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to the WINDOWS Bell Atrix 0.37.4 update guide on how to go from 2.2.1 to 2.2.2! (without problems )
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WARNING
Do not attempt any of these steps if you are on an international firmware. You will probably brick your phone. This guide was made to help people who are having trouble updating from 0.37.4 to the new bell 2.2.2.
Bell users:
Please note that flashing files to your phone and modifying system contents can brick your phone. However, the method I am sharing worked flawlessly for myself and others.
Before beginning:
You need root access on your phone. If you are not sure what root access is, you shouldn't be having problems updating, because you wouldn't have modified system files. Regardless, here is a thread on how to root a bell atrix.
Guide:
Step 1:
Download Titanium Backup from android marketplace, and back up all of your apps and games. This is necessary only if you want to have an easy reinstall of most of your apps and games, as we will be wiping data off of the phone. (if you have another backup program, it should work just fine. Make sure it saves the backup to a folder that you can copy onto your computer)
Step 2:
Remove the external microsd card from your phone (if you have one). This is simply for safety purposes, as we don't want any data being wiped off of this (we don't need the microsd any time during the process).
Now, copy (or cut) all of the data from your internal storage to your computer, just in case, and we are about to wipe data off of your phone.
Step 3:
Format your phone. This can be done two different ways.
The first method is the simplest:
Menu -> Settings -> Privacy -> Factory Data Reset.
The second method (if for some reason you can't do the first) is:
Turn off your phone. Turn it back on while holding the volume down key. It will show the word FastBoot. Keep pressing the volume down key until you reach android recovery. Press the volume up key. Wait patiently. Once a little man appears, there should be a menu. If there isn't, press both the bottom left and bottom right corners of the screen simultaneously. That should bring up the menu. (give it a few tries, it takes me 8-10 lol). From this menu, press volume down until you get to wipe data, then press ok on the bottom left corner (give this a few tries too).
Step 4:
Your phone should now be acting like you just bought it. It should, upon reboot, prompt you to enter your country.. etc. Make sure you either use your existing motoblur account, or create a new one. It is just important for you to have a blur account for the update process (my phone gave me hell when I didn't have one). Do what is necessary to get your phone up and running again.
Step 5:
This is where the fun begins. Reroot your phone usinggladroot(or any other root method you know how to use). Download Superuser, install it, then download Root Checker from android marketplace to confirm root access. Whenever a Superuser popup comes up, confirm / say yes (and make sure the remember box is checked).
Once you have confirmed root access, proceed to the next step.
Step 6:
Download Tenfar's CWM recovery, and install the apk on your phone. Follow the instructions inside of the app to install recovery and enable recovery mode.
Step 7:
Download these two files, and put them in the root of your internal storage. (By root, I mean in the very first directory, ie. F:/put file here)
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/23800522/Blur_Version.0.37.4.MB860.BellMobility.en.CA.zip
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/23800522/Blur_Version.0.37.4.MB860.BellMobility.en.CA.crc
Step 8:
We are now ready to start fixing up the phone, and preparing it for the update.
First of all, we need to make sure ADB (the program we will be using on our computer) has root access on our atrix when it is plugged into our computer via usb.
Before plugging in your atrix via usb, enable USB debugging via:
Menu-> Settings-> Applications -> Development -> Check USB Debugging.
Now plug the atrix into your computer, and set the USB connection to: None. Check to make sure USB Debugging is in your notification bar.
Download these files onto your computer if you do not have the adb files yet. Extract the files preferably into the root of your hard drive (ie C:/ ) is just makes things easier this way.
Now open up command prompt.
If it is not in the directory where the adb.exe file is, you will need to type:
cd C:/
into command prompt. This says "change directory to C:/" (or wherever you put the files, could be cd C:/Program Files/ could be anywhere. wherever you extracted them to.)
Once in this new directory, type this into command prompt and press enter:
adb devices
If a device pops up (mine said TY290380 or something like that) that means that it recognizes your atrix. That is great news. We now have to enable ADB root access on the phone.
If nothing pops up, or it says some sort of error, you are not in the directory where adb.exe is located. Navigate to the proper directory.
Now, type the following command:
adb shell
One of two things can happen here. It will either create a new line with a $, or a new like with a #.
blah blah C:/ adb shell
$
or
blah blah C:/ adb shell
#
If a $ came up, you need to prepare a command BUT DONT PRESS ENTER YET. Type in "su", but dont hit enter. Now go to your phone and unlock your screen. After you unlock your screen and can see your homepages, press enter on your keyboard doing the "su" command. Now look at your phone. A superuser request should appear. Hit yes, and make sure that "remember" is checked. If not, it is ok, as long as the su command went through on your screen. it should now show a # on your command line.
For those of you who had a # on your command line, type in shsu and hit enter, then type in su and hit enter (just to play it safe ).
We are now ready to flash the first files to our device. You can close the command window.
Step 9:
Download this file. It is the original unmodified system partitions and files (thank you NFHimself). Extract the file using winrar or 7zip.
Change your USB connection on your phone to: Mass Storage, wait a minute or so, and then put the extracted file "mmcblk0p12.bin" in your internal storage on your phone. (ie. F:/ )
Step 10:
Dismount the phone from your usb devices via windows hardware manager. Unplug your atrix from your usb. Reconnect it, and choose connection type: none. Make sure usb debugging is in your notification bar.
Now, re-open command prompt. Renavigate to the directory where your adb files are located using the "cd C:/" command (or wherever your files are). Once there, perform "adb devices". Make sure a device is there. Next, perform the command "adb shell". You should have a #. Type in shsu, hit enter, now su, hit enter (just to be sure).
Now copy this command and hit enter (you have to right click paste into cmd prompt):
dd if=/sdcard/mmcblk0p12.bin of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p12
This will begin the flashing process, which will restore all stock system partitions allowing us to update properly. However, it's not over yet .
Mine took a few mins, do not panic. Simply wait for it to say "Complete" in x amount of seconds or whatever. Your phone may crash, but it should boot up fine (if not, that is why we have installed Tenfar's CWM )
After it is complete, turn off your phone. Keep it connected to the computer.
Step 11:
Boot up your phone holding volume down. Navigate to android recovery using volume down. Volume up. Open up the menu with the bottom left bottom right press. Go to clear cache. Press OK. Now reboot your phone.
You can now update through settings and it should work properly. If not, respond in here and I will guide you a few more codes, but it should work.
The phone should now boot up, and it should be running android version 2.2.2.
Regard this thread for how to root the new bell update. Just a heads up, it wiped my internal storage and SD card, so remove and backup that stuff. Lol. But it did root.
Now reinstall your backup program, and get your phone going again!
If you have any questions or problems please post them here and I will reply ASAP, personal messages are hard to keep track of. Thanks again to NFHimself for supplying files and code.
Cheers!
PS: I just finished exams, yay!?
Please say if you notice anything misspelled, etc. Gratzi
You are the f***in man for posting this. Thumbs up to NFHimself for his contribution too!
Links
Crud, your links for the files in dropbox aren't working.
Silvercloak5098 said:
Crud, your links for the files in dropbox aren't working.
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You sure? I clicked them both myself to make sure they work.
How don't they work?
FYI: I'm reuploading them to megaupload as we speak anyways
IrshaadH said:
You are the f***in man for posting this. Thumbs up to NFHimself for his contribution too!
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When I got my phone to update to 2.2.2 it felt amazing.
I just wanted to spread the love
Thank you so much!! You don't know how frustrated I've been all day! The only problem I had was that my root was gone after I flashed it, but I just updated through settings and it worked flawlessly
tyrkk said:
Thank you so much!! You don't know how frustrated I've been all day! The only problem I had was that my root was gone after I flashed it, but I just updated through settings and it worked flawlessly
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NP! Just glad you got your update.
