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Rooted now how do I flash a rom?

My buddy got this phone I want to hook it up as he's not great with tech stuff i rooted with z4root and just need to know how to access recovery cause i didn't see a reinstall packages option in standard recovery ? Any help would be awesome thanks guys

I just rooted with Z4root... then I installed Titanium Backup and then ROM Manager, giving both apps root access (which I verified with the SuperUser app). In ROM Manager I did "Flash ClockworkMod Recovery" and chose the Fascinate option and was told that it downloaded the latest ClockworkMod Recovery. What's my next step?... Choose "Reboot into Recovery" within ROM Manager or do it another way. (My goal is to install Voodoo5 using the stock ROM for now. I have the Voodoo5 file on the SD card.)
EDIT: Whoops. I just realized that I had downloaded the two files to get CWM working but hadn't followed the unzipping, etc. instructions. I'd better go back and read that CWM thread again...

First get CWM working
Then check out this ROM
Or this ROM
and if you really wanna get fancy check out this kernel
Just in case you screw up
If you need more help on each specific topic, just ask in the appropriate areas and there is usually someone around that can answer questions.

Thanks for the quick links... really appreciate it.
BTW - Titanium Backup asks for USB Debugging to be enabled... do you have to do this? It creates issues for me when connecting the phone as mass storage to my PC.
ALSO - I'm assuming I should take an initial backup with Ti before I get too far into this, right? Not having done a backup before... is Ti the best to use? (Do I just choose batch and pick an option(s)? Does choosing "Backup user apps + system data" backup game save data?) EDIT: Just did this and it ran fine but it switched my Live wallpaper back to stock?!? WTF?

monthlymixcd said:
Thanks for the quick links... really appreciate it.
BTW - Titanium Backup asks for USB Debugging to be enabled... do you have to do this? It creates issues for me when connecting the phone as mass storage to my PC.
ALSO - I'm assuming I should take an initial backup with Ti before I get too far into this, right? Not having done a backup before... is Ti the best to use? (Do I just choose batch and pick an option(s)? Does choosing "Backup user apps + system data" backup game save data?)
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Quick links are awesome! They save time, for sure.
Check the box to ask each time for mass storage and kies. Then you can have debugging enabled, and yes you have to have it enabled or TB won't do it's thing properly. You can switch it back and forth also. That's what I do.
I use TB to do my app and system data backups. Just run a batch backup on user apps and system data, like you said. That's the best option to start with. This isn't the same as a nandroid backup, but it's a good second choice for if you need to wipe data and restore apps quickly like a ROM install that requires you to wipe data/factory reset.

phidelt82 said:
Check the box to ask each time for mass storage and kies. Then you can have debugging enabled, and yes you have to have it enabled or TB won't do it's thing properly. You can switch it back and forth also. That's what I do.
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Perfect. Thanks! Only thing is... USB dubugging doesn't stay ticked, it's ticked and Ti says it's not, or the connection still triggers a missing driver error message with Vista on the PC. Oh well.
phidelt82 said:
This isn't the same as a nandroid backup, but it's a good second choice for if you need to wipe data and restore apps quickly like a ROM install that requires you to wipe data/factory reset.
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Easiest way to do a Nandroid backup? BTW - Ti backup ate up 5GB of my sd card?!? Yikes!
Also, regarding this thread:
phidelt82 said:
First get CWM working
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I get "adb: not found"?

monthlymixcd said:
Perfect. Thanks!
Easiest way to do a Nandroid backup?
Also, regarding this thread:
I get "adb: not found"?
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Nandroid backup will be there once you get CWM working.
You can do everything from the phone, just read down through the pages to find the people that have done it. They have left instructions using terminal emulator and root explorer. You will find that in a lot of instances many problems will have different ways of dealing with them. You probably don't have the Android SDK which is how you get ADB working on your computer. This isn't critical, it just makes it so that you will have to either install it or use the other means available. (ie terminal emulator and root explorer)

