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hello everyone
im in need of help of installing a new rom on my mytouch 3g 32b. im trying to install the ginger yoshi rom properly however i don't know were to start. Im pretty much lost in what is the first step to install this rom. no i don't have the phone "rooted" in fact what is this rooting mean anyways? the radio and SPL are up-to-date, can someone help me get start in this? thanks
1st root the phone that is get access to the phone's system files
2nd install custom recovery
3rd download rom file
4th flash zip from the option of custom recovery
DONT DO IT IF U WANT TO USE UR PHONE FOR SOMETIME!!! COZ AFTER USING A ROM PEOPLE FACE LOT OF PROBLEMS.. OR PROBABLY BRICK UR PHONE, IN WHICH ITS BETTER TO THROW UR PHONE OUT THE WINDOW INSTEAD OF TAKING IT TO THE VENDOR COZ U WILL VOID THE TOTAL WARRANTY.. TRY AT UR OWN RISK!
try checking other topics or search within this website. i bet you'll find answers to those questions you are looking for right now.
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DONT DO IT IF U WANT TO USE UR PHONE FOR SOMETIME!!! COZ AFTER USING A ROM PEOPLE FACE LOT OF PROBLEMS.. OR PROBABLY BRICK UR PHONE, IN WHICH ITS BETTER TO THROW UR PHONE OUT THE WINDOW INSTEAD OF TAKING IT TO THE VENDOR COZ U WILL VOID THE TOTAL WARRANTY.. TRY AT UR OWN RISK!
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Okay, not to be rude, but this is way off. The ALL CAPS really helps though.
Rooting my phone took only a few minutes. Backing up my current rom + flashing a new one = 15 minutes, tops. Plus, I couldn't imagine being back on the stock rom. My phone runs smoother, looks better, and does more than it could out of the box.
That being said, I'm not familiar with your phone, so the rooting process could be more difficult & lengthy. There are automatic root apps, but there are manual methods as well. Auto-root methods take less time & work, but when something goes wrong, it can be difficult to troubleshoot as you're not fully aware of what's happening. Manual methods require more work, and when something goes wrong there are more solutions because you're fully aware of the state of your phone. Another plus to doing it manually - you learn something.
For the record, rooting your phone is technically gaining access to system files. This includes the apps that come preinstalled, the framework, the entire operating system. There are many benefits to rooting, however you do void your warranty. You can return your phone to it's stock, non-rooted state if you need to take it in.
Before doing anything, I would read as much as possible. Read the stickies in the forum related to your phone, read any noob guides you can find, and be certain you know what you're doing before you do it. Also know why you're rooting - don't just do it because it's something that seems "cool".
Once you've read & found a method you're comfortable with, go ahead and root. Be sure to do a backup in recovery, and if you want to save your apps + data, back that up with Titanium Backup. Then download and flash the rom in recovery.
If you need anything else or have any questions (be sure to read first!) ask here or send me a pm & I'll be glad to help out.
Good luck!
Hello!
First off, I am a complete noob. 100%. But I want to root my evo. So naturally I had a few questions. 1 question I haven't been able to find an answer for (sorry if it's somewhere on the forums!) is about "halfway" rooting.
I was going to use unrEVOked to root but I read that that's only a "halfway" root. I wanted to use unrEVOked though so it wouldn't erase everything.
If this is a "halfway" root than I assume that I can root my phone with unrEVOked, make a back up of everything, and then root it another way, right?
That way I could go back and put all the data I backed up back on my phone. I want to make sure I'm right before I try this.
Also, what can I use to do a "full" root if unrEVOked is only a halfway root?
Sorry about being a total noob. Thanks in advance for accepting said noobness.
Unrevoked does fully root your phone, older versions required the forever zip to be flashed through recovery to gain s-off. This is now integrated into the newer versions of unrevoked.
Here's a thread with a similar question that I replied to. It eventually turned into a kind of walkthrough/guide. You may find some useful information there, as it walks one user through the process of rooting and flashing a custom rom. Also be sure to have an understanding of what you're doing, and that you know the pros & cons.