I changed the steps so that the last step is simply updating via settings. If that doesn't work for people I will help them out in this thread with the more complicated coding way.
Cheers!
Couldn't step ten be used to revert to stock from an international sbf?
Sent from my MB860 using XDA App
Ok..quick question. You said not to install for those using any international version. I have run the Telstra sbf at one point..as well as had the Greyblur rom on. Before installing the Telstra I had made a backup using CWM, and a few days ago I had to revert to my old backup due to a rogue app. In my About phone, it tells me my System version is Blur_Vision.0.37.4MB860.BellMobility.en.CA with a Build number of OLYA_U4_0.37.4.
Would this be still safe for me to do seeing's how it seems i'm back to my "Bell sbf" or is there still going to be some Telstra files in there that could cause me some problems?
I made it through to the end of step 10 and the phone was looking good. Then when I shut off the phone and tried to go into Android Recovery, it keeps going to the triangle symbol and I have to reboot.
After a couple times of that I decided to check Android Recovery from inside the app list and it said I no longer have root access.
Any ideas what to do now??
Rickroller said:
Ok..quick question. You said not to install for those using any international version. I have run the Telstra sbf at one point..as well as had the Greyblur rom on. Before installing the Telstra I had made a backup using CWM, and a few days ago I had to revert to my old backup due to a rogue app. In my About phone, it tells me my System version is Blur_Vision.0.37.4MB860.BellMobility.en.CA with a Build number of OLYA_U4_0.37.4.
Would this be still safe for me to do seeing's how it seems i'm back to my "Bell sbf" or is there still going to be some Telstra files in there that could cause me some problems?
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Depends on whether or not you're still on the telestra framework. If you're confident with your ability to recover from a potential brick via early usb enumeration id go for it.
bdking2 said:
I made it through to the end of step 10 and the phone was looking good. Then when I shut off the phone and tried to go into Android Recovery, it keeps going to the triangle symbol and I have to reboot.
After a couple times of that I decided to check Android Recovery from inside the app list and it said I no longer have root access.
Any ideas what to do now??
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Edit: See my lower post first, then this one
Open up the menu in android recovery by tapping both the bottom left corner and bottom right corner of the screen at the same time.
It should show you an error if there was one.
Does the phone boot fine?
You should lose root access. When you flash the .bin it restores your bell to stock like you got it from the store. That allows you to update.
Most importantly open up the recovery menu when you see the triangle by tapping the bottom left and right corners simultaneously. Itll take a few tries.
IrshaadH said:
Couldn't step ten be used to revert to stock from an international sbf?
Sent from my MB860 using XDA App
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No, since you are on an international framework it will probably brick your phone.
That .bin file contains the system partitions from the stock bell framework.
If you want to try go ahead but I think the odds are against you
bdking2 said:
I made it through to the end of step 10 and the phone was looking good. Then when I shut off the phone and tried to go into Android Recovery, it keeps going to the triangle symbol and I have to reboot.
After a couple times of that I decided to check Android Recovery from inside the app list and it said I no longer have root access.
Any ideas what to do now??
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Bdking I have another idea. if you can boot up your phone, re-root it using any normal methods, then install CWM. Boot into CWM recovery mode and clear the cache from there. Then do step 11.
Chances are the update file is hanging out in your cache so when the android recovery sees that it immediately tries to install the messed up package.
Thats why you should clear cache on CWm because it wont try to install anything automatically from the cache. Then do step 11.
Hope it helps, Mag.
No my phone boots fine. And now I can get into android recovery to clear cache and have done so. But before I read your response I rooted my phone again.
Should I just restart everything?
bdking2 said:
No my phone boots fine. And now I can get into android recovery to clear cache and have done so. But before I read your response I rooted my phone again.
Should I just restart everything?
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No you should be good to go try to update via settings.
You flashed the bin right?
If so you're good to go
I flashed the bin for sure. But wasn't sure about the process because I rooted again.
bdking2 said:
I flashed the bin for sure. But wasn't sure about the process because I rooted again.
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Root shouldnt change anything only deodexing/webtop mod/ theming should mess it up.
If you flashed the bin go for it. Worst thing that can happen is that the update fails.
In that case, redo step 10, then do step 11.
Magnetox said:
No, since you are on an international framework it will probably brick your phone.
That .bin file contains the system partitions from the stock bell framework.
If you want to try go ahead but I think the odds are against you
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So, there is absolutely NO WAY I can get back to the Bell framework from 2.1.1 without an actual Bell sbf?
IrshaadH said:
So, there is absolutely NO WAY I can get back to the Bell framework from 2.1.1 without an actual Bell sbf?
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NFHimself knows a way.
But hes a master of code.
Pm him, he might be able to help you.
He was happy he got his bell 2.2.2 thoough. so im assuming it wasnt easy.
Rooting & Flashing To Stock 2.1
1. Download the files below
2. Copy "ESPRIMG.zip" to the root of your sd card on your phone
3. Extract "Super-Click 2.3.1" & "Mt3s Rooter" to their own folders on your computer
4. Navigate to settings on your phone. Select "Connect to Pc", choose "Charge Only"
5. Navigate to "Applications" then select "Devolpment" and make sure "USB Debugging" is on
6. Run the .exe files within each of the folders (Run .exe as Admin if your using Vista/Win7)
7. In SuperOneClick, select "Shell Root", wait for it to finish rooting
8. In the mt3gs rooter program, click on "Root Me"
You will need to turn on the phones WIFI within 30 seconds so be quick and then wait for it to restart.
9. Once your phone is rebooted it should be in BOOTLOADER Mode. Press volume down to select fastboot (If it doesnt show fastboot then select Bootloader and it will then show the menu with fastboot).
Once fastboot is highlighted, press the power button once.
It will check for ESPRIMG.zip and should show a progress bar in the top right.
After waiting a while it will ask you if you want to update, press volume up.
When it is finished it will ask to reboot, press volume up to do so. (If phone says on Mytouch circle for too long just take out the battery and restart)
If you want to put CM7 on your phone do instructions below.
Installing CM7 with Google Apps
1. Rename "update-cm-7.0.3-Slide-signed.zip" to "update.zip"
3. Copy "Update" & "gapps-gb-20110613-signed" to the root of your phone
4. Turn your phone off. Once off press and hold the volume down and power button at the same time.
5. It will look for the ESPRIMG again, after its done you will see the menu. Highlight "Recovery" and press the power button
6. A Red Triangle screen will show. Press volume up and power, then select "Wipe data/factory reset" then done do the same with "Wipe cache partition
7. After all that you will select "Apply sdcard:update.zip"
8. Select reboot system now
9. Once phone is restarted go into the app drawer and open ROM Manager.
10. Scroll down and select "Download Rom" then select install and then select the option it shows. It should say that Clockwork Mod installed.
11. Now select "Install Rom from SD Card" and select "gapps-gb-20110613-signed" and press OK twice.
It will reboot and show it installing.
Once done it will reboot again and your done. (Btw it will have you sign in and such)
DOWNLOAD THESE FILES:
SuperOneClick 2.3.1-
http://depositfiles.com/files/n0dcxce3t
Mt3s Rooter-
http://depositfiles.com/files/hn8tn6141
or
http://www.mediafire.com/?7yq3wo5yl3odz4k
HTC Espresso Stock Rom (ESPRIMG for 2.1 stock rom)-
http://www.4shared.com/file/OsmF_ZD7/ESPRIMG.html
CM7 Rom for Mytouch 3G Slide-
http://download.cyanogenmod.com/get/update-cm-7.0.3-Slide-signed.zip
Google Apps-
http://cmw.22aaf3.com/gapps/gapps-gb-20110613-signed.zip
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MyTouch 3G Slide Drivers (These Might Help With Failed ADB Connectivity)
http://secure.htc.com/US/support/t-mobile-mytouch-3g-slide/downloads/
http://developer.android.com/sdk/win-usb.html
I pieced this together so I don't take full cred. I know this works because I did it to my phone as I typed it
If this works make sure to post it. Also remember to give thanks. This was not easy to figure out.
problem
what if it says cannot roll back bootloader while espring is updated it says bypassed
It bypasses normally
Why not use ClockWorkMod recovery as update.zip and use that to flash roms and things from there?
Just didn't wanna do it that way
thank you so much for posting this i have been trying to gain root ever since i got my phone which was last year thank you
I cant flash update.zip it keeps saying cant mount sd and when i reboot it says i dont have an sd card i need help im stuck with 2.1 and cant load a rom
not working
Didnt work for me.
superoneclick worked saying i had temporary adb root, then i would run mts rooter and it seems like that when the cmd prompt comes up that it doesnt work.
on the first part it said
"cd: can't cd to /sqlite_stmt_journals"
then after I turn wifi on and the cmd prompt goes again I get:
"./exploid not found" and " secretlol not found"
any help?
one small hiccup
Used these instructions to root a friend's phone last night. There was one deviation we had to deal with:
5. It will look for the ESPRIMG again, after its done you will see the menu. Highlight "Recovery" and press the power button
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While we could see the menu the phone only gave us the choice to run update (YES) or reboot (NO). Recovery was inaccessible. We ran the update (with the bootloader bypassed) then when asked to reboot we chose (NO) and then could select RECOVERY and follow the steps above.
Yes, we did repeat the UPDATE.ZIP process but this time it did not skip Bootloader. Soon CM7 was up and running.
Hope this helps and thanks for the great instructions.
i need some help my says i dont have sd card when it boots up .Also it wont let me apply the update.zip .it says cant mount /dev/block/mmcblk0
cant find /sdcard/update.zip
Ive already reloaded ESPRIMG aboput 15 times im stuck with a useless phone please help
Also my pc wont recognize my phone so i cant use adb or anything
angelo420 said:
I cant flash update.zip it keeps saying cant mount sd and when i reboot it says i dont have an sd card i need help im stuck with 2.1 and cant load a rom
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Some sd cards work better than others. Sandisk with a little 4 work great. Try to reformat it with a pc and I think it needs to be Fat32
jasonftfw said:
Didnt work for me.
superoneclick worked saying i had temporary adb root, then i would run mts rooter and it seems like that when the cmd prompt comes up that it doesnt work.
on the first part it said
"cd: can't cd to /sqlite_stmt_journals"
then after I turn wifi on and the cmd prompt goes again I get:
"./exploid not found" and " secretlol not found"
any help?
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Your pc is not detecting your phone. Try installing HTC Sync from the Mytouch 3Gs support page. Also make sure to run it as an administrator while being logged in on a admin account
I actually rooted mine while placing the phone in SYNC Mode after removing the sync program and pressing back button on phone to have it stop looking for SYNC...Just remove SYNC program from the computer not the drivers for the phone to be recognized.
Your pc is not detecting your phone. Try installing HTC Sync from the Mytouch 3Gs support page. Also make sure to run it as an administrator while being logged in on a admin account
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I downloaded the htc sync software from htc dot com /us/support/t-mobile-mytouch-3g-slide/downloads/ (xda's settings stop me from submitting a link as this is my first post), I then tried to rerun the SuperOneClick and it failed saying "ADB server is incorrect version" or something similar. I copied the ADB.exe from the HTC Sync app directory into the SuperOneClick, and wham bam it worked. Of course the MT3Rooter failed with the same error, so I repeated the copy and I had root.
Thanks for your help everyone, it is very appreciated by this sorta geek.
PS: As a software geek and a 42 year old jerk, it hurts my heart that XDA has to run such nasty anti-spam settings just to keep crap off this forum. Ends up penalizing the users with good intentions. I totally see why it has to be done, and I support the effort, just is sad that it has to be this way.
how do you achieve s-off though? does downgrading, also downgrade your bootloader?
the goldcard app is not working, the site is down to generate keys.
Insanityrains: I have two stupid questions. Is there something I'm missing here? You don't have consecutive numbers for your instructions. Should I follow them in the order you have posted or in the order of the numbers?
Dumb question 2: Where is the download link for the ESPRIMG.zip file?
Thanks for your instructions! I hope it works for me.
UPDATE
I followed the steps to the letter. It worked seamlessly. Thanks insanityrains for putting all this together and the developer who actually figured this out!! However, few things I had to learn by doing it over and over again:
The first part worked awesome! (i.e. rooting and installing 2.1). It will keep saying there were errors and stuff but keep doing what insanityrains says to do.
The second part (installing CM7 with google apps was the hurdle for me): Follow his numbering in post #1 (once again, I'm refering to the second part) to understand what I'm saying below.
Before you begin, you don't need the ESPRIMG file anymore once you have rooted and installed 2.1 (the first part). So delete that file from the root of your SD card. By doing this, you can skip the annoying wait as it tries to reinstall 2.1 on your phone. Now for the two mistakes I did.
1. The first step was a silly mistake, but very much possible for someone to commit. Just rename the file "update" and dont add ".zip" like I did. Everytime I try installing the ROM it kept saying "cannot locate update.zip". I was scratching my head for a few times before I realized the mistake
2. Step #5. It will search for the ESPRIMG file and it is not going to find that. Select "recovery" then
For noobs, dont freak out while doing it. It was scary for me to root the phone. But once I did it fine, it was fun!
so in order to install roms you have to rename them to update zips?
anybody even here anymore?
theres too many outdated rooting guides on here. i already know i cannot achieve s-off now that we accepted the OTA. i already tried to root and it went fine but the clockwork recovery will not work. also when i boot into the 2.1 rom that i downgraded to i see there is no superuser app but it appears i am rooted because most root apps work minus wireless tether. i just want root and to run a semi stock non cm7 type rooted rom. is this possible with s-on or not?
if so can someone point me in the right direction please?
Worked!!!
Thanks insanityrains. Followed the steps and it worked. I would echo comments re: Menu choice for "Recovery" (see updates with fezmonger and ganjagarn).
Again - thanks!
fixxxer2008 said:
anybody even here anymore?
theres too many outdated rooting guides on here. i already know i cannot achieve s-off now that we accepted the OTA. i already tried to root and it went fine but the clockwork recovery will not work. also when i boot into the 2.1 rom that i downgraded to i see there is no superuser app but it appears i am rooted because most root apps work minus wireless tether. i just want root and to run a semi stock non cm7 type rooted rom. is this possible with s-on or not?
if so can someone point me in the right direction please?
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I thought someone on here said that you could use clockwork mod but you probably have to put it in, i can't help since I rooted my phone with the original method that was much easier.
Have you tried installing rom manager and letting it flash clockworkmod recovery?
jacewt said:
I thought someone on here said that you could use clockwork mod but you probably have to put it in, i can't help since I rooted my phone with the original method that was much easier.
Have you tried installing rom manager and letting it flash clockworkmod recovery?
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i was working on it for a client, i gave up. thanks anyways.
Alright.
Let me first give an overview of where it all begins. If this is the state you are currently in then this guide is for you. To make this guide, I have benefitted heavily from various threads all across the web. So I decided to put it all at one place. This guide would not have been possible without a very comprehensive thread started by "kiwiandy" in the same forum and many others. Ok, so here it is. Please read below, if any of the situations resemble yours, this guide is for you.
