Howdy,
I'm trying to flash ClockworkMod Recovery on my Verizon Galaxy S3, and it's having an issue.
I'm following this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1875914
"- Select "Flash ClockworkMod Recovery"
- Find and select "Samsung Galaxy S3 (Verizon)"
- You'll see the blue bar at the top indicating progress, when it nears the end you'll need to Accept/Grant the app SuperUser permissions"
For me, it pops up a window, downloads something, and then says "Flashing..." and the blue bar in this box is at 100%, but it just gets stuck there and doesn't seem to finish.. I've let it sit for about 10 minutes and still nothing. I can press the back button and do the whole thing over again, but it just keeps doing the same thing.
Also, it never asks for SuperUser permission (I am rooted, and have SuperUser installed and bootloader unlocked.)
So, any idea why it's getting stuck here? Is it safe to reboot? would that help?
Don't use ROM manager. Download ez recovery and use that.
If I helped you in some way.... pass on the favor and help the next person!
kintwofan said:
Don't use ROM manager. Download ez recovery and use that.
If I helped you in some way.... pass on the favor and help the next person!
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Thanks man, that worked.
I'm still curious why Rom Manager wouldn't work though...
I had the same problem but all i had to do was open ez recovery and let it ask for permission, after that i went back to rom manager ad it worked fine.
lmagee4516 said:
I had the same problem but all i had to do was open ez recovery and let it ask for permission, after that i went back to rom manager ad it worked fine.
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I can confirm this, I just had to do this on a Samsung epic 4g touch (sprint galaxy s2)
for some reason the exact same thing worked for me. As soon as I opened ez recovery and granted it access. I reopened rom manager and it worked
Kashank said:
I can confirm this, I just had to do this on a Samsung epic 4g touch (sprint galaxy s2)
for some reason the exact same thing worked for me. As soon as I opened ez recovery and granted it access. I reopened rom manager and it worked
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Trying to flash CWM using ROM Manager (rooted Blaze t769 ICS). ROM Manager does not ask for permissions and says it is flashing thought it clearly is not (seems to be stuck at that point). Ez recovery at Play store says it is for Verizon S3. Do I understand that
if I install ez recovery and start it, it will ask for permissions and after granting it the permissions, I go back to ROM Manager and flash CWM? If I am in the wrong area, apologies. Thanks.
Others who are having issues installing cwm via rom manager, I had the same exact problem. Don't use the ez recovery fix for other.
IT WILL BRICK YOUR PHONE BADLY, ITS ONLY FOR SAMSUMG GALAXY S3.
Always remember, if its not stated as your device supported. Don't try it.
The reason why rom manager doesn't work in flashing is you have the free version, upgrade to premium and behold, it works like a charm.
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I have been researching how to root my inspire for the last couple days and finally went ahead and tried it. Here is my problem. I used bubby's (I apologize if i messed up his name) tool and everything seemed to be going great until I got to the part near the end of the video where it says that it will flash the rom with superloader etc. in it. It then just hangs for a while and nothing happens. The phone will now make calls,text but with no sound on my end. It seems to me that I now have a desire HD. Where do i go from here? Thank you in advance.
Download the hack kit and flash the PD98IMG file
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download rom manager from market, flash recovery, download a rom, then flash the rom through recovery.
thank you guys for your quick response. I installed Rom Manager but it says that I do not have root. When using the tool I know that it did say my phone had s-off. Is that temporary ?
did you run the rage command from terminal emulator?
i did. It all seemed to work until the point where it says it will flash the cooked rom with busybox,superuser etc. then it just doesn't seem to find it or something. it sits in the fastloader screen with the bootloader option highlighted. how long should that take ?
It can take a while, just to make it easier for you, run the ruu to get back to stock (will still have s-off) then run the rooting process again, you can also try the hack kit as well.
There is a link to the ruu in the guide. You will not have to s-on.
At this point since your rom is downgraded instead of flashing back to stock you could download visionary from the desire hd forum and root that way.
Its up to you.
ok. I downloaded visionary a few minutes ago thinking i may need it. I will try that now. thank you both for the help.
connordroid said:
ok. I downloaded visionary a few minutes ago thinking i may need it. I will try that now. thank you both for the help.
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visionary will root your phone, from there you will have to flash a rom via clock work mod recovery, which you can flash with rom manager.
