I used to play around with my phone a while ago (Droid X) and took a long time of and started up again with my Note 2. I wanted to root my Note 2 and have 4.3 and now want 4.4 but don't know enough to really get it where I want.
I want to go back to the way old kernal/version of android so I start fresh and learn from the ground up (unlike what I had done which is with partial awareness of what I was doing)
Any help on going back to the original everything so I can start over? My phone works, I just can't do any updates as I really don't know "where" in the software/kernals/all that I am...
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Hello all.
I have been looking through the forums most of the day trying to make sense of rooting and roms and all that, and I think I have a handle on what this is all about - obviously I need to try and see first. But I have somewhat of a dilemma on my hands that I would use the advice of others on.
I currently have an iPhone on ATT and love the phone but hate the service. Verizon is the only thing that works well around here (ive tried friends phones) and I know I want something of the Android family if I am going to have to lay down the iPhone (which is getting easier given the flop I think iOS4 is). So, I bought a Droid Eris.
Problem: It is waaay to slow. I have owned it 5 days and Sense UI has Force Closed 7 or more times. I get a better experience by Advanced Task Killing everything, but that seems like a bad deal to have to do on a new phone. I would like to root and rom the phone with something like Official 1.0 Alpha from ivanmmj, but I am still within my first 30 days with Verizon and can take the phone back if it is stock. I am afraid that if I root and rom it that the VZW sales mafia will reject me if I still try to take it back. I also am not confident in my ability to root/rom correctly, or reverse it if necessary.
Question: Should I try to OC the phone with a better ROM and pray it gets snappier or should I go get a different phone? The only other thing they have in the store that would suit me is a Palm Pre Plus (non Android, I know), otherwise I am waiting for the Incredible (4+ weeks) or the Droid X (wish I knew what Motoblur worked like). Opinions?
Rooting is easy as hell, coming from never having done anything like it.
You can unroot easily and it's untraceable.
You should get a different phone, honestly. I love my Eris, and overclocking makes it snappy and quick but it just can not compete with something like the incredible or the droid X. The incredible is WELL worth the wait.
Before you get too distraught over what to do, you should first check to see whether the phone is even rootable. 5 days old, phone from VZW? A lot of new phones coming from VZW recently are not rootable.
Chances are it has the 1.49.0000 S-ON bootloader on it, in which case, the point is moot. (No rooting an Eris with the 1.49.0000 S-ON bootloader at the moment. This is the same bootloader as was used with the "leak" V1, V2, V3 ROMs).
You can check by powering off your phone and then starting it up by pressing and holding the Send+End/Power buttons at the same time.
HBOOT version is in the 2nd line.
(Turn your phone off with a battery pull at that point).
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It says 1.47.0000 in the HBOOT line, so I am supposing it is rootable?
If it is, I wouldn't mind trying a root, rom, & OC if I can get a proper guide on how to reverse it back to stock. Don't want VZW to think I muckied up their phone should I try to return it.
I really like what I see with the Droid X. I'd even be willing to pay for it today, but waiting until July 15 or later is going to kill me. I recently got some new contracts for my business and not getting phone calls on my ATT iPhone is not a great way to treat a new client.
ATT is a joke.
The Droid X is a beast phone, I'd love to have one.
Go to the developers part of this Eris forum and there's a sticky with all of the guides and ROM's you'll need.
Hey guys, I'm gonna be picking up a Razr either today or tomorrow to keep my unlimited data. I'm not new to rooting at all but I was wondering should I root it then wait for ICS in the next couple days (if it isn't available already) or should I just wait until after I update to ICS then root it and go from there? I've done a lot of searching but I'm a bit confused on which method to use to root it safely and most likely use safestrap, so would you guys be able to help point me in the right direction? I've already convinced myself that it is still definitely worth buying a Razr instead of a SIII because of the quality and my preferences even though it may be a few months old.
Thanks in advance!
I'm receiving a replacement RAZR Maxx by FedEx today. The phone I'm sending back has been rooted since I unboxed it and i successfully side loaded, and have been running ICS for the past two days.
I'll be banking on the official OTA to reach me this week or next and I'll probably 'limp along' with a stock, unrooted GB phone until it comes. After the OTA arrives I'll root, briefly consider a custom recovery - I find myself not dabbling much with custom roms so probably skip a custom recovery - and set up my apps that need root permissions.
For rooting after ICS, Matt's Utility v. 1.7 works without a hitch. I'll use it again. Just know that there's about 3 or 4 other methods available.
Thanks for the reply man, I'll probably end up doing the exact same thing as you. I just hope ICS doesn't take too long to get to me.
Thanks again.
Have always appreciated those who have taken the time out to figure out how to root any particular OS. Way bound me, but I've contributed to those who can, But it seams to be getting harder and harder with all the newest OS, ie KitKat 4,4 coming out. Read Pc mag came out with a article, which I cant post due to being a new user, explaining how KitKat is aimed at shutting down the rooting prossecces.
I pretty much buy a phone that at least can be rooted, not much into changing out the rom. so whats next totally locked phones. I have the Droid Maxx. Pretty much bought it for the large battery. Had the Note 3 for three days, but call quality was in the toilet , especially with a blue tooth..Seams just when I get a phone and get it all rooted and set up the way I like it, theirs a upgrade and it destroys the root or you get bent pushing the ask later option on the ota update to avoid the upgrade. Will it be possible to have KitKat rooted on the Droid Maxx, or wait and see
So I am new to this forum and need help. I was trying to downgrade my LG G3 on Sprint from Lollipop (5.0.1) to stock firmware, however when trying to use the LG Flash Tool, it kept coming up with Fail USB open port fail. I figured that switching the ports might help, but it kept coming up with the same error message.
I am considering installing Cyanogenmod, but that is like the last ditch effort for me. I do not want to void the warranty yet (ive only had the phone for a few months now). I should have just hit factory default, but wasn't sure how far back it would've taken my phone. The latest version has been pissing me off when it came to the sporatic battery life drains. I now have learned my lesson on that, but would appreciate any help when it comes to getting my phone hopefully back to stock settings. I am gonna take my laptop to a local coffee shop in hopes that I can get some success on it. All the work has been on my desktop. I think the software hates my mobo or something.
I wanted to add that the beginning screen that shows the DBMS, which button am I supposed to select?
so let me tell you a story that took place a long time ago in a place not so far away.
in the area of 5 years ago, i think, the magical fatman, before he was magical, rooted his motorola citrus and did so perfectly. in doing so he got cocky and thought he could delete any thing could he wanted bet android felt how was being defaced and quit working to protect herself. the fatman did a factory reset thinking it would force android to return to her former self but forgot that he read not to. so even now 5 years later i sit still looking for a flashable rom for my friend. i can not give up on technology, and it is time to ask for help. the phone will do everything up to the click the android screen.