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Update (October 7, 2010)
Use ngholson's guide to root: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=581869&page=53#post8358998
Posts in the first 40 or so pages of this thread are old old old. Try browsing through the last 10 or so pages if you have any problems.
I may put a guide for using an App to root in this first post, but I don't have time right now.
OLD OLD OLD Manual Root:
This will still work, but ngholson's guide is a lot easier and you should definitely try it first.
NOTICE / WARNING / READ THESE:
1. I give no guarantees for anything that may or may not result from following these instructions (or any mistakes made).
2. Doing this will probably void your warranty, BUT as long as you don't run some other carrier's RUU (not talking about ROMs here, talking about the official upgrade files. what's important is that your hboot version doesn't change) you can always just flash your carrier's RUU to go back to unrooted completely stock.
Known issues:
NONE! This is a clean procedure that leaves your current rom as is. Any issues you have will be related to whatever ROMs you choose to flash or additional packages you choose to flash to your current rom
Steps:
1. Upgrade to 2.1
We know this works with the initial 2.1 updates, but later updates may patch it. If you have installed additional updates from your carrier, you may have to flash the original RUU to be able to root.
2. Download and extract the Android SDK
http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
You really only need this for the adb binary. If anyone can suggest a better way to get it than downloading the entire SDK, let me know.
3. Download and install HTC Sync
Some carriers have specific versions of HTC Sync (I know Cellular South does).
You could also just install the adb drivers.
4. Download the hack and extract it to your SDK tools directory. (or wherever you have adb)
It's attached to this post.
5. Turn on USB Debugging on your phone
Settings -> Applications -> Development -> USB Debugging
6. Plug your phone in USB
7. Run the script
For Windows this is runindos.bat. You should be able to just double click it.
That's it. This will flash the Darch version of AmonRA's recovery.
8. BACKUP
At this point you should probably backup your current stock rom (see Recovery guide below) and backup your PRL. (navalynt has good instructions on this in his root guide).
Now you can flash a custom rom or just flash the provided su.zip (see Recovery guide below) for Superuser Permissions (root) within your current rom.
Recovery
Recovery is where you can backup, restore, and flash ROMs or additional app zips.
To enter Recovery mode on your phone, power the phone off. Then hold home and press the power button. Keep holding home until you get the recovery screen.
You'll see several options, but the first thing you'll want to use is Backup.I've always used the nandroid option, not sure of the differences between it and bart. Backing up does exactly what you'd expect: copies your current ROM to your sd card. It doesn't change anything on the phone. It does take a few minutes so be patient.
Most roms will suggest you wipe first, and there is a menu option for that in recovery also. Just choose wipe, then factory reset. This does nothing to your sd card and only wipes application data (app installed from the market, settings for any app, etc).
After you've backed up, Recovery is also where you flash new ROMs or additions to your current ROM. It's easiest to pick a rom you want on your pc, and transfer it to your phone over usb. you can either do this the normal way, or if you're already in recovery, there is a USB-MS option you can use. Some Recoveries require flashable zips to be in the root of your sd card (not in any directory). After the ZIP is on your sd card, choose "install zip from sdcard" and pick the zip of the ROM you want. That's it. After it's done flashing, reboot your phone. If you wiped and flashed a full ROM, the first will take several minutes.
If you flash a ROM and either get stuck in a boot loop or just don't like it, go back into recovery under the Backup option and choose nandroid restore. Pick the option you get (it's a directory named with your phone's serial number) and you'll see a list of backups named with the date/time they were created. Choose which one you want to restore, wait a few minutes, then reboot and you'll be back to exactly where you were.
I've learned that the exploit used on the Sprint Hero doesn't work on the CS Hero because it uses mmap_min_addr. This means that exploits which rely on a null pointer dereference (like the Sprint exploit) won't work.
So here's what I think I need:
1) I'll be watching bugtraq, etc... for non null pointer dereference local kernel vulnerabilities. (I don't think I know 100% what that means yet.)
