I have the Transformer and I'm wondering something. What's the point of Custom ROMs on the EEE Pad? I have the Atrix and run a custom ROM, but I guess I don't see the point of one for a tablet. Can someone enlighten me as to why I would want to root and use a custom ROM on my EEE Pad?
Apps that require root, as well as optimized apks for smaller builds and increased speed + function. Soon to be custom kernels.
I have the newest firmware from the ASUS website.
I'd like to root and add a custom rom.
I have no idea how to use ADB or whatever, I need an idiots guide to doing this. This is nothing like flashing winmo phones...
Zach Alt said:
I have the newest firmware from the ASUS website.
I'd like to root and add a custom rom.
I have no idea how to use ADB or whatever, I need an idiots guide to doing this. This is nothing like flashing winmo phones...
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ok, please start another thread then. I'm just asking why. What sort of tablet apps require root?
Ad removal is the one reason I'd root my device.
you may not want or need to. i root and put a custom rom on every android device i get so i'm sure i will do the same to this one eventually. i don't really see too many advantages atm although i'm sure some cool hacks/mods will emerge in the coming weeks.
OK...I've read the Wiki and the Glossary, I've searched the forums, I've been obsessively reading this forum for a week, and I still have some very basic questions that I'm hoping someone can either point me to a link or just drop some info for me. I know many of you have been at this since the Dawn of Android, but sometimes I feel like I'm walking into my first day of med-school when everyone else has been here for 5 years. Assume for a moment that I am a tabula rasa where the rest of you are now writing in the margins of a dense technical manual. Because that's what it feels like for me.
First, some background info: I want to learn how to do all this stuff, but this phone was expensive! I don't want to break it. So I'm cautious. I'm not a programmer but I'm not technically inept. I am good at following directions. I don't panic when things go wrong. So I think I can root, flash, and all the fun stuff that comes with having an Android device. But I have some questions that are still unanswered. I'll try to be as concise as possible (too late, I know):
1) I have the SPH-D720 model. I see rooting guides for the I9020 but not the SPH-D720. Will those other guides work for my device? I've seen other people ask this same question get sent to BuglessPete's guide so I'm assuming so, but I want to be sure.
2) I know that GRJ90 and 2.3.5 just came out. My phone is updated to both. It looks like most of the root guides are still referring to 2.3.4 or 2.3.3. Should I wait until someone releases an updated 2.3.5 guide, or is the method still the same?
3) Backups...these are different than saved settings, yes? So when I root my phone (which apparently requires unlocking the bootloader now) I'm going to lose all of my apps/themes/settings, right?
4) Do any of the developers offer tech support?
I now throw myself to the mercy of the masses, prepared for flames, but hoping for help.
NoobyMcNoob said:
1) I have the SPH-D720 model. I see rooting guides for the I9020 but not the SPH-D720. Will those other guides work for my device? I've seen other people ask this same question get sent to BuglessPete's guide so I'm assuming so, but I want to be sure.
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It's the same.
- fastboot oem unlock
- flash a custom recovery for your device (crespo4g) using fastboot
- boot into CWM, mount system and flash the su binary
NoobyMcNoob said:
2) I know that GRJ90 and 2.3.5 just came out. My phone is updated to both. It looks like most of the root guides are still referring to 2.3.4 or 2.3.3. Should I wait until someone releases an updated 2.3.5 guide, or is the method still the same?
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No change unless you are trying to flash a modified boot.img for adb remount (this is not necessary if you merely want root access)
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3) Backups...these are different than saved settings, yes? So when I root my phone (which apparently requires unlocking the bootloader now) I'm going to lose all of my apps/themes/settings, right?
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Yes, fastboot oem unlock wipes everything, including the SD card.
Thanks. So a follow up question then:
Is it possible to back up all of my settings and whatnot, and then quickly put them back after rooting the phone? No biggie if not, and since all of my contact info is on Google that sync happens automatically.
Another question - when I'm installing the sdk, do I need all the other stuff that it automatically selects or can I dump all that and just download the USB driver package?
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Another question - when I'm installing the sdk, do I need all the other stuff that it automatically selects or can I dump all that and just download the USB driver package?
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You will need the usb driver and platform tools.
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Thanks. So a follow up question then:
Is it possible to back up all of my settings and whatnot, and then quickly put them back after rooting the phone? No biggie if not, and since all of my contact info is on Google that sync happens automatically.
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You could use something like titanium backup, but watch what you restore as some things cause issues.
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Awesome. I'm taking the leap now! So far, nothing screwed up...
So...I can't get the correct driver installed. In all the guides it says I should have the Bootloader Interface listed as the driver. But that is not one of my options - Allgamer's guide says there should be 3 choices, but I only have 2:
Android ADB Interface
and
Android Composite ADB Interface
How do I choose the Bootloader Interface?
You need to be in the bootloader on the phone I believe. I am new to the nexus s so I am not 100 percent sure.
Didn't work from the bootloader either - still showing Android ADB Interface.
I guess I'll uninstall everything and start from scratch.
I've recently bought a galaxy s2 with BVKJ4 kernel version and i want to root it. I found this (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1113928), but i'm not sure if those files are insecure kernels.
Can somebody tell me if I am right?
And something else, to unroot my phone without voiding my warranty should I use a jig?
I know it sounds stupid, but i want to be sure.
Have a look at the xda bookmarks in my signature. There's something in there called Easy Rooting Toolkit. You just make sure you've got the drivers installed by Kies, plug your phone into your PC and run a file. That's it - you're rooted.
The jig is for removing the custom ROM counter, and has nothing to do with rooting. It's highly unlikely that your carrier would consider your phone out of warranty just for rooting, but it's likely in some clause somewhere that they can if they want to.
There are "unroot" methods available, but I've never been vaguely interested in them so that's where my help stops.
Good luck mate - enjoy your S2
just have a look
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Have a look at the xda bookmarks in my signature. There's something in there called Easy Rooting Toolkit. You just make sure you've got the drivers installed by Kies, plug your phone into your PC and run a file. That's it - you're rooted.
The jig is for removing the custom ROM counter, and has nothing to do with rooting. It's highly unlikely that your carrier would consider your phone out of warranty just for rooting, but it's likely in some clause somewhere that they can if they want to.
There are "unroot" methods available, but I've never been vaguely interested in them so that's where my help stops.
Good luck mate - enjoy your S2
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Just one more question:
After I root my s2 with Easy Rooting Toolkit, can I backup the stock kernel (beacause I want to delete a few apps). If yes, how? And what's an adb?
After rooting you can install app called rom manager, it can install custom recovery which you can use for many things such as taking backups of your rom and restoring them
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Hello,
I am very new to the rooting community, I am above average as a computer user, but mobile programming/rooting is an uncharted territory for me-please forgive the simple nature of this post.
I have a Huawei H892L Raven LTE phone.
I got this phone for cheap, so I didnt mind experimenting with rooting (as a novice) with it because if i bricked it I could just go back to my S4 or note 3.
anyways I have looked all around, looked at other threads, watched videos and most of what I saw was kind of vague. i have grasped the basic concept (i think..) of rooting but some areas are still unclear.
1. I rooted my phone and now I want to make sure I have a backup of it before i proceed with doing much else with it. I have downloaded CWM recovery and some other recovery tools in hope to make a backup of my device. But most of them require premium accounts to make backup from what i can gather.
Using an app called ROM tool box lite > Rom Installer >I see the options to Backup current ROM, Backup Recovery, and Backup Kernel..
Now do I want to make a "backup of my current Rom"? Would this option backup the stock H89RL Raven LTE image that is currently on the phone? or is this feature mean it is used to backup a custom rom that say i downloaded, used on my phone, maybe tweeked a little bit and wanted to back up?"
or when I am backing up my Raven H892L stock image should i use the "Backup recovery" and "backup kernel" options? I used both of these, but I am not sure if those options will suffice as properly and safely giving me reassurance that if i mess up anything i can recover the original format of the phone.
sooo.. what exactly do I need to use and what steps do i need to take to reassure I can play with new root and be able to fix it should i mess up? what file format are proper backups of my phones current settings... .img? and what steps would I take to recovery the old image of the phone?
2. I also need some clarification about SuperUser and SuperSU apps. I used kingoroot and it installed kingo superuser on my phone. Which is the preferred superuser app I should use? if i delete the kingo superuser app will it take away my ability to easily unroot my phone via pc the same way i rooted it? (there is an option on kingoroot when i plug my phone into my computer to unroot) the only reason i kept Kingoroots superuse over superuserSU is because I wanted to make sure I could unroot. what exaclty is the purpose of these apps? to delegate permissions? or is there other uses for them?
3. custom roms- I want to put a custom rom on my phone. i do not see any custom roms for my specific mobile device, (obviously because many people do not have this device, i really didnt expect there to be) Is there, for a lack of better words a "universal," or a custom rom I could use that would be compatible with my device? Are most ROMS used for android not device specific. (Im really sorry if thats a really stupid question.) I dont really understand this. is there a custom rom you would suggest me using?
4. What are some useful tools or cool things that I can do with my newly rooted device? any suggestions? what are your favorite things to do with a rooted device? Am i kind of out of luck because of the specific device I have not being so popular? I'm being a huge newb here but I thought I would give this forum a try.
I really really appreciate you taking the time to read all that if you did!
Hello,
Welcome to XDA.
Ok, first, as far as I know you cannot make a backup without custom recovery. I have searched for a custom recovery for you but I did not find one anywhere in XDA or Google.
You will have to find a custom recovery(CWM or TWRP) for Huawei H892L if it exists anywhere and install it however the guide you find it in says to install it, the method used will depend on what file format your recovery file is, the method also varies from device brand to device brand. Recoveries are very specific things, the recovery for one device brand/model number does not work on another device brand/model number, sometimes recoveries can be shared by devices that are virtually identical in hardware/software but more than most of the time trying a recovery for one device on another results in a bricked device similar to flashing the wrong BIOS on a PC.
As for the superuser, superSU and kinguser, if you have Kinguser I recommend you use the supersume app from the playstore to switch to superSU, it does it for you. If at some point you choose to unroot, there is an option in the superSU app settings that lets you unroot and uninstall superSU and root is completely gone.
Custom ROMs are flashed in custom recovery, for copyright and trademark reasons most custom ROMs have to be flashed along with a compatible Google apps package, referred to as Gapps. They both come in .zip format. The Android version of your ROM and Gapps have to match, 4.4/4.4, 5.0/5.0, 5.1/5.1 etc.. The custom ROMs are also device brand/model specific and also can't be shared. No, there is no "universal" android ROM. You are correct that your device is not popular so you most likely won't find anything as far as custom ROMs and recoveries. You would have been better off rooting and customizing your S4(depending on your model number) or your Note 3, there is plenty available and they are actually much easier devices to work with, I love my Samsung devices, they are easily rooted and usually easy to fix if a modification goes wrong, the device you have will easily get messed up and would likely be almost impossible to fix.
Root gives you control over everything about the device, you can modify any and every part of your systems software to look and function how you choose it to do, you can even modify the apps you install or even add features that it didn't have before as long as your hardware supports it, for example my Straight talk S3 supports Hotspot and tether even though it didn't come with it, and that's just the least of the mods my device has.
For more answers to your questions you can post in the thread linked below, there are many knowledgeable members in that thread, including myself.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2257421
Good luck in your journey, if you choose to customize one of your Samsung devices(which i personally recommend for someone new to this because they are easy to repair), they are virtually impossible to brick beyond repair unless you just completely lose your head and use something meant for another device and 95% of the time even that is fixable.
thank you so
Droidriven said:
Hello,
Welcome to XDA.
Ok, first, as far as I know you cannot make a backup without custom recovery. I have searched for a custom recovery for you but I did not find one anywhere in XDA or Google.
You will have to find a custom recovery(CWM or TWRP) for Huawei H892L if it exists anywhere and install it however the guide you find it in says to install it, the method used will depend on what file format your recovery file is, the method also varies from device brand to device brand. Recoveries are very specific things, the recovery for one device brand/model number does not work on another device brand/model number, sometimes recoveries can be shared by devices that are virtually identical in hardware/software but more than most of the time trying a recovery for one device on another results in a bricked device similar to flashing the wrong BIOS on a PC.
As for the superuser, superSU and kinguser, if you have Kinguser I recommend you use the supersume app from the playstore to switch to superSU, it does it for you. If at some point you choose to unroot, there is an option in the superSU app settings that lets you unroot and uninstall superSU and root is completely gone.
Custom ROMs are flashed in custom recovery, for copyright and trademark reasons most custom ROMs have to be flashed along with a compatible Google apps package, referred to as Gapps. They both come in .zip format. The Android version of your ROM and Gapps have to match, 4.4/4.4, 5.0/5.0, 5.1/5.1 etc.. The custom ROMs are also device brand/model specific and also can't be shared. No, there is no "universal" android ROM. You are correct that your device is not popular so you most likely won't find anything as far as custom ROMs and recoveries. You would have been better off rooting and customizing your S4(depending on your model number) or your Note 3, there is plenty available and they are actually much easier devices to work with, I love my Samsung devices, they are easily rooted and usually easy to fix if a modification goes wrong, the device you have will easily get messed up and would likely be almost impossible to fix.
Root gives you control over everything about the device, you can modify any and every part of your systems software to look and function how you choose it to do, you can even modify the apps you install or even add features that it didn't have before as long as your hardware supports it, for example my Straight talk S3 supports Hotspot and tether even though it didn't come with it, and that's just the least of the mods my device has.
For more answers to your questions you can post in the thread linked below, there are many knowledgeable members in that thread, including myself.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2257421
Good luck in your journey, if you choose to customize one of your Samsung devices(which i personally recommend for someone new to this because they are easy to repair), they are virtually impossible to brick beyond repair unless you just completely lose your head and use something meant for another device and 95% of the time even that is fixable.
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I really appreciate you taking the time to reply to my questions, and so thoroughly too! And that sounds like a good idea, I am going to just root my S4 and use that for a beginners root device. Nice to know it will be hard to mess that up. so i will download supersume and switch over to superSU automatically.. I also have straight talk, is it really possible to make my s4 a hotspot?? i heard something about that, but also heard something about straight talk being fussy about it? is there a way they would even know, by analyzing data intake maybe? idk where i heard that from. but Anyways. thanks for all the info. I think I will stick around in these forums and gather information and maybe ask for help if I need it.
Have a good night
k
kwotkwot said:
I really appreciate you taking the time to reply to my questions, and so thoroughly too! And that sounds like a good idea, I am going to just root my S4 and use that for a beginners root device. Nice to know it will be hard to mess that up. so i will download supersume and switch over to superSU automatically.. I also have straight talk, is it really possible to make my s4 a hotspot?? i heard something about that, but also heard something about straight talk being fussy about it? is there a way they would even know, by analyzing data intake maybe? idk where i heard that from. but Anyways. thanks for all the info. I think I will stick around in these forums and gather information and maybe ask for help if I need it.
Have a good night
k
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As long as your S4 doesn't have a locked bootloader you should be fine, if its locked then you'll likely brick it trying anything, post me your model numbers for both the S4 and the Note 3 and I'll see what is out there before you do anything.
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The note is in my storage two hours away. it also has a crack on the screen so will hold off on that.
But the s4 model number is SCH-I545
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The note is in my storage two hours away. it also has a crack on the screen so will hold off on that.
But the s4 model number is SCH-I545
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Yeah, the i545 is one that is a pain, what firmware version does it have? Is it easy to get to? If it's one of the versions with locked bootloader you can root it possibly but custom recovery and custom ROMs is absolutely out of the question. With locked bootloader you'll be stuck with using Safestrap and modified stock ROMs.
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Android version 5.0.2
Secure boot status says type; samsung
How exactly do you check the firmware, I was under the impression that is was Android version.
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I also have a Motorola droid razr Android version 4.1.2 may be worth considering. I'll do some investigating on whether I can root it. Thanks for conversing with me, I am starting my second degree in the spring. I will be taking computer programming, and i Can't wait to get to the mobile side of the curriculum. Hopefully I will be ahead of the game by then XD
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kwotkwot said:
Android version 5.0.2
Secure boot status says type; samsung
How exactly do you check the firmware, I was under the impression that is was Android version.
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Are you sure this isn't 5.0.1? i'm finding i545 root for 5.0.1 but no 5.0.2.
The thread below is root for 5.0.2
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4-verizon/general/rooted-galaxy-s4-t3158098
you"ll have to ask about the bootloader and whether or not you have to use custom recovery(CWM, TWRP) or Safestrap in the i545 forum linked below.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4-verizon/help
Be careful, I have tried to repair an i545 that had been flashed with TWRP over the locked bootloader, there is no saving it if this is done, be certain of what you have before you do anything, either way isn't too difficult you just have to be sure of which way you have to go.
Exactly which razr model number do you have?
It is 5.0.1 my fault! I was looking right at it too. So the secure boot status=Samsung means the boot loader is definately locked?
On The Razr i have I can't read the model number its scratched on the back..any way to tell via the settings? Maybe xt912? Its not the RAZR max...idk I can't make it out. In the settings it says
Mod number= Droid Razr
Android version = 4.1.2
Baseband version CDMA_N_05.21.00RLTEDC_U_09_.1D.00
Build number 9.8.20-72_VZW-16
Sorry for the questions.
I think this phone is rootable. Def needs a new screen. BTW I'm in NC too. Kitty Hawk NC on the beach
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correction it is 5.0.1
okay MOTXT912W is the model number. i just ordered a replacement screen for it, maybe ill make this badboy my new phone if a root is possible.
Im stressed out thinking about my note 3.. i really hope its in storage, the more i think about it the more I wonder if it got thrown out by my gf bc the screen was trashed.
sure hope not i miss that thing. but im going back to my storage unit maybe this week ill rummage through and see if i can find it.
surely one of my many phones can accept custom roms!
kwotkwot said:
It is 5.0.1 my fault! I was looking right at it too. So the secure boot status=Samsung means the boot loader is definately locked?
On The Razr i have I can't read the model number its scratched on the back..any way to tell via the settings? Maybe xt912? Its not the RAZR max...idk I can't make it out. In the settings it says
Mod number= Droid Razr
Android version = 4.1.2
Baseband version CDMA_N_05.21.00RLTEDC_U_09_.1D.00
Build number 9.8.20-72_VZW-16
Sorry for the questions.
I think this phone is rootable. Def needs a new screen. BTW I'm in NC too. Kitty Hawk NC on the beach
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OK, I'll check the moto out by the specs you listed.
I've never been to Kitty Hawk. I always wanted to go and see where flight was born.
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The ordered a new digitizer\glass\blackframe and an eb20 battery too for the xt912 Razr.. But I'm thinking about doing the RAZR maxx conversion and putting an Eb40 battery on it. I know someone named wando Did it on these forums, exciting stuff.
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Yeah I actually went to first flight highschool. You should visit its nice even in the winter!
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kwotkwot said:
The ordered a new digitizer\glass\blackframe and an eb20 battery too for the xt912 Razr.. But I'm thinking about doing the RAZR maxx conversion and putting an Eb40 battery on it. I know someone named wando Did it on these forums, exciting stuff.
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I've never had a RAZR, never heard of that mod.
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Basically taking the RAZR Maxx battery (3300 mAh, eb40) and replacing the regular RAZR xt912 battery (1900 mAh eb20) with it. Making it essentially a RAZR max
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For starters I would just like to say I am good with tech (as in build computers, good with Linux, windows, macos) but I am new to android.
I want to get all of the bloatware, crap-ware, and that stupid Verizon splash screen when it boots. I am told I can do this by reinstalling the firmware. The problem? I don't know which one to use. I think SM-G935V on sammobile because I have a Verizon phone and I don't want to break it, however I am worried that it is just going to install all the crap again. This made me think I should install an unknown one that perhaps goes for all the unlocked phones but I don't know which one it is.
TBBZ8X8 said:
For starters I would just like to say I am good with tech (as in build computers, good with Linux, windows, macos) but I am new to android.
I want to get all of the bloatware, crap-ware, and that stupid Verizon splash screen when it boots. I am told I can do this by reinstalling the firmware. The problem? I don't know which one to use. I think SM-G935V on sammobile because I have a Verizon phone and I don't want to break it, however I am worried that it is just going to install all the crap again. This made me think I should install an unknown one that perhaps goes for all the unlocked phones but I don't know which one it is.
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If you flash stock you'd have to flash a Verizon stock firmware, can't flash firmware from a different device.
And, yes, it would still have all of the bloat. You'll have to root the device and then use root to remove the unwanted bloat. If you get the device rooted, make sure you know exactly what you are removing before you remove it, you can cause serious problems if you remove the wrong things and then you'd have to emergency recover the device.
To find out what is safe or not, do a Google search for:
"Safe to remove list (your model number)"
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