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[Q] Rooting 4.0.4

hi just wanna ask how do i root my stock 4.0.4 . i want to flash a custom rom. noob here. thanks for the response. coz' when i search in google a lot of different procedure comes up.

please follow this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1529058
dont use the toolkit.

just a stupid question. am i gonna follow the first post only?

post 1 is unlocking the bootloader/and getting root
post 2 is flashing a custom rom.

thanks. i'll read it and hopefully i have the courage to apply it. )

just to confirm. this is good for any software version? i have 4.0.4.

I believe so. It's what I did to unlock my 4.0.4 Sprint Galaxy Nexus.

whatthefish said:
just to confirm. this is good for any software version? i have 4.0.4.
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yes. version doesnt matter.
the only thing that matters is you pick the right recovery.

thank you guys, for helping me. really appreciate it.

Zepius said:
please follow this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1529058
dont use the toolkit.
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Why is it that people recommend against the toolkit? Is there a problem with it or do you just think it's better to do it manually and learn while your are doing it?
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chrikenn said:
Why is it that people recommend against the toolkit? Is there a problem with it or do you just think it's better to do it manually and learn while your are doing it?
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i think they want me to do it manually and learn as a newbie. )

chrikenn said:
Why is it that people recommend against the toolkit? Is there a problem with it or do you just think it's better to do it manually and learn while your are doing it?
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Knowledge ftw.

Knowledge.
AND...a big part of it for me...
Is getting ADB/Fastbooot set up...so that we know it's working.
That way...if they come in one day with something wrong:
They:
A) Know what I'm asking them to do.
B) Know that everything is set up correctly...and we don't have to diagnose driver problems and such while the phone is bricked.
If a phone won't boot and all that noise...
ADB/Fastboot might not be working.
But if the user never GOT ADB/Fastboot working to begin with...we'll never know if they did it right or if the phone is simply in that bad of shape.
OP:
What I said sounds scary.
Just do ONE thing...never flash the stock .img's through fastboot that aren't for your device. (Radios/Bootloaders) Flashing the wrong recovery isn't going to brick you...you just won't have a recovery.
That is the big one that seems to get people into hard (or relatively hard) bricked situations.
And you'll be fine.

chrikenn said:
Why is it that people recommend against the toolkit? Is there a problem with it or do you just think it's better to do it manually and learn while your are doing it?
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There is nothing wrong with using a toolkit, IFF you already know what is actually happening when using the toolkit.
I like to think of it this way: in school, they don't let you use a calculator until they teach you how to do arithmatic. Why do you think that is? Because you would never learn to add and subtract.
It's the same issue with a toolkit. It you don't do things manually first, you will never learn...
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thanks for the help guys. now im unlocked and rooted. and running AOKP b37 + franco kernel m3.
planning to switch to paranoid android. and comments about the rom? and what is the best partner kernel with the rom when it comes to battery life?

whatthefish said:
thanks for the help guys. now im unlocked and rooted. and running AOKP b37 + franco kernel m3.
planning to switch to paranoid android. and comments about the rom? and what is the best partner kernel with the rom when it comes to battery life?
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Way to go, one day isn't bad.
My first rooting experience on my Revolution took numerous attempts.

chrikenn said:
Why is it that people recommend against the toolkit? Is there a problem with it or do you just think it's better to do it manually and learn while your are doing it?
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using XDA
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the toolkit works fine, but if he has no idea what he is doing and just blindly goes with what it says and stuff breaks, he has no idea how to fix it.
i would rather him understand what he did so if he has issues, we can help him get everything back in order and he will understand what we are asking him to do.

whatthefish said:
thanks for the help guys. now im unlocked and rooted. and running AOKP b37 + franco kernel m3.
planning to switch to paranoid android. and comments about the rom? and what is the best partner kernel with the rom when it comes to battery life?
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good job adobostarfish

thephantom said:
good job adobostarfish
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aw i think i know you.

whatthefish said:
aw i think i know you.
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Hahaha. Now you know why i'm also a fastboot guy
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[Q] htc one x, using custom roms with tablet mode

Hi xdaers
I recently purchased this phone and have rooted it, I'm not at the stage of choosing a Rom, I have scowered xda for Rom I like but I'm finding it hard.
I really want tablet mode on a good battery life Rom. If anyone can give me advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks

jcurran.jc said:
Hi xdaers
I recently purchased this phone and have rooted it, I'm not at the stage of choosing a Rom, I have scowered xda for Rom I like but I'm finding it hard.
I really want tablet mode on a good battery life Rom. If anyone can give me advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
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have not come across any roms with tablet mode but if you want a good rom with great battery life is either the one by Team PKMN or Villain Rom. but seriously though it is about how you use your phone and how you set it up and what kernel you use...not the rom specifically...i go for the normal sense roms but people have said that if you use a no-sense version rom your battery gets improved

thanks for reply
Hey,
Thanks for reply, I guess I gotta wait for tablet mode. Hehe.
See I had galaxy note before and I had tablet mode and ics stunner.
I'm gonna look at those roms you suggested and see which I like better, I reckon I may be better with a Rom without sense, I'm not really using the integration side of it anyway.
Thanks holy80 for reply

i meant to say
Goku80
Stupid predictive

jcurran.jc said:
Goku80
Stupid predictive
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hehe no probs buddy. and yeah just have a browse around and if you want a rom that is not using sense most of them now have an option which removes sense and replaces the Rosie launcher with Apex or Nova

Finally think i have picked
Hey goku80,
I really like the look of the romeos rom, has a lot of the features i want BUT for some weird reason, i just don't get the flashing process,
My phone is rooted and i have root and CWM.
Now usually on other phones i have had i would just flash them over CWM but all the threads are talking about kernels.
Kinda a bit lost so any help is appreciated, like if you could tell me the recommended steps to take.
Thanks

jcurran.jc said:
Hey goku80,
I really like the look of the romeos rom, has a lot of the features i want BUT for some weird reason, i just don't get the flashing process,
My phone is rooted and i have root and CWM.
Now usually on other phones i have had i would just flash them over CWM but all the threads are talking about kernels.
Kinda a bit lost so any help is appreciated, like if you could tell me the recommended steps to take.
Thanks
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download the boot.img of the rom of your choice for to your pc.
then enter your phone in bootloader. make sure the phone is connected to the pc.
enter bootloader mode and go into fastboot.
then command window and enter this command"fastboot flash boot boot.img"
once it says ok then come out and go into recovery
make sure you do clean wipe
flash rom
reboot
enjoy
make sure you make a backup first. then make sure you have the rom file on your phone and the boot.img of the rom on your pc. follow my steps and you should be fine
hehe think you owe me few thanks
just messing if you need anything else just let me know mate

now i truly am lost
Right I proper get what I'm doing the flash boot IMG is the kernel, great I get that now. I don't know if I'm nuts but I really like domination or cm9 and ....... I think it has tablet mode so I'm excited.
I miss my galaxy note, the screen on this phone is just to in ny face I'm hoping tablet mode will sort that
Soz for late reply.
Oh yeah if you can let me know how to add to your thanks meter I'm glad 2 I been asking for help a lot and you have been the only person to offer any
Thanks
Ssssssooooooo much

jcurran.jc said:
Hi xdaers
I recently purchased this phone and have rooted it, I'm not at the stage of choosing a Rom, I have scowered xda for Rom I like but I'm finding it hard.
I really want tablet mode on a good battery life Rom. If anyone can give me advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
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This ROM has a custom tablet mode, and lots of customizable options. I've tried it You have to set the custom density to get it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1692415

Thanks berrytarts
I'm a big noob can you gimme a little guide I want that Rom so bad but I don't feel the thread is ay all clear on installing.
Thanks
Oh and worked out the thanks meter looool

help
A little help really could go a long way for me
Thanks

berrytarts said:
This ROM has a custom tablet mode, and lots of customizable options. I've tried it You have to set the custom density to get it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1692415
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Humm,
This ROM seems not to be stable for the moment.
There is the PARANOIDANDROID EndeavorU (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1727657) with tablet mode also, but seems not to be stable too!
I tested the PARANOIDANDROID on my HD2 wich is really a great ROM, but nothing ready for my new HTC One X.
Sniffff :crying:
See you
Franky

jcurran.jc said:
Hi xdaers
I recently purchased this phone and have rooted it, I'm not at the stage of choosing a Rom, I have scowered xda for Rom I like but I'm finding it hard.
I really want tablet mode on a good battery life Rom. If anyone can give me advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
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ParanoidAndro rom is your solution
on xda for android and mistyping like a boss

What's best for nitro p930?

Hi guys, got nitro hd a few weeks later. Till now never rooted and it's still in gb 2.3.5. Now wanted to try something and thought of upgrade or flashing a roms.
So what I need is, should i go for official ICS or cm rom. And as I'm a noob would like a detailed tutorial on flashing/rooting.
Thanks in advance.
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Here's my suggestion of how to progress into the custom ROMs world...
1. Read about rooting your Nitro. Look in our Dev Forum for guides on doing it.
2. Root while you're still on 2.3.5 (to circumvent any of the stated issues with rooting Official ICS), also install CWM (ClockworkMod) on it as it will allow you to easily install ROMs.
3. Then try the CM9 ROM nightlies. It's fast, stable and smooth.
4. After you've gotten comfortable with that and have gone through a few nightlies...Then you can feel free to venture forth into the other custom ROMs (MAKE SURE you're familiar with making proper backups in case you want to revert back to previous builds/ROMs), or even the CM10 Preview builds.
Good luck!

