i have a .21 prime i used the unlock tool but i can seem to figure out how to flash CWM to get a rooted rom. i tried abd from the cmd on my win7 pc, and tried fastboot, even terminal emulator. i must be doing something wrong. can someone help with a step by step how to kinda confused by most of the instructions to use adb or fastboot. and i see comands for both starting with a # but all i see is a $ when i use them?
ogrekane313 said:
i have a .21 prime i used the unlock tool but i can seem to figure out how to flash CWM to get a rooted rom. i tried abd from the cmd on my win7 pc, and tried fastboot, even terminal emulator. i must be doing something wrong. can someone help with a step by step how to kinda confused by most of the instructions to use adb or fastboot. and i see comands for both starting with a # but all i see is a $ when i use them?
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I think you might be confusing the different methods of flashing CWM (i.e., Rooted or non-rooted). ADB, as I understand it, can only be used for rooted devices. Provided you already unlucked the bootloader, you need to use the fastboot method to flash your recovery.
The problem with a lot of the tutorials out there, is they were written with a rooted device in mind. Since .21 became the norm, and root is off the table (for now), some of the guides don't clearly indicate the steps you have to take.
Take a look at this site. He's got a few videos and step by step tutorials to help you out.
http: // transformerprimeroot(dot)com / transformer-prime-recovery/how-to-install-clockworkmod-recovery-5-8-2-0-on-transformer-prime
Just work on getting fastboot running, and you should have an easy time from there.....good luck!
awesome but how to get fastboot to work the guide i saw said extract zip and put the cwm file where you extracyed zip. then said open command line and navigate to folder where i extracted fastboot zip using "cd". then tells me to enter command line. lol ok whats cd and how do i navigate? thanks man
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awesome but how to get fastboot to work the guide i saw said extract zip and put the cwm file where you extracyed zip. then said open command line and navigate to folder where i extracted fastboot zip using "cd". then tells me to enter command line. lol ok whats cd and how do i navigate? thanks man
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Cd is a dos command in the example. In windows you type cmd to get to command prompt mac I have no idea
ok how do i navigate to the folder that i extracted fastboot in
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Use windows explorer to navigate to the folder. Highlight the folder, hold shift and right click. Then select open command prompt
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omg thats just what i needed i now have cwm thank you so so so much
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Very welcome. Feels good finally being able to help someone
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After installing CWM, will this allow us to install a custom rooted rom?
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awesome but how to get fastboot to work the guide i saw said extract zip and put the cwm file where you extracyed zip. then said open command line and navigate to folder where i extracted fastboot zip using "cd". then tells me to enter command line. lol ok whats cd and how do i navigate? thanks man
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Solutions for stuff like that can be fixed by reading Wikipedia (unix and dos commands), an appropriate book for the operating system, or Googling. Too few non-developers (and shamefully to many developers now're days) sometimes are aware of how more than clicky-clicky works but we all have to learn sometime.
I once spent like 3 weeks with a FreeBSD system after not touching the command prompt since "Insert floppy, type this and press enter to run game" days and got very proficient.
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my photon just wont get unlocked! Rsd keeps giving me an error and the flashing stops and from there i have to remove the battery to restart it. i have the unlocked sbf and the drivers installed on my pc. i have no clue what im doing differently that is stopping my phone from being unlocked.
Rsd shows failure but once Reboot there will be an unlock on the top. By the way. Use the latest no pudding in the development zone and make the motorola drivers are installed correctlly.
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Refer to LokiFish post everything moto in the dev section.. It can be found here..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1393519
All of the info you need about unlocking can be found in the unlocking methods thread posted..
I suggest before you continue hap-hazardly that you copy and paste posts into a document... Then keep scrolling through the posts in the thread and keep adding important usefull posts to the document.. Having everything clear and concise will help and prevent you from searching in circles trying to get this done..
Good luck and RTFF...
Thanks I'll try right now
another question. does the android sdk need to be installed?
daryl6784 said:
another question. does the android sdk need to be installed?
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Yes. Try going to YouTube and watching qbking77 video tutorial. It will walk you through...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwRjFrzClBs&feature=youtube_gdata_player
If you follow qbking77's video for installing CWM later, dont try to root your phone the way he has shown in the video. Ie. By downloading system.rar and flashing it using RSDLite. Use the one click root method or using his method in the video will break your wifi.
daryl6784 said:
my photon just wont get unlocked! Rsd keeps giving me an error and the flashing stops and from there i have to remove the battery to restart it. i have the unlocked sbf and the drivers installed on my pc. i have no clue what im doing differently that is stopping my phone from being unlocked.
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Same thing happened to me and as somebody else has stated, it's normal. As long as you get the "Unlocked" message in the top left, you're good to go.
now for some reason my command prompt is giving me moto-fastboot is not recognized as an internal or external command. yes i have the sdk installed
You have to open the command prompt from the directory that fastboot.exe is in, if you are running windows 7 you can shift + right click the folder and you will have an option to "open command window here"
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now for some reason my command prompt is giving me moto-fastboot is not recognized as an internal or external command. yes i have the sdk installed
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Are you using my root-unlock-relock pack? If so did you extract it to C:\ ?
yes i extracted it to C
annnnddd i got it! thank you guys. i figured the problem was with the file name where the video says put moto-fastboot i needed just fastboot lol simplle mistake
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now for some reason my command prompt is giving me moto-fastboot is not recognized as an internal or external command. yes i have the sdk installed
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did you try "cd" before pointing to the location?
i just got my atrix today am new to all this just came from an lg p920 and before that an hd2, i currently run 45.31.2.MB860.t-mobile.en.gb is there a way to update dis officially or can i just wipe it an install anyone from any region, likewise if i do can i still get future updates officially i have checked the forum and nothing seems simple to mee its confusing am a baby at atrix 4g pls help me to explain ....thanks in advance
caribe said:
i just got my atrix today am new to all this just came from an lg p920 and before that an hd2, i currently run 45.31.2.MB860.t-mobile.en.gb is there a way to update dis officially or can i just wipe it an install anyone from any region, likewise if i do can i still get future updates officially i have checked the forum and nothing seems simple to mee its confusing am a baby at atrix 4g pls help me to explain ....thanks in advance
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I'd say stay away from doing much to your phone if it's confusing. Bricking a device is no fun I hear.
Morphling27 said:
I'd say stay away from doing much to your phone if it's confusing. Bricking a device is no fun I hear.
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but its no fun staying with stock na
Start here > http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1154600.
Read it 3 times before you do anything!
CaelanT said:
Start here > http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1154600.
Read it 3 times before you do anything!
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yes sir trying
Ok I av unlocked the bootloader rooted it but I can't get to install cmw It takes quite a long time and I don't get any error or success message likewise can I still install stock 2.3.6 if I can were do I get it if I can't which 2.3.6 rom is the best, and an alternate cmw installation
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Ok I av unlocked the bootloader rooted it but I can't get to install cmw It takes quite a long time and I don't get any error or success message likewise can I still install stock 2.3.6 if I can were do I get it if I can't which 2.3.6 rom is the best, and an alternate cmw installation
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Which recovery are you trying to install?
The best experience will be to flash Romracer's recovery through fastboot. If you are unlocked and follow the instructions, you should not have a problem.
Yeah tried it but it takes so long I don't think it works
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the cmw doesn't install via fastboot is der another way pls help i want to install that neutrino 2.8 heard a lot about it
Taken from tayshun12's great guide here. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1302423 .
My suggestion is in red. If you are already correcting the name then sorry and good luck.
Proper Recovery:
1. After your bootloader unlocked go to this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1204500
2. Scroll down to where it says "ALL USERS" and download your favourite colour. (NOT THE ZIP VERSION) Rename the file to recovery-atrix5.img instead of recovery-some-color-atrix5Place it in the motounlock folder that you have on your desktop.
3. Press the windows key + R on your computer, type cmd and press enter
4. A Command prompt will open. type cd C:\users\YOURNAME\desktop\motounlock press 'enter'
5. type "fastboot devices" Press Enter.
5b. type "fastboot erase recovery" Press Enter.
5c. type "fastboot flash recovery recovery-atrix5.img" Press Enter. Be certain that you have renamed the file to recovery-atrix5.img instead of recovery-some-color-atrix5
Wait for the command prompt to say : "writing 'recovery'... OKAY ['The amount of seconds it took here']"
5d.type "fastboot reboot"
DO NOT FORGET TO DO THIS PART: After the install of RomRacers recovery boot up your phone. Open up your favourite file browser (I used Astro file manager to do this ) and navigate to /system/etc/ and delete the file called 'install-recovery.sh'
You will be set 100% !
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Ive been running stock for almost 6 months and just today I flashed MIUI. Just follow the guide from JDGmental
I left the Cwm fast boot method running for like an hour an it still didn't install after following the guide its a 2.3.4 t- mobile gb phone
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problem flashing recovery
I had a similar problem flashing recovery with fastboot method. It would flash the recovery successfully in seconds, but it would not load recovery properly. It didn't matter if i tried to enter it from key combination or Rom Manager the phone would just load the recovery image and not the recovery options.
I was somewhat successful with the procedure found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1302423 sticky by Tayshun12. flashed latest clockwork mod touch recovery 5.8.1.8 by following procedure at the end of the first post. Delete install-recovery.sh from both locations,(don't forget to backup file first) it is the same file in both locations. Install Rom Manager from Google play after removing files. Flashed touch recovery with the option in rom manager (paid versions of rom manager and touch through play store) after that the recovery works perfectly. I didn't mind having to pay for them to work properly. Good luck, pm me if you need to and I will try to help.
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Taken from tayshun12's great guide here. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1302423 .
My suggestion is in red. If you are already correcting the name then sorry and good luck.
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It should have taken only seconds to install. In the command you have to type the name of the recovery your installing. I personally use touch recovery on the atrix. But you have to check the name of the file, it has to be the same name as your command. I suggest you read the instructions carefully again, there should not be any problems.
i can read i tried it on my atrix and it didnt't its a t-mobile uk so am confused
So, i was in recovery to restore to a previous backup. I was wiping my system to prevent errors but unfortunately i wiped EVERYTHING, including the backup and the OS. So, i kept it in recovery till i got home hoping to just mount my storage and transfer a ROM over and ten install..sounds easy enough. However, i plug my phone in and click mount storage and it doesn't mount with twrp, or even clock work mod.
Soo....i have no OS, can't mount my storage..and i'm stuck.
Can i flash a ROM through command line? If so, how? And why isin't my Droid DNA mounting?
Wttttfff help asap please!
Aaannd...now i'm stuck in the boot screen and it won't turn off.
Just use either adb push or adb sideload
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Nice! forgot about those commands, however it's telling me that adb is not a recognized command. I've forgotten how to fix that? Can you help with that?
Adb sideload starts up and says daemon not running, then start's it succesfully. then says device not found. I'm pretty sure i don't have the right drivers for my DNA, can you point me in the right direction for that?
I really need help, i don't think i can even turn on usb debugging because i have no OS to boot into.
FIXED. I got this
soundofcarnage said:
FIXED. I got this
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What steps did you take?
I looked a little more into ad sideload. I sideloaded a zip of the Rom I wanted and then chose to flash through sideload.
You pretty much:
Download your rom and put it into your fasboot directory oin your.
Boot into recovery and choose "install" then "install zip from sideload"
It should say to now type into command promt "adb sideload romfilrname"
It then loads it, and you just hit flash after it loads.
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I looked a little more into ad sideload. I sideloaded a zip of the Rom I wanted and then chose to flash through sideload.
You pretty much:
Download your rom and put it into your fasboot directory oin your.
Boot into recovery and choose "install" then "install zip from sideload"
It should say to now type into command promt "adb sideload romfilrname"
It then loads it, and you just hit flash after it loads.
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with no o/s and im pretty much on the same boat, how did you get adb to read your device? when i type in adb devices it gives me a blank list of devices
It worked for without ever actually listing my device.
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It worked for without ever actually listing my device.
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Oh okay, this is basically my last step. Im stuck on cannot read sideload. is it because of the romfilename? or am i missing something.
IceAzures said:
Oh okay, this is basically my last step. Im stuck on cannot read sideload. is it because of the romfilename? or am i missing something.
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Are you adding .zip after filename?
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rsims26 said:
Are you adding .zip after filename?
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no ill try that
IceAzures said:
no ill try that
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That's kinda necessary.
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Sorry if i am making things complicated. I havent done adb since January to unlock bootloader and install custom recovery
IceAzures said:
Sorry if i am making things complicated. I havent done adb since January to unlock bootloader and install custom recovery
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you have old adb
just adb push it and then flash in recovery
adb push some_damn_rom.zip /sdcard/
beaups said:
you have old adb
just adb push it and then flash in recovery
adb push some_damn_rom.zip /sdcard/
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The longer this happens the more i feel like an idiot. I can't push anything either. Where in sdk is a new adb and how much more will it help?
IceAzures said:
The longer this happens the more i feel like an idiot. I can't push anything either. Where in sdk is a new adb and how much more will it help?
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hmm thought I replied.
cwr has issues with adb
download twrp recovery and flash it - http://techerrata.com/browse/twrp2/dlx
beaups said:
hmm thought I replied.
cwr has issues with adb
download twrp recovery and flash it - http://techerrata.com/browse/twrp2/dlx
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You did, there's 2 different threads he's posting in.
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Hello everyone,
I have been searching in vain for a while now to find a solution to my problem and I fear that I may have done something daft to my phone.
I am using a HTC One X+ that was unlocked, s-off and rooted for about a year, i had TWRP and stock android 4.1.1. For ages I have been getting an update alert saying a software update is ready and i think it was some Vodafone update (1.17.161.7). Whenever i accepted and tried to install this it would obviously reboot into TWRP and then the update would fail. This was fine until last night when I decided to install it through TWRP, it said it failed again and i rebooted to find that WiFi wouldnt turn on, my phone was no longer rooted or s-off and that I get no signal. I tried to re-root it but command prompt on the computer or HTC Sync wouldnt recognise my device however it was appearing as HTC One X+ in My Computer and i could access the internal storage.
I restarted into recovery and managed to flash a new root using twrp and the root file using the unlockr.com - how to root the htc one x
Then thinking it was a ROM issue i downloaded and installed InsertCoin Evolution ONE X+ 5.0-6 Sense 5 Android 4.2.2.
This all went through ok however when i reboot from this install it just sticks at the HTC Quietly Brilliant screen. I wiped everything using twrp beforehand.
When i restart into bootloader, it says unlocked, S-On and HBOOT -1.30.0000
Not sure what else to do as now i have no ROM, i read that you have to partition the SD card for InsertCoin to work but the option to partition SD card isnt there in my TWRP (ver. 2.3.3.0)
Any help to even reset my phone back to basic stock everything would be amazing, i have a Titanium Backup of most of my stuff saved btw.
Thanks to anyone who can help.
Did you flash the insert coin boot.img?
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Did you flash the insert coin boot.img?
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No I just copied the whole zip file to the SD card section and installed it from there - ive encountered a new problem now in the fact that my computer no longer can recognise the phone via USB - it still appears in device manager but cant access the sd card and the sd card got wiped by twrp so now i dont have any way of getting things onto the phone that i know of. It just says - failed to open usb master mode in the bootloader. How could i get the computer to recognise the phone again so i can transfer it back onto it and try installing insertcoin again? Really hoping i havent managed to make my phone useless as ive had to dig out the old Nokia 6230 from the drawer haha!
Thanks.
EDIT - Now seen the instruction to flash the boot.img - what a fool i am. Now i need to get it recognised by USB again so i can transfer the zip file to it and go again.
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No I just copied the whole zip file to the SD card section and installed it from there - ive encountered a new problem now in the fact that my computer no longer can recognise the phone via USB - it still appears in device manager but cant access the sd card and the sd card got wiped by twrp so now i dont have any way of getting things onto the phone that i know of. It just says - failed to open usb master mode in the bootloader. How could i get the computer to recognise the phone again so i can transfer it back onto it and try installing insertcoin again? Really hoping i havent managed to make my phone useless as ive had to dig out the old Nokia 6230 from the drawer haha!
Thanks.
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Now seen the instruction to flash the boot.img - what a fool i am. All I need now is to get it recognised by USB again so i can transfer the zip file back and go again.
maxwell689 said:
Now seen the instruction to flash the boot.img - what a fool i am. All I need now is to get it recognised by USB again so i can transfer the zip file back and go again.
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Without a rom installed you're not able to acces the internal memory of your phone directly. You have to use "adb sideload" command to transfer a rom onto your phone. Look in the General and/or Q&A forum of this device, there are enough guides or topics on how to solve this "problem".
maxwell689 said:
Now seen the instruction to flash the boot.img - what a fool i am. All I need now is to get it recognised by USB again so i can transfer the zip file back and go again.
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Hi use this link..may be useful (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2066390) by the way reaper90 is right you need to sideload the rom..
In TWRP:
1-wipe everything
2-goto advance in twrp
3-select sideload
4-navigate to the folder where you have adb.exe, adbwinapi.dll, adbwinusbapi.dll and fastboot.exe. and make sure to keep the rom and its image; bootimg there.
5-then in command prompt write (adb sideload *name of the rom*.zip) make sure the name is a letter.
6- also make sure to keep the screen alive and not let it goto sleep while adb sideload is working.
7- rom will start setup once sideload is 100%.
Hope this helps. Goodluck.
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Hi use this link..may be useful (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2066390) by the way reaper90 is right you need to sideload the rom..
In TWRP:
1-wipe everything
2-goto advance in twrp
3-select sideload
4-navigate to the folder where you have adb.exe, adbwinapi.dll, adbwinusbapi.dll and fastboot.exe. and make sure to keep the rom and its image; bootimg there.
5-then in command prompt write (adb sideload *name of the rom*.zip) make sure the name is a letter.
6- also make sure to keep the screen alive and not let it goto sleep while adb sideload is working.
7- rom will start setup once sideload is 100%.
Hope this helps. Goodluck.
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Hi, thanks very much for the responses - its much appreciated.
Nothing happens when i type that command, a load of text appears in cmd prompt showing all the adb commands and thats it, i have searched for this problem and found this on twrp website as a possible solution "You will need version 1.0.29 or higher. You can find your current version by typing "adb version" at the command line" My version says 1.0.26 I have tried to update this but cant seem to find a way to do it, would that be an issue?
I think once ive managed to sideload the zip i should be good to go its just getting to that point that seems to be stumping me at the moment.
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Hi, thanks very much for the responses - its much appreciated.
Nothing happens when i type that command, a load of text appears in cmd prompt showing all the adb commands and thats it, i have searched for this problem and found this on twrp website as a possible solution "You will need version 1.0.29 or higher. You can find your current version by typing "adb version" at the command line" My version says 1.0.26 I have tried to update this but cant seem to find a way to do it, would that be an issue?
I think once ive managed to sideload the zip i should be good to go its just getting to that point that seems to be stumping me at the moment.
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Dont sweat it. They understood you wrong.
Guys what he wants to do is copy the file FROM the SDCARD TO the PC.
First you will need to know where the location of your rom then type in the following commands:
Code:
adb devices
If you device is not detected then try to run the CMD as an administrator and try again
then:
Code:
adb pull {location without the curly brackets}
For example if its on the SDCard then:
Code:
adb pull /sdcard/rom.zip
It will paste the file to the folder where the adb is found
Then just open the zip file and get out the boot.img and flash it using fastboot
Hope this helps you out.
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Dont sweat it. They understood you wrong.
Guys what he wants to do is copy the file FROM the SDCARD TO the PC.
First you will need to know where the location of your rom then type in the following commands:
Code:
adb devices
If you device is not detected then try to run the CMD as an administrator and try again
then:
Code:
adb pull {location without the curly brackets}
For example if its on the SDCard then:
Code:
adb pull /sdcard/rom.zip
It will paste the file to the folder where the adb is found
Then just open the zip file and get out the boot.img and flash it using fastboot
Hope this helps you out.
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Hey, thanks.
No they got me correctly, there is absolutely nothing on my phone at all and I need to get my new ROM zip file from the PC to the phone so that I can install it. I am currently downloading SDK manager to try and update my adb to 1.0.29 or higher and will see if that works.
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Hey, thanks.
No they got me correctly, there is absolutely nothing on my phone at all and I need to get my new ROM zip file from the PC to the phone so that I can install it. I am currently downloading SDK manager to try and update my adb to 1.0.29 or higher and will see if that works.
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Ok, i downloaded the hasoon toolkit and select ADB Sideload a ROM and it says "error device not found" in the command prompt. I am in ADB Sideload mode in TWRP with it plugged in via USB so dont know what to try next.
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Ok, i downloaded the hasoon toolkit and select ADB Sideload a ROM and it says "error device not found" in the command prompt. I am in ADB Sideload mode in TWRP with it plugged in via USB so dont know what to try next.
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Lol.. Well, as i said try to run the Toolkit/cmd as administrator and try different usb ports.. It took me 5 minutes on windows 8 for the adb to properly read the device , had to try different usb ports, unplug , replug, and so on..
maxwell689 said:
Ok, i downloaded the hasoon toolkit and select ADB Sideload a ROM and it says "error device not found" in the command prompt. I am in ADB Sideload mode in TWRP with it plugged in via USB so dont know what to try next.
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Hi goto htcdev n download the latest sdk
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I will try to send I over the files for command prompt tomorrow.
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Hi goto htcdev n download the latest sdk
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I will try to send I over the files for command prompt tomorrow.
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Right ive manged to download the latest sdk and then after much unplugging and plugging and right clicking things in device manager its recognised my phone enough to sideload and install the ROM. I have also managed to fastboot the boot.img file as well after 3 attempts but it finally worked so i have a phone back again!! Thanks everyone here!!! Now to upload my titanium backup of apps, sadly i think ive lost all my photos thou
But thanks again to all. Sorry if ive been a bit noob but its been a good learning curve for me as i never had these issues with my HTC desire
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Right ive manged to download the latest sdk and then after much unplugging and plugging and right clicking things in device manager its recognised my phone enough to sideload and install the ROM. I have also managed to fastboot the boot.img file as well after 3 attempts but it finally worked so i have a phone back again!! Thanks everyone here!!! Now to upload my titanium backup of apps, sadly i think ive lost all my photos thou
But thanks again to all. Sorry if ive been a bit noob but its been a good learning curve for me as i never had these issues with my HTC desire
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Thats great news that all is well now..feel free to post.. and dont forget to press the Thanks button
I just purchased the Sprint variant of the HTC One Max and decided to unlock the bootloader to root it. I followed the instructions up to the point where I have to have to run the fastboot command in CMD. The example shows the CMD changing its directory to \Android. When I try to do this, I'm given the error: "The system cannot find the path specified." I tried just doing fastboot command, but came back with "fastboot is not recognized..."
Any help with this would be greatly appreciated.
P.S. Android SDK, Java Runtime, and HTC Sync are all installed and updated.
Thanks in advance!
bb2si said:
I just purchased the Sprint variant of the HTC One Max and decided to unlock the bootloader to root it. I followed the instructions up to the point where I have to have to run the fastboot command in CMD. The example shows the CMD changing its directory to \Android. When I try to do this, I'm given the error: "The system cannot find the path specified." I tried just doing fastboot command, but came back with "fastboot is not recognized..."
Any help with this would be greatly appreciated.
P.S. Android SDK, Java Runtime, and HTC Sync are all installed and updated.
Thanks in advance!
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You need to run cmd prompt as admin and CD to wherever the platform tools folder is installed (part of the sdk)...
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dottat said:
You need to run cmd prompt as admin and CD to wherever the platform tools folder is installed (part of the sdk)...
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Thank you for the quick reply.
This worked, but when I attempt to run the command for the fastboot I get an error saying "The program can't start because AdbWinApi.dll is missing from your computer."
Was this something that was supposed to be installed from one of the Android SDK installs?
bb2si said:
Thank you for the quick reply.
This worked, but when I attempt to run the command for the fastboot I get an error saying "The program can't start because AdbWinApi.dll is missing from your computer."
Was this something that was supposed to be installed from one of the Android SDK installs?
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Sounds like part of it didn't install correctly. Rinse and repeat. Maybe something got hosed in your earlier attempts.
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dottat said:
Sounds like part of it didn't install correctly. Rinse and repeat. Maybe something got hosed in your earlier attempts.
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I happened to have found the file in a different folder. Should I just drag and drop it into the adt folder?
bb2si said:
I happened to have found the file in a different folder. Should I just drag and drop it into the adt folder?
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Which folder and what else was in it ?
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dottat said:
Which folder and what else was in it ?
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It was in the sdk\platform-tools folder.
Does the command line have to be directed to the folder containing the fastboot application file? Inside said platform-tools folder is the fastboot file as well as the ApbWinApi.dll file.
OH! I think I got it! I'll report back with final details...
Keep your fingers crossed!!!
bb2si said:
OH! I think I got it! I'll report back with final details...
Keep your fingers crossed!!!
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Lol....didn't I say platform tools the first time ? Good luck man...
Btw if you get it working you just learned one of the most important prerequisites for android modding.
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dottat said:
Lol....didn't I say platform tools the first time ? Good luck man...
Btw if you get it working you just learned one of the most important prerequisites for android modding.
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Yep! Unlocked the bootloader successfully! Now, I'm trying to Root and the instructions I'm following are good, but I'm stuck again - It says to run CMD and use the command "adb devices." It comes back with nothing found, yet, according to the instructions my phone's serial number should be listed. I placed the Superuser.zip file in the phone's storage (per requisite) and tried to run the command with the phone on normally and again in the bootloader.
No luck... Suggestions?
Edit: USB Debugging wasn't on... Trying again...
bb2si said:
Yep! Unlocked the bootloader successfully! Now, I'm trying to Root and the instructions I'm following are good, but I'm stuck again - It says to run CMD and use the command "adb devices." It comes back with nothing found, yet, according to the instructions my phone's serial number should be listed. I placed the Superuser.zip file in the phone's storage (per requisite) and tried to run the command with the phone on normally and again in the bootloader.
No luck... Suggestions?
Edit: USB Debugging wasn't on... Trying again...
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If you are unlocked you can simply download a custom recovery for your phone into your fastboot directory and boot your phone to boot loader (fastboot) mode. Flash your recovery using your appropriate fastboot command. Then boot to your new custom recovery and flash the su.zip you copied to the phone from recovery.
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dottat said:
If you are unlocked you can simply download a custom recovery for your phone into your fastboot directory and boot your phone to boot loader (fastboot) mode. Flash your recovery using your appropriate fastboot command. Then boot to your new custom recovery and flash the su.zip you copied to the phone from recovery.
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Everything went smoothly! I am now rooted and excited to get to work!
Thank you for your time and help!
bb2si said:
Everything went smoothly! I am now rooted and excited to get to work!
Thank you for your time and help!
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Good deal. You may want to investigate s-off'ing that thing too while you still can. Just make sure you download the right version for your phone and run as admin
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2525375
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dottat said:
Good deal. You may want to investigate s-off'ing that thing too while you still can. Just make sure you download the right version for your phone and run as admin
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2525375
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Would that solve my next problem? (I'm such a sputz)
I'm rooted, but I can't uninstall anything with Titanium Backup. The last time this happened on my S3 I was told to install SuperSU and install updated binaries. I did that, but when I reboot and go back into SuoerSU it acymts as if it never happened. Apps I uninstalled are still present, too.
Would S-offing solve this?
Edit: Also, I get an annoying pop-up when I start the phone up that says vDN client has failed. Even before I unlocked and rooted. Any way to stop this?
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bb2si said:
Would that solve my next problem? (I'm such a sputz)
I'm rooted, but I can't uninstall anything with Titanium Backup. The last time this happened on my S3 I was told to install SuperSU and install updated binaries. I did that, but when I reboot and go back into SuoerSU it acymts as if it never happened. Apps I uninstalled are still present, too.
Would S-offing solve this?
Edit: Also, I get an annoying pop-up when I start the phone up that says vDN client has failed. Even before I unlocked and rooted. Any way to stop this?
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You need to flash an insecure boot.img to disable system write protection. S-off would allow you to recover your phone using both signed and unsigned ruu. The advantage of that is when you hose your phone and there's not a current ruu for the version your phone is on - s-on user would be screwed because you cannot downgrade. Just one of many reasons.
The fc problem I'm not sure. If you aren't using that app you can disable it in the stock app manager. Same goes for stuff you might normally remove with tibu. Be warned too that future otas will likely fail if system apps are missing.
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bb2si said:
Would that solve my next problem? (I'm such a sputz)
I'm rooted, but I can't uninstall anything with Titanium Backup. The last time this happened on my S3 I was told to install SuperSU and install updated binaries. I did that, but when I reboot and go back into SuoerSU it acymts as if it never happened. Apps I uninstalled are still present, too.
Would S-offing solve this?
Edit: Also, I get an annoying pop-up when I start the phone up that says vDN client has failed. Even before I unlocked and rooted. Any way to stop this?
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i have noticed someelse posting about the vDN client failing.. it your providers bloatware if i remember correctly and i think @dottat has a good suggestion! disabled it
So I somehow lost root privileges... After S-offing, I was asked to update the SU binary through the Superuser app (not SuperSU) and I did so. When the install finished, I went into Titanium Backup and was told I'm not rooted.
Went back into Superuser and it didn't prompt for an update, but SuperSU did. Attempted and failed.
Went into recovery and tried to recover root - no luck.
HALP!
bb2si said:
So I somehow lost root privileges... After S-offing, I was asked to update the SU binary through the Superuser app (not SuperSU) and I did so. When the install finished, I went into Titanium Backup and was told I'm not rooted.
Went back into Superuser and it didn't prompt for an update, but SuperSU did. Attempted and failed.
Went into recovery and tried to recover root - no luck.
HALP!
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Easy...Download this and flash in recovery
http://download.chainfire.eu/382/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.93.zip
Make sure you aren't running both supersu and superuser. I prefer supersu
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Huzzah! Thanks again! Hopefully I can actually freeze/remove system apps without them being brought back after a reboot. Also, in the picture provided, what is that icon in the notification bar just right of the GPS icon? And, is there any way to hide some of the icons?
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Don't use Superuser by ChainsDD anymore.. Personally I would love to continue to use it but he is basically no longer supporting his Superuser app and binary and hasn't updated it in a very long time. SuperSU by Chainfire is constantly being updated therefore made to work with all current versions of Android.. Quite frankly it's all the same basically anyways I just liked the skull and cross bone look lol... Chainfire is a monster as well and has a ton of root related apps and cool things going on. ChainsDD I guess passed the torch on to Chainfire???
bb2si said:
Huzzah! Thanks again! Hopefully I can actually freeze/remove system apps without them being brought back after a reboot. Also, in the picture provided, what is that icon in the notification bar just right of the GPS icon? And, is there any way to hide some of the icons?
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Also I have no idea what that icon is next to the GPS icon.. You must be on Sprint, I'm on Verizon and I don't think I've seen that icon before..