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[GUIDE][10/5/10]Comprehensive Guide to Rooting, Flashing, and Android Basics!

1.0 – WELCOME AND DISCLAIMER
So, it seems like a lot of people are having problems with their new Samsung Epic 4G. I thought I'd take a minute and throw together a little comprehensive guide on, well, everything. I'll be updating this periodically, so be sure to check it out.
I'll also be working on formatting it to improve readability... I'm not so good with this markup language that forums make you use, so bear with me. If I can figure out some basic tricks, we'll be in business.
And, just so you know, this is just a guide. As long as you follow it and do research, everything should go fine. That being said, I am not responsible for what happens to your phone. This is all elective and I am not forcing you to do any of this. You brick your phone, you own up to it. I'm only trying make it as easy as possible for your to avoid that.
2.0 – GETTING STARTED
New to Android? Need to root? Just got your phone? Not totally clear on everything? Start here. Even if you have experience with Android, had your Epic since day one, or whatever, you'll still want to check this section out.
2.1 – TERMINOLOGY
First of all, you need to familiarize yourself with the terminology. This is vital to understanding what you are doing, so I'll outline as many as I can.
Brick – Not a term that should be thrown around as much as it is. If you have a bricked device, it is worthless. Like, completely. It is literally as useful as a brick. You CANNOT fix a brick. Everything else is just just breakage.
Root – a)This term comes from Linux/UNIX. To obtain root access means that you have elevated privileges. Look at this like administrator rights in Windows. It's what allows you to run custom software and access administrator setting in Android.
b)The uppermost folder. Such as “/”, “C:\” , et cetera.
Rooting – Gaining elevated root admin access.
Kernel – A kernel is the base of an operating system. For Android, it's where all the drivers and system information resides. A custom kernel can contain undervolting instructions, overclocking instructions, and many other battery-saving, power-giving, phone-enhancing features. There are several options, so make sure you do your research and choose the kernel that offers what you are looking for.
Shell – The shell is the part that you see. It's the interface that interacts and allows you to interact with the kernel.
ROM – A ROM is the combination of a kernel and a shell. Think of this like an operating system.
Dev – Dev is short for developer. These are the people who spend their days and nights writing code and bug testing to bring you the ROMs you love. These guys are the reason you're here, so show your appreciation!
Chef – Chefs and devs are essentially the same thing.
Recovery – A system that allows basic phone function. You can flash from this, clear data, and do very basic debugging. As long as you can boot to this, your phone is NOT bricked.
Flashing – The act of installing a ROM or fix to your phone through recovery.
Wiping – The act of performing a factory reset or cache clear from recovery. Your settings are gone, your apps are gone, your phone is as it was when you you got (to an extent). Formats /system/. This is not reversible.
CPU – Central Processing Unit. The brain of the phone. All data travels through this at some point.
Overclocking – Pushing your CPU to its limits. The CPU has a stock clock speed (1GHz for the Epic), and overclocking is pushing it past that.
Undervolting – Making the phone use less power. This saves battery.
AOSP – Android Open Source Project. Frequently referred to as “Vanilla”. The actual people who make Android. Go here for more information.
Theme – A cosmetic change to the user interface.
One-Click – A script or program that does everything for you.
Busybox – A collection of scripts that allow deeper editing of the system while it is running.
Remount – An easy method of mounting /system/ for writing.
Stock – Samsung-released, no editing, as-is stuff. Basically, how the phone came.
OTA – Over the air. Updates that automatically come to your phone, through your service.
adb – “Android Debug Bridge” A debug program for accessing your phone.
deODEX – Combining the ODEX file and the APK files for all the items in the /system/ folder. Allows for easier theming and customizing.
FC/Force Close – When a program or app crashes.
2.2 – WHY SHOULD I ROOT MY PHONE?
Rooting offers several great things including, but certainly not limited to, access to hidden features, total customization, better battery life, and overclocking. It gives you control over the device that you paid money for in the first place. The devs here are great at finding features that the manufacturers left out or disabled and making them work.
It also is a great hobby. Even if you aren't a developer yourself, flashing ROMs and trying out new features can be a lot of fun and definitely kill boredom. And who knows? Maybe you'll end up learning something and start coding yourself.
2.3 – ROOTING
Great! Now you know some words! So, what next? Well, we need to achieve root access on your phone. There are a few ways to accomplish this on the Epic. Please note that the one-click methods are hit and miss and are affected by several factors, including computer speed, cable, USB ports, and, for all intents and purposes, random chance. I HIGHLY recommend you open the .bat files and run every command in adb manually. I'll update this guide, eventually, with how to do this.
If you're running Windows, you're going to need the drivers for this phone. Install them BEFORE connecting your phone to your computer. You can get them here:
32-bit: Click here
64-bit: Click here
You'll also need to put your phone into debug mode. After you turn this on, you can just leave it on. To do this, go to settings, and then to applications, then to development, and then tick the “USB debugging” check box.
I also recommend using a cable other than Samsung's cable that came with the phone. Really, that cable is hardly good for anything more than charging. It's low quality and has caused a lot of users more than a headache. If you are unable to get another cable for whatever reason, run each command individually from adb. Check the section about adb and the Android SDK later in the guide for more information on how to do that.
2.3.1 – The Jokeyrim temporary root with noobnl's one-click script method – DO FIRST
Let it be known that I don't recommend relying on this method. It's janky and can cause problems once you get deeper into Android modification. Use it to get your remount scripts and then quickly do the kernel mods in the steps in 2.3.2.
Go here and download the .zip file. Extract the .zip contents to your desktop. Open the folder, run “run.bat” and let it go.
NOTE: This is just root, this is temporary, and this DOES NOT give you access to a recovery. All this will allow you to do is run applications that require root or busybox and adds the remount script.
2.3.2 – The rooted kernel and recovery method method – DO SECOND
I do recommend that you use this method. This gives you true, permanent root.
There are a couple of ways to do this. I actually suggest you follow both guides, too. This will help prevent you ever getting to Samsung's stock recovery, which is worthless for your purpose.
The first is noobnl's recovery method, and definitely the one you should do first. You can find it here. Download the .zip file and extract its contents to your desktop. There is an issue with this .bat file, so you're going to have to do some extra steps. With adb (go to the section about the Android SDK and adb further in the guide if you do not know what this is) and type:
Code:
adb shell
su
remount rw
exit
exit
(the two 'exits' is not a typo)
After running those commands, open your extracted folder and run the run.bat file. Should be smooth sailing.
The second is koush's method. koush's thread is here, but I that's a complicated method. After you do noobnl's method above, go to this thread and download the .zip from that. Put that .zip on the root of your SD card. Boot into the Clockwork recovery by turning the phone off, holding down the camera button, the volume down button, and pressing the power button until the phone turns on. Once in there, do this:
1. BACK UP YOUR PHONE. I cannot emphasize this enough. Backups are sooo important in your Android modding quest. Backup and do it often. (Backup and restore → Backup).
2. Go to “Flash zip from SD card”
3. Choose zip from sd card
4. Select the zip we put there earlier
5. Click “Yes”
6. Let it do its thing
Once you've done this, you need to boot into the phone, go to the market, and download “ROM Manager”. From that, click “Flash recovery” (the top option) and select the Epic. This will take a minute. From this point on, you can use ROM Manager to boot into the Clockwork Recovery.
2.3 – FLASHING ROMS/KERNELS/FIXES
This is the fun stuff. This is why you're here. Now that you have root and a recovery, we can get some work done. First, you have to select a ROM that you want. Always pick a ROM that is designed for the Epic. ROMs designed from other phones can and will brick your phone!
You can find ROMs for the Epic in the Epic 4G Android Development section of XDA. Do some research to each ROM to make sure it's what you want. If you want a kernel, make sure your ROM supports other kernels and that the kernel supports your ROM.
Once you've picked your ROM, put it on the root of your sd card and then boot into Clockwork Recovery using your method of choice, then:
1. BACKUP. I seriously cannot stress this enough.
2. Wipe everything. Factory reset and clear cache.
3. Go to “Flash zip from SD card”
4. Choose zip
5. Choose “Yes”
6. Let it run
7. -OPTIONAL- To ensure it worked, repeat steps 2-6. This is just to make sure everything worked. Problems with this can be intermittent and this helps to avoid them.
8. Reboot.
3.0 – ERRORS
Stuff goes wrong. You have to understand, EVERYTHING in this is experimental. The devs here do not have access to EVERYTHING that is required to make these phones work and have to guess at some things and, basically, just do their best (And their best is pretty damn good!).
Basically, just be sure you have backups that you can restore from, and this will all be fine.
3.1 – BLACK SCREEN
Oh no! I flashed ROM X and now my phone won't boot and I hate everything!!!
Worry not! As long as you can boot in to recovery, you have nothing to fear. Just restore the backup that I told you to make and you're back in business. Easy fix.
3.2 – CONSTANT FORCE CLOSES
You boot up your phone and are immediately greeted with force closes. Chances are that you didn't wipe OR that the ROM you're using isn't ready for show time. Again, just restore your backup from Clockwork.
3.2 – CAN'T GET TO RECOVERY, CAN GET TO DOWNLOAD MODE
Well, looks like you'll be returning your phone to stock using Odin. Read later on in the guide how to use Odin in the section about Odin.
3.4 – PHONE WON'T TURN ON AT ALL
Welcome to bricksville, population you. Sorry, but you're phone is a $500 paperweight... Probably shouldn't have flashed that GSM ROM, huh? Not even Odin can save you at this point...
4.0 – THE ANDROID SDK AND ADB
The Android SDK (Standard Developer Kit) is a tool freely available to everyone. You can find it here and it is available for Linux, Mac, and Windows.
4.1 – INSTALLING THE SDK
So, the first step is going to be how to install the SDK on your system. I have experience with Linux and Windows, so that's what I have for now. If someone with a Mac can help write the set up instructions for that, I'd be very appreciative.
4.1.1 – Windows
First, download android-sdk_r07-windows.zip from here to your Desktop. Once it has downloaded, double-click the file and extract it to the root of your C:\ drive (this is optional, but it will make things a lot easier in the future). Rename the extracted folder “android-sdk-windows” to just “android” to make your life easier.
Open the new folder, then run the SDK Manager. If you run into an error about Java, go to java.com and get the latest version of the Java JRE (pretty much just click whatever the biggest “download” button is that you first see).
Once you have the SDK open, it will ask you to install packages. Just tick the “Accept All” radio button on the bottom right and press install. Depending on your internet connection, this can take a long time. Just be patient. Once they are all installed, you're good to go.
How you use adb is simple. Open a command prompt (press the Windows key + r and type “cmd” in the box that shows up, or go to Start → All Programs → Accessories → Command Prompt) and type in “cd C:\android\tools\” and type your commands (list of common commands at the end of this section.
-OPTIONAL- This step is optional, but HIGHLY recommended. Now that we have the SDK set up, we're going to adb to the Windows paths so that you can use adb from anywhere you can open a command prompt.
First, click the start menu and then right-click “My Computer” (Just “Computer” in Vista and 7. You'll also need to click the “Advanced System Setting” on the left side of the window that appears.). Click “Properties” and the Properties window appears. Now, click on the “Advanced” tab and the the “Environment Variables” button. A new window appears with two scrollable boxes. In the lower box, scroll until you find a “path” option and select it. Click “Edit” underneath the box. Move your cursor to the very end (Press END on your keyboard, just to be safe) and type “;C:\android\tools\”” (That leading semi-colon is important and may already be there. Check to be sure).
And you're done! Open a command prompt and type “adb devices” and see what comes up. If a list of devices (phones; will be empty if your phone isn't connected in debug mode) comes up, you've succeeded! Congrats.
4.1.2 – Linux
I use Ubuntu personally, but most of this information should be universal. If anyone running anything else sees anything missing or wrong with other distributions, let me know and I'll update or fix it.
First, you need to acquire the SDK. The file is android-sdk_r07-linux_x86.tgz from this site. Once downloaded, extract the contained folder to your home folder (/home/*USERNAME*, using your username) and rename the folder “android' for later ease of use.
Use terminal and cd to the android folder your created. Use the command “tools/android update sdk” to make the SDK updater come up. Just tick “Accept all” in the bottom right and then click install. This can take a while depending on your internet connection.
Once you have all of the files installed, you're ready to use adb. Using terminal, navigate to /home/user/android/tools and type (For Ubuntu):
Code:
sudo chmod 777 adb
This will allow the adb file to be read as an executable. Note that this only has to be done once. Then, use this code:
Code:
sudo ./adb start-server
(replace 'sudo' for 'su' for distros other than Ubuntu)
This is necessary every time you use adb (in Ubuntu, at least). You only have to do it once per session, but if the adb process is ever killed during your session, you must do it again. I've just gotten into the habit of doing it every time I log into my computer. You could also create a boot script that does this for you... which I've been meaning to get around to. After you have the process running, you won't have to use su/sudo or ./ to use adb.
Note that one-click scripts written for Windows will have to be opened and run manually. There are scripts for Linux floating around, but I can't seem to find the thread.
-OPTIONAL- This isn't a needed step, but you'll probably want to do it. Here we're going to add adb to the paths folder so that after you have started the process as an administrator, you can run it from any folder.
Open terminal and use these commands:
Code:
echo $PATH (should return the directories associated with $PATH)
export PATH=$PATH:/home/user/android/tools (replace with path to your tools directory, you may need to add 'sudo' or 'su' to the beginning of this cmd)
echo $PATH (you should now see your tools directory added to the end of the $PATH variable)
Once done, you're set. Once you have the process started, you can run adb commands from any terminal window.
4.1.3 – Mac OS
-I don't own a Mac, never have, and I have zero experience with Mac and Android... If someone else can help with this section, I'd appreciate it -
4.2 ADB COMMANDS
This isn't a complete list, but it should be enough to get you by for your purpose.
adb shell – opens a terminal on your phone. Terminal is like the command prompt of Linux.
adb push – pushes a file to the phone. The syntax is ”abd push *file location on your PC* *Location you want it on your phone*”
adb pull – pulls a file from your phone. The syntax is “adb pull *file location on the phone* *location to be placed on your PC*
adb shell rm – deletes a file from your phone. The syntax is “adb shell rm *location and name of the file to be deleted*. NOTE: adb shell rm -r is a recursive deletion and can cause damage to your ROM and phone. Make sure you know what you are doing if told to do an rm -r.
adb devices – lists all connected Android phones.​
5.0 - ODIN
(I don't have a ton of experience with Odin, so if someone can refine this section, let me know and I'll update it)
Odin is a tool that was created for previous Samsung phones. It is a powerful tool and very useful for saving your phone from many malfunctions. As long as you can boot your phone into download mode (Hold down the “1” key on the slide-out keyboard while powering the phone on) you can almost always save your phone.
That said, Odin is also fairly experimental in its implementation on the Epic. There have been several reports of failed flashes and intermittent errors. This guide will hopefully help prevent that from happening.
5.1 – SETTING IT UP
If you haven't already, you need to get the drivers for the phone. Install them BEFORE Odin and before connecting your phone to your computer. You can get them here:
32-bit: Click here
64-bit: Click here
After that, you're going to need to get Odin. You can find that, as well as a basic guide and the stock files from noobnl, here (External link to SDX). Odin is the .rar file from the first link fo the post.
5.2 - USING ODIN
After you have it downloaded, extract the files somewhere (I recommend a folder on your desktop). From the extracted files, double-click “Odin3_v1.0.exe” and the Odin window opens. Have it completely ready to go before connecting your phone. Put all your files in the spots they belong (refer to the post where you got the Odin files for instructions on that... it seems to vary a lot depending on the purpose). Make sure that no other check boxes are ticked besides “Debug En.” and “Auto-reboot”. All the others can have very negative effects.
Before connecting your phone, put it into download mode by holding down the “1” key on your slide-out keyboard while powering the phone up. Once it is in download mode, connect the phone. The first box in Odin should come up as something akin to “COM4”. If it doesn't say exactly that, don't worry. Make sure all your files are placed correctly, and then click “Start”. It should take up to a few minutes, so be patient. Cutting this process off early can have negative effects. When it is finished, the phone should reboot.
6.0 – CLOSURE
I hope this guide helped you. If you have any questions, you can contact me, but I can't guarantee I can help you. Most devs are willing to help, too, so you can shoot them a PM and they'll try to get back to you.
Good luck and happy flashing!!

[Update Log]
*10-5-2010 - Added sections for Odin and adb/Android SDK. Updated sections, fixed typos and mistakes, reorganized a little. Fixed links.

None of those links are working for me. I get sent to a page with a message saying "Sorry, we can't find "xn--http-fb7a". We suggest that you check the spelling of the web address or search above."

Thanks a bunch, this was a very useful tutorial on the basics and for me helped out greatly with understanding where and what you need to do to be getting the best out of these awsome phones!
blasted across the interwebs by the Epic 4g!

Lonewuhf said:
None of those links are working for me. I get sent to a page with a message saying "Sorry, we can't find "xn--http-fb7a". We suggest that you check the spelling qof the web address or search above."
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Weird. I just went through and checked them all and everything is working on my end. All the URLs are correct. Maybe try clearing your browser cache?

DevinXtreme said:
Weird. I just went through and checked them all and everything is working on my end. All the URLs are correct. Maybe try clearing your browser cache?
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None of them work for me either. The urls all start: http://xn--http-fb7a//forum.xda-developers.com/

dwyw42 said:
None of them work for me either. The urls all start: http://xn--http-fb7a//forum.xda-developers.com/
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That is so weird... It's showing up like that for me now, too. I've checked the source, and it stills is showing the right links in my post.... It's something on XDA's end right now... I'll look into getting it to work a little later.

Good work! This should be a sticky!
Sent from my Epic 4G

dwyw42 said:
None of them work for me either. The urls all start: http://xn--http-fb7a//forum.xda-developers.com/
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yeah same here, i just cleared everything before "forum" from address bar and page loaded.

You might wanna ad that you need done battery life when flashing a kernal. If your phone dies during the flash your phone will be a useless brick.
You might also wanna adds the odin steps for flashing back to stock
Sent from my SPH-D700 using XDA App

mysteryemotionz said:
You might wanna ad that you need done battery life when flashing a kernal. If your phone dies during the flash your phone will be a useless brick.
You might also wanna adds the odin steps for flashing back to stock
Sent from my SPH-D700 using XDA App
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Unless whatever you're flashing messes with the recovery partition, an incomplete flash shouldn't cause a brick. As long as you can boot to recovery or download mode, you can save your phone.
And I'm working on an Odin section for my next update to this. A lot of things will be added next time I update the main post.
Sent from my SPH-D700 using XDA App

i've got the first part of your guide done by completing noobnl's method but i cant get koush's method down. you say to hold down the volume, camera, and power buttons to boot into clockwork recovery, but it seems like it goes into the stock samsung recovery? how do i get the clockwork recovery?

The link for noobnl's easy method always takes me to Koush page not noobnl's might want to check your links there.
but very great idea and should be sticked on the front page.

dsummey30 said:
The link for noobnl's easy method always takes me to Koush page not noobnl's might want to check your links there.
but very great idea and should be sticked on the front page.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=770388
for the proper thread

^^^ I have the same problem he did: I followed the instructions to root, but when I tried to restart with the "Epic 3-finger salute", it went into what appeared to be the stock bootloader, not clockwork.
Sent from my SPH-D700 using XDA App

bitbang3r said:
^^^ I have the same problem he did: I followed the instructions to root, but when I tried to restart with the "Epic 3-finger salute", it went into what appeared to be the stock bootloader, not clockwork.
Sent from my SPH-D700 using XDA App
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Same with me. I selected "Flash ClockworkMod Recovery" and after a number of tries it was successful. Yet when I boot with the 3 buttons it still goes into the stock recovery.

you might wanna add how to set adb

Spunkzz said:
i've got the first part of your guide done by completing noobnl's method but i cant get koush's method down. you say to hold down the volume, camera, and power buttons to boot into clockwork recovery, but it seems like it goes into the stock samsung recovery? how do i get the clockwork recovery?
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bitbang3r said:
^^^ I have the same problem he did: I followed the instructions to root, but when I tried to restart with the "Epic 3-finger salute", it went into what appeared to be the stock bootloader, not clockwork.
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Vanquish46 said:
Same with me. I selected "Flash ClockworkMod Recovery" and after a number of tries it was successful. Yet when I boot with the 3 buttons it still goes into the stock recovery.
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I think I know the issue here. It's that /system/ isn't being mounted as rw. Run the jokeyrim root method and then go into adb and type this:
Code:
adb shell
su
remount rw
exit
exit
If you don't know how to use adb, just wait until a little later tomorrow. I've got a whole section about it to add to the guide, but I don't have it completed yet (did some work on my laptop in the middle of writing it, forgot to reconnect my WLAN card and was baffled for most of the day...)
dsummey30 said:
The link for noobnl's easy method always takes me to Koush page not noobnl's might want to check your links there.
but very great idea and should be sticked on the front page.
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Sorry about that. Should be fixed now. Thanks for pointing it out
mysteryemotionz said:
you might wanna add how to set adb
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All in the works I expect to have the guide updated early tomorrow, if not tonight.

Updated the guide with a lot of new info. Two new sections for adb/the SDK and Odin as well as a general update to the whole thing. Some of the sections changed (HARD and EASY mode are now both required, unfortunately...) and some things got a little moved around.
Also, all of the links should now work correctly. Something about the way XDA was handling quotations... So I just stripped them all from the forum code stuff...
If anyone has any experience with Mac, I could use your help for the adb/SDK section, and I could also use some help from someone more experience with Odin for that part.
Thanks, guys! I really hope this guide helps some people.

not to be a pain Devin but the two links for noobnl's programs goes to the same page for the easy and hard method don't know if that's right or not but wanted to point it out to you.
Thanks again for the great guide.
David

HELP!!!

is there a way to instill non market app with out rooting the phone???

Go to settings, applications, and select option to allow unknown sources. Unless the app itself requires root permissions, you should be able to install without root permissions.
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rdtshaw said:
Go to settings, applications, and select option to allow unknown sources. Unless the app itself requires root permissions, you should be able to install without root permissions.
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Nope unknown sources is only on a rooted rom.
Go to the guide that is stickied at the top of general section.
and next time please search before you post.

the option not there...

obi_8t4 said:
the option not there...
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yes it is i found it look
MISCELLANEOUS:
Sideloading non market apps w/without root(videos soon):
What is side loading apps? Att blocks the instillation of non market apps. Hence the need to side load apps! (Shame on you ATT you monster)
There are multiples ways to do this, and I will be going over three.
-Option 1w/out root) Our brother over at android central made a niffty little GUI called side load wonder machine you can find the instructions and program here!
-Option 2w/ or w/outroot) You can also use android sdk (adb) you will need to download sdk from google you can find that here!
-You will need to update platform tools.
-I recommend placing the platform tools files into the tools folder.
-Place the apk file you wish to side load into the tools folder.
-Make sure you have charge only, and debugging mode selected (settings>applications>debugging)
-Connect your phone to your computer
- Press shift + right click on the tools folder
-Open command promp here
(ROOT ONLY)
Code:
adb devices
adb remount
adb push (apks name) /system/app
(W/OUT ROOT)
Code:
adb devices
adb install (apks name)
-Option 3root only)
-Place the apk file on your sd card.
-Insure Unknown Sources is selected (settings>applications>unknown sources)
-Use a root explorer (es file explorer, dual file manager etc. etc.) to locate the file on your sd card select it and select install.

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mudknot2005 said:
Nope unknown sources is only on a rooted rom.
Go to the guide that is stickied at the top of general section.
and next time please search before you post.
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Doh! I could have sworn my non-rooted tablet let me sideload apps... Sorry I was wrong.
Rob

Your tablet may let you, but its one of the perks that att strips from the phone with their retarded firmware.

mudknot2005 said:
Your tablet may let you, but its one of the perks that att strips from the phone with their retarded firmware.
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ahh yes, I was just reading up on that after you smacked me down. I knew I wasn't crazy! I don't remember if my Droid X had that option or not, I rooted it as soon as I got it. Sorry to run around posting bad info!! and about the great evil that is ATT. My wife is an iphone fangirl and I was sooo happy when I could get her an iphone on Verizon to save a couple bucks on the combined account, one less bill to pay, and Verizon has such better coverage here.
Cheers!
Rob
Tried to bring her over to the dark side, even told her about the cookies! I just remember her saying something about prying it out of her cold dead hands...

I can't believe no one's linked this yet (http://forum.androidcentral.com/android-sideload-wonder-machine/). Android Central Sideload Wonder Machine. I used it many time before my (recent) root. It worked VERY well, and allowed me to get Angry Birds Rio and Swype with little difficulty

Silas0220 said:
I can't believe no one's linked this yet (http://forum.androidcentral.com/android-sideload-wonder-machine/). Android Central Sideload Wonder Machine. I used it many time before my (recent) root. It worked VERY well, and allowed me to get Angry Birds Rio and Swype with little difficulty
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Hmmm...it has been discussed and linked. So much for reading and comprehension.

Ah, missed that. My bad.

(Easy) Ubuntu on Thrive

Okay so I have a very easy way of getting ubuntu for the thrive, although it is not optimized so it looks a little crappy. But if you feel like trying then here are the steps:
1. Download this file: http://www.2shared.com/file/9mIyT0pl/Ubuntu_All_files_needed.html
2. Make sure you are rooted and also have terminal emulator and android vnc viewer installed on your thrive, they are both free in the market.
3. Once the files have downloaded completely, connect your thrive to your pc via usb and make a folder in the sdcard of your thrive named "ubuntu", and then transfer the files you downloaded into the folder.
4. Disconnect your tablet and then open up terminal emulator. Run the commands "su" then "cd sdcard/ubuntu" then "sh ubuntu.sh" exactly as I did, make sure to include the spaces and don't type the quotes.
5. In the prompt it should say something like "booting up ubuntu" although it will not boot from the terminal emulator app. So exit from terminal emulator, make sure it is still running, and open android vnc viewer.
6. Once in the vnc viewer, leave "nickname" blank, unless you want to name it, type "ubuntu" for the password, make sure the address is "localhost", for port make sure it is "5900", and finally under Color Format choose "24-bit".
7. Now just hit connect and you should get ubuntu running.
Note: This is not formatted for tablets so it is going to be in the corner of your screen. I didn't create this so I can't fix that problem.
Thanks

Great tutorial, thank you. Getting ready to try it now.
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No problem. You might actually want to try this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIYKKLX8lJM&feature=channel_video_title I just did his tutorial and it worked perfectly for me.

OK, I'll give it a try. Thanks
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I'm looking forward to trying this, when my internet gets hooked up here. A few questions for the OP:
Do you now use the method from that YouTube link? Does it render full screen? I noticed his download is only 600 mb whereas yours is 1.5 gb? Also his current download link required a paid membership... But the large download that you posted was pretty slow, would have taken 2 hours @ 200 kb/s. Could you possibly re-write the OP with the best method and re-upload the files somewhere? Or if you don't have the time, just confirm which method works best. Thanks a bunch!

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I'm looking forward to trying this, when my internet gets hooked up here. A few questions for the OP:
Do you now use the method from that YouTube link? Does it render full screen? I noticed his download is only 600 mb whereas yours is 1.5 gb? Also his current download link required a paid membership... But the large download that you posted was pretty slow, would have taken 2 hours @ 200 kb/s. Could you possibly re-write the OP with the best method and re-upload the files somewhere? Or if you don't have the time, just confirm which method works best. Thanks a bunch!
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Which one works best and how can I completely install ubuntu on my thrive?

[ROM] Custom Stock Samsung Conquer 4G FC17 Rooted With Tweaks

Since people continue to only download part 1, even though I've explained fully that you MUST download BOTH parts before extracting, I have now added this at the beginning of the post, so hopefully people will actually follow the directions properly. DOWNLOAD BOTH PARTS BEFORE EXTRACTING, IT WILL NOT EXTRACT PROPERLY ONLY DOWNLOADING ONE PART!!!
This is a custom stock ROM for the Samsung Conquer 4G that has many advantages over a completely stock image. It was developed by me, Brien Johnson of XHPCreations aka brienj.
The link to the files for the ROM are at the very end of this post, but I recommend you read the FULL post while downloading the files.
- Your phone will be rooted.
- The complete FC17 update that shouldn't nag you to update to FE16. (may help to delete the FE16 update in the cache if you already had it pushed to your phone)
- Clockword Mod Recovery for making easy backups and restores.
- Completely Deodexed and ZipAligned for better performance or being able to hack further.
- All bloatware removed, i.e. SprintID
- Stock Launcher replaced by ADWLauncher. (the stock Launcher could not be deodexed, but ADWLauncher is much better and more robust)
- Debuggable.
- Custom power menu that includes, reboot, reboot into recovery, and reboot into download. (Currently the reboot into download does not work, will try to get it to work if possible in the future)
- Custom battery icons that show the actual percentage of battery power left.
- ICS Fonts for better appearance of text in phone's menus.
- Memory and network tweaks for best performance and battery savings.
- Support for running scripts on boot in init.d folder. I've included one script to help sdcard performance, feel free to add any more that you want.
- Support for standard bootanimation.zip files.
Along with these tweaks I will give instructions on improving the network performance further and changing the boot sound, as well as give links to useful programs and hacks that can be added on this phone.
I suggest only using this ROM if you have not successfully applied the FE16 OTA Update to your phone. If you have a stock FE16 phone, it MAY still work however. I can not guarantee this ROM will work for you, and I am not liable for any damage to your phone if you try to install this ...
Here are the instructions to install the custom stock ROM on a Samsung Conquer 4G with the FC17 update. It is installed in two parts, the first is if you do not already have Clockwork Mod Recovery installed, in which case follow the Odin instructions. If you have installed the CWMR already from my instructions here - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1610534 then go ahead and follow the CWMR instructions.
Odin installation instructions (Use if you do not have CWMR already installed):
To enter Download Mode on the phone, make sure the phone is turned off and plugged into the wall charging. You should also make sure the phone has a good charge on it. Then turn the phone on by pressing the volume down and camera button and holding them while pressing the power button for a few seconds.
Unzip all the files on your computer and follow these steps.
1) Enter download mode on the phone and plug it into your computer.
2) Open up the Odin program in Windows, run as administrator if on a version of Windows that has such a feature, such as Windows 7. Sorry, there is no Odin for Linux based systems that I know about.
3) Press the OPS button and select the SPH-D600_FC17_CWM_XHP1.ops file.
4) Press the PDA button and select the SPH-D600_FC17_CWM_XHP1.tar.md5 file.
5) Press the Start button, the images should install and the phone reboot.
Congrats, your phone now has my Custom FC17 ROM with a CWM Recovery.
CWMR installation instructions (Use if you have CWMR installed):
Unzip all the files on your computer and follow these steps.
1) Copy the clockworkmod folder and merge it with the folder already on your SD Card. If you do not already have that folder on the SD Card, you may not have CWMR already installed, or you've never made a backup before with it.
2) Boot into CWMR by holding the volume down button and the power button while pugged into the wall charger, or by using the adb command "reboot recovery".
3) Select the menu item "backup and restore".
4) Select the menu item "restore".
5) Select the restore named "SPH-D600_FC17_CWM_XHP1".
6) Select the menu item "reboot now".
Congrats, your phone now has my Custom FC17 ROM with a CWM Recovery.
Now that the phone has the custom ROM, here are some things you can add or do to further improve performance on the phone if you wish.
First of all I recommend installing AdFree, Terminal Emulator, Titanium Backup, and if you wish ScriptManager, which can all be found on the Google Play Store. I can help you find them if needed.
For better 3G follow these steps (enter commands into Terminal Emulator or use the adb shell):
Type this command: getprop ril.MSL
It should show your MSL. Write it down.
Open the dialer and dial ##3282##
Enter your MSL
Click on "Others"
Click on "Multimedia"
Change the settings as follows:
RTSP Proxy Address: 0.0.0.0
RTSP Proxy Port: 0
HTTPPD Proxy Address: 0.0.0.0
HTTPPD Proxy Port: 0
The stock settings are:
RTSP Proxy Address: rtsp.vog.sprintpcs.com
RTSP Proxy Port: 554
HTTPPD Proxy Address: pd.vog.sprintpcs.com
HTTPPD Proxy Port: 8085
Here is how to change the boot sound:
First of all get the "poweron.snd" file from the /system/etc/ folder. It is a raw sound file which can be opened in any audio editor, such as Cool Edit Pro.
Here are the settings to select when opening it up in Cool Edit Pro for example:
Sampling Rate: 441000
Channels: Stereo
Resolution: 16-bit
Data Formatted As: 16-bit Intel PCM
Offset Input Data By: 0
Now you can listen to the boot sound in the audio editor. You can change it to your liking and save it in the same format. Remember to keep it a RAW audio file with the settings above. Replace the "poweron.snd" file with your edited audio file, retaining the same filename.
To replace the boot animation, you can find the "bootanimation.zip" file in the /system/media/ folder. Replace it with a bootanimation file of your liking. I've included a custom bootanimation that was modified to match the custom boot logo I made. I made all of it from a popular bootanimation of which I can not remember where I found it. I am not taking any credit for the original bootanimation, I just modified it to say Samsung Conquer 4G at the top and to speed up and spin faster at the end. If anyone remembers the original creator, I will add a link to it.
A great cpu tuning program that works on the phone (although won't save settings on boot for some reason), is this - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1584508. From the screenshots below you can see that the phone will last almost 3 days without this program, although the other screenshot was using the program setting of PowerSave and after 20 1/2 hours it was still at 70%, but I also didn't use the phone, I just had it locked. However, when running in PowerSave mode, the phone will be very sluggish, so is only to use if you are just waiting for phone calls or just texting.
These are all the tweaks I have for now. I hope you enjoy the ROM.
I hate to bring this up, but if you like this ROM, please consider making a donation. I don't do this just for donations, I enjoy helping everyone out, but I was in a near fatal accident over two years ago and can no longer work. If you find yourself enjoying this ROM, please click on the Donate button under my name, I would really appreciate it. I can try to improve the ROM over time, but please remember that this ROM is strictly made for performance and battery life and to give you more control over your phone. I don't plan on doing any theming, and most people do ICS themes and such. Personally I hate the look of the ICS themes and the only thing I've taken from ICS, is the fonts, which I do like and look much better than the original. If you want some fancy theme, or mods like Beats Audio, I'd suggest looking for another ROM. If you want performance and longer battery life, I think you'll enjoy mine.
Take care and thank you for trying my ROM.
You must download BOTH of these files before you can extract them. After downloading them, put them both in the same folder, and open the part1.rar file up, and you can then extract the files properly. If you only download one of the two files, the files will be corrupted or not work:
Here is the link to the first file of the ROM - SPH-D600_FC17_CWM_XHP1.part1.rar
Here is the link to the second file of the ROM - SPH-D600_FC17_CWM_XHP1.part2.rar
I apologize for having to split it into two files, but I have a maximum of 200MB I can upload, as I don't have a premium account at MediaFire.

Dude, your awesome.
So glad to see this!
bring on the flock of desperate Conquer users.
This is John Smith from Ting forums by the way.
Good job man. Gonna download asap.

DiehlC said:
Dude, your awesome.
So glad to see this!
bring on the flock of desperate Conquer users.
This is John Smith from Ting forums by the way.
Good job man. Gonna download asap.
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Cool. I hope it works great for you.
You were able to install my other one, so you have CWMR already, right? If so, I recommend just updating that way as it's of course much easier.

Thanks for your hard work, looks great...

brienj said:
Cool. I hope it works great for you.
You were able to install my other one, so you have CWMR already, right? If so, I recommend just updating that way as it's of course much easier.
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Sure do, so yup thats my plan.
What do you think about "Mobile Odin" Would it also work for flashing this? for information sake atleast.

DiehlC said:
Sure do, so yup thats my plan.
What do you think about "Mobile Odin" Would it also work for flashing this? for information sake atleast.
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It probably would. Perhaps it uses the flash_image binary to flash the images properly, but I don't know for sure. You'd have to make sure you give it the correct names of the mtd partitions though, or it would know the correct names for them, but that's if it uses the flash_image binary. You can always flash these yourself with the flash_image binary using the mtd table I listed. If you have CWMR though, I'd just do it that way.
It doesn't list our phone in the compatible phones, which leads me to believe it only knows the partition tables for the phones listed. Perhaps if you gave them our partition table, they could make it work though.

john9 said:
Thanks for your hard work, looks great...
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You're welcome. Hard work is an understatement though. When I had my accident, my head was split wide open from being struck. As a result, I have serious brain damage, although I have retained most of the smarts I had before the accident, which helps. However, it takes me months to do something like this, whereas before it would have taken maybe a week or two at the most, heck, probably a couple of days to be honest. I can not concentrate, I have to do one thing at a time, and I always forget things, even something that happened a few minutes ago. This is why I can not even work, as I can not be in a competitive work environment. Heck, even posting a post will take me close to 5 or 10 minutes, from fixing all the transposed letters, double-printing of letters, grammar, etc. The first post of the thread took me about 3 hours to finish and completely type up. It may appear from my posts, that I am smart, which I don't want to brag, but I believe I am, but because of my TBI, it's not what it appears to be, as you only see the final result after all my editing. I used to hide my problem, but I am not ashamed to admit it any more.

Thanks man this is really fast. I did a test and left my phone locked and it started out at 64 than 2 hours later it was 61!! Really good battery life.
Sent from my SPH-D600 using xda premium

Came here from the Ting forums. I just had to remember my username I created way back when I still had an XV6800. Those were the days!
Anyway, I tried downloading part 2 a few times, and every time I extract the files, it tells me the md5 file is broken. Anyone else having this issue?

bradyarz said:
Came here from the Ting forums. I just had to remember my username I created way back when I still had an XV6800. Those were the days!
Anyway, I tried downloading part 2 a few times, and every time I extract the files, it tells me the md5 file is broken. Anyone else having this issue?
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You have to have part 1 and part 2 in the same folder, then open part1. It is a two part rar file, so uses both files. By opening just the second file, it won't all be there. But both files contain the whole package, you just need to open part 1, as long as you have part 2 as well.
I had to split the rar file up because Mediafire only allows me to upload a maximum filesize of 200MB, since I don't have a premium account. I've updated this info right before the download links.
itzdarockz said:
Thanks man this is really fast. I did a test and left my phone locked and it started out at 64 than 2 hours later it was 61!! Really good battery life.
Sent from my SPH-D600 using xda premium
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Well that's great to hear it works ok for you and yes, the battery life, even without the cpu tuner program is FAR better than original. At least it has been for me. I can run an intensive program with WiFi and the phone would still last close to 10 - 12 hours. That was the whole goal of my ROM, was for longer battery life, since it sucks when stock, and I think I succeeded at it.

brienj said:
You have to have part 1 and part 2 in the same folder, then open part1. It is a two part rar file, so uses both files. By opening just the second file, it won't all be there. But both files contain the whole package, you just need to open part 1, as long as you have part 2 as well.
I had to split the rar file up because Mediafire only allows me to upload a maximum filesize of 200MB, since I don't have a premium account. I've updated this info right before the download links.
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Ok, thanks. I was just a little worried because part 1 extracted fine, and part 2 always gave me an error, giving me the part 2 md5 as a 0 byte file.
I've never rooted through android before, so I want to make sure I've got everything squared away before I begin.

brienj said:
You have to have part 1 and part 2 in the same folder, then open part1. It is a two part rar file, so uses both files. By opening just the second file, it won't all be there. But both files contain the whole package, you just need to open part 1, as long as you have part 2 as well.
I had to split the rar file up because Mediafire only allows me to upload a maximum filesize of 200MB, since I don't have a premium account. I've updated this info right before the download links.
Well that's great to hear it works ok for you and yes, the battery life, even without the cpu tuner program is FAR better than original. At least it has been for me. I can run an intensive program with WiFi and the phone would still last close to 10 - 12 hours. That was the whole goal of my ROM, was for longer battery life, since it sucks when stock, and I think I succeeded at it.
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Good to hear you are no longer ashamed, plus theres no reason to be. Especially since you can whip up great stuff like this. among other things youve done.
I havent flashed it yet, as I am backing up a lot of stuff, and trying to backup all the linux stuff I installed via opkg package manager using "BotBrew", which is getting a bit complicated. Plus I have to make a nand too beforehand.
So I should be able to get to it soon. Im excited.
But by the way, now that you have the Partitioning table layout mapped out, I wonder what we could do to further expand our internal memory/storage? I wonder if we could double partition our SD cards like some others do on other devices? They basically just format their SD with FAT32 in the first (which will be the extended internal), and the next being Ext4 for SD card storage. Seems like we should be able to do the same like anyone else, especially since you got that nice bit of info through your troubles, on the partitioning.
What do you think on this position?
Take care Brien.

DiehlC said:
Good to hear you are no longer ashamed, plus theres no reason to be. Especially since you can whip up great stuff like this. among other things youve done.
I havent flashed it yet, as I am backing up a lot of stuff, and trying to backup all the linux stuff I installed via opkg package manager using "BotBrew", which is getting a bit complicated. Plus I have to make a nand too beforehand.
So I should be able to get to it soon. Im excited.
But by the way, now that you have the Partitioning table layout mapped out, I wonder what we could do to further expand our internal memory/storage? I wonder if we could double partition our SD cards like some others do on other devices? They basically just format their SD with FAT32 in the first (which will be the extended internal), and the next being Ext4 for SD card storage. Seems like we should be able to do the same like anyone else, especially since you got that nice bit of info through your troubles, on the partitioning.
What do you think on this position?
Take care Brien.
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I am "new" to doing all of this type of work. I used to strictly do game hacking/modding, not stuff to cheat, but to make the games better and more fun. Late last year I started getting into the Android systems and seeing what I could do. I'm sure if I looked into this stuff I could figure something out eventually, but not sure how long it would really take me. This seems like something that is similar between all phones, so maybe you should see what can be done already. If it's a phone specific thing, then one of us will have to do the dirty work. I just don't know.

i got an md5 mismatch error when trying to do the restore

New2ThaDroid said:
i got an md5 mismatch error when trying to do the restore
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I've had that happen before. Here is the solution, but I'd try recopying it to your sdcard another time to make sure it was copied correctly - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=714114
Also, are you sure you downloaded BOTH of the rar files as I said in the OP, and it did not give you any errors when extracting the files?
Also, try renaming the name of the folder to only include alphanumeric symbols.

I got an error when extracting the files too. I extracted both the files to the same folder so I don't know what the problem is and I extracted the first part first and the the second. I don't know what it is

I got it to work and the Rom on my phone. Looks good! Good job. I would like to add some themes if anyone has some or knows how I could do it myself.
Sent from my SPH-D600 using xda premium

how long
brien how long does it take the your rom to install itself using odin approximately? i ask because it took me over 40 minutes to install it and its at time of this still going

I'm going to do some themeing using UOT Kitchen
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New2ThaDroid said:
I'm going to do some themeing using UOT Kitchen
Sent from my SPH-D600 using xda premium
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Sure, if that's what you want. Like I said in my original post, this ROM was made to be practical, not to be fancy. It does have the ICS fonts in it, which look a bit nicer though.

[SCRIPT - ROOT] Moto X Root Script (Locked Bootloader)

Script removed/Effort "canceled" (see release notes)!​
Dear fellow XDA'ers, i have written a quick and simple script to tie in all of the great work done by jcase and beaups that helps you root your Moto X. This script simply follows the instructions written by jcase and beaups and automates those scripts with a simple menu.
This script should technically work for "any" Moto X on "any" carrier, provided the methods contained within have the same success rate across all carriers. I do not have the capacity, nor experience, to trap for all situations.
This script ASSUMES that you already have the Motorola drivers installed and your device has successfully connected to your computer via USB Debugging Mode. If you need the drivers, they can be found here.
Instructions:
Download and extract this script on to your Windows Desktop.
Download ALL of the following to the same folder as the GO!.CMD ("640k's Moto X Root Script" Folder). These files should NOT be unzipped:
your specific 4.2.2 factory image.and/or 4.4 factory images (if you are on 4.4, you will need BOTH images).
jcase's RockMyMoto (4.2.2) and SlapMyMoto (4.4).
beaups' MotoWpNoMo.
Saurik's Cydia Impactor
Execute Go!.CMD and follow the on-screen prompts.
Links:
Moto X Firmware Page
jcase's RockMyMoto Thread
jcase's SlapMyMoto Thread
beaups' MotoWpNoMo Thread
Saurik's Cydia Impactor Page
Disclaimers:
I make no warranties of any kind regarding the accuracy or efficiency of this script or the processes contained within. This script was tested on a single device and was written based off of the instructions provided within these forums. You can perform these steps yourself!
jcase will NOT support the use of this script. Should you run in to issues with any of the functionality/procedures written specifically by jcase, you will not be supported by jcase unless you are following his methods.
beaups will NOT support the use of this script. Should you run in to issues with any of the functionality/procedures written specifically by beaups, you will not be supported by beaups unless you are following his methods.
Because I have compiled other's hard work into a command-line script, i have decided to distribute my script uncompiled. That way, in the event of major changes, significant errors, etc., that I don't have time to address, the user community can lend a hand. If you find my work useful, please Thank Me.
WARNING
Make sure your device is fully charged before beginning!
Some people have reported an inability to flash their device, have received "unknown errors", weird partition errors and general chaos during the flashing/imaging process. If this happens to you, try a different USB port. I have read threads/seen reports where sometimes USB 3.0 ports cause failures during this process. Change to a USB 2.0 port and try again.
[*]In general, it is difficult to completely brick your device using this method. As long as you can get to the fastboot menu, your device is recoverable. If your phone will not power on, you did not follow one of the two warnings above.
TIPS:
If "Waiting for device" seems to be taking a really long time (your device is ready, but the script hasn't picked it up yet), try either turning off USB Debugging and then back on, or try removing the USB cable and re-inserting it.
If you are on 4.4, looking for root, your device will be re-imaged two times with 4.2.2. Don't input your details until the 2nd time, to avoid having to repeat your effort.
Connect to your WiFi before enabling USB Debugging Mode to avoid IP Address errors. The batch script tends to get funny on some of the retries. I've tried working out most of the bugs.
I'm confident I haven't worked out 100% of the bugs in this script, although I've tried very hard. I've only tested it with one device, the XT1060. If you have issues, please do not PM me, post them here in the thread.
If for some reason the script abnormally ends or you close out of it, without running the cleanup process at the end, ADB will remain present and cause an error in the script, which will cause the script to fail. Browse to the folder with the CMD prompt and type "ADB kill-server" (kill-server is case-sensitive). This will get the script running again.
Thanks jcase, beaups, saurik and anyone else who has contributed to this effort!
Changelog:
1/9/2014: Initial Release. Only tested on one device. Better bug management within each step, more options at advanced menu, including ADB Debug Window. Removed auto-upgrade to 4.4. I suspect this is where my woes were.
1/9/2014: Removed ADMINISTRATOR requirement. I don't think this will do any harm, but it was creating conflicts with Windows 8.
1/9/2014: Changed TELNET conditions to trap for user interaction.
1/14/2014: Adjusted initial TELNET session.
1/14/2014: Corrected a type on line 366 (would have given an error).
1/15/2014: Re-worked TELNET routine again.
1/16/2014: Simplified menu options, included automated checking for write protection. This check will skip steps once WP has already been turned off.
1/16/2014: Included additional instruction, including more messaging and better message waiting.
1/16/2014: Added additional messaging for troubleshooting purposes.
1/16/2014: Corrected a bug related to BATCH language that was ending the TELNET steps.
1/17/2014: Made another adjustment to TELNET handling.
1/17/2014: Added additional error checking.
1/17/2014: Added some wait time on the second TELNET phase.
2/28/2014: Canceled script effort (ran out of time). With 4.4.2 released, none of the current root methods are valid or work.
BEFORE YOU START WITH ANY METHOD THAT REQUIRES YOU TO WIPE YOUR DEVICE, MAKE SURE YOUR DEVICE IS 100% FULLY CHARGED!! IF YOUR DEVICE SHUTS DOWN WHILE THE SYSTEM IS FLASHING YOU WILL BRICK YOUR DEVICE!!!​

heck yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hold the phone. The script at the very last step isn't working. Can't fix right now. My personal device doesn't have root, so it failed. Will need to troubleshoot.

Appreciate the effort put into this for the community
Sent from my XT1060 using xda app-developers app

ok so the script seems to be doing what it's designed to do, which is good. but i've borked my device testing it, which is bad. but i was able to trap for more conditions and provide a better menu system, which is good.
as soon as i can figure out if i can un-bork my device, i'll post the script back up.

My device has root. Script is back online.

I really appreciate your hard work. I've had trouble getting this to work by myself. I'd love to give this a shot later today. I had a few questions though.
You said to "install the script" after it is downloaded but what exactly needs to be installed? Also you said to put all the files in the install folder, but I'm not seeing an install folder in the extracted .rar.
I want to make sure the script runs smoothly so it would be best if I could see exactly how your files are set up. Would you perhaps be able to upload a screenshot?
Thanks!

flipfreak said:
I really appreciate your hard work. I've had trouble getting this to work by myself. I'd love to give this a shot later today. I had a few questions though.
You said to "install the script" after it is downloaded but what exactly needs to be installed? Also you said to put all the files in the install folder, but I'm not seeing an install folder in the extracted .rar.
I want to make sure the script runs smoothly so it would be best if I could see exactly how your files are set up. Would you perhaps be able to upload a screenshot?
Thanks!
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so my original intention was to distribute this as a self-extracting EXE but because i wanted to share my work and XDA's attachment policy, i changed it to a rar.
just unzip it (anywhere). you'll get a "640k's Moto X Root Script" folder. make sure your .zips from the links above are in the same folder as the Go!.CMD and you'll be good to go.

640k said:
so my original intention was to distribute this as a self-extracting EXE but because i wanted to share my work and XDA's attachment policy, i changed it to a rar.
just unzip it (anywhere). you're get a "640k's Moto X Root Script" folder. make sure your .zips from the links above are in the same folder as the Go!.CMD and you'll be good to go.
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Thank you! That clears things up. I'll give this a try later and let you know how it went

flipfreak said:
Thank you! That clears things up. I'll give this a try later and let you know how it went
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based on my testing, unless something goes completely wrong, it should be pretty hard to completely bork your phone. if you get into a bootloop, the advanced menu can help you restore your system files as long as you can get in to the bootloader (usually you can).

640k said:
based on my testing, unless something goes completely wrong, it should be pretty hard to completely bork your phone. if you get into a bootloop, the advanced menu can help you restore your system files as long as you can get in to the bootloader (usually you can).
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Hmm, well I tried it but it keeps telling me that 7za.exe is not in the folder, even though it is sitting right above Go!.CMD. Any idea why it would say this? I ran it as an administrator

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Hmm, well I tried it but it keeps telling me that 7za.exe is not in the folder, even though it is sitting right above Go!.CMD. Any idea why it would say this? I ran it as an administrator
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can you screen shot the window and your folder where the files are?
thanks.

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can you screen shot the window and your folder where the files are?
thanks.
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Sure

flipfreak said:
Sure
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did you extract the contents to your desktop? i'm guessing it's failing because you're technically not running the cmd file in the same folder. for example, windows will allow you to run files directly from a .zip, but it caches that file in to a temp folder somewhere. if you haven't unzipped the files, the script won't see any of the files.
i'm here to help, i want this to be successful.

640k said:
did you extract the contents to your desktop? i'm guessing it's failing because you're technically not running the cmd file in the same folder. for example, windows will allow you to run files directly from a .zip, but it caches that file in to a temp folder somewhere. if you haven't unzipped the files, the script won't see any of the files.
i'm here to help, i want this to be successful.
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Yeah, the files are all extracted to my desktop. If I run it as an administrator, it gives me the error telling me that that 7za.exe is not in the folder. If I don't run it as an administrator, it tells me that it will abort and to press any key to continue. When I press any key, it brings me to the menu where it asks me what I want to do.
I'm not sure what I could be doing wrong. Maybe we should just wait and see if anyone else has this problem. It could be on my end.

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Yeah, the files are all extracted to my desktop. If I run it as an administrator, it gives me the error telling me that that 7za.exe is not in the folder. If I don't run it as an administrator, it tells me that it will abort and to press any key to continue. When I press any key, it brings me to the menu where it asks me what I want to do.
I'm not sure what I could be doing wrong. Maybe we should just wait and see if anyone else has this problem. It could be on my end.
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ok i'm seeing the same issue. it's isolated to Windows 8. troubleshooting now.
Windows 8 is running the CMD prompt from /WINDOWS/SYSTEM32... which is the exact problem i detailed earlier. i'm going to remove the admin requirement. i don't think it's necessary.

flipfreak said:
Yeah, the files are all extracted to my desktop. If I run it as an administrator, it gives me the error telling me that that 7za.exe is not in the folder. If I don't run it as an administrator, it tells me that it will abort and to press any key to continue. When I press any key, it brings me to the menu where it asks me what I want to do.
I'm not sure what I could be doing wrong. Maybe we should just wait and see if anyone else has this problem. It could be on my end.
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download the new file and try it again.

640k said:
download the new file and try it again.
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That got it working. I'm now stuck at attempting a telnet session. Should I restart? Here's a screenshot

flipfreak said:
That got it working. I'm now stuck at attempting a telnet session. Should I restart? Here's a screenshot
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i was afraid of that. open the TELNET.ERR file with notepad and show me the contents. jcase stuck some user interaction in there that only occurs one time, so i was never able to trap it again.
thanks for your help.

640k said:
i was afraid of that. open the TELNET.ERR file with notepad and show me the contents. jcase stuck some user interaction in there that only occurs one time, so i was never able to trap it again.
thanks for your help.
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~ $ dalvikvm -cp /sdcard/RockMyMoto.jar RockMyMoto
RockMyMoto 1.0
by Justin Case
PayPal Donations maybe sent to: [email protected]
Special thanks to saurik, you rock!
System is write protected...
Executing step 1...
To use RockMyMoto you most solve a
simple equation. This helps ensure
you are paying attention, and also
amuses JesusFreke and myself.
Solve for a:
a/24=70
Please type a whole number as your answer:
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