Namuna said:
Here's my suggestion of how to progress into the custom ROMs world...
1. Start with upgrading to the Official ICS. Get acquainted with it.
2. Read about rooting your Nitro. Look in our Dev Forum for guides on doing it.
3. When you feel confident about rooting, go ahead and do so. Then try the CM9 ROM nightlies. It's fast, stable and smooth.
4. After you've gotten comfortable with that and have gone through a few nightlies...Then you can feel free to venture forth into the other custom ROMS (MAKE SURE you're familiar with making proper backups in case you want to revert back to previous builds/ROMs), or even the CM10 Preview builds.
Good luck!
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Sorry to Hijack .But isnt it like a Pain to Root the Official ICS update ,wouldnt it be easier to root on 2.3.5 and install CWM and then flash ? Im not second guessing you ,I just got my Nitro HD today but been reading that the process to root ICS is kind of long and tricky.

lowlab said:
Sorry to Hijack .But isnt it like a Pain to Root the Official ICS update ,wouldnt it be easier to root on 2.3.5 and install CWM and then flash ? Im not second guessing you ,I just got my Nitro HD today but been reading that the process to root ICS is kind of long and tricky.
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You could be right. I rooted mine back on 2.3.5 so I haven't gone through any of the hassles as have been stated with rooting from official ICS. I shall adjust my original post.

Doble check.
OP double check your baseband version cuase if its 2.3.5 V10j ,it has been stated that its nearly impossible yet doable after many tries.

To be honest, I don't know more details about the android world. Can someone plz link the basics of android like cwm, adb & so I can have some basic knowledge about it.
Actually, I feared I would brick it.
And thanks guys for the replies.
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lowlab said:
OP double check your baseband version cuase if its 2.3.5 V10j ,it has been stated that its nearly impossible yet doable after many tries.
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its v10f-oct-31-2011
and kernal 2.6.35.11+

Download super one click v2.3.2 from machzelets unbricking guide and root with that.
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rani9990 said:
Download super one click v2.3.2 from machzelets unbricking guide and root with that.
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Will do it by evening and any idea abt roms & cmw. I like to try the ICS.
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If you wanna try the official ICS, get cwm from ROM manager. Then download honos flash able official ICS. Try it out, if you like it, keep it, if you don't, switch to something like cm9 or cm10 or hono's full throttle or honos aokp, the choices are endless, all you need to do is search .
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rani9990 said:
If you wanna try the official ICS, get cwm from ROM manager. Then download honos flash able official ICS. Try it out, if you like it, keep it, if you don't, switch to something like cm9 or cm10 or hono's full throttle or honos aokp, the choices are endless, all you need to do is search .
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Thanks. Btw, do you post a clear instruction.
Any chance of bricking?
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green. said:
Thanks. Btw, do you post a clear instruction.
Any chance of bricking?
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There is no chance of bricking, if you get cwm from ROM manager itself.
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Whats Kernal and other stuffs.
rani9990 said:
There is no chance of bricking, if you get cwm from ROM manager itself.
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Rooted, installed CMW. Whats next, should i go with CM.
BTW, whats the difference between RC, Nightlies. And how to install thru CMW.
Whats kernal and what it does?

green. said:
Will do it by evening and any idea abt roms & cmw. I like to try the ICS.
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Try the official ics before custom ics, it's WAY faster than official gingerbread, it's stable and once debloated it's pretty perfect as it is to me.
Then if you want to taste something else, try the cm9/10 but I would let them as a second passage to ics/jb.
For the official rom you can either flashing with lg tool (using the before - after rooting method brianlily posted here) or go with cwm as stated by rani9990, it should be the same.. the substantial difference is that if you don't put the cwm recovery before ics, then you'll need to go through partial unbrick process to revert back to gingerbread, because on ics the cwm won't be possible to install.

Best JB ROM for TORO PLS?

I need to fix my friends Toro that he tried to load a junk version of JB. I'm looking for TWO answers here, most stable and working versions of stock JB AND AOSP JB...
THANKS IN ADVANCE TO ANY HELP!
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There is no best ROM. Just try them all or just go stock. If you don't need customization and only want smooth and stable ROM, just stay stock. Nothing wrong with that.

