It's finally here! Recovery for the Fire TV 2. This is based off of TWRP and the way versions will work is I will increment the last digit in the version as I make updates. So 3.0.0-1 is my first release based off of 3.0.0. The downloads will be numbered starting at v1, and at the bottom of the post it will explain what is contained within each version.
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As usual, this WILL void your warranty and I am NOT responsible for anything you do with this. Installing it properly won't brick your Fire TV, but doing stupid things with it might.
Installing this requires root. If you are not rooted, please see my FireTV 2 Recovery Installer page.
Installation
You can copy the files to /sdcard, a USB storage device, or an sdcard. I will be using /sdcard in the instructions, but you can replace it with /storage/usbotg for USB or /storage/sdcard1 for an sdcard.
Copy the zip file to your destination.
Connect adb
Code:
adb connect IPADDRESS
Open an adb shell
Code:
adb shell
Run the zip file (replace vX with the actual version you downloaded). This will automatically run su, so make sure to accept the prompt if necessary.
Code:
sh /sdcard/firetv2_recovery_vX.zip
Reboot
Upgrade
You may repeat this to upgrade to a newer version, or you can install an updated pre-rooted rom, as I will be uploading new versions of those with every version of recovery.
Notes
This includes bootmenu. For everyone that loved the old FireTV 1 bootmenu with Comic Sans, I'm sorry to disappoint you, but the Comic Sans is gone. When the FireTV boots, it will present you with the bootmenu where you can leave it alone and it will boot normally or you can select recovery and it will boot in to recovery. You do need a USB keyboard to interact with the bootmenu. To force it to boot in to Recovery, you can create a file /cache/bootmenu_recovery.
DHCP for Ethernet is enabled, and if there is enough demand I may add in wifi at some point. The IP address should show up in the top left corner.
USB storage, USB keyboard/mice, and sdcards should all work. Hotplugging works, so you should be able to plug and unplug devices as needed.
You can use a USB keyboard, mouse, or the mouse emulator to interact with it. To use a keyboard, you can use the arrow keys to move the cursor and the enter key to select buttons. Sliders don't require sliding, so you can just hit enter/click on them. To use the mouse emulator, use adb shell and then run the program mouse and follow the instructions.
ROMs
Recovery must be included in all ROMs. If you want to develop a ROM, please contact me about including recovery in it.
Kernels
The bootloader is locked and you cannot flash kernels. If you do attempt to flash a kernel, you will brick it.
Installing zips
You can push zips to /sdcard, put it on a USB storage, put it on an sdcard, or use adb sideload. Do note you need adb version 1.0.32 to use adb sideload.
Stuck in a loop?
If you cannot boot normally and keep going back to the bootmenu, wipe Cache from Wipe -> Advanced Wipe.
If that doesn't work, ensure Cache is not mounted from in the 'Mount' menu and run this from an adb shell:
Code:
mke2fs /dev/block/platform/mtk-msdc.0/by-name/cache
Source Code
You can find the source code here:
https://github.com/androidrbox/sloane-2ndinit
https://github.com/androidrbox/android_bootable_recovery
WARNINGS
It is extremely important you never reboot after a failure. This will most likely lead to a brick. If recovery is hung, you can use adb shell to run
Code:
killall recovery
to restart it
It is also extremely important to never reboot after wiping /system.
If you wind up bricking, you must use the Unbrick Image to unbrick.
Finally, thanks to everyone who has donated to me and those that helped to get me my FireTV 2.
Changelog and Downloads:
April 8, 2016 - v6 (md5sum: 79c1a3efbac86618fa2cdbb4901fbd77)
This should prevent auto flashing amazon updates.
This includes 2ndinit version dee776 and TWRP version 3.0.0-5.
February 14, 2016 - v5 (md5sum: 16c957c86f1f61160e14a55819610707)
This should fix the problems certain keyboard were having in recovery.
This includes 2ndinit version dee776 and TWRP version 3.0.0-4.
February 12, 2016 - v4 (md5sum: 15c6d375607839cac4b186a2b68b8b0d)
This includes 2ndinit version 743aa4 and TWRP version 3.0.0-3.
These are just changes related to the unbricking image. No other functional changes.
February 8, 2016 - v3 (md5sum: b39a4dbe0c19080a97f602f37fda63ec)
This includes an updated script. You can now just run the zip instead of needing the zip and the script.
This includes TWRP 3.0.0-2.
Added a reboot recovery option in addition to reboot system. Now reboot system will reboot straight in to Android. Reboot recovery will reboot to the bootmenu.
Fixed restoring backups.
This includes the same version of 2ndinit.
February 7, 2016 - v2 (md5sum: 762621104d158d7ce4010bea725f7181)
This includes an automated script.
This has the same versions of 2ndinit and recovery as v1.
February 6, 2016 - v1 (md5sum: 7be673dd24489080eacdd0ad00feda51)
This comes with 2ndinit version fe3362 and recovery version 3.0.0-1
Awesome work!
Will try immediately! Thanks for posting this on weekend
Thankyou Rbox, i just saw this & its put a smile on my face. Just one question do you need to reblock the updates after recovery & root have been installed? Thanks
deanr1977 said:
Thankyou Rbox, i just saw this & its put a smile on my face. Just one question do you need to reblock the updates after recovery & root have been installed? Thanks
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As long as you don't wipe data, updates remain blocked.
rbox said:
As long as you don't wipe data, updates remain blocked.
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I downloaded both the zips from the Github, im already rooted on the previously rooted software & updates are blocked, im not sure if to wait for AFTV News to do a guide or not, im clued up but not to ADB or Terminal savey so i gonna look at the readme & see if i should try it tonight? I rooted with the video guide before & it was a breeze, i know it sounds easy but want to do it right. Can you give me a little more info on connecting the ADB or Terminal please if you arnt busy?
deanr1977 said:
I downloaded both the zips from the Github, im already rooted on the previously rooted software & updates are blocked, im not sure if to wait for AFTV News to do a guide or not, im clued up but not to ADB or Terminal savey so i gonna look at the readme & see if i should try it tonight? I rooted with the video guide before & it was a breeze, i know it sounds easy but want to do it right. Can you give me a little more info on connecting the ADB or Terminal please if you arnt busy?
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If you don't want to deal with adb, use the installer.
rbox said:
If you don't want to deal with adb, use the installer.
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Thanks mate, looking at this now. Will it delete any data on the system? Kodi, Amazon apps or External Sd card? Thanks in advance
deanr1977 said:
Thanks mate, looking at this now. Will it delete any data on the system? Kodi, Amazon apps or External Sd card? Thanks in advance
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Installing recovery and roms does nothing to data.
rbox said:
It's finally here! Recovery for the Fire TV 2. This is based off of TWRP and the way versions will work is I will increment the last digit in the version as I make updates. So 3.0.0-1 is my first release based off of 3.0.0. The downloads will be numbered starting at v1, and at the bottom of the post it will explain what is contained within each version.
As usual, this WILL void your warranty and I am NOT responsible for anything you do with this. Installing it properly won't brick your Fire TV, but doing stupid things with it might.
Installing this requires root. If you are not rooted, please see my FireTV 2 Recovery Installer page.
Installation
Copy the contents of the zip to /sdcard on your FireTV.
Remount /system as read-write
Code:
mount -o remount,rw /system
Make the /system/recovery directory
Code:
mkdir /system/recovery
Copy 2ndinitstub
Code:
cp /sdcard/2ndinitstub /system/bin/ext4_resize
Copy 2ndinit
Code:
cp /sdcard/2ndinit /system/recovery/
Copy the recovery ramdisk
Code:
cp /sdcard/ramdisk-recovery.cpio /system/recovery/
Remount /system as read-only
Code:
mount -o remount,ro /system
Upgrade
You may repeat this to upgrade, but it is easier to just install a new pre-rooted rom. Every update for recovery I will make a new rom.
