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oh people come on i really appreciate all the work your doing here but your talking about flashing custom roms and unlooking boot loader !!! and stuff like that but the thing is i don't even know how to install a cutom roms and i'm sure there r many guys like me out there so please be easy on us so here what i want to know and i'm sure if you answered this topic it's gonna be a useful one
1-do we need to backup out things from phone memory and sd card before unlocking our phones using the new htc dev thing ? and if yes so how to make a full back up ?
2- we will do the unlock boot loader thing and there is a good tutorials out there
3- after unlocking the boot loader i think we have to do a complete wipe or some thing like that and then flash a cutom rom right ? so please tell us how to do that wipe thing and install a rom and which rom is the most stable one out there
4- can i go back to the old rom which is htc 2.3.5 if i didn't like that boot thing
5- with custom roms is it posible to install apps from the market ? and what are the deferences in general between the 2.3.5 official and any rom i will install after rooting ?
thank you for reading this post all, i'm asking for is an easy 1 2 3 .... complete guide for noobs
Well, problem is not you guys are new. Neither your lack of knowledge about the topics.
Mostly the problem is that people do not read and open new threads for topics already existing. I wrote 2 tutorials and I think I wrote them a way new users can understand.
Using a searching machine or forums search is no advanced topic. When I was new to it all, I spend like 2-3 days of reading and finding out myself.
So, look at our point of view: we write tutorials that are detailed and answer questions all about in the respective threads. We can't write a whole tutorial again for everyone not willing to read.
And to almost all questions, there already is an answer. And I think if you want to do stuff with your phone you should search and read. then you still can ask questions. But often people come here this way: Hi, I'm new, now tell me exactly what I have to do.
theq86 first of all i appreciate your time
but you can't judge me !!!! i spent 2 days reading and searching all i could find was people talking about new roms and stuff like that and expressions that i don't understand
and i tried to the search tool btw if u type noob you will find tons of suggestions with no match topics
so i'm not taking the easy way or any thing
and rather than complaining from my post you can point me to those threads your talking about for new comers it would have been nice of u
I don't blame you in particular, I just give examples. So sorry if you understood it that way.
Well, here we go:
1-do we need to backup out things from phone memory and sd card before unlocking our phones using the new htc dev thing ? and if yes so how to make a full back up ?
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Yes, I'd recommend that. You can backup all your PIM data (calendar, cntacts, messages) with MyPhoneExplorer. If you have synced everything with google you can restore it afterwards with a full sync. But I'd recommend MyPhoneExplorer, because you have your data on pc then.
During the process of unlocking the phone and all of it's data will be reset!
2- we will do the unlock boot loader thing and there is a good tutorials out there
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Here is my tutorial: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1432199
Every step is explained. And also read the textx on htcdev to each step for getting detailed information.
3- after unlocking the boot loader i think we have to do a complete wipe or some thing like that and then flash a cutom rom right ? so please tell us how to do that wipe thing and install a rom and which rom is the most stable one out there
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When you flash a custom rom, be sure to wipe the cache partition, the dalvik-cache and the data partition. otherwise bootloops or malfunctions could appear. Wiping all these is very easy once you have a custom recovery tool.
4- can i go back to the old rom which is htc 2.3.5 if i didn't like that boot thing
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You can go back to stock rom. But this will not recover your warranty. You can even lock the bootloader again if you really wish. How to do so is stated in my bootloader unlock tutorial, too.
5- with custom roms is it posible to install apps from the market ? and what are the deferences in general between the 2.3.5 official and any rom i will install after rooting ?
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Yes, in case you use the cyanogenmod rom you will have to insall the google apps manually, but market is available on every rom.
The differences between stock rom are manifold:
themes and designs can differ
custom roms often include fixes and tweaks to improve device speed, stability and battery life.
Most roms are debloated. So never used apps are removed.
theq86 said:
I don't blame you in particular, I just give examples. So sorry if you understood it that way.
Well, here we go:
Yes, I'd recommend that. You can backup all your PIM data (calendar, cntacts, messages) with MyPhoneExplorer. If you have synced everything with google you can restore it afterwards with a full sync. But I'd recommend MyPhoneExplorer, because you have your data on pc then.
During the process of unlocking the phone and all of it's data will be reset!
Here is my tutorial: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1432199
Every step is explained. And also read the textx on htcdev to each step for getting detailed information.
When you flash a custom rom, be sure to wipe the cache partition, the dalvik-cache and the data partition. otherwise bootloops or malfunctions could appear. Wiping all these is very easy once you have a custom recovery tool.
You can go back to stock rom. But this will not recover your warranty. You can even lock the bootloader again if you really wish. How to do so is stated in my bootloader unlock tutorial, too.
Yes, in case you use the cyanogenmod rom you will have to insall the google apps manually, but market is available on every rom.
The differences between stock rom are manifold:
themes and designs can differ
custom roms often include fixes and tweaks to improve device speed, stability and battery life.
Most roms are debloated. So never used apps are removed.
