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[GUIDE] MAC Rooting Nexus S

1/27/11 Update: Some members have commented that the MoDaCo Superboot method is easier, and although I haven't used it myself, it does look easier. If you want to go that route instead, you'll still need to unlock your bootloader, which means completing Steps 1-5 below. After that, you can go with the method given here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=927838
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The following directions should let you root your Nexus S using an Intel Mac running OS 10.5 or 10.6. Thanks to Koush for providing the method and the recovery img, to ChainsDD for providing Superuser, and to Luxferro for providing a workaround for 2.3.1.
You should apply the 2.3.1 OTA update before obtaining root. Otherwise you'll have to do it over again after the update. If you installed a rooted/insecure boot image with the original instructions and now find yourself unable to upgrade to 2.3.1 (Status 7 error), one option is to use ROM Manager to restore the 2.3.1 Nandroid backup kindly provided by momohammed20 in this thread. From there, you will have stock 2.3.1 and can follow the steps below to obtain root again.
Warning: If you break your phone trying this, I am not responsible. I do not guarantee that the following is safe or that the steps are correct. Rooting your phone voids the warranty. I have no responsibility for anything that occurs as a result of your following these directions! I cannot provide any support nor guide you in undoing this process and restoring the phone to factory condition.
This process will wipe your phone. Ie, you will lose all your apps/data on your phone and have to reinstall them. It will also wipe your external storage, so back that up prior to proceeding if you want to keep anything.
1) Download the "androidsdk.zip" file from here: http://www.box.net/shared/ljhg8t5sjh
Unzip that file (if not already unzipped automatically upon download), and place the "androidsdk" folder on your Desktop. It has to be in this location for the rest of the steps to work.
2) On your phone, go to Menu>Settings>Applications. Select "Development" and check the box next to "USB debugging"
3) Connect the phone to your Mac via the USB cable
4) Open a Terminal window on your Mac (Applications>Utilities>Terminal), and copy/paste the following into the Terminal:
Code:
~/Desktop/androidsdk/platform-tools/adb reboot bootloader
Hit "Return" and wait for your phone to to reboot into Bootloader/Fastboot mode
5) If your Bootloader screen says "LOCK STATE - UNLOCKED" then skip to Step 6. If it says "LOCK STATE - LOCKED" then copy/paste the following into the Terminal:
Code:
~/Desktop/androidsdk/tools/fastboot oem unlock
Hit "Return" and on your phone will prompt you to confirm and warn you that you are going to lose everything. Confirm. At this point you will have an unlocked bootloader.
6) Copy/paste the following into the Terminal window:
Code:
~/Desktop/androidsdk/tools/fastboot flash recovery ~/Desktop/androidsdk/tools/recovery-clockwork-3.0.0.0-crespo.img
Hit "Return" again and wait for recovery to flash.
7) At this point you should still be in Bootloader/Fastboot mode. DO NOT REBOOT YOUR PHONE*. Press the "Volume Down" key until "RECOVERY" is highlighted, and press the "Power" key to select this option.
*Note: You must go to Recovery directly from Bootloader/Fastboot mode after Step 6 without rebooting your phone in between, or else your phone will replace ClockworkMod Recovery, hang at the "Google" splash screen requiring a battery pull, and you'll need to start again from Step 6.
For the following steps while in Recovery, use "Volume Down" to highlight a selection and "Power" to choose that selection:
8) Choose "mounts and storage"
9) Choose "mount USB storage". Your phone should now be mounted on the Mac as a Device called "NO NAME"
10) Look inside the "androidsdk" folder on your Desktop for a file called "su2361ef.zip", and using the Finder on your Mac, copy that file (without unzipping it) to the main directory of your mounted phone ("NO NAME").
11) Eject/unmount your phone in the Finder on your Mac.
12) On your phone, choose "Unmount"
13) Choose "mount /system"
14) Choose "+++++Go Back+++++"
15) Choose "install zip from sdcard"
16) Choose "choose zip from sdcard"
17) Choose "su2361ef.zip"
At this point you have root, but your phone will continue to replace ClockworkMod Recovery on reboot. To prevent this, do the following:
1) Reboot your phone, and download the app "Root Explorer" from the Market
2) Open Root Explorer and navigate to the "etc" directory.
3) Tap on the gray box that says "Mount R/W"
4) Tap and hold on the file "install-recovery.sh" and rename this file to "install-recovery.sh.old"
5) Download the app "ROM Manager"
6) Open ROM Manager and choose "Flash ClockworkMod Recovery". At this point you are all set .
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To re-lock your bootloader (Optional step):
1) With your phone connected and "USB Debugging" still enabled (which it will be unless you disabled it after the above), copy/paste the following to the Terminal:
Code:
~/Desktop/androidsdk/platform-tools/adb reboot bootloader
Hit "Return" and wait for your phone to to reboot into Bootloader/Fastboot mode
2) Copy/paste the following to the Terminal:
Code:
~/Desktop/androidsdk/tools/fastboot oem lock
Hit "Return".
Reboot your phone.
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Major thanks to Koush, ChainsDD, momohammed20, and Luxferro!

Your gonna need the recompiled fastboot. Then it makes it super easy.

So whats the advantage of having a rooted/insecure boot image as opposed to not? Sorry for the noob question

thanks x1,000,000
I would be lost without this, thanks a lot!!!
took me about 10-15 minutes
Didn't know I was going to lose all my data though, luckily I've only had it a few days and it all can be replaced

You freaking rock man! Thanks for this. Ill be rooting mine very soon.

I'm a little confused here...
About 1/5 of the way down on that page, find the link for "su-2.3.6.1-ef-signed.zip", which is the link for the Froyo version of Superuser. Control-click (right click) on that link and choose "Download Linked File As..." Save that file (called "su2361ef") to your desktop and then copy it to the main directory of your mounted phone ("NO NAME").
Am I to change the name of this file to "su2361ef" or leave it as is... "su-2.3.6.1-ef-signed.zip" than place it into my main directory?
Thanks

Help please.
I'm down to the final steps, but when I try to get into recovery mode I keep getting a little Android with an "!" over it.
What am I doing wrong? I've pulled the battery, and tried it over a few times, but I keep getting the same thing.

rashad1 said:
thanks x1,000,000
I would be lost without this, thanks a lot!!!
took me about 10-15 minutes
Didn't know I was going to lose all my data though, luckily I've only had it a few days and it all can be replaced
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Glad it was helpful. You should have gotten a warning on your phone screen about losing the data in Step 10, and you could have turned back at that point. I've now edited the post above to make it clear there as well.

WilliamStern said:
I'm a little confused here...
About 1/5 of the way down on that page, find the link for "su-2.3.6.1-ef-signed.zip", which is the link for the Froyo version of Superuser. Control-click (right click) on that link and choose "Download Linked File As..." Save that file (called "su2361ef") to your desktop and then copy it to the main directory of your mounted phone ("NO NAME").
Am I to change the name of this file to "su2361ef" or leave it as is... "su-2.3.6.1-ef-signed.zip" than place it into my main directory?
Thanks
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When I did it, the zip was already called "su2361ef". If yours is called "su-2.3.6.1-ef-signed.zip", I would leave it like that without renaming. Just remember the name so you can choose it in Step 21.
WilliamStern said:
Help please.
I'm down to the final steps, but when I try to get into recovery mode I keep getting a little Android with an "!" over it.
What am I doing wrong? I've pulled the battery, and tried it over a few times, but I keep getting the same thing.
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Which step were you at? I hope someone can help you. I don't have any expertise . I only shared the steps above because they worked for me.

Amin Sabet said:
When I did it, the zip was already called "su2361ef". If yours is called "su-2.3.6.1-ef-signed.zip", I would leave it like that without renaming. Just remember the name so you can choose it in Step 20.
Which step were you at? I hope someone can help you. I don't have any expertise . I only shared the steps above because they worked for me.
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I keep getting the "!" above the little Android, but when press power button plus volume up I only get 4 options.
-reboot system now
-apply update from /sdcard
-wipe data/factory reset
-wipe cache partition
I'm not seeing any of the other options you mention above.
I WANT ROOT! lol

WilliamStern said:
I keep getting the "!" above the little Android, but when press power button plus volume up I only get 4 options.
-reboot system now
-apply update from /sdcard
-wipe data/factory reset
-wipe cache partition
I'm not seeing any of the other options you mention above.
I WANT ROOT! lol
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You did not flash the clockworkmod recovery correctly. The Triangle with exclamation point is the stock recovery image.
Redo the step that says fastboot flash recovery etc..etc..
Sent from my Nexus S

How about a noob guide for windows also Not that I wont be able to figure out from other sources when I want to root for the first time. But a noob guide here will come handy as well ;-)

Err... I give up. I just can't seem to get anything to work. I've followed everything step by step and nothing. I think it's my bootloader that won't unlock?

WilliamStern said:
Err... I give up. I just can't seem to get anything to work. I've followed everything step by step and nothing. I think it's my bootloader that won't unlock?
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we can't help you much if you don't provide any detailed info other than you're not in the right recovery. Boot the phone on again and type this in terminal:
Code:
./adb reboot bootloader
check status of bootloader: LOCKED / UNLOCKED
and we go from there.

jroid said:
we can't help you much if you don't provide any detailed info other than you're not in the right recovery. Boot the phone on again and type this in terminal:
Code:
./adb reboot bootloader
check status of bootloader: LOCKED / UNLOCKED
and we go from there.
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I think this is where I'm having an issue? Nothing seems to happen whenever I input a command into my terminal on my computer.

WilliamStern said:
I think this is where I'm having an issue? Nothing seems to happen whenever I input a command into my terminal on my computer.
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What happens if you plug your phone into the USB and type adb devices?

Michael.B. said:
What happens if you plug your phone into the USB and type adb devices?
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I'm new at all this, so I'm sorry.
this is what I get
-bash: adb: command not found

WilliamStern said:
I'm new at all this, so I'm sorry.
this is what I get
-bash: adb: command not found
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Seems like you have not installed adb yet. What OS are you on?
EDIT: Duh, looked at the thread title. I may not be of much help, but did you update your path directory to look at the correct folders?

Michael.B. said:
Seems like you have not installed adb yet. What OS are you on?
EDIT: Duh, looked at the thread title. I may not be of much help, but did you update your path directory to look at the correct folders?
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Yeah, I did the updates.
I'm gonna try again from scratch. Thanks for the help.

William, what happens when you plug your phone into the Mac, open Terminal, and copy/paste the following command (don't forget to change "Amin" to the name of YOUR home directory):
Code:
/Users/Amin/Desktop/androidsdk/platform-tools/adb devices
Typing just "adb devices" won't work because we never set the path to adb, but the above code should work (and give you a list of connected devices, which would be just your Nexus represented as a number) if you correctly did Steps 1-4 above.

(GUIDE) Aria Superthread

Install Drivers:
Download required files HERE
1: Plug in Aria with supplied data cable to install standard drivers
2: Install HTC Sync (we only need this to get appropriate .adb drivers)
3: Install H Boot Driver - Detailed Guide HERE
a: Power down Aria
b: Hold Volume Down button and press Power (this brings you to bootloader)
c: Wait for SD Card diagnostic (about twenty seconds)
d: Plug in Data cable - at this point Windows will say driver didnt install properly
e: Navigate to Device Manager and update driver for Android 1.0
f: Select "Browse Computer for Driver" and open "Android USB Driver" folder and click next
You now have all the Necessary drivers for your new Android!!
Rooting Your Phone
Credit goes to all the great devs at XDA Developers, including Attn1 and shad0wf0x for their great work
With all the Drivers installed you can now Root the phone!!
1: Go into Menu/Settings/Applications/Development and check the box for "USB Debugging"
2: Plug in phone and choose Charge Only, check box for "Dont ask again" and DONE
3: Download and Run unrEVOked Recovery Tool as Administrator(Windows users)
(as per unrEVOked instructions uninstall any s/w that communicates with the phone(ie: HTC Sync, Doubletwist, etc.)
---Follow any on-screen instructions
**It may take a few tries(unrEVOked hates Windows)
**if all else fails, try shad0wf0xs' Ubuntu Live CD method HERE
Congrats!! you have Rooted your phone
Un-Rooting(Restore to factory)
All drivers from above must be installed
1: Official ATT 2.2 Update(NOW Rootable!!! Click ME) or ATT 2.1 Update Download
2: Make sure USB Debugging is checked in Applications/Development(if fail, then uncheck debugging)
3: Run Aria Shipping ROM.exe as Administrator
---Follow on screen instructions, may take up to ten minutes
Install Custom ROM's
Once youre Rooted you can install custom ROM's from Clockwork Recovery;
1: Copy a custom ROM to the SD card
2: Power down phone
3: Hold Volume down key and press Power to enter bootloader mode
4: After diagnostics run, choose "Recovery" from the list and press power button to select it
5: In Recovery menu choose "install zip from SD card"
6: now select "Choose zip from SD card"
7: navigate to the custom ROM and install
**NOTE: Before flashing a custom ROM it is highly recommended you Wipe Data/Factory Reset in Recovery first
it is also good practice to make a Nandroid backup before flashing any custom ROM
Install Custom Font
Credit goes to churapa. Nice work Bro!! Original Guide HERE
**ROOT Is Required for this
**ALWAYS make a Nandroid Backup before attempting any Mods
-Things you will need:
-True Type Fonts(both Normal and Bold .ttf)
-ADB Tool and knowlege of use
-Required Drivers for proper communication between PC and Android
1: Copy both fonts (normal and bold) into folder named Androidfonts
2: Rename fonts to DroidSans and DroidSans-Bold
3: With the phone off Enter Recovery mode by holding Volume Down key and press Power, select Recovery from the list
4: Once in Clockwork Recovery choose "Partitions" and select "mount system"
5: Connect Phone using Data Cable and run ADB Tools in CMD (c:\Android\Tools)
6: now in CMD window enter the following command:
adb push c:\androidfonts\DroidSans.ttf /system/fonts/DroidSans.ttf ENTER
adb push c:\androidfonts\DroidSans-Bold.ttf /system/fonts/DroidSans-Bold.ttf ENTER
7: Now exit CMD, unmount phone in Partitions menu, Go Back, Reboot Phone, Disconnect USB cable
Enjoy your new font!!
NOTE: Respectively you can backup your current fonts by entering the following in ADB:
adb pull /system/fonts/DroidSans.ttf c:\androidfonts\backup
adb pull /system/fonts/DroidSans-Bold.ttf c:\androidfonts\backup
How to Sideload 3rd Party Apps:
(Rooting NOT required for this)
Download SDK Tool HERE
1: Un-RAR Android folder to root directory on PC (ie: C:\ )
2: Open CMD Prompt and type CD\ and hit Enter
3: Now type cd\android\tools Enter
4: Plug in Data cable and choose "Charge Only" on phone (always choose this)
5: Now in CMD prompt enter this command: adb install barcodescanner3.4.apk and press Enter
The SDK tool should install the Barcode Scanner app on the phone. Yay!! Success!!
**You can use this method to install .apk downloads onto the phone. For this demo i had already inserted
the Barcode Scanner app into SDK tools folder. the actual command should read as follows:
adb install c:\path to .apk file (ie: adb install c:\apps\filename.apk)
**I chose this app because you can use it to install other apps by scanning the barcode
found on many HTC App sites.
How to apply ringtones over 300kb limit:
Short story first
I wanted a nice free app to manage files, so i installed Astro File Manager using Barcode app from above.
While moving some files around i discovered the option to set mp3's to ringtone... and it worked!!
This is good because i was not happy to see there was a 300kb limit to ringtones. There may be another
or better way, but this is how i did it
1: Go to Astro app website HERE
2: Scan the Barcode with Barcode scanner app to install Astro Direct link HERE
3: Open Astro, navigate to SD Card\Mobile\Music
4: find the music file you want set to ringtone, Hold on it until menu pops up
5: Select "Music Options", select "Apply as Ringtone"
or if you dont wanna go through all that hassle, install Rings Extended App. Direct Download HERE
How to remove unwanted Stock Apps using SDK:
1: Once your phone has been rooted with Clockwork, boot into Recovery(hold volume down/press power)
2: Open CMD prompt, get to the "android\tools" directory
3: In recovery window highlight "Mount System"
4: Plug in data cable, in CMD type adb remount
5: Now enter adb shell
*you can view the list of apps stored in the phone by entering ls
6: To remove an app enter the following: rm whateverapp.apk, then enter rm whateverapp.odex
(example: rm HtcFacebook.apk ENTER then rm HtcFacebook.odex ENTER)
7: Type ls again to confirn they have been removed, reboot phone.
*NOTE: you may get 0.0dip listed in Widgets menu. simply go into Manage Apps and locate HTC Sense. Open it and "clear data". your display settings will be reset to factory, but it gets rid of the false data.
Stay tuned!! More to come

Nice tut I could easily follow it
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Nice post man... way overdue. Hopefully the mods will sticky it and head off a lot of frustrated searches! =)

Nice guide man...you should sticky this and continue to add stuff to it.

works on htc gratia a6380 with hboot 1.00 ? ? ?
thanks

kiko85 said:
works on htc gratia a6380 with hboot 1.00 ? ? ?
thanks
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Sorry, there has not been any procedure documented for rooting the Gratia with hboot 1.00. If you search this forum you will find some posts and references for things to try, but nothing concrete has been published yet.

Really good post. Very helpful
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happy you guys like it. the idea is to be very simple and straight forward.
most of the info comes from XDA guides here. i hope an Admin will sticky this so it will be handy for others to use

i recommend to add the guide to Changing the default font of your Aria
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=869302

Well, that was quick and easy. Thanks!

Um Im sorda nooby at this but what is "Cmd"?
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Javi97100 said:
Um Im sorda nooby at this but what is "Cmd"?
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CMD = command
CMD is the command you type into run (Start - Run) to open a command prompt.

Javi97100 said:
Um Im sorda nooby at this but what is "Cmd"?
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If you are using Windows Vista or Windows 7, this is the black command window that allows you to enter commands such as "COPY", "DIR", "XCOPY", etc.

Cool can I get a link to download and install this?
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Oops never mind its on the first page
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kevina90 said:
i recommend to add the guide to Changing the default font of your Aria
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=869302
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done Bro, added a revised version to the main guide
tested it out on my Aria first, everything worked perfectly.

Hey Zed,
You might want to add to the Font section that you can change your LockScreen font using exactly the same method, but the font for the LockScreen is named Clockopia.ttf -- I'm sure anyone who changes their fonts will want that one changed too.
Also, on the pull command to back up your fonts, you need to add a \ after backup. I did it your way and it wrote the fonts into a file called backup. Then each time I entered it again to back up another font, it overwrote the previous one. Maybe the pull commands should also be moved up into the actual instructions instead of a footnote too, in case someone doesn't read all the way through before starting the process. It will be too late if they have already followed the instructions in their current form.
These are just suggestions, not criticism. Love the thread, thanks a lot for creating and updating it!

Thank you so much for this thread. It made rooting my Aria and putting on the latest liberated froyo ROM super easy. I was a root/custom rom virgin before yesterday!

I'd also add a rom list so people can stay updated.

911jason said:
Hey Zed,
You might want to add to the Font section that you can change your LockScreen font using exactly the same method, but the font for the LockScreen is named Clockopia.ttf -- I'm sure anyone who changes their fonts will want that one changed too.
Also, on the pull command to back up your fonts, you need to add a \ after backup. I did it your way and it wrote the fonts into a file called backup. Then each time I entered it again to back up another font, it overwrote the previous one. Maybe the pull commands should also be moved up into the actual instructions instead of a footnote too, in case someone doesn't read all the way through before starting the process. It will be too late if they have already followed the instructions in their current form.
These are just suggestions, not criticism. Love the thread, thanks a lot for creating and updating it!
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all suggestions are appeciated. good thoughts bro, soon as i have time it will be done

[GUIDE] Root 2.3.3 On a Mac WITH OEM Unlock!

***
If you're looking for a guide on how to root on Windows, there is a fantastic guide here written by W0lv3r1n3!!
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I know there is a stickied guide for this but it hasn't been updated since 2.3.1 so I decided to update it a little bit just to make things easier for people. Credit for this goes to Amin Sabet and DistortedLoop with a few changes/additions by me.
Warning: If you break your phone trying this, I am not responsible. I do not guarantee that the following is safe or that the steps are correct. Rooting your phone voids the warranty. I have no responsibility for anything that occurs as a result of your following these directions! I cannot provide any support nor guide you in undoing this process and restoring the phone to factory condition.
This process will wipe your phone. Ie, you will lose all your apps/data on your phone and have to reinstall them. It will also wipe your external storage, so back that up prior to proceeding if you want to keep anything.
1) Download this file (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/22368847/adb-fastboot.zip) and unzip it to your desktop (Inside you'll find all the files you need to proceed including "adb", "fastboot", "recovery-clockwork-3.0.0.5-crespo.img", and "su-2.3.6.1-ef-signed.zip").
2) On your phone, go to Menu>Settings>Applications. Select "Development" and check the box next to "USB debugging"
3) Connect the phone to your Mac via the USB cable
4) Open a Terminal window on your Mac (Applications>Utilities>Terminal), and copy/paste the following into the Terminal:
Code:
~/Desktop/adb-fastboot/adb reboot bootloader
Hit "Return" and wait for your phone to to reboot into Bootloader/Fastboot mode
5) If your Bootloader screen says "LOCK STATE - UNLOCKED" then skip to Step 6. If it says "LOCK STATE - LOCKED" then copy/paste the following into the Terminal:
Code:
~/Desktop/adb-fastboot/fastboot oem unlock
Hit "Return" and on your phone will prompt you to confirm and warn you that you are going to lose everything. Confirm. At this point you will have an unlocked bootloader.
6) Copy/paste the following into the Terminal window:
Code:
~/Desktop/adb-fastboot/fastboot flash recovery ~/Desktop/adb-fastboot/recovery-clockwork-3.0.0.5-crespo.img
Hit "Return" again and wait for recovery to boot.
For the following steps while in Recovery, use "Volume Down" to highlight a selection and "Power" to choose that selection:
8) Choose "mounts and storage"
9) Choose "mount USB storage". Your phone should now be mounted on the Mac as a Device called "NO NAME"
10) Move the zip file "su-2.3.6.1-ef-signed.zip" from the "adb-fastboot" folder to the "NO NAME" Device on you computer.
11) Eject/unmount your phone in the Finder on your Mac.
12) On your phone, choose "Unmount"
13) Choose "mount /system"
14) Choose "+++++Go Back+++++"
15) Choose "install zip from sdcard"
16) Choose "choose zip from sdcard"
17) Choose "su-2.3.6.1-ef-signed.zip"
Some people with new Nexus S' are finding that the file discussed in the following steps does not exist. If you cannot find it but can still reboot into Clock Work Recovery Mod then don't worry, you're still rooted and fine!
At this point you have root, but your phone will continue to replace ClockworkMod Recovery on reboot. To prevent this, do the following:
1) Reboot your phone, and download the app "Root Explorer" from the Market
2) Open Root Explorer and navigate to the "etc" directory.
3) Tap on the gray box that says "Mount R/W"
4) Tap and hold on the file "install-recovery.sh" and rename this file to "install-recovery.sh.old"
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Updated for ICS and included instructions in the zip!
5) Download the app "ROM Manager"
6) Open ROM Manager and choose "Flash ClockworkMod Recovery". At this point you are all set .

Mods any chance we can get this stickied to replace the old one? There seems to be some confusion about using the old version to root.

Nicely done.

any guides to root 2.3.3 for windows?

