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New Here: I need help

So I've tried reading through some of the introduction threads, but there's so many jargon terms thrown out casually that I have no idea what half the posts are talking about.
I just "exchanged" my old AT&T Tilt for the AT&T Fuze, and I'm loving it. However, I want to update my ROM to windows mobile 6.5, and get into customizing it a bit. I know the first part is the hardest, because you run the risk of bricking the phone.
Since I have no experience doing this, could someone help walk me through the process?
I know I most likely want a 'cooked' ROM, and I've read the tutorial a few times, I'm just not sure I'm understanding it correctly due to some of the terminology. I'm also not entirely sure what ROM I want yet, and was hoping someone might be able to point me towards one that fits my needs.
Again, sorry if I'm asking when I just just be leaping. Will someone please hold my hand and give me some chocolate milk and talk me through changing the ROM? >.<

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=448008

Thanx for your reply, it proves you didn't read my post at all.

well if you had clicked his link you would realize that post is exactly what you were asking for.
also. No one can pick out a ROM for you. Browse through them and test a few out. it only takes a few moments to flash a new ROM to your phone.
What terminology are you having trouble with? if you search for it in the wiki or in the post that was linked above then you will undoubtedly find an explanation.

A good site for general overview, if you can handle the writing style, is blown fuze. I gained a lot of info reading this, even though I don't have a Fuze yet (but would like to get one).

Dracius said:
Thanx for your reply, it proves you didn't read my post at all.
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take the time to click the link and it will provide you all the instructions needed. Everything is explained in full detail even providing the program you need to flash a new rom, so you should really really click before you complain.
trust me, that link on flashing your first gsm rom is as complete as you get, unless you want big pretty pictures or a video.

mputtr said:
take the time to click the link and it will provide you all the instructions needed. Everything is explained in full detail even providing the program you need to flash a new rom, so you should really really click before you complain.
trust me, that link on flashing your first gsm rom is as complete as you get, unless you want big pretty pictures or a video.
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TO THE OP
Having looked at all the stickies first rom flashing looks easier on this than on my old wizard. I found the sim unlocking,cid and super cid unlocking at first but I read everything twice and it worked okay for me
And if it doesnt then there are plenty of people here who can help

Dracius said:
Thanx for your reply, it proves you didn't read my post at all.
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Perhaps flashing is not in your future.

theoneeye said:
TO THE OP
Having looked at all the stickies first rom flashing looks easier on this than on my old wizard. I found the sim unlocking,cid and super cid unlocking at first but I read everything twice and it worked okay for me
And if it doesnt then there are plenty of people here who can help
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Thank you for actually reading my post, I greatly appreciate it.
To everyone else, I DID click the link, and read it several times before even posting. If you had bothered to read my post, you would have noticed I referenced it several times. I took the time to read before posting, you could at least have the civil decency to do the same.
@ Theoneeye, thank you for the assurance, I tracked down someone who was able to answer some ROM questions for me and help me find a good starting ROM and assist me with the process to make sure I don't brick my phone on my first go at it.
Normally I just try things like this, and if it fails, try again until it works. However, since I read up on this first (even though everyone here seems to think I didn't) I know I run the risk of bricking my phone. Since I've gone through several exchanges already to get this phone for free (long story) I don't wanna be swapping another phone so soon.
To those who still bother to read posts, any input you can provide on your ROM choices, or the other half of my post regarding some things I should look into installing, I would appreciate it.
To anyone else who's going to continue to refer me to that sticky instead of reading, please **** off.

wow. I'm surprised. If you actually read through the link several times and you still did not get it, you were skimming it or you really really do not have a strong grasp on the english language.
Hell, it's even numbered. How much easier would you prefer. If you want suggestions for ROM choices, it is entirely up to you. Every rom has their own unique "style" that they offer and they describe it all in the first post. Energy, NATF, etc all explain their roms in great details and some even provide extra steps.
My blunt suggestion here is that before you tell others to **** off for referring you to where everyone else has use as reference and successfully performed a flash, you should save your rudeness for yourself. Also, if you have any questions on terminology, ask which jargon is throwing you a wrench in your direction following process. That would make it much easier to explain.
P.S: seriously read through that damn sticky, it is as clear as a swarovski crystal. Follow it step by step and don't "do your thing" and you'll have a successful flash.
btw. way to be a jackass to those who have already given you the answers you asked for.
EDIT: TLDR version. Be polite, and follow the directions to the letter. and ROMs are your personal choice since they're all unique and they come in full explanations as to their purpose.

Dracius said:
Thank you for actually reading my post, I greatly appreciate it.
To everyone else, I DID click the link, and read it several times before even posting. If you had bothered to read my post, you would have noticed I referenced it several times. I took the time to read before posting, you could at least have the civil decency to do the same.
@ Theoneeye, thank you for the assurance, I tracked down someone who was able to answer some ROM questions for me and help me find a good starting ROM and assist me with the process to make sure I don't brick my phone on my first go at it.
Normally I just try things like this, and if it fails, try again until it works. However, since I read up on this first (even though everyone here seems to think I didn't) I know I run the risk of bricking my phone. Since I've gone through several exchanges already to get this phone for free (long story) I don't wanna be swapping another phone so soon.
To those who still bother to read posts, any input you can provide on your ROM choices, or the other half of my post regarding some things I should look into installing, I would appreciate it.
To anyone else who's going to continue to refer me to that sticky instead of reading, please **** off.
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I see your arrogance is getting you far

Just getting into this meself and so far it looks like...
- sort out the hardSPL update first to let you do the ROM and other upgrades...
- once it says 1.90.OliNex on the bootloader fetch the new ROM
- reading around and going by most references the Energy 6.5 ROM seems to be worth a shot, think that's what I'll be installing on my TP
- while you're at it search for aerial upgrades and put a newer version on at the same time to sort out GPS and phone performance.
Just make sure you follow the instructions to the letter, don't run anything else on the PC while updates are being done and check, check and triple check the ROMS to make sure they're correct before doing anything

gshaw said:
Just getting into this meself and so far it looks like...
- sort out the hardSPL update first to let you do the ROM and other upgrades...
- once it says 1.90.OliNex on the bootloader fetch the new ROM
- reading around and going by most references the Energy 6.5 ROM seems to be worth a shot, think that's what I'll be installing on my TP
- while you're at it search for aerial upgrades and put a newer version on at the same time to sort out GPS and phone performance.
Just make sure you follow the instructions to the letter, don't run anything else on the PC while updates are being done and check, check and triple check the ROMS to make sure they're correct before doing anything
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Thank you!
It's helpful knowing there's some decent people on these forums who are willing to help out. I was able to get the few basic questions I had regarding installation and some pointers to help me find a ROM that fits my needs. Since then I've done a few flashes and all have gone off without a hitch.
To those of you who continue to think I'm being rude, you seem to fail to realize the ignorance and blatant 'ass hattery' in repeatedly referring someone to read something they already read without providing any additional information. It comes across as very condescending, and isn't helpful at all.

Speaking of "It comes across as very condescending, and isn't helpful at all."
If you want help here this is NOT the way to get it.
This is a community of great minds and mutual respect, not somewhere for someone to start making demands and throwing out general negativity.
No one here thinks you continue to be rude, THEY CAN READ IT FOR THEMSELVES.
Everyone here is willing to help, but you need to help yourself first. You're off to a really great start....
Dracius said:
Thank you!
It's helpful knowing there's some decent people on these forums who are willing to help out.
To those of you who continue to think I'm being rude, you seem to fail to realize the ignorance and blatant 'ass hattery' in repeatedly referring someone to read something they already read without providing any additional information. It comes across as very condescending, and isn't helpful at all.
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Dracius said:
To anyone else who's going to continue to refer me to that sticky instead of reading, please **** off.
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Sorry Dracius, i'm with the majority of people here who think you're rude and havent understood the idea of this site - its a community developement site, not a one-stop download & personal tech support center.
The instructions in the flashing guide are exactly what you need to start you off in the world of flashing roms. It has a "before you start" backup part - with a link to free backup software.
It then goes on to explain exactly and in detail how to flash (GSM) hard spl - including a link and instructions to ensure you have a GSM phone. It also tells you to ensure you dont have any other programs running / screen saver etc which might throw a spanner in the works.
Following that, it says - if you want to - how to sim & security unlock the phone, including the required link.
Next it details how to flash a rom, including a very helpful line
1. Download your prefered Rom from the Raphael Rom Develpoment Page and unzip/unrar it to your computer
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Your prefered rom - remember this is a guide on how to flash - not what to flash. To decide that, read the details in the rom forum, read other users feedback - and then when it doesnt help, do what everyone else does and try half a dozen to see what it is you want your phone to be like.
Finally, the guide tells you how to flash a different radio - and again says this is optional. It then links to a radio thread which explains what the radio does and why you might want to flash it.
If you have a problem with any part of the process (or pretty much anything related to your phone) then (after searching & reading) make a post explaining what your problem is - and what you have done to help yourself (say exactly which threads you have read, and why they dont help you / what you dont understand) - people will generally help.
This isnt what you did.
Oh, welcome to the community.

