Hey Guys,
I for some reason flashed KTT16's Undergroud Sea Theme that I didn't know was meant for Joker's ROM. I used it on stock and after a while my status bar kept force closing...
So, I SBF'd my Photon and did all of the latest updates, went to use the ACS AIO Root, and it didn't work.
I got a bunch of errors, and it says after that I should now be rooted. But I'm not!
I've used the same AIO Root for my Photon all of the time, can someone repost a link to the AIO Root, maybe the files got distorted, or there's something wrong with my phone...
Any help?
Sent from my Motorola Photon 4G (MoPho) on Sprint, the Now Network using XDA Premium.
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deedscreen said:
Hey Guys,
I for some reason flashed KTT16's Undergroud Sea Theme that I didn't know was meant for Joker's ROM. I used it on stock and after a while my status bar kept force closing...
So, I SBF'd my Photon and did all of the latest updates, went to use the ACS AIO Root, and it didn't work.
I got a bunch of errors, and it says after that I should now be rooted. But I'm not!
I've used the same AIO Root for my Photon all of the time, can someone repost a link to the AIO Root, maybe the files got distorted, or there's something wrong with my phone...
Any help?
Sent from my Motorola Photon 4G (MoPho) on Sprint, the Now Network using XDA Premium.
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1- Factory Reset
2- Install drivers
3 - Then SBF to 154_5
4 - SBF to 198_7
5 - Try the torpedo method to root
Done.
I had some bad AIO files.
This issue is now resolved.
Gracias for all of your help!!!
Dude, AIO (All-In-One) Root uses Torpedo, bro!!!
All made by my company --- ACS!!!
I am a Journalist, Researcher, & Press Release Director! I love ACS!
They make rooting the Photon so easy!
And you wonder why Shabby (Shabbypenguin) is so great??? He's an ACS Dev!!! We at ACS make it all happen!
(I swear on my life, if a mod decides to mark this as spam, you can go somewhere else, I am not advertising, I am just mentioning my job along with another user. Mark this as spam, and I will report you directly to XDA. ACS is a competitor, yes, but I am making a point not advertising!)
I've noticed some mods are spam infraction hungry when it comes to ACS, so I just wanted to put that out there.
deedscreen said:
Dude, AIO (All-In-One) Root uses Torpedo, bro!!!
All made by my company --- ACS!!!
I am a Journalist, Researcher, & Press Release Director! I love ACS!
They make rooting the Photon so easy!
And you wonder why Shabby (Shabbypenguin) is so great??? He's an ACS Dev!!! We at ACS make it all happen!
(I swear on my life, if a mod decides to mark this as spam, you can go somewhere else, I am not advertising, I am just mentioning my job along with another user. Mark this as spam, and I will report you directly to XDA. ACS is a competitor, yes, but I am making a point not advertising!)
I've noticed some mods are spam infraction hungry when it comes to ACS, so I just wanted to put that out there.
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What? You're a part of the ACS team?? LOL..I don't think there's anyone out there that DOESN'T know you write for ACS... Anyway, I mentioned the torpedo method of manually rooting because it sounded like AIO wasn't working for you.
K
Now I see, lol... Yeah, I'm on sick leave right now so I won't be on ACS as a writer for a while but I am still the acting press release director, and doing press work, although I am on sick leave. I'll be back soon I hope. I can't wait to come back to ACS, but I can't right now .
Sick leave? Didn't know bloggers had sick leave...
For closure incase someone else does the same thing. What was the resolution?
KTT16 said:
Sick leave? Didn't know bloggers had sick leave...
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I would PM you why, but it's really no big secret. I was diagnosed with a connective tissue joint disorder and will need physical therepy and medication. I have to wait a few week for my PT but I'm on the pain meds, and I'm just dragging along the forums while I recover... it causes chronic pain... meds are helping, now on to PT and Physical Conditioning.
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For closure incase someone else does the same thing. What was the resolution?
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Just re-download the AIO Files. Google "Motorola Photon 4G XDA Forums ACS AIO Root" anf you should find it, then click on the download link.
My files just got corrupted over time. This is very rare to happen to anyone, files rarely get corrupted. I used the same exact files months ago to root my replacement Photon, and over time they just got a little corrupted. That's all...
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Hey guys, I am working on getting some custom roms / custom recovery setup on the fascinate, and right now i am at a standstill really until we can get the files for restoring the device via Odin. Im a bit new to Samsung android phones, and the partition structure is a little different than what i am used to, as well as the restore functions. If anyone has access to the restore files for a stock fascinate please post them!
Check the thread "Fascinate system dump available" in this sub-forums
timeToy said:
Check the thread "Fascinate system dump available" in this sub-forums
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Thats not what im looking for exactly. Im looking for the full flashable boot / system / pda / modem tars for Odin.
Yup - wrecked mine screwing with the lagfix. May have run it twice in a row, accidentally... I'm probably going to need to reflash it. The sooner we can get a firmware image the better.
BTownTKD said:
Yup - wrecked mine screwing with the lagfix. May have run it twice in a row, accidentally... I'm probably going to need to reflash it. The sooner we can get a firmware image the better.
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Exactly. Ive tried all my connections in the android world, and still come up with nothing. I really dont want to start working on a recovery without a way to flash it back a safe way with Odin or redbend
yea i was all syked thinking i had found it on samsung-firmwares.com but when i flashed it it turned out it was for a us cellular fascinate! well i guess we now know which iteration of the galaxy s us cellular is getting lol. but im stuck with a brick until i get that file (or if i can convince them to give me a replacement)
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yea i was all syked thinking i had found it on samsung-firmwares.com but when i flashed it it turned out it was for a us cellular fascinate! well i guess we now know which iteration of the galaxy s us cellular is getting lol. but im stuck with a brick until i get that file (or if i can convince them to give me a replacement)
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can you upload that restore? and what exactly is your fascinate doing now on bootup?
fallingup said:
can you upload that restore? and what exactly is your fascinate doing now on bootup?
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Heres the link to the page where the usc firmware is.
Direct link to august version 30
Direct link to september version 60
pass: samfirmware.com
Says verizon but i have a feeling its for another carrier. I havent had time to take it apart yet.
bikeandestroyx said:
Heres the link to the page where the usc firmware is.
Direct link to august version 30
Direct link to september version 60
pass: samfirmware.com
Says verizon but i have a feeling its for another carrier. I havent had time to take it apart yet.
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what pit file did you use?
fallingup said:
what pit file did you use?
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I did not try to install this i just found it. What are you refering to by pit? Sorry im still trying to learn about deving for android. Used to for wm but android is a whole different ball game.
bikeandestroyx said:
I did not try to install this i just found it. What are you refering to by pit? Sorry im still trying to learn about deving for android. Used to for wm but android is a whole different ball game.
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the pit file is used by ODIN to know where to place the restore files. im trying to restore using other pit files that work on vibrant / epic and crossing my fingers.
Here is a link to another post that had the Froyo Odin files. I found it helpfull.
http://www.droidforums.net/forum/samsung-fascinate-development/140966-just-suggestion.html
ZOMG. You dug up a 7 month old thread to link to something that was copied and pasted from here orignally? And it's a link to another forum which in my book is considered spam. Thumbs up.
good day.
Edit: removed to cover up my mistake.
Sent by way of unspeakably black magic.
Your blackmagic didn't inform you that this is a thread that hasn't been touched since september 13th and that a sprint guy came through and unearthed it with a spam link.
good day.
Spam bots have feelings too.
chopper the dog said:
Your blackmagic didn't inform you that this is a thread that hasn't been touched since september 13th and that a sprint guy came through and unearthed it with a spam link.
good day.
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No, that's what we have you for. The black magic is only for sacrificial rituals and love potions.
I'd consider calling you a **** or a douchebag or something, but I remember back when there was no URLBot in IRC. One good man decided that he could change things by actually being helpful and linking people to the most awesome and up-to-date roms/mods/hacks available for the fascinate, instead of being a jackass and telling people to go kill themselves or something similarly themed (ludeboy, you **** ;-D). Even as everyone spoke against you in your mad hyperlinking endeavors, discouraging your generosity, I secretly cheered you on. I said to myself, now there is a person my son could look up to. Even now, he's 2 years old and I already fill his ears with tales of your heroic deeds. And when im out drinking with my buddies, I never fail to dedicate at least one shot of jack Daniels to chopperthedog in our ritual pre-shot toasts.
Sent by way of unspeakably black magic.
Cool story...
I just had a suggestion, we should just make it simple for this fine phone and devs
or someone should develop a simple unrevoked root and unlock method just like the evo uses.
Current methods are rediculous, all though i got it done,its a hassle for others.
