I would like to get into the scene of rooting my phone now and exploring what it can do. Maybe there's not much it can do that I am expecting, but I won't know what its all about until I do it and get familiar with it.
So I was wondering if anyone could help me out and tell me the best/maybe easiest method to root my phone? It is the HTC Hero with software build of 2.31.651.7 and Firmware version 2.1 -update1
If I am able to root it, which rom would you all suggest I try out as a noob? I don't really want the Sprint TV or Amazon MP3 bloatware. I would like to be able to keep stuff like my gmail, Androidd market, Sprint GPS iff it matters. I would also like to be able to do some customizing in a similar way like with Launcher Pro Plus.
Am I able to root, and if so, can someone help me to be able to root my phone today?
Thank you for your help and time,
Whiteice
WhiteiceDMSTech said:
I would like to get into the scene of rooting my phone now and exploring what it can do. Maybe there's not much it can do that I am expecting, but I won't know what its all about until I do it and get familiar with it.
So I was wondering if anyone could help me out and tell me the best/maybe easiest method to root my phone? It is the HTC Hero with software build of 2.31.651.7 and Firmware version 2.1 -update1
If I am able to root it, which rom would you all suggest I try out as a noob? I don't really want the Sprint TV or Amazon MP3 bloatware. I would like to be able to keep stuff like my gmail, Androidd market, Sprint GPS iff it matters. I would also like to be able to do some customizing in a similar way like with Launcher Pro Plus.
Am I able to root, and if so, can someone help me to be able to root my phone today?
Thank you for your help and time,
Whiteice
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If you want to theme (i.e. decompiling framework and rebuilding) you need a DeOdex rom.
GMail and the Market are in every rom and I am pretty sure Sprint GPS is installable from its apk.
But once you have root access you can get RootExplorer and Navigate to /System/App (if its in the same spot as the evo) and delete the bloatware from your stock rom.
I would also like to know the root method of choice for the Hero.
I need to root someone elses phone.
Edit: These might be worth a look.
Rooting Guides/Tools:
Manual Rooting: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=804296
Unrevoked root method. Not sure if it works on 2.31.651.7. http://unrevoked.com
Universal Root App: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=747598
z4root app: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=833954
But remember... I am far from knowledgeable about the Hero, so wait for someone more experienced to confirm.
xNotta said:
If you want to theme (i.e. decompiling framework and rebuilding) you need a DeOdex rom.
GMail and the Market are in every rom and I am pretty sure Sprint GPS is installable from its apk.
But once you have root access you can get RootExplorer and Navigate to /System/App (if its in the same spot as the evo) and delete the bloatware from your stock rom.
I would also like to know the root method of choice for the Hero.
I need to root someone elses phone.
Edit: These might be worth a look.
Rooting Guides/Tools:
Manual Rooting: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=804296
Unrevoked root method. Not sure if it works on 2.31.651.7. http://unrevoked.com
Universal Root App: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=747598
z4root app: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=833954
But remember... I am far from knowledgeable about the Hero, so wait for someone more experienced to confirm.
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So when I install a custom rom, does it install the Sprint APK file for me, and then from that point I choose whether to install it or not? If that is the case, does it do this will all the default files and that is how you choose what you want to keep and delete?
Thanks,
Whiteice
WhiteiceDMSTech said:
So when I install a custom rom, does it install the Sprint APK file for me, and then from that point I choose whether to install it or not? If that is the case, does it do this will all the default files and that is how you choose what you want to keep and delete?
Thanks,
Whiteice
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Most roms have their bloatware removed and usually gets put in a folder on your SD card so you can install what the rom dev removed.
If you install an OTA based rom it will usually have the stock apps with some of the useless ones removed.
But if you use an AOSP rom, like Cyanogen, there wont be any HTC or Sprint apps.
It's really up to the rom dev to decide what they want in their rom.
Once you flash the new rom you can use RootExplorer or ADB to delete those apps that you don't want.
Is that what you were asking?
Also I found another root method:
SuperOneClick http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682
xNotta said:
Most roms have their bloatware removed and usually gets put in a folder on your SD card so you can install what the rom dev removed.
If you install an OTA based rom it will usually have the stock apps with some of the useless ones removed.
But if you use an AOSP rom, like Cyanogen, there wont be any HTC or Sprint apps.
It's really up to the rom dev to decide what they want in their rom.
Once you flash the new rom you can use RootExplorer or ADB to delete those apps that you don't want.
Is that what you were asking?
Also I found another root method:
SuperOneClick http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682
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Yes I think you answered it. Now I just need to know how to root, and what to do when I root to load a custom rom. I also need to find out which rom would be best for me to start out with?
Again, I would like to be able to load some of the default bloatware and rid the rest and then load up some programs from the apps market.
Thank you again,
Whiteice
WhiteiceDMSTech said:
Yes I think you answered it. Now I just need to know how to root, and what to do when I root to load a custom rom. I also need to find out which rom would be best for me to start out with?
Again, I would like to be able to load some of the default bloatware and rid the rest and then load up some programs from the apps market.
Thank you again,
Whiteice
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I would recommend rooting and exploring your current stock rom first untill you feel comfortable with installing a recovery, nandroid backing up, using the recovery to wipe/flashing the new rom.
When I first rooted my phone I was told to
spend a week reading how to root.
Root my stock rom.
Spend a week reading about new roms and how to flash and backup.
THEN try to flash a new rom.
Asking "Which rom is best" usually will get you flamed, It comes down to personal preference.
Here is the wiki of roms for the hero:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=CDMA_Hero_ROMs
First rom I flashed on my evo was a Fresh rom.
It's pretty stock with some tweaks done to it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=681856
And hopefully someone will be able to answer which rooting method to use.
I started a thread in the Q&A section:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=9323410
xNotta said:
I would recommend rooting and exploring your current stock rom first untill you feel comfortable with installing a recovery, nandroid backing up, using the recovery to wipe/flashing the new rom.
When I first rooted my phone I was told to
spend a week reading how to root.
Root my stock rom.
Spend a week reading about new roms and how to flash and backup.
THEN try to flash a new rom.
Asking "Which rom is best" usually will get you flamed, It comes down to personal preference.
Here is the wiki of roms for the hero:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=CDMA_Hero_ROMs
First rom I flashed on my evo was a Fresh rom.
It's pretty stock with some tweaks done to it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=681856
And hopefully someone will be able to answer which rooting method to use.
I started a thread in the Q&A section:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=9323410
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Ok, I like your idea about rooting with my stock rom first. I just need to figure out how now to root it.
I may be bugging you today if that is ok. You seem pretty helpful, and with doing something like this for your first time that you are not familiar with, well help is what I will need
I have also subscribed to your other thread you linked to. Hopefully something, at least for me, easy will come up to root my phone.
Thank you again for all your help,
Whiteice
WhiteiceDMSTech said:
Ok, I like your idea about rooting with my stock rom first. I just need to figure out how now to root it.
I may be bugging you today if that is ok. You seem pretty helpful, and with doing something like this for your first time that you are not familiar with, well help is what I will need
I have also subscribed to your other thread you linked to. Hopefully something, at least for me, easy will come up to root my phone.
Thank you again for all your help,
Whiteice
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The threads linked tell you how to root, just read them.
WhiteiceDMSTech said:
Ok, I like your idea about rooting with my stock rom first. I just need to figure out how now to root it.
I may be bugging you today if that is ok. You seem pretty helpful, and with doing something like this for your first time that you are not familiar with, well help is what I will need
I have also subscribed to your other thread you linked to. Hopefully something, at least for me, easy will come up to root my phone.
Thank you again for all your help,
Whiteice
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Not a problem, I know where you're coming from. I was terrified to root when I first read about it.
I'll try my best to answer what I can.
And if Unrevoked works with the .7 version, It basically does everything for you so it's really simple.
If you can check your Radio Baseband version and it's one of these, unrevoked should work.
But we should wait for someone to confirm.
(Should be in Menu -> Settings -> About Phone -> Software info)
HTC CDMA Hero, running radio baseband versions
1.04.01.09.21
2.41.04.02.02
2.42.01.04.23
2.42.01.04.27
Source: http://unrevoked.com/rootwiki/doku.php/public/forever
xNotta said:
Not a problem, I know where you're coming from. I was terrified to root when I first read about it.
I'll try my best to answer what I can.
And if Unrevoked works with the .7 version, It basically does everything for you so it's really simple.
If you can check your Radio Baseband version and it's one of these, unrevoked should work.
But we should wait for someone to confirm.
(Should be in Menu -> Settings -> About Phone -> Software info)
HTC CDMA Hero, running radio baseband versions
1.04.01.09.21
2.41.04.02.02
2.42.01.04.23
2.42.01.04.27
Source: http://unrevoked.com/rootwiki/doku.php/public/forever
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Again, thank you for your time and patience. I really want to do this and want to do it right. If something would go wrong, I wouldn't know what to do.
My radio baseband version is 2.42.01.04.27
Will wait to hear back or see if anyone can confirm it working.
What is unrevoked? I am guessing it's kind of a "one click" type thing that will root the phone, or is it more then that?
Thank you,
Whiteice
*EDIT* So I read your link and read up on it a little. I have a basic understanding of what it does, but again, this is all new to me
You know, the more I think about it, the more I think it would be easier to ruu back to .5 and root from there. I know for a fact that unrevoked will root .5, as its the method I used. Also, I've heard good things about regaw's root, too.
Just follow the directions EXACTLY and you can't go wrong.
Sent from my CDMA Hero. I got some hot Froyo-on-Hero action here!
Whatever happened to reading and trying? More importantly just reading.
WhiteiceDMSTech said:
Again, thank you for your time and patience. I really want to do this and want to do it right. If something would go wrong, I wouldn't know what to do.
My radio baseband version is 2.42.01.04.27
Will wait to hear back or see if anyone can confirm it working.
What is unrevoked? I am guessing it's kind of a "one click" type thing that will root the phone, or is it more then that?
Thank you,
Whiteice
*EDIT* So I read your link and read up on it a little. I have a basic understanding of what it does, but again, this is all new to me
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Okay, I wouldn't go off just radio versions...I would go off software versions.
I posted in the other thread of his and HAD recommended manually with ADB but now I would recommend using SuperOneClick. I've been searching google and it seems to be the more popular one. Have yet to read someone using Unrevoked.
Asadullah said:
Whatever happened to reading and trying? More importantly just reading.
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I think you have to sign a "No reading" clause when you register here. Or at least just to post in the Hero section...
stayclean said:
I think you have to sign a "No reading" clause when you register here. Or at least just to post in the Hero section...
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I appreciate it, thanks for the sarcasm guys.
The reading part has to do with how bad my ADHD is. Thus the reason why I am trying to find something a little easier and not so in depth.
But thanks again for the sarcasm. It's much appreciate being a noob and trying to find help.
Whiteice
WhiteiceDMSTech said:
I appreciate it, thanks for the sarcasm guys.
The reading part has to do with how bad my ADHD is. Thus the reason why I am trying to find something a little easier and not so in depth.
But thanks again for the sarcasm. It's much appreciate being a noob and trying to find help.
Whiteice
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ADHD, huh? Then you might be better off with a one click method. ADB method, while not difficult, requires a fair amount of reading and exact typing, or you get a hero shaped paperweight. Superoneclick seems to be the option of choice.
Sent from my CDMA Hero. I got some hot Froyo-on-Hero action here!
user7618 said:
ADHD, huh? Then you might be better off with a one click method. ADB method, while not difficult, requires a fair amount of reading and exact typing, or you get a hero shaped paperweight. Superoneclick seems to be the option of choice.
Sent from my CDMA Hero. I got some hot Froyo-on-Hero action here!
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Yes, its very bad, especially when it comes to reading. It is very VERY frustrating when you want to be able to read something but you can't.
Back on topic, thank you for the advice. Now to try and find out which one click method would be best for my phone.
Thank you again for your help and understanding,
Whiteice
WhiteiceDMSTech said:
Yes, its very bad, especially when it comes to reading. It is very VERY frustrating when you want to be able to read something but you can't.
Back on topic, thank you for the advice. Now to try and find out which one click method would be best for my phone.
Thank you again for your help and understanding,
Whiteice
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No problem.
Sent from my CDMA Hero. I got some hot Froyo-on-Hero action here!
stayclean said:
I think you have to sign a "No reading" clause when you register here. Or at least just to post in the Hero section...
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He must not have read it when he joined. Hypocrite.
My Evo made me Swype this from the XDA App.
Try the xda wiki page for the hero... has all good information linked in one place.
Let me say I had an EVO and used Unrevoked to root it and all I did was use that for wifi.
So now I have an unrooted Nexus. I am in a position that I want some of the custom things but have not rooted and a lot of this technical stuff floors me at this point and I do not want to brick my phone.
Can anyone tell me what it means to install via recovery, how to do a backup and what deoxxed (I know it is spelled wrong) is?
I want to put a custom home screen, I like the blue market I see and I like the clear MMS that is posted, but the install instructions just confuses me.
Sorry if this is a stupid question, but I really am wanting to customize my Nexus 4G.
steveh552 said:
Let me say I had an EVO and used Unrevoked to root it and all I did was use that for wifi.
So now I have an unrooted Nexus. I am in a position that I want some of the custom things but have not rooted and a lot of this technical stuff floors me at this point and I do not want to brick my phone.
Can anyone tell me what it means to install via recovery, how to do a backup and what deoxxed (I know it is spelled wrong) is?
I want to put a custom home screen, I like the blue market I see and I like the clear MMS that is posted, but the install instructions just confuses me.
Sorry if this is a stupid question, but I really am wanting to customize my Nexus 4G.
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Check out the One Click Root thread in the Nexus S 4G Development section. See if that helps a little more. Your probably going to get flamed for posting this in this section, but oh well. Read that and try to get rooted first. Then if you need more help after that feel free to shoot me a PM and ill try to help you more. Read different threads as well, just search XDA for root NS4G. Hit me up if you need some help with anything.
Sent from my Nexus S 4G using XDA Premium App
steveh552 said:
Let me say I had an EVO and used Unrevoked to root it and all I did was use that for wifi.
So now I have an unrooted Nexus. I am in a position that I want some of the custom things but have not rooted and a lot of this technical stuff floors me at this point and I do not want to brick my phone.
Can anyone tell me what it means to install via recovery, how to do a backup and what deoxxed (I know it is spelled wrong) is?
I want to put a custom home screen, I like the blue market I see and I like the clear MMS that is posted, but the install instructions just confuses me.
Sorry if this is a stupid question, but I really am wanting to customize my Nexus 4G.
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I went through the exact same thing. If you start reading more threads it will start coming to you. When you root, you need the drivers (adb and fastboot) installed on your computer, they come with either pdanet or sdk which you can find the download links to with a quick search of the forums. Find the stickied section of NS4G dev section and those should have all the files you need. Cwm is Clockwork Mod Recovery. It is flashed after unlocking the bootloader using a command prompt. After rooting and flashing cwm, you boot into recovery(cwm) and follow the instructions from a root guide to flash your new rom. I think BuglessPete has a great tutorial on root and flashing a rom. Find that and you're good to go. Don't get discouraged. It is NOT as hard or complicated as it seems. You will be surprised at how simple these guys have made it for us newcomers. Make sure you give them a thanks.
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So it was a day from you know what. I got rooted first this morning, I did the first update that I wanted which was the blue market, epic fail. I spent the whole day trying to get my market to work again, no go. I had not backed up (stupid me) and when put that new market in it was a FC galore. I tried downloading other market apk's including the market that is due to be released and none would install. I ended up flashing the phone with Oxygen ROM. Now I have to get the phone back to the way I like it, lots of apps to download (not sure why they did not restore since I am set to back up/restore from google servers) and go from there.
I will be doing more I am sure, lots of reading to do. Thanks to the two of you.
I'm pretty new to rooting and flashing. My bionic is my first android or smart phone at all for that matter. A couple weeks ago I rooted and flashed r3blurr3d 1.7 and have been running that pretty happily. I want to flash the new SHIFT3R base and one of the PAX but a couple things have me extremely confused.
According to my phone information I am running system version 5.5.892. I'm reading all these posts about the radio and kernel upgrades and that forever root is needed and such and clearly i'm missing something. Do I need to flash back to stock and do OTA updates before moving forward with SHIFT3R and such? I've been looking for a step by step on what to do to get my phone up to date AND running one of these ROMS but im really freaking confused.
I sound like a huge noob to this and I am. Just looking for some guidance.
EDIT: What I think I understand is I need to flash to go back to stock 5.886, flash 7.893, and proceed from there. Is that correct?
Essem said:
I'm pretty new to rooting and flashing. My bionic is my first android or smart phone at all for that matter. A couple weeks ago I rooted and flashed r3blurr3d 1.7 and have been running that pretty happily. I want to flash the new SHIFT3R base and one of the PAX but a couple things have me extremely confused.
According to my phone information I am running system version 5.5.892. I'm reading all these posts about the radio and kernel upgrades and that forever root is needed and such and clearly i'm missing something. Do I need to flash back to stock and do OTA updates before moving forward with SHIFT3R and such? I've been looking for a step by step on what to do to get my phone up to date AND running one of these ROMS but im really freaking confused.
I sound like a huge noob to this and I am. Just looking for some guidance.
EDIT: What I think I understand is I need to flash to go back to stock 5.886, flash 7.893, and proceed from there. Is that correct?
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Good questions and its always better to ask first and thought a noob, than to come back here looking for info on how to fix a brick.
Alot of people here have great information. However, take the time to understand root and flashing before you go too much further. Root sounds scary but really isn't. Flashing sounds dangerous but really isn't....if you know what you're doing and not do anything you're unsure of.
take the time to read the FAQ's about rooting and flashing. Understand Recovery. know what Kernel and baseband mean. It won't take long. There's a decent FAQ about How to Root in this sub forum. Over in the DEV forum, there are a couple of threads about how to do this.
You do NOT need a new kernel to flash...though a ROM may come with one or require it.
you should understand Recovery before flashing. This is a MUST.
Make your backups. With Recovery and backups, you almost always have a way home.
And absolutely, no matter how stupid it sounds, ASK THOSE QUESTIONS.
I'm new to Bionic so I can't help you with details about this phone, yet. However, I'm not new to Android and I'm not new to Rooting for Flashing. It sounds like you know enough to get in trouble. So, go back to those FAQ,s and understand the basics now, you won't have problems later.
good luck.
alodar1 said:
Good questions and its always better to ask first and thought a noob, than to come back here looking for info on how to fix a brick.
Alot of people here have great information. However, take the time to understand root and flashing before you go too much further. Root sounds scary but really isn't. Flashing sounds dangerous but really isn't....if you know what you're doing and not do anything you're unsure of.
take the time to read the FAQ's about rooting and flashing. Understand Recovery. know what Kernel and baseband mean. It won't take long. There's a decent FAQ about How to Root in this sub forum. Over in the DEV forum, there are a couple of threads about how to do this.
You do NOT need a new kernel to flash...though a ROM may come with one or require it.
you should understand Recovery before flashing. This is a MUST.
Make your backups. With Recovery and backups, you almost always have a way home.
And absolutely, no matter how stupid it sounds, ASK THOSE QUESTIONS.
I'm new to Bionic so I can't help you with details about this phone, yet. However, I'm not new to Android and I'm not new to Rooting for Flashing. It sounds like you know enough to get in trouble. So, go back to those FAQ,s and understand the basics now, you won't have problems later.
good luck.
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I figured out my bionic specific question but thanks so much for the advice. When you talk about backups I hear about nandroid backups and thats something I haven't done, is that what everyone does and what I should be doing? If so, what does a nandroid backup do for me and when should I backup?
Essem said:
I figured out my bionic specific question but thanks so much for the advice. When you talk about backups I hear about nandroid backups and thats something I haven't done, is that what everyone does and what I should be doing? If so, what does a nandroid backup do for me and when should I backup?
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Nandroid backup is done through clockwork recovery (CWR aka CWM).
It backs up your entire system exactly as it is so if you ever mess something up, you can just restore that backup and your phone will come out exactly how it was when you made that backup (system settings, apps, preferences, SMS/MMS, everything)
Essem said:
I figured out my bionic specific question but thanks so much for the advice. When you talk about backups I hear about nandroid backups and thats something I haven't done, is that what everyone does and what I should be doing? If so, what does a nandroid backup do for me and when should I backup?
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As Tivo explained, its Clockwork Recovery. If you do not have this installed, it should be your next step. With CWR you create the nandoids mentioned before. These are your lifeline in case of a bad flash. You can always go backwards if you have them.
I'm surprised you've rooted and flashed with out having a custom recovery installed. In most root instructions, recovery is almost always mentioned up front.
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Essem said:
I figured out my bionic specific question but thanks so much for the advice. When you talk about backups I hear about nandroid backups and thats something I haven't done, is that what everyone does and what I should be doing? If so, what does a nandroid backup do for me and when should I backup?
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alodar1 said:
As Tivo explained, its Clockwork Recovery. If you do not have this installed, it should be your next step. With CWR you create the nandoids mentioned before. These are your lifeline in case of a bad flash. You can always go backwards if you have them.
I'm surprised you've rooted and flashed with out having a custom recovery installed. In most root instructions, recovery is almost always mentioned up front.
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Here's a link to the Recovery info and how to use the recovery and make the backups
First post from an Android Noob. I just want to get a few things straight before I do anything to my new Droid 4.
Basically, the only reasons I want to root my phone (for now) are (1) to use Titanium Backup for backup purposes, and (2) to use wireless tethering
First, I want to make sure that rooting the D4 this early in the game is stable enough and reversible if needed. From what I'm reading here, I gather that the risks are acceptable.
I'm running Linux (openSUSE), so I plan on using skylarmb's Linux/Mac utility from the Dev section. I gather that there have been no problems running that script? Anything I should be looking out for?
Regarding OTA updates, my understanding is that if I accept one, it would most likely break root until the devs find a way around it, and that I would still be able to use my phone for all non-rooted stuff. Is that right?
Now, a 'nandroid' backup. From what I understand, that is a backup of the current ROM on the phone. Is that something I need to do if I'm not currently planning on flashing other ROMs? Is it enough to just run backups of apps & data through TB?
That's all for now, I think. Thanks!
Fuddster said:
I'm running Linux (openSUSE), so I plan on using skylarmb's Linux/Mac utility from the Dev section. I gather that there have been no problems running that script? Anything I should be looking out for?
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In case anyone is interested, I went ahead and rooted my D4 using skylarm's Linux utility. Worked like a charm and haven't had any troubles since then.
Fuddster said:
Now, a 'nandroid' backup. From what I understand, that is a backup of the current ROM on the phone. Is that something I need to do if I'm not currently planning on flashing other ROMs? Is it enough to just run backups of apps & data through TB?
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Would still like a comment or two on this. Is a nandroid something I have to consider if I'm not going to be flashing ROMs (at least not yet)?
Fuddster said:
In case anyone is interested, I went ahead and rooted my D4 using skylarm's Linux utility. Worked like a charm and haven't had any troubles since then.
Would still like a comment or two on this. Is a nandroid something I have to consider if I'm not going to be flashing ROMs (at least not yet)?
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A nandroid backup is a good idea before you start making changes. It gives you a fall back to restore if something goes wrong while making changes.
Fuddster said:
In case anyone is interested, I went ahead and rooted my D4 using skylarm's Linux utility. Worked like a charm and haven't had any troubles since then.
Would still like a comment or two on this. Is a nandroid something I have to consider if I'm not going to be flashing ROMs (at least not yet)?
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I just did a full backup using Safestrap Recovery. It's definitely a must do if you are going to do ANY modifications to a rooted phone. The Nanadroid backup is essentially a copy of your phone's current state and comes in handy when testing out new roms. You can easily restore a backup and you're right where you were before you flashed it.
Thanks for the recommendations. I'll keep them in mind, especially before I try anything risky...
I was never into following what is going on with smartphones. So i have a few questions so that i dont feel lost.
So i want to root my phone. I have done it before, its pretty simple, i will just follow the guide. Are there any reported bricks coming out because of rooting moto g2 or is it relatively safe?
Then since i was going to do a hard reset for the root i thought about using another ROM. I dont generally know anything about mods. I only know the famous cyanogen mod. Is it working good with moto g2? Are there any problems? Is development ongoing? I think i saw a guide but i missed the link btw.
Now i generally dont care about my phone looking great with 3D stuff and gimmicks for showing. I want it to be as fast as it can be and ready to do as many things as it can. Thats why i am rooting it btw. So that i can do things that unrooted wont permit me and so that i can block adds for example in order to make it a bit faster and less power/data draining.
So is the CM mod okay with what i need?
And finally, since lollipop is coming out, should i wait for it to be available before i do anything in case that there would be a lollipop CM for moto g 2 or this would probably take too much time so i better do the hard reset now? Btw i am not sure if CM mod can be upgraded without hard reset in which case i am good to go.
P.S. I am not even sure if CM is really better than official. Any hints why it is better?
Thanks for your time.
U can easily root without brick.
NUKE1989 said:
So i want to root my phone.
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No bricks reported from rooting only so far. It's a relatively safe procedure. CM12 is still in it's early days. Across all devices there are still various bugs. If you like to try lollipop there are two possibilities. Wait for ota (be sure to unroot and restore stock recovery. OTA won't install if you are rooted or have a custom recovery). Or you can try TitanPrimeROM (not the cm version). Its based on stock and runs quite nicely.
Thank you for the replies.
So i think i am going to just root the phone. But i wanna ask why is this thread locked? Is there any problems with this guide?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g-2014/development/guide-root-moto-g-2nd-gen-2014-t2874245
Dont take tention root the device.
NUKE1989 said:
Thank you for the replies.
So i think i am going to just root the phone. But i wanna ask why is this thread locked? Is there any problems with this guide?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g-2014/development/guide-root-moto-g-2nd-gen-2014-t2874245
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Outdated and unofficial. Use this TWRP 2.8.4.0 Touch Recovery [OFFICIAL] [TITAN]
doppelhelix said:
Outdated and unofficial. Use this TWRP 2.8.4.0 Touch Recovery [OFFICIAL] [TITAN]
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Damn i just rooted it with 2.7.1.1 cause i saw there were backs with the one i posted but couldnt find a more recent one.
I guess i will have to do it again... Thanks though!
And one final question, every time i want to change a rom it is like doing a hard reset right? There isnt anything like backup or something that will help me keep apps and data while changing roms.
NUKE1989 said:
Damn i just rooted it with 2.7.1.1 cause i saw there were backs with the one i posted but couldnt find a more recent one.
I guess i will have to do it again... Thanks though!
And one final question, every time i want to change a rom it is like doing a hard reset right? There isnt anything like backup or something that will help me keep apps and data while changing roms.
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You can try Titanium Backup.. It allows you to backup your apps and reload them in a new ROM..