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Installing apk from sdcard in recovery console

I have no market on my phone and have been trying to install some apk's through amon ra console in recovery. Everything I try, which is practically everything i've read from searching, comes back with errors.
Either file/directory not found or can't open "install"
I am also having problems installing the drivers to get adb working from dangerspl. When I try to update drivers it says "This file does not contain information about your device"
Any help is much appreciated. I've been up all night trying to figure it out and feel like I'm going in circles.

Have you try installing from a file manager instead? (astro, estrongs, linda, etc..)

No I don't currently have a file browser installed, and have no market to look up/install one. I have another android phone with astro, could I pull it off of that phone and install on this with recovery console?

Why not just install it via adb or push it to /system/app

I can't connect via adb becuase I couldn't update the windows driver for dangerspl. I downloaded the drivers for dangerspl but when I tried to update, it said it didn't have information about my device. Something like that. So I can mount the sdcard in windows and put any files needed and boot into recovery and use that right? I tried making a zip with the qpks in it and use flash from zip, kinda like installing gapps, but that didnt work either. Any ideas?

Zip files will need the update scripts and signed for it to be able to be "flashed" from recovery.

Just use droidexplorer or android commander.

Code:
mount -a
or type less and read more

You can use busybox if you have the latest CM ROM installed
just type this ~~~> (busybox install /sdcard/yourapp.apk /sd-ext/app)
make sure the app is in the root of your sdcard

brios86 said:
You can use busybox if you have the latest CM ROM installed
just type this ~~~> (busybox install /sdcard/yourapp.apk /sd-ext/app)
make sure the app is in the root of your sdcard
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Code:
su
cp /sdcard/yourapp.apk /sd-ext/app
is less typing
and
Code:
su
cp /sdcard/yourapp.apk /data/app
is a 'safer' bet as they didn't mention which rom

what about this one? update.zip creator
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=717437

sleepyfu said:
Zip files will need the update scripts and signed for it to be able to be "flashed" from recovery.
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which is not a big problem to create.
There is a TUT for it

sleepyfu said:
Have you try installing from a file manager instead? (astro, estrongs, linda, etc..)
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you need a filemanager with root-rights. Depending on the ROM you use it might be available.
Try the app "IRSSI - connect bot". It gives you a console on the device.
login "local" and type "su".
Than you have superuser rights .... anything on commands you find in linux/android TUTs

Lol! 6 month old post?

Coby Kyros 7015 - Getting the Most Out of Eclair (Android 2.1)

This will be an often-updated guide to getting the most out of the Eclair (Android 2.1) that comes stock on the Kyros 2015.
Things we have working: Root, Market, Texting via Google Talk.
Things we have kinda working: Connecting to Ad-Hoc networks
Things that do not work/Issues: Contacts crashes if you try to edit.
Further Reading:
Most of the development for the Kyros 7015 has taken place in this thread.
Also check out my tutorial on installing CyanogenMod onto this same device.

Instructions
1. If you haven't already rooted, download the official update.zip from Coby. Reboot into recovery and choose "apply sdcard:update.zip" to apply the update.
If you have already rooted, downloaded the modified update.zip, which works with clockwordmod. Reboot into recovery and make a backup. Once your back is complete, choose "apply sdcard:update.zip" to apply the update.
2: Rooting Your Tablet. Download z4root 1.3.0 APK and place on your sdcard. Open Settings, go to Applications and check the Unknown Sources box. Use File Manager to navigate to the z4root APK (it's in the /sdcard folder) and click to run. You should now have root access (you may need to reboot). You will also notice a new app, Superuser, has been installed.
3. Installing ClockworkMod. You must complete this step even if you already had ClockworkMod installed, as the update.zip has replaced it with the stock recovery. If you have not already, install Android SDKto your PC, so you will be able to issue ADB commands. Download ClockwordMod. Open the ZIP file and extract the IMG. For simplicity, rename the IMG file "recovery.img" and place on your SDcard. From ADB,issue the following commands:
Code:
adb remount
adb shell mv /system/etc/install-recovery.sh /system/etc/install-recovery.sh.bak
adb shell
flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery.img
4: Enabling Google Apps, such as Market. Download gapps-passion-EPE54B-signed.zip and place onto your SD card and reboot into recovery. Choose "Install Zip from SDcard" and install gapps-passion-EPE54B-signed.zip. Reboot and accept the terms of the market!
5: Texting using Google Voice. Here is how to text with Google voice. You will need a working android phone (probably needs to be rooted) with Titanium Backup installed. Set up Google Voice on the phone-- make sure you opt for the Google phone number as that is the number you will be texting from. Once up and running, back up the program using Titanium. On the tablet, install Titanium Backup and use it to restore the Google Voice program (App+Data) to your tablet. (You may have to copy the backup files to the Titanium directory on the INTERNAL drive.) Once Google Voice Launches, switch back to Titanium Backup-- do not try to set up Google Voice. Titanium backup will then restore the data for Google Voice. You should now be able to text from your tablet.
6: Work-around for Connecting to Ad-Hoc Networks. If your Ad-Hoc network is an Android phone, download and install Wireless Tether to the phone (this version works well). Follow instructions in this thread to install work-around on your tablet.
This is all I have right now, more to follow. I hope I didn't forget anything!

Is CWM installed the same way as you would apply the update.zip firmware from Coby?

jmfrost said:
Is CWM installed the same way as you would apply the update.zip firmware from Coby?
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Sorry, I had a fragment of another post mixed in there. See step three for complete details.

Google Apps
I followed the directions and every thing worked except I only have google maps from the google apps. No Market. Any help would be appreciated.

tpace75 said:
I followed the directions and every thing worked except I only have google maps from the google apps. No Market. Any help would be appreciated.
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First off, you what tablet are you using?
The gapps-mdpi-tiny-20101020-signed.zip has vending.apk (the market) in it, if properly installed according to the steps provided, it should be working.
But since it is not, here is my suggestion.
1. Reboot into clockworkmod
2. Wipe Cache Partition -- Make sure you choose yes from the menu.
3. Choose Advanced and then Wipe Dalvik Cache -- Make sure you choose yes from the menu.
4. Choose "Install Zip from SDcard" and select gapps-mdpi-tiny-20101020-signed.zip -- Make sure you choose yes from the menu.
5. Choose "Install Zip from SDcard" and select MarketUpdateFroyoHdpi.zip -- Make sure you choose yes from the menu.
6. Reboot
You should now have market.

Google Apps
Thanks that seemed to do it. I have the Kyros Mid-7015. One thing though both times I install those zip files I lose root. And have to reroot. Thanks Again

tpace75 said:
Thanks that seemed to do it. I have the Kyros Mid-7015. One thing though both times I install those zip files I lose root. And have to reroot. Thanks Again
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Are you losing root or just losing clockworkmod? If this is the case, it is a known issue that the update (step one) overwrites clockworkmod on reboot, and that is why we have more than just the one line of code for installing clockworkmod.
From ADB:
Code:
adb remount
adb shell mv /system/etc/install-recovery.sh /system/etc/install-recovery.sh.bak
adb shell
flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery.img
If clockworkmod is what you are having issues with, that should make it say put.

Using MarketUpdateFroyoHdpi with 2.1
I have already installed gapps-passion-EPE54B-signed.zip to get Market. Can I upload MarketUpdateFroyoHdpi.zip to my SDcard and use your ClockworkMod instruction: "Choose "Install Zip from SDcard" and select MarketUpdateFroyoHdpi.zip" to get the new version of Market.
I was reading in original development thread for Kyros 7015 that their might be some problems with the new version of Market. Would the Update Market problems be true for 2.1 version of Android as well?
I am using Kyros 7015 with Coby's update, gapps-passion-EPE54B-signed.zip installed, and various apps installed by AppsLib, side loading, and Market.

lschroeder said:
I have already installed gapps-passion-EPE54B-signed.zip to get Market. Can I upload MarketUpdateFroyoHdpi.zip to my SDcard and use your ClockworkMod instruction: "Choose "Install Zip from SDcard" and select MarketUpdateFroyoHdpi.zip" to get the new version of Market.
I was reading in original development thread for Kyros 7015 that their might be some problems with the new version of Market. Would the Update Market problems be true for 2.1 version of Android as well?
I am using Kyros 7015 with Coby's update, gapps-passion-EPE54B-signed.zip installed, and various apps installed by AppsLib, side loading, and Market.
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MarketUpdateFroyoHdpi only unlocks some previously restricted apps in the market. We do not have the new version of the market running on this device yet.
Also, I believe I misspoke in my directions to use that file in the market process, a result of me copying an pasting from my other guide. I will fix this immediately.

adamdietrick said:
MarketUpdateFroyoHdpi only unlocks some previously restricted apps in the market. We do not have the new version of the market running on this device yet.
Also, I believe I misspoke in my directions to use that file in the market process, a result of me copying an pasting from my other guide. I will fix this immediately.
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Since my Market is somewhat restricted, I could load MarketUpdateFroyoHdpi to my SDCard and install it from ClockworkMod to remove some of my restrictions.

lschroeder said:
Since my Market is somewhat restricted, I could load MarketUpdateFroyoHdpi to my SDCard and install it from ClockworkMod to remove some of my restrictions.
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Give it a shot (do a backup first), let me know how it turns out. However, I do believe that MarketUPdateFroyoHdpi only unlocked gapps-mdpi-tiny-20101020-signed.zip to the same extent that gapps-passion-EPE54B-signed.zip is already unlocked, so I doubt that it would do any good.

adamdietrick said:
Give it a shot (do a backup first), let me know how it turns out. However, I do believe that MarketUPdateFroyoHdpi only unlocked gapps-mdpi-tiny-20101020-signed.zip to the same extent that gapps-passion-EPE54B-signed.zip is already unlocked, so I doubt that it would do any good.
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I backuped my tablet to the SDcard using ClockworkMod yesterday. No major changes made since then. I only used it to surf web and play music and videos.
In case something goes wrong. I have never recovered from a backup of the my tablet before. I assume that their is an option to recover from the backup folder created by ClockworkMod. I assume some data from my use would be lost, but nothing meaningful to me. Is that correct?
A couple more questions. Is the major difference between gapps-mdpi-tiny-20101020-signed.zip and gapps-passion-EPE54B-signed.zip that the later has Market unlocked and has addtional applications as well as applications that do not work on our Kyros 7015? Thus using gapps-mdpi-tiny-20101020-signed.zip and MarketUPdateFroyoHdpi,zip would give a cleaner but more complicated install for 2.1.

lschroeder said:
I backuped my tablet to the SDcard using ClockworkMod yesterday. No major changes made since then. I only used it to surf web and play music and videos.
In case something goes wrong. I have never recovered from a backup of the my tablet before. I assume that their is an option to recover from the backup folder created by ClockworkMod. I assume some data from my use would be lost, but nothing meaningful to me. Is that correct?
A couple more questions. Is the major difference between gapps-mdpi-tiny-20101020-signed.zip and gapps-passion-EPE54B-signed.zip that the later has Market unlocked and has addtional applications as well as applications that do not work on our Kyros 7015? Thus using gapps-mdpi-tiny-20101020-signed.zip and MarketUPdateFroyoHdpi,zip would give a cleaner but more complicated install for 2.1.
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A backup will backup everything, even your cache.
I have noticed no differrence between the different installations, I just go with what works-- gapps-passion-EPE54B-signed.zip works with 2.1.

adamdietrick said:
Are you losing root or just losing clockworkmod? If this is the case, it is a known issue that the update (step one) overwrites clockworkmod on reboot, and that is why we have more than just the one line of code for installing clockworkmod.
From ADB:
Code:
adb remount
adb shell mv /system/etc/install-recovery.sh /system/etc/install-recovery.sh.bak
adb shell
flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery.img
If clockworkmod is what you are having issues with, that should make it say put.
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No I still have clockwork recovery but I lost root. I just rerooted with z4root.

tpace75 said:
No I still have clockwork recovery but I lost root. I just rerooted with z4root.
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Thanks for confirming that.

3. Installing ClockworkMod. You must complete this step even if you already had ClockworkMod installed, as the update.zip has replaced it with the stock recovery. If you have not already, install Android SDKto your PC, so you will be able to issue ADB commands. Download ClockwordMod. Open the ZIP file and extract the IMG. For simplicity, rename the IMG file "recovery.img" and place on your SDcard. From ADB,issue the following commands:
Code:
adb remount
adb shell mv /system/etc/install-recovery.sh /system/etc/install-recovery.sh.bak
adb shell
flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery.img
I really don't know how to use this ADB. From my computer, from Coby or?
Please help me!
Thank you!

hayted7 said:
3. Installing ClockworkMod. You must complete this step even if you already had ClockworkMod installed, as the update.zip has replaced it with the stock recovery. If you have not already, install Android SDKto your PC, so you will be able to issue ADB commands. Download ClockwordMod. Open the ZIP file and extract the IMG. For simplicity, rename the IMG file "recovery.img" and place on your SDcard. From ADB,issue the following commands:
Code:
adb remount
adb shell mv /system/etc/install-recovery.sh /system/etc/install-recovery.sh.bak
adb shell
flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery.img
I really don't know how to use this ADB. From my computer, from Coby or?
Please help me!
Thank you!
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You will need to install the Androik SDK on your computer-- extract the files to your desktop for simplicity. Then connect your tablet to your PC via USB cable. On your PC, open a command prompt window and enter the following commands:
Code:
cd desktop
cd tools
adb remount
adb shell mv /system/etc/install-recovery.sh /system/etc/install-recovery.sh.bak
adb shell
flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery.img

Backup
adamdietrick said:
Instructions
1. If you haven't already rooted, download the official update.zip from Coby. Reboot into recovery and make a backup. Once your back is complete, choose "apply sdcard:update.zip" to apply the update.
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Thank you for posting these instructions.
I am sorry to say I am stuck on #1. Can you please explain how to "Reboot into recovery and make a backup". I don't see a backup option. Thanks.

niki2008 said:
Thank you for posting these instructions.
I am sorry to say I am stuck on #1. Can you please explain how to "Reboot into recovery and make a backup". I don't see a backup option. Thanks.
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Good point, you can reboot into recovery but you likely can't make a backup without having clockworkmod installed.
Here is what we will do:
Hold down the Back Button (on the front) and then use the stylus to momentarily press the reset button (on the back). Keep holding the back button until you see the recovery screen. Don't worry about the backup, just install zip from card.

flashing kernels

i just bought a xoom today and i have obtained root. i am looking to use my microSD slot and update to 3.1 and over clock using tiamat 1.4.4. i am no even able to find out how im suppose to flash the 1.3 kernel so i can use the sd slot to update to 3.1. i copied th kernel to the xoom using a drag and drop in "my computer" and then use rom manager to flash it but it says "update aborted". i dont know what to do. i know how to use adb so i dont fear it but can someone help with this problem? maybe a walkthrough? thanks for your time.

hi
do you have clock recovery then reboot in to recovery then install zip from sdcard then choose zip from sdcard and there you go choose the zip file and you done....

TRY THAT
Install Instructions:
***Prior to flashing you must create a folder named sdcard2 inside of the existing sdcard folder.***
Download and unzip the file below. Make sure you place all 6 files in the path you are running commands from.
The following install instruction are to be executed in adb. The red text represent the command that needs to be entered.
adb reboot bootloader
Xoom will reboot into bootloader screen
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot reboot
Xoom will then reboot into homescreen
adb remount
adb push bcm4329.ko /system/lib/modules/bcm4329.ko
adb push tun.ko /system/lib/modules/tun.ko
adb push scsi_wait_scan.ko /system/lib/modules/scsi_wait_scan.ko
adb push cifs.ko /system/lib/modules/cifs.ko
adb push vold.fstab /system/etc/vold.fstab
adb reboot
Xoom will then reboot and if all went well, you can now overclock to 1504 via Droid Overclock or SetCPU.
Please note- After you have flashed the kernel you must insert the SD card and reboot for files to appear.

i did....that's why I'm trying to figure it out. Its saying the update is aborted. I don't have access to the SD slot because its disabled so I camt put it on the SD card.

where do i get the 6 files that i should be downloading for that walkthrough?

[ROOT] G2X Gingerbread 2.3.3. stock ROM with flashable zip in Clockworkmod Recovery

Update on 9/11/11: Thanks to phburks there is now a flashable zip to root the G2X stock rom. He figured out that the update-binary we were using was not compatible with the G2X. He found the compatible binary that allows us to create flashable zip files. Hats off to phburks. This is an unsigned zip and you should not be required to toggle signature verification. Of course the files required to root the phone (su and Superuser.apk) were created by Chainsdd.
There are two flashable zip packages. The first one roots the G2X. You simply flash it with Clockworkmod Recovery. The second zip unroots the phone for those who wish to unroot their device for whatever reason.
After rooting go to the Android Market and get the Busybox installer referenced below. Use that to install and keep Busybox updated.
Root Zip for G2X: http://www.mediafire.com/?92qpr525ztblh8w
Unroot Zip: http://www.mediafire.com/?2vr7cmgg7qcdn14
HOW TO ROOT
1. Install latest Clockworkmod Recovery using NVFlash, if you haven’t already done so.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1056847
2. Download the root zip package referenced above.
3. Put the zip package on your internal or external sd card on your G2X. Do not unzip the package.
4. Turn off phone and boot into Clockworkmod Recovery by pressing volume down and power and hold until the fancy LG (second one) appears.
5. Select install zip from sd card. Select and flash the root zip package. Note: You navigate in Clockwordmod Recovery by using the volume keys up and down and commit the action by pressing the power button.
6. Reboot your phone. You are now rooted.
NOTE: THE FOLLOWING BELOW IS OBSOLETE. IT IS LEFT FOR HISTORICAL PURPOSES ONLY.
Original post made on 9/9/11:
I wanted to run the stock Gingerbread ROM and wanted to root it without flashing a new ROM. I was able to succesfully do it and the instructions are below. I was attempting to make an update.zip to do this but it kept getting a "status 0" error. The original superuser zip by ChainDD also gets this error. So I decided to try and root it using ADB commands while running Clockworkmod Recovery. Here is how I did it. If someone can help me get an update.zip that will install without error in Clockworkmod Recovery to make this easier for people to install it would be much appreciated.
1. Download my G2X root package that includes necessary ADB files (Android SDK install not required) and unzip the contents. The package contains the latest versions of “su” and “Superuser.apk”.
http://www.mediafire.com/?6rdrdfxvdoq9nkv <download link for my root G2X package>
2. Install latest Clockworkmod Recovery using NVFlash, if you haven’t already done so.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1056847
3. Boot into Clockworkmod Recovery by holding down volume down and power until fancy LG logo shows (about ten to fifteen seconds). This is not the first one displayed when the phone powers up. Wait for recovery to start. Just to be safe perform a backup of your device’s current state.
4. Using the recovery menu scroll down to “mounts and storage,” press the power button, scroll down to “mount system” and press the power button.
5. Now that your system is mounted plug your phone into your computer (let drivers install if you have not done before – requires LG USB driver package).
http://bit.ly/qyoAxY <shortened link for direct download from LG server>
6. Open a command prompt windows on your computer. In the command prompt window change to the directory to where you unzipped the G2X root package.
7. Issue the following ADB commands. Do not type the the text in the brackets <>. That is just information on what the command is doing.
adb kill-server
<make sure no conflict with another version of adb server running>
adb devices
<checks to see if phone is connected to adb>
adb push system /system
<make sure you type a space before “/system”>
adb shell chmod 6755 /system/bin/su
adb shell ln -s /system/bin/su /system/xbin/su
<make sure you type a space before “/system/xbin/su ”>
8. System is now rooted. You can unplug the USB cable now.
9. Now in Clockworkmod Recovery choose “unmount system.”
10. Go back to the main menu and choose “reboot system now.”
11. If you want busybox (some root programs such as Titanium Backup require it) on your system go to the Android Market after rebooting your phone and search on “Busybox.” Download and run the Busybox installer by Stephen (Stericson). When you are prompted allow it to have superuser permissions.
http://bit.ly/qIAoXZ <link to Android Market page for Busybox>
12. You are now rooted with a working busybox installation.
13. It is a good idea to go back into recovery and make a backup of your newly rooted system before you start installing and running programs that obtain superuser permissions.
14. Enjoy the power!
Please click the Thanks button if this helped you out.

Reserved for future use.

Much appreciated for the help, but I don't think I will be using it.
Why not just load a rooted GB or xboards GB, same thing isn't it? lol.

Paul Nur said:
Much appreciated for the help, but I don't think I will be using it.
Why not just load a rooted GB or xboards GB, same thing isn't it? lol.
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This is for people who have been using the phone after applying the update and don't want to start from scratch again. This lets you just root the phone without needing to flash a rom and format the system.

Wow, I've been waiting fire this thanks jboxer.
Sent from my LG-P999 using XDA App

jboxer said:
This is for people who have been using the phone after applying the update and don't want to start from scratch again. This lets you just root the phone without needing to flash a rom and format the system.
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Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, I got it lol thanks for showing me it from a different angle

still realy no point xboarders is more stable and much faster then stock and all u need to do is flash his rom then go to advanced restore and only restore data ive gotten away with that doesnt always work though

Always good to have more options.

phburks said:
Always good to have more options.
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Damn straight. Keep it up, jboxer.
Sent from my LG-P999 using xda premium

Very nice! Thanks man, much appreciated.
Sent from my LG-P999 using XDA App

awesome i tried it on another g2x phone running 2.3.3 root the phone so fast plus with no lost data
thread rated 5 stars ^-^

Change Directory
jboxer said:
I wanted to run the stock Gingerbread ROM and wanted to root it without flashing a new ROM. I was able to succesfully do it and the instructions are below. I was attempting to make an update.zip to do this but it kept getting a "status 0" error. The original superuser zip by ChainDD also gets this error. So I decided to try and root it using ADB commands while running Clockworkmod Recovery. Here is how I did it. If someone can help me get an update.zip that will install without error in Clockworkmod Recovery to make this easier for people to install it would be much appreciated.
1. Download my G2X root package that includes necessary ADB files (Android SDK install not required) and unzip the contents. The package contains the latest versions of “su” and “Superuser.apk”.
http://www.mediafire.com/?6rdrdfxvdoq9nkv <download link for my root G2X package>
2. Install latest Clockworkmod Recovery using NVFlash, if you haven’t already done so.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1056847
3. Boot into Clockworkmod Recovery by holding down volume down and power until fancy LG logo shows (about ten to fifteen seconds). This is not the first one displayed when the phone powers up. Wait for recovery to start. Just to be safe perform a backup of your device’s current state.
4. Using the recovery menu scroll down to “mounts and storage,” press the power button, scroll down to “mount system” and press the power button.
5. Now that your system is mounted plug your phone into your computer (let drivers install if you have not done before – requires LG USB driver package).
http://bit.ly/qyoAxY <shortened link for direct download from LG server>
6. Open a command prompt windows on your computer. In the command prompt window change to the directory to where you unzipped the G2X root package.
7. Issue the following ADB commands. Do not type the the text in the brackets <>. That is just information on what the command is doing.
adb kill-server
<make sure no conflict with another version of adb server running>
adb devices
<checks to see if phone is connected to adb>
adb push system /system
<make sure you type a space before “/system”>
adb shell chmod 6755 /system/bin/su
adb shell ln -s /system/bin/su /system/xbin/su
<make sure you type a space before “/system/xbin/su ”>
8. System is now rooted. You can unplug the USB cable now.
9. Now in Clockworkmod Recovery choose “unmount system.”
10. Go back to the main menu and choose “reboot system now.”
11. If you want busybox (some root programs such as Titanium Backup require it) on your system go to the Android Market after rebooting your phone and search on “Busybox.” Download and run the Busybox installer by Stephen (Stericson). When you are prompted allow it to have superuser permissions.
http://bit.ly/qIAoXZ <link to Android Market page for Busybox>
12. You are now rooted with a working busybox installation.
13. It is a good idea to go back into recovery and make a backup of your newly rooted system before you start installing and running programs that obtain superuser permissions.
14. Enjoy the power!
Please click the Thanks button if this helped you out.
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Hi,
Sorry i'm new on rooting android phone.
on step 6. how i change the directory in the command prompt to go to the g2x root file i saved?
thanks

yogieajuz said:
Hi,
Sorry i'm new on rooting android phone.
on step 6. how i change the directory in the command prompt to go to the g2x root file i saved?
thanks
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That's a Command Prompt windows on your computer. The easiest way is to open the desired folder in Windows Explorer and then click on the address bar. Highlight the entire location and copy it. Then in your command prompt windows type "cd" a space, right click and paste the copied location and hit return. You will now be in the correct folder in your command prompt windows.

Thank you for quick reply

jboxer said:
That's a Command Prompt windows on your computer. The easiest way is to open the desired folder in Windows Explorer and then click on the address bar. Highlight the entire location and copy it. Then in your command prompt windows type "cd" a space, right click and paste the copied location and hit return. You will now be in the correct folder in your command prompt windows.
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Thanks jboxer, work like charm....
but when i did back up they said error can not back up image data ???
whats wrong???

never mind, i found out i run out of space on my sd card

@jboxer, I figured out the flashable zip. Just tested it on an unrooted 2.3.3 installation and it worked perfectly. I PM'd you a link to the zip. Please add it to your OP if you'd like. There's no need for me to create a separate thread.

phburks said:
@jboxer, I figured out the flashable zip. Just tested it on an unrooted 2.3.3 installation and it worked perfectly. I PM'd you a link to the zip. Please add it to your OP if you'd like. There's no need for me to create a separate thread.
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Thanks to phburks for the good work in figuring out why our update zip packages were being rejected by Clockworkmod Recovery. We now have flashable zips to root the G2X (works on stock GB rom) and to unroot it. They are listed in the first post that I have edited.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=17398464

[Q] Phone stuck in boot loop - trying to update from fastboot. help needed!

Hi,
Last Friday I turned my phone off and when I turned it back on it got stuck on the loading screen and has been like that since.
I tried removing the battery loads, with no joy. I tried factory reset and clearing cache through the recovery menu, still nothing. So now I want to flash it but I'm having trouble.
I can't get the phone to boot so can't use adb to push a file to the sdcard and I'm stuck with fastboot commands (which I'm not that familiar with other than what I've found on here!). I downloaded the OTA update (from links found in these forums) for my phone to take it to 4.0.3 as I thought it was worth doing. I renamed it to update.zip but when I try the command "fastboot update update.zip" I get the message:
archive does not contain 'android-info.txt'
archive does not contain 'android-product.txt'
error: update package has no android-info.txt or android-product.txt
I then tried the full ROM from this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1063664
but got the same message.
I don't know what these missing files are, or if I can create them myself! I've found other threads where people said they used replacements found elsewhere but I don't know where to find them!!
I can't find a way to get the update file onto the sdcard so can't use that recovery option.
I'd rather not have to send it back to samsung as that takes two weeks and I'm pretty sure they'd just flash it anyway!
I have the Nexus S still with stock ROM (2.3.6) and unrooted.
Any help will be greatly appreciated!! Ideally I'd like a way to transfer the update file to the sdcard and recover using the phone recovery. Failing that, I'd like to flash it using fastboot.
cheers

First you need to download this : http://www.4shared.com/zip/2L09-JyW/Root_Nexus_S.html
Just unpack , connect your phone and click run.bat....
After that you need : remove install-recovery.sh just in .....
run in windows-> Start->at the search bar write cmd and navigate into your android sdk is installed
For me :
C:/"Programs and Files (x86)"/Android/android-sdk/tools/>adb shell
# rm /system/etc/install-recovery.sh
#exit
or with Root Explorer into system/etc/install-recovery.sh just renam it (ex. : .sh.old)

thanks for the reply.
What will this do exactly?
I thought adb commands only worked when the phone was booted up?

just had a look at the bat. So it seems this will wipe and root the phone adding superuser privelages?
Is this the only way I can get it working again and once I've done this, how do I undo it as to get the stock version of ICS do I not need to be unrooted or will flashing the stock version from the link in my OP automatically unroot the phone and replace the recovery image etc?
thanks again for your help - I'm a bit of a noob when it comes to rooting and ROMs!

Forgot to say, I have GT-i9020 model if it makes any difference.

Skyap said:
Forgot to say, I have GT-i9020 model if it makes any difference.
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My tools will root your device and installed CWM ...after that you can do anything you want....

I'm now rooted and have cwm recovery. Had some issues transferring files to the sdcard but seem to have moved a couple of files, but when I try to update using them I get...
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
E:Can't open /sdcard/name-of-file.zip
(bad)
Installation aborted.
I get this whether its the full stock ROMs found on here or the update only packages found on here.
Any ideas?

Skyap said:
I'm now rooted and have cwm recovery. Had some issues transferring files to the sdcard but seem to have moved a couple of files, but when I try to update using them I get...
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
E:Can't open /sdcard/name-of-file.zip
(bad)
Installation aborted.
I get this whether its the full stock ROMs found on here or the update only packages found on here.
Any ideas?
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Trying to mount sdcard into CWM and see what happens.
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Reboot into recovery.
Go into "mounts and storage"
Select "mount sdcard"
Select "mount USB storage"
Shortly after your SD Card will be mounted on your computer.

please help my sh-12c stuck in boot
hi my sh-12c stuck in boot wont open could you hrelp me to guide ?
i enable su and and i change permission in settings thats all in hope if morelocal2 works but it doesnt work and was not problem to use but , i restart in hope if it work , but it stuck in the boot logo Auuos moving any way to restore ?