If you need help flashing a rom check out my guide that is stickied.
will do. hope it works.
i got one more question. Is there a way to install superuser? when i try to go into ROM manager it says "you must ROOT your phone for ROM manager to function superuser was not found"
connordroid said:
i got one more question. Is there a way to install superuser? when i try to go into ROM manager it says "you must ROOT your phone for ROM manager to function superuser was not found"
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down load this pd98img, place it on your sd card, boot into hboot and flash via the boot loader.
using that file you linked to worked! I think the one I had was corrupted or something.(I don't even know what that means) . thanks again man! I know to you it was probably nothing, but you just saved me a ton of headache. I was freaking out ! I'm gonna live in these forums for the next few weeks. Android is the fuzzy neagle!
My inspire is on the loop of android screen at the startup when i restarted my phone after doing the factory reset.
any idea what shud i do???
I perm-rooted my MyTouch 4G using Visionary Plus R14 and everything went smoothly until I tried flashing CyanogenMod 7.0.3 Stable Mod and the Google Apps, I did everything manually and it said that both of them installed and so I rebooted the phone. When the phone finally rebooted, the MyTouch 4G booted up as if it just recieved a factory rest. I just went along with it and set everything up and it seemed as if the installation failed or something, but once everything got set up, Visionary, the Rom Manager, Superuser, and my file manager (Astro), was all missing. I decided to try and root it again but when I tried to go download the file manager again, I couldn't find the Android Market. I did a factory reset 3 times and it still wouldn't pop up. What happened to it and what do I do to fix it??
Sometimes the visionary method doesn't stick...there have been alot of issues with that lately. Have you booted up into Hboot to see if you have s=off? If the visionary method didn't work, I recommend using the g-free method to root it. All of this information can be found under the HTC Glacier (MT4G) forums.
x_DiZ_x said:
I perm-rooted my MyTouch 4G using Visionary Plus R14 and everything went smoothly until I tried flashing CyanogenMod 7.0.3 Stable Mod and the Google Apps, I did everything manually and it said that both of them installed and so I rebooted the phone. When the phone finally rebooted, the MyTouch 4G booted up as if it just recieved a factory rest. I just went along with it and set everything up and it seemed as if the installation failed or something, but once everything got set up, Visionary, the Rom Manager, Superuser, and my file manager (Astro), was all missing. I decided to try and root it again but when I tried to go download the file manager again, I couldn't find the Android Market. I did a factory reset 3 times and it still wouldn't pop up. What happened to itnd what do I do to fix it??
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i´m not fully understand but i want to ask to you if you do FACT. RESET before flashing the rom or after...
correct mode is before because u are going to lose gapps if do it after flashing cianogenmod...
and of course when you flashes another rom you´re going to lose all your old apk´s... you need to reinstall it...
maybe i´m not understanded you.. if its like this sorry... if not well
Download Market.apk and install it. you can google it or you can check out the link in your private inbox
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Sometimes the visionary method doesn't stick...there have been alot of issues with that lately. Have you booted up into Hboot to see if you have s=off? If the visionary method didn't work, I recommend using the g-free method to root it. All of this information can be found under the HTC Glacier (MT4G) forums.
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Yes, I did do hboot and it did say S-Off. And I never heard of the g-free method, I'll look that up and try to root it that way. Thanks!
Did you flash Clockwork Mod with ROM manager? Did you wipe before flashing? If it says S=off, you should be good to go, and you should consider flashing the engineering bootloader.
lowandbehold said:
Did you flash Clockwork Mod with ROM manager? Did you wipe before flashing? If it says S=off, you should be good to go, and you should consider flashing the engineering bootloader.
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Yepp, I flashed Clockwork Mod. I did everything in the how to Temp Root the MyTouch 4G video, How to Perm Root the MyTouch 4G video and the how to Flash a custom rom to the MyTouch 4G video from the unlockr.
Here is a cool transparent one if you want it. Just install it with a file manager.
Hey All,
Just had my infuse for a week and no complaints about the phone so far. But I have been reading a lot on this forum and I want to get off this stocky phone and get a ROM on it and see how much better it will be.
I'm fairly new to this as I have never rooted or loaded ROM's before, so running into a lot of problems. Trying to root my Rogers Infuse with superoneclick which didn't work and ended up getting stuck in boot loop so used odin3 fix and got it up and running again and rooted phone.
I downloaded the 3e recovery and used root explorer to r/w in system/bin which is telling me to rename old recovery file but for some reason I don't have an original recovery file. So I just paste the one I downloaded and unzipped in the folder, use rom manager and flash cwm. Then when I get to cwm recovery to reinstall packages but that option is not available on screen.
