I have rooted my micromax a87 and have installed the deception ICS rom. however, I am not quite satisfied with it. I have heard that there is an ICS and a JB ROM for samsung galaxy y, which has more or less the same hardware specs as mine except for the screen difference. If I will install that ROM, can I risk my phone to brick, or will it be shown small in my screen because galaxy y's screen is comparitively smaller than mine... please help I'm a rookie at this thing
It will surely brick your device.
They are completely different phones and they will be having different bootloaders and what not. Don't try that.
RazaVakil7995 said:
I have rooted my micromax a87 and have installed the deception ICS rom. however, I am not quite satisfied with it. I have heard that there is an ICS and a JB ROM for samsung galaxy y, which has more or less the same hardware specs as mine except for the screen difference. If I will install that ROM, can I risk my phone to brick, or will it be shown small in my screen because galaxy y's screen is comparitively smaller than mine... please help I'm a rookie at this thing
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You will brick your device badly and with the OEM of that device refusing to release the kernel source code you will find no roms here for it very soon.
zelendel said:
You will brick your device badly and with the OEM of that device refusing to release the kernel source code you will find no roms here for it very soon.
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What if I have Taken a backup of my stock OS?? Will I be able to recover using cwm if things go bad?? Because I wanna experiment
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No. When I say brick I mean it will be a paper weight. Nothing short of a jtag will bring it back
Wayne Tech Nexus
zelendel said:
No. When I say brick I mean it will be a paper weight. Nothing short of a jtag will bring it back
Wayne Tech Nexus
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Thanks . By the way, what's a jtag??
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RazaVakil7995 said:
Thanks . By the way, what's a jtag??
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A jtag is a device that will reprogram your device on the hardware level and needs to be hooked up to the main board itself using the proper mount points. Not something I would advice anyone doing. Let alone on a device like yours.
do not do this! you will be upset
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NEW THREAD: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1374340
Thanx a lot bro... nw m going to test it...
i'm sure the audio quality would b better
A cleaner thread. I guess this is better than moving the previous one.
I've tested bro... bt please fix all bugs as soon as possible... than agn..
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I've tested bro... bt please fix all bugs as soon as possible... than agn..
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Don't worry, he will fix it when he has the time, Please don't rush him.
Just had a brief test and the back facing camera had a little problem tho.
The screen is totally black and can't see a thing but front facing one is ok. If I take a snapshot the camera crashes.
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d8nnii said:
Just had a brief test and the back facing camera had a little problem tho.
The screen is totally black and can't see a thing but front facing one is ok. If I take a snapshot the camera crashes.
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Can you read the 1st post again sir??? Pls to all tester pls dont repeat such problem you encounter.. Youre just making this thread annoying to all the members who visits..
IF YOU ARE NOOb PLS READ THE FIRST POST!!!
We want a clean cm7 thread..
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i am expecting someone to port icecream sandwich on samsung galaxy SL
so if anyone is interested
lets do it
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Can you read the 1st post again sir??? Pls to all tester pls dont repeat such problem you encounter.. Youre just making this thread annoying to all the members who visits..
IF YOU ARE NOOb PLS READ THE FIRST POST!!!
We want a clean cm7 thread..
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Alright, apologies I missed that part. My bad..
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manishnraj said:
i am expecting someone to port icecream sandwich on samsung galaxy SL
so if anyone is interested
lets do it
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And how is this CM7 related? Have you read the rules? or just decided this was IRC?
Cyanogen mod will do it for our device
manishnraj said:
i am expecting someone to port icecream sandwich on samsung galaxy SL
so if anyone is interested
lets do it
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manishnraj said:
i am expecting someone to port icecream sandwich on samsung galaxy SL
so if anyone is interested
lets do it
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no sources, no port. wait till december.
but then we'll work on the top devices first (i9000, i9100), so you'll maybe get ICS in middle of next year.
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no sources, no port. wait till december.
but then we'll work on the top devices first (i9000, i9100), so you'll maybe get ICS in middle of next year.
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ICS code will be completely diffrent from GB. Then while porting cynogen mod of ICS do we still have to face problems that time also (like broken camera)...?
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ICS code will be completely diffrent from GB. Then while porting cynogen mod of ICS do we still have to face problems that time also (like broken camera)...?
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I wouldn't say completely different.
But if i'm not able to get the camera on gingerbread working, i'll not work on ICS for this phone. Waste of time...
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I wouldn't say completely different.
But if i'm not able to get the camera on gingerbread working, i'll not work on ICS for this phone. Waste of time...
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oh sad...! Just a last question Is Amit also working with u? Since he is working on this project from long time may be he can help u in a better way. Also in all samsung android devices is galaxy I9003 is the most unlucky device or are there some similar examples of devices exists which face unsuccessful camera porting in CM7...?
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oh sad...! Just a last question Is Amit also working with u? Since he is working on this project from long time may be he can help u in a better way. Also in all samsung android devices is galaxy I9003 is the most unlucky device or are there some similar examples of devices exists which face unsuccessful camera porting in CM7...?
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amit is on vacations.
i'm sure he'll help, but he's a beginner on cm.
if i look at the stuff he has done, it reminds me of my first attempts. ;-)
don't know if there are any devices out. there are not much developers on samsung phones. every phone we've done is running fine, but we never ported a low activity device like i9003.
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amit is on vacations.
i'm sure he'll help, but he's a beginner on cm.
if i look at the stuff he has done, it reminds me of my first attempts. ;-)
don't know if there are any devices out. there are not much developers on samsung phones. every phone we've done is running fine, but we never ported a low activity device like i9003.
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really samsung has messed with our phone. They have given strong hardware support but bad complex coding has messed everything. Amit has really great knowledge of kernal coding. He also tried alot differents stuffs related to kernal such as overclocking. But he always failed like skin in getting a stable overclock kernal. They are also frustrated because they never come to know what was missing or messed in kernal codes.
I am sure that if Amit give more time for developement to u then ur both effort's will do some magic.
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I wouldn't say completely different.
But if i'm not able to get the camera on gingerbread working, i'll not work on ICS for this phone. Waste of time...
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Any update on the camera?
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really samsung has messed with our phone. They have given strong hardware support but bad complex coding has messed everything. Amit has really great knowledge of kernal coding. He also tried alot differents stuffs related to kernal such as overclocking. But he always failed like skin in getting a stable overclock kernal. They are also frustrated because they never come to know what was missing or messed in kernal codes.
I am sure that if Amit give more time for developement to u then ur both effort's will do some magic.
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overclocking.... kernel coding.... hmmkay
this is really important. -.-
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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i think i bricked my skyrocket after i flashed a ics rom that i got it from other web site. i cannot turn on my phone at all . I cannot go to recovery mode and even the downloading mode. Is my phone completely dead? is there a way i can unbrick it?
thanks
What rom exactly did you flash?
And try a Jig. If that doesnt work them Jtag is your solution
What rom did u use?? Cause some roms from the web have prob with them. Stick with xda for roms
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does anyone know where i can buy a jig?
http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/samsung-galaxy-s-download-mode-jig/
People would be better able to help if you answered their question (what rom did you flash?)
I suspect that "other web site" in the op means a rom for a different device. If you flashed a rom for a different device you are hard bricked and a jig won't save it. A jtag service likely will fix it. These guys have a good reputation from everything I've heard: http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-skyrocket-jtag-brick-repair/
Brick city, brick brick city. Jtag it
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AOKP Android 4.0.4
WhatzinyourphonE said:
There's another one. Wow. We need a brick section....
AOKP Android 4.0.4
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we dont even know what rom he used and from which web site he got it from, not much of any info to validate a brick section because of this n00b, not saying we dont need one, but not because of this guy
Hey guys (adam,grarak,vikram,selva and other gr8 developers)
I have seen many ppl talking abt sense ui which made me think dat it mite be gud. So finally one day i saw the sense uo and was amazed it was gr8. I even tried to use the guide in the general thread dis 1 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1721539
But honestly i dont know a think abt porting and the kitchen et cetera, et cetera can any of you pls pls port sense ui to our Galaxy R. It will look absolutely stunning. I am sure many ppl would want to try sense on our R. So guys if u have time pls try and port the sense ui to our device. Possibly whoever wants the sense ui can +1 in dis thread wat u say?
Thanks and regards.
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Even i m thinking the same. Sense UI is something different from others. Great transitions and what a nice widgets it have.. But let wait if any intersted dev would say yes for this..
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Sense UI is definitely very great. But it is a huge beast having a lot of custom modifications to the core system. Extremely hard to port. Even Sense4All project has many issues.
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Sense UI is definitely very great. But it is a huge beast having a lot of custom modifications to the core system. Extremely hard to port. Even Sense4All project has many issues.
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Exactly. The matter which complicates things even more is that no Samsung and HTC devices share a chipset, making it impossible to find a common denominator so to say
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Sense UI is really something.. We all know that.. Even i would love to see it in our SGR.. If the developers are interested, i think we can conduct a poll question for this topic.. What do u say guys?
Poll for what my friend? Just read Adam's post. This is a hell lot of work. We might as well port the S2 Official JB ROM before we are even half way through this. As it is Adam has his hands filled with CM, Karthik is resuming AOSP soon, Grarak has multiple ROM's and so has MJ. I suggest we focus on getting stable ROM's rather than a myriad of unstable/unusable ones. Just imagine, all that work and what you get in the end is a Sense Look Alike, half stable that a FEW people MAY/WOULD like to try. Not a good deal I feel.
So d point is we wont get sense
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Sense doesnt make sense
No offence to anyone but personally i do not like sense. Hell ! even my friends with htc dont like it cuz it eats resources and battery! Id take CM10 or 10.1 over sense anyday . If we are talking about launchers , I feel the need for a customized version of trebuchet in which there is an option for rearranging icons and making folders in the menu.
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So d point is we wont get sense
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Not now wait for all the devs to make their rom stable
Kartik pat said:
Not now wait for all the devs to make their rom stable
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but den in the guide it says we can use cm7 for ports. Instead cant we use cm 10/10.1?
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I wanted to know this.
As said "Porting official JB of SGS2"
Will that be like an official JB to our phone without samsungs permission?
As in can we make it something without using root access or anything?
I am very desperate to get official JB because i am scared of using ROMs.
I have tried them all (PAC, CAMP, SLIM, CM10.1) but then the root and custom mods which voids the warranty makes me feel insecured.
Because what if my charging jack died on me and im not able to revert to the stock rom. Has happened once. So...
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DeepankarS said:
I wanted to know this.
As said "Porting official JB of SGS2"
Will that be like an official JB to our phone without samsungs permission?
As in can we make it something without using root access or anything?
I am very desperate to get official JB because i am scared of using ROMs.
I have tried them all (PAC, CAMP, SLIM, CM10.1) but then the root and custom mods which voids the warranty makes me feel insecured.
Because what if my charging jack died on me and im not able to revert to the stock rom. Has happened once. So...
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U simply cannot port it from SGS2 bro.. Our SGR h/w is entirely different from SGS2.. It aint possible for us to port from other devices.. If we have to port jelly bean, then Samsung have to release a source for us or build jelly bean for us which is highly unlikely..
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U simply cannot port it from SGS2 bro.. Our SGR h/w is entirely different from SGS2.. It aint possible for us to port from other devices.. If we have to port jelly bean, then Samsung have to release a source for us or build jelly bean for us which is highly unlikely..
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I know this.. :'(
That is why i am still unhappy :'(
And so i just asked this..
Making something which does not require root access..
Is this IMPOSSIBLE?
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DeepankarS said:
Making something which does not require root access..
Is this IMPOSSIBLE?
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I didn't get you ... what exactly you want...
mj.vikram said:
I didn't get you ... what exactly you want...
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Wait.
I messed it all up.
Mj, samsung has a problem with anything custom than root access right?
As in samsung voids warranty if we use anything CUSTOM, be it rooted or unrooted?
[QUERY] Is there any device having h/w exactly matching to our SGR?
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[QUERY] Is there any device having h/w exactly matching to our SGR?
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Nope, there's no anything like a twin brother, unfortunatelly. Even LG Optimus 2x differs a lot.
m.kochan10 said:
Nope, there's no anything like a twin brother, unfortunatelly. Even LG Optimus 2x differs a lot.
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I wouldnt have been so stupid had i studied android/linux.
Finance people you see..
But still i am like..
Why cant we modify stock s2 jb rom or any other stock jb rom and make it compatible with our device.
Tell me why because i dont know anything about porting.
Okay agreed at a point that hardware does not match..it is completely different..
But cant those things be edited so as to make compatible?
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Nobody said its impossible. Its just super-difficult. We cannot port official JB for approx the same reason why we couldn't port the official ICS. Samsung implements a completely different set of framework and libraries for each of its devices depending on what its hardware is. If you wanted to port an official Samsung ROM you would have to re-write most of these framework and library files which are hardware dependent, which eventually culminates into a mountain of work. Sound Good?
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Nobody said its impossible. Its just super-difficult. We cannot port official JB for approx the same reason why we couldn't port the official ICS. Samsung implements a completely different set of framework and libraries for each of its devices depending on what its hardware is. If you wanted to port an official Samsung ROM you would have to re-write most of these framework and library files which are hardware dependent, which eventually culminates into a mountain of work. Sound Good?
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This is THE BEST EXPLAINATION i could ever get.
So like if 10 or more devs work together on a particular stock rom..then only we can have it all?
Then another question is why would any dev waste time on stock roms when they can make better roms
Bdw it sounds tough..doing must be tougher.
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hey anyone out there who can help me, i recently hard bricked my phone long story short didnt follow the instructions as stated and well what do yu know my AT&T Samsung Galaxy S2 Skyrocket wont boot up, tried every little thing that could bring back my phone but its Hard bricked, its not like soft brick where you can fix it using stock rom and odin or just a restore from CWM/TWRP Recovery Nandroid Backups
anywz the point is how do does the whole thing work "mobiletechvideos" jtag repair
any kind of thing culd be helpful i just need my awsome phone back
Search thread reported this has been discussed and its in the wrong section
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If its hard bricked, you basically answered your own question. Mobiletechvideos is your best bet. Well known for their work. Look em up and it'll cost you 50$.
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You send phone, they fix it, you profit. Easy as that
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will do that
bps119 said:
You send phone, they fix it, you profit. Easy as that
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will surely do that, money is not a problem just have to send it this weekend and off to mobiletechvideos, hope they get it fixed as you guyz said
winosxbuntu said:
will surely do that, money is not a problem just have to send it this weekend and off to mobiletechvideos, hope they get it fixed as you guyz said
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I just do Jtag service for $25. Please check my feedback.
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I just do Jtag service for $25. Please check my feedback.
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No thanks
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I am sure you will be pleased with them. For $50, they bring your phone back from the dead.
I have hard bricked a phone before (my wife's Note) and got it back from them in less than a week. One of the new criteria I have for when I buy a new phone is that mobiletechvideo has a jtag service for it already.
should i root, again since i fcked my first phone
my Galaxy S2 is still bricked but i got the AT&T SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 I747 on 4.1.1 instead cost $$300 on ebay :laugh:
the results came better than i expected by gettin myself a new smartphone but comin back here on XDA reminds me of how i completely turned my sphone into a paper-weight by just installing a new ROM/ROOTIN
should i go back to the ROOTIN wagon? iknow the risks and goods that comes with it but android stock w/touchwiz is not that bad
winosxbuntu said:
my Galaxy S2 is still bricked but i got the AT&T SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 I747 on 4.1.1 instead cost $$300 on ebay :laugh:
the results came better than i expected by gettin myself a new smartphone but comin back here on XDA reminds me of how i completely turned my sphone into a paper-weight by just installing a new ROM/ROOTIN
should i go back to the ROOTIN wagon? iknow the risks and goods that comes with it but android stock w/touchwiz is not that bad
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It's really easy, if you find that you need features you can only use when rooted/on a custom rom then go ahead.
If you don't find yourself thinking "that custom feature would be of some real use now" then there's no reason to "go back to the ROOTIN wagon"..
Finally, some friendly advice :angel:, if you intend to start modding your phone please read the goddamn instructions this time around. :highfive:
I've had 3 samungs and 1 sony, and never once did I not read the bloody instrufuctions, and you know what?
Never did I soft or hard brick any of them, thanks to God's gift of literacy. :victory:
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It's really easy, if you find that you need features you can only use when rooted/on a custom rom then go ahead.
If you don't find yourself thinking "that custom feature would be of some real use now" then there's no reason to "go back to the ROOTIN wagon"..
Finally, some friendly advice :angel:, if you intend to start modding your phone please read the goddamn instructions this time around. :highfive:
I've had 3 samungs and 1 sony, and never once did I not read the bloody instrufuctions, and you know what?
Never did I soft or hard brick any of them, thanks to God's gift of literacy. :victory:
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thanks, i needed that plus am gonna root my phone this week
bps119 said:
You send phone, they fix it, you profit. Easy as that
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I sent my phone to them and fixed it like it was nothing but I was quite surprised to find out that it was a bad EMMC CHIP failure which blacked out my phone with no sign of life.............
Thanks xda
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tomy1986.nt said:
I just do Jtag service for $25. Please check my feedback.
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i need jtag service for my htc one mini
lingowistico said:
It's really easy, if you find that you need features you can only use when rooted/on a custom rom then go ahead.
If you don't find yourself thinking "that custom feature would be of some real use now" then there's no reason to "go back to the ROOTIN wagon"..
Finally, some friendly advice :angel:, if you intend to start modding your phone please read the goddamn instructions this time around. :highfive:
I've had 3 samungs and 1 sony, and never once did I not read the bloody instrufuctions, and you know what?
Never did I soft or hard brick any of them, thanks to God's gift of literacy. :victory:
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same as me never had problem with roms or a bricked device