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I have downloaded the RAR file, but after taking a look at it I can see that it is not like any ROM updates provided by Bell. Can anyon some instruction or point me to another thread that explains this??
Thanks
1)after you download it just extract the file in a new folder
2) Then goto that folder and u will "ROMUpdateUtility" double click on that.
3) just follow the instructions that appears on your computer screen after.
I'm thinking he probably doesn't have WinRAR.
loll thenn ill add another step:
4) download WINRAR and extract the files.
then follow my other other steps.
Do the CDMA Roms require a HARDSPL to flash them? I want to flash a CMDA NSFAN Rom to my friends Vogue and I dont see an stickies for flashing a CDMA rom. I normally spend most of my time in the Kaiser/Raphael Forums.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Daniel
So I just did a ton of research on the web because the wiki is useless and might as well not exist.
I am using a Sprint HTC Touch with the official Sprint WM6.1 ROM from HTC.
So after my research, this is what I got (Please correct me if I am wrong):
1. Run 2.31.Coke and unlock the phone via USB/ActiveSync
2. Download NSFAN's latest Sprint WM6.1 Rom and extract to desktop
3. Rename ROMFILE.nbh to voguimg.nbh
4. Copy voguimg.nbh to MicroSD card that has been formatted to FAT32
5. Insert MicroSD card in phone, and enter bootloader via holding down the Power/Camera/Reset buttons all together.
6. Flash ROM
7. Hard Reset Phone
8. Enjoy
So to the everyday flasher here on the Vogue forum, are these steps correct? And if so, why dont you take the time to update the wiki so people dont have to ask the same repetitive question 1000 times?
I just cant believe that this forum has zero ROM flashing stickies, or and updated wiki.
Either way, any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks again,
Daniel
atomixpaintball said:
So I just did a ton of research on the web because the wiki is useless and might as well not exist.
I am using a Sprint HTC Touch with the official Sprint WM6.1 ROM from HTC.
So after my research, this is what I got (Please correct me if I am wrong):
1. Run 2.31.Coke and unlock the phone via USB/ActiveSync
2. Download NSFAN's latest Sprint WM6.1 Rom and extract to desktop
3. Rename ROMFILE.nbh to voguimg.nbh
4. Copy voguimg.nbh to MicroSD card that has been formatted to FAT32
5. Insert MicroSD card in phone, and enter bootloader via holding down the Power/Camera/Reset buttons all together.
6. Flash ROM
7. Hard Reset Phone
8. Enjoy
So to the everyday flasher here on the Vogue forum, are these steps correct? And if so, why dont you take the time to update the wiki so people dont have to ask the same repetitive question 1000 times?
I just cant believe that this forum has zero ROM flashing stickies, or and updated wiki.
Either way, any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks again,
Daniel
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You are correct, but you do not need to do steps 3 thru 5. After you extract the ROM on your desktop simply doubleclick the RUU utility and it will update your ROM. (you must still be connected via USB to computer) If you want to flash from your storage card instead then do steps 3 thru 7.
I have a bell phone,
and the color screen says .36 and Security Unlocked.
do i have to unlock the phone still ?
its a bell phone, and it was like that when i got it.
does this mean its unlocked?
latinjig said:
I have downloaded the RAR file, but after taking a look at it I can see that it is not like any ROM updates provided by Bell. Can anyon some instruction or point me to another thread that explains this??
Thanks
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=3680838&postcount=2
Detroit Doug
By the way, who needs WinRAR when you can get 7-Zip, the best all-around file compression/decompression tool around! And it's free. Opens almost anything out there all in one program.
http://7-zip.org/
hey..
i just had a quick question.. is it possible to switch back to the original BELL rom after you upgrade to NFS rom? i know a lot you might think why would you even wanna do that? But I was just wondering just incase..
Absolutely very easy just flash it like the instruction of a stock rom would require you too
QUICK guide How-To Update your Diamond ROM
Well , I have been one of those guys that are not so go with the whole updating the ROM things...
So I have finally did it... after weeks of pain.
These are the steps to update your ROM.
Try follow these Steps and you should be fine
Step 1
You will need to HARD-SPL your phone...
You will need to download the Unsigned-Hard-SPL-Diamond-OliNex.zip
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=400950
Download, extract to an empty folder.
Run RomUpdateUtility.exe, Have Phone Synced with PC in Windows Mobile
follow steps, check device for prompts after PC shows loading bar. it should to black screen now.
SPL flashes, device automatically reboots, job done.
to confirm you got it installed, go into bootloader mode (volume down + reset, i.e. press volume down button and reset then keep holding the volume down key until you see tricolour screen) and verify the screen shows 1.40.OliNex.
note: you will not see the SPL version during normal boot, that is the OS version, not SPL!
Step 2
Diamond Custom RUU Updater Software
You will need to download DiamonCustomRUU.zip
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=396073
Download the software
Extract to a folder on your desktop
When you are ready to update the phone, copy the ROM file into that folder
*** Remember to RENAME the file to RUU_signed.nbh
Step 3
Download a ROM
There are many fine ROM on the forum, choose one that you like.