Sorry guys I'm pretty struggling with this, I have been searching all over and starting to think I should just stick to stock. Any help would be greatly appreciated thanks in advance!!
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eddy82 said:
Hey All,
Just had my infuse for a week and no complaints about the phone so far. But I have been reading a lot on this forum and I want to get off this stocky phone and get a ROM on it and see how much better it will be.
I'm fairly new to this as I have never rooted or loaded ROM's before, so running into a lot of problems. Trying to root my Rogers Infuse with superoneclick which didn't work and ended up getting stuck in boot loop so used odin3 fix and got it up and running again and rooted phone.
I downloaded the 3e recovery and used root explorer to r/w in system/bin which is telling me to rename old recovery file but for some reason I don't have an original recovery file. So I just paste the one I downloaded and unzipped in the folder, use rom manager and flash cwm. Then when I get to cwm recovery to reinstall packages but that option is not available on screen.
Sorry guys I'm pretty struggling with this, I have been searching all over and starting to think I should just stick to stock. Any help would be greatly appreciated thanks in advance!!
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You probably need to hit reinstall packages twice then it should turn green and then you flash
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Yea thats what I have been reading on the forum but for some reason it doesnt even give me "reinatall package" option at all.
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eddy82 said:
Yea thats what I have been reading on the forum but for some reason it doesnt even give me "reinatall package" option at all.
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What color is it booting into then
If it's green install from sd card
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It's blue, I'm still in samsung recovery. I thought followed all steps already, gotta see what I missed I guess.
Thanks for reply, hope I can get it going tonight.
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First download your ROM,next use this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=14053463
Then flash your ROM
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you never set up CWM...
download rom manager from the market, click "flash clockworkmod recovery", then select plain old galaxys i900.
this should give you the "reinstall packages" option that you are looking for, and selecting that twice will get you to green recovery.
or you could just flash any infusion froyo kernel with heimdall or odin and get directly to red CWM (which is where you generally want to be flashing zips from).
Damn just tried it but stuck on Samsung boot screen. Seemed like everything got loaded on the phone, Odin3 said it was completed too. Maybe there is something wrong with my phone thanks.
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mfpearson said:
you never set up CWM...
download rom manager from the market, click "flash clockworkmod recovery", then select plain old galaxys i900.
this should give you the "reinstall packages" option that you are looking for, and selecting that twice will get you to green recovery.
or you could just flash any infusion froyo kernel with heimdall or odin and get directly to red CWM (which is where you generally want to be flashing zips from).
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I downloaded ROM manager before and clicked on "flash clockworkmod recovery" but the "reinstall packages" still didn't show up.
Not to sure how to flash kernels yet.
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try starting fresh from stock, and following this video to get your modded 3e recovery. make sure you adjust the permissions like the video does.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkMo8rBehHg
I will give it another go at it.
I will follow this link to get back to stock
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1092021
There are 2 downloads there that I see. "stock + rooted + 3e" and the other is "100% stock"
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whenever i need to (i say that because most of the time it isn't really necessary), i always go back to 100% stock, do a factory reset from settings (make sure the contents of your SD card are backed up), and re-root it using superoneclick (making sure USB debugging is on, and my SD card is mounted).
then, follow the youtube video for modded 3e recovery, making sure to adjust the permissions at the end. flash clockworkmod recovery again in rom manager (plain old galaxys i9000), and this should allow you to finally flash your ROM.
Yea going to give it one last try before I go to bed thanks!
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This is a good read on this phone. Kind if weird being so different from my Captivate for doing roms.
Thanks guys flashed Serendipity 7 it's great!
Just started fresh, made sure I took all the correct steps and it worked.
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eddy82 said:
I will give it another go at it.
I will follow this link to get back to stock
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1092021
There are 2 downloads there that I see. "stock + rooted + 3e" and the other is "100% stock"
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UCKD5 is a Froyo AT&T-derived ROM - the bootloaders on your Rogers Infuse probably won't like it.
It looks like you eventually figured things out, but in general - the Rogers Infuse has different "back to stock" and "rooting" processes from AT&T devices due to it having stock Gingerbread and more specifically, Gingerbread bootloaders. Since far more people here own AT&T Infuses, the Rogers-specific threads tend to get buried on the 2nd/3rd pages of dev, and people here forget that Rogers devices are "special" when posting suggestions.
