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Hey, guys, I feel very inadequate in here so I was wondering if anyone would be willing to Skype with me on how to root, flash, etc. on my phone. I ask for Skype because I truly know next to nothing in regards to this process. I vaguely understand what rooting does but I have never done any of it.
I have been patient with my g2x and am still on my original one(hoping that LG or TMO would do what was right by it's customers) but after the recent news that they "might" start doing internal testing after having pulled our legs with this whole "by summer" nonsense, I have decided to try to correct their mistakes for now.
Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks.
check out theunlockr.com....if you cant do it that way id suggest you dont try it
Rooting and flashing so easy even a http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9Dognr3BII&feature=related can do it.
laker666 said:
check out theunlockr.com....if you cant do it that way id suggest you dont try it
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Thanks. Yeah, I have checked them out and while they are thorough I am still a bit intimidated because I don't want to brick my phone.
here is a thread that will point you in all the right directions to getting the g2x rooted with clockwork so you can start flashing...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1060715
just a fair warning once you start you can never stop.
tq745 said:
here is a thread that will point you in all the right directions to getting the g2x rooted with clockwork so you can start flashing...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1060715
just a fair warning once you start you can never stop.
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Man, that's great guide. I think I have skimmed over it before. It seems so daunting, haha. Am I making a bigger deal of it than I should be?
gogoplata1980 said:
Man, that's great guide. I think I have skimmed over it before. It seems so daunting, haha. Am I making a bigger deal of it than I should be?
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You are. Why are you letting a phone scare you?
Really its a piece of cake this is my second device I've rooted.. I did my old mt3g slide (it was a little bit harder especially being a n00b) but yea just follow guides to the T as much as possible. Even at worse case scenario you should able to revert to exchange and stuff if you have a warranty and whatnot. Have faith and go balls out you wont regret it!! I'm hooked on rooting/flashing.
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gogoplata1980 said:
Man, that's great guide. I think I have skimmed over it before. It seems so daunting, haha. Am I making a bigger deal of it than I should be?
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dude listen just read it slowly and take your time u should be researching first before anything, i researched these forums for 7 months before i joined, but just take your time and if u need help ask, its really easy use tga gunmans guide for nvflash (putting recovery on your phone cwm), after u rooted it then always make a backup
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You are. Why are you letting a phone scare you?
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Ha, I figured. I'm not scared of the phone, I'm scared of not being able to use a brick.
sarni84 said:
dude listen just read it slowly and take your time u should be researching first before anything, i researched these forums for 7 months before i joined, but just take your time and if u need help ask, its really easy use tga gunmans guide for nvflash (putting recovery on your phone cwm), after u rooted it then always make a backup
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Are you volunteering help?
Yep, you've totally scared yourself. Don't worry, I did it with my G1. Read, read, read. Then use the one click great app to root your phone then use TGA's thread to put CWM recovery on it.
If you're gonna do this stuff you gotta trust that you know what you're doing (unless there's something you really don't understand). Else you'll never do it.
And I don't think I've seen a thread about a really bricked phone. So relax and use the source young Skywalker.
XDA Mobile
Easy, download AmonRA recovery and follow youtube video directions. pretty much, download amonra, put on sd card, insert sd card, Power down, then press powerbutton+volume down, brings you to hboot menu....then you look for hboot usb, press volume down, then youre rooted.
First 2 times in rootet, i did it with this htc legend, took a few hours and yet didn't work, but afterwards in went to theunlocker guide and piece of cake it was, i even have to tell im running @ 806 mhz stable, even if found the biggest stable clock on legend to 768 mhz good luck
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Ok, might take the plunge here in a few. Roughly how long does the whole process take?
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yea ill help and listen dont download amonra, thats for different non tegra2 phones, recovery do the nvflash way its the only way.....dont do rom manager either its whats called a fake flash and u can only get access to recovery thru the app, now if u go into a bootloop your screwed, and wont be able to turn your phone on or off u can pull battery but it does nothing cuz when u turn ur phone back on ur still bootlooping so this way if u nvflashed recovery (cwm) on your phone and u go into a bootloop u can get into recovery by holding power down and volume down and your in
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yea ill help and listen dont download amonra, thats for different non tegra2 phones, recovery do the nvflash way its the only way.....dont do rom manager either its whats called a fake flash and u can only get access to recovery thru the app, now if u go into a bootloop your screwed, and wont be able to turn your phone on or off u can pull battery but it does nothing cuz when u turn ur phone back on ur still bootlooping so this way if u nvflashed recovery (cwm) on your phone and u go into a bootloop u can get into recovery by holding power down and volume down and your in
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Thanks a ton, bro! I'm gonna try to root and then post in here every so often to show my progress/ask questions.
Do I need to take out my SD card before rooting?
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Do I need to take out my SD card before rooting?
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no u do not just go into ur settings go to applications then development and make sure usb debugging is checked then start the root process u need to install adb theres guides all over for that and install the lg drivers......oh and remember to reboot after u have it rooted for root to stick
sarni84 said:
no u do not just go into ur settings go to applications then development and make sure usb debugging is checked then start the root process u need to install adb theres guides all over for that and install the lg drivers......oh and remember to reboot after u have it rooted for root to stick
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Ok, I downloaded SuperOneClick(haven't ran it yet) but I want to make sure I dl'd the right one. I dl'd the last and biggest one offered. SuperOneClickv1.9.5-ShortFuse.Driver.rar
Is that the right one?
Does anyone know if this is possible? It's supposed to be as simple as one click and it roots the phone (which is what I wanna do.. keep it easy). For some reason, it was taking a while and it didn't work. I'm just guessing, but is it possible it might not work since 2.3 is relatively new? If that's the case, do I gotta go back to 2.2 for this to work or something like that? Or is there another app I can use that'll work just as easy on 2.3?
Any response is appreciated.
Thanks.
be prepared
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Does anyone know if this is possible? It's supposed to be as simple as one click and it roots the phone (which is what I wanna do.. keep it easy). For some reason, it was taking a while and it didn't work. I'm just guessing, but is it possible it might not work since 2.3 is relatively new? If that's the case, do I gotta go back to 2.2 for this to work or something like that? Or is there another app I can use that'll work just as easy on 2.3?
Any response is appreciated.
Thanks.
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no you can not root 2.3.3 at all. you will need to put recovery on and flash a prerooted rom from the development section. all instructions are there.
eagle1967 said:
no you can not root 2.3.3 at all. you will need to put recovery on and flash a prerooted rom from the development section. all instructions are there.
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Alright, thanks for the heads up. I'm not sure what you mean by put recovery on exactly (i've never rooted before), but i'm sure I can figure it out.
just make sure to read everything before you start
itslinx said:
Alright, thanks for the heads up. I'm not sure what you mean by put recovery on exactly (i've never rooted before), but i'm sure I can figure it out.
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just go to the development section and look at top theres a sticky and it walks you through everything its very easy. remember this may void your warranty.
there is a stock gingerbread only change is rooted.
eagle1967 said:
just go to the development section and look at top theres a sticky and it walks you through everything its very easy. remember this may void your warranty.
there is a stock gingerbread only change is rooted.
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Yeah, I found it after I read your last post. Appreciate it, thanks again.
Ok so I just got me a New samsung showcase. It came with 2.2 installed build number sch-i500.ee25. Ok so i find out about rooting and all this so i start researching all about it. Here is where i am. I rooted with SuperOneClick. Worked fine. I installed ROM manager to get the clockworkmod but it did not work so I used Odin to install clockworkmod. That worked fine. So at this point I decided i need to backup the stock ROM. I try this using ROM manager but no go. it reboots into clockworkmod and gives me the sd card not mounted stuff. So I read and read and read but i can't seam to find a solution to this problem. I know there other people that have had this problem. I have read through the step by step guides and i really see nothing on this. Anyone have any type of solution.
Running on stock 2.2 rom manager doesnt work. You will need to go into cwm by turning off phone, holding power,vol up and down at same time. after samsung blinks 2nd time let go of buttons and you will boot into recovery.
Thank you. I thought I tried that before but I guess i did something wrong. Worked that time. Now if my memory is correct from reading that will not back up two things. The kernel and something else. How do I back up the kernel? Or am I just not thinking correctly cause I have not had enough sleep.
Samsung Galaxy S with Cellular South
I had to have Kies Mini open and running on my computer to root my phone
First, Welcome!
Second, Download and familiarize yourself with a program called Odin. This phone is hard to brick. From nearly every situation you can flash back to stock with Odin.
Third, Showcase files are not common. Send me a PM and ill give you my email address. I can better help over email.
studdyhalllooser said:
This phone is hard to brick. From nearly every situation you can flash back to stock with Odin.
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Not true; that's what we call a false sense of security.
add144 said:
Not true; that's what we call a false sense of security.
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that is true. ive seen phones get restored that have been flashed with roms for other phones and wont even get past the samsung logo. he said nearly, I'm sure you can come up with some weird far out situation but don't try and scare the newbies off this early.
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sageDieu said:
don't try and scare the newbies off this early.
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What will scare newbies off is when they start flashing crazy **** for another phone in the Phone box in ODIN or something and can't fix it by just ODIN'ing like you guys are suggesting.
add144 said:
What will scare newbies off is when they start flashing crazy **** for another phone in the Phone box in ODIN or something and can't fix it by just ODIN'ing like you guys are suggesting.
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It's ok he's the only one still here so he'll have to help them.
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You say that but the fact that you said it means I'm not the only one.
Ooooohhhh someone's getting technicallllllllll
add144 said:
Ooooohhhh someone's getting technicallllllllll
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dang right
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Same phone
I have the exact same phone as you. I just rooted my phone for the first time yesterday and I am having trouble installing CWM. Can you explain to me how you used Odin to flash CWM. And after you flash CWM, is it possible to revert back to stock recovery? If so how?
I have completely screwed my phone. I have rooted and ROM'ed at least 5 Android phones in the past.
This one is simply ridiculous.
I have used ODIN and had no problems. Now when I flashed my rom through CWM it just flashes a Samsung screen.
I have redone everything 10 times I am doing everything correctly.
I have tried different ROMs different kernels, same thing every time.
I am lost, and need help PLEASE!
Did you flash a pit file? Repartitioning usually does the trick.
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Now that I've wiped my phone, how do I disable the voodoo lagfix without being able to do anything on the phone so I can install a ROM? This doesn't make sense to me.
ilovesoad said:
Did you flash a pit file? Repartitioning usually does the trick.
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I'm sorry I don't know what that is.
mjdato said:
I'm sorry I don't know what that is.
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Check out this thread for info on (and to get) the pit file.
I did this and now my phone will not boot up at all...
This phone is a total piece...
mjdato said:
This phone is a total piece...
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No, you just do not know what your doing, simple as that. Tons of people here and elsewhere have no problems. You haven't listed what roms and kernels you are trying. My guess is either using froyo rom with GB kernel or not using odin right, it's pretty easy to use but also easy to get wrong, I suggest actually taking some time to learn what to do and what everything is. It's evident you are very impatient by your constant posts in this thread and their content which implies you didn't take the proper time to research what you are doing and how it all works. With some actual useful information like rom and kernel we could probably help
I've been researching this phone and the tools for a week now, and started this process at 1PM, so no im not impatient.
This phone is a piece. It was bad when it came out and it still is crap. I've rooted, Rom'ed and modded every Android phone I've ever had with no issue. Different carriers, different manufacturer's. Never had an issue.
Now, thanks for the lecture Dad, if you have any insight as to why my phone will not boot up after flashing the pit file it would be much appreciated, if not, troll somewheres else.
Thanks!
mjdato said:
if you have any insight as to why my phone will not boot up after flashing the pit file it would be much appreciated, if not, troll somewheres else.
Thanks!
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Are you drunk? Maybe try again when you sober up?
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What roms and kernals have you tried?
Are you making sure that you are using the PDA option in Odin instead of phone?
Are you using the PIT option with the right boxes checked/unchecked?
Give us a little more insight on what you have done and what you are trying to do and we will do our best to help you out.
