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Rooted With Skyraider 3.3.3 and OTA update

Ok so I've read through the threads and haven't been able to find an definitive answer. I know I can get rid of the msg by editing a file on the phone, but I am wondering about the update.
I am rooted and s-off and running ClockworkMod 2.0.5.5 with Skyraider 3.3.3.
The OTA update msg is showing up on my phone. Can I update with my current state?
If so, must I wipe data and cache? Will it unroot me and bring the phone back to stock specs?
Thanks
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Would like an answer too. I just want to know if it would effect my root and so on.
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I actually have stock rom with root and just got the update. When it asked to install it counted down before restarting in recovery but once it hit zero the box disappeared and the phone did nothing. Under software updates it says system is up to date. Idk what happened??
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Also getting this system update. Skyraider 3.3 sense, dinc.
The details of the update say it is a 17.7mb file with "vcast apps, slacker, and many other improvements for your Droid incredible".
Just looking for a way to get rid of this notification. Thanks

Also getting this system update. Skyraider 3.3 sense, dinc.
The details of the update say it is a 17.7mb file with "vcast apps, slacker, and many other improvements for your Droid incredible".
edit:
Found this over at android forums, much love...
OTA, or “over-the-air”, updates are data packages sent by Verizon to update the Droid’s firmware. They add features, fix problems, and speed up the phone. So why would we want to block these updates? Well, with the update comes a wipe of all our hard work–Root and other hacks alike. Also, with the upcoming 2.1 update comes a patch to remove the loophole used to obtain Root. Until Root is achieved on an official Droid 2.1 firmware, it is necessary to block OTA updates if you want to keep Root.
Disclaimer
(2/5)
Prerequisites: (Please be familiar with the following)
Android Debug Bridge
Unix Commands
USB Debugging
USB Debugging Drivers
Requirements:
USB Data Cable
Step 1: PC Connection
Using the method found in the USB Debugging guide, connect your Droid to a PC via USB and enable USB Debugging.
Step 2: Enabling Airplane Mode
Because we will be modifying a file that will interact with OTA updates, there is a potential problem if the file receives an update while we are working on this hack. For this reason, we will turn on Airplane mode which disables all wireless communications to and from the Droid. Go into the phone settings.
Select Wireless & Networks.
Ensure that Airplane mode is checked.
You will notice the wireless signal icon in the notification bar now has a small airplane on top. You are now ready to modify the OTA update file.
Step 3: ADB Commands
Using the method found in the Android Debug Bridge guide, open Command Prompt and point it at your Android SDK tools folder. You will now be entering in the following commands, please read and copy all lines carefully. If you will be copying and pasting, remember to right click inside of Command Prompt and select “paste”, otherwise it will display your keystrokes. After each line, press enter to input the command.adb shell
Initiate the Unix terminal emulator so that Unix commands may be sent.
su
Connect as a “substitute user” to gain permissions for the following commands.
mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock4 /system
Readies the mtdblock4 and System filesystems.
cd /etc/security
Change to the Security directory on your Droid.
mv otacerts.zip otacerts.zip.bak
Renames otacerts.zip to otacerts.zip.bak.
exit
Exits su session.
exit
Exits shell session.
This hack is very simple; we are merely renaming a file necessary for OTA updates. When Verizon pushes an update, it will look for this file. Because we renamed it, the update will not be pushed to the Droid. You now no longer need to worry about losing Root! Also, at this time, you may disable Airplane mode.
Fortunately, this process is completely reversible.
Optional: Unblock OTA Updates
If by chance you have a change of heart and would like to accept OTA updates, we can easily reverse our hack. Simply follow everything in Step 3 except when you get to the renaming command. Instead, flip the command to rename the file back:mv otacerts.zip.bak otacerts.zip
Renames otacerts.zip.bak to otacerts.zip (the original file name recognized by Verizon OTA updates).
Remember to do everything else in Step 3 exactly.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=836120

http://androidforums.com/incredible-all-things-root/217209-got-rid-ota-update-nag.html
Got rid of mine doing this step above....didn't look promising at first but after reboot #2 I waited till everything booted and synced and now my OTA nag is gone. I have shown no negative recorse yet, but nanned just in case. Good luck...let me know if this worked for everyone else!

It worked for me...
Got rid of mine doing this step above....didn't look promising at first but after reboot #2 I waited till everything booted and synced and now my OTA nag is gone. I have shown no negative recorse yet, but nanned just in case. Good luck...let me know if this worked for everyone else![/QUOTE]
Tried the procedure described in the link and it worked great! Thanks for posting it! I have been looking for this all morning!!

I think the more important question we should be asking is what is actually in this update? Skyraider versions have always blocked ota updates to my knowledge, and included the content in the rom itself.
If there is something in this update that may be useful, I for one say instead of blocking it we should try to find a safe way to apply it.

desire z root : " su permission denied"

hello !
I'm new here and newbie in general. What is more, I'm french !
My desire z and I would like a root, but the uberroot method, using visionary, stops for me at the temroot step with this message : su permission denied
So i'd like to use the "clean" method ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=843014 )
but it's a bit difficult to understand why it doesn't work either !
Aaargh !

