[GUIDE] Root + Nandroid Backup/Restore with Open Recovery - Motorola Milestone Android Development
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New super user app
MOD EDIT (dsixda): Updated instructions follow -
Instructions
Requirements:
Motorola Milestone with Android 2.0 or higher
If you have a Milestone with Android 2.1 or higher OR you have a Telus Milestone (with Android 2.0.1 or higher), then follow these steps to ensure you have downgraded to the vulnerable recovery with exploit (thanks to Ireas for these instructions):
For this we need a Only-Recovery SBF file which we can flash via RSD Lite
First install the USB drivers from Motorola
Then you need the RSD Lite Tool | Linux machines can use the linux flasher (created by [mbm])
And the Recovery-Only SBF (which will downgrade the Recovery Partition and not the system)
Start the RSD Lite, select the SBF file
Plug in your phone (while it's off)
Go into the Bootloader Mode by holding UP (on the hardware keyboard) and press Power-On for 2-3 seconds
Now select your phone which should be now visible in the RSD Lite tool
Press Start
The phone will reboot 1-3 times during the downgrade process. DO NOT unplug it
Usage:
Download Open Recovery (choose one):
Skrilax_CZ's version (requires account registration): http://modmymobile.com/forums/401-motorola-milestone/531599-open-recovery-v1-12d-06-07-2010-a.html
G.O.T.'s mod of the above version (more features): http://groupoften.wordpress.com/g-o-t-s-openrecovery/
Extract the contents to the root of your SD card.
Reboot your phone into recovery menu:
Turn off phone
Press Camera button, then press Power. Hold them both till you see recovery screen. (If this doesn't work, open the keyboard and try X + Power)
Press Volume Up and Camera button at the same time till you see the recovery menu.
NOTE: If you get an error about "EOCD Marker" at this point, that means you did not flash the vulnerable recovery properly. Go back to previous section, re-flash vulnerable recovery with RSD Lite, and after it reboots, turn off the system. Keep the USB plugged in to the PC. Turn it on again while holding down the keyboard Up key. RSD Lite should now indicate "PASS".
Apply the update.zip
You are now in Open Recovery. You can now root the phone, do Nandroid backup/restore etc.
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So the only prerequisite is to have a vulnerable recovery image on your Milestone before using this, correct?
dsixda said:
So the only prerequisite is to have a vulnerable recovery image on your Milestone before using this, correct?
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OP said:
Installation:
- you need to have the vulnerable recovery with exploit: http://www.mediafire.com/?jzzjmmrvwkz
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that is correct : )
Root, Recovery
Hi guys
i dont get this work, i'm trying it for hours without success.
my errror is as follow:
when i start open recovery:
E: Can't open /cache/recovery/command
then when i try to apply the update.zip
--Install from sdcard...
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
Verifying update package...
E:EOCD marker occurs after start of EOCD
E:signature verification failed
Installation aborted.
I have the german miltestone from o2 version 2.1
Maybe you can give me a hint.
or what would be much better ;-) if you can give me a exact explanatian what i have to do. (I wana make a backup first and the update to root)
pls help me
thx masterchief14
Masterchief14 said:
Hi guys
i dont get this work, i'm trying it for hours without success.
my errror is as follow:
when i start open recovery:
E: Can't open /cache/recovery/command
then when i try to apply the update.zip
--Install from sdcard...
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
Verifying update package...
E:EOCD marker occurs after start of EOCD
E:signature verification failed
Installation aborted.
I have the german miltestone from o2 version 2.1
Maybe you can give me a hint.
or what would be much better ;-) if you can give me a exact explanatian what i have to do. (I wana make a backup first and the update to root)
pls help me
thx masterchief14
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Have you flashed the vulnerable recovery SBF? This will not do anything to your phone or your data other than make it receptive to the update.zip file. Next, you go into Open Recovery which should work this time, and do your backup before trying to root.
As far as i know 2.1 does NOT have vulnarable recovery for this to work, so you will first need to replace recovery with vulnarable one, you have it all in first post.
Thanks to the original poster and to adendum. I have stickied this thread. Hope you don't mind the edits, I'm just making it easier to follow for newbies
cmstlist said:
Have you flashed the vulnerable recovery SBF? This will not do anything to your phone or your data other than make it receptive to the update.zip file. Next, you go into Open Recovery which should work this time, and do your backup before trying to root.
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Thank you very much i will try to flash my phone as in the instruction above.
lg
thanks for the guide, iamdarren -
but being an original owner of a Telus Milestone which had the 2.0.1 (or whatever it was ver) I managed to update it to 2.0.1 brazilian version from a 2.1 update post awhile ago - it doesn't work.
I'm getting the error:
E: Can't open /cache/recovery/command
then when i try to apply the update.zip
--Install from sdcard...
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
Verifying update package...
E:EOCD marker occurs after start of EOCD
E:signature verification failed
Installation aborted.
I have flashed the vulnerable recovery SBF clearly outlined in the guide, and went off without a hitch. Applying update.zip fails still. I have been trying to get root access to this sob for quite some time and I'm losing my marbles here.
Does anyone have any other suggestion why for some of us this error persists?
Thanks guys.
Az
Calgary
Proud Telus Milestone Owner
Azrael24 said:
thanks for the guide, iamdarren -
but being an original owner of a Telus Milestone which had the 2.0.1 (or whatever it was ver) I managed to update it to 2.0.1 brazilian version from a 2.1 update post awhile ago - it doesn't work.
I'm getting the error:
E: Can't open /cache/recovery/command
then when i try to apply the update.zip
--Install from sdcard...
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
Verifying update package...
E:EOCD marker occurs after start of EOCD
E:signature verification failed
Installation aborted.
I have flashed the vulnerable recovery SBF clearly outlined in the guide, and went off without a hitch. Applying update.zip fails still. I have been trying to get root access to this sob for quite some time and I'm losing my marbles here.
Does anyone have any other suggestion why for some of us this error persists?
Thanks guys.
Az
Calgary
Proud Telus Milestone Owner
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Try flashing the the Telus 2.1 shipped ROM first (from the Motorola site), then flash the vulnerable recovery again, and then flash the new update.zip.
dsixda said:
Try flashing the the Telus 2.1 shipped ROM first (from the Motorola site), then flash the vulnerable recovery again, and then flash the new update.zip.
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ugh...tried that, and states:
"There is no software update currently available for your mobile device. Please check back for new releases."
I'm unable to find a SPF file from the Motorolla site. Any other suggestion for a SPF I can try? :]
For those who are having trouble with update.zip
gah! finally......
I've been reading and tweaking with my telus milestone phone for far too long, and have found the solution, but I can't post link to site, this place won't let me. Any suggestions?
hi guys
from where do i get the superuser permissions app and does anyone have working roms.
and very stupid question: i knew that root is for stuff like roms(instructions would be nice ) and overclock system but what can i do else wiht it.
pls help
i will decide after that whether i root my milestone or not
thanks to abdendulm he showed me the way...
heres how i got my 2.1 update 1 SBF and then the vulurable SBF flashed.
then i used this open recovery to get the new root/superuser app.
http://android.modaco.com/content/m...m/308422/milestone-2-1-update-and-root-guide/
Masterchief14 said:
hi guys
from where do i get the superuser permissions app and does anyone have working roms.
and very stupid question: i knew that root is for stuff like roms(instructions would be nice ) and overclock system but what can i do else wiht it.
pls help
i will decide after that whether i root my milestone or not
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Things i use root for...
reset widget
terminal
root explorer
ADfree
WIFI teather
titanium backup
Over clock
if you go to market and type ROOT, you will get a whole list of other apps.
Version 1.14 is out chek at modmymobile site
Easy to follow and to install. Thanks!
Just a question about the Super user app: I installed it (APK from /sdcard/OpenRecovery/root) but it shows nothing. Is there something else to do?
wperdomos said:
Version 1.14 is out chek at modmymobile site
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Thanks, I've updated the sticky so that it goes to the original thread for download.
Hy i have the following problem
if i open the Android system recovery and apply the update.zip
following error comes up:
E:Can't open /cache/recovery/command
-- Install from sdcard...
Finding update package...
Opening udate package...
