I have a AT&T Samsung Galaxy S2 I777 with a stock kernel version of 2.6.35.7 and that's exactly how its listed on my phone. I'm trying to root my phone and cannot for the life of me find the unsecure kernel. Could someone please assist me in finding the proper kernel for rooting my phone? Thank you for looking...
Please, please read the stickies in all the sgs2 forums before posting.
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is there a particular sticky i should read or should i read all one million of them?
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is there a particular sticky i should read or should i read all one million of them?
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There is not a million stickies in the i777 section. If you can't read the few that there are then you should stay stock or get an iPhone.
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Sorry guys I'm just not very good at looking for something I dont quite understand. Ive googled numerous times and all I get are results with 2.6.35.7 followed by a million numbers and symbols after the kernel number and mine doesn't have that. It literally just says "2.6.35.7" in my phone and thats where im getting lost. I cant find an unsecure kernel code for my particular kernel.
How about the stickies in the general section? Geez this is really starting to piss me off as it wasn't that bad before people have to learn to read before tbey start screwing with their phone, that's what i did with this phone before i even got it so i knew exactly what to do when i got the phone. No one wants to spoon feed people who don't even attempt to read the stickies. There are atleast 2 stickies that tell you how to root your phone that i found within seconds. Case in point, READ AND SEARCH BEFORE POSTING
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Sorry guys I'm just not very good at looking for something I dont quite understand. Ive googled numerous times and all I get are results with 2.6.35.7 followed by a million numbers and symbols after the kernel number and mine doesn't have that. It literally just says "2.6.35.7" in my phone and thats where im getting lost. I cant find an unsecure kernel code for my particular kernel.
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Your kernel version has F all to do with reading the damn stickies within the i777 forum. Jesus.
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Forget abouty flashing your phone for now. Just leave it stock. After all, the I777 is an awsome phone running stock right out of the box.
Now start reading. Follow the forums. Study all the stickies like others have suggested. When you fully understand how things fit together, what things are called, etc. then you can safely flash your phone to one of the great firmwares offered here.
I felt bad...no, not really...but here...took a whole 5 seconds to find this.....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1285894
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Your kernel version has F all to do with reading the damn stickies within the i777 forum. Jesus.
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I don't know why but this one pissed me off more than the other threads, it's like looking at the stickies are too difficult or something
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n8t1308 said:
is there a particular sticky i should read or should i read all one million of them?
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There is a total of 17 stickies in all the sgs2 forums combined. So please just take the time to at least read the ones that pertain to your problem. I.E. rooting.
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Especially when his question is answered in the first post of one of them which is fairly prominently labeled.
However, I agree, if you couldn't even find the clearly labeled sticky on rooting, or creepy's general flashing guide, you need to leave your phone stock. You WILL screw up your phone in a way that is difficult to recover if you can't even follow his guide, and I'd say you have a very good chance of being one of the few people who manages to hardbrick an I777.
Creepyncrawly is correct. I was very overwhelmed when I first found this forum. While there are only a few stickies many are very deep in the number of posts to read through. Patience is a virtue here for sure. It takes a lot of time to read through a few stickies that are 400 - 1000 posts deep but it's worth it as you can skim a large number of them for important keywords and highlights.
I was converted to 2.3.6 (stock) and needed a fix for the battery issue. But as recommended I read every sticky (many times over) until I started getting a better grasp of the rooting concept. I was an iPhone user that jailbroke it many times over and felt that process seemed so much easier. After rooting my phone a couple times now and using a couple different kernels and flashing ICScrewD a couple times I'm comfortable with saying it's just as easy.
I just redid my phone yesterday morning (1) because I felt it wasn't running optimally and (2) because I wanted to redo the process for the sake of learning. In no time flat I was back up and customizing my screens again with a fresh ICScrewD install.
CnC and Entropy among many others have done great work here and are very informative. I greatly appreciate the work they've put in here and a few other forum sites.
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Hi guys, I am new here and I want to unroot my Galaxy s2 GT-I9100 . baseband version is I9100XXKI4. Please help.
Thank you.
Flash a stock rom, from your country or carrier specific.
Check here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
and here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1113928
thanks but download links are dead
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thanks but download links are dead
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Try SamMobile.
Use Google to search
Use Sammobile.com
use Checkfus
Restore your original saved firmware .
baseband is not firmware or kernel .
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Hi guys, I am new here and I want to unroot my Galaxy s2 GT-I9100 . baseband version is I9100XXKI4. Please help.
Thank you.
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I hope you weren't this LAZY in school. You should be banned from all forums
unrooting GS2
hi there here the best way to unroot ur GS2
you must install the stock rom via ODIN below is the site where u can file the proper stock rom for ur device.
just type the name below in google search and have fun
sammobile
Enjoy!!
iMatrix
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I hope you weren't this LAZY in school. You should be banned from all forums
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can you not see the guy who started the post is new here.why are you so rude to everyone. theres no need at all. give the guy a break hes only asking a simple question. its not a big deal. we all had to start somewhere
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and after all this is a forum, meant for people to ask questions n get help. also the xda search bar is useless, everytime ive used it it never brings up anything relivant.
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and after all this is a forum, meant for people to ask questions n get help. also the xda search bar is useless, everytime ive used it it never brings up anything relivant.
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then you need to learn to be more specific and yes I remember when I was a newbie but I never posted stupid questions... I poured over literally thousands of posts... I just bought my SGS2 a couple of weeks ago, and used it completely stock for a week before even flashing it with anything.
So the fact the OP is new DOES NOT excuse him/her from the same rules I adhered to or the same rules the more experienced developers adhere to. Much less a thread on how to root when it's a sticky. and baby sitters such as yourself are just as much to blame as people such as the OP because you give them what they want without any effort on their behalf, now that person will post each time they get a bug up their tail because those like you allow them to.
So if my rant can keep curve the behavior of just one newb then I am more than willing to keep ranting at all the stupid and unneeded new threads that come up, but I will never clog nor rant a reasonable question or well maintained thread.
the way i see it, it someones stuck an they ask a question its good to help them, especially if theyve tried and couldnt find anything. the search bar on here is useless even when being specific, av seen plenty of users say the same about it. n does it really affect you in any way if someone posts a question that may or not have been answered, no it doesnt so its not a massive deal. also some people havent got the time to go through thousands of posts looking for an answer that may or not be there. am not wana get into a big debate with you, all am wanting to say is there is no reason to be so rude. this is a forum at the end of the day, its for helping people.
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the way i see it, it someones stuck an they ask a question its good to help them, especially if theyve tried and couldnt find anything. the search bar on here is useless even when being specific, av seen plenty of users say the same about it. n does it really affect you in any way if someone posts a question that may or not have been answered, no it doesnt so its not a massive deal. also some people havent got the time to go through thousands of posts looking for an answer that may or not be there. am not wana get into a big debate with you, all am wanting to say is there is no reason to be so rude. this is a forum at the end of the day, its for helping people.
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as a matter of fact it affects me directly as does it affect you directly. If a user has no time to look for what they need, then they need not tinker with their phone, that' slike saying I don't have time to learn to drive, but I need a car to get where I'm going, the logic isn't worth the time used to think it up. And posts such as these are what make the search function on any forum hard to provide relevant material because of all the junk that is allowed to be posted. and this is xda, which is for developers essentially, and the best devs are leaving in droves because of complacency such as yours to allow noobs that have no business posting needless threads, much less owning device that DOES need time to research before being modified.
and I can go on and on and on and on, there is ZERO reason to tolerate half thought out post from newbies just because they are too lazy or don't have the time to look through the information that others like theirselves post.. if there were hardfist rules then the forum would not be clogged with useless posts and thus no need for my rant
right mabye you have a valid point, but is there any reason to be so rude to everyone? also just say the OP had tried searching here but couldnt find anything because of all the useless threads on here, whats he meant to do then? after all its not really his fault theres loads of pointless threads on here because hes a newbie. the only option left is to post a new thread, or go without an answer.
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right mabye you have a valid point, but is there any reason to be so rude to everyone? also just say the OP had tried searching here but couldnt find anything because of all the useless threads on here, whats he meant to do then? after all its not really his fault theres loads of pointless threads on here because hes a newbie. the only option left is to post a new thread, or go without an answer.
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keep searching until he finds it because posting a new thread is the very reason we have all the clutter. if he has no time to keep searching then he shouldn't fathom modifying his device, it's as simple as that.
yeah fair enough but what if the answer hes searching for isnt there? cus am sure at somepoint there will be valid questions unanswered. and if newbies do post pointless threads then you could state to them that they should be searching etc without being rude about it all.
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yeah fair enough but what if the answer hes searching for isnt there? cus am sure at somepoint there will be valid questions unanswered. and if newbies do post pointless threads then you could state to them that they should be searching etc without being rude about it all.
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I stated VERY clearly a couple of responses ago that I will never rant on a valid thread and will do my best to help the OP. I have never been rude to anyone that honestly NEEDED a hand, but I will flame anyone for stupid posting. Because you are completely right, how can you find the information if it's not there? BUT if the information is there, AND in a sticky, then there is no excuse for the laziness.
AND I did make the statement a few posts up that I would not rant or be rude to someone that needed the help. I was very clear.
yeah i know but what if the newbie has seached and cant find the answer, even if it is a pointless question, surley he has a right to ask the question without getting flamed. if hes a newbie he wont know what questions will have been answered n whats not. he wont know hes posting an answered question because hes tried to find the answer and couldnt. i dont want to argue with you but personally i like to be polite to people and manners go a long way. we just see it different. a can see your point of veiw about it getting cluttered but newbies dont really know any better so you should mabye cut them some slack
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yeah i know but what if the newbie has seached and cant find the answer, even if it is a pointless question, surley he has a right to ask the question without getting flamed. if hes a newbie he wont know what questions will have been answered n whats not. he wont know hes posting an answered question because hes tried to find the answer and couldnt. i dont want to argue with you but personally i like to be polite to people and manners go a long way. we just see it different. a can see your point of veiw about it getting cluttered but newbies dont really know any better so you should mabye cut them some slack
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cutting them some slack just makes the problem worse. if the answer is there these is ZERO justification for the new post. If the answer is NOT there by some chance, there is ZERO justification for me to be rude to them and I will dedicate myself to help them find an answer, but if it's in plain sight, I will also dedicate myself to trying to make sure they think twice about not looking for their answer. such as this thread, does the OP think they are one of few that wants to root his/her phone and that's its done so little that the answer is not in plain sight? that's the only logic that fits into your argument, other than just flat out laziness.
THERE is no justification for being polite to those who are lazy and want spoon fed answers, that is one of the largest reasons many forums getting clogged so quickly
my arguement wasnt defending lazy people, its just saying to not to be rude to everyone who posts a new question, especially those who have tried but failed to find an answer
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my arguement wasnt defending lazy people, its just saying to not to be rude to everyone who posts a new question, especially those who have tried but failed to find an answer
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and my argument is against those that post new threads to answers that are there in plain sight... how many rooting threads are started everyday just like this one, I lose count... how many threads are started everyday about someone looking for stock firmware, I lose. how many threads are started everyday about now being able to download from a site that has been taken down, I lose count. and it goes on and on and on and on. Sadly you are not getting what am saying, IF it's a valid question, I will be one of the first to help, if's it's a useless thread I will be the first to rant
I rooted a while back and my wifi would no longer work. I'm trying to completely unroot my phone and revert to the stock firmware and I'm absolutely clueless about every single step. I'm new to Android (been an iPhone user for years) and this is confusing me.
I downloaded the zip file from galaxys2root site (can't post the link since I'm new) and I cant seem to unzip the file properly or find where it's unzipped to. Now, when I try to open Odin, it closes out immediately.
I'm completely lost. No questions are answered on that page and I need step by step instructions.
Well of you'd looked around a little before posting, you would have seen that there is a step by step instruction thread. Go look in the development section stickies.
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mattdm said:
Well of you'd looked around a little before posting, you would have seen that there is a step by step instruction thread. Go look in the development section stickies.
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I actually looked around for several hours. I don't understand any of the technical jargon on this site whatsoever.
I'm sorry if I ruined your life.
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I actually looked around for several hours. I don't understand any of the technical jargon on this site whatsoever.
I'm sorry if I ruined your life.
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:thumbsup: it happens.
Galaxys2root site is poopoo. His tutorial gave me yellow triangle. BUT it lead me here where all the answers are: ) - the development section or search button.
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I actually looked around for several hours. I don't understand any of the technical jargon on this site whatsoever.
I'm sorry if I ruined your life.
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Read this whole guide, every word.
This forum has developed and matured with a lot of information since it's creation awhile ago. I really feel that there's a lot of basic, useful information burried in threads in here and the dev section that need to be stickied.
There's also a lot of repetitive threads that get posted which have been asked time and time again for which there are answers already existing. Collecting this knowledge together in an easy to access area would be awesome.
For instance, I just came on here to look up how to specifically do the deviceID mod to get rid of the compatibility issue in the market. I know the answer is here somewhere.. but it's going to take me a few minutes to find it when it should probably be stickied.
Anyone else feeling the same way?
I think that's a great idea. Rather than stickying a bunch of threads for all the common problems, it'd be better to compile them into a single locked thread and sticky that.
Yes, people requesting for all and nothing. I think we should do like other forums and do an index of rom(or themes, root, recovery for example)for both 4.0 and 5.0
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yes that would be very helpful, everything is here is scattered
some things for 5.0us,5.0int,4.0 ..
Does the mod who can do that even view this forum? If not, he should enlist some moderators specifically for this forum who could sticky topics or compile them into a more concise list.
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Yes, people requesting for all and nothing. I think we should do like other forums and do an index of rom(or themes, root, recovery for example)for both 4.0 and 5.0
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Great idea.
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Hi guys I haven't found a topic yet where to find an installation guide for the first release candidate of CM9
I'm new to roms installation and I was looking for a detailed guide or someone that explain me how to...
I'm running a stock kernel, a stock rooted rom (ics 4.0.3 xwlp7) and I haven't installed the Cwm I have it in the internal storage memory and I have to flash it every time I need to use it
That's all
My questions are:
I need a particular kernel? How to change it?
I need Cwm installed or I can leave it like it is now?
I need doing or I can just flash it from the device?
Thanks
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Well, I think if you can't figure out the answers using the search function, and opening a thread for this in the original development section it would be better not to install CM9...
Have you even tried to Google that? C'mon, there are so many guides out there! Don't be that lazy! Oh, and next time write in the right section.
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No one with specific answers to my questions
Sorry if I want to be sure to not brick my phone
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simo2103 said:
No one with specific answers to my questions
Sorry if I want to be sure to not brick my phone
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Use the noob proof odin method. After that you may update to a nightly of your choice (or rc1)...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1419102
I don't think you should be flashing ROM's if you don't know how to even get CyanogenMod on your phone.
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tugler said:
Use the noob proof odin method. After that you may update to a nightly of your choice (or rc1)...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1419102
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Read and figure it out on your own. If you don't, you're going to be dependent on other people the whole time you do anything to your device. It's your device, do some research on your own.
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I don't think you should be flashing ROM's if you don't know how to even get CyanogenMod on your phone.
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THANKS A LOT,
MOST OF YOU HAS BEEN ESSENTIAL,
JUST A THING:
IS A COMMUNITY OF ANDROID USERS? YES YOU CAN THINK AT IT AS A COMMUNITY
IN A COMMUNITY, THERE ARE PEOPLES WHO CAN HELP AND PEOPLES THAT NEEDS HELP?
YES
WICH OF THE TWO YOU ARE?
A PERSON THAT NEED HELP? I DON'T KNOW YOU BUT MAYBE SOMETHIMES U NEEDED
A PERSON THAT HELP OTHERS? CLEARLY NOT.
I'VE DONE IT BY MYSELF, I FOLLOWED A GUIDE I FOUND REALLY CLEAR,
IT HAS BEEN QUITE SIMPLE? YES
THANKS TO THAT PERSON
WHEN I CAN I ALWAYS GIVE HELP, THATS WHAT WE SHOULD DO
THATS WHAT MAKES THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AN ACTIVE AND A PASSIVE USER
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THANKS A LOT,
MOST OF YOU HAS BEEN ESSENTIAL,
JUST A THING:
IS A COMMUNITY OF ANDROID USERS? YES YOU CAN THINK AT IT AS A COMMUNITY
IN A COMMUNITY, THERE ARE PEOPLES WHO CAN HELP AND PEOPLES THAT NEEDS HELP?
YES
WICH OF THE TWO YOU ARE?
A PERSON THAT NEED HELP? I DON'T KNOW YOU BUT MAYBE SOMETHIMES U NEEDED
A PERSON THAT HELP OTHERS? CLEARLY NOT.
I'VE DONE IT BY MYSELF, I FOLLOWED A GUIDE I FOUND REALLY CLEAR,
IT HAS BEEN QUITE SIMPLE? YES
THANKS TO THAT PERSON
WHEN I CAN I ALWAYS GIVE HELP, THATS WHAT WE SHOULD DO
THATS WHAT MAKES THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AN ACTIVE AND A PASSIVE USER
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Typing in all caps is not helping you get your point across.
This is a community, yes. But it's supposed to be a community of developers and hackers. Or at the very least, people who come here wanting to research and learn. But since everyone and their mother now joins and expects to have information spoon-fed to them, it's become a community, as you said, of "users"; i.e. people who simply use.
My point - the information you were seeking could have been found with a search. Rule #1 of the forum rules is:
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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Hell, the instructions for installing CM9 are - surprise, surprise, in the CM9 thread. The same thread that had links to download it. You clearly were able to find it to download it, so did you just skip over the instructions on how to flash?
Give this a read.
Writing in caps doesn't solve anything, you were told what you should have been told, not to discourage you but to save you bricking your phone.
If you can't read few stickies, can't read few threads, that's what you will get.
Read them, than ask and you will be surprised how many will actually help you.
i was not doing controversy, caps was not intended (working i have to use it)
I was just saying that if someone needs help you could at least direct it in the right direction, instead of always criticizing that's all I know how to use the "search" but obviously I did not have any clear answers to my questions that's why I opened a topic in hopes of getting answers. I've had no answers, I had to assume and tests.
fortunally everything went well
Its suppose to be a community of android developers (note: The name of this website!!!)
No one is required to help another person, they choose to help. Some people were nice enough to post guides, faq and etc. The majority of all questions or problems asked has an answer or solution posted. It is the responsibility of the user to search and read them.
Any new users should read the stickies FIRST before posting. Every one of your questions has answers in the stickies. If people dont bother reading guides and faqs, they have a higher chance of ruining their phone.
As you said, there was a guide, you followed it and solved it yourself. Why didnt you simply search for it, BEFORE you posted this.
SOLVED..How do i safely go back thru my backups? I have all of padawan series plus FJs. Beem running FJs but would like to go back to the others and check them out then come back to Flappjaxx. Thanks..
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Wipe as you would normally for installing a new ROM(this is considered optional). Then select "restore" instead of " install". Chose your backup.
Please please please at least attempt to research before posting!!!!
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So... I have read how to backup, wipe, check md5 of backups and downloads, install rom, download and install updates and new kernels, modems and apks and donate to 2 devs. But my mistake was to ask a question in the Q&A section. My bad. Wont happen again..
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Your welcome for the answer to your question
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OP ...
It's also a very good idea to wipe the system when setting up for a restore.
New roms will often wipe the system for you, but a restore generally will not.
Just a tip for clean restores.
And regarding the jab about posting.....
The forum is overflowing with new threads asking the same questions repeatedly.
It takes up so much space, that navigation becomes very difficult, and it detracts users when searching for information in the open forums.
As mentioned above, a quick search would have given you the answer to your question.
It certainly does not mean that we don't want to help, it just means that your answer is likely waiting in a quick search, rather than posting a repeat thread that takes up much needed space.
No hard feelings here, and happy flashing ....g
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OP ...
It's also a very good idea to wipe the system when setting up for a restore.
New roms will often wipe the system for you, but a restore generally will not.
Just a tip for clean restores.
And regarding the jab about posting.....
The forum is overflowing with new threads asking the same questions repeatedly.
It takes up so much space, that navigation becomes very difficult, and it detracts users when searching for information in the open forums.
As mentioned above, a quick search would have given you the answer to your question.
It certainly does not mean that we don't want to help, it just means that your answer is likely waiting in a quick search, rather than posting a repeat thread that takes up much needed space.
No hard feelings here, and happy flashing ....g
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almost makes you wish they would enact some sort of rule that forces anyone with <10 posts to prove that they know how to search on this forum...and then the sarcasm about how he already knew everything that was presented to him...just too much..
Noobs just don't understand that this is NOT an "instructional forum", it is a DEVELOPMENT forum, meant for experienced phone developers, NOT for Noobs that break their phones because they don't know WTF they are doing...
I thought i was up out of the dev part of the forums into the noob q&a. My apologies to all. And thank you gregsarg and mojoe for answers. I WILL try to find answers by searching.
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Yeah your right. I dont know much but i do search but when searching from phone its hard to get the answers sometimes. Seems like if you have enough posts you can ask about anything and get away with it. With a low number not so much.. Right?
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Yeah your right. I dont know much but i do search but when searching from phone its hard to get the answers sometimes. Seems like if you have enough posts you can ask about anything and get away with it. With a low number not so much.. Right?
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No....
There are no exemptions based on post count or self-imposed status here.
Post count means nothing, as anyone can post, regardless of the topic. (good or bad)(users just fail to read the rules)
The problems arise when the first rule of XDA is broken. and that of course, is to search before posting. Bandwidth and server space is not cheap, and this is ultimately a development site, not a nursery for people to learn how to boot into download mode etc. Those questions were answered a year ago when this device hit the shelves.
And as I mentioned above, the multi-QA threads covering the site, will bury the threads that contain the help users need to get answers.
It's the self-feeding effect, and it log jams the site something aweful. So when a search is conducted, the only results that come back are threads asking repeat questions, and no answers. (Make sense? ) And we are left with even more threads stating..."I searched, but I cant find it"...
And thats no lie under those conditions. So you see, that is why Senior members will jump on newer users to search first, rather than post a repeat thread. It often avoids the domino effect, leaving the "solved" threads visible to help people out.
I am simply a user who chooses to stay and help others avoid costly mistakes, using the knowledge I've gained here. I started on this site after reading every thread on the device I used at the time. And did not post unless it was an absolute emergency. (never really had any of those).
Soon after, I began to help others with basic questions, and gathered up a sizable number of posts through helping and giving back for the amazing work freely offered here.
Honestly, dont be afraid to post, just make sure you have exhausted the search method to the best of the site's ability to give you answers.
and after that, let us know you need a hand.
Too easy, and we will help you any way we can.....g
OK. Thanks. Great way of explaining the system and situation..Thanks Again
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Man Greg you are everywhere in here lol
Good to see the help even on some of the other repeated questions.
swyped on my huge phone
Yeah Kinz im learning a lot just following Greg around and reading his answers.. And thankfully he is running same rom as i.. Good
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Kinz1980 said:
Man Greg you are everywhere in here lol
Good to see the help even on some of the other repeated questions.
swyped on my huge phone
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It's a waste of time to spend 2 years on a website, gaining knowledge about devices, and do nothing with that knowledge.
I decided after hard bricking a new phone that was entrusted to me, that I'd study, give back, and save folks the trouble if possible.
I'm not at the development level, but I can pretty much dial in the issues people are having by sight.
I miss a few here and there, (old guy )...but for the most part I get the device going again.
I tell all users, especially new users, to read every part of the mods they attempt, then read it again.
Android is all about comprehensive understanding of the processes at work.
And it takes years to master. (I'm not a master)...And the time spent by our talented developers is wasted if folks won't read and learn.
Hundreds, even thousands of hours are freely given to us by them, in the form of roms, tweaks, and fixes....all free.
We owe them the respect to read and comprehend the offerings they provide.
And a little beer money sent their way never hurts either.
Thank you for the kind words....as they make the time spent here, much more pleasurable.
And if you don't want to post a question in the open forum, just PM me...
I'll do my best to help, and if I can't answer the question, I'll find someone for you that can.
We succeed by learning and giving back to the community...
Words we all should strive to live by here ....g
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