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Su Request problem using superuser permissions

Hi yes i am a noob i just currently unlocked and rooted my nexus one. My question is i have terminal emulator installed and when i type su enter it goes to the superuser permission and says su request and my keyboard pops up but it never allows me to do anything. What am i doing wrong? I also would like to know how i can do a back up of the stock rom with root as a back up. I have heard of nandroid but cant find a place to download it or a how to. Finally how do I install themes? Sorry for the questions coming from iphone 3g where this could be done using winterboard.
Thanks ,
Jason

Anybody i know it is probably simple but i have searched but cant find it ?

stryker759a said:
Hi yes i am a noob i just currently unlocked and rooted my nexus one. My question is i have terminal emulator installed and when i type su enter it goes to the superuser permission and says su request and my keyboard pops up but it never allows me to do anything. What am i doing wrong? I also would like to know how i can do a back up of the stock rom with root as a back up. I have heard of nandroid but cant find a place to download it or a how to. Finally how do I install themes? Sorry for the questions coming from iphone 3g where this could be done using winterboard.
Thanks ,
Jason
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The su popup reminds me of a bug from the days before cyanogen created a rom but when he gave us the "making bacon" update that added root and what not.
What is your ultimate goal, are you going to be flashing a rom (ie cyanogenmod 5.0.x)? That will fix your root issues, among many other enhancements and fixes.
Easiest way to nandroid is with an appropriate recovery image. Check out Amon_RA 1.7.0 link here. Read instructions three times, flsah it, then you just boot into recovery and create a nandroid backup.
And themes are rom specific, there are a lot for CyanogenMod and Enthomer (2 major nexus roms). But you flash them via recovery screen, same way you would flash a rom/update.

Also it is stuck on su request for metamorph.

Ok I would eventually like to flash a rom but how will i be able to update and is the cynangon one the best?

stryker759a said:
Ok I would eventually like to flash a rom but how will i be able to update and is the cynangon one the best?
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This thread probably belongs in the general forum....
It's all preference. Personally I think it's the best, and most widely used, but read around and check out the different options that different roms offer and decide what one sounds best to you.
How will you update what? Whenever cyanogen (if you go with CyanogenMod) releases an update, download it and flash it. You will get updates MUCH more frequently and faster then stock will ever get.

One click Root APK for CDMA Hero

UPDATE: This has been confirmed as working
This is a direct port of my Eris one click app, with just a name change and recovery change. Should work fine. No PC, no nothing needed, but this apk. Please remember this is experimental, and since I have no hero it is untested. The eris community got so much from the Hero CMDA guys, thought I would send something back. If someone cares to test and let me know, I would appreciate it. If you are serious about wanting to test it, and want to see the source prior to testing I will provide it on request.
How it works. It used the symlink trick on mid.txt, then flashes recovery on root and extracts rootme.zip to your sdcard. Which has superuser.apk and su in it. This app doesn't have the best ui, and looks "dirty", but works great on the eris and I have no plans to update the look of it.
I believe this should work on all 2.1 hero, but most surely the Alltel one.
Preface, This is not a free app, its a try before you buy app. If this app works for you, and you are happy with it. You are required to donate a meal to a homeless youth, or any amount of money to a youth outreach type program.
This is a TeamAndIRC production.
I got bored and whipped this up tonight with ECLIPS3. This will root your Herp running 2.1 with 1 click.
If something doesn't work, don't freak just contact me, and we can figure it out.
This does NOT erase anything off your phone.You can keep you data/apps with this root!
Step 1) download and install this apk
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/8699733/heroroot010.apk - VERSION 0.1.0
Step 2) Run, read disclaimer, press button
Step 3) Reboot, once rebooted your phone should have Darchstar's recovery. Yay.
Step 4) Use the recovery to flash rootme.zip that is now on your SDCard, or the custom rom of your choice.
Step 5) Go into settings, and turn usb debugging on. After you have root, please uninstall this app.
Just that easy.
Please come chat with use at http://chat.andirc.net or irc.andirc.net #droideris if you have a separate IRC client.
Credit to:
Eclips3 for spending hours and hours and hours testing my crap. Without him this app wouldn't exist.
TopazAaron for the icon
wag3slav3 for the root method
DarchStar for the recovery image
erisuser1 for the post that gave me the idea.
and to the authors of flash_image and superuser.apk.

