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Okay, so I read many new threads daily regarding how to root, about custom ROMs and everything so I thought I would just start this thread where we all could share what all we know. Something like FAQs for SGN. Without further delay, let's start.
1. What is rooting? Is it dangerous?
A. “Rooting” your device means obtaining “superuser” rights and permissions to your Android phone. When rooted, the user can run various apps that require root permissions to run and also, it allows the user to install custom ROMs or to flash various kernels, overclocking or underclocking the device etc.
Rooting is NOT dangerous. There are guides available here on XDA on how to root and they are pretty easy, straightforward and risk free.
The only disadvantage of rooting is that it voids your warranty but you can easily unroot your phone to get the warranty back.
2. How to root?
A. Pretty easy! Dr Ketan has created this very very simple guide on how to root. You can find it here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1329360
Don't forget to thank him!
Easiest method in my opinion is to flash a pre rooted stock ROM through PC Odin.
3. How do I unroot?
It's mentioned in the guide above.
4. What is recovery?
A. Recovery refers to the dedicated, bootable partition that has the recovery console installed. A combination of key presses will boot your phone to recovery, where you can find tools to help repair (recover) your installation as well as install official OS updates. Now because Android is open and has the recovery source code available, building a customized version with more and different options is relatively easy as well.
5. ClockWorkMod Recovery??? How do I install it?
A. CWM, as it is generally called, is a custom recovery for Android. It offers many more options than those offered by the stock recovery and it's generally used to flash custom ROMs.
Installing CWM on your phone is dead simple. Again, thanks to Dr Ketan for his awesome guide. Here you go.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1329360
6. What is a custom ROM?
A. A custom ROM is a fully standalone version of the OS, including the kernel (which makes everything run), apps, services, etc - everything you need to operate the device, except it's customized by someone in some way.
Since Android is open source, developers are free to pick up the stock ROMs and modify them the way they like. As simple as that!
7. So how do I decide which is the best custom ROM?
A. There in no best custom ROM as such. Different ROMs have different advantages and disadvantages. Some give you incredible speed, some give you battery, some are better looking and so on. You have to decide what works best for you.
8. Do I really need to install a custom ROM or is stock good enough?
A. Ask yourself! Personally, I feel stock is crap. Also, there are many ROMs that offer stock experience whilst removing everything that makes the stock ROM crap.
9. Can I brick my phone while installing custom ROMs?
A. Yes and no. While it's pretty hard to actually brick a phone, it's possible. Use the CORRECT files and follow the steps as mentioned by the developer. But, as I said, it's highly unlikely that you'll end up with a bricked phone.
10. Okay, so I am ready to install a custom ROM. I know the risks and everything. How do I install it?
A. First of all, you need your phone to be rooted and you also need to have a recovery, like CWM. Now, different ROMs have difference installation procedures so I advice you to just read their respective threads thoroughly, know more about the ROM, decide if it's good enough and follow what the developer says. Use the CORRECT files.
Also, whatever you do, make sure you make backups of your current system through CWM. If ever something goes wrong, these backups will help you restore to your previous system.
Go on, it should all be easy!
Edit: Do not make Nandroid backups in CWM when on LPY, LPF, i9220 repack or other unsafe kernels. There's a very high risk of bricking your phone. Read the stickies!
11. What is Overclocking/Underclocking?
A. Simply put, overclocking is the process of increasing the clock frequency of your phone's processor. Underclocking is decreasing the frequency. It basically makes the processor run faster/slower according to what you set it for.
12. Risks of OC?
A.
Overclocking reduces the lifespan of the hardware of your phone.
It's possible to incurr permanent damage to the phone's compenets by OC.
Overclocking voids the warranty of your phone, but rooting has already done that!
13. Should I overclock?
A. Personally I think there is no use of OC except to fry off your processor and get higher quadrant score (which doesn't mean anything really!). With all these phones with fast processors, OC is less necessary.
14. How to overclock?
A. You need a kernel that supports overclocking. Like franco's kernel supports OC I think. Then you need an application (like SetCPU, No Frills CPU etc) to OC your device. Sometimes, OC options are built into a custom ROM as well.
15. I've had enough of rooting and custom ROMs. I need to go back. What do I do?
A. The easiest way to go back to stock ROM is to just simply flash any of the unrooted stock ROMs through PC Odin. As simple as that. Refer to Dr Ketan's guide for this.
16. What is an unsafe kernel?
A. Most stock ICS kernels are affected by the emmc bug, popularly known as the brick bug. The official CM9 kernels and some new other kernels are although free from this.
17. F***! I am on an unsafe kernel. What to do?
A. You should actually firstly know what not to do and than what to do. DO NOT wipe data in CWM, DO NOT factory reset your phone through either recovery or the Settings Menu and DO NOT delete big files from your internal or maybe even external memory. This heavy R/W operations triggers the brick bug and most often leaves the phone as useful as a paperweight.
Now, what should you be doing? If you're not gonna do any of the above, you're most probably as safe as those on a safe kernel. If you wanna get rid of this emmc bug altogether, you have to firstly go back to GB, use PC Odin method as stated above and then flash any of the new ROMs with safe kernels, read the dev section.
18. I wiped my data previously on an unsafe kernel and now my phone wouldn't boot up. I tried going back to stock GB with the PC Odin method but I'm stuck at "factoryfys.img". OMG! I can't even breathe now.. HELP!!!!
A. Superbrick. Yes, that's the word. Unfortunately, your phone is now bricked and only Samsung could help you now. Or if you're comfortable you can read and watch the DIY guides to replace the affected parts (motherboard).
So, this is all what I could think of at the moment. If you have any more Q&A that could help others, do add them!
Hope this helps..
Good one bro! It should help most of the folks out there! And quench many repeated questions
Thanks man!
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sujal said:
Thanks man!
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Its better to hit the thanks button than posting a post of thanks LOL
Cheers!! Enjoy your Note!!
Like that!
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By the way, I was wondering if the moderators could make this thread a sticky. Possible?
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I am a burnt newbie. I tried to install a ROM from RootGalaxyNote that seemed perfect. A week later, after getting it back from MobileTechVideo and a full JTAG repair, I laid back on everything. Then I ran across Philz. Love what this guy does. Rooted the kernel MobileTech installed, and installed the Rom I'm using now, SweetROM V2.5. Hope this posts as I am 7 away from being able to talk to the"Big Boys".
Choosing a Kernal for your phone
I looked through PhilZ-cwm6 - Safe Stock Based Kernel but couldn't find anything that matches my kernal version. I honestly do not know where to ask so I hope you don't mind me asking you for your help. What kernal version do I download if this is my phone details:
Model number:
GT-N7000
Android version:
4.1.2
Baseband version:
N7000WELSA
Kernel version:
3.0.31-906371
[email protected]#3
SMP PREEMPT Mon Feb 18 15:19:46 KST 2013
Build number:
JZO54K.N7000UBLSF
You can try the XXLSA or XXLT4.
Hi, I am a recent iPhone convert thanks to the Nexus 4. So obviously I am new to rooting, custom ROMS, and custom kernels. I am currently rooted and am running a recent CM 10.1 nightly. However, battery life isn't all that great.
A friend of mine told me that a custom kernel can drastically improve battery life without hurting performance. So here I am hoping that someone can help me. Can anyone recommend a good kernel that will improve battery life without hurting speed?
Also, what are the steps for installing a custom kernel? What about going back to stock in case I have to send my phone in for an RMA or something like that? Is that easy to do?
Thanks in advance for the help!
Try Franco or Harsh or trinity .
Custom kernels are more about under clocking a few things here and there to get best balance between performance and battery life thats and some tweaks which are generally inbuilt .
But tbh not all phone's are same what works for me and few others might not fetch u the same results, i've experienced this over my previous nexus device .
Some combo of ROM/kernel might work for u and not so well for other's i would say try out all the main stream kernels and some more if your'e feeling epxerimental give each kernel 2 to 5 days and see which u like the best.
Personally i've had good results with harsh kernel and franco and trinity .
berz said:
Try Franco or Harsh or trinity .
Custom kernels are more about under clocking a few things here and there to get best balance between performance and battery life thats and some tweaks which are generally inbuilt .
But tbh not all phone's are same what works for me and few others might not fetch u the same results, i've experienced this over my previous nexus device .
Some combo of ROM/kernel might work for u and not so well for other's i would say try out all the main stream kernels and some more if your'e feeling epxerimental give each kernel 2 to 5 days and see which u like the best.
Personally i've had good results with harsh kernel and franco and trinity .
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Do you have one that you would suggest for a first time newbie? Also, what is the process for installing it and potentially uninstalling it back to stock?
Everything is easy to do. AS LONG AS YOU READ FIRST before doing anything You can start by reading the guides found here in the Nexus 4 General thread.
So far, the best for both performance and battery for me is Trinity kernel.
By the way, to install a custom kernel:
1. Install proper drivers for nexus 4 in your pc.
2. Unlock your bootloader.
3. Install custom recovery like CWM or TWRP Recovery
4. Start flashing your choice of kernels!
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wtfshouldidonow said:
Everything is easy to do. AS LONG AS YOU READ FIRST before doing anything You can start by reading the guides found here in the Nexus 4 General thread.
So far, the best for both performance and battery for me is Trinity kernel.
By the way, to install a custom kernel:
1. Install proper drivers for nexus 4 in your pc.
2. Unlock your bootloader.
3. Install custom recovery like CWM or TWRP Recovery
4. Start flashing your choice of kernels!
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Thanks for the advice! I am currently using CWM and have an unlocked boot loader. Is it as simple as downloading a zip, going into recovery, and installing the zip from "sd card"? If so, where can I find the zip for trinity? And how can I go back to stock in case something goes wrong?
There are post on xda and you could Google it. Just download it on your nexus and flash it
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strausd said:
Thanks for the advice! I am currently using CWM and have an unlocked boot loader. Is it as simple as downloading a zip, going into recovery, and installing the zip from "sd card"? If so, where can I find the zip for trinity? And how can I go back to stock in case something goes wrong?
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If you want to be always safe and sure, then BEFORE flashing anything, go to CWM, choose backup and restore, then choose backup. That is called a nandroid backup. It might take a long time depending on how much apps you have. After the nandroid backup takes place, then you're free to flash the zip for trinity that you've downloaded.
I also suggest that you do backups often and delete old ones (you can delete old backups in the "backups and restore" part of CWM). So that incase anything goes wrong when you flash something, just go back to recovery mode, then restore your latest backup and you can undo your wrongs
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wtfshouldidonow said:
If you want to be always safe and sure, then BEFORE flashing anything, go to CWM, choose backup and restore, then choose backup. That is called a nandroid backup. It might take a long time depending on how much apps you have. After the nandroid backup takes place, then you're free to flash the zip for trinity that you've downloaded.
I also suggest that you do backups often and delete old ones (you can delete old backups in the "backups and restore" part of CWM). So that incase anything goes wrong when you flash something, just go back to recovery mode, then restore your latest backup and you can undo your wrongs
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So nandroid backups also backup the kernel?
strausd said:
So nandroid backups also backup the kernel?
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bump. i also need to know the answer to this question.
EDIT: nvm found my answer, it backups the kernel too.
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imeem said:
bump. i also need to know the answer to this question.
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nandroid backs up everything. it basically takes a snapshot of the state your device is in when you back it up, then restored your phone to exactly how it was before the backup.
Coming from HTC One S (and a whole lot of HTC family before that) and not having to deal with S-Off dilemma is a whole new free world for me (you can say i am institutionalized).
If I want to flash a rom and not the kernel included in it, can I just remove the boot.img file from the rom's zip and flash it? Or is that not a good idea?
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Coming from HTC One S (and a whole lot of HTC family before that) and not having to deal with S-Off dilemma is a whole new free world for me (you can say i am institutionalized).
If I want to flash a rom and not the kernel included in it, can I just remove the boot.img file from the rom's zip and flash it? Or is that not a good idea?
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no. you need to flash the whole zip. without a kernel, your device is an expensive brick. the kernel control pretty much everything and connects the hardware to the software. you can always flash another kernel after flashing the rom zip.
simms22 said:
no. you need to flash the whole zip. without a kernel, your device is an expensive brick. the kernel control pretty much everything and connects the hardware to the software. you can always flash another kernel after flashing the rom zip.
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Thanks for the reply.
Are all kernels pretty much compatible with all roms?
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Thanks for the reply.
Are all kernels pretty much compatible with all roms?
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all nexus 4 kernels are compatible with all nexus 4 roms. if you flash a non nexus 4 kernel onto your nexus, you will most likely brick it.
Sounds great. This will be my first Nexus experience. Love this forum already. A very mature crowd.
I'll start off by giving some background information. I ordered my Nexus 4 back in March and ran stock up until about July/June. Prior to the Nexus I had the HTC G2. I don't know how to root and and use custom ROMs and I have looked at the root guide for the Nexus but it's a huge barrage of information and some terms that I don't know what they are. However, this question doesn't involve rooting. I gave my Nexus 4 to a friend, who also has the Nexus, to root for me and use a custom ROM. In this process however, he did something that he told me to never do (I really don't know why..) and he ended up soft bricking my phone. He did that because my phone was stuck on the "Google" start up screen for over 40 minutes. Basically, he wiped the entire phone, I think. Due to some issues, we are no longer on speaking terms and he was the only person I knew who knows how to deal with rooting and custom ROMs.
Now I don't have the original back up of the stock. My question is, if I ever needed to send my phone back to Google for repairs or anything else, would I be able to somehow get the phone back to it's stock state?
Also, where could I find some resources that aren't a barrage of information? When I go to those threads like the Nexus rooting guide, it's just so much information and I get lost (I don't even quite know what a ROM is, my current interpretation is an operating system). Currently, I think I know how to update the ROM, I'm currently using Paranoid Android.
I apologize if this issue of mine can easily be solved with a search. I have googled this issue numerous times and I could not really find a solid answer.
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I'll start off by giving some background information. I ordered my Nexus 4 back in March and ran stock up until about July/June. Prior to the Nexus I had the HTC G2. I don't know how to root and and use custom ROMs and I have looked at the root guide for the Nexus but it's a huge barrage of information and some terms that I don't know what they are. However, this question doesn't involve rooting. I gave my Nexus 4 to a friend, who also has the Nexus, to root for me and use a custom ROM. In this process however, he did something that he told me to never do (I really don't know why..) and he ended up soft bricking my phone. He did that because my phone was stuck on the "Google" start up screen for over 40 minutes. Basically, he wiped the entire phone, I think. Due to some issues, we are no longer on speaking terms and he was the only person I knew who knows how to deal with rooting and custom ROMs.
Now I don't have the original back up of the stock. My question is, if I ever needed to send my phone back to Google for repairs or anything else, would I be able to somehow get the phone back to it's stock state?
Also, where could I find some resources that aren't a barrage of information? When I go to those threads like the Nexus rooting guide, it's just so much information and I get lost (I don't even quite know what a ROM is, my current interpretation is an operating system). Currently, I think I know how to update the ROM, I'm currently using Paranoid Android.
I apologize if this issue of mine can easily be solved with a search. I have googled this issue numerous times and I could not really find a solid answer.
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Is the phone booting into PA? If not try holding the power button and the volume down at the same time. It should boot into recovery. If it does all you need to do is flash a rom "install a os".
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Tunderpimp said:
Is the phone booting into PA? If not try holding the power button and the volume down at the same time. It should boot into recovery. If it does all you need to do is flash a rom "install a os".
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Ohh yes, I should clarify. Currently the phone is working and I have it up to date on Paranoid Android. The only issue I had when updating Paranoid Android was that I could not use the kernel my friend had supplied me with (I think it was the Franco kernel). When I would flash the kernel, it would get stuck on the Google logo screen. I would have to get out of that by re-flashing Paranoid Android again and I've been unsuccessful in flashing any kernels. The main reason I wanted to root my phone was a custom kernel, to help with battery life.
My main question is that I wanted to know if I could ever get it back to stock (as to not void a warranty) if I were to ever need to for any reason.
Fubs261 said:
Ohh yes, I should clarify. Currently the phone is working and I have it up to date on Paranoid Android. The only issue I had when updating Paranoid Android was that I could not use the kernel my friend had supplied me with (I think it was the Franco kernel). When I would flash the kernel, it would get stuck on the Google logo screen. I would have to get out of that by re-flashing Paranoid Android again and I've been unsuccessful in flashing any kernels. The main reason I wanted to root my phone was a custom kernel, to help with battery life.
My main question is that I wanted to know if I could ever get it back to stock (as to not void a warranty) if I were to ever need to for any reason.
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which franco kernel, was it compatibke with your rom? i mean are you on android 4.3 and the kernel 4.2.2(or vice versa)? when you flashed the kernel, did you flash with the rom then boot up, or did you just flash the kernel alone? did you try redownloading the kernel, maybe a bad download? was it a jss kernel or a jwr kernel?
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My main question is that I wanted to know if I could ever get it back to stock (as to not void a warranty) if I were to ever need to for any reason.
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Yes you can.
Read the guides as slowly as you need to...stopping to research anything you don't understand...
Or just use those no brainer toolkits that teach you nothing.
And stick to stock until you know what's going on within your device when you do these things.
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which franco kernel, was it compatibke with your rom? i mean are you on android 4.3 and the kernel 4.2.2(or vice versa)? when you flashed the kernel, did you flash with the rom then boot up, or did you just flash the kernel alone? did you try redownloading the kernel, maybe a bad download? was it a jss kernel or a jwr kernel?
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I'm not sure what version it was, I guess that might have been the issue. Would that have caused it to stay on the Google logo screen? I'll make sure to double check for that next time I try to do something.
studacris said:
Yes you can.
Read the guides as slowly as you need to...stopping to research anything you don't understand...
Or just use those no brainer toolkits that teach you nothing.
And stick to stock until you know what's going on within your device when you do these things.
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Thank you for answering. Could you link a good starter thread for me? I was hesitant to use a custom ROM or even to root my phone. What compelled me to do it was the kernels extending battery life. Because I was so lost and felt overwhelmed, I had my friend help me but now we are no longer on talking terms so I'm lost.
Again, I wish to apologize, I know I should just look this up myself, but with the possibility of bricking/soft-bricking my phone, I want to get as much help as possible. Whatever small nudge, I will take.
Your questions can be answered by reading the stickies thread in the general section. Just follow the instructions to flash back to factory stock:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2010312
If you flash a kernel and the phone won't boot, that kernel or version of the kernel isn't compatible with that rom or particular version of Android.
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Fubs261 said:
Because I was so lost and felt overwhelmed, I had my friend help me but now we are no longer on talking terms so I'm lost.
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I hope it's not because he messed up your phone, it's not his fault that you trusted him to do it in the first place. If not, well nevermind.
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It's very simple to get it back to stock. You'd just need to find a copy of the stock Rom (which I can assure you is probably on this very website floating around somewhere) and flash it in recovery like you would any other Rom.
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Also keep in mind, custom roms usually come with custom kernels. So you shouldn't even have to worry about kernel flashing. If you want to preserve battery you should focus more on under clocking and thermal throttling...
You can find guides on here somewhere for that too...
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Like the title, can anyone tell me which one is the most stable cfw now? b/c there many cfw in the forum and I dont know which one is good, or having problem, issue....ect. If not, I will go back to stock, root, install revovery, and update stock 4.4.2 KK
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Like the title, can anyone tell me which one is the most stable cfw now? b/c there many cfw in the forum and I dont know which one is good, or having problem, issue....ect. If not, I will go back to stock, root, install revovery, and update stock 4.4.2 KK
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well on first note you can flash a rooted kk and keep recovery there are two ways of doing so, now for your first question recommending roms is not that good because everyone has a different preference in my case I need power and battery life since I mainly use my phone for gaming but you might have something else in mind so it's always best to just just flash on your own until you find something that suits your needs
Madhi rom is a pretty good rom and stable rom. So far I found 0 bugs with my everyday use. I recommend it. And having a nandroid backup makes the return to your stock rom a 5 minute process, if you didn't like it
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XxZombiePikachu said:
well on first note you can flash a rooted kk and keep recovery there are two ways of doing so, now for your first question recommending roms is not that good because everyone has a different preference in my case I need power and battery life since I mainly use my phone for gaming but you might have something else in mind so it's always best to just just flash on your own until you find something that suits your needs
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But what i need is a stable rom, like there no bugs, issue, errors blah blah, so if you know any like that, tell me
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Madhi rom is a pretty good rom and stable rom. So far I found 0 bugs with my everyday use. I recommend it. And having a nandroid backup makes the return to your stock rom a 5 minute process, if you didn't like it
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Thanks man, can you give me a link? And nandroid backup is in cwm recovery right?
nandroid backup is called the process of taking backup your entire phone . data system cache etc.
You can find it in all custom recovery programs cwm , twrp .VERY VERY VERY usefull
I used both cwm and twrp for nandroid backup and it's a pretty straightforward process.
here is the link for Mahdi ROM http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2590700
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well on first note you can flash a rooted kk and keep recovery there are two ways of doing so, now for your first question recommending roms is not that good because everyone has a different preference in my case I need power and battery life since I mainly use my phone for gaming but you might have something else in mind so it's always best to just just flash on your own until you find something that suits your needs
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Wait, you said I can update 4.4 and still have recovery? I though I only can keep root, can you show me how?
Can anyone point me in the not so obvious direction of the n900w8 rom's?
I have cwm on my phone now (canadian variant) and I'm needing the rom list that is compatible, or how to make them compatible.
Please advise... As I've searched, and googled, and feel like i'm missing something seriously obvious...
- RMLeLoup
Pretty much any N9005 or N900T (I think) rom should work.
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Pretty much any N9005 or N900T (I think) rom should work.
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Ok,
Then how would I use a 9005 rom? I have a different processor/cpu. I don't want to brick and take another 45mins to reflash back to where I am with cwm, to get back to testing a 2nd rom, and so forth. Rather a first time best time.
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Ok,
Then how would I use a 9005 rom? I have a different processor/cpu. I don't want to brick and take another 45mins to reflash back to where I am with cwm, to get back to testing a 2nd rom, and so forth. Rather a first time best time.
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I have an SM-N900W8. I flash N9005 as they are, but not their kernels. Then I flash over with a 900T kernel, and finally a wifi/nfc fix. I'm about to update to X-Note 14 as we speak.
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I have an SM-N900W8. I flash N9005 as they are, but not their kernels. Then I flash over with a 900T kernel, and finally a wifi/nfc fix. I'm about to update to X-Note 14 as we speak.
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I use, CWM, would using a n9005 rom not flash their own kernal by default? I would have to individually have the kernal handy, otherwise i'd be in a boot loop wouldn't I ? Or?
Just looking for a bit more clarity, as I'm both looking forward to this, and making it work 100%.
The wifi/nfc fix, that's just a zip? Or?
- RMLeLoup
rmleloup said:
I use, CWM, would using a n9005 rom not flash their own kernal by default? I would have to individually have the kernal handy, otherwise i'd be in a boot loop wouldn't I ? Or?
Just looking for a bit more clarity, as I'm both looking forward to this, and making it work 100%.
The wifi/nfc fix, that's just a zip? Or?
- RMLeLoup
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Uhm, the rom I use (X-Note) has the option to not flash a Kernel, and I use that option. I wouldn't know otherwise, sorry >< But I'm sure other people have, because there are definitely people in the Canadian thread that are using other roms (ex. Crash Rom, Omega Rom, Echoe Rom), with no problems.
Yup, the Wifi/NFC fix is just a flashable zip that you flash after the rom in CWM.
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Uhm, the rom I use (X-Note) has the option to not flash a Kernel, and I use that option. I wouldn't know otherwise, sorry >< But I'm sure other people have, because there are definitely people in the Canadian thread that are using other roms (ex. Crash Rom, Omega Rom, Echoe Rom), with no problems.
Yup, the Wifi/NFC fix is just a flashable zip that you flash after the rom in CWM.
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To best understand, (pardon me for being an oddball of the forum).
X-Note (latest, without kernel). (good to try something you've recommended).
Install alternate Kernel, (Suggestions? I have a 10,000mAh battery, I get 2-3days on stock already).
Modem/Radio? Required or?
Wifi/NFC Fix
That's it?
- RMLeLoup
rmleloup said:
To best understand, (pardon me for being an oddball of the forum).
X-Note (latest, without kernel). (good to try something you've recommended).
Install alternate Kernel, (Suggestions? I have a 10,000mAh battery, I get 2-3days on stock already).
Modem/Radio? Required or?
Wifi/NFC Fix
That's it?
- RMLeLoup
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No worries. I'm like you as well. I need all the information that I can get.
X-Note 14 is running pretty well, but I just flashed it.
I'm using Civato's SneakyKat Kernel revision 1.5. You can find out about that on the thread in the development section. I usually end my day with ~25% left? But I use my phone a lot so. I've been using this combo (X-Note + Civato's Kernels) since I first rooted my phone, and it's been smooth sailing.
Modem/Radio is a no, but you can flash the NB7 modem if you want. That.. I don't even know how to explain how to do that.. It involved pulling the battery so your mileage will definitely vary.
DrawnToLife said:
No worries. I'm like you as well. I need all the information that I can get.
X-Note 14 is running pretty well, but I just flashed it.
I'm using Civato's SneakyKat Kernel revision 1.5. You can find out about that on the thread in the development section. I usually end my day with ~25% left? But I use my phone a lot so. I've been using this combo (X-Note + Civato's Kernels) since I first rooted my phone, and it's been smooth sailing.
Modem/Radio is a no, but you can flash the NB7 modem if you want. That.. I don't even know how to explain how to do that.. It involved pulling the battery so your mileage will definitely vary.
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My prev phone was the i9250, Galaxy Nexus, I virtually had ginger onward on that phone, even the late 4.4.2 briefly before the note 3 switch. (Big difference, even with a 50% overclock on the gnex).
Gnex needed a modem, always had, it was more for connectivity then anything, a quick zip file. But if I notice drop off's, i'll look into it.
SneakyKat Kernel, hmm. I'll check it out.
Look up ZeroLemon Galaxy Note 3 10000 mah on amazon.com/.ca , that's what i'm using, rather epic. I've dropped the phone entirely on concrete in the custom case/battery they have, a few times... and still taking it out of the case looking brand new.
