Now I want to start from scratch again. I would like to root and use a cleanrom.
I know how to do all this. However, what exactly do I need to delete from my computer? I still have all the files on here from the last time I rooted my rezound. But I want to start completely from scratch.
Thanks is advance
first, go to htc dev.com and unlock the device.
then download amon ra recovery and install
through cmd or cleanflash 1.0 tool from scott.
after installing, get su from advanced menu in recovery.
now you've been unlocked and rooted.
download the rom and kernel you want to install
then install using recovery.
Disagree. First test the speaker and telephone call quality. Then do some downloading or program updates and make sure the phone does not get too hot. Once you are sure you didn't get a lemon, then decide if you want to void the warranty.
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jdmba said:
Disagree. First test the speaker and telephone call quality. Then do some downloading or program updates and make sure the phone does not get too hot. Once you are sure you didn't get a lemon, then decide if you want to void the warranty.
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yeah i'm on my 2nd replacement so far. i make sure to give phones at least a week of standard usage before i decide to unlock/root.
I found that alot of the phones have poor speakers/overheat or have dead pixels :x.
jdmba said:
Disagree. First test the speaker and telephone call quality. Then do some downloading or program updates and make sure the phone does not get too hot. Once you are sure you didn't get a lemon, then decide if you want to void the warranty.
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the question was how to get cleanrom on the phone..
read before writing..
don't you think testing the phone has been done already?
qudwis said:
the question was how to get cleanrom on the phone..
read before writing..
don't you think testing the phone has been done already?
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Verizon doesn't really check their phones. There are a ton of POS phones sent out as refurbs/CLNR.
qudwis said:
the question was how to get cleanrom on the phone..
read before writing..
don't you think testing the phone has been done already?
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Nope, he didn't say you were wrong by the way. Just trying to make sure someone who might be excited about the new phone tests out the phone first. Great logic, so don't get offended.
KORM via the beast known as the Rezound.
putney1477 said:
Now I want to start from scratch again. I would like to root and use a cleanrom.
I know how to do all this. However, what exactly do I need to delete from my computer? I still have all the files on here from the last time I rooted my rezound. But I want to start completely from scratch.
Thanks is advance
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qudwis said:
the question was how to get cleanrom on the phone..
read before writing..
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No, that was not the question. Take your own "advice". I quoted the original question as well to make it easy for you.
txkorm said:
Nope, he didn't say you were wrong by the way.
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Even though s/he was wrong. But I said it so we're covered. lol.
Back to the question, which was ...what exactly do I need to delete from my computer?
I would probably not use the nands from your old set up on your new phone. I don't know if there's a way to access files in them other than from restoring them, but if there isn't I'd say get rid of them.
Also, you don't want to restore data from a Titanium backup if it's to a different ROM, don't know if it matters if it's to a different phone. So you can definitely use them to restore apps but might want to not restore data in case it causes any issues.
You'll need to get a new unlock code so you can delete that unlock_code.bin file you got last time.
Not sure what else you would have on there that you are wondering about. The folder you set up for using fastboot/adb can stay and be used again.
feralicious said:
No, that was not the question. Take your own "advice". I quoted the original question as well to make it easy for you.
Even though s/he was wrong. But I said it so we're covered. lol.
Back to the question, which was ...what exactly do I need to delete from my computer?
I would probably not use the nands from your old set up on your new phone. I don't know if there's a way to access files in them other than from restoring them, but if there isn't I'd say get rid of them.
Also, you don't want to restore data from a Titanium backup if it's to a different ROM, don't know if it matters if it's to a different phone. So you can definitely use them to restore apps but might want to not restore data in case it causes any issues.
You'll need to get a new unlock code so you can delete that unlock_code.bin file you got last time.
Not sure what else you would have on there that you are wondering about. The folder you set up for using fastboot/adb can stay and be used again.
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Thank you all for your help. I have tested the phone for a week now. Seems to be ok.
that was my question, about the adb and fasboot etc that's already on my computer.
I have no idea on my computer where my old unlock code is haha. Im.sure I will find it.
I can use the same drivers correct?
Thanks afaik for everyone's help. I appreciate it.
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You do realize that even if you "void" your warranty, its easy to still return it for a replacement. Just put in the stock ROM and stock recovery and re-lock and you're good to go. You don't even need to re-lock, Verizon doesn't check.
engsoccerfan said:
You do realize that even if you "void" your warranty, its easy to still return it for a replacement. Just put in the stock ROM and stock recovery and re-lock and you're good to go. You don't even need to re-lock, Verizon doesn't check.
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She's already done that, believe me... we went through it together. lol.
putney... you can keep all the drivers and the whole fastboot/adb folder you have set up. That's just for your computer and not phone specific. Well, the drivers are HTC but you got the same phone so you're set.
