Hey guys I recently bought the Gio and I rooted it and now I want to do custom ROMS on it but I'm a little confused. In the past I have only had HTC phones which was simple to flash a custom ROM just place the .zip in the sd card root, flash and done! But now flashing a Gio ROM is something completely new to me could anybody explain why it is different and why you are have to flash firmware and such?
Sorry if this has already been asked I searched and couldn't find anything related to my question.
Welcome to the gio family.
For your questions, read these blog entries for galaxy gio, they explain the procedures in this blog very well.
You can flash firmwares via zip on sd if you have Clockwork Mod Recovery (cwm) installed instead of stock recovery. Look here.
And of course, feel free to ask any remaining questions after that.
Thanks that helped me I have the S5660M and majority of things are only made for the S5660 is there a way to convert it to the S5660M? also you mention cwm I do have it but i cant install the recovery because it does not detect my phone it just list a bunch of other phones do you know how I can get cwm I remember seeing a thread about it im pretty sure but I doubt its any use to the S5660M...
EDIT: Sorry I missed your CWM link at the end will it work with the S5660M ?
Thanks for your help
I do not know if it will work with the m model, best ask in the corresponding thread. There are some other m users around here, you could also use the search function with "s5660M" or similar.
Yes it will work for the m phone. I'm currently using it and it works great. Let me know if you have any questions about the m model.
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I am new to this development thing. I need to understand a few things:
1: Unlock bootloader
2: Installing Custom Rom
3: Flashing stuff
1: I always search the web but i cant find an answer. Will unlocking my Xperia Arc S void my warrenty? If so is there a way to restore warranty by "Locking" my bootloader again?
2: I always wanted to install custom roms. I thought it would be easy like how i install roms on my Xperia X10 Mini Pro. Turns out its complicated. Flash here, flash there. I thought i just need to use CWM5 to install the .zip file. The Rom i want to install is: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1393738 (For My Arc S)
3: Flashing kernels. I see that in order to install the above ROM i need to flash DoomLord Kernels? But how? Im confused. Must i need to unlock my bootloader. I already have CWM5 on my Arc S.
Please reply to my question. I am new so if my thread has alreay been posted by someone i am truely sorry.
Thanks,
LeParkour012
Good morning....
1. Every answer your looking for is in the forum on XDA all of the answers
2. It is EASY you just need to read a bit more. CMW works to some extent on Xperia Arc...
3. You definitely need to have your BOOTLOADER unlocked to flash the kernel and custom rom
4. Any modification you do to the phone can void your warranty... it's AT YOUR OWN RISK.
Cheers.
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Thanks. I finally understand it. May i ask? How is it to flash the rom i linked? Flash the kernels? Do i need the ADB thing?
I wouldn't especially flash that ROM it's in it's REALLY EARLY times (ALPHA). I'd consider just using stock for the moment until the ROM reaches it's beta phase. But that just my own opinion on the subject.
I wouldn't what is required for you to FLASH that specific ROM. My own bootloader can't be unlocked until I do a TEST POINT on it to get it unlocked. I'm actually quite happy with the Stock 2.3.4 .62 ROOTED firmware with no bloatware on it. Very fast and I can say I have a constant free 125mb of RAM available.
Most of my applications are installed to the SDcard.
Cheers.
Oh okay! Thanks for your help. I was actually scared of flashing the rom but now since you told me about the ALPHA thing i won't be flashing it. Thanks again!
How to Flash a new Kernel (DoomKernel)
Hello,
sorry for my possibly stupid question.
I´ve rootet my ARC S and want to install an new/other Kernel.
My favorite is the DooMKernel. Comes there a CWM-Version with the Kernel? And if yes, how to reach the Recovery-Menu. Has the DooM-Kernel switches for Wlan, Bluetooth, GPS, Date,.. in the Notification Bar?
I´m sorry i don´t find any step by step tutorial to install an other Kernel.
I think i have to put the Mobile in the Fastboot Mode. An then flash the Kernel via PC connection. But which File i had to choose?
In the http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1172885 thread i found the
ARC-DooMKernel-v18-FIX1-lower_boot.img file. Is this the right one? Should I rename the File? And whats about the modules? Is this the right one? MODULES for DooMKernel (v15 onwards), Rename?
Sorry for my Noob questions and my poor english.
Best regards
Ossi
Good morning,
Check in the Development forum for what your looking for.
hi guys,
I have a galaxy s3, in Canada, and cannot flash the newest AOKP (aokp_d2att_ota-eng-task650_7.20.2013b), I downloaded the I747MVLDLK4_aio.tar.md5 file and flashed it with odin as per instructions, then did a format,cache wipe/dalvik wipe, then try and write the new ROM, and all i get is error 7! ive tried it a few times! All i can say is im sure glad i did a NAND backup before i tried.
i dont understand whats wrong? i wasnt sure if i did the bootloader file right, but i followed directions, i put the phone in write mode, opened odin, clicked PDA, chose the file, and it wrote fine.no errors or anything. is there something i maybe missed?
can someone help me out?
TIA,
GINNZ
Maybe check to see if you have the latest recovery installed
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ginnz said:
hi guys,
I have a galaxy s3, in Canada, and cannot flash the newest AOKP (aokp_d2att_ota-eng-task650_7.20.2013b), I downloaded the I747MVLDLK4_aio.tar.md5 file and flashed it with odin as per instructions, then did a format,cache wipe/dalvik wipe, then try and write the new ROM, and all i get is error 7! ive tried it a few times! All i can say is im sure glad i did a NAND backup before i tried.
i dont understand whats wrong? i wasnt sure if i did the bootloader file right, but i followed directions, i put the phone in write mode, opened odin, clicked PDA, chose the file, and it wrote fine.no errors or anything. is there something i maybe missed?
can someone help me out?
TIA,
GINNZ
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If you're in Canada chances are you're running the d2can recovery that the phone wants. You need to flash either the d2att recovery Odin from the twrp website or do a quick search for the latest tarp or cwm flashable zip files.
Status 7 can be
a) out of date bootloader
b) out of date recovery
or for Canadians
c) d2can recovery when the Roms are requiring d2att
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KorGuy123 said:
If you're in Canada chances are you're running the d2can recovery that the phone wants. You need to flash either the d2att recovery Odin from the twrp website or do a quick search for the latest tarp or cwm flashable zip files.
Status 7 can be
a) out of date bootloader
b) out of date recovery
or for Canadians
c) d2can recovery when the Roms are requiring d2att
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Ok, thanks, I had an older version of AOKP running, which was released in December or so, and the recovery flashed was "RecoveryGalaxyS3USCanada.tar", I thought the new I747M4LDLK4 file was all i needed to flash this newer rom?
What exactly do i need? Im sorry for so many questions, but this just isnt making sense to me.... I managed to root the phone initially last year, and havn't done anything with it since.
so what is the newer I747M4LDLK4 file that i flashed with Odin for? Is the recovery initially flashed not the right one? if not, which one is needed, and how do i flash it? Id imagine with Odin, if so, do i just flash it the same as the I747M4LDLK4 file (PDA)?
im almost there, i just need a small push in the right direction....
Thanks for all your help so far, and please bare with me. I was an Apple jailbreaker for years, so this stuff is pretty foreign to me still.
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ok, so i went to twrp and found 2 recovery's, one is "openrecovery-twrp-2.6.0.0-d2att.tar" and one is "openrecovery-twrp-2.6.0.0-d2can.tar", this is where im confused, should i flash the "d2att", or the "d2can"? I mean, im in Canada, on MTS, and flashed the I747M4LDLK4, which was meant for Canada already....
also, can someone please clarify what the I747M4LDLK4 file is? it clearly states that canadian users MUST flash this before flashing the new AOKP, as it wont wont flash without it.... I did that, and still get Error7, now im looking at a new "recovery" as well, as i hope this will fix my error 7 issue. No where in the massive AOKP thread did it say that a different recovery would be needed as well, only the new I747M4LDLK4_aio.tar.md5 file!
so, anyways, if i flash a new recovery, (all i need to know is which one at this point), then i should be able to flash the new (AOKP) rom? i really dont wanna brick this thing, and i wish there wasnt so much confusion with the d2att/d2can files. it would seem completely logical that i would need the d2can file, but who knows, .... there was some sort of error on my phone when i tried to flash the ROM last night and d2att was in it somewhere......
im assuming the I747M4LDLK4_aio.tar.md5 is the bootloader, if so, i have the most recent one flashed now, so i must be getting the error because my recovery is out of date? i think im almost there, all i need is to know which recovery to flash, and i should be golden! the original recovery that is on the phone now from my first AOKP flash is "RecoverygalaxyS3USCanada.tar"
Ginnz.
ginnz said:
Ok, thanks, I had an older version of AOKP running, which was released in December or so, and the recovery flashed was "RecoveryGalaxyS3USCanada.tar", I thought the new I747M4LDLK4 file was all i needed to flash this newer rom?
What exactly do i need? Im sorry for so many questions, but this just isnt making sense to me.... I managed to root the phone initially last year, and havn't done anything with it since.
so what is the newer I747M4LDLK4 file that i flashed with Odin for? Is the recovery initially flashed not the right one? if not, which one is needed, and how do i flash it? Id imagine with Odin, if so, do i just flash it the same as the I747M4LDLK4 file (PDA)?
im almost there, i just need a small push in the right direction....
Thanks for all your help so far, and please bare with me. I was an Apple jailbreaker for years, so this stuff is pretty foreign to me still.
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ok, so i went to twrp and found 2 recovery's, one is "openrecovery-twrp-2.6.0.0-d2att.tar" and one is "openrecovery-twrp-2.6.0.0-d2can.tar", this is where im confused, should i flash the "d2att", or the "d2can"? I mean, im in Canada, on MTS, and flashed the I747M4LDLK4, which was meant for Canada already....
also, can someone please clarify what the I747M4LDLK4 file is? it clearly states that canadian users MUST flash this before flashing the new AOKP, as it wont wont flash without it.... I did that, and still get Error7, now im looking at a new "recovery" as well, as i hope this will fix my error 7 issue. No where in the massive AOKP thread did it say that a different recovery would be needed as well, only the new I747M4LDLK4_aio.tar.md5 file!
so, anyways, if i flash a new recovery, (all i need to know is which one at this point), then i should be able to flash the new (AOKP) rom? i really dont wanna brick this thing, and i wish there wasnt so much confusion with the d2att/d2can files. it would seem completely logical that i would need the d2can file, but who knows, .... there was some sort of error on my phone when i tried to flash the ROM last night and d2att was in it somewhere......
im assuming the I747M4LDLK4_aio.tar.md5 is the bootloader, if so, i have the most recent one flashed now, so i must be getting the error because my recovery is out of date? i think im almost there, all i need is to know which recovery to flash, and i should be golden! the original recovery that is on the phone now from my first AOKP flash is "RecoverygalaxyS3USCanada.tar"
Ginnz.
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Okay, first thing first. You are reading WAY TOO MUCH into this, You need to slow down and do some reading on what is what for your phone.
There is no confusion about d2can and d2att in here. Here it is as simple as I can explain.
You live in Canada (as do I) our phones are SGH-I747M when you install a custom recovery (Clockworkmod or TWRP) The phone is registered as a Canadian model. The developers on this forum build ROMS for d2att only. They just happen to work on our phones as they are identical. To be able to flash these ROMS on our Canadian phones you have to flash the d2att recovery (Clockworkmod or TWRP)
So my suggestion was to make sure you have flashed the d2att recovery to your phone. You can get the Odin files from the websites or a quick search here would get you the flashable .zip files you would flash in recovery like a ROM (no wiping needed though)
Anything on THIS FORUM ONLY will not brick your device. Anything labelled under anything outside this forum ie. i9300 (International S3) or the other carriers will cause harm to your phone and you'll be a sad panda.
I747M4LDLK4 is your bootloader.
What Is A Bootloader?
In literal terms, bootloader is code that is executed before any Operating System starts to run. The concept of bootloaders is universal to virtually all Operating systems that inculcates operating systems on your PC, laptop, smartphones, and other such devices. Bootloaders basically package the instructions to boot operating system kernel and most of them also have their own debugging or modification environment. As the bootloader kicks off before any piece of software on your device, it makes it extremely processor specific and every motherboard has it’s own bootloader. This is one reason that all Android phones have different Custom ROMS developed due to high variance of processing hardware present on the device.
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If you were to flash a US bootloader on your phone you'll be a sad panda.
The newer ROMS are requiring an updated bootloader to work properly. The newest Canadian bootloader MF1 still won't work for most of these ROMS so don't update it that far.
I don't know what else to suggest.
There are 2 main reasons for status 7 (3 if you're on a Canadian carrier which you are)
@KorGuy123
Nice job on the explanations. Many Users (none of which are obviously in this section of course ) would see that he was running a version of Task's ROM from December and jumped all over him. Keep up the good work.
OP ~ KorGuy123's last post points out to what a Status 7 recovery error is. Most of the times Status 7's are mainly due to Recovery issues. Bootloader issues will usually throw a [getprop ro.bootloader] error instead of a Status 7 just for future reference.
KorGuy123 said:
If you're in Canada chances are you're running the d2can recovery that the phone wants. You need to flash either the d2att recovery Odin from the twrp website or do a quick search for the latest tarp or cwm flashable zip files.
Status 7 can be
a) out of date bootloader
b) out of date recovery
or for Canadians
c) d2can recovery when the Roms are requiring d2att
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Thanks for bearing with me guys!!! I got it. as was stated, i was overthinking the whole thing! i flashed a new recovery .d2att, and all went fine!
you guys are awesome!
ginnz.
ginnz said:
Thanks for bearing with me guys!!! I got it. as was stated, i was overthinking the whole thing! i flashed a new recovery .d2att, and all went fine!
you guys are awesome!
ginnz.
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Glad it worked out for you. Enjoy!
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Hello xda guyz
I want to flash ICS kernel on my Xperia arc s using cwm, cause m not having access to my PC.
Is there anyone who know how to do this?
Some members over here said it can be done and some said it can't be. So m posting this in Q&A section.
I tried using Samsung devices method but i get md5 sum mismatch error (advance restore boot guide). Searched on Google too but no help.
I know there is some problem with boot partition on arc s, don't know exactly cause m not an android expert. So if there is any possible way, please mention it over here.
TIA
(hope someone will bring it)
Xperia phones do not have the ability to flash kernel from Recovery due to partition limitations. For our phones, only way to install kernel is with the help of a PC and fastboot.
Hello there,
My gf just got a Galaxy Tab 3.0 7 inch SM-T210 with Android 4.1.2.
Now i want to put a custom firmware on it like CM or anything like that.
But where to start?
Im not into Samsung and have no idea. Dont see any guide gifing with tips or so...
Can someone guide me in the right direction?
I did read about CWM and TWRP, download ODIN and flash it. But is that all?
With HTC i had to unlock bootloader first, flash boot.img etc etc.
Thanks!
Greetings!
can i help
Azerox said:
Hello there,
My gf just got a Galaxy Tab 3.0 7 inch SM-T210 with Android 4.1.2.
Now i want to put a custom firmware on it like CM or anything like that.
But where to start?
Im not into Samsung and have no idea. Dont see any guide gifing with tips or so...
Can someone guide me in the right direction?
I did read about CWM and TWRP, download ODIN and flash it. But is that all?
With HTC i had to unlock bootloader first, flash boot.img etc etc.
Thanks!
Greetings!
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hi from what im understanding ur wanting to root it and install custom firmware
here is a video i used from rootjunky to root my tablet with twrp
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDShwBHRjUE
hope it helped
@first there is no cm for this tab. All custom roms based on stock rom or 4.2.2 port from sm-t110
There is no need to unlock bootloader like HTC. No seperate flash of Boot.img...
Install cwm or twrp recovery with Odin. Check threads for Odin install instructions. Its easy going
Cwm:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2433853
Twrp:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2653391
If you only want to root flashable ZIP for root is attached in recovery threads.
If you want to try custom roms check index thread for sm-t210 Roms.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2755532
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rbotz said:
@first there is no cm for this tab. All custom roms based on stock rom or 4.2.2 port from sm-t110
There is no need to unlock bootloader like HTC. No seperate flash of Boot.img...
Install cwm or twrp recovery with Odin. Check threads for Odin install instructions. Its easy going
Cwm:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2433853
Twrp:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2653391
If you only want to root flashable ZIP for root is attached in recovery threads.
If you want to try custom roms check index thread for sm-t210 Roms.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2755532
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Thanks, i found out how it works. Real easy.
Only problem i have now is that ALL the ROMs seem to be alot of crap.
Not working, resolution problems or FCs. And yes i use the T210 versions and no other.
Also recoverys are baaad. Lol now i know why i will never get a Samsung ... crap casing, crap software.
Azerox said:
Thanks, i found out how it works. Real easy.
Only problem i have now is that ALL the ROMs seem to be alot of crap.
Not working, resolution problems or FCs. And yes i use the T210 versions and no other.
Also recoverys are baaad. Lol now i know why i will never get a Samsung ... crap casing, crap software.
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If u would like i could upload a list of build.prop tweaks to use to improve over all performannce like image battery life wifi speed stuff like that just over all makes the tab run smoother
Azerox said:
Thanks, i found out how it works. Real easy.
Only problem i have now is that ALL the ROMs seem to be alot of crap.
Not working, resolution problems or FCs. And yes i use the T210 versions and no other.
Also recoverys are baaad. Lol now i know why i will never get a Samsung ... crap casing, crap software.
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Try looking at the specs of each ROM and compare it with yours. I am currently running S.E.A.L ROM
with the Black hawk kernel I am finding it faster than the Stock ROM and also way less bloatware.
Try this or the RocketTab Rom and Blackhawk. These tend to work the best for most SM-T210 and R.
[Q&A] [Recovery] & [Root]【T210R & T210】 CWM Recovery v6.0.4.9.KK [Unof
Q&A for [Recovery] & [Root]【T210R & T210】 CWM Recovery v6.0.4.9.KK [Unofficial] Updated
Some developers prefer that questions remain separate from their main development thread to help keep things organized. Placing your question within this thread will increase its chances of being answered by a member of the community or by the developer.
Before posting, please use the forum search and read through the discussion thread for [Recovery] & [Root]【T210R & T210】 CWM Recovery v6.0.4.9.KK [Unofficial] Updated. If you can't find an answer, post it here, being sure to give as much information as possible (firmware version, steps to reproduce, logcat if available) so that you can get help.
Thanks for understanding and for helping to keep XDA neat and tidy!
T110
read everything you guys mentioned in the post
however, just need to know what happens after flashing the rom and installing the drivers for the T110...
did it resolve the OTG issue or is that function still disabled??
when i tried to flash cwm custom recovery the cable accidently detached. Since then the screen shows "firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in kies & try again."
The problem is that it neither goes to recovery nor to download mode. all screens show the same error message.
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Nevermind. Fixed it
help
i cant find the universal-root-signed.zip
unstoppable619 said:
i cant find the universal-root-signed.zip
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You can use The lastest Supersu.ZIP Version 2.45 http://download.chainfire.eu/supersu
Root GTab3'kids'-SM-T2105
Hello,
I read the all trhead from @gr8nole .
But a search into topic for SM-T2105 leaves me confusing... No clear answer...
First could you tell me wich one is the best, CMW or TWRP, plz? (the last I can find for T210 is CMW-6.0.4.5 and/or TWRP-2.8.2.0)
(I only can get the *.img, not *.md5 for CMW-6.0.4.9?). I read there are some issues with TWRP (with GTAB3)?
More important, will I not loose the stock rom? Is there no wipe/factory reset? Or do you know where I can find the zip of a rooted stock rom, including that 'kids' stuff? (SM-T2105) Sorry, I don't understand.
I want to root, because of lack of space, and the rest.. but I don't want to loose that..
And the most important, "last but not least", I could not find the zip " android-armeabi-universal-root-signed.zip", that "must" be at the beginning of the topic, so can you help me please, putting a mirror or so? Or could it work only with flashing a SuperSU zip? Not so easy, right? EDIT: read post above here, have the answer , even if I'd be happy if someone could put a mirror/link for the 'original' "universal-root-signed.zip"
As you maybe can read, I'm new in rooting etc, thanks for your reply!! Would appreciate..
It looks like there is not many people to help newbies, is there? Pleeaaase....
néonaloj said:
Hello,
I read the all trhead from @gr8nole .
But a search into topic for SM-T2105 leaves me confusing... No clear answer...
First could you tell me wich one is the best, CMW or TWRP, plz? (the last I can find for T210 is CMW-6.0.4.5 and/or TWRP-2.8.2.0)
(I only can get the *.img, not *.md5 for CMW-6.0.4.9?). I read there are some issues with TWRP (with GTAB3)?
More important, will I not loose the stock rom? Is there no wipe/factory reset? Or do you know where I can find the zip of a rooted stock rom, including that 'kids' stuff? (SM-T2105) Sorry, I don't understand.
I want to root, because of lack of space, and the rest.. but I don't want to loose that..
And the most important, "last but not least", I could not find the zip " android-armeabi-universal-root-signed.zip", that "must" be at the beginning of the topic, so can you help me please, putting a mirror or so? Or could it work only with flashing a SuperSU zip? Not so easy, right? EDIT: read post above here, have the answer , even if I'd be happy if someone could put a mirror/link for the 'original' "universal-root-signed.zip"
As you maybe can read, I'm new in rooting etc, thanks for your reply!! Would appreciate..
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1) Which one is better is a matter of choice. TWRP and CWM both work well. I prefer CWM (6.0.4.9).
2) Rooting the tab doesn't make you lose your stock ROM. Installing a custom ROM does that. After root you will continue having stock rom. Try to make backups because screwing something might result in data loss.
3) i guess you are also asking for stock rom so as to be safe. Head over to sammobile.com and create a free account. There you can download your tab's stock rom by searching for it.
4) and finally as for rooting all you have to do is install a custom recovery like CWM or TWRP and then flash a superSU with that recovery.
Thank you very very much @santabanta114 !!
You understood well my questions! And I did not know about sammobile.com.
Now my tab is succesfully rooted!! (even if I had to do it twice, first time getting back on stock recovery..)
But my goal of rooting was to use app2sd for rooted device to work, and it fails.. Does you or someone have a solution to put the apk on sd card?
Again, many thanks!
néonaloj said:
Thank you very very much @santabanta114 !!
You understood well my questions! And I did not know about sammobile.com.
Now my tab is succesfully rooted!! (even if I had to do it twice, first time getting back on stock recovery..)
But my goal of rooting was to use app2sd for rooted device to work, and it fails.. Does you or someone have a solution to put the apk on sd card?
Again, many thanks!
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Actually i haven't used that app so i wouldn't know but there is a thread for similar apps . Please search for it and post it there. Not only that would be relevant thread but also you would get a much more faster response.
santabanta114 said:
Actually i haven't used that app so i wouldn't know but there is a thread for similar apps . Please search for it and post it there. Not only that would be relevant thread but also you would get a much more faster response.
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Thanks again! I'll do that.