Hello, I just rooted my phone through chainfirez method and made a backup with clockworkmod and backed up the efs files. I saved both of them to my desktop, sd card, and uploaded it to dropbox. I can't seem to find any good instructions on how to install a custom rom or the pros/cons of them. Does anyone know a guide for beginners on selecting and installing roms? Thanks for any help. My phone is the S4 i337m from Fido (Rogers).
Basically, find any Canadian S4 compatible ROM, read the OP. Any ROM thread will have instructions on how to install it correctly. With today's phones, there is no one good source for instructions on installing all ROMs. Each ROM will vary. Just pick a ROM and do what the OP tells you.
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michael9087 said:
Hello, I just rooted my phone through chainfirez method and made a backup with clockworkmod and backed up the efs files. I saved both of them to my desktop, sd card, and uploaded it to dropbox. I can't seem to find any good instructions on how to install a custom rom or the pros/cons of them. Does anyone know a guide for beginners on selecting and installing roms? Thanks for any help. My phone is the S4 i337m from Fido (Rogers).
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Just find the trends that have the info you need and have some patience and read read read. What i like about this forum is that everything is so detailed and easy to understand. Sometimes you have to do trial and error and you learn from the result and apply the knowledge for future reference.
Like the others said, it depends highly on the rom you want to install and you should always follow the steps in the thread of the rom. For your peace though look at the CyanogenMod site.
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I have the SCH-I400 (hardware version i400.0.6) , still with stock software:
Firmware version: 2.1-update1
Baseband version: S:i400.0.6V.DL17
Kernel version: 2.6.29
Build number: SCH-I400.DL17
I would like to upgrade it to Android 2.2 (or higher) with minimal risk of bricking it.
Where do I start?
Are there special tools that I need?
Is there a difference between "firmware" and "ROM"?
Which is the latest stable firmware/ROM that you can recommend?
Is it possible to try a particular firmware/ROM without replacing the current firmware/ROM?
What do I need to do to save the current stock firmware/ROM so that I can restore it later (if I ever want to).
I am basically clueless at this point, so any tip or link would be very much appreciated.
Thank You!
There's answers to most of your questions throughout the forums. Look around.
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Well, you can start with the search bar.
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dfgged said:
Well, you can start with the search bar.
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samuelhadams said:
There's answers to most of your questions throughout the forums. Look around.
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That's what I did before posting my question but the best I could find was this HOWTO for Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10.
My understanding is that instructions that are good for one brand/model are not necessarily good for another. I couldn't find such a HOWTO for the Samsung Continuum SCH-I400 and I really don't want to brick my phone just to find out that I missed or misunderstood a step. Can you help?
For example, I found in this thread a reference to something called odin:
Is this the recommended way to flash the Samsung Continuum SCH-I400?
Is v1.85 the latest & greatest?
Is it possible to try a particular version without flashing it? (I have almost 8GB of free SD space)
Do I have to root the device before attempting any firmware trial or flash?
Just look in the development section
Literally all of your questions have been answered throughout the forum..
1. you'll want to download odin (or heimdall if you're on mac/linux)
2. firmware is the version your phone is running, and a ROM is a custom OS. for example, you're firmware is 2.1-update1. however, you are using the stock ROM. for the samsung continuum, as far as i know there is only one other ROM on 2.1-update1 (which is the firmware) and that's the debinged/debloated DL17 ROM (which is the custom OS).
3. just go through the development system and look through the ROM's and look at the comments to see if there are any bugs. currently the latest firmware is 2.2 but i don't know if there are any bugs.
4. not quite sure what you mean by that
5. what you're talking about is a nandroid backup. to do a nandroid backup you have to get clockwork recovery. just check this out http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1057072
ntien said:
1. you'll want to download odin (or heimdall if you're on mac/linux)
2. firmware is the version your phone is running, and a ROM is a custom OS. for example, you're firmware is 2.1-update1. however, you are using the stock ROM. for the samsung continuum, as far as i know there is only one other ROM on 2.1-update1 (which is the firmware) and that's the debinged/debloated DL17 ROM (which is the custom OS).
3. just go through the development system and look through the ROM's and look at the comments to see if there are any bugs. currently the latest firmware is 2.2 but i don't know if there are any bugs.
4. not quite sure what you mean by that
5. what you're talking about is a nandroid backup. to do a nandroid backup you have to get clockwork recovery. just check this out http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1057072
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He is talking about running a ROM off his SD card. That's probably the one unanswered question. From what I know, not you can't.
You have a LOT of reading and research to do before you're ready to do any of this stuff. Read through the Android Development sub-forum.... Then read it again... if anything is confusing, read it again. You can SERIOUSLY mess up your phone if you don't know what you're doing... Once you understand it all, then try it out.
My advice would be to first do research on the terminology. Once you know what words like flash, rom, odin, cwm, cwm cyan vs. yellow, recovery, and what things like a tar.md5, and update.zip, mean and do, it will be a lot easier to understand what you are reading. Google is your friend. Most of what I've learned has come from there. Also, peruse different forums. I understand that this one can get a little techincal for a noob. I still have to scratch my head about half of the time and think about what I'm reading before it makes sense. It will come, slowly. Just save yourself a lot of headache, and read read read, and if you have ANY doubts, find the answer BEFORE you start the process.
This video helps a lot with cwm, and flashing via odin
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USHpl0s7qhk&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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Start by googling root and cintinuum and look for addictivetips tutorial and then look for how to install clockwork mod recovery (this was the difficult part imo) should also be at addictivetips. By time your done you should at least be familliar with programs involved and asking troublshoot Q's instead of general "how do I" Q's......
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Thank you all so much! You definitely helped.
TUT
There is a great tutorial on getting to 2.2.2 in the EC07 clean thread in development.
The quickest method ive use so far (i am newbie 2 rootin etc) is download the tool to root 'superoneclick' then youl have to search for the correct flash tool for your device,then download cwm recovery to backup/restore and install your 'mod rom'. Theres some very good roms about on this site,im only on a x1o mini pro came with 2.1 and s.e refused to release any futher updates 4 this model!but its now running either 2.3.9 or 2.3.5 quite smoothly ..made up ,so u should be able to find and try later than 2.3 and choose which rom you prefer.
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smallz2k said:
The quickest method ive use so far (i am newbie 2 rootin etc) is download the tool to root 'superoneclick' then youl have to search for the correct flash tool for your device,then download cwm recovery to backup/restore and install your 'mod rom'. Theres some very good roms about on this site,im only on a x1o mini pro came with 2.1 and s.e refused to release any futher updates 4 this model!but its now running either 2.3.9 or 2.3.5 quite smoothly ..made up ,so u should be able to find and try later than 2.3 and choose which rom you prefer.
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well you dont have to start by rooting your phone... rooted roms flashed by odin work on stock 2.1 thats how i did it... i used superoneclick only once, on ec07 stock. havent had to since, cause i flashed roms with odin/cwm that are rooted and deodexed.
1.This is guide How to root galaxy Note (N7000) running on ICS (4.0.3/4.0.4) -Dedicate to Newbies
THIS METHOD IS SEEMS RISKY, AS CWM.ZIP CONTAINS BAD STRING AND CAN DAMAGE DEVICE.
THATS WHY DOWNLOAD LINK IS REMOVED AND VIDEO ALSO NO MORE PUBLIC.
Discussion will be made on
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1329360
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2.How to root N7000 Running on GB ROM (rootable)
GB ROMs which are not directly rootable have to first downgrade to rootable ROM
OR can flash pre rooted ROM
further guide and discussion will be here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1329360
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3. How to copy/delete/edit/change permission with Root explorer
Since I'm a newbie at this stuff, just wanted to ask if rooting my Note would erase the data stored in my phone memory?
Also, should i make a backup of all the data incase anything goes bad??
P.S - thanks for the tutorial..
Rooting, doesn't erase anything.
But yes it is always advisable to keep backup of your important data, though you may have limited option to backup on unrooted device. some suggestion
Contact - inbuilt import/export or google sync
Msgs - use SMS restore backup appl
Applications - Non root version of My backup application. though you can backup only app not data of appl like game level, credential etc.
Haha
Classic Music Dr...
Thanks for the suggestions.
One last query. Is it necessary to flash another ROM after rooting the phone? If so, could you please suggest me an easy to use ROM and a tutorial on how to flash it would be really helpful!
P.S - I apologize for being such a newbie but this is the first Android phone I'm using!
aurator said:
Thanks for the suggestions.
One last query. Is it necessary to flash another ROM after rooting the phone? If so, could you please suggest me an easy to use ROM and a tutorial on how to flash it would be really helpful!
P.S - I apologize for being such a newbie but this is the first Android phone I'm using!
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In short - No.
No need to flash another ROM once rooted although it's preference. You can happily root your stock ROM and maintain root access which will allow you greater control and of course the ability to run Root only apps.
If you wanted to try out other ROM's, check out the development section, Most ROM's have a video or step by step walkthrough on how to install..
No need to apologise, and if you've not used it already - here's a great thread that should answer a lot of your questions;
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1774208
i wanted to see the flashing of the CF root kernel and some mods, i get stuck there :silly:
music is appropriate
rraaka said:
i wanted to see the flashing of the CF root kernel and some mods, i get stuck there :silly:
music is appropriate
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Sure when time permit will do it.
Added to my FAQ section Awesome work yet again Dr.Ketan !!!
PS. The background music is hilarious
Video tutorial adde for
How to use root explorer to copy/delete/change permission for system files
Dr. Nice stuff!! thanks for the continous contribution...:victory:
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i wanted to see the flashing of the CF root kernel and some mods, i get stuck there :silly:
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me too , ALL ROMs, kernel are different, most instruction there are no image or video
btw, its very helpfull Dr...
Sure will try to make video for that too.
BTW,For mod flashing, method is same like rooting ICS (first video), just you have to select your mod zip file in plave of superSU busybox installer.zip
Flash custom rom
Hi,
I followed the steps given in the video and was able to root successfully.
Now, Can i directly flash the custom ROMs (for eg. ICS Stunner 1.6.26 which is an ICS ROM) through CWM?
I read a warning that said flashing custom ROMs on ICS kernels can lead to a hard brick and that we need to flash a safe kernel like Abyss Kernel.
Here is a screenshot of my About Phone.
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/s720x720/564347_10150822751627377_2037790532_n.jpg
Sorry for the Noobish question.
Thanks in advance
thanks
thanks for tutorial
Hi
My new note has stock ics 4.0.3 i don't wish to downgrade just obtain root, what is the process to do this, i was going to watch the video but its no longer public.
many thanks
Why it is not public that is also mentioned.
Just.find.second.link on my signature for detail guide.
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dr.ketan said:
Why it is not public that is also mentioned.
Just.find.second.link on my signature for detail guide.
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Sorry i do apologize, i did read it that bit, and did not think to apply that to the video as well.
let me see if i got this right:
i've dl'd notecore v13 standard
got pc odin
reboot into download mode
start pc odin, click pda, and select above kernel, wait for it to finish
reboot phone
start triangle away - is this safe to use, the warning was quite alarming?
thanks
egarding steps, thats are correct
Triangle.away, i didn't get single report of brick using it.
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dr.ketan said:
egarding steps, thats are correct
Triangle.away, i didn't get single report of brick using it.
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thank you very much, i now feel confident to do this and a little more relaxed
thanks given
Now that the loki method has come out and people are successfully flashing their ATT SGS4s with custom Loki'd ROMS that are available, can someone please post a step by step guide to help out new people to this whole process? I've read a bunch of different posts and I have a general idea of what to do, but I see that there are specific steps that must be followed, etc, can anyone please help me (and I'm sure many others) flash their first ROM?
As I understand the defacto standard is something like cyanogenmod, but I see other ROMS in the original android section. How do we install these? I understand that there we need to first install something like CWM, then flash the loki'd rom, but a step by step guide would be really useful! Also, setting up LTE after flashing, google apps, etc, seems like theres a lot of information floating around about that. Also, how to recover with Odin or some application in case we mess up?
frostrambler said:
Now that the loki method has come out and people are successfully flashing their ATT SGS4s with custom Loki'd ROMS that are available, can someone please post a step by step guide to help out new people to this whole process? I've read a bunch of different posts and I have a general idea of what to do, but I see that there are specific steps that must be followed, etc, can anyone please help me (and I'm sure many others) flash their first ROM?
As I understand the defacto standard is something like cyanogenmod, but I see other ROMS in the original android section. How do we install these? I understand that there we need to first install something like CWM, then flash the loki'd rom, but a step by step guide would be really useful! Also, setting up LTE after flashing, google apps, etc, seems like theres a lot of information floating around about that. Also, how to recover with Odin or some application in case we mess up?
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Your kidding right? In the dev section there is a complete noob package that holds each noob by the hand with complete instructions...its really idiot proof to.
Good luck sir.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2292932&page=2
You mean this thread? They mentioned they would work on guides in one of the posts, do the included read me files give step by steps?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2292932&page=2
You mean this thread? They mentioned they would work on guides in one of the posts, do the included read me files give step by steps?
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Yes, strart there, in that same forum, is ALL the info to get you:
Root
Bootloader fix
each thread has detailed instructions, if someone just says do this, you will never learn, if you have questions on a certain item, read, then post in the forum that is giving you the issue. I am not slamming you, it is a good working start.
I've read half of all of the ROM threads in the development forum, and am still unsure of where to go from here, so I am trying to get a direct answer here.
My situation:
VZW G2
Rooted
Stock ROM
VS98011A
TWRP 2.6.3.3 (updated to this version using FreeGee)
I have the OTA popping up constantly and I want to get rid of it by flashing the appropriate ROM.
Can I simply download a ROM and flash it using TWRP? Or am I going to get stuck in one of the many loops I am seeing people post about?
I would love to create a wiki with various starting points for people, but it is so hard to find information here. Searching for one thing leads to an explanation that, while helpful, involves five other steps or topics that one must also research, and I've often found people's step-by-step instructions to be incomplete or have a step that they assume everyone knows but is quite complicated.
THANK YOU to whomever replies, even if it just a link to something helpful, because I will gladly do the reading myself. I just often don't know what these people's starting points are when they are asking questions.
Most of the ROMS I have downloaded have flashing instructions in the OP. All you have to do though is factory reset before flashing, and then flash your ROM + GAPPS and then wipe cache/Dalvik Cache several times and yes you should be good to go
In regards to your wiki idea, I think it is a wonderful one. These forums are terrible for finding concise information. Often it is hard for me to find the information I am looking for.
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I've read half of all of the ROM threads in the development forum, and am still unsure of where to go from here, so I am trying to get a direct answer here.
My situation:
VZW G2
Rooted
Stock ROM
VS98011A
TWRP 2.6.3.3 (updated to this version using FreeGee)
I have the OTA popping up constantly and I want to get rid of it by flashing the appropriate ROM.
Can I simply download a ROM and flash it using TWRP? Or am I going to get stuck in one of the many loops I am seeing people post about?
I would love to create a wiki with various starting points for people, but it is so hard to find information here. Searching for one thing leads to an explanation that, while helpful, involves five other steps or topics that one must also research, and I've often found people's step-by-step instructions to be incomplete or have a step that they assume everyone knows but is quite complicated.
THANK YOU to whomever replies, even if it just a link to something helpful, because I will gladly do the reading myself. I just often don't know what these people's starting points are when they are asking questions.
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You don't need to flash a ROM to get rid of the OTA popup. Just root, install Titanium Backup, and freeze the app called "Software Update MUC".
My Recommendation
jmilacek said:
I've read half of all of the ROM threads in the development forum, and am still unsure of where to go from here, so I am trying to get a direct answer here.
My situation:
VZW G2
Rooted
Stock ROM
VS98011A
TWRP 2.6.3.3 (updated to this version using FreeGee)
I have the OTA popping up constantly and I want to get rid of it by flashing the appropriate ROM.
Can I simply download a ROM and flash it using TWRP? Or am I going to get stuck in one of the many loops I am seeing people post about?
I would love to create a wiki with various starting points for people, but it is so hard to find information here. Searching for one thing leads to an explanation that, while helpful, involves five other steps or topics that one must also research, and I've often found people's step-by-step instructions to be incomplete or have a step that they assume everyone knows but is quite complicated.
THANK YOU to whomever replies, even if it just a link to something helpful, because I will gladly do the reading myself. I just often don't know what these people's starting points are when they are asking questions.
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My advice, 2 options:
Stay on 11a
Stay rooted
Stay w/TWRP 2.6.3.3 (freegee)
Flash CleanRom 1.0
Flash 12b modem
Install Xposed
Install G2xposed
and Prosper!
OR
Install Digital Dream 2.1
Take 12b update
Reroot using IOroot 1.6+
Install Freegee (TWRP)
Install DD 2.1
Install Xposed
Install G2xposed
and Prosper!
* Always make a nandroid backup of stock rooted and move it to the PC * Get familiar with ADB commands * Read threads past the 1st ten posts or last ten posts *Thank those that have helped you * If I can't BRICK it neither can you * Enjoy!
First post here was recommended here for help rooting my first android. I have a galaxy s5 on 5.0 lolipop and I need help rooting cause most of these threads seem like a different language.
I was trying my hardest to downgrade but I think I need to download 4.4.2 cause If i remember correctly when i tried towelroot back when I was on 4.4.4 it didnt work.
Im just gonna list a bunch of random crap that might help you help me how to downgrade and root my phone lol..
Baseband version: G900VVRU1BOC4
Hardware version G900V.05
And yeah.. Im a retard so if you could help me out with links and stuff that would be great, Im on a windows computer as well..
Hello and welcome! Let's see if I can't help a little here...
First you should back things up as rooting methods from scratch will wipe all of your data/phone.
After that, there are two ways to research or go about rooting; either follow this guide here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2784880
or if you are NOT feeling a comprehensive guide and want a more straightforward one you can do the following...
you can follow muniz_ri's instructions here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/ver...-to-update-to-g900voe1-5-0-keeproot-t3149784/
specifically #4 in Notes in the first post (in addition, install a superuser app [supersu, superuser, etc.] from the play store). Afterward, you can go to the first link I showed you to put it to any version you want, or any of muniz_ri's update and keeproot threads or whatever ROM you might want to install.
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Hello and welcome! Let's see if I can't help a little here...
First you should back things up as rooting methods from scratch will wipe all of your data/phone.
After that, there are two ways to research or go about rooting; either follow this guide here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2784880
or if you are NOT feeling a comprehensive guide and want a more straightforward one you can do the following...
you can follow muniz_ri's instructions here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/ver...-to-update-to-g900voe1-5-0-keeproot-t3149784/
specifically #4 in Notes in the first post (in addition, install a superuser app [supersu, superuser, etc.] from the play store). Afterward, you can go to the first link I showed you to put it to any version you want, or any of muniz_ri's update and keeproot threads or whatever ROM you might want to install.
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On that first link I have absolutely no idea what to do or download.. I have odin installed now what?
Saturdaze said:
On that first link I have absolutely no idea what to do or download.. I have odin installed now what?
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Now you search the forums and read the stickies at the top. They're there for a reason, learn it. If this is too advanced for you, no one is writing step-by-step instructions specifically for you. You must learn for yourself, it's all been posted before.:good: