Well, there we go. Dun wanna wait anymore, and I unfortunately are not too clever myself. So! I propose a root bounty. Whoever manages to root the device first and post a guide here will get it. If you don't have an Xperia play, I can do and upload dumps/test out new root methods for you if you contact me.
Some rules tho:
- It has to be possible for the average user without the use of additional hardware or commercial software (as in, software we have to buy)
- It doesn't have to work on devices that still have a locked bootloader, altho that would be very awesome.
- It has to work on the stock Sony Ericsson Software. Unless you can create a fully functional Cyanogenmod. Then I'll donate $100 to you instantly.
For starters, I throw $35 into the pot.
$20 by gnasher666
I'll go $20 for root
Meister_Li said:
- It has to work on the stock Sony Ericsson Software. Unless you can create a fully functional Cyanogenmod. Then I'll donate $100 to you instantly. .
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this will be a problem, there is most definately a sig check on the file it pushes to your phone through bundled software. A modified boot.img can be pushed and flashed to the phone with fastboot. Also the update software detects the fact you unlocked the bootloader and it basically doesn't work on those phones anymore.
not to **** in your cereal, but making a modified kernel and push through fastboot is just a matter of doing it, not a whole lot of skill will be required.
like I said in the fastboot thread, if someone who has not unlocked their bootloader can upload the recovery image package that the bundled software downloads and mirrors it, it will make things a lot quicker.
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this will be a problem, there is most definately a sig check on the file it pushes to your phone through bundled software. A modified boot.img can be pushed and flashed to the phone with fastboot. Also the update software detects the fact you unlocked the bootloader and it basically doesn't work on those phones anymore.
not to **** in your cereal, but making a modified kernel and push through fastboot is just a matter of doing it, not a whole lot of skill will be required.
like I said in the fastboot thread, if someone who has not unlocked their bootloader can upload the recovery image package that the bundled software downloads and mirrors it, it will make things a lot quicker.
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I'm aware of that. I just mean that we should still be able to use the normal Sony Ericsson Android software, so root on the current software of the phone, even if the boot image or kernel have been replaced with other ones.
I just want to avoid loopholes, like someone saying: "I got root! But only if you replace everything and don't actually plan on using your phone because nothing else works!"
I will have my device coming this week.
please keep an eye on this thread for the arc.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1035306&page=11
i will be updating my device before unlocking to get all the files needed. (hopefully)
I sure hope the phone can be rooted soon to much bloatware I want to get rid off
You cant get the boot.img with an unlocked one either I have got 2 one locked one open.
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waz000000 said:
You cant get the boot.img with an unlocked one either I have got 2 one locked one open.
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why do you need the boot.img for root?
rooting the system should be sufficient
johnsongrantr said:
this will be a problem, there is most definately a sig check on the file it pushes to your phone through bundled software. A modified boot.img can be pushed and flashed to the phone with fastboot. Also the update software detects the fact you unlocked the bootloader and it basically doesn't work on those phones anymore.
not to **** in your cereal, but making a modified kernel and push through fastboot is just a matter of doing it, not a whole lot of skill will be required.
like I said in the fastboot thread, if someone who has not unlocked their bootloader can upload the recovery image package that the bundled software downloads and mirrors it, it will make things a lot quicker.
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There is no bundled software in the box. Which one are you talking about?
also,
What is wrong with this dump
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1022224
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Thank you for sharing with us your ideas
FrAsErTaG said:
why do you need the boot.img for root?
rooting the system should be sufficient
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Agreed, but id like to try and install CW and get a proper recovery screen sorted.
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Agreed, but id like to try and install CW and get a proper recovery screen sorted.
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A custom recovery would be awesome. However, the Play doesnt seem to have a recovery partition.
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NielDK said:
A custom recovery would be awesome. However, the Play doesnt seem to have a recovery partition.
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not stock, but you can always make one, other SE devices don't have a *proper* recovery because they didn't have full access to the bootloader.
I'm curious what mode holding the back button on while plugging in the device, it appears to be different than holding search
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not stock, but you can always make one, other SE devices don't have a *proper* recovery because they didn't have full access to the bootloader.
I'm curious what mode holding the back button on while plugging in the device, it appears to be different than holding search
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Yep, it seems to be another kind of flash mode, altho I wasn't able to get any response out of the device with the usual fastboot and/or adb commands.
Hopefully this might be recovery mode. And that would open for custom recovery. Allthough I didnt find recovery partition, this might be because that MTD block is hidden. Root may show
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Yep, it seems to be another kind of flash mode, altho I wasn't able to get any response out of the device with the usual fastboot and/or adb commands.
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I thought I should jump in here and clarify a few things. Bounty threads are allowed here at XDA as long as no donations are given up front. Meaning what you are doing here is just fine, as long as no one is "collecting" the donations up front.
A bounty thread can motivate development.
So...people who want to participate should NOT DONATE now they should PLEDGE and when you feel that the goal has been met THEN donate to the developer directly.
XDA will not mediate disagreements about these matters...so you do this at your own risk.
Have fun!
Thanks for clearing that up - that's how I planned it, actually. As soon as someone accomplishes root, I'll send my donation his way and I hope that others will too!
that works as I hoped it would. I'm good for the money once root access is available.
Personally, I think root will be a lot harder than cfw as it will potentially allow access to parts of the software Sony don't want you playing with.
fingers crossed some clever person finds an exploit sooner rather than later.
I would chuck in $20 if the Neo could be included....
Just spent an hour on the phone with sony ericsson trying to get a direct link to the recovery image to no avail.
I got 20 usd for the person who gets me a copy of that recovery image.
Once you get me that, I can make a kernel with root out of it ill give it away for free with instructions on how to flash it (given unlocked bootloader)
I wish I woulda did this myself before I unlocked my bootloader. Kinda frusterrated after dealing with their tech support.