Here is one you can use
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=563245
I hope this helps some people that have struggled to make sense of it all. Please remember there are complete "Bibles" on how to do this. The above is just a quick how-to.
Other Guides you can view (which are excellent)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=416211
I think we should thank all the guys that made the HARD-SPL,Updater and ROMS
TOM_Codon
Michal_banszel
Cmonex
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=416211
Just keeping it simple
Just keeping it simple.....
Well I think you did a great job! The thread he linked to may be too compliant. You keep it clean, so it's easy for noobs to learn the basics.
Thank you.
Excellent
Dekster thank you for making it easy for me to do this rom thinge. I was a very confused with all the stuff on the other posts, yours put me on the right track and sorted me out. i am new to all of this stuff.
so far so good.
Elo
Nice work
You really made it easy! Thanks!
Hello guys. I've been trying to instal android on htc tytn II and i can't make it.
i am using the tutorial on sourceforge but i can't do it
at step 16...what should i put at working dir (C) ?
How should i put the fstab at step 11 and 22?
I've searched for answers on many posts but i still can't manage to make it work.
Can somebody please help me?
Also....is there another way to install android? usb mode or something?
blacki3 said:
Hello guys. I've been trying to instal android on htc tytn II and i can't make it.
i am using the tutorial on sourceforge but i can't do it
at step 16...what should i put at working dir (C) ?
How should i put the fstab at step 11 and 22?
I've searched for answers on many posts but i still can't manage to make it work.
Can somebody please help me?
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i think lets take a look at the picture again :
-[attached]-
for fstab, i leave it "auto", and now incubus work great on my kaiser.
just make a new folder on ur storage(D), or system(C), rename it to "build" (just example, bcos i rename it like that), and put all of ur work an there.
follow all the steps, and ur kaiser will turn to android. if u need more help, just ask me, or the other mate.
hope me answer can help u
i was wondering if i could find somewhere the files i need, so i can just put them on the phone and install
blacki3 said:
i was wondering if i could find somewhere the files i need, so i can just put them on the phone and install
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u can find all the files u need inside the forum. just try to explore more deep
try to combine all the tutorial how to install android on ur kaiser, it will be great.
start with this : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=433835
( [Resources] Flashing Your First Kaiser Rom (For Noobs) )
try to follow all the tutorial, but at the number 5 (Download and Flash your Prefered Rom) change ur rom into android rom.
and continue with this : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=680518
( How to replace Windows Mobile with Android (Guide) )
for me its not a complete guide to install android on ur kaiser, but it just the simple guide.
dont forget to read this note :
Code:
Originally Posted by zenity
If you are experienced at flashing Winmo using KaiserCustomRuu,exe through activesync, then you can do the same with the KAISimg.nbh, just rename it to RUU_Signed.nbh and copy it to a folder on the pc along with Kaisercustomruu.exe, flash as you would with winmo.
(do this thing if u find a problem when u try to install the kernel from SD card)
and then, u can combine the guide/tutorial with this : http://sourceforge.net/apps/trac/androidhtc/wiki/HowToInstallWithAtoolsNand
just read carefully 1st. check all the step. read again, and check again. trial eror.
ps from me : practice make perfect
for the other mate, just correct me if im wrong.
hope my reply can help u.
That are the ones that i was following when i tried to install windows. But i didn't work. Can i just find the files to download from somewhere and just put them on the phone and install? It whould be easier this way
and i have another problem. I have a 2 Gb sd card but i cand only read 1 gb...what could be the problem?
blacki3 said:
That are the ones that i was following when i tried to install windows. But i didn't work. Can i just find the files to download from somewhere and just put them on the phone and install? It whould be easier this way
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ok, ill give u owl the tools that i use to install android on my kaiser.
try it, but i take no responsibility
1st, download this
Code:
http://bits-=xXx=-hare.com/?f=k1dojuib
(remove the "-=xXx=-") and unzip.
get the hardspl from here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=498320
choose the : DaveShaw (.hard)
3.34 Hard SPL nostuckinSPL Force USB
and flash it use active sync. this is the step :
(copy paste from mskip's treat)
Code:
Flashing via ActiveSync with USB Lead
1. Copy JumpSPL1.56-KAIS.exe, JumpSPL1.93-KAIS.exe and JumpSPL1.94-KAIS.exe to your device memory (NOT STORAGE CARD)
2. Pull out the battery and reinsert it (this step IS important) *DONT turn phone back on yet*
3. REMOVE SIM and SD CARDS!!
4. Turn phone back on and let it boot back into your operating system
5. Connect your phone to PC with a USB cable and wait until it syncs with your PC
6. Run File Explorer on your phone, browse to where you copied JumpSPL1.56-KAIS.exe on your device and run it (make sure the USB cable is still connected). If you get a white screen then reset your device and now try JumpSPL1.93 and lastly try JumpSPL1.94 if that one doesnt work.
7. CLick Continue on phone when prompted
8. After a few seconds the tri colour screen will appear on the phone and "USB" will be displayed at the bottom
9. Unplug the usb cable for 30 seconds and then Replug (phone will not re-sync but still says "USB" on the screen)
10. Right click on the Activesync icon in the bottom corner icon on the computer, goto connection settings, deselect "Allow USB connections" and click "ok"
11. Run the KaiserCustomRUU.exe file on your PC thats in the same folder as the HardSPL .nbh file and follow instructions (ticking boxes and clicking Next) *DO NOT re-enable USB Connections in Activesync*
12. Update will goto 100% (should take less than a minute), the Congratulations screen will be displayed on the PC and the phone will restart
13. Unplug USB cable from phone then REPLACE SIM and SD CARDS !!
14. Restart phone
*Remember to re-enable "Allow USB connections" in Activesync connection settings after a successful flash*
just rename the hardspl file to RUU_Signed.nbh and copy it to a folder on the pc along with Kaisercustomruu.exe, and install it.
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after that, upgrade ur radio. grab it from here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=393182
choose : 1.71.09.01
and rename the radio file to RUU_Signed.nbh and copy it to a folder on the pc along with Kaisercustomruu.exe, and install it.
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next is ur kernel. use Krazy-Killa's Kernel Release - RLS3 (2.6.32.9).
grab it from : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=980551
download the Attached Files, androidupdate.tar and KAISIMG-PANEL2-320-TILT1-FROYO.NBH.7z
before install the kernel, dont forget to edit the kernel with atool. choose device to kaiser, resolution to 240x320, version to froyo, panel to 1, and keymap to nornal. and save it.
install the kernel. rename the kernel file to RUU_Signed.nbh and copy it to a folder on the pc along with Kaisercustomruu.exe, and install it.
just keep the androidupdate.tar . we will install it after install the ROM.
if u done, u will see the black screen with a lot of text. and tux on the top of ur screen. wait until the text stop rolling
turn ur phone off, and take ur SD card out.
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now the ROM. i use Incubus26Jc's Super FroYo 2.2 [Deodexed] [RLS15]. u can grab it here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=759894
but u can choose another ROM.
format ur SD card to fat32. make a new folder, and rename it to : andboot
copy the androidinstall.tgz (or u will find androidinstall.tar) to andboot folder on ur SD card.
replace ur SD card, turn on ur phone. when u see the black screen with the rolling white text, hold ur dpad button, until u see the instalation screen. choose 1. install system
wait untill u read the "android instaled" text. (or the same meaning text)
ur android already instaled on ur kaiser now.
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the last step is, turn off ur phone, take ur SD card out, and copy the androidupdate.tar that u download it together with the kernel, to andboot folder on ur SD card. dont forget to delete the androidinstall file.
replace ur SD, turn on ur phone, at the black screen, hold ur dpad, until u find the menu, and choose : 4. Install update
if done, choose : 2. Fix permissions, then quit.
wait, make a cup of black cappucino, grab some sanwich. bcos it will take a long for ur kaiser to reach the android.
i hope me reply can help u.
for the other mate, dont forget to correct me if me wrong.
thx
i cannot instal the kernel...it says...quote: "C:\Users\Bogdan\Desktop\android\RUU_Signed.nbh" (this is an error). I can only choose ok and it exits
blacki3 said:
i cannot instal the kernel...it says...quote: "C:\Users\Bogdan\Desktop\android\RUU_Signed.nbh" (this is an error). I can only choose ok and it exits
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it wud be easy for me to analyze the eror, if u give me the full eror message.
dont forget to turn off ur phone, and enter the boot loader. camera button and reset ur phone.
or try to rename the kernel file into KAISIMG.nbh
waiting for ur next try
this is the error
and i cannot find hardspl 3.34....when i download it from the link you provided it sais 3.29
actually...this is the error
I instaled the kernel but when i whant to install android it says something like.....failed...no space left on device. what could be the problem?
this is a bootlog
Moderator, please consider this thread to be a sticky, it will save many hours of googleing research, and in my case a lot of creativity. It will also open development wide open for all to do. Also I'd like if you could, can we get a section going for the Virgin Mobile USA Wildfire S (CDMA) this is only a general section after all. and this is highly Virgin Mobile Specific
Adhoc connections through wifi:
Its located here
I personally use this hack, SSRom has this built in
Note: I saw this here on XDA, if your the dev, PM me and ill give you the proper credit
S-Off:
Prerequisites: Windows, A USB cord for your phone, HTC Drivers, which are installed with the HTC Sync software, USB DEBUGGING ENABLED, and two files i will mention in the directions.
1) Download thisandthis
2) unrar the diag files, and unzip simple gold card.
3) BACK UP YOUR SD CARD, NOT AN OPTION!!!!!
4) Open simplegoldcard.exe in the unzipped file, and run as administrator in windows vista or 7
5) Plug your BACKED UP phone into your computer, enable disk mode
6) Select your phones device letter and select FORMAT SD CARD
7) Change your phone to Charge Only now
8) Select MMC1 in step three and click GetCID and copy it into the web page that the program links to and fill out the capatcha
9) Download the image file
10) Go to step 5, load the image you just downloaded
11) Place phone into disk drive mode, and click patch MMC
12) you have a working gold card now!
