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Guys and gals,
I just got a droid eris from a friend and want to root it and flash clockwork on it. I downloaded everything from unrevoked but when i try to install drivers for a windows computer it says that all drivers are up to date and it says htc bootloader. So i then run the package from unrevoked and nothing happens all it says on the screen is waiting for device. I have been all over you tube and forums can't find help to fix.
I am on 1.49 or something its also just stock 2.1. can anyone tell me what step I am doing wrong. please help.
DroidFamily said:
I just got a droid eris from a friend and want to root it and flash clockwork on it.
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PROCEED DIRECTLY TO JAIL AND DO NOT PASS "GO".
Seriously, the combination of "newb" + "Clockwork" tends to be fatal to the Eris.
It is far more prudent for you to use the rooting methods described here in this forum - jcase's "Universal One Click .apk" comes to mind. Or, you can go over to AndroidForums and have a look at the Universal Root For Dummies. (The first rooting method that I mentioned is faster, but the second has an invaluable outline in the fourth post of that thread - with pictures - of how to use Amon_RA )
Only after you have completely mastered the use of the Amon_RA recovery should you consider using ROM Manager/Clockwork. (And you can use both, believe it or not).
Just yesterday someone hard-bricked their phone - possibly using the same recovery you are thinking of flashing.
If you insist on use Clockwork, for sure you ought to find out about what MD5 sums are, and how you can use apps such as scary alien's free market app "AFV" (Android File Verifier) to validate the signing of a ROM for which the developer has not provided a file size or MD5 signature.
bftb0
P.S. Neither of the two methods I mention above require a computer. That neatly solves your driver problem.
Much like the guy above, I'd avoid Clockwork and just go with something simple and almost guaranteed to work like the One-Click Root. With the Eris, Clockwork has a bad reputation. Some people buy into the taboo, some don't, but there's more evidence supporting bad things than good for it.
I'd avoid the possibility of turning your phone into a paperweight and steer clear of Clockwork.
bftb0 said:
It is far more prudent for you to use the rooting methods described here in this forum - jcase's "Universal One Click .apk" comes to mind. Or, you can go over to AndroidForums and have a look at the Universal Root For Dummies. (The first rooting method that I mentioned is faster, but the second has an invaluable outline in the fourth post of that thread - with pictures - of how to use Amon_RA )
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Hindsight being 20/20 I would agree with the above post...
However I did use unrEVOked but was doing it thru linux so it was easier but did not like clockwork so I reflashed recovery with Amon_RA after I read up and realized how much better and easier it is.
This video I found will help if you still want to use the Unrevoked method
http://theunlockr.com/2010/09/22/how-to-root-the-htc-droid-eris-unrevoked-method/
Hope this helps you.
As a n00b - and I know this sounds like a commercial - really, the one click was the choice.
This is the thread that jcase started for that.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=742228
I am sure there is some really great reason to use a different method, but frankly, I just really needed to get on the newer roms. This was fast and easy. I didn't want to debug I just wanted it to work.
Just curious which rom are you going to be loading?
Can someone help me how to root my streak 5?
Sent from my Dell Streak using XDA App
You sent me a PM asking the same question. Whether the PM was intentional or not, the answer hasn't changed. Use the search engine and you shall find.
2.3.3 is not getting rooted.
Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
You sent me a PM asking the same question. Whether the PM was intentional or not, the answer hasn't changed. Use the search engine and you shall find.
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ckpak said:
Can someone help me how to root my streak 5?
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I've searched everywhere and I second his question. None of the methods mentioned work. I've tried GingerStreak, Universal Androot and Z4 Root. The result... FAILED! Don't even get me started on SuperOneClick.... Looks fancy and when you think it worked, it returns with failure.
I have rooted 2.2.2 before and i know it works but Stock 2.3.3 with CWMRecoveryDoctorFix cannot be rooted for some reason.
I have even tried this and it gives a confirmation that my device is rooted... I check Z4Root and GingerBreak, both say my phone is rooted. But when I try to do anything that involves root access (like working with Titanium Backup or using SuperUser or RootUninstaller or RootAppRemover or RootExplorer), they all return saying that I DON'T have root access.
