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I just currently opened my box fresh out and installed z4root to root it... Sucess!
Now im trying to downgrade as i am "supposed" to according to this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1036956
This is what is in my about screen under settings so you know what version ect i have http://img546.imageshack.us/img546/1476/20110427032325.jpg
from the aforementioned thread i downloaded the 4349_Downgrade.zip and placed it on my sd card... Renamed it update.zip and closed usb connection, and then powered off and powered up first pressing and holding the "+" on the volume rocker on the top of the tab. and then pressing power.. When i say "+" i mean Volume + witch is on the top left of the tab closest to the right in the direction of the search home menu and back keys...
When im holding this combo of buttons the screen boots up after a second or two says recovery key detected or whatever in the top left for a few seconds and then goes to the g tablet white screen... THen it shows a box with a downarrow on it and a progress bar for a few moments and then shuts off and reboots into the homescreen.......
I read in this forum a topic how the guy experienced the same results but turned out he was holding the Volume - key... I made certian i wasent doing what he did and literally just held the Volume + key on the right edge with the tip of my nail and held power... Same results..
I have tried with the program root explorer going into the file manager... (Why is there a file called sdcard2?? never seen that before) i go into /sdcard find the update.zip i put from the renamed 4349 file and then back up to the "/" dir and mount as r/w and paste the update.zip in there then mount as r/o back out to home power off.. i repeate the aforementioned process and still the excat same thing...
The origonal update that was put on there when i first put in my newly formated fat32 sd card i deleted.. i have searched and search and have no idea what is wrong or how to fix this... Certianly i couldnt be the only one with this issue?
Please help, im just killing time sitting here waiting for help lol.... Thanks..
My end result is im trying to get CWM 08 on there and a great and stable rom witch i choose that RC1 of vegan.. Unless u know of a better one. And once this is all done is there a good kernal i should be flashing? Why and how do i do it.?
Thank you in advance..
1) The downgrade is only necessary if you were on 4349 to begin with.
2) what you described is exactly what should happen in stock recovery for 3588 and older.
3) No... it is not exactly what others have said about holding the wrong volume key because when you do hold the wrong one the screen goes black after a few seconds.
4) SDCARD is your internal storage. SDCARD2 is the mount point for your external (MicroSD Card) storage.
5) It sounds like nothing is wrong...
6) Install CWM... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=865245
Ooook
The thread i mentioned in my first post the first link if u click it the title of tje topic reads
[STICKY] [ATTENTION] - 3991 and 4349+ VIEWSONIC-LOCKED BOOTLOADER INFO here
Also it has a link to a pic of my about phone so cant u tell from that?
I am lost i did excatly to a T as described in the tutorial in step 6 in your reply and im getting the same thing i hold down volume + it says recovery key detected for a few secs in goes to gtablet screen and flashes to that down with a down arrow.....
What am i missing? Surely i dont have the only tablet with this problem..
Yes, I can... Your TAP UI version is 3391... LOWER than what you are trying to downgrade to. So you don't need to. You are seeing exactly what is supposed to happen with the version you have. This is the normal behavior for that version.
The only thing you are missing is the knowledge that nothing is wrong...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=892090
There is nothing wrong with your tablet.....[mod edit]
K J Rad said:
Yes, I can... Your TAP UI version is 3391... LOWER than what you are trying to downgrade to. So you don't need to. You are seeing exactly what is supposed to happen with the version you have. This is the normal behavior for that version.
The only thing you are missing is the knowledge that nothing is wrong...
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Then why can i not flash CWM? I went to your link tried both internal and sd files mounting on "/" and on "/sdcard" /update.zip or /recovery.zip in either folder and im still getting the same issue when i hold Volume + and power...
I cannot get CWM and a Rom on there.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=892090
There is nothing wrong with your tablet.....just your knowledge
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From what i gather from that link is that i am to take the files insides cwmod_microsd.zip witch are update.zip and recovery folder that houses command and physically take the microsd card out and mount on my computer witch is technicly SDCARD2 and place those files in that root directly... and then the power down insert card and vol up and power.....
I am getting the same issue same box and same nothing.
Most likely because you aren't following the directions. Take some time to learn at least the basics about your tablet. Then read the instructions again.
you can do it on either the internal or external. It depends on what the line in the command file says. Once you boot once whether sucessful or not the command file is deleted. Your making this harder than it is
Then what am i missing? I got this tablet yesterday at 2 pm and stayed up till 3 am trying to get CWM on it!
I cant imagine what im missing, ive read dozens of posts tried atleast 15 times putting either the downgrade or cwm sdcard update files in the internet "/" or "/sdcard" or "/sdcard2"
And yes i noticed that it deletes the update and recovery folder if i drop it in /sdcard2 or "/", ill put the files there either directly to sd card from the computer or thru root explorer and when i hit vol + and power it does the same thing.
This has to be the most frustrating tablet/ android device ever!
The last time i had something this hard was when i bricked my iphone in early 09 and figured out i had to reload the ipw file via a brand new install of itunes from a virgin computer (that computer turned out to be me using the librarys lol)
so i just got both the internal and external cwm files from this post
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=865245
and put them in both /sdcard and /sdcard 2 for some reason when i used root explorer i noticed that for somereason in /sdcard2 there was a recovery/recovery/command so i pulles recovery to /sdcard2/recovery and pasted it there and deleted the other recovery folder.. re did the whole process and low and behold i was lookin at a CWMN screen! so... i have no idea, but if i ever meet the man who created the Vewsonic g tab ill kick him in the nuts.
Now i followed this guide
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=865245
and i mounted the usb put the Vegan Rc1 rom in the ROMS folder and choose zip from sd and installed... and im just stuck at the view sonic screen, so i powered off did a wipe data factory reset and wipe cache and then went to advanced and fix permissions... Then to choose install from sd card choose my vegan rom and installed then backed out to home and hit restart and again its been ten mins or so and im still staring at a viewsoniv screen still..... Is this normal or any more suggestions?
There is a fix but as much trouble as you had installing clockwork I'm suggesting you avoid that fix so I'm not even saying the name. Stick with froyo roms
Thats not very helpfull... Just please tell me what it is i can ifgure it out on my own, i obviously did with the CWM now i just cant get the rom installed for some reason i have a tablet that just boots to the view sonic screen at the moment
Just to update...
I fixed it. THanks for your help and no thanks for your sarcasim.
Was stuck at the viewsonic birds screen
So i did so more, searching... its now 5 am and figured out what nvflash is and
via this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=861950
and making sure u extract EVERYTHING in all the zip files with the exception to the USB folder u drop in the nvflash folder as directed, because if u dont u will get a error when u run nvflash_gtablet.bat
Once that is complete follow this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=865245
Word for word to install Vegan from stock... It may save a lot of confusion to just nvflash from stock and then drop the CWM recovery and update on the sd card and go that route..
Hope this helps and newbs...
See...the search function does work
I have messed up my tablet, my tablet is rooted i went and replaced couple of the system apps by using root explorer and that completely made my system go crazy so i then did a system reset and now i keep getting unfortunately, setup wizard had stopped and i cant go anywhere from there. my boot loader is not unlocked. is there any way to reinstall the stock ROM like from adb or something. please any help is appreciated. I have also tried to reset the rom by holding down power and vol down and wipe data from there, and still the same thing. when i plug it in the computer i am still able to see the transformer so i can transfer files to and from the transformer i just cant get it passed the welcome screen.
spencerj2001 said:
I have messed up my tablet, my tablet is rooted i went and replaced couple of the system apps by using root explorer and that completely made my system go crazy so i then did a system reset and now i keep getting unfortunately, setup wizard had stopped and i cant go anywhere from there. my boot loader is not unlocked. is there any way to reinstall the stock ROM like from adb or something. please any help is appreciated. I have also tried to reset the rom by holding down power and vol down and wipe data from there, and still the same thing. when i plug it in the computer i am still able to see the transformer so i can transfer files to and from the transformer i just cant get it passed the welcome screen.
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Does adb on your computer see your device, since it's not fully booted?
Connect your tablet with USB cable.
On your PC, in the same folder as your adb files, open a command prompt in that location (shift+right click).
Type "adb devices" and see if yours come up as connected.
I doubt it will though, sounds like how I bricked my first prime, when I pushed a deodexed framework to it.
Might also want to try looking in the Dev section, under the how to unbrick your device thread, and see if you can attempt to revert to a different firmware via installing a blob file, but if you can't access your internal or external SD cards, to read/write the blob file (b/c your device won't fully boot) you may be SOL.
Next time unlock the boot loader first an make a nandroid backup, before messing w/ system files, that way you can easily restore. If your still in your 30 day window of purchase, you might consider a quick return/swap... would be the eaisest thing to do.
Sent from my CM7 Atrix 4G
no adb does not see my device but i can access the internal sd card
Swiftks said:
Does adb on your computer see your device, since it's not fully booted?
