Hi Sifu sekalian!

I just got my MI300 yesterday. This is my first andriod phone. Was using Symbian before this and decided to abandon symbian.
I realized a few things after using the phone for a day;

1. I can't just use any MP3 as my ringtone.
2. I can't install apps on the SD Card

I also need GPS softwares like PAPAGO. The supplied Mapking is all but question marks to me.

So, I guess, I need to ROOT/FLASH it right?

Being an Andriod user for 1 day, I really need lots of advice from all the Sifu here.

1. What is the best way to flash it? (err.. meaning, which version should I flash to? , there's this Phantomking thingy.. which I don't know much about).

2. Do I need to upgrade it to 2.2? (in order for me to do those things I wanted to do)

3. What are the disadvantage of rooting or flashing? (besides of the warranty void)

4. What are the disadvantages of upgrading to 2.2?

5. Are all these FIletrapSugar, FiletrapVanilla, Cyanogenmod, PhantomKing, etc.. custom Roms? If so, what are the differences? Which is better?\

6. My understanding is, Rooting = Gain Superuser Access, Flashing = Upgrade the firmware/os. Am I right?. If so, can you Root without Flashing?

Thanks bros!

This post has been edited by epileather: Mar 28 2011, 09:53 AM

Thanks sifu! So, the most recommended ROM/FIRMWARE now is Phantom King V2 right?

So, now what I do is;
1. Root the phone
2. Flash it with Phantom King V2

Am I right?

Yes benny, I have been fiddling with it the whole day yesterday and find out what are the limitations hahaha. Which is why I decided to root.

Mykazza, what do you mean by installing things from Market place via computer?

Joana, based on my 1 day Andriod experience, I think it's because andriod only install apps in the Internal memory, not SD card. In order to move apps into SD Card, you need to root, and flash it to 2.2 froyo.

My Spice is still stock now. I haven't use it yet actually, so I don't have SMS or Contacts. Do you think I should backup my original ROM first?

Haha.. ok ok. But .. how do I go about backing it up?

Oh.. so, I need to download this ROM manager? Where can I get it? And secondly, (this might be a stupid question), this ROM MAnager is to be installed on my PC, or the phone itself?

I've got it. Install into my phone. But I need to root it before I can backup. Correct?

Okok... rooting in a while. Hope I wont be rotting instead.

I've downloaded a filed called z4root.1.3.0.apk
What do I do with it?

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Added on March 28, 2011, 2:05 pmZharif, why? Is it so difficult to get the original rom?

This post has been edited by epileather: Mar 28 2011, 02:05 PM

Zharif, what is Rev2D? Pening ler..kekeke. (okay .. I think I know liao... PhantomKing Rev2D) Where u download?

What to do with the z4root.1.3.0.apk ?

This post has been edited by epileather: Mar 28 2011, 02:25 PM

Ah.. found it. I found another thing, SUT. What is that har? Haha..

Eh.. still, what to do with the z4root.1.3.0.apk?

Ok! Thanks bros!

I don't see any instructions about Z4root in Post 1, it only says download it wor.

Oh.. so I copy the Z4Root apk into my phone, and install it in my phone?

Okay.. Thanks for the advice Benny.

I see "Temporary Root" and "Permanent Root". Which one should I go for?

Rooted! Backing up current ROM now. THanks for the guide so far.

Something's not right somewhere. I've rooted it. Then, I connect my phone to my PC. Then I run the SUT. I clicked next, then the phone booted in ClockwordMod Recovery console and prompt for my action>
- reboot system now
- apply sdcard : update.zip
- wipe data/ factory reset
- wipe cache partition
- install zip from SDcard
- backup and restore
- mount and storage
- advance

then the SUT gave me this;
Update Process fails with below error!
Error Code : 0x4000
Error : Download Fail
Error = Device not configure (0x4000)

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Added on March 28, 2011, 5:50 pmLuckily i backed up... phew.... kinda scary. But I don't get why I failed at the SUT.

This post has been edited by epileather: Mar 28 2011, 05:50 PM

Yeah... I did.
What I did is, with my phone off, I connect it to the USB.
Then, I Boot in download mode.
Then that thing keep "polling, get oemsbl_mode = 1"
Do I wait till it stop? I did not. And my computer detect and try to install hardware, but "device failed install ..."

Then I run my SUT.

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Added on March 28, 2011, 6:00 pmI tried again.. but now, My SUT says "Phone is not connected"

This post has been edited by epileather: Mar 28 2011, 06:00 PM