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Root HELP - rooting, voodo lagfix - and now application errors, force close and vibrate :(:(

snorre89

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Emergency, guys:

FYI: Phone = Galaxy S i9000, 8GB

So the initial reason why I wanted to root my phone was to receive Android 3 and the gingerbread keyboard. The speed of galaxy s was not great I thought, but acceptable at that time. Getting the keyboard (which is indeed easier to use) is a SMALL trade off for what has happened now.

First, a month ago, I rooted my phone (with a lot of hassle). I think I used z4, but I followed different instructions and installed a lot of stuff (ROM manager, OCLF and so on, most for no use I think). I also downloaded the update.zip package several times, it is on my internal sd but I have no idea what use it has.

Then I got the keyboard and all was fine. I read about all lag fixes out there but was
 
Wiping data won't affect the internal sd card. All your videos and photos will remain. The only thing you will lose are the apps and settings. Go ahead and give it a try.
 
Thanks for the reply.

So if I hit the "wipe data/factory reset", will the movies stay? I would love to go ahead and do it right away I just want to make sure if that is what you were suggesting. I don
 
Just make sure that in the future when you want to upgrade the firmware, remove the lagfix first. It can take a long while depending on how many apps you have installed. Usually I let it run by itself while going off for lunch.
 
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