I want to root my S3 for editing the APN, at this time i dont want to install custom roms etc! so my question was once i root the phone from this thread, i don't have to install a custom stock rom right? i can just use the current rom that comes with the phone and have root access? and also i can just go through step 1 and 2 of the toolkit right? or do i have to install a custom recovery also?
Correct, you can root the phone and do nothing else. It does not require a different ROM,Unlocking or custom recovery.
lvgdgts said:
Correct, you can root the phone and do nothing else. It does not require a different ROM,Unlocking or custom recovery.
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Thanks Buddy
djteotancolis said:
I want to root my S3 for editing the APN, at this time i dont want to install custom roms etc! so my question was once i root the phone from this thread, i don't have to install a custom stock rom right? i can just use the current rom that comes with the phone and have root access? and also i can just go through step 1 and 2 of the toolkit right? or do i have to install a custom recovery also?
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You can root your phone without having to install a rom or even a custom recovery.
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Sorry to ask a noob question
I have been looking into rooting my phone so I can use the 6 axis ps3 app
Where I get lost is http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1039985 says cant use super 1 click root need to flash first leads to http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1056847
Which says if you are just getting started http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1060715 which leads back to root
So how do I flash a different rom without rooting first which requires the other rom
Does the chicken or the egg come first
First do the nvflash thing
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1056847
then you can flash this stock rooted rom
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1179748
after that you have root and you can flash any other roms you want.
Crgm77 said:
First do the nvflash thing
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1056847
then you can flash this stock rooted rom
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1179748
after that you have root and you can flash any other roms you want.
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Mostly correct. Use nvflash to put clockworkmod recovery on your phone. Then you can use it to flash any rom compatible with this phone. We have a lot of freedom with this phone because of its unlocked bootloader. As far as "root" goes (root privileges, superuser, su, etc), that is built into whichever rom you install. I think basically all custom roms are rooted.
I have a g2x and i can't root it. ive rooted my other one 2.2.2 which was easy as heck. but now im stuck with the update on the one im using. if you guys could help me out it would be appreciated.
Here's a very similar thread. You're answer is there.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1267968
do i have to Clockwordmod flash it first then root the phone?
Yea, first flash clockworkmod with nvflash and then flash the root zip file from jboxer's thread. Reboot and your stock rom will be rooted.
then i should be able to flash any rom correct
swoleface said:
then i should be able to flash any rom correct
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Exactly correct. No need to root first. That zip is for those who want to keep their stock rom and just root it.
If you want to flash another rom, then no need to root first. Just nvflash cwm and flash roms to your heart's content.
so i dont even have to root the phone to flash the rom? i can just nvflash and then flash the rom?
swoleface said:
so i dont even have to root the phone to flash the rom? i can just nvflash and then flash the rom?
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Yes and Yes. If you flash a rooted rom then it will be rooted. CWM runs a mini OS, not the full OS, so rooting is not an issue when you are in CWM. Clockworkmod always runs fully rooted.
A while back, I always rooted and unrooted my Nexus S with no problems at all. Now whenever I try to root it, it just goes wrong. I've tried TWRP & CWM, CWM used to always work but now it just messes up. Both TWRP and CWM both give me an error that say Installation Aborted when I try to install a custom rom. I've redownloaded the rom from different browsers and even different PCs but nothing working, still that same error. Does anyone have a guide that is 100% to work without any errors during the process?
What guide are you using?
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What guide are you using?
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I used this one: http://nexusshacks.com/nexus-s-root/how-to-root-nexus-s-or-nexus-s-4g-on-ics-or-gingerbread/
1. Make sure you're running one the more recent versions of the custom recovery. You probably are but there are issues with older versions so just make sure.
2. Boot into what ever recovery you pick and do a full wipe. That is everything gets wiped but your SD card. Factory reset. Format /system etc.
3. Flash your ROM and gapps if they are seperate.
You should not get any errors. If your recovery is current and your flashing a new rom onto a fully wiped system and you still get a error either you're screwing something up or you may have a hardware problem.
To rule out a hw problem flash the factory images with fastboot. If those flash normally and everything works it is almost certainly user error.
albundy2010 said:
1. Make sure you're running one the more recent versions of the custom recovery. You probably are but there are issues with older versions so just make sure.
2. Boot into what ever recovery you pick and do a full wipe. That is everything gets wiped but your SD card. Factory reset. Format /system etc.
3. Flash your ROM and gapps if they are seperate.
You should not get any errors. If your recovery is current and your flashing a new rom onto a fully wiped system and you still get a error either you're screwing something up or you may have a hardware problem.
To rule out a hw problem flash the factory images with fastboot. If those flash normally and everything works it is almost certainly user error.
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Alright, thanks Do you recommend that I root my Nexus S or should I wait for the Jelly Bean update? I've rooted before and I enjoyed it but now I don't see that many reasons to root, do you have any good reasons?
I have many. My reasons for root don't matter. If you don't have a reason for root then don't root. Its that simple really.
Make sure you're on a stock 4.0.4 rom. When the ota is out install it.
If you want just root on either os at any time just flash su.zip from custom recovery. Its that simple. Having root on a stock rom does not affect the ota process.
albundy2010 said:
I have many. My reasons for root don't matter. If you don't have a reason for root then don't root. Its that simple really.
Make sure you're on a stock 4.0.4 rom. When the ota is out install it.
If you want just root on either os at any time just flash su.zip from custom recovery. Its that simple. Having root on a stock rom does not affect the ota process.
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What are your reasons for root? Please share?
Getting rid of stuff I don't want in a ROM.
Apps that do things that require root.Titanium backup/autoruns adaway ( ad blocker app alone could be its one point) etc
Changing kernel settings. Bid/bin clocks volts etc.
Being able to have a replacement launcher use the ICS style widget drawer.
Lastly , I simply just can't see having a computer that I don't have root/admin rights to. Its my damn device and I do what I want.
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Getting rid of stuff I don't want in a ROM.
Apps that do things that require root.Titanium backup/autoruns adaway ( ad blocker app alone could be its one point) etc
Changing kernel settings. Bid/bin clocks volts etc.
Being able to have a replacement launcher use the ICS style widget drawer.
Lastly , I simply just can't see having a computer that I don't have root/admin rights to. Its my damn device and I do what I want.
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Oh cool. There is this project that some members from XDA are working on called Sense4All and they are porting Sense to many devices. Im probably going to wait until a fully functionable release is available for the Nexus S. I do like AOKP a lot, so that might be a reason for why I'll root.
You seem to be a little confused with some terms. Root is simply being able to grant superuser permission.
You don't need to root to flash a custom rom on a nexus. Just a unblocked bootloader. You could run aokp or any other rom without root if you wanted to.
albundy2010 said:
You seem to be a little confused with some terms. Root is simply being able to grant superuser permission.
You don't need to root to flash a custom rom on a nexus. Just a unblocked bootloader. You could run aokp or any other rom without root if you wanted to.
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Oh, I never knew that, haha. Is it possible to flash a custom kernel with an unlocked bootloader or does that require root access?
m1l4droid said:
No you just need a custom recovery. But using that kernel's mods, like BLN, OC, UV, touchwake, etc, requires apps that need root, like NSTools, SetCPU, etc.
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Oh alright. Now I really wanna root + install a custom rom. Do any of you have a full 100% fully working guide for rooting Nexus S and which rom should I flash first? I already know what kernel I want.
http://forums.acsyndicate.net/showthread.php?2024-ACS-Nexus-S-One-Click-Root-V4-0
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http://forums.acsyndicate.net/showthread.php?2024-ACS-Nexus-S-One-Click-Root-V4-0
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Thank you so much! I rooted my phone with CWM recovery installed and Paranoid Android + gapps installed
So far I was able to gain root in ICS. Been trying to install custom recovery...do I need to unlock the tablet to install custom recovery?
tjy8tim said:
So far I was able to gain root in ICS. Been trying to install custom recovery...do I need to unlock the tablet to install custom recovery?
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Yeah, but you can take advantage of the nvflash recovery if you are still on ics.
NVflash allows you generate files to recover almost any software bricks.
Search around this section and you will get to know about it.
My i815 is on its way to SAMSUNG repair in texas. I tried to root it to install a custom rom and ended up in a bootloop. I did try a bunch of stuff to try and fix it.
Anyways, I have been reading up in the forums and am getting a bit confused:
Do I even NEED to be rooted to install a Custom ROM? Do I just need to install CWM from ODIN (bootloader? or pda?, confused there as well). And then install the ROM I want from within CWM (install from external zip)...
Or, is the i815 so "special" that it requires root?
THX!
rosystreasures said:
My i815 is on its way to SAMSUNG repair in texas. I tried to root it to install a custom rom and ended up in a bootloop. I did try a bunch of stuff to try and fix it.
Anyways, I have been reading up in the forums and am getting a bit confused:
Do I even NEED to be rooted to install a Custom ROM? Do I just need to install CWM from ODIN (bootloader? or pda?, confused there as well). And then install the ROM I want from within CWM (install from external zip)...
Or, is the i815 so "special" that it requires root?
THX!
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no you dont,
I have P6800 , you dont need to root and cwm to flash a rom,
its jus cwm and install your custome rom,
rezadentevil said:
no you dont,
I have P6800 , you dont need to root and cwm to flash a rom,
its jus cwm and install your custome rom,
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I thought it was different for the P68xx and the i815? Can someone with a i815 confirm? If I don't HAVE to root, and all I need is CWM falshed through Odin (PDA), then install zip from CWM, I may try again.
Thx!!!