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RC30 with root - success

Update: I'd recommend using the full update found here instead - it's less likely to fail than this one based on the patch update.
I've managed to build a working RC30 update that retains root via adb shell. Much of the credit goes to the people in this thread. All I did was build an updated boot.img with ro.secure set to 0, and reinsert it into the RC30 update.
Installing it will require the modded RC29 recovery image found in that thread.
A warning: if you've modified any files that are patched in the RC30 update, bad things will happen. Also, I had to disable the version check, so if you attempt to apply the update to anything but RC29, bad things will happen. I'm not responsible if your phone is bricked, bursts into flames, or even starts walking around on it's own and attacks you.
Modified RC30 update

did you have any trouble installing it? I will give it a try later today.

1 question, so theres no root on the phone Only by adb?
Edit:2 questions have you try to put busybox on?

It worked fine for me. Just follow the manual firmware update procedure, and it should work, as long as you're already running the modified RC29.

humble said:
1 question, so theres no root on the phone Only by adb?
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Yeah, it closes the root console bug. However, once you have root via adb, you can do pretty much anything you want, including create a new suid root shell.

yes thats all i need to know disregard my edit

it dose not work I'm stuck! i got some sort of error

It won't let me mount the SD card... gonna ask in the other thread

What was the error exactly? Did it come at the recovery screen when you first tried to update, or later? Is your phone still working?

rale00 said:
What was the error exactly? Did it come at the recovery screen when you first tried to update, or later? Is your phone still working?
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Thanks for asking the error was 105, yes later, and yes
and this is what i did
THANK GOD!! for JesusFreke Restore Original RC29 Boot Image.zip. if what happened to me happens to anyone just rename that file up above to update and your golden.
Note: i used it and now i have
kila-user 1.0 TC4-RC30 116143
ota-rel-keys,release-keys
i dont understand... and i sill have root on my phone and busybox, and telnetd exploit still works
maybe i should try it again?

It sounds like the update partially completed for you, since it claims to be RC30, but it failed either sometime before or during the flash of the updated boot.img. boot.img has the fix for the telnetd exploit, which is why it's still working for you after restoring the RC29 version.
If you try to run the RC30 update again, it will probably fail, since some or all of your other files are already updated.
The bad news is, you probably won't be able to install any future updates with the state you're in now. What you probably want to do now is try to figure out how far along in the update script it failed.
If you can download the following files off your phone, and post them somewhere, I'll compare them to the versions in a completely updated RC30 and should be able to get a better idea of where you are.
/system/framework/android.awt.jar
/system/app/GoogleSearch.apk
/system/app/Bugreport.apk

What good thing i made a backup of my flash i am going to see if i can restore it using this methodhttp://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=442831
but witch partitions should i flash? and is it a good idea

rale00 said:
/system/framework/android.awt.jar
/system/app/GoogleSearch.apk
/system/app/Bugreport.apk
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how do i get them to the sdcard? i will post them

I can get root through adb shell after this, which is fantastic!
So I try this from adb shell:
cd /system/bin
echo sh > su
chmod 4755 su
But when I run su from the phone's terminal, I don't get a root shell. (reboot gives me a reboot: Operation not permitted.
Any ideas?

humble said:
What good thing i made a backup of my flash i am going to see if i can restore it using this methodhttp://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=442831
but witch partitions should i flash? and is it a good idea
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Oh, that's good news. If you have a backup of mtd3 / "system", then you should be able to just restore that and be in good shape.

rale00 said:
Oh, that's good news. If you have a backup of mtd3 / "system", then you should be able to just restore that and be in good shape.
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thanks, but i wanna help out with those files. and do you know the exact commands to copy(i know cp and"???? ") and to restore mtd3

SORRY........

to restore is this right....
cat /dev/zero >> /dev/mtd/mtd3
flash_system /sdcard/mtd3.img

