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Okay, so after looking at some stuff, I've decided I want to Root my phone. The problem is I am VERY new at this stuff, and sadly I haven't found a tutorial that is for idiots like me haha. I think CM6 looks really cool and I want to start REALLY learning how to take advantage of my phone. Please realize I am VERY clueless, so if someone has an idiots guide on how to get CM6 installed, that would be awesome (like...i don't know what flashing is...which sounds important...).
Also:
-I'm scared ****less of something going wrong and my phone bricking. How likely is this?
-can I unroot in case I chicken out?
-Advice for rooted phones? (i know not to get ota updates, but that's about it)
I've found xda to be the must helpful/friendly forum/community out there...you guys are the only people I trust with this >.< haha
Sent from mah Evo
Greenfieldan said:
Okay, so after looking at some stuff, I've decided I want to Root my phone. The problem is I am VERY new at this stuff, and sadly I haven't found a tutorial that is for idiots like me haha. I think CM6 looks really cool and I want to start REALLY learning how to take advantage of my phone. Please realize I am VERY clueless, so if someone has an idiots guide on how to get CM6 installed, that would be awesome (like...i don't know what flashing is...which sounds important...).
Also:
-I'm scared ****less of something going wrong and my phone bricking. How likely is this?
-can I unroot in case I chicken out?
-Advice for rooted phones? (i know not to get ota updates, but that's about it)
I've found xda to be the must helpful/friendly forum/community out there...you guys are the only people I trust with this >.< haha
Sent from mah Evo
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Try this one
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=701004
Greenfieldan said:
Okay, so after looking at some stuff, I've decided I want to Root my phone. The problem is I am VERY new at this stuff, and sadly I haven't found a tutorial that is for idiots like me haha. I think CM6 looks really cool and I want to start REALLY learning how to take advantage of my phone. Please realize I am VERY clueless, so if someone has an idiots guide on how to get CM6 installed, that would be awesome (like...i don't know what flashing is...which sounds important...).
Also:
-I'm scared ****less of something going wrong and my phone bricking. How likely is this?
-can I unroot in case I chicken out?
-Advice for rooted phones? (i know not to get ota updates, but that's about it)
I've found xda to be the must helpful/friendly forum/community out there...you guys are the only people I trust with this >.< haha
Sent from mah Evo
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I was in the same boat as you... had NEVER done this stuff before, and, I ended up trying like 3 different methods, and after 2 days of them just bombing, I found this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=721055
Took about 20 minutes following it step by step, and came out fully rooted after the first time through. I highly recommend it.
networx2002 said:
Try this one
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=701004
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Thank you I had looked through that one, but it uses unrevoked, which I heard doesn't work with CM6?
So I got some time to look through some other posts and I apparently can't get CM6 using that guide because it uses unrevoked...However, SimpleRoot looks ridiculously easy to do and apparently works...If it's not too much work, could someone walk me through how to do root my phone using simpleroot and then installing cm6? It would be GREATLY appreciated.
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So I got some time to look through some other posts and I apparently can't get CM6 using that guide because it uses unrevoked...However, SimpleRoot looks ridiculously easy to do and apparently .....
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As long as adb is working simple root does everything for you
chandlerw88 said:
As long as adb is working simple root does everything for you
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So I connect my phone...press the thee buttons...then how do I get cm6 to run on it? (sorry I know so little....)
Greenfieldan said:
So I connect my phone...press the thee buttons...then how do I get cm6 to run on it? (sorry I know so little....)
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Then you place the downloaded file on the root of your sd card, reboot into recovery, I suggest wiping data and dalvik cache, then flash from zip. Also you might want to make a nandroid backup before you flash the rom
Can we re-install black status bar themes and such after installing the 2.2 leaked by p3droid?
Can someone answer this? Please...
dont do it...just bricked mine
tcanderson2 said:
dont do it...just bricked mine
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I guess that answers the question. Thanks for the heads up! Sbf back to stock buddy!
tcanderson2 said:
dont do it...just bricked mine
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Ouch... thanks for taking that hit for me man...
I didn't even think about it - went straight to installing it. Bricked my phone and it was stuck in a bootloop at the Droid animation. Took forever, but I'm up.
FYI nothing made for the X that was done on the 2.1 build will work on the Froyo build. Well at least when it comes to framework and or theming stuff it won't work at least.