Pardon me if I'm offending anyone but if you know that Stock 2.3.3 can be rooted, then instead of being unhelpful and asking us to search (Which i carefully have and perhaps the pervious user did too), the least you can do is post a link that actually works on that version of Android because I cannot find a solution that actually works.
Peace!!
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Success FINALLY!!!
Download the latest super user from androidsu.com... For the lazy bones... here's the link Make sure you download the Gingerbread one..
Now the fun starts...
Copy it to ur sdcard...
Boot into CWMDoctorFix Recovery (If it works with other recoveries, then I don't know)
Select "flash using update.zip"
Select the option to select the correct zip file
Select the zip file that you just copied into the SDCARD.
Give it 10 seconds.. (it takes less than that actually)
Then reboot.
It works. Other helpful links are available if you look into my profile.. Lemme know if it doesn't work for anyone else.
You're not offending anyone. You searched for the information. He didn't. Searching before posting is the number one rule on this site, and if more people followed that rule XDA Developers would be better for it.
For the record, one-click rooting methods aren't recommended simply because they do not work 100% of the time. The only method that works all the time is given in the XDA Wiki entry for the Streak and also in a sticky thread in the Development forum. It's information easily found using the search engine on the site.
I don't provide links out of hand simply because I want people to use the search engine to find the information for themselves. It's a lot more gratifying to find the information yourself than it is to simply follow a link. You tend to learn more in the process.
So think of XDA as a library and the search engine as the card catalog.
For anyone curious: chainsdd does in fact provide his own flashable zips for SU.
I didnt realize he did until after several interations of superuser.zip, but the official one isnt designed for any specific device to flash. As there are multiple ways for the update script inside an update zip to flash it's more reliable to use superuser.zip or it's equiv on your device.
superuser.zip of course has been heavily tested on the s5.
Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
You're not offending anyone. You searched for the information. He didn't. Searching before posting is the number one rule on this site, and if more people followed that rule XDA Developers would be better for it.
For the record, one-click rooting methods aren't recommended simply because they do not work 100% of the time. The only method that works all the time is given in the XDA Wiki entry for the Streak and also in a sticky thread in the Development forum. It's information easily found using the search engine on the site.
I don't provide links out of hand simply because I want people to use the search engine to find the information for themselves. It's a lot more gratifying to find the information yourself than it is to simply follow a link. You tend to learn more in the process.
So think of XDA as a library and the search engine as the card catalog.
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I understand what u're saying mate.. but there are problems with that.. I searched because I know I have posted steps to root, change recoveries and install custom ROMS and I just went thru the threads that I posted on to follow the steps. Having said that, the search options isn't the most convinient on xda.. the search results are a mess not to mention downright eye-sore (Admins, please take this as a constructive criticism and don't delete my account ). I wouldn't be surprised if newbies get put-off by the results and just decide to ask a question.
Stock 2.3.3 has been official only for 3 or 4 days for the rest of the world (not counting Korea). Hence it's even more difficult to find a 2.3.3 rooting info on here because XDA is inundated with custom roms and 2.2.2 rooting steps. No steps that that work on 2.2.2 work on 2.3.3. Hence we do need a thread that addresses that concern. This thread could be the one.. luckily my post is in the first page and might help people but if this post was long, not many would have realised the way to root it.
I have asked people to browse and search as well.. but also given them the link because the world is not full of perfect people who do the right thing by searching before asking.
Internet and XDA caters to novices, lazies, brainiacs, geeks, nerds, chefs and all sorts of people in between. Let's do the right thing and help rather than grounding people because they are lazy or novices and not geeks or nerds or chefs.
There's always the stickies in the dev subforum that answers exactly what you're asking pretty much. These do not care what rom is installed, they work universally for the S5.
There's information on the wiki pages.
TheManii said:
There's always the stickies in the dev subforum that answers exactly what you're asking pretty much. These do not care what rom is installed, they work universally for the S5.
There's information on the wiki pages.
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Yep.. the Wiki hasn't been updated for 2.3.3. The Superuser.zip is still the older version and doesn't work on 2.3.3. It works on 2.2.2 though. Not the most helpful piece of information when you've got stock which is less than a week old.