13) Place these files on the ROOT of your Goldcard, PG76DIAG.nbh and PG76DIAG.zip DONT EXTRACT THE ZIP
14) Once that has been done power off your phone and pull the battery for a good 5 seconds just to make sure it's completely off.
15) Boot into HBOOT by holding Volume down while pressing the power button (you do not need to hold the power button, only hold the volume down button) The HBOOT screen will boot up and then you can let go of the Volume down button.
16) The phone will automatically scan the SD card for the files we just put on the root of the SD card and will start the update process.
17) A screen will appear that says Clean s58. Press the power button once to select clean s58 and the phone will start doing it's thing and should take about a good 20 seconds until it's finished.
18) Once the process is complete then pull the battery to turn the phone off.
19) Remove the SD card from the phone, then boot into HBOOT again (VOL DWN AND POWER, if you cant remember
20) It should now say S-OFF at the top of the screen, you can now do much more with your phone. Just pull the battery and boot like normal.
Alternate: 2fast4u88: his link is here
Root:
Prerequisites: Windows, USB Cable, USB Debugging, files I mention in the directions, and S-OFF
ROOT:
This one thanks to CLShortFuse for the file
1) Download this and run as administrator
2) Make sure your drivers are installed and you have your phone on charge only and USB debugging enabled
2.5) Disable HTC Sync in task manager (Thanks for the reports guys)
3) make sure auto is selected in the Exploit
4) Click root, and wait
5) If it says do you want to test, click yes
6) If it wants to install Busy-box click yes
7) Your now rooted, enjoy
Alternate: Install my SSRom, it comes with buisybox and root
Custom Recovery:
Prerequisites: S-off, Fast boot in the settings menu OFF, Root (as far as I know, you may not need root)
1) Keep your gold card from when we got your Wildfire to S-off
2) Download this file DO NOT unzip
3) Now move this file to the root of your gold card UNZIPPED
4) Pull the battery
5) Put the battery back in and hold the Vol DWN rocker and power button, then install the Zip with up arrow.
6) Wait for the update symbol to go away, and your done. Pull the battery out, and boot like normal. You MUST delete this zip to boot into custom recovery. Custom recovery is accessed by the VOL DWN and Power then down to recovery then power. Your now in our new recovery.
This guide is created by me, however I DIDN'T create the recovery file, a Dev I can not find the name to did. It is tested, and 100% working, it is the GSM file, but no problems. If you have the CDMA Version, PM Me and ill add yours and credit.
Change PRL for faster Internet and better signal:
You must download QPST, the PRL file, an app on the phone and be rooted:
1) download this on the phone from android market
2) Open the app, and accept the superuser request.
3) Tap read MSL
4) Write down your MSL, you'll need it
5) Go to the phone app, dial ##PORT# and hit on, then select.
6) Enter your MSL and click OK
7) Plug into a computer and download HTC diag drivers attached to this thread
8) Go ahead and Google and download QPST
9) Download and unzip the attached 60681.zip
10) Now for fun, If anything confuses you, Google it.
10B) go to the device manager, and select the unknown HTC device, then update driver. then browse>let me pick from a list>have disk>go to downloaded unzipped folder>choose the appropriate folder for your OS type>click the driver. Now open, next, yes, close. Right click HTC Modem, and go to Properties>Advanced port settings>see what your COM port is
10C)Open QPST CONFIGURATION and select port. then add port, here you type the port your HTC MODEM is on.
10D) Your phone will now show up, and you will click start client>service programing
11) click your device and OK.
12) DO EXACTLY AS I SAY NOW! NOTHING ELSE!!! NO LOOKING AROUND!!!!!!!
13) Click read from phone, Give it the MSL you wrote down
14) Now click save to file
15) Click roam
16) Click browse where it says file and in that you put the 60681.prl you downloaded AND unzipped
17) Write to phone. THIS WILL RESTART THE PHONE, BOOT MAY TAKE A WHILE DON'T PANIC
18) Enjoy faster Internet
NOTE: You may get a Nv_readonly error, this is fine it still worked. Use speed test app to test
Link2Sd for more space untill i get apps2sd support
Link2Sd:
1) Download Link 2 SD from the market, its the blue sd card
2) Download a program called Mini tool Partition Wizard (thanks to Lumify) in windows, or use disk tools in Linux
2b) Plug your phone into your computer, set for disk mode
3) Partition your SD card for a second partition, Fat 32, primary
4) Put your phone into charge only, or eject and unplug
5) Go to Link2sd and select fat 32/16 create mount script
6) Reboot your phone
7) Go through and move all your apps to the new partition
8) Enjoy your new-found space
Please let me know if there are any problems with it, ill fix them. This has been through 2 other forums to get it worked out, so most all bugs are gone But i cant be 100% sure. if you follow to a T there will be no issue of bricking your phone
Speed up Internet
Don't see any attached files for this process and the obvious questions:
1/ What difference in speed does it make
2/ Does it affect battery life
3/ Does this work for the GSM version?
Thank you.
EDIT: Fixed the links, please remember VIRGIN MOBILE USA Is the ONLY one I have tested
d33ps1x said:
Don't see any attached files for this process and the obvious questions:
1/ What difference in speed does it make
2/ Does it affect battery life
3/ Does this work for the GSM version?
Thank you.
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oops, thanks i forgot to link the files on here. As go the questions:
1) Significant in 4gTowns
2) Yes, it actually makes it better
3) Nope, PRL files are for CDMA Only, and this specifically is only for the Virgin Mobile or Sprint Version.
Will add this to the index thread, but btw take a look at it yourself, there are already some of your tutorials
Swyped from my Desire S
I am pretty sure i have 1st post on a site not here but i did on android central. Besides this brings it all together and allows less clutter
17) A screen will appear that says Clean s58. Press the power button once to select clean s58 and the phone will start doing it's thing and should take about a good 20 seconds until it's finished.
I get the goldcard made ok, then get to this stage, says update in progress in blue, flashes through a few lines then in black says
'jumping to DIAG....'
and freezes at this point indefinetly.
I tried the whole process again but same....
where am i going wrong??
thanx
Just keep trying this step, Ive had reports this one can be moody. Also it does not work on the GSM version of the wildfire S i beileve you need XTC Clip for that one still
and is there some way to s-off European wildfire s?
Unhappily no at this time, we must wait for devs or HTC
Sent from my HTC Wildfire S A510e using XDA App
only xtc clip
ONeill123 said:
Unhappily no at this time, we must wait for devs or HTC
Sent from my HTC Wildfire S A510e using XDA App
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The xtc clip would work. No soft unlock method yet for sim carders.
They [xtc clips] are roughly $40 bucks or take it to a local [independents are best] cell-phone shop. They probably have the clip and will charge you roughly $15 for unlocking [service].
There wouldn't be the development the WFS has without the few that have gone s-off with the A510e [ie alquez, jikantaru]. The A510c development is in its infancy when compared to A510e development, and no dev is possible with your bootloader locked.
Rob
Hi.
Great tut but why you use a exploid to install root and not the recovery?
The recovery install can be installed after S-off like any other android phone throug adb shell.. Also, everybody. I have the CDMA version of CM7 for our device A clear first. Look for it in the dev section of the wildfire s
Its not there >.<
Sent from my HTC_A510c using xda premium
simonsimons34 said:
Just keep trying this step, Ive had reports this one can be moody. Also it does not work on the GSM version of the wildfire S i beileve you need XTC Clip for that one still
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tried a few times, mine is an A510b.
heres the bootloader info screen listing....
Marvel PVT SHIP S-ON
Hboot ver 0.90.0000
MICROP-0451
RADIO-7.46.35.08
Any further ideas?
that is a GSM radio number. Youll need the XTC Clip
Having problems creating this simple Gold Card.
i followed the simple instructions given in this guide however i must be making a simple mistake because i tried to do step 11 and 12 but with out success because it says "unhandled exception has occurred in your application. if you click continue, the application will ignore this error and attempt to continue. object reference no set to an instance of an object." idk what im doing wrong, i was able to go to the web page, download img, load img. when i connect the phone to mount disk mode as instructed to click patch MMC, i only get this error. plz help.
CDMA phone. i tried continuing but as expected i did not achieve a gold card. stock 2.3.4 gingerbread.
Make sure your card is mounted and selected in the program. Thats what the error sounds like to me
S-OFF Problem :
i passed all of the steps with no problem until step 16 . my problem in step 16 is when my phone restart and goes to H-BOOT it shows me This message :
[ Update is in progress ....
Jumping to DIAG ... ]
It takes about 30 min but nothing happen
whats wrong ?
my rom is 2.3.3 Asia ( Arabic ) H-BOOT 1.03.0000
You have an gsm phone or cdma, this msg comes by me too, but i have an gsm, and then the onliest way to set s-off is an xtc clip.
Sent from my HTC Wildfire S A510e using XDA App
Well, I just got off the phone with HTC. The wildfire S WILL NOT be supported by the htc dev site that unlocks bootloaders. We will have to stick to the methods present.
PS CDMA USERS:
2fast4u88 has discovered that s-off causes corruption in the misc.img He has fixed it, and im working on getting it on here soon.
Warning:I am not responisible for any damage to your phone and rooting usually nullifies the warranty. so please procede with your own risk
I tried to root my karbonn A2 for 2 weeks and finally i got it. so im gonna share the steps involved in rooting and also provoide the tools for it.
NOTE: I do not take credit for any tool since all the tools were already available online, so credit goes to whoever programmed them. only thing i did was to alter the method slightly to get my phone rooted.
Lets begin. Before we start rooting our phone, most important thing is the drivers. so u need two types of drivers one is ADB (android debugging bridge) drivers and the other is preloader drivers. i have attached both of these drivers in the attachments u can download it.
Step1[only for beginners]: Go to setting>applications>development>enable USB debugging in the phone, then connect your phone to ur pc (remove all previous drivers if u have installed) then go to device manager>devices, right click on the usb device and click update driver and browse to folder containing the SPdrvers (u need to extract the folder from the attachment first).If driver is successfully installed then u should see "android phone" in ur device manager. to confirm it just run adb devices from the command line by chagning the directory to where adb.exe is, u should see the list of devices attached to ur pc. (usually adb.exe will be in android sdk tools folder or if u dont have one then check in ADB folder from superoneclick in the attachment).
Step2: ok, now that u have installed adb drivers, u need to install preloader driver (also known as downloading mode in some devices). to do this, disconnect ur phone from the pc, then switch off the phone, remove the battery and then connect ur phone to pc again (without the battery). then u should see windows trying to install drivers and fails. then go to device manager again and browse to folder containing USB VCOM drivers (see attachment). after it successfully installs procede to step 3.
Step3:: download, extract the files MTKROM and SPflash tool to ur pc. then put the battery inside ur phone then switch it on, connect it to pc (enable debugging all the time). then open command line then go to adb folder then type :adb devices- u should see the list of device attached (u will get some long numbers so dont worry). then type "adb shell" (without the quotes). u will get a $ sign, then type "cat proc/mtd > /sdcard/firmware.info" if its successful then a file named firmware.info will be created in ur sdcard root. then copy that file to ur pc.
Step 4: Now open that firmware.info in MTKROM.exe u should see a list tables and address like in the image below. then click save scatter and rename the filename to MT6575 instead of MT6573 (and leave everthing else as it is). so a file named "MT6575_Android_scatter.txt" will be created.
Step 5: Now open Spflash tool and load the scatter file in that. u should see something like this in the image below.
STEPS TO BACKUP ORIGINAL BOOT AND RECOVERY
Step 6: Before we actually begin to root its important to make a backup of current images. so to do that, go to READ BACK tab in sp flash tool. click on Add>double click on the page file and save as "Boot.img" somewhere safe. then click on "Read Page only", this is very important. then look at the address side by side from MTKROM and enter into sptool. the start address is the address in which the boot.img begins and length is the length of boot.img. so final address will be startaddress+length =start address of next image (recovery.img). In MTKROM the start address is given as "PART ADDRESS". after entering those carefully click ok. if u want to be sure then use programmer calculator and add the address.
Note :the address will be in hexadecimal format not decimal.
Step7: In order to read the firmware from the phone, disconnect the phone from your pc, remove the battery, dont connect it yet. now click on "Read back" button in the sptool (its after Add,remove button). now the software starts searching for the device. now connect the device to the pc (without battery ofcourse). now if have installed USB VCOM drivers correctly then the sp tool should detect ur device and start reading from it. u will see Red colour in the
task bar when it detects then blue colour while the tool is reading the phone. wait untill the reading is complete. A green circle will pop up after it successfully reads from the device. (refer the images below)
Step 8: repeat step seven as described above for recovery.img (save the file as recovery.img) then select "read page only" option, enter start address as 0x0980000 and length as 0x0500000. (please enter the address carefully cross check with MTKROM image addresses.)
Note: You have to disconnect the device first then click read back button after entering the addresses then connect the device, otherwise the sptool wont detect your device!.
Actual Rooting Procedure
Step 9: Now that you have backed up both boot and recovery images its time to start the actual rooting. download the boot.img file from the attachment and save to your pc (dont replace it with your backup image that you saved earlier). go to download tab in the sp tool and tick only boot.img and uncheck all others (if any of them has been checked already) and click on Bootimg and browse for the folder where u downloaded boot.img from the attachment and NOT THE BACKUP! after that disconnect your device, then click download button above( after format->upgrade button) or f9 from keyboard. the tool will start searching the usb com ports. now connect your device and wait till it downloads fully. Note: In downloading your will get RED colour first, then YELLOW colour while flashing, and finally a GREEN circle after flashing is complete).
Step 10: The most important and complicates steps are over. now all you have to do is put your battery to your phone and switch it on. now after it sucessfully boots up, open superonclick.exe (you will get this software online and its very popular tool for rooting) and connect the device to your pc (enable debugging of course), then click Root button in superoneclick and Voila! your phone is rooted. enjoy and dont forget to press thanks button if ive helped
Note: u will need .NET framework 3.5 to run superoneclick.
Method To Unroot
For unrooting your mobile all you have to do is flash the original, backup boot image back to your phone. just open sptool and load the scatter file, then click on bootimg then browse to wherever u have stored backup boot.img then click download button then connect your device without the battery and thats it. you will get back original firmware without the root!.
Clockwork mod recovery for A2
There is no official cwm recovery for A2, but i ported cwm for other MT65xx devices to A2. so here are the steps to flash.
step 1: download recovery.img from the attachment.
step 2: open sp flash tool and load scatter.txt (for detailed description refer rooting steps). then tick recoveryimg and browse and set the path of the recovery.img you just downloaded from attachment.
step3: click on download button at the top or press f9. then take out the battery from the phone and connect it to the pc. the tool will detect your phone and start flashing cwm recovery.wait untill the green circle pops up.
step 4: now put in the battery and press power button+volume up and hold it for few seconds and voila!! cwm recovery boots up. And to revert back to original recovery just flash the recovery.img that you backed up during rooting process using the above steps.
Note: Do Not factory reset your phone without backing up the IMEI number. After rooting your device please backup your phones IMEI number which is stored in data/nvram/md/NVRAM/NVD_IMEI/MP0B_001 to a safe place. or there is an application called mobileuncletools (a chinese app) which helps to backup your IMEI to sdcard and restore it back. if u loose your IMEI and reset your phone then you cannot call or recieve sms etc
No service and invalid IMEI solution
explanation:
In case u did factory reset of the phone, then all your data will be wiped including the imei number. it will be reverted to factory imei number, hence you cannot connect to any mobile networks in india or anywhere else because most network operators wont allow to use the network with dupicate or invalid imei numbers. every device has a specific imei number. in this device your original imei numbers (15 digits) will be on the back of your battery.
Restoring is tough very simple procedure, creating the required files is a major headache. At first i thought it was impossible to restore the imei back (trust me i tried all the available solutions that u get in the internet, infact there are 5 different types of solutions, none of which worked for this device). luckily one day i found a chinese software which actually did create a imei file that is compatible with this device (phew !, yeah i know) and so i did successully restored my imei back and i can once again connect to mobile network and make calls..:victory: so here it goes.
How to restore IMEI number? (MUST BE A ROOTED PHONE)
1) if u have made the backup of MP0B_001 file in /data/nvram/md/NVRAM/NVD_IMEI/MP0B_001 , then install root explorer and simply replace your current file with the backed up MP0B_001 and set the permissions to rw-rw---- and restart.
2) if u havent backed it up (too bad), then download the chinese software sn_gen.zip from the attachments and enter both imei numbers that is found in the back of your battery (enter the numbers correctly and cross check it again, its 15 digit number). then the software generates a new MP0B_001 file, copy and paste in the above mentioned directory and set the permissions to rw-rw---- and restart.:fingers-crossed:
dont forget to press thanks button if ive helped you :good:
Download Links:
Drivers: http://www.4shared.com/rar/XLiLMsG3/sp_drivers_v14.html?
SP flsah tool: http://www.4shared.com/archive/bjTXvBtd/sp_flash_tool_v3122401.html?
scatter txt: http://www.4shared.com/office/W7Fk6VOm/MT6575_Android_scatter.html?
I need to root my A2 too,can you tell me how?
thanks but I want to put ICS in my device karbonn a2 can u help more
thanx in advance
Sent from my Karbonn A2 using xda app-developers app
vickykeeth said:
thanks but I want to put ICS in my device karbonn a2 can u help more
thanx in advance
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its not possible to put ICS in A2 (since its officially not supported to our device), although cyanogenmod 9 can be installed but its very difficult to build it since most of the drivers are properitery and they wont release the sources. so its almost impossible to run cm9 and even if someone did build cm9 it wont run smoothly because of very low amount ram in our device (<256MB and ICS needs more than that to work smoothly). however im working to build cm7 (based on gingerbread) for our device and even that is really difficult since there is no device tree in github for this device. so i need build cm7 from scratch and that is not an easy job. so if any developers are working on building cm7 for A2 please pm me so that we can work together..
cm10
abhiatreyas said:
its not possible to put ICS in A2 (since its officially not supported to our device), although cyanogenmod 9 can be installed but its very difficult to build it since most of the drivers are properitery and they wont release the sources. so its almost impossible to run cm9 and even if someone did build cm9 it wont run smoothly because of very low amount ram in our device (<256MB and ICS needs more than that to work smoothly). however im working to build cm7 (based on gingerbread) for our device and even that is really difficult since there is no device tree in github for this device. so i need build cm7 from scratch and that is not an easy job. so if any developers are working on building cm7 for A2 please pm me so that we can work together..
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if we create any partion sd memory for our internal memory can it run cm10 b'cuz galaxy ace can run cm10 it has just 256MB ram and some wat 800MHZ speed only but our device has 256MD ram with 1GHZ processor speed so i think it can also run cm10 if we create a partition memory from ous sd card thats wat i think so........
waiting for reply from ur side thanks in advance.......
urgent help
i tried to reset my karbonn a2 and done it after reboot it shows no service and also no network wat to do pls tell me thanx in advance..........
vickykeeth said:
if we create any partion sd memory for our internal memory can it run cm10 b'cuz galaxy ace can run cm10 it has just 256MB ram and some wat 800MHZ speed only but our device has 256MD ram with 1GHZ processor speed so i think it can also run cm10 if we create a partition memory from ous sd card thats wat i think so........
waiting for reply from ur side thanks in advance.......
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lol i was a galaxy ace user untill last dec. (its touch digitizer got broke, so i temporarily bought karbonn). anyway i do know ace can run cm10 and pretty much any device can, even ours can run it. i did not say our device doesnt run at all. i said it wont run smoothly and developing cm other than stock os version is very very difficult since our device is a local device and threre is no lot of support for it. so if anything goes wrong we may permanently brick our devices and may not find solution at all.
on the other hand, since i was a former ace user, i know that even though ace can run cm9 and cm10 there were a lot of problem in getting camera, video recording, and other applications because of unavialablity of their sources. so furthermore most of extra features that arent available in gingerbread cannot be used ex: face recognition, google now,otg usb etc( they are built for high end devices). u wont notice the difference in optimizations and performance of jelly bean in low end devices because they need sufficient hardware to utilize the os to full extent. so only thing u get out of installing cm is user interface (which u can change using of launchers, oh yes there are big bunches of launchers out there) and some features of cm (deodexd rom,custom kernel with overclocking features and some tweaks.)
coming back to our device, ive been trying to build cm7 for our device and its really difficult without a device tree and some good prior experience in building cm for atleast 2 devices. so my advice is that first we will build a fully working cm7 for our device and later if possible we will port cm10.
vickykeeth said:
i tried to reset my karbonn a2 and done it after reboot it shows no service and also no network wat to do pls tell me thanx in advance..........
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what do u mean by reset? did u do factory reset from recovery or did u clear flash from by holding power+down? (oh btw recovery is power+up in our device).
either way ur imei number has been erased and it will be reset to factory number . i spent 1 week day and night searching for a solution and that is exactly why i told u to backup your MB0P_001 file.
in order to repair it u need to root ur phone. follow above steps and paste ur imei number (dial *#06#).
Nothing in SuperOneClick
I am successful in doing everything, but when I open SuperOneClick, it does not show any device, and clicking "Root" greys off the button for a few seconds, and everything is back to normal again. Nothing happens to the phone.
What is wrong?
shyamsn00 said:
I am successful in doing everything, but when I open SuperOneClick, it does not show any device, and clicking "Root" greys off the button for a few seconds, and everything is back to normal again. Nothing happens to the phone.
What is wrong?
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ru sure u replaced boot.img which was attached in attachments to your phone? if it was successful then u have unlocked the bootloader. the problem here seems to be like superonclick isnt detecting ur phone when connected to pc. In case if the usb debugging is turned off enable it and check if ur device is listed in adb devices command as explained above. if it does and still rooting doesnt work, then maybe you are using wrong version of superoneclick. because some of the loopholes which is used to root your phone (by gaining temporary access to shell) is not available in older versions. the version must be compatible with gingerbread. try downloading superonclick 2.3.3 version.
also, after u root with superonclick, restart it and please check if u have superuser app in ur phone(it will be automatically installed by superoneclick, dont install it manually since the app should be in /system/app and su command should be in /system/bin directory, which u cannot do by installing it manually). if its installed then u have root access, if u still want to confirm just download root checker app from google play and run it.
CM10 means Jelly Bean Which has minimum Requirement of 512MB ram... device cant even Support Cm9(ics)...And generally cynogenmods are not developed for local Indian Brands.....Instead Try this making your phone look like XPERIA:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2095956
abhiatreyas said:
ru sure u replaced boot.img which was attached in attachments to your phone? if it was successful then u have unlocked the bootloader. the problem here seems to be like superonclick isnt detecting ur phone when connected to pc. In case if the usb debugging is turned off enable it and check if ur device is listed in adb devices command as explained above. if it does and still rooting doesnt work, then maybe you are using wrong version of superoneclick. because some of the loopholes which is used to root your phone (by gaining temporary access to shell) is not available in older versions. the version must be compatible with gingerbread. try downloading superonclick 2.3.3 version.
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I have indeed replaced the boot.img file and am using the latest version of S1C [ 2.3.3, I guess ]. Can the problem be because of Win8? Should I try doing this in W7?
hi there thanks for sharing that
But i can't find the way to do anythings that u said .....
i cant updated my phone driver, when i do it says up to date ....
can u please help me
thanks
Mr1010ass said:
hi there thanks for sharing that
But i can't find the way to do anythings that u said .....
i cant updated my phone driver, when i do it says up to date ....
can u please help me
thanks
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im sorry, im not able to understand your problem. please give more information about your issue.
shyamsn00 said:
I have indeed replaced the boot.img file and am using the latest version of S1C [ 2.3.3, I guess ]. Can the problem be because of Win8? Should I try doing this in W7?
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ok try it once in win7 and check if the issue is resolved, if not please explain clearly what is the problem and what error message you are getting.
need ua help
hey with your help i rooted my phone successfully.. Thanxx alot,,
Bt please invent custom for karbonn A2.. please
Waiting for your reply..
First 3 steps problem
I already downloaded everything and it seems like even before I started I already encountered a problem. When I try step 2 my KArbonn A2 device cannot be found on the list of devices on the cmd.... No "Android Phone" is found on my device manager but only "Karbonn - A2MS USB Device". When I update the driver it says that it is already the best driver for my device.... I need help pls.....:crying:
BOOTLOOP????????
I cannot boot up after flashing the boot.img,you provides...I've been able to flash cwm recovery successfully and make backups of my recoveries and boot.img...But when I flash the provided boot.img,My phone goess inot a bootloop It shows Karbonn A2 splash and shuts down and restarts,doing the same thing over and over again...Please tell me whether it is a problem with the boot.img or have I done something wrong in the flashing procedure???
Thank you..... finally found out where I went wrong... now my phone is rooted..... A hundred thanks....:victory: