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rooting help!

I just got my SNS yesterday and I am trying to root the device and searched the forum but I need some help (Noob...) I am on a step where I type fastboot oem unlock and does not work from there so I got PDAnet but still problem but now I have standard set configuration on the bottom of the fastboot mode...No idea from there help! thank you so much!

Read http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=895545
you probably don't have the proper drivers setup.

What kind of error is it giving? You know you don't have to do the oem unlock anymore to root right?

AtomicPC said:
What kind of error is it giving? You know you don't have to do the oem unlock anymore to root right?
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Really? could me tell me the other way?

Not to highjack a thread but I just got my nexus and I've been trying for hours to unlock my bootloader,but I just can't get my computer to recognize the device while I am in the bootloader, I've tried numerous times to install drivers,pdanet, the works
Can I get some help please?
EDIT: Nvm! I fixed the issue by installing htc drivers, go figure.
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takgeun68 said:
Really? could me tell me the other way?
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Look in the dev section sticky thread.
Atomic

[Q] Help with Att Fusion 2 Aka Huawei U8665

Alright I bought this phone for the simple fact that it is an update from the u8652. I tried superoneclick and unlock root. I cant get this phone to root at all. Unlock root gives me an error that shell root failed. Superoneclick says it cant get permission and it cant remount the device. Im lost . Anyone with any advice please feel free.

I'm having the same issue. I tried gingerbreak and z4root and had no luck. I can't find anything about it online

I can help.
Look download and install unlockroot on your pc unlockroot.com and put phone in debug mode settings-application-development and enable debugging and the click root and see if it works! Can it play temple run?

HUAWEIu8652 said:
Look download and install unlockroot on your pc unlockroot.com and put phone in debug mode settings-application-development and enable debugging and the click root and see if it works! Can it play temple run?
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I tried that, but it said it failed to get shell root. A lot of the Huawei devices are supported, but I didn't see any of them that had 2.3.6.
Hopefully someone will figure something out. I bought this as a spare phone, and it would be great to get rid of all the bloatware and rev it up a little bit.

Yes, I am having the very same problem. I have tried ZRoot, Ginger Break, Unlock Root, just to name a few. Still no luck. Please help.
Dj0728 said:
Alright I bought this phone for the simple fact that it is an update from the u8652. I tried superoneclick and unlock root. I cant get this phone to root at all. Unlock root gives me an error that shell root failed. Superoneclick says it cant get permission and it cant remount the device. Im lost . Anyone with any advice please feel free.
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Ok try downloading android sdk.WHAT ABOUT TEMPLE RUN!?

kosein said:
Yes, I am having the very same problem. I have tried ZRoot, Ginger Break, Unlock Root, just to name a few. Still no luck. Please help.
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I have downloaded the latest android sdk. Still didn't work.

HUAWEIu8652 said:
Ok try downloading android sdk.WHAT ABOUT TEMPLE RUN!?
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I am also trying to root the Fusion 2 Huawei u8665 with no success so far. Tried all the same programs that kosein listed above. To answer the question asked above by HUAWEIu8652 Yes it can play Temple Run. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you in advance.

Try this.
Try using this method for the Fusion 1 but don't install any Fusion/Sonic roms because the CPU on the Fusion 2 is faster and it will cause malfunctioning. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1494843 :good:

HUAWEIu8652 said:
Try using this method for the Fusion 1 but don't install any Fusion/Sonic roms because the CPU on the Fusion 2 is faster and it will cause malfunctioning. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1494843 :good:
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Followed your advice. Failed to get shell root

Did you install sdk and the tools? what about java se development kit 7 update 9? that is nessecary! Try it!

HUAWEIu8652 said:
Did you install sdk and the tools? what about java se development kit 7 update 9? that is nessecary! Try it!
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Ok sorry let me start off by apologizing I was using the wrong version of Super One Click.
List of everything I am/have done so that maybe you can pinpoint anything I may be missing or doing wrong:
Installed Android SDK
Installed Java SE DEV KIT 7 update 9
Installed SuperOneClick 2.3.3
Made sure SD card is unmounted
Put phone in USB debugging mode
Turned on Log Switch
Set Log Setting to Verbose
Rebooted phone
Run SuperOneClick 2.3.3
Then I get stuck at step 7 Program stops responding
Hope you might have a clue what to do from here and thanks for your help either way. I tried to send a screenshot but it won't let me post links yet. If you need one send me a email same screen name at gmail

Unlockroot
You need unlockroot wich is better than superone click try it see if it works.

Forgot to explain things better.
in sdk manager you need to select android sdk tools and android sdk platform tools with a ckeck mark and then select install packages.

Same Problem U8652
HUAWEIu8652 said:
in sdk manager you need to select android sdk tools and android sdk platform tools with a ckeck mark and then select install packages.
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So Im having the same problem and been following along with you guys, tried 3 different ways and continued to get same message. Havent tried the last thing that was advised but was awaiting the reply if it worked. Any news on that last message sent on the 3rd?

idk yet, i got sick of messing with it for a couple of days. Ill try tonight and leave an update on my results.

Sorry
First what android version does it have 2.3.what? if it's 2.3.5 then this won't work ill upload a link on instructions if you have 2.3.5. if you have 2.3.4 the follow sd james's instructions.

HUAWEIu8652 said:
First what android version does it have 2.3.what? if it's 2.3.5 then this won't work ill upload a link on instructions if you have 2.3.5. if you have 2.3.4 the follow sd james's instructions.
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2.3.6 gingerbread

Has anyone figured out how to root this yet?
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iamtimmah said:
Has anyone figured out how to root this yet?
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Not to my knowledge. Any advice is appreciated.

OMG! I totally messed it up... [:'(] can anyboby please help me??

i am using HCL me G1 Tab (Android 4.0.4 ), Kernel: 3.0.8+.Recovery System 4[3e]. this is my 1st android device, bought it 1 week ago. I am new in Android World.....
I installed Superuser.apk (v3.1.3) [using normal apk installation method]..... Then I got root access in FX File explorer and Titanium backup... Today I found another SUPERUSER.zip (v3.2 signed)..
I tried to flash it from recovery but didn't work... So I just extracted zip files in following folders and replaced the previous ones:
1st mistake, i just copied superuser.apk to /system/app folder [using FX explorer]
2nd, replaced 'su' in /system/bin with the new one.
3rd, copied contents from xbin folder to /system/xbin
Done! and now Superuser not working......
Now u guys can feel what i've done.... just messed up every thing.. Superuser.apk has become a system app, so i can't remove it.. can't delete it because I lost root access in FX explorer. su command not working, because doesn't have permissions... Titanium backup not working... etc.. :crying:
i have some other problems [before all these happened]... after installing andriod sdk and adb drivers, adb commands don't find my device. so i can,t push 'su' again into device.. SuperOneClick stop responding after *daemon started successfully*....
can't install SuperUser in recovery mode.. coz i always get the error:
-- Install /mnt/external_sd ...
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
Verifying update package...
E:failed to verify whole-file signature
E:signature verification failed
Installation aborted.
Can anybody please help me??? I know its my mistake but still i hope for some help from u guys... Please tell me what to do now [when nothing is working]....
thanks in advance..

Hi just floating about forum and so your post now first thing I have a android phone not Tab don't know anything about them only phone's.But I had a thought about a your problem have you tried to root with DoomLords root method i have found this way to be the best and most safe way to root my devices Link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1321582 Hope this helps:fingers-crossed:

tallman43 said:
Hi just floating about forum and so your post now first thing I have a android phone not Tab don't know anything about them only phone's.But I had a thought about a your problem have you tried to root with DoomLords root method i have found this way to be the best and most safe way to root my devices Link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1321582 Hope this helps:fingers-crossed:
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Thanks for ur reply.... i tried what you told... but it didn't work. now it seems that no pc toolkit can solve it because adb can't find my device.. so when i ran runme.bat, it stuck on *daemon started successfully*
i tried other toolkits also.. adb shell commands, superoneclick, etc.... but result is same.

aditidatta said:
Thanks for ur reply.... i tried what you told... but it didn't work. now it seems that no pc toolkit can solve it because adb can't find my device.. so when i ran runme.bat, it stuck on *daemon started successfully*
i tried other toolkits also.. adb shell commands, superoneclick, etc.... but result is same.
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Worth a try one thing i've learn't with android never give up must be a answer some where.:fingers-crossed:

tallman43 said:
Worth a try one thing i've learn't with android never give up must be a answer some where.:fingers-crossed:
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yea i m trying... but android is new for me. problem is that superuser has become system app.. can't even unroot it coz system is not rooted. :cyclops:
can anyone please help me with this thing...?

Can you just re-flash your ROM ? I can't promise you it will work, but if you just clear caches and /system, then you shouldn't lose anything on the internal memory and can start over.

Pennycake said:
Can you just re-flash your ROM ? I can't promise you it will work, but if you just clear caches and /system, then you shouldn't lose anything on the internal memory and can start over.
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sorry 4 late reply.. I actually couldn't find any rom for my device. I have tried diff ROMs, but everytime got some signature error..

ROM for Hcl me g1
can anyone suggest me some supported ROMs for HCL me G1?

aditidatta said:
can anyone suggest me some supported ROMs for HCL me G1?
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You were rooted once lol
I don't have a rom but Give this a gamble http://www.androidauthority.com/universal-root-tool-android-phone-tablet-ics-jelly-bean-122641/
Also try installing drivers with and without battery phone off and phone on.
This is a 99 percent total shot in the dark.
I know your new to the Android world Keep this in mind for the future with all android apps "if it works don't f*** with it."

Its pretty simple, just reflash ur phone or simply try to restore it, every android device has an emergency downlod mode, if u can figure out urs, u can simply connect your phone to the pc in edm and input ur imei code or serial number, and abt 45 mins on a 150kB/s speed you will have your device back to normal
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XxXKINGMAKXxX said:
Its pretty simple, just reflash ur phone or simply try to restore it, every android device has an emergency downlod mode, if u can figure out urs, u can simply connect your phone to the pc in edm and input ur imei code or serial number, and abt 45 mins on a 150kB/s speed you will have your device back to normal
Sent from my LG-E615 using xda premium
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which software sholud i use in pc??? Odin pc?? in odin some files are required.. i dint find such files for HCL...can i find it anywhere in my device???

aditidatta said:
which software sholud i use in pc??? Odin pc??
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Firts u should find u original firmware for u phone them use odin to restore.
Remember odin firmware are .tar files
So that way u know.
And course put u phone in download mode
Sent From T999 SGS III
Iphones are for simple minded people. Android requires brains.

gavilan2010 said:
Firts u should find u original firmware for u phone them use odin to restore.
Remember odin firmware are .tar files
So that way u know.
And course put u phone in download mode
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Thanks.. i ll try it..

aditidatta said:
Thanks.. i ll try it..
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Will restore u phone to factory setting like when u open it for the firs tim
Sent From T999 SGS III
Iphones are for simple minded people. Android requires brains.

gavilan2010 said:
Will restore u phone to factory setting like when u open it for the firs tim
Sent From T999 SGS III
Iphones are for simple minded people. Android requires brains.
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I have done it... but it dint solve the problem,

aditidatta said:
I have done it... but it dint solve the problem,
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Okk... one problem is solved... :highfive: Only Unlockroot tool recognized my device,, i have rooted my device again with it.. Root problem is solved, it was a grand problem.....
Thanks to everyone who tried to help me..........:good:

tallman43 said:
Hi just floating about forum and so your post now first thing I have a android phone not Tab don't know anything about them only phone's.But I had a thought about a your problem have you tried to root with DoomLords root method i have found this way to be the best and most safe way to root my devices Link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1321582 Hope this helps:fingers-crossed:
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unlockroot did the job...

for installing google play in g1
aditidatta said:
unlockroot did the job...
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hi, this is vinay, i want to install google play in hcl g1, the device is not rooted, i have tried installing google play apk but they are not working, can u pls help me, how can i install google play in HCL G1, i dnt have any custom rom or adb driver for it,
regards.
vinay
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[Q] Nexus 5 No OS installed!

Hey,
So I think I deleted everything from my phone. I can get to the TWRM screen and play around there, but when I want to restart my phone, it says,' NO OS installaed!'
When I go to restart it, I'm just stuck at the google screen.
I cant transfer a custom rom to my phone because my phone isn't in a state where I can put transfer filed to my phone.
Please help ASAP!

Two options:
1) Adb push a ROM in custom recovery.
2) Flash the factory image with fastboot in the bootloader.
Sent from my Nexus 5

if you can enter fastboot just flash a ROM through it ...you'll be fine

sirajgoku said:
if you can enter fastboot just push a ROM through adb ...you'll be fine
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Massive contradiction in terms - you can't use adb commands in fastboot, you use fastboot commands in fastboot
Sent from my Nexus 5 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

If this were me I would adb push a custom rom via recovery. Although I love stock, if I were in your shoes I would go with cataclysm or slim.

mmavani said:
Hey,
So I think I deleted everything from my phone. I can get to the TWRM screen and play around there, but when I want to restart my phone, it says,' NO OS installaed!'
When I go to restart it, I'm just stuck at the google screen.
I cant transfer a custom rom to my phone because my phone isn't in a state where I can put transfer filed to my phone.
Please help ASAP!
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Have you tried flashing the factory image? This should be a requirement before coming on here and asking for help.

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El Daddy said:
Two options:
1) Adb push a ROM in custom recovery.
2) Flash the factory image with fastboot in the bootloader.
Sent from my Nexus 5
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can you send me guide? instructions? video?

mmavani said:
can you send me guide? instructions? video?
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The sticky threads in general and Q&A would be a good place to look.
Sent from my Nexus 5

mmavani said:
can you send me guide? instructions? video?
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Ay yay yay, I hear kittens dying.

This is a perfect example of why toolkits aren't beneficial to new users. If the OP had rooted manually, he'd be familiar with both fastboot and adb, and would be able to solve this issue easily.
Toolkits should only be used by experienced users, in order to save time... NOT as a pacifier for the uninitiated. :-\
Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk

@mmavani,
Despite my obvious bemusement, I'm going to try to help out... First, check here - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2507905
Also, do a Google search on adb and fastboot, and find out what they do, and why you need to be familiar with them. If you research, read , and understand the information, then you should have no problem doing this - adb push "romxyz.zip" /sdcard/download.
If you can't (or don't want to) take time to educate yourself about unlocking, rooting, and flashing, then you need to reconsider whether you have any business being rooted.
Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk

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jjhiza said:
@mmavani,
Despite my obvious bemusement, I'm going to try to help out... First, check here - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2507905
Also, do a Google search on adb and fastboot, and find out what they do, and why you need to be familiar with them. If you research, read , and understand the information, then you should have no problem doing this - adb push "romxyz.zip" /sdcard/download.
If you can't (or don't want to) take time to educate yourself about unlocking, rooting, and flashing, then you need to reconsider whether you have any business being rooted.
Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk
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It's already fixed.
Thanks for your help

ADB / Fastboot / Driver problem

Hey guys,
I am pretty new to the rooting stuff on the Nexus.
I read the sticky threat from rootSU (http://forum.xda-developers.com/goo...urce-guides-info-threads-linked-read-t2784527) and followed his description. So I installed ADB and fastboot through the "15 sec. installer" (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2588979).
So fast so good, everything went fine. But as I tried to "check" if ADB and fastboot are recognizing my device with the command "adb devices" and "fastboot devices" in cmd, I got some strange output (look at the picture).
How can it be that ADB "sees" my device and fastboot not? What I did wrong there?
(I didn't installed the drivers with the 15 sec tool; when I plugged in my device to the computer, it downloaded the drivers itself)
Any help would be very appreciated!

Follow the next step on my thread and install the naked drivers

Okay thank you!
I'll try it tonight and report back.
I also thought of a problem with the drivers, but I thought that I messed up with installing ADB and fastboot somehow, because ADB could recognize my device.
One question again: When I uninstall the Nexus 5 drivers and I reconnect my phone to the pc, it download the driver itself.. How can I stop that to install the naked drivers?

Blackbox421 said:
Okay thank you!
I'll try it tonight and report back.
I also thought of a problem with the drivers, but I thought that I messed up with installing ADB and fastboot somehow, because ADB could recognize my device.
One question again: When I uninstall the Nexus 5 drivers and I reconnect my phone to the pc, it download the driver itself.. How can I stop that to install the naked drivers?
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Remember - adb ONLY works when Android is booted up or you're in recovery, fastboot ONLY works when you're in the bootloader

EddyOS said:
Remember - adb ONLY works when Android is booted up or you're in recovery, fastboot ONLY works when you're in the bootloader
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Damn, thats it! I am so dumb! I don't know how I could forget that.. I read it some hours ago.
After I went into bootloader mode, fastboot recognized my device!
Thanks a lot guys, now I can go to the next step to root my device! =)
Btw.. another question, which is offtopic - does it makes a difference to root KitKat or Lollipop? I guess the guides around here are all made for KitKat and I don't want to mess up. :/ Thx!

Blackbox421 said:
Damn, thats it! I am so dumb! I don't know how I could forget that.. I read it some hours ago.
After I went into bootloader mode, fastboot recognized my device!
Thanks a lot guys, now I can go to the next step to root my device! =)
Btw.. another question, which is offtopic - does it makes a difference to root KitKat or Lollipop? I guess the guides around here are all made for KitKat and I don't want to mess up. :/ Thx!
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@rootSU has posted some new guides on rooting Lollipop, so best read his threads in the General section

To root Lollipop you have to use Chainfire Auto Root. There is extra security in Lollipop that keeps the old root method from KitKat from working.

Oh I see..thats annoying. But thank you for your answers! I guess I'll read those threads. =)
Btw.. Can you guys tell me if I understood everything..:
To go back to the official 4.4.4., I don't have to root my device, right? I "only" have to unlock my bootloader and flash the official factory image through fastboot. And afterwards I could root my device using the guides around here on xda.

Blackbox421 said:
Oh I see..thats annoying. But thank you for your answers! I guess I'll read those threads. =)
Btw.. Can you guys tell me if I understood everything..:
To go back to the official 4.4.4., I don't have to root my device, right? I "only" have to unlock my bootloader and flash the official factory image through fastboot. And afterwards I could root my device using the guides around here on xda.
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That's correct!

EddyOS said:
That's correct!
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Oh, actually thats all I wanted! =)
On my old Samsung Galaxy Ace you had to root your device first, before you even could install another stock rom, thats why I thought it would be the same for the Nexus 5.
Thanks alot, I'll save my data on my PC now and start with the "downgrading"!

Blackbox421 said:
Oh, actually thats all I wanted! =)
On my old Samsung Galaxy Ace you had to root your device first, before you even could install another stock rom, thats why I thought it would be the same for the Nexus 5.
Thanks alot, I'll save my data on my PC now and start with the "downgrading"!
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It's all very easy with a Nexus device

EddyOS said:
It's all very easy with a Nexus device
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Yeah I think I got it now. I unlocked my bootloader and flashed the official 4.4.4. factory image from the google developers website. Afterwards I booted into the stock recovery and wiped data/factory reset and reboot. Everything is fine now!
Thank you for your help! Learned a lot of basic understandings.

Jnewell05 said:
To root Lollipop you have to use Chainfire Auto Root. There is extra security in Lollipop that keeps the old root method from KitKat from working.
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There are multiple methods. Cf auto root is just one of them.
I documented all methods in general. There's a link to my thread from "sticky roll-up in general

rootSU said:
There are multiple methods. Cf auto root is just one of them.
I documented all methods in general. There's a link to my thread from "sticky roll-up in general
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Huh, I thought the methods from your thread would be only for KitKat

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Huh, I thought the methods from your thread would be only for KitKat
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I usualy root my Nexus by booting into a custom recovery (TWRP), flash the latest superSU.zip and any mod i want and reboot/done That way i keep my stock recovery.