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[Q] Beginner questions.

Hi,
Maybe you guys can tell me what to do. Before this phone i had the sg2, and i decided to root the phone because everyone told me it was hard to brick that phone, and when i learned how to flash kernels and rom's, then i almost flashed new rom every week since then.
1. Now i bought the Nexus, and im happy with it, but i want to know, is it less big chance to brick this phone too?
2. To unlock, and root this phone i use GNex TOOLKIT V5.3, this is the safest and easiest way, right?
3. On my Sg2, i used Checkrom HD v4, Ginger-mod, Siyah and Speedmod. Which Rom's are the best out there (ive been looking at Foxhound, and android revolution HD), and which kernel is the best chooise for me, who don't undervolt or clock, meaning a kernel similar to Speedmod?
i would be thankful for every answer i would get,
thanks

Darwichee said:
Hi,
Maybe you guys can tell me what to do. Before this phone i had the sg2, and i decided to root the phone because everyone told me it was hard to brick that phone, and when i learned how to flash kernels and rom's, then i almost flashed new rom every week since then.
1. Now i bought the Nexus, and im happy with it, but i want to know, is it less big chance to brick this phone too
2. To unlock, and root this phone i use GNex TOOLKIT V5.3, this is the safest and easiest way, right?
3. On my Sg2, i used Checkrom HD v4, Ginger-mod, Siyah and Speedmod. Which Rom's are the best out there (ive been looking at Foxhound, and android revolution HD), and which kernel is the best chooise for me, who don't undervolt or clock, meaning a kernel similar to Speedmod?
i would be thankful for every answer i would get,
thanks
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1. It's been going around the community that the galaxy Nexus is hard to brick.
2. The toolkit is good to use, go ahead and use that.
3. I use the Gummy ROM and love it! I also use Francos Kernel for conserving battery.
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Phone: Galaxy Nexus
ROM: GummyNex
Kernel: Franco

Someone els who wanna share some tips?
thanks

All of the roms are great. Revolution HD is based on 4.0.2 and the rest are 4.0.3 or 4.0.4 I like foxhound but I am using AOKP. If you don't overclock or under clock, the stock kernel works just fine. I think most of the kernels are undervolted by default.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda premium

It's a whole new world. This is not samsung land anymore.
The nexus is aosp supported, so if you'd like read up on how to build from source, fastboot and the 4 combos you can do to boot your phone with.
Install android sdk and jdk 1.6. While you're waiting for the repo to sync, setup udev rules (some distros will probably have these already), adb will be your friend and nothing to be afraid of. See also ddms.
Done synching the repo? Good, now go read the wiki 'google build for devices'. Read also 'building system'. Then go read the tutorial for compiling aosp thread in General. Read up on that thread, it doesnt have many pages yet.
This is how custom roms and aosp kangs are born
1- well, from what i've seen, its even easier to debug whats happening, so yeah, i would expect this device to hold its ground while you throw almost anything at it. After all, this is a aosp supported device.
2- toolkit. Easiest? Yes. Safest? Probably no.
3- fugumod

In response to bricking. As long as your recovery doesn't get erased you can always just restore a backup if you mess up your phone. I like to keep a stock/root backup just in case.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk

Samsung flagship devices are hard to brick IMO. You have to be either doing something completely wrong or very very unlucky to brick one.

IMO Samsung devices are really hard to brick. I've had a few sammy android devices including the SGS2 and never bricked them to the point that they were unusable.
I have the Galaxy Nexus and not bricked it yet. The GNex toolkit really is safe as thats what I used to root mine.
As far as roms, this forum has a plethora of great options. Right now I'm running Manhattans ICS 4.0.3 and its been ultra stable with great battery life.

Extreme beginner
Hey guys, I'm extremely new to this world. My last phone was a bb and now I have a Nexus (Verizon). I'm trying to get the most out of my phone and wanted to install the codenameandroid rom to my phone. I just unlocked the bootloader and rooted it (I think). I've been trying to read and gather information on how to do this but I just really don't understand some of the terminology and exactly what I should do. If anyone could provide some step by step instructions for me it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance

Flashing a ROM 4 a NOOB

Hi everyone!
Please be gentle as this is new for me for a phone, not new here on xda just spent time on the Galaxy Tab 10.1 forums, just new to the T mobile SG2. I just picked this excellent phone yesterday and have already rooted it. I have the tab 10.1 running task's ROM with perhoot's kernel and flashing ROM etc is pretty straight forward since it isn't with a carrier, just WiFi. I currently have Android 2.3.6 and want to flash a ROM, I am back and forth between Bombaridier V.3.5 and CyanogenMod 7 Self-Kang #2 Alphafied 2.3.7 or any other one that someone would recommend?
Since I have never owned an Android phone only the tab 10.1 I have some question and I did search but am still confused and dont want to screw up.
1. If I am on 2.3.6 can I flash one that says 2.3.7?
2. I am on t mobile, so the one I flash needs to be in the Android development on the T Mobile forum located here?
3 any other thing I need to do so I don't lose the base band of the phone (i guess that is what they call it) as my wife has an iPhone and I keep seeing instructions for preserving base band?
3. Anything I missed that I need to know about?
All I really really appreciate the help and guidance just want to get on a custom ROM as I love it on my tab 10.1, thanks again everyone!!!

slice2011 said:
Hi everyone!
Please be gentle as this is new for me for a phone, not new here on xda just spent time on the Galaxy Tab 10.1 forums, just new to the T mobile SG2. I just picked this excellent phone yesterday and have already rooted it. I have the tab 10.1 running task's ROM with perhoot's kernel and flashing ROM etc is pretty straight forward since it isn't with a carrier, just WiFi. I currently have Android 2.3.6 and want to flash a ROM, I am back and forth between Bombaridier V.3.5 and CyanogenMod 7 Self-Kang #2 Alphafied 2.3.7 or any other one that someone would recommend?
Since I have never owned an Android phone only the tab 10.1 I have some question and I did search but am still confused and dont want to screw up.
1. If I am on 2.3.6 can I flash one that says 2.3.7?
2. I am on t mobile, so the one I flash needs to be in the Android development on the T Mobile forum located here?
3 any other thing I need to do so I don't lose the base band of the phone (i guess that is what they call it) as my wife has an iPhone and I keep seeing instructions for preserving base band?
3. Anything I missed that I need to know about?
All I really really appreciate the help and guidance just want to get on a custom ROM as I love it on my tab 10.1, thanks again everyone!!!
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Welcome!
1. You can flash from 2.3.6 to 2.3.7 no problem.
2. Any ROM that is in this specific subforum will work. Do NOT flash anything for any other Galaxy S II, it may brick your phone.
3. Basebands are not included in roms, so you will not lose it, unless you flash a new modem.
Just remember to always perform a full wipe, I recommend the Darkside Super Wipe. You can backup your apps with Titanium Backup.
Hope this helps!
Sent from my SGH-T989 using xda premium

Thanks, just flashed with success. Appreciate the help.
Sent from my SGH-T989 using Tapatalk

Look into TDJ's superwipe in the rom section. I do that between flashes since it keeps things clean.
An example is that before it came out, i had 1.8 gigs used on my rom partition, and after using it and installing all the same apps with data(restoring with titanium) and having the phone rebuilt to the same state with another samsung based rom, it was only 1.1 used. Lots of junk gets left behind here and there.

You can also flash AT&T Skyrocket ROMs, Kernels, Radio Modems, Recoveries, and Odin's.

[Q] questions about rooting nexus 7 running android 4.4

Hello xda developers!
So i have just purchased my first Nexus 7 tablet and i can't wait to start customizing the heck out of it! The first thing that I need to do of course is root the tablet but i have one very important question.
Most of the tutorials that I am reading are for rooting the Nexus 7 running android 4.3 however my Nexus 7 tablet just updated itself to Android 4.4
Is there a different process for root N7 running android 4.4 or is it the same process for N7 2013 tablets running 4.3?
Also i want to install multirom so that i can try new a couple of different roms but make a backup of my stock rom in case things go bad...
One thing that I am very interested in is trying out the PwnPad rom for my Nexus 7 so that I can build it for penetration testing...computer security has always been a hobby of mine.
Here is a link to people with Nexus 7 on PwnPad and how they customized their Nexus 7 to be able to use external usb wifi devices such as the Alfa AWUS036H and another usb wifi device for apps like "aircrack-ng". http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2165656
Okay so what i am really hoping for is that someone here can point me to a good tutorial on how to root my Nexus 7 Wifi tablet running Android 4.4 and if possible which recovery manager should i use? Should I be using TWRP or should i go with Multirom?
I have been hearing a lot of good things about multirom...
I do have experience rooting tablets and phones i have rooted SGS3/SGS4/and my Galaxy tab 2 10 and my Galaxy Note 10 but i like to do my research before i start.
So i need information on how to root my Nexus 7 2013 running 4.4
How to unlock the bootloader on my Nexus 7 2013
and how to install a recovery manager -> TWRP/CWM/or Multirom.
I really appreciate the help and assistance and I want to say how much i enjoy this forum,,,you people are what make it great!
I thank you all for your time and assistance.
Oh one question, I saw on a lot of tutorials that I am going to loose all of my data when i root my nexus 7 tablet, does this mean just data as in "APP" data or will I be loosing the stock rom and have to use an alternative rom such as Cyanognemod?
Second...will this tutorial work for Nexus 7 2013 devices running android 4.4?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2382051
Thanks again,
droidshadow.

This is all you need. Read up and watch the videos if need be. VERY SIMPLE http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2381698 :good:

thanks for the link
naturecannon said:
This is all you need. Read up and watch the videos if need be. VERY SIMPLE http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2381698 :good:
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Naturecannon:
thank you so much for the response i will be sure to check out those videos. I have been watching other videos and it seems that the process for unlocking the bootloader and rooting the Nexus 7 2013 is almost the same for those N7's running 4.3 and those running 4.4. The only difference I can see is an updated SU exploit for the actual rooting file.
If anyone else has any suggestions or input on rooting their N7 2013...maybe something they wish they would have done or something that would make life easier please let me know!
I thank you all again for your time and your response!
-droidshadow

Just go for it, step by step. It's too easy now a days with all the generous gurus posting up tutorials for guys like us not as versed in the area. If you run In to any issues, post in that thread I linked you to where the guides are. That thread is full off people running into this and that but pulling through in the end from the help of others there.
Have fun and we hope to see ya on the rooted end of the tunnel soon.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk

naturecannon said:
Just go for it, step by step. It's too easy now a days with all the generous gurus posting up tutorials for guys like us not as versed in the area. If you run In to any issues, post in that thread I linked you to where the guides are. That thread is full off people running into this and that but pulling through in the end from the help of others there.
Have fun and we hope to see ya on the rooted end of the tunnel soon.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk
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naturecannon:
do you know if the wugfresh nexus 7 root toolkit will work on android 4.4?

yes it does...
droidshadow said:
naturecannon:
do you know if the wugfresh nexus 7 root toolkit will work on android 4.4?
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For those of you who are just getting you Nexus 7 2013 tablets and for those of you who have been good boys and girls and will be getting their Nexus 7 for the X-mas holiday season, the Nexus Root Toolkit by Wufresh -> http://www.wugfresh.com/nrt/ works amazing for the updated
Nexus 7 tablet running Android 4.4 Kit Kat.
The toolkit downloaded the usb drivers, unlocked the bootloader, rooted my N7 tablet, and flashed the TWRP recovery manager. I could not have been happer, and it was a very VERY easy way to root the Nexus 7 2013 tablet.
A tutorial link has been posted in this thread but here it is again: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2381698
If you have any questions about running this toolkit please let me know and i would be glad to assist you...
On a side note i kind of feel like i cheated myself...
I wanted to download and install/configure android sdk my self and get ADB running manually and I wanted to flash and root the N7 with the ADB shell that way but I was in quite a rush today only have so much time to work with.
Hopefully Monday i will have more time after finals and i can get my ADB shell working on UBUNTU and Windows 7.
I would like to thank naturecannon for the link and I would like to especially thank WuGFresh for his amazing (updated) toolkit. If you are new to rooting or new to a shell (command console environment) then this is for sure the way to go.
I can't wait now to flash multirom on my N7 and try PwnPad so i can setup my N7 as a penetration testing tablet.
Take care everyone, and I wish a happy holiday and an even better new year to you all...
-droidshadow
CURRENT DEVICES:
Samsung Galaxy S3 i535: unlocked bootloaer /rooted running CM 10.1.2
Samsung Galaxy S3 i535: unlocked bootlder /rooted stock 4.1.2
Samsung Galaxy S4 - rooted
Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 running CM 10.1.3
Google Nexus 7: unlocked bootlder / rooted stock 4.4 (soon to be running Cyanogenmod and PwnPad)!
Droid Bionic - rooted stock rom 4.0 ICS (soon to be running CM 10.1.3) (as soon as i fix the digitizer)!

[q] need help upgrading gnexus

Hey Guys,
First off, thanks to all the devs on here for working hard! Without you guys, we wouldn't be anywhere on our phones.
I haven't flashed my GNexus in a year now.
I am currently running 4.2.1 (JellyBean) JBSourcery-V4.3 and my radio bandwith is I515.10 V.FF02/1515.FG02
I would like to update this bad boy to the latest Radio, as well as run a bug-free ROM/Kernel.
I know that JBSourcery didn't create roms for KitKat. But I did love their work and will miss them!
What would you guys recommend?
Btw, I have the GNexus with Verizon Wireless!
Thanks!:fingers-crossed:
P.S. - Any links to the downloads would help out so much!

In addition, should I flash the Radio first and then the ROM/Kernel?
How do I flash again? It's been over a year I haven't flashed and don't want to brick my phone as I am going from JellyBean to KitKat.

DoctorEyeSight said:
Hey Guys,
First off, thanks to all the devs on here for working hard! Without you guys, we wouldn't be anywhere on our phones.
I haven't flashed my GNexus in a year now.
I am currently running 4.2.1 (JellyBean) JBSourcery-V4.3 and my radio bandwith is I515.10 V.FF02/1515.FG02
I would like to update this bad boy to the latest Radio, as well as run a bug-free ROM/Kernel.
I know that JBSourcery didn't create roms for KitKat. But I did love their work and will miss them!
What would you guys recommend?
Btw, I have the GNexus with Verizon Wireless!
Thanks!:fingers-crossed:
P.S. - Any links to the downloads would help out so much!
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I'm not sure about the radio as that is not something I am familiar with, but a quick snoop around XDA lead me to the main GNexus Q&A forums (
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-4/help) and this thread which includes a section about installing ROMs, Kernels and Tweaks (http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-4/help/guide-ultimate-nexus-4-root-guide-t2018179)

Thanks for your response!
However, I'm still trying to figure out when I am going from JellyBean to KitKat, how am I supposed to install a radio/ROM/Kernel?
I read those instructions and I think it pertains to only if your on the same operating system (like going from JellyBean to JellyBean).
Also, I'm not sure if I should update the newer VZW radio or should I keep the one I am on? (I515.10 V.FF02/1515.FG02)
Can anyone else please help me?

[HELP] Samsung Galaxy Pro SM-P900

Hey guys, I am a complete noob when it comes to this. Last time I installed any recovery or flashed a ROM was on my Nexus 4, years ago. I have found my Samsung Galaxy Pro (10.1") SM-P900 lying around and this thing is still on Android Version 5.0.2.
I'd like to install a recovery, root, and flash a ROM, or an upgraded software version. I'm sorry if that doesnt make sense but I just want this device to start running faster and I'd like to slowly get back to flashing ROMs on it depending on my liking.
Could you guys kindly link me to other threads that deal with my exact problem? Or please let me know here what I can or at least where I can start? Any thread I look for already has people on advanced steps or they're using a different device. ANY help is appreciated. Thank you so much.

Well, you should start here. Lots of reading though!
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...-7-1-xsm-t900-unofficial-cyanogenmod-t3524853