Verifying update package
E:EOCD marker occurs after start of EOCD
E:signature verification failed
Installation aborted.
I've done all the following stepts from Post 1. What I am doing wrong?
My specs: Motorola Milestone 2.1
Provider: A1 Austria
H4s1 said:
Hy i have the following problem
if i open the Android system recovery and apply the update.zip
following error comes up:
E:Can't open /cache/recovery/command
-- Install from sdcard...
Finding update package...
Opening udate package...
Verifying update package
E:EOCD marker occurs after start of EOCD
E:signature verification failed
Installation aborted.
I've done all the following stepts from Post 1. What I am doing wrong?
My specs: Motorola Milestone 2.1
Provider: A1 Austria
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I'm sorry, but are you sure that you flashed the vulrnable 2.0.1 recovery sbf? Since you _do_ have an android 2.1-update1 installed : )
Related
Problem with security Update after getting Root Access
Hi, as i already told in another thread, i just successfully rooted my magic. But now i tried to patch the security update "CRB43" using this link http://android.clients.google.com/up...F.29b87a90.zip But after i renamed it to update.zip and started the update i get the error: ... Verifying update package E:No signature (136 files) E:Verification failed Installation aborted. Isn't this working after the Haykuro procedure? Thanks and cheers, Dirk
have you installed the latest Haykuro SPL?? If not just install it and it should sort the problem.
Same problem with the latest Haykuro SPL (the patch check the number version... 1.33.2004 != 1.33.2005 hyk) and check the touched file signature. we need, to solve a problem, a clean image of system and unroot the magic
have you tried re rooting and then apply the last SPL?
this is because the recovery.img you are using is for test-keys. not naturally signed updates. i wasn't aware you guys had an update! i will release a build for this ASAP
haykuro Can you provide us a untouch SPL (004) thanks
guys, am i sort of a stupid?!? my update wont apply too... i've got the italian vodafone magic rooted... but i miss the simplicity and the safety of a standard non rooted device... i really want it back... is there a guide to easily revert the procedure and get the software like when i had may magic unboxed?!? thank you all for the efford, it's just that all this doesn't suit for me =)
we don't have original recovery.img, but can we mod the security update signature, a it work with test-keys recovery ??
hi! in the security update zip, dir /system ( http://android.clients.google.com/updates/signed-vfpioneer-CRB43-from-CRB17-KF.29b87a90.zip ) there is the orig "recovery.img" move to dir tools/ of sdk, open terminal with magic in fastboot mode, "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img" and now open recovery mode (home+power, 2times).
link is not working
guinnes.s said: link is not working Click to expand... Click to collapse try: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=OIW5FR8S
@nk02 which spl are you using? What happend after you used the recovery.img, are you still able to havbe root access or what does it affect? Sorry but i'm a little bit confused. Thanks.
diRm said: @nk02 which spl are you using? What happend after you used the recovery.img, are you still able to havbe root access or what does it affect? Sorry but i'm a little bit confused. Thanks. Click to expand... Click to collapse simply with orig recovery.img you can't flash rom with testkey (rom cooked..)! but root access remain on your rom. however, after the update crb43 you can reflash haykuro's recovery.img! ps: i'm using haykuro's spl, but my magic doesn't notify me system update, therefore i can't try update... pps: sorry for my english
i think haykuro as removed the OTA update function from his releases for obvious reasons.
I tried this and on the surface it looks like the recovery has flashed the original fine as I now get the original recovery utility. When it launches I get - E:Can't open /cache/recovery/command When I try to apply the new security update from /sdcard/update.zip I get: --Install from sdcard... Finding update package... Opening update package... Verifying update package... Installing update... E:Failure at line 4: assert getprop("ro.bootloader") == "1.33.2004" || getprop("ro.bo otloader") == "1.33.0004 Installation aborted Have I missed something and can someone help me out?
I retried and flashed with the recovery.img within the security update and now I get: E:Can't open /cache/recovery/command When I try to apply the new security update from /sdcard/update.zip I get: --Install from sdcard... Finding update package... Opening update package... Verifying update package... E:No signature (136 files) E:Verification failed Installation aborted Any ideas?
Any news about this particular problem?
Has anyone successfully updated their Sapphire with the update CRB43 on a Rooted phone? If so - please can you explain your method. This thread seems to have stopped
Solution: Update Rooted CRB17 to Original CRB43 To update rooted Magic you need: 1) Original system.img from previous backup with nandroid Flash in hboot mode with fastboot 2) Original SPL 1.33.2004 or my SPL mod http://uploadbox.com/files/88b081fe77 rename in update.zip and flash with haykuro mod recovery 3) Original recovery.img (i create a fastboot version) http://uploadbox.com/files/3baefad7c7 flash in Hboot mode with fastboot. Bye..
Crios, thanks again, how did you flash it? fastboot flash? Or did you use fastboot boot? Could you write the whole fastboot command down? Thanks for your continued assistance Dirk
cant root on motorola milestone
Build number SHOLS_U2_02.36.0 But I still got this problem : E:Can't open /cache/recovery/command -- Install from sdcard... Finding update package... Opening update package... Verifying update package package... E:failed to open /sdcard/update.zip (No such file or directory) E:signature verified failed Installation aborted. any idea to root my milestone or gain superuser access ?
milestones can't be rooted, they have a signed bootloader (you would need Motorola's signature to root it) the droid X is rumored to be the same way when it comes out
got root...? yeahhhhh I have mine rooted with the latest 0.36 update. How...?? Simple... use Group Of Ten (G.O.T.) open recovery!! Go here and start reading groupoften.wordpress.com
adavis159 said: milestones can't be rooted, they have a signed bootloader (you would need Motorola's signature to root it) the droid X is rumored to be the same way when it comes out Click to expand... Click to collapse Yeah...No. There is a difference between gaining root access, and having an unlocked bootloader. With root, you can theme and run applications that need root. With an unlocked bootloader, you can load custom Roms. The Milestone has root. I'm going to predict that the Droid X will also have root to this effect *knock on Wood* Anyway, GOT Open Recovery is the easiest way to get it once you flash the vulnerable recovery. Manually, you can follow the instructions HERE. Start with part 2. The error you're getting is most often because you haven't done the vulnerable recovery yet.
You can use this App: UniversalAndroot-1.6.2-beta.apk
You can root it with no problem. First you install the Got 2.2.1 sbf, then followed by the vulnerable recovery, then you get the modaco milestone_root.zip and flash it. After that again vulnerable recovery, and install Openrecovery, where you can apply an update for any zip such as CM 6 for Milestone.
kernelpicnic said: Build number SHOLS_U2_02.36.0 But I still got this problem : E:Can't open /cache/recovery/command -- Install from sdcard... Finding update package... Opening update package... Verifying update package package... E:failed to open /sdcard/update.zip (No such file or directory) E:signature verified failed Installation aborted. any idea to root my milestone or gain superuser access ? Click to expand... Click to collapse You did not flash the vulnerable recovery, else the sig check wouldnt apply
[Q] Milestone will not install openrecovery of any kind
I came across a modified version of the Telus Milestone firmware called TelusLite. I downloaded it, but it does not have a sbf file. It is a nandroid md5 file and a couple other files and foolders. How do I installl it? I tried repeatedly. I even tried to install G.O.T. open recovery by the camera button/power button menu. But it just stops it saying no file or folder found. I am learning a lot about the phone and how it works but I cannot figure out how to install G.O.T. or any other open recovery software. Am I doing something wrong? Earlier I tried to reflash the stock Telus firmware from the phone by the power button/camera, and it stopped it there as well saying: verifying package... E: failed to open /sdcard/update.zip (no such file or directory). E: signature verification failed install aborted. I had to use the dpad up/ power button with RSDlite to flash the phone. Can someone give me some insight. I have spent hours reading on this and still am no further. thank you in advance. Any help would be appreciated.
Not able to flash roms
Since this morning I'm not able to flash roms in ClockworkMod Recovery v.3.2.0.0 (solarnz-R4c-100611-1150) I get this message: -- Installing: /sdcard/aokp_wingray_build-25.zip Finding update package... Opening update package... E:Can't open /sdcard/aokp_wongray_build-25.zip (bad) Installation aborted. This happens no matter which rom I try to flash. What could be the reason?
slonn said: Since this morning I'm not able to flash roms in ClockworkMod Recovery v.3.2.0.0 (solarnz-R4c-100611-1150) I get this message: -- Installing: /sdcard/aokp_wingray_build-25.zip Finding update package... Opening update package... E:Can't open /sdcard/aokp_wongray_build-25.zip (bad) Installation aborted. This happens no matter which rom I try to flash. What could be the reason? Click to expand... Click to collapse please verify your download by comparing md5 checksums. If you use root explorer, you can long-press the file and click properties, it will calculate that checksum for you. If you don't have an app to create checksums, please put the micro-sd card into your computer and use an application to do so on your computer. Compare that md5-checksum to the one provided by whoever you downloaded that rom from. If it doesn't match -> there's your problem. If it does match, something else is probably wrong.
Micromax a60 noob guide.
Bored with stock eclair? Want to install froyo(or custom rom) on a60?But confused with all methods???[/COLOR] So you are at right place. Today i will tell you how to install custom recovery on a60 and flash a custom rom. First of all, you have to download a rom from following available roms for a60:- 1). Jet rom 2.2(froyo) 'rolling out soon' 2). Jet rom 2.1(froyo) 3). Cyborg rom 2.1(froyo) 4). Freek rom v3(froyo) 'rolling on 25 may.' 5).Freek rom v2(froyo) 6).kul rom v1,2 (froyo) 7). Sense rom(eclair) 8). Ice cream sandwich rom(eclair) Disclamer: Not comparing roms at all. STEP - 1 :First step in installing custom rom is rooting your a60. Before it, you should know, what does rooting means? “Rooting” your device means obtaining “superuser” rights and permissions to your Android’s software. With these elevated user privileges, you gain the ability to load custom software (ROM’s), install custom themes, increase performance, increase battery life, and the ability to install software that would otherwise cost extra money (ex: WiFi tethering). Rooting is essentially “hacking” your Android device. You install software "root and me" from play store to know more about rooting. For rooting a60, you should install software universal androot from:- http://www.4shared.com/android/O-aYPeg8/Universal_Androot_162_beta_5.html Open androot and then click on go root.. wuhu, your device will be rooted { "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" } STEP - 2 Now, next step is installing busybox. Download app "busybox installer" from play store. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jrummy.busybox.installer&hl=en STEP - 3 Now, download clockworkmod 5, made by ngage_me fo our device from:- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1559347 Dont forget to click thanks on thread. STEP - 4 Now download recovery manager from:- http://android.podtwo.com/recoverymanager (click on RecoveryManager_v0.37b.zip) amd extract zip and install apk normally. this will help you to install custom recovery. Now follow this picture guide:-[ 1.Click on recovery in app menu. 2.There click on install recovery. wait for some time, while app search for all .img files on your sd card. 3.Then click on recovery image name of ngage_me, you downloaded earlier. 4.Let app install recovery when installing comes and then message will come "current recovery: unrecognised" 5.Now click on reboot into recovery in app. And you will be in recovery after some time. *If device is stuck on micromax logo for more than 4 minutes, take battery out, and switch on phone normally. Then repeat step 1-5 for installing recovery. It will work foresure. STEP - 5 Now you are booted in clockworkmod 5. Now next question comes, How to use recovery and flash a rom? First thing to do in recovery is to go to "backup and restore option" and then click on backup your current rom and data. If any thing goes wrong, then this backup(nandroid) will help you to get phone in state it was before. You can restore this backup from "backup and restore option" (Make sure you have 300 mb free in sdcard for backup.) Then, in main menu, click on wipe data before flashing custom rom. After that, go to "install zip from sdcard" and then choose zip(flashable rom/zip). and let it finish. When message "zip installation completed" will come, reboot your android(may take 5-10 minutes), and congratulations you are in froyo. http://facebook.com/ldogra2
Good work dude.. hope freshers will utilize this thread... One request.. where ever u r mentioning the downloads.. please mention the Thread link and not the direct download link.... for example for the recovery u can post the thread link instead the recovery link.. This will help the user and the owner to raise/solve problem if any. hope u got the point..
ngage_me said: Good work dude.. hope freshers will utilize this thread... One request.. where ever u r mentioning the downloads.. please mention the Thread link and not the direct download link.... for example for the recovery u can post the thread link instead the recovery link.. This will help the user and the owner to raise/solve problem if any. hope u got the point.. Click to expand... Click to collapse Thankx for reply bro. Your point added in thread.
Your new CWM for 2012 sold a60's is not working, i flashed it, & its not showing up while pressing the power+home combination (maybe it's erasing the recovery partition, but not extracting in it), by the way i tested it on a new a60, maybe a week's old, flashed it using the busy box -> recovery manager method..& it's running the stock eclair.. ..Another hing i noticed and is worth sharing, the old stock recovery (for a60s manufactured before 2012) also does'nt work the way it's supposed to, it shows up, but can't initiate a wipe or apply any signed update.zip.. ..We all our counting on you!!, keep up your good work!! by the way, count on my support in the form of thanks and tesings..
vshlkmr said: Your new CWM for 2012 sold a60's is not working, i flashed it, & its not showing up while pressing the power+home combination (maybe it's erasing the recovery partition, but not extracting in it), by the way i tested it on a new a60, maybe a week's old, flashed it using the busy box -> recovery manager method..& it's running the stock eclair.. ..Another hing i noticed and is worth sharing, the old stock recovery (for a60s manufactured before 2012) also does'nt work the way it's supposed to, it shows up, but can't initiate a wipe or apply any signed update.zip.. ..We all our counting on you!!, keep up your good work!! by the way, count on my support in the form of thanks and tesings.. Click to expand... Click to collapse Thankx for reply. Btw, recovery is made by ngage_me. But thing you, it doesn't initate a wipe is not dependent on recovery, it depends on rom you are flashing. And second thing, there's no way to sign rom till now for recovery, even if you will flash rom through stock recovery, it will not be flashed.
Hey Bro I am having some issue flashing Jet 2.1. I have rooted the device, installed the busy box, flashed the modded recovery. When the reboot the phone in recovery mode, it does goes in the recovery mode but shows the a log "E: Failed to find cache partition to mount at "/cache" E:Cant mount/cache/recovery/last_log E:cant open/cache/recovery/last_log E:Failed to find cache partition to mount at cache. Then i try to install zip from sd card, choose zip from sd card select Jet 2.1.zip. It ends up at. assert failed: write_raw_image("/tmp/boot.img","boot") E:Error in sdcard/installations/Jet 2.1.zip (status 7). Installation aborted. EDIT EDIT!!! PROBLEM SOLVED FLASHED FROYO PORT USING ADT
luckydogra said: Bored with stock eclair? Want to install froyo(or custom rom) on a60?But confused with all methods???[/COLOR] So you are at right place. Today i will tell you how to install custom recovery on a60 and flash a custom rom. First of all, you have to download a rom from following available roms for a60:- 1). Jet rom 1.2(eclair) 2). Jet rom 2.1(froyo) 3). Cyborg rom 2.1(froyo) 4). Freek rom v2(froyo) 5). Sense rom(eclair) 6). Ice cream sandwich rom(eclair) Disclamer: I am not comparing roms, I am just writing them as they came in my brain. STEP - 1 :First step in installing custom rom is rooting your a60. Before it, you should know, what does rooting means? “Rooting” your device means obtaining “superuser” rights and permissions to your Android’s software. With these elevated user privileges, you gain the ability to load custom software (ROM’s), install custom themes, increase performance, increase battery life, and the ability to install software that would otherwise cost extra money (ex: WiFi tethering). Rooting is essentially “hacking” your Android device. You install software "root and me" from play store to know more about rooting. For rooting a60, you should install software universal androot from:- http://www.4shared.com/android/O-aYPeg8/Universal_Androot_162_beta_5.html Open androot and then click on go root.. wuhu, your device will be rooted STEP - 2 Now, next step is installing busybox. Download app "busybox installer" from play store. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jrummy.busybox.installer&hl=en STEP - 3 Now, download clockworkmod 5, made by ngage_me fo our device from:- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1559347 Dont forget to click thanks on thread. STEP - 4 Now download recovery manager from:- http://android.podtwo.com/recoverymanager (click on RecoveryManager_v0.37b.zip) amd extract zip and install apk normally. this will help you to install custom recovery. Now follow this picture guide:-[ 1.Click on recovery in app menu. 2.There click on install recovery. wait for some time, while app search for all .img files on your sd card. 3.Then click on recovery image name of ngage_me, you downloaded earlier. 4.Let app install recovery when installing comes and then message will come "current recovery: unrecognised" 5.Now click on reboot into recovery in app. And you will be in recovery after some time. *If device is stuck on micromax logo for more than 4 minutes, take battery out, and switch on phone normally. Then repeat step 1-5 for installing recovery. It will work foresure. STEP - 5 Now you are booted in clockworkmod 5. Now next question comes, How to use recovery and flash a rom? First thing to do in recovery is to go to "backup and restore option" and then click on backup your current rom and data. If any thing goes wrong, then this backup(nandroid) will help you to get phone in state it was before. You can restore this backup from "backup and restore option" (Make sure you have 300 mb free in sdcard for backup.) Then, in main menu, click on wipe data before flashing custom rom. After that, go to "install zip from sdcard" and then choose zip(flashable rom/zip). and let it finish. When message "zip installation completed" will come, reboot your android(may take 5-10 minutes), and congratulations you are in froyo. Click to expand... Click to collapse add my -kul rom- series in the list too .........
H M Judge said: add my -kul rom- series in the list too ......... Click to expand... Click to collapse done....
Links......... @ Lucky provide links for the listed rom's it well help new users...atleast provide indirect link for the respective forum...it will help new users go in detail...
help yogisays09 said: Hey Bro I am having some issue flashing Jet 2.1. I have rooted the device, installed the busy box, flashed the modded recovery. When the reboot the phone in recovery mode, it does goes in the recovery mode but shows the a log "E: Failed to find cache partition to mount at "/cache" E:Cant mount/cache/recovery/last_log E:cant open/cache/recovery/last_log E:Failed to find cache partition to mount at cache. Then i try to install zip from sd card, choose zip from sd card select Jet 2.1.zip. It ends up at. assert failed: write_raw_image("/tmp/boot.img","boot") E:Error in sdcard/installations/Jet 2.1.zip (status 7). Installation aborted. EDIT EDIT!!! PROBLEM SOLVED FLASHED FROYO PORT USING ADT Click to expand... Click to collapse same problem here what to do now.....
quadri786 said: same problem here what to do now..... Click to expand... Click to collapse both of you, try this. http://www.techfreeks.com/micromax-...-nand-backup-without-recovery-1298/#more-1298
yogisays09 said: Hey Bro I am having some issue flashing Jet 2.1. I have rooted the device, installed the busy box, flashed the modded recovery. When the reboot the phone in recovery mode, it does goes in the recovery mode but shows the a log "E: Failed to find cache partition to mount at "/cache" E:Cant mount/cache/recovery/last_log E:cant open/cache/recovery/last_log E:Failed to find cache partition to mount at cache. Then i try to install zip from sd card, choose zip from sd card select Jet 2.1.zip. It ends up at. assert failed: write_raw_image("/tmp/boot.img","boot") E:Error in sdcard/installations/Jet 2.1.zip (status 7). Installation aborted. EDIT EDIT!!! PROBLEM SOLVED FLASHED FROYO PORT USING ADT Click to expand... Click to collapse i also get this error plz help....how i fixed it...plz plz thanxx in advance..
Deodex rom link in file attached
Recovery users:- 1.)Download zip from https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B5Vga6wJ7mQILTJYZXFvTTExMVU/edit 2.) Make a new folder under /sdcard/clockworkmod/backup and extract downloaded file in it. (for example /sdcard/clockworkmod/backup/luck v2) 3.) Download nandroid.md5 from https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B5Vga6wJ7mQIMElkQ1E4dUg0RUk/edit and copy it in folder where u put other 2 downloaded files. 4.) Go to recovery , select backup and select name of folder u made.
micromax a60 wanted to know how to reinstall android on my a60.....i cant start it...it just shows the logo of micromax and restarts again