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Rooting a branded phone

Hey everyone. I am very interested in rooting, and hopefully flashing once i have done the basic root first. Please can you answer each question I have an Orange branded SGS GT-i9000. Here are the specs:
FW Version: 2.3.5
Baseband Version: I9000BVJV3
Kernel Version: 2.6.35.7-I9000BVJVC-CL679241 [email protected] #2
Build Number: GINGERBREAD.BVJVC
Question 1: do i need to know the whole of the kernel or just part of it?
Question 2: I always see rooting guides saying 'How to root (FW version) JV(something). Where does the JV come from, as i have 2 types of JV, JV3 and JVC. So what does rooting depend on other than firmware version?
Question 3: I have noticed the Orange firmware is a different JV. So how do i know the root will work with my version as the root guides are always on stock roms?
Thanks in advance : )

Hello Tarnwilliamson, I think I am in the same boat as you, I also am on Orange with the same spec phone as you wanting to root. I was just wondering have you found out anything about rooting this phone? I have searched dev and q & a section but there seems to be no posts on this topic. I dont want to start a new thread so I though I would ask you first. Thank u in advance.

hello
You may try with Super one click root or try to flash your rom with odin to STOCK ROM (i have I9000xxjvu for example) and use CFROOT for your rom with PDA in odin. That gives u the root accsess, superuser and busybox ( CFroot IS A KERNEL) it is many subject on XDA.

Hello Marcinrek21, Thank you for your reply. As my Build number ends with jvc isnt there a specific file I need to flash with if using Odin? Or am I mistaken and I can flash with any cf root file as long as it is for a gt19000? As for super one click is that still compatibable with 2.3.5 as I remember reading somewhere the bootloader may be locked with gingerbread? Thank you in advance.

[Q] Incredible S restart but on charge then works fine

Hi Guys,
I am totally new to HTC flashing Roms to this model. Its a HTC incredible S S710e,
Details:
Firmware: 4.0.4
HTC sense:3.6
Software:4.12.720.1
Kernel version:3.0.16-g271fd09
[email protected] #1
Preempt
BASEBAND:20.74.30.08833u_3831.18.00.11_M
i will list down its problem one by one.
1)If its not connected to the charger the phone restarts, but it wud work fine if its connected to the charger.
2) I want to flash a ROM just to see if its a software issue.
3) how do I know which country it can form as it was a gift to me.
4) know Which CID it is
5) I have XTC Clip. If i do manage to S-OFF the phone how do i flash ClockworkMod and install custom ROM.
I hope the above are noob question, but i really need asa p with this.
thanks in advance
cliffrocj

cliffrock said:
Hi Guys,
I am totally new to HTC flashing Roms to this model. Its a HTC incredible S S710e,
Details:
Firmware: 4.0.4
HTC sense:3.6
Software:4.12.720.1
Kernel version:3.0.16-g271fd09
[email protected] #1
Preempt
BASEBAND:20.74.30.08833u_3831.18.00.11_M
i will list down its problem one by one.
1)If its not connected to the charger the phone restarts, but it wud work fine if its connected to the charger.
2) I want to flash a ROM just to see if its a software issue.
3) how do I know which country it can form as it was a gift to me.
4) know Which CID it is
5) I have XTC Clip. If i do manage to S-OFF the phone how do i flash ClockworkMod and install custom ROM.
I hope the above are noob question, but i really need asa p with this.
thanks in advance
cliffrocj
Click to expand...
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Asia WWE Rom, probably malaysia/singapore cid__044.
How to install cwm and Rom? Follow guide like everyone else.
You don't need to hope It's a noob post, I will confirm it for you.

and
you need a new one ROM, maybe your ROM is'nt working your device's..

[Q] Reverting back to Stock ROM

Hi guys, need your expert advise to understand something that's new to me....
Well been in this forum for quite some time ..(Back from HTC Diamond days...then HTC Desire, HTC Sensation etc..)
Flash numerous ROMs in all of those HTC devices.
Now, I've bought a second hand GS3 i9305 Titanium Grey for quite a good deal ! After buying I figured it doesn't have 'Software Update' inside 'About' Menu. So, by digging what I believe is, this devices has been rooted and 'may be' a different un-official rom had been flashed. Even the 'Samsung Kies' software tells that this firmware is not supported to auto update and..bla bla...
So, I had to find a way to go stock everything (ROM, MODEM, BOOTLOADER etc.) and start Fresh about rooting and stuff. But unlike HTC devices it's kinda ambiguous to me! So far I figured I want to:
1. Backup my IMEI (I've understood how to do so)
2. Find the exact official firmware.
After countless searching and reading (may be I'm dumb! ) I've reached this page:
HTML:
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/
... but completely lost as to which firmware version I should download. For Convenience please find below my device's information:
Model Number: GT-I9305
Android Version: 4.1.1
Baseband Version: I9305BVALI5
Kernel Version: 3.0.31 - 142435
[email protected] #1
SMP PREEMPT sun Sep 9 02:08:20 KST 2012
Build Number: JRO033C.I9305XXALI5
If you guys help me to find out the correct stock firmware and also give me link(s) to definitive guide(s) would help me a lot! (I've read some Odin flash guides though, from I9300 thread. I believe the same guide is also applicable for I9305?)
Thanks for your time reading this, and advanced thanks for your Answers!

Here
Sent from my GT-I9305 using xda app-developers app

chamak said:
Hi guys, need your expert advise to understand something that's new to me....
Well been in this forum for quite some time ..(Back from HTC Diamond days...then HTC Desire, HTC Sensation etc..)
Flash numerous ROMs in all of those HTC devices.
Now, I've bought a second hand GS3 i9305 Titanium Grey for quite a good deal ! After buying I figured it doesn't have 'Software Update' inside 'About' Menu. So, by digging what I believe is, this devices has been rooted and 'may be' a different un-official rom had been flashed. Even the 'Samsung Kies' software tells that this firmware is not supported to auto update and..bla bla...
So, I had to find a way to go stock everything (ROM, MODEM, BOOTLOADER etc.) and start Fresh about rooting and stuff. But unlike HTC devices it's kinda ambiguous to me! So far I figured I want to:
1. Backup my IMEI (I've understood how to do so)
2. Find the exact official firmware.
After countless searching and reading (may be I'm dumb! ) I've reached this page:
HTML:
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/
... but completely lost as to which firmware version I should download. For Convenience please find below my device's information:
Model Number: GT-I9305
Android Version: 4.1.1
Baseband Version: I9305BVALI5
Kernel Version: 3.0.31 - 142435
[email protected] #1
SMP PREEMPT sun Sep 9 02:08:20 KST 2012
Build Number: JRO033C.I9305XXALI5
If you guys help me to find out the correct stock firmware and also give me link(s) to definitive guide(s) would help me a lot! (I've read some Odin flash guides though, from I9300 thread. I believe the same guide is also applicable for I9305?)
Thanks for your time reading this, and advanced thanks for your Answers!
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Here's a link to some firmware and in it is a link to find out what you're after. Although I don't think it particularly matters which region and stuff cause it's all official samsung stuff: http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=GT-I9305
As for flashing there's a million guides out there so I suggest you google it or go through here and find a thread about flashing back to stock for the i9305.
:good:

.. Thanks I Guess! ..

[Q] how to install CWM on the HongKong x29i (LT29i) phone

Hello XDA
I've had my first Android phone 10 months ago. Now I have broken apps (Google Play and Google+) and I want to try alternate firmwares but most importantly I first want to have a safe backup, as I cannot afford bricking it.
About the phone:
I have a x29i (LT29i) that I got shipped from Hong Kong in January 2013 (dx.com/s/168057)
I understand this is an unbranded/generic Sony Xperia XT / LT29i
I have succesfully rooted the phone using 'Root_with_Restore_by_Bin4ry_v31'
I can also connect to the phone using 'Xperia flashing tool Version 0.9.11.0" (Bin4ry Androxyde).
I did NOT manage to install CWM, it appears not to be supported.
Also, instructions I found refer to the Sony Companion software, which I tried but did not have success with. I don't know if/how this phone differs from the real Sony phones.
I don't know if my bootloader is unlocked. Probably not, I did not unlock it myself.
Hardware: MT6577 rev:65fb8a00
Model number: LT29i
Android version: 4.1.1 (however the 'easter egg' in "About phone" pops-up with 'Android 4.0: Ice Cream Sandwich'!)
Baseband evrsion: MAUI.11AMD.W12.22.SP.V5.P1 .. 2012
Kernel Version: 3.0.13 [email protected] .. SMP PREEMPT ... 2012
I've found lots of information/instructions for the real Sony phones but I'm not sure if it all applies to that unbranded phone... and if I can safely use these files and instructions I find here and there...
If someone knows and is kind enough to tell me I'll appreciate.
Does anyone know of instructions I could follow to backup/restore this particular phone?
I guess the question boils down to: 'how to install CWM on the HongKong x29i (LT29i) phone' ?
Your help will be greatly appreciated.
Da.