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thank you very much for your time i really appriciate it , but i still have some more questions
1- after unlocking my bootloader do i have to install a custom rom or can i keep using my current 2.3.5 i understand that it will be like starting from scratch
2- what is the clock recovery mod and where to find it and how to use it " in this question i'm using the easy way beacuse i know i'll find info about this thing if i searched the fourm but who want's to take the hard way thank's to you "
3- i've read some thing about adding an sd card partition to the phone memory or some thing like that please give me a full description about this thing and can i add this partition to my current stock rom after unlocking the bootloader with out installing a custom rom if it's possible ?
oh sorry i forgot 1 more question
people are saying that cyeanogen rom is the best but i keep reading that it's not an official realese and the radio and wirless and camera etc ... is not worknig but there is the 7.2 version i saw recntly on the dev section which is said to work perfectly so is it stable ? it it fast ? do you recomend me to use it ? i'm asking this question beacuse i noticed you r a cyanogen mod fan
and to install any rom of course i'll have to do these steps
1- flash the clock recovery mod which you will point me to how to use it
2- flash the custom rom and that's every thing
and to flash these things i but them on the root folder on my sd and disable the fasy boot option then turn of the phone and power t up holding the volume down button and it will do the magic am i right ?
Search on marketplace for clockwork mod - use it to boot to recovery mode - then, if you have a flashable zip rom stored in the root folder of your phone you can just flash the rom from there - best to backup and wipe first
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Scrapster said:
Search on marketplace for clockwork mod - use it to boot to recovery mode - then, if you have a flashable zip rom stored in the root folder of your phone you can just flash the rom from there - best to backup and wipe first
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Doesn't work without a little trickery on the Wildfire S
Let's not confuse the helpless who can type a lot better than he can read. Not short of words anyways...
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I don't blame you in particular, I just give examples. So sorry if you understood it that way.
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Don't apologize to rude and demanding people.
I do blame him/her in particular. He/She (Probably a He-She) is rude and aggressive as a first method of asking what they need to know.
You know the old catching more flies with honey than vinegar thing...
Just a thought for your future correspondence.
Oops - must read better myself before rushing to help!
Thanks for pointing that out
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Doesn't work without a little trickery on the Wildfire S
Let's not confuse the helpless who can type a lot better than he can read. Not short of words anyways...
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Don't apologize to rude and demanding people.
I do blame him/her in particular. He/She (Probably a He-She) is rude and aggressive as a first method of asking what they need to know.
You know the old catching more flies with honey than vinegar thing...
Just a thought for your future correspondence.
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Scrapster thank you very much
but still same question here who to wipe before flashing a custom rom ?
d33ps1x
you are the rude one here , you cant blame a decent guy as theq86 for not being as rude as you, and you can't blame a new comer like me for his lack of information
so if You Haven't Got Anything Good to Say, Please Shut Up
After reading through this thread and chuckling a little bit, I came to the conclusion that rooting may not be for you, iximedaixi. Not to be mean or anything. But the guides here are excellent. I'm just saying that it might be something for you to consider because the WFS makes an expensive paperweight.
Theq86, you are too kind.
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After reading through this thread and chuckling a little bit, I came to the conclusion that rooting may not be for you, iximedaixi. Not to be mean or anything. But the guides here are excellent. I'm just saying that it might be something for you to consider because the WFS makes an expensive paperweight.
Theq86, you are too kind.
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omg you people don't know how to be useful sooo my wfs is a beatiful paperwight " which is the dumpest expression i ever heard "
but i love my wfs
so same as your mate if you've got no thing useful to add please shut up
@iximedaixi I think you should to shut up
.... i really appreciate all the work your doing here.... or i spent 2 days looking for ...
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you wrote (or mayby I'm bad reader)
that's kind of funny, cause in my opinion you don't spent a minute to find what you're looking for and that's RUDE !!!
I've bought my WFS last friday, next day I've find out about Unlock, then quick visit here and since last weekend I've unlocked, rooted and OC phone
Just a little bit of good will
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omg you people don't know how to be useful sooo my wfs is a beatiful paperwight " which is the dumpest expression i ever heard "
but i love my wfs
so same as your mate if you've got no thing useful to add please shut up
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you are too arrogant and selfish, take a note that alreade few people in the few posts here said that to you.
Be kind and don't spam. Try to understand when you are false and "shut up"... that was not kind at all.
anyway - I hope your willingness not to gain knowledge will change!
almost everybody does when grow up
Regards
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one more thing, please read the forum rules:
3. Post only using a clear subject and message.
You're most likely to receive a helpful answer to your question if you use a short subject title that describes your problem and a message that explains in detail what your problem is and what you've tried to solve it.
for example
MindBurn010 said:
you are too arrogant and selfish, take a note that alreade few people in the few posts here said that to you.
Be kind and don't spam. Try to understand when you are false and "shut up"... that was not kind at all.
anyway - I hope your willingness not to gain knowledge will change!
almost everybody does when grow up
Regards
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one more thing, please read the forum rules:
3. Post only using a clear subject and message.
You're most likely to receive a helpful answer to your question if you use a short subject title that describes your problem and a message that explains in detail what your problem is and what you've tried to solve it.
for example
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Thank you guys for pointing me out to the right direction
though i still don't get it whether i'm wrong for being mean or not searching enough but trust me i'm not that bad i spent many time searching for a complete view for this rooting thing but i didn't find what i'm searching for so i started this post
but as i see every one is against me here so my sincere apologies goes to every one and my thanks too
iximedaixi said:
Thank you guys for pointing me out to the right direction
though i still don't get it whether i'm wrong for being mean or not searching enough but trust me i'm not that bad i spent many time searching for a complete view for this rooting thing but i didn't find what i'm searching for so i started this post
but as i see every one is against me here so my sincere apologies goes to every one and my thanks too
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My point is just do not be rude or arrogant and there are tons of people here willing to help. I cannot help you at this time cause i am out of time collecting the proper links for you but when you ask right as i said i am sure a lot of ppl will help.
also try to understand even a little our manner because of the spam threads here.
no bad feelings
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My point is just do not be rude or arrogant and there are tons of people here willing to help. I cannot help you at this time cause i am out of time collecting the proper links for you but when you ask right as i said i am sure a lot of ppl will help.
also try to understand even a little our manner because of the spam threads here.
no bad feelings
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Yah and uh...sorry for calling you a He-She even though if you are that's totally cool and all. We're born who we are.
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Yah and uh...sorry for calling you a He-She even though if you are that's totally cool and all. We're born who we are.
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d33ps1x you are so funny
i like how this post is ending in dramatic way
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d33ps1x you are so funny
i like how this post is ending in dramatic way
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So, what happened with the rooting? Need more help?
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So, what happened with the rooting? Need more help?
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actually it's the exams season here in my country so i don't have much time to search the forum i guess i'll wait till the end of the exams and do it the hard way
but thank you anyway
I would apreciate some help here as i got really confused.
I just unlocked my bootloader from HTCDev just to discover that I cannot install custom recovery, I cannot have root access and there are no recent custom ROMs to install (I need a stable one but recent, not older than mine - 2.3.5)
Could you help me by answering, what's the point of unlocking bootloader if I can't have the above?
I need to use sdcard for apps but for this, Root is required which is not able.
I need custom ROM (if there is one which is fine tuned with better performance, battery, and lighter)
I need to use apps that need root access, i.e titanium backup, etc. how can I use them without root?
So is this forum really dead? I remember it was more alive a few months ago.
I'm abandoning my efforts since I have to recover the phone back to normal use but it's a pitty that things are like that here.
First things first........as a senior member you should know well to post questions in the General section ONLY
Second..... if you have unlocked the bootloader correctly(i know you might have done that), root via Doomlord's easy root kit....
As far as the recovery is concerned...use Rom manager..... it's the easiest way
And the "aliveness" of the forum is quite well as compared to other fora...... the other mid-range phones may have more roms but a majority of them are PURE KITCHEN WORK while others have a little framework changes in CM7..... so there's no extra choice as compared to our phones.....
If you want good roms, mindhaxer/einstein.frat's(they both are the same) roms are good sense ones
Or you can try CM7 or CM9 if you are an AOSP fan
I hope this long post is the answer to all your points in your 2 posts
First of all, thanks for answering.
Second, even if I posted in Q&A, I don't believe I would get any different answers and,
third and most important, I have done my reasearch thoroughly but couldn't find this part you mentioned anywhere so I was trying to gain root with many other methods like super tool, etc. Now, if those guides are not stickies how could I possibly know where to find those steps? they were not even in the first 4-5 pages of the WFS forum.
Yes as a senior member I decided it would be wiser to post here in order to have better chances but maybe I'm wrong.
Anyway, I have to thank you again because you guided me to find the DooMLoRD package which wasn't mentioned anywhere else and now in a few minutes I managed to root the phone which I abandoned a few hours ago.
I still insist though that this info must be gathered here as sticky otherwise new comers will always be confused and need years to manage something which in other forums is managed in minutes.
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First of all, thanks for answering.
Second, even if I posted in Q&A, I don't believe I would get any different answers and,
third and most important, I have done my reasearch thoroughly but couldn't find this part you mentioned anywhere so I was trying to gain root with many other methods like super tool, etc. Now, if those guides are not stickies how could I possibly know where to find those steps? they were not even in the first 4-5 pages of the WFS forum.
Yes as a senior member I decided it would be wiser to post here in order to have better chances but maybe I'm wrong.
Anyway, I have to thank you again because you guided me to find the DooMLoRD package which wasn't mentioned anywhere else and now in a few minutes I managed to root the phone which I abandoned a few hours ago.
I still insist though that this info must be gathered here as sticky otherwise new comers will always be confused and need years to manage something which in other forums is managed in minutes.
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I agree with you I've been trying to figure out the rooting of this phone for the past two hours, I never bother posting for help as you always get scolded and people say duh use search which is really helpful.
I did I didn't find the answers. this forum is a bit of a mess tbh compared to the onex forum..
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I agree with you I've been trying to figure out the rooting of this phone for the past two hours, I never bother posting for help as you always get scolded and people say duh use search which is really helpful.
I did I didn't find the answers. this forum is a bit of a mess tbh compared to the onex forum..
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If you need any help from here just let me know. I have already root on my phone and it's quite easy once you have all the steps in hand.
Cynabal said:
I agree with you I've been trying to figure out the rooting of this phone for the past two hours, I never bother posting for help as you always get scolded and people say duh use search which is really helpful.
I did I didn't find the answers. this forum is a bit of a mess tbh compared to the onex forum..
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I went from complete noob to unlocking, installing cwm and then a custom rom by doing a lot of reading in xda and other forums. The info is all there!
You expect to spend 2hrs reading and know how to root, you need to spend more time learning, and the more time time you spend the less chance of messing it up.
I spent a lot more than 2hrs and all went fine and I've never had a problem.
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andreasy said:
First of all, thanks for answering.
Second, even if I posted in Q&A, I don't believe I would get any different answers and,
third and most important, I have done my reasearch thoroughly but couldn't find this part you mentioned anywhere so I was trying to gain root with many other methods like super tool, etc. Now, if those guides are not stickies how could I possibly know where to find those steps? they were not even in the first 4-5 pages of the WFS forum.
Yes as a senior member I decided it would be wiser to post here in order to have better chances but maybe I'm wrong.
Anyway, I have to thank you again because you guided me to find the DooMLoRD package which wasn't mentioned anywhere else and now in a few minutes I managed to root the phone which I abandoned a few hours ago.
I still insist though that this info must be gathered here as sticky otherwise new comers will always be confused and need years to manage something which in other forums is managed in minutes.
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Its not about getting an answer to your question. Its about keeping this section clutter free. Its the development section for a reason, and I'm mighty sure I'm not seeing a custom ROM in this thread.
So follow the rules and post in General or Q&A next time.
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Ok I see. Now I have 2 options: reply or shut up and leave. I'll do both.
Firstly I apologise for intentionally posting in the wrong thread (I had my reasons). I won't do it again, actually I won't post anything here again as that was a one time task for me.
Second, I see that you are ready and willing to give me lessons and increase your thanks meter between each other but before teaching me how much time of reading is necessary before you root, let me tell you that I was in xda long before you and I know very well both how much reading is necessary but I also know what the spirit of a community is. There are mods here who didn't get irritated as fast as you. From the speed of your answers I recognise that you must not be older than 25 which doesn't make you mature so @scott_doyland, your opinion is accepted but I was a noob on 2005 and I have performed the root procedure on more than 6-7 phones just by reading so I've done my homework plenty of times and you know what? You don't need 2 hours to root a phone. Actually I need about 30 minutes max including the reading I do on the instructions of each phone. Only on this forum I didn't find all the info gathered and before you jump answering on that, I'm not complaining about this but that's the reason I posted in order to get an answer and avoid the research of 200 pages. It's you guys that got inflamed about that. So take a lesson from a veteran who broke the rules. The idea of the community is to help each other even if the answer was given several times. Some people may not have the time to read or maybe they have read tons of info on other forums and they are visitors like me and can't spent the same amount of time in all forums for each phone they have to root. I'm adraid that if you can't accept this, you are also breaking the rules. Do you see my thanks meter? well, not even one of those thanks was taken from posts like yours. Every single thanks I got was from help providing to noobs and to people who didn't do their homework. Maybe you should visit some forums in the DHD section and see what the spirit of community is all about.
I'm sorry for disturbing the calm waters of your forum but you won't see me again anyway. As I said, I spent many hours on other forums of xda, that was a one time stop for me because I had to root this phone and leave and since this forum doesn't have the most friendly structure in regards to info availability (stickies, etc.) I had to ask. I apologised for posting in wrong thread but I also had to pass the message that people willing to become teachers will have to become students, that's why I answered
Now, go ahead, feel free to start attacking and exchanging thanks between each other. You see, I contributed to your community in my own way. Many of you will double their thanks meters by tomorrow. I don't have the time to continue discussion, I have other things to do so, mods, please feel free and delete this post at some point since it doesn't lead anywhere but just take my feedback if you want and organise better the structure of your forum (if you want).
Ok bro. I have a S-ON, Unlocked Bootloader just like you. There are no way to root after u unlocked bootloader (because u need to update to lastest Hboot in order to UBL). I'd tried all tools i can find on xda and NONE of them can be use to root. There also don't have any clear guide for S-ON with UBL show how to install custom rom and get root.
But after few days digging up the forum, i'd managed to install custom rom + root. I share with you:
After your phone bootloader unlocked via HTCdev, your phone sure will have either HBOOT-1.08.0099 or HBOOT-1.09.0099. You'll need a ClockworkMod recovery image on your computer to install rom + root. And you'll need a working Android SDK with Fastboot to do get ClockworkMod working on ur S-ON phone.
OK let's say now you have fastboot folder alr, and know how to use it.
1. Download lastest clockwork mod .img here: http://www.clockworkmod.com/rommanager
2. put the file .img just downloaded to the fastboot folder.
3. Turn off phone, then hold volume down + power ---> wait the menu searching for the zip file (of course we ignore this) then press Power again to go to fastboot menu.
4. connect phone to laptop via usb cable.