BENEvO4g00 said:
I need to fix my friends Toro that he tried to load a junk version of JB. I'm looking for TWO answers here, most stable and working versions of stock JB AND AOSP JB...
THANKS IN ADVANCE TO ANY HELP!
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sigh...
read my signature (also as kyokeun said, there is no best rom)

kyokeun1234 said:
There is no best ROM. Just try them all or just go stock. If you don't need customization and only want smooth and stable ROM, just stay stock. Nothing wrong with that.
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There isn't stock JB for Toro or ToroPlus.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1827986
this is the best rom i have tried. after flashing it i have no reason to flash anything else. completely stock aside from a reboot menu, sms split (which some people report it bugged but it works fine for me), and some optimizations. the thing is snappy, buttery smooth and absolutely rock-stable. not one reboot yet and everything just plain works. just be sure to format data/cache/system before flashing.
take it from a former crack-flasher: i haven't found a better rom for any device i've owned.

The best is the one everyone is using. And each person is using a different ROM
What does that tell you? They are all best!
Thread closed
FNM

Best AOSP Rom?

Hi, I am not new to rooting and custom ROMs but it has been a while and the forum has so many roms that it is hard to decide which is the most stable.
Would you guys please recommend to me the best/most stable/most customizable(cyanogen) AOSP rom for this phone? Basically I'd want the best CM9 rom and hopefully CM10 once its stable.
Thanks

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1874374

charlie81 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1874374
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I second that. CM9 Beta 1 has been very stable for me.
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Interesting.. so thats in the original development section, whats the difference between original and android development?
Also, I'm a little lost on the whole recovery thing... can someone please explain it to me and how I can get the safe clockwork for my s2 so I can flash the CM9 you guys posted? My baseband is the FH13
Edit: What do you guys think about AOKP? I loved it when i had my evo... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1514665
Can I follow the simple steps in that post? Any requirements beforehand?

I have not seen a consistent explanation about the difference between the Android and original development forums.
I have not tried AOKP. That particular version you linked is no longer being developed. There is a newer Jelly Bean build here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1881046
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churka said:
Interesting.. so thats in the original development section, whats the difference between original and android development?
Also, I'm a little lost on the whole recovery thing... can someone please explain it to me and how I can get the safe clockwork for my s2 so I can flash the CM9 you guys posted? My baseband is the FH13
Edit: What do you guys think about AOKP? I loved it when i had my evo... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1514665
Can I follow the simple steps in that post? Any requirements beforehand?
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1. I believe the difference between the to sections is that Original development is for AOSP based roms while android development is for roms based of stock or leaked firmware. That being said i dont think that many people understand that when they post and it has been kind of a Cluster f.
2. Are you currently on the OTA? you will need to odin a kernel that has a working recovery with it. If youre going to another rom right away it may be easiest to odin EL26 cwm, then load into recovery and flash because this will install the kernel/recovery packaged in the rom.
3. Ive used AOKP some and its pretty nice but i am one that likes to stay with a rom that still has activity. That way if i have problem there may be a chance that it is going to get fixed. But if you are ok with a few problems here and there go ahead and test out CM10 or sbrissens AOSP.

mwcarnage said:
I have not seen a consistent explanation about the difference between the Android and original development forums.
I have not tried AOKP. That particular version you linked is no longer being developed. There is a newer Jelly Bean build here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1881046
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Alright thanks for help!
thecrx said:
1. I believe the difference between the to sections is that Original development is for AOSP based roms while android development is for roms based of stock or leaked firmware. That being said i dont think that many people understand that when they post and it has been kind of a Cluster f.
2. Are you currently on the OTA? you will need to odin a kernel that has a working recovery with it. If youre going to another rom right away it may be easiest to odin EL26 cwm, then load into recovery and flash because this will install the kernel/recovery packaged in the rom.
3. Ive used AOKP some and its pretty nice but i am one that likes to stay with a rom that still has activity. That way if i have problem there may be a chance that it is going to get fixed. But if you are ok with a few problems here and there go ahead and test out CM10 or sbrissens AOSP.
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1. Yeah I was going towards that conclusion but I dont think people understand it either.
2. I already flashed CM9. I used the mobile odin method in this link: http://e4gtcm.blogspot.com/p/cm9-install-guide.html
I flashed the kernel and I got stuck on recovery and couldnt get back to my regular rom. I was just wanting to get a recovery then I mounted the storage and put CM9 and gapps and flashed away. Now im running CM9 and its flawless.
3. Can you link me sbrissens AOSP? Thanks!

churka said:
Alright thanks for help!
1. Yeah I was going towards that conclusion but I dont think people understand it either.
2. I already flashed CM9. I used the mobile odin method in this link: http://e4gtcm.blogspot.com/p/cm9-install-guide.html
I flashed the kernel and I got stuck on recovery and couldnt get back to my regular rom. I was just wanting to get a recovery then I mounted the storage and put CM9 and gapps and flashed away. Now im running CM9 and its flawless.
3. Can you link me sbrissens AOSP? Thanks!
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=29711677
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Thanks
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