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I have a Mac, none of these .exe files will run. Is there a way I can just mount my Hero, download a zipfile, drop it in there and get a 2.1 ROM? I thought I could with Damageless?
um I have a MAC and you don't need any .exe files to root your phone. use the guide in the sticky at the top of the forum and your good to go.
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No, you must gain root one way or another to get a recovery image on there to flash ROMs...
Here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=581686
Thanks, but I cant be assed doing all that work. Isnt there something that auto roots for you with a download and a few clicks?
yeah, but its an .exe. honestly, if you cant be assed to take 5 minutes to root manually, youre in wrong forum.
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abcdfv said:
yeah, but its an .exe. honestly, if you cant be assed to take 5 minutes to root manually, youre in wrong forum.
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I see. Once I root, I then have to flash a ROM too. This all takes 5 minutes? The instructions to flash dont look too detailed. Is there alot involved?
Rooting- quick. Flashing- pretty quick. First boot-dreadfully long.
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but u could flash it quicker with the Godspeed recovery.
Not to be a ****, but.....wow, are you going to piss and moan in every forum online about this? Didn't you say you were done with the Hero and going back to the iphone or something not to long ago in phandroid........Just root and get it over with already.
mbell75 said:
Thanks, but I cant be assed doing all that work. Isnt there something that auto roots for you with a download and a few clicks?
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mbell75 said:
Thanks, but I cant be assed doing all that work. Isnt there something that auto roots for you with a download and a few clicks?
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Well if you don't want do all that work then I suggest you just wait for the official release.
The only auto rooter is for windows. Rooting and flashing ROMs can lead to problems. If you are unwilling to put some effort into it then you are going to end up bricking your phone or running into what we on the forum would consider a small problem. However, it will turn into a huge issue because you don't understand some basic functionality of the recovery shell and wouldn't know how to access ADB to enter a couple commands to help diagnose.
This is an issue about you coming back and asking 101 questions and have people hold your hand because you can't be bothered to learn a couple things about a new world you are trying to enter.
If you are unwilling to learn then please leave these forums because I can tell you are going to be nothing but trouble.
spend the time reading everything fully first, this will save you time and make you more comfortable.
BTW, you can root with the flashrec method if you'd like with any computer platform, but to do anything useful like remove bloatware, you're going to need the adb from the SDK at least. I would root through terminal if I were you, its not hard and many helpful people on here, including myself. I've rooted 2 phones on mac, and 3 on PC already. Just give me a pm, if you run into trouble somewhere.
Things not to forget
USB debugging needs to be on (settings--applications--development)
commands in terminal require ./ before the adb commands
Rooting is easier on a mac than pc... no drivers to install.
rufflez2010 said:
spend the time reading everything fully first, this will save you time and make you more comfortable.
BTW, you can root with the flashrec method if you'd like with any computer platform, but to do anything useful like remove bloatware, you're going to need the adb from the SDK at least. I would root through terminal if I were you, its not hard and many helpful people on here, including myself. I've rooted 2 phones on mac, and 3 on PC already. Just give me a pm, if you run into trouble somewhere.
Things not to forget
USB debugging needs to be on (settings--applications--development)
commands in terminal require ./ before the adb commands
Rooting is easier on a mac than pc... no drivers to install.
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Thanks. PM'd you.
mbell75 said:
Thanks, but I cant be assed doing all that work.
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wow.. really?????
you cant be assed.. but your can be an a..
yes.. you can get 2.1 without Rooting.....
buy a phone with it on it!!!
i am normally really easy going and try to help.. I dont know much, but try to pass on what i have learned.. because others have helped me...
you and your statement above... has rubbed me.. in the wrong way.
Dan330 said:
wow.. really?????
you cant be assed.. but your can be an a..
yes.. you can get 2.1 without Rooting.....
buy a phone with it on it!!!
i am normally really easy going and try to help.. I dont know much, but try to pass on what i have learned.. because others have helped me...
you and your statement above... has rubbed me.. in the wrong way.
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I so agree, just reading this guys post gave me a headache!
Tried doing this method http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=584029 and get stuck with the exclamation point triangle. Seems I need to do a wipe before flashing? Where do you get the zip that wipes the phone?
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Tried doing this method http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=584029 and get stuck with the exclamation point triangle. Seems I need to do a wipe before flashing? Where do you get the zip that wipes the phone?
