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[GUIDE] Newbie's Step-by-Step: From Stock Cellular South Showcase 2 Kernel/ROM +

After bdemartino wrote his AWESOME thread for the Mesmerize it seemed only fitting that the Showcase get their very own... And since his Thread was Flawless, with his permission I'm mostly copy/pasting word for word.
THIS GUIDE IS SPECIFICALLY FOR THE SHOWCASE
If you're Looking For FROYO Skip down to the bottom of this post to the Section Labled FROYO!!!!!
Keep in mind there are many variations to each step, this is what worked for me the easiest.
And last but not least. There is always the disclaimer that attempting any of this can and will make your phone dysfunctional and or possibly bricked beyond repair (but most likely just dysfunctional which is a pain in the arse to deal with) if you do not follow steps completely (and of a trustworthy source such as xda - ehm and in the appropriate forum ).
So make sure you're in a comfortable environment (not a good idea to be trying to accomplish this while slamming beers at the bar), take your time, read each step that these people have taken the time to carefully write up (then follow it), and you'll be just fine. Be patient as things don't always move fast and you never want to freak out as you may screw things up bad, when it's actually just taking longer than you would expect. Always give it at least 5 minutes before you determine it's looping or crashing or whatevering, there is alot going on behind the scenes, trust me!
Steps to Customize Your Stock Showcase (For Eclair 2.1)
1) Root your phone. - Basically all this means is gaining the ability to give programs/apps and yourself SuperUser access (equivalent of being admin in windows) and also the ability to flash roms via recovery, detailed below.
The easiest way to root is through the z4root.apk. (an application that will run right on your phone)
Download Here
After download, put z4root.apk on your SD card root directory
Then make sure in Settings->Applications that the "Unknown sources" box is checked.
If you don't have a file manager, download a free one from the market, using the file manager navigate to the z4root.apk and select to install it. Note: If you need help at this step, no offense I would suggest getting someone with more experience to help you continue on. I'm serious here
Reboot your phone
After it boots, open the z4root app and press root. At this point it is going to hang, give it 2 minutes and pull the battery. Count to 10, put it back in and turn it on. - This is normal
After your phone boots open z4root again and click root, this time it will run no problems and phone will reboot.
NOTE**IF YOU HAVE PROBLEMS WITH z4root: "give Super One Click a try. It's a package you have to download to your computer, but you get to see more of what's actually going on so you know where it's at in the process. I have only used up to version 1.5.5, and I know that version is very capable for the Showcase on 2.1. It is located here."-This Information provided by phidelt82**
Once you are rooted (you will see the superuser icon in your apps, it will show apps you've given that permission to... eventually) you will need to make sure you have a file manager that can request root permissions (read/write) before you will be able to complete the next step. Search the market for "root file manager" and pick one to download and install.
I use Root Explorer
It's a few bucks, but there's hardly a day that goes by when I don't use it.. (Well worth the money)
Also at this step I would download and install RomManager and TerminalEmulator as you will need these later.
2) Install RomManager and the ClockworkMod Recovery. These will basically just give you the ability to boot into recovery where you can more easily flash kernel's/rom's and anything else you wish to push to your phone. (Recovery is basically a bios like interface - but it's different than the stock version)
I was able to install the Clockwork Mod Recovery very easily just by simply using the root file manager app I had downloaded, along with following with the instructions.
(In your file manager, MAKE SURE YOU ARE Read/Write not Read/Only, for RootExplorer there is a toggle at the top, other ones you may have to enable this through settings, others may just be R/W by default, you will just have to determine this or google the app)
Download the two Files you need from the bottom of this post
Place both files on your SD card root if you were using a computer to download them or you could always download them through your phone's browser
Using the root file explorer app, move the Redbend_ua file from the SD card to /system/xbin/
Long press on the Redbend_ua file and click permissions, there should be one check missing, check that so that all are marked. Save and exit.
Now open TerminalEmulator
NOTE:The spaces below are actual spaces and in bml8 there is a lowercase "L" not a "1" there is also a space after cd, after redbend_ua, after restore, and after recovery.bin
TYPE THIS ALL EXACTLY AS SHOWN BETWEEN THE QUOTES
at the command line ($) type "su" (then hit enter)
Type "cd /system/xbin" (then hit enter, which changes directory)
Type "redbend_ua restore /sdcard/zImage /dev/block/bml8" (then hit enter, It will now scroll a bunch of text and reboot.)
After phone boots, open RomManager
Click on Flash ClockworkMod Recovery
Select the Samsung Fascinate your phone will still be the Showcase. This is just what works with our model.
At this point you're all stock and ready for new kernel/rom. (but now you are able to do so very easily)
Accessing Recovery!!!!!
NOTE: There are a few ways of getting into recovery mode. The easiest is to download QuickBoot.
Once installed you can install the widget to any homescreen or just use the app from the app drawer. Once you open the app, click Recovery and it automatically reboots the Phone into Recovery..
You may have to click the install update.zip (while you're on the stock kernel after Voodoo you won't have to anymore)
The other method, which you will need incase you EVER Bootloop! Is the 3 finger method (Hold down the volume up and down keys and the power button all at the same time when you're turning your phone on) Once you see the Samsung splash screen you can remove your finger from the power button, but keep holding down both volume keys!!!
Incase of Bootloop, remove the battery and do this while Rebooting...
AGAIN WHILE YOU STILL HAVE A STOCK KERNEL, YOU WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO *apply sdcard:update.zip* after you enter the FIRST RECOVERY...
The next Screen will be Clock Work Mod, this is where you will want to do your First Nandroid Backup!!!!
3) KERNEL: Install Voodoo lagfix kernel and new 5.0 sound
Now onto Installing a Voodoo Kernel
If you want speed and good battery life (and high standard marks) +unlocking the headphone amp and eq controls (it makes even the samsung headset sound killer) go here and follow those steps for using your now functional recovery mode to flash the new Voodoo 5.0 kernel.
Now you can install Voodoo Control and get new life out of those earbuds!!!
Note: Just an FYI, after installing custom kernel's you will always have an issue on start up of seeing a flashing black box in the middle of the samsung logo. This can be corrected by installing a custom boot screen (only requires root access) and you can find out how here.
4) Custom ROM : Download and install the ROM of your choice.
Right now we really only have 1 that I recommend..
It's Phidelt82's PicknPack Rom
This is a deodexed Rom which allows you to use MODS and themes. This ROM is 100% Stable, I've been running it for a WHILE with ZERO issues...
MODS/Themes/Customization
NoClock in the Status Bar
Midnight Theme
HoneyComb Digital Clock
Shutdown Animations or Images
Bootanimations with new Boot Sounds
Of course there is WAY more than these listed, but this should fill up your afternoon playing around with your new and IMPROVED Showcase!!!
FROYO FOR THE SHOWCASE = YUMMY!!!!
Yes, for those of you that didn't already know, thanks to Phidelt82 we now have Froyo!!!! I've been running it for about a week and it's Delicious!!!
I'm not going to Write as much as I did for the 2.1 b/c the directions are in the threads already.. Just follow the Directions, if you have any problems after that read through the threads and see if anyone's already figured them out...
And this will work with a Factory Showcase!!!!!
First of all you need to go to:
[Froyo-Odin] Showcase EB11 - Cellular South Update (be sure to Thank Phidelt82)
After this you will have 2.2, now you can use:
SuperOneClick to root your new Froyo Showcase (if you want)!!!
And if you plan on doing Mods/Themes/etc.. You should go ahead and Flash the EB11 Showcase Pick-n-Pack, again be sure to thank Phidelt82 for this!!!
If you flash the PicknPack Rom made by Phidelt82, then there's no need to root... It comes PREROOTED.. You only need to ROOT if you're staying on the Stock 2.2!!!
If you're flashing the picknpack do a Nandroid backup after you're done.... If you're going to stay on the Factory 2.2, do you a Nandroid backup after that...
Thanks to lmartin92, JT1134, Phidelt82, we now have a voodoo kernel with lagfix for 2.2 which can be found HERE...
If you're new to using voodoo lagfix kerenls.. Remember to always disable lagfix before doing Nandroid Backups/Restores/Flashing mods/Themes for YOUR SAFETY
I'm working on a few themes... sbrissen has already Made us the NoClock and NoAmPm mod (you have to be on the picknpack for these)
For a list of the Mods/Themes/Roms for the showcase look HERE
Always check the Mesmerize forums for new Android Development, Mods, Themes, etc...
And for help Don't be afraid to ask (after you've read this legnthy post) or drop by the #samsung-mesmerize channel at http://webchat.freenode.net/
Thanks to Phidelt82 for all of his dev support for our phone!!! If you want to donate to him click HERE
Thanks to bdemartino who wrote the AWESOME tutorial HERE that i mostly copied/pasted from!!! Be sure to click his thank you button if this helped you out...

Reserved FOR Me!!!!

Great work elijah, you are the Showcase king

bdemartino said:
Great work elijah, you are the Showcase king
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my Kingdom sure is small lol

It is probably bigger than you think Elijah

ocs111 said:
It is probably bigger than you think Elijah
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yeah, you just don't see much Activity out of showcase users...
btw... could you help out with this??
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=945069

I will be glad to help test. I am just not much in script writing. When I read that post yesterday I thought there were problems with it. Just let me know what I can do. Right now I am rooted with Z4 and running voodoo kernel.
elijahblake said:
yeah, you just don't see much Activity out of showcase users...
btw... could you help out with this??
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=945069
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ocs111 said:
I will be glad to help test. I am just not much in script writing. When I read that post yesterday I thought there were problems with it. Just let me know what I can do. Right now I am rooted with Z4 and running voodoo kernel.
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I'm hoping Bubbakoush will test since he has a showcase that needs to be flashed back to factory... I wouldn't recommend flashing this until after he can confirm it works

elijahblake said:
my Kingdom sure is small lol
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Hey bro, don't think we're not around... I'm just enjoying my rooted Showcase, waiting for some more ROMs to give a try.
Thanks for all the work putting this together, and everything else you've been working on for Showcase!

Nice write up!

elijahblake said:
yeah, you just don't see much Activity out of showcase users...
btw... could you help out with this??
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=945069
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We're here... For the most part i'm waiting on a stable 2.2 or 2.3 based rom. Running pick-n-pack for now with Voodoo5.

Whenever I got to the terminal emulator and do the "redbend_ua restore /sdcard/recovery.bin /dev/block/bml8" it comes back with a permission denied and then reboots the phone...I've check my spelling/case numerous times. Following the instructions on the original post/thread where the zip file came from goes ok, but the recovery rom doesnt allow me to install the VooDoo in the next step. Any help would be great.
Thanks.

blroberts228 said:
Whenever I got to the terminal emulator and do the "redbend_ua restore /sdcard/recovery.bin /dev/block/bml8" it comes back with a permission denied and then reboots the phone...I've check my spelling/case numerous times. Following the instructions on the original post/thread where the zip file came from goes ok, but the recovery rom doesnt allow me to install the VooDoo in the next step. Any help would be great.
Thanks.
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you more than likely are going to need to install Root Explorer onto your phone.. And use it to move the files (that's what I and many others had to do)

blroberts228 said:
Whenever I got to the terminal emulator and do the "redbend_ua restore /sdcard/recovery.bin /dev/block/bml8" it comes back with a permission denied and then reboots the phone...I've check my spelling/case numerous times. Following the instructions on the original post/thread where the zip file came from goes ok, but the recovery rom doesnt allow me to install the VooDoo in the next step. Any help would be great.
Thanks.
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Are you typing su first to grant root permissions? You should see a # instead of a $ at the prompt.
Sent from my voodoo froyo Mesmerize

I have root manager installed and used it to move the files from the /sdcard directory to /system/xbin and I am typing su at the terminal to change from $ to #
One more question:
Do I need to follow the instructions in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=860250
or the ones that are in the first post of this thread?

blroberts228 said:
I have root manager installed and used it to move the files from the /sdcard directory to /system/xbin and I am typing su at the terminal to change from $ to #
One more question:
Do I need to follow the instructions in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=860250
or the ones that are in the first post of this thread?
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Long press on the Redbend_ua file and click permissions, there should be one check missing, check that so that all are marked. Save and exit.
will Root Manager allow you to do this? If not Rootexplorer will.
if you do this:
I'm not sure if you can do this through terminal or not... I did mine from my pc... you may have to leave off adb shell and just start at su when using terminal...
This is making the file executable
adb shell
su
chmod 777 /sdcard/redbend_ua
while it's still on the sdcard (Before moving it then you don't need to worry about it)
Ok, it seems that the Mes instructions were infact different on this method... I've updated the first post... If you'll read now you'll see what you should be typing in..
sorry about that, and thanx for pointing it out

I'm sorry, I am using Root Explorer...and yes, I have all 777 permissions to the redbend_ua file under /system/xbin, the only thing that I can think of is by looking in the /sdcard directory, there is no recovery.bin file that the last terminal command is referring to...is there suppose to be, if so, it comes from the voodoo mesmerize post...am I suppose to download that?

blroberts228 said:
I'm sorry, I am using Root Explorer...and yes, I have all 777 permissions to the redbend_ua file under /system/xbin, the only thing that I can think of is by looking in the /sdcard directory, there is no recovery.bin file that the last terminal command is referring to...is there suppose to be, if so, it comes from the voodoo mesmerize post...am I suppose to download that?
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did you also get the zImage file? it was included in the test_no_voodoo.zip
If you did that step then you need to download ClockworkMod from the market and install the fascinate version of recovery.

elijahblake said:
did you also get the zImage file? it was included in the test_no_voodoo.zip
If you did that step then you need to download ClockworkMod from the market and install the fascinate version of recovery.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=860250
look at that thread and tell me where you're at....

Yep, ive done all of that stuff also...and whenever I take the entire zip file, rename it to update.zip and reboot into recovery it tells me that the sdcard is busy

Lg Optimus V development thread

Hopefully we get an lg optimus v section. But here goes something for starters.
These different posts will contain everything you need for now (i hope who am I kidding) Any ways here is my latest deodexed rom.
Features:
Completly de-odexed
new bootanimation
no virgin mobile apps
custom bootimage
new keylayout ( camera button opens the camera not focus, side voice control is power button, changed all the buttons to stop unlocking the screen except for the menu button)
Stagefright enabled
I'm preparing some final things but I wanted to get this going.
Download here

How to root the lg optimus v use one click root more coming soon

How to get into diag mode coming soon

How to install a custom recovery more coming soon
download here

Stock Rom with su and custom bootimage only
Download here

How to remove apps using adb
To me the best and free way to remove apps from your phone is via adb. Hopefully you have some familiarity with adb if not you should be good after reading this.
First open a command prompt and type
Code:
adb remount
this will allow you to do what we need to do if you have errors then you need flash one of the roms I provided.
then type
Code:
adb shell
cd /system/app
ls
this opens adb shell commands then opens the system directory and shows you whats in it. If you are using the deodexed rom you will have nothing but .apk files in there. But if you use the stock rom then you will have .apk and .odex files in there.
look through there and figure out what apks you want to delete and then type
Code:
rm whatever.*
replace whatever with the app you want to remove
for instance
Code:
rm googlevoice.*
then type
Code:
cd ..
cd ..
cd /data/data
pm uninstall com.googlevoice
this part here changes your directory to data/data and then it completes the uninstall. You may have to guess what the name is in data/data but usually it isn't that hard. Also you can't pm uninstall apps from data/data unless they have been removed from /system/app so don't be worried about removing the wrong thing.
check your phone and you should be good to go

I'm going to get one this week. Thaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaanks!

Are there any ROM & kernel pack with ext4 support?

r0bot said:
Are there any ROM & kernel pack with ext4 support?
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Xiona is what I use

Xiona works really good, there are some forums with a stock VM rom with Xiona in it.

teki9 said:
Xiona is what I use
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So Xiona has ext4 support?

Emergenscene said:
Xiona works really good, there are some forums with a stock VM rom with Xiona in it.
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What ROMs support ext4 also?

not to bring up a dead threaad....but the optimus v really needs a home here at xda.
i just rooted my first. i tried to use a windows program called "romtools" found on the interwebz. this didnt work, though. so...after a little more searching...i found this out. maybe the opt can put this up in first post?
easiest way to root and install super user: run super one click root to obtain adb shell root. then...run z4root. neither of these two methods work on their own but if you do in that order...you will have root and super user installed. from there, you can flash a recovery using android terminal emulator...if your old school like that. i did.
after that you can flash the stock virgin with Xionia kernel and bloatware removed. get setcpu..overclock it. whatever. door is open.
hope this helps! trying to get some thank you points on the board.

back again to try to keep this thread a little bit up to date til SOME1 NOTICES THAT THIS PHONE EXISTS.
for those having the "Cell standby" battery bug....
whats that? go to setting>about phone > battery usage> if cell standby is at anywhere near 50% or over...you have this bug. antenna constantly scans even with a connection...
plugg phone into charger. toggle airplane mode. unplugg. this will clear your battery stats and will properly connect you. check your setting to see if your usage goes down.
there also seems to be a problem wil gallery. the app opens but displays nothing. no albums or anythinng. its like it cant read the sdcard. only thing i can say to do is install a 3rd party pic viewer and trash 3d gallery.
hope this helps you guys.

Awesome, thanks for this. I currently have CM7 on my Optimus V, but for some reason I can't use any adb commands with it. I can with this. Sorry if this is the wrong place to post it, but I'm still a new member. Anyone know a way to get adb working?

hey did you guys ever figure out diag mode for the Optimus V? its not like the the other Optimus devices and ive tried every key combo my little brain could come up with....im trying 2 connect it 2 QPST or CDMA..

Signed .zip files

So I have rooted my Infuse
I have gotten the stock source code as well as a rom to try out
I had attempted to 'run' this rom however I can not as it is unsigned.
I saw one solution that is to buy AnyRootExplorer
What else can I do?
On a side note, I also attempted to 'run' the stock Infuse but I wasnt able to again a
sign problem.
I do apologize if this is not the place to post this.
Anyhelp would be appreciated.

a couple of of those words in the search box would have found this thread..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1091465

Well thank you, I know that was strictly mentioned in the video
My solution (what I in the end did based on random findings on the web):
Install the 3e Recovery Mod (followed instructions)
Installed AndroZip (for browsing) and SuperManager (for actual overwriting files)
Used the Terminal Emulator (mount rw)
Voila
Today I am running the Infused 1.5 ROM offered here for free (what a great bunch of guys )
Yesterday the stock stock Samsung ROM
Tomorrow? I don't know, I wish I could mount the ROM that I had designed, however I don't know how to build a ROM yet, seems like a rather lengthy process that not just any beginner can do.
I was trying it out, Serendipity wasn't so 'works on first try' .
I don't know how to compile yet, it sucks I have only learned C++ so far.
That doesn't even apply I don't believe so anyways, either Java or Linux.
Thanks for the help though my good sir.

No Problem, i hope you get your stuff up and Going.....we could ALWAYS use another Dev or Dev in the making....
keep it up bruh.

FYI, a "shortcut" way to doing things, such as S7, would be:
Odin/Heimdall a Gingerbread kernel
Enter recovery using the three-finger salute (VolUp + VolDn + Power when the device is off, let go of power after the Samsung logo appears but keep holding VolUp + VolDn for 5-10 more seconds)
Flash the zip and wipe

@the2rell - thanks for the kind words
I appreciate it I feel welcome already
@Entropy512 - does what you have said apply to Froyo? Forgive me if thats a dumb question, I asked because you mentioned gingerbread.
I have yet to explore the rainbow of booting
odin/Heimdall, I don't know what that means. More reading
Thanks for that tip, I'll need to learn it.

GreenAce92 said:
@the2rell - thanks for the kind words
I appreciate it I feel welcome already
@Entropy512 - does what you have said apply to Froyo? Forgive me if thats a dumb question, I asked because you mentiobed gingerbread.
I have yet to explore the rainbow of booting
odin/Heimdall, I don't know what that means. More reading
Thanks for that tip, I'll need to learn it.
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Odin the program used to Flash, Kernels and its used to go back to stock.
and Froyo or Not i think E was just telling you to flash the GB kernel to get to Recovery(instead of messing with the system files) like he said its just a faster way of going about it.

Indeed, probably less of a PITA as well.
Alright I'm going to have a read
Hopefully I'll catch up soon (few weeks not really sure about the learning curve)
As always, my thanks go out for the wealth of information
Another dumb question, does flashing mean similar to boot off of another source? Or is it the way it is loaded on, flash memory not NTFS or FAT32 etc... ?

Gahh this is seriously making me flustered
This is my fourth infuse, first (original NIB) screen damaged, 2 Refurbes stolen, now the current refurb
I am trying to get 3e to work on here
Maybe I was just trying to believe in something that isnt true but I really believe that I had gotten the 3e to work via phone only
Now I can't get it to work
Is it even doable?
My procedure-
Downloaded 3e zip to downloads folder (phone memory)
Extract within same folder
Use terminal emulator (free) # sign is fixed on emulator
su (or su root tried both)
mount -o remount, rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3/system
tried mtdblock5 (from MD5)
tried system/bin
how do I know if I am currently in a rw mount?
How could I test?
After this I try to copy or move the recovery file from downloads folder to system/bin wjere another system recovery file is dated aug 4, 2011
I've tried multiple free file exlporers
Andro Zip
Astro
Super Manager
ES File Explorer (pretty)
File expert (crashes when I try to rename original recovery to recovery.orig)
What am I doing wrong? (Besides having a weak ass phone)
Btw what does it take to develop a virtual core?
Is it possible to get the Infuse up to 2.0+ Ghz?

Are you rooted?
http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile...amsung-infuse-4g-to-flash-unsigned-zip-files/
GreenAce92 said:
Gahh this is seriously making me flustered
This is my fourth infuse, first (original NIB) screen damaged, 2 Refurbes stolen, now the current refurb
I am trying to get 3e to work on here
Maybe I was just trying to believe in something that isnt true but I really believe that I had gotten the 3e to work via phone only
Now I can't get it to work
Is it even doable?
My procedure-
Downloaded 3e zip to downloads folder (phone memory)
Extract within same folder
Use terminal emulator (free) # sign is fixed on emulator
su (or su root tried both)
mount -o remount, rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3/system
tried mtdblock5 (from MD5)
tried system/bin
how do I know if I am currently in a rw mount?
How could I test?
After this I try to copy or move the recovery file from downloads folder to system/bin wjere another system recovery file is dated aug 4, 2011
I've tried multiple free file exlporers
Andro Zip
Astro
Super Manager
ES File Explorer (pretty)
File expert (crashes when I try to rename original recovery to recovery.orig)
What am I doing wrong? (Besides having a weak ass phone)
Btw what does it take to develop a virtual core?
Is it possible to get the Infuse up to 2.0+ Ghz?
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Yes
I ran 'rage the cage' through linux
I have super user and my terminal prompt (as stated above) is a #

GreenAce92 said:
Yes
I ran 'rage the cage' through linux
I have super user and my terminal prompt (as stated above) is a #
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not sure why you are having so much trouble.
i dont use TE.
i used root explorer..if you dont want the purchased version,
http://www.4shared.com/android/XdtGx9oo/Root_Explorer_v2171.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkMo8rBehHg

So is it retarded for me to have tried to install the Infusion 1.8 zip through recovery as a ROM ? hahaha I just have the SAMSUNG logo fixed on the screen
Also I heard some weird robotic woman voice
"Systems Not Available"
"Convert Partition"
Oh looky! It's fine hehehe neat I have a girl friend now hahaha

GreenAce92 said:
So is it retarded for me to have tried to install the Infusion 1.8 zip through recovery as a ROM ? hahaha I just have the SAMSUNG logo fixed on the screen
Also I heard some weird robotic woman voice
"Systems Not Available"
"Convert Partition"
Oh looky! It's fine hehehe neat I have a girl friend now hahaha
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I'm not sure what you mean...you can install infusion 1.8 through red recovery cwm once you have the proper setup.
The robotic woman voice is voodoo lag installation...you should be able to reboot into red recovery now and flash your ROM...

See I seem to keep stumbling around and not really understanding anything
So... first off
There is the sd card within the phone, then the external micro sd card right?
Also I did get to a red CWM and then also to a green, and then the blue ... the green seems to be the recovery for the i9000 which I used to get myself out of trouble
Thanks for linking the Root File Explorer, that is such a great program, it beats the other bs
I'm going to try and flash Bionix Infusion (only because of the infusion) I want that "1.5+Ghz speed"
Thanks for your help
How exactly do you bounce from one CWM to another or you don't?
When going into recovery by holding the three physical click buttons till SAMSUNG pops up and release
which recovery is this? I can't remember what color mine was
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In regards to my post above about the 1.5 speed
Installing infusion 1.8 (a small zip file) will change the kernel ?
I'm currently only after 3e recover and getting the kernel for 1.5ghz speed
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Just to be clear
once I have pasted the contents of the 3e zip folder (recovery file) into /system/bin
What is supposed to happen next? (what am I supposed to do)

Gahhh finally it is done
I'm sorry for my exceeding lack of competence
I seem to be retarded in many ways hahaha
Anyways... the 3e Recovery is running and I have just installed the 1.8Zip through Red CWM
Just a note for myself and anybody else who may be as mentally inept as I
To get 3e Recovery
Download 3e Recovery Zip file to downloads folder
Download Root Explorer (through link)
Use the incredibly easy toggle r/w r/o buttons of Root Explorer to replace the old recovery file in /system/bin with new one (3e)
reboot
proceed to flash other roms / install zip files of various sorts
Just curious once the Infusion 1.8 zip was installed
Do I immediately notice the effects? ie a faster processor
Or are there more steps needed to be completed?
----- wait i see! Use antutu to overclock wow! Goes up to 1.8 !!! -----
Curious what is the min / max ?
Should I have min 100mhz max 1500mhz ? Or
min 1200mhz max 1500mhz ?

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GreenAce92 said:
Gahhh finally it is done
I'm sorry for my exceeding lack of competence
I seem to be retarded in many ways hahaha
Anyways... the 3e Recovery is running and I have just installed the 1.8Zip through Red CWM
Just a note for myself and anybody else who may be as mentally inept as I
To get 3e Recovery
Download 3e Recovery Zip file to downloads folder
Download Root Explorer (through link)
Use the incredibly easy toggle r/w r/o buttons of Root Explorer to replace the old recovery file in /system/bin with new one (3e)
reboot
proceed to flash other roms / install zip files of various sorts
Just curious once the Infusion 1.8 zip was installed
Do I immediately notice the effects? ie a faster processor
Or are there more steps needed to be completed?
----- wait i see! Use antutu to overclock wow! Goes up to 1.8 !!! -----
Curious what is the min / max ?
Should I have min 100mhz max 1500mhz ? Or
min 1200mhz max 1500mhz ?
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Thanks man
And I have
Now to create my dream theme

LG Optimus Net unofficial thread

This thread is a collection of links to threads related to LG Optimus net(P690 only)
Disclaimer:
In case you damage your phone your brick it, you can't hold XDA or me responsible.Try the procedure at your own risk although its 99% working and tested on p690 v10e.
Rooting instructions:
1. Download and install 'Unlock Root' on your PC from here: Unlock Root for Android
2. Download and install LG Android Drivers from here: http://www.junefabrics.com/bin2/LGDriver.exe Restart your PC after installing drivers.
3: On your phone, Check 'USB Debugging'. Path: Menu > Settings > Applications > Development > Tick 'USB Debugging'.
4. Again on phone, Unmount your SD Card. Go to: Menu > Settings > Storage > Tap on 'Unmount SD Card'. It'll give you a warning. Just press OK.
5. Connect your phone with PC. Phone will ask you to 'Turn on USB Storage'. DO NOT TURN IT ON! You should see this message on phone's notification bar: 'USB Debugging connected'.
6. On your PC, open UnlockRoot.exe ( A shortcut should be created on your desktop ) or Path: X:\Program Files\Unlockroot
7. Press root button! After process completes, it'll ask you to install 'Superuser.apk' and 'Battery Saver.apk'. Just press OK. Then you'll be asked to reboot your phone. Press OK. After reboot completes, go to menu and you'll find Superuser app there.
Congratulations! You've rooted your LG Optimus Net P690 !
Clockwork mod recovery for p690
Disclaimer:
Do not hold me or xda responsible if you end up bricking your phone ...
Procedure:
You must have root and es file explorer.
First of all download and put flash_image and recovery.img in sdcard/ from above link.
Also download terminal emulator from play store.
Using es file explorer long press on recovery.img go to properties and select show checksum . Tick md5 and select calculate. This should give you a mix of numbers and characters. Compare it to the md5 sum given in the thread it should match exactly. If not download again and try.
Open terminal emulator and type su and press enter. The $ should change into # .
Now copy paste these lines one by one as is (without the #s)
# mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock1 /system
# cat /sdcard/flash_image> /system/bin/flash_image
# chmod 755 /system/bin/flash_image
# mv /system/etc/install-recovery.sh /system/etc/install-recovery.sh.bak
# mount -o remount,ro -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock1 /system
# flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery.img
# reboot recovery
If you get file not found error ignore it and continue.
Flash for rooted p690
Roms for p690
XPERIA based rom
IOS based rom
CM7 based:
By jst_tsj
By karandeepdps
Miui port
ICS based roms :
AOKP ICS
Xperia ICS
CM10 by LGICS
CM9 for p690(Camera not yet fixed)
By Team LGICS
By karandeepdps
Jellyshame
JellyBean based ROMs(camera not working):
Paranoid JB
AOKP JB
CM10.1
Unbrick /Flash original rom

SuperOneClick 2.3.2 Root Attempt LG Optimus Net
I am running Android 2.3.4 on a LG Optimus Net L45C Smart Phone used under the NET10 (owned by Tracfone) service.
Following the instructions from the SuperOneClick author regarding LG phones and 2.3.2 I get as far as the following statement in the right pane of SuperOneClick 2.3.2 :
Killing ADB and restarting as root ... enjoy!
When I look on the Smart Phone in the Android Tab, There is no SU icon that appears prior to rebooting the phone. After rebooting the phone there is no SU icon that appears. The process was repeated 3 times with the same result: The phone is not rooted. Anyone with similar experience?
The attached pdf file shows the output from the right and left panes of SuperOneClick 2.3.2 during the root attempts.
SuperOneClick setting used was for Alternate ADB Parser.

[email protected] said:
I am running Android 2.3.4 on a LG Optimus Net L45C Smart Phone used under the NET10 (owned by Tracfone) service.
Following the instructions from the SuperOneClick author regarding LG phones and 2.3.2 I get as far as the following statement in the right pane of SuperOneClick 2.3.2 :
Killing ADB and restarting as root ... enjoy!
When I look on the Smart Phone in the Android Tab, There is no SU icon that appears prior to rebooting the phone. After rebooting the phone there is no SU icon that appears. The process was repeated 3 times with the same result: The phone is not rooted. Anyone with similar experience?
The attached pdf file shows the output from the right and left panes of SuperOneClick 2.3.2 during the root attempts.
SuperOneClick setting used was for Alternate ADB Parser.
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restart phone by power button or pull out battery and reinsert and switch on.
say thanks to me
[HOWTO] Flash original firmware on P690
[HOWTO] Flash DOWNLOAD firmware on P690
[ROM] DarDroidXD_0.3 [LGP690]
[root] lg optimus net

[email protected] said:
I am running Android 2.3.4 on a LG Optimus Net L45C Smart Phone used under the NET10 (owned by Tracfone) service.
Following the instructions from the SuperOneClick author regarding LG phones and 2.3.2 I get as far as the following statement in the right pane of SuperOneClick 2.3.2 :
Killing ADB and restarting as root ... enjoy!
When I look on the Smart Phone in the Android Tab, There is no SU icon that appears prior to rebooting the phone. After rebooting the phone there is no SU icon that appears. The process was repeated 3 times with the same result: The phone is not rooted. Anyone with similar experience?
The attached pdf file shows the output from the right and left panes of SuperOneClick 2.3.2 during the root attempts.
SuperOneClick setting used was for Alternate ADB Parser.
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Did you try using unlockroot method?

Rooting
For the LG Optimus Net LG L45C, you will need to use Unlockroot from Unlockroot.com. It is currently the only way to root the phone. The Clockwork recovery method that is posted above is not for L45C, it is for P698 and P690, which can brick your phone trying to install it in a phone that may not support it.
Also, good luck with getting software updates for the phone, because Net10 WILL NOT let you upgrade the software on it. It will download the software package, but states that it is invalid and will not install it. If they would allow the phone to update itself, it wouldn't have many bugs that are showing up

Guys I tried the method mentioned above for adobe flash but the files that I place inside data/data/com.adobe.flashplayer/lib keep getting erased everytime I restart my phone. Note that flash works perfectly as long as I dont restart my phone.

abhishek046 said:
Guys I tried the method mentioned above for adobe flash but the files that I place inside data/data/com.adobe.flashplayer/lib keep getting erased everytime I restart my phone. Note that flash works perfectly as long as I dont restart my phone.
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Sorry but that's how it is. Try using cm7 it doesn't seem to disappear.

I'm getting failed to chmod file: rootutility

While doing what -rooting or custom recovery?

rooting. with unlockroot.exe. Superoneclick fails as well

You've asked this on androidforum as well so i'll try to help you there as akashash5 but I think andyopie will give you a solution eventually.

Using Qtadb P690F> PC
Just one addition, as I had problems in using Terminal Emulator on my small screen phone, I wished to use Qtadb which is able to be run from a PC under Windows. I had all sorts of problems getting Qtadb to 'see' my phone and the installed files.
This is what I had to do:
1. Download and install Qtadb and Windows binaries Google as can't post link
2. Download & install LG drivers
3. DL & install Busybox Google Play
The last item was my problem, I had seen this on one of the many threads I checked & had DL but had NOT installed. When installed all problems solved.
Hope this helps someone.

you wouldnt happen to have the link for the lgl45c cwm would you?

Sorry but I don't think there is a cwm made for l45c

sacredash said:
Sorry but I don't think there is a cwm made for l45c
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Hi long time phone community forum member but this my first post:
I spent multiple-hour long sessions looking for info on this stupid cute lil phone that my girls kid liked. and i was so shocked that first off i couldnt get this rooted with oneclick or a zergrush attack, then after rooting that there is little to no dev for this phone.
if you want to root it use unlockroot.com (i agree that this tool looks funny and like its going to be an advertisment or scam, but it worked)
for custom cwm recovery i used cmw v5.0.2.7 for the optimus q(lgl55c) this worked in the lgl45c that ive got i will not guarantee that it will in yours but if i was you id jsut go for it. I obtained it here:
androidarea51.com/***-all-things-root-***-12/custom-cwm-recovery-for-the-q/
---thanks to Mark_One (im guessing of that site) for the files adn info---
on that same page is the flash_image.zip file that you unzip to the root of your sd card and follow the instructions to flash the recovery into your phone. I used adb shell instead of terminal editor and used esfileexplorer.apk to move some files adn grant permissions where adbd wasnt cooperating
I put a pretty fun rom thats from the androidarea51 site into teh phone its some redrom adn is all devilish with red icons and widgets adn screams redrom redrom like redrum redrum on bootanimation this was also for the lgl55c so after i flashed it i did adn advance restore and only restored teh boot from my initial backup.
i am having a hell of a time getting this into a diagnostic mode?? lgs usually dont need to do anything just enable debugging. ive done this i get an lg androidnet modem adn two ports, they appear in qpst but are not listed with an active phone?? can anyone help me with this also spent hours looking for this, im wanting to flash it to cricket and need to change the prl.
hope this is helpful and reduces some peoples searchings for the optimus net lgl45c

Good work, just keep upgrading the list.:good:

LG L45C
rfrayer said:
you wouldnt happen to have the link for the lgl45c cwm would you?
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I dont have the link, but you can find it at androidarea51 on the OptimusQ thread (lg l55c). It worked on mine. I just followed the directions exactly. Good luck, hope it helps.
Does anyone know where to find a link to a stock or rooted rom for this phone? Mine is rooted and has CWR 5.0.2.7, but is stuck in recovery bootloop. (loaned it to my daughters friend to play games on while i fixed his, he thought he could reset his game when he found settings, factory reset). If anyone could help i would appreciate it, or if anyone knows another way to get this to boot to phone i can go from there. thanks in advance, you guys on XDA are great.

MH58 said:
I dont have the link, but you can find it at androidarea51 on the OptimusQ thread (lg l55c). It worked on mine. I just followed the directions exactly. Good luck, hope it helps.
Does anyone know where to find a link to a stock or rooted rom for this phone? Mine is rooted and has CWR 5.0.2.7, but is stuck in recovery bootloop. (loaned it to my daughters friend to play games on while i fixed his, he thought he could reset his game when he found settings, factory reset). If anyone could help i would appreciate it, or if anyone knows another way to get this to boot to phone i can go from there. thanks in advance, you guys on XDA are great.
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What have you flashed the phone to get a boot loop?
And a warning, when you actually had a Cwm on your phone and you factory reset it, your phone will be bricked.
sent via LG P690 using our neighbors secured Wi-Fi!

Is it possible to use the same procedure for rooting lg optimus net v10f

yashagarwal said:
Is it possible to use the same procedure for rooting lg optimus net v10f
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Yes it is
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[Q] Can't Get CWM Install To Stick

I recently acquired a Photon Q LTE after being an Epic 4G user for years. I've flashed and rooted and beat that Epic 4G to bits over the years, but I can't seem to get CWM installed on this device for the life of me.
I've verified I've unlocked the bootloader and followed the directions in shabby's thread (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1856480) and on a couple other sites (http://www.andromods.com/basic-how-...r-user-install-cwm-recovery-photon-q-lte.html and http://www.androidegis.com/how-to/root-and-install-clockworkmod-recovery-on-motorola-photon-q-4g/), but it never seems like CWM wants to stick. Fastboot sends the file fine and says it writes it, but whenever I try to boot into recovery, I get the old school factory recovery with the Red Triangle and the Android System Recovery (3e) header, which is the factory bootloader (right?). Obviously SU isn't going to load in there.
My wife was playing with my new phone before I had a chance to do so (it was a gift), and I think she ran the latest OTA updates before I had a chance to even touch it. Looks like I'm running SW Version 77.8.10.XT897.Sprint.en.US and Android Version 4.0.4, so I don't know if this has been tested with that or if I'll need to revert to a lower version, root, and then upgrade.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!

sometimes stock ROMs have a file in the system folder called recovery-from-boot, which reinstalls stock recovery on boot. if you have flashed SU, try looking in /system, and if that file is there, you can rename it to recovery-from-boot-bak, and that should disable it.

yogi2010 said:
sometimes stock ROMs have a file in the system folder called recovery-from-boot, which reinstalls stock recovery on boot. if you have flashed SU, try looking in /system, and if that file is there, you can rename it to recovery-from-boot-bak, and that should disable it.
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I haven't been able to get SU installed as I can't get CWM installed. Is there another way to push SU to the phone without CWM?
Running terminal emulator, I can see there's a recovery-from-boot.p file /system, which is probably my issue. So basically, I need to get SU on there somehow to kill it, unless there's a way to kill that file with desktop adb or something.

orty said:
I haven't been able to get SU installed as I can't get CWM installed. Is there another way to push SU to the phone without CWM?
Running terminal emulator, I can see there's a recovery-from-boot.p file /system, which is probably my issue. So basically, I need to get SU on there somehow to kill it, unless there's a way to kill that file with desktop adb or something.
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ok, i see. damn that's odd, because i haven't seen anyone run into this. i'm trying to think if there
is a way to boot straight into recovery from the bootloader, without booting up the system. i don't think you will be able to modify the file in /system without SU.
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come to think of it, i think there is a rootkit somewhere here that will install SU without flashing recovery. can't find it atm tho... but i believe it is said to still work on your software version..
actually if i remember correctly, i think it might be Dan Rosenberg's Motofail2Go exploit:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1940594
the other thing you might try is flashing TWRP recovery instead of CWM. i am not sure but maybe TWRP automatically disables the recovery-from-boot file. i used TWRP and i see my file is already renamed and i never consciously did that!

I'll try to get a few minutes tonight and give that a whirl. Will report back as soon as I can.
Thanks!

orty said:
I'll try to get a few minutes tonight and give that a whirl. Will report back as soon as I can.
Thanks!
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i just posted at the same time as you, so if you didn't see it, perhaps TWRP recovery is worth trying too!

Motofail2go got SU installed, which allowed me to rename that file. Then was able to follow the procedure to install CWM just fine.
Thanks much for the help!

Great, glad you got it working!

