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I read and searched a lot on the forum before posting this.
1/ Why is there 1000 methods to flash a ROM?
2/ Do I need to do a partition in all cases?
3/ Is there a ROM for 32A that adds multi touch to my device?
4/ Might be a lot to ask but why is there no PROPER tutorial on how to install a ROM?
5/ Can I brick my phone?
Thanks for your time.

This is not a development question. This belongs in the Q&A section. Read the stickies. From those stickies, you would also see a Hacking Wiki for the sapphire.
Read that.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=538979

cizake said:
I read and searched a lot on the forum before posting this.
1/ Why is there 1000 methods to flash a ROM?
2/ Do I need to do a partition in all cases?
3/ Is there a ROM for 32A that adds multi touch to my device?
4/ Might be a lot to ask but why is there no PROPER tutorial on how to install a ROM?
5/ Can I brick my phone?
Thanks for your time.
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I have found out using the forums that 32A do not support multitouch.

WebghostDK said:
I have found out using the forums that 32A do not support multitouch.
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Yes they do.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=568032, for example.

WebghostDK said:
I have found out using the forums that 32A do not support multitouch.
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I use MyHero 1.1.3 (32A with BFS 303 kernel) and multitouch DOES work. But it needs to be supported by the software, works great in the browser for example.

Ok good to know, i was not quite sure about it

cizake said:
I read and searched a lot on the forum before posting this.
1/ Why is there 1000 methods to flash a ROM?
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Erm .. there's only one way to flash a rom ..
- Download rom and copy it to the sd card root folder
- Boot into recovery
- Do a nandroid backup
- wipe
- Flash the new rom
- reboot
4/ Might be a lot to ask but why is there no PROPER tutorial on how to install a ROM?
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Look at the link in my signature, has all the detail an Android newbie needs.
Also check the Sapphire hacking wiki as bcrook mentioned above.
And use the forum search button!

st0kes said:
Erm .. there's only one way to flash a rom ..
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Thats what I was thinking too
and my fav question out of the list:
Can I brick my phone?
Let me answer this one... from your list of questions I find it hard to believe you even know what "brick" means (no offense) but you should NOT even attempt to change anything about your phone except for whats in the menu>settings>sounds/display area
and I'll say it again no offense but people like this that have no idea what their doing is why the companies are so against us gaining root access because yeah theres some of us that understand what we are doing and the concept of linux but then you have these people that have NO CLUE then screw their phones up and guess who they call... not the dev, but the company crying about how they need a new phone...
Bottom line is if you dont know what you doing, DONT DO IT!

cizake said:
I read and searched a lot on the forum before posting this.
5/ Can I brick my phone?
Thanks for your time.
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if you are asking this question, yes you will brick your phone

[Q]need orientation about this phone thanks

Hi, I have a friend that have this phone, and is still like it came from fabric. can some of you please point me to some guides about rooting, and maybe some stable 2.3.x rom ? thanks .

Look up this one
or try the other pinned ones in the Development section
Good luck.

Shiki~ said:
Look up this one
or try the other pinned ones in the Development section
Good luck.
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thanks. but still looking for a more detailed comment about the roms for this device.

you want to know something about .......... what?
read 1st posts & changelogs or make your questions more precise

smg72523889 said:
you want to know something about .......... what?
read 1st posts & changelogs or make your questions more precise
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well for example I would like to know the opinion about users with this phone, which rom are they using, what rom they found stable to daily use.

Few questions about customization

Firs of all, excuse me for my english..
Hi, my Nexus 4 is coming (Hallelujah)...
So I have around 2 weeks to find more informations about customizing the Nexus 4.. the only thing which is interesting me (for the moment..) is to customize the Navigation Bar (waste of place ^^).
I found this which look awesome, called "PIE" : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2020336
But I heard about modifying a lot of other things, such as bootloader, kernel etc... but I don't know a lot about these things... it's worth it for me to learn ? if yes, why ? I realy want a stable thing
By the way, what happen if I brick my Nexus 4 ? Google would say me to put my **** in my ass ?
Is there somewhere in the forum a good guide which say "what to do" with the Nexus 4 ?
Thanks !

RaphaelH1427 said:
By the way, what happen if I brick my Nexus 4 ? Google would say me to put my **** in my ass ?
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Bahahaha! Best thing I've read all day.
It is very worth it to learn. The only ways to get a true hard brick that I know of are a) hardware failure, b) corrupted/improperly flashed bootloader c) corrupted/improperly flashed modem.
Avoid b and c and you'll be OK.
Pie comes with the newer builds of ParanoidAndroid. A less developed version of it is built into LMT Launcher. Both are great.

estallings15 said:
Avoid b and c and you'll be OK.
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Thanks you very much for your reply, but what do you mean by "b and c" ? ^^
Edit: ahh ok sorry
I would delete this message, but it looks like I can't, so why the EDIT/DELETE button ?! xD

RaphaelH1427 said:
Thanks you very much for your reply, but what do you mean by "b and c" ? ^^
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If your reading comprehension in English is that bad, maybe you should hold off on rooting your phone, unless you find guides in your native language. I'm being serious. Make SURE you understand the steps in the guides you follow. Don't just jump in blindly.
I listed three things that could cause a hard brick and labeled them "a," "b" and "c."
Edit: Haha. OK, good. :thumbup:

Hi,
He mean that you try to flash a non Nexus 4 or flash a file corruped during the download (check the md5 to avoid that) kernel (b) and radio (c).
To use PIE (included in PA or RootBox) check that to keep the status bar : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2129209
We are here to help you, just ask !
Sent from my GT-P7500 using xda premium

whats the best rom right now?

i just got my nexus back to factory image due to semi brick
and i want to install a new rom
which one should i take?
i want it for gaming

Hearmeman said:
i just got my nexus back to factory image due to semi brick
and i want to install a new rom
which one should i take?
i want it for gaming
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Hello there!
Have you searched the forum?
Because is like 100 treats of the same opened around.
There's nothing like the best ROM or whatever, every ROM give mix result to different kind of people!
Just check the forum, flash one and check how it works for you, also, many of them have description on what they can do or not, READ!!!
cheers!

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2151963

Nico_60 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2151963
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Well, not sure how one can make it more "obvious".......
"Look and Ye shall find..."
MD

[Q] Why not a new section for I9515 ?

Hello all.
Why not make a new section for the S4 - I9515 ?
This is visibly a new model, and there is some differences about drivers for exemple that make we can't install custom Recovery or ROM makes we have no touch screen if we do it.
I think that I really definitivelly not the only one who have this phone and need help with it, or a new Custom ROM, Recovery or other ?
Thank you by advance and see you soon.

're right, create a selection for the 9515 S4, not find a rom for my model

pintynet said:
're right, create a selection for the 9515 S4, not find a rom for my model
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Why no moderators answers to that please ?

MODERATORS, would like me to implore you ? ? ? ? ? Or you will finally answer to my question ? ? ? ? ?

I think the reason is because there are no custom roms for it (yet). So there would be no point in opening a new section.

Lennyz1988 said:
I think the reason is because there are no custom roms for it (yet). So there would be no point in opening a new section.
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Precisely, if the developers want to work with this type of phone, how will they do ? They will post it in the I9505 section? ? ? ? ? Not very logical.
And for us who have this phone, where do we must to post ? In the I9505 section ? Not logical too, definitely ! ! ! !

instead of ranting in a q&a section thats for a different phone, how about asking in the correct place?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1660354

DSA said:
instead of ranting in a q&a section thats for a different phone, how about asking in the correct place?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1660354
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So, if I listening you, there will be all models of S4 in XDA EXCEPT (for obscure reasons) the I9515 ? We have definitely done well to buy this phone, for SUR.
Especially that in my area, we have no choice, it is the only model of S4 we can be found, and I took him, to the base, to be secure and to choose ROM that I would put on it. Obviously, I did well to take it to what I see.

Laserman49 said:
So, if I listening you, there will be all models of S4 in XDA EXCEPT (for obscure reasons) the I9515 ? We have definitely done well to buy this phone, for SUR.
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did you even click the link?
that is the OFFICIAL thread for requesting new device forums
i couldn't have made it any easier for you...but you just seem to want to rant, so good luck with that

DSA said:
did you even click the link?
that is the OFFICIAL thread for requesting new device forums
i couldn't have made it any easier for you...but you just seem to want to rant, so good luck with that
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Yes, i put my phone in it, but, like it said in the head of the message, the phone isn't sur to be accepted.
I only want to have a section for not make off topic posts. If you don't understant that, sorry, I wouldn't like to rant.