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How 2 Root 1.33.0006 SPL & Flash SPL || MyTouch3G / 32B Magic || Without Goldcard ||
Tutorial : Rooting the "perfect" 1.33.0006 SPL & Flashing a new SPL
Newb Difficulty Level: 5/10 (A learning android newb)
Advanced Root User Difficulty Level: EASY!
GIVE CREDIT WHEN ITS DUE!
Note to readers:
I actually found a easy fix for 1.33.0006 for 32B Magic or MYTouch3G phones
KEEP IN MIND THAT I AM USING A MERLOT MYTOUCH3G, Stock 4GB SD card & BROKEN "Market" Application SO MAKE SURE YOUR DOWNLOADING THE FILES THAT WORK BEST FOR YOUR DEVICE and I am only providing steps used to bypass the "PERFECT SPL 1.33.0006" & YOUR RESPONSIBLE FOR THE RESULT OF YOUR DEVICE!
FILES I USED:
*ADB is a MUST so make sure to watch this video to safely install ADB
(NOTE: The video is using 1.6 donut spk... the steps are the same but use the 1.5 r3 spk on the same page given on the video.)
*flashrec-20090815.apk
MAKE SURE YOU USE THIS VERSION...!
* "Rooted" Recovery Image
I am using Amon_Ra's recovery-RA-magic-v1.2.3G which in my opinion is the best as it has flashed every rom perfectly if you know what your doing but it depends on what rom you will be flashing in some cases.
* A NEW SPL!
I am currently using Engineering-SPL-HBOOT-1.33.2009-signed by Amon_RA (BIG UPs TO Amon_RA for these files) on my T-Mo MyTouch3G but it depends on your device.
NOW TO WORK!
Step One - Enable USB Debug/Development Mode:
*Load up your device till you reach your home screen. Once your device is up and running hold menu and go to settings>applications>development then enable "USB Debugging" then press home & plug the device up to your PC & DONT MOUNT.
Step Two - Install Recovery Image Loader via ADB:
*Open CMD and as the video above stated you must navigate to your ADB folder. Once that is done you should install flashrec-20090815.apk (Recovery Image Loader) though CMD by placing it on both your SDCARD & the ADB Tools Folder (For me its C:\android\tools\).
~Now type these commands within CMD:
cd c:\android\tools (press enter)
adb install flashrec-20090815.apk (press enter)
*Now you have installed Recovery Image Loader and you may now close CMD but dont restart your device
Step Three - Rooting the unrootable (Sorta):
*Now find your recovery image ( Example : Recovery-RA-Magic-v1.2.3G.img or Recovery.img). Once found rename it as "cm-recovery-1.4.img"! Save this file to the root of your SDcard & delete the "flashrec-20090815.apk". now press backup recovery image and wait till its done (quick 2secs) then erase everything but "cm-recovery-1.4.img" within the text box. Now type " /sdcard/cm-recovery-1.4.img ". Now press FLASH RECOVERY IMAGE and wait till its done. Once its done restart the device and be aware that you will lose everything that isnt saved to your google account or backed up to your PC.
SMART COMMENT: WOW DID I JUST ROOT THE UNROOTABLE? I guess I did lol
Step Four - Change SPL to Prevent this issue in the future:
*Move the SPL ( & the ROM if you want to start installing it right away ) you downloaded earlier to your SD card and delete everything else if you want. Now select "WIPE/FACTORY SETTINGS" and follow on screen instructions and then do this a additional 2 times to be safe. Now flash the SPL and once it starts to reboot on its own (after it shows the picture of a box and a device) hold the home button and then FLASH YOUR ROM
THATS IT! YOUR DONE AND YES I DID SHOW YOU HOW TO ROOT 1.33.0006 but it doesnt run properly so make sure you flashed a new SPL before flashing any new "Radio" or "ROM" images or you could brick your device.
HOPE THIS HELPED MANY WHO HAD PROBLEMS ROOTING THE DEVICE!
isn't this just the same as the one click root? cuz on the one click root you don't need adb. It just seems like you are adding necessary steps to it. Please correct me if I am wrong. I don't mean to bash your work by any means.
I don't see why no one else has congratulated you on compiling one of these for those people that might eventually NEED THIS GUIDE! Lol.
Great work. Simple.
I had the "perfected SPL" when I picked up my MT3G on the release date. Pretty unfortunate...but I rooted it like two days later. Lol.
I never got an answer in the other SPL thread so here it goes...
Can we safely go from one SPL to another?? The reason I ask is I have the problem with the blurry screen at boot but I only encountered it when I flashed a new SPL. Now I have read up on it & it looks like some people running the same ROM with different SPL's don't have the blurry screen.
Seeing how so many people had problems bricking with haykuro's DangerSPL, the SPL is something I don't wanna mess with unless I have a definate answer. So anyone wanna chime in on this?
Beast84 said:
I never got an answer in the other SPL thread so here it goes...
Can we safely go from one SPL to another?? The reason I ask is I have the problem with the blurry screen at boot but I only encountered it when I flashed a new SPL. Now I have read up on it & it looks like some people running the same ROM with different SPL's don't have the blurry screen.
Seeing how so many people had problems bricking with haykuro's DangerSPL, the SPL is something I don't wanna mess with unless I have a definate answer. So anyone wanna chime in on this?
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yea... could i go from 2005 one to the 2009 one? any help there?
bogdi1988 said:
yea... could i go from 2005 one to the 2009 one? any help there?
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@Everyone above (excluding Reignzone)
Lol really? okay try flashing 1.33.0006 haha
It wont be as easy as you all think
@Reignzone
Thanks
Azuske said:
@Everyone above (excluding Reignzone)
Lol really? okay try flashing 1.33.0006 haha
It wont be as easy as you all think
@Reignzone
Thanks
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No, you are right it won't be, but if you downgrade back to cupcake, you can one click again. Anyway, nice post man. Great job.
Thanks
Thats exactly why I posted this because I had a hard time getting back to cupcake because of the spl
Hello there, thanks for the guide.
I try to follow your guide to root my HTC Magic and I have some questions.
1. I run the command "adb install flashrec-20090815.apk " and it installed the flashrec to "/data/local/tmp" directory. Is this correct?
2. I copied the recovery image to the sd card and insert into the phone. then based on you guide. I should delete the flashrec I installed while ago. But I cannot delete the file. Can you give us more details regarding this one? Thanks.
3. Sorry but I have some hard time to sollow the step three. Can you give us more details about this.
thank you and good day
Steven
To be 100% honest im not sure where it is saved... i just happened to run into a working solution at random.
I do know that the older version i tried (Recovery Image app) didnt want to install
Reignzone said:
I don't see why no one else has congratulated you on compiling one of these for those people that might eventually NEED THIS GUIDE! Lol.
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Umm because it doesn't do anything. flashrec ANY VERSION does NOT work on a phone with 1.33.0006
scrufy Originally Posted by Reignzone I don't see why no one else has congratulated y for those people that might eventually NEED TH. Umm because it doesn't do anything. flashrec ANY VERSIO phone with 1.33.0006 Today 03:28 Pm. Yes it did for me. at least in cupcake.I'm not sure in donut.guess you have to downgrade to cupcake.
scrufy said:
Umm because it doesn't do anything. flashrec ANY VERSION does NOT work on a phone with 1.33.0006
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LOL WOW he had the same problems dude and he is a developer...
Maybe you did something wrong when installing it
Azuske said:
@Everyone above (excluding Reignzone)
Lol really? okay try flashing 1.33.0006 haha
It wont be as easy as you all think
@Reignzone
Thanks
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So basically what you're saying is you don't know?? If you don't, that's cool. But don't laugh & then not give an answer. Just makes you seem arrogant, like you feel better than us. Which, by the way, YOU AREN'T!
Beast84 said:
So basically what you're saying is you don't know?? If you don't, that's cool. But don't laugh & then not give an answer. Just makes you seem arrogant, like you feel better than us. Which, by the way, YOU AREN'T!
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Sorry if you took it that way but that isn't what runs through my head when I laugh or anything... My bad -_-
ANYWAY I only know what I posted... I am a learning newb and I am getting better at this stuff as I go. My tutorial explains exactly what I did.
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P.S. My smartass comment was for the people that was calling this useless just because they didn't experience this issue
Azuske said:
Sorry if you took it that way but that isn't what runs through my head when I laugh or anything... My bad -_-
ANYWAY I only know what I posted... I am a learning newb and I am getting better at this stuff as I go. My tutorial explains exactly what I did.
EDIT:
P.S. My smartass comment was for the people that was calling this useless just because they didn't experience this issue
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Eh no hard feelings, I was just looking for a straight answer. I just wanna get rid of that damn blurry screen, thats all. Thanks for the step by step tho. I did it the easy way with one click root but I did my G1 the hard way so I know how frustrating things can get. Thanks again
i was able to flash SPL 1.33.0006
I had rooted my MYTOUCH 3G in August using the one-click method. I have been running several ROMS since then. But I never tried to flash a new SPL. However, after reading this post I decided to give it a try. I booted into recovery mode/ wiped and then flash 1.33.2009 SPL. It loaded and rebooted into recovery again. I then wiped and loaded a ROM. everything is fine.
Later I checked and I now have 1.33.2009 SPL the perfect SPL 1.33.0006 is gone.
so im on a rooted mt3g, i have been running different roms, cyan, hero, dwang, i am at dwang 1.13. so to flash the 1.33.2009 spl do i have to wipe and flash to dwang 1.12 then flash the spl then dwang 1.13?
also what are the advantages/disadvantage?
which spl should i use?
thanks
Hi
I have 1.33.0004 on my 32B Sapphire and Android 1.6. Will this method help me root my phone? If not then is there an easy way to root my phone?
Thanks in advance
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I don't know whether the unrevoked3 could work under 0.83,
it's confirmed that it could not work under 0.92.
You don't need unrevoked. This update.zip is applied using the stock recovery.
Hi lollylost100,
I'm just trying your instructions above to recover my desire.
I don't seem to get anything on the screen at any stage of the above.
Is this correct?
If so, I must just be pressing the wrong buttons in the wrong order as I've not been able to recover my device.
Well if you downgraded using this method: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=745903 then you should be able to upgrade using the method in first post. Nothing will be displayed on the screen. You just have to follow the instructions without the screen.
I downgraded by creating a gold card and then running the ruu.exe for 1.21.
When I could not get the screen working I applied
RUU_Bravo_H3G_UK_1.22.771.1_Radio_32.36.00.28U_4.06.00.02_2_release_127568_signed
in the same way.
When I tried to downgrade using the RUU for a SLCD version, I get the bootloader incorrect version.
Am I screwed?
Try the HBOOT downgrade method again and then apply the fix in the first post.
It's because the file from first post is: OTA_Bravo_Froyo_HTC_WWE_2.09.405.8-1.21.405.2_release4dua3bcrut4wrv30.zip
2.09.405.8-1.21.405.2 - from 1.21.405.2 to 2.09.405.8 (WWE).
I have a goldcard I created at the start of all this but I can't create a new one as I get 'failed to get CID' using gold card tool 0.0.5.
I'm guessing this is because the device is not in the correct mode anymore?
Do I need to generate a new goldcard image based on where I am ?
Well done lollylost100!!!
My phone is okay but thanks just the same. I'm sure a lot of people will find this very useful.
wait, where can i get the update.zip ?
yuzz101 said:
wait, where can i get the update.zip ?
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Download: http://liveimage.htc.com/OTA_Bravo_F...crut4wrv30.zip and rename it to update.zip
yuzz101 said:
wait, where can i get the update.zip ?
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"Download: http://liveimage.htc.com/OTA_Bravo_F...crut4wrv30.zip and rename it to update.zip"
You need to read more carefully
edit: well damn you for being faster!
okay, now i know where is the update.zip.. after applying the update.zip, how many minutes should i wait? for the installation?
i dont have to be rooted right and isnt glodcard is only for branded Desire? cos, installing rom spos to be rooted and use ClockWorkMod? hmm. sorry for being such a noob. im just panic please..
Theoretically goldcard is only for branded phones. You don't need to be rooted. You should wait about 30 mins after applying update.zip just to be on the safe side.
Very nice. Well done!
Congrats to everyone with working screens now
yuzz101 said:
i dont have to be rooted right and isnt glodcard is only for branded Desire? cos, installing rom spos to be rooted and use ClockWorkMod? hmm. sorry for being such a noob. im just panic please..
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Hi yuzz..nice too see Bruneian in this forum, i thought i'm the only one...sry for the off topic
Talz, do you have this kind of problem to?
Some extra information:
It is also possible to recover using a stock RUU. This may be useful if you want to run 2.1 instead of upgrading to 2.2, or you want to upgrade later.
The RUU that is compatible with SLCD phones is here:
http://shipped-roms.com/shipped/Bra...1.00.32U_4.08.00.09_release_137222_signed.exe
To run this, make sure your goldcard is inserted and start the phone in fastboot mode (hold back key and power button).
If you get a 140 error when running this, you will probably have to use the update.zip method for FroYo (of course if you do want FroYo you don't need to worry about this).
You don't mind if I include this in first post?
Just installed ICS on my sensation 4G...
Everything went fine. Here is the problem....
Unable to root. Searched everything and everywhere...getting tired.
Tried Sensation ToolKit to no avail.. Am I missing something???
Phone is S-OFF for the last 9 month, was rooted until I flashed T-mo RUU to prepare for OTA ICS.
Please..... If anyone has any idea, help!!!!
Go to this thread to root ICS.
Thanks.
Just came from that thread... Does not work for me for some reason.....
Just came from that thread... Does not work for me for some reason.....
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Try going to the Play Store and downloading SuperSU or Superuser
and install them. I suggest you try SuperSU first, but some have reported it not working. After you have SuperSU installed download and install BusyBox. Then download Root Checker and run it, if it says you are not rooted then try the other Super User app.
Tester30 said:
Thanks.
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more info
give more info about what rom and firmware you are running...all the sowftware info. will try to help.
If what I posted before does not work do this. Download this file and place it on the root of your SD card and flash it via bootloader. Then use the Recovery you just flashed to flash this SuperSU.zip by chainfire. then download and install Busybox and you will be good to go for any rooted app.
Edit: If you get the following error message then go to this post to resolve the issue.
Model ID Incorrect!
Update Failed
Press <POWER> to reboot.
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manishimo said:
give more info about what rom and firmware you are running...all the sowftware info. will try to help.
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All info posted in initial post.... There's nothing to add....
T-Macgnolia said:
If what I posted before does not work do this. Download this file and place it on the root of your SD card and flash it via bootloader. Then use the Recovery you just flashed to flash this SuperSU.zip by chainfire. then download and install Busybox and you will be good to go for any rooted app..
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Thanks, man!!!
Just getting oldtimers.....LOL
Downloaded wrong software Sensation Toolkit instead of ONE-X Toolkit.
Now..... Rooted and happy!! Re-installed all my old apps Co-Pilot and stuff through TB. Back in business!!!!!!
Hi Guys, sorry for hijacking.
I am a complete HTC noob, only had the Sensation for a couple of weeks.
I had an Xperia X10 before and the rooting process was so much easier!
Although I've been reading post after post after article after post in order to get up-to-speed, I keep going round in circles because I don't understand what S-Off/unlocked bootloaders/rooting/custom versus stock recovery is in the world of HTC...
Anyway, I'm on 4.0.3 stock ROM and all I want to be able to do is to remove a few pieces of bloatware, install SetCPU and be able to use Titanium Backup.
Can you guys explain to me whether I need to be HTC Dev Unlocked to be able to do all that and whether, because I'm not interested in custom ROMS (and if any creators of custom ROMs are reading this, it's not because I don't want to, I just don't understand enough to feel comfortable with installing them!), do I need to be S-Off and have a custom recovery instead of the stock one (and why??).
Thanks guys. Please go easy on me - I have tried to read as much as possible to understand so I'm not just posting because I'm lazy!
Thanks a lot.
-B-
Bullitt_McQueen said:
Hi Guys, sorry for hijacking.
I am a complete HTC noob, only had the Sensation for a couple of weeks.
I had an Xperia X10 before and the rooting process was so much easier!
Although I've been reading post after post after article after post in order to get up-to-speed, I keep going round in circles because I don't understand what S-Off/unlocked bootloaders/rooting/custom versus stock recovery is in the world of HTC...
Anyway, I'm on 4.0.3 stock ROM and all I want to be able to do is to remove a few pieces of bloatware, install SetCPU and be able to use Titanium Backup.
Can you guys explain to me whether I need to be HTC Dev Unlocked to be able to do all that and whether, because I'm not interested in custom ROMS (and if any creators of custom ROMs are reading this, it's not because I don't want to, I just don't understand enough to feel comfortable with installing them!), do I need to be S-Off and have a custom recovery instead of the stock one (and why??).
Thanks guys. Please go easy on me - I have tried to read as much as possible to understand so I'm not just posting because I'm lazy!
Thanks a lot.
-B-
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Hello there!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192300 is an awesome guide that you can read through, you do not need to S-Off if you're going to run on roms with the same firmware (3.32.X) as the stock rom is. I suggest you read through the guide and come back here if you have any further questions
EDIT: You must unlock your bootloader via HTCdev but I've heard that there is an unlock (exploit) that doesn't require this on the way, I can't say for sure thou but here is the link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=25993010&postcount=74
Best Regards
The Doof
Thanks a lot Doof, I appreciate your reply.
To be honest, this was the first place I looked for info, then it transpired that revolutionary wouldn't work with the OTA update to ICS so I held off and did more research. I'm guessing that, I for that part of the guide, revolutionary is working now?
Bullitt_McQueen said:
Thanks a lot Doof, I appreciate your reply.
To be honest, this was the first place I looked for info, then it transpired that revolutionary wouldn't work with the OTA update to ICS so I held off and did more research. I'm guessing that, I for that part of the guide, revolutionary is working now?
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Sadly it doesnt if you have the latest hboot (1.27) which I guess you have since you updated ICS OTA but there is a way to get S-Off http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1611977 using this method, it is a bit tricky but there are guides that explain very well how you do it. I used this one http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=25202517 and it worked out great for me
doofusn said:
Hello there!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192300 is an awesome guide that you can read through, you do not need to S-Off if you're going to run on roms with the same firmware (3.32.X) as the stock rom is. I suggest you read through the guide and come back here if you have any further questions
EDIT: You must unlock your bootloader via HTCdev but I've heard that there is an unlock (exploit) that doesn't require this on the way, I can't say for sure thou but here is the link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=25993010&postcount=74
Best Regards
The Doof
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looking at the date of the post 2011, I would say that it will not do the trick.... Went that way with no results.
When I get home I will edit the post with the link to ONE-X toolkit and some explanation on how I got my ICS rooted and unlocked. Although guide in the reference post is self explanatory and easy to follow.
The thing with ICS is, that it does not except some older CWM recoveries.
To be short.. Will update later.
Thanks Tester, much appreciated.
Bullitt_McQueen said:
Thanks a lot Doof, I appreciate your reply.
To be honest, this was the first place I looked for info, then it transpired that revolutionary wouldn't work with the OTA update to ICS so I held off and did more research. I'm guessing that, I for that part of the guide, revolutionary is working now?
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No Revotionary only supports Hboots up to 1.18.0000, if you are using a ICS ROM you have Hboot 1.21.0000 or higher and can not use Revolutionary. If you use HTC Dev to unlock you can do what you want to, go to here for a good guide. If you want S-off then you will have to use Juopunutbear to S-off, go to here for a guide on it. I recomend S-off but that is up to you as it is your device.
Tester30 said:
looking at the date of the post 2011, I would say that it will not do the trick.... Went that way with no results.
When I get home I will edit the post with the link to ONE-X toolkit and some explanation on how I got my ICS rooted and unlocked. Although guide in the reference post is self explanatory and easy to follow.
The thing with ICS is, that it does not except some older CWM recoveries.
To be short.. Will update later.
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I made yet another post after he asked if Revolutionary would work that it won't and linked him to Joupnout wire trick, there are other things in that guide that can be useful thou.
Also I would recommend using 4EXT recovery.
this workd for me.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1632553
wicked.igor said:
this workd for me.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1632553
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You still need to unlock your phone via HTCDev thou.. sadly :/
Thanks a lot for replies guys. I will post back when I'm rooted!
Hi, i have a problem i cant solve in last weeks i have tired all possible and im stuck.
I try to use HTC Dev to unlock bootloader in order to get my freedom back, still getting below message:
sending 'unlocktoken' (0 KB)... OKAY [ 0.156s]
writing 'unlocktoken'... FAILED (remote: unlock token check failed)
finished. total time: 0.156s
Details:
HTC Sensation XE hboot 1.27.0000
LOCKED
SON
LE ICS 35 S 251470
3.32.709.108 asia Taiwan
CID HTC612
Please if you guys have any idea
Bullitt_McQueen said:
Thanks Tester, much appreciated.
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Finally got back home.
So... What you need to do is to D/Load ONE-X ToolKit... NOT Sensation ToolKit
ONE-X is here Thanks to Hasoon2000!!!!
Follow the instruction, it will bring you to HTCDEV website, register there and you will get additional set of instructions arranged in very step-by-step way.
Follow those and you'll get your phone unlocked and rooted.
Good luck!!!!
Phone wont load after failed ControlBear!
Is there anything i can do?
It tries to load sense without success then repeats over and over
Please help
xbxluke said:
Phone wont load after failed ControlBear!
Is there anything i can do?
It tries to load sense without success then repeats over and over
Please help
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What is controlbear? please specify more details...which rom are you on? are you s off, rooted, etc?
h...ttp://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1661631
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I followed the instructions from this forum thread, step 6 instructs to get the latest control bear program and it repeatedly told me to complete the wire trick. However the back was on and i had to unplug to do the wire trick (which i didnt attempt). On plugging it back in it failed and im now stuck here.
I am using latest version of ICS without any custom roms or kernels
xbxluke said:
h...ttp://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1661631
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I followed the instructions from this forum thread, step 6 instructs to get the latest control bear program and it repeatedly told me to complete the wire trick. However the back was on and i had to unplug to do the wire trick (which i didnt attempt). On plugging it back in it failed and im now stuck here.
I am using latest version of ICS without any custom roms or kernels
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Best thing for you to do is to read through the thread you were following. It is only 12 pages but I remember other members having your same problem and Recognized Contributor ganeshp, who is also the OP of that thread helped them work out their problem. So in short do some reading the answer is there.
Thanks, i dont know why i didnt read through that before posting the thread, i apologise for my newbishness
xbxluke said:
Thanks, i dont know why i didnt read through that before posting the thread, i apologise for my newbishness
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Got to learn how to follow direction, and not just jump between parts. That how bricking occur and I'm not talking about boot loop because a lot of noobs use the incorrect term.
Pvt WhoOkid said:
Got to learn how to follow direction, and not just jump between parts. That how bricking occur and I'm not talking about boot loop because a lot of noobs use the incorrect term.
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I went through the instructions step-by-step without missing any but failed the wire trick. Thanks for informing me of the correct terminology though
xbxluke said:
I went through the instructions step-by-step without missing any but failed the wire trick. Thanks for informing me of the correct terminology though
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Well if you did that all you have to do is run the program again and retry the wire trick and just keep doing it until you get it right, does take quote a while though
Sent from my Sensation using XDA
Well I decided to jump the hoop and go for rooting my mt4g slide. Was doing great and unlocked it using the lovely All-In-One tool kit and couldn't get the phone to show S-off. I figured I needed to get this done before installing a rom's as I tried 2 different ones and neither would work. Tried a few different things and still wouldn't work to get S-off. Long story short, now I'm in a boot loop where the phone automatically goes into the boot loader. It will start up and show the mytouch splash screen before going into the loader. It will scan the sdcard for files and say there isn't a image etc and go back to the main boot loader screen. I can't do anything beyond that. I hit recovery, factory reset, and nothing. Tried putting roms and see if it would out of the blue read one.
It's my fault for taking the risk but adding a bit of insult to my injury is my back up phone, G1, won't even turn on now. So now I'm kind of phone less. Any suggestions on how to restore hboot?
1st of all WRONG FORUM!!!!!! This is for Development, not questions. That's what general is for. Second, there's a couple threads in General about this. Just hit search.
Magical Mods, may we please have this moved. Thanks.
Sent from my MIUI V4
take out your sdcard and use an adapter to put a stock PG59IMG.zip on your sdcard (make sure its named PG59IMG.zip) and go back into the bootloader. It will confirm if you want to install the zip and in 10 mins you'll be back on stock. Oh and ^ plus one please next time post in general as this has nothing to do with developing.
wow ya'll so testy today. I found the roms and info here in development forgive me for asking the question when something goes wrong on the programing side. One would think developers/programers would be helpful when the thread isn't how great the device is or what the bench marks are. Take a chill pill people.
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wow ya'll so testy today. I found the roms and info here in development forgive me for asking the question when something goes wrong on the programing side. One would think developers/programers would be helpful when the thread isn't how great the device is or what the bench marks are. Take a chill pill people.
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Thread reported just for the use of "take a chill pill."
blackknightavalon said:
Thread reported just for the use of "take a chill pill."
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Yes, the correct terminology is 'Take a chill pill, Bill.
Can't get chill without the Bill.
fsured said:
wow ya'll so testy today. I found the roms and info here in development forgive me for asking the question when something goes wrong on the programing side. One would think developers/programers would be helpful when the thread isn't how great the device is or what the bench marks are. Take a chill pill people.
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Sorry I wasn't "helpful". I'll do better to assist you next time....or just ignore it
I can't help you and I expect you to get a satisfactory answer.
fsured said:
wow ya'll so testy today. I found the roms and info here in development forgive me for asking the question when something goes wrong on the programing side. One would think developers/programers would be helpful when the thread isn't how great the device is or what the bench marks are. Take a chill pill people.
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XMC, a Dev. He helped you, we where all noobs once. You should check out the "Welcome to XDA Video". Just follow the Rules. That's all, follow the rules.
Sent from my MIUI V4
To supplement what Agent said the appropriate section for this would be the General section.
Additionally the development area is where devs post new roms, tools and hacks. Users can add observations to these threads to further development.
Hastily spouted for your befuddlement
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Well I decided to jump the hoop and go for rooting my mt4g slide. Was doing great and unlocked it using the lovely All-In-One tool kit and couldn't get the phone to show S-off. I figured I needed to get this done before installing a rom's as I tried 2 different ones and neither would work. Tried a few different things and still wouldn't work to get S-off. Long story short, now I'm in a boot loop where the phone automatically goes into the boot loader. It will start up and show the mytouch splash screen before going into the loader. It will scan the sdcard for files and say there isn't a image etc and go back to the main boot loader screen. I can't do anything beyond that. I hit recovery, factory reset, and nothing. Tried putting roms and see if it would out of the blue read one.
It's my fault for taking the risk but adding a bit of insult to my injury is my back up phone, G1, won't even turn on now. So now I'm kind of phone less. Any suggestions on how to restore hboot?
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"tried a few different things" to get S-Off?
There are two ways of getting S-off. One is done with Revolution if your HBOOT is earlier than 1.45. The other is juopunutbear if your HBOOT is 1.45. Did you check your HBOOT version before "trying a few things"?
Did you read the instructions for the all-in-one toolkit? Or possibly just follow the steps in order in the program? It's specifically designed so you don't need s-off.
I'm assuming you must have flashed CWM recovery since you said you did a factory reset. Did you do Juopunutbear or revolution, or are you planning on leaving S-ON? If S-ON, Did you flash a kernel(boot.img) using the toolkit? If you can get into HBOOT and get into recovery, there's no reason you should need to revert to stock. However, if your plan is to continue doing steps before reading the instructions, you should probably revert to stock anyway before you really do brick your device.
This link will provide you everything you need to get your device running. Just follow the spteps from the beginning. If your bootloader is already unlocked from HTCDev, then start at the step directly after unlocking the bootloader.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1532809
The toolkit worked well for me (even though it was my first attempt at anything), so I guess I'd echo that. It also matched with the step-by-step guides on stuff I found elsewhere in the forum. BUT there is a real difference in the method and order of things for the two hboots, hence KarriOn's questions.
However, having rooted and S-Offed, I then got a bit cocky and managed to end up in a not dissimilar position to you! Total panic, but I managed to get out by thinking through what I'd done, researching, and the cause and hence solution became clear. Took a night sleeping on it, and 2 hours.
what HBOOT?
Did you unlock the boot loader?
Did you get recovery on
Did you do a backup before going any further?
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I followed the all in one tool for everything. I've finally been able to get into cwm recovery. For awhile it wouldn't and I gave up for the night. Came back yesterday morning to tinker with it more and it worked. I've tried flashing the superSu.zip file in cwm and after it reboots it still reads s-on. But either way I can't get the phone to do anything other than boot into the bootloader screen. I'm going to check out the link about 2 posts up and tinker with it after work. Thanks for the replies!
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Oh yeah, that is the tread I used and the tool. After getting unlocked from HTC I tried flashing a rom and it wouldn't work. Figured I needed to get s-off for roms also. That is where my error started.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1532809
Oh yeah, that is the tread I used and the tool. After getting unlocked from HTC I tried flashing a rom and it wouldn't work. Figured I needed to get s-off for roms also. That is where my error started.
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You don't need S-Off for ROMs to work. It sounds like you didn't flash a kernel after installing a ROM. The instructions on doing this are listed in the all-in one tool thread, the "flash ics roms with s-on" thread, and even on the all-in one tool interface itself.
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I followed the all in one tool for everything. I've finally been able to get into cwm recovery. For awhile it wouldn't and I gave up for the night. Came back yesterday morning to tinker with it more and it worked. I've tried flashing the superSu.zip file in cwm and after it reboots it still reads s-on. But either way I can't get the phone to do anything other than boot into the bootloader screen. I'm going to check out the link about 2 posts up and tinker with it after work. Thanks for the replies!
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Flashing SuperUser won't get you to S-Off. Hasoon2000 has two different toolkits. One that will guide you through the rooting process and the other on how to gain S-Off using the Juopunutbear method. Having S-Off isn't necessary to root but it will take a few extra steps to flash a different ROM with S-ON. I was too much of a chicken to try the S-Off method since there is some risk involved but several have reported that it worked successfully for them.