Hello, Im a noob and I have spent 2 weeks or prob more on reading and messing around with him phone.
I have so far been able to root and install the premium version of Rom Manager. I have been trying to install clock work recovery so I can flash a Rom using the manager but I get signature verification fail. from what I understand since im on 3e I cannot install the update.
how in the world can I get this to work? I tried flashing the kernnel and other methods that I have read but no luck, any help is appreciated.
Thank you
First think I would do is read this thread from the developer of CWM:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=734163
This thread gives a step by step.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1202673
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Just rooted my captivate which was recently upgraded to Froyo through the official Att release. I'm an exteme rookie when it comes to all this, so I'm looking for some help. I want to install a new rom/kernel. Done some research and I'm thinking of trying Cog4. As I said, I'm rooted, I have titanium backup and rom manager. I'm using one click lag fix, which from my research, everyone says is useless, and that voodoo is the way to go. So the question is, where can I get step by step instructions on the easiest way to load the new rom. Can anyone suggest a better rom? What ever your answer is, remember to dumb it down. I'm a chef not a computer guy. Much thanks for the help. I'm loving learning about all this.
Start reading here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=884364
Make sure you disable lagfix before you flash.
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wonner said:
Start reading here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=884364
Make sure you disable lagfix before you flash.
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Disabling oclf also means installing ext2 tools (just got good measure).
Good luck!
I did my first rom flash last week and chose Firefly due to reliability and smoothness. I read all of the threads about each of the roms for several months and read how people liked them plus features each offered. It will really come down to what you want/need in a rom. Besides using xda, I googled flashing roms for captivate and found many videos, etc. that helped guide me along the way. I watched countless hours to make sure I understood not only one way but many to install a rom. Just remember, save your data before you do anything else. Use titanium backup. It is great. Don't assume everything will go okay.
If you are running 2.2 Froyo stock you probably will have to understand how 3E works. If you don't know what this is, search for it on these forums! You have to change this setting before flashing a rom. Good luck!
mrhaley30705 said:
Disabling oclf also means installing ext2 tools (just got good measure).
Good luck!
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I meant to say UNINSTALLING, not install ext2 tools. Sorry for goof.
froyo has 3e recovery.... ugh... again with this today... good thing i bookmarked it...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=909213
you researched OCLF and other stuff correctly so ill help you.
from stock
root / ( & allow non-market apps via oneClickRoot 1.8 if you need to sideload tibu or rootexplorer.)
fix 3e recovery (root explorer method best)
no OCLF.
tibu backup user apps and green system files (green ones ok between different roms)
copy your new rom.zip to sdcard root renamed UPDATE.zip
boot into stock recovery > reinstall package!
tibu restore all
done!
your new rom will have a kernel with CWM built in. no need for rom manager or the CWM update.zip just to flash the rom. rom zips now do a wipe as well.
If the next thread I open ends up being about 3e recovery I'm going to boycott both q&a and general... TRusselo you with me?
I used a different method to fix 3E recovery, did not know about the root explorer method but can't find the link now. I placed the file in pda on odin and put my phone into download mode and placed it on my phone. That was the first time I used odin but it was very easy for me. Would be very interested to try it with root explorer if the need arose.
studacris said:
If the next thread I open ends up being about 3e recovery I'm going to boycott both q&a and general... TRusselo you with me?
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If you guys boycott, I will add in some posts then so I can get my count up!
megatronisabeast said:
I used a different method to fix 3E recovery, did not know about the root explorer method but can't find the link now. I placed the file in pda on odin and put my phone into download mode and placed it on my phone. That was the first time I used odin but it was very easy for me. Would be very interested to try it with root explorer if the need arose.
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congrats you just flashed a kernel!
oh your not the op. but anyway this is how i do it.
i guess you can root then root explorer the 3e recovery then rom manager then flash but how do you root before you fix 3e, doesn't a meathod that doesnt use recovery require a computer anyway? seems like a lot of work and if you are at the computer anyway odin flashing a cwm kernel seems way better. oh well.
Here is the method I used to root:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=739304
It didn't require a fix for 3E since I wasn't flashing a rom but it was painless. I did a lot of research and found the way I thought would be easiest for me to root and flash a rom. The great thing is there are many ways to do it so you really have to not be looking to get one that doesn't work.
Dani897 said:
congrats you just flashed a kernel!
oh your not the op. but anyway this is how i do it.
i guess you can root then root explorer the 3e recovery then rom manager then flash but how do you root before you fix 3e, doesn't a meathod that doesnt use recovery require a computer anyway? seems like a lot of work and if you are at the computer anyway odin flashing a cwm kernel seems way better. oh well.
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Dani897 said:
congrats you just flashed a kernel!
oh your not the op. but anyway this is how i do it.
i guess you can root then root explorer the 3e recovery then rom manager then flash but how do you root before you fix 3e, doesn't a meathod that doesnt use recovery require a computer anyway? seems like a lot of work and if you are at the computer anyway odin flashing a cwm kernel seems way better. oh well.
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Kinda the same idea here , but I use kernel flasher (i know some say it's a bad thing, but I've never had a problem that wasn't because of my own stupidity).
The only reason I don't use Root explorer or other ones like it is because I only have one phone and can't afford to really mess something up. I play around with Linux on some of my computers but I have more than one and the one I practice code on is a play computer. I think it is good to learn at least some of the coding but for an inexperienced flasher they should either wait until they learn code then flash or use an easier method if they are dead set on rooting and romming their phone.
OK, so im new to the android PHONE scene. I used to flash my Eken m001 often, but the phones seem to be a whole new ball game.
I was wondering if clockwork mod recovery or 3e recovery needed to be installed. I already have root access.
Im really realising how much of a n00b i am. lol.
so, much help would be appreciated.
InfuseThat4G said:
OK, so im new to the android PHONE scene. I used to flash my Eken m001 often, but the phones seem to be a whole new ball game.
I was wondering if clockwork mod recovery or 3e recovery needed to be installed. I already have root access.
Im really realising how much of a n00b i am. lol.
so, much help would be appreciated.
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Check the links on my signature for a beginner's how to.
It may help. Read it a few times
Instructions on how to flash CM7 is in the CM7 threads.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1400375
So i have been researching silently for the last 3 days... i followed all the directions to flashing the cwm with krylons fix and i ws going to download sdvukicks temp flash but kept giving me trojans lol.... or coming up as an exploit and being blocked via avast. so i guess i need pointed in the general direction of what exactly needs to be done and also it just give me an signature verification failed and i deleted my old recovery instead of makiing a back up first and i am rooted using superone click... any suggestions please...
Greetings,
I'm trying to root a U Prepaid Samsung Repp (SCH-R680). This phone is reportedly a rebadged Samsung GIO sold to US Cellular.
The unit is running Android 2.3.5 and kernel 2.65.37
Z4root, SoC, and gingerbreak all fail.
And If i try using the updater with a Samsung GIO update file it fails at signature verification.
I attempted to update the zip file for the universal Gingerbread root ( by stoneboy tony) by adding SCH-R680 in the assertions:
Code:
getprop("ro.product.device") == "SCH-R680" ||
getprop("ro.build.product") == "SCH-R680" ||
but am still experiencing signature verification issues. I attempted to self sign using the signing.zip utility found here on XDA but apparently that is not sufficient when using the android update <3e> utility on the phone.
I'm fairly computer literate and have access to both windows and Linux machines so any tips on what to try next are appreciated. This has become an obsession and I "must" root this phone
You could try this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1321582.
I'll take a look at it. I think that SoC uses the same zerg rush script but it is definitely worth a try.
Do you have any idea why I get the signature verification problems and how to work around that? It seems odd to me that a rooting method would only work on rooted devices
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I'll take a look at it. I think that SoC uses the same zerg rush script but it is definitely worth a try.
DO you have any idea why I get the signature verification problems and how to work around that? It seems odd to me that a rooting method would only work on rooted devices
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It's your bootloader/recovery (being stock/locked) which may be causing that problem (not the fact that you don't have root). The only way around that would be to use a custom recovery to flash the file (with signature verification turned off).
Theonew said:
It's your bootloader/recovery (being stock/locked) which may be causing that problem (not the fact that you don't have root). The only way around that would be to use a custom recovery to flash the file (with signature verification turned off).
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This idea sounds interesting but help me get my head around this (I'm a newbie to androids). In order to use a custom recovery to bypass the verification I would need to root the phone in order to install the recovery, correct?
oldsoldier2003 said:
This idea sounds interesting but help me get my head around this (I'm a newbie to androids). In order to use a custom recovery to bypass the verification I would need to root the phone in order to install the recovery, correct?
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No, your device does not need to be rooted to install a custom recovery. All you'd need is an unlocked bootloader.
thanks! It is starting to sink in now. I'll do some more research and look into installing an unlocked bootloader. You've been extremely helpful and I think you have probably pointed me in the direction I needed to go with this
Cheers!
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You could try this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1321582.
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Just for the record, this exploit does not work on Android 2.3.5 on Samsung devices. The script runs and the device reboots without being rooted.
Update:
Still no luck with this one. The new universal gingerbread root by StoneboyTony gives a whole file signature error. I'm at a loss as how to replace the bootloader with a custom recovery that doesn't do signature verification.
1) youd need to build a custom recovery for teh device and flash it using odin.
2) flashing any old recovery could cause bricks
3) best way to build one? getting root and getting the files off the device to build with
4) sorry i should have publicly posted it sooner, samsung repp is rooted :/ when i get the time ill upload the files etc
shabbypenguin said:
1) youd need to build a custom recovery for teh device and flash it using odin.
2) flashing any old recovery could cause bricks
3) best way to build one? getting root and getting the files off the device to build with
4) sorry i should have publicly posted it sooner, samsung repp is rooted :/ when i get the time ill upload the files etc
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Looking forward to when you get a chance. I've tried several methods but this sucker is just not rooting for me. When I get a chance I'll try to manually root it over ADB but I think that my biggest issue is going to be that zerg rush may have been patched in this version of gingerbread so manually rooting it may not have any better results than the methods I've tried so far.
@shabbypenguin:
I found your thread dated august 2nd - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1812177 But it doesn't have a link for the rooted kernel. I'll subscribe and keep checking the thread to see if a new link shows up.
Awesome job and thank you.
rooted evo
i learned how to evo
Samsung repp root
Now its been a while,but i have 2 rooted samsung repp phones
and im pretty sure this is how i did it.please do it at your own risk.
Even though im pretty sure this is how i did both of mine.
Samsung repp clockwork mod recovery install
Actually,heres the files to install clockwork mod recovery
for the samsung repp also.i did this on both of mine too.
good morning i just rooted my phone using cf autoroot now i have a thousand questions is there anyone out there who has the time and patience to help a noob!!?? would like to install a custom recovery twrp to be exact anyway how would i go about doing this? Also i would like to remove alot of this blotware on the phone how would i do that or is that getting ahead of myself and need to install a custom rom first?
ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED THANKS AGAIN FOR YOUR TIME AND PATIENCE