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new to vibrant switched from evo

hi i just bought myself a brand new vibrant and switched back to tmobile from spriny n got rid of my evo i loved my evo but sprintys customer service sucked and i had problems with the evo .i have had lots of android phones and i am loving the vibrant so far i just want to sday hello and ask a few questions . what is the best method of rooting i have noticed there a few methods for the vibrant . i wna have full root with nand unlock so i CAN FLASH CUSTOM ROMS N KERNELS . another question is what is the best rom in ur opionion as far as speed and stability ? is there a cyanmod 6 for the vibrant ? or a froyo rom with all features working ? thanks in advance i appreciate it

I used the earliest root available (the one involving the update.zip) and that was incredibly easy. To answer your other questions, there aren't many ROMs out now. You can use Vibrant4 Eclair which I've heard works really well, but I'm still using stock. Cyan is in development and should be out soon. If you are desperate for Froyo you could try one of the builds originally for the European Galaxy X, but not everything works on that build.
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vinnydakid said:
I used the earliest root available (the one involving the update.zip) and that was incredibly easy. To answer your other questions, there aren't many ROMs out now. You can use Vibrant4 Eclair which I've heard works really well, but I'm still using stock. Cyan is in development and should be out soon. If you are desperate for Froyo you could try one of the builds originally for the European Galaxy X, but not everything works on that build.
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ok thank u . im gna root rite now thanks

New to Galaxy Series

Hello good ppl(lol) i am new to galaxy s2,my previous phones were Nexus one and Nexus S both vanilla phone so within two days ill get my Galaxy s2. So i am new to galaxy series and if u ppl can help me out with unlocking and rooting the device i will be reallly thankfull and please tell me step by step

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1103399
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
read.follow instructions.

Just like the above poster said or if you want it the easy way, flash litening rom and your device will be instantly rooted, has the latest firmware and with some performance tweaks.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=14120285&postcount=1 - Litening Rom
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1064978 - for unlocking your phone!
Good Luck with your new phone =) It s awesome!

Thanks a lot for the help
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Foxdraed said:
Just like the above poster said or if you want it the easy way, flash litening rom and your device will be instantly rooted, has the latest firmware and with some performance tweaks.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=14120285&postcount=1 - Litening Rom
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1064978 - for unlocking your phone!
Good Luck with your new phone =) It s awesome!
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He just wants to root his phone. You really shouldnt be pushing custom roms at him.
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i am newbie two to root mi galaxy with this room
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=14120285&postcount=1
uses the step and that's it ?

Close thread.

Help needed

Hi there guys/girls,
I have just joined the SGS2 crew after moving from my Atrix and need help rooting my phone.
My phone is a UK 3 Samsung Galaxy S2 (it has the annoying 3 bootlogo and 3 apps in the phone).
Having had a look on the forums i'm confused in regards to what steps to take.
Can anyone tell me what is the easiest way to root?
Do I have to follow specific steps as my phone is a network branded handset?
About my phone:
Android Version - 2.3.3
Baseband - I9100NEKD5
Kernel Version -
2.6.35.7-I9100XWKE1-CL181974
[email protected]#2
Build number - GINGERBREAD.XWKE1
The first person that can give me a noobs guide which results in my phone being successfuly rooted will get a drink from me.
Thanks in advance,
Ron

Have a read here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1126522
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Hi there,
Thanks for the reply but i'm confused in regards to which files I need to use specifically for my phone.
Also how can I flash the default unlocked SGS2 rom (the one without the crappy network branding)?
Please explain in noobs terms as I am not familiar with odin whatsoever.
Thanks again
Ron

I have FINALLY managed to flash the stock samsung unlocked rom and root my phone!
WOW what a long ass procedure.... I had become to used to using tools like gingerbreak which had made me rusty in terms of modding but got there in the end.

You thought it was a long procedure? Took me like 30 seconds after installing Odin. Glad you finally got it rooted though.
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ronak47 said:
I have FINALLY managed to flash the stock samsung unlocked rom and root my phone!
WOW what a long ass procedure.... I had become to used to using tools like gingerbreak which had made me rusty in terms of modding but got there in the end.
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It's one of those things that becomes routine once you've done it a few times. I even remember following a guide to flash a ROM via a custom recovery and thinking this it pretty complicated, now it all seems so simple

New OTA Xoom Update, but my xoom is rooted, what to do?

I keep getting prompted to download the new OTA update but I have a rooted custom rom (tiamat 1.4.4) can i download it anywya?

I have the same problem. I think I have to follow this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1079504 guide but i'm too lazy/scared to try right now. I might just wait for 4.0 and then see.

DeeJayCruiser said:
I keep getting prompted to download the new OTA update but I have a rooted custom rom (tiamat 1.4.4) can i download it anywya?
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Question - If you are rooted this is a no brainer. YOU JUST SAY NO... what ever they are offering you has probably been in the forum as a rom for quite some time. If they are offering you an update it probably means you are running an older rooted rom. Just update to the new rooted one in the development section.

DeeJayCruiser said:
I keep getting prompted to download the new OTA update but I have a rooted custom rom (tiamat 1.4.4) can i download it anywya?
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You could download it but I wouldn't recommend it. Best case scenario is you would just loose root. worse case is it won't boot (soft bricked) after install because it's not upgrading a "stock" phone. Pretty sure you will just loose root as tiamat 1.4.4 is not really a true full rom it's just a kernel.
Anyways I recommend you follow the instructions at
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1074979to put on the "right" clockworkmod recovery. and then put on The HammerHead Rom (which is based on 3.2) at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1203635 the Hammerhead rom runs perfect for me (and most everyone else). Then put on the 3.2 Overclocked Kernel at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1200063
I was basically in your situation and I got all that done and all my 100+ apps reinstalled (using Titanium Pro) and basically everything set back up in about 2.5 hours.

Honestly how much research is done prior to rooting or do some of you just root for the hell of it. This is why there are so many I may of bricked my device threads......
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playya said:
Honestly how much research is done prior to rooting or do some of you just root for the hell of it. This is why there are so many I may of bricked my device threads......
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Easy, killer. Guy is probably just double checking.

playya said:
Honestly how much research is done prior to rooting or do some of you just root for the hell of it. This is why there are so many I may of bricked my device threads......
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I feel ya playaa... I used to be one of those folks. I did minimal research and just wanted to root to hack a videogame... Then i realized all the wonderful benefits of rooting and roms and spend hours reading new topics on development... But i still have friends that all ask me silly questions all day and one even ugraded ota on their g2 and lost root.. Now they have ginger 2.3.2 i thi k and that cannot be rooted last i checked. I do wonder why people do the minimal searching... I took the time to learn this stuff so why can they... It does get frustrating
Sorry. Not trying toput the OP down.. I mean we all start somewhere, but google and search feature are huge helps =)

can someone answer a few questions about this phone??

hey.. i been rooting and flashing for 3 years strong.. im with sprint so i had the og evo.. the evo 3d.. the evo 3g lte.. galaxy s4.. galaxy s4.. now have the htc one.. and im always rooting peoples phone around me.. since i been been rooting phones i never rooted a motorola phone.. i here they can be a pain in the a$$!!? i have a friend that has this phone and i want to root it for him.. is this phone worth rooting or is it super hard... i looked and dont seem to have much for roms.. can somwone link me to the info on how i would go about unlocking and rooting this badboy.. also what rom is the most stable i could flash for him? or should i not root this phone and just wait till he get something new.. sorry for all the questions.. thanks!

To root it depends on which ota you are running. The latest one (I can't remember which) is not root friendly and is a pain to install custom ROMs on. I recommend liquid smooth 2.9. I've been using it for a week and its the best 4.2 ROM currently. You can also try 4.3 but I don't think its too stable yet. Double check which version you are currently running on the phone so more knowledgeable people can help you.
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P.Mobile said:
hey.. i been rooting and flashing for 3 years strong.. im with sprint so i had the og evo.. the evo 3d.. the evo 3g lte.. galaxy s4.. galaxy s4.. now have the htc one.. and im always rooting peoples phone around me.. since i been been rooting phones i never rooted a motorola phone.. i here they can be a pain in the a$$!!? i have a friend that has this phone and i want to root it for him.. is this phone worth rooting or is it super hard... i looked and dont seem to have much for roms.. can somwone link me to the info on how i would go about unlocking and rooting this badboy.. also what rom is the most stable i could flash for him? or should i not root this phone and just wait till he get something new.. sorry for all the questions.. thanks!
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Is the build date 5/2013?
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where do you see the build date?

arman3986 said:
where do you see the build date?
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Settings>about phone> last item
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well in spanish it says " fecha de la version ", the translation is like " version date ", i meant the build date of the device, thanks anyways.

arman3986 said:
well in spanish it says " fecha de la version ", the translation is like " version date ", i meant the build date of the device, thanks anyways.
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Ummmm OK... well I was just wanting to know to determine if the device in question was unlockable and which root method to direct him to... I'm unsure there is a way to see when the device was actually made short of taking it apart and looking at the sticker/stamp on the logic board...
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This phone has an abundance of custom ROMs:
CM10.1-10.2
Carbon
PACman
Liquidsmooth
Eclipse
And tons more, definatley worth it.
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arman3986 said:
well in spanish it says " fecha de la version ", the translation is like " version date ", i meant the build date of the device, thanks anyways.
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This is the information we need to know to determine if he can unlock, or not.