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[Q] ROM or ROOT - ICS Xperia X8

Hello,
I'm new here and don't know what ROM and ROOT exactly is.
can someone please explain to me what is ROM, ROOT and the difference beteen them?
Is someone can recommand me a ROM and ROOT (if needed) to me Xperia X8 that looks like ICS and tell me how to install it??
THANK YOU VERY MUCH !!!

You should read the FAQ and not open a new thread. It even says "READ ME FIRST!".

XperiaX8D said:
Hello,
I'm new here and don't know what ROM and ROOT exactly is.
can someone please explain to me what is ROM, ROOT and the difference beteen them?
Is someone can recommand me a ROM and ROOT (if needed) to me Xperia X8 that looks like ICS and tell me how to install it??
THANK YOU VERY MUCH !!!
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Rom is a custom firmware for your phone...
Like the OS is for a pc,custom firmwares are like OS for a phone...
and in order to install a custom rom you need to root a phone and install recovery...
so you must start off with rooting...
I would suggest you to search youtube for detailed video instructions

harshitgroup said:
Rom is a custom firmware for your phone...
Like the OS is for a pc,custom firmwares are like OS for a phone...
and in order to install a custom rom you need to root a phone and install recovery...
so you must start off with rooting...
I would suggest you to search youtube for detailed video instructions
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Thank you very much now i get it...
Can you please recomand me a good ROM that looks like ICS for my phone?

Here...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=20968552
Sent from my X8 using XDA

furylion said:
Here...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=20968552
Sent from my X8 using XDA
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that fully work?

Yes,, but if you have unlocked your bootloader..
send from my w8 running 749 mhz but still locked bootoader

[Q] help needed

i recently went through a hectic time with my xperia z .... installed a program called dpi changer .... had a boot loop problem... then i reflashed and now it is running okay but the version of my xperia z is nw JB 4.2.2 its cool but i need to knw how to root it since i cant find any easy way..... root it with a pre root kernel prehaps? i do the flash thing with the flash tool. can anyone kindly help me? am part of a a small xperia z development team in maldives.... please help

First place to look is the Z section, or shortcut using the link in my sig.
From me to you.

thanks
thanks alot
but still need a lil help actually
JB 4.2.2 is tough to root, the easiest way to do it is all i need nw.... the softwares needed , tools etc.

xokeyz said:
thanks alot
but still need a lil help actually
JB 4.2.2 is tough to root, the easiest way to do it is all i need nw.... the softwares needed , tools etc.
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I suggest you click and read the link in my sig again.
From me to you.

xokeyz said:
thanks alot
but still need a lil help actually
JB 4.2.2 is tough to root, the easiest way to do it is all i need nw.... the softwares needed , tools etc.
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go into the development area and you will see a sticky for rooting, read it and download the file

'pro help needed' *root*

Hello guys am new to xda, my name is raghav and am from india.. Am using a galaxy s advance running on stock 2.3.6 gingerbread. DDLK2
I want to root my phone to explore the anroid world, but the problem is that i dont have access to a windows operating system..
I did alot of google/youtube but found nothing, am looking to root this phone by the same method i used on my galaxy y( i just put a update.zip file on sd card and used clockword recovery to update from sd card)
So am looking for that update.zip file for my gingerbread galaxy s advance, i did found it but they were all for jelly bean... I dont want to upgrade to jellybean coz i love the smoothness of my phone
Plz help me, thanking you in advance
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*SAIYEN* said:
Hello guys am new to xda, my name is raghav and am from india.. Am using a galaxy s advance running on stock 2.3.6 gingerbread. DDLK2
I want to root my phone to explore the anroid world, but the problem is that i dont have access to a windows operating system..
I did alot of google/youtube but found nothing, am looking to root this phone by the same method i used on my galaxy y( i just put a update.zip file on sd card and used clockword recovery to update from sd card)
So am looking for that update.zip file for my gingerbread galaxy s advance, i did found it but they were all for jelly bean... I dont want to upgrade to jellybean coz i love the smoothness of my phone
Plz help me, thanking you in advance
Sent from my GT-I9070 using Tapatalk 2
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Well as far as I know, you can't root your phone using "update.zip" if your phone is running Gingerbread.. you would either have to flash a rooted kernel or a rooted firmware using Odin... but you don't have to root it if you just want to upgrade to Jellybean.. just download the Indian Jellybean firmware (DULP8) and flash it with Odin or with Heimdall, then root it with the zip file - but for all that you need a Windows PC...

