DINC Things to Know
In the guides below, you may be told to do specific things. Refer here for those specific methods.
Completely turn off your droid (sometimes it is also necessary to replace the battery after powering off). Then, hold and buttons until you see a screen with three Androids on the bottom and text for options. This is the hboot.
You can use the volume rocker to navigate options, and the power button to select them.
Sometimes you may want to use to flash things. Your phone will need to be in mode to do so. Get to the screen as above and select the option. Once you connect your phone to USB, it will display fastboot USB if you are connected correctly.
After installing a custom recovery, you can enter it at any time from the above HBoot menu. Just choose the option.
USB debugging mode allows adb to work with your phone. To enable it, make sure that it is checked in settings/apps/development on your phone
MD5 Checksums allow you to see if a file is exactly the same as it was originally. If even one bit is wrong, the checksum will be completely different, so it is vital when flashing radios and hboots, where no errors can be made.
On Windows, the md5sum program is included with the tools that you've previously downloaded. Move the file you want to check to the directory and use this command in the command prompt:
On Linux and macs, just type the command anywhere, as it is already installed:
Sometimes you will need to flash a new radio. Get the radio zip file, and check the md5sum! If it is corrupt, your phone will be bricked, so make sure.
boot your phone to mode (see above), and run the commands below:
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- Introduction - A quick intro to the rationale and ideals of this guide, and smartphone modding in general.
- General Setup - Learn how to install and run the tools you need to succeed.
- Device Guides - Customized, fully decked out guides for rooting each and every device we could find.
- General OS Customizations - General customizations that work on all devices of a specific OS.
- General Guidelines - The ideals that you should uphold while working with and editing this guide.
- Device Guide Templates - Templates and general guidelines for creating customized guides for a device.
- Linux - Run a full desktop OS on your little mobile device; research is being made to make it comfortable to use in the mobile space.
- Glossary - Contains all the crazy acronyms and word soup that you'll need to wade through when using this guide.
- Android Buying Guide for Modders - While modding can fix up an outdated device, it will make your life easier to buy the right device from the start.