I have solved this problem I think last night by updating to XXEMB1 on Kies last night - I have of course lost root for the moment but will get back to that later when I have more time
I have an international galaxy gt19300
It had begun to restart itself a few times a day and then would run for days with no issues
I eventually decided to root it when I found the new toolkit on here which seemed to work a treat
I now had superuser installaed titanium back up and ROM Toolboxand paid for pro versions of this and toolkit
to be honest apart from doing one back up using the toolkit the only other thing I did was to disable the auto scanning on start up to speed up booting the phone. A day or two after this the problems started again but this time with it no rebooting but just freezing. Eventually I took out the sd card as I remembered I had an sd card problem with my old S2 - though this is a new samsung sd card. At first I thought that was it but then a bit later it froze while i was browsing the app store and has done so periodically, though today it ran all day without freezing onvce. Then suddenly it froze again for no reason - I was just swithcing screens and it froze part way through the process
As far as I can see I have three options
1) Flash a new ROM (for the moment I am still using the stock rom having only just rooted it using Toolkit.exe from here) but not sure which one I should use so need reccommendations
2) Use the toolkit to download a stock odin flashable rom (but dont I have this already?) and then 3 reset the flash counter using triangle away (seems risky to me) install the stock rom , undo root (if necessary) and then return the phone to Samsung
3) go to Kies and install the latest update in the hope that the problem will go away - though if S User pro doesnt manage to keep root I wiill presumably have to re-root all over again.
What attracted me to S3 Toolkit was that it packaged up all sorts of options into one easy package - on the other hand this may have made me a little over confident with rooting. If I hadnt rooted it the earlier problem, though not as bad, would still have been there but I could easily have sent it back to Amazon UK or Samsung UK for repair and replacement.
My biggest worry at the moment is that whichever process I go for - or even a third option suggested here - there must be a risk that the phone might lock up during flashing or upgrade - probably not likely as it didnt when I restored the back up I had done (didnt help either) and the touch wiz ui wont be running
Anyway would really appreciate some help guys - even if it is only what you would do in the same circumstances. I guess I should have tried to have the problem fixed but earlier I put that down to maybe having too many apps and crapware and thougth rooting would help me solve it. I have unintstalled every app that I dont regularly use but it is still happening
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First of all you have to be aware of the fact that rooting & flashing ROMs is always a risk, toolkit or not.
The safest way is to stay un-rooted stock if you do not know why you need root in the first place. If you know you need root, and actually also before, read the guides & information in the stickies under the General section as they explain you in detail how to root, un-root, use triangle away etc.
As for your situation, I would try to 1) flash another kernel than the stock one, if this does not work, 2) flash the most up-to-date stock ROM (you can get it here on XDA or sammobile.com) via Odin or Mobile Odin, not the toolkit (Odin is as simple as the toolkit if you follow the how-to), if this also does not work 3) try a custom rom, and if it also does not work 4) return back to stock and give it to Samsung service centre.
I wish you good luck!
Thanks for your advice
chrismast said:
First of all you have to be aware of the fact that rooting & flashing ROMs is always a risk, toolkit or not.
The safest way is to stay un-rooted stock if you do not know why you need root in the first place. If you know you need root, and actually also before, read the guides & information in the stickies under the General section as they explain you in detail how to root, un-root, use triangle away etc.
As for your situation, I would try to 1) flash another kernel than the stock one, if this does not work, 2) flash the most up-to-date stock ROM (you can get it here on XDA or sammobile.com) via Odin or Mobile Odin, not the toolkit (Odin is as simple as the toolkit if you follow the how-to), if this also does not work 3) try a custom rom, and if it also does not work 4) return back to stock and give it to Samsung service centre.
I wish you good luck!
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Firstly the good news is that it turned out to be a problem with the last XXELLA upgrade - I found a new one on KIES ran the update and it is fine
Of course I lost root access but expected that anyway.
I do enjoy tinkering with Systems and although I know my way around Windows I have not tried with Android until now - this is my second Galaxy so was naturally wary of bricking it if I rooted. Christmas time I bought myself a galaxy tab 2 10.1 with the express aim of rooting it and was prepared to take the risk - after a few false starts I got it rooted fine - was still wary of the phone but once the kit came out the benefit that has for me is the way you have to check things step by step systematically as you do things - my problem with doing stuff from instructions on line is that I find it is all to easy to skip a step (which I did with the tab first time around) Also with it being a system I haven't explored before I like having a step by step approach which is the same way that I learned DOS way back in time.
I do want to try some different ROMs on it to see what they offer and I would really have liked to have got some apps running from my external SD card and I also like having a complete image back up (as I have for Windows 8) so that in the event of a serious issue it is easy to wipe all and restore from new (I keep several images which I make on a weekly basis so that I don't have to re-install everything.
I confess to playing with computers and devices as a hobby - evidence of this was the 350 apps I had installed before I started purging them in case that was the cause of the problem. I pretty nearly try every new app I find just to see what it does and so there being a whole range of apps that I couldn't install without root access upset me. I am not going to rush to root again and will at least wait until the current version has been on the phone a while - just to make sure the XXEMB1 version is stable now - it has a lot of new admin features to keep me amused for a while!
Two things that disappointed me about root were that it looked as if I couldn't overclock the device to improve speed - the main CPU bar was already on max (though I didn't have time to explore more than that) and that it still seemed pretty hard , if possible at all on the hardware, to run apps from the external SD card -- as I do now with windows (using a smaller SSD ) I will have to be a bit more prudent about uninstalling the apps I find I don't really use.
I guess deep down the main reason why I want root is I don't like any manufacturer telling me what I can and cannot do with the device I paid for - one thing I did try was installing Linux but that didn't quite get finished before I lost root access.
Your advice however is very sound for people who don't like or enjoy tinkering or taking risks and I don't think I would recommend any normal phone user to root their device.
Thanks again
Just to add quickly....to overclock you need to flash a kernel that supports it.....And know what you are doing before doing it
i have been seeing a lot of threads about rooting this phone, but, they all have windows scripts, even the thread that is said to have a runme.sh does not have it in any of the links that i unzipped - only a runme.bat, but yet, people keep mentioning a runme.sh in it... also, i really don't see any one lying out the steps for doing this with linux.
i'm a noob, and dont really know much about this stuff, but i've done this ONCE before with a galxy exhibit, but it was very easy, i just copied a file to the phone (stock rom?), rebooted into recovery, told it to recover from that file, and i was done.
i have no idea how to do it with my new phone, and so i'm wondering:
1: where can i find the files i need to do this with linux - i just want root, nothing special
2: where can i find the steps necessary to do it - in the easiest manner possible?
3: it says i have droid 4.0.4, ICS, but every one who talks about lg l9 p769 says its JB, so, thats a bit odd...
any help is appreciated.
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3: it says i have droid 4.0.4, ICS, but every one who talks about lg l9 p769 says its JB, so, thats a bit odd...
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Your phone is running ICS 4.0, that is the version which it shipped with. Pretty much everyone on here has upgraded to JB either with software update on the phone or they have manually updated with the offline KDZ flash method.
I dont have any experience in linux so I cant help. I hope you can get your phone rooted!
Sent from my LG-P768 using xda app-developers app
i just started to restart my phone into recovery mode to see if i could put cyenogenmod on it without having to root it first, and it's saying "software upgrade ... please wait while upgrading...", so, i guess it's upgrading to JB right now... i'll see shortly.
but even if it does upgrade to JB, i still wouldn't know how to do it on linux. i figured there would just be some files to download, and a sequence of adb commands that i could type into bash, but, i'm kinda lost. i guess i'll wait and see if it upgrades to JB before asking more questions.
thanks.
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i just started to restart my phone into recovery mode to see if i could put cyenogenmod on it without having to root it first, and it's saying "software upgrade ... please wait while upgrading...", so, i guess it's upgrading to JB right now... i'll see shortly.
but even if it does upgrade to JB, i still wouldn't know how to do it on linux. i figured there would just be some files to download, and a sequence of adb commands that i could type into bash, but, i'm kinda lost. i guess i'll wait and see if it upgrades to JB before asking more questions.
thanks.
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You would need wine and then set it up...
Sent From My Xperia Themed P769
well, i tried that "LGpwn" and it didn't work, as well as a fake lg-recovery app. i figured out that i've got a "10g" phone (P769 V10G ICS). i'm not sure what the next step is. some one mentioned downgrading to JB... is there some where you can point me to for that???
i've GOT to get this t-mobile junk off my damned phone... i've even TRIED to install cyenogenmod, but i can't figure out how to get my phone to go into recovery mode (NOT factory rest) - i've tried volup+power+home and volup+power, and neither seem to be working.
Setup a sandbox, windows xp. LG uses windows, no other way to root as of right now for the t-mobile version.
Sent from my LGMS769 using xda app-developers app
yeah, it's starting to look like i'm gonna have to try this with a virtual machine, or, pay some one else to do it, or, go get my money back and downgrade to a samsung galaxy exihibit (not sure if the new model of that phone is just as easy as the exhibit 4g, but, it's screen is about an inch smaller than the lg, and they're all 3 the same price, so i'd rather keep the lg).
just out of curiosity, how do you get this phone to boot into recovery mode? you don't have to root it for that, or have windows, right? you just hit the right keys on the phone, right? i couldn't get it to work, but, maybe i was doing it wrong. and, if you can go into recovery, does it have to be rooted to use a cyenogenmod image, or will it not really know the difference?
thanks again. i'm sure this thread may help other noobs as well.
sentientsystem said:
yeah, it's starting to look like i'm gonna have to try this with a virtual machine, or, pay some one else to do it, or, go get my money back and downgrad to an samsung galaxy exihibit (not sure if the new model of that phone is just as easy as the exhibit 4g, but, it's screen is about an inch smaller than the lg, and they're all 3 the same price, so i'd rather keep the lg).
just out of curiosity, how do you get this phone to boot into recovery mode? you don't have to root it for that, or have windows, right? you just hit the right keys on the phone, right? i couldn't get it to work, but, maybe i was doing it wrong. and, if you can go into recovery, does it have to be rooted to use a cyenogenmod image, or will it not really know the difference?
thanks again. i'm sure this thread may help other noobs as well.
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Option #1
If you are rooted on stock T-Mobile 10e or 10g ROM and have the CWM installed from this thread:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2095825 follow my instructions.
Place one of these CWM ROM images on your SD-Card:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2136204
Place this JB radio firmware from T-Mobile 20d ROM on your SD-Card:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2256350
Power off the device.
After power on the back/menu capacitive buttons will flash repetedly. Press Volume down while the lights are flashing and the phone should go into recovery.
Flash the ROM first.
Flash the radio second.
Reboot.
***Notes***
1.) 20d is the latest T-Mobile, 21b is the latest Wind Mobile. Both work.
2.) 21b is lighter/faster but has no wifi-calling.
3.) 21b will require you to manually enter your APN settings for cellular data and MMS. Be sure to write down your APN settings before flashing this ROM.
4.) Some users say battery life sucks on JB. I notice that 21b is better on battery life than 20d.
Option #2.
In Linux install a Windows VM and follow the standard instructions here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2173465
Use KVM with a GUI or even easier use VirtualBox.
I'm a die hard linux geek too. I even run linux at work while all of our msp software was written for windows. You are better off just running an old copy of xp inside virtualbox trust me its just easier that way. You can use adb if you like (its the same thing the windows users use in their batch files and just rewrite the bash script, but you will save yourself lots of headaches just using virtualbox. -- my .02
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i'm not exactly sure what the end result of your instructions are, as i assumed it was to BE rooted, but the first line of your post says "if you are rooted ...", so, i'm guessing you're telling us how to ... unlock the boot loader?
by the way, that reminds me, i still haven't come across any posts on this site that tell noobs:
# what's the unlocked boot loader FOR - why do you need this - what does it do?
# what's the difference between unlocked boot loaders and being rooted?
# do you have to unlock the bootloader to get root access?
all some one like ME needs, is root access, so that i can edit the /etc/hosts file and test mobile compatibility of web apps on the development server before making them live - and to remove t-mobile damned bloat-ware. i hope this helps others who are trying to understand the basic concepts of getting control over the phone they paid money for.
thanks again. now to find a winxp image to load into a virtual machine...
My bad. I should have read through your original question all the way before posting. I see that you are not rooted.
If you are on 10e ROM you can root in Linux:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1990705
It will require rewriting the batch script as a Linux shell script. It is possible but nobody has done it yet.
If you are on 10g you will need Windows. I have also answered your questions below.
sentientsystem said:
i'm not exactly sure what the end result of your instructions are, as i assumed it was to BE rooted, but the first line of your post says "if you are rooted ...", so, i'm guessing you're telling us how to ... unlock the boot loader?
by the way, that reminds me, i still haven't come across any posts on this site that tell noobs:
# what's the unlocked boot loader FOR - why do you need this - what does it do?
It allows you to boot an un-signed kernel. You can boot custom ROMs basically.
# what's the difference between unlocked boot loaders and being rooted?
Root allows you to `su -` to the root user and own the whole system.
# do you have to unlock the bootloader to get root access?
No.
all some one like ME needs, is root access, so that i can edit the /etc/hosts file and test mobile compatibility of web apps on the development server before making them live - and to remove t-mobile damned bloat-ware. i hope this helps others who are trying to understand the basic concepts of getting control over the phone they paid money for.
thanks again. now to find a winxp image to load into a virtual machine...
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yeah, the one t-mobile is selling now is a v10g - so, it's time to play with virtual machine, and hope that usb-access is passed through from ubuntu to the VM.
thanks for answering the other questions. i think this essentially sets things straight.
peace! \m/ (>_<) \m/
sentientsystem said:
yeah, the one t-mobile is selling now is a v10g - so, it's time to play with virtual machine, and hope that usb-access is passed through from ubuntu to the VM.
thanks for answering the other questions. i think this essentially sets things straight.
peace! \m/ (>_<) \m/
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Welcome!
I know that a long time ago when I ran VirtualBox in Ubuntu there was something I had to do to allow USB access to the VM.
Here are the current instructions directly from Ubuntu:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/VirtualBox/USB
Good luck.
hey, i've got 1 more quick question: is there a way to simply load a pre-rooted ROM onto it, like i did with my samsung? where you put it onto the device, the go into recovery mode and choose the pre-rooted ROM? i haven't seen any mention of that, so i'm not sure if that's an option...
also, how the hell do you make this boot into recovery mode? i still haven't been able to get it to do that?
thanks \m/ (>_<) \m/
sentientsystem said:
hey, i've got 1 more quick question: is there a way to simply load a pre-rooted ROM onto it, like i did with my samsung? where you put it onto the device, the go into recovery mode and choose the pre-rooted ROM? i haven't seen any mention of that, so i'm not sure if that's an option...
also, how the hell do you make this boot into recovery mode? i still haven't been able to get it to do that?
thanks \m/ (>_<) \m/
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Yes you can flash a pre-rooted image. They are available. Use the search?
I posted instructions on the first page showing how to boot recovery.
that's great news - that's all i really needed - i didn't see them before, at least, not conspicuously, but i'll search around again.
and, i must have some how missed your instructions, i'll look again.
thanks!
kevev said:
I posted instructions on the first page showing how to boot recovery.
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those steps assume i have CWM installed, and i don't. i looked at installing CWM, and it doesn't have an official recovery app for the p769, and when i went to look at that thread you linked to, it says you must be rooted already. this is the aggravating part of us ignorant people dealing with people who know many things: it appears to us that you have to do some thing that requires that it is already done before you can do it. it doesn't make any sense - just a bunch of circualar requirements, with no beginning.
so, let me ask this a different way: how do i reboot into recovery mode, on a STOCK LG P769 v10g? the lights do not flash, and i'm assuming that is a CWM feature - but CWM is not installed - this is COMPLETELY STOCK - fresh out of the box. so, what do you press, when turning it on, to make it go into recovery mode, so that you can recover from a pre-rooted rom (which i am still looking for)?
i just want to "recover" to a pre-rooted rom, that's it, so that i can delete bloatware and edit the /etc/hosts file (for web app testing). this thread says you cant do this for LG phones http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2174767 - i got the same result the last guy got . trying to borrow a windows computer now...
also, does any one know if it is safe to put a jelly bean rom onto a device that was using ice cream sandwich? is there a difference between the versions that would brick the device? is it not recommended, or is it highly recommended?
thanks again. sorry for all the confusion.
you know, as a side note: it may help more noobs understand this stuff if there was a sort of simplified glossary, perhaps as an official site thread, for the orientation of noobs, that would give an outline of the basic concepts, AND their order of operation. exmaple: "rooting is when you... bootloader unlocking is when you... CWM is for people who want to... you MUST do A before you can do B and then you can optionally do C if so desired...". that would help them understand where to START, then, where to GO next.
well, borrowed a windows computer and i got it rooted, but, i found out a few things about this exact model: it has no "boot to recovery" option, by default - it's locked down pretty good. you can not use any of the other root methods on this model, and you can not do it from linux (f*ck me).
so, that long-winded fake-software-update-while-switched-out-a-hex-edited-binary-file is the ONLY way for this exact model, it seems...
but, at least i can confirm that this exact model CAN be rooted at all
now to remove alllllllll the bloatware... and look into this CWM more and learn more about what is actually IS and WHY so many people install/use/flash it...
hey, does any one know if cyenogenmod ever got themselve's an "app/marketplace"??? that was one of the draw-backs to installing it, last i checked.
thanks @everyone for your help.
sentientsystem said:
those steps assume i have CWM installed, and i don't. i looked at installing CWM, and it doesn't have an official recovery app for the p769, and when i went to look at that thread you linked to, it says you must be rooted already. this is the aggravating part of us ignorant people dealing with people who know many things: it appears to us that you have to do some thing that requires that it is already done before you can do it. it doesn't make any sense - just a bunch of circualar requirements, with no beginning.
so, let me ask this a different way: how do i reboot into recovery mode, on a STOCK LG P769 v10g? the lights do not flash, and i'm assuming that is a CWM feature - but CWM is not installed - this is COMPLETELY STOCK - fresh out of the box. so, what do you press, when turning it on, to make it go into recovery mode, so that you can recover from a pre-rooted rom (which i am still looking for)?
i just want to "recover" to a pre-rooted rom, that's it, so that i can delete bloatware and edit the /etc/hosts file (for web app testing). this thread says you cant do this for LG phones http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2174767 - i got the same result the last guy got . trying to borrow a windows computer now...
also, does any one know if it is safe to put a jelly bean rom onto a device that was using ice cream sandwich? is there a difference between the versions that would brick the device? is it not recommended, or is it highly recommended?
thanks again. sorry for all the confusion.
you know, as a side note: it may help more noobs understand this stuff if there was a sort of simplified glossary, perhaps as an official site thread, for the orientation of noobs, that would give an outline of the basic concepts, AND their order of operation. exmaple: "rooting is when you... bootloader unlocking is when you... CWM is for people who want to... you MUST do A before you can do B and then you can optionally do C if so desired...". that would help them understand where to START, then, where to GO next.
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I've decided to help you out This page will give you some more info on the P769 and several kdz (roms) for the P769
The fastest way to root is to flash the V21B kdz (this is the Jelly Bean version for Canada) using this guide, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=36351786
The reason why you want this rom is because it has a vulnerability that is easy to exploit with Jcase apk
Once your followed everything (and rooted), install Super Su and Busybox
Next install artas182x second init CWM (in case you can't find it on his page, the link is here )
Note: you will see blinking led lights when you see the LG logo (booting up) appear after a couple of seconds. To enter the CWM press the vol (-) when the lights start flashing.
After you installed Artas182x CWM you can recover from someones clockworkmod backup.
following info from Cmahendra's thread
Note: only restore CWM backups from P769 versions or MS769!!!!
Or check out the V10B (MetroPCS "JellyBean") CWM backup
Now the only 2 reasons to unlock the bootloader are:
1. Install a safer and better CWM
The reason why is because Artas182x CWM is a second init (bootstrap), so if you mess around with a busybox apk and something goes wrong or you remove a file that is required (for CWM), it will stop operating. You will have to reflash the kdz or fix what you changed to get it working again.) I've had this problem several times while messing around with different busybox apps and etc.
2. Custom roms
(which you stated you are not looking for) not worth talking about right now.
Answer to questions
The only pre rooted roms are clockworkmod backups, lol
The default recovery is useless to us (unless you feel like solving the problem)
Flashing back and forth (ice to jelly) comes with risk, the program used on Windows to flash is buggy at times. The best way (in my opinion) is to flash only when really required and mostly restore from clockwormod backups. The device is actually hard to hard brick, but it will require at lot more knowledge to get your device running again.
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sentientsystem said:
well, borrowed a windows computer and i got it rooted, but, i found out a few things about this exact model: it has no "boot to recovery" option, by default - it's locked down pretty good. you can not use any of the other root methods on this model, and you can not do it from linux (f*ck me).
so, that long-winded fake-software-update-while-switched-out-a-hex-edited-binary-file is the ONLY way for this exact model, it seems...
but, at least i can confirm that this exact model CAN be rooted at all
now to remove alllllllll the bloatware... and look into this CWM more and learn more about what is actually IS and WHY so many people install/use/flash it...
hey, does any one know if cyenogenmod ever got themselve's an "app/marketplace"??? that was one of the draw-backs to installing it, last i checked.
thanks @all for your help.
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So what version are you on right now
Ice? Jelly?
i'm still on ICS for the moment. still trying to understand what i need to do next. re-reading your post for the 2nd time, and all the threads it references. making sure i don't screw any thing up. thinking about upgrading to JB, and trying this CWM. and looking into this "cyanogenmod" some more, to understand why i never see any one on this site mention it, and what all these "other roms" are about. lmao, like i said, i'm way new to this . it's a lot to take in, even for a web developer .
thanks \m/ (>_<) \m/
Would it be posssible at all to cook up something like a fastbootable rooted tft? I tried several rooting/modding methods but was unabler to acheive what I wanted. I'm a little inbetween kind of geek knowing a little about UNIX/LINUX and still learning. The closest i came was the step where i was to flash CWM via fastboot but got shot down by a prompt telling me that remote command was not allowed. I even got to the point where I unlocked (or at least think i did) voiding all guarantee. Still optimistic since the device is extremely well made with many "root functions" built into the stock rom. But for some activities I believe I need root (wanting to optimize and tailormake my device). I think I would be able to rreach that point with the knowledge I have if I only could have fastboot allow me to flash a custom recovery. Any advice or pointers are highly appreciated since3 now that I am a sitting duck at least could get a small step forward. I realize the fact that I am vague in this questions but still no luck in this ball of confusion.
Happy weekend!!
Stop right here. Do not do anything to your device.
Grab a cup of coffee and read up.
Try to understand the basics about linux and android in general and not to forget to understand how the SONY Xperia phones work as they uses .ftf images and have no cwm to begin with..its not difficult if you come from another android device. Just some minor differences.
But:
Read, understand and learn before you attempt and proceed to do anything.
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Read, understand and learn before you attempt and proceed to do anything.[/QUOTE]
I appreciate your honest advice. Though I did mention that that was what I had done. I've spent hundreds If not thousands of hours reading. The reason why I posted was actually because despite reading and practising som of what I've read, I still cannot get root. I've had serveras devices built on linux (Android) as well as I'm starting to grasp the Linux CLI. I'm not saying that I have all information available but that I need help because there are several apps which I'd like who demands root access. These are mainly such apps that allows me to become more effecient and also customizing the UI. I hope you understand. Still in a humble mode I ask again for tips on how to root my ZU. There are actually quite a number of apps and guides that demands root and I feel that I've come to the point where I cannot get further without it. Though having said this I do understand your reply du to me being vague. Cheers!
But:
Read, understand and learn before you attempt and proceed to do anything.[/QUOTE]
I appreciate your honest advice. Though I did mention that that was what I had done. I've spent hundreds If not thousands of hours reading. The reason why I posted was actually because despite reading and practising som of what I've read, I still cannot get root. I've had serveras devices built on linux (Android) as well as I'm starting to grasp the Linux CLI. I'm not saying that I have all information available but that I need help because there are several apps which I'd like who demands root access. These are mainly such apps that allows me to become more effecient and also customizing the UI. I hope you understand. Still in a humble mode I ask again for tips on how to root my ZU. There are actually quite a number of apps and guides that demands root and I feel that I've come to the point where I cannot get further without it. Though having said this I do understand your reply du to me being vague. Cheers!
well its fairly simple on stock rom except on .257
*download fastboot files (if you have old version downloaded it will not work) http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
*download http://download.chainfire.eu/204
*download fastboot driver http://developer.sonymobile.com/downloads/drivers/fastboot-driver/
*Install fastboot driver
*unlock bootloader http://unlockbootloader.sonymobile.com/
*flash custom recovery http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2426739
*start phone and transfer CWM-SuperSU-v0.94.zip to internal memory
*reboot in to CWM and flash CWM-SuperSU-v0.94.zip
*start playstore and update supersu
*done
If you are on 257 and want to keep stock rom its a bit more tricky
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2502185
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2490613
If you do not want to keep stock rom then just unlock the bootloder, install cwm and transfer any rom and flash away
"If you are on 257 and want to keep stock rom its a bit more tricky"
Just my regular luck. Starting to feel like Donald Duck. I was not on .257 when I was ready to root. However since I made some tries with little reult I choose to upgrade to .257 so that is where I am now. Is there any tool like a tft flash tool so that I could downgrade to a previous tft and use your prescription?
Donald Duck Luck
"If you are on 257 and want to keep stock rom its a bit more tricky"
Just my regular luck. Starting to feel like Donald Duck. I was not on .257 when I was ready to root. However since I made some tries with little reult I choose to upgrade to .257 so that is where I am now. Is there any tool like a tft flash tool so that I could downgrade to a previous tft and use your prescription?
Everything SOLVED
Sorry about asking befor reading instructions but its ok now. I have CWM + root so satisfied. Thanks.
Maybe the problem is that I don't know how to properly ask for what I want/need. First off, I am new, so let's pretend I know nothing about modding phones. Second, what I am trying to achieve is the following:
Marshmallow OS or newer (I have lollipop and I highly dislike it)
Complete removal of all AT&T software/bloatware from my M8
Ability to try out different ROMs (are those the same thing as operating systems?) like cyanogenmod.
Those are the highlights to my endgame.
I have found there are several steps to this, and it seems like each step has at least one prerequisite or sub-step and I get overwhelmed when reading up on how to achieve the above goals. Feels like I'm doing taxes for a poorly run business. Apparently I need TWRP on my phone. No clue why or what it does. In order to install it, I need to have root access or a previous version of TWRP already installed, or I need to install the SDK tools package, and from that, only install fastboot and adb. Then after that I need to already have some type of drivers on my PC for that to be useful. Like I said, it is overwhelming to someone who does not know all of the lingo. Especially when I know that if I mess up at certain intervals, I could very well turn my phone into a shiny paperweight or small cocaine tray. Anywhere I have read up on this, when it says download/install _______, I cannot determine whether that means download/install on my PC, or on my phone, bc it doesn't specifically say what goes where in every instance. To make matters more difficult, I do not have an internet connection other than on my phone. Anything that needs to go on my PC, I have to download it to my phone first, then transfer it over, then install it. I asked once for a step by step tutorial or a link to one, and I was given something that was just as confusing as what I have already found. These tutorials seem to be written for ppl who know a lot by ppl who know a lot. I am not one of those ppl. I am a green noob, still wet behind the ears. I apologize in advance for not knowing, but I am just not at the level where I can guess which things go where and If I temporarily render my phone unusable, I won't be able to easily go online to find the fix, nor will I be able to download anything else, if needed. Would greatly help me if I had a list of ingredients needed before I begin, and a sequence, much like a recipe for a cake. Again, I apologize for not knowing, and I'm sure all of you reading this were, at one point, uneducated on the matter. Thank you for any advice and/or reading my TL/DR post.
See my responses below, in red font:
Damagj said:
Apparently I need TWRP on my phone. No clue why or what it does. In order to install it,
TWRP is a custom recovery, and what that is, is explained in "that" thread I linked you to: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2744194
Think of TWRP as a kind of small installer program and backup/recovery tool. You need it to flash custom ROMs, and you can also use it to backup the current ROM. It's not used within the Android OS, but rather you can boot into it separately. Which is obviously handy, if for whatever reason you can't boot to Android OS, and need to "recover" (restore the OS).
I need to have root access or a previous version of TWRP already installed, or I need to install the SDK tools package, and from that, only install fastboot and adb. Then after that I need to already have some type of drivers on my PC for that to be useful.
Don't go by the install instructions on the TWRP website, they are not device specific (to the M8) and may misguide you (every Android device has it's own nuances).
To install TWRP, you need to unlock the bootloader. The bootloader is "locked" by default, which by definition means you cannot install a custom recovery. The following is a good step-by-step guide to unlock the bootloader and install custom recovery. Note, that you do not need to root, in order to install TWRP, or flash a custom ROM. So stop before you get to the step of root (flash SuperSU). Also, the version of TWRP you install should be current (3.1) or alternately 2.8.7 (which is a known "old reliable) version).
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2799796
Like I said, it is overwhelming to someone who does not know all of the lingo. Especially when I know that if I mess up at certain intervals, I could very well turn my phone into a shiny paperweight or small cocaine tray.
No, you actually can't. Your fear of bricking the phone (permanent damage) is unfounded. As with s-on, this phone is nearly impossible to brick. The phone is fully recoverable even if you screw up; since for what you describe, you are only touching a limited number of partitions (system which is the OS, and recovery). As long as you don't mess with "critical" partitions like hboot and radio, you can't actually brick this phone. And those partitions are actually protected, and you can't modify them even if you wanted, unless you s-off. So all the more reason to stay s-on, as I described in the other thread you posted in here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=74107487&postcount=100
To make matters more difficult, I do not have an internet connection other than on my phone. Anything that needs to go on my PC, I have to download it to my phone first, then transfer it over, then install it.
but I am just not at the level where I can guess which things go where and If I temporarily render my phone unusable, I won't be able to easily go online to find the fix, nor will I be able to download anything else, if needed.
That part is difficult. While possible, doing what you describe is somewhat risky with no other device for internet. At some point, it's almost inevitable for anyone tinkering these phones, that something will go wrong. Either you forget a step, or you can't boot for no mistake of your own, at all. Even having done this stuff for years, it still happens to be, once in a while. It just happens. So without a way to ask for help, or download files, you can get stuck in a bad jam. You'll need to have some backup plan, even if it's a friend or family, letting you use their computer as a last resort.
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Stick with it. Keep reading up, and trying to learn the basic terms, concepts, tools, and methods. I know it seems overwhelming, but it will all start to make sense. You really can't (and shouldn't) try doing these things, until you have some basic understanding. You wouldn't ask someone to tell you how to tear the engine out of a car, without knowing how any tools work, or what any of the parts of the car are called.
I would also suggest you refer to my (AT&T M8) index thread. It has a lot of links and basic info, you may find useful: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2751432