Is there a FAQ?

[HotSauce]

I was just wondering if there was a FAQ that would help explain for the newbies (like me) all of the terms and whatnot used on this forum.

Stuff like:
Flash
Kitchen
Cook
ROM
Custom ROM
Brick
Hard Reset
Hard SPL

The reason I ask this is because I want to 'flash' my phone with a 'custom rom' but I'd like to know more about the process of it, and what happens. The "how to flash.." thread is good, but when I read the steps, they're just steps to me while I don't actually know what each step is doing to my phone. If I flash my phone, does it keep all of the files on my storage card? And if I had to return my phone or get it repaired, how would I restore it back to the stock settings so that it would be completely unidentifiably altered? Are there any risks involved?

Thanks.

[Dr.8820]

there was a thread where all the terms were defined and i had it bookmarked in my phone but hard reset and can't find it.

[ryallchild]

Flash - process of putting on a new rom
Kitchen - not for newbs it is for creating custom roms
Cook - the process of creating a custom rom
ROM - the program that you physically use on the phone ie. everything you do on your phone is done through the rom
Custom ROM - roms created by people using the kitchens
Brick - turning your phone into a paperweight
Hard Reset - hold power volumedown center of dpad and soft reset til restore to defauls pops up on screen

[HotSauce]

Originally Posted by mr8820

there was a thread where all the terms were defined and i had it bookmarked in my phone but hard reset and can't find it.

Let me know if you can find it!

[HotSauce]

Originally Posted by ryallchild

Flash - process of putting on a new rom
Kitchen - not for newbs it is for creating custom roms
Cook - the process of creating a custom rom
ROM - the program that you physically use on the phone ie. everything you do on your phone is done through the rom
Custom ROM - roms created by people using the kitchens
Brick - turning your phone into a paperweight
Hard Reset - hold power volumedown center of dpad and soft reset til restore to defauls pops up on screen

How does one brick their phone, or prevent it?

[Geekcop]

Originally Posted by ryallchild

Flash - process of putting on a new rom
Kitchen - not for newbs it is for creating custom roms
Cook - the process of creating a custom rom
ROM - the program that you physically use on the phone ie. everything you do on your phone is done through the rom
Custom ROM - roms created by people using the kitchens
Brick - turning your phone into a paperweight
Hard Reset - hold power volumedown center of dpad and soft reset til restore to defauls pops up on screen

For the most part this is good info. A ROM is best described as the brain of your device. A hard reset completely wipes out your device, returning it to brand new, out of the box condition. The process by which a hard reset is done is different for each kind of device. For example, the hard reset you've described would not be what I would use for my 700WX

[ryallchild]

Originally Posted by HotSauce

How does one brick their phone, or prevent it?

just follow the instructions on anything you do to the phone and you should be alright.