To copy them to sd card:
cat /system/framework/android.awt.jar > /sdcard/android.awt.jar
cat /system/app/GoogleSearch.apk > /sdcard/GoogleSearch.apk
cat /system/app/Bugreport.apk > /sdcard/Bugreport.apk
I haven't tried this, so I don't know if it works, but to restore system, if you backed it up using the directions in the other thread, should just be:
flash_image system /sdcard/mtd3.img
I wouldn't recommend cat /dev/zero to it first, because flash_image is actually on the system partition.

rale00 said:
To copy them to sd card:
cat /system/framework/android.awt.jar > /sdcard/android.awt.jar
cat /system/app/GoogleSearch.apk > /sdcard/GoogleSearch.apk
cat /system/app/Bugreport.apk > /sdcard/Bugreport.apk
I haven't tried this, so I don't know if it works, but to restore system, if you backed it up using the directions in the other thread, should just be:
flash_image system /sdcard/mtd3.img
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Thanks rale00, when im finish if it works i'l post

Getting update.zip with test key working on froyo

Hi guys, it just came to my mind that test-key signed update.zip files were working back in the eclair days, so i guess the problem is the new recovery in the froyo builds needing Samsung signed files. Same problem was present on the sgs when it moved to froyo, but the devs there managed to change back to old recovery to make them work again, would be nice if someone could find a similar solution for the sg3 also... for more info search for recovery 2e 3e howto in sgs dev section... i am very busy at the moment and go for vacation on Sunday so wont find time to look into this before beginning of March, but eventually someone else could do it and just needed the hint....

Ok, to give this a bump, i need someone with a eclair rom installed and a rooted system. What i need is two files: /sbin/recovery and /sbin/recovery.sh
I think if we swap those files in jpf or whatever Froyo version we could use update.zip files again...

FadeFx
I have JK1 but in sbin directory I have only recovery file, no signs of recovery.sh

sorry, my bad, recovery.sh is part of the modified clockwork mod recovery on sgs custom kernel. also i am in conversation with hardcore about this, and eventually wed have to change the file in initramfs of the kernel... but we will see. to bad i go on vacation tomorrow and will be away for 3 weeks (going to thailand, cant wait to be there...) so i wont have time to complete this, but i will gather info and eventually gsam101 could compile a zimage with old recovery...

Ok, here is my pm conversation with hardcore, seems it can be done easily with loosing new recovery, or the complicated way keeping new recovery for system calls (CSC changes and stuff) and loading old recovery when using 3 button combo. All this is done by recovery.sh
hardcore said:
No u replace /system/bin/recovery in the rom, not kernel.
For kernel if u want to reroute to another recovery u have to use some shell script logic. Check out the initramfs source of my kernel for recovery.sh.
ok, thanx... so we would have to change the file /system/bin/recovery in the zimage´s initramfs to exchange recovery, right?
can we also put the replacement recovery into /sbin to replace the original? and if how is it then called when actually entering recovery mode so we dont enter the old recovery?
thanx Gerd
The recovery executable that comes with the ROM is actually in /system/bin/recovery
Modified kernels like mine have another CWM recovery in the kernel which is in /sbin/recovery which is compiled into the kernel's read-only initramfs.
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Content of recovery.sh:
(lagfix stuff is about sztupys lagfix for the sgs and can be ignored for g3 at the moment.
This replaces stock froyo recovery (3e) with clockwork recovery, but same procedure applies to old 2e recovery.
Code:
#!/sbin/busybox sh
/sbin/busybox cp /sbin/fat.format /system/bin/fat.format
# use default recovery from rom if we have an update to process, so things like CSC updates work
# Use CWM if we simply entered recovery mode by hand, to be able to use it's features
if /sbin/busybox [ -f "/cache/recovery/command" ];
then
# if we use the original recovery it might modify the filesystem, so we erase our config, in order to avoid regeneration
# of the filesystems. The drawback is that the lagfix has to be re-applied by hand
/sbin/busybox rm /system/etc/lagfix.conf
/sbin/busybox rm /system/etc/lagfix.conf.old
rm /sdcard
mkdir /sdcard
#/sbin/rec2e &
/system/bin/recovery &
else
# TODO: CWM is a bit more intelligent, but it might fail to
/sbin/recovery &
fi;
Hope someone can make use of this to get update.zip working again...

Nobody looked into this yet? This would make much things easier for us...
Bump

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realy hope we get some good progress and development on this thread....
sry but im just a noob and flashing is all i do right now
but if i can give any help feel free to ask

Gonna check this out. If I get OCD about this, v1.2 will be delayed.
This could be really useful. For everyone.
Sent from my Lestatious v1.2 Galaxy 3 FROYO

Lestat, i think this is info enough, if not pm me with the questions and ill do my best to find out.

FadeFx said:
Lestat, i think this is info enough, if not pm me with the questions and ill do my best to find out.
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Alright. Will do chief. Gonna bookmark this thread so I remember tomorrow.
Sent from my Lestatious v1.2 Galaxy 3 FROYO

I have the 2.1 recovery file. . If anyone interested i think i can post if xda allows. ..
Sent from my GT-I5800 using XDA App

I was going to respond, but you responded for me: I tried to make some change to the recovery, basically to make Clockworkmod Recovery work. It seems that in Samsung's phones, the recovery is stored in /system, which is a total nonsense. I managed to get CWN almost work, but it was really buggy.

Gsam101 said:
I was going to respond, but you responded for me: I tried to make some change to the recovery, basically to make Clockworkmod Recovery work. It seems that in Samsung's phones, the recovery is stored in /system, which is a total nonsense. I managed to get CWN almost work, but it was really buggy.
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How buggy is it?
And i noticed that's where recovery was also. I was like, Hmm. Strange.

The Dark Lestat said:
How buggy is it?
And i noticed that's where recovery was also. I was like, Hmm. Strange.
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Like i had to flash my phone back to make it work ^^

Did u use the sgs version of cwm or did u do an own port for the g3? I guess the sgs version wont run due to different bml layout

Gsam101 said:
I was going to respond, but you responded for me: I tried to make some change to the recovery, basically to make Clockworkmod Recovery work. It seems that in Samsung's phones, the recovery is stored in /system, which is a total nonsense. I managed to get CWN almost work, but it was really buggy.
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Hi Gsam101
I interested in compile custom recovery too.
Can You please share build configs for apollo projects?

just wanted to bump this thread, since i think we should now have devs that should be capable of doing such stuff, update.zip support is normally a must have for any android device

is this helpful in any way? -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=12244509&postcount=159

No, not yet. Clockwork needs to be ported to our device to run, which i am not able to do. If u can port it i can eventually give some hints...

i have wrote to the developer of ROM Manager APP (Clockwork Recovery) asking him to support our phone. I wrote just because i saw
Don't see your phone? Email me if you want to help me get it working!
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on his page (http://www.koushikdutta.com/2010/02/clockwork-recovery-image.html)
i'm not good at programming so i think if the developer replies and the answer will be yes then someone like FadeFx or anyone else who can help should contact [email protected] or [email protected]

[Q] Cant boot after changing /system attributes using CHMOD

Hi,
i was trying to change the /system permissions using adb shell... commands shown in the attached screenshot
my main purpose was to install CWM for which we need to push modified recovery into /system/bin which requires rw permissions....
to do that i used the command chmod 6 /system from root and then tried to mv recovery file from sd root to /system/bin but that failed
when i checked the /system attributes using stat -c %A /system it returned "d------rw-"
after that i tried to mount the system from shell command but failed... then the phone got hanged and when i removed the USB cable it rebooted straight into recovery...
since the ive tried to check directory listing with adb ls /system command but it returns nothing... adb ls /data also shows only 3 files... i had taken a backup of /system using adb pull but i dont knw how much that'll help...
i did not take any backups before that... was trying to install CWM so that i could take rom backup....
im not able to boot the phone normally...
i would like to know if i can go back to original state?? if not is ther any other solution like flashing a new ROM or something...??
i would like to extract contacts nd messages if possible...
System config:
- Samsung Galaxy S 4G... everything stock
- Rooted!!
thanks in advance...

chi_visor said:
Hi,
i was trying to change the /system permissions using adb shell... commands shown in the attached screenshot
my main purpose was to install CWM for which we need to push modified recovery into /system/bin which requires rw permissions....
to do that i used the command chmod 6 /system from root and then tried to mv recovery file from sd root to /system/bin but that failed
when i checked the /system attributes using stat -c %A /system it returned "d------rw-"
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'chmod 6 /system' did what you asked it to do. chmod, on a basic level, uses three (3) sets of permissions: global, group, and user. What you effectively did was set the user permissions to rw but blanked out everything else (like chmod 006).
If you can get into the shell, do this:
chmod 755 /system
That should put it back the way it was (7 = rwx for global, 5=rx for group, 5=rx for user)
See if that helps. Report back and let me know.
Real quick; I had my permissions backward. Although you still want 755 it should've read like this:
rwx for user
rx for group
rx for global
I had them backward.

Thanks stephen_w for ur reply...
I cant get into shell when i enter adb shell it throws this message
- exec '/system/bin/sh' failed: Permission denied (13)
any idea??

chi_visor said:
Thanks stephen_w for ur reply...
I cant get into shell when i enter adb shell it throws this message
- exec '/system/bin/sh' failed: Permission denied (13)
any idea??
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I was worried about something like that. My guess is that your best bet is to see if you can get into download mode and flash a new ROM. Were you on Froyo or GB before? If you were on Froyo & you're trying to get to GB you'll need to insure you flash a ROM with the right boot loaders first, like chadster's KG4 (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1183413).
Let me know if I can be of help.

I was worried that I would have to flash a new ROM. Not that i mind doing it but ive not backed up anything!! I'd atleast like to see my contacts somewhere... let me know if that's possible...
So there's no other way to come out of this deadlock??
Im on Froyo... If its possible to roll back to stock Froyo it'll be great... If not i'll go for GB... Ive nothing against GB but i'd like to be sure everything works the way it was b4...
Its great to know you have and understanding of my problem... thanks mate...

chi_visor said:
I was worried that I would have to flash a new ROM. Not that i mind doing it but ive not backed up anything!! I'd atleast like to see my contacts somewhere... let me know if that's possible...
So there's no other way to come out of this deadlock??
Im on Froyo... If its possible to roll back to stock Froyo it'll be great... If not i'll go for GB... Ive nothing against GB but i'd like to be sure everything works the way it was b4...
Its great to know you have and understanding of my problem... thanks mate...
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If your contacts were set to sync with Google or your carrier, then they will sync back to your phone after you flash. Given you were on Froyo, you can grab one of the Froyo ROMs from the bible (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1117554). Those will likely be rooted, deodexed, or something along those lines. If you want pure stock, you can grab that from samfirmware.com. You'll have to register to navigate to the firmware, though. I'd post a link but it wouldn't work right. Just go to the 'mobile' link and look for the SGH-T959V stuff. Either way, KD1 was the latest Froyo out there from Samsung.

Yup... I'll check on samfirmware.com..
sad abt contacts cuz dint sync the latest ones with google...
anyway i'll try the other method...
thanks..

Sorry man. Best of luck to you. Let me know if you get it fixed.

hi stephen_w,
I downloaded the T959VUVKD1 firmware from samfirmware.com....
I used odin to flash it...
after switchin on the phone in download mode... i flashed the firmware by browsing the file in PDA and leaving PIT, BOOTLOADER, Phone and CSC blank...
the process started and after cache.fs... below it was message:Complete(Write) operation failed.... it stopped nd showed fail in red...
i held the power key for a long time but then it started to show a phone linked to the computer with a yellow exclamation sign...
what does this mean?? im not able to boot into either recovery or download mode now...
please help...

ODIN will still see it when it looks that way, so don't fret! I had similar issues before but mine was a faulty download. Try using this one. It's not 100% stock as it's been deodexed, but it should work:
http://www.multiupload.com/7L5YDG8X8V

Ya im downloading tat one... Odin is detecting nd working... so i guess re-flashing should do the trick...
Jus to confirm I should leave fields other than PDA blank rite?

Yes, PDA only & let ODIN decide what should be checked.
Sent from my SGH-T959V using XDA App

Up and running jus like b4...
Thanks bro...

No worries; glad you're working again!

[A510/A511] [WIP] Stock ROM dumps - Get back to factory state

As we now have functional recovery options on our tablets, and people will inevitably mess things up with their device, we need to get a way to get your tablets back to factory condition. But I need your help with this!
What do you want?
Here's my idea: We have all seen various ZIPs floating around, most of them leaked from somewhere. The problem with these is that you can't use OTA updates, and I'm not sure what Acer Service Center thinks of custom ROM installs. What I want is to build a list of software that is officially distributed by Acer, is OTA-updateable, etc. For this reason, I want people that have not yet modified their tablets (except root) to provide image dumps of their /system, /boot, /flexrom, and /recovery partition. It's really easy to do, and you'll help yourself and others when they get into trouble.
Can I help?
Answer all of the following questions. If at one point the answer is "Sorry, you can't help", well... You can't help
Is your device unlocked and rooted? Yes - You can help! / No - You can still help, but you need to unlock and root your device.
Do you have the original Acer ROM installed on your device? Yes - You can help! / No - Sorry, you can't help
Have you received the latest OTA updates for your device? Yes - You can help! / No - You can help as well!
Have you removed any apps or files from the /system or /flexrom partition? Yes - Sorry, you can't help / No - You can help!
Have you installed a custom recovery image? Yes - You can still help, as long as everything else is still original / No - You can help!
Okay, so I can help, now what?
If you can and are willing to help (remember, it could save your own ass one day), follow the instructions below. If you get stuck or simply don't know where to start but are willing to help, let us know in this thread and I'm sure we can all help eachother out.
This will not gather any personal data from you. Personal data is stored on the /data partition, which we don't need, so: No worries!
Root your device, if you haven't already.
Connect your tablet to your computer via ADB
Type the following command: adb shell. You are now logged into your tablet. You can exit at any time by typing exit and hitting ENTER.
Type the following command: dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p2 of=/sdcard/boot.img. This will copy your /boot partition to a file called boot.img on your internal storage. This one will be fast, it only has about 8MB to copy.
This step can be skipped if you have a custom recovery! Type the following command: dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p1 of=/sdcard/recovery.img. This will copy your /recovery partition to a file called recovery.img on your internal storage. This one will be fast as well, it only has about 6MB to copy.
Type the following command: dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p3 of=/sdcard/system.img. This will copy your /system partition to a file called system.img on your internal storage. This one will take a bit longer, it has about 360MB to copy.
Type the following command: dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p6 of=/sdcard/flexrom.img. This will copy your /flexrom partition to a file called flexrom.img on your internal storage. This one will take a bit longer as well, it has about 360MB to copy.
Type exit to exit the ADB shell. Copy the four .img files from your tablet (internal storage) to your computer. You might have to reboot your tablet if the files don't show up.
ZIP or RAR these files, and upload them somewhere. If you can't find a place to store them: send me a private message or reply in this thread and we'll arrange something else. If you have uploaded the files somewhere: again, send me a private message or reply in this thread.
So now what?
When I receive your files, I will package them into an update.zip that can be flashed from custom recoveries. This will then restore everything (including the custom recovery) to factory state, which can help you in getting your device back to stock.
What versions do you have already?
Acer_AV041_A510_1.044.00_WW_GEN1 (download links will follow shortly)
Acer_AV041_A510_1.098.00_EMEA_CUS1 (download links will follow shortly)
Acer_AV041_A510_1.099.00_EMEA_DE (download links will follow shortly)

The idea sounds great so far. But I have a small problem to make a complete backup for my a511.
Your linked root tutorial for the procedure is only for a100/a510 and doesn't work for a511, as I understand.
The tutorial for rooting the a511 needs first to flash a CWM.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1729432
So it isn't possible for us to backup the recovery partition, right ?
I have the stock Acer_AV041_511_1.028.00_EMEA_DE on my device.
Is it even possible to backup and recover the baseband ?
I'm very interested in your CWM recovery for a511 too, but since many guys f++++d up their device now, I want to make sure that my device will not goes the same way.

i can help, n my tab is rooted.
but i don understand the first step: Connect your tablet to your computer via ADB

What about if we have removed system apps (such as the antivirus that comes with the tablet). It wouldn't be a complete dump if it didn't include those.
I have root and am happy to provide a dump, but I did uninstall several of the crappier pre-installed apps that came with my tablet.

scorpio16v said:
The idea sounds great so far. But I have a small problem to make a complete backup for my a511.
Your linked root tutorial for the procedure is only for a100/a510 and doesn't work for a511, as I understand.
The tutorial for rooting the a511 needs first to flash a CWM.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1729432
So it isn't possible for us to backup the recovery partition, right ?
I have the stock Acer_AV041_511_1.028.00_EMEA_DE on my device.
Is it even possible to backup and recover the baseband ?
I'm very interested in your CWM recovery for a511 too, but since many guys f++++d up their device now, I want to make sure that my device will not goes the same way.
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Hi, your device will not brick, I can send you a test A511 recovery if you want. Worst that can happen is that recovery won't boot, but in that case you can simply put back recovery. Send me a private message and we can work something out.

scae said:
What about if we have removed system apps (such as the antivirus that comes with the tablet). It wouldn't be a complete dump if it didn't include those.
I have root and am happy to provide a dump, but I did uninstall several of the crappier pre-installed apps that came with my tablet.
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Then it's of no use, unless you have a backup of your pre-installed apps. Removing apps from the /system or /flexrom partition is not recommended, and you gain nothing by it: You only gain space on read-only filesystems which you won't use in 99% of situations, and you've now broken OTA's for yourself as well, as OTA's will only install when apps are present unless you start modifying OTA files.
The 'correct' way to get rid of pre-installed apps is simply freezing them, either from the settings menu or with an app like Titanium Backup. This will make it seem like they're not there (so they don't use resources at all), but the APKs don't get removed.
So unfortunately, we can't use your dumps to restore devices to factory state. Unless, ofcourse, you've made a backup of the apps somewhere.

skymario said:
i can help, n my tab is rooted.
but i don understand the first step: Connect your tablet to your computer via ADB
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Do you have ADB or the Android SDK installed?

NoThrills said:
Do you have ADB or the Android SDK installed?
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I just learned ADB, n successful install ur CWM, later will try to dump my stock Rom to u.
My stock Rom version 1.073 ww gen1

does it matter if the system apps have been frozen or do they need to be unfrozen first?

I have flashed that remove stock recovery mod so the stock rom doesn't keep overwriting cwm on reboot. Does that disqualify me? If not I'll dump my rom for you when I get home.
I'm on this rom version:
ro.build.pandora.id=Acer_AV041_A510_RV28RC04_PA_CUS1
ro.build.flexrom.id=Acer_AV041_A510_1.076.00_PA_CUS1

I unlocked bootloader,rooted,installed cwm then backed up my stock rom.Could i restore my stock rom then be able to send you those fills
and return to total stock.

NoThrills said:
Hi, your device will not brick, I can send you a test A511 recovery if you want. Worst that can happen is that recovery won't boot, but in that case you can simply put back recovery. Send me a private message and we can work something out.
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i think he mean that the a511 recovery doesn't work properly....you can flash a zip, but nearly all other options brick the device
i have a a511 too with Acer_AV041_A511_1.028.00.EMEA_DE and can help with testing or something else

I have Acer AV041_A510_1.079.00_PA_CA. (Canada)
I have not done a thing to it because it is a replacement for the Galaxy Note I bricked trying to upgrade from GB to ICS, too early.
I might try again if I was sure I could get back to where I am, using your process.
I assume that your Root link is comprehensive but I also need reassurance on how to ADB.
[email protected]
Sent from my A510

blgblade said:
i think he mean that the a511 recovery doesn't work properly....you can flash a zip, but nearly all other options brick the device
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No, as I understand, the only working methode to root the a511 is to bootloader unlock, flash the custom recovery and then the root.zip.
Maybe I'm wrong and there is another working way to root the device ?
The problem is simply, that we lost the stock recovery before we have a backup from it.
If we have another root way for a511, the backup of stock firmware is done in a few minutes and from this point we can test the a511 custom recovery from NoThrills.

To the A511 owners: Technically, if you have a install-recovery.sh file on your device, the device will always flash recovery back from the boot.img.
In theory: To test, one could simply overwrite the stock recovery with my Recovery (not the other ones, they will brick your device) and then when you reboot, your device will overwrite the recovery with the stock one again. So you really don't need a backup of the recovery partition.
As long as you don't let your device fully boot (so, stay in recovery) there's plenty of time to test if the recovery works or not. If it doesn't, simply reset your device and it will flash back the original recovery (again: provided there is a install-recovery.sh in your /system partition).
So again, if anyone is willing to test, let me know

NoThrills said:
To the A511 owners: Technically, if you have a install-recovery.sh file on your device, the device will always flash recovery back from the boot.img.
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I can't find a install-recovery.sh in /system partition on my a511. Search on root-explorer can't find one on the device.
Even NOT on /system/etc like on other devices.

NoThrills said:
So unfortunately, we can't use your dumps to restore devices to factory state. Unless, ofcourse, you've made a backup of the apps somewhere.
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Ah damn, I did back them up via titanium but it doesn't seem to want to restore them - it just sits there say restoring app.

scorpio16v said:
I can't find a install-recovery.sh in /system partition on my a511. Search on root-explorer can't find one on the device.
Even NOT on /system/etc like on other devices.
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Yeah, I meant /system/etc... That's weird, I'd figure Acer would use the same system on the A511... Let me check one of the leaked ROMs...

Hello,
I have an stock Acer_AV041_A510_1.098.00_EMEA_CUS1, there we go for the files
Host file is not the stock version, it was edited by AdAway.
Can you make a version without recovery overwritting ?
I thinks a lot of people want to try some roms... just for testing...
Acer_AV041_A510_1.098.00_EMEA_CUS1 boot && system && flexroom:
http :// dl.free.fr/jDEmTNSD4
Have Fun

Hello,
I have the same rom without root or unlocked bootloader or moded recovery so if the above on does not make it I'll upload mine.
Sent from my A510 using xda app-developers app

ClockWorkMod Recovery Touch 6.0.4.4 Loki'd "CWM.LOK" file [10/27/2013]

This is a Loki'd ClockWorkMod Recovery TOUCH file that I created on my AT&T Samsung Galaxy S4 SGH-I337 with the UCUAMDL baseband.
Flash using loki_flash in a Terminal window (how I did mine) or ADB using the command loki_patch recovery cwm.lok. If running in a Terminal window, make sure you have SU access first and that the cwm.lok file is in the same folder as the loki_patch file. I placed both of mine on the root of my external SD card.
After flashing this I rebooted into Recovery via ROM Manager and Touch was installed.
Hope this helps someone else!

