I have an S-OFF HTC Incredible S 4G running 2.3.3 trying to get it rooted, I am trying to keep up but so use to stupid iPhone modding/themeing so just lost on how to send or use my SD card for ROMS? Can I just use the old word (shsh) files over to my phone while its plugged in its the Fdisk and do I put the files into 'root', I have installed Superuser app/ROM Manager app onto my phone also have Gingerbreak.v.120apk on my desktop plus Superuser.apk am I lost or what and anyone willing to help but go easy on me?
Thanks, TheCrow
Do you have ClockworkMod Recovery installed?
I have ROM Manager installed off the Market but my question is probably the one that I'm can't get the answer for which is, how do I transfer things onto my SD card cuz I have played a lot with my old iPhone 4 with mods/themes and so on but never had to write to my SD card atleast I don't think I did thats why I ask if its as easy as dragging and dropping files over to my phone while its plugged into my computer as 'use as driver'? I can't even get the CWM to work properly because it says something about 'special privillages', I have S-OFF but just want to get rooted so I can move on to the fun . Do I need something set on my phone or installed to get going, I also put Superuser & Astro on my phone from the Market so can if you have the time just give me a few dumby steps to point me in the right direction and I am over at the Android Newzealand site which is awesome but they get most files from here and only one guy is trying to help
Thanks, TheCrow
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I am all about trying to get things done in the easiest way possible to help the people that are new to Android.
This method has worked for me but there is no guarentee that it will work for you and I am no way responsible for anything that happens to your device.
DO THE ROOTING PROCESS AT YOUR OWN RISK
Procedure to Root HTC Incredible S
1. Install the ADB on your computer, but before that you will have to turn on the USB debugging in your incredible S which can be turned ON by pressing the “Menu” key first then “Settings” > “Applications” > “Development”. Now here you will find an option of “USB debugging”, select the option and just accept the warning which it will pop up. It’s very important to put the device in the USB debugging and also important to go through the ADB setup process without which it’s not advised to proceed.
2. Now you will have to download the Rooting package which you will have to unzip the same and need to place in the location path c:\adb after which you will have to connect the phone to the computer.
3. Now, open the command prompt and key in the “cmd” and then you will have to make use of the change directory command so that the directory in which you have placed the rooting file can be accessed.
4. Next type in the “pushroot” and enter the same, basically this will push in the pushroot.bat file.
After this type in adb shell /data/local/tmp/getroot and after that type in adb shell and press enter.
After typing in the above commands, you will now be prompted as # after which you will have to type in /data/local/tmp/pushroot.
That’s it you have now successfully rooted the HTC Incredible S
TheCrow1372 said:
I have ROM Manager installed off the Market but my question is probably the one that I'm can't get the answer for which is, how do I transfer things onto my SD card cuz I have played a lot with my old iPhone 4 with mods/themes and so on but never had to write to my SD card atleast I don't think I did thats why I ask if its as easy as dragging and dropping files over to my phone while its plugged into my computer as 'use as driver'? I can't even get the CWM to work properly because it says something about 'special privillages', I have S-OFF but just want to get rooted so I can move on to the fun . Do I need something set on my phone or installed to get going, I also put Superuser & Astro on my phone from the Market so can if you have the time just give me a few dumby steps to point me in the right direction and I am over at the Android Newzealand site which is awesome but they get most files from here and only one guy is trying to help
Thanks, TheCrow
@Crow1372
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Try reflashing CWM Recovery. Since you have S-OFF, it should work. If you get it to work, then flash (install zip from SD in CWM) the attached file and you should be rooted.
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Try reflashing CWM Recovery. Since you have S-OFF, it should work. If you get it to work, then flash (install zip from SD in CWM) the attached file and you should be rooted.
