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I have taken my new skyrocket and flashed it with the ICS stock (oneclick) rooted it using these instructions:
Code:
How to Root and Install CWM Recovery on Galaxy S2 Skyrocket ICS Firmware
Part I: Installing CWM Recovery (Required before rooting)
1.Download the CWM package.
Download Link | Filename: SkyrocketCWMrecovery.tar
2.Download Odin 1.85 from → here.
Filename: Odin 1.85.zip | Size: 199 KB
3.Extract the contents of the Odin 1.85.zip file to a folder.
4.Open Odin (from step 3) — double-click the Odin3 v1.85.exe that you got after extracting the file Odin 1.85.zip.
5.Now, boot into download mode on the phone. To do this, turn off your phone. Plug in your USB cable to the computer, but not to the phone. Then, holding the Volume Up and Volume Down buttons on the phone, plug in the USB cable to the phone while holding those buttons. Once the Download mode screen shows up, let go of the buttons.
6.You should get the message “Added!” under Odin’s message box in the bottom left. If you don’t get this message, then probably there is a problem with drivers. Make sure you’ve proper drivers installed. See point 3 above under Pre-Installation Requirements.
7.In Odin, click the PDA tab, and select the file SkyrocketCWMrecovery.tar (from step 1).
8.Important! Do not make any other changes in Odin except selecting the required files as given in step 7. Leave all other options as they are.
9.Now hit the START button to start flashing Clockworkmod recovery on your Galaxy S2 Skyrocket. After flashing is complete, the phone will reboot, and you’ll get a PASS message (with green background) in Odin. You can now safely disconnect your phone.
IMPORTANT Note: If ODIN gets stuck and doesn’t seem to be doing anything, or you get a FAIL message (with red background) in ODIN, do the following – disconnect the phone from the PC, close ODIN, remove battery, re-insert it, then do the procedure again from Step 4.
Part II: Root the ICS Firmware
1.Download the root package.
Download Link | Filename: Superuser-3.0.7-efghi-signed.zip
2.Transfer the Superuser-3.0.7-efghi-signed.zip file to your internal SD card.
3.Turn off the phone, then boot into recovery. To do so, press and hold the Volume Up + Volume Down + Power buttons till the first white Samsung text shows up, then let them go. You’ll boot into recovery soon enough. In recovery, use Volume buttons to navigate and the Power button to select.
4.Select install zip from sdcard, then select choose zip from sdcard. Scroll to the Superuser-3.0.7-efghi-signed.zip file on the sdcard and select it. Confirm installation by selecting Yes – Install Superuser-3.0.7-efghi-signed.zip on the next screen.
5.After the installation is complete, select go back then select reboot system now to reboot the phone. You now have a rooted UCALC4 ICS firmware on your Galaxy S2 Skyrocket.
I have the CWM recovery installed, but within Rom manager It's telling me CWM recovery needs to be installed and I need to select a phone. I see the T-Mobile Galaxy S2, but I do not see the ATT Skyrocket. Any ideas?
For some odd reason Im getting "Android is upgrading.. Optimizing X of 62" on every reboot.
Any ideas on this as well?
Don't use ROM Manager.... It only works for fixing permissions.
I'd suggest do all these task in CWM and keep rom manager away.
custommx3 said:
I have taken my new skyrocket and flashed it with the ICS stock (oneclick) rooted it using these instructions:
Code:
How to Root and Install CWM Recovery on Galaxy S2 Skyrocket ICS Firmware
Part I: Installing CWM Recovery (Required before rooting)
1.Download the CWM package.
Download Link | Filename: SkyrocketCWMrecovery.tar
2.Download Odin 1.85 from → here.
Filename: Odin 1.85.zip | Size: 199 KB
3.Extract the contents of the Odin 1.85.zip file to a folder.
4.Open Odin (from step 3) — double-click the Odin3 v1.85.exe that you got after extracting the file Odin 1.85.zip.
