Sorry for dumb question but I am not able not excerpt the important steps of all these help and guide threads to install a Rom on my brand new nexus 7 without 3g. Hopefully someone can give me a guide
thanks in advance
SENSATION_XE said:
Sorry for dumb question but I am not able not excerpt the important steps of all these help and guide threads to install a Rom on my brand new nexus 7 without 3g. Hopefully someone can give me a guide
thanks in advance
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You need to unlock boot loader, flash custom recovery and then flash roms.
Its best to search and learn for yourself to be honest. If you are fed the information on a plate, you will learn nothing whatsoever.
There are plenty of guides and help resources on Google.
This isn't me trying to be ignorant, it really is the best way as when or if you mess up, you will then need 1 to 1 help which ends up consuming massive amounts of peoples time.
I updated my Nexus using the tutorial in this thread but I don't know how to update and I am terrified of bricking my phone! Please help
oshae said:
I updated my Nexus using the tutorial in this thread but I don't know how to update and I am terrified of bricking my phone! Please help
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I thought I'd jump in to make a suggestion before you get filleted like a fish. Please see this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2145848. It will tell you EVERYTHING you need to know. Read, re-read if necessary; trust me, it's all in there. It's VERY well written with a tremendous amount of time spent to help all of us out.
I think the thread linked above should answer your question pretty well. Also, in future please search before posting and post questions in the Q&A forum.
oshae said:
I updated my Nexus using the tutorial in this thread but I don't know how to update and I am terrified of bricking my phone! Please help
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like they said above....read.
however, to answer the question simply, if you want to update to stock ota after rooting, you will need to reflash stock recovery, then you can either wait for the notification to update or you can download the signed ota zip and sideload it with stock recovery. you do not need to worry about actually being rooted....this does not affect whether you can update or not. what does affect it, though, is the recovery you have installed. and in order to root, you needed to install a custom recovery. This must be revered to stock prior to updating.
Hey guys. So I've been reading on how to flash to CM mod, and I'm getting confused on what needs to be done. Is there someone that could help me via PM or chat? I've never done a phone flash before so I'm utterly newbie on this. My phone is the D800. Let me know.
Matthew
mecra said:
Hey guys. So I've been reading on how to flash to CM mod, and I'm getting confused on what needs to be done. Is there someone that could help me via PM or chat? I've never done a phone flash before so I'm utterly newbie on this. My phone is the D800. Let me know.
Matthew
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look in g2 android development just over 5/8 down the page is root your g2YAY! - I would do a bit more reading first and if you root make sure you have a recovery twrp or cwm and make sure to back up before changing anything its really worthwile reading up on the subject as you can get yourself in a mess if you don't know what youre doing its quite possible to flash back to factory but that is another story not very hard but read read read before doing anything
Dear XDA members,
I'm very new to rooting/flashing/unlocking, so I'm sorry if I'm asking this questing when maybe 100 others already did, but I couldn't find the answer I'm looking for. I also searched in the topic of Heisenberg (http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6p/general/guides-how-to-guides-beginners-t3206928), but didn't find the answer, or I just maybe didn't understand it.
My questing is: is it necessary to root your Nexus 6p in order to load (or do you say flash) another ROM on it?
And do I understand it right that if you would like to root your device, you first need to unlock the bootloader in order to install a custom recovery, and after that you are able to install a custom ROM?
Hopefully somebody could answer this answer, thank you very much!
Best way to get into it and start to understand is to install Wugfresh Nexus toolkit.
Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk
Unlocking is necessary to root or flash a custom firmware or custom recovery. Simply
Welcome to the flashing community.. Hope u enjoy it
If u need more clarification let me know.. Im glad to help.. All of us were noob at one time...
BTCtest said:
Dear XDA members,
I'm very new to rooting/flashing/unlocking, so I'm sorry if I'm asking this questing when maybe 100 others already did, but I couldn't find the answer I'm looking for. I also searched in the topic of Heisenberg (http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6p/general/guides-how-to-guides-beginners-t3206928), but didn't find the answer, or I just maybe didn't understand it.
My questing is: is it necessary to root your Nexus 6p in order to load (or do you say flash) another ROM on it?
And do I understand it right that if you would like to root your device, you first need to unlock the bootloader in order to install a custom recovery, and after that you are able to install a custom ROM?
Hopefully somebody could answer this answer, thank you very much!
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Root has nothing to do with being able to flash a ROM, root means you have privileged access and system control on an already existing operating system, it plays no part in flashing partitions on your device. But yes, you must unlock your bootloader. In order to flash a ROM you need a custom recovery, and in order to flash a custom recovery you need an unlocked bootloader. If you need instructions or any help don't be afraid to ask in my thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6p/general/guides-how-to-guides-beginners-t3206928
Delboyd12 said:
Best way to get into it and start to understand is to install Wugfresh Nexus toolkit.
Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk
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I'd have to strongly disagree with you there, that's probably the worst way for a beginner to start out. Toolkits may seem convenient but they'll keep a beginner at the beginner level. They allow you to do things to your phone without actually knowing what's going on, without developing an understanding of the process. They allow a user to bypass some crucial learning experience, which in turn stops them from developing the knowledge and skills required to modify a phone. It's also these knowledge and skills that will get you out of hot water when something goes wrong. Then there's the issue of toolkits causing many problems for users. So no, I'd never recommend anyone use a toolkit to accomplish what what can be done very easily if you have a understanding of fastboot; this should be a basic requirement if you're messing with your phone.
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Hi, I have recently bought a Note 4 (SM-N910G) and it is currently on 5.1.1. I want to root the phone in order to install custom roms. However, I am very new to this and therefore I need some help. Anyone can help me?
One very good detailed explanation is on web complete with links for download. Google how to root SM-N910G.
pinheadlarry said:
Hi, I have recently bought a Note 4 (SM-N910G) and it is currently on 5.1.1. I want to root the phone in order to install custom roms. However, I am very new to this and therefore I need some help. Anyone can help me?
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You dont need root to install custom roms
You only need read a little about this, before do any mistake.
GrippingSphere said:
One very good detailed explanation is on web complete with links for download. Google how to root SM-N910G.
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Okay so I've found a guide online and followed it very closely. Unfortunately I have run into a problem:
It won't boot pass the black "Samsung GALAXY Note 4" page.
At the top, it also says:
"KERNEL IS NOT SEANDROID ENFORCING"
"Set Warranty Bit: kernel"
pinheadlarry said:
Okay so I've found a guide online and followed it very closely. Unfortunately I have run into a problem:
It won't boot pass the black "Samsung GALAXY Note 4" page.
At the top, it also says:
"KERNEL IS NOT SEANDROID ENFORCING"
"Set Warranty Bit: kernel"
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I told you, you need to read.
This is xda. Search before post.
Rajada said:
I told you, you need to read.
This is xda. Search before post.
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I'm really sorry I'm new at this. Could you provide me with some help? I have searched through a few fixes online but they are all outdated and the few methods I've tried haven't worked
pinheadlarry said:
I'm really sorry I'm new at this. Could you provide me with some help? I have searched through a few fixes online but they are all outdated and the few methods I've tried haven't worked
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in post #3 I gave you the best help anyone could give you, but you chose to ignore
What you have to do now, before screwed up, is to stay calm, and start reading. The only thing you need at this stage is to read. Do not do anything, or you will regret.
Stay calm, take a coffee, and come back to read, just that,
P.S. And please, do not spamming the forum, asking for help for the same problem in all threads that you have see. You dont have more or better help for writing a thousand posts.
Rajada said:
in post #3 I gave you the best help anyone could give you, but you chose to ignore
What you have to do now, before screwed up, is to stay calm, and start reading. The only thing you need at this stage is to read. Do not do anything, or you will regret.
Stay calm, take a coffee, and come back to read, just that,
P.S. And please, do not spamming the forum, asking for help for the same problem in all threads that you have see. You dont have more or better help for writing a thousand posts.
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Sorry. I am a little nervous as I have just bought the phone this morning. So from what I have read and understood so far, I have to download the stock firmware and install via Odin? I am in the process of downloading it now. However does this mean that the phone won't be rooted after I install the stock firmware? Sorry, the posts I have read so far don't make this part very clear.
pinheadlarry said:
Sorry. I am a little nervous as I have just bought the phone this morning. So from what I have read and understood so far, I have to download the stock firmware and install via Odin? I am in the process of downloading it now. However does this mean that the phone won't be rooted after I install the stock firmware? Sorry, the posts I have read so far don't make this part very clear.
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no one installs a custom rom on the day you buy a phone.
Use your phone with the rom stock a few days to know a little how it works.
To install a custom ROM, you only need a custom recovery, nothing more.
However, a user xda, wrote this:
"To flash ROM root is not required but if you have never backed up your EFS Then I strongly recommend it to root your device first (If not already) then make EFS backup before flashing ROM. Though it's not required to make EFS backup flash every time you ROM but follow developer instruction and it is recommended if with particular version Then you must back up again."
Do not rush to installing a custom rom. They sometimes have more problems than advantages
pinheadlarry said:
Okay so I've found a guide online and followed it very closely. Unfortunately I have run into a problem:
It won't boot pass the black "Samsung GALAXY Note 4" page.
At the top, it also says:
"KERNEL IS NOT SEANDROID ENFORCING"
"Set Warranty Bit: kernel"
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It's normal for rooted phones to have this "Kernel is not Seandroid Enforcing" note during boot up.
Definitely you did something wrong or you missed a step that cause your phone to not boot up properly.
The safest way now at the moment is to flash your official stock rom via Odin, in case you can't make your phone to boot up.
Rajada said:
in post #3 I gave you the best help anyone could give you, but you chose to ignore
What you have to do now, before screwed up, is to stay calm, and start reading. The only thing you need at this stage is to read. Do not do anything, or you will regret.
Stay calm, take a coffee, and come back to read, just that,
P.S. And please, do not spamming the forum, asking for help for the same problem in all threads that you have see. You dont have more or better help for writing a thousand posts.
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This answer and the ones you gave before do NOT help anybody.
I also have a N910G and am finding contradictory advice on every search I do.
I do not breathe and live xda and other forums, so I am also not up to scratch.
Since you do not help, you should restrain from posting just to increase you post count!
the guy was being polite when he was asking for help... a little help for him wouldn't of hurt.