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[GUIDE]For Starters(Newbies)

NOTE: Noob is not a really good word. kinda discriminating. newbie better.
THIS will GUIDE how to get on foot if your just starting on Galaxy Y, most probably, ANDROID
1. First Things first. Know your Phone. before doing anything, just be on the stock for a while. Know all the things, settings, install some app and alike. This way, you'll know your way through. See apps like market, Maps and others, check bugs etc.
2. Second part is knowing a basic tweak of your phone, to be exact: BATTERY SAVINGS. Know your way from this apps. See how they handle your battery life. The purpose of this is to know the performance of your phone
3. So you feel much better knowing your phone, you can start rooting or installing some replacement apps Go, ADW, Pansi, Popups, keyboards its up to you. But i dont recommend instant rooting when your just getting on foot.
Rooting wont brick the phone, maybe but its in the least.
(I wont be giving links for many threads here are available already. Its hard just to give you everything when researching can't kill one)
WHAT IS ROOTING?
rooting gives you access to the system of your phone. thats it
Soft ROOT-stated in the above
Hard ROOT-gives you access to the commander of the system which allows you to access the device via shell extensions and ADBs
4. Same as step 1. See how does root work for you. Dont just access the system right away using an explorer. look for apps that can help you achieve your desired goal that requires root access. a good start would be RAM tweaks.
5. Removing apps that you dont need. Its the power of Rooting that grants you this. basically, it improves RAM usage and speed of the device especially when "app-example.apk" initiates on its own. ofcourse it increases the capacity of your device.
6. KITCHENS. for a start you can use the UOT kitchen which allows you to modify some parts of the device. as far as i know, mods like transparency, lockscreen and bootanimation wont work on stock dont ask why coz i dunno sorry. so using this kitchen can allow you to change statusbar appearance pull down notif bar, etc.
but, the MAIN concern of a KITCHEN is ROMS.
ROM is the thing that the device reads for it to run properly.
ROM development are for making a benefit that can help a device achieve its fullest performance. Speeding it up, etc.
You can see the Development Page for it
**EXTRAS:
FLASHING
Flashing is a way of updating or down-dating your device.
Odin is the tool used in it.
If KIES wont let u update. Flashing would be good but you just have to download the firmware you want.
PARTITIONING.
since SGY got a small memory for internal, u can use partitions in the SDcard to let it handle some memory for you.
BOOT recovery:
it is where you flash mini updates like rooting CWMod, UOT kitchen mods and others
**Clockworkmod recovery / CWM is a custom CWM it has additional features moreover see for yourself
i guess thats it ill just edit it if somethings new comes
THIS IS FOR NEWBIES, no noob persons exist: ONLY NEWBIES.
hoped this helps you can just PM me for assistance but for now please bear with this simple guide thanks
PS: im no dev but as soon as i got my laptop ill start im just using a netbook and my phone for learning. so thanks

good tutorial for newbies and i try to make a rom,but i dont if can i brick my phone from errors.I read many things before make a rom.
JuSt pReSs THANKS if i HeLLpeD yOu

Yap. Rom manager is not yet working for G-Y dont be afraid. Ive bricked my phone a dozen times alrready.
-- [email protected]

what happens if sm1 bricks his phone??

If soft, phone wouldnt boot properly though can go to download mode
Hard, cant open even boot recovery
-- [email protected]

nice post there man or rather master? hehehe ( you are now my master ) , i really think this thread should be sticky.
very informative for the newbies out there as a head start, keep on posting and helping here master
if they will be needing another moderator here i will surely vote for you

thanks you so much!

it would be nice to include how to make a hard bricked phone to soft brick

ronnieryan said:
it would be nice to include how to make a hard bricked phone to soft brick
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Theres a thread already so i cant make one im just here for those who really want to get on their foot
-- [email protected]

[Guide Lines] HARD / SOFT BRICKS FOR GALAXY Y GT-S5360 MOBILE
musashihatred said:
Theres a thread already so i cant make one im just here for those who really want to get on their foot
-- [email protected]
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ronnieryan said:
it would be nice to include how to make a hard bricked phone to soft brick
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Guidelines for how to solve HARD / SOFT BRICKS problems FOR GALAXY Y GT-S5360 MOBILE
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1498327

musashihatred said:
FLASHING
Flashing is a way of updating or down-dating your device.
Odin is the tool used in it.
If KIES wont let u update. Flashing would be good but you just have to download the firmware you want.
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can u make a tutorial(step by step) on how to flash using odin? and how to turn on download mode in galaxy y?

jayem123 said:
nice post there man or rather master? hehehe ( you are now my master ) , i really think this thread should be sticky.
very informative for the newbies out there as a head start, keep on posting and helping here master
if they will be needing another moderator here i will surely vote for you
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aw ) my masteR!!!! long time! D hehe tnx. ^^

ronnieryan said:
can u make a tutorial(step by step) on how to flash using odin? and how to turn on download mode in galaxy y?
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sure thing but it would be really better if you read some threads here. a lot of those stuffs are already here
1. download the rom you needed/wanted
2. download odin v1.85 w/ totoro.pit
3. turnoff phone remove sim + sdcard
4. open odin and put the files into:
boot
pda
csc
modem
something like that. put there the files you downloaded.
check if re partition etc are checked
then now get the data cable, and put the phone into DL-mode
(HOME+VOL-DOWN+POWER) hold till it boots into DL-Mode
pressing VOL UP- continue
VOL DOWN- Cancel
press the vol up so and youll be on DL mode
connect the cable wait for it to be recognized by the Odin, if ok pray and start.
just takes around a min to do so. the phone then reboots automatically. do a hard rest and boot again.
voila
since your a filipino you can check symbianize.com for infos. reading some guides there by our masters will surely help you
*so as the rules say here read threads first before asking though its ok for me. it would be nice if i'd helped you bro

ronnieryan said:
it would be nice to include how to make a hard bricked phone to soft brick
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JTAG-ging is only solution to resurrect
a hard bricked phone..

musashihatred said:
NOTE: Noob is not a really good word. kinda discriminating. newbie better.
THIS will GUIDE how to get on foot if your just starting on Galaxy Y, most probably, ANDROID
1. First Things first. Know your Phone. before doing anything, just be on the stock for a while. Know all the things, settings, install some app and alike. This way, you'll know your way through. See apps like market, Maps and others, check bugs etc.
2. Second part is knowing a basic tweak of your phone, to be exact: BATTERY SAVINGS. Know your way from this apps. See how they handle your battery life. The purpose of this is to know the performance of your phone
3. So you feel much better knowing your phone, you can start rooting or installing some replacement apps Go, ADW, Pansi, Popups, keyboards its up to you. But i dont recommend instant rooting when your just getting on foot.
Rooting wont brick the phone, maybe but its in the least.
(I wont be giving links for many threads here are available already. Its hard just to give you everything when researching can't kill one)
WHAT IS ROOTING?
rooting gives you access to the system of your phone. thats it
Soft ROOT-stated in the above
Hard ROOT-gives you access to the commander of the system which allows you to access the device via shell extensions and ADBs
4. Same as step 1. See how does root work for you. Dont just access the system right away using an explorer. look for apps that can help you achieve your desired goal that requires root access. a good start would be RAM tweaks.
5. Removing apps that you dont need. Its the power of Rooting that grants you this. basically, it improves RAM usage and speed of the device especially when "app-example.apk" initiates on its own. ofcourse it increases the capacity of your device.
6. KITCHENS. for a start you can use the UOT kitchen which allows you to modify some parts of the device. as far as i know, mods like transparency, lockscreen and bootanimation wont work on stock dont ask why coz i dunno sorry. so using this kitchen can allow you to change statusbar appearance pull down notif bar, etc.
but, the MAIN concern of a KITCHEN is ROMS.
ROM is the thing that the device reads for it to run properly.
ROM development are for making a benefit that can help a device achieve its fullest performance. Speeding it up, etc.
You can see the Development Page for it
**EXTRAS:
FLASHING
Flashing is a way of updating or down-dating your device.
Odin is the tool used in it.
If KIES wont let u update. Flashing would be good but you just have to download the firmware you want.
PARTITIONING.
since SGY got a small memory for internal, u can use partitions in the SDcard to let it handle some memory for you.
BOOT recovery:
it is where you flash mini updates like rooting CWMod, UOT kitchen mods and others
**Clockworkmod recovery / CWM is a custom CWM it has additional features moreover see for yourself
i guess thats it ill just edit it if somethings new comes
THIS IS FOR NEWBIES, no noob persons exist: ONLY NEWBIES.
hoped this helps you can just PM me for assistance but for now please bear with this simple guide thanks
PS: im no dev but as soon as i got my laptop ill start im just using a netbook and my phone for learning. so thanks
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I always like this musashihatred guy.
Very active in SGY development issues.
Keep encourage us (the NEWBIES) to learn.
Sent from my GT-S5360 using Tapatalk

bydefault said:
I always like this musashihatred guy.
Very active in SGY development issues.
Keep encourage us (the NEWBIES) to learn.
Sent from my GT-S5360 using Tapatalk
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THANKS MAN
i just dont like some here that, Hey not for noobs or what. not for this.
but ill be selling my phone in the ff day but i wont leave this forum. ill still develop galaxy y ill be getting galaxy s =="

Video tutorial
ronnieryan said:
can u make a tutorial(step by step) on how to flash using odin? and how to turn on download mode in galaxy y?
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http://galaxyygaming.blogspot.in/2012/02/flashing-with-odin.html

Thanks.. really helpful..

I just sold my galaxy y.
i sold it earlier. but pls dont stop sending questions and some guides. ill always be free to answer. ill be getting M130k tom. but i will always be here :d

Caution!! Nemesis One may lead to Bricking

The rom has been removed from XDA but it is available on some blogs
I have used the ROM for a while but it was causing some problems so i flashed back to stock
I have seen at least two galaxy y's bricked because of this ROM
My friends sgy running nemesis one got bricked. I pulled out battery and reinserted
Phone turned on automatically and got boot loops
I removed battery and pressed the combo for recovery and pushed the battery back
The phone rebooted during data reset and boot loops again
Same in download mode when i tried to flash stock rom on it
It maybe noted that the phone rebooted in stock recovery instead of CWM though my friend was using Hells fusion kernel
My other friends galaxy y was running savies kernel and had same kind of brick
Both the phones were sent for warranty claim
Therefore, I advise that please do not flash this rom and if you are using it, please change it to avoid any possible damage
Thank you.

Khizar Amin said:
The rom has been removed from XDA but it is available on some blogs
I have used the ROM for a while but it was causing some problems so i flashed back to stock
I have seen at least two galaxy y's bricked because of this ROM
My friends sgy running nemesis one got bricked. I pulled out battery and reinserted
Phone turned on automatically and got boot loops
I removed battery and pressed the combo for recovery and pushed the battery back
The phone rebooted during data reset and boot loops again
Same in download mode when i tried to flash stock rom on it
It maybe noted that the phone rebooted in stock recovery instead of CWM though my friend was using Hells fusion kernel
My other friends galaxy y was running savies kernel and had same kind of brick
Both the phones were sent for warranty claim
Therefore, I advise that please do not flash this rom and if you are using it, please change it to avoid any possible damage
Thank you.
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Oh.... I did use it but never got these type of things... Though it is a really buggy rom by Avi****Ghost82 :silly:

Khizar Amin said:
The rom has been removed from XDA but it is available on some blogs
I have used the ROM for a while but it was causing some problems so i flashed back to stock
I have seen at least two galaxy y's bricked because of this ROM
My friends sgy running nemesis one got bricked. I pulled out battery and reinserted
Phone turned on automatically and got boot loops
I removed battery and pressed the combo for recovery and pushed the battery back
The phone rebooted during data reset and boot loops again
Same in download mode when i tried to flash stock rom on it
It maybe noted that the phone rebooted in stock recovery instead of CWM though my friend was using Hells fusion kernel
My other friends galaxy y was running savies kernel and had same kind of brick
Both the phones were sent for warranty claim
Therefore, I advise that please do not flash this rom and if you are using it, please change it to avoid any possible damage
Thank you.
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First of all a Rom cant brick a phone to such an extent that it needs to be sent for servicing. You should have talked on bricked your phone thread before sending it. These problems arise on all roms when you don't flash them properly and its nothing to worry about
Sent from my HTC Desire X using xda app-developers app

I guess I totally agreed to this, I soft-bricked my son's phone's twice because of this ROM...stood up late up to 5AM getting it to back to boot...it could not boot to Recovery ...flashed stock ROM over a number of times = failed.
Managed to have found the right FW and restored it....Phew !:good:

This rom is bad and buggy full of warez and kanged stuff
I flashed it and used it for a month but now I am on remix v2
It bricked my friend phone and he was on stock ROM
An advice never try it it's bad
Sent from my GT-S5360 using xda premium

So whats this thread about? Flaming or advising? What all you did was wrong in the first place. 2 devices bricked..900 not bricked..what does it show?? :/

adityaavhad said:
So whats this thread about? Flaming or advising? What all you did was wrong in the first place. 2 devices bricked..900 not bricked..what does it show?? :/
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+1 :thumbsup:
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hell_lock said:
First of all a Rom cant brick a phone to such an extent that it needs to be sent for servicing. You should have talked on bricked your phone thread before sending it. These problems arise on all roms when you don't flash them properly and its nothing to worry about
Sent from my HTC Desire X using xda app-developers app
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+1 Broda

Lool!!!!
It is unfair to brand a ROM in such a way.......many people have installed it and running it smoothly.......maybe you did it wrong.........any more flaming and i will be happy to report
Sent from my GT-S5360 using xda app-developers app

The ROM is good... u just need to make sure you flash it properly... I never have any problem with it

Wait what.??? U mean if ur friends phone nd another guy phone gets bricked it means that the rom is wrong or faulty.??
Well read this carefully...
If u think it bricked ur phone then y did u even flash it...
Didn't u read the line that clearly states "by flashing this rom, dev. Supported or xda or whatever site he is using is nt responsible for it.."
He created a rom nd instead of supporting him.. U are just bringing him down...
Nd even by posting this what do u think u are doing.??
Trying to get some likes are u..??
Well believe me..
If u can't respect a dev or his works..
U do not belong here...
** rooting is new for me,
nd i am a noob to root....**

Khizar Amin said:
The rom has been removed from XDA but it is available on some blogs
I have used the ROM for a while but it was causing some problems so i flashed back to stock
I have seen at least two galaxy y's bricked because of this ROM
My friends sgy running nemesis one got bricked. I pulled out battery and reinserted
Phone turned on automatically and got boot loops
I removed battery and pressed the combo for recovery and pushed the battery back
The phone rebooted during data reset and boot loops again
Same in download mode when i tried to flash stock rom on it
It maybe noted that the phone rebooted in stock recovery instead of CWM though my friend was using Hells fusion kernel
My other friends galaxy y was running savies kernel and had same kind of brick
Both the phones were sent for warranty claim
Therefore, I advise that please do not flash this rom and if you are using it, please change it to avoid any possible damage
Thank you.
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Hey u u such a noob please close this thread..
If u dont know how to handle or troubleshoot a brick phone then never use any of custom rom for ur device.. Or otherwise u always keep flaming the other dev if you did something rong in intallation...
And did u read the instruction carefully all dev allways put this line in thier work...
"flashing kernel/rom/mod ect ect. may brick ur phone"" and dev will not take the responsibility for it
And n the first place when u dicide to flash a rom . You should accept that u may brick ur phone
Im not a fun of avijit or nemisis one.. I just got mad of what are u doing. Stop flaming please respect a developer.. Remember they work for free.. Please respect them
Sorry for my reaction
and bad english
Sent from my GT-S5360 using xda app-developers app

Ok everyone,
we get it,
so....
everyone can shutup now,
and this thread is deemed for closure,
anymore provocative posts will be reported and evaluated,
K? THX, BYE

Like Google's MD said...
IF YOU DONT LIKE IT, DONT USE IT.
IT may or may not have kanged stuff but you downloaded it so just STFU. If you were such a " responsible " guy... You should never have downloaded it. And you went ahead and " bricked" two devices and just as an icing on the cake, you come to XDA and flame him for your mistake?
If I read the OP right, you flashed one of it on a phone running another kernel? Kudos.. u are a genius!
And make a note yourself, IT WASNT BANNED FROM XDA. HE NEVER RELEASED IT HERE OFFICIALLY.
So, a piece of advice to u my friend,
Grow up.
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Questions? Better go to [Help Thread] Ask Anything!!

No rom is like that
If you followed wrong method then I guarantee to will brick
I suggest you to follow universal methods first flash any CWM zip then go to mount and storage then mount everything then format system then wipe data and cache then flash rom it will be flashed successfully I bet
Want To Ask Question? Ask Here
Thanks,
TechnoSavie

enough everyone,
threads gonna get locked anyway,
this will only lead to more provocative comments

Thread closed
As another member already mentioned, it's always possible to have problems with a ROM if proper procedures are not followed. If there was an inherent problem with the ROM causing bricks, then everybody would be having difficulties with it. Based on what I've read in this thread, that does not seem to be the case and this thread only serves to scare people unnecessarily.
As a development site, you are first a tester before you are a user when you flash a ROM. You take your chances and hope for the best, but it's up to you to have the upfront knowledge to recover your device when things do go wrong.

[Q] I think my S4 got bricked

Hi all,
from a big smile to sad face... that is how it's been for the past 24 hours
I rooted the phone then went to back up the stock rom after that wiped data, cache, dalvik then went on trying to instal Omega 4.0 and suddenly i got this message my external sd is unreadable. rebooted the phone and noticed that it takes me directly to the downloader screen. i tried to fix the phone by bringing it back to it's stock condition but no luck. I used Odin and so far it's the only thing the phone responds to but no luck with fixing it... I am trying to download the official stock fw hint this link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2267895
but it stops and never finishes the whole amount of data... this seems the only way for me revive my phone back to life!
any suggestions what should I do now? it stopped showing the downloader screen now since I flashed the kernel drive for the S4 through Odin and now shows the black screen with the "Samsung Galaxy S4" writing.
by the way it keeps telling me that my phone isn't rooted but I did root it! am using twrp recovery.
I just got the phone from t-mobile 2 days ago and am debating on returning the phone back to them as the phone is still bootable to the recovery and that might revoke my warranty "i guess?"
Is it possible just to walk in to t-mobile store and swap the phone with another one since it didn't pass the 2 weeks returning window? I also got the phone insurance for it.
Please help, I sure need my phone back in working condition...

Omega 4 is for the octa core so thats why your phone bricked. If you can grt into download mode odin the stock files. If you can get into recovery try flashing a rom made for the phone. Dont freak out just read read read and youll be fine.

cwalker0906 said:
Omega 4 is for the octa core so thats why your phone bricked. If you can grt into download mode odin the stock files. If you can get into recovery try flashing a rom made for the phone. Dont freak out just read read read and youll be fine.
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ayeeee ppl trying to reach me over the phone and they can't because of this stupid brick! well stupid me because I didn't know that Omega is for Octa core phone version... Yeah I can get it to download mode and recovery mode but is it possible just flash the stock file from the recovery instead of odin? I am waiting for that stock fw download to finish hint it's on hotfile and going in turtle speed!

your bricked, im pretty sure flashing stock wont help you (hasnt from my past experience) but doesnt hurt to give it a try.
i dont think will just give you another one, even though its in the two week window, because its your fault and not the result of hardware failure. the age old "oh i updated and not it wont turn on" probably wont wort because there are little to none reports of that happening. plus (and this is me assuming, correct me if im wrong) but when in download mode it probably shows custom status, which auto voids any warranty. but once again, doesnt hurt to try.
Unfortunately, from my past experience, your SOL

If the phone turns on and has download and recovery you are not bricked....only soft brick and the odin file should work. Just be patient and wait for it to finish

