but i am new to this rooting issue and would very much like to root my phone. in just a few words could someone take a min and direct me to where the simplest way to root my evo would be. thanks a lot. sorry for asking a question thats prob been asked a million times
not flaming, just telling the truth:
If you can't figure out how to root your phone then you shouldn't do it
thurst0530 said:
but i am new to this rooting issue and would very much like to root my phone. in just a few words could someone take a min and direct me to where the simplest way to root my evo would be. thanks a lot. sorry for asking a question thats prob been asked a million times
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Here you go pal: http://tinyurl.com/2c2mr79
This is not the simplest way, but if you are new to this kind of thing, you should go this route, just so you learn a little bit about what's going on.
Watch the videos, all the way through, first. Then use both the videos AND the post that they're in when you actually root your phone. The whole process took me almost an hour, but I was going slowly, and trying to be as methodical as possible. And it worked flawlessly for me, first time.
Edit: And while you're at it, scroll up one post, and follow the "If you're new to rooting" link in m4rk0358's post. I just read it, and it's excellent.
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Okay sorry such a seemingly simple question has to be asked when there's hundred of threads all about this phone. I've had it for a year and a half now, and I've loved it without any mods (cause I didnt know there were any for free), but now its slooooowwww.
Gets frozen on any MMS, keys stop responding often, free mem is constantly below 1mb, cant delete SMS because as soon as I restart the phone, they're back.
SO, essentially, I see there's a TON of awesome stuff to upgrade too. I really cant believe Ive been so oblivious heh. Where do I start. I want one of these ROMs. One where I can backup all texts, then delete a year and a half worth. One where the interface is obviously different. One where all my shh doesn't constantly freeze If there's a "Start fresh" thread on here, I missed it. I'm hoping I can either be told, or directed to where I can get a step by step on upgrading the phone. Unlocking (if necessary), installing, etc.. I have WM6, nothing upgraded at all. I want all the junk off this phone. If I can get a start on what to do, I'm sure I can go from there with configuring.
I dont want to buy a new PDA since Im having a baby, so any help at this point is going to be awesome. Thanks!
plzzzzzzzzzzzz, if theres a thread im missing that can start my getting 6.1 and how, id love to find it and read for myself
you have some reading and searching to do regarding the backing up of texts and all that stuff...it can be done and the answers are somewhere on this forum. you just need to use search to find it.
as far as starting over...you sound new to this so until you read all the stickies at the top of this forum...id go with option 2
FIRST THINGS FIRST. SINCE APPARENTLY YOU MISSED EVERY POST (ALL THE ONES LABELED STICKY) ON THE FIRST PAGE. READ THIS BEFORE GOING FURTHER SO YOU DONT HURT YOUR PHONE OR YOURSELF.
option 1. - Upgrade the rom to one of the 6.1 versions. you can find them with detailed instructions in the stickies. these roms are flat out better than the windows mobile 5 or 6 that you are most likely running. but please read about them and their installation before attempting the upgrade. also read ALL of the stickies to avoid us ganging up on you and and beating you like a hobo for asking "Why am I getting Error: 270".
option 2. - just hit the clear storage button (start > accesories > clear storage) and it will wipe out anything you have saved or installed to the phone and it will be just like when you took it out of the box. this will get rid of your memory issue.
as far as low memory....do you have a ton of stuff installed? did you save every text over the last year and a half?
edit: i cant belive im doing this...but here are some places to start.
Kavanas 6.1 ROM
Rickwyatts version of Kavanas 6.1 ROM
Here is for when you want to come on here and post "ERROR 270! HELP!!!"
Then when you get past that you will come on here and go "MY KEYBOARD IS ALL MESSED UP". for that you are gonna wanna click here --> Keyboard Fix
Once you get passed there... you will definitely come back to say "hey guys! great rom! but i cant send a text, mms or get to the net! zomg my life suck!!!!" click here when that happens and read what it says in green.
i cant belive i just took away all your fun in searching...you musta caught me on a good night...
without beartard here im getting weak!
by the way..all those links i posted ARE THE FIRST THINGS AT THE TOP OF THIS FORUM. READ ALL THE POSTS THAT SAY "STICKY" NEXT TO THEM
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plzzzzzzzzzzzz, if theres a thread im missing that can start my getting 6.1 and how, id love to find it and read for myself
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how could you possibly miss every post on the first page of this forum?
between the time of your first post and second post you could have found all those stickies and had the phone upgraded....did you really try hard to find the answers? c'mon you can tell me...im not gonna get mad..i already gave the answers to ya.
btw...im not trying to belittle you..think of it as a hazing. a lot of people have put work into making that Excalibur Wiki and the mods have done a great job of making the most common issues STICKIES. when people come on after joining a day ago and have 2 post to their name after owning the phone for a year and a half....then ask many things, all of which have been answered many many dozens of times... it just annoys me. mods spend time to make the stickies of the important things...and people like you dont even bother looking. you spent 2 hours waiting for someone to guide you...when you could have read everything in that time...anyways..im not bashing...just sayin in the future, do some reading or use the search button that i linked above before making a new post like this and looking (to the normal lurkers) silly. anyways. goodluck
Simply a beautiful step-by-step "manual" if you will.
Thanks Gixxum.
Mikey1022 said:
Simply a beautiful step-by-step "manual" if you will.
Thanks Gixxum.
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Exactly what I was thinking, as I was reading this thread I was thinking to myself that this should be a "sticky" itself for all the newbies...
I second you on the sticky. It can also be posted on the wiki, I mean I went there to learn how to upgrade my phone, more people should.
Mikey1022 said:
Simply a beautiful step-by-step "manual" if you will.
Thanks Gixxum.
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i gave in...i see everyone else being all helpful and responsible...so i had to edit my original "ZOMG YOU ARE THE STUPIDEST PERSON [email protected]#" to what you have read above.
i think i lost part of my soul.
wish this was available when I first started modding... but it did feel good reading and figuring things out on my own
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wish this was available when I first started modding... but it did feel good reading and figuring things out on my own
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guess i wasnt in a good mood when you started modding them...sorry bout that.
haw haw. I deserved that. gave me a good laugh though. Thanks for the help
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haw haw. I deserved that. gave me a good laugh though. Thanks for the help
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as far as low memory....do you have a ton of stuff installed? did you save every text over the last year and a half?
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Just to answer, yeah I got about 80k texts on here. Rad, eh
rad is an understatement....you are the coolest mother f'er ive ever run across.
the 2.2 root is looking way to hard for me....i got up to step 5 and after that it wasnt working.
is there anyone that can help me get it rooted with cm6...or guide me thru it? you can use my computer or use yours to root my phone....im in sunrise fl.
i have some knolege..ive hacked my palm pre and iphones before but android is alot harder...
thanks to anyone that can help me!
if no one can help you, i wouldn't give up hope- i'm guessing someone will put a lot of those steps together to get closer to a 1 (or maybe 3) click solution.
this is a very early root solution- it will be improved upon over time.
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if no one can help you, i wouldn't give up hope- i'm guessing someone will put a lot of those steps together to get closer to a 1 (or maybe 3) click solution.
this is a very early root solution- it will be improved upon over time.
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i hope so ...as of right now theres too many steps and i could easily mess up on one of them... i hope there is a actual 2.2 root...not a downgrade to 2.1 then root
xeren said:
if no one can help you, i wouldn't give up hope- i'm guessing someone will put a lot of those steps together to get closer to a 1 (or maybe 3) click solution.
this is a very early root solution- it will be improved upon over time.
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Maybe they will update simple root soon, it is a fairly simple and painless process, but I definitely wouldn't give up, just relax, take a breather, remove any files it may have on your phone/sd from previous attempts and try again.
I would offer you help, but I'm already rooted and haven't really looked to far into the process, but I'm sure your not the only one having difficulties if you search around the pertaining threads.
Sent from my phone.
