[Q] Help for a noob PLEASE :) - General Questions and Answers

Here is my situation:
I have a friend with 2 Samsung phones. One is from T-Mobile(SGH-T989) and, the other is from AT&T(SGH-I777). The T-Mobile phone is the better phone (she likes the camera) but, she is tired of carrying both phones around. If I can unlock the carrier and put her AT&T service onto the T-Mobile phone....I get to keep the old AT&T phone as payment. It'd be like a xmas present to myself.... if I can pull it off.
I'm here today because, I've spent weeks trying and I'm getting the feeling I can't do this alone.
My biggest concerns....Is my quest/learning adventure legal? And, what exactly is it going to take to get the job done?
I use a linux pc (ubuntu 12.04). I have/use VirtualBox(4.1.12). I have/use the Eclipse build enviroment and Android SDK. The biggest problem I'm having is none of them recognize the phone as being plugged in. adb is working but, I get a blank line when I run 'abd devices'. I ran 'lsusb' and the phone isn't listed. Any help would be greatly appreciated, thank you

erdapa said:
Here is my situation:
I have a friend with 2 Samsung phones. One is from T-Mobile(SGH-T989) and, the other is from AT&T(SGH-I777). The T-Mobile phone is the better phone (she likes the camera) but, she is tired of carrying both phones around. If I can unlock the carrier and put her AT&T service onto the T-Mobile phone....I get to keep the old AT&T phone as payment. It'd be like a xmas present to myself.... if I can pull it off.
I'm here today because, I've spent weeks trying and I'm getting the feeling I can't do this alone.
My biggest concerns....Is my quest/learning adventure legal? And, what exactly is it going to take to get the job done?
I use a linux pc (ubuntu 12.04). I have/use VirtualBox(4.1.12). I have/use the Eclipse build enviroment and Android SDK. The biggest problem I'm having is none of them recognize the phone as being plugged in. adb is working but, I get a blank line when I run 'abd devices'. I ran 'lsusb' and the phone isn't listed. Any help would be greatly appreciated, thank you
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P.S. My attempts to root the phone have failed I'm a slow learner )

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[Q] noob Captivate user with a Macbook Pro

Hello All! I have just ordered my new phone from Amazon and should receive it tomorrow. I hope to figure out how to use it as a modem for my Macbook while deployed for some military training. I have been reading as much as I possibly can about this phone and modifying it and feel like I'm trying to get a drink of water from an open fire hydrant....SO MUCH INFO !! I really appreciate the fact that you guys seem to be helpful and am looking forward to "moding" my new phone. I guess my first question is this: Is it possible to use this phone as an access to the internet for my Macbook laptop? I love this computer but didn't want the iphone 'cause it ain't apple's business (or AT&T's) with what I do with it and I don't like "Big Brother" telling me I can't put certain stuff on it. So, is there an app for using the Captivate as a modem for a Mac? Thanks and I'll deploy soon so hope to get this done by then.
Yes you can use by tethering or as a hot spot (wifi). To do this you need to flash a rom that will unlock the phone to be used. But make sure have a unlimited data. Flash Phoenix

[Q] Hey, quick Question

A friend of mine has a Palm Pre, and he is mad because when he got it, the Android craze hadn't really set in yet, but now his carrier's got him locked with this phone for a good couple of years.
SO, here comes the question:
Is it possible to somehow put Android onto the Pre?
I heard of a way of doing it, but it needs the computer to run it, meaning that when you unplug the phone it will be webOS again.
I'm looking for a more "permanant" way of actually installing it onto the Pre.
Any suggestions would be appreciated. Since you guys here at XDA are such geniuses and fix most any problem, this should be a piece of cake. After all, you found a way to put Ubuntu on Android phones, how hard could this be, same idea right?
though there're some team are working on it, it is still not that easy cuz some kernel codes of webos are not open-source. And this threadhas discussing about it.
they started working on it 3 months before the first pre came out but they never could get any where

Just got I4 an hour ago - Three Questions.

Okay so I just picked this up from a buddy an hour ago. My bionic screwed up last night I bricked it, and for the first time in my life I can't fix it. So I'm looking a way to get this phone on Bionic using SIM card, its been done opposite way (Bionic on AT&T). If anyone has any tips on that let me know but that's not my main question right now. These questions are all about stock, no root, of course I'll be rooting soon but I wanna mess with some stuff on stock and maybe even develop a couple of things so before I root & flash, I need to know some things. Is there ANY way to make the NO SIM Card bs go away? Is there anyway to get system updates without SIM card? What is the current build version of this phone? I'm on 2.47.502.7. Thank you very much in advance for your help. I'm not a noob at all I've developed many scripts, a couple root exploits, personal kernels and ROMs for various device, a couple apps, and themes in addition to being one of the main developers of the operating system SwiftLinux. so I'm pretty seasoned I run Ubuntu 12.04 32-bit (mainly for Android reasons), have Fedora, MInt (&LXDE), puppu, DSL, but have access to Win7 64, and a live Ubuntu to use on the 64bit laptop. Just figured I'd include these details if anyone wants to go overboard and load me with info to get goin on this phone. I've missed HTC, my gf has Inc2 but cross-network is more of a challenge. Other than that, I haven't owned a personal HTC since the Eris oooh the good ol days with no locked bootloaders and nobody at HTC/Providers gave a crap.
You could get an unlock code from your carrier, or follow this: http://tau.shadowchild.nl/attn1/?p=411.
isn't it very hard to get an unlock code from the carrier? honestly I can probably do some radio mods and get it working, it's been done in reverse, bionic on at&t through bionic sim card, so i really think it possible and not too much harder to do at&t phone on verizon using the sim card. they are both 4g sim card, because of the network type I may not be able to get 4G, but I just need to activate it and I guess get it working on GSM. I'm about to check the link you posted. thanks.
lol i actually just realized thats one of the links I have open in my browser. just haven't read it yet. thanks.

[Q] Rooting Programs are freezing/looping/failing

The Carrier for my phones has replaced my Sprint LG Optimus S™, (REFURBISHED); the previous one that went bad was rooted for $29.95 back in late August, and I went back to those people to get this one rooted, and told them it was a replacement for the one they had already rooted, and they wanted me to pay again because they said this is a "different device". I just use this phone as a backup for my Coolpad Quattro II 4G 801ES I purchased last Month, and am not interested in paying another fee for this;
I know that firmware updates have included patches to stop the phones out there from being "rooted", so since this phone, though refurbished, came out in 2010, I need to know if there is/are any util(s)/app(s) that is/are current that can root this device (since it is old now, I realize that might not be anything out there, besides those people who charge to do it, and use remote access to do it). The specs are as follows:
Manufacturer: LGE
Model: LS670
Version: ZVJ.47B67B46
Android Version: 2.3.3 (GingerBread)
GingerBreak (v1.2) did not work, and z4root does not seem to be working either, as it makes things freeze up, and I really thought SuperOneClick (v2.3.3.0) would work, but when it reaches a certain point,
"... Step #7 WaitForDevice",
it stops there and goes not further ... I even updated the adb files, and still no go; SRSRoot did not work either, UI tried both "methods", SmartRoot & All Methods;
I also tried Towel Root, and that did not work either
I would like to have a hold of something that would work on Linux Systems, or the phone itself, however, I do have Windows 8 on my Laptop, and can use that if needed. I would also would like the opportunity of unrooting it in case I have to send it back to … my fortune with Smart Phone Devices has not been that great in the past few months; I even have to send the newly purchased Coolpad Quattro II 801ES to the distributor for I-Wireless.
Thanks,
Cliff
I was wondering if anyone here knows where I can grab GingerBreak v1.3, because the one I tried was v1.2, and according to a Video I watched, I need to use v1.3 of GingerBreak (and not v1.2) for Android 2.3.3;
It appears to be a daunting task to try and locate this specific version on the Internet via a Google Search ... some links are broken, some have removed v1.3 (yet left v1.2 available), I click on links that several windows pop-up, etc. and I cannot seem to manage to get a copy of GingerBreak v1.3, and it seems a never-ending journey trying to grab a hold of a copy.
Well, who knew a few years ago, that a few years later, there where going to be refurbished phones released for purchase in 2014 with Android 2.3.3, for example, by a Company like Kroger Stores, and it's I-Wireless online site ...
Cliff
Anyone?
PhoneGlow said:
I was wondering if anyone here knows where I can grab GingerBreak v1.3, because the one I tried was v1.2, and according to a Video I watched, I need to use v1.3 of GingerBreak (and not v1.2) for Android 2.3.3;
It appears to be a daunting task to try and locate this specific version on the Internet via a Google Search ... some links are broken, some have removed v1.3 (yet left v1.2 available), I click on links that several windows pop-up, etc. and I cannot seem to manage to get a copy of GingerBreak v1.3, and it seems a never-ending journey trying to grab a hold of a copy.
Well, who knew a few years ago, that a few years later, there where going to be refurbished phones released for purchase in 2014 with Android 2.3.3, for example, by a Company like Kroger Stores, and it's I-Wireless online site ...
Cliff
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I really thought SuperOneClick (v2.3.3.0) would work, but when it reaches a certain point,
"... Step #7 WaitForDevice",
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This here: have you tried different USB cables? enable usb debugging and get to Adb in terminal (assuming you have windows) and type ADB Devices, if some numbers pop up then it should be good. try re installing superoneclick and use on a different computer.
i dont think a gingerbreak had a v1.3 sotry using z4root.
Trozzul said:
This here: have you tried different USB cables? enable usb debugging and get to Adb in terminal (assuming you have windows) and type ADB Devices, if some numbers pop up then it should be good. try re installing superoneclick and use on a different computer.
i dont think a gingerbreak had a v1.3 sotry using z4root.
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Thanks for sharing ... I did run the adb devices command and it does show a 14 characters sequence of numbers and letters and then the word "device".
I do have the USB Debugging on (actually always do, for the most part). Though, I have never seen any instructions on whether USB Storage should be ON or OFF.
While I have a Desktop and Laptop computer, I only have access to Windows (8, a pre-installed edition) only my Laptop computer ... Windows XP is indeed on the Desktop computer, I have not been able to access it for a few years now (could be because of so many hardware changes made to the computer since I got that copy of Windows XP, and now it does not think it's a legit copy[?]). In the Apartment Complex I live in, non-Windows platforms are usually the ones the tenants use (Linux ones and FreeBSD).
As I mentioned in the first post, z4root will not work, and I'll add it really messed up things on the phone, it made it slag and slow, some programs froze up, others would come up with a white or black screen and be stuck on it until I rebooted the phone.
As for GingerBreak v1.3, it exists, (or did in the past, e.g. in 2011?); now I can't attest as to whether it's by the same author(s) as the previous versions, but one thing I been told (via YouTube Video & Web Pages) is that GingerBreak v1.2 will not work on GingerBread 2.3.3, GingerBreak v1.3 must be the one to use;
As for GingerBreak, in general, included in the instructions is that the SD Card needs to be "formatted", but what is not made clear, is to whether the "formatted" can have files/directories on it, or whether it should be completely empty and "formatted" ... won't be a problem either way, just need the right version of GingerBreak that worked on GingerBread 2.3.3 in the past.
Cliff
PhoneGlow said:
Thanks for sharing ... I did run the adb devices command and it does show a 14 characters sequence of numbers and letters and then the word "device".
I do have the USB Debugging on (actually always do, for the most part). Though, I have never seen any instructions on whether USB Storage should be ON or OFF.
While I have a Desktop and Laptop computer, I only have access to Windows (8, a pre-installed edition) only my Laptop computer ... Windows XP is indeed on the Desktop computer, I have not been able to access it for a few years now (could be because of so many hardware changes made to the computer since I got that copy of Windows XP, and now it does not think it's a legit copy[?]). In the Apartment Complex I live in, non-Windows platforms are usually the ones the tenants use (Linux ones and FreeBSD).
As I mentioned in the first post, z4root will not work, and I'll add it really messed up things on the phone, it made it slag and slow, some programs froze up, others would come up with a white or black screen and be stuck on it until I rebooted the phone.
As for GingerBreak v1.3, it exists, (or did in the past, e.g. in 2011?); now I can't attest as to whether it's by the same author(s) as the previous versions, but one thing I been told (via YouTube Video & Web Pages) is that GingerBreak v1.2 will not work on GingerBread 2.3.3, GingerBreak v1.3 must be the one to use;
As for GingerBreak, in general, included in the instructions is that the SD Card needs to be "formatted", but what is not made clear, is to whether the "formatted" can have files/directories on it, or whether it should be completely empty and "formatted" ... won't be a problem either way, just need the right version of GingerBreak that worked on GingerBread 2.3.3 in the past.
Cliff
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As I mentioned in the first post, z4root will not work
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Sorry about that i sware i saw you said z4root but couldnt find it and posted z4 anyway XD
as for the sdcard problem, if you do format it and plug it into your android phone, android OS (or the apps on the device) already put folders/files on the sdcard so thats no problem if they are there. as for v1.3, im not sure if it exists, it might but i could not find it. you can try to ask chainfire himself here on XDA. im sure v1.2 should work on 2.3.3. So we are trying to root your LG optimus right? im sorry i was a little confused reading it haha, you described it fine but was not sure which device you were talking about at times. i own a LG optimus V (Virgin mobile variant same thing.) and it was the best damn phone i have ever had!
i believe also windows 8 might be a problem, windows 8 sucks for development, if you can use xp or 7, that would be great, just ask a friend maybe.
Trozzul said:
Sorry about that i sware i saw you said z4root but couldnt find it and posted z4 anyway XD
as for the sdcard problem, if you do format it and plug it into your android phone, android OS (or the apps on the device) already put folders/files on the sdcard so thats no problem if they are there. as for v1.3, im not sure if it exists, it might but i could not find it. you can try to ask chainfire himself here on XDA. im sure v1.2 should work on 2.3.3. So we are trying to root your LG optimus right? im sorry i was a little confused reading it haha, you described it fine but was not sure which device you were talking about at times. i own a LG optimus V (Virgin mobile variant same thing.) and it was the best damn phone i have ever had!
i believe also windows 8 might be a problem, windows 8 sucks for development, if you can use xp or 7, that would be great, just ask a friend maybe.
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I, as well as most people, agree that Windows XP & 7 is better than 8, but the Laptop was a birthday present. The "One Click Root" people rooted it (via remote) through that Windows 8, I don't mind donating, but the phone had to be replaced, and they wanted another pay again (after 6 weeks of already paying for the phone that was replaced);
The phone is a Sprint LG Optimus S™ (so just as the "V" for the one you had was for Virgin Mobiles, I guess the "S" for mine means Sprint, since they are the ones Kroger's I-Wireless uses for accessing Towers, per their agreements with Sprint). It's really just a "backup/secondary" phone now that I bought a Coolpad Quattro 4G 801ES, but I want the Optimus rooted to be able to move what apps I can to SD Card;
I noticed that the "One Click Root" people added some files onto the Windows 8 system, in the folders named:
"Minimal ADB and Fastboot",
"LG Electronics",
and maybe,
"Mozilla Maintenance Service" (the date of the Folder is close to the previous 2 mentioned folders).
I tried GingerBreak v1.2, and it did not work ... maybe I-Wireless or someone else built a firmware patch to stop it from working?
I'm aware that chainfire is here ... was going to see if I have to contact him as a last resort, since he seems so busy that it has made me wonder if he sleeps at all, or very little
Cliff
PhoneGlow said:
I, as well as most people, agree that Windows XP & 7 is better than 8, but the Laptop was a birthday present. The "One Click Root" people rooted it (via remote) through that Windows 8, I don't mind donating, but the phone had to be replaced, and they wanted another pay again (after 6 weeks of already paying for the phone that was replaced);
The phone is a Sprint LG Optimus S™ (so just as the "V" for the one you had was for Virgin Mobiles, I guess the "S" for mine means Sprint, since they are the ones Kroger's I-Wireless uses for accessing Towers, per their agreements with Sprint). It's really just a "backup/secondary" phone now that I bought a Coolpad Quattro 4G 801ES, but I want the Optimus rooted to be able to move what apps I can to SD Card;
I noticed that the "One Click Root" people added some files onto the Windows 8 system, in the folders named:
"Minimal ADB and Fastboot",
"LG Electronics",
and maybe,
"Mozilla Maintenance Service" (the date of the Folder is close to the previous 2 mentioned folders).
I tried GingerBreak v1.2, and it did not work ... maybe I-Wireless or someone else built a firmware patch to stop it from working?
I'm aware that chainfire is here ... was going to see if I have to contact him as a last resort, since he seems so busy that it has made me wonder if he sleeps at all, or very little
Cliff
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since we are talking about the optimus S, it should be incredibly easy to root, my optimus v never got past android 2.2.1 and i was able to root it with gingerbreak, but im reading this here http://forums.androidcentral.com/lg...ls670zvd-zvh-100-automated-zvj-automated.html and it looks like you might have to downgrade first. do you also have a sdcard inserted? also Lg drivers? once you get rooted i will point you in the right direction. also (ie ZV8, ZV9, ZVC, ZVD) is a reference to what firmware you are on, it would be awesome to tell me what you have first and ill tell you want todo if you dont understand that guide.
Trozzul said:
since we are talking about the optimus S, it should be incredibly easy to root, my optimus v never got past android 2.2.1 and i was able to root it with gingerbreak, but im reading this here http://forums.androidcentral.com/lg...ls670zvd-zvh-100-automated-zvj-automated.html and it looks like you might have to downgrade first. do you also have a sdcard inserted? also Lg drivers? once you get rooted i will point you in the right direction. also (ie ZV8, ZV9, ZVC, ZVD) is a reference to what firmware you are on, it would be awesome to tell me what you have first and ill tell you want todo if you dont understand that guide.
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Thanks for the help :good:
My Sprint LG Optimus S™ LS670 phone has ZVJ, Android 2.3.3 ... I'm a member of Android Central and am acquainted with the page you referred me to (it's been loaded up in my web browser for some time now) ... it has does have me bouncing all over the place ... "if... then click here", "if... then click here", and so on. I'm just going to have to keep studying the pages until I get the order of things to do (like the downgrading it and you mention), unless you have an easier way in mind, but I'm going to have to wait a few days since I'm going to the hospital tomorrow and have a procedure done for a few hours;
Yes, I have the microSD (2gb) card that came with the phone, but as for the LG drivers, I don't know, but oneclickroot.com did install an "LG Electronics" into my Windows System, so perhaps I can run a program that will install those drivers[?]. The Optimus is already giving the notification that it is running low on space, and this was after attempting to update just the current default programs ... I guess they are larger than the default programs that came out on it back in 2010; one example, is that the "Android Market" was upgraded to "Google Play".
Fortunately, this is just a backup/secondary phone ... the Coolpad Quattro II 4G 801ES is my primary phone, and even it, has to be sent back to be fixed or replaced.
I'll be back
Cliff
PhoneGlow said:
Thanks for the help :good:
My Sprint LG Optimus S™ LS670 phone has ZVJ, Android 2.3.3 ... I'm a member of Android Central and am acquainted with the page you referred me to (it's been loaded up in my web browser for some time now) ... it has does have me bouncing all over the place ... "if... then click here", "if... then click here", and so on. I'm just going to have to keep studying the pages until I get the order of things to do (like the downgrading it and you mention), unless you have an easier way in mind, but I'm going to have to wait a few days since I'm going to the hospital tomorrow and have a procedure done for a few hours;
Yes, I have the microSD (2gb) card that came with the phone, but as for the LG drivers, I don't know, but oneclickroot.com did install an "LG Electronics" into my Windows System, so perhaps I can run a program that will install those drivers[?]. The Optimus is already giving the notification that it is running low on space, and this was after attempting to update just the current default programs ... I guess they are larger than the default programs that came out on it back in 2010; one example, is that the "Android Market" was upgraded to "Google Play".
Fortunately, this is just a backup/secondary phone ... the Coolpad Quattro II 4G 801ES is my primary phone, and even it, has to be sent back to be fixed or replaced.
I'll be back
Cliff
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im so sorry to hear about your procedure and i hope it goes well! ill be right here when you get back ready to help! good luck!
Trozzul said:
im so sorry to hear about your procedure and i hope it goes well! ill be right here when you get back ready to help! good luck!
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Thanks for the thoughts; the procedure went fine, but the doc found some tears (pronounced "tares") in my lungs and had me do a CT Scan the other day, and I haven't heard about that yet (I've been having "air hunger" (aka "shortness of breath") episodes for a very long time now).
Anyway, I need to send my Coolpad off to get it fixed or replaced, and I so need that Sprint LG Optimus S™ LS670 rooted, since I'll have to use it during the interim, and I want to be able to move the apps that can be moved to the SD Card ... even then, I'll still get "insufficient internal space" messages ... interesting that my Coolpad (not rooted) lets me move apps that the Optimus wouldn't, even rooted. That Optimus really did not need to be replaced (the tech support forgot to have me enter the phone number and MIN). I have discovered that Gingerbreak (versions 1.0, 1.1, and 1,2) cannot root Android 2.3.3;
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1194689
It is interesting to note that oneclickroot.com easily rooted it, so I know somehow, it can be rooted. The Web Page you referred me to seems complex for me, because it requires bouncing around hither and thither ... I don't mind doing the downgrade (though I'm not sure if oneclickroot.com did that or not[?]), it would be nice if there was one post (albeit there would be some redundancy to the other posts) that was specific for those with ZVJ firmware.
I see a DONATE TO ME on your posts. What do you distribute? BTW, I'm following you on Twitter now (I'm HodgesCliff) and Google+ (I'm Clifton Hodges there). I'll be happy to make a payment/donation to whoever can get, or has something that will root this phone for me, and a separate payment/donation when I am satisfied that Coolpad is functioning properly, and get it rooted ... it's just that oneclickroot.com wanted me to pay again for a phone that was a replacement (as already noted, not needed) for one they already rooted only a few weeks earlier; thus, I will not be having them root my Coolpad, so they may have lost $29.95 there, if I do everdecide to get the Coolpad rooted.
I'll see if I can get the LG Drivers installed, assuming that is why oneclickroot.com installed a "LG Electronics" folder of files.
Thanks,
Cliff
PhoneGlow said:
Thanks for the thoughts; the procedure went fine, but the doc found some tears (pronounced "tares") in my lungs and had me do a CT Scan the other day, and I haven't heard about that yet (I've been having "air hunger" (aka "shortness of breath") episodes for a very long time now).
Anyway, I need to send my Coolpad off to get it fixed or replaced, and I so need that Sprint LG Optimus S™ LS670 rooted, since I'll have to use it during the interim, and I want to be able to move the apps that can be moved to the SD Card ... even then, I'll still get "insufficient internal space" messages ... interesting that my Coolpad (not rooted) lets me move apps that the Optimus wouldn't, even rooted. That Optimus really did not need to be replaced (the tech support forgot to have me enter the phone number and MIN). I have discovered that Gingerbreak (versions 1.0, 1.1, and 1,2) cannot root Android 2.3.3;
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1194689
It is interesting to note that oneclickroot.com easily rooted it, so I know somehow, it can be rooted. The Web Page you referred me to seems complex for me, because it requires bouncing around hither and thither ... I don't mind doing the downgrade (though I'm not sure if oneclickroot.com did that or not[?]), it would be nice if there was one post (albeit there would be some redundancy to the other posts) that was specific for those with ZVJ firmware.
I see a DONATE TO ME on your posts. What do you distribute? BTW, I'm following you on Twitter now (I'm HodgesCliff) and Google+ (I'm Clifton Hodges there). I'll be happy to make a payment/donation to whoever can get, or has something that will root this phone for me, and a separate payment/donation when I am satisfied that Coolpad is functioning properly, and get it rooted ... it's just that oneclickroot.com wanted me to pay again for a phone that was a replacement (as already noted, not needed) for one they already rooted only a few weeks earlier; thus, I will not be having them root my Coolpad, so they may have lost $29.95 there, if I do everdecide to get the Coolpad rooted.
I'll see if I can get the LG Drivers installed, assuming that is why oneclickroot.com installed a "LG Electronics" folder of files.
Thanks,
Cliff
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oh you dont have to donate anything i would feel really bad, im just happy to help haha, so for some reason i thought we already tried oneclickroot so i didnt mention it, i didnt know you had to pay for oneclickroot.... okay so first off we are gonna need to downgrade your Optimus S to root it, so look at this thread : EDIT: Deleted i gotta find you some other method, for now i dont know what todo, im going to ask on a different forums since xda does not have the optimus S, There is a way to downgrade its just im trying to be safe and find out whats what. sorry.
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oh you dont have to donate anything i would feel really bad, im just happy to help haha, so for some reason i thought we already tried oneclickroot so i didnt mention it, i didnt know you had to pay for oneclickroot.... okay so first off we are gonna need to downgrade your Optimus S to root it, so look at this thread : EDIT: Deleted i gotta find you some other method, for now i dont know what todo, im going to ask on a different forums since xda does not have the optimus S, There is a way to downgrade its just im trying to be safe and find out whats what. sorry.
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Thansk, I really appreciate it ... As mentioned before, oneclickroot had installed some files on the Windows (8) Platform of my laptop, and one of those paths is
..\LG Electronics\LG United Mobile Driver
and there are some executables, "InstallUSB.exe", "InstallUSB9x.exe", and "InstallUSB64.exe", (the complimentary "UninstallUSB*.exe" files are there too), and I tried the "InstallUSB.exe" (at least), while my Optimus was plugged into it (with and without USB Strorage ON), and I don't know if that installed anything on the phone or not, but if it did, maybe some of these other programs will work now, we shall see ... there are 2 Virtual Driver files there ... VCOMM.VXD and Wdmmdmld.vxd.
Hooray!!!! Finally found a way to get it rooted ... No WINDOWS Platform need either
The Instructions (including the apk files to download) are at:
http://8coolgeek.blogspot.com/2014/09/simplest-way-to-root-your-android.html
The catch is here that it appears the you have to download "Superuser", well chainfire's "SuperSU" did not work for me, though I only tried once. Anyway, I suspect the "Pook Debug" apk might get booted off of Google's Play's Store once they find out this is a sneaked in program for the use of another program, but I imagine that if that happens, it will still be available elsewhere.
Trozzul, thank you so much for the efforts, I really appreciate that :good:
I'm a happy camper now ... I can't decide to transfer my files from the small 2GB card (which the space is now low) onto my 32gb which I was using for my main/primary Coolpad Quattro II 4G 801ES Smart Phone that has been sent off to be straighten up or replaced, or just go out and buy another larger SD Card.
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How to unlock PIN-locked S4 with USB-debugging off?

Hello everyone. New to the forum, figured this would be the best place to ask since every guide I've ever looked up has inevitably brought me here at some point or another. Thanks to everyone that takes the time to post all of those guides/answers out there for people like me. Much appreciated.
Now, my current predicament- I told an older friend from work that I would help him get into his phone, and it's proving to be a more complicated process than I originally thought. His very young granddaughter managed to changed the PIN and he can't get in the phone. He has a Verizon Galaxy S4 SCH-i545, with a PIN lock-screen after booting. Verizon told him they would have to wipe/reset the phone to unlock it, which he's trying to avoid, so he held on to it and asked me about it. Knowing anything's possible, I accepted the mission.
After a bit of browsing, I came across a YouTube video of 2 simple ADB commands that reset the passkey file, thought I'd be done in 5 seconds. But the thing is- to do that, as well as to follow pretty much every guide I come across, USB debugging must be enabled, which I can't get to obviously. I'm pretty good with computers but the mobile-realm is somewhat new to me, so I began setup + research. So far I've installed the Java and Android SDKs, as well as the mobile drivers, started reading a bit about ADB, searched and read through numerous guides about alternate methods of enabling USB-debugging. But I keep finding guides that either aren't quite exactly what I'm looking for, or they assume a level of experience that I just don't have yet.
I'm in school full-time and work full-time, and as much as all of this interests me and I'd love to spend a week or two figuring everything out, I really don't have the time unfortunately. If someone could maybe list some clear steps from the beginning on how to enable USB debugging on a locked phone, or the easiest way to go about unlocking the phone without resetting it and deleting everything, I'd be forever grateful.

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