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[Q] My phone bricked, sent it away and will receive a new one. What next?

Hello Experts,
I'm looking for some sort of check list when I receive my phone to ensure that my phone does not brick again or that I have a solid phone at that.
What sort of things should I be looking for in terms of firmware date, what type of firmware is installed etc?
Should I be seeing JL2 on it? Should the date be 10.12 or higher? Should I ensure download recovery works? etc, ,,, Does anything else come to mind?
Previous phone was an unlocked Bell GT-I9000M with stock JK4 installed, Froyo 2.2, rooted with lagfix. No other custom roms installed.
Thanks in advance.

You might want to tell us 'how' you bricked it?

sturmeh said:
You might want to tell us 'how' you bricked it?
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Updated the phone to Froyo 2.2 via keis.
Rooted it with SuperOneClick
Installed OCLF.
That's it. Worked great for 3 weeks, then noticed some force closures occurring. Reformatted the phone, pulled down all my apps from myroot backup. Updated all the apps that I had installed. Apps kept crashing and FC's still occurred. Pulled the battery, restarted the phone and that was it.

[Q] So, what should I do? I have a autonootered 1.01

I have been out of the loop with school for the past two weeks, and do not know where to start now. I love the rooted nook and do not think I want the OTA update, so wireless has been off for a day.
What should I do now, to either prevent an OTA update or otherwise install something ?
I do not know if I can push commands to it, I did not have to do that with the Autonooter. Can someone post the Dummies for Rooted Nook on what the next plan of action should be for someone in my case?
Catherine

Just go to the development. Forum and download he CWR 1.1 update.zip and apply it. Then flash an overclock kernel and life will be great!
Sent from my LogicPD Zoom2 using XDA App

I recently just got a NC and all I have done is auto-nooter 2.12.25. I want to install one of the newer (faster) kernels/froyo etc but I'm still not sure how to go about it. Have any link to help explain it better?

Need help with rooting the NC

Hey guys,
I got my Nook Color for Christmas and I really love it. However, now I would like to root it to get access to the Android Market etc.
Unfortunately I have no idea how to start. I read a bit in the NC Android development forum but I just got confused....
My Nook is not rooted and I have the latest B&N Update installed (The 1.1). Can anyone tell me, how I should start, what options I have and how I can do this>
Greetings,
Vect

On the first page http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=940630
Then root with http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=872490
Upgrade to 1.1 here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=932145

thank you!

EDIT: Okay, now it is working

[Q] Looking for a little help

Hello XDA forums! I am looking for someone to point me in the right direction while I try to upgrade my Bionic. I am not super savvy with this phone at the moment. I bought it right when it came out and rooted it as soon as there was a way to do so. I am running the stock rom. Other important info(at least I think so):
System version: 5.5.886
Android version: 2.3.4
Kernel version: 2.6.35.7
Build number: 5.5.1
So thats what I'm running rooted. I upgraded to this point, I believe using an update.zip to keep the root I had on the phone. My phone has been yelling at me for weeks now to upgrade to 5.5.893. I have been lazy and did not want to deal with setting up my interface again, BUT its time I dealt with this.
I'm looking for someone to tell me how I should upgrade unofficially keeping the root in the process or just updating officially and then rerooting. I am able to pick up on these processes so even just links to the right threads would be very helpful.

Before you do anything with the update, use the forever root so you don't lose root. I don't have the link but its not hard to find.
Sent from my DROID BIONIC using XDA App

Hi. Take the OTA to 893. You will likely lose root in the process, but that's ok. Next follow the step-by-step noob guide that you'll find in the general section.

Thank you! Yes I was pretty sure I was going to want to do this at some point. But I am currently rooted. Should I really do it now?

Okay so I think I'm going to upgrade via OTA and then follow the noob guide. So easy. I surfed other forums in the past and quickly decided this was the best one so I came here first! 20 minutes later I know what to do. Thanks!

the guide I was referring to is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1455888
I wrote the guide based on my experience, and my friend's experience with our bionics. If you follow directions it's really pretty straight forward.

Looks good thanks Tuckmobile.
One problem. My phone is failing the update. The last time I updated it was not through verizon. I'm assuming this is the problem. I'm also assuming it's not going to be an easy solution.
Edit: Another problem. I froze some apps using bloat freezer. I accidentally uninstalled bloat freezer. I can't reinstall it as it is not on the app market. I have a feeling I need to unfreeze apps if i want to update. Sigh....

Try the pathsaver tool. It should help you. The directions are not super clear so read carefully and I'm sure you can get it.

Yeah frozen apps are a problem. Let me know if pathsaver helps

Okay I do not have charged batteries atm and I have work soon so this will have to wait for tomorrow morning. But here is what I believe I should do.
First I will attempt pathsaver that I found on this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1433783
Then just do the Forever root that is in the noob section. Assuming the pathsaver works for me I should be on .893 rooted correct?(with of course the option to go to .901)

OTA update for VZW Galaxy Tab SCH-I800

I have a Verizon SCH-I800 that is running rooted stock 2.3.5. I have been getting OTA notices to update from EI04 to MC2. I have searched the web and found where one user successfully did it on plain stock. He says it is much smoother. It is still 2.3.5.
It fails when I try letting it update on my rooted stock, so I have been removing the update zip from cache so it won't try. But it keeps redownloading it.
Anyone else been successfully updated?
I am considering doctoring the update zip to remove the offending items that cause it to fail and try flashing that with my 4.1.5 CWM. But I just want to know if it is worth the effort.
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10.1 on emmc.

I went ahead and modified the update zip to remove the recovery patch and the kernel patch since I am using the kernel and recovery from the cubed3 ROM (overclocked and custom CWM) and I did not want them replaced. Flashed it with my custom CWM (4.1.5) and seems to be running okay. Too soon to know if better, but seems to run okay. At least it should stop the OTA downloads.
It is still 2.3.5 with the EI04 baseband but build says MC2 now. And it still has root.
Sent from my SCH-I800 using xda premium

After running for a while now with the update, it does seem smoother, especially when viewing pages with graphics or pictures. My Facebook app is very responsive now and it seemed to lag before.
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10.1 on emmc.

Well, I have a tale of woe. After using the updated system for a while, I discovered that root was broken. Su and superuser were still there, but not completely functional. So I tried to use my CWM to restore back to my prior setup. It would not boot after the restore. So I tried to use heimdall to reflash the rooted stock ROM. Heimdall failed to connect and I tried many things that I won't go into, but the bottom line is I bricked my device.
So my solution was to get a brand new VZW Galaxy Tab 2 7". I rolled my data plan over to it. I had been considering doing that anyway because the old GT was getting cranky sometimes. My case sort of fits and all my accessories work and the 4g LTE is blazingly fast.

don't dooooooo it
I was running el04 rooted and accidently ok'd the update. upgraded my tab into a fantastic paperweight
hadda find a recovery & learn heimdall just to get it usable again
on the bright side, I'm quite liking cyanogenmod

I'm on a completely stock i800 but haven't taken the update yet. Any recommendations? I don't use the tab for any real work, it is more just a convenient toy I got from someone who moved on to a better device. I prefer not to brick though...
My daily driver device is a rooted Bionic on Liquid.

Sidewalk said:
I'm on a completely stock i800 but haven't taken the update yet. Any recommendations? I don't use the tab for any real work, it is more just a convenient toy I got from someone who moved on to a better device. I prefer not to brick though...
My daily driver device is a rooted Bionic on Liquid.
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If it is completely stock and has not been rooted, you have no worries letting it update. Users on other forums have reported that it does run smoother and faster after updating. Only rooted users have an issue.
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10.1 on emmc.

Okay, I'll do that tonight.
What about rooting after?

Sidewalk said:
Okay, I'll do that tonight.
What about rooting after?
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Don't know how to do that. Someone else may know.
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10.1 on emmc.

Update error on Rooted 2.3.5 sch-i800
i have an i800 galaxy tab and I have it rooted on stock 2.3.5 and I am trying to download some update that VZW has for the tab. It looks like it is updating but it never does just flashes some screen with the (Android man with a triangle and exclamation "!"). then it just freezes on this screen and I have to hold power and reboot. I usually reboot and clear cache. I don't do a factory wipe but I do clear the cache. Is there a work around for updating a rooted 2.3.5. ROM?