Still getting errors after trying several of the things in the thread... Q:I never did get a robot voice when I ran Z4root and never saw a place to choose permanent... should I run Z4root again? I mean, I was able to install Ti, etc. so I must have root, right? But I think my issues stem from not being able to get redbend_ua into the /system/xbin folder. Astro can't paste it there, Root Explorer can't paste it there, but in the terminal it appears like chmod worked... thoughts?

monthlymixcd said:
Still getting errors after trying several of the things in the thread... Q:I never did get a robot voice when I ran Z4root and never saw a place to choose permanent... should I run Z4root again? I mean, I was able to install Ti, etc. so I must have root, right? But I think my issues stem from not being able to get redbend_ua into the /system/xbin folder. Astro can't paste it there, Root Explorer can't paste it there, but in the terminal it appears like chmod worked... thoughts?
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Root explorer needs to be mounted RW. There is a button at the top that will say RO or RW.
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phidelt82 said:
Root explorer needs to be mounted RW. There is a button at the top that will say RO or RW.
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"Mounted as r/w"
I tried this. Used root explorer to finally get redbend_ua into system/xbin but when I try to run the commands in the post it cannot find redbend_ua. I also cannot cd into xbin within the emulator to ls ... says xbin not found. Explorer can see it there... what gives? do you have to restore redbend_ua inside the xbin directory or will it work to restore it elsewhere?
EDIT: cd to /system/xbin worked and an ls shows the redbend_ua there but the chmod 777 redbend_ua fails to "Unable to chmod redbend_ua: No such file or directory
EDIT to the EDIT: Hang on... think I may have found where I went wrong. What's the terminal command for delete?

monthlymixcd said:
"Mounted as r/w"
I tried this. Used root explorer to finally get redbend_ua into system/xbin but when I try to run the commands in the post it cannot find redbend_ua. I also cannot cd into xbin within the emulator to ls ... says xbin not found. Explorer can see it there... what gives? do you have to restore redbend_ua inside the xbin directory or will it work to restore it elsewhere?
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Are you doing /system/xbin? The first / is important. You don't need to cd to xbin, though.
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Isn't there anyway to flash a rom using odin ? If not are the codes the same for terminal emulator as they are for adb to get cwm working? I'm from the vibrant section of this site running nero v4 right now I have a good understanding of odin for the most part but this not having an easy recovery is bs lol

willsnews said:
Isn't there anyway to flash a rom using odin ? If not are the codes the same for terminal emulator as they are for adb to get cwm working? I'm from the vibrant section of this site running nero v4 right now I have a good understanding of odin for the most part but this not having an easy recovery is bs lol
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I've never flashed a ROM using Odin, but that doesn't mean that it can't be done. The process should be the same using terminal emulator or adb, just more of a pain. I agree it would be nice to have full CWM Recovery support (or any full recovery support) but I don't have the money to spend on a phone to send to Koush right now to get that done. As soon as I do, this will be done and then I'll have a tester phone for firmware builds. It really isn't that difficult to get it working, though. I've done it probably 30-40 times now and even the first time the only flub was in a typo for the second to last character (thought it was a 1 and not an L)

So you type this stuff in all in one line or what?

willsnews said:
So you type this stuff in all in one line or what?
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Depending on which parts you are talking about, yes. Each new line is a line of code. If it moves to a new line, hit enter.

phidelt82 said:
Are you doing /system/xbin? The first / is important. You don't need to cd to xbin, though.
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Yes. Something's definitely up 'cause when I try to use Astro to copy redbend_ua to /system/xbin the paste option is grayed out for that directory.

monthlymixcd said:
Yes. Something's definitely up 'cause when I try to use Astro to copy redbend_ua to /system/xbin the paste option is grayed out for that directory.
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I can't remember if Astro has R/W options for the root directory. That may be the problem.

phidelt82 said:
Depending on which parts you are talking about, yes. Each new line is a line of code. If it moves to a new line, hit enter.
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I just ned to get a custom recovery how did you type it in to terminal emulator? Like extacy how?i just dont want to mess up my buddies phone I want yo hook him up not **** him up lol

monthlymixcd said:
Yes. Something's definitely up 'cause when I try to use Astro to copy redbend_ua to /system/xbin the paste option is grayed out for that directory.
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You guys are confusing the hell outta me I don't know who's answering me and who's answering you I know this pertains to this thread but im right in the middle of this process and its not even my phone

I apologize for the derail... I got mine working. I had a typo. I'm off to voodoo.

For Those Who Can't Root Try This!

I tried everything from this website and nothing was working... Idk why but it was very frustrating... I came along this video and I did it on my first try. I thought I should share this tut
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyELJRy4rhE

Go down to TheUnlockr they have video walkthough step by step to obtain tempROOT (Visionary) and then permROOT (root.sh) just follow it as its more easier than the video you posted.
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The video he posted is easier.
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TJBunch1228 said:
The video he posted is easier.
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Really?
1a) download and install VISIONary.
1b) download and install Terminal Emulator
2) download and unzip the root folder
3) store the root folder on the SDCard
4) Temp Root / making sure set system to R/W and run Visionary.sh are checked
5) go to terminal emulator and type
$ su
# cd /sdcard/root
# sh root.sh
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Seems pretty easy to me.

neidlinger said:
Really?
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No, that black shelf guy has just been a debbie downer on everyone's posts lately, and I was drinking and feeling obstinate. I had my 4G rooted within like 45 min of ownership using the same method you posted.
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TJBunch1228 said:
No, that black shelf guy has just been a debbie downer on everyone's posts lately, and I was drinking and feeling obstinate. I had my 4G rooted within like 45 min of ownership using the same method you posted.
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I had mine Rooted before i left the T-Mobile Store. True Story. I didn't have the Engineering Screen flashed but i did have it s=off prior to walking out of the door.

I had to use a different method that involved pushing files threw adb.. since the method that was all about temp enabling root and using the terminal emulator was useless

neidlinger said:
I had mine Rooted before i left the T-Mobile Store. True Story. I didn't have the Engineering Screen flashed but i did have it s=off prior to walking out of the door.
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Yeah not quite THAT brave/crazy. Even though it can be done quickly and without a computer, I'd rather go slow and make sure it's done right. I'd get bit in the ass, I know it.
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lol now thats comedy and here I am the bad guy? as I posted before here and other forums read below.
HKM said:
If you don't want to do it manually then you can do it easily via FileExp go use Astro or Root Explorer. From what you are saying I have my money on you didn't properly do TempROOT. I say go do TempROOT again then try what I suggested for PermROOT.
UPDATE: Here I found you Youtube videos how to do step by step.
tempROOT> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gylaXOCNzqU
permROOT> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sy_aqKoeev4
Use the howto from Theunlockr video posted above it maybe easier for you to follow.
Well since you are up to the PermROOT I take it you have TempROOT, if so as you saying you have root.sh in root dir inside /sdcard so it would look like /sdcard/root/root.sh for the absolute path. Also you have console right? If not go download Terminal Emulator. Then type in "su" and press enter SU=Super User or @wheel,root permission base. Then use "cd /sdcard/root" press enter CD = Change Directory. Then do "sh root.sh" and press enter as sh is shall execute command. So it would look like this below:
su
cd /sdcard/root
sh root.sh
Now just do restart and make sure you have S=OFF as you will see it on top in HBoot screen. When you are back on go open Visionary+ and unclick TempROOT on boot and click TempROOT now. Then look below and click on Attempt PermROOT Now.
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TJBunch1228 said:
Yeah not quite THAT brave/crazy. Even though it can be done quickly and without a computer, I'd rather go slow and make sure it's done right. I'd get bit in the ass, I know it.
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lol.
I wanted to do it in the store so that way if something went AWOL i could hand the phone back over and say "hey something is jacked with this phone, you need to get me a different one".
I just stored VISIONary on my SD card in the .apk format, and the folder on my SD card and swapped it. As he was punching everything in i installed astro, then Visionary, and terminal emulator and turned s=off. Once it was good i walked out....

I tried that video from the Unlockr and it didnt work for me

Kush Smoke said:
I tried that video from the Unlockr and it didnt work for me
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1) are you extracting and storing just the root folder to the SD card
and
2a) are you putting a space between the "d" and the "/".
2b) are you putting a space between the "h" and the "r".
it should look like this
$ su
# cd /root/sdcard
# sh root.sh
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if you just type cd/sdcard/root or shroot.sh it will not work.
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you also have "change /system to r/w" for it to work properly.

As neidlinger stated you have to correctly type it in. But I came across people who does not understand root which is your direct absolute path in this case "/sdcard" now if you got confused with root folder and created new dir then its "/sdcard/root" which makes no diff as you can do it still.
HKM said:
su
mkdir /sdcard/root
mv /sdcard/root.sh /sdcard/root/
cd /sdcard/root
sh root.sh
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^ this is not even needed but if you created /root folder inside /sdcard then you have to use it. Normally it makes no diff as you can use CD command to switch between it but people who don't understand console find it confusing.

RESOLVED:Rooted but getting Permission Denied from ADB Shell?

ADB Shell connects just fine, but I cannot SU into it. I am rooted and have the latest SuperUser installed... In addition, I have USB debugging enabled, the LG drivers, and Root Explorer works perfectly.
RESOLVED:
You must have SuperUser OPEN while trying to SU from ADB. I don't remember this being needed on my Nexus One, but it's working now. I will keep this up for others that might need it....

Sceencast in droid explorer isnt working for me.rooted g2x. Maybe ill reinstall it after i get home from work. Is yours working?

Do you have SuperUser OPEN while trying to use it? Seems that it's not running persistently like it did on my N1

momentarylapseofreason said:
Do you have SuperUser OPEN while trying to use it? Seems that it's not running persistently like it did on my N1
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just got home from work. gonna try it now.
nope, no screencast even with super user running. just rebooted. gonna try again. logcat seems to be going nuts though.

I was going crazy about this and asked Chris Soyars because I have never had to do this either. This is what he said:
"You can just type 'su' while in an adb shell, and it should drop you down to root. You won't get adb providing root until you have a boot image flashed that isn't running in secure mode.... -Chris Soyars"

wewoapsiak said:
I was going crazy about this and asked Chris Soyars because I have never had to do this either. This is what he said:
"You can just type 'su' while in an adb shell, and it should drop you down to root. You won't get adb providing root until you have a boot image flashed that isn't running in secure mode.... -Chris Soyars"
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First you need to go to settings developer options and root access and check apps and ADB
Then you might have to do the CHMOD -R 777 /directorynameyouaretryingtoaccess

Guys. I am assuming the su in adb shell is preceded by an adb remount? By default system is ro not rw.
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[HOW TO] Root Acer Aspire One D255 Netbook Dual Boot & Others

Rooting
You will need:
A source of Better Terminal Emulator.apk (3.38 works) (From now on called BTE)
A working android dual-boot
How to:
Somehow get BTE onto your netbook
Install it using the provided file manager. (DON'T WORRY THAT PACKAGE INSTALLER CRASHES. THAT IS NORMAL. JUST CLICK FORCE CLOSE AND PICK BTE FROM THE LAUCHER.)
There's no need to install the plugin, just click OK and open and close BTE until it opens a green text on white background.
Exit BTE for now and download busybox
Re-open bte and type cd /sdcard/downloads then cat busybox > /system/xbin/busybox
Get Root Explorer from somewhere and install it with file manager
Open it. Test whether busybox works by clicking the mount r/w button. If it changes, your netbook is rooted!
Installing Apps that give "application not installed" in the package installer
Get the app you want and find it in root explorer
Long click the APK and click copy
Right click > more > home
Click mount r/w at the top (MUST BE ROOTED AND HAVE BUSYBOX INSTALLED, SEE ABOVE)
Go to /data/app and click paste
Find your apk and long click and click rename. Name it com.publisher.appname
Long click on the apk and click permissions
Tick the 1st two boxes on the first row, the 1st one in the second row and the 1st. one on the third row.
Go to your launcher (I use GO Launcher EX) and see if it's installed. The app may still force close. If it has not installed, wait a while and see if it appears or try copying it to /system/app and back again
Installing Market & GApps Progress
Installing Market & GApps so far progress:
Installing GApps from CyanogenMod 5 (Android 2.1) & Toshiba Tablet's Market
WORKING!!!!!!! Download! (How to is in the .zip). Note: You cannot search or browse categories, so I will include the Appbrain app for those purposes.

The market opens, but crashes on search or clicking apps. If you click on a recommended app and click install it doesn't download. Does anyone want a tutorial or know how to stop it crashing?
Sent from my Acer Aspire One D255 Netbook with dual-boot Android 2.1 - Rooted

I'm about to try ripping a whole /system/app folder from LG's official GT540 2.1 and see if the market will install
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Help
Hi thanks for the guide I've come across a problem though. I've installed BTE and got to the stage
Re-open bte and type cd /sdcard/downloads then cat busybox > /system/xbin/busybo
But when I type in the second line it says that it cannot create the directory because it is read only.
Any thoughts on why it is doing this?
Thanks

nunbean said:
Hi thanks for the guide I've come across a problem though. I've installed BTE and got to the stage
Re-open bte and type cd /sdcard/downloads then cat busybox > /system/xbin/busybo
But when I type in the second line it says that it cannot create the directory because it is read only.
Any thoughts on why it is doing this?
Thanks
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This page seems to show you how to mount system r/w, so this should work. Just do the checking from the page first.
Sorry I was late, I only got back from Spain yesterday and had no internet in Spain

Hi,
Thanks that guide fixed the problem. Tried to install Angry Birds though and it installs through the method given but when I run it it forces close. Have i done something wrong or will it never work on the Acer netbook?
Thanks again

nunbean said:
Hi,
Thanks that guide fixed the problem. Tried to install Angry Birds though and it installs through the method given but when I run it it forces close. Have i done something wrong or will it never work on the Acer netbook?
Thanks again
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It won't work, I've tried also. By the way, don't update to the newest patch, it kills half the apps.
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Edited startpost with MARKET!
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D257
Quinny899, thank you for writing this up. I just bought a Acer Aspire One D257 which dual boots into Android 2.3.1. I tried to follow your instructions but I ran into the same Read-only file system error as nunbean. I tried his solution but i don't seem to have adb, su permission, or applications>developer>usb debugging available to me.
Any suggestions? Have you had any luck hooking your D255 to another computer and running adb?
Thanks

szimman said:
Quinny899, thank you for writing this up. I just bought a Acer Aspire One D257 which dual boots into Android 2.3.1. I tried to follow your instructions but I ran into the same Read-only file system error as nunbean. I tried his solution but i don't seem to have adb, su permission, or applications>developer>usb debugging available to me.
Any suggestions? Have you had any luck hooking your D255 to another computer and running adb?
Thanks
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With me su is provided. Skip that step and try copying it to/ system/ xbin using root explorer
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Sadly, that doesn't work either. Acer/Insyde must have locked it down a bit in between versions. System/xbin is rwxr-xr-x

szimman said:
Sadly, that doesn't work either. Acer/Insyde must have locked it down a bit in between versions. System/xbin is rwxr-xr-x
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Try putting with on /sdcard and running:
cd /sdcard
su
In bte
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cd /sdcard
Permission denied
When I "ls -la" it says that sdcard -> /mnt/sdcard
sdcard is lrwxrwxrwx and mnt is d---------
When booted in Windows the Android partition shows up as D: but only gives me access to /qdisk (which is drwxrwxrwx). I have a SD Card in the netbooks SD Card slot and a USB thumbdrive plugged in. Both are accessible via the File Manager that shipped with the OS and apps such as Gallery, but I haven't been able to find them through BTE.
Thank you so much for helping out with this process. I'm still trying to figure out what Acer/Insyde changed between our two computer models.

szimman said:
cd /sdcard
Permission denied
When I "ls -la" it says that sdcard -> /mnt/sdcard
sdcard is lrwxrwxrwx and mnt is d---------
When booted in Windows the Android partition shows up as D: but only gives me access to /qdisk (which is drwxrwxrwx). I have a SD Card in the netbooks SD Card slot and a USB thumbdrive plugged in. Both are accessible via the File Manager that shipped with the OS and apps such as Gallery, but I haven't been able to find them through BTE.
Thank you so much for helping out with this process. I'm still trying to figure out what Acer/Insyde changed between our two computer models.
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They changed the mount points as you're using 2.2/2.3 & I'm using 2.1
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D257
I've been thinking about getting a D257. Am is reading this thread right?
i.e.,
as things stand, I would not be able to get root and I would not be able to install google apps and google market?
Thanks

EyeTech said:
I've been thinking about getting a D257. Am is reading this thread right?
i.e.,
as things stand, I would not be able to get root and I would not be able to install google apps and google market?
Thanks
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No, this only works for D255s, sorry
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All done and sorted.
However when trying to install another app I have run out of system disk space (135.17MB Used, 396k free)
Is there any way to make the system disk larger without having to prune it? Or install to sdcard?
Cheers

stevefwt said:
All done and sorted.
However when trying to install another app I have run out of system disk space (135.17MB Used, 396k free)
Is there any way to make the system disk larger without having to prune it? Or install to sdcard?
Cheers
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I'm working on an apps2sd method.
You can move to /x-root/app or /sdcard/app (make the folders and move the app apk into it first)
The main code is:
ln -s /data/app/com.whatever.app.apk /x-root/app/com.whatever.app.apk
-or-
ln -s /data/app/com.whatever.app.apk /sdcard/app/com.whatever.app.apk

I've been looking to port newer android versions (possibly honeycomb) to the various android netbook devices, but I need the imgs from the 2.3 devices. Can anyone help by posting the imgs in their downloads for android drive (from windows)
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Any news for d257 ?
I stuck on 2.3.1 ;/
All what i can without root is looking desktop and mozilla, no app's ;/

New 100% reliable "temp root" for Titanium Backup (won't stop working until reboot!)

New 100% reliable "temp root" for Titanium Backup (won't stop working until reboot!)
Hi all,
I grew frustrated by the annoyance of losing root access randomly, when modified files on /system suddenly become inaccessible because of the S-ON lock.
But here's some good news: I came up with a way to get a 100% reliable "temp root" for Titanium Backup.
Advantages:
You will not lose root access until next reboot!
100% reliable, does not modify /system at all.
Drawbacks:
Minimalistic approach with no BusyBox.
Will only work with select root apps.
Tested with Titanium Backup only (for now).
Requirements:
Original "out of the box" Sensation or EVO 3D (untested).
Android SDK tools ("adb" command) on a computer.
USB connection between computer and phone.
Installed Superuser app from the Market.
Initial (one-time) setup:
unzip better-temp-root.zip
adb push fre3vo /data/local/tmp/
adb shell "cd /data/local/tmp ; chmod 755 fre3vo ; ./fre3vo"
adb shell "mkdir /data/bin ; mv /data/local/tmp/fre3vo /data/bin/"
adb push su /data/bin/
adb push root.sh /data/bin/
adb shell "chmod 4555 /data/bin/su ; chmod 755 /data/bin/root.sh"
adb shell "/data/bin/root.sh"
After every reboot:
adb shell "/data/bin/fre3vo"
adb shell "/data/bin/root.sh"
The advantage of this method is that /system is not modified, therefore the rooting will be totally stable and will persist until the next reboot
Q&A:
Will it work with other root apps?
This is a minimalistic approach which installs no busybox and does not touch /system, in order to be perfectly reliable. The drawback of this is that it will work only with root apps that are able to find "su" at /data/bin/su, and that don't need a busybox in $PATH. Fortunately, Titanium Backup fulfills both of these criteria. If you know other apps that do, please post about them.
Status:
Titanium Backup (free & pro): works
Root Explorer: works
MyBackup pro: works?
SetCPU: FC
Wireless tether: needs system modification
Greetings go to #teamwin for the exploit, of course.
Have fun !

Great. Good job!
Now where is that test recovery?

If it works well, maybe you should try and pass the files onto agrabren for him to implement into Fre3vo^2 (apk that makes root better like your fix is aiming to).
That way things will move a LOT faster

Using this, I can get Titanium Backup to work, but not AdFree. Might just wait for Fre3vo^2.

Adfree is build to edit files on /system partition which is not possible with temp root
Set-Cpu is working?

possible to make a script that runs
Code:
adb shell "/data/bin/fre3vo"
adb shell "/data/bin/root.sh"
at each boot automatically?

Does barnacle or any WiFi tether apps work with this? Still at work.....

Sorry for the noob question but where do unzip it to, the computer or the phone?
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madindehead said:
Using this, I can get Titanium Backup to work, but not AdFree. Might just wait for Fre3vo^2.
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Thanks for your feedback. I hadn't tested AdFree, but I'm not surprised here. This solution is a willful compromise: we refrain from modifying /system, and thus we gain 100% reliability - but at the same time we lose compatibility with some root apps, because they often rely on BusyBox being in /system (or at least in $PATH).
I have contacted @agrabren on Twitter with a link to this thread. I haven't looked into it, but if #teamwin can come up with a way to execute adb commands locally on the phone, it could all be done automatically at boot. Hopefully they'll add a configuration choice such as:
Method 1: Full compatibility with root apps, system BusyBox, "ephemeral" root
Method 2: Compatibility with *some* root apps, no system BusyBox, 100% reliable root
Let's see how it goes... but I know which method I'd personally use

Tiffany84 said:
Sorry for the noob question but where do unzip it to, the computer or the phone?
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Unzip to the computer, you'll get 3 files. Go on from there

What about this:
Any difference to files/method from first post?
http://www.facebook.com/pages/S-Off-for-Sensation-and-Evo-3d-NOW/117107248377328?sk=wall&filter=1

joel.bourquard said:
Unzip to the computer, you'll get 3 files. Go on from there
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Ok. So this is where I struggle with adb. So how does it know where the files are at? Do u have to tell it the location of the files or do u put it in the same directory with adb? Again, I apologize when it comes to being clueless with adb.
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DomSim said:
possible to make a script that runs
Code:
adb shell "/data/bin/fre3vo"
adb shell "/data/bin/root.sh"
at each boot automatically?
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That's the goal - but such a script would not work right now, because: (1) the 1st command terminates the current shell and (2) the 2nd command must be called through ADB.
As far as I see, the 1st command could be invoked automatically from an Android app at boot, but the 2nd one needs to be called through adb, which requires a separate computer right now.
I haven't looked into that - but I think @agrabren / #teamwin are aiming at this (ie: somehow doing the equivalent of running commands through "adb" from the device itself) with Fre3vo^2.

Thanks very much..
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Tiffany84 said:
Ok. So this is where I struggle with adb. So how does it know where the files are at? Do u have to tell it the location of the files or do u put it in the same directory with adb? Again, I apologize when it comes to being clueless with adb.
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Same directory

Tiffany84 said:
Ok. So this is where I struggle with adb. So how does it know where the files are at? Do u have to tell it the location of the files or do u put it in the same directory with adb? Again, I apologize when it comes to being clueless with adb.
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I run Linux personally, but I think if you just unzip the files into some empty folder, then stay in that same folder and run ADB by its absolute path, it should work fine. Something like:
"C:\Program Files\Android SDK\BIN\ADB.EXE" push xx yy
Maybe a Windows user could give you more precise advice here...

Why would you need barnacle when you have wireless tether built in?
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With this,only run fre3vo bat file and all will install
automatically:
Ganii said:
What about this:
Any difference to files/method from first post?
http://www.facebook.com/pages/S-Off-for-Sensation-and-Evo-3d-NOW/117107248377328?sk=wall&filter=1
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Anyone tried SetCPU ? Which profile did you select, and does it work?

Pinepig said:
Same directory
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Thanks.
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