I also bricked my phone doing this. Not to worry though... SBF has saved yet another stupid mistake lol
This link will take you to the STOCK full NOT ROOTED update to gingerbread. Seems to contain new boot, hboot, radio AND wimax. Do not flash until a dev says its rooted or you will probably lose root and be screwed until someone roots the files as installed, considering the size of the shift community, that might take a LONG time..
http://www.multiupload.com/QWJH3N3YEE
Good luck to you all.
BIG EDIT: Got tired of waiting and tried to flash the file. Says error 7, so its probably corrupted. Dont waste you time!
Nice
BTW, I thought HTC wasn't locking their devices no more
J/W
Im no expert on figuring out if youll lose root, but its not something you should risk in my opinion.
Nice Quicker the Devs get it the better.
d1msum4lyfe said:
Nice
BTW, I thought HTC wasn't locking their devices no more
J/W
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Still grey area, sort off.
prboy1969 said:
Nice Quicker the Devs get it the better.
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Glad to contribute however I can. I love the devs' work on here, so try to help in what little ways.
Anyone flashed yet.... is the rom locked down
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Someone on sprints facebook says sense 2.1 who knows for sure******i just wanna see this thing in action lol i dont know anything about it but im all over google trying to see what it looks like
This is bad news for me.. I've been putting off sending in my Shift for a replacement. I'm worried if i do now it will be shipped with Gingerbread and won't be able to root. Luckily my issue isn't any thing too major.
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oh yeah baby. can't freakin wait.
Have you found anything yet?? I'm curious myself..
alew182 said:
Have you found anything yet?? I'm curious myself..
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im waiting on this person on sprint to d/l and flash it im not that crazy myself lol so as soon as he reports back ill tell what i know and see if anyone else knows anything
Anyone know any of the devs personally? I cant believe no one seems to have picked up the zip and worked on it yet...
Ok so I downloaded it and I just ran it thru the kitchen to give root and what not I am going to remove the firmware and hboot.....will post back results
EDIT: Here it goes on my poor Shift.....
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Anyone know any of the devs personally? I cant believe no one seems to have picked up the zip and worked on it yet...
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i have it downloaded i ran it through and gave it a look i just dunno what to do about the hboot and all that
tried flashing and get "E: Error in /sdcard/OTA_Speedy_S_Sprint_WWE_2_76_651_4_1_08_00_0506_release_196690hdv36spdpwnb4vbhg.zip
(Status 7)
Installation aborted."
trying a redownload..
zrmxp95 said:
Ok so I downloaded it and I just ran it thru the kitchen to give root and what not I am going to remove the firmware and hboot.....will post back results
EDIT: Here it goes on my poor Shift.....
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Thanks for testing and work! Ive been trying to get this working myself but cant seem to get it to flash. Erg!
gtkansan said:
Thanks for testing and work! Ive been trying to get this working myself but cant seem to get it to flash. Erg!
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I just got the same error.....wish i had a second shift non rooted to try this on to see if the update.zip is corrupted...
EDIT: ok i'm trying to do this again
Well im swapping to an evo 3d next week so im taking the stock OTA plunge and seeing if things like z4root and others will restore root. Wish me luck everyone.
EDIT: Just got a error code 7 error when trying to flash through clockwork. Hmm. Aborted. Time to redownload i guess. Darnit
Anyone else have luck downloading it? I've tried 5 times and keeps getting corrupted.
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Can someone tell me is this cm10 fake?
http://crackteam.crackflasher.com/edison/cm10/
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I think ist real ill try it...wish me luck lol
From my locked down superchargedV6 1.425ghz A "What tha duce?"
daavvis said:
I think ist real ill try it...wish me luck lol
From my locked down superchargedV6 1.425ghz A "What tha duce?"
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please let us know if it works.if you can flash that,can you tell me is there a custom recovery(cm) included in that rom?thanks.(someone flashed this rom on ME865 and bricked his phone,i just want to tell you)
sorry for my bad english
sunnytse1 said:
please let us know if it works.if you can flash that,can you tell me is there a custom recovery(cm) included in that rom?thanks.(someone flashed this rom on ME865 and bricked his phone,i just want to tell you)
sorry for my bad english
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so far no good it flashed but i got stuck on the cyanogen circle..... it may have been my fault for more than one reason
i DID NOT wipe cache, cause i was on magicmod and tried to just upgrade, prob the culprit
recovery locked up on me directly after i opened justinbeanaroma to install inverted g apps, but i didnt reboot first, so could have been that
i installed through cm10 recovery, and there was no recovery after i installed this rom, so i think the data files left from no wipe may have either messed with this cm10 recovery, or this one doesnt have one
i had to rds back to 2.3.6 and just got back to leak 1
im gonna root real quick and install through bootstrap and ill let u guys know whats up
hashcodes name is on this tho, so i think i messed up, and i think this might still work....
edit..... gotta charge up a bit first in case i gotta rds back again lol
hope you will success! waiting for your reply.
ok guys im stupid.... see the "kexec log" at the top? this is for safestrap, explains y theres no recovery and y im stuk on the cyanogen screen again.....
im gonna re rds again and try this with safestrap, only cause theres like 80 roms on this site lol
ill keep u guys updated
daavvis said:
ok guys im stupid.... see the "kexec log" at the top? this is for safestrap, explains y theres no recovery and y im stuk on the cyanogen screen again.....
im gonna re rds again and try this with safestrap, only cause theres like 80 roms on this site lol
ill keep u guys updated
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Downloading now..
This is a bit weird,
There are cm9, aosp and one CNA rom, also theyve given logs for kexec version for cm10..
Have we got a kexec for our A2 ??
any luck daavis ??
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The crackflasher forums dont show a Atrix 2 subforum
Do you guys know who make this rom
and why there is no thread about it in xda?
(I found that link in a chinese website.)
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sunnytse1 said:
Do you guys know who make this rom
and why there is no thread about it in xda?
(I found that link in a chinese website.)
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ok folks after a bunch of crap, feeling like a noob for a few hours, then cunsulting with the master of masters mr jimbridgman (next time i think of him or someone smarter than me first.... lol) heres the deal....
these roms are a test so to speak, and as far as i know none of them work, not cause they are faulty, but because kexec is not working properly on our phones, you can install it, you can wipe install and everything else really cool in a custom recovery, but the clincher is, when you try to boot the "safe system" the phone just hangs on a black screen.....
however.....
as a recovery tool only, safestrap isnt bad lol...
so the greatest question of all, can we port some of these to run without safestrap.... ill look into it.... must be possible...
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ok folks after a bunch of crap, feeling like a noob for a few hours, then cunsulting with the master of masters mr jimbridgman (next time i think of him or someone smarter than me first.... lol) heres the deal....
these roms are a test so to speak, and as far as i know none of them work, not cause they are faulty, but because kexec is not working properly on our phones, you can install it, you can wipe install and everything else really cool in a custom recovery, but the clincher is, when you try to boot the "safe system" the phone just hangs on a black screen.....
however.....
as a recovery tool only, safestrap isnt bad lol...
so the greatest question of all, can we port some of these to run without safestrap.... ill look into it.... must be possible...
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It is possible, if you include kexec and the kernel files in the right location in the ROM that is built from this, then the phone will boot fully, and do a soft reset with the new kernel. I am not too sure that even that will work well. I have not had much luck with kexec in ICS yet. I had it working on GB and even was able to boot my early CM7 builds, but after an update in MAY that stopped working too. So.... good luck.
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It is possible, if you include kexec and the kernel files in the right location in the ROM that is built from this, then the phone will boot fully, and do a soft reset with the new kernel. I am not too sure that even that will work well. I have not had much luck with kexec in ICS yet. I had it working on GB and even was able to boot my early CM7 builds, but after an update in MAY that stopped working too. So.... good luck.
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so.... um.... i kinda got it to boot..... forked the recovery from wangs cm10 and some other files and she lit up.... well it got as far as lighting up the soft keys lol...... im installing gapps now to see it that was the issue, may have forked some files that confused the ol girl, but hey, at least i have recovery lol
edit: ok so this time it made it through "android is upgrading, then it soft booted.... and got stuck at the cyanogenmod splash screen.... im close i can feel it lol
hey daavis, i had sent a mail asking whether this is in fact for the A2.. Got this reply..
Aniruddha:
My apologies for not having the appropriate threads set up ahead of time. CrackFlasher is still quite new, and the three users that moderate it, all have very busy schedules.
Please find the below threads that deal with your device. And yes, this is for the Atrix 2.
I believe you will need to use SafeStrap developed by Hashcode to flash these Roms, as for we just build them from source, but do not have a valid device to physically test on.
These Roms are development Roms, as in stock [branch] compile from source. Feel free to use these Roms as a base for Custom Rom Development. We would love to see your work, or other's, on CrackFlasher.com.
http://www.crackflasher.com/forumdisplay.php?47-Atrix-2-Development
Thanks again, and feel free to become a member and join the community. It's a slow building one, but we all do have one thing in common. We're all CrackFlashers.
Have a good day.
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Theres an A2 development forum now.. and theyve posted nightlies for aosp, aokp, CNA and CM10.
have you tried the aosp or aokp builds yet ??
EDit: rather, is it possible to get them to work in any way ?
anikadam said:
hey daavis, i had sent a mail asking whether this is in fact for the A2.. Got this reply..
Theres an A2 development forum now.. and theyve posted nightlies for aosp, aokp, CNA and CM10.
have you tried the aosp or aokp builds yet ??
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I ran out of time and had to stop but I was close, I'm going to get in touch with them and give it another go when I get my kitchen back up and running (upgraded fedora after I messed with the cm10 build.).
The latest cm10 was the only one I tried....
I'll keep u guys updated with progress reports...
Also anyone that wants to help pm me I have time issues cause I'm really just a nerdy Finish carpenter lol
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daavvis said:
I ran out of time and had to stop but I was close, I'm going to get in touch with them and give it another go when I get my kitchen back up and running (upgraded fedora after I messed with the cm10 build.).
The latest cm10 was the only one I tried....
I'll keep u guys updated with progress reports...
Also anyone that wants to help pm me I have time issues cause I'm really just a nerdy Finish carpenter lol
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haha.. a talented nerdy carpenter i must say
yeah u got it to boot.. thats quite a good amount of progress.. id help out if i knew more and had some more time..
Good to see some more potential ROMs for our beloved A2... looking forward to your progress daavvis.. :good:
This post from hashcode is talking about the crackflash ROMs for the a2, in our safestrap thread in the dev section:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=34555169
jimbridgman said:
This post from hashcode is talking about the crackflash ROMs for the a2, in our safestrap thread in the dev section:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=34555169
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I read that too.... a very good warning for everyone to follow, they DEF don't work.... I'm still gonna try when I'm bored tho, cause I get bored lol
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jimbridgman said:
This post from hashcode is talking about the crackflash ROMs for the a2, in our safestrap thread in the dev section:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=34555169
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Yeah i read it too.. i thought this was some new development in kexec for our phone and therefore the aosp and aokp ROMs, since they showed a november build.. but then it wasnt
Can someone actually can use this rom?
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sunnytse1 said:
Can someone actually can use this rom?
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no, not yet, these build are not ready for users. Someone set these up for auto-builds, that works with hashcode. Hashcode said that they do not work as of yet. I would not use these or even try unless you have some dev experience.
jimbridgman said:
no, not yet, these build are not ready for users. Someone set these up for auto-builds, that works with hashcode. Hashcode said that they do not work as of yet. I would not use these or even try unless you have some dev experience.
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im about to give her another whack, after finally ( fedora 17 doesnt speak well with my video card, ubuntu [eh' i know noob build, but lets face it it runs nice and has tons of documentation] decided it didnt like my wireless card [ ok so it decided to fail installing the firmware and after hours explained to me what was wrong] ) getting my m1330 back together, and running effin wicked fast again, i need to know what files i need to play with to get my little cm build booting....
jim what would you expect was the culprit if she soft boots after building any cache? the log wont show anything through cm recovery, is there a log i can pull through adb or something that will bring a beacon of light to my daavviscm10build dreariness?
I've been reading about the CM 10.2 nightlies on the xt926 and want to give it a try. I'm no stranger to flashing custom ROMs as I have 10.2 on my nook tablet and used to rock Eclipse on my dx2. I'm a bit disappointed and apprehensive that I can't flash a custom recovery. My question is: Am I wasting my time attempting this? Will I be beating my head against a wall until I finally nandroid back to where I was or will it work? I don't want to go through SafeStrap if I don't have to as I want to go full on 10.2. Any help is greatly appreciated
cant be done str8 up locked, some theories were thrown around about ss and modifying files but i don't know if that worked out.
bweN diorD said:
cant be done str8 up locked, some theories were thrown around about ss and modifying files but i don't know if that worked out.
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Cool, thanks for getting back to me. That really sucks. If I had wanted a locked down phone, I would have bought an iphone. Welp, seems I will have to try another company for my next phone.
So your on the latest ota? You didn't specify.
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deeje00 said:
So your on the latest ota? You didn't specify.
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Yes, unfortunately. I read up on it some more after seeing last reply and realized that I had screwed myself out of it. I am currently on 9.18.79. I thought I had read somewhere that you could force it through the stock recovery but that sounded really sketchy so I consulted you guys first.