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A little confused....

So i am new to the phone hacking scene and have a few baisic questions.
1. How do you use/do a nandroid backup.
2. How do you instal themes like the Sense-able 3.1.
If you could just point me in the right direction it will help sooo much
Thanks

MMcCoy1127 said:
So i am new to the phone hacking scene and have a few baisic questions.
1. How do you use/do a nandroid backup.
2. How do you instal themes like the Sense-able 3.1.
If you could just point me in the right direction it will help sooo much
Thanks
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You'll have to install the recover img. Use Eris Master Application for rooting and installing recovery. When you're ready to go into recovery, boot up the phone while holding the Up volume key. Then select Restore/Backup and do nand backup.
2. Put Senseable on the root of your sd card. Not in any folders or anything, just put the zip directly into your sd card. Then go into recovery (up on the volume button and the power button) and click wipe data/factory and dalvik cache. Then choose flash from zip and select your rom. Then hit the down volume button to go back into the menu's and select reboot system now. If you need more help just lemme know.

ok so a few more questions....
1. What is a ROM, recovery image, and root image???
2. im guessing i gotta root my phone before i can do a nandroid backup???

that is correct

You have some reading to do...
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I used this guide to help me root my Eris about a month ago, but it is still up to date:
[Walkthrough] From stock (1.5) to rooted 2.1 (update - new link)
h t t p://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=647707
OR
You can try this application by ECLIPS3 and Jamezelle which does the same rooting process in a few simple clicks:
[Application] Eris Master Application [R00T]
h t t p://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=661413
Let me try to answer your questions as best as I can:
1. A ROM is essentially the operating system of the phone. When you flash (install) a new ROM, it's like installing a new version of Windows or Mac OS X or Linux or what have you.
2. A Recovery Image is like a separate partition on your phone dedicated for back ups and the obvious one recovery among other things. I'm using RA 1.6.2 but there are other recovery images out there. I suggest just sticking with RA (other members might agree with me or not. I'm no expert).
3. I believe the Root Image is the update.zip file that you will see in those guides that I referred to. If this is the case, then all it is is a ROM that you will flash that gives you root access (the core folders and settings) on your phone.
Try and look for the Rooting FAQ. It's somewhere around here. Best of luck to you.

semmtexx said:
You have some reading to do...
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+over 9000
i understand there are a lot of new faces here all the time but in the same respect you should at least look over the forums before starting to ask questions. Literally all of the OPs answers are sticky'd at the very top of the the dev section.
I've said it before and Ill say it again, I lurked a long time and read a lot of information before posting any types of questions at all...call me old fashioned but I think you should at least have a bearing of the situation before you start spouting off the most basic questions about rooting or installing custom ROMs (i.e. "
1. What is a ROM, recovery image, and root image???")
that is all. best of luck with your root experience, youll never ever want to use anything stock again.

[Q] Im new and lost

I just had my dad do a full root on my evo just for the wireless tether. i really love the options that have opened up and want to pursue them. i want to be able to install boot animation, lock bars, and themes. the problem i am having is i really dont know where to start. ive done alot of research on things but doesnt really tell me exactly what i need to do. i have been told that i need to get a new rom to be able to use custom themes and lockbars and stuff like that. with that i was told i need to do a nanoid backup. so what i am asking from you guys (the expertts with alot of patience for noobies is step be step instructions on what i need to do. i dont even know how to do a nanoid backup. tell me what actions i need to take and what apps i will need to make all this happen. please help me all the other forums tell me is stop being a noob are use the search feature. i just dont think other peoples posts are exact;y what i am asking for so please give me help so i wont be such a noob and have a custom look on my evo.

I'll help you start by flashing a custom recovery which will allow for nandroid backup, data wipes, and flashing custom roms.
1. Download Rom Manager from the Market
2. Open Rom Manager and flash ClockworkMod recovery, which is the first option in Rom Manager. You can use this recovery, which should be installed if your father ran UnRevoked 3.2 to root your EVO.
3. However, I recommend scrolling down to the bottom of Rom Manager and flashing the alternate recovery, Amon Ra. This is the one I prefer to use to flash my roms and whatever else.
4. Grab Quick Boot from the market for easy reboot into recovery or you can just power off then hold vol down + power on to boot into HBOOT. From HBOOT, you can scroll to select recovery, which should put you into Amon Ra.
5. In recovery, you should see Backup/Restore option. Click this and do a nandroid backup. Let it run through until it states completed.
6. Return to main recovery menu, and goto wipe. Select wipe data/factory reset, cache and dalvik cache. You can do each wipe twice just to be on the safe, if you like.
7. Once nandroid and full wipe done, you can select USB-MS to connect your SD card to your PC to load a custom rom onto the root of your card. Once loaded, just disconnect the SD card by hitting power button and return to main recovery menu.
7. If your custom rom is on the SD card root, you should see the rom zip file when you select flash zip from card. Scroll to the rom and select it. Let the rom flash process complete and then reboot the phone.
8. This should take possibly 3-5 minutes to completely load the custom rom onto your phone.
9. Hopefully, everything worked out and the phone boots into the custom rom's homescreen or handsfree setup.

WoW
WoW i dont even know where to begin on telling you how big of a help you was, you answered my post exactly how i needed it answered for me to understand it and be able to do it......thank you soooo much

I do have an additional question to this, what custom rom should I use? Will it have 2.2? And are there tutorials how to install themes? Do I need to have sense to install these themes?
I really appreciate your assistance!!!

Hit up the development forum and check out all the roms. Look at the screenshots and features. When you find one you like, grab it. Check out Fresh 3.3 and Myn's Warm twopointtwo. I've used those both in the past. Those both have Sense and Myn's ROM is already themed (and looks nice in my opinion). Themes are flashed the same way as roms and the descriptions will tell you if they're Sense-compatible.
Remember to make nandroid backups frequently. Find a rom, get it set up to your liking, nandroid, and then get another rom and do it all over again until you decide on one.
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groovdafied said:
I do have an additional question to this, what custom rom should I use? Will it have 2.2? And are there tutorials how to install themes? Do I need to have sense to install these themes?
I really appreciate your assistance!!!
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choice of rom is up to you, most you'll see will be 2.2 which you'll want for full flash support, to be able to install themes you will NEED and (deodexed) rom. Look for deodexed roms, and there are plenty. A lot of themes will be flashable zips which you install the same way you install a rom (through recovery-install zip from sdcard-choose zip from sdcard).

louforgiveno said:
choice of rom is up to you, most you'll see will be 2.2 which you'll want for full flash support, to be able to install themes you will NEED and (deodexed) rom. Look for deodexed roms, and there are plenty. A lot of themes will be flashable zips which you install the same way you install a rom (through recovery-install zip from sdcard-choose zip from sdcard).
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TheMagicalSock said:
Hit up the development forum and check out all the roms. Look at the screenshots and features. When you find one you like, grab it. Check out Fresh 3.3 and Myn's Warm twopointtwo. I've used those both in the past. Those both have Sense and Myn's ROM is already themed (and looks nice in my opinion). Themes are flashed the same way as roms and the descriptions will tell you if they're Sense-compatible.
Remember to make nandroid backups frequently. Find a rom, get it set up to your liking, nandroid, and then get another rom and do it all over again until you decide on one.
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Thanks you guys! I sorta figured out how to apply themes using the recovery screen after boot up, but it caused the screen to go black HAHA. But anyways, I couldn't find a definitive answer to what I was looking for. I will check out the deodexed roms, thanks!

I one more EXTREMELY important thing about themes, do wipe cache and dalvic twice, but DO NOT WIPE DATA. That is probably why your screen went black. Eithe that or the rom was not de odexed

kernel help
hi i have no idea where to go about this....i just want to download setcpu and apparently a kernel is needed....help?

every rom has a kernel. It's only if your wanting to overclock etc you would want setcpu and maybe different custom kernel
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Dark Temptation said:
hi i have no idea where to go about this....i just want to download setcpu and apparently a kernel is needed....help?
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The kernel and setcpu would all depend on what your trying to do.
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help as in i didnt understand one thing you just said

Ok what he is sayinis if your wanting set CPU your going to have to flash a custom kernel one that will let you overclock what version of Rom are you on
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For ANYONE having difficulty installing TnT Lite 2.00-2.xx

Read This
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9542514&postcount=662

Alternatively, just read my installation instructions:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=842004
I think I'm going to start using a rar format - might be a way to differentiate between the actual release and the update.zip inside. Not sure why I didn't think of that, before.

Still not that simple for me, since even a "Gtablet Vet" like myself tried the OP method and failed. My second out of box new Gtablet went in perma-loop when simply installing straight to 2.0, via recovery folder & update.zip. Ended up having to get CW on the device by putting on the sd card, remapping command and stopping the loop with power + volume to get CW installed. I then had to install TnT 1.02 and then finally got 2.0 installed after that (cache and data wipe of course).
Cleanest way seems install 1.02 via recovery folder / update.zip method and then install 2.0 the same way. Thats is unless I just had bad luck with second Gtablet. VERY possible.
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Frankly, we seem at the stage now where CW seems a survival requirement- IF you want to keep trying new roms & updates.

roebeet said:
Alternatively, just read my installation instructions:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=842004
I think I'm going to start using a rar format - might be a way to differentiate between the actual release and the update.zip inside. Not sure why I didn't think of that, before.
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u didn't think of it because it was only a problem to ppl that half read the instructions, downloaded the zips and just tried to install as-is...
Also don't understand why ppl want to keep standard recovery, clockwork is made to install custom roms so its easier for these task

LRiley said:
u didn't think of it because it was only a problem to ppl that half read the instructions, downloaded the zips and just tried to install as-is...
Also don't understand why ppl want to keep standard recovery, clockwork is made to install custom roms so its easier for these task
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The only issue with cwm is that it's not easy to remove it, once you have it. I think you need to use nvflash to get rid of it. I love cwm but I can't assume that everyone uses it.
And trust me, not everyone does. I sees posts here and I get PM's as well, and many people are still using standard recovery.

roebeet said:
The only issue with cwm is that it's not easy to remove it, once you have it. I think you need to use nvflash to get rid of it. I love cwm but I can't assume that everyone uses it.
And trust me, not everyone does. I sees posts here and I get PM's as well, and many people are still using standard recovery.
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Installing TnT 1.0 roms appears to zap CW pretty good.

roebeet said:
The only issue with cwm is that it's not easy to remove it, once you have it. I think you need to use nvflash to get rid of it. I love cwm but I can't assume that everyone uses it.
And trust me, not everyone does. I sees posts here and I get PM's as well, and many people are still using standard recovery.
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I have found that you can put the stock recovery img (let's call it recovery-stock.img) on the sdcard and get an adb shell while booted into cw recovery. Then it's just a
Code:
flash_image recovery recovery-stock.img
That should get you back to stock recovery.
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LRiley said:
u didn't think of it because it was only a problem to ppl that half read the instructions, downloaded the zips and just tried to install as-is...
Also don't understand why ppl want to keep standard recovery, clockwork is made to install custom roms so its easier for these task
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I had to go back to stock at first because I kept getting status 7 errors with CW. Roebeet's suggestion to partition sdcard with CWR seems to have solved that.
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Flashed 2.0.0
I liked TnT 2.0.0 and it really helped performance but the gtab is still full of issues....
Out of the box my Gtab's proprietary email and photo app forced closed before ever loading. the viewsonic update didn't fix it and so I flashed it with TnT 2.0.0.
I got a System UID's warning while I did it and I guess that was the cause of those apps not working. I then did a system reset to factory default or whatever its called and lost everything but after flashing TnT 2.0.0 again it worked a lot better and the email app worked great, photo app still doesn't work. My new problems are that the sound and and flash don't work anymore. I reinstalled flash and the browser just crashes whenever flash is involved with a site. Sound will sometimes work when I first boot up but it quits after a while, especially after waking from sleep. A lot of the time I get crackles and pops when I first boot up or wake it from sleep.
I am returning this Gtab and I am going to buy another one from somewhere else in hopes that I don't get these issues out of the box.....I haven't read anywhere that anyone has experienced these specific problems other than the sound; as this is a TnT error; so I warn all, DON'T BUY FROM STAPLES!!!

[Recovery] ClockworkMod Recovery flashable from bootloader

Someone asked if it was possible to flash ClockworkMod Recovery through hboot instead of using RomManager. The answer...yes.
Primary reason something of this nature may be useful, as I see it, is if your recovery is damaged, your ROM is bootlooping, and you don't want to use or have access to ADB.
In that case you would:
remove your sdcard from your phone
place the zip on the root of the sdcard (using an adapter or another phone) and make sure it is named the appropriate "PG05IMG.zip"
place the sdcard back in your phone
boot to bootloader as if you're installing a radio (power+VolDown from powerOff). It will then find the zip, recognize it as recovery and ask if you want to install (if it does not prompt then select "Bootloader" from hboot).
Follow the instructions and after it finishes flashing pull your battery to power off (since the ROM will be bootlooping and hboot will constantly find the zip)
Now remove the sdcard and delete the zip (via adapter or other phone) like you did to put it on the sdcard, then place the card back in the phone.
Boot back to bootloader (Pwr+VolDwn)
Select "Recovery" and use CWR to wipe data/cache, flash a new rom, restore, or whatever you wish.
Obviously not the only reason since some people prefer this method over RM but clearly in that case the whole sdcard switching mess is unnecessary. Just do steps 2 and 4 and reboot when prompted like you do with radios.
Remember to remove any PGO5IMG.zip from your sdcard when done.
If this isn't useful to you, so be it. I just figured I'd throw this out there. Maybe it will help someone.
I will keep this updated as new versions come out for those few that find it useful.
**Credit to Koush and jcase**
All I did was decide to throw them in a zip that was useful in some situations for panicking users.
Updates
8/9/2011: Added latest official stable for mecha (4.0.1.5) released 8/8/2011.
8/30/2011: Added latest official stable for mecha (5.0.0.1) released less than an hour ago. Added mirror.
8/31/2011: Added latest official stable for mecha (5.0.0.8)
9/1/2011: Added latest official stable for mecha (5.0.1.0)
9/5/2011: Added latest official stable for mecha (5.0.2.1)
2/1/2012: Added touch based CWR released this morning (5.8.0.2) *NOTE: Have not personally tested.
If any of these cause problems please let me know immediately.
Latest Official=5.0.2.1
jcase modded=4.0.0.5
Mirror: http://www.mediafire.com/?9zt68cegl6qa3
MD5:
66750618ecfba292c0b0e42c50c2c3ee - (CWR3.1.0.2)PG05IMG.zip
1f390edad7e87310fe80b3264a57b14b - (CWR4.0.0.5)PG05IMG.zip
6aac529cedcd2b22afac7391a4cb7efb - (CWR4.0.1.5)PG05IMG.zip
bf25b2601441b9fffb7d68954c4ff3b5 - (CWR5.0.0.1)PG05IMG.zip
dfe1ddf0c574977ee2c1828735ef2dc0 - (CWR5.0.0.8)PG05IMG.zip
8474c8d607177b0144eec624dea687b7 - (CWR5.0.1.0)PG05IMG.zip
c4c1d9c5e553fd7b151352551b931369 - (CWR5.0.2.1)PG05IMG.zip
58557e1e355c795d748c2e6c66251f0a - (CWR5.8.0.2)PG05IMG.zip

Absolute_Zero said:
Someone asked if it was possible to flash ClockworkMod Recovery through hboot instead of using RomManager. I didn't see the need at the time but I took a few minutes to throw together a test. Let me know if it works for you or not.
I tested flashing the stock recovery from the custom firmware, confirmed it had replaced CWR, then used this to install CWR back.
Primary reason something of this nature may be useful, as I see it, is if your recovery is damaged, your ROM is bootlooping, and you don't want or have access to ADB. In that case you would just pull your sdcard, place this on the root (via adapter or someone else's phone) named the appropriate "PG05IMG.zip", place back in your phone, and boot to bootloader as if you're installing a radio. It should then find it, recognize it as recovery and ask if you want to install.
Additionally, seems if it is as easy as swapping the .img out which is all I did, then the original custom upgrade firmware flashed in the last step of the root guide could include this. Then you'd have CWR immediately after finishing the permaroot guide.
If this doesn't work and doesn't have any use for anyone, so be it. I just figured I'd throw this out there.
BTW, this is ClockworkMod Recovery 3.1.0.2 (latest for mecha at time of posting).
Note1: Only tested on Engr hboot with S-off obviously
Note2: I don't have access to an MD5 generator where I am so people that test this should have a booting ROM with RomManager or at least know how to manually reflash ClockworkMod Recovery if it doesn't work.
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Good work.on this... A LOT of people are going enjoy it!! It is also a great way to install the modded 4.0.0.5 Clockwork with the boot to bootloader option.
I always had to "flash recovery" in adb.
Props!!
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good post will definitely come in hand props

DroidTh3ory said:
Good work.on this... A LOT of people are going enjoy it!! It is also a great way to install the modded 4.0.0.5 Clockwork with the boot to bootloader option.
I always had to "flash recovery" in adb.
Props!!
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There's a modded 4.0.0.5 CWM Recovery out there?? Where can I find the post for this ?

Sword.Zero said:
There's a modded 4.0.0.5 CWM Recovery out there?? Where can I find the post for this ?
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Post a link to it and I'll make one when I get home. That way I can test again. Hopefully the modded one you speak of is fully stable and functional.

Absolute_Zero said:
Post a link to it and I'll make one when I get home. That way I can test again. Hopefully the modded one you speak of is fully stable and functional.
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Here is your package with the 4.0.0.5 Modded Recovery ready to flash in HBOOT.
JCASE created the Recovery, so him the love for it. I all I have done is use it. LOL It gives you the option under "advanced" to "reboot bootloader". So you can install the ROM, then simply boot into boot loader to flash the radio.
View attachment (CWR4.0.0.5)PG05IMG.zip

DroidTh3ory said:
Here is your package with the 4.0.0.5 Modded Recovery ready to flash in HBOOT.
JCASE created the Recovery, so him the love for it. I all I have done is use it. LOL It gives you the option under "advanced" to "reboot bootloader". So you can install the ROM, then simply boot into boot loader to flash the radio.
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In your case it would probably be easier to just use flash_image from terminal on the phone (i.e. flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery.img) assuming your current rom has it (if not just search and download it) or you have RM installed. The main case I saw this being useful was if you didn't have or want to use ADB and your ROM was unusable (e.g. bootlooping). I may add Jcase's modded recovery to the OP as well since it seems useful/wanted by some.

I thought the one JCase made had issues with nandroid backups installing? I could be wrong but for some reason I remember that issue for several people.

Mustang302LX said:
I thought the one JCase made had issues with nandroid backups installing? I could be wrong but for some reason I remember that issue for several people.
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I have been using for a good month now on 3 different bolts... Never had a issue??

Absolute_Zero said:
Additionally, seems if it is as easy as swapping the .img out which is all I did, then the original custom upgrade firmware flashed in the last step of the root guide could include this. Then you'd have CWR immediately after finishing the permaroot guide.
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actually,thats allready how it is ive rooted mr2 twice and the mr1 upgrade allready has clockwork installed.
it is that easy,i have done this,and i have also removed the hboot and stock recovery from PG05IMG RUUs so that i could flash without destroying recovery and my eng bootloader.
thanks for putting it together and offering the download, it has many uses, as people will see. the biggest one allready having been mentioned,if something screws up your OS and recovery,its easy to get it back.
did you make up your own android info file? or what did you take it from?
again thanks for posting this,it was commonplace to install inc recoverys in hboot,and ive done it on the eris as well

DroidTh3ory said:
Here is your package with the 4.0.0.5 Modded Recovery ready to flash in HBOOT.
JCASE created the Recovery, so him the love for it. I all I have done is use it. LOL It gives you the option under "advanced" to "reboot bootloader". So you can install the ROM, then simply boot into boot loader to flash the radio.
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thanks for the download. has he put up any posts on it? or is it still being developed?

scotty1223 said:
thanks for the download. has he put up any posts on it? or is it still being developed?
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I believe he has it posted on rootzwiki
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cool,thanx... ill go over there and look for it.
edot:
here if anyone else wants it

Thanks for this. Just flashed 4.0.0.5 after being afraid/too lazy to do it through ADB (which is also a pain because I have it on my Windows partition whereas I regularly use Mac).

scotty1223 said:
actually,thats allready how it is ive rooted mr2 twice and the mr1 upgrade allready has clockwork installed.
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Figures. It was too simple of a concept not to have been done but I didn't see anyone that had done it in Tbolt. I also hadn't seen anyone mention it was in the custom firmware either and I didn't have time to check this morning before I left for work. I guess I can pull that part out of the OP since you say it's already in there.
thanks for putting it together and offering the download, it has many uses, as people will see. the biggest one allready having been mentioned,if something screws up your OS and recovery,its easy to get it back.
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Exactly my reasoning. I've seen to many people unaware of what to do in that situation
did you make up your own android info file? or what did you take it from?
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I checked a few from the firmware and radios and they all looked the same so I just pulled one of those.
again thanks for posting this,it was commonplace to install inc recoverys in hboot,and ive done it on the eris as well
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First HTC android phone I've owned but as I said, makes sense it would have been done a long time ago for other HTC phones.

DroidTh3ory said:
I believe he has it posted on rootzwiki
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Hey get out of here, you've got candy to make! I keeeed I keeeed! Great work on the recovery guys, VERY useful!
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DroidTh3ory said:
I have been using for a good month now on 3 different bolts... Never had a issue??
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Yup. Been using it since it's release. Restored many backups with absolutely no issues.

Absolute_Zero said:
Figures. It was too simple of a concept not to have been done but I didn't see anyone that had done it in Tbolt. I also hadn't seen anyone mention it was in the custom firmware either and I didn't have time to check this morning before I left for work. I guess I can pull that part out of the OP since you say it's already in there.
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id be willing to bet most people dont know,lol.they prolly just blindly downloAd rom manager and flash it. i checked to see if it was there,after seeing this as one of the last statements in the root post: Reboot your phone. You should now have full root permissions, an engineering kernel and recovery.
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First HTC android phone I've owned but as I said, makes sense it would have been done a long time ago for other HTC phones.
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its one of the things i really love about htc. i got used to installing recoverys,splash screens,etc. on my incredible,then started experimenting with img files on my eris,and discovered it was quite possible to simply move the images around kinda neat if you want to try a leaked ruu but dont want to wait for someone to post a CWM flashable roms. just pull out the hboot and stock recovery and flash away
it was quite common to manipulate things in hboot on the inc,but never mentioned in the eris forum,where most of the gurus frowned upon the s-off bootloader.kind of a shame... more bricked eris's prolly could have been revived after the clockwork fiasco if s-off was part of the common root process.
thanx for the android info info. when i make them up,it doesnt seem to matter which one i use. i dont think it even checks the text inside,i think you just need a text document titled "android info" lol

Thank you for the updated 5.0.0.1 cement recovery.

cam30era said:
Thank you for the updated 5.0.0.1 cement recovery.
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Autocorrect fail? or did you have a problem with 5.0.0.1?

Lost in the myriad of rooting options

I've finally lost patience with my TF101 boot looping and being flat when I come to use it. Asus clearly aren't in a rush to fix it, and I can't find an alternative tablet that I'm happy to replace it with right now, so I've decided to give guevor's version a go.
The problem being that I've read a load of threads on rooting a TF, but still haven't come to a conclusion on which method actually works for a WW one on 9.2.1.17, if there even is one!
So any chance some one could help me out and point me in the right direction? Thanks

Use Vipermod to root. Search the forum for link.

Thanks, I'll take a look.

Just wanna check my list with you experienced guys before getting stuck in, mostly because it's been a while since I did anything like this and I can't find a thorough guide for the whole process.
1. Root with vipermod.
2. Install ROM manager from the market and use to flash CWM recovery.
3. Boot into CWM recovery and make backup.
4. Copy kernel .zip file to storage of the TF.
5. Boot into CWM recovery and select install .zip option.
6. Enjoy new kernel and hope for no more bootloop/flat battery scenarios making me angry?

Correct, except you shouldn't use apps like Rom Manager to do things that you can easily do yourself. Don't blindly flash whatever Rom Manager tells you to because sometimes it will screw up your tablet. Haven't you read all these threads about people having problems because of ROM manager?
Just use the recovery installer apk by Gnufabio. It will flash a slightly outdated CWM but it works without problems and you can update it yourself by downloading and flashing a newer CWM posted on this forum.

I can confirm viper for root, and gnufabio recovery installer.apk. I just went through the process last night. If you do not use gnufabio you will spend hours trying to get cwm on your device, and failing.(2 hours of dead androids in recovery) wish i had seen gnufabio sooner.
Edit: also theres a remixed viper out there supposed to be a 1 click root
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1534475 is the link
Also i suggest the touch cwm from
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1213723
It works very well and all touch so no need to press physical buttons.

Thanks for the input guys, it's very much appreciated.
I haven't seen the threads on problems with ROM manager. I've just been searching for specific terms and TBH I find this forum generally difficult to find up to date information. It's very time consuming searching and reading lots of nothing posts. The TF info threads have a lot of links to outdated guides (or ones that lack detail as they assume you know everything already ) and a lot of the shortened terminology that's used is confusing unless you visit here. I've read as much as I can, but I wanted to be sure I had the right information before trying out something that could render my tablet useless.

Typical, fallen at the first hurdle!
"hold volume down and power for 3 seconds, let go of power only, then press volume up when prompted on screen" just results in a screen with an Android with a red triangle on his chest. More extensive searching needed I suppose.

lol nope this is my problem i told you about in earlier post
get the recoveryinstall.apk by gnufabio install it on your tf and run it. it installs a working cwm then you can do the touch cwm,kernel rom etc after that
gnufabio installer link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1346180

Oops, yeah sorry that passed me by some how! Busy day.
Thanks again!!

no problem bro thats what we are here for to help you catch those moments when your about to bash your head against the wall and say "oh hey didnt you see this..." and make you slap your forehead instead.

Finally got around to doing this. All OK so far, got it rooted and touch CWM installed but I'm a bit unsure about what caches and stuff I should wipe. Do I need to do both wipe data/factory reset AND/OR wipe cache partition in the touch CWM recovery before flashing the new kernel?

wolvers69 said:
Finally got around to doing this. All OK so far, got it rooted and touch CWM installed but I'm a bit unsure about what caches and stuff I should wipe. Do I need to do both wipe data/factory reset AND/OR wipe cache partition in the touch CWM recovery before flashing the new kernel?
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I ALWAYS do a full wipe, dalvik cache the lot when flashing a different ROM, if you're just flashing a new kernel no need for wipe data just dalvik cache

Thanks for the reply. I found some posts last night where peeps were not wiping anything so I just flashed the 16b test kernel. Seems to be all OK so far.

I have the same issue...no recovery. Ive downloaded the gnufabio recovery file from the link, however i was expecting an .apk file that could be installed from the tablet OS desktop maybe usinf File Mgr. What the link downloads is a .zip w/ some folders and asstd files. Everyone is referring to it as an apk...Im confused.

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I have the same issue...no recovery. Ive downloaded the gnufabio recovery file from the link, however i was expecting an .apk file that could be installed from the tablet OS desktop maybe usinf File Mgr. What the link downloads is a .zip w/ some folders and asstd files. Everyone is referring to it as an apk...Im confused.
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It should be an apk. Did you use the link in his thread?
I have links to the apk in post 218 also including a modified version that will flash Team Rouge recovery.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=22359727&postcount=218

Thank you very much for those links...yes, those were apks. I have been looking for those links for sometime.

flashed the RecoveryInstaller.apk, giving me a recovery system to work from, now Im restored, rooted, ROMd and OC'd...thanks for the links!!

Since rooting mine, flashing the 16b kernel and OCing to 1600mhz it's been completely stable and fast. I just hope that continues!
Thanks everyone for your kindly assistance.