5. Open fastboot folder, right click choose open command windows here.
5a. If you are on HBOOT-1.08.0099:
Copy this and right click to the command windows, paste then enter, ur phone will automatic restart to CWM menu:
Code:
fastboot -c "mtdparts=msm_nand:[email protected](misc),[email protected](recovery),[email protected](boot),[email protected](system),[email protected](cache),[email protected](userdata),[email protected](devlog),[email protected](hboot)" boot recovery-clockwork-5.0.2.8-marvel.img
5b. If you are on HBOOT-1.09.0099:
Copy this and right click to the command windows, paste then enter, ur phone will automatic restart to CWM menu:
Code:
fastboot -c "mtdparts=msm_nand:[email protected](misc),[email protected](recovery),[email protected](boot),[email protected](system),[email protected](cache),[email protected](userdata),[email protected](devlog),[email protected](hboot)" boot recovery-clockwork-5.0.2.8-marvel.img
Ok men, now u just download any rom u like, put it to ur memory card and flash rom like normal.
Remember that, everytime u flash new rom, u need to repeat the whole process from step 3 to step 5.
Hope this can help you bro. Cheers for our S-ON
BIG THANKS to this topic http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1374926
Dear guy, your topic not yet help me to S-OFF my phone, but it gave me the temporary solution to install custom rom. Cheers to ur good work!!!
P/S: to the thread creator: Why u gave up so early bro...Xda-developers is great forum.
Ok, because many people are confused and PM me about what's next after unlock, here's the answer. Don't try the Super Tool, it doesn't work. At least for some people.
Go here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1321582
and use that script instead. It will flash Busybox and su to your phone. That's it. You have root acces then.
@Ghekua: If you have unlocked your bootloader then you have already installed the apropriate HBOOT. Just run that script from the post I attached above and you will have root access.
Edit: Oh, sorry, I read your post before edit and got different meaning. Anyway, thanks, I used the post above which is much faster and easier and I'm done.
Ghekua, if you install a custom rom it will already have root access, no need to root a custom rom.
I rooted my stock rom just by flashing cwm and then via cwm flashed a root.zip file from xda.
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i know it bro haha. I just post the post there. But i wonder if there is any chance to keep the CWM for S-On so everytime we flash a new rom, we no need to flash CWM again.
ghekua said:
i know it bro haha. I just post the post there. But i wonder if there is any chance to keep the CWM for S-On so everytime we flash a new rom, we no need to flash CWM again.
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Flashing a new rom does not wipe cwm.
Cwm is always there unless you flash a different 'recovery'.
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...this is why people keep asking questions here. Please stop responding to these. Pleaseee?
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scott_doyland said:
Flashing a new rom does not wipe cwm.
Cwm is always there unless you flash a different 'recovery'.
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it's true for S-OFF bro. For S-On every time flash new rom need to fastboot to flash cwm again.
(i'd tried to install cwm by rom manager app, by flashable zip downloaded from clockworkmod website, no use)
I find downloading alquez's recovery and replacing the android_info file with the last RUU/update [of same], then flashing via hboot to be the simplest solution [since it works on marvel & marvelc].. I just keep that PG76IMG.zip on my sdcard and swapout android_info as needed [no need to sign or anything]. Of course then if you wanted latest-and-greatest [gsm] you'd root [Heritz guide works across board gsm & cdma], install your Rom Manager and reflash. But I like simple solution that works on both my wildfire s's
I do agree this is a general topic and if anyone has read my simplistic thread responses, I've stated above philosophy repeatedly in various threads.. and it seems to always work
Rob
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ghekua said:
it's true for S-OFF bro. For S-On every time flash new rom need to fastboot to flash cwm again.
(i'd tried to install cwm by rom manager app, by flashable zip downloaded from clockworkmod website, no use)
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How strange. I'm s-on and I never have to reflash CWM. I've only ever flashed it twice and the second time was just to upgrade to a later CWM.
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Hi, first post here.
I watched the noob video, so I'll be as brief as possible.
I have a rooted LT15i, 2.3.4, 4.0.2.A.0.42, baseband 56.
OTA fails, and I want to move to ICS. What do I do?
I installed CWM via x-parts and did a backup.
Backed up APN settings, contacts, etc...
I've read heaps of warnings in all sorts of Guide/Tutorial/All-in-one/Everything explained threads.
But it's still unclear if I have to unlock the bootloader to get to ICS.
No offense to XDA, there's a lot of great tutorials explainings how to use tools,but most of the topics fail to provide an answer as to why you would be unlocking the bootloader 'this way' instead of 'that way'. Alot of missing context. I wont have a problem executing the guides, I would have an unlocked phone, but which kernel/rom do I dare flash? Battery/Charging issues, cpu freq, APN settings...
I see alot of baseband versions, but not mine? Can/should I change it out? (I like 'Why?' explanations too
If I want sleek and fast, which custom kernel/rom closest to stock can you recommend?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1653188
If things are unclear then you've not READ enough or skimmed over things.
Thank you, but it's alot of information to take in at once, and I've been coming here for months. I won't have a will to live after I'm done sifting out all the little details of vital information hidden in oh so many threads.
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Thank you, but it's alot of information to take in at once, and I've been coming here for months. I won't have a will to live after I'm done sifting out all the little details of vital information hidden in oh so many threads.
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Then perhaps it's best to stick with the stock ROM. You don't need to take it all in at once you just need to start at the beginning and learn gradually and read what's relevant to what you're trying to achieve at the time.
OTA fails, and I want to move to ICS. What do I do?
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You can find the answer to that by the name of some of the thread titles contained at the first link I've given you which is what makes these posts highly frustrating because there's one started everyday asking for information that's been rehashed a million times already and which can be found in the stickies in the general section.
I don't see it. And I would love to stick with the, newer, stock rom.
A simple step-by-step would probably suffice.
For example.: Revert back to stock and do an OTA
Un-root
Reset to factory defaults
Update with Software companion
Or can you right-click the link you feel i need to read in that thread and paste it? The titles are confuzzeling
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I don't see it.
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Then I wouldn't bother trying to mod your device until you can learn to read.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=13109282#post13109282
I asked some pretty simple straightforward questions, I just wan't straight forward answers. Or atleast the link you feel i need to read. fyi, my phone is not FOTA'd and thats the only link about doing OTA on that page.
Anyone else on this Q/A forum besides this knucklehead?
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I asked some pretty simple straightforward questions, I just wan't straight forward answers.
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You want what's been rehashed a million times, say you've been coming here for months but clearly you didn't come here to learn anything. You then said you couldn't see what it is you've asked for when it's clearly under ROOT so if you haven't seen that then there is no helping you.
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Anyone else on this Q/A forum besides this knucklehead?
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There is yes and if you wait long enough those happy to spoon feed you information that you could have already read yourself by now will be along to help.
I will just leave the answer here
Since I used the zergrush method to root my phone, I ran the unroot script
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1312859
Installed Sony Ericsson's pc companion and updated to 4.1.B.0.431
Now I'm on baseband 72
hey guys so i installed CM10.1 recently and what i notced something weird was I have the 0 folder with all my android files ect in the SD card and what not and then i also have all those folders inside the 0 folder on the root of the SD card? so i like have doubles? :/ what do i do? which ones do i delete?
there's a billion threads on the 0 folder thing. use search.
how about instead of writing use search, which i know how to do, you answer my question, theres a reason i asked this question on a thread, because there are thousands of others and i dont have time to go through each thread to replicate my problem ... just answer if you have an answer if you dont then dont bother writing "use search" ... people these days thats all you do on Q&A ... like either help or dont i dont want use search ...
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how about instead of writing use search, which i know how to do, you answer my question, theres a reason i asked this question on a thread, because there are thousands of others and i dont have time to go through each thread to replicate my problem ... just answer if you have an answer if you dont then dont bother writing "use search" ... people these days thats all you do on Q&A ... like either help or dont i dont want use search ...
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i'm sorry im not going to spoon feed you like you want.
clearly you dont know how to use search as you wouldve found your answer about 40 times.
can you please stop replying to this thread, you are not helping me in anyway ... if you want to help, HELP. if not, go away.
Mate, you're going to get the same from everyone as it's been answered a thousand times before. In a nutshell, update your recovery to the latest if not already and then read up on why Google has set this new folder structure up
Google took 0.3 seconds to find me this...
http://android.stackexchange.com/questions/35541/why-did-sdcard-turn-into-sdcard-0-with-4-2
Perhaps USE the Internet to find your answer in future - it'll stop you getting flamed
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I dont want use search ...
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You might wanna read the forum rules and stop complaining about getting flamed, then...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/announcement.php?a=81
ed116 said:
can you please stop replying to this thread, you are not helping me in anyway ... if you want to help, HELP. if not, go away.
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reading the rules would be a good thing
http://forum.xda-developers.com/announcement.php?f=1431
FORUM RULES
For a list of Forum Moderators click here
1. Search before posting.
Use one of our search functions before posting, whether you have a question or something new to share, it's very likely someone already asked that question or shared that news.
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Mate, you're going to get the same from everyone as it's been answered a thousand times before. In a nutshell, update your recovery to the latest if not already and then read up on why Google has set this new folder structure up
Google took 0.3 seconds to find me this...
http://android.stackexchange.com/questions/35541/why-did-sdcard-turn-into-sdcard-0-with-4-2
Perhaps USE the Internet to find your answer in future - it'll stop you getting flamed
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You might wanna read the forum rules and stop complaining about getting flamed, then...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/announcement.php?a=81
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This reply i dont mind, but i see you guys didnt understnad my question, i was on 4.2.1 before and i didnt have a problem, now theres the 0 folder and (all the files in the zero folder) are on the root of the SD card is what im trying to say ... so when lets say temple run is running it wont read the files from the /0/Android but SD Card/Android do you udnerstand now? i know the way to do it is to reformat or atleast thats what my cousin did to his i was just trying to see if theres any other way around this as i just flashed last night and set it up and dont want to reset it up again T_T and @ Zepius why would you just repost what EddyOS just posted above you? Why?
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This reply i dont mind, but i see you guys didnt understnad my question, i was on 4.2.1 before and i didnt have a problem, now theres the 0 folder and (all the files in the zero folder) are on the root of the SD card is what im trying to say ... so when lets say temple run is running it wont read the files from the /0/Android but SD Card/Android do you udnerstand now? i know the way to do it is to reformat or atleast thats what my cousin did to his i was just trying to see if theres any other way around this as i just flashed last night and set it up and dont want to reset it up again T_T and @ Zepius why would you just repost what EddyOS just posted above you? Why?
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That's not what the OP says now is it!?!?!
The old folders will be left behind but they should be copied into the '0' folders as well. It's easier to format and then restore the data using TB or something similar (I'd imagine, I don't game on my phone so never worry about it!!)
As for Zepius - he probably didn't see what I'd posted
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As for Zepius - he probably didn't see what I'd posted
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this. cause you edited your post
The 0 folder has always been there for 4.2 plus. It's for multi user. If you had searched and actually read a thread or two you'd know that.
You'd also know to either live with it since it's the future or get rid of it the usual way.
That's why everyone is (correctly, might I add) telling you to search.
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The 0 folder has always been there for 4.2 plus. It's for multi user. If you had searched and actually read a thread or two you'd know that.
You'd also know to either live with it since it's the future or get rid of it the usual way.
That's why everyone is (correctly, might I add) telling you to search.
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Maybe you should do a little reading of your own, like to what i posted, i Dont care about the 0 folder, im trying to say i CANT ACCESS MY DATA cause there is a 0 folder and All the android folders do you not understand?! whats with people being so aggresssive you cant even get help .. this is what a forum is for .... youre telling em to search but i keep getting multiuser 0 ... i dont care about that ... read my post THEN reply ... dont assume after seeing 0 i am just asking what the 0 folder is for .. i know its for multi user i can read ...
Edit: Honestly forget this thread, clearly you cant come here to ask questions without being attacked to use the search button as if its wasting your time and money ... didnt know this was a place for only professionals that know everything there is to know about anything ... will ask else where next time ...
Then why didn't you remove it yourself? There is an entire thread dedicated to getting back to the old file structure?
ed116 said:
Edit: Honestly forget this thread, clearly you cant come here to ask questions without being attacked to use the search button as if its wasting your time and money ... didnt know this was a place for only professionals that know everything there is to know about anything ... will ask else where next time ...
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1) it has nothing to do with not being able to ask question, it has to do with following the rules of the forum. if you had said you looked at some of the threads by using search and didnt find the answer you needed, it would be different. the fact that your original post just had to do with the structure of the /0/ folders and not where your game content was pulling it from made a difference
2) this forum was originally founded for development for the O2 XDA phone so they could unlock the extra features, it was not started as a helpdesk
3) your mannerism/response are the reason people are being hostile towards you. the fact that you stated refused to use search said it all.
I'm looking for the best noob friendly way to root my sprint sph-l700 Nexus running stock JB 4.2.1 . I delayed posting this and have searched to no avail on it . I've watched qbkings vid from last year but that seems antiquated, then have also seen a few internet post about a way called casual . I have rooted 2 phones in my life , last week , both were sph-d710s and were quite easy . Can anyone point me to the latest , noob friendliest way to root my phone running jellybean 4.2.1 ? thanks . I wouldn't mind finding one that installed suuser and allowed for custom roms when I get up the nerve to try that .
There are stickies in the Q&A forums. Or in this forum: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=26328017. The basic method never changes, even when Android updates.
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bananagranola said:
There are stickies in the Q&A forums. Or in this forum: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=26328017. The basic method never changes, even when Android updates.
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Thanks found them ..
The method hasn't changed and won't change for the foreseeable future.
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QBkings method is to download the sdk tools and theres several parts to it , done in the early part of 2012 . Then I see a few articles around the web offering sort of a one click method but specifying that I need old versions of android . I believe you about methods but what about updated files ? Just go ahead and use the older files ? If I download that casual tool for 4.02 that will work just fine ?
Zepius said:
The method hasn't changed and won't change for the foreseeable future.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 4
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QBkings method is to download the sdk tools and theres several parts to it , done in the early part of 2012 . Then I see a few articles around the web offering sort of a one click method but specifying that I need old versions of android . I believe you about methods but what about updated files ? Just go ahead and use the older files ? If I download that casual tool for 4.02 that will work just fine ?
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if you are relying on 1 click tools, you have no business rooting your phone. if you dont understand the basics, you have no idea how to fix everything if something breaks/you do something wrong.
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Why don't you let me worry about that and spit a straight answer out which is all I asked for . I paid for the phone and if I break it that is my business . I have yet to get one straight answer for one simple question . How many people have rooted their phones with a one click method ??? You have no business answering this post unless you can answer the question .That's the problem with threads like this . You ask a question and you get ran around the world with cryptic answers instead of one simple answer like " this will do it " . Why not just answer the dang question ? Btw , yes the method has changed . The qbking method/video was back when the phone first came out and there are simpler methods which are one click methods with info related to older android versions so while . I don't want to use that method which is why I came here to start with to get a couple of simple questions answered . There are multiple methods . You have yet to contribute anything to this post related to my inquiry . I rooted the other 2 phones with one click and nothing broke .
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if you are relying on 1 click tools, you have no business rooting your phone. if you dont understand the basics, you have no idea how to fix everything if something breaks/you do something wrong.
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I thought you mean rooting in general. If you're looking for one-click tools specifically, I have no idea; I have never used one. You might want to specify that in your OP and title.
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Why don't you let me worry about that and spit a straight answer out which is all I asked for . I paid for the phone and if I break it that is my business . I have yet to get one straight answer for one simple question . How many people have rooted their phones with a one click method ??? You have no business answering this post unless you can answer the question .That's the problem with threads like this . You ask a question and you get ran around the world with cryptic answers instead of one simple answer like " this will do it " . Why not just answer the dang question ? Btw , yes the method has changed . The qbking method/video was back when the phone first came out and there are simpler methods which are one click methods with info related to older android versions so while . I don't want to use that method which is why I came here to start with to get a couple of simple questions answered . There are multiple methods . You have yet to contribute anything to this post related to my inquiry . I rooted the other 2 phones with one click and nothing broke .
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no the problem is people like you who are too lazy to do:
1) search, this question has been asked a billion times
2) read
The method has not change. period.
you fastboot oem unlock the phone
then you fastboot flash recovery cwmrecovery.img
then you adb push the su.zip over
then you flash the zip.
The above steps have been mentioned so many times its not funny.
since you have no idea what you are doing without a 1 click, you would then post here again with something along the lines of "OMG MY PHONE IS BRICKED HALP!" and at that point, i wouldnt give you the time of day because 1) you posted this retarded thread asking for something that could have been found in search 2) you used a 1 click.
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Brother , you must not be reading . I specified it more than once . If you don't get it I can't help you either .
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I thought you mean rooting in general. If you're looking for one-click tools specifically, I have no idea; I have never used one. You might want to specify that in your OP and title.
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Actually the problem is people like you that makes a thread longer than it needs to be . I came here to ask a question . You proceed to beat around the bush basically saying nothing then telling me what my business is , I've read your method you pasted about 20 times . You didn't answer nuttin for me I didn't already know and read already . heres where I went to another popular forum , asked the same question , got one answer about 10 minutes later and its was right on . Nobody asking me why I wanna do it , telling me its not my business doing it and giving me off the wall answers . yeah , you sure been the problem in this thread and still don't understand the original question yet . LMAO , heres a good answer . Now if I bricked my phone I can assure you I wouldn't ask you for anything . I'm not lazy but phones aren't my life . I just want to root mine .
If you're using Windows, using Wugs Nexus Toolkit will automate most of the procedure. Download and install the program. Once you run it for the first time, select your device and OS version. First you'll need to configure your adb and fastboot drivers. It will walk you through doing this. Next you'll have to unlock the bootloader if it's still locked. Once again it will do most of the work and walk you through doing any things you have to do yourself. Finally is root the device. Same thing, it will do a lot of the really techincal stuff and walk you through the manual stuff after that, reboot your device and you're rooted.
Zepius said:
no the problem is people like you who are too lazy to do:
1) search, this question has been asked a billion times
2) read
The method has not change. period.
you fastboot oem unlock the phone
then you fastboot flash recovery cwmrecovery.img
then you adb push the su.zip over
then you flash the zip.
The above steps have been mentioned so many times its not funny.
since you have no idea what you are doing without a 1 click, you would then post here again with something along the lines of "OMG MY PHONE IS BRICKED HALP!" and at that point, i wouldnt give you the time of day because 1) you posted this retarded thread asking for something that could have been found in search 2) you used a 1 click.
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Brother , you must not be reading . I specified it more than once . If you don't get it I can't help you either .
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Actually I'm sorry if I offended ya'll . They can close this thread cause i'm not coming back to it and when the next new user comes along looking for an answer this thread would only serve to confuse him . Forums stay neat by people asking specific questions and getting specific answers . What should have been simple turned into something it shouldn't have .
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Brother , you must not be reading . I specified it more than once . If you don't get it I can't help you either .
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MonstaDriva said:
Actually I'm sorry if I offended ya'll . They can close this thread cause i'm not coming back to it and when the next new user comes along looking for an answer this thread would only serve to confuse him . Forums stay neat by people asking specific questions and getting specific answers . What should have been simple turned into something it shouldn't have .
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Er, I don't think you realize that you're replying to two different people; I tried to be helpful right at the beginning, before you specified that you wanted a toolkit specifically, but it seems you'd rather be rude now.
Also, my point was that you should mention details specifically in your OP and thread title, not just throughout your posts in the thread; otherwise, people would need to read the entire thread before figuring out what help it is you need, making them less likely to help.
Finally, you can hit the little triangular report button in the upper right to ask the mods to delete a thread. Mods can't be expected to read every post. And forums stay neat by having people read the stickies and not post oft-asked questions.
You are correct and I apologize to you . I in no way meant that to you . Your right about the rest of it too . Sorry for my error . As a note the wugfresh worked great and simplified the process very well .
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Er, I don't think you realize that you're replying to two different people; I tried to be helpful right at the beginning, before you specified that you wanted a toolkit specifically, but it seems you'd rather be rude now.
Also, my point was that you should mention details specifically in your OP and thread title, not just throughout your posts in the thread; otherwise, people would need to read the entire thread before figuring out what help it is you need, making them less likely to help.
Finally, you can hit the little triangular report button in the upper right to ask the mods to delete a thread. Mods can't be expected to read every post. And forums stay neat by having people read the stickies and not post oft-asked questions.
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