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SoftBricked my phone, stuck on ATT Logo

Ok, so tried to install a theme from this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1533858
I ran the 4th command and it said /sdcard/blurhome2.apk no such file or directory then my phone reboots out of nowhere.
I did copy the file to my SDCARD but it says it wasnt there and rebooted on its own. Now I get to the ATT logo and it stays there. I can still run ADB commands if I reboot in BP Tools or something like that.
Is there any way to unsoftbrick it to recover my data? I knew I should of have done a backup of it before starting but it never gave me problems before so I said eff it. I regret it now.
EDIT: I just realized where it all went wrong, I was in mass storage mode instead of Charge Only. So yea, any way to help me recover my data? I don't mind wiping and starting from scratch, I just need to get some text messages and some #'s, the rest doesn't matter. I already have the FXZ and RSD lite prepared but I dont want to do it till jim, JRW or LFABER or any other knowledgeable dev says "You're SOL, nothing you can do"
EDIT #2: I can receive calls, but the home launcher will not show up and the drop down thing wont work. But it seems all my background processes are working (JuiceDefender, APPLOCK, 3g Watchdog)
EDIT #3: Using Droid explorer (Windows software to view your device) I am able to see all the files my phone has and its missing Blurhome2.apk in the /System/App folder. I cant seem to copy it in there. Its still in mass storage mode too whenever i connect it.
EDIT #4: WOOOOOHOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!! I got it working, followed jims steps on another post that had nothing to do with this. Just pushed the blurhome2.apk onto my /data/local/ folder and then ran adb through the shell, remounted the system and copied the apk into the /system/app/ folder. Ran chmod command, reboot and voila back in business *goes and makes a CWM backup*

So many edits. Lol
Sent from my MB865 using XDA

Well, good to see you got it worked out .
Just for the record, if you ever do get in one of those situations where RSD Lite is your only option you can easily edit the xml file to remove the part where it wipes userdata... i.e. it flashes back to stock and retains your data

cogeary said:
Well, good to see you got it worked out .
Just for the record, if you ever do get in one of those situations where RSD Lite is your only option you can easily edit the xml file to remove the part where it wipes userdata... i.e. it flashes back to stock and retains your data
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TUTORIAL ON THIS ASAP!!!!!! Why isn't this a sticky? I didn't know that was possible. Show us the way to recover the data off a bricked atrix 2 oh unbricking-while-keeping-your-data-wise-one

I second that! Would love a step-by-step walkthrough
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Need stock recovery image for Coby 7022 build 20120106

I need a stock recovery image for the Coby Kyros 7022 build 20120106 (previous builds will not work). I tried to flash clockworkmod recovery on my tablet without making a backup of the stock image, only to find that cwm recovery doesn't work with the new build of my tablet. Can anyone give me a stock recovery image for this tablet? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Same Problem.
I have yet to find a solution since 02/2012.

Maybe you can try this?
stock recovery image for Coby 7022

same probleme right here

Coby 7022 20120106 build
I ended up with no recovery after trying to install clockwork. Recovery didn't work (it bypassed recovery when using the proper keys) and I had no good backup. Flashing older firmware in the 11 2011 timeframe led to boot loops. I've not been able to find a stock Coby 7022 firmware from 20120106. However, I did find another post here regarding a different tablet using the same tcc8803 chipset with the same build date. dub dub dub dxtremeDOTcom.au/forum/viewforum.php?f=15 (remove spaces insert correct www etc...) So I gave it a try. I'm actually able to get the 7022 booted using this firmware and system but the touchscreen is not working, so I'm guessing that driver is not exactly correct.
Completely a noob but wanting to learn. BTW I did not use the FWTool as I read posts this kills the TS
So my ask is, does anyone know of a way to get the drivers for the 7022 build dated 20120106?
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coolhof said:
Maybe you can try this?
[dub dub dub androidtablets.netSLASHforumSLASHcoby-generation-2/28212-7022-help-cant-restore-2.html#post183680"]stock recovery image for Coby 7022[/URL]
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This restore didn't work on my system. The 7022 from 20120106 seems to be a rare animal and little info on it yet.

