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Ok guys.... im gunna be working on miui for the kindle fire.... But i need tyesters as i wont get the device till chrismas... i will be posting the rom here later... Anyone who wants to test just know that this has not been tested and i am not responsable for anything that happens to your device
OK.... i will be uploading in a few and just wanted to give a thanks to the cm7 guys... i can't stress enough how much work they have put in this... don't give your thanks to me give them to them..... the rom will be up in a few... please post any feedback possible as i don't have the device yet , only 6 more days.
rom download(please let me know if it boots)-http://dl.dropbox.com/u/16657102/Miui-KindleFire-EXPERIMENTAL.zip
I'm willing to test now that we have a recovery.
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Sure will test have twrp and ready
bump... rom up
downloading now, ill test it when I get off work and ill report back. consider me one of ur main miui testers lol
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I could not get it to boot I actually tried it twice.
There was an error at the end of the flash it just goes to fastboot then powers down.
Hey just noticed that it's only 80 something but I have never seen a miui zip under 97mb normally 106mb
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thanks guys... ill put more effort when i gwt the device ... five more days kinda
Well I went ahead and tested it. And it only gives me a blank screen nothing more nothing less. Just sits there. Left it like that for 6mins then just went back to cm7. Since I was at friends house I did not bother looking it over. I probably will tomorrow. I'm a total rookie but if I find something that would be great.
EDIT: Tried changing files around but nothing. Did a Logcat and got some strange stuff makes sense i guess though looks like the asset manger not working well here is my logcat i have no clue how to work on framework so im out for now
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FOR NOOBS LIKE ME. FOR NOOBS LIKE ME FOR NOOBS LIKE ME. TOO MANY OPTIONS FOR ROOTING YOUR I9100G?
SCROLL DOWN TO AFTER SECOND PARAGRAPH IF YOU CAN'T BE BOTHERED TO SNIGGER.
HOW IS SOMEONE LIKE ME, Who wants to take over the world, but sometimes forgets to breathe slow enough, how is someone like me going to ROOT my phone?
ROOT MY PHONE!!! What is that? I mean i Know it sounds cool, makes me a G, and all that. But how do I do that ..... Without making a fool of myself, Considering i have a SAMSUNG GT-I9100G
THATS RIGHT.... A I9100G. what everyone considers the ugly duckling of the Galaxy range of phones. Its not though. its the ugly duckling. maybe abit pale (mines the white one) but my no means ugly.
ANYWAY. IF you are like me, and can read faster than lois lane writes, then you have probably read the TONNES of information worth its weight in gold on this site. There is enough information here to build a country, let alone a ROM.
Take it from me, some 9 year old somewhere, is going to be a nobel peace prize winner someday and all-round superstar, due to his reading and research on this site. he will walk on water and have an army of andriodians (humans who have rooted their brain and let the Android rom take over their decisions).
But i am not him. I am 27 and have a belly. And wonky teeth. and i like chicken burgers way too much. way too much. TOO TOO MUCH. (Five minutes later, after a chicken burger)... Anyway... the keywords here are NOOB . I9100G .ICE-CREAM SANDWICH ( ICS ). ODIN . HEIMDALL . ROOT . CWM . CYNOGEN . KERNEL . ROM .
You know, alot of people on this site have put in alot of hard work and there is so much information here, valuable information. If you read these posts properly, you cannot go wrong. the difficulty lies in the options. and if you are someone like me, with a IQ built on a diet of chicken burgers and cola... then options are meant to take 5 minutes to decide, may take 5 lightyears ( honestly, i am actually odins father. Odin, father of Thor).
But since Ice cream sandwich has come out..... and since the I9100G is still not very well assimilated in the rooting world ( however the XDA boys , are leaps and bounds ahead of their peers, with help i'm sure from the geniuses at SAMMOBILE). SO i have decided to put on my ' I ALSO KNOW SOMETHING!!!' Hat on, and with it, give my 2 cents in the department of getting the best out of your gt I9100G. YOU WANT TO MAKE IT BETTER, SEXIER. WHAT TO DO?
A. A KERNEL IS WHAT TALKS TO YOUR HARDWARE, AND TELLS IT HOW TO SHAKE ITS ASS. ITS SITS IN BETWEEN THE HARDWARE AND THE ALL THE OTHER SOFTWARE ON THE PHONE: THE APPS, THE OPERATING SOFTWARE (ROM)
B. AS FAR AS I KNOW, THE R.O.M IS THE OPERATING SOFTWARE, AND USUALLY THE ONE THAT COMES WITH THE PHONE IS BLOATED AND HAS UNNECESSARY STUFF SLOWING IT DOWN, AS WELL AS NOT BEING TWEAKED FOR OPTIMUM PERFORMANCE.
C. ICE CREAM SANDWICH IS THE LATEST ROM FOR THE SAMSUNG I9100G AS IT IS FOR MANY OTHER PHONES. SO ITS WHAT WE ALL WANT NOW. EVEN THOUGH MANY MAY CORRECTLY ARGUE THAT GINGERBREAD ( THE OLDER ROM) CURRENTLY FUNCTIONS BETTER.
D. A CUSTOM ROM OR A CUSTOM KERNEL ARE BOTH MANUFACTURED BY REALLLY SMART PEOPLE ON THIS SITE AND OTHER SITES, BUT I DONT GO TO OTHER SITES. THEY USE COMPONENTS FROM THE ORIGINAL ROMS ( KNOWN AS STOCK ROMS) AS WELL AS THEIR OWN PRODUCTIONS, WITH SOME HOT SAUCE AND SOME ICE CREAM..... ( NEED A CHICKEN BURGER SOON).. THESE GUYS MAKE LIFE BETTER.
E. TO ROOT YOUR PHONE IS THE PROCESS IN WHICH YOU GET TO BE ABLE TO ALTER THE KERNEL, THE ROM, AND MORE I SUPPOSE, DEPENDING ON WHAT YOU KNOW.
F. AN IDIOT IS ME. STUCK IN TIME FOR TOO LONG, NOW HE DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT ANYTHING MODERN OR RELEVANT. BUT HE WILL KNOW.
SO. IF YOU WANT TO ROOT YOUR I9100G, READ THIS ROUGH GUIDE, THEN READ UP ON EVERYTHING I HAVE READ UP MYSELF UPON ( SEE THE REFERENCES AT THE BOTTOM) THEN, MAYBE YOU CAN COME BACK HERE IF YOU NEED TO CUT OUT OPTIONS.
BUT I AM NOT LIABLE FOR ANY MISTAKES OR DAMAGED CAUSED BY WHATEVER YOU DO. I AM MERELY A VESSEL SHARING THE KNOWLEDGE I'VE PICKED UP ON THIS SITE. YOU STILL GOTTA READ SOME OTHER STUFF. LIKE eg.. i've said wipe the dalvik cache, but i havent said how. but its here on this site, just like everything else i've written.
******FIRST OF ALL , AND THIS HAS TO BE IN CAPITALS:::: THERE IS A BUG THAT AFFECTS MANY SAMSUNG PHONES, THAT HAS RECENTLY BEEN DISCOVERED, THAT CAN DAMAGE YOUR PHONE, IF YOU USE A DODGY KERNEL. SO I SUGGEST YOU ONLY USE STUFF THATS SAYS CWM AND CYNOGEN. I AM ONLY SAYING THAT COS ITS WHAT I'VE LEARNT ON THIS SITE.
THESE ARE THE STEPS TO ROOT YOUR PHONE ( IT HAS TO BE THE I9100G. ONLY THE G. AND NUTHIN ELSE. 'AINT NUTHIN BUT A G THING BABY').**********
*********BACK UP YOUR PHONE******
MAKE SURE YOU ALREADY HAVE KIES. it ensures your pc has the right drivers for the phone. then before you start ANYTHING, make sure kies is switched off. (check in task manager, all its processes should not be running).
1. DOWNLOAD ODIN AND INSTALL HIM. BE NICE.
2. DOWNLOAD THE GT-I9100G_LP7_ClockworkMod-Recovery_5.5.0.4 FILE. ITS A .TAR FILE. ( I DONT KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS, BUT ITS SOME GOOD STUFF)
3. DOWNLOAD THE cm-9-20120615-NIGHTLY-i9100g ROM ZIP FILE, OR THE LATEST ONE AVAILABLE ( I WARN YOU THIS IS A AWESOME ROM. AND I NEVER USE THE WORD AWESOME)
4. DOWNLOAD THE gapps-ics-20120317-signed GOOGLE PLAY ZIP FILE. YOU NEED IT FOR GOOGLE PLAY.
5. ORDER A CHICKEN BURGER.
6. COPY THE cm-9-20120615-NIGHTLY-i9100g FILE AND THE gapps-ics-20120317-signed FILE TO YOUR INTERNAL SDCARD.
7. SWITCH OFF YOUR PHONE ( MAKE SURE IT HAS ATLEAST 70% BATTERY, OTHERWISE YOUR NOT A NOOB, JUST A JACKASS). LEAVE IT OFF. FOR NOW.
8. OPEN ODIN ON YOUR PC, AND THEN CLICK ON THE BUTTON THAT SAYS "PDA". IT WILL ASK YOU TO CHOOSE A FILE, CHOOSE THE GT-I9100G_LP7_ClockworkMod-Recovery_5.5.0.4 . MAKE SURE THE CHECK BOX NEXT TO THE "PDA" BUTTON IS CHECKED. AS WELL AS THAT, IN THE TOP LEFT QUADRANT OF THE ODIN, THERE ARE OTHER BOXES TO BE TICKED. MAKE SURE ONLY ONLY ONLY "Auto-reboot" and " F-reset Time " ARE THE ONLY OTHER BOXES TICKED. SO THERE SHOULD BE A TOTAL OF 3 BOXES TICKED, THATS IT. NO MORE.
