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cant restore phone with ruu 1.29

it gets to writing signiture and says it cant update this rom. is there a newer ruu from sprint. it used to work till i got my replacement phone in.

I had same issue..
what I did was (and this only worked cuz I had this already done) Rooted the phone with RA 1.5.2 recovery and flashed Fresh 1.0
once I got it to successfully load into fresh.. then I ran the RUU 1.29 and it worked..

still cant get it to let me un root it. it says that it is the wrong rom to do it. is there a new ruu

Have you tried flashing while in quick boot?

sorry to be such a newb. but what is quick boot and how do i get to it

Power your phone off. Hold the volume down button and power it on. You will get a menu and one of the options is quick boot (I think it's volume up but I'm not positive).
With it hooked up to your computer, check device manager in windows and make sure you don't have any missing phone drivers. If you don't then run the RUU.

ok trying that now. and no errors with drivers

still doesnt work as soon as it gets to updating signature it stops. i dont get it. i have done it a million times with no problems. now it wont work

do you have "usb debugging" turn OFF?

I can confirm testing it with debugging off it still doesn't work. I've tried a million times as well, same problem. I'm not sure if we have to flash the stock rom image before doing so, but in flashrec it only gives me the option of backing up image before actually flashing one and I get an error "Backup Failed: Could not run command" not sure if that has anything to do with it

RUU 1.29 CDMA Sprint
Here's how I got it to work. I reflashed mine couple weeks ago with stock sprint rom (orginal factory state). You need to have HTC sync connected first. Once you establish connection than run RUU 1.29. The hero will drp connection than automatically re-install drivers than it will continue to load the original rom from sprint.

mulcahyd said:
Here's how I got it to work. I reflashed mine couple weeks ago with stock sprint rom (orginal factory state). You need to have HTC sync connected first. Once you establish connection than run RUU 1.29. The hero will drp connection than automatically re-install drivers than it will continue to load the original rom from sprint.
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I was working with someone who was having an issue flashing the RUU (failing at checking license). I took him in to fastboot and we literally tried manually running the restore step by step. Basically what the RUU does but manually. And it would still fail at the license. It wasn't a driver issue.
But your fix will work for people whose RUU says it can't find the phone after it reboots it.

flipzmode said:
I was working with someone who was having an issue flashing the RUU (failing at checking license). I took him in to fastboot and we literally tried manually running the restore step by step. Basically what the RUU does but manually. And it would still fail at the license. It wasn't a driver issue.
But your fix will work for people whose RUU says it can't find the phone after it reboots it.
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So how do we get it to work? I get the same error, unfortunately. I was thinking about trying your hero ruu update that you put out...

obannvi said:
So how do we get it to work? I get the same error, unfortunately. I was thinking about trying your hero ruu update that you put out...
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The one on ppcgeeks? Heh I need to pull that. I used it earlier and found that after using it I had no access to the /data folder. Not huge deal if you are using it to take your phone back to Sprint or something, but no good if you are wanting to use it. I need to fix the script but am swamped right now.
What's your reason for wanting to RUU? Is your phone "with google" branded?

flipzmode said:
The one on ppcgeeks? Heh I need to pull that. I used it earlier and found that after using it I had no access to the /data folder. Not huge deal if you are using it to take your phone back to Sprint or something, but no good if you are wanting to use it. I need to fix the script but am swamped right now.
What's your reason for wanting to RUU? Is your phone "with google" branded?
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I have the "With Google" branding. I wanted too revert back and get it swapped out. I also wanted to reflash Fresh to it...

obannvi said:
I have the "With Google" branding. I wanted too revert back and get it swapped out. I also wanted to reflash Fresh to it...
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So of the people that have been having the issue where it fails at the licensing issue and gives you: Error[140]: Bootloader Version Error, all the ones I've talked to (only a couple of you) have had "with google" phones. Although all have said that they were able to RUU before and can't anymore.
If you strictly want to return to stock so that you can return the phone then I can help you. PM me.

flipzmode said:
So of the people that have been having the issue where it fails at the licensing issue and gives you: Error[140]: Bootloader Version Error, all the ones I've talked to (only a couple of you) have had "with google" phones. Although all have said that they were able to RUU before and can't anymore.
If you strictly want to return to stock so that you can return the phone then I can help you. PM me.
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I just dont understand why its sluggish. It was never sluggish before. I figure by reverting back to stock and then re-freshing it, it should be ok.

You can try just clearing your cache (my app installer in my sig can help you do that) and then flashing fresh on top of itself to see if that helps the speed issue.

flipzmode said:
You can try just clearing your cache (my app installer in my sig can help you do that) and then flashing fresh on top of itself to see if that helps the speed issue.
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I'll give it a shot. I do have a nand backup of my original install before I installed Fresh...I did that prior and then I installed Fresh again...

Didnt work, still sluggish. I did a wipe through the recovery menu so we'll see what happens.

Rooting Rogers Captivate Froyo 2.2 - SGH-i896

I had a lot of problems trying to root my phone after I upgraded my firmware to 2.2 using the SuperOneClick application however, I did manage to come up with a fix that worked for me.
(Please note: that I can not be held responsible for any damage this may cause to your phone)
When I first tried using the SuperOneClick I notice that the applicaiton would hang "waiting for device". I received the following advice but it didn't work:
When the application gets to the "Waiting for device" prompt complete the following.
-Unplug usb from phone
-Uncheck usb debugging
-Replug usb cable
-Unplug usb cable
-Recheck usb debugging
-Replug usb cable.
Rince and repeat until successful rooting.
If you have tried this and it didn't work then try the following:
Google JuneFabrics PdaNet Andriod and download / install the PdaNet for Android.
During the installation you will be prompted to install new USB drivers so that your phone can connect to your PC. However, if you have ever connected your phone to Kies or for file transfer then say no to the install.
Once you have the program installed go back to SuperOneClick and run as administrator.
Happy Rooting...

It worked for me on my second try without having to download PdaNet, but I know it can be a pain in the a$$

SuperOneClick worked for me on first try on Captivate 2.2!
Also worked first try on my friend's Bell Galaxy S.

z4 not workin on this?

SteveCheeseman said:
z4 not workin on this?
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Haven't read any posting of it working.

I couldn't get z4root to work
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I896 using Tapatalk

No z4root is not working. The exploit it use only works on 2.1 not 2.2. The app will FC / freeze or just close.
Also just a note on the SOC. Please don't start thread saying the usb unplug/replug method worked or didn't for you. This IS the way it works. If it worked on your first try, well good for you go buy a lottery ticket cause it's your lucky day.
The success rate is 100% but the number of tries is random. Could work on your 5th attemp like it can on your 1st or 2th.

Sorry guys for my silly question
but what is super one click and where can i get it ?
Thanks

Or you could just download my new Rogers 2.2 ROM Fire Fly and not have to worry since it comes rooted

adamholden85 said:
Or you could just download my new Rogers 2.2 ROM Fire Fly and not have to worry since it comes rooted
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Firefly's awesome - you're everywhere adam!

Clockworks Recovery
Hi,
I recently rooted my phone with Superoneclick, but I can't get the Clockword recovery working.
I got the following error message.
E:fialed to verify whole-file signature
E:signature verification failed
Could someone help me out on this?
Thanks,

I got error in sdcard\update.zip
(error 7) when trying to install on rogers captivate on eclaire 2.1
why??
tried 2 diff root files.

shaddowman said:
Sorry guys for my silly question
but what is super one click and where can i get it ?
Thanks
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If you go to google and search Super One Click download, you should be able to find it that way.

help
Cokeaddict said:
Hi,
I recently rooted my phone with Superoneclick, but I can't get the Clockword recovery working.
I got the following error message.
E:fialed to verify whole-file signature
E:signature verification failed
Could someone help me out on this?
Thanks,
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i have the same thing happening to me. tried superoneclick several times, it works, i flash clockworkrecovery works, then i reboot and get the same message. -brent

