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Root Status

Well, I've asked a mod to lock the other root status thread. It was getting kind of out of hand. After about page 80, people stopped looking at what we had done so far, and trying to help by putting ideas out that already failed.
This is what we know:
Fastboot is locked down in everything but oem-78 mode. You can get to this mode by typing "reboot oem-78" at an adb shell. Fastboot is essentially unlocked, allowing fastboot boot and fastboot flash, only the .img images we try to boot or flash NEED TO BE SIGNED.
Goldcards no longer allow non signed firmware to be loaded, only signed firmware with a different SID.
All known flashing methods require the .img files to be signed by HTC. We do not have the privatekey, nor do we have any way to decrypt the key as it is RSA. Meaning this is a NO GO.
All previous known exploits (asroot2, g1 telnetd, DROID update.zip method) have been patched. They won't work. And there isn't a way around this.
All the partitions except /data are mounted as read only. Meaning, without root access, there is NO way to modify them. In the init.rc file, they are mounted rw, and directly after that mounted ro. We can read and write to /data as we wish, but NOTHING important is here.
The only folder anything can run as root out of is /system/bin. Every other partition is mounted with the nosuid option, meaning code CANNOT be run as root. Simple enough. We can't run anything as the user root, or the group root.
Lets try to stay a little more on topic this time. Please don't let this become another 40 pages of complete crap. And please keep this thread about root access, any other problems should be posted in the appropriate forum.
Thanks, and lets get this root done!

I'm currently comparing superboot.img in a hex editor to the vanilla boot.img for that phone so I can better understand what he did, and how. I'll see what I can turn up, maybe we can make one for the eris.
EDIT: It seems it's not going to be so easy. There's a lot of things changed. It appears he changed something at the top of the file right after the header, and then there is some sort of (SHA1?) hash right below that, but I don't know what it's calculated from. This is beyond my skills at the moment, I think.

Are any of the fields changed from the original boot.img show up in our boot.img? Chance of searching for each field in our img and replacing with possibly what he did?

is it possible that the guy who made superboot has htc signature, or somehow decrypted it???? 8-O

Yes I guess anything is possable but I think their is a better chance of monkeys flying out of my butt.

well i guess it was time to lock the other thread as some people could not play nice..... so i guess we will use this one now..... next idea anyone, and i am guessing jman will no longer be joing us, so it looks like we are on our own.

im ready to get this done what have we got so far?

About 140 pages of failed attempts.

well i know that much i have been sitting back following from the begining now im ready to get my hands dirty, though i have no clue what im doing

binny1007 said:
well i guess it was time to lock the other thread as some people could not play nice..... so i guess we will use this one now..... next idea anyone, and i am guessing jman will no longer be joing us, so it looks like we are on our own.
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Ok, I missed something I think. Thats what I get for not refreshing every 10 seconds What happened to jman? Or is it better off that I not ask

punk.kaos said:
Ok, I missed something I think. Thats what I get for not refreshing every 10 seconds What happened to jman? Or is it better off that I not ask
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I don't think I'll be following these threads anymore. I try to help you guys, but in the end some of you just don't appreciate the help.
I don't claim to be an expert, and I never promised anybody that I could root their phone. I simply have information to share that I think has brought you guys to a greater understanding of your phones and the Android system. Most of you are thankful, but I really don't need to be attacked personally in these threads that don't even have anything to do with my phone.
I'd like to thank the moderator for locking down the other forum, I'd also like to thank whichever moderator deleted the message that was quite insulting to me.... I only happened to see it because it came into my email. Yes, I subscribed to the thread via email to try to keep up with you guys and offer any help I could as quickly as I could.
I'm sorry guys, I wish you luck, but I just don't need to be berated in open forum like that for trying to help the Eris owners out, so I won't be keeping up with your rooting efforts.
There are a couple of you that have been very appreciative, and please feel free to PM me.

Thanks jman and I understand, if I was in your shoes I would do the same and I reported that post almost right after it was posted hoping you would not see it. But I know for me I have a greater understanding of my phone and like I have said before Thank you very much for your help. It's a shame to see you go but we understand.
Binny

doubt this will help, its all that htc tech support would throw up at me.
http://developer.htc.com/
contains hero and adp but nothing about eris.

jmanley69 said:
I don't think I'll be following these threads anymore. I try to help you guys, but in the end some of you just don't appreciate the help.
I don't claim to be an expert, and I never promised anybody that I could root their phone. I simply have information to share that I think has brought you guys to a greater understanding of your phones and the Android system. Most of you are thankful, but I really don't need to be attacked personally in these threads that don't even have anything to do with my phone.
I'd like to thank the moderator for locking down the other forum, I'd also like to thank whichever moderator deleted the message that was quite insulting to me.... I only happened to see it because it came into my email. Yes, I subscribed to the thread via email to try to keep up with you guys and offer any help I could as quickly as I could.
I'm sorry guys, I wish you luck, but I just don't need to be berated in open forum like that for trying to help the Eris owners out, so I won't be keeping up with your rooting efforts.
There are a couple of you that have been very appreciative, and please feel free to PM me.
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Thanks for sticking through with us. You've been extremely helpful since day one, and I would like to say thanks and basically say what Binny said above.
I haven't had a lot of time to follow the thread, but, I too, am happy that it was locked. Hopefully the Eris owners can regroup in a day or so after we all chill out. Sigh. Fingers are still crossed for root.

Has anyone been able to actually BOOT any of the images extracted from the rom.zip via fastboot in oem-78 mode? If so, and you could post how, I might have access to an image with root access. I've tried repeated times to perform "fastboot boot recovery.img" but it sends it and then sticks on "booting..." I have moved forward with the RUU at this point, but the device never actually boots into the img.
Unfortunately, I cannot not upload the image due to my job.

Also, if anyone can help with goldcard downgrading, I might be able to downgrade to an old version with root access. My downgrade continues to fail due to the bootloader version being too high. I created the goldcard per the appropriate thread and it appeared to work as the Cell South thread indicated, but still no dice on the downgrade.

If your gold card is made right it should work.... are you putting the .zip on you gold card and renameing it PB00IMG.zip?

binny1007 said:
If your gold card is made right it should work.... are you putting the .zip on you gold card and renameing it PB00IMG.zip?
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Yes, but it still fails with error 43, I believe. "Main version check"

Did you run the simlock option in the bootloader, and it passed

binny1007 said:
Did you run the simlock option in the bootloader, and it passed
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Yes. Perhaps goldcard doesn't work on this device like it's supposed to.

Flash with Cyogen etc.

Hi again
I found these one's:
Cyogen Makin' Bacon
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php? t=613812
RA Recovery
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php? t=611829
Can I just flash these one's on my phone now when it's unlocked? How do I do that? When I'm flashing Cyogen's Makin Bacon Addon, how do I do that? Can that only be done Bacon Addon, how do I do that? Can that only be done through ADB? Or can I use fastboot?
Br
RasmusJV

theres a tutorial in the development section, but the breakdown is you need to boot into the bootloader by holding powerbutton+trackball then once in there by fastboot on your pc run the fastboot oem unlock command.

OK
But the problem is that I have flashed my N1 with superboot. It is working OK. But I want the new recovery as mentioned above. Then can I just flash the N1 the same way I flashed it with Superboot?
Br
RasmusJV

rasmusjv said:
OK
But the problem is that I have flashed my N1 with superboot. It is working OK. But I want the new recovery as mentioned above. Then can I just flash the N1 the same way I flashed it with Superboot?
Br
RasmusJV
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OK
What I ment was, if I can flash the N1 with the Cyogen Makin Bacon image as I did with the Superboot image?
Br
RasmusJV

no actually you just put the cyanogens rom on your sd cards root folder, then in your recovery thing you just apply any zip if you have RA's Recovery.