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dont use flashrec jus do it through adb go to the stiki wiki and read how to root hero cdma for mac all you have to do is download the sdk it basically sets itsself up download asroot2 put it in the tools folder in your sdk and the recovery image of choice then simply copy and paste the commands from the guide its really that simple..
root with godspeed..........................woot woot
I would suggest rooting manually. You will learn some basic ADB commands.
maybe its just me but cant u use bootcamp and install xp or win7 and do it from there or is your Apple IIc just not up to the task..
mbell, didnt you get banned from android forums for spamming/flaming/trolling?
nothing personal but dont do that here or you''ll get banned even quicker.
But on the side note welcome to the forums! xD
hi
i tried to root , s-off, recovery my dezire z eu version, that was ok, but when i tried to install some rom, my desire fall down, it is white screen with green htc logo now, doesn't work, i hope if u can help
boot screen is like this
vision pvt ship s-on
hboot-0.82.0000
microp-0425
radio-26.02.01.15_m2
eMMC-boot
sep 2 2010,17:59:38
when i access recovery i got this message
E:can't mount cache:reconvery/command
when i try to do recovery i got this
invaled operation
pleaaaaaaaaas help
if you back s-on then it sounds like you tried to flash an offical img.
what exactly did you do after you were s-off?
read this post, yes i know its long. its for the g2 so the version #'s and links to files may not apply, but the process does.
you should really read the whole thing, but at least respond back here with the answers to my 2nd post in there.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=842495
edit: if im reading your hboot version number right, you flashed the tmobile offical img?
I think i tried to install this rom
PC10IMG_Vision_TMOUS_1.19.531.1_Radio_12.21.60.09b_26.02.01.15_M2_release_149459_signed.zip
after i changed the name to PC10IMG.zip and copied to sdcard
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I think i tried to install this rom
PC10IMG_Vision_TMOUS_1.19.531.1_Radio_12.21.60.09b_26.02.01.15_M2_release_149459_signed.zip
after i changed the name to PC10IMG.zip and copied to sdcard
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yep, you did this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=838484
like i said go to the link in my first post, and answer the question in my 2nd post in that thread here.
now this is speculation, but since you are a dz you MIGHT have another option, depends on how far that img made it. which dz is yours? the official pc10img for your device may work, HOWEVER it may make things worse. we need to test/try EVERYTHING else before you try to flash it.
Thankn you very much for your help fastludeh22, the "how to recover my semi brick" guide is great and was much needed
which dz is yours?
uk version
what was the last running rom/kernel combo you had?
I don't know!! manufacturer rom... it is new phone 3-days old
which recovery is installed?
6.- How do I install ClockworkMod Recovery ??
Download ROM Manager from the market, install and open it.
Tap "Flash ClockworkMod Recovery"
It will ask to "Confirm phone model: HTC G2, tap yes: it works (Thanks for the tip stridger !!)
forum.xda-developers. com/showpost.php?p=9143411&postcount=2
what happens in recovery when you type
adb devices? i got serial no of device
adb remount? i didn't type
adb shell? i got shell prom when i type su and got full toot
i type adb devices and adb shell before.. when i tried to flash S-OFF,
i following this tutorial :
theunlockr. com/2010/11/15/universal-android-rooting-method-visionary-method/
theunlockr. com/2010/11/15/universal-hboot-security-off-s-off-for-use-after-visionary-method/
i'm working on win7
i installed Android SDK i was conected to phone but i don't after phone breakdown
gtrab said:
Thankn you very much for your help fastludeh22, the "how to recover my semi brick" guide is great and was much needed
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No prob, I do what I can. I need to get with a MOD over here. All the info from my guides will work here, but as version numbers and some files are different I don't want to confuse people more. I guess I can try to go though them and try to make g2/dz friendly...
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which dz is yours?
uk version
what was the last running rom/kernel combo you had?
I don't know!! manufacturer rom... it is new phone 3-days old
which recovery is installed?
6.- How do I install ClockworkMod Recovery ??
Download ROM Manager from the market, install and open it.