Same problem here, I tried to flash a previous CWM/Stock Recovery and nothing... just bootloop when I try to enter recovery mode. So, does anyone have the stock recovery for the 20120106 build yet? Thank you in advance for the one who can help

20120106 stock lk.rom & MTD file
MostroXxX said:
Same problem here, I tried to flash a previous CWM/Stock Recovery and nothing... just bootloop when I try to enter recovery mode. So, does anyone have the stock recovery for the 20120106 build yet? Thank you in advance for the one who can help
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After reading a bit, it seems what we need are two files that could be copied off a working stock machine of the proper build date or later. In our case on or after 20120106. The problem for me seems to be the lk.rom file. The ROM I used for the DExtreme pad boots but no touch screen function due to the DExtreme being a 5 touch capacitance screen and the Kyros 7022 being but 2.
There may be other problems with the DExtreme files like the camera being different or even the network adapter but no way of telling without the stock boot file. Anyway, I've resigned myself. My 7022 is a paper weight until I find the stock files.
If anyone comes across this looking to root and clockwork mod your 7022 and it's build date is on or after Jan 6 2012, please stop and use ADB to pull a copy of your stock OS off it first. Not only will you be able to help us out, but you'll be able to restore when things go horribly wrong.

chiefcrewdog said:
After reading a bit, it seems what we need are two files that could be copied off a working stock machine of the proper build date or later. In our case on or after 20120106. The problem for me seems to be the lk.rom file. The ROM I used for the DExtreme pad boots but no touch screen function due to the DExtreme being a 5 touch capacitance screen and the Kyros 7022 being but 2.
There may be other problems with the DExtreme files like the camera being different or even the network adapter but no way of telling without the stock boot file. Anyway, I've resigned myself. My 7022 is a paper weight until I find the stock files.
If anyone comes across this looking to root and clockwork mod your 7022 and it's build date is on or after Jan 6 2012, please stop and use ADB to pull a copy of your stock OS off it first. Not only will you be able to help us out, but you'll be able to restore when things go horribly wrong.
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Well, I'm expecting another 7022 to arrive next week (kind of a late Mother's day gift), I assume it will be same build, so, I'll try to pull a copy of that unit and see if I can restore it on te semi-dead one. I will post again when it arrives to tell if it worked (or if I have two bricks xD). If it works, I'll upload a copy.

Stock 20120106 Kyros ROM
MostroXxX said:
Well, I'm expecting another 7022 to arrive next week (kind of a late Mother's day gift), I assume it will be same build, so, I'll try to pull a copy of that unit and see if I can restore it on te semi-dead one. I will post again when it arrives to tell if it worked (or if I have two bricks xD). If it works, I'll upload a copy.
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Any Luck?

chiefcrewdog said:
Any Luck?
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Neh, It's an international shipment and got delayed. I was supposed to receive it today, but now I'll have to wait 'til monday or tuesday. I'll post when I get them to tell if it worked.
Edit: what I could do was root it. It was quite easy using SuperOneClick, but still no recovery...

chiefcrewdog said:
Any Luck?
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ehmmm... BAD luck the one that arrived is a previous build (September 2011).
So, for now, we are pretty much screwed :/

I just got a 7022 that has a build date of 20120106. I am new to android so I have no idea what I am doing but if someone gives me step by step instructions I can try to get it off the tablet for you. Good thing I found this forum, I was about to try and root it.

