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[Q] need alittle help....plz

i just got my inspire 4g and im coming for the darkside(iphone)....this is the first android ive owned , i love the phone....but i really dont care for all the crap that at&t has preloaded on it....so my question is wats the best way to uninstall all this crap? not sure if there is 1 app to do it or if i have to root or what....any help would be great.....

To get rid of ATT's bloatware, you will need to Root. There are a couple of stock Rooted ROMs that you can flash that have the bloat removed and HSUPA enabled, and there are also a bunch of custom ROMs that won't have this stuff either. There are 2 different ways you can go about rooting, either by using the attn1's Hack Kit or bubby323's HTC Inspire 4G Simple Root and S-OFF. Whichever way you choose, make sure you read a ton before you root. The process is a little involved, but if you understand what you're doing going into it it will be A LOT easier. I can root these things in about 15 minutes at this point

so which way would be the best for what i wanna do?.....im not real tech savy with android at this point, so i guess a stock rom will serve my purpose, or whats the advantage with going with a diffrent rom?

Its actually really easy once you do it the first time. There is ClearDroid, TCP, and Dilligaf roms.
As far as which one it is your choice, you can try them all if you want.

I just rooted for the first time last night using this method.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=961406
Just follow along with the video that is in the link and it's easy as pie.
I am using the ClearDroid ROM
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=996368
Stock ROM minus the bloat.
This is what worked for me, everyone is different.

1 more question...i see everyone talking about flashing the radio also so is this something i have to do if im going to install android rev. rom or do i not worry with the radio?? or is it like if i flash the rom i have to flash the radio as well?

sinner6975 said:
1 more question...i see everyone talking about flashing the radio also so is this something i have to do if im going to install android rev. rom or do i not worry with the radio?? or is it like if i flash the rom i have to flash the radio as well?
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You don't have to flash the radio. It is optional.

wow...that was fast already rooted my phone in about 30 minutes.....thanks guys for all the help now i just have to decide on which rom i wanna install on it

one last question after i used bubbys 1 click and im ready to flash my new rom(android rev.) its says i need the clockwork mod im guessing thats the same thing as the rom manager app i have on there now....so all i need to do is put the rom on my sd card then use rom manager to install it

sinner6975 said:
one last question after i used bubbys 1 click and im ready to flash my new rom(android rev.) its says i need the clockwork mod im guessing thats the same thing as the rom manager app i have on there now....so all i need to do is put the rom on my sd card then use rom manager to install it
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you use rom manager. open it up and click "flash custom recovery image" or something like that. (its the first button). if your going to flash a gignerbread rom then get the3.xxx version of clockwork. if a 2.2 rom then 2.xxx. but be careful, i hear after using bubbys method, you get black screens in clockwork. thats why i just used the hack kit

[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.

First time rooting...noobish questions

So yesterday, completely oblivious to the fact that this forum existed, I went ahead and googled how to root my Charge.
What I came up with is what I believe to be a Kernel (what ever the crap that means) called Voodoo.
I (and please excuse my potentially improper use of terminology here) flashed the new Kernel to my Charge using Odin.
Great, I have superuser (what ever that is) and a rooted phone.
Here's what I want to:
1) Remove most if not all of stock apps/bloatware.
2) Increase speed and efficiency of the phone.
3) Increase or have the option to increase battery life.
4) Be able to do a wireless tether (hotspot?) or just regular tether.
5) Have gingerbread if it is worth getting in your opinion(s).
How do I get from where I am now, to where I want to be?
Here's what I've come up with based on what I have read on the forums here.
1) Install Gingerbread
2) Install Humble 2.0
3) ....
4) Profit?
Thanks for helping a noob, your reward will be only in your head

I have tried the lot of the Roms for the Droid Charge. And to me IMNUTS EE4 Debloated Stock ROM works the best and runs me all day from 4am to about 8pm without needing a charge. I happen to like the puzzle lock screen so thats why i chose this one. If you want AOSP (stock Froyo) then use one of the other roms and the P&J Kernel to save battery.
BTW. If you just don't like the TWLauncher, as I don't, you can use your own. I run the ADW EX Launcher using the y0rk's black ADW Theme. All inexpensive or free ways to make your Charge look better.