Did CWM not stick on my Photon Q ?
What is the key sequence to boot into CWM on a motorola photon Q ? I did an motorola upgrade before I tried any of this so my version nmbers are the same as orty.
SW Version 77.8.10.XT897.Sprint.en.US and Android Version 4.0.4
Here's how it went. - The bootloader unlock seemed to work fine. Things were a little hairy with the CMW install. I am doing this on ubuntu and much like orty I had to make the best guess from various posts. Since I'm not sure of the key sequence to boot for CWM - you can bet I was not holding any buttons when the thing rebooted after downloading CWM. I looked around for a while before I found anything about the key sequence and now if I try a boot holding power & volume up I get an dead android with an red triangle ! in his tummy. I gather this means failure. I did however manage to install Superuser from ChainsDD. Does having Superuser installed mean anything about whether I have CWM installed or not? I am confused! From this post I gather I should try the CMW install again and hold the buttons when it reboots? What do you see to indicate you are in CWM? Some sort of menu?
If I knew how I would try and use the installed SU to look in /system to see if there are any of the mentioned files.
Can somebody give me some clues on next steps I can try at home tonight. Much appreciated!!

penguinpal said:
What is the key sequence to boot into CWM on a motorola photon Q ? I did an motorola upgrade before I tried any of this so my version nmbers are the same as orty.
SW Version 77.8.10.XT897.Sprint.en.US and Android Version 4.0.4
Here's how it went. - The bootloader unlock seemed to work fine. Things were a little hairy with the CMW install. I am doing this on ubuntu and much like orty I had to make the best guess from various posts. Since I'm not sure of the key sequence to boot for CWM - you can bet I was not holding any buttons when the thing rebooted after downloading CWM. I looked around for a while before I found anything about the key sequence and now if I try a boot holding power & volume up I get an dead android with an red triangle ! in his tummy. I gather this means failure. I did however manage to install Superuser from ChainsDD. Does having Superuser installed mean anything about whether I have CWM installed or not? I am confused! From this post I gather I should try the CMW install again and hold the buttons when it reboots? What do you see to indicate you are in CWM? Some sort of menu?
If I knew how I would try and use the installed SU to look in /system to see if there are any of the mentioned files.
Can somebody give me some clues on next steps I can try at home tonight. Much appreciated!!
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Yeah, sounds like you got into recovery properly by holding volume up while powering on. But it also sounds like your CWM might have gotten overwritten. If you did get SU installed, you can use a file program like Root Explorer or ES File Explorer to look for recovery-from-boot.p in your /system directory, and rename it to recovery-from-boot.bak. then reflash CWM.

smorealt rorer
Ok so a little program to browse for files. I'll load that because I'll blow it away when I redo CWM anyway.
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Yip there is it - recovery-from-boot.p in /system - so just so I understand - If I rename it now -does this mean it will not be drop-dead necessary to boot straight into CWM after I download CWM onto the phone and it reboots - because the phone won't be setup to undo the CMW anymore.
Also - am I correct that you can make backups using CWM?

penguinpal said:
Ok so a little program to browse for files. I'll load that because I'll blow it away when I redo CWM anyway.
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Yip there is it - recovery-from-boot.p in /system - so just so I understand - If I rename it now -does this mean it will not be drop-dead necessary to boot straight into CWM after I download CWM onto the phone and it reboots - because the phone won't be setup to undo the CMW anymore.
Also - am I correct that you can make backups using CWM?
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Yep, correct on both counts you'll see the option 'backup and restore' in CWM.

Well no go on the rename - recovery-from-boot.p cannot be renamed because the file system is read-only.
I installed Total Commander and when I try and remount / as r/w with it I get re-mount error su called failed. Seems my su is not the real thing.
Will it work if I install CWM and boot straight from the download into the CWM - can I rename the file from there somehow?

If you can get adb access in CWM, there should be a command to rename that file, i'm not sure if it would be from adb shell or not... perhaps Google it or someone else will chime in here. You would probably need to flash SU first, then try adb and type su first and see if you get # prompt.
Otherwise you can go thru the full cycle- flash CWM, boot straight into recovery, flash SU, reboot and rename the recovery file, reflash CWM. Using adb in CWM would be the more elegant way, haha.

I am OK with full cycle - just explain this to me --> boot straight into recovery, flash SU,
I think I know how to boot straight into recovery -> but how do I flash SU from there?
Do I have to get the su.zip onto the phone before I boot into recovery? How do I do that?
Which reminds me of another question the http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2017748 thread says
Bugs:
Usb mass storage isnt working,
Is this still true? Does this mean if you install CWM you can't mount your phone as mass storage in anyway ?

Yeah, load the SU zip onto your phone before going into CWM, since usb storage might not mount. Easiest way might be just to DL the zip on the phone by going to the thread on the phone, then navigate to your downloads folder in CWM to flash it. Otherwise if you have a more recent version of Ubuntu, you might be able to access device storage thru usb to transfer the zip... or else you can do that in Windows(or Mac maybe?).
Edit: flashing CWM won't break usb storage in general, it just doesn't seem to mount in CWM.

Great - so I downloaded the SU.zip from my phone and it is in /sdcard/Download for later. So I assume loading CWM does not erase what is in the download folder ?
And thanks for explaining that CWM just break usb mount in CWM not generally.
Much Much appreciated.

CWM shouldn't erase whats in the download folder. If it does, there's an issue there.
And why not just use MotoFail2Go to push in SU and then use RomManager from the appstore to flash CWM from the OS itself, because that fixes the rewrite issue as well and is a much simpler process?
CMNDR

since I am using ubuntu the word "windows" in the link did not draw me in .... am I missing something?
http://vulnfactory.org/public/motofail2go_windows.zip

penguinpal said:
since I am using ubuntu the word "windows" in the link did not draw me in .... am I missing something?
http://vulnfactory.org/public/motofail2go_windows.zip
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i always keep a Windows installation around, just for certain programs. but, by doing this the manual way, at least you get to see what is being done, instead of programs doing it for you