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I appreciate the one above yours and kinda understand it but waaay too indepth maybe, I also tried yours but when I go to HBoot menu and Recovery to look for the .zip file it is no where and I plugged my device into computer and 'debugging Enabled' also set my connection as 'disk drive' to load the file to my SD card but still can't find it?? I can't believe it is this hard cuz I see many others rooted and flying away on their Incredible S 4G, I was able to get the Gingerbreak.v.1.20apk on my device but it just keeps loading and saying that it will reboot once successful but after 20-30mins I figured it was not going to work also I have ROM Manager installed already but as you know no Superuser previlliages yet so can't load CWM
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but as you know no Superuser previlliages yet so can't load CWM
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Have you tried searching for the zip when your device is NOT connected to your pc? And just so you know, you do NOT need superuser privileges (root) to be able to use ClockworkMod especially since you already have S-OFF. Have you tried flashing a different version of ClockworkMod? You could try using this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=794638 to flash it from your PC.
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Have you tried searching for the zip when your device is NOT connected to your pc? And just so you know, you do NOT need superuser privileges (root) to be able to use ClockworkMod especially since you already have S-OFF. Have you tried flashing a different version of ClockworkMod? You could try using this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=794638 to flash it from your PC.
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I'll try finding it without being plugged in to pc, I put Gingerbreak.v.1.20apk on my SD card no issues so I shouldn't have an issue putting the CWM on but do you have a newer version (sorry) also do you think one of my issues is that I have a CWM on my 'Astro' file finder but the files say they don't exist so should I delete it and start over with a newer one that you may have and should I take of ROM Manager until I finish putting these files in cuz it should not be this hard others are rooted on their Incredible S 4G 2.3.3.
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so I shouldn't have an issue putting the CWM on
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Please explain this. Here's the image: http://downloads.unrevoked.com/recoveries/cwm-4.0.1.4-vivo.img .
I can't open that image, my Winrar is acting up can you explain the image please (sorry)?
Also when I go to my 'Programs' on my computer 'Uninstall' it shows the SDK Tools with an 'X' beside it like it did not fully install, I don't know if I really need the ADB & SDK tools but I'll keep trying that later but I want to try your methods as well cuz as I mentioned it should not be this hard to root my phone right but I have to go to Doctors so I will check in later and keep trying
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I can't open that image, my Winrar is acting up can you explain the image please (sorry)?
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You are not supposed to open the image. Download Android Flasher, connect your device to your pc, run Android Flasher, select recovery (at the side), find the image file you downloaded, select it, click ok (and again if necessary), and it'll do the rest.
Question, I drag and drop files over to my phone while plugged in to my SD card but everyone says to the root folder I just don't have a 'root' folder so one guy said to drop the files into the very first one and that is what I did with Gingerbreak.v1.20apk but it just says its rooting and will reboot device when done? After 3 attempts each at 15-25mins the wheel is still spinning so am I putting it in the right spot, Gingerbreak does show up in my apps drawer but the unzipped versions of CWM or Superuser never show up on my device even when I go to 'recovery' through Revolutionary to unzip it?
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Question, I drag and drop files over to my phone while plugged in to my SD card but everyone says to the root folder I just don't have a 'root' folder so one guy said to drop the files into the very first one and that is what I did with Gingerbreak.v1.20apk but it just says its rooting and will reboot device when done? After 3 attempts each at 15-25mins the wheel is still spinning so am I putting it in the right spot, Gingerbreak does show up in my apps drawer but the unzipped versions of CWM or Superuser never show up on my device even when I go to 'recovery' through Revolutionary to unzip it?
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Did you read/understand my previous post?
Kinda but how does that have anything to do with rooting my Incredible S (sorry) its just that I'm new to HTC devices and I've been told that I have to be rooted to put ROM themes on my device and I have S-OFF, thats not enough is it? I tried the guy above yous method of ADB but my computer does not 'recognize that path', I did exactly what his video says but again is either of these methods going to get me 'rooted cuz all I want to do is start enjoying my phone plus your saying I don't have to have 'Superuser Permissions' to use CWM?? Sorry bro if I'm being difficult but I just want to be rooted already and have you heard of this angermod or what ever its called, like Gingerbreak or something?
HELP PLEASE lol, thanks
Forget about Gingerbreak. The tool (and instructions) is to flash the custom recovery (ClockworkMod) to your device. I said this before, and I'll say it again, using ClockworkMod recovery DOES NOT require root. You are going to root your device by using Clockwork to flash the file attached in post #5. After flashing that file, your device will be rooted.
When I go to extract it they ask for a gehroot password, I copied what looks like a password under my Incredible S/Vivo but that one did not work for the CWM download
I will try this tomorrow 4 sure and thanks for your patients, fill you in when I'm rooted (hopefully) Also is there a special password to download the CWM for my Incredible S/Vivo, sorry again?
One more question (sorry) the one I did download the other day was supposed to be CWM but it has all kinds of other files with it like 13 files including 'SuperOneClick' also suv1/v2/v3 plus 'busybox' but don't see cwm anywhere so anyway do I use the 'Android Flasher' and flash all of them like the whole folder or each one individually?
In the CWM image file, there are like 13 files that came with it like suv1/v2/v3 plus busybox and SuperOneClick so which or all of these files do I flash with Android Flasher?
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I have downloaded the app from eclips3 and have tried rooting my phone..when i go to reboot my phone and holding down vol down plus pwer key my phone does not read the PB00IMG.zip file, eclips3 has been a lot of help but we have ran out of ideas. Does anyone else have any ideas of how to root my phone or put a ROM on it?
1. try a new sd card
2. make sure you have at least 50 % battery life...
3. Re download the image..
if not...go to verizon n tell them you cant root your phone.. LOL! jk...
hope someone else knows what to do...
lol thanks..do you think verizon will help me root it?? lol jk;-)
do you have the PB00IMG.zip in the root of your sd card (not in any other folders?)
The Beginning
You are going to need the Android SDK installed and working as we all the latest version of Java.
Extract and run ‘SDK setup.exe’ . You can find a quick setup on the download page for Android SDK.
Make sure you install the SDK for 1.5, 2.1 and USB Driver package (to make it easy just click to install all).
Put your phone into USB debugging mode: Settings > Applications > Development > check USB Debugging
Connect your phone to your PC
Open device manager on your PC, the device with the yellow exclamation mark next to it is your phone.
Right click on the device and click ‘Update Device’. Find and locate your Android SDK directory and find the ‘USB Driver’ Folder. If you can’t find the USB Driver folder then you didn’t install the USB Driver Package.
Once your Device driver is updated you can continue on to the next step: Rooting your phone.
Rooting Your Phone
Download PB00IMG.zip
Place PB00IMG.zip into the root directory of your SD Card. (Thats right inside your SD Card, not inside any other folders.)
Power down your phone.
Turn your phone back up by holding down the ‘down volume’ and the power on keys at the same time. It should bring you to the HBOOT screen. When it says Push Activate you have to push down on your trackball. The process will take about 10 minutes, and when your phone starts back up it will take quite a bit longer than usual.
Your Phone is now rooted!! (That was the easy part)
Install Recovery Image
Be sure your phones SD card is not mounted to your computer before you start anything.
Download Recovery.zip
Extract file contents to your \tools\ directory of your Android SDK.
Open up a command prompt and go to your tools directory (‘cd …./android-sdk-windows/tools’ or where ever your directory is but cd is the change directory command) , and execute these commands:
adb shell mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
adb push recovery.img /sdcard
adb push flash_image /system/bin
adb shell chmod 755 /system/bin/flash_image
adb shell flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery.img
You now have a recovery partition on your phone, you can access it by going into recovery mode on your phone (volume up + power on).
Install new rooted ROM
Download eris21official-root.zip
Copy eris21official-root.zip into the root directory of your SD Card.
Reboot your phone into Recovery Mode. (power down your phone and turn it back on with volume up and power button)
Go to Wipe, and do a wipe of data/factory reset, as well as dalvik-cache wipe.
Go back to the main menu and select “Flash Zip from SDcard”. You should see your eris21official-root.zip, select it and press the track ball to flash it.
You are now done and are running the latest version of the root rom. Remember these last step because they are the steps you will be using to use other ROMS or to update.
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if you follow those steps step by step then it should work... its exactly what i did and what a lot of other people have done
for custom roms just find the rom you would like to try and follow the 'install new rooted rom' steps
i have downloaded and set up the sdk but i dont have a yellow triangle with an explanation point on my device manager..my phone is in debugging mode. I have just tried over and over copying the PB00IMG.zip file to my sd card and it still doesnt read it. It just says trying to read image PB00DIAG.img and a few others and says no image then goes straight to the hboot screen.
naenaek22 said:
i have downloaded and set up the sdk but i dont have a yellow triangle with an explanation point on my device manager..my phone is in debugging mode. I have just tried over and over copying the PB00IMG.zip file to my sd card and it still doesnt read it. It just says trying to read image PB00DIAG.img and a few others and says no image then goes straight to the hboot screen.
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I'm rooting right now (my third Eris, actually) and it does that. You need to agree to updating by pressing volume up or down (don't recall which one, the screen will tell you, though..). It looks like it wants you to run through the first step all over again but it's not, the second time is the actual installation of the .zip on your sdcard.
-mak
it says my drivers are up to date when i click update drivers...so now i am stuck trying to root my phone..the problem i am having there is i cant get my phone to read the PB00IMG.zip file from the hboot screen.
lg optimus s
can this phone be rooted
tlove008 said:
can this phone be rooted
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First, this post doesn't belong here as this is the HTC Droid Eris forum. Your phone isn't even an HTC brand. I looked and saw that XDA doesn't have a section for an LG Optimus S so I would guess not, personally. Perhaps you should try Google?
Good luck.
okay, so the other day i was removing apps on my rooted thunderbolt with root explorer and I got carried away and miss clicked deleted connecttopc.apk and i assume the index file (2 files). that are used connect my Thunderbolt to my pc (via usb - disk drive, charge only etc,) and i was going to see if someone would be nice and maybe upload the 2 files from their thunderbolt? Or guide me in the right direction to getting mine back?
i'm a noob
Thanks
Reflash the Rom you are using just don't wipe anything. You will have your files back and no data will be deleted. Just be careful what you delete in the future. You can also get these files from the Rom you flashed just unzip and locate them with search. Should be under system/app
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It's stock. Can I just download a stock rom and get the files I need and insert them via usb?
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It's stock. Can I just download a stock rom and get the files I need and insert them via usb?
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Is it a stock rooted or stock unrooted?
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Download the leaked rooted from development section. 2.11.605.5 and pull the files out from system/app and move them over to SD card with computer/usb or on phone with root explorer and use reinstall the apks.
Or just install the updated full ruu unrooted follow the directions on android police on how to flash ruu VIA Hboot.
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its stock rooted. awesome man you helped out tons! i got the connect to pc.apk but it wouldn't allow me to "install" it so i think i'm just going to pull both of the files from the stock leaked rom and go from there!
Only place I could find it. Flash in recovery just like normal.
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/7591-romrooted-2116055-full-stock/
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Download directly to SD card using only your phone?
Must someone use a separate computer to download/extract/transfer a file to thier phone; or, is there an app or something that would allow someone to place the file (zip) onto the root of their sd card, without using a separate computer. I only ask; because I am running windows 7 on my laptop (can't seem to get the correct HTC drivers using windows 7, to recognize my phone), my work computer won't allow me to connect any outside devices, and my desktop is connected to my television (it's hard to fight off all the kids to get access).
It would be great if I could figure out how to download/place/rename the file(s) (zip) directly onto my sd card, using only my phone. Any ideas? I have been searing forums for weeks on end and this is my first post.
Running with:
Thunderbolt (mecha)
Revolutionary
S(security)-Off
Superuser
Clockworkmod Recovery
Fast Boot
Cyanogen Mod
Kino, I answered your question in your other post. For future reference, please try not to make duplicate posts in multiple areas.
If you have any questions about my answer in your other post, post there and I will try to help you..
Greetings everyone!
New *registered* user here! I've been frantically sifting through post after post on the forums all night hoping to get some help with an issue I am having on my Vibrant.
Goal:
Remove some bloatware ONLY, not looking to install any ROMs or modify the phone too much...just clean some annoying apps and icons off.
Phone Information:
Model SGH-T959
Firmware 2.2
Baseband T959UVKB5
Kernel 2.6.32.9
Build FROYO.UVKB5
I currently have the latest version of Java, Android SDK, and SuperOneClick installed.
Install directory of AndroidSDK:
C:\AndroidSDK
My method of failure:
Open SuperOneClick, Click "Root"
Start, Run, "CMD"
cd c:\AndroidSDK\tools
adb shell
mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/st19/system
This is where it fails and I run into an endless loop of it telling me the proper usage of the "mount" command. I thought I had it at one point but when I typed: rm /system/AmazonMp3.apk all it did was tell me that it was a read-only file and that it couldn't be deleted.
Can someone help lead me in the right direction of what I am doing wrong? I rooted and removed all bloatware about a year ago but I just did an upgrade through MiniKies to the latest version of firmware and I can't seem to remember the process I went through that long ago to get it done right.
I apologize for possibly asking a question that has been asked numerous times but I just couldn't seem to get the wording right to get any helpful results in the search of the forums. Thank you so much for the time in reading this and the future help if any can be provided. Have a great night!!!
It looks like you are in the wrong directory. Open a command prompt in
C:\AndroidSDK\platform-tools
Open the platform tools folder. Click on a blank space > hold down the shift key > hit right click > select open command window here. Then enter the commands:
adb devices "to check if your device is connected. also make sure usb debugging is enabled on your phone.
adb remount
adb shell
su
mount -o remount,rw -t rfs /dev/stl5 /system
rm -r /system/app/[AppName].apk
If you want a list of all your /system/apps enter this command
cd /system/app
ls *.apk
This is much easier if you download rom toolbox from the market. All you do is go to /system/app and delete whatever bloatware you dont want.
BUT BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL WHEN DELETING SYSTEM APPS. ONLY DELETE WHAT YOU KNOW IS BLOATWARE OTHERWISE YOU WILL GET FC'S
good luck
Would I still need to follow the steps prior to that and use SuperOneClick to root the device or do I just skip that process and go straight to the cmd prompt?
Also, I followed a tutorial I found for installing the Android SDK that informed me to copy all the files from android-tools to the tools directory and use that instead but I don't know what the use in that is except for maybe a smaller directory name?
EDIT: I tried what you said with and with using SuperOneClick prior to the procedure and the cmd prompt displayed the following text:
*opened cmd promt in C:\AndroidSDK\tools (no files in platform-tools anymore)*
adb devices (it found my device connected)
adb remount (adb remount: no such file or directory exists)
The adb shell and su commands works fine BUT I still hit the endless loop of it trying to explain to me the "usage" of the mount command.
I will look into Rom toolbox as I'm trying to figure this out as well. Thank you.
I strongly recommend you download root explorer or some similar root browser app. Of course though your phone must be rooted. Just try rom toolbox. It has its own root browser within the app along with other useful features. This is probably the easiest way to uninstall the bloatware in your case since you are having issues with adb.
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Thank you!
Okay, I have the suggested "rom toolbox" downloaded from the market and I will try to use that but SuperOneClick does not root the phone deep enough for rom toolbox to see the phone as rooted so...will the "updated.zip" method work for this instead?
I haven't tried it before but I am willing to give it a go if you think it's the best method. If this is the method you recommend, would you happen to have a link to the most recent or atleast most trusted updated.zip rooting method?
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Thank you!
Okay, I have the suggested "rom toolbox" downloaded from the market and I will try to use that but SuperOneClick does not root the phone deep enough for rom toolbox to see the phone as rooted so...will the "updated.zip" method work for this instead?
I haven't tried it before but I am willing to give it a go if you think it's the best method. If this is the method you recommend, would you happen to have a link to the most recent or atleast most trusted updated.zip rooting method?
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You can try rooting your phone using this toolbox.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=954509
If that does not work for you i will try and find the link to the "one click root program" i use all the time.
Here is an excellent guide to root.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=849028
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Here is the program i use. Just remember to have usb debugging enabled on your phone. It really cant get any easier than this.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=739300
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So I downloaded the one click program you suggested and the program itself seems to bee pretty straight forward.
I connected phone to computer with debugging on. Opened program and hit one click root. It started doing it's thing...phone rebooted and went into recovery. I started to follow instructions up until I got to where it said install packages. When I clicked it, the phone said installation failed no such file our directory exists.
The phone is looking for the updated.zip file but none exists in the one click folder. There is a root.zip and an unroot.zip...do I need to rename one of them to proceed???
Thank you so much for all the help so far, I feel like I'm so close but just not there yet. You have been an incredible help!
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The phone is looking for the updated.zip file but none exists in the one click folder. There is a root.zip and an unroot.zip...do I need to rename one of them to proceed???
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The way (Stock) Recovery works is if you are not "Install from SD" then it will look for the file labeled Update.zip. So you can rename only the Root.zip to Update.zip and make sure that is the only thing on your internal SD labeled that or with .zip Put the unroot.zip in a folder for now. Then try again.
Alright, will give that a try when I get home. I thought I read that the program copied the update.zip file to the phone during it's process so I didn't want to do anything to work against that. I will rename one of the files, copy it to the phone and give the one click root another shot. Thank you!
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CScrivener said:
Alright, will give that a try when I get home. I thought I read that the program copied the update.zip file to the phone during it's process so I didn't want to do anything to work against that. I will rename one of the files, copy it to the phone and give the one click root another shot. Thank you!
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There is no need to rename anything. The program does it all for you. Play close attention to the first screen (green one) if it says update.zip copied successfully it will then reboot your phone to stock recovery. Once you are in stock recovery all you do is click reinstall packages. Keep clicking reinstall packages even if it reboots the first time. To prove my point mount your phone to your pc and check to see if the update.zip is copied onto the root of your into storage. If not well copy the update.zip from the last guide i suggested from above.
Also check to see if the superuser app is installed on your phone. The program also installs that along with the update.zip. If you have superuser then go to the market download rom manager so you could download CWM.
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Alright, so I tried it again once I got home. Didn't work BUT I did see that update.zip was installed into my phone. The sig verification failed, which means I need to change recovery versions to the one that skips sig verification correct?
I'll go search the forums for that since I remember seeing that a little while ago but that is the correct path I need to take at this point in time am I right?
Thank you so much! Big big help!
You can pull the CWR from my signature. Same as before. Put it on your internal labeled update.zip, boot into recovery and and scroll down to Reinstall Packages. Hit it. It will cycle and probably come back to stock recovery. Hit Reinstall Packages again and the stock recovery will go from blue to green (CWR).
Side note, probably from there you will be able to install the Superuser update.zip. Just go to Install from SD card and find it and hit it. The reboot. Might not but the CWR instructions above shoudl work for you.
Well I changed the recovery version using the file from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=833423 and then used the OneClickRoot and was able to get the update installed (I think). The phone booted up normally, I noticed that SU Permissions was installed so I figure I am rooted correct? WRONG. Rom toolbox says I am not. Is there another way to verify? Should I reinstall Rom toolbox incase it's just bugging out on me?
So I tried using Rom Manager too. Looks as tho SU is not installed correctly, will have to try again I guess.
Cannot install CWR, tried and the recovery text stays blue even after 14 times of reinstalling packages...
This phone will be sent flying across the room sometime tonight I'm guessing. About to erase the entire thing and try starting from scratch again. (Start from Eclair and work my way up maybe)
If you are willing to start from Eclair it would be soooo much easier that all this stuff.
Odin to stock, flash CWR from my signature, go from blue to green and then flash Fishman's Bionix and you are good to go. Simple and way easier than all this mess. Just download Fish's and put it on you SD card somewhere you'll remember. Once in green recovery just scroll to that ROM and flash it per OP.
We've just been trying to Root you since on your OP you said you didn't want to flash a custom ROM.
Well...I'm still trying to avoid flashing Roms (I've upgraded through MiniKies and that's it).
I've only been trying to root just to clean bloatware off but it seems that I must be lacking the technical skills to follow instrcutions properly....nothing is cooperating and even after following all steps nothing wants to work like it should.
Grrrr! One last try to get CWR working before I lose my mind and need to take a break/walk away for a bit.
Ok, so I'm currently back to stock Eclair (ew!!) and about to boot to recovery to install CWR. Wish me luck on that one....
Wooo, CWR up and running! Now I just have to work on a flash maybe or whatever steps were suggested next...I might try the ROM you suggested.
The ROM gets placed on external sdcard and installed from within CWR correct?
Do most ROMs remove bloatware and useless apps?
Yes and are pre-Rooted. Put the ROM.zip on either card. I have a folder that I use. Boot into recovery and get green recovery back. Go to install from SD, find the ROM and flash it per the OP instructions.
Bloat free, pre-Rooted and usually has Voodoo so you can get Voodoo Sound from the market and have a sonic ear-gasm.
Just wanted to say thanks for all the help! I installed the suggested ROM last night and I am very happy with the results thus far. It was alot easier than I thought it would be. Flashing a ROM was MUCH more simpler than the root only decision. Thank you again!
I am almost done rooting my HTC One. I am able to boot into recovery and get into TWRP but when i go to install it goes directly to SD (which I don't have). I have looked through all of the folders to find the .zip file that I need to install SU but it is not there. I have downloaded it directly to the phone as well as added it from "file transfer." File transfer that there are 3 zip files on the phones internal memory but nothing shows up in Team Win. Help?
Also when I reboot from Team Win, I get a message that tells me I am not rooted, and asks if I want to install SU.....I am afraid ill brick the phone if I swipe to install with no zip selected.
figured it out
ghost19d said:
I am almost done rooting my HTC One. I am able to boot into recovery and get into TWRP but when i go to install it goes directly to SD (which I don't have). I have looked through all of the folders to find the .zip file that I need to install SU but it is not there. I have downloaded it directly to the phone as well as added it from "file transfer." File transfer that there are 3 zip files on the phones internal memory but nothing shows up in Team Win. Help?
Also when I reboot from Team Win, I get a message that tells me I am not rooted, and asks if I want to install SU.....I am afraid ill brick the phone if I swipe to install with no zip selected.
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I had installed the wrong package for TWRP. Got it changed over and it works fine now!
Attached i will have a link to my google drive with programs and zip files for everyone to use will explain further.
Okay I have a few problems going... here is what I have and have tried and the issues I have been having... I have log files and such saved too should you need those.
Synthoms: LGK20 PLUS aka TP260
- I needed a Binary update for SU... (never did get that to work) Somehow afterwards my phone would only reboot into Twrp Recovery on boot loop.
-I installed an Update SU file ( also didn't work) then the phone started booting into only fastboot.... ( I had a brief issue of it not connecting on ADB but I hade to just end task adb in the task menu (Crtl Alt Del in case somebody has same problem) Afterwards connected no problem.
-I have wiped datas and cache and all sorts of instuctions to no avail.. lol
_phone now boot immediately to fastboot but I am able to get to twrp recovery just fine
Whats Weird:
-I can see the device on the computer get onto the sd card add files and zip files and the computer recognizes it n o problem at all... but LG MOBILE SUPPORT LGUP LG Bridge and LG Flash Tool.... all do not recognize my phone.
-But no matter where I partition anything and no matter what recovery img or zip file I install... it just only wants to open into fastboot.... I'm sure it is a very simple operation to fix... maybe one of you have a restore file can put on the SD with mine that have done me no good? Any help would be appreciated hardcore lol and I appreciate the learning experience a per i have learned a lot..
Heres what I have collected in my attempts
A: I have a Twrp.img and Recovery.img (not sure if they are a recovery or boot partition)
B: I have ADB it connects to my device fine and I can even flash onto the phone but seems to not be helping lol
C: : LG Bridge and LG UP do not see that my phone is connected (all my drivers are updated)
D: I have a stock KTZ file for my phone but I have no programs to flash it except adb (the others will not recognize my phone except ADB
E: I am very sure Xposed may have something to do with this... I downloaded an uninstaller and the zip file will not flash error 555 or something like that.
F: I'm very sure I need a Boot.img?? this I know little about but I have a program to build one if I can figure out how lol.
G: My recoveries did not work :0(
H: None of my SU zips seem to be working (is why I believe Xposed is behind it lol.
I: There are commands you can put into the terminal in TWRP recovery ( I can get there will explain further later) to disable Xposed but they say to create a folder name \data\data\....ect ect... There is no way that the TWRP recovery will let me create folders so I'm at a loss there.....
Chances are there was software on the phone that allows the LG software on the computer to see it.
I'm not seeing the Google drive link, but if you wiped the system & data partitions in TWRP, then you have no OS.
Don't know if TWRP can flash a KTZ file, most 3rd party ROMs are ZIP.
Is it Tmobile or MetroPCS?
I assume you have read Aletron9000's thread https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/help/lg-k20-plus-how-to-flash-original-rom-t3632850/page1
It seems like it has a download mode similar to Samsung phones when using Odin. I have a OnePlus and its straight forward, TWRP (in twrp plugging into pc will bring up the device in file mode so you can copy rom and gapps zip files) and once I got twrp on my mom's galaxy s4 it was same process with LineageOS 14.1 and the phone runs 10x better.
I wish I knew if you could flash the KTZ file in twrp, but I doubt it.. If you can uncompress it in 7zip or winrar, then zip it again that may work. But if your just trying to install a factory image (assuming that's what a KTZ is) the the directions in the link above should get you there. Then for root either flash supersu (apparently Chinese controlled if that matters) or maybe better magisk 16 from twrp (and the newest magisk manager apk from within the Android, should still pass safety check, and can install alot of modules that I previously used xposed for.
Only trust the magisk on xda-developers
https://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/magisk/official-magisk-v7-universal-systemless-t3473445
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TP260 SOFT BRICK: Recovery File?
I am on a TMOBILE phone... I"M sure that's exactly what my problem is... I did read that post and have LGUP (will also be in my drive link) BUT it does me no good because it will not show up on the program for me to flash anything to it...
If I could get somebody to send me a recovery file I would be able to put it into my SD card then load it up will solve my entire issue lol.
I did consider trying magicks honestly but I do not know enough about it to switch over like that... Once I get my phone back I will research into it and let you guys now how my adventure turns out. lol.... I'm a research first kind of person hahaha....
FILES
Soon I will type up instuctions for each KIT I put together. That way all the instructions will be able to be found in one place which will help out a lot of people looking for LG UP or Recovery.img or Twrp.img plus a lot of other stuff including SU zip file ect,,,
https://drive.google.com/open?id=10OXHQtyZBCap7PaqiGZEEErmo_th8xFp
The KTZ file would not upload but if You want I will send it no problem at all Just ask. I will be adding a couple other things on there too probably.
I believe my best bet would be to take that KTZ file (bugger wouldn't load onto my DRIVE account lol) but I thin I will take that and convert it to a zip file and maybe give that a shot... But when I flash something like that does it go under the BOOT or RECOVERY partition? I undertand what a partigtion is but I'm not sure of the difference between the BOOT and RECOVERY idea .... is recovery out ROM and BOOT our OS system?