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Fascinate Beginner's Guide / FAQ

Hello everyone. I haven't been able to maintain this beginners' guide, but I highly recommend the following two threads:
Droidstyle's guide has anything and everything you need to get rooted:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1238070
User jawman27 has put together a glossary to help new users understand rooting terminology:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1513143
Enjoy.

Nice job!!
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Great writeup I wish there was something like this around back when I was a noob. I like how you explained what everything meant... Good job man...
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Thanks for this. I've been debating whether or not I should root my Fascinate and this just may give me the confidence to give it a try!

Nice job!
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Methinks this deserves a sticky

It's Well worth it jiggaman it gets addicting, im sure hooked on this phone haha
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Will this work for the Samsung mesmerise from us cellular?
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/ta/ said:
Will this work for the Samsung mesmerise from us cellular?
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No, this is strictly for the Fascinate, I don't really know the specifics but the mesmerize is different, I think theres a separate forum for that phone.

Great job Bawb3. I wish there was also something like this for stock app preferred replacements/alternatives all grouped together. For example, Dolphin instead of the default browser, debinged browser, replacement SMS clients, and 'must-have' apps for post rooting. Something like that, maybe to go hand in hand with this guide, to get newbies started. I would do it myself but I'm still a newbie. Wishful thinking, but mainly I just wanted to say thanks!

eeshuz said:
Great job Bawb3. I wish there was also something like this for stock app preferred replacements/alternatives all grouped together. For example, Dolphin instead of the default browser, debinged browser, replacement SMS clients, and 'must-have' apps for post rooting. Something like that, maybe to go hand in hand with this guide, to get newbies started. I would do it myself but I'm still a newbie. Wishful thinking, but mainly I just wanted to say thanks!
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Maybe thats something I could put together in the future, for now I'm just trying to help the new people, and maybe reduce the clutter of simple question threads that this guide could help weed out.
P.s. thanks for all the compliments everyone!

Great
Great guide, it took me about two days of digging to understand all of this and you put it in one nice package.

okubricko said:
Great guide, it took me about two days of digging to understand all of this and you put it in one nice package.
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Thanks
Yeah, kinda why I tried to put everything together in one guide. It's hard to cover everything, but theres plenty of other guides for different things floating around.

Thank you for this beginner's guide. I'm new to flashing and rooting but following your instructions and links, I now have a sweet android phone I can call my own.
Running JT super-clean and Stupid Fast overclocked with upgraded DJ05
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losdonoso said:
Thank you for this beginner's guide. I'm new to flashing and rooting but following your instructions and links, I now have a sweet android phone I can call my own.
Running JT super-clean and Stupid Fast overclocked with upgraded DJ05
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Glad I could help!

I'll try and keep this updated when we make progress with asop and gingerbread as well.
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Thank you SO much! I think this has been one of THE BEST guides I have seen thus far.. It explains pretty much EVERY in great common language. Now if only I can get past my current roadblock so I can actually continue through all of these steps :/ but when I do, I'm coming back to this thread for reference!
Thank you!

This guide is great! Thank you, it sure helped me to have a better understanding of root, roms, and kernel's.
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Thank you.
One suggestion, maybe host the root file on your post or offer up a mirror link. Registering for another forum is no biggie, but I'd rather not since I'm more comfortable here on XDA.

AdoptedDeV said:
Thank you.
One suggestion, maybe host the root file on your post or offer up a mirror link. Registering for another forum is no biggie, but I'd rather not since I'm more comfortable here on XDA.
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Good idea, I had forgotten that you had to register there. I'll get to it when I can, been slightly busy, thanks!
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Someone answer [email protected]!

What can you do with a ROOTED sph-100? SPRINT Galaxy Tab

Whatever you want! My key root moves were to get rid of Sprint activation nagging and bloatware, and to use Titanium Backup effectively.

Install gtalk 1.3 apk with video (See themes and app folder.)
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get some p!ss!es with me home lol
you definitely dont know what "roots" mean
read some thing and you'll know by yourself

Kosh! Why is it you always have to be Mr pretentious? You are starting to work on everyone's nerves.
This forum is to help each other, not to look down on newbies.

