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[Q] Who wants to help an Android newb upgrade his phone?

I'm usually pretty good at these things but I thought for once in my life, I would take the backseat and actually ask for some pretty simple technical help.
Details for my Note that I purchased from NewEgg.ca:
- Baseband version: N7000UBKK1
- Kernel version: 2.6.35.7-N7000UBKK2-CL705203
Can I upgrade to any of the different carrier specific ROMs (listed here)? Does it matter about which part of the world I am in (Canada in this case)?
Will there be language issues? For example, I upgrade to a German carrier ROM.
Do I need to root the phone to be able to upgrade to any ROM? Or, do I only need to root to upgrade to a specific ROM?
I assume that the baseband version (as listed in Settings > About phone) is my ROM version. Is this true? If so, where does this ROM come from.
As you can tell, I'm asking some pretty basic questions by xda-dev standards. I apologize but would greatly appreciate some answers.
Cheers!

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You need to install clockwork mod recovery, then gain root, then you can MAKE A BACKUP and flash a ROM that looks good to you. Read read, and read again every post in every forum you go in... it'll save you a lot of trouble in the long run. As far as languages go, it may come up in a different language but you can switch it to English on the first screen. Any question you have will have already been asked in the forum you are in so use the search function to get answers before asking and getting flamed. Good luck!
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You're right. I read through some hefty length threads and I have a better understanding of these things, that's for sure. To confirm my sanity, riddle me this. I don't need to root in order to upgrade to the latest stock ROM that was recently posted. Rooting simply gives me access to other features (such as titanium backup, etc).

yes,You're right.
We don't need root access to install and use CWM but it is required to do other most customizations,like spoofing your device's name by editing build.prop,changing font,LCD density,increasing battery life and the list goes on to other interesting stuffs

MI310user said:
yes,You're right.
We don't need root access to install and use CWM but it is required to do other most customizations,like spoofing your device's name by editing build.prop,changing font,LCD density,increasing battery life and the list goes on to other interesting stuffs
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Dead on. I know there is a lot of "rooting will void your warranty" that goes on and it may be true... but out of 5 phones I have had rooted that I exchanged I never once had an issue. If your jumping on the Android train you might as well jump in head first! I came in a couple years ago with zero knowledge of this OS and studied my way through until being quite proficient. It seems like a lot now but it will become natural after awhile. Also, you can PM me with any questions you have and I promise I wont flame you... I have walked a lot of people through it.. I own a Mac/mobile device store in my town and help people all the time.
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[Q] SMS Recovery !!!!

Hello, I need help friends one of my messages is deleted and that one is very important to me. Any help to recover messages.
I tried Wondershare Dr.fone for Android but it does not support this phone, is there any other software that I can use?
I have Samsung Galaxy S GT-I9000.
Please please help me. I am wating :'(

If it is a recent message (from the last few days) you could ask your service provider, I do not know if they can/will give it to you though. But they do keep them for a few days as far as I know.
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If you have CWM-Recovery and you make a backup of your device, maybe the SMS is included in your last backup because it was received before taking the backup ...know what i mean???
When you use CWM-Recovery make a backup ...and get back to a backup where the SMS could be in (when SMS is saved in an backup)...
d-vaish said:
Hello, I need help friends one of my messages is deleted and that one is very important to me. Any help to recover messages.
I tried Wondershare Dr.fone for Android but it does not support this phone, is there any other software that I can use?
I have Samsung Galaxy S GT-I9000.
Please please help me. I am wating :'(
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thanks for replying I do not have any backup, any other suggestion please ????

d-vaish said:
Hello, I need help friends one of my messages is deleted and that one is very important to me. Any help to recover messages.
I tried Wondershare Dr.fone for Android but it does not support this phone, is there any other software that I can use?
I have Samsung Galaxy S GT-I9000.
Please please help me. I am wating :'(
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Nothing actually gets deleted in SD cards/Hard Drives they are just not recognized until overwritten by newer content , so to speak of, so you can try this or search for recovery software's in google
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d-vaish said:
Hello, I need help friends one of my messages is deleted and that one is very important to me. Any help to recover messages.
I tried Wondershare Dr.fone for Android but it does not support this phone, is there any other software that I can use?
I have Samsung Galaxy S GT-I9000.
Please please help me. I am wating :'(
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@d-vaish I just stumbled upon this, I am not sure how good or legit it is, but you may want to check it out. http://www.recovery-android.com/

[HELP] Home button not working after flashes...

So my uncle was flashing stuff into his phone (GT-i9100) as he does from time to time, and suddenly the back button stopped working.
He continued to flash things in order to fix it. He actually did it but as soon as the back button was fixed the home button "broke", apparently caused by something similar. I guess it's not a hardware problem.
He gave the phone to me in case I could come up with a solution.
I have already flashed all the stock stuff (2.3.5) with Odin, but the home button remains dead. Even in recovery mode and all that (I can't even put the device in download mode with the famous combination, I had to do it with ADB).
So the question is, is the home button recoverable? If it is, how?? If not, can someone explain to me how did it died??
Thanks a lot.