5.Now, boot into download mode on the phone. To do this, turn off your phone. Plug in your USB cable to the computer, but not to the phone. Then, holding the Volume Up and Volume Down buttons on the phone, plug in the USB cable to the phone while holding those buttons. Once the Download mode screen shows up, let go of the buttons.
6.You should get the message “Added!” under Odin’s message box in the bottom left. If you don’t get this message, then probably there is a problem with drivers. Make sure you’ve proper drivers installed. See point 3 above under Pre-Installation Requirements.
7.In Odin, click the PDA tab, and select the file SkyrocketCWMrecovery.tar (from step 1).
8.Important! Do not make any other changes in Odin except selecting the required files as given in step 7. Leave all other options as they are.
9.Now hit the START button to start flashing Clockworkmod recovery on your Galaxy S2 Skyrocket. After flashing is complete, the phone will reboot, and you’ll get a PASS message (with green background) in Odin. You can now safely disconnect your phone.
IMPORTANT Note: If ODIN gets stuck and doesn’t seem to be doing anything, or you get a FAIL message (with red background) in ODIN, do the following – disconnect the phone from the PC, close ODIN, remove battery, re-insert it, then do the procedure again from Step 4.
Part II: Root the ICS Firmware
1.Download the root package.
Download Link | Filename: Superuser-3.0.7-efghi-signed.zip
2.Transfer the Superuser-3.0.7-efghi-signed.zip file to your internal SD card.
3.Turn off the phone, then boot into recovery. To do so, press and hold the Volume Up + Volume Down + Power buttons till the first white Samsung text shows up, then let them go. You’ll boot into recovery soon enough. In recovery, use Volume buttons to navigate and the Power button to select.
4.Select install zip from sdcard, then select choose zip from sdcard. Scroll to the Superuser-3.0.7-efghi-signed.zip file on the sdcard and select it. Confirm installation by selecting Yes – Install Superuser-3.0.7-efghi-signed.zip on the next screen.
5.After the installation is complete, select go back then select reboot system now to reboot the phone. You now have a rooted UCALC4 ICS firmware on your Galaxy S2 Skyrocket.
I have the CWM recovery installed, but within Rom manager It's telling me CWM recovery needs to be installed and I need to select a phone. I see the T-Mobile Galaxy S2, but I do not see the ATT Skyrocket. Any ideas?
For some odd reason Im getting "Android is upgrading.. Optimizing X of 62" on every reboot.
Any ideas on this as well?
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The CWM in app store is not as up-to-date as one would think. If you use it to install CWM it will install an OLDER version... Forget about it. I used to use it just to boot to recovery, wihtout the hassle of the buttons. Only for that.
Re the "Android is upgrading...." The old applications were not deleted completely. Wipe cache partition, Fix permissions, wipe dalvik cache (in CWM Advanced).
Good luck !
For all you Indian Users, or anybody who owns a Portronics Limebox running GB; root and CWM has finally been achieved!
Disclaimer: I am not responsible if you end up bricking your device. This procedure has been known to work for my Limebox. Deviate from the procedure and you have no right to blame me....
After lots of hours of extensive searching (with absolutely no help from portronics), I found an exact match to our device: G-Box (See the Remote???). Our Device is a Rockchip Processor, specifically RK2918. Rockchip processors are known to lock down the /system partition with a filesystem called cramfs. Don't worry, that can be solved too!
Before we start, Understand the 3 modes you can set the device in:
1. Normal Power On (Self-Explanatory)
2. Recovery Mode (Stick a Pin in the Reset Hole and keep the Power Button pressed at the same time)
3. Flash Mode:
i. Disconnect the AC Power.
ii. Connect a USB Male to Male Cable in the LOWER PORT. (similar results don't come from the upper one). Connect the other end to the PC.
iii. Stick the Pin in the reset hole. Simultaneously, connect the AC Power.
iv. The device should turn on with a blue light and no display on the screen. The PC will detect the device. Use the flash mode drivers given below.
v. Flash Mode generally works in all conditions, even if it does not boot, unless you do something really stupid :fingers-crossed: !
Now onto the procedure!
Obtaining Root
1. As i mentioned earlier, our device is exactly similiar to 'G-Box'. See the thread here (on android forums) for all development pertaining to their device. Most of what I've mentioned here comes from this forum (Big thanks to all of them )
2. Download the Official Firmware here or a Modded Lite version here (credits to xzer0).
3. Download the img Unpacker (RK29xx ImageTools : big thanks to wendal!!)
4. Use the img Unpacker to unpack the Official/Modded Firmware. If you are downloading the Official, be sure to Pack the Firmware after unpacking, since it adds the root files to the image file then. You do not need to repack for the modded one, since that is pre-rooted.
5. The Firmware will be unpacked to a folder called 'Temp'. Ignore the folder 'System'.
6. Start the Flasher (RK29update.exe). Connect the device in Flash mode to your PC and install the drivers. RK29Update should detect the device (It will say 'Detected' or something like that at the bottom)
7. For Parameter, choose the parameter file inside the Temp folder. Do not touch the offset values AT ALL.
8. For Loader, choose the .bin file that has 'loader' in the file name (in the Temp folder). Let its offset be blank, if it is.
9. For all the remaining (except backup), point them to their respective files in the 'image' folder inside 'temp'.
10. Tick Mark all except Backup. Before Pressing Update, click Format. Let it finish and wait for the device to be re-detected.
11. Press Update and wait until it finishes and the device disconnects from your computer. (It may disconnect once or twice in between. Be patient. Look at the Log on the right side to be absolutely sure when to unplug it.)
12. Your device should immediately reboot into recovery. It will format /DATA, /CACHE and /uDisk. When it is done, it will reboot into Andoid. (Though the interface looks different, it is more or less an exact copy of the Portronics).
13. Enjoy your rooted Limebox!
Known Issues:
1. Moody at boot. Takes some time to show the 'ANDROID' text on the screen. Be patient.
2. Cant get into recovery on the modded firmware. The Recovery Mode trick causes it to simply switch off. No hassle, with Flash Mode, you have the best kind of recovery!
Optional Stuff (Be Careful. You have been warned. )
CWM Recovery
I technically do not encourage using CWM on this device because i've had bad experiences with it. But its nothing that can't be fixed with a re-flash. So.....the technique is simple. Obtain a recovery.img file (specifically for any RK2918 device) from here or here or anywhere you like. When you flash the new rom, in place of the recovery.img file in the \temp\image\ folder, choose this one. If additional files are given to flash, you can flash those too. However, like i said, there are complications, it may not always work. But if you face any issues, simply reflash with the official recovery.
Removing Apps
If you wish to remove apps from the Official or Modded firmware (which is difficult, since its locked down with cramfs), after unpacking the image, go into \system\app\, delete the apps you dont want and then repack (Important!). For some reason, I've never been able to add an app. You don't need to do it this way if you use the Ext3 Image (Read on!!!)
Ext3 FileSystem
So, as i mentioned earlier, you can get a system.img that is of ext3 filesystem instead of cramfs. Simply download the image file from here and use that for the same flashing procedure. (Credits to Finless (Bob) and Paincake)
Need someone for small testing!
Can somebody find the /backup folder in the root directory? What are the contents?
unable to detect limebox on my win7 64bit laptop
3. Flash Mode:
i. Disconnect the AC Power.
ii. Connect a USB Male to Male Cable in the LOWER PORT. (similar results don't come from the upper one). Connect the other end to the PC.
iii. Stick the Pin in the reset hole. Simultaneously, connect the AC Power.
iv. The device should turn on with a blue light and no display on the screen. The PC will detect the device. Use the flash mode drivers given below.
v. Flash Mode generally works in all conditions, even if it does not boot, unless you do something really stupid :fingers-crossed: !
Now onto the procedure!
Obtaining Root
1. As i mentioned earlier, our device is exactly similiar to 'G-Box'. See the thread here (on android forums) for all development pertaining to their device. Most of what I've mentioned here comes from this forum (Big thanks to all of them )
2. Download the Official Firmware here or a Modded Lite version here (credits to xzer0).
3. Download the img Unpacker (RK29xx ImageTools : big thanks to wendal!!)
4. Use the img Unpacker to unpack the Official/Modded Firmware. If you are downloading the Official, be sure to Pack the Firmware after unpacking, since it adds the root files to the image file then. You do not need to repack for the modded one, since that is pre-rooted.
5. The Firmware will be unpacked to a folder called 'Temp'. Ignore the folder 'System'.
6. Start the Flasher (RK29update.exe). Connect the device in Flash mode to your PC and install the drivers. RK29Update should detect the device (It will say 'Detected' or something like that at the bottom)
7. For Parameter, choose the parameter file inside the Temp folder. Do not touch the offset values AT ALL.
8. For Loader, choose the .bin file that has 'loader' in the file name (in the Temp folder). Let its offset be blank, if it is.
9. For all the remaining (except backup), point them to their respective files in the 'image' folder inside 'temp'.
10. Tick Mark all except Backup. Before Pressing Update, click Format. Let it finish and wait for the device to be re-detected.
11. Press Update and wait until it finishes and the device disconnects from your computer. (It may disconnect once or twice in between. Be patient. Look at the Log on the right side to be absolutely sure when to unplug it.)
12. Your device should immediately reboot into recovery. It will format /DATA, /CACHE and /uDisk. When it is done, it will reboot into Andoid. (Though the interface looks different, it is more or less an exact copy of the Portronics).
13. Enjoy your rooted Limebox!
Known Issues:
1. Moody at boot. Takes some time to show the 'ANDROID' text on the screen. Be patient.
2. Cant get into recovery on the modded firmware. The Recovery Mode trick causes it to simply switch off. No hassle, with Flash Mode, you have the best kind of recovery!
Optional Stuff (Be Careful. You have been warned. )
CWM Recovery
I technically do not encourage using CWM on this device because i've had bad experiences with it. But its nothing that can't be fixed with a re-flash. So.....the technique is simple. Obtain a recovery.img file (specifically for any RK2918 device) from here or here or anywhere you like. When you flash the new rom, in place of the recovery.img file in the \temp\image\ folder, choose this one. If additional files are given to flash, you can flash those too. However, like i said, there are complications, it may not always work. But if you face any issues, simply reflash with the official recovery.
Removing Apps
If you wish to remove apps from the Official or Modded firmware (which is difficult, since its locked down with cramfs), after unpacking the image, go into \system\app\, delete the apps you dont want and then repack (Important!). For some reason, I've never been able to add an app. You don't need to do it this way if you use the Ext3 Image (Read on!!!)
Ext3 FileSystem
So, as i mentioned earlier, you can get a system.img that is of ext3 filesystem instead of cramfs. Simply download the image file from here and use that for the same flashing procedure. (Credits to Finless (Bob) and Paincake)
Need someone for small testing!
Can somebody find the /backup folder in the root directory? What are the contents?[/QUOTE]
My apologies for the very late reply. As I recall, the drivers are for 32bit, have you repeated the steps on a 32bit machine? Did the pc attempt to recognize it?
huzefaid said:
3. Flash Mode:
i. Disconnect the AC Power.
ii. Connect a USB Male to Male Cable in the LOWER PORT. (similar results don't come from the upper one). Connect the other end to the PC.
iii. Stick the Pin in the reset hole. Simultaneously, connect the AC Power.
iv. The device should turn on with a blue light and no display on the screen. The PC will detect the device. Use the flash mode drivers given below.
v. Flash Mode generally works in all conditions, even if it does not boot, unless you do something really stupid :fingers-crossed: !
Now onto the procedure!
Obtaining Root
1. As i mentioned earlier, our device is exactly similiar to 'G-Box'. See the thread here (on android forums) for all development pertaining to their device. Most of what I've mentioned here comes from this forum (Big thanks to all of them )
2. Download the Official Firmware here or a Modded Lite version here (credits to xzer0).
3. Download the img Unpacker (RK29xx ImageTools : big thanks to wendal!!)
4. Use the img Unpacker to unpack the Official/Modded Firmware. If you are downloading the Official, be sure to Pack the Firmware after unpacking, since it adds the root files to the image file then. You do not need to repack for the modded one, since that is pre-rooted.
5. The Firmware will be unpacked to a folder called 'Temp'. Ignore the folder 'System'.
6. Start the Flasher (RK29update.exe). Connect the device in Flash mode to your PC and install the drivers. RK29Update should detect the device (It will say 'Detected' or something like that at the bottom)
7. For Parameter, choose the parameter file inside the Temp folder. Do not touch the offset values AT ALL.
8. For Loader, choose the .bin file that has 'loader' in the file name (in the Temp folder). Let its offset be blank, if it is.
9. For all the remaining (except backup), point them to their respective files in the 'image' folder inside 'temp'.
10. Tick Mark all except Backup. Before Pressing Update, click Format. Let it finish and wait for the device to be re-detected.
11. Press Update and wait until it finishes and the device disconnects from your computer. (It may disconnect once or twice in between. Be patient. Look at the Log on the right side to be absolutely sure when to unplug it.)
12. Your device should immediately reboot into recovery. It will format /DATA, /CACHE and /uDisk. When it is done, it will reboot into Andoid. (Though the interface looks different, it is more or less an exact copy of the Portronics).
13. Enjoy your rooted Limebox!
Known Issues:
1. Moody at boot. Takes some time to show the 'ANDROID' text on the screen. Be patient.
2. Cant get into recovery on the modded firmware. The Recovery Mode trick causes it to simply switch off. No hassle, with Flash Mode, you have the best kind of recovery!
Optional Stuff (Be Careful. You have been warned. )
CWM Recovery
I technically do not encourage using CWM on this device because i've had bad experiences with it. But its nothing that can't be fixed with a re-flash. So.....the technique is simple. Obtain a recovery.img file (specifically for any RK2918 device) from here or here or anywhere you like. When you flash the new rom, in place of the recovery.img file in the \temp\image\ folder, choose this one. If additional files are given to flash, you can flash those too. However, like i said, there are complications, it may not always work. But if you face any issues, simply reflash with the official recovery.
Removing Apps
If you wish to remove apps from the Official or Modded firmware (which is difficult, since its locked down with cramfs), after unpacking the image, go into \system\app\, delete the apps you dont want and then repack (Important!). For some reason, I've never been able to add an app. You don't need to do it this way if you use the Ext3 Image (Read on!!!)
Ext3 FileSystem
So, as i mentioned earlier, you can get a system.img that is of ext3 filesystem instead of cramfs. Simply download the image file from here and use that for the same flashing procedure. (Credits to Finless (Bob) and Paincake)
Need someone for small testing!
Can somebody find the /backup folder in the root directory? What are the contents?
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tried on 32bit machine, the pc did'nt recognize it
please help
do i need to connect monitor with hdmi port to view flash mode.?
i have press reset pin and also powered on the device at same time, but my pc did'nt recognize it.i have also started rk29androidtool to check it it detects the device but no luck.
I also posted this in the sony xperia forum, but seeing as this is more active I will also try here. Sorry for the double post, but I'm sort of desperate.
So I brought myself in a bad situation.
Here's a video showing what the phone does and me trying to get into CWM:
http ://www .youtube. com/watch?v=5F2Gg_eU7Yw
I was trying to root my sony xperia z1 compact using this guide: http ://techglen. com/2014/02/05/root-xperia-z1-compact-d5503-4-3-14-2-a-1-114-official-firmware/
Following the steps it asked me to CWM 6 using this guide: http ://techglen. com/2014/02/05/install-cwm-6-on-xperia-z1-compact-d5503-4-3-14-2-a-1-114-official-firmware/2
I checked firmware and version of my phone and everything was correct.
I must admit I have no clue as to what I'm doing but I'm normally ok with tech stuff and the guide seemed detailed and trust worthy so I thought I could do it following the guide.
I got the bootloading unlocked just fine and started to install CWM. I made it this far:
- After downloading CWM kernel zip (Its not the actual name of file, just a reference name), place it in internal or external SD Card of your smartphone
- Now extract CWM kernel zip on your PC’s desktop and copy boot.img
- Paste this file inside the folder where you have installed Minimal ADB and Fastboot
- Now turn off your smartphones completely
- Plug in mobile’s USB in cable in PC port only
- Hold Volume up button and plug in USB cable in mobile’s port
- LED will turn blue (If it does not remain blue for long, then read Optional part in bootloader unlocking method explained above
- Once you are successfully in fastboot mode, then you can continue
- Now type Fastboot flash boot boot.img and press Enter
- It will flash boot.img file on your device
- Now unplug the device and boot it up
- As soon as you see purple colored LED, start pressing volume up and down buttons repeatedly, until you are in CWM mode
- In CWM Mode, select “Install Zip”
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I downloaded CWM .img file, placed it in my ADB folder and placed a copy on my phone. Using ADB I flashed the CWM .img (bolded step), unplugged the phone and the CWM screen came up and I was able to navigate using the volume buttons. So far so good.
At this point I realized that the CWM .img file I had downloaded and placed on my phone was not a zip file and I couldn't find it. So I hit reboot to boot up my phone normally so I could place the .img packed as a .zip file on the phone. Some error message came up, but I didn't manage to read it but caught something saying root I think.
As it rebooted the sony logo came up but then the purple led turned on and it seemed to boot into CWM again. A brief screen explaining how to navigate came up as you see in the video below (but with no menu options to actually navigate) before it rebooted and repeated.
I can still use ADB and fastboot, but I can't get into CWM and I can't boot normally.
Edit: Just tried "adb devices" and it says "list of devices attached" and then it's just blank. I can't push files onto the phone (error: device not found) but I can still reboot the device fusing fastboot and there's no error when I try and reflash cwm. Reading up on this it would seem that usb debugging has somehow been turned back on so adb can't acces the phone but fastboot can. Any way to turn on usb debugging through fastboot?
I tried a forced shutdown using the off button next to the sim card but it didn't help.
The phone is not recognized by my computer so I can't place or delete files from it.
Here's a video showing what the phone does and me trying to get into CWM:
http ://www .youtube. com/watch?v=5F2Gg_eU7Yw
If I don't press the volume button it will just keep looping in the sony logo and purple led light.
What I want to do is get back to a normal boot, remove the CWM .img file and put the .img file packed as .zip file onto the phone and retry the process.
I have googled a lot of options, but most results are a year old and I hardly understand half of what is being suggested. If anyone could please walk me through the process in a language that a total idiot can understand I would be so grateful and hopefully get my sleep back.
Hello,
tried to flash a custom OS and root on a ZTE Blade L3. I got CWM Recovery working and flashed a CM12.1 rom on it, after that, it failed to mount all partitions /cache etc. etc. then I restarted the phone and it bootloops + fades white immediatly!
Recovery or Bootloader etc. dont work
If I connenct the phone on my computer it connect, disconnnect, connect, disconnect and so on.
Anyone a solution or idea how I could save that?
I can help you, So first we have to know is it Hard bricked or just Soft bricked, In any case it's not hard to unbrick. Just follow these steps :silly:
1. Download SPFlashTool to your PC https://androidmtk.com/smart-phone-flash-tool
2.Download Drivers for MTK6582 (I hope I wrote the right MTK name) http://www.devfiles.co/download/0InO9P5m/MT65xx_USB_VCOM_DRIVERS.zip
3.Download stock firmware
http://r.srvtrck.com/v1/redirect?ur...ar&ad_t=advertiser&ad_zi=YieldLink&ad_dt=link
IF SOFT BRICKED:
-Update drivers with the one up there in the thread, Open SPFlashTool, Find scatter file (just a file with a .txt extension) and place it in Scatter file area in SPFlashTool (search on YouTube how to use SP), After you did that manually add the files that are missing ( it's usually the recovery and some other files that are missing), Then press download and AFTER that connected your phone with a USB cable! Then wait it to flash :victory: ,
IF HARD BRICKED:
-Remove battery,
-Connect to PC with USB cable
-It probably won't recognise your phone, so we need to enter so called META mode so we could flash the PRELOADER, to make the phone recognisable.
-To enter META mode remove battery( if you didn't), connect as I said up there, and try pressing and holding some buttons, I can't remember the correct combination that enters META mode but I think it was all buttons for 5 seconds, anyway you will know when you entered META mode if your PC recognises a change or if he finds the device :good:
-then enter SPFlashTool and flash the PRELOADER only (hope you know to use SPFlashTool)
-After that disconnect your phone and add battery
-Enter SPFlashTool and Flash whole system (all files except CACHE AND USER)
-You should be done ?
Hope it helps
Here's a total solution
https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=746010030569947486
Flash tool and stock ROM included. Just follow this:
1. unpack
2. run flashtool.exe
3. load scatter
4. click download
5. unplug your battery and plug the phone to your PC via USB
6. wait for process to finish and unplug your phone
7. Boot
P.S. I guess you'll need some drivers. Check the post above.
Good luck!
Since i am afraid, that my Guide will dissapear in the other Thread,
i post this guide in a new Thread !
I have just uploaded a collection of, how i have named it, - s60 essentials - there are ALL files included to flash stock, update to .033, flash twrp recovery and root.
(this is for Win7 x86, you have to check if it works for other versions yourself, sy..)
Here is my collection
HOW TO.... Stock, Update, custom recovery and root your s60 !!!!
Disclaimer: if you brick your phone, it's your fault, i have tested this way of rooting my s60 now for a several times and it works 100%
SO READ TWICE, CHECK TWICE, BEFORE YOU CLICK ONCE !!!!! i will not take any responsibility !!!
Thanks to everybody who contributed here in this thread (Cesarq, OpenMinded, Tuschi, BetonJohn, etc.......) the software in the link
is the collected data, freely available in the net and linked in the original Thread several times, i have only bundled one package and wrote
this, hopefully usefull guide.
in principle do as follows: (I will only explain once how to sideload or load via recovery, afterwards i will only state what kind and what file)
Prerequists
- install USB drivers (for recovery and adb)
- install "minimal ADB and fastboot"
- copy the two updates (update032 & update033) into the folder, where you have installed "minimal ADB and fastboot" (makes live easier later)
- install QPST (the version of QPST is the one from Androidmtk and should be virusfree
(The version of QFIL in my collection is the one without reboot, so you have to reset/reboot your phone manually (resetbutton below hatchdoor on your phone) whenever
stated in this guide.
- format micro SD card in fat32 ! and copy SuperSU.zip onto it.
- connect a WORKING USB cable to your phone (Not to your PC atm !!!)
getting twrp (for saving your old firmware only)
- power off phone.
- start minimal adb on your PC
- start QFIL (part of QPST) on your PC
- press VOL+ & VOL- simultanousely and connect phone with PC (it will vibrate once, top right LED starts blinking red, screen stays black) - DOWNLOAD MODE -
(just in case: to leave Download mode, press and hold power button for apprx. 15 seconds)
- as soon as you connect your phone to the PC, QFIL should show the Phone/port in the topline allready, if not, either try to manually select the port, or you probably still have
a problem with the USB drivers !
- tick in QFIL Flat Build (top left)
- QFIL - select Programmer, "browse" to the saved location of "update-twrp-recovery-nobootpatch" and select the "prog_emmc.blablabla...mbn" file and doubleclick
- QFIL - "load XML" ,select rawprogramm, doubleclick, select patch0, doubleclick
- QFIL - click on "download"
- if everything was OK up till now, it should start download - BE PATIENT- and read the status window on QFIL, when it shows "finish download"....
- disconnect phone from PC
- press and hold simultanousely POWER and VOL+ and use a small tool to push the reset button on the phone under the hatch, while still pressing Power and Vol+ !
- the phone should now be in twrp recovery. If so, do a full backup now to your (allready inserted and fat32 formatted) microSD card!!!
when done
- Power off your phone !
flashing stock 31.02
- enter download mode again (Vol+ & Vol-, connect phone to PC.......)
- this time in QFIL, browse in programmer path to "s60_stockFW_31.02" and select the programmer from there
- load XML's (the onces that belong to Stock31.02)
- start download... this will take a while !!!! BE PATIENT !!!!
- when QFIL status window shows finish download, push the reset button on the phone and let it reboot.
- it is normal, that the phone should restart itself 2, maximum 3 times at the first start, but sometimes it ends up in a bootloop (Cat Logo, reboot, CAT logo, reboot, etc, etc, .......)
(The bootloop mainly happens, if you clear, in twrp recovery, the whole OS, but that's no issue either...)
- if it ends up in a bootloop, no worries, just continue ! Believe me, i did the process now several times ! )
you are back on stock 31.02 !
-Power off your phone again
Updating to 032
- bring up minimal ADB sideload on your PC (start it, if not allready done in previous step (getting twrp)).
- press and hold POWER and VOL+ button on your phone - RECOVERY MODE -
- when in stock recovery select (with Volume keys) "adb sideload" and click the Powerbutton
- connect your phone to the PC
- on PC, type into the black ADB Terminal window "adb sideload update032.zip" and hit enter
- if drivers are there, phone will start downloading the update now.
- when complete, select clear cache, and clear data then reboot your phone.
- again, same as in the step (flashing stock), if bootloop, no worries, just continue, if it boots up, let it boot up and then..
you're on 032 now
- Power off the phone again
Updating to 033
- do the same steps as described under "Updating to 032" only difference, type in adb window " adb sideload update033.zip"
After updating to 033 your phone should boot up normally now, NO MORE BOOTLOOP !
getting twrp
- this is the same step as above "getting twrp" only difference, this time, no backup needed and...
- when in twrp-recovery, select "install" browse to your micro SD-card, and...
- install SuperSU.zip from SDcard.
- once more, clear cache and data and reboot.
The phone should boot up now, you should be on FW 033, with custom recovery and root !!!
That's all !!!
Would a TWRP or fastboot flashable stock recovery let us apply future OTA updates without wiping and starting from stock 031 if we're using systemless root like Magisk?
From stock recovery you can reboot to bootloader which puts us in fastboot (you can select boot mode with Vol +/-), so I'm thinking if we could boot TWRP from fastboot (without flashing, obviously), we could back up the stock recovery. Then when the next update comes around, we flash stock recovery back, apply the update, then reflash TWRP.
I tried fastboot boot recovery.img from update-twrp-recovery-nobootpatch but I got
FAILED (remote: unknown command)
and rebooting into recovery from there just got me stock recovery which makes sense.
QCN please
Hi guys, can anyone share me QCN backup of S60 because i've lost it! Thanks.
Last update for Android 6.0 was from 766 days ago.
Any suggestions on how to patch?
Thanks a million