I was looking through the instructions here to flash using Odin, and I installed the drivers for x64 systems there. I remember a thread a while back though saying that you did NOT want to install these drivers if you're going to use Heimdall, so now I'm worried I won't be able to one-click flash my phone to root like I planned on doing today. Link to one-click. Will I be fine, or do I have to uninstall these drivers somehow?
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I am quite the newb when it comes to android and rooting period, if I already rooted my phone with a simple oneclick root, and want to use a new oneclick root, one with clockworkmod as part of it, can I just reroot by following the oneclick steps or do I need unroot first?
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sirens6 said:
I am quite the newb when it comes to android and rooting period, if I already rooted my phone with a simple oneclick root, and want to use a new oneclick root, one with clockworkmod as part of it, can I just reroot by following the oneclick steps or do I need unroot first?
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Well if you already have CWM installed then you shouldn't need to use the new version of the one-click-root method. All this does is simplify the actions even further by doing both tasks at once. If you do want to, for some reason, use the newest root method then I would suggest unrooting first just in case any errors occur with files already existing etc. Hope this helps!
Technically you shouldn't need to do an uninstall, but it doesn't hurt either...
I have rom manager but I don't think I have cwm. Everytime I test it by rebooting I get an error message and the options are still blue unlike the green options that I have seen if cwm is working. Is there some way to just install or flah or whatever it is cwm? If so, where do I get it and how do I do it? Thanks
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Rom manager won't work unless you have a kernel that supports it. I'm assuming that if you are rooting then it is the stock kernel and rom manager install won't work. You can install right over it if you want. Honestly the simplest way for me to do this was z4root from market and then clockworkmod recovery one click. Not the all in one. The try this last.bat seems to be less prone to failure. And if it is giving you trouble I might suggest that you install the usb drivers on another computer and run cwm rec from a thumb drive.
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What... the easiest way is to download noobnl one click zip and the drivers.
Install the drivers (exe). Restart the pc and the phone. Plug in the phone and let it install the phone. As long as it installs adb driver you'll be fine. Extract and open the one click and start the .exe in there. A black window opens, press enter and it should go to town. If you hit enter and it pauses. Just restart the pc again and unplug the phone. Open the one click .exe again, plug the phone in and hit enter. It will go.
Phone restarts and your good to go with clockwork.
5 roots, 5 different computers. Perfect every time. Noobnl has made this cake.
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I used the noobnl oneclickexploit when i rooted my phone, i have not flashed any roms or kernels that i know of, please hold my hand and walk me through the process of what i should do to get clockworkmod flashed, should i follow the steps listed above or do i have to do something more?
Honestly, I prefer using the all-in-one batch file.
Install your drivers (if you haven't already)
Turn on debugging mode on your phone
Extract the .zip from the link above somewhere on your pc.
Plug phone into computer and let it recognize.
Run run.bat from the .zip you downloaded.
Press 1 to reroot. It will remove previous roots. Say yes when it asks, andlet it do its thing.
Press 3 to install CWM, say yes, let it do its thing.
And that's it. I've had some phones hang the first time rooting, but after restarting the phone it usually works. Also, keeping the screen alive seems to help. Always give it a few minutes to do its thing, but if it hangs, restart the phone and try again. It may help to restart the computer. I've seen one computer with buggy drivers that refused to do this or odin, but I have successfully done it with both my laptop and my work computer without too much trouble.
Press 1 and 3 on what, my phone or my computer?
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on computer. when you run it, it'll be a command prompt and you can just follow the instructions on it.
Ok, I understand all those steps, thank you. Next question, is there a place where I can find clockworkmod by itself, if so where, and how do I install?
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Guys,
Been reading all night so i appreciate your help and patience. I just picked up a charge (coming from thunderbolt - finally gave up) and am trying to root and flash some of the roms here.
I am very familar with adb and tried to root but it hung at gingerbreak. from what i understand in order to root, i need to downgrade my firmware to ed1. i am trying to figure out how to do this on a mac.
i downloaded heimdall which looked to be the right solution, but when i load the package in hemidall i get the following error: firmware.xml is missing from the package.
once i am rooted, do i have to use heimdall/odin or can we download zips to sdcard as with the thuderbolt?
also not finding a clear way to install cwm without odin either.
any help would be greatly appreciated.
sincerely
eric
The ADB method is completely wrong. We use custom kernels to root. They are included in all custom ROMs but if you want to just stay stock, flash them in Heimdall (I don't know how to use it, as I use a REAL computer). And most of the time you can just flash new roms in CWM, the only time you can't is when you upgrade GB-Froyo etc. Or when the developer says it's odin only. People have had luck emulating Windows within OS X and using odin from there.