Come on guys,,just click the link below and you will understand what kosh trying to say,,
http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?deskto...e.com/watch?v=JmvCpR45LKA&v=JmvCpR45LKA&gl=US
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smaragdhk said:
Kosh! Why is it you always have to be Mr pretentious? You are starting to work on everyone's nerves.
This forum is to help each other, not to look down on newbies.
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i don't mean anything to the OP to take it by the opposite way
all i said is : how in earth he doesn't know root means ? if he doesn't know means he shouldn't go for it right
he must read and read and do some more read and then he'll know the answer by himself .... or at least search , because this question answered for many many times ago
cheers bud , no hard feelings keep it up

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Come on guys,,just click the link below and you will understand what kosh trying to say,,
http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?deskto...e.com/watch?v=JmvCpR45LKA&v=JmvCpR45LKA&gl=US
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i believe you meant this
nope i didn't
btw i'm going to pm u now

Before rooting I suggest reading..............
FAR more important........

Also, thread titles like this will not lead to getting a good response from the community.
DO NOT make demands.
Please use titles descriptive of your problem and use the Q&A section for questions.

ICS on NS4G

I noticed that even though the ICS source code is now available Google only has Android 2.3.7 drivers for the Nexus S 4G's internal hardware (CDMA/WiMAX, Orientation Sensor, etc) available currently. Is it possible to compile a working version of ICS using the Android 2.3.7 drivers for the Nexus S 4G? Also, if I follow Google's compile instructions to the letter is there an easy way to backup my current stock ROM? Google's official stock ROM's for the Nexus S 4G phone has a script called "install-recovery.sh" that runs on boot removing Clockwork. Am I correct in assuming that ICS would do this if I compiled it myself per Google's instructions and flashed it to my phone?

My goodness ics is making people bonkers.
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hboot_zig said:
My goodness ics is making people bonkers.
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LMAO, well he is the tech guy I guess.
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This isn't dev section material... And there are already working builds of ics if you don't want to go through the hassle of doing it yourself...
Although! If you do compile your own, then post it in our lovely dev section.
Follow the leader @corythug

I'd rather compile my own. As stated in my original post I just need a couple of questions answered first. Otherwise there won't be any new ROM's from me in your so-called lovely dev section.

This will be moved once a mod sees it, but, next time know this. People will be more apt to help you out if you put a thread like this in q& a or even maybe general instead of mucking up dev forum with a non dev thread.
Follow the leader @corythug

Haha. That's so funny. ICS is making people mental.... you should see the Evo 3D section lol. We're pissed over there! Straight up riot.
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techguy378 said:
I noticed that even though the ICS source code is now available Google only has Android 2.3.7 drivers for the Nexus S 4G's internal hardware (CDMA/WiMAX, Orientation Sensor, etc) available currently. Is it possible to compile a working version of ICS using the Android 2.3.7 drivers for the Nexus S 4G? Also, if I follow Google's compile instructions to the letter is there an easy way to backup my current stock ROM? Google's official stock ROM's for the Nexus S 4G phone has a script called "install-recovery.sh" that runs on boot removing Clockwork. Am I correct in assuming that ICS would do this if I compiled it myself per Google's instructions and flashed it to my phone?
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Have you been on vacation foe the past month?
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If the OP cooks a ROM that works, I can cut him some slack. Cheers anyway and good luck.

+1
wild1z said:
If the OP cooks a ROM that works, I can cut him some slack. Cheers anyway and good luck.
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OP, I apologize for the others lack of decorum on this site. I am afraid that I am not much help, but I have a couple of suggestions:
As far as the backup, you can make a nandroid and once you are done playing around you can reboot into the boot loader and use the fastboot to reload the recovery onto the phone. From there you can re-install the nandroid backup. Keep in mind that you might want to copy the backup off of the SD card just in case you need to lock/unlock the phone. (This erases the sd card.)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1078213
Using the link above, you should be able to answer your other questions by trial and error without losing your daily driver...
I hope this helps.

regardless of if its easy to locate or not, with alittle effort, its not impossible.
i check both the NS and NS4G forums daily. I do not complain..
what makes you the OP and every one else showing ignorance in these forums, so goddamn special that you cannot post threads like these in the general section?
and not clutter up the dev sections with BS threads?
are you stupid or dumb??
i mean really.

