Hey guys,
So my ultimate goal was to basically have my phone be like the Google play edition or the nexus 5. I want just pure android without bloatware or HTC.
I'm a newb to android but I tried regular rooting then realized couldn't with Verizon. I then tried the s-off method with rumrunner on linux and the problem is that it keeps telling me I need to be rooted for it to work.
Don't quite understand what's going on here. Guidance would be much appreciated.
danregueira said:
Hey guys,
So my ultimate goal was to basically have my phone be like the Google play edition or the nexus 5. I want just pure android without bloatware or HTC.
I'm a newb to android but I tried regular rooting then realized couldn't with Verizon. I then tried the s-off method with rumrunner on linux and the problem is that it keeps telling me I need to be rooted for it to work.
Don't quite understand what's going on here. Guidance would be much appreciated.
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you can use firewater to achieve s-off
nty123 said:
you can use firewater to achieve s-off
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Thanks. I'll try this soon. If I rub into proteins I'll be sure to come back here.
nty123 said:
you can use firewater to achieve s-off
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The temproot and firewater files aren't executable by Windows 8.1
I changed the extension to .exe but nothing happens when I double click or run as administrator.
danregueira said:
Thanks. I'll try this soon. If I rub into proteins I'll be sure to come back here.
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Woah cowboy...sounds like tmi
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danregueira said:
The temproot and firewater files aren't executable by Windows 8.1
I changed the extension to .exe but nothing happens when I double click or run as administrator.
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They are not ment to be executed by windows. They are pushed to and executed from the phone using adb shell.
cmlusco said:
They are not ment to be executed by windows. They are pushed to and executed from the phone using adb shell.
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Oh, I see. Thank you C3PO. I'm not quite sure how to do that but I'll give it a shot when I'm home.
cmlusco said:
They are not ment to be executed by windows. They are pushed to and executed from the phone using adb shell.
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Success! Thank you so much for your guidance. I figured out how to properly do it all in the command prompt.
Now I need to root the device and run a ROM that makes it like the google play edition.
Related
I have a problem rooting a friend's phone using gfree.
When I rooted my phone, I used a different method since it was in the early days of rooting the desire z. I've followed the instructions found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=HTC_Vision#Rooting_the_G2
Everything seems to work correctly until I execute ./gfree -f
At this point I get the error "Error reading input file" and the phone gets stuck (I have to remove battery to boot it up again).
Anyone has had this problem before? Possible fixes? Any help is appreciated.
Has he done the OTA update??
Edit: @Dan.. Oh yeah... my bad
MacaronyMax said:
Has he done the OTA update??
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Look at the picture
The # is there.
Which means root.
WHich means rage / VISIONary worked.
He hasn't OTA'd
yea rage seems to have worked, i'm just getting that error at the end and can't proceed with the rooting.
If I'm not mistaking I believe he is rooted.already ( don't flame me if he's not I can't really see the pic on the xda app ....)
tsubus said:
yea rage seems to have worked, i'm just getting that error at the end and can't proceed with the rooting.
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unfortunately i am not rooted (i can't even sync after ./gfree -f, gives an i/o error)
tsubus said:
unfortunately i am not rooted (i can't even sync after ./gfree -f, gives an i/o error)
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You're running as root though (# prompt), so you have at least got temp root even if it isn't permanent.
You're getting an error when it tries to disable the write protection though, so I am guessing it is indeed temp root and you lose it after a reboot.
What ROM/kernel are you running exactly ? Some don't work with gfree.
Am having the exact same problem as Tsubus.
Orginal rom, no updates applied.
details:
Vision PVT SHIP S-ON
HBOOT-0.85.0005
MIRCOP-0425
RADIO-26.03.02.26-M
Did try Visionary, rage and gfree03 without luck
stringbean82 said:
Am having the exact same problem as Tsubus.
Orginal rom, no updates applied.
details:
Vision PVT SHIP S-ON
HBOOT-0.85.0005
MIRCOP-0425
RADIO-26.03.02.26-M
Did try Visionary, rage and gfree03 without luck
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Which original ROM exactly though ? There are loads.
steviewevie said:
Which original ROM exactly though ? There are loads.
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Android version 2.2
Kernel 2.6.32.21
Software version 1.34.405.5
stringbean82 said:
Android version 2.2
Kernel 2.6.32.21
Software version 1.34.405.5
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Hmm, gfree should work fine on that version
What happened with Visionary ? I wonder if Visionary messed things up somehow ?
How much of a pain would it be for you to re-flash the ROM and see if it's happier after that ? (e.g. how difficult to get your data/settings back ?)
Let's see if anyone can come up with another idea.
Am available for any test, been busy for the last 6 hours at work trying to get it to work.
stringbean82 said:
Am available for any test, been busy for the last 6 hours at work trying to get it to work.
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Well, it should work perfectly with that ROM version. That's the same version that I'm using. If you don't mind re-flashing your ROM (with the same version) it could be worth a try. I am not saying that I think it will definitely fix it, this is a long shot, but I can't think what else to suggest right now.
Edit - have you also tried the older method using the "insmod" command, the one in the threads on rage ? That would be interesting to double-check that the insmod is coming up with the "wrong" error message, similarly showing that it failed to disable the NAND write protection.
doesn't work with this on my friend's phone:
android version 2.2
kernel 2.6.32.21
software number 1.34.166.5
haven't tried visionary, only gfree...might give visionary a try later on if you guys think it could work.
Tomorrow am going to load the same image as i have now on it and then try again.
What is the recommended method?
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tsubus said:
doesn't work with this on my friend's phone:
android version 2.2
kernel 2.6.32.21
software number 1.34.166.5
haven't tried visionary, only gfree...might give visionary a try later on if you guys think it could work.
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Don't try to perm-root with Visionary it'll soft-brick... Just a warning
alright, thanks for the heads-up.
not sure what i should try now though, it kind of seems like there is no way to root it atm. i guess time will tell.
same problem for me =/
You probably need to push superuser to your phone in a different way. I had a similar problem using gfree. Hold on and I will send you a link to the nook method that I used. You do this after you run rage and are in the root shell on terminal emulator. (Pound symbol at the beginning of the command line). once you push superuser this way it locks in itself. then you can run the ./gfree command hopefully. I never had a problem with that command before I got the proper superuser but it might help you. Wait 1 and I will send the link.
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http://nookdevs.com/NookColor_Installing_su_and_the_Superuser_app
That should take you to the proper page. Don't run the first command that starts with unzip. Its easier to download the superuser zip to your desktop and then extract it to the root of Your android sdk tools folder. Aka put it in the tools folder and not inside any other folder that might be in your tools folder. Then run the next two commands on adb after you navigate to your androidsdk/tools folder to install. The next commands that you run in your root shell are run with terminal emulator. You should still be in a root shell if you used rage and haven't rebooted your phone. Pound sign will be present. Pm me if you have problems or if you are confused in any way.
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Reading through to process of a custom ROM but noticed all the tools for S-OFF seem to be for Windows.
Are there any tools to do the same but for a Mac?
bluebirds said:
Reading through to process of a custom ROM but noticed all the tools for S-OFF seem to be for Windows.
Are there any tools to do the same but for a Mac?
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Not any that i m aware of...I did the whole thing borrowing my friends computer...that is the downside of being a mac user n having an android phone, eh?
Alternatively you can dual boot your mac (or run any vmware)
sphuyal said:
Not any that i m aware of...I did the whole thing borrowing my friends computer...that is the downside of being a mac user n having an android phone, eh?
Alternatively you can dual boot your mac (or run any vmware)
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Bummer! I will have to buy XP and do the dual boot.
Thought someone would have done something for the MAC as the jailbreakers have done for Windows.
Just come over from the dark side having got board of my IP4 so purchased a DHD. Rooting it is turning out to be a royal pain in the arse
bluebirds said:
Bummer! I will have to buy XP and do the dual boot.
Thought someone would have done something for the MAC as the jailbreakers have done for Windows.
Just come over from the dark side having got board of my IP4 so purchased a DHD. Rooting it is turning out to be a royal pain in the arse
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Or go here for directions for doing it manually with any flavour of os on your computer, I ran it on Ubuntu
ghostofcain said:
Or go here for directions for doing it manually with any flavour of os on your computer, I ran it on Ubuntu
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I think dual boot option seems easier!!
One thing on there it says to downgrade to 1.32 if your on 1.75/1.72
My Software is showing 1.40.61.2. Does this need to be downgraded to 1.32?
No need to downgrade.
I have a mac, the visionary r14 gave me s-off and then I had to use a pc because I couldn't work out fastboot on my mac. None of the commands work. But once you get that. Eng s-off can be done on the phone. And really mac and Linux are a similar, it should be easy, not having the need for drivers, its just all the people on this forum use PC.
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P1xelVandal said:
I have a mac, the visionary r14 gave me s-off and then I had to use a pc because I couldn't work out fastboot on my mac. None of the commands work. But once you get that. Eng s-off can be done on the phone. And really mac and Linux are a similar, it should be easy, not having the need for drivers, its just all the people on this forum use PC.
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What did you use in the end for fastboot? And how did you get ENG S-OFF on the phone?
Visionary does not give you S-OFF, it only gives root.
jkoljo said:
Visionary does not give you S-OFF, it only gives root.
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Thank you. As you have been on hand to answer all of my questions is there any chance I can run past you what I plan to do just to make sure its correct before I do it?
I have read through many of the guides but I am not 100% confident and would appreciate an experts view?
you can try this for eng s-off
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=835746
it runs on the phone so it's not PC OS dependant.
sorry can't help for radio s-off.
descenpet said:
you can try this for eng s-off
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=835746
it runs on the phone so it's not PC OS dependant.
sorry can't help for radio s-off.
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Thanks for that but I have purchased XP and run it on bootcamp so the Mac OSX is now not an issue
bluebirds said:
Thank you. As you have been on hand to answer all of my questions is there any chance I can run past you what I plan to do just to make sure its correct before I do it?
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Sure, PM me.
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Has anyone used Z4 Mod/Root to root your evo? Does it work?
On unrevoked, do I just go to the website and click the link via the phone and is that all? Or is there more to it?
Also which is best, the unrevoked3 or the forever one?
Doing this for a friend, my evo was already rooted when I bought it (would have done it myself, but it was cheaper then a stock non-rooted one, so why not lol)
Z4 is a temporary root only and will not allow you to flash any custom ROMs. You need to do it every time you reboot your phone. It can be used to run some root apps like wifi tether but that's it.
Unrevoked 3 is a full root, and includes Unrevoked Forever so both are not needed. It is very easy to do but not as simple as clicking a link on your phone. It runs on your pc. Here is the easy guide for Unrevoked.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=896298
So no is no way to root it through the phone (like how the iphone can be jb'd)?
r916 said:
So no is no way to root it through the phone (like how the iphone can be jb'd)?
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As far as I know, no.
As I only need root for occasional wifi tether,
I use z4root,
which a long as I don't turn off my phone or run out the battery, by accident,
but after having powered off my phone on seperate instances,
z4root had difficulty temp-rooting,
it works, but not every time
considering Unrevoked
So I dload the unrevoked file, change hboot driver, restart phone, open unevoked file and thats all?
You need to install and then uninstall HTC sync first. Everything you need to do can be found in that link I posted.
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You need to install and then uninstall HTC sync first. Everything you need to do can be found in that link I posted.
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I don't have htc sync.
I'm running Ubuntu, do I still need to do the hboot driver thing?
Or how do I do it running linux?
I will pp a couple bucks if someone can pm me how to do this running ubuntu/linux.
I think with Linux you just download the Linux version and run it. Go to www.unrevoked.com, click on the EVO, click Unrevoked3 and then click the Linux download.
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I think with Linux you just download the Linux version and run it. Go to www.unrevoked.com, click on the EVO, click Unrevoked3 and then click the Linux download.
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So Plug in the phone, run program and thats all?
Yep, should be. There will be on screen instructions telling you what to do/whats happening.
If you need HTC sync, mount your sd to your compy and check the sd card. There is the HTC sync exe on there and you can run it. Then un-install it.
teh roxxorz said:
If you need HTC sync, mount your sd to your compy and check the sd card. There is the HTC sync exe on there and you can run it. Then un-install it.
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I don't need or want htc sync.
Do I need to do anything else besides that?
I dont wanna f up my buddies phone.
teh roxxorz said:
If you need HTC sync, mount your sd to your compy and check the sd card. There is the HTC sync exe on there and you can run it. Then un-install it.
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He's running Linux, pretty sure HTC Sync is Windows only.
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r916 said:
I don't need or want htc sync.
Do I need to do anything else besides that?
I dont wanna f up my buddies phone.
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Unrevokeds FAQ says the Linux version is entirely.self contained so all you need to do is plug your phone in and run Unrevoked. Make sure phone is set to charge only.
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He's running Linux, pretty sure HTC Sync is Windows only.
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Misread the post then...fairly tired; but yes from what I know, its windows only.
Also do I mount the phone once I plug it in the pc?
Also does the unrevoked 3 work for all versions/updates?
_MetalHead_ said:
Unrevokeds FAQ says the Linux version is entirely.self contained so all you need to do is plug your phone in and run Unrevoked. Make sure phone is set to charge only.
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So charge only, and usb debugging?
r916 said:
So charge only, and usb debugging?
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Yes and yes.
r916 said:
So charge only, and usb debugging?
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Yep.
10char
Hey,
So I ran the downgrade on the aahk on my DHD but it keeps failing... Any idea why?? If so do you have a solution??
Software number: 3.12.405.1
shad0wrid3r said:
Hey,
So I ran the downgrade on the aahk on my DHD but it keeps failing... Any idea why?? If so do you have a solution??
Software number: 3.12.405.1
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With that information is easier to win the lottery than knowing what is going on...
paste the outcome of the Hack Kit in here as a code....
or maybe you can hit the IRC support channel
did you follow the manual to the letter ??????
Jimpy0 said:
did you follow the manual to the letter ??????
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Yes. I did exactly what the manual told me to do.
shad0wrid3r said:
Yes. I did exactly what the manual told me to do.
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No you didn't
Sent from a dream.
Ok, just come to the IRC channel and we will lend a hand
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glevitan said:
With that information is easier to win the lottery than knowing what is going on...
paste the outcome of the Hack Kit in here as a code....
or maybe you can hit the IRC support channel
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Hey man,
Here is the code :cyclops:
i may be wrong but your sdcard maybe at fault, is it cleared with both phone factory reset and AAHK wipe before root attempt.
shad0wrid3r said:
Hey man,
Here is the code :cyclops:
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ok, first the Hack Kit download is borked..your antivirus has eaten zergrush and then it can not gain temp root. Disable the AV, firewalls, and all the other stuff related to protection you have and re download the kit. Make sure that in the tools>bin folder the file zergrush exists.
Moreover, or your sdcard is bad or you have not set your phone as charge only by default...it has permission denied...
Fix that and it will work flawlessly....:good:
glevitan said:
ok, first the Hack Kit download is borked..your antivirus has eaten zergrush and then it can not gain temp root. Disable the AV, firewalls, and all the other stuff related to protection you have and re download the kit. Make sure that in the tools>bin folder the file zergrush exists.
Moreover, or your sdcard is bad or you have not set your phone as charge only by default...it has permission denied...
Fix that and it will work flawlessly....:good:
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YOU ARE THE MAAAAAAAAAAN!!!!!
It was the zergrush, and i have succesfully downgraded and rooted my htc dhd... THANK YOU SO MUCH
shad0wrid3r said:
YOU ARE THE MAAAAAAAAAAN!!!!!
It was the zergrush, and i have succesfully downgraded and rooted my htc dhd... THANK YOU SO MUCH
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No problem....enjoy your new phone....
Guys,
I just got a replacement phone from Verizon and need your help to get it S-OFF. I tried both the firewater method and the Rumrunner method. Neither of them worked.
I installed Weaksauce to gain root and tried firewater (method 1) first. after trying all day and night to get it to work. I decided to try Rumrunner with the same result...
Android Version : 4.3
Sence Version: 5.0
Software number: 2.10.605.1
Base 1.12.40.1112-2
Hboot: 1.55.0000
Anything else you guys need from to help me figure out why I can S-OFF?
Thanks!
robramirez007 said:
Guys,
I just got a replacement phone from Verizon and need your help to get it S-OFF. I tried both the firewater method and the Rumrunner method. Neither of them worked.
I installed Weaksauce to gain root and tried firewater (method 1) first. after trying all day and night to get it to work. I decided to try Rumrunner with the same result...
Android Version : 4.3
Sence Version: 5.0
Software number: 2.10.605.1
Base 1.12.40.1112-2
Hboot: 1.55.0000
Anything else you guys need from to help me figure out why I can S-OFF?
Thanks!
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I don't know much about weaksauce since I haven't had to use it, but for 4.3 the temp root method of firewater is what you use.
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After trying different computers and USB cords I was able to use the Weaksauce,Firewater method to S-OFF my phone. Im back in business!
robramirez007 said:
After trying different computers and USB cords I was able to use the Weaksauce,Firewater method to S-OFF my phone. Im back in business!
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ive tried both ways on my computer.. do you think if i used someone elses computer it would work?
What Operating system are you on? I had win 7 64bit.
uninstall everything phone related HTC Sync, drivers, everything..... install this : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2376761 (worked for me)
grab ADB and fastboot from here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317790
Use weaksauce to gain root and make sure you look at your phone to grant it Superuser access...
and honestly just keep trying. I tried for maybe 50 times before it worked. Switched USB port every time until it worked.
robramirez007 said:
What Operating system are you on? I had win 7 64bit.
uninstall everything phone related HTC Sync, drivers, everything..... install this : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2376761 (worked for me)
grab ADB and fastboot from here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317790
Use weaksauce to gain root and make sure you look at your phone to grant it Superuser access...
and honestly just keep trying. I tried for maybe 50 times before it worked. Switched USB port every time until it worked.
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Okay I'll try that
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so i reinstalled all drivers and out of the 3 times i tried i got to the second bottle and i switched usb ports each time so at least im getting somewhere haha
[SOLVED]
Here are my thoughts after got it S-off on the second night.
I was having problems with adb disconnecting my device or was it my computer, not sure.
I got to "adb shell", then go into phone and tap the Weaksauce app and tap on "agree", then open SU app and changed the setting to "grant".
The dialog window in SU will still pops up and you hit allow for Superuser. I think this is the reason why it never chugged before here
You have to input the "su" command in the adb window
After "grant" it is able to S-Off, you know it when the promtp windows says " Your device is now S-Off..."
ps. For some reasons Weaksauce is not stable on my phone it does take way too long to root the device and sometimes not even does it.
This may sounds broken to some ppl lol, but this is my first post and first root.
So Cheeers
Congrats. Weaksauce is just a temp root, now that your s-off, you can remove weaksauce, flash a recovery, and then flash superuser thru recovery for full permanent root.
ok
nope still not working.. im thinking that it has to be a problem with disconnecting and then it loses the root cause whenever i restart the phone i have to enable root with weaksauce again.
prichable said:
nope still not working.. im thinking that it has to be a problem with disconnecting and then it loses the root cause whenever i restart the phone i have to enable root with weaksauce again.
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It should automatically give you root access after you installed weaksauce and SuperSU. It takes maybe 30-60 seconds after it completely boots up.
Okay good to know. it's still not finishing the first bottle though
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prichable said:
Okay good to know. it's still not finishing the first bottle though
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I have been at this for over a week. I've gotten as far as the 8th bottle but still haven't been able to get S-OFF.
When I first started trying firewater was version 5, now it's up to version 8.
At this point I try it once a day every night(making sure to download the latest firewater each time). I just imagine that sometime it will work.
You can try to talk to beaups in the #firewater IRC channel. He tried helping me before saying "okay Ill try to fix it in the next few days." That was over a week ago but considering he's only getting donations for this I don't hold it against him for it not working instantly for me. Head to the IRC and see if he can help out. Otherwise, I'd say keep trying.
prichable said:
Okay good to know. it's still not finishing the first bottle though
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Did you try manually turn on weaksauce in the phone ?
Yeah I've opened it every time I do an adb reboot
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