I've noticed some people looking for a working temp root for software versions 2.08.651.2 and .3 (and now 2.17.651.5) so that they can backup all their files with Titanium Backup before the HTC Unlock, here ya be.
I take absolutely no credit for this.
from jcase's post on tacoroot
jcase said:
This vulnerability was independently discovered by Justin Case (http://twitter.com/teamandirc) and Dan Rosenberg (https://twitter.com/#!/djrbliss). Unrevoked and (http://twitter.com/unrevoked) and AlphaRev (https://twitter.com/#!/alpharevx) were also aware of it as well. TacoRoot was written by Justin Case (jcase), with the help of Reid Holland (erishasnobattery).
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I transcribed the root from tacoroot.sh off jcase's git
The license for tacoroot is included in the zip
The basics for getting local superuser access on the phone I took from a batch file written by Eugene373
Extract all the files.
Make sure wifi is disabled. - Thanks DreamWalkerGuy
Run root.bat
This will require a bit of interaction from the user, namely, rebooting from stock recovery back to system, twice. And you have to unplug the phone toward the end. Just follow all the prompts carefully. When it's says rebooting into recovery, wait for the black screen with the red triangle
This is very unstable. The status bar drop down will probably not work, neither will vibrate.
After your done, you can run unroot.bat to make the phone operational again.
I make no claims about the long terms effects of this, I mean for you to run this, back-up your apps and data, then use the HTCdev Unlock which wipes the phone. And of course if this breaks your phone, sets it on fire, and burns your house to the ground with your dog inside... totally not my fault. Do this at your own risk.
I also personally recommend only using this if you already understand what everything in the batch file is doing.
And make sure you understand what the HTCdev Unlock does to the phone, I'm so tired of people *****ing about some such ROM being broken because they don't know how to flash a ROM with HBOOT 1.50
If you use this, please head to the original threads and give them a thanks, or a donation.
I haven't seen eugene since my T-Mobile Vibrant days, he is a beast of a dev.
I still don't understand what is this for. I have an htc unlocked device with s-on, flashed a custom recovery and then flashed a rooted rom on my phone. My phone is basically fully rooted.
why just temp root?
What we people with hboot1.5 are looking for is S-OFF and not root access.
When you used the HTCdev Unlock it wiped all your data. Some people have been looking for a temp root so they can use an app like Titanium Backup to backup everything, and then restore it after the unlock. It won't do any good if you've already unlocked your phone.
doesnt work on the 2.17 update
Crsdr37 said:
doesnt work on the 2.17 update
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This is going to require HTCDEV method to unlock the bootloader.
Might be a dumb question but, what would happen if you had temp root then used a program like boot manager?
faugnom1 said:
Might be a dumb question but, what would happen if you had temp root then used a program like boot manager?
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Nothing much. To make permanent changes to /boot you must have nand unlocked. Otherwise all changes are undone on reboot. And that if you don't get a read only file system error. Sorry.
Crsdr37 said:
doesnt work on the 2.17 update
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Yup, looks like they patched zergRush
Code:
C:\Users\Administrator\Android\Android-SDK\platform-tools\root>adb shell /data/l
ocal/zergRush
[**] Zerg rush - Android 2.2/2.3 local root
[**] (C) 2011 Revolutionary. All rights reserved.
[**] Parts of code from Gingerbreak, (C) 2010-2011 The Android Exploid Crew.
[+] Found a GingerBread ! 0x00000118
[*] Scooting ...
[*] Sending 149 zerglings ...
[*] Sending 189 zerglings ...
[-] Hellions with BLUE flames !
C:\Users\Administrator\Android\Android-SDK\platform-tools\root>
TacoRoot works for 2.17.651.5 with some tweaking.
Edit: ah, snap, I'm retarded. finishing up now, will update the OP tonight
updated op
2.17
When I reboot into recovery, I get ADB device not found. Works fine when phone is booted to OS. Any ideas?
lyric911 said:
2.17
When I reboot into recovery, I get ADB device not found. Works fine when phone is booted to OS. Any ideas?
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From what little I know, ADB is only achievable when the phone is powered on and the OS is running.
Recovery is used locally on the phone itself, outside of the OS.
fastboot commands are used to push items outside the recovery, such as the boot.img/splash.img
Maybe, you could access ADB commands while the phone is in fastboot? Not sure.
intrlude said:
From what little I know, ADB is only achievable when the phone is powered on and the OS is running.
Recovery is used locally on the phone itself, outside of the OS.
fastboot commands are used to push items outside the recovery, such as the boot.img/splash.img
Maybe, you could access ADB commands while the phone is in fastboot? Not sure.
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I should have been more specific I guess. I tried running the root.bat first (due to some things @ work I had to return to stock. Just want to restore some of my items with TI now that I'm stock.)
The first time the batch reboots to recovery, the job just freezes. So I decided I'd try to run the steps manually - then I get the adb device not found.
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Ignore my posts, I have it working now.
intrlude said:
From what little I know, ADB is only achievable when the phone is powered on and the OS is running.
Recovery is used locally on the phone itself, outside of the OS.
fastboot commands are used to push items outside the recovery, such as the boot.img/splash.img
Maybe, you could access ADB commands while the phone is in fastboot? Not sure.
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ADB will not work in fastboot usb mode, only fastboot will. ADB will work in any ROM in which the adroid debugging bridge feature is enabled. This is an option you must chose to enable in stock ROMs but is default in most others. ADB can be used to communicate with a recovery image if the image is programmed to allow it, this is the case with custom recoveries like TWRP and CWM. However, the HTC stock recovery image is not configured to allow it. Otherwise I would have programmed the batch file to issue an ADB command to reboot from recovery.
lyric911 said:
I should have been more specific I guess. I tried running the root.bat first (due to some things @ work I had to return to stock. Just want to restore some of my items with TI now that I'm stock.)
The first time the batch reboots to recovery, the job just freezes. So I decided I'd try to run the steps manually - then I get the adb device not found.
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Ignore my posts, I have it working now.
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Code:
adb wait-for-device
is a command that pauses the job to allow the user time to manually reboot the phone. When the phone reaches the point in the boot process where it initialized the debugging bridge, ADB allows the batch to continue. The command is usually used to allow users to interact with the phone during scripted processes, or to prevent a script from erroring out while a phone reboots itself during a script. Or to allow nerds to know exactly when there phone is up and linked again... seriously big time and patience saver
lyric911 I'm glad you resolved your issue, so take this not as directed at you, but rather using you as an object lesson to others. By the by, glad you got root
Read the OP, completely.
USSENTERNCC1701E said:
This will require a bit of interaction from the user, namely, rebooting from stock recovery back to system, twice
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USSENTERNCC1701E said:
I also personally recommend only using this if you already understand what everything in the batch file is doing.
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from the file said:
please press Volume+, Volume- and Power at the same time, and reboot the system
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I wasn't chosing to ignore anyone or blow you off by not responding. I'm Army Reserves, this was a drill weekend, so... sorry for the delay However, I'm really not motivated to be kind about questions which I've already given all the answers to.
blizzard1017 said:
I haven't seen eugene since my T-Mobile Vibrant days, he is a beast of a dev.
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Now he's got his Galaxy S2 over on the T989 forums. It's going to be so beast.
Having Trouble
Hey guys, I'm not getting this to work, so I have a couple questions:
1. am I supposed to extract the files into the Android SDK? Or can they be anywhere?
2. when it gets to "wait for the phone to finish booting, unplug the usb, wait for the led to go out, plug the phone back in" I unplug it and my screen quickly shuts off like the phone dies or something. I plug it back it and it doesn't turn back on. So when it tries to go through all the push commands it fails and claims I have temp root but I don't...
Any ideas will help! Thanks!
jddunkley said:
Hey guys, I'm not getting this to work, so I have a couple questions:
1. am I supposed to extract the files into the Android SDK? Or can they be anywhere?
2. when it gets to "wait for the phone to finish booting, unplug the usb, wait for the led to go out, plug the phone back in" I unplug it and my screen quickly shuts off like the phone dies or something. I plug it back it and it doesn't turn back on. So when it tries to go through all the push commands it fails and claims I have temp root but I don't...
Any ideas will help! Thanks!
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The zip contains all the adb files necessary for it to run.
When do you unplug the phone? I realize finish booting can be a little arbitrary.
I mean when the Sense interface is functional again, mind you the pull down bar won't work, but basically when you can unlock the screen and Rosie loads it is good to go.
Two things to try.
1. Unplug your phone, if it turns off, pull the battery, turn it back on. When it finishes booting, plug it in.
2. Run Unroot.bat, then try root.bat again.
If those don't work please give me every detail you can.
USSENTERNCC1701E said:
The zip contains all the adb files necessary for it to run.
When do you unplug the phone? I realize finish booting can be a little arbitrary.
I mean when the Sense interface is functional again, mind you the pull down bar won't work, but basically when you can unlock the screen and Rosie loads it is good to go.
Two things to try.
1. Unplug your phone, if it turns off, pull the battery, turn it back on. When it finishes booting, plug it in.
2. Run Unroot.bat, then try root.bat again.
If those don't work please give me every detail you can.
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I'm unplugging it while it's still locked so that may be the problem. I'm kind of OCD how I run my phone so i didn't think to unlock it first. I'll try it tomorrow and let you know. Thanks for the quick response!
Hey that worked, thanks so much for your help! Just FYI, I'm on the latest OTA 2.17.651.5, so maybe it'll be useful to write the .bat again to say unlock the screen and let Rosie load. Up to you I guess...or they could just read what we've already said haha. Thanks again!
Related
Its been done on the Incredible and Evo, now the Slide. This SHOULD BE IT. Here is their post with exact method. Adjust for the N1 and test on an unrooted phone. ASAP. This should be it!!!!!
QUOTED FORM EUGENE373 @ MT3GS FORUM:
Originally Posted by brokensanity
How-TO Root the Slide
First!! - Go to Settings > Application > Development and turn on USB Debugging. This should save you headaches.
NOW… Power Off the Slide
Download This Package > Slide Root.zip
kingofyo1's Video How-to > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVjoKvy-YZg
Step 1.
Place the Contents of "Slide Root.zip" into your Android SDK Tools folder.
Step 2.
Open Command Prompt or Terminal and CD to the SDK/Tools Directory.
Step 3.
Power on the Slide into the bootloader by Holding Down ( Volume Down + Power Button )
Step 4.
Now run your loop file from the prompt (either type "loop" in windows or "./loop.sh" in a *nix like)
Step 5.
Once your loop is running in your prompt, select Recovery from the bootloader menu.
Step 6.
When recovery loads, you should Have an Offline Device. You can use ctrl+c to stop your script & see.
If this doesn't happen, Power Off and try again..
Step 7.
Un-plug your USB cable from the back of your phone & Plug it back in for it to Detect ADB Correctly!!! This is an important step. At this point you can adb devices to see if you can see your device and that it is in recovery mode.
Step 8.
Select Update.zip from the menu. (This will fail, but we already know that! Select it anyway).
Step 9.
adb push ota.zip /sdcard/update.zip (*nixlike users add a ./ in front of all terminal commands please.)
Step 11.
adb push slideroot.zip
Step 12.
This is Very important!! Have this Command ready in your prompt before applying update.zip again!!
adb push update.zip /sdcard
step 13.
Hit run update.zip, as soon as you see a Little Bar appear under the text push Enter to execute the command in your prompt (adb push update.zip /sdcard )
Step 14.
In successful, you should see Clockwork Recovery. If unsuccessful, repeat steps 12 & 13.
Step 15.
Now, go to the Partitions menu and Mount System
step 16.
Go back one level & select install any zip from sdcard. Select slideroot.zip & apply update from zip (This will finish the Root process).
Step 17.
Reboot your phone & wait for it to load completely. To confirm that your slide is connected as a device use the command adb devices. If this works, you will see it as a device. Your prompt will say something like:
$ ./adb devices
List of devices attached
HT05YUP12710 device
Step 18.
adb install Superuser.apk (If this looks like it works, but says it cannot locate directories, make sure you can find your device using adb devices… If things still don't work, my best advice is to start over)
Step 19.
After Superuser is installed try to use adb to shell to your device.
adb shell
you will get a $
Then type su
Superuser should pop-up asking if you give permission, do so.
Your $ should turn into a #. If so, you have root.
Congrats.
Special Thanks to:
Paul O'Brien:
Koushik K. Dutta:
&
The Guys using the Incredible OTA Spoofing Method
Why don't you test it out and let us know the results? ;-)
why do we care about the bootloader since both HTC and Google are ok with us unlocking it?
Im waitn for someone to try this out... hahaahah
b9nez said:
why do we care about the bootloader since both HTC and Google are ok with us unlocking it?
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If people don't unlock the bootloader they get to keep their warranty
PhantomRampage said:
If people don't unlock the bootloader they get to keep their warranty
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Most of the time, they'll replace our equipment. It's been done before, i'm witness to that.
I don't argue this would be a good idea but it's not THAT necessary. :\
Edit: only real upside i can see is getting rid of that annoying unlock icon but since i'm already unlocked there's no point.
This would be pretty good for people like me, who has an unrooted Nexus One
whorehay said:
This would be pretty good for people like me, who has an unrooted Nexus One
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The key is that we need a DEV with an unlocked phone in hand. I can switch my purple-tinted screen out and get it over to a good one, but that could take a few weeks, anyone else have the tools ready?
I read that whole thread and there was no mention of bootloader at all. If someone can confirm it isn't touched I might be willing to give this a go with my new ATT N1.
If I somehow manage kill it, is there a way to recover a stock image without root?
