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Rooted phone issues

I used the one click rooting process from the theunlockr and have RA-magic-v1.2.3H Recovery image and I can acces the recovery mode and all...
Yet, apps keep telling me that I dont have rooting access or priviledges =(
Whats going on?

please help me!!!! =(

Rosco911 said:
please help me!!!! =(
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What rom are you running ?

ronni.rasmussen said:
What rom are you running ?
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Original from Rogers... Havent installed any ROMs because this problem showed up!

If you can access the recovery image, you can flash any ROM that you want. That Rogers original ROM must not be rooted, so you have not root access.

skhell said:
If you can access the recovery image, you can flash any ROM that you want. That Rogers original ROM must not be rooted, so you have not root access.
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Ok, so to be able to have root access, i need to flash to a ROM? even when I already did the rooting stuff?
Oh ok. I was scared I wouldnt be able to flash to another ROM cuz this applications were telling me I had no root access even when I rooted already.

But wait, if i flash my Rogers Magic, wont I have bluetooth isues and market issues and all of that?

Rosco911 said:
But wait, if i flash my Rogers Magic, wont I have bluetooth isues and market issues and all of that?
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Depends on the rom new hero roms shouldn't have any BT issues but some have problems with protected apps from the market. But just find a rom you like and read what issues the rom might have and find one there cover your needs.

Thanks a lot for ur help

Bought N1 on eBay - how to "unroot?"

Yes, I know. Why do I want to unroot? Well, the AT&T Nexus One is stuck on 2.1 update 1 and the baseband of the phone is unlocked.
How can I return to bone stock so that I receive all OTA updates. I'm good with what google pushes out and really don't want to fool with homebaked updates.
Thanks!

Read my signature, follow "unroot/restore" guide.
Your bootloader has been unlocked, not baseband. So follow the guide for unlocked bootloader. Use FRG83G ROM straight from HTC.

Thanks. Doing this now.
Actually, do I just follow the "fastboot" method and that's it?

Yes. Having unlocked bootloader makes things easier...

Jack_R1 said:
Yes. Having unlocked bootloader makes things easier...
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How so? I'm not really certain I am good with the method in the FAQ. I'm not familiar with adb and fastboot. In fact, I have no idea how to do these methods.
I am googling and reading as much as I can, but it's a bit intimidating. Any video walkthrough or idiot proof document that shows exactly what to type, etc?
Sorry, I'm just not as into this as most here (but I'm very eager to learn).

ericshmerick said:
How so? I'm not really certain I am good with the method in the FAQ. I'm not familiar with adb and fastboot. In fact, I have no idea how to do these methods.
I am googling and reading as much as I can, but it's a bit intimidating. Any video walkthrough or idiot proof document that shows exactly what to type, etc?
Sorry, I'm just not as into this as most here (but I'm very eager to learn).
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Try and follow these instructions, I think it may be the easiest way for a beginner. It doesnt unlock boot loader but it roots your phone and gets 2.3 on it. Good luck
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=11087674#post11087674

arastamon said:
Try and follow these instructions, I think it may be the easiest way for a beginner. It doesnt unlock boot loader but it roots your phone and gets 2.3 on it. Good luck
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=11087674#post11087674
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Thanks.
The phone I have already has an unlocked boot loader (there is an "unlocked" lock image below the nexus image upon reboot).
I believe returning to stock is as easy as downloading a factory N1 image, re-naming it to update.zip (or is it passimg.zip?) and running it from the boot loader...right?
I'm actually afraid to do this for fear of bricking this thing. All I want to do is go to a stock version of Android from the current 2.1-update1 Build EPE54B rom that came with this N1 so I can OTA up to the current 2.2.2 (or whatever) official google version is out. I'd like to go OTA from here on out, which the phone will not do now (stuck on 2.1 and saying "your software is up to date").
Is it as easy as what I suggested or am I a mega-noob?

Sorry for giving you the wrong info, I miss read the thread. I havent ever unrooted would hate to give you the wrong advice on the proccess. Sorry Im not more help

Since you are rooted and nervous about bricking your phone you can do this.
Flash a custom recovery if there is not one already on the phone via rom manager. Then in rom manager back up your rom (nandroid) . There is even a stock rom in rom manager that you can download and install all in rom manager. That will put the default recovery back as well. The phone will then the OTA's to the latest one.
Or you can just flash any other rom etc. It is really hard to actually brick the phone.
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Thanks. Downloaded the Rom Manager, and guess what? The phone isn't rooted (I don't know anything about it .... just received it used from eBay).
The boot loader is definitely unlocked though and it's stuck on 2.1.
I will figure out the one-click root and go from there. Is that the best advice?

ericshmerick said:
Thanks. Downloaded the Rom Manager, and guess what? The phone isn't rooted (I don't know anything about it .... just received it used from eBay).
The boot loader is definitely unlocked though and it's stuck on 2.1.
I will figure out the one-click root and go from there. Is that the best advice?
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I would go that route if I was you. It is very quick and simple and noob friendly. You could also use the guides the other posters put up to learn some things as well.
Not sure why your phone is "stuck" at 2.1 in the first place. But yeah rooting/rom manager should do the trick quickly and easy.

Turns out I was able to install superuser, so it's rooted. Not sure why Rom manager complained about it not being rooted.
This is a pain in the ass so far. I will just try to flash to a ~light~ 2.3 ROM. Don't want a bunch of battery draining stuff. Recommendations?
Also, I still want to go to bone stock so I can get google OTAs. Oh well. Maybe I'll figure it out one day.

ericshmerick said:
Turns out I was able to install superuser, so it's rooted. Not sure why Rom manager complained about it not being rooted.
This is a pain in the ass so far. I will just try to flash to a ~light~ 2.3 ROM. Don't want a bunch of battery draining stuff. Recommendations?
Also, I still want to go to bone stock so I can get google OTAs. Oh well. Maybe I'll figure it out one day.
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The 2.3 ROMs aren't really "ready" yet, and I don't know if I would really recommend them to a new user. Very buggy. If you can get ROM Manager to work (which should be as easy as installing it from the Market if you have root), then go to "Download ROM" and find your way to CyanogenMod 6.1.1. It will ask you if you want to install gapps as well, and you should select yes.
Once a phone has been unlocked and had custom roms installed on it, there's no way to ever go back to completely stock with OTA updates unfortunately. CyanogenMod is probably the cleanest and most supported rom you can find, but another would be Enomther's (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=614427).

PrawnPoBoy said:
The 2.3 ROMs aren't really "ready" yet, and I don't know if I would really recommend them to a new user. Very buggy. If you can get ROM Manager to work (which should be as easy as installing it from the Market if you have root), then go to "Download ROM" and find your way to CyanogenMod 6.1.1. It will ask you if you want to install gapps as well, and you should select yes.
Once a phone has been unlocked and had custom roms installed on it, there's no way to ever go back to completely stock with OTA updates unfortunately. CyanogenMod is probably the cleanest and most supported rom you can find, but another would be Enomther's (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=614427).
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Thanks. Well, I'm a total idiot. My passion.zip was passion.zip.zip. Nonetheless, the FAQ .zip original image file was "older than the currently installed version."
I'm done. I'm just going to play in the rooted 2.3 world. Currently downloading CyanogenMod's latest nightly for passion.
So, I am curious. Does this file I'm downloading update the radio and everything else? I'm certain the firmware versions for the radio, etc, are outdated.
Thanks.
EDIT: On second thought, is there a large reason not to go with a nightly? The latest stable version is two months old...I want clean and fast with minimal battery drain, etc.

You can always go back to stock and get the OTAs from Google. Only thing you can't do is relock the bootloader. ALWAYS can do it.
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ericshmerick said:
EDIT: On second thought, is there a large reason not to go with a nightly? The latest stable version is two months old...I want clean and fast with minimal battery drain, etc.
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The only reason not to go with the nightly build is stability. CM7 isn't ready for general use yet, and there are a lot of problems still. Last time I used it the phone app was almost completely unusable and would lock up whenever someone called. It doesn't hurt to try it out though. You can always flash something else if it's not stable enough for you.
albundy2010 said:
You can always go back to stock and get the OTAs from Google. Only thing you can't do is relock the bootloader. ALWAYS can do it.
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Nope, this isn't true. Once the signed boot loader is replaced, there's no more OTA's. You can get the notification that an update is available, but they wont install. Once the clockwork or ra_recovery are installed, OTAs will never work again. There is currently NO way to go back to 100% stock on a Nexus One.

Jesus. I'm going to jump off a bridge.
I successfully installed the STABLE CM6 update (radio update, google apps). My GD N1 keeps rebooting.
WHERE can I find a stable 2.2.2 or 2.2.1 stock ROM and end this madness. All I want to do is use this phone. It's currently possessed.
(I'm beginning to think it's defective...)

ericshmerick said:
Jesus. I'm going to jump off a bridge.
I successfully installed the STABLE CM6 update (radio update, google apps). My GD N1 keeps rebooting.
WHERE can I find a stable 2.2.2 or 2.2.1 stock ROM and end this madness. All I want to do is use this phone. It's currently possessed.
(I'm beginning to think it's defective...)
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its not defective and at this point its just a matter of time until you fix it.
If you still want to be stock, ignore below and follow the links to restoring the stock rom above.
a) do you have a custom recovery installed? (i.e a nice navigable menu) if not flash one from a terminal/shell (on your desktop) in fastboot mode (power+trackball to start the phone, choose fastboot)
b)since you dont have much to lose, wipe everything after rebooting into recovery mode.
c)flash any ROM that works with your phone. (the LCD nexus ones need a different version I think)

When you install a stock rom it overwrites the custom recovery everytime it boots. It always does this. The unlocked boot loader is irrelevant the OTA's.
He or anybody else can flash a stock rom and get the ota.
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ericshmerick said:
Jesus. I'm going to jump off a bridge.
I successfully installed the STABLE CM6 update (radio update, google apps). My GD N1 keeps rebooting.
WHERE can I find a stable 2.2.2 or 2.2.1 stock ROM and end this madness. All I want to do is use this phone. It's currently possessed.
(I'm beginning to think it's defective...)
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Try this: http://www.shipped-roms.com/downloa...le_WWE_2.16.1700.1_FRG33_MFG_Shipment_ROM.zip

Best thing to do --- currently 1.8.3

Okay I want to update to gingerbread from what I have currently 1.8.3. Should I just do the OTA update and then root and unlock the bootloader? As I understand it, this will disallow me to ever revert back to 1.8.3 and below. Smart or not smart?

Do you actually want to unlock your bootloader?

Yes ... I think I am just asking the downside, besides the obvious, to using the OTA update instead of another version.

Do you have any P-Roms installed, like GladiAtrix, or GingerBlur?
What about any hacks, do you have the Webtop hack, or anything like that?

Doing the OTA if you already know that you want to unlock your bootloader is putting yourself at unnecessary risk of hard bricking by flashing an SBF lower than 2.3.4

Go ahead and unlock now and then install recovery and flash one of the gingerbread ROMs in the dev thread. I don't think it's a good idea to OTA update if you plan on unlocking because of the risk of hard-bricking your device.

don't bother with the OTA.
unlock your bootloader, install CWM, and install the CWM gingerbread file by kennethpenn. it's the official version with certain tweaks and mods. that's all you need to do.

GatorRuss said:
Do you have any P-Roms installed, like GladiAtrix, or GingerBlur?
What about any hacks, do you have the Webtop hack, or anything like that?
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I have the Debian webtop but can easily remove it

dLo GSR said:
don't bother with the OTA.
unlock your bootloader, install CWM, and install the CWM gingerbread file by kennethpenn. it's the official version with certain tweaks and mods. that's all you need to do.
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I already have CWM installed ... would I have to do it again after unlocking the bootloader? I don't know why I would have to but just checking

You would have to install CWM for unlocked devices. Thats about the only reason.
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ecko19 said:
I already have CWM installed ... would I have to do it again after unlocking the bootloader? I don't know why I would have to but just checking
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It depends on the version of cwm you have installed, the one from romracer is ideal as the backup and restore functions work correctly.
If you have cwm installed then there is no reason to do anything with an sbf really, all of the released versions are available as flashable zip files, just like the roms that are out

Upgrade Question
Hi,
I also have 4.1.8.3
2.2.2
Baseband N_01.77.15P
Kernal 2.6.32.9
Gladiatrix 3 b0.2
Initially used Tenfar's CWM. However, I did click to install the CWM from Rom Manager when it became available. I'm not sure if this would have messed anything up.
I'm trying to upgrade to one of the newer ROMS, such as Cherry3.14, what is the best way to upgrade?
I use Titanium Backup. Can I simply download Cherry3.14 from Rom Manager and do that install? Are there kernel issues I need to address first? I have read through all the noob stuff, but am slightly confused as to where exactly in the process I need to continue.
Ideally, I would like to be able to restore all my apps, contacts, settings, etc.
Thanks,
Chris

dont use rom managers cwm, it does not function correctly last I knew. romracers version is the go-to version for the atrix right now.
other than that, follow the instructions for the respective rom and you should be fine
as far as transfering info from one rom to the next I believe the best option for that is titanium backup (correct me if I am wrong on that someone)

Thank you diedemus.
So I should download romracer's version and install that on top prior to following the instructions in the Cherry3.14 post?
I won't have any issues relating to wrong kernal, baseband, etc?
-Chris

cpl101 said:
Thank you diedemus.
So I should download romracer's version and install that on top prior to following the instructions in the Cherry3.14 post?
I won't have any issues relating to wrong kernal, baseband, etc?
-Chris
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I am in the same boat .. I have the old tenfar version

Hmmm, wonder why no one has mentioned fruit cakes yet? I'd say look in to that first. That's how I went from 1.8.3 to 4.5.91, couldn't have been easier.

Sorry for the double post, browser crashed.

I did mention fruitcakes, they are the cwm flashable base releases
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cpl101 said:
Thank you diedemus.
So I should download romracer's version and install that on top prior to following the instructions in the Cherry3.14 post?
I won't have any issues relating to wrong kernal, baseband, etc?
-Chris
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You should be fine, if the rom lists a kernel in the features it will already have it. Otherwise they should have the kernel and radio it works with/ needs linked in the first couple posts
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don't bother with the OTA.
unlock your bootloader, install CWM, and install the CWM gingerbread file by kennethpenn. it's the official version with certain tweaks and mods. that's all you need to do.
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+1 Correct!!, go for the BL unlock first, then install CWM for unlocked BL and last use kennethpenn GINGERBREAD files.
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[Q] Help Installing ROMs for a Newbie

Hello everyone! I just rooted my Droid RAZR M last night, and I would like to download SlimRom 4.3 for my device. Unfortunately, I am absolutely a newbie.
Can someone kindly provide me a detailed walkthrough on how to get this ROM on my device without screwing up or bricking my phone? It would be greatly appreciated!
Here is the link to the ROM I'd like:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2412556
I don't really understand what gapps or anything like that is...

BigRucky said:
Hello everyone! I just rooted my Droid RAZR M last night, and I would like to download SlimRom 4.3 for my device. Unfortunately, I am absolutely a newbie.
Can someone kindly provide me a detailed walkthrough on how to get this ROM on my device without screwing up or bricking my phone? It would be greatly appreciated!
Here is the link to the ROM I'd like:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2412556
I don't really understand what gapps or anything like that is...
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You are locked! Stay away from custom!!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=45514324&postcount=2
The rzr one is here now on xda Dev section, Rage 1.1 but I cannot recommend it yet.

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You are locked! Stay away from custom!!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=45514324&postcount=2
The rzr one is here now on xda Dev section, Rage 1.1 but I cannot recommend it yet.
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What exactly do you mean by "You are locked"? Does that mean I can not download any ROMs without risk to my phone?

BigRucky said:
What exactly do you mean by "You are locked"? Does that mean I can not download any ROMs without risk to my phone?
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Your bootloader!
Did you unlock prior to...78 or ...3?
Read my 1st signature link, If you are not on tapatalk.

If your bootloader is locked, you can't run Slim. If you're on the last two OTAs, you can't unlock your bootloader. If you're rooted, you can load SafeStrap to run some ROMs, but there are only a few that work on SS. Here's a hint: read the the entire ROM OP, prior to flashing. Most of them will tell you if you need an unlocked bootloader.

Just rooted my phone, still on the Verizon software. Can I use other Roms now?

I'm still new to rooting so I wasn't sure with this Root, if I could go and install one of the Roms that came out before we even had root on the QC version?

Pretty sure you need custom recovery for that, and that's not yet available.

EchoX860 said:
I'm still new to rooting so I wasn't sure with this Root, if I could go and install one of the Roms that came out before we even had root on the QC version?
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This is the only ROM available at the moment for us. For the others you need a unlocked bootloader witch we don't have.