I updated to the official 2.2 froyo and now I cannot get the phone to boot in to clockwork. I have reflashed clockwork multiple time, no matter what it starts in 3e. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Wonder if deleting slacker radio and allowing busybox to install will fix your problem...sry can't link but there is a thread
Sent from Bionix V powered Vibrant
Tried it, installed busybox, but still booting in 3e.
Ok go to the bottom of rom manager and use another version...like 2.5.1.1 or 2.5.1.0 & try reboot into recovery...if not there is always Supercurios voodoo kernel w/ cwm & root
Sent from Bionix V powered Vibrant
can't get to green
I'm also stock on blue standard recovery. Can not get to Clockwork. It used to work fine before 2.2 update.
I go to Rom manager; tell it to reboot into recovery. I get the Android 3e. I select reinstall packages. It says verifying. Then it fails signature verification. I already tried removing update.zip manually..
What should I do?
There are two methods you may either odin back to stock 2.1 which gives you the android 2e recovery
or
# Download SuperOneClick root on here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682
# Run SuperOneClick Root (remember to enable usb debugging)
# Download the files on here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=833423
# Put both of the files found on step 3 in the root (not in any folders) of you INTERNAL sd card.
# Download root explorer ( http://www.4shared.com/get/4W9GGurc/Root_Explorer_2123.html )
# Copy the recovery found in the 3e_recovery_installer.zip in system/bin
# Copy the keys file found in the res into the efs file
# Run shell root on SuperOneClick
# Now enter the 3e_recovery_installer.zip on your computer and run the bat file found in there
# Go download Rom Manager in the market
# Reinstall Packages in recovery
(I posted this on the vibrant tmobile forums so I just copy and pasted heres the real one.... http://forums.t-mobile.com/t5/Samsung-Vibrant/How-Do-i-Root-my-2-2-Vibrant/td-p/709625
Isnt root explorer a paid app? Probably want to remove that link.
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Tried using sgstools app? It has a recovery reboot option.
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Hey there , I'm a new Lg P500 User and I am really Unclear how to flash a custom recovery mod / megatron v1 / screen lag touch fix by milk_os
About Phone
Model: LG-P500
Android Version: 2.2.2
Kernel Version: 2.6.32.9
Software Version:V10F
Rooted with Superuser using GingerBreak .
The original thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1044765
Also Installed with busybox from the market.
So if anyone can show me a step by step guide to how to install custom recovery mod , megatron v1 and touch screen lag fixer by milk_os. I will reward
you with $100 Singapore by PayPal.I believe in meritocracy
Links
Custom Recovery Mod:http://androidforums.com/getitnowmarketing/221388-custom-recovery-optimus-one-p500-thunderg.html
Megatron V1: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=870640
Touch Screen Bug: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=929941
Let the hack rage begin!
Thank You.
danialrocker said:
Hey there , I'm a new Lg P500 User and I am really Unclear how to flash a custom recovery mod / megatron v1 / screen lag touch fix by milk_os
About Phone
Model: LG-P500
Android Version: 2.2.2
Kernel Version: 2.6.32.9
Software Version:V10F
Rooted with Superuser using GingerBreak .
The original thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1044765
Also Installed with busybox from the market.
So if anyone can show me a step by step guide to how to install custom recovery mod , megatron v1 and touch screen lag fixer by milk_os. I will reward
you with $100 Singapore by PayPal.I believe in meritocracy
Links
Custom Recovery Mod:http://androidforums.com/getitnowmarketing/221388-custom-recovery-optimus-one-p500-thunderg.html
Megatron V1: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=870640
Touch Screen Bug: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=929941
Let the hack rage begin!
Thank You.
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lol luckly i live in singapore
first of all, lets start with custom recovery
1. Download the custom recovery file from here and here
2. DO NOT rename them, and put them neatly inside the ROOT of the SD CARD (that means it should be at /sdcard/ on androids
3. next, get Terminal Emulator from the market. search it.
4. Get a nice keyboard to work on for a while. you need to type A LOT
5. get titanium backup and backup everything. menu > batch
6. reboot phone.
7. Turn on phone and go to terminal and type the following
su
mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock1 /system
cat /sdcard/flash_image > /system/bin/flash_image
chmod 755 /system/bin/flash_image
mv /system/etc/install-recovery.sh /system/etc/install-recovery.sh.bak
mount -o remount,ro -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock1 /system
flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery-RA-GNM-thunderg-1.1.0.img
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*there should be no error except at stage 5 there could be, but not always.
8. good. flash complete. now grab the megatron ROM and the lagfix. they both should be .zip . DONT OPEN IT.
9 put the two inside the root of SD card
10. go to terminal, write
su
*press enter*
reboot recovery
11. you should have a menu of things. go to flash zip or sth (you will know) w/ ur volume buttons
12. press menu and you will be able to choose the two zips. flash any of them first, and do the second afterwords.
13. YAY DONE
14. no need for bucks thanks. just press the thanks button down there. its free.
*PM or EMAIL ME IF YOU WANT FURTHER HELP*
*[email protected]*
Also, isnt 2.2.2 not rootable??
I think it has to be downgraded to 2.2 and then rooted..
Edit:
Sorry, My mistake.. Didnt realize 2.2.2 is rootable now..
2.2.2 it's now rootable
It says that "/system/etc/install-recovery.sh ": No such file or directory.
I'm sure that I placed both of the files on the root of my sdcard
Well, I guess the hardest part is getting the recovery. Well I share my method so, here we go.
What you need:
1. terminal emulator(download from market - free)
2. recovery installer(download here)
3. your ROM which is megatron(download here)
4. Touch-screen bug fix(download here)
5. Back-up all your SD contents to your PC.
-. optional: if your file explorer doesn't support unrar/unzipping, download one. but since you have a PC just use winrar.
when you have everything, lets start.
1. extract contents of "recovey_installer.rar" to the root(meaning the base) of your SDcard.(it contains 3 files, so you should also see 3 new files on your SD card).
2. open terminal emulator, enter these lines(press enter after each line):
Code:
su
sh /sdcard/rf.sh
just wait and this should reboot you directly to recovery.
3. now in recovery(remember: "vol + and - button" is "up and down" "menu button is ok/select" and "back button" is back) select options:
Partition sdcard > partition SD
4. when asked choose your desired partition size then choose swap size as 0. This should format your SD card.(initially this will leave you with an ext2 partition, if you want ext3 then upgrade it to ext3 and so on using the same menu)
5. when done, press back repeatedly and reboot.
6. now, move your ROM(megatron) and the touchscreen-lag-fix files to the root of your SD card.
7. open terminal again and enter these commands
Code:
su
reboot recovery
just wait and it should bring you back to recovery.
8. in recovery, choose option:
- flash zip menu
- to avoid hiccups just toggle the signature verification
- flash zip from sdcard
- first flash your rom(megatron), when done immediately flash touchscreen-bug-fix
- press back repeatedly then reboot.
9. enjoy
danialrocker said:
It says that "/system/etc/install-recovery.sh ": No such file or directory.
I'm sure that I placed both of the files on the root of my sdcard
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just ignore that error message. this line is only there for those with different phone models which has the mention file in the phone internal storage. so this shouldn't affect optimus one users.
@ungaze, i did your way . It took me to android system recovery .
Anyway it didnt ask me for partition sdcard. So should i just reboot my phone?
congratulations, you now have recovery. you should see some options.
press volume buttons to navigate up and down(menu button=select/ok). Choose the option:
- Partition sdcard
- Partition SD
If you want to explore your phone a bit more, you could just reboot your phone for now. Just remember, to go back to recovery you could open terminal and enter:
Code:
su
reboot recovery
or when phone is off, press and hold "power/lock button"+"home button"+"vol down button" until recovery menu shows up.
Alright , did that . My friend told me about nandroid how can i do that before i flash the other roms ?
theres a menu option "backup/restore" open it and choose "nand backup". when done, there should be a folder in your SD named "nand" copy the contents to a pc or somewhere safe as this will serve as your backup file.
Okay, i did a nandroid and ready to flash roms . Wish me well =)
Anyway why do i receive E:Bad boot message when i reboot recovery.
everyone has it. it's perfectly fine. good luck
Anyway, as I was nandroid-ing i saw this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5GWgjJT2zo in the end, it shows the guy having no reception?
edit: He didnt have it on at the first place anyway. Sorry for the inconvenience.
i didnt view the link but im guessing hes using amon_ra v1.1, the method i gave you installs amon_ra v1.2 which fixes most bugs with ext4 and nand recovery/backup
By toggl-ing signature verification do you mean to enable or disable it?
disable. this is really not necessary as the zips youre about to apply are surely signed. but in case you have problems in the future, just remember that disabling sig veryfication may fix the problem.
Thanks man, how do i donate to you?
Btw i just screw my phone. Stuck at android screen page ;(. How do i restore the nandroid backup? Should i wipe my phone first, then do nandroid restore?
Will it restore me my version 2.2.2?
When i nandroid it , my phone was on ver 2.2.2
Ungaze?
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Okay, I've seen a few people and various threads with this problem:
1. They have a rooted Optimus V
2. they may or may not have flashed a recovery
3. they download ROM Manager and select ROM Manager's Clockwork Recovery
4. they flash a rom and reboot
5. they get stuck in a recovery loop and run around screaming.
This was me yesterday!!
What did I do, then? I downloaded the Fastbootroot tool. That got rid of the ROM Manager's CW Recovery and put in thunderc-v-1.1.0 version recovery... that looped. I tried the 1.2.0 version, which also looped, but I could flash a different recovery, finally. So I downloaded Xionia's Clockwork Recovery and THAT worked. (this next excerpt is from my androidcentral forum post)
here's exactly what I did starting from the thunderc-v-1.2.0 recovery (i'm gonna go into too much detail for other eeijits like me):
download xionia's clockwork recovery and the flash image, unzip both onto your sdcard
put your desired rom on your sdcard (zipped, omg)
get out of usb storage mode
Get ADK Tools if you don't have it (search the forum, this is the easy stuff)
Make sure you're all mounted in mounts and settings in your current recovery.
open cmd, and get into adb shell
(this next part is from zefie's post)
enter the following commands:
# mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock5 /system
# cat /sdcard/flash_image > /system/bin/flash_image
# chmod 755 /system/bin/flash_image
# mv /system/etc/install-recovery.sh /system/etc/install-recovery.sh.bak
# mount -o remount,ro -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock5 /system
# flash_image recovery /sdcard/xionia_cwma_12518.6.img
# reboot recovery
it should reboot into xionia's clockwork recovery mod
clean dalvik cache and mount everything
choose 'fix recovery loop' under ... advanced IIRC, I can't check right now as I'm reloading my stuff onto the fixed phone
after the loop's fixed, get back into recovery and load whatever ROM you fancy.
WIN!
Recovery loop from ROM mgr backup restore...tried Kiona, tried mmarz, what next?
Newb here...BUT, in my defense...I DID NOT DO AN ANDROID SYSTEM RESTORE ON MY ROOTED PHONE!! which seems to be most people's problems with boot/recovery looping. My phone is stuck in a recovery loop after restoring a Clockworkmod backup.
History: I rooted my LG Optimus V running 2.2.2 with gingerbreak a couple of months ago. Per all instructions I could find, I installed SuperUser, Rom Manager, Titanium Backup, I also have another backup by Rerware, but I can't remember the name of it. I kept the stock ROM. Everything has been working fine.
I got a 32 gig micro card for Christmas. So, as per instructions found elsewhere, I made a backup to my sd card with ROM Manager, Titanium and Rerware. I copied my sd card to my hard drive, partitioned my new sd card, and loaded the new sd card with the old sd card data. At that point everything looked fine. But the instructions said to restore from my backup which I did with clockworkmod and now I am stuck in a recovery loop.
I completed Kionia CWMA install 1..4 and performed "Fix Recovery Boot Loop" but it did not fix the issue.
I completed Kionia CWMA install 1..6 and performed "Fix Recovery Boot Loop" but it did not fix the issue.
I completed the abd shell instructions "strings/dev/mtd/mtd8" and "flash_eraseall /dev/mtd/mtd8" per mmarz but it did not fix the issue.
I have recovery access. I have ADB running.
What should I do next? Everyone else seems to be fixed with mmarz's suggestion...
Thanks to whoever is out there for any help...
rom manager is mostly no good on V and the new V screen {after sept.} gets ruined alot by rom manager, so i wouldn't use it
get a compatible recovery at the iho wiki and install
then flash the rom of your choice
if that doesn't work there is lots of help for this in the optimus v "development" section
Thanks for your reply. I just wasn't sure what I should do next and your suggestion worked perfectly. And I guess I had to get over the fact that I was going to have to restore from scratch and get over my fear of installing a custom ROM. Luckily, of all the backups I had, Titanium worked BEAUTIFULLY! I was chicken to flash a custom ROM, but I flashed IHO Harmonia and it is beautiful and has been working flawlessly ever since. I shouldn't say flawlessly, I kept getting some gapps error but I was able to look it up easily and fix it.
Live and Learn.
the latest version of rom manager in market has bug... so we can use older version search on google. And it works again
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Greetings everyone!
New *registered* user here! I've been frantically sifting through post after post on the forums all night hoping to get some help with an issue I am having on my Vibrant.
Goal:
Remove some bloatware ONLY, not looking to install any ROMs or modify the phone too much...just clean some annoying apps and icons off.
Phone Information:
Model SGH-T959
Firmware 2.2
Baseband T959UVKB5
Kernel 2.6.32.9
Build FROYO.UVKB5
I currently have the latest version of Java, Android SDK, and SuperOneClick installed.
Install directory of AndroidSDK:
C:\AndroidSDK
My method of failure:
Open SuperOneClick, Click "Root"
Start, Run, "CMD"
cd c:\AndroidSDK\tools
adb shell
mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/st19/system
This is where it fails and I run into an endless loop of it telling me the proper usage of the "mount" command. I thought I had it at one point but when I typed: rm /system/AmazonMp3.apk all it did was tell me that it was a read-only file and that it couldn't be deleted.
Can someone help lead me in the right direction of what I am doing wrong? I rooted and removed all bloatware about a year ago but I just did an upgrade through MiniKies to the latest version of firmware and I can't seem to remember the process I went through that long ago to get it done right.
I apologize for possibly asking a question that has been asked numerous times but I just couldn't seem to get the wording right to get any helpful results in the search of the forums. Thank you so much for the time in reading this and the future help if any can be provided. Have a great night!!!
It looks like you are in the wrong directory. Open a command prompt in
C:\AndroidSDK\platform-tools
Open the platform tools folder. Click on a blank space > hold down the shift key > hit right click > select open command window here. Then enter the commands:
adb devices "to check if your device is connected. also make sure usb debugging is enabled on your phone.
adb remount
adb shell
su
mount -o remount,rw -t rfs /dev/stl5 /system
rm -r /system/app/[AppName].apk
If you want a list of all your /system/apps enter this command
cd /system/app
ls *.apk
This is much easier if you download rom toolbox from the market. All you do is go to /system/app and delete whatever bloatware you dont want.
BUT BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL WHEN DELETING SYSTEM APPS. ONLY DELETE WHAT YOU KNOW IS BLOATWARE OTHERWISE YOU WILL GET FC'S
good luck
Would I still need to follow the steps prior to that and use SuperOneClick to root the device or do I just skip that process and go straight to the cmd prompt?
Also, I followed a tutorial I found for installing the Android SDK that informed me to copy all the files from android-tools to the tools directory and use that instead but I don't know what the use in that is except for maybe a smaller directory name?
EDIT: I tried what you said with and with using SuperOneClick prior to the procedure and the cmd prompt displayed the following text:
*opened cmd promt in C:\AndroidSDK\tools (no files in platform-tools anymore)*
adb devices (it found my device connected)
adb remount (adb remount: no such file or directory exists)
The adb shell and su commands works fine BUT I still hit the endless loop of it trying to explain to me the "usage" of the mount command.
I will look into Rom toolbox as I'm trying to figure this out as well. Thank you.
I strongly recommend you download root explorer or some similar root browser app. Of course though your phone must be rooted. Just try rom toolbox. It has its own root browser within the app along with other useful features. This is probably the easiest way to uninstall the bloatware in your case since you are having issues with adb.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using XDA
Thank you!
Okay, I have the suggested "rom toolbox" downloaded from the market and I will try to use that but SuperOneClick does not root the phone deep enough for rom toolbox to see the phone as rooted so...will the "updated.zip" method work for this instead?
I haven't tried it before but I am willing to give it a go if you think it's the best method. If this is the method you recommend, would you happen to have a link to the most recent or atleast most trusted updated.zip rooting method?
CScrivener said:
Thank you!
Okay, I have the suggested "rom toolbox" downloaded from the market and I will try to use that but SuperOneClick does not root the phone deep enough for rom toolbox to see the phone as rooted so...will the "updated.zip" method work for this instead?
I haven't tried it before but I am willing to give it a go if you think it's the best method. If this is the method you recommend, would you happen to have a link to the most recent or atleast most trusted updated.zip rooting method?
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You can try rooting your phone using this toolbox.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=954509
If that does not work for you i will try and find the link to the "one click root program" i use all the time.
Here is an excellent guide to root.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=849028
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Here is the program i use. Just remember to have usb debugging enabled on your phone. It really cant get any easier than this.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=739300
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So I downloaded the one click program you suggested and the program itself seems to bee pretty straight forward.
I connected phone to computer with debugging on. Opened program and hit one click root. It started doing it's thing...phone rebooted and went into recovery. I started to follow instructions up until I got to where it said install packages. When I clicked it, the phone said installation failed no such file our directory exists.
The phone is looking for the updated.zip file but none exists in the one click folder. There is a root.zip and an unroot.zip...do I need to rename one of them to proceed???
Thank you so much for all the help so far, I feel like I'm so close but just not there yet. You have been an incredible help!
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CScrivener said:
The phone is looking for the updated.zip file but none exists in the one click folder. There is a root.zip and an unroot.zip...do I need to rename one of them to proceed???
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The way (Stock) Recovery works is if you are not "Install from SD" then it will look for the file labeled Update.zip. So you can rename only the Root.zip to Update.zip and make sure that is the only thing on your internal SD labeled that or with .zip Put the unroot.zip in a folder for now. Then try again.
Alright, will give that a try when I get home. I thought I read that the program copied the update.zip file to the phone during it's process so I didn't want to do anything to work against that. I will rename one of the files, copy it to the phone and give the one click root another shot. Thank you!
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CScrivener said:
Alright, will give that a try when I get home. I thought I read that the program copied the update.zip file to the phone during it's process so I didn't want to do anything to work against that. I will rename one of the files, copy it to the phone and give the one click root another shot. Thank you!
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There is no need to rename anything. The program does it all for you. Play close attention to the first screen (green one) if it says update.zip copied successfully it will then reboot your phone to stock recovery. Once you are in stock recovery all you do is click reinstall packages. Keep clicking reinstall packages even if it reboots the first time. To prove my point mount your phone to your pc and check to see if the update.zip is copied onto the root of your into storage. If not well copy the update.zip from the last guide i suggested from above.
Also check to see if the superuser app is installed on your phone. The program also installs that along with the update.zip. If you have superuser then go to the market download rom manager so you could download CWM.
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Alright, so I tried it again once I got home. Didn't work BUT I did see that update.zip was installed into my phone. The sig verification failed, which means I need to change recovery versions to the one that skips sig verification correct?
I'll go search the forums for that since I remember seeing that a little while ago but that is the correct path I need to take at this point in time am I right?
Thank you so much! Big big help!
You can pull the CWR from my signature. Same as before. Put it on your internal labeled update.zip, boot into recovery and and scroll down to Reinstall Packages. Hit it. It will cycle and probably come back to stock recovery. Hit Reinstall Packages again and the stock recovery will go from blue to green (CWR).
Side note, probably from there you will be able to install the Superuser update.zip. Just go to Install from SD card and find it and hit it. The reboot. Might not but the CWR instructions above shoudl work for you.
Well I changed the recovery version using the file from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=833423 and then used the OneClickRoot and was able to get the update installed (I think). The phone booted up normally, I noticed that SU Permissions was installed so I figure I am rooted correct? WRONG. Rom toolbox says I am not. Is there another way to verify? Should I reinstall Rom toolbox incase it's just bugging out on me?
So I tried using Rom Manager too. Looks as tho SU is not installed correctly, will have to try again I guess.
Cannot install CWR, tried and the recovery text stays blue even after 14 times of reinstalling packages...
This phone will be sent flying across the room sometime tonight I'm guessing. About to erase the entire thing and try starting from scratch again. (Start from Eclair and work my way up maybe)
If you are willing to start from Eclair it would be soooo much easier that all this stuff.
Odin to stock, flash CWR from my signature, go from blue to green and then flash Fishman's Bionix and you are good to go. Simple and way easier than all this mess. Just download Fish's and put it on you SD card somewhere you'll remember. Once in green recovery just scroll to that ROM and flash it per OP.
We've just been trying to Root you since on your OP you said you didn't want to flash a custom ROM.
Well...I'm still trying to avoid flashing Roms (I've upgraded through MiniKies and that's it).
I've only been trying to root just to clean bloatware off but it seems that I must be lacking the technical skills to follow instrcutions properly....nothing is cooperating and even after following all steps nothing wants to work like it should.
Grrrr! One last try to get CWR working before I lose my mind and need to take a break/walk away for a bit.
Ok, so I'm currently back to stock Eclair (ew!!) and about to boot to recovery to install CWR. Wish me luck on that one....
Wooo, CWR up and running! Now I just have to work on a flash maybe or whatever steps were suggested next...I might try the ROM you suggested.
The ROM gets placed on external sdcard and installed from within CWR correct?
Do most ROMs remove bloatware and useless apps?
Yes and are pre-Rooted. Put the ROM.zip on either card. I have a folder that I use. Boot into recovery and get green recovery back. Go to install from SD, find the ROM and flash it per the OP instructions.
Bloat free, pre-Rooted and usually has Voodoo so you can get Voodoo Sound from the market and have a sonic ear-gasm.
Just wanted to say thanks for all the help! I installed the suggested ROM last night and I am very happy with the results thus far. It was alot easier than I thought it would be. Flashing a ROM was MUCH more simpler than the root only decision. Thank you again!
Help Please. It was all so so much simpler on the Huawei U8815.
My friend sent me his old GT-I9100 - I've gone wrong and am not experienced enough to dig myself out.
S2 GT- i9100
ICS 4.0.3
FW - XWLP7
I was trying to root the phone and after reading the various methods here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746794
[Guide][CWM6][Root][ICS] Universal proper rooting for most ICS phones - Now with CWM6
I opted to follow
Method 1 - Recommended
Push superuser + Busybox (Now v1.20.2 from Linus Yang) in recovery
Download attached recovery-clockwork-4.0.1.5-galaxys2.zip, for the i9100 Galaxy S2. This is the non touch version working with volume up/down keys and power button to select menu.
On phones affected by the superbrick bug, this cwm4 version is confirmed safe to wipe by Entropy512 Recognized Developer
I also attached the cwm-touch-6.0.1.1-i9100.zip, the last CWM touch v6.0.1.1 for the i9100 (no confirmation is given about the safety of the wipe in this version on affected phones, so do not wipe in CWM if you are not sure 100%).
For other phones, download the cwm image from here http://clockworkmod.com/rommanager
Put the previously downloaded recovery-clockwork-4.0.1.5-galaxys2.zip file on your external sd card
Download the attached root file you want as per instructions above
I advise Chainfire SuperSU for 2 reasons: it lets you unroot from within superSU application and it lets you migrate to ChainsDD superuser if you like later
Copy the Root_XXX.zip file you downloaded to internal sd card
Boot into stock recovery (volume up+home+power), and select "apply update from external storage". Now select the recovery-clockwork-4.0.1.5-galaxys2.zip or the cwm-touch-6.0.1.1-i9100.zip file you copied in previous step (this step gives a temporary flash that will disappear after reboot)
You get CWM recovery interface (this custom recovery is temporary, not permanent)
Inside CWM, select "install zip from sdcard". Then, select "choose zip from sdcard". Now, scroll down to the "Root_XXX.zip" file and hit power button to install it.
It will add SuperSU or Superuser last version apk to system/app, last superuser binary (su) to system/xbin and busybox last version to system/xbin, all with correct file permissions.
Reboot and you get permanent root + busybox installed on your stock kernel.
To unroot, do the above steps and replace the file Root_XXX.zip by the attached Unroot_SuperUser-Busybox-Uninstaller-Update2-signed.zip. It will delete superuser, su and busybox files.
I had downloaded cwm-touch-6.0.1.1-i9100.zip to the external sd card.
I had downloaded Root_SuperSU.0.95-Busybox.1.20.2-S2-signed.zip to the internal storage card.
I put the phone into stock recovery.
Following instructions I attempted to apply cwm-touch-6.0.1.1-i9100 from the external card.
In the cwm 6.0.1.1 flash interface I was unable to find the exact option 'apply update from external storage'; but 2x checked at the CWM site. I think I've tried to restore an earlier image (no idea where its come from - perhaps GB ?) rather than apply cwm-touch-6.0.1.1-i9100.
I did not get round to applying Root_SuperSU.0.95-Busybox.1.20.2-S2-signed.zip
I tried to back out of the stock recovery mode to revert to my original starting point. FAIL.
I now have a permanent black boot screen telling me 'Samsung GALAXY SII GT-I9100'. Informative but useless. I cannot seem to get back into recovery mode.
Before I leap in with both feet here - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1457458
Samsung Galaxy S II I9100 > Galaxy S II Q&A > [GUIDE] Fix an unflashable or soft bricked GSII (I9100G/M/P/T VERSION INCLUDED!)
Any assistance/guidance gratefully received ( good thing I didnt eBay the Huawei). There is no data on the phone.
Thanks
Muppet Now Not the Wonder Dog
Can you get into download mode then
Sent from my GT-I9100 using xda premium
theunderling said:
Can you get into download mode then
Sent from my GT-I9100 using xda premium
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YES.......
(You mean I'm not screwed ?)
Muppet the Wonder Dog said:
Help Please. It was all so so much simpler on the Huawei U8815.
My friend sent me his old GT-I9100 - I've gone wrong and am not experienced enough to dig myself out.
S2 GT- i9100
ICS 4.0.3
FW - XWLP7
I was trying to root the phone and after reading the various methods here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746794
[Guide][CWM6][Root][ICS] Universal proper rooting for most ICS phones - Now with CWM6
I opted to follow
Method 1 - Recommended
Push superuser + Busybox (Now v1.20.2 from Linus Yang) in recovery
Download attached recovery-clockwork-4.0.1.5-galaxys2.zip, for the i9100 Galaxy S2. This is the non touch version working with volume up/down keys and power button to select menu.
On phones affected by the superbrick bug, this cwm4 version is confirmed safe to wipe by Entropy512 Recognized Developer
I also attached the cwm-touch-6.0.1.1-i9100.zip, the last CWM touch v6.0.1.1 for the i9100 (no confirmation is given about the safety of the wipe in this version on affected phones, so do not wipe in CWM if you are not sure 100%).
For other phones, download the cwm image from here http://clockworkmod.com/rommanager
Put the previously downloaded recovery-clockwork-4.0.1.5-galaxys2.zip file on your external sd card
Download the attached root file you want as per instructions above
I advise Chainfire SuperSU for 2 reasons: it lets you unroot from within superSU application and it lets you migrate to ChainsDD superuser if you like later
Copy the Root_XXX.zip file you downloaded to internal sd card
Boot into stock recovery (volume up+home+power), and select "apply update from external storage". Now select the recovery-clockwork-4.0.1.5-galaxys2.zip or the cwm-touch-6.0.1.1-i9100.zip file you copied in previous step (this step gives a temporary flash that will disappear after reboot)
You get CWM recovery interface (this custom recovery is temporary, not permanent)
Inside CWM, select "install zip from sdcard". Then, select "choose zip from sdcard". Now, scroll down to the "Root_XXX.zip" file and hit power button to install it.
It will add SuperSU or Superuser last version apk to system/app, last superuser binary (su) to system/xbin and busybox last version to system/xbin, all with correct file permissions.
Reboot and you get permanent root + busybox installed on your stock kernel.
To unroot, do the above steps and replace the file Root_XXX.zip by the attached Unroot_SuperUser-Busybox-Uninstaller-Update2-signed.zip. It will delete superuser, su and busybox files.
I had downloaded cwm-touch-6.0.1.1-i9100.zip to the external sd card.
I had downloaded Root_SuperSU.0.95-Busybox.1.20.2-S2-signed.zip to the internal storage card.
I put the phone into stock recovery.
Following instructions I attempted to apply cwm-touch-6.0.1.1-i9100 from the external card.
In the cwm 6.0.1.1 flash interface I was unable to find the exact option 'apply update from external storage'; but 2x checked at the CWM site. I think I've tried to restore an earlier image (no idea where its come from - perhaps GB ?) rather than apply cwm-touch-6.0.1.1-i9100.
I did not get round to applying Root_SuperSU.0.95-Busybox.1.20.2-S2-signed.zip
I tried to back out of the stock recovery mode to revert to my original starting point. FAIL.
I now have a permanent black boot screen telling me 'Samsung GALAXY SII GT-I9100'. Informative but useless. I cannot seem to get back into recovery mode.
Before I leap in with both feet here - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1457458
Samsung Galaxy S II I9100 > Galaxy S II Q&A > [GUIDE] Fix an unflashable or soft bricked GSII (I9100G/M/P/T VERSION INCLUDED!)
Any assistance/guidance gratefully received ( good thing I didnt eBay the Huawei). There is no data on the phone.
Thanks
Muppet Now Not the Wonder Dog
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this looks like a soft brick.
if you can boot into recovery/download mode, then just flash another kernel
Jokesy said:
this looks like a soft brick.
if you can boot into recovery/download mode, then just flash another kernel
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Many thanks.
Lets go find 4.0.3 again & not tell the owner what I did to his phone (sigh).
Hello,
I have rooted the Galaxy Notes SGH-i317M, and install the CWM recovery.
The question is how can I do the stock update, for custom ROM it's look easy just ue CWM. I tried to search for the answers for the last few days, but nothings is conclusive?
1. I have tried with ODIN Mobile, while it was able to keep the root (with everroot), it lost the CWM (it sent back to stock recovery), so I have to reinstall it
2. With Desktop ODIN, then the root and CWM is gone, so have to reinstall it (both ODIN and CWM) and restore apps/data though a backup (like titanium backup)
And a side question is there a site that I can download the OTA update or I have to wait it push to the phone and don't install it, and follow this procedure?
Download the OTA package
Open it on your computer, and delete the recovery folder from inside the .zip file
Place the zip file on the root of your SD card
Unless you're able to mount the system and edit file permissions while in recovery, install OTA Rootkeeper from the market and run it
Reboot into CWM and make a backup
Flash the OTA package you put in your sdcard folder in step 3
Reboot, rerun OTA Rootkeeper, or chmod 4755 /system/bin/su while in recovery then reboot
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Thanks