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Step By Step Way to root Using Flashrec(Updated 4/5)

This video I posted is to help people get the custom rom installed which will enable root. This is for people who do not want to go the adb shell way. This method is simpler but will require you to flash a custom ROM onto your phone. You will not have to download the SDK for this method.
*** Use at your own risk. Although i have not come across any one on forums who bricked their phone, there is sill a possibility that this can brick your phone. I take no responsibility if you brick your phone.**
Have tested this on Windows 7 and Windows Xp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdmkTFAG3PM
Hey everyone, I made a video on this, and some people said I should do a step by step guide, so here goes.
First things first, you are going to need to download these files.
flashrec -- http://zenthought.org/system/files/asset/2/flashrec-1.1.3-20091107-2.apk
Amon RA Recover Image 1.6.2 -- http://rapidshare.com/files/360288584/recovery-RA-heroc-v1.6.2.img
Amon RA Recover Image 1.6.2 Mirror -- http://www.4shared.com/file/257274510/180ea19a/recovery-RA-heroc-v162.html
[ROM] MoDaCo 1.1 Custom ROM (has firmware 1.5) -- http://content.modaco.net/hero/1.1-update-heroc-modacocustomrom-core-signed.zip
OR​
[ROM] DamageControl v 2.05 (has firmware 2.1) --
Non-Espresso Version
http://www.4shared.com/file/239487830/f20cf9b3/signed-DamageControlv1.html
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http://www.4shared.com/file/239506647/6a2728dc/signed-DamageControlv1Expresso.html
OR​
[ROM] Fresh Rom 2.0d (has firmware 2.1) --
http://geekfor.me/new-release/fresh-20d
Do not extract the Rom zip file, it needs to stay in the zip.
Ok, lets do this in steps, should make it easier:
Step 1: Mount the sd card and place all the files downloaded onto the root of the sdcard.
Step 2: Download some sort of file manager, ex Estrongs File Manager, and run/open the flashrec apk.
Step 3: Once it's finished installing, unplug the usb cable, run the app, and hit the button, "backup recovery image". If you get an error, try rebooting your phone, make sure the usb cable is unplugged.
Step 4: Exit app, and mount the sd card again, and move recovery-backup.img to your desktop, then rename recovery-RA-heroc-v1.6.2.img to recovery-backup.img
Step 5: Unmount sdcard, unplug usb cable, and go back into the flashrec app(should be named recovery flasher in all programs list)
Step 6: hit restore backup image. Once finished flashing, power down phone.
Step 7: After you power down your phone, hold the Vol Down button, then hold down the power button. Phone should boot into hboot. Press home for recovery.
Step 8: To ensure you have a backup of your phone before we continue, do a nandroid v2.2 backup.
Step 9: After the nandroid backup is complete, you can now choose apply "sd card update choose", and choose the modaco or damage control rom
Step 10: Reboot your phone and you should be all set.
Any issues or anything unclear, let me know and I will try to help make it clear.

what case you have your hero in ??

702DROID said:
what case you have your hero in ??
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I like to call it a condem, but its a rubber case I bought off ebay, shortly afer buying the phone

ok nice video by the way i think i subscribed to your channel

702DROID said:
ok nice video by the way i think i subscribed to your channel
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thanks man, people keep requesting other things... i cant keep up

1st post here.... this vid has convinced me to take the plunge!
Just to confirm, the steps in this vid are all I need to do to get the phone rooted with the modaco rom. I don't need to go through all the other steps as long as I'm cool with flashing the rom?
Sorry for the newbness.... but thank you for your time!

doojer said:
1st post here.... this vid has convinced me to take the plunge!
Just to confirm, the steps in this vid are all I need to do to get the phone rooted with the modaco rom. I don't need to go through all the other steps as long as I'm cool with flashing the rom?
Sorry for the newbness.... but thank you for your time!
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thats right. With this method, you wont need to use the other method regarding the adb shell and downloading the sdk

goku14238 said:
thats right. With this method, you wont need to use the other method regarding the adb shell and downloading the sdk
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Very cool. I'll let you know how it goes!

doojer said:
Very cool. I'll let you know how it goes!
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ok, keep me posted

What was the error you got in the vid when you did the backup with flashrec? Because I get the same error. It says "Backup FAILED: Could not run command." and I never get a button that says restore.
Should I type recovery.img in before I hit backup?

doojer said:
What was the error you got in the vid when you did the backup with flashrec? Because I get the same error. It says "Backup FAILED: Could not run command." and I never get a button that says restore.
Should I type recovery.img in before I hit backup?
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It was because I left the usb cable connected. It was being weird.

reboot fixed that.... standby....

Booted in hboot mode, pressed home for the recovery menu, HTC logo came up... then a huge
symbol with a dead Hero lying next to it! Scary.
Rebooted itself after a moment and now seems normal.
Thoughts?

doojer said:
Booted in hboot mode, pressed home for the recovery menu, HTC logo came up... then a huge
symbol with a dead Hero lying next to it! Scary.
Rebooted itself after a moment and now seems normal.
Thoughts?
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Must have not installed the recovery image. Did you type it in the blank space before hitting restore recovery image ?

Yeah, I did... hmm...
I'm gonna start from the top. I think my phone was being buggy before I rebooted it the first time.... Gimme a minute....

doojer said:
Yeah, I did... hmm...
I'm gonna start from the top. I think my phone was being buggy before I rebooted it the first time.... Gimme a minute....
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Okie dokie

Nope. Same thing. I backup and it says backup complete. I enter recovery.img into the blank field (which is what I renamed the img file to) and hit restore and it says flash complete (or something). Then, I turn off my phone, reboot in hboot mode, hit home, get the HTC logo, then bam-- scary warning/dead phone symbol.

I'm gonna try one more thing....

doojer said:
Nope. Same thing. I backup and it says backup complete. I enter recovery.img into the blank field (which is what I renamed the img file to) and hit restore and it says flash complete (or something). Then, I turn off my phone, reboot in hboot mode, hit home, get the HTC logo, then bam-- scary warning/dead phone symbol.
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Ok, let's try this. Rename the recovery img file to the name that flash rec makes. It should be recovery-backup.img . This method is said not to work with some phones. If this is correct, you're going to have to use the other method.

Rename it and then do flash rec again, or rename it and go straight to the hboot sequence?

[MOD] White On Black Evo Splash Screen

Here is a Splash Screen i wanted to share with the community, It's simple just the original with inverted colors
Please enjoy.
As always please backup before trying, I won't be responsible for anything that may go wrong if this fails
and mods if this is posted in the wrong place please move thanks
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To apply just unzip the contents of the package below into the tools folder of the android sdk
How-to Enter fastboot mode .... While the phone is off hold down "Volume down key" and then "power button" hold both till you get a white screen with the androids and skateboards
to confirm your device is seen by adb use this command
Code:
fastboot devices
you should see your phone listed under the command you just typed. After that type the next command to flash the splash image
Code:
fastboot flash splash1 splash1.nb
Then you should see that it was successful and rebbot the phone and preview your new image by typing
Code:
fastboot reboot
Please Thank and post comments as needed, if there is any trouble i'll try to help if i can i'm rather busy lately...lol

There was a huge thread on how to change splash with win 7 and I am stuck in osx thanks for a tut on how to to it in fastboot

Thanks! I followed the instructions and applied it no problem. Makes booting up look seamless with Fresh's bootscreen

So I have been having nothing but problems with Sync, so have rooted, flashed and changed boot image by using a root file manager (which all have worked fine).
Where on the EVO is the splash screen logo located, so I can just manually apply it?
Thank you
Criim

Criimson said:
So I have been having nothing but problems with Sync, so have rooted, flashed and changed boot image by using a root file manager (which all have worked fine).
Where on the EVO is the splash screen logo located, so I can just manually apply it?
Thank you
Criim
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I'm 99.9% sure that this image cannot be simply replaced in a folder but must be flashed, at least that's how it was for winmo
If you think about it this is where the carrier brands the phone the most, im pretty positive this is flashed to a specific partition

Am I missing something? I do everything step by step and it won't find fastboot command in the terminal (using OS X). I can't do anything.

