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If you are stuck on a ROM you don't like (t-mobile/asian carrier etc.) you can use this howto to create a goldcard to bypass the CID checks so you can downgrade and root your Hero.
01. Download QMAT 5.06 here
It’s a demo version so will only run for 10 minutes.
02. Format your SD card to FAT32. Please keep in mind some brands of SD cards do not work.
03. Use adb to run this command: adb shell cat /sys/class/mmc_host/mmc1/mmc1:*/cid
04. Copy the SD card cid code displayed after the adb command.
05. Start Qmat and Click on Cyptoanalysis Tools > Crypto Toolbox.
06. Look at the bottom, there is a text box (beside the “Reverse String” button) enter the SD card cid code you got earlier.
Click on the “Reverse String” button, the result is reversed…
Example: 532600bd227d9c0347329407514d5402
07. Copy the reversed SD card cid code.
08. Go to QMAT goldcard site here to generate your goldcard (yes it says for G1 but works for our Hero too).
09. Enter your email. For the correct SD card cid code, you need to replace the first 2 characters to 00.
Example: From “532600bd227d9c0347329407514d5402” to “002600bd227d9c0347329407514d5402”
10. Click Continue and you will receive the goldcard.img in .zip format in your email.
11. Go to your email, download the zip file and save it to a directory and unzip it to goldcard.img
12. Download HxD Hex Editor from here
13. Install and launch HxD Hex Editor program. (make sure you use "Run as Administrator" under Vista and win 7)
14. Go to Extra tab > Open Disk. Under Physical disk, select Removable Disk (Must be your SD card), uncheck “Open as Readonly), click OK.
15. Go to Extra again, Open Disk Image, open up goldcard.img which you’ve saved/unzipped earlier.
Now, you should have two tabs, one is your removable disk, the other is goldcard.img. Press OK when prompted for “Sector Size” 512 (Hard disks/Floppy disks), click OK.
16. Click on goldcard.img tab. Go to Edit tab > Select All, edit tab again > copy.
17. Click on the “removable disk” tab. Select offset 00000000 till offset 00000170 (including the 00000170 line), click on Edit tab and then Paste Write.
18. Click on File > Save. now you can exit the program.
19. Reboot your phone with this SD Card (now GoldCard) inside
20. Use the Official HTC RUU to downgrade to 2.73.405.5 (which you can get here) from which you can fastboot boot and/or root your phone with flashrec.
Done.
Credits:
Original heads up by tangzq with link to this
That site used the XDA Sapphire goldcard howto here
And apparently myself and XDA as this builds on the HTC knowledge from the old days (here)
In any case, enjoy your new found freedom
Holy ****znit it works! Downgrading!!!!!
Hmm. I've followed the guide and successfully skipped the CID lock check of the device and flashed it to version 2.73.405.5 WWE. Problem is, I can't seem to get the device to boot into recovery mode after using flashrec (I did download and flash it just fine). the recovery mode (home + power) booted the device but it hangs at the boot screen where it says HERO. Any idea?
Edit: Ah. a little bit of the update. while the buttons do not work, i can use adb shell reboot recovery; however, after using flashrec, it still shows the old recovery screen ?
Edit2: confirmed, recovery flasher doesn't work now im using the SEA rom
I'll try the RUU_Hero_HTC_WWE_1.76.405.6_WWE_release_signed_NoD river.exe rom later
I had the same issue with Recovery Flasher I couldn't to boot into recovery. I was also unable to downgrade to the 1.7 roms due to a bootloader version error, arghhh. Anywho, managed to work my way round it, i'll explain below. I've got a T-Mobile G2 updated to the latest rom (so no root access).
I first followed the instructions on making a goldcard and then flashed the 2.73.405.5 WWE rom fine.
Now make sure you have the cm-hero-recovery.img (http://content.modaco.net/dropzone/modacopatchedrecovery-1.0.zip) on the root of your sdcard. Aswell as Instant Root (http://neilandtheresa.co.uk/Android/) now install Instant Root on the phone. It should pop up with a notification "instant root was sucessfully" or along those lines. (If you have a problem installing Instant Root make sure Settings>Applications>Unknown Sources is checked)
Instant root then allows for root access with adb shell using the following 2 commands:
1) adb shell
then
2) su
the icon should change from a $ to #.
Now flash the recovery image with the following command:
1) flash_image recovery /sdcard/cm-hero-recovery.img
This shouldn't take that long once completed it will go back the # prompt example below.
# flash_image recovery /sdcard/cm-hero-recovery.img (I typed this)
flash_image recovery /sdcard/cm-hero-recovery.img (this pops up)
# (this shows the flash completed)
Now pull out your usb cable and battery, turn on the phone with the battery in place while holding the home button and it should boot into the custom recovery .
Well, I hope this helps someone and I didn't just waste my time . Oh, thanks for posting the goldcard instructions.
it worked!!!
Thanks so much! I did the exact process before (see other thread) but I must have missed something. Following this process exactly is what did it. I am guessing something about the reboot and the RUU is where i went wrong before.
I can confirm this works on the 2.73.707.9 ROM
Yaaahaaaayyhaahhahahaahaayyyyyyyyyyyy!!! I feel so happy for all you guys who had this problem (although I myself did not!!)