Wow people on xda really take things up the aSs.
We ALL were noobs at one point so why call people names.?
Some people don't know better. I'm not saying I'm a pro bcuz I only have like a year Modding/rooting phones but my point is why go so hard on somebody for making a mistake or not knowing??
Sheesh
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kalico17 said:
regardless of if its easy to locate or not, with alittle effort, its not impossible.
i check both the NS and NS4G forums daily. I do not complain..
what makes you the OP and every one else showing ignorance in these forums, so goddamn special that you cannot post threads like these in the general section?
and not clutter up the dev sections with BS threads?
are you stupid or dumb??
i mean really.
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this is the whiniest thing i've read on these forums yet. i hate to further clutter this thread but if you can help the guy great, give some help. but if you can only act butthurt about where someone decided to post something on the internet, maybe you should find a new hobby.
i swear this forum is full of 12 year olds.

v3rk said:
i swear this forum is full of 12 year olds.
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I bet you are very close on the age thing.

kalico17 said:
regardless of if its easy to locate or not, with alittle effort, its not impossible.
i check both the NS and NS4G forums daily. I do not complain..
what makes you the OP and every one else showing ignorance in these forums, so goddamn special that you cannot post threads like these in the general section?
and not clutter up the dev sections with BS threads?
are you stupid or dumb??
i mean really.
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Lmao wow dude you need a drink
Imagine if people encouraged and helped the op and this became the thread with an ics rom with working 4g? I can dream: ]
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Lmao
wild1z said:
I bet you are very close on the age thing.
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v3rk said:
i swear this forum is full of 12 year olds.
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Hey I'm 12 and a half thank you very much! *sarcasm*
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genaro12543 said:
lmao wow dude you need a drink
imagine if people encouraged and helped the op and this became the thread with an ics rom with working 4g? I can dream: ]
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no he doesnt need a drink.... More like a toke to chill out

enik_fox said:
Hey I'm 12 and a half thank you very much! *sarcasm*
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Well then you and Math Kid are the exception. Probably more mature than many men on here.
Anyhoo, OP, post another in the general and proceed. Best of luck. Lock this and bin it please.

How Do I get ICS on My Mytouch 4g?

Well I Just rooted my mytouch 4g and i was wondering how do i get the best Ice cream sandwich install on my phone

There's only one rom and its the one in the dev section. Flash it and read before posting. Also, if you ask about the camera I may have to kill you.
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I wouldn't recommend an ics rom yet unless you have no need for a camera our video camera. I don't believe flash is working right either. I may be wrong about that though. I would suggest unity, Cm7, our miui for rooms to try out until a solid release of ics is available.
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Ok Whats a good complete fast rom and is there a tut on how to flash one

nyamd20 said:
Ok Whats a good complete fast rom and is there a tut on how to flash one
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... use the search button??
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nyamd20 said:
Ok Whats a good complete fast rom and is there a tut on how to flash one
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How did you manage to get root, but don't know how to flash a rom?...its stickied in the development thread somewhere
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I suggested roms in the post I have you. YouTube how to flash a rom.
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You're all wrong.
Its in aisle 5,next to the neopolitan.
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Wow, no wonder everyone is leaving this forum. You people are rude, obnoxious and bitter. Where would you all be if no one helped you?

Actually,the response weren't bad.
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4Orr said:
Wow, no wonder everyone is leaving this forum. You people are rude, obnoxious and bitter. Where would you all be if no one helped you?
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I believe most of those who are now answering questions, actually could read and search and weren't lazy enough to skip those parts.
And "everyone is leaving this forum" is a bland, non-backed-up-by-anything, and most probably wrong assumption.

