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Step By Step Way to root Using Flashrec(Updated 4/5)

This video I posted is to help people get the custom rom installed which will enable root. This is for people who do not want to go the adb shell way. This method is simpler but will require you to flash a custom ROM onto your phone. You will not have to download the SDK for this method.
*** Use at your own risk. Although i have not come across any one on forums who bricked their phone, there is sill a possibility that this can brick your phone. I take no responsibility if you brick your phone.**
Have tested this on Windows 7 and Windows Xp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdmkTFAG3PM
Hey everyone, I made a video on this, and some people said I should do a step by step guide, so here goes.
First things first, you are going to need to download these files.
flashrec -- http://zenthought.org/system/files/asset/2/flashrec-1.1.3-20091107-2.apk
Amon RA Recover Image 1.6.2 -- http://rapidshare.com/files/360288584/recovery-RA-heroc-v1.6.2.img
Amon RA Recover Image 1.6.2 Mirror -- http://www.4shared.com/file/257274510/180ea19a/recovery-RA-heroc-v162.html
[ROM] MoDaCo 1.1 Custom ROM (has firmware 1.5) -- http://content.modaco.net/hero/1.1-update-heroc-modacocustomrom-core-signed.zip
OR​
[ROM] DamageControl v 2.05 (has firmware 2.1) --
Non-Espresso Version
http://www.4shared.com/file/239487830/f20cf9b3/signed-DamageControlv1.html
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http://www.4shared.com/file/239506647/6a2728dc/signed-DamageControlv1Expresso.html
OR​
[ROM] Fresh Rom 2.0d (has firmware 2.1) --
http://geekfor.me/new-release/fresh-20d
Do not extract the Rom zip file, it needs to stay in the zip.
Ok, lets do this in steps, should make it easier:
Step 1: Mount the sd card and place all the files downloaded onto the root of the sdcard.
Step 2: Download some sort of file manager, ex Estrongs File Manager, and run/open the flashrec apk.
Step 3: Once it's finished installing, unplug the usb cable, run the app, and hit the button, "backup recovery image". If you get an error, try rebooting your phone, make sure the usb cable is unplugged.
Step 4: Exit app, and mount the sd card again, and move recovery-backup.img to your desktop, then rename recovery-RA-heroc-v1.6.2.img to recovery-backup.img
Step 5: Unmount sdcard, unplug usb cable, and go back into the flashrec app(should be named recovery flasher in all programs list)
Step 6: hit restore backup image. Once finished flashing, power down phone.
Step 7: After you power down your phone, hold the Vol Down button, then hold down the power button. Phone should boot into hboot. Press home for recovery.
Step 8: To ensure you have a backup of your phone before we continue, do a nandroid v2.2 backup.
Step 9: After the nandroid backup is complete, you can now choose apply "sd card update choose", and choose the modaco or damage control rom
Step 10: Reboot your phone and you should be all set.
Any issues or anything unclear, let me know and I will try to help make it clear.

what case you have your hero in ??

702DROID said:
what case you have your hero in ??
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I like to call it a condem, but its a rubber case I bought off ebay, shortly afer buying the phone

ok nice video by the way i think i subscribed to your channel

702DROID said:
ok nice video by the way i think i subscribed to your channel
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thanks man, people keep requesting other things... i cant keep up

1st post here.... this vid has convinced me to take the plunge!
Just to confirm, the steps in this vid are all I need to do to get the phone rooted with the modaco rom. I don't need to go through all the other steps as long as I'm cool with flashing the rom?
Sorry for the newbness.... but thank you for your time!

doojer said:
1st post here.... this vid has convinced me to take the plunge!
Just to confirm, the steps in this vid are all I need to do to get the phone rooted with the modaco rom. I don't need to go through all the other steps as long as I'm cool with flashing the rom?
Sorry for the newbness.... but thank you for your time!
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thats right. With this method, you wont need to use the other method regarding the adb shell and downloading the sdk

goku14238 said:
thats right. With this method, you wont need to use the other method regarding the adb shell and downloading the sdk
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Very cool. I'll let you know how it goes!

doojer said:
Very cool. I'll let you know how it goes!
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ok, keep me posted

What was the error you got in the vid when you did the backup with flashrec? Because I get the same error. It says "Backup FAILED: Could not run command." and I never get a button that says restore.
Should I type recovery.img in before I hit backup?

doojer said:
What was the error you got in the vid when you did the backup with flashrec? Because I get the same error. It says "Backup FAILED: Could not run command." and I never get a button that says restore.
Should I type recovery.img in before I hit backup?
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It was because I left the usb cable connected. It was being weird.

reboot fixed that.... standby....

Booted in hboot mode, pressed home for the recovery menu, HTC logo came up... then a huge
symbol with a dead Hero lying next to it! Scary.
Rebooted itself after a moment and now seems normal.
Thoughts?

doojer said:
Booted in hboot mode, pressed home for the recovery menu, HTC logo came up... then a huge
symbol with a dead Hero lying next to it! Scary.
Rebooted itself after a moment and now seems normal.
Thoughts?
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Must have not installed the recovery image. Did you type it in the blank space before hitting restore recovery image ?

Yeah, I did... hmm...
I'm gonna start from the top. I think my phone was being buggy before I rebooted it the first time.... Gimme a minute....

doojer said:
Yeah, I did... hmm...
I'm gonna start from the top. I think my phone was being buggy before I rebooted it the first time.... Gimme a minute....
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Okie dokie

Nope. Same thing. I backup and it says backup complete. I enter recovery.img into the blank field (which is what I renamed the img file to) and hit restore and it says flash complete (or something). Then, I turn off my phone, reboot in hboot mode, hit home, get the HTC logo, then bam-- scary warning/dead phone symbol.

I'm gonna try one more thing....

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Nope. Same thing. I backup and it says backup complete. I enter recovery.img into the blank field (which is what I renamed the img file to) and hit restore and it says flash complete (or something). Then, I turn off my phone, reboot in hboot mode, hit home, get the HTC logo, then bam-- scary warning/dead phone symbol.
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Ok, let's try this. Rename the recovery img file to the name that flash rec makes. It should be recovery-backup.img . This method is said not to work with some phones. If this is correct, you're going to have to use the other method.

Rename it and then do flash rec again, or rename it and go straight to the hboot sequence?

Nexus s problem while unlocking bootloader

I was unlocking the bootloader so i could root the phone. I was successful but now my phone is stuck on the google screen with the unlocked pad at the bottom.
Through the forum i found that i'm missing the boot image so i found that.
I pulled in my phone to the computer and typed "fastboot flash boot test_boot.img". it comes up with "error: cannot load test_boot"
The same thing happened when i tried to "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img" aswell to try and fix it that way but the same error came up.
I made sure the file names were correct.
Please help!!

bozo089 said:
I was unlocking the bootloader so i could root the phone. I was successful but now my phone is stuck on the google screen with the unlocked pad at the bottom.
Through the forum i found that i'm missing the boot image so i found that.
I pulled in my phone to the computer and typed "fastboot flash boot test_boot.img". it comes up with "error: cannot load test_boot"
The same thing happened when i tried to "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img" aswell to try and fix it that way but the same error came up.
I made sure the file names were correct.
Please help!!
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fastboot clockwork recovery then flash a rom.

I would flash clockwork but when i put the file into my SDK tools folder and then use CMD to try and flash it but i got an error. Details are in my first post.
Please help!

bozo089 said:
I would flash clockwork but when i put the file into my SDK tools folder and then use CMD to try and flash it but i got an error. Details are in my first post.
Please help!
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do you have the recovery.img file in the same folder as fastboot?

simms22 said:
do you have the recovery.img file in the same folder as fastboot?
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Yeah its in there.
Also, when i typed adb devices it only says "see devices attached" not the serial number.

bozo089 said:
Yeah its in there.
Also, when i typed adb devices it only says "see devices attached" not the serial number.
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do you have the proper drivers installed? if not, go directly to PdaNets website http://junefabrics.com/android/ and have it install the proper drivers onto your computer. this way is by far the easiest way to install the drivers. download and install the free program then just follow the directions on the screen.

simms22 said:
do you have the proper drivers installed? if not, go directly to PdaNets website http://junefabrics.com/android/ and have it install the proper drivers onto your computer. this way is by far the easiest way to install the drivers. download and install the free program then just follow the directions on the screen.
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I do have that installed. I used it to unlock the bootloader. Im trying to reinstall it using the link you provided but the phone doesn't turn on so i dont think it will work. Now in the fastboot screen on my phone it says fastboot status -FAILinvalid command

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I do have that installed. I used it to unlock the bootloader. Im trying to reinstall it using the link you provided but the phone doesn't turn on so i dont think it will work. Now in the fastboot screen on my phone it says fastboot status -FAILinvalid command
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Update: the FAILinvalid part went away but i think i might have uninstalled the pdaNet when trying to reinstall it.

bozo089 said:
Update: the FAILinvalid part went away but i think i might have uninstalled the pdaNet when trying to reinstall it.
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OK, i did a system restore and now i have pdaNet back. I have no idea how to use it or what to do next.
Please help!
EDIT: when i typed "fastboot devices" into CMD, it shows my device!

take a screenshot of your /sdk/tools folder.
(seriously do it).
OR if you don't want to.. does fastboot appear as "fastboot" or "fastboot.exe" ?

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There you go

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There you go
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Okay, yeah. I see the problem, your extensions are hidden "recovery.img" is actually "recovery.img.img" so you're fastbooting a invalid file. What I want you to do is on the top left of a Windows explorer, it says Organize. Press that and go to folder options -> view -> hide extensions for known file types (UNCHECK THIS). Rename recovery.img.img so it appears as recovery.img not recovery.img.img
Put your phone in bootloader mode if it isn't already with USB plugged in.
The phone needs to be in bootloader mode in order for it to recognize the fastboot command.
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^ appears as that.
through command prompt
cd C:\android-sdk-windows\tools\
(optional -- do this if your phone isnt in bootloader mode) adb reboot bootloader
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
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and you're set. click on "thanks" if this helped you!

wow, ok so it says writing and sending went "OKAY". I assume that means it worked.
I really don't know what to do now. How do i access the clockwork menu and how do i install a ROM?

bozo089 said:
wow, ok so it says writing and sending went "OKAY". I assume that means it worked.
I really don't know what to do now. How do i access the clockwork menu and how do i install a ROM?
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yeah that meant it worked. you can access clockwork menu by going down to RECOVERY in the menu or "adb reboot recovery"
you install a ROM by...
1. Shop around the Dev forums and look for what ROM you want to use. I personally use CM7.
2. Use netarchy's kernel (its worth it).
Steps:
1. Put ROM onto your sdcard
2. Boot into Clockwork Recovery (told you above on how to do it)
3. Wipe Factory, Dalvik, Cache
4. Flash ROM (Proceed to flash CM7 Gapps afterwards if you decide to go with CM7)
5. Flash Kernel (Optional)
6. Reboot!

Ahhh, i updated without looking at your post first. Can i put the kernal on now that ive rebooted?
thank you for your help and time

[APP][ROOT] Simple Reboot v4p10

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Do you want to reboot and your rom doesn't have that shortcut?
Do you want to enter the recovery and you don't want to enter the line manually into the terminal?
Do you want to enter your bootloader to use fastboot and there is no way reboot into it?
Be afraid no more! This simple application gives you 3 shortcuts to do all these tasks without having to type it into command lines. You just need root permissions and you're good to go!!!
It only does what it's advertised, nothing else.
Can't be easier than this.
Play Store link: goo.gl/LG4rxB
Screenshots:

Installed and using! Really handy

franciscofranco said:
Do you want to reboot and your rom doesn't have that shortcut?
Do you want to enter the recovery and you don't want to enter the line manually into the terminal?
Do you want to enter your bootloader to use fastboot and there is no way reboot into it?
Be afraid no more! This simple aplication gives you 3 shortcuts to do all these 3 tasks without having to type the lines into command lines. You just need root permissions and you're good to go!!!
A single click in the icon and boom, the device will do as its told, hassle free, easy and FAST, no interface involved or strange permissions asked, it only does what it's advertised, NOTHING MORE.
Can't be more easy than this.
Market link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=simple.reboot.com
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Can we have a single shortcut with all the option in that like quickboot app?

coolgal302006 said:
Can we have a single shortcut with all the option in that like quickboot app?
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No, thats not my intent.
Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda premium

Can you make me a simple reboot app with no option to reboot in to the recovery, no shutdown, no confirm, no wait for countdown.
I just want an reboot app that can be run through another app, app run > phone reboot. No need widget or UI, just an app with icon in app drawer and when i click that icon, boom, phone reboot without asking for confirm or else.
I use LG L3 res 320x240 on 2.3.6 stock, and yes,my phone is rooted.Sorry for bad english.

Ermahgerd!
New release with a Material UI for the main navigation, new icon and full compatibility with Lollipop.

Looks great but could you add soft reboot option?

pm.reboot("oem-53");
Reboot to flash mode for Xperia.

Great!
Can u add systemui/launcher reboot? Cuz some changes with some apps, don't need total rebot.

Fuzark said:
Great!
Can u add systemui/launcher reboot? Cuz some changes with some apps, don't need total rebot.
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And reboot to download mode for Samsung. su -c "reboot download"

Any chances I could have the .apk for it? My nexus 4 power button is gone, and I flashed cm12 but the gapps failed to install. Now I'm the ROM but no way to boot to recovery. I don't have play services nor play store so I can't install via my browser. Any help??
Edit: Got it with adb. I don't know where to delete this post.

New update:
v4p10
1 - Add Soft Reboot option to reload the UI without hard rebooting the device
2 - Add option to reboot into Safe Mode
3 - Now sending a system broadcast that the device is going to reboot so that it safely flushes any outstanding data for a clean reboot operation
4 - Decrease the priority of the background threads of each request to prevent any type of starvation
5 - Fixed one FC that could be triggered if a View was null for some weird reason

cgollner said:
Installed and using! Really handy
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same remarque

dvbgsmpc said:
same remarque
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I get a "Values not applied. Unclean shutdown, values not applied" from NoFillsCPUControl when I reboot using SimpleReboot as installed from the PlayStore on my N5 under AOSP. I'm running PHH's su, if that makes a difference.
When I install the app directly to /system/app (create folder, copy APK, rename, permissions, etc.) everything works as expected with no "unclean shutdown" error.
Should this be happening?
Well, it was working. Now I'm getting the "Values not applied. Unclean shutdown, values not applied" with it put in system as well. I get a toast from su letting me know it's given permission. I can open a terminal and type "su -c 'svc power shutdown'" or "su -c 'svc power reboot'", and it (very) quickly works and returns without error.

[ROOT] Motorola Motoluxe XT615

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for Motorola Motoluxe XT615​
Canadian XT615 is not supported!​​
Preparation
Activate USB-Debugging (settings -> applications -> development )
Install Motorola-driver (you can get them from the Motorola homepage, by clicking here)
Activate "unknown applications" (settings -> applications)
Connect your phone to your PC
Download the two attached files
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New Method
Extract/Unpack "_cwm_recovery.zip"
Start "_BootRecovery.exe" (this will start CWM Recovery)
Follow the instructions mentioned in the window of the program
When your in CWM Recovery now, do a nandroid/backup first ("backup and restore" -> "backup")
Back in main-menu press "mounts and storage" -> "mount USB storage"
Now your sdcard should be mounted in windows.
Copy & Paste "XT615_cwmSU.zip" to your sdcard
Back in main-menu press "install zip from sdcard" -> "choose zip from sdcard" -> "XT615_cwmSU.zip"
Confirm that you want to flash
Back in main-menu press "reboot system now"
Finished!
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Old Method
Download this pack: no more link because new method works better!
Unzip/Extract the package you´ve downloaded in the step below
Install SUT LR and open it
Select the file under the following path and go on: /ROOT/FXX_PR3_NV.xml
Open SuperOneClick and click on "Root" in the top left corner
Congratulations your phone is rooted!
​
Thank goes to the original writer RAB !
The files are prepared by him, too!​

03.04.2013: Added new method to aim root via update.zip

luxxx123 said:
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Hi luxxx123,
Do you know if this works on MOTOSMART XT390 with GINGERBREAD 2.3.6?
I"m asking becuase the phones are very similar.
Thanks

Cris RF said:
Hi luxxx123,
Do you know if this works on MOTOSMART XT390 with GINGERBREAD 2.3.6?
I"m asking becuase the phones are very similar.
Thanks
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You could try it, but i won´t be responsible for anything.
Most motorola gingerbread phones got rooted this way.
Don´t forget it could brick your phone! The percentage is low but it might be.
Sadly.. he bricked his phone:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1388648

Working! thnx!!!
Perfect to delete preloaded apps.

Any way to do this but on my mac without having to boot windows?
I just uninstalled bootcamp and I don't feel like going through the whole installation process again.
Thank you!

srry luxxx123, ask here because i can't do it in developmet forums.
About the relentless rom, the spanish language is included? and the baseband is modified or i need to install a switcher?
Anything u need, i'm here
Thx and srry my bad english

eti-enne02 said:
Any way to do this but on my mac without having to boot windows?
I just uninstalled bootcamp and I don't feel like going through the whole installation process again.
Thank you!
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I´ll upload a method later where you´re able to get root via cwm.
Just wait a bit
Salo89 said:
srry luxxx123, ask here because i can't do it in developmet forums.
About the relentless rom, the spanish language is included? and the baseband is modified or i need to install a switcher?
Anything u need, i'm here
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Spanish Language is included
About baseband.. i´m not sure.
Make a nandroid and flash the rom. If its not working your able to restore
Next time write in ROM-Thread please
Sorry for late response

this is very useful

SUTLR Problems
I'm having problems installing sutlr, my pc runs win 7 64 bit, after installing it it gives me an error and opens a useless grey window.
***solved, dont know what was wrong but finally it worked***

Rooted!! Thank you very much

Help
I have problem with Super one click. I can't root, it stop and not response in step 7. Help me. Thanks

Donez said:
I have problem with Super one click. I can't root, it stop and not response in step 7. Help me. Thanks
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Can you please prepare a screenshot for me where it stopped? Thanks

luxxx123 said:
Can you please prepare a screenshot for me where it stopped? Thanks
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I tried to several times. But it didn't work.
Can you help me? Thanks

Donez said:
I tried to several times. But it didn't work.
Can you help me? Thanks
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I am having the same issue as him above. Stuck at #7 also.
Model:XT615
Android Version: 2.3.7
Baseband Version: PR3
Kernel: Apps_2.6.38.6-perf
Build number: 1_74F_1022
Thank you !

Donez said:
I tried to several times. But it didn't work.
Can you help me? Thanks
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I am having the same issue as him above. Stuck at #7 also.
Thank you !
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I hope you´ve runned SUTLR successfully otherwise it wont work.
Run SuperOneClick as administrator (right-click on SuperOneClick.exe -> run as administrator).
Before clicking on "root" in SOC set the Exploit (top right corner) to "ZergRush".
Be aware you´ve reconnected your phone after activing "USB-Debugging".
Normaly it should work if you keep the steps in mind.
Report if you were successfull

luxxx123 said:
I hope you´ve runned SUTLR successfully otherwise it wont work.
Run SuperOneClick as administrator (right-click on SuperOneClick.exe -> run as administrator).
Before clicking on "root" in SOC set the Exploit (top right corner) to "ZergRush".
Be aware you´ve reconnected your phone after activing "USB-Debugging".
Normaly it should work if you keep the steps in mind.
Report if you were successfull
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Nope still same issue. When it hits step 7 it goes none responding.
here a screan shot and step i took
1: Fresh Phone fully rebooted.
2: Start SULTR. it does it things than the phone reboot
3: Started SOC and setted the exploit to ZerRush than click root
4: Stuck at step 7

Oh and yes i started SOC as an admin.
Sent from my XT615 using xda app-developers app

Still can't ..I don't know why? Do you have the other way to fix?

sebtes said:
Oh and yes i started SOC as an admin.
Sent from my XT615 using xda app-developers app
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Donez said:
Still can't ..I don't know why? Do you have the other way to fix?
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Then try it with this:
1. Download this pack here.
This is a update.zip to gain root via CWM.
2. Copy the files to your sd-card
3. Run Temp-CWM (HowTo discribed here)
4. Choose "Flash .zip from sdcard" and select the .zip you´ve downloaded in step 1.
5. Reboot
6. Run root checker (playstore) or something else to test

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So decide if this is actually for you before following these steps
It's not shown in user builds, so we have to do some messing. You'll either need root or a custom recovery to do this, but as not everyone wants root, here's how you do it with TWRP, a USB cable, and a PC with ADB:
1. Boot your device into recovery
2. Mount your system by going to Mounts > Tick System
3. On your PC open a command line, somewhere like your desktop is useful
4. Type the following command:
HTML:
adb pull /system/build.prop
5. Open the build.prop file with your favourite (decent) editor, I recommend using Notepad++ on Windows
6. Find the "ro.build.type" line
7. Change the text after = to "userdebug" from "user"
BONUS: If you want a nicer DPI here, change the line "ro.sf.lcd_density" to your preferred DPI
8. Save the file
9. Go back to the command line and enter the following command:
HTML:
adb push build.prop /system/
10. Now open a shell doing:
HTML:
adb shell
11. Now a adb shell will open, enter these commands:
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cd system
chmod 644 build.prop
12. Reboot the device as normal
13. When the device has booted, go to the developer options
14. Scroll down to the bottom of the "Drawing" category
15. Enable multi-window and have some fun!
If you're rooted...
1. Download "Build.prop editor"
2. Find "ro.build.type"
3. Edit it to have the value "userdebug" from "user"
4. Reboot when prompted
5. When the device has booted, go to the developer options
6. Scroll down to the bottom of the "Drawing" category
7. Enable multi-window and have some fun!

Worked ! Thanks
Such a shame the Keynote didn't introduce such feature, it's stable enough. Just think of the use of the feature on a 10" tablet.

works perfect thank you !

How do you use it after enabling?

Chahk said:
How do you use it after enabling?
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Go recent menu, on the apps beside the x there's a button to choose the top half or second half.
Multirom users can go /data/media/multirom/roms/ and edit the build prop directly there, no need to use adb. I did it without using a PC

I flashed the latest hammerhead twrp with fastboot command, it was successful, but when I reboot bootloader and choose recovery, it keeps loads forever and sometimes the screen flashes black. I tried CWM after that, it said root needed. How do you guys got recovery on M?

Chahk said:
How do you use it after enabling?
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I get how to use it, but how do you consistently pick the two apps that you want to appear?
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elreydenj said:
I get how to use it, but how do you consistently pick the two apps that you want to appear?
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It seems to be all over the place. I cant figure out how to always get the two apps that i want in multiwindow to show....

prwnd said:
I flashed the latest hammerhead twrp with fastboot command, it was successful, but when I reboot bootloader and choose recovery, it keeps loads forever and sometimes the screen flashes black. I tried CWM after that, it said root needed. How do you guys got recovery on M?
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This is the wrong place to ask this question . Check your pm i have given you the solution and please ask your questions in the right thread next time onwards

is it possible to do that with Wugfresh Nexus Root Toolkit?

jonathanxx1 said:
is it possible to do that with Wugfresh Nexus Root Toolkit?
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Nope. I tried doing the "push/pull files" and it didn't work. You can install custom Recovery with WugFresh then follow these instructions.

drgonzo712 said:
Nope. I tried doing the "push/pull files" and it didn't work. You can install custom Recovery with WugFresh then follow these instructions.
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I tried also ,,and it doesn't work.

Adr990 said:
I got this message from ADB:
Anything?
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Open terminal, type
su
cd system
chmod 644 build.prop
exit
and do stages again

Adr990 said:
When I do that, in adb shell:
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Ow, i forgot ,my mistake sorry can you try this ?
cd system
chmod 777 build.prop
exit

damn.. is there a way to do it if it is a secondary rom on multiboot?

Adr990 said:
Oh and I also tried this:
Kinda wierd how it is not working for some, while we all flashed according to Google's adb flashing method.
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Can you send your build.prop to me via pm. I can make a flashable zip for you

Hello people, I have multirom installed on my nexus 5, the primary rom is 5.1.1 (LMY48B), and my secondary rom is the developer preview MPZ44Q. I want to know if it's possible to enable multi-window mode since the M preview is installed as secondary rom.

I did it. Reboot into recovery. Swap the Roms. Don't reboot . reboot into recovery again from the reboot tab. Select multiboot tab just to ensure you are OK and the M ROM is the internal.. Mount system and do what the op says. Reboot into recovery again swap Roms again . reboot system and you should be OK. Takes like a half an hour to do though
PS. NEVER FIX SU. ALWAYS SKIP

I understood that if i try to install su on the M rom, it will result in bootloop. And my internal rom is stock ROOTED. So do you think it will work ?
When i will swap the roms, the fact that my primary rom is rooted, will it cause any problem ? Thanks in advance.

Nope my primary is still rooted. And I an typing this from my secondary M ROM with multi window enabled. All you have to do is never fix su for either ROM and never boot the system with M as your primary ROM and you are ok

Help me too
hsay said:
This is the wrong place to ask this question . Check your pm i have given you the solution and please ask your questions in the right thread next time onwards
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This is the worst thing to do here but could u please guide me too to the recovery as i searched all i could but still got no answer. Even the Guys in the Discussion group had no answer. Please Help ME,.