Well at least he got a welcome

theoneeye said:
Well at least he got a welcome
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No, not really. His attitude is NOT welcome here.

Bruce Inman said:
No, not really. His attitude is NOT welcome here.
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I know mate I was only kidding

theoneeye said:
I know mate I was only kidding
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I know Bro, that's why I welcomed you on your other thread....

Bruce Inman said:
I know Bro, that's why I welcomed you on your other thread....
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I saw that thanks
I am not new here but I am new to the Raphael section
(I had a Blackberry Storm for a year sorry )

[Q] root incredible s, if possible using ubuntu

like the title says, i want to root my incredible s, if possible using ubuntu as the OS. so far from what i googled i came up with solution that were not permanent.
any help ?
thanks

anyone that can help?

Shadow-7 said:
anyone that can help?
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Have you looked in the forum for your phone? I mean the steps are pretty much the same no matter the OS, you just get the android sdk http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html and do whatever the directions tell you in the tutorials. Typically those are stickied in the developer's section of your phone's forum.
Here's the guide to rooting your phone and such as well as how to install cyanogenmod on it. http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/HTC_Incredible_S:_Full_Update_Guide
I suspect since you don't have any idea how to root it already, you also don't know what else you want to do with it. You should really do some reading on it.

yareally said:
Have you looked in the forum for your phone? I mean the steps are pretty much the same no matter the OS, you just get the android sdk http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html and do whatever the directions tell you in the tutorials. Typically those are stickied in the developer's section of your phone's forum.
Here's the guide to rooting your phone and such as well as how to install cyanogenmod on it. http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/HTC_Incredible_S:_Full_Update_Guide
I suspect since you don't have any idea how to root it already, you also don't know what else you want to do with it. You should really do some reading on it.
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thank you very much but this part wasn't really needed "I suspect since you don't have any idea how to root it already, you also don't know what else you want to do with it.", so next time I would suggest you to be more careful and less aggressive

Shadow-7 said:
thank you very much but this part wasn't really needed "I suspect since you don't have any idea how to root it already, you also don't know what else you want to do with it.", so next time I would suggest you to be more careful and less aggressive
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It wasnt meant to be aggressive. It was an observation from you posting the question in the general forums and not noticing the stickied topics for the forum specific to your phone (since if you had, you wouldnt need to ask, right?). My guess was you were new to xda since you just registered as well as to rooting and such and you should read more about it before jumping in. Take that as you will, but there's no need to be defensive when I think my observations were valid and I was being helpful to your current situation.
Try to avoid reading every post with the assumption it's negative if I can give you anymore advice about joining xda (though some obviously are). I could put smilies all over my replies, but that gets kind of tiring and annoying to me and others, lol.
No need to get defensive if you think I'm insulting your geek cred by inferring you're a noob. Everyone is a noob sometime and xda welcomes noobs.

How to root Desire S in simple and plain english please

Am looking for a simple manual to guide me through the routine to root my HTC Desire S.
As english is not my native language I constantly have doubts if I understand everything well enough and at the end do not dare to do the routine.
I don't think I'm the only one out there who has this problem

adenbutter said:
Am looking for a simple manual to guide me through the routine to root my HTC Desire S.
As english is not my native language I constantly have doubts if I understand everything well enough and at the end do not dare to do the routine.
I don't think I'm the only one out there who has this problem
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This is in the wrong section , it should be in the general section or Q&, but I will try to answer your question. Before I can do this I need to know what Hboot you are on, to do this take out the battery then put it back and turn it on by holding power and the volume down button.

