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Ok so I am really ready to just give up when it comes to Android phones lol. I picked up a MyTouch 4g. I did not receive the update so I decided to do the force update here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=843428
The instructions said to also use the guide to permaroot for s=off...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=834225
In settings>about> it still shows 2.2 not 2.2.1 but I have s off, I am using titanium backup and rom manager, with superuser. I deleted stock apps and everything. But for some reason this does not seem right. Shouldnt I be on 2.2.1.
Am I fully rooted or is something else going on. Can someone explain please. I only wanted to root to delete all the bloatware on the phone.
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Ok so I am really ready to just give up when it comes to Android phones lol. I picked up a MyTouch 4g. I did not receive the update so I decided to do the force update here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=843428
The instructions said to also use the guide to permaroot for s=off...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=834225
In settings>about> it still shows 2.2 not 2.2.1 but I have s off, I am using titanium backup and rom manager, with superuser. I deleted stock apps and everything. But for some reason this does not seem right. Shouldnt I be on 2.2.1.
Am I fully rooted or is something else going on. Can someone explain please. I only wanted to root to delete all the bloatware on the phone.
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Before anyone flames you, this is supposed to be in Q&A section. I hope someone answers this for you. I have no experience forcing an update or I would gladly give you advice. Sorry
21productionz said:
Before anyone flames you, this is supposed to be in Q&A section. I hope someone answers this for you. I have no experience forcing an update or I would gladly give you advice. Sorry
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Sorry about the placing. I thought since I was combining two topics about rooting, it should have been here. Sorry guys. I dont know who moves these things but feel free to. Sorry again.
rllong1 said:
Ok so I am really ready to just give up when it comes to Android phones lol. I picked up a MyTouch 4g. I did not receive the update so I decided to do the force update here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=843428
The instructions said to also use the guide to permaroot for s=off...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=834225
In settings>about> it still shows 2.2 not 2.2.1 but I have s off, I am using titanium backup and rom manager, with superuser. I deleted stock apps and everything. But for some reason this does not seem right. Shouldnt I be on 2.2.1.
Am I fully rooted or is something else going on. Can someone explain please. I only wanted to root to delete all the bloatware on the phone.
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if you've already removed apps you will have to start over with the downgrading section most likely, but it seems to me like you missed a step somewhere
Ok, I dont know where I am in the process. Like I said, I have apps deleted, superuser, tianium, rom manager. All that. So you suggest starting the downgrade process. Can you send a link please. I am on 2.2 not 2.2.1 and I have s off.
Your best bet is to go back to the force 2.2.1 thread and force the upgrade.
You can check root access in android terminal emulator.
Open it up and type "su" without the quotes. If it come up with the # symbol you have root. If not you don't.
Here is the upgrade thread. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=843428
jjlean said:
Your best bet is to go back to the force 2.2.1 thread and force the upgrade.
You can check root access in android terminal emulator.
Open it up and type "su" without the quotes. If it come up with the # symbol you have root. If not you don't.
Here is the upgrade thread. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=843428
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only problem is he removed apps and the update won't flash if certain apps are missing... but since he used titanium he can try to restore them then flash...
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only problem is he removed apps and the update won't flash if certain apps are missing... but since he used titanium he can try to restore them then flash...
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Yea, you have to restore all the stock apps from what I heard too.
Typed "su" in terminal. I got the pound sign. So im rooted. But to clarify. In order to force that 2.2.1 update I will need to install all apps again then use the guide to force the update.
There is a stock ota backup on here somewhere, use it to get 2.2.1 if you really are rooted.
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rllong1 said:
Typed "su" in terminal. I got the pound sign. So im rooted. But to clarify. In order to force that 2.2.1 update I will need to install all apps again then use the guide to force the update.
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if you have clockwork recovery installed all you need to flash is the update.zip... BUT if you can't get those apps reinstalled it probably won't work... but that depends on which apps you removed and I don't know for sure which ones matter
What apps are removed? You should be able to adb push them back to your phone then just boot into clockwork and flash the update.zip
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Dont give up on Android just yet, this phone is a bit harder to get updated and rooted than most..just takes a bit of patience is all...you'll get it.
couple questions
Ok, I can not use adbs so anything with adb I can not do but thanks. Also How do I get into clockwork recovery? I deleted asphalt 5 game, the demo videos, the tmobile app pack.
