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I want to join in on Rooting my phone

Okay, so after looking at some stuff, I've decided I want to Root my phone. The problem is I am VERY new at this stuff, and sadly I haven't found a tutorial that is for idiots like me haha. I think CM6 looks really cool and I want to start REALLY learning how to take advantage of my phone. Please realize I am VERY clueless, so if someone has an idiots guide on how to get CM6 installed, that would be awesome (like...i don't know what flashing is...which sounds important...).
Also:
-I'm scared ****less of something going wrong and my phone bricking. How likely is this?
-can I unroot in case I chicken out?
-Advice for rooted phones? (i know not to get ota updates, but that's about it)
I've found xda to be the must helpful/friendly forum/community out there...you guys are the only people I trust with this >.< haha
Sent from mah Evo

Greenfieldan said:
Okay, so after looking at some stuff, I've decided I want to Root my phone. The problem is I am VERY new at this stuff, and sadly I haven't found a tutorial that is for idiots like me haha. I think CM6 looks really cool and I want to start REALLY learning how to take advantage of my phone. Please realize I am VERY clueless, so if someone has an idiots guide on how to get CM6 installed, that would be awesome (like...i don't know what flashing is...which sounds important...).
Also:
-I'm scared ****less of something going wrong and my phone bricking. How likely is this?
-can I unroot in case I chicken out?
-Advice for rooted phones? (i know not to get ota updates, but that's about it)
I've found xda to be the must helpful/friendly forum/community out there...you guys are the only people I trust with this >.< haha
Sent from mah Evo
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Try this one
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=701004

Greenfieldan said:
Okay, so after looking at some stuff, I've decided I want to Root my phone. The problem is I am VERY new at this stuff, and sadly I haven't found a tutorial that is for idiots like me haha. I think CM6 looks really cool and I want to start REALLY learning how to take advantage of my phone. Please realize I am VERY clueless, so if someone has an idiots guide on how to get CM6 installed, that would be awesome (like...i don't know what flashing is...which sounds important...).
Also:
-I'm scared ****less of something going wrong and my phone bricking. How likely is this?
-can I unroot in case I chicken out?
-Advice for rooted phones? (i know not to get ota updates, but that's about it)
I've found xda to be the must helpful/friendly forum/community out there...you guys are the only people I trust with this >.< haha
Sent from mah Evo
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I was in the same boat as you... had NEVER done this stuff before, and, I ended up trying like 3 different methods, and after 2 days of them just bombing, I found this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=721055
Took about 20 minutes following it step by step, and came out fully rooted after the first time through. I highly recommend it.

networx2002 said:
Try this one
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=701004
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Thank you I had looked through that one, but it uses unrevoked, which I heard doesn't work with CM6?

So I got some time to look through some other posts and I apparently can't get CM6 using that guide because it uses unrevoked...However, SimpleRoot looks ridiculously easy to do and apparently works...If it's not too much work, could someone walk me through how to do root my phone using simpleroot and then installing cm6? It would be GREATLY appreciated.

Greenfieldan said:
So I got some time to look through some other posts and I apparently can't get CM6 using that guide because it uses unrevoked...However, SimpleRoot looks ridiculously easy to do and apparently .....
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As long as adb is working simple root does everything for you

chandlerw88 said:
As long as adb is working simple root does everything for you
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So I connect my phone...press the thee buttons...then how do I get cm6 to run on it? (sorry I know so little....)

Greenfieldan said:
So I connect my phone...press the thee buttons...then how do I get cm6 to run on it? (sorry I know so little....)
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Then you place the downloaded file on the root of your sd card, reboot into recovery, I suggest wiping data and dalvik cache, then flash from zip. Also you might want to make a nandroid backup before you flash the rom

New to inspire 4g

What is the easiest way to root and enable sideload apps ?
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yokozuna82 said:
What is the easiest way to root and enable sideload apps ?
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You need to read mudknot's stickied guide front to back several times. The best advice anyone can give you on it is read, read, read, and read some more. The process is not complicated, but is not easy by no means. It will happen if you read, be patient, don't rush, and follow the steps precisely.
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There are two methods on how to root....there is the (Hack Kit)... And the (simple one click ) by bubby... I used the one click method... But read read read...
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Read read read. Do more research, have a drink to calm the nerves, then use bubby's one click. Works perfectly! Then after that flash the Ninja rom in my sig.
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Everyone is correct. Reading first will help things go a lot smoother. I would recommend attn1 hack kit. You have a lot of roms to choose from. Just take your time. If you really get stuck or don't understand then ask.