Sami Kabir said:
Well as far as I know, you can't root your phone using "update.zip" if your phone is running Gingerbread.
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My galaxy y also runs on gingerbread and i rooted it with that update.zip file.... Am pretty sure thats possible with galaxy s advance as well(theres not much difference b/w galaxy y and s advance software wise) ... All my techno frnds told me that only xda can solve my problem.....
Edit: i have a macbook pro, so is it possible to run odin on it?

*SAIYEN* said:
My galaxy y also runs on gingerbread and i rooted it with that update.zip file.... Am pretty sure thats possible with galaxy s advance as well(theres not much difference b/w galaxy y and s advance software wise) ... All my techno frnds told me that only xda can solve my problem.....
Edit: i have a macbook pro, so is it possible to run odin on it?
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Looks like you know better than the developers here.!!
Why not provide the file to us ?
Edit : Odin is Windows Only..

*SAIYEN* said:
My galaxy y also runs on gingerbread and i rooted it with that update.zip file.... Am pretty sure thats possible with galaxy s advance as well(theres not much difference b/w galaxy y and s advance software wise) ... All my techno frnds told me that only xda can solve my problem.....
Edit: i have a macbook pro, so is it possible to run odin on it?
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No dude as far as I know, a Galaxy S Advance running Gingerbread can't be rooted using the usual "update.zip" method (but I maybe wrong)... But it works when you upgrade to Jellybean... So why not directly upgrade to Jellybean?
And no, Odin is for Windows users only... you should use Heimdall if you are using a Mac... But I think Heimdall also works for Ubuntu and Windows as well.... Any ways here's the link to Heimdall... For more info, checkout this guide....
Or if you have a copy of Windows with you right now then you can use Bootcamp too right?
EDIT: Thanks for backing up Shaaan

Sami Kabir said:
No dude as far as I know, a Galaxy S Advance running Gingerbread can't be rooted using the usual "update.zip" method (but I maybe wrong)... But it works when you upgrade to Jellybean... So why not directly upgrade to Jellybean?
And no, Odin is for Windows users only... you should use Heimdall if you are using a Mac... But I think Heimdall also works for Ubuntu and Windows as well.... Any ways here's the link to Heimdall... For more info, checkout this guide....
Or if you have a copy of Windows with you right now then you can use Bootcamp too right?
EDIT: Thanks for backing up Shaaan
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Thx for the help dude, ill try heimdall..
I dont wnna upgrade to jellybean bcoz i dont want lag in my phone.

Guys i was referring to this method:
stoneboytony.blogspot.com/2013/03/samsung-universal-gingerbread-root.html
Can any1 check if this will work for s advance? I dont wnna brick my phone coz i dont have a windows system...

*SAIYEN* said:
Thx for the help dude, ill try heimdall..
I dont wnna upgrade to jellybean bcoz i dont want lag in my phone.
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Not all jellybean firmwares are laggy or buggy... the Indian firmware (DULP8) is quite smooth.. and if you flash a custom kernel like CoCore E 7.0 then your phone's performance will increase drastically... :good:
And in my opinion, Jellybean is far better than Gingerbread - but it consumes are bit more RAM and Battery than Gingerbread...
*SAIYEN* said:
Guys i was referring to this method:
stoneboytony.blogspot.com/2013/03/samsung-universal-gingerbread-root.html
Can any1 check if this will work for s advance? I dont wnna brick my phone coz i dont have a windows system...
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Its always better to follow the instructions mentioned on XDA.. Since these are likely to be safe and tested.... Stuffs mentioned on webpages aren't always safe or tested... Plus I did not see "i9070" in the list of compatible devices...

jellybean is not so bad.. been using if for a while now..
with only root and swap sdcard to internal as my modification..
i have two units of SG Advance..

At first I was worried too to upgrade to Jelly Bean, but after tried out a few rom, I think upgrading to Jelly Bean has been a good decision. Not going to gingerbread anymore.

:cries:

Me too, I want to root gb
But without the need to download another firmware for that, cause my internet is pretty slow (2kb/s)
So can anyone give me a detailed explanation for the root

Shiningb said:
Me too, I want to root gb
But without the need to download another firmware for that, cause my internet is pretty slow (2kb/s)
So can anyone give me a detailed explanation for the root
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there is no other way than flashing prerooted firmware.
ps where on the world, there still is internet, sooooo slooooow?.:>
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rajman said:
there is no other way than flashing prerooted firmware.
ps where on the world, there still is internet, sooooo slooooow?.:>
tapatalked
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No matter, I did the root on my phone with the tutorial from the guy on the post on previous page(supergeek or something like that)
I live on the worst country, Brazil, so when I finish high school I dream of going to the u.s.

How??
Shiningb said:
No matter, I did the root on my phone with the tutorial from the guy on the post on previous page(supergeek or something like that)
I live on the worst country, Brazil, so when I finish high school I dream of going to the u.s.
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Hi Bro..
I am also using samsung galaxy s advance running on gingerbread..I want to root my phone strictly on GB..You told that you have done..How you have done dude..please reply
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Sami Kabir said:
Not all jellybean firmwares are laggy or buggy... the Indian firmware (DULP8) is quite smooth.. and if you flash a custom kernel like CoCore E 7.0 then your phone's performance will increase drastically... :good:
And in my opinion, Jellybean is far better than Gingerbread - but it consumes are bit more RAM and Battery than Gingerbread...
Its always better to follow the instructions mentioned on XDA.. Since these are likely to be safe and tested.... Stuffs mentioned on webpages aren't always safe or tested... Plus I did not see "i9070" in the list of compatible devices...
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Hello
Do i loose my warranty if i flash my kernel on JB because of lag problems

@balajinaik123: Yes. Rooting your phone and flashing (installing) anything that is not made my Samsung will void your warranty... But there's one more thing.. If your phone is still under warranty period and if you wish to claim it then simply Factory Reset your phone and/or flash Samsung's 4.1.2 firmware with Odin.. Doing that will remove Root Access or any Custom kernel you have installed.. Also make sure to keep your Binary Counter at Zero...

I did root using this method:
http://supergeekforum.org/how-to-ro...dvance-i9070-gingerbread-2-3-6-all-firmwares/
Since my firmware was LD1 already, I could make the process in a easy way
Just read carefully and you'll be fine!!

Shiningb said:
Me too, I want to root gb
But without the need to download another firmware for that, cause my internet is pretty slow (2kb/s)
So can anyone give me a detailed explanation for the root
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=44648757&postcount=272
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Binary Counter
Sami Kabir said:
@balajinaik123: Yes. Rooting your phone and flashing (installing) anything that is not made my Samsung will void your warranty... But there's one more thing.. If your phone is still under warranty period and if you wish to claim it then simply Factory Reset your phone and/or flash Samsung's 4.1.2 firmware with Odin.. Doing that will remove Root Access or any Custom kernel you have installed.. Also make sure to keep your Binary Counter at Zero...
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How to reset binary counter to 0 on s advance

balajinaik123 said:
How to reset binary counter to 0 on s advance
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I wrote all in link of post before yours. :cyclops:

Flash a new rom

Okay im new and im looking around to find out how to flash a new rom. So i see the thing is i need
- rom manager
- flash clockworkmod recovery.
- press the button to install new rom
**( of course we are supposed to press the button to backup first. whatever i dont need backup if i have everything on dropbox and netqin sync and from there i can have everything i want at any other phone too. i dont care for settings , they are a matter of 10 minutes to download and setup the apps ).
So i try this thing.
1) I go root my phone and i get the first error. SystemBackupTest fails to run. yes i have done it properly according to the guide.
Ok whatever i think. maybe the guide is too old and jelly bean 4.1.2 20b has issues with that apk. i search around and i find the other way to root my phone. i download this file : http://www11.zippyshare.com/v/50635135/file.html, i go into recovery mode and i press root. success! im rooted.
2) since im new i test it out. i start installing whatever i find in google play and start tweaking things ) then i return it back to stock and do other tweaks. now i search for new rom. i read guides here about several rom. i now try it.
i install rom manager , i follow the guide and get error boot image signature​. ok i press vol down and power button and restart. i check around here a bit about this error. i found this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2241754. so i see that i have to unlock the bootloader. so i find this thread : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2190326. i follow the guide and i fail because i get a message that unlock is denied. searching around i find another thread that sais ROOT MANY ANDROID. oke im confused. i cant find a proper guide around. can we make it a little easier ? can we delete the oldest threads-roots- .. whatever and keep the new ? can we clean up or sort things up please ? the older members of course are pro to all this but the newer ones we dont understand anything. we need one week only to understand where we have to click next......
So for me and any other new guy later on, what do we have to do ? where is a working guide to root the lg optimus 4x v20b and if there is not , then where is a proper guide to unlock the bootloader ? thanks............