Why cant you use adb?
To get into clockwork, you can try using rom manager and selecting boot into recovery or you can power off your phone, pop out your battery for a sec to kill the quick boot then reboot it by holding down the volume down and pushing the power button for a few seconds, release the power while still holding the volume down.
reason for no adb
I use a school pc and thus have no administrator rights to run adb commands. I have rom manager installed but everytime I do the thing that says boot into recovery, it just takes me to a screen with an exclamation point.
Sounds like you dont have clockwork installed.
Go into your rom manager app and select install clockwork recovery
Please post all questions in Q&A section.
Sorry guys.I gave up. I just turned s back on and did a hard reset. Hope I dont get charged. Thanks for everything.
I just got an Epic 4g, it has Froyo.EC05, Firmware 2.2.1, Kernel: 2.6.32.9, Hardware v.D700.0.5
I don't want to put a rom on my phone. I just want to have root access so I can uninstall some of the stock apps, I REALLY want the wifi hotspot and I need the ability to set it back to it's stock again easy enough. I have a pc with Win7 Ultimate 64-bit and the drivers already installed and running ok. I just need to know which root program is best for a simple setup like I want and gives me just the wifi hotspot and stock app remover.
Thanks.
~Z
Use One-Click-Root CWM 3.0.2.5 to root your phone.
Use Titanium backup from the market to uninstall the bloatware
Some bloatware cannot be uninstalled, search around and find out what can and cant be uninstalled.
Then you are done.
If you ever need to send your phone back to sprint, Use the program ODIN to return your phone to stock.
It's that simple, but not that simple. Watch the video. It'll make waaay more sense.
The Root said:
It's that simple, but not that simple. Watch the video. It'll make waaay more sense.
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Yep. Videos make it a breeze! http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1009997
What program do I use to enable WiFi hotspot? Or is that part of the CWM root program?
zeoran said:
What program do I use to enable WiFi hotspot? Or is that part of the CWM root program?
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If I remeber right we only had a working hot spot on DI18, but now wifi tether is what to use...
Im getting tired of changing this...
so how do I get wifi tethering to work? I just want to be able to use my phone to give internet access to my notebook when a wifi spot isn't available, like I could with my at&t tilt 2...
zeoran said:
so how do I get wifi tethering to work? I just want to be able to use my phone to give internet access to my notebook when a wifi spot isn't available, like I could with my at&t tilt 2...
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Root your phone and download WiFi tether. They took it off the market, but I am sure it is posted on XDA.
Just for knowing, if I want to remove the root CWM and set it back to the way it was stock, what do I do? What program do I run and will it wipe out all my installed apps/data? or will it just set the settings back to normal?
zeoran said:
Just for knowing, if I want to remove the root CWM and set it back to the way it was stock, what do I do? What program do I run and will it wipe out all my installed apps/data? or will it just set the settings back to normal?
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ODIN
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zeoran said:
Just for knowing, if I want to remove the root CWM and set it back to the way it was stock, what do I do? What program do I run and will it wipe out all my installed apps/data? or will it just set the settings back to normal?
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Just google Wifi Tether and grab version 3 pre 14
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Thx for the info on the tether, I'll try it. But if I wanted to un-root the phone and go back to how it was stock, how do I unroot it? Is the Odin thingy the only way to go back? I heard that Odin wipes everything out. Is there a simple way to undo the root CWM program w/out wiping out everything?
zeoran said:
Thx for the info on the tether, I'll try it. But if I wanted to un-root the phone and go back to how it was stock, how do I unroot it? Is the Odin thingy the only way to go back? I heard that Odin wipes everything out. Is there a simple way to undo the root CWM program w/out wiping out everything?
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In my signature, click the Stock Rom link, in the first post is a CWM flashable zip for the stock samsung recovery and the stock rom. You'd have to root, make a nandroid backup in cwm, then when you need to unroot, wipe data/cache 3x and flash the ReRFS rom, let that boot, then go back to cwm, restore the backup, then reboot. Go back to cwm and flash the samsung stock recovery. But, you'd only *need* to unroot if you have to take it back to sprint.
