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Hello all,
I know everyone hates people who post without searching the forums first, but I did and I am still very lost on what all I need to do to root my device and get going flashing ROMs with the new 2.20 Root Method.
I have used this thread to get me started (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1684382&highlight=root+guide) and I have already downloaded Android SDK from google + Platform-tools + Google USB Driver but I don't want to get going on root because in the instructions from 2.20 Root it states:
10. After unlocking the bootloader, you can flash a custom recovery partition via fastboot, boot into recovery mode, and use a recovery ADB shell or install from an update.zip to install Superuser and su (I do not provide support for custom recoveries, but this is a straightforward process that other people can help with).
I have searched the above linked thread and cannot determine how to generate a custom recovery partition (unless I did when I used the command "adb -backup all" in the platform-tools folder of the Android SDK..Furthermore, I do not know what "Superuser and su" is referencing.
If anyone could point me in the right direction, I dont mind doing the reading myself but I have gotten bogged down in the details. Basically, I want to save all of you the trouble of another noob who has bricked their phone because they didn't do their homework. Thanks all for your help!
TheEmpyre said:
Hello all,
I know everyone hates people who post without searching the forums first, but I did and I am still very lost on what all I need to do to root my device and get going flashing ROMs with the new 2.20 Root Method.
I have used this thread to get me started (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1684382&highlight=root+guide) and I have already downloaded Android SDK from google + Platform-tools + Google USB Driver but I don't want to get going on root because in the instructions from 2.20 Root it states:
10. After unlocking the bootloader, you can flash a custom recovery partition via fastboot, boot into recovery mode, and use a recovery ADB shell or install from an update.zip to install Superuser and su (I do not provide support for custom recoveries, but this is a straightforward process that other people can help with).
I have searched the above linked thread and cannot determine how to generate a custom recovery partition (unless I did when I used the command "adb -backup all" in the platform-tools folder of the Android SDK..Furthermore, I do not know what "Superuser and su" is referencing.
If anyone could point me in the right direction, I dont mind doing the reading myself but I have gotten bogged down in the details. Basically, I want to save all of you the trouble of another noob who has bricked their phone because they didn't do their homework. Thanks all for your help!
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I second this request. I feel like there are loads of helpful threads but after searching for a long time I don't see anything that leads someone new to Android rooting from stock 2.2 to having something like CM10 on their device. All of the write-ups I've found assume more experience than I have. Is there a general guide somewhere that I'm missing? Maybe something that explains rooting, backing up, flashing, etc. from start to finish where we can replace "this is where you root your device" with the new rooting method? I'm assuming it's out there but I can't seem to find it anywhere.
TheEmpyre said:
I have searched the above linked thread and cannot determine how to generate a custom recovery partition
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You don't need to "generate" anything, not sure where you got that terminology from. Just install Goomanager from the Play Store and use that to install TWRP recovery.
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TheEmpyre said:
Furthermore, I do not know what "Superuser and su" is referencing.
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In plain terms a superuser = a root user. But when discussed here, it usually references the app that manages what other apps have root access.
Superuser is required to perform root functions.
You can obtain the app various ways, all discussed here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1954361
TheEmpyre said:
Hello all,
I know everyone hates people who post without searching the forums first, but I did and I am still very lost on what all I need to do to root my device and get going flashing ROMs with the new 2.20 Root Method.
I have used this thread to get me started (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1684382&highlight=root+guide) and I have already downloaded Android SDK from google + Platform-tools + Google USB Driver but I don't want to get going on root because in the instructions from 2.20 Root it states:
10. After unlocking the bootloader, you can flash a custom recovery partition via fastboot, boot into recovery mode, and use a recovery ADB shell or install from an update.zip to install Superuser and su (I do not provide support for custom recoveries, but this is a straightforward process that other people can help with).
I have searched the above linked thread and cannot determine how to generate a custom recovery partition (unless I did when I used the command "adb -backup all" in the platform-tools folder of the Android SDK..Furthermore, I do not know what "Superuser and su" is referencing.
If anyone could point me in the right direction, I dont mind doing the reading myself but I have gotten bogged down in the details. Basically, I want to save all of you the trouble of another noob who has bricked their phone because they didn't do their homework. Thanks all for your help!
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ctennenh said:
I second this request. I feel like there are loads of helpful threads but after searching for a long time I don't see anything that leads someone new to Android rooting from stock 2.2 to having something like CM10 on their device. All of the write-ups I've found assume more experience than I have. Is there a general guide somewhere that I'm missing? Maybe something that explains rooting, backing up, flashing, etc. from start to finish where we can replace "this is where you root your device" with the new rooting method? I'm assuming it's out there but I can't seem to find it anywhere.
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They are many simple tutorials for rooting but do not know why you guys having hard time. Ok here is
1) You got Android SDK from google + Platform-tools + Google USB Driver -
2) Only for windows - Download htc sync ( It will install necessary htc drivers) - Link
3) Just to check if htc drivers installed properly , open "C:\android-sdk\platform-tools" ( Or folder where adb and fastboot exists) then "Press shift + right click and select "Open command window here" ( open command prompt and cd "folder where adb and fastboot exists).
4) In command window type " adb devices" and see output - If you get output then htc drivers installed properly.
You can skip step 3 and step 4 - These steps are only for verification
5) Goto [ROOT] HTC One X AT&T 2.20 Firmware - X-Factor root exploit and follow the instructions there.
6) Once you successfully root your device using above exploit then goto - [How To] Flash Custom recovery and ROMS after 2.20 root complete the steps to flash custom recovery and if you want to flash ROMS
7) To unlock BOOT LOADER use this link - [INDEX] AT&T/ROGERS One X Resources Compilation Roll-Up , follow the instructions under " BOOTLOADER UNLOCK, SUPER CID, AND S-OFF"
You can also goto this link - [ROOT][2.20] One XL Bootloader unlock & Root guide By XsMagical - Very nice tutorial, if you find above links difficult to follow
Note* : During exploit or flashing recovery they talk about using fastboot commands, In order to execute them you need goto C:\android-sdk\platform-tools" ( Or folder where adb and fastboot exists) then "Press shift + right click and select "Open command window here" ( open command prompt and cd "folder where adb and fastboot exists) and then execute the commands ..
Advice - Do not flash any roms apart from xda
Thank you, abhipati. I haven't seen any simple tutorials that are complete. Everything seems to assume the user knows how to do something mentioned in another thread, which in turn seems to assume something else. Your post seems like a very clear start-to-finish explanation. Maybe it should be made into a stickie in Q&A. I can surely handle step 1 but maybe that could be explained (or at least a link added to an appropriate thread).
If all this is out there somewhere already then I certainly didn't know where to find it. I appreciate your help.
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Thank you, abhipati. I haven't seen any simple tutorials that are complete. Everything seems to assume the user knows how to do something mentioned in another thread, which in turn seems to assume something else. Your post seems like a very clear start-to-finish explanation. Maybe it should be made into a stickie in Q&A. I can surely handle step 1 but maybe that could be explained (or at least a link added to an appropriate thread).
If all this is out there somewhere already then I certainly didn't know where to find it. I appreciate your help.
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No problem.
Regarding step 1)
1) Download Android SDK from here {For Windows}
2) Download java you need it - here
Thank you all for helping gather some resources for me that I know are up to date etc. - Thankfully I do know a few unix commands so that I can navigate the command prompt aspects...I'm sure these threads get annoying so thank you very much for getting a new-to-root user up and running. I'll try this all later this evening and throw an update to let you all know how it goes -- hopefully no "bricked my phone" thread in the future
Excellent I have successfully unlocked my bootloader and achieved perm-root! Now on to flashing roms and I have some questions:
1) I have read GuyIncognito's instructions here (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1952076) on Flashing ROMs and how to go about doing that and i fully understand the process but I want to confirm (Yes I Have TWRP recovery installed and running) I only need to extract the boot.img out of the winRAR file of the ROM that I downloaded? (CM10 seems to be popular so I'm starting with that as my first ROM) There are so many other files in the package and I'm wondering why do you only need the boot.img file to be present with your adb and fastboot files from the google dev SDK -- the boot.img is only 5 MB and I can hardly believe that it constitutes the whole OS?
2) How do I go about installing gapps after I have flashed my ROM? I have downloaded Gapps so I have the file...do I place it in my SD Card and then enter recovery to install it? or Do have to use adb to flash it
Edit: I also have Superuser app on my stock ROM right now
Any further help is much appreciated, thank you very much.
Boot.img is technically just the kernel, it's the heart of the OS you are installing. Once extracted, rezip rom. Flash boot.img first using fastboot command prompt. Then flash the Rom itself that you rezipped through twrp
You can easily just flash gapps through twrp.
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InflatedTitan said:
Boot.img is technically just the kernel, it's the heart of the OS you are installing. Once extracted, rezip rom. Flash boot.img first using fastboot command prompt. Then flash the Rom itself that you rezipped through twrp
You can easily just flash gapps through twrp.
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Thanks for the reply, the community on XDA kicks a$$, doing some additional reading just plz tell me if I understand this correctly...
1) Copy CM10 zip and Gapps zip into phone storage
2) Follow GuyIncognito's instructions on flashing boot.img
3) Boot into recovery AFTER Flashing boot.img
4) Select "Install" in TWRP
5) Install CM10 zip First
6) Install Gapps zip next
7) Reboot
8) profit?
TheEmpyre said:
Excellent I have successfully unlocked my bootloader and achieved perm-root! Now on to flashing roms and I have some questions:
1) I have read GuyIncognito's instructions here (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1952076) on Flashing ROMs and how to go about doing that and i fully understand the process but I want to confirm (Yes I Have TWRP recovery installed and running) I only need to extract the boot.img out of the winRAR file of the ROM that I downloaded? (CM10 seems to be popular so I'm starting with that as my first ROM) There are so many other files in the package and I'm wondering why do you only need the boot.img file to be present with your adb and fastboot files from the google dev SDK -- the boot.img is only 5 MB and I can hardly believe that it constitutes the whole OS?
2) How do I go about installing gapps after I have flashed my ROM? I have downloaded Gapps so I have the file...do I place it in my SD Card and then enter recovery to install it? or Do have to use adb to flash it
Edit: I also have Superuser app on my stock ROM right now
Any further help is much appreciated, thank you very much.
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follow his instructions and you'll be fine
flash the boot.img in flashboot, reboot in recovery, flash your nameofrom.zip, flash your gapps pkg just like the rom (on your sd card), enjoy...
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TheEmpyre said:
Thanks for the reply, the community on XDA kicks a$$, doing some additional reading just plz tell me if I understand this correctly...
1) Copy CM10 zip and Gapps zip into phone storage
2) Follow GuyIncognito's instructions on flashing boot.img
3) Boot into recovery AFTER Flashing boot.img
4) Select "Install" in TWRP
5) Install CM10 zip First
6) Install Gapps zip next
7) Reboot
8) profit?
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yes that;s correct you may wanna backup your sd card 1st as well and do a full wipe before flashing the rom.
Just in case your not familiar with fastboot, the command is fastboot flash boot boot.img
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Crappyvate said:
follow his instructions and you'll be fine
flash the boot.img in flashboot, reboot in recovery, flash your nameofrom.zip, flash your gapps pkg just like the rom (on your sd card), enjoy...
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By Flash do you mean using TWRP recovery "install" feature and selecting the CM10.zip I have in my SD Card, and gapps? Just making sure I dont have to do it via command prompt cuz then I may have to do some additional reading
Edit: Just saw you all beat me to it, thanks all, will get back to you after I am running a ROM *crossfingers*
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By Flash do you mean using TWRP recovery "install" feature and selecting the CM10.zip I have in my SD Card, and gapps? Just making sure I dont have to do it via command prompt cuz then I may have to do some additional reading
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yes install. you dont need to do it from command prompt, additional reading is always good
even though it was put together a while back this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1678308 is a very good guide and covers a lot of things of course you should absolutely start here in redpoint indispensable guide to all the resources available to one xl http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1671237
happy flashing
Alright Looks like I successfully flashed CM10! I flashed gapps with it at the same time but I have run into a problem -- It keeps telling me that all these gapps processes have failed and I have no access to a keyboard! Do I have to reflash gapps?
Hmm ok I think I messed up here....
My phone was essentially non-functional with CM10 -- Nothing worked and it took me a while to navigate to enable USB Debugging on the given mod. One I enabled USB Debugging in CM10 I ran the following:
adb reboot recovery
Once I was in recovery, I Restored a backup of my device that I made BEFORE I obtained permanent root via the toolkit as it was recommended during this time to make a recovery.
Recovery worked successfully, now after reboot it hangs on the HTC screen and then goes black, then reboots again, and again, and again...
I haven't been able to use the volume down + power button to even get back into the bootloader.....hopefully I am not screwed here...Any suggestions?
TheEmpyre said:
Hmm ok I think I messed up here....
My phone was essentially non-functional with CM10 -- Nothing worked and it took me a while to navigate to enable USB Debugging on the given mod. One I enabled USB Debugging in CM10 I ran the following:
adb reboot recovery
Once I was in recovery, I Restored a backup of my device that I made BEFORE I obtained permanent root via the toolkit as it was recommended during this time to make a recovery.
Recovery worked successfully, now after reboot it hangs on the HTC screen and then goes black, then reboots again, and again, and again...
I haven't been able to use the volume down + power button to even get back into the bootloader.....hopefully I am not screwed here...Any suggestions?
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I think u need to flash that backups boot IMG
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I think u need to flash that backups boot IMG
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Yes that would make sense, but the problem is A) How do I access that backup's .img file? B) How can I enter bootloader again? It won't let me using Power+Vol Down, no matter how long I hold it for --- unless I need to hold it longer?
You have to hold it till the buttons flash and goes black... Hold for about 2-3 more seconds and release the power button, but keep the volume down held until you get to a white hboot screen. (it'll have three skating droids)
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InflatedTitan said:
You have to hold it till the buttons flash and goes black... Hold for about 2-3 more seconds and release the power button, but keep the volume down held until you get to a white hboot screen. (it'll have three skating droids)
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Ok got it, did a factory reset then re-flashed CM10 boot.img...Flashed CM10 BY ITSELF this time, without doing gapps at the same time, rebooted into recovery after CM10 rolled up, then flashed gapps alone, everything is working smoothly! Now, time to restore my apps
Panicked momentarily, but now I'm back at it.
THANK YOU EVERYONE! Huge ups to all of you for helping a noob find his way
I've searched everywhere and it seems that the only method is to root is debugsf. For some reason it doesn't work. I've ran the tool 50 times and failed with different results. I'm on stock 4.03 and I already unlocked, but i don't see how that will effect it as I've tried to root before the unlock. Why does it not work? How can I root a different way?
If you're unlocked, then you can flash a custom recovery via fastboot. Check out the all-in-one thread in the general section...
If you do not want to unlock just yet, you can downgrade using the .30 ICS update from Asus.com than you can root, use OTA rootkeeper to backup the root, and update to .18 again. There are several posts on this forum, explaining how to do exactly that in great detail.
Firebrazer said:
If you do not want to unlock just yet, you can downgrade using the .30 ICS update from Asus.com than you can root, use OTA rootkeeper to backup the root, and update to .18 again. There are several posts on this forum, explaining how to do exactly that in great detail.
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The OP is on version 4.03 and already unlocked.
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF700T using Tapatalk 2
Well, guess I should have read the OP more carefully then ˆˆ
I took a look at the fast boot option and went to the thread you pointed me out to and the instructions are not clear at all. Its says that I have to put the twrp.blob in the same directory as fastboot.exe. Well where the hell is the fastboot.exe directory? I tried to update to the official jb so I use that rooting method, but noooo the stock recovery is retarded and can't find the internal sd, so I only have the option to factory reset, wipe cache or reboot. Can anyone help me? WTF am I doing wrong? I've rooted 5 android devices so far and this is the only time where it seems impossible.
Iandv said:
I took a look at the fast boot option and went to the thread you pointed me out to and the instructions are not clear at all. Its says that I have to put the twrp.blob in the same directory as fastboot.exe. Well where the hell is the fastboot.exe directory? I tried to update to the official jb so I use that rooting method, but noooo the stock recovery is retarded and can't find the internal sd, so I only have the option to factory reset, wipe cache or reboot. Can anyone help me? WTF am I doing wrong? I've rooted 5 android devices so far and this is the only time where it seems impossible.
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Maybe I could give some insight.
Just went thru this recently.
For myself I used fastboot while connected to a Windows PC.
A PC will need to have Google SDK installed (might be best to search Google for the SDK installion procedure)
You can also get what you need in something called Platform Tools.
Fastboot from the stock recovery connects via USB to the Advanced Developer Bridge thru a command window.
Once this command window (ADB) on the PC is open boot to stock recovery on the tablet.
Select the USB option using the volume button.
The PC bridge window should show device available with the serial number of the tablet (if I remember correctly)
From the prompt you can type the appropriate command to write or flash things to the tablets system.
Hope other smarter guys chime in here because I really don't want to lead you in the wrong direction...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=30147660&postcount=1
This link is kind of intimidating, yet it may be of some use...it refers to another device.
SDK works for all Android phones and tablets tho...
Yay I finally got twrp on here and I'm about to flash clean rom. Searched the pc for fastboot.exe and there it is. I had to install twrp through fastboot and it took 3 times before I realized I needed to update my sdk tools. Tried again with profit.
Iandv said:
Yay I finally got twrp on here and I'm about to flash clean rom. Searched the pc for fastboot.exe and there it is. I had to install twrp through fastboot and it took 3 times before I realized I needed to update my sdk tools. Tried again with profit.
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Excellent!
I began with the thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1833212
I intended to unlock the bootloaded( completely successfully) , root( not attempted) , install nvflash (since I read its a must have) and install a rom, because the stocks lags horribly
After unlocking I found my way to http://androidroot.mobi/t3_nvflash/ to attempt getting nvflash.
Two things stopped me. For starters the website says the only version is Transformer TF700: 9.4.5.30r01. Now I have seen on the xda thread referenced above "If you intend to use NvFlash please STAY AWAY from the 9.4.5.30 UPDATE"
So does that mean I cannot get nvflash.
Secondly, the second prerequisite "Working fastboot binary & all necessary drivers" ????? Maybe I missed it but I didn't see any How-To's on fastboot.
Most important to me is understanding what I am doing. Coming from a galaxy s3, the process here seems different.Now I know samsung and asus are different companies. Its just on the S3, I completely understood, that to root for example....I could flash a rooted stock rom, i could use ODIN for example to flash CWM. Then once I had CWM I could back up, restore, install roms at will
With this tablet i still see there is a place for CWM, but I don't see any mention of ODIN. Then there i fastboot. What is it?
If a BIOS is to a windows PC as a bootloader is to my tablet.(I think that's a fair analogy) Then where does fastboot come in
Thanks for any help
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After unlocking I found my way to http://androidroot.mobi/t3_nvflash/ to attempt getting nvflash.
Two things stopped me. For starters the website says the only version is Transformer TF700: 9.4.5.30r01. Now I have seen on the xda thread referenced above "If you intend to use NvFlash please STAY AWAY from the 9.4.5.30 UPDATE"
So does that mean I cannot get nvflash.
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The AndroidRoot bootloader is a hacked version of 9.4.5.30 and it can only be installed if your current bootloader is older than 9.4.5.30, e.g. 9.4.5.26. If you didn't upgrade past 9.4.5.26, you can still get nvflash access.
Tjisana said:
Secondly, the second prerequisite "Working fastboot binary & all necessary drivers" ????? Maybe I missed it but I didn't see any How-To's on fastboot.
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Fastboot is part of the Android SDK, which everyone who is into hacking, rooting and installing custom ROMs should have installed on their PC. If you are running Windows, you also need some USB drivers.
Tjisana said:
Most important to me is understanding what I am doing.
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Right. Don't do anything before you understand what you are doing. Helps tremendously to avoid stupid bricks due to known reasons. One of these is: Never choose "wipe data" from the bootloader menu if your recovery is broken, it's known to cause trouble.
Tjisana said:
With this tablet i still see there is a place for CWM, but I don't see any mention of ODIN. Then there i fastboot. What is it?
If a BIOS is to a windows PC as a bootloader is to my tablet.(I think that's a fair analogy) Then where does fastboot come in
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Yes, BIOS and bootloader are roughly comparable in their role, at least in their role to initialize hardware and to load the operating system. Fastboot is a tool to install an operating system kernel. You can't insert a CD or USB stick into this device to (re)install Android.
Maybe you already know that an Android device has two such kernels - it can boot either into regular Android, or into a small recovery system that is used to upgrade or maintain the main system. The recovery, as well as the Android boot image, can be flashed using fastboot. The most popular recovery for the TF700 seems to be TWRP, but CWM is also available.
NVFlash is lower level, it can do everything that fastboot can do (in a slightly different way), and it can read or write any partitions or raw blocks on your device. It even works if your bootloader is broken - fastboot in contrast communicates with the bootloader.
I hope there is still people on this mytouch forum lol? I need help rooting my mytouch 4g slide its on kitkat I looked around how to on kitkat first time tryna root. Also any help out there that can guide me to not brickin it or if other steps need to be takin because of kitkat?
Ive read 20+ pages so far and this is frustrating lol I want same rom just want to be perm rooted to be able to mount to sd card screenshot and use other rooted apps.
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Ive read 20+ pages so far and this is frustrating lol I want same rom just want to be perm rooted to be able to mount to sd card screenshot and use other rooted apps.
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Did you lose superuser, or did the bootloader relock?
If it's the former, you could try this:
...you could try pushing su to the device with adb (depends on how you lost root):
Code:
adb shell mount -o rw,remount -t ext4 /dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/system /system
adb push su /system/xbin/
adb shell chmod 06755 /system/xbin/su
... with this file (extracted).
Source (with mount point changed)
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Did you lose superuser, or did the bootloader relock?
If it's the former, you could try this:
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Thanks fpr the reply I never had root nor have I rooted a phone noob here lol ive read also that kitkat needs to be downgraded.that true to root?
SOEBOMB said:
Thanks fpr the reply I never had root nor have I rooted a phone noob here lol ive read also that kitkat needs to be downgraded.that true to root?
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I don't think it's possible to be able to install a ROM without the bootloader unlocked (prerequisite for CWM, and in turn KitKat ROM). Unless you got the phone with KitKat (eBay special?) but no root (which would be weird for a seller to do), you must have lost root along the way (it can happen).
In either case, we are not talking about the bootloader. The way to check that though, is to turn on the device while holding the Vol-Dn button. This will take you into fastboot. If it says ** RELOCKED ** up top, then you're in trouble. If it says ** UNLOCKED ** or * JuoPunutbear *, it looks like you just need superuser reinstalled, and you don't need to downgrade for that.
To do this, download and install the adb binary and drivers (if you're a linux user, all you need to do is an 'apt-get install adb' or whatever your distro uses). Turn on the device normally, go into Developer under settings (may need to go into About phone first and tap Build Number 7 or 8 times for Developer menu to appear). Turn on USB debugging. Now connect a cable between your device and your PC. Fire up a command prompt on the PC (can be left open after installing ADB, as you want to be in the same folder as it) and type:
Code:
adb devices
If you get a device, and is listed as online, you are ready to enter the commands for the second part, in the order as they appear in my previous post.
If the first command does not work (as I cannot find the appropriate folder on my 10.1 distro), try:
Code:
adb shell mount -o rw,remount -t ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p22 /system
Or to see if that folder exists for you first, try:
Code:
adb shell ls /dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/
If you get a list of partitions, (including system) you should be good to proceed with that command. If not (by-name not found), use the above command. Hope this helps.
Ok looked im on android 2.3.4 and also looked at the boot loader things says locked and I did get it off ebay lmao good call. 1.45.0013 bootloader also
SOEBOMB said:
Ok looked im on android 2.3.4 and also looked at the boot loader things says locked and I did get it off ebay lmao good call. 1.45.0013 bootloader also
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Okay, so that's Gingerbread, not KitKat.
I used this guide when I did mine (second pin down in the MT4GS Developer forum):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1801106
jjbz said:
Here’s a breakdown of the process:
1. INSTALL HTC DRIVERS ON YOUR PC.
2. INSTALL ADB AND FASTBOOT ON YOUR PC.
3. REGISTER AT HTC DEV.
4. UNLOCK BOOTLOADER THROUGH HTC DEV.
5. INSTALL A CUSTOM RECOVERY.
6. ROOT YOUR DEVICE.
7. USE JUOPUNUTBEAR TO GAIN S-OFF (OPTIONAL).
-PREREQUISITES-
Before getting started, please visit the MT4GS Compendium and read over Section One to learn the XDA Lingo. You really need to know this stuff if you’re going to tinker with the MT4GS.
Also, all information in the guide assumes you are using a Windows PC and a MT4GS with the STOCK ROM AND HBOOT-1.45.0013. If you are not on the Stock ROM, please use Blue6IX’s post “How-To: Restore to Stock.” Be sure to use the latest OTA (1.63.531.2). Once you're all set, let’s begin, shall we?
Disclaimer: I am not responsible for anything that happens to your phone. You assume all risks associated with modifying your phone.
-1. INSTALL HTC DRIVERS ON YOUR PC.-
Install the HTC Drivers on your PC from here.
Before connecting your phone, make sure USB Debugging is enabled (Settings>Applications>Development>USB Debugging).
Tip: to save time later, turn off your phone, hold down Power & Volume Down simultaneously until you reach the bootloader. Use the volume buttons to navigate to FASTBOOT and select it with the power button. Connect your phone via USB and the bootloader should now say FASTBOOT USB mode. Allow your PC to install the required drivers automatically. It may take a few minutes for your PC to search for and install drivers, so be patient.
-2. INSTALL ADB AND FASTBOOT ON YOUR PC.-
Installing ADB and fastboot on your PC is easy. Follow this guide and you’re good to go. To confirm that you have successfully installed ADB and fastboot, connect phone (with USB Debugging enabled) to PC via USB, open command prompt, and type “adb devices”. Your device ID number should be listed. Here are some useful commands for ADB and fastboot.
-3. REGISTER AT HTC DEV.-
Self-explanatory. Visit HTCDev.com and sign up with a valid e-mail address, as you’ll be receiving your Unlock_code.bin from HTC through this e-mail. Use an alternate browser such as IE, Google Chrome, or Mozilla Firefox if HTC Dev doesn’t play nice with your current browser of choice. Personally, I had to switch between Chrome and Firefox to get the HTC Dev website to cooperate.
-4. UNLOCK BOOTLOADER THROUGH HTC DEV.-
Make sure you’re logged in to HTC Dev and follow on-screen instructions to unlock bootloader. FYI, our device is listed as “myTouch 4G Slide (T-Mobile US)”. You can skip HTC’s instructions until step 5 since they're just telling you how to install ADB and fastboot, but you should already have ADB and fastboot installed .
After you finish unlocking the bootloader, the first line in your bootloader should read “*** UNLOCKED ***”.
-5. INSTALL A CUSTOM RECOVERY.-
Download official ClockworkMod Recovery 5.0.2.7 from the ROM Manager website or download another custom recovery from the MT4GS Development section. For instruction purposes, I will assume that you use official CWM Recovery 5.0.2.7. Save the img file to C:\.
Put your phone in bootloader FASTBOOT mode and connect to PC. Go to command prompt on PC and type “fastboot devices”. Once your device ID is listed, type “cd\” to get to “C:\” directory. Then type “fastboot flash recovery recovery-clockwork-5.0.2.7-doubleshot.img”.
After fastboot finishes, disconnect your MT4GS, go into bootloader, and go to “RECOVERY.” You should now be in ClockworkMod Recovery 5.0.2.7. The first thing I would do in CWM Recovery is make a backup of your stock ROM for safe keeping.
NOTE: Use volume buttons or trackpad to navigate through CWM Recovery 5.0.2.7. Select items by pressing the trackball. Power button may make your screen go blank and Back button returns you to the previous menu.
-6. ROOT YOUR DEVICE.-
Now that you have a custom recovery, you can flash custom ROMs. These custom ROMs are already rooted with Superuser and binary files.
NOTE: If you are S-ON, installing a custom ICS ROM will require an extra step in fastboot. You will have to extract the “boot.img” from the ROM and flash it with fastboot after installing the ROM in CWM recovery. More information from Limewirelord.
HOWEVER, if you want to root the STOCK ROM and/or continue to step 7 to achieve JuopunutBear S-OFF, you’ll have to root the device yourself. This is very simple. Download Superuser ZIP from androidsu.com/superuser. I can only recommend version 3.0.7 efgh because that is the only one I have tested, but newer versions may work.
Place the “Superuser-3.0.7-efgh-signed” on the ROOT of your SD card. Go to CWM Recovery and use “install zip from sdcard” to flash the Superuser zip. If installation aborts or fails the first time, try to flash the zip again until installation is complete. Reboot your phone and check in your apps to see if Superuser app is there. If so, congratulations, you have successfully rooted your stock MT4GS!
-7. USE JUOPUNUTBEAR TO GAIN S-OFF (OPTIONAL).-
Achieving S-OFF will make your life a lot easier if you want to flash custom ROMs, especially ICS ROMs. Follow instructions for JuopunutBear at unlimited.io and check out the JB S-OFF thread for other users’ experiences.
As I said before, if you are S-ON, flashing ICS ROMs will require an extra step in fastboot. You will have to extract the “boot.img” from the ROM and flash it with fastboot after installing the ROM in CWM recovery. More information from Limewirelord.
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For step two, you can use the adb binary I mentioned earlier. Same thing, different location.
As said above, you don't need to do step 7. If you are afraid of potenitally ruining your phone with the "wire trick" I wouldn't bother with the step, just keep in mind when you do put KitKat on your phone, you will have to extract the boot.img from the package, go into the bootloaders fastboot mode and run the following command (from your PC):
Code:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
And you can apparently do this before or after (get CWM to reboot to bootloader) flashing with CWM (which you will need to upgrade to get KitKat) to avoid a bootloop. If that happens, pull the battery, reinsert, then power up into the bootloader (Pwr+Vol-Dn keys).
Ok bud thanks for all ur help so far I just have a few questions sorry 14 hr days dnt help me check in lol. Question 1 if I don't have kitkat y can't.I move apps to my sd card? Question 2 do I need to downgrade. Anything to root? Question 3 y can't I save apps on my sd?
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Ok bud thanks for all ur help so far I just have a few questions sorry 14 hr days dnt help me check in lol. Question 1 if I don't have kitkat y can't.I move apps to my sd card? Question 2 do I need to downgrade. Anything to root? Question 3 y can't I save apps on my sd?
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...and multitasking makes my responses to the point. I have answered them as they were asked.
1. I cannot remember what stock ROM offered at this point, if they had a Move apps to SD option
2. If your Android Version is truly 2.3.4 then there is nothing to downgrade to. You are on stock Gingerbread. Had your version been 4.4.2 (or anything 4.4), then I can safely say that is KitKat. You will need to root to change that situation.
3. I don't know. As mentioned above, I didn't stay on stock ROM long enough to discover Apps to SD. Have used Link2SD since then, but not in that time frame. Sorry.
joel.maxuel said:
...and multitasking makes my responses to the point. I have answered them as they were asked.
1. I cannot remember what stock ROM offered at this point, if they had a Move apps to SD option
2. If your Android Version is truly 2.3.4 then there is nothing to downgrade to. You are on stock Gingerbread. Had your version been 4.4.2 (or anything 4.4), then I can safely say that is KitKat. You will need to root to change that situation.
3. I don't know. As mentioned above, I didn't stay on stock ROM long enough to discover Apps to SD. Have used Link2SD since then, but not in that time frame. Sorry.
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Well ima gna try to root it with what u posted I feel a bit better knowing I dont have to donwgrade and all that etc. im gna follow the steps.hopefully ill be posting in a rooted device in the near future lol paperweights this rookie dnt need
Any other tips I should know?
SOEBOMB said:
Any other tips I should know?
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Be sure to make a backup in Clockwork Mod or whatever custom recovery you install. This will give you the chance to rollback should you encounter any problems swapping to a custom rom.
Alandra said:
Be sure to make a backup in Clockwork Mod or whatever custom recovery you install. This will give you the chance to rollback should you encounter any problems swapping to a custom rom.
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Prolly not gna flash a rom should I still do a backup I read rooting clears ur whole phone is that true like sd card n all? I domt care for music n etc jus dnt wanna lose my sons photos off my sd
SOEBOMB said:
Prolly not gna flash a rom should I still do a backup I read rooting clears ur whole phone is that true like sd card n all? I domt care for music n etc jus dnt wanna lose my sons photos off my sd
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Unlocking the bootloader does, yes, wipe your /data partition, but that should be all (besides /cache). If you are concerned about it wiping your MicroSD as well, can always pull the card before getting to that step.
joel.maxuel said:
...and multitasking makes my responses to the point. I have answered them as they were asked.
1. I cannot remember what stock ROM offered at this point, if they had a Move apps to SD option
2. If your Android Version is truly 2.3.4 then there is nothing to downgrade to. You are on stock Gingerbread. Had your version been 4.4.2 (or anything 4.4), then I can safely say that is KitKat. You will need to root to change that situation.
3. I don't know. As mentioned above, I didn't stay on stock ROM long enough to discover Apps to SD. Have used Link2SD since then, but not in that time frame. Sorry.
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Default Read this before posting. MT4G Slide Compendium
The Almost Complete Compendium for MT4G Slide (Read This before Posting)
Note as of 12/22/2011 the ota update is not rootable (H boot 1.45.0013)
and s-off cannot be obtained. If you updated with s-off it is possible to revert back. Reference thread
Also, people who used HTC unlock and have s-on will have trouble flashing roms that are not gingerbread based.
so i read this on a link is it true i cant root?
SOEBOMB said:
Default Read this before posting. MT4G Slide Compendium
The Almost Complete Compendium for MT4G Slide (Read This before Posting)
Note as of 12/22/2011 the ota update is not rootable (H boot 1.45.0013)
and s-off cannot be obtained. If you updated with s-off it is possible to revert back. Reference thread
Also, people who used HTC unlock and have s-on will have trouble flashing roms that are not gingerbread based.
so i read this on a link is it true i cant root?
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My H-BOOT is 1.45 as well (1.45.1313 since I went S-OFF) and I had no problem rooting. Probably talking about outdated information, like when everyone rooted their phone with Revolutionary. Rooting is possible, S-OFF is possible (via JuopunutBear). And the last bit about trouble flashing ROMs has to do with having to flash the boot.img file as well because you are still S-ON (please see my earlier post about that).
SOEBOMB said:
Default Read this before posting. MT4G Slide Compendium
The Almost Complete Compendium for MT4G Slide (Read This before Posting)
Note as of 12/22/2011 the ota update is not rootable (H boot 1.45.0013)
and s-off cannot be obtained. If you updated with s-off it is possible to revert back. Reference thread
Also, people who used HTC unlock and have s-on will have trouble flashing roms that are not gingerbread based.
so i read this on a link is it true i cant root?
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I am also on H-Boot 1.45.0013 and have had no problems rooting and installing custom roms. I am still S-On, which has caused me no issues, but I simply have to use the method in this post to successfully flash a new rom:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=22774848&postcount=1
s off toolkit
has anyone used this to root and s-off there mt4gs???
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1532809
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1696373
SOEBOMB said:
has anyone used this to root and s-off there mt4gs???
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1532809
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1696373
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Cannot say I have. Mind you I'm a linux user so I avoid windows programs where I can.
The second link was broken. I fixed it in the quote. In regard to version 2.0 (first link), the download links have been pulled and the thread closed. Don't bother asking anyone for it. Version 1.0 appears to be still up, although by the looks of the screenshot and changelog, you would be better off following the guide. It's not that difficult.
SOEBOMB said:
Any other tips I should know?
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Superuser link appears dead. Here is a live one...
I have my M8 with S-OFF (Paid for Sunshine) and it is temporarily rooted with KingRoot. I'm just confused on what I need to do next to get fully rooted so I can start flashing some ROMS! I tried to install TWRP with the app but it doesn't seem to work and it just boots into the standard recovery mode and NOT TWRP.
So, where do I go after having S-OFF and temp root?
I would greatly appreciate anybodies help here, I've rooted several devices before but nothing has been harder or more confusing then rooting the m8 on 5.0.1!
Thanks in advance!
MTN927 said:
I have my M8 with S-OFF (Paid for Sunshine) and it is temporarily rooted with KingRoot. I'm just confused on what I need to do next to get fully rooted so I can start flashing some ROMS! I tried to install TWRP with the app but it doesn't seem to work and it just boots into the standard recovery mode and NOT TWRP.
So, where do I go after having S-OFF and temp root?
I would greatly appreciate anybodies help here, I've rooted several devices before but nothing has been harder or more confusing then rooting the m8 on 5.0.1!
Thanks in advance!
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Flash twrp with fastboot and push/flash SuperSU in twrp.
--beaups
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I'm having trouble finding some good directions on that stuff...
I'm trying to run the WinDroid program to flash twrp, it reboots the phone into fastboot but then WinDroid just says rebooting device and doesn't seem to get passed that. Should I just wait?
MTN927 said:
I'm trying to run the WinDroid program to flash twrp, it reboots the phone into fastboot but then WinDroid just says rebooting device and doesn't seem to get passed that. Should I just wait?
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Shouldn't use apps like that. Just flash it with fastboot manually.
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beaups said:
Shouldn't use apps like that. Just flash it with fastboot manually.
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This is where I'm not finding any good directions for these steps, as far as how to do the command prompts.
OK finally got TWRP installed, can I flash SU from the SU app?
You flash SuperSU from within twrp.
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MTN, I know this can be frustrating for a newbie. There are plenty of walkthroughs, and I'm sure everyone else will tell you to google, but for the sake of being concise, here's the scoop:
1. Make sure you have ADB installed.
2. Go to your ADB prompt and make sure your device is showing up (need the HTC drivers installed) by doing:
adb devices
3. Reboot into fastboot:
adb reboot bootloader
4. Flash TWRP:
fastboot flash recovery twrp####.zip
5. Once you've got TWRP installed, you reboot INTO TWRP (full recovery) and let it patch your system because if you don't it will be overwritten. As follows:
- Reboot with VolDwn held.
- From bootloader, pick "recovery".
- Wait for TWRP to come up.
6. Once TWRP is in, drop supersu package ZIP (get the latest one, careful here!) into a directory, boot into TWRP, and install it.
Boom, your device is completely rooted.
But I think that the thing that you need to understand is that "rooted" only applies to the current ROM. Rooting isn't a magic thing - it simply means that you have root privilege on the current OS. It is separate from firmware, bootloader, etc. which all also have to be flashed/loaded/updated depending on what you are doing. There probably ought to be a newbie page somewhere that explains to people what each thing is. The ROM is essentially the same as whatever version of windows/linux/etc. you have on your home computer. It has nothing to do with the hardware, the firmware, or the bootloader.
On my phone, I followed the above procedure, but then proceeded to download and install a clean ROM that was pre-rooted. Then later I put back the stock Verizon ROM and had to reapply root. I then later removed root to return the phone to verizon for service. But I didn't uninstall Root, I simply flashed on a non-rooted ROM.
Does that make sense?