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Hey guys i have just sent in my htc hero for repair and won't be back for a whlie and im sure most of you know how slow and sluggish the hero is stock. Im dying to have a faster phone, so what do you guys think i should do? root the loaner phone? can i unroot easily? If so can you provide me with directions on how to do this?
Personally, I would leave it alone. You don't want any issues with the phone not being returned in the same condition you got it in.
That being said, if you must have root on a temporary device, try using z4root, and use the Temporary Root option.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=833953
I've spent some time on the forum trying to find an answer, but obviously that didnt happen.
I have my GS4G and want to just ROOT it without installing any rom to replace the firmware.
1. If i root my phone, can i do JUST that? or are there other steps after simply rooting that are considered important for the stability of my phone?
2. After i root my phone, will i still be able to do the kiesmini/OTA gingerbread *official* (not leaked) update?
My main reason for wanting to do this is for the bloatware and increasing performance, and to just have overall more 'control' (similar to the feeling of wiping a new computer from the manufacture's preloaded poop).
I have superoneclick v1.9.5. I used it as a test on my old MT3G, and installed the GingerYoshi rom, and all worked very well. I just dont want to brick my GS4G, as i paid full price D:.
sorry if this has been asked/answered, i try to play by the rules, but just didnt find my answer.
thanks,
Greg
Super one click root 1.7 was what I used. It just roots the phone, as any other rooting method should. You can get ota fine...I always did. Never had a problem.
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Just so you know there's no one-click root method for Gingerbread for the SGS4G yet. Maybe around the time the official ROM comes out there will be.
what does:
"error:more than one device"
mean?? That pops up when i hit root. I only have one phone connected to my PC.
I'm assuming its multiple instances of ADB running? Im not sure..
*EDIT* My mistake lol. still had my MT3G plugged in, my bad!
successfully rooted. Thanks
I keep searching trying to find stuff. I found a thread on another forum that led me to getting root. I know patience is a virtue, and all, but I should would like to see some work on roms, and recoveries, and for there to actually be a section on XDA for this device.
Yeah I accidentally tried to flash a bootloader from the "Verizon-GS3-CASUAL-Revision131a" java program. I lost my backups in the process so can anyone give me a hand with a backup from thier Stellar?
Hey I actually found the open-source kernel and platform for the Stellar at Samsung's Open Souce site.
Would that help me any?
Idk, I unfortunately don't know much about the development side of things. I rely on the devs here for that stuff. I'm to afraid to mess something up to flash something that someone else hasn't said that it works. I used to do that with my Captivate, but I need this phone to work, and not stuck in infinite bootloop
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allenrb2 said:
Idk, I unfortunately don't know much about the development side of things. I rely on the devs here for that stuff. I'm to afraid to mess something up to flash something that someone else hasn't said that it works. I used to do that with my Captivate, but I need this phone to work, and not stuck in infinite bootloop
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You wouldn't happen to have a backup by any chance?
I don't know what recovery to use, or how to flash it. If I had that I could make a backup, and upload it
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If you got ClockworkMod recovery onto your phone (as I saw you got it rooted) you may be able to give me a zip and I think I can make it into a .tar file so Odin will read it since Odin mode is the only mode my phone will get into right now.
I'll keep looking around for some other methods of backup...I also heard Titanium Backup wasn't too bad...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1491157
This link is a place where I found the possibility of using a CWM .zip file for Odin.
I am rooted, but have not installed a recovery. I am not sure which one to flash, or how to flash it
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Hmm...you bring up a good point. It's best I not ask you to put in a new recovery mode since we don't know what exactly that will do to the Stellar. I will say that before I bricked the phone I actually did make it work...barely so lets not do that.
Can you try using some programs that access the phone through the computer?
Google this: Index of /romdump
You should find a little program calle Romdump. It should extract the roms without messing anything up.
Do you know about ADB? If not I do have enough experience to help you with that.
You need to have a clockwork mod recovery that is built for this phone, or whatever phone you are using, in order to get it to flash. Without a custom recovery for the galaxy stellar, or at least a recovery that is sure to work for this phone (I think I heard about some S3 stuff that works for the stellar, like the root method I think you used) the recovery will not flash and your phone will not load until you reflash the stock recovery.
Do not flash any recoveries until you know they work for your phone (i.e. someone has tested them), or without a backup of your stock recovery.
Since you are both saying you're not devs and don't really know what you're doing (neither do I really) I would suggest not flashing any recoveries that have not been confirmed to work for the stellar. Yes, many people use CWM and TWRP but there is a custom build of those recoveries for every phone, they are not universal.
I'm really interested in this phone so I'm hoping some development starts. Without community support and development I don't think I would bother switching to Verizon to get this phone even though its free. I hate cell phone contracts...
Not to be rude, but you wouldn't happen to have a rooted Galaxy Stellar on hand?
I also found something else that may help bring the phones back:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=960946
UPDATE: If anyone can use this on their phones I would be very grateful:
This link shows how to use romdump to get the stock firmware.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1771347
I thought there would be a lot more people like me who needed a new phone, didn't really have money for an upgrade, so they went with this phone like I did. Doesn't really seem like it has gained much interest in the dev community. It still doesn't have it's own subforum on here. I am starting to really regret getting this phone. Half the fun of having android for me was the dev, and community support for the devices I had in the past. I had the galaxy s, and the inspire 4g, both of which had really big communities, and they started pretty much right at the release for those phones.
Has it even been out an entire month yet?
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Has it even been out an entire month yet?
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No, it'll be a month on the 6th.
Hey do you two have Samsung Stellars? If so, are you interested in rooting your phone?
STOCK ROM!
