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New to MT4G

Hey all, just recently picked up a used MT4G. Before I do anything to it, I'd like to start from scratch and just reinstall the most recent stock software, make sure anything the previous owner did is cleaned up.
I have no experience with Android and would love if someone could point me in the right direction, perhaps with some directions.
Thanks a ton!

xiton said:
Hey all, just recently picked up a used MT4G. Before I do anything to it, I'd like to start from scratch and just reinstall the most recent stock software, make sure anything the previous owner did is cleaned up.
I have no experience with Android and would love if someone could point me in the right direction, perhaps with some directions.
Thanks a ton!
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Root your phone and install a custom ROM
problem solved

hydrogenman said:
Root your phone and install a custom ROM
problem solved
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Sounds good to me...where do I start?

The best bet is to do a factory reset. If you haven't done so yet then go to settings then SD and phone storage. Then select Factory data reset.
Sent from my HTC Glacier using XDA App

I was able to get a lot of help from some great people last night. Phone is now rooted, kernel'd and ROM'd!

xiton said:
I was able to get a lot of help from some great people last night. Phone is now rooted, kernel'd and ROM'd!
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Care to share your results and where you got your root info? I am looking to get the phone in Jan when I can upgrade and I am trying to learn all I can about rooting and ROMs.
Thanks.

jentzschman2000 said:
Care to share your results and where you got your root info? I am looking to get the phone in Jan when I can upgrade and I am trying to learn all I can about rooting and ROMs.
Thanks.
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just look in the android development section of the myTouch 4G forum

Please post questions in Q&A section.

Recommend me custom ROM

Ok guys, i've got my Samsung Galaxy S (BASEBAND I9000XXJPP), FROYO 2.2 model GT-I9000 and rooted KERNEL 2.6.32.9
Now, i'd like to install custom rom on my phone, which one can you recommend me? i want to be STABLE and working smooth. No fancy themes please thanks.
please recommend me few distributions from our great rom creators and tell me do i need to be aware of something before i upgrade new rom, and one more question, can i (and how) restore my original firmware (rom) back if i want.
THANKS!

wrong place to be asking.....

fishcake13 said:
wrong place to be asking.....
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yeah wrong place to ask but try Darkys rom or romkitchen.org they are pretty easy to set up and a nice easy two roms to start experimenting with

ok thanks for redirecting me. please recommend me more roms and tell me is it possible to return back to original firmware if i'm not satisfied with downloaded one?
thanx!

stierney said:
yeah wrong place to ask but try Darkys rom or romkitchen.org they are pretty easy to set up and a nice easy two roms to start experimenting with
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been using romkitchen.org for 3months without any issues but i agree darky is also a top an awesoem rom.

theCro said:
ok thanks for redirecting me. please recommend me more roms
All the roms on the development section read the posts to see what you want .
Rom Kitchin would be my recommend
and tell me is it possible to return back to original firmware if i'm not satisfied with downloaded one?
NOT unless you save your original rom .
However you can get back to Stock Samsung rom that's the firmware before its been customized by the phone network .
jje
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fishcake13 said:
wrong place to be asking.....
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Seriously dude, if you can’t give an answer, you are allowed to not post anything and waist more space. If you really feel you need to say something, direct the user, or do something useful.
Darkys rom is probably the best - at least the one I enjoy most.
Ps. Even though your question borders on being General, if you want to ask ROM related question please do so in the "Galaxy S I9000 Q&A", before someone die.

thanks JJEgan and everyone for support, i'll try some roms!

Radio's and SLPL

Hi, the title says it all, i just want to know what a radio & a SLPL is? Yes i'm a n00b, and there i have no shame in calling myself that becuase everyone starts from somewhere. Looking forward to learning, so hopefully someone can help me.
I've made this thread because i'm looking to put the 'Ginger Yoshi' rom on the HTC Magic, and it says you will need the new radio,and some SLPL? Also how do you put these on the phone, & where you download it from? Thanks

Droidzz said:
Hi, the title says it all, i just want to know what a radio & a SLPL is? Yes i'm a n00b, and there i have no shame in calling myself that becuase everyone starts from somewhere. Looking forward to learning, so hopefully someone can help me.
I've made this thread because i'm looking to put the 'Ginger Yoshi' rom on the HTC Magic, and it says you will need the new radio,and some SLPL? Also how do you put these on the phone, & where you download it from? Thanks
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Welcome to XDA forums! I'm just a fellow member, but I still want to welcome you here
First, do you know if you have a 32A or 32B device? You have posted that you have a Desire S - do you have both that and Magic? Be sure to read everything you can about rooting and Android in general before trying to install new software on it. You see, I managed to brick my Magic without learning enough before action!
Secondly, CyanogenMod Wiki is a great resource for checking out what all these things mean. See it here: http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Terminology
For example, answers to your question:
SPL
Second Program Loader, in conjunction with the IPL comprise a device's bootloader. Aside from bootstrapping Android, the bootloader also fulfills various diagnostic functions. One of these functions is the manipulation of data in the device's internal flash ram. Depending on the SPL installed, the user might be able to flash signed NBH files, flash nand images, and more. Note that the SPL is installed and operates independently of the Android build that runs atop it. Generally speaking, there are two variants of the SPL: Stock, which is 'locked' and is installed on most devices from the factory, and Engineering, which is 'unlocked' and has to be manually flashed - usually after 'rooting'.
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Radio
The cellular radio on the device which needs control software called firmware to control it.
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Hi thanks for the reply. I've just recently bought the HTC Magic, but is £37 for it a good price or not? Also, i bought the desire s but sold it off, i need to update my profile xD. Thanks for the welcome

Droidzz said:
Hi thanks for the reply. I've just recently bought the HTC Magic, but is £37 for it a good price or not? Also, i bought the desire s but sold it off, i need to update my profile xD. Thanks for the welcome
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That's an AWESOME price! I bought mine for £150 last summer!
But to the point - have you gotten any useful information out of the CM wiki? XDA Wiki has great articles, too, but it isn't as fulfilling. With ambition and good resources, you'll learn what you need fast and possibly in a week or a few days you can be able to take care of ROM flashing, customizing your phone a lot more deeply than changing a few settings, getting full access (that people should always have) to your phone's all capabilities and even using it as a WiFi box!
Oh, and if you find anything here on the forums useful or good, press the thanks button. You have 5 clicks a day for it. That's a good way to show the poster appreciation so they can see their work worthful

You've got to take into account it's 2 years old now, plus i got it used of ebay ;( - Oh and CyanogenMod have stopped supporting it.

SO do you think it's worth £37, or should i just say no, or sell it off when it comes? I'm confused at the moment, because CyanogenMod have stopped supporting it so i don't know what to do, and also don't know if it's worth the money i paid for it.

Droidzz said:
Hi, the title says it all, i just want to know what a radio & a SLPL is? Yes i'm a n00b, and there i have no shame in calling myself that becuase everyone starts from somewhere. Looking forward to learning, so hopefully someone can help me.
I've made this thread because i'm looking to put the 'Ginger Yoshi' rom on the HTC Magic, and it says you will need the new radio,and some SLPL? Also how do you put these on the phone, & where you download it from? Thanks
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I think all your answers may well be here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=794445
Once you've got past root and recovery, you then can change spl/radio according to your desired rom.

Droidzz said:
SO do you think it's worth £37, or should i just say no, or sell it off when it comes? I'm confused at the moment, because CyanogenMod have stopped supporting it so i don't know what to do, and also don't know if it's worth the money i paid for it.
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IMO it very well is. A good device with decent hardware, especially for the price.
They've stopped supporting it only OFFICIALLY, but there are still many development working on it for Magic, and there are a few good ROMs - like Ginger Yoshi, Carz12's CyanogenMod 7.1 and of course SebastianFM's HTC Sense ROM.
Read, read, read. Mdacompactuser posted a good link

Cheers everyone. Hopefully we can all think that's it a 'mission' & work together on this . Right i've learnt that i can root the phoen via superoneclick, and get the superuser access. Ok next i was going to do everything via rom manager, however now that option is basically gone for me, as CM are not supporting it, but i can flash the recovery from there. I have chosen clockwork recovery, so flashing it via rom manager should be good. I'll have a look at the link you sent me, and hopefully we can regenerate interest in this device again, and make it gain popularity, so we can be on the official forum boards, instead of the low activity devices. That's the plan, everyone up for it? xD>

Droidzz said:
Cheers everyone. Hopefully we can all think that's it a 'mission' & work together on this . Right i've learnt that i can root the phoen via superoneclick, and get the superuser access. Ok next i was going to do everything via rom manager, however now that option is basically gone for me, as CM are not supporting it, but i can flash the recovery from there. I have chosen clockwork recovery, so flashing it via rom manager should be good. I'll have a look at the link you sent me, and hopefully we can regenerate interest in this device again, and make it gain popularity, so we can be on the official forum boards, instead of the low activity devices. That's the plan, everyone up for it? xD>
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If you look in this forum alone, you'll find everything you need to carry out a rom update. As Kanttii pointed out its crucial you know what your phone is before you do anything. I'd stick to guides found on this forum as opposed to ones found elsewhere on the web, simply because the people who wrote the guides on here are more likely to respond to specific queries you may have.
I have to say I found mumilovers posts very complete and useful, so personally I'd start here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=756918
and then go here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=824435
Obviously there are other methods, but like I said before, a guide is much better when the author is around to help when you get something wrong or something doesn't make sense to you.

Thanks the phone will probably come today through the post, so i'll read the threads you sent me links to, and hopefully i'll be able to understand most of it . Thanks again .

