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Wait for Froyo or root now?

Hi all. I've had my Nexus for about three weeks now, and while I originally bought it for Froyo, I'm getting impatient and have the urge to root and try ROMs like CM and Modaco.
Should I wait or just root and do it?
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i rooted mine yesterday and only had it for 4 days.... havent even gotten the bill yet.... i bought it to hack

Even if you root you can still install Froyo. Its not like you're losing the ability to install Froyo by rooting. Actually, you don't even have to root to install Froyo now irrc..

I say go for it.
Then again, I'm a bad influence, and have a reputation for voiding warranties.
I rooted my phone within the first hour I had it - haven't looked back

Even if you root you can still install Froyo. Its not like you're losing the ability to install Froyo by rooting. Actually, you don't even have to root to install Froyo now irrc..
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I have an AT&T Nexus One so I can't flash Froyo without root.
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I say go for it.
Then again, I'm a bad influence, and have a reputation for voiding warranties.
I rooted my phone within the first hour I had it - haven't looked back
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My phone looks to be fine. No screen, wifi, or any sort of issues. But I've read that HTC still fixes unlocked phones (at least sometimes). I'm just afraid of paying $530 for this thing and then bricking it. Haha.
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tjsimmons said:
My phone looks to be fine. No screen, wifi, or any sort of issues. But I've read that HTC still fixes unlocked phones (at least sometimes). I'm just afraid of paying $530 for this thing and then bricking it. Haha.
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There is no chance of bricking it unless you update the radio. You won't have to update the radio to flash most 2.1 ROMs.... you will have to when you upgrade to Froyo. Might as well go ahead and screw around on 2.1 for now

tjsimmons said:
My phone looks to be fine. No screen, wifi, or any sort of issues. But I've read that HTC still fixes unlocked phones (at least sometimes). I'm just afraid of paying $530 for this thing and then bricking it. Haha.
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I recently sent my phone in rooted for repair and htc didn't mind.
got it back a couple days later but it was locked again.

There is no chance of bricking it unless you update the radio. You won't have to update the radio to flash most 2.1 ROMs.... you will have to when you upgrade to Froyo. Might as well go ahead and screw around on 2.1 for now
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Hmm. I'll have to look at some of the ROMs then and see what I like.
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Does anyone else appreciate the irony of someone asking XDA if they should root?
It's like asking a kleptomaniac if you should shoplift.

I didn't root for 3 months until last week when I finally rooted. With froyo so close I thought about waiting. But once I rooted its now obvious that rooting is the way to go. Don't even worry about the official update coming. Just root it and you will have the official update earlier than if you don't root. Plus cyanogen is such a great ROM and totally worth it.

Okay so, I'm going to root and look at flashing some ROMs. Any guides out there? I see the sticky in General for Sense UI, but I'm not terribly sure if that's what I should follow or what.
Thanks!

Edit: started new thread.

just a quick question to you topic creator..im very new to rooting and flashing roms myself may i ask what guide you used to lear to do it?

mykeldrip said:
just a quick question to you topic creator..im very new to rooting and flashing roms myself may i ask what guide you used to lear to do it?
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In General Paul posted a guide from stock N1 to Sense UI/CM (it's a sticky). I just went down that and it worked great.

codesplice said:
It's like asking a kleptomaniac if you should shoplift.
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Hey it's not like we do it because we want to, we have to!

Lmao, sooooo true

[Q] Galaxy S I9000 overall help needed

so i bought my galaxy s last november and was super excited for the super phone it looked like, it is my first android phone and started off amazing. a few weeks after i got it i downloaded 'kies' where i was supposed to be able to update to 2.2, but it completely fried the internal sd card, and bricked me phone :0.
luckily i had a full return warranty for one month with Virgin Mobile Canada (i'm from toronto)
since i got a new I9000 i got the 2.2 firmware to work (with great trouble!) and now have no trust for samsung's Kies program.
i have loved some froyo for the past few months and am a huge android fan,
recently i'm hearing of the gingerbread update coming to the galaxy s in canada very soon, now i'm not sure whether to trust kies with this possible bricking update or not.
so that's why i'm here, to ask for information on the easiest, safest way to root my galaxy s so that i can have the gingerbread update, i am a total beginner with rooting or even the idea of it, and would greatly appreciate any help that is given!
another smaller note is i am getting a message on my galaxy lately that says 'database storage is nearly full' with a popup that looks like a red SD card symbol.
what does this mean none of the internal memory is close to full in any way at all!
so to sum it all up should i trust Kies for Gingerbread?
should i give rooting a try? (and how is the easiest/safest way to do it?!)
and what is with this memory almost full message about?
thanks for any replies everyone!

you dont need to root to update outside of kies, its done with other software on your computer. With that being said, i would think if you are a beginner it would be easier/safer to do it through kies.

can you refer me to a way to update my firmware outside of kies?

Read through this - if after a couple of read throughs you understand what to do, go for it... otherwise yeah you might just be better off sticking to Kies.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=723596

http://www.theandroidsoul.com/how-to-install-xxjvo-android-2-3-3-gingerbread-rom-on-your-galaxy-s/
seems like a good guide with video...

Okay thanks everyone!
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just flashed 2.3 successfully, awesome thanks again!

hhmm I think since 1st day I got my sgs I have never used kies for update coz I read some forums saying there's chances updating process gets broken then u need to manually flash ur phone.
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ndlianke said:
hhmm I think since 1st day I got my sgs I have never used kies for update coz I read some forums saying there's chances updating process gets broken then u need to manually flash ur phone.
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+1 I preordered mine and the first upgrade I did was one of Darkys first roms. just remembered how awesome i felt when I got my hands on the steel edition rom. Oh the memories.
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TettZor said:
+1 I preordered mine and the first upgrade I did was one of Darkys first roms. just remembered how awesome i felt when I got my hands on the steel edition rom. Oh the memories.
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Haha understand how u felt.my 1st custom rom was darky 8.it was marvellous.then tried miui, cm7,juwe,kitchen.still sticking with darky's now
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[Q] The LG Thrill,Finally Got It! looking for help

Hello Guys,
starting with a ton of thanks to all of you, that let this place be the wonderful place it is for people looking for some news and advices etc. etc. etc.
and absolutly sorry in advance if i havent find what i'm looking for, boring people with the noob thread,but that's it, i've a couple of questions.
i finally got my LG Thrill 4G and i live in Italy and quite everything is working fine with the stock rom, but i've yet customized my old (bad) Motorola Backflip with a GB Rom,and i would like to test some customized Rom,but for example is hard to find the Rom, cause dead links, and i have a couple of questions:
1-i've rooted the phone and installed the CWM (and it works, cause i accidentally delete some system file and done a restore with a saved backup through the recovery) i've also downloaded from market the Rom manager ,but doesn't recognized my recovery and ask me again to flash the cwm, but it shows just the Optimus v and the Optimus 2x options not the thrill or the O3D. so the question is, how is it possible that it doesn't recognize it? is a problem between the download from the market,i'm pretty sure to have followed instructions in the right way, cause it works. why there isn't the right choiche for the thrill?some suggestions? Thanks in Advance
2-i'm in Italy so i can't use a lot of bloat like every kind of at&t stuff and i was wondering if ,like for the Rom customized,there is a way just to trash all of this things i never use,cause sometimes i received message you cant trash it.
there is a particolar procedur to follow to don't lose some system file uninstalling them?
and finally the third
i've seen that some of the Rom of the O3D i can use on the thrill,there some problems with the radio,or some advice in using an "european" Rom in an usa phone?
thanks to all

Return it as quick as you can..i'm serious
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eg94 said:
Return it as quick as you can..i'm serious
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i'm here you have some news?
thanks

Install a terminal emulator and find the 5.0.2.7 cwm
Link is in the development section, run the script.then
U can flash the 5.8.1.5 full touch cement.its badass
I m also using the v6 supercharger script and it works
Great as well.read as much as u can,it is possible to work
With the thrill
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eg94 said:
Return it as quick as you can..i'm serious
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It's a fantastic phone as far as hardware. The majority of us are a bit bitter over the lack of software support from manufacturer/carrier in the US. If you have the 30 day return policy, I'd give the phone a chance.

I really like mine. Stick with the stock ROM, just remove all of the bloat ware. Other ROMS aren't ready yet. Maybe they never will be, but at least stock works.

I used the Galaxy One-Click Root program and(yes it worked) then removed all of the garbage AT&T junked it up with. Runs great other than the camera acting wonky every now and again. I agree about staying with official build rom. As bad as I want Gingerbread, I'm not wanting the headache of what works, and what doesn't work.

jball said:
Install a terminal emulator and find the 5.0.2.7 cwm
Link is in the development section, run the script.then
U can flash the 5.8.1.5 full touch cement.its badass
I m also using the v6 supercharger script and it works
Great as well.read as much as u can,it is possible to work
With the thrill
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intresting, and thanks to all for a lot of answers.
now i'm in a trouble, i'm trying a couple of rom,the Thriller, and now i'm on the Thrill seeker, and i've done a backup from the cwm but now on this rom it doesn't recognize it, some suggestions?
i've had a lot of games and a lots of setting on the pages and i dont want to reorganize everything.
let me know.
thanks in advance

nuclearwinterxxx said:
It's a fantastic phone as far as hardware. The majority of us are a bit bitter over the lack of software support from manufacturer/carrier in the US. If you have the 30 day return policy, I'd give the phone a chance.
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i think it too , and here in italy we dont' have a policy like this, here the O3D costs about 600 euros, and is really not affordable.
but in any case i've got mine and i'm really happy with it.
just the battery is a bit sad,but nothing major looking at galaxy s2 or other smartphone.
i'm very glad about it.

emilianopaz said:
now i'm in a trouble, i'm trying a couple of rom,the Thriller, and now i'm on the Thrill seeker, and i've done a backup from the cwm but now on this rom it doesn't recognize it, some suggestions?
i've had a lot of games and a lots of setting on the pages and i dont want to reorganize everything.
let me know.
thanks in advance
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What i was trying to say is that i would like to restore a backup
Made on stock rom in a customized rom,is possible?
i've solved the md5 mismatch thanks to the procedure.
But now i have again my stock rom,with battery sucking a lot
And bloatware,some suggestions?

emilianopaz said:
just the battery is a bit sad
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extended battery (haven't tried it, though)

Another silly question:
I've tested a couple of roms and i'm trying using a O3D,but i've read that GB Roms have 3d issues.
Wich is one Froyo based Rom that goes fast and stable,without battery draining and can still use 3d and hdmi?
If i update the baseband to GB,i can restore or install Froyo Roms,without change it?
Many thanks to all.
P.s.
Just to let you know, in Italy,on my thrill,
Thriller,and Thrill_seeker are good,but also the doomed Froyo.
The stock Rom of O3D is good too,but still drain batt.
Thanks to all.
Stavo pensando se c'e' bisogno di qualche traduzione in italiano per i miei compaesani,che come me hanno acquistato un bel Thrill.
Saluti.
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help rooting Verizon Tab

i picked up a used first generation(7" SCH-I800) VZW Galaxy Tab on Craigslist a couple weeks ago and have had a series of problems while trying to root it or even connect it to my computer.
im looking for Verizon specific instructions if anyone can make that happen.
i have a Windows 7 64bit PC and every time i try to install the drivers it fails. i do NOT have the Kies option in the USB connect menu in settings, only Media Play and Mass Storage. i downloaded Kies from Samsung website and installed it, and again the driver failed to install properly.
i know theres a bunch of people out there with rooted/rom'd Verizon branded Tabs. i'd love to figure out how you guys are doing it.
any help would be greatly appreciated.

nothing? nobody here has a rooted Verizon Tab?

I've got the same tab. Been trying to root it for weeks. Z4 wont work, superoneclick hangs and the tab turns off but only goes into standby and doesnt really get rooted. I would deff make a donation to anyone who can help, I cant wait to get rid of all the verizon bloatware on this thing!

davidd1493 said:
I've got the same tab. Been trying to root it for weeks. Z4 wont work, superoneclick hangs and the tab turns off but only goes into standby and doesnt really get rooted. I would deff make a donation to anyone who can help, I cant wait to get rid of all the verizon bloatware on this thing!
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can you connect your tab to a PC?

Dl odin and do a sesrch for cw5. Go to samsung site and dl the driver for your tab.put it in dl mode.power button plus volume down.open up odin plsce the cw5 file you just dl in the pda box.hoom up tab and hit start.rooted and ready to run ics in two mins.
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Dl the kernal and rom on your tab before you switch to cwm5. Makes it a lot easier.I just did all steps a few days ago so iknow it works.
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The topic can be found in development section.under ics help.it literlly walks you tgrough it.Again I can't stress this enough dl rom gaps and kernal to sd card before you upgrade to cwm5. Ssving you the headache it caused me.gl and enjoy.
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rjumawan said:
The topic can be found in development section.under ics help.it literlly walks you tgrough it.Again I can't stress this enough dl rom gaps and kernal to sd card before you upgrade to cwm5. Ssving you the headache it caused me.gl and enjoy.
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found the thread, followed instructions, "failed to detect compatible device"
again, i dont have the Win7 64bit drivers

Get drivers from the samsung website.that's what I did.much faster than keis
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Vzw cwm mia
I have googled and searched for the proper kernel, cwm and zip files to flash ICS to my VERIZON Tab but no look....anyone? Help please? I am already rooted on 2.3.5

cmross13 said:
found the thread, followed instructions, "failed to detect compatible device"
again, i dont have the Win7 64bit drivers
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hey where did you find it? i couldnt find.. the link for the thread please send me the link thanks i been trying looking for stable root for my sch-800 for month now.. but couldn't find the right for my sch i800 thanks for reply.

XxExtremeHDxX said:
hey where did you find it? i couldnt find.. the link for the thread please send me the link thanks i been trying looking for stable root for my sch-800 for month now.. but couldn't find the right for my sch i800 thanks for reply.
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bump because me too

rjumawan said:
Dl odin and do a sesrch for cw5. Go to samsung site and dl the driver for your tab.put it in dl mode.power button plus volume down.open up odin plsce the cw5 file you just dl in the pda box.hoom up tab and hit start.rooted and ready to run ics in two mins.
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The cwmr I got from the official website is a zip
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Im going to be real with y'all this to me is the most weird root i have ever had to do. I have rooted every android device i have owned with no problem but this just doesn't make sense to me. How do I root this blasted thing? No one can give me a straight answer some say zroot that doesn't work some say superoneclick that doesn't work. Is it the fact that its the sch 1800 from verizon? I don't understand why this device is so difficult to root can some one point me to a video or a direct like so i can read up on it cause its not making sense to me.
Thanks

CZEN2 said:
Im going to be real with y'all this to me is the most weird root i have ever had to do. I have rooted every android device i have owned with no problem but this just doesn't make sense to me. How do I root this blasted thing? No one can give me a straight answer some say zroot that doesn't work some say superoneclick that doesn't work. Is it the fact that its the sch 1800 from verizon? I don't understand why this device is so difficult to root can some one point me to a video or a direct like so i can read up on it cause its not making sense to me.
Thanks
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/archive/index.php/t-1376674.html
This worked for me, I just need to flash the latest cwmr I guess
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Oops double post lol
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Kenneth.Torres said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/archive/index.php/t-1376674.html
This worked for me, I just need to flash the latest cwmr I guess
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best directions i have seen yet but i still couldn't get this to work. getting stuck on step 11 one of the partitions cant be located every time i do it its a different one. I think I may just give up on this I don't understand why its this difficult but i guess these is the breaks

woop woop!! i got it!

I finally got my phone back! Rooted ics from xbsa. All seems to be working fine. I had to reset my laptop, I got a virus that was slowly eating away at my system32 folder, which is why I was having such a hard time flashing any from successfully. Anyway I got another thrill, so if anyone needs a guinee pig, I have a test phone and time on my hands. Thank you all for your help!:laugh:

Which baseband did you put on your phone?

@pollutedmuse have u rooted on official ics? if yes kindly help me too
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I flashed xbsav28broot.zip which is pre rooted and has twrp. Now she's on the v8 rom. I have been trying to root my other thrill which is running stock 30b and havn't been successful at all, for some reason the drivers are showing up. As for base band, that is a problem because both devices are omap4430/xmm6260, as such, they are on euro networks. I know from developer xbsall threads (check out his roms, very cool stuff) that I need a different baseband, and to change the network commands, but inspire of hours riffleing through sea threads I have yet to find instructions. I am sorry I couldn't be more help, I am brand new to this stuff. Good luck fellas. Drasric00 created a great thread "a moons guide to xbsa v8 ice 3d with acid audio" tremendously helpful, except for the baseband thing.
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