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[Q] root help on samsung epic

I am currently thinking about rooting my samsung epic.I was planning on going through with with the easy one-click root. My question about rooting is if I root it would I be unable to upgrade to 2.3 when samsung actually releases it?

SOTASFINEST65 said:
I am currently thinking about rooting my samsung epic.I was planning on going through with with the easy one-click root. My question about rooting is if I root it would I be unable to upgrade to 2.3 when samsung actually releases it?
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From what I know when you root and run different ROMs you cant get OTAs. But its simple enough to restore your phone to stock
So root away!
And besides...once Gingerbread does come out the custom ROMs built off of that will make it worth it to root again
So check my signature for qbkings how to videos and get to it

Sorry I am really at both rooting and posting threads. How would i go about returning to stock when 2.3 releases? and then could I do the same process to re root after i get the ota? and I will check your videos, thanks for all your help man.

scratch what i just wrote about how to haha. Does the odin flash to stock erase all my contacts and current apps on my phone?

SOTASFINEST65 said:
scratch what i just wrote about how to haha. Does the odin flash to stock erase all my contacts and current apps on my phone?
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Yes, and the rooting process for Epic Gingerbread us still under discussion. If you upgrade from a custom froyo rom to a custom gb rom, you'll bypass having to root again and lose minimal data.
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Do you mean the current gb roms that have been leaked and are out for rooted phones now? or do you mean when samsung themselves release the update that the update itself will be available for rooted phones in a rooted state itself? and if you meant the current gb updates that have been release are they smooth running or still a bit glitchy since they aren't the finished product? I apologize if any of this is common sense haha

If you root now and put a custom 2.2 rom on phone then you can just wait a day or two after the ota gb release before ace or someone else releases a custom rom based on the ota gb release. Then you will be able to flash the upgrade and not lose data. I would suggest Midnight, bonsai or syndicaterom frozen by acs.
Samsung Epic SyndicateROM Frozen 1.1

I actually have no idea what rom I am going to to go with after i root it haha. Ive just had this phone for a few months and feel like doing something new, i also want to put a free wifi app on there so i dont have to pay sprint more for a feature i had free on my old tp2. like i said I am a complete rookie to this besides putting cfw on my old psp and having android on my tp2 , and that means that if i just wait for the gb rom to come out complete after someone makes a custom for it than il just have to come back to the great xda and upgrade myself?

The newest syndicate rom would be right up your alley. Read the instructions, watch the video and you'll be fine.
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I'm you guys are getting annoyed with all my questions so il aske a few last ones and will root my phone with in the hour. Does using a different rom transfer my apps and contacts? i wasnt sure if it acted as a new skin or a duel boot kind of like how my tp2 was. If i back up my phone right after the root I am guessing i can restore to back up if i am not a fan of the rom, or is there a different way? You guys are a ton of help thanks the root and lancelane.

SOTASFINEST65 said:
I'm you guys are getting annoyed with all my questions so il aske a few last ones and will root my phone with in the hour. Does using a different rom transfer my apps and contacts? i wasnt sure if it acted as a new skin or a duel boot kind of like how my tp2 was. If i back up my phone right after the root I am guessing i can restore to back up if i am not a fan of the rom, or is there a different way? You guys are a ton of help thanks the root and lancelane.
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Some ROMs back up your data, and others do not. It depends on the ROM. You should do a simple root, and backup with Titanium backup and do a Nandroid backup as well. Just in case. Apps and contacts usually are available when you log back into your gmail but if you save contacts on phone instead of google they won't. You can also export your contacts to google or your sd card.
Ask away. But also look at the videos.

the contacts are not that big of a deal since i do have it saved on my gmail, but i didn't think my apps could be saved and transfered. and random question i have a few games saved on tiger gba and psxondroid, would i lose those save files saved on the emulator on the new rom? I know i don't loose any of that on the root or so my research lead me to believe.

SOTASFINEST65 said:
the contacts are not that big of a deal since i do have it saved on my gmail, but i didn't think my apps could be saved and transfered. and random question i have a few games saved on tiger gba and psxondroid, would i lose those save files saved on the emulator on the new rom? I know i don't loose any of that on the root or so my research lead me to believe.
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Again that depends on the ROM. Some, like Bonsai, now back up and then restore your data. If you root and use Titanium backup you will be able to restore data to those games if they get wiped.

Ok so somehow i suck at the one-click method. It says something about no phone being found. I guess i will have to get a bb usb cord and try again.

SOTASFINEST65 said:
Ok so somehow i suck at the one-click method. It says something about no phone being found. I guess i will have to get a bb usb cord and try again.
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Turn off your anti-virus and firewall as well.

And try a different usb port.

Turn off the anti virus on my phone or the comp?
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SOTASFINEST65 said:
Turn off the anti virus on my phone or the comp?
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Computer. Phone will do its own thing.
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I've been busy working but I will try to see if I can't get the root to work when I have some time off
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SOTASFINEST65 said:
I've been busy working but I will try to see if I can't get the root to work when I have some time off
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Most anti-virus and some firewalls see rageagainstthemachine as a trojan so will block it and sometimes delete it.

Help with rooting for a noob

I am a complete noob to rooting. I got my 16GB Wifi-Only Nexus 7 at X-Mas, and didnt know you could root things until a few weeks ago. It is my first android device. Can anybody give me a step by step guide to rooting my nexus? I don't know anything, although I've seen these words (rom, flash, fastboot, kernel) thrown around, and I have a general sense of what a rom and a kernel is. I've looked at the advantages of rooting and decided I want to do it, can anybody help? I already have a bunch of stuff on my tablet btw, like a few pictures, some music, a few videos, and a whole bunch of apps also. OH and also, I just got 4.2.2, as I've seen other post's here about trouble with that, or something...

U have to Unlock boot loader first ,it will wipe all ur data then root it
U can easily unlock and root using wugstool kit ..search development thread
There are tons of advantages of rooting
Kernels,custom Roms,use apps that require root etc
Go ahead and root ur device
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To backup your app data before unlocking I would recommend Carbon Backup. It can backup app data without root (using adb backup). The app is available in the playstore
Sent from my SK17i running Android 4.1.2

There is loads of info here on xda so I would start reading and learning before attempting it. The reason this is suggested so often is because what will happen if you as a total noob do something wrong, miss a step, create a black hole etc etc. You are now still a total noob except now you either have a tablet that wont work/you cant use or a black hole sucking you in to where ever black holes suck people to. You don't want to be relying on someone typing up a step by step get out a black hole of impending doom guide as you are sucked into it now do you.
The point being, learn from the excellent resources placed here. If you want to learn,teach yourself with the help of those resources. The step by step guides are out there, but learn the terminology also.

I've seen posts that say its better to root and unlock the bootlader manually rather than use wugs kit. It is this true?
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Irule88 said:
I've seen posts that say its better to root and unlock the bootlader manually rather than use wugs kit. It is this true?
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YES!

Irule88 said:
I've seen posts that say its better to root and unlock the bootlader manually rather than use wugs kit. It is this true?
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That is correct

What are the advantages of doing that? Another question, since I'm pretty sure wugs kit backups the tablet for you, does it backup everything? Pictures,songs,app data, videos?
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It is correct that manually unlocking bootloader by using adb fastboot is easy, I will tell you how to unlock boot loader and root
First of all backup your data
it is simple you copy all the data to your PC and you can do a backup of your apk's by sending them to a Bluetooth device by the help of a app ( Bluetooth file transfer) , you unlock the boot loader and send all apks back either by Bluetooth or by using stick mount when you are rooted , and restore all data,
For rooting I will give you a link to my post for rooting
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=38195329
I was also a total beginner in rooting but theses steps are very easy , they look very big but are easy to follow
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[Q] Update

Hi all not long had my tablet N 7 first thing i done was unlock and root no sooner put what i needed on when a update come on screen
Question is if i click to do update will i losse all my stuff and have to root again
thanks

Do you mean the ota update? Yes you will lost root but other things will not be wipe. You can use voodoo ota root keeper to backup your root then restore it after update.
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thanks for reply managed to find a thread that stops update popping up
cheers

[Q] Lost root after repair

I had to have my screen repaired last week and they seem to flash new software as standard when returning the phone. Anyway I have lost root access so I can't restore my titanium backup and I can't find a way to root 4.4 apart from this one link on Youtube which is very difficult to understand what the guy is saying and he doesn't post links to help clarify (I'm not allowed to post links as a noob but the video is called How to root nexus 4 running android 4.4 KitKat)]
Are there any suggestion on how I can get my root access back?

Did you unlock the bootloader?
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SMillerNL said:
Did you unlock the bootloader?
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Hi thanks for the response.
I managed to find the brilliant Nexus Root Toolkit from WugFresh. I can't post links but google it. Really easy and automatic for noobs like myself.

[Q] rooting help

Im looking forward to root my gt-i9505 but im a noob when it comes to rooting (kernels bootloaders roms recoverys..)
I have couple of questions
-What is the safest method to root ?
-My phone is bought is Switzerland(not locket to any carriers tho) But when the phone is booting I see the company logo (swisscom to be exact) and I had some apps from that company but when I updated to kitkat the apps where gone. Anything to worry about?
-What about back ups?
-What can go wrong with rooting ?
-Best Roms ( no bugs?)
-Must have root apps?
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Take a look: HERE

If you have this release installed on your phone you can take root following this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2655544
For backup search info about nandroid backup.
Things can go wrong if you don't know what you are doing.

AASonyKK said:
If you have this release installed on your phone you can take root following this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2655544
For backup search info about nandroid backup.
Things can go wrong if you don't know what you are doing.
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Dont confuse the people. He is using a GT-i9505 no a GT-i9500 :silly: