My phone is running android version 2.3.6 baseband I717UCLA1 kernel 2.6.35.11 it says hand crafted by Saurom projekt team and buildnumber RC_IV. Now with that all said I know it is OLD and way out o date witch is why I am here. I have been googleing and reading for about 6 hours after spending about 3 hours trying to flash a new ROM. it always just aborts instal from CWM. Now I know I need to update CWM bc I am on version 2.5.1.2 but it will not update. I am running on mac so cant use Odin and mobile odin is not an option for me. ROM manager will not do anything with CWM nor will goo manager do anything. Any advice? I am so frustrated with it right now.
Use cwm to flash latest twrp. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1647575
D1PL0M4T said:
My phone is running android version 2.3.6 baseband I717UCLA1 kernel 2.6.35.11 it says hand crafted by Saurom projekt team and buildnumber RC_IV. Now with that all said I know it is OLD and way out o date witch is why I am here. I have been googleing and reading for about 6 hours after spending about 3 hours trying to flash a new ROM. it always just aborts instal from CWM. Now I know I need to update CWM bc I am on version 2.5.1.2 but it will not update. I am running on mac so cant use Odin and mobile odin is not an option for me. ROM manager will not do anything with CWM nor will goo manager do anything. Any advice? I am so frustrated with it right now.
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refresh my memory on a mac, can you create a windows XP or 7 vm and do a hardware passthrough? if so I'd move that route. But like the previous poster said update it to twrp. the easiest way to do so is download the goo manager from the market click on the menu button and click install open recovery kit. But I'd check compatibility with the older cwm version. I don't think you'd have a problem, but it's always best to check.
Also how are you attempting to update CWM? It should be as easy as downloading the new version, putting it on your SD card, flashing, reboot to verify the change.
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refresh my memory on a mac, can you create a windows XP or 7 vm and do a hardware passthrough? if so I'd move that route. But like the previous poster said update it to twrp. the easiest way to do so is download the goo manager from the market click on the menu button and click install open recovery kit. But I'd check compatibility with the older cwm version. I don't think you'd have a problem, but it's always best to check.
Also how are you attempting to update CWM? It should be as easy as downloading the new version, putting it on your SD card, flashing, reboot to verify the change.
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I was updating or at least trying to by putting CWM update .zip on root of SD but it just says can not be found no matter what i do.
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Use cwm to flash latest twrp. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1647575
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I tried that too. I just keep getting install aborted.
Theoriginalgiga said:
refresh my memory on a mac, can you create a windows XP or 7 vm and do a hardware passthrough? if so I'd move that route. But like the previous poster said update it to twrp. the easiest way to do so is download the goo manager from the market click on the menu button and click install open recovery kit. But I'd check compatibility with the older cwm version. I don't think you'd have a problem, but it's always best to check.
Also how are you attempting to update CWM? It should be as easy as downloading the new version, putting it on your SD card, flashing, reboot to verify the change.
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I can if i absolutely must do a partition for windows but I would rather not. I think if it came down to that then I would just do odin mobile. Money is a big concern for me since I am a single father so I know its bad but I would more then likely just stay on the old software if need be. Its not worth spending the money on cell phone software and computer software since the phone is working its just slow and wont update. Could it be that the ROM on the phone is just too old? I forget who made the ROM so I cant even look back to try and update that.
Old CWR only looks at external SD card.
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Use cwm to flash latest twrp. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1647575
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I did manage to get this this to work thank you very much. Im backing up now hope it takes CM10 now
Thank you all so much for your help it successfully flashed CM10 now i just need to work on finding the best ROM. Hoping to get something using tablet mode and has note 2 apps and multi view
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Old CWR only looks at external SD card.
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The ranger knows best.
Also ranger, you're in my SwiftKey suggestions every time I type ranger thought you'd get a kick out of that
@ D1PL0M4T: you can download vmware view (or the mac equivalent) for free, after that it's just a matter of getting a copy of windows in a vdmk file. It's more time consuming then anything else.
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Hehehehe!
Theoriginalgiga said:
The ranger knows best.
Also ranger, you're in my SwiftKey suggestions every time I type ranger thought you'd get a kick out of that
@ D1PL0M4T: you can download vmware view (or the mac equivalent) for free, after that it's just a matter of getting a copy of windows in a vdmk file. It's more time consuming then anything else.
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Back a few years ago when Mac first introduced their Intel models you use to be able to download a free legit copy of windows right from microsoft. From what I can tell they stopped that and it was only a trial. However, you could get the trial as often as you like so you could keep downloading it. But it was not a very good copy and was buggy running on Mac. but needless to say the problem with freeware on Mac is very hit of miss. Like most things you get what you pay for.
D1PL0M4T said:
Back a few years ago when Mac first introduced their Intel models you use to be able to download a free legit copy of windows right from microsoft. From what I can tell they stopped that and it was only a trial. However, you could get the trial as often as you like so you could keep downloading it. But it was not a very good copy and was buggy running on Mac. but needless to say the problem with freeware on Mac is very hit of miss. Like most things you get what you pay for.
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I agree freeware on Mac is hit or miss, it just doesn't have a big enough market share. But on the other hand for being one hardware manufacturer, it's pretty darn big. Anyway, I know vmware view does hardware pass through on pc, it would be hard to believe that it wouldn't in the mac realm and vmware view is free. Now vsphere isn't but we aren't talking about a virtualization cluster . As for a copy of xp, I remember reading a while back that someone converted the win 7 xp mode into a vmware file and from my recollection it wasn't a violation of terms of use.
Not saying it's needed but if it was something you wanted to explore. It's always fun to broaden one's horizons.
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I agree freeware on Mac is hit or miss, it just doesn't have a big enough market share. But on the other hand for being one hardware manufacturer, it's pretty darn big. Anyway, I know vmware view does hardware pass through on pc, it would be hard to believe that it wouldn't in the mac realm and vmware view is free. Now vsphere isn't but we aren't talking about a virtualization cluster . As for a copy of xp, I remember reading a while back that someone converted the win 7 xp mode into a vmware file and from my recollection it wasn't a violation of terms of use.
Not saying it's needed but if it was something you wanted to explore. It's always fun to broaden one's horizons.
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I have a old windows desktop (vaio PCV-RX670) witch at the time was a very good PC. But it can not be used right now until I get a new hard drive for it. Just not in a real hurry since I have a 2011 MPB and the new iMac 27". But since i am gettng back into android rooting I should prolly invest the $20 for a new HD.
D1PL0M4T said:
I have a old windows desktop (vaio PCV-RX670) witch at the time was a very good PC. But it can not be used right now until I get a new hard drive for it. Just not in a real hurry since I have a 2011 MPB and the new iMac 27". But since i am gettng back into android rooting I should prolly invest the $20 for a new HD.
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If you plan on doing any compiling on it you'll end up wanting to shoot yourself. assuming you bumped the RAM up, it still only has 1.8GHz P4 single core. now on a VM you can take advantage of your multiple cores and increased RAM and all around faster machine.
Anyway, I'm not trying to convince you so I'll drop it. But if you'd like a hand setting up a VM on a mac PM me and I'll send you quite a few links that will put you on your way.
Lastly sorry for being so passionate about this, my last job was highly against virtualization for fear it was the devil's work so now whenever there's push back from moving to vitalization (for whatever reason justified or not) I get like a PTSD and flashbacks and run around the office in a viking helmet. People with medicine are called, there's someone crying, someone shouting put down the stapler... I'm sure you get the picture. :silly:
Ahh the life as a datacenter admin...
I'm having this same issue, I'm on a Mac and bought a Note, went to update the firmware and I got to 8% until it froze and then Kies told me to use emergency recovery which stays at 0%. Now my phone is showing "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again", which I've done a few times and it just stays at 0%.
Edit: Nevermind, someone helped me, I used Odin and upgraded that way.
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So I Downloaded An App From A Random Web Site, And It Wont Let Me Install It, I Get This Error MSG...
"For Security Your Phone Is Set To Block Installation Of Applications Not Sourced In Android Market"
Ive Looked All Over My Phone For A Way To Change This Setting But For The Life Of Me I Cant Get It To Allow, PLZ Help, Its Frustrating As Hell.
Hi
If you go to Settings>Applications> Unknown Sources
You can change it here.
Same happened to me when I purchased a game, just changed the option back after it had installed.
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I Don't Have That Option, =(
Settings>Applications> all i get is "Manage applications" or "Development"
Under Development There Is An Option Marked "Allow Mock Locations"
But After I Click It, It Has Absolutely No Effect On My Phone In Any Way As Far As I Can Tell...
My Phone Is Un-Touched Besides A Few Downloaded Apps N Games, But Every time I Consider Rooting Or Whatever I Look Into It, I Get So Lost, Confused, Turned Around I Lose Nerve lol
Chevy_CowBoy_Casanova said:
I Don't Have That Option, =(
Settings>Applications> all i get is "Manage applications" or "Development"
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that's strange. Is your phone branded?
At One Point I Was Skilled At This Stuff But I Regressed Badly, (Ashamed) I'm Not Sure Really Wat Or How To Tell Weather It Is Or Not =( I Go Through AT&T Its Running Off A Contract Attached To The Sim Card
Chevy_CowBoy_Casanova said:
At One Point I Was Skilled At This Stuff But I Regressed Badly, (Ashamed) I'm Not Sure Really Wat Or How To Tell Weather It Is Or Not =( I Go Through AT&T Its Running Off A Contract Attached To The Sim Card
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Not sure what to tell ya, never heard of someone not having that option before.
If I De brand It Would It Maybe Help? And If So Can You Piont Me In The Direction Of A "De Brand For Dummies" link Or Is It Even Feasible To Do With... (**Whispers** with dial up?)
If I De brand It Would It Maybe Help? And If So Can You Point Me In The Direction Of A "De Brand For Dummies" link Or Is It Even Feasible To Do With... (**Whispers** with dial up?)
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Is It Even Feasible To Do With... (**Whispers** with dial up?)
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Might be best saving your bandwidth for 2.1 then. Debranding would probably help but you might as well just wait.
Thanks boss, its just frustrating but i appreciate the help bro.
If you root your AT&T X10a you can use the method for the captivateto re-enable non-market apps. The location for the settings.db file is slightly different than the ccaptivate though. I created a thread about it. Search for ATT non-market.
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Ya But The Whole Root Thing Gets Me So Lost, Ive Been Searching XDA + Google + Every Other Tech Site I Can Find And Ive Literally Read Every Thread On Rooting/De Branding/ECT. For The Past 3 Days Ive Had Off Work, And I Still Would Have Better Luck Doing Open Heart Surgery I Know Its Simple But For Some Reason I Just Cannot Follow, =(
Signed, L.O.S.T
(Lost.On.Simple.Tech)
To root, dl x10 root and adb push it onto your phone, instructions are in the sdk you dl, then run the root app and you should be good
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So Wats The Deal W The Whole Rom Thing? And Why Are Some Rooting apk's Small Ans Some Are Huge, N Which Is The Correct Way To Approach It?
No root necessary but debrand is required.
You can thank AT&T for limiting your device's ability to function.
Isn't it nice to pay huge fees and get your content edited?
I know, I'm on AT&T also.
augie7107 said:
No root necessary but debrand is required.
You can thank AT&T for limiting your device's ability to function.
Isn't it nice to pay huge fees and get your content edited?
I know, I'm on AT&T also.
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So Debrand Is Wat I Need? And How Did U Debrand Ur x10a, And How Do I Find Out If My X10a Is "R2BA026"?
I have done both methods and rooting has worked out better for me. Better performance and better battery life. Also, as I said, you can easily re-enable non-market apps. AT&T is a newer OS build than all the others. Once you remove all the bloatware the phone is much faster.
If you really want to get the most from your phone, learning to use adb is important. If you concentrate on getting adb working, it will make all the other hacks easier to understand.
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LMAO, So I Finally Decide On A Universal X10 Root apk. N I DL It N Get It On My Phone, N Go To Unroot It N My Luck It Wont Install Cuz Of My SOB Security Bs, Just Freaking Great lol,
Chevy_CowBoy_Casanova said:
LMAO, So I Finally Decide On A Universal X10 Root apk. N I DL It N Get It On My Phone, N Go To Unroot It N My Luck It Wont Install Cuz Of My SOB Security Bs, Just Freaking Great lol,
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You have to use ADB from your PC to install this apk and then you can run it to root your phone. You can try Android Central Sideload Wonder Machine but a few people have been having trouble getting it to work. It works for me with my AT&T X10 just fine though. When you run this app it will allow you to select the .apk file and then install it to the phone.
AT&T has blocked all non-market app downloads but you can definitely bypass this setting. I was successfully able to install non-market app by the ADB method as Naplesbill suggested. You will have to download the android sdk and familiarize yourself with ADB. This can take some time, but well worth it!
See this handy post on how to do so:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=532719
An issue that came up for me is that the device id doesn't get recognized by your computer. I got it to work by installing the SE update service on my computer and followed the steps to update the software on the phone. This step will install a SE Flash Driver on your computer. I restarted my computer and somehow it worked.
I then followed the adb install method and got non-market apps installed without rooting it. If you want to root, you can use the adb method to install the one click root and then you are done. However, rooting you AT&T device does not automatically allow you to install non-market apps. It will still be blocked!!! You have to adjust systems.db settings in order it to change it. That's the step I'm at right now. Going to do it after work tonight.
Ok, before you tell me to search, I have. For two days. I have looked at everything from forums to youtube videos on how to root the droid eris. The thing I am trying to do the unrevoked method. The thing I can't get past is in the begining. I go to the hboot screen by pressing volume down and power. I plug in my usb cable and nothing happens. I think I'm supposed to see it say hboot usb plug. It doesn't. I go to devise manager just to check and it doesn't show my phone. So I'm sure you can see my frustration not even being able to get past the first step. Any help would be great.
Thanks,
Matt
Got it fixed using the 1 click root from the market. Then added XTR Sense rom. Works great.
Congrats and welcome to a whole new Eris!
Yes, congratulations, and furthermore, excellent choice of a "replacement" ROM, I just recently went back to xtrSENSE after perhaps four months playing with Froyo.
FYI, I suspect the issue was you might've needed the Windows drivers for the phone loaded before using the unREVOKED method, but it's just a guess.
Install HTCSync (available from HTC's website) for the Droid Eris and that'll install the correct drivers, which will take a moment to load the first time you plug your phone in via USB next time. Also, give it a moment to load those drivers before doing anything like mounting the SD card to the computer via USB.
I just rooted mine back in December and the 1 click was the one that made the most sense for me, i didnt even kno bout the unrevolked til after i was rooted....but im loving the cm7 gingerbread roms, for being such early versions there really stable
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I just rooted mine back in December and the 1 click was the one that made the most sense for me, i didnt even kno bout the unrevolked til after i was rooted....but im loving the cm7 gingerbread roms, for being such early versions there really stable
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Belated welcome to rooting, then.
roirraW "edor" ehT said:
Belated welcome to rooting, then.
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Why thank you sir....i just dont kno why i didnt do it earlier
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Pauly2277 said:
Why thank you sir....i just dont kno why i didnt do it earlier
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You were probably afraid that you'd let the smoke out.
I'm about to take the plunge myself. I use the Trackmaster app for recording lap times. From my research, Sense does not support the SPP (Serial Port Protocol) bluetooth profile. But, I understand that a non-sense (AOSP) ROM will have the entire bluetooth stack intact.
I've been following the tazz and shed GB threads with much admiration. It's just amazing what some folks will do for coffee money. And guys, I wish you all the best with your personal struggles!
My plan is to root this week. Make sure the phone remains stable. Practice that Up-Volume & Power Button thing a few times to make sure I can follow the flash procedure. Then grab GB next week.
I've read the rooting for dummies thread, and will use the one-click root app from the market. Free one first. Then if all is well I'll download the pay one.
Successful GB load will get a meal, and after I confirm my bluetooth GPS unit works with Trackmaster, coffee money will follow.
As you may be able to tell from the above sentence fragments (or maybe the straight forward I don't give a sh.t if I violate any social protocol plan) I'm a former Engineer (retired), so constructive advice / criticism is greatly appreciated. And I got the time to double-check everything.
Alan Wolfe
Many people with less analytical skills than you have rooted, and it sounds like you've done your homework, so it should be a snap for you. The only thing I will add is to re-emphasize what you proabably have already read - that you should:
- check the file integrity of all file downloads (using MD5 sigs or "jar verify" principles for ROM files, e.g. use 'scary alien's" AFV (Androd File Verifier) free market app)
- charge the phone well before any flashing operations (and don't let it sit in HBOOT or Fastboot modes for extended period of time - it discharges rapidly, even if plugged in)
- make a Nandroid backup of your existing ROM. If things don't work out with the BT issues, you can always go back to where you were, little worse for the wear.
cheers and good luck
Thanks - didn't have the MD5 crypto check in the plan, but it is now.
I just can't believe how good the work being done here is. I used to contract for much poorer work for much more money! This just proves that passion beats bucks every time!
p.s. I pushed that Thanks button for you, but damned if I can tell if it worked
p.p.s Got the Thanks thing - I see it now.
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Alan Wolfe
Many people with less analytical skills than you have rooted, and it sounds like you've done your homework, so it should be a snap for you. The only thing I will add is to re-emphasize what you proabably have already read - that you should:
- check the file integrity of all file downloads (using MD5 sigs or "jar verify" principles for ROM files, e.g. use 'scary alien's" AFV (Androd File Verifier) free market app)
- charge the phone well before any flashing operations (and don't let it sit in HBOOT or Fastboot modes for extended period of time - it discharges rapidly, even if plugged in)
- make a Nandroid backup of your existing ROM. If things don't work out with the BT issues, you can always go back to where you were, little worse for the wear.
cheers and good luck
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One thing to add: the Gingerbread ROMs require you to download and flash a google apps .zip file before you restart the phone, unlike many other ROMs that include Google apps as part of the ROM. So, that is one more file that you need to check an MD5 hash, and the procedure will be something like this:
- download and verify the GSB/Tazz and Google apps zip files
- copy them to the root directory of the SD card, and check the MD5s there as well
- root the phone
- restart it to get the root process to install custom recovery
- restart in Recovery
- Nandroid backup what you have
- wipe data/factory reset
- wipe Dalvik cache
- Flash GSB (or Tazz, whichever one you choose)
- Flash Google apps
- restart the phone
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One thing to add: the Gingerbread ROMs require you to download and flash a google apps .zip file before you restart the phone, unlike many other ROMs that include Google apps as part of the ROM. So, that is one more file that you need to check an MD5 hash, and the procedure will be something like this:
- download and verify the GSB/Tazz and Google apps zip files
- copy them to the root directory of the SD card, and check the MD5s there as well
- root the phone
- restart it to get the root process to install custom recovery
- restart in Recovery
- Nandroid backup what you have
- wipe data/factory reset
- wipe Dalvik cache
- Flash GSB (or Tazz, whichever one you choose)
- Flash Google apps
- restart the phone
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Interesting doogald. I understood that root should be done first before any downloading. Thanks for the above instructions! I had things a little out of order. Would you mind clarifying when the SD card format should be done? I was going to:
- root the phone
- format SD
- copy ROM and gapps
- MD5 check
- restart ... and follow your order above.
Alan Wolfe said:
Interesting doogald. I understood that root should be done first before any downloading. Thanks for the above instructions! I had things a little out of order. Would you mind clarifying when the SD card format should be done? I was going to:
- root the phone
- format SD
- copy ROM and gapps
- MD5 check
- restart ... and follow your order above.
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Honestly, I think that the SD card format is unnecessary. Unless I am mistaken, it was suggested in part to rule out issues people might be having moving from rooted Froyo to Gingerbread, to erase the SD card's /.android_secure hidden folder - where apps that are moved to SD Card in Froyo are stored. That will not be an issue for you if you are stock Eris.
However, it won't hurt to do it, and that would be the step that it should be done.
Thanks again. Its nice to get confirmation.
Ignorant question - The one-click root app says to "reboot" the eris. How do you reboot the eris?
I searched forum - read the whole one-click app thread - googled "reboot eris" and got nothing.
NEVERMIND!!! I turned the phone off, vol - & power, select recovery with vol +, then select reboot.
And I got a Superuser Permission... widget now.
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I'm about to take the plunge myself. I use the Trackmaster app for recording lap times. From my research, Sense does not support the SPP (Serial Port Protocol) bluetooth profile. But, I understand that a non-sense (AOSP) ROM will have the entire bluetooth stack intact.
I've been following the tazz and shed GB threads with much admiration. It's just amazing what some folks will do for coffee money. And guys, I wish you all the best with your personal struggles!
My plan is to root this week. Make sure the phone remains stable. Practice that Up-Volume & Power Button thing a few times to make sure I can follow the flash procedure. Then grab GB next week.
I've read the rooting for dummies thread, and will use the one-click root app from the market. Free one first. Then if all is well I'll download the pay one.
Successful GB load will get a meal, and after I confirm my bluetooth GPS unit works with Trackmaster, coffee money will follow.
As you may be able to tell from the above sentence fragments (or maybe the straight forward I don't give a sh.t if I violate any social protocol plan) I'm a former Engineer (retired), so constructive advice / criticism is greatly appreciated. And I got the time to double-check everything.
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I could tell. The way you wrote reminded me of myself, at least from time to time. And probably even more often how I think.
Alan Wolfe said:
Thanks again. Its nice to get confirmation.
Ignorant question - The one-click root app says to "reboot" the eris. How do you reboot the eris?
I searched forum - read the whole one-click app thread - googled "reboot eris" and got nothing.
NEVERMIND!!! I turned the phone off, vol - & power, select recovery with vol +, then select reboot.
And I got a Superuser Permission... widget now.
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FYI rebooting the phone at it's simplest is just telling the phone to shut down the Android OS and then boot it back up. This doesn't have to involve actually shutting the power off to the phone but it can if you so choose. Also, some ROMs and/or through some apps/widgets, you can explicitly command your phone to "reboot" from within the Android interface. I just didn't want you to think that any time a "reboot" is needed, that you have to boot into recovery and choose the "reboot" option from there.
It's just like a reboot on a computer. Actually powering the computer off isn't really necessary to affect a reboot.
Welcome to root and XDA!
Thanks!
I saw a lot of references to Titanium Backup so I DLed the free version. Its happy now after I enabled USB Debugging and download from Unknown sources. So now that I have double checked I Know I got root now.
Oh, and since I confirmed root I uninstalled the one-click root app and made a donation to the San Antonio Food Bank.
Welcome to the dark side ! At least we have coffee and cookies here !!! LOL
Seriously though, so what ROM did you end up choosing ? Any time someone new to the forums finally roots and flashes a ROM we like to see how things are going and see that your process was successful !
GSB 1.7
Awesome!!!
Now I gotta finish up downloading my apps and getting things set up. This is totally cool.
I did:
- reformat SD
- copy goodies from PC
- wipe data
- wipe dalvik
- flash GSB
- flash gapps
- flash c2c
- reboot
Sooo I am very happy my Ginger Tazz. It is awesome. Now looking into different themes. One concern is skype mobile says it only works on verizon wireless. Im on VW. Why isnt it working?
Thanks
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msturner79 said:
Sooo I am very happy my Ginger Tazz. It is awesome. Now looking into different themes. One concern is skype mobile says it only works on verizon wireless. Im on VW. Why isnt it working?
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There are two Skype apps for Android: a "special" one for VZW that does not work with WiFi (at least on the Eris it does not), and a real version that does work over WiFi. The VZW version will use Verizon minutes to make calls to phone numbers but 3G for Skype to Skype (and international calls.) I think that the real Skype app uses 3G or WiFi for everything, but 'm not sure.
In the market: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.skype.raider&feature=search_result and https://market.android.com/details?id=com.skype.android.verizon&feature=search_result
Hi all,
I have to confess that I am not very adept with flashing so this may be a silly question but I would really appreciate help.
I flashed my touchpad which I purchased shortly after the prices were dropped and installed a version of android (two point something) that while a marked improvement on HPs software, was not compelling enough for me to use the tablet on a regular basis, so it gathered dust for a while. Then, I loaded another Rom (I think it was called the geek Rom or something similar). That transformed the tablet but I had not set it up to have access to Google services so I tried to load the relevant files and flash those too. But now, whenever I go onto clockworkmod at the selection menu upon boot-up, the touchpad shows a lightening flash and freezes.
I suspect that I have not uninstalled and re-installed properly so I think that one way forward would be to delete all the modifications and start again. But I am not sure if that is the best approach or what else I can do? I would be very grateful for any advice as I may struggle with this for a long time.
Thank you,
David
I understand that your recovery does not work. Can you still boot into Android?
Thank you for taking the time to respond. Basically, it freezes when I try to flash. But android works when I just try to use it but I do not have access to Google. It is classicnerd
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You might need to use acmeuninstaller and the acmeinstaller3. I use twrp personally and have not had any issues.
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Davidben83 said:
Thank you for taking the time to respond. Basically, it freezes when I try to flash. But android works when I just try to use it but I do not have access to Google. It is classicnerd
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What do you mean when you say don't have access to Google? Like, you can't search in the browser? Do you have access to the Play Store? If you do, try reinstalling your recovery from an app: ROM Manager for CWM or GooManager for TWRP.
If you can't access the Play Store, then the usual method is to reflash, but since you can't do that you will probably need to use AcmeUninstaller and AcmeInstaller3, like the person above me said.
I have a very basic question. can we completely format devices like IPAD, sony tab etc. just the we for HDD and clean install OS.
In which case we could install the os as its done during manufacturing of a new device.
Not that I know of there doesnt seem to be an option for that yet
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mithudas said:
I have a very basic question. can we completely format devices like IPAD, sony tab etc. just the we for HDD and clean install OS.
In which case we could install the os as its done during manufacturing of a new device.
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Yes！
The customer service can do it!
Open the device, wipe all data, and return to original system(3.2.1 or 4.0.3).
But it will spend some money.
Topery Chiang said:
Yes！
The customer service can do it!
Open the device, wipe all data, and return to original system(3.2.1 or 4.0.3).
But it will spend you some money.
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What? say that again?
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psxpetey said:
What? say that again?
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What he's saying is that you can bring your tablet to the service center and have them make a clean install of the OS. I'm not sure if this is already available to the public but essentially that's the only option we have if you want to make a clean install
Gooottt ya sure would be nice if they made it available to the at home audience
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What he's saying is that you can bring your tablet to the service center and have them make a clean install of the OS. I'm not sure if this is already available to the public but essentially that's the only option we have if you want to make a clean install
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Yes, you got it!
It is available, but money is necessary
Topery Chiang said:
Yes, you got it!
It is available, but money is necessary
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the money is not the main thing, but if they would let you choose which version you need. for example on an ipad 2 I would like to go down to a lower firmware as I haven't saved the unique machine SHSH. I would love to downgrade and jailbreak it. similarly as sony has blocked the ra5 exploit same thing, if I could choose 4a1 I could root it. That's the reason of this tread.
mithudas said:
the money is not the main thing, but if they would let you choose which version you need. for example on an ipad 2 I would like to go down to a lower firmware as I haven't saved the unique machine SHSH. I would love to downgrade and jailbreak it. similarly as sony has blocked the ra5 exploit same thing, if I could choose 4a1 I could root it. That's the reason of this tread.
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They will never let you choose another but the region you are in.
At the first, you'd agree to wiping your all data(system and user, internal storage and USB storage).
Then, they'll open your tablet, format your storage, install an original system(maybe it is, but they'll never let you know).
If you want to get another region, they'd say "sorry, another is not available".
So, your back to 3.2.1 or 4.0.3, you can root it again.
Topery Chiang said:
They will never let you choose another but the region you are in.
At the first, you'd agree to wiping your all data(system and user, internal storage and USB storage).
Then, they'll open your tablet, format your storage, install an original system(maybe it is, but they'll never let you know).
If you want to get another region, they'd say "sorry, another is not available".
So, your back to 3.2.1 or 4.0.3, you can root it again.
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Did you actually see them open the tablet?
If yes, tell us what happen next.
Did they spend much time inside the tablet?
Did they connect a power supply to the tablet or set the tablet in a cradle?
Did they install a SD memory card in the tablet?
Did they connect a USB cable to the tablet?
Details are valuable information.
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Did you actually see them open the tablet?
If yes, tell us what happen next.
Did they spend much time inside the tablet?
Did they connect a power supply to the tablet or set the tablet in a cradle?
Did they install a SD memory card in the tablet?
Did they connect a USB cable to the tablet?
Details are valuable information.
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I've never seen that!
As I said, "maybe it is, but they'll never let you know", you are not allowed to enter the maintenance room.
That's only a guess!
My friend updated to R1, as you well know, it always splash screen, so he went to the authorized service points, and spent some money to restore the system(3.2.1).
Last month, I deleted a system file from my rooted TS, so that it can not boot, stay in the yellow line(no rescue-backdoor). I went to service center, they gave me a free replacement motherboard(laughing). 3 days later, my system backed to 3.2.1, all data were cleared.
The official says, "when we use the System Recovery Disc to restore your system, please backup your data, we don't promise to restore that"(translated from Chinese, is not the original words). So, there must be a System Recovery Disc!
So, it just a guess.
Hi, guys I really need some help for about 2 weeks since I got my galaxy s4 and switched from my iphone I am regretting it so much because I dont use windows anymore..... I cant connect my galaxy s4 I am not new to rooting and custom recovery on android phones...
I will make a donation via paypal or whatever really need some HELP
Only people that use mac with there android can you please help me....
I cant get the phone to connect and all the basic settings on my phone are turned on and such....
So if anyone can help me getting my phone to be able to come up on the mac like how the hard drive icon on the mac shows up on the desktop I need that with my phone and all settings like media on the phone are turned debugging and such...... Sorry for the sloppy post im just over this stock galaxy right now
PLEASE HELP
GTALK ARHicken
Mac doesn't have built in MTP support for finder. You need the official app below.
http://www.android.com/filetransfer/
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I have tried that program but when I click the android file transfer green guy it says please try reconnecting device I cant get it to recognize it
you know what I should I do
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I have tried that program but when I click the android file transfer green guy it says please try reconnecting device I cant get it to recognize it
you know what I should I do
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Sounds like you have Kies installed. Uninstall Kies and it should work.
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This is so frustrating i have been trying to basic root to my phone for 2 weeks and cant get this phone to connect to mac I told you i have done a lot of reading and kies is unistalled and it still wont work,
ARHicken said:
This is so frustrating i have been trying to basic root to my phone for 2 weeks and cant get this phone to connect to mac I told you i have done a lot of reading and kies is unistalled and it still wont work,
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Completely unistalled or just dragged to the trash can?
Important! You must uninstall Kies for Mac before running Android File Transfer. Otherwise, the application will not connect to your device.
To uninstall Kies, download the Kies for Mac software by visiting the Kies website.
From Finder, click Go > Downloads > KiesMac_xxxx.dmg > Uninstall.
Why do you even need to connect your phone to the mac to root? Unless you have a 64gb sd card your going to have to format the sd card by taking it out of your phone first.
Did all those things don't have 64 gig SD card so how do I start this root without connecting I'm not a noob to custom recovery always read and with this Mac junk these phones really do have major compatibility issue
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ARHicken said:
Did all those things don't have 64 gig SD card so how do I start this root without connecting I'm not a noob to custom recovery always read and with this Mac junk these phones really do have major compatibility issue
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The card just needs to be formatted correctly.
Once that is done you need to extract the files to the root of the card.
You should be able to format the card in the phone.
Take the card out of the phone and use an adapter to directly connect to the Mac.
That's what I did.