Santoro said:
I read that whole thread and there was no mention of bootloader at all. If someone can confirm it isn't touched I might be willing to give this a go with my new ATT N1.
If I somehow manage kill it, is there a way to recover a stock image without root?
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If it is messing with just the image then im 99% sure yeah you can.
I have a mytouch slide also and this method works. Were having problems getting a recovery to stick on the phone though. I have no idea if this works on n1. Id try but my bootloaders already unlocked.
Santoro said:
I read that whole thread and there was no mention of bootloader at all. If someone can confirm it isn't touched I might be willing to give this a go with my new ATT N1.
If I somehow manage kill it, is there a way to recover a stock image without root?
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I can say that it wont hurt the phone. I tried a process similar to this before I had the details with one of the better known devs from XDA this weekend for a few hours. Even though we couldn't get the timing right, at the end of the day, I still had my original Rom, and it haven't even been hit with a recovery.
i have exchanged my N1 with an unlocked bootloader without any issues. and many other people have as well. if its a hardware issue they will ALWAYS honor warranty. if your phone is bricked by something you flashed they won't honor that
FishFan319 said:
I can say that it wont hurt the phone. I tried a process similar to this before I had the details with one of the better known devs from XDA this weekend for a few hours. Even though we couldn't get the timing right, at the end of the day, I still had my original Rom, and it haven't even been hit with a recovery.
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So I know just enough to be dangerous. I need to understand a little more before I try this on my N1.
This slide_root.zip, are it's contents phone-specific? You said we should modify the process for the N1, are you saying that the contents of the file need modification? Or just the navigation around the recovery?
I am pretty leery until I understand what the slide_root file does and if it is compatible with my phone. Anyone know?
If I do it and it fails, does anyone have a link to how I would reinstall a stock image via USB?
edit: grammar
I developed a screen problem and had to pay to get it repaired because the bootloader was unlocked. Nothing to do with ROM or anything, a section accross the top of the screen went unresponsive to touch. So I know for a fact that they DON'T always honor warranty after unlock. I guess I must've gotten the a*hole operator/technician then for my call...
Jr33 said:
i have exchanged my N1 with an unlocked bootloader without any issues. and many other people have as well. if its a hardware issue they will ALWAYS honor warranty. if your phone is bricked by something you flashed they won't honor that
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That really is a matter of interpretation by the tech you get at HTC. Based on the poster just above this, the warranty is not ALWAYS honored. Right?
Santoro said:
That really is a matter of interpretation by the tech you get at HTC. Based on the poster just above this, the warranty is not ALWAYS honored. Right?
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right. I could not get mine repaired for the dusts under screen problem with unlocked bootloader.
I think most of them slipped through since they could swap in US
kaiser_tytnii said:
right. I could not get mine repaired for the dusts under screen problem with unlocked bootloader.
I think most of them slipped through since they could swap in US
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I stupidly got mine etched. Had I thought about the fact that it would preclude me from getting cross-shipped warranty work, I'd have reconsidered.
I WISH I COULD TYPE IN ALL CAPS IN TITLES TOO...
Anyway....
I'm assuming the OP didnt intend for yet another thread to devolve into the warrantly debate.
bobtentpeg said:
I WISH I COULD TYPE IN ALL CAPS IN TITLES TOO...
Anyway....
I'm assuming the OP didnt intend for yet another thread to devolve into the warrantly debate.
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yep, i agree. let's stop the warranty debate here.
i probably will find someone who has a unrooted phone to try it out
I went through the S-OFF, etc process from scratch last weekend (soup to nuts from stock GB), and decided to share my notes.
There is no original information posted here, just a re-organized walkthrough to reference & accommodate what's already out there.
Hopefully a few find it helpful (I know I woulda )
Disclaimer:
this is a Windows-centric walkthrough, that assumes (in parts) that this isn't your first day at the rodeo. Never be scared to use Google or the IRC chat (sorry dsb9938 for the newb flood :laugh
This walkthrough is just an end to a means. You'll find people mention different ways they've accomplish the full process - this post is just a historical document on how I accomplished the same goal.
My methods were definitely successful, though my technique was admittedly ghetto at times. If any uber-pro's notice areas where this is the case, feel free to chime in & i'll update that chunk with credit to you.
I take no responsibility for anything you were inspired to do as a result of reading this post... unless it made you happy, I will take credit for that
The full process in a chronological nutshell:
HTC Unlock
Flash recovery
Root
Juopunutbear S-OFF
Flash latest firmware
Re-flash recovery
Flash ROM
Things to do beforehand:
disable fast boot // settings > power > uncheck
-- this is a universal truth throughout this process, if you have problems booting into the bootloader, check into this.
enable USB debugging - settings > applications > development > check USB debugging
-- this is another universal truth, if something isn't able to communicate with your device, check into this
verify your bootloader / system status
-- power down
-- hold down power & vol- at the same time while booting up
-- it should say Locked & S-ON at the top
backup SD card
backup anything on the internal storage that you care about
*Optional - wipe SD card
*Optional - install an MD5 checker (if you don't already have one)
-- Windows: http://download.cnet.com/MD5-Checker/3000-2092_4-10410639.html?tag=mncol;1
-- Android (for later): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fab.md5
BE PATIENT. seriously. I know you want to get back to MW3, but this can take a while. Your device will go through several lengthy processes. If something looks unresponsive and it starts to scare you, just wait it out for a few minutes before going willy nilly with the power button. At times, you will end up having to manually power on again, but give it time before getting antsy. If your ADD is driving you crazy, just bite your lip and power through it.
Steps 1, 2, & 3)
Unlock, Recovery, & Root:
go to htc dev
sign up / confirm from email / log in
install the stuff they tell you to, listed on the right of the page
Install / use the Rezound All-In-One Toolkit on your PC to accomplish the rest
for recovery, I chose Amon RA
The more you know ✩....
-- a dude doing recovery the manual way - http://youtu.be/AvSeLmXSjVI
-- the recovery is accessed through the bootloader menu
Step 4)
S-OFF:
Charge battery full
Make sure fast boot is still off
Make sure USB debugging is enabled
Download the latest juopunutbear for rezound here (Windows, Latest ICS)
*Optional - Verify the MD5
Follow juopunutbear instructions - here, then here
*Optional - Do a backup via recovery
The more you know ✩....
-- controlbear was randomly having a hard time seeing my device, I solved this by:
---- closing controlbear command prompt
---- toggling on HTC Sync as the USB connection type (on the rezound)
---- this caused the device to be recognized differently in windows & installed a driver
---- I started controlbear again, but it hung at "Searching for device"
---- I closed it & ran it again
---- then it worked
-- for the rooting part of this, when it boots you into recovery, check both SD card locations for SuperSU.zip
-- this process froze on me many times, closing and restarting controlbear seemed to fix it
---- seriously did this at least 10 times - it happened randomly at seemingly scary places. (each time getting me further than the last)
-- juopunutbear hboot? - I said yes
-- SD card issues? do a factory reset.