It's not updated as there's nothing to change, I just tested it on 407 and it works without issue at all. You cant change what doesnt need to be change.
ofcourse it works.. it worked for me too and it says "successful" and Z4root etc say that my phone is rooted. But try doing anything that requires SU access and it will fail. The update fixes it.
Anyway, no point in playing this cat and mouse game. Now there's a thread with the actual 2.3.3 details which should help others. That was the idea from the start!
Well I dont know what happened exactly then, as I installed superuser.zip and my rooted apps work fine with it.
Winggie said:
Now there's a thread with the actual 2.3.3 details which should help others. That was the idea from the start!
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Should help others, if they search for it and find it...
Sent from my Dell Streak using Tapatalk
I rand StreakMod Recovery from Multiboot... then ran Superuser-3.0.7-efghi-signed.zip
It says my Streak is rooted but Busybox and Titanium say it is not. I installed SuperUser from Market and it runs, but I never get a prompt to allow Busy or Titan SU rights?
I got it running, finally... it took a few times to "take".
Method...
used MultiFlasher.v0.1_350 to flash StreakMod Recovery
Booted into recovery and flashed SuperUser.zip (2.28mb size) from here - the one Winggie posted, Superuser-3.0.7-efghi-signed (626 kb size) did not work for me.
Hope this helps others.
LivinOne said:
I got it running, finally... it took a few times to "take".
Method...
used MultiFlasher.v0.1_350 to flash StreakMod Recovery
Booted into recovery and flashed SuperUser.zip (2.28mb size) from here - the one Winggie posted, Superuser-3.0.7-efghi-signed (626 kb size) did not work for me.
Hope this helps others.
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I agree.. the method i mentioned didn't work for me the second time either. Dunno what's the difference. I restocked my phone and tried to re-root it and it didn't.. I'm trying again
big thanks !
Just want to extend my thanks to everybody on XDA for the development of rooting on the Dell Steak... a newb like myself was able to do most of the hard stuff... and ended up with a fully rooted Dell Steak 5 running the official release of Gingerbread
Ok your link is down but your process worked for me. I googled superuser.zip and found one and then installed it via CM (reboot) method. Once I had superuser on my streak it was just a matter of going onto the market and installing the update. Then to make sure it worked I ran Adaware which is an add blocker app that needs root permission and everything worked fine.
unfortunately...
I have spent 3 days trying to figure out how to root my streak 5 v2.3.3. I hesitate to even ask for suggestions because most times when someone ask a question, they are scolded because they were unaware they didn't ask in the correct place or they should have searched first. Unfortunately, I will say I have searched this whole site, Unlockr, YouTube, and I am still unable to find the exact steps with the exact files I need to accomplish the rooting of my phone.
I previously rooted my Streak 5 and when I upgraded to Gingerbread, I lost rooting somehow. I will not claim to be an expert but I am trying to learn and part of learning is not being afraid to ask questions. However, most of all the instructions i have found don't work or they are partial answers...assuming everyone knows where to go or what to do.
I have been taking notes in hopes I can find a successful process and willing to create a wiki page with these "dumbed down" step by step processes for the next person who can't figure it out either. No such luck. I can't install StreakMod or Clockwork. Z4Root crashes before it completes. SuperOneClick acts like it completes but always hangs on step #7 "Waitsfordevice" and never restarts. I have SuperUser Elite and Titanium Backup Pro installed (but until it's rooted, it doesnt matter). The Flashing Guide doesn't work...StreakMod Recovery doesn't work...Rooting my device didn't work...adding a custom rom didnt work...
I'm at a loss. I'm sure I am missing something. I've looked through most all of the Streak 5 forum on xda and still couldn't find answers. If any of you can lead me to a Streak 5 for Dummies...I would greatly appreciate it.
Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
You're not offending anyone. You searched for the information. He didn't. Searching before posting is the number one rule on this site, and if more people followed that rule XDA Developers would be better for it.
For the record, one-click rooting methods aren't recommended simply because they do not work 100% of the time. The only method that works all the time is given in the XDA Wiki entry for the Streak and also in a sticky thread in the Development forum. It's information easily found using the search engine on the site.
I don't provide links out of hand simply because I want people to use the search engine to find the information for themselves. It's a lot more gratifying to find the information yourself than it is to simply follow a link. You tend to learn more in the process.
So think of XDA as a library and the search engine as the card catalog.
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I'm gonna do a short How To Root here... and i hope people ream them, understand them, and try researching more next time on... I'm doing this off my memory atm..
u need app superuser...
either download from market on your device, or download on the pc, and save the same in your sd card.
handheld.softpedia.com/get/System-Utilities/Enhancements/Superuser-106560.shtml
then download multi recovery flasher(MRF) on your pc...
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1000455
you can download from the latest version ...
v0.7/v0.8
turn off your phone.
open the MRF folder, and open the recovery option... it will open a cmd- type window with options in it...
u need to select streak-mod recovery from it..
follow the options...
hold power and camera buttons on your phone and enter fastboot..
press the fastboot option on your phone,
and connect your phone via usb to the pc...
the sm recovery will now be flashed.
choose reboot your device...
once Your phone reboots, the moment u see the leds turning on, hold the volume up and down button to enter the recovery ..
go into flash via zip, choose the zip file - superuser, and your device shall now be rooted!
reboot, and enjoy...
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thats a total guide...
also, remember, whenever u flash a stock update.pkg - like the olleh 407 or 406 or 366 etc, u will lose the root...
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and remember... GOOGLE is your best friend!
Thanks I will try that. And trust me...I have googled and Yahooed and all kinds of stuff. Just seems like there is something missing in the instruction or on my phone because nothing has worked. I will give yours a try tonight and let you know. Thanks for the update.
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Right, might be wrong section, and completely sure this has been asked somewhere.
I am very keen, I just dont know where to start.
My 10.1v just decided to start screwing around. It is like it is frozen? With the screen off. Yet I can hear emails being received. And when I put it on charge, the screen goes on, yet it is in a frozen state (time stays the same) I have rebooted it a view times, no joy. So my idea is to wipe the thing, and reload the software. what does it entail? where do I start? I see all these terms, but not sure what they mean?
Please assist if I'm in the right section?
Cheers!
You're in the wrong section. This is for DEVELOPMENT only. Your post should go in the Q&A.
I'd say you can start by reading the sticky posts in the 10.1(v) dev forum.
Basic steps are:
1. Unlock the bootloader (read sticky carefully)
2. Root your device (read sticky carefully)
3. Install a ROM (verify partition and CWM)
mate check out this thread, make sure you have proper drivers in place and kies installed
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1083517
good luck
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Depends if you prefer a custom or a stock ROM, Custom ROM's usually have major custom changes, but the stock, yeah plain as ice.
I don't know if he want's to root it or if he has, since warranty get's void that way.
I have the following:
Samsung-SGH-I777
2.3.6
I777UCKK6
2.6.35.7
GingerBread.UCKK6
I have spent a lot of time reading XDA and other Android Boards hoping I could find a pretty straightforward way to get control of my phone (su access?). I want to get rid of apps that T put on and I also want to be able to hotspot my phone. But I really want to understand what I am doing. Every thread seems to assume a level of knowledge I just don't think I have. I'm tempted to jump in but feel like I'll then just be a poster saying HELP BRICKED MY PHONE.
When I come across a youtube or pdf that looks promising - it invariably has comments associated with it like: Oh, if you upgraded to 2.3.6 watch out.....or, I did this and now my wifi doesn't work.
Here is my question - can anyone point me to a thread or website that really walks a novice through the basics like the difference between a Rom and a kernel, how the SD card works etc.
And certainly if someone can point me to a solid root procedure for my phone (see above) please feel free.
Thanks for listening
Peter
Stackman1 said:
I have the following:
Samsung-SGH-I777
2.3.6
I777UCKK6
2.6.35.7
GingerBread.UCKK6
I have spent a lot of time reading XDA and other Android Boards hoping I could find a pretty straightforward way to get control of my phone (su access?). I want to get rid of apps that T put on and I also want to be able to hotspot my phone. But I really want to understand what I am doing. Every thread seems to assume a level of knowledge I just don't think I have. I'm tempted to jump in but feel like I'll then just be a poster saying HELP BRICKED MY PHONE.
When I come across a youtube or pdf that looks promising - it invariably has comments associated with it like: Oh, if you upgraded to 2.3.6 watch out.....or, I did this and now my wifi doesn't work.
Here is my question - can anyone point me to a thread or website that really walks a novice through the basics like the difference between a Rom and a kernel, how the SD card works etc.
And certainly if someone can point me to a solid root procedure for my phone (see above) please feel free.
Thanks for listening
Peter
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Sorry man, That level of knowledge you speak of, is what you need. If you cant find the info, dont root your phone.
We dont hold hands here, there is plenty of info around. Find it and put it to use.
If you searched for everything your looking for, you'd find your answers.
Its obvious that you HAVE NOT spent anytime looking for the answers you seek.
Good luck peter.
Like what was said above, getting the information for all these things is really simple.
Read the stickies.
All of the warnings and disclaimers are tacked onto the instructions because people don't want you to blame them if you don't follow directions or if something that works for someone else doesn't work for you.
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I have the following:
Samsung-SGH-I777
2.3.6
I777UCKK6
2.6.35.7
GingerBread.UCKK6
I have spent a lot of time reading XDA and other Android Boards hoping I could find a pretty straightforward way to get control of my phone (su access?). I want to get rid of apps that T put on and I also want to be able to hotspot my phone. But I really want to understand what I am doing. Every thread seems to assume a level of knowledge I just don't think I have. I'm tempted to jump in but feel like I'll then just be a poster saying HELP BRICKED MY PHONE.
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Are you using the AT&T phone on T-mobile? Just curious.
When I come across a youtube or pdf that looks promising - it invariably has comments associated with it like: Oh, if you upgraded to 2.3.6 watch out.....or, I did this and now my wifi doesn't work.
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Just my personal opinion, but I would forget all the other sites, and youtube videos, and stick with what you learn here.
Here is my question - can anyone point me to a thread or website that really walks a novice through the basics like the difference between a Rom and a kernel, how the SD card works etc.
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I'm not aware of such a guide. Some of the information is so basic that no one would think to make a guide for it. But I can give you one tip: in my guide there is a link to extra information for newbies. That can be fairly helpful.
And certainly if someone can point me to a solid root procedure for my phone (see above) please feel free.
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In my opinion, my guide is the best, but if you must, you can also use Jivy26's how to root guide.
Thanks for listening
Peter
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Creepy -
Thanks for taking the time to reply. I am using the AT&T network.
Hey man, you gotta be willing to take that big plunge. Over in the Dev section there is some good info. But you gotta be willing to take that challenge on. Just be prepared to have a brick if you do it wrong.
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Hey man, you gotta be willing to take that big plunge. Over in the Dev section there is some good info. But you gotta be willing to take that challenge on. Just be prepared to have a brick if you do it wrong.
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It is really hard to brick your phone following the instructions here.
As long as you don't flash anything outside the AT&T Galaxy S2 Forums.
Id recommend Creepy's guide, Ive used this myself and can vouch for it. Avoid (no offense meant) using Zedomax's method to avoid the headache of breaking wifi and trying to get it back. and READ and RE READ before starting the process.
enjoy your soon to be freed phone
I very strongly agree with the advice to follow creepyncrawly's guide. Taking the time to read, understand and follow it will make the process easy and save you a lot of headaches. Don't be afraid to ask for clarification, but read, read and then read some more can't be stressed enough. Take it from a fellow novice.
I will continue to read and take the plunge soon. Definitely look into Creepy's guide.
Thanks to all that chimed in without lecturing.....
Try this link:
forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/ROM-VS-Kernel
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Try this link:
forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/ROM-VS-Kernel
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What link? Here ya go. http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/ROM-VS-Kernel
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That's an OK summary of firmware, but the use of the word ROM as a generic term for firmware needs a little explanation.
A ROM, or read-only memory, is a computer memory chip that has machine executable code built into it when it is manufactured. The code can not be changed. Later models of the chip were programable, and were called PROM, or programable read-only memory which can be programed once, and ePROM, or erasable programable read-only memory, which can be reprogrammed. These type of chips were used in the earliest micro computers, up until current computers, to accomplish the first step in the boot-up process.
Smart phones do not have a ROM or similar memory chip. They use NOR, P-SRAM and/or One-NAND, forms of non-volatile flash memory. The Galaxy series uses NAND memory to store the firmware. The iPhone uses PSRAM.
The use of the term ROM to refer to the firmware which contains the operating system for the phone is merely a convention, but one which has a huge amount of traction, so much so that we all use the term. There are some who would like to see the term ROM disappear in favor of the term firmware, but that is unlikely.
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I very strongly agree with the advice to follow creepyncrawly's guide. Taking the time to read, understand and follow it will make the process easy and save you a lot of headaches. Don't be afraid to ask for clarification, but read, read and then read some more can't be stressed enough. Take it from a fellow novice.
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+1 to this. Also, if you ever need help, you can check out the IRC channel. There's usually someone there that can help.
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Are you using the AT&T phone on T-mobile? Just curious.
Just my personal opinion, but I would forget all the other sites, and youtube videos, and stick with what you learn here.
I'm not aware of such a guide. Some of the information is so basic that no one would think to make a guide for it. But I can give you one tip: in my guide there is a link to extra information for newbies. That can be fairly helpful.
In my opinion, my guide is the best, but if you must, you can also use Jivy26's how to root guide.
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I believe I used creepy's guide, entropy's posts. Gotta focus on one thing: getting clockwork recovery mode on (CWM). Get that and you can load a from from here. Don't use rootwiz or anything else. Make XDA your some source.
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Irc channell.... so many people in there can answer and if ur going to for some reason use zedomax tutorial.. as i did with my Mac do it with entropy daily driver kernel
im on my phone. expect terrible typos.
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All i did to root my sgs2 was get the proper drivers on pc (kies installs them i believe?). Downloaded odin 1.85 and any kernel that has cwm (i used siyah). put the phone in download mode (lots of places tell you how to do this). Put the kernel in the pda spot in odin. And flash.
Now you have a rooted phone with cwm (if all went right).
then you just download your favorite rom (i used serendipity 9.4) and place on sd card. Boot to recovery. Wipe cache/dalvik cache and factory wipe. Then flash your rom.
That's how i did it any way
Must be something in the water...
murauder said:
All i did to root my sgs2 was get the proper drivers on pc (kies installs them i believe?). Downloaded odin 1.85 and any kernel that has cwm (i used siyah). put the phone in download mode (lots of places tell you how to do this). Put the kernel in the pda spot in odin. And flash.
Now you have a rooted phone with cwm (if all went right).
then you just download your favorite rom (i used serendipity 9.4) and place on sd card. Boot to recovery. Wipe cache/dalvik cache and factory wipe. Then flash your rom.
That's how i did it any way
Must be something in the water...
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The bolded statement is inaccurate. If you followed this sequence exactly as stated, you were not rooted until you installed serendipity.
Noob to noob
The information creepy posted is the way to go. I used his superoneclick with root to get out of a failed clockwork mod loop back to stock with root.
The post was I777UCKH7OCD Root no BL.7z. This will give you clockwork mod recovery from which you can do further modifications.
The program is a 7zip file. READ about 7Zip. Follow the instructions.
Practice getting your phone into download mode (dry runs).
Don't panic.
After reading if you still have questions, read some more. All the information is here.
When you sucessfully root, look in the dev section and read about the custom roms/firmware and see how they operate, problems, successes before choosing.
Personally I like the AOKP by Task, but it is all preferences.
Good luck, you can do it.
i have a motorola atrix 4g from at&t and i want instal a rom for europe(with option for 2G,and option for data conection),
what rom can i use and instructions?
thanks
Did you search around the forum already?
i found something with csrom,but no instructions for instal
I think you need to do some more searching and reading. And by "some more" I mean "a LOT more".
"Something with csrom"? You could've at least read up about what it even is.
Word of advice: the phone is not your windows PC made for dummies, you don't install things here by simply starting an EXE file and clicking "Next" a few times. If you don't have an unlocked bootloader and a custom recovery, it's way too early for you to be looking at ROMs.
However, I want to applaud you for at least opening the thread in the right section. Too many people can't even get that right.
if you want to help me with some real answers is ok,if not please don't post with some like "However, I want to applaud you for at least opening the thread in the right section. Too many people can't even get that right".
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Rom 2g selectable
If you are rooted and have custom recovery flash Cyanogenmod 7.2.0 there is a stable version available for download on there site.
http://get.cm/?device=olympus&type=stable
iugo said:
if you want to help me with some real answers is ok,if not please don't post with some like "However, I want to applaud you for at least opening the thread in the right section. Too many people can't even get that right".
thanks
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That was the help... Shame you don't realize it. Sorry if you got offended by that, but that was for your own good.
If you get stuck at some point while flashing, I'll be more than glad to offer advice. However, I won't ever serve things for you on a silver plate because you couldn't be bothered to search and read. "Give a man a fish, you'll feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, you'll keep him fed the rest of his life." In other words, you'll get far more benefits from searching and reading and learning on your own than from me serving you numbed down steps and procedures. Especially with this huge amount of threads already explaining everything you could possibly need.
i try to unlock bootloader with puding and rsd lite and now my phone is bricked,
when start the phone on the screen apear:
SVF:105:1:2
failed to boot 0x1000
no os detected,going to rsd mode in 5 seconds.
press any key to stop cont down
avalable modes are:
there is 14 mode
and the last line say: curent chioce is mode:rds
starting fastboot protocol support
i don't know what can do to solve that error
the phone have 2.3.6 version
See, this is exactly what I was trying to prevent by telling you to go and read more. But you wouldn't listen. So now you have a brick. Congratulations.
Luckily this should be fixable, but YOU NEED TO READ MORE. After you're done reading, you can try this (use options 3).
thanks,now phone work with same vesion 2.3.6, and is unlocked,now can i instal any custom firmware?
No.
Did you read up like I told you? Doesn't seem like you did.
At the very least, go through the posts in this thread again. I already mentioned what you need to flash.
i read but i don"t understand so good(maibe my english is bad) from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1182871 i understand can be flash with rsd but another member post in my tread to flash cyanogedMod in recovery,here i'm confused.
my phone is unlocked,rooted and clock word instaled.
thanks
ravilov said:
See, this is exactly what I was trying to prevent by telling you to go and read more. But you wouldn't listen. So now you have a brick. Congratulations.
Luckily this should be fixable, but YOU NEED TO READ MORE. After you're done reading, you can try this (use options 3).
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Lol you crack me up, keep up the honesty it wears like a fine tuxedo.
ha ha ha, you are very very funny
iugo said:
i read but i don"t understand so good(maibe my english is bad) from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1182871 i understand can be flash with rsd but another member post in my tread to flash cyanogedMod in recovery,here i'm confused.
my phone is unlocked,rooted and clock word instaled.
thanks
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Ok you used that link, it provided you with an unlocked bootloader. Now with that and cwm installed. You can go to the development thread and download a rom. Persay, http://goo.im/devs/Th3Bill/MIUIus/Atrix/MIUI.us.Olympus_2.9.29_Aroma_Signed_Th3Bill.zip
now install that zip from cwm "recovery". And follow directions. That should give you an idea on how most these newer compiled Roms work. (Newer compiled roms all now have aroma or are like kitchen sink (project).
if you need more help just keep asking questions. Worst you can do is bootloop and flash something else.
Edit: fyi : root is nothing like the bootloader, or cwm. Root is inside the rom, you will find almost every rom HAS root in it.
Now if you flash a rom, before you do that... backup your things as you will loose text, call logs, application data, contacts, etc.
fthanks to all for help.
iugo said:
i read but i don"t understand so good(maibe my english is bad) from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1182871 i understand can be flash with rsd but another member post in my tread to flash cyanogedMod in recovery,here i'm confused.
my phone is unlocked,rooted and clock word instaled.
thanks
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Ciloteille said:
Ok you used that link, it provided you with an unlocked bootloader. Now with that and cwm installed. You can go to the development thread and download a rom. Persay, http://goo.im/devs/Th3Bill/MIUIus/Atrix/MIUI.us.Olympus_2.9.29_Aroma_Signed_Th3Bill.zip
now install that zip from cwm "recovery".
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NO!!!!!
Uggh!
Does nobody here read what's been said before?!
CWM recovery that comes with the automatic unlocker is TOO OLD. You won't be able to flash any recent ROM using that.
You need to flash a newer recovery. I recommend RomRacer's CWM-based recovery.