Hello, im purty new...i root'd my EVO back in the day thanks to all the help from you fine folks...been using my sprint galaxy s2 for about a decade now, never rooted it...but today, after work I am headed to best buy to uprgade to S4...whats this about MF9 and should i have Best Buy guys do the OTA to MF9, cuz i will tell you, my plan is to root this thing as soon as im done reading all the forums...id like to root tonight if i have time....so please please
Please help, as i want to do this right the first time around...as always, THANKS FOR THE HELP!
TrickyD76 said:
Hello, im purty new...i root'd my EVO back in the day thanks to all the help from you fine folks...been using my sprint galaxy s2 for about a decade now, never rooted it...but today, after work I am headed to best buy to uprgade to S4...whats this about MF9 and should i have Best Buy guys do the OTA to MF9, cuz i will tell you, my plan is to root this thing as soon as im done reading all the forums...id like to root tonight if i have time....so please please
Please help, as i want to do this right the first time around...as always, THANKS FOR THE HELP!
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The new phones should already come with MF9. At the least MDL. If they don't do the update at best buy you can do it yourself. It is very easy. And rooting is a sinch..just use Auto root and there is a video tutorial by QBKing77 that is stickiedm follow directions and you can root within 5 mins.
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you need this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_hXUJ-u-cw
and this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBQTx8FmTtk
very easy.
Once you have recovery, you can install rom. This is the one I used:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2261943
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thanks
sorry for posting in wrong place, and THANK YOU for those that responded...have phone in hand, rooted, and ready to rock
now....which ROM....
TrickyD76 said:
sorry for posting in wrong place, and THANK YOU for those that responded...have phone in hand, rooted, and ready to rock
now....which ROM....
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Thats for yiu to find out. Flash some that catch your attention.
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hey guys i am pretty sure i am smart enough to root my phone, im just curious about what all i can do by just simply rooting. I am more than content with the stock rom so im not really thinking bout flashing a custom one.
I've had 3 android phones but never successfully rooted any of them lol. so i just pretty much gave up. From what i can see the process of rooting the vibrant seems fairly simple. Once i have rooted the phone how would i go about uninstalling bloatware? What else can i do besides tethering? I guess what im needing help with is what to do once i have rooted. Im sorry for being a noob lol i've read a lot of different threads on rooting but im still really confused about what to do once you have rooted. Any help would be greatly appreciated and sorry again for bein nooby. Have a great day ya'll
(sorry for typos and grammatical errors im posting from my phone)
rooting on this phone is literally a 2 minute process. I just got the phone yesterday (first droid device ever, jumped ship from symbian) and I rooted it right away. I made a stock backup with ROM manager first, and then purchased rootexplorer to clear the bloat off. Most advanced functionality requires a rooted phone...I would definitely recommend doing it
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Awesome I will definitely give it a try. If anyone has any advice or pointers please let me know. Thanks
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Just saw the tips and tricks thread didnt realize it would cover rooting and things to do lol
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I completely new to the whole flashing and custom rom thing. I've never tried anything like it and don't know much about it. The closest I've come to hacking or rooting my Vibrant phone is with the OCLF app. Now, I too have been patiently waiting for Froyo to come out and for some reason when it did come out I was hesitant to get it. I wanted to see what people were saying about it before I downloaded and installed it. So far from what I'm seeing, its not all its cracked up to be and it seems like Froyo for the Vibrant is "meh" for most. This is a bummer to me but I kept hearing about using a custom and its advantages. Thankfully I bumped into a very useful thread posted by xriderx66 on his reviews on some of the roms out now. Based on what he said, I'm looking to flashing my phone to the Bionix-V Rom by Team Whiskey. Problem is I have no idea how to get started. What do I need to do to flash my phone? Any program I need to download first? How do I backup my files? I'm such a noob at this its funny but I'm willing to take the risk and experience this phone the way it should be experienced. If someone can post a link showing a step by step on how to do the whole thing I'd really appreciate it. Thanks in advance
Go to the development thread and browse through the stickies. Reading and more reading should be the first two things you do. Pay attention to anything relating to odin.
