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[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prboy1969:
Try rebooting the device every few days. It will help with the lag that you experience after a few days. A cache cleaner isn't a bad idea either.

TEAM MiK

MikROMs Since 3/13/11
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] dsmboost:
Just wondering what the closest custom rom here is to stock at&t gb (minus all the at&t bs)?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Scrambo:
there are several ROMS that come really close to being full stock without Crapware. I personally like the gingerbread shostock, but if you want to tool around and maybe find a different one, here is a (mostly, i believe) complete LINK
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] ejosh1:
Bidrohi-ek-i777 uckk6 trimmed

this is the closest to stock that i have found my last sgs2 came with uckk6 and i used this to flash it back to stock, and return it to walmart.its also very easy to unroot with superoneclick.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mgd76:
Why are you staying stock? I only ask because I originally intended to, but now I can't figure out what the heck I was thinking... :D

Ps. New avatar pic. Had to get FAA waiver to fly over 5000 feet...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] LiLChris06:
Without a doubt I say UnNamed.

The next in line is ShoStock, while it is really close to stock he has made many great adjustments to it so give both a try for Gingerbread.

If your looking for unofficial stock AT&T ICS then go with Task's uploaded leak.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] fuskie:
I also recommend the final build of UnNamed. It adds a few 'Why Weren't Those Already Included' features while staying true to the original GB feel. It's also (for me) incredibly quick and snappy.

Currently on the ICS-derived ShoStock, but sometimes I really do miss the UI swiftness of GB roms like UnNamed and UnOriginal.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Simba501:
UnNamed v1.3.2 ftw
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Kadin:
This.

I might still go back even though I'm digging task's rom. The speed of UnNamed is unmatched along with Entropy's 12/8/11 kernel.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Jbazt_katuforzs:
NOTE: I will not be held responsible on anything that may happens to your phone... This proceedure is to DO IT ON YOUR OWN RISK!! and rooting the phone may void your warranty ..

Its better to try Superoneclick and Unlockroot procedure first before you try this!! this is just your last option when you think both fails to root your phone.

These are the steps I did to successfully root my cheap Alcatel OT-918N (white from SUN Carrier Philippines) in chronological order.

Credits should go to breakk and his team and the forum where it was posted http://www.movilesdualsim.com/foro/threads/9022-TUTORIAL-ROOTEAR-ALCATEL-OT-918-D-(Android-2-3-5) This is the 3rd procedure they suggested I just translated it.. Thanks a lot mates!!!

Download all and follow all instructions carefully:

1. Drivers MTK6516_PL-2303_para_XP, vista y win 7.rar--- http://www.mediafire.com/?32e6q4fzx7ahoeh

2. 918D system.img (pass: breakk.movilesdualsim.com)--- http://www.mediafire.com/?f4dahqmmucqha9c

3. flash tool and scatter.txt --- http://www.mediafire.com/?9w5b5h1ywseljrr

4. EXtract all downloads to a single folder that can be easily located.

5. Backup your files

6. make sure the phone is charged with enough battery then turn the phone off

7. while its off connect the phone to your PC using a USB Cable

8. An unknown device will appear instantly

9. choose to update driver manualy.Depending on the OS you have (xp, vista, 7) install the appropriate driver from STEP 1.

10. If you installed the drivers correctly UNPLUG your phone and you can now proceed to the next step

11. run "Flash_tool.exe" from the extracted files

12. click on the yellow folder button on the right that says "Scatter-loading"

13. browse for the file MT6573_Android_scatter_Alcatel_OT_918D.txt select it and click open

14. it will gives you an ERROR [WARNING HINT] JUST PROCEED and click OK

15. a list will appear, scroll down and CLICK the BOX beside "ANDROID"

16. then double click on the word "Android" and browse for the file system.img (the file you downloaded in Step 2) and open it

17. Now click the button Download in the top of the flashtool window

18. This will initiate a 15 second countdown at the bottom of the window, plug the 918N in the usb port during this countodown (the phone must be off)

19. You will see a yellow bar @ the bottom, wait until it goes reaches 100%. Once this is done there will be a message that will report that you successfully completed the process,also a green/white circle will appear in the flashtool and on the screen of your mobile the battery charging indicator will appear. UNPLUG the phone from the usb port and press the POWER. The phone will start and the Android logo will appear, now just wait a few minutes without touching anything on the phone (buttons or touchscreen), it will take some time to load the system.img. Once the screen displays the menu that asks for password the for 2 SIM cards you are ready, you have succesfully rooted the 918N!!!

JUST HIT THE THANKS BUTTON :D

For Custom Roms try here http://www.symbianize.com/showthread.php?t=688494&highlight=alcatel+918N
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] breakk:
Is a good tutorial.

Greetings.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Jbazt_katuforzs:
thanks this is all you guys :D
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] kpbotbot:
I did not continue because when I plug in my phone while powered off I see only "MTK65xx Preloader" and another unknown device. The unknown one disappears forever. I chose to manually install the driver for MTK65XX preloader thing with the mobileuncle one. When I reconnect it Windows still tries to install the driver. This might be because the drivers weren't properly installed.

I'm not risking it until this one is cleared up XD I know what to expect from the flash tool, but the driver installation in Windows is unclear (windows itself, not this tutorial)

Edit: LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL I don't know what I just did. I tried Easy Rooting Toolkit and SuperOneClick (again) and magically my phone got rooted. LOL. Dunno what happened there (other than enabling everything under "Development"). Thank you, heavens.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Jbazt_katuforzs:
You can reinstall the driver again when it ask you the second time. And once the driver is not installed it will not established a connection to your phone and the flash tool will give you an error saying no device is connected. It will abort the flashing process so nothing will be flashed and all will be the same... The only thing you should be afraid of is when the yellow thing runs and you accedentally stop the process before reaching 100%. And lot of courage is needed as well. Hahaha
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Jbazt_katuforzs:
And the MTK65XX Preloader is the driver you need to install. When it popup dont choose search automatically, choose the other one and manually locate for the drivers youve download
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Drag0nh3art76:
Sir Jbazt_katuforzs i'm using windows 7 32bit i just can't install the preloader driver and i don't know why. Tried the exe installer and manual but still when i'm connecting it on data cable it can't find the preloader like what "kpbotbot" 's experiencing. The Manual installation is loading a modem driver for the device.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Jbazt_katuforzs:
Choose the driver depending on your OS. Did the pc recognized an unknown device when you plug the phone while its off? If not the previous drivers you've installed from superoneclick and unlockroot messes the ports. Try to install it on a different pc running xp. It will only take you 5-10 mins
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] kei18:
thanks
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] jomarx:
at last! I'm rooted! THANKS A LOT!! :D
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] zyche:
thanks for this very reliable and detailed information.. got my unit rooted
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] vsk23:
im having problems on how to redetect my sd card and how to uninstall the pre installed apps but i already got the superuser does that mean its already rooted?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] JovanK:
I tryed with my 918 (not 918N or 918D) and not work.

Any solution
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Jbazt_katuforzs:
it should work... for custom roms go here... http://www.symbianize.com/showthread.php?t=688494&highlight=alcatel+918N
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Jbazt_katuforzs:
try to install a root app to check root acces
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] 4trackmind:
Hi sir, sad to say 3 methods posted on your tutorial didnt worked on my 2.3.6. Recently acquired this unit yesterday as retention/loyalty from Sun Cellular. Hope there will be an update soon. Thanks!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] mightnare:
hi 4trackmind,

i'm interested in the new 2.3.6 kernel. can you try the steps posted here? www symbianize com/showpost.php?p=11514350&postcount=1

there are 2 sections on that page, flashing a custom recovery image and rooting by using an update. do tell us if both sections work.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] 4trackmind:
Tried the one posted sir but still error message. See attached screenies.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] betong72:
able to root

Thanks a lot i was able to root my Alcatel glory!!! next stop installing a ROM
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] noxxious:
2.3.6 and Rooted..

