i just bought a Xperia S and upgraded it to ICS.....rooting it without deleting all the data.....i've searched but every way i've read involves deleting the data.......Is there a way to root my Xperia S(ICS) without deleting the data......also what is a Bootloader ?
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I flashed my Xperia neo v on 4.1.A.0.562_kernel after that i successfully rooted it but when I m trying to get in media, it says: "Application not found" and also when i want to set widget : "you need to install widget preview picker". Major problem is media...
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adb cannot push SU into my xperia ..
I flashed + rooted (strangely in that order, which means I must have rooted my phone ages ago.. and then locked my bootloader after flashing..?)...
I do have Rom manager installed... but I don't quite recall how I ended up flashing the stock rom onto the phone..
Anyways, as I did seem to reset my phone, I upgraded all the apk packs and I'm pretty happy with the speed upgrade + ext2 internal space expansion.
As I now want to create a nandroid backup, so I can always come back to my current status, when I want a clean reinstall..!
My main question is that as I seem to have skipped creating a CWM recovery... if I do so now, will I loose all my data and go back to the basic stock rom?
The problem I'm facing right now is that I'm unable to boot into the recovery mode using either "adb reboot recovery" or the power on + vol buttons / menu button. (which means that I don't have the recovery mode installed.....)
So.... will I loose my current upgrades + phone settings (reset into factory mode), if I flash the recovery mode?
If i roote the phone, will i be able to updatre to 2.1 when its available?
View 5 Replies View RelatedI am thinking about renewing my contract and purchasing an Xperia X10 or possibly another android phone. The carrier I have requires data when using a smartphone. The problem is that I am virtually always near a wifi connection so I don't need data. Is there or will there ever be and app or a way to root the X10 so that my carrier thinks I am using some other phone and I don't have to be charged for data?If I was unclear, please ask questions.
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can u fix it?
How can i back up my phone without rooting it or being connected to the computer. i dont want to root my phone and theres something wrong with the usb port on my computer cause everytime i connect the phone to my computer, it connects then disconnects then connects then disconnects..etc. until i unplug it plug it from the computer.
View 13 Replies View RelatedI was wondering, is there a way to further increase the volume after rooting the X10? My volume is way to low even when I set it to the highest setting, but the volume is louder in the test menu.
View 2 Replies View RelatedI rooted my phone to use barnacle wifi tether and titanium backup to delete unwanted applications. Now I can't install the latest updates for my x10 mini pro. I can download the software from my phone but can't install them. I also tried SE update service and PC companion. Update Service just says my phone is up to date and exits.PC companion says the same thing "your phone is up to date". I read somewhere today that you cantnot update ur phone after rooting it so I tried to repair my phone using PC companion but that failed too. I got a download error and something about checking my internet connection. I was wondering if anyone knows a way of flashing my phone with the original u20i generic uk so i can update again.
View 2 Replies View RelatedJust successfully rooted my Xperia X10.
Want to know how I can remove pre-installed applications like Quadrapop & Moxier?
Also is there a way to add multiple home screens after rooting?
I used the the Lagfix app to "root" my captivate. so i'm wondering what's the difference between doing it this way vs. doing it through a computer or some other way? Also, how can install non-market apps now? Well I know how, but what's the easiest way to do it? is the an app market I can get?
View 4 Replies View RelatedI rooted me Droid X. I want to know if I can move the files:
busybox
su
Superuser.apk
To somewhere else other then at /sdcard? If so, where can I put them so everything till works?
is there a root method for the evo 3d after you got your 4.0.3 update that will work?
View 2 Replies View RelatedI came from WEBOS and ROOTING a device meant typing a string into the device and the Superuser icon will show up.
In and Android device I would like to know what exactly the rooting process is doing. Is it turning on a icon? is it actually creating the icon? is it different for different devices? etc
so jail breaking an iphone is so simple but rooting my lg g2 seems a lot harder to do. Is rooting kind of like jailbreaking? Does it have an app like cydia where you can download programs? Is there any flawless way to root my phone without bricking it? I want to extend my battery even farther on my g2 and i just want to customize it to the max.
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View 3 Replies View Relatedrooting the Samsung Galaxy 7.7? I really like the tablet but I know it could be sooo much better! I have never rooted any of my other devices but I think I am willing to take the leap on this one if it's possible.
View 5 Replies View RelatedI just got a droid from my friend for free and im using it just to mess around with and stuff like that but its not activated, im just using wifi. And i want to root(i am familiar what it is because i have on my droid X and love it). I heard of that you can use superoneclick v1.7 so i tried to download the link from multiple websites using my phone and when i click download and pull the status bar down it says download unsuccessful. Why is this, am i supposed to download it on my computer and then put the zip onto my phone? How do i root it in the easiest way possible?
View 1 Replies View Relatedi was kinda excited to install a ROM in my galaxy ace (gt5830s) phone..
i accidentally installed CWM ( clockworkmod recovery) before rooting it....
now i am not able to root my phone as its saying some status 7 error in boot mode..
Can a rooted phone be unrooted and rooted again? i was told that my phone needed to go back to stock in order to be flash for another carrier. But the phone cannot be rooted again.
View 1 Replies View RelatedI used to be a big IOS jailbreaker. I had been doing it for 4 years, before taking up android just a couple months ago. (and i must say, android is MUCH better). Anyway i know that basically during the jailbreaking process, the software uses an exploit on bootup and injects codes during the signature check on every level to make the idevice think that what it is running is legit, unmodified apple software. Hence why tethered jailbreaks need the original program to bypass iboot, because an exploit has not been found deep enough in the system to work in iboot aswell.
So how does rooting compare? Dont be afraid to explain using big words and in detail.
my tablet was orginally a samsung galaxy GT-P5113, however I rooted it and everything and now it's a 4.3 GT-P5110.
I rooted it because everyone said it would be better, however, how is limited access better? Did I do something wrong?
I can't download anything that has to do with samsung and I can't even download the samsung app store.
We have just bought a superpad 8 tablet running ICS 4.0.4 and are having trouble rooting.
z4root is what we have used in the past with older tablets, but it doesn't want to work with this tablet.
Any way to root using adb? I have used this method in the past with a Galaxy Nexus which worked no problem, but this tablet is proving to be stubborn!
What's actually happening is the tablet isn't being recognised by any machine I connect it to. USB debugging is enabled.
To start with it did pop up on my desktop saying install drivers, but now it does not show on any machine, not even in device manager!
ADB shows no devices obviously, but it's strange how it no longer wants to be detected
Is it possible to root without an exploit? I am trying to use fastboot but fastboot devices shows empty. Even the command oem unlock shows "Waiting for device". Heimdahl is not supported for my device i.e. GT-S6312. All the custom ROM installation in the forum shows using a exploit to root the device.
View 3 Replies View RelatedI updated my Galaxy Note GT-N7000 (locked to EE - Orange when I bought it - in the UK) from Android 4.0.4 to 4.1.2 via Kies last week. The update is so awful (terrible battery life and really slow to load basic functions like messaging and contacts) that it has finally tipped me into going for a custom ROM. I haven't done this before, and there is so much information out there that I would just like to make sure I have the right ideas before embarking on the process - I don't want my much-loved Note bricking!
So, my understanding is that there are four steps in the process:
a. Back up data
b. Back up apps and stock ROM
c. Root the phone
d. Install custom ROM
Question 1: Is that right? Question 2: Have I missed anything or added things that are unnecessary? Q3: Have I got the list in the right order?
Next, when it comes to backing up the ROM, there seem to be many programs/apps out there to do the job.
Q4: What are the recommendations for programs to do this based on the criteria of it must be a) intuitive to use, b) reliable, c) put a completely original ROM back if needed, and d) is completely removable itself so that, in the event of it needing to go to be fixed, no-one could tell that I have played with it?
I'm thinking of putting the latest Cyanogenmod ROM on it, because it seems mature, well-documented, and stable.
Q5: Are my thoughts on this accurate? Q6: Are there any ROMs that work better on the GT-N7000 than Cyanogenmod?
Edit: 3-18-14 Update- I have now tried 3 different methods and all have failed!
I have tried rooting several times and failed-- every time the same error comes up, it says it's on "recovery" and that's where it "fail"'s
I am using the latest version of odin and am getting the latest autoroot for the right model of my phone.
I basically followed the instructions in this video:
So i just rooted my HTC Evo 4G and everything has been deleted. However, once i put my SD card into the computer by itself, all of my folders/files/etc. show up. is there a way to make them appear and keep my phone rooted?
View 1 Replies View RelatedAre rooting/unlocking bootloader/flashing custom ROM the same as the idea of Jailbreaking on an iPhone? Does iPhones have custom ROMs too that users can install? What are benefits of jailbreaking an iPhone, what extra features can users gain?
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