OK
Will this overwrite the Superboot incl. It's apps (Superuser Permission)? Or what will happen to it?
Br
RasmusJV

he's cyanogen.

yes it overwrites them but it auto installs another copy of su permission. and kozm0naunt were aware thanks for the spam though

Kay
Thanks!!
Br
RasmusJV

Need help asap!
Hey everyone sup? I need Help Because my client has a Droid Eris phone, he has stuff that he dont want to loose, i never re-flashed or programmed a droid phone but i have experience in computer repair because i own my own computer company at home, i know C++ programming etc. but i never hacked a droid before, can one of you give me an tutorial on what i need (tools etc) andbasic instructions on hacking his phone to where he can do custom apps and use any carrier or plan on his phone like sprint, att, etc..???? thx alot if u can, plus ill help anyone with advice for computer related issues cause im the man when it comes to computer problems.

How about a sticky that says "If you can't understand the unlocking and flashing procedures listed on this site, then you had better not try to do anything with your phone as it will most likely end in tears".
Seems like that would help. If you need to ask questions, you haven't researched enough. And will most likely get stuck and come crying back here, or even end up bricking your phone and having to throw it in the garbage.

bruceleeroy said:
Hey everyone sup? I need Help Because my client has a Droid Eris phone, he has stuff that he dont want to loose, i never re-flashed or programmed a droid phone but i have experience in computer repair because i own my own computer company at home, i know C++ programming etc. but i never hacked a droid before, can one of you give me an tutorial on what i need (tools etc) andbasic instructions on hacking his phone to where he can do custom apps and use any carrier or plan on his phone like sprint, att, etc..???? thx alot if u can, plus ill help anyone with advice for computer related issues cause im the man when it comes to computer problems.
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Well, as you seem like you should be smarter then this, this is the Nexus One forums. This board has forums for all sorts of HTC phones, and I'm sure you'd get a great answer, if you posted in the right section. Or, even, how about doing a Google search? You'd probably get more answers from that too, then from posting in the wrong forum. Thanks for stopping by though.

I just got my Fascinate today. 9/29/10

I want to root it and deodex it.
What is the easiest way to go about it.
I read his thread but it says you have to be rooted for it to work.
But i dunno what my OTA or what ever is im just being apprehensive cause i don't wanna go in gung ho and **** it all up!
Thanks guys

First start with the thread Root, Recovery, and Update. Follow the first section called "Note 1" to root and flash clockwork recovery. Then you can follow the steps to flash the Deodexed system. Make sure you make a backup of your system before you try to load the deodex just in case.

Yeah... definitely do your reading before you start cluttering the forums with these silly posts. If you read the Sticky Thread at the top you would not be having these questions. Call me an ass, call me whatever... but if people would just read everything would be so much better.

I did read that thread. it hasnt been updated in like 3 weeks so i didnt want to do something out dated, As i said i didnt know what OTA that would be great if there was a sticky for lingo too. But Im sorry im cluttering your precious little forums bro. Hope you can sleep at night knowing that will be not packed with posts about people looking for advice without people being condescending assholes.

The thread hasn't been updated because Theirs no updates simply everything in the root thread is confirmed and working just follow instructions very carefully and you shouldn't run into problems. But as you know it if "You" screw up then you might can get bricked.
I just followed the One click root method like 5 mins very easy then Clockwork recovery was easy trust me not hard.

Seriously.
I feel that if the first five posts on the forum were just stickied copies of the LOOK HERE FIRST thread, people would still be making these waste-of-space posts.
Human nature, I guess.
I'm happy you got your phone and I share your excitement over it, but I don't really care that you have it, and I don't need to know that, either.
After you're all Deodex'ed, Rooted, and Backed-up, just wait around and lurk like the rest of us until somebody makes something for us.
and btw i learned all of the lingo by typing things i didn't understand into google.

Very well put... lmfao at people getting all butt hurt. Come on mods, delete the thread.

When i run the root with the 1 click method after it says exploiting my phone its going to force the files on it says error: phone not phone. it retries about 5 more times and then it just ends.
Any help?

When you ran the Odin did you click Phone or PDA your suppose to click pda and select the files.. you shouldnt mess up anything if you just read carefully so simple.

I havent got to odin yet. After It restarts my phone and tells me to unlock it it says it should take 3 minutes to finish. It says it error: cannot find phone. this happens when it is trying to put thr.files on the phone.

^^ The same thing happened to me until I downloaded different drivers than what was posted in the one click thread. Google "Samsung Fascinate drivers" and click on the link through Verizon.
I couldn't tell you why the ones in the thread didn't work, but I guess sometimes that's the way it is... Also, the less you have running on your PC the better. I made a different login just for hacking/cell phone stuff that doesn't have much of anything running on startup.

Root then LGSmartcard Service Error

Hi,
I have an LG V20 H910-10c (Nougat 7.0) and I am having an issue that I am praying someone can help me out with. I have already tried a Factory Wipe/Reset and Wipe Dalvik/ART & Cache and have Formatted Data to remove Encryption, etc..
Timeline: The phone worked fine in all aspects before Rooting it.
After Rooting it, I had this issue.
I then tried a Factory Reset and got stuck in a TWRP Bootloop.
I fixed the Bootloop issue with a Reset (Yes then Yes).
The issue is still there.
ISSUE: When I boot into Android, I get the following message;
"LGSmartcardService has stopped"
.....and I cannot use my External SD Card (TWRP sees it fine, I Flashed SuperSU from it).
I have Googled my brains out and simply cannot find any suggestions, except to perform a Factory Reset, which I did and that's what put me into the Bootloop and I reset the way you said and now it boots up okay, except that error message is still there.
I have not put any apps on the phone or anything. It's factory fresh (except for Rooting it).
I hope I'm not violating any rules by posting this, but the page I used to Root it has a REAL SMALL downloadable file called "V20-Root.zip" that contains everything, including the Batch files with the steps that they perform in them. I did NOT use the ROM, as that's ONLY for Sprint users and my phone is an AT&T model (Unlocked and my Carrier is MetroPCS). But I put it here, just in case someone wishes to bless me by taking a look and seeing if there's something to note. I am not a coder by any means. I do understand some basics, but I couldn't see anything that would cause this sort of problem. I did NOT install the ROM listed, because it's for Sprint users ONLY and I have an AT&T (Unlocked, using MetroPCS) H910. Here's the link to the page:
https://tinyurl.com/yacdendm
I really need my Ext SD Card to be seen! I use it extensively and it would be a real hindrance not to have it! Plus this is my ONLY phone (no landline) and I am disabled and must run everything, including my home network and laptop, etc. from it and I need its space for things I have to have available on my phone to do things that I need to do, so any help would be appreciated GREATLY!
Please Help Me and Thank You!
Dave

i95swervin said:
I seen this carbon copy post of yours in another thread.. No need to create a new thread bud.
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I actually wasn't sure which one to put it in, that's all.
Thanks

Yeah you're lucky @cnjax hasn't flamed you yet. Ask a mod to delete this , supposed to be in Q&A.

TheIronMaiden said:
Yeah you're lucky @cnjax hasn't flamed you yet. Ask a mod to delete this , supposed to be in Q&A.
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Thank You for your help.
Mod please delete my post and thank you.

@Redline exercise your newfound abilities and delete this thread lol

TheIronMaiden said:
@Redline exercise your newfound abilities and delete this thread lol
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you don`t wanna disturb someone when on honeymoon, do you
lemme fix this ... oh and it`s a duplicate, original here https://forum.xda-developers.com/v20/how-to/lgsmartcard-service-error-t3860493
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TWRP Backup Warning

I discovered the hard way not to include the System Image when backing up with TWRP. But it seems I overlooked the Vendor Image. Turns out all of the backups I've made for the last few months have been worthless because I neglected to uncheck it. My question is why are those two options even included when they trash the backup?:crying:

lewmur said:
I discovered the hard way not to include the System Image when backing up with TWRP. But it seems I overlooked the Vendor Image. Turns out all of the backups I've made for the last few months have been worthless because I neglected to uncheck it. My question is why are those two options even included when they trash the backup?:crying:
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Not sure what you mean - simply UNselecting them when restoring the backup should be the same as not backing them up at all.

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Not sure what you mean - simply UNselecting them when restoring the backup should be the same as not backing them up at all.
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That assumes I knew what was causing the problem in the first place. Had I known then, what I know now, I would never have included the vendor image in the backup and wouldn't need to uncheck it in the restore. All I knew at the time was that when I had problems with the latest release and tried to restore the backups, they all failed. So I erased them and started from scratch. :crying: It wasn't until later I figured out the problem. That's why I'm warning others.

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That assumes I knew what was causing the problem in the first place. Had I known then, what I know now, I would never have included the vendor image in the backup and wouldn't need to uncheck it in the restore. All I knew at the time was that when I had problems with the latest release and tried to restore the backups, they all failed. So I erased them and started from scratch. :crying: It wasn't until later I figured out the problem. That's why I'm warning others.
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But there are reasons someone would want to back up those partitions, so a general statement saying they shouldn't be in a backup is simply wrong.
I've always read up on a new device, checked XDA, asked in Telegram groups to find out exactly what to backup and/or restore. You can't blame the maker(s) of TWRP for you not doing your research

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But there are reasons someone would want to back up those partitions, so a general statement saying they shouldn't be in a backup is simply wrong.
I've always read up on a new device, checked XDA, asked in Telegram groups to find out exactly what to backup and/or restore. You can't blame the maker(s) of TWRP for you not doing your research
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I can blame anyone I care to blame. You have your opinion and I have mine. I have been using TWRP backup for years and never had a need for those options and don't have one now. And I have used XDA for years and have never seen ANYONE state a need or reason for them. As far as I'm concerned, your remarks serve no purpose at all except to irritate me.

@lewmur You seem to disagree with the advice given, but as far as I can see @Nimueh is only trying to clarify things and help. Your remarks come off as quite rude, so could you please dial that down a few notches before things get out of hand. I understand that you are frustrated for having gone through this, but I advice you to look at this experience as you having learned something new. And every day you learn something new is a good day.
I'll add that I have many times benefited from backing up the system partitions on my devices when testing different things. Every device might be different though, so the advice of doing research is not a bad one. Luckily for the next user you have now been able to share your experience and others can hopefully benefit from your warning.
Remember to keep things friendly on the forum. That way everyone involved benefits from the exchange.
Cheers
Didgeridoohan
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Didgeridoohan said:
@lewmur You seem to disagree with the advice given, but as far as I can see @Nimueh is only trying to clarify things and help. Your remarks come off as quite rude, so could you please dial that down a few notches before things get out of hand. I understand that you are frustrated for having gone through this, but I advice you to look at this experience as you having learned something new. And every day you learn something new is a good day.
I'll add that I have many times benefited from backing up the system partitions on my devices when testing different things. Every device might be different though, so the advice of doing research is not a bad one. Luckily for the next user you have now been able to share your experience and others can hopefully benefit from your warning.
Remember to keep things friendly on the forum. That way everyone involved benefits from the exchange.
Cheers
Didgeridoohan
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I found HIS remarks to be insulting and of no help at all. Just how does saying MY warning is of no use, help anyone?
edit: BTW, it wasn't backing up the system PARTITION that was a problem. It was backing up the system IMAGE. How many times have you found THAT to be useful???? Much less the vendor IMAGE??

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I found HIS remarks to be insulting and of no help at all. Just how does saying MY warning is of no use, help anyone?
edit: BTW, it wasn't backing up the system PARTITION that was a problem. It was backing up the system IMAGE. How many times have you found THAT to be useful???? Much less the vendor IMAGE??
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Nowhere does @Nimueh claim that your warning is of no use or doesn't help anyone. Their first post is simply about a clarification that it is possible to not restore all parts of a backup.
You might want to read the TWRP faq on how the backup function works:
https://twrp.me/faq/whattobackup.html
As far as I'm concerned, as long as any further discussions are kept friendly and respectful, this is a closed chapter.
Happy flashing.
Didgeridoohan
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