I'm a captivate user who has been interested in the Streak 5 for sometime. I finally pulled the trigger when I found one at a very serious discount. the only problem is that the USB connection does not work so the Streak does not charge nor is it recognized by a host computer. The guy I bought it from said he has tried known good cables so it is a problem with the port.
Anyway I have two batteries and a charger so the charging part is not a big deal for me. I am concerned about whether it's possible to root the phone without a USB connection.
I have used numerous ROMs on the captivate and have AIO Toolbox and other assorted tools but they all depend on the USB.
The phone is unlocked running the latest version of 2.2
If anyone can point me in a productive direction I would be grateful.
Quielo
There are apps that will allow your Streak to join a local network. SAMBA filesharing allows you to mount your sd card as a drive so that you can copy files using your computer's fiel explorer. File Expert and ES File Explorer allows your networks shred directories to be seen on the phone. You can use one of these (or another appl, there are more) to copy files to your sd card with no usb connection.
You can then use the gingerstreak apk to root your phone.
This will work on an unlocked Streak, the Streaks locked to AT&T probably prevent the installation of apps from non-market sources. My Streak is unlocked so I don't know if any of the AT&T roms allow non-market apps.
I remember a forum thread about installing a custom recovery without a usb connection but do not remember what forum. You will need to install a different recovery if you want a custom rom. You may be able to directly download a rom package file (extension pkg) to your Streak and upgrade the stock rom that way.
Edit: I see that you have an unlocked Streak, you should be able to upgrade to 351. If you are going to upgrade, upgrade first then root.
It's possible to install a custom rec with adb via wifi but keep this in mind:
If you cant boot and you cant enter recovery you wont be able to fix it without a USB connection
You're gonna need to be very careful installing roms on it
Thanks Guys,
I am still on the bubble about installing a new ROM but I certainly want root rights to use TiBU and other programs. The difficulty of recovering from a bad flash is a real problem and maybe I'll call Dell about possibly fixing the port first.
The Streak is cool and while I may not use it as a phone I am thinking of downsizing my primary phone to something Veer size and just getting my email through tethering. Also the Streak 5 is an awesome GPS.
Quielo
Okay, this thread is going to have A TON of info. I recommend that if you are new to Android you read this thread and any questions you have I will attempt to answer to the best of my knowledge or I'm sure someone else will.
It is, in my opinion, imperative that you understand the material of this post prior to playing around with your new Android device. Much of this topic is general purpose, i.e. it could apply to any Android device but I will be making specific references for the Nook Tablet.
Root: The Android OS is a linux based OS. Thus "root access" is a term that signifies full access to the file system of the OS. Consider root access similar to "administrative privileges" on Windows. An even more extreme analogy may be if you were to buy a Windows computer and find that you only had access to "My Documents;" the Android equivalent would be buying a device like the Nook Tablet (or pretty much any other android device) and not having root access.
Root for the Nook Tablet: We have various methods for rooting the Nook Tablet. The best method, IMO, is the sdcard method found here. This method will allow you to create an external microSD card that allows you to boot into a custom recovery (more on this later) and run a script which will get you "root access."
Why do I want root?: Root access allows you to do things you otherwise would not be able to do. Installing google apps is probably the biggest reason, but other reasons include making certain modifications to the device to allow you to do more "stuff." Another big reason is to install indirect's app which will allow you to flash (fancy word for install) a custom recovery to the internal memory of the Nook. He even has an app that will allow you to unroot the device and restore it to stock (I believe as of this post the unroot app only supports the 16GB model).
Custom Recovery? What's that?: A custom recovery is, IMO, the number 1 priority when tinkering with Android. The first instance of a custom recovery you may encounter is the one I mentioned previously, the sdcard version. I actually have a card that I keep imaged with the custom recovery (Clockworkmod Recovery) ready to go should I ever need it.
Within Clockworkmod Recovery or any other custom recovery, you will be able to do a few things: install zip files, make a backup of your current OS (and restore said backups), wipe data/cache. The key here, as with a lot of this stuff, is DO NOT START SELECTING THINGS YOU DO NOT FULLY UNDERSTAND. For some reason a lot of users have a habit of wiping system and other things within CWM thus resulting in broken partitions and other issues. Follow directions. If you are unsure of something, ask a question.
Custom ROM: ROM stands for Read Only Memory. It is the operating system of Android that is on your device. The stock ROM that comes with the device, a modified version of Android by B&N is very restricting. Getting root access on this rom will open up many options for users. However, as Android is open source, we have the ability to create custom ROMs that provide even more freedom and a "pure" Android experience.
These ROMs almost always come "rooted" as well. What I mean by this is that a developer could create a ROM that does not allow the user root access. In fact, the newest policy of Cyanogenmod (a very popular and hard working ROM development team) is that ROMs will no longer come "rooted" by default. Users will have to toggle root access in settings.
Custom roms are flashed (installed) via a custom recovery like Clockworkmod Recovery. Basically, if you have CWM on your external sdcard or flashed internally, you can store the ROM zip file on your internal memory (or the external card should you choose), boot into recovery, flash the ROM and voila you will be ready to boot into a new OS (you should probably wipe data/cache as well if its a new ROM). I must stress here that it is IMPERATIVE that you make a backup of your current OS prior to installing a new ROM. This way, you can restore your previous setup should you not like the new one or if there are any issues with the new one.
Boot from sdcard? Yes we are quite lucky with the Nook such that we can boot from the external sdcard. I have already mentioned booting into CWM from sdcard but we even have the benefit of booting into a custom ROM (CM7 only currently) from external sdcard. What this means is that you leave the internal OS completely intact. This would thus allow "dual booting" i.e. you can boot into internal or boot from external.
Back to stock: Getting back to stock is incredibly easy with the Nook Tablet. I've done it myself a few times on two devices for various reasons. Many people are afraid to root or flash custom ROMs because it voids the warranty. While true, if you are able to return the device to stock conditions, B&N has no way of knowing that the device has been tinkered with and thus the Warranty remains intact.
To wrap this up, I must stress how important it is that you read, read, read and read more when doing this stuff. Follow directions to the T. Ask questions if you aren't sure about something. I know this is a long post as well but I can't stress how important it is that users understand the information I have put forth here when rooting and/or flashing custom ROMs.
Also, if someone wants to add benefits to why rooting the stock OS is useful please feel free to do so (I admittedly have little experience with the B&N stock OS and thus am not 100% positive of the benefits of rooting the B&N stock OS).
Reserved.
The Download link for the Cyanogen Mod 7 Final Image is down?
I would like to download the latest Cyanogen Mod 7 Final Image, so I found this webpage containing the latest version of this Image =
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1481826
and tried to download the SD card for the Nook Tablet..
BUT the link to the SD Card for the Nook Tablet appears to be dead..at the very least, it's not working properly.
Please, can someone direct me to a proper link to download the correct Cyanogen Mod 7 Final Image for the 16 gig Nook Tablet ?
Thanks!
I'd check/ask in the thread for that rom.
I tried to make a similiar comment on that thread, however; I recieved a notice that since I was new here, I'm not allowed to post a comment on that development thread.
That is why I'm making a similiar request on this thread.
All I'm attempting to do at this point is simply download the correct Cyanogen Mod 7 Final Image, so, I'm requesting help in that regard.
Thanks again~
um, i have a request. could you please post your questions in the 'Q&A' section.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1508
thx.
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now having 'asked nice' for that... i have another link. imho, @succulent has a better version of the cm7 internal for 16GB. it is here.
http://iamafanof.wordpress.com/2012/06/12/cm7-2-rc1-build-20120612/#more-739
thank you, "old fart"..
Please, accept my apologies for posting on an incorrect thread.. I honestly thought that I was posting on a thread that might be able to help.
Also, thank you for posting a webpage that contains the correct Cyanogen Mod 7 Image. In regard to this better Build of the Cyanogen Mod 7 for the Nook Tablet..I admit that I'm a real noobie, I'm simply asking because I don't know.
Is the Cyanogen Mod 7 Image in the Mediafire Folder listed on that webpage ?
If so, I've opened that Mediafire folder ..this folder contains a long list of various files.. which is the correct file that I should download, and write to my sd card ?
Thank you much for your help in answering my questions~
Please take it to another thread~
GENERAL CONDUCT REQUEST
@sinatrafan:
please refrain from using CAPS to get your point across, I'm sure people with be able to read a few sentances and respond without you needing to e-yell. Another suggestion, as a new member, maybe read some of the forum guidelines to better understand how we operate. In general, ask as many questions as you'd like, but do not expect an answer every time or on your time table, just hope that you get what you're looking for. Don't forget to search for yourself, I'm sure you could have found current links, just as the link was provided to you, I'm sure they foud that link by searching. Also, you'll likely receive better help if you are polite. Thank you.
I went to that link for you, here's the direct link for both (assuming the newest is the one to get).
ROM > http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?5gw47zw4xx108gc
GAPPS > http://goo.im/gapps/gapps-gb-20110828-signed.zip
@OP and other senior members:
please don't flame people with less than 10 posts, they're new here, remember when you were new? Just try to answer questions and be helpful, or don't post. If somebody is out of line, report the post and I'll get to it soonish. Thank you.
Installing/Flashing CWM on Rooted 1.4.0 NT w/ Blocked OTA Updates
Gents,
I stepped away from the world of the Nook Tablet over the last 5-6 months in order to focus on other Android devices.
Last time I was involved with the NT, I rooted my son's NT with Indirect's 'Full Root (v1.4.0) w/ Blocked OTAs w/ ZergRush exploit' Thread.
From what it seems, there have been a few changes, including obtaining root access for NT's that have 1.4.1+ through the SDCard boot method.
Quick question:
I want to load a custom recovery on my son's NT, such as Xionia or CWM. The root via SDCard method includes this as part of the overall root method.
Is there a preferred way that I can install/flash custom recovery on my son's NT, knowing that I have a rooted 1.4.0 NT Blocked OTA updates?
Just curious.
Thank you,
BJ.
Anyone?
b1ggjoe said:
Is there a preferred way that I can install/flash custom recovery on my son's NT, knowing that I have a rooted 1.4.0 NT Blocked OTA updates?
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I have a preference for the internal method. Plug in things are sometimes troublesome for me.
LOL! Well that's not exactly what I was asking however. As I stated, I currently have a rooted Nook Tablet (1.4.0) with Blocked OTA Updates (I used the original method from November 2011).
I am not interested in loading any kind of Custom ROMs at this time, but I do wish to add CWM or some other kind of custom recovery to my son's Nook Tablet.
Is there a recommended method to do this, without going through a re-rooting process with the 'Boot from SDCard method'?
Thanks,
BJ.
Anyone?
Nook RecoveryFlasher.apk
Search on Nook Recovery Flasher.apk and see if that app will meet your need. I believe it was created by Indirect.
Aaah ok will do. Thank you!!!!
Nook won't boot with CWM on card
Guys, am I the only one having this problem or are there others?
I've read and clearly understand the procedure to root my Nook Tablet. The problem is that no matter what I do, any time an SD card with a bootable CWM is inserted, the Nook simply refuses to start. Removing the card or for that matter replacing it with any other card that does NOT have a bootable CWM fixes the problem. It'll even boot and run the pseudo-root ROM that runs off the SDCard without actually rooting the tablet.
I've tested this with many cards and with several different ways to prepare it, and the end result is always the same regardless of what mode the Nook is in. I'm thinking that if somehow I'm not preparing the card correctly, then wouldn't the tablet simply boot up normally as it does with any other card that has no bootable CWM in it?
Since I bought my tablet at about the end of August 2012, I'm thinking B&N put something in the stock ROM to detect any other recovery and stop cold if that's what it finds. I say this because the problem is only with bootable recoveries, any bootable non-recovery works OK.
Any ideas??
humb11 said:
Guys, am I the only one having this problem or are there others?
I've read and clearly understand the procedure to root my Nook Tablet. The problem is that no matter what I do, any time an SD card with a bootable CWM is inserted, the Nook simply refuses to start. Removing the card or for that matter replacing it with any other card that does NOT have a bootable CWM fixes the problem. It'll even boot and run the pseudo-root ROM that runs off the SDCard without actually rooting the tablet.
I've tested this with many cards and with several different ways to prepare it, and the end result is always the same regardless of what mode the Nook is in. I'm thinking that if somehow I'm not preparing the card correctly, then wouldn't the tablet simply boot up normally as it does with any other card that has no bootable CWM in it?
Since I bought my tablet at about the end of August 2012, I'm thinking B&N put something in the stock ROM to detect any other recovery and stop cold if that's what it finds. I say this because the problem is only with bootable recoveries, any bootable non-recovery works OK.
Any ideas??
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Try powering off, inserting your bootable SD card in the tablet, then plugging the B&N USB cable into your tablet. Some tablets (and there doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason to it) will only boot from the external card if they detect the USB cable.
Saludos,
Steve
Post to Q&A and someone will sort you out.
The OP mentioned that he only dual boot bootable Cyanogenmod image is CM7. Is there a reason why CM10 is not possible? It seems the N2A people are advertising that capability on their website. I would like to be able to do that myself if possible.
Hey,
So after searching through the lg lu6200 forums, I found a great post (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2051590), guiding you through the rooting process for this phone. Cross-referencing it with other posts in those forums, it seems that you encounter a few issues which, to me, are a bit confusing. So this post is for advice and clarification:
= Rooting:
I know that Superoneclick strongly suggests that you have a) the SD card out and b) USB debugging enabled/MTP mode on. The LU6200 Root_Recovery app in the tutorial pdf also instructs you to enable USB debugging mode.
[Q] Since removing the SD card disallows you from enabling USB debugging, should you keep the SD card in? Like, on stock GB, you click on MTP and it switches right back to Charge Only mode. You can't enable USB debugging. On ICS v167, it's grayed out all together. (I foolishly upgraded before rooting.) If so, what will happen to the card?
[Q] I'm going to go ahead and assume that other methods of rooting- eg superoneclick or all-root-v12- won't work for a LG LU6200 that's already been upgraded to v167 of ICS. From what I've seen, an older version of ICS (v142) is required to root since it has, presumably, insecure bootloaders and allow for rooting. From what I've seen/read, no other versions of ICS on this device allows for rooting (ie all rooting methods must go through v142)
PS This is for the gf's phone. I'm well acquainted rooting, roms, and the like from my SGP, though I'm not a pro or a dev by any means.
= ROM
From what I understand, v142 is unstable enough to exploit, allowing you to root. To root from v167 (the official upgrade), you need to downgrade to v142. Not everything works on the v142 (eg SMS) and they say that you need to flash a custom ROM for it to work as a daily driver. (And since it's for the gf, she definitely won't want any hiccups since she's not exactly...tech savvy) Custom ROMs are incompatible with the DMB TV function, something she wants and uses. From what I've seen. there are no ROMs based on stock in the forums (at least none that I notice...)
[Q] If none of the custom ROMs there allow for the DMB TV app to work (we're in Korea and she uses it occasionally), will it be possible to
- re-upgrade to v167 via the official means and keep the root/CWM (http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1681886)
- flash to v166 as per expression104's post (http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2051590)
- or flash to v163 as per chuyennho184's post (http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1788656)
(ie are they "stock" ROMs that allows for DMB TV use?)
AND have everything working as it should? I'm assuming that a downgrade to GB to root isn't possible, atm, though I can't see why...
[Q[Also, since she likes/uses some of the LG/stock apps, would it be possible to copy the appropriate programs to SD card, downgrade, root (flash, possibly), paste the apk files in the /system/apk folder, and have everything working correctly? Also, since some of the apks are odexed, will I need to deodex them or will copy&pasting both the apk and odex files suffice?
= TV
Above.
This is a pretty large order, but I'd appreciate any help that y'all'd be able to give.
And while I'd like to just go ahead and charge in, seeing that I'm not doing this for me, I should err on the side of caution. =/ Thanks in advance.
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Edit: Has anyone heard of/tried these alternate rooting methods?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...php?p=28178105 (http://www.xda-developers.com/androi...st-ics-phones/ via stock recovery)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1886460 (Root MANY ANDROID! via script)
I WANT TO START OFF BY SAYING THAT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE MADE A THREAD ON THIS SITE.
I FEEL MY ISSUE IS UNIQUE AND ALL HELP WILL BE MUCH APPRECIATED. THANK YOU
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The tablet that I am dealing with is a "Cruz Velocity Mini Tablet" running android 2.0 and no means of installing apk's.
Currently this is the situation:
A friend of mine lent me her Chinese reader tablet.
I told her that I could probably flash a newer version of Android on it, thinking that I could finally try my hand at making a ROM because I know for a fact that there aren't many ROMs if any at all out there for a chinese off brand reader like this.
After rooting the tablet I deleted the pre installed bloatware via ADB commands (shell) including a file manager (Astro) that I believe was the only way that you could browse files on the tablet, as well as some other pre installed applications that must have been necessary in retrospect. There is no existing vending capability or market application.
I am looking to make a custom ROM (Using android Kitchen and Cywign) through following this tutorial by lokeshsaini94 yet I feel like following that tutorial won't even get me where I need to be.
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Things that I have tried at this point include:
Attempting to connect the tablet to my computer with the SD inserted (with and without debugging turned on) [Failed to show up on my computer as a device or anything]
Downloading the APK that I need from a file sharing website [Downloads fail]
Uploading the APK that I need to my Google drive and downloading it from the tablet [Says waiting for data connection and doesn't download even though connected to our WiFi]
Inserting the SD card into my computer, copying the APK I need over to it, then inserting the SD card back into the tablet, going into the browser and typing "File:///sdcard/<name here>.apk" to install an APK but getting an error in the installer after pushing 'install' -> 'Application not installed'
Trying to perform a factory reset; this simply makes the tablet reboot with everything the same as it was before.
Essentially guys and gals, my tablet here is running Android 2.0, I want to update it by making my own rom for it to something at least >4.0, and it seems that I've made things worse and have no way out of this mess. I think I've essentially bricked it even though it still works. :silly:
What do I need to do to make a custom ROM let alone flash/wipe this tablet?
All help will be incredibly valuable
There should be plenty of info here http://www.slatedroid.com/forum/93-velocity-micro-cruz-reader/ to get you on the right track. Not likely you'd be able to get anything beyond Gingerbread on there running due to lack of source code. Your only hope would be to see if there is a newer tablet with the same chipset that has something newer on it to port over.
Still no paddles
es0tericcha0s said:
There should be plenty of info here < > to get you on the right track. Not likely you'd be able to get anything beyond Gingerbread on there running due to lack of source code. Your only hope would be to see if there is a newer tablet with the same chipset that has something newer on it to port over.
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Thank you very much for your response. It looks like on that website I've already found multiple useful roms!
In fact I already downloaded one and put it onto the SD card. Apparently for these tablets you're supposed to, while powered off, turn it back on by holding the power button and the volume up button but all this seems to do as a whole load of nothing.
I fear that what I've done to it by deleting potentially sensitive programs previously, I have somehow managed to make this process impossible.
Is there some kind of way that I can plug this tablet into my computer and be able to completely wipe it so I can, at the very least, have a functional tablet that will work at all? I've done approximately 5 factory data resets yet the background image that my friend has on the tablet as well as seemingly every single setting and application is remaining untouched..
Try the ones here that also install a custom recovery: http://www.slatedroid.com/topic/33586-a-clockworkmod-rom-compendium-for-the-cruz-reader/
You'll want to make sure and rename the file exactly as mentioned there on the OP. Install instructions are included too. I don't think there is a way to reload via the PC. The right zip should get everything working properly.
Hello and thanks for reading / helping if you can.
In brief, I have a Samsung Tab 2 GT-P3110 tablet which was running android 4.2.2. It's main use was as a controller for my sonos sound system which no longer supports my device. I thought I'd try and update it rather than simply chuck it into landfill for no good reason other than it was old like me! I know almost nothing about what I am doing, sorry!
So far I have I think 'rooted' the device using something called odin, and installed the clockwork recovery mod. I have also installed the Samsung drivers onto my PC and I have on my pc a zipped file which I believe will install a newer version of android (perhaps some guidance might be required for best file to go for). Unfortunately I am unable to see my tablet's sd card (or anything to do with the tablet) when connected to my pc via USB in order to copy it. Moreover I have copied the same file to a micro sd card but when I put this directly into the tablet and try and boot off the external card I get an access error and the card is not read.
I am out of ideas now and wonder if one of you clever people might be able to help me? I think I read somewhere about having to switch on USB debugging and USB sharing or the like BEFORE rooting. The instructions I used only mentioned the former and so that's all I did. Maybe I've locked myself out for good.
Thanks again, Pezos
Blimey, I really must have killed it! Surely someone out there can help me fix it?