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So I was thinking to root my phone but then i read that official froyo is coming soon so i might wait but will sometime update to gingerbread when a good rom comes out. So i was wonderign is overclocking dangerous and can it brick ur phone? ALso do the roms have finnish language? And wtf does nandroid back up mean and sd card back up and titanium backup? And can I unroot easily and use official rom on a rooted phone? I know i probably could have found all this stuff somewhere but really cant understand any of that **** so if sum1 could explain it to me So to sum up Should i root? ty
dud3me said:
So I was thinking to root my phone but then i read that official froyo is coming soon so i might wait but will sometime update to gingerbread when a good rom comes out. So i was wonderign is overclocking dangerous and can it brick ur phone? ALso do the roms have finnish language? And wtf does nandroid back up mean and sd card back up and titanium backup? And can I unroot easily and use official rom on a rooted phone? I know i probably could have found all this stuff somewhere but really cant understand any of that **** so if sum1 could explain it to me So to sum up Should i root? ty
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Well you can wait for official froyo and update, or you can install roms now when there are plenty of good froyo roms already, which become updated on the release of official froyo.
Overclocking can't brick your phone, don't set it to max as it becomes unstable. I duno about language, ask the devs. Nandroid = take a backup of your entire rom (phone memory), sd card back up is obvious, titanium backup = taking a backup of all your apps and settings and storing it on your sd card so you can restore it back.
Yes you can unroot by dling any RUU from www.shipped-roms/shipped/Buzz -> Connect phone to computer with usb debugging on and run the RUU which is an .exe file. Then root with unrevoked.
How do I know which RUU to pick? And wtf is clockwork mod? And radio?
And going to recovery? Anyway so would u guys recommend rooting?
dud3me said:
How do I know which RUU to pick? And wtf is clockwork mod? And radio?
And going to recovery? Anyway so would u guys recommend rooting?
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RUU picking is very simple just look for the version number 2.1.x eclair 2.2.x froyo
and pick the one u want.
Clockwork mod is a utility for installing the roms and make back-ups of ur current rom with all you settings and files and everything.
I would definitely recommend rooting your phone cuz it allows u to take the most out of ur phone overclocking, live wallpapers (depends on ROM) and lots of other stuff
Good luck deciding
dannystppls said:
RUU picking is very simple just look for the version number 2.1.x eclair 2.2.x froyo
and pick the one u want.
Clockwork mod is a utility for installing the roms and make back-ups of ur current rom with all you settings and files and everything.
I would definitely recommend rooting your phone cuz it allows u to take the most out of ur phone overclocking, live wallpapers (depends on ROM) and lots of other stuff
Good luck deciding
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Yeah but how do I know which RUU I had? And how do U get to this clockwork think and wtf is kernel? Also does rooting decrease ur battery life?
dud3me said:
Yeah but how do I know which RUU I had? And how do U get to this clockwork think and wtf is kernel? Also does rooting decrease ur battery life?
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Oops i accidentally clicked the thanks button for you. LOL
Check which software version is. Usually in Menu -> About phone (or something similar). If the RUU of your version is not there, i would recommend dling a similar one to yours, or a WWE one. To go to clockworkmod (recovery menu). Hold down trackpad and press power button to turn on phone. This is where you can flash new roms, kernels etc (by going to Install zip from sd card). Kernels are ... special thingies for your phone that make it awesome, like Jacob's overclock kernel.
No rooting does not decrease your battery life, i wonder where you got that from :|
kevin2516 said:
Oops i accidentally clicked the thanks button for you. LOL
Check which software version is. Usually in Menu -> About phone (or something similar). If the RUU of your version is not there, i would recommend dling a similar one to yours, or a WWE one. To go to clockworkmod (recovery menu). Hold down trackpad and press power button to turn on phone. This is where you can flash new roms, kernels etc (by going to Install zip from sd card). Kernels are ... special thingies for your phone that make it awesome, like Jacob's overclock kernel.
No rooting does not decrease your battery life, i wonder where you got that from :|
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Lol I clicked ur thanks button coz u've actually helped me So does it matter where on the sd i install roms etc? U need kernell to overclock? So does overclocking boost the performance of the phone?
dud3me said:
Lol I clicked ur thanks button coz u've actually helped me So does it matter where on the sd i install roms etc? U need kernell to overclock? So does overclocking boost the performance of the phone?
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Hi, you have to copy the ROM's to the sdcard path, not in a folder.
You need an overclock kernel to overclock if you have a ROM wich doesn't have it. Usually, the Custom ROM's you can find on xda already have overclock kernels, so you don't have to flash one. If you want to overclock the stock HTC ROM, you will flash a new kernel.
Overclocking definitely improves the performance of the phone. You don't need to set it to 768 MHZ instead of the original 518. With just 576 (or less) for example, there is a big difference!
antonio1475 said:
Hi, you have to copy the ROM's to the sdcard path, not in a folder.
You need an overclock kernel to overclock if you have a ROM wich doesn't have it. Usually, the Custom ROM's you can find on xda already have overclock kernels, so you don't have to flash one. If you want to overclock the stock HTC ROM, you will flash a new kernel.
Overclocking definitely improves the performance of the phone. You don't need to set it to 768 MHZ instead of the original 518. With just 576 (or less) for example, there is a big difference!
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sdcard path? lol I really don't understand anything What about the radios? what do they do? And btw i coulnd't find buzz/wildfire RUU from shipped roms ANd when I root and if i don't install any rom will it just use the stock rom?
And do i need to install titanium back up and the nandroid thing before i root?
The ROM can be placed anywhere, on the root of the sd card, or in a folder. doesn't matter. all you do to flash it is go to 'Install zip from sd card' and then select the rom.
You can only install titanium backup after you root, and you can only do nandroid backups via clockworkmod (recovery) which is available when you root (using unrevoked).
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sdcard path? lol I really don't understand anything What about the radios? what do they do? And btw i coulnd't find buzz/wildfire RUU from shipped roms ANd when I root and if i don't install any rom will it just use the stock rom?
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1. SDCARD: I mean just in the sdcard, not in a folder inside the sd card.
2. Do not care about the Radio. The cooked ROM's will usually work. The Radio ROM contains the drivers for the communication devices of your phone. Some ROM's need one or more specific Radio ROM's to work properly. Usually the chef, who created the ROM recommends a Radio ROM. But don't mind, if your Radio Rom does not match, you can always flash another without needing to flash the ROM containing the Operating System (OS) again.
3. http://www.shipped-roms.com/index.php?category=android&model=Buzz (You will ask which one you have to download, tell me where are you from)
4. When you root, you can keep using the stock ROM, but rooted (so privileges). You don't need to flash another ROM if you don't want to
antonio1475 said:
1. SDCARD: I mean just in the sdcard, not in a folder inside the sd card.
2. Do not care about the Radio. The cooked ROM's will usually work. The Radio ROM contains the drivers for the communication devices of your phone. Some ROM's need one or more specific Radio ROM's to work properly. Usually the chef, who created the ROM recommends a Radio ROM. But don't mind, if your Radio Rom does not match, you can always flash another without needing to flash the ROM containing the Operating System (OS) again.
3. http://www.shipped-roms.com/index.php?category=android&model=Buzz (You will ask which one you have to download, tell me where are you from)
4. When you root, you can keep using the stock ROM, but rooted (so privileges). You don't need to flash another ROM if you don't want to
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I will ask you which one i need to download and i'll there you were I'm from - I'm from finland it's unbranded and just downloaded hte latest ota 1.37 something. So should i do this: I wayt till the official froyo comes (like a week) and update to it and then root and over clock but use the stock rom. Or should I root now and then unroot and update? TY
I dont think froyo is going to come out any time soon so u can forget about waiting a week for it
Srry dude
Sent from my wildfire using XDA App
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I will ask you which one i need to download and i'll there you were I'm from - I'm from finland it's unbranded and just downloaded hte latest ota 1.37 something. So should i do this: I wayt till the official froyo comes (like a week) and update to it and then root and over clock but use the stock rom. Or should I root now and then unroot and update? TY
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I would like to do what you are saying. Wait until the official Froyo expected for soon release and then root and flash an overclock kernel.
Do what you need. If you can wait "the week" (I hope...), wait.
But wait. I don't know what you want to do. Do you want to install Froyo now, just rooting you 2.1 stock ROM, or what?
dannystppls said:
I dont think froyo is going to come out any time soon so u can forget about waiting a week for it
Srry dude
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I read from some french site, that it's estimated arrival is 13.12 so yeah.
antonio1475 said:
I would like to do what you are saying. Wait until the official Froyo expected for soon release and then root and flash an overclock kernel.
Do what you need. If you can wait "the week" (I hope...), wait.
But wait. I don't know what you want to do. Do you want to install Froyo now, just rooting you 2.1 stock ROM, or what?
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I think ill wait for the froyo to come and then root. And i probably won't root now coz u need to unroot to install the official update right? And btw which RUU I need from shipped roms to unroot?
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I read from some french site, that it's estimated arrival is 13.12 so yeah.
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I've read too, but we'll see the real arrival time, because Vodafone is releasing before, and Legend has just started. HTC said Wildfire updates will arrive when Legend are done, so I don't know when it will arrive.
I hope it's soon!!
dud3me said:
I think ill wait for the froyo to come and then root. And i probably won't root now coz u need to unroot to install the official update right? And btw which RUU I need from shipped roms to unroot?
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I use the 1.37 to have the stock ROM. I will flash this one to be able to update official Froyo.
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I use the 1.37 to have the stock ROM. I will flash this one to be able to update official Froyo.
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ok,but is it really safe to overclock, I mean can ur phone explode and stuff?
And how can i get the orginal kernell back? By unrooting?
Hello people. So let me get straight to the point. I've spent the last 2 weeks browsing the web, researching ROOTING. I've saved A LOT of links & now know wot to consult & where to dload the files in order to successfully gain TEMP/PERM root access. However, I have some questions/concerns/queries before I finally go along with the whole rooting process.
1) I'm currently using Vodaphone & am on a 2 yr contract with them (which is how I got my HTC Desire HD in the first place ). Will rooting my phone cause any problems with them ? I know it voids ur warranty but will I have to pay anything in damages if I root my phone before my contract ends ?
2) I've not saved a lot on my phone, the only valuable thing is my contacts list. So how do I save that ? Shud I use ASTRO or Titanium ? Also, what else shud I make a backup of before I being the ROOTING process ? Finally, wot if I want to use another SIM on my phone ? Will my contacts still b on the phone when I put in another SIM or will they get removed when I remove the SIM I was originally using (Vodaphone SIM) ?
3) What if I want to remove ROOT if when e.g. Android 2.4 or 3.0 are released ? What if I want to upgrade to those latest versions of the OS & I need to remove ROOT access to make that possible ? Is it still possible to remove ROOT access after it's been applied ? But I guess by then there shall b ROMs for that purpose of installing the latest OS.
4) Which is the best MOD/ROM for HTC Desire HD. By "best" I mean which is the most stable one without any bugs/glitches ?
5) Can I have 2 different ROMs on the same phone ? How do I remove a ROM if I don't like it so I can install another one ? Also, after removing a ROM will I have to go through the whole process of ROOTING the phone again right from the beginning ?
6) If I want to overclock my Desire HD, will voltages from the stock battery b enough ? If OC-ing my Desire HD processor requires more voltage for the processor to run then doesn't that mean that my battery will drain more quickly ? Also, I'm an experienced overclocker with desktops & I know that OC-ing decreases the lifespan of ur processor. What abt the Desire HD processor ? How safe is it to OC the Desire HD processor ?
I'd appreciate it if you could help me out with the above questions people. And if there are other IMPORTANT concerns I shud b aware of before I ROOT then plz let me knw abt them too Thank you very much in advance !
asimriz said:
Hello people. So let me get straight to the point. I've spent the last 2 weeks browsing the web, researching ROOTING. I've saved A LOT of links & now know wot to consult & where to dload the files in order to successfully gain TEMP/PERM root access. However, I have some questions/concerns/queries before I finally go along with the whole rooting process.
1) I'm currently using Vodaphone & am on a 2 yr contract with them (which is how I got my HTC Desire HD in the first place ). Will rooting my phone cause any problems with them ? I know it voids ur warranty but will I have to pay anything in damages if I root my phone before my contract ends ?
2) I've not saved a lot on my phone, the only valuable thing is my contacts list. So how do I save that ? Shud I use ASTRO or Titanium ? Also, what else shud I make a backup of before I being the ROOTING process ? Finally, wot if I want to use another SIM on my phone ? Will my contacts still b on the phone when I put in another SIM or will they get removed when I remove the SIM I was originally using (Vodaphone SIM) ?
3) What if I want to remove ROOT if when e.g. Android 2.4 or 3.0 are released ? What if I want to upgrade to those latest versions of the OS & I need to remove ROOT access to make that possible ? Is it still possible to remove ROOT access after it's been applied ? But I guess by then there shall b ROMs for that purpose of installing the latest OS.
4) Which is the best MOD/ROM for HTC Desire HD. By "best" I mean which is the most stable one without any bugs/glitches ?
5) Can I have 2 different ROMs on the same phone ? How do I remove a ROM if I don't like it so I can install another one ? Also, after removing a ROM will I have to go through the whole process of ROOTING the phone again right from the beginning ?
6) If I want to overclock my Desire HD, will voltages from the stock battery b enough ? If OC-ing my Desire HD processor requires more voltage for the processor to run then doesn't that mean that my battery will drain more quickly ? Also, I'm an experienced overclocker with desktops & I know that OC-ing decreases the lifespan of ur processor. What abt the Desire HD processor ? How safe is it to OC the Desire HD processor ?
I'd appreciate it if you could help me out with the above questions people. And if there are other IMPORTANT concerns I shud b aware of before I ROOT then plz let me knw abt them too Thank you very much in advance !
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1 - no you shouldnt do, the root has no effect on your service with vodafone, i should know as i have vodafone and the DHD
2 - well use Titanium backup, that way you can back everything up and save apps + data, store you contacts to your MicroSD.
3 - ROMS will have things like gingerbread out etc, if you install custom ROMs after rooting then you shouldnt need to worry, and hands down, Cyanogenmod is the best, if your looking for a sense ROM, go for android revolution. Customer ROMS are normally prerooted so no need to worry about rooting , plus updates are quite frequent.
4 - if you want to add or remove a new ROM PM me and ill run through it with you using clockword mod if you install it, if you need any help at all im usually on this forum quite a bit.
5 - OC kernals shouldnt have too much effect, undervoltage works a treat on some 1.22 GHz kernels meaning that you get away with slightly better battery life. but having underclocked isnt everything, depending on signal strength and wifi usage etc, etc, will depend whether you have better battery life.
Hope ive helped.
There is no reason to fear the mighty root. If you ever need to it can be easily reversed.
I felt the same way just spent hours reading and confirming asking in the forums for help now I'm fully rooted and running leedroid latest version nice stable fast Rom and to be honest best thing I ever did you get loads of help and answers just one thing to remember the first root you do make sure your on 1.32.405 as the latest ota update can not be rooted from scratch as of yet
Sent from my leedroid v1.3a DhD via xda app
Hey people thank you very much for ALL ur help. I'm on the latest OS update 1.72.405.3 Android version 2.2.1. Is that bad ? Wot do I do if I have this update & I wanna root ? Does that mean I can't root now ?
Also, after rooting can I easily install apps the way I used to or will I need to install ROOT ONLY apps ?
Lastly, I thought it wud b easy but it's not, im talking abt saving contacts. How du save contacts on HTC Desire HD ? What app du use ? Y does something that seems so easy on a regular Nokia phone seem so hard on this advanced phone ? Basically wot I wanna do is wot we all have dun on a Nokia phone: "copy contacts from Phone Memory to SIM" then when ur done u simply put that SIM back in the phone & select "copy contacts from SIM to Phone Memory..."
Plz helpppp again
asimriz said:
Hey people thank you very much for ALL ur help. I'm on the latest OS update 1.72.405.3 Android version 2.2.1. Is that bad ? Wot do I do if I have this update & I wanna root ? Does that mean I can't root now ?
Also, after rooting can I easily install apps the way I used to or will I need to install ROOT ONLY apps ?
Lastly, I thought it wud b easy but it's not, im talking abt saving contacts. How du save contacts on HTC Desire HD ? What app du use ? Y does something that seems so easy on a regular Nokia phone seem so hard on this advanced phone ? Basically wot I wanna do is wot we all have dun on a Nokia phone: "copy contacts from Phone Memory to SIM" then when ur done u simply put that SIM back in the phone & select "copy contacts from SIM to Phone Memory..."
Plz helpppp again
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Bad luck. You can't get root on 1.72 at this stage.
Then how come ur on 1.72 ? Let me guess, u updated it after u rooted the phone ?
asimriz said:
Hey people thank you very much for ALL ur help. I'm on the latest OS update 1.72.405.3 Android version 2.2.1. Is that bad ? Wot do I do if I have this update & I wanna root ? Does that mean I can't root now ?
Also, after rooting can I easily install apps the way I used to or will I need to install ROOT ONLY apps ?
Lastly, I thought it wud b easy but it's not, im talking abt saving contacts. How du save contacts on HTC Desire HD ? What app du use ? Y does something that seems so easy on a regular Nokia phone seem so hard on this advanced phone ? Basically wot I wanna do is wot we all have dun on a Nokia phone: "copy contacts from Phone Memory to SIM" then when ur done u simply put that SIM back in the phone & select "copy contacts from SIM to Phone Memory..."
Plz helpppp again
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Well you can copy from sim but not back again option is open contacts>menu>import/export
Top option will let you import from sim
As for rooting no chance at the moment just keep an eye to see if anyone manages to hack it if you had rooted prior there is a way to fix the root fault on 1.72 if you have already rooted on 1.32 but for now your stuck
Sent from my leedroid v1.3a DhD via xda app
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Bad luck. You can't get root on 1.72 at this stage.
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I was warning people about this in the past, but was told that flashing an older RUU would allow you to attain root even if the exploit was fixed, does this not work maybe my doom mongering was not so out of place
ghostofcain said:
I was warning people about this in the past, but was told that flashing an older RUU would allow you to attain root even if the exploit was fixed, does this not work maybe my doom mongering was not so out of place
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if ur phone is radio S-Off prior to upgrading to 1.72, u can reverse it back.
but for TS's case, I believe his phone is not rooted nor radio S-Off, so dont think he can root anymore with his 1.72.
Well, at least he dont hv to worry about warranty issues anymore.
cenedra said:
if ur phone is radio S-Off prior to upgrading to 1.72, u can reverse it back.
but for TS's case, I believe his phone is not rooted nor radio S-Off, so dont think he can root anymore with his 1.72.
Well, at least he dont hv to worry about warranty issues anymore.
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True, this was my worry about ota updates and why I advised against them in un rooted devices
I'm trying to learn out of the mistakes people make when upgrading. So help me understand this one bit.
If I root + s-off (as provided by the guide on xda) and then upgrade to the 1.72 ROM(either manually or when HTC releases an official update for my region), will I be able to flash out of it to any other ROM? Also, will the phone retain its root state then?
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I'm trying to learn out of the mistakes people make when upgrading. So help me understand this one bit.
If I root + s-off (as provided by the guide on xda) and then upgrade to the 1.72 ROM(either manually or when HTC releases an official update for my region), will I be able to flash out of it to any other ROM? Also, will the phone retain its root state then?
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i believe so, although you would probably be safest to radio s-off as well, although AFAIK the lastest update doesn't bring much more than the patch for the root exploit anyway so can probably be avoided completely for now
asimriz said:
Hello people. So let me get straight to the point. I've spent the last 2 weeks browsing the web, researching ROOTING. I've saved A LOT of links & now know wot to consult & where to dload the files in order to successfully gain TEMP/PERM root access. However, I have some questions/concerns/queries before I finally go along with the whole rooting process.
1) I'm currently using Vodaphone & am on a 2 yr contract with them (which is how I got my HTC Desire HD in the first place ). Will rooting my phone cause any problems with them ? I know it voids ur warranty but will I have to pay anything in damages if I root my phone before my contract ends ?
2) I've not saved a lot on my phone, the only valuable thing is my contacts list. So how do I save that ? Shud I use ASTRO or Titanium ? Also, what else shud I make a backup of before I being the ROOTING process ? Finally, wot if I want to use another SIM on my phone ? Will my contacts still b on the phone when I put in another SIM or will they get removed when I remove the SIM I was originally using (Vodaphone SIM) ?
3) What if I want to remove ROOT if when e.g. Android 2.4 or 3.0 are released ? What if I want to upgrade to those latest versions of the OS & I need to remove ROOT access to make that possible ? Is it still possible to remove ROOT access after it's been applied ? But I guess by then there shall b ROMs for that purpose of installing the latest OS.
4) Which is the best MOD/ROM for HTC Desire HD. By "best" I mean which is the most stable one without any bugs/glitches ?
5) Can I have 2 different ROMs on the same phone ? How do I remove a ROM if I don't like it so I can install another one ? Also, after removing a ROM will I have to go through the whole process of ROOTING the phone again right from the beginning ?