dragonstalker said:
I have tried the lot of the Roms for the Droid Charge. And to me IMNUTS EE4 Debloated Stock ROM works the best and runs me all day from 4am to about 8pm without needing a charge. I happen to like the puzzle lock screen so thats why i chose this one. If you want AOSP (stock Froyo) then use one of the other roms and the P&J Kernel to save battery.
BTW. If you just don't like the TWLauncher, as I don't, you can use your own. I run the ADW EX Launcher using the y0rk's black ADW Theme. All inexpensive or free ways to make your Charge look better.
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Sweet! Thanks for all the info.
Can I just install IMNUTS right over my voodoo install using Odin? Will it erase the voodoo kernel? (Sorry, noob's gotta ask noob questions)
Would you suggest going to gingerbread? I mean is there any benefit yet?
What is ADW EX Launcher? Something I can get off the market, something I have to use odin for, or something else entirely?

kagaos said:
Sweet! Thanks for all the info.
Can I just install IMNUTS right over my voodoo install using Odin? Will it erase the voodoo kernel? (Sorry, noob's gotta ask noob questions)
Would you suggest going to gingerbread? I mean is there any benefit yet?
What is ADW EX Launcher? Something I can get off the market, something I have to use odin for, or something else entirely?
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The EE4 debloated rom is just a rom - it is installed over an existing kernel (such as the voodoo kernel you installed) and won't overwrite its work.
I would not suggest going to the GB leak as of yet - there is no voodoo lagfix for it, the display quality is compromised, and the EG2 radio is subpar compared to our current EE4. Stick to the EE4 roms, for now.
As for the launcher, that's all personal taste. I personally use LauncherPro, and many like Go Launcher. Try them all out.

I'm new to the Charge scene as well, in fact my Charge is still waiting to be shipped. I do have some experience with Odin having used a Galaxy Vibrant before.
I'd like to get an answers on the following:
1. I intend to install the GummyCharge EE4 ROM located at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1116086. Since this is a ROM flashed via CWR, do I Odin flash the Root Kernel from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1092114 and after that flash GummyCharge ROM via CWR?
2. On some of the ROMs that are flashed via Odin, can I simply Odin flash those ROMs w/o my phone being rooted first?

JK, use a .tar to flash in ODIN. They are identified as ODIN flashes. I used AlteredBeast to gain root and get CWM. If you want a different one then AB which is an awesome rom, then use CWM to flash the .zip file that you download.

dragonstalker said:
JK, use a .tar to flash in ODIN. They are identified as ODIN flashes. I used AlteredBeast to gain root and get CWM. If you want a different one then AB which is an awesome rom, then use CWM to flash the .zip file that you download.
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Thanks dragon, so it looks like if the ROM i want isn't Odin, I just flash an Odin ROM to gain root and CWM, then I can flash whatever ROM I like.
Looks like the 2.3.4 leak just came out too, time to read up on details for it. Decisions decisions.

aznxk3vi17 said:
The EE4 debloated rom is just a rom - it is installed over an existing kernel (such as the voodoo kernel you installed) and won't overwrite its work.
I would not suggest going to the GB leak as of yet - there is no voodoo lagfix for it, the display quality is compromised, and the EG2 radio is subpar compared to our current EE4. Stick to the EE4 roms, for now.
As for the launcher, that's all personal taste. I personally use LauncherPro, and many like Go Launcher. Try them all out.
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Awesome, thank you for the informative post! You guys are incredibly helpful here
Now, back to the launcher thing, what exactly is it? What does it do, and how do I go about getting and/or installing it?

kagaos said:
Awesome, thank you for the informative post! You guys are incredibly helpful here
Now, back to the launcher thing, what exactly is it? What does it do, and how do I go about getting and/or installing it?
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Launcher is basically the phones overlay. How the screens look and react and how the phone looks as you scroll and setup different widgets and apps. Basically when you turn your phone on. and it boots up the way explorer is to windows, is how launcher is to android.
Your phones GuI interface to put it easily. What you see is the launcher and how it works with your phone.

dragonstalker said:
Launcher is basically the phones overlay. How the screens look and react and how the phone looks as you scroll and setup different widgets and apps. Basically when you turn your phone on. and it boots up the way explorer is to windows, is how launcher is to android.
Your phones GuI interface to put it easily. What you see is the launcher and how it works with your phone.
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Excellent! Windows analogies help a lot. Kind of hard for me to take all this rooting business in, after all I hadn't heard of it before last week.
So I plan on flashing the EE4 Debloated using Odin followed by installing a launcher as well (using Odin?).
If the above looks good to you, then on to the next phase...
CWM Recovery. What is it, why do I need it and how do I get/install it?
Is there a comprehensive guide to all this rooting business? Like something that explains all the terminology and gives analogous scenarios to explain what it can do and what I can do with it?
P.S. Just let me know when I'm asking too many questions...

launchers are apps you download from the market.

Ok, I too have some NOOB questions.. I feel like I used to know a good bit about rooting etc etc... This was when I had my D1 though... Once i jumped to the d2 I got out of the scene of modding much.. I then switched to a fascinate and simply used 1 click root method (not too hard.. diff than what i was used to but not hard).. Now i'm completely lost.. I feel using Odin is what was most similar to how I rooted my d1 originally then installed the kernels or themes.. (flash a rom.. flash a kernel.. flash a theme).. Am I wrong?? I keep reading up on how to root, watching the vids.. but there seems to be a disconnect in my tiny little mind!!! lol!
From what I'm gathering when you flash one of the roms listed in other posts you gain root?... Then you can choose which kernel and theme and flash both of those as well? Or are the Roms themselves themed already?? (oh the glory days of the D1 I miss you!) I really hate myself for not keeping up with this stuff!!! My main goal here is root so that I can delete some of the preinstalled apps (just like everyone else wants to).. Of course trying to straighten out this god awful batt life (I have the charging dock with spare battery and go through both batts + some in one day) and possibly a theme (prolly at a later time unless it's easier than I think it is). Anyone care to shine some light on this for me? THANKS IN ADVANCE!!!

_killer_ said:
From what I'm gathering when you flash one of the roms listed in other posts you gain root?... Then you can choose which kernel and theme and flash both of those as well? Or are the Roms themselves themed already?? (oh the glory days of the D1 I miss you!) I really hate myself for not keeping up with this stuff!!! My main goal here is root so that I can delete some of the preinstalled apps (just like everyone else wants to).. Of course trying to straighten out this god awful batt life (I have the charging dock with spare battery and go through both batts + some in one day) and possibly a theme (prolly at a later time unless it's easier than I think it is). Anyone care to shine some light on this for me? THANKS IN ADVANCE!!!
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Most ROMs are themed already by the author, but you can flash other themes over them. The ROMs marked debloated will have some of the preinstalled apps removed already. If that is all you want to do and you dont want the extra stuff some of the ROMs feature, look for "stock debloated" ROMs.

jkcheng122 said:
Most ROMs are themed already by the author, but you can flash other themes over them. The ROMs marked debloated will have some of the preinstalled apps removed already. If that is all you want to do and you dont want the extra stuff some of the ROMs feature, look for "stock debloated" ROMs.
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Ok, that makes a bit more sense... (the fact that they are already themed)
I appreciate the quick response.. I'm assuming then my idea of "how to" is correct. Pick a rom, flash.. Pick a kernel, flash.. if you want another theme... pick it and flash!??

UH OH...I had an accident!
I don't know how the crap this happened, but I had installed a few launchers to try them out. Then I was going to do a CWM backup...so I did. In the process of backing up my phone just randomly restarts and gets stuck at the Samsung logo.
What the crap happened!? Did I brick it? Can I fix it?
Freakin out here...

kagaos said:
UH OH...I had an accident!
I don't know how the crap this happened, but I had installed a few launchers to try them out. Then I was going to do a CWM backup...so I did. In the process of backing up my phone just randomly restarts and gets stuck at the Samsung logo.
What the crap happened!? Did I brick it? Can I fix it?
Freakin out here...
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You are fine. Take the battery out. open odin, plug usb cable into phone, Hold Vol Dn button and plug your usb cable into your pc. Reflash rom that you used to root with. Not sure how you were doin a CWM backup since it does not come with that feature.

dragonstalker said:
You are fine. Take the battery out. open odin, plug usb cable into phone, Hold Vol Dn button and plug your usb cable into your pc. Reflash rom that you used to root with. Not sure how you were doin a CWM backup since it does not come with that feature.
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you beat me to it! I was thinking more along the lines of using an odin restore file though... Wasn't sure which the better option was.

dragonstalker said:
You are fine. Take the battery out. open odin, plug usb cable into phone, Hold Vol Dn button and plug your usb cable into your pc. Reflash rom that you used to root with. Not sure how you were doin a CWM backup since it does not come with that feature.
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question for you.. I'm still missing something here.. Are all the roms listed in the "development" area odin friendly.. OR does it have to have [odin] next to it in order to be flashed with odin?
I'm currently completely stock and looking for the easiest way to root/flash rom.

dragonstalker said:
You are fine. Take the battery out. open odin, plug usb cable into phone, Hold Vol Dn button and plug your usb cable into your pc. Reflash rom that you used to root with. Not sure how you were doin a CWM backup since it does not come with that feature.
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As far as the CWM is concerned...I downloaded it off the app market after I rooted my phone.
But the only thing I did to my phone thus far was root it and added Voodoo Kernel. Should I flash it with that?

_killer_ said:
Pick a rom, flash.. Pick a kernel, flash.. if you want another theme... pick it and flash!??
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Most ROMs have their own kernels, if you intend to use the same kernel that comes with the ROM, you can skip the flash kernel part after flashing the ROM.
Your statement should be more like this, "Pick a rom, flash... if you want another kernel and/or theme... pick them/it and flash!??"

[Q] So I think it is time to root this thing Can someone help out this noob

So I waited for the GB update and I like it but I think it is time to root this phone. I want to stress that I have had this phone since a little bit after it came out about two weeks after and it has run like a champ from day 1. No problems at all so when I updated to gb it was actually a downgrade in some ways like the camera but I definitly like gb because of the text editing but I havent noticed any improvement in battery life or speed or signal or GPS but All thouse things were great before and they are great now.
So I am running GB 2.3.3 withthe july 15 baseband and kernel 2.6.32.9 and I know it is different to root but I dont fully uinderstand it so if someone can post a detailed guide with as much explanation as possible so I understand what I am doing I would greatly appriciate it. I assume you cant get NV flasher from the market (I Havent looked) and what is cwm or cmw and if I flash a new rom will I loose the new baseband? Or can I get root permissions and keep stock GB? Tahnk you for all your help

First read the sticky at the top of the Android Development page. That sticky basically explains everything you will need to know, step by step.
In summary though....
Step 1 - NVFlash (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1056847)
Step 2 - Download Xboarders Rooted OTA.zip (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1179748)
Step 3 - Boot into Clockwork Recovery
Step 4 - Install Zip from SD Card - the Zip you downloaded above
Voila you have rooted GB 2.3.3 with new baseband.
An alternative that I would suggest would be Eaglesblood 1.06 GB 2.3.3 though, smoothest ROM on the boards IMO and based on GB 2.3.3

jabhome said:
An alternative that I would suggest would be Eaglesblood 1.06 GB 2.3.3 though, smoothest ROM on the boards IMO and based on GB 2.3.3
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I've tried both Roms and I would have to sway that Xboarder's Tweaked Rom is the best GB update 2.3.3 Rom.

pdxmatts said:
I've tried both Roms and I would have to sway that Xboarder's Tweaked Rom is the best GB update 2.3.3 Rom.
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Did not try Xboarders tweaked, maybe I will give it a try.
Does swype work on that rom as phone just took a dump with swype beta. First reboot in over two months just now.
Sent from my LG-P999 using Tapatalk

Follow the advice above. I flashed a rom for the first time today.
Does the Netflix app work on xboarder's rom? I'm having issues with HDMI on CM7 going out about every 5 minutes but coming right back. I really need the netflix app for travel.

+1 on xboarders. Runs smooth and has all of the stock features
Sent from my LG-P999

thanks guys that was what I thought. So it really is that easy? What actually gives it the root? is it the xboarders rom? I am going to ask alot of questions because I want to understand how it actually works so please bear with me. It sounds like it actually got easir to root with this update no? It seems like NVflash is a app or program that lets me put the rom on my sim card should I go internal or external? I have a whole bunch of external cards with diffewrent capacitys and the one i use now is 16 gig. Then clockwork recovery is a program that is already on the dvice I dont know if it is part of android or what but it is alrady there right? It lets me choose wether I want to recover or make a backup of roms or install new ones correct? Then when I put the tweeked rom on it has something in it hat roots the phone magically.
Please let me know what I am right about and what I am not right about and give me the correct answers because I really want to know I am a nosey motherfer
Charlie

So According to the thread in this forum titles "how to get the new baseband" the rooted version of the new rom does not contain the new baseband. Or is that the leaked gingerbread that came out a few months ago way before the update came out? He is not talking about xboarders rom right? If I do what was suggested here I will in fact have the new baseband and 2.3.3 rooted right?
Charlie

correct
mojorisin7178 said:
So According to the thread in this forum titles "how to get the new baseband" the rooted version of the new rom does not contain the new baseband. Or is that the leaked gingerbread that came out a few months ago way before the update came out? He is not talking about xboarders rom right? If I do what was suggested here I will in fact have the new baseband and 2.3.3 rooted right?
Charlie
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If you have the new baseband now no roms will change that.
The roms do not include the baseband .

mojorisin7178 said:
thanks guys that was what I thought. So it really is that easy? What actually gives it the root? is it the xboarders rom? I am going to ask alot of questions because I want to understand how it actually works so please bear with me. It sounds like it actually got easir to root with this update no? It seems like NVflash is a app or program that lets me put the rom on my sim card should I go internal or external? I have a whole bunch of external cards with diffewrent capacitys and the one i use now is 16 gig. Then clockwork recovery is a program that is already on the dvice I dont know if it is part of android or what but it is alrady there right? It lets me choose wether I want to recover or make a backup of roms or install new ones correct? Then when I put the tweeked rom on it has something in it hat roots the phone magically.
Please let me know what I am right about and what I am not right about and give me the correct answers because I really want to know I am a nosey motherfer
Charlie
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I flash from my external SD Card. You just need to decide where you want to install from, and then make sure you set up NVFlash with the correct support, external or internal.
Not sure of the exact terminology, but I think the procedure itself would be called to NVFlash ClockworkMod. NVFlash is the procedure to install CWM, while CWM is the program that you will run via Volume Down + Power when you boot up. CWM 4.0.0.2 will boot up and from there you will be able to flash roms, backup and restore Nandroids.

Ah that makes sense Now I see CWM stands for Clock work mod. See I was thinking CWM is a rom I actually thought it stood for cyogen mod I just couldnt figure out the W. So when I flash CWM it contains the root permissions already is that how it works?
So I should use nvflash to install cwm then I should probally make a backup of my stock rom. Also If I just install or flash CWM and not flash a new rom then Will my phone be rooted stock? or do I have to flash the xborders rom to gain root?
Thanks alot guys
Charlie

mojorisin7178 said:
Ah that makes sense Now I see CWM stands for Clock work mod. See I was thinking CWM is a rom I actually thought it stood for cyogen mod I just couldnt figure out the W. So when I flash CWM it contains the root permissions already is that how it works?
So I should use nvflash to install cwm then I should probally make a backup of my stock rom. Also If I just install or flash CWM and not flash a new rom then Will my phone be rooted stock? or do I have to flash the xborders rom to gain root?
Thanks alot guys
Charlie
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CWM doesn't "contain" root permissions, it just allows you to flash any ROM into the phone, rooted or otherwise. The Xboarder ROM is pre-rooted, along with most of the others.

THANK YOU!
I too am a noob and was a little confused. I'd search the forums and come up with too much info. Plus, some terms used on this forum are slightly overloaded (in the C++ context) from the classic meanings, like "ROM" and "baseband". Those terms as used here do not mean exactly what they meant 20 years ago.
I'm sure I need to read more on app dev (but I have too many hobbies already), but I'm confused about the layers of s/w. As a noob, I would think the layers would be BIOS or maybe BSP, Linux, Android. So I don't understand:
1) where does the clockwork mod fit within the layers?
1a) nvdia nvflash installs new drivers in the Linux layer?
2) what is contained in the ROM image? A new version of Linux, andriod, nvdia drivers, baseband?
3) Is there a BIOS/BSP, or is all register access done in Linux drivers?
I'm not looking for a developers level answer to these questions, more of the readers digest version of the answers.
Since I'm having black screen of death (I believe referred to here as "SOD"), on two phones, I'd like to understand more, to figure out if this problem is h/w or s/w. I am definitely leaning towards s/w problems and my wife and I would love to keep these phones.
Thanks again.
-Bob

mojorisin7178 said:
Ah that makes sense Now I see CWM stands for Clock work mod. See I was thinking CWM is a rom I actually thought it stood for cyogen mod I just couldnt figure out the W. So when I flash CWM it contains the root permissions already is that how it works?
So I should use nvflash to install cwm then I should probally make a backup of my stock rom. Also If I just install or flash CWM and not flash a new rom then Will my phone be rooted stock? or do I have to flash the xborders rom to gain root?
Thanks alot guys
Charlie
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Continuing off of what Spyvie said, you do need to flash xboarder's rom to gain root, (more like repeating what he said). As for nvflash, this should make things a bit easier. tgagunman made a nice one click feature that if you follow the directions, should be easier to follow. You will get clockwork mod recovery, it will be nvflashed, but it's a lot easier for a non-techie to use.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1056847