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Eric, the vast majority of users here use Odin for flashing. I have a Mac and a PC but have not used Heimdall simply because Odin was available, so I can't directly answer questions about Heimdall unfortunately (although I suppose I should learn about it eventually since I'd be able to use my laptop to flash).
There are multiple ways to get rooted, I guess the first question is where you want to end up? Were you looking at Froyo or Gingerbread based ROMs?
Please use the Q&A Forum for questions Thanks
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Eric, the vast majority of users here use Odin for flashing. I have a Mac and a PC but have not used Heimdall simply because Odin was available, so I can't directly answer questions about Heimdall unfortunately (although I suppose I should learn about it eventually since I'd be able to use my laptop to flash).
There are multiple ways to get rooted, I guess the first question is where you want to end up? Were you looking at Froyo or Gingerbread based ROMs?
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I pulled out an old XP computer and was able to load a new kernal for root and get CWM installed. Now i have to figure out which ROM!
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I pulled out an old XP computer and was able to load a new kernal for root and get CWM installed. Now i have to figure out which ROM!
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Gummy 2.0 is gonna hit today!!! its gonna be the ultimate rom
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Gummy 2.0 is gonna hit today!!! its gonna be the ultimate rom
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Agreed! At least until we see Cyanogen(which shouldn't be too long) so we can compare, I've never used Cyanogen before and I'm pretty interested to see what all the hype is about.
Heimdall doesn't work on the Charge
I know your pain, I am a fellow Mac owner. Mac's are sick computers, but I wont touch the portable products.
Anyhow, grab VMWare and get yourself some Windows XP. If you found yourself to XDA Forum, I asure you can figure those out.
One item to mention though, if you use the integrated version on VMWare, and you share files between the PC and mac, the file that you plan to flash with Odin must be in the PC area. You can unzip it on the mac, you can download it on the mac, but when it comes time for Odin, it must be on the PC.
I found this all out by trial and error.
When my wife first got her infuse i rooted it and left it on 2.2.1. I think its about time to update it . I was going to just odin up to whatever the latest package was but there is so many stock threads on here its crazy. I was going to use [ROM] [2.3.6] Heimdall One-click Back-To-Stock UCLB3 but the heimdall drivers keep failing.
So should i just unroot and do the over the air updates till its caught up and if i do that is the latest build rootable? Normally i wouldnt ask but there is just to much to sort through. Thanks for any help anyone can give.
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When my wife first got her infuse i rooted it and left it on 2.2.1. I think its about time to update it . I was going to just odin up to whatever the latest package was but there is so many stock threads on here its crazy. I was going to use [ROM] [2.3.6] Heimdall One-click Back-To-Stock UCLB3 but the heimdall drivers keep failing.
So should i just unroot and do the over the air updates till its caught up and if i do that is the latest build rootable? Normally i wouldnt ask but there is just to much to sort through. Thanks for any help anyone can give.
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unfortunately you need to root lb3 through odin or heimdall. you can use heimdall with the samsung drivers if i remember right, wouldn't know for sure since i use linux but have used my fathers pc before and think the heimdall drivers are not 100% needed but may help if you have problems with the pc seeing the device in download mode. the heimdall website may have a different opinion on what drivers you should use but i believe it still works with the samsung drivers. don't forget the bootloaders. make sure the package includes them. i always used the orriginal odin package from prezkret that he leaked before it was official and flashed them through heimdal. it is the same lb3, same build dates, same file sizes. just substitute the kernel with a cwm kernel to make it rootable through recovery. but don't use a kernel with root, the voodoo superuser install scripts overwrite the su binary if you update it in effect downgrading su on you that is why it was removed from later kernels.
after you get root you can return to the stock kernel.
i'd like to be able to recommend a one-click package but i haven't run gb in so long i can't remember much about them.
I would recommend visiting sammobile to check for the stock roms, they usually have a well stocked collection
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If heimdall doesn't work for you, you can always try Odin.
Jscott has a few packages, and some already include cwm.
All members above are far more knowledgeable than me when it comes to flashing.
For Heimdall (I assume qkster's uclb3), it can be tricky, but persistence usually pays off. Read the thread carefully... follow all steps. Try different USB ports, different cables, different computer. Try uninstalling and reinstalling drivers. Tell us what you're seeing.
I am inclined to think the methods that require hooking to the computer (Heimdall and Odin) are more finicky due to variations of the computer operating system, hardware, drivers, usb configuration.
Here's an alternative coming from rooted Froyo that doesn't require a computer:
Step 1 - if you don't already have CWM then you can use SGS Kernel Flasher to flash a custom Froyo Kernel with CWM (Defuse, Infusion 1.8, Infusion 2.0).
Step 2 - With custom kernel you can flash one of the CWM flashable packages as mentioned by Andros, Here's one by dman:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=22775901
read the instructions in the thread... the video part is fixed.
I would not do the OTA update. I've heard 2nd hand some problems. Also as mentioned, tougher to root once you're in GB.
thanks everyone for the tips, but here is what i did
i tried a new cable and it worked funny how finniky cables are, the cable that was working for my nexus and Note 2 just wouldnt work for the infuse.
so once i got the cable to work i used heimdall but this soft bricked my phone and kept failing.
to recovery from this i used odin. which booted up the phone but with messed up screen at boot and endless boot looping so i wiped and it was fine but i imagined the messed up boot screen was from the old boot loaders so i then flashed heimdall for the bootloaders. this fixed that problem.. then finally i used odin again to flash the rooted stock image from jscott and now im all done.
thanks everyone.
Alright, I have installed many...many ROM's and I've happened to had a clusterf*** of drivers get installed over and over and I've checked with USBDeview and I have the same crap about 50 times, maybe not exactly the same but if you think about it it's technically the same driver just for another ROM that I most likely will never use again. My question is, should I remove them all and just install the ones I need?
Unequivocally: YES!
If you're running Windows, it's finicky enough with drivers already! Having a clusterf** of drivers installed sooner or later will cause you headache.
If I retire a device I uninstall the drivers and all related software...
Hello everyone. I recently got an OPO from my friend. I am trying to clean it up and root it and install TWRP and all that stuff. I am trying to use the toolkit but to do that I believe I am required to remove the default driver and install ADB drivers. Unfortunately, when I try to uninstall the "A0001" from the device manager, it will let me uninstall but not detele (there is no tick option). Can someone please suggest how I can solve this problem? Thanks.
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Hello everyone. I recently got an OPO from my friend. I am trying to clean it up and root it and install TWRP and all that stuff. I am trying to use the toolkit but to do that I believe I am required to remove the default driver and install ADB drivers. Unfortunately, when I try to uninstall the "A0001" from the device manager, it will let me uninstall but not detele (there is no tick option). Can someone please suggest how I can solve this problem? Thanks.
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first off dont use a toolkit and learn how to do it the right way. Secondly have you simply tried to install proper drivers and boot into fastboot mode to check if they worked. I understand you have old drivers but that does not mean they do not work. I use a program called adb minimal which installs the right drivers all the time.
rooting is very simple with some very simple guides, please look into doing it manually since fastboot drivers load so much easier in my opinion. If you need a hand just ask me.
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first off dont use a toolkit and learn how to do it the right way. Secondly have you simply tried to install proper drivers and boot into fastboot mode to check if they worked. I understand you have old drivers but that does not mean they do not work. I use a program called adb minimal which installs the right drivers all the time.
rooting is very simple with some very simple guides, please look into doing it manually since fastboot drivers load so much easier in my opinion. If you need a hand just ask me.
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Tbh I am a newbie. I was using Nexus 4 and Nexus 10 with Wugfresh Toolkit and it was super simple. Hence my preference for using toolkits. I downloaded adb minimal but since I am new to this I don't know what to do from there. Can you please point me to somewhere I can specifically root/install twrp and all that for OPO using adb? Thanks.
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Tbh I am a newbie. I was using Nexus 4 and Nexus 10 with Wugfresh Toolkit and it was super simple. Hence my preference for using toolkits. I downloaded adb minimal but since I am new to this I don't know what to do from there. Can you please point me to somewhere I can specifically root/install twrp and all that for OPO using adb? Thanks.
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Honestly to remove the noob tag things like reading up on manual root methods are a good thing. Now that being said generally in any thread in xda the general section will always have the best root method. Also it normally would be stickied and at the top.
here is a nice root method I used my friend http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2788632
very simple and straight forward - the only difference would be the folder used. Since minimal places everything in your program files folder please make sure you transfer all files needed to that folder.
Again let me know if you need any further assistance.