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I know, I know, I know...
I am a member of a few different forums for other things and there is always a neb that comes on and asks a question that has been beat to death.
I have heard that God kills a kitten ever time someone post a thread before doing a search on what you are trying to get answered. So for my sake, God's sake and that poor kitten sake, I did read through a lot of post before I had the sack to post this question
I am posting this question because there seems to be a lot of different answers to a lot of different questions, so, I was hoping for very direct answers to these questions that I know have been asked plenty of times...
Here it goes...
I have purchased the HTE EVO w/ android 2.2 and I have had it for about 2 weeks.
I want to root my phone, which is my first ever smart phone.
This is what I would like to happen...
1) I want to be able to have the restore point so that I can flash my phone back to stock so that if something happens the warranty will still be good.
* Does this save on my home pc or sdcard? Or Both?
I have read that you need to download here not there(ruu...clockworks/rom manager)...no here not there...If you download anything but this you will not be able to get it back to the stock setting and Sprint will know you have rooted the phone...The whole thing started to get a little confusing.
I am a very simple person so I am hoping for a very simple answer, if there is one.
1) How do I root my HTC EVO that has the android 2.2?
2) How do I make sure that I can have a recovery point incase I mess it up (brick, etc...)
3) How do I make sure that I can flash my phone back to the original settings just incase I have to send it in to be fixed for some reason, which rom manager lets me do this?
4) Is it legal to do this?
5) What might be the biggest no-no to do before, during and after you root your phone?
Thank you in advance for taking the time to read this.
Visit the wiki, that should answer most of your answers.
1. Rooting voids warranty
2. Always perform a nand backup if you want to revert to your previous state.
Visit the wiki, the instructions are simple.
EDIT: Actually the wiki will answer all of your answers.
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Sorry for the silly ? But what is the wiki?
It is a sticky in Android Development called Evo Wiki. You have to put effort in searching, I believe in you!
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if you figure out if you want to root, i will be glad to help you do it. [honestly, that seems to be my self-chosen job on this subforum]
dkdude36 said:
if you figure out if you want to root, i will be glad to help you do it. [honestly, that seems to be my self-chosen job on this subforum]
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I need help PLEASE!!!! I just got my EVO on 11/18/10 and nothing works
(think its operator era ME! not even unrevoked3 and that's suppose to be simple if you can help me root my phone i got some lunch money for you
thanks for any thing you can do!
Goddamit don't try to root new evos wih unrevoked or you could be bricked for eva!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! it could be impossible for you to root because you ran unrevoked, but might as well give it a try. Gtalk, email, and Im are all [email protected] and like I said earlier, rooting evos seems to be my job.
Ok...
I am a new b at this. How can I get my evo rooted?
I noticed not to use unrevoked, but that is the only thing out there when I do a search.
Can someone please point me to the right dirction. some idiot proof instructions, videos, etc...
Thank you in advance.
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Goddamit don't try to root new evos wih unrevoked or you could be bricked for eva!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! it could be impossible for you to root because you ran unrevoked, but might as well give it a try. Gtalk, email, and Im are all [email protected] and like I said earlier, rooting evos seems to be my job.
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How many have you done? I would like to do it to line but I would like to have the answers to the questions on my op. Does not week like anyone has been able to simplify an answer yet? Thanks for your help, my ears are open.
chefdrew said:
How many have you done? I would like to do it to line but I would like to have the answers to the questions on my op. Does not week like anyone has been able to simplify an answer yet? Thanks for your help, my ears are open.
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i have helped like 4 people root on hboot .79, and i am in the process of helping 3 people (at once heh) to root 2.02. i have never actually rooted 2.02, but me and the people i'm working with should finish soon.
Juan Camaney said:
Ok...
I am a new b at this. How can I get my evo rooted?
I noticed not to use unrevoked, but that is the only thing out there when I do a search.
Can someone please point me to the right dirction. some idiot proof instructions, videos, etc...
Thank you in advance.
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DO NOT RUN UNREVOKED OR YUO COULD PERMANENTLY CORRUPT YOUR PHONE!!!!! at the moment, there is no brainless way of doing it. you need to manually set up the adb and usb drivers, and then do some coding work, along with downloading like 1/3 gig of files.
I have a rooted Epic on Froyo with CWM. No custom mod or kernel.
I got the OTA Update, and it failed.
I downloaded the Zip and tried CWM to install it. And it fails with this message :
Code:
I:Update location: /sdcard/update.zip
Opening update package...
Installing update...
FSR VERSION: FSR_1.2.1p1_b139_RTM
minor position size units id
1: 0x00000000-0x00040000 0x00040000 1 0
2: 0x00040000-0x00080000 0x00040000 1 1
3: 0x00080000-0x00a80000 0x00a00000 40 20
4: 0x00a80000-0x00bc0000 0x00140000 5 3
5: 0x00bc0000-0x00d00000 0x00140000 5 4
6: 0x00d00000-0x01200000 0x00500000 20 21
7: 0x01200000-0x01980000 0x00780000 30 6
8: 0x01980000-0x02100000 0x00780000 30 7
9: 0x02100000-0x12d80000 0x10c80000 1074 22
10: 0x12d80000-0x32f80000 0x20200000 2056 23
11: 0x32f80000-0x3de80000 0x0af00000 700 24
12: 0x3de80000-0x3eb00000 0x00c80000 50 11
(0)(0) bad mapping information
No BadUnit RsvUnit
0: 775 4090
1: 1023 4089
2: 1053 4088
3: 2879 4087
4: 2894 4086
5: 2944 4085
6: 3446 4084
MountFn : RFS File System, location : system
mount: failed to mount /dev/block/stl9 at /system: Device or resource busy
Verifying current system...
file "/system/bin/recovery" doesn't have any of expected sha1 sums; checking cache
failed to stat "/cache/saved.file": No such file or directory
failed to load cache file
script aborted: assert failed: apply_patch_check("/system/bin/recovery", "f729fa2bfefbcd4cc31428ad35078d910bbaa369", "1c924ddea21616379df7c7ac4445eb2e54e5b11d")
assert failed: apply_patch_check("/system/bin/recovery", "f729fa2bfefbcd4cc31428ad35078d910bbaa369", "1c924ddea21616379df7c7ac4445eb2e54e5b11d")
E:Error in /sdcard/update.zip
(Status 7)
Installation aborted.
Do I have to do a full flash and wipe my phone to get to GB? Can I unroot & try?
You need to use the search function.
But here, let me say this again. YOU CANNOT GET THE OTA UPDATE WHILE ROOTED.
You either need to revert back to STOCK and update or manually install GB yourself.. which you CAN do while Rooted.
You're probably going to ask how to do both, so I'll provide these for you as well.
If you want to update this manually while rooted, follow this link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1337453
If you want to revert back to stock, follow this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1052813
then follow part 2 (For Stock) in the link that was provided for manual update.
Any other questions?
marschmellau said:
You need to use the search function.
But here, let me say this again. YOU CANNOT GET THE OTA UPDATE WHILE ROOTED.
You either need to revert back to STOCK and update or manually install GB yourself.. which you CAN do while Rooted.
You're probably going to ask how to do both, so I'll provide these for you as well.
If you want to update this manually while rooted, follow this link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1337453
If you want to revert back to stock, follow this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1052813
then follow part 2 (For Stock) in the link that was provided for manual update.
Any other questions?
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Hey, I am sure a billion other people are asking this same question left and right, but do you know if any roots are available yet for the 2.3.5 gingerbread update? I am well aware that it takes a while for one to be developed. I am currently rooted with the 2.2.1 froyo and love it so I don't mind waiting for the new root. I just wasn't sure how the headway is going with it. Also, the revert back to stock link you posted, is that to unroot the phone? I'm sure all will be explained for us in due time, unrooting the 2.2.1... installing the 2.3.5... rooting to gingerbreak... yada yada yada...
