My phone is rooted, I can not retreive the original image through the backup, applying the zip to sdcard failed, OTA update failed.
1. Where can I get the original stock rom?
2. how to I copy it back to my phone with out ereasing all my info i.e. contacts, sms etc
3. after I re-install the original image, to i get the update OTA or any other way.
4. than do I have to re-root it?
your help will be greatly appriciated.
(sorry I am a newbie to android)
original sprint rom is here
ftp://xda:[email protected]/Hero/Official-ROMs/RUU_Hero_C_Sprint_1.29.651.1_signed_release.exe
If u flash ur fone with it u WILL loose all ur info except for contacts if they synced with ur google account. Basically ur fone will become just like u took it out of the box brand new.
Then u will have to do OTA update
Then reroot again
OR u can just install a custom ROM that already has that update (Fresh Rom)
i backed up all my data with a backup program so that should do it, and my contacts are in outlook
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then u should be fine probably, i never used any backup programs so i dont know if it will work for sure.
i really like seeing all the progress in the field, but i have a few questions:
1) what is the kernel, why do we need alternate ones?
2) to flash a rom, so we need s-off or just root?
3) what is a recovery and what are the best "versions" or types?
4) you i lose ota updates if i root? add a recovery?
5) what happens with htcsence.com if i start modifying stuff?
6) i dont want to lose the sence phone app, i think its really good, so if i flash a rom, can i install the sence phone app to it?
thanks
panyan said:
i really like seeing all the progress in the field, but i have a few questions:
1) what is the kernel, why do we need alternate ones?
2) to flash a rom, so we need s-off or just root?
3) what is a recovery and what are the best "versions" or types?
4) you i lose ota updates if i root? add a recovery?
5) what happens with htcsence.com if i start modifying stuff?
6) i dont want to lose the sence phone app, i think its really good, so if i flash a rom, can i install the sence phone app to it?
thanks
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1 -In short the kernel acts as a layer between the hardware and the rest of the software stack. If you want to overclock the CPU then you would need to flash a custom Kernel.
2- You need full root and recovery mode (clockwork recovery for example).. S 0FF is optional but does give you more freedom with you device.
3- Recovery lets you boot into recovery mode and gives you many options...wipe date..reset..permissions..apply a custom rom from your SD Card.....as in put a rom.zip file onto your sdcard and install a new custom rom from recovery...plus other things.... wipe dalvik, cache ect ect..
4- Yes, unless you flash a custom rom (may need goldcard)...A GoldCard is a special SD card which, when inserted into your device, allows you to flash RUU files with a different CID to your own device. For example, if you own a T-Mobile branded device, this will allow you to flash a generic ROM. To create one you need a pc, adb for sdk and a hex editor...wont go into details...would take to long...saying that..once you have a custom rom you wont want to or go back to stock with OTA updates...the Devs put the updates in their custom roms anyway...i-e with the up and coming gingerbread.
5- Not sure, never used it
6- Depends what rom you flash I guess..
For more details join us in the developments forums..
Cheers Rix
what is the difference between wiping the device and not wiping it?
when i had a blackberry i could reinstall the OS without thouching my stuff - is it like that?
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panyan said:
what is the difference between wiping the device and not wiping it?
when i had a blackberry i could reinstall the OS without thouching my stuff - is it like that?
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Not 100% sure, but I installed the leedroid rom on my machine without wiping anything and it touched NONE of my data at all, everything worked perfect afterwards.
I think it is often recommended so that you are doing a pure install, eliminating any issues your data/apps may create, at this early stage people are modding this and that and each one can have an effect on a flash, so if you wipe everything clean, you should stand a chance of a successful install, and the dev has a better chance of being able to provide support if you followed their advice 100%
JUST my opinion of course, your results may vary
I'm not sure a permroot will make you loose the OTA update ability.
If you install a recovery, OK. You won t get OTA updates.
But if you just root, in my opinion, the worse thing that can happen is to loose root-ing, and you'll have to root again. Don't you think so ?
Hello,
I didn't really want to root but I'm seeing a few benefits of rooting but I want to know more info about it if possible..
What are the rists of rooting?
By "Bricking" your phone does this explicitly mean that -- It can't be used/UnRecoverable/Dead?
Can Rooting "Brick" the phone, and what are the chances? What would cause the outcome to brick the phone?
Would I be able to root my x8 with the latest firmware from SE? I have never rooted and my phone is completely factory
Firmware: 2.1-update1
Baseband: M76XX-TSNCJOLYM-53404015
Kernal: 2.6.29
Build Number: 2.1.1.A.0.6
A link to the most trustworthy, and known working x8 rooting app for this phone spec would be nice too [if possible]
This is a part from a guide i am writing:
Root - Get admin access
Your x8 runs android, a linux based os.
On many computer operating systems, the superuser, or root, is a special user account used for system administration. When you buy your phone you dont have admin access, so you have to get.
Why?
Many cool apps require user access and also you will be able to have access to the your phone files.
Is it safe for my phone?(virus and other)
After rooting, an app with the name superuser is installed on your phone which controls the admin access and ask you to give your permition every time an app want admin access.
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So about the brick part....
