I have an EVO running 1.47.651.1. I used Unrecover3 to root it and have the WiFi tether app working. I don't think this took care of the NAND unlock though.
I'd like to get to a stock 2.2 ROM that's rooted, just to keep wifi tethering working and get some of the Froyo improvements, but don't want to lose camera functionality (3MP vs 8MP), break any of the radios, etc. along the way.
Unrecover3 installed the ClockworkMod Recovery v2.5.0.1 recovery ROM, which enabled me to do a nandroid backup of my current environment.
My understanding is that from this point I need to NAND unlock and flash a rooted 2.2 ROM (please correct me if I'm wrong).
Is there a single comprehensive guide that will take me from 1.47.651.1 to 2.2, preserving ROOT, without any fancy ROM hacks other than the minimum required to keep wifi tethering working?
Sorry for the n00b questions; there are a LOT of guides and threads here and I just don't want to follow the wrong one and brick a new $500+ phone.
look into unrevoked forever, i think this might help you, if not then correct me.
Simple Root
I don't know too much about unrevoked. I rooted using Simple Root. It is very easy. I would suggest you reroot using this method, which will give you nand unlocked.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=720565
After you gain root, you can flash a stock 2.2 ROM (search dev forum) I rooted a long time ago so I'm not sure if the newest version of Simple Root will update your radios (Read the thread/site, it may mention it). Search forums to find the latest radio verions and confirm that yours match.
After your have 2.2, I highly recommend that you flash netarchy's custom kernel, which will fix audio streaming, as well as significantly boost FPS, which will make your phone feel like a new phone. You can find that kernel here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=719763
Good luck.
-Flu
+1 for simpleroot
I highly recommend: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=741294. There have been people stating they've been having problems with simple root.
This TUT looks overly simple. If you are unsure about how to get adb working or how to work with it...just reply here or feel free to PM me.
"You will need to have the android sdk installed, as you will need to use the adb tool."
I'm a lost noob looking to do exactly what rjhollan was asking for. I followed your link to that thread but was lost immediately. I've been reading and searching to try and avoid asking dumb questions but I'm lost on this now. Any help appreciated. I was at least quick enough to deactivate OTA updates so I'm at 1.47....
You got Root and NAND unlocked
rjhollan said:
I have an EVO running 1.47.651.1. I used Unrecover3 to root it and have the WiFi tether app working. I don't think this took care of the NAND unlock though.
I'd like to get to a stock 2.2 ROM that's rooted, just to keep wifi tethering working and get some of the Froyo improvements, but don't want to lose camera functionality (3MP vs 8MP), break any of the radios, etc. along the way.
Unrecover3 installed the ClockworkMod Recovery v2.5.0.1 recovery ROM, which enabled me to do a nandroid backup of my current environment.
My understanding is that from this point I need to NAND unlock and flash a rooted 2.2 ROM (please correct me if I'm wrong).
Is there a single comprehensive guide that will take me from 1.47.651.1 to 2.2, preserving ROOT, without any fancy ROM hacks other than the minimum required to keep wifi tethering working?
Sorry for the n00b questions; there are a LOT of guides and threads here and I just don't want to follow the wrong one and brick a new $500+ phone.
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Perhaps you used "unrEVOked3" not unrecover3...
unrEVOked3 will give you Root and NAND unlock.
I would suggest doing the unrEVOked forever now.
Look at your ROM Manager and and DOWNLOAD ROM in the program. I would suggest "Fresh".
hi all,
first, please go easy on me. This stuff still confuses me, no matter how much I read.
I'm currently running 2.1 with Unrevoked3. The only reason I wanted this was wifi tethering. It works great (is working as I type this).
I was hesitant to use unrevoked Forever because there was no S-On option. I did flash a rooted 2.2 to my phone, but it was buggy, so I went back to my nandroid backup and have been happy with 2.1 now for a while.
With the recent upgrade of ur forever 1.1 allowing s-on I'm thinking of installing it on my phone.
Here's what I want to do - can anyone tell me if it will work?
Install Runrevoked Forever 1.1
Install OTA Froyo update
Be able to still use wifi tethering
Still get good audio from Pandora (and a working camera)
So I'm sure I can do step 1 and step 2 above, but I'm unsure as to if by having UR forever on my phone if that alone will allow me to use wifi tethering. Would I have to do something different to get wifi to work, or would just having UR FOrever on my phone be enough to get superuser permissions and run wifi tethering?
Thanks - sorry I'm so lost in all this.
My understanding of this is that you would not be rooted if you do this however you could still root by installing an unsigned pc36img.
As a heads up there is a rooted version the stock 2.2. this should be exactly liek the stock 2.2 from the ota except that it will be rooted and give you the ability to use wifi tether. I woudl go that route.
As a rule of thumb NEVER take OTA. I am sure with forever you can probably get your root back but then you need a rooted rom to take advantage of it anyway. so jsu creates a bunch of work
n00b I am, as I tried asking this in the wrong forum earlier today... Anyway, here goes my question again, hopefully in the right forum this time:
I've got a Sprint Galaxy S2 and I'd like to get root access to modify a few files. The thing is, I don't want to bring out the big guns and root it and put a bunch of extras on it (all these one click rooting programs always come with something more than just root access). All I want to do is get root access to my phone for a few minutes so I can modify a few system files. After that, I don't need root access, and would even prefer not to have it. I tried zergRush, but it doesn't seam to work for Android 2.3.6 (it told me there were "Hellions with BLUE flames!" ).
I've searched and can't find anything out there that'll grant me root access to my phone without also installing various ROMs/programs/kernels that I don't want. I want everything to be the same on my phone when I'm done except for a system text file or two that I modify. Is there anything like zergRush that works for Android 2.3.6?
(P.S. I'm a programmer by trade so you can speak tech if you like)
EL29 isn't directly rootable. I suggest you use one of the pre-rooted ODIN One-Clicks in my signature. Everything I put out is the minimum for root and nothing additional added.
If you want root removed, use Option B of the Auto Root sticky. It will 100% remove any trace of root and you will be left with 100% stock.
sfhub said:
EL29 isn't directly rootable. I suggest you use one of the pre-rooted ODIN One-Clicks in my signature. Everything I put out is the minimum for root and nothing additional added.
If you want root removed, use Option B of the Auto Root sticky. It will 100% remove any trace of root and you will be left with 100% stock.
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agreed sfhub has the best root program for this phone. and it is just as easy to unroot when you are done. definitely go with the in click from sfhub.
As always, going to put together a thread with all of my how to videos! Expect many more to come and be sure to subscribe to my channel!
Development:
How to Root:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6BweCW5ck8
How to get free Wifi hotspot:
NOT AVAILABLE YET. Will do a video once available.
How to Unroot:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaZiO8vfrME
How to Install the JellyBomb Rom:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XURHu--kcU
Review of the JellyBomb Rom:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2_lIrk3H4U
How to get Multi Window MOD:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kotpO7kUiGY
Tips:
How to improve home button responsiveness:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIMO9y_B3fw
How to Improve Screen Wake Lag
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHMIxBUclh0
S Pen Review, Tips and Tricks:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byEu3mfTlUc
1080p Video camera test:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Me3tvw9M30o
Hope everyone likes them!
Noobs should come to General first and the first thing they should see is how-to videos so...
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Thank You for the videos Mr. Hottie
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Very nice as always!
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Xparent ICS Tapatalk 2
Thank you a lot
Counter?
I read somewhere about Samsung devices having a counter or something (so Samsung can know if you root i believe). Do these root methods up the counter or is what is the deal with that? sorry for being so uniformed, I have only had HTC and Motorola phones.
BDawgTrap said:
I read somewhere about Samsung devices having a counter or something (so Samsung can know if you root i believe). Do these root methods up the counter or is what is the deal with that? sorry for being so uniformed, I have only had HTC and Motorola phones.
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Yes they have a counter. You can get triangle away which will reset the counter. In original andriod development section, go to cf auto root and it should explain everything for you.
Thanks qbking77, love all your videos!
Thanks for the helpful guide :fingers-crossed:
So if we choose option 3, the All in one method, instead of option 2 that would allow for OTAs. What steps would one take to revert back to stock recovery to be able to except OTA updates? Just mainly concerned about the multitasking fix when that becomes available. I know devs will likely get it working and made flashable for those with the custom recoveries but Im just curious for my own knowledge.
Also, if one was to choose to take option 2 for a while, would you run this process over again and choose option 3 to re-root and install the custom recovery?
Extremely new to sammy devices so just want to have all my ducks in a row before I do the root. Not really sure if im going to flash any roms or not until a cm10 drops, but I may get bored in a day or two and decide to. So I wanna know which steps to take after initially choosing option 2 or option 3 during intiial root.
Thanks for the responsiveness how-to's!
BDawgTrap said:
I read somewhere about Samsung devices having a counter or something (so Samsung can know if you root i believe). Do these root methods up the counter or is what is the deal with that? sorry for being so uniformed, I have only had HTC and Motorola phones.
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You can use triangle away to reset counter after root but after you flash rom count will increase to value 1 .
From that point Triangle Away wont reset count which is bad news for those that use AllShare Cast Wireless Hub.
Hub does not work with flash count value 1.
From there only way to reset count is to flash stock tar
daemon still not running error
Any one else getting this?
OTA update, need to unroot first?
Hello,
So I did select option 2 for rooting, with no custom recovery and I wanted to know, when I do get this new OTA update for multiview, will I need to unroot first or should it install with no problems? I am assuming I'll probably lose root after I update with the OTA. Thanks again!
phungshum said:
Hello,
So I did select option 2 for rooting, with no custom recovery and I wanted to know, when I do get this new OTA update for multiview, will I need to unroot first or should it install with no problems? I am assuming I'll probably lose root after I update with the OTA. Thanks again!
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Should be able to install with no issues at all if you have stock recovery
qbking77 said:
Should be able to install with no issues at all if you have stock recovery
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QBKING77,
Thanks for all of your videos. I routinely check out your Youtube sight before I do anything to my phones.
I am running the stock ROM and am not rooted. Will I be able to root my device if I accept the OTA or should I root first and then flash a pre-rooted stock Rom with the OTA? I have nothing against rooting, I just don't have the time right now, but I don't want to have to wait weeks until someone figures out how to root the new OTA ROM if it can't be rooted right off of the bat.
Thanks again.
Hey qbKing77, I have been checking out your videos on Youtube and those along with this thread have been very helpful. I am looking to root my Sph-L900 but I am new to rooting. One question is I love all the S-Pen functions and options. What options will keep this while rooting? Should I just root and keep a "Stock ROM" or can I bring in something like JellyBomb or Blazer (preferably JB cause I love the Customization he has done with it.). As of right now I'm not looking to lose those functions, also if i flashed that JB ROM after an OTA update will the Multiwindow be available or wait for an update to the ROM itself?
Again new to it, and I understand the guidelines of the Forum I am no noob to forums or tech just to rooting itself.
Thanks
sling said:
You can use triangle away to reset counter after root but after you flash rom count will increase to value 1 .
From that point Triangle Away wont reset count which is bad news for those that use AllShare Cast Wireless Hub.
Hub does not work with flash count value 1.
From there only way to reset count is to flash stock tar
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So if I use QBKing77's "Unroot" method, that will reset everything(aka unroot), this will also reset the counter to 0? And if I wanna go back, just reroot again?
I am coming from HTC phones(my last 3 were a Touch Pro, Touch Pro 2 and EVO 3D) so just as BDawgTrap, I am unfamiliar with the counter that Samsung uses.
Thank you for all your helpful videos,I'm now a subscriber.I do have a question though,I'm rooted with option 3 and wanted to DL the newest sprint OTA system update.What needs to be done to do so?
I just got the note 2 today and my phone already have LJC install...how do i root form there?
plokm said:
I just got the note 2 today and my phone already have LJC install...how do i root form there?
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You should be fine doing it the same way as if you had the prior firmware.
I had already manually added the LJC build to my unrooted note 2 and just did the rooting process and it went smoothly.
I am now rooted.
I have a relatively new (new replacement) Sprint Galaxy S3 (L710) that is running stock 4.3.
I am weary to use an old walk-thru since they are not for 4.3. I really don't even *need* root outside of this, but I am needing wifi tether stat. I ***do not*** care about having a custom ROM at all.
Any links to a quick walk-thru? Do I need to do anything else, like backing up IMEI?
Thanks in advance...
VisualOddity said:
I have a relatively new (new replacement) Sprint Galaxy S3 (L710) that is running stock 4.3.
I am weary to use an old walk-thru since they are not for 4.3. I really don't even *need* root outside of this, but I am needing wifi tether stat. I ***do not*** care about having a custom ROM at all.
Any links to a quick walk-thru? Do I need to do anything else, like backing up IMEI?
Thanks in advance...
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2596697