Hi all this is my first post here and I was hoping someone could help me install Villain 2.2 Froyo on my 3UK Hero
If you havn't rooted already then you're gonna need to go down the goldcard route.. which takes a long time and doesn't always work... just make sure you have a kingston sd card.. the one that comes with the hero doesn't always work and didn't for me. There are plenty of guides around for rooting and installing roms. Once you've done rooting follow these rom updates as the coder is very good and updates frequently http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=734149
+1 on the link above. Cronos 2.2 Froyo for GSM hero has been in very active development intensively for a while now and has suddenly gone from being a little unpredictable but showing great promise to being, in my opinion, the best froyo rom for the gsm hero.
I rooted my Hero but when I try and run Titanium Backup it says
"Error-Sorry, I could not acquire root privilages....."
Also when I try and boot into my HTC whilst holding the home key I just get a black screen with an explanation mark inside a triagle ??
Also recovery flash doesnt let me back up it just says
"backup fail: could not run command"
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Thanks anon hopefully some nice person will come and solve all my problems now so I can get my Hero updated
Red_Stafford said:
Thanks anon hopefully some nice person will come and solve all my problems now so I can get my Hero updated
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OK. There's a guide here for if you are on 2.1: http://villainrom.co.uk/viewforum.php?f=110
And if on 1.5: http://villainrom.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=375
Rememeber to use the Froyd zip file instead of the Villain 5.5 or whatever the guide suggests.
EDIT: and welcome to xda btw, didn't notice it was your first post
anon2122 said:
Rememeber to use the Froyd zip file instead of the Villain 5.5 or whatever the guide suggests.
EDIT: and welcome to xda btw, didn't notice it was your first post
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Cheers mate, my Firmware version is 1.5 im thinking about upgrading to Cronos 2.2 Froyo is this better than villians ?
Red_Stafford said:
Cheers mate, my Firmware version is 1.5 im thinking about upgrading to Cronos 2.2 Froyo is this better than villians ?
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Dunno. I mean, I'm hardly impartial on this one But I certainly know that something is in the works over at TeamVillain that might be interesting
But really this is something to work out for yourself. No one ROM is better than another, except in really amazing circumstances. Some people prefer VR12 since it has Sense, while no Froyo hero ROM has Sense. It's all up to your personal preferences.
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Dunno. I mean, I'm hardly impartial on this one But I certainly know that something is in the works over at TeamVillain that might be interesting
But really this is something to work out for yourself. No one ROM is better than another, except in really amazing circumstances. Some people prefer VR12 since it has Sense, while no Froyo hero ROM has Sense. It's all up to your personal preferences.
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Ok I will stick with the Villian one first or is it worth waiting around as you mention above you are working on something new ?
Red_Stafford said:
Ok I will stick with the Villian one first or is it worth waiting around as you mention above you are working on something new ?
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I don't know when the new one will be ready, so you could try Froyd 1.1.1 for now. The new one will need a full wipe etc, but the current version is perfectly usable, and I've been using it for over a week now.
Run the VillainROM updater once installed, and take the two updates there
anon2122 said:
I don't know when the new one will be ready, so you could try Froyd 1.1.1 for now. The new one will need a full wipe etc, but the current version is perfectly usable, and I've been using it for over a week now.
Run the VillainROM updater once installed, and take the two updates there
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Is VillainROM updater an app I need to download on my Hero
Also following the above guide
7. Turn the phone on by holding down Home and Power till you get to the custom recovery screen.
I do this and my Hero turns back on but there is just and explanation mark in a triagle ??
Red_Stafford said:
Is VillainROM updater an app I need to download on my Hero
Also following the above guide
7. Turn the phone on by holding down Home and Power till you get to the custom recovery screen.
I do this and my Hero turns back on but there is just and explanation mark in a triagle ??
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No, the updater is in the ROM. And you should be using the guide for 1.5.
And you need to follow the "GoldCard" Procedure as opposed to the other method.
I did the GoldCard procedure yesterday to root my Hero it was a different guide to the link you posted though.
Also when I try to update my Hero drive on my PC it just says there is a better driver already installed it wont let me change it ?
"GoldCard" Procedure
I. Setting up the SDK
I have done this and got my serial
II. Create a “GoldCard” from a MicroSD Card
is this where I should be starting then and ignore everything above this ?
Also windows will not let me update driver ??
adb shell
cat /sys/class/mmc_host/mmc1/mmc1:*/cid
it says : not found
Red_Stafford said:
adb shell
cat /sys/class/mmc_host/mmc1/mmc1:*/cid
it says : not found
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would you be using windows 7 by any chance?
akuma24 said:
would you be using windows 7 by any chance?
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Yes Windows 7 64-bit
I forgot to put the space after cat /sys/class/mmc_host/mmc1/mmc1:*/cid
so I have entered again and put the space but now I get
No such file or directory
am I being really stupid and missisng something ?
I have also tried using the gold card tool but I get errors there too
So I combined the too I got the CID code from the tool then went to the sites stated on the guide and got the other code and downloaded the HEX tool and did what the guide told me and it let me mount the SD card afterwards does that mean it as worked ? because when I click on the titanium backup program it says
Sorry, I could not acquire root privilages
does this mean I have failed, this is getting really annoying ?
Red_Stafford said:
I have also tried using the gold card tool but I get errors there too
So I combined the too I got the CID code from the tool then went to the sites stated on the guide and got the other code and downloaded the HEX tool and did what the guide told me and it let me mount the SD card afterwards does that mean it as worked ? because when I click on the titanium backup program it says
Sorry, I could not acquire root privilages
does this mean I have failed, this is getting really annoying ?
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Hmmm. When you finished the hex part of the process, did you get it to connect to your PC properly when in the SD card reader, and could you access the drive letter correctly? If not, you didn't do the goldcard right.
Failing that, you could try and install 2.1, although I'm not sure if 3UK have made an OTA available yet for it. Once 2.1 is in, you can use the faster adb method on it
I am unsure as to what you're doing, but once you made the goldcard, did you then flash the RUU as directed in the guide?
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Hmmm. When you finished the hex part of the process, did you get it to connect to your PC properly when in the SD card reader, and could you access the drive letter correctly? If not, you didn't do the goldcard right.
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Yes after doing the above I connected the Hero to my PC and it allowed me to access the SD card, I dont have a card reader ?
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Failing that, you could try and install 2.1, although I'm not sure if 3UK have made an OTA available yet for it. Once 2.1 is in, you can use the faster adb method on it
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I have tried install 2.1 but I get a Error 170 USB CONNECTION ERROR ?
anon2122 said:
I am unsure as to what you're doing, but once you made the goldcard, did you then flash the RUU as directed in the guide?
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I have copied FlashRec.apk & AmonRa’s Hero Recovery Image to the root in my SD card but when I try and do a backup its says
Backup FAILED: Could not run command
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Factory Champion build Espresso Rom
To get the 1.27.531.1 Build, See Wes, Link on Aspin > http://db.androidspin.com/androidspin_filedownload.asp?release=280&type=1x
Ive Decided to Post the Champion build Rom due to Request, You will need to Flash the mtd0.img file with Directs in the Eng-build thread before flashing!!
Just Rename > ESPRIMG(2).zip
to ESPRIMG.zip & place on the Root of your Sdcard..
Need to be Rooted First!!
Files Needed Before We Start > SlideEng-package.zip
Step 1.
adb push /{the folder u downloaded it to}/flash_image /data/local
Step 2.
adb push /{the folder u downloaded it to}/mtd0.img /data/local
Step 3.
adb shell
Step 4.
su
Step 5.
cd /data/local
Step 6.
chmod 04755 *
Step 7.
/data/local/flash_image misc /data/local/mtd0.img
Step 8.
Power Off Phone!
Step 9.
Power on Using Volume Down + Power
Step 10.
hit Volume Up to Update!!!
Whatta geek!
Does that have the HTC sig or is it for custom recovery?
attn1 said:
Whatta geek!
Does that have the HTC sig or is it for custom recovery?
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Straight Htc Sig's.. Factory ESPRIMG.zip
eugene373 said:
Straight Htc Sig's.. Factory ESPRIMG.zip
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Very good.
if i'm on stock rooted and need to unroot, would i need to flash the eng build first then this image or just this? or is it also possible by just a factory reset?
poetik517 said:
if i'm on stock rooted and need to unroot, would i need to flash the eng build first then this image or just this? or is it also possible by just a factory reset?
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No need to go to the eng build. As to go to the eng build you would use another img file.
eugene373 said:
Factory Ship Espresso Rom
Ive Decided to Post the Factory Rom due to Request & I've already saw one or two Problems from the Phone so far, and thought it would be a good idea to give everyone the Option to go back to Stock!!
Just Rename > ESPRIMG(2).zip
to ESPRIMG.zip & place on the Root of your Sdcard..
1.
Power Off the Phone either by Power Down / Battery Pull..
2.
Hold Volume Down + Power Button..
3.
Walk away, get a soda / Give the Better half a Kiss or two
4.
Hit the Volume Up key to Confirm to Flash.
Once Done you will have a Stock Espresso Phone again..
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Here is a mirror (since I am the one who originally posted =P):
http://db.androidspin.com/androidspin_filedownload.asp?release=280&type=1
Wes, I'm sorry you feel that way.. Originally Posted it? That is the First time I have saw yours, so I feel it un-fair to say ( I originally Posted ).. Due to it not being the Same Version!
I however got mine from my HTC buddy at the Same Time I got the Eng-Build I posted for everyone.. Mine was Designed for the OTA Update that bring you into 1.27.531.1,
The one you Posted is already 1.27.531.1! lmao!!!
They are not the Same Version.. Please Look at the android-info.txt
Sorry man,
~Eugene
wesgarner said:
Here is a mirror (since I am the one who originally posted =P):
http://db.androidspin.com/androidspin_filedownload.asp?release=280&type=1
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Thanks Bro I was stuck on the T-mobile boot screen and this image worked. The one from eugene373 does not work it says something like newer or older version and it fails
Thanks wesgarner I would start a new thread and make it a sticky
also thanks eugene373 for all of the roms without you I would have never got my mt3g but for some reason wesgarners worked and yours didnt.
It might be cause I took out my sim card when I used wesgarners i never removed my sim card when using yours, it my need to be a added step.
Thanks
RaffieKol said:
Thanks Bro I was stuck on the T-mobile boot screen and this image worked. The one from eugene373 does not work it says something like newer or older version and it fails
Thanks wesgarner I would start a new thread and make it a sticky
also thanks eugene373 for all of the roms without you I would have never got my mt3g but for some reason wesgarners worked and yours didnt.
It might be cause I took out my sim card when I used wesgarners i never removed my sim card when using yours, it my need to be a added step.
Thanks
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OP Updated !! Now has the Correct info need if people want to flash this build
To use my Image, you will need to flash the mtd0.img I have posted in the eng-build thread.. So you can Downgrade if needed..
But you need a Rooted Phone First..
Wes Rom is Pure Stock though that comes with the Factory Release Phones
so is this a rom or what?
im confused whats special about im curious
wesgarner said:
Here is a mirror (since I am the one who originally posted =P):
http://db.androidspin.com/androidspin_filedownload.asp?release=280&type=1
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wes do we follow the same instructions as eugene listed?
Ok I'm a little confused. So in order to use this esprimg we need to repeat the same steps again that we did for the eng build or can we simply just put this in the root of the sd card and go into bootloader?
This is the Rom that was On all the TMO employee before Launch!
If you need or have to ask, then likely this wont be much good for you, it's just another Alt. Factory image we have if you want to play with it.. Nothing more
I know it just takes you back to factory but I'd like to know exactly how to do it if ever need be...
Use Wes Rom he Posted..
Regarding the Instructions, I posted them in the OP
RaffieKol said:
Thanks Bro I was stuck on the T-mobile boot screen and this image worked. The one from eugene373 does not work it says something like newer or older version and it fails
Thanks wesgarner I would start a new thread and make it a sticky
also thanks eugene373 for all of the roms without you I would have never got my mt3g but for some reason wesgarners worked and yours didnt.
It might be cause I took out my sim card when I used wesgarners i never removed my sim card when using yours, it my need to be a added step.
Thanks
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You clearly didn't follow the Directions
It's going to, that why you have to flash teh mtd0.img to misc
eugene373 said:
You clearly didn't follow the Directions
It's going to, that why you have to flash teh mtd0.img to misc
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I understand what you mean and how to use this rom but when I was stuck on the Mytouch boot screen I am unable to use adb to push.
With wes image i just had to place it in the sdcard and load into Fastboot mode with Volume Down button and Power and it loaded all of the images and took me back to stock.
Either way thanks eugene373 I think that you are so knowledgeable with these device that's its harder for average person like me to follow thanks again
RaffieKol said:
I understand what you mean and how to use this rom but when I was stuck on the Mytouch boot screen I am unable to use adb to push.
With wes image i just had to place it in the sdcard and load into Fastboot mode with Volume Down button and Power and it loaded all of the images and took me back to stock.
Either way thanks eugene373 I think that you are so knowledgeable with these device that's its harder for average person like me to follow thanks again
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Oh, then I clearly didn't understand what you mean, & for that I'm sorry
Yeah for something like that, you will have to use Wes Factory restore..
I am new to the whole rooting of android phones so please don't haze me too badly for potentially asking a stupid question;
I was successful in rooting my mytouch 3g slide and installed slidemr5 rom onto it. I did not like how light the rom was and some other general things i wasn't expecting so i found this thread and used this rom to revert back to the factory settings and it worked great (thanks eugene and wes). I was under the impression i would be using my stock rom and the phone would still be rooted but when I go to install apps that require root it says that I am not on a rooted phone. Is this normal or did I do something incorrectly? If it's normal than is there a way for me to have this build/rom and the phone still be rooted? Again I apologize for asking a dumb question, I've made it pretty far in this entire process w/o having to post on a forum yet..
Hello android community,
To make this short and sweet, I really need some advice. Was given a verizon eris today and when it boots, it goes to white screen with 3 skater droids on it, and freezes. I got into recovery and hboot, and it has a stock recovery. no idea about the firmware. but i put the image needed to root on sd and it didnt read it.
i would like to root the phone, and install a custom recovery. also, im having trouble finding the correct driver for the eris, so i cant access adb right now.
Thanks alot in advance.
The drivers, the way to get em hook your phone to comp and download HTC SYNC, it el install the drivers, as for the freezing no idea maybe bad flash on radio or Rom, no idea.
when you go into HBOOT what is ther version? should be like
1.4x.xxxxx
TopazAaron said:
when you go into HBOOT what is ther version? should be like
1.4x.xxxxx
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1.46. 0000 (PB0010000) (ive seen this file before in the forums; PB001IMG.zip
dangambino said:
1.46. 0000 (PB0010000) (ive seen this file before in the forums; PB001IMG.zip
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That's a stock bootloader. Do a search in the forums for the original root rom and install that via bootloader. Then you can push amons recovery via adb. If you need more detail and no one gives you any I'll elaborate after I get off work.
Sent from my leaked rooted HTC Droid Eris with Sense-Able 3.1 using Swype
You should be able to follow this tutorial here OP and get yourself nice and set up
http://www.thefuzz4.net/home/AndroidPhones/Eris/HowToRootYourHTCEris.aspx
oK. GOT SOME IDEAS NOW. WILL CHECK BACK LATER. I APPRECIATE YOUR GUYS' INPUT. iM GUESSING ILL HAVE SOME QUESTIONS WHILE ROOTING, SO HOPEFULLY YOU GUYS ARE AROUND LATER LOL. JUS GLAD I HAVE ANOTHER ANDROID DEVICE TO FIDDLE AROUND WITH!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=742228
One click root
run, click button, reboot, and you will have your custom recovery.
jcase said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=742228
One click root
run, click button, reboot, and you will have your custom recovery.
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... but he doesn't have an OS at the moment to run the one click - he only has the bootloader to work with.
Wow, a 1.46.xxxx phone - the OP got an early one. 2009 phone for sure.
I guess we'll see if HBOOT/PB00IMG.ZIP works for him.
dangambino,
There are a few different HTC leaked ROMs floating around named "PB00IMG.ZIP". Make sure that you get the one with an MD5 signature of
63eacc5ede3b179f95dc22d8ef585f94 ( 107,427,740 bytes )
[ Edit ] Actually, now that I think of it - root is universal for the Eris, it really doesn't matter which PB00IMG.ZIP file he uses, so long as it isn't corrupted - install any PB00IMG.ZIP and then run the "One Click"
when I add that P00img.zip to sd, and reboot into recovery, its not reading image? anyone know why? let me try abother file and check md5 sum. be back....
dangambino said:
when I add that P00img.zip to sd, and reboot into recovery, its not reading image? anyone know why? let me try abother file and check md5 sum. be back....
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PB00IMG should install in bootloader not recovery. After bootloader loads posts vol down and it should start installing. Be sure the file is named PB00IMG.zip After it installs you will have to push amons recovery via adb.
Sent from my leaked rooted HTC Droid Eris with CyanogenTazz v5 using Swype.
Sure SD card is good? I would try and reformat and load zip again and then install via bootloader like mentioned above.
BlazinDANDAMAN said:
Sure SD card is good? I would try and reformat and load zip again and then install via bootloader like mentioned above.
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Yeah sd card may be bad. trying another one now, and will put file on sd and boot into hboot. thanks for ideas. will be back......
Looks like the sd card was the culprit. tried andother and the image was loaded and i now have i working aandroid 2.1!!!!! now trying to load customer recovery and custom rom. any rec's on the best eris rom out now?
Thanks again guys fir the help
dangambino said:
Looks like the sd card was the culprit. tried andother and the image was loaded and i now have i working aandroid 2.1!!!!! now trying to load customer recovery and custom rom. any rec's on the best eris rom out now?
Thanks again guys fir the help
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Kaos Frayo V24 2.2 rom
dangambino said:
Looks like the sd card was the culprit. tried andother and the image was loaded and i now have i working aandroid 2.1!!!!! now trying to load customer recovery and custom rom. any rec's on the best eris rom out now?
Thanks again guys fir the help
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Glad it was only a bad SD card. I would recommend either cyanogentazz v5 or celb froyo 1.7.1 for 2.2 roms and senseable 3.1 for 2.1 rom
Sent from my ERIS using XDA App
Ok,
I've downloaded a stock ROM from the HTC site and want to install it. I keep getting error 266. Yes I've read the wiki, searched plenty. Tried most fixes.
Just want to know, if I'm flashing a stock ROM do I need to install HSPL first?
The tutorials I've found are mostly for custom ROMs and as far as I know for a custom ROM you need to install HSPL.
Do you need to install this for a stock ROM?
Thanks.
Al
A.Calamita said:
Ok,
I've downloaded a stock ROM from the HTC site and want to install it. I keep getting error 266. Yes I've read the wiki, searched plenty. Tried most fixes.
Just want to know, if I'm flashing a stock ROM do I need to install HSPL first?
The tutorials I've found are mostly for custom ROMs and as far as I know for a custom ROM you need to install HSPL.
Do you need to install this for a stock ROM?
Thanks.
Al
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No sir; Stock ROM don't need HSPL, (and certainly not in combination with 3.14 stock ROM)
Error 266 is a connection problem; are you well connected over active sync? did you disconnect AntiVirus temporary?
From where do you get start Home-screen or Boot-screen?
Witch stock rom are you trying to install?
I didn't think that it needed HSPL.
Yes, I've double checked the connection in windows mobile device centre. (running windows 7)
I have turned off the realtime protection with macafee.
It gets to the bootloader (Multicoloured screen)
It says USB in the white section at the bottom. Installs drivers but then errors with 266.
The ROM I'm trying to install is 3.14 from the HTC support site (Cannot post link)
Would it be a good idea to try an older ROM first?
Thanks,
Al
A.Calamita said:
I didn't think that it needed HSPL.
Yes, I've double checked the connection in windows mobile device centre. (running windows 7)
I have turned off the realtime protection with macafee.
It gets to the bootloader (Multicoloured screen)
It says USB in the white section at the bottom. Installs drivers but then errors with 266.
The ROM I'm trying to install is 3.14 from the HTC support site (Cannot post link)
Would it be a good idea to try an older ROM first?
Thanks,
Al
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No, no need of a older ROM.
And about the link; no needed. I know it
A suggestion is to try to flash while you are on home screen instead of Bootloader; and try a otter usb port (if you have).
Ps; restart your pc and device firs.
PS 2; don't forget to run the RUU_Leo_S_HTC_... by administrator [right click on it and select Run as administrator]
kurt-willems said:
No, no need of a older ROM.
And about the link; no needed. I know it
A suggestion is to try to flash while you are on home screen instead of Bootloader; and try a otter usb port (if you have).
Ps; restart your pc and device firs.
PS 2; don't forget to run the RUU_Leo_S_HTC_... by administrator [right click on it and select Run as administrator]
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I've tried it from the homescreen (I think) Whats the difference? I plugged in the usb cable and selected activesync mode. Then as it starts to gather information it changes to the bootloader.
I've tried different usb ports. Also tried a hub. I've rebooted my laptop and phone many times.
And I've also tried running as an administrator.
I don't suppose that you can unpack the .exe and transfer it to the memory card and run it from there?
And I don't suppose having HTC Sense disabled would cause any issue.
I could try a hard reset. Although it would restore it (would do once its updated ROM anyway) but I don't want to have to set it all up again if the update doesn't work.
Any more idea's?
Thanks,
Al
Okay; strange.
Try than to flash over SD.
- Take your "RUU_Leo_S_HTC_..." file and extract the "RUU_signed.nbh" file from the ROM, rename it to "leoimg.nbh" without ""
- Place the "leoimg.nbh" on the root of ur SD.
- Reset the device while pressing the volume down button.
I'm just about to try that! Just watched a vid on youtube!
Thanks for your help! I'll see how it goes!
A.Calamita said:
I'm just about to try that! Just watched a vid on youtube!
Thanks for your help! I'll see how it goes!
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PS, don't forget to use a SD < 8 GB (a 2GB SD would be perfect) and format it by FAT32
I've just thought about that. I only have an 8gb card I think! I had a spare but I can't find it!
Why can you only use a card < 8GB?
Software update failed. Please try again :O
Will it have bricked it?
A.Calamita said:
I've just thought about that. I only have an 8gb card I think! I had a spare but I can't find it!
Why can you only use a card < 8GB?
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Because 8GB SD cards or bigger caused problems.
A.Calamita said:
Software update failed. Please try again :O
Will it have bricked it?
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Did you use a <8GB SD?
when you downloaded the stock ROM from the HTC webpage you used your S/N?
Yes, I found my old 2gb card.
And yes, I used my own S/N
Its ok, it's done it now. It restarted automatically and managed to do it this time!
Was a tense 5 minutes!
Thanks for your help! Much appreciated!
I also checked out some of your work in the meantime to keep me calm! Some good stuff Keep it up!!
Thanks, Al
A.Calamita said:
Yes, I found my old 2gb card.
And yes, I used my own S/N
Its ok, it's done it now. It restarted automatically and managed to do it this time!
Was a tense 5 minutes!
Thanks for your help! Much appreciated!
I also checked out some of your work in the meantime to keep me calm! Some good stuff Keep it up!!
Thanks, Al
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Fine to see it's working now. Have fun.
I can't root my Aria 4G...I have tried this
1) Superoneclick...didn't work
2) gingerbreak...didn't work
3) flash back to stock and tried gingerbreak...still didn't work
...I have installed drivers for the phone and all the other necessary files are there too...i have followed all the guides regardig rooting...but no luck... am i missing something?
Did you check USB Debugging from Settings>>Applcation>>Devlopment ?
Jack Krauser said:
Did you check USB Debugging from Settings>>Applcation>>Devlopment ?
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yeh...like i have mentioned earlier i followed the guide exactly the way i suppose to...but anyways...i got it working after going back to stock..tried gingerbreak..didn't work....then tried superoneclick...and it worked out of no where...b/c i did it exactly the same way i have been trying...but i guess going back to stock may have done the trick...thanks for your help though...
deziguy420 said:
yeh...like i have mentioned earlier i followed the guide exactly the way i suppose to...but anyways...i got it working after going back to stock..tried gingerbreak..didn't work....then tried superoneclick...and it worked out of no where...b/c i did it exactly the same way i have been trying...but i guess going back to stock may have done the trick...thanks for your help though...
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Are you planning on updating? lol
this may help
http://briefmobile.com/motorola-atrix-4g-root
it's for 2.3.4 update
mpalatsi said:
Are you planning on updating? lol
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using alien build # 2...
Jack Krauser said:
this may help
http://briefmobile.com/motorola-atrix-4g-root
it's for 2.3.4 update
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If you unroot, are you stuck with Superuser leftover just like in Froyo?...
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I can't get mine to root either and I'm on stock 2.2 manufacturer rom. I have the sim free UK version of the phone which already has an option to side load as it's not tied to a carrier which is nice.
I want to root so I can use titanium backup. I've followed many rooting guides to the T with no success, ginger brake just runs endlessly and super one click fails no matter which version I use. I've never had such a ball ache rooting my previous phone was a one click job.
jamonbread said:
I can't get mine to root either and I'm on stock 2.2 manufacturer rom. I have the sim free UK version of the phone which already has an option to side load as it's not tied to a carrier which is nice.
I want to root so I can use titanium backup. I've followed many rooting guides to the T with no success, ginger brake just runs endlessly and super one click fails no matter which version I use. I've never had such a ball ache rooting my previous phone was a one click job.
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You have to have an sdcard in the external slot for gingerbreak to work. At least I had to.
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I had an sd card in my atrix and even tried formatting it again when gingerbrake failed. I also tried another sd card without success. Maybe my firmware is different?
So I was trying to update my old energy ROM to ICS and I'm kind of hosed. Got instructions here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1362759
Basically:
- Root your device
- Install a custom recovery
- Install the downloaded ROM .zip found in post #3
- Make sure to do a Factory Reset / Wipe before installing ROM
For the record, these steps are out of order. Steps 4 and 3 are switched and I didn't notice till it was to late. What I did next was do the factory reset and then try to re-install the ROM. Everything seemed to go fine until it was time for a reboot. Then it froze on the HTC logo.
Could use some ideas as to what my next move should be. Since it was a previous version of Energy ROM + Faux kernel, phone is definitely rooted, etc. Perhaps I should start over with a stock Gingerbread ROM?
jcllings said:
So I was trying to update my old energy ROM to ICS and I'm kind of hosed. Got instructions here:
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Perhaps I should start over with a stock Gingerbread ROM?
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Apparently I am also supposed to flash the kernel as per this thread which I've finally found:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1645641
In order to find it, I had to search for it using Google as this forum software is so haphazard. Also not mentioned in the instructions. Will try this next if I can get at it through just the custom recovery.
Still wrong. Coming from GB and going to ICS you need to flash the ICS RUU in bootloader. I don't know how many times its been mentioned or how many other threads have been started because of this issue.
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First im not resbonsible for anything that can happen to your phone this what i do if it didnt work im not resbonsible.
If you are rooted via HTCDev S-On Hboot 1.490018 and up you need to Run a command prompt and flash the boot.IMG that comes with the ROM (if not included extract the ROM and search for its in the .Zip file then move that file into a folder in the Root lf ur C Drive put your phone into fastboot mode (remove battery then put it back then press lock/on button and the volume up button at the same time) then connect it to your PC and run command prompt press on start and search for cmd then run it and type the following :
Cd c:\android (or whatever you named the folder)
After that type:
Fastboot flash boot boot.IMG
After its done unplug your phone from ur PC reboot it and it should work perfectly (it may stay at the HTC Logo for 10-20 minutes)
HOPE IT WORKS ENJOY!
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Still wrong. Coming from GB and going to ICS you need to flash the ICS RUU in bootloader.
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Awesome. Thanks for the tip. Will see what I can make of it.
I notice that there is a file, PH85IMG.zip in the same directory as the modded ROM. The name isn't very descriptive. Clue?
jcllings said:
So I was trying to update my old energy ROM to ICS and I'm kind of hosed. Got instructions here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1362759
Basically:
- Root your device
- Install a custom recovery
- Install the downloaded ROM .zip found in post #3
- Make sure to do a Factory Reset / Wipe before installing ROM
For the record, these steps are out of order. Steps 4 and 3 are switched and I didn't notice till it was to late. What I did next was do the factory reset and then try to re-install the ROM. Everything seemed to go fine until it was time for a reboot. Then it froze on the HTC logo.
Could use some ideas as to what my next move should be. Since it was a previous version of Energy ROM + Faux kernel, phone is definitely rooted, etc. Perhaps I should start over with a stock Gingerbread ROM?
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I don't want to put down energy rom, but it hasn't been updated since the original leak, and the instructions were never clarified - he simply never explained the PROPER way to switch from gingerbread to ICS. ARHD gives a better explanation, but I think post #2 in the everything ICS thread gives the best and links to everything you should need..
You have to be careful anytime you are switching to a totally new OS. All the devices I know, switching from 2.1 to 2.2, or 2.2 to 2.3.. or to 4.0+.. it is USUALLY not just a "flash over the old OS".. just something to keep in mind for any of your other or future devices..
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First im not resbonsible for anything that can happen to your phone this what i do if it didnt work im not resbonsible.
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After its done unplug your phone from ur PC reboot it and it should work perfectly (it may stay at the HTC Logo for 10-20 minutes)
HOPE IT WORKS ENJOY!
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I'm trying to get RUU now. When I tried the above earlier, got as far as the wirly Energy rings though but then it restarts.
Silentbtdeadly said:
I don't want to put down energy rom, but it ...
other or future devices..
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Well as far as I know, it ain't like he is getting paid much so it would seem to be a miracle if any of this stuff gets updated. ;-) If I don't have this figured out by Tuesday, I'll use it as an excuse to get a new phone. This one has a crack or two in the screen anyways.
Still, even so I would MUCH rather get this one working again. 'specially since I'm between software gigs & cash is tight. If Energy ROM hasn't been updated and there's a better and/or more complete set of instructions maybe I should be looking at something else. Will continue hunting through these forums for info but can use all the help I can get since this forum software ain't exactly friendly. Probably best to see if I can get it back to stock on ICS and then work forward from there. Having said that, I have an RUU that I am working with, its: PH85IMG_RUBY_ICS_35_S_TMOUS_2.14.531.3_Radio_1.14.550L.17DC_30.78.550L.15_release_259626_signed.zip
Tried just flashing it but apparently there's more to it than that.
Latest problem is that I can't get it re-locked without enabling USB debugging. Can't do this since I don't have a working OS. Can it be done from CLI or recovery?
Uh.... hmmm... mysterious. Seems to have fixed itself. Will try a restart and see what happens.
jcllings said:
Latest problem is that I can't get it re-locked without enabling USB debugging. Can't do this since I don't have a working OS. Can it be done from CLI or recovery?
Uh.... hmmm... mysterious. Seems to have fixed itself. Will try a restart and see what happens.
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I was saying that there are some other options, other roms, that have better instructions and have been updated fairly well.. that is all.
The thread I was talking about by glacierguy is here - it links to tons of resources and should answer most questions you may come up with. For example it has "Relock phone (fastboot oem lock)" you can issue fastboot commands while your phone is booted into the bootloader - so this has nothing to do with usb debugging..
There is tons of information here, I know it isn't absolutely organized, but there are a lot of guys here who tried to make the information as easy to find as possible..
Did u try to restart it again it usually takes a couple of times but anyway should either return to stock or use the RUU for the ICS ROM
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Well as far as I know, it ain't like he is getting paid much so it would seem to be a miracle if any of this stuff gets updated. ;-) If I don't have this figured out by Tuesday, I'll use it as an excuse to get a new phone. This one has a crack or two in the screen anyways.
Still, even so I would MUCH rather get this one working again. 'specially since I'm between software gigs & cash is tight. If Energy ROM hasn't been updated and there's a better and/or more complete set of instructions maybe I should be looking at something else. Will continue hunting through these forums for info but can use all the help I can get since this forum software ain't exactly friendly. Probably best to see if I can get it back to stock on ICS and then work forward from there. Having said that, I have an RUU that I am working with, its: PH85IMG_RUBY_ICS_35_S_TMOUS_2.14.531.3_Radio_1.14.550L.17DC_30.78.550L.15_release_259626_signed.zip
Tried just flashing it but apparently there's more to it than that.
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If you're.gonna flash that last file you mentioned, you need to rename it to PH85IMG, since its a stock ruu and not just a flashable Rom.
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Woohoo! I've succeeded in getting the aforementioned RUU installed. Should be much less of a problem from here forward.
yuseiatlas said:
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Of course you are responsible. Heaven forbid anyone should take responsibility for their own actions or anything crazy like that.
Since English may not be your first language, I'll be clear. I'm just kidding.
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I don't want to put down energy rom, but it hasn't been updated since the original leak, and the instructions were never ...
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Now that I have the RUU, could use some examples of projects that are more up-to-date so that I can move forward.
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Now that I have the RUU, could use some examples of projects that are more up-to-date so that I can move forward.
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Whoops, you covered this earlier. Will chase down the link and see where it goes.
jcllings said:
Now that I have the RUU, could use some examples of projects that are more up-to-date so that I can move forward.
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If you want cutting edge(these both have features no other rom has added yet, and are very current update wise) and like the senseui, try remix's http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1673609 or if you want with less sense and more of an aosp-ish feel go for his http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1623184
ARHD is what is being used for the base for many roms because it is solid and bugless, energy has more features that he had included in his gingerbread rom.. I've heard good things about capromce, but I have no idea what features he has added that are or aren't included in the others..
Heheheh and its not my first language thats why you might see a lot of grammar and/or writen mistakes, just for the futur before you flash any new ROM Back-Up you current or the original ROM just in case something like this happen so you can restsore it without worrying and hope i helped
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Righteous! Up and running on Speed ROM 4.0. Thanks so much to everyone who collaborated. Copious mashing of the Thanks button.