I bought this phone (V 3.6.8) to get re-involved with programming (away for over a decade). It's a nice piece of hardware at an incredibly cheap price. Like everyone here, I am frustrated with a locked bootloader and now no root. While I "try" to get up to speed (a lot to learn!) in the android world, I'll be glad to help in any way I can. Some questions I have:
1. Does anyone know some of the differences in V3.5.0 which can be rooted and V3.6.8 which can't be downgraded to V3.5.0?
2. Has anyone compared the now available source code versions released by Amazon?
3. Does anyone know which source code versions are used with V3.5.0 and V3.6.8 (or is it the same)?
4. Does anyone know if the partition setup for V3.5.0 and V3.6.8 are the same?
I realize there might be more important questions (build.prop issues?), so any help I can get to get started would be appreciated.
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Hi Guys,
I just got my phone two days ago, so I’m lacking a lot of information and can’t really find a good entry point to get started (though maybe it’s because the wiki is down?).
So here are a first couple of questions for which I could not yet find answers:
How exactly works the trusted boot chain? Where are keys stored etc?
Is hboot generic for all android smartphones or is it something specific to desire / htc? Is it open source? (If yes: where to get it? If no: has anyone a binary / already reverse engineered it?)
How did people find out about the goldcard? Which part of the phone actually checks it and what’s the algorithm to calculate that special number?
Hope someone has some answers for me Thanks!
Ok i am new to the android os and of course did not read up on unrooting and accepting the ota yes i know dumbass. I have 2 other evo's anyway to copy information off one of my other phones onto ota updated phone to get back to froyo(i know noob question) just thought i would throw that out there to see if anyone smarter than me knows if this is possible
shmoeman said:
Ok i am new to the android os and of course did not read up on unrooting and accepting the ota yes i know dumbass. I have 2 other evo's anyway to copy information off one of my other phones onto ota updated phone to get back to froyo(i know noob question) just thought i would throw that out there to see if anyone smarter than me knows if this is possible
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Nope, this new update is locked down tight for the moment. You'll have to wait until a new exploit is found before you'll be able to do anything with it.
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i just saw this on another website. Gingerbread’s source code is now available to the public. Jean-Baptiste Quero, an engineer at Google’s Android Open-Source Project (AOSP), posted the announcement early this afternoon on a Google Groups message board, making Android devs the world over a very happy group of people.Quero had warned that it would take several hours for the code to finish pushing to the servers.Also keep in mind that this is just source code. If you don’t know what to do with it, you should probably just wait a day or so, so the speeds aren’t so bad for the various developers who will be putting it to immediate use.
Details: http://thetechjournal.com/electroni...source-code-now-available.xhtml#ixzz1P6RRI2Qm
does this mean we might be able to root again soon?
http://thetechjournal.com/electroni...3-gingerbread-source-code-now-available.xhtml
I just got a brand new htc touch pro2 (rhod100) that was a test unit. I think it's an international phone, but I have no idea if it's unlocked or not -- whether this would work on Sprint or AT&T or what in the U.S.
I'd like to go install a stable version of Android (2.2 is fine) and use it in the U.S. on AT&T and for international travel.
ROM is 1.19.401.0, Radio is 3.44.25.27
Any suggestions where to start?
I've rooted and flashed both Windows and Android phones before, but am not an expert.
Appreciate any help or pointers you all could give.
RS
first step in this, as you probably know, is to hardspl. Android over SD could work anyway even with stock rom, if my memory doesnt fail but it is always recommended to do it.
after that, one of the easiest ways to install android on SD is using Project Android.CAB, it install everything according to where it is supposed to be and then you just open the APP, select model and boot it. any more guidance? there are a lot of topics on the android section on TP2 but if you feel confused just ask.
i would recommend FRX07.1 Complete FroYo Bundle to start with
T807A (ATT) Questions
Howdy All,
I've successfully rooted a Nook Color and Nook HD in the past, but it has been a while and my skills are rusty. Just yesterday I purchased a used Tab S 10.5 16GB T807A (AT&T) for 200 bucks from a girl on BooKoo. It is in prestine condition and still has the plastic stuff you peel off the back and sides. Anyway.... I have a few questions.
I've tried my best to read up on all the info on this forum and there are so many bits of information in so many different places its hard for me to wrap my head around it so I figured I'd ask to see if there is a one-stop, step-by-step set of instructions for rooting this bad boy.
1. Is it possible to root the T807A? (Older posts say no, but newer posts make it seem possible)
2. If I am able to root it, do I lose the ability to use the broadband data? (Will the ATT network try to update it thus effecting my root access)?
3. It looked like from some of the posts I read, someone was looking for someone with a T807A in order to get a clean back up of the original software from the device. If I can be of assistance, please let me know how to upload what you need from my completely stock device.
Here are the current specs:
Android Version - 4.4.2
Baseband Version - T807AUCU1ANJ5
Kernel Version - 3.4.39-2974855 / [email protected] #1 / Sat Oct 11 14:12:56 KST 2014
My apologies if all this info has been disucssed before, I tried my best to read up and get the info I needed without asking questions.
Brandon
bubbathaluva said:
Howdy All,
I've successfully rooted a Nook Color and Nook HD in the past, but it has been a while and my skills are rusty. Just yesterday I purchased a used Tab S 10.5 16GB T807A (AT&T) for 200 bucks from a girl on BooKoo. It is in prestine condition and still has the plastic stuff you peel off the back and sides. Anyway.... I have a few questions.
I've tried my best to read up on all the info on this forum and there are so many bits of information in so many different places its hard for me to wrap my head around it so I figured I'd ask to see if there is a one-stop, step-by-step set of instructions for rooting this bad boy.
1. Is it possible to root the T807A? (Older posts say no, but newer posts make it seem possible)
2. If I am able to root it, do I lose the ability to use the broadband data? (Will the ATT network try to update it thus effecting my root access)?
3. It looked like from some of the posts I read, someone was looking for someone with a T807A in order to get a clean back up of the original software from the device. If I can be of assistance, please let me know how to upload what you need from my completely stock device.
Here are the current specs:
Android Version - 4.4.2
Baseband Version - T807AUCU1ANJ5
Kernel Version - 3.4.39-2974855 / [email protected] #1 / Sat Oct 11 14:12:56 KST 2014
My apologies if all this info has been disucssed before, I tried my best to read up and get the info I needed without asking questions.
Brandon
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Oh, and I am also curious if I need to update or downgrade to anything before I try to root...
Hey team,
I'm very new to working with smart phone bootloaders and flashing different ROM's. Currently I have only ever played with ADB a little bit, have never come close to flashing another ROM/firmware, let alone rooting.
Here's the thing, is that I've very interested in running a couple operating systems on my S7 Active, however it seems that if I am on Oreo, this process becomes much more difficult.
I come here for 2 reasons, first is that I need points to ask questions in other forums. I figure here is the best place to start on getting answers and where to look for information.
My second reason is so that I may get some help / information on how to get my S7 Active set up for using at least 2 operating systems - Regular Oreo, as well as Android's PostMarketOS. I am a new user, so I cannot post a link, however you can find it at reddit r/PostMarketOS. I am fully aware that I will likely need to build my own version of PostMarketOS. I'm not here for help with this, so much as I am here for getting help to prepare my S7 Active for this process.
So, I suppose to start, my questions are as follows:
1. Am I stuck with Oreo?
2. While I have unlocked OEM in developer settings, I feel that there's more to unlocking the bootloader - is there information for Oreo on how to do this?
3.I understand that there is root for Android N (7.0), however I have read that you cannot downgrade to (7.0). Furthermore, I am not sure if this would even be necessary.
To give a bit more information, to create the PostMarketOS for Android, it must be created using Linux, and I have a link to post, however I am a new user, the guide for creating PostMarketOS is on the sidebar of Reddit.
Hopefully I can get some help, but I would be happy with just some resources on where to go about starting/finding information. I'm a total noob in this regard, but I am a quick learner and motivated to get my S7 Active to not run so laggy... Plus it would be fun to use 2 operating systems
If you need any other information, I'm happy to find and give it.