Tap "Flash ClockworkMod Recovery"
It will ask to "Confirm phone model: HTC G2, tap yes: it works (Thanks for the tip stridger !!)
forum.xda-developers. com/showpost.php?p=9143411&postcount=2
what happens in recovery when you type
adb devices? i got serial no of device
adb remount? i didn't type
adb shell? i got shell prom when i type su and got full toot
i type adb devices and adb shell before.. when i tried to flash S-OFF,
i following this tutorial :
theunlockr. com/2010/11/15/universal-android-rooting-method-visionary-method/
theunlockr. com/2010/11/15/universal-hboot-security-off-s-off-for-use-after-visionary-method/
i'm working on win7
i installed Android SDK i was conected to phone but i don't after phone breakdown
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So you HAD clockworkmod recovery installed. I need to know what's there now, and what happens when you type those commands NOW.
adb devices? i got serial no of device
adb remount? i didn't type
adb shell? i got shell prom when i type su and got full toot
if you mean if i try to type commands rightnow:
C:\AndroidSDK\tools>adb devices
* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *
List of devices attached
C:\AndroidSDK\tools>adb remount
error: device not found
C:\AndroidSDK\tools>adb shell
error: device not found
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No prob, I do what I can. I need to get with a MOD over here. All the info from my guides will work here, but as version numbers and some files are different I don't want to confuse people more. I guess I can try to go though them and try to make g2/dz friendly...
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A lot of us are hoping that the G2 and DZ forums are merged very soon. I can't see a lot of point keeping them apart - see http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=797956 for discussion on that subject (and please add your thoughts there if you get a chance).
Ya that's what I ment. To make sure were on the same page. You did this with phone hooked up and booted into the recovery that's on there now.
What happens when you type that from htc screen. Give it a min of trying to boot before typing thoses commands.
Anyone know which version number the uk desire z is shipped with, and what's the most current signed official img out?
it is HTC Desire Z A7272
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it is HTC Desire Z A7272
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Sorry not what I mean. Like the g2 was shipped with software version 1.19.531.1, and the g2 OTA is version 1.22.something.
If you have no shell access now, be it in recovery or while trying to boot, then you only chance is an official signed img or ruu FOR YOUR DEVICE. If there has not been any OTA out/applied to your phone before you got it, then it should work.
Is there one for the uk shipped ones?
I think the stock ROM is at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=822908 , though I don't have my own DZ yet to check.
I have an extracted stock rom, I will upload, hold tight...
Is the phone a unlocked unbranded phone? If so you can go back to stock by flashing a extracted stock rom from hboot, I have dine this a few times already. Hold tight, I'm uploading
Sent from my HTC Desire Z Beast
Do you have skype?
Its taking ages to upload;(
JD
All i think has happened is that that the rom or the kernel has become corrupted by what you did...
If its that we can solve that shizzle, just flash this PC10IMG that i have, its your best and only shot
JD
it is, 12.28b.60.140eU_26.03.02.26_M
JupiterDroid said:
All i think has happened is that that the rom or the kernel has become corrupted by what you did...
If its that we can solve that shizzle, just flash this PC10IMG that i have, its your best and only shot
JD
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oh ya that is what i think so, but how to get PC10IMG ?
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oh ya that is what i think so, but how to get PC10IMG ?
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I have it, but its 280mb and too large to upload to mediafire;(
JD
JupiterDroid said:
I have it, but its 280mb and too large to upload to mediafire;(
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Create a Dropbox account, and upload it there.
Edit - or how about the file at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=796302 , will that help at all ? (I think it's a Bell one ?)
Hey guys.
I've been attempting this all morning and so far I've had no luck. I have a VodafoneAU Legend which I updated to the official 2.2 yesterday. But now I want to try root.
I've been trying to follow the HBOOT 1.01 guide but there's a few problems. First, I cannot connect to the phone with adb unless it's in htc sync mode. No other mode will work. So when it's time to copy testimage.zip to the card I have to change from sync mode to disk mode, whereby adb loses it's connection. What do I do about this? Is it a driver problem (in Win7 here) or something else?
Thanks,
Dave.
Ok, the first problem were drivers.
Now I can't finish the second guide. When I try using clockwork to install the firmware.zip, the phone just boots to the red triangle. What do I have to do?
Dave.
So I pressed the up button/power combo at the red triangle and get the Android system recovery. Selecting "apply update.zip" says it can't verify. What do I do? Is this guide for my phone or do I need to follow something else?
I don't understand this guys. Anyone help? I'm thinking since this is a step to root the phone, I'm not actually rooted yet so I can't use the clockworkmod? Then what is the guide for? The guides at unlockr don't mention what firmware/hboot they work for so I'm not keen to try them yet.
Read the guide on fake flash. You need the recovery file named "update.zip" in the root of your sd to proceed..
