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[Q] rooting optimus s

Need help rooting optimus s

rooting the optimus s from sprint
i am tryin to root my optimus S too, and i've heard many things but can't seem to get any of them right, i need help, could anyone help us plz

if you download gingerbreak apk. it'll root the phone for you and install su

ur fix
what youu guys need to do in simple form! download android injector. this will allow you to send apk. files to ur phone. next download gingerbreak-v1.20 apk. send to phone via injector then run app and you'll get a prompt to install xbin.go down to install on sys/bin first then do the xbin and your good. also i advise that you use a high cappacity mem card so you dont have to transfer in the furture. garenteed to work im running my opti s rooted.

Gonna try this on my wife's optimus and see what happens.

[Q] Can't root, can't downgrade need help

Okay so I have a g2x on 2.3.3 and I have tried to root it by superoneclick and also putting the os (gingerbread) into my phone and tried to root it but both dont work. Of course almost anything i try to do i need to get my phone rooted like busybox or rommanager (installing clockworkMod). Also, now when I go into the terminal emulator and type in su it comes out permission denied. Is there anyway that I can root my phone or do i have to do a total factory reset on it? Any help would be appreciated.

All you do is install clockworkmod then pick a ROM that is pre-rooted LIke xboarders stock ota then flash it. Most ROMS are pre rooted and it really is that easy. A quick search of this forum will help you. if you cant find it on your own let me know and I will post links for you.
Charlie

if you could post some link that would be great!
thanks!

Okay first you are going to install clockworkmod http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1056847
Next you need to choose a ROM from the developers section of this fourm I assume you can find that. I used xboarders stock ota which is completly stock but with root so you will have the newest baseband and be completly stock as far as the rom and have root here is the link to his page http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1179748
After you install CWM you will boot into recovery by holding volume down and power while the phone is off remember to hold it till you see the little android or the CWM screen.
The next thing you should do is make a backup you dont have to but it is good pratice to do it always.
Now you are ready to flash away. Install the xboarders rom onto your ext sd card or internal just remember where you put it. Say flash from sd card and find the file and flash it.
reboot and now you are rooted oh and when you flash CWM you will have a choice of internal or external sd card I used the external so that is where I put all my roms that I want to use if you choose intewrnal that is where you put your files I would use the external because you can put as big a card in there as you want but it is your choice. Good luck and if you needd help just ask and post back and let me know how you make out
Charlie

Okay so Im in the clockworkmod recovery and trying to install the "tweaked" version of gingerbread using this page http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1158513 and it makes me go through all the files but im not sure which one to install

so you put the files on your sd card right? you install the file called P999_2.3.3_Stock_Tweaked_v1.2.2 it should be the first one that you downloaded. All the other files are add ons and what not. to make things eaiser make a folder called ROMS or files to install whatever just know what you call it and put the first file in there then when you are in CWM go to that folder and install the only file in the folder. worry about the other stuff later when you get comfortable with CWM. You odviusly know what you are doing because the hardest part was flashing CWM and you did that without a problem.
Charlie

[Q] Is a PC needed?

I got a friend at work that wants me to mod his Triumph. I was able to root it using gingerbreak.apk but I can't get wireless tether to work. He also would like a theme. Soooo....
Do I need a computer to put CWM on his phone? I read that all you do is replace something in the folder of the recovery.
So, could I use root explorer to replace the recovery and reboot?
I really wanna put CM7 on his phone so he can use the theme chooser app and use themes off the market, sorry if I didn't search enough but its not my phone and I don't wanna spend much time with it.
Theoretically I should be able to have CM7 on there in 10min?
Thanks in advance for your help!!
- Sent from my OG Epic 4G runnin fine on CM9 -

You access the folder with the recovery.img in download mode. So you need a computer to do that.

I wrote a guide with step by step instructions over at androidforums.com in the all things root section for the Triumph. I would recommend that you check that out.

[Q] stuck in recovery mode PLEASE HELP

i have a samsung tmobile 4g 2.3.6 i rooted my phone usin superone click2.2.3 i put my phone in recovery mode and the it rebooted when it was done the phone came on only to the samsung tmoblie screen then go black so i put it into download mode and tryed to reroot it but i pulled the usb core from the phone is on a black screen with firmware upgrade encountered an issue.please select recovery mode in kies and try again i tryed to flash with odin put cant get a pit to download to me computer it keeps aksing for a fild to save in to open im lost dont know wht to do can someone please help

Follow second link in my signature and follow guide. Read all - notes included - and you'll be up and running.

think you but i couldnt get it to work so i found and used t959-vukj6 one click the it worked then i used this master code to delete all my download files. i have two qustions can i reroot my phone now an is there another rom manager to use on google app because thats what muck my phone and again think you

whyg said:
think you but i couldnt get it to work so i found and used t959-vukj6 one click the it worked then i used this master code to delete all my download files. i have two qustions can i reroot my phone now an is there another rom manager to use on google app because thats what muck my phone and again think you
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Not sure what you mean you couldn't get it to work. The guide is for all the KJ6 One-Clicks. Either way glad you are up and running. You are now on stock. Follow the first link in my signature - where applicable - to get to a custom ROM. No app will do this for you. And you know now NEVER use ROM Manager on this phone.

again i would like to think you for the time u took to help me in the being i only wanted to know if i could hack my ps3 with my sgs4g and i found this forum an u know the rest again i only have one more ?
when i do a back up its said no sd-ext found. skipping backup of sd-ext. and i cant find the muisc i download on my phone and again think you for the help

whyg said:
again i would like to think you for the time u took to help me in the being i only wanted to know if i could hack my ps3 with my sgs4g and i found this forum an u know the rest again i only have one more ?
when i do a back up its said no sd-ext found. skipping backup of sd-ext. and i cant find the muisc i download on my phone and again think you for the help
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How/When did you do the back up. The guide I pointed you to - Heimdall One-Click For Dummies - doesn't reference a back up. Also, I assume your music was saved to your sd card. Are you sure it is not still on your sd card?

i used the first guide that u to me to use i download cwm5+voodoo lagfix, valhalla-black and i love it so far and now im bout to flash thunderbolt v2.77 i had valhalla-final but like v-black just cause i love colors on disrespect so once again thank you
cant find sdcard in file and it keeps soft reboot on lock screen and once again im very happy for your help

whyg said:
i used the first guide that u to me to use i download cwm5+voodoo lagfix, valhalla-black and i love it so far and now im bout to flash thunderbolt v2.77 i had valhalla-final but like v-black just cause i love colors on disrespect so once again thank you
cant find sdcard in file and it keeps soft reboot on lock screen and once again im very happy for your help
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The soft reboot is likely because you need to go in settings - tweaks - lockscreens and select a custom app.
Maybe connect your phone or sd card to your computer and look on it to see if your music is still there. I don't use stock file manager (use might download a root explorer like Super Manager from tbe market), but if you open it you are likely opening directly into the root of your sd card. Maybe explain that issue more and I can try and help.
Also, there is a VB Q & A thread that you may browse as it has a ton of answers to issues people have had.

[Q] CWM recovery flashing (stuck) - What's your fav SK4G set up?

Hey all! Glad to be apart of the sidekick 4g xda community. i just recently got a SK4G from ebay for 45.99. Works flawlessly. (after a return of a 70$ one that wi-fi didn't work - which ima use groove ip lite to call for free w/my GV number, text with GV app)
So I'm trying to flash CWM recovery to flash custom roms. Here is where I am stuck at:
I'm on the Kv1 stock firmware
I am also rooted
I moved the recovery file to system/bin
i am in a pickle trying to figure out how to install the recovery.zip within the 400mb-ish all-in-one pack i got from an awesome member who compiled it and uploaded it through dropbox
do i flash with odin? does mobile odin work for this device?
i'm trying to navigate it /internal_sd/ the root file so that when i reboot to the system recovery it will flash the voodoo CWM.
but i cant find /internal_sd/ with root explorer. should try es strongs? or just regular odin?
tl;dr - this is exactly where i am stuck
whats the best recovery without having to deal with the mounts?
kinda annoying but after i find a rom i like i dont plan to flash a lot, but would like to try a few roms to find my liking.
what is your fav set up? as in
-whats your fav rom?
-whats your fav kernel?
-whats your fav modem?
any extra advice and everything will be appeciated

ckrummi said:
Hey all! Glad to be apart of the sidekick 4g xda community. i just recently got a SK4G from ebay for 45.99. Works flawlessly. (after a return of a 70$ one that wi-fi didn't work - which ima use groove ip lite to call for free w/my GV number, text with GV app)
So I'm trying to flash CWM recovery to flash custom roms. Here is where I am stuck at:
I'm on the Kv1 stock firmware
I am also rooted
I moved the recovery file to system/bin
i am in a pickle trying to figure out how to install the recovery.zip within the 400mb-ish all-in-one pack i got from an awesome member who compiled it and uploaded it through dropbox
do i flash with odin? does mobile odin work for this device?
i'm trying to navigate it /internal_sd/ the root file so that when i reboot to the system recovery it will flash the voodoo CWM.
but i cant find /internal_sd/ with root explorer. should try es strongs? or just regular odin?
tl;dr - this is exactly where i am stuck
whats the best recovery without having to deal with the mounts?
kinda annoying but after i find a rom i like i dont plan to flash a lot, but would like to try a few roms to find my liking.
what is your fav set up? as in
-whats your fav rom?
-whats your fav kernel?
-whats your fav modem?
any extra advice and everything will be appeciated
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Welcome. I personally use the red CWM recovery and the Glorious Overdose series of ROMs. I had been using TLS' G.O. v3.2 Bulky until I recently decided to go back to G.O. v1 and flash a few newer things onto it. So, my phone is a franken-phone right now, but it works well.

awesome thanks! currently i am having trouble getting into CWM recovery - orange text. i mount system, backed up recovery, overwrote recovery, placed update.zip at the root of microSD, then used quick reboot to go into recover and i get a csc error thing. something about e signature verification failed. i am rooted, usb debugging, and using a 32microHCSD. heard that i might have to use a non - HDSD? i have a normal 2gb one to try. any ideas on what i may be doing wrong?

ckrummi said:
awesome thanks! currently i am having trouble getting into CWM recovery - orange text. i mount system, backed up recovery, overwrote recovery, placed update.zip at the root of microSD, then used quick reboot to go into recover and i get a csc error thing. something about e signature verification failed. i am rooted, usb debugging, and using a 32microHCSD. heard that i might have to use a non - HDSD? i have a normal 2gb one to try. any ideas on what i may be doing wrong?
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How are you going about overwriting the recovery file? One thing that took me a while to do on mine was that I had to mount the internal storage as read/write in order for the recovery file to be really overwritten. You'll need a file explorer such as ghost commander (free on Google Play) that can do that. The other thing is maybe the recovery file you have is bad. I don't think so, but you never know. You could also try holding down the volume buttons and the power key when the phone is off to get into recovery.

ged92781 said:
How are you going about overwriting the recovery file? One thing that took me a while to do on mine was that I had to mount the internal storage as read/write in order for the recovery file to be really overwritten. You'll need a file explorer such as ghost commander (free on Google Play) that can do that. The other thing is maybe the recovery file you have is bad. I don't think so, but you never know. You could also try holding down the volume buttons and the power key when the phone is off to get into recovery.
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i'll try uploading a video of me trying. then at each minute section or second section you could help me. i;ll try the ghost commander app. how do you make a seperate sdcard directory for internal memory? so basically get the recovery file to stick, then restart into recovery and itll work if it sticks?
def gonna hit up gloriousoverdose after

ckrummi said:
i'll try uploading a video of me trying. then at each minute section or second section you could help me. i;ll try the ghost commander app. how do you make a seperate sdcard directory for internal memory? so basically get the recovery file to stick, then restart into recovery and itll work if it sticks?
def gonna hit up gloriousoverdose after
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I could not for the life of me get Ghost Commander to overwrite the recovery file, although it otherwise looks like a solid, clean app. I tried Root Browser and it worked perfectly. Most likely it was user error, whatever the issue with GC was but in case it does that to you there's another app that might do the job.

ckrummi said:
Hey all! Glad to be apart of the sidekick 4g xda community. i just recently got a SK4G from ebay for 45.99. Works flawlessly. (after a return of a 70$ one that wi-fi didn't work - which ima use groove ip lite to call for free w/my GV number, text with GV app)
So I'm trying to flash CWM recovery to flash custom roms. Here is where I am stuck at:
I'm on the Kv1 stock firmware
I am also rooted
I moved the recovery file to system/bin
i am in a pickle trying to figure out how to install the recovery.zip within the 400mb-ish all-in-one pack i got from an awesome member who compiled it and uploaded it through dropbox
do i flash with odin? does mobile odin work for this device?
i'm trying to navigate it /internal_sd/ the root file so that when i reboot to the system recovery it will flash the voodoo CWM.
but i cant find /internal_sd/ with root explorer. should try es strongs? or just regular odin?
tl;dr - this is exactly where i am stuck
whats the best recovery without having to deal with the mounts?
kinda annoying but after i find a rom i like i dont plan to flash a lot, but would like to try a few roms to find my liking.
what is your fav set up? as in
-whats your fav rom?
-whats your fav kernel?
-whats your fav modem?
any extra advice and everything will be appeciated
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Going off first post
Please remember this phone has issues with rooting (may be a problem with flashing new roms
The locations
/system/bin
/sdcard/
I stick with ric's nexus jb rom for many reasons it runs smoother then glorious overdose v5 an v4 (v5 is great an v4 is great as well but not for me personally)
Cwm red voodoo is stock with most roms but you need yellow to flash
Kj2 newer is ussually better
(Gb kills keyboard right now so if you want gb you give up keyboard for awhile)
If you have issues you should go stright into them (I don't like reading >.< ill try to help like I have been an I'm sure any user will be glad to help (we need the community strength)
P.s. root browser works flawlessly
Most explores need you to be rooted ill post another file explorer in a bit
If you need the file ill upload each one with a readme txt file (if that's allowed) doubt its not c:
if I can't upload the files you can go into android development an go to sticks or you can go to the ref of mine on buttom of the page
Sent from my SGH-T839 using xda app-developers app
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immorality said:
Going off first post
Please remember this phone has issues with rooting (may be a problem with flashing new roms
The locations
/system/bin
/sdcard/
I stick with ric's nexus jb rom for many reasons it runs smoother then glorious overdose v5 an v4 (v5 is great an v4 is great as well but not for me personally)
Cwm red voodoo is stock with most roms but you need yellow to flash
Kj2 newer is ussually better
(Gb kills keyboard right now so if you want gb you give up keyboard for awhile)
If you have issues you should go stright into them (I don't like reading >.< ill try to help like I have been an I'm sure any user will be glad to help (we need the community strength)
P.s. root browser works flawlessly
Most explores need you to be rooted ill post another file explorer in a bit
If you need the file ill upload each one with a readme txt file (if that's allowed) doubt its not c:
if I can't upload the files you can go into android development an go to sticks or you can go to the ref of mine on buttom of the page
Sent from my SGH-T839 using xda app-developers app
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If you get error the best thing to do is odin to kg2 or kd1 (recommend kg2 as its simple [r] to use )
Then re root an it should fix issues overwrite the recovery in system bin .. then you can pull battery put back in hold volume an power for 4-5 secounds should boot into recover (download mode pull batter hold track pad an power for 4-5 sec)
Sent from my SGH-T839 using xda app-developers app