HEY guys I rooted my phone already. Things were going great, until i decided to download some kind of font switch. I guess it is required for the phone to be root. Then it asked me to restart my phone, that's when my phone froze on the samsung logo screen . It' stuck there ever since. I did a factory reset, and that didn't work either. So i downloaded ODIN and im waiting for a STOCK rom! can anybody help me with that and PM me?It would be great THANKS!
Anyone have an idea on how to back up the stock rom? I haven't seen anyone who has successfully done it with this phone yet
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Anyone have an idea on how to back up the stock rom? I haven't seen anyone who has successfully done it with this phone yet
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1910810
The first post will explain what we think we've found. You can help if you like. Right now we need to confirm that we have access to the recovery image partition.
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allenrb2 said:
Anyone have an idea on how to back up the stock rom? I haven't seen anyone who has successfully done it with this phone yet
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Sovereign738111 and I worked on this yesterday and got the recovery, system, and bootloader images off of my phone and into a couple of files. Now we just need a developer to give them to...In the meantime I'm also reading up on how to build a custom ROM etc. so that I can get familiarized with it. That way I can possibly try it myself. I know how to compile my own regular Linux kernel and add packages and things of that nature, and looking at what I've seen so far, figuring this out for Android shouldn't be too difficult.
I don't have the Stellar but I would be willing to work on a ROM for you guys. If someone would give me the files I need, I'll gladly do it. Just need a couple of people to test also.
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Shawn said:
I don't have the Stellar but I would be willing to work on a ROM for you guys. If someone would give me the files I need, I'll gladly do it. Just need a couple of people to test also.
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ill flash whatever you get ready i wiped my recovery trying my hand at making one myself turns out not so easy
Ok so I was wondering if anybody could figure out to make the infuse 4g update ota (over the air) since it is not already available because samsung didnt make it ota so I was wondering if anybody knew of a way to make the gingerbread update ota or to be able to update without a computer because I dont have on and im not going to be by one for a long time. Thanks.
I would tell you to download a gingerbread ROM, but I don't know if they flash bootloaders. You could try flashing boot loaders and a GB ROM using mobile ODIN if you have root
See but thats the problem I dont have root acess either I dont habe a comp and I also have tried those one click root apk's but none of them work. People say I need a comp but I dont have one and wont have one or be by one for a long time. Im trying to update to gingerbread to be able to root much easier. Any ideas
What app did you use? Z4root?
Yeah I used it and it stayed on the screen forever it didnt work I also used gingerbreak and universal androot to no avail.
The only way of rooting I know, other than z4root, is to actually use a pc, and either flash Gingerbread with Bootloaders, or use superoneclick just to root. Sorry that I couldn't help more. I also have no clue that the GB update isn't OTA either... Weird.
Yeah I guess ill wait it out and see If anybody finds a solution. Yeah I know about the gingerbread update its dumb that samsung didnt make it ota for the samsung infuse 4g
But thnx for trying to help. Ill wait and see if anybody can find a solution
Yeah, it doesn't make sense why they wouldn't publish an OTA, probably because of the Bootloaders though. I would say you could download CM7 as it is signed, and then you could have install a custom froyo rom and have root, but you don't have GB Bootloaders, and that would make it difficult to see anything
Yeah I know I guess ill wait for another phone
Or for a solution
If you think you know something reply back
I vaguely remember a zip you could flash in stock recovery that would root pretty much any device, but in have non clue if it would work on the Infuse. If you want to try it, Google "root update.zip"
Ok thank you
GB is actually harder to root than froyo... not easier.
Yeah but froyo is pretty hard to root especially if you dont have a comp like me.
still ill keep looking any ideas
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1613523
Edit: Sorry....didn't see the part about not having a computer.
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Yeah its ok ill keep looking
I have an HTC one 32 GB from at&t and love it,but want more out of it,however I have never rooted a phone I have only jailbroke my iPod and know that rooting is a lot more dangerous and don't know if I should risk it
Install Farmaroot - it should be the easiest way.
HTC One S is supported.
It is safe If you do everything correctly Do a lot of research and read how to do it before trying ! don't just jump into it !
But remember to root your phone you need to unlock your bootloader which voids your warranty ! and if you unlock your bootloader using HTCDev It's impossible to get your warranty back ! even if you relock the bootloader
so just make up your mind ! if i were you i would do it !
Depends on what you mean by getting more out of it, if you want to try out different roms then yeah, you'll definitely have to root it.
It's a lot more complicated with rooting versus jailbreaking however I'm sure you've got the technical know how, and as backbone said, just do your research and if you get lost/confused along the way, just ask on the forums.
I rooted my phone a week ago and it's worth it
and happy to have rooted my phone
it's WORTH IT
just make sure you see how to root the phone befor you try it
Do you want to uninstall stock apps? or run apps which need root permissions? do you want to change to an alternative rom?, ... then root the phone if not there is no need to root it
luckmonsoon said:
I have an HTC one 32 GB from at&t and love it,but want more out of it,however I have never rooted a phone I have only jailbroke my iPod and know that rooting is a lot more dangerous and don't know if I should risk it
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I would assume anyone considering rooting requires root for something they wanna do.
As long as you're safe and smart about it, I really see no reason not to. You don't lockdown your pc if you don't mess around in the system
I don't see a reaseon why would you root your htc one coz the phone works pretty good(optimization is great).
In other hand if you want to do developing or smth like that i would tell you to go for it.
luckmonsoon said:
I have an HTC one 32 GB from at&t and love it,but want more out of it,however I have never rooted a phone I have only jailbroke my iPod and know that rooting is a lot more dangerous and don't know if I should risk it
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xda-developers
You are on a developers site asking if you should root. I can almost guarantee that every answer will be yes.
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