yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] -EViL-KoNCEPTz-:
2.18 will take sometime to unlock via an exploit just like 2.16 so this method is gonna be anyone cursed with 2.18s only hope for romming, the revolutionary exploit most definitely does not work on 2.18 atleast not when it is being run in an emulator since I'm not gonna lock up my bootloader to test it on the phone

We are legion, for we are many.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ocnbrze:
ok thanx that is what i thought. very much appreciated. and great write up by the way.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wacky2bakky:
Question for whoever has done this method to so call "root" their evo 4g on the newest ota update 2.3.5. if i follow these steps to have root, will or can I get superuser rights on it? mainly trying to get titanium backup installed on my wifes phone to remove some software. please anything will help
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] intrlude:
Yes, if you flash a custom ROM most will have it "built" in. Also, you'll be able to add SuperUser after unlocking.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] -EViL-KoNCEPTz-:
Unlocking your bootloader is not rooting, rooting is just the access you get from SU and busybox unlocking the bootloader is just that unlocking the ability to write to the NAND partition of the flash memory which allows the addition of unsigned unofficial software such as custom recoveries and kernels

We are legion, for we are many.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] twistedsixty4:
hey guys,

so im having an odd issue here, i've followed the steps, got it unlocked, flashed the new recovery, and the boot.img separate from the zip, but im getting a boot loop now with cm7.1 any clues on to why this is happening?

UPDATE:

i tried an older rom build cm7.03 still no joy.

also to detail the boot loop, it happens on the cyanogen boot screen.

UPDATE:

so i tried a nightly build and for some reason that fixed it so nevermind lol
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Captain_Throwback:
S-OFF is possible!!

Here's a guide on how to get S-OFF if you're running the latest stock OTA with HBOOT 2.18:

[GUIDE] How to achieve S-OFF after unlocking 2.18 HBOOT with HTCDev.com - No More Watermark! :)

It's a few steps, but worth it in my opinion, since you can even go back to Froyo after you're done, if you want ;).
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] intrlude:
Just read through your write up. Awesome! Thank you Captain_Throwback. Wonder if this would work for the 3D?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] intrlude:
Hey Cap, appreciate the write up. It worked beautifully. It was super easy.

Sent with L*W*H
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ocnbrze:
nope won't work with the 3d unless you want a really nice paper weight. captain's method basically makes changes to the evo's hboot to 2.10. and of course the evo 3d is completely different hboot and all. it would be nice though if there was a way.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tmkivt:
doesnt work for me. Im stuck at "waiting for device" on cmd promt and "daemon started successfully" on the htc super tool. how long is this suppose to take? i waited like 5-10 mins.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bigverm23:
your pc is not reading your phone, make sure debugging is turned on and the phone is plugged into the pc
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SuperiorEVOlution18:
Rooting

Ok so I have been wanting to root my EVO for a while now and finally I'm ready (and brave enough) to try and do it. But I noticed that I've updated it to the latest version gingerbread 2.3.5 and Hboot 2.18, however as I've been looking at my boot loader it is showing that i have S-off and I've never attempted root before. is this normal? now this isn't my original device as I have had it replaced many times and i believe this is a refurbished model as I don't see my serial number under the battery either so I'm kind of lost as to if I could find a way to achieve root and enjoy the benefits of superuser access and WiFi tethering. Any help you guys can give is very much appreciated!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anthony_s:
Never heard of that happening but it sounds like all the work was done for you. If you're S-OFF all you need to do is flash a recovery through HBOOT and then flash a custom ROM with su and you're set.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dazza_84:
Hi all, im currently on slim rom and would like to try out hyperdroid rom but was wondering if i had to format the system before installing hyperdroid cos i had to format before installing slim rom??

Thanks a lot

Darren
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MistahBungle:
Follow whatever installation instructions are in the Hyperdroid thread/or wherever you're downloading it from ? You should do this with any rom/kernel :-|
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Suarez7:
Its a wipe the latest hyperdroid version so no need to format anything. Just download the rom and just flash away. Make sure you do backup your rom
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dazza_84:
Oh cool ok thanks, well it doesnt mention in hyperdroid thread to format system so i wont, i just wanted to clear it up cos i had to format to install slim rom ,

Thanks fella
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Suarez7:
no problem mate. just hit the thanks and that is good enough...happy flashing:)
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Hessien83:
Hello Mates.

I need your help in a problem you may see it as a small problem but I see it as a v.Big problem,

I have mobile ACER BeTouch E130, but hasn't Android market at all and has software named SlideMe. Tried to root it using z4root and ginger break but no luck.

If anyone has effective solution plz plz plz send it to me

Thanks for you all
[Bravo General] hello moto:
Hi everyone,

I just got my Motorola Bravo today, and it's my first Android device. The stock OS (Eclair) is fine for me, but I want to try something new (i.e. CyanogenMod 7.

2.0).

Well I could access to the recovery mode, and the phone told me to press the camera button to select options. As you know Bravo doesn't have a physical camera button, and I couldn't press Ok button on the screen. I found from somewhere else that power button can be an alternative, but unluckily it made my phone reboot and nothing changed.

So do you have any idea?

Thank you
[Bravo General] marquae11:
Flash 2.2 sbf with RSS lite! Then download 2nd-init recovery 2.0 from the market
[Bravo General] hello moto:
Thank you for the reply.

Were you talking about this 2.2.1 ROM?

p4_kobe_umts_kobe_user_3.4.2-125_KOB_FFW-4_product-keys-ATT-US_ATT-signed.sbf.gz

Do I have to care about the bootloader version to not brick my phone? When I get 2nd-init recovery 2.0 on the phone, could I just upgrade using update.zip file on the SD card?
[Bravo General] josuearisty:
Its not so difficult, no problem with flashing the SBF file with RSD LITE, almost everybody here have done that before.

Then root and install defy 2nd init, I think its not in the market anymore.

Download it from here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1032212

then copy CM7 file to your SDCARD and install it.
[Bravo General] hello moto:
Finally I got the Cyanogenmod on my phone. I can tell it's way better than official Eclair & Froyo rom.
[Bravo General] arce217:
Hi everybody. How do I root? Using SuperOneClick???

Thanks.

EDIT: I found the answer, but I got a problem, I already flash using RSD but I'm in a loop, how can I solve it???

Please help
[Bravo General] josuearisty:
Turn the phone on by pressing vol down button along with power button.

You should see an exclamation simbol and a little android image, then press vol down & vol up buttons together to see options.

Select wipe data/factory reset

Reboot and that is all!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] thebluecoat:
Incase of future need
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Magnumxxxl:
Just contributing, this is mohkg's new rom... http://rootzwiki.com/topic/13994-ro...nal-new-base-and-alot-more-best-release-ever/
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] tennandcoz1:
Thanks,I remember this being done for the vibrant,very handy.

From a glaxay better than yours.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] bbobarino:
Thank u thank u thank u love the thread it was awesome in the sgs4g forums very useful for a flashaholic like myself
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] zkid2010:
This needs to be stickied. :D
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] G1ForFun:
Very nice. Anyone know where this SkyRocket kernel is that I keep hearing about? It is supposedly compatible with cm7 roms. I did not see it under kernels so that is why I ask.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jmariconda:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1398512

Right there^ It works, but your rotation will be off by 90 degrees so you'll have to turn auto rotate off.

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Btw great thread only thing i would add is to separate the Touchwiz kernels from the AOSP kernels (even though there's only like one lol)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] thebluecoat:
Thanks for the suggestion, and I agree! I'll do that now. If I'm wrong on any of their compatibility give me a holler
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] manekineko:
FYI, it's AOSP not ASOP. :)

Great work.

Might want to include the Skyrocket forum ROMs as well, since as I understand it, they're fully compatible. If you do so, could also include a little blurb about how they're compatible.