4Orr said:
Wow, no wonder everyone is leaving this forum. You people are rude, obnoxious and bitter. Where would you all be if no one helped you?
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Hey go visit the Desire HD to forums, or the Samsung Galaxy S forums.
We are NICE compared to them... trust me, i know.
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Above the butter pecan
sunlaw2 said:
You're all wrong.
Its in aisle 5,next to the neopolitan.
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alot of people just like getting spoon fed.
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This forum is a resource, not a help line..you don't call up the folks at wikipedia and go "quick, i have a report due, tell me what happened in ww2!"
They did the research to help narrow your information search to a single forum, the last you can do is understand that unless you are developing new applications or roms or working on a brand new device that your question has already been asked and the onus is on you to actually read the encyclopedia and to write your own report..no one is going to write your report for you, especially not the editors of the encyclopedia..it is gracious that some of these questions even get replies, even if they are flaming you for asking without searching..imo fwiw

luna_c666 said:
This forum is a resource, not a help line..you don't call up the folks at wikipedia and go "quick, i have a report due, tell me what happened in ww2!"
They did the research to help narrow your information search to a single forum, the last you can do is understand that unless you are developing new applications or roms or working on a brand new device that your question has already been asked and the onus is on you to actually read the encyclopedia and to write your own report..no one is going to write your report for you, especially not the editors of the encyclopedia..it is gracious that some of these questions even get replies, even if they are flaming you for asking without searching..imo fwiw
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SPOKEN!
If I helped, give thanks, if you please.
........Death before dishonor........

Well, all of you guys are right, but...This is also the Q&A section. Just sayin...Lol

luna_c666 said:
This forum is a resource, not a help line..you don't call up the folks at wikipedia and go "quick, i have a report due, tell me what happened in ww2!"
They did the research to help narrow your information search to a single forum, the last you can do is understand that unless you are developing new applications or roms or working on a brand new device that your question has already been asked and the onus is on you to actually read the encyclopedia and to write your own report..no one is going to write your report for you, especially not the editors of the encyclopedia..it is gracious that some of these questions even get replies, even if they are flaming you for asking without searching..imo fwiw
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Amen.
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I2IEAILiiTY said:
Well, all of you guys are right, but...This is also the Q&A section. Just sayin...Lol
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Yes, but not for the same questions to be posted and answered over aand over. Cluttering the forum. That's what the search functions is there for. For when you have already exhausted all your search resources and found nothing, then you ask for help.
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coupetastic-droid said:
Yes, but not for the same questions to be posted and answered over aand over. Cluttering the forum. That's what the search functions is there for. For when you have already exhausted all your search resources and found nothing, then you ask for help.
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At least SAY 'I've looked everywhere! Can you point me to an answer for...' Even if you haven't looked, at least pretend to know how to use a search bar..these things have been around for over a decade lmao you might get help for a dumb question and not get flamed if you at least lie and say you searched
Also, no one likes dumb people or dumb questions, it isn't a trait unique to developers on xda, even though I've encountered my share of smart asses, the fount of knowledge here far exceeds any petty squabble i might get into..if something like that makes you leave the site then it's more your loss than xda's, you are really only useful to the community if you can debug or develop, they are doing us a favor by letting us muggles into their world of fairy dust and unicorns lmao

new too the nexus 7

My new nex 7 will be here tomarrow.would like some tips on best root,firmware and Rom combo.
I have been hacking since the evo and now have a evo LTE now.I like HTC sence setup and am running
Meanroms now.thank for the help.

Hulkanator said:
My new nex 7 will be here tomarrow.would like some tips on best root,firmware and Rom combo.
I have been hacking since the evo and now have a evo LTE now.I like HTC sence setup and am running
Meanroms now.thank for the help.
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Please start reading.. I don't know why you think we should spoon feed you..
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Josepho1997 said:
Well he's considered a n00b, which could be interpreted as a baby, so...
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Sounds.. The only way he's going to learn is by reading it.. If he doesn't the next thread he makes will be named "HALP!! I BRICKED MY 7!"...
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Was looking for some help, I have spent some time reading.I just wanted some help with the best direction
Too go with. Instead I get flamed.I thought we as a community would be better than this.it would be easier just to say
Root with this,use this frimware,this is the Rom too use, and here's some tips. But I guess not.

kilometers4 said:
Sounds.. The only way he's going to learn is by reading it.. If he doesn't the next thread he makes will be named "HALP!! I BRICKED MY 7!"...
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People like you makes someone experience in a area which they don't have knowledge in terrible.
If your logic made sense there wouldn't be school.
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skugpezz said:
People like you makes someone experience in a area which they don't have knowledge in terrible.
If your logic made sense there wouldn't be school.
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Ok buddy.. All I'm saying is if he took the time he used to make this thread to read stickies, root guides and the q&a section he would be more prepared to mess around with his device with less risk of breaking it.
There is enough good threads with good knowledge that if he spent time in looking would be fine
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Guys Come On... he's a noob. Cut him some slack, even though must of us have common sense to do some homework (research) before posting questions like that doesn't mean we have to bully him. Hulk just do some more research and if you find a topic that you don't understand, then post stating what your not understanding.

no clue
no clue, you have no clues

Read / research / read / research
BTW what's good for me not necessarily will be good for you too.
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Hulkanator said:
My new nex 7 will be here tomarrow.would like some tips on best root,firmware and Rom combo.
I have been hacking since the evo and now have a evo LTE now.I like HTC sence setup and am running
Meanroms now.thank for the help.
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Welcome to the n7 forum, and boy what a welcome...... Unless you are comfortable with sending commands via adb use one of the root kits, they offer more than just rooting.
Not to many roms or mods to choose from, but everybody has that there on taste.
Like offers have said search and read, then ask in those threads if unsure.
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kilometers4 said:
Ok buddy.. All I'm saying is if he took the time he used to make this thread to read stickies, root guides and the q&a section he would be more prepared to mess around with his device with less risk of breaking it.
There is enough good threads with good knowledge that if he spent time in looking would be fine
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When I just got my amaze 4G, I read and followed instructions and still messed up my phone.
Thanks to the member dark nightmare for ‘spoon feeding‘ me step by step and got my phone back to perfection.
That dude is awesome.
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wow, what a messed up welcome. this IS the Q&A section. We all have been new, most of us has messed up, even following directions.
So, Did your N7 arrive yet?
CleanRom is one of my favorites when I feel like running a custom ROM. Im back to 4.2.1 at the moment.
I think WUG's toolkit is pretty easy for a beginner.
If you really want to play though, learn how to use adb. It may be a learning curve for some, but its really easy and fast.
Of course, search is always your friend, but most of us will still be here to help out if you need it!
Enjoy the Nexus, its a blast!

Patience people .he is a virgin !!!!
Welcome to xda Nexus 7 forum and (i guess ) Newbie Target practice Zone.
I think the biggest advice anyone can give you. Is something people do not often say. Before you flash unlock root or change one app on your device. Learn the STEPS TO GO BACK. Make all the necessary backups. Follow all instructions. But only after you understand what they are doing to your device. Read The forums about the different roms . Especially user responses and comments on the different roms.
Most of all Learn your device . Learn recoverys and basic fast-boot and adb..
Backup Backup and know how to use your backup...
NOT TO MENTION BACKUP
again welcome to the fourm and please Backup read re read.. then think before you flash.
Erica Renee ..:silly:

He's right. What's good for some may not be good for others. I'll suggest a few things. Keep in mind these are what I prefer:
Mskips Toolkit. I love it. User friendly and easy to navigate even if you're not familiar with rooting. Offers an all in one option (option 8) that unlocks the bootloader, roots, installs busy box, installs your choice of custom recovery, and will recommend the 3.34 boot loader instead of using the built in supplied by Google. 3.34 keeps root more reliably than others for some. Its compatible with all versions, it will buy you dinner, and kiss you goodnight.
Again, my preference but I've had nothing but success with Mskips work.
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erica_renee said:
Welcome to xda Nexus 7 forum and (i guess ) Newbie Target practice Zone.
I think the biggest advice anyone can give you. Is something people do not often say. Before you flash unlock root or change one app on your device. Learn the STEPS TO GO BACK. Make all the necessary backups. Follow all instructions. But only after you understand what they are doing to your device. Read The forums about the different roms . Especially user responses and comments on the different roms.
Most of all Learn your device . Learn recoverys and basic fast-boot and adb..
Backup Backup and know how to use your backup...
NOT TO MENTION BACKUP
again welcome to the fourm and please Backup read re read.. then think before you flash.
Erica Renee ..:silly:
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+1 this. Most definitely. :good:
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