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[HTC Desire X] dxarch:
Hello,

I'm really confused should I root my phone or not, I want to have apps like titanium backup, juice defender, screen cast etc. But on the other side I don't want to lose my warranty. So I created some questions that you can answer me to help me decide.

Why should I root?

Is it worth it for some apps?

Is rooting safer than installing a custom rom?

Is it hard to do?

Should I install a custom rom ?

Is there any way getting back your warranty?

Should I root it because I have the phone only a week?

Any good guides?

What to do if I brick my phone?

Will I still have all apps?

What are the pro's and con's?

Any more information I need please post. :)

Hit the Thanks button!
[HTC Desire X] vogonpoetlaureate:
I think you can simplify the questions by asking yourself whether you think you are someone who likes to tinker with their phone and get under the hood a little, or whether you are generally happy with how it's working now and merely curious what all the fuss is about?

You may conclude from either question that rooting is worth a try. It's probably a good idea to have at least a good reason to (such as wanting to install a root-only app like AdAway or having a custom recovery like TeamWin or ClockWork Mod for backups and such, or for installing one of the cool ROMs we have available in these forums).

I was apprehensive the first time I rooted, but now I can't imagine running my phone without it. Especially thanks to the custom ROMs we have here and the many mods and apps that require root/busybox/init.d etc to run. That said, I wouldn't advise rooting to someone else unless they were comfortable with the notion that they might not be covered under warranty anymore, and would have to rely on their own and this community to deal with any problems they might encounter. You can get your phone back to stock ROM and unrooted, with a locked bootloader but I believe it will still indicate at the bootloader that you 'relocked' it, so your provider can tell that it was tampered with and may decide that that's a good enough reason not to honor your warranty. Proceed at your own risk.

As far as the details, no it's not very difficult to root your phone. You need to be marginally competent at running some software on your PC and follow the tutorials available here. There's this tool which makes things very easy, and there's also nloooo's tutorial here if you want to do it more manually which is helpful in learning some of the basics of using adb commands and getting your PC to talk to your phone, etc.

If you follow the instructions in the tutorials you shouldn't brick your phone. You just need to be mindful of what you are doing and don't do silly things like pull the USB cable while it's sending files to your phone. Even then, there's usually ways to recover from those situations. It's hard to actually brick the phone.

Backup your phone, often!

Hope that goes someways towards answering your questions. Good luck!
[HTC Desire X] w1040:
Reason to root for me:

Adaway - to remove ads temporarily

Sixaxis - to play games with ps3 controller

BetterBatteryStats - to check what prevents deep sleep such as alarms etc

Titanium backup - to backup my stuff just incase something happening to my phone

That's it. If you don't need this I don't think you need to root at all.
[HTC Desire X] KSKHH:
@ dxarch

Why should I root? Ans: Please google. You will get ample number of example why you have to root your phone.

Is it worth it for some apps? Ans: Yes. Most of the apps which benefits need root access.

Is rooting safer than installing a custom rom? Ans: You can not install custom rom without having Root access.

Is it hard to do? Ans: Depends on your knowledge. If you follow the processes mentioned in this forum, should not be an issue.

Should I install a custom rom ? Ans: Again your choice. I will prefer to go for Custom ROMs.

Is there any way getting back your warranty? Ans: No, I do not think so.

Should I root it because I have the phone only a week? Ans: That does not matter. I rooted my phone once I came back with my phone from showroom.

Any good guides? Ans: It is available in the forum. Please search.

What to do if I brick my phone? Ans: First you should not face any issues following the guide here. If still bricked then your bad. I have not bricked till days, where I am having very less knowledge in android. Take always backup before doing something unknown.

Will I still have all apps? Ans: Rooting does not delete any apps. You will get the power to delete bloatware and install so many apps those need root.

What are the pro's and con's? Ans: Please refer answer 1.

Any more information I need please post. Ans: Please check this forum. Everything is there..

Hit the Thanks button! Ans: Sorry I can not becoz I am helping you so I should get thanks from you. :laugh:

Best of luck..Gain some knowledge before going ahead with root that will give you more confidence.
[HTC Desire X] dxarch:
The "Hit the Thanks button!" is actually my taptalk signature :D but no problem...
[HTC Desire X] KSKHH:
No problem buddy...

One last word..if you having ample money to buy a new phone in case you bricked the present one..then go and play with your phone..Else stay away from root if you are happy with whatever is there...:D
[HTC Desire X] Gnaver:
Exactly, I rooted every phone I had except this one. I don't have money for a new one and I'm completely satisfied of the function and look (changed everything what I can without root) so it's only up to you if you want a new Rom or root based apps..
[HTC Desire X] dxarch:
What!? I didn't know if i brick it i can't use it anymore. As far as I know you can use a recover.img or RUU... but I'm just a n00b :o
[HTC Desire X] MaartenXDA:
Depends on how you bricked it. And if you can flash a recovery.img or RUU, it's not a real brick.

But about the rooting:

I've rooted every device I owned + lots of other devices. It's surely worth it. ROMs make the device so much smoother, and when using atis112's kernel, you'll get the most out of your device. It also removes bloatware, and allows full theming. I don't see any problem with it, except the OTA's. But that's not that hard, you can flash the stock recovery/RUU, and you'll get them back.

In my experience, there's a really small chance of bricking your phone.It's a safe method.
[HTC Desire X] mzz163:
new to rooting

I own Desire X.

May be i am very late in replying but i ll try to answer some of ur questions.

I am new to rooting scene so in case of any wrong information, please correct me.

I will share my experience.

I rooted the phone coz i wanted access to limit my startup items. In addition, rooted phone can give u access to ur device completely.

Tutorial made by nloooo is awesome, otherwise its better you follow the tutorial specifically made by the developer of the product.

TWRP recovery is cool and serves the purpose.

I tried Elegencia ROM and now i am using mySENSE-dx_RC3.0. I really hate all the bloatware in my phone which is te main reason for installing ROM.

Going back to custom ROM is easy (i think), for that u need to have a full backup of ur system in TWRP.

Going to ctock ROM is a bit difficult using RUU as stock ROM in RUU need compatible CID of your phone.

Both these ROMs i mentioned above are are awesome and u can choose any one depending on ur needs. Advantages of Elegencia are that you can choose which software to install through aroma installer while installing ROM. Its light, flawless and cool.

Why i chose mySENSE-dx_RC3.0 is that i really loved Full Sense as compared ti sense lite in stock as well as Elegencia ROM.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] MikeySmikey:
I just got my Note 2 yesterday, haven't rooted it or anything (yet) and I'm having an issue connecting it to my car stereo via usb. The stereo says USB not available, but when I connect either of my Skyrockets (one stock No root, the other on Embryo 6.4) they connect almost immediately. Any ideas?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Gore785:
Got the same problem I gave up lol
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] MikeySmikey:
Well you're no help man lol jk.

I'll trouble shoot it tonight. I think it's something with the way it connects because it says "connected as a media device" which is something I'm not familiar with. I'm used to phones simply saying "usb connected".

Something else I've noticed is when I connect it to the pc only the internal storage is visible but my sd card isn't. I'm sure that's been addressed somewhere already but idk.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] twanskys204:
Depends on your deck.....if is supports our version of bluetooth...I have top of the line alpine and it works flaw lessly..I have phon e calls going threw my system also
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] MikeySmikey:
It's a brand new Pioneer unit. I haven't tried the bluetooth only usb.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] twanskys204:
Try blutooth...thats how mine operates

All u need to talk through your stereo.... is a lil mic.

U just run the mic through your dash and up your left dash pannel or whenever u choose to mount.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Gore785:
Just wanted to give this post a "bump" lol. And yeah I noticed that too theres an option in the notification bar to how u want to connect either As media device or cemera, none worked though.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] spycedtx:
Chances are the stereo is expecting UMS connections rather than the MTP/PTP the n2 is providing. This is why you see the phone as a device on windows rather than as drives.

UMS: usb mass storage

Mtp/ptp: media/photo transfer protocol

(Please correct me if I borked those names)

Also, threw / through. ;)

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I would love to help you, but help yourself first: ask a better question

http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] MikeySmikey:
Yeah, I did a quick Google search and read that Samsung disabled usb mass storage on newer devices. Pretty stupid, but it explains everything. Thanks for the help guys.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Michael503:
well, I got brave and rooted my S3, and was looking to go further by trying a rom.

This is my first smartphone, so I don't have a lot of experience with different models, but I like touchwiz, and enjoy S voice and search google via voice to text. Actually, there is not a lot about this phone that I don't like. That said, I always believe a product can be made better.

I read a post somewhere a few days ago where someone commented that they had tried a variety of roms, but ended up going back to a modified sammy rom because Cyanogen and AOKP roms removed all of the stuff that made his S3 special. He commented that it made it feel like a 2 year old Nexus. Not having tried any of these roms, I cannot vouch for the truth in this, but it makes sense, and I too want my S3 to be "special... plus"

Some of the things I'm looking for in a rom are

keeping s voice

a toggle mod

some debloating

Beats audio, or similar

I would like a translucent status bar (is that what is called?) .. the thing you pull down from the homescreen

Free GS3 might be an option, but its a T mobile port, and I'm not sure about it.

any recommendations are certainly welcome.

Thanks...
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] oldbbman:
Re: [Q] ROM Suggestions

Welcome to android!

Before a mod shuts this down because these types of threads don't get to stay and your in the wrong section as well. I will tell your best bet is to read, read some more and then try some out. There a lot of great roms but your the only one who will know if its right for you.

Good luck!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Michael503:
thanks. My bad, whats the right section?

noobs like me can't post in the developers forums

BTW, I've been reading, and reading and reading some more, but recommendations are always welcome.

I did run across a similar thread, but of course it was a general android question, not specific to At&t, which is what I have.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] eortizr:
This is very simple if you want a reliable non bug all features working rom... just stay with stock... all other roms are not perfect, they will give you some but it will also lack on something, I have try them all and always come back to stock.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Michael503:
Thanks, I had considered that possibility, but thought I would ask.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] oldbbman:
Q&A Should be where questions go. I would also say there are many solid stable roms. Read, read and try as many as you want. All phones are not 100% the same and your apps and setups can effect how it runs.

Good luck
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Swiftks:
There are multiple threads in this (General) section and the Q&A section. Please search and read those threads for opinions, options, etc. Moreover ROMs are a personal choice, and are subjective to user experience. I'd suggest making a nandroid backup, flash a ROM, if you don't like it, restore your backup and try another.

Thread Closed.

P.S. Welcome to Android and XDA.

Sent from my SGS III
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] floppyfloopy:
Hi gang,

I've been having real trouble switching away from the MIUI rom. After activating USB debugging mode and plugging in to the computer... nothing happens. I have tried uninstalling/reinstalling Samsung drivers along with rebooting at the proper times and it hasn't worked. When I remove both the battery and the microSD card and then plug the phone in via USB, the Samsung splash screen and Nyan kernel splash screen both load and then it boot loops. I am able to get into download mode, but Odin doesn't recognize the phone since the computer doesn't recognize the phone. After searching the forum I couldn't find quite the same issue. Has anyone had a similar issue?

Thanks for your help.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KennyG123:
Did you try a better cable and other ports...even a different computer.

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[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] floppyfloopy:
I did try 3 different computers and two different cables. In the end I got lucky and was able to wiggle the cable I was using (a nice thick Pantech one) at just the right angle to use Odin from the computer. It may be that my microusb port is coming loose.
[LG Optimus 2x] Spineshankumb:
Hi everyone today i've make a bootanimation with the CM 10.X base the name is Aurora :laugh:

Push it with adb or with rootexplorer rename "bootanimation.zip" in /system/media/ and paste my bootanimation.zip in the same directory... Enjoy

bootanimation.zip - 2.10 MB

Here is the Preview thanks for FettleifIsMyUserName
[LG Optimus 2x] angel_boulevard:
somne pic review
[LG Optimus 2x] Spineshankumb:
Sorry i'm not at home... When i came back home i'll post some picture or a video :good:
[LG Optimus 2x] FettleifIsMyUserName:
here i made a quick .gif as a preview

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oh i forgot to mention i really like it, nice to see some change on the stock cm bootanimation :)
[LG Optimus 2x] Spineshankumb:
Thank you for the GIF :D
[LG Optimus 2x] j0rdz02:
File not found on link. .:crying::crying::crying::crying:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] falkon114:
Hey all. i'm following the post here but i'm getting some errors. Looks like other people are getting them as well but I ahven't seen a viable solution yet.

Anyway, I've found the linux folder through terminal (/mnt/sdcard/linux), but get permission denied errors all over the place when i sh install.sh. I apparently can't access all the places on my phone when I connect it to my PC, so I can't move the folder to my phone even though through windows, that's where I "am" when I put it there.

Does anyone know how I can get this working? Or if there's another way to get Ubuntu on here?

Thanks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] falkon114:
Bump
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] nosympathy:
Check out our development dev only section for dev discussions. They are working on making it for our phone. That guide you linked won't work with any phone like they claim.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] Hormel09:
I am interested in getting all the apps into multi window. The FAQ linked me to this thread. The first instruction is to odin into LJC, which I think is the stock ROM. I still have the same ROM which came with my phone, but I have rooted using the Note II toolkit. I see LK8 and LJC on the forums all the time, but I don't understand the differences and why I have to use certain ones for certain things. I found this thread which did not explain much. Basically, I don't know what ROM I have. The end goal of the first thread I linked is to get the LK8 ROM on my phone. Is that basically a stock ROM?