- RMLeLoup
This rom,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2472301
And this Kernel?
http://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=13807
SneakKat?
rmleloup said:
Can anyone point me in the not so obvious direction of the n900w8 rom's?
I have cwm on my phone now (canadian variant) and I'm needing the rom list that is compatible, or how to make them compatible.
Please advise... As I've searched, and googled, and feel like i'm missing something seriously obvious...
- RMLeLoup
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This is the stock rom list for N900W8.
Which one do you prefer?
vndnguyen said:
This is the stock rom list for N900W8.
Which one do you prefer?
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My goal =
Non stock rom,
Working root, working CWM.
N900w8 working with custom period.
Goal is to overclock a hint, but have tried a few times to get the x-note14 working, but it just loads forever, and even after 1hr, I have to reimage with odin to stockiness.... And cwm does work install, but yeah...
Suggestions?
If anyone can give me a do xyz first second third, in xyz order, from these links... just to get any custom rom/kernal on the n900w8... appreciated... as i'm seriously looking to mod this phone finally. I have a 10,000 mAh battery installed... just a tad more then 3x stock battery.. can seriously have alot of power testing.... anyone please... I've been bit by the modding bug... since the S1....
- RMLeLoup
Is there a certain order on how I can get the new rom's to work on my phone finally?
Suggestions please? Trying to figure it out so I get it working 100%
- RMLeLoup
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vndnguyen said:
This is the stock rom list for N900W8.
Which one do you prefer?
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OP is from Canada, only recommend Canadian ROMs when best fit. As you don't trip KNOX on the way to victory road.
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OP, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2614772
Complete step 1 and step 2. Then your goals are met. Use TWRP. Flash a kernel after you're done in the recovery from here: http://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=13807, pick a N900T kernel and NOT a N9005 one.
If you do Step 3, this will get you a working set up for custom ROMs. Don't touch Step 4 as you are from Calgary and not Mexico.
Update your modem as you see fit, when you get the appropriate modem file, flash it under CP in Odin.
nicholaschum said:
OP is from Canada, only recommend Canadian ROMs when best fit. As you don't trip KNOX on the way to victory road.
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OP, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2614772
Complete step 1 and step 2. Then your goals are met. Use TWRP. Flash a kernel after you're done in the recovery from here: http://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=13807, pick a N900T kernel and NOT a N9005 one.
If you do Step 3, this will get you a working set up for custom ROMs. Don't touch Step 4 as you are from Calgary and not Mexico.
Update your modem as you see fit, when you get the appropriate modem file, flash it under CP in Odin.
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After reading much further into it, you are certainly epic.
Step 1, 2, already have quick saved. I've gone with "tried and true" cwm variant that was offered as I have navigated that thoroughly on the S1/Gnex in the past years. As I understand the rom, can be any 9005 series rom, BUT a N900T kernel, which I picked up the CivZ-SneakyKat-Rev1.5-sm_n900T-4.4.2 variant from the direct links.
How fast does the sneakyKat go? I have 10,000mAh I want to stress test the battery life on... Just hoping to get a minimum 1-1.5days at max oc
Will try to flash a 9005 rom? And once the rom INSTALLs, when do I reboot to install the SneakyKat to avoid boot loops? Or does it matter if i'm booting, and just try to do a "factory reset" in cwm, then SneakyKat install? (Just to give a fresh boot load with kernel?)
Pardon my pestering, i'm just trying to get a safe then sorry method pat down with root so I can 100% guarentee if I "screw up" or "softbrick" I have an opportunity to start from ground 0 and continue on.
Thanks again, you are amazing.
- RMLeLoup
rmleloup said:
After reading much further into it, you are certainly epic.
Step 1, 2, already have quick saved. I've gone with "tried and true" cwm variant that was offered as I have navigated that thoroughly on the S1/Gnex in the past years. As I understand the rom, can be any 9005 series rom, BUT a N900T kernel, which I picked up the CivZ-SneakyKat-Rev1.5-sm_n900T-4.4.2 variant from the direct links.
How fast does the sneakyKat go? I have 10,000mAh I want to stress test the battery life on... Just hoping to get a minimum 1-1.5days at max oc
Will try to flash a 9005 rom? And once the rom INSTALLs, when do I reboot to install the SneakyKat to avoid boot loops? Or does it matter if i'm booting, and just try to do a "factory reset" in cwm, then SneakyKat install? (Just to give a fresh boot load with kernel?)
Pardon my pestering, i'm just trying to get a safe then sorry method pat down with root so I can 100% guarentee if I "screw up" or "softbrick" I have an opportunity to start from ground 0 and continue on.
Thanks again, you are amazing.
- RMLeLoup
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SneakyKat is really smooth. I got a 38000k score on Antutu at 2.5GHz. You can probably get what you want (1-1.5 days) at max OC, although I wouldn't recommend it. It'd be an unnecessary load on your chip. It might be more feasible if you have a higher binned SoC though. Might wanna check into that. But yeah, using stock battery and tweaked settings, I easily get through a day.
Anyways, after you install the ROM, you don't reboot. Instead, opt to go back into recovery and flash the kernel. No need to do a factory reset between rom and kernel flash.
rmleloup said:
After reading much further into it, you are certainly epic.
Step 1, 2, already have quick saved. I've gone with "tried and true" cwm variant that was offered as I have navigated that thoroughly on the S1/Gnex in the past years. As I understand the rom, can be any 9005 series rom, BUT a N900T kernel, which I picked up the CivZ-SneakyKat-Rev1.5-sm_n900T-4.4.2 variant from the direct links.
How fast does the sneakyKat go? I have 10,000mAh I want to stress test the battery life on... Just hoping to get a minimum 1-1.5days at max oc
Will try to flash a 9005 rom? And once the rom INSTALLs, when do I reboot to install the SneakyKat to avoid boot loops? Or does it matter if i'm booting, and just try to do a "factory reset" in cwm, then SneakyKat install? (Just to give a fresh boot load with kernel?)
Pardon my pestering, i'm just trying to get a safe then sorry method pat down with root so I can 100% guarentee if I "screw up" or "softbrick" I have an opportunity to start from ground 0 and continue on.
Thanks again, you are amazing.
- RMLeLoup
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No worries bro. Don't max OC there's always a possibility that you might burn out the chip rather than taking advantage of your battery. Keep it at a safe level that Synapse (Play Store App that interacts well with SneakyKat) would love to be at.
Yes, N900T kernel because N900T and the N900W8 are identical, except the model number and the modem.
As said above, don't reboot, but instead untick the Reboot System option and go back into recovery, flash kernel then the NFC/Wifi/BT fix. It does matter so you have to do this all on one run, no reboots.
Report back if you're still angsty.
DrawnToLife said:
SneakyKat is really smooth. I got a 38000k score on Antutu at 2.5GHz. You can probably get what you want (1-1.5 days) at max OC, although I wouldn't recommend it. It'd be an unnecessary load on your chip. It might be more feasible if you have a higher binned SoC though. Might wanna check into that. But yeah, using stock battery and tweaked settings, I easily get through a day.
Anyways, after you install the ROM, you don't reboot. Instead, opt to go back into recovery and flash the kernel. No need to do a factory reset between rom and kernel flash.
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nicholaschum said:
No worries bro. Don't max OC there's always a possibility that you might burn out the chip rather than taking advantage of your battery. Keep it at a safe level that Synapse (Play Store App that interacts well with SneakyKat) would love to be at.
Yes, N900T kernel because N900T and the N900W8 are identical, except the model number and the modem.
As said above, don't reboot, but instead untick the Reboot System option and go back into recovery, flash kernel then the NFC/Wifi/BT fix. It does matter so you have to do this all on one run, no reboots.
Report back if you're still angsty.
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First install attempt, wiped my phone (entirely), had the rom/kernel/fix on my sd card, hopefully the right ones...
Second install attempt, denied rebooting device, first time I saw that. Installed in order, rom, kernel, fix,
Rebooting it now, but how long till we perceive it a "dud", or?
- RMLeLoup
rmleloup said:
First install attempt, wiped my phone (entirely), had the rom/kernel/fix on my sd card, hopefully the right ones...
Second install attempt, denied rebooting device, first time I saw that. Installed in order, rom, kernel, fix,
Rebooting it now, but how long till we perceive it a "dud", or?
- RMLeLoup
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5-10 minutes? Something like that. If you're on the boot animation screen with a blue light, you should be good to go after waiting.
Sent from my Rogers SM-N900W8!
rmleloup said:
First install attempt, wiped my phone (entirely), had the rom/kernel/fix on my sd card, hopefully the right ones...
Second install attempt, denied rebooting device, first time I saw that. Installed in order, rom, kernel, fix,
Rebooting it now, but how long till we perceive it a "dud", or?
- RMLeLoup
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Yep, it says on Oogar's post, to make sure it's on external SD cuz many N9005 ROMs wipe everything on an N900W8 due to scripting differences.
Just wait 5 mins.