I want to thank everyone who chimed in you guys have been really good to me Bob has some really good questions also and I hope this thread can help you out bob. That is why I started this thread for people like me who are really good with computers and like to mess around but don't quite understand phones. Every time something goes wrong with my PC I go to the forums and I fix it myself then I feel good. (And I have had some real disasters on my PC I have come back from)
Anyway I will be doing this procedure soon as I feel confident that I can do it and I see there is a fix for unbricking phones. One last question before I hit the green light: Can it be unrooted just in case I have to send it back for warantey issues and can CWM be uninstalled? I suspect that since the ROM is pre-rooted that all I would have to do is format and install my original ROM then uninstall CWM is that on point or no? And Again THANKS TO ALL WHO CHIME IN WITH THE ANSWERS AND I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE OTHERS TO CHIME IN WITH THERE QUESTIONS.
Charlie

Okay so I checked out the links. So I gather that step 1 has to be skipped now because super1click does not work. So we can just NVflash CWM which looks easy enough. Now I have winzip on my computer will that work for extracting .rar files? I am pretty sure it will but I want to make sure. And I am going to shut off user control permissions and I use MS security essentials for my Anti virus so I am thinking of shutting that off for this procedure would that be a wise thing and is there anything else that I should do. I am not a computer expert but I am not a idiot either I am just inexperienced. Thank you guys
Charlie

mojorisin7178 said:
Can it be unrooted just in case I have to send it back for warantey issues and can CWM be uninstalled?
Charlie
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You can restore you Nandroid of the preroot OTA, or you can unroot with the unroot zip that Xboarder provided in his link.

mojorisin7178 said:
Okay so I checked out the links. So I gather that step 1 has to be skipped now because super1click does not work. So we can just NVflash CWM which looks easy enough. Now I have winzip on my computer will that work for extracting .rar files? I am pretty sure it will but I want to make sure. And I am going to shut off user control permissions and I use MS security essentials for my Anti virus so I am thinking of shutting that off for this procedure would that be a wise thing and is there anything else that I should do. I am not a computer expert but I am not a idiot either I am just inexperienced. Thank you guys
Charlie
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no, there is nothing else you need to do to your computer. The link provided by the brother above (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1056847) is where you need to be. Skip the one click root and go straight to NV flash. It will guide you through installing the nvidia drivers you need. TGA_Gunnman has is laid out really nice and easy to follow and the program he put together (one click clm recovery nv flasher) is really simple to understand and use. he also has another post out there (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1060715) that is also helpfull. Once you get nv flash done make sure you copy the rom you want on your sd card. IMO Xboarders is very nice and smooth. You will hold down volume down and power together until you see the android screen. Then in the menu use vol keys to move to backup and restore and use power to select. Then move to yes and run the backup. then you can wipe data/factory restore. Then wipe cache. Then go to advanced and wipe dalvic and batt stats. Then go back to "choose zip from sd" and find your rom zip and select it. It will run for a while and tell you when its done, Then go to advanced again and fix permission. After that just go to reboot option and let it reboot. It may take a little longer the first time, just let it go. When it reboots you will have a rooted 2.3.3 with the new baseband you just updated to. After that go to the market and get Titanium Backup and run a backup of all your apps and data. From there your pretty much good to start flashing away. Have fun, Good luck

[Q] At&t Samsung Infuse 4g, Gingerbread 2.3.6, Wont Root, SuperOneClick 2.3.3.0

Hello,
I recently upgraded my AT&T Samsung SGH-I997 (Infuse 4g) to the new GINGERBREAD.UCKL2 (2.3.6) version using Kies-Mini.
Now...
I got SuperOneClick v.2.3.3.0 to root the phone, just as I had done before with Froyo.
I made sure USB Debugging was on.
I started SuperOneClick and clicked ROOT
I plugged my phone into USB (Did not click to connect)
SuperOneClick freezes on Step 7.
I have tried every method out there to get around this.
Ideas? Thanks.

kylepurdon said:
Hello,
I recently upgraded my AT&T Samsung SGH-I997 (Infuse 4g) to the new GINGERBREAD.UCKL2 (2.3.6) version using Kies-Mini.
Now...
I got SuperOneClick v.2.3.3.0 to root the phone, just as I had done before with Froyo.
I made sure USB Debugging was on.
I started SuperOneClick and clicked ROOT
I plugged my phone into USB (Did not click to connect)
SuperOneClick freezes on Step 7.
I have tried every method out there to get around this.
Ideas? Thanks.
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SOC has not been reported to be a good tool for root.
I recalled 1 user reported success with repeat attempts.
You can try:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1321582
Try a few times...see if there is a zerg rush option also.
Let us know.
edit...nvm...doesn't work...only up to 2.3.5

qkster said:
SOC has not been reported to be a good tool for root.
I recalled 1 user reported success with repeat attempts.
You can try:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1321582
Try a few times...see if there is a zerg rush option also.
Let us know.
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Tried the method linked to above twice to no avail. Each time the process is apparently run without a hitch -- and the phone automatically reboots. But there is no root access when I check using root check or trying to run Titanium BU. If anyone has any other ideas, I'm all ears. I'd like to get rooted....

yes please be a guinni pig. but i dont have high hopes for rooting without a non secure kernel.
now that the bulk of users arent scare of gb since it became official it would be nice to see if anything will root it other than a kernel (the kernel swap is fool proof but annoying with all the lagfix and sdcard mounting weirdness that we have right now, need sources and devs... lol)

Dani897 said:
yes please be a guinni pig. but i dont have high hopes for rooting without a non secure kernel.
now that the bulk of users arent scare of gb since it became official it would be nice to see if anything will root it other than a kernel (the kernel swap is fool proof but annoying with all the lagfix and sdcard mounting weirdness that we have right now, need sources and devs... lol)
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Here is where I saw this claim:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1308607&page=2
a few post down...

yeah but that says 2.3.5 from samfirmwares. 2.3.5 was rootable with any tool that used zergrush. it is the 2.3.6 builds that are an issue..

Dani897 said:
yeah but that says 2.3.5 from samfirmwares. 2.3.5 was rootable with any tool that used zergrush. it is the 2.3.6 builds that are an issue..
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Yeah, I tried it on my newly updated (to 2.3.6 build) Infuse about half dozen times (via SOC), to no avail. Gave psneuter exploit a couple tries too. Oh well.

Dani897 said:
yeah but that says 2.3.5 from samfirmwares. 2.3.5 was rootable with any tool that used zergrush. it is the 2.3.6 builds that are an issue..
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you're right. up to uckj4 was possible.
I wasn't paying attention to the last .5 to .6 change after uckj4

I am in the same boat. I didn't do the research about the ease of rooting prior to moving to gingerbread. I have been waiting intently and checking often for this official gingerbread release.
So far I am noticing tremendously increased battery life. I could normally run 8-10 hours and with the same usage I am getting 14-16.
I miss my root terribly- I use it to Wifi Tether for my laptop among many things.
I am willing to be a tester, I have no experience with rooting or flashing beyond SOC. I am an old-school blackrain/redsnow guy from my iphone days so I get nervous with all this "flashing kernels" talk.
Any advice for a novice wanting to enjoy some gingerbread goodness without sacrificing root?
Any recommended kernels to flash to for the infuse? I want it to be as close to stock as possible without losing features or my newfound battery.
Root FTW!

Lordkuruku7 said:
I am in the same boat. I didn't do the research about the ease of rooting prior to moving to gingerbread. I have been waiting intently and checking often for this official gingerbread release.
So far I am noticing tremendously increased battery life. I could normally run 8-10 hours and with the same usage I am getting 14-16.
I miss my root terribly- I use it to Wifi Tether for my laptop among many things.
I am willing to be a tester, I have no experience with rooting or flashing beyond SOC. I am an old-school blackrain/redsnow guy from my iphone days so I get nervous with all this "flashing kernels" talk.
Any advice for a novice wanting to enjoy some gingerbread goodness without sacrificing root?
Any recommended kernels to flash to for the infuse? I want it to be as close to stock as possible without losing features or my newfound battery.
Root FTW!
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Try Zeus Build 5.2 stock or Victory or Leak Uckl2 rooted. There are all uckl2 based. As Close to stock as possible.

I wonder if downgrading to older rooted firmware and then using CWM, applying a zip format of the UCKL2 rooted ROM would work? Just a thought...

