It's really about time somebody made a simple, easy and straight forward guide for installing mik_os's clever touchscreen kernal patch thing. I'm not android genius and really struggled to install this having no knowledge of how androids really work inside. Trying to figure out how to install the much needed touchscreen fix was a disaster but I finally got it right.
Due to a lack of simple and easy to follow guides I have made this one to help out other beginners, who like me didn't receive the help they need despite hours of google searches.
WARNING: If you do something wrong, or if something breaks while you are following this guide, I'm not responsible for any of your actions. Do this at your own risk.
The files provided are not my work and I take NO credit for them. They were created by clever people to help our lives
Credits:
kernal/touch screen bug fix: mik_os http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=929941
z4root : RyanZA http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=833953
Custom recovery: getitnowmarketing http://androidforums.com/getitnowma...ry-optimus-one-p500-thunderg.html#post1896517
Firstly this guide shows you how to root and then flash your phone with mik's fix. I'm not very good with androids but this worked and is pretty fault proof if you follow the steps. BEFORE BEGINNING MAKE SURE YOU HAVE FULL BATTERY!
1) Make sure you have Froyo 2.2. To check what version you have go to settings> about phone> android version. If you have 2.2.1 or something I really can't help you, do a bit of searching on how to downgrade. Explaining it will only complicate things if you are knew to androids like me.
2) Click this : http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=446145&d=1290341328
3) Save it to your computer, plug your phone into the USB port and copy the newly downloaded file onto it(by enabling mass storage device thing on your phone) and just pasting it in there not in any folder.
4) On your phone open the android market, search for Astro file manager. Choose to install it(wait for download and install to complete).
5)Open Astro File manager and locate the file you downloaded (z4Root by RyanZa) using astro (it'll be in the sd folder on its own). Select z4Root and install it and run it after installing.
6) Choose to permanently root your phone(this voids your warranty btw). Let it do its stuff, your phone will restart and you will be a super user! win.
7)Next download this:
http://www.mediafire.com/file/uf752h914q0u228/recovery-RA-GNM-thunderg-1.1.0.img.zip
and
http://www.mediafire.com/?45u0obd6pjj5twp
(Do not extract this file only the others)
and this
http://androidforums.com/attachment...ery-optimus-one-p500-thunderg-flash_image.zip and extract both of them into folders.
(thanks to getitnowmarketing for guidance at this point)
Next do one of the following two methods:
METHOD A(EASIER):
8)Download & install:
Google Chrome to phone(PC Google Chrome extension)
Google Chrome to phone(Phone app)
Terminal Emulator (Phone app)
9)Synchronize your Google account in Chrome to Phone(browser extension and phone app) and make a test by sending something to your phone(link,text).Make sure it's working.
10)After that open Terminal Emulator and type "su"(without quotes) and click yes when it's asking you for Superuser permission."#" will appear.
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11)From the commands list below copy every line (except red one) one by one and send it to phone.On phone paste all commands one by one,as you send them from Chrome, in Terminal Emulator.
Code:
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
[COLOR="Red"][U](if it shouts at you here saying not found or something,ignore it)[/U][/COLOR]
mount -o remount,ro -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock1 /system
flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery-RA-GNM-thunderg-1.1.0.img
reboot recovery
12)Wait a bit and your mobile/phone will turn off, hold in the down volume key and the home key. Keep them held in for a bit when the LG logo comes up.
Skip to step 16!
OR:
METHOD B
8) Now download this: http://dl.google.com/android/android-sdk_r09-windows.zip (windows) or http://dl.google.com/android/android-sdk_r09-linux_x86.tgz (linux) ,extract and install it.
9) Copy(with mass storage mode on) the FILES (and the one zip file that was downloaded from mediafire--> the other two things copied accross should not be zip files but instead individual files that have been extracted. ) to your SD card (not in any folder or anything, just in the main folder that opens when you open your SD card on your computer).
10) Turn off mass storage mode on your mobile (pull down the notification bar and click where it says USB Connected and make sure it is off).
11) Next go Settings>Applications>Development>Tick USB debugging (make sure it is on).
12) Next, on your computer press windows key + r, type cmd. Then type
cd <follwed by the address of the platform-tools folder in the sdk folder>
For example mine was (remember all lowercase):
c:\downloads\android-sdk_r08-windows\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools
so i typed :
cd c:\downloads\android-sdk_r08-windows\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools
13) A whole lot of writing should come up and stuff in the box you typing in (cmd prompt). Next type adb shell and then the word su. Your phone should ask if it should allow permission for super user, select allow or grant access or whatever it says on your phone.
14) Making progress. Next copy the following lines and go back into cmd prompt and right click in it and select paste. Do one line at a time into cmd prompt.
15)
Code:
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
[B][U](if it shouts at you here saying not found or something,ignore it)[/U][/B]
mount -o remount,ro -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock1 /system
flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery-RA-GNM-thunderg-1.1.0.img
reboot recovery
Wait a bit and your mobile/phone will turn off, hold in the down volume key and the home key. Keep them held in for a bit when the LG logo comes up.
16) You may back up if you want at this point by going to backup/restore (scroll using volume key and select it using the key on the very left of your phone at the bottom in the front). Choose nandroid backup and let it do its business).
17) Next get back to the mainscreen and select flash zip from sdcard. Select signed_kernal.zip and choose to let it flash. Let it do its business, go to the mainscreen, click reboot system now and you done. Your phone should restart happily with a much less cpu intensive touch screen!
hope this guide helps someone who had the same troubles as me.
Feel free to inform me of anything I may of left out
good work but all the commands can be entered using terminal emulator on phone itself..
thanks
I would much rather just use my pc to type the commands cause I can copy paste them nicely and I trust my pc more
ccdreadcc said:
good work but all the commands can be entered using terminal emulator on phone itself..
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Best solution is Terminal Emulator + Chrome to phone.Very easy!
rosuvladut said:
Best solution is Terminal Emulator + Chrome to phone.Very easy!
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If someone types that out I'll add it in (from getting the addon to accessing the terminal).
eichos said:
If someone types that out I'll add it in (from getting the addon to accessing the terminal).
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Well,from step 8 using Terminal Emulator and Chrome to phone.
8)Download & install:
Google Chrome to phone(PC Google Chrome extension)
Google Chrome to phone(Phone app)
Terminal Emulator (Phone app)
9)Synchronize your Google account in Chrome to Phone(browser extension and phone app) and make a test by sending something to your phone(link,text).Make sure it's working.
10)After that open Terminal Emulator and type "su"(without quotes) and click yes when it's asking you for Superuser permission."#" will appear.
11)From the commands list below copy every line (except red one) one by one and send it to phone.On phone paste all commands one by one,as you send them from Chrome, in Terminal Emulator.
Code:
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
[COLOR="Red"][U](if it shouts at you here saying not found or something,ignore it)[/U][/COLOR]
mount -o remount,ro -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock1 /system
flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery-RA-GNM-thunderg-1.1.0.img
reboot recovery
12)Wait a bit and your mobile/phone will turn off, hold in the down volume key and the home key. Keep them held in for a bit when the LG logo comes up.
Skip to step 16!
You can update first post if you like it!
Nice...
What about WifiKeyboard? With this tool you can write on phone with keyboard on your PC. Also can be used for SMSs, emails, and so on.
even better and more easy to use copy/paste for emulator.
It works
Thank u for the tutorial. It really worked fine, using the wireless keyboard. 10x for the help and effort u put in this.
thanks for this tutorial.. it helped me a lot..
Actually I found easier with the sdk and windows dos terminal, but whatever ^^, this is a great guide, should have seen before
So are you sure this doesn't work in 2.2.1?
hey i was just wondering... since lg will be releasing gingerbread for the optimus one(p500), is there a way to be able to do this in the future with this setup? or have we given up all future updates from lg or otherwise for this custom kernel??
also i just got an error message when i copied in the first part of the terminal part. I comes up "cannot create /system/bin/flash_image: read-only file system"
Need help!!!
Edit: i found somewhere you had to type in the "mount" line before it all... and it seemed to have worked, hope i didn't break something :s
Edit 2: now i've run into another problem as your instructions seem to skip steps and information towards the end. this line in particaular:
17) Next get back to the mainscreen and select flash zip from sdcard. Select signed_kernal.zip and choose to let it flash. Let it do its business, go to the mainscreen, click reboot system now and you done. Your phone should restart happily with a much less cpu intensive touch screen!
Select flash zip? There is no flash zip anywhere mentioned besides here. could you please clarify or could anyone tell me what he means as im stuck on this part
cyanide911 said:
So are you sure this doesn't work in 2.2.1?
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You can't root AFAIK on 2.2.1.
@hatethat:
is SU on?
hey sry i edited that post a number of times as not to spam posts... but yeah i got past all that stuff and am now stuck on step 17... i dont know where flash zip came from?
Edit: i went into the recovery mode adn it says "flash zip" there so i tried that and it worked fine ty anyway
HateThat said:
hey sry i edited that post a number of times as not to spam posts... but yeah i got past all that stuff and am now stuck on step 17... i dont know where flash zip came from?
Edit: i went into the recovery mode adn it says "flash zip" there so i tried that and it worked fine ty anyway
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U need to download signed-kernel.zip and flash that
eichos said:
You can't root AFAIK on 2.2.1.
@hatethat:
is SU on?
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Ah damn
Sent from my LG-P500 using XDA App
thank you good guide
I can`t find the Google Chrome to Phone (phone app) in the market, can anyone help me with it?
And of course in the pc market, my network provider won`t let me install it.
L.E.: finally i`ve found the app. Flashed the kernel, works like a charm. Thank you.
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[Tutorial] Root FRF91/FRF85B/FRF83/FRF72 (T-Mo/AT&T) Without Unlocking (100% Working)
Credits:
Booker-T
M9x3mos
th3fallen
juan413
_Sri_
Amon_RA
cyanogen
For your amazing works leading up to this guide
Notes:
- Donate if I've helped save your HTC warranty.
- This will work! If you can't figure something out, don't get discouraged. Ask here for help.
- After this process, you can flash whatever ROM you like in recovery. I just have the steps showing for CyanMod so you know you have a good, clean system to start off with.
[T-Mo & ATT] Prerequisites:
- Locked Nexus One flashed with FRF85B
(Stuck on FRF91? Use THIS to downgrade to EPE76. Then update back up to FRF85B.)
- Lastet SDK (Click)
- Working ADB (Info)
- The attached .zip "ROOT_FRF83.zip" (Attachment at bottom)
- Got Mac/Linux? (Click Thanks madj42)
Process:
1) Extract the files within "ROOT_FRF83.zip" into the "tools" directory of the extracted SDK package
2) Open a command prompt or terminal and change to the "tools" directory of the extracted SDK package
- Example: Type "cd C:\Users\Matt\Desktop\android-sdk-windows\tools" and hit Enter
3) Type "loop" and hit Enter
4) With phone attached through microUSB, enter Recovery with the battery cover OFF and the SDcard REMOVED.
- Tip: Be careful not to let the battery fall out during this process
- Tip: To enter recovery, boot while holding Volume down button. Then select the recovery option.
5) When you see the HTC devices attached in recovery mode, hit Ctrl+C, then "y", then Enter
6) Slide in SDcard (Make sure there is no update.zip on it at this point)
- Tip: It should slide in and click VERY easily if you trim the tab on the battery properly. A sharp razor blaze works well.
- Tip: I recommend this instead of other methods (paper slip) because it will work without error
- Tip: You only need to cut as far as the SDcard slot goes, you do not need to trim the entire tab
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7) On your phone, press Power + Volume Up AFTER inserting SDcard
8) Choose "apply sdcard:update.zip"
- Tip: It will fail, but that is expected because there is no update.zip
- Tip: This is done to mount the SDcard after achieving adb while the SDcard was out
9) In your terminal type "adb push flash_image /sdcard/flash_image" and hit Enter
10) In your terminal type "adb push ota.zip /sdcard/update.zip" and hit Enter
11) In your terminal, type "adb push update.zip /sdcard/update.zip" and DO NOT yet hit Enter
12)Ready your finger near the Enter key of your keyboard so that you can quickly hit it once you complete the next step
13) Choose "apply sdcard:update.zip"
14) As soon as you see the yellow installation progress bar, hit Enter on your keyboard
- Tip: If completed properly, you should see a message about rooting adb
15) Choose "Reboot into system"
You now have root access(aka Admin rights) in your stock ROM, but with limited capabilities.
If you want to do any of the following, please continue:
- Flash a custom recovery
- Perform Nandroid backup
- Flash a Rooted Stock Froyo ROM with full capabilities
- Flash CyanogenMod
16) Download the following to the root of your SDcard
- recovery-RA-nexus-v1.7.0.1.img: http://rapidshare.com/files/393267368/recovery-RA-nexus-v1.7.0.1.img
- Note: UnMount your SDcard after copying these files, but keep your phone plugged in
17) In your terminal type "adb shell" and hit Enter
18) In your terminal type "su" and hit Enter
- Tip: At this point, it will hang until you choose "Allow" on your phone with the SuperUser app pop-up
- Tip: $ should now be replaced with #
19) In your terminal, type "mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/mtdblock4 /system" and hit Enter
20) In your terminal, type "cat /sdcard/flash_image > /system/bin/flash_image" and hit Enter
21) In your terminal, type "chmod 775 /system/bin/flash_image" and hit Enter
22) In your terminal, type "flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery-RA-nexus-v1.7.0.1.img" and hit Enter
23) In your terminal, type "rm /system/etc/install-recovery.sh" and hit Enter
24) In your terminal, type "rm /system/recovery-from-boot.p" and hit Enter
You can now boot into your new Recovery by turning off your phone and turning back on while holding Volume Down.
If you want the latest CyanogenMod, please continue.
25) Download the following to the root of your SDcard
- update-CM-5.0.8-N1-signed.zip: http://cyanogen-updater.googlecode.com/files/update-cm-5.0.8-N1-signed.zip
- gapps-passion-EPF30-signed.zip: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?mjzwozjojkh
26) Nandroid backup
- Tip: In Recovery, choose "Backup/Restore" then "Nand backup"
- Tip: This will give you an exact copy of your system's current state which you can revert back to at any time
27) Wipe your phone
- Tip: In Recovery, Choose "Wipe" then "Wipe data/factory reset"
28) Apply zip "update-CM-5.0.8-N1-signed.zip"
- Tip: In Recovery, Choose "Flash zip from sdcard"
29) Apply zip "gapps-passion-EPF30-signed.zip"
30) Reboot into your newly rooted phone!
thanks! is there any specific reason why it has to be FRF83 or FRF72 if you know? for us AT&T Nexus User stuck on EPE54B, shouldn't we be able to do the same? or the ota.zip is different in that sense? Please give us some insight. thanks!
Sorry, where is The attached .zip "ROOT_FRF83.zip" ?
where is the attached .zip "ROOT_FRF83.zip"
Oops!! Added link to the top!
Constrabus said:
Oops!! Added link to the top!
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the link wont work
Link updated
Constrabus said:
4) With phone attached through microUSB, enter Recovery with the battery cover OFF and the SDcard REMOVED.
- Tip: Be careful not to let the battery fall out during this process
5) When you see the HTC devices attached in recovery mode, hit Ctrl+C
6) Slide in SDcard (Make sure there is no update.zip on it at this point)
- Tip: It should slide in and click VERY easily if you trimmed the tab on the battery properly
7) On your phone, press Power + Volume Up
8) Choose "Apply update.zip from SDcard"
- Tip: It will fail, but that is expected.
9) In your terminal type "adb push flash_image /sdcard/flash_image" and hit Enter
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Still getting either adb with no sd, or sd with no adb.
When I follow your exact process, apply "sdcard:update.zip" returns
"-- Install from sdcard...
Finding update package...
E:Can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p1 (or /dev/block/mmcblk0)
(No such file or directory)
E:Can't mount SDCARD:update.zip
Installation aborted."
and then "adb push flash_image /sdcard/flash_image" returns
"failed to copy 'ota.zip' to '/sdcard/flash_image'ermission denied".
These are the exact same returns I get when I tried the process without a card inserted, which is what leads me to believe the card is in but not mounted.
Is there a way to tell adb to (re)mount the SD card in recovery?
Or am I doing something wrong...
Can you walk me through just those particular steps? Like Cookbook-detailed instructions.
Make sure that you are inserting the sdcard BEFORE you press Power and Volume Up to reveal the recovery options and AFTER you get adb connected in recovery mode with loop.
Also make sure you can get adb working while in android to make sure the driver is installed properly.
lostinatlanta said:
Still getting either adb with no sd, or sd with no adb.
When I follow your exact process, apply "sdcard:update.zip" returns
"-- Install from sdcard...
Finding update package...
E:Can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p1 (or /dev/block/mmcblk0)
(No such file or directory)
E:Can't mount SDCARD:update.zip
Installation aborted."
and then "adb push flash_image /sdcard/flash_image" returns
"failed to copy 'ota.zip' to '/sdcard/flash_image'ermission denied".
These are the exact same returns I get when I tried the process without a card inserted, which is what leads me to believe the card is in but not mounted.
Is there a way to tell adb to (re)mount the SD card in recovery?
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weird thing is adb devices do not see my phone even without SD card...
guess froyo is a must to get this working?
i am on EPE54B, still...
I now have an unlocked, newly unrooted FRF83. Will this tutorial still work for me?
t mobile usa 3g network, stock recovery image. I think I am unrooted because there was a warning in the tutorial and my adb shell denies super user permissions.
kaiser_tytnii said:
weird thing is adb devices do not see my phone even without SD card...
guess froyo is a must to get this working?
i am on EPE54B, still...
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This guide is for people stuck on FRF83 because you can't revert to the older build where other guides worked.
adambenjamin said:
I now have an unlocked, newly unrooted FRF83. Will this tutorial still work for me?
t mobile usa 3g network, stock recovery image. I think I am unrooted because there was a warning in the tutorial and my adb shell denies super user permissions.
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If you are unlocked, this guide would be redundant for you. The purpose of this guide is to root without having to unlock, thus preserving your warranty.
Shell script version of loop.bat:
I assume this will work...
Code:
while true; do adb devices; done
Constrabus said:
If you are unlocked, this guide would be redundant for you. The purpose of this guide is to root without having to unlock, thus preserving your warranty.
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I still would like to get my root back. Will that part of this tutorial work to get the root back?
EDIT: Got it rooted. wow that was easy.
Based on you providing links for recovery-RA-nexus-v.1.7.0.1.img, update-CM-5.0.8-N1-signed.zip, google addon EPF30; will the steps involving these install Cyanogen on my phone?
I was hoping to do this process without wiping my phone's memory and keeping my stock FRF83.
what25 said:
Based on you providing links for recovery-RA-nexus-v.1.7.0.1.img, update-CM-5.0.8-N1-signed.zip, google addon EPF30; will the steps involving these install Cyanogen on my phone?
I was hoping to do this process without wiping my phone's memory and keeping my stock FRF83.
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If you don't want the Cyanogen ROM or RA recovery just skip step #22 and stop with step #24. I didn't follow this tutorial as I did Booker-T's method with some tweaks but if you do what I said you should be fine.
madj42 said:
If you don't want the Cyanogen ROM or RA recovery just skip step #22 and stop with step #24. I didn't follow this tutorial as I did Booker-T's method with some tweaks but if you do what I said you should be fine.
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You dont have to use that rom, you can flash any other rom as long as you have root. Paul obrien offeres a rooted FRF83 rom
I was able to do this without taking out / putting the SD card in (and thus avoided filing down my battery. I didn't run "loop.bat" until I was highlighting the Recovery icon, the ran it, when into Recovery, and adb picked it up.
Worked perfect!
Just, when flashing recovery, the better terminal emulator was giving me an error, i used Rom Manager to flash the recovery, and back to terminal to rm /system/etc/ blah blah ....GREAT Tutorial!
First I want to thank all the developers here and I take no credit for this all i did was put together a full set of steps
Big thanks to nbetcher with help from ChiefzReloaded who ultimatley go the steps for the exploit needed and to 743c who developed the exploit
Following these steps from beginging to end will allow you to full obtain root and flash a new rom from begining to end. Follow each step and you will be good.
Easy root guide for the MyTouch slide currently any version downloads at bottom
Make sure before starting that the device has atleast 50% battery charge.
Go to C drive on pc and make a new folder we will call root
Copy then all the files from the zip into that folder.
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not required but you should also copy a rom that you want to use the the root of the sdcard on the device too then I have included teamfenix 1.7.1 as is a stable 2.2 android rom but you can use anyone you want.
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First we will need to get some files to the device would be easiest with a following settings already done:
settings > applications > development > USB debugging (check mark here)
settings > connect to pc > charge only
settings > wireless & networks > wifi unchecked (important)
settings > sound & display > screen timeout > never
Now connect device
Then start the command prompt and uses these commands to move the files we will need
cd C:\root
myroot (just allow to continue we covered the steps in it already)
Will take a few minutes for that to copy everything over to the places on the phone where we need them. will look like is frozen on ESPRIMG.zip that is normal don't interupt it just let it go.
when done we are now ready to actually get root and allow phone to let us get a recovery on there we can use with a few more commands
commands_______ things in () don't run just memos
adb shell
(should now see a $)
cd /sqlite_stmt_journals
chmod 0755 exploid
./exploid
(will have initated the loop hole to get root)
(at this time go to settings and turn wifi on and then back off before continuing)
./exploid
---The password is : secretlol
(You should now have a # instead of a $)
cd /data/local
chmod 04755 *
/data/local/flash_image misc /data/local/mtd0.img
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ok now we are set to apply the engineering build to get a custom rom
Turn off the device
Press and hold volume down and then power up and hold both
let go when see the 3 skateboarding androids
give the phone a minute then will read the moded file on card
when is ready press volume up to apply this update
--- This will take a while just let it run
WAIT - when done it will ask you to reboot DON'T
press volume down for no
then back on bootloader screen press volume down once to highlight recovery and select with power to boot recovery
on the recovery you will have a device with a triangle
hold volume up and power for a second together
volume down and power to select for apply update.zip
and you will then be loaded into the clockwork recovery and will beable to flash the rom of your choosing from sd card.
You can use touch pad not to scroll down and select install zip from sd
select choose zip from sdcard
find your rom and apply
You are now rooted enjoy
needed files - http://www.4shared.com/file/J6i52nwy/slideroot.html
rom i use - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=749312
I keep getting permission denied when I try to run the chmod command its very frustrating.. the myroot runs perfect everything flashes but then it gives me permission denied any ideas? plz
where you able to cd into the proper directory. what chmod are you getting the error on.
just got it to work good job Artiszan everything is so much smoother then how it use to be.. I had to power off my phone and format my sdcard idk why but it worked and was able to chmod and do everything thanks bro
TheArtiszan said:
First I want to thank all the developers here and I take no credit for this all i did was put together a full set of steps
Big thanks to nbetcher with help from ChiefzReloaded who ultimatley go the steps for the exploit needed and to 743c who developed the exploit
Following these steps from beginging to end will allow you to full obtain root and flash a new rom from begining to end. Follow each step and you will be good.
Easy root guide for the MyTouch slide currently any version downloads at bottom
Make sure before starting that the device has atleast 50% battery charge.
Go to C drive on pc and make a new folder we will call root
Copy then all the files from the zip into that folder.
___________________________________________________________
not required but you should also copy a rom that you want to use the the root of the sdcard on the device too then I have included teamfenix 1.7.1 as is a stable 2.2 android rom but you can use anyone you want.
___________________________________________________________
First we will need to get some files to the device would be easiest with a following settings already done:
settings > applications > development > USB debugging (check mark here)
settings > connect to pc > charge only
settings > wireless & networks > wifi unchecked (important)
settings > sound & display > screen timeout > never
Now connect device
Then start the command prompt and uses these commands to move the files we will need
cd C:\root
myroot (just allow to continue we covered the steps in it already)
Will take a few minutes for that to copy everything over to the places on the phone where we need them. will look like is frozen on ESPRIMG.zip that is normal don't interupt it just let it go.
when done we are now ready to actually get root and allow phone to let us get a recovery on there we can use with a few more commands
commands_______ things in () don't run just memos
adb shell
(should now see a $)
cd /sqlite_stmt_journals
chmod 0755 exploid
./exploid
(will have initated the loop hole to get root)
(at this time go to settings and turn wifi on and then back off before continuing)
./exploid
---The password is : secretlol
(You should now have a # instead of a $)
cd /data/local
chmod 04755 *
/data/local/flash_image misc /data/local/mtd0.img
_______________________________________________________________
ok now we are set to apply the engineering build to get a custom rom
Turn off the device
Press and hold volume down and then power up and hold both
let go when see the 3 skateboarding androids
give the phone a minute then will read the moded file on card
when is ready press volume up to apply this update
--- This will take a while just let it run
WAIT - when done it will ask you to reboot DON'T
press volume down for no
then back on bootloader screen press volume down once to highlight recovery and select with power to boot recovery
on the recovery you will have a device with a triangle
hold volume up and power for a second together
volume down and power to select for apply update.zip
and you will then be loaded into the clockwork recovery and will beable to flash the rom of your choosing from sd card.
You can use touch pad not to scroll down and select install zip from sd
select choose zip from sdcard
find your rom and apply
You are now rooted enjoy
needed files - http://www.4shared.com/file/J6i52nwy/slideroot.html
rom i use - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=749312
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This worked so well and for lack of a better word well it is perfect. My friend watched me, and saw how easy it was and he did his new mt3gs as well. Many thanks to all the peeps who worked on this and thanks to TheArtiszan for making this into english. I'm not that tech savy yet. As they say if I can do it anyone can. Thanks again
Error, read only file system
If you get read only errors, you may want to check out Radu Motisan's thread about how to "Write on the Android Read-only file system" on PocketMagic.net (sorry, can't post outside links yet. Just search for the quoted phrase on the aforementioned webpage to read the original post) Thank you Radu Motisan.
A brief overview:
Most of Android partitions are mounted as read only.
For eg. /system where most of the libs and other system components are stored, including the permissions.xml file.
You can temporary re-mount the /system partition to read write and load your new files to that partition!
using adb shell or the android terminal with root privileges, do the following:
See the currently mounted partitions:
Code:
# mount
Then re-mount to read-write the partition you are interested in , eg. /system:
Code:
# mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3
.../...
You can also:
Code:
mount -o rw,remount -t rootfs /
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CAVEAT! Please read.
On my MT3GS I had to enter the command to remount the rootfs as read/write a little differently to make it work with my #TEAMSLIDE Kanged CM6
The command was:
Code:
mount -o rw,remount rootfs /
My mount command didn't like the "-t" tag. Works just fine without it for me.
Why did you copy+paste nbetcher's root method?
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Can anyone please tell me where to stop if I want to continue with the stock rom but just want phone to be rooted.??...with the steps outlined here doe I need to install another ROM? how do I maintain the stock ROM? and just apply only the root?
Churusaa said:
If you get read only errors, you may want to check out Radu Motisan's thread about how to "Write on the Android Read-only file system" on PocketMagic.net (sorry, can't post outside links yet. Just search for the quoted phrase on the aforementioned webpage to read the original post) Thank you Radu Motisan.
A brief overview:
CAVEAT! Please read.
On my MT3GS I had to enter the command to remount the rootfs as read/write a little differently to make it work with my #TEAMSLIDE Kanged CM6
The command was:
Code:
mount -o rw,remount rootfs /
My mount command didn't like the "-t" tag. Works just fine without it for me.
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Does this work with a stock (unrooted) MTS3G? I don't have SU permissions, and even when using the aforementioned method you talked about, it still does not work
Keeps saying chmod /system :read only file system
TheArtiszan said:
First I want to thank all the developers here and I take no credit for this all i did was put together a full set of steps
Big thanks to nbetcher with help from ChiefzReloaded who ultimatley go the steps for the exploit needed and to 743c who developed the exploit
Following these steps from beginging to end will allow you to full obtain root and flash a new rom from begining to end. Follow each step and you will be good.
Easy root guide for the MyTouch slide currently any version downloads at bottom
Make sure before starting that the device has atleast 50% battery charge.
Go to C drive on pc and make a new folder we will call root
Copy then all the files from the zip into that folder.
___________________________________________________________
not required but you should also copy a rom that you want to use the the root of the sdcard on the device too then I have included teamfenix 1.7.1 as is a stable 2.2 android rom but you can use anyone you want.
___________________________________________________________
First we will need to get some files to the device would be easiest with a following settings already done:
settings > applications > development > USB debugging (check mark here)
settings > connect to pc > charge only
settings > wireless & networks > wifi unchecked (important)
settings > sound & display > screen timeout > never
Now connect device
Then start the command prompt and uses these commands to move the files we will need
cd C:\root
myroot (just allow to continue we covered the steps in it already)
Will take a few minutes for that to copy everything over to the places on the phone where we need them. will look like is frozen on ESPRIMG.zip that is normal don't interupt it just let it go.
when done we are now ready to actually get root and allow phone to let us get a recovery on there we can use with a few more commands
commands_______ things in () don't run just memos
adb shell
(should now see a $)
cd /sqlite_stmt_journals
chmod 0755 exploid
./exploid
(will have initated the loop hole to get root)
(at this time go to settings and turn wifi on and then back off before continuing)
./exploid
---The password is : secretlol
(You should now have a # instead of a $)
cd /data/local
chmod 04755 *
/data/local/flash_image misc /data/local/mtd0.img
_______________________________________________________________
ok now we are set to apply the engineering build to get a custom rom
Turn off the device
Press and hold volume down and then power up and hold both
let go when see the 3 skateboarding androids
give the phone a minute then will read the moded file on card
when is ready press volume up to apply this update
--- This will take a while just let it run
WAIT - when done it will ask you to reboot DON'T
press volume down for no
then back on bootloader screen press volume down once to highlight recovery and select with power to boot recovery
on the recovery you will have a device with a triangle
hold volume up and power for a second together
volume down and power to select for apply update.zip
and you will then be loaded into the clockwork recovery and will beable to flash the rom of your choosing from sd card.
You can use touch pad not to scroll down and select install zip from sd
select choose zip from sdcard
find your rom and apply
You are now rooted enjoy
needed files - http://www.4shared.com/file/J6i52nwy/slideroot.html
rom i use - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=749312
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Command promps aren't working. You say to follow these steps and it's easy, but the steps are incomplete, and you assume the reader knows what you mean. Please break it down a little more. For example in the command promp you say to type cd C:\root the it says myroot, what does that mean? It's not as easy as you think.
The whole thing falls apart around the time I try and flash ESPRIMG.zip. I get into bootloader and it just skips right on by ESPRIMG.zip with "no image found" and of course when flashing update.zip from the memory card in recovery it fails the signature and refuses to flash. I cannot get into clockwork for the life of me.
loganthered said:
The whole thing falls apart around the time I try and flash ESPRIMG.zip. I get into bootloader and it just skips right on by ESPRIMG.zip with "no image found" and of course when flashing update.zip from the memory card in recovery it fails the signature and refuses to flash. I cannot get into clockwork for the life of me.
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Then you don't have the file ESPRIMG.zip on the root of your sdcard.
I've tried every root method for the slide and most of them worked but not without problems, this Root method is exactly down to the T, perfectly executed, no problems whatsoever. Thanks for everyone who helped make this happen and for the OP you made this super easy.
Did this on my first attempt, I was coming from stock with the OTA update and had no issues. Great job to everyone involved!
Sent from my rooted myTouch Slide using XDA app....
Video of the root...
Can someone please post a video of the rooting process? I'm deathly scared that I'm gonna mess something up and break my new phone. This is my first android phone and my first time rooting one. And in the video could you show how to get the Android SDK and how to get it ready to root? It would be soooo appreciated.
supermario12312 said:
Can someone please post a video of the rooting process? I'm deathly scared that I'm gonna mess something up and break my new phone. This is my first android phone and my first time rooting one. And in the video could you show how to get the Android SDK and how to get it ready to root? It would be soooo appreciated.
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Perhaps you can try this guide which was written by a n00b, for n00bs. It consolidates a lot of details together and doesn't assume you already know about Android tools and hacking.
yea they should make a video....it would be a lot easier for us please!!!
is there anyway to get into clockwork and make a nandroid before applying the eng rom
i can't get my pc to find my mt3gs
c:\root>myroot
c:\root>clr
'clr' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
"This is made for MyTouch 3G Slide with a combination of a few methods"
"Originally found at xda developers I did develop the exploit just made this sim
ple tutorial"
"At this point, your phone should be booted as normal and connected"
"Make sure of these things:"
"USB Debugging Enabled - Settings/Applications/Development"
"USB Connection Type - Charge Only (select on your notifications bar)"
"Wifi is currently turned off."
"Confirm that the screen on the device is set to never timeout."
"Press enter to begin the process"
c:\root>pause
Press any key to continue . . .
c:\root>clr
'clr' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
"Please Wait...Initiating root setup to device and copying files this will take
a while"
c:\root>adb devices
List of devices attached
c:\root>adb push exploid /sqlite_stmt_journals
error: device not found
c:\root>adb push flash_image /data/local
error: device not found
c:\root>adb push mtd0.img /data/local
error: device not found
c:\root>adb push update.zip /sdcard
error: device not found
c:\root>adb push esprimg.zip /sdcard/ESPRIMG.zip
error: device not found
"follow the rest of the steps now"
c:\root>pause
Press any key to continue . . .
Your phone is not being recognized in adb mode. First try starting phone normally and go under settings to applications to development then check mark usb debugging pluf in device and give the pc a min
In c:/root run this
Adb devices
Should see device listed beneath. If not sounds like a driver is messed up. If this is the case I would first try and install pdanet on the computer as this should get us the right drivers. I assume you are running windows right?
Sent from my T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide using XDA App
All credits go to pulpoff2 for this! This is not by me, I am merely the messenger. Only thing I did was to ask pulpoff for the files and a tutorial With his permission I will share it with you.
This will provide you with a fresh and unmodified 2.1-system, exactly like you would do the official update - only exception is that it is rooted. So all the apps and games of the official firmware are available and nothing else. You can remove the crap (like the games or timescape for example) by yourself after doing the steps below.
UPDATE:
There is a newer ROM by propc you can use instead of this one. Look here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=888427
-- NEW --
propc kindly provides us with a shellscript to automate the steps below. See here for the script and a short manual:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=10067921&postcount=120
If the script doesn't work for you or you prefer to do things the manual way, you may use the steps below.
Download these files:
x8-2.1rooted.img.yaffs.rar
and
ISO-8859-1__unyaffs-arm.rar
Also download the 2.1-firmware from here or here. Unpack it on your computer and delete the "system.sin".
Unpack "x8rooted.img", "busybox" and "unyaffs" to SDcard.
You need 1.6 with root on your phone. By the way, all the data on your phone will be lost after doing the following steps, so making a backup is advised.
Use "adb shell" to connect to your phone and become su:
Code:
su
Copy "busybox" and "unyaffs" to /data/local/tmp. (Pulpoff says you should copy to /sbin, but this requires remounting with busybox. I copied to /sbin, but I think /data/local/tmp should work just fine)
Code:
cd /data/local/tmp
cat /sdcard/busybox > busybox
cat /sdcard/unyaffs > unyaffs
chmod the files to make them executable:
Code:
chmod 755 busybox
chmod 755 unyaffs
EDIT: If you want to copy the files to /sbin (like pulpoff2 advises), you can do this OPTIONAL step:
EDIT2: It was confirmed that this is indeed not necessary!
Remount the root directory to make /sbin writable. Then copy the files over and change the working directory to /sbin:
Code:
[strike]
./busybox mount -o remount,rw /
./busybox cp -prf busybox /sbin/
./busybox cp -prf unyaffs /sbin/
cd /sbin[/strike]
Remount /system as writable:
Code:
mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mtdblock0 /system
Switch to busybox shell:
Code:
./busybox sh
Remove /system (yes, really!). It's normal to get errors because of the "lost+found"-folders. Ignore the errors.
Code:
./busybox rm -r /system
Unpack pre-rooted image to system. It should output "end of image" if it finishes correctly.
Code:
./unyaffs /sdcard/x8rooted.img /system
Your phone won't boot anymore now and it will crash as soon as you try to use it - that's normal! Go to next step.
Just remove the battery and the usb-cable from the phone, then re-attach the battery. Flash 2.1-kernel (without system.sin !!) using the flasher-tool by Bin4ry. If the flasher gives you an error because of a missing "loader.sin" you can take this file from the 1.6-firmware. Refer to Bin4ry's thread to learn how to use his flasher and how to enter flash-mode on your phone.
The phone should now boot, although the first boot can take a little while. If you get into a boot-loop or you just see the white sony ericsson logo (not the green one after the animation) for several minutes, it probably didn't work and you have to start over again by flashing 1.6.
This was written as I remember how I did it by myself. It worked for me at first try! If it works for you, please click the thanks-button. It will make me feel better
After you have your nice rooted 2.1 you probably want to enable JIT for a nice performance boost.
But does it have root? Bad reading.
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a-k-t-w said:
But does it have root?
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Absolutely. But no busybox. So if you plan to enable JIT, you have to copy busybox to /system/bin by yourself.
a-k-t-w said:
But does it have root? Bad reading.
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of course it is rooted.
now we know what to do with unyaffs.
2 things:
1. I've bought the phone with 1.6 android, but I was unable to root it with any method, then I've upgraded to 2.1 update 1. Is there any way to root it?
2. I have Hungarian language. Does it contain Hungarian language?
csengoi said:
2 things:
1. I've bought the phone with 1.6 android, but I was unable to root it with any method, then I've upgraded to 2.1 update 1. Is there any way to root it?
2. I have Hungarian language. Does it contain Hungarian language?
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1: There is no way to directly root a phone with 2.1. You need to go back to 1.6, root it and then follow the above steps.
2: I guess so. As far as I know the firmware is the same for all countries.
Works like a charm! I removed the /system folder contents one by one though, using the method from the previous thread. Anyway, the first time I tried, unyaffs exited before extracting all the files (maybe the phone ran out of memory?). I didn't notice it and went on to flash the phone, ending up stuck at the Sony Ericsson logo. So, make sure that unyaffs reports that it has reached the "end of image" before moving on to the next step!
Thanks!!
cat /sdcard/busybox > busybox invalid lenght
cat /sdcard/unyaffs > unyaffs invalid lenght
how to proceed?
isaac12 said:
cat /sdcard/busybox > busybox invalid lenght
cat /sdcard/unyaffs > unyaffs invalid lenght
how to proceed?
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in adb shell:
enter su and you have to look your mobile screen because it will ask you to allow su. (if you rooted well your phone)
i had this problem when i didn't press the allow button in superuser confirmation.
---dobule post--- sorry
trapacska said:
in adb shell:
enter su and you have to look your mobile screen because it will ask you to allow su. (if you rooted well your phone)
i had this problem when i didn't press the allow button in superuser confirmation.
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rooted phone yes
su confirmed
cd /data/local/tmp
cat /sdcard/busybox > busybox invalid lenght
cat /sdcard/unyaffs > unyaffs invalid lenght
does it mount data.img on sdcard???
or i'll need to use chargemon from previous way?
WARR10r said:
does it mount data.img on sdcard???
or i'll need to use chargemon from previous way?
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This has nothing to do with App2SD. Also the ROM gets loaded from internal flash, not from sdcard. The result is the same as with the official update, but with root.
If you want to have /data on sdcard, use the modified chargemon or neptun2's method.
I'm totally new to android but somehow i managed to get to number 8, and I have no idea how to switch to busybox shell, can somebody explain this bit in lamens terms please.
gully666uk said:
I'm totally new to android but somehow i managed to get to number 8, and I have no idea how to switch to busybox shell, can somebody explain this bit in lamens terms please.
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try adding ./ before
gully666uk said:
I'm totally new to android but somehow i managed to get to number 8, and I have no idea how to switch to busybox shell, can somebody explain this bit in lamens terms please.
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You should still be in "/data/local/tmp" as the working directory (check with "pwd"-command). If you followed the steps correctly, you should have a working busybox-file in there. So just type "busybox sh". If it looks like it does nothing, it's all right
isaac12 said:
rooted phone yes
su confirmed
cd /data/local/tmp
cat /sdcard/busybox > busybox invalid lenght
cat /sdcard/unyaffs > unyaffs invalid lenght
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try to use another su. i rooted my x8 with superoneclick 1.5.0
I got stuck at SE logo for at least 10mins, it doesnt re-boot cycle although..
Sectoras said:
I got stuck at SE logo for at least 10mins, it doesnt re-boot cycle although..
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That's way too long, something isn't right there. To start over again you have to flash back to 1.6.
Ok I had not realised the superuser permissions was not popping up on my phone that's sorted now. I get to number 8 again and it said permission denied
Hello,
i wish to create an update.zip to copy fonts from the zip into the system/fonts/ folder because i delete them and kept one font but it seems android doesn't boot with one font only need other fonts to be there (or atleast matching the names) to be able to boot.
adb push doesn't work giving me permission denied because /system is not mounted R/W (which i do using Super Manager for example)
i read other update.zip files and it seems i need to create CERT.SF and MANIFEST.MF files in META-INF , but it seems there are some SHA1-Digest: below each file (is this a md5checksum?) so i can't just replace file names and apply it
any ideas how can i do it without Wipe data/factory reset ? (and if factory reset is my last option would fonts be returned or factory reset doesn't get fonts back? i feel not)
Thanks
The app below will sign the zip and allow you to flash it. You just need to put the zip inside the folder and call it 'update.zip'
l0st.prophet said:
The app below will sign the zip and allow you to flash it. You just need to put the zip inside the folder and call it 'update.zip'
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Thank you , any chance there i a Linux version out there? i'm using adb on ubuntu
and for CERT.SF and MANIFEST.MF i just create them manually based on any update.zip file i download earlier?
I'm on windows now and i've signed the file, when i try to apply it from recovery i get
E:signature verification filed
Installation aborted
what i'm missing?
attached my signed update.zip
it seems i had a folder update inside the zip
i have re-created one and signed it and still same error
attached the file
btw as i'm rooted and i used to su from adb shell and terminal emulator earier, any idea why su not working now?
$ su
[1] + Stopped (signal) su
$
[1] Segmentation fault su
$
is it because i'm on the HeRO logo boot screen ? it didnt get in yet?
btw for linux/ubuntu users who want to sign on linux you can use this:
Code:
java -jar signapk.jar testkey.x509.pem testkey.pk8 update.zip update_signed.zip
inside the Auto Sign folder
after signing on linux i get the following:
E: failed to read footer from / sdcard/update.zip (I/O error)
E:signature verification failed.
Installation aborted
First of all, please use the edit button, posting 6 times in a row is very hard to read, and is considered bumping your own thread which is a quick way to lose friends.
Secondly, the autoSign program creates a file called update_signed.zip which is the file you need to flash, the cert and manifest files are created by the process, you don't need to touch them. I have attached a signed version of your zip
I resigned it for you, see attachment. I use "androsign" I found here somewhere on XDA, maybe go look for it. It is a very easy tool edit: Too late
When you are in "adb shell" you should have SU rights already.
Otherwise there is an option in adb to switch to SU rights, just type in "adb help" of a howto.
First of all , sorry for the multiple posts
second i've tried both update-signed.zip and update_signed.zip and both of them gave me the same error
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EDIT:
riemervdzee said:
When you are in "adb shell" you should have SU rights already.
Otherwise there is an option in adb to switch to SU rights, just type in "adb help" of a howto.
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i tried to the help i didn't find how to set su in the right roots?
Have you flashed an alternative recovery at all? This one looks like the default one.
And look at the first error, it asks for a path in /cache/... Just get amon_ra recovery This way you can select which zip you want to flash (as long as they are in the root of the sd-card).
And from "adb help":
"adb root - restarts the adbd daemon with root permissions".
However seen you still have the original recovery, that probably won't work in recovery.
You said you rooted the device already right? maybe you can move the files with adb then when the ROM is trying to start, and after everything works get a real recovery where you can do something.
riemervdzee said:
Have you flashed an alternative recovery at all? This one looks like the default one.
And look at the first error, it asks for a path in /cache/... Just get amon_ra recovery This way you can select which zip you want to flash (as long as they are in the root of the sd-card).
And from "adb help":
"adb root - restarts the adbd daemon with root permissions".
However seen you still have the original recovery, that probably won't work in recovery.
You said you rooted the device already right? maybe you can move the files with adb then when the ROM is trying to start, and after everything works get a real recovery where you can do something.
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yeah i tried the adb root already but getting "adbd cannot run as root in production builds"
yes i'm rooted and everything is fine
btw why deleting fonts prevents the phone from booting although there is one font there "not the default one"
what i want is to push the font files into the phone but getting the error i mentioned earlier that its not mounted as as R/W:
[email protected]:~/linux_adb_fastboot/hero_fonts$ for i in `cat list`; do adb push $i /system/fonts/$i ; done
failed to copy 'DroidSerif-Bold.ttf' to '/system/fonts/DroidSerif-Bold.ttf': Read-only file system
failed to copy 'DroidSerif-Regular.ttf' to '/system/fonts/DroidSerif-Regular.ttf': Read-only file system
failed to copy 'DroidSerif-Italic.ttf' to '/system/fonts/DroidSerif-Italic.ttf': Read-only file system
failed to copy 'DroidSansMono.ttf' to '/system/fonts/DroidSansMono.ttf': Read-only file system
failed to copy 'DroidSansFallback.ttf' to '/system/fonts/DroidSansFallback.ttf': Read-only file system
failed to copy 'DroidSerif-BoldItalic.ttf' to '/system/fonts/DroidSerif-BoldItalic.ttf': Read-only file system
failed to copy 'DroidSans-Bold.ttf' to '/system/fonts/DroidSans-Bold.ttf': Read-only file system
failed to copy 'Clockopia.ttf' to '/system/fonts/Clockopia.ttf': Read-only file system
failed to copy 'DroidSans.ttf' to '/system/fonts/DroidSans.ttf': Read-only file system
and yes adb remount doesn't work
[email protected]:~/linux_adb_fastboot/hero_fonts$ adb remount
remount failed: Operation not permitted
You have "rooted" your phone but you can't get adb root? That is contradictory
But since I'm in a good mood. Try to boot up the phone on your ROM, so not in recovery or bootloader. Then try to remount.
If remount is still failing, you don't have root.
Maybe you should also read your stuff a bit in before attempting anything. You are kinda screwing up your phone here.
Yes i'm sure i'm rooted i had universal root which i can root and unroot, and before deleting the fonts i used to do su and get root
also to confirm im rooted i used to use Market Access to access US and other markets to buy (since my country only has free apps not paid yet)
i didn't get the part of botting up the phone using my ROM ?
also a side question when booting the phone normally (i think this is what you meant about booting into the ROM?) and it stays on the HeRO logo as you can see i can access the adb shell etc.. so the phone is actually responding but not booting because of the fonts not there? or something else could be broken ?
Bashar . said:
Yes i'm sure i'm rooted i had universal root which i can root and unroot, and before deleting the fonts i used to do su and get root
also to confirm im rooted i used to use Market Access to access US and other markets to buy (since my country only has free apps not paid yet)
i didn't get the part of botting up the phone using my ROM ?
also a side question when booting the phone normally (i think this is what you meant about booting into the ROM?) and it stays on the HeRO logo as you can see i can access the adb shell etc.. so the phone is actually responding but not booting because of the fonts not there? or something else could be broken ?
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Read "adb logcat" or in adb shell, use the linux command "dmesg" to see what is wrong.
And yes, with booting your ROM I mean the normal boot process. But probably android won't start as it can't find the fonts (they are essential).
And really... Read your stuff. You deleted fonts but didn't put any new there yet? You are asking for problems, while you ask us to solve it.
Then you come up with the plan to flash the new fonts, but you don't have a customized recovery.
riemervdzee said:
Read "adb logcat" or in adb shell, use the linux command "dmesg" to see what is wrong.
And yes, with booting your ROM I mean the normal boot process. But probably android won't start as it can't find the fonts (they are essential).
And really... Read your stuff. You deleted fonts but didn't put any new there yet? You are asking for problems, while you ask us to solve it.
Then you come up with the plan to flash the new fonts, but you don't have a customized recovery.
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I did put one font there, but my mistake is not renaming it as the default font names that was there, i thought it would scan the fonts folder and use ANY font listed there
but seems not...
catlog shows im missing the fonts: http://dpaste.org/ADyJ/
dmesg output: http://dpaste.org/8IGw/
i never thought the recover it had won't let met flash the fonts
EDIT: i tried the mv command as linux user but my main problem is that its a read only system
[email protected]:~$ adb shell
$ cd system
$ cd fonts
$ ls
DroidSansArabic.ttf
$ mv
USAGE: mv <source...> <destination>
$ mv DroidSansArabic.ttf DroidSans.ttf
failed on 'DroidSansArabic.ttf' - Read-only file system
$
You can't do "adb remount" when starting normally? You have rooted the ROM, not the recovery (which refuses root access, as it is still the default one).
If everything fails, you can always do a RUU. (google "hero RUU"), this will reset everything as HTC wants it. Then you start from scratch again.
riemervdzee said:
You can't do "adb remount" when starting normally? You have rooted the ROM, not the recovery (which refuses root access, as it is still the default one).
If everything fails, you can always do a RUU. (google "hero RUU"), this will reset everything as HTC wants it. Then you start from scratch again.
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yeah it seems thats my only option
I was hoping to learn by fixing, i'll flash it tomorrow then
now back to the question, why the update.zip that we were trying to sign is not flashable or signable ? what might be the reason? is it because i didn't root the recovery ?
i tried an stock Hero rom and still gives me invalid signature, i can't apply any rom at all now or what?
Hi Folks,
Today TheF3nix requested me how to root and speed up the LG P500 Optimus One.
The best way to make the phone faster is to delete system apps or equal to flash a new system. In this guide i want to show you how to root delete system apps and flash new systems.
Step1: Rooting
Windows/Linux
First download SuperOneClick. Unzip the file and open the setup(.exe)
Before continuing make sure USB-Debugging(Settings > Applications > Development > USB-Debugging) is activated/ticked.
Connect your Device via USB to the PC.
Go to the SuperOneClick window and press the "Root"-Button
Wait till the process is finished. Close all Dialogs(Test, Donate) on PC.
After all finished Reboot your Device. If you don't do that Root will not work.
If the reboot finished the Phone is rooted
aravindsagar said:
Anyway, Super One Click will not work if the phone is running on stock 2.3.3. To root that, goto adb shell (see the next paragraph), type "echo 1 > /data/local/lge_adb.conf" (without the quotes) and then go to Super One Click, select psneuter exploit, and then click root.
To setup adb in your computer, see this link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1387527 After setting up adb succesfully, type adb shell in the command prompt to get into the asb shell
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Mac/No PC
Download z4root to your phone/device and install it. Make sure Unknown Sources(Settings > Applications > Unknown Sources) is activated/ticked before install.
Before continuing make sure USB-Debugging(Settings > Applications > Development > USB-Debugging) is activated/ticked.
Open z4root and click "permanent-root"
Do not care if the screen becomes white. After one to two minutes you phone will reboot.
If the reboot finished the Phone is rooted
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Take a Eyebreak here
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Step: Removing System Apps
For this step we need Root Explorer or any other root filemanager.
If we have installed Root Explorer and launch it a popup will appear. In this popup rott explorer asks for root rights. Simple click allow, and root explorer is ready to work.
To delete system apps we go to system/app/ and there are the system apps.
To show how root explorer works we'll delete facebook for lg.
Now search for the apk. Long click on it and press delete. Press Ok and the file is deleted.
Or
Step: Installing Custom Rom
Search here at XDA for Roms. If you found a good download it to your SD-Card.
Install Clockworkmod Rom Manager from Google Playstore.
IOpen the App and allow Root Rights.
Press "Install Recovery" and choose "p500"
After the install is finished shut down
Now press Volume Down+Home+On to access recovery.
You can move between items with volume keys
Make a nandroid backup(Recovery > Backup/Restore > Backup) before you do anything with the recovery
If you've made a backup go to "Install zip from sd card" press home and choose "choose zip". Now go to your zip choose it with pressing "home". Follow the steps in the recovery.
Follow all other steps like clear data as its written in your roms thread.
Press "back" until you are at start.
If you're really sure you followed all relevant steps press reboot system now.
First Reboot take up to 5 minutes.
Here is another way to install recovery:
aravindsagar said:
Firstly, you need to download two files:
1. http://www.mediafire.com/?g6cgvutkqw4t4j6
2. http://www.mediafire.com/?7pkcte8gcyn9pet
Now, copy these two files and paste in the root of your SD card. Disable USB-MS, but keep the phone connected via the USB Cable, and make sure that USB debugging is enabled.
Then, go to adb shell, type su. Click allow in the phone if superuser request is coming (it didn't come for me, that's ok).
Now, type each of the following commands exactly as it is:
1. mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock1 /system
2. cat /sdcard/flash_image > /system/bin/flash_image
3. chmod 755 /system/bin/flash_image
4. mv /system/etc/install-recovery.sh /system/etc/install-recovery.sh.bak (if it gives error message here, simply proceed to the next step)
5. mount -o remount,ro -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock1 /system
6. flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery-RA-GNM-thunderg-1.1.0.img
7. reboot recovery
The phone will reboot now.
To access the Custom Recovery, turn off the phone and then press Home+Vol Down+Power button to boot into the Custom Recovery.
If on booting into the recovery you get the following message at the bottom of the screen -
E: "Bad Boot Message"
Don't panic, its perfectly normal and you can proceed with what you want to do from the recovery.
I've been using this recovery till now, and has got absolutely no problems till now. It wipes and flashes everything well.
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Feel free to correct me if i did anything wrong.
If you want to know more about kernels go to this thread.
This took some time for writing so press thanks if this helped you.
Thanks:
- aravindsagar to correct me about 2.3.3 roms
Disclaimer:
I am not responsive if this bricks your device.
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Don't you think the post is kinda redundant? It's all explained in the stickies. But if this becomes useful, then by all means, carry on.
Anyway, Super One Click will not work if the phone is running on stock 2.3.3. To root that, goto adb shell (see the next paragraph), type "echo 1 > /data/local/lge_adb.conf" (without the quotes) and then go to Super One Click, select psneuter exploit, and then click root.
To setup adb in your computer, see this link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1387527 After setting up adb succesfully, type adb shell in the command prompt to get into the asb shell.
---------- Post added at 08:17 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:03 PM ----------
After trying to install CWM through ROM Manager, my phone did not boot. Finally I had to reflash stock firmware using KDZ. Then installed a recovery through ADB. If anyone needs detailed steps, just post a message, and I'll give the links.
deutron said:
Hi Folks,
Today TheF3nix requested me how to root and speed up the LG P500 Optimus One.
The best way to make the phone faster is to delete system apps or equal to flash a new system. In this guide i want to show you how to root delete system apps and flash new systems.
Step1: Rooting
Windows/Linux
First download SuperOneClick. Unzip the file and open the setup(.exe)
Before continuing make sure USB-Debugging(Settings > Applications > Development > USB-Debugging) is activated/ticked.
Connect your Device via USB to the PC.
Go to the SuperOneClick window and press the "Root"-Button
Wait till the process is finished. Close all Dialogs(Test, Donate) on PC.
After all finished Reboot your Device. If you don't do that Root will not work.
If the reboot finished the Phone is rooted
Mac/No PC
Download z4root to your phone/device and install it. Make sure Unknown Sources(Settings > Applications > Unknown Sources) is activated/ticked before install.
Before continuing make sure USB-Debugging(Settings > Applications > Development > USB-Debugging) is activated/ticked.
Open z4root and click "permanent-root"
Do not care if the screen becomes white. After one to two minutes you phone will reboot.
If the reboot finished the Phone is rooted
_________________________________________________________________________
Take a Eyebreak here
_________________________________________________________________________
Step: Removing System Apps
For this step we need Root Explorer or any other root filemanager.
If we have installed Root Explorer and launch it a popup will appear. In this popup rott explorer asks for root rights. Simple click allow, and root explorer is ready to work.
To delete system apps we go to system/app/ and there are the system apps.
To show how root explorer works we'll delete facebook for lg.
Now search for the apk. Long click on it and press delete. Press Ok and the file is deleted.
Or
Step: Installing Custom Rom
Search here at XDA for Roms. If you found a good download it to your SD-Card.
Install Clockworkmod Rom Manager from Google Playstore.
IOpen the App and allow Root Rights.
Press "Install Recovery" and choose "p500"
After the install is finished shut down
Now press Volume Down+Home+On to access recovery.
You can move between items with volume keys
Make a nandroid backup(Recovery > Backup/Restore > Backup) before you do anything with the recovery
If you've made a backup go to "Install zip from sd card" press home and choose "choose zip". Now go to your zip choose it with pressing "home". Follow the steps in the recovery.
Follow all other steps like clear data as its written in your roms thread.
Press "back" until you are at start.
If you're really sure you followed all relevant steps press reboot system now.
First Reboot take up to 5 minutes.
Fell free to correct me if i did anything wrong.
This took some time for writing so press thanks if this helped you.
Disclaimer:
I am not responsive if this bricks your device.
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Hi! you can link my guide also for newbies flashning kernels and basically knowledge about it. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1721781
aravindsagar said:
[/COLOR]After trying to install CWM through ROM Manager, my phone did not boot. Finally I had to reflash stock firmware using KDZ. Then installed a recovery through ADB. If anyone needs detailed steps, just post a message, and I'll give the links.
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I did all the steps with my friend and it worked.
good
Thanks,It works great.
Thanks,It works great. :victory::victory: