I just wanted to unlock/root my SE Arc and install a nice ROM (I experimented a lot with my DHD about a year ago).
Finding a guide on this was not an easy task. This forum is so full of junk it is practically useless, unless you hang here everyday, and really make sure to catch up with all the stuff that all the "know hows" think is obvious.
After 4h I had just managed to unlock the bootloader and gain root access. Two failed attempts with different ROM's made me go back to stock ROM. I always thought I had a decent ability to understand technical stuff, but appearently not.
Heading over to Cyanogen's forum, and it took me about 5s to find "the one and only guide" to do it all. 5m later it was all done.
Definitely my last visit here.
Why? Oh, because it drowning in junk posted by "know hows".
True dat you should check out the play forum its even worse people don't know how to use the search so instead they create a stupid go nowhere thread. Its actually really pathetic.
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Truth be told, I have the same experience as well. I tried various rom to no avail. Information is all over the place. Finally managed to use T.E.A.M. rom and decided to not try anymore.
But kudos to all the developers. They did put in lots of effort. :thumbup:
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In general terms I have particially agree, but the namaste all in one guide is still in the stickies of this forum. basically what your are saying is you want everyone to do the work for you and you want them to be grateful to you for you using it.
I think xda is a really valuable source for our arcs, if it weren't for xda my arc would be unrooted with se ROM 2.3 and no g apps.
I think the point is just because you couldn't find it after 'hours' of searching just shows you didn't look very hard.
I just found the namaste guide in 15 seconds because its stocked to the top of this thread!
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There is one simple yet very powerful tool you forgot to use.. SEARCH
The amount of people that don't search but ask the same question that has already been answered many times before,or post in the wrong section.
Don't forget we all come here freely and allot of people give of there time and energy freely to make mods, roms, theme,etc.
All anybody needs to do is read the stickies in any section as most if not all the answers are there.
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Well.. i know that if i want to learn the basic things about a phone, i'll check the sticky section...
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Well.. i know that if i want to learn the basic things about a phone, i'll check the sticky section...
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If you read then correctly then you would see that they even tell you how to root, open the bootloader, give you all the available tools to use and the Roms....... What more do you need
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While there are many misplaced threads in General that belong in Q&A,
and that's an increasing headache for us, the sticky threads are very well structured and if someone is willing to READ, he can make a good start.
What many people don't understand is that this is not what we do here:
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I have a cingular 8525, and theres people talking about loading tomtom to there 8525, is the GPS function working on it? seems like there is drivers on here for it? and people trying to get it to work? Anyone can give me any info without me going over 70 pages of peoples comments?
Thank you.....and a Thank you for all the people cooking the ROMS...Lets see at ATT/Cingular ROM with Windows Mobile 6.......
Come on man, just read the last few posts out of the GPS threads and you will know. It does not work yet, the software is there (supposedly) what is needed now is an antenna.
If you're not willing to familiarize yourself with the GPS threads, then please just go out and buy a bluetooth GPS and save everyone some time.
thank you
I expected this response, But allot of people have the same question this just makes it simple......Who wants to carry their brick looking hermes and a brick gps module? NO ONE.... but thnak you for the replies....it is very appreciated
If you can't be bothered to read the threads than any attempt you make at enabling gps is likely to result in a brick. So why bother ask?
Maz
http://maz.net.au/
I think this is a great question as I have been a member of xda for a while now and I don't feel like reading through all 70 pages either simple question why not answer the question without making him feel like a d!ck not working yet man when it does work it will be added to the stickys
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I think this is a great question as I have been a member of xda for a while now and I don't feel like reading through all 70 pages either simple question why not answer the question without making him feel like a d!ck not working yet man when it does work it will be added to the stickys
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Pfff then we would get this question everyday. people should just read the last pages! Or else we get stupid questions every day.
btw. is the proton rom out already?
insanenyc said:
I think this is a great question as I have been a member of xda for a while now and I don't feel like reading through all 70 pages either simple question why not answer the question without making him feel like a d!ck not working yet man when it does work it will be added to the stickys
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With the PM's he sent he deserves me to really let loose at him. But I won't.
so..
Hi, how do I flash my hermes?
why are the roms not on the ftp?
how do i find my arse?
oh no, I've forgotten how to breathe!
Maz
Gentlemen please. You know what I like about XDA-Dev, compared to some other places, is the generally very helpful and polite manner of the posters. Sometimes something can really wind us up and showing a bit of irritation is fine but now we've shown that let's think how we avoid this problem in future.
Firstly if there is already a thread on a subject it should be used to post a relevant question. So a question about GPS should not be in a new thread like this one.
Secondly, I agree with the above poster who said - you only need to read through the last few posts , not all 70 pages, to know roughly what is happening.
Thirdly, you may get away with far more slightly cheeky things if you ask politely and with a measure of humour.
Lastly, as someone above said sometimes it's just easier and more peaceful to give a very short answer to a "cheeky" question whilst perhaps also pointing out that next time the person might do a bit more work to get the answer.
Peace and Love
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"With the PM's he sent he deserves me to really let loose at him. But I won't.
so..
Hi, how do I flash my hermes?
why are the roms not on the ftp?
how do i find my arse?
oh no, I've forgotten how to breathe!"
I can manage to Flash my arse - if that's any help?? Last time I did it though someone gave me a boot up it which made me **** a brick. So I guess you might say I got stuck in bootloader mode and ended up with a brick!!!???
@mikechannon: good point. nice pic. very amusing.
Maz
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You all are right probably... but why are there 3 threads???
And why are there 4 threads about WM6???
Both my favorite subjects, so I always have to read 7 threads...
Yeah I know, I don't have to if I don't want to. But I want!
But still: maybe some more moderating???
Worth a haiku I think.
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Trying to root the Atrix with the SuperOneClick program on a PC (Win7 Ultimate 64 bit, all drivers installed and working) and it repeatedly hangs at "running psneuter" with no obvious reason why. Anyone else have this problem?
Any help greatly appreciated! Thanks.
Yeah... super one crap doesn't work.
And, I refuse to help you on principal. You obviously did zero searching, or you would have seen the answer staring you in the face.
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That's ridiculous because I did search...obviously. How do you think I found the 2 different methods I tried? But, even beyond that:
A) Says in your sig you wrote a n00b guide...what did it say? "Search" over and over?
B) You could have posted a link or done something 98675767865767 times more helpful in the time it took you to be an a$$.
I always thought forums were around for people to ask questions...
Grab your popcorn and find your seats!
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That's strange. I just used Superoneclick this very morning and everything worked ok...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1255548
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That's ridiculous because I did search...obviously. How do you think I found the 2 different methods I tried? But, even beyond that:
A) Says in your sig you wrote a n00b guide...what did it say? "Search" over and over?
B) You could have posted a link or done something 98675767865767 times more helpful in the time it took you to be an a$$.
I always thought forums were around for people to ask questions...
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They are a place to ask question, but they are also meant for people to find answers on their own.
If you look at the top of the forum you are searching, you will see Swift's N00B guide, a beginners how to. Right below that stuck thread is a HOW TO 1 CLICK ROOT thread. Here's a screenshot JIC you don't believe me.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1255548
If it were a snake, it'd have bit ya...
I am sorry he came across as a a$$, but srsly it is very annoying seeing the same 5 questions asked 100's of time a day. There's a reason people get flamed, not just for fun. Sorry you didnt get an answer, but really you did.
Happy XDA'n
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Grab your popcorn and find your seats!
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Thanks for my daily LOL!
andrew.cambridge said:
Grab your popcorn and find your seats!
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I'm getting a pint of Stella!
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Grab your popcorn and find your seats!
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Hilarious, still laughing..
Swiftie ain't like that though, he won't fight. He's a chilled fella.
did you run as windows administrator? right click the batch file or executable and select "run as administrator"
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That's ridiculous because I did search...obviously. How do you think I found the 2 different methods I tried? But, even beyond that:
A) Says in your sig you wrote a n00b guide...what did it say? "Search" over and over?
B) You could have posted a link or done something 98675767865767 times more helpful in the time it took you to be an a$$.
I always thought forums were around for people to ask questions...
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I wonder what sort of research you did as you even posted this question in the wrong section.
The Galaxy S3 has many amazing ROMs. However, none are the same.
So in your opinion what is the greatest based off of fatcs.
Please state:
1. The ROM
2. The Kernel
3. The unique tweaks to your ROM
4. Theme(s) included in the ROM (really only need to state color(s)
5. Special features in your ROM
6. Battery life usually squeezed out of the ROM
Time phone on:
Screen time:
7. Anything you think puts your ROM on top.
Thank you for your opinion.
Judging by all the other threads like this that have been locked why would you think yours would be ok?
Well, what ROM is best is only subjective. A ROM that person A think is good might be a ROM that person B hates and so on.
I use stock and have done so since I bought the phone a few weeks ago. Haven't really bothered myself with flashing a custom firmware. The only thing I have flashed, though, is CF-root 6.4.
Waiting for the lock.
@ mods.....no comment....must.....resist.....the....urge!
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Hi,
nice This is beautiful
veyka said:
Closed, no such thing as a "best" rom, read and try them for yourself.
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This... And he also says this:
veyka said:
On a side note, it's best not to respond to threads that are misplaced or have other issues, but just to report them
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I'm drank... LOL
I do what not to do...
Agree lets stop moan at these posts and report all of them This is the third today of the best rom posts.
Come back XDA you used to be a developers forum .
jje
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I always report them...instantly....it's like being a cyber sniper!
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I always report them...instantly....it's like being a cyber sniper!
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I've been reporting a lot lately.. but must admit I kinda feel like a snitch.. :laugh: but if it saves us from having to read pointless stupid threads like this then F it.. I'll be a snitch
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I've been reporting a lot lately.. but must admit I kinda feel like a snitch.. :laugh: but if it saves us from having to read pointless stupid threads like this then F it.. I'll be a snitch
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I feel the exact same way, I've reported maybe two threads ever and felt dirty afterwards, still though like you say, its better than having to trawl through repepitive posts all day.
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nodstuff said:
I feel the exact same way, I've reported maybe two threads ever and felt dirty afterwards, still though like you say, its better than having to trawl through repepitive posts all day.
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I think the mods greatly appreciate it, especially reporting racist rants, warez and scammers, best anything threads provoke confrontation .....always....simple as....human nature....and adolescent testosterone!
Closed, no such thing as a "best" rom, "greatest" rom, or anything else, just flash them and find out for yourself.
On a side note, as a mod, I like it when people report stuff, seriously, we miss stuff if people don't report it! And we really appreciate it when people hit that report button! It helps keep the forum clean, it helps everyone.
Don't feel bad, reports are always kept in the strictest confidence, so unless you post saying you have reported, no one will know.
Is this possible to port Samsung Galaxy R kernel? This is the same Tegra, but there is 3.1 kernel
Run. Fast.
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Should we tell him? It would be unfair to have a lynching without telling him why.
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I got the bucket of water to put out the flames. In case you haven't realized, this has been covered before MANY MANY times. Please use your search function.
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I certainly hope you guys don't plan on flaming him for this
From what I can see, he is a software developer and is coding that Fallout game for android
so he's not a technical moron, I think it's an honest question
againareku said:
I certainly hope you guys don't plan on flaming him for this
From what I can see, he is a software developer and is coding that Fallout game for android
so he's not a technical moron, I think it's an honest question
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Well...I think dev or not he have to read the threads beafore asking...
from the (m)ATRIX...
Oh man, do I miss the atrix forums!
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againareku said:
I certainly hope you guys don't plan on flaming him for this
From what I can see, he is a software developer and is coding that Fallout game for android
so he's not a technical moron, I think it's an honest question
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What's that got to do with anything? If anything, that makes matters that much worse - if he's so tech-savvy, he should know about using the search function before opening ANY new threads.
well, after use "Search" I've found many threads w/o answer. So I just would like to know why, just ont one, simple answer.
I kind of agree with him, there is the need of a sticky thread that clearly states what and why cannot work, and what instead is needed, and why.
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well, after use "Search" I've found many threads w/o answer. So I just would like to know why, just ont one, simple answer.
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You should know better than that. Opening a new thread when one already exists on the same subject is a big no-no on XDA. Opening a new thread KNOWING one already exists just makes it worse.
Anyway, I'm sure there's a good reason a Galaxy R release doesn't help. The devs have no obligation to explain in great technical detail why this is not possible, if they say this won't work you should be able to trust their expertise and experience on that. If you need solid proof and reason, maybe you could try extracting the drivers and making them work on the Atrix yourself.
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I kind of agree with him, there is the need of a sticky thread that clearly states what and why cannot work, and what instead is needed, and why.
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Like I said above... This is a hobbyist community, everybody here works for free in their spare time. Not necessarily because they are such good people but because they enjoy doing it. (Sharing what they've done is what makes them good people.) Nobody here has any obligations towards others, and IMO it's wrong to ask or demand such things. Be grateful for what you got.
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Like I said above... This is a hobbyist community, everybody here works for free in their spare time. Not necessarily because they are such good people but because they enjoy doing it. (Sharing what they've done is what makes them good people.) Nobody here has any obligations towards others, and IMO it's wrong to ask or demand such things. Be grateful for what you got.
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I am a hobbyist myself. I wasn't demanding. I just exposed the possibility of the need of a summary thread, to avoid all these useless posts. It's an opinion I expressed, sorry if it sounded differently. I am very grateful.
I am a PC gamer. Since I got the S4, this is the first game I have played, and I love it. It's so additive, kinda challenging too. Please post your Flappy Bird highest score here. (No mods/tricks/cheats in Gods name)
A screenshot with status bar visible is must, otherwise it didn't happen
I know I am bad
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This topic is for FUN. I hope XDA members still know what that is :laugh:
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I am a PC gamer. Since I got the S4, this is the first game I have played, and I love it. It's so additive, kinda challenging too. Please post your Flappy Bird highest score here. (No mods/tricks/cheats in Gods name)
A screenshot with status bar visible is must, otherwise it didn't happen
I know I am bad
This topic is for FUN. I hope XDA members still know what that is :laugh:
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Try posting in themes or general not Q&A :cyclops: :laugh:
Yes we know what fun is however this is not appropriate for a q&a section of any device forum. These are for help and or development.
Thread closed...
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Thread isn't closed.....
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Thread isn't closed.....
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Just waiting for a "REAL" moderator to come along hahahaha?
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ranger4740 said:
Yes we know what fun is however this is not appropriate for a q&a section of any device forum. These are for help and or development.
Thread closed...
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Wow, undoubtedly human race is coming to an end. And please flatter yourself when you claim you know what fun is.
Q&A section is NOT for development, get your facts straight.
Besides, you are just a simple user like, so when you say 'thread closed' it sounds like this .... :laugh:
I didn't ask any robots to come here, come if you have any human part left.
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Wow, undoubtedly human race is coming to an end. And please flatter yourself when you claim you know what fun is.
Q&A section is NOT for development, get your facts straight.
Besides, you are just a simple user like, so when you say 'thread closed' it sounds like this .... :laugh:
I didn't ask any robots to come here, come if you have any human part left.
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Oh really a simple user hey, have a look at all the threads and posts over the past 3 years from me and see how many people I've help get out of the **** because they don't know what they are doing.
Q&a threads are not for this rubbish OK have a think about it. It's not even device related either and what part of it are you asking a question. Wow you really are just silly. Wake up to yourself!
Oh and btw my development work has never been published it's only ever been for my private usage so unless you know who your actually talking too don't make assumptions.
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ranger4740 said:
Oh and btw my development work has never been published it's only ever been for my private usage so unless you know who your actually talking too don't make assumptions.
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This is not assumption, you are 12 or 15. Proof : First three lines of that jibber-jabber you posted.
Go to bed, it's already midnight :laugh:
There really is no need for this thread anywhere but in the Off Topic Forums....and the unneeded posting is just that; when a simple report could of been done to get the real Moderators attention.
But never the less, Thread Closed & Game Over......