Sent from my Legend using XDA App
whitetigerdk said:
Read the guide on fake flash. You need the recovery file named "update.zip" in the root of your sd to proceed..
Sent from my Legend using XDA App
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But isn't that what Rom Manager does? Download the update.zip then run it? Man this is getting even harder to understand.
Edit: And this is left out of the HBOOT 1.01 guide because.....????? When I work this out I'll write a PROPPER guide, lol.
Just checked and update.zip is on the card.
So which part of the guide am I getting wrong?
Decided to reinstall phone with the official froyo release and am now ready to try this again. Is there anyone that will walk me through the process? I will write a complete guide if the "gotchas" are still there.
i feel for you ... hope you get it fixed... thats one of the reason i havent dared messing with the phone because i've seen a few post like yours where something didnt go quite as described... for whatever reason... and im sure the answer is out there but just not within the guide instructions... i guess there is no way to gather all gotchas because there are so many environment variables...
good luck
and please share your technique
Just saw gobczak's thread in the developer forum having similar troubles with Vodafone UK phone, getting the red triangle at reboot. I'll keep an eye on his thread and see how he goes with it.
Did you run the stage1 and stage2 bats while in recovery?
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Did you run the stage1 and stage2 bats while in recovery?
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No because the guide didn't say to.
The thing is it seems I'm only stuck on the part where the firmware.zip file has to be flashed. The guide says to use clockworkmod for this. But when I try installing the clockworkmod recovery it gives some file verification error. Isn't there ways to do this via the pc, either through those batch files, adb etc? Or will that fake-flash update.zip file work?
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No because the guide didn't say to.
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As I just posted on the other forum, I think you need to skip that step in guide 2 and go straight onto guide 3 after you have flashed the LEGEIMG.zip, rebooted, and then removed LEGEIMG.zip from the SD card.
Guys I've got to the point of downgrading to 1.31. But when I run the first batch file it just hangs at the "Writing zip" part, with the htc logo on the screen. Is there any way to fix this?
Can someone please explain this part of the guide:
Phone will reboot and find LEGEIMG.zip on your sdcard, copy it into RAM and check it. If you get CID error at this point, then you don't have goldcard.
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Ok, so I don't get an error. I get nothing. The phone just boots to the fastboot screen. If I press the power button it goes to the hboot screen and I can see the messages of loading LEGEIMG.zip. But the guide doesn't say to press anything.
So should I or shouldn't I press the power button? Also, if I try making the goldcard again, at which point in the guide do I start from again? The entire process or just copying LEGEIMG.zip to card then rebooting phone? I mean, will all the other things like flashing misc1-2.img still be there?
Guys I finally got this working.
The first problem was with the goldcards. For whatever reason formatting them with the win7 format tool just wouldn't work. I had to use the command-line format tool, setting the block size etc manually.
The second problem was the unnecessary steps in the guide. A few people helped me out with this (namely blackbart at the Aus Whirlpool forum), but basically in the second step you can stop after flashing the LEGEIMG.zip. The updating froyo part isn't needed - for my phone anyway.
Then when running the batch files in the third part, for whatever reason the first batch would keep hanging at 'writing zip...' and I needed to remove the battery to unfreeze the phone. flannigan, also from the Aus Whirlpool forums suggested to just go on to the second batch file. This worked!
So my Legend is now finally a true Legend
Anyway, thanks for the help everyone - couldn't have done this by myself.
Dave
Great news, I think we need a new guide focused on rooting for HBOOT 1.01 / Stock Froyo to clear up the inconsistencies in the existing one. It's a minefield for a noob (or a rite of passage!), a revised guide will certainly save a lot of time and frustration for those taking this road in the future.
Sent from my HTC Legend using XDA App
EpicSauce said:
Great news, I think we need a new guide focused on rooting for HBOOT 1.01 to clear up the inconsistencies in the existing one. It's a minefield for a noob (or a rite of passage!), a revised guide will certainly save a lot of time and frustration for those taking this road in the future.
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I'll write one if ya's want. I wanted to include little tidbits like downloading the apps required (visionary, rom manager etc) from the market then backing them up to the card with Astro so if it goes all wrong and you have to start again, you can just install them all from the card Also on using adb to push the files (roms, img's etc) when the guides say "copy this blah blah". Much quicker than changing to disk mode and back. Sound good?
Sounds good! Happy to help and add my 20c worth along the way. The existing guide has got the meaty bits, a new guide would cull the stuff not relevant, help fill in the gaps and alert to the pitfalls we've fallen into.
jabbado said:
I'll write one if ya's want. I wanted to include little tidbits like downloading the apps required (visionary, rom manager etc) from the market then backing them up to the card with Astro so if it goes all wrong and you have to start again, you can just install them all from the card Also on using adb to push the files (roms, img's etc) when the guides say "copy this blah blah". Much quicker than changing to disk mode and back. Sound good?
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I agree... i've done my reading since june of last year but then didnt check for another 4 months... and so many how to's pop up with various ways of doing it depeding on the situation... a lot of those howtos were consolidated howtos which sometimes make intermediate steps unenecessary (may be in some cases causes more head aches since it didnt take into considerations on newer version of hboots...etc)... an updated how to will be much appreciated...
And you're right the most important pre requirement is to have a safety net ... so starting with how to create a back up in case you screw it up is a must!
but im glad it worked out for you!
i have searched this forum high and low and i have search google and i cant seem to find any answers to my questions!
i would post on the thread for the radio guide but i need 10 posts so thought id stick my question in here, hope its the correct place?
i wanted to update my radio on my nexus s, so i followed this guide
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1116884
now it all worked ok and i have the new radio in my phone, but i'm having issues with trying to push the build.prop file back to my phone!
i get stuck at the adb remount command, i get remount failed : operation not permitted!!
not ive unlocked the bootloader and i rooted the phone this morning thinking that was my issue and it still wont let me do it.
can anyone shed some light on the issue? im still using the standard 2.3.4 rom
thanks in advance
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i have searched this forum high and low and i have search google and i cant seem to find any answers to my questions!
i would post on the thread for the radio guide but i need 10 posts so thought id stick my question in here, hope its the correct place?
i wanted to update my radio on my nexus s, so i followed this guide
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1116884
now it all worked ok and i have the new radio in my phone, but i'm having issues with trying to push the build.prop file back to my phone!
i get stuck at the adb remount command, i get remount failed : operation not permitted!!
not ive unlocked the bootloader and i rooted the phone this morning thinking that was my issue and it still wont let me do it.
can anyone shed some light on the issue? im still using the standard 2.3.4 rom
thanks in advance
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You need an insecure boot.img for adb remount to work.
Either remount /system manually or use something like root explorer.
Sent from my Nexus S using XDA Premium App
thank you for your quick reply
i had seen a few replies mention a boot.img file but i wasnt sure, i have downloaded root explorer and i can see what i need to see now!
thanks again
Im looking to re-root my N7 after upgrading to 4.1.2 and losing root. Ive managed to unlock my device but cant seem to do anything else as it gets stuck on "<waiting for device>" and ive tried restart bootloader etc but to no avail. Im using Ubuntu 12.10 and will be using the Terminal to try and re-root it. New to using the terminal so no sure as to what to do completely.
I'm also looking to downgrade the bootloader to the previous version so i can add CWM as a Recovery. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Why are you using the terminal when there are good tools/one click solutions ??
is debuging on?
Let me just bring the two of you together: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1936767
I find it amusing that your posts were six minutes apart. I hope that you find this helpful.
360porcento said:
Why are you using the terminal when there are good tools/one click solutions ??
is debuging on?
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Id rather be able to root and unlock without using tools/one click solutions as they are not always the best on Linux and its more in the sport of android doing it yourself.
Tonttunator said:
Let me just bring the two of you together: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1936767
I find it amusing that your posts were six minutes apart. I hope that you find this helpful.
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Im trying to flash to boot image but it get stuck waiting for the device:-
[email protected]:~/Downloads$ ./fastboot-linux boot bootloader-grouper-3.34.img
creating boot image...
creating boot image - 2125824 bytes
< waiting for device >
Not sure if i have done anything wrong here if i have let me know.
mackay508 said:
[email protected]:~/Downloads$ ./fastboot-linux boot bootloader-grouper-3.34.img
creating boot image...
creating boot image - 2125824 bytes
< waiting for device >
Not sure if i have done anything wrong here if i have let me know.
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Maybe your version of fastboot is not exactly compatible with the bootloader, that's also why rooting is so hard. If able, try the windows version that comes with one of the Toolkits. Please, even if you don't want to, give it a try. Might make your life easier.
Edit: Try flashing the bootloader permanently, that's what I did, I just noticed you're trying to temporarily boot it.