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[Q] Confused!!!!

I am a total noob..sry folks but there are so many forums that it only confused me more. I just bought a While Samsung Galacy S2 from Sprint.
Model : SPH-D710
Android version : 2.3.6
Kernel version : 2.6.35.7-SPH-D710.EL29-CL852097
My question should I be looking for information on rooting the phone in the Samsung Galaxy S2 4G.
Also can I get simple instructions on how to root. The couple of stickys on this forum say, you should have root.....
Just want to start from the basics,
1/ how to root the phone
2/ install Odin (or is this used only for rooting)
3/ CWM mentioned everywhere what is the purpose and when do I install
4/ I would also like to try the new ROM's
5/ How, when and what to use to backup the original phone before attempting the above.
Hope this does not sound so stupid, I will continue to browse the forums.
Thanks.

First I wouldn't flash anything from this particular forum as this is strictly for Samsung galaxy s 4g phones NO OTHERS!
FAILING TO HEED THIS WARNING COULD RESULT IN A BRICKED HANDSET!
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You want to be here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1281
That's the forum for your phone. Check it out, it should have all the info you need.

Best advice... READ. This is wrong forum. See? Start with that.

thanks putsome.that helps. much appreciate responses.

Please use the Q&A Forum for questions &
Read the Forum Rules Ref Posting
Moving to Q&A

hey need help

hey guys , i just got a SGS4G sgh t959v , IS THIS THE RIGHT FORUM FOR THIS DEVICE ? how can i install CMW my device is rooted

Yes sir it is, you should post in the question and answer forum. How did you root your phone? I would follow the one click method from Beduhaven (I totally butchered the name) then flash whatever ROM you want after.
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Post in the Q&A section.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1480418
read through this, it should answer your questions

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Depends if you're on 2.2 or 2.3 as to how to install cwm read thru Jules or lumin30 guides and ull be good

where can I Ask to get the 10 posts

Please can any tellme where can I post and contribuiting to the forums ( not do spam ) but in order to get my 10 posts and ask in my correct forum ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1763195&highlight=rom) because in this post I need to do a question and I cant.
My phone Samsung Galaxy Sky rocket has trouble when I flash a room, and I need to know a few things..
please any can help to me to know how to post in correct forum and pass the 10 posts ? thanks and apologizme if I post this in wrong forum...

Hallo new xda user,
When you are on the xda home, you press forums and than you can choose from several categories if i'm right.
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Welcome new user. Just post in the proper areas and you should be fine.
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For a novice post to the general or q&a forums.

Have you tried using the search functionality? It's likely others have experienced the same problem as you and the question has already been answered somewhere

peg20 said:
Have you tried using the search functionality? It's likely others have experienced the same problem as you and the question has already been answered somewhere
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ok. I understood. many many thanks for all who repply this post.. !!!

Welcome

Just so you know, questions ARE NOT meant to go into the development threads. Those are for bug reports only..NOT QUESTIONS. This is part of the reasoning behind needing 10 posts. It is in the hopes that you will learn these things first. There is a Q&A forum for questions.

lowandbehold said:
Just so you know, questions ARE NOT meant to go into the development threads. Those are for bug reports only..NOT QUESTIONS. This is part of the reasoning behind needing 10 posts. It is in the hopes that you will learn these things first. There is a Q&A forum for questions.
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Mr. I understand what you mean... maybe Iam write the wrong words.. its not a question what I need to do, its a bug on that room what I installed on my samsung skyrocket... and because have that bug on my phone I need to put a repply so maybe the room developer fix that bug.... however.. thanks for your repply . . .

Was wondering the same question too..

Heya
mee too.

Mods need to close this thread, else it will become another one of those "I want 10 posts, so I'll get them from here" threads...

So just posting in the general section is how you get to the 10 post limit. Is what I understand.
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boni7010 said:
Please can any tellme where can I post and contribuiting to the forums ( not do spam ) but in order to get my 10 posts and ask in my correct forum ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1763195&highlight=rom) because in this post I need to do a question and I cant.
My phone Samsung Galaxy Sky rocket has trouble when I flash a room, and I need to know a few things..
please any can help to me to know how to post in correct forum and pass the 10 posts ? thanks and apologizme if I post this in wrong forum...
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Questions are not posted in the development sub sections of specific device's forums. They are posted in the Q&A sections.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1399
See here.....this is a view of all the sub sections for the SkyRocket. Ask questions in Q&A.