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Thanks xanderman, but I hate to sound like a noob, but I'm a windows/pc guy...I've had a windows phone since the early ipaq's, when the phone and the pim were separate devices... all i've had since then is Windows phones too, up to my Tilt 2, which I just traded in for my Epic 4G. So all this root/linux sounding Android stuff is VERY new to me and I have NO IDEA what you just said in your wonderful instructions up there about how to unroot my phone. I've noticed that a few apps don't seem to like the fact that my phone is rooted. And the only reason I did it was to have the ability to do Wifi Hotspot and for being able to have more apps installed on my sd card rather than the phone memory, although that was before I knew that Android phones have dedicated memory for apps, unlike Windows phones which shared memory between the app storage and app running. So if I had a ton of apps installed, the phone would crawl... same for too many txt msgs... but with the Android system, that's not a problem...
zeoran said:
Thanks xanderman, but I hate to sound like a noob, but I'm a windows/pc guy...I've had a windows phone since the early ipaq's, when the phone and the pim were separate devices... all i've had since then is Windows phones too, up to my Tilt 2, which I just traded in for my Epic 4G. So all this root/linux sounding Android stuff is VERY new to me and I have NO IDEA what you just said in your wonderful instructions up there about how to unroot my phone. I've noticed that a few apps don't seem to like the fact that my phone is rooted. And the only reason I did it was to have the ability to do Wifi Hotspot and for being able to have more apps installed on my sd card rather than the phone memory, although that was before I knew that Android phones have dedicated memory for apps, unlike Windows phones which shared memory between the app storage and app running. So if I had a ton of apps installed, the phone would crawl... same for too many txt msgs... but with the Android system, that's not a problem...
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If you can figure out the above, you might just need to odin to stock. Basically CWM(ClockworkMod) is a custom recovery mode that let's rooted users flash new roms/themes/etc to the phone. Basically, you hold Volume up/down, camera and power buttons, wipe data in clockworkmod 3 times, then choose the "install zip from /sdcard" option, find the stock rom I mentioned(the one in my signature) and install it. Then reboot, wait 5 minutes. Go back to ClockWorkMod, and then advanced restore the data section of your backup(always make a "nandroid" backup before flasing your first anything), install the Stock Samsung Recovery(the only reason for this step would be if you have to return it for whatever reason), and you'll have an unrooted epic 4g.
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You can always.use gingerbreak to root your phone. If your not worried about roms then u don't need a custom recovery. Using gingerbreak will just give u root and that is what u want.
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musclehead84 said:
You can always.use gingerbreak to root your phone. If your not worried about roms then u don't need a custom recovery. Using gingerbreak will just give u root and that is what u want.
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He's already rooted. Also, I tried gingerbreak, and it didn't work.
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Ummm...
So this is just my two cents here, but...everyone here is recommending the experimental version of wifi tether. Which I disagree with. Its easier to just go to the market and search "wireless tether".
"But squshy! Wireless tether doesn't do infrastructure mode! It only does ad hoc!"
I know. But ALL the OP wants to do is tether to his laptop. In which case, the market wireless tether will work perfectly. You don't even have to worry about using special steps to get it to tether 4g.
Plus, the experimental wifi tether is...buggy. I would think that a simple user such as yourself would rather have a stable reliable program over one that frequently reboots itself. (And ad hoc really isn't that bad guys. Its not like the guy wants to tether his xbox360 like everyone else here )
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zanderman112 said:
If you can figure out the above, you might just need to odin to stock. Basically CWM(ClockworkMod) is a custom recovery mode that let's rooted users flash new roms/themes/etc to the phone. Basically, you hold Volume up/down, camera and power buttons, wipe data in clockworkmod 3 times, then choose the "install zip from /sdcard" option, find the stock rom I mentioned(the one in my signature) and install it. Then reboot, wait 5 minutes. Go back to ClockWorkMod, and then advanced restore the data section of your backup(always make a "nandroid" backup before flasing your first anything), install the Stock Samsung Recovery(the only reason for this step would be if you have to return it for whatever reason), and you'll have an unrooted epic 4g.
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Ok, so I know how to get into the CWM. I get the wipe data 3 times, although I don't understand why you have to do it 3 times...I get the next step, although I don't know what it's installing from the sd card. Also, will running Odin wipe out all my data/apps? What's a "nandroid" backup? I used Titanium Backup to backup everything...but that won't work after I'm "unrooted", will it?
zeoran said:
Ok, so I know how to get into the CWM. I get the wipe data 3 times, although I don't understand why you have to do it 3 times...I get the next step, although I don't know what it's installing from the sd card. Also, will running Odin wipe out all my data/apps? What's a "nandroid" backup? I used Titanium Backup to backup everything...but that won't work after I'm "unrooted", will it?
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Idk about Titanium, but nandroid is the Backup/restore feature in cwm. When you install something from the sdcard, its a flashable zip. Like the stock rom in my signature, that's a flashable zip. And yes, odin wipes everything.
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Here's what you need to do!!
First, make a NANDROID BACKUP of your stock, rooted setup.
TRUST ME on this, you'll use it to do things like GPS fixes, PRL updates etc.
Use Amon Ra. DON'T use ROM Manger. Backup everything except Cache.
On that Nandroid you'll want Titanium Back Up, GPS Status and updated Maps installed.
For ROMS, if it were me, and I knew what I did now, I would start with the Sense ROMS, since you're used to that, just to see what a GOOD Sense ROM feels like.
Always wipe everything in Amon Ra, except the SD Card itself (Although people will argue with me that it's not necessary). Trust me on this, too, ok?? Just do a full wipe and erase any doubts when you have issues that it was wipe related.
Then, once you realize that Sense is boring, give CM 7 a shot, or better yet, MIUI!
AND READ READ READ READ READ as much as you can before you do dumb things.
And conratz!! It's about time!
Exactly what i was looking for, thanks! :]
Thanks! I was looking for this as well, in the process of creating a complete backup with amon ra. Was kinda wondering what I should flash tho, sense bores me
I've had them all, and I'm locked in MIUI now
So you're saying backup the following?
Boot
System
Data
Recovery
Wimax
Sd-ext
.andriod-secure
that's everything but cache - why not cache?
Also, what's a good rom if Battery life is most important... one that undervolts?
Cache is just temp files. You don't need them, but everything else, yes.
You only need boot data system and Wimax. I reccomend using a format all zip between rom flashes.
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What do you recommend for backing up SMS?
I entered my beta key and I'm stuck at zerging root....
its been around 5 minutes.
gab2012 said:
I entered my beta key and I'm stuck at zerging root....
its been around 5 minutes.
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This thread isn't the place for help rooting. Plenty of others, or post in Q&A.
Key thing is to backup, at least, your WIMAX. It's almost impossible to lose your WIMAX partition anymore, but better be safe than sorry.
You could nandroid everything.. but it's kind of pointless. There are RUUs out to flash back to stock, and zips you can flash too. Mainly just ease of use since the nandroid will already be on your SDcard.
Also as hipkat says, do yourself a favor and don't use ROM Manager. Don't use CWM recovery either (well, it's up to you but it's pretty old now). Amon_RA is the mature stable recovery, and the TeamWin recovery is the new kid on the block... functional but not as robust yet.
Sorry about that lad, and yeah I will backup everything if I can get the damn thing to work
It looks like quite a few people are having issues. Just hang tight and see if there is a fix.
Also check the guide over in the development section to make sure you got the step %100.
Well, I just got it!, uninstalled HTC sync and drivers, reinstalled the HTC drivers and ran the .exe zerging root passed!
Said no to Clockwork and installed Amon RA from fastboot, then flashed SU and now I'm ready to backup
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What do you recommend for backing up SMS?
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I use SMS Backup and Restore by Ritesh Sahu from the market. Haven't had any problems so far.
HipKat said:
Here's what you need to do!!
First, make a NANDROID BACKUP of your stock, rooted setup.
TRUST ME on this, you'll use it to do things like GPS fixes, PRL updates etc.
Use Amon Ra. DON'T use ROM Manger. Backup everything except Cache.