9. NOW SWITCH YOUR PHONE ON IN THE SPECIAL MODE WHERE YOU HOLD THE VOLUME DOWN BUTTON, AND THE MENU BUTTON AND THEN PRESS THE POWER ON BUTTON. IT WILL ASK YOU A QUESTION. I WOULD ANSWER BY PRESSING THE VOLUME UP BUTTON. ONCE YOU ANSWER THE QUESTION, IT WILL TAKE YOU TO A SPECIFIC SCREEN.
10.NOW PLUG IN YOUR PHONE TO YOUR PC, AND THEN LOOK AT THE ODIN PROGRAM. IN THE TOP LEFT QAUDRANT, THERE IS A AREA THAT SAYS ID:COM. UNDER IT THE AREA SHOULD BE YELLOW NOW.
11.PRESS START ON ODIN. IT SHOULD DO ITS THING........ THEN YOU ARE ROOTED.. SO NOW, YOUR kernel IS A GENUIS'S KERNEL, NOT THE NORMAL ONE. AND IT SHOULD START UP IN CLOCKWORK MODE (SOMETHING SPECIAL).
12.FROM THERE , CHOOSE THE " GET SOMETHING" FROM ZIP OPTION, AND SELECT YOUR CUSTOM ROM.... IT WILL LOAD IT UP. SICKKK MOVE!!!! NOW YOU HAVE A ROM FROM THE FUTURE.
13. DO THE SAME ZIP PROCESS WITH THE GOOGLE APP FILE. SICK HOMIE!!!.... NOW CHOOSE WIPE DATA FACTORY RESET. THEN WIPE THE DALVIK CHACHE.
BELLISIMO!!!!! C'EST BONNE!!!!!!! MAMBO MAZURI!!!!
NOW YOU ARE OFFICIALLY A G!!!!!!
SO SO SO SO EASY.
I HAVE PURPOSELY NOT GIVEN YOU THE FILE LINKS FOR 3 REASONS. 1. THEY ARE NOT MINE TO GIVE. 2. THEY ARE ALL OVER THIS SITE, SO WHERE YOU GET THEM THERE IS MORE KNOWLEDGE. 3. I DONT KNOW HOW. REALLY I DONT KNOW MUCH ABOUT FORUM POSTING AND OTHER INTERNETINGS... I AM ACTUALLY INTO HARDWARE.
THIS IS JUST THE SIMPLEST AND FOR ME THE SAFEST WAY TO MAKE MY PHONE A SUPER PHONE. SINCE ICS CAME OUT, I FOUND IT HARD TO CHOOSE WHICH ROM AND KERNEL AND WHY. I ONLY HAD MY PHONE 2 MONTHS BEFORE THAT. SO I WAS AND STILL AM A NOOB . I'M A NOOB. NOOB. NOOB IS ME. SO THIS IS A GENERAL ROUGH SMOOTHISH GUIDE AT WHAT SEEMS TO ME TO BE THE BEST MODDING RECIPE FOR THE I9100G AT THE MOMENT. THINGS CHANGE. ASK KIM KARDASHIAN.
SO I HAVE COMPACTED MY MANY HOURS OF READING, JUST SO YOU KNOW WHERE TO START...
EVERYTHING I KNOW ABOUT ROOTING MY PHONE I HAVE LEARNT FROM READING ON THIS SITE. SO I HAVE TO THANK THOSE PEOPLE WHOSE STUFF I HAVE READ. THERE ARE MANY MANY.
SO I WILL EDIT THIS POST IN DUE COURSE TO ADD ALL OF THEM, GOD WILLING.
BUT FOR NOW I KNOW, OF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, I HAVE TO THANK : PARAS LEHANA. CHAINFIRE. SUPERATMOS. CYANOGEN TEAM. CODEWORKX.. ASHWINSRIHARI.. JIANGYI.. SIDDIQULAH16.. FARYAAB.. NITINVAID... KINGSAPP.. BURGER KING.
PLEASE, DONT THANK ME ON THIS POST, I DONT DESERVE IT . BUT REMEMBER ME. AND MAYBE ONE DAY I WILL HAVE SOMETHING FOR YOU TO THANK ME FOR.
Read these. .. THESE ARE THE REAL GUIDES.. mine is just an intro to a guide.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=26656939 by ASHWINSRIHARI
And this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=26703989 by JIANGYI.
Dude you do not need odin to flash the lp7 kernel... Why are you lengthning the process and making it tough??? Flashing a custom kernel and rom via odin increases binary counter....and you will have yellow triangle...
Simple:
Follow the second method and you will have the root access in less than a min....and no binary increase or yellow trinagle....
No offence but here are Many threads about rooting the ics g ver...pls dont start a new one... I know you want to help... If you really want to help... Then Try to get some knowledge which others dont know and post it...that might even help us...
Opening a thread of same topic again and again is known as spamming!..
Enjoy cm9..
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Stock ics 4.0.3
SuperIcs 1.0.2
You guys know much more about roms and kernels than you realise.
There are many of us who dont know computers that well. I don't think you have read my post. You would realise the perspective I have provided if you read it properly. So you would know I am telling the others like me to read and read.
But anyway. I've jumped in the water now. We'll see if I sink or swim. Using heimdall.. the instructions provided are not in good enough English for those who do not speak English every day. Like me. The PDF that paras lehana provided is a good starting point.
I don't think you guys realise how much you know.
Anyway... I am always open to constructive criticism... welcome my brothers, welcome.
Peace to all. Always.
And only special people can mention my derrière. Not you sir.
Lollzzz, reading first post made my day....
From a noob to a noob... All the capitals... All the selveknowledge... The connections between Burger King and rooting your phone...
Thanks OP!!
They should sticky your post....
ICS_XD said:
Haters lol
here is something for you _|_
Devices-
Samsung galaxy s2 i9100g (Cm9-Nightly build (LATEST)
sony walkman 8 ( Cm9 BY nAa )
Blackberry 9300 cracked for bbm (Sold)
Pressing of THANKS button will not hurt you
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Lol...no offence..but thats the truth..gud luck to you..
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I appreciate the appreciation.
I have to edit the post to tell my fellow noobs that they should have a stock ics build first.
And also to add links to read. I will not add links to software. My fellow noobs will have to find them in their search for knowledge.
And the specific people to thank. Then I will thank all of them personally. I don't yet know how to thank. Buy I will today.
I have to say, the yellow triangle didn't come up. Maybe I was lucky.
But the binary counter did register my changes. I still don't know what that means. But I will research and then find the appropriate way in which to share this information.
The undertaker was hardcore in wwf. One of the best. Back when I thought wwf was real. Shattered dreams were to follow.
By the way I look like the Pall bearer.
Big up to xda for being XDA.
Chicken burger time.
Peace to all. Always
MKOROFI said:
11.PRESS START ON ODIN. IT SHOULD DO ITS THING........ THEN YOU ARE ROOTED.. SO NOW, YOUR kernel IS A GENUIS'S KERNEL, NOT THE NORMAL ONE. AND IT SHOULD START UP IN CLOCKWORK MODE (SOMETHING SPECIAL).
12.FROM THERE , CHOOSE THE " GET SOMETHING" FROM ZIP OPTION, AND SELECT YOUR CUSTOM ROM.... IT WILL LOAD IT UP. SICKKK MOVE!!!! NOW YOU HAVE A ROM FROM THE FUTURE.
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first off i think its good that one of ur 1st post is trying to contribute instead of spam. 2ndly, thanks for taking the time to type it, although its a little lengthy.
just wanted to tell you that the number 11 point needs to be edited abit in case newbies get confused.
11.boot phone into recovery mode. if CWM app is present in phone, can click on CWM and boot into recovery OR switch phone off, hold up+home button+power.
12.once in recovery mode, select install zip from sd card.choose the cm9 file etc
Thank you for your insight. I will edit the post soon. I am having problems with clockwork, I want to sort that out as well and then edit my post. Any advice is always appreciated.
Peace to all. Always. Thank you XDA
To Mr. Kingsapp. When you say the second method, from which guide do you mean.. I want to learn to root my phone in the best way.. So you probably know the best way.... Once I have succeeded in doing so.. I want to try the v6 supercharger script. Please point me in the direction of the right thread to read.
Thanks.
Peace to all. Always. Thank you XDA
MKOROFI said:
To Mr. Kingsapp. When you say the second method, from which guide do you mean.. I want to learn to root my phone in the best way.. So you probably know the best way.... Once I have succeeded in doing so.. I want to try the v6 supercharger script. Please point me in the direction of the right thread to read.
Thanks.
Peace to all. Always. Thank you XDA
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Follow the second method...
Thanks to jiyangi....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=26703989
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Thread cleaned and moved to General...
Watch the attitude guys..
Also a good idea to lose the CAPS
Lightyears = distance
Years = time
Just sayin.
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But got into problems when i came to line 5 "Order a chicken burger"
Probably a very good guide ... But got into problems when i came to line 5 "Order a chicken burger".
The chicken burger part was kind is unclear to me ... I dont like chicken and is wondering if i a pizza would be ok?
... Edit ...
Decided to give it a try ...
Downloaded latest firmware and flashed it on my way down the stairs using "Odin Mobile Pro" ...
Done before i hit the pizza restaurant round the corner
Good news ... line 5 "Order a chicken burger" can be substituted with a "Order a pizza" and it's now working as a charm
Thanks
@OP
What are u smoking?
Cheers for the input and output
@ephraim : thats why you guys are xda and we are noobs. Still.
@ bronco : Point taken about the CAPS.
@ mittaaa : I shall try the pizza.. Chicken pizza
@dandroidian... Who is the OP?
Peace to all. Always. Thank you XDA
thanks for thi thread guys !
this made my day ! lol
MKOROFI said:
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@dandroidian... Who is the OP?
...
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You! The Original Poster!
I am smoking Marlboro black menthol. According to an associate of mine it is like brushing your teeth. So that tells you the type of associates I have. Very fresh.
What are you smoking (asks the OP, as he sets off to brush his teeth).
Peace to all. Always. Thank you XDA
MKOROFI said:
I am smoking Marlboro black menthol. According to an associate of mine it is like brushing your teeth. So that tells you the type of associates I have. Very fresh.
What are you smoking (asks the OP, as he sets off to brush his teeth).
Peace to all. Always. Thank you XDA
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lolwat?
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You should say in step 12 GO TO BECKUP AND RESTORE AND MAKE A BECKUP OF YOUR ORIGINAL ROM AND THEN GO TO INSTAL FROM ......
I personaly forgot that little bit and now i do not have original rom to go back in case i need to claim warranty....
Cheers!
Sent from my GT-I9100 using XDA
Hi guys,
I just got an Samsung Galaxy S i9000. I am pretty new to this Android stuff so please bear with me if I've asked simple or stupid questions
I'm also no expert on phones as well.
Right now, I've been advised to get an custom ROM that's based on pure CM with DroidWall installed after doing it.
Now, I'm trying to learn how to do it and I have no idea where to look at or do this.
Can you please give me some tips and links that will guide me to do this? All I'm looking for is to increase the battery life while still connected to WiFi/3G to use Facebook, Instagram, Google Play, and the games etc.
Thanks for your time to help this noob
Well, if you're totally new to android, you're early with rooting. I don't understand why you were and who advice you to use droid wall. It's just an app that isn't even needed. You should root your device with CF root, then you're able to flash the ROM you like. BTW, is it so hard to Google for that so that you have to create a thread? I doubt.
As dark knight said it's not very difficult to search on google.
It's very easy to root ur phone and if don't understand what you are doing sometimes it's normal but i don't think that root a phone and flash a rom is really hard, everything is wrote.
Well, googling it is easy but the thing is for me is that I'm not too sure which one I should get. I wanted to get some tips and advices on which I should get because I'm new to this thing. I know it may be stupid question to ask but yeah. Cheers.
Lol i understand, there is lots of ways to root ur i9000 like using an app like z4root or root it with a computer with softwares, try z4root it's very easy to do but it doesn't always work
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I see you have the same phone as mine. What ones did you root your phone with?
Hi Dafcee
I rooted my Phone with this Tutorial.
...click...
Works great and is simple
Now I installed Cyanogenmod9 by pawitp
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1592131
Finally I have a good looking Android 4 Smartphone :good:
Sorry for my bad english ;D
kind regards
tom
Thanks alot for the help
Hey buddy i flashed xxjw4 and rooted it using cf root...den i installed imm761 ics333 custom rom....everything is wrkng fine bt i am nt able to make calls...and d confusing part is dt net is wrkng...i tried to flash xxjw4 agn bt it dint wrk....plss help
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Its easy to install a GB 2.3.6 ...JVU as an example, then from keypad make a factory format ( star 2767 star 3855 # ) and will have a clean and new Android. Next step, root with Odin using Semaphore 2.5.0....
If you want one of the best ICS's...give it a try to RemICS UX 1.3.1....will be surprised.
Good luck.
you could use z4root,Universal Androot
My escape route when in trouble!
Was reading thru some threads when I came across some newcomers crying out for help stuck in bootloops while flashing custom roms.
Since I was free.Thought maybe write my own experiences down and what I did to get out of trouble.
Hope this not so short essay help someone new to XDA.
Let me begin with ClockWorkMod recovery.
I for one,have installed two types of Recovery to be on the safe side.
Anyways having the two does not in anyway hinder either.
Therefore it is only and added advantage.
If that wasn't enough there are kernels which come with preinstalled CWM of their own.
At the moment I've got 3.
I switch roms very often.Many a times in the beggining I often made mistakes and always had to redo the whole procedure all over again.
That means from scratch.Flashing custom roms,rooting and then delve in CWM -
X-Parts by pvyPARTS
which I had to keep downloading again and again from market.
Real pain in the ass!
Now where did I stop in the procedure,yes,after CWM installation,fastboot flash the kernel and now use the CWM to flash the roms and the other zips.
Then came across another recovery tool.
RecoverX by LEDelete.
Awesome tool.Does the same more or less as X-Parts except you need to run this on your PC and bind it to your device.
Color is bright neon blue.Very nice visually.
So now what are my choices.Do I retain one and let go of the other.
Made some enquiries about having 2 recoveries.Feedback,no problems. Sweeeeet. I'll take both!
Then came the kernels with their own recoveries i. e -
mechmetal for FusioN kernels
Did the dancing act at the beginning and very stable versions now.
Thank you.
I'll have that too.The more the better since it was not corrupting my device in any ways.
Presently,very few mistakes in flashing roms. So less frequent flashing stock roms. Mind you,it does require me,at times,to do complete clean installs once in awhile.
For that I have learnt a few tricks.
Flashing stock roms-the usual flashtool.
Since I have the bootloader unlocked,rooting takes less than 2 seconds. Simply a marvellous tool.Thanks to:
AutoRoot by bazoocase
Can't escape downloading from Google play store though OR is there a way?
There is!
Am learning that now but I'm actually trying to get only my most needed apps such as Titanium backup,Astro File Manager, and one or two more apps with its contents and data.
Jesus H Christ,this is only the beggining.There's a whole lot more to learn.But I'm liking it!
So newcomers,this might help you in your stay here at XDA.If via this lengthly passage I am able to help A newcomer I am satisfied.
Note:This are pointers for newcomers who have problems during flashing custom roms and start CRYing when stuck in bootloops.
PS: All the above are true facts.
I learnt by making mistakes here and there.
I did a lot of reading,searching,sending out PM's not getting replies and reading,searching and putting forward questions all over sometimes in wrong threads too.
For that I had been abused and bombarded collectively.But hey,that made me be extra careful.
These would happen to you but don't give up.Practice makes perfect.Don't shy off from making decisions.
You are already here.People can teach your everything but at the end of the day you are the one who is going to press that execute button.
It will for work for some cos they did exactly what was needed to be done.It might not work for some cos they didn't.
[email protected]
Xperia Arc LT15i
(nowadays it reads LT18i)
Custom ROM: FXP206 CM10
Custom Kernel: Arc FusioN 4.3
Bootloader: Unlocked
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LreadyIt is good to see a senior member-op putting up a thread like this without being a know it all, smartass twat! I'm sure all the noobies will appreciate it! I personally worked it all out with a full month of reading. I have a bad temper and did not feel like getting abused and tyrated for asking perfectly legitimate questions! I say the same to all who are having probs and are new, keep reading,asking questions and don't give up! Six months ago I couldn't even navigate these forums properly, now I test Roms and kernels for devs! My biggest tip is find a kernel with CWM preinstalled and prerooted custom Roms! Remember one thing too, Titanium Backup is your best friend and is worth paying for the pro version! I don't like anything that isn't free but TB is worth the money!
To the OP here I think it would be good to insert a nit more detail on how to do these things and use these apps in your thread for those not in the know, maybe even some links! It's alot of work but I think noobies will be grateful! If you want some help to complete a noob friendly thread for flashing/rooting etc. PM me and I will help you write it up! We will prob get berated by others because of similar threads, but I have found them not noob friendly or incorrect! The only reason I still a junior member is because I have not bothered to make posts as have not had anything useful to say till recently!
thenks
sandroidnz01 said:
[For Newcomers]Please read
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I really wish more would.
Jaffa_79 said:
To the OP here I think it would be good to insert a nit more detail on how to do these things and use these apps in your thread for those not in the know, maybe even some links!
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Similar to the existing stickys, which are highly under utilized by new members, and as shown on a few occasions, by senior members too. Read Read Read, practice practice practice, is the only way anyone is going to learn, and I know because it's what I had to do for similar reasons to you when I knew absolutely nothing when I first joined, and if you're serious about learning how to tweak and mod Android then you need to be prepared to spend an hour or two sat at your computer, as you're not going to learn everything over night, in a week or even a month, and 3 years later you may still be learning, as I continue to.
RecoverX instalation problem
sandroidnz01 said:
My escape route when in trouble!
Was reading thru some threads when I came across some newcomers crying out for help stuck in bootloops while flashing custom roms.
Since I was free.Thought maybe write my own experiences down and what I did to get out of trouble.
Hope this not so short essay help someone new to XDA.
Let me begin with ClockWorkMod recovery.
I for one,have installed two types of Recovery to be on the safe side.
Anyways having the two does not in anyway hinder either.
Therefore it is only and added advantage.
If that wasn't enough there are kernels which come with preinstalled CWM of their own.
At the moment I've got 3.
I switch roms very often.Many a times in the beggining I often made mistakes and always had to redo the whole procedure all over again.
That means from scratch.Flashing custom roms,rooting and then delve in CWM -
X-Parts by pvyPARTS
which I had to keep downloading again and again from market.
Real pain in the ass!
Now where did I stop in the procedure,yes,after CWM installation,fastboot flash the kernel and now use the CWM to flash the roms and the other zips.
Then came across another recovery tool.
RecoverX by LEDelete.
Awesome tool.Does the same more or less as X-Parts except you need to run this on your PC and bind it to your device.
Color is bright neon blue.Very nice visually.
So now what are my choices.Do I retain one and let go of the other.
Made some enquiries about having 2 recoveries.Feedback,no problems. Sweeeeet. I'll take both!
Then came the kernels with their own recoveries i. e -
mechmetal for FusioN kernels
Did the dancing act at the beginning and very stable versions now.
Thank you.
I'll have that too.The more the better since it was not corrupting my device in any ways.
Presently,very few mistakes in flashing roms. So less frequent flashing stock roms. Mind you,it does require me,at times,to do complete clean installs once in awhile.
For that I have learnt a few tricks.
Flashing stock roms-the usual flashtool.
Since I have the bootloader unlocked,rooting takes less than 2 seconds. Simply a marvellous tool.Thanks to:
AutoRoot by bazoocase
Can't escape downloading from Google play store though OR is there a way?
There is!
Am learning that now but I'm actually trying to get only my most needed apps such as Titanium backup,Astro File Manager, and one or two more apps with its contents and data.
Jesus H Christ,this is only the beggining.There's a whole lot more to learn.But I'm liking it!
So newcomers,this might help you in your stay here at XDA.If via this lengthly passage I am able to help A newcomer I am satisfied.
Note:This are pointers for newcomers who have problems during flashing custom roms and start CRYing when stuck in bootloops.
PS: All the above are true facts.
I learnt by making mistakes here and there.
I did a lot of reading,searching,sending out PM's not getting replies and reading,searching and putting forward questions all over sometimes in wrong threads too.
For that I had been abused and bombarded collectively.But hey,that made me be extra careful.
These would happen to you but don't give up.Practice makes perfect.Don't shy off from making decisions.
You are already here.People can teach your everything but at the end of the day you are the one who is going to press that execute button.
It will for work for some cos they did exactly what was needed to be done.It might not work for some cos they didn't.
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Xperia Arc LT15i
(nowadays it reads LT18i)
Custom ROM: FXP206 CM10
Custom Kernel: Arc FusioN 4.3
Bootloader: Unlocked
Sent from my Xperia Arc S using xda app-developers app
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Hello everyone
I am new to the forum so I am not sure if I am in the right place. I have rotted my xperia arc and I cannot install the CWM. I have tried through Xparts and through the RecoverX (RecoverX seems not to be able to download the recovery). I have done the same thing in the past without havin any probelems. This is the first time that I cannot install it. Any ideas?
Thanks for helping
Hi all.
I hope I won't got bashed too hard for being a noob.
Yes,I'm a total noob.The reason I'm here is because I am jealous of my sister's new Galaxy S4 phone and it's beautiful.I was like,"Samsung,you only cared for your new phones and ditch the old ones behind".
So,I decided to install a new ROM for my SGY.
Now guys,when answering me,please assume that I'm a total,I mean totally noob. I don't really understands the Android OS.
Just assume that I'm a country guy who is having a Nokia 3310 as my previous phone and 1 year ago,I bought SGY because people say smartphone are cool.
Note that previously,I only use my SGY for facebook,angry birds,phone call and messages.I don't know anything about flashing ROM etc.
So for this few days,I decided to dig deeper into my phone and see what's inside for this holiday week.
And these are what I want to do:
1)Understand the OS.
2)Root my phone( what should I do before,during and after rooting? like making back ups etc)
3)Clock Work Mod(What's this? I heard it before but I don't know what is this)
4)Install a new ROM.(I've seen hyperion 8 was the best ROM so far,but do suggest me if there are better ones,the Beats music driver,Bravia engine caught my attention.)
So,kind community,please help me step by step,and provide me guides on how to complete these things.Much appreciated. Good day
overlordtank said:
Hi all.
I hope I won't got bashed too hard for being a noob.
Yes,I'm a total noob.The reason I'm here is because I am jealous of my sister's new Galaxy S4 phone and it's beautiful.I was like,"Samsung,you only cared for your new phones and ditch the old ones behind".
So,I decided to install a new ROM for my SGY.
Now guys,when answering me,please assume that I'm a total,I mean totally noob. I don't really understands the Android OS.
Just assume that I'm a country guy who is having a Nokia 3310 as my previous phone and 1 year ago,I bought SGY because people say smartphone are cool.
Note that previously,I only use my SGY for facebook,angry birds,phone call and messages.I don't know anything about flashing ROM etc.
So for this few days,I decided to dig deeper into my phone and see what's inside for this holiday week.
And these are what I want to do:
1)Understand the OS.
2)Root my phone( what should I do before,during and after rooting? like making back ups etc)
3)Clock Work Mod(What's this? I heard it before but I don't know what is this)
4)Install a new ROM.(I've seen hyperion 8 was the best ROM so far,but do suggest me if there are better ones,the Beats music driver,Bravia engine caught my attention.)
So,kind community,please help me step by step,and provide me guides on how to complete these things.Much appreciated. Good day
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welocme to xda .. imp rule which u always remember search before posting , dont make threads without searching first. u r new to xda so this time no prob bt remember all these things in future... go to this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1974338 . u got ans for ur all question
sohan rawat said:
welocme to xda .. imp rule which u always remember search before posting , dont make threads without searching first. u r new to xda so this time no prob bt remember all these things in future... go to this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1974338 . u got ans for ur all question
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Oh,thanks.
Sorry.
overlordtank said:
Oh,thanks.
Sorry.
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its k and if u like smeone wrks or advice jst press thanx button instead of saying thanx :good:
overlordtank said:
Hi all.
I hope I won't got bashed too hard for being a noob.
Yes,I'm a total noob.The reason I'm here is because I am jealous of my sister's new Galaxy S4 phone and it's beautiful.I was like,"Samsung,you only cared for your new phones and ditch the old ones behind".
So,I decided to install a new ROM for my SGY.
Now guys,when answering me,please assume that I'm a total,I mean totally noob. I don't really understands the Android OS.
Just assume that I'm a country guy who is having a Nokia 3310 as my previous phone and 1 year ago,I bought SGY because people say smartphone are cool.
Note that previously,I only use my SGY for facebook,angry birds,phone call and messages.I don't know anything about flashing ROM etc.
So for this few days,I decided to dig deeper into my phone and see what's inside for this holiday week.
And these are what I want to do:
1)Understand the OS.
2)Root my phone( what should I do before,during and after rooting? like making back ups etc)
3)Clock Work Mod(What's this? I heard it before but I don't know what is this)
4)Install a new ROM.(I've seen hyperion 8 was the best ROM so far,but do suggest me if there are better ones,the Beats music driver,Bravia engine caught my attention.)
So,kind community,please help me step by step,and provide me guides on how to complete these things.Much appreciated. Good day
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1.) google "android os"
2.) have a look at guides so you can better understand the whole rooting process, use the search function on xda to help you out
3.) it's a custom recovery (again use the search function for more info)
4.)hyperion is a BANNED rom! It's not the best rom and no rom is considered best since each has it's unique features (except copy/pasted roms). Choose which rom suits you and your needs best.
Again search is your friend, you'll find much faster answers that way.
Enviado desde un Samsung Galaxia S Cuatro LTE
deathnotice01 said:
1.) google "android os"
2.) have a look at guides so you can better understand the whole rooting process, use the search function on xda to help you out
3.) it's a custom recovery (again use the search function for more info)
4.)hyperion is a BANNED rom! It's not the best rom and no rom is considered best since each has it's unique features (except copy/pasted roms). Choose which rom suits you and your needs best.
Again search is your friend, you'll find much faster answers that way.
Enviado desde un Samsung Galaxia S Cuatro LTE
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Why is it BANNED?
(tried searching but i can't find the answer)
overlordtank said:
Why is it BANNED?
(tried searching but i can't find the answer)
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IDK first the thread was closed pending investigation, then the OP closed it permanently...
Sent from my GT-S5830 using xda app-developers app
overlordtank said:
Hi all.
I hope I won't got bashed too hard for being a noob.
Yes,I'm a total noob.The reason I'm here is because I am jealous of my sister's new Galaxy S4 phone and it's beautiful.I was like,"Samsung,you only cared for your new phones and ditch the old ones behind".
So,I decided to install a new ROM for my SGY.
Now guys,when answering me,please assume that I'm a total,I mean totally noob. I don't really understands the Android OS.
Just assume that I'm a country guy who is having a Nokia 3310 as my previous phone and 1 year ago,I bought SGY because people say smartphone are cool.
Note that previously,I only use my SGY for facebook,angry birds,phone call and messages.I don't know anything about flashing ROM etc.
So for this few days,I decided to dig deeper into my phone and see what's inside for this holiday week.
And these are what I want to do:
1)Understand the OS.
2)Root my phone( what should I do before,during and after rooting? like making back ups etc)
3)Clock Work Mod(What's this? I heard it before but I don't know what is this)
4)Install a new ROM.(I've seen hyperion 8 was the best ROM so far,but do suggest me if there are better ones,the Beats music driver,Bravia engine caught my attention.)
So,kind community,please help me step by step,and provide me guides on how to complete these things.Much appreciated. Good day
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1. as far as android OS is concerned it will take you some to understand everything about it. So keep reading here as much as you can to understand about it.
2. Rooting allows user to access all features of your rom and add or remove some features of rom. also it lets you modify your system easily. it is just like the administrator account of your pc in which you can do anything.
3. ClockWorkMod is custom recovery for our devices which allows us to create backup, restore them and many other features that stock recovery doesn't offers. When you install a custom rom you need this foe installation.
4. Everyone has his on tastes so better try custom roms by your own and see if you like them or not
overlordtank said:
hi all. :d
i hope i won't got bashed too hard for being a noob.
Yes,i'm a total noob.the reason i'm here is because i am jealous of my sister's new galaxy s4 phone and it's beautiful.i was like,"samsung,you only cared for your new phones and ditch the old ones behind".
So,i decided to install a new rom for my sgy.
Now guys,when answering me,please assume that i'm a total,i mean totally noob. I don't really understands the android os.
Just assume that i'm a country guy who is having a nokia 3310 as my previous phone and 1 year ago,i bought sgy because people say smartphone are cool.
Note that previously,i only use my sgy for facebook,angry birds,phone call and messages.i don't know anything about flashing rom etc.
So for this few days,i decided to dig deeper into my phone and see what's inside for this holiday week.
And these are what i want to do:
1)understand the os.
2)root my phone( what should i do before,during and after rooting? Like making back ups etc)
3)clock work mod(what's this? I heard it before but i don't know what is this)
4)install a new rom.(i've seen hyperion 8 was the best rom so far,but do suggest me if there are better ones,the beats music driver,bravia engine caught my attention.)
so,kind community,please help me step by step,and provide me guides on how to complete these things.much appreciated. Good day :d
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android os is friendy no need to understand
rooting is gaining administrator privileges on phone to do stuffs like flasing new rom or new recovery
cwm is a custom recovery that gives more options than stock recovery
custom roms are modified roms to increase ur device's performance
press thanks if i helped