This may be helpful:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1045537
Thanks plainjane! I actually ended up using unrEVOked like 10 minutes after I posted this cause I just couldn't handle it anymore!
If you don't mind me asking a few more noob questions I'd appreciate the help.
I was wondering how to do a "NAND backup" for one.
Last, is there a way to flash gingerbread to my Evo without losing HTC Sense? Is there a way to update the Sense I have? Cause the one on the Thunderbolt is way cooler.
Thanks plainjane! You rock!
LostRealist said:
Thanks plainjane! I actually ended up using unrEVOked like 10 minutes after I posted this cause I just couldn't handle it anymore!
If you don't mind me asking a few more noob questions I'd appreciate the help.
I was wondering how to do a "NAND backup" for one.
Last, is there a way to flash gingerbread to my Evo without losing HTC Sense? Is there a way to update the Sense I have? Cause the one on the Thunderbolt is way cooler.
Thanks plainjane! You rock!
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As far as nandroid backups go - boot into recovery, choose backup/restore, and choose backup system now... or something similar. Unrevoked puts the ClockworkMod recovery image on your phone, which I haven't used in ages. I would suggest flashing Amon Ra recovery, but which you use is up to you. There are more details on nandroid backups & choosing Amon Ra in the thread I linked you to.
There are some new roms with Gingerbread & Sense, but it's a port & not very stable. I definitely wouldn't suggest using any of the gingersense roms as your first flash. Once you get the hang of it & can troubleshoot on your own, I'd say give it a whirl.
Since it seems like you really like Sense, I'd suggest trying out Myn's Warm Z, which comes with Sense 2.0. If you want better Sense over GB, that would definitely suit you more as the gingersense roms come with Sense 1.0.
In the thread I posted, that member chose Myn's Warm 2.2 as their first rom. It's a great first rom choice if you want something closer to stock, but nicer.
If you haven't read through that thread, I would do so. I think it would answer a lot of questions you may have, and give you more info on what comes next.
If you need anything else, don't hesitate to ask. Just be sure to do some of your own research as well.
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As far as nandroid backups go - boot into recovery, choose backup/restore, and choose backup system now... or something similar. Unrevoked puts the ClockworkMod recovery image on your phone, which I haven't used in ages. I would suggest flashing Amon Ra recovery, but which you use is up to you. There are more details on nandroid backups & choosing Amon Ra in the thread I linked you to.
There are some new roms with Gingerbread & Sense, but it's a port & not very stable. I definitely wouldn't suggest using any of the gingersense roms as your first flash. Once you get the hang of it & can troubleshoot on your own, I'd say give it a whirl.
Since it seems like you really like Sense, I'd suggest trying out Myn's Warm Z, which comes with Sense 2.0. If you want better Sense over GB, that would definitely suit you more as the gingersense roms come with Sense 1.0.
In the thread I posted, that member chose Myn's Warm 2.2 as their first rom. It's a great first rom choice if you want something closer to stock, but nicer.
If you haven't read through that thread, I would do so. I think it would answer a lot of questions you may have, and give you more info on what comes next.
If you need anything else, don't hesitate to ask. Just be sure to do some of your own research as well.
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Thanks so much for your help. Yeah I really should be more patient but I ended up flashing Gingersense to my phone like an hour after my last post. I got lucky and everything works except one thing. I get an error when moving apps to SD. But everything else works perfect, even the camera. Everyone was having problems with the camera and market but it all works. Like I said, I got lucky.
I appreciate your advice! From now on I'm going to wait for responses before I flash anything. I could have really messed it up. Thanks again!
Greetings all. I am new here, however am a member of many other types of forums. I am not a tech expert in any specific area, however I have some limited knowledge in many areas from the early days of PCs, video and audio, gaming, etc... I have had my hand in modding RAZR phones as I owned many. I am new to smartphones and again, super interested. I am on my second one now and I want to experiment with the one I have as a spare. It is an LG US740 Apex from US Cellular running Android v. 2.2.2, or so I believe. I have been searching for about a week now on the net for information on "modding" and have gained some info on the android platform, devices, etc... As I can gather so far; the device must be "rooted" in order to do anything with the file system. I have tried in vain to get this done. From what I understand it is fairly easy with most popular common devices but as usual, I seem to have gotten the "freak". My first try was the easiest, z4root. It does nothing but bog down the phone until I reboot it. Second try was the super_one_click. It seemed to be successful, however upon launching root explorer I still can't access the files and there is nothing in the superuser apps list. I have also tried to use Droid Explorer on my PC (Windows Vista Home Premium). I got it to show the files once but had to shutdown before I could try to do anything with them and now I get an "out of memory" error every time I launch the program. My final attempt before seeking help was Android Commander which is telling me that the device is not rooted. I have done a bit more reading but am finding a lot of mixed information. I have done a search on these forums and can't find much information specific to this particular device. I posted on an older thread but got no response as this is not a popular device. I realize this may be a lost cause as I see much more going on in here and most people aren't going to be too concerned with my story but it's all I have to play with at the moment as I don't want to risk bricking a new phone. I am very interested in the android platform, modding, development, and this "new"(to me) technology and I am hoping that my issues with this device won't discourage me. Any and all insightful advice is greatly appreciated and thank you in advance to anyone willing to take my case, so to speak.
im new to the smart phone world my neghbor senior member of xda T-Macgnolia got me into it my advice for u would probably be looking into clockwork mod installing it using z4root it may be slow for the moment but using it will alow u to use Rom manager go into rom manager and look for a cyanogenmod rom these roms are prerooted so u will be able to delete z4root cyanogen mod roms are the best of the best and not many roms can even stack up keep in mind cyanogen is a costantly working on updates and new ways to make ur phone faster and smoother so always look for updates o btw delete ur caches and stuff not doing this can bogg down your phone and cause certain things to work impropperly rom manger makes this eisier by givin u a list of things to check off put checks on ALLL of them aslo i would advise looking into it more as said befor im new to this also im just suggestin some of the things T-Mac taught me be careful though and make sure ur phone is fully charged when using clockwork if it dies ur device is most likely bricked and we dnt wnt that also make sure you back ur device up befor you delete your caches ill explain that in a second. when u upload a new rom dnt expect it to reboot instantly it takes time to boot a new rom now if ur device gets caught in a boot loop pull ur battery this is where your back up comes in handy because if you get caught in a boot loop where your device pulls up the reboot screen goes blank and pulls it up again over and over and over you can take your battery out put it back into boot loader mode and redo your phone based on your backup and look for another rom well thats about all i can tell u one newb to another like i said reseach this thouroly i am a noob and this will also void your warranty on your phone but if u get a better rom like cyanogenmod 7 "what im running" your phone will be way smoother way better and youl be running the latest android i would advise also checkin cyanogen forums to make sure they have a rom for your phone and also i cant stress enough DO YOUR RESEARCH
Oh joy, two walls of text.
As far as I can see, you're trying to root your phone, yes?
Have you tried installing the ADB and start a shell on your phone?
Yes, trying to root. I want to delete some stock apps, learn the "hidden" file system, customization... etc. z4root did not work at all. Super_one_click got root explorer to "see" the folders, but they still appear empty.
I have not tried ADB, would like to know more about that.
Thanks.
Thanks for the input JBIRD, however z4root does nothing on my phone. I have done some research and it seems I have a hard phone to crack. I am interested in trying to load a different ROM on it but I'm going to need more than just the easy road to rooting this thing.
Also thanks sdkudrgn88. I have downloaded the ADB installer for Windows and am working on the various plug-ins and other software such as eclipse. it's going to take me a bit to figure it all out and see if I can get it working. I will keep at it and see what I can do. Any help is still wanted and much appreciated.