6) If I want to overclock my Desire HD, will voltages from the stock battery b enough ? If OC-ing my Desire HD processor requires more voltage for the processor to run then doesn't that mean that my battery will drain more quickly ? Also, I'm an experienced overclocker with desktops & I know that OC-ing decreases the lifespan of ur processor. What abt the Desire HD processor ? How safe is it to OC the Desire HD processor ?
I'd appreciate it if you could help me out with the above questions people. And if there are other IMPORTANT concerns I shud b aware of before I ROOT then plz let me knw abt them too Thank you very much in advance !
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Hi,
Will try and answer or confirm what you know...
1: If you are in the UK, a mobile phone given with a contract is owner by the person who takes out the contract. The operator has no hold on it, even if you cancel the contract. If you cancel you owe the operator the cancellation fee which will cover the cost of the handset.
2: I have found the best way to save your contacts is "in the cloud" as it were. My contacts are saved as Google contacts and as such when you link your account with your phone, the contacts reappear if you have say updated to a new ROM (If you are going to install a new ROM, it is advised to factory reset your phone etc prior to flashing a ROM). The added bonus of using Google is the speed in which the contacts get readded to the phone, or and as a backup, as they are always in the cloud. If you dont want to do this, then you can store on the phone and back them up to your PC using the HTC Sync software. You SIM card has very limited storage, and if you have multiple numbers against a contact, email addresses, other information on a contact etc, you will not be able to store that on your SIM.
3: Obtaining ROOT gives access to the root of the android system. You can do everything you could before ROOT, so the only reason really you might want to unroot is if you wanted to return your phone under warranty. You can apply ROMs when you have root, whether they are official or not. You may lose root if the ROM being applied is official. There are also guides to remove root.
4: Which ROMs are best are down to personal preference. You first need to decide if you happy with just the android/google standard apps or whether you cannot live without the HTC sense interface, and then decide on an appropriate ROM. There is a list on the Wiki.
5: You can only have one ROM at a time. Installing a new one overwrites the old one. If the custom ROM is rooted, and I think most of them are, then you do not lose root. The whole process of install a custom ROM is not just about rooting the phone, you also need to install a alternate recovery console, clockworkmod recovery being the one. Again you need to follow the guides, but if you have installed or your phone came with ROM version 1.72.x then I believe there is no way currently to root the phone, which is the first step.
6: For overclocking, there have been a few kernels released which you flash in addition to the ROM. These give you access to higher CPU frequencies. The voltage required is dealt with by the kernel. You can set the speed via a program called SetCPU. The Buzz kernel for example is overclocked to 1.53GHz I think. At stock speed and up to a certain speed, the processor is actually undervolted, which should give better battery life. There would be a bigger drain on the battery at higher clock speeds obviously. You can set profiles on SetCPU, like what speeds to use when the screen is off, which in my experience have made the battery last longer. With any processor being overclocked, you are pushing the values that the processor was marketed for, so this can affect the life of the processor.
Hope that helps...
Overall though, looks like you can't do anything yet anyway.
Jason
ghostofcain said:
i believe so, although you would probably be safest to radio s-off as well, although AFAIK the lastest update doesn't bring much more than the patch for the root exploit anyway so can probably be avoided completely for now
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got it! but is it worth upgrading to the 2.2.1 update? Any performance gains? I'm not sure about what rom should I be on for fastest speed, stability with the sense ui?
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Oh people
I have the DHD and am not rooted right now. Perhaps i will later, lets see how the stock rom works in daily use. (It stays at home as long as my case arrives)
But to the topic, first of all, if u had read so much topics, there wouldnt be so much questions i think. But ok, back to topic.
The warranty is lost after rooting yes, but if you need warranty just flash back the stock rom (do a backup of your complete system before flashing a custom rom) and remove s-off, root and all the stuff.
There are many ppl that said, htc or any provider could see that there was a custom rom on the phone.
So warranty was ok for them!
Another thing: if using a custom rom, why dont wait until it gets an update? The custom rom is faster and more stable as stock rom, so its no problem to wait for next cfw update.
My dhd is at 1.32 and i wont update until i use my dhd daily and can say if i need any cfw or not.
But i rooted my g1 after 2 days of use, so i think , i will
Sent this the oldschool way, with my G1
ghostofcain said:
I was warning people about this in the past, but was told that flashing an older RUU would allow you to attain root even if the exploit was fixed, does this not work maybe my doom mongering was not so out of place
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if you are on 1.72 without radio s-off and root prior to it, you can forget about flashing roms for now.
If you have radio s-off you can basically flash anything, always, so downgrading is possible as well.
I am on 1.72 as well with full root, s-off and custom rom installed.
Why I have 1.72 with root etc is because I waited for one of our much appreciated devs to include 1.72 in his custom rom, so I can flash it and keep root (if the Dev has this included in his rom, which they, as in this case, almost always include)
tranceonline said:
The warranty is lost after rooting yes, but if you need warranty just flash back the stock rom (do a backup of your complete system before flashing a custom rom) and remove s-off, root and all the stuff.
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I plan to use this to root + s-off: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=857537 And then NANDROID for the ROM backup.
Once I back up my ROM, I'm assuming the backup will be rooted to. So when I flash this backup back, it will still be rooted. I can't seem to find how to unroot it now? Could you point me to something I might have missed please? Also, removing s-off
daysonp said:
I plan to use this to root + s-off: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=857537 And then NANDROID for the ROM backup.
Once I back up my ROM, I'm assuming the backup will be rooted to. So when I flash this backup back, it will still be rooted. I can't seem to find how to unroot it now? Could you point me to something I might have missed please? Also, removing s-off
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I think u can unroot by flashing back a stock rom via RUU. But don't quote me on that.
stock roms do not have root, so flashing stock rom will have you lose root.
If you have created a backup of your rooted phone's rom, restoring it, will leave root.
Hey everyone I decided to make an in depth video tutorial so that no matter which version of Android you're running you can follow along until you reach the part of loading a custom ROM (in this case zdzihu's final Cyanogenmod 7).
This was made so that even the biggest noob can follow along this video tutorial if you're stuck with the X10 due to a contract why not get the most out of it?
Q: Have a an error? Got stuck?
A: Please use XDA search since I didn't do any of the developing!
Q: Why start from Android 2.1 and show every single step until finally flashing the custom ROM?
A: This was done intentionally so that no matter what version of Android you're on, if you find the video part that is like running the same version of Android as your X10 then you can follow along from there.
Q: Doesn't it seem a bit too long? I've seen shorter videos.
A: Again, this was done intentionally so that even if someone is currently on Android 1.6 or 2.1 they can follow along. I want to show people how to backup apps before losing eveything, its pretty annoying otherwise.
Q: Why bother showing every step?
A: My g/f and two friends are stuck with the X10 until their contracts allows them to hardware upgrade until next summer, I want to help other people get the most out of their phone. I don't care about donations, if this helps one person out I'm happy with that. It sucks paying tons of money for a device that is laggy and be stuck with it for years. XDA members have helped me many times, I just wanted to contribute back somehow, the more people share knowledge for free, then the world slowly becomes a better place.
In part 1:
-How to backup contacts (like I said, for newbies )
-How to install a driver for the computer
-How to root
-How to backup apps
-How to upgrade to the official Sony Gingerbread
In part 2:
-How to root Official Sony Gingerbread
-Downloading XRecovery
-Installing the Android SDK
-Installing Xrecovery
-Downloading xRecovery update
-Downloading Cyanogenmod 7 files
In part 3:
-Download Cyanogenmod 7
-Restoring apps via root method
I take no credit for any of the rooting methods, or making the cusom ROMs, this is simply a video tutorial, all necessary links are in the Youtube video description.
Nice work mate...
Apply for sticky, so many people ask these questions, yet you're probably the first to take initiative to make an ultimate Q&A
Thanks for this and I am sure that it would reduce A LOT of clutter.
Sent from my X10 using Tapatalk
nice tutorial mate
Nice tutorial!
Thanks!
Thanks for the tutorial
Hi. Very nice work! I have a question though. My phone is already running on 2.3.3. Do I disregard the first root of the phone using superoneclick? Or do I have to flash the 2.1 version and start from there?
Reminin said:
Hi. Very nice work! I have a question though. My phone is already running on 2.3.3. Do I disregard the first root of the phone using superoneclick?
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YES! you don't have to downgrade to 2.1!
its works for me , thanks
Wow that's so much easy to follow! I have just one question.. ( i am a noob) ok I was able to get GB ported through my phone when the rollout for GB was happening so it was a flash upgrade no root.. I have app to sd card installed and moved everything i could over to sd card for the apps that i couldn't move over is there anyway to get them backed up? or do i have to flash back to 2.1 and do this process from the very beginning?
thanxx for this fantastic topic!
Agera said:
Wow that's so much easy to follow! I have just one question.. ( i am a noob) ok I was able to get GB ported through my phone when the rollout for GB was happening so it was a flash upgrade no root.. I have app to sd card installed and moved everything i could over to sd card for the apps that i couldn't move over is there anyway to get them backed up? or do i have to flash back to 2.1 and do this process from the very beginning?
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I no longer have an X10, I'm using a Nexus One, but with Titanium Backup I'm able to backup any app even under these conditions: app on internal memory, apps2SD and/or apps2ext (its always backed things up). It should work for the X10 as well. There is no reason to go back to 2.1 as long as you are rooted.
If you're ever in doubt download a random app from the market and back it up with Titanium Backup, uninstall the app and restore it with Titanium Backup, thats the easiest and safest way to test. *Remember your phone must be rooted to use Titanium Backup*
Ok the phone is now rooted but I have ran into another road block, first is when i try to install xrecovery from the link provided it comes up with a mass lot of letters and symbols theres no button to click install after you click it initially.. Also I'm trying to install eclipse and get the android sdk but everytime i go to install eclipse i get this message...
"The Eclipse executable launcher was unable to locate its companion shared library"
What does that mean? what have i done wrong???
Ok since the last time i posted i went through everything again i sat down and worked everything out and now i have a rooted x10 on GB and most importantly i am running CM7!! thank you soo much for the helpful tutorials! even a complete noob like me is able to complete this. I can safely say that you have helped that one noob you wanted to help.
So now that i have done setup to get to where i am now, if i wanted to change to a different rom for some reason now do i just bascially download desired rom and load it through xrecovery? so long as i have the compatable bb71?
Thanks again!
Agera.
Agera said:
Ok since the last time i posted i went through everything again i sat down and worked everything out and now i have a rooted x10 on GB and most importantly i am running CM7!! thank you soo much for the helpful tutorials! even a complete noob like me is able to complete this. I can safely say that you have helped that one noob you wanted to help.
So now that i have done setup to get to where i am now, if i wanted to change to a different rom for some reason now do i just bascially download desired rom and load it through xrecovery? so long as i have the compatable bb71?
Thanks again!
Agera.
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Glad to read it worked out. I no longer have an X10 (using Nexus One) but yes, you should be able to flash other roms via xRecovery, I suggest you always make a backup first. *Note I have not tried other ROMS via xRecovery, try at your own risk, please research on how to flash your desired ROM before doing so. There could be certain variables that could cause an error such as: wrong version of xRecovery, kernal issue, baseband issues, etc.* Do some research in the correct thread of your desired ROM and I'm sure someone will be able to answer, best of luck.
p.s. Sorry for the delayed response, I'm swampped with mid-terms.
That's all gotta prioritize the more important things in life, im just wondering it seems to me that cm7 drinks the juice a little more than the stock 2.3.3. I do have a thread in place to find out as to why theres mention of calibrating the battery but i'm unsure on how to do this im waiting on a response in my other thread. eventually i want to get to 2.3.7 before if and when the devs make a ics port.
But thankyou again and good luck with the exams.
thanks!!! it work perfectly
Thanks for your information
Nice tutorial!
Thanks you
My x10 doesn't reboot! =/
Hi clozecall and thanks for the help:
While doing everything you said in your videos (I'm a noob), I got stucked in step N° 2. After flashing with "aZuZu Kernel - Upgrade" my x10 doesn't reboot correctly. The SE logo just appears and then it turns off, and again the logo and again off and over and over... any idea or help pls??
hi all i have been looking around the site to see how to root my galaxy tab 10.1 with 4.0.4 firmware on it i have seen a lot of good post's for what
i want to do but the problem is i dont know what firmware it was on when i unboxed it when i switched it on it wanted to update so is there any
way to see what firmw are it was on before the update and is it possible to root it any help will be appreciated thank you .
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hi all i have been looking around the site to see how to root my galaxy tab 10.1 with 4.0.4 firmware on it i have seen a lot of good post's for what
i want to do but the problem is i dont know what firmware it was on when i unboxed it when i switched it on it wanted to update so is there any
way to see what firmw are it was on before the update and is it possible to root it any help will be appreciated thank you .
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Odds are you were on 3.1 when you unboxed but it doesn't matter. The easiest way to root the tab is to use ODIN to flash ClockworkMod Recovery, put the root .zip on the SD card and then flash the root .zip form CWM. Feel free to let me know if you need help!
The standard GT10.1 root zip installs an old version of Superuser that doesn't jive well with ICS. The solution is using Superuser 3.1.3-ARM from the Superuser site, but I have seen so many people struggle with this that I think I might take it upon myself to take the current flashable zip and just create a new one specifically for ICS by replacing the apk. I don't think anyone would mind, would they? There's no rule against doing so as far as I know.
I think I will ask a couple of q's about it and then put that together for everyone if it's cool.
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The standard GT10.1 root zip installs an old version of Superuser that doesn't jive well with ICS. The solution is using Superuser 3.1.3-ARM from the Superuser site, but I have seen so many people struggle with this that I think I might take it upon myself to take the current flashable zip and just create a new one specifically for ICS by replacing the apk. I don't think anyone would mind, would they? There's no rule against doing so as far as I know.
I think I will ask a couple of q's about it and then put that together for everyone if it's cool.
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Supercool. I've tried a lot of ways to root Stock ROM ICS, and most methods just make it worse (scrolling recovery, scrolling wake-up screen, etc.), so if you have a fail-safe method, via Odin, or noob-friendly Odin-free (my pref), be my guest, and I will misuse a secondary one for testing that (my wife's, if I survive the wrath)...
You've got my support!
Just_Another_N00b said:
Supercool. I've tried a lot of ways to root Stock ROM ICS, and most methods just make it worse (scrolling recovery, scrolling wake-up screen, etc.), so if you have a fail-safe method, via Odin, or noob-friendly Odin-free (my pref), be my guest, and I will misuse a secondary one for testing that (my wife's, if I survive the wrath)...
You've got my support!
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I agree, rolling anything sucks. But I'm...just another noob. *snicker*
What I'm offering is to take that Galaxy_Tab_Root.zip and repackage the flashable zip with the newer Superuser apk...it won't fix the rolling recovery or rolling wakeup of an ICS rom - there's lots of content on this forum that teaches folks how to get around that. I do agree it would be helpful to newcomers to be pointed in the direction of the right solutions so that is something I'd do.
Speaking of the wife's device - I feel you there too.....took me almost 2 months to convince the lady to let me touch it and I just rooted it when she wasn't looking.
You could try this for rooting http://www.xda-developers.com/andro...gn=Feed:+xda-developers/ShsH+(xda-developers)
Swyped from my finger to your face, on my Samsung Galaxy Note.
RavenY2K3 said:
You could try this for rooting http://www.xda-developers.com/andro...gn=Feed:+xda-developers/ShsH+(xda-developers)
Swyped from my finger to your face, on my Samsung Galaxy Note.
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The OP says it's confirmed working on the GT-P7510, but it was just in a response to a thanks post by someone using a 7510. They never said whether it worked or not. I tried it and it failed on my GT-P7510. I didn't try but once though. YMMV
BTW-It did not do any harm at all trying. It just didn't work.
OK guys, here you go:
ICS Root Zip
Here's what I did
1) Cracked open the Superuser flashable zip and the old root zip
2) Swapped in the new update-binary from the Superuser flashable zip and merged updater-scripts so newer su binary file and Superuser.apk are installed - really not that much different from the Superuser flashable honestly
3) zipped it all back up
All of the credits in the original update script and proper credits for su binary/Superuser.apk added to script - I take credit for nothing other than swapping updated files into the old zip package.
NOTE: This particular package is NOT TESTED!!! I am at work and already have a rooted tab so haven't got the environment to test it right now. However, in all honesty, the changes are pretty minor so it should work just fine. If any of you are on stock firmware, give it a go if you choose but don't flame me if it doesn't work. TAKE A BACKUP WITH YOUR RECOVERY FIRST! THAT IS ALREADY A RULE!
Hope this works and saves folks a step trying to root ICS.
EDIT: If someone can confirm that this works I'll probably just add the same link to the existing HOWTO thread for rooting this device. People are already looking there first for direction so we'll make it nice and easy to find.
help please
9xnine said:
Odds are you were on 3.1 when you unboxed but it doesn't matter. The easiest way to root the tab is to use ODIN to flash ClockworkMod Recovery, put the root .zip on the SD card and then flash the root .zip form CWM. Feel free to let me know if you need help!
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thank you for your response and offeing to help i would'nt mind if your way works as i dont want to brick it as its only a week old so if you can point me in the right direction to get the files i need and maybe a guide to follow that would be appreciaped thanks .
Head into the Android Development section and check the stickies at the top of the forum. There are wonderful guides there that will point you to the correct recovery.
Make sure you save this ZIP file I re-packaged to the root of your tablet before you start...saves you some time when you actually start the process. You can simply reboot into your newly flashed recovery and then flash the zip file. Let me know if it works for you!! Again, I didn't really change it at all, just tiny changes to the updater script and updated files.
Hi billy...How did things go? Were you able to get rooted?
Hi! I recently updated my HTC Desire 816 to the Lollypop Version OTA. But it has considerably reduced my internal storage. From various discussions, I found that if the phone is ROOTED, I can remove the bloatwares, partition my SD card to use it up as internal storage and various other features. But the various rooting tutorials online are for the Kitkat versions of the desire 816 and users have reported various complaints when using the same guides for the Lollypop updated phones. Can someone give me a step-by-step tutorial on how to root my Lollypop updated phone? Would really appreciate it.
Follow the directions for rooting 816 with kitkat, but select other supported device when getting the token from HTCdev site.
Which method of rooting?
I see a lot different methods to root HTC desire 816. Some using Android SDK Manager, Some Using HTC Sync Manager, Some Using ADB and Command Prompt with a combination of these methods. Would you mind suggesting me which is the best method to root?
am also looking for this.. plz help
just flash in CWM or TWRP the latest supersu. zip http://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/supersu/2014-09-02-supersu-v2-05-t2868133
@drummer1839 - Any beginner level guide you could suggest regarding this?
roshanpshajan said:
@drummer1839 - Any beginner level guide you could suggest regarding this?
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Sorry, but if you don't even know how to find that info or understand it then maybe you should not even try to root your phone. You can brick your phone and waste a lot of time to fix the problems. If you can't stand to lose the use of your phone for a few days if you make a mistake then don't do it.
Hint: there is a thread on this page on how to root the 816. Follow the directions. There is also a youtube video on rooting the HTC 816 by Potent Tech. Google search is your friend...
There is really only one method, but it takes a few steps as you listed previously. The htc sync manager is needed to install the USB driver for the phone. You need to turn on developer options and USB debugging on your phone. The development tools adb.exe and fastboot.exe are part of the android sdk. Both are used from the windows command line prompt. To get those files you can download and install the Android SDK but it installs a lot of extra stuff not needed for rooting your phone. Some users have made those files available for download separately. You need to get the unlock tocken from the htcdev site. Once you unlock your phone you can install a custom recovery. I recommend TWRP 2.8.6.0. Once you have TWRP installed you can install SuperSU from TWRP or from the play store.
Follow their directions (the video) or in the rooting 816 thread.
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Sorry, but if you don't even know how to find that info or understand it then maybe you should not even try to root your phone...........Follow their directions (the video) or in the rooting 816 thread.
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Thanks man! I just needed a start somewhere. Successfully rooted my Lollypop updated HTC Desire 816, using TWRP.!
roshanpshajan said:
Thanks man! I just needed a start somewhere. Successfully rooted my Lollypop updated HTC Desire 816, using TWRP.!
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Hi I'm planning to do the same as you.
Could you please keep us informed on how much internal storage you managed to get after rooting ? And also is the battery life better without the bloat wares ? What about partitioning sd ?
Tnx in advance .
aria_kh said:
Hi I'm planning to do the same as you.
Could you please keep us informed on how much internal storage you managed to get after rooting ? And also is the battery life better without the bloat wares ? What about partitioning sd ?
Tnx in advance .
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Depends on how much you want. For my use, I added 4 GB from my 32 GB microSD. Apps working fine after linking to this secondary primary storage. Might make the 4GB as 8 GB in the future. I haven't done much battery enhancement as of now, neither have I removed the bloatwares. But I am getting roughly the same battery backup before rooting now. I used the Mini Partition Tool on my PC for partition. You also might want to install an init.d package to make the secondary partition auto bootable on switch on.
is there any tutorial on partitioning sd and also using link2sd (if you're using this) ?
And a link to that init.d package ?
Tnx in advance .