No big deal on the Unlock_code.bin. If you end up with the old one and it doesn't work you can always generate a new one any time from what I've heard. I just keep mine in the fastboot/adb folder so it's always available. I also do that with Amon Ra. Then I don't have to go looking for them.
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She's already done that, believe me... we went through it together. lol.
putney... you can keep all the drivers and the whole fastboot/adb folder you have set up. That's just for your computer and not phone specific. Well, the drivers are HTC but you got the same phone so you're set.
No big deal on the Unlock_code.bin. If you end up with the old one and it doesn't work you can always generate a new one any time from what I've heard. I just keep mine in the fastboot/adb folder so it's always available. I also do that with Amon Ra. Then I don't have to go looking for them.
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Thanks so much, again lol. You are awesome!
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I just got the rezound.
Unlocked-fine
Rooted-fine
Put ICS on it- Crashes everr 3 minutes
Put stock back on- bricked?
I really need help
fenguepay said:
I just got the rezound.
Unlocked-fine
Rooted-fine
Put ICS on it- Crashes everr 3 minutes
Put stock back on- bricked?
I really need help
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how did you attempt to put stick back on it?
fenguepay said:
I just got the rezound.
Unlocked-fine
Rooted-fine
Put ICS on it- Crashes everr 3 minutes
Put stock back on- bricked?
I really need help
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Define bricked for us. "Bricked" generally means that you can't get it to turn on at all. If you are getting bootloops or whatever, you still have hope!
Can you get to the boot loader? If so, have no fear. The path to redemption is probably going to be simple.
a-jive said:
Define bricked for us. "Bricked" generally means that you can't get it to turn on at all. If you are getting bootloops or whatever, you still have hope!
Can you get to the boot loader? If so, have no fear. The path to redemption is probably going to be simple.
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and if not you sound like a perfect candidate for the downdate because people cant get their phones to brick XD
Thanks for the quick replies
I am in the bootloader currently and i get a lit up black screen when i turn it on. But the bootloader seems to be glitching a bit but i relocked the bootloader and am retrying on the ics.
fenguepay said:
I am in the bootloader currently and i get a lit up black screen when i turn it on. But the bootloader seems to be glitching a bit but i relocked the bootloader and am retrying on the ics.
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I hope you are doing the RUU. Follow these instructions closely and slowly and I bet you'll be back up and running in the hour.
Don't forget to check you MD5 after you put the RUU on the SD... just in case. And run the RUU twice, just like the instructions say. It's essential.
finished
Its funny becasue iwas doing exactly that. Do i HAVE to relock?
a-jive said:
I hope you are doing the RUU. Follow these instructions closely and slowly and I bet you'll be back up and running in the hour.
Don't forget to check you MD5 after you put the RUU on the SD... just in case. And run the RUU twice, just like the instructions say. It's essential.
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I have to commend you on stressing checking the MD5! It seems people have completely left this important step out of the flashing equation. I forget who it was who said this, but it holds true. "Flashing a file without checking the MD5 is like having sex with a known prostitute without a condom" Classic awesomeness! It seems that running the RUU twice is getting by a lot of people. It is DEFINITELY essential!l,
Accidental
I accidentaly ran it twice and i didnt chack the md5 but it worked!!!!! i think...
Which ICS ROM?
OLDsJUNKIE said:
I have to commend you on stressing checking the MD5! It seems people have completely left this important step out of the flashing equation. I forget who it was who said this, but it holds true. "Flashing a file without checking the MD5 is like having sex with a known prostitute without a condom" Classic awesomeness! It seems that running the RUU twice is getting by a lot of people. It is DEFINITELY essential!l,
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Personally, i have NEVER checked the MD5 sum and never had a problem. Maybe i have just been lucky but i think that probably 99.9% of the time theres no point
werdna87 said:
Personally, i have NEVER checked the MD5 sum and never had a problem. Maybe i have just been lucky but i think that probably 99.9% of the time theres no point
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99.999% of the time there is no point... but you don't want to be that .0001% unless you have insurance on the phone!
Glad to hear you may be back up and going.
The one with the face
I got the one from that site you sent me, i am restoring market as we speak
a-jive said:
99.999% of the time there is no point... but you don't want to be that .0001% unless you have insurance on the phone!
Glad to hear you may be back up and going.
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i mean it probably helps that i have fios because the files download so fast that its less likely somthing will become corrupt. i also refrain from flashing anything that has a chance to brick my phone though
Will a bad md5sum screw you over FOREVER?
Mill mah phone just suicide if it is bad?
just got a message"Your phone is using more power than the usb cna deliver" |O
Re rooting
I got the mirror 3 form android police. Can i reroot on ics from this? do i just unlock- flash superuser again?
