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Root Newbie - Confused about Rom, S-OFF, and Kernels.

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magohn

Android Enthusiast
Hello all,

I rooted and flashed the 'midnightrom' last night. Im loving it thanks DEV!

However, through the process a couple of grey areas arose:

1. The sticky instructions mentioned installing a kernel that matches the rom you are installing. Im assuming because I went with the 'midnightrom' I didnt have to do this. What about other roms? CM9 etc, where is the kernel file for these?

2. S-OFF - Why do we need to do this? I did not do this and the 'midnightrom' is running great. If I need to, can I perform S-OFF post rom install?

3. If I want to go back to stock (if I were to sell the phone etc), do I install the 'ODEX' stock rom from the awesome tutorial?

Thanks all - much appreciated!
 
magohn said:
Hello all,

I rooted and flashed the 'midnightrom' last night. Im loving it thanks DEV!

However, through the process a couple of grey areas arose:

1. The sticky instructions mentioned installing a kernel that matches the rom you are installing. Im assuming because I went with the 'midnightrom' I didnt have to do this. What about other roms? CM9 etc, where is the kernel file for these?

2. S-OFF - Why do we need to do this? I did not do this and the 'midnightrom' is running great. If I need to, can I perform S-OFF post rom install?

3. If I want to go back to stock (if I were to sell the phone etc), do I install the 'ODEX' stock rom from the awesome tutorial?

Thanks all - much appreciated!
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1. flashing a different kernel is optional, an example would be anthrax kernel. kernels offer different features like overclocking and sleep to wake etc. mostly minor differences. not all kernels will work with all roms/hboots.

2. adds a few options to you. typically, to flash a new kernel from recovery youd need to be s-off. if you use 4ext you can flash kernels via recovery while s-on. the major advantage would be fixing radio issues and changint hboot versions. its best to go back to stock while doing the s-on process. i imagine if a rom is heavily based on stock it should work, but why risk it?

3. odex is basically vanilla stock yeah, though you may wanna let them know that even its on the stock rom, its bootloader is unlocked and such. though to be honest, they may even prefer you leave the custom rom already on. its something you would want to talk about with your buyer. some might appreciate a performance increase, and not feel technologically inclined enough to flash anything themselves.
 
S-OFF is something I highly recommend getting because it basically opens all options to you.

Honestly, if I were to sell this phone, I'd put two different ads up, one showing it rooted/s-off with a custom ROM of the buyer's choice, and one showing it completely stock with the OPTION of getting it rooted/s-off before selling. That way you'll get offers from everyone, including people who somehow think that modifying the phone in any way makes it "unclean". Just go s-on, flash the stock rom, and lock 'er up :p
 
The problem with selling a phone with a custom rom is that if it's not based on stock you won't be able to activate the device.
 
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