We need to get clockwork through rom manager and get this phone goin with some rom development
the hassle of unlocking bootloader is to much!!
Cmon devs make a one click tool!!
oh mercyful lord, please forgive us, for we have forsaken the most sacred rule!
we have so forgotten that in hacking a device we must not only defeat all security measures on said device, we must do more then include instructions for free on how to do it yourself. we must make it so it does it for you.
/sarcasm
seriously dude? you think that this thought hadnt crossed anyones mind? unrevoked does htc, hence why there is no unrevoked for all the locked moto bootloaders. rather then complain about it take a dive, learn some code figure out how things work and try helping.
and in case you didnt pick up on the irony of it all, check teh dev section i have a one click... just need to fix it thats all >_>
shabbypenguin said:
oh mercyful lord, please forgive us, for we have forsaken the most sacred rule!
we have so forgotten that in hacking a device we must not only defeat all security measures on said device, we must do more then include instructions for free on how to do it yourself. we must make it so it does it for you.
/sarcasm
seriously dude? you think that this thought hadnt crossed anyones mind? unrevoked does htc, hence why there is no unrevoked for all the locked moto bootloaders. rather then complain about it take a dive, learn some code figure out how things work and try helping.
and in case you didnt pick up on the irony of it all, check teh dev section i have a one click... just need to fix it thats all >_>
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Well said!
lojak29 said:
I just had a suggestion, we should just make it simple for this fine phone and devs
or someone should develop a simple unrevoked root and unlock method just like the evo uses.
Current methods are rediculous, all though i got it done,its a hassle for others.
We need to get clockwork through rom manager and get this phone goin with some rom development
the hassle of unlocking bootloader is to much!!
Cmon devs make a one click tool!!
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Dude No!
Look im here to learn android roms but been in IT computer and networks for years (im a WAN networks guy right now, mostly Cisco for the IP, contractor for AT&T and should be preping for my CCIE RS lab) you have no idea how cluless your post is..." I snap my fingers and I get a one shot "shrink wrap solution"...4 free..."
lojak29 said:
I just had a suggestion, we should just make it simple for this fine phone and devs
or someone should develop a simple unrevoked root and unlock method just like the evo uses.
Current methods are rediculous, all though i got it done,its a hassle for others.
We need to get clockwork through rom manager and get this phone goin with some rom development
the hassle of unlocking bootloader is to much!!
Cmon devs make a one click tool!!
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yeah way to bite the hand that feeds you...where i come from a dog like that gets put down for that sort of thing...
It takes some nerve to start a topic like this. If you don't like what it takes to unlock this phone feel free to find a better way yourself or move on to another phone.
Sent from my Motorola Photon using Tapatalk
Mods please close this thread.
Guys, let's not let this forum get away from us. I've been apart of other forums that have been ruined by this same sense of entitlement. This stuff will all happen but you have to be patient. The Photon has only been out a very short time.
Besides, rooting is a very simple procedure with ADB. As Shabby said, the one click is on the way. Ticking off the developers is not the way to get things done faster. Everyone deserves to be treated with respect. Please remember that before posting nonsense like this.
This thread is hilarious.
Sent from my PHOTON cannon
I am by no means a dev or any major IT training, but I found the dock root very easy. I rooted 2 phones in about 10mins and it was my first time.
ptfdmedic said:
Mods please close this thread.
Guys, let's not let this forum get away from us. I've been apart of other forums that have been ruined by this same sense of entitlement. This stuff will all happen but you have to be patient. The Photon has only been out a very short time.
Besides, rooting is a very simple procedure with ADB. As Shabby said, the one click is on the way. Ticking off the developers is not the way to get things done faster. Everyone deserves to be treated with respect. Please remember that before posting nonsense like this.
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Dude please tell me you have a photon some midnight rom goodness in the future will be wonderful
Sent from my PHOTON blaster!
inimitableac said:
Dude please tell me you have a photon some midnight rom goodness in the future will be wonderful
Sent from my PHOTON blaster!
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He does. \orgasm\
lojak29 said:
I just had a suggestion, we should just make it simple for this fine phone and devs
or someone should develop a simple unrevoked root and unlock method just like the evo uses.
Current methods are rediculous, all though i got it done,its a hassle for others.
We need to get clockwork through rom manager and get this phone goin with some rom development
the hassle of unlocking bootloader is to much!!
Cmon devs make a one click tool!!
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Obviously written by someone who didn't have an Evo on launch day, and doesn't remember that Unrevoked wasn't out until the phone had been out for quite some time. The original root method for the Evo was considerably more difficult than the new Photon method.
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jwischka said:
Obviously written by someone who didn't have an Evo on launch day, and doesn't remember that Unrevoked wasn't out until the phone had been out for quite some time. The original root method for the Evo was considerably more difficult than the new Photon method.
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Exactly.....I seem to remember it being like 16 or 18 steps, with some flash websites and and several reboots involved......I remember it took me like 3 hours...this one took me all of 5 minutes following the instructions so graciously provided.....I personally would like to thank Shabby, Y4J, and Caulk, and everyone else for even getting root and an unlocked bootloader option so quick.....OP be thankful for what you got, when I was your age there wasnt even such a thing as a cell phone.....let alone a smartphone that can run NORAD off half of its CPU ....seriously
hi
how did u get yours unlocked, i couldnt figure it out
unsane said:
Exactly.....I seem to remember it being like 16 or 18 steps, with some flash websites and and several reboots involved......I remember it took me like 3 hours...this one took me all of 5 minutes following the instructions so graciously provided.....I personally would like to thank Shabby, Y4J, and Caulk, and everyone else for even getting root and an unlocked bootloader option so quick.....OP be thankful for what you got, when I was your age there wasnt even such a thing as a cell phone.....let alone a smartphone that can run NORAD off half of its CPU ....seriously
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actually i didnt have anything to do with it i just got a request to come over and see if i could help out
after looking up the photon and the issues ive been having i want out of my ns4g
lojak29 said:
I just had a suggestion, we should just make it simple for this fine phone and devs
or someone should develop a simple unrevoked root and unlock method just like the evo uses.
Current methods are rediculous, all though i got it done,its a hassle for others.
We need to get clockwork through rom manager and get this phone goin with some rom development
the hassle of unlocking bootloader is to much!!
Cmon devs make a one click tool!!
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By the way you type and spell, maybe you are just too dumb for a method like this. I am a complete noob when it comes to rooting and didn't have a single problem following the instructions. Don't assume that others are as stupid as you are. Most people here are happy with what has been given to us.
Im sorry. I know the question wasn't great. But if its really ok for this guy to be torn a new one for a simple question then xda has really changed for the worst.
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rrmzr1 said:
Im sorry. I know the question wasn't great. But if its really ok for this guy to be torn a new one for a simple question then xda has really changed for the worst.
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Totally agree. He had a suggestion, he did not insult anybody's intellectual property, nor did he directly or indirectly insult any dev for not putting out good work. He simply indicated that current methods are a little involved and that in an ideal environment, we should strive for simplicity. I don't know any dev worth their salt who isn't compelled to debug their code, to improve it, and to learn from their mistakes. Frankly I'm a little surprised at the reaction. Especially the comment about wanting to put the OP "out of his misery." Where I come from, any analogy to terminating somebody's life is incendiary and uncalled for.
no it wasnt a suggestion, it was a call to the devs to hurry up and make things.
I just had a suggestion, we should just make it simple for this fine phone and devs
or someone should develop a simple unrevoked root and unlock method just like the evo uses.
Current methods are rediculous, all though i got it done,its a hassle for others.
We need to get clockwork through rom manager and get this phone goin with some rom development
the hassle of unlocking bootloader is to much!!
Cmon devs make a one click tool!!
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would you rather not have a way to unlock it?
again my issue with it is here is a guy who hasnt done anything saying this needs to be done. if someone steps up and says hey i wanna do this or starts to ask question so they can contribute. ive no issues with helping them, but to bold face claim that things need to be done, and on a timely schedule is an issue for me.
why? coming from the epic im sure a lot of users can agree with teh issues that phone had, too many people were run off by people demanding crap.
Guys please ignore these type of threads.... Comming from the epic i would hate for 99% of users to lose great amazing devs because of the demanding 1%
You guys are doing great please ignore the non sense.
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this section on xda for electrify/ photon is just about dead now. this Pisces used to be very active but now seems like everyone left. .... where did you guys go? just in the last few weeks this place went from a very active community to barely there.. .... massage someone should just start an electrify section and just post what ever works for electrify from photon there..... sure sprint gave the photon an eol but it is still an awesome phone! and us cellular still had their rebadged version for sale now.... so as i said. .. where did you all go? i miss you all.
#ICS-lessMotorolaElectrify, ThanksMotorolaForYourIgnorance
Three wordlike units explain it all:
2.3.5, locked, bootloader.
bitbang3r said:
Three wordlike units explain it all:
2.3.5, locked, bootloader.
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Even knowing this, won't let me go away from Motorola.
After a month using Galaxy Nexus, I decided that Photon is better for me.
I'm still here, not for long, but I'm still here. Others check in here and there, but its getting far and few! as stated, 2.3.5, locked, bootloader!
Not to mention, HTC EVO 4G LTE, SGIII, AT&T Note........And why should I wait "Years" to get LTE (if years) when I can have it now?
nice to know I'm not the only one still here i love my electrify and I'm surprised more aren't working on locked bootloader. if i had any know how i would dedicate all my free time to attempting unlock. i have played with other phones and i love my electrify. only thing that would replace it at the moment would be a droid razr esque phone or a droid4 esque phone our the rumored photon q. .... if only my electrify could have ics..... dang bootloader
#ICS-lessMotorolaElectrify, ThanksMotorolaForYourIgnorance
I'm glad I'm not the only one still here. i love my electrify. if only it had ics. ive played with other phones and love my electrify. only thing that would replace it would be a droid razr esque phone, a droid 4 esque phone(i do miss my qwerty keyboard), our the rumoured photon q, if any of those come to u.s. cellular. if i had any know how, i would dedicate all my time to attempting to unlock bootloader.
#ICS-lessMotorolaElectrify, ThanksMotorolaForYourIgnorance
Plus jokers on vaca again. So everything slows done when he is gone
Sent from my CM9 beast
well i just miss getting on when i wake up, when I'm on break, when i get of work, when i get home, abs always having something interesting to follow or try out. lately i get on and nothing significant happens lol..... i hope joker has a good one though, he is so highly respected by many.
#ICS-lessMotorolaElectrify, ThanksMotorolaForYourIgnorance
Yeah it feels like recently we're waiting for a new breakthrough or kernel source to appear, I think that would give the forums a kick in the butt.
But there has been some excitement over GSM finally being unlocked for use in the U.S. on the Photon, which is pretty awesome!
Android 17 said:
Yeah it feels like recently we're waiting for a new breakthrough or kernel source to appear, I think that would give the forums a kick in the butt.
But there has been some excitement over GSM finally being unlocked for use in the U.S. on the Photon, which is pretty awesome!
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gsm does nothing for me. no gsm networks work anywhere around me. .. only thing that works around here is verizon everywhere and spotty us cellular ( i roam on Verizon 80% of my told
#ICS-lessMotorolaElectrify, ThanksMotorolaForYourIgnorance
i'm still here too ,not a dev but come here almost everyday to see what's new for photon
mediaon said:
i'm still here too ,not a dev but come here almost everyday to see what's new for photon
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Me, too. Love my MoPho. I'm rooted,locked, and surviving quite nicely. The MoPho has allowed me to keep my rootaholic addiction under control. Hanging out here is like being in a bar and just drinking club soda. You can still be with your friends; just don't get the same buzz.
I've been here for a while, I'm not used to comment on threads so often, but I'm always reading new threads and the developers section stuff.
Well, I've had this phone for a couple of months, and I'm satisfied with it. My phone came rooted, I fixed the multitouch thing, changed the bootanimation and I can't wait to unlock it and try the Kitchen Sink rom
Im gonna be here pretty frequently as well
Sent from my Photon 4G via Tapatalk 2
a new OTA update is coming soon. i imagine forms will be active when that happens.
people will be returning to stock to get it and then rooting again.
also i think alot of people will have wifi tehter questions
mediaon said:
i'm still here too ,not a dev but come here almost everyday to see what's new for photon
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exactly what i do however i do have the desire to become a dav our at least some knowhow of everything
#ICS-lessMotorolaElectrify, ThanksMotorolaForYourIgnorance
XxReApErxX said:
I've been here for a while, I'm not used to comment on threads so often, but I'm always reading new threads and the developers section stuff.
Well, I've had this phone for a couple of months, and I'm satisfied with it. My phone came rooted, I fixed the multitouch thing, changed the bootanimation and I can't wait to unlock it and try the Kitchen Sink rom
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can you provide me with the 8 point touch mood? and where it goes? i tried looking but can't find the file. tired searching on xda but it searches stuff that had nothing to do it seems what i where to search
#ICS-lessMotorolaElectrify, ThanksMotorolaForYourIgnorance
moparfreak426 said:
can you provide me with the 8 point touch mood? and where it goes? i tried looking but can't find the file. tired searching on xda but it searches stuff that had nothing to do it seems what i where to search
#ICS-lessMotorolaElectrify, ThanksMotorolaForYourIgnorance
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1238306
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moparfreak426 said:
can you provide me with the 8 point touch mood? and where it goes? i tried looking but can't find the file. tired searching on xda but it searches stuff that had nothing to do it seems what i where to search
#ICS-lessMotorolaElectrify, ThanksMotorolaForYourIgnorance
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Link provided above. Btw xda search sucks. The best way to find anything on xda is to search it in Google. For example, for your 8 point mod I searched, "8 point mod, photon, xda" and it was the first link. Anytime I need to find something on xda I always search Google for it and it has always been within the first couple links
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seems a bit more action head been going on today. just a bit more but still more. i love this small community here. and thank you tsdeaton for your link and tip.... even though our is almost common serve to use google i just figured allot of xda stuff would not be on google and xda's search would be be good for their open site .... but shears thanks. trucks to all who contribute and help each other here.
#ICS-lessMotorolaElectrify, ThanksMotorolaForYourIgnorance
So um, I posted this a few hours ago waaaaay up in the VERY general Q&A forum but now realize I can and should have put it here. So here goes:
I've read all the rules, terms, threats about what happens if you don't SEARCH first - guys I've done it all and for a long time. I have been studying up on how to root / flash my MoPhoton 4g since I got it last August. I think I'm finally ready....but now I'm afraid I'm too late. I got involved in that soak test, which installed 2.3.5. Now, if I've searched/read acs and xda correctly (and other less intelligent sites), here's where I think I am:
1. There is no way to downgrade from 2.3.5
2. Shabbypenguin's wonderfully simple and sweet One Click Root won't do the trick on 2.3.5 (and boy did I try it MANY times). Had correct drives installed, etc...but no go. I assume you guys know what I'm talking about, but I can and will paste what the script read if you need me too. Short story...got all the way to "you should have root"....but I don't.
3. Currently the only way to do it is with a root method called Torpedo....which I don't know enough about yet but I'm about to get into it... I am nervous though. Since I'm a rooting virgin I would MUCH prefer something easy like OCR.
4. And finally, even if I get root, I won't be able to unlock bootloader, again, because of 2.3.5. So no flashing anything at all (had been planning on cm7 or 9) to replace the stock OS.
Sound about right so far? If so, here's my big question:
If I can ONLY root for now, will I obtain ANY of the benefits I am looking for (mainly increasing/unleashing the SPEED I know this phone is capable of)? Also, I'd like to get free wireless hotspot too, cause if you're gonna dream, dream big.
2nd question: If all the above is correct (and I'm hoping it's not), are the odds decent that one of the geniuses around here will solve this bootloader problem sometime......soon?
Thanks in advance for any help guys!!
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Yes, you are correct that you can root with photon-torpedo, but will not be able to unlock your bootloader, (for now). I just did it a little while back, and found that using terminal emulator didn't work on my phone, and had to push the .tar file in using the command prompt on my computer with the instructions I got from here.
http://briefmobile.com/how-to-root-motorola-photon-4g
Hope this helps.
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Thanks for the reply. When you say "a little while back" you mean when exactly? Your link was an active thread 10 months ago but it's now abandoned and the links don't work. Not a big deal tho, I know where to find torpedo.
Any help out there from a senior member or mod? Most specifically about my last two questions...
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cool old lady said:
Thanks for the reply. When you say "a little while back" you mean when exactly? Your link was an active thread 10 months ago but it's now abandoned and the links don't work. Not a big deal tho, I know where to find torpedo.
Any help out there from a senior member or mod? Most specifically about my last two questions...
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Root will allow you to use root apps, access file systems, and yes let you use the free wifi hotspot. You could also clear out the bloatware that Sprint/Moto load your phone down with. It will NOT allow you to overclock(although you DO need root you also need a modified kernel which isn't possible with a locked bootloader) Rule here about bootloader unlock of 2.3.5 is don't ask for ETA's so it may be tomorrow or may never happen. Realistically im sure it will come eventually but can put no accurate time frame behind it. Torpedo is really a walk in the park, just read through instructions and follow them and it will take you no more than 10 min.
Torpedo Root, universal deblur/debloat and zepplinrox V6 supercharger. You may not get overclocking but your phone will be significantly faster/smoother than stock.
Awesome, thank you! Hope to report back soon with successful results.
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cool old lady said:
4. And finally, even if I get root, I won't be able to unlock bootloader, again, because of 2.3.5. So no flashing anything at all (had been planning on cm7 or 9) to replace the stock OS.
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You should be able to use the bootstrap recovery to flash a rom, this won't touch the kernel, so no over clocking, but i imagine that most of them are already debloated with the supercharger script (dont quote me on that one). So there are still ways to play around with a few of the roms here anyway.
Hope that helps.
I have been rooting and using custom ROMs since the earlier Galaxy Captivate days, so I consider myself fairly skilled in the art.
Today I set out to root and put CM9 on my wife's I777.
Got the phone rooted with the Zedomax kernel and I have superuser on the phone.
Reboot into recovery and I get CWM V5.0.2.3 All good, right?
Got the CM9 rom on the micro SD card and I select select INSTALL Zip from sdcard
Hit the powerbutton and I get a black screen with a hat and an orange circle.
To only way to get out is to hit the Power button.
None of the options work.
Only way to recover is to remove battery.
What is going on here? I must have missed something.
TIA Robert
Use the home key to select and don't use zedomaxs stuff. There is a reason his thread is locked here. His stuff is pure garbage
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Home button? LOL
Anyway, before I wipe anything on that phone should I abandon this and use a different root method?
It is pretty hot and humid outside and I don't want to spend the next few days outside because I mess up her phone.
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... don't use zedomaxs stuff. There is a reason his thread is locked here. His stuff is pure garbage
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Care to elaborate on that? Not attacking by any mean, just trying to learn why you think that way. It worked fine for me, but maybe I am missing something.
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Care to elaborate on that? Not attacking by any mean, just trying to learn why you think that way. It worked fine for me, but maybe I am missing something.
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You got his stuff from a different website, Used his guides and stuff. Why would you come here for support for his bull****?
Thats why.
Want support, use guides and tools from here.
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You got his stuff from a different website, Used his guides and stuff. Why would you come here for support for his bull****?
Thats why.
Want support, use guides and tools from here.
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I didn't come here for support for anyone's "bull****", I just hijacked (my apology) this thread to ask why you guys think it's bull****. As I said - not trying to attack anyone or anything or any method, I asked a genuine question. One would think you could spell out a genuine reason why it's crap. Too bad your tone rules this great forum. Just a simple question...geez. Thanks anyway.
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Care to elaborate on that? Not attacking by any mean, just trying to learn why you think that way. It worked fine for me, but maybe I am missing something.
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Ever since he posted his kernel it has caused problems with people losing wifi and such. Then most of the new people come here complaining about the problems. Its best to use what is on this site to root and find a more stable kernel.
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Home button? LOL
Anyway, before I wipe anything on that phone should I abandon this and use a different root method?
It is pretty hot and humid outside and I don't want to spend the next few days outside because I mess up her phone.
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If your just going to flash cm9 then I wouldn't worry about using another method as your gonna override the kernel anyways. So just go ahead and wipe and flash and enjoy
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Care to elaborate on that? Not attacking by any mean, just trying to learn why you think that way. It worked fine for me, but maybe I am missing something.
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Zedomax's first priority is building web sites that will make him money. He is only secondarily a developer of firmware, and evidently fairly talented. However, his mode of operation is to build a website with rooting tools for a phone, promote it for a few days, and then you hardly ever see or hear from him again. He's already moved on to another phone and another web site. So his tools get old and become unsupported. Some of the firmware he provides works as advertised, and some of it causes serious problems. Once he develops something, it seems he doesn't even care to determine if it is bug free. In particular for this phone, his rooting method seems to work, at least most of the time. However, his unrooting method causes untold problems, and even soft bricks. And people come here to ask how to fix the problems. Some have had fairly serious problems that are rather difficult to correct from using his tools. We've seen so many problems associated with his stuff that when we see the name zedomax, we immediately think, "ok I know what your problem is."
Thank you yoderk and creepyncrawly.
First of all I would just like to say that moto's post was uncalled for, this is a great site but i swear sometimes the people here can be a bit rude. anyway I agree you should stay away from zedomax's stuff ( no offense to him) you can use this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1311081 i used it and vouch for it it has all the info youll need or use jivy root guide too Hth