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Chance of bricking..?

Hi people,
I'm new to this forum and this is my first thread..
Here is my situation, i just recently bought a Captivate through ebay and its locked.. I will try to find the unlock code using the method in this forum.. after i unlock it, i think i would love to update the android os to 2.2..
will any of this process have the slightly chance of bricking my Captivate?
i will not try to root my Captivate yet coz of the possibility of bricking it..
I will wait until there are solutions to this bricking thing, or when i feel bored i might try this.. ^_^
also, if you guys are kind enough, i would love to know what all kind of things that will brick a Captivate..
Thanks..

I am no expert but XDA helped me with my first smartphone (Palm Treo 750 bought on ebay) and I did everything without any problem. You need to read much until you understand everything clearly and always follow the instructions step by step because these guys know their stuff. Currently buy a Captivate. I love this phone. Already rooted and Im to upgrade FroYo without fear because if it becomes a brick I know that here finds it solution. Good luck.

got to read
Yep, that's the key. Read, read, read, and then you will have to read some more! I'm new to the board also, and this is my first smartphone. I've spent the past month reading threads in the development section when I have the chance (which is not very often...) and there is still a LOT of reading and learning I need to do!
Don't forget to use the search, which might or might not help. Honestly the biggest help is to read all the posts in all the threads - which will take a while!!
Lot's of great help on this board. I'm pretty close to feeling up to speed enough to cook this thing without fear of bricking...

I would wait a while before you do anything like installing the JI6 Froyo ROM. From what I've read, you have more chance of bricking your Cappy during that process than by doing anything else.
BTW, by just rooting or unlocking your unit you have very little chance of bricking your phone. It's what you can do after you root your phone that can cause it to brick. lol
Like the above poster said; "READ, READ, READ" and then when you decide you want to do something, read some more. I've been reading these forums since before August 15 when I got my captivate, and I STILL haven't done anything like rooting because I'm staying "stock" until the official froyo update is released.

Thanks for the nice reply guys.. and yes, i will keep on reading through this forum..
btw, from what i understand, rooting will enable your phone to install android apps from worldwide market right? does it safe? i mean, i heard that someone bricked their phone while installing some apps..

If you are interested in side-loading apps, try the Android Sideload Wonder Machine (it's called something like that). It works well for me. I'm not sure if this is exactly what you are looking for, but it is useful to know.

LK89 said:
Thanks for the nice reply guys.. and yes, i will keep on reading through this forum..
btw, from what i understand, rooting will enable your phone to install android apps from worldwide market right? does it safe? i mean, i heard that someone bricked their phone while installing some apps..
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once you are rooted, you would still have to enable market access (for apps outside your att restricted market)
i would like to see how installing an app bricked a phone.....i call shens.
rooting is easy, and just by rooting your phone you wont brick it. you would actually have to do something to harm it. even then, its all recoverable via ODIN.

Sorry for a noob question.. but, what is JI6? ^_^

JI6 is the version of froyo (android 2.2). Go on the phone to settings-> about phone-> it's in the baseband version. Mine is I897UCJI6 (froyo).

[Q] Please help me out guys!

A friend of mine asked me to root his phone for him. I personally have a rooted and ROM'ed Samsung Epic so this is not exactly new to me. My first question is what is the best way to root and ROM this phone? After searching around my head is spinning a bit about this. For my Epic I was able to do a one click root that also installed CWM. After that I was able to use Clockwork to flash new ROM's and kernels.Second the reason he gave me for wanting to root was to be able to have WiFi tethering. Am I going to need to install a custom ROM for his phone or is there an app that will give him this feature once we have his phone rooted? Thanks in advance for all of the help!

Quickest, basic answer...
For Root... [APP]SuperOneClick v2.3.2
For the tethering question, he will have to check out a Rom that offers it as one of the options (most do). Don't ask what Rom is recommended, he will have to make the choice depending on his preferences to the specifics offered in a Rom. There are plenty of choices here... Captivate Android Development

Your right about the ROM so I removed the question. I guess I was looking for some recommended ROM's that were stable and everything worked. Thanks!

