BuckyB93
Friday, March 29, 2013 10:39:57 PM
No, this is not a rugby question.

A couple threads recently got me thinking and looking into it. My phone works just fine but I'm and engineer and I like to mess with things. That's how you learn, isn't it? If it ain't broke... keep fixing it until it is.

Should I attempt to root my Verizon Samsung Charge or is the risk not worth the reward. What are the chances of bricking it? Can I flash it from Firmware 2.3.6 to JellyBean?

Nicar
Friday, March 29, 2013 10:42:31 PM
Can you make my Nokia lumia 900 compatible with TMobile and use windows 8 and jellybean?
DrafterX
Friday, March 29, 2013 10:47:25 PM
Way over myhead.... I'm still blackberry....... 🤦
BuckyB93
Friday, March 29, 2013 10:50:46 PM
Hey Bubba... hold my beer and watch this... I'm gonna upgrade my cell phone. The cool tutorial on Youtube says it's so easy to do.
sr20vet
Saturday, March 30, 2013 12:31:05 AM
http://forums.xda-developers.com  and find the forum for you phone. Personally I have my phone rooted, and occasionally re-flash it to different kernels, radios, and builds of the OS. Samsung phones tend to be pretty hard to brick due to the community support behind them. The biggest reason not to do it is that the act of rooting breaks your security certificate, there is no way around it that is how root works.
victor809
Saturday, March 30, 2013 12:36:55 AM
Been tempted to root my nexus. It's old enough that I'm not too worried if it bricks...
DrafterX
Saturday, March 30, 2013 12:39:12 AM
What is root and and bricks..?? 😕
jackconrad
Saturday, March 30, 2013 12:47:14 AM
You builds a house wit Bricks and den you put a Root on it dummy..
DrafterX
Saturday, March 30, 2013 12:50:25 AM
😞
Brewha
Saturday, March 30, 2013 1:56:00 PM

What is root and and bricks..?? 😕

DrafterX wrote:

Rooting a phone is hacking into the operating system so you can edit the root command structure.

If you fail at this you might crash the base system and your phone is transformed into a brick - no working screen, etc.

For brick, read paper weight.

sr20vet
Saturday, March 30, 2013 2:07:57 PM
Well you're really not editing the command structure on Android, just breaking the security certificate so that the Linux root user/superuser can be accessed. I've never heard of anyone bricking their phone while rooting it. The real danger, with some models, lies in re-flashing the device. If there is an error during this process the OS can become corrupted making it impossible to boot the phone and re-start the process. Thankfully these waters tend to be well tread, and with many of the more popular devices there are low-level access tools that allow you to bring a bricked phone back to life.
Brewha
Saturday, March 30, 2013 2:39:42 PM

Well you're really not editing the command structure on Android, just breaking the security certificate so that the Linux root user/superuser can be accessed. I've never heard of anyone bricking their phone while rooting it. The real danger, with some models, lies in re-flashing the device. If there is an error during this process the OS can become corrupted making it impossible to boot the phone and re-start the process. Thankfully these waters tend to be well tread, and with many of the more popular devices there are low-level access tools that allow you to bring a bricked phone back to life.

sr20vet wrote:

Shows what I know. I didn't even know androids we Linux bases . . .

You must be one 'o them computer types.

🇨🇮

sr20vet
Saturday, March 30, 2013 2:47:20 PM
Nah. 😇
BuckyB93
Saturday, March 30, 2013 2:48:21 PM
I think I opted against it. It doesn't look like it's all that hard to do and the probability bricking it is low, I'm not sure I gain much or get anything out of it other than the satisfaction of knowing that I did it.

The other thing is my kids like to play on my phone now and again. Kinda scared that if its rooted and the user has all "administrative privileges", the might inadvertently toss something out and screw it up. I'm probably better safe than sorry at at this point in time.

critter2
Saturday, March 30, 2013 3:17:16 PM
while on the subject of cells, does anyone know if there is something i can add to my motorola so i won't have to pull the antennae up to make a call?

🌫

BuckyB93
Saturday, March 30, 2013 3:48:30 PM

while on the subject of cells, does anyone know if there is something i can add to my motorola so i won't have to pull the antennae up to make a call?

🌫

critter2 wrote:

I can answer this one. It's easy...

Go get a wire coat hanger, cut it and stretch it out into a straight wire. Shove it into the antennae socket. That should work. For even better reception, wrap a "flag" of aluminum foil around the upper end.

That's what worked when I was a kid back in the day of "rabbit ears" on our TV.

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