Read post 2 of the all in one thread, it's the first that in the q and a section
Sent from my C6903 using xda premium

Since your phone not same as true LT29i, your phone is Star Xperia TX
You cannot process same as CWM for LT29i
Just search into another web, for MTK device
=)

Thanks Yenkazu!
That is the hint I needed! Now I understand I should use MTK tools. So I will continue with this link I found:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=44660171&postcount=417
Thanks again.

[Q] need help: easy way to root Xperia-V keeping stock firmware 9.1.A.1.140

Hi there,
may be there are already the right answers around hidden in some threads,
I am pretty unsure if the described ways will work with locked boot-loader
and keep all functions of the phone up and running.
Sorry, if I ask stupid questions, I am a noob regarding android phones and the
tricks to get su on the phone.
My firmware is:
Build-Number 9.1.A.1.140
Kernel-Version: 3.4.0-1731-g5b052b2-00811-g8c0b35e
[email protected]) )
#1 SMP PREEMPT Tue mar 19 12:47:46 2013
Baseband-Version
8960A-AAAAANAZQ-3003032-47
Android-Version
4.1.2
Xperia V - Germany
Is there a way to backup everything (whole firmware) first, before starting experimenting?
I don't care about losing custom settings / user data, but I want to make sure I can revert
everything to original settings, if something wents wrong. (I have made a reset / fw-update with SUS)
I read some of the threads, but hesitate to flash the firmware, because there were issues
reported with not working WLAN, battery problems etc. after flashing, so I want to make sure,
the result will be just the same as it is now, but with root privileges....
I am also not really aware of the differences between Singapore / Nordic / German
stock rom's and what implicaions they may have regarding support of the different LTE / GSM etc. protocols....
Also unlocking / relocking of the bootloader is not an big issue, I think, I would prefer
to not mess around with it, if not absolutely necessary or easier to get the desired result.
Thank you very much for giving me some directions / how-to's to get just root on my phone.
:fingers-crossed:

i think you need this: root many android

xbmcg said:
Hi there,
may be there are already the right answers around hidden in some threads,
I am pretty unsure if the described ways will work with locked boot-loader
and keep all functions of the phone up and running.
Sorry, if I ask stupid questions, I am a noob regarding android phones and the
tricks to get su on the phone.
My firmware is:
Build-Number 9.1.A.1.140
Kernel-Version: 3.4.0-1731-g5b052b2-00811-g8c0b35e
[email protected]) )
#1 SMP PREEMPT Tue mar 19 12:47:46 2013
Baseband-Version
8960A-AAAAANAZQ-3003032-47
Android-Version
4.1.2
Xperia V - Germany
Is there a way to backup everything (whole firmware) first, before starting experimenting?
I don't care about losing custom settings / user data, but I want to make sure I can revert
everything to original settings, if something wents wrong. (I have made a reset / fw-update with SUS)
I read some of the threads, but hesitate to flash the firmware, because there were issues
reported with not working WLAN, battery problems etc. after flashing, so I want to make sure,
the result will be just the same as it is now, but with root privileges....
I am also not really aware of the differences between Singapore / Nordic / German
stock rom's and what implicaions they may have regarding support of the different LTE / GSM etc. protocols....
Also unlocking / relocking of the bootloader is not an big issue, I think, I would prefer
to not mess around with it, if not absolutely necessary or easier to get the desired result.
Thank you very much for giving me some directions / how-to's to get just root on my phone.
:fingers-crossed:
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Click to collapse
Root with the link given in the past above.. Then install CWM for locked bootloaders.. Then do a backup, and you're on the safe side
Sent from my LT25i using xda app-developers app

Thanks!
Thanks,
worked like a charm! The only issue was to find and install a working adb-driver for my win7(x64).
:highfive:

What is the right CWM for the Xperia V 9.1.A.1.140?
Hallo again,
sorry for my stupid questions, you point me to the CWM for locked bootloaders and I would like to install it on my xperia V,
however there are many different threads regarding this, and I do not find yet the right one for my phone / software version.
Which one would do the trick?
Code:
My firmware is:
Build-Number 9.1.A.1.140
Kernel-Version: 3.4.0-1731-g5b052b2-00811-g8c0b35e [email protected]) )
#1 SMP PREEMPT Tue mar 19 12:47:46 2013
Baseband-Version
8960A-AAAAANAZQ-3003032-47
Android-Version
4.1.2
Xperia V
Thank you for the great work and for your hints.

I understand what you mean. For the seniors here many things are clear as glass, but for a noob the many versions of an app such as CWM is totally confusing. And very hard to find anyway. Contact me and I will send you the CWM Recovery that I am using for my V. It works 100 % safe and stabil like a Merkel. A really essential part of Android, IMO, and one of the very first things to do.