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working clockworkmod recovery .apk

ok guys here is an .apk to get cwm recovery onto the moto atrix2. make sure your rooted and then just download the .apk and install. AS USUAL USE AT YOUR OUN RISK! this is for experimental use only if you dont know what your doing plz dont use you can and most likely will brick your device!!!

Installed! No problems so far!
Sent from my mAtrix2!!

Went right into blue cwm. This is great news and a start! Thanks!
Sent from my mAtrix2!!

Quick question to the OP. Have you modified this to work with the A2? If not we've been down this road already and there will be consequences if you try to perform a recovery from a backup with this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1329701
We have asked developer nitroglycerin33 to make us our own bootstrap that works and here is the link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1346977

Installed no problems, went right into cwm!!!!
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THIS IS JUST TO GET CWM RECOVERY ONTO THE ATRIX2 BOOTLOADER IS STILL LOCKED DO NOT TRY AND FLASH USING IT made a backup going to pull the files that the backup made to see if we can get the bootloader unlocked

Its still a start.
Sent from my mAtrix2!!

going to be playing with this all day today hopefully will have some good news in a little while

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going to be playing with this all day today hopefully will have some good news in a little while
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Sounds good!
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Man I'm just trying to save you some work. Please take a look at the links I posted and we have our own bootstrap listed in the second link that was modified specifically for the A2
Take a look in the bootloader unlock post that will catch you up on where we are right now. Not trying to discourage you as we can use all the help we can get.
Glad to have you here and knowing you are willing to lend a hand I just don't wanna see some noobs using this thinking everything is working and end up bricking their phones because right now we have NO way of getting back to stock with a FXZ yet.

i'm with you i'm going to edit my post.

What is link ti new thread? Those links you provided are dated.
Sent from my mAtrix2!!

Nice! We're getting closer

holeshot77 said:
What is link ti new thread? Those links you provided are dated.
Sent from my mAtrix2!!
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They're dated cause we're at a stand still for right now until we can get the bootloader unlocked and a working FXZ. Please read them and you will understand.
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i'm with you i'm going to edit my post.
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Glad we have some more help, the more the merrier!!!!

He said he started a new thread. Wanted to follow that one too.
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Guys as JRW 28 has said.
This has been tried and done with fatal issues. Until nytroglcerin33 gets the official CWM package updated, there is not much I would try with this, we have done backups and restores, as well as attempted a flash or two with NO SUCCESS.
I am not trying to be a pain here, but there are some of us who have been working on these things for almost two months since this phone came out, try a search in the Atrix2 section next time as there is a thread already about this, and until we get the bootloader unlocked we are going to have very limited abilities on this phone to develop, if you want to help out someplace go jump in there.
Bootloader unlock thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1328714

I got ahead of myself. Sorry Jim! Was excited for a minute.
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holeshot77 said:
I got ahead of myself. Sorry Jim! Was excited for a minute.
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No worries, that was not aimed at anyone, it was more in genral, so that anyone who reads this sees that this is a very slippery slope right now, we have had at least 2 people that we know of, who bricked their phones using the / a similar method that was in the OP here.

jimbridgman said:
This has been tried and done with fatal issues. Until nytroglcerin33 gets the official CWM package updated, there is not much I would try with this, we have done backups and restores, as well as attempted a flash or two with NO SUCCESS.
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I wouldn't say I have had no success... I'm able to backup and restore system and data using that atrix 2 recovery. In fact, the bionic one worked as well but I only used it a couple of times.
I've been using it to go back and forth between 55.11.16 and 55.13.16, 8 or 9 flashes so far without a brick.
inb4 next flash bricks my phone

I think we should have our moderator swoop in and sticky the important things. It seems were not getting much love from him around here. It's kind of an annoyance to me that topics fall back a page or two then are reintroduced as a new thread a week later. Just saying.

how to odin back to stock

i saw a thread in here once but i cant find it..
my phone is not booting anymore it says system software no authorized by verizon
i need the stock image i have looked everywhere and cant find it
please help me

XTRoRDiNAiRE said:
i saw a thread in here once but i cant find it..
my phone is not booting anymore it says system software no authorized by verizon
i need the stock image i have looked everywhere and cant find it
please help me
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Read this thread, section 6
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1762709
Also the issue you are most likely seeing is because you tried to flash a ROM with a kernel without first unlocking your bootloader. This is also explained in the above thread.