I read the posts, but maybe I did not understand?
I downloaded CWM and installed via the Android Market. Then I see the icon is named ROM Manager (whoops, is this already bad). I hit the "Flash ClockworkMod Recovery" button. Then I used up/down volume and power to boot into CWM and did a backup from there.
So am I screwed?
Is the backup good?
Can I use the CWM that I have as long as I boot into it?
Please, I have not been able to understand exactly what the "DO NOT USE ROM MANAGER" means. If I just boot is that ok?
I guess you can tell I'm new but I have a lot of software experience - just not in this environment - maybe I'm moving too fast for my knowledge (I think so now!).
AT&T Galaxy S II Skyrocket, SGH-i727, 2.3.5
Funny, I just posted a very similar question just minutes before you in the FAQ thread.
Huge red letters "dont use Rom Manager!" but the first step for every rom or kernal seems to be "boot into cwm..."
I'm sure someone will point out how dim we are soon.
rhtufts said:
Funny, I just posted a very similar question just minutes before you in the FAQ thread.
Huge red letters "dont use Rom Manager!" but the first step for every rom or kernal seems to be "boot into cwm..."
I'm sure someone will point out how dim we are soon.
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Now would be a good time to read:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1311081
As you can see, CWM is included in the kernel you flash, and thus there is no need for ROM manager. It doesn't play nice with this device anyway, and is just unnecessary imo.
Use the recovery not rom manager itself...
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Use the recovery not rom manager itself...
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So the OP is fine if he uninstalls Rom Manger even though he used it to flash CWM Recover? That seems a lot simpler then the cwm injected kernal method I just did.
Install rom manger, flash CWM, uninstall rom manger... flash roms all day. Would that work?
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So the OP is fine if he uninstalls Rom Manger even though he used it to flash CWM Recover? That seems a lot simpler then the cwm injected kernal method I just did.
Install rom manger, flash CWM, uninstall rom manger... flash roms all day. Would that work?
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No.
What part of "Don't use rom manager" don't you understand?
rhtufts said:
Funny, I just posted a very similar question just minutes before you in the FAQ thread.
Huge red letters "dont use Rom Manager!" but the first step for every rom or kernal seems to be "boot into cwm..."
I'm sure someone will point out how dim we are soon.
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ROM MANAGER IS NOT CWM.
CWM is in the KERNEL (well, to be specific, in the initramfs of the kernel) on nearly all Samsung devices.
ROM Manager is an app that tries to install CWM, but FAILS to do so correctly on our device. CWM versions installed by ROM Manager DO NOT WORK PROPERLY on the I777.
ok heres the deal the cwm you booted into was probably rom manager cwm. so here are the next steps to take. question is are you using a custom kernel that has cwm installed? when you rooted your device did you have cwm installed? i also noticed you were using a skyrocket. when i rooted my wifes SR I did the all in one package. My opinion is just unistall rom manager and reflash cwm. then reboot into cwm and make a nandroid backup. although in theory your backup you did with rom manager is good forever unless you delete the file under /clockworkmod/backup.
miui+siyah = beast
OP, if you ****ed up probably the easiest step of the process(after all in one of the stickies it says DO NOT USE ROM MANAGER, as so), rooting your phone is not for you.
Either that or you're trolling.
bgraves said:
AT&T Galaxy S II Skyrocket, SGH-i727, 2.3.5
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*kicks to the Skyrocket forums*
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*kicks to the Skyrocket forums*
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Reading through this made me confused. But to the OP. Mod Manager is fine. You can use that to install CWM recovery. Just be sure to chose the T-Mobile SGSII version of CWM when it asks.
DO NOT USE ANY OF THE ROMS IN MOD MANAGER THOUGH. They are built for the SGSII phones. You can however use Rom Manager for all other options such as installing roms through SD, fixing permissions, and booting up into CWM, etc.
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question is are you using a custom kernel that has cwm installed? when you rooted your device did you have cwm installed? i also noticed you were using a skyrocket. when i rooted my wifes SR I did the all in one package. My opinion is just unistall rom manager and reflash cwm. then reboot into cwm and make a nandroid backup. although in theory your backup you did with rom manager is good forever unless you delete the file under /clockworkmod/backup.
miui+siyah = beast
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Using the stock kernel. I rooted with DooMLoRD_v3_ROOT-zergRush-busybox-su. So I can do the uninstall and then reflash CWM. Do you have a URL handy for the reflash? Don't want to make another error.
and thanks, your reply is very helpful.
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No.
What part of "Don't use rom manager" don't you understand?
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Probably the part about what else he's supposed to do. If I knew, I'd tell him. I assume he should read the whole thread in dev about how to get CWM installed through recovery but I'm just a novice. You might have been more helpful but I see that a lot of you are too busy hanging out in in dark closets having sex with your phones... tin foil hats and all. I know it's a pain answering the same questions over and over. I've provided support on a lot of boards and on a lot of subjects. When I got tired of typing the same answers, I started keeping them all in a text file so I could copy and paste them, links and all. That way, the info is spread all over the place and new users don't have to resort to finding the single "needle in the haystack." I know the L33T (do they still use that term? It's been about 20 years since i've seen it... probably for the good) love to repeatedly type "DO A SEARCH." Why not just help. If you don't want to and only want to maintain being L33T... do it elsewhere. You serve no function other than stroking yourself. I hate the "slam the noob" mentality. We were all one at some point. Merry Christmas.
The confusion here is that the OP posted this in the i777 forum. The i777 CANNOT use Rom manager to flash recovery and they have to use a cwm injected kernel.
The OP needs to learn where to read about his phone and remember what model he has.
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Okay, So I just rooted and unlocked the bootloader on my Verizon Galaxy S III and tried to flash Cyanogenmod 10 (the latest on on rom manager) and its now stuck on the boot animation. I created a backup before I did this through rommanager but when I try to utilize it, it says the file is empty. HELP PLEASE!! :crying:
Rom Manager strikes again. lol Odin back to stock and start over.
jljones06 said:
Okay, So I just rooted and unlocked the bootloader on my Verizon Galaxy S III and tried to flash Cyanogenmod 10 (the latest on on rom manager) and its now stuck on the boot animation. I created a backup before I did this through rommanager but when I try to utilize it, it says the file is empty. HELP PLEASE!! :crying:
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I have used it a couple of years ago on my galaxy s fascinate but i forgot how to use odin. Any download links and tutorials you know of? Thanks again
Pulled link from other noob. Yall on a roll today. LOL
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1762709
If everything you need not in that section read the rest of Droidstyle's thread.
prdog1 said:
Pulled link from other noob. Yall on a roll today. LOL
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1762709
If everything you need not in that section read the rest of Droidstyle's thread.
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What's wrong with RomManager? Screwing everything up.
Anayalata said:
What's wrong with RomManager? Screwing everything up.
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You should always be sure to check the total size of the backup file before continuing with low level flashing. With the SGS III CWM has been notorious for not working properly with recovery processes. I switched over to TWRP after my dilemma with CWM.
So yeah, ODIN back to stock and start over.
Be thankful you only have a bootloop and not a total brick.
tekrhino said:
You should always be sure to check the total size of the backup file before continuing with low level flashing. With the SGS III CWM has been notorious for not working properly with recovery processes. I switched over to TWRP after my dilemma with CWM.
So yeah, ODIN back to stock and start over.
Be thankful you only have a bootloop and not a total brick.
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Well I ended up reflashing the stock rom last night then tried to unlock bootloader again and when I started the ez unlock app it said my phone didnt have root access. So I rooted again the same way I did the first time and now when I try to launch the app it just sits there with a white screen. So then I downloaded a rootchecker app from the market and it says I dont have root access which is probably why the EZ_Unlock app isnt working properly. Thoughts?
jljones06 said:
Well I ended up reflashing the stock rom last night then tried to unlock bootloader again and when I started the ez unlock app it said my phone didnt have root access. So I rooted again the same way I did the first time and now when I try to launch the app it just sits there with a white screen. So then I downloaded a rootchecker app from the market and it says I dont have root access which is probably why the EZ_Unlock app isnt working properly. Thoughts?
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Open up superuser and update the binaries
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kintwofan said:
Open up superuser and update the binaries
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That worked! So now that I've pretty much back to step one, is there anything I should watch out for while trying to flash another ROM? Maybe any ROM suggestions? Thanks
Just flash the ROM yourself in recovery, don't count on RM.
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Just flash the ROM yourself in recovery, don't count on RM.
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Ill for sure keep that in mind.
Once you get on CM10 their built in updater works pretty well. I haven't heard anyone complain except for the fact it doesn't do an autobackup for you, it just dirty flashes it.