I'm trying to root my Fire and have the ADB drivers working and ran the .bat in the KFU folder and the ADB status is online. Before I go any further I am looking for steps on what to do, especially in regards to installing a ROM (whichever the most popular is). I've been using two guides(it wouldn't let me link them) to get this done, but one talks about TWRP and I just don't know which to follow. If anyone willing to help has Steam or some easy way of communication that would be ideal.
Anomandaris said:
I'm trying to root my Fire and have the ADB drivers working and ran the .bat in the KFU folder and the ADB status is online. Before I go any further I am looking for steps on what to do, especially in regards to installing a ROM (whichever the most popular is). I've been using two guides(it wouldn't let me link them) to get this done, but one talks about TWRP and I just don't know which to follow. If anyone willing to help has Steam or some easy way of communication that would be ideal.
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Check out KindlefireWire on YouTube. They have a step by step on how to root it. Check out natemil as well.
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funnyangrykid said:
Check out KindlefireWire on YouTube. They have a step by step on how to root it. Check out natemil as well.
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I've seen that but it came out very shortly after the Fire was released and doesn't use KFU. I was looking for a more recent one.
edit: I followed one and pressed 2, Install Permanent Root with Superuser, and the Fire reset a few times, in the end saying the root was successful. Now I'm trying to get Voodoo to be able to unroot quickly. Wasn't the root supposed to make the Google Apps available? Did I miss a step? My Fire looks like nothing changed.
Anomandaris said:
I've seen that but it came out very shortly after the Fire was released and doesn't use KFU. I was looking for a more recent one.
edit: I followed one and pressed 2, Install Permanent Root with Superuser, and the Fire reset a few times, in the end saying the root was successful. Now I'm trying to get Voodoo to be able to unroot quickly. Wasn't the root supposed to make the Google Apps available? Did I miss a step? My Fire looks like nothing changed.
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ahh. Google Play store is a bit more tricky on the KF. Sideload the app Go launcher and then u should see Google play. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTkegVrnAvA
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funnyangrykid said:
ahh. Google Play store is a bit more tricky on the KF. Sideload the app Go launcher and then u should see Google play.
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I'm trying to put gedeROM(Unless CM10 is better) on it but the boot menu doesn't come up. On boot it says "press power button for boot menu" and I press it but nothing comes up.
Anomandaris said:
I'm trying to put gedeROM(Unless CM10 is better) on it but the boot menu doesn't come up. On boot it says "press power button for boot menu" and I press it but nothing comes up.
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Just keep holding the power button till it turns orange.
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Oh and jelly bean is already out for the KF.. and I'm talking bout 4.1.2
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I'm following a guide from Reddit that has worked for anyone who's used it and it says you can drag and drop the zip file for gedeROM into the Fire's drive and then do a quick and easy install. How can I do that with CM10? There are so many links on the front page of the post. Do I download "20121022-1438-Linaro"?
edit: also, do I lose all my stuff going from stock to a rom? I installed the latest TWRP recovery and such.
Looking in my Fire's folder, the TWRP folder is empty. Is it supposed to be?
Anomandaris said:
I'm following a guide from Reddit that has worked for anyone who's used it and it says you can drag and drop the zip file for gedeROM into the Fire's drive and then do a quick and easy install. How can I do that with CM10? There are so many links on the front page of the post. Do I download "20121022-1438-Linaro"?
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In KFU, install the recovery or TWRP as they call it, download a Jelly bean rom and Gapps from here on XDA, (both rom and gapps will be in a zip format) place both rom and gapps on ur KF and then boot to recovery.
Wipe:
-System
-Factory reset
-Cache
-Dalvik cache
Install:
-Rom
-Gapps
and then just for precautionary measures, its best to wipe only Cache and Dalvik again. then reboot. Be patient as the first boot up will take a while. (that is normal)
Heres a jelly bean rom you can try for the KF http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1765288
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In KFU, install the recovery or TWRP as they call it, download a Jelly bean rom from here on XDA, (rom will be in a zip format) place rom on ur KF and then boot to recovery.
Wipe
-System
-Factory reset
-Cache
-Dalvik cache
and then install rom and then reboot.
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My edit from my previous post:
also, do I lose all my stuff going from stock to a rom? I installed the latest TWRP recovery and such.
Looking in my Fire's folder, the TWRP folder is empty. Is it supposed to be?
Anomandaris said:
My edit from my previous post:
also, do I lose all my stuff going from stock to a rom? I installed the latest TWRP recovery and such.
Looking in my Fire's folder, the TWRP folder is empty. Is it supposed to be?
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yes you would start fresh with each new rom install. unless you backed up your apps with app2zip or Titanium Backup.
also the TWRP folder is fine. unless you backed up the whole rom from the TWRP GUI, then you would see some files. which is normal though.
I have it working and running but I don't have the Google Play store.
Anomandaris said:
I have it working and running but I don't have the Google Play store.
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download and install this Launcher and you should be able to access Google Play through this Launcher. http://www.4shared.com/android/8HY7NUnq/GO_Launcher_EX_313.htm
I got it working, thanks a ton for the help.
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I got it working, thanks a ton for the help.
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awesome! and youre welcome. always remember though, you got questions we got answers.
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I am trying to install Fresh ROM 4.2 on my Evo 3D.
The instructions at geekfor.me (sorry, can't post direct link since I'm too new--search Google for fresh rom 4.2) have a terse warning about people like me with HBOOT 1.5. (Yes, I used the HTC unlocker.) I am supposed to download boot.img first, install it with Flash Image GUI, then install the ROM via recovery mode.
OK, so I got the boot.img installed OK, but when I go back into the bootloader, highlight RECOVERY, then press the power button, all that happens is I boot right back into the main OS.
I am supposed to use RECOVERY to install new ROMs, right?
I'm at a loss for what to do with the next step. I've tried searching forums, but each search comes up with a new, novel theory, unfortunately, and so far none seem to apply to my case.
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I am trying to install Fresh ROM 4.2 on my Evo 3D.
The instructions at geekfor.me (sorry, can't post direct link since I'm too new--search Google for fresh rom 4.2) have a terse warning about people like me with HBOOT 1.5. (Yes, I used the HTC unlocker.) I am supposed to download boot.img first, install it with Flash Image GUI, then install the ROM via recovery mode.
OK, so I got the boot.img installed OK, but when I go back into the bootloader, highlight RECOVERY, then press the power button, all that happens is I boot right back into the main OS.
I am supposed to use RECOVERY to install new ROMs, right?
I'm at a loss for what to do with the next step. I've tried searching forums, but each search comes up with a new, novel theory, unfortunately, and so far none seem to apply to my case.
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Sounds like you got into the HBoot menu OK, but might have either not installed the recovery properly, or not at all.
eXplicit815 said:
Sounds like you got into the HBoot menu OK, but might have either not installed the recovery properly, or not at all.
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Thank you. That could be true.
What recovery do you recommend for Evo 3D?
Seems like TWRP is popular, but it appears their recovery-twrp-shooter-1.1.1.img is broken as all I get is (remote: image error! (BootMagic check fail)) when installing it over fastboot.
CORRECTION: *I* had a bad copy of their .img file.
novasource said:
Thank you. That could be true.
What recovery do you recommend for Evo 3D?
Seems like TWRP is popular, but it appears their recovery-twrp-shooter-1.1.1.img is broken as all I get is (remote: image error! (BootMagic check fail)) when installing it over fastboot.
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I've only ever run one since I rooted my phone. And that was back when it was first rooted. It's never given me problems, and has always worked great.
Revolutionary CWM v4.0.1.4 - Can be found HERE
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I've only ever run one since I rooted my phone. And that was back when it was first rooted. It's never given me problems, and has always worked great.
Revolutionary CWM v4.0.1.4 - Can be found HERE
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I agree
eXplicit815 said:
I've only ever run one since I rooted my phone. And that was back when it was first rooted. It's never given me problems, and has always worked great.
Revolutionary CWM v4.0.1.4 - Can be found HERE
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Hmm, looks like that ROM is from Oct. 2011. Wouldn't it be missing important updates?
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See the recovery issues thread in my signature & the detailed scenarios. I think it Will help u out. I had the same problem. Basically posts 1,2, & 10.
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novasource said:
I am trying to install Fresh ROM 4.2 on my Evo 3D.
The instructions at geekfor.me (sorry, can't post direct link since I'm too new--search Google for fresh rom 4.2) have a terse warning about people like me with HBOOT 1.5. (Yes, I used the HTC unlocker.) I am supposed to download boot.img first, install it with Flash Image GUI, then install the ROM via recovery mode.
OK, so I got the boot.img installed OK, but when I go back into the bootloader, highlight RECOVERY, then press the power button, all that happens is I boot right back into the main OS.
I am supposed to use RECOVERY to install new ROMs, right?
I'm at a loss for what to do with the next step. I've tried searching forums, but each search comes up with a new, novel theory, unfortunately, and so far none seem to apply to my case.
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Try the app Flash Image GUI...
PMGRANDS said:
Try the app Flash Image GUI...
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Per #3 above, I had a bad download of the .img file. But I do have that utility, and it's nice.
I'm dev-unlocked and have TWRP installed, no root yet.
what's the consensus on the better/stable/happier su package, supersu vs superuser?
ALSO and almost more importantly, where can i find a flashable zip for either. i know everyone says just flash a rooted ROM, but that's not what i want to do. just looking for a file i can flash in recovery or push via adb. been searching and can't find any options that don't redo everything at once (ie. dev unlock and install recovery)
already been through all of that, just want to add root. thoughts? links? non-sequiturs?
dangle79 said:
I'm dev-unlocked and have TWRP installed, no root yet.
what's the consensus on the better/stable/happier su package, supersu vs superuser?
ALSO and almost more importantly, where can i find a flashable zip for either. i know everyone says just flash a rooted ROM, but that's not what i want to do. just looking for a file i can flash in recovery or push via adb. been searching and can't find any options that don't redo everything at once (ie. dev unlock and install recovery)
already been through all of that, just want to add root. thoughts? links? non-sequiturs?
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Everything you need will be here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1645890
dangle79 said:
I'm dev-unlocked and have TWRP installed, no root yet.
what's the consensus on the better/stable/happier su package, supersu vs superuser?
ALSO and almost more importantly, where can i find a flashable zip for either. i know everyone says just flash a rooted ROM, but that's not what i want to do. just looking for a file i can flash in recovery or push via adb. been searching and can't find any options that don't redo everything at once (ie. dev unlock and install recovery)
already been through all of that, just want to add root. thoughts? links? non-sequiturs?
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i been looking for the same thing for a while now.. thats zedomax root tool dont work if your on the new base.. i just need like a supersu and busybox package zip.. thats i can flash in recovery
evo401 said:
i been looking for the same thing for a while now.. thats zedomax root tool dont work if your on the new base.. i just need like a supersu and busybox package zip.. thats i can flash in recovery
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yeah, that's where i'm at. the tutorial/everything page has everything you could ever want if you were starting from zilch; but no "here's just the su binaries and app" zip that i can find. there's every variety of "one click" solution but it doesn't seem like anyone publicizes the step-by-step pieces.
i did dev-unlock and then flashed twrp via fastboot because i wanted a nandroid backup of my "virgin" setup. now if i could just push su to it i would have my setup/ROM with root and not have to wipe my phone and start with somebody else's. not that i'm knocking those efforts because at some point i'm going to start flashing ROMs on this thing, but i'm not ready to blow away all my data just to get root. of course there's always the remote possibility that i could flash the stock 2.13 rooted rom and restore my own data partition and it would work without being flaky, but i never had success doing that on my transform.
i guess i could always download one of the one-clicks and tear it apart and see if i can't figure something out on my own, but i have no experience doing that whatsoever
dangle79 said:
yeah, that's where i'm at. the tutorial/everything page has everything you could ever want if you were starting from zilch; but no "here's just the su binaries and app" zip that i can find. there's every variety of "one click" solution but it doesn't seem like anyone publicizes the step-by-step pieces.
i did dev-unlock and then flashed twrp via fastboot because i wanted a nandroid backup of my "virgin" setup. now if i could just push su to it i would have my setup/ROM with root and not have to wipe my phone and start with somebody else's. not that i'm knocking those efforts because at some point i'm going to start flashing ROMs on this thing, but i'm not ready to blow away all my data just to get root. of course there's always the remote possibility that i could flash the stock 2.13 rooted rom and restore my own data partition and it would work without being flaky, but i never had success doing that on my transform.
i guess i could always download one of the one-clicks and tear it apart and see if i can't figure something out on my own, but i have no experience doing that whatsoever
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I know there is a superuser.apk floating around on xda I'm on my phone now so can't link to it just search all forums and you should find it
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You can't flash root to a phone with a zip. You need to look up the specific instructions for your phone, and most likely will factory reset your device.
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Seems like it would be easier to just bite the bullet and flash the stock rooted rom.
SeannyM said:
You can't flash root to a phone with a zip. You need to look up the specific instructions for your phone, and most likely will factory reset your device.
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if it can't be flashed then how do the one-clicks do it? those just do a dev unlock and flash recovery and what not, they're not full roms.
I used supersu and found it via a search here.
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yeah, i think i should be able to flash the zip from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1538053
dangle79 said:
yeah, i think i should be able to flash the zip from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1538053
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did u try that zip?
evo401 said:
did u try that zip?
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not yet. my wife was getting made at me for not being fully engaged in her prattling so i had to shut the laptop for the night.
i was looking at the update script and it does some goofy stuff with the maps.apk and youtube.apk that seems to (at least from other comments in the thread) cause some unwanted aggravation with those apps. i asked the question what/why and the answer i got was an assumption that they were being moved temporarily to make sure there was room in /system for the su binaries and then moved back.
i don't know if that's necessary or not, but i kind of doubt it. just like to know what's happening in the background and not monkey with things that don't need monkeyin'.
i've got a working zip for SuperSU v0.96 that i've stripped the stuff out of it that moves around the maps and youtube apks, doesn't seem to be necessary on our devices. sent a pm to chainfire about posting it but haven't heard back yet. or maybe i just can't send pms
dangle79 said:
i've got a working zip for SuperSU v0.96 that i've stripped the stuff out of it that moves around the maps and youtube apks, doesn't seem to be necessary on our devices. sent a pm to chainfire about posting it but haven't heard back yet. or maybe i just can't send pms
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You might need to check your settings for PM by default they are set to accept pm's from admin and mods only if I remember correctly
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bigdaddy619 said:
You might need to check your settings for PM by default they are set to accept pm's from admin and mods only if I remember correctly
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thought you probably had something there but doesn't seem to be the case. but I'm just a no name dude with less than 50 posts and i imagine he gets a lot of messages. no biggie though, got mine working which was my goal in the first place. just wanted to take the opportunity to share another option with others.
truthfully though I'm not an Android dev by any stretch and it only took me about ten minutes to figure out how to re-sign the zip after updating the file once i committed myself to the idea i was going to try it
dangle79 said:
thought you probably had something there but doesn't seem to be the case. but I'm just a no name dude with less than 50 posts and i imagine he gets a lot of messages. no biggie though, got mine working which was my goal in the first place. just wanted to take the opportunity to share another option with others.
truthfully though I'm not an Android dev by any stretch and it only took me about ten minutes to figure out how to re-sign the zip after updating the file once i committed myself to the idea i was going to try it
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Btw how do you resign a zip?
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bigdaddy619 said:
Btw how do you resign a zip?
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with signapk, there's actually a thread here somewhere for how to do it, like three steps. the tip-off was when i opened the original in winrar it had a comment attached that was what it had been signed with
dangle79 said:
with signapk, there's actually a thread here somewhere for how to do it, like three steps. the tip-off was when i opened the original in winrar it had a comment attached that was what it had been signed with
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Cool thanks I'll have a look when I get home from work
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My father-in-law got a Prime about a year ago and used it for a month. Last night I came into my possession! So with what little time I had last night to play with it I unlocked the bootloader. I'm running 4.0.3 and the build is 9.4.2.21 (I know the last number is 20-something but I don't have it in front of me so I can't verify this but I think it's 21).
So I have the bootloader unlocked but I am a little cautious on how to proceed. I'm not new to rooting cause I did it on my OG Droid, Thunderbolt, and Verizon SGS3 but I've never used NV Flash so I just have a few things I was hoping the Prime community could help me with. I have read through the development forum but nothing really lays out steps. There is a video to unlock the bootloader and other videos showing how to root. Like I said, I just wanna make sure I'm doing it right.
How I think the steps go:
1) Unlock Bootloader (DONE)
2) Install Recovery (TWRP)
3) Run NV Flash (can this be done on ICS or JB?)
4) Root using an ICS one click method (this seems to be an easy one to use zedomax one click
5) Upgrade the bootloader from ICS to JB (not sure how to do this or where to get the JB bootloader)
6) Install JellyBean ROM of choice (Energy ROM seems to be pretty popular)
Any help/advice?
schmaltzy said:
My father-in-law got a Prime about a year ago and used it for a month. Last night I came into my possession! So with what little time I had last night to play with it I unlocked the bootloader. I'm running 4.0.3 and the build is 9.4.2.21 (I know the last number is 20-something but I don't have it in front of me so I can't verify this but I think it's 21).
So I have the bootloader unlocked but I am a little cautious on how to proceed. I'm not new to rooting cause I did it on my OG Droid, Thunderbolt, and Verizon SGS3 but I've never used NV Flash so I just have a few things I was hoping the Prime community could help me with. I have read through the development forum but nothing really lays out steps. There is a video to unlock the bootloader and other videos showing how to root. Like I said, I just wanna make sure I'm doing it right.
How I think the steps go:
1) Unlock Bootloader (DONE)
2) Install Recovery (TWRP)
3) Run NV Flash (can this be done on ICS or JB?)
4) Root using an ICS one click method (this seems to be an easy one to use zedomax one click
5) Upgrade the bootloader from ICS to JB (not sure how to do this or where to get the JB bootloader)
6) Install JellyBean ROM of choice (Energy ROM seems to be pretty popular)
Any help/advice?
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You have unlocked so now get nvflash done http://androidroot.mobi/t3_nvflash/ you can only do this while on ICS and if you make backups of the files created during the process you can never hard brick your device so get this done first.
Once that is done you can flash TWRP for ICS (make sure it is ICS version while on ICS bootloader, you will install a JB version later on)
You can now go about updating to jellybean bootloader and custom rom. You do not need to root first as the root will be built into the custom rom.
The easiest way I can suggest is to follow my instructions in the second post here for "Upgrade Instructions for ICS" http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1674827
If you wanted to install energy rom instead of Hairybean just replace the hairybean 1.51 rom in the instructions with energy rom and do the same.
flumpster said:
You have unlocked so now get nvflash done http://androidroot.mobi/t3_nvflash/ you can only do this while on ICS and if you make backups of the files created during the process you can never hard brick your device so get this done first.
Once that is done you can flash TWRP for ICS (make sure it is ICS version while on ICS bootloader, you will install a JB version later on)
You can now go about updating to jellybean bootloader and custom rom. You do not need to root first as the root will be built into the custom rom.
The easiest way I can suggest is to follow my instructions in the second post here for "Upgrade Instructions for ICS" http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1674827
If you wanted to install energy rom instead of Hairybean just replace the hairybean 1.51 rom in the instructions with energy rom and do the same.
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Awesome! Thanks for the help!
Couple questions:
1) I read through that second post and the TWRP update says "HairyBean TWRP Update." I'm guessing what this does is install a JB version of TWRP. Question is, does it matter that is is labeled with "HairyBean" if I am going to install something other than that ROM?
2) ROM suggestions? I just read some posts of people saying they really like Energy ROM. How's HairyBean? Comparison between the two?
schmaltzy said:
Awesome! Thanks for the help!
Couple questions:
1) I read through that second post and the TWRP update says "HairyBean TWRP Update." I'm guessing what this does is install a JB version of TWRP. Question is, does it matter that is is labeled with "HairyBean" if I am going to install something other than that ROM?
2) ROM suggestions? I just read some posts of people saying they really like Energy ROM. How's HairyBean? Comparison between the two?
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1. Hairybean Twrp is just a version I made that looks like you are in Jellybean and to me has a more logical layout. There is also an installer script that you run from windows to make it easier for people to install. If you want the default look then go to the twrp website and get the ics version and run the commands manually. It makes no difference what twrp you are running it is just cosmetic.
2. They are both based on stock rom, Hairybean looks more like the standard Jellybean where as Energy rom is themed. It is all down to personal preference. Try both and see which one you prefer.
edit.. Don't forget you are going to need an ICS version of twrp first. The hairybean twrp is for after you have flashed the JB bootloader.
edit 2.. There is a version of ICS twrp in this link you can use http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=34477681&postcount=5705
flumpster said:
...There is a version of ICS twrp in this link you can use http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=34477681&postcount=5705
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I downloaded that but it says in your post to open the .bat file in the zip.
Can I just flash ICS TWRP using an app like ROM toolbox or can I only do it through a windows machine using the .bat file?
schmaltzy said:
I downloaded that but it says in your post to open the .bat file in the zip.
Can I just flash ICS TWRP using an app like ROM toolbox or can I only do it through a windows machine using the .bat file?
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Ah, are you using linux or mac? The bat file is for windows yes.
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Ah, are you using linux or mac? The bat file is for windows yes.
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Using Windows.
I was just curious if it could be done through the tablet or if I need to use the computer to do it.
schmaltzy said:
Using Windows.
I was just curious if it could be done through the tablet or if I need to use the computer to do it.
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You can do it thru the tablet but it is a last resort really.
Download - ADB / Terminal method (not recommended):
Download the corresponding .blob file above. Save it to the root of your /sdcard directly (internal memory only) and rename it to twrp.blob
Launch terminal emulator or connect to your computer and open an adb shell, then type the following:
su
dd if=/sdcard/twrp.blob of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p4
Then reboot normally (NOT to recovery) to complete installation.
flumpster said:
You can do it thru the tablet but it is a last resort really.
Download - ADB / Terminal method (not recommended):
Download the corresponding .blob file above. Save it to the root of your /sdcard directly (internal memory only) and rename it to twrp.blob
Launch terminal emulator or connect to your computer and open an adb shell, then type the following:
su
dd if=/sdcard/twrp.blob of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p4
Then reboot normally (NOT to recovery) to complete installation.
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Yea, you know, I think I'll just do it through my PC. Sounds like the safer method!
Just reading up on NV Flash right now. That seem like the most complicated process compared to what you laid out for me above....but it doesn't look too bad.
schmaltzy said:
Yea, you know, I think I'll just do it through my PC. Sounds like the safer method!
Just reading up on NV Flash right now. That seem like the most complicated process compared to what you laid out for me above....but it doesn't look too bad.
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It looks complicated but is simple really. Just follow the instructions one step at a time and all will be good mate
flumpster said:
It looks complicated but is simple really. Just follow the instructions one step at a time and all will be good mate
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Yea, not too worried. Like I said, I've rooted every Android phone I've had. Also had the HP Touchpad for a while and that thing was scary at times when using mooboot.
Thanks again for the help man! Hopefully I get to try this tonight and I'll let you know how it goes!
I've got a problem.....I can't figure out how to flash TWRP for ICS. From my rooting experience, I was going to flash it through ROM Manager or ROM toolbox but you need root in order to do that. I can't seem to get root though. I tried Zedomax and TPSparkyRoot but I can't get root access. How do I flash TWRP or any recovery for that matter without obtaining root access?
I did the NV Flash and it went good. FYI
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I've got a problem.....I can't figure out how to flash TWRP for ICS. From my rooting experience, I was going to flash it through ROM Manager or ROM toolbox but you need root in order to do that. I can't seem to get root though. I tried Zedomax and TPSparkyRoot but I can't get root access. How do I flash TWRP or any recovery for that matter without obtaining root access?
I did the NV Flash and it went good. FYI
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I linked you to it on the last page.
Download the zip in this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=34477681&postcount=5705
Extract it to your pc.
Power off the prime and then hold down power button and volume down for about 10 seconds until you see icons on your screen. Press volume down to go to the usb icon and then press volume up to enter fastboot mode (it will say entering fastboot mode and freeze on your screen, this is normal)
Make sure you have the drivers installed on pc for fastboot. You probably did it when you did nvflash but if not get them here. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1426502
Now run the bat file from the zip you extracted earlier and follow the onscreen instructions.
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I linked you to it on the last page.
Download the zip in this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=34477681&postcount=5705
Extract it to your pc.
Power off the prime and then hold down power button and volume down for about 10 seconds until you see icons on your screen. Press volume down to go to the usb icon and then press volume up to enter fastboot mode (it will say entering fastboot mode and freeze on your screen, this is normal)
Make sure you have the drivers installed on pc for fastboot. You probably did it when you did nvflash but if not get them here. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1426502
Now run the bat file from the zip you extracted earlier and follow the onscreen instructions.
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Got ya!
I did all that and it says it installed OK but how do I get into the recovery now?
The CMD window closes and my Prime is still on the fastboot screen. What buttons do I hold/press to get into TWRP?
Edit - NEVERMIND! Got there! Just had to hit the volume up button!
SUCCESS!
Love the Aroma installer and all the options. Just logging in now. Thanks for all your help!
You have a donate button for guiding me through this process?
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SUCCESS!
Love the Aroma installer and all the options. Just logging in now. Thanks for all your help!
You have a donate button for guiding me through this process?
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I don't need donations thanks mate. Class it as a Xmas present
Enjoy.
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I don't need donations thanks mate. Class it as a Xmas present
Enjoy.
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Well I appreciate it! Merry Christmas!
For those that DON'T WANT TO USE A COMPUTER to go from VZW 4.3... Back to stock (remain s-off) to take OTA TO 4.4... and then reinstall TWRP 2.7.0.0 and remove red text read on:
This is how I went about things (i'm on Verizon 4.3 Rooted / s-off.. w/TWRP 2.7.0.0 Recovery)..
-I downloaded the VZW RUU from "Opening Post" of this forum
-Move the VZW RUU from my Internal Storage to my 32gb SD Card [class 10 Sandisk which is formatted to FAT32] and renamed to 0P3PIMG.zip as instructed in Option one in Opening Post.
-I booted into TWRP 2.7.0.0 (had installed from 4.3)
-I Wiped all but Ext SD Card (Dalvik/System/Cache/Data/Internal Storage) then run the "Format Data" wipe option on it own.
-Rebooted into "BOOTLOADER" from Reboot options in TWRP
-Pressed Power Button ONCE and let Bootloader scan and find "0P3PIMG.zip" [took a while to load; see progress bar in upper right side of screen]
-Followed on screen prompt to install 0P3PIMG.zip etc
-Once Booted into the stock 1.11.605.4 JB 4.3 I did basic setup to get to Home Screen and went into "Settings" then to "Software Update" and "Check new" to Download the OTA [2.16.605.2 KitKat] update.
-Ran Update......
-THEN went and downloaded and installed: [Root] WeakSauce APK - 1.0.1 [to gain Root to use the Recovery Tools APK to flash TWRP 2.7.0.0 Recovery] (then removed this apk later after finished the rest of steps below)
-Then installed [ROOT]Recovery Tools - Flasher from Play Store
-Then Reflashed [RECOVERY] TWRP 2.7.0.0 touch recovery using the Recovery tool apk
-Profit [now on 4.4.2 Sense 5.5 Rooted with TWRP Recovery ready for next Wave of KitKat ROMS
(Note: Delete the file on ext-SD card named " 0P3PIMG.zip")
AND BEST PART... NO PC NEEDED
Now for RED TEXT:
I'm on VZW and I just put the following file on my ext SD card's root directory
«No-Red-Text_vzw-2.16.605.2_hboot.zip»
Then changed name to 0P3PIMG.zip
Then rebooted into boot loader pressed power button once...
It found update...
And pressed volume up to select yes to flash file...
Then power to reboot.
Profit- no more red text.. and no need for a PC
(Note: Delete the file on ext-SD card named " 0P3PIMG.zip")
Please Thank all The DEV's as you jump to their Forums to Download Files etc!
Current Device : HTC One MAX / Retired HTC Devices: DNA, Rezound, Thunderbolt, Incredible, Eris
justjayhere said:
For those that DON'T WANT TO USE A COMPUTER to go from VZW 4.3... Back to stock (remain s-off) to take OTA TO 4.4... and then reinstall TWRP 2.7.0.0 and remove red text read on:
This is how I went about things (i'm on Verizon 4.3 Rooted / s-off.. w/TWRP 2.7.0.0 Recovery)..
-I downloaded the VZW RUU from "Opening Post" of this forum
-Move the VZW RUU from my Internal Storage to my 32gb SD Card [class 10 Sandisk which is formatted to FAT32] and renamed to 0P3PIMG.zip as instructed in Option one in Opening Post.
-I booted into TWRP 2.7.0.0 (had installed from 4.3)
-I Wiped all but Ext SD Card (Dalvik/System/Cache/Data/Internal Storage) then run the "Format Data" wipe option on it own.
-Rebooted into "BOOTLOADER" from Reboot options in TWRP
-Pressed Power Button ONCE and let Bootloader scan and find "0P3PIMG.zip" [took a while to load; see progress bar in upper right side of screen]
-Followed on screen prompt to install 0P3PIMG.zip etc
-Once Booted into the stock 1.11.605.4 JB 4.3 I did basic setup to get to Home Screen and went into "Settings" then to "Software Update" and "Check new" to Download the OTA [2.16.605.2 KitKat] update.
-Ran Update......
-THEN went and downloaded and installed: [Root] WeakSauce APK - 1.0.1 [to gain Root to use the Recovery Tools APK to flash TWRP 2.7.0.0 Recovery] (then removed this apk later after finished the rest of steps below)
-Then installed [ROOT]Recovery Tools - Flasher from Play Store
-Then Reflashed [RECOVERY] TWRP 2.7.0.0 touch recovery using the Recovery tool apk
-Profit [now on 4.4.2 Sense 5.5 Rooted with TWRP Recovery ready for next Wave of KitKat ROMS
(Note: Delete the file on ext-SD card named " 0P3PIMG.zip")
AND BEST PART... NO PC NEEDED
Now for RED TEXT:
I'm on VZW and just put the NoRedText-t6vzw_1.11.605.4_hboot.zip file on my ext SD cards root directory
«Also works on No-Red-Text_vzw-2.16.605.2_hboot.zip»
Then changed name to 0P3PIMG.zip
Then rebooted into boot loader pressed power button once...
It found update...
And pressed volume up to select yes to flash file...
Then power to reboot.
Profit- no more red text.. and no need for a PC
(Note: Delete the file on ext-SD card named " 0P3PIMG.zip")
Please Thank all The DEV's as you jump to their Forums to Download Files etc!
Current Device : HTC One MAX / Retired HTC Devices: DNA, Rezound, Thunderbolt, Incredible, Eris
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That's brilliant! I don't need to do this. But I'm sure you just helped plenty of people with this one! Great post!
Guessphx said:
That's brilliant! I don't need to do this. But I'm sure you just helped plenty of people with this one! Great post!
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Thanks... As I've read through the various forums to get the OTA myself... I noticed a lot of folks asking for a way to go about it without needing to use a PC... Or they where having trouble using a PC to make it work.
I have always preferred the NO PC options myself. I had to use a computer to s-off with rumrunner when I first got my ONE MAX... But not a big fan of pushing things via ADB etc
In the past... On my HTC ReZound... I wasn't able to s-off... So I always had to flash the boot.img via bootloader after installing a Rom by extracting the boot.img ahead of time then adding it to a zip with other files.. renaming it like mentioned in some of the steps above.. placing zip file on ext-SD etc... All from using XDA Forums & Root Explorer.
Current Device : HTC One MAX / Retired HTC Devices: DNA, Rezound, Thunderbolt, Incredible, Eris
I have a question sorry for posting here. I just got my replacement vzw one max today and as soon as I turned my device on it automatically started downloading the 4.4 firmware so in order to stop it I turned off my phone. My question is if I continue the 4.4 ota update will I be able to use the same method of rooting and unlocking as if still on 4.3?
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mwebb34 said:
I have a question sorry for posting here. I just got my replacement vzw one max today and as soon as I turned my device on it automatically started downloading the 4.4 firmware so in order to stop it I turned off my phone. My question is if I continue the 4.4 ota update will I be able to use the same method of rooting and unlocking as if still on 4.3?
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Check on http://rumrunner.us website
Current Device : HTC One MAX / Retired HTC Devices: DNA, Rezound, Thunderbolt, Incredible, Eris
justjayhere said:
Check on http://rumrunner.us website
Current Device : HTC One MAX / Retired HTC Devices: DNA, Rezound, Thunderbolt, Incredible,
I'm trying to figure out if I can stop the ota even though it started automatically.
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mwebb34 said:
justjayhere said:
Check on http://rumrunner.us website
Current Device : HTC One MAX / Retired HTC Devices: DNA, Rezound, Thunderbolt, Incredible,
I'm trying to figure out if I can stop the ota even though it started automatically.
Sent from my SCH-I605 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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I see you got your replacement phone... Damm Lawnmowers (*^o^*)
Even if the OTA downloads... You have to click yes or no to install now. So just press NO.
Then s-off like you did before... Then come back to this forum and just follow my steps in Opening Post for the rest of steps... Start in middle of steps at: "Ran Update"! And run Your OTA update...........
Current Device : HTC One MAX / Retired HTC Devices: DNA, Rezound, Thunderbolt, Incredible, Eris
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justjayhere said:
mwebb34 said:
I see you got your replacement phone... Damm Lawnmowers (*^o^*)
Even if the OTA downloads... You have to click yes or no to install now. So just press NO.
Then s-off like you did before... Then come back to this forum and just follow my steps in Opening Post for the rest of steps... Start in middle of steps at: "Ran Update"! And run Your OTA update...........
Current Device : HTC One MAX / Retired HTC Devices: DNA, Rezound, Thunderbolt, Incredible, Eris
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It feels so good to have my MAX back! I'm in love with my phone..lol. thank you for the help I really do appreciate it!
Sent from my HTC6600LVW using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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justjayhere said:
It feels so good to have my MAX back! I'm in love with my phone..lol. thank you for the help I really do appreciate it!
Sent from my HTC6600LVW using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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Anytime... I gotta say... I love my phone as well.
Current Device : HTC One MAX / Retired HTC Devices: DNA, Rezound, Thunderbolt, Incredible, Eris
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TL;DWR: I want to go back to absolute zero and revert my phone to factory. I'm new to android and just followed a youtube video guide to root and unlock boot loader and now don't know how to go back.
Hey guys, I am completely new to android and have been with iPhone for about 7 years so please forgive me for my questions as they are elementary in comparison with the topics that are typically discussed on here.
I decided to switch it up and try an M8 cause the build quality and screen really excited me so I sold my iPhone and made the switch. I was in absolute love for about a week while on stock. Just learning android and all it's small quirks was fun for me.
but now, I have the phone up for sale, I'm amazed at how convoluted it is just to return to stock after rooting and roming. I spent 6 hours last night with a phone that wouldn't boot and just hang at the opening htc one opening boot animation.
I installed TWRP, unlocked the boot loader and used Hassoon2000's all in one toolkit to root as well. I used this video posted on the toolkit thread on here to help guide me.: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Krw6H4gQ6g0&feature=youtu.be
I followed the video to a tee with some stops on my side cause what he said in the video didn't always happen on my end, so I would unplug my phone and plug it back in and continue where I left off until the whole process worked. It's at the very end when he used twrp to reboot back into his "normal phone" that my phone just hung on the HTC boot animation.
I have all neccasary drivers and software installed to run this the toolkit and still received the "error: no device found" from time to time when using the kit. so you can imagine all the hair I pulled out coming from jailbreaking an iPhone with one click to trying just to root my device to disable ads and not can't even use my phone.
after some digging to find what I thought what supposedly a stock rom/img/Whateverthenameis for my phone, I breathed a sigh of relief and flashed it using tarp adb side load option and it finally booted up. I now however don't have working Wi-Fi and some apps that came preinstalled on my phone are missing. I don't like and just feel like it's a buggy mess.
long story short, I just want to go back to absolute zero. all the way stock; I don't even care about keeping any root or unlock. It would be nice so I can adblock but I don't care about it if it will stop me from going back to zero.
Here are all the tools I used to ruin my android experience aka the tools I mentioned above:
Toolkit (thread): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2699065
rom/img/whateveritscalled that i used to get back into a buggy phone: http://www.androidfiles.org/?developer=M8&folder=StockRoms
video guide I used: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Krw6H4gQ6g0&feature=youtu.be
I ran all this on a Windows 7 64-bit desktop machine.
Did you flash the Shipped RUU?
orangekid said:
Did you flash the Shipped RUU?
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I barely understood how to flash the rom I found to get my phone back on but how do I flash an ruu and where do i get it?
orangekid said:
Did you flash the Shipped RUU?
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I would also love to know how to do this, I desperately need help
I think there was a shipped RUU for the M8 that could be used to go full stock, I'll see if I can find it.
RUU = Rom Update Utility, which was named that back in the old WinMo days. This would just be a file that you either flash thru SD via fastboot or thru your computer.
orangekid said:
I think there was a shipped RUU for the M8 that could be used to go full stock, I'll see if I can find it.
RUU = Rom Update Utility, which was named that back in the old WinMo days. This would just be a file that you either flash thru SD via fastboot or thru your computer.
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If you could find that it would be most appreciated
I just looked and couldn't find one. Would this be the only way to revert to stock from either a bad flash, boot loop or just plain want to be stock again. I want to root but I'm just not confident enough to use the toolkit without any handups. At least if I knew how to get back to stock I wouldnt worry as much.
Sent from my HTC One_M8 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
Word around was that there has been no RUU released for our device yet. There is a stock rooted TWRP recovery image on the Android Development forum but that's probably the closest you will get. I'm not sure if a straight up factory reset would do it or not, but you would need to flash the stock recovery as well. Overall a pretty drawn out process, especially if you are unfamiliar with adb and fastboot. You might have to wait for a RUU
Sent from my HTC One_M8
TheEmpyre said:
Word around was that there has been no RUU released for our device yet. There is a stock rooted TWRP recovery image on the Android Development forum but that's probably the closest you will get. I'm not sure if a straight up factory reset would do it or not, but you would need to flash the stock recovery as well. Overall a pretty drawn out process, especially if you are unfamiliar with adb and fastboot. You might have to wait for a RUU
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What would happen if I clicked att software update in settings? would it do something or no? Would it crash the whole phone?
TheEmpyre said:
Word around was that there has been no RUU released for our device yet. There is a stock rooted TWRP recovery image on the Android Development forum but that's probably the closest you will get. I'm not sure if a straight up factory reset would do it or not, but you would need to flash the stock recovery as well. Overall a pretty drawn out process, especially if you are unfamiliar with adb and fastboot. You might have to wait for a RUU
Sent from my HTC One_M8
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I thought I saw a leaked RUU floating around that did the job..
RACEnSK8 said:
What would happen if I clicked att software update in settings? would it do something or no? Would it crash the whole phone?
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It probably would not find one, but if it did nothing good would happen, it won't successfully take an OTA with a custom ROM, recovery, etc..
Non-rooted nand backup,which can be used to go back to stock
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=51953376&postcount=352
Wonders_Never_Cease said:
Non-rooted nand backup,which can be used to go back to stock
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=51953376&postcount=352
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I think I need to find someone to help me, because I never had to deal with rooted devices before. So i wouldn't even know what to do with the files you posted
RACEnSK8 said:
I think I need to find someone to help me, because I never had to deal with rooted devices before. So i wouldn't even know what to do with the files you posted
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It's pretty simple actually.
If you are using TWRP recovery, just place this in that folder on your SD card, boot into recovery, and hit "restore"
it will restore a stock ROM on your device.
Use the recovery version he mentions though.
orangekid said:
It's pretty simple actually.
If you are using TWRP recovery, just place this in that folder on your SD card, boot into recovery, and hit "restore"
it will restore a stock ROM on your device.
Use the recovery version he mentions though.
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How do I figure out what recovery i have
RACEnSK8 said:
How do I figure out what recovery i have
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reboot the phone into recovery (your power menu might have the option) and it will give you the version.
You can also access it from fastboot, or adb (typy adb reboot recovery)
RACEnSK8 said:
I think I need to find someone to help me, because I never had to deal with rooted devices before. So i wouldn't even know what to do with the files you posted
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Yea, android phones are a complete different world then that of iPhones. I was in your shoes a yr after the ip4 release. I didn't jump right in...I didn't flash or root my 1st phone for months. To be fair, not all android phones have difficult root/restore methods...most I've used were 1 click, same goes for jb programs. The only thing I can think of that iPhone had a slight edge was if you bricked from a bad app or jb...DFU and restore thru iTunes but then you worry about restoring to the new firmware...waiting for the next exploit and praying its not tethered. If iPhone is your thing...great but don't bounce from android after your 1st set back...it happens to all of us.
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orangekid said:
reboot the phone into recovery (your power menu might have the option) and it will give you the version.
You can also access it from fastboot, or adb (typy adb reboot recovery)
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I went into recovery and it says PhilZ Touch 6.25.5
Clockworkmod v6.0.4.7
nash2000 said:
Yea, android phones are a complete different world then that of iPhones. I was in your shoes a yr after the ip4 release. I didn't jump right in...I didn't flash or root my 1st phone for months. To be fair, not all android phones have difficult root/restore methods...most I've used were 1 click, same goes for jb programs. The only thing I can think of that iPhone had a slight edge was if you bricked from a bad app or jb...DFU and restore thru iTunes but then you worry about restoring to the new firmware...waiting for the next exploit and praying its not tethered. If iPhone is your thing...great but don't bounce from android after your 1st set back...it happens to all of us.
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Yeah, luckily I went from WinMo to iOS, so I went from "if you flash one wrong file you're bricked" to "I cannot brick this device if I try"
coming back to Android was like the WinMo days.
Depends what you have too, my daily is a Nexus 5, pretty easy to do anything on it. Samsung are really easy too, you just Odin a factory tar no matter where you are for the most part.
But HTC is the difficult one, all these tokens and issues and hboot versions and patches etc...
You get used to it though, and then it doesn't seem so daunting...
In this case, these are things OP needs to know if he is going to mess with any Android phones, basic things like recovery and basic ADB / fastboot commands etc...
RACEnSK8 said:
I went into recovery and it says PhilZ Touch 6.25.5
Clockworkmod v6.0.4.7
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Ok,
You need to flash TWRP:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2695709
orangekid said:
Ok,
You need to flash TWRP:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2695709
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So how do I do that?
Sorry for being such a noob, but I just want my wifi to work lol