Hey I was just wondering if any XT711 users were here? I got mine in a few days ago and for the most part love it. It does have some common XT problems and it does not come with Google services so I gotta figure out how to get the Market, but all in all, I like it. I am however hoping that a version of Dexter's Froyo will eventually be made to work on it, but I fear that the XT720 users are going to keep that one for themselves. Anyway, I was just curious to see if any one else had one of these and could tell me what they think about also!
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Has anyone had any luck with rooting this phone yet? I've scoured the net and so far the only rooting instructions I've found are for the European and South American variants of the Milestone.
Running custom roms isn't a big deal for me; at least not unless or until someone manages to port CyanogenMod to the Milestone But it sure would be nice to be able to run Market Enabler so that I can access paid apps without having to buy an unlock code and a U.S. sim. It would also be nice to be able to run MetaMorph too.
Anyway, I thought I'd get a thread started here so that people could post attempts and/or suggestions.
Charrion said:
Has anyone had any luck with rooting this phone yet? I've scoured the net and so far the only rooting instructions I've found are for the European and South American variants of the Milestone.
Running custom roms isn't a big deal for me; at least not unless or until someone manages to port CyanogenMod to the Milestone But it sure would be nice to be able to run Market Enabler so that I can access paid apps without having to buy an unlock code and a U.S. sim. It would also be nice to be able to run MetaMorph too.
Anyway, I thought I'd get a thread started here so that people could post attempts and/or suggestions.
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I really hope they can root our milestone, I'm already having a huge problem with app space, I installed a few 3d games and i'm out of space... pathetic.
Otherwise I love the phone, even getting used to the keyboard. nice upgrade from the dream.
mkurzum said:
I really hope they can root our milestone, I'm already having a huge problem with app space, I installed a few 3d games and i'm out of space... pathetic.
Otherwise I love the phone, even getting used to the keyboard. nice upgrade from the dream.
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Yeah, I'm not 100% sold on the keyboard compared to the dream yet. But the screen is so nice even the virtual keyboard works nice. I've still got 45MB free on the phone but it would be nice to have a little more room just in case.
I wish someone would root it. The one thing that's making me hold out from buying one is the fact that you can't buy paid apps in Canada. I'm actually considering *shudder* the iPhone...
i have European milestone with root but i dont think its easy to do apps2sd with root alone as the native kernel doesnt support ext3 partition and we cant change the kernel.
how idiotic Motorola is to lock down the android handsets except Droid. i am feeling alienated having used to custom ROMs. such an idiotic company with stupid rules.
This does not work for you?
http://www.sigridschrijft.be/index.php/root-your-motorola-milestone-2-0-1/
As for the software you want, there is http://droidappz.org/forum.php
P.S. I get Milestone tommorow But already made sure i can root it lol.
P.P.S. Sry Didint know Telus has different ROM, gues rly no root for you...
I would really like to do this too. I had the luck to get a pre released telus milestone. I have been trying to root it for the las month with no success. Apparently it all depends what build # you have. My build is: SHOLS_U2_03.04.0
rgdutriz said:
I would really like to do this too. I had the luck to get a pre released telus milestone. I have been trying to root it for the las month with no success. Apparently it all depends what build # you have. My build is: SHOLS_U2_03.04.0
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Slight difference from release ver, I've got SHOLS_U2_03.06.0
Damn so what does this mean? Are we screwed? We need a smartphone guru to get a telus milestone so he roots it?
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Damn so what does this mean? Are we screwed? We need a smartphone guru to get a telus milestone so he roots it?
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I think that's pretty much it, except I can't afford to send Haykuro a Milestone just to get it rooted
Actually, looking at the simplicity of the patch (it just installs su and superuser.apk), I have a feeling that what's hanging us up is the signing of the .zip itself.
Unfortunately, I have no idea how to remedy the problem. If only we could get some help from the folks who managed to root the european Milestones...
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Actually, looking at the simplicity of the patch (it just installs su and superuser.apk), I have a feeling that what's hanging us up is the signing of the .zip itself.
Unfortunately, I have no idea how to remedy the problem. If only we could get some help from the folks who managed to root the european Milestones...
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charrion we will prob have more luck here then HF, no one seems to be doing anything to help there.
i dont know much about getting into things like this so i can only hope someone else comes up with something. i dont care about paid apps or anything cause i dont have a CC anyways. i just want my root so i can O/C and change the stupid white bar in the top. my top 2 reasons for root.
theres gotta be a way around it...
oh ya and i found a bug with the milestone
if you have launcher2 installed and try and use the mototorch widget it just reboots your phone.
so im back with original laucher :\
looks like we are getting 2.1 upgrade in Q2 2010, not sure what months are Q2 though...
https://supportforums.motorola.com/community/manager/softwareupgrades
perhaps there will be something changed so we can root after 2.1, would be nice!
EkostonS said:
looks like we are getting 2.1 upgrade in Q2 2010, not sure what months are Q2 though...
https://supportforums.motorola.com/community/manager/softwareupgrades
perhaps there will be something changed so we can root after 2.1, would be nice!
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Q2 is Apr. May Jun.
We can always hope there will be something exploitable
i rooted a UK milestone a few weeks ago. the trick to root it was a modified update zip - that was changed in a very special way. it was built form two zip files attached. the first was the original update that was signed by the correct keys and the other was a "superuser.apk + su" update. keep looking for a hack like that and i hope you can find one soon.
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i rooted a UK milestone a few weeks ago. the trick to root it was a modified update zip - that was changed in a very special way. it was built form two zip files attached. the first was the original update that was signed by the correct keys and the other was a "superuser.apk + su" update. keep looking for a hack like that and i hope you can find one soon.
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I think that's the big problem. There have been no updates issued for the Telus Milestone since it was released with 2.0.1. We'll have to wait for the 2.1 update unless someone figures out another way around the signature lockout.
Charrion
where did you get your class 6 16gb card and how much?
i noticed the milestones came with 16gb and i was stoked, took it out and its a class 2....
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Charrion
where did you get your class 6 16gb card and how much?
i noticed the milestones came with 16gb and i was stoked, took it out and its a class 2....
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I got it at http://www.ncix.com, can't remember quite what I paid but the price was pretty decent.
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has anyone heard anything about any progress on rooting this thing??
One of the thing holding me from experimenting more is the lack of a Telus SBF.
It could be possible to root by flashing a LATAM sbf and then rooting it. Latin America Rom uses the 850 frequency for 3G as well so we should retain the band.
One thing I saw in this thread is that there's two build version of this phone: SHOLS_U2_03.06.0 and SHOLS_U2_03.04.0, I wonder what's the difference.
Maybe it would be worth the try to contact TELUS and try to get a 3.04 "upgraded" to 3.06 then we might get our hand on a TELUS sbf which would be very usefull for many people with Milestone in North America and would be a nice safety to start playing with our phone.
That's just a thought, not very optimistic!
I come to you guys because you all are the BEST. I have been a long time fan of Android since I got my first phone which happened to be the HTC Sprint Hero. I Just got a new phone that reminds me of that only MUCH better and being that it was just released, I cannot find anything pertaining to it.
I just rooted the LG Vortex (Froyo) today, and it was surprisingly easy using an app I found in the Market called z4root. Now I need to find a recovery and some ROMS for it and I could think of no other place I'd rather find one than XDA.
HELP!
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I come to you guys because you all are the BEST. I have been a long time fan of Android since I got my first phone which happened to be the HTC Sprint Hero. I Just got a new phone that reminds me of that only MUCH better and being that it was just released, I cannot find anything pertaining to it.
I just rooted the LG Vortex (Froyo) today, and it was surprisingly easy using an app I found in the Market called z4root. Now I need to find a recovery and some ROMS for it and I could think of no other place I'd rather find one than XDA.
HELP!
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I bought one friday online...supposed to get it on Monday...can't wait...
When you say you have rooted it...what has that done for you...does it give you some means to control the hardware and have access to the control of it...I am very interested to know if it actually runs the full 600 mhz...as I have often found that they report the speed higher than what it actually runs...
I too will be anxious to see some roms and I am also trying to learn how to build them myself as well...I will have to look up the z4root and learn about it and possibly download it when I get mine as well...
My Wife purchased the Motorola Droid 2...but I doubt she is going to let me tinker with it...unless I can convince her it will make it better...hahahahaha...
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I too would like to know more info on the root as I am getting one on friday.
i would like to see some too
i have the lg vortex and have rooted it with the z4root and it has been working great no problems with i tried another rooting app and it made the phone act stupid so far z4root is the best choice, im still a newbie with the android os i just left windows mobile,
i have been using the vortex for a few days now and it runs pretty smooth as is but i am going to be trying the z4root has anyone found any roms for it yet?
i havent been able to find one for it found one for its sister phone
hey guys,
I could not find z4root in the market so I downloaded the file on my computer to send it to the phone. My question is, in which directory on the phone should I put it?
Doesn't really matter, just put it where you can find it so you can install it with Astro.
z4root=garbage
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i have been using the vortex for a few days now and it runs pretty smooth as is but i am going to be trying the z4root has anyone found any roms for it yet?
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its better to just adb root it that app makes your phone slow
how's the phone in general?
Hey y'all.... just got the E FUN Next2 (Android 1.5 eReader) that doesn't even have the real Android Market on there. I'd like to just simply wipe it and put a vanilla install of Android 2.1 or 2.2 whichever is fine with me. However, I can't find anyone out there who's even tried to root this bloody thing. Y'all have any helpful hints or could even point me in the right direction? Here is are the specs for the eReader http://www.nextbookusa.com/productdetail.asp?product_id=1
HELP ME, OBEWON! HELP ME!
Hey, i also just got one, I have been basically searching for the same thing you have with no luck.
I have asked at nextbookusa if they planned on having any sort of update for a newer version of droid and they said not anytime soon.
So i would like to find a way to install droid like you or im thinking of returning it for a dif one.
I second that request!
Got an E FUN Next2 as a gift and I can't leave well enough alone.
Android 1.5 just isn't cutting it! HELP!
Lets go people, thought you all would right on top of this...
I have a programming background and I'd be willing to help if I knew where to start at least.
No headway. Need help!
Ok, since this if my first Android device (received as a gift), I'm not going to give up on it! I've been reading, here on XDA and other forums, and found a ton of other information, but nothing seems to pretain to the Next2.
Found a bit of hope on a thread following the Next3 on androidtablets.net (I'm still a low level forum user, so not outside links yet.) Unfortunately, I tried running the generic root tool Universal Androot with no success (still no root access).
I'm also having trouble due to the fact that the pad has no PHYSICAL home, back, settings, etc buttons. It seems to negate a lot of the basic rooting applications out there.
I realize this tablet isn't the most amazing and spectacular device available, but it has some potential, and I'd like to see what it can do.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
The more and more I mess with this Next2 the more I figured I got what I paid for. The is a great unit for reading books and minor bs apps..Most of the apps will install but won't work...And most of the apps that are available are bs and have no use...lol This site is usually hot on new gadgets and help the common folk out...Please figure out how to turn this KIA into a Hyundai...lol
So you can root this with Universal Androot 1.6.2 Beta 5. This gives you perm or temp root access. I haven't seen a rom for the device though. I really want to get rid off the the extra os junk.
has anybody had anyluck with the next2?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=988740&page=110
Got my wife a cliq 2. How come there is no forum for it?
Sent from my HTC HD2 Gingerbread using XDA App
trying to find info for a friend who has this, what is the "codename"?
a few of us opted to go with the quirky phone and we are even getting an update from motorola soon (beta testing now) we may now have the source for it yet or figured out how to crack the bootloader but i think its time we have our own forum so if nothing else we can help each other with the quirks of this device.
I just an update for this device yesterday. Now has new junk that I don't want, and still isn't 2.3.
This phone needs it's own section.
anyone get the internet2.voicestream.com apn working on the cliq2?
First post for me here btw!
Ok so I had a milestone before , but i dropped it in the water in florida and killed it.
I loved the phonoe so much that i decided to buy another one. So i purchased one of kijiji, and it came rooted with froyo loaded on it.
Now, what I have noticed is that it is extremely choppy! My other one was not at all! Like lil thing like the screen rotate take forever, even lags when pressing apps. Im not sure if this is because of the rom or not, but i have lots of free space left and it did this since i got it.
The other thing is that , when i downloaded ROM manager from the market, and open it it doesnt recognize that it has been rooted, but it has to be to have 2.2 on it.
So what should i do or check for?
Also, at this rate im willing to put it back to 2.1 to make it faster, but can i just do a regular phone upgrade through motorola without issues?
Thanks alot guys and gals!