:)

just want to share, i successfully rooted my OT-918N from SunCellular PH with Android 2.3.6 using the following scatter.txt and recovery.img file.

the procedure is the almost the same. skipping the loading of system.img as we are only after the custom recovery to be able to install superuser and busybox.

another thing is i set the flashtool to USB Mode instead of scanning to com ports... hope you get the same results as i did.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] 4trackmind:
Wow, thanks sir! Feedback later, I'll try this ne sir.

Edit: Verified with Root Checker, does not have proper root access :eek:

Edit: Thanks! ROOTED! :p
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] noxxious:
root checker is clear on my end... i used superuser from SuperUser
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] mightnare:
good job! can you share with us a nandroid backup of boot and system so we can use 2.3.6 also? many thanks!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] noxxious:
im sorry i was unable to get a nandroid backup before i edited the system partition of my fone... :(
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] inciongnene:
:( if ever you get to restore your fone again, could you pleas share the nandroid backup with us :).. that would be very awesome for use less fortunate to have the 2.3.6 version
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] cmas84:
i just want to thank you for this very informative tutorial, i just finished rooting my gf's alcatel glory 918n from Sun Cellular (ver. 2.3.5) and everything went smoothly. also i was able to install the recovery for this phone via the symbianize thread.. now i am able to use titanium backup to uninstall all the bloatware that came with this phone. hehe.

by the way, is ROM manager compatible with the stock ROM that came with this phone? and can i change the recovery to CWM 5.2.0 (the official one?) thanks!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] mmvjm1982:
HELP !!! 918n not detected by computer

hi!

as far as know , i installed all the necessary driver for xp , but when the flash tool asked me to plug the unit,the computer kept telling me that it doesnt detect the 918n...

help pls
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Jeremy54:
Was your phone rooted successfully?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] TeddyChris:
help!

Everytime I try to root my phone i keep getting this error. What do I do???
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] jtoubib:
password to download system918.rar

Who can give me the password to unlock system918.rar and so download it ? Thanks
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] hekinen5830i:
ot991?

hy thats my question how it's working on ot 991?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] oldsap:
try this:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=27178532&postcount=16
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] jaisahart:
pls help me sir to unbrick my phone

my alcatel got screen blocked ....then i go to recovery then wipe all data/restoe factory...then it doesn't open anymore...it will only shows the android logo but when it disappear my phone just hanged...ive tried this method but when i locate the system.img file it says system.img" is too large and causes region overlap!

what will i need to do to restore the system.img? thank you very much and more power to you.....
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Ruenis:
very good tutorial for first timers.

thank you for this man.

kampay! :))
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Ruenis:
Try upgrading it using one touch upgrade

download the latest one touch upgrade for your phone man, just update it since it's still responding.

whenever I accidentally remove some system apps on my Rooted phone, i just re-update it on the alcatel one touch upgrade, then just re-root it again. :)
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] free_lance84:
Newbie... Need Help

Good Day Bro... Newbie here. As you said "Once the screen displays the menu that asks for password the for 2 SIM cards you are ready"

so i need password for the 2sim to make it openline? where can i get those password ? can i install Superuser after the procedure?

I manage to install Custom recovery though can't install Superuser... :(

my phone info: Alcatel OT 918N Sun cell PH - Firmware 2.3.6 - Baseband 6573 - Kernel 2.6.35.7

Thank you and Great job...
[HTC Salsa] reventongt:
Hey, my sister has this phone .. I want to s-off her phone .. Reason : internel memory :( .. So which tutorial are working for you? .. If it working, I will try to make cm9 for Salsa :D
[HTC Salsa] BigBearEvo:
Ok. Best way is to unlock bootlaoder, follow my instructions at WWW.wix.com/BigBearEvo/salsa look under ext3 and follow inseuctions there.

We would like cm7 first really, but a working kernel needs to be built first.

Personally don't s-off its more hassle then its worth. I did it and it caused so much grief its unreal. Wish I didn't s-off really but its done now and I have both s-off and unlocked bootloader.

If u do have any questions please ask. There's not alot I don't know about this phone lol, and I've helped build and test everything we have got. :D

Sent from a 3.5 Sensed Salsa :-)
[HTC Salsa] reventongt:
Ok .. I already make cm9 for Wildfire but not release yet .. why not salsa right ;)
[HTC Salsa] BigBearEvo:
Wildlife has kernels available we don't lol, we still trying to sort this out.

Sent from a 3.5 Sensed Salsa :-)
[HTC Salsa] razer1224:
We would like to make a kernel for 2.3.3 kernel source code?
[HTC Salsa] BigBearEvo:
Source code for 2.3.3 is available at HTC. But most of us use 2.3.5 based Roms and they haven't realwaed that yet.

Sent from a 3.5 Sensed Salsa :-)
[HTC Salsa] virusforever:
pls help me make s-off

i am new to it i want to make s-off on the phone. pls guide me.
[HTC Salsa] BigBearEvo:
personally don't, i s-off my phone because it was the only way last yr.

and what a damn headache it was.

Take for Example.

1-you have s-off by XTC Clip and you want to unlock your bootloader or use adb cmds.

No Chance. you have to figure out away of modifying the HBOOT update to allows your HBOOT to update itself, took me weeks to do this.

The clip writes a file which disables the ability to update anything., it will give you s-off which is technically the same as Unlock bootloader.

Also everytime u run the Clip program u wipe your phone....inc recovery!

2-You have nothing done.

You want to unlock bootloader and then s-off

Bad idea.

To unlock bootloader u goto HTC Dev and get it done there...safe simple and fast.

So now you have an Unlocked bootloader and update HBOOT, great u can now do everything you want......so u want to s-off.......ok fair enough, u unlock it by the XTC Clip, now you have to rewrite everything you did in the previous paragraph just to get back to where u want to be....inc the possibility of redoing the updater you just did via HTCDEV.

Result being.....if you want to Pay $$$/£££ for the XTC Clip, be my guest, just dont come crying when you just lost everything that was in your phone! and wasted money for something you won't benefit much from!

result being.

XTCClip = Waste of Money and some serious problems for noob/and juniors with no knowledge of what there doing.
[HTC Salsa] Madderz89:
Noob

Hey guys, excuse my noobiness. I haven't ever done anything to a phone before (you know, besides use it). My HTC salsa is driving me mad with its low internal storage.

Could someone pretty please explain to me in layman's terms the best way to root it? All I want is to convince it it has more internal memory (the SD is 32GB) than the ridiculously small amount it has and/or allow free movement of all apps between the two.

Thanks in advance :D

---------- Post added at 01:52 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:28 PM ----------

OK so I seem to have developed minor intelligence, I found the HTCDev page but when I click on my device and click to begin the process nothing happens. *Sigh*
[HTC Salsa] BigBearEvo:
see my post above mate....same questions answer best as u can!

u need adb cmds to be able to use htcdev

or see here....>http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=27259759&postcount=6
[HTC Sensation] lazar89nis:
Hi all. I am new to android and need some help. i both sensation before few days and i am trying to learn as much as i can for the time i have :) i was iphone user for long time and know everything about it but now want to try to learn things about android. i wanted to add some custom rom to my sensation but i just found out that i have hboot 1.27.0000 and S-ON. i have android 4.0.3 installed on my phone.

i was reading lot about how to take S-OFF and to root mu phone but i cant get all :(

as far i found out i cant do S-off because revolutionary don't support 1.27 boot. am i right about this?

also i read that i can do some htcdev S-off but that i will lose warranty. is this right?

today i found some other method with some wire but i don't know is that really good way to do this..

i need this so i can add custom rom like ARHD or something like that. is there way to do this on my phone or i need to wait for new version of revolutionary?

thx for all your help i rly want to learn as much i can without opening new threads but there is so much things about andorid and i am just noob for it :)

if you have time and patient to help me i would really appreciate it.
[HTC Sensation] craven667:
As of now you can't soff yet there working on it one came out today but don't know much on it you can put only a few Roma on as of right now you have to wait
[HTC Sensation] ganeshp:
Hmm you got 1.27 HBOOT and S-OFF...

so yeah you can't soff now...the other thread you've seen might be "unbricking sensation thread" that's not advisable to do until you know what you are doing.

