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New phone and New to xda developers!!

hello everyone! Well I dumped my iphone and moved on the the android world! I picked up a samsung galaxy s 4g and rooted it and in love already! I would like to get familiar on how to load new roms (Gingerbread) but don't know where to start! Where can i learn about roms, how they work, how to load them, and how to root them! Can someone point me to the information? I need to educate myself to the beastly phone of mine!! Any info will be great! I want to know the a-z on everything possible I'm totally confused! Thanks

Read the galaxy s 4g bible in the development section of this forum. Everything and I mean everything is there.
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Go on youtube.com/samsunggalaxys4gmods/ for tut on gingerbread
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try them all out... all the devs here are amazing! And this is coming from a noob too, being that this is the first time I flashed my sgs4g

Thanks guys for the info sucks being a noob! Anyways great forum, glad I dumped my iphone!
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[Q] Backed up ROM on Vibrant 3G installed on Vibrant 4G?

My husband has a Samsung Vibrant 3G, I rooted it and installed MIUI-NB_1.12.2_signed a few days ago and he really likes it. He just bought a used Samsung Vibrant 4G with the FFC on Craigslist today. Our question is if I make a ROM Manager backup of the current ROM on the 3G, can I install it on the 4G or is the hardware so different that it is impossible? Thanks for any feedback !!

Vibrant ain't sgs4g. Vibrant roms (nitpickers) brick sgs4g, ROM manager shouldn't allow flash work on sgs4g... ROM manager issue with sgs4g too.
Treat both phones/roms separately...
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Thanks !!
ok, off I go to root and install a fresh copy THANKS !!

Good luck with that no miui here...
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You did the right thing by asking first. If you need more help just go ahead and ask in this thread, plenty of people willing to help others who ask the right questions.

OK, we have decided to leave the OS virgin for now, no root and no custom ROM Maybe later we'll root at least. Thanks for the feedback and keep up the GREAT WORK !!
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So I know for future reference, what is the easiest and best application to root the 4G? I have quite a few downloaded when I rooted my husband's Vibrant 3G, such as SuperOneClick and Galaxy S One Click Root All Models. Which one do you recommend?

Depends if your on froyo or GB
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It's Froyo 2.2.1 It's probably a much better thing than being on Gingerbread to root, right? It's a PAIN in the badonkadonk to downgrade via ADB, been there done that twice with the MyTouch 4G's Successfully too, it was a huge learning curve though LOL

Eh it's the same really.just the method differ. For froyo you can find super one click 1.9 and use the PS nueter (sp?) Option just like you did with the vibrant.
are you planning on cwm recovery?
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yes, I know CWM pretty well since I started rooting MyTouch 4G's a couple of months ago, I find it easy to use and never had any problems on those particular phones. But then, the MyTouch 4G's are HTC phones, this is a Samsung and a completely different kind of breed If you have anything better and safer for rooting the Samsung Galaxy S 4G's, I'm all ears

You could hit the GB upgrade, root, and cwm all in one flash with my one click guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1422824
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Tell him it's ok that his phone isn't as good as yours/ours. Just once for me
If you decide on updating, 2.3.6 version is really smooth. There's a few ROMs around, just read up and follow any/all directions.
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development
this link is just what you need...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1213713

Why is this thread on development? Move it immediately.
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Chill out
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airfluip1 said:
Why is this thread on development? Move it immediately.
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Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Seriously dude you need to chill, or you can politely ask a mod to move it to q&a. This rudeness is not constructive nor is it helpful to anyone.
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Questions or Problems Should Not Be Posted in the Development Forum
Please Post in the Correct Forums and Read THIS
Moving to Q&A

ROM Question

Hey guys, I have a couple of questions and I am a newb here so please bear with me.
I had a friend of mine put the DlevROM on my phone and all the trimmings that go along with it. I was wondering how I could wipe my phone or try another ROM as I really like Dlev, but I haven't seen anything else to compare it to.
Can anyone point me in the right direction as to a guide / post to help me through switching ROMs on my phone once it's already been tampered with?
Thanks!
Edit: My main reason for wanting to try other ROMs is I would like to overclock my phone and even using CPU Master (Antutu) it won't let me go over the stock 1.2ghz. In addition, my WiFi and signal seem very wonky... which I am not sure if those are affected by the ROM itself. Any solution to these would be awesome.

If you want to overclock just flash the infusion gb kernel....I clocks to 1.6...
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1212485
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1293751
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Thanks dman!

Newbie

Hey my buddy just got. One of these yesterday... so ill have to teach him to root and flash... does this phone have unlocked bootloader? What rom are youvguys running?
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Before you teach him to root and flash, learn to search. This will help you too.
Start here: [REF] [HOW TO] [ROM Installation] Where to start?
By the way, the above thread is one of the six stickies on page 1 in Q&A.

Well this might be helpful for a complete newbie. I though find this response to be unhelpful. Maybe if I rephrase the main question... what are in your opinions the best roms currently running on this device? Search... lol.
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Oh just noticed the stickies thing... lighten up bro..
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What ROM is everyone running --> [Q] Poll: Which ROM are you using? 2/2012

zues wrks well fr me
i recommend u zeus 5.2 m using it its u can say the modified version of the stock rom with android 2.3.6 u get cool themes too
its very muck smooth, rooted,deodexed..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1412957:D:D

Zeus R3V CM7 MiUi Vagabond ...take your pic they're all great
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CM7 is my preference, but you can try them all, there's no charge.
CM7 Infuse - XDA Premium

Rogers i727r build.prop settings

Hi guys,
I've searched tirelessly for a copy of the Canadian Skyrockets stock ICS build.prop settings but to no avail. I'd decompile a rom on my pc but it's under the weather right now and I'd like to check the original settings before making any edits on the rom im running. Thanks in advance!
edit: Brilliant me, the actual question is does anyone have a copy and if so could you please share it? ...I swear im not illiterate...
Rob
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Is this what you were looking for? http://db.tt/KRgCtID9
By the way, I'm running stock rooted and deodexed.
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Yes indeed! You, sir, are a gentleman and a scholar. Thanks!
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