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ED1 to EE4

I have rooted my charge on ED1. I dont have CWM or anything installed. I am wanting to update to EE4 and reroot it. I have been reading but finding different answers. My question is can I just take the OTA update and then reroot the charge?

bama9393 said:
I have rooted my charge on ED1. I dont have CWM or anything installed. I am wanting to update to EE4 and reroot it. I have been reading but finding different answers. My question is can I just take the OTA update and then reroot the charge?
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What I did was use ODIN and flash the full ED2, accept the OTA and then root once on EE4.

ED2
Is ED2 the update before the EE4 update? Also thank you for your quick responce.

dhemke17
I cant find the ED2 update that you would use with oden. I found the ED2 update zip file that you would use with cwm. Could you please point me in the right direction for the download for the ED2 that you would use with oden.

bama9393 said:
I cant find the ED2 update that you would use with oden. I found the ED2 update zip file that you would use with cwm. Could you please point me in the right direction for the download for the ED2 that you would use with oden.
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Easiest way possible.
Go Here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1096657
Download the first rom (THE ONE WITH THE BURNING DOWNLOAD)
This is ED2 to be flashed using ODIN.
Use the second download of the rom. ( THE ONE WITH THE SPINNING FLOPPY DISK. NOT THE BURNING DOWNLOAD)
The second version is EE4 to be flashed with CWM.
Pull battery, plug OEM Cable into phone. Hold Vol Dn button and plug into PC. Replace battery. Open ODIN3. You will see a yellow box show up on your Odin showing you are connected and in Download mode.
Using the AlteredBeast download you just grabbed.
Click PDA. Browse to the .tar file. click ok (MAKE SURE YOU ARE ON PDA)
click start and let ODIN do it's thing.
Should get Passed 6:30 (or something around there) when done.
From here you have CWM+ROOT+VOODOO
Now you can flash any "FROYO" rom you want.
I would suggest staying away from the Gingerbread Roms from now as we are still testing them.

i am in a similar position. i have rooted ed1 and wanted ee4. i do not want a custom rom. why is it suggested to go ed1 to ed2 then ee4. can i just do ee4 ota and then root. my only problem is that i see no root for ee4 listed in the sticky thread. i currently don't want lagfix or voodoo just stock rooted ee4. the rooted ee4 thread listed in the sticky is old and has bad links

drewcam88
I am in the same boat you are in. I am still looking. If I find anything I will let you know. My thunderbolt was easier to root then this. lol

I honestly don't understand why you all are having such a hard time with this.
If you want a rooted stock rom. sorry the closest you will get is the EE4 Debloated 4.2.1 rom. If you follow the instructions i gave you, then you can flash the EE4 Debloated rom from within CWM.
Part of the rooting process is having CWM. If you don't want voodoo, then you have other options that you can find by searching from the main page "CWM UPDATE".
Hope this helps.

Sorry for the confusion. But I have been able to root the last stock roms of previous phones so I didn't understand why a custom is needed. I now understand that there seems to be no root for the stock ee4 rom. So you are saying just flash the custom ee4 rom and be done with it? Does doing the OTA for ee4 remove root?

Yes sir. The OTA pushes will return your phone to unrooted stock. Basically like using ODIN to flash the stock.

Just follow this guide
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1122657
As long as you follow it word for word(which is very easy as it's noob-proofed) you will have absolutely no trouble. Just get your phone to stock EE4 by accepting the OTA download and follow the guide, you'll be rooted and lagfixed(if you want to lagfix, but why wouldnt you?!)in about 30minutes.

so i don't seem to have root. i got cwr, kernel, and Rom installed but no apps have root. superuser was installed with Rom. now what???

drewcam888 said:
so i don't seem to have root. i got cwr, kernel, and Rom installed but no apps have root. superuser was installed with Rom. now what???
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Then you are rooted. I'm not exactly sure what you thought was going to happen. You can now dl apps that are reserved for rooted phones. Regular apps do no need superuser to run. The apps will tell you in the description if it needs the superuser rights or not.
If you want to test it out the simple way.
Download Android Terminal Emulator.
at the "$" prompts type in : su (lowercase letters as linux is case sensitive)
if your prompt changes to "#" Then you are rooted.

dude I was not rooted. all root apps would not run. I tried a new kernel and that fixed the issue

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1172182
Boosh.
Sent from my Droid Charge running Humble 1.4

Question about flashing ROMs

Apologies is advance for the silly questions.
Coming from a rooted Thunderbolt, I've been doing some reading here and there is something I don't understand.
I don't see a "How to root..." thread.
Does the Charge not need to be rooted in order to flash ROMs?
I see the "How to flash ROM's via ODIN" but is there something else i'm missing?
I want to flash the Eclipse ROM.
From a factory Stock Charge:
Do I just install Odin, Sammy drivers, and then just flash ClockworkMod, Voodoo Charge kernel and the Eclipse ROM?
Thanks for your help

AvatarOfFrost said:
Apologies is advance for the silly questions.
Coming from a rooted Thunderbolt, I've been doing some reading here and there is something I don't understand.
I don't see a "How to root..." thread.
Does the Charge not need to be rooted in order to flash ROMs?
I see the "How to flash ROM's via ODIN" but is there something else i'm missing?
I want to flash the Eclipse ROM.
From a factory Stock Charge:
Do I just install Odin, Sammy drivers, and then just flash ClockworkMod, Voodoo Charge kernel and the Eclipse ROM?
Thanks for your help
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The Charge does not have to be rooted to flash ROMs, and most ROMs (other than the unmodified stock ones) come prerooted, so all you have to do is flash them and you're done. In fact, the only way to root the charge is to initially flash something, be it a rooted ROM or CWM, which you can use to install a rooted kernel.

AvatarOfFrost said:
Apologies is advance for the silly questions.
Coming from a rooted Thunderbolt, I've been doing some reading here and there is something I don't understand.
I don't see a "How to root..." thread.
Does the Charge not need to be rooted in order to flash ROMs?
I see the "How to flash ROM's via ODIN" but is there something else i'm missing?
I want to flash the Eclipse ROM.
From a factory Stock Charge:
Do I just install Odin, Sammy drivers, and then just flash ClockworkMod, Voodoo Charge kernel and the Eclipse ROM?
Thanks for your help
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shrike1978 said:
The Charge does not have to be rooted to flash ROMs, and most ROMs (other than the unmodified stock ones) come prerooted, so all you have to do is flash them and you're done. In fact, the only way to root the charge is to initially flash something, be it a rooted ROM or CWM, which you can use to install a rooted kernel.
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all you need to do if you JUST wanna root the phone is use odin to flash CWM, then in CWM flash the attached superuser.zip, it can also be used if for whatever reason the rom/kernel doesn't root you or the app doesn't show up

like shrike1978 said above, just download the rom of your choice and it will be prerooted for you unless you odin flash a straight stock package.

Root, EP OTA?

I just finished putting on Clockwork recovery after the OTA and then flashed Imosyen's 4.0 kernel. During the process I heard the Voodoo stuff take place, but upong rebooting my phone I don't have root. I read in these boards on the EE4 OTA that this should have worked, any ideas and has anyone got thier phone rooted on the new OTA?
Thanks.

luckdog said:
I just finished putting on Clockwork recovery after the OTA and then flashed Imosyen's 4.0 kernel. During the process I heard the Voodoo stuff take place, but upong rebooting my phone I don't have root. I read in these boards on the EE4 OTA that this should have worked, any ideas and has anyone got thier phone rooted on the new OTA?
Thanks.
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Try getting back into CW recovery and let me know how that goes. If so then just download superuser and you got it.

No root
I can boot into CWR after using ODIN to put it on once and under voodoo controls app it shows my phone as being voodoo on all partitions, just don't have root. I knew the OTA would kill root, was just hoping thier was a quick fix out there like just flashing a kernel. The phone is pretty snappy though with imoysens kernel running voodoo and using ADW as the launcher. Like what I see so far.

luckdog said:
I can boot into CWR after using ODIN to put it on once and under voodoo controls app it shows my phone as being voodoo on all partitions, just don't have root. I knew the OTA would kill root, was just hoping thier was a quick fix out there like just flashing a kernel. The phone is pretty snappy though with imoysens kernel running voodoo and using ADW as the launcher. Like what I see so far.
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Someone didn't read the instructions for properly installing the leaked OTA?
BEFORE YOU ODIN BACK TO EE4, MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE SU FLASHABLE ZIP, THE OTA UPDATE AND IMOSEYON'S KERNEL ON YOUR SDCARD!
Make sure the update file is renamed to "update" and that it's on the root of your sdcard. (not in any folders or anything)
Odin back to EE4. Reboot normally.
Turn the phone off, then reboot into Stock Recovery and run the update.
Once the update finishes and the phone boots regularly. Reboot into Download Mode and plug the phone into the computer.
Start Odin, Uncheck "Auto Reboot", select PDA, NOT PHONE!
Click on the PDA tab and find your recovery file then click "start."
Once it is done and you see the word "PASS" on Odin, unplug the usb cable and press down all three buttons to boot into recovery (volume up, home, power)
Once in recovery, wipe cache, wipe dalvik, mount /system and flash the SU flashable zip.
Go back and wipe cache and dalvik again, mount /system again and flash the kernel.
After that, your recovery will stick and you're good to go. You are now rooted and running on EP4D.
Here is the flashable Super User zip. http://www.multiupload.com/V6R1RZJPXV

luckdog said:
I just finished putting on Clockwork recovery after the OTA and then flashed Imosyen's 4.0 kernel. During the process I heard the Voodoo stuff take place, but upong rebooting my phone I don't have root. I read in these boards on the EE4 OTA that this should have worked, any ideas and has anyone got thier phone rooted on the new OTA?
Thanks.
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Did you install superuser? I bet you are rooted, but you don't have the tools installed to use it.
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Thanks!!! Rooted
spc_hicks09,
Thanks sir, I started from CWR and followed the instructions and it worked! The original instructions I got yesterday didn't have any information on rooting, just on how to install the update. I appreciate the help and if the "spc" in your username represents a military rank, thanks for serving!

luckdog said:
spc_hicks09,
Thanks sir, I started from CWR and followed the instructions and it worked! The original instructions I got yesterday didn't have any information on rooting, just on how to install the update. I appreciate the help and if the "spc" in your username represents a military rank, thanks for serving!
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You're very welcome for the instructions! Yes the Spc in my name is my rank and thank you for your support!

most if not all root issues can be fixed by simply flashing superuser in CWM (you can get the latest .zip from the dev ChainsDD's superuser site), then downloading/updating it in the market if it doesn't show up
blazing through on my 4G Droid Charge

If interested, the CWM version found here is already rooted.

[Q][HELP]: captivate stuck at boot after clockworkmod install

Hi all, hope you can help. I installed clockworkmod recovery onto my wife's captivate, and now it won't boot - it's stuck at the "galaxy-S" screen.....I can get it into the YELLOW TRIANGLE screen and once managed to get it into the clockworkmod menu screen.
I believe the phone has android 2.3, not 2.2 on it and this might have been my mistake. The entry point into the kernel is likely different...
how can i fix this? do i need to remove clockworkmod and go back to the stock bootloader? The phone is not rooted, yet (that was the next step).
I haven't been able to find anything in the forums about people that have done (the stupid thing that I did) and installed clockworkmod on a 2.3 phone.
Thanks.

How exactly did you flash cwm? You shouldn't even be able to cause if 3e recovery signature verification?

If you can get to the yellow android screen, that's download mode. You're actually in a good place right now.
To fix where you are, take a look at the development section - there's a post about One-click stock packages. If you're sure she was on Gingerbread, grab one of the non-bootloader Gingerbread stock packages and flash that from download mode.
If you're not sure, I would suggest grabbing one of the Gingerbread stock packages with bootloaders (just to make sure).
In either case, see if you can find a one-click package with ClockworkMod Recovery baked into the kernel (it should say on the post which ones have it). That way you can flash what you want right out of the gate.

thanks. i am quite sure it has gingerbread. the person i bought it from said they did a kies update to 2.3.
i was following the instructions from the cyanogenmod wiki for the captivate: hxxp://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Samsung_Captivate:_Full_Update_Guide
after it finished installing the "clockworkmod recovery" i got into this bind. are those instructions for froyo only?

If you followed the instructions about flashing the speedmod kernel, that's where it's hanging. You've got a froyo kernel with a GB rom. Not a big deal, but Android isn't happy about it. Flash a stock GB package, or find a GB kernel with CWM (like boog's) and flash that and you should be ok.

thanks. do i do this using ODIN or heimdall? I installed CWM using heimdall, and in my frantic reading i thought i saw something about installing stock bootloader/rom packages with ODIN after installing CWM could brick it? Or did I misread that?

dolhop said:
thanks. do i do this using ODIN or heimdall? I installed CWM using heimdall, and in my frantic reading i thought i saw something about installing stock bootloader/rom packages with ODIN after installing CWM could brick it? Or did I misread that?
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Using heimdall is fine (it's also my personal preference between the two, but either will work).
With where you're at, you really shouldn't need to flash any bootloaders. That's pretty much the only area where there is a real risk of hard bricking the phone.
Since Heimdall worked for you once, I'd suggest grabbing the Heimdall one-click I made that's in my signature. You don't need to open it in Heimdall - just download, double-click it, and let it get ready to run. Then connect the phone in download mode and click "flash". You'll have the stock GB rom, with Boog's kernel and CWM all ready to go. You can then flash CM7 from recovery there (you'll probably have to flash it twice, though).
On a side note - flashing stock will wipe your apps. I'm assuming you backed everything up before this. If not, you might need to try and just flash a kernel first, do your backups, then go from there.
(Should you want to do that, go here, grab the one from the "Here is the odin flashable version flash it first if your on stock: Link Mirror" set of links, and then flash that in Heimdall.)

wow, thanks guys, i can breathe easier now. jmtheiss, i got it reflashed to UCKH3 using your one-click package (though now it is AT&T rather than rogers, but i really don't care as long as it works!).
does the one-click root application work with 2.3.4? or is there a more-preferred way to root it now?
Again, thanks so much for the assistance people!

In theory, you should already be rooted (I believe boog's kernel, which was in my one-click, is rooted). If not, go to the bottom of boog's 1st post, and grab the KH3 zip file. Flash that in CWM, and you'll have root permissions.
Or, if you're flashing to CM7, you can just do it from recovery as you are right now. I know from personal experience it works.

thanks everyone. it all worked, and all is good. wife is not an angrybird anymore

dolhop said:
thanks everyone. it all worked, and all is good. wife is not an angrybird anymore
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Glad to hear that she's not flying over your house shooting explosive eggs. Always a turn for the better.

Had the same problem once before, odin fixed it aswell

[Q] Factory Data Reset and new question about recovery.

My SkyRocket is rooted and I have CWM installed. If I do a factory Data Reset from the "Privacy" menu within the phone will it set the phone back to its (out of the box) condition and will it take CWM off of the phone? The reason I am asking is because I have read several posts that claim you can not take an OTA update with CWM installed. I would like to have the option to remove CWM from the phone if it will not take the ICS OTA if / when it is finally released. If the factory data reset doesn't remove CWM from the phone, what is the best method of doing so (if it is needed for the OTA). Thank you.
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OK, I found a post in the "DEV" section with the original I727 factory ROM, which can be flashed via ODIN that should return the phone to its original "out of the box", unrooted, and CWM removed condition incase it is needed for the upcoming ICS update.
My question is: Is it possible to "just" reflash the "original factory recovery" part of the original ROM that came with the phone instead of reflashing the entire ROM, in effect, replacing CWM with the original recovery without disturbing the rest of the phone? This would basically be the reverse of how I installed CWM in the first place. Is this possible? Do the files (just the recovery part) for the 2.3.6 version of the original I727 (Skyrocket) exist in a flashable form file (TAR)? I don't care about the flash counter increasing because this isn't about returning the phone, it is about what might be needed to be done in preperation for an ICS OTA update. I figure these types of questions will only become more frequent the further into the first Quater of 2012 we get, so it will be an advantage to everyone to try and figure a few things out ahead of time. Thanks for any help in this matter.

scott14719 said:
My SkyRocket is rooted and I have CWM installed. If I do a factory Data Reset from the "Privacy" menu within the phone will it set the phone back to its (out of the box) condition and will it take CWM off of the phone? The reason I am asking is because I have read several posts that claim you can not take an OTA update with CWM installed. I would like to have the option to remove CWM from the phone if it will not take the ICS OTA if / when it is finally released. If the factory data reset doesn't remove CWM from the phone, what is the best method of doing so (if it is needed for the OTA). Thank you.
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no.
factory reset will not touch your recovery, your kernel or your /system
it wipes /data which stores your settings/configuration/user-installed apps
it also wipes /cache
it does NOT touch the actual system ROM, so your root will remain intact, and your CWM will still be there.

Bump...because I added new question(s) to the OP. Thanks.

scott14719 said:
Bump...because I added new question(s) to the OP. Thanks.
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While I'm not 100% sure, odin will flash back to a stock rom. However the tar that is around is a rogers rom. Ota updates should work.

mimart7 said:
While I'm not 100% sure, odin will flash back to a stock rom. However the tar that is around is a rogers rom. Ota updates should work.
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This is the thread that has the I727 and the Rogers TARs.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1342348
These are supposed to bring the phones back to the "Out of the Box" condition if flashed through ODIN (if I read it correctly).
What I am looking for is a way (method) to just flash the recovery part of this back to the phone, basically replacing CWM with the phones original Recovery. A reversal of flashing CWM to replace the stock revovery in the first place.
I like CWM and plan to install it back to the phone after the ICS update, but from what I understand (and I know it isn't final until the ICS update is released and someone with CWM tries it), phones with CWM will not take OTA updates.
I am looking for a way to just reflash the "recovery" part so the rest of the phone will remain the same (keep root, data, and applications). A full stock TAR would erase all of that. I know programs like Titanium backup will back these things up and then replace them, but just replacing the "stock revovery" by itself would eliminate the need to do so and should be quicker and easier.
I am on 2.3.6 so it would need to be a working TAR that has the 2.3.6 stock recovery (only) for the AT&T SkyRocket. If it doesn't already exist, I would certainly be willing to "Donate" to a DEV that could create such a working TAR. I bet a 2.3.5 and Rogers version would be popular as well.
If this has been done or can be done please let me know. Thank you.

Read this thread... it has a link to the stock UCKJ2 recovery tar. Not sure if there is any difference between 2.3.5 recovery and 2.3.6 recovery, however. Hope this helps: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1360943

just download the ics rom and load it up when it comes out. it'll be the same rom but you'll still be rooted.

The stock recovery.tar here works on 2.3.5 and 2.3.6 in order to take an ota update you need to flash the stock recovery.tar with odin, and have all bloatware intact. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1360943

DoctorQMM said:
Read this thread... it has a link to the stock UCKJ2 recovery tar. Not sure if there is any difference between 2.3.5 recovery and 2.3.6 recovery, however. Hope this helps: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1360943
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silver03wrx said:
The stock recovery.tar here works on 2.3.5 and 2.3.6 in order to take an ota update you need to flash the stock recovery.tar with odin, and have all bloatware intact. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1360943
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Thanks to both of you. This is exactly what I was looking for. I may just wait for the ICS ROM to surface and flash it, but if I want to take the OTA ICS update, this will be very helpful. As promised, I will go and "Donate" to the person that provided this TAR. Again. thanks.