[Q] NOOB question about ROMs for AHD

So while I'm not entirely a noob, I've flashed my Kindle Fire many times, but I'm not a hacker or software developer. I just can't help but ask: Where are the ROMs for Atrix HD?
What's holding them back? It's rooted, unlocked, what else is needed?

capran said:
So while I'm not entirely a noob, I've flashed my Kindle Fire many times, but I'm not a hacker or software developer. I just can't help but ask: Where are the ROMs for Atrix HD?
What's holding them back? It's rooted, unlocked, what else is needed?
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Recovery is almost finished. As soon as it is, you'll start seeing ROMs in the "DEV" section
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1964259&page=10

A ROM is being made, 4.1 Tablet Mode based, not named yet. 5700 in Quadrants! Check out the General section
Sent from my MB886 using xda app-developers app

capran said:
So while I'm not entirely a noob, I've flashed my Kindle Fire many times, but I'm not a hacker or software developer. I just can't help but ask: Where are the ROMs for Atrix HD?
What's holding them back? It's rooted, unlocked, what else is needed?
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Becareful when you want to try new ROM

capran said:
So while I'm not entirely a noob, I've flashed my Kindle Fire many times, but I'm not a hacker or software developer. I just can't help but ask: Where are the ROMs for Atrix HD?
What's holding them back? It's rooted, unlocked, what else is needed?
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You can bet there will be ports from RAZR HD too, depending on how much work it is to port (could be none and could be so hard its easier to just make a rom, im guessing closer to none though). We will have a decent amount of roms here soon.

[Q] How to Root Kindle Fire HD (11.3.2.2)(2013)

I just updated my KFHD to 11.3.2.2 and was wondering the procedure to root it? Alot of the post say that they have the same version number as me and rooted, yet i couldnt find a tutorial on how they did it. I have root experience w/ my Droid RAZR Max HD so I'm not a total noob, im just having a tough time w/ this device. Any help would be extremely appreciated. Thank you.

Any luck with this?
darskiba said:
I just updated my KFHD to 11.3.2.2 and was wondering the procedure to root it? Alot of the post say that they have the same version number as me and rooted, yet i couldnt find a tutorial on how they did it. I have root experience w/ my Droid RAZR Max HD so I'm not a total noob, im just having a tough time w/ this device. Any help would be extremely appreciated. Thank you.
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I am trying to do the same thing but the different versions of the tablet have me nervous to just jump in. I have Kindle Fire HD 7" 8gb WiFi 11.3.2.2.

i also have the same issue. i have a kindle fire hd 7" second gen with version 11.3.2.2 and i have yet to find a root procedure/files that work with my kindle. and i also havent found any android versions to work with it. i am not experienced in roooting so if someone could please post a complete procedure plus files of the entire process it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

I do have rooting experience but there is no exploit for 11.3.2.2 at this time I tried the all in one tool with the fastboot cable so I guess we just wait until one over the developers work their magic.

lol 11.3.1 was nice with root. wtf forgot to disable OTA's with kindlefree and now this sucks
i just tried the root for 11.3.1.0 and it failed of course. using 11.3.2.2 now

New to the Nexus devices. Couple questions.

Hi I just picked up my N6 for Sprint. So far just stock this thing is so smooth. I came from the Note 4. Ive never owned a nexus phone so I just wanted to ask a few questions. I see the root videos on Youtube. Because its a nexus does anyone one video work for all the carriers? After you have root and custom recovery does any ROM work with the Sprint variant of the N6. Hate to sound like a noob, but I am I guess. Thanks for the help!

schnergun said:
Hi I just picked up my N6 for Sprint. So far just stock this thing is so smooth. I came from the Note 4. Ive never owned a nexus phone so I just wanted to ask a few questions. I see the root videos on Youtube. Because its a nexus does anyone one video work for all the carriers? After you have root and custom recovery does any ROM work with the Sprint variant of the N6. Hate to sound like a noob, but I am I guess. Thanks for the help!
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Yes....any rom for any carrier. I also came from the Note 4 after a month with it and have no regrets. Development is insane [emoji6]

Check out http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6/general/how-to-nexus-6-one-beginners-guide-t2948481 it will walk you through unlocking, rooting, roms and recoverys. Once you have your custom recovery, like TWRP, you can make a nandroid backup. Then you can flash away and if you don't like it or have issues, you can restore from that nandroid. Welcome and good luck.

jackpollard said:
Check out http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6/general/how-to-nexus-6-one-beginners-guide-t2948481 it will walk you through unlocking, rooting, roms and recoverys. Once you have your custom recovery, like TWRP, you can make a nandroid backup. Then you can flash away and if you don't like it or have issues, you can restore from that nandroid. Welcome and good luck.
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Thank you so much!

I highly commend @jackpollard that he didn't suggest using a toolkit. They're very dangerous to use in the long-run and doesn't contribute to learning a simple task to do.
Welcome to a nexus device schnergun. Ask any questions if any arise

I would use the stickied nexus everything guide as well. I was unlocked, rooted, recovery custom in like an hour after I got the phone. This thing is butter so far

Nothing wrong with toolkits