Cyanogen doesn't have a mod for my phone. I posted info in my first post here as to what i am working with, hence the lack of ability on my part to do anything with it. I apologise for the lengthy post, I was just attempting to share as much info on my issues as possible. It appears this device is not popular with the modding community and I can see why now. I guess I will just keep trying to plug away at it myself and if I get anywhere I will share anything I can figure out in case anyone else has similar issues. Thanks for the responses and happy modding.
Have you tried Gingerbreak?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1044765
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J-Bird191512101 said:
im new to the smart phone world my neghbor senior member of xda T-Macgnolia got me into it my advice for u would probably be looking into clockwork mod installing it using z4root it may be slow for the moment but using it will alow u to use Rom manager go into rom manager and look for a cyanogenmod rom these roms are prerooted so u will be able to delete z4root cyanogen mod roms are the best of the best and not many roms can even stack up keep in mind cyanogen is a costantly working on updates and new ways to make ur phone faster and smoother so always look for updates o btw delete ur caches and stuff not doing this can bogg down your phone and cause certain things to work impropperly rom manger makes this eisier by givin u a list of things to check off put checks on ALLL of them aslo i would advise looking into it more as said befor im new to this also im just suggestin some of the things T-Mac taught me be careful though and make sure ur phone is fully charged when using clockwork if it dies ur device is most likely bricked and we dnt wnt that also make sure you back ur device up befor you delete your caches ill explain that in a second. when u upload a new rom dnt expect it to reboot instantly it takes time to boot a new rom now if ur device gets caught in a boot loop pull ur battery this is where your back up comes in handy because if you get caught in a boot loop where your device pulls up the reboot screen goes blank and pulls it up again over and over and over you can take your battery out put it back into boot loader mode and redo your phone based on your backup and look for another rom well thats about all i can tell u one newb to another like i said reseach this thouroly i am a noob and this will also void your warranty on your phone but if u get a better rom like cyanogenmod 7 "what im running" your phone will be way smoother way better and youl be running the latest android i would advise also checkin cyanogen forums to make sure they have a rom for your phone and also i cant stress enough DO YOUR RESEARCH
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Inability to spell + inability to punctuate = random smashing of keyboard.
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Inability to spell + inability to punctuate = random smashing of keyboard.
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HAHAHA!, I wasn't going to say it cuz I'm new here and I know not to be "rude" in a new forum, but damn! I totally agree!
MaBlo, I haven't tried that, not sure it's within my realm with this yet. Still reading and referencing. To be honest, I wouldn't even know where to start with that yet as far as how to use it. Also have alot of apps on my phone that have saved info, including some stuff I have paid money for so I would also need a way to back all that up before I try anything like that. I do have a spare sd card to work with but am worried about saved data on the phone memory. guess there's much more to this than I thought there would be so I'm just going to keep doing my homework until I'm more comfortable with this unless you have clear instructions on both backing up my apps and using the exploits. Thank you for the direction though, it is very interesting.
Thanks
Thanks for replies, just wanted to say that I finally rooted the phone using Gingerbreak. Also have Titanium Backup and Root Explorer can now see all the files on the phone. Now it's time to play!
I am a noob I don't even know what to call my phone shezz. Alright I am going to keep this simple. I am very very new to this smart phone thing. I have never had one. I know computers very well and have lots of exp with them but none with a smart phone. I have had a lot of trouble getting the right info on my phone. I have read a bit about everything but some things apply to my phone some to others some don't make sense. So some basic stuff.
I tried to flash my phone using odin. I did it right but it didn't seem to work. I installed super user, and I clockwork. My questions are this.
Is it possible I changed system systems on my phone when I flashed it. I put superuser on it, and box system and clockwork and I tried using odin (I might have) im not sure. I don't know if I changed the rom.
Why changed the rom? Like... my phone has all the programs on it I want and it looks and feels how I want. I have changed it a lot before I rooted it. So whats the point of a new rom which im not sure if I have or not? What else can I change with flashing? I tried installing some stuff I just don't know if I did.
I can change the rom for sure I Know but what else? Kernal? The built?
At this point should I clean the phone wipe it? Then reinstall my apps? I heard when flashing the rom you wipe the storage so do I need to do this?
Also I am using 1.2gigs of system memory then there is usb storage then sd storage then external sd storage. This confuses me? Did I break my phone arr.
I don't get how moving apps to the SD card helps? I tried but the Sd card is still blank. Am I confusing the things? I do have a extra sd card in it.
OK. What I want is speed better wifi these things. So Should I flash my rom? is there a good stable rom for my phone? What else is worth changing? I don't mind doing it I just need make sure I can get all my apps back and that I do it right.
OK last questions. If I change my mind and don't want a rooted phone can I put it back easy? I have read how to unroot but can't I just reinstall factory defaults or is that not a option to unroot it? I have backed up deleted back up deleted and so forth I really just want to stream line everything get the best programs for rooting, rom, backup, accces, yada yada. I tried looking in forums but I get such mixed info and random posts I don't understand.
So again.
Please feel free to link good threads or forums with the info I need. I am so lost right now.
I don't mind rooting my phone but I want to do it right for the best results. Please help me do that.
I want to make sure if I don't decide to flash it with new rom or whatever that I can just undo everything go back to the orignal phone and just take more care installing my apps again to not get to much crap that I know is slowing it down.
I also want info on getting rid of bloatware I don't need.
PLEASE HELP GOD!! I just want to do this right I feel like I overclocked my cpu but I have to low of ram and its overheating. I feel just like I have this great possible thing in front of me and im messing it up.
Thank you. Basic info.
Want to clean flash it get it going kick ass. Help me!
xxsicknessxx said:
Alright I am going to keep this simple.
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And yet you post a book's worth of reading.
I'll try to read it all when my attention span is behaving properly. Usually after I eat a full meal.
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I am a noob I don't even know what to call my phone shezz. Alright I am going to keep this simple. I am very very new to this smart phone thing. I have never had one. I know computers very well and have lots of exp with them but none with a smart phone. I have had a lot of trouble getting the right info on my phone. I have read a bit about everything but some things apply to my phone some to others some don't make sense. So some basic stuff.
I tried to flash my phone using odin. I did it right but it didn't seem to work. I installed super user, and I clockwork. My questions are this.
Is it possible I changed system systems on my phone when I flashed it. I put superuser on it, and box system and clockwork and I tried using odin (I might have) im not sure. I don't know if I changed the rom.
Why changed the rom? Like... my phone has all the programs on it I want and it looks and feels how I want. I have changed it a lot before I rooted it. So whats the point of a new rom which im not sure if I have or not? What else can I change with flashing? I tried installing some stuff I just don't know if I did.
I can change the rom for sure I Know but what else? Kernal? The built?
At this point should I clean the phone wipe it? Then reinstall my apps? I heard when flashing the rom you wipe the storage so do I need to do this?
Also I am using 1.2gigs of system memory then there is usb storage then sd storage then external sd storage. This confuses me? Did I break my phone arr.
I don't get how moving apps to the SD card helps? I tried but the Sd card is still blank. Am I confusing the things? I do have a extra sd card in it.
OK. What I want is speed better wifi these things. So Should I flash my rom? is there a good stable rom for my phone? What else is worth changing? I don't mind doing it I just need make sure I can get all my apps back and that I do it right.
OK last questions. If I change my mind and don't want a rooted phone can I put it back easy? I have read how to unroot but can't I just reinstall factory defaults or is that not a option to unroot it? I have backed up deleted back up deleted and so forth I really just want to stream line everything get the best programs for rooting, rom, backup, accces, yada yada. I tried looking in forums but I get such mixed info and random posts I don't understand.
So again.
Please feel free to link good threads or forums with the info I need. I am so lost right now.
I don't mind rooting my phone but I want to do it right for the best results. Please help me do that.
I want to make sure if I don't decide to flash it with new rom or whatever that I can just undo everything go back to the orignal phone and just take more care installing my apps again to not get to much crap that I know is slowing it down.
I also want info on getting rid of bloatware I don't need.
PLEASE HELP GOD!! I just want to do this right I feel like I overclocked my cpu but I have to low of ram and its overheating. I feel just like I have this great possible thing in front of me and im messing it up.
Thank you. Basic info.
Want to clean flash it get it going kick ass. Help me!
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LOL to much to read will have to take a.d.d. meds first which I don't know n e one with any so....it wont happen
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Have you ever flashed a rom? Or overclocked before?
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you didnt keep that simple AT ALL.
why do you think you need to do anything at all if you have no idea what it is you are even talking about?
leave it stock. keep reading. dont do anything to change your phone/rom until you UNDERSTAND that you are not playing with a childs toy.
if you dont know what anything is called, and you dont know if you actually rooted or not, or flashed a rom or not, PROVES you have no business doing anything yet.
SLOW DOWN AND READ. LEARN and stop trying to jump into whatever video or tutorial you find on the internet.
I have overclocked my computers before ,water cooled, flashed bios. yad yada..
First smart phone. ever. My last phone was 20 bucks and I tossed it when I was done. that was 5 years ago. I am just getting into smart phones.
Really what I want is this.
I want a streamlined phone minus the stuff I don't need. To increase my bat. life. increase my productivity, increase my wifi if possible in crease my speed. More bank for my buck. But not knowing much about smart phones I would rather just do as little as possible and then not touch it again. Like flash it (whatever that entails) with a new rom then push the optimize button then be happy. Get what I mean? I Don't mind overclocking but I want this thing stable. I would rather it be last fast then have to tweak it every few days ok? Is there a rom with tweaks already installed? Do I have to format my phone first?
I have clockwork, busybox, superuser.
For sure I rooted my phone for sure I have clockwork installed. I rooted it.
Now what? I like messing with programs and such and themes and stuff but I don't want to tweak it a lot. I want it to be tweaked. get it?
Any info by great. A website with a stable tweaked rom. a link to a how to on how to install that rom. and just be kind. I don't know smart phones. Thank you so much for any help. Sorry I know it wasn't simple. Because I want only a basic thing. A faster phone. But I have tons of questions. Thanks.
Also be nice to know what I did to it already? I mean could I of changed to rom on accident? I used odin? I don't know what that is but I follwed the directions but it didn't root after I followed the instuctions so I turned to clockwork and then it worked. I was following rooting websites one made me think I have a new rom. But i never flashed it. thanks for the info.
If you did anything your on stock rooted rom. You would know if you flashd a rom u cant accidently or unknowingly flash a rom. Cwm is for flashing roms you download a rom put the zip on your sd card boot into cwm wipe data and cache and install zip from sd card. If u download a rom not intended for your phone say goodbye to your phone. You sound in a big hurry to flash flash flash. But i do not think u realize how very easy it is to break you phone doing this. Read read read read read read trust everyone telling you this read what rooting is what roms are what kernel's are and read how too root how to install roms and the differencrs op's have in there roms as to which wil best suit your needs. Do yourself a big favor dont flash or attempt to until u have done a good deal of reading up. If u dont think this is the case browse around on xda and look how many please help? Brickd my phone? Please help tried to root and...... threads you find
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Having said that if you still wish too preceed go here http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1383 it is where the roms for ournphone are posted.....
And if u run into issues go here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1342348
Its how to reaturn to stock and fix a soft brick. I would bookmark this link because it can solve almost all problems you may possibly have aside from a physical hardware failure
This is why i don't root other people phones anymore. If you dont know what it is and what its for then you don't need it. I no longer root friends because it turns me into there own personal tech support. READ SOME FREAKEN FORUMS FOR GOD SAKES!
Amen to that. I have rooted 3 of my girlfriends phones and my old roomates and i had to constantly fix there phones for them after they soft brickd them
your right after reading a lot more Im not ready to flash. I got some questions readings are not answering for me.
I have the firmware gingerbread I believe. and its uckj2 ver kernil 2.6.35.11
does the gingerbread uckj2 mean anything? I don't get the updating you don't have to format. Because I hate the idea of getting my apps back unless I can just use TIT recover once I get my new rom.
I know im going to do this but one more question. When they release a new system on my phone how do I update? Or do I not.
I just.. want to get this right. I know your right. I just... don't get how I find the right rom for my phone. right ver. right kernl. right firmware.
I also don't get why I have to clean my phone first. And how to make sure I can just get my apps right back.
What about all my settings? and my programs to GO launcher and stuff. I got my phone all nifty and pretty but I Really really really want to start with a fresh rom I would feel better. I want to do this . thanks
tommynosedigger said:
This is why i don't root other people phones anymore. If you dont know what it is and what its for then you don't need it. I no longer root friends because it turns me into there own personal tech support. READ SOME FREAKEN FORUMS FOR GOD SAKES!
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Hmm you got 3 posts.... I don't think im going to take any of your advise. I bet you don't root your friends phone because you have know friends. Just my guess. What was the point of posting that? I clearly posted that I am reading forums. I just am having trouble getting to the info I need to read in the 100's of phone forums out there. Its confusing me with ver. kernal. Operating system, apps, firmware, built, just little words that I don't know where they fit in on the smart phone. There are a lot of abbreviation.
Anyways. Thanks for the helpful posts. Like I said I know a lot about computers im good with them but I have never had anything like a smart phone in my life. Its so new. Even though I have caught on very fast and already managed to root my phone in about 15min of searching. Im just confused about really the words. I don't understand a lot of the short hand im seeing in these forums. So its hard understand 100percent whats being said. Anyways.. Again thanks for trying to help.
that was uncalled for, saying he had no friends. however rude you think it was, its called brutal honesty.
you seem so hellbent on 'making your phone cool' (which by the way, is NOT the intent of this website), that you seem to be foregoing the basic rule of LEARNING. i understand that all this is new terminology to you, so i implore you, to STOP. stick to XDA forums and go through the basics of LEARNING what everything is.
we all started out as noobs, and we all had to go through the paces of LEARNING what everything meant. Nobody here came to the website already knowing everything there is to know, and all the info you need is already in the forums. stop asking for a handholding session and teach yourself something worthwhile. if you dont have time for it, then you have no business hacking on your phone.
heres some basics for you:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1093062
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1343619
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=13109282#post13109282
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1282679
stick to the galaxy s2 skyrocket forums mostly and you will find a lot of the info you need regarding YOUR phone. dont go wandering off looking at roms for another phone, even if its the regular galaxy s2.
EDIT:
i think this post sums up XDA in a nutshell:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2031989&postcount=45
Ok for starters here is the easiest way to root http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=13407
Next i would suggest go on android market and download the app.called.rom manager
Install rom manager
Open rom manager and grant it super user permission choose to install cwm recovery for the tmobile galaxy s2 ( yes you have an att phone but just do that it works its the same phone)
Now u have a rooted stock rom with cwm recovery.
For now i woukd just run that until developer support picks up and more roms are developed
Download an app on the android market called titanium back up
Open it grant super user permission.. click menu then batch then find back up all user apps. Now u have all your apps backd up. When u find a rom u like . Download it place it on you sd card. Open rom manager choose install rom from sd card. Check wipe data and wipe cache.
It will reboot into cwm and install the rom for you. When finished choose reboot system now. The volume up and volume down keys is how u change your selection in cwm. The power key is like enter/select.
After your rebooted on the new rom get on the android market download titanium back up and open it click menu batch restore your apps.
This is just suming up alot of what u need to know to flash roms and restore apps. Which u will learn by reading
Once you understand those basics then its time to start flashing and make sure u have odin and the .tar file u need handy. Because restoring apps with system data can cause force closes. I just restore apps not data. And you will at some point soft brick your phone or have a failure that u need odin to save u. Its happend to all of us
You can also make a backup in cwm incase of a bad flash its called a nandroid back up.
I have all the basic programs needed including odin. I understand the risks for sure. A soft brick is? hmm. I backed up my files already however I dons't know if there on the exSD card. I see USB memory, Sd memory, and ex Sd memory and that in its self is confusing me. I will be upset if I backed up my files with Titanium back up and it put it on the part of the phone that will be flashed clean lol.
Guess im not nice *shrug* I don't need sarcastic answers. I asked for help. I admit I am a noob at this. I expect a little slack if im acting anxious to get into this. I tend to like to understand things right away and to get things perfect. I don't like my phone being clumsy. Like I said to make it clear I want to control my phone and stream line it to the way I will be using it. Sorry if I sounded noob in how I worded this at first.
Some good info and good links. I am reading. I guess I was hoping for some basic info so I would understand what im reading a bit better. The terminology is confusing me. Thank you for the help.
I am taking my time, I am reading as much as I can. Its just ..... taking me awhile to get everything strait. Need cliff notes or something for this.
Im not rushing to brick my phone. I have burnt cpus before overclocking and understand the need to know what your doing. I just am impatient.
Thanks again for the +helpful posts. I appreciate it.
I think the problem is that you've come here looking for the easy way out, the 'quick fix' and there isn't one. These people aren't telling you to read the forums just because they don't feel like helping you. They are telling you to read because they can't help you until you do. While your questions in your opening post may seem simple to you, they would likely require half a book to explain if you have no foundation to work from.
If you're having trouble with terminology, google terms you don't understand. The best piece of advice I can give you is DON'T RUSH. It's the surest way to screw up your phone and likely turn you off of android altogether.
thank you. I understand
THANK YOU. There is a galaxy s2 and a galaxy skyrocket s2
DOH! I thought s2 was skyrocket2 no wonder Im having issues. Im reading info on two phones. Dang. That helps so muchhhhhh.
Thank you lol I do need to do some research.
I should of read your links before I posted my question. (sorry)
I will do my best to understand what im even asking next time.
Thank you.
See you later when I have done a bit more research.
Must clean the noob off *scrubs*
Sorry for any rudeness
i have no idea what im doing no matter how many videos i watch and comments and forum answers.i would love nothing more than to root my samsung droid charge and im sure many users out there had to go through this painful undertaking at some point.i dont know where to begin with roms nor what to download and where to get it from or if its even right.but im so tired of watching all these pointless verizon apps and other crap lingering and running in the background of my device.please.....sumone help me.i want to learn very badly.ive seen everything from titanium backup to and certain roms but dont quite understand it all.can and will someone kindly guide me?
First off download Odin then download an Odin based rom and cwm recovery . Run Odin flashing the rom, run it once more flashing recovery and go on the market and get super user and that's it all rooted. That easy
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Well I came from Blackberry where I learned and the best way is just read the sticky's ask some basic questions and go from there. Search the development section and read about each rom and its base. Gingerbread being the newest.
Some come with everything you need to flash your phone which makes it east while others require you to download some programs and install. Learn the basics about your phone.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1172904
How to restore your phone to stock
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1111486
How to flash Roms
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1160580
After you decide on the Rom you want and flash you may want to add a theme which each is different in what they change. Some just color , some icons, etc..
Just take your time to take it all in and read then ask question in the correct forum as you go. Jump right in as I did and have never bricked my phone and have always been able to recover or go back to stock. I know I pointed you basically to things you could have found yourself but thats what it is about. Read jump in and get your phone the way you want.
So kinda to make it simple download the basic drivers needed to access your phone.
A. Make sure you know how to get back to stock.
B. How to flash rom in Development section which will have all drivers needed to install for your phone.
B. Pick a Rom
C. Then later on maybe pick a them or read about more advanced stuff such as scripts or changing certain files. Blackberry used .cod if I remember and android uses .apk for programs.
Im still learning myself but thought I would atleast answer your post.