But yeah, any advice would be great.
I was told be 2 Epic users & Best Buy sales rep, you can get OTA update if you are rooted. But I've also heard that you can't aswell. Hence the question.
So can you unroot without losing data?
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Hey, I am sure a billion other people are asking this same question left and right, but do you know if any roots are available yet for the 2.3.5 gingerbread update? I am well aware that it takes a while for one to be developed. I am currently rooted with the 2.2.1 froyo and love it so I don't mind waiting for the new root. I just wasn't sure how the headway is going with it. Also, the revert back to stock link you posted, is that to unroot the phone? I'm sure all will be explained for us in due time, unrooting the 2.2.1... installing the 2.3.5... rooting to gingerbreak... yada yada yada...
But yeah, any advice would be great.
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Yes, there is a root available. I'm currently rooted & running ACS ICS v4.
Take a look at this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KesCXPpa3cI
DjFarout said:
I was told be 2 Epic users & Best Buy sales rep, you can get OTA update if you are rooted. But I've also heard that you can't aswell. Hence the question.
So can you unroot without losing data?
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Preeeetty sure you cannot get OTA with Root, you need to manually install or flash back to Stock. There are lots of threads about this, with the same answer. Also, Best Buy doesn't know a thiiiing. A friend of mine works there, and she's pretty damn stupid.
Well, since you're rooted.. you should probably invest in Titanium Backup. It can backup your data (contacts, messages, apps. you name it) and restore this all as well. Once you back up all of your data, revert to Stock, upgrade to the OTA, root it, then install Titanium Backup & you'll have it all back.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.keramidas.TitaniumBackup&hl=en (free)
https://market.android.com/details?...iY29tLmtlcmFtaWRhcy5UaXRhbml1bUJhY2t1cFBybyJd (paid)
I Odined back to stock, ran the update.zip, Odined a recovery, flashed su and then started flashing roms to test. I save my messages with mms backup & restore, but other than that, most of the things I use save to sd. I like a really clean install so I know where my problems are coming from.
marschmellau said:
You need to use the search function.
But here, let me say this again. YOU CANNOT GET THE OTA UPDATE WHILE ROOTED.
You either need to revert back to STOCK and update or manually install GB yourself.. which you CAN do while Rooted.
You're probably going to ask how to do both, so I'll provide these for you as well.
If you want to update this manually while rooted, follow this link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1337453
If you want to revert back to stock, follow this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1052813
then follow part 2 (For Stock) in the link that was provided for manual update.
Any other questions?
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Thanks for breaking my phone and costing me HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS to get a new phone, because you linked me (and everyone) to that very old thread. In there, it is telling us to check everything in Odin and now cuz of you, a lot of people have broken phone.
ThunderOKC said:
Thanks for breaking my phone and costing me HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS to get a new phone, because you linked me (and everyone) to that very old thread. In there, it is telling us to check everything in Odin and now cuz of you, a lot of people have broken phone.
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You're very welcome!
This isn't very hard to understand. You do your research, you follow directions, and you'll have success. If you decide not to do it correctly and break your phone, that is on YOU. You broke your phone simply because you did not read. That is your own stupidity.
Also, you don't check everything in ODIN. You obviously do not know what you are doing, so I suggest reading some things before attempting this again.
Both guides worked for me, without any issue. The same goes for many others as well.
ThunderOKC said:
Thanks for breaking my phone and costing me HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS to get a new phone, because you linked me (and everyone) to that very old thread. In there, it is telling us to check everything in Odin and now cuz of you, a lot of people have broken phone.
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Seriously? You're *****ing at this person because you failed to take the time and research these forums. I spent an entire day reading threads and watching QBKing77's videos to gather all the necessary information and files before doing anything. Also, spare me with any replies to you not having enough time to do so.
Hope you walk away from this with a new found respect for doing research.
Edit: You even posted in the "Everything EI22" thread in the General forum where I gave a typed out how-to for a clean install, or full ODIN to Froyo then the upgrade to Gingerbread. You could've simply scrolled up on page 10 to this post. (Seeing as your post created page 11 of that thread.)
marschmellau said:
You're very welcome!
This isn't very hard to understand. You do your research, you follow directions, and you'll have success. If you decide not to do it correctly and break your phone, that is on YOU. You broke your phone simply because you did not read. That is your own stupidity.
Also, you don't check everything in ODIN. You obviously do not know what you are doing, so I suggest reading some things before attempting this again.
Both guides worked for me, without any issue. The same goes for many others as well.
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No, you are in the wrong. You're out to brick as many phones that you can. Everyone in the chat told me that the thread/instruction is very old and all wrong. The picture used was wrong. Everyone told me that I did nothing wrong and that I followed everything right.
Warning to everyone, don't try his link to revert back to stock. It will immediately show a red fail in the first box, then your phone will never, ever...not now, not ever...turn back on. Then expect to shell out hundreds for a new phone.
This isn't funny. Not one bit.
ThunderOKC said:
No, you are in the wrong. You're out to brick as many phones that you can. Everyone in the chat told me that the thread/instruction is very old and all wrong. The picture used was wrong. Everyone told me that I did nothing wrong and that I followed everything right.
Warning to everyone, don't try his link to revert back to stock. It will immediately show a red fail in the first box, then your phone will never, ever...not now, not ever...turn back on. Then expect to shell out hundreds for a new phone.
This isn't funny. Not one bit.
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They see me trollin'..
You're obviously an idiot. I used the method to return to stock just last week. It's not my fault that you can't comprehend simple instructions. That is not the wrong picture, btw. ODIN looks like that.
Also, Out of oh.. I don't know, all of the people I've linked this to, you're the only one who had any issue. It's damn near obvious that you were the one who screwed up.
Do some damn research before you even post anything else.
Oh! And, if you actually used the search function you would learn how to get your phone into download mode so you can reflash stock rom.
I think this is pretty hilarious, btw.
Incorrect!
In the picture, it shows everything checked. Everyone in the chat room informed me that its wrong.
@ThunderOKC,
I live in the OKC area. I imagine you are from here. If you need hand holding help, PM me. I've been around snooping the forums since January. I am now confident enough to answer questions, troubleshooting, and also start producing my own mods. There is always someone willing to help.
I can do this. It just been a long time since I've messed with this.
I just realized the title of that linked thread "How to Restore a semi-brinked Epic..." and this thread is most likely not proper for those with phones being just fine and all they want is to revert back to stock. I"ve searched for the real thread on reverting back to stock, but I can't find it. Nothing stays stickied on here for long. When I get access to my comp, everything there is bookmarked.
For now, don't check all the options as it says. lol
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Thanks for breaking my phone and costing me HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS to get a new phone, because you linked me (and everyone) to that very old thread. In there, it is telling us to check everything in Odin and now cuz of you, a lot of people have broken phone.
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The only people with the broken phones are the ones who haven't the slightest clue on what to do. Just because you know how to download odin, doesn't mean you should use it. Btw, your phone is soft bricked and its your own fault. Send it to me, ill have it working in 5 minutes fool.
Sent from my Ei22 Epicaladocious
ThunderOKC said:
Incorrect!
In the picture, it shows everything checked. Everyone in the chat room informed me that its wrong.
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Well then, the picture itself is wrong. Don't rely on pictures for a guide, half the time they aren't correct. Next time, follow it step by step from the directions, not pictures.
b16flybye said:
The only people with the broken phones are the ones who haven't the slightest clue on what to do. Just because you know how to download odin, doesn't mean you should use it. Btw, your phone is soft bricked and its your own fault. Send it to me, ill have it working in 5 minutes fool.
Sent from my Ei22 Epicaladocious
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Lol, Pretty much what has been said.
Also, ThunderOKC. You do realize that to fix the "soft brick" on an epic means returning it to STOCK. So yes, you idiot, you can use that thread to return to stock without it having a soft brick.
like I said, do some more research
ThunderOKC said:
I can do this. It just been a long time since I've messed with this.
I just realized the title of that linked thread "How to Restore a semi-brinked Epic..." and this thread is most likely not proper for those with phones being just fine and all they want is to revert back to stock. I"ve searched for the real thread on reverting back to stock, but I can't find it. Nothing stays stickied on here for long. When I get access to my comp, everything there is bookmarked.
For now, don't check all the options as it says. lol
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Funny thing is that thread works for everyone but you. No one has cried about it semi-bricking the phone or that they can no longer afford to get the breast implants, or whatever the surgery was you claimed you couldn't get to because you had to buy a new phone. That statement alone showed your mentality and level of competence. The Red fail means your stock cable is a piece of crap and you should spend $2 of your surgery money to get a good cable. If you just red through the thread instead of running your mouth everywhere you would have seen that is common for Odin and stock cables.
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No, you are in the wrong. You're out to brick as many phones that you can. Everyone in the chat told me that the thread/instruction is very old and all wrong. The picture used was wrong. Everyone told me that I did nothing wrong and that I followed everything right.
Warning to everyone, don't try his link to revert back to stock. It will immediately show a red fail in the first box, then your phone will never, ever...not now, not ever...turn back on. Then expect to shell out hundreds for a new phone.
This isn't funny. Not one bit.
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Actually it is funny. Your level of incompetence shows you should not be rooting or messing with your phone. You are very rude and have no gratitude for people trying to help you. Stay out of the love connection chat rooms asking for help with your phone.
I followed the instructions exactly. In the picture AND in the instructions, say to check it all. Stupid kids, learn how to read and understand. Not my fault. Hell, even had the whole chat room support laughing at how wrong the thread was.
I fixed it on my own. Grow up, kids.
@ ThunderOKC
It's your choice to hack your phone. With that choice comes the responsibility to do proper research beforehand and make educated decisions based upon that research. Otherwise you will likely end up with a paper weight. That is the inherent risk of hacking the phone.
You've been posting all over this forum complaining, and the tone has been down right rude. Welcome to the ignore list.
ThunderOKC said:
I followed the instructions exactly. In the picture AND in the instructions, say to check it all. Stupid kids, learn how to read and understand. Not my fault. Hell, even had the whole chat room support laughing at how wrong the thread was.
I fixed it on my own. Grow up, kids.
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This is why your stupid. You rely on a picture, and whatever chat room you have laughing at xda devs, are just as idiotic as you are. Your not welcome here douche. Good luck in the future. I think your dumbass should stick with what sprint gave ya.
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Sorry Folks, I'm new to this site/forum, I would like to upgrade my HTC Desire HD to the 4.0 update, which I read/watched is working well. My problem is I'm fairly handy with my phone and somewhat with computers. But I don't see/understand how to actually go about that. I thought I saw somewhere, that I am to factory reset my phone, I can handle that, but I guess what I don't understand, is how I actually get the update ONTO the phone. Do I just go this website and clink on a link from my phone and it will take over? If so, which one, I see links all over the place. Should I remove my memory card? I'm assuming this site is for really phone, computer savy people. I just want to try the update. Would be happy to donate to the site, once I get it going. Can someone please help me. Thanks for everyone's time of reading this. Sorry for my ignorance.
Cheers.
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Sorry Folks, I'm new to this site/forum, I would like to upgrade my HTC Desire HD to the 4.0 update, which I read/watched is working well. My problem is I'm fairly handy with my phone and somewhat with computers. But I don't see/understand how to actually go about that. I thought I saw somewhere, that I am to factory reset my phone, I can handle that, but I guess what I don't understand, is how I actually get the update ONTO the phone. Do I just go this website and clink on a link from my phone and it will take over? If so, which one, I see links all over the place. Should I remove my memory card? I'm assuming this site is for really phone, computer savy people. I just want to try the update. Would be happy to donate to the site, once I get it going. Can someone please help me. Thanks for everyone's time of reading this. Sorry for my ignorance.
Cheers.
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Before screwing your phone read this guide carefully Post #7 (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1824379)
There are also lots of interesting stuff in there so read, read and read.
Hi, its a little more complicated than you suggest in your post.
First you will need to disable the security on your device (known as s-off) and flash a custom recovery.
You need to download the rom you wish to install and save it to your sd card. See here for a list of custom roms, there is a section for Android 4.0:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1610483
Boot the phone into recovery, wipe you phone data and factory reset then install the rom.
You can use this to unlock the phone and flash clockworkmod recovery:
http://tau.shadowchild.nl/attn1/?p=74
Do loads of searching this forum and googling so you fully understand the process as there is a chance of bricking your phone if it goes wrong. If you do your homework, are methodical and computer savy as you mentioned you should be fine.
Good luck!
Thanks, But...think I'm screwed.
Thanks Guys for your help, but I think this is way beyond me. Its not that I'm lazy, but I can't see myself reading tons of posts and researching for days to do this. I'm having a hard time even finding relevant info that pertains to what I'm trying to do, links and stuff everywhere. Doesn't seem like a lot to ask for to have a step by step guide. You know what I mean ie: Step 1, Factory Reset, Step 2, download this file Step 3. Run it etc... Oh well, I will just suffer with this phone, and probably get stung getting out of my contract early and get a Samsung G3 or something. I had thought this was as easy as factory resetting my phone, downloading a thing or two and then just running it. Too bad there wasn't a store or place I could take this to, to get it done properly by people in the know. Would gladly pay to have this done.
Thanks.
Everything you need is in the link and guide glevitan gave you. But you do need to read. If you don't want to, the rooting and flashing isn't for you.
Sent from a dream.
Yea sorry, I know there are tons of threads on rooting this stupid thing but I've been trying out so many different ways today and failed that I'm sick of and tired of this stupid piece of crap.
This is my brother's phone, and it's run out of internal memory (seriously 300 mb?), anyway he has like 10 apps installed on the internal memory, these plus all the updates have filled it up. So now I'm trying to root it so I can swap the SD cards (already got him a 32 gig microSD for that).
And oh boy am I sick of this thing, so far I've tried multiple options and none work, and some are too complicated with poor instructions for me to figure out.
Rooting my Galaxy W was so easy and this thing here just makes me hate everything.
Stuff I've tried:
Sony Xperia Flasher
ERoot
Flash tool
bootloader
I'm at the end of my wits here, completely frustrated and yea, if this where my phone I would have already smashed it with a hammer.
I really don't have time for this sh*t since I have to study for a big test, so I would appreciate something super simple and fast, like with the Galaxy W.
Again, sorry for sounding like a **** and creating yet another thread, but I'm desperate.
Thanks for any help.
dial *#*#7378423#*#* on your phone then go to service info then to configuration & at the bottom what does it say regarding your bootloader ?
Bootloader unlock allowed: Yes
Dead Metal said:
Bootloader unlock allowed: Yes
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this is good,what version of android do you have ?
It says Android Version 2.3.4
But build number 4.02.A0.69
Dead Metal said:
It says Android Version 2.3.4
But build number 4.02.A0.69
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ok i used this app to root my phone (google it or search this forum for it,easy to find):
DooMLoRD_v4_ROOT-zergRush-busybox-su
& i used this video to unlock bootloader:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-crbhMFSuaQ
Thanks , I'll try that tomorrow, right now I'm just too tiered.
Dead Metal said:
Thanks , I'll try that tomorrow, right now I'm just too tiered.
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if you need help send me PM & i will reply back in this thread. take care
If you want you can unlock the bootloader (loosing your warranty, of course), and then install a newer version of android up to 4.2.2, which is much more smoother than 2.3.4 and has much more features...
Madness, if you can't figure it out you're either not reading enough or just being lazy. There's about 4 or 5 links in my guide with how to root, add to that the amount of other threads there is, starting a new one means your lazy, because you've read nothing whilst signing up and just want to be spoon fed. Luck for you, there's some willing to do it.
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Rooting Tools
you can root using doomlord root script.
I have rooted several times after flashing few roms and the script works great.
Hope this helps..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1321582
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Madness, if you can't figure it out you're either not reading enough or just being lazy. There's about 4 or 5 links in my guide with how to root, add to that the amount of other threads there is, starting a new one means your lazy, because you've read nothing whilst signing up and just want to be spoon fed. Luck for you, there's some willing to do it.
Sent from Myushi
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Had you taken a look at my join date and post count you may have noticed how I did not sign up to be spoon fed to root this device. And had you read my post you may have noticed how I stated that I've already rooted the Galaxy W, which is my phone, which was also real easy and straight forward.
I signed up to be able to hit the thanks button for Sir Arco's CM10 ROM, and give feedback should I notice bugs or other problems with it.
All I wanted was to root it without flashing a new ROM, since all my brother wants is more space on his phone, I don't think he'll want to check the forums constantly to check if there's a new version of a ROM out so he can flash it, so unlocking the bootloader and flashing a new ROM would be pretty pointless.
you can try to use the doomlord process, but you will always install a new rom, in that case will upgrade de phone to 4.0.3 and then you will be able to root the phone with de .bat file inside :good:
Dead Metal said:
Had you taken a look at my join date and post count you may have noticed how I did not sign up to be spoon fed to root this device.
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But you still clearly hadn't read anything whilst signing up, otherwise you wouldn't have started a new thread on something as common as "how do I root". I assume you will have managed it by now?
XperienceD said:
But you still clearly hadn't read anything whilst signing up, otherwise you wouldn't have started a new thread on something as common as "how do I root". I assume you will have managed it by now?
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I did, which is why I apologized for posting another thread like it, there where also no I do I root this in this forum, since apparently I'm the only one who had trouble with the options that are posted in the guide threads.
And no, the doom script did not work, it did say it was successful but the phone remained unrooted. So after a couple more tries (and rectifying the "drivers out of date" error message) I unlocked the bootloader, tried again a couple of times still to no effect. So I want ahead and flashed a new ROM and Kernel. At first my brother wasn't too happy about that but he's starting to like the new ROM.
Man, it was easier flashing android onto the bloody HP Touchpad than this phone.
Ok, I start this off with the fact that this is my first phone with the whole slot A&B thing. I've done a ton of reading but it's still very confusing to me. I'm very confused on what exactly to do when it comes to updates. I'm stock rooted with TWRP installed on slot A. I'm also on the December build. I would like to update but I don't know what the easiest way to go about it is to be honest. I feel like an idiot but I guess that's because I'm really old school when it comes to this stuff. My rooting/roming goes back to the Samsung Captivate and countless other phones up until it got to be too much of a hassle to get a phone from a carrier that could be messed with. Now that I have rambled on, I thought it would be different getting a Pixel but this whole slot thing has me all confused. I basically want to stay stock rooted for now and possibly try a kernel down the line but I'm very happy with stock for now. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
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Ok, I start this off with the fact that this is my first phone with the whole slot A&B thing. I've done a ton of reading but it's still very confusing to me. I'm very confused on what exactly to do when it comes to updates. I'm stock rooted with TWRP installed on slot A. I'm also on the December build. I would like to update but I don't know what the easiest way to go about it is to be honest. I feel like an idiot but I guess that's because I'm really old school when it comes to this stuff. My rooting/roming goes back to the Samsung Captivate and countless other phones up until it got to be too much of a hassle to get a phone from a carrier that could be messed with. Now that I have rambled on, I thought it would be different getting a Pixel but this whole slot thing has me all confused. I basically want to stay stock rooted for now and possibly try a kernel down the line but I'm very happy with stock for now. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
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@Homeboy76 will get you squared away :good:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/pi...-android-9-0-pie-unlock-t3857195/post77944292
Badger50 said:
@Homeboy76 will get you squared away :good:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/pi...-android-9-0-pie-unlock-t3857195/post77944292
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Thanks for the reply. I've read throughout that thread numerous times and I still can't determine the easiest way to update my phone and the necessary steps to take to get there. I just want to be stock rooted like I am now but don't know what steps to take to get there. Like do I need to unroot first, relock bootloader? I'm sure all those answers are in that thread but I'm probably just too dense to see them. I haven't really had a solid rooted phone in like 3 years so I'm used to things being done way different. Some times I miss my old HTC Inspire/Desire HD. There was so much development for that phone and it was all very straightforward.
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Thanks for the reply. I've read throughout that thread numerous times and I still can't determine the easiest way to update my phone and the necessary steps to take to get there. I just want to be stock rooted like I am now but don't know what steps to take to get there. Like do I need to unroot first, relock bootloader? I'm sure all those answers are in that thread but I'm probably just too dense to see them. I haven't really had a solid rooted phone in like 3 years so I'm used to things being done way different. Some times I miss my old HTC Inspire/Desire HD. There was so much development for that phone and it was all very straightforward.
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This guide is how I update the monthly security patches. It is predicated on the notion that you have the latest platform-tools (28.0.1) and that your computer and phone are communicating well. It doesn't not require you to switch slots, and it will not wipe your data, and, you do not have to unroot before you begin. Happy flashing, and good luck
And never ever ever relock the bootloader! :crying:
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This guide is how I update the monthly security patches. It is predicated on the notion that you have the latest platform-tools (28.0.1) and that your computer and phone are communicating well. It doesn't not require you to switch slots, and it will not wipe your data, and, you do not have to unroot before you begin. Happy flashing, and good luck
And never ever ever relock the bootloader! :crying:
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Awesome, thank you very much for that. Yeah, I figured that about the bootloader. Does it matter if I have TWRP installed? That's the one main confusing thing to me. How you can have TWRP installed or not installed. I'm used to absolutely having to have TWRP or some other kind of custom recovery installed. But like I said it's been quite a while since I was really able to root/ROM a phone. I was basically forced to move to AT&T and opted for the Active line of Galaxy phones since I have little kids plus even the phones that were rootable and such seemed like more of a hassle than it was worth. The last phone I had that had some good development was probably the LG G3 on T-MOBILE. For some reason the T-MOBILE version had an unlocked bootloader or could be unlocked, don't remember exactly. But then a coworker got a Pixel 2XL and I got the itch again, not knowing how much had really changed though. Ok, I think I've rambled on enough now. Thanks again for the help.
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Awesome, thank you very much for that. Yeah, I figured that about the bootloader. Does it matter if I have TWRP installed? That's the one main confusing thing to me. How you can have TWRP installed or not installed. I'm used to absolutely having to have TWRP or some other kind of custom recovery installed. But like I said it's been quite a while since I was really able to root/ROM a phone. I was basically forced to move to AT&T and opted for the Active line of Galaxy phones since I have little kids plus even the phones that were rootable and such seemed like more of a hassle than it was worth. The last phone I had that had some good development was probably the LG G3 on T-MOBILE. For some reason the T-MOBILE version had an unlocked bootloader or could be unlocked, don't remember exactly. But then a coworker got a Pixel 2XL and I got the itch again, not knowing how much had really changed though. Ok, I think I've rambled on enough now. Thanks again for the help.
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Doesn't matter if you have twrp installed or not. When you fastboot the update, it'll wipe it out anyway :good: