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Bricked Vibrant, Assistance greatly appreciated

Hi all,
Sot of new to modding, think I screwed up and could use some help. Was doing this one click speed fix: forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=7587405&postcount=417
It didn't appear to work the first time, as I received a message and exited the application, however the symbol was still in the notification bar. Re-ran it, and it seemed to have worked, mostly, as the phone was blazing fast. Went immediately to run quadrant and check the benchmark, but it force closed every time it hit the i/o section. tried to go to market, foreclose every time. Figured it may need a reboot, powered off, and that's was all she wrote.
I can get into the battery charging screen and have been able to get to recovery, but nothing else. I haven't used adb or ODIN at all yet, but any assistance is greatly appreciated.
The phone was already rooted, and i have titanium back up and nandroid backups, but don't really know how to get to them.

If you did a nandroid backup, just go in recovery screen and restore backup. If not, flash back to stock rom.

well maybe i dont know what im talking about then. I guess I thought i did a nandroid.
When i go into recovery i get four options: reboot system now, reinstall packages, clear all user data, clear cache data.
none of them work

Did you install clock work recovery via Rom manager?

well it has turned on now. removed sim and memory card and hit reinstall packages. ive got the standard twlauncher running but, it repeatedly gives me force close notifications that android.process.media has stopped and i cannot access the menu

s15274n said:
Did you install clock work recovery via Rom manager?
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yes, i did. i remember doing that precisely as shown in your tips and tricks thread

alright, so i got it into download mode, gonna reflash everything to stock and see where i went wrong as outlined here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=734475
Will update with results, but would be nice to figure out where i went wrong so as not to repeat the error.

If you can get into recovery just wipe and reflash eugenes vibrant4.zip.

Alright, back to stock. unrooted also? gonna mess some more and see if i can get my clockword recovery to restore everything.

okay, so my theory is that the lag fix i used installed an update.zip that overwrote the clockword mod one. Now im just trying to restore using titanium backup, but it is telling me that it doesnt have root access. i know im rooted, as i just did it and reinstalled rom manager and drocap. hmmmmm.....
Thats not all thats funny. i cant find the superuser app anywhere on here. also, i cannot install one from the market.
and im having issues with root explorer.

Civil Disobedient said:
okay, so my theory is that the lag fix i used installed an update.zip that overwrote the clockword mod one. Now im just trying to restore using titanium backup, but it is telling me that it doesnt have root access. i know im rooted, as i just did it and reinstalled rom manager and drocap. hmmmmm.....
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DAKIDD236 said:
If you can get into recovery just wipe and reflash eugenes vibrant4.zip.
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I would re-root and then follow the flash the ROM mentioned above. There is a thread in the DEV forum.

Civil Disobedient said:
okay, so my theory is that the lag fix i used installed an update.zip that overwrote the clockword mod one. Now im just trying to restore using titanium backup, but it is telling me that it doesnt have root access. i know im rooted, as i just did it and reinstalled rom manager and drocap. hmmmmm.....
Thats not all thats funny. i cant find the superuser app anywhere on here. also, i cannot install one from the market.
and im having issues with root explorer.
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You need to root again to get the superuser on your phone. As for the one click lag fix, I used to original method and it went pretty well. No problems so far. I also flashed Vibrant4 by Eugene before doing the lag fix. Hope it helps

same thing happened to me. I'm stuck on the galaxy S boot screen. i can get into the samsung recovery screen but not the clockwork recovery. I backed up my nandroid and Rom but don't know how to get into the menu to restore. I only have the update.zip for the lag fix on the internal sd so can't restore that way. Any ideas? Much appreciated.

kwbdc said:
same thing happened to me. I'm stuck on the galaxy S boot screen. i can get into the samsung recovery screen but not the clockwork recovery. I backed up my nandroid and Rom but don't know how to get into the menu to restore. I only have the update.zip for the lag fix on the internal sd so can't restore that way. Any ideas? Much appreciated.
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There may be other ways around it, but I restored fully to stock, then re-rooted. I'm back up and running no problem now. Had some issues with titanium backup but got around that and its batch restoring as i type.