I don't know if this method works.
Flash a custom kernel with root on it. Then flash back to stock kernel. Worked when leak came out, so I don't see why it won't work with this since they're identical.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I997

Lordkuruku7 said:
So far I am noticing tremendously increased battery life. I could normally run 8-10 hours and with the same usage I am getting 14-16.
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It's strange you say that... My battery life was excellent (before update) and is now dreadful. I'd love to go back to stock Froyo if I knew how...

joseph_madre said:
I wonder if downgrading to older rooted firmware and then using CWM, applying a zip format of the UCKL2 rooted ROM would work? Just a thought...
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yes that would work. but you could also flash the rooted leak with a flashtool like odin or swap kernels around with a flash tool like odin or heimdall since you will need it to flash stock anyhow....
im working on it, seems answering the question isnt enough, i have to make it simple and all parts in one place with a unified instruction set and a large banner that says "root gingerbread update!"

That sounds awesome Dani. I don't mind the idea of trying out something like Zeus or Odin. I love Greek and Norse mythology so these names really hit home. I guess I just need the proper files and a "hold my hand and walk me through" for the exact scenario I'm in. Thanks in advance for all the replies and suggestions.

Lordkuruku7 said:
That sounds awesome Dani. I don't mind the idea of trying out something like Zeus or Odin. I love Greek and Norse mythology so these names really hit home. I guess I just need the proper files and a "hold my hand and walk me through" for the exact scenario I'm in. Thanks in advance for all the replies and suggestions.
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Zeus is a great ROM stable and with many extras themes, check it out, I run the NumasX 1.1 here is the Zeus.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1412957

bigjoe2675 said:
Zeus is a great ROM stable and with many extras themes, check it out, I run the NumasX 1.1 here is the Zeus.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1412957
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this is true but some people prefer stock (odexed and all) and its not totally unreasonable. I'm running Zeus myself. and it is quicker than other kl2 builds I used. I have all the stuff I want to put together but I'm juggling time with watching my nephews, fixing my car and later the big game and I have to test every thing in there too. I'm a bit slow but ill get everything together before tomorrow I'm sure.

Hello I'm fairly new to this mod stuff. I had a Captivate and used SOC without a hitch. Never had to flash anything well not that I know of. I'd like to root my Infuse to really get rid of all the bloatware and put on an ad blocker. Can someone run down the steps of how to flash my phone or point me to a good link? Much appreciated

Hat Trick said:
Hello I'm fairly new to this mod stuff. I had a Captivate and used SOC without a hitch. Never had to flash anything well not that I know of. I'd like to root my Infuse to really get rid of all the bloatware and put on an ad blocker. Can someone run down the steps of how to flash my phone or point me to a good link? Much appreciated
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hang on. they pulled the update and will release another one.
bassicaly you can flash a Rogers based custom kernel for root but the sdcard mounting and video and wifi is all different and depending on the kernel you flash may not work. the more recent version of these kernels have workarounds in the boot scripts and will fix the sdcard and wifi, the video is a fix you gotta do yourself and the Rogers phone doesn't support HDMI so that is lost. the best thing to do is flash a custom kernel for one boot and flash back to stock. I was making a cwm package to flash the kernel to stock but had errors in my updater script. I can fix it but I'm waiting on the next update because I don't feel like doing it twice. I figure if someone truely needs root they should be able to follow the Rogers root thread an get through it.
if you want to do it manually you will need the stock kernel and a custom kernel like the Rogers root kernel. and you will want the ultimate unbrick package (just in case) and a copy of Odin3 v1.7 or v1.82 or heimdall. there is an Odin flashable copy of the kl2 kernel floating around somewhere. maybe in the numas rom or Caty rom thread but if not it can be extracted from the package from prezkret and zip'd and flashed with sgs kernel flasher.
when. you have all the parts, open odin and load the custom kernel into the PDA slot. the kernel must be in a tarball. that's an archive with a ".tar" extension. it may also be in a ".tar.md5" put the phone in download mode (shut down the phone and hold volume+ and volume- and insert the USB cable) when you see the android with a shovel start the flash.
reboot the phone, then flash the stock kl2 kernel. (don't flash the kg3 kernel from the Rogers thread or a froyo kernel) if you have the stock kernel in a .tar or .tar.md5 flash it the same way as before. if you have a zImage only then zip it and flash it through sgs kernel flasher from the market.

Any luck how to root 2.3.6 ?