle - but that hangs around 30 mins - so I will try the custom recovery first...
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Its sounds like you got things covered and know what your doing but just in case? You do have sdext partition for flashing rempuzzle yes?
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slymobi said:
Its sounds like you got things covered and know what your doing but just in case? You do have sdext partition for flashing rempuzzle yes?
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LOL yes but thx for the reminder anyway

Now it's getting really weird... I've just put in a different SIM (out of the family) - different carrier. (the idea came to my mind somehow). Looks like the phone doesn't reboot with that.
If that's true and not by accident - what does that mean now? Usually I'd think about the radio - but I've completely wiped the phone (including a sense install in between) - could this be a hardware problem?
I guess I'll do the RUU thingy anyway. So I'll start to gather information on that.
If anyone has a good suggestion to do that as easy and quick as possible - I'd appreciate any suggestions.
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If someone has a suggestion for a small Sense ROM (yeah I know) I'd prefer to do that first...

List of things to do after buying a new Android Tablet

Hi all!
I would be very happy if you all could share your ideas and knowledge with me regarding
List of things to do after buying a new Android Tablet
I am expecting my GT-N8000 next week and I want to start on the right footing with my new device.
It could be a list of do this and do that....step by step in order of precedence.
ex:
1. Disable UAC on Windows
2. Install Samsung Kies software on PC
3. Backup current/original Bootloader and save it on your PC for fallback purposes
4. Backup current/original ROM and save it on your PC for fallback purposes
5. Copy CWM or whatever...on your SD Card.
6. Boot up by pressing this and that button....
7. and the list goes on and on....(with all of your help!)
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I've gone through the forum but I am so confused (being new to anything android )
I hope this will be a starting point for all newbies who are buying their android phone/tablet for the first time.

freelancer81 said:
Hi all!
I would be very happy if you all could share your ideas and knowledge with me regarding
List of things to do after buying a new Android Tablet
I am expecting my GT-N8000 next week and I want to start on the right footing with my new device.
It could be a list of do this and do that....step by step in order of precedence.
ex:
I've gone through the forum but I am so confused (being new to anything android )
I hope this will be a starting point for all newbies who are buying their android phone/tablet for the first time.
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ROOT, Then ROOT, THEN ROOT, and lastly ROOT...

copc said:
ROOT, Then ROOT, THEN ROOT, and lastly ROOT...
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Root - THEN EFS BACKUP
EFS Backup to Tar.gz and also to IMG - you really don't want to lose your IMEI
Only after that - do anything else

Bulbous said:
Root - THEN EFS BACKUP
EFS Backup to Tar.gz and also to IMG - you really don't want to lose your IMEI
Only after that - do anything else
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thank you for the heads up
so, can you specify which tool i should use for backing up the EFS?

freelancer81 said:
thank you for the heads up
so, can you specify which tool i should use for backing up the EFS?
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I just use a terminal emulator to get a command line interface (CLI) then do it manually
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=859914

Root, install/setup firewall and adaway to block ads, setup tasker for automated things, install drawing apps, flash mod to get chrome into desktop mode only, and then i install all my other needed apps.
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my list of things to do after going through a galaxy tab 10.1 tab and a galaxy note tab 10.1 searching for a productivity tablet...give both to the kids and buy a Microsoft Surface Pro 128 GB....as an admin for a large company, I can do everything off it without having to make other less useful tools work well enough...

Get a case. A black one to be specific haha I got a white one to go with my white note, not the best idea... Got dirty fast. Also, if you are going to flash a rom, make it a stock based rom at first. Same UI and experience, but much faster.
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inferno 414 said:
Get a case. A black one to be specific haha I got a white one to go with my white note, not the best idea... Got dirty fast. Also, if you are going to flash a rom, make it a stock based rom at first. Same UI and experience, but much faster.
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Hi, thanks for the suggestion.
yeah...I've already ordered a black rotating leather case, a scratch guard and a handsfree set.
I plan to flash the amazing Revolution HD 9.0!
I've never done anything like this and am hesitant a bit though.
thanks again!!

freelancer81 said:
Hi, thanks for the suggestion.
yeah...I've already ordered a black rotating leather case, a scratch guard and a handsfree set.
I plan to flash the amazing Revolution HD 9.0!
I've never done anything like this and am hesitant a bit though.
thanks again!!
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I'm actually running Revolution! Fantastic rom. I didn't have any trouble flashing it, but I'm sure some people have. Just make sure to do a backup before flashing

inferno 414 said:
I'm actually running Revolution! Fantastic rom. I didn't have any trouble flashing it, but I'm sure some people have. Just make sure to do a backup before flashing
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i plan to do a nandroid backup + efs backup.
i've downloaded the stock rom too.
i want to know whether 3G cellular will function or not coz some members are posting problem with not being able to use cellular anymore.
what about you...any problem?

freelancer81 said:
i plan to do a nandroid backup + efs backup.
i've downloaded the stock rom too.
i want to know whether 3G cellular will function or not coz some members are posting problem with not being able to use cellular anymore.
what about you...any problem?
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Sorry, couldn't help you there I'm running the WiFi version, so naturally, it doesn't work for me haha Sorry again

inferno 414 said:
Sorry, couldn't help you there I'm running the WiFi version, so naturally, it doesn't work for me haha Sorry again
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Thanks anyway.
I need to really confirm this before I flash it.
Oh...I am such a big noob.
Can you pls look around the Revolution HD 9.0 thread and and confirm if you got time? My net is so slow and I am on a win mobile phone...hard to go through 200 pages!
Greatly appreciate you for your concern.

freelancer81 said:
Thanks anyway.
I need to really confirm this before I flash it.
Oh...I am such a big noob.
Can you pls look around the Revolution HD 9.0 thread and and confirm if you got time? My net is so slow and I am on a win mobile phone...hard to go through 200 pages!
Greatly appreciate you for your concern.
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Yeah, Just a sec
EDIT: I think it's working. I didn't find anyone that was having a problem anymore. The rom is based on the 3G version firmware, so I doubt you would have trouble.

inferno 414 said:
Yeah, Just a sec
EDIT: I think it's working. I didn't find anyone that was having a problem anymore. The rom is based on the 3G version firmware, so I doubt you would have trouble.
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thanks again!!!
now there's no stopping me in flashing the note to awesomeness!!!

freelancer81 said:
thanks again!!!
now there's no stopping me in flashing the note to awesomeness!!!
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Good luck!

inferno 414 said:
Good luck!
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I have rooted it finally using the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 ToolKit (I chose TWRP custom recovery as it is touch/button based)
Then I did a full backup of the device using Nandroid TWRP
Then, just to be safe, I also did an EFS backup using EFS Professional.
I am just playing around and installing apps and games before I flash the Revolution HD 9.0 rom.
Thanks for the help!