ALL CREDITS OF BELOW FILES GOES TO THEIR OWNERS. I AM MERELY REPLICATING THE INFORMATION WITH A GUIDE AND TWEAKS FOR 802W. IF ANY VIOLATION OF ANY RIGHTS TAKES PLACE, PLEASE PMA ND FILE WILL BE REMOVED.
You have purchased HTC Dual SIM from China which is the UNICOM version
You have purchased HTC Dual Sim 802w from the web or any other place and have the chinese phone shipped to you. However you are not sure if its China UNICOM version.
When you go into settings and "About" there is an option of "Software Updates"
When you go into settings and "About" there is NO Software Update option in your 802w HTC dual sim
You want to get rid of Chinese bloatware and are looking for a straightforward Cleaning program that DOES NOT require root.
You want to be able to have custom recovery and flash updates.
You want to or DO NOT want to ROOT your device. (If its not already rooted)
You want the "LOCKED" bootloader and do not want the complications of HTCDEV or "UNLOCKED" or "TAMPERED" bootloader. (Although this guide works for both)
You want English Language and Google Services.
Let me first clear a bit of air with respect to the common terms used in HTC world. One may and may not agree to this. However, as you read through the guide there will be substantial evidence to prove this.
S-OFF: This sits at the top. If you are not Root and if you are not having an "UNLOCKED" bootloader you can stil do ANYTHING with your phone including installing custom recovery and installing images and updates. With a S-Off you dont even need custom recovery to install OTA updates via zip files that you have already downloaded. You can update via the android Stock recovery. You dont need to have root access or unlocked bootloader. S-Off is basically security off and allows unsigned zips to be flashed. With a S-OFF you can instal custom recovery like CWM or TWRP even if you are NOT rooted or even if you have a LOCKED bootloader.
Root happens once you have a locked bootloader. You may or may not have S-Off. Most work can be done if you are rooted. So you dont really need S-OFF. However, those who do not wanr "UNLOCKED" or "Tampered" bootloader written on top of their boot screen they should consider s-off rather than root. Root is basically access to system files and not certain partitions of your phone.
UNLOCKED bootloader allows you have root acces. But as we move on, this method will die and the flashign method of Hboot will rise. This guide can eb used by all the people who either have UNLOCKED Bootloader or LOCKED bootloader or Tampered.
Ok, I think that pretty much clears it. I have tried to answer issues that require a lot of searching here. One more basic thing that needs clearing.
There are two ways to flash recovery or updates if you are S-OFF. One way is to use the HTC DEV method to unlock bootloader and instal via "adb" and fastboot commands.
The second easier way is to use a "Locked" bootloader but S-OFF and No root method to instal ROMS and custom recovery bia "HBOOT" method.
For HBOOT method you need flashable ZIPS. To instal via fastboot requires IMG files. Benefit of this method is that you can do factory reset from the phone and phone will revert to its factory position. No need for doing ti from clockwork mod.
Now Over to the GUIDE. I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE DONE TO YOUR PHONE. IF YOU DONT UNDERSTAND ASK. IF YOU AR ENOT SURE AND DO NOT OWN YOUR OWN ACTIONS DONT TRY THIS.
Please read the whole thread. Reading one part wont help. Poeple with already unlocked bootloaders need to Relock bootloader first. I WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE.
Download the Stock 802w firmware RUU file from the following link http://d-h.st/aj4.
This will be a zip format. If you are on Windows, Rename the file as "PN07IMG". If you are on MAC rename the file as "PN07IMG". There is no need to add ".zip" since the downloaded file already has the extension of zip. Save this file in a folder on your PC named "Stock"
However, if after applying the procedure below, you get stuck at "verifying image" or "image not found" please remove the ".zip" exptension from the file. Just rename it. Do not UNZIP.
Download the drivers for your phone. You can google it. Its available easily for download. Even if your phone is recognized by your PC as storage device stil you need to download the drivers for effective adb push if required ever.
Link is : https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/3372901/HTC_drivers_Win7_x64.zip
Unzip to a folder
On your PC goto device manager in the control panel or by right clicking on the my computer icon and selecting properties.
In the device manager, please see if your HTC is listed under android devices. If it is then you dont need drivers.
If however there is an item in the list mentioned UNKNOWN then you need to instal the dirvers provided herewith. These work for both Windows 8 and Windows 7.
These drivers have to be added in manually by selecting location of driver and browsing to that folder.
Once the drivers are installed. Proceed to the next step.
Download the 4.2.2 update to any folder of your PC. Link to Official 4.2.2 OTA update is
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/3372901/update.zip
Save this file and do not rename it.
Next proceed to download the "ZIP" version of CWM clockwork mod recovery for 802w. This is a special file and has to be like that. Special since it is custom to every version of HTC one. This is for HTC 802w.
Usual CWM recovery files are in IMG format. This one is in ZIP since we are bootloader locked. And we want to keep the botloader lcoked and stil flash recovery via HBOOT.
CWM recovery download page has an IMG for HTC ONE. This DOES NOT work with 802w Dual Sim. You have to use my version below.
For 802 t and 802 d, I can upload another version of CWM but for that Please download a small file called "CID" for google play store.
Run CID on your HTC One phone. and a list of values will appear. Carefullt jot down "cidnum" "mainversion" "bootloader" and "firmware" numbers. Please note this is the method you must use. I found out that using adb command to get all variants gives incorrect values.
My Zip version of CWM is:https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/3372901/PN07IMG.zip
Please save this file in a different location form the previous stock RUU file you downloaded in the beginning of this thread. They both have same names. Hence store this file in a folder on your PC called "cwm". If you need recovery for 802t 802d please mention the values stated above and i can tweak the recovery file to work that way.
TWRP recovery for 802w I stil do not have. if any one has it I fill be willing to make a ZIP version.
Alright, Now off to flashing. Follow these steps CAREFULLY. Every word has a consequence. Please follow it as is. This works for all LOCKED AND UNLOCKED bootloaders with or without root. For LOCKED bootloaders you need to be s-off. Now first we got to know if you are S-off or not. To check this,
Restart your phone. Shut down doesnot work sometimes due to fastboot. SO restart your phone.
When your screen goes blank during the restart, immediately press the VOL DOWN KEY and the Power KEY simultaneously and keep them pressed down. Until the phone goes int a white colous Boot screen with text.
ON the top of the screen will be written : LOCKED or UNLOCKED or TAMPERED. and after that in the next line will be either "S-off" or "S-on"
If you are S-on you need to unlock your device via htc dev and there are tons of threads on it. So unlock your phone and then follow this guide below.
However, if you are S-off you dont need to do anything except follow the guide.
Now the flashing part.
Format your sd card from your phone. Thats the best way to avoid file errors. Just format it within the phone. The command should be in settings under storage.
Once the sd card is formatted, connect your phone to PC. Make sure USB debugging is on.
Copy the PN07IMG.zip file (size approx 870MB) that you downloaded in the folder named "stock" and paste it on the sd card. Do not create any folder on the SD card. Just copy the file to the root of the sd card.
Make sure the file you copied is on the root of sd card. Root fo sd card means when you open the card from your PC the file is right there and not inside any folder.
Also make sure that you copy the file and paste it to your sd card and you DO NOT "send the file to" sd card. Sending the file just creates shortcut and not the original file.
Recheck that the file name is "PN07IMG"
if all is good, then unplug your phone from your pc and reboot.
When you see the blank screen during restart press the VOL DOWN key and the power key simultaneously and keep pressing till the whote screen with text shows up.
Your phone will automatically start searchign for file named "PN07IMG" and will find it and start loading it. Stay calm and let it do what it wants.
If however, the screen shows an error like "IMG file not found" or file misisng and takes you back to the white screen with text on it and options like "Fastboot" and "recovery" etc… that means the file name is incorrect. Remember the file we need is PN07IMG in a zipped format.
A simple check for this is that the file should be zipped but there should be no ".zip" in the name. If thats the case you are good. But if you see the file zipped and also with a ".zip" in the name that means its named incorrectly. Correct file is "PN07IMG" and it should be zipped.
Do not zip the file yourself. The file in the link i provided is already zipped. Just rename it.
If however, your phone system detects the file and starts uploading it and later gives an error while verifying that means the file you downloaded is corrupt. Re download the file.
If however, all goes well, the system will autoflash your phone with the STOCK RUU file of 802w from China Unicom.
System will reboot. and then reboot again. and then finally you will see the welcome screen of HTC
You will be greeted in a chinese language. Just click on the sceen at the language and you can choose english US.
You can skip the settings and accounts and simply skip through to the homescreen of the phone.
Go into Apps. There is a app called "File Manager". run it
GOTO your esternal sd card from the phone and delete the PN07IMG file there. We dont need it any more.
Conenct your phoen via wifi or 3g. There is an app called htc marketplace in your appdrawer.
Run it. Swipe on the first two pages and you come to the main screen of the app.
in the search box above type "GMS" and click search
The apps listing will show "GMS" app and some words in chinese. click on that to download.
Let the download finish. Once the download finishes. Do NOT CLICK ON THE APP.
Remove you external sd card from the phone. Just remove it.
Now RUN the downloaded GMS app. Its in your app drawer.
Click ok in the dialogue that appears. OK is the right button option.
A file will start downloading. It will be of 150 MB approx. Let it download. Dont use the phone this time.
Once the file is downloaded click on it and you will be presented with the Dialer in the HTC phone. There is a code writen on the screen somethign like *#42*…… . Type the whole code as is int he phone and VOILA the phone will restart. If it doesnot, you typed the code incorrectly.
Phone will restart and again restart and then the phone boots into the normal mode but this time you have the Google Play store and all google accounts available wiht you.
Now put back the external sd card in your phone.
Connect yoiur phone to PC. Copy the file downloaded above called "update.zip" onto the root of the folder. Remember sd card should have no folder. THe file update has to be on the main root of the sd card.
Reboot your system and again hold the VOL down and Power key. Release the keys when the phone boots into whote screen with text.
The phone will try to search for an image which it will not find. Now it will present you with a menu stating " FastBoot" and "recovery" and few other options.
Select Recovery. Do this by pressing the VOL Down key once. and then to select press "Power key". dont press both keys together.
Your phoen will now boot into somehting with a red or grene triangle with exclamation mark or sync mark.
Carefully, press the VOL UP key and while pressing it press the Power key and release both.
The phone will now show options and one of them is "Instal zip from sd card"
If no options are shown, repeat the VOL UP and power key thing again.
Choose instal zip from sd card and choose the "update" file you copied to root of sd card.
The system will verify the image. If verification fails, the file downloaded was not correct or the name is not correct. If all goes well, the system will reboot twice and then you are back into your homescreen. Only this time you have the 4.2.2 update Stock.
Stil do not setup your phone. Reconnect it to your PC.
Copy the "PN07IMG" file that you downloaded in the folder named "cwm" on your pc to the root of your sd card. Please make sure the file is copied as is to the root of the sd card.
Reboot your phone and as always hold VOL down and POWER key. until you see the white screen.
Your phoen will autodetect the file and start flashing it. This the CWM recovery file.
System will reboot. and you will come back to your homescreen.
Download the "ROMCLEANER" file. Link is at the end of this post. All credits goto the team of ROM CLeaner. However, the 802w text file has been edited by me to make sure that HTC works and only the chinese bloatware is removed. The file is edited so that common problems like Smart dial not working after romcleaner flash do not occur.
Copy the ROMCLeaner zip file to the root of your sd card again. Also delete the PN07IMG file form your sd card. This is important.
Reboot. and again hold down the VOL DOWN and POWER key until you go into the white screen.
Now choose "Recovery" option by pressing VOl down and then selecting wiht power key.
You are now into Clockwork recovery. LOCKED BOOTLOADER NOT ROOTED. and stil in cwm recovery.!!!
choose flash zip from "external sd card" option and select the ROMCleaner zip file.
Just keep pressing next, or if touchscreen not working, use vol up key select and power key to choose NEXT. However, make sure in one of the options you choose "Sense"
In the last dialogue it asks for ROMCLEANER.. its the second option. Choose it.
Finish the task and your job is done. Chinese bloatware removed. Reboot phone.
You are now into your homescreen.
Setup your phone. If need be back it up with nandroid using your CWM recovery partition.
For those who have unlocked bootloaders and rooted. You may need to RELOCK your Bootloader before the flashing of the STOCK RUU ROM. Instructions to relock are easily available via google.
Cheers.
Link of customized ROMCleaner for 802w : https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/3372901/ROM_Cleaner_v1.6_CWM.zip
I am getting PMs on the above guide.
I suggest all to post questions here.
yahya.hamid said:
I am getting PMs on the above guide.
I suggest all to post questions here.
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Thanks for the guide. It's very informative. Can you give some more guidence on the 802t?
Dear prompt. Would it be possible to revert after installing update 4.2.2 to 4.1.2 again setting again PN07IMG_M7C_DUG_JB_50_HTCCN_CHS_CU_1.12.1402.1_Radio_1237.17.18.0423_release_318980_signed.zip?
The fact that no update setting OTA to 4.2.2 to 4.1.2 clockworkmod backup ROM 4.2.2 problem "black screen", i.e. when charging the phone to 100% of the screen power button does not turn on until the battery is discharged to 90%.
Help required please
HI
I also am having problems upgrading my rooted 4.1.2 to 4.2.2. I have all the files downloaded and ready. First file was okay but when phone restarted, still the same as before, nothing changed. I tried to apply the 4.2.2 update.zip but it brings an error in cwrm.
Also when I switch my phone on it is telling me the phone is for development purposes only and there is no option to update software through Settings> About.
update.zip 4.2.2 downloaded 11 times. Continuing the upgrade through CWM an error bulid.prop
yahya.hamid said:
Let me first give an overview of where it all begins. If this is the state you are currently in then this guide is for you. To make this guide, I have benefitted heavily from various threads all across the web. So I decided to put it all at one place.
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Thanks for this great job. But as I'm a total noob in terms of flashing smartphones (well, I did it years ago with my Motorola Razr, though), am not too familiar with the entire terminology (rooted, locked/unlocked bootloader, s-off etc.) and all of the implications and consequences of this stuff yet, and therefore did understand max. 75% of your post, I'm afraid I'd brick the phone if I'd try to follow this guide.
OTOH: I desperately need this Dual SIM phone (note that I don't have it yet), as there currently seems to be no alternative to it. For now, I have just two questions:
You're just mentioning the English language ("You want English Language and Google Services"). Will the phone after this procedure offer a multilingual interface, though (incl. German)?
Would you (or anybody else in this forum) be willing to flash this phone for me in the way described in this guide (which would be generously compensated, of course)?
More questions are likely to be raised later on if I'd get a positive answer to 1. (and a negative one to 2.).
Cheers, myfreexp
donraj86 said:
I also am having problems upgrading my rooted 4.1.2 to 4.2.2. [...] Also when I switch my phone on it is telling me the phone is for development purposes only and there is no option to update software through Settings> About.
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From what I have read in various threads and believe to have understood, this is one of the logical and unavoidable consequences of the fact that your phone is rooted.
I may be wrong, though. As I said in my previous post, I'm a noob, but one who is at least trying to read and understand. So please don't take my statement as the absolute truth, unless it will be confirmed by more competent folks/devs.
truely awsome, but ..
hey man great work this guide is very useful, but the stock 802w ruu file is currupt, i have downloaded serval times and still some of the files are currupt
Upgrade Problem
Hi , followed the guide from the first step , got stuck on step 39 - I don't get install from sd card , i get apply from sd card , it then halt's with an error "invalid command" and reboots - where do i go wrong ??? TKS
drpweb said:
Dear prompt. Would it be possible to revert after installing update 4.2.2 to 4.1.2 again setting again PN07IMG_M7C_DUG_JB_50_HTCCN_CHS_CU_1.12.1402.1_Radio_1237.17.18.0423_release_318980_signed.zip?
The fact that no update setting OTA to 4.2.2 to 4.1.2 clockworkmod backup ROM 4.2.2 problem "black screen", i.e. when charging the phone to 100% of the screen power button does not turn on until the battery is discharged to 90%.
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Yes it is possible. If you have followed my guide. Since you have a locked bootloader just use the hboot method above, rename the file and you are back to 4.1.1
donraj86 said:
HI
I also am having problems upgrading my rooted 4.1.2 to 4.2.2. I have all the files downloaded and ready. First file was okay but when phone restarted, still the same as before, nothing changed. I tried to apply the 4.2.2 update.zip but it brings an error in cwrm.
Also when I switch my phone on it is telling me the phone is for development purposes only and there is no option to update software through Settings> About.
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Please state which state you started from and which steps you followed.
galzamir1 said:
hey man great work this guide is very useful, but the stock 802w ruu file is currupt, i have downloaded serval times and still some of the files are currupt
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ok lemme upload it on my box
rempi965 said:
Hi , followed the guide from the first step , got stuck on step 39 - I don't get install from sd card , i get apply from sd card , it then halt's with an error "invalid command" and reboots - where do i go wrong ??? TKS
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apply from sd card is ok
is there a way to use any of m7 rom with 802w ?
hi there:
Thanks for the great guide.. i am using this with my HTC One 802w but when i wanted to flash the zip file for CWM recovery file it return with an error of CID incorrect...
can you advice?
I try to extract the required value via using apps "CID Getter" but it generate a lot of information.
post these online to see whether this will help....
CID: HTCCN703
Bootloader: 2.26
Build version codename: REL
Build version incremental: 211355.2
Build version release: 4.2.2
Rom version: 2.17.1402.2
PS: For mainversion & firmware i cannot get these from the apps above but try to source for similar info.. not sure whether it is help
Appreciate your help as i think i am approaching the last part to get a full workable 802w dual sim...
Need your help to clear this last hurdle before i remove all the annoying apps that Unicom install..
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wolfmastertom said:
hi there:
Thanks for the great guide.. i am using this with my HTC One 802w but when i wanted to flash the zip file for CWM recovery file it return with an error of CID incorrect...
can you advice?
I try to extract the required value via using apps "CID Getter" but it generate a lot of information.
post these online to see whether this will help....
CID: HTCCN703
Bootloader: 2.26
Build version codename: REL
Build version incremental: 211355.2
Build version release: 4.2.2
Rom version: 2.17.1402.2
PS: For mainversion & firmware i cannot get these from the apps above but try to source for similar info.. not sure whether it is help
Appreciate your help as i think i am approaching the last part to get a full workable 802w dual sim...
Need your help to clear this last hurdle before i remove all the annoying apps that Unicom install..
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thanks...manage to sort out the problem myself via editing the correct CID....
clear everything.. thanks TS for the great help..
cheers..
Stock ROM corrupt?
Thanks for this very useful guide, but the stock rom file seems corrupt - tried downloading it six times.... mentioned previously in an earlier post as well. Please could you help by uploading again? Many thanks!
Cheers!
Can I Just Update to 4.2.2
Hi
i bought my HTC 802W from Duabi, where i have found the software exactly same 1.12.1402.1_Radio_1237.17.18.0423 , so is it Ok to Move forward to the step after flashing the stock rom , or should i start from the scratch , please note i have Google ply Market already .
Thanks in advance
Dear Yahya
I just finished the steps successfully, only one issue is that still there is some apps in chines language and when I boot or shut down there is a WO and unicom logo, is there a way to remove them
Stuck at update.zip
Hi Yahya - I'm stuck at step #41 ... the update.zip verifies OK, goes to install and then gives the error msg:
assert failed: file_getprop("/system/build.prop". "ro.build.fingerprint") == "htccn_chs_cu/m7cdug/m7cdug:4.1.2/JZ054K/186762.2:user/release-keys" || file_getprop("/system/build.prop". "ro.build.fingerprint") == "htccn_chs_cu/m7cdug/m7cdug:4.2.2/JDQ39/211355.2:user/release-keys"
Installation aborted.
I've downloaded the update.zip file 6 times and retried.
Please, please help!!
Retail Verizon Note 4 N910VVRU2BPA1 going to the Developer Mode, Relax and take your time, You're in no hurry. I reduced the number of steps to gain permanent root and unlock the bootloader.
Files and HYPERLINKS you may need:
View attachment SAMSUNG_USB_Driver_for_Mobile_Phones.zip
View attachment minimal_adb_fastboot_v1.3.1_setup.zip
View attachment samsung_unlock_n4-fix.zip
View attachment NewKingrootV4.85_C139_B255_en_release_2016_03_29_105203.zip
View attachment 3779589
View attachment Emotion-TW-5.1.1-nightly-r21-RC1-SM-N910P.zip
View attachment BETA-SuperSU-v2.71-20160331103524.zip
View attachment Odin3_v3.10.7.zip
View attachment twrp-3.0.2-0-trltevzw.tar.zip
View attachment Debloater-setup-v3.90.zip
( Re-partition sd card ) ( PaulPizz ROM-5.1.1 is under Past Builds )
Here we go....In Windows, Copy samsung_unlock_n4-fix to the "Minimal ADB and Fastboot" install folder location.
On Phone, after doing a Factory Reset and without a sim card, Skip all initial phone setup except wifi.
Rejected all popup offers and tick don’t remind me.
Connect phone to usb as a Media Device then Copy these files to the phones internal storage.
(1)NewKingrootV4.85_C139_B255_en_release_2016_03_29_105203.apk
(2)Emotion-TW-5.1.1-nightly-r21-RC1-SM-N910P.zip
(3)BETA-SuperSU-v2.71-20160331103524.zip
Disconnect usb cable and enable USB debugging, allow Unknown sources installations, also change Display timeout to 10 min. and format your sd card. Close all recent apps. Reconnect usb cable ( When prompted click Always allow usb debugging on this computer)
Install and open Kingroot ( decline Google offers...) and go to the point "Root access is unavailable" DO NOT start root yet, WAIT until the last second so the phone will remain stable. Copy the name "samsung_unlock_n4-fix" from the actual file so it will be on your clipboard and you can right click it into the adb commands.
Start the program "Minimal ADB and Fastboot" and use the commands
(1) adb devices
(2) adb push samsung_unlock_n4-fix /data/local/tmp/
(3) adb shell
{[ HERE NOW Start Rooting with Kingroot. Once phone is rooted continue with the adb commands }]
(4) su ( You have to grant root permission on the phone and continue)
(5) cd /data/local/tmp/
(6) chmod 777 samsung_unlock_n4-fix
(7) chown root.root samsung_unlock_n4-fix
(8) ./samsung_unlock_n4-fix
When prompted type in yes and Wait... Wait for the phone to go into a boot-loop then disconnect the usb cable, pull the battery and SD card.
Check in Download, you should now have MODE: Developer. The boot-loader is unlocked.
On computer close “Minimal ADB and Fastboot” and open Odin untick auto reboot. Connect usb cable then flash twrp-3.0.2-0-trltevzw.tar.md5. Wait a minute... untill Odin finishes then pull the battery.
Next to last thing, reinstall battery and manually boot into recovery. You now have a unlocked bootloader with TeamWin Recovery. STOP FIRST thing, use it to make a complete backup { Now at this point you could restore a TWRP backup or -HYPERLINK-install a custom ROM. OR To remain stock with root continue.......}
Install Emotion-TW-5.1.1-nightly-r21-RC1-SM-N910P.zip and BETA-SuperSU-v2.71-20160331103524.zip with TWRP from internal storage. Then do a Factory Reset with TWRP or from within the phones setting and it will be good to go. -HYPERLINK-To reuse the SD card re-format / re-partition it with your computer.
I have also been able to used Odin to flashed the SM-N910V Developer Edition up to date with the retail BPA1 file found on Sammobile then used the direction above to convert it back to Developer Mode. Have Fun and less get busy before Verizon closes the window.
I recommend using Gatesjunior's Debloater program to block SDM.apk before reconnecting wifi or someday you could get a over the air updated that could lock it back up.
Some people are having problems with Kingroot because they are starting off with a corrupted phone.
To clear up corruption, junk files or whatever from your phone Odin Stock 5.1.1, and do a Factory Reset twice in a row. Restore from within Recovery and from within the Phone Setting. Skip all the initial phone setup just do the clean up twice. After that you could still have some corruption but, That should clean it up.
doctor-cool said:
Retail Note 4 going to the Developer Mode, using the same files found HERE http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4-verizon/general/guide-noobs-guide-to-perm-root-twrp-t3360883. Relax and take your time, Your in no hurry. I stabilized the process and reduced the number of steps to gain permanent root and unlock the bootloader.
Here it is....In Windows, Copy samsung_unlock_n4-fix & BETA-SuperSU-v2.71-20160331103524.zip to the Minimal ADB and Fastboot install folder location.
On Phone, after doing a factory reset in recovery and without a sim card, I skipped all the initial phone setup except for putting in my wifi password.
I rejected all popup offers and clicked don’t remind me later. I deleted the time widget to make room for shortcuts so I could work on the home screen.
Connect phone to usb as a Media Device then Copy these files to the phones internal storage.
1. Emotion-TW-5.1.1-nightly-r21-RC1-SM-N910P.zip
2. NewKingrootV4.85_C139_B255_en_release_2016_03_29_105203.apk
3. BETA-SuperSU-v2.71-20160331103524.zip
Disconnect usb cable and enable USB debugging, allow Unknown sources installations also I would change Display timeout to 10 min. and format your sd card. Close all resent apps. Reconnect usb cable (if and when prompted click Always allow usb debugging on the computer)
Install and open Kingroot on the phone go to the point that says "Root access is unavailable" DO NOT START ROOT yet WAIT!!! Close all resent apps and ok the popup about recent apps.
Pull the battery and if you haven’t already done it, install a formatted sd card. Power up the phone and connect usb cable.
{[Be ready to grant permission when asked by phone.}] Close all resent apps again. Open Kingroot and go to the point "Root access is unavailable" DO NOT start root yet, wait until the last second so the phone will remain stable. I would copy the name "samsung_unlock_n4-fix" from the actual file so it will be on your clipboard and you can right click it into the adb commands.
Start the program "Minimal ADB and Fastboot" and type the commands
(1) adb devices (if and when prompted click Always allow usb debugging on the phone)
(2) adb push samsung_unlock_n4-fix /data/local/tmp/
(3) adb shell
{[ HERE NOW Start Rooting with Kingroot once phone is rooted continues with adb commands }]
(4) su ( you have to grant permission on the phone and continue)
(5) cd /data/local/tmp/
(6) chmod 777 samsung_unlock_n4-fix
(7) chown root.root samsung_unlock_n4-fix
(8) ./samsung_unlock_n4-fix
Wait... Wait for the phone to go into a boot-loop then disconnect usb cable pull the battery and SD card.
Check in Download, you should now have MODE: Developer. The boot-loader is unlocked.
On computer close “Minimal ADB and Fastboot” and start Odin. Connect usb cable to flash twrp-3.0.2-0-trltevzw.tar.md5.
Here is a tricky part. As soon as Odin finishes and you can feel the phone vibrate off quickly pull the battery or it will reload stock recovery.
Next to last thing, reinstall battery and manually boot into recovery. Now you have a unlocked bootloader with permanent Kingroot root.
Now install Emotion-TW-5.1.1-nightly-r21-RC1-SM-N910P.zip then BETA-SuperSU-v2.71-20160331103524.zip with TWRP from internal storage do a Factory Reset with TWRP and it’s good to go.
I also used Odin to flashed the SM-N910V Developer Edition up to date with the retail BPA1 file found on Sammobile then used the direction above to convert it back to Developer Mode. Have Fun and less get busy before Verizon closes the window.
I think we should use Gatesjunior's Debloater program to block SDM.apk or we could get a over the air updated that could lock it back up.
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Follow all steps and work like a charm thanks :good::good::good::good::good::good:
if we untick auto reboot we can access twrp after manual reboot without any problem
vvverma said:
Follow all steps and work like a charm thanks :good::good::good::good::good::good:
if we untick auto reboot we can access twrp after manual reboot without any problem
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I have not tried the untick auto reboot. In should work in this case but be careful making changes to Odin.:fingers-crossed:
doctor-cool said:
I have not tried the untick auto reboot. In should work in this case but be careful making changes to Odin.:fingers-crossed:
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That is a step mentioned in some of the other guides. It would make the experience a little less harrowing as during the last step people could simply power the phone back up in recovery themselves instead of having to try to pull the battery just after they feel the phone vibrate.
Point taken people can choose for themselves
MissionImprobable said:
That is a step mentioned in some of the other guides. It would make the experience a little less harrowing as during the last step people could simply power the phone back up in recovery themselves instead of having to try to pull the battery just after they feel the phone vibrate.
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Thanks for the information. [/B]
Tested and EDITED untick auto reboot and other improvments. Works Great[/COLOR]
So glad there's another thread for this. Maybe my mailbox will stop blowing up.
It worked perfectly!! Thank you so much!
I was a little skeptical about that 910P kernel image, but no problems so far, and the SuperSU bootloop didn't occur this time.
I didn't even have to do a factory reset and it worked.
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May have spoken too soon. I inserted my SD card and the screen went blank and the phone buzzed once, almost as if it had restarted. I held down the PWR and two VOL buttons to force restart it and I may be stuck at the Verizon logo screen. It hasn't rebooted, but it's not doing anything.
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I force-rebooted again on the Verizon screen and it booted up. No problems after formatting the SD card with a computer.
Zacharee1 said:
It worked perfectly!! Thank you so much!
I was a little skeptical about that 910P kernel image, but no problems so far, and the SuperSU bootloop didn't occur this time.
I didn't even have to do a factory reset and it worked.
EDIT:
May have spoken too soon. I inserted my SD card and the screen went blank and the phone buzzed once, almost as if it had restarted. I held down the PWR and two VOL buttons to force restart it and I may be stuck at the Verizon logo screen. It hasn't rebooted, but it's not doing anything.
EDIT AGAIN:
I force-rebooted again on the Verizon screen and it booted up. No problems after formatting the SD card with a computer.
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Some people are having problems because they have already corrupted their phone rooting while it was unstable. They need to Factory Restore. Not only is Samsung and Verizon working to block root but so is Google. The SD Card need to be formatted with a PC.
doctor-cool said:
Some people are having problems because they have already corrupted their phone rooting while it was unstable. They need to Factory Restore. Not only is Samsung and Verizon working to block root but so is Google. The SD Card need to be formatted with a PC.
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So the factory reset is a safety step?
For Security and to avoid corruption problems.
Zacharee1 said:
So the factory reset is a safety step?
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At some time we all have given Google permission to gather information. For that reason and because Kingroot is connected to a Chinese Server. I would prefer not having my information on the phone when rooting with Kingroot.
I would call Kingrooting with your personal accounts on the phone HOT ROOTING. If I were going to HOT ROOT I would remove all my personal accounts from the phone. I have done it and it will work but I prefer to do a factory restore.
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At some time we all have given Google permission to gather information. For that reason and because Kingroot is connected to a Chinese Server. I would prefer not having my information on the phone when rooting with Kingroot.
I would call Kingrooting with your personal accounts on the phone HOT ROOTING. If I were going to HOT ROOT I would remove all my personal accounts from the phone. I have done it and it will work but I prefer to do a factory restore.
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Oh, so privacy. Well I have nothing very important on this phone, so that's fine for me. If I do this on someone else's phone though, I'll definitely remember that.
I am an idiot that is stoned and had no issues following these directions thanks! Stupid question.. the stuff it copied to my sdcard during rooting.. do i need to keep that for anything? or is it basically used as swap space?
Icetech3 said:
I am an idiot that is stoned and had no issues following these directions thanks! Stupid question.. the stuff it copied to my sdcard during rooting.. do i need to keep that for anything? or is it basically used as swap space?
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I read somewhere you should keep it because someday we might be able to make a backup out of it. I deleted mine. I am able to use Odin to restore the original N910VVRU2BPA1 any time I want it.
Need help please noon
So I followed all the steps and achieved permanent root and Developer Edition everything worked great I went back into the T wrp recovery 2 wipe my cash and ended up wiping everything including operating system so someone told me to just install a custom rom I install custom ROM two different ones actually the new cm marshmallow and another one both of them do not recognize my SIM card I am using a Straight Talk SIM inside of a Verizon Note 4 I don't know what to do at this point can someone please help me thank you for the great unlock directions extremely user-friendly much appreciated.
Was curious... i cannot get TWRP to see my external SD.. anyone else have this issue? not a major thing just annoying...
And to the guy above.. i put on the CM13 rom and using a ting sim it works fine.. so not sure.. sorry.
doctor-cool said:
At some time we all have given Google permission to gather information. For that reason and because Kingroot is connected to a Chinese Server. I would prefer not having my information on the phone when rooting with Kingroot.
I would call Kingrooting with your personal accounts on the phone HOT ROOTING. If I were going to HOT ROOT I would remove all my personal accounts from the phone. I have done it and it will work but I prefer to do a factory restore.
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I would also format, not just wipe your data partition when you flash your first ROM as well.
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Icetech3 said:
Was curious... i cannot get TWRP to see my external SD.. anyone else have this issue? not a major thing just annoying...
And to the guy above.. i put on the CM13 rom and using a ting sim it works fine.. so not sure.. sorry.
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You're not the first here to have problems with sd cards in TWRP. There are several threads here on how to fix that.
douger1957 said:
I would also format, not just wipe your data partition when you flash your first ROM as well.
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You're not the first here to have problems with sd cards in TWRP. There are several threads here on how to fix that.
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Ah thanks.. will do a search
Am considering trying this, my thanks to doctor-cool for providing the instructions. I had kinda given up on being able to root my Note 4, and am attempting to get up-to-date with what's going on at this point.
Out of interest, are there any methods for doing this on a Verizon Note 4 that can be accomplished without the use of KingRoot or is that a must have? I'd really like to finally get this done, but have to admit to some reluctance over the unknowns that have been discussed on XDA when it comes to KingRoot. Honestly, I'm not even fully convinced that wiping your phone in advance of using KR will definitely resolve all potential problems that may exist. Would like to find a solution that just bypasses it altogether.
mray99 said:
Am considering trying this, my thanks to doctor-cool for providing the instructions. I had kinda given up on being able to root my Note 4, and am attempting to get up-to-date with what's going on at this point.
Out of interest, are there any methods for doing this on a Verizon Note 4 that can be accomplished without the use of KingRoot or is that a must have? I'd really like to finally get this done, but have to admit to some reluctance over the unknowns that have been discussed on XDA when it comes to KingRoot. Honestly, I'm not even fully convinced that wiping your phone in advance of using KR will definitely resolve all potential problems that may exist. Would like to find a solution that just bypasses it altogether.
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Unfortunately, no.
My suggestion would be to disable wi-fi and remove your sim card until you can format your data partition.
douger1957 said:
Unfortunately, no.
My suggestion would be to disable wi-fi and remove your sim card until you can format your data partition.
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Thanks for your response. I'd thought about that or similar solutions. The problem is there's so many question marks around KingRoot -- I figure if you're thinking it out, one of those questions has to be, what if anything does it leave on your phone even after you've finished the sort of process described here and removed KR? I'd feel so much more comfortable were it a solution that comes from one of the guys that have been around here for a long while. It seems the Note 4 agita never fully ends.
Hi guys!
I have made a serious mistake, and I feel so stupid! I was wondering if any of you awesome people at XDA would be able to save me.
I have an LG G2 vs980 Lollipop 5.0.2
So, all I wanted to do was change my startup screen to get rid of that boring LG logo and replace it with something neater. I went over to Google and found a guide on how to do this, and followed the steps 1 by 1. Everything actually worked out perfectly, but it wasn't until after I was locked out of my phone that I realized that I had used a startup image that was not compatible with my LG G2! (Total face palm!). Now, whenever I power my phone, it flashes that "neat" image that I replaced the stock one with - before the screen goes completely blank and I cannot do anything at all. That's not good!
So my question is this - Is there a way I can access my system folder without having access to my phone? I know EXACTLY what file I need to remove/edit to solve this problem! In fact, that is what is frustrating me the most. It's not some random error message out of the blue that I know nothing about. I know exactly what the problem is, I just don't know if I have access to the solution. I just really hope I don't have to wipe everything back to stock all because of a lousy startup image.
Is there a way to access the system folder on my phone so I can remove the bad file and replace it with the stock image so I can get my phone working again? If anybody can help me figure out the best method to solve this issue, I would be forever grateful! Thank you guys so much in advance!
Much appreciative,
Terri (Psyintz)
If you are rooted I assume you have also TWRP or CWM installed. TWRP has an integrated file explorer so you can delete these files. And you can try to push new files through ADB. Just google
android adb push while in recovery
Good luck!
Jan Philipp said:
If you are rooted I assume you have also TWRP or CWM installed. TWRP has an integrated file explorer so you can delete these files. And you can try to push new files through ADB. Just google
android adb push while in recovery
Good luck!
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But I don't remember installing TWRP or CWM during the process. The guide I used to change my startup image just had me use some sort of "one-click rooting" application, before detailing which files I needed to backup and exchange in order to change my startup image. So I'm not very confident in the fact that I have either of those things installed, which makes me afraid to try and click on my factory reset button.
After finding a guide on installing TWRP via this ADP thing, I seem to get stuck early on in the process. When it asks me to open a command prompt and type "adb reboot bootloader" it returns the message "error: device (null) not found." I am not sure why it is not finding my device. Is it because my phone does not boot, so it is not able to connect to it?
I am beginning to lose faith in there being an option to solve this problem without just performing a factory reset, and losing all of my data. If I were to take this route, can I just use my phone's built-in option? By holding the correct keys, and then choosing to wipe all my data and return to stock?