I have a locked one still cant get img files,
Right im trying a system restore on the new one (locked bootloader) im hoping the recovery image will be downloaded onto the computer and i can extract from there, lets see huh/
well it restored but cant find the image, it's pissing me off now spent to long doing sh!t.
connected to the phone to ADB pushed SU no permission chmod busybox no permission, gahhh we need that boot.img or system.img but how the hell do we get it?!?
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So, yes - I need to know how to brick my phone beyond repair please....
"Why !?" I hear you ask....
Imagine the situation: Some b*st*rd has stolen your phone . You are never going to see it again... ever... absolutely zero chance of getting it back...
If you had the option to brick it so no one could sell or use it, would you?
Yes, of course you would!!
It's possible to remotely execute any BusyBox/Terminal Command using the application Tasker and I want to know which one would do the most damage!?
Please let me know! "How do I totally brick my phone?"
load a corrupted radio file
ohhh, sorry to hear that. I had the perfect solution if you still had the phone. But um yea I don't take out my phone near any friends. My brother got his vibrant stolen only after 2 weeks.
Didn't mean to mislead! My phone hasn't actually been stolen! But I'm working on security profiles and need to know what the final command should be to end its life....
Can you flash a radio from the Terminal Emulator?
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This is what I did and I actually got Verizon to give me a re-furb. What it does is bring you to the htc inc white screen then nothing else. Use root explorer go into systems/fonts and change the name on one of the droidsans.ttf files. I think I totally erased the files but changing them should cause the phone to be totally [email protected]#$. I hope this messes up your phone. Lol
skinny jeans piss me off
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This is what I did and I actually got Verizon to give me a re-furb. What it does is bring you to the htc inc white screen then nothing else. Use root explorer go into systems/fonts and change the name on one of the droidsans.ttf files. I think I totally erased the files but changing them should cause the phone to be totally [email protected]#$. I hope this messes up your phone. Lol
skinny jeans piss me off
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Great, thank you! Shall test and hopefully be able to revert in fastboot?!
skinny jeans piss me off too...
Further to the above, does anyone know if it's possible to disable entering recovery by deleting certain system files?
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Further to the above, does anyone know if it's possible to disable entering recovery by deleting certain system files?
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Flash a stock recovery image to disable flashable recovery. Also renaming a file doesn't make the phone broken, it just doesn't allow it to boot.
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Flash a stock recovery image to disable flashable recovery. Also renaming a file doesn't make the phone broken, it just doesn't allow it to boot.
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Thanks - I need it to boot - just don't want someone else to be able to wipe and/or flash a custom ROM
I need to read up if there's a way to flash a recovery image from the Terminal...
hmmm...
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Thanks - I need it to boot - just don't want someone else to be able to wipe and/or flash a custom ROM
I need to read up if there's a way to flash a recovery image from the Terminal...
hmmm...
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To flash a recovery image from TE use this if your ROM supports it: flash_image recovery /sdcard/(name of recovery)
An example for me is: flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery-clockwork-2.5.0.7-heroc.img
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To flash a recovery image from TE use this if your ROM supports it: flash_image recovery /sdcard/(name of recovery)
An example for me is: flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery-clockwork-2.5.0.7-heroc.img
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That's brilliant thank you. Do you know if that can be reverted by flashing the custom recovery image again? Or will I lose the ability to do that once I flash back to stock?
Sorry for the questions, this stuff confuses me...
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That's brilliant thank you. Do you know if that can be reverted by flashing the custom recovery image again? Or will I lose the ability to do that once I flash back to stock?
Sorry for the questions, this stuff confuses me...
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As long as you're on a custom ROM that supports flash_image you can flash a recovery image through TE.
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dastin1015 said:
As long as you're on a custom ROM that supports flash_image you can flash a recovery image through TE.
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Thanks again - mine does, so sorted
Never thought of using lookout?
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makr8100 said:
Never thought of using lookout?
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Hopefully going way beyond that... see >>here<<
Do you have the information to know whether it's truly been stolen yet? I'd make sure that it's really been stolen and you, for sure, wouldn't get it back before attempting something like this. I definitely wouldn't want to brick my own phone on purpose just to find out I forgot it somewhere...
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Do you have the information to know whether it's truly been stolen yet? I'd make sure that it's really been stolen and you, for sure, wouldn't get it back before attempting something like this. I definitely wouldn't want to brick my own phone on purpose just to find out I forgot it somewhere...
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See the link above Chris. My phone hasn't actually been stolen, but these commands will be a last resort feature of Sherlock Droid.
Agreed, it would be a nightmare to brick it and then find it under the sofa!
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You shouldn't brick it quite the opposite, the thief should be able to keep using the phone as much as possible but in the mean time the gps should be secretly turned on and photos should be make so you can track the thief or if that fails publish his info and name and shame him
godutch said:
You shouldn't brick it quite the opposite, the thief should be able to keep using the phone as much as possible but in the mean time the gps should be secretly turned on and photos should be make so you can track the thief or if that fails publish his info and name and shame him
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You are absolutely right godutch, that is the main aim of the profiles to keep booting into the OS at every opportunity, even using fake recovering images (as in a photo of the custom recovery screen) for the splash and boot animation that appear to be the device gathering system information - all the time it will actually be booting with the launcher, notification bar and lock screen etc disabled so not to give it away - once there the priority is to get a GPS fix
However, there will come a point when you've not heard a peep from the device in days and perhaps your insurance (if you have it) have already paid out... In which case, some users will want to execute the remote 'self destruct' command, to make sure the phone will never be usable to anyone else....
Edit: Trying to make the thief provide a valid gmail address and forwarding the new number if the SIM is changed are all in there too!
What if thief changes to SIM that has no data plan or does not enter any wifi area?
Hey guys I just joined the site a few days ago after being sent here by some guys from some Audio forums, which is my main hobby. I guess you could say Im kind of a techy but am just now getting in to laptop building and things like that so I am still a newb. Anyways I just got the HTC DNA which I like quite a bit but Id like a little more out of it such as little better battery life, more customization, and to get rid of the bloat ware installed. On that note however I have never done anything much with phones since this is my first Droid after using Iphones which is why Im starting this thread...
I have been reading around and am still quite lost as to what I need to do to get what I wanted (battery life, customization, and to get rid of bloatware). I really like the ViperDNA ROM after watching the video but not sure if....
1. It will do what I want?
2. How to install it/make it run properly?
3. If there is something better?
So if you guys could walk me through what it takes to run something like that I would greatly appreciate you helping out some one new to this whole "Rooting" thing since this is my first Droid... If I can return the favor by helping out with your Car audio or talking guns with anyone Id be glad to!
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Hey guys I just joined the site a few days ago after being sent here by some guys from some Audio forums, which is my main hobby. I guess you could say Im kind of a techy but am just now getting in to laptop building and things like that so I am still a newb. Anyways I just got the HTC DNA which I like quite a bit but Id like a little more out of it such as little better battery life, more customization, and to get rid of the bloat ware installed. On that note however I have never done anything much with phones since this is my first Droid after using Iphones which is why Im starting this thread...
I have been reading around and am still quite lost as to what I need to do to get what I wanted (battery life, customization, and to get rid of bloatware). I really like the ViperDNA ROM after watching the video but not sure if....
1. It will do what I want?
2. How to install it/make it run properly?
3. If there is something better?
So if you guys could walk me through what it takes to run something like that I would greatly appreciate you helping out some one new to this whole "Rooting" thing since this is my first Droid... If I can return the favor by helping out with your Car audio or talking guns with anyone Id be glad to!
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I love the ViperRom! It has every customization imaginable and is very professional looking. It helps with battery life but you can use pretty much any kernel you want with a rom and that probably has as much or more affect on battery life. You need to be rooted and have adb installed on your pc - are you to this point yet?
Here is a good link by droidmodd3rx that walks through most things on video. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2012346
Also did you accept Verizon ota update in the last week? If so I am not sure you can root yet, they will have to work out a new method for that.
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I love the ViperRom! It has every customization imaginable and is very professional looking. It helps with battery life but you can use pretty much any kernel you want with a rom and that probably has as much or more affect on battery life. You need to be rooted and have adb installed on your pc - are you to this point yet?
Here is a good link by droidmodd3rx that walks through most things on video. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2012346
Also did you accept Verizon ota update in the last week? If so I am not sure you can root yet, they will have to work out a new method for that.
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It asked me today if I wanted to update and I held off since I read something about it not working with the new update... So Im still on the 1.15.605.4 Software number...
Also what is this ADB I need to have installed on my PC?
Newer "B" than Better-n-Reverse!
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Also what is this ADB I need to have installed on my PC?
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This is my second Droid phone, but I am interested in rooting this beast (HTC DNA). But I think I might temporarily be out of luck as my Software Number is 2.04.605.2 71 ORD.
I'll sit tight if this is true, but once there is a rooting option for this update can someone PLEASE, please, please post a V-E-R-Y detailed and simplified method for rooting?
I have to do whatever it take to get rid of "DROOOIIIDDD" on start up. Seroiously, that is my primary reason for looking into this rooting business. I'm such a sad case
Cheers!
It looks like its quite the long process if you don't have SDK and ADP already installed which you will need to unlock the bootloader...
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It looks like its quite the long process if you don't have SDK and ADP already installed which you will need to unlock the bootloader...
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Here is a guide for installing adb
http://www.jailbreakeye.com/android/install-adb-fastboot
Here is a video that I went by to install my adb
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaNM-lt_aHw
Here is page for new easy way to unlock bootloader
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2109862
And here is page with video guides to Root, install custom recovery and install kernels and Roms.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2012346
You also need to install usb drivers on your pc. If you have't already done so you can get them here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2000896
It seems overwhelming but it really isn't if you read/watch things carefully and follow instructions it is pretty easy and fun.
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Here is a guide for installing adb
http://www.jailbreakeye.com/android/install-adb-fastboot
Here is a video that I went by to install my adb
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaNM-lt_aHw
Here is page for new easy way to unlock bootloader
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2109862
And here is page with video guides to Root, install custom recovery and install kernels and Roms.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2012346
You also need to install usb drivers on your pc. If you have't already done so you can get them here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2000896
It seems overwhelming but it really isn't if you read/watch things carefully and follow instructions it is pretty easy and fun.
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Thanks for putting all that together for me! What is the purpose of the USB drivers?
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Thanks for putting all that together for me! What is the purpose of the USB drivers?
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So your computer can see your phone.
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So your computer can see your phone.
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Awwww ok... I got SDK loaded just trying to get it open...
Well I followed the video exactly and I cant get ADP to run when I type in ADP the command still and have double checked everything...
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Well I followed the video exactly and I cant get ADP to run when I type in ADP the command still and have double checked everything...
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depending on what you named your directories are you going to the platform-tools directory? you need to type adb not adp, lower case not caps, and then there needs to be a command after adb. Try adb devices.
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Well I followed the video exactly and I cant get ADP to run when I type in ADP the command still and have double checked everything...
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You set up your system variables crooectly?
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Well I followed the video exactly and I cant get ADP to run when I type in ADP the command still and have double checked everything...
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It's adb not adp
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TJMac44 said:
depending on what you named your directories are you going to the platform-tools directory? you need to type adb not adp, lower case not caps, and then there needs to be a command after adb. Try adb devices.
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I believe so...
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You set up your system variables crooectly?
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Like I said I followed that vid exactly so...
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It's adb not adp
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Ya thats what I meant just wasnt paying attention last night
Well I got it unlocked finally but now when I go to flash the Recovery I just get an error... Sometimes the "emulator" one, "waiting on the device" , Or just cant the find file... Just doing it straight from the comand I open in the file or using Hansoon2000's tool...
Quick question
Hey, going to do a little thread jacking here. It seems like this would be the best place to ask my question. I'm a long-time iOS user that just switched and silly me accepted the OTA 2.04.605 update. Now, if I performed a hard reset wouldn't that put my software back to its factory settings and would allow me to unlock my bootloader? Sorry if this annoying just trying to make sure it'll work before I go through the hassle of restoring. Thanks for any help!
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Well I got it unlocked finally but now when I go to flash the Recovery I just get an error... Sometimes the "emulator" one, "waiting on the device" , Or just cant the find file... Just doing it straight from the comand I open in the file or using Hansoon2000's tool...
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Your phone needs to be in fastboot for you to find it. Connect the phone, boot into the bootloader, enter fastboot, open a new command prompt, and try "fastboot devices". you should see the phone.
If you can't find the file then you're not in the right directory. Make sure you navigate to the folder that contains the file then run the command. (or you can just give it the full path to the file)
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Hey, going to do a little thread jacking here. It seems like this would be the best place to ask my question. I'm a long-time iOS user that just switched and silly me accepted the OTA 2.04.605 update. Now, if I performed a hard reset wouldn't that put my software back to its factory settings and would allow me to unlock my bootloader? Sorry if this annoying just trying to make sure it'll work before I go through the hassle of restoring. Thanks for any help!
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No, I don't think that'll help. The factory reset basically wipes memory and restores the original ROM. The OTA updates the radios / kernel. But don't quote me on that. I'll let a dev who knows better comment.
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No, I don't think that'll help. The factory reset basically wipes memory and restores the original ROM. The OTA updates the radios / kernel. But don't quote me on that. I'll let a dev who knows better comment.
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I think you are right because I have not heard of anyone suggesting this, and it was just my noob idea! Thanks for the help.
ASAPscotty said:
Hey, going to do a little thread jacking here. It seems like this would be the best place to ask my question. I'm a long-time iOS user that just switched and silly me accepted the OTA 2.04.605 update. Now, if I performed a hard reset wouldn't that put my software back to its factory settings and would allow me to unlock my bootloader? Sorry if this annoying just trying to make sure it'll work before I go through the hassle of restoring. Thanks for any help!
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This question has been answered, but I thought I'd provide a little more detail to their answers:
On android, the memory is divided into several partitions (you might think of it like different disk drives), including a /boot, /system, and /data partition. The /boot partition is where the kernel (the heart of the android o/s) resides; the /system (where the bulk of the android o/s resides); the /data is where your apps and personal data reside. The /boot and /system partitions require system administrator level rights in order to change the information stored there (the system administrator account on android/linux is known as "root" or "superuser").
The update that came from VZW changed elements in the /system and /boot directories, using a superuser key to grant the update permission to change the files on those partitions.
Unfortunately, a factory reset only essentially re-formats the /data partition, wiping out all the user information stored there, but doesn't change the /system or /boot partitions.
The root process essentially hacks the device to gain system administrator rights to the android phone, using exploits in the android o/s. This is essentially a cat and mouse game. The update sent by VZW/HTC patches the exploits that were used to gain root access (that is why it is always dangerous to accept updates from VZW/HTC).
Hopefully the developers on this website will be able to find another exploit/weakness, and provide a way for those who have phones that have the update to obtain root, unlock the bootloader (another partition), and gain s-off (another level of turning a security flag to "off" so that even more partitions can be accessed/changed (ie.the /radio partition).
TL;DWR: I want to go back to absolute zero and revert my phone to factory. I'm new to android and just followed a youtube video guide to root and unlock boot loader and now don't know how to go back.
Hey guys, I am completely new to android and have been with iPhone for about 7 years so please forgive me for my questions as they are elementary in comparison with the topics that are typically discussed on here.
I decided to switch it up and try an M8 cause the build quality and screen really excited me so I sold my iPhone and made the switch. I was in absolute love for about a week while on stock. Just learning android and all it's small quirks was fun for me.
but now, I have the phone up for sale, I'm amazed at how convoluted it is just to return to stock after rooting and roming. I spent 6 hours last night with a phone that wouldn't boot and just hang at the opening htc one opening boot animation.
I installed TWRP, unlocked the boot loader and used Hassoon2000's all in one toolkit to root as well. I used this video posted on the toolkit thread on here to help guide me.: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Krw6H4gQ6g0&feature=youtu.be
I followed the video to a tee with some stops on my side cause what he said in the video didn't always happen on my end, so I would unplug my phone and plug it back in and continue where I left off until the whole process worked. It's at the very end when he used twrp to reboot back into his "normal phone" that my phone just hung on the HTC boot animation.
I have all neccasary drivers and software installed to run this the toolkit and still received the "error: no device found" from time to time when using the kit. so you can imagine all the hair I pulled out coming from jailbreaking an iPhone with one click to trying just to root my device to disable ads and not can't even use my phone.
after some digging to find what I thought what supposedly a stock rom/img/Whateverthenameis for my phone, I breathed a sigh of relief and flashed it using tarp adb side load option and it finally booted up. I now however don't have working Wi-Fi and some apps that came preinstalled on my phone are missing. I don't like and just feel like it's a buggy mess.
long story short, I just want to go back to absolute zero. all the way stock; I don't even care about keeping any root or unlock. It would be nice so I can adblock but I don't care about it if it will stop me from going back to zero.
Here are all the tools I used to ruin my android experience aka the tools I mentioned above:
Toolkit (thread): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2699065
rom/img/whateveritscalled that i used to get back into a buggy phone: http://www.androidfiles.org/?developer=M8&folder=StockRoms
video guide I used: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Krw6H4gQ6g0&feature=youtu.be
I ran all this on a Windows 7 64-bit desktop machine.
Did you flash the Shipped RUU?
orangekid said:
Did you flash the Shipped RUU?
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I barely understood how to flash the rom I found to get my phone back on but how do I flash an ruu and where do i get it?
orangekid said:
Did you flash the Shipped RUU?
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I would also love to know how to do this, I desperately need help
I think there was a shipped RUU for the M8 that could be used to go full stock, I'll see if I can find it.
RUU = Rom Update Utility, which was named that back in the old WinMo days. This would just be a file that you either flash thru SD via fastboot or thru your computer.
orangekid said:
I think there was a shipped RUU for the M8 that could be used to go full stock, I'll see if I can find it.
RUU = Rom Update Utility, which was named that back in the old WinMo days. This would just be a file that you either flash thru SD via fastboot or thru your computer.
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If you could find that it would be most appreciated
I just looked and couldn't find one. Would this be the only way to revert to stock from either a bad flash, boot loop or just plain want to be stock again. I want to root but I'm just not confident enough to use the toolkit without any handups. At least if I knew how to get back to stock I wouldnt worry as much.
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Word around was that there has been no RUU released for our device yet. There is a stock rooted TWRP recovery image on the Android Development forum but that's probably the closest you will get. I'm not sure if a straight up factory reset would do it or not, but you would need to flash the stock recovery as well. Overall a pretty drawn out process, especially if you are unfamiliar with adb and fastboot. You might have to wait for a RUU
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Word around was that there has been no RUU released for our device yet. There is a stock rooted TWRP recovery image on the Android Development forum but that's probably the closest you will get. I'm not sure if a straight up factory reset would do it or not, but you would need to flash the stock recovery as well. Overall a pretty drawn out process, especially if you are unfamiliar with adb and fastboot. You might have to wait for a RUU
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What would happen if I clicked att software update in settings? would it do something or no? Would it crash the whole phone?
TheEmpyre said:
Word around was that there has been no RUU released for our device yet. There is a stock rooted TWRP recovery image on the Android Development forum but that's probably the closest you will get. I'm not sure if a straight up factory reset would do it or not, but you would need to flash the stock recovery as well. Overall a pretty drawn out process, especially if you are unfamiliar with adb and fastboot. You might have to wait for a RUU
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I thought I saw a leaked RUU floating around that did the job..
RACEnSK8 said:
What would happen if I clicked att software update in settings? would it do something or no? Would it crash the whole phone?
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It probably would not find one, but if it did nothing good would happen, it won't successfully take an OTA with a custom ROM, recovery, etc..
Non-rooted nand backup,which can be used to go back to stock
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=51953376&postcount=352
Wonders_Never_Cease said:
Non-rooted nand backup,which can be used to go back to stock
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=51953376&postcount=352
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I think I need to find someone to help me, because I never had to deal with rooted devices before. So i wouldn't even know what to do with the files you posted
RACEnSK8 said:
I think I need to find someone to help me, because I never had to deal with rooted devices before. So i wouldn't even know what to do with the files you posted
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It's pretty simple actually.
If you are using TWRP recovery, just place this in that folder on your SD card, boot into recovery, and hit "restore"
it will restore a stock ROM on your device.
Use the recovery version he mentions though.
orangekid said:
It's pretty simple actually.
If you are using TWRP recovery, just place this in that folder on your SD card, boot into recovery, and hit "restore"
it will restore a stock ROM on your device.
Use the recovery version he mentions though.
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How do I figure out what recovery i have
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How do I figure out what recovery i have
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reboot the phone into recovery (your power menu might have the option) and it will give you the version.
You can also access it from fastboot, or adb (typy adb reboot recovery)
RACEnSK8 said:
I think I need to find someone to help me, because I never had to deal with rooted devices before. So i wouldn't even know what to do with the files you posted
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Yea, android phones are a complete different world then that of iPhones. I was in your shoes a yr after the ip4 release. I didn't jump right in...I didn't flash or root my 1st phone for months. To be fair, not all android phones have difficult root/restore methods...most I've used were 1 click, same goes for jb programs. The only thing I can think of that iPhone had a slight edge was if you bricked from a bad app or jb...DFU and restore thru iTunes but then you worry about restoring to the new firmware...waiting for the next exploit and praying its not tethered. If iPhone is your thing...great but don't bounce from android after your 1st set back...it happens to all of us.
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orangekid said:
reboot the phone into recovery (your power menu might have the option) and it will give you the version.
You can also access it from fastboot, or adb (typy adb reboot recovery)
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I went into recovery and it says PhilZ Touch 6.25.5
Clockworkmod v6.0.4.7
nash2000 said:
Yea, android phones are a complete different world then that of iPhones. I was in your shoes a yr after the ip4 release. I didn't jump right in...I didn't flash or root my 1st phone for months. To be fair, not all android phones have difficult root/restore methods...most I've used were 1 click, same goes for jb programs. The only thing I can think of that iPhone had a slight edge was if you bricked from a bad app or jb...DFU and restore thru iTunes but then you worry about restoring to the new firmware...waiting for the next exploit and praying its not tethered. If iPhone is your thing...great but don't bounce from android after your 1st set back...it happens to all of us.
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Yeah, luckily I went from WinMo to iOS, so I went from "if you flash one wrong file you're bricked" to "I cannot brick this device if I try"
coming back to Android was like the WinMo days.
Depends what you have too, my daily is a Nexus 5, pretty easy to do anything on it. Samsung are really easy too, you just Odin a factory tar no matter where you are for the most part.
But HTC is the difficult one, all these tokens and issues and hboot versions and patches etc...
You get used to it though, and then it doesn't seem so daunting...
In this case, these are things OP needs to know if he is going to mess with any Android phones, basic things like recovery and basic ADB / fastboot commands etc...
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I went into recovery and it says PhilZ Touch 6.25.5
Clockworkmod v6.0.4.7
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Ok,
You need to flash TWRP:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2695709
orangekid said:
Ok,
You need to flash TWRP:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2695709
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So how do I do that?
Sorry for being such a noob, but I just want my wifi to work lol
My rooted HTC Inspire broke so I brought an "Att Tribute" phone from walmart as it has decent specs for 100 bucks(as far as I know). The phone, though, doesn't seem to have much support going for it. Huawei's website doesn't even list it(They have a 530 which isn't quite the same). I can't find any info, any way to root it(I did unlock it using the unlock code and adb), but CWM doesn't support it directly, and emotionUI 3.0's site doesn't list it to upgrade.
Does anyone have any idea how to get this phone rooted and mod'ed? (I'd like to install a custom rom on it like I did with my HTC)
I'd imagine this phone would have someone widespread use being a walmart phone?
Need unlock code
Could you please tell me from which website you got unlock code and how much you paid for that ..
vinayorama said:
Could you please tell me from which website you got unlock code and how much you paid for that ..
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I just ordered an unlock code from here: http://www.onlineunlocks.com/huawei-unlock-code
I used the coupon code 1$offshare to $1 off also
I haven't gotten the code yet. I'll update when it comes in
EDIT: just got the email with the unlock code. worked great. now the phone is working on my prepaid T-Mobile $30 plan. I did a speed test and got 10 MB down
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My rooted HTC Inspire broke so I brought an "Att Tribute" phone from walmart as it has decent specs for 100 bucks(as far as I know). The phone, though, doesn't seem to have much support going for it. Huawei's website doesn't even list it(They have a 530 which isn't quite the same). I can't find any info, any way to root it(I did unlock it using the unlock code and adb), but CWM doesn't support it directly, and emotionUI 3.0's site doesn't list it to upgrade.
Does anyone have any idea how to get this phone rooted and mod'ed? (I'd like to install a custom rom on it like I did with my HTC)
I'd imagine this phone would have someone widespread use being a walmart phone?
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I'll be getting this phone on Tuesday, but I've already played around with it considering my uncle bought one. It seems like a steal for only $40(Black Friday Sale). I'd like to root mine as well, hopefully we can find something in the coming days or weeks. Also been looking for cases and screen protectors.
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I got it for free by emailing huawei. There is a site that has a form you have to fill out that you email them with the information. They will send you the code in a few days.
I have not been able to root the phone though. No root software supports the phone. Trying to manually root it but isn't going well. (you can't download the rom off the emu rom site because it's not listed
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I got it for free by emailing huawei. There is a site that has a form you have to fill out that you email them with the information. They will send you the code in a few days.
I have not been able to root the phone though. No root software supports the phone. Trying to manually root it but isn't going well. (you can't download the rom off the emu rom site because it's not listed
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Stretto,
Can you send a link for that site to me? I would appreciate it. Thanks.
I have this phone for my daughter, so far I've tried towelroot and framaroot with no luck. She doesn't need root but man that thing comes with tons of bloatware
From my CM11 S3
I'm waiting for a working root method for this phone, I hope it happen soon
Also have tried kingo root with no luck. It would be nice to just be able to root it to remove the bloatware apps
From my CM11 S3
Yeah the phone has sooo much bloatware, im using the phone as my daily driver. And also does anyone else experience audio drop while playing music?
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tmaxforlife said:
Yeah the phone has sooo much bloatware, im using the phone as my daily driver. And also does anyone else experience audio drop while playing music?
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Yes. They need to at least release an update for it fixing the bugs.
I made a main thread for the phone...I hope you all don't mind.
Too many threads all over the subforums here. Let's make this link THE place for our phone.
Hope you don't mind.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/development/gjuide-huawei-y526a1-att-tribute-att-t3013092
Not sure if anyone is deving for our phone.
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It looks like there is a custom root image and rom available. Unfortunately I screwed up my recovery rom so I can't install anything ;/ Can anyone extract the factory recovery and upload it so I can get mine working and install these new roms?
Thanks
Stretto said:
It looks like there is a custom root image and rom available. Unfortunately I screwed up my recovery rom so I can't install anything ;/ Can anyone extract the factory recovery and upload it so I can get mine working and install these new roms?
Thanks
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ROM??
Where?
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Stretto said:
It looks like there is a custom root image and rom available. Unfortunately I screwed up my recovery rom so I can't install anything ;/ Can anyone extract the factory recovery and upload it so I can get mine working and install these new roms?
Thanks
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Factory/STock Recovery: NOT FLASHABLE, unzip it to get the .img file.
Perhaps a small bounty for a custom recovery is in order?
It may get a dev interested.
Please post in it to keep it up on the first page maybe/hopefully before it gets buried on page 4 of the forum
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/help/request-huawei-y536a1-dev-to-help-make-t3023025
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Factory/STock Recovery: NOT FLASHABLE, unzip it to get the .img file.
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Flashed but only blue light blinking in recovery mode. Not booting up.
adb reboot recovery
fastboot flash recovery Stock_Recovery
fastboot reboot-bootloader
Then black screen with the blue power light blinking.
I can hold both the vol + - and power and get it to auto update the update.zip on the sdcard.
The file you sent is about 8MB. This is about the same size as the boot rom. Is this the recovery(the thing that lets you select different stuff) or the fastboot bootloader thing?
Somehow I think the recovery was restored. when I did the vol + - it updated to stock(or whatever I had on the disk, not sure). Then I used adb to reboot into recovery and was able to get the ability to update(pretty limited choices, I guess it's stock recovery and not twrp).
Anyways, I guess I can now update the os if that works....
It is the stock recovery from my Flashify backup.
Adb reboot recovery don't do first.
Fastboot flash recovery Stock_Recovery
Then reboot into recovery.
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I'll be getting this phone on Tuesday, but I've already played around with it considering my uncle bought one. It seems like a steal for only $40(Black Friday Sale). I'd like to root mine as well, hopefully we can find something in the coming days or weeks. Also been looking for cases and screen protectors.
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Hi there. I know this is quite late, but, I have the phone, and rooted it today. You can root it with this application called KingoROOT. You need to plug in your phone before you start the application.
I would like to know how to upgrade to a new ROM (Lollipop or better) on my Verizon HTC One Max with the option to return to stock. Software Information: 4.4.2, Sense 6.0, 3.09.605.3, 6.20, 4.60_002, 15432, 5
I was told to use (and did) Sunshine and then downloaded SuperSU from Google Store (per very detailed instructions and was told to not choose TWRP when the question popped up to choose one or the other (common/normal?)).
My phone is now UNLOCK and S-OFF as well as Rooted (but I'm having a lot of problems with blank screens, etc. and even had the black screen with the red ! in a red triangle (and I don’t know how I got it to boot up again (pushed pwr buttons, vol +/-, etc.)). However, that is as far as I’ve gotten. Confused am I.
I don’t know how to flash; however, I’ve been trying to figure it out, but I’m lost.
I’ve downloaded a lot of files from other threads, but the instructions, while detailed, didn’t say HOW to flash or add TWRP where I (a NEWBORN NEWBIE/NOOBIE) could understand, etc. Is there a place where all this is together?
Am I out of luck or would someone PLEASE help me fix and upgrade it with the option to return to stock if needed? I would love to have Sense 7.0, if possible. I apologize for such a long post/thread.
THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH!!!!!
P. S. My phone is now Prepaid Verizon (was Postpaid). Don't know if that matters. I have pics of the files I downloaded from one of your great guys, but they are on my computer. Not sure how to upload. I AM GLAD THAT I FOUND YOUR SITE!!!!!
@LoveSpock I am going to make this short and simple...
First off the Verizon Max software only goes up to 4.4.2. If you want to upgrade you'll need a custom rom which is why you S-OFF and unlocked...
You will need to get familiar with fastboot commands. Google is your friend on how to use if you don't know how to. Here is the link to the TWRP image for your device. http://flyhalf205.com/recoveries/openrecovery-twrp-2.8.7.1-t6univ.img Once you get fastboot setup you will type in the command fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.8.7.1-t6univ.img Make sure you have everything in the same directory when executing the command.
From there you are free to wipe then flash anything you would like. Wiping will delete your data so text, contacts that are stored on local phone(not sim or google) will be deleted.
@Flyhalf205
Thank you for your response and instructions. Does this mean I don't need to do anything to the SUPERSU that is already on the phone (and what it did)?.... Following your instructions will wipe everything?
I'll definitely need to take out my sd card. I've saved a ton of stuff on it. ...and backup my contacts and text messages.
I have some more googling and try to learn what you wrote for me to learn. I'll also have to find out what ROM to use....
Your Padawan thanks you.
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@Flyhalf205
Thank you for your response and instructions. Does this mean I don't need to do anything to the SUPERSU that is already on the phone (and what it did)?.... Following your instructions will wipe everything?
I'll definitely need to take out my sd card. I've saved a ton of stuff on it. ...and backup my contacts and text messages.
I have some more googling and try to learn what you wrote for me to learn. I'll also have to find out what ROM to use....
Your Padawan thanks you.
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Shouldn't worry about supersu. Most custom ROMs are going to have that prebuilt into it. Once you get TWRP we will go further into detail about how stuff works.
If you use twrp no need to take your SD card out just go to setting and unchecked SD card and like lovespoke said make sure to dl the right file you can dl right fastboot files here on xda just search it
Hey! Don't mean to hijack the thread but I'm in the same boat. I've never rooted and I'm looking to root my Verizon HTC one max. I'd also like to maybe install a custom Rom but I'm a noob so I'm not quite sure what I'm doing. Ok so it's my understanding that sunshine will root, s-off, AND unlock my boot loader? Btw I have no idea what those terms mean. Anyway, if someone could please confirm that about sunshine, it would really help me out. I've already downloaded and installed sunshine on my phone but I haven't paid the $25 yet.
Xx Moe, I strongly suggest you READ the various threads on XDA about unlocking bootloaders, gaining S-OFF and rooting. You can easily brick a device and there's much less support for the Max now than there was when it came out more than two years ago.
I don't believe Verizon HTC One Max's can be rooted without unlocking bootloader/gaining S-OFF and the exclusive method for that is Sunshine (unless you know someone with a Java card). Once you're bootloader unlocked and S-OFF, you can then "flash" any partition on the device and that's how to brick the device.
Once you are bootloader unlocked and S-OFF, you start by flashing a 'recovery', which is usually the latest version of TWRP for the HTC One Max. Don't flash a recovery for a different device. (Google "Team Win Recovery Project"). Once you have a custom recovery you can "wipe" your device and flash a new ROM.
Wiping deletes all data, or some data, depending upon how you wipe, and there are not very many Verizon HTC One Max ROMs out there that are fully functional. Check the threads, one sticky thread has a listing of ROMs.
Finally, I don't believe anyone has gotten Marshmallow going on a Max, so expect the "best" you'll be able to do is a Lollipop ROM or a Cyanogen Mod equivalent.
Awesome! Thanks for the super quick reply. So yes, sunshine will s-off and unlock boot loader. That seemed to be the million dollar question since (like you said) the one max doesn't have very much support anymore. I'm definitely going to keep reading the forums because I don't want to brick my phone. I've also been watching some tutorials on YouTube. Everything (so far) seems pretty straight forward now, but you can never be too careful. Thanks for your help hgoldner!
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@LoveSpock I am going to make this short and simple...
First off the Verizon Max software only goes up to 4.4.2. If you want to upgrade you'll need a custom rom which is why you S-OFF and unlocked...
You will need to get familiar with fastboot commands. Google is your friend on how to use if you don't know how to. Here is the link to the TWRP image for your device. http://flyhalf205.com/recoveries/openrecovery-twrp-2.8.7.1-t6univ.img Once you get fastboot setup you will type in the command fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.8.7.1-t6univ.img Make sure you have everything in the same directory when executing the command.
From there you are free to wipe then flash anything you would like. Wiping will delete your data so text, contacts that are stored on local phone(not sim or google) will be deleted.
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Hey flyhalf, is there a thread on here on how to learn about adb fastboot, and flash the custom recovery for noobs? I cant seem to find it. I'm trying to install a custom rom on my htc one max but this is my first time ever rooting/unlocking an android. Ive searched the site but i cant find a tutorial on how to install the custom recovery or learn about adb yet. I have sunshine already on my phone but i havent used it yet because i want to know exactly what im doing before i pay the $25. Any help is appreciated. I already know how to get into the bootloader by pressing the power and volume down buttom at the same time while the phone is turned off.
Xx MOE said:
Hey flyhalf, is there a thread on here on how to learn about adb fastboot, and flash the custom recovery for noobs? I cant seem to find it. I'm trying to install a custom rom on my htc one max but this is my first time ever rooting/unlocking an android. Ive searched the site but i cant find a tutorial on how to install the custom recovery or learn about adb yet. I have sunshine already on my phone but i havent used it yet because i want to know exactly what im doing before i pay the $25. Any help is appreciated. I already know how to get into the bootloader by pressing the power and volume down buttom at the same time while the phone is turned off.
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I'm heading to bed now. If I get time tomorrow I'll try to explain. If not we can setup team viewer and I can just set your computer up for you.
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Flyhalf205 said:
I'm heading to bed now. If I get time tomorrow I'll try to explain. If not we can setup team viewer and I can just set your computer up for you.
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That would be awesome, but i think i found something from google. https://twrp.me/devices/htconemaxverizon.html
I downloaded the sdk and corresponding java that the site recommended. I attached a screenshot of my pc to show where im at in that process.
Xx MOE said:
That would be awesome, but i think i found something from google. https://twrp.me/devices/htconemaxverizon.html
I downloaded the sdk and corresponding java that the site recommended. I attached a screenshot of my pc to show where im at in that process.
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I also downloaded the android-sdk_r24.4.1-windows.zip file but i moved it out of my downloads file, so it didn't show up on my screenshot
Xx MOE said:
I also downloaded the android-sdk_r24.4.1-windows.zip file but i moved it out of my downloads file, so it didn't show up on my screenshot
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Download the platform tools and the android usb driver. Don't need anything else.
But basically if your s-off yet. Boot into HBOOT. Power off phone and hold down both power button and the volume down button. Select fastboot using the power button. Your computer should hopefully automatically pick up drivers and call the device "My HTC" in the device manager. If not you'll need to go in and manually assign the downloaded driver using the link above to the Android device in device manager.
Download twrp image file into the same directory as the platform tools downloaded to. In windows, right click while holding down shift anywhere on the white blank area in platform tools and click on "open command window here".. From there you will type in the command fastboot flash recovery recoveryFileName.img
If it says waiting for device. Check device manager and make sure the driver is installed right.
Flyhalf205 said:
Download the platform tools and the android usb driver. Don't need anything else.
But basically if your s-off yet. Boot into HBOOT. Power off phone and hold down both power button and the volume down button. Select fastboot using the power button. Your computer should hopefully automatically pick up drivers and call the device "My HTC" in the device manager. If not you'll need to go in and manually assign the downloaded driver using the link above to the Android device in device manager.
Download twrp image file into the same directory as the platform tools downloaded to. In windows, right click while holding down shift anywhere on the white blank area in platform tools and click on "open command window here".. From there you will type in the command fastboot flash recovery recoveryFileName.img
If it says waiting for device. Check device manager and make sure the driver is installed right.
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Ok, so if im doing this correctly, the twrp img should be in the platform tools folder and my computer should recognize my phone as "my htc" as shown in my attached screenshot...
Xx MOE said:
Ok, so if im doing this correctly, the twrp img should be in the platform tools folder and my computer should recognize my phone as "my htc" as shown in my attached screenshot...
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Yes. That is correct so far.
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Yes. That is correct so far.
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Perfect! Thank you so much! now all i have to do is use sunshine to s-off/unlock bootloader and follow this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2498746 to install custom recovery and i should now be able to flash custom roms! Thanks for your help! A donation will be coming your way soon! :good::good::good::highfive:
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Flyhalf205 said:
Shouldn't worry about supersu. Most custom ROMs are going to have that prebuilt into it. Once you get TWRP we will go further into detail about how stuff works.
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I've been out of commission... Sorry about the long wait.
I'm sure you've been very busy.
I found the fastboot.exe file and placed it and your twrp file into a folder on my desktop. Before I run fastboot and add your twrp img file, what would the next step be? .... I don't have have a ROM yet to add to the phone. Should I have that first? Would you please direct me to the right one for me? I noted in one of your replies to another member that there isn't a Marshmallow one, yet.
Do I need the ADB file?
Thank you,
Your Padawan.
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Yes. That is correct so far.
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Would you recommend uninstalling the HTC program that automatically picks up the phone?
LoveSpock said:
I've been out of commission... Sorry about the long wait.
I'm sure you've been very busy.
I found the fastboot.exe file and placed it and your twrp file into a folder on my desktop. Before I run fastboot and add your twrp img file, what would the next step be? .... I don't have have a ROM yet to add to the phone. Should I have that first? Would you please direct me to the right one for me? I noted in one of your replies to another member that there isn't a Marshmallow one, yet.
Do I need the ADB file?
Thank you,
Your Padawan.
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I forget if you were s-off or s-on but you will need to be s-off or your bootloader will need to be unlocked.. You don't need a rom just yet. You could flash recovery and flash root for starters. But once you get it flashed we can start on what to do next.
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Shouldn't worry about supersu. Most custom ROMs are going to have that prebuilt into it. Once you get TWRP we will go further into detail about how stuff works.
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Flyhalf205 said:
I forget if you were s-off or s-on but you will need to be s-off or your bootloader will need to be unlocked.. You don't need a rom just yet. You could flash recovery and flash root for starters. But once you get it flashed we can start on what to do next.
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Sorry... I started the thread back in January. I've been out of commission and starting over.
I had used Sunshine to S-off and Unlock. I used SU to root. I knew nothing about flashing or fastboot and am still learning. One of your original responses to my original post said that google was my friend, so I googled per your advice and found some information on fastboot.
I don't know what flash root means in your response above.
You had also gave me the link to the TWRP image for my phone. You also wrote "Make sure you have everything in the same directory when executing the command." I've added 2 of the pics again as well as one of your img file in the directory I created when I loaded Android Studio.
The Android Studio I downloaded is the latest. Does that make a difference? I did find info on this site about a minimal adb and fastboot. Would that have been better?
I'm imagining my phone will be out of commission until the new ROM is installed, right? (See how I'm still such a Newbie/Noobie!)
Thank you!
Your Padawan