I agree. Read and one click

Oh thanks I rooted super easy ...what's the custom Rom that's is close to stock in look and feel
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yokozuna82 said:
Oh thanks I rooted super easy ...what's the custom Rom that's is close to stock in look and feel
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The answer to your question has be stated 6 times in this thread: read
(aosp is stock. cyanogenmod is aosp + some extras. many people like cm)

glitterbug said:
The answer to your question has be stated 6 times in this thread: read
(aosp is stock. cyanogenmod is aosp + some extras. many people like cm)
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Search the Dec section for tcp.. stock..blowy removed. Sense and overclockable.. or if you ant also get gingerbeast or ninja. SOMe peeps. Like nihilism. It sucks tho. Lol

Root password?
Im trying to follow the Ace Hack Kit (v11), but when I try to run the hack-ace.sh code, it asks me for the root password, which I don't know and can;t find anywhere online. I feel like an idiot for asking, but what is it? Ive been searching for hours.
Im running OS X 10.6.6, and the phone is Kernel version 2.6.32.21-g6a5ff14 [email protected] #1, if that helps at all.
Im new to rooting, Ive been a Jailbreaker until I just switched to Android. I understand everything in the hack guide, just cant get past the simplest step it feels like. Someone help me out?
And sorry for putting this on someone else's thread... it wouldnt let me post an original for some reason.

chazbot7 said:
Im trying to follow the Ace Hack Kit (v11), but when I try to run the hack-ace.sh code, it asks me for the root password, which I don't know and can;t find anywhere online. I feel like an idiot for asking, but what is it? Ive been searching for hours.
Im running OS X 10.6.6, and the phone is Kernel version 2.6.32.21-g6a5ff14 [email protected] #1, if that helps at all.
Im new to rooting, Ive been a Jailbreaker until I just switched to Android. I understand everything in the hack guide, just cant get past the simplest step it feels like. Someone help me out?
And sorry for putting this on someone else's thread... it wouldnt let me post an original for some reason.
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Never got that prompt all you really need to do I press 1,2,3 it does everything for you
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tweaked said:
Search the Dec section for tcp.. stock..blowy removed. Sense and overclockable.. or if you ant also get gingerbeast or ninja. SOMe peeps. Like nihilism. It sucks tho. Lol
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Lol. Man the keyboard really had it in for you on that one.
I like "blowy" though. It's a refreshing change.

I have had two inspires and on my first one I used Bubby's rooting program only because it did not require the use of command prompt as much as the Hack kit did at the time, but on my second inspire I used the hack kit because that has truly been turned into a fool proof way of rooting and it seem's that bubby has abandoned his rooting program because it has not been updated for sometime. The hack kit does it all for you all you have to do is tell it what you want done by entering either a 1,2 or a 3 and it does the rest.
As for rom's I use the Coredroid because it is closer to the HTC stock sense and Surgio keeps up on the updates and the bugs also.

I'm on my first Android with the Inspire and rooted a few days ago using the hack kit... it was very simple and all went well. I've gone through a few roms already, probably didn't give each enough time but wanted to find something I liked and now ended up with GingerBeast. There is a problem with GPS though with Gingerbread but if you look for gingerbread gps fix it can be taken care of easily.

You should give each rom at least a week to see how it works, there is a wierd thing with rom's they need a couple of days to settle in to the phone and to see how the battery and everything else work with that certain rom, that is why I have chosen one rom and have stuck with it through two inspires, I have found coredroid to be the best rom for my purposes and none other fit the bill.

I am also new to Rooting of my inspire, but not a noob to android by anymeans. I searched and searched through and through the thread with the simple one click root. I understand what it is that i need to do.
But for the life of me, i cannot get the simple one click root application to download and install on my computer. I have my antivirus and all off, firewall turned off. I download the file, it starts extracting and unziping. Then it goes to installation. The green bar at the bottom gets up to about 90% full, then the entire screen just closes by itself and thats it.
Restarted my computer 4 times and tried it again 4 times last night with the same results. SO i guess my question is not going to be how to root, i think i got a grasp on that one, but can someone point me in the direction of a different link for the one click app or lend some advice of how i can get it installed.

