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Hey everyone!
So my rezound has a cracked screen, and I need to take it to verizon. Heres where my problem is.
I used the htc dev tools to unlock the phone and the zerg root rush method to root. I DID NOT install a custom rom. After the screen cracked, i followed nghtmr3's thread on how to UNROOT the rezound. I successfully got it to S-On, but when i attempted to install the stock rom, I could not do it. I tried to install the OTA update, but it came to the common downloading screen, but then an error pops up, and it wont complete the update.
So I tried to flash rom manager, reboot, and run recovery, but i go back to the same download and error screen.
I really just need to get superuser off so i can take it in without worries.
If anyone can help, I would appreciate it, because i have been going at it for days now.
Thanks,
James
p.s. The attached picture is the updating screen. I come to this screen, but about 1/4 the way in, it comes up with a red "!" and sits there untill i battery pull.
p.s.s. I understand that i have already voided the in-house verizon warranty by having a cracked screen. And i do have the asurion insurance, but i dont want to send it to them with SU still installed, as i have heard that they will send it back.
Smash it up more and take it in.... But u will need insurance
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eagle20g said:
Smash it up more and take it in.... But u will need insurance
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Lol, this answer made my morning, I'm still extremely hungover from last night but you managed to get a laugh out of me. Congratz.
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Smash it up more and take it in.... But u will need insurance
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Haha cant say that it hasnt crossed my mind
jameswalkerrotc said:
Hey everyone!
So my rezound has a cracked screen, and I need to take it to verizon. Heres where my problem is.
I used the htc dev tools to unlock the phone and the zerg root rush method to root. I DID NOT install a custom rom. After the screen cracked, i followed nghtmr3's thread on how to UNROOT the rezound. I successfully got it to S-On, but when i attempted to install the stock rom, I could not do it. I tried to install the OTA update, but it came to the common downloading screen, but then an error pops up, and it wont complete the update.
So I tried to flash rom manager, reboot, and run recovery, but i go back to the same download and error screen.
I really just need to get superuser off so i can take it in without worries.
If anyone can help, I would appreciate it, because i have been going at it for days now.
Thanks,
James
p.s. The attached picture is the updating screen. I come to this screen, but about 1/4 the way in, it comes up with a red "!" and sits there untill i battery pull.
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Did you relock the bootloader and then run the newest RUU?
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Also...this belongs in the General section.....
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Well if you have a cracked screen youve already voided your warranty. So you might as well just call asurion and tell them you have a cracked screen.
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Smash it up more and take it in.... But u will need insurance
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Lmao. That's too funny. If we had s off, couldn't we just hboot a new ruu and be done with it?
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Did you relock the bootloader and then run the newest RUU?
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Thats what im saying, i tried to run the RUU, but no matter how i attemt to do it, i cannot. The OTA doesnt work, cant boot into recovery, and it doesnt work when using a program via pc to install the RUU. Dont know what to do
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Also...this belongs in the General section.....
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I realized this right after i posted. My apologies to everyone. Is there a way to remove from development so that i can put it in the right location?
mpalatsi said:
Lol, this answer made my morning, I'm still extremely hungover from last night but you managed to get a laugh out of me. Congratz.
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Lol
All seriousness though, your screen is already cracked, just gonna have to cough up the deposit... From my understanding if you unlock this phone there is no current way to truly re lick the phone without verizon knowing, hense my great advice
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Thats what im saying, i tried to run the RUU, but no matter how i attemt to do it, i cannot. The OTA doesnt work, cant boot into recovery, and it doesnt work when using a program via pc to install the RUU. Dont know what to do
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Did you run the command "fastboot OEM lock" before you tried to ruu?
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I realized this right after i posted. My apologies to everyone. Is there a way to remove from development so that i can put it in the right location?
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Maybe a Mod could move it? Or at least we can solve your problem and then lock it
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I've return rooted phones to asurion. It really doesn't matter, you screen is broken its not like its a warranty issue its an insurance issue. If your that worried just tell asurion you lost the phone and pay your deductible if your so worried about sending it in.