On that Nandroid you'll want Titanium Back Up, GPS Status and updated Maps installed.
For ROMS, if it were me, and I knew what I did now, I would start with the Sense ROMS, since you're used to that, just to see what a GOOD Sense ROM feels like.
Always wipe everything in Amon Ra, except the SD Card itself (Although people will argue with me that it's not necessary). Trust me on this, too, ok?? Just do a full wipe and erase any doubts when you have issues that it was wipe related.
Then, once you realize that Sense is boring, give CM 7 a shot, or better yet, MIUI!
AND READ READ READ READ READ as much as you can before you do dumb things.
And conratz!! It's about time!
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+1 - I would recommend getting Root Explorer and flashing a kernel to help extend the battery. You may also look into WIFI Tether
Thanks for this defiantly useful...time to start flashing
Thanks for the reminder, I am new to rooting this phone. (Not new to rooting, had HTC phones from G1 and MT3G, in those I am GTG.) Installed CM7 latest one. But I am interested in MIUI ones and the videos looks awesome!!!
MIUI has come a long way form when I tried it a few months ago...
Sick. Thanks for the heads up. Also, I appreciate the To-Do List. This is my first venture into rooting, so as you can imagine, it all seems a bit overwhelming at first.
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Sick. Thanks for the heads up. Also, I appreciate the To-Do List. This is my first venture into rooting, so as you can imagine, it all seems a bit overwhelming at first.
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NP! That's why I'm here!
A guy I know asked if I could let him know how to Root and Flash ROM's, so I did him a guide. It turned out to be a pretty comprehensive guide and I guessed others might find this useful too?
DISCLAIMER!!!!! This WILL void your warranty, so take that on-board, although you can de-root the phones and put them back to their shipped state theoretically. If your phone ends up a pretty brick, and Samsung aren't interested, that ISN'T my fault. THIS IS ENTIRELY AT YOUR OWN RISK! THIS GUIDE SHOULD BE ACCURATE, I HAVE READ IT OVER AND OVER, BUT READ THE COMMENTS BELOW TO CHECK FIRST. IT'S YOUR PHONE!!!!
First Some Handy App's:
ROM Manager has Custom ROM's that are popular and it can advise when new versions become available. It's a more automated way of flashing ROMs and good for new flashers! : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.koushikdutta.rommanager&hl=en
Nova Launcher is an improved version of the Stock Jellybean launcher and allows you to backup your home screens, therefore you don't have to start from scratch everytime you flash a new ROM: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.teslacoilsw.launcher&hl=en
Titanium Backup is a pretty (not entirely) essential app that backs up all your apps, and the data associated with them, i.e passwords, game save files, username. Basically the app will be frozen as it is when you leave it. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.keramidas.TitaniumBackup&hl=en
ES File Explorer is a File Manager which also has the options in settings to allow it root access to the system files on your phone. This is handy as you will no doubt understand the more you use it. It can also display the MD5 of a ZIP file that you download. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.estrongs.android.pop&hl=en
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.riteshsahu.SMSBackupRestore&hl=en This will backup your text and picture messages to your SD Card. Handy!
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.riteshsahu.CallLogBackupRestore&hl=en This will backup your Call Logs....if you are bothered.
Now down to the Nuts and Bolts! Let's Get Rooting and Flashing!
1) Root and Recovery Install:
You root your device following the instructions in this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1703488 post. This gives you Superuser access to your phone and allows you to change the boot options of your phone. This will install Clockworkmod Recovery. Clockworkmod Recovery replaces the in-built recovery that the OEM installs and allows you more flexibility to alter your phone. If you struggle to get into Recovery, then there is a key-press combination that does it when you switch on your phone and there is also an app in the Play Market called "Reboot to Recovery" that will allow you to do it, but you need to understand how to get into Recovery from a cold start just in case you have issues. Most custom ROM's will have it on the shutdown menu of the phone anyway, and once you install a custom ROM and install ROM Manager, then you can access it there anyway. It sounds a bit daunting, but its really simple once you understand how Clockworkmod, or any other custom Recovery works. READ CHAINFIRE'S THREAD PROPERLY BEFORE YOU START - THEN READ IT AGAIN!
2) Titanium Backup & Nandroid:
You will hear people refer to Titanium Back-up's and Nandroids. This is basically a full back-up of your ROM. A Nandroid backs up the exact state of your ROM so you can restore it back if you ever have problems or just don't like the ROM you have flashed. The first thing you have to do when you have rooted your phone is do a Nandroid. In Clockworkmod you will see in the menu's "Backup and Restore". Back it up, this will place it either on your internal SD or the external Micro SD Card (you can choose, it's faster on your internal SD but the file will be large. Over 1GB+ isn't unusual as this will back up all your apps and everything associated with them.) Nandroid, nandroid, nandroid. Do it all the time. You can always delete them in Clockoworkmod or through a file manager - if you don't need them later. Nandroid, DO A NANDROID! Then, reboot into your stock ROM and DO A TITANIUM BACKUP! You can also backup your SMS and Call Logs, too. Don't get over excited and forget. DO A NANDROID and DO A TITANIUM BACKUP! You get the picture!?
3) Custom ROM files and other flashable files:
ROM's, RIL's and Radio's are generally mostly .ZIP files (Google them all and work out what they do! - YES DO THIS - IT IS ESSENTIAL) and are flashed in Clockworkmod Recovery by using the menu item "Install Zip from..." Don't try to uncompress them yourself or it won't work and most files come with a MD5 checksum code. This will verify the .ZIP file is perfect and not corrupted. ALWAYS check your MD5 before you flash. ROM Manager will do this automatically, but if you download a ROM from XDA the author will usually supply the MD5. If you download the ROM ZIP to your phone, ES File Explorer has a function to display the MD5. USE IT!
4) ROM Manager and Titanium Backup:
The two best apps for Android (in my opinion anyway), and you do NEED to buy them really, not essential, but they make your life much easier. ROM Manager has the most popular ROM's and will notify you about updates. The most popular and probably the best custom (or usually the most stable) ROMs are by Cyanogenmod (Google it) and CM9 is their Google Android AOSP (Android Open Source Project - Again Google it and understand it) based on Ice Cream Sandwich and CM10 is still in development, but is their new ROM based on Jellybean. Keep your titanium back ups up to date BEFORE you flash a new ROM then you can put the apps back on in the exact state you left them on the old ROM.
5) Kernels, Radios and RILs (Radio Interface Layer) and Firmware:
These can be flashed in Clockworkmod generally, are sometimes essential, and can improve the performance of you device, but be careful, flashing these can brick your device if it goes wrong or the download is corrupt in some way. Check the MD5 religiously and make sure your battery is full so your phone doesn't switch off mid way through. Kernels are usually OK, but firmware still scares me now. ALWAYS check that what ever you are flashing is for the INTERNATIONAL or UK SGS3 if that is the phone you are using. Do NOT flash another version, their hardware is different and it will brick your phone.....not sure....ask on XDA Developers, nobody will flame you for checking!
6) Gapps:
With most ROM's, you will need to flash the GAPPS.ZIP package to have it automatically restore your photos, contacts and wireless details. So don't forget to do this whenever you flash most custom ROMs. The Gapps ZIP contains important apps like the Google Maps, Play Store, Calendar, Contacts, Camera, Gallery (where you find the Picasa Pics from your PC), and will log your phone into Google, so it's pretty essential.
7) Some other tips.
A) Titanium! (I KNOW, BUT YOU WILL KICK YOURSELF IF YOU DON'T)
B) Nandroid! (I KNOW, BUT YOU WILL KICK YOURSELF IF YOU DON'T)
C) READ THE THREAD AND THE OP BEFORE YOU DOWNLOAD A ROM AND FLASH IT.
D) READ ABOUT THE BUGS IN THE ROM AND DECIDE IF YOU WANT IT.
E) DON'T ASK DEV'S FOR ETA'S - YOU WILL BE GROWLED AT. THEY DO ALL THIS FOR FREE!
F) PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE DON'T MOAN AT ME IF THIS BRICKS YOUR PHONE. THIS IS A GUIDE, IF ANYTHING IS INACCURATE THEN NO DOUBT SOMEONE WILL COMMENT BELOW, SO THIS IS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW TIP C! ABOVE!!!!
