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Having a hard time rooting!

Ive tried both methods super one click and the manual one! and they still dnt work out for me. Is there a rom that will root your inspire and install custom roms like the one on the atrix(gingerblur)??

I know it seems hatd to root its really not, i too almost gave up i used attn1 hack kit, read the instructions first be patient. I found a link to videos that helped me.
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I tried the one click rooting and got left hanging with no sound on 4 occasions - I could never get it to work after the rage installation phase. I had s-off , but couldn't get root. Since I now was getting desperate, I used the hack kit and followed the unzipped instructions in the extracted folder. I had to get and load adb on my ubuntu pc to install Visionary on my inspire after that it was easy. I loaded Revolution rom and am happy with it. I'm a complete noob and have had my inspire only 3 weeks and have no other android experience. If I can do it, so can you.

fRenZy-_- said:
Ive tried both methods super one click and the manual one! and they still dnt work out for me. Is there a rom that will root your inspire and install custom roms like the one on the atrix(gingerblur)??
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I've had two inspires already and used both methods (one on each phone). They have both worked for me. You have to root in order to have custom roms. Have you followed the instructions to a T? What are you getting stuck on?
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dooyoo222 said:
I've had two inspires already and used both methods (one on each phone). They have both worked for me. You have to root in order to have custom roms. Have you followed the instructions to a T? What are you getting stuck on?
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I used the hack kitv9 and just followed the video step by step and got everything rolling. You cant ho wrong.
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Thanks for the quick replies guys! The inspire is my mom's and shes been having problems with it regarding the sd card unmounting by itself, getting stuck in landscape mode and etc... and i myself own the atrix and so im not that familiar with the inspire
The part where i get stuck at is when i put in the command "hackerize-ace install-downgrade" after i put in those commands and press enter, it says not installed, what am i doing wrong?
Edit: when i try the one click method, the part where i get stuck is at hboot, it doesnt seem to find any images it constantly say "no image, wrong image"
anyone know how to fix this?

fRenZy-_- said:
Thanks for the quick replies guys! The inspire is my mom's and shes been having problems with it regarding the sd card unmounting by itself, getting stuck in landscape mode and etc... and i myself own the atrix and so im not that familiar with the inspire
The part where i get stuck at is when i put in the command "hackerize-ace install-downgrade" after i put in those commands and press enter, it says not installed, what am i doing wrong?
Edit: when i try the one click method, the part where i get stuck is at hboot, it doesnt seem to find any images it constantly say "no image, wrong image"
anyone know how to fix this?
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Make sure that you have the HTC drivers installed correctly. If you don't your computer cannot communicate with your device to push the downgrade rom to your phone. It doesn't matter which method you are using if the drivers are not installed correctly they both will not function correctly.

just picked up my nexus s. now what?

hello nexus s comminuity. i previously had a telus fascinate which was good but also sucked because it has created soley 4 telus meaning only telus users could b a dev 4 that exact phone. ended up bricking it testing kernels with i9000 roms. then got a htc desire hich is were ive been 4 the past 4 months. greta phone, ez to do everything. i then decided to try the xoom with honeycomb. b4 i even rooted it, it was already soft rebooting. i then rooted it and it got worse. i had ther wifi verison so there was noway to restore and unroot. i then deleted the superuser apk and wiped and returned so it was still rooted but not noticable to a not anvanced user ie. the future shop girl. i then purchased a nexus s. just got in the door and its charging. ive used 2.3.3 on my desire plenty of times with diff roms specifically cm7. so i guess my wuestion is:
is there really a reason 4 me to root with a nexus s? every rom i seen in the dev thread was built from 2.3.3 and looks the same with afew tweaks. are there sense roms yet? what about gingersense? from the looks of things, a stock nexus s is the way to go. any1 have any advice as to if i should root or not?

Rooting will give you Voodoo sound and color, which is well worth it. I'd also recommend you trying MIUI, works really well and I've been using it as my daily driver for the past 2 weeks.
Not to mention, are there any reasons NOT to root?

treUse said:
Rooting will give you Voodoo sound and color, which is well worth it. I'd also recommend you trying MIUI, works really well and I've been using it as my daily driver for the past 2 weeks.
Not to mention, are there any reasons NOT to root?
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i tried gingerbread miui on my desire and wasnt really feeling it. as for voodoo sound a color, what do they do?
and yes, i just messed up a moto xoom rooting and overclocking so im kinda cautious now as far as rooting

LINKSLOVESANDROID said:
i tried gingerbread miui on my desire and wasnt really feeling it. as for voodoo sound a color, what do they do?
and yes, i just messed up a moto xoom rooting and overclocking so im kinda cautious now as far as rooting
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they enhance your sound and color.
voodoo sound is amazing
there hasn't been a report of a brick for the Nexus S. its really hard to mess up rooting, this phone is the SIMPLEST phone out there to root.
the hardest part is installing the drivers for your computer to recognize the device

It's basically impossible to screw up rooting a nexus phone. They are purposely left open so all you have to do is type fastboot oem unlock and you're done. I'd definitely root it for the sound enhancements.

RogerPodacter said:
It's basically impossible to screw up rooting a nexus phone. They are purposely left open so all you have to do is type fastboot oem unlock and you're done. I'd definitely root it for the sound enhancements.
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is there a equalizer? im always listening to music on my desire with my beat headphones so id like a eq to play with. also i just turned it on after its initial charge and the colors def look alil washed out. almost yellow in comparison to my desire. im gonna troll around the forujm and find a ez root. if any1 can post a good starting point while i look plz anf thx u
edit: is there a 1 click root 4 the nexus s? or no matter what is there adb involved? also which roms do u perfer for a smooth expierience but has power widget notifications, a music lockscreen, maybe music change with volume after screen off

treUse said:
Not to mention, are there any reasons NOT to root?
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Yes. If you have no reason to root, which I don't see one for my needs, you shouldn't. Any app that requests root can do anything it desires. Which can be a bad thing for those that don't understand what that means and what apps they are installing do.
Those that want to root should ask why they want to root before doing so, and making sure its a valid reason and not just ZOMG haxx0r I gots root.
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RogerPodacter said:
It's basically impossible to screw up rooting a nexus phone. They are purposely left open so all you have to do is type fastboot oem unlock and you're done. I'd definitely root it for the sound enhancements.
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Unlocking the bootloader is NOT rooting! Please do not give advice if you do not know what you are talking about. Unlocking the bootloader is only the first step. You also need to install a custom recovery (cwk) now that you've unlocked the bootloader then install su through recovery.
Rooting also does not automagically give you 'sound enhancements'. You have to install a custom kernel (voodoo) to get there.
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well im quite sure i bricked the device. wont connect to adb fastboot or download mode

LINKSLOVESANDROID said:
well im quite sure i bricked the device. wont connect to adb fastboot or download mode
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no you just installed the wrong drivers.
stop using the term 'brick' when it isnt bricked. you aren't even giving full details.

zephiK said:
no you just installed the wrong drivers.
stop using the term 'brick' when it isnt bricked. you aren't even giving full details.
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ok i was trying to use download mode to flash gri stock and afterward the screen went black. nothing will turn on or light up and i cant get into anything. im quiotr sure thats what we call bricked

[Q] Help unlock a noob's bootloader!

Hey,
I've been tinkering with my Nexus S for a few hours over the last couple of days, and I can't seem to unlock the bootloader. I've tried Googling the problem, but I'm having no luck at all.
I think I've installed all of the drivers correctly; when the phone's on, and I type "c:\android\android-sdk\platform-tools\adb devices" in the command prompt, my phone's serial comes up.
Then, and here's where I'm stuck, I shut my phone off, and restart it in fastboot mode. At the bottom of the list on the top it says "Lock State - Locked", I assume that's what I'm looking to change? From here I've tried unlocking it, and I've got the command prompt to say "waiting for device", but nothing happens with my phone. Even when I go for 'fastboot devices' nothing happens, it just skips to the next line.
I'm using 64-bit Windows 7, if that helps, and I'm very new to the command prompt.
I'm sorry if this is a duplicate post, I've spend the last half hour looking for a solution. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

I had the same problem. There is a decent guide at androidcentral that I followed.
One thing I had to do was install some drivers. I know this is going to sound crazy - but I kept reading that if you install the free version of pdanet -it has the drivers we need. So I finally just broke down and installed it and then adb worked in bootloader.
Hope that helps you a little.
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thepolishguy said:
I had the same problem. There is a decent guide at androidcentral that I followed.
One thing I had to do was install some drivers. I know this is going to sound crazy - but I kept reading that if you install the free version of pdanet -it has the drivers we need. So I finally just broke down and installed it and then adb worked in bootloader.
Hope that helps you a little.
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Awesome, it worked. Thanks

tylerisgood said:
Awesome, it worked. Thanks
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You're welcome. Glad I could be of assistance.
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[Q] Nexus S Help!

I just purchased a Nexus S locally last night and it worked fine for a bit and now my sim card is not recognized. I have tried master resetting and that doesn't work. I have an unlocked bootloader and I think I may need to send it in for repairs and I can't lock the bootloader for some reason even after reading the directions. I need some help here please! Do I need to have some drivers for my phone so it can be recognized via cdm prompt? let me know either via PM or on the thread thanks.

Yes you need the Samsung drivers and adb. In the development thread there is a sticky with everything you will need. Read the root methods and they will tell you all the drivers you need and the process.
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pdanet
try to install pdanet and then it work

PDAnet is for tethering purposes I believe.

phoneman09 said:
PDAnet is for tethering purposes I believe.
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It is used for tethering, but when you install the application it usually fixes the driver issue. After the driver issue has been resolved, feel free to remove the program.
You will also need the android sdk for fastboot to relock your phone, look through one of the stickied guides for root/unroot to get familiar with setting this up and how it is used

phoneman09 said:
PDAnet is for tethering purposes I believe.
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PDA net installs the necessary drivers you will need to root and unlock the bootloader. Next time listen
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I was listening...I was just saying that's all. I got it all taken care of locally locked the bootloader and unrooted my NS.

Mine has been working since i got and actually loved the phone ... over the last week it has been dropping calls and cant send text messages ( only receives them) no internet, I talked to the techy guy and he said you should always turn off your WIFI because the phone gets confused whether to go on wifi or the carriers internet.... which i think is total bs because i was able to do anything before...
has anyone experienced the same issues here ? how did you fix it?
ps: i did a factory reset 3 times in hopes that it wil be fixed ... but it actually got worse, rooting didnt work for me but im not sure if thats gonna help either
please help
thanks

[Q] Plz Help! Stuck in BootLoader!

Hi all, I'm pretty new to the forums, so please forgive my noob-ousity.
I have got a Nexus S it's a I9020A, I Rooted and unlocked my phone a long time ago, and all was well and good for a while, then I started getting major slow downs, So I started doing a regular format to try and get rid of clutter, and it helped for a while, then last night I got tired of it always bogging down, so I did something very stupid, I went to recovery and formatted/wiped everything that had the option to do so.
Now my phone reboots directly to bootloader, I can go into recovery and I have the clockworkmod v5.8.0.2,
I have tried;
- Updating to the newest clockwork (6.0.3.1), it just makes it so my pc no longer recognizes my phone and I can't copy anything to the sdcard. So I had to revert.
- Using the Sabra One Click Root Tool! to recover things to a normal state, (a google search on my troubles prompted me to try this). It doesn't seem to change anything. When this finishes, just before getting the "congrats ur device is now rooted blah blah blah" I get a few errors that flash on the screen saying;
can't remove recovery-from-boot.p
can't remove install-recovery.sh
postrecoveryboot.sh not found.
- Freeboot and adb, neither seem to want to pick up my device even though everything else seems too.
- Copying update.zip and running it from the clockworkmod interface, it doesnt seem to change anything.
I'm sure I'm just missing something, but when I google my issue I get a lot of people stuck in bootloader unable to do any of the stuff I tried. Nothing that really has my exact problem for my phone.

Try Nexus Root Toolkit. Works flawlessly if you read the instructions carefully.

ej8989 said:
Try Nexus Root Toolkit. Works flawlessly if you read the instructions carefully.
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I did exactly that, when doing a search, all the different tools one can use, the options can be kind of intimidating, especially when you don't know really what your issue is, the Nexus Root Toolkit does pretty much everything. As you said, it works flawlessly.
I flashed back to stock, and it works again.
Thanks so much for your help

Mr.M.Grey said:
I did exactly that, when doing a search, all the different tools one can use, the options can be kind of intimidating, especially when you don't know really what your issue is, the Nexus Root Toolkit does pretty much everything. As you said, it works flawlessly.
I flashed back to stock, and it works again.
Thanks so much for your help
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awhere do I find a original Firmware for nexus s, pleace?

dark'em said:
awhere do I find a original Firmware for nexus s, pleace?
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When I downloaded the Nexus toolkit, it asks you what device you are using and what version, just tell it the newest one, in my case it was android 4.1.2 JZO54K and it will automatically download the original firmware for you, at least that was my understanding.

Mr.M.Grey said:
When I downloaded the Nexus toolkit, it asks you what device you are using and what version, just tell it the newest one, in my case it was android 4.1.2 JZO54K and it will automatically download the original firmware for you, at least that was my understanding.
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Ooo I see now, thank you

dark'em said:
Ooo I see now, thank you
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Not a problem, good luck!

Edit: Nevermind!
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