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I completely new to the whole flashing and custom rom thing. I've never tried anything like it and don't know much about it. The closest I've come to hacking or rooting my Vibrant phone is with the OCLF app. Now, I too have been patiently waiting for Froyo to come out and for some reason when it did come out I was hesitant to get it. I wanted to see what people were saying about it before I downloaded and installed it. So far from what I'm seeing, its not all its cracked up to be and it seems like Froyo for the Vibrant is "meh" for most. This is a bummer to me but I kept hearing about using a custom and its advantages. Thankfully I bumped into a very useful thread posted by xriderx66 on his reviews on some of the roms out now. Based on what he said, I'm looking to flashing my phone to the Bionix-V Rom by Team Whiskey. Problem is I have no idea how to get started. What do I need to do to flash my phone? Any program I need to download first? How do I backup my files? I'm such a noob at this its funny but I'm willing to take the risk and experience this phone the way it should be experienced. If someone can post a link showing a step by step on how to do the whole thing I'd really appreciate it. Thanks in advance
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Read the below thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=849028
Thanks a million bro!
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Your welcome. Let me know if you run into any issues.
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That thread he posted for you is the best information I have been able to find for someone that is just getting started. I too am just kinda dancing around flashing bionix v. I have rooted and downloaded rom manager and clockwork though...just about ready to flash as soon as I gather up the courage. But everything I have done up to this point was learned in the Noob Guide he linked. Its like vibrant flashing for dummies.
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Will do jbat! Once again thanks. @ goodvibrant, I hear you. Tomorrow when I have the time I will flash this phone to the Bionix thanks to this noob guide. I took a look at the guide and it seems pretty easy to follow. I look forward to it!
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Sure thing man. No problem. Ive received help and try to give it when I can. I figure if I can help with the easier questions then the guys that know a hell of a lot more than I do, can focus on the advanced questions. Everyone is here to learn.
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Hello, Im new to rooting and Android devices. Im thinking of buying a Nexus 7 and root it.
The question is....what can I do with a rooted Nexus 7? Please try to explain with detail, Im new to this
Custom ROMs built by devs to improve speed stability and battery life.
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The question would be, what cant you do with a rooted nexus 7?
Thank you! I for one don't know where to start since I'm a newbie myself. I just got my n7 also and had the same question as the op.
Parting from your answer, I see that the n7 system is pretty good with speed and battery life already. Could you please tell us what other benefits await for us after rooting, or flashing, o whatever the heck is that us noobs should be doing to our mint n7s?
Thanks for your help!
Sincerely,
A brand new android noob.
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Thank you! I for one don't know where to start since I'm a newbie myself. I just got my n7 also and had the same question as the op.
Parting from your answer, I see that the n7 system is pretty good with speed and battery life already. Could you please tell us what other benefits await for us after rooting, or flashing, o whatever the heck is that us noobs should be doing to our mint n7s?
Thanks for your help!
Sincerely,
A brand new android noob.
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rooting gives you the priviledge to access more commands on your phone/tab,you can delete system files which you dont need,use titanium backup which can back up all your apps and can also give you the ability to flasher rom/kernel while a custom rom provides the user more option not available on the stock one(Untouched) ie. Tablet mode for our device.but beware since rooting/using custom roms invalidates your warranty
Sorryfor the late response and thanks for all the useful replies. I'll continue searching and gaining some knowledge.
Another q....the member above me posted that rooting voids the warranty. So the questions is, if I need to return my Nexus to the store for whatever reason after I root it, can I just restore like with iPhones?
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Sorryfor the late response and thanks for all the useful replies. I'll continue searching and gaining some knowledge.
Another q....the member above me posted that rooting voids the warranty. So the questions is, if I need to return my Nexus to the store for whatever reason after I root it, can I just restore like with iPhones?
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Yeah, you can restore it back to stock and lock the boot loader again no problem. No one will know that it was even rooted.
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Thanks to everyone for their replies. I thanked everyone properly by clicking the Thanks button
Hey guys.. So I have never really successfully rooted a phone yet but I really need to root this Sprint Galaxy S4. I know there was an OTA update a few days ago so I am concerned that the instructions I am looking at might brick my phone. Is there anyone that could please link me to a thread that will help me successfully root this S4.
Thanks in advance.
Here ya go
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2257101
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All the info you need is right here on XDA... search for it.
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Thanks for helping me guys!! I just went ahead and Chainfire's rooting method. It was actually easier than I thought it would be. Now I have one last question for you. The whole reason I rooted my device was because I want to use my "Unlimited Data' that I get through Sprint to tether to my laptop. Which app do you guys suggest to do this?
Thanks again!! You guys/gals are awesome!!
Check in dev section. Crawjs hotspot hack. The old versions 3.0 of PDA net work great for USB tether
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Go here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=40860639
That is hacked hot spot mod. Also most all custom ROMS have it built in.
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1. I am going to trade my GS4 for the Note 3.
2. The person I am trading does not want it rooted.
I rooted it and then someone asked if i wanted to trade because they want a s4 again. So i only rooted it and never installed a stock rom.
I am trying to get it back to factory original firmware etc.
I have looked high and low for the firmware so that i can flash it back with odin, to stock but i have had no luck in finding it yet.
( Have the just not released it yet?)
These are my specs if someone can help me as i would like to have the note 3.
This is a AT&T phone in the US
Model# SAMSUNG SGH-I337
BASEBAND VERSION: I337UCUEMK2
KERNEL VERSION: 3.4.0-1921628
BUILD# JSS15J.I337UCUEMK2
SELinux status: Enforcing SEPF_SAMSUNG-SGH-I337_4.3_0010
Just use the unroot option in supersu.
I had tried that and it still has the unlocked icon and all the original stuff like the weather widget with clock and others do not show up and he don't like it.
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I meant to say that the custom word comes up with the unlock icon
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Did u try to flash i337Attstockboot.tar from post #3 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2573080 see if that help..........
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Did u try to flash i337Attstockboot.tar from post #3 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2573080 see if that help..........
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well i tried the i337MK2stockrecovery.tar, and I337MK2Boot.tar
no luck but i really appreciate your help. I probably done something wrong. Anyway i hate bothering people to much so i will just wait it out and see if i can eventually find the full stock firmware for this beast.
If i do find the full stock firmware for 4.3 and run it thru Odin, it should work correct?
steelerfan76 said:
well i tried the i337MK2stockrecovery.tar, and I337MK2Boot.tar
no luck but i really appreciate your help. I probably done something wrong. Anyway i hate bothering people to much so i will just wait it out and see if i can eventually find the full stock firmware for this beast.
If i do find the full stock firmware for 4.3 and run it thru Odin, it should work correct?
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Follow the guide gtj0 posted.its a hassle but it gets you back to stock mk2 just like you never done anything to your phone.
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steelerfan76 said:
well i tried the i337MK2stockrecovery.tar, and I337MK2Boot.tar
no luck but i really appreciate your help. I probably done something wrong. Anyway i hate bothering people to much so i will just wait it out and see if i can eventually find the full stock firmware for this beast.
If i do find the full stock firmware for 4.3 and run it thru Odin, it should work correct?
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Then u need to follow gtj0 guide that I edited on the post#3 that I posted earlier. ..... Download MF3 > MK2 update.zip from OP..... follow guide on post #3 ...... Download and extract mf3 emergency part 1 and 2 files. ....flash it via ODIN...... install recovery-mj6.tar.md5 between step 6 and 7 when u stuck on download/Odin mode since u don't have recovery yet ..... then go to post #2 on how to update and follow the rest of the guide from gtj0 that I edited... and use mf3> mk2 update. Zip that u downloaded earlier in the end .....goodluck. ...:thumbup:
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Follow the guide gtj0 posted.its a hassle but it gets you back to stock mk2 just like you never done anything to your phone.
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Then u need to follow gtj0 guide that I edited on the post#3 that I posted earlier. ..... Download MF3 > MK2 update.zip from OP..... follow guide on post #3 ...... Download and extract mf3 emergency part 1 and 2 files. ....flash it via ODIN...... install recovery-mj6.tar.md5 between step 6 and 7 when u stuck on download/Odin mode since u don't have recovery yet ..... then go to post #2 on how to update and follow the rest of the guide from gtj0 that I edited... and use mf3> mk2 update. Zip that u downloaded earlier in the end .....goodluck. ...:thumbup:
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Well I think it all went good guys!
It sure takes some time and concentration, which is hard on my part with the wife and kids saying do this and do that.lol
I tell you what thought you guys are very smart and very good people to help others that you do not know. I would buy you a beer but we are probably a long ways away, so i will go get some and drink a few for you all.
Anyway thanks.
There are one more questions that i have before i put my sim card back in and get started again.
1. Will the unlock icon go away, the one that still says custom.
NEVER MIND I WENT AHEAD AND STARTED IT UP AGAIN AND IT WAS GONE WHEN I BOOTED.
On payday i will donate to you ted77usa. I currently am strapped but i promise i will. I love to help people and i like to see others help others as well.
Thanks
Thanks
Thanks
You are the man as well as the others that help. May god bless you all
thanks again
steelerfan76 said:
Well I think it all went good guys!
It sure takes some time and concentration, which is hard on my part with the wife and kids saying do this and do that.lol
I tell you what thought you guys are very smart and very good people to help others that you do not know. I would buy you a beer but we are probably a long ways away, so i will go get some and drink a few for you all.
Anyway thanks.
There are one more questions that i have before i put my sim card back in and get started again.
1. Will the unlock icon go away, the one that still says custom.
NEVER MIND I WENT AHEAD AND STARTED IT UP AGAIN AND IT WAS GONE WHEN I BOOTED.
On payday i will donate to you ted77usa. I currently am strapped but i promise i will. I love to help people and i like to see others help others as well.
Thanks
Thanks
Thanks
You are the man as well as the others that help. May god bless you all
thanks again
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No need everyone was once in your shoes and wished someone else would help instead of saying read this or that but that is the first thing I would do before asking. I spent countless hours.. Seriously countless hours but everything you need is on xda you just have to look for it and read other peoples post that has the same problems.
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steelerfan76 said:
Well I think it all went good guys!
It sure takes some time and concentration, which is hard on my part with the wife and kids saying do this and do that.lol
I tell you what thought you guys are very smart and very good people to help others that you do not know. I would buy you a beer but we are probably a long ways away, so i will go get some and drink a few for you all.
Anyway thanks.
There are one more questions that i have before i put my sim card back in and get started again.
1. Will the unlock icon go away, the one that still says custom.
NEVER MIND I WENT AHEAD AND STARTED IT UP AGAIN AND IT WAS GONE WHEN I BOOTED.
On payday i will donate to you ted77usa. I currently am strapped but i promise i will. I love to help people and i like to see others help others as well.
Thanks
Thanks
Thanks
You are the man as well as the others that help. May god bless you all
thanks again
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I'm glad that all worked out for u ..:thumbup: This is what I love about this community. .... GIVING BACK. ...and maybe one day I might need your help. ..........
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No need everyone was once in your shoes and wished someone else would help instead of saying read this or that but that is the first thing I would do before asking. I spent countless hours.. Seriously countless hours but everything you need is on xda you just have to look for it and read other peoples post that has the same problems.
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You are absolutely right about that.....:thumbup::thumbup:
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