Can you give clearer, more specific instructions on how to use this?

this is pre-lokid whe build by builder.clockworkmod.ckm
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jd1639 said:
Can you give clearer, more specific instructions on how to use this?
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UnRar the file and copy the CWM.LOK file onto your SD card.
Download and save the loki_flash file from here:https: // github dot com/djrbliss/loki/tree/master/bin
Copy the loki_flash file onto your SD card in the same location as the CWM.LOK file.
Open a Terminal session (download and install your favorite Terminal app from the Play store)
In the Terminal window type:
[email protected]:/ $ su
[email protected]:/ # cd /<path to location you saved the files to>
[email protected]:/ # ./loki_flash recovery cwm.lok
* Note - not responsible if this bricks your device. Your best bet is to read up on how to do this yourself at https:// github dot com/djrbliss/loki, save your own aboot.img file and built your own CWM.LOK file.

blackwing182 said:
this is pre-lokid whe build by builder.clockworkmod.ckm
Sent from my SGH-I337 using Tapatalk
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If this recovery.img file was downloaded from http://www.clockworkmod.com/rommanager then it is not loki'd by default. I actually just tried to flash the .img file i downloaded from there and it gave me the unauthorized BS and i had to heimdall the stock recovery image back on.
ROM Manager has a script that it runs AFTER the recovery.img file is downloaded that loki's the recovery.img, then flashes it to the device.

Question....
jakew02 said:
If this recovery.img file was downloaded from http://www.clockworkmod.com/rommanager then it is not loki'd by default. I actually just tried to flash the .img file i downloaded from there and it gave me the unauthorized BS and i had to heimdall the stock recovery image back on.
ROM Manager has a script that it runs AFTER the recovery.img file is downloaded that loki's the recovery.img, then flashes it to the device.
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I have full root access with SuperSU on sgh_i337 NC1 SELinux permissive. I froze all Knox related apps with TiBu. You flashed and soft bricked... now my question is.... Is it Knox that gave you the warning about the unauthorized flash attempt? I don't think I can flash traditionally anyway with the boot loader the way it is, but I havnt found anyone else that's fully rooted 4.4.2 either, so this is an original question lol. If I soft brick, I'm pretty well dead at this point, but in for a dime, in for a dollar I guess lol. After a 15 hour hack session fighting with Knox I don't wan to lose now :cyclops: I need a recovery though,

Lt1streconbn said:
I have full root access with SuperSU on sgh_i337 NC1 SELinux permissive. I froze all Knox related apps with TiBu. You flashed and soft bricked... now my question is.... Is it Knox that gave you the warning about the unauthorized flash attempt? I don't think I can flash traditionally anyway with the boot loader the way it is, but I havnt found anyone else that's fully rooted 4.4.2 either, so this is an original question lol. If I soft brick, I'm pretty well dead at this point, but in for a dime, in for a dollar I guess lol. After a 15 hour hack session fighting with Knox I don't wan to lose now :cyclops: I need a recovery though,
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This thread is from 2013, and it's referring to the old MDL firmware. Your on NC1, which came out nearly a year after this was posted... the reason your phone is softbricked is because any loki-based recoveries,etc do not work on devices MF3+. Your want to check out this thread to get help in restoring your device. Remember, next time to look at the date of the posting and to read around the forums before trying to modify your device if you are unsure what you are suppose to be doing.
Your need to use Odin, to flash your phone back to stock NC1. It's in the thread I linked above....

I'm not soft bricked lol... I'm trying to figure out how far I can push it without that happening I have su in /system/xbin & /system/bin... Long story but I needed it there while I was restricted to root access only in terminal emulator for a few hours getting Knox to take a nap. I have learned new respect for that dang little app!!!! I actually got full root without PC/Linux support In 4.4.2 that's... Probably the reason's Knox never saw it happening lol I'm still messed on recovery besides safe strap unfortunately, but I'll take SuperSU over towelroot or safe root any day I grabbed a nap and I'm deodexing my system apps and framework now. I was kinda excited and didn't notice the date... Ty for the help, but Ialready have stock firmware I'd need. I'll head over to the newer thread... I actually have an idea on the boot loader from the decompiled Knox file I've gone thru. The boot loader IS locked, but we have a very limited exploit. Knox has been revamped five times that I caught I believe, and it ridiculously still had the ability to safely uninstall itself like it done early on lol. Crazy! Anyhow tks... I'll head over there. This was just funnier than when I found 'vold 2.0 the vengence' rofl