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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] CyReNiUsX:
Hello everyone, I am newbie here. I've heard about XDA for a while now but never really looked into it since I didn't have an Andriod phone to mess around with until now. I know these questions may have been asked already a hundred times and I tried searching different threads but I still don't get it. Could someone take a few minutes of there time to answer them please I would highly appreciate it.

My questions are..

What is rooting exactly? like what do you gain from rooting a phone, is it really worth it to do so?

If I root my phone, I know it voids warranty, but can you safely unroot a phone once you have rooted it? ( I've read that you can, but just want to make sure.)

I want to install Ice Cream Sandwich. I know I should wait until the final version comes out but I'm a very impatient person, I want it now. lol Which is the best version to install and how do I go about doing that? (ROM's)

If I mess around with my phone rooting it and installing different roms. Can I always restore back to default/stock as if I never did anything to it to begin with? Or is there a chance that I could brick the phone indefinitely by doing this?

The phone I have is a T-Mobile SGH-T989 running Andriod 2.3.6

Thanks in advance everyone for taking the time to read my thread! I hope to hear your input!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] VoiD_Dweller:
http://droidlessons.com/what-is-rooting-on-android-the-advantages-and-disadvantages/

Its all in the FAQ:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1324517

ICS Check the dev thread, TDJ has some excellent betas out.

Yes you can restore your phone back to its original state

Yes if you don't read the directions you can permanently damage your phone
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] VoiD_Dweller:
Welcome to XDA btw :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] CyReNiUsX:
How can I root my T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S2 SGH-T989 running Andriod 2.3.6? I found these treads but I don't have the Hercules phone that it says. What can I do?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1311194

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1514434
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] sunlaw2:
Lol.

Buy a hercules.

Straight up knucklehead !!!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] techfanatic9:
Here is a step-by-step guide on how to root your phone safely.

[YOUTUBE]Tcffczu-0qA[/YOUTUBE]

Enjoy! Hope I helped you out! :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] xcrazydx:
Lmao, it is a hercules
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BIGG13:
Any chance we can get a port of this awesome rom to our beloved vibrant? betadan.com/paranoid

Edit: Seems there are lots of viewers and no doers lol. So how about we collect our data of interest with a poll? Just answer the quick poll.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Xenoism:
Do you mean this?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1619582

Looks rather neat honestly.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BIGG13:
Yes that is what I meant lol, spell check for the win. I went to their site and looked at the devices supported and they had someone listed as an official Porter, but he said he could not help. I'm thinking we just gather a bunch of people who are also interested and see if we can't justify a reason for them to port it for us.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] battlekry:
Dude, this makes me want a Galaxy Nexus even more... I can't see this working all to well on the Vibrant because of the lack of screen real estate... ROM looks sick though.. *sizzle* hawt!
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BIGG13:
Actually I think it would work just fine. I had added an early version of a tablet mod to my phone before and it worked fine for the most part.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xriderx66:
Looks cool, but do any of you guys know if its been ported to the I9000 or even any other SGS device? Not the SGS2 but the original, if it has, it shouldn't be too hard to port it.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] battlekry:
No I do not know that, according to the thread they are nearing the height of development and expect to be able to port it everywhere... Currently, only device they have taken it to is the Note.. This rom should catch on, I only threw that prior comment about screen size not allowing out there to get some attention.. Lol..
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xriderx66:
Yep, I understand. I was just saying that if it does get ported to the I9000, which if probably going to happen if it comes to the original SGS family at all, it won't take more than 20 minutes to port it, and thats with the upload time being like 10 minutes.

-change key buttons

-change kernel

-flash
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] battlekry:
Agreed, X.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Xenoism:
I'll definitely keep my eyes on this ^^
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] battlekry:
Ditto.. I have wanted something like this on my hardware since Honeycomb 3.0 but Google never released the source for that and the 3.0 ports for the Vibrant never made it off the ground... However, tablet mode on ICS implements UI elements from 3.0 and the API's and frameworks were released for 4.0.. This ROM is a stroke of genius with it's "Hybrid Mode".. My eyes are peeled with excitement!
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BIGG13:
Yeah hoping their next release is the milestone we need for a port. Just read o e of their nexus threads and their next release is supposed to be a game changer so keep your fingers crossed.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] battlekry:
Guys, the Nexus S has been added under supported devices! They have a thread going over there!!
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xriderx66:
I'm not sure but I think the I9000 forums have a way of porting the Nexus S ROMS. Just hope I9000 gets it.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] battlekry:
I was looking into it how they ported that Joy OS mod and Lewa OS mod but I have not had time to fully implement their techniques... They do seem to have ways..

Not everything can be done for us users but it would be great if this from would garnish some looks from some of our more seasoned devs..

I am considering rolling up my sleeves and messing with some packages on this one though if it is not picked up soon ...

why the hell not.. although....

That whole EU ICS error going around in the Cappy section is kinda scary though.. Very little coverage on these Vibrant threads outside of Moped mentioning it and one small topic...

That is the only thing that is freaking me out with flashing anything and moving away from my current setup...
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BIGG13:
The EU is a problem on vibrant also. If you go to the aokp thread you will see lots of people have gotten EU with the last build.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] battlekry:
Yes, that is what is spooky about it.. Like I said earlier Moped_Ryder in our development section discussed his reservations about using any additional ICS rom in his thread for his rom due to the EU errors people with Vibrant and Cappys are having.. He also commented on a users topic who posted about a brick question in the Vibrant dev section which seems to be another EU error.

.. As I also stated earlier there is hardly any info/awareness outside of random posts here in the Vibrant section on XDA...

FYI

For anyone who gets a "reset phone" message on their Vibrant, whatever you do do not hit reset... Try restarting the device into recovery even with a battery pull without an external SD card plugged in.. I hear Odin back to stock is one thing to consider in case of these events or even using SlimIcs has proven to get the phone back up is but the internal sd may be gone so a etc/Vold.fstab editing may need to happen to boot off of external sd's...

Disclaimer... for anyone who had not read up on the EU errors Vibrant and Cappy owners are having, research it... EU stands for Encryption Unsuccessful and it seems too many data wipes may be the culprit.. many users have expressed going back to 2.2 and even Gingy in many cases, it seems to have less strain on our internal sdcards...

MP the developer of the Subzero kernel is also aware and looking into it perhaps being related to Kernel versions 3.X and up... This is something to keep an eye on folks... His effort is probably not a solitary one...

See more in these two guides...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1447303

From user Merio..

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1580902
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BIGG13:
Thanks for jacking the thread, jk. You should post this info in a new thread if you haven't already so people can find it easier. Oh and I had no idea what you were talking about in your other post cause I read it half asleep lol. I apologize for any misunderstanding there might have been.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] molesarecoming:
find a dev whos willing to maintain it. as long it stays true to our vision and uses cm9 we'd give support, when we can. jesus/darknessys over in the s2's i9100 original dev section can set you up, add you to the maintainer list and maybe the other guys that did it already can help you out with something. :)

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actually google took honeycomb and completely married it to ice cream sandwich, the two are one. ics on a tablet is the same that runs on a phone. theres a tiny switch in there that acknowledges a certain display-lenght treshold and then it drops the entire UI into tab mode. this was known for a longtime but unfortunately it trashes your phone. hybrid mode means we have hooks and rewrites sitting on top of ics aosp code, we recompiled the framework, and this stuff makes tablet mode more flexible - you dont get overlapping, apps wont be too small, you can adjust fontsizes, you can switch an app from mobileUI into tabUI and back. PA on top of it gives support for things that still break, it has a fixed market for instance, a fixed keyboard, a fixed launcher, etc. its an all-in rom for this kinda stuff. :)
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BIGG13:
battlekry leaving this is your hands as I wouldn't even know where to start.
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Houndog101:
Its time to upgrade, I like the EVO 3D, but is it worth it,, What are some other options, Thanks. :confused:
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] johamsandwich:
Get the EVO LTE. Most of the OG Evo devs, and some of the ones that were here (like me XD) are getting it. Downside to that is you might be stuck with 3G until LTE is implemented on your location.

But if you're ok with WiMax 4G, then you should get the Galaxy SII. Not too sure, but I think the community is better than the Evo 3D's.
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Houndog101:
Thanks for the reply, I got the Galaxy SII and so far its great..:D
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] johamsandwich:
Congrats! That phone is sexy in white (you better have gotten the white one)!
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Llaver:
Ill probably be getting the galaxy SIII but I'm not sure yet.

Sent from my Hero CDMA.
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hmoobphajej:
Personally I would get the HTC EVO 4G LTE. I know a lot of people are getting the Samsung Galaxy SIII but to me they are getting it because of the name Samsung established with the SII. The SIII is nothing compared to what the SII brought when it was release. The SIII boasts a lot of feature but for me personally I doubt I will know enough people to even use half of them, if one of them at all. I know I'm not going to go up to strangers and exchange data so those features aren't what I'm looking for. Also from what I have been reading the SIII feels like cheap plastic as oppose to the HTC's unibody. But due to that unibody the HTC isn't allowed a mSD card, so that might be your deal breaker. S-Voice that comes with the SIII is crap and everyone is waiting for Jelly Bean anyways. From benchmarks at Anandtech the HTC seems to score higher or up to par with the SGSIII so the best way to determine what you want is to go to the store and feel and mess with both of them. That's how I would finalize my decision if I haven't already made it.
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sai5o4:
You do know that the HTC EVO 4G LTE doesn't have a unibody construction and has a micro SD card right? It's the only U.S variant with a different design among all the U.S carriers.
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hmoobphajej:
Everyone is still referring to it as a aluminum unibody. But I'm not entirely sure how loosely people define "unibody" as. I do know that the only removable portion is the top portion of the back. So the majority of the body is still just one piece.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xela-yuki6:
Hi all. In need of a bit of advice here. Hope this is in the right forum.

My beloved DHD has suffered from one too many falls. Despite being protected in an Otterbox Commuter case, he now lies on his deathbed. Even though I was considering an upgrade, I'm thinking I might want to stretch out his life for as long as possible instead. So I've come here to ask for repair advice.

- The phone seems structurally sound from the outside, no damage besides minor aesthetic scratches from before the phone was protected by the Otterbox.

- It appears to boot. Makes the vibration noise etc. Heck the alarm even went off the other morning, at the set time of 0630.

- Screen does not function at all. Lifeless. But not broken in any way externally. Because of this, had to pull the battery to shut the alarm off.

- When plugged in to charge, charging light indicator does not illuminate.

Any ideas?
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pwraggcan:
Sent from my nipple running windows 95 NT.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xela-yuki6:
Cheers, although I'm gonna try a different approach for now.

Any ideas? Can anyone point me in the right direction of some advice?
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pwraggcan:
Sounds like 2 things. Broken lcd and a broken charging port. It wouldn't be worth repairing. You could buy one second hand on ebay for aboot £120.

Sent from my nipple running windows 95 NT.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xela-yuki6:
Thanks for that. Considering trying to sell it broken, for parts. Only thing that concerns me is any sensitive data that may be readily accessed by someone who knows how to get to it.

Is there a way to wipe it?
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pwraggcan:
You could use another dhd with the same firmware and copy the key/button presses and reset it in bootloader mode.

Sent from my laser emitting mammary glands.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lincolnep:
Could also be that the connector for the screen has been dislodged due to being drop to many times you mite try opening it up and see if it is that.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xela-yuki6:
Hi, thanks for the response. So I assume you're referring to this part here?

http://www.parts4repair.com/htc-desire-hd-lcd-screen-fpc-connector/

Seen in this disassembly video from the 3:05 minute mark?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfatoeWbMRk
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xela-yuki6:
bump...
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cakira:
I have a problem similar to yours. But in my case, I'd turned the phone off to go to the cinema and the LCD and touch never turned on again. :(

In order to erase your data, did you try overwriting a stock rom? (In case it's just the charging LED that is broken)
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xela-yuki6:
That sucks! Self detonating phone. Does yours still vibrate and 'turn on'?

Haven't actually managed to clear the data. I'm ordering this part here (http://www.parts4repair.com/htc-desire-hd-lcd-screen-fpc-connector/) and I'm going to attempt to pull it apart and fix it.

If I can get it to work again I'll sell the One V I'm using and go back to the old faithful!
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] johrie:
Well this saves me from starting a new thread :P haha

Anyway i am having the exact same problem as you have.

My dad brought home a Desire HD from work wich was not working so i am trying to fix it.

The phone boots, it vibrates ones and after a minute it makes the boot sound.

But nothing responses and the lights wont turn on.

Also no charging light..

Also it does not charge but usb does connect.

Could this be the FPC connector or the screen?
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xela-yuki6:
Hmmm...interesting, exact same issue as mine.

Well, I've ordered the FPC connector replacement part I linked above...going to attempt to play around with it when it arrives and see if I can breathe new life into the phone. So I can tell you how that goes...

Although:

1. Would the charging light and screen problem be connected? Is this feasible? Or does it suggest something else is likely shot?

2. I believe the FPC connector requires a solder to replace. This could be a bit ambitious on my part to attempt to repair...any ideas on what sort of a solder would be suitable?
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GuestK007:
no clean flux core solder would work best, preferably something very thin (about .015"). A small bottle of noclean flux would also help and you probably will need lead free solder as that is likely what they used on the board to begin with, and lead and leadfree dont typically mix as well.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xela-yuki6:
Thanks for the quick reply...

Something like this?

http://www.oritech.com.au/productDetail.aspx?productID=23244

What sort of iron would be suited? Would any of these suit?

http://www.oritech.com.au/categories.aspx?categoryID=321

Would you say it'd be a difficult process? I've soldered before, but a that was a while ago in high school...