Connect your tablet with USB cable.
On your PC, in the same folder as your adb files, open a command prompt in that location (shift+right click).
Type "adb devices" and see if yours come up as connected.
I doubt it will though, sounds like how I bricked my first prime, when I pushed a deodexed framework to it.
Might also want to try looking in the Dev section, under the how to unbrick your device thread, and see if you can attempt to revert to a different firmware via installing a blob file, but if you can't access your internal or external SD cards, to read/write the blob file (b/c your device won't fully boot) you may be SOL.
Next time unlock the boot loader first an make a nandroid backup, before messing w/ system files, that way you can easily restore. If your still in your 30 day window of purchase, you might consider a quick return/swap... would be the eaisest thing to do.
Sent from my CM7 Atrix 4G
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no adb does not see my device but i can access the internal sd card
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If you can access the internal card, its weird that adb can't see your device... oh well... try reverting to a earlier/different firmware via a blob. See thread in dev section.
Sent from my CM7 Atrix 4G
i did exactly the same mistake: i uninstalled some system apps (the asus preinstalled apps, with titanium) without unlocking the bootloader, and after a wipe from the stock recovery i'm not able to go beyond setup configuration, it always stops. but i can see and use internal and external memory from my computer. did you find a solution?
I POSTED EARLIER BUT IT NEVER SHOWED UP SO IM REPOSTING. sry for caps.
rooted my nook color and everything was fine. then i tried to root my nook tablet. searched all over the net for comprehensive instructions to do so and i found this
The first thing you need to do is extract the contents of file #1 and write the extracted img file to a Micro SD. If you are using Microsoft Windows then click the file named Win32DiskImager.exe, select the NT16or8gbV47SDimagefile.img, select your drive letter for your SD card.
If you are using Linux, then open up the terminal and CD into the directory where NT16or8gbV47SDimagefile.img is located. Once in the correct directory issue this command to write the .img to the Micro SD:
sudo dd if=NT16or8gbV47SDimagefile.img of=/dev/sdX
You must replace the X in sdX with the appropriate letter for your SD slot. There are many ways to get the correct letter but I use the program Gparted.
Ok, so now you have an SD card that will root your Nook Tablet. Let's boot into Recovey. Turn off your Nook if it is on, and connect the USB wire to your computer. Your Nook will now turn on and enter into ClockwordMod Recovery. Using the Volume Keys to move up and down and the N key to select, click on Install zip from SD. You will now see a zip file called Root_8gb-or-16gb-NTV4_7.zip. Highlight that file and press the N.
If all goes well, the operation will complete. You are now rooted. Press the Power button to go back to main Recovery menus and select Reboot and press the N key. Your Nook will appear normal. It is not. Press the N key and you will see a new option for Home screen. Clicking the new Home icon will take you to an Android looking desktop. Yay! We are not done yet.
Now, install ES File Explorer from the Play Store. Open the app and browse your Micro SD card. Look for a folder called Apps. In this folder you will see a file named Nook Recovery Flasher.apk. Click this file to install it. Once installed, click on Flash CWM Recovery. Now you do not need the SD card you made earlier to boot into Recovery. It is now part of the system.
Remove the SD card and connect it your computer and format it so that it is empty.
Copy the files #2, #3, and #4 that you downloaded from above to the SD card and insert it back into the Nook Tablet.
Remember how to boot your Nook into Recovery mode? Do it.
Select Install zip from SD again and install ONLY CWM_v6.2.7_emmc.zip. This will upgrade your recovery. Without upgrading, you will not be able to flash CyanogenMod. Once the operation is complete, use the power button go back to reboot the Nook. Boot it to Recovery one more time.
Now you can select the latest CyanogenMod file you downloaded to install it. After that, select the latest Gapps you downloaded. Reboot the Nook and you are good to go!!!
. i folowed all the instructions to the dot. but when i got the this step, "Remember how to boot your Nook into Recovery mode? Do it." and i did it. but when i rebooted it immediately tried to boot into recovery but got stuck on the cardboard box screen and it flickered none stop and would not proceed to recovery (CWM) menu. I tried everything i could think of and i found that if i reformatted my sd card with the CWM sd root img and put sd card into NT and boot up it successfully brings up CWM. from this i tried both normal cache wipe and advanced menu cache wipe and also tried wipe to factory settings and wipe battery stats, rebooted and it still gets stuck on the flickering cardboard box screen..........anyone have any ideas? i cant seem to boot it up at all past this screen. maybe i shud format system through sd-card cwm? but then i would have no OS, so how would i proceed with this. is it totally broke or wut? god i hope not:crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying:
If you aim to run rooted stock ROM, see http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=31271965&postcount=240.
If you aim to install custom ROM such as CM10.x internally on emmc, see http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=35669871&postcount=1.
See also http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=37515697&postcount=31 for more background info on rooting & flashing custom ROMs.
wut ive got so far
digixmax said:
If you aim to run rooted stock ROM, see http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=31271965&postcount=240.
If you aim to install custom ROM such as CM10.x internally on emmc, see http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=35669871&postcount=1.
See also http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=37515697&postcount=31 for more background info on rooting & flashing custom ROMs.
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well i think wut u gave me is exactly wut i need. followed the custom rom tutorial and it worked fine to the point to where i first get to cyanoboot menu where i would have proceded to install cm10 and gapps. but i accidentally put the wrong cwm on the sd card and it said bad boot. (note it also said it disabled charging) so i go the right cwm boot img for it. but the fact that it disabled my charger i cannot get back into the cyanboot menu. anyone kno how i can reactivate charging? if not then im completely screwed because once it dies i wont be able to charge it again and it will be flippin useless. even worse than before.........sigh fml someone shoot me in the dome
The "charging disabled" message on the Cyanoboot screen does not mean what you think it means (i.e., charging is turned off on for good until you somehow turn it on again). If you're stuck on that boot screen, just hold down power button for 20-30 sec to turn it off and start over with the SD card with the right CWM.
Yeah, I always wondered about why it says charging disabled when you are in the cyanoboot loader.
That being said, you should be just fine. I recently had to restore, then reflash, then restore my 16GB Nook Tablet. I saw that message in the upper left hand corner and all I really thought was, huh I wander why they do that.
As the poster above me said, just burn the correct version of CWM (you need v6 or higher), load your CM10 and Gapps .ZIP files onto the card.
When you see the Cyanoboot loader hold down the "n" button for the menu.
Select internal recovery.
Select install file from zip.
Select your CM10 .ZIP file.
Wait a few minutes while it does it's thing.
Repeat the same procedure from the install menu for the gapps.zip file.
Once it is done, you can safely remove the SD card. Sometimes this will make the Nook reboot. But that's fine. You want it to reboot anyway. It should boot into CM10. Sometimes the first boot can take a while as it set's itself up. Once it comes up you should be good to go.
Post back if you have any questions.
A piece of advice. If you ever for any reason may need to restore the Stock OS/ROM ***DO NOT*** run any 5point or 10point multitouch installer. If you do and you forget to reflash the multitouch firmware, you will be unable to use the touch screen with the stock OS. Then you will have to reload CM10, reflash the screen firmware, then reload the stock OS. I was running CM10 for months and totally forgot that I did the 10point flash. Screwed me over for a bit. Learn from my pain, don't do that. 99% of all Android users I know (and I know a lot, I work in IT) use 1 finger most of the time and sometimes 2 for pinch to zoom. So in my opinion, you don't gain very much functionality from it and if you forget to reflash the 2 point touch firmware, you could end up with a headache. Just thought i'd throw that out there.
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Temetka said:
Yeah, I always wondered about why it says charging disabled when you are in the cyanoboot loader.
That being said, you should be just fine. I recently had to restore, then reflash, then restore my 16GB Nook Tablet. I saw that message in the upper left hand corner and all I really thought was, huh I wander why they do that.
As the poster above me said, just burn the correct version of CWM (you need v6 or higher), load your CM10 and Gapps .ZIP files onto the card.
When you see the Cyanoboot loader hold down the "n" button for the menu.
Select internal recovery.
Select install file from zip.
Select your CM10 .ZIP file.
Wait a few minutes while it does it's thing.
Repeat the same procedure from the install menu for the gapps.zip file.
Once it is done, you can safely remove the SD card. Sometimes this will make the Nook reboot. But that's fine. You want it to reboot anyway. It should boot into CM10. Sometimes the first boot can take a while as it set's itself up. Once it comes up you should be good to go.
Post back if you have any questions.
A piece of advice. If you ever for any reason may need to restore the Stock OS/ROM ***DO NOT*** run any 5point or 10point multitouch installer. If you do and you forget to reflash the multitouch firmware, you will be unable to use the touch screen with the stock OS. Then you will have to reload CM10, reflash the screen firmware, then reload the stock OS. I was running CM10 for months and totally forgot that I did the 10point flash. Screwed me over for a bit. Learn from my pain, don't do that. 99% of all Android users I know (and I know a lot, I work in IT) use 1 finger most of the time and sometimes 2 for pinch to zoom. So in my opinion, you don't gain very much functionality from it and if you forget to reflash the 2 point touch firmware, you could end up with a headache. Just thought i'd throw that out there.
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YAY! i figured out how to get past the bad boot part. just be sure to be vigilant and press "n" asap when the screen boots up in cyanoboot......and i mean like THE second it pops up. that solved all my problems.......
but i dont understand the piece of advice part with the 5 point/ 10 point touch installer deal. ill do alil research on it to see wut it is and wut i got to do. if you care to send a link explaining it that would be super flippin awesome. and btw thx sooooooooooooooooo much. this forum has been the most helpful place. quick responses and accurate information. everyone i talk to rocks. i appreciate it so much. :victory:
The 5point and 10point touch is just that.
So you know how your screen responds to your touch input? And let's say you use to fingers to zoom in on a picture. That would be an example of 2 touch. Expand from there for more finger interaction.
Here's an XDA thread on the topic:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=769932
and nice Wikipedia article on how multi-touch works:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-touch
Glad you are up and running.
Howdy folks,
Yesterday, I was the proud owner of a sleek little TCT.Alcatel OneTouch A554C, formally know as a Virgin Mobile Venture running Android version 2.3.5.
It was successfully and surprisingly easy to root by utilizing 2 cool little apps, Ministro and Poot-Debug.
After root, I subsequently downloaded some root tools (eg., Titanium Backup Pro, Superuser Elite, System App Uninstaller).
That was last week.
Yesterday, I got a bit cocky. I needed to clear up some internal memory so I used "System App Uninstaller" to uninstall a few apps. If I remember correctly, the apps were as follows: Google Maps, Google Maps Street View, Calculator, Digital Clock, Setup Wizard, Android Live Wallpaper, Live Wallpaper Picker, Magic Smoke Wallpaper, Music Visualization Wallpaper, and the TouchPal Keyboard French and Spanish Language Packs.
So far so good, right? However, I believe I may have snarfed-up when I uninstalled the Setup Wizard. But I'll get to that in a minute.
Now with Titanium Backup, I moved some apps to the sd card. Included was the stock launcher, Smart Launcher Pro, SPB Shell, AVG Anti-Virus, and Superuser Elite. Then I rebooted through Titanium Backup and I haven't viewed any pornographic material since!
After reboot, the phone got stuck on the final boot animation frame. I panicked, pulled the battery, booted into recovery then rebooted a 2nd time.
This time it booted to the pull-down lock screen. I unlocked and seen:
"Sorry! The application com.android.setup wizard has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again." Along with a "Force Close" option. I forced closed and the screen went black with the exception of the status bar. The phone is still on but otherwise...nada.
When I press the power button, same thing happens: pull-down lock screen, screen goes black. Or sometimes, it will turn on and boot loop.
Major panic time!!! I booted into recovery again and performed a factory reset to no avail.
Another clue to note: I can connect & access the sd card via usb to desktop.
Also, I did have the good sense to backup all apps, system and user, through ES File Explorer and stored them both on sd card and in the cloud via Yandex Disk prior to this bricking fiasco. Now, what do I do with them? I now realize it was possibly a mistake moving all 3 launchers to the sd card. How do I get the stock launcher back to the phone?
Or, should I:
1- Attempt a base rom reinstall or
2- Attempt a custom rom install or
3- Use it solely as a time piece/mass storage device or
4- Throw it very hard and very ******* far away from me!?
I realize this is an obscure little cheap phone but it's the only one I have. Any valid feedback would be greatly appreciated.
You can go to the Play Store on any browser and choose a launcher to install. Or if you have USB Debugging on, you can side load an launcher apk. Or if you install a custom recovery, you can install another rom or sideload an apk there. Or you can flash the original firmware via SP Flash Tool.
Lots of options and none of them need to be throwing it against the wall.
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You can go to the Play Store on any browser and choose a launcher to install. Or if you have USB Debugging on, you can side load an launcher apk. Or if you install a custom recovery, you can install another rom or sideload an apk there. Or you can flash the original firmware via SP Flash Tool.
Lots of options and none of them need to be throwing it against the wall.
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Hmmm...Ok, thanks. Dig your username, by the way.
First thing is, install from play store would be possible if I had data service or if I was able to enable wi-fi. I only have calling & texting service on this phone and as for wi-fi, I can't enable it due to the problem of not being able to access the settings menu. All I have when it does boot, and it only fully boots when it is connected to a PC, is the pull-down lockscreen displaying time, date, status bar and the original wallpaper. Pull it down and the screen goes black with status bar still displayed along with time & battery level.
Secondly, USB debugging was enabled prior to all of this but I panicked & performed a factory reset. Don't think it's still on.
And lastly, is installing either a custom recovery, (which, to be frank, I'm just not that savvy) another rom or flashing original firmware even possible without a PC? Because I only have access to a PC without administrative privileges so therefore...no installing exe's without a password. Maybe this program lab will allow me, quite possibly not.
Hell, would I even still have root after a reset/data wipe?
Thanks, anyway, Esoteric Chaos
Off subject: The Joker was an Agent of Chaos. Loved Heath Ledger as The Joker.
Silver Rivers said:
Hmmm...Ok, thanks. Dig your username, by the way.
First thing is, install from play store would be possible if I had data service or if I was able to enable wi-fi. I only have calling & texting service on this phone and as for wi-fi, I can't enable it due to the problem of not being able to access the settings menu. All I have when it does boot, and it only fully boots when it is connected to a PC, is the pull-down lockscreen displaying time, date, status bar and the original wallpaper. Pull it down and the screen goes black with status bar still displayed along with time & battery level.
Secondly, USB debugging was enabled prior to all of this but I panicked & performed a factory reset. Don't think it's still on.
And lastly, is installing either a custom recovery, (which, to be frank, I'm just not that savvy) another rom or flashing original firmware even possible without a PC? Because I only have access to a PC without administrative privileges so therefore...no installing exe's without a password. Maybe this program lab will allow me, quite possibly not.
Hell, would I even still have root after a reset/data wipe?
Thanks, anyway, Esoteric Chaos
Off subject: The Joker was an Agent of Chaos. Loved Heath Ledger as The Joker.
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You can go to ANY browser - even on the PC and log into your account and hit Install and it will send the command to your phone to install it. Pretty nifty. But you did say you factory reset, so that isn't actually going to work. Sorry.
The rest of the stuff would require a PC, though I don't think admin rights are needed, so there's that...
If you don't have your phone logged into Google or USB Debugging enabled, you're kind of stuck without a PC.
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You can go to ANY browser - even on the PC and log into your account and hit Install and it will send the command to your phone to install it. Pretty nifty. But you did say you factory reset, so that isn't actually going to work. Sorry.
The rest of the stuff would require a PC, though I don't think admin rights are needed, so there's that...
If you don't have your phone logged into Google or USB Debugging enabled, you're kind of stuck without a PC.
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Well, on these PCs it certainly does. I thought I was on track yesterday and tried to install a copy of Odin that I found. Can't install without a frigging admin pass.
Someone else just suggested I try a stock rom flash. Might as well, right? Happen to know where I could find a good reliable copy? That also happens to be free?
Not sure why you were trying to use Odin for a non Samsung phone...?
The stock rom flash would only be possible via PC or if you had a custom recovery installed.
Here's what you would need to do for the Virgin Mobile Venture:
Download CWM: http://www.sendspace.com/file/4gt04i
Download adb/fastboot: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317790
Download rom: http://goo.im/devs/LeslieAnn/Venture/Stock_Venture.zip - Put on SD card.
Drivers: http://pdanet.co/bin/PdaNetA4150.exe (this program is for USB tethering and installs the adb drivers for your phone as well as many others)
The CWM img will need to be in the folder you unzipped for adb/fastboot. You'll need to boot to fastboot mode by powering on with while holding Volume Up.
Open a terminal prompt and change directories to your adb/fastboot folder. Then run this command:
fastboot flash recovery nameofrecovery.img - fill in the nameofrecovery with whatever the CWM file name is.
(if this doesn't work - make sure that your PC is reading the phone correctly by using the command: fastboot devices . If you don't get anything back, make sure you check the Device Manager for errors. If you have them, try reinstalling the drivers and rebooting the PC)
Then pop the battery out and then reboot to recovery via powering on while holding volume down. Once there, you should be able to do a factory reset and then install the stock rom zip. The volume keys should scroll through selections and the Enter key for accept, or Power if that doesn't work. Not really sure about this particular phone.)
Actually, you might just be able to use adb to install a launcher apk once you have CWM installed. Might be a little easier.
launcher apk must be in adb folder then while in CWM:
adb install nameoflauncher.apk
Note: You can rename zips and apks to be easier to type the commands.
es0tericcha0s said:
Not sure why you were trying to use Odin for a non Samsung phone...?
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Yeah, me either. I was all over the place yesterday grasping at anything. So Odin is only for Samsungs, huh? Guess I can delete the exe file from my sd.
Right then. I'm about to proceed with your advice. Cross your fingers and toes.
Thanks mate!
The CWM img will need to be in the folder you unzipped for adb/fastboot.
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launcher apk must be in adb folder then while in CWM
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Wait, what? Please excuse my ignorance, but am I missing something. ADB didn't come in a zip. It's an installer. I think you may have to dumb this down a bit more, mate.
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Wait, what? Please excuse my ignorance, but am I missing something. ADB didn't come in a zip. It's an installer. I think you may have to dumb this down a bit more, mate.
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Sorry, I meant in the folder that it extracts the files too.
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Sorry, I meant in the folder that it extracts the files too.
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Right, got it.
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Right, got it.
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If you can't run the exe file, then let me know, and I'll just upload a zip / folder with the necessary files. You do not need admin access to run the adb commands.
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If you can't run the exe file, then let me know, and I'll just upload a zip / folder with the necessary files. You do not need admin access to run the adb commands.
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That would be really cool, actually. But check this out:
I talked someone into allowing me to utilize his laptop. I installed ADB, moved the Launcher APK to the folder suggested, ran the commands but the command prompter responded with "waiting for device" and progressed no further. Could it be a driver issue? I was under the impression that if the PC recognizes your device (which it did) then a new driver install was not necessary.
Dude was real cool about it even though I ran his battery down quite significantly and didn't even accomplish anything.
So, if I had the ADB files then I could just copy them to...say the PC desktop and run the command prompter from there? If so, then yes please upload and I'll just try it that route rather than rely on someone's personal PC. Know what i mean?
I do appreciate all of this. I'm getting quite the education here. If you ever get married, let me know and I'll come and dance as my favor to you.:good:
Peace...I'll return tomorrow.
What mode were you in when trying to install? The laptop had the most up to date drivers? You checked the Device Manager to make sure there was no yellow exclamation mark next to the phone? It's not unheard of for the PC to recognize in one mode, but not load the correct drivers in another, as there are different drivers for the phone depending on if it is booted, in recovery, or download mode or whatever they call it for that phone. Just make sure to get the PDAnet drivers installed and reboot. That should do the trick.
Everything else you should need will be in here:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/9903887/adbfastboot.zip
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What mode were you in when trying to install? The laptop had the most up to date drivers? You checked the Device Manager to make sure there was no yellow exclamation mark next to the phone? It's not unheard of for the PC to recognize in one mode, but not load the correct drivers in another, as there are different drivers for the phone depending on if it is booted, in recovery, or download mode or whatever they call it for that phone. Just make sure to get the PDAnet drivers installed and reboot. That should do the trick.
Everything else you should need will be in here:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/9903887/adbfastboot.zip
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I was in Recovery and I was also attempting to install the just the Launcher versus the entire ROM. And I was also feeling a tad bit rushed, cause dude was right there informing me of his battery status. "Well, it's down to 30%." Then 2 mins later.."Ok, looks like it just fell to 25%."
Haha...so yeah, with him pressuring me, I spaced on checking the device manager. This desktop that I'm on today seems to be cool. Just checked the manager & it informs me that my device is 'working properly'.
Off to give it another bloody joust, mate. Wish me luck...
Can you fully explain how to do this
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Not sure why you were trying to use Odin for a non Samsung phone...?
The stock rom flash would only be possible via PC or if you had a custom recovery installed.
Here's what you would need to do for the Virgin Mobile Venture:
Download CWM: http://www.sendspace.com/file/4gt04i
Download adb/fastboot: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317790
Download rom: http://goo.im/devs/LeslieAnn/Venture/Stock_Venture.zip - Put on SD card.
Drivers: http://pdanet.co/bin/PdaNetA4150.exe (this program is for USB tethering and installs the adb drivers for your phone as well as many others)
The CWM img will need to be in the folder you unzipped for adb/fastboot. You'll need to boot to fastboot mode by powering on with while holding Volume Up.
Open a terminal prompt and change directories to your adb/fastboot folder. Then run this command:
fastboot flash recovery nameofrecovery.img - fill in the nameofrecovery with whatever the CWM file name is.
(if this doesn't work - make sure that your PC is reading the phone correctly by using the command: fastboot devices . If you don't get anything back, make sure you check the Device Manager for errors. If you have them, try reinstalling the drivers and rebooting the PC)
Then pop the battery out and then reboot to recovery via powering on while holding volume down. Once there, you should be able to do a factory reset and then install the stock rom zip. The volume keys should scroll through selections and the Enter key for accept, or Power if that doesn't work. Not really sure about this particular phone.)
Actually, you might just be able to use adb to install a launcher apk once you have CWM installed. Might be a little easier.
launcher apk must be in adb folder then while in CWM:
adb install nameoflauncher.apk
Note: You can rename zips and apks to be easier to type the commands.
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I have a old ass iMac desktop that has not been used in 5plus years at all and I'm a mother of 3 with no clue how to do any of this if you can dumb it down for me that would be very help full as well I have no clue where to download any of the needed files please help. My email is [email protected]
Thank you
I TAKE NO CREDIT OTHER THAN GATHERING AND CLARIFYING THE PROCESS
Seems as though there isn't any device specific directions do this at your own risk if you wake up in the middle of the night and your android is walking around you can blame that on me
Ok start by downloading this http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/development/intel-android-devices-root-temp-cwm-t2975096
This will get you a temp clock work recovery
Also you need su UPDATE zip. To your external sd card http://download.chainfire.eu/supersu
you need the Asus drivers from att http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/Mo..._Android_USB_drivers_for_Windows_20131202.zip
Ok now to get the phone ready pull the handset loose from tablet
Go to settings/ about/ software information
Tap build number 7 times. Your now a developer
push back once go to developer options
Tick USB debugging
go back go to storage
top right corner tap USB symbol
Select camera ptp
Now plug phone into PC install the drivers you downloaded
when that's done your pc should see phone and ask you what you want to do close all that open the Intel android file you downloaded just unzip to desktop open file and double click launcher look at phone it should be asking you to trust computer click ok
Cap locks on type accept the option t3 and just wait
when your phone is done and in clock work install zip from sd card then go back wipe cache go to backup backup to external SD card you can back up internal but it takes a bit of space now reboot and enjoy root
I want to thank you profoundly for taking the time to do this, truly. Before reading your guide I was going absolutely nuts! I had stumbled through all the relevant guides but for some reason I wasn't piecing it together. Thank you.
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I TAKE NO CREDIT OTHER THAN GATHERING AND CLARIFYING THE PROCESS
Seems as though there isn't any device specific directions do this at your own risk if you wake up in the middle of the night and your android is walking around you can blame that on me
Ok start by downloading this http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/development/intel-android-devices-root-temp-cwm-t2975096
This will get you a temp clock work recovery
Also you need su UPDATE zip. To your external sd card http://download.chainfire.eu/supersu
you need the Asus drivers from att http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/Mo..._Android_USB_drivers_for_Windows_20131202.zip
Ok now to get the phone ready pull the handset loose from tablet
Go to settings/ about/ software information
Tap build number 7 times. Your now a developer
push back once go to developer options
Tick USB debugging
go back go to storage
top right corner tap USB symbol
Select camera ptp
Now plug phone into PC install the drivers you downloaded
when that's done your pc should see phone and ask you what you want to do close all that open the Intel android file you downloaded just unzip to desktop open file and double click launcher look at phone it should be asking you to trust computer click ok
Cap locks on type accept the option t3 and just wait
when your phone is done and in clock work install zip from sd card then go back wipe cache go to backup backup to external SD card you can back up internal but it takes a bit of space now reboot and enjoy root
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problem rooting
Hey, thanks for posting the step by step guide.
unfortunately haven't get mine to work yet.
I noticed that the "UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.46.zip" in external drive doesnt seem to be visible in the CWM session :/ I do see an Update.zip, however nothing happens when I choose to install from zip.
One question about
the step where we have to "select camera ptp"
why do we have to do that?
I noticed that under "Intel Android Devices Root / Temp CWM Session" the phone had problem accessing the external SD card.
Not sure if it is because the SD card was from my previous android device, will try again after it is reformatted.
When I boot the phone whit de .bat into CWM mode
only shows me a quarter of the image, to be exact the upper left ,
not let me run any commands by usb or touch nowhere.
if I put the phone to the tablet does not work in that state. any suggestions?
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When I boot the phone whit de .bat into CWM mode
only shows me a quarter of the image, to be exact the upper left ,
not let me run any commands by usb or touch nowhere.
if I put the phone to the tablet does not work in that state. any suggestions?
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That's because you're using twrp, use option 5. cwm.zip it should work fine... use volume up and down to navigate and power to confirm.