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I need help with roms

I cannot flash roms or kernel. It won't boot recovery!!! I have stock rooted shift. How do I make a custom recovery? And install roms and kernel

Probably the easiest way is to download ROM manager from the market. The first option in the app is flash clockworkmod. Very fast and automagic. Have fun! Happy flashing.

I have that and kernel manager. Flashed it twice after it didn't work the first time. It hangs up on the HTC boot logo after I try to boot recovery

turn off your phone
power it on while holding vol down.
does the first line say S-OFF or S-ON?

S on I didn't do nand

I've tried a few more things. I used visionary to root my phone. Was that the wrong thing? It all works. But I can't flash. Lol

thronnos said:
I've tried a few more things. I used visionary to root my phone. Was that the wrong thing? It all works. But I can't flash. Lol
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That's just a temp root. Go into the development section and use the GUI Root and recovery tool...worked for me.
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Alright, is there a way to do this without a computer

thronnos said:
Alright, is there a way to do this without a computer
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Yeah if you want you can use terminal emulator on your phone just open it up hit su get your super user permissions then start the commands the first time I rooted I did it using adb the second time I rooted I lost my adb and just chrome to phoned all the codes from my pc to root it from my phone
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Alright!! Thank you all who have been helping. I have only a few more questions because I'm a little slow ^_^ ok, first. From the emulator I typed Su and gave permission.... now what? I looked for the commands in development and couldn't find. I'm trying to turn s off. I don't care so much about perm or temp root right now as long as I get that annoying s on to be s off. Lmao. I need commands please!!! Assume I have no access to a computer!

Check out the development subforum. It's a sticky thread by bcnice20.
i dont need a signature

Alright I have that, now its not explained there but in order to do that via the terminal do I need to dl the framework and sdk to my phone? I do not have a running computer right now. I had a crap amd system which is officially dead. It's now all spare parts. So doing the shell on a computer isn't going to work for me :/ yes, I'm difficult. Lol

thronnos said:
Alright I have that, now its not explained there but in order to do that via the terminal do I need to dl the framework and sdk to my phone? I do not have a running computer right now. I had a crap amd system which is officially dead. It's now all spare parts. So doing the shell on a computer isn't going to work for me :/ yes, I'm difficult. Lol
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if you search that thread, there should be an answer.

thronnos said:
Alright I have that, now its not explained there but in order to do that via the terminal do I need to dl the framework and sdk to my phone? I do not have a running computer right now. I had a crap amd system which is officially dead. It's now all spare parts. So doing the shell on a computer isn't going to work for me :/ yes, I'm difficult. Lol
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the commands given in that thread is the exact ones you would need, but since you're using a terminal emulator in your phone, you don't need adb.
do step 1
skip step 2
do step 3,4,5 via your terminal
do step 6
extra points:
once you're perma-rooted, you can go straight to installing Rom Manager, and flash clockworkrom that way.
then reboot your phone to recovery, and do a nandroid backup.
once that's done, you're all set.

Thank you dude!!!!!!! That rocks!!! I'm at work and I'm doing it right now. This is way more important than work ^_^ anyone else addicted to Android?

thronnos said:
Thank you dude!!!!!!! That rocks!!! I'm at work and I'm doing it right now. This is way more important than work ^_^ anyone else addicted to Android?
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+1
When the perm root method was finally developed I was at work with no access to a PC. I ended up rooting via phone terminal just because I couldn't bear to wait a couple hours until I got home.
^ Shift Faced

Could someone explain step 1 and 3 for me if I'm using android terminal emulator. I tried it but nothing happened. My device is temprooted. I download the file into the download folder. I use root explorer to extract it... where?? I tried a couple places even the root folder (Its not in SD card) then once its good how do I check the md5 from the terminal. I type Su to get permission then what? The string in the post doesn't seem to do anything no matter how I type it. Or maybe I just don't know the command. I'm fairly new to this kinda thing. :/

That's awesome. I'm feeling the same way. I don't want to wait for a computer it might be a few weeks I'm impatient now lol

Wait, I got part of it. I just need to know how to save the file to the root of the SD card and then how to check the md5sum. Once I know that I'm good to go
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thronnos said:
Wait, I got part of it. I just need to know how to save the file to the root of the SD card and then how to check the md5sum. Once I know that I'm good to go
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Download root explorer and long press the file in your download folder, then back out to your sd card directory and select move. You should be able to check mdsum5 in the term app using the commands given
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Rooting and Running Mods with Linux

So I've been reading xda forums for months now. Most stuff is written for Windows PC's. I only use Linux. I have ADB installed. Will I even need that? All the information is getting like a slurry in my head. Are there any tips for what I wanna do? My goal is to run Cyanogen Mod 7.
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KEB64 said:
So I've been reading xda forums for months now. Most stuff is written for Windows PC's. I only use Linux. I have ADB installed. Will I even need that? All the information is getting like a slurry in my head. Are there any tips for what I wanna do? My goal is to run Cyanogen Mod 7.
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One of our devs (jimbridgman) is working hard on getting CM7 up and running on our phones.
Yes, you will DEFINITELY need adb installed if you want to do pretty much anything with your phone. ADB stands for "Android Debug Bridge", it allows you to push/pull files to/from your phone and shell into your phone and do a bunch of other stuff.
Being on Linux means that you will have to do some more manual stuff. Usually if you only see it for Windows, you'll still have to download the file and then take a look at the .bat file contained in it. It should be relatively easy to modify those commands for use in a terminal.
I'm sure some of our devs or other people that also mainly use Linux will chime in too.

Thanks cogeary. I know Jim is a Linux user so I'll be on the lookout for that. I was under the impression CM7 was ready.
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[TOOL] One Click CWM Recovery Install

What will this do?This will install CWM recovery on your bootloader unlocked HTC One XL (AT&T, Rogers, Asia, etc.)​
DownloadDownload Tool​
Who do I thank?
Don't thank me. Thank Paul O'Brien of MoDaCo for creating a usable recovery image.​

Ty ;-)
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Is this for windows only?

Justjusten said:
Is this for windows only?
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Yes right now. If someone wants to create a Mac/Linux version, that'd be awesome.
You can manually install by doing the following:
Code:
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot flash recovery recovery-clockwork-touch-5.8.3.1-evita-modaco.img
fastboot reboot

Justjusten said:
Is this for windows only?
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yes

Thank you! Also thank you for the -5 Points, lol guess i got what i deserved

Installed works wonders! Thanks!

too bad recovery doesnt work yet for flashing roms....

hmm install now or wait until its 100% what are the benefits for installing now? wow file is 7.2mb took over 8 minutes to download on my comcast 50MBPS internet!! servers must be getting bogged! lol

Works perfectly... thank you!

We definitely need someone that can do these conversions for mac on board. Hard out here for a mac user. LOL

dscottjr81 said:
We definitely need someone that can do these conversions for mac on board. Hard out here for a mac user. LOL
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Question, if you run virtualized windows in your mac, can you run adb commands and scripts just like it were a PC?

dscottjr81 said:
We definitely need someone that can do these conversions for mac on board. Hard out here for a mac user. LOL
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Or the mac users can make a dual boot and use windows lol ....*runs and hides*
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dscottjr81 said:
We definitely need someone that can do these conversions for mac on board. Hard out here for a mac user. LOL
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It's no harder than for the linux crowd. If you're familiar with Terminal, then adb commands should be second-nature.
That being said, if you look at the contents of the install.bat, you can see which commands are being run. Use those same commands from Terminal on your Mac, assuming you've already setup the Android SDK tools (adb and fastboot).
Here's where you get the Mac SDK: http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
You needn't worry about setting up the Eclipse plugin or anything like that. Once you unpack the zip, you should find an "android" binary, which when run, will launch the SDK Manager. From there you select the Android SDK Tools. That will install adb. Select Android SDK Platform Tools and that should install fastboot.

dscottjr81 said:
We definitely need someone that can do these conversions for mac on board. Hard out here for a mac user. LOL
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Hey stop giving us a bad name, crack that .bat open and show the world your ADB terminal skills.
About to do the same myself.

hey i keep getting remote: signature verify fail. anyone else have this issue, is there a solution for it?

Thanks as usual ! Worked great

thatg said:
hey i keep getting remote: signature verify fail. anyone else have this issue, is there a solution for it?
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Your device is not bootloader unlocked. Please read the instructions.

kennethpenn said:
Your device is not bootloader unlocked. Please read the instructions.
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lol whoops sorry, up and running, need me some CM9!!!

Does this give you the ability to nandroid now?

[GUIDE] Unlock and Root a Nexus 7

I found less detailed guide on rootzwiki created by birdman, but i decided to repost it here in more detail.
* Disclaimer: I do not take any responsibility for anything you do to your phone, whether be brick, break, or somehow mess it up.
Requirements
1. You must have the sdk installed and you are able to access, and use adb and fastboot.
2. You must have debugging enabled on your Nexus 7.
3. Download Su here (Chainfire's thread for supersu) (Thanks Eric_Eric_Eric)
4. Download CWM here. Scroll down to Nexus 7 and choose whether touch or regular.
Pre-Steps
To make this easier, you should put the su zip on the sdcard for later.
1. In terminal, cd to the directory you have your sdk in. Then cd into platform-tools.
2. Type adb push path-to-zip/JB-SuperSU.zip /sdcard
Unlocking Your Nexus 7
To unlock your device
1. cd to platform-tools
2. Reboot to the bootloader - adb reboot bootloader
3. Unlock your device* -
fastboot oem unlock ​*You will have to accept and erase all the user data on the tablet.
*You must run this as sudo in Linux
Flash Clockwork Mod Recovery
(You're still inside the bootloader)
4. Flash CWM -
fastboot flash recovery path-to-img/CWM-grouper-recovery.img​5. Make CWM Permanent -
1. Boot into recovery​2. Go to Mounts and Storage​3. Mount /System​4. Type in Terminal*​adb shell
cd /system
mv recovery-from-boot.p recovery-from-boot.bak​
If your having trouble gaining shell, try "adb kill-server" then "abd start-server". Couple of my friends had this problem, and this should hopefully fix it.
* For some people, it has been reported that you don't have to replace recovery-from-boot.bak. The flash is enough to make the recovery stick.
Flash Su
1. Go back by pressing power button​2. Install the zip in the sdcard​
Reboot and your device is now rooted!!
For anybody having trouble trying to use fastboot and come up with a no-permissions error or adb ????????? problem, I created a guide to fix the problem here: [GUIDE]Fix Fastboot and USB

Any ugly splash screens indicating it has been unlocked?

No SD Card!
Not to be a jackass or anything, but this tablet has no SD Card slot...might that require slightly different steps than what you outlined?

jorge_culv said:
Not to be a jackass or anything, but this tablet has no SD Card slot...might that require slightly different steps than what you outlined?
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I'm sure he meant internal storage.

Is there a way to do this without adb? I'm sort of new to adb....any help would be greatly appreciated. Ty
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jorge_culv said:
Not to be a jackass or anything, but this tablet has no SD Card slot...might that require slightly different steps than what you outlined?
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What he wrote about pushing SU to /sdcard is correct. I have a Transformer Prime and ASUS called the internal storage /sdcard, which is a little counter intuitive. I presume the same situation exists with the Nexus 7.

paddycr said:
What he wrote about pushing SU to /sdcard is correct. I have a Transformer Prime and ASUS called the internal storage /sdcard, which is a little counter intuitive. I presume the same situation exists with the Nexus 7.
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This is correct. There is no emmc internal storage. Its just called sdcard
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movieaddict said:
Is there a way to do this without adb? I'm sort of new to adb....any help would be greatly appreciated. Ty
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Umm, this no way to do this without adb. I'm working on a one click script which i will be posting later. I am currently in IO Sessions and should have it in the next couple of days.
But an answer, again, no, there isn't. You need to download the sdk, and install the tools. then just cd to platform-tools, and use adb like i said. If your in windows, use adb.exe then the arguments, but if your in linux, just use ./adb. Same thing with fastboot.

khaytsus said:
Any ugly splash screens indicating it has been unlocked?
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Ya, there is, its the Google logo with the unlocked sign at the bottom, just like the galaxy nexus.

FadedLite said:
Umm, this no way to do this without adb. I'm working on a one click script which i will be posting later. I am currently in IO Sessions and should have it in the next couple of days.
But an answer, again, no, there isn't. You need to download the sdk, and install the tools. then just cd to platform-tools, and use adb like i said. If your in windows, use adb.exe then the arguments, but if your in linux, just use ./adb. Same thing with fastboot.
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TY very much faded, looking forward to ur one click script!

what exactly does he fastboot OEM unlock do? just curious
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smirkis said:
what exactly does he fastboot OEM unlock do? just curious
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It tells fastboot to oem unlock the device.
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FadedLite said:
This is correct. There is no emmc internal storage. Its just called sdcard
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I stand corrected, thanks and +1 for setting me straight!

stickmount?
Can someone rooted please test if stickmount works.
Thanks

Guide* and just wait there will be a one click root for this device
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mintaeroboy said:
Guide* and just wait there will be a one click root for this device
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Ya, that's me trying to write it while trying to take notes during a seminar at IO haha
But ya, I'm working on it right now.

I'm new to the tablet, so this maybe a silly question, but is it possible to use 4ext for recovery instead of CWM? I like the 4ext a lot more for my HTC Glacier.

what would unlocking do? isnt that for phones so you can put other simcards??

r0mmel said:
what would unlocking do? isnt that for phones so you can put other simcards??
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It is technically "unlocking the boot loader" but unlocking was short and sweet for the title.
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[GUIDE]
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[HELP] How to install Jelly Bean to LG C800/Mytouch Q

I'm new here and new to modding devices, ROMs, etc. I've looked everywhere else but I haven't found a better site with a more trustworthy and helpful community than you guys. :laugh:
So, help my XDA Developers. You're my only hope.

There is no Jellybean ROM available for the Mytouch Q. There is, however, a WIP CM9.
Biggest issues:
Camera flash doesn't work
Bluetooth causes kernel panics
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gagdude said:
There is no Jellybean ROM available for the Mytouch Q. There is, however, a WIP CM9.
Biggest issues:
Camera flash doesn't work
Bluetooth causes kernel panics
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Updated ROM posted on 8/20/12 corrected bluetooth and camera flash issues.

gagdude said:
There is no Jellybean ROM available for the Mytouch Q. There is, however, a WIP CM9.
Biggest issues:
Camera flash doesn't work
Bluetooth causes kernel panics
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Would it be possible to install Jelly Bean to my device?
EDIT: Just realized what you said about Jelly Bean. For some reason I thought you meant CM9. My mistake.

thankyouall! said:
Updated ROM posted on 8/20/12 corrected bluetooth and camera flash issues.
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Is it stable though? I don't want to 'brick' my phone. I'm a college student so, I don't have the expenses to buy another device.

Yep. Almost everything works.
Only bug now is that when you take a panorama picture, the preview of it is upside down. The ACTUAL picture is correct, however
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gagdude said:
Yep. Almost everything works.
Only bug now is that when you take a panorama picture, the preview of it is upside down. The ACTUAL picture is correct, however
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Can you guide me through it on how to root and install CM9 please?

You can start off by rooting with Unlock Root.
http://www.unlockroot.com
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I have successfully rooted it
Now how to install CM9 and/0r Jelly bean?

gagdude said:
You can start off by rooting with Unlock Root.
http://www.unlockroot.com
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Sorry I've been away, school has got me tied up.
I have successfully rooted it. Now how to install CM9 and/or Jelly Bean?

Ok it gets a little techy here, make sure to follow all directions carefully. It says you can access adb via recovery, don't go that way since "recovery" on the LG mytouch is simply a factory reset. This will actually replace that stock recovery with more extensive options and the ability to flash custom ROMs (cm9). I suggest using adb while fully booted up.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1752704
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gagdude said:
Ok it gets a little techy here, make sure to follow all directions carefully. It says you can access adb via recovery, don't go that way since "recovery" on the LG mytouch is simply a factory reset. This will actually replace that stock recovery with more extensive options and the ability to flash custom ROMs (cm9). I suggest using adb while fully booted up.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1752704
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Well I downloaded adb but it stayed in WinRAR and I tried extracting it to the desktop but when I open it, it opens up with WinRAR still. I also don't know how to open an adb shell.

i also wanna know,my friend lg c800,still is base rom so lag....pls help

BaS3r said:
Well I downloaded adb but it stayed in WinRAR and I tried extracting it to the desktop but when I open it, it opens up with WinRAR still. I also don't know how to open an adb shell.
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Open the adb folder, push shift + right click, and open in terminal emulator to type in the commands
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gagdude said:
Open the adb folder, push shift + right click, and open in terminal emulator to type in the commands
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Ok so I opened the folder and tried to open the emulator and a command window popped up but closed after half a second.

BaS3r said:
Ok so I opened the folder and tried to open the emulator and a command window popped up but closed after half a second.
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No no don't open any files just within Windows explorer, make sure you are clicking on a blank space, push shift and right click and select open in command prompt
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gagdude said:
No no don't open any files just within Windows explorer, make sure you are clicking on a blank space, push shift and right click and select open in command prompt
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The command prompt is where you type in the code that's in the tutorial you sent me right? I typed em and pressed enter but it doesn't recognize it. My phone is in debugging mode and connected to the USB port. Sorry if I'm giving you a hard time.

BaS3r said:
The command prompt is where you type in the code that's in the tutorial you sent me right? I typed em and pressed enter but it doesn't recognize it. My phone is in debugging mode and connected to the USB port. Sorry if I'm giving you a hard time.
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Nah, just glad to help. When you first open the command prompt you have to type in "adb root" (without quotes), then continue with the instructions in the guide.
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