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HI guys, just wondering if anyone knows with that firmware update does. I've searched and it seems like not a whole lot of people know but are updating anyway. I'm sort of reluctant on installing it because I plan to root and use a custom ROM when the dev teams catch up.
After using MIUI on the N1, I'm not too impressed with the performance with this phone, but I know the potential is much higher with the gen 2 snapdragon, more ram, and internal storage. I can't wait to see what people cook up for this phone.
Anyhow, if anyone finds out that this update will be a headache later for rooting and custom ROM purposes please chime in.
Thanks!
skyungjae said:
Anyhow, if anyone finds out that this update will be a headache later for rooting and custom ROM purposes please chime in.
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I remember on the G1 we had to flash with an older factory rom to root. Wouldn't the same thing be possible with the MT4G even if the update doesn't allow root?
Noyabronok said:
I remember on the G1 we had to flash with an older factory rom to root. Wouldn't the same thing be possible with the MT4G even if the update doesn't allow root?
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I remember doing that with my G1 too, and I'd rather avoid that extra step.
This update was mainly to improve Qik reliability and choppyness. This from the head of HTC Northeast, who randomly walked into the Tmo store while I was there.
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Noyabronok said:
I remember on the G1 we had to flash with an older factory rom to root. Wouldn't the same thing be possible with the MT4G even if the update doesn't allow root?
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No - newer HTC devices check both the signature and version. So, no downgrades will be possible unless an exploit is found that allows us to bypass these checks.
Also there were kernel changes AFAIK. This is pretty evident in the performance of the device... the update contains the full production firmware, they launched with development release onboard
Also the update brought tmo the ability to control tethering...
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skyungjae said:
HI guys, just wondering if anyone knows with that firmware update does. I've searched and it seems like not a whole lot of people know but are updating anyway. I'm sort of reluctant on installing it because I plan to root and use a custom ROM when the dev teams catch up.
After using MIUI on the N1, I'm not too impressed with the performance with this phone, but I know the potential is much higher with the gen 2 snapdragon, more ram, and internal storage. I can't wait to see what people cook up for this phone.
Anyhow, if anyone finds out that this update will be a headache later for rooting and custom ROM purposes please chime in.
Thanks!
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I had the same thoughts. I remember thinking that it would probably be easier to root later on without that update, but the popup wouldn't go away. Oh well...
ESKIMOn00b said:
Also there were kernel changes AFAIK. This is pretty evident in the performance of the device... the update contains the full production firmware, they launched with development release onboard
Also the update brought tmo the ability to control tethering...
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Yeah I heard they're going to charge for tethering now. F that!
15 dollars... only if you use native tethering on stock Rom... they shouldn't be able to stop or charge 3rd party tethers or fully rooted phones
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ESKIMOn00b said:
15 dollars... only if you use native tethering on stock Rom... they shouldn't be able to stop or charge 3rd party tethers or fully rooted phones
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So PDANet should still work?
AFAIK
Works ok on evo
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HamNCheese said:
No - newer HTC devices check both the signature and version. So, no downgrades will be possible unless an exploit is found that allows us to bypass these checks.
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Like the exploit here :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=832642
ESKIMOn00b said:
15 dollars... only if you use native tethering on stock Rom... they shouldn't be able to stop or charge 3rd party tethers or fully rooted phones
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How will they be able to control tethering on the native tethering phones, and will the temp rooted devices still be able to tether if they have the Recent ROM update?
I think I am going to pull the trigger and purchase the GS4G. From all that I have read it seems to be an excellent device and will only be outdone by the dual core phones coming later this year (bionic, atrix, Galaxy S2). I currently own the original pre 3.5mm headphone jack MyTouch 3g. I rooted a year ago and have been running custom roms. I love the things that I can do, but am frustrated by two things. 1) my phone is obsolete and does not run froyo without massive lag. 2) the stability of custom roms can be frustrating.
I want this phone, partially because I can root and eventually run custom roms on it, when I get bored with the stock ROM. (will not get a motorola phone because of the locked boot loader)
Here is my noob question, does using the super one click method of rooting install a less stable version OS or does it just reinstall the same OS with superuser permissions? A semi-technical explanation of what rooting does would be appreciated.
Will rooting also unlock hotspot and wifi tethering?
Sorry for the dumb questions. I can follow directions on how to do things, but I am not a programmer.
deckard67 said:
I think I am going to pull the trigger and purchase the GS4G. From all that I have read it seems to be an excellent device and will only be outdone by the dual core phones coming later this year (bionic, atrix, Galaxy S2). I currently own the original pre 3.5mm headphone jack MyTouch 3g. I rooted a year ago and have been running custom roms. I love the things that I can do, but am frustrated by two things. 1) my phone is obsolete and does not run froyo without massive lag. 2) the stability of custom roms can be frustrating.
I want this phone, partially because I can root and eventually run custom roms on it, when I get bored with the stock ROM. (will not get a motorola phone because of the locked boot loader)
Here is my noob question, does using the super one click method of rooting install a less stable version OS or does it just reinstall the same OS with superuser permissions? A semi-technical explanation of what rooting does would be appreciated.
Will rooting also unlock hotspot and wifi tethering?
Sorry for the dumb questions. I can follow directions on how to do things, but I am not a programmer.
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this. rooting in itself just gives you superuser permissions. When ROMs come out for the SGS4g you can then change the "software"
SykesAT said:
this. rooting in itself just gives you superuser permissions. When ROMs come out for the SGS4g you can then change the "software"
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we need to get CWM working before we can install custom roms. hopefully the wait will not be as long.
To answer your question rooting does not install a less stable OS. Really the only thing you will notice different is that you will have a superuser app in your app drawer and you will be able to use root apps. Yes it will enable you to download a wireless teather app which requires root, type android wifi teather into your google search and it will be the first option called google host project. All your android wifi teather downloads are in there.
Mobile AP works perfect too. No need to download a third party app.
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tsquire99 said:
Mobile AP works perfect too. No need to download a third party app.
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I can confirm this. So to answer your question in short, yes, rooting will allow you to tether, no need for a custom rom just yet.
Cellular South has updated their Facebook page with info about the 2.2 and 2.3 update but are still vague, http://m.facebook.com/home.php#!/cellularsouth. It's a mobile link.
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Didnt know you had already posted it. Thanks for keeping everyone updated. But this topic belongs in general section, not Dev section..
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Has anyone upgraded to CS 2.2 and successfully rooted it? Im still running 2.1 rooted with Vodo..
http://cellularsouth.com/DiscoverCenter/phones-apps/updates/index.jsp
jwhite2005 said:
Has anyone upgraded to CS 2.2 and successfully rooted it? Im still running 2.1 rooted with Vodo..
http://cellularsouth.com/DiscoverCenter/phones-apps/updates/index.jsp
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disable voodoo lagfix, install update, use superoneclick to root
k2283944 said:
disable voodoo lagfix, install update, use superoneclick to root
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thanks for the quick reply, i did the upgrade to 2.2 and i used superoneclick to root. So far so good, but my score was 1900 with 2.1 voodoo now im back in the 900. can you help me in finding the cwm and voodo that will work with the stock 2.2
jwhite2005 said:
thanks for the quick reply, i did the upgrade to 2.2 and i used superoneclick to root. So far so good, but my score was 1900 with 2.1 voodoo now im back in the 900. can you help me in finding the cwm and voodo that will work with the stock 2.2
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Can you notice a speed difference after you updated to 2.2? I am about to get a galaxy showcase and I am trying to decide whether or not to use 2.1 w/ lagfix or update to 2.2. I have been using 2.1 w/ htc hero for some time and have found several work arounds to speed it up like Link2SD which seems to move more apps to SD than 2.2.
I use 2.2 with voodoo and its great.
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Voodoo lag-fix or voodoo kernel? I am trying to get some knowledge of what I need to do before I get the galaxy showcase. I have found that super one click will root, but after that I am unsure what to do after the 2.2 upgrade.
thanks for input.
BTemp said:
Voodoo lag-fix or voodoo kernel? I am trying to get some knowledge of what I need to do before I get the galaxy showcase. I have found that super one click will root, but after that I am unsure what to do after the 2.2 upgrade.
thanks for input.
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you have to have a voodoo enabled kernel before you can turn on lagfix, which is a feature of voodoo kernels. our just changes the file system from rfs to ext4. check or the stickies, if you didn't already. fortunately most of this information is all here but its spread out between the mesmerize and fascinate fora and subfora
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after flashing 2.2 you'll need to odin a recovery. honestly with 2.3 ports for our phones that are working but for mms, 2.2 is useless.
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BTemp said:
Can you notice a speed difference after you updated to 2.2? I am about to get a galaxy showcase and I am trying to decide whether or not to use 2.1 w/ lagfix or update to 2.2. I have been using 2.1 w/ htc hero for some time and have found several work arounds to speed it up like Link2SD which seems to move more apps to SD than 2.2.
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I can almost promise you that your Showcase will come from Cellular South with 2.2 on it now.
BTemp said:
Can you notice a speed difference after you updated to 2.2? I am about to get a galaxy showcase and I am trying to decide whether or not to use 2.1 w/ lagfix or update to 2.2. I have been using 2.1 w/ htc hero for some time and have found several work arounds to speed it up like Link2SD which seems to move more apps to SD than 2.2.
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stock 2.2 my score was 950ish
after 2.2 and voodoo score was 1513
my score with 2.1 voodoo was 1800..
93foxgt said:
I use 2.2 with voodoo and its great.
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i second that... whats your score with 2.2 voodoo mine was 1513
Thanks for the replies. I have received my Galaxy Showcase and have rooted and installing Link2SD. Another question, if I upgrade with just root (no voodoo installed) will I have to unroot before upgrade to 2.2? If not will I still have root after the upgrade to 2.2?
BTemp said:
Thanks for the replies. I have received my Galaxy Showcase and have rooted and installing Link2SD. Another question, if I upgrade with just root (no voodoo installed) will I have to unroot before upgrade to 2.2? If not will I still have root after the upgrade to 2.2?
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So the galaxy u just got is running 2.1? There is no reason root 2.1 and then upgrade to 2.2 when u do the 2.2 upgrade it takes root away. I would say upgrade to 2.2 using kies mini on CS website. After the update use super one click to root.. if ya want voodoo then u will need to install cwm and set up recovery then flash the voodoo for 2.2.
Currently I'm running 2.2 with voodoo and so far no issues.
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They didn't give you one with 2.2 already on it? That's bull****.
Okay, i currently have a rooted T-Mobile G2X with stock ROM
It was rooted with SuperOneClick
Just saw the LG driver update here:
http://wwwstg.lg.com/us/mobile-phones/G2X-Driver/index.jsp
From what im hearing, LG released an update for Gingerbread which is there.
I have questions though:
On Step 2 on the LG site, it says to backup important stuff, what do they mean? is this a factory reset?
I heard people lossed the old Camera app which im surprised LG would do, what really happened to the Camera app?
Am i able to root the phone again? I know SuperOneClick has Gingerbreak but i wanna be sure i can root. I dont feel like loosing Titanium Backup
Anything else i should know? NO im not going to CyanogenMod because it looses almost all G2X features. Any tips or something?
Thanks!
EDIT: Ohh yea, when i tried to do a "Software Update Check," it always says "Connection failed" on both WiFi and 3G... is it because im rooted?
MasterMRZ said:
[*]Anything else i should know? NO im not going to CyanogenMod because it looses almost all G2X features. Any tips or something?
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What g2x features do you lose?
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I'm pretty sure they pulled the update since so many people bricked there phones.
Yes the camera apparently is gone but xda members got it working just gotta flash the zip they made
Since you still have root you should be able to flash the rooted ota with cwm
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Flashed Gingerbread successfully, no bricking device or anything but the Gingerbread theme is horrible.
I lost my root and SuperOneClick freezes with Windows 7. I may revert back to Froyo
I just got my Skyrocket and tried to get the update to 2.3.6. However, my phone says that I have the latest version of Android. Did AT&T stop the OTA updates?
Also, I read somewhere on this forum that you can't do the One-click or easy root if you're on 2.3.6.
I'm very new to all of this. So the questions are: do I want/need the 2.3.6 update and should I apply this update?
Budge72 said:
I just got my Skyrocket and tried to get the update to 2.3.6. However, my phone says that I have the latest version of Android. Did AT&T stop the OTA updates?
Also, I read somewhere on this forum that you can't do the One-click or easy root if you're on 2.3.6.
I'm very new to all of this. So the questions are: do I want/need the 2.3.6 update and should I apply this update?
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Only update you need is ICS and I believe Att&t pulled the 2.3.6 update...
Thanks. My next decision to make is how to root this baby and whether or not I should go with one of the custom ROMs.
What's the easiest way to root the Skyrocket? Can it be unrooted in case I want to return or exchange it? What's the slickest ROM to use right now (I recently read about Mervin's)? What do I need to do in order to ensure I can go back to stock 2.3.5 when I want to?
Sorry for all the questions. I've been reading a lot, but much of it is over my head. The only thing I've rooted before is my nook, and I downloaded a custom ROM with STEP-BY-STEP instructions that a child could follow. It worked great, but I have very little understanding about what I actually did.
My skyrocket updated to 2.3.6, and I have tried a couple of the one click root methods, and they dont seem to be working for me. I don't know if thats just me, my specific phone, or the fact that it upgraded to 2.3.6. I don't see any difference between 2.3.5 and 2.3.6, so I might avoid it for the moment and use the one click root methods. Those will let you unroot too if you want to upgrade to ICS or such when they become available.
On that note, anyone know how to root 2.3.6?
Use Odin root method from dev. section.
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bacheezy said:
Use Odin root method from dev. section.
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Thanks. What's the benefit of this method over easy root?
Yeah, I'm aware of the Odin method. But its def not as user friendly. Seeing as I don't know alot about how it works, and since no one seems to agree about if it triggers the ROM counter, I was hoping there was a simpler way. Dumb 2.3.6
If you're on 2.3.5, you can easily root with Shortfuse SuperOneClick 2.2 package... Then try to do the OTA 2.3.6. That's what I did and I didn't lose root after the 2.3.6 OTA. You need to be on stock 3e recovery (I was). I read a few folks couldn't take the 2.3.6 OTA when they had CWM Recovery.
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DoctorQMM said:
If you're on 2.3.5, you can easily root with Shortfuse SuperOneClick 2.2 package... Then try to do the OTA 2.3.6. That's what I did and I didn't lose root after the 2.3.6 OTA. You need to be on stock 3e recovery (I was). I read a few folks couldn't take the 2.3.6 OTA when they had CWM Recovery.
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It doesn't look like 2.3.6 is still available for OTA update.
Budge72 said:
Thanks. My next decision to make is how to root this baby and whether or not I should go with one of the custom ROMs.
What's the easiest way to root the Skyrocket? Can it be unrooted in case I want to return or exchange it? What's the slickest ROM to use right now (I recently read about Mervin's)? What do I need to do in order to ensure I can go back to stock 2.3.5 when I want to?
Sorry for all the questions. I've been reading a lot, but much of it is over my head. The only thing I've rooted before is my nook, and I downloaded a custom ROM with STEP-BY-STEP instructions that a child could follow. It worked great, but I have very little understanding about what I actually did.
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If you're still on 2.3.5 I found THIS METHOD to work easily. Dont think it'll work on 2.3.6 though.
It's also got an UNROOT feature that may come in handy if you need to exchange your phone.
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It doesn't look like 2.3.6 is still available for OTA update.
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I don't see the update. Says my phone is current on 2.3.5
Did anyone ever figure out EXACTLY what 2.3.6 changed?
My first SR I updated to 2.3.6 but it developed a sleep death problem so I exchanged it.
My replacement is 2.3.5 and software update says it's current.
So the 2.3.6 update option is gone for me too.
Ginther said:
Did anyone ever figure out EXACTLY what 2.3.6 changed?
My first SR I updated to 2.3.6 but it developed a sleep death problem so I exchanged it.
My replacement is 2.3.5 and software update says it's current.
So the 2.3.6 update option is gone for me too.
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Must have been issues with it, and AT&T pulled it.
Also, I've never had SoD problems.... that's weird, maybe I just got lucky.
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Longcat14 said:
Must have been issues with it, and AT&T pulled it.
Also, I've never had SoD problems.... that's weird, maybe I just got lucky.
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My original also locked up, crashed, rebooted a couple times for no apparent reason either. So something was wrong with it, no doubt.
My replacement hasn't done any of that stuff...... yet.
So far so good. Knock on wood, crossing fingers, etc etc...
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Did anyone ever figure out EXACTLY what 2.3.6 changed? .
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To answer your question, for me the 2.3.6 GPS performance is much improved from 2.3.5 (and I thought 2.3.5 was already good!). After upgrading to 2.3.6, my I727-SR started recognizing(In View) 23 satellites and locking 13, with accuracy to 9ft, within 4 seconds... crazy fast and accurate.
No 2.3.6 OTA for me either, newly acquired SR on Dec 6, 2011.
Does anyone know why the OTA update was pulled? Or how to get an answer to this?
I'm running Alien 4 based on KK1 2.3.6 and it is running great aside from some issues with Bluetooth in my car. Call quality is improved and data speeds are much faster.
2.3.6 was buggy.
I use my SGSII for support for my company. We have an Exchange server for Email (Outlook) and use Outlook 365 profiles now. By policy, for security reasons, only administrators have web access, we can access Email through our secure devices - meaning corporate laptops and our cell phones (which are secured via Exchange policies).
The 2.3.6 update broke the Exchange Email support entirely, if you are an Outlook 365 user at minimum.
This is all devices running 2.3.6.
My skyrocket updated to 2.3.6, and I haven't had any issues (there is a funny bug in auto brightness at 10% battery, but thats all I've noticed). It has always seemed stable to me. Some people have speculated that the update was for specific phones (with certain IMEI codes) instead of pulling the update for issues.
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