Civil Disobedient said:
There may be other ways around it, but I restored fully to stock, then re-rooted. I'm back up and running no problem now. Had some issues with titanium backup but got around that and its batch restoring as i type.
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Would you mind saying how you did that?
I tried wiping and flashing the stock via renaming it update.zip, and I'm still getting FC city. Mostly media, but, calendar, everything. I'm going to post a link to this in that thread, since many, it seems, were left hanging in a boot loop.

Janis said:
Would you mind saying how you did that?
I tried wiping and flashing the stock via renaming it update.zip, and I'm still getting FC city. Mostly media, but, calendar, everything. I'm going to post a link to this in that thread, since many, it seems, were left hanging in a boot loop.
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Just follow what I did through the thread.
I did this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=734475 to get back to complete stock, then i had to root it twice. Once did the one click, then the good root here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=7150299&postcount=1
back up and running. had to research about titanium backup to get it up and running. I want to do the lag fix still, but im nervous from before.

Your nervous? I really would like to do this but i'm scared (cuss)less.
I've read what needs to be done and think that I've figured it out.
(pretty new to droid)... but, have also read the horror stories here
about bricking your phone...which nowadays can happen to any
phone you have....don't get me started on the apple pie!
But, really when it gets a simple as installing an .APK I'll be happy.

Damitu said:
Your nervous? I really would like to do this but i'm scared .......
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The galaxy s seems pretty hard to brick. I'd say just go for the lag fix. Worse thing that happens is you have to take like 15min to download and use odin to reflash to stock. The lag fix seems pretty safe as long as you stay rooted
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Vibrant Recovery Mode HowTo
THIS GUIDE WORKED ON USA T-MOBILE SAMSUNG VIBRANT BUT MAY VERY WELL WORK ON ALL SAMSUNG GALAXYS PHONES
After reading many XDA-Developers Forum Posts to try and figure out how to get into the Recovery Mode / Download Mode without any success, I gave T-Mobile Support a call.
After the usual noop run-down, "did you take the battery out" questions, I simply asked them how to get the Samsung Vibrant into recovery mode.
Unline the many tutorials that claim to require the Up or Down button pressed, along with the Home button then the Power, the true process is as follows:
1. Press the Up and the Down button at the same time (yes both). I too thought that button was a Toggle which only did either Up or Down, but found that in fact it does do both.
2. At the same time, press the power button.
3. As soon as the Samsung / Vibrant logo comes up on the screen, release the power button.
4. Release the Up and Down buttons.
5. PRESTO

Borked...Restore Stock ROM?

Hey guys I have been looking all over the web to find a way to get my fascinate completely back to stock. Here is the story...
Removed tons of verizon crap and had a perfectly great phone for about three weeks. I did a data wipe/factory reset to install voodoo kernel and everything worked. I installed a rom (which I dont blame) and my phone boots to the touch wiz force close loop. I would imagine it is trying to load crap I have removed. I can boot into clockwork, but adb does not recognize at this point. I load my backups buy I dont have one with stock apps. Is it possible to find a flashable stock kernel/rom/everything. Im fine with re-rooting I just cant figure this out.
also I found a system dump. Can someone give me the command to push that to sd card just in case I get adb going again.
Please help. Thanks

I can't post the URL because this forum prevents new users from posting URLs..
But try to google the phrase "force close he-double-hockey-sticks" and you should see a thread over on android central that has a solution for you.

Thanks ill check that out after work. I have managed to get the phone operational, but I can not use apps. Every single app FCs. I also can't download from the market. I believe it has somehing to do with voodoo not letting me write to the system memory. I dunno....I just want to get back to stock, reroot, and freeze apps instead of uninstalling.

teeharding said:
Thanks ill check that out after work. I have managed to get the phone operational, but I can not use apps. Every single app FCs. I also can't download from the market. I believe it has somehing to do with voodoo not letting me write to the system memory. I dunno....I just want to get back to stock, reroot, and freeze apps instead of uninstalling.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=782204
It's a short process to go to stock with Odin, and then work back up from there. I did it when VooDoo hit and the whole thing took me about 2 hours, including pulling the bloatware, restoring apps, and overhauling my screens with custom crap. To stock, root, and freeze you're talking maybe 30 minutes.
BTW, not to be an ass, but looking is alot faster than posting. Before you reply and say you did, the threads for all this are front page in the development forum. Like two mouse clicks from here.

[Q] Restoring phones original software?

How do I restore my phone so that the original software it came with is back on? I accidentally removed the Facebook App the is equipped with the phone when I was supposed to remove "Facebook for Android". Now under accounts & sync I no longer see Facebook. I already tried volume down + power button factory restore and a factory reset in the settings. It didn't come back.
My phone is rooted running 2.2.1. Mytouch 4g.

flash the RUU in the downgrading post in dev section... but I dunno if you will get 2.2.1... quickly at least or get someone to pull the app and upload it for you

slhpss said:
flash the RUU in the downgrading post in dev section... but I dunno if you will get 2.2.1... quickly at least or get someone to pull the app and upload it for you
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Actually my girlfriend has the same phone. How exactly do I copy the app off her phone and load it into mine? Is there a guide?
Will her phone also have to be rooted?

Follow this guide read the section to revert ,it will put your phone back the way it came from then root your phone again.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=858996

Just download any "stock" or "stock-based" rom, extract facebook out of it and push to /system/app/ with ADB. There's no need to re-flash/re-root/re-mess with it anymore just because one app taken out.
And, seriously, /system/app space is wasted, you can't put your downloaded apps in there so why is everyone deleting system apps instead of freezing them (pm disable function)? It is so much easier with Titanium back-up app and, if later you decide to use it again, you can go back and unfreeze it again without going through these pains.
Good luck.

I just rooted my N1 for the first time

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!!!
Sent from my Nexus One using Tapatalk

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.

bigmout said:
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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kmiloco49 said:
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...

bigmout said:
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

unroot
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

zmalach said:
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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[Q] Rooting R800i 2.3.2

killa92 said:
Sorry to be rude!, im new to this "rooting" business. Now i used to be fond with "debranding" sony ericssons by flashing generic firmware via SEtools.
Now my phone doesnt have any "orange" branding on it apart from a orange app which cannot be deleted. But i cannot change my apps permissions or delete what i want to delete on the phone and i believe rooting the phone will accomplish this.
So iv had a look, im running android 2.3.2 with a .184 base. What does this mean for me?, now i realise i can do the same to my phone if i unlock the bootloader, but that means i cannot use SEUS right? Im trying to run gingerbreak yet it just keeps running and running....
Am i right in saying it will be easier to root my phone as im still on 2.3.2?..
Thanks
Warwick
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Thanks for people that helped, i wanted to be fussy and not risk loosing the SEUS function If you get into a bit of a fiddle: shutdown, remove battery, restart, place phone in flight mode to prevent interruptions, kill all running apps, ensure USB debugging is enabled! then exploit gingerbreak and LEAVE it. Only remove bloat AFTER OTA update as mentioned.
Reference:
Process http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1116090
Titanium Backup https://market.android.com/details?id=com.keramidas.TitaniumBackup&hl=en
List of unwanted apps http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1046699
Backups
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1036249
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killa92 said:
Sorry to be rude!, im new to this "rooting" business. Now i used to be fond with "debranding" sony ericssons by flashing generic firmware via SEtools.
Now my phone doesnt have any "orange" branding on it apart from a orange app which cannot be deleted. But i cannot change my apps permissions or delete what i want to delete on the phone and i believe rooting the phone will accomplish this.
So iv had a look, im running android 2.3.2 with a .184 base. What does this mean for me?, now i realise i can do the same to my phone if i unlock the bootloader, but that means i cannot use SEUS right? Im trying to run gingerbreak yet it just keeps running and running....
Am i right in saying it will be easier to root my phone as im still on 2.3.2?..
Thanks
Warwick
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Just stick with what your doing gingerbreak. Can take some time to get root access.
Or you could use this method if you can unlock bootloader on your phone. do ota to .145 only if your bootloader is locked, (dont do ota if you already have unlocked bootloader it will brick your device) then unlock bootloader and flash pre rooted .145 system image.
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furrabbit.nh said:
Just stick with what your doing gingerbreak. Can take some time to get root access.
Or you could use this method if you can unlock bootloader on your phone. do ota to .145 only if your bootloader is locked, (dont do ota if you already have unlocked bootloader it will brick your device) then unlock bootloader and flash pre rooted .145 system image.
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I havnt unlocked my bootloader so itl be locked, ideally id like to keep it like this for SEUS updates and warranty. Does gingerbreak work with .184?, and does this .184 mean i have generic firmware already on the phone but just not rooted? And i take it .145 will be 2.3.3?, thought it would be easier on 2.3.2
P.S- I am using V1.2 as this is the latest
Cheers for the reply!

Yes gingerbreak will root 2.3.2 Rom but ur can take a while. Once its rooted it should stay rooted even after ota
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Righty ho, the only different after this finally working is an app called superuser... I still cannot modify application permissions or delete applications of the phone such as the standard games showing in the menu like bruce lee etc.
So how do i find if my phone is rooted, and is there actually any pros to this :S:S

killa92 said:
Righty ho, the only different after this finally working is an app called superuser... I still cannot modify application permissions or delete applications of the phone such as the standard games showing in the menu like bruce lee etc.
So how do i find if my phone is rooted, and is there actually any pros to this :S:S
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You have root. Now you need applications to do what you say.
Superuser is there to grant those apps permission.
adb shove iPad2post.apk to /forum/thread

Cheers dudes!, i think i get it now. Basically im ALLOWED to access all roots and files now but usually an application is used to achieve this but am correct in saying modifications can be done manually?
So ideally, update now to 2.3.3 and i can still install apps to remove bloatware etc?. Where as if i touch anything then update it may fail as apps are missing?

killa92 said:
Cheers dudes!, i think i get it now. Basically im ALLOWED to access all roots and files now but usually an application is used to achieve this but am correct in saying modifications can be done manually?
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You are correct broski. I would recommend TitaniumBackup and Root Explorer to get started.
Always make sure you freeze stuff with TiBu before you delete it. In fact, there's a list of apps you can safely remove (I believe in the Themes & Apps section) that you may want to check out. I would link it but I'm at my iPad.
And yes, I would update before you touch anything.
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TheBassman369 said:
You are correct broski. I would recommend TitaniumBackup and Root Explorer to get started.
Always make sure you freeze stuff with TiBu before you delete it. In fact, there's a list of apps you can safely remove (I believe in the Themes & Apps section) that you may want to check out. I would link it but I'm at my iPad.
adb shove iPad2post.apk to /forum/thread
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Wikid! Well can i just do usual file/folder browsing with them apps? Currently got ES file explorer and the mount option completed and allowed access . So shall i update before messing around removing apps as iv not got a lot on it anyway (got it yesterday)
nice one broski

I used SEUS to update my phone to latest firmware. Flashed phone and downgraded to 2.3.2. Re set up all my accounts, installed TiBackup busybox, Astro, Superbox and Gingerbreak.
Before I flashed, Gingerbreak took about 5mins max to root, reeboot and finish.
Now, i have let it sit for over an hour and its still not doing anything???
Do I need to flash my phone again (hope not, takes too long lol) to get it to work? I flashed the Generic .184 that was posted on xda. My phone tells me im on 2.3.2 Build 3.0.A.2.184.
What am I doing wrong?
And yes, I am a noob before you ask lol!

Oh and does it matter if the battery is below 50%?

Flipfoot said:
I used SEUS to update my phone to latest firmware. Flashed phone and downgraded to 2.3.2. Re set up all my accounts, installed TiBackup busybox, Astro, Superbox and Gingerbreak.
Before I flashed, Gingerbreak took about 5mins max to root, reeboot and finish.
Now, i have let it sit for over an hour and its still not doing anything???
Do I need to flash my phone again (hope not, takes too long lol) to get it to work? I flashed the Generic .184 that was posted on xda. My phone tells me im on 2.3.2 Build 3.0.A.2.184.
What am I doing wrong?
And yes, I am a noob before you ask lol!
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I am too just learning. Explain your situation a bit more like in what order youv done things, and what are you trying to achieve? You have ran gingerbreak on 2.3.3 then downgraded to 2.2.2 and trying to use it again :S??

Flipfoot said:
Oh and does it matter if the battery is below 50%?
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Well 50% is minimum i stick to when carrying out any sort of flashing on my previous SE's. I had my charger in the whole time as mine is turning out to be a simple gingerbreak exploit as my phone came with .184 2.3.2 already

Ok, from the top:
New phone purchased on 2.3.2
Rooted using gingerbreak
Deleted some Bloat
Went to update to 2.3.3 and couldnt due to deleted bloat.
Used SEUS to fix phone and update to 2.3.3
Used this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1119074 and followed it to the letter except didnt delete user data.
Ended up rooted on 2.3.3 - Hooray!
Frooze bloat this time so not to incur same problems as last time.
Rebooted phone and then disaster!!!
Phone kept getting to the Sony Ericsson screen then would reset over and over.
Flashed 2.3.2 again - this time including user data.
Set up all my accounts again, installed all my apps, made sure i could send and recieve calls/messages etc.
Tried to root using gingerbreak but it just hangs at the 1st screen for over an hour.
And this is where I am now. Im on 2.3.2, cant seem to root and dont want to update till i can root lol.
I have tried taking the battery out, lewaving for an hour and then doing the root process again to no avail.

Flipfoot said:
Ok, from the top:
New phone purchased on 2.3.2
Rooted using gingerbreak
Deleted some Bloat
Went to update to 2.3.3 and couldnt due to deleted bloat.
Used SEUS to fix phone and update to 2.3.3
Used this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1119074 and followed it to the letter except didnt delete user data.
Ended up rooted on 2.3.3 - Hooray!
Frooze bloat this time so not to incur same problems as last time.
Rebooted phone and then disaster!!!
Phone kept getting to the Sony Ericsson screen then would reset over and over.
Flashed 2.3.2 again - this time including user data.
Set up all my accounts again, installed all my apps, made sure i could send and recieve calls/messages etc.
Tried to root using gingerbreak but it just hangs at the 1st screen for over an hour.
And this is where I am now. Im on 2.3.2, cant seem to root and dont want to update till i can root lol.
I have tried taking the battery out, lewaving for an hour and then doing the root process again to no avail.
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Hmmm, shouldnt your phone still be rooted? If you play with the boot loader that will be why SEUS wont work. Bit odd really, should just be able to flash .184 2.3.2, ensure boot loader is locked, install and run gingerbread v1.2 exploit without ANY interruption then update OTA

Hold the Fort!!!!
Just tried gingerbreak again, as Im reading your post, phone has just re-booted.
Ok, now Im rooted!!
Going for the OTA update now. Fingers crossed!
EDIT: Bugger, need to charge up the phone update won't work when under 50%.
I think I'll be ok now.
Its when i come to the next bit. This time I think I'll delete the bloat but keep a note on what I delete so if i need them back at least i know what to look for, and if all else fails i can use SEUS again. Im NEVER unlocking my bootloader lol!

Don't delete any boats... What if 2.3.4 comes out and you want to do another ota update? Last thing you want to do is flash back to 2.3.2 and start all over again. Use titanium to freeze the bloatware.
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Flipfoot said:
Hold the Fort!!!!
Just tried gingerbreak again, as Im reading your post, phone has just re-booted.
Ok, now Im rooted!!
Going for the OTA update now. Fingers crossed!
EDIT: Bugger, need to charge up the phone update won't work when under 50%.
I think I'll be ok now.
Its when i come to the next bit. This time I think I'll delete the bloat but keep a note on what I delete so if i need them back at least i know what to look for, and if all else fails i can use SEUS again. Im NEVER unlocking my bootloader lol!
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Yeah it happens sometimes. I once had to reboot my phone twice and start gingerbreak again before it rooted. I have froze all the bloat i want gone instead of uninstalling. It doesnt free up space on the internal memory but it frees up ram. So reboot is like 1 minute and has the same effects uninstalling would do. No lag e.t.c
Just move your gameloft games to your sd card using titanium backup (free version) will free up internal memory. Saves the trouble of having to reinstall everything when you next want ota update in october. I use Bloat Freezer to freeze the apps i dont want running only £0.61. Does same job as titanium when freezing apps which is £3.83.

Yeah freezins apps is next on the list, or even just deleting them aslong as there ALL backed up. Has anybody backed up all of the apps?, would be a good idea for everybody. Some kind of complete SE 2.3.3 complete backup would be useful for everybody. That way people can delete EVERYTHING they want and not have to worry about SEUS as a restore can be completed Might do it and upload them all into one if anybody is interested??...

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1036249 Yeah all the apps that come on the phone are on that thread. But i havent uninstalled anything just froze as i have said and moved the games to sd and i have 200+ mb on internal memory and 240 mb of ram which is more than enough. I can then just unfreeze all the bloat i froze and do the ota update with no problems.