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[Q] Unroot Threads Gone?

welll .. I was looking for a way to completely unroot my phone today to send it back by the 9th. But to my surprisement the unroot threads are gone. The links in the index are there but when you click on them ... they dont work. They are not in the development or the general section .. I went thru all the pages. A search didnt find anything on how to unroot this so I can take send it back.
soooo .. how do we unroot this damn thing now .. and what happened to those threads? Thanks

You DIDN'T look hard enough.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1374868
Powered by the SGSII....

well thanks ... guess no one believe in putting "unroot" in the title for unroot threads anymore.... since that is what i was looking and searching for .. not a stock ROM. I gonna try this out ..thanks for the help again.

Wait, what happened to the 1 step unroot thread that simply required you download and install the zip file? I was planning on using that tonight.
I knew I should have downloaded the file yesterday...

sn0warmy said:
Wait, what happened to the 1 step unroot thread that simply required you download and install the zip file? I was planning on using that tonight.
I knew I should have downloaded the file yesterday...
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Still there.....I think it is the 5th sticky up above.
Its in the link above provided by THC23

sn0warmy said:
Wait, what happened to the 1 step unroot thread that simply required you download and install the zip file? I was planning on using that tonight.
I knew I should have downloaded the file yesterday...
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yep .. thats what I was looking for .. gone it seems. I just unrooted mine I believe. I had a completely stock backup with the odex files and all .. all I did was flash the recovery image using odin after restoring the stock recovery and then a master reset.
the links I used to get the stuff I needed were:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1321811
last page of this one to get the recovery since the link in the first one doesnt work
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1319830&page=5
stock ROM:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1350360
I didnt use this since I had a backup but this is the stock ROM that you can probably use in jangst123 method instead of using that deodexed one... but I didnt do that ... so I cant confirm that myself .. although .. couldnt see why not.

Strapt said:
well thanks ... guess no one believe in putting "unroot" in the title for unroot threads anymore.... since that is what i was looking and searching for .. not a stock ROM. I gonna try this out ..thanks for the help again.
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Well wouldn't unrooting bring you back to stock status? Either way hope this helped.
If your using the stock zip make sure you flash stock kernel first and then stock rom or you'll be stuck with custom kernel logo if you had one installed.
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ThC23 said:
Well wouldn't unrooting bring you back to stock status? Either way hope this helped.
If your using the stock zip make sure you flash stock kernel first and then stock rom or you'll be stuck with custom kernel logo if you had one installed.
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eh not really .. I was using a "stock" but rooted rom. I was looking for the keyword of unroot... which is probably why I didnt see that one. Since there are stock ROMs that arent really stock like rooted and all.
But yes that did help and I`m sure its going to help others as well .. so thanks again for the reply.

i just need the stock kernel...

mightymike889 said:
i just need the stock kernel...
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Didn't I give it to you already? Lol.
Here you go, I tried it and works fine.
http://db.tt/mYZw1F8w
Powered by the SGSII....

Its all in that one thread, I'll add unroot to the title later.
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please search harder next time
now lets all go to the unroot thread linked above

I'm confused as to which rooting method to use with the new ota upgrade

A little confused as to which rooting method i need to use can someone please advise thanks
I've attached a pic of my system settings/build etc.
I'm getting diff answers frm diff pple
help
Thank you!

If you have access to Odin i'd recommend flashing over one of the pre-rooted packages.

You can use the ie22 GB rooting method according to Qbking77, and that way you won't need to ODIN or flash anything and lose your data.
Also next time post in Q & A so you don't get flamed

MajicManDroid said:
If you have access to Odin i'd recommend flashing over one of the pre-rooted packages.
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This is all I've been able to figure out. If you go to the one click root stickied post it links to a gingerbreak post that has a bunch of people posting that the gingerbreak method doesn't work for OTA upgrades.

MajicManDroid said:
If you have access to Odin i'd recommend flashing over one of the pre-rooted packages.
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can you plz link me to the right thread? The Odin method says it doesnt work on gingerbread & that's what i got
thanks in advance!

psixichka said:
can you plz link me to the right thread? The Odin method says it doesnt work on gingerbread & that's what i got
thanks in advance!
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The odin method does work... you have to odin a custom kernel to make cwm stick... then flash cwm with odin... then flash su.zip via cwm...
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Are u intending to stay rooted with the stock rom?
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yea, what flastnoles said

psixichka said:
can you plz link me to the right thread? The Odin method says it doesnt work on gingerbread & that's what i got
thanks in advance!
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Check out this video from QBKing. It's a two part video. It gives you links to all the files in the description. And I know it works because I did it last night
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwFRzzIqouE&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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xgerryx said:
You can use the ie22 GB rooting method according to Qbking77, and that way you won't need to ODIN or flash anything and lose your data.
Also next time post in Q & A so you don't get flamed
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where can I find this?
figured only noobs hang out in q&a

psixichka said:
figured only noobs hang out in q&a
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Nope, devs and veterans hang out there too
Sent from my Cyanogenmodded Epic4g! Wanna fight about it?

Honestly, since Rodderik responded to you in the one click root method thread, I would use the thread he linked you. You can't go wrong with anything he says, and Qbking's videos are always spot on as well. To be safe, I would do one of those. Back up all your apps and your homescreens and go from there.

xgerryx said:
Honestly, since Rodderik responded to you in the one click root method thread, I would use the thread he linked you. You can't go wrong with anything he says, and Qbking's videos are always spot on as well. To be safe, I would do one of those. Back up all your apps and your homescreens and go from there.
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But then someone else said it will not work in that same thread he linked me to so that confused me. This is my husband's phone i was asked to root so I dont want to mess it up.

Rodderik is one of the best Dev's we have. Ask for clarification or PM him if you want, but if it was me, that's what I would do.

psixichka said:
But then someone else said it will not work in that same thread he linked me to so that confused me. This is my husband's phone i was asked to root so I dont want to mess it up.
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Check out the videos. They will show you what to do if you are on stock un-rooted gingerbread
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwFRzzIqouE&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Sent from something with a Ｋモ尺れモㄥ.

Thanks guys! QBKing's videos are extremely helpful that's how I rooted my E4gt!

I'll move it and be nice about it. This time
---Jay---

jayharper08 said:
I'll move it and be nice about it. This time
---Jay---
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lol thanks!
I downloaded everything will root once i'm home

xgerryx said:
You can use the ie22 GB rooting method according to Qbking77, and that way you won't need to ODIN or flash anything and lose your data.
Also next time post in Q & A so you don't get flamed
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The ei22 method is the same method for el30 and it most defenitely requires odin... but you don't lose any data...
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Am I doing it correctly

So I'm still pretty new on the E4GT forums, having recently come over from a Nexus one, which was quite a bit easier to mess with as far as ROM's are concerned, and much less easy to brick. About the only thing that could brick an N1 was flashing a radio, and new radio's didn't come out that often, so no big deal.
I'm currently running Calkulins EL29 mod with an FC14 modem on my E4GT, but I'm really wanting to mess with the testing builds of CM9, I really miss CM. All the steps seems to spread out across multiple threads, so I want to make sure I do it correctly so as not to brick.
1. nandroid backup, backup, backup
2. boot to download mode
3. load stock cwm el26 through odin
4. flash cm9 zip
5. mess around with it.
Where I'm a little confused is how to get back to where I was should I decide to wait some more. How do I get back to the EL29 CWM so that I can then restore the nandroid backup? Also, will I need to flash different modems again, or can I stick with the fc14 modem through all of this?
Please understand that I'm not a total n00b at all of this, been flashing all kinds of ROM's on my old Nexus one for two years, just don't have much experience with Sammy devices.

You just want too flash roms and themes?
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I would also like to know the answer to this.. I'm terrified to flash or odin any ics-based roms because I don't want to brick my phone like a lot of others have
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ScubaSteev said:
You just want too flash roms and themes?
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Themes, not really, but ROM's yes. It's just a bit confusing cause I see things like, you need this CWM for this, you need to flash this, or you need to Odin that, you need this specific CWM for this, or you need to get back to stock before you fan flash or Odin this or that.
But what I'm really wanting help with at this moments, is the testing build of CM9, and then how to get back if I don't like it at this time.

Ok....I download roms straight from xda app and then I go to recovery......do a full wipe....wipe data/wipe dalvic/wipe cache/wipe battery stats.........then I install .zip (rom) then reboot.....that's all I do,its pretty simple
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ScubaSteev said:
Ok....I download roms straight from xda app and then I go to recovery......do a full wipe....wipe data/wipe dalvic/wipe cache/wipe battery stats.........then I install .zip (rom) then reboot.....that's all I do,its pretty simple
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The problem is that CM9 is an ICS ROM, you can't just flash willy nilly as there are a lot of reports of people bricking their phones cause they didn't use the right recovery. How to flash CM9 on is not my problem, it's how to get back to EL29 if I don't like the current testing build of CM9.

Ohh yeah....I don't mess with that stuff lol,can't take a chance.......but everyone says don't.
And I love cm7 can't wait for cm9 to be stable
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Check out QBKing77 on YouTube. He has very simple videos about how to get back to stock after flashing ROMs, his guidance taught me everything. But don't let my noob-ness detour you, they are great videos.
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xerxax said:
Check out QBKing77 on YouTube. He has very simple videos about how to get back to stock after flashing ROMs, his guidance taught me everything. But don't let my noob-ness detour you, they are great videos.
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People, please read my OP, I'm already rooted and running a custom gingerbread rom and recovery. I'm wanting to run CM9, but it may not be stable enough for me, so I'm wanting to know what the steps are to get back to my custom gingerbread rom should I decide to go back.

garfnodie said:
People, please read my OP, I'm already rooted and running a custom gingerbread rom and recovery. I'm wanting to run CM9, but it may not be stable enough for me, so I'm wanting to know what the steps are to get back to my custom gingerbread rom should I decide to go back.
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The guy you just quoted... just told you where to find that information. :what:
This has been discussed ad nauseum all over the forums, and if you do a bit of research you will find the exact procedure. Since I'm on my phone, kinda a pain to type it all out. But he's right, the point is to get back to stock GB rom before restoring any GB nandroids. (specifically before wiping any partitions, but that's yet another long explanation.) This issue And procedure is the same for ICS leaks, for cm9, for AOKP.
Look for a sticky thread in general titled "how not to brick your phone" or something.
Or, god forbid, actually read one of the ICS/cm9/AOKP/leak threads. I swear, every third page you will see someone ask this and the process described.
And QBKING77s videos have a step by step explanation for this as well. Really the best way.
And yes, you can keep the modem, no matter what rom/kernel you run. Same thing as a "radio".
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kingdazy said:
The guy you just quoted... just told you where to find that information. :what:
This has been discussed ad nauseum all over the forums, and if you do a bit of research you will find the exact procedure. Since I'm on my phone, kinda a pain to type it all out. But he's right, the point is to get back to stock GB rom before restoring any GB nandroids. (specifically before wiping any partitions, but that's yet another long explanation.) This issue And procedure is the same for ICS leaks, for cm9, for AOKP.
Look for a sticky thread in general titled "how not to brick your phone" or something.
Or, god forbid, actually read one of the ICS/cm9/AOKP/leak threads. I swear, every third page you will see someone ask this and the process described.
And QBKING77s videos have a step by step explanation for this as well. Really the best way.
And yes, you can keep the modem, no matter what rom/kernel you run. Same thing as a "radio".
Sent from my calculator watch.
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I did some searching, and everything I found says to get back to stock, I didn't see where it said that you have to get back to stock first before you can then restore a nandroid.
This is not how it was done on the Nexus One, so it's new to me.

garfnodie said:
I did some searching, and everything I found says to get back to stock, I didn't see where it said that you have to get back to stock first before you can then restore a nandroid.
This is not how it was done on the Nexus One, so it's new to me.
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Ics kennels with cwm have been bricking phones ....some just by wiping data ...they corrupt your data partition making it impossible to write to ..jtag doesn't even work on it...so we have been Odin back to stock GB and go from there
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You may want to read this if you haven't already:
How Not To Brick Your E4GT
Now that it has been stickied the OP went through and updated the first post to cover most of I believe you are trying to find out. Hope this helps!

Epix4G said:
Ics kennels with cwm have been bricking phones ....some just by wiping data ...they corrupt your data partition making it impossible to write to ..jtag doesn't even work on it...so we have been Odin back to stock GB and go from there
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That's what I've been seeing, which is why I want to make sure I do it right. I don't even know what jtag is, had to look it up. Some kind of debugging tool from I found.
garwynn said:
You may want to read this if you haven't already:
How Not To Brick Your E4GT
Now that it has been stickied the OP went through and updated the first post to cover most of I believe you are trying to find out. Hope this helps!
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I'll definitely give it good read. Thanks.

Help a stranger out!

I'm not new to flashing ROMs on my Evo, however your forums here are a little more cryptic. My son rooted his phone and flashed CWM and a Cyan Rom. He would like to return to rooted stock. Can someone point me in the direction of the latest OTA Stock Rooted Rom for the Samsung Galaxy S Epic II 4G? He apparantlly followed some video tutorial yada yad yada. I realize ROMs are probably flashed thru the recovery console, is flashing similar to flashing on an Evo from that point? (Boot to recovery -> work your way to Flash from Zip ...)
Thanks in advance.

thebbbrain said:
I'm not new to flashing ROMs on my Evo, however your forums here are a little more cryptic. My son rooted his phone and flashed CWM and a Cyan Rom. He would like to return to rooted stock. Can someone point me in the direction of the latest OTA Stock Rooted Rom for the Samsung Galaxy S Epic II 4G? He apparantlly followed some video tutorial yada yad yada. I realize ROMs are probably flashed thru the recovery console, is flashing similar to flashing on an Evo from that point? (Boot to recovery -> work your way to Flash from Zip ...)
Thanks in advance.
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Here you go
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1433101
Instructions are on that page, just make sure you use the full restore, and not the preserve data or you can brick. At the current point we don't have a kernel built from source yet, because of this, you must flash back to stock rooted EL29 via ODIN OC or you will brick. I highly suggest you read my thread in my signature because flashing anything ICS for this phone can be extremely dangerous and will brick your phone if you aren't sure what your doing.

Just to be sure you are looking at the right thread, please go to settings>about phone. Make sure model number is SPH-D710. I only say this cause I haven't heard of a Cyan ROM, and (not trying to be a jerk), most people refer to this phone as the epic 4g touch. You got something weird up there, and there are at least 20 different versions of this phone (galaxy s2).
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Could he have meant Cyanogen?

MeWarning said:
Could he have meant Cyanogen?
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Yes, that is what I meant by Cyan.
Thanks for the links and tips guys, I will check it out tonight.
Short version is this is the Galaxy 2 from Sprint, the one with the long bastardized name. Took forever to find this forum cause I was looking for something closer in name.

Yes it is the bastardized sprint Samsung galaxy s2. Word to the wise stay on this forum. Any other galaxy s2 forum especially international will have a huge possibility of turning the phone into a nice little paper weight. I have to say thanks for taking the time to find out. We have had a bunch of people come through here with paper weights wondering what happened because they didn't bother to read
Sent from my BAD A$$ EPIC TOUCH 4G

Is there a flashable zip or whatever you guys use on the Epic somewhere that I can just copy to the sd card vs going thru ADB etc as in the link from above? The phone is already rooted, I don't want to lose root, just load a stock rooted rom on the phone.
Thanks.

thebbbrain said:
Is there a flashable zip or whatever you guys use on the Epic somewhere that I can just copy to the sd card vs going thru ADB etc as in the link from above? The phone is already rooted, I don't want to lose root, just load a stock rooted rom on the phone.
Thanks.
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You need this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1433101
Just read the entire OP twice. It's really simple. It will return you back to stock rooted gingerbread EL29
Edit: just realized its the same link. This is not adb. It's an odin one click package. Basically download the file and press a button and you're done
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tkemack said:
You need this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1433101
Just read the entire OP twice. It's really simple. It will return you back to stock rooted gingerbread EL29
Edit: just realized its the same link. This is not adb. It's an odin one click package. Basically download the file and press a button and you're done
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+1
I would follow the posted thread as.. a.) It is the safest way since lots of people have been bricking their phone via flashes b.) This will return the phone to the stock ROM, but it will remain rooted.

Thanks guys(gals?) I'll be trying this tomorrow!

thebbbrain said:
Thanks guys(gals?) I'll be trying this tomorrow!
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Watch the qbking77 video and you'll be golden. It should be linked in the post. Really easy once you figure it out.
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Ok, reporting back.
First we tried the 'don't overwrite data' option, everything appeared to be ok until the phone rebooted. It sat on the 4G splash screen in a continual restarting state for about ten minutes. We tried flashing that twice. After that we tried flashing the factory restore with root option, that worked just fine.
Thanks again for the input.
Now he'll have to restore all of his desired apps, but that's his problem, since I told him not to root in the first place. LOL.
Cheers.

New to the android and Epic touch 4g

Just picked one up yesterday after years of the iphone, Was wondering whats the best way and most up to date way to root the phone? Also would like advice on roms, etc etc.

droidgalaxy said:
Just picked one up yesterday after years of the iphone, Was wondering whats the best way and most up to date way to root the phone? Also would like advice on roms, etc etc.
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Quickest way is to use one of sfhub's many one-click stock-rooted options. From there you can install a custom recovery and then start ROM shopping, but please, please, please read everything thoroughly and ask questions 'before' flashing to avoid bricking your phone.
As far as custom ROMs it's going to depend on if you stay on GB or jump to ICS. I've only used Calkulin's GB ROMs and they are great, for ICS I've used Venum's ROMs, Agat63 and currently run Blu Kuban by Rujelus22.
Good luck and happy flashing, remember when in doubt ask and wait for an answer.
Link to sfhub's one-click for EL29 (GB)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1433101
Link to sfhub's one-click for FF11 (ICS)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1705730

Is there an advantage running ICS over GB? I will for sure ask questions if I have them, With the Iphone it was just one click and boom jailbroke, this seems a little more in detail, but doesn't mean Im not gonna give it a shot, lol

droidgalaxy said:
Is there an advantage running ICS over GB? I will for sure ask questions if I have them, With the Iphone it was just one click and boom jailbroke, this seems a little more in detail, but doesn't mean Im not gonna give it a shot, lol
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It really seems preference at this point, battery life for me on ICS isn't what it was on GB, but I'm on the latest release of ICS MIUI. LOVE IT. Have fun, and as mentioned, read the sticky relating to" how not to brick"
Have fun!
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So If I wanna try ICS do I root first then do ICS? Or does the program link you gave me root it also?

droidgalaxy said:
So If I wanna try ICS do I root first then do ICS? Or does the program link you gave me root it also?
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The linked program roots the phone as well as giving you the ability to easily flash a custom recovery. It is through that custom recovery that you will flash roms. Also get acquainted with ODIN! It is very important and you'll need to use that program if you decide to return to GB. Search qbking and EPIC4G Touch in you tube. He will walk you through the necessary steps.
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droidgalaxy said:
So If I wanna try ICS do I root first then do ICS? Or does the program link you gave me root it also?
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Look to be honest you came from the iPhone. I'm not starting a war here lol. Stick with GINGERBREAD for awhile, you will thank me! Flash different GINGERBREAD Roms! Why? Because you will get the hang of things! I bet one of your questions will be
"I flashed a recovery, but when I flashed a new rom, the old recovery I flashed is no longer there?"
Get use to the phone first. Read a lot we can't stress that enough. But if you need a guide to walk you through step by step I'm offering my help to you! & so you can see how Android is way better than iPhone! lol
Edit: I personally don't suggest you jump to ICS just yet. Because messing with ICS will cause you to brick your phone! Dead, wasted, basura, R.I.P..... so get the hang of things and remember ODIN & MOBILE ODIN IS YOUR BEST FRIEND
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Fair enough, I'll stick with GB for awhile. And take you up on your offer, lol
So if I want to try a different rom, how do we go about that? Do I need to root first?

droidgalaxy said:
Fair enough, I'll stick with GB for awhile. And take you up on your offer, lol
So if I want to try a different rom, how do we go about that? Do I need to root first?
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Yes you need root! Use Odin and flash this one click root http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=21053277
Once your done with that you will have a recovery you can use to flash different Gingerbread roms
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