Notes
This includes bootmenu. For everyone that loved the old FireTV 1 bootmenu with Comic Sans, I'm sorry to disappoint you, but the Comic Sans is gone. When the FireTV boots, it will present you with the bootmenu where you can leave it alone and it will boot normally or you can select recovery and it will boot in to recovery. You do need a USB keyboard to interact with the bootmenu. To force it to boot in to Recovery, you can create a file /cache/bootmenu_recovery.
DHCP for Ethernet is enabled, and if there is enough demand I may add in wifi at some point. The IP address should show up in the top left corner.
USB storage, USB keyboard/mice, and sdcards should all work. Hotplugging works, so you should be able to plug and unplug devices as needed.
You can use a USB keyboard, mouse, or the mouse emulator to interact with it. To use a keyboard, you can use the arrow keys to move the cursor and the enter key to select buttons. Sliders don't require sliding, so you can just hit enter/click on them. To use the mouse emulator, use adb shell and then run the program mouse and follow the instructions.
ROMs
Recovery must be included in all ROMs. If you want to develop a ROM, please contact me about including recovery in it.
Kernels
The bootloader is locked and you cannot flash kernels. If you do attempt to flash a kernel, you will brick it.
Installing zips
You can push zips to /sdcard, put it on a USB storage, put it on an sdcard, or use adb sideload. Do note you need adb version 1.0.32 to use adb sideload.
Source Code
You can find the source code here:
https://github.com/androidrbox/sloane-2ndinit
https://github.com/androidrbox/android_bootable_recovery
Finally, thanks to everyone who has donated to me and those that helped to get me my FireTV 2.
Changelog and Downloads:
Februrary 6, 2016 - v1 (md5sum: 7be673dd24489080eacdd0ad00feda51)
This comes with 2ndinit version fe3362 and recovery version 3.0.0-1
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the commands are entered through adb correct......Also, once recovery is installed can I flash either of your pre-rooted roms or do I have to flash the version I'm currently on....i.e. if I'm on 5.0.4 I can only flash 5.0.4
thanks again for your great work!
dk1keith said:
the commands are entered through adb correct......Also, once recovery is installed can I flash either of your pre-rooted roms or do I have to flash the version I'm currently on....i.e. if I'm on 5.0.4 I can only flash 5.0.4
thanks again for your great work!
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Yes adb shell. You can flash either version.
rbox said:
Yes adb shell. You can flash either version.
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Awesome thanks rbox
Not working for me. everything is copied over and after reboot there is no menu. Amazon white logo for 5 seconds, than the colored logo and system is booted in less than 15 seconds.
aboshi said:
Not working for me. everything is copied over and after reboot there is no menu. Amazon white logo for 5 seconds, than the colored logo and system is booted in less than 15 seconds.
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Same here. No boot menu. Reboot to recovery brings up the stock recovery as well.
dk1keith said:
Awesome thanks rbox
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first command: mount -o remount,rw /system
in adb shell returns a mountermission denied
aboshi said:
Not working for me. everything is copied over and after reboot there is no menu. Amazon white logo for 5 seconds, than the colored logo and system is booted in less than 15 seconds.
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retyre said:
Same here. No boot menu. Reboot to recovery brings up the stock recovery as well.
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Both of you please run:
Code:
ls -lZ /system/bin/ext4_resize /system/recovery
dk1keith said:
first command: mount -o remount,rw /system
in adb shell returns a mountermission denied
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You need to be root...
rbox said:
Both of you please run:
Code:
ls -lZ /system/bin/ext4_resize /system/recovery
You need to be root...
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you mean by typing su?
dk1keith said:
you mean by typing su?
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Yes, by typing su.
Code:
-rwxr-xr-x root shell u:object_r:system_file:s0 ext4_resize
-rw------- root root u:object_r:system_file:s0 2ndinit
-rw------- root root u:object_r:system_file:s0 ramdisk-recovery.cpio
aboshi said:
Code:
-rwxr-xr-x root shell u:object_r:system_file:s0 ext4_resize
-rw------- root root u:object_r:system_file:s0 2ndinit
-rw------- root root u:object_r:system_file:s0 ramdisk-recovery.cpio
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Hrm... can you run
Code:
ls -l /system/bin/ext4_resize /system/recovery
also?
Related
[Tutorial] Root FRF91/FRF85B/FRF83/FRF72 (T-Mo/AT&T) Without Unlocking (100% Working)
Credits:
Booker-T
M9x3mos
th3fallen
juan413
_Sri_
Amon_RA
cyanogen
For your amazing works leading up to this guide
Notes:
- Donate if I've helped save your HTC warranty.
- This will work! If you can't figure something out, don't get discouraged. Ask here for help.
- After this process, you can flash whatever ROM you like in recovery. I just have the steps showing for CyanMod so you know you have a good, clean system to start off with.
[T-Mo & ATT] Prerequisites:
- Locked Nexus One flashed with FRF85B
(Stuck on FRF91? Use THIS to downgrade to EPE76. Then update back up to FRF85B.)
- Lastet SDK (Click)
- Working ADB (Info)
- The attached .zip "ROOT_FRF83.zip" (Attachment at bottom)
- Got Mac/Linux? (Click Thanks madj42)
Process:
1) Extract the files within "ROOT_FRF83.zip" into the "tools" directory of the extracted SDK package
2) Open a command prompt or terminal and change to the "tools" directory of the extracted SDK package
- Example: Type "cd C:\Users\Matt\Desktop\android-sdk-windows\tools" and hit Enter
3) Type "loop" and hit Enter
4) With phone attached through microUSB, enter Recovery with the battery cover OFF and the SDcard REMOVED.
- Tip: Be careful not to let the battery fall out during this process
- Tip: To enter recovery, boot while holding Volume down button. Then select the recovery option.
5) When you see the HTC devices attached in recovery mode, hit Ctrl+C, then "y", then Enter
6) Slide in SDcard (Make sure there is no update.zip on it at this point)
- Tip: It should slide in and click VERY easily if you trim the tab on the battery properly. A sharp razor blaze works well.
- Tip: I recommend this instead of other methods (paper slip) because it will work without error
- Tip: You only need to cut as far as the SDcard slot goes, you do not need to trim the entire tab
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7) On your phone, press Power + Volume Up AFTER inserting SDcard
8) Choose "apply sdcard:update.zip"
- Tip: It will fail, but that is expected because there is no update.zip
- Tip: This is done to mount the SDcard after achieving adb while the SDcard was out
9) In your terminal type "adb push flash_image /sdcard/flash_image" and hit Enter
10) In your terminal type "adb push ota.zip /sdcard/update.zip" and hit Enter
11) In your terminal, type "adb push update.zip /sdcard/update.zip" and DO NOT yet hit Enter
12)Ready your finger near the Enter key of your keyboard so that you can quickly hit it once you complete the next step
13) Choose "apply sdcard:update.zip"
14) As soon as you see the yellow installation progress bar, hit Enter on your keyboard
- Tip: If completed properly, you should see a message about rooting adb
15) Choose "Reboot into system"
You now have root access(aka Admin rights) in your stock ROM, but with limited capabilities.
If you want to do any of the following, please continue:
- Flash a custom recovery
- Perform Nandroid backup
- Flash a Rooted Stock Froyo ROM with full capabilities
- Flash CyanogenMod
16) Download the following to the root of your SDcard
- recovery-RA-nexus-v1.7.0.1.img: http://rapidshare.com/files/393267368/recovery-RA-nexus-v1.7.0.1.img
- Note: UnMount your SDcard after copying these files, but keep your phone plugged in
17) In your terminal type "adb shell" and hit Enter
18) In your terminal type "su" and hit Enter
- Tip: At this point, it will hang until you choose "Allow" on your phone with the SuperUser app pop-up
- Tip: $ should now be replaced with #
19) In your terminal, type "mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/mtdblock4 /system" and hit Enter
20) In your terminal, type "cat /sdcard/flash_image > /system/bin/flash_image" and hit Enter
21) In your terminal, type "chmod 775 /system/bin/flash_image" and hit Enter
22) In your terminal, type "flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery-RA-nexus-v1.7.0.1.img" and hit Enter
23) In your terminal, type "rm /system/etc/install-recovery.sh" and hit Enter
24) In your terminal, type "rm /system/recovery-from-boot.p" and hit Enter
You can now boot into your new Recovery by turning off your phone and turning back on while holding Volume Down.
If you want the latest CyanogenMod, please continue.
25) Download the following to the root of your SDcard
- update-CM-5.0.8-N1-signed.zip: http://cyanogen-updater.googlecode.com/files/update-cm-5.0.8-N1-signed.zip
- gapps-passion-EPF30-signed.zip: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?mjzwozjojkh
26) Nandroid backup
- Tip: In Recovery, choose "Backup/Restore" then "Nand backup"
- Tip: This will give you an exact copy of your system's current state which you can revert back to at any time
27) Wipe your phone
- Tip: In Recovery, Choose "Wipe" then "Wipe data/factory reset"
28) Apply zip "update-CM-5.0.8-N1-signed.zip"
- Tip: In Recovery, Choose "Flash zip from sdcard"
29) Apply zip "gapps-passion-EPF30-signed.zip"
30) Reboot into your newly rooted phone!
thanks! is there any specific reason why it has to be FRF83 or FRF72 if you know? for us AT&T Nexus User stuck on EPE54B, shouldn't we be able to do the same? or the ota.zip is different in that sense? Please give us some insight. thanks!
Sorry, where is The attached .zip "ROOT_FRF83.zip" ?
where is the attached .zip "ROOT_FRF83.zip"
Oops!! Added link to the top!
Constrabus said:
Oops!! Added link to the top!
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the link wont work
Link updated
Constrabus said:
4) With phone attached through microUSB, enter Recovery with the battery cover OFF and the SDcard REMOVED.
- Tip: Be careful not to let the battery fall out during this process
5) When you see the HTC devices attached in recovery mode, hit Ctrl+C
6) Slide in SDcard (Make sure there is no update.zip on it at this point)
- Tip: It should slide in and click VERY easily if you trimmed the tab on the battery properly
7) On your phone, press Power + Volume Up
8) Choose "Apply update.zip from SDcard"
- Tip: It will fail, but that is expected.
9) In your terminal type "adb push flash_image /sdcard/flash_image" and hit Enter
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Still getting either adb with no sd, or sd with no adb.
When I follow your exact process, apply "sdcard:update.zip" returns
"-- Install from sdcard...
Finding update package...
E:Can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p1 (or /dev/block/mmcblk0)
(No such file or directory)
E:Can't mount SDCARD:update.zip
Installation aborted."
and then "adb push flash_image /sdcard/flash_image" returns
"failed to copy 'ota.zip' to '/sdcard/flash_image'ermission denied".
These are the exact same returns I get when I tried the process without a card inserted, which is what leads me to believe the card is in but not mounted.
Is there a way to tell adb to (re)mount the SD card in recovery?
Or am I doing something wrong...
Can you walk me through just those particular steps? Like Cookbook-detailed instructions.
Make sure that you are inserting the sdcard BEFORE you press Power and Volume Up to reveal the recovery options and AFTER you get adb connected in recovery mode with loop.
Also make sure you can get adb working while in android to make sure the driver is installed properly.
lostinatlanta said:
Still getting either adb with no sd, or sd with no adb.
When I follow your exact process, apply "sdcard:update.zip" returns
"-- Install from sdcard...
Finding update package...
E:Can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p1 (or /dev/block/mmcblk0)
(No such file or directory)
E:Can't mount SDCARD:update.zip
Installation aborted."
and then "adb push flash_image /sdcard/flash_image" returns
"failed to copy 'ota.zip' to '/sdcard/flash_image'ermission denied".
These are the exact same returns I get when I tried the process without a card inserted, which is what leads me to believe the card is in but not mounted.
Is there a way to tell adb to (re)mount the SD card in recovery?
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weird thing is adb devices do not see my phone even without SD card...
guess froyo is a must to get this working?
i am on EPE54B, still...
I now have an unlocked, newly unrooted FRF83. Will this tutorial still work for me?
t mobile usa 3g network, stock recovery image. I think I am unrooted because there was a warning in the tutorial and my adb shell denies super user permissions.
kaiser_tytnii said:
weird thing is adb devices do not see my phone even without SD card...
guess froyo is a must to get this working?
i am on EPE54B, still...
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This guide is for people stuck on FRF83 because you can't revert to the older build where other guides worked.
adambenjamin said:
I now have an unlocked, newly unrooted FRF83. Will this tutorial still work for me?
t mobile usa 3g network, stock recovery image. I think I am unrooted because there was a warning in the tutorial and my adb shell denies super user permissions.
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If you are unlocked, this guide would be redundant for you. The purpose of this guide is to root without having to unlock, thus preserving your warranty.
Shell script version of loop.bat:
I assume this will work...
Code:
while true; do adb devices; done
Constrabus said:
If you are unlocked, this guide would be redundant for you. The purpose of this guide is to root without having to unlock, thus preserving your warranty.
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I still would like to get my root back. Will that part of this tutorial work to get the root back?
EDIT: Got it rooted. wow that was easy.
Based on you providing links for recovery-RA-nexus-v.1.7.0.1.img, update-CM-5.0.8-N1-signed.zip, google addon EPF30; will the steps involving these install Cyanogen on my phone?
I was hoping to do this process without wiping my phone's memory and keeping my stock FRF83.
what25 said:
Based on you providing links for recovery-RA-nexus-v.1.7.0.1.img, update-CM-5.0.8-N1-signed.zip, google addon EPF30; will the steps involving these install Cyanogen on my phone?
I was hoping to do this process without wiping my phone's memory and keeping my stock FRF83.
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If you don't want the Cyanogen ROM or RA recovery just skip step #22 and stop with step #24. I didn't follow this tutorial as I did Booker-T's method with some tweaks but if you do what I said you should be fine.
madj42 said:
If you don't want the Cyanogen ROM or RA recovery just skip step #22 and stop with step #24. I didn't follow this tutorial as I did Booker-T's method with some tweaks but if you do what I said you should be fine.
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You dont have to use that rom, you can flash any other rom as long as you have root. Paul obrien offeres a rooted FRF83 rom
I was able to do this without taking out / putting the SD card in (and thus avoided filing down my battery. I didn't run "loop.bat" until I was highlighting the Recovery icon, the ran it, when into Recovery, and adb picked it up.
Worked perfect!
Just, when flashing recovery, the better terminal emulator was giving me an error, i used Rom Manager to flash the recovery, and back to terminal to rm /system/etc/ blah blah ....GREAT Tutorial!
SINCE FREE X10 IS NOW BETA, THIS HOW TO IS NO LONGER VALID
Hello world !
I noticed there was nothing to explain simply how to install the increible X10 Free Rom in dual-boot with your regular 2.1 rom of Zdzihu.
** No responsability for anything, you are all responsible of what you're doing !! **
** Please follow ALL these steps. Don't try to be Indiana Jones by flashing your device without all the tools needed !!! **
INSTALL
(for 1st install)
Before attempting anything, make sure you have AT LEAST 50% of battery charge. Don't try anything with low battery, you can abort the flashing and brick your device !!!
Please make sure you're also running a 2.1 rom (Generic, nordic, official, custom...)
- Download FreeX10 v0.0.1 file (NOT 002 yet !!!)
- Download Android SDK
You don't need to save the entire archive (but you can), you just need the Tools folder (because it contains ADB, the Android Debug Bridge we need to install files).
- On x10 :
Download and install Busybox (from Market), make sure it says "Done!".
Connect your x10 in USB, mount SD card, and copy files FreeX10.zip and install on the root of your SD Card.
Enable USB debugging (Parameters > Applications > Development).
- On your computer, go in the Tools folder, open a DOS prompt (for Windows 7 : hold CAPS + right click, you'll see Open a DOS prompt) and
type :
Code:
adb shell
(this will run ADB shell... You will get a "$")
- Type :
Code:
su
(this will make you super-user, you will get a "#")
- Type :
Code:
dd if=/sdcard/install of=/data/install && chmod 777 /data/install && /data/install
(It will display "11", "1+1", or "inflating:..." ...)
- Wait, have a beer, pray for your sins for your phone not to turn into a $600 brick
- One minute after, when it shows
Code:
All done, please reboot!
, reboot ! (But you can gently quit ADB by typing
Code:
exit
twice
)
Note : regarding me, I typed "exit" to quit ADB, I turned off ADB on phone and disconnected USB. You can do, it's even safer
- Wait up to 5 minutes for the phone to boot, it is NORMAL !!!! It looks stuck on Sony Ericsson logo and/or on Free X10 logo, it's NOT stuck !!! You MUST wait !!!!
- It will finally run normal, your phone is alive and 2.2-hearted !!
You are now eligible to install v0.0.2 (as it comes as an update).
Dual Boot usage
This rom comes with a great Dual Boot, which means the 2.2.1 is installed safely apart from your original 2.1 rom. This means you can switch back anytime to stock rom. To say it simply :
- Your Android 2.1 is here, and no changes are made to it (apps, version, etc etc). It is stored as it has to be, in the internal 1Gb phone memory storage (called the "NAND").
- FreeX10 (2.2.1) is running from image files (like .ISO files) stored in your SD Card. This means the two Android are living together peacefully, without affecting (theorically) each other.
FreeX10 mainly creates a bootloader, for you to choose whether to test 2.2.1, or go back to 2.1 for your daily use.
- To run 2.2.1 : do nothing (default boot)
- To run 2.1 : press any key at boot, when it shows "Sony Ericsson".
Notes when upgrading to v0.0.2 :
- As Android is stored into image files (.IMG), upgrading will wipe out all your content (it does a fresh "install"), make backup of what you need !
- to avoid future bugs, altough you're not forced to do, do the routines to make sure Wifi, root, packages install, ... work. This is because USB debug can break, so you won't be able to use ADB to fix these bugs
- Root is strongly recommended to work, because it's cool and because the CPU performance is set to highest : stuck at 998MHz all the time, it will drain your battery like hell ! You can switch it back to original power saving plan (ondemand plan) by using (ie) SetCPU. Root required !
If your Android goes instable, does not work anymore, or you want a fresh install after lots of tests, simply drag and drop the original v0.0.2 .img files on your SD card. This will make you boot into a fully fresh install.
For all bugs, commands, etc.. Please go first to this excellent (and very easy) thread !!
Nice..
How about one on AOSP 2.1
Perceval from Hyrule said:
Hello world !
I noticed there was nothing to explain simply how to install the increible X10 Free Rom in dual-boot with your regular 2.1 rom of Zdzihu.
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nice dummies HOW TO
and ohhh my god there is dummies
all comands needed
INSTALLATION
1. Download the rom package (FreeX10_alpha-release_0.0.1.tar.bz2)
2. Unpack it to the root (main folder) of your SD Card
3. Connect your phone in USB Debugging mode
4. Open ADB shell, switch to root user (SU)
5. Issue the command
dd if=/sdcard/install of=/data/install && chmod 777 /data/install && ./data/install
6. Reboot when installation is finished
7. Enjoy
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CHANGE BOOT PRIORITY
Copy chargemon.txt file to
/system/bin
folder ON YOUR ORIGINAL 2.1 ROM, NOT FROYO!!!
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UPGRADE TO 0.0.2 VERSION
Boot into 2.1, unpack the content of FreeX10_alpha-release_0.0.2-UPDATE.tar.bz2 into
/sdcard/FreeX10
folder and reboot into updated 2.2!
NOTES:
1. SMS vibrate is disabled by default; open Messaging, press MENU button -> settings -> vibrate -> always
2. If you don't have radio (network) after 1st boot, please open ADB shell and issue this command:
killall servicemanager
3. If you don't have root access, please open ADB shell and issue this command:
chmod 4755 /system/bin/su
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hope it helps too
UPDATE TO v.0.0.2
Note : you can only update from 0.0.1 to 0.0.2. I mean you can't do a fresh install of 0.0.2, you MUST have 0.0.1 installed !
- Download v0.0.2 from main thread.
- Run your device on your regular 2.1 rom (while off, power on, and press any button when it displays Sony Ericsson logo)
- Mount the SD Card, then copy data.img and system.img from the archive into the folder /FreeX10. Replace the two .img files.
- Reboot into 2.2, have fun ^^
OmegaRED^ said:
Nice..
How about one on AOSP 2.1
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I'll try to do one if I get time, but I need a fully working ROM as my phone is useful for my life (still waiting for 2.1 stable )
Thanks for your posts all, it will help everybody who want to try the 2.2
(as it is safe and running from SD card, very very very cool idea !)
Help followed your guide get adb shell not a internal command what am i doing wrong been trying this for hours now
I found drawing a pentagram in human blood and chanting a few words can do wonders too.
fastphil said:
Help followed your guide get adb shell not a internal command what am i doing wrong been trying this for hours now
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root privileges do you have it?
unmount sdcard
OmegaRED^ said:
I found drawing a pentagram in human blood and chanting a few words can do wonders too.
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sarcasm...love it
rendeiro2005 said:
root privileges do you have it?
unmount sdcard
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yes mate i do have root access titanium etc works fine just cant get adb shell to run
When i installed 2.2, it rebooted and when to the sony ericsson logo for almost an hour, does this mean i have to reinstall 2.1, and if so, i would i accomplish this
fastphil said:
yes mate i do have root access titanium etc works fine just cant get adb shell to run
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and what about sdcard?
uncheck nount/unmount
rendeiro2005 said:
and what about sdcard?
uncheck nount/unmount
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done that too
fastphil said:
done that too
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can you post a screenshot of cmd?
ok will do
I am still having problems also...
after I type the cmd...
dd if=/sdcard/install of=/data/install && chmod 777 /data/install && /data/install
it just says:
1+1 records in
1+1 records out
520 bytes transferred in 0.003 secs...
#
so, where am I going wrong?
fyi, I am trying to install v001, not the update, and the phone is rooted, busybox is installed. Sorry, but I have tried for a while now and I finally have to just ask for help. Thanks guys.
here pic off cmd
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"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
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"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
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fastphil said:
Help followed your guide get adb shell not a internal command what am i doing wrong been trying this for hours now
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Does it work when your run "adb" command only ?
It looks to me your error is because you're not in the folder where adb.exe is
It is in folder tools, if you try to run it from root directory (where is the android app with nice icon) it won't work for sure
Edit: didn't see your screenshot >> you are NOT in the correct folder !! (so Windows is searching for a registered command which does not exist, I think there's a thread somewhere on how to add it as a registered (I mean global) command)
You must download Android SDK (22mb... Lmao regarding 4gb for iOS ), extract the archive and go in the tools folder. Here is adb.exe.
when i try & run adb exe it does not open it just closes right away
It's really about time somebody made a simple, easy and straight forward guide for installing mik_os's clever touchscreen kernal patch thing. I'm not android genius and really struggled to install this having no knowledge of how androids really work inside. Trying to figure out how to install the much needed touchscreen fix was a disaster but I finally got it right.
Due to a lack of simple and easy to follow guides I have made this one to help out other beginners, who like me didn't receive the help they need despite hours of google searches.
WARNING: If you do something wrong, or if something breaks while you are following this guide, I'm not responsible for any of your actions. Do this at your own risk.
The files provided are not my work and I take NO credit for them. They were created by clever people to help our lives
Credits:
kernal/touch screen bug fix: mik_os http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=929941
z4root : RyanZA http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=833953
Custom recovery: getitnowmarketing http://androidforums.com/getitnowma...ry-optimus-one-p500-thunderg.html#post1896517
Firstly this guide shows you how to root and then flash your phone with mik's fix. I'm not very good with androids but this worked and is pretty fault proof if you follow the steps. BEFORE BEGINNING MAKE SURE YOU HAVE FULL BATTERY!
1) Make sure you have Froyo 2.2. To check what version you have go to settings> about phone> android version. If you have 2.2.1 or something I really can't help you, do a bit of searching on how to downgrade. Explaining it will only complicate things if you are knew to androids like me.
2) Click this : http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=446145&d=1290341328
3) Save it to your computer, plug your phone into the USB port and copy the newly downloaded file onto it(by enabling mass storage device thing on your phone) and just pasting it in there not in any folder.
4) On your phone open the android market, search for Astro file manager. Choose to install it(wait for download and install to complete).
5)Open Astro File manager and locate the file you downloaded (z4Root by RyanZa) using astro (it'll be in the sd folder on its own). Select z4Root and install it and run it after installing.
6) Choose to permanently root your phone(this voids your warranty btw). Let it do its stuff, your phone will restart and you will be a super user! win.
7)Next download this:
http://www.mediafire.com/file/uf752h914q0u228/recovery-RA-GNM-thunderg-1.1.0.img.zip
and
http://www.mediafire.com/?45u0obd6pjj5twp
(Do not extract this file only the others)
and this
http://androidforums.com/attachment...ery-optimus-one-p500-thunderg-flash_image.zip and extract both of them into folders.
(thanks to getitnowmarketing for guidance at this point)
Next do one of the following two methods:
METHOD A(EASIER):
8)Download & install:
Google Chrome to phone(PC Google Chrome extension)
Google Chrome to phone(Phone app)
Terminal Emulator (Phone app)
9)Synchronize your Google account in Chrome to Phone(browser extension and phone app) and make a test by sending something to your phone(link,text).Make sure it's working.
10)After that open Terminal Emulator and type "su"(without quotes) and click yes when it's asking you for Superuser permission."#" will appear.
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"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
11)From the commands list below copy every line (except red one) one by one and send it to phone.On phone paste all commands one by one,as you send them from Chrome, in Terminal Emulator.
Code:
mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock1 /system
cat /sdcard/flash_image > /system/bin/flash_image
chmod 755 /system/bin/flash_image
mv /system/etc/install-recovery.sh /system/etc/install-recovery.sh.bak
[COLOR="Red"][U](if it shouts at you here saying not found or something,ignore it)[/U][/COLOR]
mount -o remount,ro -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock1 /system
flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery-RA-GNM-thunderg-1.1.0.img
reboot recovery
12)Wait a bit and your mobile/phone will turn off, hold in the down volume key and the home key. Keep them held in for a bit when the LG logo comes up.
Skip to step 16!
OR:
METHOD B
8) Now download this: http://dl.google.com/android/android-sdk_r09-windows.zip (windows) or http://dl.google.com/android/android-sdk_r09-linux_x86.tgz (linux) ,extract and install it.
9) Copy(with mass storage mode on) the FILES (and the one zip file that was downloaded from mediafire--> the other two things copied accross should not be zip files but instead individual files that have been extracted. ) to your SD card (not in any folder or anything, just in the main folder that opens when you open your SD card on your computer).
10) Turn off mass storage mode on your mobile (pull down the notification bar and click where it says USB Connected and make sure it is off).
11) Next go Settings>Applications>Development>Tick USB debugging (make sure it is on).
12) Next, on your computer press windows key + r, type cmd. Then type
cd <follwed by the address of the platform-tools folder in the sdk folder>
For example mine was (remember all lowercase):
c:\downloads\android-sdk_r08-windows\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools
so i typed :
cd c:\downloads\android-sdk_r08-windows\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools
13) A whole lot of writing should come up and stuff in the box you typing in (cmd prompt). Next type adb shell and then the word su. Your phone should ask if it should allow permission for super user, select allow or grant access or whatever it says on your phone.
14) Making progress. Next copy the following lines and go back into cmd prompt and right click in it and select paste. Do one line at a time into cmd prompt.
15)
Code:
mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock1 /system
cat /sdcard/flash_image > /system/bin/flash_image
chmod 755 /system/bin/flash_image
mv /system/etc/install-recovery.sh /system/etc/install-recovery.sh.bak
[B][U](if it shouts at you here saying not found or something,ignore it)[/U][/B]
mount -o remount,ro -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock1 /system
flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery-RA-GNM-thunderg-1.1.0.img
reboot recovery
Wait a bit and your mobile/phone will turn off, hold in the down volume key and the home key. Keep them held in for a bit when the LG logo comes up.
16) You may back up if you want at this point by going to backup/restore (scroll using volume key and select it using the key on the very left of your phone at the bottom in the front). Choose nandroid backup and let it do its business).
17) Next get back to the mainscreen and select flash zip from sdcard. Select signed_kernal.zip and choose to let it flash. Let it do its business, go to the mainscreen, click reboot system now and you done. Your phone should restart happily with a much less cpu intensive touch screen!
hope this guide helps someone who had the same troubles as me.
Feel free to inform me of anything I may of left out
good work but all the commands can be entered using terminal emulator on phone itself..
thanks
I would much rather just use my pc to type the commands cause I can copy paste them nicely and I trust my pc more
ccdreadcc said:
good work but all the commands can be entered using terminal emulator on phone itself..
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Best solution is Terminal Emulator + Chrome to phone.Very easy!
rosuvladut said:
Best solution is Terminal Emulator + Chrome to phone.Very easy!
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If someone types that out I'll add it in (from getting the addon to accessing the terminal).
eichos said:
If someone types that out I'll add it in (from getting the addon to accessing the terminal).
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Well,from step 8 using Terminal Emulator and Chrome to phone.
8)Download & install:
Google Chrome to phone(PC Google Chrome extension)
Google Chrome to phone(Phone app)
Terminal Emulator (Phone app)
9)Synchronize your Google account in Chrome to Phone(browser extension and phone app) and make a test by sending something to your phone(link,text).Make sure it's working.
10)After that open Terminal Emulator and type "su"(without quotes) and click yes when it's asking you for Superuser permission."#" will appear.
11)From the commands list below copy every line (except red one) one by one and send it to phone.On phone paste all commands one by one,as you send them from Chrome, in Terminal Emulator.
Code:
mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock1 /system
cat /sdcard/flash_image > /system/bin/flash_image
chmod 755 /system/bin/flash_image
mv /system/etc/install-recovery.sh /system/etc/install-recovery.sh.bak
[COLOR="Red"][U](if it shouts at you here saying not found or something,ignore it)[/U][/COLOR]
mount -o remount,ro -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock1 /system
flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery-RA-GNM-thunderg-1.1.0.img
reboot recovery
12)Wait a bit and your mobile/phone will turn off, hold in the down volume key and the home key. Keep them held in for a bit when the LG logo comes up.
Skip to step 16!
You can update first post if you like it!
Nice...
What about WifiKeyboard? With this tool you can write on phone with keyboard on your PC. Also can be used for SMSs, emails, and so on.
even better and more easy to use copy/paste for emulator.
It works
Thank u for the tutorial. It really worked fine, using the wireless keyboard. 10x for the help and effort u put in this.
thanks for this tutorial.. it helped me a lot..
Actually I found easier with the sdk and windows dos terminal, but whatever ^^, this is a great guide, should have seen before
So are you sure this doesn't work in 2.2.1?
hey i was just wondering... since lg will be releasing gingerbread for the optimus one(p500), is there a way to be able to do this in the future with this setup? or have we given up all future updates from lg or otherwise for this custom kernel??
also i just got an error message when i copied in the first part of the terminal part. I comes up "cannot create /system/bin/flash_image: read-only file system"
Need help!!!
Edit: i found somewhere you had to type in the "mount" line before it all... and it seemed to have worked, hope i didn't break something :s
Edit 2: now i've run into another problem as your instructions seem to skip steps and information towards the end. this line in particaular:
17) Next get back to the mainscreen and select flash zip from sdcard. Select signed_kernal.zip and choose to let it flash. Let it do its business, go to the mainscreen, click reboot system now and you done. Your phone should restart happily with a much less cpu intensive touch screen!
Select flash zip? There is no flash zip anywhere mentioned besides here. could you please clarify or could anyone tell me what he means as im stuck on this part
cyanide911 said:
So are you sure this doesn't work in 2.2.1?
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You can't root AFAIK on 2.2.1.
@hatethat:
is SU on?
hey sry i edited that post a number of times as not to spam posts... but yeah i got past all that stuff and am now stuck on step 17... i dont know where flash zip came from?
Edit: i went into the recovery mode adn it says "flash zip" there so i tried that and it worked fine ty anyway
HateThat said:
hey sry i edited that post a number of times as not to spam posts... but yeah i got past all that stuff and am now stuck on step 17... i dont know where flash zip came from?
Edit: i went into the recovery mode adn it says "flash zip" there so i tried that and it worked fine ty anyway
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U need to download signed-kernel.zip and flash that
eichos said:
You can't root AFAIK on 2.2.1.
@hatethat:
is SU on?
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Ah damn
Sent from my LG-P500 using XDA App
thank you good guide
I can`t find the Google Chrome to Phone (phone app) in the market, can anyone help me with it?
And of course in the pc market, my network provider won`t let me install it.
L.E.: finally i`ve found the app. Flashed the kernel, works like a charm. Thank you.
Introduction:
The padfone X was released last friday and I wanted TWRP. As you may know; @Dees_Troy is on vacation. So, I hacked together this "repack" version which should have all features in order. One caveat with this version though, when launching recovery after it's installed, the screen must time out (2-minutes) before you can push power and see it.
Warning:
Even though you may simply be using your device and just running apps, you are modifying your device. There is no 100% back to stock. You can find a fastboot flashable stock recovery here, but there is no stock system. While this mod did not trigger a "modified status" on my device, I cannot guarantee the same for you. This is a very new device and unless you're one of the few, brave and anxious, it may be in your best interest to wait until a stock firmware update, back-to-stock flash, or even an official XDA-Developers forum has been created for this device.
you will need:
1.The Unofficial TWRP recovery image
2.SuperSU installed on your device
3.TowelRoot installed on your device. You will need to enable third-party sources.
4.Terminal access (pick the one you're more comfortable with)
4a.ADB
4b.Terminal emulator
installation:
If you chose to use ADB, then use these ADB Instructions. Otherwise skip down to Terminal Emulator Instructions.
ADB Instructions
Ensure you have installed SuperSU and TowelRoot.
Launch the TowelRoot app, follow instructions, and let it reboot your device.
navigate to the folder you downloaded ADB (and dll's if you're on windows) and execute the following command.
Code:
adb shell "curl 'https://builds.casual-dev.com/files/Asus/Padfone%20X/TWRP-Nexus5repack-AO1.img'>/sdcard/recovery.img; su -c 'dd if=/sdcard/recovery.img of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/recovery' bs=4096; sync; reboot recovery;"
check your device for any pop-ups and grant root access to shell.
wait 2 minutes after the screen is black, and then press power button. This is due to a difference between Nexus5 and PadfoneX which will be fixed in an official version later.
Terminal Emulator Instructions
Ensure you have installed SuperSU and TowelRoot.
Launch the TowelRoot app, follow instructions, and let it reboot your device.
Launch Terminal Emulator and copy-pasta the following into it.
Code:
curl 'https://builds.casual-dev.com/files/Asus/Padfone%20X/TWRP-Nexus5repack-AO1.img'>/sdcard/TWRPrecovery.img; su -c 'dd if=/sdcard/TWRPrecovery.img of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/recovery' bs=4096; sync; reboot recovery;
check your device for any pop-ups and grant root access to shell.
wait 2 minutes after the screen is black, and then press power button. This is due to a difference between Nexus5 and PadfoneX which will be fixed in an official version later.
Conclusion
Congratulations, you've got TWRP installed on your device. Now you can back up, restore, and install TWRP Flashable Zips. Please leave a comment and tell others how it worked. This worked great for me, Image below.
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@Dees_Troy has a helpful suggestion:
Might be worth mentioning Settings -> Screen and lower the screen timeout to help get the screen up and running sooner
Whatever you do, don't turn off the screen timeout though
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By turning down the screen timeout you only need to wait for two minutes, one time. Turn it down to 30 seconds to reduce the wait time.
Again, this is temporary for this unofficial build. I will update these instructions later when we have a proper solution to perform the needed hardware reset.
I can't wait to see development for this phone!!!! Thank you for all your hard work.
This is great, now all we need is a device thread.
What do we need to do , in order to get that going ? this device has great potential !!!
Adam have you put on the screen protector i saw you bought from ATT? i can't figure out how to properly place it because very time i go into tablet mode and i pull the phone out the phone protector always has a bubble or two from sticking to the tablet ... not sure if that makes sense lol
AdamOutler said:
Introduction:
The padfone X was released last friday and I wanted TWRP. As you may know; @Dees_Troy is on vacation. So, I hacked together this "repack" version which should have all features in order. One caveat with this version though, when launching recovery after it's installed, the screen must time out (2-minutes) before you can push power and see it.
Warning:
Even though you may simply be using your device and just running apps, you are modifying your device. There is no 100% back to stock. You can find a fastboot flashable stock recovery here, but there is no stock system. While this mod did not trigger a "modified status" on my device, I cannot guarantee the same for you. This is a very new device and unless you're one of the few, brave and anxious, it may be in your best interest to wait until a stock firmware update, back-to-stock flash, or even an official XDA-Developers forum has been created for this device.
you will need:
1.The Unofficial TWRP recovery image
2.SuperSU installed on your device
3.TowelRoot installed on your device. You will need to enable third-party sources.
4.Terminal access (pick the one you're more comfortable with)
4a.ADB
4b.Terminal emulator
installation:
If you chose to use ADB, then use these ADB Instructions. Otherwise skip down to Terminal Emulator Instructions.
ADB Instructions
Ensure you have installed SuperSU and TowelRoot.
Launch the TowelRoot app, follow instructions, and let it reboot your device.
navigate to the folder you downloaded ADB (and dll's if you're on windows) and execute the following command.
Code:
adb shell "curl 'http://builds.casual-dev.com/files/Asus/Padfone%20X/TWRP-Nexus5repack-AO1.img'>/sdcard/recovery.img; su -c 'dd if=/sdcard/recovery.img of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/recovery' bs=4096; sync; reboot recovery;"
check your device for any pop-ups and grant root access to shell.
wait 2 minutes after the screen is black, and then press power button. This is due to a difference between Nexus5 and PadfoneX which will be fixed in an official version later.
Terminal Emulator Instructions
Ensure you have installed SuperSU and TowelRoot.
Launch the TowelRoot app, follow instructions, and let it reboot your device.
Launch Terminal Emulator and copy-pasta the following into it.
Code:
curl 'http://builds.casual-dev.com/files/Asus/Padfone%20X/TWRP-Nexus5repack-AO1.img'>/sdcard/TWRPrecovery.img; su -c 'dd if=/sdcard/TWRPrecovery.img of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/recovery' bs=4096; sync; reboot recovery;
check your device for any pop-ups and grant root access to shell.
wait 2 minutes after the screen is black, and then press power button. This is due to a difference between Nexus5 and PadfoneX which will be fixed in an official version later.
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Didn't work for me. Just look like in TE it kept looking for a response back from the server. I tried to download the img manually and looks like the server is down or something.
FUZER384 said:
Didn't work for me. Just look like in TE it kept looking for a response back from the server. I tried to download the img manually and looks like the server is down or something.
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It's working now. Server was, in-fact down earlier.
As they (nearly) share the same hardware, do you think it would be possible to compile a working recovery from Asus PadFone Infinity 2 (A86) sources?
Here is a link: http://www.asus.com/Tablets_Mobile/The_new_PadFone_Infinity/HelpDesk_Download/
(or: http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/Mo...dFone_Infinity/PadFoneT004-1012394-kernel.zip for a direct link)
As Asus has not released PFX kernel sources on their site, I think it could be useful.
Demazda said:
As they (nearly) share the same hardware, do you think it would be possible to compile a working recovery from Asus PadFone Infinity 2 (A86) sources?
Here is a link: http://www.asus.com/Tablets_Mobile/The_new_PadFone_Infinity/HelpDesk_Download/
(or: http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/Mo...dFone_Infinity/PadFoneT004-1012394-kernel.zip for a direct link)
As Asus has not released PFX kernel sources on their site, I think it could be useful.
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Not without a device in-hand. I won't try to troubleshoot without it.
However, I use mkbootimg_tools and it requires a Linux system, not windows.
to get reccovery.img
Code:
adb shell su -C dd if=/dev/block/platform/*/by-name/recovery of=/sdcard/recovery.img
adb pull /sdcard/recovery.img
to uncompile original boot.img
Code:
mkboot recovery.img oringialoutput
this opens recovery.img and creates a ramdisk from it which you can freely edit. Now, do the same with TWRPRecovery.img
you will copy the following folders from the TWRP ramdisk to the originaloutput ramdisk. but heed the notes here.
/sbin -- replace only recovery, but copy all files over to the new device.
/res and /etc -- do not replace files, but add in TWRP files to this and its subdirectories.
/supersu -- this does not exist on the new ramdisk, so just copy it.
you will have to navigate to originalrecovery/ramdisk/system, then copy /system/bin into /sbin, then delete /system/bin, finally link /system/bin to /sbin. the positioning is important and you cannot use fully qualified paths to link the files here. it must be linked to ../sbin, specifying one folder up, a folder called "sbin", not /home/username/whatever...
Code:
cd originalramdisk/system/
cp ./bin/* ..//sbin
rm -rf ./bin
ln -s ../sbin
And then you're ready to repack.
Code:
mkboot originalramdisk myNewRecovery.img[code]
now you can copy myNewRecovery.img to your SDCard and flash it using the DD method I showed in the OP.
Oh, I thought you had the device, my bad.
Also, sorry, this may be off-topic (but still related to PadFone and development), but how hard do you think it would be to port CyanogenMod to a PadFone? Not for the PadFone X but for another one, knowing that I managed to build a recovery from source and that it's working, but that I've never managed to make the compiled rom itself boot?
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Oh, I thought you had the device, my bad.
Also, sorry, this may be off-topic (but still related to PadFone and development), but how hard do you think it would be to port CyanogenMod to a PadFone? Not for the PadFone X but for another one, knowing that I managed to build a recovery from source and that it's working, but that I've never managed to make the compiled rom itself boot?
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This is a Padfone X forum. I can't help you any more than I have. Locate a developer with a Padfone 2 and ask him questions. I gave you instructions to try to create your own. I cannot do more.
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This is a Padfone X forum. I can't help you any more than I have. Locate a developer with a Padfone 2 and ask him questions. I gave you instructions to try to create your own. I cannot do more.
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It's for the PadFone Infinity and I already have a CWM working, my question was about building a ROM. Also it seems that no developer has this device, as it's never beed released in the US.
But no problem, thanks anyway.
Also, sorry but I might not have said it properly in my first post: I did not ask you to build a recovery PadFone Infinity 2 (I don't have this device), I just gave you the kernel source because I thought it could help you build a PadFone X recovery from those sources, as they are both similar in hardware and from the same manufacturer.
Can anyone tell me how to build a cwm recovery for Asus Zenfone 5 ?
I cant take the recovery.img from my system ...
So I seem to have really screwed something up with a few features by trying to save space by integrating various GApps updates to the ROM. I cannot get a keyboard at all during boot-up for any purpose (eg encryption, which my employer requires to use this on their networks).
I don't suppose anyone has a stock nandroid of /system on hand I could download?
EDIT: I see there isn't one yet, but if you make one, anyone, I'd be willing to host it on my Mediafire account.
EDIT 2: Where might I find this flashable stock recovery? I must be overlooking it.
EDIT 3: I see. The link to the unofficial TWRP points to the stock DD pull. I already have a DD pull I just did so ignore that question aboug stock recoveries.
Anyone else having SERIOUS device issues after flashing this?
EDIT: Not demanding updates/etc, just asking/inquiring.
I have ADB installed but running "adb devices" does not show any device connected. My windows 7 shows the storage (internal and external SD card) but windows does not recognize the "ASUS Android Composite ADB Interface".
Any advice where to find drivers for windows 7 for my Padfone X ?
Thanks !
JD
dorj1234 said:
I have ADB installed but running "adb devices" does not show any device connected. My windows 7 shows the storage (internal and external SD card) but windows does not recognize the "ASUS Android Composite ADB Interface".
Any advice where to find drivers for windows 7 for my Padfone X ?
Thanks !
JD
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LOL! did you ever plug it into the computer? It has the drivers on it.
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LOL! did you ever plug it into the computer? It has the drivers on it.
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For me they installed automatically
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Does anyone have new download link for twrp recovery , link is dead
I can confirm that this process works on Update v5.2.6.8. Any other version beyond that your mileage may vary. "ADB debugging" and "Apps from Unknown Sources" should be enabled. I would like to thank the following members because without their resources this walkthrough wouldn't have been possible: @diplomatic for the exploit, @el7145 for leaving a cookie crumb trail of clues within his comments in this thread which I had to follow like the yellow brick road in order to repeat his success, @rbox for the custom recovery and pre-rooted image, and @AFTVnews.com because if it hadn't been for your article I probably would've never gotten my AFTV device rooted in time before the 5.2.6.9 OTA update. Oh, I almost forgot... and thanks @Chainfire for SuperSU . And also @teamfresno for the advice.
ACHIEVING TEMPORARY ROOT PERMISSIONS
1. Download and install ADB on your PC.
2. Download "mtk-su_r4.zip" and extract "arm64" folder in ADB install directory (C:\adb).
3. Run command below:
Code:
adb connect 192.168.0.XX
(IP address of your Fire TV device)
4. Transfer mtk-su to your /data/local/tmp folder:
Code:
adb push C:/adb/arm64/mtk-su /data/local/tmp/
5. Open an adb shell:
Code:
adb shell
6. Change to your tmp directory:
Code:
cd /data/local/tmp
7. Add executable permissions to the binary:
Code:
chmod 755 mtk-su
8. Run the exploit:
Code:
./mtk-su
NOTE – The following line should display:
New UID/GID: 0/e
9. Ensure that mtk-su succeeded in setting selinux to permissive by typing the following command:
Code:
getenforce
INSTALLING TWRP & SLOANE
1. Download rbox's TWRP custom recovery and the latest pre-rooted ROM from your PC and copy it to the root of a USB stick [or microSD card].
2. Connect the USB stick [or microSD] to your AFTV2.
3. Change to USB Storage directory:
Code:
cd /storage/usbotg/
NOTE – If recovery is on microSD
Code:
cd /storage/sdcard1
4. Run the zip file. This will automatically run SU:
Code:
sh /storage/usbotg/firetv2_recovery_v7.zip
If recovery is on microSD
Code:
sh /storage/sdcard1/firetv2_recovery_v7.zip
NOTE – It should print out a following lines:
Extracting unzip...
Remounting /system read-write...
Extracting...
Remounting /system read-only...
5. Reboot to Recovery:
Ctrl+C (closes out previously ran script)
Code:
adb reboot recovery
6. Your AFTV2 should reboot to a black screen displaying the Amazon logo, followed by a prompt stating that the device will automatically restart, but if not to unplug then re-plug the power source. It will not automatically restart, but DO NOT unplug the device yet.
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
7. If you copied the recovery and ROM onto a USB stick then you will need to disconnect it from the AFTV2, and connect a USB hub with at least 2 ports to the AFTV2, and connect both a USB keyboard and the USB stick to the hub at this time. If you copied the recovery and ROM onto a microSD then connect a keyboard to the empty USB port at this time.
8. Now unplug then re-plug the power source and you will be presented with the TWRP splash screen.
9. At the boot menu, press the RIGHT arrow key on the USB keyboard to boot into TWRP recovery.
NOTE – whatever you do DON'T let your AFTV2 idle for too long on the initial recovery boot menu screen or it will time out thus restarting, requiring you to repeat the prior steps.
10. Use the arrow keys to select the "Install" in TWRP.
11. "Select Storage", and choose the location where you stored the pre-rooted ROM.
12. Select "Swipe to Confirm Flash" to start the installation.
13. Select "Reboot System" once the file has finished installing in order to restart the AFTV2.
For those feeling a little adventurous/ambitious then feel free to follow this guide created by @g422 as he discuses where to go from here by delving into other avenues to truly tap into the power of your AFTV2 such as what's "Xposed" and the benefits it offers for rooting your device, and also how to backup your current Fire OS install using TWRP.
Also shouts out to @PhoenixMark who created a guide for Mac users based on my write-up as how to enable root here.
This will work if we have a bricked device stuck on the Amazon logo?
Thanks for this! can't wait till I get home and finish the process with your guide. Other guides had my head spinning. Achieved temp root but no mention of pushing super su.
Oh wow, looks like that exploit spread like wildfire!!
Wonder if anybody will see if this works for the firestickv2 (I don't trust myself to crack the case of mine open lol)
b0ricuaguerrero said:
Thanks for this! can't wait till I get home and finish the process with your guide. Other guides had my head spinning. Achieved temp root but no mention of pushing super su.
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Worked like a charm on my fire tv 2, but I did notice voice control seems to be broken after achieving permanent root.
Anyone else experienced this????
Thank you for putting this guide together! Also thanks to @rbox for twrp and the rom!Finally got root on my Fire TV 2!
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worked flawlessly on Amazon fire tv 2, the only thing i would say about the instruction for me was that usbotg was not recognised I only had sdcard0 (int storage) sdcard1 (sd card) apart from that great job thank you
ps there was an update waiting to install from amazon which i blocked, perhaps they are patching already
JUSTINMARMER said:
This will work if we have a bricked device stuck on the Amazon logo?
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Idk. I think we're pretty much in the same boat now: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=79063299&postcount=197
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b0ricuaguerrero said:
Thanks for this! can't wait till I get home and finish the process with your guide. Other guides had my head spinning. Achieved temp root but no mention of pushing super su.
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Not a problem. Just giving back where I can
b0ricuaguerrero said:
Worked like a charm on my fire tv 2, but I did notice voice control seems to be broken after achieving permanent root.
Anyone else experienced this????
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I don't use voice activation, voice assistants, etc. as a preference. I'm just paranoid like that
huffmybrd said:
Oh wow, looks like that exploit spread like wildfire!!
Wonder if anybody will see if this works for the firestickv2 (I don't trust myself to crack the case of mine open lol)
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It's worth looking into. Since I currently own one as well I'll see a/b performing these same instructions and post my findings at some point in time.
salsoul said:
worked flawlessly on Amazon fire tv 2, the only thing i would say about the instruction for me was that usbotg was not recognised I only had sdcard0 (int storage) sdcard1 (sd card) apart from that great job thank you
ps there was an update waiting to install from amazon which i blocked, perhaps they are patching already
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I tried both ways, with the microSD and USB so I know it works if you followed what was stated in the instructions to the T... I know that when I attempted the USB option the first time, I had forgot to plug the USB stick in which made it show up as USB (0) which is only logical explanation I can think of for what happened to you.
Krog18 said:
Thank you for putting this guide together! Also thanks to @rbox for twrp and the rom!Finally got root on my Fire TV 2!View attachment 4718781
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Not a problem, glad I could help
This is fantastic work!!!
Do you know if root can be 'hidden' to Netflix app won't block it's use?
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This is fantastic work!!!
Do you know if root can be 'hidden' to Netflix app won't block it's use?
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Thanks, and unfortunately, no. SuperSU is the component that enables root which can be detected by apps that disengage user functionality when they discover root is enabled. I attempted to install Magisk v18.1 to counteract this side effect, but failed miserably w/ the end result to the point that my AFTV2 does a constant boot loop as recounted here. Magisk would be the only option I'm aware of to make root 'hidden', but it's not worth it at the cost of turning your device into a boot looping paper weight.
True. Nothing like having a 'brick on a rope' so to speak. That's not a 'deal breaker' as I subscribe to IPTV services that out performs it anyway. Do you know if Hulu does the same as Netflix? The missus may take exception if it killed that...
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I guess the main reason I'd want root access is to take all of the preloaded apps off for room, as well as have the ability to use the external storage within apps.
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well...I answered my own question..seems Hulu doesn't like it either...*sigh* Time to search for a box that can hide root so my wife won't blow a gasket....
Wait, we can't use Netflix if we are rooted? Yikes.
I've had no trouble with Netflix yet since I rooted this yesterday, but of course ymmv.
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Thanks, and unfortunately, no. SuperSU is the component that enables root which can be detected by apps that disengage user functionality when they discover root is enabled. I attempted to install Magisk v18.1 to counteract this side effect, but failed miserably w/ the end result to the point that my AFTV2 does a constant boot loop as recounted here. Magisk would be the only option I'm aware of to make root 'hidden', but it's not worth it at the cost of turning your device into a boot looping paper weight.
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Damn, sorry to hear that. I imagine what happened is the result of magisk patching the kernel on a locked bootloader. I hope you're able to get it fixed. Good luck to you!
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Damn, sorry to hear that. I imagine what happened is the result of magisk patching the kernel on a locked bootloader. I hope you're able to get it fixed. Good luck to you!
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Thanks. You never know, somebody smart enough might actually come up with a tool capable of relieving my device from its eternal boot loop hell