I'm going to test it in about 10 minutes (once my tester finishes charging).
My tester is currently running the 2.1 stock, .5 version, but the phone I want to root is a .6. Will this (theoretically, of course) work on both?

Looks good, I know there are still a lot of alltel users who are having trouble gaining root on their phones.

tquetano said:
I'm going to test it in about 10 minutes (once my tester finishes charging).
My tester is currently running the 2.1 stock, .5 version, but the phone I want to root is a .6. Will this (theoretically, of course) work on both?
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Long as the phone is vuln to th symlink trick, it should work.

Need a Tester for Root App
jcase and I need a tester that is willing to unroot their phone so that they can then test out a root app we made. It should work with minimal chance of brick, but would like someone to test it out for us.
The app has already been released in this section, so im going to link to the original post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=743289
Join us in irc: chat.andirc.net #droideris
or irc.andirc.net #droideris
come find myself (ECLIPS3) or jcase on the irc.

How could it brick it at all? I thought the only way was to flash a GSM radio

derekwilkinson said:
How could it brick it at all? I thought the only way was to flash a GSM radio
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by flashing the wrong file to the phone thats not compatible. or having it get corrupted while flashing the recovery to the phone. its a very minimal chance of brick, like 0.0001% chance it bricks, but just wanted to give people a heads up before they risk putting their phones up for testing.

confirmed working, have fun.

tquetano said:
I'm going to test it in about 10 minutes (once my tester finishes charging).
My tester is currently running the 2.1 stock, .5 version, but the phone I want to root is a .6. Will this (theoretically, of course) work on both?
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I just ran the app on my 2.1 stock, .6 version, but I'm at work at can't tell if it's rooted or not. I'll try to post back after I get off work. I don't have a data connecetion at work so I can download an app and find out.
EDIT: IT WORKS!! I download titanium backup and it appears to be working fine.
BTW...my data connection was fine, it just doesn't seem to work while I have wifi on

Does this do 100% full root?

Works !!!
Thanks for this work,it is much appreciated

Thanks!
Worked nicely. Off to try new roms.

what is the difference in this and the other universal (meaning a bunch of phones) one click root app?

If you plan on staying on the rooted stock ROM, I recommend flashing my boot-patched.zip from my rooting thread to keep full root in adb shell.

is this for a rooted or non rooted phone? im sorry im new to droid

this is a way to root it. So, for an unrooted one to get root.

This was too stupidly easy.
I ran into some serious issues when I accidentally used the Unrevoked.apk on a .6 SW Build instead of .5 SW Build...and this fixed it. Well assuming my odex is going well behind the splash screen.
THANK YOU!
Will donate in a couple weeks when I get paid, for certain.

Do you put that ADK file on your SD card in the phone? Or install it on your comp first?

Put the .apk on.ur sdcard andbinstall it from a app managwr
Sent from my ERIS using XDA App

Wow, that was unbelievably easy. Thank you. Now that I'm rooting, how do I get rid of the crap Sprint software like Sprint TV? I tried to uninstall and it wouldn't let me.

2.31.651.7 fix.... No computers... No flash backs... Just root, recover and flash!!!

