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Stratosphere: All Things Root Guide
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General Information
Guides
ROMs
Themes
Tools & Utilities
Since this is a new root guide for your all-things-root sub-forum, we need your help to populate it and keep it organized with the best and most relevant information. Please contact (by PM) your favorite Guide, or drop us a note in the private chat section if you have any good information to contribute, update, or correct in the root guide. Alternatively, hit the !Report button and ask a Mod to bring it to our attention.
Thanks for your help!
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Stratosphere: All Things Root Guide
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Quick note / disclaimer: as always, you are ultimately responsible for any root-related activities on your phone.
You should understand not only the benefits of rooting, but also any possible consequences (voided warranty, boot-loops, bricking, etc.) that might occur as a result of your root-related actions.
AndroidForums.com / Phandroid.com, its owner, and staff are not liable for any root actions you might undertake as a result of information used from this site.
Reading, researching, understanding, and carefully following the published steps and instructions can go a long way towards helping to make your rooting efforts a successful one.
You should understand not only the benefits of rooting, but also any possible consequences (voided warranty, boot-loops, bricking, etc.) that might occur as a result of your root-related actions.
AndroidForums.com / Phandroid.com, its owner, and staff are not liable for any root actions you might undertake as a result of information used from this site.
Reading, researching, understanding, and carefully following the published steps and instructions can go a long way towards helping to make your rooting efforts a successful one.
- Root Terminology
- http://androidforums.com/faqs/443432-what-root-being-rooted-mean.html
- You've went and rooted the phone. Now What???
Guides
- Knightcrusader's Root Guide - RootzWiki
- Rooting the Stratosphere - Simplified - RootzWiki
- Root Kernel & Stock Kernel (mirrors)
- Knightcrusader's Recovery - RootzWiki
- Knightcrusader's Recovery (mirror)
- Samsung Download Center for Stratosphere (User's Manual only)
- How to Change your Startup Sound - RootzWiki
- Safe-to-Remove Bloatware List
ROMs
Themes
Tools & Utilities
- AntTek Tools
- Titantium Backup / Titanium Backup Tutorial
- Root Explorer
- Odin3 ver 1.85 (direct download)
- Heimdall - xda-developers
- Android SDK (Software Development Kit) - Android Developers
- ADB (Android Debug Bridge)
- MD5 checksum verification