Also here ... it sais many many wierd things. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35812268
someone sais where is made from. wt ?? the root guide naver said this is actually for japan, or this is for germany or whatever. every search i do i get to read "new" things scattered around. sort things around. delete old useless threads that get nowhere or pin at start the new ones working on the new firmware. am i wrong ?

1) This is the "original development" section. Read the rules to find that your topic should NEVER be here. (How could you even post here? Is the 10-posts-limit disabled?)
2) Don't do anything unless you know what you're doing
3) Use search function (I see you did, but still a lot to learn you have)
4) Don't use Rom Manager
5) Use search function to find out why 1-4 apply.
6) Extra hint: There's an index on the 1st page of "general section".

muellersmattes said:
1) This is the "original development" section. Read the rules to find that your topic should NEVER be here. (How could you even post here? Is the 10-posts-limit disabled?)
2) Don't do anything unless you know what you're doing
3) Use search function (I see you did, but still a lot to learn you have)
4) Don't use Rom Manager
5) Use search function to find out why 1-4 apply.
6) Extra hint: There's an index on the 1st page of "general section".
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that didnt help at all....... thanks for moving my thread here, maybe i got dizzy after so much reading and post it there but im still searching ........ Since 8 hours im searching , following guides and restoring ...
i have lg optimus 4x p880. os: 4.1.2 - 20b. can someone tell me at least one way to install a whatever rom ?
dont tell me follow the guide or things like that , im following them. just show me links what to do and be sure for those links that will work.

Ok, I'll help you. There's a thread called "unlock-relock tool". Use it once and you're unlocked. Then get TWRP from the TWRP thread. Install it via fastboot. Then download the rom you like, boot to recovery and flash it. That's all.
And for root: There's two different ways for ICS or JB. Use the appropriate one. (4.2.1 is JB, in case you didn't know.)
I don't have the links st hand, but there's this index linked in my signature...

muellersmattes said:
Ok, I'll help you. There's a thread called "unlock-relock tool". Use it once and you're unlocked. Then get TWRP from the TWRP thread. Install it via fastboot. Then download the rom you like, boot to recovery and flash it. That's all.
And for root: There's two different ways for ICS or JB. Use the appropriate one. (4.2.1 is JB, in case you didn't know.)
I don't have the links st hand, but there's this index linked in my signature...
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again i dont understand. the unlock relock tool thread , sais to install the unlock apk , install terminal , go to su root and paste the echo command from the unlock app. noone show us what to do. i get fffffdfffefeffed from the unlock. so what do i do with that to unlock my bootloader?

muellersmattes said:
2) Don't do anything unless you know what you're doing
3) Use search function (I see you did, but still a lot to learn you have)
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I think that's enough to say. I bet yo have internet access so you can search the whole web. Trust me, you will find the answers to all the questions you asked here because they are already answered.
As already stated very often in this forum, xda is not a noobie helpdesk so search and read yourself.

Dexxon said:
I think that's enough to say. I bet yo have internet access so you can search the whole web. Trust me, you will find the answers to all the questions you asked here because they are already answered.
As already stated very often in this forum, xda is not a noobie helpdesk so search and read yourself.
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you mean this forum is only for developers and for developers asking help from developers about how to make their new custom rom ? if thats it , then im sorry ill find another forum to ask help. Maybe you are SO pro that you cant help someone without knowledge to unlock the bootloader. But i dont even see anyone else answering too. Maybe indeed the bootloader of 4.1.2 20b cant be unlocked yet and instead you tell me keep searching. Anyway i didnt put up this thread to fight with random people. I need help. If u actually cant help then thank you ill get help from someone that can. its the help section after all , not the world war z.

