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Rooting help please

hey guys i am pretty sure i am smart enough to root my phone, im just curious about what all i can do by just simply rooting. I am more than content with the stock rom so im not really thinking bout flashing a custom one.
I've had 3 android phones but never successfully rooted any of them lol. so i just pretty much gave up. From what i can see the process of rooting the vibrant seems fairly simple. Once i have rooted the phone how would i go about uninstalling bloatware? What else can i do besides tethering? I guess what im needing help with is what to do once i have rooted. Im sorry for being a noob lol i've read a lot of different threads on rooting but im still really confused about what to do once you have rooted. Any help would be greatly appreciated and sorry again for bein nooby. Have a great day ya'll
(sorry for typos and grammatical errors im posting from my phone)

rooting on this phone is literally a 2 minute process. I just got the phone yesterday (first droid device ever, jumped ship from symbian) and I rooted it right away. I made a stock backup with ROM manager first, and then purchased rootexplorer to clear the bloat off. Most advanced functionality requires a rooted phone...I would definitely recommend doing it
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Awesome I will definitely give it a try. If anyone has any advice or pointers please let me know. Thanks
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Just saw the tips and tricks thread didnt realize it would cover rooting and things to do lol
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I'm a total noob and need some help!!

I completely new to the whole flashing and custom rom thing. I've never tried anything like it and don't know much about it. The closest I've come to hacking or rooting my Vibrant phone is with the OCLF app. Now, I too have been patiently waiting for Froyo to come out and for some reason when it did come out I was hesitant to get it. I wanted to see what people were saying about it before I downloaded and installed it. So far from what I'm seeing, its not all its cracked up to be and it seems like Froyo for the Vibrant is "meh" for most. This is a bummer to me but I kept hearing about using a custom and its advantages. Thankfully I bumped into a very useful thread posted by xriderx66 on his reviews on some of the roms out now. Based on what he said, I'm looking to flashing my phone to the Bionix-V Rom by Team Whiskey. Problem is I have no idea how to get started. What do I need to do to flash my phone? Any program I need to download first? How do I backup my files? I'm such a noob at this its funny but I'm willing to take the risk and experience this phone the way it should be experienced. If someone can post a link showing a step by step on how to do the whole thing I'd really appreciate it. Thanks in advance

Go to the development thread and browse through the stickies. Reading and more reading should be the first two things you do. Pay attention to anything relating to odin.
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TheAggression said:
I completely new to the whole flashing and custom rom thing. I've never tried anything like it and don't know much about it. The closest I've come to hacking or rooting my Vibrant phone is with the OCLF app. Now, I too have been patiently waiting for Froyo to come out and for some reason when it did come out I was hesitant to get it. I wanted to see what people were saying about it before I downloaded and installed it. So far from what I'm seeing, its not all its cracked up to be and it seems like Froyo for the Vibrant is "meh" for most. This is a bummer to me but I kept hearing about using a custom and its advantages. Thankfully I bumped into a very useful thread posted by xriderx66 on his reviews on some of the roms out now. Based on what he said, I'm looking to flashing my phone to the Bionix-V Rom by Team Whiskey. Problem is I have no idea how to get started. What do I need to do to flash my phone? Any program I need to download first? How do I backup my files? I'm such a noob at this its funny but I'm willing to take the risk and experience this phone the way it should be experienced. If someone can post a link showing a step by step on how to do the whole thing I'd really appreciate it. Thanks in advance
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Read the below thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=849028

Thanks a million bro!
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Your welcome. Let me know if you run into any issues.
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That thread he posted for you is the best information I have been able to find for someone that is just getting started. I too am just kinda dancing around flashing bionix v. I have rooted and downloaded rom manager and clockwork though...just about ready to flash as soon as I gather up the courage. But everything I have done up to this point was learned in the Noob Guide he linked. Its like vibrant flashing for dummies.
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Will do jbat! Once again thanks. @ goodvibrant, I hear you. Tomorrow when I have the time I will flash this phone to the Bionix thanks to this noob guide. I took a look at the guide and it seems pretty easy to follow. I look forward to it!
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Sure thing man. No problem. Ive received help and try to give it when I can. I figure if I can help with the easier questions then the guys that know a hell of a lot more than I do, can focus on the advanced questions. Everyone is here to learn.
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Help, please!

