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HELP! New update won't download...

Every time I go to download the Gingerbread update OTA, it always says download failed. It doesn't matter if I am connected to WiFi or 3G. It says the same thing every time. Any ideas? Thanks

benpatrick said:
Every time I go to download the Gingerbread update OTA, it always says download failed. It doesn't matter if I am connected to WiFi or 3G. It says the same thing every time. Any ideas? Thanks
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Server probably down...I guess you don't want to root?
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I'd prefer not to root. Is there a way to download it & flash it to my phone without rooting?

benpatrick said:
I'd prefer not to root. Is there a way to download it & flash it to my phone without rooting?
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Possibly but then you might screw yourself for future updates.
Fwiw if you root there are some awesome sense roms that have all the crap Verizon put on there removed.
Also its very easy to root...you don't know how many ppl are jealous of your situation right now lol
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knipp21 said:
Possibly but then you might screw yourself for future updates.
Fwiw if you root there are some awesome sense roms that have all the crap Verizon put on there removed.
Also its very easy to root...you don't know how many ppl are jealous of your situation right now lol
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I am one of those jealous fellows. Extremely jealous...

Anyway to root without a PC?

Ive been looking and cant find a solution...must pc doesn't work so anyway I can flash something just to root it?
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Don't think so. Borrow a friends PC?
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I think there is an odin mobile.. .but it is not free.. Just use a friends PC.

Randomacts said:
I think there is an odin mobile.. .but it is not free.. Just use a friends PC.
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Odin mobile requires root I believe
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Back in the day on my Samsung Moment someone had developed some kind of method to do this. It's been so long ago i dont remember the specifics of how it worked but basically it was a flashable .zip that you could flash from stock recovery to gain root access. Keep in mind this was several years ago when devices were much easier to exploit and i also believe at that point in the development life the official .zip signatures had been leaked. In short, i wouldn't go so far as to say it impossible but i wouldn't get my hopes up either.

PC doesn't recognize my phone

Need some help guys. I've tried everything from re-installing drivers, different pc. Just 2 days ago my phone connected just fine to my pc. Won't even recognize the phone in download mode. Any ideas?

Is kies installed?
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Hi. I don't mean to highjack the op. I'm having a similar issue with my wife's SG3 from att. Its not rooted and I have reinstalled kies several times and also drivers as well. I have seen a couple reports online that mtp is not supported on this device. However I do not see that in any threads here about such a thing. If I plug the USB in the back it will sometimes recognize the device however it fails on drivers. Kies WiFi works fine. I'd like to get the 4.1 update on there for her though. Sorry for the intrusion. Thanks in advance for any help.
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stevehkim said:
Need some help guys. I've tried everything from re-installing drivers, different pc. Just 2 days ago my phone connected just fine to my pc. Won't even recognize the phone in download mode. Any ideas?
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Mine has done that a few times for me. Not sure what it is when you hold the power button for 10+ seconds (reset/reboot/etc), but found if I do that the phone reboots and the phone connects again to computer. regular old reset and or battery pull didn't work for me, only the long press power reboot.

subarudroid said:
Hi. I don't mean to highjack the op. I'm having a similar issue with my wife's SG3 from att. Its not rooted and I have reinstalled kies several times and also drivers as well. I have seen a couple reports online that mtp is not supported on this device. However I do not see that in any threads here about such a thing. If I plug the USB in the back it will sometimes recognize the device however it fails on drivers. Kies WiFi works fine. I'd like to get the 4.1 update on there for her though. Sorry for the intrusion. Thanks in advance for any help.
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Is ur wifes gs3 rooted? If it is why dont u just grab mobile odin and do the update frome there ...it will preserve ur root to with the ever root option.
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I really want to root it Odin makes it so easy. Boot loader, adb, Hboot versions on HTC are a little tricky but I like the challenge. I don't think she will let me. She complains enough about my crack flashing habits. And agreed when she gave up her iPhone I would leave her galaxy alone. She doesn't even care about the 4.1 update, can you believe that!
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Id suggest not doing it then....whats the point?
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stevehkim said:
Need some help guys. I've tried everything from re-installing drivers, different pc. Just 2 days ago my phone connected just fine to my pc. Won't even recognize the phone in download mode. Any ideas?
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Try using a different cable
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I have 2 note2s...one my gf one mine I mod the sshot outa mine and not even touch hers.
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Uninstall Kies
Uninstall Drivers
Reboot
Hook up the phone and let Windows Update get whatever drivers it can. It won't get them all
Unhook phone
Install the I747 drivers
Do NOT install Kies
Hook da fone back up

I've tried several... 3 cables here in front of me and no dice. I guess I should point out besides the 4.1 update. Transferring movies and music would be a bit quicker via mtp. It sounds like this driver issue is abnormal. Perhaps I'll just see if we can get it exchanged. If you guys have any other idea? Would be great to hear them. I may just sneak it and root while she is asleep put a clean ROM on it.
Oh and thanks you guy, for your input.
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subarudroid said:
I've tried several... 3 cables here in front of me and no dice. I guess I should point out besides the 4.1 update. Transferring movies and music would be a bit quicker via mtp. It sounds like this driver issue is abnormal. Perhaps I'll just see if we can get it exchanged. If you guys have any other idea? Would be great to hear them. I may just sneak it and root while she is asleep put a clean ROM on it.
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Check my post above, and use the cable came with the phone...

^LOL
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Quasimodem said:
Check my post above, and use the cable came with the phone...
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Sweet! I'll try that tonight. Do you have a link to the drive you used? Is it just the one from Samsung?
@Steve sorry for the highjacking I hope this info helped you as well.. you guys in the GS3 forum are all right in my book. Regardless what the other HOXL guys say.
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subarudroid said:
Sweet! I'll try that tonight. Do you have a link to the drive you used? Is it just the one from Samsung?
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You could click through 334 pages and click 49 different buttons on the att website and get them, so just get these... they're current and from the att site...
http://d-h.st/Oih

When she is not around use Odin and flash mrRobinson's root injected stock JB. She won't even know. Lol
subarudroid said:
I really want to root it Odin makes it so easy. Boot loader, adb, Hboot versions on HTC are a little tricky but I like the challenge. I don't think she will let me. She complains enough about my crack flashing habits. And agreed when she gave up her iPhone I would leave her galaxy alone. She doesn't even care about the 4.1 update, can you believe that!
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She said I could root tomorrow. I'll read up tonight. Any tips or trick you guys could pass along? What's the best exploit out there right now? Is twrp or cwm support recovery for this phone? I haven't used koush's clockworkmod for a while.
Thanks for all the help guys!
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Quasimodem said:
You could click through 334 pages and click 49 different buttons on the att website and get them, so just get these... they're current and from the att site...
http://d-h.st/Oih
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Thanks Quasimodem! That worked great. She changed her mind about letting me root. But I got keis to work with your method to update to 4.1 many thanks. I'm thinking of a possible switch to sgs3 cause you guys have CM10.1
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subarudroid said:
Thanks Quasimodem! That worked great. She changed her mind about letting me root. But I got keis to work with your method to update to 4.1 many thanks. I'm thinking of a possible switch to sgs3 cause you guys have CM10.1
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NP man...

Now I'm in trouble... gets to two percent on upgrade then locks up.
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subarudroid said:
Now I'm in trouble... gets to two percent on upgrade then locks up.
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Use a different port, not connected through a HUB

Quasimodem said:
Use a different port, not connected through a HUB
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I was having a similar issue and uninstalling and then reinstalling all the drivers, software, etc. didn't work for me. But this did;
http://blog.vacs.fr/index.php?post/...ot-detected-problem-on-Android-Samsung-phones
Resolution
1. Unplug the USB cable
2. On the cell phone, dial the following number: *#7284#
Once the last # is hit, the PhoneUtil application is launched. Choose USB -> Modem and then USB -> PDA mode.
The good mode should be PDA. Even if the mode is PDA, switch to Modem and then back to PDA.
3. Plug the USB cable.

CWMR using linux. Anyone have the files and instructions?

I have linux installed on my laptop and all the files and instructions are aimed towards windows. I have the cmwr file but need the bash scripts and instructions for linux. Anyone??
Btw, i'm coming from the G2x. I have flashed tons of roms.
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Anyone???
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codecaine21 said:
Anyone???
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Which instructions have you looked at? And have you tried seeing if following the Windows instructions worked? It should work about the same when running programs such as Odin or Heimdall. The hardest part will probably be finding the proper phone drivers and software that work with Linux.
Edit: If possible, try using a virtual machine in linux. Apparently some people in other forums were able to use WINE in Linux when using Windows software. (I currently use Windows so that's as much information I can give you).

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Anyone???
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Good to see a fellow ex-g2x comrade. :thumbup:
Just like FineTalent suggested, try Odin via Wine.
At the bottom of the page there are some details about a similar scenario :
http://forum.cyanogenmod.org/topic/33547-samsung-galaxy-s-ii-t-mobile-sgh-t989/page__st__140
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Don't know why I never thought of wine <face palm>. Thanks I'll let you know what happens I'll let you know what happens.
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DupleX01 said:
Good to see a fellow ex-g2x comrade. :thumbup:
Just like FineTalent suggested, try Odin via Wine.
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Yeah the G2x was by far the best phone ive ever had! The dev community was awesome!! The battery life on this s2 really sucks!! Half of my battery is already drained and its been 15-20 minutes since i took it off of the charger. The keyboard sucks too!! I really miss my G2x!!
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codecaine21 said:
Yeah the G2x was by far the best phone ive ever had! The dev community was awesome!! The battery life on this s2 really sucks!! Half of my battery is already drained and its been 15-20 minutes since i took it off of the charger. The keyboard sucks too!! I really miss my G2x!!
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I'm still sporting the koodo stock rom(too busy) rooted and a bit debloated and getting awesome battery life compared to the g2x. I'm in Canada and my carrier is wind mobile (3g/wcdma only service) on the g2x with a 1980 mah battery barely made it over 14 hours. However, this setup gives me around 24 hours uptime with approximately 3.5 hours screen on time. So once you spanking it to your like, should be good.
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DupleX01 said:
I'm still sporting the koodo stock rom(too busy) rooted and a bit debloated and getting awesome battery life compared to the g2x. I'm in Canada and my carrier is wind mobile (3g/wcdma only service) on the g2x with a 1980 mah battery barely made it over 14 hours. However, this setup gives me around 24 hours uptime with approximately 3.5 hours screen on time. So once you spanking it to your like, should be good.
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yeah i guess im just going to have to root, debloat and flash a diff kernel and see if the battery life improves. my main concern is tethering though. i remember once i flashed CM7 on my g2x, i had free tethering capabilities. So im hoping that will come with CM9. Not sure how stable CM10(Jellybean) is for the S2.
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codecaine21 said:
yeah i guess im just going to have to root, debloat and flash a diff kernel and see if the battery life improves. my main concern is tethering though. i remember once i flashed CM7 on my g2x, i had free tethering capabilities. So im hoping that will come with CM9. Not sure how stable CM10(Jellybean) is for the S2.
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Liquidsmooth jb ROM is definitely a DD. You should check it out. Aosp
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finally got some time to get down to business only to find out that i cant run odin through wine.
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Use heimdall on linux. I've flashed my S3 on it, no problem. It works a little differently than Odin though, so look up instructions.

i actually found a linux distro that comes with heimdall preinstalled as well as the android sdk. It's called Santoku. Find it here -> https://santoku-linux.com/ here is directions for using heimdall on santoku -> https://santoku-linux.com/howto/development-tools/howto-run-heimdall-samsung-devices-santoku-linux
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......dude the whole point of having a linux OS is so that you can customize it, and control its every aspect. You should not be getting a distro just because it has something preinstalled.

bsd1101 said:
......dude the whole point of having a linux OS is so that you can customize it, and control its every aspect. You should not be getting a distro just because it has something preinstalled.
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Maybe thats the reason you have a linux box. I have one cuz i like the freedom and power it provides. Which in turn allows for easy and awesome customization. You can customize a Window OS a great deal too. Again for me its the freedom and power. I have been using arch awhile now. A little before the glibc symlink issue. Which broke your system if you updated. So im not new to Linux nor am I wet behind the ears.
i figured i would share with someone who isnt an elitist bsd user like yourself. Who just wants a distro with everything already installed. Some people dont have the time or are just new and havent learned that much yet but want to root their phones. idk either way i thought it was cool.

the bsd in my name is actually just a coincidence, but there is a good chance of arch having heimdall. open terminal and do "pacman -Ss heimdall" you will get a result. you would then do "sudo pacman -S result" it would download and install it. There may also be a heimdall-frontend get it as well, so you can do everything with a gui. Once you have them installed run it as root, or else it won't work. Arch is an awesome distro. Never switch distros and learn.

bsd1101 said:
the bsd in my name is actually just a coincidence, but there is a good chance of arch having heimdall. open terminal and do "pacman -Ss heimdall" you will get a result. you would then do "sudo pacman -S result" it would download and install it. There may also be a heimdall-frontend get it as well, so you can do everything with a gui. Once you have them installed run it as root, or else it won't work. Arch is an awesome distro. Never switch distros and learn.
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are you really trying to school me on using pacman? lol Ive been using Arch for over a year and a half i would hope i know how to use its package managaer! i told you ive been using it since before the glibc symlink issue so i dont know what your trying to accomplish here?! i can program in a few languages too.
i asked this question cuz im new the samsung galaxy. im comkng from the g2x. Which was an awesome phone!! ive had it for 2 years and the tools to flash cwm were linux scripts. Flashing roms was as easy as downloading it then rebooting into recovery from the terminal, wiping, then flashing. So now im back at square one cuz my g2x screen broke for the 3rd time. so i figured i try something new.
on top of it my laptop hard drive crashed and i havent had the time to transfer my data from the burned out hdd to the new one. so i just run live cds. i roof for a living too. 5 days a week and have a fiance and a kid. so my freetimebisnt spent on a computer. idk where this thread is going but i got what i need to know... heimdall. yeah thanks
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when you said I found a linux distro with heimdall built in I got the wrong idea.

well heimdall doesnt seem to work no matter what i seem to do. So rather than spend forever and a day trying to fix what might be fixable ag this point, i got ahold of a windows computer. so a few questions for someone who would know. one, i have found directions and the apps for the tmo s2 but it says it is for the hercules s2 and it will brick any phone that isnt a hercules version of the s2. how can i tell if i have the herc version? I just want to root for now. so can someone point me in the right direction.
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codecaine21 said:
well heimdall doesnt seem to work no matter what i seem to do. So rather than spend forever and a day trying to fix what might be fixable ag this point, i got ahold of a windows computer. so a few questions for someone who would know. one, i have found directions and the apps for the tmo s2 but it says it is for the hercules s2 and it will brick any phone that isnt a hercules version of the s2. how can i tell if i have the herc version? I just want to root for now. so can someone point me in the right direction.
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Use the Galaxy S2 Tool (based on Odin) here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1650908
T989 is the Hercules. So you should be good.
As for recovery, go with the new Twrp it is just bulletproof. CWM has some issues with some of the newer roms along with some wiping issue.
So first flash a recovery (CWM or touch) via the above tool (some older versions are included), then once you reboot to CWM /CWM touch simply flash the below TWRP recovery. It will replace the existing recovery after reboot. Make your stock nandroid with
TWRP, CWM backups are not compatible with TWRP and vice versa.
TWRP recovery :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1768742
Good Luck!
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DupleX01 said:
Use the Galaxy S2 Tool (based on Odin) here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1650908
T989 is the Hercules. So you should be good.
As for recovery, go with the new Twrp it is just bulletproof. CWM has some issues with some of the newer roms along with some wiping issue.
So first flash a recovery (CWM or touch) via the above tool (some older versions are included), then once you reboot to CWM /CWM touch simply flash the below TWRP recovery. It will replace the existing recovery after reboot. Make your stock nandroid with
TWRP, CWM backups are not compatible with TWRP and vice versa.
TWRP recovery :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1768742
Good Luck!
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I have been trying to use Odin with no luck. I am using win xp, recovery-clockwork-5.0.2-hercules.tar(from xda), Odin v1.85. I put my phone into download mode and select pda and chose the cwmr-hercules tar file but i keep recieving this error -> <OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 0). WTF is going on?
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Synergy r484

Kinda new to the xda still trying to figure out rules. Kudos to the synergy guys tried a couple different roms and I'm addicted to this rom and is features. Just flanged the r484 and am support happy the mms issue wad fixed. Multi Window flawless. No problems with cameras. The only thing I have had issues with is reception 4g/3g. It seemed more stable with r433. Using ziggy and used custom install with pre selected synergy recs. If this post is on the wrong spot mod please fix. If someone has an answer for me greatly appreciated
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Have you tried changing your modem ? Or going to a different ROM and updating prl and profile ?
http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb374/TexasEpic/ThePeoplesROM-KennyGlass123/daniel4653.png

Changing modem? Haven't heard that one yet. If you could elaborate on that one that would help. As for prl and profile I'll try that but I didn't have the issue with the previous build. Should I just try flashing stock and update? Then reflash. My area hasn't changed. Stock and previous r434 build I had very constant and strong 4g everywhere. With the r484 it can't make up its mind between 3g/4g. Thanks Daniel for the info
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You change your modem through Odin. Been a while since I've done it (on HTC for a while there when my Epic broke it's charge port) but as I recall you put the phone in download mode, put them modem in the 'Phone' field after downloading it to your computer, and fire away. Do check the instructions first, I'm going off of memory from six months ago.... Some radios work better with some phones than others. Depends on your device.

toolegit said:
You change your modem through Odin. Been a while since I've done it (on HTC for a while there when my Epic broke it's charge port) but as I recall you put the phone in download mode, put them modem in the 'Phone' field after downloading it to your computer, and fire away. Do check the instructions first, I'm going off of memory from six months ago.... Some radios work better with some phones than others. Depends on your device.
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In CWM or TWRP recovery, he can flash new modem in .zip format from this thread- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1787677
FOLLOW DIRECTIONS CLOSELY, FLASHING MODEM WRONG CAN BRICK YOUR DEVICE!!
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That's probably (read:is) easier than Odin.

Thanks for the input guys. Very appreciated. I'll try that the next time I'm at the home computer and let you know.
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toolegit said:
That's probably (read:is) easier than Odin.
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Anything is easier than ODIN for most people.
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joeyhdownsouth said:
Anything is easier than ODIN for most people.
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I just came from HTC so odin is the simple for me!!

Nooblube said:
I just came from HTC so odin is the simple for me!!
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Trust me I know about HTC, just s-offed my brothers HTC evo lte.
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I s-offed an Evo3D.... that was fun. I got it right the first time by some luck....
Odin is *much* easier than HTC.

toolegit said:
I s-offed an Evo3D.... that was fun. I got it right the first time by some luck....
Odin is *much* easier than HTC.
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I know right. I hate how the only way to root the newer HTC devices is by doing sketchy wire tricks.

Dunno about the ET4G, but my Epic was fairly easy to root. But the GS3 was much easier. My wife's Photon Q was about the same as the GS3.

I had an HTC but never played with it due to watching a friend ruin multiples of them. So I never attempted. Had my gs3 for three days before I rooted and started modding. For never doing this before and having mediocre comp skills this was fairly simple. Just want to make sure I cover my bases before doing something wrong.
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