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I am coming from a T-Mobile HTC HD2, and I have Unlocked the phone, installed several ROM's and Android Build's, but I am getting bored, so I got a Vibrant now, Do I need to Unlock the Vibrant and Root the phone in order to install a Custom ROM? If so, if you could provide me the link to a program to Root the phone, and Unlock the phone, would be much appreciated, and I can go from there, thank you. Please do not flame this, obviously I know what I am talking about.

Read the bible and all questions will be answered. Basically do not be lazy and do a search its all here the info you need.
Cheers.

that sounds sexual

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=771111

Anybody notice there are two of these threads?

You do realize you posted the same thread 15 minutes before this one. By the way you are getting flamed in that other thread for not reading sticky threads. They are sticky for a reason. The one in general and the bible have pretty much everything you might want.
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doesn't matter
It doesn't matter whether you are a noob or know what u talkin....
Anytime you create a new thread in the Dev section(twice!!) with such a basic question....you are asking for it....search man search!!
Mods please move....

You should be searching, but ignore the a**holes, just in the future make sure you check out all stickies and abuse the search function ( and NEVER double post, because then even I wont feel bad for you)...otherwise you are welcoming the douchebags to come out from under their rocks and prey on fresh meat
to answer your questions, you do not have to "unlock" the phone. Just root the phone in order to obtain Superuser and Busybox. Install "OCLF" from the market, this is the easiest and fastest way to root your device. And from there just read up on ROMs/Mods for yourself to see what you want. Most ROM threads have specific installation instructions, good luck.
This phone is so easy to mod, its silly. However, sometimes it can be TOO easy, in the sense where if someone gets caught up in the simplicity and starts rushing, you may miss a small detail that could cause major setbacks. Its happened to the best of us, it doesnt mean you dont know what youre doing, it justs means your enot reading carefully. So no matter how simple something may seem/sound, always make you read carefully so as to prevent issues that will cause you to post/panic like crazy.

sader2202 said:
YOU F ing NOOB WHY DID YOU POST THE SAME THING TWICE IN THE WRONG SECTION OF THE FORUM
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Don't taze him bro

Alien1099 said:
Don't taze him bro
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+1..........

Lets face it.
People can't read anymore. Its a sign of the times. They want an answer ASAP, at the cost of wasting our time and theirs.
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your phone is dead I'll give you $20

Galaxy s tweaker

hey um i used galaxy s tweaker after using the root on here. i did the battery change and it rebooted. its stuck at the samsung screen. i know it created backups. please oh god help me.

When in doubt ODIN out.
This is not a joke message, if you are stuck/bricked or something, you can use the ODIN method to start again. Hope that helps

You might need to reflash your kernel, read this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=773032
And be careful with apps like that... The first two pages of comments are basically all claiming it bricks phones, the description text says (in screaming caps) to do a nandroid backup before using it, and the feature you used says "EXPERIMENTAL"... Also, just because it says Galaxy S, doesn't mean it's thuroughly tested on the Epic.

I used
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=773032
well now to re-root and download all my apps again. at least its not bricked anymore. man i was so worried, you know, being 15 and all...

Kitteh298 said:
I used
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=773032
well now to re-root and download all my apps again. at least its not bricked anymore. man i was so worried, you know, being 15 and all...
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The nice thing about these latest phones is they are much harder to REALLY brick. Mess up, that is easy, but with ODIN and a little reading you can almost always get it working again.
I remember my days in early Windows mobile, on those phones it was easy to REALLY brick a phone while doing a ROM upgrade.

Kitteh298 said:
I used
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=773032
well now to re-root and download all my apps again. at least its not bricked anymore. man i was so worried, you know, being 15 and all...
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Titanium backup FTW...

God is not going to help you! Quit freaking out and post in the General section next time. I must be the only one getting sick of seeing questions asked in the development section.
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im definately getting titanium backup after root.. anyway this is basically a waste thread

smoothone said:
God is not going to help you! Quit freaking out and post in the General section next time. I must be the only one getting sick of seeing questions asked in the development section.
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You must be the only one who figured you might as well complain about the question instead of answering
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Please post questions in General section.

Starting to lose faith in this phone.