My friend asked me to root his samsung galaxy for him. He doesn't have a sim card in it and it is running 2.2 froyo. I have tons on experience rooting and ROMing my Droid x2 from Verizon and my Acer tablet but I don't know where to begin on this phone. I read the sticky and I've been researching for the past week and have still yet to even get the correct drivers. My friend needs it tommorow, and he already gave me some money to do it for him. If any one, any one at all could link me to the drivers for the phone, and how to root it (prefferebly not through adb) or if you can do it without hooking it up to the computer, I would be eternally greatful! All I need to do is get the phone rooted and get a recovery on there. Somebody please help! Thanks guys!!!

galaxy what?
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Galaxy s!!! When it boots up it says world phone too, if that makes a difference

There's a bunch of different galaxy s phones. Start by making sure you know which one it is and just reading all the stickies threads. I don't have any experience with galaxy s phones though so I might not be much help but ill do what I can.
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Well I know its for [email protected]
Model number-SAMSUNG-SGH-I897
Firmware version-2.2
Basebamd version-I87UCKB2
Kernel version -2.6.32.9
Build number-FROYO.UCKB2

If the phone is Galaxy S i9000 check this thread :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1494493
(there are also other very good guides in the general section , but this one is the easiest i think)
Dex

Search around here http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=706 that's the forums for the correct phone
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Guys I have the right drivers! The phone and my computer are communicating well now. I just need a program that will root the phone. I've looked through all the posts, guys. Direct links to programs and personal experiences welcome...

chandler507 said:
Guys I have the right drivers! The phone and my computer are communicating well now. I just need a program that will root the phone. I've looked through all the posts, guys. Direct links to programs and personal experiences welcome...
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Dude,
Get an Gingerbread Stock version of Gingerbread (see www.sammobile.com) I recommend I9000_JVZ and download-it. then flash-it. You cand find step-by step how on this forum.
After you flash it you can flash wwith odin the proper version fot CF-Root from chain fire (it should be with the same extension _JVZ or _JVT, because it is working just fine).
If you do not fing them send me your mail and I wil upload them for you. All of them.

Can you email me? Looking for some more personalized help and I need yo get this done today. [email protected]

Look In this ... theandroidsoul.com/xxjvp-android-2-3-4-firmware-galaxy-s-install-and-download/

[Q] Newbie help

I know I am to do som e research so I looked through some videos and I get the understanding of root and rom. Ow my question is I looked through and I didn't see anything about the Samsung epic 4G Gingerbread EL30 which I have . What I would like to know is can I rom my phone and if I can where can I find how to do it cause I swear I looked and couldn't find it. I appreciate your patience with me.

Are you familiar with a program called "Odin"?
To root gingerbread (EL30), you will have to use odin and flash CWM.tar (clockwork mod is a recovery program for your phone) and after you do that, you can flash SU.zip and voila! Insta root! Proceed to flash whatever you want
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No I'm not. I don't have the slightest clue what odin is. I saw that in the videos ad I didn't understand. So you are saying I need us Odin. Where can I find that at? Ok I think I found one from ramad. Now I'm afraid I'm going to mess up my phone lol

Here is the video and the links for programs are right after it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwFRzzIqouE
Odin can be found here if you like:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1052813
If you are too apprehensive about it perhaps it's best to not do it or get someone techincally apt to help you.

eekaboo:
Ahem: I can root your phone remotely through teamviewer if you feel its too much. Pm if your interested
Also fox you forgot odining the kernel or cwm will not stick
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kennyglass123 said:
Here is the video and the links for programs are right after it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwFRzzIqouE
Odin can be found here if you like:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1052813
If you are too apprehensive about it perhaps it's best to not do it or get someone techincally apt to help you.
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Chill stop telling people not to do it themselves...how the fluff do you expect them to learn? We all learned through trial and error lol I was pretty hesitant when I lost my flash virginity back on the hero, but since then its just gotten easier and easier lol
S/he can't brick it unless they flash a rom from a different phone.
But yeah follow these links and they'll help you immensely you could also check out the epic 4g wiki which includes instructions on how to root..
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She just sounded way too nervous about it. And disconnecting or using a bad cable while Odining will hard brick a phone. I gave her the guides and didn't tell her not to do it, just recommended maybe it is not a good idea interpretting the level of apprehension. It was way easier with one click roots. Odin scared the hell out of me too and I have been a computer tech, an aerospace tech and associate Engineer. I thought she might want a more technical person to work with her and teach her.
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i didn't have to flash a new kernel after I used odin to flash el30 I just flash cwm

Sometimes hard bricking a phone is the best way to learn a very valuable lesson.
Besides, sprint insurance covers it if there is no physical damage.
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I suggest going and finding the video's you need from QBKing77 http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC919C97579204B07&feature=plcp
That's his channel specifically epic 4g section on youtube. When I first got into rooting and flashing thats where I learned what I needed to and of course reading a lot on here.
1st tip I can give you: Don't use the USB cord that came with the Epic. Go out and get a nice Blackberry cord or I've had great luck with my wife's HTC Evo Shift cord.

Sph 100 sprint tab, installing cwm?

so I bought a used sprint p100, I noticed that it is rooted.
But I want to install new roms(ics). Is there a way to install cwm to flash a rom? Or am I doing something wrong? ive search around, but dont really want to go back to stock unless I have to.
thanks.
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I have this device as well. Not much love for this thing, If you do end up finding something, would you be willing to point me in the right direction? That goes for anyone that may be able to help. As always, it's greatly appreciated.

Look at the following thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1585619