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[Q] Botched UniversalAndroot Attempt - Am I screwed?

(Moved from development forum, newb root thread)
I recently received my phone back from a HTC repair. I hadn't used it til today as I was waiting for froyd 1.5 to come out before rooting it and setting it up. Today I switched it on and it asked me if I wanted to update the software, I clicked no. Then I followed the steps in the OP but had problems in step 5 : everytime I typed anything (including "su") and hit enter I had a message saying "denied" or words to that effect, despite the UniversalAndroot program giving the "woot rooted" message.
This is the part where I might have done something stupid - I decided to let the phone update itself to the latest software, and then I was planning to run the UniversalAndroot again. I thought that maybe UA had been tested on the latest official HTC stuff but not whatever 2.1 but not fully updated version that mine had come back from repair with. It went to the update screen and the progress bar completed, it tried to reboot but just got stuck on the white boot screen with the green HTC logo. If I pull the battery out and start again it just hangs at the same screen.
I can get the 2.73.405.5 WWE RUU to see the phone when in fastboot, but when I try to update it it eventually gives me error 140 "bootloader version error".
I tried to load it through HBOOT using kazuni's technique in his thread "A way of flashing the RUU rom extract" (sorry, it won't let me paste a link to the actual thread) but it says "main version is older, update fail". Do I need to send it off to HTC again? I just got it back! Will they be able to tell what broke it and refuse to fix it?
Many many thanks

Try the 2.1 downgrade in my sig below.

Please could you explain "The recovery can be flashed via running 'runindos.bat'."? I assume I need to install this adb program that people keep mentioning?
Also what is the goal here? To upgrade my phone to 2.1 (which was already on from the HTC repair, the OTA update just said something about adding g-sensor calibration tool) to then root it or to downgrade my phone to 1.5 to root?
Many thanks!

Ah, just seen adb guide on villain forums. OK, I'll follow the guide to get adb installed, put your recovery files in the /tools folder, but then how exactly do I flash the recovery? Simply by typing runindos.bat in cmd whilst in the correct folder?

Ah, I see, I just run the batch file from your recovery download. Sorry for all the dumb questions! I ran this with my phone on fastboot usb but it said this :
adb server is out of date. killing...
* daemon started successfully *
error: device not found
error: device not found
error: device not found
error: device not found
error: device not found
error: device not found
"Files copied and permissions set, rebooting HTC Andriod 2.1"
"Your phone will now reboot into normal mode, then reboot into recovery mode. I
f it does not reboot the second time, wait 10 minutes and manually reboot and be
gin again."
error: device not found
As far as I can tell nothing happened on my phone. I assume my usb drivers are fine as the RUU was able to begin updating before it gave me the 140 version error. Any ideas?

It's the ADB drivers, what OS are you using?

I am using Windows 7. I thought i read that the latest version of htc sync had drivers fully compatible with win 7 and the RUU seems to see it fine once I selected 'my htc' drivers under adb in device manager. I am confused!

HairyBones said:
I am using Windows 7. I thought i read that the latest version of htc sync had drivers fully compatible with win 7 and the RUU seems to see it fine once I selected 'my htc' drivers under adb in device manager. I am confused!
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You may want to build an XP workstation eitha virtual or physical. Don't be alarmed. Yes, the latest version of HTC Sync does contain the drivers. However, they some what don't work for majority of users. Sorry.

Just did a quick google - will http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/download.aspx work?

HairyBones said:
Just did a quick google - will http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/download.aspx work?
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virtual box - http://www.virtualbox.org/
vmware player - http://www.vmware.com/products/player

Eek - I need to get an xp install disc and set it up like I was loading it onto an actual PC? The microsoft tool within win 7 definitely wouldn't work?

HairyBones said:
Eek - I need to get an xp install disc and set it up like I was loading it onto an actual PC? The microsoft tool within win 7 definitely wouldn't work?
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Yeh, to install XP you will need an install disk, unless you download XP Trial version VHD. This is the trial version from Microsoft in virtual machine mode.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...90-958F-4B64-B5F1-73D0A413C8EF&displaylang=en

Windows XP Mode with Windows Virtual PC, available for Windows 7 editions Professional, Enterprise, and Ultimate, provides a licensed virtual Windows XP Professional environment for compatibility with applications not compatible with Windows 7. Windows Virtual PC supports USB attachment, therefor supporting direct connection of USB devices to the virtual Windows XP environment.
For information and to download Windows XP Mode or Windows Virtual PC visit the product page microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/default.aspx
Brandon
Windows Outreach Team- IT Pro

[Q] Root phone

I have problem for root x8 with flash tools 2.9.
I insltall driver from flashtool and install ggsetup-2.2.0.10.
Flashtool say this
Code:
13/015/2011 16:15:34 - INFO - <- This level is successfully initialized
13/015/2011 16:15:39 - INFO - Connected device : E15
13/015/2011 16:15:39 - INFO - Installed version of busybox : None
13/015/2011 16:15:42 - INFO - Pushing .\custom\root\busyboxE15 to /data/local/tmp/busybox
and will not move forward with the procedure.
I also try SuperOneClick but he say not rensponding.

check this things first.. (using superone click)
-have u tick usb debugging in apllication -> development ..?
-did u select charge phone when u connect it..?
-if u succesfully root it, reboot
i just follow this up and never had a problem...

maybe your phone is rooted but still in R/O Mode . . try installing Root Explorer and Change R/O to R/W . . hope this helps . . i also have this kind of problem when installing xRecovery . .
or install AndroidSDK first because i also had this problem using SuperOneClick on my netbook that doesnt have AndroidSDK but on my PC with AndroidSDK i had no problems rooting my phone . .

Can it be R/O without root(su) permission?
Some other tips,
@check wether your x8 driver is preinstalled in the window,sumtimes its unable,you might wanna fix this by installing pc companion from your x8(it will automaticaly install x8 specific driver to your pc.
@if you are using 2.2 superoneclck than try the older version.
@always connect your phone on battery charging during the rooting
and all the other as quoted by @maliceomalice
@if still isnt working, off debugging mode, start superoneclick, connect your phone, when superoneclick prompt searching for device(or some sort off) on the debuging mode.
Hope it helps, goodluck

never tried flashtool to root. I always use SuperOneClick.

you can also root your phone using X8 Toolbox and u can also install CWM Recovery or xRecovery . . its your choice . .

[Q] Fascinate driver help!!! Can't install

i need help, i have tried everywhere and can't find anything and any help would be greatly appreciated
i'm on the road to root my samsung galaxy fascinate and have ran into a laundry list of problems. i have rooted many android phones coming from eclair, froyo, and gingerbread, but seem to be stuck at the slightest of problems when it comes to the fascinate.
i can not install the drivers to the fascinate. i have searched through the web for all the drivers and have tried every possible galaxy driver. the driver simply won't install on my windows 7 prof 64bit machine. i have never ran into this problem before with any other phone. every time i try to install the driver it gets to the very end of the install then pops up with the message "windows was unable to install the driver"
It also gave me the option to view the failed windows installation log, which after many successful steps, at the end the log shows this error:
Action ended 1:26:53: ShowMsiLog. Return value 0.
=== Logging stopped: 12/16/2011 1:26:53 ===
MSI (c) (0C:08) [01:26:53:750]: Product: SAMSUNG USB Driver for Mobile Phones -- Installation operation failed.
MSI (c) (0C:08) [01:26:53:750]: Windows Installer installed the product. Product Name: SAMSUNG USB Driver for Mobile Phones. Product Version: 1.3.550.0. Product Language: 1033. Manufacturer: SAMSUNG Electronics CO., LTD.. Installation success or error status: 1603.
i have also attached the entire log
the first thing i did was plug in the phone, which windows sensed this and automatically installed a driver, not sure which. after this i unplugged the phone and then checked "usb debugging" for rooting purposes and plugged the phone back into the computer which windows then installed another driver automatically, then following the steps from xda to root the phone, i downloaded the given drivers which is where the problem first occurred and the drivers were unable to download.
I'm simply trying to get root access to the phone and can't do anything with the phone with crappy drivers...i can't even mount usb sd card now to transfer data anymore. the drivers have completely been shot. i desperately need help. please
also what is the absolute easiest way to root the fascinate? is it with one click root or with Odin? Because the fascinate just updated itself from 2.2.2 EH05 to 2.3.5 EH03 and i'm not sure which program supports rooting which version of android. also all other android devices simply give root access to the stock rom, which is great cause i get to keep all my apps, messages, contacts...etc, then simply titanium backup everything and transfer it over to the new rom. is it different with the fascinate? will rooting the device simply flash a completely new rooted rom? therefore loosing everything? if anybody has any answers to any of these questions, please be my hero. thanks

sorry didn't see what section this was in, also have posted this in the Q & A section, my apologies

This is elementary, but did you unzip the drivers file after you downloaded it? The reason I ask is I had same problem for about 10 mins before I realized my brainfart.
As for root, just flash a rooted rom, either stock or custom. Tutorials and guides are all over this site just dig a little.

Have u try downloading the driver directly from samsung.com ? No way to mess up that way.
Backup everything if u dont want to loose it. Sms backup from Market let u save ur text to your gmail account. Save your contacts to the SD card, by exporting it as vcard. Then titanium like u already know.
Once u flash new rom u will loose everything. Flash new custom rom will berooted already.

MTP Issues ... help!

Hello, I recently rooted and installed recovery on my Note 3. All was going well until I couldn't mount my phone using MTP.
I believe this issue started when I tried to mount my phone in recovery mode, and it installed those drivers.
I now get an error message saying
"Attention! Unable to find software on your PC that can recognise your device. Service pack 3, Windows Media Player, version 10 or higher, for windows XP or Android File Transfer for Mac OS must be installed.
You can download and install PC Kies from (Kies download website) in order to sync data with your device, back up data, and upgrade your device (Windows and Mac OS are supported)."
I've tried everything I could find on google -- uninstalling/reinstalling drivers on device manager, uninstalling/re-installing the Kies program(I've never used Kies before as I never needed it for file transfer ... just installed hoping it would fix), re-rooting and re-installing CWM as well as the custom ROMS..I've deleted the UpperFilters from my registry etc etc, nothing seems to work! It even gets the same error on my laptop now!
The drivers I installed in the recovery mode are:
SAMSUNG Android ADB Interface
USB Mass Storage Device
SAMSUNG File-Stor Gadget USB Device
Same thing happens even after I uninstalled those drivers ... When mounted in recovery, it appears as my CD drive ( F: ) ..
I shouldn't have tried mounting in recovery ):

Help needed with TWRP file manager

Hello everybody,
since i am new here i hope this post is in the correct category...
I have an old Galaxy S5 with custom rom, TWRP and Magisk Root.
Since a few months the phones screen starts flickering if the brightness goes below the value 20. So my idea was to set the minimum value to 25...
I found a tutorial on how to set the brightness minimum value and followed it. I edited the framework-res.apk and after that i copied the new one to system/framework. That was a mistake. The phone instantly rebooted and is now stuck on the Samsung screen. Because I have problems to connect the phone to a computer (since the last windows 10 update the phone doesnt get recognized because of the driver (i tried everything to install it but no solution in sight)) i tried to move the new framework-res.apk to a sd card and then copy it via TWRP file manager over to system/framework. Sadly everytime i get an error 1.
cp "external_sd/framework-res.apk" "/system/framework" process ended with Error: 1
I am happy about every hint on how to get this phone running
Thank you very much.

dennisgrue said:
... Because I have problems to connect the phone to a computer (since the last windows 10 update the phone doesnt get recognized because of the driver (i tried everything to install it but no solution in sight))...
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No issue here to connect my Samsung S5 (SM-G901F) to the PC (Win10 Pro 64-bit) and in turn to use Odin. Did you try to install the latest Samsung Android USB Composite Device Driver (e.g. from here)? Alternatively, you can install Samsung Switch on your PC that automatically also installs the driver. Afterwards, simply uninstall Switch; the driver remain installed. If you keep Switch installed ensure it's not running when you use Odin.
And regarding TWRP: Did you mount /system prior to the attempt to move the file?

Oswald Boelcke said:
No issue here to connect my Samsung S5 (SM-G901F) to the PC (Win10 Pro 64-bit)
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After the last Win Update it worked. Windows found the driver instantly. I think it was a temporary problem.
I connected the smartphone via ADB and pushed the file to system. Since the space of system was full i deleted a font and pushed the framework res again. Now its up and running. Thank you.