Every time i come online and look up a question i seem to find all jargon now to explian. im am not a Tech minded person and dont understand jargon but brought the phone as i liked it but since i brought it all i seem to find is battery issues which i dont have lag fixes which my phone seems fast enough. Its on Froyo 2.2 and rooted with z4 root what ever this all means lol. my mate was playing on my phone and sais ghe rooted it while i was cookin th tea. lol.
right i was looking for a theme to personalise it a bit more but i seem to find themes for jpo.tpi etc does this mean i need a theme that fits with my current firmware as i honestly dont have a clue?

Do some reading. There are a lot of really good how-to guides on this forum that people do not have an excuse not to know how to do something. If you are not comfortable doing it, don't.
I am a technical person, but I have a difficult time reading technical stuff as I have ADD and can not concentrate long enough to understand some things. What do I do, well, I only do the things I am comfortable doing. I would like to cook my own ROM's but I can't concentrate long enough to learn how to do it, so I don't do it.
Flashing your phone with a new theme, a new ROM, or a new kernel to speed it up can kill it it if you do not know what you are doing. If you see a theme you want to install, there should be instructions how to do it on that page, if there isn't, go to another one.
Ian

I agree to the previous poster.
Just read the HOW-TO´s, they are really good and well written.
Rooting and flashing a custom ROM is pretty easy. When you have followed a guide once you will see how easy this really is.

w98seeng said:
Do some reading. There are a lot of really good how-to guides on this forum that people do not have an excuse not to know how to do something. If you are not comfortable doing it, don't.
I am a technical person, but I have a difficult time reading technical stuff as I have ADD and can not concentrate long enough to understand some things. What do I do, well, I only do the things I am comfortable doing. I would like to cook my own ROM's but I can't concentrate long enough to learn how to do it, so I don't do it.
Flashing your phone with a new theme, a new ROM, or a new kernel to speed it up can kill it it if you do not know what you are doing. If you see a theme you want to install, there should be instructions how to do it on that page, if there isn't, go to another one.
Ian
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Totally agree. You could not have bought a more customizable phone. Just read.
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fulcrum1971 said:
You could not have bought a more customizable phone.
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What about an iPhone.

w98seeng said:
What about an iPhone.
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I hope you are joking.
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fulcrum1971 said:
I hope you are joking.
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What do you think the means?

As mentioned before, if you do not know what you are doing, DON'T! But if you are like me fed up with the crappy stuff that comes with the phone and all the lagz, you can try to flash your phone.
It is important that you follow the how to's and read 2/3 times carefully before you start the whole process.
I am a satisfied SGS user now

Glorious - Blackhole 4.2

Hello everyone...
I want so badly to be able to post in teh Dev section to thank people for their work, but I do not have enough posts to do so...
I am a lurker - new to the Android world and loving every second of it... I generally do not believe in superfluous posts, but I need to simply reach 10 so I can thank people for their hard work and assist anyone running into issues that I also hit...
That said, I wanted to let you all know that I installed Blackhole 4.2 yesterday and it is wonderful. So as soon as it drops on here, consider it. I am using the phone that I have always wanted - and I am sure it will stay exactly the way it is for at least a week or two... until the next big exciting change gets made.
I truley never thought I would enjoy tinkering with a phone, modding bits and pieces of it so much... Sure, I have been modding cars for years, but now a phone... I am hooked and I want to thank this community for the wealth of info that we find in here and the good attitudes that go along with it...
Samsung Fascinate, EB01, Blackhole 4.2 FTW
Thank you Sonofskywalker3 for ALL your hard work!!

Good wirte up until you hit the "good attitudes that go along with it."
make a bad step an XDA and this place can be a bear!!

There's a thank you button for that. ;-)
Btw .... glorious ... Blackhole. I giggled a little.
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Yep Blackhole is the heat. I was going to start a new thread until I searched..lol but Im gonna give Blackhole (sonofskywalker3) and Super Dark (thatdudebutch) a huge shoutout. I've been using this combo from the beginning and have no reason to change up. Do yourself a favor and give it a try when it drops!!

JoeDat said:
Btw .... glorious ... Blackhole. I giggled a little.
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I could not resist...
I forget about the thanks button...

Where is this available? Can't seem to find it in the development section?
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Are you a VIP? I don't see the rom anywhere, so you must have the VIP privilege to download it before everyone else.

Its available now. Check development section and/or rom manager.
I actually like my Fascinate

iviustang50h said:
Are you a VIP? I don't see the rom anywhere, so you must have the VIP privilege to download it before everyone else.
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After doing some searching around I see now what this VIP stuff is all about.
Brings me back to my Blackberry Storm days
I am not VIP, but someone had just mentioned it is now avail so I will check it out there
Thanks

^ Cool - thanks. I am downloading it now.