Notes:

Android V 4.1.2
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] musclehead84:
U can find out by going to settings, about phone and look at your build number. That is what rom u are on. The phone shipped with lj1 and then the ota was ljc and the most recent ota is ma7. Lk8 was just a leak. If u want all the apps in multi windows mod u have to be on a deodexed rom. If you are completely stock then u are not and cannot flash tje mod until you are.

Best thing for u to do is flash tje deodexed rom on this page

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2148604

Using a custom recovery.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] gfp11289:
I have LJ1. Would I download the older version, and I'm assuming I do this in TWRP right?

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Never mind. Now I can finally flash roms.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] Hormel09:
Thank you very much for your help. I've found that I'm on MA7. There are 6 different downloads. I understand the difference in the first two downloads–

odexed vs deadened. But what are the other four downloads? Is there one most appropriate for me?

Thanks
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] musclehead84:
The third link is the all in one that is the ma7 modem and other components of ma7. The 4 link is just the modem itself and the last 2 are kernels. If u took the ota to ma7 then no u don't need any of the modem or other components. If u want the all apps for multi windows u will have to flash the second link that is the ma7 deodexed rom. U have to be on a deodexed rom for the mod to work. Let me know if u have any more questions
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] Hormel09:
I read I do not need to do a factory reset through TWRP (wipe->factory reset) if I am flashing a customized stock ROM. Is that true?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] Hormel09:
And if everything needs to be completely stock, do I need to un-root?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] musclehead84:
No I wouldn't wipe data. I'd wipe cache and dalvik. If u have any problems then wipe data but u shouldn't.

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No tje roms that u are flashing are pre - rooted so you'll be stock with root.
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] warrip:
Solved. Hi, my name is Filip. Im 13 years old. I have a galaxy tab 2 7' P3113. Im stuck at the samsung boot logo. Cant get in to CWM, but can get in to download mode. Any way to restore please? I have bricked my s2 before. I broke my computer yesterday please? I need help...
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] geoogik:
Too many devices for a 13 years old kid :)

Try to flash a custom rom in CWM

Sent from my GT-P3100
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dylan07:
Is it stuck at the spot where it says SAMSUNG and glows?

P.s. You do these procedures at your own risk.
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] geoogik:
Wait.... try first a full wipe.

Sent from my GT-P3100
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] warrip:
I cant open cwm, thats the problem.. only download mode.
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] warrip:
I installed a rom that was for the p3100 then i got an error, then i couldnt find my backup. When i did it just started say'n Samsung GALAXY TaB 2 7.0
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] warrip:
Forget what I said, I managed to get it working. Thanks so much for the help. God bless the internet
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] geoogik:
Think the only solution is to install a official firmware via Odin...

If you are stuck on boot img is a little bad.

Sent from my GT-P3100
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] warrip:
Are you still here? Im now in CWM what should I do?

Step by Step please? :fingers-crossed:
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] geoogik:
In CWM

First wipe cache partion...then goo to advanced and wipe dalvik cache

Reboot your system

If this don't work then try to wipe data/factory reset

Reboot your system

Sent from my GT-P3100
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Adi Shakthi:
Respected mods....

Please move this thread to Q&A section
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ShapesBlue:
As long as you've already downloaded cwm you can just about always access it but if you haven't already used Odin to root then you won't have cwm

Sent from my ADR6400L using Xparent Skyblue Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Skazzy3:
Hey I'm 13 too. You could download the stock ROM and flash the .md5 file via Odin. Why did you post this in the development forums?
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LeftyGR:
He broke his computer...

Can you use another computer that has a card reader? You could dl a ROM (if u have a custom recovery) to ye sd card from that comp, xfr it to you sd card, and flash a custom ROM that way...

...if you can use another comp. :)
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Skazzy3:
Right. Well I see that you said this is solved so nevermind!!!!

Sent from my P3113 with xda app.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] BrianBaker:
Is there any way to get rid of this? Im on a Stock Odexed rom.(4.1.1)

I know it can be removed from 4.1.2(MA7) but i'm not going down that road again.

Thanks for any help.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] chuko303:
Morphology theres an option to do it
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] BrianBaker:
Did they ever fix the gps icon in morphology?..When gps is locked on it use to show a different icons, I believe it was the download complete icon.

But thanks, I'll give it a shot.