Hey everyone. I'm upgrading from my HTC Hero that I've had forever. I just ordered my Epic Touch 4G this morning since they are sold out everywhere. It should be here in a couple of days with UPS. How stable are the rooted kernels so far? Are the problems people are having worth rooting the phone or would it be better off stock until a known stable kernel/rom are working?
ehusidic said:
Hey everyone. I'm upgrading from my HTC Hero that I've had forever. I just ordered my Epic Touch 4G this morning since they are sold out everywhere. It should be here in a couple of days with UPS. How stable are the rooted kernels so far? Are the problems people are having worth rooting the phone or would it be better off stock until a known stable kernel/rom are working?
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I am personally waiting until things are more stable and stock eg30 tar is released so there is a way to flash back to stock. Unless you absolutely need to back up your data or need wireless tether, I suggest waiting.
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I'm waiting until a stock kernel is posted. Can't go without wifi or data. Also might wait till its a et4g compiled kernel and not from the galaxy SII international version.
The Evo3D Killer!!!
Sure it is. Just nice having root apps again.
No risk....no instability.
I am waiting until there is a way to recover if things gets screwed up. This phone is so fast unless you need wifi tether I would not root yet. I have had the hero and first epic which I loved both, but this phone is just amazing out of the box.
If you need to restore or back up data from a backup such as Titanium or MyBackup Pro then yes I would root.
Only if you care about 4500 quads and 120 megaflops
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jlear3 said:
Only if you care about 4500 quads and 120 megaflops
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and 1.21 giggawatts
tool2269 said:
and 1.21 giggawatts
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ROFL. Nice quote.
now all we need is those new NIKE AIR MAGS and your good to GO!!!!!!!
aznmode said:
If you need to restore or back up data from a backup such as Titanium or MyBackup Pro then yes I would root.
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This is why I rushed off into root. I haven't restored any data yet.
However, I regret my decision to rush in so quickly. I should have waited week or two before rushing in on the root.
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I am personally waiting until things are more stable and stock eg30 tar is released so there is a way to flash back to stock.
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redram38 said:
I am waiting until there is a way to recover if things gets screwed up.
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Same reason I'm waiting.
I've returned one E4GT already after killing voice/data with root.
I'm waiting until there's a recoverable stock kernel before doing that again.
I went for it because of tethering needs, but its an iffy call at this point with no stock file.
Either way though, its just kickass the amount of devpower we have on this beast. I'm not accustomed to a device with such a list of all-star devs working on it. They'll have things rockin balls in no time flat.
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I've returned one E4GT already after killing voice/data with root.
I'm waiting until there's a recoverable stock kernel before doing that again.
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How did you return it?
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Hello guys I was just wondering if this ACS root method, being the first root attempt is official? After reading through the xda threads for this root im seeing a lot of people seem to be having issues... Thanks!
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Great question. I am holding off on mine till I see more work out.
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Hello guys I was just wondering if this ACS root method, being the first root attempt is official? After reading through the xda threads for this root im seeing a lot of people seem to be having issues... Thanks!
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The only issue people seem to be having are issues that I have, unrooted. Though it seems to be to varying degrees of annoyance.
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I haven't seen a method yet that is stable enough for me to make the move. Also want to see a clean unroot backout before biting. Glad to see the progress but am holding off.
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I haven't seen a method yet that is stable enough for me to make the move. Also want to see a clean unroot backout before biting. Glad to see the progress but am holding off.
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This is the only thing I'm waiting on.
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My opinion and my opinion only:
I rooted my phone the second zedo posted his first kernel. Overall it was running good. At first I thought the issues people were having with loss of signal and data lock were due to the root but have since seen unrooted phones have the same issue. I however never got the LOS or data lockup.
Yesterday I returned my phone for a new one and have not rooted it. I still havent had LOS or data lockup but what I do notice is SIGNIFICANT battery improvement over being rooted.
Rooted battery at best was draining 6% an hour. More often was average of 1o% hour. Battery after battery calibration lasted 14 hours
Unrooted battery as of this minute is draining 2% an hour. This battery should be on par to last over 2 days but realistically will be over a day Im sure.
So my personally opinion is dont root till a) theres a way out and b) it doesnt require a kernel push. Something just doesnt seem right having to replace a kernel to achieve root. Never had to do that before and dont plan on doing it again.
Also, get a usb jig before rooting to avoid the triangle splash screen and counter.
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root [...] is official
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"Official Root" ... ROFL
Yes, samsung released official root yesterday.
In all seriousness though, root is no longer experimental when it is reversible. At the moment, it is not.
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Yes, samsung released official root yesterday.
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What are you talking about? Link?
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What are you talking about? Link?
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Lord help me
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Ok I am using Zedomax's V2, which is the overclockable Kernel with root and CWM. After flashing I did the Data reset which involves the ##...# code listed in the forums. My phone is rooted, overclocked, and running flawless. Most of the issues, other than the data loss(fixed with the data reset), are due to people doing things they shouldnt do... Like doing a factory reset in CWM without having a rom to flash afterward. This is what is causing the bootloops. If you follow the directions and dont get too ambitious you will be fine. That being said... if you are concerned then just wait until we get the stock tar so that if you do mess up while flashing anything you can flash right back to stock. Personally I believe most of the issues are user error.
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Thank you for your incredibly helpful post.
Are you talking about the source code that Samsung recently released?
He was speaking sarcastically.. Samsung obviously did not release an "official" root.
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Thank you for your incredibly helpful post.
Are you talking about the source code that Samsung recently released?
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Devi0124 said:
He was speaking sarcastically.. Samsung obviously did not release an "official" root.
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Thats like apple releasing a jailbteak lmao
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I would wait until there is a way to go back to stock. Then u could try. In reality though we should be flashing a custom recovery and not a Complete kernel. Then for root u flash the su.zip. then you can flash a custom rom/kernel or stay stock with root.
The Evo3D Killer!!!
Is root ready? Signs say no
^^^normal font just didnt carry the same effect for ya or something?
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In reality though we should be flashing a custom recovery and not a Complete kernel. Then for root u flash the su.zip. then you can flash a custom rom/kernel or stay stock with root.
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Exactly the way it should be done. I learned my lesson about rushing to get this thing unlocked. Sometimes being first doesnt mean being right
I absolutely LOVE everything about this phone EXCEPT the LOS issues!!
I've only had it for 5 days now and experienced 3 LOS!
Since I'm still within 14 days, should I return it? thinking of getting the Photon instead.
From personal experience I'd say hang on to it and try flashing some of the newer releases to see if it doesn't improve the LOS issue.
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I absolutely LOVE everything about this phone EXCEPT the LOS issues!!
I've only had it for 5 days now and experienced 3 LOS!
Since I'm still within 14 days, should I return it? thinking of getting the Photon instead.
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I know you are asking because apparently you need the help of others to make up your mind... (sorry I am a smartass) But quick question what rom are you on cuz buddy LOS is a thing of the past up in herrrre... And that PHoton are you serious would you trade in your S clase Benz for a C Class Benz....
Root that sucka and flashing one of the stock EL29 roms or do the upgrage on your phone for the complete stock version... Oh yea and if you gonna ask where the roms are then maybe you should return your phone...LOL (smartass again)
exactly, flash something different (I'd recommend calks) and that issue goes away :O
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Doesn't even need to flash roms, root, and all that. Just OTA to EL29 and it should get rid of the issue.
Hey playya like the benz analogy, I was thinkin the same thing about the photon swap.
Yea update your phone dawg LoS was fixed officially in december
If you have Los on EK02+ get a replacement
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or do the upgrage on your phone for the complete stock version...
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What's the latest stock version?
I'm on EL29 version 2.3.6 running fully stock since there was no reason to go custom until now.
and thanks for all the help so far. looks like I'll either update to latest stock version or go custom.
centro714 said:
I absolutely LOVE everything about this phone EXCEPT the LOS issues!!
I've only had it for 5 days now and experienced 3 LOS!
Since I'm still within 14 days, should I return it? thinking of getting the Photon instead.
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I think almost everyone on this forum experienced frequent LOS until Sprint issued a firmware update that fixed it. I haven't experienced LOS since and it would happen to me several times a day. Update your firmware and you should see this go away. (my recommendation is to go with Calk's non-ICS firmware since it's probably the most stable at the moment)
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What's the latest stock version?
I'm on EL29 version 2.3.6 running fully stock since there was no reason to go custom until now.
and thanks for all the help so far. looks like I'll either update to latest stock version or go custom.
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Sounds like you need to get your phone replaced. The loss of service was fixed with ek02. el29 was the update after ek02 and it's the most recent update. You shouldn't be having any problems.
And you're flat out insane if you step down to a photon.
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I'd definitely suggest Call's E4GT rom its one of the better ones out there, i havent had any issues with LoS but i did just get my phone in december. But for sure keep this phone !
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Yea, I would try flashing Calk's EL29. It should solve the LOS issues while improving the phone in mutliple other areas as well.
If that doesn't work, just take ot back to Sprint and replace it with another one. I would highly recommend staying with this phone though, not the Photon.
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Yea, I would try flashing Calk's EL29. It should solve the LOS issues while improving the phone in mutliple other areas as well.
If that doesn't work, just take ot back to Sprint and replace it with another one. I would highly recommend staying with this phone though, not the Photon.
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I was initially going to flash to Calks ROM anyway but this phone was pretty awesome out of the box until the LOS issue.
I think it's safe to say Im keeping this phone since there seems to be a fix for LOS
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Sounds like you need to get your phone replaced. The loss of service was fixed with ek02 and el29 was the update after ek02 and it's the most recent update. You shouldn't be having any problems.
And you're flat out insane if you step down to a photon.
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Exactly my thought... OP, as you are on EL29 you should not be experiencing LOS. Are you sure what you are experiencing is actually LOS, and not just poor Sprint service?
I'm not an expert flasher but the devs here have made it so simple I've been able to play around with several of the ICS releases but I always return to sfhub's stock-rooted EL29 and get amazing performance out of it.
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Exactly my thought... OP, as you are on EL29 you should not be experiencing LOS. Are you sure what you are experiencing is actually LOS, and not just poor Sprint service?
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I believe so. It says something to the effect of no service and roaming charges will be applied. So i'm assuming thats LOS.
Wth is LOS lol
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Wth is LOS lol
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*facepalm* C'monnnnnn Mannnnnnn
Loss Of Signal
Lol i tried to sound it out
Ive tried fb21 and fb27 and i get a gray triangle saying loss of connectivity while at home if thats what your talking about
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If your phone is up to date I wouldn't flash anything on it. Just take it to a store and get it replaced. The LOS issue has been fixed. Unless your counting the ghost LOS problem. I had that one until I switched to EL29.
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Lol i tried to sound it out
Ive tried fb21 and fb27 and i get a gray triangle saying loss of connectivity while at home if thats what your talking about
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Ummm try to take a screenshot, idk what you're talking about?
Only time I ever get LoS is when clearing RAM in Task Manager, which I think is normal? Only for 2 seconds then pops right back up and runs perfectly
Hey guys, I got a Nexus a few months ago and passed the Epic to the g/f (which I regret). Anyway, I have AOKP 35.1 on it and she is having issues. Maybe I forgot some Epic flashing routes.
The phone has EI22 baseband and I am looking to find the best g/f friendly rom (one where I can flash for her and have zero problems).
What do you think is the safest set up?
*Its been a while since I flashed on the Epic. I am on EI22 and I see EL30 is the newest build for GB. Do I need to use odin to get that, or can I just flash on top of EI22?
**I see FC09, is that the newest official?
Try cm7 or the peoples rom. The peoples is TW based it really is a matter of taste. I have my wife on CM7 which she loves she hates TW.
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Try cm7 or the peoples rom. The peoples is TW based it really is a matter of taste. I have my wife on CM7 which she loves she hates TW.
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She prefers TW, and I was thinking the Peoples Rom. Where i get lost is all of the MTD, BML stuff. I dont remember having all of those options before.
What is the process to go to the Peoples from where I am? AOKP with EI22... I think EXT4 (is there a way to check?)
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She prefers TW, and I was thinking the Peoples Rom. Where i get lost is all of the MTD, BML stuff. I dont remember having all of those options before.
What is the process to go to the Peoples from where I am? AOKP with EI22... I think EXT4 (is there a way to check?)
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If you're on aokp you are on mtd... fc09 is the newest ota release... if she likes tw then clean gb el30 (she will be bugged by update message) or the peoples rom 2.2 (fc09) would be the best way to go...
Backup with Titanium Backup, download The People's ROM v2.2 MTD, wipe data, cache and Dalvik. Flash, choose to use or not use the Sprint Connections Optimizer, sign in to her Google account to sync contacts, restore her third party apps and only data she absolutely has to have...like Angry Birds high score or something...lol.
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Backup with Titanium Backup, download The People's ROM v2.2 MTD, wipe data, cache and Dalvik. Flash, choose to use or not use the Sprint Connections Optimizer, sign in to her Google account to sync contacts, restore her third party apps and only data she absolutely has to have...like Angry Birds high score or something...lol.
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You guys are awesome. I think that is why I miss the Epic. Thanks for the help, I will follow your instructions and get it rockin.
Stock
Seriously you have no idea what responsibility your taking on Keeping the phone rooted.
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I agree with UBER 100%. If you're okay with being lectured each time her phone freezes or needs updated... Go for it, but your better off having her be pissed at Sprint for her phone issues than you.
I've put my wife's Epic back to Stock and life has been better. Just looking out for my brothers on XDA.
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Seriously you have no idea what responsibility your taking on Keeping the phone rooted.
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What?!?! Lol... I have my wifes evo rooted, and that phone is WAY harder to maintain than this one... just put on clean gb... completely stable and she will have no problems... after flashing clean gb head over to general and grab the flashable build.prop update and you're good to go....
The People never have to worry about updates.
TPR 2.2!
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Seriously you have no idea what responsibility your taking on Keeping the phone rooted.
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CM7 and call it a day no maintenance needed. And my wife loves it she hates stock.
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The People never have to worry about updates.
TPR 2.2!
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Lol I would've suggested that, but it seems some phones just don't get along with tpr very well... if it was for him I would've suggested that... but to minimalize possible issue for a g/f or wife... clean gb takes the cake...
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Lol I would've suggested that, but it seems some phones just don't get along with tpr very well... if it was for him I would've suggested that... but to minimalize possible issue for a g/f or wife... clean gb takes the cake...
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So far all issues were resolved with clean installs, V 6 Supercharger or turning off the Optimizer because of bad 4G due to Sprint. 3000 downloads strong, seems pretty solid to me but I may be biased.
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So far all issues were resolved with clean installs, V 6 Supercharger or turning off the Optimizer because of bad 4G due to Sprint. 3000 downloads strong, seems pretty solid to me but I may be biased.
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Idk... I've never had not 1 problem... so not biased, truthful! I jusst didn't want him to put tpr on and then have to worry bout the supercharger and all that... but op, like I said, I have had not 1 problem with tpr, so if you'd rather her be on the latest, go with tpr cuz like kenny said,, all issues (if you even run into any) can be solved VERY easily....
Cm9 beta 3 with the touch wiz theme has been very good on my gfs phone
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Stock
Seriously you have no idea what responsibility your taking on Keeping the phone rooted.
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I fully endorse this statement for the reasons mentioned in this thread. Seriously, my gf and I almost broke up over her rooted phone.
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I fully endorse this statement for the reasons mentioned in this thread. Seriously, my gf and I almost broke up over her rooted phone.
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Lol... no offense but if you almost broke up over a rooted phone the relationship musnt have been to great... my wifes phone is rooted and when something messes up she just asks me to fix it... if you don't mind fixing her phone all the time if she messes something up, you should be good to go (depending on if your girl blows things out of proportion or not)... no offense to anybody on any of this... if somebody loves you, they won't bite your head off for something going wrong with a phone!
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Lol... no offense but if you almost broke up over a rooted phone the relationship musnt have been to great... my wifes phone is rooted and when something messes up she just asks me to fix it... if you don't mind fixing her phone all the time if she messes something up, you should be good to go (depending on if your girl blows things out of proportion or not)... no offense to anybody on any of this... if somebody loves you, they won't bite your head off for something going wrong with a phone!
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She just gets nasty over some stupid crap sometimes. Plus, she travels a lot so I don't get much chance to work on the phone. Anyway, that was a year ago.
My lady likes to run whatever I am on. I find this useful for troubleshooting. If I can't recreate an issue on both, it's not a real issue. I made her sit on stock unrooted for a few days last month when she got a replacement phone from dropping it, and she couldn't wait to get back on an ICS rom. She made it through the random reboots on gb leaks, so anything out these days is easy for her to handle. It really depends on the individual. My techy ways have rubbed off on her over the years lol. She is smart enough to use her ipod (i know...) on wifi with a free messaging app to ask for help in the few situations that confuse her. She's a looker, does laundry, is a great mother, works, and cooks extremely well too! Needless to say we are getting married this July. I'm not sure exactly why I waited 14 years to ask her when I say it like that lol.
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Seriously you have no idea what responsibility your taking on Keeping the phone rooted.
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I cant agree with this strongly enough, though I may not have gone as far as saying no root.
Just remember, ANYTHING that goes wrong will be your fault, even if it has nothing to do with the phone itself (ie: tower down for upgrade, facebook update breaks the app, etc)
Will that interfere with any updates from at&t? Dare I say I might not root for now and leave as is.
i'm not rooting til there is a reason too... so far, there isn't
Rooted in first 5 min lol wanted my titanium backups you now how hard it is to beat all those damn stupid zombies levels again lol
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I'm waiting until the multiview patch comes out.
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Rooted in first 5 min lol wanted my titanium backups you now how hard it is to beat all those damn stupid zombies levels again lol
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Same here, I just wanted to freeze out the att ****ware.
I'm going to hold off until tar hits.
hopefully that comes soon like it did on Sprints
I also would want to freeze the bloatware but does rooting the device interfere with updates from at&t for the multiview update? I usually immediately root/unlock bootloader and custom rom my new device. Never actually wanted to run stock like I do now due to the sgn2 features, including the s-pen.
I would assume that as long as you're using the stock rom then ota should still be available; but once you run ota you will probably have to re-root and also hope they don't patch whatever root methods we have currently.
I think I'm going to root soon so that I can play my NOVA3 with my PS3 controller... HDMI on the big screen using my Note 2 as a gaming system... You got to love it.
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I would assume that as long as you're using the stock rom then ota should still be available; but once you run ota you will probably have to re-root and also hope they don't patch whatever root methods we have currently.
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Maybe MrRobinson can help us out when we get stock image
THIS IS NOT FOR AT&T GN2
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1978470
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Same here, I just wanted to freeze out the att ****ware.
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+1
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Rooted right away for TiBu, AdFree, and to freeze bloat. Will try 4x5 TW mod tomorrow.
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i'm not rooting til there is a reason too... so far, there isn't
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I'm waiting until the multiview patch comes out.
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I'm going to hold off until tar hits.
hopefully that comes soon like it did on Sprints
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I plan to wait. Not having the stock TAR and a clear path to true stock has me going at it slowly. Having come from a zombie HP touchpad with CM9... I miss my root toys and tools.
I do really want the multiview OTA!
Rooted! And in just a few minutes...Can't wait to see what' going to happen around here!
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Rooted! And in just a few minutes...Can't wait to see what' going to happen around here!
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Yeah I decided to root as well. One thing I must say not related to root... swype with the s pen is extremely fast.
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I rooted soon as I powered this battery up..lol
Rooted. My first post with my New note 2
★♡★ Galaxy Note II ★♡★
No real reason for me to root so far. I disabled all the bloatware so I'm good to go for the moment.
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No real reason for me to root so far. I disabled all the bloatware so I'm good to go for the moment.
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How'd you do that without rooting??
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How'd you do that without rooting??
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I was just about to ask the same thing.
I have a question or two. I'm coming from the HTC Evo 4g and 3D. My 3D is set up with the pacmann 4.2.2 Jelly Bean rom and I love it, but no hot spot using sprint's hot spot or wifi tether. This doesn't work for me as I use the hot spot a lot so I use other roms when I need the hot spot, no big deal. I've been researching and rooting doesn't seem too bad on the LGOG and the roms sound pretty good. My concern is a working hot spot. I have to have it and I don't want to loose it when my Evo 3d is all set up for it when I need it. I've read a little bit on foxfi and wifi tether. One with and one without root? Foxfi doesn't work at all on my Evo pacmann rom. I just need confirmation that I'll be able to get one of these to work on the LG and that it has been done successfully. If not I'll hold off a little longer on the switch till the talented developers solve the issue. I can get my LGOG free basically so I'd love to jump on the deal since it looks like a really cool phone. I like the note2 as well but this would save me hundreds. While I'm at it, are the roms overclocking the LG at all or adding other goodies or are they mostly stock rooted roms minus bloat at this point? Oh and if I do get it should I update it or leave it alone if I want to root the phone. I'd hate for Best Buy to update it and block it.
Thanks, from a future LGOG guy......maybe.
Wifi tether works perfectly fine on the lgog after changing a setting. As far as none rooted tether I'm not sure what works. Updated or not you can root both old and new software now. I would recommend updating the software before root so that way you already have the jb modem.
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bruiserman said:
I have a question or two. I'm coming from the HTC Evo 4g and 3D. My 3D is set up with the pacmann 4.2.2 Jelly Bean rom and I love it, but no hot spot using sprint's hot spot or wifi tether. This doesn't work for me as I use the hot spot a lot so I use other roms when I need the hot spot, no big deal. I've been researching and rooting doesn't seem too bad on the LGOG and the roms sound pretty good. My concern is a working hot spot. I have to have it and I don't want to loose it when my Evo 3d is all set up for it when I need it. I've read a little bit on foxfi and wifi tether. One with and one without root? Foxfi doesn't work at all on my Evo pacmann rom. I just need confirmation that I'll be able to get one of these to work on the LG and that it has been done successfully. If not I'll hold off a little longer on the switch till the talented developers solve the issue. I can get my LGOG free basically so I'd love to jump on the deal since it looks like a really cool phone. I like the note2 as well but this would save me hundreds. While I'm at it, are the roms overclocking the LG at all or adding other goodies or are they mostly stock rooted roms minus bloat at this point? Oh and if I do get it should I update it or leave it alone if I want to root the phone. I'd hate for Best Buy to update it and block it.
Thanks, from a future LGOG guy......maybe.
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I use WiFi tether on an almost daily basis
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Xiutehcuhtli said:
I use WiFi tether on an almost daily basis
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I picked it up and checked for updates and JB didn't come up. I couldn't help myself though and rooted it within the first hour. I plan on putting a custom rom on it anyway. I'm guessing if I take an update it unroots the phone and I'd just have to reroot it?
bruiserman said:
I picked it up and checked for updates and JB didn't come up. I couldn't help myself though and rooted it within the first hour. I plan on putting a custom rom on it anyway. I'm guessing if I take an update it unroots the phone and I'd just have to reroot it?
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Go to Google frameworks under all apps and clear data and force close then go to software update, this will force any update to the phone but sometimes it can take a few tries.
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GiantJay said:
Go to Google frameworks under all apps and clear data and force close then go to software update, this will force any update to the phone but sometimes it can take a few tries.
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Can i update the rooted phone, and then just re root it?
bruiserman said:
Can i update the rooted phone, and then just re root it?
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I actually have the S3 and Nexus 7 so I am not familiar with LG stuff. But on the S3 if you have stock recovery and are just rooted you can update still. You lose root but you can just reroot. We have a lot of developer support for the S3 so we can just use Odin and flash stock whenever or a one click stock rooted etc. I notice it is very scarce over here with developer support. I was contemplating getting this device if I could do a swap with my S3 so I was just checking out the scene.
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