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[Q] Rom/kernel installing

Just rooted my captivate which was recently upgraded to Froyo through the official Att release. I'm an exteme rookie when it comes to all this, so I'm looking for some help. I want to install a new rom/kernel. Done some research and I'm thinking of trying Cog4. As I said, I'm rooted, I have titanium backup and rom manager. I'm using one click lag fix, which from my research, everyone says is useless, and that voodoo is the way to go. So the question is, where can I get step by step instructions on the easiest way to load the new rom. Can anyone suggest a better rom? What ever your answer is, remember to dumb it down. I'm a chef not a computer guy. Much thanks for the help. I'm loving learning about all this.

Start reading here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=884364
Make sure you disable lagfix before you flash.
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wonner said:
Start reading here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=884364
Make sure you disable lagfix before you flash.
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Disabling oclf also means installing ext2 tools (just got good measure).
Good luck!

I did my first rom flash last week and chose Firefly due to reliability and smoothness. I read all of the threads about each of the roms for several months and read how people liked them plus features each offered. It will really come down to what you want/need in a rom. Besides using xda, I googled flashing roms for captivate and found many videos, etc. that helped guide me along the way. I watched countless hours to make sure I understood not only one way but many to install a rom. Just remember, save your data before you do anything else. Use titanium backup. It is great. Don't assume everything will go okay.
If you are running 2.2 Froyo stock you probably will have to understand how 3E works. If you don't know what this is, search for it on these forums! You have to change this setting before flashing a rom. Good luck!

mrhaley30705 said:
Disabling oclf also means installing ext2 tools (just got good measure).
Good luck!
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I meant to say UNINSTALLING, not install ext2 tools. Sorry for goof.

froyo has 3e recovery.... ugh... again with this today... good thing i bookmarked it...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=909213
you researched OCLF and other stuff correctly so ill help you.
from stock
root / ( & allow non-market apps via oneClickRoot 1.8 if you need to sideload tibu or rootexplorer.)
fix 3e recovery (root explorer method best)
no OCLF.
tibu backup user apps and green system files (green ones ok between different roms)
copy your new rom.zip to sdcard root renamed UPDATE.zip
boot into stock recovery > reinstall package!
tibu restore all
done!
your new rom will have a kernel with CWM built in. no need for rom manager or the CWM update.zip just to flash the rom. rom zips now do a wipe as well.

If the next thread I open ends up being about 3e recovery I'm going to boycott both q&a and general... TRusselo you with me?

I used a different method to fix 3E recovery, did not know about the root explorer method but can't find the link now. I placed the file in pda on odin and put my phone into download mode and placed it on my phone. That was the first time I used odin but it was very easy for me. Would be very interested to try it with root explorer if the need arose.

studacris said:
If the next thread I open ends up being about 3e recovery I'm going to boycott both q&a and general... TRusselo you with me?
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If you guys boycott, I will add in some posts then so I can get my count up!

megatronisabeast said:
I used a different method to fix 3E recovery, did not know about the root explorer method but can't find the link now. I placed the file in pda on odin and put my phone into download mode and placed it on my phone. That was the first time I used odin but it was very easy for me. Would be very interested to try it with root explorer if the need arose.
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congrats you just flashed a kernel!
oh your not the op. but anyway this is how i do it.
i guess you can root then root explorer the 3e recovery then rom manager then flash but how do you root before you fix 3e, doesn't a meathod that doesnt use recovery require a computer anyway? seems like a lot of work and if you are at the computer anyway odin flashing a cwm kernel seems way better. oh well.

Here is the method I used to root:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=739304
It didn't require a fix for 3E since I wasn't flashing a rom but it was painless. I did a lot of research and found the way I thought would be easiest for me to root and flash a rom. The great thing is there are many ways to do it so you really have to not be looking to get one that doesn't work.
Dani897 said:
congrats you just flashed a kernel!
oh your not the op. but anyway this is how i do it.
i guess you can root then root explorer the 3e recovery then rom manager then flash but how do you root before you fix 3e, doesn't a meathod that doesnt use recovery require a computer anyway? seems like a lot of work and if you are at the computer anyway odin flashing a cwm kernel seems way better. oh well.
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Dani897 said:
congrats you just flashed a kernel!
oh your not the op. but anyway this is how i do it.
i guess you can root then root explorer the 3e recovery then rom manager then flash but how do you root before you fix 3e, doesn't a meathod that doesnt use recovery require a computer anyway? seems like a lot of work and if you are at the computer anyway odin flashing a cwm kernel seems way better. oh well.
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Kinda the same idea here , but I use kernel flasher (i know some say it's a bad thing, but I've never had a problem that wasn't because of my own stupidity).

The only reason I don't use Root explorer or other ones like it is because I only have one phone and can't afford to really mess something up. I play around with Linux on some of my computers but I have more than one and the one I practice code on is a play computer. I think it is good to learn at least some of the coding but for an inexperienced flasher they should either wait until they learn code then flash or use an easier method if they are dead set on rooting and romming their phone.

[Q] Starting from Stock ED1

Hi all, new to posting but a long time lurker. I have read nearly every post and am left with some basic questions regarding the Charge. I have successfully rooted/rom'ed/kernel'ed a G1 and a G Tab in the past, and I feel like I had some idea of what was going on with those devices and corresponding processes.
With the Charge, not so much. I feel like I am missing one tiny bit of information that will make this whole thing click. My end goal is to get to a rooted, ED2, debloated, deodexed, Voodoo'ed rom. I don't care for the color scheme, but I can live with it. I like some of the Altered Beast mod screenshots, but overall prefer a fast, optimized and as close as a phone can be to AOSP build at this point.
So how to go about that? (my guesses follow):
Step 1: Make a backup (with what?)
Step 2: Gingerbreak
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1103361
Step 3: ??????
Step 4: Flash Imnuts 5-27-11 Debloated v4 rom (with what do I flash?) CWM? ODIN? Heimdall?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1094304
Step 5: Flash jt1134's Root Voodoo Lagfix CWM recovery
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1092114
It seems like I am adding perm root in step 2, step 4, and step 5. I am adding a non-stock recovery in Step 5.
Do I have the order essentially correct? Does it matter that I am rooting it more than once?
Once I have gotten to this voodoo'ed, rooted, ed2, CWM state, how do I get back to my backup made in step 1? Can I get back to this point without a brick/bootloop? I know there is something in the forum about RFS to EXT4 and back again. Maybe I need to return the device. Maybe I want an OTA Gingerbread in the future (ha, yeah). Regardless, I would like to know if there is a known way to get back to stock regardless of the ODINs, Heimdalls, CWMs used to get away from it. (I know this is a contentious issue right now and may not be fully addressed at this point.)
I am trying to go back through all of the threads one at a time and would like to eventually put together a FAQ pointing to specific thread responses for answers. Any interest? Keep in mind that I would only be organizing what has already been put down "on paper" in the forum, not attempting to answer things. Given my questions above, that would not turn out well...
Thanks all for any replies.

You need to get rooted first to backup anything. There is already a copy of a Stock Rooted ED1 downgrade from ED2 here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1085190 so unless you must have your own backup then its good to go. If you want your own, you need to root ED1 and back it up. Update to ED2, apply jt1134's root/kernel/cwm then flash imnuts debloated ED2 V4. At least that is what I think you need to do.
I already have the stock rooted ED1 file saved, now I just need to flash jt1134's file then decide on which ROM or remove the bloat myself.

I believe Step 3 should be update to ED2.
Step 4 is flashed, if i remember correctly I used odin. Gonna have to back-step myself and remember for a sec...
And i believe I did Step 5 at step 4 and step 4 at step 5.

Yeah, odin is used to flash for windows. I'd have to use heimdall if you are on OS X.
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Root question before I start

I have a B60 transformer with 3.2.1 HTK75_US_epad-8.6.5.13 on it.
From the reading I have done I should be able to use the 7.1 universal root kit.
My questions are
Where can I get the stock ROM to unroot it and set back to stock if I need to?
Other than updating CWM after using the root kit is there anything else I need to do.
I have rooted my EVO 4g phone and swapped out the rom many times so I'm hoping it is a lot like that but I'm new to this and just do not want to make any mistakes. I have tried to search and read as much as I can but there is tons of info on the forum and lots of it does not match or is very old.
Sorry if this is a newbee questions but I have to learn somewhere.
If you have links please post them and I will read that info.
Thanks
Brandon

ASUS has the stock roms on their website, but the 8.6.5.13 probably isn't available yet as a full rom, just an OTA. There are older versions available, such as 8.6.5.9, but I'm not sure if you can flash to an older version with the built in updater. Once the full rom is released, chances are better you can update back to stock. With nvflash and your B60, you can flash anything you want.
I haven't tried it, but I think that that root tool will let you back up before you flash.

gee one said:
I haven't tried it, but I think that that root tool will let you back up before you flash.
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Yes, it will ask you if you want to backup before you root but it tells you it could take 4 to 5 hours.

I have rooted and unrooted with this below method many times. I don't need to go looking for a stock rom...it simply reverses the procedure as far as I know...look into it...now if you go for a custom rom your on your own.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1198303

Thank you everyone for your answers, I did the full backup which did not take long as I had done a reset before I started and wiped everything.
The root was painless and is done.
For now I think I will stay with the stock ROM but I'm now going to look for a Kernel to OC it to 1.2-1.4 if I can.
Thanks again
Brandon

[Q] New to Charge, some questions.

I purchased a Charge today, and I'm trying to make sense of the options. I was spoiled with the ease by which one could modify my first Android phone, the Eris. I was just getting comfortable with the methods used to modify Motorola phones with my latest Droid X, and now I find myself a Samsung owner. Having spent the better part of the last two days reading threads, I'm starting to piece together the world of Charge. I'm hoping those here with more experience can validate some of my assumptions and fill in the blanks where needed on the items below.
1) How do you translate EE4, EP1W... etc? I assume these align to versions of Android, but what tells me what version (example: does EE4 = 2.2.1?)?
2) Flashing data onto the phone... I see instructions on both Odin and ClockWork Recovery (CWR). So, Odin is a PC based program which is used to flash .tar or .tar.md5 files onto the phone and CWR is initially installed via Odin. From there, one could use CWR to flash ROMs that are are stored on the flash card of your phone. Is there a version of CWR that can create a complete backup of the current status of your phone (similar to a NAND backup on the Eris)? Does the current version of CRW successfully restore these backups? I assume Odin vs. CMR is just preference, depending on how the cook wanted to create the ROM, correct? Is it possible to remove CWR once it is installed, i.e. is there a stock recovery available to be flashed via Odin?
3) Rooting... From what I can tell, rooting this phone is achieved by replacing the stock kernel with a kernel modified to grant root access, either directly or as packaged with a ROM, with either CWR or Odin, correct? I have come across previous posts speaking of "one click" methods that appear to no longer be valid, and methods only for EE4, etc. I cannot discern what is the correct method by which to obtain root access on a phone that is purchased as of today (15Oct11) (which goes to question 1, what does EE4 mean). Ideally, I would like to obtain root access without changing ROMs. Is this achieved by using Odin (or CWR) to flash a rooted kernel? Can anyone provide input here?
4) ROMs / kernels / compatibility..... The "Flashing Roms with Odin 1.82 GB 2.3.4 edition" (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1160580) and "Get a rooted version of EE4" (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=14692818) threads give good descriptions of how to flash a ROM and the HOW TO thread (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1107797) contains links to several ROMs, but reading through the posts I've noticed little mention of weather the ROM provides root access and what else is required with the ROM (additional flash for correct kernel or radio). Is it to be assumed all of the ROMs posted include root? Do each of the ROMs require a kernel with root access be installed before or after? What are the compatibility concerns with different ROMs and different kernels? Another "New to Charge" thread (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1285473&page=2) states that as long as the ROM is matched to the kernel (i.e. Gingerbread ROM with Gingerbread kernel) there will be no issues, but are there any other compatibility concerns?
Thanks for any help you guys can provide to help me get up to speed with the Charge.

I'll try and help you out here. You are right, EE4/EP1W/EP3 all refer to the version of Android with EP3 being the latest leaked build of version 2.3.5. As for your second question some roms are ODIN only such as the EP3 roms/radios/ect. I believe all the EE4 roms are able to be flashed just by using CWR. The GB roms require you to use odin due to the file containing a kernal and radios specific to GB. I have found that the backup and recovery functions do work in CWR but as a safety precaution I also purchased Samsung Odin Maker created by P3Droid from the market. The app allows you to create a complete odin file of all settings and info stored on your phone that you can use in case something ever goes wrong. On the note of things going potentially wrong I would also search the forums for the stock EE4 odin file as well as the PIT file. This is going to be needed in the occurance of something going wrong while flashing a rom or needing to return the phone back to stock. If I can find the links for those files I will post them here for ya.
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dandaman96 said:
I purchased a Charge today, and I'm trying to make sense of the options. I was spoiled with the ease by which one could modify my first Android phone, the Eris. I was just getting comfortable with the methods used to modify Motorola phones with my latest Droid X, and now I find myself a Samsung owner. Having spent the better part of the last two days reading threads, I'm starting to piece together the world of Charge. I'm hoping those here with more experience can validate some of my assumptions and fill in the blanks where needed on the items below.
1) How do you translate EE4, EP1W... etc? I assume these align to versions of Android, but what tells me what version (example: does EE4 = 2.2.1?)?
2) Flashing data onto the phone... I see instructions on both Odin and ClockWork Recovery (CWR). So, Odin is a PC based program which is used to flash .tar or .tar.md5 files onto the phone and CWR is initially installed via Odin. From there, one could use CWR to flash ROMs that are are stored on the flash card of your phone. Is there a version of CWR that can create a complete backup of the current status of your phone (similar to a NAND backup on the Eris)? Does the current version of CRW successfully restore these backups? I assume Odin vs. CMR is just preference, depending on how the cook wanted to create the ROM, correct? Is it possible to remove CWR once it is installed, i.e. is there a stock recovery available to be flashed via Odin?
3) Rooting... From what I can tell, rooting this phone is achieved by replacing the stock kernel with a kernel modified to grant root access, either directly or as packaged with a ROM, with either CWR or Odin, correct? I have come across previous posts speaking of "one click" methods that appear to no longer be valid, and methods only for EE4, etc. I cannot discern what is the correct method by which to obtain root access on a phone that is purchased as of today (15Oct11) (which goes to question 1, what does EE4 mean). Ideally, I would like to obtain root access without changing ROMs. Is this achieved by using Odin (or CWR) to flash a rooted kernel? Can anyone provide input here?
4) ROMs / kernels / compatibility..... The "Flashing Roms with Odin 1.82 GB 2.3.4 edition" (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1160580) and "Get a rooted version of EE4" (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=14692818) threads give good descriptions of how to flash a ROM and the HOW TO thread (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1107797) contains links to several ROMs, but reading through the posts I've noticed little mention of weather the ROM provides root access and what else is required with the ROM (additional flash for correct kernel or radio). Is it to be assumed all of the ROMs posted include root? Do each of the ROMs require a kernel with root access be installed before or after? What are the compatibility concerns with different ROMs and different kernels? Another "New to Charge" thread (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1285473&page=2) states that as long as the ROM is matched to the kernel (i.e. Gingerbread ROM with Gingerbread kernel) there will be no issues, but are there any other compatibility concerns?
Thanks for any help you guys can provide to help me get up to speed with the Charge.
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I'll try and help you out here. You are right, EE4/EP1W/EP3 all refer to the version of Android with EP3 being the latest leaked build of version 2.3.5. As for your second question some roms are ODIN only such as the EP3 roms/radios/ect. I believe all the EE4 roms are able to be flashed just by using CWR. The GB roms require you to use odin due to the file containing a kernal and radios specific to GB. I have found that the backup and recovery functions do work in CWR but as a safety precaution I also purchased Samsung Odin Maker created by P3Droid from the market. The app allows you to create a complete odin file of all settings and info stored on your phone that you can use in case something ever goes wrong. On the note of things going potentially wrong I would also search the forums for the stock EE4 odin file as well as the PIT file. This is going to be needed in the occurance of something going wrong while flashing a rom or needing to return the phone back to stock. If I can find the links for those files I will post them here for ya.
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well that answers 1 and 2... 3) no you do not necessarily need to flash a custom kernel or rom to gain root however you are right that the roms/kernels will root you. there are no one click root methods that work properly with the Charge, at most will give you temp root that you will lose on next bootup. If you want root but to stay stock all you need to do is Odin CWM onto your phone and flash this: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/34782489/su-2.3.6.3-efgh-signed.zip and presto when you boot your phone you'll be rooted. Also the 'EE4' they put on the box with the build date is the build thats on the phone when they ship it, I guess so they can keep track in their system or check if you return it.
4) those are good threads with reliable steps on how to flash though the rom/kernel links in them may be a little dated, I would look at the individual rom thread in the Development section for the most up to date. As stated before most if not all roms and kernels will root you when flashed or Odined, but if not (and it happens occasionally) just flash that superuser I linked in CWM and it'll root you. No the roms do not require a kernel to be installed first, as a matter of fact most rom packages will contain a kernel that will install itself with the rom. For the most part kernels and roms are independent as long as the android version is the same, for example only GB kernels can be flashed with GB roms and Froyo kernels with Froyo roms etc. You can read up in the kernel threads on any issues with compatibility.
Hope this helps

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[Q] Should I update my firmware?

Okay I have been searching the forums and Google for a while now and normally I would make all attempts to avoid posting but I have yet to find my answer. I have conflicting answers for a few of the other questions as well.
I just rooted my Samsung infuse 4G I am running Firmware version 2.2.1 I997UCKH1 I noticed when I connected to Kies Mini after plugging in my phone and selecting the kies update option that my phone had a firmware update.
It is telling me that the update is I997UCLB3 so now my question because I have conflicting answers. Some posts claim if you are already rooted this firmware update wont remove your root. Others claim you need to root it again but you are unable to do it with SOC so what is true here.
Next question is it worth the update to this new firmware or should I just run what I have and leave well enough alone. I was thinking about running a custom rom or Kernal at some point but I have yet to do enough research to do it. So I do not have any plans as of now to run anything other then the stock. I only rooted my phone for some applications like Adaway and what not.
Thank you for any direction everyone might give me.

Ok i suggest don't use the kies...there has been more prob listed with peps using that methods, check my signature for the stock, root with latest gb.
Or if you wasn't custom ROM, you will need
Cwm, Again check sig for one click or odin with cwm...
ac19189 said:
Okay I have been searching the forums and Google for a while now and normally I would make all attempts to avoid posting but I have yet to find my answer. I have conflicting answers for a few of the other questions as well.
I just rooted my Samsung infuse 4G I am running Firmware version 2.2.1 I997UCKH1 I noticed when I connected to Kies Mini after plugging in my phone and selecting the kies update option that my phone had a firmware update.
It is telling me that the update is I997UCLB3 so now much question because I have conflicting answers. Some posts claim if you are already rooted this firmware update wont remove your root. Others claim you need to root it again but you are unable to do it with SOC so what is true here.
Next question is it worth the update to this new firmware or should I just run what I have and leave well enough alone. I was thinking about running a custom rom or Kernal at some point but I have yet to do enough research to do it. So I do not have any plans as of now to run anything other then the stock. I only rooted my phone for some applications like Adaway and what not.
Thank you for any direction everyone might give me.
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Okay
Okay thank you I will read up more on CWM before I look into this much more. I take it by your reply though I should update to the newer GB firmware. I also remember reading some place I will need to reroot my phone with CWM or something to that so I take it by your reply I will need to reroot my phone as well huh.
Edit: Oh dear I am reading into this CWM and everything. It seems like a lot more trouble I will keep reading and doing the research but as it stands it almost seems like too much trouble for a firmware update e.e I was stressing enough when it came to rooting it let alone updating firmware. LOL

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1629079
Look here there are many options to use one click to put latest gb and root, cwm..

Try this one. Option "C" has everthing included.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1613523

IIRC, using Kies to upgrade removes root and any possibility of re-rooting that firmware. There's something in Sammy's UCLB3 update that prevents re-rooting, but JScott has a complete UCLB3 package with CWM Red and all listed here.
In my opinion, I would flash UCLB3 via Odin in the above linked post, come back and get on Entropy's CM9 or any other Ice Cream Sandwich based firmware. It's at a point now where just about everything works and what doesn't is being fixed or patched as we speak. I run it as a daily driver and I could NEVER go back to GB or Froyo, it's just THAT good!

PoXFreak said:
IIRC, using Kies to upgrade removes root and any possibility of re-rooting that firmware. There's something in Sammy's UCLB3 update that prevents re-rooting, but JScott has a complete UCLB3 package with CWM Red and all listed here.
In my opinion, I would flash UCLB3 via Odin in the above linked post, come back and get on Entropy's CM9 or any other Ice Cream Sandwich based firmware. It's at a point now where just about everything works and what doesn't is being fixed or patched as we speak. I run it as a daily driver and I could NEVER go back to GB or Froyo, it's just THAT good!
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PoXFreak said:
IIRC, using Kies to upgrade removes root and any possibility of re-rooting that firmware. There's something in Sammy's UCLB3 update that prevents re-rooting, but JScott has a complete UCLB3 package with CWM Red and all listed here.
In my opinion, I would flash UCLB3 via Odin in the above linked post, come back and get on Entropy's CM9 or any other Ice Cream Sandwich based firmware. It's at a point now where just about everything works and what doesn't is being fixed or patched as we speak. I run it as a daily driver and I could NEVER go back to GB or Froyo, it's just THAT good!
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Hi. I am a complete noob and have watched the tutorial vid, read and subscribed to the noob and samsung introduction threads. I joined this site with a specific goal. To get rid of this annoying Facebook app that won't uninstall and to be able to install custom apps or games etc that I normally wouldn't be able to. I would also like to finally be able to use my phone as a tethering device.
So, following the link you posted, Option D looks like my best choice. Would option D allow me to do all of what I said?
************ OPTION D *************
I997UCLB3-CWM-root-deodex.rar
Features in this version
- Entropy's Daily Driver kernel
- Red CWM recovery
- Rooted
- Deodexed
- Zipaligned
- Busybox
- Get extra mods HERE

8thos said:
Hi. I am a complete noob and have watched the tutorial vid, read and subscribed to the noob and samsung introduction threads. I joined this site with a specific goal. To get rid of this annoying Facebook app that won't uninstall and to be able to install custom apps or games etc that I normally wouldn't be able to. I would also like to finally be able to use my phone as a tethering device.
So, following the link you posted, Option D looks like my best choice. Would option D allow me to do all of what I said?
************ OPTION D *************
I997UCLB3-CWM-root-deodex.rar
Features in this version
- Entropy's Daily Driver kernel
- Red CWM recovery
- Rooted
- Deodexed
- Zipaligned
- Busybox
- Get extra mods HERE
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Option C or D would be my choice but that's because I have a clue what I'm doing.
Honestly, if you plan on becoming the next "flashaholic", become familiar with heimdall and Odin as well because sometimes a flash can go wrong and leave you stuck at the boot screen, in which case you'll need either of the above to regain recovery options.
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8thos said:
Hi. I am a complete noob and have watched the tutorial vid, read and subscribed to the noob and samsung introduction threads. I joined this site with a specific goal. To get rid of this annoying Facebook app that won't uninstall and to be able to install custom apps or games etc that I normally wouldn't be able to. I would also like to finally be able to use my phone as a tethering device. So, following the link you posted, Option D looks like my best choice. Would option D allow me to do all of what I said?
************ OPTION D *************
I997UCLB3-CWM-root-deodex.rar
Features in this version
- Entropy's Daily Driver kernel
- Red CWM recovery
- Rooted
- Deodexed
- Zipaligned
- Busybox
- Get extra mods HERE
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I agree with Pox, since you are in the beginning stages...here are some links for you and yes a lot of reading...and yes I have read them all...knowledge is power...and power will help you from f*up your phone...but hey your call, LOL, so take a read:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1437548
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1700416
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=25111013&postcount=1
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1514886

Check out the YouTube videos too they are also helpful.
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