Hello.I opened this thread to say how you found this awesome forum.First me
My first phone was an Samsung Galaxy Y S5360.I bought it and started to touch it.Was my first phone with android and his 3 inch screen was so big for me (until i held in hand other phones ).After 1-2 weeks i was asking myself if i can customize it more.I spent hours,days searching themes.I searched themes and i found symbian themes for nokia lol.Until i found a theme on an forum named xda.I was so happy at that time because finally i found a theme.Then i saw that there is a subforum named development.I was surprised to see so many things.Next days i rooted it and so on.After some time i learnt the basics.
I don't know if you believe me,but i never readed xda rules
This is my story,how i found xda forum.
Let me know your story
This is my story :
After using stock un-rooted gingerbread on my I9070P i got bored. So i was trying to root it but all I9070P rooted firmawe links were down so i have dowloaded and installed via odind rooted firmaware for I9070. Phone booted , everything was working fine. Than suddenly phone started re-booting. So (i'm taking loong short cut here) i flashed official JB 4.1.2 XXLPE. Than CoCore than Nexus theme and my first Costom Rom CyanogenMod 10.1. After flashing CM i lost EFS and by flashing 3-file gingerbread i have recovered my phone. (Another short cut here) I have re-flashed CM 10.1 (it was almost final CM 10.1 build) and i got excited obout Costom roms.
This is my story.
Edit :
I havent read XDA rules too ?
Wysłane z mojego nexusowego tablecika.....
i never used my as default i used to hack and flash custom firmwares on my nokia 5230 few years back, then i decided to switch to an android and bought s advance. I was aware about xda earlier and went straight on searching for i9070 section, and found terminology of android is different than symbian and after a little research i found the root by Shàan and flashed cocore kernel and phone just felt way better
after that when cm came i flashed that and xda is just a great platform for skilled and beginning devlopers as well as end users who always want to make the most of their devices and customize it very often.
I found XDA when I started with my Omnia I8000 windows 6.5 phone back in 2010. Was a great help but my first forum to join was Modeco. I stayed with XDA after I bought my first android phone, Galaxy Ace. Was great fun working with the themers and modders there. Have been with this forum from the start when we shared things with the Galaxy S. Have enjoyed the time here learning all sorts of things. What kept me here? Modaco failed in developing things for S Advance while XDA for the Advance has developed into a great place! Not sure I want to get a new phone for a while though so here I am and still enjoying it.
I bought this phone in February 2013, used stock ROM (GB later JB) for about 8 months and was not happy with my phone, it was lagging etc. etc. etc.
So then I made an account on a Dutch android site and asked if anyone knew how I could get my device run properly.. Someone said something about CyanogenMod and I've seen that blue man a few times and wondered what is was but never searched it.
Then I came to this forum and encountered the thread From stock GB to custom JB (noob friendly). I started flashing CM 10.1 but I got bootloops the first times I tried, but on some point it finally booted and I was happy as hell, and since then I made a XDA account and started playing with my phone Now I'm trying to get the max outta this originally ****ty phone before buying another one.
My story.
My brother give it to me his Motorola Defy two years ago, and toll me about a forum in spain called HTCmania (and in this moment he buy the S advance), In HTCmania were spanish roms and links to a forum called XDA with the rom CM10, so in a summer i learn how to flash roms, in march of 2013 i get a Ace 2 from my mum with GB and rooted i upgrade to JB with Kyrillos V7b + MC8 kernel, i use that untill june when i upgrade to Kyrillos V8 + MC8 kernel, i was with that, i put CM10.2 i february, in march (this is a big month for me) i build my first custom rom for S advance (my brother give it to me because he buy an Iphone 5S) and in last days of march i change my Ace to S advance with carbon and AOSP, and with that to now, i build some roms for Ace 2, i´m not going to change my phone at least it have 3 years (may of next year)
I never read XDA rules, never use the search (well, i use it once)
So i´m in this world for about 2 years and two months.
I found XDA when I learned that I could update my Galaxy mini to Gingerbread (from Froyo), and yet I couldn't do it via "Check for updates" on Settings. So I searched for a solution and I found it on the Galaxy mini subforum here on XDA.
Then I just started reading, learning and blah until I compiled CyanogenMod 9.1 for my Galaxy mini, and then hacked a little while providing both ParanoidAndroid (Jellybean 4.1) and AOSP.
AOSP (Android 4.0.4 - ICS) turned out to be a great success for the Galaxy mini, one of the most used ROMs as of today I believe.
And then I bought the S Advance and did what I know of Paranoid Android, the difference was that at that time, there was already a port of ParanoidAndroid in the works (by Shaaan), so, I looked for an alternative, and I built P.A.C, the "first" Android 4.2 ROM that didn't have the problems of the others, OMX's and audio stuff, not because I am good at coding, but because I had luck, a lot.
I knew XDA on 2012, when my brother bought a LG P720 Optimus 3D. I've always developed, but for Symbian OS (with QT) and iOS. Always modified phones (developed my own ROMs for Nokia 5230, Nokia E7 and Samsung GT-I8910 Omnia HD), reflashed etc. Was the first time that I modified an Android phone, I changed recovery and ROM
A lot of other times I returned here to modify my girlfriend's Galaxy Ace.
On 24 July 2013 I bought my first Android smartphone, janice. Came with 4.1.2 LQG started to modify it since 2nd day with root and CoCore, deodexed, then started to decompile, modify and recompile system apps plus install V6 Supercharger script. The 5th day I bricked for the first time, then unbricked (by reflashing stock through Odin) and reinstalled everything (including mods )
On 30 September I registered an account here (under the nick Tesla-MADAL93) since I was trying to compile ChameleonOS 4.2, and I was stuck on an error about libhardware_legacy (vibrator). I opened this thread to ask for help, and later I decided to contact @diego-ch that kindly helped me to solve, what a fkin' n00b I was :laugh: I had another error about WiFi, solved with the message by @frapeti in that thread
I made the thread for ChameleonOS, but still having problems (Camera not working, videos not working) and a day @judas1977 told me about OMX patches, so a better working build came. To say "thanks" to him, I decided to teach him on EMMC repartition and he opened the thread for codina.
Later I made ChameleonOS 4.3 for janice (test build) without any patch and @iiD4x was kinda rude with me @dagger supported me from the beginning, thanks friend. On January we became internet friends
A morning he asked me if he could add a friend on our Hangout, I answered yes and he added @Force and @Bx16 ... We became a lot of guys, including @Flo0008 @wmfaiz @rol525 @vickyushu @Sachinist, I decided to teach them about Android development and compile from sources. Later we decided to invite @Rox in that Hangout
@Rox, me, @iiD4x and @teddytsen were in TeamNova to join all our individual ROMs and dominate S Advance section against someone... Try to guess who he is NF
So BeanStalk 4.4, LiquidSmooth 4.3, LiquidSmooth 4.4, Mahdi 4.4, MoKee 4.3, MoKee 4.4, PAC-Man 4.4, ParanoidAndroid 3.99 became one.
A day of February (2014) @Rox asked me if I wanted to join Team Canjica (a dream for me!!) as OmniROM developer and maintainer, obviously and faster than a rocket I answered "YES"
Time has passed, I sold my janice on the end of April and from July I own a Galaxy S4 GT-I9505.
I'm still here, friends
EDIT: Oh, I forgot.... Always use MaxiCM, the best ROM ever. True "BlaBlaBla" Hangout's guys??
AntaresOne said:
I knew XDA on 2012, when my brother bought a LG P720 Optimus 3D. I've always developed, but for Symbian OS (with QT) and iOS. Always modified phones (developed my own ROMs for Nokia 5230, Nokia E7 and Samsung GT-I8910 Omnia HD), reflashed etc. Was the first time that I modified an Android phone, I changed recovery and ROM
A lot of other times I returned here to modify my girlfriend's Galaxy Ace.
On 24 July 2013 I bought my first Android smartphone, janice. Came with 4.1.2 LQG started to modify it since 2nd day with root and CoCore, deodexed, then started to decompile, modify and recompile system apps plus install V6 Supercharger script. The 5th day I bricked for the first time, then unbricked (by reflashing stock through Odin) and reinstalled everything (including mods )
On 30 September I registered an account here (under the nick Tesla-MADAL93) since I was trying to compile ChameleonOS 4.2, and I was stuck on an error about libhardware_legacy (vibrator). I opened this thread to ask for help, and later I decided to contact @diego-ch that kindly helped me to solve, what a fkin' n00b I was :laugh: I had another error about WiFi, solved with the message by @frapeti in that thread
I made the thread for ChameleonOS, but still having problems (Camera not working, videos not working) and a day @judas1977 told me about OMX patches, so a better working build came. To say "thanks" to him, I decided to teach him on EMMC repartition and he opened the thread for codina.
Later I made ChameleonOS 4.3 for janice (test build) without any patch and @iiD4x was kinda rude with me @dagger supported me from the beginning, thanks friend. On January we became internet friends
A morning he asked me if he could add a friend on our Hangout, I answered yes and he added @Force and @Bx16 ... We became a lot of guys, including @Flo0008 @wmfaiz @rol525 @vickyushu @Sachinist, I decided to teach them about Android development and compile from sources. Later we decided to invite @Rox in that Hangout
@Rox, me, @iiD4x and @teddytsen were in TeamNova to join all our individual ROMs and dominate S Advance section against someone... Try to guess who he is NF
So BeanStalk 4.4, LiquidSmooth 4.3, LiquidSmooth 4.4, Mahdi 4.4, MoKee 4.3, MoKee 4.4, PAC-Man 4.4, ParanoidAndroid 3.99 became one.
A day of February (2014) @Rox asked me if I wanted to join Team Canjica (a dream for me!!) as OmniROM developer and maintainer, obviously and faster than a rocket I answered "YES"
Time has passed, I sold my janice on the end of April and from July I own a Galaxy S4 GT-I9505.
I'm still here, friends
EDIT: Oh, I forgot.... Always use MaxiCM, the best ROM ever. True "BlaBlaBla" Hangout's guys??
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Maxicm is the best rom 1111111111111111!
@iiD4x added me and teach me many things.
You are the best people for teach me many things.
AntaresOne said:
A morning he asked me if he could add a friend on our Hangout, I answered yes and he added @Force and @Bx16 ... We became a lot of guys, including @Flo0008 @wmfaiz @rol525 @vickyushu @Sachinist, I decided to teach them about Android development and compile from sources. Later we decided to invite @Rox in that Hangout
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As you remember,i wanted to build RR ,but failed to boot and then i stopped to try build other roms too because i have bad pc.But i still learnt things from you and guys mentioned.And im sorry that i made you and @Rox nervous with many noob questions.
Force said:
As you remember,i wanted to build RR ,but failed to boot and then i stopped to try build other roms too because i have bad pc.But i still learnt things from you and guys mentioned.And im sorry that i made you and @Rox nervous with many noob questions.
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Rob... don't say that... Nobody born teached
Inviato dal mio GT-I9505
Previously i was just Nokia user fan only finally after marriage i handed over my c6 01 to my wife as a gift and bought this pice of crap having gingerbread as os in 23k when released just because of Android hype in that period without knowing what is Android because my previous c6 01 is so small and symbian is too bad that i surfed net very few times
At play store i found som root app saying about root privileges then searched for rooting over net and found its drawback like bricking so thought never want to take this risk
Then sammy finally relesed jb i was so happy but it was so laggy
But curiosity about rooting take me to xda s advance forum while surfing every day got Shaan root method rooted my phone
My first mod after rooting is beats audio from play store
Then jorny of custom roms started
Flashed ikasters cynilla
Used it for long time waited for daily cm 10.1 by diego ch
After that evolution was happened and we got 10.2 /11 Great developers
In that journey i myself tried to be developer by porting rom but then i thought its require lot patience, lot of internet to download large data, lot of technical knowledge with risk of bricking so leaved that thought
Now i am happy with LS KK but still searching for new development everyday till my phone will get silent its last day and i will bought new goodie to play again the
Game of Android
I create my account yesterday :')
ghost2007 said:
I create my account yesterday :')
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Welcome in our subforum!!
Inviato dal mio GT-I9505
I did not tell my XDA story.
I created my account before I bought Android phone, I had some Symbian before. I was pretty quiet until I started helping Varun with testing of JetMod. Then I started with helping people to solve some problems with installations of it. But I never did any major development stuff. I think that I can call myself lazy or something like that, I know a lot of things for about 50%-70% (not just about Android - web development, film making, video editing, design, system administration, (I even painted my future apartment by myself, almost perfect ) etc, etc) , and I get stuck. :laugh: Bang, loss of motivation and inspiration. So I did not advance in Android development, I left on helping users with some basic to medium problems.
Hey guys how are you all? Its been a long time since the hangout grup became dead :/
Hi everyone, long time viewer first time caller, just created an account today, is it okay to revive this dead thread?
I started lurking on xda at the same moment I got my Janice, my first Android. When it started going on my nerves with Jelly Bean I got into flashing, kept it kicking for almost 3 years. Amazing work on this forum, people keeping this device alive despite it being so awful. Never got into development myself, but I learned a lot about how Android works, and chose my next phone a lot more carefully. Now I got a Moto G which hopefully I won't have to root and reflash just to have a normal, functioning device, but if the need ever arises I now know how to do it
Mine one is a simple story. I wanted to use all the features of Lucky Patcher. When I saw that I was limited by root access. I didn't understand what root was. So I searched the net. There I learnt what was root - its advantages and drawbacks, and much more. Then I searched how I could root my J500F. There came websites but none had so clear instructions as in XDA. I flashed the file. Root worked nicely for some days. And it was when I got stuck in FRP lock. XDA was my first source where I searched for help. I got a quick line which quoted that I needed to flash my stock image through ODIN. I did.
Fortunately, no data was touched. My phone was restored to normal but my root was lost. I again flashed the file and took necessary precautions to prevent FRP Lock. I learnt more about Android, kernels, SU, custom recovery, ROM, mods and tweaks with root in the subsequent days. Finally, some more months later, I signed up in XDA and here I am now.
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Hello everybody,
I'm new to android developing, I've been flashing roms since I got my nexus s 2 years ago,
did lots of rom updates for my friends ad stuff.
I really wanted to learn how to develop android roms, so I decided to follow the steps and compile my first
cm10.1 for my nexus s with the help of the cm wiki.
After some day learning the most I could out of linux bash and the process to compile a rom, I finally got a working rom.
Well, I have a xoom 2 too, so I thought, what if I could try to build a rom for it, I know it would be hard, but it would be good so I could learn more about developing.
I'd like to know if with the safestrap 3.1, the lastest we have now, if it's possible to compiled a rom for xoom2 (mine is mz607), if the safestrap would be able to rom another rom than the official one, because the little I used it, it was looking fully functional, but I didn't find answer of what is possible or not to do with it in the thread.
If you say so, I'm gonna do my best to develop one, specially now that I have free time for the next weeks,
if anyone can help me out, with any kind of help I would be glad.
Thanks a lot
Hi everyone,
I'm new to this forum but have been around the block a few times when it comes to software development, albeit not at a hardware level. I've got a couple old Android phones that I'm looking to root and play around with, but I'm having some trouble with the vernacular. The first device I'm trying is the newest of the old lot, a Nexus S (crespo).
I'm trying to install the "Guru" kernel (http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexu...-guru-t2783561), but can't see how <4MB would be a complete system image. Does this kernel just reflect a patch that should be applied to the CM ROM, and if so, which one? I've rooted the phone using SuperOneClick but don't know where to go from here.
Thanks for helping this noob out, guys and gals. Cheers from Australia!
I'm a complete newbie in the Android world (iPhone user), so I'm so sorry in advance if I'm asking a stupid question. So today I bought an Alcatel Hero 2 from Amazon. The device hasn't arrived yet. The device has Android Kitkat on it and from some youtube review videos I knew that the customized Android version installed on the device is chubby so I thought if I can upgrade to vanilla Lollipop then the performance will improve.
There is very little information on the web about the Hero 2. I only found a webpage (can't post a link here because I'm new but google for "upgrade alcatel hero 2 lollipop" and you'll find it) that says one can upgrade to Lollipop, but it seems to be SCAM. Thus I thought it's better to ask here to get trusted answers since I don't want to get into security problems.
I know what ROMs are and have a little background but I don't know where to get trusted ROMs or if it's possible at all to upgrade my phone. I appreciate any answers.
Many thanks in advance!
Probably not, unless Alcatel comes out with its own Lollipop update or more threads appear here for Hero 2 ROMs.
The Hero 2 isn't very popular, or at least well-known, in the US. I'm surprised you even found it for purchase. Was it on the US Amazon site or a foreign version? Got a link? I was interested in a Hero 2, too, but I could never find it, and now it's getting a little long in the tooth.
Sorry this isn't the answer you wanted. Is it an all right phone overall, though? Reviews were generally favorable.
I don't think there is Lollipop rom for your device.
Hi guys,
any news about lollipop update? Im choosing between Hero 2 and LG G3, but Hero 2 is cheaper for me and it has little bit bigger screen. Any advices please?
Feyse
Lollipop rom for Alcatel hero2
Can any one help us tout get lollipop rom on Alcatel hero2, please
makakimekaki said:
I'm a complete newbie in the Android world (iPhone user), so I'm so sorry in advance if I'm asking a stupid question. So today I bought an Alcatel Hero 2 from Amazon. The device hasn't arrived yet. The device has Android Kitkat on it and from some youtube review videos I knew that the customized Android version installed on the device is chubby so I thought if I can upgrade to vanilla Lollipop then the performance will improve.
There is very little information on the web about the Hero 2. I only found a webpage (can't post a link here because I'm new but google for "upgrade alcatel hero 2 lollipop" and you'll find it) that says one can upgrade to Lollipop, but it seems to be SCAM. Thus I thought it's better to ask here to get trusted answers since I don't want to get into security problems.
I know what ROMs are and have a little background but I don't know where to get trusted ROMs or if it's possible at all to upgrade my phone. I appreciate any answers.
Many thanks in advance!
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Supposedly a working Marshmallow for Hero 2: http://android-4xda.net/tutorial/upgrade-update-alcatel-hero-2/
7.1.2
Hi there, I managed to port a RR rom (7.1.2) for this device. If you still want to try it out let me know, I would make a thread but sadly I can't
Please, if it is not too much trouble, you can update the link
kazkas1398 said:
Hi there, I managed to port a RR rom (7.1.2) for this device. If you still want to try it out let me know, I would make a thread but sadly I can't
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actually I need this rom.
My Hero 8 D820X is bricked (tried to factory reset and sth gone wrong) system crushed, i need to flash anything but can find nothing.
Hero 2 has same CPU, so hopefully it would work
dawkun said:
actually I need this rom.
My Hero 8 D820X is bricked (tried to factory reset and sth gone wrong) system crushed, i need to flash anything but can find nothing.
Hero 2 has same CPU, so hopefully it would work
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This is weird, I looked all over and cannot find any links for original flashing files, not even 4PDA.
But, the rom I ported has no sound (unless you wear headphones), and camera is not working. This was basically just an experiment on trying to port it for first time, but sadly I do not have the device anymore so I won't be able to help much. If you still want to try it, here's the link: https://forum.xda-developers.com/general/rooting-roms/resurrection-remix-5-8-5-alcatel-t3913051
Meanwhile I'll try to keep looking for the original stock ROM for your device, there has to be something.
I'll let you know if I find anything.
Hi all,
I made the mistake two years ago of shelling out top dollar for this device..at the time It was ideal for a brief work project but when it was retired to personal use I soon found the 2.3.7 system useless for many modern apps...has anyone flashed a custom rom? There are many chinese wifi projectors running 4.x.x. now...anyone ever flash and install one on their picopix?
Any device advice welcome...now youtube doesn't work, every app has the parse issue.It is a pain in the ass.
Liam_K said:
Hi all,
I made the mistake two years ago of shelling out top dollar for this device..at the time It was ideal for a brief work project but when it was retired to personal use I soon found the 2.3.7 system useless for many modern apps...has anyone flashed a custom rom? There are many chinese wifi projectors running 4.x.x. now...anyone ever flash and install one on their picopix?
Any device advice welcome...now youtube doesn't work, every app has the parse issue.It is a pain in the ass.
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Hello,
You can flash a ROM if there is one available for your device.
I don't seem to find a ROM for your device here on XDA.
Regards
Vatsal,
Forum Moderator.
Hi all,
I have the note 10.1 GT-N8000 on android 4.4.2 and i want to upgrade it to a stable Android 6.0 ROM
Can some one please point me to an idiots guide on flashing a new stable ROM on this tablet.
i have read a lot of threads here but they are all dating back to 2013 and i'm not sure if the information on them are still relevant.
cheers
NEW +Stable = no .
Old = yes but 4.4.2 as thats the last Samsung build .
Android 6 no release for Note 10.1
One Android 6 rom posted in Alpha stage at present and very unlikely to be other Nougat based roms . .
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-10-1/development/rom-nougat-t3505239
For Marshmallow, CM13 is your best choice.
If you don't need MM specifically, CM14/LineageOS runs well (Nougat); it's what I'm using.
You have to labour to read the threads' initial discussions and latest discussions at least. If you don't want to spend hours on this, then just stick with what you have, hire someone to do it for your, or buy a new device. Flashing is not for the impatient.
Rolo42 said:
For Marshmallow, CM13 is your best choice.
If you don't need MM specifically, CM14/LineageOS runs well (Nougat); it's what I'm using.
You have to labour to read the threads' initial discussions and latest discussions at least. If you don't want to spend hours on this, then just stick with what you have, hire someone to do it for your, or buy a new device. Flashing is not for the impatient.
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I don't mind reading because it also helps with more knowledge about this, however some of the methods of rooting dates back to 2012 and the threads have about 66 pages and over 500 comments.
If i can see a step-by-step guide, i can do the rooting myself.
Sent from my Moto G (4) using Tapatalk
Easy way 2017 would be to flash a custom recovery through Odin .
Then find supersu zip and flash that through recovery .
Not all custom roms require rooting it depends upon the instructions .
You want a rom then you choose and read the instructions first .
PS you also require a rom that's actually got a download as many roms are dead on here .
I highly recommend Lirokoa's unofficial LineageOS/Nougat ROM. No real bugs and it runs beautifully.
i had done some reading on the Lirokoa Lineage ROM thread, The ROM it self even still on Alpha stage, Runs beautifully. but some people stated that the Cell standby draining more Battery compare to SOT. well thats just from what i read, i personally havent try it myself. But its the Newest ROM for my N8000, im looking forward for it to reach Stable stage