JSZESZE said:
I'm 99.9% sure that this image cannot be simply replaced in a folder but must be flashed, at least that's how it was for winmo
If you think about it this is where the carrier brands the phone the most, im pretty positive this is flashed to a specific partition
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Hmm that's too bad. My Vista sees my EVO, but it has an exclamation mark and the driver won't initialize no matter what I try.
Guess I'll wait till some other time then
Criim
Is there a way to flash from the EVO itself? I can copy files with no problem if I connect as a HDD.

add this file to the tools folder of android sdk or i think in OS x anywhere works as long as you direct the command line to it

Criimson said:
Hmm that's too bad. My Vista sees my EVO, but it has an exclamation mark and the driver won't initialize no matter what I try.
Guess I'll wait till some other time then
Criim
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sounds like your in recovery and not fastboot
you should see the white screen with the androids riding skateboards once its there don't press anything on the phone

I can't connect to fastboot.
Code:
ERROR: could not get pipe properties
ideas?

JSZESZE said:
add this file to the tools folder of android sdk or i think in OS x anywhere works as long as you direct the command line to it
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Awesome! Thanks man, I appreciate it. Looks great.

beautiful! thank you VERY much for this

JSZESZE said:
sounds like your in recovery and not fastboot
you should see the white screen with the androids riding skateboards once its there don't press anything on the phone
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No it is in fastboot
From what I gather a lot of people have this issue with Vista 32bit and HTC Sync. I haven't been able to track down a solution. Even when trying to use Sync..it always just errors and says:
Unable to find HTC Sync on your PC. Please make sure.....
Kind of a pain, but so far I have been able to do everyting I want just doing it from the phone with files copied over. Using the terminal emu or file manager
Criim

imaxreed said:
I can't connect to fastboot.
Code:
ERROR: could not get pipe properties
ideas?
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sounds like a permission issue... are you rooted and nand unlocked?

JSZESZE said:
sounds like a permission issue... are you rooted and nand unlocked?
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should be. running caulkins rom custom recovery (amons) i have actually used fastboot before. any quick way for me to verify?

imaxreed said:
should be. running caulkins rom custom recovery (amons) i have actually used fastboot before. any quick way for me to verify?
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in adb type
Code:
adb shell
then you should see
Code:
#
A $ prompt is the prompt for normal terminal ...
whereas:
a # prompt is the prompt for root (super user)

i am running osx and can access adb shell
http://imgur.com/t8MKg.jpg

does this look like the error?
$ fastboot devices
ERROR: could not get pipe properties
HTXXXXXXXXXX fastboot
i found a few things while googling the problem
most pointed to root issues

JSZESZE said:
does this look like the error?
$ fastboot devices
ERROR: could not get pipe properties
HTXXXXXXXXXX fastboot
i found a few things while googling the problem
most pointed to root issues
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yes exactly. I haven't had a problem before this is strange.

Works great for me, no problems. This is a great way to save battery!
haha.

Nexus s problem while unlocking bootloader

I was unlocking the bootloader so i could root the phone. I was successful but now my phone is stuck on the google screen with the unlocked pad at the bottom.
Through the forum i found that i'm missing the boot image so i found that.
I pulled in my phone to the computer and typed "fastboot flash boot test_boot.img". it comes up with "error: cannot load test_boot"
The same thing happened when i tried to "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img" aswell to try and fix it that way but the same error came up.
I made sure the file names were correct.
Please help!!

bozo089 said:
I was unlocking the bootloader so i could root the phone. I was successful but now my phone is stuck on the google screen with the unlocked pad at the bottom.
Through the forum i found that i'm missing the boot image so i found that.
I pulled in my phone to the computer and typed "fastboot flash boot test_boot.img". it comes up with "error: cannot load test_boot"
The same thing happened when i tried to "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img" aswell to try and fix it that way but the same error came up.
I made sure the file names were correct.
Please help!!
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fastboot clockwork recovery then flash a rom.

I would flash clockwork but when i put the file into my SDK tools folder and then use CMD to try and flash it but i got an error. Details are in my first post.
Please help!

bozo089 said:
I would flash clockwork but when i put the file into my SDK tools folder and then use CMD to try and flash it but i got an error. Details are in my first post.
Please help!
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do you have the recovery.img file in the same folder as fastboot?

simms22 said:
do you have the recovery.img file in the same folder as fastboot?
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Yeah its in there.
Also, when i typed adb devices it only says "see devices attached" not the serial number.

bozo089 said:
Yeah its in there.
Also, when i typed adb devices it only says "see devices attached" not the serial number.
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do you have the proper drivers installed? if not, go directly to PdaNets website http://junefabrics.com/android/ and have it install the proper drivers onto your computer. this way is by far the easiest way to install the drivers. download and install the free program then just follow the directions on the screen.

simms22 said:
do you have the proper drivers installed? if not, go directly to PdaNets website http://junefabrics.com/android/ and have it install the proper drivers onto your computer. this way is by far the easiest way to install the drivers. download and install the free program then just follow the directions on the screen.
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I do have that installed. I used it to unlock the bootloader. Im trying to reinstall it using the link you provided but the phone doesn't turn on so i dont think it will work. Now in the fastboot screen on my phone it says fastboot status -FAILinvalid command

bozo089 said:
I do have that installed. I used it to unlock the bootloader. Im trying to reinstall it using the link you provided but the phone doesn't turn on so i dont think it will work. Now in the fastboot screen on my phone it says fastboot status -FAILinvalid command
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Update: the FAILinvalid part went away but i think i might have uninstalled the pdaNet when trying to reinstall it.

bozo089 said:
Update: the FAILinvalid part went away but i think i might have uninstalled the pdaNet when trying to reinstall it.
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OK, i did a system restore and now i have pdaNet back. I have no idea how to use it or what to do next.
Please help!
EDIT: when i typed "fastboot devices" into CMD, it shows my device!

take a screenshot of your /sdk/tools folder.
(seriously do it).
OR if you don't want to.. does fastboot appear as "fastboot" or "fastboot.exe" ?

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There you go

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There you go
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Okay, yeah. I see the problem, your extensions are hidden "recovery.img" is actually "recovery.img.img" so you're fastbooting a invalid file. What I want you to do is on the top left of a Windows explorer, it says Organize. Press that and go to folder options -> view -> hide extensions for known file types (UNCHECK THIS). Rename recovery.img.img so it appears as recovery.img not recovery.img.img
Put your phone in bootloader mode if it isn't already with USB plugged in.
The phone needs to be in bootloader mode in order for it to recognize the fastboot command.
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^ appears as that.
through command prompt
cd C:\android-sdk-windows\tools\
(optional -- do this if your phone isnt in bootloader mode) adb reboot bootloader
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
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and you're set. click on "thanks" if this helped you!

wow, ok so it says writing and sending went "OKAY". I assume that means it worked.
I really don't know what to do now. How do i access the clockwork menu and how do i install a ROM?

bozo089 said:
wow, ok so it says writing and sending went "OKAY". I assume that means it worked.
I really don't know what to do now. How do i access the clockwork menu and how do i install a ROM?
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yeah that meant it worked. you can access clockwork menu by going down to RECOVERY in the menu or "adb reboot recovery"
you install a ROM by...
1. Shop around the Dev forums and look for what ROM you want to use. I personally use CM7.
2. Use netarchy's kernel (its worth it).
Steps:
1. Put ROM onto your sdcard
2. Boot into Clockwork Recovery (told you above on how to do it)
3. Wipe Factory, Dalvik, Cache
4. Flash ROM (Proceed to flash CM7 Gapps afterwards if you decide to go with CM7)
5. Flash Kernel (Optional)
6. Reboot!

Ahhh, i updated without looking at your post first. Can i put the kernal on now that ive rebooted?
thank you for your help and time

[Q] Need help / advice - Nexus S without boot or recovery img.

Hi everyone,
So this is my issue. Yesterday i tried to root my working nexus s i9020t with a one click root on my mac computer. Terminal said 'root ok' everything was ok then the phone didnt get past the google startup.
So i tried recovery... that didnt do anything.
Then i started with SDK on my windows 7 machine and with fastboot.
Basically i erased everything on the phone (boot and recovery)
Fastboot is unlocked. At the top it says no boot or recovery img.
When i do 'fastboot flash recovery recovery.img' with my recovery.img in the same folder on windows it says 'cannot load or mount recovery.img'
Fastboot is seeing the phone since it is listed when I write 'fastboot devices'.
Basically i think i ruined the recovery file, dont care about rooting right now, just want to load a recovery image or boot image.
If i go down to recovery on the phone in fastboot it will start fastboot again and say ' no boot or recovery img'
Any help?
THANK YOU!

AllGamer said:
GRH78
Bootloader v.JK1
Baseband v.JK8
Yes, there are tons of guides out there, and even one click scripts that can ROOT the SNS (Samsung Nexus S) for you, but none of them go into enough detail for any of them to work properly.
Having many android devices working properly via ADB on your computer doesn't automatically guarantees it will see the SNS.
So, before jump to the exiting stuff of ROOTing the SNS, lets cover some basics to actually get you started and make sure you can actually ROOT the SNS, else all is in vain.
MOD EDIT: This guide does not apply to the AT&T/Rogers/Telus variants of the Nexus S (i9020A). For those models, please refer to this guide.
Part 1
Download Android SDK 2.3 or click the file name android-sdk_r08-windows.zip (32 MB) direct from Google, instead of wasting your time jumping through hoops and dodging pop up/flash ADs from those FileSharing places.
Turn Off your SNS
Make sure the SNS is connected to the PC via the USB cable
Boot the SNS into the Bootloader Interface, by holding Volume UP & Power button
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it reads LOCK STATE - LOCKED
open Device Manager (or run devmgmt.msc) make sure you don't see this problem (windows failed to identify the SNS and install the correct drivers)
Do a right click and select Update Driver Software
Select Brose my computer for driver software
point it to where you downloaded the Android SDK 2.3 (..\android-sdk-windows\google-usb_driver)
Make sure to CLICK "Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer"
Then from the list 3 choices select Android Bootloader Interface
If it's installed properly it should show up like this (reboot is not required)
NOTE: if you encounter problems like question marks, unknown drivers, or exclamation marks eve after you have installed the drivers, download and try the USBDeview 32/64 to remove and uninstall all the junk USB devices from your computer/registry​
Now that the basic preparations are done, we can finally get to have fun with the SNS & hack away via ADB.exe / FASTBOOT.exe
Part 2
open a command prompt go to run & type CMD hit enter
switch to the directory where you downloaded & unzipped the ..\android-sdk-windows\tools
type fastboot oem unlock and hit enter
Then you will get this
Code:
fastboot oem unlock
...
meanwhile on the SNS you'll see this screen
selecting YES will wipe EVERYTHING from the SNS, so make sure you have backed up everything you needed to safe before you continue.
use the Volume up/down keys to select and Power key to apply
you should see something like this after it's done
Code:
... OKAY [435.433s]
finished. total time: 435.433s
now back on this screen you should read
LOCK STATE - UNLOCKED
Download the clockwork recovery recovery-clockwork-5.0.2.0-crespo.img image, and save it to the ..\android-sdk-windows\tools directory
renamed it to recovery.img
then type fastboot flash recovery recovery.img and hit enter
you should get something like this, if not your image is corrupted, download it again
Code:
sending 'recovery' (3980 KB)... OKAY [ 0.621s]
writing 'recovery'... OKAY [ 0.511s]
finished. total time: 1.132s
Then back on the SNS select Power Off (Reboot also works)
Power ON the SNS
...meanwhile the SNS is rebooting Download superuser from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=682828
choose the Eclair/Froyo version
Mount the USB storage
drag/drop the su-version#-signed.zip file into the root of the internal SD of the SNS
Power Off the SNS
Boot the SNS into the Bootloader Interface, by holding Volume UP & Power button
select Recovery
then it should boot into this screen, if not then repeat the steps to download the image
select install ZIP from sdcard (power button to apply)
select choose zip from sdcard (power button to apply)
select su-version#-signed.zip file you downloaded earlier, and apply it
select yes - install su-version#-signed.zip
confirm it says "Install from sdcard complete"
select go back
select reboot
done!
Enjoy your unlocked & rooted phone!
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Follow the recovery part,
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osugsxr,
Thanks for the reply, but that is the tutorial i tried and i get stuck at the part:
'Fastboot flash recovery recovery.img'
it says that the recovery.img cannot be loaded....
ever see something like that?

To me it sounds like fastboot can't find your recovery image.
Could you try doing fastboot with the absolute path?
On windows (path for example):
fastboot flash recovery C:\android\recovery.img
Make sure you get the backspaces right.
On linux (for example)
fastboot flash recovery /home/user/android/recovery.img
Good luck.
Greetz

michaeljameson1985 said:
osugsxr,
Thanks for the reply, but that is the tutorial i tried and i get stuck at the part:
'Fastboot flash recovery recovery.img'
it says that the recovery.img cannot be loaded....
ever see something like that?
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Is it in the correct folder?
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osugsxr said:
Is it in the correct folder?
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Progress report - So i now have clockworkmod recover v5.0.2.0 on my android nexus s 9020t and have tried everything from Stock rom to a different rom to update.zip the file.... nothing has worked.
I tried to install the update.zip from the recovery and get the error that there is an error in /sdcard/update.zip
is it possible clockworkmod recovery v5 wont work with my nexus s?
thanks!
Mike

You know that you have to copy the ROM zip file to the SDCard and then choose 'Install zip from sdcard' option in CWM, selecting the download ROM zip file, right?
Greetz

[Q] [Noob] Problems Rooting MT4GS

I am having so much trouble getting mytouch4gS to root. I am under the impression that the usb drivers aren't installed Though I could be wrong... I've downloaded HTC Sync (It doesn't recognize the device) Installed with anti-virus disabled, Fastboot is off, USB debug enabled. I've tried using the HTC Boot Unlocker, Revolutionary Method, and one of the Tool Kits here on XDA and none seem to be able to recognize my device... How the fok do I get this thing rooted?
HBOOT: 1.44.0007 (S-On)
This is the code that it throws
Code:
C:\Users\Admin>cd \Android
C:\Android>fastboot oem get_identifier_token
...
(bootloader) [ERR] Command error !!!
OKAY [ 0.009s]
finished. total time: 0.009s

Go with Revolutionary. I had problems initially getting the token to work but I was substituting a zero for an "O" or something. I copied and pasted the token from Revolutionary and it worked like a champ.
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Coug76 said:
Go with Revolutionary. I had problems initially getting the token to work but I was substituting a zero for an "O" or something. I copied and pasted the token from Revolutionary and it worked like a champ.
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When I run Revolutionary nothing happens. The cmd prompt pops up then disappears immediately. I dont even get a chance to put in anything

run Mr Root...it'll work for sure

xmc wildchild22 said:
run Mr Root...it'll work for sure
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I'm running 32 bit W7 Home Premium and it says The version of this file is not compatible with the version of Windows you are running....
My laptop runs Ubuntu, if anyone knows of a Linux based root?
Maybe the download link was corrupt or something, I'll try the 4shared mirror

Did you install the fastboot drivers?
They are seperate from htc sync.
You can find them on the revolutionary page.
Use rev to s-off it and then you can root your rom or install a new one after replacing your recovery.
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Blue6IX said:
Did you install the fastboot drivers?
They are seperate from htc sync.
You can find them on the revolutionary page.
Use rev to s-off it and then you can root your rom or install a new one after replacing your recovery.
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Thank you! Much Love & Respect

it should work...what happened when you clicked on it?

Keep getting invalid beta key? How do I paste into Revolutionary?
EDIT/SOLUTION: Betakey is strange... Paste into word pad and type out characters until they match exactly using a different font before entering key

xmc wildchild22 said:
it should work...what happened when you clicked on it?
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This
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"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
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hmm kk thank you

Fully Rooted. S-Off.
Attached is Fastboot.exe from Mr. Root and Signed Superuser.
This is the step by step I used for revolutionary for anyone in the future who is having issues with rooting their MyTouch 4g Slide /Doubleshot
http://theunlockr.com/2011/09/09/how-to-permanently-root-and-gain-s-off-on-the-t-mobile-mytouch-4g-slide-revolutionary-method/
II. Gain S-Off
1. Download the latest version of the tool from the developers here (the initial versions require you to generate a beta key for you to use the program, just follow the steps to do so. If it lets you download the program without a beta key, then it’s a newer version than at the time of writing this, just continue):
Revolutionary
2. Plug in your device.
3. Select charge only if the option exists on your device, or just do NOT mount the SD Card.
4. On your device, click on Settings > Applications > Development > Turn USB Debugging ON.
5. Find the Revolutionary program you downloaded and unzip it to the TempRoot folder inside the TempRoot folder you extracted in Section II.
6. Right click it and select Open as Administrator (if you do not have that option when you right click, simply select Open).
7. Input your beta key you received and wait for it to do it’s thing (if you are using a newer version of Revolutionary then it might not ask you for this. If that is the case, just continue).
III. Flash a Custom Recovery Image
1.. Once done gaining S-Off, it will ask you if you want to flash clockworkmod recovery, type in y and hit enter.
2. Once it is done flashing the recovery image it will close the command prompt window.
3. On your phone, you should see S-Off at the top.
4. Take out the battery and put it back in.
5. Turn on the device, by holding down volume down and power until the screen boots up.
6. Push volume down and then power to select recovery.
7. If the phone reboots to the clockworkmod recovery screen you are all set.
IV. Gain Permanent Root Access.
1. With the phone still in clockworkmod recovery from the last step, plug it in via USB cable.
2. Select Mounts and Storage by using the volume buttons to move and power to select.
3. Then select mount USB storage (the sd card directory should pop up on your computer screen)
4. Download the root .zip file and save it to your computer (do NOT extract it)
MyTouch Slide 4G Root .zip File
5. Copy the root .zip file to the root of your sdcard and wait for it to transfer (not in any folders, just on the sd card itself).
6. On your device, select unmount sdcard.
7. On your device, select go back.
8. Then select Install zip from sdcard and choose the root .zip file.
9. Wait for it to flash, once done, select reboot system now.
10. Once your device reboots, open the app drawer and you should see Superuser permissions there. If so, you are all set, you are rooted, have S-Off and a custom recovery image.

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I am getting the same error.

^ I also get the same error

Are you on 32 bit Windows?

xmc wildchild22 said:
Are you on 32 bit Windows?
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Yes I am
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Yes, i'm also on 32 bit

Hi
The best way I found was here:
http://wiki.rootzwiki.com/HTC_myTouch_4G_Slide
It does have the Revolutionary Method, but for some reason, I found these directions easiest to follow.
Good luck.