TheAtheistOtaku said:
your bricked, im pretty sure flashing stock wont help you (hasnt from my past experience) but doesnt hurt to give it a try.
i dont think will just give you another one, even though its in the two week window, because its your fault and not the result of hardware failure. the age old "oh i updated and not it wont turn on" probably wont wort because there are little to none reports of that happening. plus (and this is me assuming, correct me if im wrong) but when in download mode it probably shows custom status, which auto voids any warranty. but once again, doesnt hurt to try.
Unfortunately, from my past experience, your SOL
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yeah i have that feeling but again nothing hurts trying... i hope something will work out
thanks for the cheer up though :good: lol

You can get to download mode so don't worry a bit.just flash stock with odin(is odin available for s4?)
Sent from my LT30p using xda premium

cwalker0906 said:
If the phone turns on and has download and recovery you are not bricked....only soft brick and the odin file should work. Just be patient and wait for it to finish
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fingers crossed!

josephnero said:
You can get to download mode so don't worry a bit.just flash stock with odin(is odin available for s4?)
Sent from my LT30p using xda premium
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I used odin for the flashing in the beginning i think i have odin v307
I am waiting right now for the download to finish, been waiting for the past 2 hours even though it's slow transfer but steady 250kbps, i failed doing that with the fast link and tried it over 15 times! no luck

theatheistotaku said:
your bricked, im pretty sure flashing stock wont help you (hasnt from my past experience) but doesnt hurt to give it a try.
I dont think will just give you another one, even though its in the two week window, because its your fault and not the result of hardware failure. The age old "oh i updated and not it wont turn on" probably wont wort because there are little to none reports of that happening. Plus (and this is me assuming, correct me if im wrong) but when in download mode it probably shows custom status, which auto voids any warranty. But once again, doesnt hurt to try.
Unfortunately, from my past experience, your sol
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yes unbricked!!!

Should I proceed with the rooting again and recover the rom then instal CM rom?

Glad you got your phone back....knew you would like I said only a soft brick....if you do continue and please read always so you know what you are doing before you do it afterall these phones are expensive

redshark80 said:
Should I proceed with the rooting again and recover the rom then instal CM rom?
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Yeah go ahead and root again just be careful with the rom you flash make sure its for m919. I stayed with stock because no rom has the options that came with the phone such as motions and gestures and the camera.
Sent from my SGH-M919 using xda premium

cwalker0906 said:
Glad you got your phone back....knew you would like I said only a soft brick....if you do continue and please read always so you know what you are doing before you do it afterall these phones are expensive
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Thanks! indeed they are expensive

atlprettygirl2145 said:
Yeah go ahead and root again just be careful with the rom you flash make sure its for m919. I stayed with stock because no rom has the options that came with the phone such as motions and gestures and the camera.
Sent from my SGH-M919 using xda premium
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I just did the motochopper method and as I am reading now about the possibility of loosing your root access by future OTAs so am planning to flash that file that keeps your root safe even from future updates "SetUID Restriction" I will prolly keep my basic rom and wait for something better in future.
Thanks

atlprettygirl2145 said:
Yeah go ahead and root again just be careful with the rom you flash make sure its for m919. I stayed with stock because no rom has the options that came with the phone such as motions and gestures and the camera.
Sent from my SGH-M919 using xda premium
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Ummm all TW ROMS on the development forum have the exact same features that come with the phone except they're tweaked....

whytechapel_x said:
Ummm all TW ROMS on the development forum have the exact same features that come with the phone except they're tweaked....
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would you suggest me instal the CM? I am debating over here and for sure I will make a good use with the space that can free if I do... hint I have a 64gb msd installed on the phone
the motochopper root didn't go through by the way so I used odin and patched twrp plus did the SetUID restriction thing.
thnx

redshark80 said:
would you suggest me instal the CM? I am debating over here and for sure I will make a good use with the space that can free if I do... hint I have a 64gb msd installed on the phone
the motochopper root didn't go through by the way so I used odin and patched twrp plus did the SetUID restriction thing.
thnx
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Well if you want to flash CyanogenMod, make sure its for the m919. I'm kinda lost though, did you still want all the features that Touchwiz has like air gesture, motions etc? Or you don't care for those?

whytechapel_x said:
Well if you want to flash CyanogenMod, make sure its for the m919. I'm kinda lost though, did you still want all the features that Touchwiz has like air gesture, motions etc? Or you don't care for those?
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am not really decided about that, does it really matter? all i care about is the blazing speed, low battery consumption and for sure the freedom of moving all the apps to the extSD ... I think all these new features are gimmick and it may take another generation for it to get the best of it. I picked S4 over the HTC one just because the 1080p feature and the funny thing is that I missed on there is no HDMI port on this phone! lol no biggie
tell me more about the touchwiz kernel, is it worth it? I don't see many CRs out there at the moment

redshark80 said:
am not really decided about that, does it really matter? all i care about is the blazing speed, low battery consumption and for sure the freedom of moving all the apps to the extSD ... I think all these new features are gimmick and it may take another generation for it to get the best of it. I picked S4 over the HTC one just because the 1080p feature and the funny thing is that I missed on there is no HDMI port on this phone! lol no biggie
tell me more about the touchwiz kernel, is it worth it? I don't see many CRs out there at the moment
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Well right now I don't think CM is as stable compared to a TW ROM. FYI there are a lot or ROMS as of now. You have Wicked, Infamous, Darth Stalker, Deathstar. There is also faux and ktoonez kernal available for TW. As for the extsd, you will need to format the card to fat32 for the phone to read it properly.

[Q] Stuck on splash screen after trying to root

Hi guys,
Can someone please help?
The other day i followed cnet guide to rooting whilst running gingerbread.
Here : [I can't post links yet]
This worked fine.
I ran kies air today and it said there was a firmware upgrade.. so i let kies do its business and it now has Jellybean on it.
But i noticed the root access had been lost again.
So I followed Cnets guide again, but something has gone wrong >.>
It no longer will boot up and is stuck on "samsung galaxy ace 2 gt-i8160" splash screen.
Volume down + home + power still works.. but...
I can't get into recovery mode (vol up + home + power).. so i can't complete the final step installing "update_su.zip"
Have i bricked the phone? Damnit.. knew i should have left well alone..
Please help.. I'm new to all these smart phones and rooting >.>
Thank you

Blegh.. now I see what I have done wrong
Used the wrong file...
Ok so im following instructions on Update Galaxy Ace 2 with Official I8160XXMF1 Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean [GUIDE] over on ibtimes
Downloaded the file.. got phone in download mode trying that now.. fingers crossed..

Ok.. that seems to have worked.. but JB still seems laggy compared to GB.. maybe i just need to factory reset and get rif of half the crap.. I don't know what is slowing the phone down.. and I also noticed JB gives less total memory compared to GB.. Is this normal? GB had 555MB now its 482 MB?! hmmm..

I recommend getting a ROM, theu would make the phpne go faster and remove half the bloatware, if you like the Samsung touchwiz look use kyrillos ROM or lite ROM etc, however if you like the aosp look go for a unofficial cyanogenmod ROM, for the ram thing follow this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2389395
Hope this helps
Sent from my GT-I8160 using xda app-developers app

pinhead97 said:
I recommend getting a ROM, theu would make the phpne go faster and remove half the bloatware, if you like the Samsung touchwiz look use kyrillos ROM or lite ROM etc, however if you like the aosp look go for a unofficial cyanogenmod ROM, for the ram thing follow this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2389395
Hope this helps
Sent from my GT-I8160 using xda app-developers app
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Great! Thanks Bud That worked
Also followed the rooting process elsewhere and got my JB rooted. Thanks! :good:

THANKS

[Q] Galaxy S2 Jelly Bean upgrade & WIFI Shuts off Phone

Upgraded to the Jelly Bean 4.1.2 and now every time I turn on the WIFI it ask me for the password. After entering the password the phone shuts off, restarts, and the WIFI is on and works.
Why after upgrading does the phone shut off when starting the WIFI and what is the fix for it?
Phone is a Samsung Galaxy S2.
I thought the upgrade would be better.
Thank you in advance

Make sure connection optimizer is off.
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SkidMarx said:
Upgraded to the Jelly Bean 4.1.2 and now every time I turn on the WIFI it ask me for the password. After entering the password the phone shuts off, restarts, and the WIFI is on and works.
Why after upgrading does the phone shut off when starting the WIFI and what is the fix for it?
Phone is a Samsung Galaxy S2.
I thought the upgrade would be better.
Thank you in advance
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Being that you're on 4.1.2 and you didn't say otherwise, I'm assuming you're stock... unrooted..
Now this is just guess work on my part.. but I would try to wipe cache in you're stock recovery and reboot...
Outside of that... I would suggest doing the upgrade again.. as something might not have stuck during the installation...
If any of this doesn't seem to work... I would just backup my data and Odin the stock gb27 full restore one-click...found in rwilco's repo... that way you know you're partitions are correct for JB and you will still be stock... remember... the full restore will wipe you're data... so back it up..
There is a rooted and an unrooted version...

Gil81 said:
Being that you're on 4.1.2 and you didn't say otherwise, I'm assuming you're stock... unrooted..
That is true. The reason I updated to Jelly Bean was because I want to Root and figured it would be wise to have the latest operating system.
Now this is just guess work on my part.. but I would try to wipe cache in you're stock recovery and reboot...
OK I will look that up on how to do it - unless you have a link that explains it or care to tell me. And believe me I appreciate your help a lot!
Outside of that... I would suggest doing the upgrade again.. as something might not have stuck during the installation...
Good idea. I was a little hesitant because I thought more could go wrong. Worth a try!
If any of this doesn't seem to work... I would just backup my data and Odin the stock gb27 full restore one-click...found in rwilco's repo... that way you know you're partitions are correct for JB and you will still be stock...
OK, would you be able to provide a link on what you mean or explain it to me? This is rather new to me.
remember... the full restore will wipe you're data... so back it up..
Good idea. Do you recommend a particular way of backing it up or particular program?
There is a rooted and an unrooted version...
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Rooted and unrooted version of what exactly? Little confused!
Again, I'm new to this and really trying to understand. This is very interesting.
Thanks again for all the help for I really do appreciate it and your time helping me,
Skid

IMO, if a picture is worth a 1,000 words, a video is worth 1,000,000.
The first time I rooted my phone I watched a bunch of videos on youtube. Search QBKing77 on youtube and he has a ton of videos on the rooting, DL mode, etc. There is probably one on GB27 One Click Exe stock rooted.
There are stickies in our forum that will link you to rwilco's depository of everything you need to get the job done, but watch it a few times first. I would link, but he has asked us not to which is good because indirectly, it will make you search and find the right files to use.

@SkidMarx
No worries...
If you can't find the gb27 one-click or you want a little guidance on how to use odin( QBKing's video is great )...don't be afraid to ask.. ( but please post in the noob friendly Q & A section.. myself and others far smarter than me.. lol. Check that thread all the time...
As for rooting... once you have the one-click installed ( rooted or unrooted version ) if you run into any problems with root access. There is an app called framaroot that will root this device.. it uses an exploit and is very simple and quick..
Also... if you want to try to wipe cache first before using Odin... turn you're phone off... let it power down complete.. now hold the power button and the volume up button ( simultaneously ) until the Samsung screen pops up for the second time.. then release and that should boot you to stock recovery...
Now it's been awhile since I was on any stock recovery.. but there should be an option to wipe cache ( only wipe cache )..after the wipe.. reboot the device.. ( I have little faith that this will fix you're problem, but it's easy to do before we go flashing anything else )
Like I said above... if you want a little guidance don't be afraid to ask... but as said in the above post.. if you search and read first.. it will be easier for you in the long haul. .as well as easier for us to help you..
Good Luck.... and Welcome to XDA... Epic 4g Touch forum..

byrdcfmma said:
IMO, if a picture is worth a 1,000 words, a video is worth 1,000,000.
The first time I rooted my phone I watched a bunch of videos on youtube. Search QBKing77 on youtube and he has a ton of videos on the rooting, DL mode, etc. There is probably one on GB27 One Click Exe stock rooted.
There are stickies in our forum that will link you to rwilco's depository of everything you need to get the job done, but watch it a few times first. I would link, but he has asked us not to which is good because indirectly, it will make you search and find the right files to use.
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Thanks byrdcfmma, I will look at those video's.
Your help is much appreciated!