someone out there who is using the same device? i really made the stupid move not backing up before flashing custom unofficial roms in my device.
for now i can access fastboot but i cant flash recovery, i need like the 'update.zip' file official, its like the only hope of reviving my phone, please. thank you
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so i need some help in rooting my tab 7+ p6200
so basically i dont know anything about rooting and all the other stuff about android..
so can someone explain to me some guidelines about rooting
is it safe? if ever i brick my device, will there be a way to unbrick? just some questions about rooting
and please kindly explain these terms that i dont understand
1. flashing
2. CWM
3. Firmware recovery
4. kernel
5. and so many more stuff
so if someone out there who can help me.. it will be a big help..
THANKS!
theejay0625 said:
so i need some help in rooting my tab 7+ p6200
so basically i dont know anything about rooting and all the other stuff about android..
so can someone explain to me some guidelines about rooting
is it safe? if ever i brick my device, will there be a way to unbrick? just some questions about rooting
and please kindly explain these terms that i dont understand
1. flashing
2. CWM
3. Firmware recovery
4. kernel
5. and so many more stuff
so if someone out there who can help me.. it will be a big help..
THANKS!
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I don;t have a 6200 so i don't know how to root it, it could be the same as the 6210 but I'm not sure. Look in the development section.
I can answer a couple of these other things but you could really get the answers quickly by googling them.
CWM
Clockwork Mod Recovery, a custom recovery as opposed to the stock recovery. You have to have a custom recovery installed in order to flash custom ROMs.
ROM
The operating system (OS)
Kernel
Facilitates communication between the OS and the hardware.
Flashing
A general term for installing a custom ROM, the stock firmware, a mod or an update. There are many ways of flashing and not all devices do it the same way. Samsung uses Odin and also certain files can be flashed in the stock recovery if it is unlocked. With HTC you can flash certain files directly in hboot if the device is unlocked otherwise you need a custom recovery.
Recovery
This is a software layer that you can flash to your phone that allows you to boot the phone into a utility state where you can install roms, flash things like patches or modifications, backup your rom/kernel, etc. When people refer to a nandroid backup, they are referring to a backup made here. It's a snapshot of your phone that lets you mess with things and restore back to that point in time should you screw something up. You pretty much can't brick your phone at this level - it's all just files and filesystems. You can also mount your SD card to reader mode for connection to a computer, do a factory reset of data, and a few other fun things like root your rom here. You should only root your rom if it is a stock rom that has not been rooted yet. Rooting a rooted rom will usually unroot your root so you don't have root. (copied from tspderek in the Rezound forum)
kzoodroid said:
I don;t have a 6200 so i don't know how to root it, it could be the same as the 6210 but I'm not sure. Look in the development section.
I can answer a couple of these other things but you could really get the answers quickly by googling them.
CWM
Clockwork Mod Recovery, a custom recovery as opposed to the stock recovery. You have to have a custom recovery installed in order to flash custom ROMs.
ROM
The operating system (OS)
Kernel
Facilitates communication between the OS and the hardware.
Flashing
A general term for installing a custom ROM, the stock firmware, a mod or an update. There are many ways of flashing and not all devices do it the same way. Samsung uses Odin and also certain files can be flashed in the stock recovery if it is unlocked. With HTC you can flash certain files directly in hboot if the device is unlocked otherwise you need a custom recovery.
Recovery
This is a software layer that you can flash to your phone that allows you to boot the phone into a utility state where you can install roms, flash things like patches or modifications, backup your rom/kernel, etc. When people refer to a nandroid backup, they are referring to a backup made here. It's a snapshot of your phone that lets you mess with things and restore back to that point in time should you screw something up. You pretty much can't brick your phone at this level - it's all just files and filesystems. You can also mount your SD card to reader mode for connection to a computer, do a factory reset of data, and a few other fun things like root your rom here. You should only root your rom if it is a stock rom that has not been rooted yet. Rooting a rooted rom will usually unroot your root so you don't have root. (copied from tspderek in the Rezound forum)
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Thank you sir for your answers! really cleared a lot..
theejay0625 said:
Thank you sir for your answers! really cleared a lot..
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I should also add that Rooting (root) is just adding the superuser binaries to the system/bin folder and nothing else. Its pretty much the same thing as an administrator in windows, it allows you access to system folders. Rooting and installing a custom recovery are not the same thing, two different animals, though some devs will included both in their method for rooting a device. I prefer to do mine separately as I don't always want to install a custom recovery.
Hey guys I apologize if this has been answered, I searched but found nothing that addressed my question directly.
My friend decided I should root my One X, the problem is he used an old Clockwork Mod that is no longer supported. What I need to do now is unroot my phone because I'm having nothing but problems with this Rom. From what I understand from videos and everything else is I need to lock the bootloader and flash the stock rom. The issue I have is every guide I've come across so far all start out with "Only use this guide if you first rooted your phone using this method [insert author's rooting guide here]!"
Needless to say, I didn't use any of their methods. I've looked through the guides here and I see various recovery options, I'm just concerned about replacing my recovery tool. Any help or direction would be greatly appreciated!
If you want to go back to stock non rooted Sense, relock your bootloader and run a ruu. Check here for more info http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1671237
If you want to run another custom rom, you should actually just flash another recovery (read here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1677447) and flash another rom.
just flash stable cwm recovery-clockwork-6.0.2.8-evita.img
you can just flash it using Flash Image GUI if you can boot into your current rom, reboot recovery and flash the rom you want to flash. i wouldn't go back to pure stock seems like a waste of a good phone imo =)
Hey guys I'm an Android noob and a little confused. I've successfully unlocked, rooted, and flashed my Samsung Galaxy Ace by following step E here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=12874680#post12874680. At this point, it seems I'm ready to flash custom ROMs?? My question is, do I need to get Clockworkmod on my Ace if I want to flash ROMs or am I good to go as is and put files on my sd card, then boot into recovery mode, and flash from there?
If I do need CWM, how do I get it? I'm aware that I shouldn't use ROM Manager to get it as it will brick my Samsung Galaxy Ace.
Thanks, and sorry if this question has been asked by others already, appreciate it.
If you completed step E of that guide, you should already have CWM on your device. It replaces your old recovery, and without it, you wouldn't be able to flash a new ROM anyway. CWM also gives you the ability to back up device, in case you screw up you can quickly restore to a previous good image.
I'm now on stock trying to get root. In the meantime, I have made a backup of my old Rom when I had root and now I want to make it a flashable zip. I read the post in xda about how to go about this process and to go out to get access to a PC would be troublesome. 1) Is it possible to create the zip file from the backup using my phone 2) Can I flash this Zip using a non-official stock recovery & 3) I have tried to flash the SU zip with the stock recovery and it says that it's corrupt software although it's a clean file. Is there a way for me to flash the SU zip using my stock recovery. Now I apologize if it seems like I should be doing a lot more of my own research but I have been doing too much to the point that I'm stressing myself. My phone is a ZTE Grand X Max+. Thank you to all and enjoy the weekend.
battle3am said:
I'm now on stock trying to get root. In the meantime, I have made a backup of my old Rom when I had root and now I want to make it a flashable zip. I read the post in xda about how to go about this process and to go out to get access to a PC would be troublesome. 1) Is it possible to create the zip file from the backup using my phone 2) Can I flash this Zip using a non-official stock recovery & 3) I have tried to flash the SU zip with the stock recovery and it says that it's corrupt software although it's a clean file. Is there a way for me to flash the SU zip using my stock recovery. Now I apologize if it seems like I should be doing a lot more of my own research but I have been doing too much to the point that I'm stressing myself. My phone is a ZTE Grand X Max+. Thank you to all and enjoy the weekend.
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Hi, Thanks for using XDA assist
It looks like there is no dedicated forum for your device, however
There is a general forum for android here http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/help where you can try to ask to get expert's help.
Good luck.
HI all
i was using my recalled tablet normally alongside with the other and at some point i decided to put on a custom rom.
Before this a friend of mine unlocked the bootloader , rooted the tablet and putted on it the CWM , flashing the nomoreota.zip
After a long period without any problems i decided to go on custom trying to flash the Blisspop first, then Dirty Unicorn and then another one i don 't remember.
The result was the same with every single one : black screen and nvidia logo and that was it.
I successfully flashed TWRP adn used it to install the roms but there was no different response.
Can anyone please help me ?
i wouldn t mind to go back on stock but i fear to brick my tablet due to the kill switch, so i prefer to go on custom to be invisible to nvidia servers.
Thank you for your help in advance
Any Ideas ?
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If you change from a 5.x to a 6.x ROM, you need to flash the correct blob as detailed in the follwing thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/shield-tablet/general/unofficial-update-original-shield-t3281541
You also need to install a 3.x.x TWRP.
If you still get into recovery and are able to flash roms, this is pretty much the only possible problem I know of.
njhuiz said:
If you change from a 5.x to a 6.x ROM, you need to flash the correct blob as detailed in the follwing thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/shield-tablet/general/unofficial-update-original-shield-t3281541
You also need to install a 3.x.x TWRP.
If you still get into recovery and are able to flash roms, this is pretty much the only possible problem I know of.
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thanks a lot. i will try it tomorrow