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Did you run the command "fastboot OEM lock" before you tried to ruu?
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Yes thats what i did. I think im going to have to run unlock and install the RUU after that. Thanks for your help
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Maybe a Mod could move it? Or at least we can solve your problem and then lock it
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Sounds great. Thanks for your help. I will see what i can do about getting it moved or locked
hondapowergt30r said:
I've return rooted phones to asurion. It really doesn't matter, you screen is broken its not like its a warranty issue its an insurance issue. If your that worried just tell asurion you lost the phone and pay your deductible if your so worried about sending it in.
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Really? i figured that they would do a thorough check to make sure it wasnt rooted so they dont have to pay for a new one. But your right, if worse comes to worst then i will just say we lost it. Thanks
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Also...this belongs in the General section.....
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Just to let everyone know, I apologize for posting this thread in the dev section instead of general. I have contacted the webmaster and asked him to move/delete this thread. If anyone has a suggestion on how to move this thread faster, please let me know, as i wish to follow the proper etiquette for posting.
Sincerely,
James
Rooting your phone does not automatically void the warranty. It MAY void the warranty. A cracked screen shouldn't be a problem.
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Really? i figured that they would do a thorough check to make sure it wasnt rooted so they dont have to pay for a new one. But your right, if worse comes to worst then i will just say we lost it. Thanks
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Or stick it in the microwave.
Is there any root method for mac?
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some more dead kittens
Aldo101t said:
some more dead kittens
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Let's not start that here. It got old quick.
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Aldo101t said:
some more dead kittens
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I don't understand
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edited because i'm crazy
Void4ever
Edit: forgive me i had a slight bout with insanity there, for some reason i thought you were talking about a custom bootloader not root. I think root is possible without unlocking the loader but i'd have to go over the dev section again. Again sorry
jonah1234 said:
Is there any root method for mac?
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VirtualBox: For the few instances when you absolutely must have Windows to run a specific program. Much better than Parallels, imho. It runs flawlessly on my Mac, but in all honestly, I rarely have the need to boot Windows.
void4ever said:
edited because i'm crazy
Void4ever
Edit: forgive me i had a slight bout with insanity there, for some reason i thought you were talking about a custom bootloader not root. I think root is possible without unlocking the loader but i'd have to go over the dev section again. Again sorry
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Your insanity totally made me laugh though. Thanks for that.
dbrits said:
VirtualBox: For the few instances when you absolutely must have Windows to run a specific program. Much better than Parallels, imho. It runs flawlessly on my Mac, but in all honestly, I rarely have the need to boot Windows.
Your insanity totally made me laugh though. Thanks for that.
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I use a virtual box called vmware fusion cause I thought there might not be another way but I wanted to see anyway. Thanks
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jonah1234 said:
I use a virtual box called vmware fusion cause I thought there might not be another way but I wanted to see anyway. Thanks
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You're welcome. I had to ditch Parallels 5 when I upgraded to Lion because Nova Software refused to support it on 10.7. I did look into getting Fusion but I opted for Virtual Box since it was open source. Plus, like I said, I rarely have the need to boot Windows, so why pay for something I'll hardly use? I think the only time I've had to boot Windows is when I tried to theme a few apps for my phone. I've yet to find a decent Mac equivalent to zip7.
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Assuming you just need ADB you can download an Ubuntu live CD and run it off that. Completely free and relatively easy.
blazingwolf said:
Let's not start that here. It got old quick.
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Lol i think I've been around long enough that i remember when that started. I loled.
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void4ever said:
edited because i'm crazy
Void4ever
Edit: forgive me i had a slight bout with insanity there, for some reason i thought you were talking about a custom bootloader not root. I think root is possible without unlocking the loader but i'd have to go over the dev section again. Again sorry
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The phone can be rooted without unlocking the bootloader?
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The phone can be rooted without unlocking the bootloader?
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It *should* be possible. The bootloader just locks the boot partition for one. Just not the system partition which is where ROM root access is. I'd have to go over it with a fine tooth comb to figure it out, just don't have the resources (or time) yet.
But again, I've been getting literally thrown around a gym and choked for the past week, so my brain isn't at a 100%. Anyone, feel free to chime in if I'm wrong.
I always thought you could get temp root, but it reverts back on a reboot.
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I always thought you could get temp root, but it reverts back on a reboot.
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I thought that as well.
ok so it CAN be rooted but no one knows how at this point.
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ok so it CAN be rooted but no one knows how at this point.
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As of now, no one has a method of rooting the phone without unlocking the bootloader through HTCDev.com. However, HTC no longer supports unlocking the bootloader on this phone, so everyone is SOL unless you unlocked before they dropped the support. We will have to wait until someone finds an exploit to add root functionality.
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As of now, no one has a method of rooting the phone without unlocking the bootloader through HTCDev.com. However, HTC no longer supports unlocking the bootloader on this phone, so everyone is SOL unless you unlocked before they dropped the support. We will have to wait until someone finds an exploit to add root functionality.
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sorry, I meant that it CAN be TEMP rooted, but no one knows how.
but yes, I suppose not knowing how to temp root is equally as bad as not knowing how to perm root
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sorry, I meant that it CAN be TEMP rooted, but no one knows how.
but yes, I suppose not knowing how to temp root is equally as bad as not knowing how to perm root
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When do u think we will find out how to root?
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jonah1234 said:
When do u think we will find out how to root?
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Anyone think the temp root method for the Rezound would work on the Dinc? Since they're almost the same phone....
If anyone wants to try the link is here http://www.jonamerica.com/technology/the-htc-rezound-root-guide/
Seriously doubt it would cause any errors or bricking or anything
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Anyone think the temp root method for the Rezound would work on the Dinc? Since they're almost the same phone....
If anyone wants to try the link is here http://www.jonamerica.com/technology/the-htc-rezound-root-guide/
Seriously doubt it would cause any errors or bricking or anything
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Zerg won't work on ICS
sorry im just a little confused. ive had multiple android devices all which have been rooted and not all of them have had the bootloader unlocked. now this is my first htc product so im not really familiar with s-off. but i bought this phone thinking there were going to be lots of devs and everything working on it and this has killed my plans . i know patience is a virtue . i was just curious. i mean droid razrs have plenty of roms available and they are still on a locked bootloader
It all has to do with the exploit used to root the device. HTC has to have an unlocked bootloader so that you can use the bootloader to write the root files to the system folder.
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I'd like to know why you thought this was going to be a huge dev phone.
I have the exact opposite feeling.
I wish this were going to be a huge dev phone. My original Dinc already has 2 mostly fully functional Jellybean ROMs available. That community is still strong.
IceDragon59 said:
I wish this were going to be a huge dev phone. My original Dinc already has 2 mostly fully functional Jellybean ROMs available. That community is still strong.
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i wonder if htc will notify us if they lift the lock, or just slip it in, i try mine once a day,just for s**ts and giggles
Aldo101t said:
i wonder if htc will notify us if they lift the lock, or just slip it in, i try mine once a day,just for s**ts and giggles
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Thanks for trying it out on a regular basis. You never know...
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Aldo101t said:
i wonder if htc will notify us if they lift the lock, or just slip it in, i try mine once a day,just for s**ts and giggles
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Yeah, I've been trying it, too. No luck thus far.
andybones said:
I'd like to know why you thought this was going to be a huge dev phone.
I have the exact opposite feeling.
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Why would it not be?
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Why would it not be?
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well, i tried my ritual unlock today and that damn website is all messed up can't get by the select your device, wonder what's goin on NOW?
Aldo101t said:
well, i tried my ritual unlock today and that damn website is all messed up can't get by the select your device, wonder what's goin on NOW?
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It's extremely slow today, but I got past the select device screen.
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It's extremely slow today, but I got past the select device screen.
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AND YOU'RE UNLOCKED NOW :good:HAHAHAHAHAH
MAYBE it's so slow cuz they're updating, to add our phone,HAHAHAHAHA
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AND YOU'RE UNLOCKED NOW :good:HAHAHAHAHAH
MAYBE it's so slow cuz they're updating, to add our phone,HAHAHAHAHA
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lol. I wish. I'd be flashing over my weather app so fast.
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lol. I wish. I'd be flashing over my weather app so fast.
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THAT weather app going to cook your brain.
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THAT weather app going to cook your brain.
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No, it's gonna flood my brain, since it's always thunderstorming. Maybe electrocute it, with the lightning.
Coming from the thunderbolt, it was easy to get to my bootloader, power button + volume down. How does one get to the bootloader on the incredible 4g?
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Coming from the thunderbolt, it was easy to get to my bootloader, power button + volume down. How does one get to the bootloader on the incredible 4g?
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same way, let it off for awhile then try if it doesn't pull battery and then try, it works
And turn off fast boot in Settings/Power.
i ended up rebooting, and just holding the power + volume down. that worked for me
to answer the og poster
if you have an unlocked b/l you can flash a custom recovery img which allows you to then flash a root package in that recovery
there is no current working exploit manually root the stock rom otherwise
Hmm. I just got the blank email from HTC. I hadn't yet tried unlocking today, and received it after 9pm. I tried, but it was to no avail. I was hoping HTC was secretly sending out emails for those who had repeatedly tried, trying to help them out.
Okay so ive been reading since 3am trying to find if it is now possible to unlock the bootloader on 2.3.5 on my photon. I have rooted it fine but I would like to go to ICS. any help is appreciated guys!
jakobkay said:
Okay so ive been reading since 3am trying to find if it is now possible to unlock the bootloader on 2.3.5 on my photon. I have rooted it fine but I would like to go to ICS. any help is appreciated guys!
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im in the same boat as you buddy there isnt so im just gonna try and sell my photon for like $80 lol hate this thing i wanted to use at&t but nooooo the stupid bootloader is locked sorry bout that
I'll give you $80. Plus s&h.
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I'll give you $80. Plus s&h.
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i might lol the $80 offer was just kinda in the moment but i might well see you think you could do like $130? shipped
If there was a way to do it, we all knew it by now.
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Omar04 said:
If there was a way to do it, we all knew it by now.
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use jtag protocal to overwrite bootloader and nv memory of the phone
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use jtag protocal to overwrite bootloader and nv memory of the phone
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can you give us the procedure??
Have you been able to unlock bootloader for 2.3.5 (upgraded from 2.3.4)?
If not, Is there any other way to do it?
Please help.
Think I read of jtag over USB
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Hey friends .... as earlier bootloader had been unlocked i.e. on 2.3.4....
That means this can also be unlocked...
Can we one thing, we can contact earlier developer who had unlocked it... n start unlocking this bootloader...
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Cooldevil1989 said:
Hey friends .... as earlier bootloader had been unlocked i.e. on 2.3.4....
That means this can also be unlocked...
Can we one thing, we can contact earlier developer who had unlocked it... n start unlocking this bootloader...
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It was a leak, we need a new leak from Motorola, this was not a hack at all so we can't just reuse something.
First of all, THANK YOU everyone for taking some time to answer every question. I really appreciate it. I have been reading, and reading for hours...my eyes are starting to bleed.
So... there is NO WAY we can get a better Android than the 2.3.5?
My build number says 4.5.1A_SUN_USC_19.0, that means I cannot unlock the bootloader, isn't it?
Is there another way (hack?) to improve the performance of the cellphone? I have root it, just to change some files I couldn't, e.g. the sound of the camera.
And finally... is it THAT bad being stucked on 2.3.5?
jjamesss said:
First of all, THANK YOU everyone for taking some time to answer every question. I really appreciate it. I have been reading, and reading for hours...my eyes are starting to bleed.
So... there is NO WAY we can get a better Android than the 2.3.5?
My build number says 4.5.1A_SUN_USC_19.0, that means I cannot unlock the bootloader, isn't it?
Is there another way (hack?) to improve the performance of the cellphone? I have root it, just to change some files I couldn't, e.g. the sound of the camera.
And finally... is it THAT bad being stucked on 2.3.5?
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Some people are trying to use kexec, which is a way to bypass the bootloader and install a rom. it will take some time though. I'm not stuck on 2.3.5 so i cant comment on that.
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And finally... is it THAT bad being stucked on 2.3.5?
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Yes it is.......heh
My old foton crapped the bed, it was running The Bills(forgove me if name id wrong) JB and loved it, now all I can do is root, maybe a little more, I want more freedom.....
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lost my unlocked mofo,and now i must admit enjoying 4G on my 2.3.5 insurance replacement
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The only reason I'm still in GB.
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Screwed by Google. Canceled ICS upgrade on my Moto Photon. No Wow for us.
kdog350 said:
Some people are trying to use kexec, which is a way to bypass the bootloader and install a rom. it will take some time though. I'm not stuck on 2.3.5 so i cant comment on that.
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Thank you, I'll search about "kexec".
The reason I was asking if I was stuck on 2.3.5 was regarding to my build number. I don't know how to conclude it's an ota or not.
You can attempt the Pudding Bootloader unlock, it is unlikely to succeed, but it may be possible. You do risk bricking the device though.
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You can attempt the Pudding Bootloader unlock, it is unlikely to succeed, but it may be possible. You do risk bricking the device though.
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No, thanks .
I assume there is no possible way to tack it back to 2.3.4?
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No, thanks .
I assume there is no possible way to tack it back to 2.3.4?
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There are a few working on a way to install roms without unlocking the boot loader go check out the development section
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Unlocked bootloader
Well, it appears that I am still the only Photon owner around with 2.3.5 and an unlocked bootloader. Unfortunately mine was some sort of freak accident that it happened. I can run run custom recovery and flash all day long. Unfortunately if I install a ROM with any other version (or maybe it's the kernal) it will not work. It will boot up fine but nothing will connect at all. I've tried almost all of them........
I have become worried that you can factory reset the phone from the bootloader without a password and (naturally) delete all partitions on recovery without a password.
This could be an issue if it is stolen and the person knows how to access these areas. Is there a way to password protect access to them?
I have the default bootloader (unlocked) and 4EXT recovery.
Thanks in advance ^ ^
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I have become worried that you can factory reset the phone from the bootloader without a password and (naturally) delete all partitions on recovery without a password.
This could be an issue if it is stolen and the person knows how to access these areas. Is there a way to password protect access to them?
I have the default bootloader (unlocked) and 4EXT recovery.
Thanks in advance ^ ^
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i don't think that there is such thing exists as password protected recovery or boot loader,but if you come to asia, especially in india,you can find many magicians here
they could spell some curse on your device so it would be protected or the person who try to steal it would suddenly become a goat
apart from all that,it would be awsome if there is some kind of tool for your problem..
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i don't think that there is such thing exists as password protected recovery or boot loader,but if you come to asia, especially in india,you can find many magicians here
they could spell some curse on your device so it would be protected or the person who try to steal it would suddenly become a goat
apart from all that,it would be awsome if there is some kind of tool for your problem..
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Just flew to india. Cant find any of these goat phones you're talking about?
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Hassaan.W said:
Just flew to india. Cant find any of these goat phones you're talking about?
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keep sniffing... you'll find one...
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keep sniffing... you'll find one...
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can't they curse my phone over skype or something? =/
hopefully someone picks up on this problem.
Its probably pretty risky to flash(?) a custom bootloader (if even possible).
Until then I'll just have to start saving up for a trip to India ;p
PHAROSngm said:
can't they curse my phone over skype or something? =/
hopefully someone picks up on this problem.
Its probably pretty risky to flash(?) a custom bootloader (if even possible).
Until then I'll just have to start saving up for a trip to India ;p
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you should've...