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Hi,
I bought a HTC Desire today and so am new to android.
I have no knowledge of linux.
I used to own an iPhone 3g and that has issues so can't use it to jailbreak the ps3.
I used unrevoked 3 to root my HTC Desire.
Then downloaded psfMod and put "psfMod-bravo-0.9.7.2.img" onto my sdcard root.
downloaded terminal emulator and quickboot from the market.
ran terminal emulator
su
Flash_image recovery /sdcard/psfMod-bravo-0.9.7.2.img
but i get
flash_image: not found
What am I doing wrong?
someone please help!
Thanks in advance,
Ashwin
i was having problems flashing psfmod to my evo for a while using terminal. i kept getting access denied errors..i found a very easy way to do this tonight that really works. run unrevoked 3 without your phone plugged..choose custom recovery image find your psfmod.img,plug in and reflash,,it works well..and its easy
aegi said:
i was having problems flashing psfmod to my evo for a while using terminal. i kept getting access denied errors..i found a very easy way to do this tonight that really works. run unrevoked 3 without your phone plugged..choose custom recovery image find your psfmod.img,plug in and reflash,,it works well..and its easy
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Awesome dude! Worked like a charm! am so very grateful to you
ashwin123 said:
Hi,
I bought a HTC Desire today and so am new to android.
I have no knowledge of linux.
I used to own an iPhone 3g and that has issues so can't use it to jailbreak the ps3.
I used unrevoked 3 to root my HTC Desire.
Then downloaded psfMod and put "psfMod-bravo-0.9.7.2.img" onto my sdcard root.
downloaded terminal emulator and quickboot from the market.
ran terminal emulator
su
Flash_image recovery /sdcard/psfMod-bravo-0.9.7.2.img
but i get
flash_image: not found
What am I doing wrong?
someone please help!
Thanks in advance,
Ashwin
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You can't use a capital letter, everything is case sensitive in linux, use flash_image instead of Flash_image.
Just a noob question
Hi All,
I would really appreciate if someone could give me an explanation on this flashing stuff. Would it be possible?
I have a rooted Desire. I rooted it with unrevoked3. And have the ROM Manager and ClockworkMod 2.5.0.7.
I did several backups of my device using the Power + Volume Down key to boot into HBOOT and then selected the Recovery menuitem. Then the ClockworkMod 2.5.0.7 is running. (I already had this ClokcworkMOD after using unrevoke3 I guess it installed the REcovery app.) Here in the Backup and Restore menu I did some backups.
Then I downloaded the the ROM Manager from the Market and after that I ran the ROM Manger and it downloaded the ClockworkMOD Recovery externsion-or-what.
I also did a backup with this ROM Manger but I guess this is the same as the previous ones I did using form HBOOT with the ClockworkMod Recovery.
So now I'm here....
I have downloaded the psfmod image for the Desire.
You wrote that the easiest way is to use the unrevoked3 to flash this image. But what will happen after that? Will the phone will boot using this psfmod image? I guess it won't boot into normal mode.
And after that how can I change anything back?
I really want to try to downgrade my PS3.
Please help...
Thanks in advance!
you want to jailbreak a ps3 with a cell?
I would really recommend going to ps3-hacks.com and reading their tutorials. Basically you will be flashing injection code on your phone as if it was a rom. Honestly I would use a calculator to do it, much simpler process.
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Thanks! I will try to find a tutorial there. Maybe I will have luck.
So I have a macbook pro and I was following the instructions here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=808103 on how to do the one click recovery for mac but I keep getting the error message
Press any key to continue, or M for Main Menu :
Password:
* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *
Looking for device
The device cannot be found.
Plug or replug the USB cable. Press any key to continue.
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I did turn on USB Debugging on Settings
So I need to know how to root and install clockwork mod. I do not have access to a windows PC at the moment...
Thanks
You can use z4root from the market to root. Then you can use ROM Manager (market) to install the redirector.
it wasn't on the market, but I found it on google
Will try it
Thanks
You know.... Im not having any luck AT ALL at this stuff
I'm running this app and it just keeps quitting... I already restarted the device and tried again. The process starts, it moves and then the phone vibrates and the app quits without finishing the process....
Arghhh!!!! Im tired trying to root this thing and installing clockworkmod
You can't use rom manger to install cwm.
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musclehead84 said:
You can't use rom manger to install cwm.
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Uhhh, yes, you can.
teco2010 said:
You know.... Im not having any luck AT ALL at this stuff
I'm running this app and it just keeps quitting... I already restarted the device and tried again. The process starts, it moves and then the phone vibrates and the app quits without finishing the process....
Arghhh!!!! Im tired trying to root this thing and installing clockworkmod
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If you can't get it to work, your best bet is to get your hands on a windows machine and run it from there.
So, can I install the supernova Rom without root and also without the clockworkmod using the standard method down vol, power button, camera button?
What happens if I do this process?
teco2010 said:
So, can I install the supernova Rom without root and also without the clockworkmod using the standard method down vol, power button, camera button?
What happens if I do this process?
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No. If you use standard recovery, you need a properly signed update.zip which you won't find. You need clockworkmod to flash different roms and you need root to install clockworkmod. Once you have cwm, you can use rooted or unrooted roms, but most roms come rooted.
You can't install cwm.on the stock di18 kernel using rom manager.
Sent from my Evo Killer!
Sucks man. I need a PC then. Using a mac and z4root is not helping...
musclehead84 said:
You can't install cwm.on the stock di18 kernel using rom manager.
Sent from my Evo Killer!
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Sorry to tell you (again), but you are wrong. If the Epic is rooted, with z4root or otherwise, rom manager can ABSOLUTELY install cwm 2.5.1.0 on ANY stock release. Please stop posting inacurate information on this. Thanks
jimmyz
12th November 2010, 09:56 PM
Any idea why I still have the stock recovery?
For whatever reason the stock kernel will not support rom manager- before the last update there was a modified stock kernel made by koush that supported rom manager. Right now if you want rom manager support you must have a kernel that supports it- the good news is a lot of those kernels have root built it.
As I said before use noobnl one click clock work installer - just start with the "runlast" file- another option is to use the oneclick root/clockwork stickied to the top of the dev forum. After that you can get to clockwork via the three button press and go crazy installing whatever kernel/rom you want
This is a quote from another forum on using rom manager to install cwm on stock. Sorry Leatherneck I just do not see any info that says you can use rom manager to flash cwm.
It is possible to do pretty much all of it with better terminal emulator, especially if you're rooted. I was thinking about doing a write-up on it, but I'm half drunk tonight and about to move tomorrow. It'll be a few days at the least. If you can follow code at all, you can download the one click root and recovery and translate the adb commands in the .bat file into something you can do from a command line.
I rooted my phone at 4.0.2, then applied the update up to 4.0.4 and am still able to flash new versions of clockwork mod through rom manager... However, all my other apps won't be granted root access. In the superuser application, I'm running superuser v3.0.7(41) and my Su binary is at v3.0.3, for which there is an update available. However, when I try to apply the update, it tries to ask for root privileges and gets denied access... I tried reflashing su.zip through clockwork mod touch but I guess I may be flashing an outdated su.zip? Any insight into the matter would be greatly appreciated!
Same here
Same exact scenario, I went from 4.0.2 to 4.0.4, and even after a factory restore I cant seem to get root access for any app. I checked the bootloader, and I still am rooted.
Help appreciated for us both!
try this zip...flash in recovery
http://www.box.com/s/jvcf196j7x8f8vrc9cyt
this worked for me....
if it doesn't clear superuser data first then try it again.
ezcats said:
try this zip...flash in recovery
http://www.box.com/s/jvcf196j7x8f8vrc9cyt
this worked for me....
if it doesn't clear superuser data first then try it again.
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CWM Recovery is not working for me, and I cant flash it due to no permission for elevated commands although its rooted.
Clockwork recovery does not require root if it is already installed. If not, fastboot clockwork recovery.
I had the same issue and all you have to do is reroot the phone and all will be well then download and install ota rootkeeper for the future. The update breaks root but doesn't block it
evanextreme said:
CWM Recovery is not working for me, and I cant flash it due to no permission for elevated commands although its rooted.
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Flash from recovery, not an app.....
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jerseyh22accord said:
I had the same issue and all you have to do is reroot the phone and all will be well then download and install ota rootkeeper for the future. The update breaks root but doesn't block it
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This did the trick!
Had this same problem earlier
I need help
I am having the same problem. I am a noob and it sucks cause I can't figure it out. I can't even go into recovery since I installed 4.0.4 someone please dumb it down so i can understand
Install busybox free, then install titanium backup free. Open busybox and click inatall. Then run
Titanium backup, it will ask you do you want it to configure root, accept this. please note After completing busybox steps reboot. Then after titanium backup steps reboot again
Did this help?
If not pm me and il see if i can help
I can't use any of my root apps. My SU isn't working. I'm pretty sure that's causing the problem. I tried updating the binary (I read that somewhere) but the process fails. Is there a way I can do it manually?
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brightsideme said:
I can't use any of my root apps. My SU isn't working. I'm pretty sure that's causing the problem. I tried updating the binary (I read that somewhere) but the process fails. Is there a way I can do it manually?
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Try flashing this:
http://goo.im/superuser/Superuser-3.0.7-efghi-signed.zip
Can you please explain how to flash? I don't want to mess it up lol
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brightsideme said:
Can you please explain how to flash? I don't want to mess it up lol
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Do you have CWM installed yet?
If not...
I'd recommend simply starting from the top and using my guide.
But if you have CWM:
Just navigate to "Install Zip From SD Card"
"Choose Zip"
And find it.
Yes to install.
I tried going to clockworkmod recovery but I just get that error. Last night I went into recovery using the cmd on my computer. I tried flashing that same file but it just failed.
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brightsideme said:
I tried going to clockworkmod recovery but I just get that error. Last night I went into recovery using the cmd on my computer. I tried flashing that same file but it just failed.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using XDA
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boot to clockworkmod manually, than flash the superuser zip from here http://www.box.com/s/jvcf196j7x8f8vrc9cyt (this does not require busybox, that why the other su zip was failing)
I can't go to recovery from my phone. When I try I just get the Droid with a red exclamation point. I'll have to do it from a computer. Only problem is that I'm at work. I'll see if I can get to one ASAP
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brightsideme said:
I can't go to recovery from my phone. When I try I just get the Droid with a red exclamation point. I'll have to do it from a computer. Only problem is that I'm at work. I'll see if I can get to one ASAP
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using XDA
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That is the stock recovery that you're getting to.
Use my guide.
And navigate to the part about flashing a custom (CWM) recovery and flashing SU.
The SU in my post is updated to work for all users...the one you're using won't work on 4.0.4.
Jubakuba said:
That is the stock recovery that you're getting to.
Use my guide.
And navigate to the part about flashing a custom (CWM) recovery and flashing SU.
The SU in my post is updated to work for all users...the one you're using won't work on 4.0.4.
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but i think the su zip in ur post, only work if there is busybox installed...and the stock rom doesn't have it...
this the updater-script of ur su.zip: run_program("/sbin/busybox"...
that work only on custom roms, that usually have busybox preinstalled
check the different syntax in the other su zip posted above, it doesn't require busybox
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but i think the su zip in ur post, only work if there is busybox installed...and the stock rom doesn't have it...
this the updater-script of ur su.zip: run_program("/sbin/busybox"...
that work only on custom roms, that usually have busybox preinstalled
check the different syntax in the other su zip posted above, it doesn't require busybox
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nope, he was getting a permissions error because rom manager didn't have root access, that was the issue there.
edit: re-read the post, yes, you might be right about busybox in stock recovery, although i believe cwm has a set of minimal busybox tools.
if manually booting into recovery by shutting down the phone, pressing power+vol up until Google screen appears, doesn't take him to cwm but to stock recovery, he doesn't even have cwm installed, which could very well be the case, since stock rom default behaviour overrides any existing recovery when flashing.
My phone is a Huawei u8160 (AKA Vodafone 858) and I rooted it a long time ago with z4root and have had no problems eversince.... until recently when my mate got hold of my phone and accidently flashed an experimental/beta (possibly a binary for x86 systems) SU binary through CWM recovery. I thought I could fix this quite easily by using z4root to uninstall root and then do a fresh reinstall, but it would force close on me after a few seconds. I tried this method with both temporary and permanent root options but nothing worked. The button that pops up saying ''unroot'' wasn't there even though there is still a SU file in /system/xbin as it showed in Rom toolbox. I soon realised that the version of android i was running on my custom rom was not compatible with z4root, so i searched for how to root android version 2.3.9 pro. I dont know the name for that version and it must have been a bit of a flop because google didnt know it either. I dont know how akiro-E (the developer that cooked up the rom) got his hands on version 2.3.9 pro but i recommend to other devs reading this to not use it as there is not much compatibility.
Anyway, i found this apk made by chainsDD called gingerbreak and decided to give it a go. It said that it needed debugging on and that it might take a while, so i did that and pressed the root button. I left it to do its business, but 15 minutes later it was still trying to run the exploit so I stopped and removed it. When i got home later on i searched up how to root any phone and it came up with the pc program 'superoneclick'. I got it, opened it and clicked unroot. It did its thing but failed to remove su and the superuser app like it was meant to. So then i clicked on root and shell root but it did not reinstall properly and got the same error as in unroot error. I did all the steps multiple times but it still wouldnt remove/replace su from the xbin folder. I then reinstalled superuser 3.1.3 and tried using the binary updater on there. I noticed that the su installed was called 'legacy'. The updater was having a spaz and didnt want to update so i tried manually removing su with the root explorer in rom toolbox butvrealised that you needed root (a working one) to do that. Then i found an app on my sd called root cleaner. I tried quick and full cleaning but to no results except for a force close multiple times. I tried to fi the foce close issue by running the script for this in rom toolbox but you need root (surprise surprise) Then i tried flashing cwm recovery through fastboot as i have done lots of succesful times before. It flashed after putting my phone in download/debug mode (power and volume down) but i cant boot to it as you need proper root rights to do that.
I am going to use total commander to check if the permissions are set to 644 for the su binary, if not ill attempt to change them.
I know this a long desciption and technical question but does anyone know any ways to delete the retarded root from my phone and help me restore root as normal? This is a question for the more experienced users and devs on this forum but any help will be appreciated, cheers.
If you've got recovery, you can install one of these zips in recovery mode.
Google "superuser 3.1.3 arm signed zip" and click the first link that comes up - the androidsu one. Then download the superuser zip package that suits your device to your phones internal storage, reboot into recovery, install the zip and there you go! Your root is fixed.
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Thanks
@odigITECH thanks for the help. I fixed the problem using your method. . . kind of. I flashed recovery via fastboot and then just flashed another rom from my sd card via cwm after I rebooted. Thanks for the help anyway, much appreciated!
No probs
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The subject pretty much says it all. Now that we have S-Off again (yay, way to go developers) which would you use and why, CWM or TWRP? Pros? Cons?
twolostminds said:
The subject pretty much says it all. Now that we have S-Off again (yay, way to go developers) which would you use and why, CWM or TWRP? Pros? Cons?
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I've used both CWM and TWRP pretty extensively over the last few years but I have settled on TWRP just because I like the layout and ease of use. So far I haven't ran into anything that didn't play nice with either one, so for me its an aesthetic choice.
I've only used TWRP once. A lot of people are using it these days because of the theming options and it being faster than CWM but I've read too many reports about various flashes not working properly with it. Stability trumps coolness for me so I'm sticking with CWM.
I've used TWRP since I got my rezound way back when and have used it since then there where some issues fliashing kitkat when it first came out. Philz is a nice recovery too.
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Santods twrp is the best.
I wanted to chime in here: I've used both on my HTC one for Verizon and I seem to have a problem with both. After using JCase's root app and successfully getting s-off, I'm not able to get either recoveries to flash the superuser apk so that I can sustain root access. This is preventing me from flashing any rom. I know that a bunch of other people on this forum were able to get their roms flashed on so I was wondering if it's something I've done wrong, or just incompatibility with these 2 recoveries?
Steps I took:
1) installed JCase's weaksauce app, rebooted
2) obtained root, downloaded SU from market
3) proceeded with firewater to obtain s-off (successful)
4) installed clockwork recovery via fastboot.
5) proceeded to install superuser, unsuccessful.
6) rebooted phone, uninstalled SU (from 1st installation prior to s-off)
7) attempted to reinstall SU from Clockwork - fail.
8) flashed TWRP recovery, attempted to install SU, failed.
Not sure if there are other recoveries that I should be trying?
Thanks for the help!
Bobert360 said:
I wanted to chime in here: I've used both on my HTC one for Verizon and I seem to have a problem with both. After using JCase's root app and successfully getting s-off, I'm not able to get either recoveries to flash the superuser apk so that I can sustain root access. This is preventing me from flashing any rom. I know that a bunch of other people on this forum were able to get their roms flashed on so I was wondering if it's something I've done wrong, or just incompatibility with these 2 recoveries?
Steps I took:
1) installed JCase's weaksauce app, rebooted
2) obtained root, downloaded SU from market
3) proceeded with firewater to obtain s-off (successful)
4) installed clockwork recovery via fastboot.
5) proceeded to install superuser, unsuccessful.
6) rebooted phone, uninstalled SU (from 1st installation prior to s-off)
7) attempted to reinstall SU from Clockwork - fail.
8) flashed TWRP recovery, attempted to install SU, failed.
Not sure if there are other recoveries that I should be trying?
Thanks for the help!
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Are you sure you obtained S-Off? One S-Off is complete, uninstall weaksauce, and flash recovery via fastboot (makes sure your using the latest cwm or TWP. I used this one http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2416431
Boot into recovery and flash SU. Worked like a champ for me.
dcorrea said:
Are you sure you obtained S-Off? One S-Off is complete, uninstall weaksauce, and flash recovery via fastboot (makes sure your using the latest cwm or TWP. I used this one http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2416431
Boot into recovery and flash SU. Worked like a champ for me.
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Thank you so much for your response. Yup, when I hold down the power and volume down button, my hboot says Unlocked at the top (which I believe to be the status of my bootloader) and S-Off.
I flashed recovery via fastboot, and tried what I believe to be the latest versions of both Clockwork and TWRP. I'll check out the link you sent again and will post results.
Question for you, after you uninstalled the weaksauce app, you left SU installed, correct? So the process would be uninstall weaksauce, reboot to fastboot mode, flash recovery, flash rom?
Thanks again!
Bobert360 said:
Thank you so much for your response. Yup, when I hold down the power and volume down button, my hboot says Unlocked at the top (which I believe to be the status of my bootloader) and S-Off.
I flashed recovery via fastboot, and tried what I believe to be the latest versions of both Clockwork and TWRP. I'll check out the link you sent again and will post results.
Question for you, after you uninstalled the weaksauce app, you left SU installed, correct? So the process would be uninstall weaksauce, reboot to fastboot mode, flash recovery, flash rom?
Thanks again!
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Yep that's what I did. I flashed superuser before flashing the rom though. What error do you get when you try to flash superuser?
Oh wait, I just read your initial post. Youre not trying to flash an .apk through recovery right? You should be flashing a .zip file in recovery.
You don't have to flash super user to flash a Rom either bro as long as you have custom recovery you can flash wahat ever Rom you want ?
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coachcrey said:
You don't have to flash super user to flash a Rom either bro as long as you have custom recovery you can flash wahat ever Rom you want ?
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Yep, just to clarify I originally flashed superuser because I kept the stock rom, but I quickly went to the debloated rom the next day. But Coach is right, you don't need superuser to flash the rom.
Philz touch is by far the most user friendly. Lots of customization options. Its based on cwm but is much better.
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I had cwm corrupt all my backups I had. Since then I ran twrp. As far as Rom issues people seems to have outdated twrp version or something about the Rom. When I had a Rom fail to flash while in recovery I would reboot recovery and would then flash just fine
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Twrp all the way. Its faster at backup and restore, and themeable.
I had really good luck with TWRP 2.6.3.4 but when I upgraded to 2.7.0.1 suddenly backups failed. Never got an answer back on why that was happening, so I switched to Phiz and haven't had a problem with it yet so I'm gonna stick with it for now.
Philz Touch Advanced CWM is the best recovery, hands down. Try it. You will see.
ccarr313 said:
Philz Touch Advanced CWM is the best recovery, hands down. Try it. You will see.
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I tried it and wasn't impressed. Every process seemed to take forever to do. With latest twrp I can do a backup in under a min.
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Going with TWRP. It's always just worked for me.
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