[Q] noob needs help with rooting t-mobile galaxys4 - General Questions and Answers

hello hope someone can answer a few questions for me i went to galaxys4root.com site and down loaded what i need i think but the names of the down loads do not match the names he has down loaded to his computer just want to make sure i have everything right!!! samung-usb-driver-for-mobile-phone but when i down loaded it reads( 7zip-bimo )are they the same thing will it work for updating my drivers i also down loaded i think odin3v185. but again when i did down load it it reads(file extractor setup) are they the same will it work if not i also down loaded odin-307 just in case?? i also down loaded cwm-supersu-vo.99zip but again when i did down load it it read (file extractor setup) are they the same thing hopefully down load is right and will work?? i down loaded everything from his site i am just making sure i have it correct. also is there anything else i need to down load on computer or phone??? Thanks a bunch for your help

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[APP] Google apps solution in progress help needed.

Hello all,
I am trying to make an application that will detect what actual hardware a user is using and then go out to google and download the official update for the device extract the google apps and install on the device. Right now I was wondering if someone could point me to an ota link for the MT3G and G1 for T-Mobile just for a starting purpose. I already found away to get hardware id and match so I am good there. Any help would be really appreciated.
I don't have them handy but I recommend you contact @wesgarner on here or Twitter and if I recall @Haykuro has them too. If @wesgarner doesn't hook you up right away let me know and I will look them up.
TheArtiszan said:
Hello all,
I am trying to make an application that will detect what actual hardware a user is using and then go out to google and download the official update for the device extract the google apps and install on the device. Right now I was wondering if someone could point me to an ota link for the MT3G and G1 for T-Mobile just for a starting purpose. I already found away to get hardware id and match so I am good there. Any help would be really appreciated.
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Hi TheArtiszan,
I can tell you that the "OTA" update links change and are (of course) specific to the carrier in question. So for G1 and MT3G, we're talking T-Mobile, in which case I can inform you that the links and locations of the OTA updates rotate and change. By any specific pattern ? That eludes me completely and I would suggest it could/would be hard to track.
Also (and possibly even more challenging to what you are trying to accomplish), the OTA updates typically provide "patch sets" instead of the full blown system image you seek to extract "pure" files.
I'm sure not the answer you wanted, but I hope it helps.
~enom~
yeh I am starting with just T-Mobile ones first since they are my carrier and go from there. even a basic one would be good. I already have an app that will extract files from a file downloaded from my site (minus progress bar still working on that part lol) and extracts files so i have a good start I think. Just stinks that is not in C# would be done already.
Didnt get a response yet from them for thefiles. got app semi working from a rom on a private server any one know about google hosted packages
TheArtiszan said:
Hello all,
I am trying to make an application that will detect what actual hardware a user is using and then go out to google and download the official update for the device extract the google apps and install on the device. Right now I was wondering if someone could point me to an ota link for the MT3G and G1 for T-Mobile just for a starting purpose. I already found away to get hardware id and match so I am good there. Any help would be really appreciated.
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I think you are taking the hard way to accomplish your goal. Farmatito has already developed a backup script that backs up the necessary files from your phone <HERE>. And redmdc already has a script that will take a backup file and insert the files into an update.zip file <HERE>. There is no need to go out to the providers to get these files. We all already have them.

[Q] late night phone spaghetti. x10 mini pro help please!

Hi everyone,
I'm looking for some pointers on the path to 2.1 on my x10 Mini Pro, and hoping the wealth of knowledge between you all can set some things straight for me?
I'll apologise in advance if I ramble at all or don't make much sense... I've been browsing forums for hours and am suffering from mild cross-eyedness and slight brainfreeze.
The scenario;
I have an x10 mini pro, running 1.6, on Vodafone UK. Yes, the ONLY network that have not yet provided the 2.1 update for x10mp users. The phone was rooted with universal androot and also had astro file manager and titanium installed. For about three months I have had the 'starting download' hang problem in Market which I have not been able to fix. I hadn't really wasted much time on it as it was of little importance at the time however I now want to update some things and can't. Today I got annoyed and did a factory reset, hoping to resolve the problem. It didn't, and now I have a blank canvas of a phone.
I didn't back up before doing the reset as call logs and txts are of less importance that the files on my sd card, which remain untouched. I don't really have any other 'important' stuff on the phone right now.
I realised shortly after that I had a backup from December which I ran, as a last ditch attempt, this did not restore my lost applications, but did restore some user data. I noted that my root privileges and titanium were gone too
B*gger it, I thought, since I've lost all my data I may as well go for a generic NON-Vodafone installation of Android 2.1, and hopefully that will also fix the Market issue.
I've had a look on forums here and would like to run the 2.0.2.a.0.24 firmware posted by shivenjuneja.
I've downloaded this via pc, and understand I need to also install the flashtool and xrecovery, both of which I have downloaded and saved in a folder on my laptop.
Now remember, market was not an option so I've downloaded universal androot via pc too and have saved this to the root of the SD card.
With my primitive blank phone, I am unable to browse to it without a file manager, so now I need to download Astro File Manager again.
I decide to have a probably fruitless attempt of doing this via the market (because saving it on the SD card is pointless as I need it installed in order to browse to it!) and much to my amazement, it's worked!! Woohoo Market is working again! But hell, I've still lost everything on my phone so I'll perservere with my android update, thank you very much.
Ok, now while waiting for Astro to download, I remember that I've also read on the forum that the upgrade to 2.1 is likely to be stuck in a booting loop if I upgrade with user data on the phone. If I do a factory restore I will lose my file manager and root privileges that I will shortly be installing, right?
So now, at this hour, I'm wondering exactly what order I need to do everything in to get 2.1 on my phone.
To install 2.1 I need to install the flash tool and xrecovery. To install those I need root, to root I need Astro and before doing any of this I need a phone that has no user data on it.
D4mn you Vodafone.
Could anyone advise the best method to do all of the above i.e in what order to do it all, or point out if there is anything obvious I haven't accounted for.
I don't usually have a problem with this sort of thing, hopefully it will look clearer tomorrow!
Thanks in advance
K
Also, does registering your google login to use the Market count as 'user data' when you upgrade? I ask as I may need to download and install Astro again from the market, if it's still working after another reset?
A lot of view and no replies? I could really use your advice guys if anyone could oblige...
From further reading I understand that I need busybox to install xrecovery and that I also need to be on 2.1 054 as xrecovery won't install on 1.6?
Is this correct?
It sounded so simple initially to flash from 1.6 to the latest version of 2.1, whereas now I need this to install that, need to be on the later version to install the app I need to use to flash to the next version up, and have to have a bunch of other apps and tools installed in order to the able to run anything!
All I want is a rooted 2.1 with all the network and SE bundled crap removed, so I can start putting my phone back to how I bl00dy want it with the apps I choose!
I hate you Vodafone. IhateyouIhateyouIhaveyouIhateyou

installing Android on XDa Serra

I am trying to follow this article to install android on my XDA serra
wiki.flexion.org/XDASerra.html#3.0
I downloaded the android system updates from this site, but all I have is a system.ext2 file and nothing else ?
Am I downloading wrong file? I cannot find anything else that says "android os", so i'm not sure what I should be downloading here.
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I am trying to follow this article to install android on my XDA serra
wiki.flexion.org/XDASerra.html#3.0
I downloaded the android system updates from this site, but all I have is a system.ext2 file and nothing else ?
Am I downloading wrong file? I cannot find anything else that says "android os", so i'm not sure what I should be downloading here.
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If I'm not mistaken, the XDA Serra is just a rebadged HTC Touch Pro right?
Have a look here, it's the Android thread for the TP. You should be able to find a complete flashing package there (I even saw a Gingerbread one). This forum has been moved from the front page, but you'll find it under 'legacy devices'
Good luck, and welcome to XDA
Yes it is a rebranded htc touch.
I finally discovered that the ext2 file can only be used on Linux, which seems daft if you ask me as most people wanting to do this will be using windows. anyway I finally found a tool that allowed me to extract the file on windows so I have progressed past that block. However I could not get it working using aforementioned guide.
So I carried on searching and I did find a guide on xda-developers as well and tried to follow that, but there are files missing in the download link on this site, the startup files and folder are missing, as are many other key files so I could not follow that guide either.
I finally found a guide with a working download with all files and got it all installed, selected the right startup file for my phone and got Haret to run, the install seems to happen, but I am just left at command prompt, it doesn't boot into Android. I cannot read what it says on the screen as the text is too small, so I have no idea what the problem is.
russmichaels said:
Yes it is a rebranded htc touch.
I finally discovered that the ext2 file can only be used on Linux, which seems daft if you ask me as most people wanting to do this will be using windows. anyway I finally found a tool that allowed me to extract the file on windows so I have progressed past that block. However I could not get it working using aforementioned guide.
So I carried on searching and I did find a guide on xda-developers as well and tried to follow that, but there are files missing in the download link on this site, the startup files and folder are missing, as are many other key files so I could not follow that guide either.
I finally found a guide with a working download with all files and got it all installed, selected the right startup file for my phone and got Haret to run, the install seems to happen, but I am just left at command prompt, it doesn't boot into Android. I cannot read what it says on the screen as the text is too small, so I have no idea what the problem is.
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Sounds like you're hanging at the bootloader. Wipe the SD card, reformat it and try what you did again. I had a similar issue running an SD build on my HD2 first time. Let me know how you get on. PM me if you need to

[Q] Samsung GT-N700 and AOKP build 40 (no sim/IMEI/network)

Yeah so I installed the http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1683879 after hard bricking my phone a couple of days ago. Now running with CWM 5.0.2.4 (I think) and above rom installed, everything works except I dont get prompted to insert any access code for my sim card, my IMEI isnt listed and ofcourse I get no network
I've re-flashed my modem drivers via ODIN just to be sure
So im kinda out of ideas.. Anyone with any thoughts?
(posted here since I cant post in the dev thread....)
EDIT: Browsing my /EFS dir with astro reveals it to be empty.. Have I deleted any files or are they hidden?
OK - SOLVED
I used the wrong "drivers" for the phones network capabilities, I tried flashing with an old GB driver while I was supposed to use an new ICS one
This site really helped me in finding the right stuff I need - samsung-updates.com/device/?id=GT-N7000
Thought I'd post this here for future reference if anyone else has the same problem

KD1StockODIN.tar File?

KD1StockODIN.tar File?
Hi guys, I recently soft bricked my sidekick4G (because I'm new to the sidekick and stupidly didn't do enough research) after installing a ROM.
The Easy One-Click Root program rooted my phone, but for some reason wouldn't pop up any super user notifications, so I went into super user and checked the allow all; that seemed to work for installing my third party apps like Root Explorer.
So I remember I installed the red CWM or w.e it's called (Voodoo?) and that work fine, I can still enter it, I can also enter the orange CWM by applying the "sdcard:update.zip" (Which I thought to be forbidden).
So here I am now getting a robotic woman's voice on every boot saying "Convert data partition, system not available"
I know I need to use this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1186954 (The "[ROM][ODIN] Stock ODEXED T839UVKG2 (Sidekick 4G) Firmware [7/26/11]" thread to go into download mode and install ODIN,
SO.... My problem is that I cannot find the KD1StockODIN.tar file ANYWHERE, all megaupload websites blocked it, and risky torrents have already pissed me off enough.
If any of you have this file, can you Please, PLEASE attach it or upload it, or find a working link for me? I would really, really appreciate it.
Or
If there are any other alternatives to fix the dilemma I'm in, please let me know, as I am new to the Sidekick 4G.
Thank You Guys! And I can promise some THANKS for you too if you help me out =)
***SOLVED[[/U][/U]
Finally Found a thread with everything I needed, drivers, flash program; it was so simple. I realizes I made the mistake of having anti-virus on, with quaranteened most rooting programs. I also didn't have the right drivers, or flash player installed.
This Thread has it all, and much thanks to the thread maker JiN1337
Thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1593065 " [ALL] Sidekick 4G ROM/Stock/Root " On Page 2 I believe

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