2) I also need to learn how to know if a vulnerability is applicable. Like this one http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36834 . I don't even know really where to begin to see if I can use that.
3) Once I've found a vulnerability, how do I exploit it? I realize there will probably be proof of concept for the exploit, but how will I turn that into something that executes a specified command like asroot2 does. Is the source available for asroot2?
4) I wonder if I need to bother figuring out if the source used to build the kernel for CS is different from Sprint. Is a change in config.gz enough to legally require HTC to provide me with source specific to the CS version?
Keep up the good work
I know there aren't many of us, but I'm really hoping to root my hero sometime soon. I wish I could help but I picked my engineering field because it didn't require learning any computer languages haha
cdiamond333 said:
I know there aren't many of us, but I'm really hoping to root my hero sometime soon. I wish I could help but I picked my engineering field because it didn't require learning any computer languages haha
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Glad to see at least one person interested enough to join XDA!
Though I'm afraid we're going to end up waiting until someone roots the Droid and/or Droid Eris and hope that works for us as well.
Can anyone give us an idea about where to find the RUU specific to Cellular South? Do those come from HTC, the carrier, or do they just "magically" make their way to the net from whoever happens to have access to them?
Really Like To See a Root
I would also like to see some success to this post as well... I have been with cellular south for years and this is the best phone they have produced! It only needs root access! Im a computer engineer a Miss. State, and I would love to see what I could do with this phone.
Maybe I could find an exploit... but it might take me longer to find it seeing that I am still in the beginning stages of my discipline.
But all I wanted to say is: LETS GET THIS ROOT!!
Root cellular south hero
I agree I have the htc hero from cellular south and would like to share the internet with my computer but cant tether unless phone is rooted
Hey guys!
I, too, am a CellSouth Hero haver... and I'm searching high and low for the procedure as well! I'll be checking back here and also searching round and posting anything I find.
If anyone gets an update, please email me at [email protected]
Help
I too own a CS hero and i am looking all over the net for a way to root this phone. if a way can be found will any roms work on it or will new CS specific roms have to be developed. If that is the case then i am afraid we CS users won't gain access to this for awhile as the customer base is quite small compared to sprint
OBSt4l0n said:
I too own a CS hero and i am looking all over the net for a way to root this phone. if a way can be found will any roms work on it or will new CS specific roms have to be developed. If that is the case then i am afraid we CS users won't gain access to this for awhile as the customer base is quite small compared to sprint
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Well I've been surprised by the response to this thread, so hopefully there is more interest specific to CS than we may realize.
Ideally, ROMs made with Sprint Hero in mind will work on the CS Hero. I haven't put much effort into it without having root access yet, but when I get a chance I'm going to take the time to compare things like the radio image, etc and see just how much they differ from one to the other. If nothing else, hopefully we can replace the different pieces in the custom ROMs and be able to use them.
I will update this thread with what I find, and hopefully others will contribute as well.
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Any news??
MrDanger said:
Any news??
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I know, right? Seriously, is anyone out there?
i have posted treads at various sites, and they all get buried fairly quickly.
Would love to solve this issue... surely someone out there would find this to be a challenge worth taking up...
i hope.
Oh, and happy thanksgiving...
markachee message
Check Ur profile for a message that I left u.
It's just going to be a waiting game.
First someone has to find an exploit, most likely in the Linux kernel. This doesn't have to be something specific to our phone. It's more likely that it will be a generic thing that will work for us, Droid, and Droid Eris (as well as Linux in general).
It's not likely I'd be able to discover one of these exploits, so I'm watching for exploits coming out (bugtraq, etc) that might work for us. There really hasn't been anything at all since the pipe.c vulnerability that worked for the Sprint Hero.
Really one thing we need that we should be able to get now is an RUU specific to Cellular South's Hero. From what I understand, an RUU lets you reset your phone to a factory/updated image in the event something goes wrong. It wouldn't directly help us get root, but it would be a "safety net" for those of us screwing with our phones trying to get root.
Anything you guys could help dig up on where/how to find it would be awesome.
This looks promising. At least have some people in this thread that know enough to be able to compile for the phone:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=5034122
Also, realized I never mentioned I was looking at the "enlightenment" exploit set from http://www.grsecurity.com/~spender/
Just chiming in, had my Cell South hero for about a month and have been following this thread with the hope of seeing our phones rooted. I am a technician/admin with some coding and linux experience, but I am unfamiliar with rooting cellphones. anything I can do to help let me know.
tether
you can usb tether useing pda net from the market without root
I have seen pda net, i'm not interested in just tethering but thank you.
mine comes in tuesday
markachee said:
This looks promising. At least have some people in this thread that know enough to be able to compile for the phone:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=5034122
Also, realized I never mentioned I was looking at the "enlightenment" exploit set from http://www.grsecurity.com/~spender/
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Here's the compiled programs within that exploit
happy new year to everyone.
I've just bought nexus s gt i9020 in U.K
Ginger 2.3.1
grh78
baseband i9020xxjk8
I'm going to root and install clockwork via ONE-CLICK-ROOTon it and I have one question ;
When should I backup my eds folder, before or after is rooted ?
thank u in advance
if any one of u bought recently the same nexus s from carephonewarehouse and already made all steps(rooting, clockwork, new room) and want to advice me, I'll really appreciate this
As soon as you make backup, safer you are..
but should/can I backup it before rooting and installing clockwork?
ok so ill root phone, then install clockwork and then run eds tool to backup folder, is that correct?
If you can back it up via adb do it as soon as possible, not sure if you actually need root for this. I believe you'll be wanting a copy with set permissions (so archive it as a .tar.gz file, which stores this data), and a raw translation of the device it is mounted under.
I personally got all my info from here, and happily so far have never had to even think about going through my backups. All worked fine (though it takes a while for the RAW to copy over).
thanks mate for help
There is now a super thread over here with this root information and some more recoveries. I plan on expanding as more things are developed for the Rugby Pro.
I have added other hacks to this thread below the root download links. Enjoy.
The below guide outlines how to gain root on the Samsung Galaxy Rugby Pro (SGH-I547 ATT / Bell (Yes, Canada works!) / commanche). Please read through the full guide before attempting to root your device.
You will need ODIN v3.04 in order to gain root on the Rugby Pro (comanche), I will not post a link due to the nature of the package. Google has plenty of links for it.
BIG thanks to utkanos for all the help and making this a reality
Install instructions -- goldenlederhosen has provided some further information and detail about the below procedure here
Please read his post as well as the instructions before attempting this procedure
Install drivers from link below
Download necessary packages (clockwork recovery, root update) from the links below
Copy root update to your devices sdcard(s) -- Copy to both if external SD card is present
Charge phone to at least 80%
Power off the phone
Unplug from USB / Charger
Boot into download mode (Home + Volume Down + Power)
When asked if you want to continue, press Volume Up to enter download mode
Plugin phone and
Launch ODIN
Check the checkbox next to "PDA"
Click the PDA button
Select the comanche_cwr_6015_utkanos.tar.md5 file
Make sure only "Auto Reboot" and "F. Reset Time" are selected
Click start
Your phone will reboot one the flash is complete
You now have Clockwork Recovery, continue with the steps to get root
Power off your phone
Unplug from USB / Charger
Boot into Clockwork Recovery (Home + Volume Up + Power -- Release when Samsung logo appears)
Select "Install zip from sd card"
Select "Choose zip from sd card"
Navigate to zip
Select zip
Confirm
Reboot
You should now have root
I am not responsible for anything bad that comes to your device when using the information posted in this thread. Everything here is dangerous, may cause a brick, will void a warranty and has the potential to just plain wreak havoc. Do not complain you followed my instructions and met with a dead device. Consider yourself warned
I've tested to the best of my ability, but I am one person with one device, I cannot catch all potential failure modes. If you find a problem and a fix, or have information that should be added let me know and I will update the necessary information.
Download Links
Head over to the super thread here (link) for links.
CWR Touch / ODIN
Courtesy of childrenofthehorn there is a now a Clockwork Recovery Touch and ODIN images for the ATT varient. The thread is: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1990519
Rootz Wiki Forum
childrenofthehorn has gotten a dedicated forum setup over at Rootz Wiki. Check it out: http://rootzwiki.com/forum/556-galax...o-development/
Works like a charm!
Thanks for doing this guys. I was thinking I would have to create an insecure kernel for the stock ROM in order to get root. You saved me a lot of time & energy. Expect a donation coming from my way.
dweide9 said:
Thanks for doing this guys. I was thinking I would have to create an insecure kernel for the stock ROM in order to get root. You saved me a lot of time & energy. Expect a donation coming from my way.
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Thank you much for the donation
Would you be willing to pull an image of the stock boot partition (dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p7) and PM me a link?
Also: check the OP, I've added some info on how to get tethering (after rooting) without the need for a dedicated ATT tethering plan.
re: post-root stuff
>Would you be willing to pull an image of the stock boot partition (dd >if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p7) and PM me a link?
I would if I had any experience. My plan to insecure the kernel would have been my 1st time getting my feet wet with such a thing.
>Also: check the OP, I've added some info on how to get tethering (after rooting) without >the need for a dedicated ATT tethering plan.
Thanks, I did but I don't find Tethering Manager. I did find Tethering Provision. Is that the same?
dweide9 said:
I would if I had any experience. My plan to insecure the kernel would have been my 1st time getting my feet wet with such a thing.
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You can copy the contents of boot by:
Install a terminal emulator from the market
Launch terminal
su
Accept request for root
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p7 of=/mnt/sdcard/mmcblk0p7_boot.img
Transfer mmcblk0p7_boot.img to your favorite cloud storage provider
Share link
If you run into trouble or have any questions let me know.
dweide9 said:
Thanks, I did but I don't find Tethering Manager. I did find Tethering Provision. Is that the same?
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Provision is a separate app. When I'm back by my laptop in the morning I'll double check the paths and report back. I froze mine using Ultimate Backup or Titanium Backup. I forget offhand.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I547 using Tapatalk 2
boot partition image
I tried to provide the link to both tarball & zipped files of my boot partition image, but I haven't done 10 posts yet, so xda has restricted me. Let see if a little disguise will work:
secured [email protected]/#folders/0BwUellf9svE3M01kampaMU54NWc
So what fun stuff can you do with this file & how would my image be any different then yours? Or is it another issue, like uploading being restricted because you're a developer?
Also, I'm interested in learning the process of how you created/edited the files , in order to root the Rugby Pro. I'm sure your busy, so pointing me toward a tutorial would be great.
kemonine96 said:
Provision is a separate app. When I'm back by my laptop in the morning I'll double check the paths and report back. I froze mine using Ultimate Backup or Titanium Backup. I forget offhand.
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Looks like TetheringProvision.apk is the one to freeze (do not delete unless you have a backup). If you try this let me know.
dweide9 said:
I tried to provide the link to both tarball & zipped files of my boot partition image, but I haven't done 10 posts yet, so xda has restricted me. Let see if a little disguise will work:
secured [email protected]/#folders/0BwUellf9svE3M01kampaMU54NWc
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Thanks for the file. I just finished pulling it.
dweide9 said:
So what fun stuff can you do with this file
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I plan on using a stock boot image so I can put together an ODIN image that will flash the phone back to a stock state. If you root your phone or have a custom recovery / system / boot OTA updates will generally fail to apply. The best way to get an OTA update applied is to rollback to stock and install the OTA.
dweide9 said:
how would my image be any different then yours?
Or is it another issue, like uploading being restricted because you're a developer?
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The boot partition should be the same across devices unless you make modifications.
I had to blindly update the boot partition on my device to get root, so I do not have an un-changed copy of it. In order to get an OTA update applied and to work with some Cyanogen / Clockwork Recovery stuff I will need a clean boot partition image.
dweide9 said:
Also, I'm interested in learning the process of how you created/edited the files , in order to root the Rugby Pro. I'm sure your busy, so pointing me toward a tutorial would be great.
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I worked with a few people to get help putting together an ODIN image that allowed me to get custom recovery and the clockwork recovery update.zip. There is no general guide on the steps necessary.
If you are interested in diving into the custom rom / recovery stuff I will be doing some work with improving clockwork recovery for the Ruby Pro (commanche) and hopefully working on a Cyanogenmod 10 (JellyBean) port in the future. I am working on some items for the Rugby Smart (apache) at present, as soon as that stuff is taken care of I'll be focusing more on the Rugby Pro (commanche). If you are interested in taking a shot at updating the clockwork recovery for the commanche let me know and I can maybe point you in a few directions to get you going.
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>I had to blindly update the boot partition on my device to get root, so I do not have an >un-changed copy of it.
You probably know this, but here's where I downloaded Samsung's ROM (disguised again, & I'm pretty sure the new "c" version is for Canada) Just search for sgh-i547:
[email protected]
>If you are interested in diving into the custom rom / recovery stuff I will be doing some >work with improving clockwork recovery for the Ruby Pro (commanche) and hopefully >working on a Cyanogenmod 10 (JellyBean) port in the future.
I am interested. Realize I have miniscule programming skills (http, xml & Google {now MIT} App Inventor).
Also, I did freeze TetheringProvision, but I rarely tether. Usually I only need to when it's raining & my home DSL slows too much. I'll let you know if I have any problems when I do finally try it.
dweide9 said:
>I had to blindly update the boot partition on my device to get root, so I do not have an >un-changed copy of it.
You probably know this, but here's where I downloaded Samsung's ROM (disguised again, & I'm pretty sure the new "c" version is for Canada) Just search for sgh-i547:
[email protected]
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I pulled that package as well. Unfortunately it is only the GPL components they are required to release, not the full ROM sources. It does contain the kernel sources which will be very helpful down the line.
dweide9 said:
>If you are interested in diving into the custom rom / recovery stuff I will be doing some >work with improving clockwork recovery for the Ruby Pro (commanche) and hopefully >working on a Cyanogenmod 10 (JellyBean) port in the future.
I am interested. Realize I have miniscule programming skills (http, xml & Google {now MIT} App Inventor).
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There is a lot of testing work and guess/check for the ROM building stuff. I was thinking of setting up an IRC channel on FreeNode for discussing work on the device. Would you be interested / willing to move some of the interactive discussion over there once I have a channel setup?
dweide9 said:
Also, I did freeze TetheringProvision, but I rarely tether. Usually I only need to when it's raining & my home DSL slows too much. I'll let you know if I have any problems when I do finally try it.
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Keep me in the loop. I tend to only tether for the purpose of my tablet when I'm not near a WiFi AP. I wanted to point it out just in case, better to have it working before it's necessary.
Let me know if you want a modded stock kernel . I'l be willing to help, even though I don't have the device on-hand.
IRC channel on FreeNode is setup: #rugby-pro-dev for those that are interested.
Motorhead1991 said:
Let me know if you want a modded stock kernel . I'l be willing to help, even though I don't have the device on-hand.
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I think we should be covered at the moment. The first priority will likely be getting a recovery nailed down and 100% before working on a customized kernel. I'm hoping to get recovery nailed sooner than later so we can do things like nandroid and similar before starting in on CM10 or another ROM.
I am also working on the Rugby Smart (apache) CM9/3.0 Kernel/CM10 stuff as well so my time with the Pro is limited at the moment. Hopefully the Smart stuff moves quickly so I can loop back around to the Pro quickly.
>I pulled that package as well. Unfortunately it is only the GPL components they are >required to release, not the full ROM sources.
Ah, learn something new every day.
>I was thinking of setting up an IRC channel on FreeNode for discussing work on the >device. Would you be interested / willing to move some of the interactive discussion >over there once I have a channel setup?
Sure, I already monitor #opennic on freenode, so I can just open another channel.
kemonine96 said:
Looks like TetheringProvision.apk is the one to freeze (do not delete unless you have a backup). If you try this let me know.
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I deleted it, and now when I try and turn on the hotspot the device temporarily freezes and then I get the message "Unfortunatley, Settings has stopped."
MCKINLEC said:
I deleted it, and now when I try and turn on the hotspot the device temporarily freezes and then I get the message "Unfortunatley, Settings has stopped."
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Odd, I'll have to double check my device again. Do you have a backup of the apk, or do you need a copy of it to restore?
kemonine96 said:
Odd, I'll have to double check my device again. Do you have a backup of the apk, or do you need a copy of it to restore?
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Thanks, but I made a backup copy, Think the issue could be because it was deleted instead of frozen?
ETA, help, donation etc
I'm very interested in buying the Samsung Galaxy Rugby Pro for AT&T. However, there is no Cyanogenmod port for it yet. I really only want to have a phone if it can run a free ROM.
@kemonine96 et.al.:
When do you think a beta CM port will be ready?
I have not done any Android development and very little administration, but I am a seasoned Linux software engineer. Is there any way I can help with porting CM to this phone?
Finally, would a donation (kemonine96 has a paypal donations link) speed up the process? I can't afford to pay hundreds of dollars, but I could do something like 50....
goldenlederhosen said:
I'm very interested in buying the Samsung Galaxy Rugby Pro for AT&T. However, there is no Cyanogenmod port for it yet. I really only want to have a phone if it can run a free ROM.
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You are not alone in that sentiment. I won't run a device I know won't receive a CyanogenMod port. The good news is as long as there is root, CyanogenMod can be made to work.
goldenlederhosen said:
When do you think a beta CM port will be ready?
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"Soon". Myself and a couple others are working on a set of changes for the Rugby Smart (predecessor to the Pro) and once they are further along I will be looking into starting the CyanogenMod port for the Pro.
goldenlederhosen said:
I have not done any Android development and very little administration, but I am a seasoned Linux software engineer. Is there any way I can help with porting CM to this phone?
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Most definitely, there are a few things that would help out a CyanogenMod port significantly. If you contact me via IRC (see OP) or via PM we can discuss some of the options and take it from there. Please note I leave my IRC connection active 24x7 so I may not respond right away.
goldenlederhosen said:
Finally, would a donation (kemonine96 has a paypal donations link) speed up the process? I can't afford to pay hundreds of dollars, but I could do something like 50....
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As much as I may appreciate a donation, please hold off as I cannot commit to working on CyanogenMod for the Pro in a paid capacity I am comfortable with. I am working 50-60 hour work weeks at my day job so my free time is severely limited. I have every intention on bringing CyanogenMod to the Pro but it is a free time problem more than anything else.
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kemonine96 said:
Most definitely, there are a few things that would help out a CyanogenMod port significantly. If you contact me via IRC (see OP) or via PM we can discuss some of the options and take it from there. Please note I leave my IRC connection active 24x7 so I may not respond right away.
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Okay, will do.
Just bought my phone yesterday. Pay eighty a month for unlimited data plan yet I can not tether my device with out paying outrageous pricing. Is it possible to root my phone and tether with a mod. I did some searching but I do not know where to start. Have not modded my phone since my HTC hero lol... The mod I found the we're several different down load links. I do not want to brick my phone. Just need a little guidance. I just want to wireless tether to play league of legends with out spending another 80$ a month. Is like the best option available to my phone. I'm just mentally exhausted from work and trying to Google this and that lol. I'd like to use http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2725140 but I do not know where to start and if it enables hot spot like the title says. Thanks for any help in Advanced. My phone in device info is and
Sorry for typos
Go here :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=52335759
See the video.
To make it easier:
1. Go to that link
2. Download everything needed.
3. Download the ROM you posted. It has the hotspot mod.
3. Check ROM md5sum.
4. Install drivers
5. Copy the ROM to the device sd.
6. Root it.
7. Install the recovery
8. Nandroid
9. Format System/Factory Reset
10. Install the ROM.
11. Have fun.
Can take you like 30 minutes no more.
Sent from my SM-G900P
Hey all!
A coworker gave me their old G Tablet months ago, and the only thing I kept finding was that it was very hard to find all of the tools needed to modify the thing. So many download links are down, etc. I just wanted to post these on here.
I will take them down if I'm stepping on anyone's toes. I will not help you troubleshoot. I am not responsible for any harm caused by the things provided here, and I cannot claim that they came from reputable sources because I can't even remember from where or when I downloaded them.
NVFlash notes:
I've included the drivers because they were harder to find. They're in usbpcdriver. I can't be bothered to reinstall them to find out which you need because frankly I don't care and you only have two or three options. Good luck.
By default nvflash_gtablet.bat flashes the files in its own directory. Just copy the files into where it's located.
The bootloader is contained on part9.img. If you want to flash CWM you will need to replace part9.img with clockworkmod.img for your particular bootloader. Just rename clockworkmod.img part9.img.
Hope this helps if anyone goes around looking to modify their device. Once again, please do contact me if you would prefer your work to be hard to find.
DOWNLOAD
PiArc said:
Hey all!
A coworker gave me their old G Tablet months ago, and the only thing I kept finding was that it was very hard to find all of the tools needed to modify the thing. So many download links are down, etc. I just wanted to post these on here.
I will take them down if I'm stepping on anyone's toes. I will not help you troubleshoot. I am not responsible for any harm caused by the things provided here, and I cannot claim that they came from reputable sources because I can't even remember from where or when I downloaded them.
NVFlash notes:
I've included the drivers because they were harder to find. They're in usbpcdriver. I can't be bothered to reinstall them to find out which you need because frankly I don't care and you only have two or three options. Good luck.
By default nvflash_gtablet.bat flashes the files in its own directory. Just copy the files into where it's located.
The bootloader is contained on part9.img. If you want to flash CWM you will need to replace part9.img with clockworkmod.img for your particular bootloader. Just rename clockworkmod.img part9.img.
Hope this helps if anyone goes around looking to modify their device. Once again, please do contact me if you would prefer your work to be hard to find.
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I went looking through all my old files after I found my old G-tab. It was running barebones, stock android from viewsonic, and NOTHING worked anymore. Couldn't even browse the web or use youtube.
I found multiple custom ROMS (branch 1.2 firmware), stock ROMs (branch 1.2, don't have any 1.1 stuff, sorry!), along with TeamDRHs 350m partition prep file, NVflash, and USB drivers for Windows (can be found in the teamDRH 350 Prep folder). Everything you could possibly need or want to get your g-tablet back up and running again. I even used archive.org to look up teamdrh.com and gtablet for dummies old websites; so I could create instruction manuals for myself and those who need them. I just copy-pasted their how-to posts into word documents.
I was bummed I couldn't find MOST of these files ANYWHERE on the web. I was horribly surprised they were not even attached to the original posts here on xda. Maybe the get auto-deleted after a certain period of time or the original posts had links to their own website instead, sigh.
I hope these stay for a long time to come but if not, I have these files stored on 2 mechanical HDDs that I occasionally boot up to make sure they stay working. If anyone ever needs them, send me a DM. Hope this helps. Leave a comment with the ROM you decide to go with! Personally, I'm going with TeamDRH JB 5.2 as it is the 'newest' ROM I have. Hoping to get playstore and browser support using it at the very least. I'd just like to use my tablet as a web browsing/video streaming device again.