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Rooting the Karbonn smart tab 7
First of all, I understand that similar questions have been asked trillions of times before. But, as I've come to learn, not this specific one. So, here I go...
I recently bought a Karbonn smart tab ...
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Root Xperia Mini Pro (SK17i) to Jelly Bean
How can I root Xperia Mini Pro (SK17i) to Jelly Bean (Android 4.2) which can be unrootable. Please provide me the best step by step guide.
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How to unlock and root a Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray ST18i with 4.1.B.1.13
I searched it a while and found some articles regarding rooting the Xperia Ray but I couldn't understand them easily. So I want help from you geeks who can give me the lighted way with simple steps to ...
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Loss of internal memory after rooting HCL ME V1
I have HCL ME V1 tablet with android 4.0(Icecream Sandwich) OS. It has 4GB of internal SD memory and 1GB DDR3 RAM. When I connect the device to the PC in storage mode, it shows the 4GB SD memory; ...
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HTC Sensation fastboot unknown device
i want to apologize because i think you get this question a lot, but i experience problems trying to root my HTC Sensation.
I turned USB Debugging ON, checked that Fast boot is turned ON in Settings ...
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How to root the LG Optimus 4X (LG-P880)?
I just got a brand new LG Optimus 4X. Feeling naked without the privacy protection offered by apps like LBE Privacy Guard, and missing good backup solutions like Titanium Backup (and no, Carbon Backup ...
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How can I root my root LG Optimus 2X running stock ICS?
I upgraded my LG O2X to stock ICS. How can I root the device? Superoneclick is not working for the same.
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How to root lg optimus logic
For the past few days I have been googling the different ways to root my LG Optimus Logic, and have come up short handed. There doesn't seem to be a help forum for this phone anywhere, or at least not ...
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How to root my android phone? [duplicate]
How can I root my android phone ...
Please provide answer in easy steps ...
I am using ...
Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III
Android OS v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
If anyone know then share
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Where can I find the “hack4legend” or “Legend Downgrading Tools”?
In my quest to Root my HTC Legend, I have run into many problems. Now I am stuck with the fact the I seem to have to downgrade my phone to a previous version of android before I can root it.
I have ...
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Rooting of Samsung Galaxy S2 didnt work - LPB kernel
My phone is a Samsung Galaxy S2, purchased in Singapore. The OS is Android 4.0.3. I wanted to root it, and followed the method specified in this xdadevelopers post.
My kernel is *LPB* (I dont ...
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Error message after rooting LG-P504
After rooting my 1st phone, my only phone, I played around with SD Maid a little.
I had been reading, page after page, and forum after forum on how to install a ROM. I don't think any two people ...
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Rooting a Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1
I have a Galaxy Note 10.1 (GT-N8013EAYXAR).
I have tried literally everything, and I am at a loss. I have tried SuperOneClick which didn't even come CLOSE to working. I tried using Odin which seemed ...
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how to root your Android or at least understand how it works
I do not know exactly how rooting works or if it can even by done on my Android (Samsung GT-N8013) device. No rootkit appears to exist yet for Android 4.1.2, so I am left with figuring out how to ...
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Creating Backup before rooting [duplicate]
I am planning to root my android ICS phone. How can I create a backup of android OS before rooting it?
Will creating a backup brick my phone?
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root-android.org - A scam?
I would just like to know whether the website root-android.org and its product is a big scam when it comes to rooting Android devices. If it is, then I advice other would-be rooters to stay away from ...
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How do I root a ZTE Fury?
I've tried many methods (ZergRush, I get [-] Hellions with BLUE flames!).
SuperOneClick uses ZergRush which doesn't work.
I'm running Android 2.3.6.
Baseband Version is: N850B01 (first update after ...
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rooting Samsung Galaxy Note 2
How to root Samsung Galaxy Note 2? I have no experience with rooting. Model number is GT-N7100. Android-version 4.1.1.
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how do you properly root galaxy s3 i9300 on mac?
I am trying to root my Galaxy S3 i9300 on a Apple Mac.
I followed the instructions here
But instead of my phone starting up ClockWorkMod recovery, my phone keeps booting up on android recovery.
Any ...
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How to root Huawei Y210?
It runs Android 2.3.6 and has the 2.3.38.6-perf kernel version. I've already tried using SuperOneClick but it doesn't work. :(
I'm rather contented with it ( oh wait, it has this puny internal ...
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Root HTC one V on Mac OS X
I'd like to root my HTC One V. Currently running Mac OS X 10.7.5.
Are there any tools specifically for this?
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How can I know if the rooting files have malware?
I'm learning about how cellphone rooting works. Every procedure I've seen this far asks you to install a series of files that you download from random websites. Is it possible to know for sure that ...
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Rooting Xperia tipo
I've unlocked my bootloader. After all the set-up, I tried to root my Tipo using Bin4ry Root's package. It didn't work; it gave me an error like permission denied (are you root?). Later, it said ...
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Rooted, then flashed, now not able to root again /system is always read-only
I rooted my Android ICS with some script.
It was rooted then I installed and removed some system application.
Then I formatted the device and re-installed the ICS.
Now when I try to root it again it ...
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Rooting Micromax A87 to make it faster
What is the best way to root my Micromax A87?
My phone RAM shows only 160MB, but I only access about 120MB.
I want my phone to run faster.
Or is there any common method for rooting my phone.
