Hello Newcomers and welcome to XDA, first of all. I created This thread for easing you all especially newbies and get used to XDA as fast as possible and also share my experience too along with it
In this thread, i will attach few zipped files containing PDF Tutorial which includes:
[BEGINNER]
*Necessary Knowledge needed to be learnt by Newbies - DONE
*Rooting Guide - DONE
*General Guide for Recovery & Flashing/Instalation of Custom ROM - DONE
[INTERMEDIATE]
*Unlocking Bootloader - DONE
*General Installation of Custom ULBL Kernels and ROMs - DONE
[XPERIENCED]
*Relocking Bootloader And Restore - DONE. Tested
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For experienced relocked users: THANK YOU
Why did i divide into three categories: Beginner, Intermediate, Experienced? Actually, i'm not doing this for fun like in Game Level. It's in order to keep your phone works safe and functioning normally in your daily life. If the person took his/her steps too early, doesn't know what he/she is doing or doesn't know what's going to happen next, mistakes could be easily made and he/she might face consequences of bricking the phone.
In order to tweak/play safe with your phone, the guide PDFs will inform you about necessary knowledge needed to be learnt in certain level step by step. I don't mind you learn quickly, but if you done anything wrong to phone, Sorry alright because i'm not gonna be responsible to your actions to your device. so In your own Risk
If you have doubts, feel free PM me or other ROM developers.
For Newbies, About the files, pls be patient alright If Can, please recommend other X10 newcomers/juniors who came here recently, for preventing them from bricking their phones]
Specially Thanks to:
DooMLoRD for providing awesome, trusted fixed flashtool
Azuzu for Rooting/Flashing Link And Flashtool
Zdzihu for his Xrecovery
Championswimmer for allowing me continue writing Relocking Guide using AOKP .if not, i couldn't continue post result here
X10Forever for allowing me continue writing Relocking Guide using MoKee OS .if not, i couldn't continue post result here
alzbac for allowing me to used DonutHD Locked Bootloaded ROM as reference to install Custom ROMs
Without their help, i can't write these Also thank you for all of you, for reading this too Very Much Appreciated.
Necessary Tools For Rooting/Flashing X10 [Trusted]
Necessary Computer Application Tools to be accompanied with PDF guides.
1)- FlashTool_0.2.9.1-GBready_root_xRec Flashtool Click Here and Extract into a folder for easing your job alright(thanks them too )
Source of thread video tutorial and tools:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1196421
-[Optional](My Customised/Added Flashtool): Coming Soon. Will Be Uploaded In Mediafire or somewhere
2)-X10 USB Cable for Computer and Phone
3)-Sony PCC Companion (May be needed for updating to Version 2.3.3Official if you haven't updated to 2.3.3yet)
PDF GUIDE COMING SOON...Pls Be patient alright
Whitefang
[BEGINNER]
[BEGINNER - COMPLETED]
3 PDF Files available. Each Related To Previous File. I zipped it So just get 7Zip Manager for extracting, and good for future unzipping different formats too.
Attachments Down Here [Beginner 1 Of 3] - Necessary Knowledge needed to be learnt by Newbies
- View attachment 1131771
[Beginner 2 Of 3] - Rooting Guide (TRUSTED)
- View attachment 1131979
[Beginner 3 Of 3] - General Guide for Recovery & Flashing/Installation of Custom ROM
- View attachment 1136084
Feel free give comments/suggestions for further improvements Much Appreciated
whitefang
[intermediate]
[INTERMEDIATE - COMPLETED]
Intermediate Definition: Full-Fledged LB Custom ROMs User, have wide knowledge about rooting, flashing, unlocking bootloader, Custom Kernels and Custom ROMs
Attachments Down Here [Intermediate 1 Of 2] - Unlocking Bootloader Guide
- View attachment 1131845
[Intermediate 2 Of 2] - General Installation Guide of Custom ULBL Kernels and ROMs
- View attachment 1142417
Tools For Identifying SIMLOCK Certificate/Unlocking Bootloader X10:
- S1TOOL.7z (Identifying Tool For SIMLOCK CERTIFICATE: SEMC/SETOOL2/NONE)(extract its content in specific folder)
Source of thread link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1259617
- QSD8250.7z (Unlocking Bootloader Tool) (extract its content in specific folder)
Source of thread link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1253277
UPDATED: EXTRA HELP TIPS:
- If Ya wish to get Stock 3.0.1.G.0.75 Firmwares without re-Updating via PCC but via flashtool, visit this X10 Stock Firmware Collection thread by Senior THeLogiC (thanks him too ) Many Region's Versions are available Enjoy Flashing
[Xperienced]
[XPERIENCED - COMPLETED]
Xperienced Definition: Have Wide knowledge of Unlocking Bootloader, Flashing Custom UB Kernels, and Custom ROMs.
But another distinctive characteristics among users [Not Me alright, i'm just lucky ] that is able to Analyse Cause of Problem of rebooting and restoring locked bootloaders' ROM safe and sound. Execute Absolute Restoring methods for Relocking + Restoring Locked Bootloaders ROM. In other words, he/she may unlock /relock bootloader/restoring as he/she wants.
Lol Okay, okay..Here's it
There will be only 1 File for now..Excluded One. Those who have already unlocked their ROMs, pls read this carefully. Relocking bootloaders Steps may vary due to flashing which ROMs. Relocking is simple, but restoring original data won't be easy, may brick your phone. [Serious Mode]I survived twice
1)Relocking Bootloader And Restore - DONE. Successfully Tested On few ROMs. . Different ROMs might lead to different pathway for relocking
Attachments Down Here
[Xperienced 1 of 1] - Relocking Bootloader And Restore
- View attachment 1206116
- [NEEDED] 3.0.1.G.0.75 KERNEL + BASEBAND
- [NEEDED] Senior champ's KCernel V3 thread and download link
EXTRA: COMMON Q&A has been added in Final Section. ENJOY EVERYONE Good Luck And Enjoy Flashing
nice thread
awesome work
Nice work buddy, this is certainly going to help alot of people.
Sent from my Desire HD using xda premium
Nice work
very cool work... thanks.
thanks
good work
Mr
Hi Whitefang, thanks for a clear read just what I needed. Thank great work
Flashing Kernels
Hi. Thanks again for work, i have a question. If i flash any custom kernel how do i get back to stock kernel? I'm on Donut HD 2.2.7 no updates on stock kernel now.
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Hi. Thanks again for work, i have a question. If i flash any custom kernel how do i get back to stock kernel? I'm on Donut HD 2.2.7 no updates on stock kernel now.
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If you search for 'x10 stock kernel' you should find a stock kernel with xrecovery. I found it a month ago, just don't remember where.
-Jaramie
from my X10S on DooMKernel 6 @ 1113mhz
Bravo , bagus !
Hi , You Work is very usefull to those newbie like me , THanks you for made this kind of PDF !
Nice idea @whitefang
Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda app-developers app
This is so helpful I am definatley lloking forward to relocking bootloader guide as I'm waiting to unlock and a bit more stable ics but now we have camera anyways thabks whitefanf
sent from my x10 using xda premium
Long waited??!! It"s finally here the final piece - xperienced
Hello again everyone especially those who are looking forward for the last piece of PDF tutorial Guide - Relocking Bootloader And Restore It's finally done. Thank you for all your supports and motivation for helping us completing it.
Modified in Post #5 and changed title "Experienced" into "Xperienced"
Enjoy reading and make sure follow instruction and precaution properly alright everyone
HAve a nice day. And Seeyou again. I hoped that you all can recommend this thread to all fresh X10 newbies in futures. Cheers and many thanks
Whitefang
HELPP!!
hey all,, im newbies here and this is my frst post.. im not sure wat is wrong but seemly i followed all the instruction given in (unlock bootloader).. but the qsd8250_semc suddenly close by it self without show any result after i press any key.. later that, i do a cnfirmation at s1tool and it seems like it is not successfull unlocked.. because its still R4A024.. pls guys.. help me.. i've facing this hole day.. feel tired already..:crying:
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hey all,, im newbies here and this is my frst post.. im not sure wat is wrong but seemly i followed all the instruction given in (unlock bootloader).. but the qsd8250_semc suddenly close by it self without show any result after i press any key.. later that, i do a cnfirmation at s1tool and it seems like it is not successfull unlocked.. because its still R4A024.. pls guys.. help me.. i've facing this hole day.. feel tired already..:crying:
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Try reinatalling your drivers:/
Sent from my X10S using xda premium
Relocking Bootloader oopsee
Mr, Whitefang, I made a little.. mistake, if you could call it that.. I had a buggy rom and wanted to reflash it, and without properly checking what rom i selected, I accidently selected the "X10_V1_BLRelock.ftf" in the menu, connected my phone, then realized I had just relocked the Bootloader..
The phone still starts up normally with custom Kernel and all, but I cant re-unlock it..
What on earth do I do?
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Soo, I flashed it with the Kernel + baseband ftf file. and it started up normally.. I believe I might be able to unlock the BL again.. Im lucky I survived it...
Great guide.. Helped me unlock the BL in the first place...
Great guides, something I was looking for for a while now.
First problem (I'm a newbie), I was at Beginner 2 of 3 and at step 7, but the boot logo is stuck. But I did exactly what you told me to do. And I had the exact specs you defined. What should I do? I can't find a stock rom ftf because they're all down
Edit: Fixed it
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Hello People,
Let me begin by stating that I am very very new to Android rooting and custom roms (actually, this is my first time ).
I have a SGS2 i9100G. I have attached the screenshot of my phone software details. I have searched on the internet and XDA but am unable to find or maybe understand how to root my device and install CyanogenMod 10 (JB 4.1). Whenever I reach a post which seems like the way to root my device, it talks about firmwares and modems which are different than what my phone has.
I would be very very greatful if someone can sort this for me and provide some links and steps on how can I successfully root my phone and install CM10 (JB 4.1). Thanks a lot already as I know people will start replying in no time
Cheers
Sorry. I think I posted this question in the wrong forum. Please delete it. I am posting it in Q&A.
Sorry, Again. :angel:
HI all , i lunched this thread after weeks of googling and usless search for a new stock or custom rom to update my phone (samsung sgh-i857 doubletime) it's a dual screen phone with querty built-in keyboard it's from at&t and it is stuck on android 2.2.2, i'm very sad that they and after years from lunching it didn't back it up with a single soft update -_- ... and i know that there are users who bought this phone like me and seek help.. i know that it's not this easy but if you are a devloper help us by creating a custom rom for it ....if you are a user of this phone please support this thread by commenting so we can get an update for it :good: ps: i attached informations for it's cpu
Hello good sir, I like you am a noobish Doubletime user who is struggling to update it to Gingerbread. So far I have been somewhat able to use the Cyanogenmod source code and I have built a CWM Recovery for the device but that seems to have hard bricked it... I ordered a new one off ebay for $15 and I'm ready to start cooking. You have my support!
Just an update.
I have a plan I have on how to get this runnin.
1. Port CWM to the DoubleTime through Cyanogemod 6.
2. Get a working version of Cyanogenmod 6 working on the DoubleTime to hopefully free up some space.
3. Find if Gingerbread can run on Froyos kernel.
From there I'll either be building a GingerBread compatable kernel or Cyanogenmod 7 depending on compatability. Any advice or help would be very appreciated.
Being new to ROM building I'm a little lost and hesitant on flashing things but here's what I know so far.
The DoubleTime uses a Qualcomm MSM7230 same as the HTC Vision. I forked it's Github respiratory and I'll be using it as a base as recommended by the Cyanogenmod porting guide.
The partitions sizes (as a accurately as I can estimate them) are:
/cache=21.05MB
/data=176.65MB
/system=194.38MB
I may need to know the recovery partition size but I'm not sure how to find that out.
I have the recovery.img and the boot.img as well as the zImage. So as soon as the repo sync is done I'll be on my way.
I'm back again today with somewhat mixed news, I can find most of the partitions and their names (I've learned a lot today) but I can not seem to find the boot, recovery or ramdisk partitions. I'm already boggled by the what seems to be unconventional naming setup for partitions. Put all of my "notes" in a text docement in the attachments section. Any help with this is very appertiated. I can type and post anything into the ADB shell you need me too.
I'm beginning to feel like I'm talking to myself, I probably am...
Upon reading forum rules and such it has come to my attension that this is the wrong forum for this kind of thread, So I have made a new thread in the Miscellaneous Android Developement Forum that will hopefully be more useful at getting more proffesional and opinionated help.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2651728
Hello there!
I've noticed the resources for us using the ZE500CL variant of the ZenFone 2 line of phones are few and far between, so I decided to make this list of methods I personally tested for rooting, unlocking the bootloader and temporarily flashing TWRP (tethered recovery).
I apologize in advance if I'm breaking any forum rules, but I'll make sure to credit everyone who's guides and files I'll be presenting here. I am only posting this to help fellow ZE500CL owners in finding all the necessary tools and methods for various things they need. None of the tools and guides below are my work, all credit goes to their original creators.
I'll update this when I test more things, so keep an eye on this post in the future
NEW: Untethered (permanent) TWRP! You can find it here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone2/general/guide-twrp-2-8-7-0-custom-recovery-t3328155
Root
Both methods worked for me, but I'd still recommend the second method in combination with temporary (tethered) TWRP in the last guide. Credit: @Chinaphonearena
Guide:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone2/general/root-newbie-root-instructions-zenfone-2-t3114063/post60872347
Unlock Bootloader
Please note: Only do this is you're absolutely sure you know what you're doing. Your warranty will be void and you will not receive further OTA updates. There are also NO CUSTOM ROMS for this phone. I am not responsible for damage to your device.
So, we've finally officially got the Bootloader Unlock tool from ASUS. It was uploaded in the "Driver & Tools" section on the ASUS ZenFone 2 ZE500CL official page just yesterday (I've checked it two days ago, it wasn't there, so it was most likely yesterday). I've got the information from this ZenFone 2 ZE500CL ZenTalk Forum post. I tried it, and it worked perfectly!
You can download it from here:
ZenFone 2 (ZE500CL) - Support
Temporary (Tethered) TWRP
This works like a charm tethered, but I didn't try flashing it. When I find one that works, I'll update this post with new information. If any of you find one before me, please notify me This one was, after all, not built specifically for the ZE500CL. Credit: @TheSSJ
Guide:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone2/development/alpha-tethered-twrp-asus-zenfone-2-t3123532/post61076508
Xposed Framework
I've attempted this one, and it worked. Use the tethered TWRP to flash, and be sure your phone is rooted and has BusyBox installed. Credit: @ansebovi
Guide:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone2/general/guide-to-install-xposed-installer-t3116476
I hope this was helpful. Again, the only intention of this post was to help out fellow ZE500CL users, since it's hard to find necessary tools for this device.
Thanks to all the wonderful people of XDA for working on the projects and helping out in the forums!
Hello, after owning this phone for around 3 days, I decided to unlock the bootloader, and flash TWRP. The biggest problem is that I had never owned a device similar to this, so I was new to ADB, MiFlash, and all those other different things. I've been looking a lot online, trying to find a great tutorial, and I finally found one that I believe will help a lot of Kate users. Let me start off by saying that I don't take ANY credit for this whatsoever. I found this tutorial on Xiaomi.eu forums, and I had to look very hard. That's why I am sharing it with you.
All credits go to t-ryder @ xiaomi.eu forums. His tutorial was the one that helped me successfully unlock my phones bootloader and install TWRP.
What you will need is the file that he provided which can be found here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1cyJDH0uIykTGpOMUY1N2pENVE/view . This file contains MiFlash, ADB tools, fastboot rom, TWRP, and the file required to unlock the device. Inside, there is a .pdf file that if you follow carefully like I did, you will have an unlocked bootloader.
I am personally running Xiaomi.eu ROM now, but I am planning on trying some kenzo roms later. The most important thing is to make backups.
The tutorial is step by step, so you should have no issues. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me, I will help you as much as possible.
Hope this has helped you.
EDIT: This is his original post https://xiaomi.eu/community/threads...unlock-redmi-note-3-se-kate-bootloader.36255/
Thank you
Perfect! Thank you to help me find my way through the XRN3 Kate jungle !
odav said:
Perfect! Thank you to help me find my way through the XRN3 Kate jungle !
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I guess the same as here: http://forum.frandroid.com/topic/24...xiaomieu-mi-globe-cm/?page=68#comment-3709384
It's in French, open it with Chrome (for translation), posted by Kuan (click revealed hidden content). I did it few days ago for my wife phone (kate) and worked well.
However, I guess it's better because we don't have to deal with fastboot rom.
I tried it over 2 times.But not become successful
Hey Guys ,
I am making this thread to share you guys the method to Port MTK roms to your device .I have tested this on mt65xx series and it works FINE .
Many of my friends stopped mtk development and i think its time for new guys to start their work to keep the community growing on XDA apart from fb groups. :highfive:
IMPORTANT :TRY THIS ONLY IF YOU KNOW HOW TO RECOVER FROM BOOTLOOP AND BRICKS.And Ofcourse Try these at Your Own risks beacuse No one will Take Any Responsibility if Anything Happens to You Or Your Device or If you fail your Exams or If you Lost your Job or whatever
FOR PORTING BOOT.IMG YOU NEED ANDROID KITCHEN SOFTWARE , I WILL ALSO GUIDE YOU HOW TO INSTALL IT So Lets Begin.
1.Install android kitchen On windows PC :angel:
(For porting boot.img ,skip this if you are porting same kind of rom so you can copy the orginal boot without modifying!, read bottom for more info)
Youtube LInk In case if you need : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SZpOluF7lg&t=9s
2.PORTING BOOT.IMG
(For porting boot.img ,skip this if you are porting same kind of rom so you can copy the orginal boot without modifying!, read bottom for more info)
Youtube Link Incase if you need : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8W6QI6GbNw&t=20s
3. How to port SYSTEM FOLDER /THE ROM (FINAL STEP IN BOOTING)
LINK TO VIDEO INCASE YOU NEEDED :https://youtu.be/_omTFoh1Y3c
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