Cokeaddict said:
Hi,
I recently rooted my phone with Superoneclick, but I can't get the Clockword recovery working.
I got the following error message.
E:fialed to verify whole-file signature
E:signature verification failed
Could someone help me out on this?
Thanks,
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Normal 3e clockwork recovery has signature verification which prevents a lot of the files here from being flashed on your phone (because they are not officially verified/signed). There's a modified 3e clockwork file that you can put on your phone. When I first installed it for my own rooted phone, I used untermensch's 3e_recovery_installer.zip which was easy and didn't require any terminal stuff.
hook up your phone to a computer with the galaxy s drivers (using PDAnet works great). then run the script. the script is kinda wonky so it took a few tries to work.
let us know how that goes
adamholden85 said:
Or you could just download my new Rogers 2.2 ROM Fire Fly and not have to worry since it comes rooted
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I found that to actually flash this ROM, you need to do the steps I mentioned, above.

with 2.2 jp3 or jp2 , u don't need do root it so far . use Odin3 downgrade it to 2.1 and use oneclickroot .......... ( use adb to enter download mode with some model can't use 3 button . "fastboot reboot download"

this superoneclick does not work
I have tried this method multiple times, all seems to go right, i get superuser showing up in my app drawer, yet when i use clockworks recovery to flash a new recovery I get the "failed to verify whole-file signature" followed by the next line "signature verification failed Installation aborted"...
I have the rogers captivate, it has been updated to android 2.2, Android system recovery <3e>.
I have also tried the adb version of rooting with the same result. Not sure if anyone has actually gotten theirs to work on rogers, they really should make a video or a more detailed list. Im not new to rooting or anything, but the instructions versus the results are not adding up. Hope there are others with success stories that they would like to share.

WOW you know you have 3e recovery. Search info on it.
you will find that 3e has signature verification... thats why your zips fail!!!
you will also find the 3e recovery FIX..
IT WAS FULLY EXPLAINED 2 POSTS ABOVE YOURS this friggin page!!! up 10 inches!!!
WHAT THE F????
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=909213

Fail
I have tried the untermensch's 3e_recovery_installer.zip method, but ended up bricking my phone. Thankfully rogers sent me a new one when i complained that it was the devices fault. Has this worked on anyones captivate.

yeah the version you flashed was for a vibrant not a captivate...
use the instructions Posted above and in my sig "3e fix"
why is this the most difficult thing this month when its an old problem?

Come on dude

Dude seriously I'm looking on Craigslist list for someone to root my phone. I followed all the steps took notes and still nothing. I think its because I'm using Windows xp and not Windows 7. Any god forsaken help would be appreciated
sent from stevos evo

shouldn't matter if your on xp or windows 7
what hardware etc etc is the evo
and looking on Craigslist is just LOL

I have rooted a few evo's including my own all on Windows XP.
Did you try this: Here
Detailed video tutorial: Here
Start by downloading: This AutoRoot v2.3 - Full Root Zip
After you have that downloaded. Just listen to the guy in the link above. And In about 15-20 minutes you will be rooted with a recovery and s-off ready to flash anything you desire

Baseband 2.15.00.11.19
Software 3.70.651.1
Pri 1.90.003
Hardware 0004
I'm stuck at right click on computer and open device manager there is no device manger to update the drivers and its ****in pissing me off something fierce
sent from stevos evo

what method are you trying? unrevoked or another method?

stevo760 said:
Baseband 2.15.00.11.19
Software 3.70.651.1
Pri 1.90.003
Hardware 0004
I'm stuck at right click on computer and open device manager there is no device manger to update the drivers and its ****in pissing me off something fierce
sent from stevos evo
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Unplug evo and install HTC Sync first. Plug it in when the install tells you too. After that you should be good.
HTC Sync Download

stevo760 said:
Baseband 2.15.00.11.19
Software 3.70.651.1
Pri 1.90.003
Hardware 0004
I'm stuck at right click on computer and open device manager there is no device manger to update the drivers and its ****in pissing me off something fierce
sent from stevos evo
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ROFL
http://kb.iu.edu/data/agln.html

Trying to use unrevoked
sent from stevos evo

stevo760 said:
Baseband 2.15.00.11.19
Software 3.70.651.1
Pri 1.90.003
Hardware 0004
I'm stuck at right click on computer and open device manager there is no device manger to update the drivers and its ****in pissing me off something fierce
sent from stevos evo
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Right click My Computer and choose Properties. You should then see a Hardware tab....click that and you should see a button for Device Manager.

stevo760 said:
Trying to use unrevoked
sent from stevos evo
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I never used unrevoked before. Im sure its ok but tbh the method i linked above is easier and faster for you with a video and everything.

Make sure on the phone, go to settings, applications, development and make sure USB DEBUGGING is check marked.

dude, try googling it. i dont even think you alway need to do that step. just try cd'ing to the directory and running the command.

I like how everyone is chiming in with advice that has nothing to do with his problem.
Sent from my PC36100 using XDA App

I'm looking for Android 1.0 in device manager and its not there wtf!!!!!!!! Man
sent from stevos evo

did you make sure to install these hboot drivers from this page?
http://unrevoked.com/rootwiki/doku.php/public/windows_hboot_driver_install
then follow the directions on unrevoked

follow the hboot directions on the page i linked to earlier, then run unrevoked after you boot up completely
edit: also, if you are using unrevoked, DO NOT used htc sync, uninstall it first. it messes with the hboot drivers. follow the guide on the hboot driver installation on the unrevoked site, and when you are finished with that, then restart the phone. when it's completely booted up, run unrevoked and follow the directions. the phone will reboot itself a couple times, just leave it alone until unrevoked says that you are done. took me like 5 minutes on my phone back in september and then on my wife's phone a couple weeks ago

its not there theres no android 1.0 under other devices

stevo760 said:
its not there theres no android 1.0 under other devices
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and your phone is booted into hboot?
This is taken from the unrevoked site
-Download the unrEVOked modified USB driver and expand it somewhere you will remember.
-Turn off your phone, then boot it into the HBOOT menu by holding power and volume down.
-On EVO 4G, you will have to select HBOOT USB at that menu by pressing volume down four times, then power. Wait until the screen flashes through an “SD Checking” message before pressing buttons; otherwise, the phone will ignore keypresses.
-Connect the phone to your Windows machine with a USB cable and wait for the phone to say HBOOT USB PLUG on screen.
-Open Device Manager.
-Click Start, then right click on Computer, then click Properties, then click Device Manager.
-Under Other devices, you should now see the Android 1.0 device, similar to the picture below.

I followed the guide in the wiki for the root method that is basically all a script. The autoroot zip file is 400 megs. I'm using XP too. Make sure the HTC sync program is installed. Probably a reboot wouldn't hurt. I have hardware version 4 also.
Just follow the instructions in the post. Maybe try using a different USB port and cable. The one that comes with the phone is crap in my opinion. Go get a micro USB data cable from a real sprint store, not the ones that have plastic dummy phones on display.
It might be intimidating at first but I found out that there was very little user interaction during the process. The only thing I can remember is, while in recovery, there was a couple of things I had to do during the whole process but that was normal. It said in the instructions you had to make a couple of inputs in the hboot screen.
If after all those suggestions you still can't root it, I'd probably give up. I wouldn't want to brick the phone. Oh and I had hboot of 2.10 also.
It's not really difficult if you follow the instructions and don't get ahead of yourself. It could be an uncooperative USB port or crappy cable or some other software conflicting with it. I hardly have anything on XP because I mainly use it to flash devices.

This is the guide I used just a couple of days ago.
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=838448
This was coming from a stock unrooted most recent rom.

HTC ARIA 2.2.2 downgraded and rooted

HTC ARIA FIX FOR THOSE THAT UPGRADED TO 2.2.2
By kibby Ndemo
ALPHAREVX
Requirements:
• ADB Installed on your system. See our guide on what is ADB and how to install it.
• HTC Sync software installed in order to download necessary drivers. (Once the drivers are installed, remove HTC Sync from your system.)
• AlphaRevX.
Instructions:
1. To begin, make sure USB debugging is enabled in you device under Settings > Applications > Development.
2. Download AlphaRevX and extract the files to a folder. (A form will show up on the download page, keep it opened.)
3. Connect your device to the system and run Aplharev.exe.
4. You will be asked to enter a Beta key at this stage. Simple copy the serial number that shows up in the brackets in the prompt as shown in the screenshot above, and paste it into the form on the download page.
5. Hit the Generate Key on that form and once you have the key, enter it into the prompt to see a Beta key accepted message.
6. The application will start the S-Off procedure and should complete in around 90 seconds. Incase it does not start, wait fro around 15 minutes and re-do the whole process.
After doing the above procedure downgrade to HTC aria 2.1 then you be able to root you aria once more and flash any files. Please donate to alpharev too they made it possible.you can find the old 2.1 ruu in xda
PS I have done it and it works.