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the 2.2 root is looking way to hard for me....i got up to step 5 and after that it wasnt working.
is there anyone that can help me get it rooted with cm6...or guide me thru it? you can use my computer or use yours to root my phone....im in sunrise fl.
i have some knolege..ive hacked my palm pre and iphones before but android is alot harder...
thanks to anyone that can help me!
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Alex,
I can appreciate your excitement, but its probably not a good idea to let someone do this for you. Just imagine what might happen if something goes wrong. You wouldn't have the background to be able to fix it yourself, and you could end up with a 700 dollar paperweight that Sprint tech support would laugh in your face if you tried to warranty it.
Just give it time and be patient. Read, re-read, and triple read every post in the root thread to see where others are getting hung up and take notes! In the end, you'll feel much better about gaining the knowledge yourself!
ROMs are meant as tools for the learned, not for the inexperienced. This is why they aren't supported by Sprint and HTC under warranty. You can easily damage your phone or at least render it temporarily useless if you don't know what you are doing.
As was said before me, these things will get easier in time. Just take the extra time to learn about how all this stuff works. Don't hesistate to ask questions about your journey learning to fish!
Good luck!
+1 Yeppers, nothing like a good old sense of accomplishment...
Sent from my phone.
Just did it myself. Make sure to completely follow all the instructions as stated and it's actually pretty easy.
As this is my first post i hope i have been lurking long enough to know how not to get flamed...here goes...lol
I'm wondering if it would be a good idea after I downgrade, to manual root and unlock nand, so i know how everything works, then after i get that taken care of run unrevoked forever to get permanent s-off then flash my chosen recovery back to the phone.
Anyone see any real issues doing this?
Thanks in advance for your help.
Obviously you haven't lurked long enough to know that it's a bad idea to title a thread so vaguely.
But since we're here, I'll chime in. Isn't that all of what you'd be doing anyway? Kinda like asking, "After I cut this guy open and remove his appendix, is there any harm to sewing him back up afterward?"
In short: No. That is exactly the right thing to do. And rooting "by hand" is my personal recommendation anyway, for exactly the reasoning you provided.
Yeah i realized about the title when i read it in the thread list...
Thanks for the input, thats pretty much what i figured. I just wanted to get the opinion of someone that has more experience than i do .
Ok Guys, first of all thanks for all your help in here, and for walking all of us Noobs thru so many things.
Ok, so after alot of reading (have to stop, it's killing me in school), I decided to Root for 3 things: Nandroid backups, Wifi tethering, and removing the 30 fps cap.
I did the unrEVOked 3.21 one click root. EASY!!! I appreciate the step by step walkthrus here. I thought that would be ALL I need for these 3 things. Obviously I read or understood wrong in these threads. So after forcing myself to use Fresh 3.2 (since I don't have to wipe), I did it and my phone was fine.
Problems. I cant wifi tether. Downloaded the wifi from the market. Connects to phone, but doesn't connect to the internet. I measured fps, and it is still avg 28. Why?!? I read that Fresh 3.2 would un cap that. My signal has been a little worse, and the Battery is absolutely horrible.
Please help guys. I'm really regretting this, Plus now I hear that HTC is doing an upgrade that removes the cap. Will I be able to use it if I restore my nandroid to when I first rooted, and forget about any Roms. I am NOT familiar with ROMs or Kernels, and stay away form them as I don't want to wipe my phone.
Thanks Guys in advance.
you need to read, read, and read some more. use titanium backup and backup all your apps then load a custom rom.
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Ok Guys, first of all thanks for all your help in here, and for walking all of us Noobs thru so many things.
Ok, so after alot of reading (have to stop, it's killing me in school), I decided to Root for 3 things: Nandroid backups, Wifi tethering, and removing the 30 fps cap.
I did the unrEVOked 3.21 one click root. EASY!!! I appreciate the step by step walkthrus here. I thought that would be ALL I need for these 3 things. Obviously I read or understood wrong in these threads. So after forcing myself to use Fresh 3.2 (since I don't have to wipe), I did it and my phone was fine.
Problems. I cant wifi tether. Downloaded the wifi from the market. Connects to phone, but doesn't connect to the internet. I measured fps, and it is still avg 28. Why?!? I read that Fresh 3.2 would un cap that. My signal has been a little worse, and the Battery is absolutely horrible.
Please help guys. I'm really regretting this, Plus now I hear that HTC is doing an upgrade that removes the cap. Will I be able to use it if I restore my nandroid to when I first rooted, and forget about any Roms. I am NOT familiar with ROMs or Kernels, and stay away form them as I don't want to wipe my phone.
Thanks Guys in advance.
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Fresh 3.2 comes with a stock Sprint kernel. Just download another kernel and it will unlock your fps.
ManUtd777 said:
Ok Guys, first of all thanks for all your help in here, and for walking all of us Noobs thru so many things.
Ok, so after alot of reading (have to stop, it's killing me in school), I decided to Root for 3 things: Nandroid backups, Wifi tethering, and removing the 30 fps cap.
I did the unrEVOked 3.21 one click root. EASY!!! I appreciate the step by step walkthrus here. I thought that would be ALL I need for these 3 things. Obviously I read or understood wrong in these threads. So after forcing myself to use Fresh 3.2 (since I don't have to wipe), I did it and my phone was fine.
Problems. I cant wifi tether. Downloaded the wifi from the market. Connects to phone, but doesn't connect to the internet. I measured fps, and it is still avg 28. Why?!? I read that Fresh 3.2 would un cap that. My signal has been a little worse, and the Battery is absolutely horrible.
Please help guys. I'm really regretting this, Plus now I hear that HTC is doing an upgrade that removes the cap. Will I be able to use it if I restore my nandroid to when I first rooted, and forget about any Roms. I am NOT familiar with ROMs or Kernels, and stay away form them as I don't want to wipe my phone.
Thanks Guys in advance.
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First things first, ROMs don't uncap FPS or allow wifi tethering - kernals do. Since Fresh 3.2 runs on the stock HTC (unreleased) kernal obviously it wouldn't be unlocked. Secondly, you are having the downsides of it all because you didn't wipe when you are supposed to wipe before installing any ROM from scratch. I have zero issues with battery life or signal on my EVO w/ Fresh 3.2 (my battery lasts me the minimum of 14 hours on moderate use) and signal.. I don't have an answer for that b/c I spend a majority of my time in New York City where I ALWAYS have signal
This has absolutely nothing to do with Development.
you're regretting it because you read up on absolutely nothing and want someone to hold your hand, explaining every single thing.
Great first post.. .....
Here's wireless tether:
http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/downloads/list
I use pre 9. Pre 8 and pre 9 would work for you.
Tell us what you don't want to lose from wiping and we will tell you how to get it back the easiest way. IE. Contacts? make sure you sync with google before you wipe and when you will get them all back. Other than that I dont mind the wipes.
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This has absolutely nothing to do with Development.
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QFT !!!
sounds like the OP needs to read and read and read some more
ManUtd777 said:
Ok Guys, first of all thanks for all your help in here, and for walking all of us Noobs thru so many things.
Ok, so after alot of reading (have to stop, it's killing me in school), I decided to Root for 3 things: Nandroid backups, Wifi tethering, and removing the 30 fps cap.
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I think the reason you're regretting it is becuase you didn't do nearly the reading you say you did..... you have to read through the threads and have some idea of what you're doing to get anything out of rooting and flashing otherwise its just going to be a headache for you. I say if you don't have time to do the research, stick to stock unrooted. That one click rooting deal is great, but making it too easy for people who really don't know what they're doing has its draw backs...
all the information in these forums can be OVERWHELMING.
trying to be patient and read every little thing can be a task, not to mention reading everyones replies looking for solutions.. its crazytown.
even searching can be a hassle if you dont know what KEY WORDS to search for.
then you get the lashings if you didnt search properly.
its a PITA but i guess thats all part of the experience of being the bleeding edge.
flash this kernal as you would a rom to give yourself the option to overclock and to unlock the fps. no wipe required.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=754128
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all the information in these forums can be OVERWHELMING.
trying to be patient and read every little thing can be a task, not to mention reading everyones replies looking for solutions.. its crazytown.
even searching can be a hassle if you dont know what KEY WORDS to search for.
then you get the lashings if you didnt search properly.
its a PITA but i guess thats all part of the experience of being the bleeding edge.
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I agree with you on the KEY WORDS area, if you dont put the right stuff in or dont have the patience to try different options then ask a question--- boy oh boy the type lashing you can get in here is ridiculous. Hey seriously there is alot of info in here but you got to be willing to devote a lot of time to reading and finding it. Hey if you rooted your phone and feel its crazy just put a stock rooted rom on there and go on with life.... HEY NANDROID is da shytz tho....
wow guys can we be a little less welcoming... Not everyone on these forums is an expert...
ManUtd777, First off you want to start from scratch and wipe fully before installing any rom... If you have your contacts synced with gmail you will be able to recover them and just back up all you pictures and so on before doing the wipe.
Next find a rom and kernel combination you are happy with. Baked Snack 1.7 uses the new update the fresh uses but it also includes a battery saving and FPS unlocked kernel in the rom. If you'd like try using baked snack 1.7 so you wont have to flash a kernel.
As for signal try the new pri update and as for wifi tether follow willy900wonkas link...
and for future reference being new to rooting means alot of reading... if you have problems with the roms read the entire post and most problems are discussed in the thread.
Good luck....
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wow guys can we be a little less welcoming... Not everyone on these forums is an expert...
ManUtd777, First off you want to start from scratch and wipe fully before installing any rom... If you have your contacts synced with gmail you will be able to recover them and just back up all you pictures and so on before doing the wipe.
Next find a rom and kernel combination you are happy with. Baked Snack 1.7 uses the new update the fresh uses but it also includes a battery saving and FPS unlocked kernel in the rom. If you'd like try using baked snack 1.7 so you wont have to flash a kernel.
As for signal try the new pri update and as for wifi tether follow willy900wonkas link...
and for future reference being new to rooting means alot of reading... if you have problems with the roms read the entire post and most problems are discussed in the thread.
Good luck....
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Good job man. This post should help newbs. God, I remember trying to get it all in at first. This was before the one-click root method. Man, it was crazy trying to get down all those ADB commands.
Very fun! I'm always lurking about but rarely comment.
Soon, OP, you'll be on CM or something and enjoying it all. Good luck!
READ! READ! READ! I know it seems daunting but you have to do it. I read the forums at home, at work on my phone, when I'm in bed on my laptop. It would be easier if every topic was in one centralized place and the guys here do a great job but with so much info, it's hard. You have to pick a topic, read up on it and then see how that relates to another topic that suits your needs. Take fps, read up on what kernels have it included then move on to ROMs and what ROMS work good with the kernel you choose. I was the same way when I started but with a little time and patience you will be flashing away.
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READ! READ! READ! I know it seems daunting but you have to do it.
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XDA is a huge mobile knowledge base. We take the time to create tutorials, flashable zips, WIKIs and videos teaching you how to do all these awesome things with your phone. We beta test releases and post our logcats when we bootloop. We title informative threads in CAPS and sticky them to the front page.
It doesn't surprise me people get irked when people don't read. I started out as a noob with my G1. Go through the history of my posts. You won't see any threads like this.
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That one click rooting deal is great, but making it too easy for people who really don't know what they're doing has its draw backs...
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Very good advice. You learn a lot about what you're actually doing to your phone by using the more lengthy tutorials. Pays off in the long run.
Sent from my SUPERSONIC
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wow guys can we be a little less welcoming... Not everyone on these forums is an expert...
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I try and help out as much as the next guy, or more. But when someone obviously doesn't do any research on their own (and his questions and comments do make it obvious that this is the case) its kinda hard to sympathize. Sure there's a lot of information here and nobody can sift through all of it but damn.... at least try to know about what you're trying to do. Rooting? Search root then READ. Wifi tether? These are basic terms that will come up in a search... we've all had to do it. I'm sure we've all needed a question or two answered as well, but for the most part anyone who has got their evo tweeked and customized the way they want it has also invested a lot of time in xda. Anyone not willing to even try should just stick to stock.
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Very good advice. You learn a lot about what you're actually doing to your phone by using the more lengthy tutorials. Pays off in the long run.
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Yup. The best learning experience is doing it from scratch...
Good afternoon,
My name is JJ and my phone or service has taken a dump.
I have the Unlimited Plan with MetroPCS and its paid. I was on the phone today for an hour (on another device) and they have no idea what seems to be the problem. I live in great coverage zone. I have been having troubles connecting to the mobile network as well as getting, receiving both calls and texts. When I am connected to WiFi I am fine..ish. I set up apn settings a few times, most recent today with MetroPCS. My IMEI is good, paid in full phone which is a SM-G925T-ZDETMB (Galaxy s6 edge orginally from T-Mobile)
Took it to the store and they looked at me like I am a monkey.
I need my phone for work and can't afford to get another one. It seems to be in great working order other wise. I figure I might as well flash it and root it and make it mine or something. I downloaded ODIN and got freaked out because I have no clue what I am doing.
Be cool to flash it or root it with Nougat. Is that possible?
So I was hoping for a step by step guide here.
My service and phone worked great until about two weeks ago,..now its as intermittent and flipp flopped as Trump and his hair and policies. Thanks again in advance. Looking forward to a speedy reply. I got nothing else going on.
These forums are really dead for this device, you can root using this link: https://download.chainfire.eu/732/C...F-Auto-Root-zeroltetmo-zeroltetmo-smg925t.zip
There is no Nougat for us. You can flash new ROMs which give better battery life and other nice goodies, you can flash it after you root and install TWRP.
Sorry
Rafy_0003 said:
These forums are really dead for this device, you can root using this link: https://download.chainfire.eu/732/C...F-Auto-Root-zeroltetmo-zeroltetmo-smg925t.zip
There is no Nougat for us. You can flash new ROMs which give better battery life and other nice goodies, you can flash it after you root and install TWRP.
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Anyway you could give me a step by step? What is flashing compared to rooting? What is a ROM? No obligation here on this noob here.
Whats the difficulty with simply reading the threads here on the subject you're interested in? I mean after all, thats why they're here. If not, there'd be a million threads asking for step by step instructions. It seems like you have the competence to write your issue why not take it a step further and use the search button. Its clear you dont have any specific questions, youre simply looking for root instructions which have been posted and utilized by the thousands of other users who did use the search button. For whatever reason if youre needing these personalized Id suggest using your imagination and pretending they're written directly for you.
If youre still having issues, with this rather simple task that my 8 year old cousin could do by himself than perhaps rooting isnt your thing.. What youre asking is more basic than basic itself. By the way, when searching and reading you'll actually be gaining knowledge!
My apologies if you suffer from any health issues or current mental conditions that prevent you from these tasks..
Good luck
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Whats the difficulty with simply reading the threads here on the subject you're interested in? I mean after all, thats why they're here. If not, there'd be a million threads asking for step by step instructions. It seems like you have the competence to write your issue why not take it a step further and use the search button. Its clear you dont have any specific questions, youre simply looking for root instructions which have been posted and utilized by the thousands of other users who did use the search button. For whatever reason if youre needing these personalized Id suggest using your imagination and pretending they're written directly for you.
If youre still having issues, with this rather simple task that my 8 year old cousin could do by himself than perhaps rooting isnt your thing.. What youre asking is more basic than basic itself. By the way, when searching and reading you'll actually be gaining knowledge!
My apologies if you suffer from any health issues or current mental conditions that prevent you from these tasks..
Good luck
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triggered? lol