After receiving my second Hero I had noticed something weird about its software version... From what I remembered, it started with 2.27 on the last one I had and raised my curiosity/concern. I had heard about a root patch that was being sent out OTA by Sprint and after a little digging found the extremes that everyone was going through to achieve a successful root. The most common was to flash back .6 then to .5 which doesn't have the patch. I spent over an hour trying to find ANY copy of the 2.31.651.6 update and could not find anything. Then there where methods using the SDK which I'm sure could work, however the bootloader was a b!tch to access. I thought it would be entertaining to see If Sprint's new .7 root patched could be broken simply by the android market and third party developers; no use of Odin, unrevoked, HTC sync, no messing with debugging, not custom 2.31.651.7 (careful) and absolutely no flash backs! So here it is... enjoy.
All you will need ready is:
1).zip file of whichever OS you plan to flash. (I prefer the cm build's).
2)Rom Manager from the market (work's well with clockwork and cm).
3)Heroroot101.apk (Don't remember if it's on the market or third party).
4)NANDROID!!!!!!
All you do is run heroroot010 and push the root me button.
Reboot your phone and let it fully boot back up (give it a minute or two).
Turn it off and boot into recovery by holding down volume button and power.
I'll be damned there is a recovery image now by darchstar.
At this time there is no need to wipe just choose and flash rootme.zip
When you reboot you will see that sprint know's you're rooted already and wants to update you... This is fine.
Open Rom Manager, flash Clockwork (replacing darchstar) reboot into recovery mode and flash your new OS (DON'T FORGET TO WIPE).

I like your detailed method, but SuperOneClick was really easy too.
Install HTC Sync (v2 for Hero)
Enable USB debugging
Open SOC
Click Root
Plug in phone when prompted
Wait a bit.... then done.

There really is alot of outdated information on these forums. All versions of the stock ROMs can be rooted one way or another.
Above is two possible solutions

I agree with porkrinds but y would you replace Darchstar Recovery its the best IMO Thanks Darchstar
Root-Hack-Mod-Always™

Porkrinds said:
There really is alot of outdated information on these forums. All versions of the stock ROMs can be rooted one way or another.
Above is two possible solutions
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Forum update, prune, re-sticky time?

I used one click method & there's no recovery image.

Great Way to Root Hero with 2.31
Used this without a hitch, has recovery & all took about 2 minutes...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=643

cybertimber2007 said:
I like your detailed method, but SuperOneClick was really easy too.
Install HTC Sync (v2 for Hero)
Enable USB debugging
Open SOC
Click Root
Plug in phone when prompted
Wait a bit.... then done.
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Hey man I just used your little posts instructions to root my Wife's hero (my evo is already rooted)
I can't believe how easy that was thanks so much everything appears to be working I have superuser authority and am going to try flashing a new rom momentarily

Need a recovery for HTC bee wildfire cdma.

Can any one come up with a recovery for the HTC wildfire bee cdma NOT the HTC wildfire buzz gsm. I have rooted the bee but can't find a recovery for it. I was told that we need a kernel source. I have tried other recoverys alot with no luck. I have rom manger and there are different recoverys and went through alot of them even the alternative recoverys. This phone is on alltel and is going to be released January 28th for version.
Sent from my HERO200 using XDA App

Bump. Been looking for a way to get my phone fully rooted and start throwing roms on it.

Have you guys gotten past the nandlock? You may have temporary root, but you probably will not have a permanant root (as the nandlock needs to be removed first).
If you have, I can try to get CWM to compile. I don't think we need a kernel, it uses a dumbed down version of the base kernel, with binary drivers.

zifnab06 said:
Have you guys gotten past the nandlock? You may have temporary root, but you probably will not have a permanant root (as the nandlock needs to be removed first).
If you have, I can try to get CWM to compile. I don't think we need a kernel, it uses a dumbed down version of the base kernel, with binary drivers.
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Not sure I did get it rooted but can't find a recovery for it and I'm afraid to do any thing without being able to make a backup. This is on the bee wildfire cdma not the buzz wildfire GSM.
I have tryed to get xda to start a thread for the bee it comes out for version 1/28/11 came out for alltel oct29. Alot of people think they have the buzz to find out they have the bee like I did after I got it rooted. I used unrevoked root for the buzz it worked for the bee.
I have tryed all kinds of recoverys with no luck.
Sent from my HTC Hero CDMA using XDA App