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Unrevoked: Is my firmware too new?
I'm trying to root my phone with Unrevoked recovery reflash tool and it all goes well - it installed the needed service and the root tool - up until it's supposed to actually do the root process.
It ...
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How can I root my HTC Legend without erasing my data?
I want to root my HTC Legend but I don't want to lose my data on it. I have seen the unrevoked method for rooting HTC devices but it does not have a version specifically for HTC Legend. Would the HTC ...
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Lost root on LG AS855 due to OEM update
I lost root privileges on my LG AS855 when I updated it. I used SuperOneClick to root it. Now, it just hangs on step 7.
This is not a very popular phone and information on rooting it is extremely ...
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is it possible to root a kindle fire running software version 10.2.6?
If so how, and if not will it ever be?
I can't stand this keyboard! I'd root just for Swype!
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What's the best method for rooting HTC Desire? [duplicate]
What's the best method for rooting HTC Desire?
Do I need both S-OFF and root? How are these two things related?
I essentially want to root because I am often short on space so I want to be able to ...
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How to Root SpreadTrum SC6830 Kernel 2.6.35.7
Model - Callbar A1
Android - 2.3.5
Kernel Version – 2.6.35.7
Software version – 2.3.001.P1.12065
Hardware version – P1
CPU – SC6820 (1 GHz.)
Screen – 3.5” HVGA
I tried several methods such as Doom ...
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How do I root my Nexus 7?
I am wanting to gain root privileges on my Google Nexus 7 tablet, running Android 4.1-4.2.1. How can I do this?
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Rooting Samsung Galaxy Y leaves phone unchanged
I downloaded update.zip from various sources to try and root my Samsung Galaxy Y phone. In recovery mode, it says the firmware was successfully updated. However, when I reboot the phone, nothing is ...
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How to root Lenovo a660
I've tried rooting my phone by using SuperOneClick and RootWithRestore.
And did not have much success either. So my question is how to do this?
(I checked that in /system/bin that I do not have the ...
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LG P500 Rooting Isuue
I got a LG p500 Android device and i want to root it.
the device is on stock ROM android 2.3.3 V20e.
should I use SuperOneClick? and if so, how can I reboot my phone after the SuperOneClick Procedure ...
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How do I root a Zte Origin from Solavei?
I got a Zte Origin (solavei service) from vx4gwireless
There's a customer in their affiliate program and she's added all these apps and needs to root her phone (and I need to as well). I do not see a ...
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Obtaining some 4.0 functions on a 2.3 phone through rooting?
I'm thinking of maybe rooting my phone, for various reasons. But one of the main ones is that I find the current version of Calendar, amongst others, that I have, very lacking. And I'm almost sure the ...
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How can I root my Lenovo Thinkpad Tablet?
Lenovo doesn't provide updates for the Thinkpad Tablet any more. I'd like to install a custom ROM and therefore need root.
How can I root my Lenovo Thinkpad Tablet?
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Installing “xyz firmware” vs Rooting on “xyz firmware”.
What's the difference between rooting on a particular firmware and installing a particular firmware?
Does that mean to root on "xyz" you must have installed "xyz" on your device?
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How do I root my Nook HD?
I checked The Master List of Rooting Techniques, and found nothing. This XDA thread looked promising.
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Can rooting be the cause of battery drainage?
Its been three weeks I have rooted my phone. I have installed a lot of apps using link2sd on external sd card. I have noticed that since the rooting, the battery goes down very fast. 80% of charge ...
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Why the battery need to be loaded before to root?
I read in some tutoriel that for the root to be working, battery needed to be loaded around 70 at at least.
Why is it so?
Does it endanger the phone, or it just prevent the root to be working for ...
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security implications of unlocking, rooting, cutom recovery, etc [closed]
Just curious. There are lots of posts on the web that talk about the fact that unlocking your bootloader wipes apps and data - presumably to prevent unauthorized access to that info. But in order to ...
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Does rooting your phone always involve installing/using tools?
I want to know if tools are the only mean to root an android phone ?
can it be done using only a root terminal ?
edit: by tools i mean apps to install like ...
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Rooting android,did it really ruin application?
After rooting my android tab 4.1,I noticed that my internal storage was corrupted.
All my apps dissapear.and when I try to install it ,it said that I have insufficient storage.How come this happen ...
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How to root Samsung Galaxy Discover
I just bought a Galaxy Discover. I can't figure out how to root it.
All I could find was this xda-developers link; but, I get an error running mount, so the root doesn't complete successfully.
How ...
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Rooting failed htc one x : adb server is out of date
Tried to root my mobile HTC One X AT&T Build number 1.73.502.1 710RD ATT US edition referring the following link.
Root HTC One X
Restarted twice but the phone was not rooted.
adb server is ...
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Kindle Fire HD 7" runs very slowly after rooting
I recently rooted my Kindle Fire HD and it now runs very slowly. It was mentioned in the rooting instructions I was following that this would happen during the rooting process. I am wondering if this ...
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How to root my LG Escape?
I haven't been able to find any information on how to do this. The only thing I found was this, which seems a little shady and isn't even for the Escape, it's just a generic tool. I've also seen this ...
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Phone restarting over and over after rooting Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830i
I rooted my Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830i from the link given below-
http://theunlockr.com/2012/11/22/how-to-root-the-samsung-galaxy-ace-s5830/
However after rooting it, it is restarting again and again.
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