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Issues after possible root?

Someones help would be greatly appreciated.
I spent about 8 hours trying to root my phone last night.....the first time I ran the 4-step root, it went flawlessly. After that however, I downloaded Rom Manager and clockwork wouldn't download (repeated error). I then downloaded Titanium Backup and the program said I didn't have root access.
Fast forward 6 hours later and many additional attempts to re-root (each time hanging up at step 4)........I decided to try and see if my phone was rooted already.
I did a search and based on that search I typed cmd in the search bar (vista), then typed adb shell.....hit enter......and got #.
If I understand right, this means that I'm rooted.
So, 1) Am I rooted?
2) If yes, why can't I proceed from here?
3) How do I proceed from here (In noob terms)?
4) Did I screw anything up or do I need to delete some files as a result of trying to re-root over and over?
Assistance would be greatly appreciated, and I'll be sure to do the same once I have this figured out.

Few more questions.
1) If I'm rooted and all, do I need to install a rooted rom before Rom Manager (clockworkmod) and Titanium Backup will work? I was trying to use Rom Manager to perform a backup before I flashed any ROMS.
2) Is there some superuser file that needs to be downloaded and could that be my problem?
Thanks again.

Just a hunch, but your probably running the pre-release software build. You need to flash the latest rooted software version 147
651.1. The thread is in the development forum.
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BrianBusby2038 said:
Just a hunch, but your probably running the pre-release software build. You need to flash the latest rooted software version 147
651.1. The thread is in the development forum.
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No sure what you mean, but I originally had 147 before attempting root and now I have 1.17.651.1. If I need to flash the software you are referencing could you please provide the link to the forum....I've looked but I'm not entirely sure of what I should be looking for.

I don't know the link but the thread is in the Android Development section and is titled fully rooted stock version 147.651. 1 no adb. Will probably be on page 2nd of the forum. After running the 2 files linked in that thread you'll be all set to run a customer rom.
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Ok, found it.
However, I have the file PC36IMG already on my SD card (it's zipped). Should I replace it with the one you're referring to, use it, or just leave it alone?

I've tried everything.
If someone wants to give me a hand getting all of this worked out and fresh flashed, I'll shoot them some $$ via paypal.
I'm almost 100% my phone is rooted, just can't make a backup, upgrade to the rooted 147 stock rom, download the SU, or flash a custom ROM.

First, remove any zip files you downloaded for rooting purposes from your sd card (place them on your computer for safekeeping). Then, power off your phone and power it back on while holding volume down. At the top it'll give you an HBOOT VERSION. Which version do you get?

Says 0.76.2000

kirk1978 said:
Says
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Excellent..suggest you follow the "starting over" method by whitslack which can be found in the development section...very easy...

Success at last.
Thanks a ton!

kirk1978 said:
Success at last.
Thanks a ton!
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Glad you resolved that. Feel free to seek any more help if you need it!

I have this same issue, however my hboot version is 0.79.0000. Suggestions?

aceintheh0l3 said:
I have this same issue, however my hboot version is 0.79.0000. Suggestions?
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Your nand is still locked. Depending on your software version you will have to root then nand unlock. Let's see if I can help you. What version is your Software Number?
Menu->Settings->About Phone->Software Information->Software Number

Thanks for the response.
I've actually made a good amount of progress. I've followed toastcfh's post about unlocking my nand and it is currently reflashing.I'll give you my versions and suck when everything is said and done

[Q] Trouble getting recovery image and superuser access

Hey guys I looked all over for a solution for hours and I didn't see a thread containing my exact problem/solution so I will post it here. Here is my problem:
I flashed TMartin's Gingersense Rom and thought it was flashable back to recovery, but I realized it was a complete system dump after doing so. I have downloaded the new Superuser update to 2.3.6.1 although the phone doesn't detect it. This is what it says: "an error occurred and su was not updated. A zip file (su-2.3.1-bin-signed.zip) has been placed on your sd card, please reboot into recovery mode and flash it to update your su binary."
My Evo doesn't think it's rooted even though it has the superuser app installed. I also tried using Rom Manager to reboot into recovery mode but it says this: "you must root your phone for Rom Manager to function. Superuser was not found at "/system/bin/su" or "/system/xbin/su". Use google search on your computer to find instructions to root your phone." I have also tried to turn it off and press "voldown+power" and it goes straight to the rom. I believe I've overwritten the recovery image and I even know where to begin. I had clockwork 2.6 and 2 nandroid back-ups before doing this. Is there something I'm missing? Please help!

same thing happened with me and a couple evo's on my xp pro box.
what i did was, i just started the process over from the beginning...one of them took a couple times to stick.

Solicitous said:
Hey guys I looked all over for a solution for hours and I didn't see a thread containing my exact problem/solution so I will post it here. Here is my problem:
I flashed TMartin's Gingersense Rom and thought it was flashable back to recovery, but I realized it was a complete system dump after doing so. I have downloaded the new Superuser update to 2.3.6.1 although the phone doesn't detect it. This is what it says: "an error occurred and su was not updated. A zip file (su-2.3.1-bin-signed.zip) has been placed on your sd card, please reboot into recovery mode and flash it to update your su binary."
My Evo doesn't think it's rooted even though it has the superuser app installed. I also tried using Rom Manager to reboot into recovery mode but it says this: "you must root your phone for Rom Manager to function. Superuser was not found at "/system/bin/su" or "/system/xbin/su". Use google search on your computer to find instructions to root your phone." I have also tried to turn it off and press "voldown+power" and it goes straight to the rom. I believe I've overwritten the recovery image and I even know where to begin. I had clockwork 2.6 and 2 nandroid back-ups before doing this. Is there something I'm missing? Please help!
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Well Tmartin had a flashable zip of the gingersense rom. In the thread that got closed, in the OP, there were a few links. One was for a flashable zip, and the others were the system dump, as you noted.
When you boot to the bootloader, does it show you S off, or S on? When you select recovery from the bootloader, what is your result? Do you get a black screen/red triangle? Or does it just hang at the splash or something? If you're S off, you should just be able to flash a PC36IMG of recovery, and then flash a new rom from there. If you're S on, and have no recovery, then you'll need to re root your phone.

How do I even go about doing that?

Oh woops I didn't see you reply k2buckley lol. I can't boot into the bootloader, it goes straight into the rom.

Solicitous said:
How do I even go about doing that?
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Shut down your device. Simultaneously press the DOWN volume button and the power button until your device starts. After a short pause, a few lines of text will scroll across the screen. You will then be in the bootloader menu. At the top, you should see either S-ON or S-OFF.
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Hold the power and volume down buttons till bootloader shows on the screen.
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Solicitous said:
Oh woops I didn't see you reply k2buckley lol. I can't boot into the bootloader, it goes straight into the rom.
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K2, doesn't he have to disable fastboot to fix this?
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Just tried it. It doesn't boot into the bootleader, it just goes straight to the rom. I can imagine it has to be S-Off because it has superuser permissions (even though I can't access) it

Solicitous said:
Just tried it. It doesn't boot into the bootleader, it just goes straight to the rom. I can imagine it has to be S-Off because it has superuser permissions (even though I can't access) it
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You can't get to your bootloader? Are you on the Gingerbread Sense rom? If so, go to menu>settings>applications. Uncheck "fastboot". THen shut your phone off, and try to get to the bootloader again. Should work this time.

dougjamal said:
K2, doesn't he have to disable fastboot to fix this?
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THat would be it Doug! That silly little setting has been giving a lot of people confusion while trying to enter recovery, lol.

I got into the bootloader! Brilliant! It is S-Off and I am in recovery with clockwork. I'm reverting to my back-up now. Thank you!

k2buckley said:
THat would be it Doug! That silly little setting has been giving a lot of people confusion while trying to enter recovery, lol.
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I thought so. Heck I couldn't remember where the setting was being that I'm on Salvage-Mod...LOL..I will more than likely stay with it at least until Myn releases his newest rom.
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dougjamal said:
I thought so. Heck I couldn't remember where the setting was being that I'm on Salvage-Mod...LOL..I will more than likely stay with it at least until Myn releases his newest rom.
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Yea, I only remember because it happened to me when I tested out that rom, lol. I too am running SalvageMod 1.2.1. It's been my daily for a bit now, just super smooth and stable for me. I was running some of the Salvage Nightlies too, which were good. The nightly 13 I tried had music controls on the lockscreen, which I'm a big fan of. It also came with Tiamat 3.3.7 kernel, which my phone hates. I went back to the stable build for now. I'm also curious to see Myn's next project. That interview that was on Good and Evo revealed that he's working on Warm Gingerbread. I keep hoping for one of those emails from Myn, with a nice link to some beta action!
To The OP:
Glad you got it worked out! Good deal man.

k2buckley said:
Yea, I only remember because it happened to me when I tested out that rom, lol. I too am running SalvageMod 1.2.1. It's been my daily for a bit now, just super smooth and stable for me. I was running some of the Salvage Nightlies too, which were good. The nightly 13 I tried had music controls on the lockscreen, which I'm a big fan of. It also came with Tiamat 3.3.7 kernel, which my phone hates. I went back to the stable build for now. I'm also curious to see Myn's next project. That interview that was on Good and Evo revealed that he's working on Warm Gingerbread. I keep hoping for one of those emails from Myn, with a nice link to some beta action!
To The OP:
Glad you got it worked out! Good deal man.
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No doubt, my friend and you can best believe we will receive that email soon. As for Tiamet, my device loves it. I haven't tried any of the nightlies because the stable version is more than I expected. Anyway, take care and enjoy your weekend....
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[Q] Trying 2 understand few thing things after/about rooting!

So i have rooted the htc DZ and tried out multiple roms... Till now i used to use the CWR to wipe the data/cache before loading a new rom.. Yesterday i decided to try SuperWipeG2+ without reading much(not trying to understand what it exactly does).
After i flashed it, i by mistake hit the reboot now in CWR and it hung at the boot screen. To fix this i removed the battery and put it back in,since power on was not working. When i did so it went to HBoot and started flashing the 1.34 PC10IMG file present in the sdcard which i did not remove after rooting.
Query:-
1) Should i have removed 1.34 PC10IMG?
2)If i ever face a similar situation like mentioned above will it enter the recovery,if the1.34 PC10IMG file was not present ?(i did try to do away with updating the 1.34 PC10IMG,but always entered the HBoot on every subsequent restart and never allowed me to change the options from flashboot to anything else).
2a)If it does not enter recovery, then what is it to be done?
3)Currently i have stock 1.34 rom which says i do not have root(check this by installing rom manger )! but when i check Boot page, it says S-off and other Hboot etc.
I did run from step 1. to root DZ and it was back to good old rooted condition.
(Did a lot searching and reading but i couldn't answer the above questions- hence the thread also just not comfortable experimenting too much,might end bricking the phone )
Non-rooting query:-
4)Also what is use of app2sd/partition of sd-card!
i mean, as per my understanding this(app2sd) can"only"be used when there is partition in you sd-card which allows apps to be moved to sd-card,but when using MIUI rom i still can move most of the user apps to sd-card..
If these questions has been already asked and replied or even already explained please forgive me for creating this thread and please provide the link.. Would appreciate a lot..
Thanks..

Anyone ... Sorry abt the long post...
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I only know no.4
Since Froyo, you dont need this app. You can move it to your sd card under the Application setting. But, not all apps can be moved (such as task manager, pre installed app). You dont need to create partition, just install it and run it.
Anyway, since our DZ has internal memory 1,5 GB, I never moved apps to sd card
Cheers

Thanks ... 1 cleared.. 3 to go...
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For the other q's
Yes you should remove the PC10IMG from your sdcard.otherwise you can't get into recovery through bootloader.
(although you could boot to fastboot, and if you have the eng bootloader boot a recovery through terminal/cmd)
Did you run the "./root_psn" step of the rooting guide? If not that might be the error with not perm-root
-Nipqer

Nipqer said:
For the other q's
Yes you should remove the PC10IMG from your sdcard.otherwise you can't get into recovery through bootloader.
(although you could boot to fastboot, and if you have the eng bootloader boot a recovery through terminal/cmd)
Did you run the "./root_psn" step of the rooting guide? If not that might be the error with not perm-root
-Nipqer
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Thanks for replying..
I did run "./root_psn"..

MEkANiK said:
Thanks for replying..
I did run "./root_psn"..
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ROM Manager is just checking for su, I believe; try downloading SuperUser by ChainsDD from the market and flashing the su binary with it and then loading ROM Manager.
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OriginalGabriel said:
ROM Manager is just checking for su, I believe; try downloading SuperUser by ChainsDD from the market and flashing the su binary with it and then loading ROM Manager.
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I did try that but did not work.. it still kept saying /system/bin/su missing... anyways I removed the PC101M file and now any issues I am still able to enter recovery..
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MEkANiK said:
I did try that but did not work.. it still kept saying /system/bin/su missing... anyways I removed the PC101M file and now any issues I am still able to enter recovery..
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When you installed the application, did you also flash the binary? Launch the application, go into preferences and scroll to the bottom for the option to flash the binary
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update to new Rom made.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=24791768#post24791768
just wondering how I go about updating to new rom that just came out for a100 by these guys.
tried update.zip method but did not work. got an android with a exclamation mark while trying to flash.
edit: also how do i tell what recovery I have?
i followed these steps
- Root: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1531646
- Unlock the bootloader: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1557445
- Install CWM:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1558595

just do a full wipe and flash through cwm.
Personally, I don't like it. The gains aren't worth what you sacrifice

Crimson Ghoul said:
just do a full wipe and flash through cwm.
Personally, I don't like it. The gains aren't worth what you sacrifice
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what do you lose?

not much aside from the acer ring, whenever you rotate you get a black flash. it's a bit irritating and you don't get much as it is incomplete

sv7007 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=24791768#post24791768
just wondering how I go about updating to new rom that just came out for a100 by these guys.
tried update.zip method but did not work. got an android with a exclamation mark while trying to flash.
edit: also how do i tell what recovery I have?
i followed these steps
- Root: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1531646
- Unlock the bootloader: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1557445
- Install CWM:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1558595
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Make sure you flash it with this recovery: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1601663.

Theonew said:
Make sure you flash it with this recovery: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1601663.
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thanks and got it flashed on there now!
EDIT: Obviously I am an Idiot.... I flashed this recovery and now I am not sure how to get to the recovery to make a nandroid backup and whatnot. i tried t backup using ROM manager and got the android with exclamation on boot. and I also tried to bring up recovery by holding the volume up while booting and all it did was try to update and fail.
I just need a little bit more detail in getting this and once I get this squared away I swear I will be good to go for now on. Also I appreciate your alls patience and helpfulness!
edit 2: found recovery. hit home key after red android thing. shows Android system recovery<3e>. is this correct? nothing in the options there allow me to backup nandroid.

sv7007 said:
thanks and got it flashed on there now!
EDIT: Obviously I am an Idiot.... I flashed this recovery and now I am not sure how to get to the recovery to make a nandroid backup and whatnot. i tried t backup using ROM manager and got the android with exclamation on boot. and I also tried to bring up recovery by holding the volume up while booting and all it did was try to update and fail.
I just need a little bit more detail in getting this and once I get this squared away I swear I will be good to go for now on. Also I appreciate your alls patience and helpfulness!
edit 2: found recovery. hit home key after red android thing. shows Android system recovery<3e>. is this correct? nothing in the options there allow me to backup nandroid.
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nope...you must have a install-recovery.sh ....remove that and reflash the cwm in my dev thread. then you should be good.
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ptesmoke said:
nope...you must have a install-recovery.sh ....remove that and reflash the cwm in my dev thread. then you should be good.
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ahh thanks for letting me know. I will do this now and see what happens!
edit: I actually see no such file anywhere on my tablet or sd card? anything else it could be?

sv7007 said:
ahh thanks for letting me know. I will do this now and see what happens!
edit: I actually see no such file anywhere on my tablet or sd card? anything else it could be?
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It's located in the /etc/ and /system/etc/ directories.

Theonew said:
It's located in the /etc/ and /system/etc/ directories.
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found it thanks!
worked like a charm after that was gone! Now to flash roms.

(HELP) Red triangle on recovery

I am rooted and on fresh rom with s-on and hboot 0.79.00 . I want to flash new roms but i am not able to do so coz recovery is nt working.PLEASE HELP ME

Do you remember how you rooted. You either rooted with toast method (PC36IMG file), Simple Root, or Unrevoked?

I bought this off ebay so i have no idea how he rooted. Can you please guide me how to flash rom without recovery?

Busybox installed I hope, and latest version?
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There are several different ways to go.
The quickest way (might not work and is just a temp fix) is to download, then unzip the zip file to EVO-RECOVERY folder on your computer. Boot the phone into RECOVERY (with the red triangle), then run the recovery-windows.bat file if you're running Windows on your computer and see does that do anything. Whether or not it works would tell me exactly how the phone was rooted.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/38127313/EVO-recovery.zip

The phone is s-on, you're going to need to run unrevoked to gain s-off so you can flash a recovery. You can't flash any unofficial zips in hboot with s-on. Search for unrevoked and your hboot version to find the correct version of unrevoked to unlock the bootloader(hboot).
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What a weird combo. S-on, but .79 hboot and fresh ROM. ? wonder how you coulda lost your S-off. ?
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scottspa74 said:
What a weird combo. S-on, but .79 hboot and fresh ROM. ? wonder how you coulda lost your S-off. ?
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Toast Method 1 (only needed a PC36IMG file and a temp recovery) or the old Unrevoked (3.1 something, before unrevoked-forever was added). It did not need S-OFF for just flashing ROMs.

jawad123 said:
I am rooted and on fresh rom with s-on and hboot 0.79.00 . I want to flash new roms but i am not able to do so coz recovery is nt working.PLEASE HELP ME
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Red triangle means you don't have a custom recovery installed . You sure your still rooted ?
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shortydoggg said:
Toast Method 1 (only needed a PC36IMG file and a temp recovery) or the old Unrevoked (3.1 something, before unrevoked-forever was added). It did not need S-OFF for just flashing ROMs.
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Good point. I rooted and S-off via toast right after launch. I guess if someone only did his first step it would look like that. Good point. Speaking of toast, I just threw up quotes of his latest post all over general subforum in all the threads where people are trying to decide if they want nexus or Evo LTE.
They locked the one X down like no tomorrow. Team win and toast can't get recovery to access USB for mount while in recovery. Making me lean nexus.
(Sorry to hijack thread OP)
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HELP
shortydoggg said:
Toast Method 1 (only needed a PC36IMG file and a temp recovery) or the old Unrevoked (3.1 something, before unrevoked-forever was added). It did not need S-OFF for just flashing ROMs.
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yes i am rooted but when i try to boot into recovery thr is a red triangle and wen i press volume up and power button i get a error dat
E:Can't open /cache/recovery/command

shortydoggg said:
There are several different ways to go.
The quickest way (might not work and is just a temp fix) is to download, then unzip the zip file to EVO-RECOVERY folder on your computer. Boot the phone into RECOVERY (with the red triangle), then run the recovery-windows.bat file if you're running Windows on your computer and see does that do anything. Whether or not it works would tell me exactly how the phone was rooted.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/38127313/EVO-recovery.zip
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Did you ever try the EVO-RECOVERY download. No one said anything about pressing volume up and the power button. When you see the red triangle, do not do anything except run the recovery-windows.bat file on your computer (after extracting the files to the EVO-RECOVERY folder) to see if a recovery menu appears. I forgot to mention that the phone must be connected to the computer.
If that does not work, then you might want to go to the unrevoked site and follow their root instructions.

shortydoggg said:
Did you ever try the EVO-RECOVERY download. No one said anything about pressing volume up and the power button. When you see the red triangle, do not do anything except run the recovery-windows.bat file on your computer (after extracting the files to the EVO-RECOVERY folder) to see if a recovery menu appears. I forgot to mention that the phone must be connected to the computer.
If that does not work, then you might want to go to the unrevoked site and follow their root instructions.
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yes i see recovery menu now what shud i do to get a proper recovery working without connecting the phone to pc.
Please note i am on hboot 0.79 and S-on

jawad123 said:
yes i see recovery menu now what shud i do to get a proper recovery working without connecting the phone to pc.
Please note i am on hboot 0.79 and S-on
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Perfect, the quickest way.
Download the attached files and place them on the root of your SD card.
Flash the unrevoked-forever from the temporary recovery menu that I gave you. That will turn the phone S-OFF.
Then run the PC36IMG file through the bootloader (power off the phone, then volume down +power buttons) and accept the update. That will give you the latest Amon permanent recovery. I also added the superuser.zip file in case you need to flash it (especially on stock ROM if you need it for superuser permissions).

Thank you Everyone
I found the problem and fixed it. Thank you everyone for helping me out.

jawad123 said:
I found the problem and fixed it. Thank you everyone for helping me out.
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No problem. I just tried to give you a work around to Toast Method 2 (I see the phone was rooted with Toast Method 1 only) which would also S-OFF the phone, but is more complicated.
You could have also used unrevoked, but you probably would needed to unroot first, then install the Hboot drivers, then run unrevoked (not to mention downloading all of those things) which would have taken some time.

This thread is full of win. Awesome job shortydogg. Unbelievable you still had those old files. Just nice to see how it worked out
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scottspa74 said:
This thread is full of win. Awesome job shortydogg. Unbelievable you still had those old files. Just nice to see how it worked out
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I have a lot of junk on my computer, I mean old files.