Verdes8891 said:
I am also new to Rooting of my inspire, but not a noob to android by anymeans. I searched and searched through and through the thread with the simple one click root. I understand what it is that i need to do.
But for the life of me, i cannot get the simple one click root application to download and install on my computer. I have my antivirus and all off, firewall turned off. I download the file, it starts extracting and unziping. Then it goes to installation. The green bar at the bottom gets up to about 90% full, then the entire screen just closes by itself and thats it.
Restarted my computer 4 times and tried it again 4 times last night with the same results. SO i guess my question is not going to be how to root, i think i got a grasp on that one, but can someone point me in the direction of a different link for the one click app or lend some advice of how i can get it installed.
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I had the same problem with my old XP laptop. I studied for a month, was sure I had my PC set up correctly. And Bubby's just would not run on my PC. Ended up using the hack kit which worked. One thing they do say to make sure you have the latest .FrameworkNet and Java consoles installed, for something to check.

Thanks for the response. It is appreciated. I did do those updates amd still no luck. Guess its the hack kit for me.
Sent from my Nexus S 4G

Help me Root/Find a ROM for my One S

I'd really like to put a new ROM on my one S but I just don't know what to do....
My last phone was a Nexus One and I had CM7 running on it. Was very happy with it but it seems there still isn't a fully working stable CM for this phone yet( at least from what I am seeing on this site ). Additionally, a friend did the rooting and put the ROM on my phone for me. That option is no longer available so I will have to do it myself. Now I can follow directions pretty well. I was able to root my Kindle Fire without issue. My problem is knowing who/what to follow.
There are a bunch of different methods of rooting the phone ( or so it seems ), some make sense, some seem cryptic. I need to know which one to use which is clearly descriptive and makes little to no assumptions of the users knowledge ( I mean android rooting knowledge. I don't need assistance in unzipping files and whatnot ). I just don't know how to pick the right method for my scenario. I'd also like suggestions on what might be a real solid fully functional and easily installable ROM that might be a good choice for me. I'm quite comfortable with ROM Manager( and paid for premium ) so anything that is compatible with that would be desirable.
I've looked through the One S dev forums and there's just too much for me to make heads our tails out of. Any help/guidance would be appreciated.
If the answer is "There is nothing out there yet to meet your requirements and lack of Android knowledge" I'll understand.
Thanks all,
Mike

It's not hard at all to root. Yes there's a few different thread inn the dev section but I use this one.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=24478083
Just follow the steps.

baseballfanz said:
It's not hard at all to root. Yes there's a few different thread inn the dev section but I use this one.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=24478083
Just follow the steps.
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That was one of the ones that confused me due to the following line....
•Skip up to step 8 as we have all we need for the first 7 steps
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Skip to step 8 on a 3 step process? This is the kind of place my Android Moronicism ( Did I invent a word? ) kicks in.

Dilnad said:
That was one of the ones that confused me due to the following line....
Skip to step 8 on a 3 step process? This is the kind of place my Android Moronicism ( Did I invent a word? ) kicks in.
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Think. Please.
Dont just read, but actually try it. Then it will be clear to you, what the author meant by "Skip to step 8" ...

amokkx said:
Think. Please.
Dont just read, but actually try it. Then it will be clear to you, what the author meant by "Skip to step 8" ...
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I am thinking. I see Step 1, Step 2 and Step 3. I don't see a Step 8. What am I missing? LOL I am not comfortable trying something until I am confident the instructions make sense. Don't want to get partway and not know what to do

Dilnad said:
I am thinking. I see Step 1, Step 2 and Step 3. I don't see a Step 8. What am I missing? LOL I am not comfortable trying something until I am confident the instructions make sense. Don't want to get partway and not know what to do
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Step 8 on the HTCDev website..
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The best thing to do is treat the 3 steps as separate procedure.
Step 1 is all done on HTCDev.com, once you're on HTCDev.com you'll understand the "skip to step 8" thing.

invasion2 said:
Step 8 on the HTCDev website..
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^^^^ This guy!!
Thanks a bunch. My brain just wasn't wrapping around the fact that it was referencing HTCs site and not the procedure I'm reading. Thanks bunchloads!!
Now I just need some suggestions for a good ROM. Looks like CM9 is just not yet there for someone of my skill level.

Dilnad said:
^^^^ This guy!!
Thanks a bunch. My brain just wasn't wrapping around the fact that it was referencing HTCs site and not the procedure I'm reading. Thanks bunchloads!!
Now I just need some suggestions for a good ROM. Looks like CM9 is just not yet there for someone of my skill level.
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Once you have your custom recovery install make a nandroid backup.
Flash and play with a few ROMs to see what you like.
Also ask yourself do you like to to be almost like stock or AOSP type ROM.
Don't think in term of CM9 id not for your skill level, it's for everyone. Just flash and play areound with it, if you don't like it move on to the next.
I think once you get the hang of flashing ROM you'll be addicted to it.

CM9 is fairly good enough to use as a daily drive, though it may random lose signal (around one time per day or less).

BTW: You get OTA updates with ROM Manager with my TrickDroid ROM..

Also I have tried LiquidSmooth rom several days ago and always have random reboots after several hours using. You may wait for the next release if you want to try it.
qingdu said:
CM9 is fairly good enough to use as a daily drive, though it may random lose signal (around one time per day or less).
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Well,
I'm rooted and now on CM 9. It didn't reinstall all my apps so I had to manually push them all back down but it's up and running and much quicker than stock ROM. Thanks again for all the replies!!

HTC inspire 4G AT&T rooting

HI,
I recently took this phone from my frend who brought this from US.
It unlocked to any carrier. I have read couple of places about S-Off.
Not sure what it is all about. Before rooting & installing custom ROM I need help from the folks who have done this. There is no removery mod installed on this phone. I dont want to brick this piece hence need rooting instructions from the folks.
Regards

S-on? Then use this.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=28659152
Sent from a dream.

klnigam said:
HI,
I recently took this phone from my frend who brought this from US.
It unlocked to any carrier. I have read couple of places about S-Off.
Not sure what it is all about. Before rooting & installing custom ROM I need help from the folks who have done this. There is no removery mod installed on this phone. I dont want to brick this piece hence need rooting instructions from the folks.
Regards
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Also try reading around before posting next time
Sent from my Sony Xperia Ion

Hi Nick,
I did read it couple of places but wanted to keep myself on the safer side. I know folks on xda provide real help in getting this done. This was the reason I floated my question on Inspire 4G Q&A. I had already visited Teichopsia link before.
Regards,

klnigam said:
Hi Nick,
I did read it couple of places but wanted to keep myself on the safer side. I know folks on xda provide real help in getting this done. This was the reason I floated my question on Inspire 4G Q&A. I had already visited Teichopsia link before.
Regards,
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In truth, we can't make the instructions any simpler than the step by step that was already beautifully done by attn1. If you read it and still don't understand, keep reading it until it makes sense and read the effin manual included with the hack kit. While rooting, if anything goes wrong, follow the manual and don't make any assumptions or redo anything.

klnigam said:
Hi Nick,
I did read it couple of places but wanted to keep myself on the safer side. I know folks on xda provide real help in getting this done. This was the reason I floated my question on Inspire 4G Q&A. I had already visited Teichopsia link before.
Regards,
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Darunion said:
In truth, we can't make the instructions any simpler than the step by step that was already beautifully done by attn1. If you read it and still don't understand, keep reading it until it makes sense and read the effin manual included with the hack kit. While rooting, if anything goes wrong, follow the manual and don't make any assumptions or redo anything.
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Darunion said beautifully....the only thing that I can add up is that the Hack Kit is the only game in town. DO NOT try anything else or might end up with a messed bootloader. Read as many times as necessary and then go ahead...if you get stuck do not stop or close anything, just re read the manual´s troubleshooting section and if are still stuck hit the IRC channel...but do not stop or atempt anything....welcome to XDA...:good:

I used Ace Hack Kit. It was actually surprisingly easy and didn't take that long.
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Use the ace hack kit.
playerjunglejosh said:
Ok considering your situation you should root it. The process is very simple. It's a one click root.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=952352
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Here's a video to help: http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sour...m6DWCA&usg=AFQjCNEDETg2nq8rDBQWfKvlh9APF40fiw
It will root, unlock, install clockwork mod recovery, and superuser.
After that flash a rom. I will say I use the Rom called "Android Revolution HD 6.3.1" and can hotspot when ever I want, even without the AT&T account.
Video for that is here: http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sour...4dTCCA&usg=AFQjCNE6rGAT6Z8pN9omO8UshYbzAup5cQ
As always I take no responsibility if you brick your device, or if you damage your device in anyway. Hope I helped.
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There I know some of that information is of no use to you, but it has a tutorial. Figured that would make it easier.
Also hit the thanks button if I helped.
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[Q] New here.. Desprately need help..

Hi.. I'm going to be as brief as I can..
I had to get my phone replaced because it got all "defective" on me.. No joke.. it wouldn't Charge, wouldn't call, txt, turn off, tried everything.
called tmobile they said that it was a known issue and that I would have to call samsung about the warrantee. Called Samsung "Call Tmobile"
called tmobile "can't help sorry". Took the phone into the store.. "oh you have the $7.99 insurance! call them" Called Insurance.. "It's not covered call Tmobile". called tmobile "call insurance". finally got someone to actually listen to me after about 6 hours of being on my husbands phone! Got tmobile to send me a replacement. It was the very same SGS4G that I have loved for years.. Then I turned it on... New Load Screen... Gingerbread... (I was on froyo 2.2 before and NEVER had a problem with anything until the phone went completely nuts)
So now my phone....
Can't Send txts without it being MMS
Bounces from 4G to Searching whenever it wants (most of the time it's in searching or just enough signal to make calls)
takes forever to download even the smallest apps..
Basically it's become a phone that I want nothing to do with..
So I talked to my dad knowing that he did alot of rooting stuff to his Droid
He told me "Root the Phone! Put the Rom you want on it and Make it work how you want it. Look up Xda-developers" <-- for a solution it didn't seem to get better than that!
That was my Headache.... Now for my Problem..
As I was reading through tons of stuff on here I saw that there was Slim ICS.. then I saw the "Not Working" section..
then there were different programs that are needed to install different things...
not to mention that I don't want to over work my processor which is a 1Ghz processor
As for a Modem... no clue which to pick... I just need a better connection altogether..
Could You please let me know which things run the best together..
Which programs do I need to root, install etc.. these things
and I'm soo confused right now it's not even funny.. My dads droid was soo easy for him to root and change that he's confused at the process that the SGS4G needs..
Any advice or help at all would be amazing!
I will be eternally grateful for any help at all!
Please feel free to laugh at my situation.. I know I am..
This all started as a desperate cry for something better than what my phone has become.. although I think that this whole thing is going to become one big funny story lol

First of all, you need to root your phone, then we'll talk after that. Go read the how to root thread in this forum. It is an easy process. Read this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1375517
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gizmoscoop said:
First of all, you need to root your phone, then we'll talk after that. Go read the how to root thread in this forum. It is an easy process. Read this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1375517
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One Slight problem with rooting it lol... from all of the info I'm getting here on the site it says I need to download something to root it...
I would really love to get all of the stuff needed so that once I root I can just get the whole process done with.
My dad is also on thephone with me right now.. yes at 3:35am lol..
He's trying to help me look through Roms and help me pick the best one. However he doesn't know much about my phone because he's with verizon...
What I need to know is what stuff works best together.. You know, the least amount of bugs and problems. I want to know from someone more experienced than ether me or my dad because We have been looking at this stuff for almost 10 hours... o_0 and it's not getting any less confusing lol.
Thank you
Serenity

Read this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=, it has all the download links.
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Follow the guides to root your phone. Then start looking at roms.
Most likely you'll want to start out with a GB rom and move around from there, you still have to root it to install those.
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vopezy said:
Follow the guides to root your phone. Then start looking at roms.
Most likely you'll want to start out with a GB rom and move around from there, you still have to root it to install those.
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I already have GB... that's what is messing me up badly.. I don't want to have GB anymore.

gizmoscoop said:
Read this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=, it has all the download links.
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so the link told me..... "No thread specified. If you followed a valid link, please notify the administrator"
as far as the first link.. there are different programs to root your phone with... which one works the best.
The first one that you sent me to which is the One-Click thingy... sounded great at first! However I also have to download some C ++ thingy and something else before I could even use the program to root the phone..
Honestly a good program would be 1 program to root, one program to install. That kinda thing..
not 1 program to root... wait before you root install these 2 programs then stand on your head and download program 3... i mean honestly that kind of multi program stuff makes me wonder where the "Take this survey to unlock your download" screen is gonna be... lol

What would be the fun if you just clicked a button and everything worked.. Clearly something happened to your phone and you paid good money for it to work the first time. Luckily all this is free.
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vopezy said:
What would be the fun if you just clicked a button and everything worked.. Clearly something happened to your phone and you paid good money for it to work the first time. Luckily all this is free.
Sent from my SGH-T999 using xda premium
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I hear that lol... although it took my phone 2 1/2 years to mess up lol.. but yes this is free.. and very very very confusing... but free lol

The least confusing way to do this is a heimdall one-click. Yes, you gotta have Java and the c++ runtime for windows installed but the links are provided right in the first post of the thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1358498
Starting from stock gb if you wanna go to ics download Eollie's one-click in the second post.
Now you should have the correct recovery to get to ics.
Currently the most functional ics rom I think is aokp which has auto-brightness working right out of the box.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1733097
A few things here and there aren't quite working on any ics rom:
Wifi calling
Tv out
...can't think of more now but those are probably most notable.
All you gotta do is follow instructions on the links I just posted. That's as easy as it gets. Really.
O. I forgot, to get into download mode turn off phone, hold volume up and down, plug phone into pc.
To get into recovery turn off phone, hold volume up and down, hold the power button until the second screen comes up, keep holding volume buttons. Recovery will come up.

You should also understand that as great as ICS is, you sacrifice some battery life over GB. There are so many great ROM's for this phone, you just need to see which works best for you. Check out this link... All of the information you need regarding ROM's, kernels, modems, etc. can be found here.
http://http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1464066

Wait! This thead again?! Yay! Like we haven't answered it already about a thousand time.

Serenity8525 if you haven't bricked your device because you were linked to advanced level posts. Click on the purple link in my signature. In that thread there is a guide linked by lumin30 called fresh out of the box now what? Read that thread. Yes it is long and might take a while to get through, but once you are done and did not rush through you should be comfortable enough to use the one click linked in my signature.
For the others that have attempted to help. Remember in the future lumin30's guide should always be linked to new people. It is very detailed and noob friendly.

Dude you gotta get that stickied

TwitchyEye said:
Dude you gotta get that stickied
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Report it and ask to have it stickied. I believe lumin30 stated once he didn't like having those posts stickied because people ignore the stickies. /shrug
Plus if you want to help people its best to know what all is available and easiest for a complete noob.

eollie said:
Report it and ask to have it stickied. I believe lumin30 stated once he didn't like having those posts stickied because people ignore the stickies. /shrug
Plus if you want to help people its best to know what all is available and easiest for a complete noob.
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eollie said:
Serenity8525 if you haven't bricked your device because you were linked to advanced level posts. Click on the purple link in my signature. In that thread there is a guide linked by lumin30 called fresh out of the box now what? Read that thread. Yes it is long and might take a while to get through, but once you are done and did not rush through you should be comfortable enough to use the one click linked in my signature.
For the others that have attempted to help. Remember in the future lumin30's guide should always be linked to new people. It is very detailed and noob friendly.
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You should also understand that as great as ICS is, you sacrifice some battery life over GB. There are so many great ROM's for this phone, you just need to see which works best for you. Check out this link... All of the information you need regarding ROM's, kernels, modems, etc. can be found here.
http://http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1464066
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Ok so I would like to say thanks for everyones help... No the device isn't bricked because I haven't even rooted yet.. I want to get all the info all the things that I will need, understand the process then start the process of "NOT Bricking my phone" lol...
I don't think that it's possible to sacrifice some battery when my phone only stays alive for 20-30 minutes... the GB update messed the phone up soo bad it's not even funny... if I was still on Froyo I wouldn't have any desire to Root or change the OS.
As far as that link.... it's not usable... it's listed there 2 times back to back. I did however shorten it until it worked and thank you
Just I do know how to get into DL and Recovery mode I have had to do this a million times over when on the phone with Tmobile trying to trouble shoot the issues that have come up since i got the replacement phone with GB. I can not begin to count the number of factory resets this phone has on it...

