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Newbie here

Hey guys,
I am new to flashing and rooting and stuff and am needing some help with all this. I'm kinda getting lost in the forums, reading all this stuff I have a stock Vibrant that i want to root and put a Froyo rom on it. I am currently on 2.1 of course. Can anyone kinda guide me through this?
Thanks!

I would suggest starting here:
Vibrant Guides
And here:
Newb Guide
Get the basics and understand what you will be doing. These guides can help you allot. If then you still don't understand then come back with a more specific question.
Good luck and have fun!

everything is here hxxp://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=732458 (change xx for tt). read, its good for you

Thanks guys, I'm going to have to read this more carefully apparently. Let me ask this before i do anything to the phone. What backup program should i get if i need to restore it back to stock everything? I want to make sure i have that done before i try any of this. I've done Iphones and stuff, unlocking them and jailbreaking them, those were a piece of cake, but never done a custom rom on an android phone before, nor have i ever rooted one. so im kinda nervous at all this

you should make a nandroid backup, that will be a failsafe but your lifesaver will be odin. when you think you bricked your phone it will rise from the grave. i love odin

sisco22 said:
Thanks guys, I'm going to have to read this more carefully apparently. Let me ask this before i do anything to the phone. What backup program should i get if i need to restore it back to stock everything? I want to make sure i have that done before i try any of this. I've done Iphones and stuff, unlocking them and jailbreaking them, those were a piece of cake, but never done a custom rom on an android phone before, nor have i ever rooted one. so im kinda nervous at all this
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Use Odin to get back to Stock. The Bible in the Development thread has the links for Odin download, also the links for the stock android ROMs to odin back to. Make sure you can get into the Download mode before doing anything. Especially using your hardware keys. (to verify that your phone is not hardware locked). If it is you have to install the JI6 to get the hardware key issue fixed.
Also read the wiki page http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=Samsung_Galaxy_S_SGH-T959

my noob guide (signature) has videos... you can use your pc (ODIN) and have a rooted 2.2 phone in like 2 minutes!

sisco22 said:
Hey guys,
I am new to flashing and rooting and stuff and am needing some help with all this. I'm kinda getting lost in the forums, reading all this stuff I have a stock Vibrant that i want to root and put a Froyo rom on it. I am currently on 2.1 of course. Can anyone kinda guide me through this?
Thanks!
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Hey bud. If you need some visual help, I should have my videos up by tonight and ready for viewing tomorrow morning. I've dubbed it my choose your own samsung vibrant adventure, so hopefully you can see what it looks like and get your questions answered.

thanks guys, the videos are a big help. 2 things that im trying to find is the Odin download and the Nandroid download. Can't seem to find a link for those.

^ the noob guide has a link to download ODIN (and the files needed).
The ALT METHOD listed is Froyo with root already enabled... doesnt get much easier! It's in my signature, or the sticky in the Q&A section.
Also, to clarify, once you use ODIN and flash this (which gives you froyo+root) you can download Rom Manager from the market.... you use it to instal clockwork recovery.... you use clockwork recovery to make a nandroid backup of your system. You can't do this until you have root.

This link should get you to where you can download what you need:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=771111

^ to even make it THAT much easier.... here is the thread that I was referencing (and is in the sticky)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=799105

s15274n said:
^ to even make it THAT much easier.... here is the thread that I was referencing (and is in the sticky)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=799105
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Thanks! I was looking at it and i found this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/sho...ost in all this stuff haha! its alot of info.

^ please read both sticky's in my signature before you proceed. If you read those, this is very straight-forward.
You would need to root and download rom manager
install clockwork recovery
move the .zip to sdcard/ (internal memory)
reboot into recovery
flash the file
reboot
but please read my guide... if it doesnt make it obvious, please let me know what needs to be updated.

s15274n said:
^ please read both sticky's in my signature before you proceed. If you read those, this is very straight-forward.
You would need to root and download rom manager
install clockwork recovery
move the .zip to sdcard/ (internal memory)
reboot into recovery
flash the file
reboot
but please read my guide... if it doesnt make it obvious, please let me know what needs to be updated.
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Thanks for your help! I finally understand all of it. Apparently the Flash Clockworks didn't install correctly...so when i tried to open the zip it would open. I installed Axura on it just now and it looks like its running smoothly! Thanks for everyone's help and sticking with me!

Help installing ICS!

I'm a relatively new user of the android device and I was wondering if someone could help me install ICS on my phone.
The first thing I did was the section 5 of this thread to root my phone: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1238070
Then, I tried following the instructions on this thread to install ICS: http://rootzwiki.com/topic/11850-romicsiml74k-teamhacksungs-ics-port-for-fascinate-build-5-0114/
One thing I noticed from reading around though, was that I needed to do a NANDROID backup. In order to do that, I downloaded the 'ROM Manager' and tried to 'Reboot into Recovery'. However, it wouldn't boot into recovery, so I did a quick search and figured out the solution, which was found here: http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile/how-to-install-clockworkmod-recovery-on-samsung-galaxy-s-i9000/
In order to solver this problem, I realized that I had to download a kernel that's applicable to my drive. I'm now looking at my kernel version to figure out which file to download, but I'm having a hard time going from there.
As you can see, I'm kind of all over the place, so I decided to stop before I screw up my phone. Can anyone please help me out or point me to the right direction?
Thank you!

Bauss said:
I'm a relatively new user of the android device and I was wondering if someone could help me install ICS on my phone.
The first thing I did was the section 5 of this thread to root my phone: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1238070
Then, I tried following the instructions on this thread to install ICS: http://rootzwiki.com/topic/11850-romicsiml74k-teamhacksungs-ics-port-for-fascinate-build-5-0114/
One thing I noticed from reading around though, was that I needed to do a NANDROID backup. In order to do that, I downloaded the 'ROM Manager' and tried to 'Reboot into Recovery'. However, it wouldn't boot into recovery, so I did a quick search and figured out the solution, which was found here: http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile/how-to-install-clockworkmod-recovery-on-samsung-galaxy-s-i9000/
In order to solver this problem, I realized that I had to download a kernel that's applicable to my drive. I'm now looking at my kernel version to figure out which file to download, but I'm having a hard time going from there.
As you can see, I'm kind of all over the place, so I decided to stop before I screw up my phone. Can anyone please help me out or point me to the right direction?
Thank you!
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Use droidstyle's guide for everything. It is step by step, no way to fail.
Sent from my SCH-I500 using XDA App

First you don't need to root your phone to flash a new rom. We almost need his in big bold letters in the guide, because this is a huge misconception.
I never do.nadroids, I back up what I want and reinstall.the programs I need. You can always Odin back to stock if.something goes wrong. The advantage to rooting is that you.can now use titanium backup to back up your programs. (I have the least problems if I install them from the market and then restore data only.)
Then flash CWM fixed for CM7. Three finger into recovery. If the phone boots it will reflash the stock recovery and you'll have to flash it again.
Install ICS.
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Profit.

I see You found section 5 in my guide, but you missed the part right at the top that says "this is not needed if flashing a custom rom". Also, how did you miss section 3 that has the exact instructions for putting ICS on your phone?

droidstyle said:
I see You found section 5 in my guide, but you missed the part right at the top that says "this is not needed if flashing a custom rom". Also, how did you miss section 3 that has the exact instructions for putting ICS on your phone?
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Damn it, you're right. I guess I'm an idiot.
Is it OK that I go straight to section 3 right now? Or must I un-root the device first?

No your fine to move ahead, a rooted phone wont hurt you.

[Q]SOLVED Phone not booting into recovery mode?

So here's the deal; I had my phone rooted with ForceROM before the recent OTA update. When the update came out, I couldn't install it because of the root. The constant notification to update was annoying me so I unrooted and installed the update (which may have been my downfall). Today, I tried to re-root using CWM (this method) and install TriForceROM, but my phone will not boot into recovery mode to finish the job. It goes to the Samsung screen with the "Recovery Booting..." in the top left corner, goes blank, and reboots as normal. I tried going completely bare-bones stock (unrooted then did a factory reset) and doing it from there but same results.
Is this something to do with the new update? Did I miss a step? Any help is appreciated. I'm just glad the phone isn't totally bricked.

Caffeinatrix said:
So here's the deal; I had my phone rooted with ForceROM before the recent OTA update. When the update came out, I couldn't install it because of the root. The constant notification to update was annoying me so I unrooted and installed the update (which may have been my downfall). Today, I tried to re-root using CWM (this method) and install TriForceROM, but my phone will not boot into recovery mode to finish the job. It goes to the Samsung screen with the "Recovery Booting..." in the top left corner, goes blank, and reboots as normal. I tried going completely bare-bones stock (unrooted then did a factory reset) and doing it from there but same results.
Is this something to do with the new update? Did I miss a step? Any help is appreciated. I'm just glad the phone isn't totally bricked.
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So you are on MF9 then?
If so, go to the 'how to root video' thread, follow the instructions there on how to use CF Autoroot. Then Download goomanger and use it to install custom recovery.
Then you will have a recovery that you can use to flash what ever it is you are looking for.
However I really suggest you spend some time here, at xda, reading throug the stickies and how tos. Then go through the ROM threads and read some more before you turn you nice pretty phone into a paperweight.
Good luck.

leaderbuilder said:
So you are on MF9 then?
If so, go to the 'how to root video' thread, follow the instructions there on how to use CF Autoroot. Then Download goomanger and use it to install custom recovery.
Then you will have a recovery that you can use to flash what ever it is you are looking for.
However I really suggest you spend some time here, at xda, reading throug the stickies and how tos. Then go through the ROM threads and read some more before you turn you nice pretty phone into a paperweight.
Good luck.
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Yes, I'm on MF9 xP I'll try that! Thanks
And I've done rooting and flashing ROM stuff since I've had a smartphone, I just couldn't figure this one out with the update and it being tricky enough to get root on this phone to begin with x_x

Here's some more info

leaderbuilder said:
Here's some more info
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Yup, everything works perfectly now Thanks again ^_^
How to you mark a thread as solved? Or does a mod do that?

Caffeinatrix said:
Yup, everything works perfectly now Thanks again ^_^
How to you mark a thread as solved? Or does a mod do that?
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Just go to first/original post and eidt/modify title should do it.

[Q] MF3 Need to Factory Reset & Root!

This is my first post on here, but I've used these forums before to root my S3 and at one time my current S4. My problem is with MF3... I used
this post [http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2387577] to root my phone once, but since I couldn't install TWRP or CWM, I thought I could downgrade the software version with Odin. Well, I was wrong, and I unrooted my phone in the process... Upon trying the same technique I mentioned earlier, it now says "permission denied" upon entering the first prompt <<cd /mnt/extSdCard>>
AND, I can't use Odin to factory reset. Using posts such as this [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZTTTk7vbVM] doesn't seem to work either. When putting my phone into download mode, I pull up Odin, and select the file in the link (the software file .tar I think), it says it fails shortly after starting.
Really, I need help with two things:
1. Obtaining root access
2. Resetting phone to factory settings
I might not have to do a factory reset, but I've noticed my wifi will NOT enable since I unrooted and this is a big concern for me. I know that all my troubles are because the bootloader is locked (and I'm messing with stuff I don't fully understand...), which is why I'd like help obtaining root again in the final hope that Safestrap [http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2448925] is the answer I'm looking for so I can use my favorite ROM, LiquidSmooth!
PLEASE help me any way you can! I've tried to provide as much information as I can think of, but I'm new to this stuff, so bear with me. I have no real experience in rooting and whatnot, but so far, I've followed directions by users of this forum, so I have faith that there's a solution to this mayhem. Thanks for any help you can provide! =)

Your first mistake was not reading about what you can and can not do while on mf3. Your second was trying to put a recovery on. And your third was trying to use Odin to down grade your firmware.
I'm surprised your not having issues booting. The only way right now to get your phone back to normal is to see if best buy will flash the mf3 firmware for you
Edit, read this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=45359306

jd1639 said:
Your first mistake was not reading about what you can and can not do while on mf3. Your second was trying to put a recovery on. And your third was trying to use Odin to down grade your firmware.
I'm surprised your not having issues booting. The only way right now to get your phone back to normal is to see if best buy will flash the mf3 firmware for you
Edit, read this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=45359306
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I guess you're trying to be helpful, but your condescending tone isn't helping. I READ everything, I just don't UNDERSTAND everything... The second paragraph actually provided some help, so thanks for that. I was just hoping for something I could do myself to re obtain root so that I can try the Safestrap method I provided in my original post. I will post a reply to the root method post and see if anyone can help me there, since that's my main issue is not being able to get root access back. I don't have any problems booting though, only when I boot into recovery mode do I get a loop in which I just have to get to the Samsung warning screen and select "cancel (reboot phone)". Thanks for reading this and providing some direction.

jeremythetree said:
I guess you're trying to be helpful, but your condescending tone isn't helping. I READ everything, I just don't UNDERSTAND everything... The second paragraph actually provided some help, so thanks for that. I was just hoping for something I could do myself to re obtain root so that I can try the Safestrap method I provided in my original post. I will post a reply to the root method post and see if anyone can help me there, since that's my main issue is not being able to get root access back. I don't have any problems booting though, only when I boot into recovery mode do I get a loop in which I just have to get to the Samsung warning screen and select "cancel (reboot phone)". Thanks for reading this and providing some direction.
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No, your main issue is that you don't understand what you are reading and you shouldn't be doing anything to your phone until you do. Dozens of people just like you pass through this forum everyday with similar issues because they didn't read or take the time to understand what it was that they did read. Someone takes the time to tell them to read and learn and they don't listen or think they don't have to. Then, they screw their phones up and come back here crying for help. So it's not a condescending tone, it's people getting tired of the same crap. You admitted that you didn't understand everything you read so why would you do anything to your phone before you do understand it? Can you not see the problem?

[Q] New to putting roms on phones

Hey guys I am new to the whole idea of putting a rom on my phone I am using the Sprint Galaxy S4 and I am not the most tech savy person in they world. I have tried installing Goomanager and following the instructions of pressing install open recovery script. When ever I do that i get a message saying "No Recoveries were found for your device" I have seen some other posts about this but like I mentioned I am new to this whole process and the other posts were a little over my head. Any suggestions on how I can fix this easily? Thanks in advance for any help.

Gomerkyle said:
Hey guys I am new to the whole idea of putting a rom on my phone I am using the Sprint Galaxy S4 and I am not the most tech savy person in they world. I have tried installing Goomanager and following the instructions of pressing install open recovery script. When ever I do that i get a message saying "No Recoveries were found for your device" I have seen some other posts about this but like I mentioned I am new to this whole process and the other posts were a little over my head. Any suggestions on how I can fix this easily? Thanks in advance for any help.
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First question, are you rooted ?
Sent from my SPH-L720 using Tapatalk

daniel4653 said:
First question, are you rooted ?
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Oh yes should have clarified. I am rooted

Try this! http://teamw.in/project/twrp2/178 or this http://www.android.gs/how-to-instal...ies-for-rooted-sprint-samsung-galaxy-s4-l720/
Should be what you need! Enjoy! :fingers-crossed:

Hey ThaDarkside79, if you're going to point someone to a site for help on xda why not start with XDA?

leaderbuilder said:
Hey ThaDarkside79, if you're going to point someone to a site for help on xda why not start with XDA?
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Ok, another noob so be nice I followed all the directions on how to use GooManager, but it says "no recoveries were found for my device". I recently got the OTA 4.3 update, so I wonder if that is what is causing it to not recognize my device?
I saw on one of the links that I can use Odin to install it as well? I used that to root my Sprint Galaxy S4 originally. Do I just use the same PDA button to select the twrp file that I downloaded to my laptop? And then I just follow the same directions as rooting (to plug it in, wait for it to turn yellow, hit start)? After Odin is done, do I just click on the reboot recovery (so I can install CM)? Any and all help is MUCH appreciated! Really don't want to brick my device so want to be careful and follow ALL directions. However, I've been googling this for the last 2 hours and having found any posts that speak to why GooManager doesn't recognize my device like all the posts and videos say it should

ChrisWoods1977 said:
Ok, another noob so be nice I followed all the directions on how to use GooManager, but it says "no recoveries were found for my device". I recently got the OTA 4.3 update, so I wonder if that is what is causing it to not recognize my device?
I saw on one of the links that I can use Odin to install it as well? I used that to root my Sprint Galaxy S4 originally. Do I just use the same PDA button to select the twrp file that I downloaded to my laptop? And then I just follow the same directions as rooting (to plug it in, wait for it to turn yellow, hit start)? After Odin is done, do I just click on the reboot recovery (so I can install CM)? Any and all help is MUCH appreciated! Really don't want to brick my device so want to be careful and follow ALL directions. However, I've been googling this for the last 2 hours and having found any posts that speak to why GooManager doesn't recognize my device like all the posts and videos say it should
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i had this same problem. what I did was download ROM manager from play store and have it install the newest clockwork mod. Then i looked for the flashable version of TWRP (its on this site somewhere, if i could find it i would link it) and then boot into clockwork mod recovery and flashed the TWRP from there which will overwrite CWM. Im sure the more experience guys will have an easier answer but i ran into this same problem like 10 times in the past few days and this worked every time.