J__ said:
any guides to root 2.3.3 for windows?
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Honestly, its a very similar process. Just download a different version of the SDK and make sure you put the recovery image in the folder of the installed SDK called tools. Then when you get to executing the commands do this:
Code:
cd *remove the asterisks and type the file path to the directory for the tools folder of your SDK folder in program files*
Then remove the
Code:
desktop/adb-fastboot/
and just type the other parts.

jlevy73 said:
Nicely done.
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You think its enough of a difference to switch this with the other stickied thread on rooting for a mac jlevy?

im getting this error message "cannot load 'recovery-clockwork-3.0.0.5-crespo.img'"
so stuck on step 6. any advice?
thanks
Also, curious because now I have an unlocked bootloader but nothing else has been done. This shouldn't be an issue I assume.....

I've never heard of someone having that issue. Try the command fastboot flash recovery recovery-clockwork-3.0.0.5-crespo.img
Sent from my MattedBlues CM7 Google Nexus S!

kenvan19 said:
You think its enough of a difference to switch this with the other stickied thread on rooting for a mac jlevy?
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I don't think it's enough but it would make a great add-on to the original rooting for mac thread.

-bash: fastboot: command not found
Is what it staid after trying that. Not sure what I am doing wrong. Have rooted several phones before.

owlmatt said:
-bash: fastboot: command not found
Is what it staid after trying that. Not sure what I am doing wrong. Have rooted several phones before.
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Did you install the android SDK? I'm a little lost, I'm not sure what could be going wrong...I used this method to root both my and my wife's phones with no issues.

This could be the place I screwed up. I've never used the SDK on a mac and don't have a pc. I downloaded the files, used eclipse and loaded up everything it asked me to do.
I will look around for others guides on this maybe.
Maybe I need to learn more about android SDK, but I tried to follow all the instructions. One thing that was a problem was using the newest version of eclipse. It wouldn't install any add ons so I went to the older 3.4 version.
I would go to help, install new software, click on development tools, sign the terms then always get an error loading the software. This step does work on version 3.4. I guess I'm a real new noob at SDK.

owlmatt said:
This could be the place I screwed up. I've never used the SDK on a mac and don't have a pc. I downloaded the files, used eclipse and loaded up everything it asked me to do.
I will look around for others guides on this maybe.
Maybe I need to learn more about android SDK, but I tried to follow all the instructions. One thing that was a problem was using the newest version of eclipse. It wouldn't install any add ons so I went to the older 3.4 version.
I would go to help, install new software, click on development tools, sign the terms then always get an error loading the software. This step does work on version 3.4. I guess I'm a real new noob at SDK.
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Oh no! I see where I screwed up in my guide...I'm sorry I see it clearly now...don't know how I missed it before.
instead of
Code:
~/Desktop/androidsdk/tools/fastboot boot recovery-clockwork-3.0.0.5-crespo.img
type
Code:
~/Desktop/adb-fastboot/fastboot boot recovery-clockwork-3.0.0.5-crespo.img

Still the same result for me. Sucks. I had moved the recovery image into the SDK to match you code, previously as I i've been trying everything I know.

owlmatt said:
Still the same result for me. Sucks. I had moved the recovery image into the SDK to match you code, previously as I i've been trying everything I know.
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Okay I have one last idea...I'll grab the link then edit this with the stuff...brb
Download this SDK http://www.box.net/shared/ljhg8t5sjh it should have everything including an older version of CWM which should still work (again unzip it to your desktop) and try using this command:
Code:
~/Desktop/androidsdk/tools/fastboot flash recovery ~/Desktop/androidsdk/tools/recovery-clockwork-3.0.0.0-crespo.img
If it works you can flash the newest version of CWM through rom manager later.

I AM ROOTED!!! How do I buy you a beer?

owlmatt said:
I AM ROOTED!!! How do I buy you a beer?
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Haha don't worry about it man! Just glad you're rooted now

Happy to if you change your mind. Just post your paypal. Otherwise Thanks again. I hit thanks on the site as well a bunch of times.
Time to start flashing and overclocking.

owlmatt said:
Happy to if you change your mind. Just post your paypal. Otherwise Thanks again. I hit thanks on the site as well a bunch of times.
Time to start flashing and overclocking.
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If you really want to do something, I'd suggest buying the XDA Premium app from the market and help support XDA as a whole.

Consider it done.

[GUIDE] Rooting G1, ADB/Fastboot Setup, Partitioning, etc.

This guide is compiled of various guides and threads that I've read and I want
to sum it all up in one post so you can root your HTC Dream (G1)
*many if not all rooting guides are incomplete or missing download links – I will do my best to keep links
posted and alive!
!!READ AND FOLLOW DIRECTIONS!! DO AT OWN RISK. I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE
FOR BRICKING YOUR PHONE.
I've compiled all of the files necessary and uploaded them to my drop
box
INDEX:​
-|1|: Setting up adb and fastboot
-|2|: Rooting
-|3|: Changing hboot versions
-|4|: No recovery?
-|5|: Un-Root
*This guide assumes you are using Windows but Linux and iOS will be able to use most of it.
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First off thanks to Demkantor since he was my sensai in a way (wax on wax off style)
Then thanks to HTCDreamOn, EzTerry, Cyanogenmod and all the developers out there that make all of this possible!

This is the optional ADB and Driver setup. I recommend you follow it through as it would make things easier in the future. This is more a reference post.
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1: ADB and Fastboot setup with HTC Drivers
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In order to do certain things that pertain of flashing radios and hboots you are going to need ADB and
fastboot. This is also useful for The Google Bypass if you dont have data or an activated sim card.
Go ahead and download this zip
Extract the zip file straight to your local disk. (You should get something like this
afterwards "X:\Android" x being the letter of your local disk)
Now that you have that on your local disk. Go to X:\Android and install HTCDriver3.0.0.007.exe. (This
has most if not all HTC USB drivers)
Finally add a path in order to access ADB and Fastboot from cmd on the computer.
Click on the Start button and right click "My Computer" and choose
"Properties".
Now you should be in "System Properties" under the
"General" tab, go to the "Advanced" tab and click
"Environment Variables".
Now you'll be in "Environment Variables", Now under the
"System Variables" scroll down to "Path" and highlight
it by clicking on it and now click "edit".
IMPORTANT be sure to not delete ANY of the
variable values already in the "Variable Value" section. Now that that is
clear, go ahead and ADD this to the "Variable Value"
section: ";X:\Android" (Obviously replace X with your appropriate local disk letter and without
quotations)
You now have setup ADB and Fastboot.
But in order to use ADB and Fastboot you must go back to "Start" click or search
for run, type in cmd and you will now have command prompt open.
NOTE: I will not post what the command are since all you have to do is type in "adb" or "fastboot" in the command prompt and it will show you the sub
commands for each perspective command.

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Step 1
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Assuming you're not on stock Android 1.0 follow steps 1-6, if already on android 1.0 skip to step 7 (1 when item is hidden).
This link is for RC29 (US)
*Optional is the update.zip as it seems to not work for some other wise you can skip the update.zip flash*
But if you need RC7 (UK) then use this link
Now plug in your phone and go to USB-MS. Go ahead and right click your USB-MS drive that appears
on your computer and hit "Format..". Now under file system be sure to set it
as FAT32 then hit format. Depending on how much memory your SD card is will
effect how long it will take. Once it is done move the DREAIM.NBH and update.zip into the
root of the SD card.
*only do this step if you got the update.zip file otherwise skip this step* Now power down your phone and boot up into Recovery mode (Home+Power).
You'll see an exclamation point with a triangle if you booted correctly. At this point
press "ALT+L" then you want to wipe all data so press
"ALT+W" then press "ALT+S" to
apply the update from the SD card.
Power down your device and boot it back up into fastboot mode (Camera+Power). It'll prompt you
if you'd like to install update hit prompted button and wait, this may take a bit and it won't be done
untill it prompts you that it is done so do not worry if it seems like its taking long and DO
NOT battery pull while it is installing.
Power down and now boot normally. You now have android 1.0 stock.
Sign-in into google.
GOOGLE BYPASS METHOD : only necessary if you do not
have data or an activated sim card or no sim card at all. But Wifi is required.
("<enter>" is actually the actual enter button so when it says "<enter>" press the enter button AKA return button)
Power on your phone but do not press anything. Plug your phone in via USB.
Slide your keyboard up type this is: "<enter>setprop persist.service.adb.enable 1<enter>". (Since you are on 1.0 this actually a command to enable USB Debugging although
you can't see anything)
Your pc will detect another device and begin installing drivers. (This is what HTC drivers installer was
for so your device will be installed correctly)
Now open cmd via run on your computer. Type in "adb devices" and it should show your device.
Example :
Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.
C:\Documents and Settings\Owner>adb devices
* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *
List of devices attached
HT844GZ64748 device
C:\Documents and Settings\Owner>adb devices
List of devices attached
HT844GZ64748 device
C:\Documents and Settings\Owner>
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(You only see this: "adb devices
* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *" when its the first adb command your run when you open cmd)
type: telnetd<enter>
now on the computer using the command prompt type: adb forward tcp:23 tcp:23
then press enter
type: telnet localhost
press enter and you should see a # as you should have a root shell (while in this shell in order to backspace you must press the "Delete" button on your keyboard as pressing backspace will not do anything)
type: setprop app.setupwizard.disable 1
press enter
type: ps
press enter, this will show all the running processes
on the right column look for "com.android.setupwizard" then once that is located follow that line on to the second column from the left, the number in that column is the PID
type: kill PID
replace PID with the number that you found from the second column
It should now be at the home screen, if not press the "Emergency Call" button and press back and then you should be able to unlock the phone with the "Menu" button.
Now you can go to the settings connect with wifi and then bring down the notification that says you need to set up your account to sign in with your google email
Go to the market and download "TelNet" app. Once you have
it installed, go to USB-MS and put this recovery image onto the root of your SD card. reboot your device but do not press
anything or unlock the screen.
Once booted up slide your keyboard up, will unlock the device, and press the enter button twice and
type this in "telnetd" then hit enter (It’ll be a contact search but it’s okay). Now
go open Telnet app, and hit connect. If you did the telnetd part correctly you
will be prompted with a #. Otherwise you'll get a connection failed message, if
so reboot device and attempt the telnetd command again.
Type these commands in on your phone:
Press enter after each line
mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
cd sdcard
flash_image recovery recovery.img
cat recovery.img > /system/recovery.img
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You now successfully flashed Amon_RA_ Recovery. :good:
You may reboot into your new recovery (power on holding home button) and flash a custom ROM. But
I do suggest upgrading your bootloader and radio first as the amount of ROMs available to you will be
much greater!
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Step 2
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Okay so now we will be updating to radio2.22.23.02 and DangerSPL.
Reboot into recovery mode (POWER+HOME), plug your phone in via USB and toggle USB-ms and delete everything off your SD card and placethese files onto the root of your SD card. Exit USB toggle.
Scroll down to wipe data and do so.. than go to "flash .zip file" now the first file you want to flash is the radio2.22.23.02 let finish then press home+back to apply update, it should reboot back to recovery after this.
Now go to wipe again and do so.. the next file you want to flash is the G1 Spl (Hard SPL) so flash the .zip file and let finish than press home+back to apply update.
Go to wipe data 1 more time. now go to flash zip and select the "Danger SPL.zip" let finish and press home+back to apply update.
Power back on into bootloader (camera+power) and check if device says.
Dream PVT 32b ENG S-off
HBOOT 1.33.2005 (drea10000)
CPLD-4
RADIO 2.22.23.02
APR 20, 2009, 15:30:43
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If so you can move on to the next part!
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Step 3
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Again delete the old files off your sd card and place these files on it!!
Quick note this is the last radio update for this section, radio2.22.27.08, now if you want radio update 2.22.28.25 refer to the changing hboot section and it will have the steps to do so.
Radio 2.22.28.25 may have better reception in your area but will drain your battery quicker.
Boot up into recovery mode, go to flash zip from sd and select Ohsaka superwipe. wait till finish then go to power down!! now boot back up into recovery again.
Now do a manual wipe of data and cache.
Now flash the radio2.22.27.08 file.. let finish than flash the hboot1.33.0013d file and let it finish! then reboot the device for update to apply.
Power off the device, then reboot into bootloader (camera+power) and check if device says.
Dream PVT 32b SHIP S-on
HBOOT 1.33.0013d (drea10000)
CPLD-4
RADIO 2.22.27.08
OCT 21,2009,22:33:27
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*If so you now have updated both your radio and SPL and you can now flash any ROM you'd like.
But if you'd like you can follow the next step and install a custom ROM and I will show you how to partition your SD card as well.
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Okay so now that you have completed step 3 you can flash a custom rom but now we must partition the SDcard.
Reboot into recovery mode and go to Partition SDcard
Partition SD. Press home.
Now I have 4GB micro SD hc. My partition settings are*
Swap: 128mb (swap is not needed and is purely optional)
Ext: 576mb ( or whichever option is closest to that I can't remember, this is for apps2ext so you can save your apps to your sd card)
Rest: FAT32 (this will once again delete everything but you should have all your backed up data on your pc)
This is what I have for my partitionings and it's works fine for me and it should for you too!
Once that is done go to SD:ext2 to ext3 and once that is done upgrade the ext3 to ext4. You now have a partitioned SD card with EXT4!!
Now all that is needed is to flash the custom ROM. I am currently running this ROM.
Now return to toggle USB-ms and place the ROM zip file from the link above as well with Ohsaka superwipe from the previous step (download it once again)
Go to flash zip file and flash Ohsaka superwipe.
Power down. Reboot into recovery.
Now return to flash zip file and flash the ROM which should be named FroyoCreamSandwhich. Once it is done it will prompt you to press HOME+BACK do so.
Now reboot your phone normally and allow it to boot up (it may take a bit the first time but this is normal when you flash a new ROM). You will now be given the option to sign in create an new account or skip (although I believe it has the option to connect to wifi built in). You now have flashed your New ROM!!!!

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This option is for which ever reason you need the flash recovery/radio/etc you need the Engineer SPL. which is the SPL from step 2 in rooting. although since if you are already rooted and have the latest HBOOT then that route is not the way to go.
So in order to go back to that engineer SPL all you need to do is flash Engineering SPL zip in recovery.
Then you can proceed to update radio/ recovery etc and then flash back to the latest HBOOT which is 0013d so just download
Hboot0013dand flash it through fastboot with this command: fastboot flash hboot hboot.img

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No Recovery?
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Download: http://d-h.st/v9b2erpqfyd7/orange-1.58.73.2.nbh
Like always place the file in the same folder as the fast boot directory.
Enter fastboot and run "fastboot flash nbh orange-1.58.73.2.nbh"
Wait for it complete the flash
Boot into boot loader again and you will have an engineer SPL 1.42.2000
Now you can flash any hboot/recovery/radio via fastboot.

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Download these files...
DREAIMG.nbh
update.zip
Now would be a good time to un partition your sd card since there will no longer be a custom recovery..
1. first you take the "DREAIMG.nbh" file and the first "update.zip" file and place on root of sdcard!
2. start phone in recovery mode (home+power) do a quick wipe of everything! than flash the update.zip file.. wait for finish than reboot or power off.. whatever prompts tell you. than make sure device is powered off after finished installing!
3. power on via fastboot (camera+power) and wait for selection to pop up asking to install the update! press confirmation button to apply and let it work its magic!!
Now your phone will be on stock android 1.0 firmware! you have 2 options..
a. wait for automated updates.. could take up to 48 hrs..
b. flash updates to 1.5 and or 1.6 via stock recovery!
if you chose option b than you are smart! lol who wants to wait for updates for a G1 nowadays? lol
ok so now to apply updates via stock recovery you do what you would normally do.
Download these files...
Stock 1.5 (OTA)
Stock 1.6 (OTA)
(the stock 1.5 and 1.6 files are also "update.zip" so be sure not to mix them up and confuse the proccess!!)
1. Place files on root of sd.. DO NOT RENAME FILES, the stock recovery will only flash an "update.zip" so please dont make any changes to file.names...
2. boot into recovery mode (home+power) and wait for screen with yellow triangle and this thing ! now press alt+L together untill you see more words pop up on screen..
3. Now press alt+w to wipe the data on phone... (just do it dont ask why) lol after wipe is complete press alt+s to apply update! once it's finished reboot your device and you are ready to go!!
unfortunately the 1.6 i provided is not the DMD40, you still have to wait for that automatic update lol i have the 1.6 before the update... it is the official tmobile firmware its just not the latest.. never really bothered to search for latest one..
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if any of those links are down post a reply and i will get a mirror up as soon as possible!

Hi mate, welcome to the G1 forums, good comprehensive guide, added to The G1 Oracle :good:

Thanks for this, watching for the rest with baited breath! You have written up the bit I have done but really cant seem to get through the next phase properly lol.

Your welcome guys. I ran up with some problems and my pc isn't available so ill try finishing this soon (probably in my iPod).

Okay yes this is perfect I can generate the links via the Dropbox app so hopefully this should be done soon!

Wow phew that took longer than expected (about 3 hours) safari is a horrible browser. Kept on crashing. Finally did all of it on notes and just pasted it on, revised and posted I hope this helps out! I will have the next steps up soon but for now you should be able to root your htc g1 with no problems what so ever have fun rooting guys. :laugh: I'm heading off to sleep. I'm exhausted. Later.:silly:

HTCDreamOn said:
Hi mate, welcome to the G1 forums, good comprehensive guide, added to The G1 Oracle :good:
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Thanks!
I decided to finish up the rooting part since there was activity on the topic. Feel free to look over it just in case I may have missed something. I doubt it but hey we're not all perfect. Exhausted but pretty satisfied on how things are coming out. Mainly I'm happy to see that this is on the G1 oracle and that this this is recognized as a contribution to the g1 forums!

luggag3 said:
Thanks for this, watching for the rest with baited breath! You have written up the bit I have done but really cant seem to get through the next phase properly lol.
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The rest is up for rooting! Have fun rooting!

Can anyone repost the file from part 1? It doesnt work...

Good work, thread stickied.
Thank you,
mf2112
XDA Moderator

duse1986 said:
Can anyone repost the file from part 1? It doesnt work...
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Which one?

duse1986 said:
Can anyone repost the file from part 1? It doesnt work...
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Sorry for the incovienience but since majority of this post was made on my iPod using notes since safari is higly unreliable with desktop version sites. This the format of notes is kept when copying to the post editor. Thus this is how the link was copied:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/y3slprukiqrt9nv/
EXAMPLE.DOC
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Instead of like this:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/y3slprukiqrt9nv/EXAMPLE.DOC
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Thus making it believe that there is a "RETURN" in the link giving you a 404 error. I fixed this along with some other 404 error links but it is all fixed. Either way next time there is a link that is not working quote it and I'll have it back up.

So I am no longer using my G1 but I will still finish this guide. I'm sorry for the wait guys.
Sent from my Nexus 4 using xda app-developers app

Nice guide.. you left 'adb shell' in the bypass google section

Thnxxx

Root myTouch 3G Slide 2.2.1 RUU/OTA - NO PC required - 2013 - New Method

Earlier I posted about how to un-root the 3G Slide and go back to the latest 2.2.1 RUU from HTC. Big mistake -- who knew it would be so flipping hard to go back to rooted? My problem was, the WiFi in CM7.2 stable for this phone was terrible! But being confined to an un-rooted stock phone was worse. After doing the below, I flashed the latest radio, and put the latest nightly on the phone for CM7.2 and it's a little better, but still loses connection fairly often FYI - if anyone has any working solutions to the WiFi issues with this phone I'm all ears. But that aside, here's why I'm writing this post.
After spending nearly 4 days trying every root method I could find for the myTouch 3G Slide with the latest 2.2.1 stock ROM - I almost gave up when I decided to try something different. Luckily for me, it worked -- and best part is, I didn't have to touch a PC to do it! So I thought I'd share and hopefully save someone else some headache. Chances are, you've tried some other methods before finding this post too, so you should do a factory reset on your phone (Settings -> Storage -> Factory Reset) to get back to square 1. Also, delete any files you've used as well, and be sure to download the files using the links I've provided below, as they are known to work (for me at least).
What you'll need:
1) I know I said no PC required, but creating the goldcard hardly counts -- after this step, it's phone-only -- Goldcard - wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Howto:_Goldcard -- I found that the psas.revskills.de/?q=goldcard site was down quite often, so an alternate is here: huygens.hoxnet.com/goldcard.html - also, this tool helps: www.modaco.com/topic/308798-pc-application-goldcardtool/
I have to say, I had already created a goldcard for many of the other methods I had tried, so I'm not 100% certain it is required, but it only takes a minute to create, so do it anyways.
2) Download www.4shared.com/file/sz0VO2TL/SlideEng-package.html from this link and use an app on your phone like AndroZip Free to extract the zip on your sdcard. I extracted mine to the /sdcard/downloads/ directory. Which is the directory I'll use in the shell commands below.
3) Download the GingerBreak 1.20 apk, and install the app on your phone. Note, because this app isn't in the market you'll have to enable "Unknown Sources" in your settings to be able to install it. droidmodderx.com/gingerbreak-apk-root-your-gingerbread-device/ - Note that USB debugging must be enabled in your phone settings for GingerBreak to work.
4) Download www.4shared.com/file/OsmF_ZD7/ESPRIMG.html and place the ESPRIMG.zip file in the root of your sdcard (/sdcard/ESPRIMG.zip)
5) Download CWM recovery download.clockworkmod.com/recoveries/recovery-clockwork-2.5.0.7-espresso.zip and rename it to update.zip - place it also in the root of your sdcard (/sdcard/update.zip)
That's all you need, now let's get started:
1) Open the GingerBreak app and press the "root" button.
2) Wait a few minutes for it to run, if successful the phone will reboot. Once it has rebooted ensure that it was able to install the Superuser app.
3) Install any RAM booster app. I used the quick boost button in: play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=imoblife.memorybooster.lite
4) Install Terminal Emulator app from the Market.
5) Open your RAM booster app and click on "boost" RAM. You'll need ~ 70% free RAM for the next step to work.
6) Open the Terminal Emulator app.
7) Type the following commands into the terminal (don't type the $ or #'s below):
$ su
# cp /sdcard/downloads/flash_image /data/local/
# cp /sdcard/downloads/mtd0.img /data/local/
# cd /data/local/
# chmod 04755 *
# ./flash_image misc mtd0.img
8) If you get a memory error when executing that last command it's because your ram booster didn't free up enough memory. Try again, sorry.
9) Now power off your phone.
10) Hold VOLUME DOWN and POWER buttons to power on the phone into hboot.
11) Wait while it searches for and verifies your ESPRIMG.zip file on the sdcard.
12) Once it's verified, press VOLUME UP on the phone to say "Yes" to the installation.
13) When it's done installing the ESPRIMG.zip file DO NOT restart the phone! Press VOLUME DOWN to say "No".
14) Use volume buttons to highlight "recovery" from the menu, and press Power to select it.
15) If you see a red triangle with an exclamation point in it press VOLUME UP + POWER to get past it into recovery.
16) Once in recovery, choose apply update.zip from sdcard.
17) update.zip will run, and afterwards you should be in Clockworkmod recovery. From there you can wipe the data, and install any custom ROM you want.
Hope this helps someone

Plssss help
I still find it difficult to update my touch 3G slide O.s from 2.1 to 2.2...

donvman said:
I still find it difficult to update my touch 3G slide O.s from 2.1 to 2.2...
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This thread assumes you want to root the phone in order to flash something like Cyanogenmod. If you simply want to update to the latest stock firmware, this may work -- http://www.htcdev.com/ruu/ (Look for the Espresso exe).