Why cant i ask questions or write?

Sooo im not really new to xda i was a member a while ago but forgot my password nd everything so i had to make a new one..now with this new account i cant ask questions or write to devs in the development part..all i can do is thank them..i remember we were able to ask questions and write our feelings about the roms and such without having to be a member for a certain period of time..i guess what im asking is how am i suppose to ask questions and get answers when i need help if i cant write because imma "noob"??...which im not..thnx in advance.
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TheManOfMen said:
Sooo im not really new to xda i was a member a while ago but forgot my password nd everything so i had to make a new one..now with this new account i cant ask questions or write to devs in the development part..all i can do is thank them..i remember we were able to ask questions and write our feelings about the roms and such without having to be a member for a certain period of time..i guess what im asking is how am i suppose to ask questions and get answers when i need help if i cant write because imma "noob"??...which im not..thnx in advance.
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You need to make like 10 posts in non development threads before you can post in the development section.

TheManOfMen said:
Sooo im not really new to xda i was a member a while ago but forgot my password nd everything so i had to make a new one..now with this new account i cant ask questions or write to devs in the development part..all i can do is thank them..i remember we were able to ask questions and write our feelings about the roms and such without having to be a member for a certain period of time..i guess what im asking is how am i suppose to ask questions and get answers when i need help if i cant write because imma "noob"??...which im not..thnx in advance.
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Just go around and give a simple thank you to all the Devs in the general section. You'll be at 10 posts before you know it. I had the same problem as you did. Now all is well
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Or just be helpful to the community for 10 posts.
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You only got 8 more posts to go!
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Right?
I have been lurking for years, but only recently did I obtain anything useful to say, but it would not allow me to. So when I went to post on the thread I was like,
RAAAAAAGGGGGEEE!!!!!!
But I suppose it would not hurt the forums out to have a few miscellaneous general discussion posts.

This is your answer:
Please read forum rules before posting
Questions and help issues go in Q&A
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I too am frustrated by the 10 post rule - I'd be happy to help out answering questions if I knew what I was doing enough to contribute, but I don't. How am I supposed to learn if I can't ask questions? Just doesn't really make sense to me . . .

jkrueger2020 said:
I too am frustrated by the 10 post rule - I'd be happy to help out answering questions if I knew what I was doing enough to contribute, but I don't. How am I supposed to learn if I can't ask questions? Just doesn't really make sense to me . . .
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You can help and ask questions...in the Q/A section. We all had to do it so it's not like you're the first to be saddled with these limitations.
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SlimSnoopOS said:
You can help and ask questions...in the Q/A section. We all had to do it so it's not like you're the first to be saddled with these limitations.
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Guess I assumed this forum wasn't really designed for questions regarding rooting the phone. I pictured it more as a troubleshooting section / more general forum and thought questions regarding rooting a phone were for the developer thread. Perhaps I got my wires crossed

jkrueger2020 said:
Guess I assumed this forum wasn't really designed for questions regarding rooting the phone. I pictured it more as a troubleshooting section / more general forum and thought questions regarding rooting a phone were for the developer thread. Perhaps I got my wires crossed
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Oh nah Q/A is perfect for all GSIII questions haha I guarantee if you post a new thread about anything that is not your developed rom/mod/kernel in either dev section, you'll be met with a lot of negativity. I'm not even joking. A good tip to know is: when in doubt, post it in the Q/A section. Typically post in a developer thread if you're reporting bugs or helping someone else in that thread similar to what I'm doing right now with you. Only create a new thread in either development section if you developed something and want to share it.
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[Q] Help to upgrate HTC Inspire 4G OS

Hello,
Im new to this subject and i want to upgrade my OS to ICS or to a better one.
can you please help me to do that?
phone is not rooted.
thanks!!

Amila0330 said:
Hello,
Im new to this subject and i want to upgrade my OS to ICS or to a better one.
can you please help me to do that?
phone is not rooted.
thanks!!
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Wrong section, question answered million times before....a bad beguinning in these forums. Try following the rules that you agreed with when you signed in.
Read this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2168500

Your post has been relocated to the appropriate section.
1) Please read the forum rules prior to posting. These can be found HERE
2) There are many YouTube videos on the subject you have inquired about. Please search Google for a few of these to get yourself prepared.
Look HERE
Once you have done this, I'm sure you will still have questions. The section you posted in was wrong, that was for themes and apps. When you are ready, click on THIS link and click on the section Inspire 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting
Thank you