Looking for absolute beginner guide - Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

hi all, me again.
I was wondering where I could find a ABSOLUTE NOOB FRIENDLY beginner guide to XDA. Where words as Kernel, Rom, Recovery, Root etc are all explained. What it is etc.
It's for a friend who just started joining XDA, but It seems i can't find a proper thread for him And it's strange cause I found a thread once like that when I started but know I don't find a proper one.
Anyone knows where exactly?

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how to install ROMs?

hey everyone just registered with xda developers, woohooo! i'm very new to all this stuff but i desperately want to update the ROM on my blackstone to the new L26_THDV9.0_WWE Ultimate [Rhodium] ROM.
is there anyone out there who could let me know everything i need to install and maybe a few guided steps? or if anyone could point me in the direction of a different thread where another n00b has already asked this question
tim
timmybriggs said:
hey everyone just registered with xda developers, woohooo! i'm very new to all this stuff but i desperately want to update the ROM on my blackstone to the new L26_THDV9.0_WWE Ultimate [Rhodium] ROM.
is there anyone out there who could let me know everything i need to install and maybe a few guided steps? or if anyone could point me in the direction of a different thread where another n00b has already asked this question
tim
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Please read the stickies, announcements about forum rules, follow the Wiki and read alot. All the information you need is out there!

Just rooted my G1 to RC-29

I just got a G1 and I rooted it to RC-29.
I'm very new to any of this hacking stuff and I have no idea what to do next. My guess is that I need to update to RC-33 and/or firmware 1.5? Along with installing the multi touch and things like that...?
I've read up on some information and JesusFrekes or something like that used to have a lot of updates for the rooted G1, unfortunately all the download links on his site don't work so I have no idea where to go from here... Can anyone tell me what I should do?
look in androidandme.com or google rc-33 and g1 rooting and stuff, idk
If you have root now, you can flash the newest cyanogen rom. check out the cyanogen thread in dream development. JF isn't updating roms anymore. Without danger/death/haykuro special spl (search it in these forums), and seeing as how you are new to this I suggest cyanogen ROMS are your best bet Also check out www.cyanogenmod.com and the cyanogenmod wiki.
willLEEum said:
I just got a G1 and I rooted it to RC-29.
I'm very new to any of this hacking stuff and I have no idea what to do next. My guess is that I need to update to RC-33 and/or firmware 1.5? Along with installing the multi touch and things like that...?
I've read up on some information and JesusFrekes or something like that used to have a lot of updates for the rooted G1, unfortunately all the download links on his site don't work so I have no idea where to go from here... Can anyone tell me what I should do?
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It sounds like you have very little clue what you're doing. Check out the links in my sig. Read. Then come back and ask questions.
i have NO idea one what to do...
ALL i have on my g1 is the rooted RC-29, i WOULD LIKE to update it along with the firmware but i have no idea where to start. ill try your links in your sig and I'll post further if i dont understand...
willLEEum said:
i have NO idea one what to do...
ALL i have on my g1 is the rooted RC-29, i WOULD LIKE to update it along with the firmware but i have no idea where to start. ill try your links in your sig and I'll post further if i dont understand...
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Depends... do you want a modded-roooted ROM or do you want an official update?
from one noob to another
willLEEum said:
i have NO idea one what to do...
ALL i have on my g1 is the rooted RC-29, i WOULD LIKE to update it along with the firmware but i have no idea where to start. ill try your links in your sig and I'll post further if i dont understand...
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hi there. i highly suggest that you follow previously posted suggestions. as you can see, this is my very first message to post on this forum and i have been a member for over 2 years. i have had my dream/G1 for almost a year now. in that time span, i have gained root access, flashed a couple of haykuro's builds, flashed jesusfreke's ROM, disappeared for awhile, came back, couldn't find jesusfreke anymore. after doing some research, i discovered the genius cyanogen and flashed his ROM, and then another, and then another, until i am finally currently running the 4.2.2 version. i did all of this without knowing a thing about linux and without any hacking or programming skills. i did all of this simply by reading, researching, reading, googling, reading, reading, and more reading. i promise you, everything that you need to know - guides for noobs with step by step instructions - are here in this forum. once you find these guides, try them them out, step by step. if you hit a snag, or something goes wrong, re-read the instructions to make sure you followed them exactly. if you think you did, search for the error that you stumbled upon. i'm going to go out on a limb and say that i'm 100% positive that someone else has had the same problem and it has already been solved and someone else has probably written a guide for the next noob to read once he/she comes across the same error. but he/she just has to find said guide! once you search and find this guide, follow the instructions, if you do not understand something or simply cannot, i mean simply cannot find an answer or help to solve your problem, then i suggest you resort to asking a question. but, only as a last resort.
but, it has been my personal experience that everything i have needed has been either at this forum or found through google search. these developers have not only made me love my phone once again by developing such sweet ROMs, but they even wrote up some very easy to follow guides for the newbies so even we can enjoy them too!
so: research, read, follow instructions exactly as they say, only ask questions if you seriously cannot find the answer after doing some serious serious research, then proceed to flash your phone. hell...if this math lovin' accountant girl here can do it, i'm sure anyone can! but only after hours and hours and pages and pages of reading and researching.
p.s. the very first sticky in this q&a forum shows you what to do: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=563679

[Q] Root and Custom rom on hero cdma

hey, im sorry but im a total noob at this, but i wanted to find out how to root and load a custom rom onto my cdma hero...i was going to use the universal 1-click root...i would post a link to it, but since im new its restricted...i have 2.1
is this the best way? and once i do that, exactly how do i get the custom roms installed on my hero? also, what is the best/fastest/most reliable rom for the hero?
please exlapin in detail...as i dont know anything really, i just started looking into this the other night...
thanks
Hey, welcome to XDA! When you say "please explain in detail", it turns out that many people have already done this for you. Next time before you post, please use the Search function of this forum, and read the titles of some of the threads here. You can almost always find any answer you are looking for...without having to post a question that has already been answered day after day for hundreds of others before.
Ok enough of the lecture
This post here will be a great one for you to get started with. Should tell you lots of things that newbies want to know: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=717416

[Q] Newbie guide for Galaxy S I9000B:

First of all, hello. I am basically a very, VERY huge newbie that just bought an Samsung Galaxy S I9000B and I would like to start to understand specific terms used in this forums (for example, XXJBA ROM, rooting). Can anyone give me a starting guide about this ? I intend to update my phone to android 2.3.3 but I don't know if it's possible (it is a customized one from a Brazilian Carrier called VIVO and if possible I want to remove everything). So I don't know even where to start. Any guides, specific threads, advices, tips, anything to start ?
Thank you,
Amid
Download an app from the market called 'root and me'. It's a great guide for beginners
For starters Brazil postI900B
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=919219
Main FAQS
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=723596
jje
Okay, thanks. Let me read all those threads and guides than I will be back for more. Thank you again.
BTW, not wanting to rush things but very curious: will I be able to update my phone I9000B to Android 2.3.3 ? Will the B in the end of the model destroy my hopes ? Just a quick answer, don't need to detail it at this point.
Hello again,
I've read the suggested threads and some other material, included the root and me app information. Now I know that the first step to clean my SGS is to root it. The application don't exactly specify which method should I use: SuperOneClick or Z4root. I understand the SuperOneClick is the old method, more dangerous and Z4Root is a new app that does the job but required USB debugging or something like that. So here is the next question (this way, I will be able to create a stick for all newbies, just by tracing my steps): Which method should I use ? Repeating myself, I have a Samsung Galaxy S, Model Number: GT-I9000B, Firmware version 2.2, Vivo Carrier (from Brazil), Baseband Version I9000BBVJJPD, Build number FROYO.VJJPD.
Thank you very much again.
Amid
Hi again guys,
No answer yet ? Really ? Am I doing something wrong ? Am I in the wrong forum (I was directed to this forum from androidz.com.br) ? I've tried to find the answers searching other topics but the search function is not very useful in forums. Also, there is no sticky here to help newbies.
The reason I was asking here is because I can't find answers in other places. I don't dare to simply trial and error, which is what I normally do when I have multiple choices, because I am afraid of bricking my phone; It's not that I am lazy to look for answer in other places; I simply can't find them.
Can someone help a newbie or at least point me to an updated guide ?
Thank you very much,
Amid

Need Advice on Themes, Custom Recoveries & Custom-Rom Flashing

I am not sure if this question is suitable for this forum. If it is not, will someone please direct me someplace where I can get the advice I seek?
I just got a Samsung Galaxy Light phone for use with MetroPCS, and am looking to install a particular compatible theme I found in the Play Store. It is a paid theme, so although I'm not advertising it (I have nothing to do with its creation or maintenance or anything,) I'm not sure if I'm allowed to name or link to it in my question.
Basically, the theme seems to require one of several custom ROMs be installed on my phone, which must first be rooted. I have already bricked one phone of this model trying to get this process done before I really understood which ROM I needed and which custom Recovery was required to install that ROM. I am looking to avoid a similar phone-bricking disastrophy with this new phone.
So, the question is, is there anyone here who knows this topic well, who is willing to give me advice on the steps to do this in the safest possible way? I have searched and searched on the internet, but every thread, post or article I find seems either incomplete, specific to a different kind of phone, requiring the use of a custom Recovery not compatible with any of the ROMs I can use, or require certain previous knowledge which a rooting-and-ROMs n00b like myself does not have.
Once again, if this is not the place for this then I apologize, and can you please tell me where I can find advice on this?
If this is the correct place to ask such questions, and you need more specifics (the theme I want to use, the ROMs with which it's compatible, etc.) please ask for the specifics and I will provide them as best I can. If sharing links to these things is just not allowed, I would be fine talking to someone experienced about it via Private Message, or whatever else is appropriate.
Thank you for your time,
-Valek

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