Serenity8525 said:
If I was still on Froyo I wouldn't have any desire to Root or change the OS.
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Heh, I said that about going to GB, then going to ICS. Now I dread when I have to run GB to see how things worked "back then" when doing dev work.
The good news is that with the one-click-back-to-stock packages now available, along with a good backup utility like Titanium Backup Pro, it is a lot easier that it once was. I won't say it's "fool proof" as there are many people who are foolish enough not to read current threads about how to flash and upgrade an SGS4G, or foolish enough to flash a ROM, kernel, or "tweak" that isn't intended for the SGS4G or the Android version they are running.

Serenity8525 if you know how to get into DL mode download the one click in the purple link it will get you onto stock plus root with custom recovery. Then from there follow the directions in the ICS thread you want to flash. Just make sure it is from this forum and not the sister phones. As long as you follow the directions you will be hard pressed to brick the phone.
Like jeffsf stated once you get on a working form of either ics or gb you will wonder how you ever dealt with froyo. I suggest however to flash a different rom once you get the one click in my sig flashed. And just for safety's sake flash it twice and the second time click the flash bootloaders box.

eollie said:
Serenity8525 if you know how to get into DL mode download the one click in the purple link it will get you onto stock plus root with custom recovery. Then from there follow the directions in the ICS thread you want to flash. Just make sure it is from this forum and not the sister phones. As long as you follow the directions you will be hard pressed to brick the phone.
Like jeffsf stated once you get on a working form of either ics or gb you will wonder how you ever dealt with froyo. I suggest however to flash a different rom once you get the one click in my sig flashed. And just for safety's sake flash it twice and the second time click the flash bootloaders box.
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sounds like a plan... although i know it will ultimately come down to personal preferences but is there a specific setup that works best?
setup as in...
Rom
Modem
Kernel
etc...?
honestly thats what the main question was. Yea I gave background and what not. Yes I asked what program was easiest to use. People have answered those. However what people didnt answer was the setup variations that work well together.
I mean after all the rooting and rom gets installed and im still on GBis there a combo i can use to get my signal going again? Right now if I want to make a call I have to use wifi calling... since that isnt working in ICS... I dont want to get ICS and not be able to make anycalls. I have a tower about 2-3 miles away from me and never have signal. If rooting the phone doesnt fix the signal what would i need to change to get it working?
so I'm gonna start out simple..
Root with GB cause from what I can tell WIFI calling still works on a GB Rooted phone.
I'm guessing that just rooting my phone and staying with GB will mean that better Kernels and modems will not be compatible?
If that's true then my signal will still be nothing..
but with
ICS
I will need ether wifi calling to work or upgrade the Kernel or Modem... so...
I need setup ideas
GB rooted
Kernel?
Modem?
etc...
and just to play it safe if you guys could help with the ICS setup too
ICS rooted (I think the post was about AOPK?... which has the most stuff working. so that will be the one I would use)
Kernel?
Modem?
etc...
Again Thank you everyone who has been helping me

eollie said:
Serenity8525 if you know how to get into DL mode download the one click in the purple link it will get you onto stock plus root with custom recovery. Then from there follow the directions in the ICS thread you want to flash. Just make sure it is from this forum and not the sister phones. As long as you follow the directions you will be hard pressed to brick the phone.
Like jeffsf stated once you get on a working form of either ics or gb you will wonder how you ever dealt with froyo. I suggest however to flash a different rom once you get the one click in my sig flashed. And just for safety's sake flash it twice and the second time click the flash bootloaders box.
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So looking further into the Roms... went to..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1733097
They gave me a quite a bit of info but they also had other links there like the feature list and what not... anyways I eventually ended up here...
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/28279-aokp-galaxys4gmtd-july-08-milestone-6/
not quite sure what to do cause one place says to install one way and the other talks about gapp... don't know what gapp is lol