There are 2 kind of bricked...
Full brick and normal brick
Full brick ---> you will need new phone
Normal brick---> Easy to fix
FULL BRICK:
Phone dont open at all, you can come across it only if you play with thinks as bootloader and other like it. You cant get it from root.
NORMAL BRICK:
Yes, you can come across it if you dont follow the instructions. In this stade phone just keep rebooting on sonyericsson boot logo. To fix it just run pc conpanion from pc and make an update to your phone.
The worse case senario is to lose your contacts if you havent made a buck up and spent some time downloading the update....
Yes you can root last firmware update. I recoment you to use one super one click .exe find it somewhere on xda. It is realy good.
Link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682
After ROOT (an other part of my writing guide)
Moving apps an sd (Need Root Access)- I need more space for apps.
x8 with android 2.1 dont provide you enought space for your apps. So you need an apps that moves apps on sd. This sounds easy but its not. I recomend you to download Link2SD from market. Then you will have to make some changes on your sd card.
xRecovery (Need Root Access)- this is the door for customing your phone's firmware.
xRecovery is something like a boot programme. With it you can buck up everythink from your phone to your Sd card, mount sd card for pc connection without having to boot android, install-replace phone's files, install custom roms, make a factory reset and many others
doing root to your phone makes you have access to all, with it you can delete factory app to clear some space, install xrecovery to be able to install costome roms like minicm6 (2.2.1), and or all other things app2sd, etc....
recomend:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=964223
Just rooted, and my phone seems to have gotten faster! :O It's kind of wierd
New questions:
Does using things like xRecovery hold the risk of a full bricked phone? Installing other OS's is something I would be interested in!
How do I install xRecovery for my x8?
WindNinja said:
Just rooted, and my phone seems to have gotten faster! :O It's kind of wierd
New questions:
Does using things like xRecovery hold the risk of a full bricked phone? Installing other OS's is something I would be interested in!
How do I install xRecovery for my x8?
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Just use FlashTool, it's easy and automatic!
It can flash a new rom to your phone, root, install xrecovery, install JiT, clean (remove apps) and many other useful stuff!
(Just search the forums for it)
WindNinja said:
[*]Does using things like xRecovery hold the risk of a full bricked phone? Installing other OS's is something I would be interested in!
[*]How do I install xRecovery for my x8?
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No full bricked risk with xrecovery... but in any case folow the instructions carefuly
....again part of my guide in progres...
xRecovery (Need Root Access)- this is the door for customing your phone's firmware. Developed by zdzihu (please click his thank button),
xRecovery is a custom recovery (can be run after boot). With it you can buck up everythink from your phone to your Sd card, mount sd card for pc connection without having to boot android, install-replace phone's files, install custom roms, make a factory reset and many others.
Link of a working xrecovery version for x8 (tutorial by zdzihu himshelf):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=878426
You will make me to post is all...
And there is no way your phone go faster from root...
PS after instaling xrecorery , everytime you charge you phone while you have it turned of, it will open to android... (no ofline charge)
xDD Thanks for you help I downloaded flashtool but the xRecovery option was not clickable and it did pick my phone up. So I will try that way now
Also, I don't know why.. It really has just randomly gotten a lot faster It boots faster -- even after the SE animation the launchers load time and all services are loaded faster.. The animations have gotten smoother too ¬_¬ I don't know why.. but the difference is really noticable!
If you want to do something you better learning first. Read the whole thread which talks about. You will find some are succeed some are not. Then you will know what makes the phone going brick and how to fix it. Rooting is about crossing the limit for me. An adventure
Sent from my E15i using XDA App
xdelapan said:
If you want to do something you better learning first. Read the whole thread which talks about. You will find some are succeed some are not. Then you will know what makes the phone going brick and how to fix it. Rooting is about crossing the limit for me. An adventure
Sent from my E15i using XDA App
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It was something which made me anxious but the option to try out custom ROMs is what pushed me over the line
Read carefull the tutorials and guides
Just installed xRecovery ;D
Now if I install a ROM, do I lose access to my current OS installed? or would it sort of "partition" the OS, can installing ROM's brick the phone fully?
WindNinja said:
Just installed xRecovery ;D
Now if I install a ROM, do I lose access to my current OS installed? or would it sort of "partition" the OS, can installing ROM's brick the phone fully?
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Now if I install a ROM, do I lose access to my current OS installed?
ans: YES!
would it sort of "partition" the OS
ans: NO!
can installing ROM's brick the phone fully
ans: NO!
just follow the guides carefully, and you'll be alright.
xrecovery is a safe application don't worry, it won't let you down.
just backup first in case you want to revert back to the original.
WindNinja said:
Just installed xRecovery ;D
Now if I install a ROM, do I lose access to my current OS installed? or would it sort of "partition" the OS, can installing ROM's brick the phone fully?
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...first you have to know some things.
There is not rom that fully works with x8, all of them have bugs.
In most cases radio and camera dont work and you get phone reboots some times.
But as all roms are based on android 2.2+, there are a lot faster than stock rom.
Befor you do anything got to xrecovery and make a buck up in your sd. Even is your phone brick after you install rom, but restoring the buck up ,if you manage to get in xrecovery, it can fix brick.