The problem for recoveries are that they are device-specific. Say you have a recovery for the hero-cdma. You try and flash that to your bee/wildfire-cdma. The recovery fails to boot because A) wrong kernel and B) wrong device drivers.
Compiling a clockwork mod recovery for a new phone is fairly trivial. But if the phone is nandlocked, you have to bypass that nandlock beforehand. I can probably do it, but I'd need a dump of the phones hboot (to dissassemble and reverse-engineer
I'm fairly certain the phone is nandlocked (if you can, grab z4root and use the temp root exploit, remount /system rw, and do 'mkdir /system/test', it should fail. if it succeeds, your device isn't nandlocked). I have a bee, just have not had a chance to get adb running to test this.

zifnab06 said:
The problem for recoveries are that they are device-specific. Say you have a recovery for the hero-cdma. You try and flash that to your bee/wildfire-cdma. The recovery fails to boot because A) wrong kernel and B) wrong device drivers.
Compiling a clockwork mod recovery for a new phone is fairly trivial. But if the phone is nandlocked, you have to bypass that nandlock beforehand. I can probably do it, but I'd need a dump of the phones hboot (to dissassemble and reverse-engineer
I'm fairly certain the phone is nandlocked (if you can, grab z4root and use the temp root exploit, remount /system rw, and do 'mkdir /system/test', it should fail. if it succeeds, your device isn't nandlocked). I have a bee, just have not had a chance to get adb running to test this.
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Can I use terminal and do
su enter
remount/system rw. enter
mkdir/system/test. enter
Would this work. I used the buzz root method and tried to update the bee with the buzz ruu 2.2 update. When it got done it had an error and I unplugged the phone from the PC with out stopping or ending any thing and the new market stuck. So the phone has the new market now.
Sent from my HTC Hero CDMA using XDA App

I tried the above 1st one got remount/system: not found
2nd one I got mkdir failed for /system/test read-only file system
Sent from my HTC Hero CDMA using XDA App

have u guys ran into the htb from alltel that clockwork mod revovery doesnt work on all i get is the default recovery mode and i cant flash a rom or update to 2.2 on it cause everytime i try i keep getting told whole signature verification failed how can i fix that ???

foxrida911 said:
have u guys ran into the htb from alltel that clockwork mod revovery doesnt work on all i get is the default recovery mode and i cant flash a rom or update to 2.2 on it cause everytime i try i keep getting told whole signature verification failed how can i fix that ???
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when did you get the 2.2 update the twe htc bee phones we have are still 2.1 we are on alltel. and where did you find clockwork recovery for the bee at if you dont mind me asking.

theres a kernal on the htc developer page thats supposed to work with it but i have alltel on it to and there was a thread somewhere online that a guy used clockwork mod flashed for the htc aira and he said he was able to change the rom but i cant even find a rom for the bee anywhere let alone a 2.2 update for alltel for that matter so im like really lost on this phone

foxrida911 said:
theres a kernal on the htc developer page thats supposed to work with it but i have alltel on it to and there was a thread somewhere online that a guy used clockwork mod flashed for the htc aira and he said he was able to change the rom but i cant even find a rom for the bee anywhere let alone a 2.2 update for alltel for that matter so im like really lost on this phone
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i will tyy the clockwork mod for the aira and see if i can get a recovery. if we dont have a recovery to make a back up theres not much we can do. we need a way to restore a rom from recovery if things go wrong. i will look into it to night. i have two htc bee and need to get some thing going.