-- Still have SD card issues? you just need to update the firmware, move along.
-- USB debugging path has changed in ICS, you can enable it here: settings > developer options > check USB debugging
-- ATTENTION: Not getting any reception/ signal? put the case back on, broseph
more info:
-- S-off is Official!!! With Instructions...
-- S-OFF FAQ
Step 5)
Latest firmware:
Download the latest RUU (3.14.605.10 as of July 16) to update the firmware to ICS - http://bit.ly/KlRfKZ
-- *Optional - Verify MD5
Rename the RUU to "PH98IMG.zip"
Copy the renamed update to the root of your external SD Card.
Power down / reboot into bootloader / wait 5-10 minutes for it to finish
Step 6)
Fastboot flash recovery:
After s-off and firmware update, you need to re-flash recovery via fastboot, this process is described here -- # < anybody have a link? #
-- *Optional - Do a backup via recovery
The more you know ✩....
-- flashing recovery via fastboot is only necessary if you want to keep the top of the bootloader reading as "Locked" (even though it's already S-OFF'd).
-- I did not want this, (mine reads "Unlocked") so if you don't want that, then just re-unlock using the same method as you did the first time, and then re-flash recovery the same way again.
REPEAT: Not getting a reception/ signal? put the case back on.
Step 7)
ROM
Download ROM of your choice (I used Nils' Business ICS, Sense 4.0, v1.2)
-- *Optional - Verify MD5
Copy the zip to the root of your external SD Card.
Follow the ROM installation instructions (Wipe, etc) & install via recovery
-- *Optional - Do a backup via recovery
Hooray!
-- credit where it's due & thanks to all who came before me.
i came here because the title said BOWELS! 0.o
^lol. Just one thing... You did the s-off from GB before you updated the firmware.... So you should have chosen the GB ControlBear. Also I would recommend that you not tell them to use a toolkit. Personally I think you should always fully set up adb and fastboot. That makes it easier if you have problems later. But that's just me
This is a great guide tho. Very informative
Wrote up a similar guide last week at TeamBAMF's site:
http://www.teambamf.net/topic/4122-generic-guide-to-root-and-install-roms-on-the-rezound/
AshtonTS said:
^lol. Just one thing... You did the s-off from GB before you updated the firmware.... So you should have chosen the GB ControlBear. Also I would recommend that you not tell them to use a toolkit. Personally I think you should always fully set up adb and fastboot. That makes it easier if you have problems later. But that's just me
This is a great guide tho. Very informative
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ha, might have been the reason controlbear failed so many times (still ended up working though).
As far as ADB, I hear ya, I just felt that most folk have little or no idea what they are doing and just want to get to the next step - so I tried to keep it simple where I could.
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As far as ADB, I hear ya, I just felt that most folk have little or no idea what they are doing and just want to get to the next step - so I tried to keep it simple where I could.
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Yeah makes sense.
dustintheweb said:
ha, might have been the reason controlbear failed so many times (still ended up working though).
As far as ADB, I hear ya, I just felt that most folk have little or no idea what they are doing and just want to get to the next step - so I tried to keep it simple where I could.
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Anyone doing s-off (the one operation that CAN brick our phones), should know EXACTLY what they are doing. If you are doing this, there is no reason not to have complete knowledge of the process..
Divine_Madcat said:
Anyone doing s-off (the one operation that CAN brick our phones), should know EXACTLY what they are doing. If you are doing this, there is no reason not to have complete knowledge of the process..
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Just to add on to that, a noob who can't use adb and fastboot fully probably has no need for s-off
So no fast boot Ehhh?
I just checked, mine is on, so is that why my 8 hours of s-off attempts failed?
Sent from my ADR6425LVW using Tapatalk 2
Divine_Madcat said:
Anyone doing s-off (the one operation that CAN brick our phones), should know EXACTLY what they are doing. If you are doing this, there is no reason not to have complete knowledge of the process..
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meh, maybe i've just had good luck, but I've personally found over the years (and reiterated from others) that HTC phones are fairly hard to brick. I mean, yeah, people should read up on stuff and not be idiots when going down this road, but there's no reason to treat it as delicate of a process as some do.
I like to think of it more as training a dog, rather than walking on egg shells. Take your time, be patient, but don't forget to make it fun.
-- and if at any point you're unsure on how to do something, don't panic - just post your question in the forums or in the chat and be prepared to wait. Someone will help you eventually.
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^lol. Just one thing... You did the s-off from GB before you updated the firmware.... So you should have chosen the GB ControlBear. Also I would recommend that you not tell them to use a toolkit. Personally I think you should always fully set up adb and fastboot. That makes it easier if you have problems later. But that's just me
This is a great guide tho. Very informative
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First, this is exactly what I was looking for so thank you. I've read just about every post for unlocking and s-off, but I'm glad you put it all together!
Second, so step #5 should really be #4?
Third, flame me if you want, but I don't have the developer tools menu to enable USB debugging. Does that show after using unlocking via HTC dev?
Thanks again!
dustintheweb said:
meh, maybe i've just had good luck, but I've personally found over the years (and reiterated from others) that HTC phones are fairly hard to brick. I mean, yeah, people should read up on stuff and not be idiots when going down this road, but there's no reason to treat it as delicate of a process as some do.
I like to think of it more as training a dog, rather than walking on egg shells. Take your time, be patient, but don't forget to make it fun.
-- and if at any point you're unsure on how to do something, don't panic - just post your question in the forums or in the chat and be prepared to wait. Someone will help you eventually.
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This is how it should be but not all people think like that most just wanna put people on blast
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Second, so step #5 should really be #4?
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It worked for me, but AshtonTS says there is a better way. Search through the S-OFF FAQ thread (or similar) and see if you can get a consensus of what other people did.
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Third, flame me if you want, but I don't have the developer tools menu to enable USB debugging. Does that show after using unlocking via HTC dev?
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If you're on GB, go to settings > applications > development > check USB debugging
Sorry about that, I had the ICS path in the guide (now fixed).
This guide will enable you to easily root your phone in 6 steps. I've taken out the mystery and complications.
1) Go to HTC Dev site and manually unlock your bootloader. Select "register" and create your account.
1a) After you are registered select "all other supported models" in the pull down box
1b) Click "begin unlock bootloader". it will ask "are you sure" yes of course you are. acknowledge legal terms. then continue.
1c) Ignore the battery pull instructions as we can't pull the battery. hold down the power key and the volume down key until the bottom buttons stop flashing and your phone shuts off (don't worry if you take a screenshot. It happens all the time). then release ONLY THE POWER BUTTON. Keep holding the volume down key until the bootloader screen shows up.
1d) Follow "step 3" and the rest of the instructions as listed on the HTC site to unlock your bootloader manually.
2) Install android ADB/SDK on your pc. This video shows how to do it nicely:
2a) ****NEW UPDATED 03/05/13*** Alternatively if you DON'T want to install ADB/SDK you can just download the NON-FLASHABLE platform-tools.zip file located in my dropbox folder here.
Just extract this folder to your desktop using WINZIP or whatever archive tool you use and proceed to step 3.
3) Open a command line in your "platform-tools" folder by holding shift+right click anywhere within the folder and selecting the menu option "open a command window here". Then click here to install TWRP using fastboot. Follow the "Download - Fastboot Method:" instructions.
3a) If your phone isn't detected by windows please install the proper USB drivers for your operating system. Go here for 32bit. Go here for 64 bit.
4) Flash SuperSu and Busybox on your device:
4a) Click here and download the latest version of SuperSu. save it to your sdcard.
4b) Go to my dropbox and download Busybox 1.20.2 and save it to your sdcard.
5) Reboot into recovery (via the bootloader selection)
6) Flash the SuperSu zip and the Busybox zip listed in 4a and 4b
That's it!
"So now what?" you may be asking.
You are now free to flash ROMs that support s-on.
Two are my favorites are
(1) Stock with Goodies. (my personal favorite and the one I use today). This is a great ROM for beginners and people who prefer a slimmed down ROM (minus the bloat) and lots of free memory!
(2) Viper4G. This is a ROM for more experienced users and offers TONS of customization.
You can also run apps from Google play that required ROOT access!
If you're feeling slightly adventurous you can flash a custom kernel (which will allow you to overclock your phone). Two of the kernels I use are:
(1) ElementalX by flar2. Click here to take a trip over there. This one is especially important to flash as it seems HTC was up to shenanigans with the latest HBoot (2.09).
If you're unlucky enough to have HBoot 2.09 they have RESTRICTED access to your /system partition. What does this mean to you? It means that if any app writes to your /system partition (ROOTED or not) the phone will "panic" and reboot. Shady behavior if you ask me. The solution? Flash this kernel! it will give you write access so that everything works properly.
(2) The Arc-Reactor kernel! This one is for people that are s-off (see below for an explanation of s-off) only! It's the kernel I currently use and is the fastest kernel out there! Highly recommended if you decide to go s-off!!!
If and when you're feeling more adventurous you can go "s-off" (security off) which removes any security limitations of your phone. It makes flashing ROMs and updating firmware a lot easier. You can find out about s-off by taking a trip over to the DirtyRacun thread here. I will NOT walk you through this process. They will totally help you on their IRC channel. Just read post # 1 in that thread.
There's also a new method of s-off which literally takes 2 minutes. It's called facepalm and is located here But is NOT for the feint of heart, bad typers, nor people that cannot follow instructions! Why? One typo here and your phone is a brick. A paperweight. Useless. Well...you can recover...but that's not the purpose of this thread. If you DO brick your phone PM me. I'll help you out.
I take NO credit for any of this. It's all out there to learn I just put it all together. In one spot. Any questions feel free to PM me.
If I helped you out hit the THANKS button...or buy me a beer! Either way lol!
Tested and works with 3.16.651.3 (even if you took the OTA and have hboot 2.09 and are s-on)
Did you use SuperSU or Superuser for root access? Either way could you please update the binary to see if it succeeds or if you get an instant reboot?
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Did you use SuperSU or Superuser for root access? Either way could you please update the binary to see if it succeeds or if you get an instant reboot?
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Everyone that is using supersu is experiencing that issue. The program itself will grant superuser access to your device. You don't need to open it. When you try and open it it will attempt to update the binary and then reboot the phone. You can ALWAYS reflash a new version of supersu when they update it.
To be clear: I'm up and running on my phone right now with superuser access. I'm fine unless I try to open the supersu program itself. Then I experience this issue you pointed out.
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Everyone that is using supersu is experiencing that issue. The program itself will grant superuser access to your device. You don't need to open it. When you try and open it it will attempt to update the binary and then reboot the phone. You can ALWAYS reflash a new version of supersu when they update it.
To be clear: I'm up and running on my phone right now with superuser access. I'm fine unless I try to open the supersu program itself. Then I experience this issue you pointed out.
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I agree. I am up and running also but the new hboot locks the system partition and any app that tries to write to it will cause a reboot. Ad-free is another example.
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I agree. I am up and running also but the new hboot locks the system partition and any app that tries to write to it will cause a reboot. Ad-free is another example.
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Indeed this is a well documented problem but really not what this thread is about. Perhaps you can check out THIS thread where they are discussing this issue at length and hopefully they will come up with a solution for it?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1538053
It also looks as though chainfire (the OP) is working on a fix if I read the last few posts correctly. and when he gets it I will update this post with it.
rawintellect said:
It also looks as though chainfire (the OP) is working on a fix if I read the last few posts correctly. and when he gets it I will update this post with it.
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Yes I am participating in that thread. Chainfire is looking for a work around for his specific app, other apps that write to the system partition will no longer work. The point is that with Hboot 2.09 there are limitations and we will not enjoy full root as we have before when we were s-on.
Updated with an alternative superuser program.
SuperSU would ask to update binary and then just reboot. This fixed my problem for being able to access/deny and turn off messages. However it did not uninstall superSU will this cause a conflict having them both?
Edit: Okay I am dumb, I had to uninstall superSU first. Then I reflashed superuser to be able to have root privileges for my apps. When I just reflashed superuser hoping it would get ride of and superuser and keep root it did not.
Thanks it worked!
Help with rooting please.
So my phone was updated OTA without being rooted to 3.15.651.16 but now it is frozen. The touch screen will work temporarily upon a simulated battery pull and then freeze again only for me to simpull again and then it freeze again. I've gone into the bootloader and factory reset and wiped the cache but it's still messed up. So I think that maybe it's the software not installing correctly or something because this only started happening immediately after I download the new update.
I'm thinking about rooting my phone and even though I'm a pretty techy person this is new to me. I'm hoping that if I root my phone I can put it back to the stock software before the update and then just re-update OTA stock to the new update. I think that may fix it. Do y'all have any input it would be greatly appreciated as I have been dealing with this useless phone for over a week now.
Thanks.
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So my phone was updated OTA without being rooted to 3.15.651.16 but now it is frozen. The touch screen will work temporarily upon a simulated battery pull and then freeze again only for me to simpull again and then it freeze again. I've gone into the bootloader and factory reset and wiped the cache but it's still messed up. So I think that maybe it's the software not installing correctly or something because this only started happening immediately after I download the new update.
I'm thinking about rooting my phone and even though I'm a pretty techy person this is new to me. I'm hoping that if I root my phone I can put it back to the stock software before the update and then just re-update OTA stock to the new update. I think that may fix it. Do y'all have any input it would be greatly appreciated as I have been dealing with this useless phone for over a week now.
Thanks.
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Well my suggestion is to go ahead and unlock your phone, flash a recovery and root it using my instructions. Then if you want BONE stock flash the odexed version of Jellybean that Viperboy has in his thread located here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2045929
Why am I suggesting you do this? Because the OTA was very bugged. HTC is VERY slow with fixes. Developers can fix errors in the base errors usually faster than HTC. And most importantly when you are feeling like a change you can flash a custom zip at any time. The ONLY downside to unlocking and rooting is that you void your warranty with HTC, but NOT with sprint! Sprint will still honor a replacement phone when you RELOCK your phone and use the RUU (which isn't available yet but will be) to bring it back to stock. Your bootloader will say *RELOCKED* which lets them know you unlocked it but again they will honor a replacement.
Updated thread with instructions on manually uninstalling supersu first before installing superuser 3.2
Thank you very much!
rawintellect said:
Well my suggestion is to go ahead and unlock your phone, flash a recovery and root it using my instructions. Then if you want BONE stock flash the odexed version of Jellybean that Viperboy has in his thread located here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2045929
Why am I suggesting you do this? Because the OTA was very bugged. HTC is VERY slow with fixes. Developers can fix errors in the base errors usually faster than HTC. And most importantly when you are feeling like a change you can flash a custom zip at any time. The ONLY downside to unlocking and rooting is that you void your warranty with HTC, but NOT with sprint! Sprint will still honor a replacement phone when you RELOCK your phone and use the RUU (which isn't available yet but will be) to bring it back to stock. Your bootloader will say *RELOCKED* which lets them know you unlocked it but again they will honor a replacement.
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Thanks I seriously appreciate it. I'm at work right now (I actually work at Sprint by the way which is why I'm not worried about having the phone replaced my tech will do it regardless) so I'm probably gonna look over your instructions carefully and then do this tomorrow. I'll let you know what happens I'm really hoping this will do it. It has to be some kind of serious installation bug in the new update because I never had this problem until literally minutes after updating.
And then after the completely stock RUU comes out (with no root or anything special) I can go back to completely locked and stock again? That's what I think I'd prefer but who knows I'm a Android and tech fanboy maybe I'll prefer the root.
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Thanks I seriously appreciate it. I'm at work right now (I actually work at Sprint by the way which is why I'm not worried about having the phone replaced my tech will do it regardless) so I'm probably gonna look over your instructions carefully and then do this tomorrow. I'll let you know what happens I'm really hoping this will do it. It has to be some kind of serious installation bug in the new update because I never had this problem until literally minutes after updating.
And then after the completely stock RUU comes out (with no root or anything special) I can go back to completely locked and stock again? That's what I think I'd prefer but who knows I'm a Android and tech fanboy maybe I'll prefer the root.
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yes. going back to stock is as simple as this:
(1) Boot your phone into the bootloader. make sure fastboot is selected. if you have the drivers installed correctly your phone will read "fastboot usb"
(2) if you followed my instructions on rooting you have ADB/SDK installed. so issue the command to relock your phone. type: fastboot oem lock
(3) run the RUU for 3.15.651.16. Done. Your bootloader will say *relocked* but it will be 100% stock.
Uh oh
I think i messed up. I did not see busy box installed and SuperSU is not updating.
The file listed in step 6 contains busybox. It also contains supersu. You want to flash the superuser file after flashing the file in step 6. It will overlay supersu with superuser 3.2. There is no need to update superuser 3.2 once you flashed it. It is the latest release.
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do i need to just flash the new superuser and it will fix the binary problema nd the titanium problem?
mobilecj said:
do i need to just flash the new superuser and it will fix the binary problema nd the titanium problem?
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I replied to your email. But check my first post on the subject of superuser and how to uninstall supersu. if you need to that is. I tested this myself and it did uninstall supersu for me by just flashing superuser 3.2. Some people have reported this doesn't work for them.
okay sorry just got both i am going to try it now.. Its all knew to me it seemed like the information was explaining a dual process and i only had acquired one problem.. will post back in a few!
I just went through the unlock and root it is fresh in the mind. These directions ASSUME AN SD CARD IS INSTALLED to the tablet and a WINDOWS OS!
Downloads, get them and put them in a folder on your computer:
Asus Unlock Tool download link from ASUS:
http://support.asus.com/Download.as...ck_Device_App_V6.apk#UnLock_Device_App_V6.apk
Fastboot EXE:
I got fastboot.exe when I downloaded Ultimate Backup Tool from here:
http://goo.gl/iOUwe
Unzip it so you have fastboot.exe
TWRP:
Get TWRP for TF201Jellybean, here is their page I have posted the download link below:
TWRP Page
On that page are instructions including a download link.THIS LINK IS FOR TF201 RUNNING JB BOOTLOADER ONLY! DO NOT USE IT IF YOU ARE NOT SURE WHAT YOU ARE RUNNING STOP NOW!
TWRP Download for TF201 running STOCK JellyBean OS:
http://techerrata.com/file/twrp2/tf201/openrecovery-twrp-2.3.1.0-tf201-jb.blob
MD5 Checker:
When TWRP is downloaded you can compare the MD5 hash of what you downloaded to confirm it is the a good download. If you don' do this and flash a bad copy of TWRP your tablet is now garbage. You can find something like winMD 5 generator:
http://www.winmd5.com/download/winmd5free.zip
Unzip the above download and run WinMD5.exe to generate an MD5 hash of the TWRP file you downloaded. Compare it to what it says the files MD5 hash is on the download web page. If I remember correctly I had to manually type in the MD5 hash from the page because it was an image I couldnt just copy. Or you can just visually verify with the one generated by winmd5.
Once the MD5 is verified rename the TWRP you downloaded to TWRP.blob just to shorten the name for scripts later and copy it to where you have fastboot unzipped.
ADB command:
I got ADB from several sources but this "root method" http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1886460 from bin4ry is what I have been using: (And no, it doesnt work for the prime because the exploit he uses to run the device in emulator mode doesnt work for us)
Download bin4ry's root tool to get the ADB file
SuperSU:
Finally download SuperSU zip file from:
http://downloads.noshufou.netdna-cdn.com/superuser/Superuser-3.1.3-arm-signed.zip
How To Use The Downloads:
Unlock Device:
First we need to unlock the device. Copy the unlocker APK to the root of your SD card for your tablet via the USB cable or putting the SDCARD in to your computer directly or with the ADB PUSH command if you know how to do that. Run the built in file explorer on our tablet and browse to the SD card (/Removable/MicroSD). Tap the Unlock APK to install. Once installed run the Icon for the unlocker and follow directions. There are several warnings etc.. You will need wifi connected and it will unlock your device and VOID YOUR WARRANTY!.
The unlock will take a few minutes and reboot one or more times. When it is successfull you will see a notice on device boot up that says the device is unlocked.
Flash TWRP:
Once unlocked, power it off. Once off power it on by holding BOTH volume down and power buttons. When you see the menu appear the first option is RCK. press Volume Down to change the cursor to be over the USB logo (two presses of the button) and press volume up. This puts your device in fastboot mode
Back on your computer you should hopefully see a successfull driver install for fastboot. I got all my drivers from downloading and installing the Android SDK so you may or may not need to do that. Android SDK
If all is prepared and you are in fastboot with drivers loaded:
On your computer hold shift and right click on the folder where fastboot and the twrp.blob file are and you will see a context menu. Click on "Open Command Window Here" (Vista + only or if you installed powertools on 2000/XP)
If you don't get the command window here option then you will have to open a command prompt. Open the run dialog and type CMD and hit enter. This will get a dos command windows. Use the change directory (CD) command to change the current folder in the DOS window to where your fastboot file and TWRP.blob are.
In the command window copy and paste the following line:
fastboot -i 0x0b05 flash recovery twrp.blob
and hit enter
Let it runs its course. When done I had a black screen with ASUS in the middle and a blue-ish bar across the bottom that was filled. I had to hold power until it rebooted. ( I waited about 5 minutes with that blue bar filled before looking up onilne to power off. I would recommend waiting a couple of minutes to be sure/safe)
Install SuperSU:
Once I confirmed my Stock OS loaded I copied the Super SU zip file we downloaded above over to the device via the USB cable to the root of my SD card, or by inserting SDCARD in to my computer and copy it over to ROOT of card or with ADB PUSH. Once the copy completes shutdown the device again.
Once off, power it on and press and hold both the power buttons and volume down again. When the menu appears you should already have RCK (recovery) highlighted so press volume up to load TWRP recovery.
OPTIONAL - BACKUP IF YOU WANT TO:
In TWRP there is a backup option. I chose to backup to my SD CARD and made sure to backup everything and generate an MD5. It takes a While but you can flash this back ANYTIME to put your device back to the STOCK JB OS without root. You can use the backup anytime you like to preserve your devices COMPLETE STATE. Just use the restore option in TWRP to put it back.
To flash root, once TWRP loads, the top left option is "Install" tap that.
You will see a few choices, select the radio button to install from SD card (external source it may say). Tap the super su zip file: Superuser-3.1.3-arm-signed.zip to choose it.
Slide the slider at the bottom to the right.
This will flash superSU to your device. When successfully done, reboot (flash should only take a few seconds).
When you boot up SuperSU is installed.
To test root with ADB:
Your tablet must be plugged in to the USB port of the computer of course.
If you installed the SDK tools ADB is there or use the one from bin4ry's root tool as follows:
Unzip the downloaded root tool from bin4ry mentioned above. Use the shift and right click method in explorer on the "STUFF" folder for the unzipped files or use the command windows to change directory of the unzipped folder and further in to the "STUFF" folder.
In the command windows type:
adb shell
<hit enter>
after a few seconds you should see a $ prompt and your are in to the console of your tablet.
Type:
su root
<hit enter>
Superuser will prompt you to grant root permissions and I set the setting so it doesnt prompt me every time.
Your prompt will change to # and thats it, you are root.
I don't seem to have the command sudo on my tab so every time I want root in a terminal I type that su root to get the # prompt.
Any apps that need root can now ask for it, you will get that same "Grant" prompt and do so if that is what you want.
ADB will now yield Root when you type: SU root and hit enter (grant root privs in the popup)etc...
Final thoughts:
There are other ways to copy content to the device such as using ADB PUSH etc... and I am sure this could be mostly if not all scripted but now that my tablet is rooted I am not going to write one and flash SuperSU over and over and possibly screw up my device. Follow the directions above and you will be successfull. If someone wants to write a script based on the above knock yourself out.
I HIGHLY recommend checking ALL MD5 hashes of downloads to confirm you got what you were supposed to. This will help prevent bricks.
Nice to see another guide on unlocking and flashing TWRP
McJesus15 said:
Nice to see another guide on unlocking and flashing TWRP
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I was thinking a "how to root without unlock" one should be next....
hx4700 Killer said:
I was thinking a "how to root without unlock" one should be next....
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Haha we have to wait for the amazingly smart people here to find an exploit for Jelly Bean. Although unlocking and flashing a custom rom is the way to go
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McJesus15 said:
Haha we have to wait for the amazingly smart people here to find an exploit for Jelly Bean. Although unlocking and flashing a custom rom is the way to go
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Yeah, the How to was going to be:
Step1) You can't.
So you finally did it... Did your warranty run out or did the frustration finally get to you?
I'm still holding off for now. In a way its a good thing an exploit hasn't been found, it means google have made the system fairly secure.
Next weekend I'm going to give finding an exploit one last red hot go. Failing that (and I'm sure i will) I'll be joining you.
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So you finally did it... Did your warranty run out or did the frustration finally get to you?
I'm still holding off for now. In a way its a good thing an exploit hasn't been found, it means google have made the system fairly secure.
Next weekend I'm going to give finding an exploit one last red hot go. Failing that (and I'm sure i will) I'll be joining you.
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I wanted to flash the Energy rom because of the near double quadrant scores people were posting. Little did I (or the chef) know that the Kernel was set to 1.8GHZ and constantly running 1.6. CPU throttling did little to inhibit that and even if you set it back to 1.4 it still ran 1.6 when max CPU was needed The back cover temp went from 90 deg while playing an interactive game for 20 minutes to 108.5 deg when playing the same game for 20 minutes. I had to think that was compromising stability and longevity as well as battery life so I flashed back my stock backup I made via TWRP and rooted as above.
I wouldnt mind going back when the kernel is more controllable. I'm actually playing with backtrack 5 now that I am rooted and EDS with mounts to truecrypt volumes so glad I am rooted, would have rather not voided the warranty
I think the policy should be that if you unlock things like the screen and wireless etc.. should still be covered but since they can't control overclocking etc... those kinds of issues are not.
Between 3 kids events, Holiday stuff I barely have the time to do the things I want to do let alone invest time in hacking this device =/
Thanks for the guide. Picked up a second hand Prime + Dock online with a locked boot loader. Following your guide I had it unlocked, rooted, and with CM10 in about half an hour or less.
Thanks!
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Thanks for the guide. Picked up a second hand Prime + Dock online with a locked boot loader. Following your guide I had it unlocked, rooted, and with CM10 in about half an hour or less.
Thanks!
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Glad it was helpful.
I guess I need to go look in to CM10, I see plenty of people using it and talking about it.
hx4700 Killer said:
Glad it was helpful.
I guess I need to go look in to CM10, I see plenty of people using it and talking about it.
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As far as I know the kernel issue is fixed. Androwook never had the issue. It'll still get hot but not enough to cause concern
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worked for me :thumbup:
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And for me, didn't get much easier - or idiot proof
Thanks worked perfectly, I'm on CM10 now
Btw, you should change this line (because it's kinda wrong):
Let it runs its course. When done I had a black screen with ASUS in the middle and a blue-ish bar across the bottom that was filled. I had to hold power until it rebooted. ( I waited about 5 minutes with that blue bar filled before looking up onilne to power off. I would recommend waiting a couple of minutes to be sure/safe)
For this part the blue bar across the bottom did show up but not the ASUS logo, for me the tablet stayed on the same page with the USB logo and the other stuff and the blue bar across the bottom (not the Asus logo).
wrong thread
I have always been locked, and RMAed previously. I was able to successfully do this last night, thanks for the links.
Yay! After reading the forums and triple checking every thing I finaly got ROOT!
Thanks! Now I'm off to install the Energy Rom and hopefully enjoy GTA on a 42" TV with a USB controller
Fail
Doesn't work for me. I'm trying to switch to TWRP from an ever flakier CWM that won't do a backup. I'm already unlocked and rooted but still with stock ROM (which won't update any more because I'm rooted.)
The fastboot flash finishes ok but when I try to boot into recovery I get the message that it is loading the recovery kernel and then it just boots into Android. I have no recovery at all now which is kind of scary.
(God I hate this device for noodling with. Whenever you miss a beat you're looking at a 5 minute uninteruptable boot/shutdown cycle to try again. Everything outside of the Andorid zone itself is so baroque, archaic and intricate that feels like Windows 1.0. More than once mine has come within a nat's ass of being introduced to the wall at high velocity.)
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Doesn't work for me.
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Oh, how utterly silly of me. Because I rooted long ago I didn't get the JB upgrade OTA so I'm still with ICS. The blob I needed was
http://techerrata.com/file/twrp2/tf201/openrecovery-twrp-2.3.3.0-tf201-ICS.blob
(At least I determined that flashing the JB blob onto ICS is not catastrophic.)
Maybe I'm not the only one in this state. It might be a good idea in the text to tell others of the ICS option.
The reason I'm here is that I want to install CM10 so I wanted to back up first. When I do that upgrade I assume this ICS TWRP will cease working and I will then need to fastboot flash the JB blob, right? Or might I have a "Can't get there from here" kind of problem?
Thanks for the links and write up.
2 questions.
Do I need an SD card or is the internal storage ok to use.
And, what part of this process roots the device?
Thanks!
**EDIT**
Never mind, I am a bonehead. I had my prime replaced due to a camera defect, so they shipped me a new one running JB.
So I have been away from teh forum a couple of months...didn't realize a way to get around locked, un-rooted, JB had been found.
Thanks again!
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Thanks for writing this up, I can't thank you enough. About a month ago I hard bricked my prime and had to send it in to Asus to have it repaired (thankfully I didn'y get charged). I tried installing twrp but didn't check the md5; this was well written. Wish I could give you a hug.
I know maybe some people will think I'm dumb now or something... But I want to ask before I begin and maybe brick it
So this really WORKS with the LATEST OTA update from Asus? I searched everywhere for days/weeks/months already and found this today so I'm a little bit sceptic, hope you understand me.
I'm stupid, I get it.
I just got an Asurion replacement DNA the other day and I wanted to S-Off, Root, Recovery Image, and new KitKat ROM.
So, I was able to use Rumrunner, and that worked out fine.
I rooted my DNA and then loaded TWRP 2.6.3, and that worked fine as well.
My intent was to load GPE and I d/l'd it to my phone (not knowing it was a corrupt download).
So I got into recovery, wiped, wiped, reset, and loaded the ROM - and it puked all over itself.
Now, I have a phone that is in recovery, has no image, and I can't figure out how to put one on it.
I'm running Mint Linux, but I have access to a W7 laptop if I need it.
It's my daily driver, I'm frustrated, upset, and stupid. And I could certainly use some help.
Thanks
In a terminal window (thanks .torrent), I typed: adb devices (then sudo adb devices) and got nothing in return.
I've tried sideloading; the ROM loads according to the terminal window, but I don't see anything happening on the phone (no failures though).
I've tried pushing a ROM to the phone but the terminal window says that it doesn't see the device. That doesn't make sense because I can sideload (apparently).
ugh.
Yehudah said:
In a terminal window (thanks .torrent), I typed: adb devices (then sudo adb devices) and got nothing in return.
I've tried sideloading; the ROM loads according to the terminal window, but I don't see anything happening on the phone (no failures though).
I've tried pushing a ROM to the phone but the terminal window says that it doesn't see the device. That doesn't make sense because I can sideload (apparently).
ugh.
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This question has been answered at least a dozen times, "Help I wiped my internal storage", blah blah blah.
Download the rom you want on your computer. Put it in the same directory as your ADB stuff (mine is C:\android, I don't know what yours is).
Plug phone into computer, make sure you have ADB enabled on your phone, open a command prompt, verify you have ADB working by typing "adb devices"
You should see your device listed.
Boot phone into recovery >advanced >ADB sideload
Follow instructions at top of sideload screen to sideload rom from computer to phone.
In the future a little searching would get you to all this information, rather than starting a new thread... :good:
Enjoy
P.S. ALWAYS verify your MD5 before flashing, and ALWAYS have a backup made to fall back on.
I know it's been done to death. I searched and read every thread that was like mine and did everything in each thread.
It was the last thing I did that worked. RUU from .torrents links. That worked. I'm still rooted, Next time I'll make sure I have I backup I can restore - won't make this mistake again.
Thanks for the low level chastising, I deserved it. And thanks for the info, ad nauseum.
After a two day ordeal, I finally got my DNA back to where it was before I borked it up last week.
Because of what I did; I needed to use Rumrunner to unlock, RUU to get back to where the phone worked, ADB and Fastboot to get the recovery image set up and put a ROM on the phone.
When it was all said and done, .torrent walked me through getting the phone fixed. Without him, I'd still be banging my head against my desk.
Thanks to the developers who created Rumrunner, and who developed the Android tool kits that helped me overcome my stupidity. Because of their ability to create great applications, I've learned more about Linux and how my phone works than I ever did before....just wish it hadn't taken this to cause that.
Thanks to all, you guys ROCK! :good:
Yehudah said:
After a two day ordeal, I finally got my DNA back to where it was before I borked it up last week.
Because of what I did; I needed to use Rumrunner to unlock, RUU to get back to where the phone worked, ADB and Fastboot to get the recovery image set up and put a ROM on the phone.
When it was all said and done, .torrent walked me through getting the phone fixed. Without him, I'd still be banging my head against my desk.
Thanks to the developers who created Rumrunner, and who developed the Android tool kits that helped me overcome my stupidity. Because of their ability to create great applications, I've learned more about Linux and how my phone works than I ever did before....just wish it hadn't taken this to cause that.
Thanks to all, you guys ROCK! :good:
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At least you learned from your mistakes.
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thayl0 said:
At least you learned from your mistakes.
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Are you using an HTC 6600 as your daily driver? LOL I had one of those, loved it.
Yehudah said:
Are you using an HTC 6600 as your daily driver? LOL I had one of those, loved it.
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I'm not use haven't looked I'm using whatever it installed. lol