If you have apps and data that you need in your phone , and want to have the in the custom rom, you have to download titianium buck up and buck up them. BUCK UP ONLY APPS THAT YOU HAVE DOWNLOAD, OTHER APPS FROM STOCK FIRMWARE CAN BRICK YOUR PHONE WHEN YOU RETRIVE THEM ON A COSTUM ROM.
All costum roms, need last version of se firmware on phone. So go to setings>about phone>baseband .If the number ends on 15
you have the latest update, else you will have to update your phone.
(I alwase update with pc companion so i dont know about the other programmes)
If you update you will have to root your phone again and install xrecovery again.
After all this you should have last update se version , rooted , with xrecovery and a buck up in the sd card.
Make a buck up here to.... (Copy the other buck up on your pc just in case you need it. It is locaded on sdcard xrecovery> buckups> the first file.)
Now download the rom you want.
Extract it.
If file is an update.zip just put in on your sd,
Open xrecovery and install update zip.
Else is rom are files
Put the folder on sd card on xrecovery>buckups
Open phone and get on xrecovery.
Go to restore a buck up and chose the rom folder.
Then reboot phone and the rom will be installed. The first time to get into rom it takes 1-5 minites. If phone start rebooting (bricked) ,this hapends all the time, restore the last buck up we made and try a different rom.
When the rom work make a buck up whith xrecovery and put the other on yout pc.
After you manage to install rom download titanium buck up if the rom dont have it stock, and retrive your apps and data.
If phone bricked after you retrive your apps, an app must not be compartible with rom, so retrive tbe buck up of the rom from xrecovery.
WindNinja said:
Just installed xRecovery ;D
Now if I install a ROM, do I lose access to my current OS installed? or would it sort of "partition" the OS, can installing ROM's brick the phone fully?
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you can watch this video to make more idea on how to install New ROM..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPV6Ue5a0Ww
Goodluck
WindNinja said:
Just installed xRecovery ;D
Now if I install a ROM, do I lose access to my current OS installed? or would it sort of "partition" the OS, can installing ROM's brick the phone fully?
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You can use a backup function on xrecovery to backup your current os.
No, you cant brick your phone fully. You can brick it partially,if you brick it, just flash with SEUS.
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Ok, I know this going to get instantly downvoted into oblivion for my incompetence, but can anyone give an idea of what is involved in upgrading my i5800 to froyo?
Samsung UK are being as useful as chocolate teapots with regards to the official update, so I'd like to get some froyo-ey goodness into my handset
Basically, I have a few questions:
What is the best way to backup? Can I create a complete image, so I can restore completely to as it is now if i need to?
Which firmware is best to use? I quite fancy rooting, so I'd like to get a firmware that offers some protection, or an app that can provide a similar thing.
And what software do I need to perform this?
Sorry if this seems a bit "Hurr Durr, red teh other pages plox"...
Cheers
Michael.
1. You can use Titanium Backup for backing up currently installed app.s & data. You will need to root the phone to use this..assuming you're on eclair right now, use the z4root app. to root easily. Additionally, you can also backup data like contacts, sms etc. in Kies.
2. You don't really need to backup & restore entire system image..just note details your current ROM & download it from samfirmware.com in case you need to flash it back. For flashing you will need Odin software.
3. Download any recent European Froyo ROM from samfirmware & flash it with Odin. Use SuperOneClick to root once Froyo is installed.
You will find all the info that you need in the rooting & flashing consolidated thread in dev. forum. Wish you all the best.
Howdy all - been doing a lot of reading about rooting & custom ROM's and am looking for a little bit of clarification.
My Note 3 had MI9 when I got it and I took the OTA to make it MJ7.
I have root working well & paid version of Titanium Backup installed.
I have Safe Strap 3.65 installed as well.
1. For Titanium Backup - I've done app/system backup. I would use that backup if I froze or uninstalled an app and experienced a problem and needed to unfreeze or reinstall a particular app - correct?
2. For Safe Strap - if I install a custom ROM - I am starting over on my phone from scratch, correct? I would need to setup EVERYTHING - accounts, apps, music, ringtones, calendars, wallpapers, the whole nine yards, right? I can't utilize my Titanium backup to restore any of those settings or apps, can I? I'm just trying to figure out the quickest method to get the phone "re-setup" to my liking after a custom rom or reset.
3. Last question - if I wanted to put my phone back to un-rooted and without Safe Strap - say to turn it back into Verizon at some point - would I just need to use the regular download mode (I believe that's also referred to as Odin - or is Odin something else?) and install a stock MJ7 tar to get it back to that state?
Also, I saw a post that had MJ7 tar & modem - I don't need both, right? The tar would include the modem. The modem is available separate if I wanted to install just that modem, on say, MI9 or something.
I think that's all I need. Just want to make sure I'm prepared for whatever I do in the near future. With Titanium Backup - I've got a pretty nicely running de-bloated phone - so don't know that I "need" a custom ROM - but I like to tinker - so I will probably experiment a little depending on what all the available custom roms have in them.
Thanks for helping me clear these things up!