I, an ignorant vibrant user eager to break into the world of ROMS, finally and successfully rooted my phone with the one click root.
One Click Lagfix from the marketplace immediately thereafter. Phone was blazing fast.
I decided to push my stupid limits. I tried to download and install Eugene's Vibrant Hybrid final ROM that would give me glorious, stock android. I followed the instructions I found for "installing a ROM":
Copy the zip to the root.
Boot into recovery.
Go into clockwork recovery.
factory reset.
install zip from sd card.
after that's done, reboot.
I got a little chimy, should-be-startup noise, (not the standard vibrant start-up noise, but what I expect would be the new ROM start-up noise I downloaded) and then nothing. Just the Vibrant screen.
I can boot into recovery mode, but I don't know what to do next. I tried to find the backup I made on Clockwork, but it was NOT THERE. I am now panicking and trying not to do anything stupid to my phone.
read on Eugene's site that it could be that I don't have the correct kernel flashed to support the ROM...? At this point, I kind of just want my phone back while having to lose the least amount of data. Please Help.
and before I tried installing the ROM, I used the one-click lag fix from the market on my already rooted phone.
Thanks!
james
Did you disable the lag fix before flashing?
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no, didn't realize that it would be an issue until after flashing the ROM. I think I'm stuck in a boot loop... and I have access to a mac only at the moment. Tomorrow I'll have access to a PC if ODIN could help at all...
Search for "froyo that doesnt brick your phone" flash if with odin and after that flash back to stock.
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Will this restore my data and settings...?? What will I lose?
In a weird. Everything. Unless you made an external backup. Eugene's will wipe the phone.
Sorry bud
Gl.
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jamespwolpert said:
I, an ignorant vibrant user eager to break into the world of ROMS, finally and successfully rooted my phone with the one click root.
One Click Lagfix from the marketplace immediately thereafter. Phone was blazing fast.
I decided to push my stupid limits. I tried to download and install Eugene's Vibrant Hybrid final ROM that would give me glorious, stock android. I followed the instructions I found for "installing a ROM":
Copy the zip to the root.
Boot into recovery.
Go into clockwork recovery.
factory reset.
install zip from sd card.
after that's done, reboot.
I got a little chimy, should-be-startup noise, (not the standard vibrant start-up noise, but what I expect would be the new ROM start-up noise I downloaded) and then nothing. Just the Vibrant screen.
I can boot into recovery mode, but I don't know what to do next. I tried to find the backup I made on Clockwork, but it was NOT THERE. I am now panicking and trying not to do anything stupid to my phone.
read on Eugene's site that it could be that I don't have the correct kernel flashed to support the ROM...? At this point, I kind of just want my phone back while having to lose the least amount of data. Please Help.
and before I tried installing the ROM, I used the one-click lag fix from the market on my already rooted phone.
Thanks!
james
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its just a simple user error. Honestly imo opinion, if you are using the lagfix option found on the market, flashing to other roms reformats /data and /system and such undoing it. So thats not where your issue came from the flashing. Before the flash, if you were on stock jdf, the flashing the hybrid final rom didnt update your baseband/modem.bin and i am pretty sure that would put you in your situation. Possible situation number 2. You had the ota update on your phone already. Meaning you were running ji6 then the rom update.zip may have been corrupted or incomplete.
to fix either one of these situations is simple. As long as the answer to my next question is a hell no. Did you flash jacs xmod voodoo kernel after you flash the hybrid rom?? The faster you reply to this the faster i can get to to a solution. You will also need a computer that has adb installed and properly recognizing your phone.
IF YOU DID FLASH THE VOODOO LAGFIX YOU WILL NEED ACCESS TO A COMPUTER WITH ODIN AND ANDROID SDK!! WETHER IT BE A MAC WITH PARRELLS OR A VM OR LINIX OR WINDOWS.
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In a weird. Everything. Unless you made an external backup. Eugene's will wipe the phone.
Sorry bud
Gl.
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That is not true. Anything on his internal memory will be perfectly intact. And if he can still get into cwm recovery, he adb push a few files to the root of his sd card and boot right up depending the cause
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its just a simple user error. Honestly imo opinion, if you are using the lagfix option found on the market, flashing to other roms reformats /data and /system and such undoing it. So thats not where your issue came from the flashing. Before the flash, if you were on stock jdf, the flashing the hybrid final rom didnt update your baseband/modem.bin and i am pretty sure that would put you in your situation. Possible situation number 2. You had the ota update on your phone already. Meaning you were running ji6 then the rom update.zip may have been corrupted or incomplete.
to fix either one of these situations is simple. As long as the answer to my next question is a hell no. Did you flash jacs xmod voodoo kernel after you flash the hybrid rom?? The faster you reply to this the faster i can get to to a solution. You will also need a computer that has adb installed and properly recognizing your phone.
IF YOU DID FLASH THE VOODOO LAGFIX YOU WILL NEED ACCESS TO A COMPUTER WITH ODIN AND ANDROID SDK!! WETHER IT BE A MAC WITH PARRELLS OR A VM OR LINIX OR WINDOWS.
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I didn't flash **** after that. Just the Hybrid mod, then I was stuck. The steps I mentioned in my process were the only things that ever ever happened.
also, yes, I (was) running JI6 as well. Until this fiasco.
Eugene's thread for the hybrid mod also has files posted for, quote, "reboots and freezes" with the file name JFDkernanmodemji2.zip. All things that have been mentioned positively at one point or another in this thread. Since I am pretty sure I don't have the appropriate kernel to run the ROM, do I simply push the JFDkernanmodemji2.zip file to my root, flash it, then flash the ROM again and life will be good?
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Eugene's thread for the hybrid mod also has files posted for, quote, "reboots and freezes" with the file name JFDkernanmodemji2.zip. All things that have been mentioned positively at one point or another in this thread. Since I am pretty sure I don't have the appropriate kernel to run the ROM, do I simply push the JFDkernanmodemji2.zip file to my root, flash it, then flash the ROM again and life will be good?
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Indeed. If it doesn't work. U had a messed up download. At that point redownload and push to sd root
jumaaneface said:
Indeed. If it doesn't work. U had a messed up download. At that point redownload and push to sd root
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how do I push files to my vibrant? Where do I start?
jamespwolpert said:
how do I push files to my vibrant? Where do I start?
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Do you have android sdk on your pc?
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Do you have android sdk on your pc?
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I think. When I open it, it the app is called Java and the titlebar says Android SDK and AVD Manager
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how do I push files to my vibrant? Where do I start?
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jamespwolpert said:
I think. When I open it, it the app is called Java and the titlebar says Android SDK and AVD Manager
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boot your phone into clockwork recovery and plug in to computer. Then open a command prompt window. you can type in cmd into search bar in windows to open it up. Then type adb devices into the little black window. tell me what happens when you do this. Do you have gtalk or aim? This will go by faster If you have one
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boot your phone into clockwork recovery and plug in to computer. Then open a command prompt window. you can type in cmd into search bar in windows to open it up. Then type adb devices into the little black window. tell me what happens when you do this. Do you have gtalk or aim? This will go by faster If you have one
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yeah, I've got gtalk.
gmail is [email protected]
Personal assist, wow that's awesome.
So what came if this? What's the outcome?
I'm curious, please update.
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Push pppuuuuush..baby deliveried yet?? An update on steps by steps?
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Ok, here's official clockworkmod and ROM Manager support
For a full/better How To, click here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=788099
This thread is a quick rundown, as well as a primer on how to create a proper clockwork compatible kernel.
First, use odin or redbend_ua to flash this kernel:
http://koush.tandtgaming.com//samsung/fascinate/zImage (you will need to package it accordingly for odin, I am lazy and did not do so, see the other thread)
Then, open up ROM Manager and flash recovery (choose Fascinate!).
All done!
Note, using reboot recovery or adb reboot recovery will take you to a "stock" recovery. Simply apply the update.zip on your SD card and clockworkmod will start up. (This method is better known as fakeflash)
Starting up recovery through ROM Manager will take you directly into clockworkmod.
How this works for those that want to develop on this further and create kernels that are ALSO clockworkmod compatible:
I extracted a initramfs from a stock recovery. I modified recovery.rc and fota.rc to allow adbd (and other small fixups). I modified default.prop to enable adbd and root shell. I replaced /res/keys with a test signed version to allow applying update.zip files.
Here is my fascinate initramfs:
http://github.com/koush/fascinate_initramfs
One can build clockwork directly into the kernel if they so choose. Simply take the update.zip on your SD card and pack those files into the initramfs as well. I chose not to do this because I am lazy.
i know this is irrelevant but i hope you can help
i flashed the CMWrecovery file --- i followed the steps to the dot .. and now my phone can't get signal and is rebooting insanely ... help!!!
i did not uninstall the ext2 lag fix - i did not see that in the steps --
i even booted into standard recovery and completed a master reset -- same issue ---
masri1987 said:
i know this is irrelevant but i hope you can help
i flashed the CMWrecovery file --- i followed the steps to the dot .. and now my phone can't get signal and is rebooting insanely ... help!!!
i did not uninstall the ext2 lag fix - i did not see that in the steps --
i even booted into standard recovery and completed a master reset -- same issue ---
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join the freenode #samsung-fascinate channel... i will try to help you.
Has anyone else tested this? I've yet to get it to boot, so I would caution those looking to install CWM to use the files found in the other thread until we can sort out what's up with this zImage..
i have this up and running with root and cw the only problems im having is my market wont load and it only gives me the "top free" tab and the "just in" tabs on the market...i can not see the top paid tab. i did a odin full restore (everything back to stock) then i rooted and flashed this anyone give me a had to why my market is funny? or how i have bad serves now?thanks to everyone for getting us cw!!
ruthlessbeatle said:
i have this up and running with root and cw the only problems im having is my market wont load and it only gives me the "top free" tab and the "just in" tabs on the market...i can not see the top paid tab. i did a odin full restore (everything back to stock) then i rooted and flashed this anyone give me a had to why my market is funny? or how i have bad serves now?thanks to everyone for getting us cw!!
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So you're saying you downloaded this specific zImage2 file, then tar'd it, then flashed it over your kernel and it worked? Did you use odin, or redbend?
Or did you just post for help on the bottom of this thread?
namebrandon said:
So you're saying you downloaded this specific zImage2 file, then tar'd it, then flashed it over your kernel and it worked? Did you use odin, or redbend?
Or did you just post for help on the bottom of this thread?
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lol nahh i flashed it last night with odin but it was zimage not zimage2 is there a difference? i can boot into recovery and even installed zips off my sd card like i said the only real problems i have is serves and market
ruthlessbeatle said:
lol nahh i flashed it last night with odin but it was zimage not zimage2 is there a difference? i can boot into recovery and even installed zips off my sd card like i said the only real problems i have is serves and market
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Yes, there's a difference. When I posted asking if anyone had gotten this to work, I meant the kernel Koush specifically provided above, in this post. I know in general CWM recovery works.
I would try posting in the thread where you obtained your files for help. That way there are people who are using the same kernel that might help.
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Yes, there's a difference. When I posted asking if anyone had gotten this to work, I meant the kernel Koush specifically provided above, in this post. I know in general CWM recovery works.
I would try posting in the thread where you obtained your files for help. That way there are people who are using the same kernel that might help.
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turee that sorry. im noticing more and more problems like i dont have maps and missing apps here and there. thisis my fist time using odin and samsung...should i just odin back to stock everything and then try this recovery?
Alright...so I am confused now and I am not an Android noob....I see all the threads with how to flash the recovery and then this one....but I think we should have ONE thread that walks thru Rooting, flashing recovery etc....AND, in the first post, the instructions tell people how to pack files and etc., but a lot of people have no clue what that means...therefore, we need to have a "packed-ready" files for noobs. There are just a few too many botched phones.
As a noob myself, I think that sounds like a great plan.
Look closer my friend.
Clockworkmod installation how to
namebrandon said:
Look closer my friend.
Clockworkmod installation how to
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Thanks, I saw that thread....but what I meant was, for a new person to see the following can be extremely confusing:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=787834
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=788099
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=787168
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=788256
You know what I mean?
Can someone post a link on how to backup the original stock kernel via ODIN (or some other application) before I go ahead with this? I'd like to just be able to go back to the unmodified kernel if I want to. After a five minute search I couldn't even find a tutorial on ODIN.
so I have a vibrant and was running 1.6 bionix mod on it, and i figured i would download 1.7 and flash it over. But before I did I wanted to flash back to stock via odin to download the OTA but when I did that I get a black screen after the galaxy s logo..I have looked and searched these forums and
I have tried this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=741027&highlight=brick
did not work
and I am currently trying to use eugenes froyo flash method, however I need to use adb reboot and adb cannot detect my phone because I assume it's not rooted anymore since I reverted back to stock..
any ideas?? on how to root my phone while it's in this soft brick or any ideas what to flash in odin to fix this ?? If this thread was unclear I will clarify any questions.
PS. ever since i used odin to flash Euguenes froyo rom whenever I start up the phone it goes straight to android system recovery and I do not have the option to do anything else. HELPPP
ok...reading up a bit more and it looks like I didn't disable voodoo lag fix before i flashed over the stock rom ?
now i am trying to run the fixes that this thread lists,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=782027
but i can not do any adb commands because my phone isn't rooted now, any way to root through odin?
Wykedx said:
ok...reading up a bit more and it looks like I didn't disable voodoo lag fix before i flashed over the stock rom ?
now i am trying to run the fixes that this thread lists,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=782027
but i can not do any adb commands because my phone isn't rooted now, any way to root through odin?
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your phone doesn't have to be rooted to use adb ...
When your phone throws you into recovery with that media error, unplug your phone for 5 seconds, and plug it back in. Eugene put that in the instructions, and i didn't read that part either lol. If adb still doesn't work, you need to dl the right drivers again
dav3wash said:
your phone doesn't have to be rooted to use adb ...
When your phone throws you into recovery with that media error, unplug your phone for 5 seconds, and plug it back in. Eugene put that in the instructions, and i didn't read that part either lol. If adb still doesn't work, you need to dl the right drivers again
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when you unplug the phone and re plug in what should the phone do?
is it just so the computer recognizes the phone or does it boot something up?
Wykedx said:
when you unplug the phone and re plug in what should the phone do?
is it just so the computer recognizes the phone or does it boot something up?
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nothing will happen on the phone, but your computer and adb will recognize the phone
omg i was just about to lose hope and go into tmobile and make a bs excuse about how the ota update f'ed up my phone LOL,
thank you so much!! now i can flash the stock rom correct? or can voodoo still mess my phone up?
Wykedx said:
omg i was just about to lose hope and go into tmobile and make a bs excuse about how the ota update f'ed up my phone LOL,
thank you so much!! now i can flash the stock rom correct? or can voodoo still mess my phone up?
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Haha no problem. As for Voodoo ... i never ventured there. I usually stick with JAC's or King Kilikkk's, but here's the uninstall/verification for Voodoo. Try it b4 you flash anything else just to be safe.
How-to Disable the Voodoo Lagfix:
1. Once again, you MUST disable the Voodoo lag fix in order to flash any other rom, kernel, or perform a nandroid backup. If you don't...well....lets just say I warned you.
2. Its simple. Create a folder on the root of your sdcard called 'Voodoo'.
3. Now, open notepad or something similar and save the blank file. Name it 'disable-lagfix'. This file cannot have any file extension, so remove it if it does.
4. Place your blank file into the 'Voodoo' folder you made on your sdcard.
5. In order to disable, simply power down your phone and power it back up.
6. FINISHED! You can now flash anything you'd like!
How-to Confirm Voodoo Lagfix is Disabled:
1. In adb shell or terminal type 'mount'
2. If it is disabled is should read '/dev/block/mmcblk0p2'.
3. If it is not disabled, it will read '/dev/block/mmcblk0p4'.
done and done, thanks again!!
Hi
I looked around and saw a few ppl having trouble while rooting vibrant.
I've put update.zip on /sdcard, and when i reboot my phone in recovery mode it says something about my package not being signed.
So i googled and did this:
java -classpath "/home/ohai/Downloads/android-sdk-linux_86/tools/sign/testsign.jar" testsign update.zip file-signed.zip
(don't worry, i'm not that stupid, i DO have the sdk and the testsign installed here)
then renamed file-signed.zip to update.zip and replaced it on /sdcard, but still got the same message.
Does anyone have a link to a actually working update.zip to vibrant's froyo?
i'm using froyo.UVJL4, downloaded from samfirmware.com.
Thx in advance
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Everyone's update.zip is usually different is what i'd think.
try getting titanium backup, click menu and click menu, and then CREATE update.zip
that might help you out.
Go to dec section and look for the jl4 rom from geodude(cant remember exact name...) His rom, odex or deodex both come prerooted with the 3e recovery fix as well. Flash that. KTB.
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If you are comfortable using the voodoo lagfix you can flash the new voodoo 5 kernels. They come with the SU binary and clockworkmod recovery built in. Then download busybox and superuser from the market. You'd have to flash via ODIN though.
Thx for the tips, but i was not thinking about using modified roms... all i want is to root my default rom from samsung, is it possible?
You need the correct key to sign the zip file. My understanding is this key was not released by Samsung so you will not be able to sign your update.zip files to work with the 3e recovery.
The 2e recovery accepted a "test key" which is why we're able to use update.zip to root and use CWM.
The RATC method still works for rooting in the 2.2 Firmware. You can use SuperOneClick to root, and then replace the stock 3e recovery with the one from here. This is a modified 3e recovery which removes the signature checking.
How about trying the ALT METHOD in the Noob Guide (my signature)... then flash a stock rom with root?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=857974
personally, you are hurting yourself by not running a rom like Nero v3 or Eugenes Ginger Clones.
Rooting T-Mobile Vibrant Froyo 2.2 JL5
I have the T-mobile Vibrant US Phone. I upgraded to JL5 and have rooted my phone with a program from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682
Get the latest version and you might have to run the program 2 or 3 times for it to finish. Note on my phone these were the steps I took.
1. Put phone in USB Debugging Mode.
2. Plug usb cable to computer.
3. Run the rooting program above with windows administrator rights.
4. It will run then probably hang half way through and indicate WAITING FOR
DEVICE.
5. Shut windows program down.
6. Reboot phone (Turn Off then On).
7. Reconnect to usb.
8. Restart the Rooting Program and Root.
9. It should finish and ask if you want to test SU say yes.
10. That's It you should be good to go.
Hope this helps.
s15274n said:
How about trying the ALT METHOD in the Noob Guide (my signature)... then flash a stock rom with root?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=857974
personally, you are hurting yourself by not running a rom like Nero v3 or Eugenes Ginger Clones.
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What's so good in those roms?
NihtSpi said:
I have the T-mobile Vibrant US Phone. I upgraded to JL5 and have rooted my phone with a program from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682
Get the latest version and you might have to run the program 2 or 3 times for it to finish. Note on my phone these were the steps I took.
1. Put phone in USB Debugging Mode.
2. Plug usb cable to computer.
3. Run the rooting program above with windows administrator rights.
4. It will run then probably hang half way through and indicate WAITING FOR
DEVICE.
5. Shut windows program down.
6. Reboot phone (Turn Off then On).
7. Reconnect to usb.
8. Restart the Rooting Program and Root.
9. It should finish and ask if you want to test SU say yes.
10. That's It you should be good to go.
Hope this helps.
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JL5?
where did you get it?
atcasanova said:
What's so good in those roms?
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You still can't get rooted & you want FroYo?
I attached cwm update.zip so just use that to get into CWM Recovery (Reinstall Packages, You may need to do it twice) and then just flash the following ROM
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=881692
Master™ said:
You still can't get rooted & you want FroYo?
I attached cwm update.zip so just use that to get into CWM Recovery (Reinstall Packages, You may need to do it twice) and then just flash the following ROM
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=881692
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Sorry for being this dumb, but i don't have a clue of what is CWM
me too,
im desperately looking to root my vibrant from Bell canada. i just updated to JL2 using the kies pc software. i just got this phone for xmas so im quite new to it.
im hoping to find an app or website that can do most of the steps for me. or a youtube video with detailed step by step.
ive tried using the guide that s15274n wrote (btw, thanks for the awesome writeup) but i have the same problem of the update.zip file not passign the signature verifaction.
i would like to stay with a stock ROM for at least another couple weeks because of the super high chance of this phone bricking itself
my phone has a build date of 11.10
any thoughts?
thank you VERY much for any help
EDIT:
I have managed to root my phone! hurray!
heres how i did it:
i used the superoneclick method thanks to this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682
i used this guide to help me through the steps http://theunlockr.com/2010/10/11/how-to-root-your-android-phone-superoneclick-method/
thanks to everyone to put in work to make this possible.
THANK YOU!
chucked said:
me too,
im desperately looking to root my vibrant from Bell canada. i just updated to JL2 using the kies pc software. i just got this phone for xmas so im quite new to it.
im hoping to find an app or website that can do most of the steps for me. or a youtube video with detailed step by step.
ive tried using the guide that s15274n wrote (btw, thanks for the awesome writeup) but i have the same problem of the update.zip file not passign the signature verifaction.
i would like to stay with a stock ROM for at least another couple weeks because of the super high chance of this phone bricking itself
my phone has a build date of 11.10
any thoughts?
thank you VERY much for any help
EDIT:
I have managed to root my phone! hurray!
heres how i did it:
i used the superoneclick method thanks to this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682
i used this guide to help me through the steps http://theunlockr.com/2010/10/11/how-to-root-your-android-phone-superoneclick-method/
thanks to everyone to put in work to make this possible.
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So many people figure out what was wrong and they are done. Thank you for posting your finding, I have been trying to Root my Bell Vibrant for a while.
Use SuperOneClickRoot - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682
Works all the time for Vibrant!
How come my rom manager wont see my new rom?
Joe
joejoemotorcycle said:
How come my rom manager wont see my new rom?
Joe
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That's incredibly vague. Anyway, you're better off using Amon-RA's recovery for an Eris, ClockWork Mod is known to brick our phones... assuming that's what you're using. Seriously you've given us next to nothing to work with.
It is clockwork. Thanks I didn't know that. How do I get amon-ra. Recovery.
joejoemotorcycle said:
It is clockwork. Thanks I didn't know that. How do I get amon-ra. Recovery.
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Easiest way is to run jcase's 1 Click Eris Root, you can find it on the Market or here
Using Amon is pretty straight forward, just boot into recovery (powering off and power on by VolumeUp+Power/EndCall) the navigation is straight forward, uses trackball. The only thing is it will not see any ROMs inside folders, just keep them at the top on your SD Card
USSENTERNCC1701E said:
Easiest way is to run jcase's 1 Click Eris Root, you can find it on the Market or here
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Probably won't work if the ROM on the phone is anything but a stock ROM, as the rooting method relies on a specific "chmod" statement in the boot partition's "init.rc" - most dev ROMs don't have this in there.
I believe that ROM Manager has an option to install an "alternate recovery" (in this case Amon_RA v1.6.2) but I have never used ROM Manager, so don't quote me on that.
There's always this thread, but it may be way more than the OP bargained for. I would sooner tell a newb to just restore the phone back to stock using the "Official" 2.1 MR3 RUU (RUU_Desire_C_Verizon_WWE_2.36.605.1_release_signed_with_driver.exe), and then re-root using jcase's Universal 1 Click Eris Root App Apk thread.
USSENTERNCC1701E said:
Using Amon is pretty straight forward, just boot into recovery (powering off and power on by VolumeUp+Power/EndCall) the navigation is straight forward, uses trackball. The only thing is it will not see any ROMs inside folders, just keep them at the top on your SD Card
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There is a post over on AndroidForums.com that is sort of a mini-tutorial with pictures on using Amon_RA. (It's actually part of a longer rooting thread, but it provides lots of pictures about using Amon_RA).
Hey I need a app2sd n I don't have a market. Thanks for the help
Hey I downloaded amon-ra recovery n I wont load
joejoemotorcycle said:
Hey I downloaded amon-ra recovery n I wont load
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joejoe,
if you are not careful you are going to eff your phone up.
There are a couple of people on this forum that use ROM Manager/Clockwork, but in the past, they have not stepped up to help to people asking about it.
Most of the reasons for that are historical - ROM Manager and ClockworkMod recovery were not available for the Eris as early as Amon_RA's recovery - and early versions of ClockworkMod bricked a number of Eris phones. It probably is a lot more reliable now (on the Eris); but because of that history, most people familiar with Eris rooting methods just continued to use Amon_RA because it worked and behaved reliably.
My recommendation is that you return your phone to stock, and then use the "One Click" app to re-root your phone. At that point you will have Amon_RA on your phone, and you will probably get more help (either here or over on androidforums.com) because there are more people that have that experience with the Eris that can help you out with it.
Either that or you simply need to do quite a bit more reading about how ROM Manager works, what a custom recovery looks like when you are interacting with it manually, etc - it is evident from the questions that you are asking that it is unfamiliar territory for you.
Good Luck
bftb0
how do I return to stock
joejoemotorcycle said:
how do I return to stock
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bftb0 said:
I would sooner tell a newb to just restore the phone back to stock using the "Official" 2.1 MR3 RUU (RUU_Desire_C_Verizon_WWE_2.36.605.1_release_signed_with_driver.exe), and then re-root using jcase's Universal 1 Click Eris Root App Apk thread.
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You might want to charge your phone completely (100%) and then put it in fastboot mode prior to firing up the RUU utility on your PC - see the detailed instructions in this post
Here's the situation.
I had bionix 1.3 on my phone > tried to install stock froyo 2.2 > bricked phone > did a factory reset using odin> re rooted phone and installed rom manager > rom manager gives me the error message "an error occurred while downloading your recovery" when I try to install bionix-v
After you Odin to stock, are you rooting with the update.zip from here at XDA?
You'll put it on your internal storage (not Micro SD) and not in a folder. Just drop it on the base level of the internal storage. Then go to stock recovery, click reinstall packages. You'll probably have to click reinstall packages a 2nd time.
Then it should boot into Clockwork Mod Recovery.
You really don't need ROM Manager. I guess some people like it, though.
Toast6977 said:
After you Odin to stock, are you rooting with the update.zip from here at XDA?
You'll put it on your internal storage (not Micro SD) and not in a folder. Just drop it on the base level of the internal storage. Then go to stock recovery, click reinstall packages. You'll probably have to click reinstall packages a 2nd time.
Then it should boot into Clockwork Mod Recovery.
You really don't need ROM Manager. I guess some people like it, though.
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Where can I get the xda update zip? My version of the vibrant doesn't allow you to physically get into recovery up with the buttons. What else can I use to install roms? I tried using rom toolbox lite ( i think that's the name) but it still didn't work.
refer to my post here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=32180600&postcount=3
rocketrocketrocket said:
Where can I get the xda update zip? My version of the vibrant doesn't allow you to physically get into recovery up with the buttons. What else can I use to install roms? I tried using rom toolbox lite ( i think that's the name) but it still didn't work.
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What do you mean "your version of the vibrant"???
Because I am hard, you will not like me. But the more you hate me, the more you will learn.
samsgun357 said:
What do you mean "your version of the vibrant"???
Because I am hard, you will not like me. But the more you hate me, the more you will learn.
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As I understand it you could get into recovery mode on the original vibrants by holding down the buttons in a specific way but they removed the feature on later vibrants. I have one of the vibrants where the feature was removed. I can only get to recovery mode through software I think.
rocketrocketrocket said:
As I understand it you could get into recovery mode on the original vibrants by holding down the buttons in a specific way but they removed the feature on later vibrants. I have one of the vibrants where the feature was removed. I can only get to recovery mode through software I think.
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They didn't remove that feature from vibrants. Go to settings> about phone>model and type that in here letter for letter please.
Try this, turn phone off. Hold volume up/down and power until you see screen come on then release.
Because I am hard, you will not like me. But the more you hate me, the more you will learn.
Shut your phone off. Hold volume up + volume down and power all at the same time. As soon as you see the Vibrant black/white text let go.
You may have to try this multiple times to get it to work. This will be stock recovery.
The later ones were getting shipped with updated Android version and installing signed packages bug was fixed.
Nowadays, you get around that by entering Download mode and using Odin to revert back to stock, which allows flashing of custom recovery and rooting, and then voila... you're on your way.
I guess I've been wrong before, but I've never heard anything about them disabling the button combos altogether.
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tacosbuenos said:
Here's the situation.
I had bionix 1.3 on my phone > tried to install stock froyo 2.2 > bricked phone > did a factory reset using odin> re rooted phone and installed rom manager > rom manager gives me the error message "an error occurred while downloading your recovery" when I try to install bionix-v
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Do you have an SGH-T959? Not to be confused with a T959v, that's different. Do you have a front facing camera? The errors you describe typically take place when you erroneously flash a ROM that isn't for your device.
Have a looksy in Settings>About phone and make sure it says SGH-T959.
Good luck!
At this point I'm just trying to re install bionix 1.3 with a non working rom manager on my rooted, stock vibrant.
rocketrocketrocket said:
At this point I'm just trying to re install bionix 1.3 with a non working rom manager on my rooted, stock vibrant.
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Good luck.
Because I am hard, you will not like me. But the more you hate me, the more you will learn.
rocketrocketrocket said:
At this point I'm just trying to re install bionix 1.3 with a non working rom manager on my rooted, stock vibrant.
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In my opinion, forget about ROM Manager and get Clockwork Mod Recovery installed. Search the forums, find the update.zip file. You'll need to be on stock Eclair to flash it in recovery.
Check the stickies for guides on how to get back to stock, how to flash Update.zip and the ROM threads have instructions in the 1st post how to install the ROM via Clockwork Mod Recovery.
Good Luck!
Hint: look in stickies for Woodrubes Repository. He put together a great collection of files. Don't forget to hit his thanks button.
Toast6977 said:
Search the forums, find the update.zip file. You'll need to be on stock Eclair to flash it in recovery.
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I've posted the instruction and link from my previous post on first page.