Sccrluk9 said:
Read this thread, section 6
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1762709
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Also the issue you are most likely seeing is because you tried to flash a ROM with a kernel without first unlocking your bootloader. This is also explained in the above thread.
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when i try and download the stock kernel the site is not working i guess
is there another place where i can find that stock kernel

XTRoRDiNAiRE said:
when i try and download the stock kernel the site is not working i guess
is there another place where i can find that stock kernel
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wrong link

Sccrluk9 said:
wrong link
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so i dont use that fixboot tar?

what i dont get is isnt the root66 tar already have a stock kernel in it?

XTRoRDiNAiRE said:
what i dont get is isnt the root66 tar already have a stock kernel in it?
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I believe so but Im not positive. Never used root66

i was able to get passed that verizon screen but now im on a bootloop. im assuing i need the stock kernel now
can anyone please link me to a working stock kernel please
id greatly appreciate the help

XTRoRDiNAiRE said:
i was able to get passed that verizon screen but now im on a bootloop. im assuing i need the stock kernel now
can anyone please link me to a working stock kernel please
id greatly appreciate the help
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Can you get into recovery? If so wipe/factory restore and flash the stock ROM or a custom one WITHOUT a custom kernel. I would suggest just going back to stock ROM and starting fresh. If you made a backup (which you should have) you can just go back to that too. Just remember to unlock your bootloader before you put a new ROM on.

XTRoRDiNAiRE said:
i was able to get passed that verizon screen but now im on a bootloop. im assuing i need the stock kernel now
can anyone please link me to a working stock kernel please
id greatly appreciate the help
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the link for the kernel worked fine for me just now in that thread. Might have been having site difficulties or something when you first tried.
http://samsung-updates.com/kernel/Samsung-Updates.com-SCH-I535-VZW-I535VRALF2_Kernel.zip
Theres the direct download link from samsung for ya.

XTRoRDiNAiRE said:
i saw a thread in here once but i cant find it..
my phone is not booting anymore it says system software no authorized by verizon
i need the stock image i have looked everywhere and cant find it
please help me
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Yes you must flash the stock kernel after the vzw screen of death. Using root66 makes it easier to get back up and running. One less thing to do and you can then down load ez unlock & ez recovery to unlock boktloader/ flash cwm.

Thank you everyone for responding
Everyone was very helpful
I was able to get the phone back to stock and I went into a store to exchange it because I had that permanent roaming thing
So now I learned my lesson and first thing I did with the new device is back up my imei..
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XTRoRDiNAiRE said:
So now I learned my lesson and first thing I did with the new device is back up my imei..
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I gotta get around to that one of these days before it ends up biting me in there arse.
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Always, I mean always make sure b4 flashing to root then unlock the bootloader and u will never have that prob.
Sent from my synergized SCH-I535

Rooted and Unlocked

Basically I am happy with the stock ROM but would like to get rid of the "fluff" that's there. Also want to theme I think. Anyway, What should I be looking for if I do the ROM? I am a 3 year past user of iPhone and had it jailbroke, so now I am reading and learning about Android.
The things that really matter to me are:
GPS applications
Photo Applications
Organization without the bloat
Any advice?

Clean Rom 4.5 best Rom
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Agreed
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Don't want the fluff? CleanRom Light Edition has your back
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Clean Rom
Thanks everyone. Sounds like that would be a good one for me but I will do some research on it first though. A few questions though, on the iPhone JB's it is pretty much a one click affair with the addition of tweaking and daemon removals for speed and such. How does one mount the ROM, do I navigate to a folder and drag it in (PC) or? BTW I am doing the research on this.
Also, how do I tell whether I have twrp recovery or CMW?

This guide works pretty well http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1762709
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It takes a while to read through all the steps, and don't forget the backup steps at the top before section 1.

Well for beginners you picked the right Device, and welcome to the good side.
Recoveries are kinda user preference. TWRP is touch screen / CWM is button operated. Both work good.
You know what recovery your on but the one you flash.
Do alot of reading and Enjoy !

jlyle said:
Well for beginners you picked the right Device, and welcome to the good side.
Recoveries are kinda user preference. TWRP is touch screen / CWM is button operated. Both work good.
You know what recovery your on but the one you flash.
Do alot of reading and Enjoy !
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cwm has a touch version aswell.

droidstyle said:
cwm has a touch version aswell.
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See you also learn something new everyday

CleanRom Light Edition

toco2mo said:
CleanRom Light Edition
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+1

toco2mo said:
This guide works pretty well http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1762709
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It takes a while to read through all the steps, and don't forget the backup steps at the top before section 1.
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Reading through this guide I think I understand that you must update SuperUser before proceeding. If that's true where in the app is there an option to do so? I sure don't see it playing with the menus.

Also get familiar with how to put your phone in download mode and use Odin to restore to stock just in case something should go wrong and turn your phone into a paperweight.
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cell128 said:
Also get familiar with how to put your phone in download mode and use Odin to restore to stock just in case something should go wrong and turn your phone into a paperweight.
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I am reading about Odin as we type. Lots to remember on Android. Wish there was a one click for all this...lol, but I will learn I suppose/hope. I like that the Clean Rom keeps the stock ROM for now. I think that will help me understand what a ROM accomplishes.

drzcharlie said:
I am reading about Odin as we type. Lots to remember on Android. Wish there was a one click for all this...lol, but I will learn I suppose/hope. I like that the Clean Rom keeps the stock ROM for now. I think that will help me understand what a ROM accomplishes.
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Its preety easy once you use it a few times. To restore just have the factory image. And choose it on the PDA option in Odin and flash away!!! No more annoying iTunes errors when trying to mess with a jail broken iPhone or when trying to downgrade it. I do miss many of the games though
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drzcharlie said:
Reading through this guide I think I understand that you must update SuperUser before proceeding. If that's true where in the app is there an option to do so? I sure don't see it playing with the menus.
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the Superuser app will only be in your app drawer if you are rooted.

Yup, it's there. Thanks

drzcharlie said:
I am reading about Odin as we type. Lots to remember on Android. Wish there was a one click for all this...lol, but I will learn I suppose/hope. I like that the Clean Rom keeps the stock ROM for now. I think that will help me understand what a ROM accomplishes.
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One clicks are great until something goes wrong. And when something inevitabley does go wrong you are up a Creek without a paddle since you have no idea quite exactly what the one click did.
Look at droidstyles guide. That will teach you how to do essentially everything with this phone. Just make sure you always verify that anything you flash is for the USA gs3 Verizon.
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Do your reading and read everything twice! Make sure you unlock your bootloader, and verify that you only flash files for the Verizon version of the phone!
Rooting is similar in some ways to Jailbreaking, but gives you significant more control. Rooting is simple, but it is only the first step if you want to flash custom ROMs, kernels, themes, etc.
Once you flash a custom recovery (TWRP or CWM) and start flashing things through Recovery, you are doing way more than you ever did with Jailbreak.

I already have ROM manager on my phone. Today I ready about and installed Titanium Backup Pro. I've been getting rid of bloatware with it and doing back ups. Don't Rom Manager and Titanium Backup do essentially the same thing?
What do you do with "kernels" anyway?

How do i reset and install gingerbread back on it?

i have ICS and i want to just reset the whole thing back to gingerbread, so that it will perform better, cuz ICS is really slow on mine. it is not rooted, and the model is GT-19020A. Thanks, if you can help
EDIT: also, how can i tell if my phone is GSM Unlocked?

desarter ggingsa
pleace said:
i have ICS and i want to just reset the whole thing back to gingerbread, so that it will perform better, cuz ICS is really slow on mine. it is not rooted, and the model is GT-19020A. Thanks, if you can help
EDIT: also, how can i tell if my phone is GSM Unlocked?
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As far as i know there is no way to actually go backwards on your OS.
You could search for the the 2.3.... for the nexus S but i doubt that youll be in any luck.
What i reccomend is to take it to the next step.
I have heard good things about it.
Not sure if the Trim does any difference to nexus S but i believe it might help.
Try the following ... was about to flash it yesterday to mine but the download link doesnt seem to work !
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2402655
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pleace said:
EDIT: also, how can i tell if my phone is GSM Unlocked?
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From what i remember ... if there is an unlocked lock when boot up your phone, that means it is unlocked.
I thingx that it means that the phone is unlocked dont know if the SIM is as well.
Maybe someone else might shed more light into that

Of you really want gingerbread, find the oxygen ROM thread in the development section. It is a great ROM. Or try the new CyanogenMod nightly 4.3 ROM. There are a few bugs, but it is quite quick.
Edit: are you still on stock, unrooted?