Easiest way to root your phone is to constantly pull out the battery whenever you are doing intensive tasks on the phone.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda premium

ROLF!!!

adenbutter said:
Am looking for a simple manual to guide me through the routine to root my HTC Desire S.
As english is not my native language I constantly have doubts if I understand everything well enough and at the end do not dare to do the routine.
I don't think I'm the only one out there who has this problem
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Simple manual is :
Drink half a bottle of whiskey, before rooting )

adenbutter said:
Am looking for a simple manual to guide me through the routine to root my HTC Desire S.
As english is not my native language I constantly have doubts if I understand everything well enough and at the end do not dare to do the routine.
I don't think I'm the only one out there who has this problem
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You posted this question in the wrong section, it messes up forums when people do this, have some respect.
If you read the basic guides you would have probably seen the guide I link to below which clearly and simply shows the process you want in a video.
Saying that I understand how you feel, the process made me very nervous too the first time.
There is a video guide in the thread:
[GUIDE] A Complete Tutorial for the Beginners and Others
in the General section
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1186401

My first reaction was: hold your horses.
I owned a HTC Wildfire and tried to root it, but the whole operation went wrong despite all the good manuals so I ended up buying a new phone.
My second reaction is: thank you for being so kind to share the necessary links.
Now I only have to gather some courage.
Thanks to all the members who reacted and apologies for being in the wrong section:-(

You guys are really bad people... xD
Thanks 4myphone for answering him

zeekiz said:
Easiest way to root your phone is to constantly pull out the battery whenever you are doing intensive tasks on the phone...
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adenbutter, he was joking here. Do NOT EVEN THINK to do that...or you'll end up in buying the THIRD phone.
There are alot of links and you forgot to answer mmmcfc's question. In order to properly guide you someone (or direct you to the right thread), we must know the hboot you have (there are different rooting guides for different hboot versions). I hope the link given by 4myphone is all you need.
To avoid such situations in the future, follow some basic rules:
1. Read
2. Search
3. Read again
4. Post only in the right section and only if your question(s) are not discussed or answered somewhere else. Do not open a new thread if the problem has already a topic on it's own

Needing help on flashing a rom on stock inspire

Hello Everyone I'm really needing some help I have a fully stock AT&T 4G INSPIRE and hate the stock rom it freezes alot and etc. Ive flashed my old htc tilt 2 before so I have a lil expiernce on flashing.
Ive looked through the forums for detailed instructions on flashing a inspire and am a lil confused, I just want to find something step by step Its just i dont wanna brick my phone. I believe I need to root the phone 1st??? also my important question is do I need to back up my contracts and all that before I start the process??? THANK YOU

oooh man I foresee this getting bad quickly.
Yes, in short (short because you WILL need to read and educate yourself on your own. No one is gonna hold your hand through this process, this is a development site and not a help me please site) you will need to root first then you can flash a new rom and all that other stuff.
I see your next question is, how do I root. easy answer: Hack Kit which is found in the dev forum. Read the entire OP and effen manual that comes with the hack kit and then re-read it again and again until it makes sense. While you're at it, take a good look at the stickies in the development thread as they give you the step by step you want for pretty much everything. If you're still a little lost or need more information the search function will be able to help you as many of the question you probably will have already have been answered. If at this point you're still confused, re-consider rooting your phone because everyone around here will give you the same advice, if you don't know what you're doing, don't do it.
So basic overview of the process is:
1. Root with ace hack kit.
2. once rooted find a ROM you like (don't ask which is best, if you want to know the answer search the forums for "best rom" and you'll see why I say don't ask.)
3. put rom on sdcard and flash in recovery
It's a fairly straight forward process once you've gained the knowledge. Good luck man!
and I think at this point, mods should consider closing this thread before it turns into a crap storm. I think I got the OP in the right direction.

MMM-BACONSTRIPS said:
oooh man I foresee this getting bad quickly.
Yes, in short (short because you WILL need to read and educate yourself on your own. No one is gonna hold your hand through this process, this is a development site and not a help me please site) you will need to root first then you can flash a new rom and all that other stuff.
I see your next question is, how do I root. easy answer: Hack Kit which is found in the dev forum. Read the entire OP and effen manual that comes with the hack kit and then re-read it again and again until it makes sense. While you're at it, take a good look at the stickies in the development thread as they give you the step by step you want for pretty much everything. If you're still a little lost or need more information the search function will be able to help you as many of the question you probably will have already have been answered. If at this point you're still confused, re-consider rooting your phone because everyone around here will give you the same advice, if you don't know what you're doing, don't do it.
So basic overview of the process is:
1. Root with ace hack kit.
2. once rooted find a ROM you like (don't ask which is best, if you want to know the answer search the forums for "best rom" and you'll see why I say don't ask.)
3. put rom on sdcard and flash in recovery
It's a fairly straight forward process once you've gained the knowledge. Good luck man!
and I think at this point, mods should consider closing this thread before it turns into a crap storm. I think I got the OP in the right direction.
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Thank you!! I was up late last night and found the Hack Kit and reading up on it and it made sense I just didnt know at what point you were supposed todo it, but from what your saying is the 1st step thanks! One last question please will i lose my contacts if I flash my phone?

Yes this will wipe your phone. How are your contacts setup? If they are "Google" contacts then they will resync when you sign back in with the same gmail address on the new ROM. If they are "Phone" contacts I suggest you export the "Phone" contacts to your memory card. Delete all your "Phone" contacts on the phone. Then import your contacts back from the card and choose "Google" contacts. You will never lose them again as long as you keep the same Gmail address.

si_blue said:
Thank you!! I was up late last night and found the Hack Kit and reading up on it and it made sense I just didnt know at what point you were supposed todo it, but from what your saying is the 1st step thanks! One last question please will i lose my contacts if I flash my phone?
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Not a problem man, I know its a bit overwhelming but if you can stomach the reading its spool worth it! As for your question agoat answered it perfectly... hope it all goes well!
Sent from my Inspire 4G using XDA

si_blue said:
One last question please will i lose my contacts if I flash my phone?
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I know a lot of people put a lot of faith in google... However, here is the 'sure' way.
Contacts ("People") > Menu Button > Import/Export > Export to storage
after you flash, if you have an issue with google's managing your contacts, you can import this vcf file

Would appreciate some assistance!

Hello Everyone,
I decided to take the plunge and grab a One X today after giving it up back in June. I was pretty comfortable flashing and doing things through adb back when I had my Inspire, but this new root method is a bit overwhelming as I'm not too comfortable with what I'm doing.
If anyone is willing and has the time to help me out and go step by step with this I would really appreciate it.

thinkhope said:
Hello Everyone,
I decided to take the plunge and grab a One X today after giving it up back in June. I was pretty comfortable flashing and doing things through adb back when I had my Inspire, but this new root method is a bit overwhelming as I'm not too comfortable with what I'm doing.
If anyone is willing and has the time to help me out and go step by step with this I would really appreciate it.
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Not to sound like a d*ck but the process isn't too difficult, especially if you're familiar with adb. Go to the development section, find the root method for 2.20 and read, read, read. Read the op, read the comments, learn from others mistakes. The op has posted pretty detailed easy to follow directions and even a video. Follow everything step by step only after you have read through and comprehend the instructions. Follow them to the t and everything should go swimmingly. Best of luck.

filthyfnj24 said:
Not to sound like a d*ck but the process isn't too difficult, especially if you're familiar with adb. Go to the development section, find the root method for 2.20 and read, read, read. Read the op, read the comments, learn from others mistakes. The op has posted pretty detailed easy to follow directions and even a video. Follow everything step by step only after you have read through and comprehend the instructions. Follow them to the t and everything should go swimmingly. Best of luck.
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Thanks. Yeah I know. I've been reading for the past two hours and gaining a little more confidence. When I said familiar with adb, I'm talking the bare minimum like pushing a file and rebooting. When it comes to flashing a boot.img, that's where I become hesistant and would like some assistance. But I'm gonna keep reading until I feel comfortable. When you say video, are you referring to Hasoons video? Or is there another video?
Thanks again for your response.

hey man i never flashed anything before the exploit came out
because the one xl is my first android phone
just download the all in one tool from hasson2000
it does all the stuff up to the recovery
and its quite easy

thinkhope said:
Thanks. Yeah I know. I've been reading for the past two hours and gaining a little more confidence. When I said familiar with adb, I'm talking the bare minimum like pushing a file and rebooting. When it comes to flashing a boot.img, that's where I become hesistant and would like some assistance. But I'm gonna keep reading until I feel comfortable. When you say video, are you referring to Hasoons video? Or is there another video?
Thanks again for your response.
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Yeah, hasoons video in the op. I haven't watched it personally but I couldn't imagine a 12 minute video being in the op and be completely useless lol. And I would Google adb commands to freshen up. A few people will flame others for wanting to be "spoon fed" or have their hand held and to be honest I started to but then I realized we all started somewhere and xda is a community about helping others. That being said we all need to do our best at being self sufficient. Again, good luck and I hope you get rooted and rom'd and set your one x free!
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http://forums.team-nocturnal.com/showthread.php/1147
Xs just posted this. I'd be sure to shoot him a thanks.

lol Thanks filthyfnj24, i was just about to reply :good: