Hi, My Mum has given me her tablet as she says it is so slow and laggy, and she has bought a different one.
I am hoping that someone on here can give me an easy to follow step by step guide on how to root it.
I have rooted a phone in the past, so I am not a complete technophobe. But do need things given to me in step by step form.
And if you say install this or that can you make it clear where to install, (pc or Tablet?)
GT-P3110 is currently running android 4.2.2
Thank you
Jo
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Hi everyone, I have a Nexus S from Best Buy on ATT. Right now I'm stuck with 2.3.4 (build gtj61). I'm very new at this but am trying to research how to upgrade to ICS. From what I can figure I can either Flash the full rom to 2.3.6 and wait for the update to hit, or I can fastboot an image to 2.3.6 or 4.0.4.
What I need to know is which option would be easier for a noob and can you help me find a guide to complete the process. So far the best thing I have found is the guide on android addicted.
Even though it may seem pretty comprehensive to some of you, to a complete noob like myself it is very confusing. For example when it says to download the Android usb / adb driver it doesn't really say what to do with it. And the very next step it shows 2 files that it didn't tell me to dl and basically loses me.
Can anyone tell me what is the easiest way to go about this and what exactly I need to do.
Thanks
Dan
No need to keep repeating the four letter word (noob). We've all been there before. My suggestion to you is of course the safest route for any beginner: find the OTA update.zip for 2.3.6 and wait for the phone to prompt you for the ICS update. And while you're enjoying your stock ICS experience, start reading up on bootloader unlocking, rooting and using custom kernel and ROMs so you can make full use of your Google phone.
Hope this helps! Cheers!
Sent from my Nexus S
I got mine back from repair today, and of course, they replaced the perfectly working 4.0.4 with a 2.3.6. The phone automatically started downloading the update a mere minute after booting, so what I'm stumped on is why yours didn't automagically update itself right away.
Maybe you could force an update check by typing *#*#2432546#*#* into the dialer, then checking the System Updates point inside About Phone.
Unlocking and flashing custom ROMs can be fraught with problems, and are not exactly for the faint of heart, given that there is no one-click executable to flash new ROMs like there was for Windows Mobile (my old phone was/is an HTC Universal, running Windows Mobile 6.5. A real fossil...). There are many guides on the forum, most of them stickied, be sure to chew through them, make backups, and pray to your chosen deity when you start typing in ADB
drivers are a HUGE pain. If you do this while running a linux distro (I run ubuntu) you don't need drivers. they are native with linux.
Anyways Linux is great and you should stop using winblows.
welcome!
Sent from my LS670 using XDA
DC80X said:
Hi everyone, I have a Nexus S from Best Buy on ATT. Right now I'm stuck with 2.3.4 (build gtj61). I'm very new at this but am trying to research how to upgrade to ICS. From what I can figure I can either Flash the full rom to 2.3.6 and wait for the update to hit, or I can fastboot an image to 2.3.6 or 4.0.4.
What I need to know is which option would be easier for a noob and can you help me find a guide to complete the process. So far the best thing I have found is the guide on android addicted.
Even though it may seem pretty comprehensive to some of you, to a complete noob like myself it is very confusing. For example when it says to download the Android usb / adb driver it doesn't really say what to do with it. And the very next step it shows 2 files that it didn't tell me to dl and basically loses me.
Can anyone tell me what is the easiest way to go about this and what exactly I need to do.
Thanks
Dan
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You could always follow the steps in this thread;
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1445621
I used the same Method for My GT-I9020T (T-Mobile)
I was on 2.3.6. A month after my wifes phone got the OTA to 4.0.4 I still was on 2.3.6.
I followed the steps in the thread above and did the Up-Grade Myself.
No rooting, No Boot loader un-locking, From stock recovery.
Worked perfectly for me.
Read through that thread above to see what other AT&T users said about this.
Also his XDA threads are no longer being updated so after reading through the posts, go to his new place here:
http://www.randomphantasmagoria.com/firmware/nexus-s/
to see the latest info and files.
good luck.
I need a step by step guide on how to Root this device, currently has original load. This is all new to me so be nice. Im in the learning mode and I've been trying to follow alot of guides but nothing that I've found seems to be device specific. So help please. Also point me to the apps I need to install on my Win7 PC to assit me in jailbreaking this tablet.
After an earlier failed attempt I managed with some help from here to get back to a stock rom and then upgrade it through KIES
However don't want to give up here and still want to get the tablet rooted as easily and safely as possible. So have a few questions - not looking for detailed answers but perhaps someone can point me to the right article
I have a Galaxy TAB2 10.1 WiFi only GT-P5100
I am currently running Android 4.1.1
Can someone point me to step by step instructions which will just root my tablet without changing the current version I am on - Ideally I dont want added steps to install an earlier version
No need to reply thanks - I ran CF-Auto root which I had tried before but it failed previously because I had accidently downloaded the 3 g version
this time it ran perfectly exactly as it should and have just verified that my tablet is now ROOTED in the end I followed these instructions as they were easier to follow http://www.teamandroid.com/2012/12/...01-p5110-android-411-404-official-firmware/2/ but I did check first that they seemed to correspond with what I could find on here as well - I felt more confident with this site because it said it would update from 4.1.1
Hello guys I've been wanting to install CM11 on my S3 Mini but I don't know exactly how to. I've read and watched many guides on it, but none of them teach every step and assume you know how to install CWM and TWRP when I know nothing about it. I'm basically looking for a step by step guide in how to install CM11 from start to beginning on a vanilla S3 Mini.
yeung107 said:
Hello guys I've been wanting to install CM11 on my S3 Mini but I don't know exactly how to. I've read and watched many guides on it, but none of them teach every step and assume you know how to install CWM and TWRP when I know nothing about it. I'm basically looking for a step by step guide in how to install CM11 from start to beginning on a vanilla S3 Mini.
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Get a custom recovery on your S3 mini by following this easy guide
http://techbeasts.com/2013/10/24/in...samsung-galaxy-s3-mini-i8190nl-how-to-guide/
After doing this succesfully do you come back here and ask me for the next step
Whenever you look to the stars, think of one of them as my soul.
It says to backup your "information" before rooting my phone. Does rooting reset my phone and do I need to backup my data?
I've decided not to install CM11 on my phone. **** is too dam hard.
yeung107 said:
It says to backup your "information" before rooting my phone. Does rooting reset my phone and do I need to backup my data?
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You need to backup your data if you want to restore it later because when you flash a rom like CM11 on your S3 mini will all apps and their data be resetted.
If you don't need that data then you're good to go for the next step in the guide.
yeung107 said:
I've decided not to install CM11 on my phone. **** is too dam hard.
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Whenever you look to the stars, think of one of them as my soul.
@the_Victorian check this out
No, young grasshopper! We can help you I'm relatively new myself, but I've got experience with Samsung devices. Feel free to ask if you wanna give it another go!
I am trying to upgrade my galaxy note 10.1 8013 to gnabo but after rooting I always fail installing the new rom. I'm not very knowledgeable about this But can get it if explained clearly. Looking for instructions, step by step from beginning to end startijg with rooting, what version of each package intalled, to the end from someone who is completely compedent and successful at it. Every attempt that I made resulted in a complete wipe of everything including my restore options. I just want to get more use out of this tablet since samsung completely ignored this issue and deceived their customers into buying a product they never intended to provide updates for. Thanks guys!