Just do a Google search for nexus s stock images and you should be able to get them off Google developers or something. Just make sure you have adb installed. Fastboot unlock, flash factory 2.3 images and relock fastboot. Tell me if you need me to go in depth and I'll post a more in depth tutorial as o in bed right now
Sent from my Nexus S
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BTW the unlocked padlock on the turn on screen means your boot loader is unlocked but your GSM may not be unlocked.
Sent from my Nexus S

[Q] help plz...been trying for hours. :(

My phone
sg3 i535
Verizon
4.4.2
NE1
Kernel version 3.4.0
I've tried rooting it, installing the cwm recovery, and CM11....I booted into recover and did all the resetting and wiping etc but when I go to install cm11, it fails and I have to reset from the loader (vol down, home pwr) or it hangs and tells me to take the phone to a Verizon wireless store because of illegal software.
What am I doing wrong?
From the beginning, assuming I have nothing installed (root/cwm ect)
What do I do first?

It sounds like the aboot isn't loading properly. Start from scratch again and use Casual and make sure the aboot takes.
Jim
bigmurph762 said:
My phone
sg3 i535
Verizon
4.4.2
NE1
Kernel version 3.4.0
I've tried rooting it, installing the cwm recovery, and CM11....I booted into recover and did all the resetting and wiping etc but when I go to install cm11, it fails and I have to reset from the loader (vol down, home pwr) or it hangs and tells me to take the phone to a Verizon wireless store because of illegal software.
What am I doing wrong?
From the beginning, assuming I have nothing installed (root/cwm ect)
What do I do first?
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bigmurph762 said:
My phone
sg3 i535
Verizon
4.4.2
NE1
Kernel version 3.4.0
I've tried rooting it, installing the cwm recovery, and CM11....I booted into recover and did all the resetting and wiping etc but when I go to install cm11, it fails and I have to reset from the loader (vol down, home pwr) or it hangs and tells me to take the phone to a Verizon wireless store because of illegal software.
What am I doing wrong?
From the beginning, assuming I have nothing installed (root/cwm ect)
What do I do first?
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You can only root VRUDNE1 using Towelroot. You can only install SafeStrap which only let you run other VRUDNE1 based TouchWiz roms. No AOSP roms. No CWM or TWRP. No custom kernels. Just custom roms based off of the 4.4.2 VRUDNE1 OTA. Here's a guide for more specific info.

SlimSnoopOS said:
You can only root VRUDNE1 using Towelroot. You can only install SafeStrap which only let you run other VRUDNE1 based TouchWiz roms. No AOSP roms. No CWM or TWRP. No custom kernels. Just custom roms based off of the 4.4.2 VRUDNE1 OTA. Here's a guide for more specific info.
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I'm going to just start copying this post man, gets quite redundant after the first 100+ times
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SlimSnoopOS said:
You can only root VRUDNE1 using Towelroot. You can only install SafeStrap which only let you run other VRUDNE1 based TouchWiz roms. No AOSP roms. No CWM or TWRP. No custom kernels. Just custom roms based off of the 4.4.2 VRUDNE1 OTA. Here's a guide for more specific info.
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ShapesBlue said:
I'm going to just start copying this post man, gets quite redundant after the first 100+ times
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Amen to the above. Yet another person looking to brick their phone because they didn't do any research beforehand. I have stopped posting and helping in the forums and only come here to read threads like this for the pure entertainment value. I LMFAO all the time.
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jimc5423 said:
It sounds like the aboot isn't loading properly. Start from scratch again and use Casual and make sure the aboot takes.
Jim
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Way to help by telling him something that is 100% incorrect and may lead to him bricking his phone. Casual does not work on 4.4.2 NE1, only towelroot works. Hell, the title of the Casual thread even reads "Up to MF1." Let the people who know what they are talking about help this guy.

landshark68 said:
Amen to the above. Yet another person looking to brick their phone because they didn't do any research beforehand. I have stopped posting and helping in the forums and only come here to read threads like this for the pure entertainment value. I LMFAO all the time.
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Way to help by telling him something that is 100% incorrect and may lead to him bricking his phone. Casual does not work on 4.4.2 NE1, only towelroot works. Hell, the title of the Casual thread even reads "Up to MF1." Let the people who know what they are talking about help this guy.
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At least we all got a good laugh tonight. I needed that, TGIF
From my Wicked S3 on SOKP
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landshark68 said:
Amen to the above. Yet another person looking to brick their phone because they didn't do any research beforehand. I have stopped posting and helping in the forums and only come here to read threads like this for the pure entertainment value. I LMFAO all the time.
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Way to help by telling him something that is 100% incorrect and may lead to him bricking his phone. Casual does not work on 4.4.2 NE1, only towelroot works. Hell, the title of the Casual thread even reads "Up to MF1." Let the people who know what they are talking about help this guy.
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I wanted to first off say thank you to not only you landshark68 but SlimSnoopOS and also BadUsername. You three always help people out and I personally started out by reading which is truthfully the best way to start anything when it comes to modifying your device. I only know most of what I know from you three, you all are essential and I appreciate that a lot. Thank you again
From my Wicked S3 on SOKP

ShapesBlue said:
At least we all got a good laugh tonight. I needed that, TGIF
From my Wicked S3 on SOKP
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I tip my hat to you and @SlimSnoopOS for continuing to help everyone, and I do mean everyone. I am still more than willing to help the people who have done their homework but for whatever reason just seem to be struggling or don't quite grasp it all. Those who haven't done any reading or research are on their own. I know I should be nicer and help everyone, and I did it for years. But if people are not willing to put forth a little effort to read and research on their own why should I put forth any effort?

landshark68 said:
I tip my hat to you and @SlimSnoopOS for continuing to help everyone, and I do mean everyone. I am still more than willing to help the people who have done their homework but for whatever reason just seem to be struggling or don't quite grasp it all. Those who haven't done any reading or research are on their own. I know I should be nicer and help everyone, and I did it for years. But if people are not willing to put forth a little effort to read and research on their own why should I put forth any effort?
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Its frustrating for sure at times, sometimes I'll read the topic but won't respond because I just get to the point where repeating myself becomes annoying. Your just giving what you get, I wouldn't sweat the small stuff. I agree completely with the last part! I get tired of people just assuming things
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ShapesBlue said:
I wanted to first off say thank you to not only you landshark68 but SlimSnoopOS and also BadUsername. You three always help people out and I personally started out by reading which is truthfully the best way to start anything when it comes to modifying your device. I only know most of what I know from you three, you all are essential and I appreciate that a lot. , Thank you again
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Right back at you. You may think you learned a lot from SlimSnoopOS, BadUsername, and me. But the truth is we all learn from each other. I have learned so much from reading posts by the three of you and from chatting back and forth with the three of you. I, like you, did nothing but read until my eyes hurt before I did anything to the first phone I rooted - a Samsung Fascinate. Pretty much anyone can root their phone if they are given detailed, step-by-step instructions. But if you don't understand what you did after you followed those instructions, did they really do you any good?

landshark68 said:
Right back at you. You may think you learned a lot from SlimSnoopOS, BadUsername, and me. But the truth is we all learn from each other. I have learned so much from reading posts by the three of you and from chatting back and forth with the three of you. I, like you, did nothing but read until my eyes hurt before I did anything to the first phone I rooted - a Samsung Fascinate. Pretty much anyone can root their phone if they are given detailed, step-by-step instructions. But if you don't understand what you did after you followed those instructions, did they really do you any good?
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That's very true. If you or anyone else ever want to just chat/talk and you use hangouts look me up sometime. It's in my profile, actually it's not lol its ShapesBlue5 @ Gmail
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