nduke416 said:
I just got a 7022 that has a build date of 20120106. I am new to android so I have no idea what I am doing but if someone gives me step by step instructions I can try to get it off the tablet for you. Good thing I found this forum, I was about to try and root it.
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That's great!
first, is it rooted, or have you done any MOD?
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nduke416 said:
I just got a 7022 that has a build date of 20120106. I am new to android so I have no idea what I am doing but if someone gives me step by step instructions I can try to get it off the tablet for you. Good thing I found this forum, I was about to try and root it.
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1) You need to install the Android SDK, instructions can be found HERE, but basically you need to:
-) Download the .exe and install it
-) Locate the folder where you installed it and run as administrator “SDK Manager.exe”
-) Check (if unchecked) the boxes for SDK Tools, SDK Platform Tools and Google USB Driver Package. You can check any others if you want, but for now, you only need those.
2) You (may) need the specific drivers for the device. You can use the Motorola drivers, which work very nice with the Cobys, you can install the drivers from HERE. Just download and install.
3) You need to root your device, for that, I recommend using SuperOneClick, which can be found HERE. Too root your device:
-) Make sure you have “USB Debugging mode” activated. In your tablet, go to settings -> Applications -> Development and check (if unchecked) the USB Debugging mode.
-) Connect your device to your PC, if it’s the first time you connect it, you need to wait a little while the drivers get configured.
-) When your device is connected and correctly configured, run SuperOneClick as administrator, and click on “Root”. Now wait a little while it gets rooted.
4) Last step, backup recovery image. For this, you’ll need a terminal emulator. You can download “Android Terminal Emulator” from 1mobile.com or any other app market. To do the backup:
-) Open the terminal emulator on your tablet.
-) Request SuperUser Permissions, to do this, write
Code:
su
and hit enter/return, you’ll be asked if you want to grant SuperUser rights to the app Android Terminal Emulator, click “Allow”.
-) Write this line and hit enter/return:
Code:
dd if=/dev/mtd/mtd6 of=/sdcard/recovery.img bs=4096
-) Now, a file named “recovery.img” should be automatically created on your /sdcard folder. THAT, my friend, is the file we so desperately need to revive our tablets, now zip it and uploaded to any server. (Please )
Now that you are rooted, you can do things such as installing the Google apps. There are a lot of tutorials over the internet, but, let me know if you have any trouble so I can help you
WARNING: Don’t, I repeat DON’T try to install ClockWorkMod using ANY of the tutorials found over the internet. Those tutorials work ONLY for builds previous to 20110106, and if you try to do it on your device, you are going to semi-brick it (just like we did xD).

I just got it as a replacement under warranty today and have not done anything to it. I am busy studying for finals now but when I get a chance(prob friday morning) I will follow the steps and upload the recovery.img file

nduke416 said:
I just got it as a replacement under warranty today and have not done anything to it. I am busy studying for finals now but when I get a chance(prob friday morning) I will follow the steps and upload the recovery.img file
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Well, no problem. If you do that we'll be EXTREMELY thankful

This might be a stupid question but bear with me, I don't know anything about this. Does personal info get stored on the recovery.ing file? Should I remove apps like the amazon app store or other ones that I have to log in with?

Old build no bueno...
MostroXxX said:
ehmmm... BAD luck the one that arrived is a previous build (September 2011).
So, for now, we are pretty much screwed :/
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Bleh
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MostroXxX said:
That's great!
first, is it rooted, or have you done any MOD?
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1) You need to install the Android SDK, instructions can be found HERE, but basically you need to:
-) Download the .exe and install it
-) Locate the folder where you installed it and run as administrator “SDK Manager.exe”
-) Check (if unchecked) the boxes for SDK Tools, SDK Platform Tools and Google USB Driver Package. You can check any others if you want, but for now, you only need those.
2) You (may) need the specific drivers for the device. You can use the Motorola drivers, which work very nice with the Cobys, you can install the drivers from HERE. Just download and install.
3) You need to root your device, for that, I recommend using SuperOneClick, which can be found HERE. Too root your device:
-) Make sure you have “USB Debugging mode” activated. In your tablet, go to settings -> Applications -> Development and check (if unchecked) the USB Debugging mode.
-) Connect your device to your PC, if it’s the first time you connect it, you need to wait a little while the drivers get configured.
-) When your device is connected and correctly configured, run SuperOneClick as administrator, and click on “Root”. Now wait a little while it gets rooted.
4) Last step, backup recovery image. For this, you’ll need a terminal emulator. You can download “Android Terminal Emulator” from 1mobile.com or any other app market. To do the backup:
-) Open the terminal emulator on your tablet.
-) Request SuperUser Permissions, to do this, write
Code:
su
and hit enter/return, you’ll be asked if you want to grant SuperUser rights to the app Android Terminal Emulator, click “Allow”.
-) Write this line and hit enter/return:
Code:
dd if=/dev/mtd/mtd6 of=/sdcard/recovery.img bs=4096
-) Now, a file named “recovery.img” should be automatically created on your /sdcard folder. THAT, my friend, is the file we so desperately need to revive our tablets, now zip it and uploaded to any server. (Please )
Now that you are rooted, you can do things such as installing the Google apps. There are a lot of tutorials over the internet, but, let me know if you have any trouble so I can help you
WARNING: Don’t, I repeat DON’T try to install ClockWorkMod using ANY of the tutorials found over the internet. Those tutorials work ONLY for builds previous to 20110106, and if you try to do it on your device, you are going to semi-brick it (just like we did xD).
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nduke416 said:
This might be a stupid question but bear with me, I don't know anything about this. Does personal info get stored on the recovery.ing file? Should I remove apps like the amazon app store or other ones that I have to log in with?
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Will the recovery img work or do we need complete lk.rom and mtds.rom? I was thinking the latter/ You can use ADB to get these files? Still pretty much a noob myself, otherwise I wouldn't be using my 7022 as a coaster.

well I think I did everything right. let me know if this didn't work. link to recovery.img below
depositfiles.com/files/tc8gfx8hr

chiefcrewdog said:
Bleh
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Will the recovery img work or do we need complete lk.rom and mtds.rom? I was thinking the latter/ You can use ADB to get these files? Still pretty much a noob myself, otherwise I wouldn't be using my 7022 as a coaster.
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For the recovery, no. You just need to reflash the stock recovery using fastboot. Let's see if this works...
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nduke416 said:
This might be a stupid question but bear with me, I don't know anything about this. Does personal info get stored on the recovery.ing file? Should I remove apps like the amazon app store or other ones that I have to log in with?
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Negative, the recovery.img file contains only information about the recovery partition, which is used mostly to restor the tablet to factory defaults
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IT WORKS!!!! IT FREAKING WORKS!!!
Dude, nduke416, thank you VERY MUCH. You have definitely provided a solution no one did. So, again thank you very much!!!!
for chiefcrewdog:
to reflash it, you just need to enter fastboot mode in your tablet (power + vol down), copy the recovery.img file to your platform-tools directory on your android sdk folder and from there on a cmd:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
and that's it, you have your recovery back on your 7022!!

nduke416 said:
well I think I did everything right. let me know if this didn't work. link to recovery.img below
depositfiles.com/files/tc8gfx8hr
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Man, is there a possibility you could upload a backup of the boot.img too? the procedure is the same, just changing the dd command to:
Code:
dd if=/dev/mtd/mtd0 of=/sdcard/boot.img bs=4096
I could really appreciate it, that way there is the possibility to have custom ROMs on our builds
Thank you!

I want to root irulu tablet Android 4.0.4

I want to root irulu tablet Android 4.0.4 .
please i need useful way

me too
I also have one of these that I would like to change ROM on.
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Did you ever figure anything out on yours?

You could try using this tool, but be sure to read the whole 1st. post ! And start out with temp-root, to not see if it works without messing anything up.
That said, I don't know if there are any custom recoveries/ROMs available for the device in question.
Edit: Here is an alternative method

Just bought my wife one of these in the 10inch. Does the above methods work for them? Has anyone tried z4root on them with a temp root?

I'll take a look
get me a dump
enable usb debugging
mkdir dump
cd dump
adb pull /system
and then
adb backup -all -system
zip the backup.ab, zip dump and upload both then send me a PM

jcase said:
I'll take a look
get me a dump
enable usb debugging
mkdir dump
cd dump
adb pull /system
and then
adb backup -all -system
zip the backup.ab, zip dump and upload both then send me a PM
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Finally got around to installing adb and got the error device not found. Will trouble shoot and get back. So far I have to say there seems to be no reason to even root the thing. It came with no crap, system is wide open, fast all options available etc. has OS 4. there is the older version w/8in screen that may need rooting so I will get the dump to you asap.

i have this tablet
i have the 10.1 inch irulu tablet and i noticed after running a root checker it came out of the box with root access and if you go to settings under backup and reset there is a recovery mode that can be used to update rom. As for roms though i would be extremely surprised if there are any. hope this helps

I have the irulu AL101 - been search'n for original ROM to restore
This is my first post to this forum I have some learning to do.
I received the iRulu 10.1 AL101 tablet for XMAS and did something stupid (clearly already rooted), I was loading apps from google play and included BusyBox in that selection. After this was installed and rebooted the tablet no longer boots.
I've cracked open the case and can take internal images of the hardware if anyone is interested.
It seems there are no recovery images if I hold the power button down and the home button during boot it come up with an android icon on its side with the cover open and red caution sign - presumably indicating a nothing to boot some hang. Also assuming I'm doing the correctly.
This has the Android 4.04 on it with the crane_al101_xx build image - there is another post with a picture of the build info.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2071266
In my searches I went to the pigpony web site. I was surprised to find this site:
http://image.pigpony.com/image/
There appears to be some images there for various tablets and some restore software. I'm just not sure if I can do anything with these.
Here are some examples of the file names (for the AL001 not the AL101)
name / size
bootlogo.bin / 751KB
ramdisk.img / 149 KB
recovery.img / 1,086 KB
system.img / 245,761 KB
uImage / 2,631 KB
There also appears to be some system restore software there as well.
Not sure if any of this is helpful the instructions on the restore software are in Chinese.
I've tried to use the ADB but the BC1003 Tablet PC is yellow bang in the device manager - any ideas here? I was considering using LiveSuit but I think the software instructions are using an external micro sdcard to restore.
Regards,
Ross

iRulu Restore Instructions
Well I finally did do a low level store following the attached instructions. The only issue is now the wireless doesnt work. Not sure if this is a HW or software problem. When you turn it on it turns off after a few seconds.
Is there any diagnostics to try?
BTW I have not been able to connect with the ADB and perform a dump in the instructions as defined earlier in the thread.

[Q] Can't Get CWM Install To Stick

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Great, glad you got it working!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[CAT S41] Is there a way to root this device? Let's figure it out!

Hi all,
I recently bought a CAT S41 and I'm wondering how to root it. The only other XDA post about this phone and rooting that I can find just has one person saying that kingoroot and one-click root did not work for him.
Things that I can figure -
1. I hear that kingoroot does not work after android 5.1 (yet they say it does on their website ? )
2. OEM Unlocking is available in the developer options and allows you to switch it to on ( Allows bootloader to be unlocked)
3. CAT isn't going to help this root be accomplished
I'm trying to look at other phones that are comparable and trying to find a route that I can root this phone. My end game for this is to get a root tutorial onto XDA that can be easily followed. I have asked the admins for a CAT S41 section also. The S41 comes with Android Nougat and a close to stock ROM. The only real difference is that it comes with a battery share app that can be very useful.
Thanks in advance for any input.

If you find anything, i would be interrested !

A root for this phone would be amazing. The stock ROM seems to have some bugs.

Hi!
I don`t own a CAT S41 but I`m planning to purchase one.
Found these online, so can anyone confirm the instructions work please.
ADB: http://neopodapsi.com/how-to-install-adb-and-fastboot-for-cat-s41/
TWRP: http://neopodapsi.com/how-to-install-twrp-custom-recovery-on-cat-s41/
ROOT: http://neopodapsi.com/how-to-root-cat-s41/
Thank You!

I will pay $50 to anyone that can root this device and can show the way for others to do the same. Message me if youre going to work in it
Thanks

I have this phone. Working fine till yesterday. Latest system update has my phone rebooting randomly.
I am trying to reach manufacturer to get a roll back to previous system.
Please disable auto update in your phones by now or you may find the same issue.
By the way the links provided by k.a.b.0 lead no nowhere but silly commercial surveys that then will redirect you to broken mediafire links.
Regards

perchera said:
I have this phone. Working fine till yesterday. Latest system update has my phone rebooting randomly.
I am trying to reach manufacturer to get a roll back to previous system.
Please disable auto update in your phones by now or you may find the same issue.
By the way the links provided by k.a.b.0 lead no nowhere but silly commercial surveys that then will redirect you to broken mediafire links.
Regards
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Hei,
I had exactly the same experience and I tried EVERY single suggestion on-line to reboot in safe/recovery mode to fix the problem..
Then I chatted with the CAT support and I just found out that the problem is thier last update released !!!!!
actually it doesn't accept the SD card. So just remove the SD card and press the power button ...it should work fine.
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...they also say that they are now aware of this problem and they are trying to fix it ...
So the trick should be to not use the SD card until the next update is released

evelix said:
Hei,
I had exactly the same experience and I tried EVERY single suggestion on-line to reboot in safe/recovery mode to fix the problem..
Then I chatted with the CAT support and I just found out that the problem is thier last update released !!!!!
actually it doesn't accept the SD card. So just remove the SD card and press the power button ...it should work fine.
---------- Post added at 02:38 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:35 PM ----------
...they also say that they are now aware of this problem and they are trying to fix it ...
So the trick should be to not use the SD card until the next update is released
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Yes, me too have this problem..After till previus days have system update, and after upgrading I have reboot loop...First I have no idea what happening...I was try in recovery, wipe, system fctoring in recovery mode (yes, Im lost all my app and data), but still me boot loop making...And after all I was find, it external SD card was problem...Il try all sd card (Kingston, San Disk, Samsung, itd) was always problem with reboot loop... After all I was eject external card and was all in right. Can sameone telll Caterpillar (Bullit Group) for this very great problem. I really need external card with great capacity (128 GB) becao se i need it for my job...

perchera said:
I have this phone. Working fine till yesterday. Latest system update has my phone rebooting randomly.
I am trying to reach manufacturer to get a roll back to previous system.
Please disable auto update in your phones by now or you may find the same issue.
By the way the links provided by k.a.b.0 lead no nowhere but silly commercial surveys that then will redirect you to broken mediafire links.
Regards
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Hey me too! It's a **** eh?
Contacting Cat support tomorrow fully expect to have to ship it to them.

Yes, it's the SD card as the Cat support confirmed by email. They introduced a bug in the latest update, they're aware of that and trying to fix it.
They also told me to see on a daily basis if there's a new update. Until then we will have to leave the SD card out - works fine, only a bit restricted (I'm doing a lot of data intensive stuff usually).

Hi ! since this topic is not only for root anymore, I post here.
Does anyone else have audio issues ? When I listen music, sometimes there are bugs, loops, music is jerky... it often goes in the day, but not always.
The bug occurs on differents music players (deezer, black player, soundcloud, ...) and more often when the screen is off.
Is this for all S41 or is it only me ?

TankiFrench said:
Hi ! since this topic is not only for root anymore, I post here.
Does anyone else have audio issues ? When I listen music, sometimes there are bugs, loops, music is jerky... it often goes in the day, but not always.
The bug occurs on differents music players (deezer, black player, soundcloud, ...) and more often when the screen is off.
Is this for all S41 or is it only me ?
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Almost one year old question, but you are not alone. Even ring tones and notifications have this problem on my phone.

eazrael said:
Almost one year old question, but you are not alone. Even ring tones and notifications have this problem on my phone.
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Actually I don't have this issue anymore. Try to see if your frimware is up to date.

bortski said:
I will pay $50 to anyone that can root this device and can show the way for others to do the same. Message me if youre going to work in it
Thanks
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Add a 50$ from me as well.
Cannot find anything on unlocking bootloader or a twrp or a root software/apk for the device.

DISCLAIMER:
I just shared these steps in hope that it will help some of you achieve root on Cat S41. I am not, in any way, encouraging you to run these commands. YOU chose to follow the steps I have provided to the best of my knowledge. If you damage, soft-brick, hard-brick, or blow up an entire city because you did these steps and point your finger at me, I will laugh at you, make fun of you for not reading this disclaimer, and I will NOT take responsibility for stuff that you did.
I have not tried this on a Cat S41 so please let me know if it works. So I think it's like this:
EDIT: Oh yeah, I forgot that we can't even unlock bootloader. And the command in step 6 doesn't work without running su first. Which requires root and we can't get that in the first place. If you can figure out a workaround, that would, I'm sure, be appreciated by all of us here.
Install all the required drivers for Cat S41 on your PC.
Download ADB and Fastboot tools.
Open ADB.exe and connect your phone to your PC via USB cable.
Type adb devices to verify that your phone is recognized. Allow PC to connect to your phone by clicking allow on the prompt on your phone.
Type adb shell
Then we need to pull boot.img so I think you have to do dd if=/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/boot of=/sdcard/boot.img
Now the boot.img should be copied to the internal storage of your Cat S41.
Install Magisk Manager/App on your phone.
Select Install -> Select an image to patch. Choose the boot.img.
Wait for it to finish the patch.
Copy the patched boot.img to the ADB folder on your PC.
In the ADB window on your PC, type exit to leave ADB shell.
Now type adb reboot fastboot
Once your phone has rebooted to fastboot, type fastboot flash boot boot.img
Alternatively, you could also type fastboot flash boot and then drag the patched boot.img into the command prompt window.
I hope this works. Try this at your own risk. If it actually works (I doubt it will), I don't want to $100. Keep it or donate it to someone else. Or give it to whoever can make a custom rom or TWRP for this device.