How can I better help the community?

I have no skills and not enough cash to liberally hand out. My phone thanks to devs is Awesome I feel I owe more than giving thanks.I wish I had more to offer. What is the best way to learn more so that in the future I can better serve the community? I must admit I am intimidated by computer codes and such am getting more comfortable one inch at a time...
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1. Offer to be a tester.
2. Read and learn so that you can help others out by answering their questions.

estallings15 said:
1. Offer to be a tester.
2. Read and learn so that you can help others out by answering their questions.
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You can learn quite a bit from doing both which can lead to you being able to contribute tons more (take it from someone who went from pure lurker to a member of team inferno building from source within the next few months). I was never a tester though. Pretty sure I'd know more if I was.
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So next time a new rom comes out I should ask the dev to be a tester? What about an idiots guide to something or a course to take?
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md1008 said:
So next time a new rom comes out I should ask the dev to be a tester? What about an idiots guide to something or a course to take?
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Idiot's guide? Dude, play with something till you break and then fix it. You'll have a piece of info to share. Go into release threads and read, read, read. You'll see problems people have and how to fix them. Also, port a ROM for your personal use and fix any problems it has. Start with Gingerbread AOSP. Then move to sense. There are guides galore for both. Start the supernoob way and use ROM Kitchen. Then move on to a file explorer only. Then, if you're feeling really brave, compile a ROM. Start with something that should work out of the box, like CM7. Then move onto things you are bound to run into issues with.
If you have to ask a question you haven't searched hard enough. The answer exists, probably on more than one server. Also, you can always PM a dev for help, but don't do it about every little thing.

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Idiot's guide? Dude, play with something till you break and then fix it. You'll have a piece of info to share. Go into release threads and read, read, read. You'll see problems people have and how to fix them. Also, port a ROM for your personal use and fix any problems it has. Start with Gingerbread AOSP. Then move to sense. There are guides galore for both. Start the supernoob way and use ROM Kitchen. Then move on to a file explorer only. Then, if you're feeling really brave, compile a ROM. Start with something that should work out of the box, like CM7. Then move onto things you are bound to run into issues with.
If you have to ask a question you haven't searched hard enough. The answer exists, probably on more than one server. Also, you can always PM a dev for help, but don't do it about every little thing.
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I still use the rom kitchen sometimes. It helps me keep some organization. Also, it can unpack boot.img's with the press of like 4 numbers or so. I wouldn't call it nooby, just convenient.
There's really no guide that will give you every bit of information, but there are TONS of resources that you can gather around here. Mr. Highway's porting guide is an excellent starting point; it's easy to follow and can get you started quickly. If you can start piecing things together from there, you'll be set. Just read a bit and don't be afraid to ask someone who may be of help.

Synthetic.Nightmare said:
I still use the rom kitchen sometimes. It helps me keep some organization. Also, it can unpack boot.img's with the press of like 4 numbers or so. I wouldn't call it nooby, just convenient.
There's really no guide that will give you every bit of information, but there are TONS of resources that you can gather around here. Mr. Highway's porting guide is an excellent starting point; it's easy to follow and can get you started quickly. If you can start piecing things together from there, you'll be set. Just read a bit and don't be afraid to ask someone who may be of help.
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I've never needed to unpack a boot.img, so there you go.
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estallings15 said:
Idiot's guide? Dude, play with something till you break and then fix it. You'll have a piece of info to share. Go into release threads and read, read, read. You'll see problems people have and how to fix them. Also, port a ROM for your personal use and fix any problems it has. Start with Gingerbread AOSP. Then move to sense. There are guides galore for both. Start the supernoob way and use ROM Kitchen. Then move on to a file explorer only. Then, if you're feeling really brave, compile a ROM. Start with something that should work out of the box, like CM7. Then move onto things you are bound to run into issues with.
If you have to ask a question you haven't searched hard enough. The answer exists, probably on more than one server. Also, you can always PM a dev for help, but don't do it about every little thing.
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You are right, the stuff I have learned with the power of Google is incredible. I was just wondering if some sort of schooling/class in lets say computer programming or text book could help me better understand and grasp what's going on behind closed doors. I just have to get my hands and feet dirty.