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I finally got sick of the bloat and rooted it. I used The tutorial from here:
http://theunlockr.com/2010/10/26/universal-android-rooting-procedure-rage-method/
In the tutorial download file I substituted with the new version of the superuser.apk and su from this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=682828
All you need to do is substitute the superuser.apk(system/app) and su(system/bin) the rest of the folders/files are not needed. This method worked 1st try, you just have to be very cautious and type everything exact.
Thought I would share for those that like to do things manually Now on to de-bloating, anyone know of a good list of apps that are safe to remove? So far i just got rid of cityid and infoalarm.apk(daily briefing).
Or you could install z4Root from the Market...
This is true but I like to know whats going on under the hood.
ganzhimself said:
Or you could install z4Root from the Market...
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I would but i just checked and z4Root is not on the market. Another name perhaps?
okctmaxxer said:
I would but i just checked and z4Root is not on the market. Another name perhaps?
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There you go. Happened to have a copy saved.
phidelt82 said:
There you go. Happened to have a copy saved.
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Rooted my US Cell Samsung Mesmerize in about 2 minutes 30 seconds on the 2nd try after the 1st attempt froze and I had to pull the battery. Thanks!
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Rooted my US Cell Samsung Mesmerize in about 2 minutes 30 seconds on the 2nd try after the 1st attempt froze and I had to pull the battery. Thanks!
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Yeah, that happens sometimes. I don't know why. That's one reason that I like SOC better. That and I can see what's going on.
Question. If/when I Jack up my phone, and it needs to go in, is there a way to restore the Mez to it's original bloated glory? Thanks in advance
Rocking away waiting for Gingerbread
piperthedj said:
Question. If/when I Jack up my phone, and it needs to go in, is there a way to restore the Mez to it's original bloated glory? Thanks in advance
Rocking away waiting for Gingerbread
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Yes.
Stock Mesmerize Files
Question if i root with z4root and no custom roms will i be able to tether and save apps to sd card?I'm new too all this.
haymondroz said:
Question if i root with z4root and no custom roms will i be able to tether and save apps to sd card?I'm new too all this.
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You can tether without rooting with the stock wireless modem app unless you just don't want to use that one. Saving apps to the sdcard won't come until Q1 2011 with the 2.2 update.
Welcome to the forums. Good to have another Mesmerize user!
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You can tether without rooting with the stock wireless modem app unless you just don't want to use that one. Saving apps to the sdcard won't come until Q1 2011 with the 2.2 update.
Welcome to the forums. Good to have another Mesmerize user!
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ok thank you so much.Thanks for welcoming me to the forum.
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ok thank you so much.Thanks for welcoming me to the forum.
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No prob. The more people that are here, the better things get.
Yes I agree.I'm a newbie so I have a lot to learn.
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Having a problem with getting clock work to even get a back stored. Any help?
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Having a problem with getting clock work to even get a back stored. Any help?
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Since you are in the Rooting the Mesmerize thread, have you gotten the phone rooted? Next, if so have you gotten Clockworkmod installed correctly? That is in a different thread?
Just trying to get background info to know where to start the help. I definitely don't mind helping.
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You can tether without rooting with the stock wireless modem app unless you just don't want to use that one. Saving apps to the sdcard won't come until Q1 2011 with the 2.2 update.
Welcome to the forums. Good to have another Mesmerize user!
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Don't you have to pay an extra $25/month to use the stock wireless modem app?
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Don't you have to pay an extra $25/month to use the stock wireless modem app?
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You're supposed to, however. I have talked to several us cellular employees and they cannot tell if you use it or not. If you go over your 5 gigs, they'll assume and charge you. I've been using it and have not had anything said to me.
Can my phone get bricked from using z4root?
These phones are hard to brick permanently, i have not used z4root but it seems there has been lots of testing with it and I havnt read of anyone bricking from it.
What exactly is the ODIN rom? I understand what a rom is, and i've read some of the thread about "[ROM-ODIN] Deodexed KB5 Enhanced v2.2" (not all of it, its 50 pages) but i'm still not sure exactly what it is. I've been looking through the forums and google, but i'm still not exactly sure what its purpose is.
looking back on what I wrote, I realize this is not clear at all.
How does ODIN differ from the firmware that came with my Galaxy S 4G? Is it just without the bloatware, or has it been built from a stock 2.2 rom
Sorry if this is confusing, but I am quite the noob.
Thank you!
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What exactly is the ODIN rom? I understand what a rom is, and i've read some of the thread about "[ROM-ODIN] Deodexed KB5 Enhanced v2.2" (not all of it, its 50 pages) but i'm still not sure exactly what it is. I've been looking through the forums and google, but i'm still not exactly sure what its purpose is.
looking back on what I wrote, I realize this is not clear at all.
How does ODIN differ from the firmware that came with my Galaxy S 4G? Is it just without the bloatware, or has it been built from a stock 2.2 rom
Sorry if this is confusing, but I am quite the noob.
Thank you!
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If you can't figure out what ODIN is, then I would recommend you not even try messing with your phone.
But to answer your question ODIN is a program used to flash the phone. You can use it to flash back to stock or to newer firmware or to custom firmware such as the Custom DEODEXED KB5 you found. This is the only way to flash for our phones currently until Krylon gets ROM Manager's ClockworkMod working for our phones to flash custom firmware/ROM's.
Ah thank you very much that answered my question completely! And thank you for your advice, although I haven't made up my mind yet...
On this subject, where is the stock ODIN? I've been looking through the forum but all I see is the rooted version.
Where is the version to return to "out of the box" state?
As a matter of course I always make sure I understand UNROOTING before I root the device.
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On this subject, where is the stock ODIN? I've been looking through the forum but all I see is the rooted version.
Where is the version to return to "out of the box" state?
As a matter of course I always make sure I understand UNROOTING before I root the device.
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Not sure what you mean by "STOCK" Odin. But if your looking for a stock ROM then you can find 2 of them in the dev section. They all come with bloat but they might come rooted already. Just use the same method you used to root your phone to unroot it.
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Not sure what you mean by "STOCK" Odin. But if your looking for a stock ROM then you can find 2 of them in the dev section. They all come with bloat but they might come rooted already. Just use the same method you used to root your phone to unroot it.
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Thanks, I saw those. I'm more concerned with returning to out of the box state for warranty or resale applications.
In the Captivate forum it's easy to find but maybe I'm missing something?
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Thanks, I saw those. I'm more concerned with returning to out of the box state for warranty or resale applications.
In the Captivate forum it's easy to find but maybe I'm missing something?
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You can use superoneclick to take it out of root after you flash the stock ROM. Then it will be out of box state. Is that easy enough for you?
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You can use superoneclick to take it out of root after you flash the stock ROM. Then it will be out of box state. Is that easy enough for you?
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Easy isn't the issue. I'm concerned about a true restore with no evidence.
But yeah I thought about stock rom and SOC to unroot. Won't there be traces though?
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A return to true stock is a concern of mine a well. There is a post in the developers section for a stock kb5 restore that is posted as final; however, there seem to be issues with restoring think free office (i use this often, it is a paid app on the market) and drive smart. What can noobs do to help resolve these issues?
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A return to true stock is a concern of mine a well. There is a post in the developers section for a stock kb5 restore that is posted as final; however, there seem to be issues with restoring think free office (i use this often, it is a paid app on the market) and drive smart. What can noobs do to help resolve these issues?
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Pulling the original apks and associated odex or lib files via root explorer might do it, similar to the procedure for keeping stock swype when updating to cm7.
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Stock Rooted De-Odex or Odex
All apps up to date 8/5/12
Odex / De-Odex
Rooted with SuperSU
Zip Aligned
Busybox
init.d support
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Any feed back on this rom?
I don't wanna install it & bork my N7
Sorry for sounding like a fool, but if I installed this ROM, could I then use cwm to restore data for apps and such, as I CBA to reinstall them all!
I need de-odexed ROM for battery percentage mod lol, if I can restore data from nandroid backup I'll go ahead and download it!
Thanks
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Sorry for sounding like a fool, but if I installed this ROM, could I then use cwm to restore data for apps and such, as I CBA to reinstall them all!
I need de-odexed ROM for battery percentage mod lol, if I can restore data from nandroid backup I'll go ahead and download it!
Thanks
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Restoring system app data I would avoid, but to restore user apps use titanium backup. Its free and great if properly used. Just set your filters to make sure you don't include any system apps on your batch backup. And when you restore the apps, I would batch restore the apps and then restore the app data only for apps where you actually need to restore app data.
And don't tell Scott I recommended backing up and restoring.
To the guy scared of borking, don't worry its a good file.
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Thanks for that! I wasn't aware I could backup and restore between ROMs! Will give it a go, thanks!
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on the download site see as JRO03C, suppose be JRO03D.
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Thanks, will give it a try.
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Any feed back on this rom?
I don't wanna install it & bork my N7
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Feedback: Its a stock ROM. If you have ever used the stock ROM then you now how this ROM will act.
tragik74 said:
on the download site see as JRO03C, suppose be JRO03D.
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My bad, Typo, Changed it to the D version. I did that on my MODS too. I had to fix like 20 posts, lol
Thanks for your work everything working here (this is the third stock rom I flash), so far no problems at all..
Any chance to get a volume wake CWM?
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Feedback: Its a stock ROM. If you have ever used the stock ROM then you now how this ROM will act.
My bad, Typo, Changed it to the D version. I did that on my MODS too. I had to fix like 20 posts, lol
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Just cause it's a stock rom doesn't mean it won't bork my tablet, I'm sure it won't but I have had some very dodgy roms
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Just cause it's a stock rom doesn't mean it won't bork my tablet, I'm sure it won't but I have had some very dodgy roms
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Ummmm....
Ok. Sure.
I have never created a ROM, MOD or TOOL that has ever borked anything.
You can see my creation list here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/search.php?searchid=57713590
If you are still concerned then simply dont flash it and just move on. I dont know what you are so scared of or why are you making such a big deal
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Ummmm....
Ok. Sure.
I have never created a ROM, MOD or TOOL that has ever borked anything.
You can see my creation list here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/search.php?searchid=57713590
If you are still concerned then simply dont flash it and just move on. I dont know what you are so scared of or why are you making such a big deal
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I only asked, Jezz chill man.
When I came across this rom no-one had put any feed back on.
I'll give it a go later.
Do you want me to give feed back or should I just 'Move on'?
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I only asked, Jezz chill man.
When I came across this rom no-one had put any feed back on.
I'll give it a go later.
Do you want me to give feed back or should I just 'Move on'?
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Once again, its a stock rooted ROM. Nothing more. Its not a custom ROM. There are no tweaks or no mods, etc. You can provide all the feedback you want. There will be no changes because its stock.
I still have root but TB is saying I don't any reason for this?
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I still have root but TB is saying I don't any reason for this?
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TB Doesnt like this root method. Clear TB data and SuperSU data. Make sure you update binaries in Super SU then set the default permissions to allows allow. Other than that I have no clue. I get root with every app no problem.
Let me guess who rated the thread 2 stars? Hmmmm....
2 starsss. no way it is the best Stock ROM around IMO.
I just rate it 5X.
BTW TB works fine here, it acquires root w/o problem.
Haven't find any issue actually.
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2 starsss. no way it is the best Stock ROM around IMO.
I just rate it 5X.
BTW TB works fine here, it acquires root w/o problem.
Haven't find any issue actually.
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I know man... Some people are quick to downgrade something when they dont know how to use it. lol
Some peoples kids!
One possible nice addition would be 4in1 power buttons, even if it was hidden somewhere so the wife couldn't accidentally hit it.. The ability to jump to recovery would be nice since it's pissy to do it the hardware "button"/cold way. I know it's stock, and I greatly appreciate it. I have it loaded for my wife, but jumping to recovery from the device without issues, another app, or a tool kit would be nice. Just an idea. Thanks.
Going to check this out, just want something stock and speedy. CM10 was a bit too unstable for me at the moment. Thanks for the ROM!
I did something stupid. I wanted that s4 status bar so i downloaded http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2220238&nocache=1 , and i didnt have that doexed thing. Im rooted i have cwm and superuser. Not only that status bar is gone, i cant hold the home button for those options. And a window pops up saying "SystemUI has stopped working" help..
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I did something stupid. I wanted that s4 status bar so i downloaded http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2220238&nocache=1 , and i didnt have that doexed thing. Im rooted i have cwm and superuser. Not only that status bar is gone, i cant hold the home button for those options. And a window pops up saying "SystemUI has stopped working" help..
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you probably shouldve made a backup before doing it.
If you want to revert to what you had before, you could extract the systemui.apk from your current rom zip. Then delete the one in system/app of your phone and paste the original one there. Change the permissions to rw-r-r, then reboot.
where do i find the original one and how do i do that last thing you said?
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where do i find the original one and how do i do that last thing you said?
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which rom are you using?
You need a root explorer which has the option to change the permissions of files.
idk what rom, im just gonna take it to the tech to fix it i better not mess with this..
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idk what rom, im just gonna take it to the tech to fix it i better not mess with this..
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lol. Its really not that hard to fix. All you need to do is find a nice untouched systemui.apk for whatever rom you are using and replace the one that is currently there.
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lol. Its really not that hard to fix. All you need to do is find a nice untouched systemui.apk for whatever rom you are using and replace the one that is currently there.
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How do i find what rom i am using and a good systemUi?
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How do i find what rom i am using and a good systemUi?
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Did you ever root your phone or anything?
chromium96 said:
Did you ever root your phone or anything?
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Yes.. I got cwm and superSu thats all i know. Someome else rooted it for me
Andromon01 said:
Yes.. I got cwm and superSu thats all i know. Someome else rooted it for me
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Go to settings>about. Does it say anything about cyanogenmod or another rom name?
Or are you on stock touchwiz rom?
Maybe try asking the person that rooted the phone if they flashed a rom.
This is what happens when you try to do something you don't understand and don't do the proper research. Your lucky that's all you did and you didn't end up with a brick with a voided warranty.
The roms your on is in the about phone section. Most likely a stock rom.
Wayne Tech S-III
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Go to settings>about. Does it say anything about cyanogenmod or another rom name?
Or are you on stock touchwiz rom?
Maybe try asking the person that rooted the phone if they flashed a rom.
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Well thats why im taking it to the tech support to the guy who did it lol... I was on iphone before android so im a big noob at this
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Well thats why im taking it to the tech support to the guy who did it lol... I was on iphone before android so im a big noob at this
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Well let me be the first to warn you that doing any of this voids any and all warranty so be very careful and make sure you know what you are doing before you do it.
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Well thats why im taking it to the tech support to the guy who did it lol... I was on iphone before android so im a big noob at this
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what does it say in settings>about? Like i said, theres no need to take it to tech support. Its a simple fix, and if you had a bit of a clue of what you have done to your phone the issue likely would've been resolved by now.
Apple users
Well let me be the first to warn you that doing any of this voids any and all warranty so be very careful and make sure you know what you are doing before you do it.
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he said that hes already rooted and has a recovery installed. Isnt it too late to warn him that his warrantly will be voided?
the title says it all.
Right now i am using the third download listed in here to restore back to stock... is this the best choice?
http://sbf.droid-developers.org/obake/list.php
i received an invite...but i might wait until others have tried it..or its official..and someone makes a SS version of it..id rather not lose root and have to flash to stock and lose everything.. camera works pretty good for me as it is now.. unless its 4.3 which it def isn't...
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i received an invite...but i might wait until others have tried it..or its official..and someone makes a SS version of it..id rather not lose root and have to flash to stock and lose everything.. camera works pretty good for me as it is now.. unless its 4.3 which it def isn't...
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I'm not sure what your reply means...I was asking which file is best for restoring back to stock...i have returned to stock and re rooted a handful of times now but not sure which file is best to use but i think through trial I have answered my own question....thanks anyway
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I'm not sure what your reply means...I was asking which file is best for restoring back to stock...i have returned to stock and re rooted a handful of times now but not sure which file is best to use but i think through trial I have answered my own question....thanks anyway
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Did you end up using what you originally posted?
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Did you end up using what you originally posted?
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I have used the two obake files yes, the one is the OTA and one is the version it was shipped with...both work but using the one it was shipped with is just a pain because afterwards you obviously get the OTA notification and then have to update anyway
Good to know, that's for the info!
no problem bud.
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Did you end up using what you originally posted?
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