Wow i managed to also root my phone without bricking it, and installed clockwork mod recovery. I downloaded set cpu, but i'm on default android 2.2 so i can't overclock it. Now i'm confused about how to put a custom rom on it.
EDIT: Right now i'm a bit scared to install custom rom on it, but i got a question:
In rom manager, when i go to the download section, i see a rom called Roalex, is that a good one?
The top one on that is called: COS-DS-071822011_I1? SO if i click install on that will it be a good one?

Change Variant

Hi there! I'm using Sm500 G, for which there are almost no roms available. Or even if they are, they simply won't boot despite of all the methods. So I'd like to know whether I can get the FU variant installed and then get the custom roms of it. And yes what problems will I face? Sorry for the ignorance, and all the help is appreciated.

Lord Vince said:
Hi there! I'm using Sm500 G, for which there are almost no roms available. Or even if they are, they simply won't boot despite of all the methods. So I'd like to know whether I can get the FU variant installed and then get the custom roms of it. And yes what problems will I face? Sorry for the ignorance, and all the help is appreciated.
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Sorry.... you cant change the variant of your device. Its basically encoded inside the device and impossible to change

Lord Vince said:
Hi there! I'm using Sm500 G, for which there are almost no roms available. Or even if they are, they simply won't boot despite of all the methods. So I'd like to know whether I can get the FU variant installed and then get the custom roms of it. And yes what problems will I face? Sorry for the ignorance, and all the help is appreciated.
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What chances are of bricking my phone if i have a Samsung Galaxy A500y and get cyanogen mod 12.1 of a A500fu variant ??

creating a custom rom

Is there any good tutorials for creating a custom rom. I'm starting to try to learn but am stuck at the moment. I am using the paid version of SuperR Kitchen. Ive had help getting all the necessary tools and and files needed, I've made it as far as deodexing, and removing Knox, I've added busy box (not sure if it was done correct). But kinda stuck with what to do next. Ive searched all over for a guide on what to do next but everything i come across is for unlocked bootloaders. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I'm wanting to learn so that i can help contribute to the community here since it seems most of the AT&T devs either skipped the S7 or have moved onto a different device.

Well although i did not get any response from anyone, i have finally figured out how to create a custom rom thanks @stang5litre for all the help and advice you have me. And to @SuperR. for his work on the kitchen.

dirtydodge said:
Well although i did not get any response from anyone, i have finally figured out how to create a custom rom thanks @stang5litre for all the help and advice you have me. And to @SuperR. for his work on the kitchen.
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You didn't get a response here as I was helping you via telegram and team viewer. Glad to see someone taking the initiative! Glad I was able to help. Congrats on your 1st rom booting as well!!! Woot :good: #doworkson he he
And never even seen this thread lol. Sorry to many threads I am subscribed to. Need to delete some
#FordFTW

stang5litre said:
You didn't get a response here as I was helping you via telegram and team viewer. Glad to see someone taking the initiative! Glad I was able to help. Congrats on your 1st rom booting as well!!! Woot :good: #doworkson he he
And never even seen this thread lol. Sorry to many threads I am subscribed to. Need to delete some
#FordFTW
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Yes many many hours on telegram and teamviewer. Lol. Awesome dedicated dev here guys. :good:

dirtydodge said:
Yes many many hours on telegram and teamviewer. Lol. Awesome dedicated dev here guys. :good:
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Yeah I'm trying to create a rom myself as well so i got some advice over at stang's google+ community

billdauterive23 said:
Yeah I'm trying to create a rom myself as well so i got some advice over at stang's google+ community
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Yea stang has been helping me a lot. Pretty much step by step. If i have a question i go to him. Lol. And i have lots of questions. There's a lot more to it than i thought. All the tools you need and to have them set up correct and what not. If recommend getting SuperRs kitchen also. I use the donate version, it's only 10 bucks and he updates it very often. I say i built the rom but heck, stang set up the tools, and told me step by step on what to do, so basically i just pushed numbers. Lol.

Sorry I have no idea how to make a custom rom but, this is awesome! I really want an AT&T custom rom if you're working on that good luck man and if not still good luck! Have fun!! Cheers

FreshIce21 said:
Sorry I have no idea how to make a custom rom but, this is awesome! I really want an AT&T custom rom if you're working on that good luck man and if not still good luck! Have fun!! Cheers
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I've created a rom in MM. It's plane jane. Basically just seeing what I can do. All I've added is 3 mint clock, 3 mini battery, and gradient status bar. But still a success to me just to get it to boot. Lol. I'm working on N but haven't been able to get it to boot yet. I keep getting errors once it starts the symlink process, and i don't understand symlink yet. But even when I do, it'll still be pretty plane just because I'm still learning. Lol. But if your looking for a rom to run right know, stang5litre has am awesome MM over in the Verizon forum. The only thing that i noticed that didn't work for us on AT&T was WiFi calling. He's also working on one for N.