Hey, I told you how to do it. It's not my fault if you don't understand the tutorials or the software that the devs provide. It's all written down, maybe you should read it after having some sleep
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kessaras said:
again i dont understand. the unlock relock tool thread , sais to install the unlock apk , install terminal , go to su root and paste the echo command from the unlock app. noone show us what to do. i get fffffdfffefeffed from the unlock. so what do i do with that to unlock my bootloader?
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try this one
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2230934

wodka82 said:
try this one
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2230934
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A M A Z I N G ! i made it. i didnt make it to unlock the bootloader but i didnt know that i DONT need to unlock it to install a custom rom. i used the tool kit to instan the team win recovery and then i flashed the new rom very easy ! took me only 3 minutes. amazing ! <3

kessaras said:
A M A Z I N G ! i made it. i didnt make it to unlock the bootloader but i didnt know that i DONT need to unlock it to install a custom rom. i used the tool kit to instan the team win recovery and then i flashed the new rom very easy ! took me only 3 minutes. amazing ! <3
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you'r welcome

kessaras said:
A M A Z I N G ! i made it. i didnt make it to unlock the bootloader but i didnt know that i DONT need to unlock it to install a custom rom. i used the tool kit to instan the team win recovery and then i flashed the new rom very easy ! took me only 3 minutes. amazing ! <3
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You can't flash a rom when the bootloader is locked, can you? That would be a surprising fact for me... Guess you did unlock it but didn't know about it
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Omario-242 said:
You can't flash a rom when the bootloader is locked, can you? That would be a surprising fact for me... Guess you did unlock it but didn't know about it
Sent from my 4X HD via XDA Premium
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lol? ill go check it now

kessaras said:
lol? ill go check it now
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to flash a rom.. yes..
what kind of rom ? is it stock rom ? or custom rom..
stock rom flashed using different tools than custom rom..
to flash custom rom, you need to flash custom recovery first..
to flash custom recovery, you have to unlock the bootloader first...
that's the basic knowledge

trikomlabs said:
to flash a rom.. yes..
what kind of rom ? is it stock rom ? or custom rom..
stock rom flashed using different tools than custom rom..
to flash custom rom, you need to flash custom recovery first..
to flash custom recovery, you have to unlock the bootloader first...
that's the basic knowledge
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vanir rom. cant be more custom xD i pressed: 3845#*880# which is supposed to check bootloader status and gave me the message: error connection or mmi code is not valid.
Now im thinking if i can flash werewolf kernel in use with vanir rom. is it possible or the kernel has to go with specific roms ?

The command you used only works on LG stock roms.
You can use werewolf kernel but you have to use cm10.2 version
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Dexxon said:
The command you used only works on LG stock roms.
You can use werewolf kernel but you have to use cm10.2 version
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failed with any kernel i tested i dont understand why. only the iodak 10.2 is working. any other kernel i tested didnt get passed boot logo.
and yes my bootloader is unlocked. i booted on unpgrade screen and left up corner had info that the bootloader is unlocked.

kessaras said:
vanir rom. cant be more custom xD i pressed: 3845#*880# which is supposed to check bootloader status and gave me the message: error connection or mmi code is not valid.
Now im thinking if i can flash werewolf kernel in use with vanir rom. is it possible or the kernel has to go with specific roms ?
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the vanir rom need his one kernel like stock, mui and cm. i think werewolf has one for vanir

wodka82 said:
the vanir rom need his one kernel like stock, mui and cm. i think werewolf has one for vanir
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yea i tested it. nothing i tested all kernels i found available for 10.2. and i dont have knowledge too to extract the kernel out of the rom... i tried but the installation failed. the one im using now of iodak hasnt got settings for the hardware buttons. the button leds are always on unless i stop touching the phone...

Rooting 5.1.1

If there are any kind people. Can anyone help me root my Sony Xperia D6633 version 5.1.1 or making the pre rooting steps? Because i am very cautious for what should i do. Can anyone advise me the recommended steps so i can root my phone ?

Take a look at this one

Thx for reply
bugsaci said:
Take a look at this one
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But i really don't want to downgrade my phone it takes alot of time and effort. I just want the method of pre rooting. It's just that i really don't know what are the basics such as the "Bootloader", SuperSU, how to choose the designated firmware and also the root recovery.
If you know a thread or a link please reply it to me.

D6633? Wrong forum my friend ?