Man talk about timing. My fr008 aria bit the dust and I had to get another via ins. well it came factory with 2.2.2. I was pissed off about that and started looking for a fix and found one here. I will have to wait till tomorrow or Monday to try it because the unit they sent me has a bad ear piece and they are sending a new one but I will post my results when I get my new, new phone. Thanks for the work on this.
No link to file do I need to search XDA or did you forget to attach it.

tbone22 said:
Man talk about timing. My fr008 aria bit the dust and I had to get another via ins. well it came factory with 2.2.2. I was pissed off about that and started looking for a fix and found one here. I will have to wait till tomorrow or Monday to try it because the unit they sent me has a bad ear piece and they are sending a new one but I will post my results when I get my new, new phone. Thanks for the work on this.
No link to file do I need to search XDA or did you forget to attach it.
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it's all over these forums
www.alpharev.nl/x/beta

ferariboy said:
HTC ARIA FIX FOR THOSE THAT UPGRADED TO 2.2.2
By kibby Ndemo
ALPHAREVX
Requirements:
• ADB Installed on your system. See our guide on what is ADB and how to install it.
• HTC Sync software installed in order to download necessary drivers. (Once the drivers are installed, remove HTC Sync from your system.)
• AlphaRevX.
Instructions:
1. To begin, make sure USB debugging is enabled in you device under Settings > Applications > Development.
2. Download AlphaRevX and extract the files to a folder. (A form will show up on the download page, keep it opened.)
3. Connect your device to the system and run Aplharev.exe.
4. You will be asked to enter a Beta key at this stage. Simple copy the serial number that shows up in the brackets in the prompt as shown in the screenshot above, and paste it into the form on the download page.
5. Hit the Generate Key on that form and once you have the key, enter it into the prompt to see a Beta key accepted message.
6. The application will start the S-Off procedure and should complete in around 90 seconds. Incase it does not start, wait fro around 15 minutes and re-do the whole process.
After doing the above procedure downgrade to HTC aria 2.1 then you be able to root you aria once more and flash any files. Please donate to alpharev too they made it possible.you can find the old 2.1 ruu in xda
PS I have done it and it works.
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Why would anyone want to downgrade to 2.1 after having S-OFF!? (Rhetorical question). Once you have S-OFF, you can flash superuser, clockworkmod and custom roms without needing to downgrade to 2.1 then rooting again. Also attn1 already made a thread here on what to do after AlpharevX: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1122694.

HTC ARIA
He is very right i jumped the gun too soon

ferariboy said:
Try flashing the htc aria after s-off then that will answer your question please do research before bloging something you dont have an idea about
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fastboot?
characters

ferariboy said:
Try flashing the htc aria after s-off then that will answer your question please do research before bloging something you dont have an idea about
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Uh no, Theonew is exactly right. Not only is he right, but he gave a link showing exactly what he was talking about. In an ultimate showing of irony, you blasted someone for not doing his research when it's actually you who hasn't done his research.
Once you have S-OFF you don't need to use the 2.1 RUU or Unrevoked. It's a waste of time. You can push Clockwork recovery to your phone via fastboot, then flash whatever you want. It takes literally 2 seconds to flash Clockwork in this manner after you have S-OFF.

