Hello. Maybe some of you have heard of a certain phone known as the Casio G'zone Commando. It is rugged phone from Verizon, and I think it is time that someone develops a custom rom. Even with all of the bloat uninstalled, it still freezes up every once and awhile. This phone isn't very popular, so not many people have tried a get a custom rom on it. Through my research, this is what I found out: The Commando doesn't have a way to get into a recovery menu (there is no key combanation) However, I know that Getitnowmarketing has posted a working recovery on androidforums.com, but you still need to hook it up to a computer to use it. So what does this have to do with custom roms? Also, what is a bootloader, and how would I unlock it on the Commando?? I really need some help. If no one will volunteer, I may just try to pull this off, but first, I am gonna need some education on custom roms and technical android stuff. Thank you!
I have been fooling around with the commando as well, and have found that if you have it connected to your laptop and while booting up you press the power+camera+vol down buttons it will pull up a hard reset screen. During this time I also had Odin3 v1.70 and it shows under the ID:COM - 0:[COM51] highlighted in yellow. Could we at this point download custom firmware, or possibly root?
Any help would be appreciated!
Tommy Top Drive said:
I have been fooling around with the commando as well, and have found that if you have it connected to your laptop and while booting up you press the power+camera+vol down buttons it will pull up a hard reset screen. During this time I also had Odin3 v1.70 and it shows under the ID:COM - 0:[COM51] highlighted in yellow. Could we at this point download custom firmware, or possibly root?
Any help would be appreciated!
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That's very interesting! I think this means that there is a way to recover your phone if something goes wrong!
Unfortunately, I still don't know if this is enough. Somehow we need to get an expert to help answer our questions...
Hopefully one of our devs will be a real sweetheart and get ICS rolling on this device.
There are there no known ICS ROMs for this device???
No, there is not an ICS or JB rom for this device. I don't know if it would be able to run stock JB and ICS well considering it is 800 mhz (I've heard somewhere the recommended ICS speed is 1 ghz), but overclocking is always an option (I think overclocking is easier on custom roms). Also, JB or ICS may run better on it with some customization.
But either way, a custom rom, whether it be based on Android 4.x or 2.x would be great! I would learn how to do things like unlocking the bootloader and making custom roms, but time is an issue for me. I just wish there was a dev out there willing to do this. I would even consider donating!
jzoo said:
No, there is not an ICS or JB rom for this device. I don't know if it would be able to run stock JB and ICS well considering it is 800 mhz (I've heard somewhere the recommended ICS speed is 1 ghz), but overclocking is always an option (I think overclocking is easier on custom roms). Also, JB or ICS may run better on it with some customization.
But either way, a custom rom, whether it be based on Android 4.x or 2.x would be great! I would learn how to do things like unlocking the bootloader and making custom roms, but time is an issue for me. I just wish there was a dev out there willing to do this. I would even consider donating!
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My husband just got this phone for free from verizon and it came already installed with ics software...if i could root it i can pull the stock ics off of it but i havent fooled much with it, i know this is an old thread but if anyone found any tips let me know...i also have a question about it...the phone is eating battery like crazy and it seems to be device idle using up all the battery so i'm using its not really going into sleep mode, anyone have this problem and know how to fix it? this is just the beginning of my research on the phone as i've always had galaxy series phones and never come across this problem but the wake locks seems to be going nuts and without root i dunno where to start...any tipes from anyone or things i should know about this phone?
ice.candi said:
My husband just got this phone for free from verizon and it came already installed with ics software...if i could root it i can pull the stock ics off of it but i havent fooled much with it, i know this is an old thread but if anyone found any tips let me know...i also have a question about it...the phone is eating battery like crazy and it seems to be device idle using up all the battery so i'm using its not really going into sleep mode, anyone have this problem and know how to fix it? this is just the beginning of my research on the phone as i've always had galaxy series phones and never come across this problem but the wake locks seems to be going nuts and without root i dunno where to start...any tipes from anyone or things i should know about this phone?
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Is the commando a 4g one or the first commando? I'm asking because I have the c771 but it only has 2.3.3 gingerbread
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Yeah I actually realized his is the 4g one neither version seems to have very much support of any kind I wonder if it would be possible to take the ics rom off the new one and make it work on the old one but that is far beyond my scope most I can get is a file dump from the 4g the rest would have to be left to much more capable hands lol all I can even find on the 4g version is rooting it
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ice.candi said:
Yeah I actually realized his is the 4g one neither version seems to have very much support of any kind I wonder if it would be possible to take the ics rom off the new one and make it work on the old one but that is far beyond my scope most I can get is a file dump from the 4g the rest would have to be left to much more capable hands lol all I can even find on the 4g version is rooting it
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At least you can root his, I haven't been able to root the c771 yet lol
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darkharbinger81 said:
At least you can root his, I haven't been able to root the c771 yet lol
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I've found a few methods to root it. You just need adb and google lol
My dad has the original commando, and his upgrade is in April. It's a ways off, but I may be able to make a port of CM for it from my OG droid CM7 rom since they are similar. I'm not sure yet, since I've never tried making a CM port before, but I'll give it a shot after I get my new phone and customize it around the same time. Who knows, maybe I'll be able to release a stable port for it.
eragon5779 said:
I've found a few methods to root it. You just need adb and google lol
My dad has the original commando, and his upgrade is in April. It's a ways off, but I may be able to make a port of CM for it from my OG droid CM7 rom since they are similar. I'm not sure yet, since I've never tried making a CM port before, but I'll give it a shot after I get my new phone and customize it around the same time. Who knows, maybe I'll be able to release a stable port for it.
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I just rooted my Commando just need a recovery for it now
SENT FROM MY ROOTED CASIO COMMANDO
Check the Phandroid forum. There is a lot of good info on the commando, including a recovery.
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Tommy Top Drive said:
Check the Phandroid forum. There is a lot of good info on the commando, including a recovery.
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My commando did a soft reboot and hasn't booted since
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[CWM + ROOT] Rooting a Casio gzone ca201L (Korea)
jzoo said:
No, there is not an ICS or JB rom for this device. I don't know if it would be able to run stock JB and ICS well considering it is 800 mhz (I've heard somewhere the recommended ICS speed is 1 ghz), but overclocking is always an option (I think overclocking is easier on custom roms). Also, JB or ICS may run better on it with some customization.
But either way, a custom rom, whether it be based on Android 4.x or 2.x would be great! I would learn how to do things like unlocking the bootloader and making custom roms, but time is an issue for me. I just wish there was a dev out there willing to do this. I would even consider donating!
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[How to] Rooting Casio gzone ca-201L
1) Put ca-201l_cwm-signed.zip and ca-201l_root-signed.zip on the phone's SD card. *(Search google for this)
2) Turn off the phone.
3) Press Volume Up+Tactile Key + Power button and hold untill you get a vibration.
4) An Android logo shows up.
5) Press the Tactile Key and a standard Recovery picture shows up.
6) Choose "Apply Update from External Storage" using Volume Up and Down keys and press OK by pressing the Power button to choose and install ca-201l_cwm-signed.zip
7) Do the same to install ca-201l_root-signed.zip
8) Once done, chose "Reboot system now".
NOTE: I just rooted a guys ca-201L in canada…the phone was from Korea…
If you want the download links, please send me an email request. or just do a google search for these 2 file names and download them. Donations welcome! :good:
CWM & Root zips for Casio commander gzone ca-201L...
Sunhawk01 said:
[How to] Rooting Casio gzone ca-201L
1) Put ca-201l_cwm-signed.zip and ca-201l_root-signed.zip on the phone's SD card. *(Search google for this)
2) Turn off the phone.
3) Press Volume Up+Tactile Key + Power button and hold untill you get a vibration.
4) An Android logo shows up.
5) Press the Tactile Key and a standard Recovery picture shows up.
6) Choose "Apply Update from External Storage" using Volume Up and Down keys and press OK by pressing the Power button to choose and install ca-201l_cwm-signed.zip
7) Do the same to install ca-201l_root-signed.zip
8) Once done, chose "Reboot system now".
NOTE: I just rooted a guys ca-201L in canada…the phone was from Korea…
If you want the download links, please send me an email request. or just do a google search for these 2 file names and download them. Donations welcome! :good:
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Your welcome darkharbinger81
Sunhawk01 said:
[How to] Rooting Casio gzone ca-201L
1) Put ca-201l_cwm-signed.zip and ca-201l_root-signed.zip on the phone's SD card. *(Search google for this)
2) Turn off the phone.
3) Press Volume Up+Tactile Key + Power button and hold untill you get a vibration.
4) An Android logo shows up.
5) Press the Tactile Key and a standard Recovery picture shows up.
6) Choose "Apply Update from External Storage" using Volume Up and Down keys and press OK by pressing the Power button to choose and install ca-201l_cwm-signed.zip
7) Do the same to install ca-201l_root-signed.zip
8) Once done, chose "Reboot system now".
NOTE: I just rooted a guys ca-201L in canada…the phone was from Korea…
If you want the download links, please send me an email request. or just do a google search for these 2 file names and download them. Donations welcome! :good:
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Would you be so kind as to give some direction on just how you rooted that phone? I am running Mepis linux and not a windows computer but, I desperately would like to root my Casio c771 to get rid of some of the verizon junk on it . Thank you for considering.
CAL21 Question
Is this method also applicable for the Japan version of CA201L? I ahve the Japan version (Casio GZone CAL-21 by Au KDDI. Can I root my phone using this method? Sorry, noob here.
Thanks!
Sunhawk01 said:
[How to] Rooting Casio gzone ca-201L
1) Put ca-201l_cwm-signed.zip and ca-201l_root-signed.zip on the phone's SD card. *(Search google for this)
2) Turn off the phone.
3) Press Volume Up+Tactile Key + Power button and hold untill you get a vibration.
4) An Android logo shows up.
5) Press the Tactile Key and a standard Recovery picture shows up.
6) Choose "Apply Update from External Storage" using Volume Up and Down keys and press OK by pressing the Power button to choose and install ca-201l_cwm-signed.zip
7) Do the same to install ca-201l_root-signed.zip
8) Once done, chose "Reboot system now".
NOTE: I just rooted a guys ca-201L in canada…the phone was from Korea…
If you want the download links, please send me an email request. or just do a google search for these 2 file names and download them. Donations welcome! :good:
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Hi all
First i know there is loads of threads about rooting the galaxy ace on these forums but i am new to the rooting scene, so i would like somebody to point me to an easy guide that will do it. I also need to be able to unroot as well for warranty purposes.
My build number is XWKPY and gingerbread 2.3.3
Hope somebody can help as i need to remove the stock samsung bloat and possibly flash a new rom, which one would be the best as i need everything to work and must be the original google gingerbread experience.
Thanks Guys, hope to hear about this soon.
magpie22 said:
Hi all
First i know there is loads of threads about rooting the galaxy ace on these forums but i am new to the rooting scene, so i would like somebody to point me to an easy guide that will do it. I also need to be able to unroot as well for warranty purposes.
My build number is XWKPY and gingerbread 2.3.3
Hope somebody can help as i need to remove the stock samsung bloat and possibly flash a new rom, which one would be the best as i need everything to work and must be the original google gingerbread experience.
Thanks Guys, hope to hear about this soon.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1034145
check out Android Development section man !
I read that but my firmware is not listed, thats why i am asking for help about this.
The Kiess software i have says i have the latest firmware.
Would that method still work with the firmware i have???.
This method works for 2.3.3 / 2.3.4 / 2.3.5. Here you go:
1. Download "upd_1.zip" (Attached).
2. Put it in your SDcard.
3. Switch off your phone
4. Reboot into Recovery mode by pressing HOME + POWER buttons at the same time (release power button while still holding home button till the white colored Samsung logo shows up).
5. Using volume buttons navigate to "install update from sdcard" or "apply update from sdcard" (I can't really remember what it is called).
6. Press Home button when you navigate over it to select it.
7. Select the file "upd_1.zip" by pressing Home button over it.
8. Reboot your phone in normal mode.
To check that you sucessfully installed, just goto your AppDrawer and look for an app called "Superuser". If it is there, you have sucessfully flashed, if not try repeating above steps.
To unroot; just download "unroot.zip" (Attached) and follow the above steps, instead selecting "upd_1.zip" select "unroot.zip" to unroot your phone!
Thanks, I have rooted and got rid of some of the samsung bloat and then un rooted.
It worked fine, thank you
Just wondering if anyone here uses the Gadmei E8-HD tablet in this forum
I am sorry if I am using the wrong part of the forum to post this topic because Im not sure which part to use
axeman222 said:
Just wondering if anyone here uses the Gadmei E8-HD tablet in this forum
I am sorry if I am using the wrong part of the forum to post this topic because Im not sure which part to use
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Hi.
I have the gadmei e8hd with last original firmware 4.0.4 and root
rello76 said:
Hi.
I have the gadmei e8hd with last original firmware 4.0.4 and root
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How did you update to 4.0.4 and root it?
I looked on the Chinese forums and people are saying updating it will brick your device so I'm afraid of updating it
any ideas on how to update it without bricking it?
axeman222 said:
How did you update to 4.0.4 and root it?
I looked on the Chinese forums and people are saying updating it will brick your device so I'm afraid of updating it
any ideas on how to update it without bricking it?
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Maybe.. i'm lucky..
I'd update by standard recovery... with the update in gadmei web site.
I'd flash it 2 times because for root the device with a wrong software i'd half brick it...
rello76 said:
Hi.
I have the gadmei e8hd with last original firmware 4.0.4 and root
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How did you root it?
Can you help to guide me?
Thanks
I also have this tablet, bought it on Sunday. I updated the software to the 1026 the otherday, update went as planed. It was only the 1011 (or something like that) that was bricking their tablets.
Tablet seems ok to appart from 2 big problems 1st is the wifi is really weak on mine, i need to use a mini usb to ethernet adapter to get online reliably.
2nd problem is I dont seem to be able to download anything from the play maket, I keep getting 101 download errors.
I have read that clearing the market cache, data and from google services framework and logging out from accounts on the tablet and restarting and hard reseting should clear the problem but it dosent.
Anyone else having google play problems or is it just me
The tablet seems to be recognised by google play as its in my list of devices along with my ZTE blade which still has the ability to download apps.
Thanks for any help.
Mark.
Play store working now. Rooted too using root_by_hewuqiku.zip.
Anyone know of anyone making ROMs for this tablet?
kram81 said:
Play store working now. Rooted too using root_by_hewuqiku.zip.
Anyone know of anyone making ROMs for this tablet?
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Good question, i would be happy to find somebody.. The original ICS is not that good ported. I use MyAudio 808DCC (what is the same tab with different brand name) with Gadmei ROM.
This tablet is also sold as "iToos i8". On their forum it was said 4.1 is in beta stage but not stable yet. It's not expected to be released this year (remember chinese new year begins in february).
But some custom ROM would be nice. Btw. does anybody else here have problems that the E8HD won't wake up after standby and just stay with black screen? I have to force it to shut down by pressing the powerswitch for about 10 seconds and hear some noise from speaker, then it will reboot fine.
sebr said:
This tablet is also sold as "iToos i8". On their forum it was said 4.1 is in beta stage but not stable yet. It's not expected to be released this year (remember chinese new year begins in february).
But some custom ROM would be nice. Btw. does anybody else here have problems that the E8HD won't wake up after standby and just stay with black screen? I have to force it to shut down by pressing the powerswitch for about 10 seconds and hear some noise from speaker, then it will reboot fine.
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This issue has been fixed for me with latest the update from Oct 26.
Hi,
I have a tablet brand Mediacom 870 S2 = GADMEI E8-HD
I've updated the tablet with the ROM 20121026
I got permission to ROOT
busybox does not work but perhaps is a ClockworkMod to ensure that the functions
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Solved
...Sorry for bad english
Latest official firmware 20121128 is available (still 4.0.4).
Download here:
http://pan.baidu.com/share/link?shareid=146161&uk=2586349326
Release note here (in chinese, but translation is quite understandable)
http://bbs.gadmei.com/forum.php?mod...&extra=page=1&filter=typeid&typeid=6&typeid=6
LP Cox said:
Good question, i would be happy to find somebody.. The original ICS is not that good ported. I use MyAudio 808DCC (what is the same tab with different brand name) with Gadmei ROM.
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I have MyAudio 808DCC too. Please can you tell how you are root it. Please a detailed description of the procedure, because I am beginner.
Thank You
darko150 said:
I have MyAudio 808DCC too. Please can you tell how you are root it. Please a detailed description of the procedure, because I am beginner.
Thank You
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If you have 4.0.4 ROM the simplest way is to use the attched 870s2-root.zip file (it is for Mediacom 870S2 which is a rebranded Gadmei):
1. Copy 870s2-root.zip on the root of your SD card (DO NOT extract, just copy)
2. Insert SD in your tablet then boot up by pressing Volume UP + power buttons to enter recovery
3. Wait until the recovery menu appear, then using Volume-Up and Volume-Down buttons to scroll the menu and power to enter, select "install patch from SD card" or something like that
4. You will see files list on SD card, again using volume and power buttons, select 870s2-root.zip file
5. Patch will be applied in few seconds
6. Now select "reboot" item.
Now your tablet is rooted but you need super user tool to take advantage of that.
Go to Play Store and search for "Superuser" or "SuperSu" or other tools like them, install it and you'll have a fully rooted gear.
cyrux75 said:
If you have 4.0.4 ROM the simplest way is to use the attched 870s2-root.zip file (it is for Mediacom 870S2 which is a rebranded Gadmei):
1. Copy 870s2-root.zip on the root of your SD card (DO NOT extract, just copy)
2. Insert SD in your tablet then boot up by pressing Volume UP + power buttons to enter recovery
3. Wait until the recovery menu appear, then using Volume-Up and Volume-Down buttons to scroll the menu and power to enter, select "install patch from SD card" or something like that
4. You will see files list on SD card, again using volume and power buttons, select 870s2-root.zip file
5. Patch will be applied in few seconds
6. Now select "reboot" item.
Now your tablet is rooted but you need super user tool to take advantage of that.
Go to Play Store and search for "Superuser" or "SuperSu" or other tools like them, install it and you'll have a fully rooted gear.
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Thank You very much. Instructions encouraged me, so I rooted with "hewuqiku.zip" by the same system. Now is rooted, no problem, everything works well. I can install app that require root.
Regards, Darko150
First post so be gentle.
My Gedmei E8-hd was a bit of an impulse purchase, and it would appear from what I have researched that this may have been a mistake.
My main issue is not being able to maintain a stable wifi connection, which is obviously a major requirement for any tablet. Although, I have read devices being bricked with certain hardware/firmware combinations I have given both the latest official and the rooted version above a go. My problem is I get to the menu, choose update from sd card option, choose the file, but shortly after the update fails to run and Mr Android falls over.
Has anybody had this issue or know a reason why this would occur. In any event, would the firmware make any difference to the wifi issue?
The battery icon on my E8hd has become permanently stuck at 100%, is there a way to refresh it or clear the battery stats?
Also I see there is a newer 1128 ROM out (im on 1026). The method of instalation seems a bit strange to me. What is step 1 for?
升级方法：
（1）首先用一张TF卡来制作启动卡。启动卡制作方式 Link removed
（2）再将下载的固件包减压，将减压后的文件放到TF卡的根目录，把卡插入你的平板电脑。
（3）关掉平板（MID）后，先按住音量“+”键或者“-”键不放手，再长按“电源键”开机，等到出现“GADMEI"LOGO时，再放开POWER键大概几秒后再放开“+”键或者“-”键，系统将自动进入升级模式，升级完成后会自动重启。
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Upgrade method:
(1) First, to make a boot with a TF card card. Start card making: link removed
(2) and then download the firmware package decompression after decompression of files into the root directory of the TF card, insert the card into your Tablet PC.
(3) turn off the tablet (MID), first press and hold the volume "+" key or the "-" key is not to let go, and then long press the power button to boot, until "GADMEI" LOGO appears, then release the POWER button probably a few seconds and then release the "+" key or the "-" key, the system will automatically enter the upgrade mode will automatically reboot after the upgrade is complete.
Thanks
Mark.
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bakerpr said:
First post so be gentle.
My Gedmei E8-hd was a bit of an impulse purchase, and it would appear from what I have researched that this may have been a mistake.
My main issue is not being able to maintain a stable wifi connection, which is obviously a major requirement for any tablet. Although, I have read devices being bricked with certain hardware/firmware combinations I have given both the latest official and the rooted version above a go. My problem is I get to the menu, choose update from sd card option, choose the file, but shortly after the update fails to run and Mr Android falls over.
Has anybody had this issue or know a reason why this would occur. In any event, would the firmware make any difference to the wifi issue?
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I would agree that the wifi isnt that good, its not that bad either. If you are using WEP encryption then you stand no chance of getting a good wifi signal. If you have the choice then go with a WPA2psk encryption, it works so much better with the E8.
Im not 100% sure about the firmware affecting the wifi but I would say it does (correct me if im wrong), on my ZTE blade the wifi was quite bad with the stock Orange rom but its really good with just about any developers ROM.
As for the E8 i dont know if either of the updated roms from Gadmei have any wifi fixes/improvements included in them.
kram81 said:
The battery icon on my E8hd has become permanently stuck at 100%, is there a way to refresh it or clear the battery stats?
Also I see there is a newer 1128 ROM out (im on 1026). The method of instalation seems a bit strange to me. What is step 1 for?
升级方法：
（1）首先用一张TF卡来制作启动卡。启动卡制作方式 Link removed
（2）再将下载的固件包减压，将减压后的文件放到TF卡的根目录，把卡插入你的平板电脑。
（3）关掉平板（MID）后，先按住音量“+”键或者“-”键不放手，再长按“电源键”开机，等到出现“GADMEI"LOGO时，再放开POWER键大概几秒后再放开“+”键或者“-”键，系统将自动进入升级模式，升级完成后会自动重启。
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Upgrade method:
(1) First, to make a boot with a TF card card. Start card making: link removed
(2) and then download the firmware package decompression after decompression of files into the root directory of the TF card, insert the card into your Tablet PC.
(3) turn off the tablet (MID), first press and hold the volume "+" key or the "-" key is not to let go, and then long press the power button to boot, until "GADMEI" LOGO appears, then release the POWER button probably a few seconds and then release the "+" key or the "-" key, the system will automatically enter the upgrade mode will automatically reboot after the upgrade is complete.
Thanks
Mark.
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I would agree that the wifi isnt that good, its not that bad either. If you are using WEP encryption then you stand no chance of getting a good wifi signal. If you have the choice then go with a WPA2psk encryption, it works so much better with the E8.
Im not 100% sure about the firmware affecting the wifi but I would say it does (correct me if im wrong), on my ZTE blade the wifi was quite bad with the stock Orange rom but its really good with just about any developers ROM.
As for the E8 i dont know if either of the updated roms from Gadmei have any wifi fixes/improvements included in them.
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I did try to decompress the zip file but will try again and see if it works this time.
I downloaded that File in step 1 and read the word doc in there, as far as I can tell it seems to be formating the sd card as FAT32, whats the point of this as my card is allready FAT32, or is this step doing something else?
It seems a really strange thing to be doing when to install the last 1026 or whatever you just had to copy the rom zip to the sdcard like I do with my ZTE balde and install from there.
Has anyone installed 1128? how did you do it?
I installed ROM 1128 and it was a very simple job:
1. Download ROM file from the link i reported in previous post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=35722947&postcount=12
2. Extract files to SD; no folder, following files should be present on SD root: aml_autoscript, factory_update_param.aml, g11refE8-ota-eng.bestidear.zip, patch_gadmei_e8t3cn.zip, u-boot.bin, uImage, uImage_recovery.
3. Reboot in recovery mode and installation will go on automatically
After installation completed, you should root your device again; you can do it with simple procedure I reported here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=35936767&postcount=14
I have followed all the online post i can find ( jcase thread w/ android police page and adb install)
i have su file and lgroot.sh saved.
cant get adb working or figure out how to get it open or running or anything- on windows 7 nor xp -
I have team viewer on both and could really use some help, if anyone can...
im sure i can handle it once i know where to start. just really dead in the water here
please help me!
I am going to root an lg tomorrow so once I do it I'm happy to help.
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Did you successfully root the LG INTUITION VS950?
tennisjunkie said:
I am going to root an lg tomorrow so once I do it I'm happy to help.
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LG Intuition root information
Hello to all, I receive my phone on monday, and im coming from a rooted/rom/oc'ed Samsung Infuse 4g, Xoom, SII, and countless cheap tablets all tweaked so I cant wait to get into the guts of this phone but first I need root. Im no dev or coder but definetly not a noob so hopefully somebody takes the file im gonna upload and see if it actually works. Searching by the Japanese name of Optimus Vu p895 I found a "one click'' root for the phone that im gonna post. They also claim to have the bootloader unlocked also to have a custom recovery like CWM but I havent found anything yet about that. I hope the dev's and rom guys get to this phone because to me it looks like the perfect pocket powerhouse imo.
THIS IS MEANT FOR DEV'S OR THE CURIOUS TO SEE IF IT WORKS. ANYTHING HAPPENS TO YOUR PHONE IS NOT MY FAULT.
This site was found by a simple google search, and the "super one-click" is meant for Android 2.3.5, hopefully one of you guys can make it work for 4.0.4 I dont get my phone til monday after thanksgiving so ill try it myself then.
the file is not uploading so the site is ninjaromeo . com /root-lg-optimus-vu-p895/
LG Intuition Root VIDEO Instruction
Performed a google search, with zero results found. Wondering if anyone has the ability to create a youtube step by step root instruction (for not so secure rooters), like myself. I have rooted four other devices but with each I had a video to refer too.
Thank You!
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Performed a google search, with zero results found. Wondering if anyone has the ability to create a youtube step by step root instruction (for not so secure rooters), like myself. I have rooted four other devices but with each I had a video to refer too.
Thank You!
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1886460
No video, but this worked for me.
Thank You Iamdroidman. I just got my phone and rooted it in 10 min. Great link.
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noezzi said:
Thank You Iamdroidman. I just got my phone and rooted it in 10 min. Great link.
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Yeah, no worries. How much do you know about development? I am not new to rooting, but I was so excited about removing bloatware that I removed a little too much and now I'm probably going to have send mine in for warranty. Any chance you know how to pull a system .img so I could reflash mine??? lol
I'll PM you just in case you dont see this.
Yeah I heard that if you remove a certain "bloatware " app it activates another verizon lock app, and once the phone is turned off it locks the phone up. I completly removed all verizon apps and the "lockout" so hopefully i wont have the that problem.
But ive flashed many other devices but i dont know how to put up the system image. It cant be that difficult, im gonna google and youtube it to find out how. I believe there is another thread on xda with the lg intuition system image also. But ill try to get that to you tonight if possible. One quick question....once you have the image how are you gonna flash it?, i thought the bootloader was locked, or is there a program like odin for LG?
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noezzi said:
Yeah I heard that if you remove a certain "bloatware " app it activates another verizon lock app, and once the phone is turned off it locks the phone up. I completly removed all verizon apps and the "lockout" so hopefully i wont have the that problem.
But ive flashed many other devices but i dont know how to put up the system image. It cant be that difficult, im gonna google and youtube it to find out how. I believe there is another thread on xda with the lg intuition system image also. But ill try to get that to you tonight if possible. One quick question....once you have the image how are you gonna flash it?, i thought the bootloader was locked, or is there a program like odin for LG?
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Yeah, I'm luckily not locked out of the phone, but it would be nice to have a clean install. The boot loader is locked, and to my knowledge there is no Odin like program, but I was able to pull my .IMG a while ago. I'm hoping I can just push a clean .IMG, hard reset and call it good. I'll check when I get home to see if I can find how I did it.
Update: phone died...charged it up....turned on... received a security error. I deleted Verizon apps or something that triggered this. I returned the phone and within an hour rooted the new one without touching the Verizon apps.
This is not something new with LG phones I'm hearing. But if you go to developer options and turn on CPU stats it annoying to me that the phone is constantly sending messages to LG and Verizon servers and basically going ape**** in the background. So until the bootloader gets unlocked and a Rom is available I'm going with droidwall as a firewall and stock root. I wouldn't touch the Verizon apps or even quarantine IMO.
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iamdroidman said:
Yeah, I'm luckily not locked out of the phone, but it would be nice to have a clean install. The boot loader is locked, and to my knowledge there is no Odin like program, but I was able to pull my .IMG a while ago. I'm hoping I can just push a clean .IMG, hard reset and call it good. I'll check when I get home to see if I can find how I did it.
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I finally got mine done. Went with a one click option that I found on youtube. It truly was a one click (well actually two) and it immediately gave me root priv. At any rate, download Titanium and then "freeze" the bloatware that you don't want. This way also prevents them from hogging cache and RAM. But, it doesn't trigger the commie Verizon bootloader locks. As of yet, ODIN does not support this device, but gooManager does. Haven't tried to flash yet, but it's downloaded and just sitting there....I'm afraid to pull the trigger. I wish I could remember the link...I typed "how to root android 4.0.4" and it was like the third or fourth option. I tried and tried and tried JCase's method, but got caught in the shell because it wouldn't verify lgroot.sh file was in place. It was. Looking forward to developing. Im in IT in college as a non-trad so expect a lot of questions you guys.
noezzi said:
Yeah I heard that if you remove a certain "bloatware " app it activates another verizon lock app, and once the phone is turned off it locks the phone up. I completly removed all verizon apps and the "lockout" so hopefully i wont have the that problem.
But ive flashed many other devices but i dont know how to put up the system image. It cant be that difficult, im gonna google and youtube it to find out how. I believe there is another thread on xda with the lg intuition system image also. But ill try to get that to you tonight if possible. One quick question....once you have the image how are you gonna flash it?, i thought the bootloader was locked, or is there a program like odin for LG?
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What is that lockout app? I'd like to do the same on my rooted vs950 just to ensure nothing I do bootloops it.
LG intuition Root 4.04 Help!
Can someone help me root my LG VS950 its been updated to 4.04 and I can't get it rooted using Bin4ry or Jcase suggestions so for... Others said it works with the 4.04 update, I just can't figure out what I may be doing wrong... when it gets to the reboot part and ask me to hit restore it starts and stops I about 5 seconds and nothing happens.. I added a pic of what it said when I tried to root using bin4ry method.. hopefully one of you can decipher this for me and help me find a solution...
P.S. and to be clear what USB connection type do I select (MTP, PTP, Internet Connection, or Charging) after I turn debugging mode on. and do I need to factory reset before I root?
Any other minor tid-bits would also be helpfull thanks..
Thanks in advance!
Here is how you fix it.
Power up the phone holding Power, Volume Up and Volume Down until Download Mode appears on the phone.
Connect the phone with the usb cable to the computer.
Use the LGMobile Support Tool and go to Customer Support -> Recovery Phone.
Follow the onscreen instructions from there.
This will download and reload your phone. Takes about 30 minutes total. All data will be lost.
Hopes this helps people.
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Here is how you fix it.
Power up the phone holding Power, Volume Up and Volume Down until Download Mode appears on the phone.
Connect the phone with the usb cable to the computer.
Use the LGMobile Support Tool and go to Customer Support -> Recovery Phone.
Follow the onscreen instructions from there.
This will download and reload your phone. Takes about 30 minutes total. All data will be lost.
Hopes this helps people.
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Does this have anything to do with rooting the phone? Your response was @ no one in particular so i wanted to be sure before followed your directions
This is when you root it and you delete bloatware that it doesnt like. When the phone restarts and it shows that there is a Security Error, Can not find morningcall meaning a soft brick. The method that I gave gets your phone back up and running. It does wipe the phone so be prepared.
It shows the device connected and then I get an error when it is checking the information. It validates the esn, cell phone number, then right before it errors out it says its looking for LG PC-sync software. All drivers are installed. Any ideas?
I successfully got mine rooted but Bricked on restart due to Vz security software. I posted Step by Step restore in case of brick.
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This method just does not want to work for me......I chose all rooting options and it keeps saying it can't mount, and file does not exist. I will try to post a screen shot when I get home but it is very similar to Peter Bishop but I am not even getting the prompt to add busy box, it says "confirm backup", "confirm restore", and then reboots and says it is done....but Root Checker says the device is not rooted. I am trying this on V31 of the root program.
Here is what is hangs on:
Device type:
1) New Standard-Root <thx Ariel Berkman>
2) New Xperia Root by Goroh_jun <Xperia Z, XperiaV [JellyBean] ...>
3) Old
4) Old-Special <for example: Sony Tablet S, Medion Lifetab>
G) Google Glass Mode <thx Saurik for the ab file>
x) Unroot
Make a choice: 1
Please connect Device with enabled USB-Debugging to your computer
Doing a back up first, please confirm this on your device!
Now unlock your device and confirm the backup operation.
Done!
Press any key to continue.....
Please select RESTORE MY DATA option now on your device!
Now unlock your device and confirm the restore operation.
Please press any key when restore is done.
Press any key to continue..
Going to reboot now....
mount: operation not permitted
642 kb/s <380532 bytes in0.578s>
1124 KB/s (1500495 bytes in 1.303s>
526 KB/s <1165484 bytes in 2.160s>
remote object '/system/bin/ric' does not exist
Going to copy files to it's place
mount: permission denied <are you root?>
Rebooting again, please wait!
Could not find C:users\blahblah\Root_with_Restore_by_Bin4ry\ric
Restoring previous backup! pleas select the restore my data option now on your device!
Now unlock your device and confirm the restore operation.
Please press any key when restore is done
press any key to continue...
Going to reboot last time now....
You can close all open command-prompts now!
after reboot all is done! Have fun!
Bin4ry
Press any key to continue...
so yeah....it does this for all options......
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surenzxx said:
I recently installed CyanogenMod with the Unlock Bootloader for noobs and I noticed the internal SD wasn't mounted. So I tried to flash an ICS ROM to see if it would work but it didn't. I was stuck at the boot screen. I tried restoring an ICS CWM backup and a JB backup but it didn't work. Currently, I have a flashed JB backup with a messed up touchscreen (because of the way I unlocked the boot-loader). It won't boot and I don't know how I can install the stock ROM. I really just want my phone to work at this point. I don't know if there's any way to use the offline method to flash a .kdz since I can't access android. I tried hard resetting, but when I do it starts up Clock Work Mod which I believe happens because of the way I unlocked boot-loader.
I'm trying to use this guide to fix it using SW upgrade. I did find a .bin and .fls which i'm downloading right now.
If anyone could help or give some advice that would be great. I really just want to use my phone, I don't care about flashing a custom ROM right now. As long as my phone works, I'll be happy.
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Let me know if this works for you! Also you can do the offline fix just as long as you can get into S/W Upgrade mode. But I am curious to see if you can use the bin/fls files tool that you mentioned to get your phone working again.
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surenzxx said:
Thanks for the reply! I'm planning on trying this method out tomorrow and ,if you don't mind, could you please elaborate on how I can do the offline fix with S/W Upgrade mode? I'll check back on the forum tomorrow!
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Well just get your phone into S/W Upgrade mode and follow this tutorial. Getting into S/W Upgrade:
1. Get stock ROM here.
2. Turn off your phone
3. Press and hold the vol + button while inserting USB to computer
4. Keep holding the vol + until you see the S/W upgrade mode
5. Flash ROM with tutorial mentioned above.
Good Luck!
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surenzxx said:
Isn't that just an infobank of all the KDZs? I'm pretty new, but can you flash a kdz with the offline method? To clarify, I was asking how to flash the kdz with the offline method in S/W upgrade mode. So ROMs/KDZs are essentially the same, right?
Edit: I read everything over again and realized what KDZs really are. I'm just wondering now if I could just hard reset in some other way because the LG Update Tool doesn't recognize my phone even though I see all the drivers. It's stuck at 15%.
Edit 2: I tried the method I suggested and it resulted with "Magic number does not concide".
So I'm stuck here with a phone that is stuck in bootloop, and has CWM installed. Can anyone help?
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alright, this is all from memory but the offline flash didnt work as well for me when stuck in weird bootloops.
Step one-going back to online flash---->
A---
the easiest way i found was to go to C:/windows/system32/drivers/ect/hosts
right click>open with notepad
there should be two lines at the bottom
"127.0.0.1 csmg.lgmobile.com
127.0.0.1 csmgdl.lgmobile.com"
i would cut them out and paste them in a text doc in the same folder for reference later...
but either way you should remove them from the hosts file and save
B----
Make sure your small server is closed! once you minimize it it should go down to your status bar (shttps)
Step two-LGMS---->
make sure you have LG mobile support installed or install it.
open lg mobile support
install needed drivers for your phone
power your phone off/remove the battery
put battery back in
connect it to your computer holding down the volume up button
S/W UPDATE mode should pop up, if it doesn't preform and hardreset and try again til it works (it will)
then in the top right corner there should be a button or two click them both until you see
"restore update" or Update restore or something to that effect
select that
and let it ride man
i got my phone ****ed many times and just had to keep redoing this until it worked. if your bootloader is truely unlocked you can probably go through all that again and get CM10 working, i did but im still working through kinks.....
GOOD LUCK feel free to ask any more Q's about this process if you run into any problems
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surenzxx said:
Hello! Sorry for the late reply. Before I start, do you mean LG Mobile Support form when I unlocked the boot-loader, if not could you provide a link to it? And by the way, when I tried hard resetting, the phone sent me back to CWM, any ideas why?
I was reading the CM10.2 notes yesterday and I realized there isn't supposed to be an internal SD card showing up when you plug in your phone to your PC. So I did tried fixing what wasn't broke.
Anyway, thanks for the info!
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that could work, but i just downloaded the LG Mobile Support that i found from a google search. im pretty sure it was just from lg's website
GOOD LUCK
was your phone off before you hit the vol up and home, then clicked power for three-five seconds?
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that could work, but i just downloaded the LG Mobile Support that i found from a google search. im pretty sure it was just from lg's website
GOOD LUCK
was your phone off before you hit the vol up and home, then clicked power for three-five seconds?
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Such a late reply, sorry! I did nothing. Before you replied I flashed CM10.2 but never bothered to boot up my phone. Preparing to connect my phone to my comp, I couldn't start CWM so I figured " I'll just leave my phone plugged in for a few hours." Two hours later, my phone has a blank screen, i'm thinking "This shouldn't be blank? What the hell?." I pressed the power button and was greeted with Cid. I screamed out loud: "**** yeah!"
If people have the same problem as me all I did was: Reflash my my phone with 10.1, stock, 10.1 again, and then 10.2. I did that, only that.
What's funny is that I never checked to see if my phone was working after I flashed CM10.2. :silly:
Can't wait for Kit-Kat. Thank you for keeping up with my post, CROSSFREEZE I appreciate it!
Edit: I might submit a really specific and simplified version of the "Unlock Bootloader for Noobs P769" for the take of contributing.
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Edit: I might submit a really specific and simplified version of the "Unlock Bootloader for Noobs P769" for the take of contributing.
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love that idea, theres al;ot of reading i skimmed it and watched the video and after skippiing half the steps it worked for me but there was alot of messed up stuff to fix
Hi everyone I recently bought a Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet
Model number: SGP512
Build number: 17.1.A.2.36 (at this time I think I will upgrade to 23.0.1.A.4.30)
But as it is my first Android device I don't know how to root, so I have a few questions, hope you guys can help me
1. Can I perform root on my Tablet?, if the answer is Yes, how can i do it?
2. Is there a way to enter like a thethered mode on Android like in iOS, I mean when you press 10 sec. home + sleep button, then 15 sec only home button you enter that mode so you can restore from factory settings the device (that was an example on ios devices), but here on this tablet I heard something about the power button and up on the volume something like that
3. If I do incorrectly the root can i restore my Tablet without losing anything or leaving it usless?
4. Should I update to the newest version available?
Thank you, I would very glad if you could help me
Slade112 said:
1. Can I perform root on my Tablet?, if the answer is Yes, how can i do it?
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Flash SuperSU to gain Root. Required is an unlocked bootloader and a recovery, though.
You can also flash custom ROMs via the recovery if your bootloader is unlocked
Slade112 said:
2. Is there a way to enter like a thethered mode on Android like in iOS, I mean when you press 10 sec. home + sleep button, then 15 sec only home button you enter that mode so you can restore from factory settings the device (that was an example on ios devices), but here on this tablet I heard something about the power button and up on the volume something like that
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If you have installed a recovery, you can make a backup of your device (called Nandroid backup).
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3. If I do incorrectly the root can i restore my Tablet without losing anything or leaving it usless?
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If you unlock your bootloader, you lose Sony's DRM keys. Basically, if you unlock your bootloader and install a recocvery, you have to know what you do. As a beginner, follow all instructions to the point. There are people who have difficulties following instructions, these tend to brick their devices. If you are one of them, stay on the stock ROM!
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4. Should I update to the newest version available?
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Read the forums here
I'm using the Android 4.4.4 PAC ROM from the original Android Development forum, so I don't follow the changes Sony does.
Note: If you start messing around with your device, nothing is idiot-proof anymore. You can completely mess up your device if you act stupid.
As a general rule of thumb, before attempting to play around with your device, you should know what a bootolader is, the difference between a Kernel and an OS etc. If you don't know this, learn this before messing around with your device. Otherwise catastrophies can be expected (AKA "learning the hard way").
Everything is explained here in these forums in detail. Use the search button. Read the treads. Have fun.