Also, i didnt purchase 4g and i am getting it
is this very normal, can i stop the 4g, i need to save money
werdna87 said:
Personally, i have NEVER checked the MD5 sum and never had a problem. Maybe i have just been lucky but i think that probably 99.9% of the time theres no point
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It's just good common sense to check the MD5. It takes like 5 seconds and could save you tons of problems. Flash a bad file to your phone once and see how you feel about it!
fenguepay said:
Mill mah phone just suicide if it is bad?
just got a message"Your phone is using more power than the usb cna deliver" |O
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This is normal. i forget when but i know i saw it before. It just means your phone is pulling more power then the USB can pull. Try using the adapter that came with your phone
fenguepay said:
is this very normal, can i stop the 4g, i need to save money
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You don't purchase 4G seperately. If you have a 4G phone and a data plan, it is part of the deal.
What's the likely hood that there will be a method for getting S-OFF without doing the wire trick in the somewhat near future? I really want to S-OFF but sticking wires into the back of my phone seems a little sketchy. I know that it would be hard to screw it up but still. Is it worth just biting the bullet and doing the wire trick or should I tough it out until there's another method?
magicnanners said:
What's the likely hood that there will be a method for getting S-OFF without doing the wire trick in the somewhat near future? I really want to S-OFF but sticking wires into the back of my phone seems a little sketchy. I know that it would be hard to screw it up but still. Is it worth just biting the bullet and doing the wire trick or should I tough it out until there's another method?
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Just do it, it takes like 10min
It's doesn't hurt anything to do it, I've done it to 3 phones now with no Ill effects besides a sd card that needed to be reformatted
Now it can be tricky and a pain in the ass to do if you don't do it right but if you do get into a snag you could pm charliestheman or me and we will help you through it
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I finally s-off'd yesterday and I'm kinda disappointed I didn't do it earlier!!
It sounds way more intimidating than it really is. And honestly I'm not sure if a lot of people just can't read or what but as long as you follow the directions you'll be A-O.K.
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Alright I think I'll try it tomorrow, hopefully my parents leave because if they see me shoving a wire in the back of my phone they'll flip XD. And before anyone asks yes I live at home but that's only because I'm 16 and no I promise I'm not the stereotypical douche teenager. I am really ashamed of my generation, I go to school with some of the biggest idiots I've ever know. I know this isn't really XDA related but I always feel like I have to defend myself whenever I mention I'm in highschool.
s-0ff
Seriously, you'll be fine. Follow JBear's instructions to the "T",
do it in a well-lit place with no distractions, and touch ONLY the metal
contacts indicated. Takes 10 minutes....
magicnanners said:
Alright I think I'll try it tomorrow, hopefully my parents leave because if they see me shoving a wire in the back of my phone they'll flip XD. And before anyone asks yes I live at home but that's only because I'm 16 and no I promise I'm not the stereotypical douche teenager. I am really ashamed of my generation, I go to school with some of the biggest idiots I've ever know. I know this isn't really XDA related but I always feel like I have to defend myself whenever I mention I'm in highschool.
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i know what you mean. im 15 and most people assume i know nothing about this stuff which is totally wrong.
Anyway the wire trick is pretty easy it just takes a few tries and its definitely worth it if you like to switch between GB and ICS nandroids like me
Before you start. I suggest doing a nandroid, transferring it to your PC, and make sure fastboot/adb works properly.
it's nothing you don't even have to unscrew anything.
magicnanners said:
Alright I think I'll try it tomorrow, hopefully my parents leave because if they see me shoving a wire in the back of my phone they'll flip XD. And before anyone asks yes I live at home but that's only because I'm 16 and no I promise I'm not the stereotypical douche teenager. I am really ashamed of my generation, I go to school with some of the biggest idiots I've ever know. I know this isn't really XDA related but I always feel like I have to defend myself whenever I mention I'm in highschool.
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I am 67 yesterday i soffed and loaded the ics leak in about 20 min
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Snuzzo said:
Before you start. I suggest doing a nandroid, transferring it to your PC, and make sure fastboot/adb works properly.
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This is probably a dumb question. I'm itching to s off too, but a little scared. How do I make sure fastboot and adb works?
putney1477 said:
This is probably a dumb question. I'm itching to s off too, but a little scared. How do I make sure fastboot and adb works?
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Just try adb devices and see if it spits out a serial number.
Po1soNNN said:
i know what you mean. im 15 and most people assume i know nothing about this stuff which is totally wrong.
Anyway the wire trick is pretty easy it just takes a few tries and its definitely worth it if you like to switch between GB and ICS nandroids like me
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Yeah my problem is I don't know much about this stuff this is my first smartphone and I'm learning as I go, luckily I have a friend at school who's a total android guru who I go to before I bug you guy's XD. But I just want to thank all of you for your help I most likely will try to S-OFF tomorrow since it's getting late and I need my phone to work tonight and tomorrow morning. Again thanks you guys
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magicnanners said:
What's the likely hood that there will be a method for getting S-OFF without doing the wire trick in the somewhat near future? I really want to S-OFF but sticking wires into the back of my phone seems a little sketchy. I know that it would be hard to screw it up but still. Is it worth just biting the bullet and doing the wire trick or should I tough it out until there's another method?
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Seriously man just make sure you hit the right connectors and you will be fine it ain't hard and worse case scenario it bricks and you get a new one. It's easy man trust me.
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recovery from failed s-off attempt
prior to attempting, I did a full nandroid backup with amonra recovery.
switched cards and ran the setup, it looked like all was working
but wire trick didn't for me. going to try again, with stiffer wire.
after battery pull, I rebooted to hboot fastboot and restored
the amon ra recovery with fastboot. I can reboot to amon ra now.
I tried normal boot and that failed to run. I thought the controlbear was
putting part software was part of itself in recovery, should it have written
on the real OS partitions?
hboot says unlocked, s-on, hboot-2.10.000
restore of the amon ra leaves me with juopunutbear in green in center of
screen on normal boot.
how do I recover?
the card contains boot.img, cache.img, data.img, recovery.img, system.img
do I need to fastboot flash parts of it? I'm unsure what it did?
fuzzynco said:
how do I recover?
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After re-flashing Amon RA, use con's Nandroid helper or pull boot.img and "fastboot flash boot boot.mg" in hboot, in conjunction with a restore without the helper zip.
EDIT:
Once you gain s-off with the utility you won't need to do the above steps, as you will then be able to restore your boot.img without the assistance of either.
[Solved] Thanks... where can find the utility?
nandroid helper
So I need to boot to hboot / fastboot
then fastboot flash boot boot.img,
then restore the rest with amon ra?
Or were they already restored and just boot.img
needs manual loading?
next time I'll know to fastboot flash the boot.img
I guess that's due to s-on recovery can't restore
itself and boot?
==> resolved. Everything is back up from the backup.
fuzzynco said:
Or were they already restored and just boot.img
needs manual loading?
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Already there. You can't restore a boot.img in recovery "natively" with s-on.
I was wondering about doing a backup, maybe somebody can point me in the right direction. I am on the ICS leak from a month or so ago. Everything works, so I don't even know why I'm thinking about this, but anyway, I'd like to do s-off because I love flashing different roms. My problem is I have a few apps that I use a lot, but they generate their own ID so to speak. They don't use a login and if I lose the data I already have, all my contacts on the apps are toast. I assume that the data for those apps must reside in the phone somewhere, but, I have no idea where, and I really would be hating life if I lost it.
/rant
App makers, please let us use email/password to effing identify ourselves instead of some randomly generated crap!
/end rant
So I guess the utility
makes the boot.img into an PH98IMG.zip for hboot to process?
Something like the ROM kernel modules are done?
Alright so long story short I tried to rush through rooting my new phone here without checking everything out too much (complete fail on my part...but I wanted it rooted before I went out to the bars to save some battery life haha...ironic, now I'll have no phone tonight).
I went to root it and it somehow got screwed up...the sense launcher wasn't showing up along with the fact that when I pulled down the notification bar and hit settings, it crashed, so I went to unroot it with the RUU 1.13.651.1 and when I got to the comparison screen it said I had 1.13.651.1_R2...and being already frustraited at this point, decided how worse could it get? Tried it out, not my brand new phone is stuck at the black htc screen....fail.
Anyone have any suggestions on what to do? I tried running it again to no avail...I'm about to try the other RUU to just see if it works, but I'm running out of other ideas. Anyone that can help, it would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
awesome first post and congrats on your new paperweight
How do you brick a phone using one click root?
shook187 said:
How do you brick a phone using one click root?
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just smashed on the floor and go the Sprint store and pay $100.00 with the insurance.
But, how did you bricked? is only one click!!
shook187 said:
How do you brick a phone using one click root?
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sorry i dont mean to laugh
but hahahahaha lol
i couldnt help it lol
one click root bricking. im sorry man
tough luck and congrats on your first post
will it turn on, what can you get it to do?... geez guy at least attempt to help evern though this was an idiot move to rush thru it...
he could try to unlock his bootloader, manually flash the recovery and flash a rom thru there ^_^
but since he even failed at one click root, how will he do all that?
can u get to the bootloader?
does ur comp recognize it when u plug it in? even if it's still stuck
flex360 said:
he could try to unlock his bootloader, manually flash the recovery and flash a rom thru there ^_^
but since he even failed at one click root, how will he do all that?
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Not that hard if he actually takes his time and reads before doing anything. If he can unlock the bootloader with htcdev and flash a recovery he should be ok
Albaholic said:
Not that hard if he actually takes his time and reads before doing anything. If he can unlock the bootloader with htcdev and flash a recovery he should be ok
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you quoted me and repeated the same thing i said lol
Easy. Hold the volume buttons down while you turn the phone on then choose to reformat or restore or whatever the option is.
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Weird, my HTC screen is white
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HixVAC said:
Alright so long story short I tried to rush through rooting my new phone here without checking everything out too much (complete fail on my part...but I wanted it rooted before I went out to the bars to save some battery life haha...ironic, now I'll have no phone tonight).
I went to root it and it somehow got screwed up...the sense launcher wasn't showing up along with the fact that when I pulled down the notification bar and hit settings, it crashed, so I went to unroot it with the RUU 1.13.651.1 and when I got to the comparison screen it said I had 1.13.651.1_R2...and being already frustraited at this point, decided how worse could it get? Tried it out, not my brand new phone is stuck at the black htc screen....fail.
Anyone have any suggestions on what to do? I tried running it again to no avail...I'm about to try the other RUU to just see if it works, but I'm running out of other ideas. Anyone that can help, it would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
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Well, the good news is the phone is not hard bricked, it has a soft brick and is recoverable. Redownload the RUU and try again, but make sure you have the correct one. If that doesn't work you'll have to unlock with htcdev, flash a recovery and flash a ROM. Then try the RUU again if you no longer want root.
Like others have said...it sounds like there is hope for your phone yet. Take your time and CAREFULLY follow instructions for whichever process you choose. Hopefully you post again later saying you were able to fix it.
apparently he doesn't care that much... he hasn't checked back recently...
ticklemepinks said:
apparently he doesn't care that much... he hasn't checked back recently...
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I think he was going out to the bars...without a phone
Come on guys you scared him away. We were all noobies at one point. I done stupid moves and spent countless hours fixing my mess with the help on here. Give the guy a break. Op if u want hit me with pm and we can work together on this I am welling to help
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HixVAC said:
Alright so long story short I tried to rush through rooting my new phone here without checking everything out too much (complete fail on my part...but I wanted it rooted before I went out to the bars to save some battery life haha...ironic, now I'll have no phone tonight).
I went to root it and it somehow got screwed up...the sense launcher wasn't showing up along with the fact that when I pulled down the notification bar and hit settings, it crashed, so I went to unroot it with the RUU 1.13.651.1 and when I got to the comparison screen it said I had 1.13.651.1_R2...and being already frustraited at this point, decided how worse could it get? Tried it out, not my brand new phone is stuck at the black htc screen....fail.
Anyone have any suggestions on what to do? I tried running it again to no avail...I'm about to try the other RUU to just see if it works, but I'm running out of other ideas. Anyone that can help, it would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
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First off don't feel too bad, No matter how sure you know what your doing we all make mistakes. I paperweighted mine while manually installing some mods last night. If you would of watched the how to RUU the evo lte you would of seen that that the black HTC screen is perfectly normal. The phone will sit on that screen for like 10 minutes sometimes it will reboot and sometimes you will get differnt screens. The key is to have the drivers handy and install them if ur PC ever calls the device android 1.0.
The RUU version 1.13.651.1_R2 is the one you should be using. As scary as it is you just need to be patient, and let the RUU run it may look like nothing is happening but something is.
fearbasel04 said:
Come on guys you scared him away. We were all noobies at one point. I done stupid moves and spent countless hours fixing my mess with the help on here. Give the guy a break. Op if u want hit me with pm and we can work together on this I am welling to help
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Nice! Who said there are no more Good Samaritans?
Props,
Doc
I just received a reconditioned rezound from Verizon's warranty department. I have 10 days with both (broken and reconditioned) phones. I want to root the new phone. I figure if I use a new SD card in the new phone and follow all of Nil's Business Sense instructions that should work. Then if I put in the old SD card I would have all of my settings and apps restored. I'm not sure if that really would work, that's why I am asking you guys & gals. I didn't have the guts to root the original phone, but now I am ready. Any help you can give would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
Sad Noob said:
I just received a reconditioned rezound from Verizon's warranty department. I have 10 days with both (broken and reconditioned) phones. I want to root the new phone. I figure if I use a new SD card in the new phone and follow all of Nil's Business Sense instructions that should work. Then if I put in the old SD card I would have all of my settings and apps restored. I'm not sure if that really would work, that's why I am asking you guys & gals. I didn't have the guts to root the original phone, but now I am ready. Any help you can give would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
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SD card doesn't affect anything
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As cslingerland stated, your SD card doesn't actually affect anything. You only use it to hold the roms and whatnot to install.
kirbfucius said:
As cslingerland stated, your SD card doesn't actually affect anything. You only use it to hold the roms and whatnot to install.
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So if my SD card idea wont work, What is a good easy way to root my phone without bricking it. I thought my SD card idea was a good one, but I was off base it seems. Please help! :cyclops:
Easiest way to root the phone without bricking it? The same way everyone else does?
Unlocking Bootloader: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1415615
Root: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20776953&postcount=80
S-OFF: http://unlimited.io/juopunutbear.htm
Flash recovery: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1339679
Return to S-ON on whichever phone you're returning: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=25167284#post25167284
Just a brief note that we're currently experiencing issues with the HTC Dev unlock. Their site isn't happy with us right now. Follow along here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1475864&page=13
To root or not to root, that is the question
kirbfucius said:
Easiest way to root the phone without bricking it? The same way everyone else does?
Unlocking Bootloader: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1415615
Root: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20776953&postcount=80
S-OFF: http://unlimited.io/juopunutbear.htm
Flash recovery: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1339679
Return to S-ON on whichever phone you're returning: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=25167284#post25167284
Just a brief note that we're currently experiencing issues with the HTC Dev unlock. Their site isn't happy with us right now. Follow along here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1475864&page=13
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You call that easy? you must be a M.I.T. graduate. I graduated from Nova South Eastern University, and let me tell you, It makes no sense to me. That's why I am asking for help!
Pro tip: If you don't S-OFF, you can't brick this phone. It's actually pretty much impossible to brick unless you S-OFF. You can "soft brick" it, but you can recover. Until you S-OFF, you don't have enough access to the important stuff to actually brick, and you can do everything even when you're S-ON...some of it takes a little more work, but if you're worried about bricking, it's safer to stay S-ON.
So, I recommend staying S-ON when you're starting out. It's a big time safety net.
Sad Noob said:
You call that easy? you must be a M.I.T. graduate. I graduated from Nova South Eastern University, and let me tell you, It makes no sense to me. That's why I am asking for help!
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Which part are you having trouble with? Also, what is your ultimate goal with rooting? What are you wanting to do once rooted?
Sad Noob said:
You call that easy? you must be a M.I.T. graduate. I graduated from Nova South Eastern University, and let me tell you, It makes no sense to me. That's why I am asking for help!
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I've helped a ton of people unlock and root their phones via teamviewer. I'm guessing that you're installing a new RUU to get the latest firmware. Or trying to s off because of the sdcard comment.
If you're having problems the sdcard that you normally use could just be copied to a folder on your computer and then use it like normal, for a regular root and unlock it shouldn't wipe your sdcard.
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I'm A One Percenter... I did the wire trick
Amost ready to take the plunge
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CharliesTheMan said:
I've helped a ton of people unlock and root their phones via teamviewer. I'm guessing that you're installing a new RUU to get the latest firmware. Or trying to s off because of the sdcard comment.
If you're having problems the sdcard that you normally use could just be copied to a folder on your computer and then use it like normal, for a regular root and unlock it shouldn't wipe your sdcard.
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I'm A One Percenter... I did the wire trick
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I read a lot about the wire trick. Some people swear by it, others say it's a sure way to short out your phone. I've seen videos on You tube and the procedure looks pretty simple. I was nervous about voiding my warranty, but after just receiving my replacement (certified like new) Rezound, I think they just use the returned phone for parts for the next replacement, So wish me luck as I do the paper clip trick
One question... will my paid for apps live through the back-up to my sd card and back to the phone again
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I read a lot about the wire trick. Some people swear by it, others say it's a sure way to short out your phone. I've seen videos on You tube and the procedure looks pretty simple. I was nervous about voiding my warranty, but after just receiving my replacement (certified like new) Rezound, I think they just use the returned phone for parts for the next replacement, So wish me luck as I do the paper clip trick
One question... will my paid for apps live through the back-up to my sd card and back to the phone again
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If you bought them from Google play or have the apk then yeaa. Just back them up to your PC if you have the apk. And I really recommend you don't s-off.... Unless you know what you're doing. One wrong move after you s-off and you have a paper weight and not a phone any more.
cslingerland said:
If you bought them from Google play or have the apk then yeaa. Just back them up to your PC if you have the apk. And I really recommend you don't s-off.... Unless you know what you're doing. One wrong move after you s-off and you have a paper weight and not a phone any more.
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I concur. And I'm glad you said that cslingerland. I've read so many posts from people saying "just s-off" to people who clearly aren't that well versed in all this stuff and I think that's bad advice.
I'm still s-on and I don't see a need for me to s-off since I rarely flash ROMs. I have know problem having to flash the kernel separately. And I've always liked using fastboot rather than the various tools and PH98IMG files since I like to know/be certain about what I'm doing and I don't want to end up with various PH98IMG files lying around not even knowing what they are. Turns out a lot of people don't know that a PH98IMG file can be anything, it's just a method to make things easier.
My take. If you don't plan on flashing a rom per day stay s on.
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After scouring for two days I am just giving up and asking for help. Here is what happened. I have a At&t Galaxy Note. It was rooted but very glitchy. Kept shutting off, weird lines going through the screen, my camera didnt work. I know for that process I did TWRP and cyanogenmod. I went back to att stock from a forum found here. After I did that I had no google apps anywhere. SO my brother found some gapps.zip thing. He put it on my phone after I had restored back to a previous version that did have them. Now my phone wont stay on for longer than a minute. I cant get it to recognize on my computer. So I cant even try to get into it to see if I can fix anything. Everytime I conntect it, a message pops up that says that it cannot install MTP... Even if I restore again, as I have tried. It is still not letting me use it. Then my brother decided to re root it I guess. And that is all well and fine but i still cant use my phone. I saw something about a .zip that removes gapps but I havent been able to use that as my phone just wont install it in recovery mode. Can someone please please help me!!!!
luvpudds said:
After scouring for two days I am just giving up and asking for help. Here is what happened. I have a At&t Galaxy Note. It was rooted but very glitchy. Kept shutting off, weird lines going through the screen, my camera didnt work. I know for that process I did TWRP and cyanogenmod. I went back to att stock from a forum found here. After I did that I had no google apps anywhere. SO my brother found some gapps.zip thing. He put it on my phone after I had restored back to a previous version that did have them. Now my phone wont stay on for longer than a minute. I cant get it to recognize on my computer. So I cant even try to get into it to see if I can fix anything. Everytime I conntect it, a message pops up that says that it cannot install MTP... Even if I restore again, as I have tried. It is still not letting me use it. Then my brother decided to re root it I guess. And that is all well and fine but i still cant use my phone. I saw something about a .zip that removes gapps but I havent been able to use that as my phone just wont install it in recovery mode. Can someone please please help me!!!!
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wow. the first few sentences were making sense, then you just lost it grammar wise and lost me. it would have helped knowing what ROM was on your phone. from symptoms it sounds as if t was a 4.2 ROM with no GAPPS and some serious OC/UV issues.
but you lost me with your English and the "TWRP and CYANOGENMOD thingy" i know what they are obviously, but what you did with them is a HUGE guessing game. one person not knowing what they are doing is bad enough, but two of you.......... cant do that man. kind of like masturbating with someone elses hand man. who cleans up the mess.
absolute clean slate is going to be you best option in my opinion. the "Super Everything Thread" is going to be your new best friend.
read it, live it, learn it......................understand it. put yourself in position to help yourself first.
tutorals on YOUTUBE can help too.
can you get DOWNLOAD MODE?
do you have ODIN?
do you have PDA/ TAR files you need?
you may need to re-install the DRIVERS for phone on computer
there is a glossary in Super thread, that is why i capped these words. key points and things you need to do. its a marathon not a sprint.
go slow, one step at time, understand what you are doing. even rehearse it, i did. be confident in what you are doing. make sure you have files for I717.
read the OP's for ROM's
some need GAPPS (4.2) and some don't (4.1.2) or Touchwiz
the new 4.3 will also need GAPPS and there are 4.2 and 4.3 GAPPS. again make sure you have right files. all the more reason to take your time.
and uh, don't just let someone flash whatever on your phone, that's how you get a BRICK.
good luck and let us know.
if i have stated anything wrong, someone else will be buy to correct.
nothing wrong with how i am telling, others just may have shortcuts.
what you do with it is up to you, i just like to understand what i am doing, cause i will have to fix it.
but keep us posted
captemo said:
wow. the first few sentences were making sense, then you just lost it grammar wise and lost me. it would have helped knowing what ROM was on your phone. from symptoms it sounds as if t was a 4.2 ROM with no GAPPS and some serious OC/UV issues.
but you lost me with your English and the "TWRP and CYANOGENMOD thingy" i know what they are obviously, but what you did with them is a HUGE guessing game. one person not knowing what they are doing is bad enough, but two of you.......... cant do that man. kind of like masturbating with someone elses hand man. who cleans up the mess.
absolute clean slate is going to be you best option in my opinion. the "Super Everything Thread" is going to be your new best friend.
read it, live it, learn it......................understand it. put yourself in position to help yourself first.
tutorals on YOUTUBE can help too.
can you get DOWNLOAD MODE?
do you have ODIN?
do you have PDA/ TAR files you need?
you may need to re-install the DRIVERS for phone on computer
there is a glossary in Super thread, that is why i capped these words. key points and things you need to do. its a marathon not a sprint.
go slow, one step at time, understand what you are doing. even rehearse it, i did. be confident in what you are doing. make sure you have files for I717.
read the OP's for ROM's
some need GAPPS (4.2) and some don't (4.1.2) or Touchwiz
the new 4.3 will also need GAPPS and there are 4.2 and 4.3 GAPPS. again make sure you have right files. all the more reason to take your time.
and uh, don't just let someone flash whatever on your phone, that's how you get a BRICK.
good luck and let us know.
if i have stated anything wrong, someone else will be buy to correct.
nothing wrong with how i am telling, others just may have shortcuts.
what you do with it is up to you, i just like to understand what i am doing, cause i will have to fix it.
but keep us posted
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Im sorry, Im just really frustrated. My phone was working fine yesterday and now its a very expensive paperweight. And not only that but Im having problems with my laptop. Apparently the hard drive just went clonkers for no reason and now I have to put in a new one. Yes I can get into download mode. Yes I have Odin. Yes I have the PDA/TAR files. I made sure everything was for the sgh i717. I read each process ten times before I did it. I installed my drivers from the Samsung website. I think my problem is that the internal sd card isnt being recognized. When I go into recovery mode, which is CMW btw, it gives me an eemc 07 error message and says it cant mount. When I can get my phone to stay on long enough for thecpu to recognize it it doesnt say sd card just phone memory. I will be sure to read the super everything thread. As for a ROM there isnt one on here. If I try to put one one it wont install and keeps saying that eemc 07 error message. Thanks for responding. Im spiraling in self-pity right now but im determined to get my phone back.
If you get it back to stock, do a complete erase/format, and your still having all these glitches, there's a good chance there's hardware issues. Especially if your not able to see the external SD card etc.
If your the original owner (I.E. you got it from a dealer with a plan), and you can get your counter reset to 0 on stock with these issues still showing up, it might be easiest to take it in and get a replacement. That is, if you have a warranty option available.
Ragnarkov said:
If you get it back to stock, do a complete erase/format, and your still having all these glitches, there's a good chance there's hardware issues. Especially if your not able to see the external SD card etc.
If your the original owner (I.E. you got it from a dealer with a plan), and you can get your counter reset to 0 on stock with these issues still showing up, it might be easiest to take it in and get a replacement. That is, if you have a warranty option available.
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Its not the external sd but the internal one. Its just gone... I know that this is the problem at this point. But I have no idea how to resolve that issue. I have no idea where it is or how to get it back. I have been on xda and droidforums for an extreme amount of time trying to find a solution but nothing going. The only way I have seen to reset my counter is to use triangle away. As I cannot even use my phone due to freezing and restarting I cannot even install that app. I am hoping that one person in the wide world has had this problem and fixed it and will read this and tell me how to fix it.
Status 7 means you need to update you recovery
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Thanks for all the help. Took it it AT&T. Now my phone is working properly if a slight bit laggy. But at least its working.
luvpudds said:
Thanks for all the help. Took it it AT&T. Now my phone is working properly if a slight bit laggy. But at least its working.
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so where are you at then?
what does your phone show as running?
settings/about phone
are you just going to leave it or are you still going to pursue customizing?
captemo said:
so where are you at then?
what does your phone show as running?
settings/about phone
are you just going to leave it or are you still going to pursue customizing?
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I'm running 4.1.2 now. I will not be customizing like that for some time. I might think about it later but I'm so glad to have it back I'm just going to enjoy it for awhile.
luvpudds said:
I'm running 4.1.2 now. I will not be customizing like that for some time. I might think about it later but I'm so glad to have it back I'm just going to enjoy it for awhile.
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you know, something going wrong with mine was my biggest worry. when I decide to screw something up, I can really screw something up. so I was very hesitant. it probably took me 2-3 months to get the courage to flash. but that was most likely a good thing. it made me be very thorough in the process.
all I am saying is don't let it completely discourage you. you have time.
glad you got phone back, I know it can be a bit of a scary thing. I have come across an issue or two myself and actually surprised myself by fixing myself. actually a pretty good feeling.
anyway, stick around, there are some pretty amazing folks here.
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one person not knowing what they are doing is bad enough, but two of you.......... cant do that man. kind of like masturbating with someone elses hand man. who cleans up the mess.
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:laugh::laugh::laugh:
Rofl. Now I have a completely different vision when I see captemo advise a full wipe to someone.
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Bubbajoe40356 said:
Rofl. Now I have a completely different vision when I see captemo advise a full wipe to someone.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5HJGuyBfx8
Well I think we just lost our "FamilyFriendly" label.
rangercaptain said:
Well I think we just lost our "FamilyFriendly" label.
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Well at least our PG-13 rating anyway. Tell me it wasn't pretty funny though
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rangercaptain said:
Well I think we just lost our "FamilyFriendly" label.
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I don't know ... They looked like they were pretty friendly.....for family
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