I need help/advice. I recently tried to update my Samsung Infuse to gingerbread and bricked it. AT&T reinstalled the original software and said I should try again. It bricked again. AT&T then gave me a new Infuse, but with the old software. I tried again to update and it bricked also. Then AT&T gave me a new Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket.
I'd love to root this phone like I did with the infuse, but I'm really reluctant to try anything after the above experience! If I try to root, how much risk of bricking am I taking? Are there ways to recover if I brick it short of going back to AT&T? What's the best method to use to root?
Thanx in advance for the advice/help!!
jrjmpls said:
I need help/advice. I recently tried to update my Samsung Infuse to gingerbread and bricked it. AT&T reinstalled the original software and said I should try again. It bricked again. AT&T then gave me a new Infuse, but with the old software. I tried again to update and it bricked also. Then AT&T gave me a new Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket.
I'd love to root this phone like I did with the infuse, but I'm really reluctant to try anything after the above experience! If I try to root, how much risk of bricking am I taking? Are there ways to recover if I brick it short of going back to AT&T? What's the best method to use to root?
Thanx in advance for the advice/help!!
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If it's a hard brick the only option other than att is mobiletechvideos jtag service. Read the stickies and search the forum before posting new threads. This should get you started.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1340526
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1342348
If it were me, I would flash the ucld2 Odin one click.exe first. It is very stable and smooth. Then root that baby. There's always gonna be a risk of bricking. I've even has stock phones that seemed to brick outta no where. If you stay in the skyrocket section and only flash zips for our device, the risk of bricking is minimal, but there's always that possibility. Good luck too ya
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Hi all,
I'm noob here and i was wondering if anyone know where to get the at&t Stock
ROM. I flashed mine and can't get any other ROM to work on it. please, if you
know any ROM that would work or worked on yours, point me ! Steps on how to
do it, is a big help.
Thank you in advanced
i saw your post over in the i777 forums indicating that you had a skyrocket.
WHICH DEVICE DO YOU HAVE?
this forum section is for the i727 SKYROCKET
if you have a i777 it DOES NOT HAVE A SKYROCKET moniker.
if you dont even know what device you have, you should probably figure that out. its not hard to figure out just by looking at some google images, or even take the battery out and look at the model number.
you seriously shouldnt even be flashing a damn thing to your phone if you have no idea what device you have.....
Pirateghost said:
If you don't even know what device you have, you should probably figure that out. It's not hard to figure out just by looking at some Google images, or even take the battery out and look at the model number.
You seriously shouldn't even be flashing a damn thing to your phone if you have no idea what device you have.....
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Or just looking at the "About phone" menu in "Settings."
I'm afraid he's right about you're not quite being up to "flash speed." But... the necessary information and knowledge is not hard to come by. Spend a few days reading before bricking your phone. It's worth taking the time.
Wow..........not sure what else.to say just wow.
At least he admitted to being a noob.
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Wow... This place is called xda DEVELOPERS for a reason.
IMO an IQ test should be a necessary part of becoming a member
If you have the skyrocket. I727 then the stock tar can be found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1342348
Make sure you do infact have the skyrocket I727 before attempting to flash this though.
is there an att stock file please.
I looked but couldn't find one
privatewarrior1 said:
is there an att stock file please.
I looked but couldn't find one
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guess you couldnt read the post above huh?
this section is the skyrocket i727, not the i777. any files you find in this section will brick an i777....you have been warned. now go read
All I want to do is root my GS3, so I can have access over what apps phone home. I'm tired of all the bloatware and adds, so I think it's time to just bite the bullet and root. As of right now I don't want to flash any roms, I just want control over my phone. I guess regardless of if I stop at root or flash custom roms, then my warranty has been compromised, so I might as well just go all out???. I worry about the warranty. Every phone I've ever had I've had to warranty at least once or twice. I've read TONS of posts where Verizon doesn't check for root, they just care if you send the malfunctioning phone back. This has prompted me to root and enjoy my phone.
I'm coming from a Fascinate, which I rooted when it was on 2.2, but after the 2.3 update it was much more complicated, so I didn't persue it.
I understand Jelly Bean will be coming out soon, would you guys recommend rooting now or waiting until JB comes out?
I found this guide, which looks like I just need to follow sections 1 and 2:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1762709
I also found other guides, root with odin and root without odin, what's the difference, why 2 methods?
I honestly wouldn't hold your breath for jelly bean coming to verizon sgs3 soon. Verizon is absolutely terrible at releasing updates. The Galaxy Nexus doesn't even have JB yet!! I would just root now and go for it. You'll be able to flash a custom JB rom wayyyy before verizon ever gets the official JB out.
You should read the guide about posting in the proper forums
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Wrong forum bud. There are plenty of threads on this too... Ask in the q & a section.
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Sorry, I mean to put it in the QA section.
READ FORUM RULES AND STICKIES BEFORE POSTING!
Development is for developers to post threads!
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vetteguy112233 said:
All I want to do is root my GS3, so I can have access over what apps phone home. I'm tired of all the bloatware and adds, so I think it's time to just bite the bullet and root. As of right now I don't want to flash any roms, I just want control over my phone. I guess regardless of if I stop at root or flash custom roms, then my warranty has been compromised, so I might as well just go all out???. I worry about the warranty. Every phone I've ever had I've had to warranty at least once or twice. I've read TONS of posts where Verizon doesn't check for root, they just care if you send the malfunctioning phone back. This has prompted me to root and enjoy my phone.
I'm coming from a Fascinate, which I rooted when it was on 2.2, but after the 2.3 update it was much more complicated, so I didn't persue it.
I understand Jelly Bean will be coming out soon, would you guys recommend rooting now or waiting until JB comes out?
I found this guide, which looks like I just need to follow sections 1 and 2:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1762709
I also found other guides, root with odin and root without odin, what's the difference, why 2 methods?
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The Odin method came first, right away when the phone was released. The without odin method is probably preferable, because you don't have to worry about putting custom software on your phone (the odin method uses a rooted image - the other uses an exploit in the software, I believe). In either case, you should be able to Odin back to stock unrooted if you ever needed to use your warranty. If you decide to root, you should probably stop any future updates from Verizon, as that can cause weird things to happen.
Hope this reply is helpful.
if you have a mac or linux follow section 1 of my guide...If your using windows then follow section 2. Really simple!!!!!!
you should root now, do it before VZW changes the phone or modifies the bootloader in such a way that you cant unlock it with the current method.
This is a good guide
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1762709
Pick the method you are most comfortable with. Personally I don't like using tools that are just one click because I like to know what I am doing to the phone step by step but some people love the simplicity of one click or tool based rooting.
The vzw Sgt3 casual tool has stuck me gold. I do believe it's the best thing since sliced bread
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WOW that was easy, I don't know what I was so worried about. THANKS AGAIN EVERYBODY!
Hi brother. I would like to flash my phone to install S4 Pure Style.
I have a Galaxy SIII.
Model : GT-I9300
Official JB 4.1.2
Baseband : I9300XXEMA5
Kernel version : 3.0.31-1160235
Version number : JZ054K.I9300XXEMD3
SuperSu v1.34
CWM Manager v3.60
I wonder if there is no risk that I brick my phone
There is always a risk when flashing anything to your phone. Also beware that by unlocking + rooting your phone, you most probably have already voided your warranty, so if it does indeed get bricked, Samsung cannot help you.
That said, if you read everything before you flash, and are careful and use the search tool, you most likely will be successful in flashing whatever you want to your phone. All it takes is a little patience and knowledge.
rohan32 said:
There is always a risk when flashing anything to your phone. Also beware that by unlocking + rooting your phone, you most probably have already voided your warranty, so if it does indeed get bricked, Samsung cannot help you.
That said, if you read everything before you flash, and are careful and use the search tool, you most likely will be successful in flashing whatever you want to your phone. All it takes is a little patience and knowledge.
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Thanks you. I have flash successfully
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pure s4 v4
hy do you have heating andbattery draining issues with pure s4 rom v4 ?
I bought a LG G2X from someone and they failed to tell me the phone was rooted, I have no clue what to do with a rooted phone and honestly I don't care to have that access. Could someone please help me unroot this phone. I know enough about cell phones since I did sell them. When I got the phone it was in safe mode, I rebooted it and did a wipe of the phone and seen that it had superuser on it. I have all the information with the phone but not sure what to do so that I can update this device. PLEASE HELP! I can't afford to brick the phone at this moment since I have no clue what I'm doing. Thank you.
I'll tell you off the bat I do not know how to unroot this device. I will also tell you that this phone is worth its weight in sh*t if its not rooted. If you do a little reading around the stickies you'll see this phone is nearly impossible to hard brick. Most of the time a full wipe and reflash or nandroid save fixes the worst of issues. We have had some amazing developers create awesome software for this device that I think you would love to experience.
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Thank you, the only reason i want to unroot is since I can't update my phone it keeps turning off for no reason and sometimes it will take 15 minutes to place a call, I need to shut it off or do a battery pull all the time for the phone to function, thank you very very much for your info I greatly appreciate it I'm thinking it over or I need to figure out how to upgrade while rooted
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When you say "upgrade" do you mean the software on the phone or upgrading to a new phone in general? If you do some searching you can find some stock unrooted roms that you can flash I believe. If I were you I would flash vanilla Cyanogen Mod 7. It is the most stable ROM for this device and offers wonderful customization options. The only thing that will not work is blue tooth calling. You can find the latest nightly build at get.cm. If you wish to make battery life better there are great developers for this device who have manufactured some awesome kernels that can be overclocked and undervolted. I'm currently running CM7 with Trinity's MAX 1500 kernel overclocked to 1.2mhz and undervolted across the board. I get amazing battery life and buttery smooth performance.
Use ROM for recovery nvflash method to return to stock. Then you can update either OTA or using the kdz method.
Edit: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1248644
[ROM] ROM for recovery G2X under the NVFLASH
The noob says:
In the absence of a valid argument, 2+1=3 may be used to explain why the g2x did not get the ICS update!
Un rooting LG G2
Hello,
I am new to the whole rooting and Roms on android phones, but I need a bit of help, a friend of mine rooted my LG g2
And the phone was working fine for a couple of days until now. Right now the phone is not responding I can't get any texts or make phone calls it says error 16 . What can I do? Please help.
No idea, this is the t-mobile lg G2X forum. You have the LG G2. Here's a link to the correct forum:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g2
Good luck.
Okay i just got a galaxy s3 because i have practically been on the fascinate my whole life, Flashed the life out of it and to this day its 100%. I want to root, and flash roms to my s3, but i have came across many threads and such and i really cant afford to ruin this phone, its like 3 days old lol. I am used to Odin, but that was the fascinate... I am on 4.1.2 and the Baseband version is I535VRBMF1 (what my phone was shipped with). Someone help me asap! i am very eager to make this phone sweet! its been out for awhile now so i suppose someone will know how to do this.
..P.s i have found bootloader unlock files for other 4.1.2, but i was about to start odin and realized it wasnt the same. Please get back with me asap.
kirkwoodlucas said:
Okay i just got a galaxy s3 because i have practically been on the fascinate my whole life, Flashed the life out of it and to this day its 100%. I want to root, and flash roms to my s3, but i have came across many threads and such and i really cant afford to ruin this phone, its like 3 days old lol. I am used to Odin, but that was the fascinate... I am on 4.1.2 and the Baseband version is I535VRBMF1 (what my phone was shipped with). Someone help me asap! i am very eager to make this phone sweet! its been out for awhile now so i suppose someone will know how to do this.
..P.s i have found bootloader unlock files for other 4.1.2, but i was about to start odin and realized it wasnt the same. Please get back with me asap.
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Read all the sticky threads in the development section before you do anything. You'll answer all your questions and learn more stuff unique to this phone.
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BadUsername said:
Read all the sticky threads in the development section before you do anything. You'll answer all your questions and learn more stuff unique to this phone.
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i cant seem to find it or what im looking for.
kirkwoodlucas said:
i cant seem to find it or what im looking for.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2079399
Read through imei backing up, casual root method, and how to root your galaxy s3 and more for generalized flashing methods. If you have any questions after reading through those feel free to ask.
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Your best way to root and unlock the bootloader is the Casual method. It roots, unlocks and even installs a recovery like CWM or TWRP. However read up a bit. It's always good to get somewhat knowledgeable before barreling into something.
Make sure to read and understand the "Comprehensive IMEI/EFS Backup" section (on the link that BadUsername provided). I've never had an issue with this but I read sob storied all the time about people who didn't back up and had issues.