Let us know how it went. I too have a bee.

temperz said:
Let us know how it went. I too have a bee.
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that kernel is for the buzz but im still going to try the recovery. i will post what i find i really want to get this so we can start flashing

I have an unbranded htc bee (cdma wildfire) it is with my local carrier so no froyo in sight I have been toying with clock work and now seemed to have a recovery brick not to worried about it Im sure its because my flashed recovery is not compatible I will help in this anyway I can thanx

abovecrazykid said:
I have an unbranded htc bee (cdma wildfire) it is with my local carrier so no froyo in sight I have been toying with clock work and now seemed to have a recovery brick not to worried about it Im sure its because my flashed recovery is not compatible I will help in this anyway I can thanx
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both of the ones i have are unbranded. i tried the aira recovery and others with no luck. still hunting

you may have already answered this buti can not get s-off I have rooted with supper one click and with z4root (not at the same time)

abovecrazykid said:
you may have already answered this buti can not get s-off I have rooted with supper one click and with z4root (not at the same time)
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i have not tried to get it soff. was hopping to find a recovery to make a backup in case any thing goes wrong. but i will be able to do more with them at the end of the month. if not sooner.

I guess the next step would be to contact clockwork and see what they can do.

It would be nice if unrevoked would do it I did my uncle's desire and it worked great. and I miss carebears.

temperz said:
I guess the next step would be to contact clockwork and see what they can do.
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i sent kosh two emails got no reply his blog dose say send him your phone and he will fully root it. something to that.

Rooting, Flashing, Backing up And Installing New Boot Loader

Hi guys,
I just got a SGS4G about a week ago and I would like to tweak it a little bit but I do have some concerns. This is my first android smartphone
Here are my concerns:
I would like to do a Backup of my ROM in case I ever want to go back to it. How could I do that? Do I need to install a bootloader other than the one that comes with the phone? if yes which one should I install?
I have rooted my phone and would like to get rid of a bunch of apps but was reading that if you remove some of the apps it could cause the phone to malfuncion. Is there a compiled a list of apps that should not be removed? or this is just not true?
When I'm ready to install a Stock ROM how do I do that? Via Odin? (I can look for some guide if it's via Odin)
Can anyone tell me what would be the benefit of installing Deodexed instead of using the Stock ROM?
Will i always me able to come back to my Stock ROM once i figure how to create a backup ROM?
Am I missing any important point that I should know about?
I would really appreciate if you can help clarify this doubts that I got before i try to do anything.
Thanks

i'm new to all of this too but ill try to answer some questions. Although, I think this thread should NOT be in development and should be in general. I personally have read through a lot of threads to get the answers that I was seeking for.
As far as backup goes, I think its possible through Odin via dump option? don't quote me on that, I have not had to do that before, nor have I read up on it. bootloader as far as i see, i did not need it.
there is a thread in here with virgin rom request, LOOK for it.
There is NO compiled list of apps that you can or cannot delete, but if you read, there is a dl for BLOATWARE, use that as a template to what you want deleted.
Right now, ODIN is the only way that you can flash your phone, and use the two roms listed in this development thread.
From what i read a deodexed rom just helps with file system and structure. I think?
you will always be able to go back to stock, if you have the virgin rom.
Imo, you should read up/skim through every thread in here to see what is available, problems people are having and the fixes for them. I know there is alot of information in here and it maybe overwhelming, but there were 172 views of this thread without any replies because us noobs need to READ/SEARCH. Thats the answers we'll get if we continue to make new threads. Just fyi if your new to forums.

Moved as not android development.

As newbie you should first read and use search
then if you dont see question you want, you just ask it
And about Roms , well i tried that deox v2.2 and didnt like it , switched to stock with removed bloat and love it more but thats for different thread

Well thanks for you answers and I do apologize for posting this here. I didn't know. I think i will go with what you have done. Stock ROM without bloatware. Did you flash the Stock ROM from this forum? or did you just deleted the apps one by one?
I will do the fota fix as well.

