Noob's Guide to 'All Things Root' 0.3
You just received your Samsung Galaxy Prevail, but you noticed that it doesn't have very much memory (ram or rom) and responds a bit slow, now what? It's time to fix your phone so that it works properly and actually does the things you want it to do.
0. [RECOVER FACTORY] However you don't have to worry about making changes to your phone since at any point if you brick your phone or accidentally delete something you wanted to keep, you can always Hail Odin, and restore everything back to factory defaults thanks to Samsung (and of course interdpth, koush, and others that contributed) then start over again if you wish. See Link here:
link http://androidforums.com/galaxy-pre...turn-phone-stock-factory-updated-11-09-a.html
here' a video tutorial, thanks to murderousone:
video link Samsung Galaxy Prevail ODIN Recovery To Stock ED13 Or EE14 Rooted & Unrooted (HD) - YouTube
1. [TIPS] Make a backup of anything and everything you have so far. Even if it is just a plain old boring stock backup, you always want to make backups of your stuff whenever possible.
2. [ROOT] Root your phone to give yourself full control of your device. You can do this with one click thanks to interdpth and Shabbypenguin. See Link to the new and improved version here:
link http://androidforums.com/galaxy-pre...oot-samsung-prevail-replenish-shabbyfied.html
3. [RECOVERY MOD] Install ClockWorkMod so that you can backup/restore/flash roms/etc.. You can Install CWM. With special thanks to koush and to udK for compiling, (and others for tweaking, testing, porting, etc..) See Link here:
link http://androidforums.com/galaxy-pre...kmod-update-10-28-new-version-v5-0-2-6-a.html
4a. [SYSTEM MODS] (or "roms") Now that you have a fully customizable phone, you probably will want to customize it. The best way to begin this process is to pick a Mod and flash it to your phone. There are only a couple of choices at the moment and they are both in testing phase, so you may need to play around with different ones, before you choose which one you want to use on your phone.
The first choice is ShabbyMod, thanks to Shabbypenguin, for the latest version and installation instructions, See Link to thread here:
link http://androidforums.com/galaxy-prevail-all-things-root/350148-rom-acs-shabbymod-0-9-a.html
Another choice is A2SD/EXT4 TestMod, thanks to murderousone, for the latest version and installation instructions, See Link to thread here:
link http://androidforums.com/galaxy-pre...nes-a2sd-ext4-testmod-cwm-advanced-users.html
Another choice is CTMod, thanks to Bloodawn, See Link to thread here:
link http://androidforums.com/galaxy-prevail-all-things-root/432614-rom-ctmod.html
another choice is 187MoD-GB, thanks to The~Skater~187, See Link to thread here:
link http://androidforums.com/galaxy-prevail-all-things-root/443532-rom-187mod-gb.html
another is cyanogenmod here:
link http://androidforums.com/galaxy-pre...-1-0-prevail-unofficial-beta-v2d-11-06-a.html
4b. [KERNELS] Instead of flashing a new system mod every time a minor tweak is applied you might prefer to just flash a new kernel, again there are a couple of choices:
thanks to Shabbypenguin for kernel RC1:
link http://androidforums.com/galaxy-prevail-all-things-root/398674-acs-shabbykernel-rc1.html
thanks to Koumajutsu for KoumaKernel:
link http://androidforums.com/galaxy-prevail-all-things-root/429740-koumakernel-0-1-beta.html
5. [PERFORMANCE MODS] (or scripts) Once you've picked a system mod (or rom) to use and have everything properly formatted you may want to try and boost your performance a bit further by installings some additional Mods.
thanks to inigomontoyasr for Darktremor A2SD:
link http://androidforums.com/galaxy-prevail-all-things-root/412164-mod-darktremor-a2sd.html
thanks to Bloodawn for Carrier IQ Remover, Notification Power Widgets and Extended Power Menu:
CIQR link http://androidforums.com/galaxy-pre...07-mod-carrier-iq-remover-3-0-10-09-11-a.html
NPW&EPM link http://androidforums.com/galaxy-pre...xtended-power-menu-1-5-updated-9-20-11-a.html
thanks to murderousone for RAM Optimization Script:
link http://androidforums.com/galaxy-prevail-all-things-root/403827-ram-optimization-script-sgp.html
thanks to chin cheka for A2SD & S2E On CM7:
link http://androidforums.com/galaxy-prevail-all-things-root/439196-mod-a2sd-s2e-cm7.html
6. [THEMES] Finally once your system is up and running you may prefer to tweak your themes 'n such by testing out the local flavors.
thanks to Bloodawn for "Simple Green", "Simple Blue", "Ultra Blue":
link http://androidforums.com/galaxy-pre...mple-green-4-0-simple-blue-4-0-9-24-11-a.html
ultra blue link http://androidforums.com/galaxy-prevail-all-things-root/439035-cm7-theme-ultra-blue.html
thanks to blue2107 for "Honeycomb Hybrid", "Royal Android":
HH link http://androidforums.com/galaxy-prevail-all-things-root/426316-theme-honeycomb-hybrid-3-0-a.html
RA link http://androidforums.com/galaxy-prevail-all-things-root/375336-theme-royal-android-v4-1-cwr.html
thanks to echo25 for "Cool Blue":
link http://androidforums.com/galaxy-pre...theme-cool-blue-v1-1-cwr-update-9-4-11-a.html
thanks to protegemini for "gemini":
link http://androidforums.com/galaxy-prevail-all-things-root/405632-theme-gemini-1-0-a.html
thanks to benwalburn for "Bullet Sliders":
link http://androidforums.com/galaxy-prevail-all-things-root/376783-theme-bullet-sliders.html
You just received your Samsung Galaxy Prevail, but you noticed that it doesn't have very much memory (ram or rom) and responds a bit slow, now what? It's time to fix your phone so that it works properly and actually does the things you want it to do.
0. [RECOVER FACTORY] However you don't have to worry about making changes to your phone since at any point if you brick your phone or accidentally delete something you wanted to keep, you can always Hail Odin, and restore everything back to factory defaults thanks to Samsung (and of course interdpth, koush, and others that contributed) then start over again if you wish. See Link here:
link http://androidforums.com/galaxy-pre...turn-phone-stock-factory-updated-11-09-a.html
here' a video tutorial, thanks to murderousone:
video link Samsung Galaxy Prevail ODIN Recovery To Stock ED13 Or EE14 Rooted & Unrooted (HD) - YouTube
1. [TIPS] Make a backup of anything and everything you have so far. Even if it is just a plain old boring stock backup, you always want to make backups of your stuff whenever possible.
2. [ROOT] Root your phone to give yourself full control of your device. You can do this with one click thanks to interdpth and Shabbypenguin. See Link to the new and improved version here:
link http://androidforums.com/galaxy-pre...oot-samsung-prevail-replenish-shabbyfied.html
3. [RECOVERY MOD] Install ClockWorkMod so that you can backup/restore/flash roms/etc.. You can Install CWM. With special thanks to koush and to udK for compiling, (and others for tweaking, testing, porting, etc..) See Link here:
link http://androidforums.com/galaxy-pre...kmod-update-10-28-new-version-v5-0-2-6-a.html
4a. [SYSTEM MODS] (or "roms") Now that you have a fully customizable phone, you probably will want to customize it. The best way to begin this process is to pick a Mod and flash it to your phone. There are only a couple of choices at the moment and they are both in testing phase, so you may need to play around with different ones, before you choose which one you want to use on your phone.
The first choice is ShabbyMod, thanks to Shabbypenguin, for the latest version and installation instructions, See Link to thread here:
link http://androidforums.com/galaxy-prevail-all-things-root/350148-rom-acs-shabbymod-0-9-a.html
Another choice is A2SD/EXT4 TestMod, thanks to murderousone, for the latest version and installation instructions, See Link to thread here:
link http://androidforums.com/galaxy-pre...nes-a2sd-ext4-testmod-cwm-advanced-users.html
Another choice is CTMod, thanks to Bloodawn, See Link to thread here:
link http://androidforums.com/galaxy-prevail-all-things-root/432614-rom-ctmod.html
another choice is 187MoD-GB, thanks to The~Skater~187, See Link to thread here:
link http://androidforums.com/galaxy-prevail-all-things-root/443532-rom-187mod-gb.html
another is cyanogenmod here:
link http://androidforums.com/galaxy-pre...-1-0-prevail-unofficial-beta-v2d-11-06-a.html
4b. [KERNELS] Instead of flashing a new system mod every time a minor tweak is applied you might prefer to just flash a new kernel, again there are a couple of choices:
thanks to Shabbypenguin for kernel RC1:
link http://androidforums.com/galaxy-prevail-all-things-root/398674-acs-shabbykernel-rc1.html
thanks to Koumajutsu for KoumaKernel:
link http://androidforums.com/galaxy-prevail-all-things-root/429740-koumakernel-0-1-beta.html
5. [PERFORMANCE MODS] (or scripts) Once you've picked a system mod (or rom) to use and have everything properly formatted you may want to try and boost your performance a bit further by installings some additional Mods.
thanks to inigomontoyasr for Darktremor A2SD:
link http://androidforums.com/galaxy-prevail-all-things-root/412164-mod-darktremor-a2sd.html
thanks to Bloodawn for Carrier IQ Remover, Notification Power Widgets and Extended Power Menu:
CIQR link http://androidforums.com/galaxy-pre...07-mod-carrier-iq-remover-3-0-10-09-11-a.html
NPW&EPM link http://androidforums.com/galaxy-pre...xtended-power-menu-1-5-updated-9-20-11-a.html
thanks to murderousone for RAM Optimization Script:
link http://androidforums.com/galaxy-prevail-all-things-root/403827-ram-optimization-script-sgp.html
thanks to chin cheka for A2SD & S2E On CM7:
link http://androidforums.com/galaxy-prevail-all-things-root/439196-mod-a2sd-s2e-cm7.html
6. [THEMES] Finally once your system is up and running you may prefer to tweak your themes 'n such by testing out the local flavors.
thanks to Bloodawn for "Simple Green", "Simple Blue", "Ultra Blue":
link http://androidforums.com/galaxy-pre...mple-green-4-0-simple-blue-4-0-9-24-11-a.html
ultra blue link http://androidforums.com/galaxy-prevail-all-things-root/439035-cm7-theme-ultra-blue.html
thanks to blue2107 for "Honeycomb Hybrid", "Royal Android":
HH link http://androidforums.com/galaxy-prevail-all-things-root/426316-theme-honeycomb-hybrid-3-0-a.html
RA link http://androidforums.com/galaxy-prevail-all-things-root/375336-theme-royal-android-v4-1-cwr.html
thanks to echo25 for "Cool Blue":
link http://androidforums.com/galaxy-pre...theme-cool-blue-v1-1-cwr-update-9-4-11-a.html
thanks to protegemini for "gemini":
link http://androidforums.com/galaxy-prevail-all-things-root/405632-theme-gemini-1-0-a.html
thanks to benwalburn for "Bullet Sliders":
link http://androidforums.com/galaxy-prevail-all-things-root/376783-theme-bullet-sliders.html