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If you haven't noticed me and lmartin92 (AWESOME GUY) are the ONLY SHOWCASE users that has added anything to the community.. Hopefully that is about to change soon, we have a couple new guys that really sound promising, but I'm sure there's many of you that could contribute some Valuable help....
I don't think it's right depending on the Mesmerize Devs and Fascinate Devs do everything for us so I'm trying to learn what I can... And only a few months ago I'd never touched an Android device. Until about 3 weeks ago I'd never touched linux. All this is VERY new to me, but if you're willing to learn and have any knowledge with a computer, which if you've flashed anything you more than likely do, and can simply FOLLOW instructions.. Then there's plenty of people including myself that are willing to teach you what they know...
Bdemartino, has written an awesome theming guide Found HERE... He has the tools listed that you need just make sure to follow his instructions word for word... For showcase users (make sure to use the latest Showcase Pick n pack to pull the framework-res and twframework-res for your themes) Theming is trial and error.. You're more than likely not going to get it right the first try... I have some additional files with the xml edits.. Just PM me if you're interested
Phidelt82 has written up a guide for setting up a DEV box located HERE.. This may be advanced for some, but you can always walk through it and see Linux and play around with some stuff and try to learn some commands..
I'm just learning mods, but again I can teach you what I've learned...
And for all the Showcase users that don't think they can develop or don't have time, then the least you could do to support this forum is offer the Newer guys courteous answers when they ask.. I know that the same questions can get old, but let's not forget that we were all new at one point.. Some people may have no forum experience what so ever... So let's help them out, and if you don't want to do that then simply don't respond and let someone else answer them...
The last thing we want to do is scare away new Users from XDA, you never know what they may bring to the table down the road!!!!
And for the new people...
Please Read the entire posts first before doing anything, if you run into a problem try reading through the thread to see if anyone else has the same issue..
If you can't find your answer then the best place to get an answer is the irc
http://webchat.freenode.net/ channel= #samsung-mesmerize
and you can always post a question in the threads as well....
You should make some QR code stickers that link here and stick them all over your cellular south store.
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sageDieu said:
You should make some QR code stickers that link here and stick them all over your cellular south store.
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Lol
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When I'm at work I'm just going to start installing the xda app on every new Showcase and favoriting this thread. I already install the app for all my friends.
GStone said:
When I'm at work I'm just going to start installing the xda app on every new Showcase and favoriting this thread. I already install the app for all my friends.
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COOL!!! lol, i like your style
sageDieu said:
You should make some QR code stickers that link here and stick them all over your cellular south store.
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GOOD IDEA!!!! Check out my sig!!! All showcase users should spread this QR code EVERYWHERE!!!!!!!!!!
elijahblake said:
GOOD IDEA!!!! Check out my sig!!! All showcase users should spread this QR code EVERYWHERE!!!!!!!!!!
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a winner is me
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Great info
Great info, this is just what a lot of people need to read first. I think this is an awesome intro.
By the way
Hope people know that when doing voodoo lagfix, and flashing roms, disable lagfix first, then flash
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Hope people know that when doing voodoo lagfix, and flashing roms, disable lagfix first, then flash
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ha, they should it's been said enough times... Added your name to the first post lmartin
I'm going to try and get my home PC set up as my DEV box this weekend. Once that happens I will start doing some toying and hopefully can help you guys get some Showcase stuff going pretty quick.
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I'm going to try and get my home PC set up as my DEV box this weekend. Once that happens I will start doing some toying and hopefully can help you guys get some Showcase stuff going pretty quick.
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sounds good...
Welcome Aboard
Just bought a laptop so hopefully now i can start helping
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I've had my Showcase since Dec and the only thing I've done so far is to root it. Hope that I can be of some help as well.
Now to just get this darned thing hacked...
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Now to just get this darned thing hacked...
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Ew. First step: Drop the 1993 clichés.
I am a little new to this but succesfuly rooted my last showcase and had 2.2.1 with pick n pack .3 and voodoo kernal and it worked great other than I couldn't silence phone calls with the volume rocker. Anyone else have this issue? Then I flashed superfrankenclean Tom with comavault kernal and I had a lot of verizon stuff on it like location services powered by vzw and also 3g mobile hotspot vzw wasn't worried to much about it till this morning my service dropped to nothing then I dialed *228 which I know now was big no no and then my phone went into roaming and couldn't get any service at all so took it to csouth got a new one which probably will be charged for and then tried to do step by step instructions for froyo and links were gone and instructions so I tried to root with z4 which I did then couldn't get red recovery screen to work when I flashed update.zip kept getting no signature or something so anyway I was able to redo my steps on the froyo build from Odin as I had somehow remembered and now I got everything going on pnp.3 and using voodoo but I really miss voodoo control sound is this still not available for it? I would like to go back to superclean with comavault but would like some advice and feedback from more experienced users I posted this in another thread but figured this was best thread for it and I really wish we had our own thread because I read on this site for days back 2 weeks ago and had massive migraines from trying to figure out what would work for showcase and what wouldn't and some things like rom manager you use the fascinate for something then for other things on this site you use the mesmerize so any help with what is most stable and what to run would be appreciated only thing I can tell not working with pnp.3 now is can't silence phone calls still but I really like the superclean and would go back to it if someone posted about what's happening to cause the radio signal issue
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Sorry for the lengthy post guys just trying to clear lots of things up I encountered and figured other newbies may benefit from it too.
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The best advice I can give you is learn to listen (read) and follow the discussions and advice these forums provide. Only flash ROMs, kernels, etc. that are either designed for the Showcase or are known to be compatible with it. Period. If you don't pay attention, and just go off flashing this and that and whatever, you're asking for trouble. There's no need to get a headache over all the stuff that's out there that isn't for the Showcase. Only concern yourself with what is either for, or is compatible with, the Showcase. Everything else isn't relevant.
And if after actually reading the original post and the thread and you still aren't sure if its a-ok for the Showcase, just ask. But read first. Don't be that guy who asks, when the original post clearly states it is or isn't Showcase compatible in the second or third sentence. Know what I mean?
As for the superclean ROM. I'm running it and the comavolt kernel and have had absolutely zero issues.
I've had two other people tell me they lost their signal all together with superclean to and they tried to go back to pnp and they still had no signal. Only way they got it back was to use odin. Guess ill try it out again as I really liked it. Under settings and mobile network which one of the boxes do you have checked? Home automatic a or b?
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Yeah, I suppose that was a little cheezy.
Hey you know all those free and 99 cent apps that Gameloft had during Thanksgiving? Make sure you back up those apks before flashing your phone. I flashed mine back to stock tonight and when I went to the Gameloft site, they had no record of me purchasing anything. Fortunately I remembered I had backed them up previously. My paranoia paid off!
How does that make gameloft a rip-off? The same thing would happen with there full price apps create an account with gameloft if you want them to remember your games
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And I did that first - before I ever downloaded anything to begin with.
Fortunately, I have my receipts from Paypal for the 3 games I bought. Opened a case with Gameloft, just to make sure my account gets fixed.
I'm pretty sure that flashing a new firmware to your phone can cause the website to think it is a completely different phone. I had setup an account and this happened to me.
I just emailed them with the list of games that I had downloaded and they sent me on the APKs. No hassle at all. Some of the best customer service that I have had. I had bought 2 games and gotten 1 in a free offer. So I had 2 paypal receipts and they still emailed me on the 3 apk files.
Pretty misleading title since you hadn't actually dealt with them to get the APKs back.
Sorry, I didn't mean to be misleading, that's why I said POTENTIAL for a rip-off. I didn't say it -was- a rip-off. But when they ask for your phone number and account login info and you give it and it comes back and says you haven't purchased anything, that's very suspicious. I just wanted to give everyone the heads-up to make sure to back their apks up if they are going to wipe and reinstall.
However, as you stated, I emailed them, and they sent me the links to download the APKs. Great! Glad they did - but isn't it interesting I didn't have any trouble getting my EA games back? Just sayin'.
Hey, don't flame me, man! I'm OLD! But I mean well!
Sorry, Gameloft! You are NOT a rip-off!
Wish gameloft just used the market because its really annoying having to go to their website.
Gameloft ain't rip offs. In fact they are the best. The problem with order & chaos recently. I sent them an email and gave me the update within the next day, then when I told them the play controls weren't working and could only play it with touch screen they are now giving me 95 runes for the trouble and letting me keep the game. 95 runes is equivalent to £15 as you have to pay to get runes. Now I say that don't sound like rip offs to me. Who looks a fool now ?
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Sorry, I didn't mean to be misleading, that's why I said POTENTIAL for a rip-off. I didn't say it -was- a rip-off. But when they ask for your phone number and account login info and you give it and it comes back and says you haven't purchased anything, that's very suspicious. I just wanted to give everyone the heads-up to make sure to back their apks up if they are going to wipe and reinstall.
However, as you stated, I emailed them, and they sent me the links to download the APKs. Great! Glad they did - but isn't it interesting I didn't have any trouble getting my EA games back? Just sayin'.
Hey, don't flame me, man! I'm OLD! But I mean well!
Sorry, Gameloft! You are NOT a rip-off!
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Right it looks at the device too. When you buy a game it give you the one for that specific device. Also it knows what games work and don't for each device. Hence why with some devices there are only 21 games or the play has 42 games fir example. So when you go into it on a different fw or Rom it knows that q change has been made and for fraud purposes they have to do that. If you think. I have 4 SE devices. The play, Arc S, X10i and the Ray. Now I bought games for the x10 and when I went onto it on my Arc S it didn't show the games. But.... It does say on there site on the downloads page. Games that you bought for this DEVICE. So why does that make them a potential to be rip offs. I think you need to stop wasting server space and also post in the right section. I.E. The general or Q&A section. Think before making threads like this. If you read it properly on there website it does say what you bought for that device and when changing fw they know. Or everyone could just use my fw and dl my games that I paid for. They need to do that as like I said it is to prevent fraud.
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I didn't load different firmware. I did a factory reset.
And this thread went HERE because it was about apps.
Good day.
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Why don't you bite me?
I didn't load different firmware. I did a factory reset. So your premise is as screwy as you are.
And this thread went HERE because it was about apps.
Don't be such a pompous twit.
Good day.
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aahahaha. Your the one who is being rude and attacking. I didn't call you names I was just saying. Also this thread is not about apps its about a company so yes it should not be in this thread. Also I am reporting you for being rude and disrespectful by telling me to bite you. Oh and calling me names. Which is not allowed at xda. At the end of the day you are going on about a company being rip offs and running your mouth before you even think. If you had just checked and emailed gameloft they would of sorted it out. But instead you decided to come here and start accusing and saying gameloft are or could be rip offs. So..... I would just think before you start saying things again and also before you start flaming other members as well. I was just explaining how they work on their website and was just saying this thread is in the wrong section. No where in this thread is there anything about an app but instead a company. So this means its in the wrong thread. Really..... you need to slow down and think.
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Blackwatch
P.S. and you said you didn't flash anything.
I just wanted to give everyone the heads-up to make sure to back their apks up if they are going to wipe and reinstall.
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That sounds like YOU flashed something and are telling people not to do the same.
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So why were any of your comments necessary at ALL, since I had already said what Gameloft did to correct my impression AND say "Sorry Gameloft, you are -not- a ripoff." It's not like I could kill the whole thread at that point. Did you really think your post(s) added anything productive or useful?
Furthermore, Gameloft sells APPS, the APPS in question were previously mentioned in other threads IN THIS SECTION, which was why it made sense to me to post my warning about a POTENTIAL issue with those same apps. Everyone knows that almost nobody ever reads the General or Questions section, because that's where the n00bs ask things like "I just bought an Xperia Play. What should I do now?"
Finally - I concede that the "bite me" and "twit" comments were unnecessary, and I apologize for making them. However, your entire POSTS were unnecessary as well.
And here's me thinking that this thread was put to bed after about four posts.
Tbh Blackwatch, it looks to me like you goaded net into a response. It was all pretty civil till you showed up.
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And here's me thinking that this thread was put to bed after about four posts.
Tbh Blackwatch, it looks to me like you goaded net into a response. It was all pretty civil till you showed up.
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And I wasn't the one who was uncivil at all. I guess you didn't read the whole thread. I wasn't the one flaming and throwing a tantrum. In fact all I said was that this is in the wrong thread and my views on him saying gameloft are or have potential to rip you off. Everyone here is allowed to have there say and say there views but no one is allowed to flame and curse or swear in that matter as bite me is an American swear word. So..... I think you are again another one who needs to stop picking sides and stay the hell out of our little argument. Where does it say everyone join this argument. Leave it to me and him to sort out and everyone else stay the hell out of our argument. I didn't start an argument at in fact he did by cursing and flaming. Thread is being reported to be closed and his post is too for an infraction. Oh and just so you get it into your heads I will say it one more time. I DIDNT START THE ARGUMENT!!!!!!!!!!!
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Dude, I apologized already, so let's just let it go. I tried to buy you a beer, but the Paypal link threw an error.
Everyone else - Peace out!
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Dude, I apologized already, so let's just let it go. I tried to buy you a beer, but the Paypal link threw an error.
Everyone else - Peace out!
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Dude. We sorted this out ages ago. But this other guy seems to think it's ok to carry it on. I have asked for a thread closure as I'm sure we both agree it dint need to be open no more as it's just now attention to the trolls and dude there is no need to buy me a beer. Also I will be releasing a Rom soon and I need someone to be a tester for me. So if you want as a special and personal request I want you to be one of my testers and that's you and you only from this thread. I have someone else who I am testing for and he will test mine as well. Pm me and let me know.
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Blackwatch
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Sorry, I didn't mean to be misleading, that's why I said POTENTIAL for a rip-off. I didn't say it -was- a rip-off. But when they ask for your phone number and account login info and you give it and it comes back and says you haven't purchased anything, that's very suspicious. I just wanted to give everyone the heads-up to make sure to back their apks up if they are going to wipe and reinstall.
However, as you stated, I emailed them, and they sent me the links to download the APKs. Great! Glad they did - but isn't it interesting I didn't have any trouble getting my EA games back? Just sayin'.
Hey, don't flame me, man! I'm OLD! But I mean well!
Sorry, Gameloft! You are NOT a rip-off!
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d31boy is really a flamer,read this thread on how he accusses me of being a spammer without evidence..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=22370680#post22370680
Why are you dragging up old threads? If you have a problem with me, report me.
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Greetings everyone!
I've been doing massive 'net research on rooting my MT4G, and the one site that kept popping up was this one. So, I read the 'what to do..' thread and will discover my chipset and such later (my place of employment is (barely) on a 2G network). I've had my phone for 13 mos now without too many problems, running Go Launcher as opposed to Sense, and the Go sms.
Looks like I have some reading to do here, and hopefully with 13 mos or so with this phone I'll be able to lend some advice back.
One thing that troubles me is that in the last few months, I've noticed an increase in the 'Recovered from an abnormal reset' messages. I haven't read everything yet, but if anyone can lend an idea on this one, I would be most appreciative.
Thanks,
Skeebs
Welcome. Thanks for doing research. I'm not sure what to tell you about the "recovered from abnormal restart" message. A factory reset might be what you need. Ideas anyone?
You're probably right on the factory reset. I've been pondering that one for a while, and have just been a little lazy about it. Then again I might hold off until I'm decided on whether to root or not, which won't take long either.
That's understandable. One thing you may want to do is root, and then use something like Titanium Backup to backup any important program data you have like gamesaves, settings, etc. Remember though that the more you restore, the better chance you have of causing the problem, or even a new one, all over again.
I like this guy. He doesn't ask stupid questions and uses the thanks button.
And take it from someone who did the HTC unlocking update to unlock your bootloader... PLEASE dont go that route.. if you choose to root, do it with the methods here, they are far too simple, something I realized only after i did the HTC official unlocking method. Use this site for everything you do to ur phone..
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Thanks for the advice and nice comments! I learned a long time ago when seeking knowledge on a forum such as this, it pays to do a little reading before posting and pay a little respect to those whom assist.
I'm going to follow your advice this weekend, first rooting, then backing up and then the factory reset. I plan on following the guides and resources here to a tee and will let you all know how it goes. Thanks again!
Good luck all of us are here to help if you need it don't hesitate to ask.
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And this, people, is how a thread should look!
Oh joy, anyone want to guess which chip I have? Should this be a stop sign or should I trust my generally above average skills to pull this off?
It's never easy, is it....
skeebercat said:
Oh joy, anyone want to guess which chip I have? Should this be a stop sign or should I trust my generally above average skills to pull this off?
It's never easy, is it....
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Ouch u now have a 75-25% chance if u have insurance call n trade it in
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skeebercat said:
Oh joy, anyone want to guess which chip I have? Should this be a stop sign or should I trust my generally above average skills to pull this off?
It's never easy, is it....
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My wife and I both have the "bad" emmc. Both are rooted. Both are over a year old. Both work. Your chance of bricking early is statistically higher. But I wouldn't worry about it. I've rooted 3 MT4G's using gfree. None have had issues.
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Oh joy, anyone want to guess which chip I have? Should this be a stop sign or should I trust my generally above average skills to pull this off?
It's never easy, is it....
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I have the bad one as well, Ive flashed at least 10 roms in the last couple weeks...but ive always been a risk taker...also, there are others that are more knowledgeable than i am, that believe the "bad chip" is overrated. I don't know either way..
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I guess the good news is that I still carry the insurance. If something goes terribly wrong, I could always have the wife back the Camry over it....
Not to mention, if this chip was going to fail, I tend to think it would have already. I worked outside every day last year in an extremely brutal heatwave, streaming music, quick recharging in a hot black truck, etc. I've pushed this thing further than I thought it could go and it hasn't failed yet (save the battery, I had to replace it after the summer).
The rewards outway the risks, so I shall drive on. Thanks for your feedback!
I kinda have that excited tingly feeling that I had before I built my first pc back in the late 90's...
Awesome thead guys! I had almost forgotten what it's like to have a respectful exchange of posts! Feels nice
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I also had a Mt4g with the "bad chip" there is some truth to the name. After probably 30 flashes she had enough and just stopped booting. However I am very hard on my phones. So pick a ROM you like and stick with it and you'll be fine.
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So, can someone link me to a simple, current guide to rooting and removing crapware? Bonus points if I can revert all changes so they can't screw me on my warranty.
I have an AT&T One X, purchased in the last week. I can post version info if necessary.
I want to ditch the yellowpages garbage and all the att garbage (wifi, navigator, cityid, etc) and probably twitter and facebook, though I don't really care if they're there. I'd also like to enable tethering if I can.
I had a ROM on my last phone (samsung infuse) which did all this, but I don't think I want to put a ROM on this one just yet. So, I'm not new to rooting, but I'm new to HTC, and new to removing/freezing bloat. I'm running linux.
Oh, and I saw the one-click root thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1644167
But I read that it makes your phone show *TAMPERED* and lock you out? That makes me terrified of running it.
Edit: Oh, and I have software number 1.85.502.3 710RD... I don't think it would work anyway.
Here are the two best places to start for this stuff:
Number 1
Number 2
Good luck!
You can disable them without voiding warranty. The only thing i couldn't disable was AT&T ready to go.
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You can disable them without voiding warranty. The only thing i couldn't disable was AT&T ready to go.
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But how?
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Here are the two best places to start for this stuff:
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Good luck!
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Because I obviously haven't been trying to use those. Seriously, these forums contain some of the most unapproachable instructions that exist, instructions that have the potential to brick your device, and if you ask for some advice on not getting your $600 device completely ****ed by them, you get linked to google. I help users of various open source projects all the goddamn time, and I never go HERP DERP LMGTFY.
So give real advice or just don't reply. It's not helpful or constructive, it doesn't make you cool, it doesn't even clean up the forums. If you know nothing and are posting to be a jerk, then you're just bumping my post for me. If you're deliberately withholding information and posting to be a jerk, then you're actively increasing forum clutter by keeping me around longer. Either way, the outcome is that the "signal to noise" ratio of the forum goes to **** because half the posts are "OMG GOOGLE," because this attitude is actively encouraged for some reason, when in reality it shouldn't even be tolerated.
Holy crap dude, chill the eff out. My post was completely lighthearted and I was fully prepared to help you and give you whatever help you needed. Hence the that I ended it with. Not anymore!
And you know what's not tolerated around here? Farking n00bs who CLAIM they exhausted searching when it is more than evident they didn't. Answers to ALL your questions can be found in guides ON EVERY DAMN ANDROID FORUM ON THE INTERNET, including here on xda where you decided to post the same exact thread that has already been posted thrice today by other noobs asking for help without wanting to do any legwork of their own.
And if you can't understand the simple "herp derp click here and watch your phone get rooted automagically for you" instructions then maybe you shouldn't be rooting. Smart phones are for smart people.
GOOD DAY.
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But how?
Because I obviously haven't been trying to use those. Seriously, these forums contain some of the most unapproachable instructions that exist, instructions that have the potential to brick your device, and if you ask for some advice on not getting your $600 device completely ****ed by them, you get linked to google. I help users of various open source projects all the goddamn time, and I never go HERP DERP LMGTFY.
So give real advice or just don't reply. It's not helpful or constructive, it doesn't make you cool, it doesn't even clean up the forums. If you know nothing and are posting to be a jerk, then you're just bumping my post for me. If you're deliberately withholding information and posting to be a jerk, then you're actively increasing forum clutter by keeping me around longer. Either way, the outcome is that the "signal to noise" ratio of the forum goes to **** because half the posts are "OMG GOOGLE," because this attitude is actively encouraged for some reason, when in reality it shouldn't even be tolerated.
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You can disable apps, or uninstall them by going to settings>apps, or by going to the menu on your app drawer and selecting manage apps. once there, you can tap on apps that you don't want then tapping on them individually and selecting the option that you want.
Titanium backup. The end.
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Holy crap dude, chill the eff out. My post was completely lighthearted and I was fully prepared to help you and give you whatever help you needed. Hence the that I ended it with. Not anymore!
And you know what's not tolerated around here? Farking n00bs who CLAIM they exhausted searching when it is more than evident they didn't. Answers to ALL your questions can be found in guides ON EVERY DAMN ANDROID FORUM ON THE INTERNET, including here on xda where you decided to post the same exact thread that has already been posted thrice today by other noobs asking for help without wanting to do any legwork of their own.
And if you can't understand the simple "herp derp click here and watch your phone get rooted automagically for you" instructions then maybe you shouldn't be rooting. Smart phones are for smart people.
GOOD DAY.
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I've dedicated the last hour or more to searching for this ****. Once you've been into modding your phone for a while, you don't understand how difficult it is to get started.
I'm trying to go about this with caution, so I don't get screwed. I cannot afford to replace the phone if I screw up and HTC and ATT decide to throw me under the bus. Maybe the people around here who seem to own 3-5 phones at a time can.
The various roots that I found appeared to have users replying that they didn't work with the latest revisions to 1.85. So I'm still not even sure I can do that. Maybe those users were full of crap, maybe not. How am I supposed to know?
Back to the subject of the phone, it looks like CleanROM is probably my best option, but it will require unlocking the bootloader. So far I've seen instructions for rooting 1.85, but I'm unsure about unlocking.
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Titanium backup. The end.
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I know about titanium backup, but I haven't even rooted yet.
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I've dedicated the last hour or more to searching for this ****. Once you've been into modding your phone for a while, you don't understand how difficult it is to get started.
I'm trying to go about this with caution, so I don't get screwed. I cannot afford to replace the phone if I screw up and HTC and ATT decide to throw me under the bus. Maybe the people around here who seem to own 3-5 phones at a time can.
The various roots that I found appeared to have users replying that they didn't work with the latest revisions to 1.85. So I'm still not even sure I can do that. Maybe those users were full of crap, maybe not. How am I supposed to know?
Back to the subject of the phone, it looks like CleanROM is probably my best option, but it will require unlocking the bootloader. So far I've seen instructions for rooting 1.85, but I'm unsure about unlocking.
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Lets start over, ok?
To root your phone, there is a one click thread that is stickied in development that works great. I have used it 6 times now and have had no issues. It doesn't always work the first time but usually does the second. it will give you a "tampered" banner on your bootloader but that goes away if you RUU back to stock. It absolutely does work on the latest software (1.85).
Here's the thread- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1709424
For removal of bloatware, use Titanium Backup. Been using it for 3 years, and I swear by it. When you select an item for deletion, back it up first just in case.
Here- https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.keramidas.TitaniumBackup
Use these two things, I promise you won't get screwed. I'm sorry for yelling.
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Holy crap dude, chill the eff out. My post was completely lighthearted and I was fully prepared to help you and give you whatever help you needed. Hence the that I ended it with. Not anymore!
And you know what's not tolerated around here? Farking n00bs who CLAIM they exhausted searching when it is more than evident they didn't. Answers to ALL your questions can be found in guides ON EVERY DAMN ANDROID FORUM ON THE INTERNET, including here on xda where you decided to post the same exact thread that has already been posted thrice today by other noobs asking for help without wanting to do any legwork of their own.
And if you can't understand the simple "herp derp click here and watch your phone get rooted automagically for you" instructions then maybe you shouldn't be rooting. Smart phones are for smart people.
GOOD DAY.
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a little pointed, but true.. i remember my first post here on xda and I was labelled as a noob for asking a question. some people are just too sensitive for these type of forums. To op, if you cannot handle the "heat" I would tell you what I was told back then: "xda is for people who want to tinker with their phone, or for those interested in learning how to do so and contribute to the community. If that's not you, go to a much more general forum like android central." Now, you can bash me like you did to that guy who was just joking, or you can take what I said for what it means and run with it. Read up, that will do wonders for you.
_MetalHead_ said:
Lets start over, ok?
To root your phone, there is a one click thread that is stickied in development that works great. I have used it 6 times now and have had no issues. It doesn't always work the first time but usually does the second. it will give you a "tampered" banner on your bootloader but that goes away if you RUU back to stock. It absolutely does work on the latest software (1.85).
Here's the thread- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1709424
For removal of bloatware, use Titanium Backup. Been using it for 3 years, and I swear by it. When you select an item for deletion, back it up first just in case.
Here- https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.keramidas.TitaniumBackup
Use these two things, I promise you won't get screwed. I'm sorry for yelling.
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Hmm, thank you for the help. I still haven't been able to get that root to work. adb wait-for-device finishes, but then the adb push just sits there forever.
Do you have HTC sync running? Is USB debugging enabled?
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SoberGuy said:
Do you have HTC sync running? Is USB debugging enabled?
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No and yes. I have sync installed but not running. USB debugging enabled on the phone, phone in charge-only mode.
jschall2 said:
No and yes. I have sync installed but not running. USB debugging enabled on the phone, phone in charge-only mode.
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I got it to work by switching to a different USB host.
Edit: but it said no update found, so I'm restarting and setting the clock forward.
jschall2 said:
I got it to work by switching to a different USB host.
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Would have been next. Always use a port on the back of the computer for anything related to root, unlock, or flash.
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SoberGuy said:
Would have been next. Always use a port on the back of the computer for anything related to root, unlock, or flash.
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Well, it's my laptop, and I have to use virtualbox to get winderz. So, it was probably something related to that.
Anyway, I swapped it from a usb2 port to a usb3 port.
Yeah on a desktop it can matter. I have yet to see an explanation of the difference between ports on the front and back, and why adb will refuse to work with some/most front ports. Just seems to be that way.
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So I'm on my fourth or fifth try, still "no update available."
Edit: Ok, tried it 7+ times, how can I eliminate winderz? Is this exploit using a patched adb?
Hello folks, I sent this as a "PM" to one of the moderators and figured i might as well post it on the thread in hope that someone else could assist me..... ive researched a fix for 3 hours now n am now in a NO ROOT state..... anyways, heres my message.
" apologize if this message is short n to the point. I just wrote this long letter to you via phone and right before i was about to send all the text disappeared... Though im a new "official" member, ive been learning new things everyday through this site and wanted to thank you for hard work in this world of cellphone technology.
Listened to my brother(which i now regret) and I downloaded "busybox installer" from play store
Installed applets
Fixed permissions.
Noticed phone was slower.
Noticed i couldnt install chainfire 3d.
So i decided i didnt want busybox anylonger..
I think thos is where i went wrong and deleted the app through Settings> applications> busybox installer and then "cleared data" and uninstalled.
After that i lost root. Researched for about 3 hours and came across that some symlink applets did something n it took root away....
I saw a thread that you told someone to just reflash there ROM? I believe it was for the nexus??
Last week, after the root i made a nandroid backup with CWM
I hoping you could possibly shed some light on the subject on how ro get my root back without freezing bootloader or jackin somethin up, pleeeeease..
Thank you
ROOTED PHONE with "GS3DebugFS Root without using Odin"
----ALSO---- Just noticed this as well, took a screen shot and will upload.
When i deleted busybox, i didnt delete the .xbin applets busybox created on initial installation... ive been reading around that the fix for a bad busybox would be to wipe dalvik/cache in Su and then clear data in cwm n reflash my rom? What if i just go strait into a hardboot and restore a nandroid......
I have a nandroid backup, but its through ROM manager which Requires root and my phone says im not rooted.... but i still have the SU app??? I know im still rooted, im just not sure which files to wipe or how to restore properly... ive been reading that if a nandroid was made through Rom manager, then it has to be restored through that app or else the volume up+home+power method will send the phone into a boot loop or get stuck at the samsung logo.... i cant risk that gamble because this phone is my source of interweb at the moment and ill be straight doggy-styled if i get my phone boot looped...
Lets give a hand to the moderators who promptly answer their private messages.....not. i know this is a community and by no means do i consider this a support site, but c'mon.... its sunday night at 2:30 in the morning..... Really, i know moderators are the "rule enforcers", but its like me being back in the third grade scurrying through the hallways lookin for a bathroom and then i see a hall monitor... so i run up to this hall monitor and very kindly ask him if he could point me in the direction of the bathroom, n all he does is just look at your thread over 100 times and not give a single reply back.... buncha bologna sandwiches
RealMuphukkinG said:
Lets give a hand to the moderators who promptly answer their private messages.....not. i know this is a community and by no means do i consider this a support site, but c'mon.... its sunday night at 2:30 in the morning..... Really, i know moderators are the "rule enforcers", but its like me being back in the third grade scurrying through the hallways lookin for a bathroom and then i see a hall monitor... so i run up to this hall monitor and very kindly ask him if he could point me in the direction of the bathroom, n all he does is just look at your thread over 100 times and not give a single reply back.... buncha bologna sandwiches
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I don't think I really like your comparison but anyway I saw this thread, your first post, got a chuckle out of it.
You were right to post it on the forum because 1 moderator may not have a clue how to help you. Then your stuck waiting longer for other people to respond.
But I think I can help you! Try posting this in the development forum below. There are a lot more people with development experience and rooting plus busy box is development.
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Finally fixed busybox lose root issue
Well..... the problem was that i lost my root from a tainted busybox app.....
So i sat here and pondered how could i fix this Su issue........ duhh, just download SuperSu from the play market and enable it as SuperUser..... so i downloaded it, enabled it, went to Rom Manager n opened it n it asked me if i wanted to grant it permission. Did so and now i can properly restore my nandroid through rom manager..... Hey Thanks guys for the help!! I mean, once we all put our heads together and worked hard together as a team on this one it kinda makes me wonder how great of a team we are... Probably better maybe a little bit worse but most definitely just as great as the '92 Dream Team.... ..
Yeah we share put our heads together.
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PetRiLJoe---- please disregard my last post, i just saw your post when i finished posting mine. Thank you for your response, n i apologize for my sarcasm ... i have been frustrated for awhie with this while tilting back a few beers. Got a lil liquid courage in me thats all.... but to be honest i think this busybox bug which i guess is now rare, must directly effect the Su app which essentially shouldnt have been tweaked at all since these rooting codes are so precise. I should have caught that before i decided to hit install n get all busyboxed.
This is honestly the best forum in the world. So much respect for the moderators/developers/testers who do all the dirty work for me so i can go on here and rant like i know what im talking about. Everything ive learned is from here, so thank you to all you hard workers for allowing me to root my phone so i can sniff my girlfriends twitter.God Bless.
RealMuphukkinG said:
PetRiLJoe---- please disregard my last post, i just saw your post when i finished posting mine. Thank you for your response, n i apologize for my sarcasm ... i have been frustrated for awhie with this while tilting back a few beers. Got a lil liquid courage in me thats all.... but to be honest i think this busybox bug which i guess is now rare, must directly effect the Su app which essentially shouldnt have been tweaked at all since these rooting codes are so precise. I should have caught that before i decided to hit install n get all busyboxed.
This is honestly the best forum in the world. So much respect for the moderators/developers/testers who do all the dirty work for me so i can go on here and rant like i know what im talking about. Everything ive learned is from here, so thank you to all you hard workers for allowing me to root my phone so i can sniff my girlfriends twitter.God Bless.
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lol no problem. Drinking and posting is not against the rules. And yeah I agree with you partly on these forums. This forum has some of the best people. The people make up the forums.
So got your phone fixed or no?
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The moderators are usually chosen from groups such as Recognized Contributor....meaning we are good at helping people BUT we do not spend all our time reading every post. There are 60 moderators for 4 million users. I got your PM this morning but it was missing the link to the thread. But I am glad to see one of the great users on XDA helped you figure it out. Never delete without backing up.
Cheers
Kenny
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Just to add slot of ppl that are new to rooting use suoerSU and change to superuser , or vice versa. This has been shown to break root if under the right user error . Just a thought. Ppl should be careful switching between the two and how to properly install busybox .
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Yes, I was able to fix the "lost root" issue with this method, no problem. I made sure I transferred over my media to my ext sd before I restored, was able to retrieve them w/ no issue.
DirtyDroidX-(sry, havent figured out how to use the quote feature yet) - I agree, but somehow SuperSu was able to save me this to give me permission to nand restore via RM. Thank you for your advice, I will be more careful drinking and deleting in the future.
Thank you, Kenny. I apologize about the missing link, I thought I attatched but obviously I didnt. My bad for ranting last night!!
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