Only other thing I might think should be included is rooting information. I recall that we can root using Zerg Rush in addition to flashing a pre-rooted ROM via ODIN, and that isn't documented in the thread in General.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] G1ForFun:
I believe this kernel is not compatible with AOSP.

Hercules[2.6.35.14](v0.0.7)OC~1.73GHz/GPU OC/OTG/UV/SLQB/Power Saving[Jan-08]

It is for Samsung based roms only.

Maybe add the skyrocket kernel to the list of AOSP compatible kernels so we can have more than one to choose from for AOSP? Might as well.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Royalknight6190:
Great work I did one of these for the G1 called the Rom Bible they are so helpful. Great work and thanks.

You should make a spot for helpful guides like how to root and my guide to set up your Linux box to build cm7.and others.

:thumbup:*This Should Be Stickied*:thumbup:

Come join the DARKSIDE
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] superuser696:
Awsome work glad someone stepped up to the plate and did this. Hope it stays updated and maintained. It would be cool if devs would pm you to let you know about new releases.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] thebluecoat:
AOSP *Fixed lol... I always say "ay-sop" in real life

I plan on adding a guides section as well, and also a mods section. Once that's done I was going to clean it up a little more and make it even more organized. Definitely gonna hook it up. So far with writing it out on paper on how I want the thread to be, double checking dates etc. It's taken me over like 10 hours of work split over two days. Hoping when it's nice and polished everyone will like!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] superuser696:
It would be cool to have the radios also. Odin and flashables.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] iLeopard:
I second this!

OP: Great idea, thanks!

On a side note, this should really be stickied :D
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] GBGamer:
Shouldn't beastmod 3 and beastmod 4.2 be together?

Sent From The Best Phone of 2011
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ScottBroker:
Thanks

Great work!

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That is a nice rom!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] y2k1ltd:
I would also add the dev of the ROM to give them credit/recognition.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] seanyuan62:
Good work! We need this stickied
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] tnimoruen:
I agree. This needs to be stickied! :D
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] 78triton:
How about adding guides and tut links i think that would help alot
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Scarinzi:
Great work.

The Vibrant Bible was a lifesaver at times.

Definitely should be stickied!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
I agree, this is a very good start but missing A LOT of information. There should be an ODIN ROM section, ODIN Kernels, Noobs / tutorials section for flashing ROMs and recoveries, Add-ons, Tweaks, Themes, scripts etc. Not to mention there are a couple new ROMs out I haven't seen get added to the ROM list. If this is going to be as helpful as the Vibrant bible it should be vicariously updated and stickied.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] seanyuan62:
All in good time guys haha it take a BUNCH of work to write it all and get it all together. If any of yall want to contribute just post here and the op can add it to the thread.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Indian9990:
Are you able to put skyrocket roms on the T-Mobile galaxy S 2?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] G1ForFun:
Remove hercules kernel from AOSP...it doesnt boot on CM7.

Also, the skyrocket kernel is compatible with AOSP, please add it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] shinew:
Great info! it would be even better if you could include a list/thread that details what built-in app can be safely removed, since people don't always have the same definition for certain "bloatware".
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] xsteven77x:
Not sure why this was moved but it's pretty much guaranteed to be useless now since most people looking for a "bible" are not going to be looking in other areas besides development...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] AllGamer:
that's what people needs to learn, Development is only for coders, anything that is information or chatter belongs in General
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] thebluecoat:
I apologize for posting in the wrong forum then, I've stalled just for a couple days on finishing this up because of school :(

Question then, how come the Vibrant development section gets to contain their directory / bible? Different mod? :confused:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Dolphinwigs:
Thank you so much for doing this! I had a vibrant to and it was very nice to have a thread that kept track of all the updates/mods/themes etc..
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] fernyc:
Thanks comes in handy.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] daihung1:
Hi,

I just joined the forum. I ordered a Samsung T989 and it will arrive by the end of the week. I'm coming from an Iphone but I have a Toshiba Thrive tablet and I just love Android and its ability for customizations. I can’t wait to play with the phone!