Also the cost of all this equipment will far outweigh the cost of the $3 FPC connector spare!
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GuestK007:
yes, those should both work fine. ya it is costly for equipment. i have a edsyn iron i use at home and solder i get from work. i would say it can be tricky, i havent seen the connector but im sure its similar to other inline ribbon connectors. remember, short burst soldering, heating it for too long will take the pad off the pcb, and repairing THAT can become very difficult.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] johrie:
Thanks. We have a spare DHD with broken glass here wich my sister is using unter her SGS is back from repair. Will swap the motherboard when her phone is back.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] King_Stannis:
I will go on a site and open up a video. Sometimes the first time it will play okay, but after that the only option I get is to download the video. Then if I do it states that it cannot play the video. Sometimes I will see a little "JW" logo in the corner which leads me to a website for that utility.

Youtube plays fine. Netflix plays fine. It's just the embedded videos that I have trouble with. It's pretty frustrating. Any idea what that may be, folks?

I am rooted, have CM7 installed. I have tried this in DolphinHD, the stock Amazon browser, and Opera Mobile. All seem to have Flash enabled.

Thanks!
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] King_Stannis:
Never mind... After flashing apparently you have to download adobe flash again.
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Houndog101:
sorry, double post, mod please delete.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] addykl:
sorry I tried to find this thread but can not find.

I have a problem with samsung galaxy tab 7 p1000. after the software hang on I've been trying to format but the same problems also arise. do I have to root and how anyone willing to help
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] trexanm23:
Regarding the XXPLY upgrade:

I am a "Newbie" when it comes to Rooted phones. I have been wantiong ICS on my International unlocked rooted phone ever since I bought it. I have read some of the "bug" report's and issue's with the Rom. I just want to say...I am ONE of the Lucky one's to have had the "NO issue's" with upgrading to it!!! :) PLus...I kept my root!!!!!! My Note has been running flawlessly and smoothly ever since I upgraded the rom from your site!!! HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY!!! Thank you Dev's! :)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] M3TALLICA:
Let's hope your luck does not abandon you next time you do a factory reset.

And I'm 80 times luckier than you :p 4 upgrades and downgrades and nearly 20 factory resets.

Please read http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1648362 especially last few pages. The bug REALLY EXISTS.

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Just read the PSA http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1633943
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] trexanm23:
Reply to "The Bug(s)" on the Note

Thank you for the links.....Altho,.....Please don't rain on my parade. I am not one of those who like to go around and download Rom after Rom. I am perfectly Happy with the fact that I was actually was able to "do it". That's all I wanted, was ICS to run on my Note. I am Happy with it and plan on sticking to it! I was actually surprised and still am, that these companies put out NEW phones and DO NOT put the current Rom(s) that are already out. You pay quite a bit of $$ and end up with the older one, with "hopes" that you'll be upgraded OTA. Yet, I guess that is part of the deal..don't know. I had Darkyrom on the phone I bought..it was ok...but like I said wanted ICS. Found the link from your site on the Official ICS Rom, that had been leaked and repackaged, and downloaded and Bam, was up and running GREAT! Quardrant tests are over 4000.....Speednet tests are in the "Red Zone"...so, Yes, I am perfectly happy! I think ALL of you, who spend a Great deal of time, energy to see that everyone gets what they want, is AWESOME! KUDDOS to ALL the Devs!!!!!!!!!!!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] trexanm23:
I do agree..however!!

I am possibly one of the "Lucky One's"...BUT....In NO way am I implying this will work for everyone!! You guy's are the expert's!! I am just posting my so-called "Happiness" with being able to do this for the very 1st time, that's all. SO..I do AGREE with XDA......I Am NOT promoting that this will work for ALL who do it!!! Just wanted to clear this up for you and all who read your post's from you and all who read your site. :)
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pawz:
I flashed the latest CM9 nightly two days ago, and everything seems to work great other than that I have no mobile signal. I am an Australian Optus user, and I tried it both with the modem that came with CM9 and with the one I believe is for my country, which is XXJQ3 by flashing that.

In both situations, I can scan for networks and see all three carriers just fine, but it shows no signal, just an "x" in the middle of the signal triangle, nor does it show which carrier it is connected to. I cannot make emergency calls because it says no mobile network is available.

Is this a modem baseband/firmware problem ? I am guessing not, because I would think that if it can physically see the networks, then the modem must be working right ? But if so, why can it not connect to anything ? The modem firmware I am using is for ICS and I believe it is the correcto one for my region, and I have enabled everything in the modem settings but still it will not connect to any network. Why ?
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] qm4n76:
did you have try replace/update the modem radios from this? http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_Tab_(GSM):_Support_Downloads

you can try a different modem, It doesn’t matter if you prefer another modem, you can flash another modem, you can try flash any modem file you want, it's will not brick your tab

If you had, but still not working, then go to dialer, put this code *#*#4636#*#*, pick tablet information, try turn of the radio then turn on again and try to fix permission on cwm too.

good luck.