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Ever since I updated to the last OTA I have lost clockworks recovery image. Thus now I am unable to install the latest froyo rom.
I have tried to install the latest clockworks recovery image and Amon_Ra recovery through Rom Manager. Each time it states it is installed but everytime I try to boot up to the recovery image it gives me the following error:
E: Can't open /cache/recovery/command
and it just gives me the Android System Recover <2e>
Any help would be appreciated....
It sounds like you are not rooted.
If you accepted the OTA from Sprint using your system update on your phone, you are no longer rooted and will not have a custom recovery/root permissions. You will be unable to flash any custom recovery/ROMS/delete any sprint apps/Other Root only things until someone comes up with a way to root 2.2.
Have a drink in hopes that a dev will come up with a way to Root 2.2 soon!
I didnt update over the phone
What happened is I installed a rooted verson of 1.47.651.1 but in doing that it got rid of the recovery image... it definetly a rooter version because i can run apps that require root.. such as wife tether titanium back etc...
any other suggestions...
coolguycarlos said:
I didnt update over the phone
What happened is I installed a rooted verson of 1.47.651.1 but in doing that it got rid of the recovery image... it definetly a rooter version because i can run apps that require root.. such as wife tether titanium back etc...
any other suggestions...
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there's an update.zip around here somewhere that will allow you to boot into an early form of clockwork recovery.
so, assuming that you goofed something, but still have nand unlocked....
find that update.zip. put it and a .zip for a real recovery onto your sdcard. boot into hboot, let it run the update.zip, that will take you to koush's early clockwork recovery. use that recovery to flash a solid recovery.
done.
alternative method would be to use fastboot to erase the recovery partition, then put a new recovery in.
Here is the update.zip...Just extract Recovery.zip....Do this OR/AND what the Senior Member above said and you should be good
timothydonohue said:
there's an update.zip around here somewhere that will allow you to boot into an early form of clockwork recovery.
so, assuming that you goofed something, but still have nand unlocked....
find that update.zip. put it and a .zip for a real recovery onto your sdcard. boot into hboot, let it run the update.zip, that will take you to koush's early clockwork recovery. use that recovery to flash a solid recovery.
done.
alternative method would be to use fastboot to erase the recovery partition, then put a new recovery in.
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I actually tried the update.zip one already and it doesnt install... it will stated that the signature cant be verified and it will about the installation... havent tried the fastboot approach... I guess I will need to find out how to do that now
so from the looks of it I am screwed... I have hboot .79 if that matters and from the looks of it the rooted rom i installed screwed up my nand unlock.. which is why i think i can install any recovery images... i tried alot of the nand unlock tutorials and most of them I eventually get to a point were i need to write to /data and i cant because permissions are denied... great... oh well i'll keep on trying... any suggestions are appreciated...
If you still have super user, try this...same thing happend to me.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=744621&page=4
I'm having a very similar problem also. My Hboot is 0.79.000 too & after trying clockworkmod recovery, a few RUU update attempts, and attempting to change ROMs completely (not in that order) I'm at a loss, no success anywhere. I can't even get in to recovery anymore. It just reverts back to Bootloader menu where my options are Reboot, Reboot Bootloader, or Power down (& I think there is one other option that i tried and sent me back to the aforementioned screen). However, I can still load my pre-existing ROM...
Does anyone have any ideas if there is anything I can do?
TIA
topdawgn8 said:
If you still have super user, try this...same thing happend to me.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=744621&page=4
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I have a question bout this... I seen this before but the sdk that I downloaded for Windows 7 does not have the Su command... any ideas on how I can get it for Windows 7?
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Nevermind I got the Su command to work
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you can erase recovery from rom manager and try to reflash. i would recommend reinstalling rom manager just to make sure it installed correctly. it installed bad on me once and corrupted my recovery trying to update it, reinstalled and installed an old recovery then the newest one and it worked.
Thanks for the suggestions all. I followed the instructions from link you posted using terminal emulator. No such luck, still reading HBOOT 0.79.0000 and running same ROM.
I also tried reinstalling (several times) clockworkmod recovery images and it effects nothing.
Should I try to completely unroot my phone again? If the images i just flashed didn't do it what will?
Im totally at a loss here. ARG!
hit there jtwonbly.......are you also running the stock rooted 1.47.651.1?
Build number 1.47.651.1 CL195459 release-keys
yea same here......and what is it that your trying to do...go back to stock ROM?
I'd like to go to any other ROM. Its as if I'm no longer rooted anymore.
I think I may try to start all over again using NeckFaces old tutorial on unlocking NAND w/o adb. I'm just not sure if that will fix the HBOOT file because I can't get in to Recovery.
OK Guys thanks for all your help but I have been able to get it fixed now!!!
I pretty much had to redo all of Toast Root tutorial and NAND unlock to get it working. Both Part 1 and Part 2 even though I was already running a rooted rom.
The original problem I had is I kept getting told to just try the nand unlock in part 2 but the phone wasnt having it. It wouldnt like the engineering build of the pc36img.zip
So I started from Part 1. Downloaded the rooted rom pc36img.zip and what do you know it finally let me install it. By the time I was done with both parts 1 and 2 I was able to flash a recovery image, get back to hboot .76 and I am now another proud owner of an Evo running a rooted Froyo!!!!
Ola,
I tried to use the following instructions to root my desire, which is using android 2.1 and bootloader .83.
I used the easy method in a linux live cd. from the htcdesire site.
It hung on the screen that said "Checking for root files" and stayed there for about an hour. I never got the success message.
I had the recovery manager on the phone screen, so I selected reboot, and the phone came back fine.
I tried using unrevoked again and had the same issue.
So I am not entirely sure if I am rooted or not. I am assuming not, since I do not have a superuser app in my listing of phone applications.
Anyone have a solution to this issue?
Thanks!
MW
MisterWolfe said:
Ola,
I tried to use the following instructions to root my desire, which is using android 2.1 and bootloader .83.
I used the easy method in a linux live cd. from the htcdesire site.
It hung on the screen that said "Checking for root files" and stayed there for about an hour. I never got the success message.
I had the recovery manager on the phone screen, so I selected reboot, and the phone came back fine.
I tried using unrevoked again and had the same issue.
So I am not entirely sure if I am rooted or not. I am assuming not, since I do not have a superuser app in my listing of phone applications.
Anyone have a solution to this issue?
Thanks!
MW
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I think you missed root permissions. A 100% safe way:
Get an Ubuntu live cd (you can use any as long as sudo or su works there), extract unrevoked, then run the following commands in the terminal:
cd /path/to/unrevoked
chmod +x reflash
sudo ./reflash
If it asks you for a password, use "ubuntu" or "root". Unrevoked should start working.
This happened to me with my Desire as well. It turns out I was rooted.
Try turning your phone off, then hold the power and volume down buttons, then once you reach the boot screen, go ahead and select recovery. If you've successfully rooted your device, you should now be in whichever recovery mod you used unrEVOked to flash. For me, it was ClockWorkMod.
Go ahead and start following some custom ROM guides!
I do have the clockwork recovery mod on the phone, but when I tried to install titanium backup, it told me I do not have root permissions.
The tip with chmod'ing the flash file also did not work. I still get the same error.
Thanks
MisterWolfe said:
I do have the clockwork recovery mod on the phone, but when I tried to install titanium backup, it told me I do not have root permissions.
The tip with chmod'ing the flash file also did not work. I still get the same error.
Thanks
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If you have clockwork mod, then flash any rooted rom from here. I recommend Pinky Desire, Neophyte mod or LeeDroid. These are my favorites, though, you can choose any you like
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K900 said:
If you have clockwork mod, then flash any rooted rom from here. I recommend Pinky Desire, Neophyte mod or LeeDroid. These are my favorites, though, you can choose any you like
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I tried what you suggested, but the install failed due to not having root permissions, which hearkens back to unrevoked not working correctly.
MisterWolfe said:
I tried what you suggested, but the install failed due to not having root permissions, which hearkens back to unrevoked not working correctly.
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Then try running unrevoked under Linux, as I suggested in post #2
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K900 said:
Then try running unrevoked under Linux, as I suggested in post #2
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App
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I ran it in linux the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth time I attempted to root the phone. Each time the process gets stuck on 'checking for root files', and hangs indefinitely.
Clockwork mod was installed, but the phone was not rooted.
Clockwork requires the phone to be rooted in order to flash roms.
I'll try unrevoked again tonight, but I am not expecting a different result.
Maybe this is a bug that will be dealt with in a future release.
This is very strange. If it has written ClockworkMod to your recovery partition, wether the ROM currently installed is rooted or not shouldnt have anything to say. You ARE trying to flash the zip from Clockwork Recovery by entering the bootloader when booting the phone, and not trough ROM Manager or similar? Sory for asking, but the thing some people does...
It would help to know what guide you have followed "the htcdesire site" isnæt really telling me anything.
MisterWolfe said:
I ran it in linux the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth time I attempted to root the phone. Each time the process gets stuck on 'checking for root files', and hangs indefinitely.
Clockwork mod was installed, but the phone was not rooted.
Clockwork requires the phone to be rooted in order to flash roms.
I'll try unrevoked again tonight, but I am not expecting a different result.
Maybe this is a bug that will be dealt with in a future release.
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Have you tried re-downloading it? Maybe the files inside are corrupt
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App
Thanks for the assistance.
I haven't had a chance to re-do the unrevoked again yet. if it should work with clockwork on, then it is likely a file corruption issue as you mentioned. I'll try again and report back.
myhtcdesire.com/modding/how-to-root-your-desire-easily-method-1 is the rooting method I used and will try using the same method again.
Success.
Looks like it was a corrupted clockworkmod issue.
Thanks for all your help
K900 said:
I think you missed root permissions. A 100% safe way:
Get an Ubuntu live cd (you can use any as long as sudo or su works there), extract unrevoked, then run the following commands in the terminal:
cd /path/to/unrevoked
chmod +x reflash
sudo ./reflash
If it asks you for a password, use "ubuntu" or "root". Unrevoked should start working.
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I've juste used your method and it worked, thank you very much!
Error: failed to get root. Is your firmware too new?
I am on the original HTC_Desire_Android_2.3_Upgrade rom downloaded from HTC development
I have tried the Windows method to root my phone with unrevoked.
When I run unrevoked it follows the following cycle:
unrevoked3 app: Pushing recovery
unrevoked3 app: Installing unrevoked services
Phone: Rebooting phone...
unrevoked3 app: Wait for bootloader
unrevoked3 app: Running pre-boot sequence
Phone: Reboot phone
unrevoked3 app: Waiting for reboot
Phone: Phone reboots to normal, not to bootloader. I do not know if this is correct
unrevoked3 app: Waiting for system to settle (might be a minute)
unrevoked3 app: Running root...
After awhile (on screen I have to enter pin for sim card but I do nothing)
unrevoked3 app: Error: failed to get root. Is yuor firmware too new?
Phone: Reboot phone
Could somebody tell me what is wrong and how to solve it?
jjplayground said:
I am on the original HTC_Desire_Android_2.3_Upgrade rom downloaded from HTC development
I have tried the Windows method to root my phone with unrevoked.
When I run unrevoked it follows the following cycle:
unrevoked3 app: Pushing recovery
unrevoked3 app: Installing unrevoked services
Phone: Rebooting phone...
unrevoked3 app: Wait for bootloader
unrevoked3 app: Running pre-boot sequence
Phone: Reboot phone
unrevoked3 app: Waiting for reboot
Phone: Phone reboots to normal, not to bootloader. I do not know if this is correct
unrevoked3 app: Waiting for system to settle (might be a minute)
unrevoked3 app: Running root...
After awhile (on screen I have to enter pin for sim card but I do nothing)
unrevoked3 app: Error: failed to get root. Is yuor firmware too new?
Phone: Reboot phone
Could somebody tell me what is wrong and how to solve it?
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with the gingerbread ruu u need http://revolutionary.io/ to make it s-off and then allow root
here a complete guide http://wiki.rootzwiki.com/index.php/HTC_Desire
So first I have to s-off the device first and after that run the unrevoked app?
jjplayground said:
So first I have to s-off the device first and after that run the unrevoked app?
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After s-off it will also install a CWM recovery, so u can simply flash from the recovery the super user zip contained in the guide above (or alternative if u want change ur rom, directly flash one of the rooted roms from the dev section )
Unrevoked is not needed anymore, run revolutionary is very simple, fast and stable
Will try that! Keep you posted.
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After s-off it will also install a CWM recovery, so u can simply flash from the recovery the super user zip contained in the guide above (or alternative if u want change ur rom, directly flash one of the rooted roms from the dev section )
Unrevoked is not needed anymore, run revolutionary is very simple, fast and stable
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Thank you it worked very well!!!!
One question left: Now I can install ClockWork again so I can download roms and install them. ClockWorks has it's own bootloader right? Will this be a problem? Do I have to flash the clockwork mod?
As far as I know ckockworkmod (cwm) does not have its own bootloader, because it's a recovery. After running revolutionary successfully, you can just boot into cwm from bootloader. Or flash every you want from fastboot.
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Question.... i rooted my phone using unrevoked and installed 2.5.0.1 but now i want to use the 3.0.0.6 i have it downlaoded and on the sd card of my phone and i ran it in recovry and it loads fine how ever when i restart my phone the recovery keeps reverting to 2.5.0.1
could someone just tell me where im going wrong with this XD
cheers the only thing i can think of doing is instaling a RUU then rerooting with a img of 3.0.0.6
Cheers
Hi there,
Try this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=901503
Well i have tryed to use unrevoked to flash the img file and it always passes the first reboot how ever it always eather failes with a communications error or it sits on waiting for system to settle. and after a reboot it still running the old clockworkmod recovery
I,ve managed to successfully go through the whole Unrevoked process, selecting custom image, yet I still have the old cwm recovery
Unless I run update. Zip. Or start. Recovery from rom manager I'm still using the old version. Is there something we are doing wrong or is there another method
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I have succesfully flashed it with unrevoked. Downloaded it from here http://mirror.kanged.net/recoveries/recovery-clockwork-3.0.0.6-buzz.img
However first time it stucks at htc logo and then unrevoked says "waiting for root (safe to reboot if not working)" or something similar, so i disconected phone, pulled battery, booted and stared all again. This time everything went fine.
Only problem was that rom manager was still saying that im on 2.5.0.1, so downloaded this http://mirror1.kanged.net/recoveries/recovery-clockwork-3.0.0.6-buzz.zip and copied into sdcard\clockworkmod\download\mirror1.kanged.net\recoveries\ and deleted the old one from this path.
Hope it helped...
Finally managed to flash cwm 3.0.0.6 using Unrevoked 3.14. Unrevoked 3.2xx just didnt seem to work at all for me. Recovery is now a joy to use, and performing nandroid backups seems much faster
Sorry for the stupid question, but where can i get version 3.14? when i go to unrevoced.com i can only get version 3.32 wich says "Device Wildfire not supported".
Strange because I've rooted my Wildfire on this PC with unrevoked, so all Drivers are installed and it should work. I think it's a problem with the new version.
thanks in advance
Can't remember where I found it, but I still have it. I'll upload it later
After instal recovery-clockwork-3.0.0.6-buzz.img tru Unrevoked v3.14 there is problem with ROM CyanogenMod V7.0.0-RC2 superuser dont work i need to flash back with RUU_Buzz_HTC_WWE_1.14.405.2_R_C_Radio_13.45.55.24_3.35.15.19_release_141106_signed.exe then again run Unrevoked v3.2 and after that do restore with 2.5.1
Unrevoked 3.14, for anyone who needs it
http://rapidshare.com/files/453198400/reflash_package.zip
rapidshare link expired, i just tried
http://downloads.unrevoked.com/recovery/3.14/reflash.tar.gz
and it's working..
Reflashed clockwork 3.0.0.6 with it without problems.
cybertyk said:
Unless I run update. Zip. Or start. Recovery from rom manager I'm still using the old version. Is there something we are doing wrong or is there another method
Sent from my HTC Wildfire using XDA App
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did you manage to make it work?
gaspo.sk said:
did you manage to make it work?
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You can't update recovery from ROM Manager. We don't have s-off.
Edit: In fact I'm not sure if ROM Manager can do it even with s-off.
My rom manager recovery is 3.0.0.6
I have described few posts back how i manage to do it.
And i also have fake recovery 2.5.0.1 i some zips have amend script and i dont have time to convert it.
zexcrazy said:
My rom manager recovery is 3.0.0.6
I have described few posts back how i manage to do it.
And i also have fake recovery 2.5.0.1 i some zips have amend script and i dont have time to convert it.
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I meant, you can't permanently flash your recovery via ROM Manager. For that you need to use a reflash tool (Unrevoked for us) or use fastboot if you have s-off.
Oh, that, right. Sorry, my mistake.
Flashing recovery without rooting
Is there a way to flash a recovery using unrevoked without rooting?
I really need to send my phone to my carrier so I'm worried that they could find I've been messing around with it and void my warranty...
Ruu it from windows
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Michealtbh said:
Finally managed to flash cwm 3.0.0.6 using Unrevoked 3.14. Unrevoked 3.2xx just didnt seem to work at all for me. Recovery is now a joy to use, and performing nandroid backups seems much faster
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Are you having 2 superuser app conflicting each other after flashing via Unrevoked 3.14 as it is described in other threads? (ClockworkMod v3.0.2.4)
I have rooted my EVO using a Mac and unrevoked and it went flawlessly but I am trying to help out a friend root his phone and we have to use a PC and it is being a pain in the butt. I loaded the Android USB Driver and that went fine. Then I enabled USB debugging and ran the Unrevoked software and it never works. It goes through the process just fine....I click on HBoot and the program restarts the phone. Once it comes back up the Unrevoked software says Failed to flash recovery image. The phone is still version 2.2 with a baseband version 2.15.00.11.19 with 0003 Hardware version. Anyone tell me what I might try to get this to work?
Thanks
After the process, does it still say s-on in the bootloader? Or does it say S-off?
Swyped from my Raided Evo
Check the bootloader; if its s-off then you're rooted, and you can flash a recovery via PC36IMG file.
It still says S-ON....I am not sure what else to try...I have tried like 10 times now.
Uninstall Unrevoked, then redownload it and try again.
Before running it again, double check that everything is set up properly - uninstall HTC Sync, make sure anything that has been installed to communicate with the phone is uninstalled (Doubletwist, PDAnet, etc), usb debugging, charge only, etc.
If you still can't get it to work, you might need to try it on a different computer or try a different root method.
(from... Evo/MIUI/Tapatalk)
If your phone does not already have a custom recovery, use unrevoked3 to root your phone.
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The installation process cannot take place if the phone does not have a custom recovery installed.
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Download the most recent ''unrevoked-forever.zip'' to a temporary location on your computer.
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The update can be installed like any custom .zip file. Simply flash it from your custom recovery. Both Amon_RA and Clockworkmod Recoveries support custom .zip installs from the sdcard.
This part has me confused since I didn't have to do any of this on a Mac. What is the Unrevoked-forever zip and what does it do? How do you install it if you can't get in to recovery cause you aren't rooted? When I try to go in to recovery I get a picture of the phone with a red triangle on top of it with an exclamation point. I think I have confused myself.
uscjunkie said:
I have rooted my EVO using a Mac and unrevoked and it went flawlessly....
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When did you root your phone? I was about to root my phone with Unrevoked too, but I'm nervous about sh!t not working.
I'm on version 3.70.651.1 (that came with the phone)
I had to do mine in Linux. Windows just would not cooperate.
Boot into the bootloader, do a clear storage [factory reset], then try unrevoked again. Make sure you have the hboot drivers, installed then uninstalled htc sync, then try again.
If your bootloader says s-off, and you got 'failed to flash recovery image] you're rooted, just no recovery. You can flash clockwork or amon_ra via PC36IMG to get a recovery [both can be found in the development section.]
uscjunkie said:
If your phone does not already have a custom recovery, use unrevoked3 to root your phone.
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The installation process cannot take place if the phone does not have a custom recovery installed.
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Download the most recent ''unrevoked-forever.zip'' to a temporary location on your computer.
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The update can be installed like any custom .zip file. Simply flash it from your custom recovery. Both Amon_RA and Clockworkmod Recoveries support custom .zip installs from the sdcard.
This part has me confused since I didn't have to do any of this on a Mac. What is the Unrevoked-forever zip and what does it do? How do you install it if you can't get in to recovery cause you aren't rooted? When I try to go in to recovery I get a picture of the phone with a red triangle on top of it with an exclamation point. I think I have confused myself.
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I believe on a pc you need to extract the zip files once you download them and once you have debugging enabled you can install those drivers in hboot. To do that right click computer-proporties-open device manager. I'm still a noob but trying to help out.
i just got my replacement the other day and unrevoked worked fine.. make sure dont have htc sync, downlaod n install the android usb driver, and go into Hboot and go to Hboot USB and press it and then plug in your usb cable, after the drivers install restart the phone, and start the unrevoked app.. should work.. i think my instructions were right.. one way to find out if i got everything.. lol
jp_danger said:
When did you root your phone? I was about to root my phone with Unrevoked too, but I'm nervous about sh!t not working.
I'm on version 3.70.651.1 (that came with the phone)
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I ended up taking the plunge and rooted my phone. UnrEVOked worked to root the phone, but I think I effed up somewhere with flashing the ROMs.
Off to research what the hell I did
jp_danger said:
I ended up taking the plunge and rooted my phone. UnrEVOked worked to root the phone, but I think I effed up somewhere with flashing the ROMs.
Off to research what the hell I did
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Are you referring to what you fixed in the other thread?
Hi Guys , Need a Little help here ,
well currently ive upgraded to Froyo 2.2 , after couple of bad lucks , ive succeeded in rooting my rom ... now the actual problem is that after following all the procedures , i am not able to flash Clockwork recovery ...ive tried putting ESRIMP.zip in the root of SD card with Update.zip ..but its not reading it in HBOOT ...
please help meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Please guyz! can some one help ((((((
Have you tried to install CM thru rom manager?
Yup ... ive tired doin so , but no luck , when i go into the recovery mode ..its still the same old Recovery , where i can just flash update.zip ..which is not workin as well
You need the recovery img file and push it through adb.. its easier through terminal emulator but you need s-off for that method
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I was able to get cwr by putting the update.zip on my sd card and selecting recovery from the hboot menu. once there I just selected 'Apply sdcard:update.zip'.
Once I did that it loaded straight to the cwr menu. I'm still learning all this stuff but I hope that helps
What next?
Hey, all. I'm having a similar problem. I went through the HTCdev process of unlocking my bootloader, and I rooted with SuperOneClick 2.2.. I've installed Clockwork Mod via the market, and tried to flash it, but the bootloader will only access the regular Android recovery screen. When I try to flash via fastboot and/or recovery (and I've tried flashing Clockwork Mod and CM7), I just get an error message.
As is probably obvious, I'm looking for the simplest fix, but any suggestions you can give me are welcome. Thanks!
yes, as stated before you can't flash clockworkmod recovery, or any recovery, without S-OFF on your device. however this is very risky and may brick your phone, so be warned