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mjdato said:
I've been researching this phone and the tools for a week now, and started this process at 1PM, so no im not impatient.
This phone is a piece. It was bad when it came out and it still is crap. I've rooted, Rom'ed and modded every Android phone I've ever had with no issue. Different carriers, different manufacturer's. Never had an issue.
Now, thanks for the lecture Dad, if you have any insight as to why my phone will not boot up after flashing the pit file it would be much appreciated, if not, troll somewheres else.
Thanks!
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If you have been researching this phone for weeks wouldn't you have known if it were a piece of #### before you bought it? So far I like the phone very light and reliable. Definitely needs root though the original software is terrible.
jfl14609 said:
If you have been researching this phone for weeks wouldn't you have known if it were a piece of #### before you bought it? So far I like the phone very light and reliable. Definitely needs root though the original software is terrible.
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If I'm not mistaken when you use a pit file you have to Odin a new rom right after. It wipes everything off the partitions.but I've only used a pit one time so may be wrong . The first few times I flashed this phone I had problems but eventually I caught everything that usually causes a problem. And I was just like you, had been flashing evo, incredible and hero for a long time with no problem. But Samsung gave me a headache. But i was stuck in a bootloop and nothing would flash. I ran the pit then flashed a new tar file and she booted up fine
Didn't mean to quote that post. Oops
Please use the Q&A Forum for questions Thanks
Moving to Q&A
It was given to me by my job. I didn't have a choice if I wanted my bill paid for every month.
Ok, so I have tried:
0808_charge_overclock
NAMELESS_Kernel_Cleanup_Script
ROMS i have tried:
Altered BeastAlpha 5
Eclipse_TW4_v1.1
humble50_rc2
At this point it will not charge or boot up into anything so I'm not sure if it's even recoverable right now....where should I even start?
mkarps said:
Are you drunk? Maybe try again when you sober up?
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I truly wish I was. LOL
mjdato said:
Ok, so I have tried:
0808_charge_overclock
NAMELESS_Kernel_Cleanup_Script
ROMS i have tried:
Altered BeastAlpha 5
Eclipse_TW4_v1.1
humble50_rc2
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Well since u partitioned with the pit. Ur phone is sitting there with nothing on it. No rom, no kernel,recovery etc. So i know humble 5 wont work cuz it doesn't include a kernel. Humble 4 will however work. It includes a kernel and a recovery .have u did everything in the "Hoe to fix your phone "thread on top of development section?
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At this point it will not charge or boot up into anything so I'm not sure if it's even recoverable right now....where should I even start?
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I've had problems at times getting my phone into download mode. Just gonna toss some stuff out there as I'm sure there are people that know more than me. Is there anyway you can have a charged or extra battery charged? I would hmm uninstall the samsung drivers etc..or atleast re install so your phone is recognized when you plug it in the usb. So you can get your phone into download mode and Odin doesnt see it? Have you followed the directions in the stickys on the Dev page to a T? Im sure you have tried all usb ports,different cable, hell different computer. If you still can't get it back up as many have posted they haven't seen to many totally bricked phones I would love to have something to just play around with. If you dont have insurance and cant get it exchanged let me know. Pretty sure though more people will chime in and get things working though.
Soft Bricked my phone yesterday by overlooking a most likely common mistake. I flashed CLM Recovery but accidently selected the wrong model UGHHH! Now I get the T Mobile Screen and I can get into download mode, thats it. I am aware of this Vibrant AIO ToolBox but Im not sure how it works and I am aware of ODIN which I have also never used. I downloaded ODIN and it does recognize my device. It looks pretty simple to use although I may be wrong. One of my major problems is I can not download any Stock OS Roms because the range at about 200mb and I am currently staying with a relative that has dial up. I dont know if I could get something faster through email. What I would like is step by step instructions on how to get my phone back to stock or somewhat functional. Any help would be greatly appreciated as we all know how hard it can be without your phone. Thanks, J
Samsung Galaxy S 4G ((ROOTED))
SGH-T959V
GingerBread 2.3.6 (Installed Stock)
T-Mobile USA
Capablities: Download Mode
jlwarner687 said:
Soft Bricked my phone yesterday by overlooking a most likely common mistake. I flashed CLM Recovery but accidently selected the wrong model UGHHH! Now I get the T Mobile Screen and I can get into download mode, thats it. I am aware of this Vibrant AIO ToolBox but Im not sure how it works and I am aware of ODIN which I have also never used. I downloaded ODIN and it does recognize my device. It looks pretty simple to use although I may be wrong. One of my major problems is I can not download any Stock OS Roms because the range at about 200mb and I am currently staying with a relative that has dial up. I dont know if I could get something faster through email. What I would like is step by step instructions on how to get my phone back to stock or somewhat functional. Any help would be greatly appreciated as we all know how hard it can be without your phone. Thanks, J
Samsung Galaxy S 4G ((ROOTED))
SGH-T959V
GingerBread 2.3.6 (Installed Stock)
T-Mobile USA
Capablities: Download Mode
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all you rlly have to do is re-root is or do the steps you did to update it,just follow this video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyKYUlnpYqI&feature=plcp
stefelz said:
all you rlly have to do is re-root is or do the steps you did to update it,just follow this video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyKYUlnpYqI&feature=plcp
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People with bricked phones shouldn't give advice. I am supposed to help you on teamview and was going to message you when I was done eating and now I see you giving outdated advice to someone
OK, the bandwidth thing is going to be a challenge. I don't have all the answers, but one question is "Do you have a 'nandroid' backup from before you flashed?"
If so, you might be able to get away with just flashing a kernel with the same kind of recovery that made the backup (I'm guessing ClockworkMod recovery?), get into recovery, and restore your backup. Kernels are a lot "lighter" than ROMs, 5-8 MB typically. Still a long haul on a modem, but better than 150-200 MB!
I personally use Heimdall, not ODIN. I find the "one-click" collection good for getting a phone back into a usable state.
From that collection, AntonX-Basic_with_a_twist-v1.1.0-NO_OC_UV is 18.7 MB, and that includes what you need to install, assuming you have Java (~16 MB, I believe) and the Microsoft C++ executables (4.8 MB) already. You'll want to make sure I suggested the right kernel for the backup you have.
Another question is do you have a "good" ROM or kernel on your microSD? You might be able to unzip it on your PC and find boot.img and then install it with stand-alone Heimdall (9.6 MB, with the same caveats about Java and C++ libraries).
There's always the local coffee house with "FREE Wifi!" if you have laptop with a WiFi card.
stefelz said:
all you rlly have to do is re-root is or do the steps you did to update it,just follow this video
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getochkn said:
People with bricked phones shouldn't give advice. I am supposed to help you on teamview and was going to message you when I was done eating and now I see you giving outdated advice to someone
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ROTFL.
The best quote ever
getochkn said:
People with bricked phones shouldn't give advice.
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So what have we learned today???
getochkn said:
People with bricked phones shouldn't give advice.
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Again just in case you missed it
getochkn said:
People with bricked phones shouldn't give advice.
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And one final time
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People with bricked phones shouldn't give advice.
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First download KC1 clean up HERE This will contain the pit, csc, pda and everyting you need to get you phone opperational.
To get into download .... remove the battery and usb cable. Then, WHILE holding vol + and vol- put the battery in and plug in the cable. Afterwards you should get a screen asking you if you want to enter download mode. Press vol + for yes and then you get a screen saying------> Downloading Do not turn off target
Finally upgrade to KC6(i think) which is 2.3.6 ---->Get it Here<----- It is stock....with all the tmobile bloatware
This should get your phone to work..... oh yea obvously you need odin
Root using super one click
Done!
If you want custom roms go here, it will tell you how to install a custom kernel WITH Clockwork Mod recovery installed, CREATE A NANDROID BACKUP FIRST. Then download any rom you want here and put it on your sd card...Finally install it using CMR
If anything goes wrong use the nandroid you created
STOP you only have four posts and have stated you flashed all kinds of wrong stuff on your phone...you also are telling him the hardest longest way to get fixed. No need to flash all that.