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So my uncle was flashing stuff into his phone (GT-i9100)
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If your Model is i9100, you will get wrong answers in i9000 forum .
But, home button, would fail, when you flash wrong ROMS
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Maybe he got the wrong version like xsenman said ???
eXtremeDevil said:
So my uncle was flashing stuff into his phone (GT-i9100) as he does from time to time, and suddenly the back button stopped working.
He continued to flash things in order to fix it. He actually did it but as soon as the back button was fixed the home button "broke", apparently caused by something similar. I guess it's not a hardware problem.
He gave the phone to me in case I could come up with a solution.
I have already flashed all the stock stuff (2.3.5) with Odin, but the home button remains dead. Even in recovery mode and all that (I can't even put the device in download mode with the famous combination, I had to do it with ADB).
So the question is, is the home button recoverable? If it is, how?? If not, can someone explain to me how did it died??
Thanks a lot.
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I confused the forum. Sorry. Can an admin move it to the 9100 forum? Thanks.

Little brother messed up his phone... and I'm too dumb to fix.

Hello new friends.
My little brother and his inventive mind were messing around with his phone and this started to show up:
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(btw, I tried what it says on the screen.. did nothing.. also trying to flash a new rom did nothing)
I know little about Motorola phones and rooting in general... all i can do is "root" samsung with silly Odin software (easymode right?)
I gave the phone to a friend and after some examination he said that somehow my little brother managed to "delete and/or corrupt" the phones main partition. whatever that means... He was unable to do a hard reset because at some point the phone said there was a problem with one of the partitions.
Now.. while I dont know much about android and motorola, im great following directions.
is there a humanly possible way to fix this?
I can get to this menu below, but everything I touch goes back to bootloader message:
Additional info with numbers mumblejumble:
Thanks in advance,
Dan.

Try this: forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g-2014/general/restore-to-stock-t2873657

dangadelha said:
Hello new friends.
My little brother and his inventive mind were messing around with his phone and this started to show up:
(btw, I tried what it says on the screen.. did nothing.. also trying to flash a new rom did nothing)
I know little about Motorola phones and rooting in general... all i can do is "root" samsung with silly Odin software (easymode right?)
I gave the phone to a friend and after some examination he said that somehow my little brother managed to "delete and/or corrupt" the phones main partition. whatever that means... He was unable to do a hard reset because at some point the phone said there was a problem with one of the partitions.
Now.. while I dont know much about android and motorola, im great following directions.
is there a humanly possible way to fix this?
I can get to this menu below, but everything I touch goes back to bootloader message:
Additional info with numbers mumblejumble:
Thanks in advance,
Dan.
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as I understand it this is only the bootloader unlocked, the phone works regularly only that at the time the alert you. There are two ways to avoid this annoying message:
1 relock the bootloader
2 use an alternative screen that hides the annoying warning.
before re-locking take a deep DELETE and uses a script to reload a ROM from scratch
Find it all on xda !!!! look!

Question Zenfon 8 and a newbie

I unlocked my new Zenfone8. then I had flashed the new E-OS system. and somehow I put it in my pocket wrong, and now the phone doesn't tell me it's unlocked! and it only goes to the green START screen Can someone help me?
How can I unlock the bootloader again? I would love to be able to bring it back to its original state!
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So.. you got a NEW Zenfone 8. Decided to unlock right away, then flash E-OS (never heard of this before), and even put in your pocket wrong. And now you want to unlock it again? And let us not forget you're a newbie.
I'm not trolling but next time always read how to revert back or somekind of backup plan when you do some flashing. You didn't even mentioned any way you tried to get it working again.
Guys pls help this poor guy.

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So.. you got a NEW Zenfone 8. Decided to unlock right away, then flash E-OS (never heard of this before), and even put in your pocket wrong. And now you want to unlock it again? And let us not forget you're a newbie.
I'm not trolling but next time always read how to revert back or somekind of backup plan when you do some flashing. You didn't even mentioned any way you tried to get it working again.
Guys pls help this poor guy.
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hello.
this e/OS (https://doc.e.foundation/devices) is a siple system but fairly new.
yes, that would have been smart with the backup... So with adb I can't get into the cell phone, I can connect with fastboot. this E/OS only runs when the phone is unlocked.. I previously unlocked it with the original tool from Asus (unlock.apk) But if the cell phone is lying on its side in the suitcase and accidentally presses all 3 buttons at the same time, the cell phone will be locked again! I didn't know that... and can you unlock this phone with fastboot? or with programs completely flash on original? Best Regards!

Hi, I can suggest you try the instructions in this post, the install of /e/OS most likely failed and now it doesnt get past the bootloader. The device is probably fine. https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/full-recover-to-stock-if-things-went-really-bad.4337467/

worked!
but important! You first have to deactivate the digital driver signature in Windows 10!! otherwise driver fragments will be missing when flashing!!
Had to flash twice, and the procedure worked!
many thanks to everyone!
PS: what tool do you use for your backups?

lulu1975 said:
worked!
but important! You first have to deactivate the digital driver signature in Windows 10!! otherwise driver fragments will be missing when flashing!!
Had to flash twice, and the procedure worked!
many thanks to everyone!
PS: what tool do you use for your backups?
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I personally do not store anything really important on my phone, so no backups apart from Google photos and manually uploading my important files.