I kind of half gave up at 6:00 am yesrterday and i just woke up (1
:27pm) and followed the instructions here and BAM! got a working nandroid backup and a custom rom \o/!!! thanks to all of you!
so it's tested and proven for 2.73.707.9?great!
umm ... guys.. if u dont mind me asking...... why do we need it?
do we have hero versions which cant be rooted with any methods?
dying4004 said:
umm ... guys.. if u dont mind me asking...... why do we need it?
do we have hero versions which cant be rooted with any methods?
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yup, we couldn't root certain asian carrier roms and t-mob rom and they couldnt downgrade so the where stuck, until now....
tianci86 said:
so it's tested and proven for 2.73.707.9?great!
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CONFIRMED! it works on 2.73.707.9 , just got 2.73.405.5 , im so happy , thanks soo much guys your the best
My Hero..... lol
Thanks, I thought I would be owned by T-Mobile for ever after the ROM update
Now I'm back to the HTC default ROM (NOT T-Mobile G2 Touch!!!), cup of coffee time before Rooting flashing etc and remaining from now on faithful to Paul and the MoDaCo ROM
hey guys!
i have a question
im a owner of an tmobile g2 touch and want to have the new firmware of the htc hero can i use this hack to update to the newest firmware because at the moment it says if i want so update: error this rom is not for your device, and so on..
thx !
bye
sry for my english im from germany
gyounut said:
hey guys!
i have a question
im a owner of an tmobile g2 touch and want to have the new firmware of the htc hero can i use this hack to update to the newest firmware because at the moment it says if i want so update: error this rom is not for your device, and so on..
thx !
bye
sry for my english im from germany
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ja das stimmt
thx jesterz
successfully update singapore hero 2.73.707 to 2.73.405, rooting in a while...
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d0s said:
I had the same issue with Recovery Flasher I couldn't to boot into recovery. I was also unable to downgrade to the 1.7 roms due to a bootloader version error, arghhh. Anywho, managed to work my way round it, i'll explain below. I've got a T-Mobile G2 updated to the latest rom (so no root access).
I first followed the instructions on making a goldcard and then flashed the 2.73.405.5 WWE rom fine.
Now make sure you have the cm-hero-recovery.img (http://content.modaco.net/dropzone/modacopatchedrecovery-1.0.zip) on the root of your sdcard. Aswell as Instant Root (http://neilandtheresa.co.uk/Android/) now install Instant Root on the phone. It should pop up with a notification "instant root was sucessfully" or along those lines. (If you have a problem installing Instant Root make sure Settings>Applications>Unknown Sources is checked)
Instant root then allows for root access with adb shell using the following 2 commands:
1) adb shell
then
2) su
the icon should change from a $ to #.
Now flash the recovery image with the following command:
1) flash_image recovery /sdcard/cm-hero-recovery.img
This shouldn't take that long once completed it will go back the # prompt example below.
# flash_image recovery /sdcard/cm-hero-recovery.img (I typed this)
flash_image recovery /sdcard/cm-hero-recovery.img (this pops up)
# (this shows the flash completed)
Now pull out your usb cable and battery, turn on the phone with the battery in place while holding the home button and it should boot into the custom recovery .
Well, I hope this helps someone and I didn't just waste my time . Oh, thanks for posting the goldcard instructions.
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Did it last night and got it working, used the AMON Hero recovery image instead and partitioned my sd card without going through the manual adb solution.
Cheers
could this be adapted for the sprint hero?
Sprint Hero support request strongly seconded, i am desperate to get my CDMA Hero rooted.
have you guys tried using thesame method and got anywhere? I mean, from what I know is that you can't even boot in to recovery mode right? have you guys tries the adb method to boot into rec mode at least?
Aces!!!!
Worked on Indian 2.73.720 like a charm.
Thanks.
Hey there folks,
there are many people who wants to update their phone but they cant cuz they have rooted their device n have edited their /system(ie your ROM) folder.. (untill yesterday i was the same , but then i used my mind n did this )
So when you get an update ,(or when you feel you might have got an update , go to settings->about phone->software update n select check now)
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download it
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(this comes only when the battery is less than 35% i purposely kept it low so that we can get here.. )the people who dont want to wait till their battery would be less than 35% they can scroll to the end of the post n there is the way to copy the OTA zip file.. and then come back here later)
select install later
n then with your file explorer in the phone go to
Code:
sdcard/download/
here you will find your update (for eg OTA_Marvel_S_hTC_Asia_India_2.26.720.3-2.13.720.1_release_263152eqrdpruolqm8nq6i.zip)
now copy this to some other folder in memory card and then from that folder copy to your computer by mounting your sdcard(ie using disk drive mode)..
i copied it in the sdcard directly (ie root of sdcard)
now open the zip file ,
then go to /META-INF/com/google/android/
now here you will see a file named updater-script
now to open this file you can open it in notepad. but then when you edit the file in notepadd it will ruin everything..
so it is advisable (or meaningfull )to do it with a better notepadd..
so go here n download notepadd++
http://notepad-plus-plus.org/download/
n install it..
now open that updater-script in notepadd++
now you will see that there is this code so long..
dont worry you dont have to read it all
now here you can see the words assert
now this is the thing that is gonna check your system n all .. what you have to do is ..
select all the the assert statements n delete them.. for refrence i have attached my updater script(the one i am showing , donot replace this one with the one in your zip file (as not all updates are same . ))
my updater-script(if the link is not working plz pm me.)
in this script the assert statements are from line number 5 to line number 541.
delete them all ....
now save that file. (put it in your zip again if you extracted it n then edited)
n now paste it again on your cell phone ..
n now reboot to recovery ...
select install zip from sd card
n then choose zip from sd card.
n then select the zip you just edited(the one which you pasted in to sd card ffrom pc .. n not the one that is in the download folder)
n then select yes n the let it do its work.. when it is flashed..
select reboot now..
if it asks you that root might be lost n all just select no n continue(cuz there is still something to be flashed after the update (it may posiibly not there in all the updates but it is there mostly ,the image file firmware.zip .. )
it will take a lil time to flash this (if it dont flash nything after recovery dont worry it wont be there in your update.
CONGRATS>>[email protected]!!!!!
you have sucessfully updated your rooted device OTA
(if you lost root access ,, then root your device again..)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------For those who dont have their battery low that 35%
start downloading the file..
when it starts ,, like when the download is on 2% or 3 %
open your file explorer,
go to /sdcard/download/
n here you will find the ota zip
now copy it..
(do not paste just copy it so the link /sdcard/download/otablahblahblah is copied to your clip board)
now browse to some other folder (when it asks where do you want to paste)
now stay there
n keep a look on your status barr.. as soon as the download is reached to 97% or 98%
be ready to paste it.... when it tells download complete..
quickly paste it in to some other folder(as you have copied earlier you just have to select the paste option )
n then you can now mount your sd card n do the rest of the thing .. (scrooll up again )
Feel free to mail me/pm/comment on this post..
i dont mind answering your questions (even if some other person has asked the same question .. ) but i would appriciate you to read the next post that is FAQ.
i willl try to maintain the FAQ..
F.A.Q
1) My wifi is not working , after the update..
-> It is possibly because you have a firmware.zip in the OTA zip file but it didnt flashed.. open the zip file , you will find a firmware.zip file in it.. exatract it in the pc . n then flash the boot.img in fastboot mode.. with this command fastboot flash boot boot.img
2) What is bootloader?what is fastboot? from where to write fastboot comands ? what are the commands?
-> Bootloader is the white screen (when you press n hold volume down key with power key while turning on, n then there is a option named fastboot you select it with volume keys n then press power key to go inside it.. now the white screen you see is the fastboot mode. to use File Download this file.. extract it on desktop.. now place the files you wanna flash on desktop .. now open a comand prompt n go set the path to desktop with this command "cd desktop" without the quotes.. now you can use these commands
(considering you have files named boot.img system.img on the desktop
Code:
(to flash boot)
fastboot flash boot boot.img
(to flash system )
fastboot flash system system.img
3) Fastboot isnt working
-> You should have htc sync installed (if using windows).
-> You should have your device installed in ubuntu.(google it )
You're Great
i've wanted to update my phone for months now with no result, and i've softbricked my system while trying to update and restored it, and then made the same mistake again but this time i've searched the forum alot until i found your great method and thank you for being smart . now i'm updated and working great. thank you:good:
Masayef said:
i've wanted to update my phone for months now with no result, and i've softbricked my system while trying to update and restored it, and then made the same mistake again but this time i've searched the forum alot until i found your great method and thank you for being smart . now i'm updated and working great. thank you:good:
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It was the same with me until i opened the Updater-Script nywys its usefull to atleast someone , Glad to hear that . cuz i made the thread long back , and it is usefull for u now . nice..
I'm going to check what this update brings. Maybe it will fix the unresponsive lock screen bug. Anyway thanks to masayef for highlighting this old thread.
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Working with htc chcha
I've just used this method to update my TIM branded (ita) chacha from 1.57.901.3 to 1.57.901.4
Thanks
THANK YOU
THANK YOU! ! !
THANK YOU ! ! !
I was rooted mobile without update. . . but after rooting I was not able to update . . . Then i did this and finally I M UPDATED:laugh:
AGAIN THANK YOU :good:
Good work :fingers-crossed:
KEEP IT UP:highfive:
Hello Guys i made this post for the karbonn a18 owners for some mods and upgrade any way till now i tried Google Now for this device.More would be coming,if you got an types of the mods just reply i will paste the link here
1.Google Now For Karbonn A18
You need about 60mb free space in your system folder.
Here is the full guide to install Google now for this device without having any custom rom or any recovery and its simple
First you would need root explore you can search it on google an get it for free or you can take any other root file manager and make sure superuser is installed. The file to be downloaded (Google Now) Link.http://www.mediafire.com/?5bpbla2pj260c3n
Ok after you install the files which i told to download follow these steps.
1.Unzip the .zip file which i given to you and copy paste it to your sdcard in an folder
2.Install and Open the root explore or any other root explore if you want.
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3.After that click at Mount R/O which is written at up
4.Next go to the folder where you extracted the files.(for root explore guys mnt>select sdcard for internal or sdcard2 for extrenal) and then first go to usr>srec>and copy both config and en-US folder.(for root explorejust press menu and select multiselect)
5.Now just got to system>usr>srec and paste there these two folder.
It will be like this
6.now copy the lib folder from the sdcard and paste it into system it will promote just click merge.
7.IMPORTANT THING:After these step go to system>app and now search for GoogleOuickSearchBox.apk and rename it as GoogleOuickSearchBox.apk.bak you need to do this it is the main part.
7.Ok the last thing is left is velvet.apk and googletts.apk install them both.
8.After that Power Off your phone and then again power on and then try to run google now and enjoy !!!
If you got any question just reply here
the velvet.apk file is made by cajunflavoredbob and for updates of the apk please visit his post.
I am trying to make more mods for this device and the latest i am trying to build is clockworkmod recovery so be updated and reply if you got any thing new for this phones
Unknown Info Of This Device
1.This Phone is already rooted all you need is download superuser
2.You can take an screenshot without installing any software just press and hold power button + volume down button.
3.There is an Android Recovery System installed in this device to see that power off the phone and then hold power button and volume down button and then use the volume button to go up and down and home button to select and menu button to go back.
That's all i know on this phone just post reply and i add more unknown info here
you did it without deodexing?
google now op says rom must be deodexed!!
jainkashish96 said:
you did it without deodexing?
google now op says rom must be deodexed!!
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No we can also do without that only stuff you need is ics rom and armv7 processor and it will work without flashing.Anyway i dont know about other phones but in karbonn a18 google now is working
battery icon changer
Mahesh90901 said:
No we can also do without that only stuff you need is ics rom and armv7 processor and it will work without flashing.Anyway i dont know about other phones but in karbonn a18 google now is working
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i am trying to change the stock battery icon.
what will happen if i change it and if it doesnt work?
i have backup of systemui.apk
can you tell me?
just backup systemui.apk and framework-res.apk and then u can try!
if anything happens you can always replace with original files!!
btw you can try rom-toolbox pro as well
Velvet.apk does not install
Tried to install velvet.apk but it again and again asks me to replace system application. I guess after changing the name of the file this should not happen, right? Any idea what could be wrong?
Okay it asks me to use a different name when i try changing the name!
sahil kaul said:
Tried to install velvet.apk but it again and again asks me to replace system application. I guess after changing the name of the file this should not happen, right? Any idea what could be wrong?
Okay it asks me to use a different name when i try changing the name!
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dont install it like any other apk!
paste it in system/app after renaming/deleting the original googlequicksearchbox.apk (which is also found in system/app)
then set permissions!
sahil kaul said:
Tried to install velvet.apk but it again and again asks me to replace system application. I guess after changing the name of the file this should not happen, right? Any idea what could be wrong?
Okay it asks me to use a different name when i try changing the name!
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Please see the 7th step carefully first you need to change first google search.apk to.apk.bak then try to install the velvet.apk
Just See Seventh Step
Sent from my Karbonn_A18 using xda app-developers app
jainkashish96 said:
dont install it like any other apk!
paste it in system/app after renaming/deleting the original googlequicksearchbox.apk (which is also found in system/app)
then set permissions!
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No you dont need to do that in this device just rename that googlequicksearchbox.apk with adding .bak at last of the .apk extension and it will work ^^
The steps u told is for armv6 device
Sent from my Karbonn_A18 using xda app-developers app
in recovery,i am getting this error.
E: signature veification failed
install aborted
@ mahesh, we need cwm as soon as possible bro.
Thank you Very Much
I Bought this set yesterday itself and got myself doing the same thing i used to do for a year or so! That is Fiddle with the Boys Toy...
Anyways i Followed this step by step, but somehow the permissions were not staying set.. Then i thought of restarting the phone and Voila the APK got installed! Thank you very much for giving a sneak peak of JB to me! I lost my Nexus s just before JB was announced and since then i was literally frustrated! But all is well for now and sorry for this long and meaning less post! http://forum.xda-developers.com/images/smilies/laugh.gif
Pritesh.mohan said:
in recovery,i am getting this error.
E: signature veification failed
install aborted
@ mahesh, we need cwm as soon as possible bro.
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Follow the steps
dont install the zip file from recovery it wont work in this mobile.
About the cwm i need to find the drivers of this mobile and it will take time for me cause i need to study go to school and do homeworks any way i try to do my best
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@mahesh : I was trying to install Google Now following your method. Copied all the files in the specified location and also renamed search.apk to apk.bak, but was not able to install velvet.apk. So restarted the phone and now its directly opening the recovery mod. dont have any backup of the ROM. Can you please help me out???
Mahesh90901 said:
No you dont need to do that in this device just rename that googlequicksearchbox.apk with adding .bak at last of the .apk extension and it will work ^^
The steps u told is for armv6 device
Sent from my Karbonn_A18 using xda app-developers app
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oops!
sorry!
but in my phone, i did like that only!
mayb it's not necessary in armv7 devices!
Mahesh90901 said:
Follow the steps
dont install the zip file from recovery it wont work in this mobile.
About the cwm i need to find the drivers of this mobile and it will take time for me cause i need to study go to school and do homeworks any way i try to do my best
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100% tested,won' brick the phone.
Pre Reqs-
Firstly install ADB Drivers with help of this post-(URL COPY AND PASTE)
thespicygadgematics.com/2012/05/easily-quickly-install-android-adb.html
After You have finished installing ADB move forward-
-Download the Zip(URL COPY AND PASTE)
doc-0o-b0-docs.googleusercontent.com/docs/securesc/ha0ro937gcuc7l7deffksulhg5h7mbp1/118qm601djttv0sdqau0i3eiqb5bb0dl/1348372800000/16034108961783736367/*/0B7ly9C0AiAYyWEhVQzEtdG9ZeDg?e=download
-Disconnect your phone if already connected to pc
- Download Karbonn A18 phone drivers + ROOTtool zip archive and unrarchive directory on your Computer desktop
- Take your phone and Set USB DEBUGING "ON" in parameters + Set SIM CARD PIN as "OFF" in the security parameters
- Shut down your phone + take out the battery
- Plug phone to computer with USB cable and put battery back
- Windows will find an "Android Phone Preload" and ask you if you want to automatically install drivers, select manual installation and find the drivers in the directory "Karbonn A18" on your desktop.
- When drivers installation succed, UNPLUG the phone and TURN IT ON
- Keep your phone ON and connect it again to your Computer
Run "TPSparkyRoot.bat" file from directory "ROOTtool"
- For every message wich ask you to "click to continue", LET THE PHONE COMPLETELY RESTART ,READ carefully LET THE PHONE COMPLETELY RESTART BEFORE PRESSING CONTINUE
-Process will ask you 3 TIMES and the phone will restart 3 TIMES
After 3rd restart phone is ucessfully rooted.Enjoy
You can check the root with help of Root Checker app from Play Store
this is for rooting, but you can have adb drivers..
modify it and use it.
hit thanx if i helped you...
Pritesh.mohan said:
100% tested,won' brick the phone.
Pre Reqs-
Firstly install ADB Drivers with help of this post-(URL COPY AND PASTE)
thespicygadgematics.com/2012/05/easily-quickly-install-android-adb.html
After You have finished installing ADB move forward-
-Download the Zip(URL COPY AND PASTE)
doc-0o-b0-docs.googleusercontent.com/docs/securesc/ha0ro937gcuc7l7deffksulhg5h7mbp1/118qm601djttv0sdqau0i3eiqb5bb0dl/1348372800000/16034108961783736367/*/0B7ly9C0AiAYyWEhVQzEtdG9ZeDg?e=download
-Disconnect your phone if already connected to pc
- Download Karbonn A18 phone drivers + ROOTtool zip archive and unrarchive directory on your Computer desktop
- Take your phone and Set USB DEBUGING "ON" in parameters + Set SIM CARD PIN as "OFF" in the security parameters
- Shut down your phone + take out the battery
- Plug phone to computer with USB cable and put battery back
- Windows will find an "Android Phone Preload" and ask you if you want to automatically install drivers, select manual installation and find the drivers in the directory "Karbonn A18" on your desktop.
- When drivers installation succed, UNPLUG the phone and TURN IT ON
- Keep your phone ON and connect it again to your Computer
Run "TPSparkyRoot.bat" file from directory "ROOTtool"
- For every message wich ask you to "click to continue", LET THE PHONE COMPLETELY RESTART ,READ carefully LET THE PHONE COMPLETELY RESTART BEFORE PRESSING CONTINUE
-Process will ask you 3 TIMES and the phone will restart 3 TIMES
After 3rd restart phone is ucessfully rooted.Enjoy
You can check the root with help of Root Checker app from Play Store
this is for rooting, but you can have adb drivers..
modify it and use it.
hit thanx if i helped you...
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Karbonn A18 is already rooted from the factory pack so i dont think anyone will try thqr
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A18 is pre-rooted
Karbonn A18 is pre-rooted, you just need to install Super User from Google Play.
Mahesh90901 said:
Karbonn A18 is already rooted from the factory pack so i dont think anyone will try thqr
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i know that its for rooting.
you want adb,so this method will also install drivers for the device.
thats what i am trying to say.
i know that the phone is rooted.
i am not stupid.
try and read the whole post next time.
no face unlock?
i was just hanging around with my a18 and found that there was no face unlock option!!!
is it me only or you are also not finding the same?
any ideas??
hey guys...
hi.....i too own a karbonn a18...nd ill have to say that its a great device for such price........
one thing i want to share is that if you guys want to increase your battery life on ur phone.....install the app setcpu...nd then set profiles(eg. det processor at 500mhz when screen is off).....etc.....it does increase your battery life significantly......
any questions are welcomed......
Thakursaab......
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Installing Clockworkmod Recovery - for HTC Desire 300/Zara Mini
Requirements:
HTC Desire 300
You need to first Unlock Bootloader. You can unlock it easily on the official website of HTC. (Unlock Bootloader Here)
CWM Recovery (ClockworkMod) (Download Link)
SuperSU zip package (Download Here)
ADB/Fastboot drivers (Download Here)
You’ll need to install USB drivers on your PC.
Instructions: How to install recovery on HTC Desire 300
Step 1: First download the required files as mentioned in the requirements section.
Step 2: Extract the ADB drivers folder on your desktop.
Step 3: Copy the cwm recovery image file to the adb folder.
Step 4: Open the adb folder, Hold the Shift key and Right Click in the folder and select the option, Open command window here.
Step 5: Type the following command to flash cwm recovery:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
Step 6: ClockworkMod Recovery has been successfully flushed.
Now follow the further instructions to Flash SuperSU zip package, which will grant root access on your phone.
Step 7: Copy the SuperSU zip package to your phone.
Step 8: Turn Off your phone and reboot it into recovery mode, hold down the Volume Down+Power buttons simultaneously and from the menu, select the recovery option.
You’ll be using the Volume Up/Down keys to navigate between different options and Power button to select the desire option.
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Step 9: Select the “Install zip from SD card >> Choose zip from card” and browse the directory where you’ve placed SuperSU.zip package. Confirm to Flash it.
Step 10: Once the SuperSU is flashed successfully, head back to main menu and select the option, “Reboot system now”.
That’s it folks, Your HTC Desire 300 has successfully been rooted. To further verify and clarify, Open the Google Play Store app and install ‘Root Checker’. Once installed, Run it to verify root access. Enjoy!! What Next? Well you’ve access to install apps which requires root access like Titanium Backup, as well as you can also flash Custom ROM to further customize your phone.
Thanks to @topuchi13 for helping me and @SPSPaWn for porting CWM to Desire 300
hı bro htc desire 300 s-off is it possible ?
MAHMUT1982 said:
hı bro htc desire 300 s-off is it possible ?
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not yet buddy... but you can wait
Rooting HTC desire 300
DroidTwe4kz said:
not yet buddy... but you can wait
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Hiya , im new to this rooting but i really want to upgrade my HTC desire 300 to android 4.4 , but is it possible to root with the sense 5 and , um ... Will something happen to my device if i root it the way u have posted ? The details of my phone are as follows :
Kernel version : 3.4.0-gf2c010
[email protected]#1
SMP PREEMPT
Baseband version : 14.11.36Q4.21_14.31a.36.1LU
Build number : 1.10.401.4 CL272032 release-keys
HTC SDK API level : 5.26
Software number : 1.10.401.4
Android version : 4.1.2
Model number : HTC Desire 300
Can u please help me and send an email : [email protected] , please , about the details on how to root it , i tried installing Clockwork mod through ROM manager suggested by other members in XDA (other members said clockwork mod can be installed using ROM manager). Im not able to install that too , please help me .. and , i cant find any "D:/android" folder in my laptop...
Thank you
Aravind95 said:
Hiya , im new to this rooting but i really want to upgrade my HTC desire 300 to android 4.4 , but is it possible to root with the sense 5 and , um ... Will something happen to my device if i root it the way u have posted ? The details of my phone are as follows :
Kernel version : 3.4.0-gf2c010
[email protected]#1
SMP PREEMPT
Baseband version : 14.11.36Q4.21_14.31a.36.1LU
Build number : 1.10.401.4 CL272032 release-keys
HTC SDK API level : 5.26
Software number : 1.10.401.4
Android version : 4.1.2
Model number : HTC Desire 300
Can u please help me and send an email : [email protected] , please , about the details on how to root it , i tried installing Clockwork mod through ROM manager suggested by other members in XDA (other members said clockwork mod can be installed using ROM manager). Im not able to install that too , please help me .. and , i cant find any "D:/android" folder in my laptop...
Thank you
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you must create android folder yourself in you D: local drive... follow my instructions carefully... download all attached files and you will root your desire 300... it is not possible yet to upgrade, but soon most of the HTC devices will get android 4.4 kitkat upgrade... you must wait
Hey thanks for your tutorial! i have a question though.
Do i have to remove the batery to get in fastboot mode? I'm saying this because i can get to the bootloader menu and select fastboot just by powering down my phone, keeping volume down + power pressed. I did'nt have to remove the batery to see the menu you are saying. So is it the same or do i have to remove the batery??
Thank you
Remove and insert again carefully read instruction
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Thanks for the nice guide, now if only we could get a forum section so people would start developing ROMs...
Anyone could give method off having S-off on HRC Deisre 300.Uregently nedded/
DroidTwe4kz said:
not yet buddy... but you can wait
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Is S-off availabe for Desire 300 now?
Guys plz do something
It's not, but why do you need it so bad, it's not needed for flashing roms
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nope yet
luxb said:
It's not, but why do you need it so bad, it's not needed for flashing roms
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Is there any custom rom for HTC Desire with full root as by the method stated I was able to root 1 time even without installing Supersu.I dont know which conflicting app i installed i lost root access then i tried but fail,Then i flash custom Rom from here BUt not getting proper root access.
no there are only Russian custom ROM... I know Russian and 4pda says there no more ROMs yet
We'll probably have to wait until the Desire 300 gets its own category
Please change the app from supersu to the non-cwm superuser app, and bundle busybox with it.
The desire 300, as a few people have stated, doesn't like supersu, and even with root, you can't change files on the Rom. It only deletes them.
Also, you can disable fastbooting in the power menu in settings.
Just scroll to the bottom.
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I have had SuperSU on my Desire 300 for a couple of months, I have never had a problem with it. Files can't be changed on the ROM because the device is S-ON which means /system is write protected, even when /system partition is remounted as rw any files deleted will return on reboot.
A way to modify /system with S-ON is to do so from CWM with ADB or with aromafm.
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Does anybody else have a bug with CWM having its graphics offset about 20 pixels or so to the left and reappearing on the right hand side of the screen?
Each press of the cursor swaps between this and perfect.
Desire 300 (Australian) - CWM by SPaWn (one from earlier in thread).
There is a patch for it, but it hasnt been converted for the desire 300 yet.
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Hello guys... I can't help you becoz I have not desire 300 sorry
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MasterPeterson said:
I have had SuperSU on my Desire 300 for a couple of months, I have never had a problem with it. Files can't be changed on the ROM because the device is S-ON which means /system is write protected, even when /system partition is remounted as rw any files deleted will return on reboot.
A way to modify /system with S-ON is to do so from CWM with ADB or with aromafm.
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Does anybody else have a bug with CWM having its graphics offset about 20 pixels or so to the left and reappearing on the right hand side of the screen?
Each press of the cursor swaps between this and perfect.
Desire 300 (Australian) - CWM by SPaWn (one from earlier in thread).
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Yes i am having the same issue.
This is a Step by Step guide to update from Lollipop build N920AUCU2APB2 to Marshmallow build N920AUCU2BPE5
Tools Required
1. ADB, download here, install with arguments Y, N, Y
2a If your current build is N920AUCU2APB2 download this update
2b If your current build is N920AUCS2APE3 download this update
2c. If coming from a different build number see Post #2 to manually ODIN back to PB2 then run the update in step 2a
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If you get "Error 403 Forbidden" on any of the downloads use the following work around:
Download the Chrome Extension 'User-Agent Switcher'
Once installed switch to the agent 'Googlebot (Googles Spider)'
Downloads will be working again
After the downloads have started switch the Agent back to 'Default'
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Thank you to @bmatney who uploaded the DL to here
MD5: 7941A2C689C5B141675593E3FA33FB9A
was tested on a Windows 10 64 bit machine.
Steps:
1. Backup everything of importance on your phone!!!
2. Now, make sure you have "show file extension" enabled in Windows, and add the .zip extension to SS-G920AUCU3BOJ7-to-U3BOJ9-UP, so it is now called SS-G920AUCU3BOJ7-to-U3BOJ9-UP.zip
3. Shutdown your phone
4. Enter recovery mode by pressing volume up, home and power button together
* A green Droid will appear on screen with the text Installing system update…
5. Using the Volume Button Navigate and the Power button to select ‘Apply Update from ADB’
6. Connect your phone via USB to your computer
7. Open a CMD prompt from your PC. Type cd
in my case: cd C:\Users\Danny\Desktop\Note5
8. Navigate to the directory that contains the update ‘SS-N920AUCU2APB2-to-U2BPE5-UP.zip’
*Note I had issue when the directory contained a space. Moving the update to a directory with no spaces resolved the issue.
Also moved the adb driver to the same directory 'C:\Users\Danny\Desktop\Note5'
9. Type adb devices. You should see 1 device listed
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10.Type adb sideload SS-N920AUCU2APB2-to-U2BPE5-UP.zip
11. This took around 25 minutes to complete
12. Phone will now be updated Marshmallow
First time creating a How to post. If there is something not correct please let me know!
Thank you to
@sand_bit for his step by step guide in S6 forum here
@bmatney Mega upload
For those of you coming from a different builds here are the other links for updating:
From N920AUCU2APB2 to APE3 https://xdmd.sl.attcompute.com/agents/48725/1488/SS-N920AUCU2APB2-to-U2APE3
meek2100 said:
Here are the other update links people are asking for:
N920 Update File Links
(5.1.1) U2APB2 -> (6.0.1) 2BPE5 Credit to: ColoMtn
https://xdmd.sl.attcompute.com/agents/48725/1488/SS-N920AUCU2APB2-to-U2BPE5-UP
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(5.1.1) 2AOJ1 -> (5.1.1) U2APB2 Credit to: meek2100
https://xdmd.sl.attcompute.com/agents/48725/1488/SS-N920AUCU2AOJ1-to-U2APB2-UP
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(5.1.1) 2AOI6 -> (5.1.1) U2APB2 Credit to: meek2100
https://xdmd.sl.attcompute.com/agents/48725/1488/SS-N920AUCU2AOI6-to-U2APB2-UP
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(5.1.1) U2APB2 ODIN files for clean flash or restoring to STOCK can be found here. Credit to: Sunderwear
http://forum.xda-developers.com/att-galaxy-note5/general/note-5-marshmallow-odin-package-t3331843
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ColoMtn said:
Tools Required
1. ADB, download here, install with arguments Y, N, Y
2. Odin, get a clean version from Sammobile here
3. Ensure your Note 5 is running Build: N920AUCU2APB2 this is the latest OTA available as of (5/16/16)
4. Download this to update from Lollipop PB2 ->PE5
Thank you to @bmatney who uploaded the DL to here
was tested on a Windows 10 64 bit machine.
Steps:
1. Backup everything of importance on your phone!!!
2. Now, make sure you have "show file extension" enabled in Windows, and add the .zip extension to SS-G920AUCU3BOJ7-to-U3BOJ9-UP, so it is now called SS-G920AUCU3BOJ7-to-U3BOJ9-UP.zip
3. Shutdown your phone
4. Shutdown your phone, and enter recovery mode by pressing volume up, home and power button together
* A green Droid will appear on screen with the text Installing system update…
5. Using the Volume Button Navigate and the Power button to select ‘Apply Update from ADB’
6. Connect your phone via USB to your computer
7. Open a CMD prompt from your PC. Type cd <Your Directory>
in my case: cd C:\Users\Danny\Desktop\Note5
8. Navigate to the directory that contains the update ‘SS-N920AUCU2APB2-to-U2BPE5-UP.zip’
*Note I had issue when the directory contained a space. Moving the update to a directory with no spaces resolved the issue.
Also moved the adb driver to the same directory 'C:\Users\Danny\Desktop\Note5'
9. Type adb devices. You should see 1 device listed
10.Type adb sideload SS-N920AUCU2APB2-to-U2BPE5-UP.zip
11. This took around 25 minutes to complete
12. Phone will now be updated Marshmallow
First time creating a How to post. If there is something not correct please let me know!
Thank you to
@sand_bit for his step by step guide in S6 forum here
@bmatney Mega upload
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I'm getting "cannot read 'marshmallow.zip' " error
i keep getting dm-verity verification failed update from adb is disabled
creedicd said:
I'm getting "cannot read 'marshmallow.zip' " error
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Did you make sure the directory had no Spaces and also move the ADB drivers to the same directory?
There are also users reporting that renaming the file 'marshmallow.zip.zip' fixes the issue.
im new to adb. i have no idea lol
blane3298 said:
i keep getting dm-verity verification failed update from adb is disabled
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A quick google search says you may need to re-download the update
Odin?
ColoMtn said:
Tools Required
1. ADB, download here, install with arguments Y, N, Y
2. Odin, get a clean version from Sammobile here
3. Ensure your Note 5 is running Build: N920AUCU2APB2 this is the latest OTA available as of (5/16/16)
4. Download this to update from Lollipop PB2 ->PE5
Thank you to @bmatney who uploaded the DL to here
was tested on a Windows 10 64 bit machine.
Steps:
1. Backup everything of importance on your phone!!!
2. Now, make sure you have "show file extension" enabled in Windows, and add the .zip extension to SS-G920AUCU3BOJ7-to-U3BOJ9-UP, so it is now called SS-G920AUCU3BOJ7-to-U3BOJ9-UP.zip
3. Shutdown your phone
4. Shutdown your phone, and enter recovery mode by pressing volume up, home and power button together
* A green Droid will appear on screen with the text Installing system update…
5. Using the Volume Button Navigate and the Power button to select ‘Apply Update from ADB’
6. Connect your phone via USB to your computer
7. Open a CMD prompt from your PC. Type cd <Your Directory>
in my case: cd C:\Users\Danny\Desktop\Note5
8. Navigate to the directory that contains the update ‘SS-N920AUCU2APB2-to-U2BPE5-UP.zip’
*Note I had issue when the directory contained a space. Moving the update to a directory with no spaces resolved the issue.
Also moved the adb driver to the same directory 'C:\Users\Danny\Desktop\Note5'
9. Type adb devices. You should see 1 device listed
10.Type adb sideload SS-N920AUCU2APB2-to-U2BPE5-UP.zip
11. This took around 25 minutes to complete
12. Phone will now be updated Marshmallow
First time creating a How to post. If there is something not correct please let me know!
Thank you to
@sand_bit for his step by step guide in S6 forum here
@bmatney Mega upload
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Thanks man - awesome stuff. Why Odin download? Needed at this stage? Or just ADB sideload?
tr8ze said:
Thanks man - awesome stuff. Why Odin download? Needed at this stage? Or just ADB sideload?
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Just ADB sideload. Will update. Thanks!
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Will these steps work on an encrypted phone?
darktrancer said:
Will these steps work on an encrypted phone?
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Not sure.
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I am on OJ1, do you think it will work? or is there any way to update from OJ1 to PB2, since I am not on the US and cant get OTA updates, thank you very much
any way this could be made into a odin flashable file?
mcepedaj said:
I am on OJ1, do you think it will work? or is there any way to update from OJ1 to PB2, since I am not on the US and cant get OTA updates, thank you very much
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Try to update the url with in the original thread to reflect OJ1 and PB2 build numbers (can't look up the full build numbers right now). If that works use this same guide to apply the update.
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blane3298 said:
any way this could be made into a odin flashable file?
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I don't know how to do that but side loading was fairly simple.
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so i can get up to the point of doing the "adb sideloade" command but i get the cannot read error. where can i locate the adb drivers? im new to adb and sideloading. thanks for the write up though.
bdevillier19 said:
so i can get up to the point of doing the "adb sideloade" command but i get the cannot read error. where can i locate the adb drivers? im new to adb and sideloading. thanks for the write up though.
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Step 1
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Step 1
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step 1 of the tools required section? i've done that numerous times. it says the driver is installed but doesnt give me any info as to where the drive is at. thanks for the reply
I'm trying to download the update from the Mega link provided earlier. It is taking SO LONG.
I'm getting impatient.
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Working on getting apps reinstalled... AT&T loaded more **** on this firmware than they ever have before. Ridiculous.