moshe22 said:
Hi guys,
I just got a SGS4G about a week ago and I would like to tweak it a little bit but I do have some concerns. This is my first android smartphone
Here are my concerns:
I would like to do a Backup of my ROM in case I ever want to go back to it. How could I do that? Do I need to install a bootloader other than the one that comes with the phone? if yes which one should I install?
I have rooted my phone and would like to get rid of a bunch of apps but was reading that if you remove some of the apps it could cause the phone to malfuncion. Is there a compiled a list of apps that should not be removed? or this is just not true?
When I'm ready to install a Stock ROM how do I do that? Via Odin? (I can look for some guide if it's via Odin)
Can anyone tell me what would be the benefit of installing Deodexed instead of using the Stock ROM?
Will i always me able to come back to my Stock ROM once i figure how to create a backup ROM?
Am I missing any important point that I should know about?
I would really appreciate if you can help clarify this doubts that I got before i try to do anything.
Thanks
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ClockWorkMod is the preferred way to backup your ROM, but it does not seem to be working on the SGS4G currently. I was messing with it one night and actually think I got it to backup the Rom one time but I cannot guarantee that I did because I was working on a supposed fix and did not get a chance to copy the backup file to my computer before it got wiped off my SD card. The process is called nandroid backup. If you have a virgin phone and want a clean backup of your ROM you might want to wait until the fix comes out for CWM.
Once you root your phone you can install Titainum backup. That allows you to backup your apps/Data/System settings. At least that’s what it says it does. From what I’ve read, the best way to backup your apps is with ADB which is part of the Software Development Kit. You can also use Android Commander which uses ADB to Pull your apps to your computer and make a backup there. Check http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1010006 for info on SDK and ADB commands. There is also a direction to making new apps install to your SD card natively. This link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1001202 also shows that command and how to Reverse/Check status of settings.
The Noobs guide to Oden covers the basics to flashing your ROM fairly well: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1001759
The [ROM-ODIN]T959VUVKB5 Stock + Root and [ROM-ODIN] Deodexed KB5 Enhanced v2.2 are the two ROMs that are working now for most people. The first is Odexed the second is Deodexed. Odexed is how it comes stock and takes up less room but making modifications or taking apks from other roms is hard, While Deodexed allows modders to work on the apks & easily change stuff like themes. (Description Taken from Damage's DamageControl Thread) My suggestion is to have some patience and wait for ClockWorkMod to be updated and working for the SGS4G before you dive in too deep. Take some time to look around the 4g posts and read as much as you can to get familiar with what is working and what is not. Check some of the threads with locks on them to see what not to do. There is a wealth of information in these pages.

ClockWorkMod is the preferred way to backup your ROM, but it does not seem to be working on the SGS4G currently. I was messing with it one night and actually think I got it to backup the Rom one time but I cannot guarantee that I did because I was working on a supposed fix and did not get a chance to copy the backup file to my computer before it got wiped off my SD card. The process is called nandroid backup. If you have a virgin phone and want a clean backup of your ROM you might want to wait until the fix comes out for CWM.
Once you root your phone you can install Titainum backup. That allows you to backup your apps/Data/System settings. At least that’s what it says it does. From what I’ve read, the best way to backup your apps is with ADB which is part of the Software Development Kit. You can also use Android Commander which uses ADB to Pull your apps to your computer and make a backup there. Check http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1010006 for info on SDK and ADB commands. There is also a direction to making new apps install to your SD card natively. This link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1001202 also shows that command and how to Reverse/Check status of settings.
The Noobs guide to Oden covers the basics to flashing your ROM fairly well: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1001759
The [ROM-ODIN]T959VUVKB5 Stock + Root and [ROM-ODIN] Deodexed KB5 Enhanced v2.2 are the two ROMs that are working now for most people. The first is Odexed the second is Deodexed. Odexed is how it comes stock and takes up less room but making modifications or taking apks from other roms is hard, While Deodexed allows modders to work on the apks & easily change stuff like themes. (Description Taken from Damage's DamageControl Thread) My suggestion is to have some patience and wait for ClockWorkMod to be updated and working for the SGS4G before you dive in too deep. Take some time to look around the 4g posts and read as much as you can to get familiar with what is working and what is not. Check some of the threads with locks on them to see what not to do. There is a wealth of information in these pages.
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Thanks man! Really helpful. I will read into these threads and probably will wait for the clockwork to work for SGS4G.
I really don't see the advantage of flashing to Deodexed. Maybe i'm missing something?