ferariboy said:
HTC ARIA FIX FOR THOSE THAT UPGRADED TO 2.2.2
By kibby Ndemo
ALPHAREVX
Requirements:
• ADB Installed on your system. See our guide on what is ADB and how to install it.
• HTC Sync software installed in order to download necessary drivers. (Once the drivers are installed, remove HTC Sync from your system.)
• AlphaRevX.
Instructions:
1. To begin, make sure USB debugging is enabled in you device under Settings > Applications > Development.
2. Download AlphaRevX and extract the files to a folder. (A form will show up on the download page, keep it opened.)
3. Connect your device to the system and run Aplharev.exe.
4. You will be asked to enter a Beta key at this stage. Simple copy the serial number that shows up in the brackets in the prompt as shown in the screenshot above, and paste it into the form on the download page.
5. Hit the Generate Key on that form and once you have the key, enter it into the prompt to see a Beta key accepted message.
6. The application will start the S-Off procedure and should complete in around 90 seconds. Incase it does not start, wait fro around 15 minutes and re-do the whole process.
After doing the above procedure downgrade to HTC aria 2.1 then you be able to root you aria once more and flash any files. Please donate to alpharev too they made it possible.you can find the old 2.1 ruu in xda
PS I have done it and it works.
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Even though I switched to the atrix, I kept my aria just for this
Sent from my "Emo" rooted Motorola Atrix! Emo Thinks Possible™

nice share M8, even if it was copied directly from Addictivetips.com
im interested to know other peoples experience with this... all good i hope
only for curiosity, i didnt upgrade to 2.2 OTA

zedbra said:
nice share M8, even if it was copied directly from Addictivetips.com
im interested to know other peoples experience with this... all good i hope
only for curiosity, i didnt upgrade to 2.2 OTA
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I really didn't have any need to either. I was perfectly happy with a fully rooted Aria running CM 7.0.3, but curiosity got the best of me, plus I had just ordered a HTC Incredible S, so I decided to 'practice' the AlphaRevX process on my Aria.
Installed the Froyo 2.2.2 update and then ran AlphaRevX and it went without a hitch. Got CWM reinstalled and superuser reinstalled and it was a really painless.

Nice!! thanks for the feedback M8
not to stray off topic, but now with S-Off achieved is it possible to downgrade HBoot with .zip file?? or is this sticky which can only be done using a box??
i may upgrade anyway just for kicks, but it would be great if we could downgrade HBoot again too

zedbra said:
Nice!! thanks for the feedback M8
not to stray off topic, but now with S-Off achieved is it possible to downgrade HBoot with .zip file?? or is this sticky which can only be done using a box??
i may upgrade anyway just for kicks, but it would be great if we could downgrade HBoot again too
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AlphaRevX is able to overwrite HBOOT 1.02 and replace it with their own that has S-OFF. It looks like they set the HBOOT version very high, so that 'downgrading' with say a RUU will fail. So if you find a way to replace this special HBOOT, you will loose S-OFF.

yah after reading a bit i see the Alpharev hack is a pached HBOOT. so i believe you are correct, removing it will make it S-On again. too bad

Theonew said:
Why would anyone want to downgrade to 2.1 after having S-OFF!? (Rhetorical question). Once you have S-OFF, you can flash superuser, clockworkmod and custom roms without needing to downgrade to 2.1 then rooting again. Also attn1 already made a thread here on what to do after AlpharevX: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1122694.
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This is what I want to do, but I need some help.
After using AlpharevX, I'll get S-OFF. Then, I just want to root the phone and be able to do a nandroid backup. I don't want to flash any ROM at this time.
The link you posted to does not have a clockworkmod listed for Aria. Which one do I use?

i would use THIS One. finally Clockwork without the recovery screen during charging
once you aquire S-off you can install Clockwork using Android Flasher

amlothi said:
This is what I want to do, but I need some help.
After using AlpharevX, I'll get S-OFF. Then, I just want to root the phone and be able to do a nandroid backup. I don't want to flash any ROM at this time.
The link you posted to does not have a clockworkmod listed for Aria. Which one do I use?
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It does have it listed for Aria. The Aria is codenamed as Liberty. It's ClockworkMod is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=591945&d=1305031790. You can get android flasher from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=794638. Unzip it, run it, select recovery at the side and click begin (Your phone will go into fastboot), find recovery.img (extracted from ClockworkMod), select it, click begin, and your done. You now have ClockworkMod 2.5.0.1 installed. To root, just go here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1122694 and follow the "To Root" steps and then you will be rooted. To do the nandroid backup, just start ClockworkMod (Instructions in the previous link - "How to start ClockworkMod") and select nandroid.

[Q] How to install Aurora ICS on default 2.2.1

Hey!
I've been looking at ways to make my phone a little bit faster as well as more aesthetically pleasing, and i ran into the Aurora ICS 4.03 - thread.
However, i have next to no knowledge of smartphones and android, and i am completely baffled by the instructions, and i can't seem to be able to find a noob-friendly guide to installing the ROM.
Can you fine gentlemen help a beginner along?
The thread had links to two different guides, one of which made no sense to me plus it was a guide to convert from Cyanogenmod to the Aurora ICS, thus useless to me, while the other referenced a rooting tool that had no working download link and the one torrent i found for it, the program didn't work at all.
TL;DR; Need help, have no android mod experience.
Model n. U8800
Android v. 2.2.1
Baseband v. 129005(Whatever this is)
Kernel v. 2.6.32.9-perf

Simply install the latest 2.3 update from Huawei then follow the steps on opening message of the Aurora ICS topic.
So you have to:
- download and install the 2.3 official update
- root the 2.3, for instance with GingerBreak
- install CWM recovery, e.g. [RECOVERY][04.01.2012][U8800] ClockworkMod [v5.5.0.4]
- go to CWM and do a factory reset
- still on CWM flash the ics-aurora zip
and you're done.

VuDuCuRSe said:
Simply install the latest 2.3 update from Huawei then follow the steps on opening message of the Aurora ICS topic.
So you have to:
- download and install the 2.3 official update
- root the 2.3, for instance with GingerBreak
- install CWM recovery, e.g. [RECOVERY][04.01.2012][U8800] ClockworkMod [v5.5.0.4]
- go to CWM and do a factory reset
- still on CWM flash the ics-aurora zip
and you're done.
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Thanks, i just updated to 2.3.5, but z4root started freezing and crashing. I'll try out gingerbreak.

SuperOneClick do the job

Loureiro said:
SuperOneClick do the job
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Didn't work, it wouldn't find my phone for some reason.
Also, Gingerbreak doesn't work either. Ran it thrice already, each time for at least 20 minutes, no go.
I've been at this for at least 4 hours already, constant problems.. About to throw in the towel.

pepejovi said:
Didn't work, it wouldn't find my phone for some reason.
Also, Gingerbreak doesn't work either. Ran it thrice already, each time for at least 20 minutes, no go.
I've been at this for at least 4 hours already, constant problems.. About to throw in the towel.
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try doomlord method. worked for me. make sure your computer is able to run adb platform.

Loureiro said:
try doomlord method. worked for me. make sure your computer is able to run adb platform.
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...What? Never done this before mate, you're going to have to explain that a little more..

pepejovi said:
Didn't work, it wouldn't find my phone for some reason.
Also, Gingerbreak doesn't work either. Ran it thrice already, each time for at least 20 minutes, no go.
I've been at this for at least 4 hours already, constant problems.. About to throw in the towel.
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Do you have you USB drives installed correctly? When i rooted my phone i had no issues with SuperOneClick. Also, are you using USB debbuging? I think mine only worked when i turned that on.

Driftie said:
Do you have you USB drives installed correctly? When i rooted my phone i had no issues with SuperOneClick. Also, are you using USB debbuging? I think mine only worked when i turned that on.
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Looks like i was using SuperOneClick 2.3.2 version, downloaded the 2.3.3.0 version and it's rooting right now just fine.
At least i think it is.
It's at Step #7 of Shell rooting device... Not responding. Should that happen?

I will give you a step-by-step guide.
-First turn off Fastboot, under Settings->Applications->Fastboot
-Check Unknown Sources
-Go to Development-> check usb debugging and allow mock locations.
now go to your home screen and open the dial and enter this code:
*#*#2846579#*#*
->ProjectMenu - >background... -> Log dump -> Log on.
Restart your phone and voila, you're ready to root via SuperOneClick.

Loureiro said:
I will give you a step-by-step guide.
-First turn off Fastboot, under Settings->Applications->Fastboot
-Check Unknown Sources
-Go to Development-> check usb debugging and allow mock locations.
now go to your home screen and open the dial and enter this code:
*#*#2846579#*#*
->ProjectMenu - >background... -> Log dump -> Log on.
Restart your phone and voila, you're ready to root via SuperOneClick.
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Thanks, the guide i was following did not mention turning off fastboot.
Works now, +Thanks.

grateful thanks

also thanks