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Tutorial/Walkthrough for flashing an .sbf to Droid 2 (unrooting/factory restore)

Tutorial/Walkthrough for flashing back to stock using RSD Lite (Unrooting a rooted phone by .sbf)
Tutorial Video can be found here... kind of... very close!
http://www.kimete.com/sbfrsd.html
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The fine print: This information is provided without warranty. I can not be held responsible if you **** up. I simply wrote a walkthrough/tutorial. I did not produce the procedure or the steps. I just simply consolidated all the information into a single place with notes to make things easier to understand and execute. You are welcome to share this information anywhere you want. Please do credit me for writing it. Lastly, please link back to the original site if possible. I try to format the text in such a way that it is more easy to understand. Lastly, I ask that everyone who uses this pays it forward by helping others figure out their own phones. Now on to the procedure.
I am running Windows XP SP3/32bit.
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Steps 1 and 2 can be skipped. You just need to download the latest version of the SBF file (currently 2.3.20). Link coming soon.
1. Download 2.3.20 SBF file for D2
You can find it here: http://www.iamthewalcs.com/Support-Files/Droid 2 2.3.2 SBF.zip
2. Extract the .zip file and put the .sbf file somewhere where you can easily find it.
3. Download RSD Lite 4.7. (RSD Lite 4.7 is not the same as RSD Lite 4.7.2)
[RSD Lite 4.9 works as well]
Reference: http://www.mydroidworld.com/forums/droid-2-how-tos/4393-how-sbf-flash-droid-2-a.html
RSD Lite 4.9 Here!
http://droid2files.com/tools/RSD Lite 4.9.zip
New: Download to RSDLite 4.7 with patch.
http://kimete.com/droid/RSDLite47patch.zip
There is a link to download RSD Lite 4.7 + patch here as well. Includes an installer (.msi) and the patch (.ini).
4. Install the program (rsdlite_4.7.msi) or RSDLite 4.9. Follow instructions until completion.
5. Next, extract the patch (pst_flash.ini) to the Motorola/RSD Lite folder. It'll ask you if you want to overwrite the file. Choose yes. (Don't think you need this for version 4.9, but don't quote me on that).
(My file path to place the file was: My Computer -> C Drive -> Program Files -> Motorola -> RSD Lite)
6. You'll need to have the Motorola Drivers. You probably already have them, but if you don't, you can get them here:
http://www.motorola.com/Support/US-...tware_and_Drivers/USB-and-PC-Charging-Drivers
KalenXI noted that you can't use the same Motorola drivers that you used for root from the other thread. You must use these updated drivers with MotoConnect. Thank you sir!
7. Now would be a good time to back up anything on your SD card to your computer. Plug in your Droid2 to the computer via USB cable. Pull down the notification menu/blind, choose USB connection, and then choose USB Mass Storage Device. Now there should be a removable storage in your "My Computer." Go through your SD card and back up your important things. Probably the DCIM and download folder. You should also make sure that your phone is set up to "Back Up Data." Go to the system menu (the 4 squares icon/button in the lower left), choose Settings, then Privacy, then make sure the "Back up my data" and "Automatic restore" are checked.
8. You now need to put your phone in bootload mode. In order to do so, power down your phone. Slide open your keyboard, hold the "up" key (the arrow closest to the enter button), and power on your phone. You should come up with a black background and text with something along the line of d2.35 and usb okay.
9. Now you can open RSD Lite. Go to your Start Menu, Program Files, and you should see RSD Lite. In the title of the newly open window, make sure the version is 4.7.
Edit: If you opened RSDLite and your device is not showing, you might need to open it as an admin. Go to program files/motorola/rsdlite/sdl.exe, and right cllick and run as an administrator. Reference by JonandRoid. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=8000565&postcount=12
10. Wait a few minutes until your device shows in the table. It should say A955, port 1, connected, etc.
11. Toward the top of the window, there is filename/blank field. To the right of it, there is "..." button. Click it. Now find your .sbf with the open window that popped up. Select "Droid2_X6_2.2...SECURE.sbf", or the latest version of your sbf, and press open. Back to the program window, press Start (right next to the "...") Your phone should now start flashing the firmware to the phone. Just let it run it's course. It's going to reboot and start up again. You'll know when it is done when the Progress field in the table of RSD Lite says complete. This may take a little bit. Maybe 5-10 minutes.
After your phone reboots and doesn't get past the boot animation (wait at least 5 or 10 minutes),
a. Turn off your phone
b. Hold down X on the keyboard
c. Turn on your phone while continuing to hold X
d. When you get the Android guy with a '!' in a triangle push the search button on the keyboard (the magnifying glass button, two keys to the left of the space bar)
e. Select both 'wipe cache' and 'wipe data' from the menu.
f. Reboot your phone
If you do steps a-f, you probably won't need to do these following steps.
12. I do not know if this will work or not, but if it does, you guys might not need to do the rest unless you truly do want to fully factory reset your phone. This step is UNCONFIRMED.
To get back onto the Verizon Wireless network, dial *22899 and press send. It should update your phone and you'll be back on the network. (Referenced from ITGuy11 at the link below.)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=7933189&postcount=12
13. Your phone still has everyone on it. You'll probably realize that you now have no 3G or phone service and are roaming. Now you need to Factory Reset your phone. Go to the system menu (the 4 squares icon/button in the lower left), choose Settings, then Privacy, the choose Factory Data Reset. Follow the instructions and agreeing to wipe your phone clean. It will ask you to confirm, and/or ask you to enter your security pin/security pattern. It'll reboot itself and run its course.
14. Your phone will eventually be put back to factory settings. You'll then be greeted by the new user/account wizard. Follow the directions. They'll ask you to program/update your phone, enter in some login info, and then your phone will be back to brand new, just like the day you walked out of the Verizon store, except with the BackUp Manager service, all your applications and contacts will be downloaded back onto the phone!
That's it! That wasn't so bad was it?!
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If you found this tutorial helpful, and would like to do something for me, please donate to my PayPal. I am short on rent by $100 this month. I am a student, and moving to a new place and I need to produce first months rent, last months, and a deposit. I am not expecting to profit from this tutorial. Honestly, I am just doing this to help others. I just need some help with rent this month. All donations are appreciated, even if it is a dollar. If everyone donated even a dollar or two, I'd be set! PayPal info coming soon!
Another edit: PayPal: [email protected]
Another quick note, I'll be adding references sometime soon. It is almost 5 in the morning and I want to go to bed!

This is awesome, thank you. This tutorial and your rooting instructions (with all of the extra clarification) are very helpful. I know it's not much but I am going to try to send a few bucks your way (from one poor college student to another? ).

USB debugging should also be enabled. It's found in the Settings -> Applications -> Development.

bcs296 said:
This is awesome, thank you. This tutorial and your rooting instructions (with all of the extra clarification) are very helpful. I know it's not much but I am going to try to send a few bucks your way (from one poor college student to another? ).
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Thank you. Any little bit is appreciated. Just need to get to the end of the week.
wsfanatic said:
USB debugging should also be enabled. It's found in the Settings -> Applications -> Development.
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Thank you, sir. I will post that in the tutorial in a moment.
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Also, according to ITGuy11, you can dial *22899 to update your phone to get it back on the Verizon network.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=7933189&postcount=12

I am a fail. Didn't read the whole tutorial. Assumed it was like the D1 sbf. Ok still have an issue though, When i get to the bootloader RSDlite and my phone do nothing, still says im missing a certain driver for the phone S Flash driver not found. Anyone know why thats happening?

LosAngeles said:
I am a fail. Didn't read the whole tutorial. Assumed it was like the D1 sbf. Ok still have an issue though, When i get to the bootloader RSDlite and my phone do nothing, still says im missing a certain driver for the phone S Flash driver not found. Anyone know why thats happening?
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I had that same error, upgrading to the latest Motorola drivers fixed it. I'd post a link but the forums won't let me so just search for "motorola drivers" on google, go to the first link, go to "USB Drivers and PC Charging Drivers" and download the "Motorola 4.6.5 Driver with MotoConnect" drivers.

KalenXI said:
I had that same error, upgrading to the latest Motorola drivers fixed it. I'd post a link but the forums won't let me so just search for "motorola drivers" on google, go to the first link, go to "USB Drivers and PC Charging Drivers" and download the "Motorola 4.6.5 Driver with MotoConnect" drivers.
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That makes sense. I got my drivers from when I installed Easy Tether. Driver files were on the phone. That's probably why it worked. So, solution to the problem is downloade the latest drivers!

I think a youtube video of this is possible. Would people be interested in that?

darkonion said:
I think a youtube video of this is possible. Would people be interested in that?
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I think your instructions are comprehensive and clear here, I wouldn't do it unless you've got time to burn. my 02.cents

Thanks! What is everyone's experiences with this tutorial? I want to make sure that it makes sense and is complete. I wrote it from memory after flashing my phone.

20:56:42, September 03, 2010
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ERROR: Flash failure: Interface BP: Error sending RAM download for bootloader. Device API Error: 0xE0030009 Address: 0x19EC00 Command: ADDR (Error Code: e0030009),
Detailed Error Details: Direction of the Error=1000, Command Value=200000, Code Group Number=257
File: D:\test_dev_usb\flash\code\flashdll\FlashHdlr.cpp
Device ID: 0
its still working afterwards, but lost root, etc. its now running 2.2.20, but I'm wary somethings messed up. should I root, install bootstrapper, and wipe, or just let it go (it still has all my apps and settings)

this is great....thank you sooo much. worked out perfect. just an fyi if you cant get rsd lite to recognize your phone on vista go to the ...motorola/rsdlite/sdl.exe and right click as administrator. wouldnt work before i did that. but everything was so smooth and great instructions, would donate but broke too..lol

kageurufu said:
20:56:42, September 03, 2010
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ERROR: Flash failure: Interface BP: Error sending RAM download for bootloader. Device API Error: 0xE0030009 Address: 0x19EC00 Command: ADDR (Error Code: e0030009),
Detailed Error Details: Direction of the Error=1000, Command Value=200000, Code Group Number=257
File: D:\test_dev_usb\flash\code\flashdll\FlashHdlr.cpp
Device ID: 0
its still working afterwards, but lost root, etc. its now running 2.2.20, but I'm wary somethings messed up. should I root, install bootstrapper, and wipe, or just let it go (it still has all my apps and settings)
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I'd just let it go. Reroot and move on with your life! If something did go wrong, reflash again.

JonandRoid said:
this is great....thank you sooo much. worked out perfect. just an fyi if you cant get rsd lite to recognize your phone on vista go to the ...motorola/rsdlite/sdl.exe and right click as administrator. wouldnt work before i did that. but everything was so smooth and great instructions, would donate but broke too..lol
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Glad to hear it works. I'll add the note onto the tutorial.

Ughh this is frustrating.. When i get to the part where i have to select the Droid2....SBF file, the start button isn't highlighted so i cant press it. but when i choose the other SBF file, it's highlighted

knoxx said:
Ughh this is frustrating.. When i get to the part where i have to select the Droid2....SBF file, the start button isn't highlighted so i cant press it. but when i choose the other SBF file, it's highlighted
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Do you have updated drivers? Don't quote me on this, but maybe flash one file and then flash the other?

That's what I did, I flashed the other file (successfully) and rooted. Didn't bother factory resetting or anything.
Sent from my DROID2 using XDA App

And today I was having problems, so I used the bootstrap recovery to wipe cache and data, and then sbf'd from the bootloader
Sent from my DROID2 using XDA App

How exactly do you download the device drivers? Ive tried a million times and the link given on the motorola website just keeps giving me zipped up documents. Really starting to piss me off.

joeld82 said:
How exactly do you download the device drivers? Ive tried a million times and the link given on the motorola website just keeps giving me zipped up documents. Really starting to piss me off.
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You are moving in the right direction. Inside the zipped file, there is the install file, .msi, I believe, that you double click to install your drivers and MotoConnect.

[HOWTO] install CM6 RC3 to XT720 from stock (newbie friendly)

Let's begin
1st download all the necessary files:
Motorola 5.4.0 Driver with MotoHelper http://www.motorola.com/consumers/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=bda09ec8009a0210VgnVCM1000008806b00aRCRD
stock UK XT720 sbf and RSD Lite 4.9 from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=953863
SuperOneClickv2.1.1 ftom http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=887416
OI File Manager or from Android Market
Open Recovery for XT720 from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1242259
CM6 RC3 from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1197655
Then proceed to install the windows drivers for XT720,
once that is done flash your XT720 back to factory stock,
to go into ROM flashing mode Hold Power + Volume Down + Camera buttons all at once, be patient, it will take a while and a couple of reboot.
When the phone is finally done booting up, go into Settings > Applications, and check the boxes for USB debugging + Stay awake,
now you can run SuperOneClickv2.1.1 to root your XT720, for step by step rooting instructions follow this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=887416
Next you will want to install a File Manager to your XT720, the stock XT720 doesn't include any file manager,
open a command line (in windows run CMD),
switch to the directory ..\SuperOneClickv2.1.1-ShortFuse\ADB\
run the command line adb.exe install FileManager-1.1.6.apk
The next step is best done using a microSD card reader, then you can drag & drop all the files for your XT720 directly to the SD card from Windows Explorer
- OpenRecovery.apk,
- the unzipped files from OpenRecovery-XT720-01 folder,
- update-cm-6.3.0-RC3-MilestoneXT720-signed.zip,
- gapps-hdpi-20101114-signed.zip
Using the OI File Manager install OpenRecovery.apk (it should be at the root of your SDcard),
run Open Recovery from XT720 stock launcher's app drawer,
select Install Recovery System (allow super user),
then follow the instructions to install OpenRecovery-XT720-01 from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1242259
Once you are done proceed to install update-cm-6.3.0-RC3-MilestoneXT720-signed.zip, and gapps-hdpi-20101114-signed.zip using OpenRecovery-XT720 (for details follow http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1197655),
select clear cache, dalvik, and factory reset
choose the reboot option from OpenRecovery-XT720 menu,
the first boot of CM6 will take a very long time,
when you see the launcher, let it finish loading, then reboot the phone again via power button > reboot,
after this last reboot, the phone is finally ready for normal usage.
Enjoy!

You can get the Dexter's OpenRecovery.apk here

you can use universal androot to root your phone alternatively. its super easy. just drag it onto your sd card (or download directly from your phone), install the apk, and click root. heres a link. http://www.4shared.com/file/HvHnis8C/Universal_Androot_v161.html

I actually did this to a friends xt720 yesterday and I needed to fix the APN settings, he wasn't getting data.

WARNING, about BusyBox newer than v1.17.1 and Link2SD
So i found out the hard way there's an odd bug with BusyBox 1.18.x or newer it conflicts with Link2SD, it wont mount and causes Link2SD to throw this message
Code:
Mount script error
Mount script cannot be created
mount: mounting /dev/block/vold/179:2 on /data/sdext2
failed: no such device
reverting BusyBox back to 1.17.1 fixed the problem

Help on Boot Loop
Followed all instructions here to update to the the cm 6.3.0 RC3. Everything appeared to go as stated, but after reboot i seem to be stuck in a vicious boot loop. I get the cyanogen mod droid logo but it seems to pop up every 10 seconds or so without the phone ever starting up. Any help would be greatly appreciated. It's cute as a paperweight, but not much good as a phone.
Disregard....after rebooting for nearly nine hours....the phone finally started up and appears to be working....Thanxxxx

I too now am unable to access data....i am not skilled enough to work with the APN settings. Could you please help me out on what i need to do to get my data working again...no internet access sux....

AllGamer said:
Next you will want to install a File Manager to your XT720, the stock XT720 doesn't include any file manager,
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Awesome Instructions bud, much needed for the first timers. Just thought I would add that stock 2.1 always came with quickoffice for me and that's what I normally use at first to install Open Recovery but always end up needing a better File Manager anyway. So either way, I hate to be a stickler just might be one less step lol. Good job AllGamer dude!
Ps.. I should have just said good job dude your way is better lol.

hitech1 said:
I too now am unable to access data....i am not skilled enough to work with the APN settings. Could you please help me out on what i need to do to get my data working again...no internet access sux....
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Install APN manager from the market and find your carrier there.
You could always just input them manually, doesn't require any skill bud, you just have to google the correct APN configuration details.

nice App
JiroPrinz8 said:
Install APN manager from the market and find your carrier there.
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https://market.android.com/details?id=ale.android.apnmanager&feature=search_result
this is an Excellent recommendation.
I didn't even know such APP existed
it's so easy to enter APN data... pick and choose, done!

Don't think you should be flashing ROMS if you're hesistant about manually entering an APN, my 2 cents lol.

I would still rather recommend singapore rom, with the tv out and everything. Don't know of any cons with this atm.

Hi,
i installed cm6 rc 3 as described above. And it runs very smooth and stable.
Although i have one big problem: If i insert my sd-card (3gb fat + 1 gb ext4, with app folder on ext partition) in my phone, app2sd works as it should and the phone boots as usual. But when the phone shuts off the display and goes into sleep mode, i am no more able to wake it up again. When I push the power button only the leds switch on. I have to pull the battery and restart the phone.
If sdcard is not inserted, everthing works great. with no problems since three days now.
But i would like to have my sdcard back...
Perhaps some can help me.

Leotronick said:
Hi,
i installed cm6 rc 3 as described above. And it runs very smooth and stable.
Although i have one big problem: If i insert my sd-card (3gb fat + 1 gb ext4, with app folder on ext partition) in my phone, app2sd works as it should and the phone boots as usual. But when the phone shuts off the display and goes into sleep mode, i am no more able to wake it up again. When I push the power button only the leds switch on. I have to pull the battery and restart the phone.
If sdcard is not inserted, everthing works great. with no problems since three days now.
But i would like to have my sdcard back...
Perhaps some can help me.
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I'm not certain but I think this means that Android thinks your battery has more charge than the hardware does. I would first try to redo battery calibration (there are threads in the XT720 general section about how to do this) if you can convince yourself that your battery is actually full. It can be a little tricky.

Leotronick said:
Hi,
i installed cm6 rc 3 as described above. And it runs very smooth and stable.
Although i have one big problem: If i insert my sd-card (3gb fat + 1 gb ext4, with app folder on ext partition) in my phone, app2sd works as it should and the phone boots as usual. But when the phone shuts off the display and goes into sleep mode, i am no more able to wake it up again. When I push the power button only the leds switch on. I have to pull the battery and restart the phone.
If sdcard is not inserted, everthing works great. with no problems since three days now.
But i would like to have my sdcard back...
Perhaps some can help me.
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might be your vsel being too low. it happened to me too, and i made the vsel a little higher and it didnt happen anymore.

Hi, I have a noob question...
Can I install this recovery image (CM6) directly from stock Videotron SBF?
I do have install open Recovery based on Androidiani. Can I flash this Rom (CM6) with that recovery or I need something diffrent?
Thanks for your help!

speedmax said:
Hi, I have a noob question...
Can I install this recovery image (CM6) directly from stock Videotron SBF?
I do have install open Recovery based on Androidiani. Can I flash this Rom (CM6) with that recovery or I need something diffrent?
Thanks for your help!
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if you are already on stock, then yes you can flash CM6
but make sure you are rooted first
and use the Open Recovery XT720 listed in the OP topic

AllGamer said:
if you are already on stock, then yes you can flash CM6
but make sure you are rooted first
and use the Open Recovery XT720 listed in the OP topic
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Thanks, I Will proceed tomorow.
Regards,
Sent from my MB860 using xda premium

Just installed! Working nice...
Camera and camcorder are working, it was a bug with stock Rom.
Is there a Overcloking kernel for XT720 CM6 rom?
Or is there a way to overclock it with the current one?
Regards et thanks for your help!

speedmax said:
Just installed! Working nice...
Camera and camcorder are working, it was a bug with stock Rom.
Is there a Overcloking kernel for XT720 CM6 rom?
Or is there a way to overclock it with the current one?
Regards et thanks for your help!
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yes, just download the milestone OC utility from Android market

Samsung Galaxy Exhilarate: How to Root it.

ALL:
It has been a long time since I posted to this thread. Back then, the Samsung Exhilarate had just come out, and there was no way to root it. Thanks to several other members, most notably j3r3goss and shabbypenguin, I was able to get root on this phone. As of now, this post is very old. The instructions here, are not needed for you to root your Samsung Exhilarate anymore. You are free to read through them, but you should pay attention to the last page (currently page 3). There, j3r3goss posted a link to the the TWRP or CWM recovery files, that you can now use to get root, without following the step-by-step instructions I posted below. I'm leaving the thread up, but for all intents and purposes, consider it closed.
Here's the link to the section you need in order to root your phone:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...php?p=32520094
It has been fun, and I've been using my Exhilarate for nearly two years. Because I've been extremely busy, I haven't had time to keep up with the latest changes - but others have. I hope that you found these instructions useful.
In any case, take care and ROOT ON!
Everything past this point is old and no longer applicable
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IMPORTANT NOTE: If you have UPDATED your phone to ICS, and want to root it, these instructions will work. You will not need to do the last part where you need to update the firmware keys!
Do you plan to update your phone from Gingerbread (Android 2.3) to Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0). Do that first! Otherwise, you'll just have to root again (not that that's a problem, but why???)
I) How to update to ICS:
1) Download Samsung Kies from here: http://www.samsung.com/us/kies/ if you haven't already, and install it, and then run it
2) Put your phone into ODIN (Download mode - see section II below).
3) When Kies detects you phone (your computer will need to install drivers, and then Kies will say it's connecting to your phone, and it will take about 3-4 minutes and finally connect to it), it should let you know that there is an update. Just follow the instructions on Kies and be patient. The phone will update, and once it reboots into normal mode, you'll know it's updated by going to "Settings" and if they are grouped into different sections, then you have ICS. Otherwise, you probably still have GB.
II) How to enter ODIN Mode:
For the Exhilarate I've found it's best to use this sequence:
1) Power phone down
2) Plug the USB cable into your computer (do not plug the phone into the USB cable yet).
3) While pushing and holding both the vol up and vol down buttons, plug the phone into the computer. As soon as you see "SAMSUNG" flash and then dissappear, release the buttons.
4) Phone should boot into ODIN mode.
III) How to Root
What you need:
1) Samsung Galaxy Exhilarate phone (unrooted)
2) microSD Card (any size of 1GB or larger will work)
3) USB cable to connect your phone to your computer
4) Files below
First, download all the files...
1) Download the latest version of ODIN here: ODIN.
2) Download the drivers here: Samsung Galaxy Drivers and run the setup program after unzipping.
3) Download the tar file here: www.Shabbypenguin.com/OUDstuff/Blaze4G/Clockworkmod-Blaze-4G.tar Don't mess with it, just download it somewhere where you can find it later
4) Download SuperUser here: SuperUser Save it somewhere where you can find it later.
Second, conduct the root:
1) Put your phone into Odin (Download mode - see Section II above).
2) With phone in ODIN mode, run Odin.1.85.exe (it's in the folder where you unzipped ODIN too).
3) Odin will launch on your computer. It should show, in the first box under ID:COM, a port in yellow. Mine was Port 5. This means you have successfully connected to your phone.
4) Click the button in ODIN labeled "PDA", and then browse to the .tar file you downloaded above and then select "Open". The file will show up next to the PDA button.
5) Make sure that "Re-Partition" is NOT checked!;
6) Click "Start" and wait till your phone reboots. It should reboot into normal mode. If it doesn't, just power down and reboot into normal mode.
7) Copy the SuperUser.zip file you downloaded above to your phones microSD card.
8) Reboot the phone into recovery mode: While pushing and holding both the vol up and vol down buttons, push the power button. As soon as you see "SAMSUNG" flash, release the buttons. You shouldn't need to have the phone connected to the computer this time. The phone will boot into CWM recovery.
9) using either: the "menu" button to move down and the "home" button to move your selection up; or alternately the volume down button to move down, and the volume up button to move up: highlight "install zip from sdcard". Use the "search" button or power button to select/enter.
10) highlight "choose zip from sdcard" and press the "seach" button to select it.
11) browse to the directory which you copied SuperUser to and select it.
12) scroll down to "Yes - Install Superuser" and select it.
13) Once done, reboot your phone into normal operating mode.
14) If rooting Gingerbread, see Section IV below.
15) If rooting either Gingerbread or ICS, see section V below.
16) If having issues with Root, see section VI below.
IV) Rooting Gingerbread?:
Last: Finish up (Steps 1-4 are ONLY needed if you are still using GingerBread and not Ice Cream Sandwich):
NOTE: Your buttons (the four at the bottom) WILL NOT work at this point. You need to do the following:
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1) Push your phone dialer as if you were going to make a call.
2) Dial *#*#2663#*#*.
3) You will see the attached thumbnail below on your phone (stolen from j3r3goss).
4) press the bottom button that says "Touch key FW update". Wait. Once it's finished, your bottom row of buttons will work again!
Note: If you are on GB, and not ICS, every time you boot into recovery and then back into operational mode, you will need to do the four steps in this section above!
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V) Using either GB or ICS:
You do need to do these last steps (I believe):
5) ADDENDUM/UPDATE: At this point, there is one last thing you need to do!: You must go to "Settings/Applications/Development" and Enable USB Debugging! If you don't do this, you will NOT be able to get root access! Also, if for any reason you turn off USB Debugging, make sure you turn it back on! If you lose root access, check this FIRST! If you still can't get root access, boot into recovery mode and wipe the Dalvik Cache, the regular Cache, and "Fix Permissions". Then double check to make sure USB Debugging is ENABLED!
6) You're done! Your phone is now rooted and you can do whatever you want! :highfive:
VI) TROUBLESHOOTING:
If you run into problems
1) Check to make sure that SuperUser is installed on your phone. Check the apps section first, and then, use RootExplorer and check the System/bin folder. If you see SuperUser is in the system/bin folder, then you are very close to being rooted.
If it is not installed:
a) make sure that you copied the superuser.zip file to the EXTERNAL sdcard.
i) Boot the phone up normally
ii) plug the phone into your computer, pull the notification bar down, select USB connection, and tap the "Connect USB storage" button.
iii) Using Winbloze explorer, copy the SuperUser.zip to the external sdCard (on my computer, it is drive F:, and the Internal is drive G.
iv) disconnect once the copy is finished and use any file explorer on your phone to check the contents of the external sdCard (look in the "sdcard/external_sd" folder)
v) if it's not there, then you are doing something wrong. If it is there, shut down the phone, and boot into CWM recovery.
vi) Use CWM recovery to install the superuser.zip file on your phone.
vii) reboot into normal mode
viii) check to make sure that you have enabled USB Debugging
viii) check again to see if SuperUser is now in your apps, and in the system/bin folder.
ix) Run SuperUser 1x, and then close it out.
x) Run ANY app that requires Root Permissions. You should get a request from SuperUser to "Allow" or "Deny" the app root access. Make sure you allow root access. If you make a mistake, you'll need to launch superuser again and completely remove the app from the denied list.
2) Make sure USB Debugging is enabled.
3) if you still can't get root, boot into CWM Recovery, and try clearing the cache and the Dalvik cache, and resetting permissions, then reboot and check everything again. You may need to do this last step several times.
Beyond that, I don't know what else might be causing you to not gain root access, so keep trying.
If anyone has any questions, feel free to PM me.
V/R
BlackWolf

Thanks for the write-up Black-wolf.
I wasn't aware that the touch key fw needed to be updated each time after booting recovery,hopefully that is something that will be fixed when Shabbypenguin gets his hands on the stock recovery.
Personally I find the easiest, works every time method to get into Download mode is to have the usb cable plugged into the pc, then while holding the volume up/down buttons, plug the cable into the phone, continue holding vol up/down buttons until download mode boots.
Sent from my Liberty using xda premium

j3r3goss said:
Thanks for the write-up Black-wolf.
I wasn't aware that the touch key fw needed to be updated each time after booting recovery
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Yeah, I figured that out when I went to boot recovery to check something, and then came out of it and the keys weren't working again... :/ At least there's a work around. I suspect, that this is something that an automated app could handle if Shabby or someone else doesn't come up with a permanent fix.
V/R
BlackWolf

Can someone update the links??.....

Fixed
JUSMEJOSE said:
Can someone update the links??.....
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Links are all working now. There was only one broken one that I'm aware of. Let me know if there are others.
BlackWolf

Any update on getting the stock recovery? I blew through rooting my Exhilarate before I noticed the request for help or I would have offered.
The root seems to be working OK for me. JuiceDefender is working great with it to throttle the CPU clock speeds and has really improved my battery life. Also worked OK in blocking all the bloatware apps with the Gemini App Manager. So I don't really have a reason to unroot and go back to stock firmware, but it would be nice to have the option available should I ever hit a problem.
Thanks for all you guys hard work!
DK

I just needed this tutorial!, Good job.
Thanks!

Dream_Killer said:
Any update on getting the stock recovery? I blew through rooting my Exhilarate before I noticed the request for help or I would have offered.
The root seems to be working OK for me. JuiceDefender is working great with it to throttle the CPU clock speeds and has really improved my battery life. Also worked OK in blocking all the bloatware apps with the Gemini App Manager. So I don't really have a reason to unroot and go back to stock firmware, but it would be nice to have the option available should I ever hit a problem.
Thanks for all you guys hard work!
DK
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domobile said:
I just needed this tutorial!, Good job.
Thanks!
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Dream_Killer: No, we have not gotten a stock recovery. I've had several inquiries into it, but so far as I know, Shabby has not been able to help out in this regard. I am willing to try myself, but I'll need an un-rooted (and it must never have been rooted) phone.
domobile: Glad it worked for you.
V/R
BlackWolf

Black-wolf said:
Dream_Killer: No, we have not gotten a stock recovery. I've had several inquiries into it, but so far as I know, Shabby has not been able to help out in this regard. I am willing to try myself, but I'll need an un-rooted (and it must never have been rooted) phone.
domobile: Glad it worked for you.
V/R
BlackWolf
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To get into stock recovery you...
1. open a command terminal on your computer.
2. type cd (where ever you have your ADB located on your computer) for example my is located in desktop/platform-tools so the command would be "cd desktop/platform-tools"
3. type "adb"
4. type "adb reboot recovery"
Presto you are in stock recovery.

ChefAnt said:
To get into stock recovery you...
1. open a command terminal on your computer.
2. type cd (where ever you have your ADB located on your computer) for example my is located in desktop/platform-tools so the command would be "cd desktop/platform-tools"
3. type "adb"
4. type "adb reboot recovery"
Presto you are in stock recovery.
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We know how to boot into the stock recovery. What we need is to pull the stock recovery image off of the phone so that we can restore the phone to stock.
Btw.. pressing both volume keys while turning on the phone will get you there also.

I rooted the exhilarate. Loaded the t mobile blaze cm7 rom. And all works like a charm. The only thing is you can't make a call. You can,you just can't hear. I called my other phone and it went through. The speaker doesn't work. Mms and all works. Just not the speaker...... why? This wud. Be a awsome rom for this phone.. think we can find a fix?

harley1rocker said:
I rooted the exhilarate. Loaded the t mobile blaze cm7 rom. And all works like a charm. The only thing is you can't make a call. You can,you just can't hear. I called my other phone and it went through. The speaker doesn't work. Mms and all works. Just not the speaker...... why? This wud. Be a awsome rom for this phone.. think we can find a fix?
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I'm not exactly sure but it might be just as simple as replacing the audio libs on the blaze rom with the ones from the exhilarate. I'm not sure which files though.
I'm curious if by coming together (blaze and exhilarate users) if there would be enough interest to get official cm support. if the only major diff is audio they could basically support 2 devices for the price of one.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I577 using xda premium

If i knew/or had the kno how,shoot id do it. Is there a program u need to change the libs?. This is a pretty sweet device.

i think you just need root explorer, and copy the new ones over the old ones. I'll look to see if i can find out which files need swapped. Should be able to make a zip to flash through CWM recovery.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I577 using xda premium

Man,im good at alotta things,buildin houses,workin on diesels,and flashin roms to my s3 and note,what i cant figure out is building roms. Im sure gettin this speaker workin has somthin 2 do with dismantling blaze cm7 rom and find the fix.
Another words,im good,but not that good. If som1 held my hand thru it,i cud do it. Or just show me

NFC for Exhilarate!
All: rodracruz found a thread for enabling NFC on AT&T phones. Apparently, the Samsung Exhilarate does have NFC - but why the hell AT&T has it disabled, I have not idea... In any case, check out this thread and follow the instructions to enable it on your phone: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1545751
There are even links as to some of the things you can do with NFC.
V/R
BlackWolf

Black-wolf said:
All: rodracruz found a thread for enabling NFC on AT&T phones. Apparently, the Samsung Exhilarate does have NFC - but why the hell AT&T has it disabled, I have not idea... In any case, check out this thread and follow the instructions to enable it on your phone: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1545751
There are even links as to some of the things you can do with NFC.
V/R
BlackWolf
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Sweet, I was wondering, especially since this phone was released after the skyrocket.

Wolfman
Worked beautifully. You the man!
Thx

j3r3goss said:
I'm not exactly sure but it might be just as simple as replacing the audio libs on the blaze rom with the ones from the exhilarate. I'm not sure which files though.
I'm curious if by coming together (blaze and exhilarate users) if there would be enough interest to get official cm support. if the only major diff is audio they could basically support 2 devices for the price of one.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I577 using xda premium
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I'm pretty sure it wouldn't have anything to do with the audio lib files. More so most likely a kernel, modem, or APN problem.
Edit: not to mention the build.prop is completely written for the blaze. I'm working on some things. I'll let you guys know tonight. I wish there was source for this damn phone.

ChefAnt: There is a stock file from Samsung... read my post (about 2/3 of the way down):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1828426
ChefAnt said:
I'm pretty sure it wouldn't have anything to do with the audio lib files. More so most likely a kernel, modem, or APN problem.
Edit: not to mention the build.prop is completely written for the blaze. I'm working on some things. I'll let you guys know tonight. I wish there was source for this damn phone.
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[q] huawei u8812d

Can I root Huawei U8812D? pls someone advice me.

babbird said:
Can I root Huawei U8812D? pls someone advice me.
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I am a new user so I cannot post a links yet but google your phone and there should be a link to ANDROID net forum. There you will find a video showing you how to do it.

found something on chinese site that looks good
babbird said:
Can I root Huawei U8812D? pls someone advice me.
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This looks really rough, but apparantly there is a boot.img, then other cracking tools can be used.
I'd love to try it, but... well... my chinese is limited to google-translate.
The URL won't post so this is a big hint:
products . mobileuncle . com / thread-202642-1-1 . html

I think I got it root on g302d u8812d
j_chytown said:
This looks really rough, but apparantly there is a boot.img, then other cracking tools can be used.
I'd love to try it, but... well... my chinese is limited to google-translate.
The URL won't post so this is a big hint:
products . mobileuncle . com / thread-202642-1-1 . html
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Currently on that URL is a approx 14 MB rar file download, I _think_ I just got it sorted!
I don't have time now to make this pretty, but some others who want to hack. add links, etc feel free to work with this...
in fact I dont know if all these steps are required.
General Broad steps (ymmv, you are doing this to your own dang phone, dont blame me for bricks viruses or earthquakes etc, etc/ etc).
on your computer, uninstall adb, pdanet and any other tools that use the adb drivers and dlls, reboot as needed.
install the mt6575 drivers (I forgot whether I downloaded these or if they were part of the 14 meg file) reboot as needed
power down phone.
remove battery from phone, don't plug into computer.
launch flash_tool.exe
load the included scatterloading file MT6575...emmc.txt
press the download button
plug in phone to usb
put battery in phone
watch the blinkinlights for a few seconds, wait for the big green O
then I disconnect phone and ensure power down.
install SDK
power up phone and plug in
test adb (adb shell)
kill adb server
download and install superoneclick
download extra superoneclick exploits
launch superoneclick
click the big root button.
Test (you can use something like rom manager)
Now people should be able to try to install various CWMs.
I haven't gotten that far yet.

CWM for u8812d g302d ?
j_chytown said:
Currently on that URL is a approx 14 MB rar file download, I _think_ I just got it sorted!
I don't have time now to make this pretty, but some others who want to hack. add links, etc feel free to work with this...
in fact I dont know if all these steps are required.
General Broad steps (ymmv, you are doing this to your own dang phone, dont blame me for bricks viruses or earthquakes etc, etc/ etc).
on your computer, uninstall adb, pdanet and any other tools that use the adb drivers and dlls, reboot as needed.
install the mt6575 drivers (I forgot whether I downloaded these or if they were part of the 14 meg file) reboot as needed
power down phone.
remove battery from phone, don't plug into computer.
launch flash_tool.exe
load the included scatterloading file MT6575...emmc.txt
press the download button
plug in phone to usb
put battery in phone
watch the blinkinlights for a few seconds, wait for the big green O
then I disconnect phone and ensure power down.
install SDK
power up phone and plug in
test adb (adb shell)
kill adb server
download and install superoneclick
download extra superoneclick exploits
launch superoneclick
click the big root button.
Test (you can use something like rom manager)
Now people should be able to try to install various CWMs.
I haven't gotten that far yet.
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Okay I may have found a working CWM clockworkmod recovery, but I don't have access to the chinese site, so others out there may be able to download it and try it out.
mm-mpxteam . net / forum . php ? mod = viewthread & tid = 4203
or maybe this one:
products . mobileuncle . com / thread-203098-1-1 . html

got the uncles recovery on the phone!
j_chytown said:
Okay I may have found a working CWM clockworkmod recovery, but I don't have access to the chinese site, so others out there may be able to download it and try it out.
mm-mpxteam . net / forum . php ? mod = viewthread & tid = 4203
or maybe this one:
products . mobileuncle . com / thread-203098-1-1 . html
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it isn't clockwork, but I got a mobileuncle recovery on the phone. Is kinda fun to try to translate!
pan . baidu . com / share / link ? shareid = 63706 & uk = 2483368669
---------- Post added at 06:39 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:25 PM ----------
j_chytown said:
it isn't clockwork, but I got a mobileuncle recovery on the phone. Is kinda fun to try to translate!
pan . baidu . com / share / link ? shareid = 63706 & uk = 2483368669
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installed gapps 20110828 (via mobileuncle recovery) and I now have a market that doesn't force-close!
still getting "partners" to force close, but a lot of other stuff is working.

Great work!!! I'll try this on my phone or wait until is working?
Are the recovery and rom in chinese?
Thank a lot for testing.

working well
hiosin said:
Great work!!! I'll try this on my phone or wait until is working?
Are the recovery and rom in chinese?
Thank a lot for testing.
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It is working very well.
No need for you or anyone to wait.
Just please know what you are doing (do you have basic understanding of recovery mode, roms, factory mode, and the dangers) in other words, if this is your first time doing this on a phone.. ask someone who knows what they are doing for help because I am not able to put together a documented procedure, but the findings above should allow someone else to do that. Additionally, I have no idea of the legality or safety of the software at URLs above.
conceptually this is 4 steps
1) flash boot.img that will allow cracking
2) crack to get SU installed
3) install Mobile Uncle Recovery mode and app
4) install gapps.
The MobileUncle recovery mode is Chinese, But the mobileuncle app is kinda like rom manager, it lets you set up what happens at next boot so you don't need to read the chinese in recovery text mode.
The patched rom is working for me in English with root, no detectable problem except FC on google partners (and I can't tell if that actually does anything). Remember this is not a new rom, just a patch to the huawei rom that allows a root crack.
There are about 4 chinese apps that I am afraid to uninstall..
one appears to be a chinese app store too, kinda fun to browse
gapps must be flashed with mobileuncle recovery (don't just unzip them)
US google play store is working.
I am fully migrated to this phone now and use it for daily work.
Good luck, and remember that this is why you got an android instead of a i-Thing.

Thanks thanks again. I'll try it and don't worry this is not the first time to modify a mobile. If it is all ok i posted here.

Working u8812d
Ok... It was successfully working on my phone. I have root and change recovery and then installing gapps. Almost of the apps is working of the play store. Thanks again and hope there is a release of ICS or JB rom for our phones.
See ya!!!:good:
j_chytown said:
It is working very well.
No need for you or anyone to wait.
Just please know what you are doing (do you have basic understanding of recovery mode, roms, factory mode, and the dangers) in other words, if this is your first time doing this on a phone.. ask someone who knows what they are doing for help because I am not able to put together a documented procedure, but the findings above should allow someone else to do that. Additionally, I have no idea of the legality or safety of the software at URLs above.
conceptually this is 4 steps
1) flash boot.img that will allow cracking
2) crack to get SU installed
3) install Mobile Uncle Recovery mode and app
4) install gapps.
The MobileUncle recovery mode is Chinese, But the mobileuncle app is kinda like rom manager, it lets you set up what happens at next boot so you don't need to read the chinese in recovery text mode.
The patched rom is working for me in English with root, no detectable problem except FC on google partners (and I can't tell if that actually does anything). Remember this is not a new rom, just a patch to the huawei rom that allows a root crack.
There are about 4 chinese apps that I am afraid to uninstall..
one appears to be a chinese app store too, kinda fun to browse
gapps must be flashed with mobileuncle recovery (don't just unzip them)
US google play store is working.
I am fully migrated to this phone now and use it for daily work.
Good luck, and remember that this is why you got an android instead of a i-Thing.
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This does not work for my u8812d, gives an error using flash tool

Still not rooting
j_chytown said:
Currently on that URL is a approx 14 MB rar file download, I _think_ I just got it sorted!
I don't have time now to make this pretty, but some others who want to hack. add links, etc feel free to work with this...
in fact I dont know if all these steps are required.
General Broad steps (ymmv, you are doing this to your own dang phone, dont blame me for bricks viruses or earthquakes etc, etc/ etc).
on your computer, uninstall adb, pdanet and any other tools that use the adb drivers and dlls, reboot as needed.
install the mt6575 drivers (I forgot whether I downloaded these or if they were part of the 14 meg file) reboot as needed
power down phone.
remove battery from phone, don't plug into computer.
launch flash_tool.exe
load the included scatterloading file MT6575...emmc.txt
press the download button
plug in phone to usb
put battery in phone
watch the blinkinlights for a few seconds, wait for the big green O
then I disconnect phone and ensure power down.
install SDK
power up phone and plug in
test adb (adb shell)
kill adb server
download and install superoneclick
download extra superoneclick exploits
launch superoneclick
click the big root button.
Test (you can use something like rom manager)
Now people should be able to try to install various CWMs.
I haven't gotten that far yet.
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Thanks for the steps though the problems are still coming thick and fast, I have a new U8812D from China, no China unicom splashscreen but lots of 'bloatware' still. I've been trying for days to root this thing and nothing's working.
I'm pretty sure I need root access becasue the phone is currently preventing me from adding my Gmail account and using the google play market and apps, other bits and pieces like assigning incoming call number to a contact are supposedly fixed by getting the google thing right. The phone is good but I'm missing alot of functionality.
If the above description sounds like rooting is not the solution, please let me know and point me to the right forum, if rooting is the obviously the only way out, I'm hoping to clarify a few step in the above walkthrough to help me and others.
1. I cant install the mt6575 MediaTek drivers, installing directly gives error 'driver cannot be installed this way' there is no COM-LPT port in my device manager to attach it to as a manually locate driver, I can add a COM port with add remove hardware but I have Code 10 error, device cannot start and doesnt seem to accept the mt6575 driver as an update even when forced to it with locate new driver, apparently this is no problem from other forums, still bugging me. Maybe I havent the right files? how do i get COM-LPT ports to show up properly?
2. when 'install m6575 drivers ... reboot' is the phone plugged in? to what device do we install the drivers or should it be automatic?
3. launch flash tool, i have located two versions of the MT6575...emmc.txt file, one delivers error, block count fail and has no files paths for the item in the main table, the other refuses to open, giving error, incorrect scatter file format. The latter has considerably more data in it when read in notepad.
4. Becasue of these errors, SP flash tool does not download to phone. all subsequent steps fail.
Assuming the initial flashing steps are successful, I must to use SuperOneClick to root the phone, where do I find the extra exploits needed? or are tehy automoatically sourced by SOC? Succeeding the root access step, I assume i can freeze the apps causing problems to my google sign in or delete them. Or could I please be directed to the ATTPlain rom mentionned by JohnnyParanoia in 'Almost All Huawei Stock Roms (Firmware) - Updated 28/06/12' board.
Since so many of the resource files I've trawled through are bung, anyone who can point me to reliable/tested files known to work with the U8812d I'd greatly appreciate in on top of the great appreciation I already have for your patience with a Noob. I located the 14Mbit .rar file mentioned above but not all parts worked, had to dl the different programs individually and some files had to hunt down form fileshare sites.
Lastly, i am using an HP laptop, Windows 7 64-bit, Thanks in advance.
Michael

Hw-t18 / utano barrier t180 / agm rock v5 / jcb tp909 / cat b10 firmware; root; other

Folks, this post relates, to all the rugged phones above, which codename is HW-T18. They're made for many companies, but the firmware is universal, and since I know it's tested on Utano, AGM, and FortisX - rest is up to you on testing. Since there is not a specific part of forum, which relates to theese phones, I decided to make a separate topic thus here are few scattered, which doesn't give full info about rooting, or firmware updates. I do think it's neccessary, couse on my own, recently, when I tried to make phone better - messed up too much, and bricked the phone. I've searched for two days, with the help of few people from the forum, but finally came to some solutions, which should be all gathered in one place.
So first and foremost the firmware update. If you run on android 2.2, or you have 2.3.5 and need to flash it again, following this link
h t t p : / / share.branddistribution.de/utano_outdoor/sw/utano_BARRIER_T180_ANDROID_2_3_5_1.rar
you can find a 2.3.5.1 firmware. It should be placed on a SD card in folder /image
Now a tricky part. If you have 2.2 android, push the camera and powe button at the same time
If you have a 2.3.5 press camera/volume down/volume up/power at the same time
The phone, will vibrate twice, and probabily won't show anything for a few minutes. During this time, do not press anything, nor try to remove the battery. After approx 5 min, it's reboot with new firmware nothing more simple - so if it happens to brick the phone, there's a way to rescue it
ROOTING
Download the root.zip file below - place it on SD card. Power off the phone - power on again but to do it - press both power and home key (the one in the middle of hardware keys), keep the home screen pressed, untill welcome screen shows. Release the key, and when a droid with exclamation mark shows, press it again to run recovery mode - then navigate /volume up/ down and camera button to confirm, and choose "apply update from sdcard" choose the root.zip file, and after install is complete, reboot system, and enjoy rooted system.
I hope that I helped, if you have any questions related to this model, feel free to ask here. Maybe owners of this specific phone, together will find answers to them
Of course I'm not responsible for any damage you may couse - it worked for me, and few other people I've talked with, and read about

Hi!
I tried this flash now. When pressed buttons the phone vibrated only ones, and now stay in red screen 20 minutes ago... What can i do with it? I don't wanna make brick
WBR
qwerthj

now i connected to usb, and now on screen:
welcome update
fastboot: processing read commands
so, i think update is not started

Had the same - remove the battery, put inside again, and run the update again - be sure, to hold the buttons a bit longer untill it vibrates twice.
Have you updated 2.2 or reflashed 2.3.5?
I was afraid of a brick also - but it passed the second time no problem.

I have a phone AGM Rock v5 (HW-T18), root successfully by the above method.But the memory of the small machine can not install the application.Always runs out of memory, only 12MB.Please ask any ROM memory to overcome than not, I desperately need. Thank you
(sorry I do not know English, use google translate)

wookario said:
Folks, this post relates, to all the rugged phones above, which codename is HW-T18. They're made for many companies, but the firmware is universal, and since I know it's tested on Utano, AGM, and FortisX - rest is up to you on testing. Since there is not a specific part of forum, which relates to theese phones, I decided to make a separate topic thus here are few scattered, which doesn't give full info about rooting, or firmware updates. I do think it's neccessary, couse on my own, recently, when I tried to make phone better - messed up too much, and bricked the phone. I've searched for two days, with the help of few people from the forum, but finally came to some solutions, which should be all gathered in one place.
So first and foremost the firmware update. If you run on android 2.2, or you have 2.3.5 and need to flash it again, following this link
h t t p : / / share.branddistribution.de/utano_outdoor/sw/utano_BARRIER_T180_ANDROID_2_3_5_1.rar
you can find a 2.3.5.1 firmware. It should be placed on a SD card in folder /image
Now a tricky part. If you have 2.2 android, push the camera and powe button at the same time
If you have a 2.3.5 press camera/volume down/volume up/power at the same time
The phone, will vibrate twice, and probabily won't show anything for a few minutes. During this time, do not press anything, nor try to remove the battery. After approx 5 min, it's reboot with new firmware nothing more simple - so if it happens to brick the phone, there's a way to rescue it
ROOTING
Download the root.zip file below - place it on SD card. Power off the phone - power on again but to do it - press both power and home key (the one in the middle of hardware keys), keep the home screen pressed, untill welcome screen shows. Release the key, and when a droid with exclamation mark shows, press it again to run recovery mode - then navigate /volume up/ down and camera button to confirm, and choose "apply update from sdcard" choose the root.zip file, and after install is complete, reboot system, and enjoy rooted system.
I hope that I helped, if you have any questions related to this model, feel free to ask here. Maybe owners of this specific phone, together will find answers to them
Of course I'm not responsible for any damage you may couse - it worked for me, and few other people I've talked with, and read about
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Please yourself for the ROM of the AGM Rock v5 (HW-T18), the original rom, your rom has been damaged

HungSonCD said:
I have a phone AGM Rock v5 (HW-T18), root successfully by the above method.But the memory of the small machine can not install the application.Always runs out of memory, only 12MB.Please ask any ROM memory to overcome than not, I desperately need. Thank you
(sorry I do not know English, use google translate)
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There's a way to free some memory - try to uninstall any updates, that are installed to "google maps" "street view" "gmail" and any other system apps you find. When you do so, you should have like 60MB of free memory available - but important, to maintain it, check for google play settings, to update the apps, only by you (not the automatic update), otherwise, the system apps, will update again automatically, and again you will lack, the memory.
The other way, is to create a second partition on the SD card, and moove the system apps there (by using a LINK2SD - it somewhere here on the forum), but it didn't work out for me though.
HungSonCD said:
Please yourself for the ROM of the AGM Rock v5 (HW-T18), the original rom, your rom has been damaged
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To be honest - I don't understand that part - what has been damaged, what do you need?

wookario said:
So first and foremost the firmware update. If you run on android 2.2, or you have 2.3.5 and need to flash it again, following this link
h t t p : / / share.branddistribution.de/utano_outdoor/sw/utano_BARRIER_T180_ANDROID_2_3_5_1.rar
you can find a 2.3.5.1 firmware. It should be placed on a SD card in folder /image
Now a tricky part. If you have 2.2 android, push the camera and powe button at the same time
If you have a 2.3.5 press camera/volume down/volume up/power at the same time
The phone, will vibrate twice, and probabily won't show anything for a few minutes. During this time, do not press anything, nor try to remove the battery. After approx 5 min, it's reboot with new firmware nothing more simple - so if it happens to brick the phone, there's a way to rescue it
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Did this, no problems so far but if I look at the "Android version" it says "2.3.5" without the latest version.
I wonder, did this work? It should be visible somewhere right?
wookario said:
ROOTING
Download the root.zip file below - place it on SD card. Power off the phone - power on again but to do it - press both power and home key (the one in the middle of hardware keys), keep the home screen pressed, untill welcome screen shows. Release the key, and when a droid with exclamation mark shows, press it again to run recovery mode - then navigate /volume up/ down and camera button to confirm, and choose "apply update from sdcard" choose the root.zip file, and after install is complete, reboot system, and enjoy rooted system.
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This doesn't work for me.
I got the following line: "E:failed to verify whole-file signature
E:signature verification failed Installation aborted."
Are there any other options to root this phone? (somehow I can't find much other info on this phone accept for this thread)

wookario said:
There's a way to free some memory - try to uninstall any updates, that are installed to "google maps" "street view" "gmail" and any other system apps you find. When you do so, you should have like 60MB of free memory available - but important, to maintain it, check for google play settings, to update the apps, only by you (not the automatic update), otherwise, the system apps, will update again automatically, and again you will lack, the memory.
The other way, is to create a second partition on the SD card, and moove the system apps there (by using a LINK2SD - it somewhere here on the forum), but it didn't work out for me though.
To be honest - I don't understand that part - what has been damaged, what do you need?
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Tried to root my AGM Rock V5 according to your post. It was OK!, cool! Also tried to change the memories between each other - external to internal... I was not successful in this... Remain my phone to charge and it did not wake up
How can I restore it? Onle short beeps can be heard while turning it on... No other actions are met as well....
Thank you!

Hello guys,
I dont know if this is hte right place to post my question, so please redirect me if Im wrong.
Ijust bought an AGM Rock V5 Android 2.3.5. In the specification is said : "WCDMA SIM Band (Cellular) UMTS:850/1900/2100 MHz"
however I can only get Edge connectivity, no matter in what SIM slot I place the sim card. I am in Mexico and the network operator is Telcel which has 850 megahertz and 1900 megahertz frequencies.
I have sent emails to my vendors and AGM support, but I have not had any answer from them.
Do you know if there something else I need to configure in the phone or it may be damage?
Thanks and I appreciate your kind response.

lsotoq said:
Hello guys,
I dont know if this is hte right place to post my question, so please redirect me if Im wrong.
Ijust bought an AGM Rock V5 Android 2.3.5. In the specification is said : "WCDMA SIM Band (Cellular) UMTS:850/1900/2100 MHz"
however I can only get Edge connectivity, no matter in what SIM slot I place the sim card. I am in Mexico and the network operator is Telcel which has 850 megahertz and 1900 megahertz frequencies.
I have sent emails to my vendors and AGM support, but I have not had any answer from them.
Do you know if there something else I need to configure in the phone or it may be damage?
Thanks and I appreciate your kind response.
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Hi!
I don`t really understand what is the problem... You want to have WCDMA, correct? In which slot have you inserted your SIM card?

Nova_AGM said:
Hi!
I don`t really understand what is the problem... You want to have WCDMA, correct? In which slot have you inserted your SIM card?
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Yes I would like to have WCDMA. I have placed the sim card in both slots.
thanks.

CAT B10 HW-T18 Firmware
Hi could somone provide a guide to extract the full rom of the HW-T18 model cat-b10 for the purpose of flashing the rom to another B10 device.
I currently have some B10's without the language i need and some with the right language
So i was hoping to extract the rom from a phone with the language and then flashing it to the ones missing the language.
If there is an easier way to acheive my goal (adding missing system locale/lang) please let me know (morelocale2 and other apps has been no help)

I need the original room of the device agm rock v5 firmware
I need the original room of the device agm rock v5 firmware

wesam6 said:
I need the original room of the device agm rock v5 firmware
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Guys, as far as I'm concerned there is only one rom available for this device - see the links in the first post. I know nothing about any other roms.
I've compared it to a "clean not flashed" AGM rock V5 straight from china - the compilation # is almost identicall with the one from the link.
Also as far as I know, noone has managed to extract a proper rom, from this device. What language do you need, that is not available?

lsotoq said:
Yes I would like to have WCDMA. I have placed the sim card in both slots.
thanks.
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To be honest, I don't know why you're not available to use WCDMA, where I live (Europe) it works without any problems. One thing important, it works only on one sim slot - the primary one. Go to settings networks/mobile networks/choose a subscription 1/ enable wcdma
If it does not work I cannot help ya.

dmaster1987 said:
Did this, no problems so far but if I look at the "Android version" it says "2.3.5" without the latest version.
I wonder, did this work? It should be visible somewhere right?
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It shows exactly the same information, as in the original AGM rock V5 - it just looks like this.
dmaster1987 said:
This doesn't work for me.
I got the following line: "E:failed to verify whole-file signature
E:signature verification failed Installation aborted."
Are there any other options to root this phone? (somehow I can't find much other info on this phone accept for this thread)
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Have you tried to root it after or before the flash?
As far as I know, it's the only way to root it.

CAT B10
wookario said:
Guys, as far as I'm concerned there is only one rom available for this device - see the links in the first post. I know nothing about any other roms.
I've compared it to a "clean not flashed" AGM rock V5 straight from china - the compilation # is almost identicall with the one from the link.
Also as far as I know, noone has managed to extract a proper rom, from this device. What language do you need, that is not available?
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I've managed to root and flash the rom the CAT B10 variant of HW-T18 very clean android, and with the Danish language i need but i am now missing the CAT branding of the phone's software, i've managed to make a complete nandroid back-up the B10 but i have no knowledge of what to extract and and how to pack them back into a flashable update zip.
Now a tricky part. If you have 2.2 android, push the camera and powe button at the same time
If you have a 2.3.5 press camera/volume down/volume up/power at the same time
The phone, will vibrate twice, and probabily won't show anything for a few minutes.
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This part on the B10 is darn tricky since buttons are so hard you can't feel if they are all pressed or not when pressing all four had to try several times to eventually flash.

danielfg87 said:
I've managed to root and flash the rom the CAT B10 variant of HW-T18 very clean android, and with the Danish language i need but i am now missing the CAT branding of the phone's software, i've managed to make a complete nandroid back-up the B10 but i have no knowledge of what to extract and and how to pack them back into a flashable update zip.
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Try searching for posts relating to making flashable files. Making such a file, is not a problem. What can be - is flashing, since original recovery does not support such files, as far as I know. I've tried to flash several times, when I had a problem with a phone, with missing files, but none flash file, could be read properly, by a standard recovery.
If you find and install a working recovery, for this device, then making a flashable zip file, would be just a formality.

i don't wanna pack the entire rom in a zip just the bootanim launcher app and few other cat apps since thats the only thing that set the B10 appart from the other rom
was hoping to flash them in similar way as your root zip
then flashing the rom then flashing root flashing app pack and my goal would be achieved
actually root would be unnecessary to fix the language prob.