So there is still one way for you to install custom ...i.e. HTC dev unlocked bootloader..this will give you an unlocked bootloader which is enough to get a custom Rom running on your device...but remember using HTC dev unlocked bootloader may void your warranty..and there's no way you can argue with them if in some case you require warranty as they will have phone details logged once you do unlock from HTC dev....so try it at your own risk. Also HTC dev unlock doesn't give "S-OFF" but only unlocks bootloader but still you can flash custom roms if you got this so called unlocked bootloader.

Once you got the unlocked bootloader...you can flash a recovery..preferrebly 4EXT http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1377759

Get the recovery updater apk on your sd card ...and install the apk....and then open it up and flash the latest 4EXT recovery which has smart flash on.

Remember to say "yes" when you are asked whether you are S-ON as this will enable smart flash mode.

Once you got recovery installed you can download the Rom (I guess it is ARHD as you've mentioned it) and flash it through recovery..remember to do a nandroid backup before you flash this new Rom...just to be safe in case something screwed up happens

sent from my blazing fast pyramid through sonic waves
[HTC Sensation] lazar89nis:
thx m8 for explaining me all this

i have 18 mounts warranty so i dont want to lose that. i will wait for revolutionary to add support for this hboot 1.27.0000...
[HTC Sensation] lazar89nis:
can i use

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=24370319#post24370319

and then

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1611981&page=18

to unlock root and S-off my sensation with hboot 1.27?
[HTC Sensation] ganeshp:
Yeah try the first link to get unloacked bootloader...afaik no one tried this on sensation...but try this as he is saying it won't brick your device...he said it is a hit or miss so try it

And please let me know if you are successful in getting unlocked
[Samsung Captivate Glide] Sanllian:
I'm having an issue trying to root my Captivate Glide

I've installed the correct Samsung drivers

Using the ODIN 3 method I've followed everything correctly

put phone in download mode, fire up odin 3, plug in phone

ODIN 3 doesn't recognize my device (NOTE: I did run ODIN 3 as admin)

and the Gingerbreak method sticks in an infinate attempt

SuperOneClick freezes up

Any other suggested methods or solutions? Is this happening to anyone else?
[Samsung Captivate Glide] helpslip:
i had the same/similar trouble getting the usb drivers to take i wound up pointing the windows "install from location" to "android SDK tools\extras\google\usb_driver" thats installed w/ andriod sdk tools & it finally recognized the device in odin. im honestly not sure if thats what solved the problem but it worked when my milestone would recognize under android commander.
[Samsung Captivate Glide] jayjayjoker2:
You can't root the glide with super one click

-sent from my insanely awesome captivate glide-
[Samsung Captivate Glide] Sanllian:
Well that's obvious now. Was worth a shot.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] htc-me:
I would like to restore back to stock rom. The restore completes without any issues except I have low ram. When I flash a custom rom I have around 500mb available but when I restore I have less than 100mb available. Im from the uk so figure I have to flash the ramfix.img. Could somebody help me as Im not too sure how to flash an image. I thought that by restoring back to stock the ram issue would no longer be present?
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] htc-me:
Sorry guys.... I really need some help here. I can restore back to stock but my ram is low. How do I flash ramfix.img to fix low ram on stock rom?

thanks
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joe ferreira:
you need to flash a fruitcake rom from the fruitcakes thread for your device
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] htc-me:
Really, can you explain why? Not that I think your information is wrong in any way. I have a backup of my stock rom, I can recover this rom but due to my atrix being from the uk I get low ram issues. I thought that I could maybe fastboot and flash the ramfix.img after restoring my stock rom? I'll take a look at fruitcake again.

Thanks...

I'm selling my atrix and just wanted to go back to stock.
[HTC Sensation] slavsat:
Hi all!

I do not have 10 posts on the Forum, so I write here. I have tried get S-OFF with the help of "Juopunutbear S-OFF" but the process fails. What is thought?

Errorcode: 66732337

ErrorMsg: Still sober