Just a bit off topic. For beginners, should I use the stock rom only or should I play around with the phone and try out some of these custom roms? Which one would you guys recommend to use? Will it be easy to flash different roms back and forth for trial? There is so much information here that I couldn't read all of them!

Thanks in advance.

Edit: Also, does CheckROM revolutionHD works on Tmobile version of Samsung Galaxy S2 T989?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] dnsmo:
As long as you have your nand backup, you can always go back to that after you try out the new one. I suggest you read on the forum so you can get a better idea on what to do first.

and to your second question, you should always stick to the Rom that is showing up in here unless the CheckROM said they support SGSII.

just my 2 cent
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] dog02:
thanks

thanks for the info
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Rushing:
I love the BIBLE too!

"I used to own a vibrant and that development section had a "bible / directory" thread, and i noticed our lovely little device didn't have one, and always wanted to contribute back!"

Super cool and thanks!! My sgs4g has a bible on XDA to refer to it stays on my pc now all day !!!

I would LIke to see a tutorials section for the sgs2, PLease.

A tutorial on rooting from 2.3.6 after the wifi calling update fota would be over the top. I think I saw a way but am weary of trying anything not 100 percent solid cause this is my baby!!!

<Edit> `````````````````````````<Edit>`````````````````````````````````````````````````````

I Gained root this early morning Via Odin looks like it is an easy solution to rooting SGS2

However a compilation of Roms Mods Kernals and Tutorials would be sweet but it is all here no doubt.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] DKfilms13:
I agree

agreed. I'm using this site for the first time and this truly belongs in the "general" category.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] crz6662:
Nice thread.....Subscribe
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] starskyrob:
feel like adding foxstar?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Rushing:
Thanks

I thanked you because I used this when I first rooted my Galaxy but all these roms are old and if you do an update could you post which roms are compatible with which kernels! and thanks again you are cool. :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] RealPariah:
THANK YOU

Just wanted to be sure to thank you for this I have been working on compiling an entire Wiki pertaining to the Galaxy S2 [T989!] on my domain myself. It is very hard to find a well thought out, compiled and up-to-date set of links pertaining to everything "root" and "mod" for any phone but especially this one [as it appears most devs have the ATT version which I can see as they have more customers but man with the CPU being 1.2 on ATT and 1.5 for us at TMo alone would have converted me even if I had ATT to begin with I mean theirs is listed as an S2 device by Snap Dragon while we are rated an base line S3 [per snapdragon [CPU maker]'s site S3 phones have the same power a video game consoles [from my use of the phone even overclocked I would equate this to more of a cross between a Wii and 360 leaning more towards the Wii for raw power, but still to say that about a CELLPHONE is amazing to me [I may be 20 something but have had phones since I was 16 and man have cellphones really begun to come in to their own since Android kinda levelled the playing field allowing OEMs to focus on devices and not having to build their own entire OS from scratch.

ANYWAYS I DIGRESS, thank you again for a thoughtful, well formatted guide that gives a broad range of information and is an awesome starting point for newbs thread has been bookmarked and will be shared with newbs from now on :-)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] starskyrob:
no foxstar love? :[
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Rushing:
Yes foxstar love

I love this BIBLE!;)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] AlchemistAndroid:
This has really helped out. Thank you! I am coming from the vibrant and trying to work on some dev skills. I could not do it with out this library.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] wikitiki:
Thank you for the help, really helped out otherwise I would've been one of those that'd ask silly repeated questions in the threads.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] dbpiano:
Nice work

Thanks for this post, really helpful for newbies!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] diddyfromtribe:
big thanks!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] rakhan01:
Can you please update this directory? Thanks
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] yuchizang:
Thanks for help me a lots
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jenocide:
Love Foxstar. Cant wait for the ICS update!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] secret_3108:
eprodabl pathe

great post. thanks
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] crz6662:
Hit the thanks button instead. Evidently mods are very strict. ie:

Dear crz6662,

You have received a warning at xda-developers.

Reason:

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Failure to Cooperate with Moderator Request

There is a 'Thanks' button. Use it rather than posting it.

-------

This was sent in a private message.

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Just a heads up.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Eternalphone:
Love that Juggernaut v5.0 rom it has great batter life, makes the phone run like its supposed very nice, I recommend it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] philliesfan:
Thanked. I too had a Vibrant, just got my sgs2 last week. Excited to see where the development goes!

Edit: Sorry saw the warning up there after I posted. Can a mod del this?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] luarken:
I need the best ICS CRom for my t989
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Guatiao:
Great thread for us Android and Galaxy noobs, thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] xeorem:
ICS

Why aren't there any ICS roms listed here? Is this outdated?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Óðinsdagr:
way late

Followed your Vibrant bible daily in the beginning, hopefully not too late to thank you for making this that much easier for me
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] LoopDoGG79:
Yes

Sent from the pink Unicorn from the Darkside. :D
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Towle:
Check the link in my signature.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] pmac_xy:
Thanks for the tough organizing. Cheers!!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] obsoletepower:
I have tried this before moving to the AOKP nightlies and I it was awesome. Super fast and a world of difference over my stock Telus ICS rom. As soon as I upgraded to the steaming pile of you-know-what that Telus vomited, I started having random shut downs, caused me to be late for work twice since it had shutdown during the night and never woke me up, GPS would take minutes to get a fix; sometimes not at all unless I rebooted and tried multiple times......I use GPS on my phone on a weekly basis and I needed it to be problem-free. Anyways, the Jedi rom had none of those issues. I definitely recommend it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Clark Joseph Kent:
OP PM sent, thanks
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nchls:
Hey, I've read this article and decided to root my defy+ with it.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1321582

But the thread says that I need adb driver for my device. Where can I get the adb driver for my defy+ ?
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oSandmaNo:
http://developer.motorola.com/docstools/USB_Drivers/Handset_USB_Driver/

worked for me
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TrentSe7en:
Link is a redirect to Motorla website - Does anyone still have these???
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yokay:
+1 I have same problem

Also tried download from here https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/answers/prod_detail/a_id/79551/p/30,6720,7695

Doesn't work.
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Proverbs2:
If you just want to root the device you don't need ADB. Just use framaroot.
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Antiga Prime:
https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/88481/action/auth
[HTC Rezound] random155:
What browser is everyone using? Have you found anything faster than the stock browser?
[HTC Rezound] SteveG12543:
I use Dolphin. Stock on my Transformer Prime though.
[HTC Rezound] not2gutta:
dolphinHD yup
[HTC Rezound] heleos:
Dolphin as well
[HTC Rezound] I Am Marino:
Dolphin HD.
[HTC Rezound] jmorton10:
Opera mobile is the best hands down IMHO.
[HTC Rezound] trickster2369:
DolphinHD.
[HTC Rezound] Spartoi:
Opera is the smoothest, but I prefer Dolphin HD for the functionality.
[HTC Rezound] DbZ Gokuu:
I use the stock browser on Scott's CleanROM 2.1 right now. What are the advantages of Dolphin?
[HTC Rezound] dyetheskin:
can't seem to find one that doesn't download corrupted files off certain file storage sites. files are in zips and never open
[HTC Rezound] DbZ Gokuu:
What app do you use to unzip?
[HTC Rezound] dyetheskin:
built in through astro or es file manager
[HTC Rezound] antispiral:
Androzip is good too
[HTC Rezound] canned karma:
How do Dolphin and Opera stack up against Firefox?
[HTC Rezound] DbZ Gokuu:
Last I knew Firefox can't multi task. Everytime you close it, it starts at your home page.