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2 basic questions. I'm running an atrix 2 right now but have been looking at this phone. I like the way Motorola runs android, and I remember having an epic 4g and I didn't like it. So obviously I don't wanna go stock, is the bootloader locked? And how good are the ROMs that have been released? Any input is greatly appreciated
A far as out community its awesome devs are nice, roms are smooth no major issues. samsungs are easy to root and UN root plus using Odin is super easy if you're soft bricked
I use nexusmod4 btw
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unlocked bootloader, and rooting is easy. Good rom support and devs are really good. No ics support as we wait for an official release, but in the mean time work is being done from scratch by jo and others in an aosp release
Sounds good, you guys respond fast too, I like it there's no way to hard brick is there? Lol happened once to me with the first atrix -.-
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There's a forum about it something about Qualcomm recovery and unable to get out without Samsung it can be jtagged for 50
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droid512 said:
There's a forum about it something about Qualcomm recovery and unable to get out without Samsung it can be jtagged for 50
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there's a forum on preventing that though right? I'm guessing it happens if you try to downgrade?
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there's a forum on preventing that though right? I'm guessing it happens if you try to downgrade?
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People here are bricking their phones by flashing ROMS for other devices or restoring a backup from a different phone that they saved, and some have checked repartition in Odin which is a big NO NO. That's what mostly is going on here for an unfortunate few. If you read and follow instructions, you'll have a pleasant time.
Edit: Don't feel bad, I bricked an Atrix the first day I got it. I did learn to read more before attempting unlocking BL and rooting.
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Ok,
I'm trying to Unroot my phone and I've looked all around, including outside of XDA and I cannot find a fix. The K0nane method is a no go. Everytime I run it through ODIN it fails, giving me the DL screen of death on my phone. (phone----caution-----computer) I have to reflash the CWM .zip and it works again.
Can someone please PLEASE point me in the direction of a comprehensive unroot method? It would be greatly appreciated.
(yes I've looked, I've searched, I've combed, I cannot find anything that works for my Skyrocket.)
Any idea why Odin method doesn't work? Try the tar from sammy. Try a different version of Odin. Try a different computer or USB slot. Theres no reason it shouldn't work. Maybe reinstall drivers. Have you tried all that? :thumbup:
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Have you Odin'ed the .tar from sammobile.com yet? It will take you back to original 2.3.5 unrooted and 3e recovery. Seems you are comfortable with Odin. Your phone will be unrooted. Make a backup of calls, schedules, messages and etc. With Kies then restore after you flash back to stock. You will have to redownload all of your apps. If you had a nandroid of 2.3.5 you could restore it then use the zergrush exploit to unroot.
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Is it an sgsii or a sgsii skyrocket?
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Ok,
I'm trying to Unroot my phone and I've looked all around, including outside of XDA and I cannot find a fix. The K0nane method is a no go. Everytime I run it through ODIN it fails, giving me the DL screen of death on my phone. (phone----caution-----computer) I have to reflash the CWM .zip and it works again.
Can someone please PLEASE point me in the direction of a comprehensive unroot method? It would be greatly appreciated.
(yes I've looked, I've searched, I've combed, I cannot find anything that works for my Skyrocket.)
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if u want to return to stock read this, the whole op http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1652398
to just unroot u can try this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1726445&highlight=deleteing+su+unroot
"yes I've looked, I've searched, I've combed, I cannot find anything that works for my Skyrocket" , did u really?
gorealmighty said:
Ok,
I'm trying to Unroot my phone and I've looked all around, including outside of XDA and I cannot find a fix. The K0nane method is a no go. Everytime I run it through ODIN it fails, giving me the DL screen of death on my phone. (phone----caution-----computer) I have to reflash the CWM .zip and it works again.
Can someone please PLEASE point me in the direction of a comprehensive unroot method? It would be greatly appreciated.
(yes I've looked, I've searched, I've combed, I cannot find anything that works for my Skyrocket.)
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Make sure your phone is connected via USB at moment you place the phone into firmware update (download mode) konane tar and Odin should work I hope that this is mistake you are making and that it works out for you mate.
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Make sure the phone is hooked up to the computer and then do the same step you would do to place the phone into recovery mode, without the USB cable connected your phone will not go into download mode. Make sure none of the boxes on the top are checked in.
Hey thanks guys, i'm looking into all of this asap. I appreciate all.the responses as soon as i'm back to a computer thanks to all.
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Odds are if it doesn't work for your skyrocket means you are doing it wrong . Odin failing can happen for a variety of reasons. Bad usb cable, not using a Motherboard usb port on PC (if desktop use rear USB ports, don't use any adapters or external USB hubs), not using Download mode. Just to be sure run ODIN as admin. Plenty of references in general and Q&A.
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Hey thanks guys, i'm looking into all of this asap. I appreciate all.the responses as soon as i'm back to a computer thanks to all.
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If Odin's still a problem try triplexkush's Kies method.
gorealmighty said:
Ok,
I'm trying to Unroot my phone and I've looked all around, including outside of XDA and I cannot find a fix. The K0nane method is a no go. Everytime I run it through ODIN it fails, giving me the DL screen of death on my phone. (phone----caution-----computer) I have to reflash the CWM .zip and it works again.
Can someone please PLEASE point me in the direction of a comprehensive unroot method? It would be greatly appreciated.
(yes I've looked, I've searched, I've combed, I cannot find anything that works for my Skyrocket.)
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You should be happy you have a rooted skyrocket, there are other people in the world that have unrooted phones that wish they did (me)
Tsk tsk, ungrateful.
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HelloJessicka said:
You should be happy you have a rooted skyrocket, there are other people in the world that have unrooted phones that wish they did (me)
Tsk tsk, ungrateful.
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Why is you phone not rooted......
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Why is you phone not rooted......
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too noob to try yet
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Rooting was the easy step and from experience Samsung has the easiest to root phones. Mind you i'm saying this based on the blood, sweat and tears of the devs who paved the way. This is a great community and the tools available are awesome.
even for the absolute noob the"all in one" guide in the Dev forum is awesome. Hell even for someone not new to it the all in one rocks!
Again thanks so much guys, and for the record, after getting flamed enough times in the past for posting a question that I know damn well has been asked, yes I'll dump HOURS into combing the threads and googling and checking various other sources before I ask anymore. I never knew a community of people could be so hostile towards someone for asking, god forbid I was the pinnacle of noob and got some of the responses on a question that I've gotten in the past for various other phones and issues.
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gorealmighty said:
Rooting was the easy step and from experience Samsung has the easiest to root phones. Mind you i'm saying this based on the blood, sweat and tears of the devs who paved the way. This is a great community and the tools available are awesome.
even for the absolute noob the"all in one" guide in the Dev forum is awesome. Hell even for someone not new to it the all in one rocks!
Again thanks so much guys, and for the record, after getting flamed enough times in the past for posting a question that I know damn well has been asked, yes I'll dump HOURS into combing the threads and googling and checking various other sources before I ask anymore. I never knew a community of people could be so hostile towards someone for asking, god forbid I was the pinnacle of noob and got some of the responses on a question that I've gotten in the past for various other phones and issues.
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??? When was someone hostile I am sry for hearing that.
Samsung Galaxy s2 Nuclear Rocket - Embryo 3.2 [UCLE2 BASE]
iPhone 4S - Gave it away, not cool enough
iPhone 3GS - Went for a Swim
Dog - Custom Rom [Golden Retriever] [BEAR2 BASE]
ActionMax09 said:
??? When was someone hostile I am sry for hearing that.
Samsung Galaxy s2 Nuclear Rocket - Embryo 3.2 [UCLE2 BASE]
iPhone 4S - Gave it away, not cool enough
iPhone 3GS - Went for a Swim
Dog - Custom Rom [Golden Retriever] [BEAR2 BASE]
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Not too recently. It just happens from time to time. You get people who instead of just shaking their heads and moving on they would rather let you know that your post insults them because they took the time to read a lot of similar posts...really its as easy as saying to one self "another one, really?" Then moving on.
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too noob to try yet
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That's totally it! You got me!
I'm not rooted because I dont have a laptop at the moment, I broke mine.
I know how to root my phone this isn't my first rodeo.
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Why is you phone not rooted......
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I don't have a way, I broke my laptop
But my comment was a joke, obviously.
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HelloJessicka said:
That's totally it! You got me!
I'm not rooted because I dont have a laptop at the moment, I broke mine.
I know how to root my phone this isn't my first rodeo.
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Haha, I'm just messing with ya. I saw your other posts in general.
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Haha, I'm just messing with ya. I saw your other posts in general.
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Lol kk
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Prob gonna get an unlocked gsm droid 3 its much easier to root and unlock thanks for the semi help
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Too bad. Mine took 2hrs and 20min. 2hrs of reading and 20min of methodical work in adb.
Sorry your research failed you.
Hastily spouted for your befuddlement
Doesnt the D3 only have the standard WW 3G Freqs, i.e. Band I. It'll be 2G on T-Mobile.
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Ohgami_Ichiro said:
Doesnt the D3 only have the standard WW 3G Freqs, i.e. Band I. It'll be 2G on T-Mobile.
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Yeah, there will be no 4G support there.
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Prob gonna get an unlocked gsm droid 3 its much easier to root and unlock thanks for the semi help
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You tried the all in one toolkit?
Or the new virtuous Rom ?
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I thought getting S-Off would be hard with the new bootloader. All you really need is some free time (Hour at the longest), and some Tigers Blood (Keeping the SWAG up).
Carrier Unlock can be done for free, on a stock rom. A simple terminal command, and BAMN! Unlocked.
Rooting is so simple, ADB and 10 minutes.
Moto devices tend to not have a recovery image. Bootstrap is all you have. Going from an HTC device to Moto is a hard thing to do. When you root/unlock the device, alot of issues arise. Plus the D3 has no devs, only Hascode. You'll have 1, 2 good roms. Atleast here you have some more choice. Motorolla devices suck. I've worked with phones a better part of my life, and know many in the game. I'm best friends with a Motorolla phone tester. He's using the new Quad-Core Moto phone (Spyder 2X), pure Jellybean on it. It sucks ass, slower than slow. Our phone murders it in speed. I've never meet a happy moto owner. In the area i live in, having some best friends whos parents work for Moto is normal. Even there parent, engineers for the phones......say there P.O.S.
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crimedave1987 said:
Prob gonna get an unlocked gsm droid 3 its much easier to root and unlock thanks for the semi help
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Nothing that is worthwhile is EVER easy. As true with phones as it is life in general. Good Luck though.
BTW......it can only honestly be considered "semi-help" because no one offered to do it FOR you. JMHO....
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Nothing that is worthwhile is EVER easy. As true with phones as it is life in general. Good Luck though.
BTW......it can only honestly be considered "semi-help" because no one offered to do it FOR you. JMHO....
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ive been looking all over the all in one doesnt work the damn wire trick requires root which i dont have and i have the latest 1.63 cause some one told me to update it and do the wiretrick method and failed ive tryed downgrading this crap no luck ive tryed putting ics while s-on doesnt work the reason i give up is cause i need details on the directories and etc and people lack on writing extra details like the other threads i posted a few of the same question over and over i understand my mistake for consantly asking but they tell me try mr root try this try that then i read the discribion and says that the phone has to be rooted im gonna be honest you tried giving me details but its not enough i havent rooted in a looooong time before this mytouch i had the G1 so you think about how many years thats been i mean its words cant help give me a video ill prob root this thing without damaging it ...... and cause dev get so mad at me asking the same question they just end up being rude and telling me that you shouldnt root it if you unaware i mean thats why we are here for to help if i know how to root a device i would gladly give out detail by detail tutorial or make a video or take pictures to better help newbies and not be cocky about it
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ive been looking all over the all in one doesnt work the damn wire trick requires root which i dont have and i have the latest 1.63 cause some one told me to update it and do the wiretrick method and failed ive tryed downgrading this crap no luck ive tryed putting ics while s-on doesnt work the reason i give up is cause i need details on the directories and etc and people lack on writing extra details like the other threads i posted a few of the same question over and over i understand my mistake for consantly asking but they tell me try mr root try this try that then i read the discribion and says that the phone has to be rooted im gonna be honest you tried giving me details but its not enough i havent rooted in a looooong time before this mytouch i had the G1 so you think about how many years thats been i mean its words cant help give me a video ill prob root this thing without damaging it ...... and cause dev get so mad at me asking the same question they just end up being rude and telling me that you shouldnt root it if you unaware i mean thats why we are here for to help if i know how to root a device i would gladly give out detail by detail tutorial or make a video or take pictures to better help newbies and not be cocky about it
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Lemme try and make a video. I have a spare DS, but none of the buttons work. I can try to make a video if it helps. But I'll have to see.
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1 hour of research, like 20 minutes of work.
So quick and easy that months later I forgot that I did it already.
Also, I used the Droid 3 and Droid 4 at work and they suck. Build quality seems cheap, keyboards are too clicky, and phones are enourmous in size.
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AgentCherryColla said:
Lemme try and make a video. I have a spare DS, but none of the buttons work. I can try to make a video if it helps. But I'll have to see.
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thank you sir you are a scholar
I'd hate for you to leave the doubleshot scene because you couldn't get the phone rooted. Its a great phone with great devs. Its a touch confusing, this one, because the firmware rev changed the process, and it may not be immediately apparent which of the instructions you need.
These are the steps I took three weeks ago to get a new-in-the-box 1.63 phone from its original condition to cm9. I ended up using hassoon's toolkit but not his gui. But the download contains adb, fastboot, a working recovery, and such dlls as are required. Used htc unlocker procedure, and I'm still s-on and it hasn't been an issue (except that I have to have my laptop to flash new roms.) So you can put the wire down.
Fetch hassoons toolkit. Fetch the HTC sync installer. I presume you've done all this, but I'm putting it down for the sake of completion. Download cm9 alpha6 to your phone's sdcard. Also, open the cm9 zip and copy the included boot.img to your computer. Probably should put it in the directory created by hassoon's, right next to fastboot.
Run the htc sync installer as far as installing the usb drivers. Cancel out before installing sync.
Extract hassoons toolkit somewhere handy.
Go to HTC's site and walk through the unlocker process. Use the binary adb in hassoon to perform the instructions therein.
Now you have hboot 1.63, unlocked, s-on.
Use fastboot in hassoon's kit to flash cwm. Don't forget to clear data and cache. I usually go ahead and wipe system and dalvik cache.
Boot into cwm. Install rom. Power down, then power up to hboot. Switch to fastboot mode.
Flash boot.img using fastboot.
Reboot.
Profit.
My phone is always with me. I'll pay attention to yer thread if you have more questions. Call it my contribution. Ftw.
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Oh and I have no idea what the actual process is for rooting the stock rom. Use miktouch for that. Stock with all the work done. Its the only way to keep the camera AFAIK. But I live on cm9.
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macksgarage said:
I'd hate for you to leave the doubleshot scene because you couldn't get the phone rooted. Its a great phone with great devs. Its a touch confusing, this one, because the firmware rev changed the process, and it may not be immediately apparent which of the instructions you need.
These are the steps I took three weeks ago to get a new-in-the-box 1.63 phone from its original condition to cm9. I ended up using hassoon's toolkit but not his gui. But the download contains adb, fastboot, a working recovery, and such dlls as are required. Used htc unlocker procedure, and I'm still s-on and it hasn't been an issue (except that I have to have my laptop to flash new roms.) So you can put the wire down.
Fetch hassoons toolkit. Fetch the HTC sync installer. I presume you've done all this, but I'm putting it down for the sake of completion. Download cm9 alpha6 to your phone's sdcard. Also, open the cm9 zip and copy the included boot.img to your computer. Probably should put it in the directory created by hassoon's, right next to fastboot.
Run the htc sync installer as far as installing the usb drivers. Cancel out before installing sync.
Extract hassoons toolkit somewhere handy.
Go to HTC's site and walk through the unlocker process. Use the binary adb in hassoon to perform the instructions therein.
Now you have hboot 1.63, unlocked, s-on.
Use fastboot in hassoon's kit to flash cwm. Don't forget to clear data and cache. I usually go ahead and wipe system and dalvik cache.
Boot into cwm. Install rom. Power down, then power up to hboot. Switch to fastboot mode.
Flash boot.img using fastboot.
Reboot.
Profit.
My phone is always with me. I'll pay attention to yer thread if you have more questions. Call it my contribution. Ftw.
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alright dude im gonna try again in your way ill be ready at 11pm for some questions incase im stuck
thanks
What tz? I'm in eastern us. EST.
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maybe we could get on irc at 11 est because I for one need to try the newer radio to see if it will stop my X for signal sometimes, and with the rev boot loader the new radio boot loops me as soon as it goes to sleep and I wake it
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I'm down for that, but I'm probably useless until Sunday. I have two jobs and I'm scheduled a shift each on both of them today and tomorrow.
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I'm down for that, but I'm probably useless until Sunday. I have two jobs and I'm scheduled a shift each on both of them today and tomorrow.
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I just had to loan my tower to my parents so this kinda put a damper on things LOL
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Damn your having the worst luck with computers....I remember reading over at mik that you're main machine melted down and busted you back to 2006.
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Blame Ohio
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Hi guys. New here and just curious what you guys are running ,What everyone's preference ? Cm9, cm10, or aokp? Thank you in advance !
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hopesrequiem said:
Hi guys. New here and just curious what you guys are running ,What everyone's preference ? Cm9, cm10, or aokp? Thank you in advance !
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you are no different here than you were in the rezound forum!
I am running none of them because data still sucks :/
nosympathy said:
you are no different here than you were in the rezound forum!
I am running none of them because data still sucks :/
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No 4g or just not stable? I haven't rooted yet. Only got it yesterday and Im freaked out haha
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hopesrequiem said:
Hi guys. New here and just curious what you guys are running ,What everyone's preference ? Cm9, cm10, or aokp? Thank you in advance !
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CM10 is best for jellybean, i'd go with aokp for ics. Paranoid still has some major bugs to fix and i havent tried cm9 yet
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No 4g or just not stable? I haven't rooted yet. Only got it yesterday and Im freaked out haha
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it has 4G but yeah it isn't stable. Also if your going to flash one, go to the backup thread in the dev section for your IMEI and do that first.
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it has 4G but yeah it isn't stable. Also if your going to flash one, go to the backup thread in the dev section for your IMEI and do that first.
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Yeah I remember seeing that. That's why I am scared to root lol seems more complicated then HTC devices
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hopesrequiem said:
Yeah I remember seeing that. That's why I am scared to root lol seems more complicated then HTC devices
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nah, not really. Just different. Just with samsung keep in mind that odin is king.
also being newer to samsung, just read before you flash stuff.
I am amazed at the amount of people here that do not read and do things willy nilly and next thing you know they are crying because they cannot figure out how to fix their phone.
In my opinion I would stay on a stock or custom stock ROM. I just finished about 2 days of headache due to my IMEI going to 0 after using CM9. I will say that I've used CM10 and CM9. CM10 was glitchy, while CM9 was flawless from what I could tell right up until it all went wrong with my IMEI.
I am running cm10 as my daily driver, but it's not without its frustrations. For me, 4G data has been flawless. It's when the phone kicks over to 3G that data problem occur. Specifically, 3G data has erratic signal, periodic loss of connection, and general instability. However, when I'm in a 4G area, data is rock solid.
MMS is still an issue, as well as Bluetooth audio. But all in all, it runs great for a preview build. There haven't been any breakthroughs recently, so who knows how long it'll be before 3G data is stable. I'm thinking about returning to a stock rom for now just because I really need BT audio and will be going on a trip where I only get 3G.
What is the general feeling about which stock rom is most stable?
mrmccain9 said:
In my opinion I would stay on a stock or custom stock ROM. I just finished about 2 days of headache due to my IMEI going to 0 after using CM9. I will say that I've used CM10 and CM9. CM10 was glitchy, while CM9 was flawless from what I could tell right up until it all went wrong with my IMEI.
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ya know, if you had done the EFS backup provided in the dev section, which has been available for almost a week now, you wouldn't have had a 2 day headache?
you would have written the EFS backup to the phone and been back where you started...
nosympathy said:
ya know, if you had done the EFS backup provided in the dev section, which has been available for almost a week now, you wouldn't have had a 2 day headache?
you would have written the EFS backup to the phone and been back where you started...
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I have a question about restoring EFS and since I cant post in the dev forum yet, I will ask here...
How do you restore if you are using a windows machine and not linux. From my limited understanding, it seems as the commands in the various howto guides all pertain to Linux while some give commands to restore via Terminal Emulator on the phone. But what if Terminal Emulator is not installed... How do you install Terminal Emulator on a device with no IMEI ? Can a device with no IMEI still connect to market with WIFI ?
mwep said:
I have a question about restoring EFS and since I cant post in the dev forum yet, I will ask here...
How do you restore if you are using a windows machine and not linux. From my limited understanding, it seems as the commands in the various howto guides all pertain to Linux while some give commands to restore via Terminal Emulator on the phone. But what if Terminal Emulator is not installed... How do you install Terminal Emulator on a device with no IMEI ? Can a device with no IMEI still connect to market with WIFI ?
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you can do it with windows, you can do it one of two ways
one is using the sdk toolkit and using adb.
the other way is copying your backup file to your phone and running the command through terminal emulator.
Yes wifi will still work with no IMEI allowing you to connect to the market and download a terminal emulator.
when he says linux, he means the command comes from the linux OS, but also because android of based off linux which is why it is used/works. He doesn't mean you have to run linux itself.
nosympathy said:
ya know, if you had done the EFS backup provided in the dev section, which has been available for almost a week now, you wouldn't have had a 2 day headache?
you would have written the EFS backup to the phone and been back where you started...
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I read up on everything before taking the plunge with an AOSP ROM so I actually did back up my ESF data. The problem is that the method for restoring it does not work for an IMEI of 0. And yes I did try it anyway but what really fixed my problem was re provisioning the phone then using the method of IMEI restoring using QPST.
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I read up on everything before taking the plunge with an AOSP ROM so I actually did back up my ESF data. The problem is that the method for restoring it does not work for an IMEI of 0. And yes I did try it anyway but what really fixed my problem was re provisioning the phone then using the method of IMEI restoring using QPST.
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I'm so confused by this haha so many acronyms
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hopesrequiem said:
I'm so confused by this haha so many acronyms
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Might want to hold off on the flashing if you are already confused.
buur11 said:
Might want to hold off on the flashing if you are already confused.
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I know. I'm reading all I can and learning so I don't f up lol. I just got this phone a day ago. I'm just used to HTC which Ian where my confusion comes from. Htc is simple I'm my opinion. This probably is too. Just gotta read a lot hehe
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Welcome to the dark side of Samsung!
Nah really it's not all that bad. Things are just done a bit differently and if you haven't gotten your SDK setup and Odin 3.7 installed then I recommend you do so. It's like having the PH98IMG.zip file for the Rezound. Gets you back to stock in case sh** happens.
Marcismo55 said:
Welcome to the dark side of Samsung!
Nah really it's not all that bad. Things are just done a bit differently and if you haven't gotten your SDK setup and Odin 3.7 installed then I recommend you do so. It's like having the PH98IMG.zip file for the Rezound. Gets you back to stock in case sh** happens.
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I still have sdk from rezound although I assume I need a different version. Is Odin needed even if you goto use the non flashing root process ?
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hopesrequiem said:
I still have sdk from rezound although I assume I need a different version. Is Odin needed even if you goto use the non flashing root process ?
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If you already had it setup for the Rezzy then you should be fine. Odin is needed if you ever want to return to stock..you know in case something goes wrong. You never know when you may need it.
There is no reason NOT to use Odin, it is simple to use, pretty much foolproof & you don't even need to install it.
All you do is DL the files to a folder in your PC & then click the .exe file.
You don't need the latest version either, I still had Odin from back when I was flashing a Droid Charge & that same version works perfectly for the G3.
Nothing to see here, I'll wait til the official tool is released by the dev.
Looks like Adam has combined a bunch of the best root & recovery tools into one easy to use package. The DebugFS root is also available separately here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1792342
Im too much of a ***** to try this out but im hoping for the best!
blackguy101 said:
Im too much of a ***** to try this out but im hoping for the best!
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Worked fine on my GS3. Love having the ability to root, recover, flash stock, and unroot all in one spot.
Aquila76 said:
Worked fine on my GS3. Love having the ability to root, recover, flash stock, and unroot all in one spot.
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Ok question then. when I root will I lose all of the data on my phone?
blackguy101 said:
Ok question then. when I root will I lose all of the data on my phone?
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Depends on the root method. If this replaces the rom then yeah you will lose everything, but if you use this method:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1792342
then you will not have to change anything and it's pretty straight forward.
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Ok question then. when I root will I lose all of the data on my phone?
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I had to do a factory reset on my phone yesterday to troubleshoot another issue, so I can't say 100% but the few changes I made earlier today (wallpaper, lock screen shortcuts, ringtones, installed Pandora) stayed in place. From the script, it just copies files over and then moves them to system partition during next couple boots. It does not wipe data / cache / dalvik like when you load a new ROM.
I don't know about the java tool here but the one Aquila mentioned ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1792342 ) works perfectly.
You won't lose settings or have to clear anything. Its really useful if you're on the VRALG1 firmwares and don't want to revert to LF2 from flashing a rooted ROM.
I downloaded to my pc, then hooked up my gs3 nothing? What an I suppose to do?
Never mind it worked
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Should move this Thread to the development section. And let the Devs tell us if this is good or not, Pros and cons.
just noticed that Adam is a dev.but should move to development so it can be seen more!!
This tool works well without loss to data...of course no one but you is responsible if something goes wrong but from what I see it uses the debug method I have used it and obtained root fine
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I'm going to go ahead and say it...
Adam posted this in the development thread where they are working on cracking the bootloader. If he wanted the masses to be using it or if it was ready for the masses to use he would have posted it outside of that thread.
I don't know if it was bc of this thread or not, but this got picked up by droid life and he had to take it down off the R&D thread.
Stuff like this shouldn't be reposted outside of that thread until it is ready and the dev who came up with it says it is ok to do so (or just posts it himself).
Relentless D said:
I'm going to go ahead and say it...
Adam posted this in the development thread where they are working on cracking the bootloader. If he wanted the masses to be using it or if it was ready for the masses to use he would have posted it outside of that thread.
I don't know if it was bc of this thread or not, but this got picked up by droid life and he had to take it down off the R&D thread.
Stuff like this shouldn't be reposted outside of that thread until it is ready and the dev who came up with it says it is ok to do so (or just posts it himself).
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This
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so it's not safe to use this?
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Hulk0069 said:
so it's not safe to use this?
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It may be safe, it may not be. I would go with there is a reason he hasn't released it to the public and you should use previously established methods for all this stuff.
Good point, wonder why he held back?
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Good point, wonder why he held back?
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Just from reading what he wrote in his post he was not ready for everyone to be using it yet...that's paraphrased but that was the gist of it
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Shame cuz this really looks looks a great tool for the s3
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Deleted the op, I was just asking but will just wait for the official release.