my 2 wks old SGS is sooo slow and the screen do not easily move if i swipe. Is it because of the applcations I installed? i want to root it but im scared my fone might brick.
The SGS is notorious for slowing down after a couple of weeks in use and yes, if you have a lot of Apps installed this won't help.my 2 wks old SGS is sooo slow and the screen do not easily move if i swipe. Is it because of the applcations I installed? i want to root it but im scared my fone might brick.
pt#1 is for froyo 2.2 only?
pt#2 is for eclaire 2.1 only?
is this correct?
You should be fine. z4root is not OS dependent.so whether my fone is 2.1 or 2.2 i can use above rooting? cuz mine is still eclair 2.1
The SGS is notorious for slowing down after a couple of weeks in use and yes, if you have a lot of Apps installed this won't help.
As you have already mentioned, Rooting will help but performing a LagFix will make it fly and improve the Quadrant score no end.
Don't worry about all the complecated methods of rooting and lagfix.
The easiest method is a two App affair.
1. Get hold of RyanZA's z4root and root the phone.
You don't need any third-party software or a PC, just the App mentioned.
2. Get hold of RyanZA' OCLF and LagFix your phone.
Again, just like z4root, OCLF does not require a PC or other software.
Yes, it's as simple as that.
Is it REALLY that simple? I have always been very scared to root my phone lol.....It says on the XDA forums that this should be extremely safe. I can trust this, right? I won't end up bricking my phone? Sorry....very scared non-tech guy here
Is it REALLY that simple? I have always been very scared to root my phone lol.....It says on the XDA forums that this should be extremely safe. I can trust this, right? I won't end up bricking my phone? Sorry....very scared non-tech guy here
I can't give you an absolute guarantee Gents but for those that have tried it and it did not work it simply did not install.. nothing more.me too. my fone is very new and payment under deferred
me too. my fone is very new and payment under deferred
Hahaha...yeah I'm worried because:
1.) What if I brick my phone?
2.) Does this mean I will not receive the Froyo 2.2 update?
I looked at the XDA forums....nobody complained of having their phone BRICKED but the root failed on several phones (none of them Galaxy S). It looks promising but I'm still scared
I can't give you an absolute guarantee Gents but for those that have tried it and it did not work it simply did not install.. nothing more.
But I can understand your concerns....
Why not sit on it and give pause to thought... Take your time and give it til the weekend or later. At least it will give you both time to find out any other problems.
I can't give you an absolute guarantee Gents but for those that have tried it and it did not work it simply did not install.. nothing more.
But I can understand your concerns....
Why not sit on it and give pause to thought... Take your time and give it til the weekend or later. At least it will give you both time to find out any other problems.
hi beards thank u. i will root my fone eventually.....but still doing a lot of thinking. will let u know soon.
That's the idea... Get as much info and ask as many questions as you want either here or in xda-devs. Only do it when you both feel comfortable.Thanks for responding
I'm gonna spend some time over on the XDA forums just reading...maybe I'll ask a question or two but if so many people are successfully rooting their phone then it shouldn't be that big of a deal, right?
My only concern is that if I root my phone will I still get the Froyo update?
Did you try like seepage says. Quite often we hear of users mentioning a failure but a retry often does it in the end....beards im currently rooting my fone. this has been taking so long. it says "running exploit in order to obtain root access" . is this normal? should I stop the rooting??
now my fone freezed.
That's the spirit... Nice one and a decent Quadrant score.Thanks for the info Beards. Top man Works like a charm!
I was nervous about rooting too but to all you guys/girls that are scared to root your Galaxy S, don't be! It really is easy, fast and simple.
My friend and I just did the root and lagfix suggested by Beards, and it worked like a charm. Took a few minutes, his crashed the first attempt to root (worked first time on mine), but we re-started and tried again and all worked perfectly.
Applied The lagfix, I used V2+ and you have to install EXT2 tools first.
I tried Quadrant before and after to test how much of a difference it made if any, and my results are as follows:
Standard: 965
Rooted/lagfix 1645!!
I would definitely recommend it if you are having problems with lag on your phone.
That's the spirit... Nice one and a decent Quadrant score.
beards im currently rooting my fone. this has been taking so long. it says "running exploit in order to obtain root access" . is this normal? should I stop the rooting??
now my fone freezed.
Did you try like seepage says. Quite often we hear of users mentioning a failure but a retry often does it in the end....
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