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HELP, unrooted my cap, with cognition rom flashed!

I unrooted my phone click "unroot" using original OCLF thinking i didn't need this app anymore being i rooted the phone using usb and one click root when i flashed the cognition rom. Now i actually unrooted the phone and i uninstalled the original oclf and the new version does not let you root. How do i reroot my device? When i follow steps to reroot it has a red screen when im in reboot menu, i believe it is voodoo lag fix gives me many option but i use the power button to select reboot phone since i do not know what to do. Please help thanks!!

hmmm. You can search for root options on 2.2. You xan asks back everything up and reflash the rom.
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how do i reflash if i cant even root my phone tho? when i try to use one click root, the phone goes into boot menu but all letters are red, and talks about voodoo lag fix, i will try again and post all the options that the phone gives

Disable lagfix, select install zip from sd in recovery. You do not need root to flash a rom as long as you have clockwork recovery. The red recovery will work
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also i think i am still rooted since i can still acess my phones file when i connect phone w/ usb and hit mount. but when i use like ti backup it says phone not rooted,

harleydad82 said:
also i think i am still rooted since i can still acess my phones file when i connect phone w/ usb and hit mount. but when i use like ti backup it says phone not rooted,
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Mounting to your pc had nothing to do with root
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ok obviously i'm still kinda new to this, i somewhat understand what you mean, is there anyway you can give me better directions in steps? I know you are using your phone, thanks for the quick responses. how do you disable lag fix, and the rest of the steps?

Disable lagfix
Boot phone to on
Go to my files app
Look for voodoo folder
Inside voodoo folder create a new folder named disable-lagfix
Reboot, you will hear the voices.
flash rom
Make sure rom is on your sd
Long press power button
Select recovery
Once in recovery select install zip from sd
Then select choose zip or something like that
Find the cognition rom
Select
Select again
It is likely when the rom boots voodoo will still be disabled
To re enable go back to voodoo folder on sd, open, delete disable-lagfix folder, reboot. You will hear the voices
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ok i used one click root to force root file that i renamed, it then rebooted phone to a red menu, "clockworkmod recovery v2.5.1.3 - voodoo lagfix" options are:
reboot system now
apply sdcard:update.zip
wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache partition
install zip from sd card
backup and restore
advanced
voodoo lagfix
go back...
Can i select install zip from sdcard from here, is that what you were meaning?
Also on a different note, i have the xda app how do you get notifications from my post?

The rom works fine, so do i need to flash it again, or is this the method i will need to flash all over again to be able to root?

harleydad82 said:
ok i used one click root to force root file that i renamed, it then rebooted phone to a red menu, "clockworkmod recovery v2.5.1.3 - voodoo lagfix" options are:
reboot system now
apply sdcard:update.zip
wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache partition
install zip from sd card
backup and restore
advanced
voodoo lagfix
go back...
Can i select install zip from sdcard from here, is that what you were meaning?
Also on a different note, i have the xda app how do you get notifications from my post?
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Ok please make sure the program you used is for 2.2. If so click apply sd card update zip.
I do not receive notifications, when I am bored and watching tv I am pretty much always playing around. If I am helping someone I am mindful to keep an eye out.
Edit. I love swype but sometimes the words it puts in there are crazy
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harleydad82 said:
The rom works fine, so do i need to flash it again, or is this the method i will need to flash all over again to be able to root?
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As long as the root method you used is for 2.2 you should not have to reflash
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phone works fine and rom is working, I just want the phone to be rooted, how can i do that, maybe i got off subject or didn't mention that the rom works fine just won't let me root the phone.

Your said you did the One click root. Did the program specify for 2.2
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the root method i download was from a thread with video and instructions on how to flash a rom from 2.1 to a custom froyo rom. so if i get this right, your saying i need a file that roots a 2.2 phone? so i need to find in xda one click root for 2.2 right?
Well thanks for being bored and being helpful.
yes swype does put in the weirdest words sometimes

any idea on a 2.2 rooting file? or search?
my biggest bugs with swype are with the words "want" always come up with wasnt. and a few others but "want" bugs me the most

http://www.multiupload.com/02RXSWORVC
Try this. I found it in a search. It should be a download of an update zip to root froyo.save to sd, select apply update.zip in recovery. Make sure file is named update.zip
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ok, just want to get this right, copy file to internal sd, rename "update.zip" then reboot phone to menu right? holding volume buttons and power right? then select reinstall packages? or will it prompt me to select update.zip from sd card

ok , to your last post, how to get into recovery to select update.zip?

harleydad82 said:
ok , to your last post, how to get into recovery to select update.zip?
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Long press power button, should be an option for recovery.
You should have red voodoo recovery select apply update zip
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Recovery problem

First off. I havent rooted my phone before. I really dont know much about it but I have been reading what I could and am running into a problem. I downloaded this ROM:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1227075
and have been following this guide:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1220484
I have the ROM saved on my sd card but when I get the phone into the recovery mode it stops at a picture of a phone with a triangle and ! in the middle of it.
After some reading I read that I can hit the up arrow and power and it brings up another menu. So here I cleared out the cache and even wiped the phone through here.
the error message I get is
E:Can't open /cache/recover/command.
I have rebooted the phone multiple times and nothing has changed. what am I doing?

So did you do the adb method or via the revolution method?
It sounds like clockwork didn't get flashed.
Boot the phone normally and check to see if root is successful.
After its verified you have root, download rom manager and choose flash clockworkmod recovery.
Then reboot to recovery via rom manager or the power + volume down (make sure the PG05IMG.zip is renamed or removed from your sdcard with the power + volume down method) .
Once in clockwork recovery, choose backup and restore, choose backup.
once finished wipe data/factory reset.
Then choose install from zip
Find your zip file.
Install
reboot.
Rename your backup to remind you its the stock backup.
This can be found /sdcard/clockworkmod/backup.
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ibsk8 said:
So did you do the adb method or via the revolution method?I dont know, the instructions I saw basically said to download the root and then go into recovery.
It sounds like clockwork didn't get flashed. does it normally come with the rom?
Boot the phone normally and check to see if root is successful.I dont think the root was successful, it just sits on the sd card
After its verified you have root, download rom manager and choose flash clockworkmod recovery.
Then reboot to recovery via rom manager or the power + volume down (make sure the PG05IMG.zip is renamed or removed from your sdcard with the power + volume down method) .
Once in clockwork recovery, choose backup and restore, choose backup.
once finished wipe data/factory reset.
Then choose install from zip
Find your zip file.
Install
reboot.
Rename your backup to remind you its the stock backup.
This can be found /sdcard/clockworkmod/backup.
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I dont know anything about this stuff. I am reading what I can and there doesnt seem to be a simple instruction guide..(I am a car guy, not an electronic guy, but I am trying to learn this stuff).

i can almost guarantee you don't have clockwork recovery installed. pm me I'll see what I can do for I
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Help switching back to stock from CM9?

Hi. I'm sort of still a newb to android stuff. This tablet is my 2nd android and I managed to get CM9 on here, after installing some weird recovery through goo manager (other methods of getting Clockwork weren't working for me) I liked the stock from a lot better however, and I would like to switch back. Unfortunately I don't have a backup. I've done a search and haven't found anything. Could someone help me out with this seemingly easy problem?
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just dl the stock you need.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1697227
extract the zip one time. You have another zip than. Place it on your internal sd.
Go to recovery (must be CWM) and flash the zip:
install zip than choose zip, than find the zip on your sd. than scroll down the no´s till you see a yes and choose this option.
If you dont have CWM recovery installed, take a look here and follow the video guide for fastboot to install CWM again.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=27745605&postcount=29

So I need cwm? I can't use the recovery that I got from goo manager?
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You should go to asus webpage and download the latest firmware that is for your model. Go to settings on your device and at the latest tab see what version of firmware you have. You are looking for US or WW or another. Then go to asus site at download section and download the correct update that suits u. Unzip it once at the main catalog of the tf300 storage and reboot your machine to recovery (turn off and then turn on by pushing volume down and power until u see some message at the top of the screen. Then release the 2 buttons and push volume down and you will be at recovery menu. There choose wipe data/ factory reset and wipe dalvik cache and choose install zip, choose the zip that u previously unzip to your device and confirm to install it. When it is done after about 3 minutes reboot and u are at the latest stock firmware.
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I got this tablet from the UK. Do I still use the US firmware update? Also, what do you mean by main catalog?
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BeatByte said:
So I need cwm? I can't use the recovery that I got from goo manager?
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Yes you need cwm. For some reason team win recovery won't flash the stock firmware. It's nice and continues to get updates but they don't have our device. It will eventually get ironed out but for now cwm is needed to return to stock. At least that's how it is on my device and some others here on xda.
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DONT USE THE US ONE! Ireland and UK tabs are WW, download the .29 from link at the top,
1.extract it
2.copy extracted .zip to your tablet
3. Factory wipe/reset (do this 3 times)
4. wipe cache
5. wipe dalvik
6. click install from zip
7. navigate to where you have the .zip file stored
8. click the file then navigate down to yes.
9. let the file install
10. wipe cache again
11. wipe dalvik again
12. it will take a few minutes to boot so dont freak out (I did wasnt fun trust me)
13. TADA your now back on stock

d_crossfader said:
DONT USE THE US ONE! Ireland and UK tabs are WW, download the .29 from link at the top,
1.extract it
2.copy extracted .zip to your tablet
3. Factory wipe/reset (do this 3 times)
4. wipe cache
5. wipe dalvik
6. click install from zip
7. navigate to where you have the .zip file stored
8. click the file then navigate down to yes.
9. let the file install
10. wipe cache again
11. wipe dalvik again
12. it will take a few minutes to boot so dont freak out (I did wasnt fun trust me)
13. TADA your now back on stock
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Ah, thanks a lot man. I was literally about to start flashing the US firmware. You probably just saved me from a brick

BeatByte said:
Ah, thanks a lot man. I was literally about to start flashing the US firmware. You probably just saved me from a brick
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No worries dude! I was pretty paniced when I was doing it, I have a more detailed tutorial here with links to rooting it on stock Link

Difficulty Installing Custom ROM

I'm having a lot of difficulty installing a new ROM on to my Sidekick 4G. I root my phone using SuperOneClick. After that, I downloaded Quick Boot, Root Browser, and ROM Manager. I use ROM Manager to get a custom recovery image through CWM. With Root Browser, I copy the Recovery file and paste it to /system/bin and overwrite the recovery file that's already in there. I use Quick Boot to reboot into Recovery. This is what I did when I went into Recovery.
1) Reinstall Packages (Stock Recovery)
2) Install zip from SD Card
3) Choose zip from SD Card
4) I picked whatever zip file had the custom ROM on it
After the installation, everything is fine. Its says its successful or completed. But when I reboot it, the screen is stuck on the screen where it says "T-Mobile Sidekick 4G". I've tried different ROMs and they've came out with the same outcome. And after I do install a ROM and fails, I have to go into Download Mode and unroot the phone again. Its getting a bit tedious and annoying.

You did it wrong
Reinstall packages (stock)
Factory reset/ wipe dalvik an cache
Mounts! Make sure system is unmounted
Then install zip
Reboot system
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Yes! It worked! Thanks for the help!

No problem
To install a different rom you have to install update (red) to (yellow) cwm must use yellow/orange to install new roms an just make sure you wipe everything an mounts
Ps back up your mobile (app)
An recovery an backup (just incase of malfuctions later on)
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immorality said:
No problem
To install a different rom you have to install update (red) to (yellow) cwm must use yellow/orange to install new roms an just make sure you wipe everything an mounts
Ps back up your mobile (app)
An recovery an backup (just incase of malfuctions later on)
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why from red to yellow?

[Q] help needed with rare custom rom (GT-I9010)

hi , being the total rom noob i have some questions
I finally found a ROM for my device , here in the forums.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2117085
Problem is I never succesfully applied a custom rom before.
I found this general guide for flashing custom ROM:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1941028
It's helpfull ,but i don't quite get there.
1) first step of the topic says i need to download files from sammobile and flash em over my phone . I had a look and i think this step is required for the 'clean' install to start from?
2) replace the 3e_recovery file with the existing in System/Bin (download root browser lite from google play store). --> i don't quite get what i need to do here
3) install Rom-manager and install clockworkmod (choose samsung captivate).i find an app called clockworkmod , and find another one which needs to be installed once i start clockworkmod. I succeceed in downloading and selecting the captivate. When i click the 'flash recovery' button i get some error
4) if i reboot in recovery window and try to apply the updates it errors , but this is probably due to 5 mistakes i already did before.
Sorry for this noob question. If my phone would be a popular one i probably would get there with the default guides on youtube and stuff , but right now i don't quite figure it out
Thanks in advance to anyone trying to help me.
Yoshiwa

U dont need to flash from sam mobile
Normal method:
Put rom in internal sd card
Go to cwm
Select wipe data/factory reset
Select wipe cache
Select wipe delvik cache
Go back
Select install zip from sd card
Select chooze zip from sd card
Select chooze zip from internal sd card
Select zip
Reboot
This should fix ur problem:thumbup:
HIT THANKS IF I HELPED
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