F) Always wipe your Cache and Dalvik Cache first, when you flash a new ROM.
G) Read the OP - Some phones need a full factory reset before you flash them. READ THE OP!!!!!
Good Luck. :good:
If you have time you should make it more detailed...i get what you say but some may want more info about what they're doing with their phone..
Any by the way!
It's called KERNEL!
Not KERNAL!
KERNAL:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KERNAL
KERNEL:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kernel_(computing)
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If you have time you should make it more detailed...i get what you say but some may want more info about what they're doing with their phone..
Any by the way!
It's called KERNEL!
Not KERNAL!
KERNAL:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KERNAL
KERNEL:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kernel_(computing)
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Ha Ha, I'll correct it. I always get them mixed up.
If one of the mods make it a sticky then I'll spend a lot of time making it more detailed, but if it's just going to get lost in the ether, then there's probably little point. I would personally have killed for a guide like this 4 years ago when I started rooting and flashing, but I agree, it could be even more comprehensive and I certainly don't mind putting in the leg-work if it's helping people?
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One Rom Manager is known to give problems with some root if you read Chainfires thread .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1695238
Nandroid does not backup everything No Modem No EFS
With most ROM's, you will need to flash the GAPPS.ZIP >>> Not true for stock based roms .
jje
JJEgan said:
Comment .
One Rom Manager is known to give problems with some root if you read Chainfires thread .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1695238
Nandroid does not backup everything No Modem No EFS
With most ROM's, you will need to flash the GAPPS.ZIP >>> Not true for stock based roms .
jje
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Thanks, I'll let some of these corrections mount up then do a big edit.
You are of course correct, stock ROMs and ones like MIUI don't need Gapps.
Didn't realise ROM Manager was an issue after the recent stability fixes recently, but I'll amend that.
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ManCityFC said:
Thanks, I'll let some of these corrections mount up then do a big edit.
You are of course correct, stock ROMs and ones like MIUI don't need Gapps.
Didn't realise ROM Manager was an issue after the recent stability fixes recently, but I'll amend that.
And yes, good point about Nandroids.
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ManCityFC said:
Didn't realise ROM Manager was an issue after the recent stability fixes recently, but I'll amend that.
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Could be out of date with my comments . Its just long time SGS and Rom Manager problem posts .
jje
Can anyone else think of things that I could add to this guide?
I'm thinking of updating it with:
Terms that people ask about, (like the dreaded SOD)
Creating a section that explains about helping devs with positive feedback and how to generate a logcat.
General troubleshooting like clearing an app cache.
Need some inspiration though, what questions do we get asked over and over?
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Just got a GTab 2 7.0 a few days ago. A P3113, so only 8GB of storage, about half of which is the ROM and crap apps. I've rooted before (had a KF 1st gen when it came out), and just wondering about a few things with the GTab:
Right now, I don't mind the stock ROM so much. There are problem things that would be "nice to have", but right now, would like to generally stay as "stock" as possible. That being said, I'd still like to "de-crap" the ROM to free up some storage space, and I assume that might lead to it running a bit better, since so much seems to just pop-in while running other apps. So:
I know I need to root first, so my first question - how reliable is that? I'm on a Mac, but have access to a netbook running Win7, so could run Odin to "get things done". I'd hate to brick the thing, still having 51 weeks of warranty left. (I also understand that I might want to install something else to keep the flash count from showing it's been flashed).
Once root'ed, is it better to use one of the "de-crapped" ROMs floating around? And if so, which seems "best" (yeah, I know the moderators hate the "which is best" - I'm looking for stock - and STABLE)
Or, is it better to eliminate the apps myself? (Not sure if this is a wholesale "rm" to remove certain apps from a terminal app, using adb, or if they have some uninstallers embedded somewhere, or...) - so better to use one of the ROMs floating around?
Is the GTab 2 "stable", so even if you trash a ROM, you can still get into the ROM manager to restore a previously working, or stock, ROM?
I'll probably come up with a couple more questions, especially depending on the replies... TIA
Hi..
I can answer some of your questions. I hope that helps!
1- Rooting is easy and reliable. you may use "CF-Auto-Root" tool (search for it in XDA forum).
But you need to remember that rooting and custom ROMs void your warranty.
2- If you just need to free some storage space, you may use an app such as "Clean Master" to uninstall system apps and get rid of temp and junk files.
3- If you opt to use a custom ROM make sure it is very well supported and maintained.
aisais said:
Hi..
I can answer some of your questions. I hope that helps!
1- Rooting is easy and reliable. you may use "CF-Auto-Root" tool (search for it in XDA forum).
But you need to remember that rooting and custom ROMs void your warranty.
2- If you just need to free some storage space, you may use an app such as "Clean Master" to uninstall system apps and get rid of temp and junk files.
3- If you opt to use a custom ROM make sure it is very well supported and maintained.
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Thanks - but prior to using Clean Master I assume I better either get a stock image to reload, or use CWM so I can make a backup of the ROM before messing something up?
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Thanks - but prior to using Clean Master I assume I better either get a stock image to reload, or use CWM so I can make a backup of the ROM before messing something up?
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Taking a backup is always good thing to do. I suggest you try clean master to know how it works and what does it do.
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Taking a backup is always good thing to do. I suggest you try clean master to know how it works and what does it do.
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Thanks - I plan to use Clean Master. Allows me to be selective about what I remove/move, instead of getting a ROM from someone and they removed the ONE THING I really wanted.
Ok, got it rooted and CWM installed.
HOWEVER, when I boot into CWM, I DON'T see an option to backup my ROM (I've used TWRP before on my KF, so the menu is different).
What I've got on my screen in CWM:
Android system recover <3e>
Volume up/down to move highlight;
power button to select.
reboot system now
apply update from ADB
apply update from external storage
wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache partition
apply update from cache
That's it. Where's the option to do a ROM backup? Oh, used file P3113_SAMSUNG_RECOVERY_SUPERSU-0.96_BUSYBOX-1.20.2.tar.md5.zip Had CWM and Root all in one. I do have GT-P3113_ClockworkMod-Recovery_6.0.1.0.tar as well. Should I just go through procedure again to flash this CWM? Will it still retain SU?
nandroid backup ok to use? Seems it's just a wrapper for a backup script...
Ok - I'll reply to myself.
I don't know what was wrong with the CWM I installed via the aforementioned file (P3113_SAMSUNG_RECOVERY_SUPERSU-0.96_BUSYBOX-1.20.2.tar.md5.zip), but I went to the CWM site, D/L'ed the latest touch enabled CWM for the P3113 (6.0.2.3, I believe), and installed it over the existing recovery image on the device (I had to create my own .tar.md5 - easy with *nix).
Anyway, I now have access to the backup options by scrolling down. The image from P3113_SAMSUNG_RECOVERY_SUPERSU-0.96_BUSYBOX-1.20.2.tar.md5.zip, simply wouldn't scroll beyond what I listed earlier. Now can scroll down, make backups, etc.
Haven't tried yet to re-install the image I made with nandroid - I'm a bit leery of that - so I'll just get the stock 4.1.1 ROM from sammobile, and keep it around....
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Ok - I'll reply to myself.
I don't know what was wrong with the CWM I installed via the aforementioned file (P3113_SAMSUNG_RECOVERY_SUPERSU-0.96_BUSYBOX-1.20.2.tar.md5.zip), but I went to the CWM site, D/L'ed the latest touch enabled CWM for the P3113 (6.0.2.3, I believe), and installed it over the existing recovery image on the device (I had to create my own .tar.md5 - easy with *nix).
Anyway, I now have access to the backup options by scrolling down. The image from P3113_SAMSUNG_RECOVERY_SUPERSU-0.96_BUSYBOX-1.20.2.tar.md5.zip, simply wouldn't scroll beyond what I listed earlier. Now can scroll down, make backups, etc.
Haven't tried yet to re-install the image I made with nandroid - I'm a bit leery of that - so I'll just get the stock 4.1.1 ROM from sammobile, and keep it around....
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That's exactly what I did today, grabbed the stock image for a backup, rooted with Odin and CWM then flashed a CM based 4.3 ROM. Piece of cake.