This works for just about any phone, give it a try...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682

Xanaki said:
This works for just about any phone, give it a try...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682
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G2 is not one of them
try this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=801206
there are like 2 or 3 methods
pretty straight forward.

thanks, let's read that.

The most up-to-date method is in the Wiki - http://forum.xda-developers.com/wik...cess_.28Permanent_Root_.2F_.22Permaroot.22.29
However, you don't have the 1.72 ROM do you ? Because that needs a different procedure, due to HTC closing down some of the previously-exploited security loopholes - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=905261

I carefully avoided installing the 1.72 !
I'm still "su permission denied" right now, and try to multisearch the website before asking more questions.

Well, it seems like I won't solve this by myself.
Thanks, Steviewevie
I installed sdk and usb drivers on my computer. Now, the question is : why does nothing happen when I use the cmd and write : " adb push su /sdcard/su " ?!!!!

I'm finally root and s-off, thanks to the "bad" visionary method !
What's the risk exactly with visionary ?

antoinoid said:
I installed sdk and usb drivers on my computer. Now, the question is : why does nothing happen when I use the cmd and write : " adb push su /sdcard/su " ?!!!!
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Were you typing that command from your PC's command prompt ? What error message did you get ? Some people do an "adb shell" first and then run that adb, and that's not right because then you're running it on your phone and you'll get an error.
antoinoid said:
I'm finally root and s-off, thanks to the "bad" visionary method !
What's the risk exactly with visionary ?
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Well, it seems to have a much higher chance of ending up stuck in a boot loop compared to other methods. But if you are back up and working again then it was obviously fine for you !

Visionary and Z4root ...or any root app is harmless. S-off is when you may find a few thin ice moments.... but that's what backups are for. Rom manager or titanum backup work just fine for me.
G2 CM6.1.1 (free)

ok. if I understand, as I'm alive, let's rock then !

so how did you get past permission denied?
damn, i am stuck at the permission denied phase in terminal emulator after typing su then hitting enter.
its seems like the person above figure it out and posted back to say they figured it out, but neglected to give any insight as to how they resolved the issue, save for:
"I'm finally root and s-off, thanks to the "bad" visionary method !
What's the risk exactly with visionary ?"
so anybody can help please?
i don't know what is meant by the "bad" visionary method. i'm pretty sure i used visionary r14 and the instructions found at:
the unlockr site for the how to get permanent root issue
i did seem to have s-off indicated when i held down the volume down button and the start button. i am never quite sure how to restart the phone when i get to that point, i think i just held the power button down, then an option for restart or shut down or something appeared and i toggled the volume switch down to that and pressed the start button and the phone restarted.
one other thing, when i go back into visionary and attempt to follow the last instructions:
"Open Visionary and Uncheck TempRoot on Boot and click Temproot Now.
12. Then select Attempt Perm Root Now and the phone should reboot.
13. Once the phone reboots, open Terminal Emulator on the phone and type su and hit enter. If you get the # symbol, you have permanent root access and S-OFF, enjoy!"
i don't know where i should leave the "set system r/w after root" item checked (which it is) the subheading for that option reads:
"system partiion will be mounted r/w after root process completes
by the way, I am using a fat32 formatted microsd card that is class 4 or so and 32gb that i got off walmart.com for about 100 bucks.
peace

I am new at this and I try VisonaryPlus and my phone keep hanging when I do temproot and I get permission denied. I try almost all the option I found online including the one user the Terminal Emulator and still cannot root. Can some please help.

Help! Connecting thru USB, but not able to flash anything

Brand new phone...can't believe i did something wrong only a few hours into it!?
To cut to it, i am not able to run anything on my PC to my Atrix bc the phone is not visible to it via usb sync. It DOES still see it if i needed to transfer files etc, just not so i can flash anything to it off the PC.
And not sure if it has anything to do with it, but it seems like i ran into my problem when i inserted and formatted my SD card. Here's what i did (and i hadn't gotten very far):
I rooted with SuperOneClick, then I installed DG's Adeo ROM and the update.
I was trying to install Gingerbread and was just putting busybox installer on my phone when i went to put my SD card in there from my old phone. i formatted the card and it seemed after i did that i lost connectivity via the USB. It could still access the phone, but everytime i run ATRIX4G_MobileTV_GBTheme.bat it hangs at "daemon started succesfully" . It also hangs if i try to run SuperOneClick again on "waiting for device."
I wasn't sure what to do to get it running right again so i did a full wipe from the settings. Still can't connect
Any help be greatly appreciated. i've literally had this phone 4 hours so sorry if i'm missing something dumb

Try running aRoot (search this forum) and then trying all that.

thanks for that suggestion, gonna try that....just as soon as the damn search function comes back!!
oh the waiting...i am not going to be able to sleep tonight till i get somethin happenin

No need to search, it's only hanging about 3-5 posts down in this section. It's also here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=981866

Ran aRoot - seems to run through the steps without a failure, but it went VERY fast, like 3 seconds...and it hangs when i try to "unroot"
so, all in all it seems like its still not recognizing the phone as before when connected through USB

Dillsnik said:
Ran aRoot - seems to run through the steps without a failure, but it went VERY fast, like 3 seconds...and it hangs when i try to "unroot"
so, all in all it seems like its still not recognizing the phone as before when connected through USB
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Do you have Root Explorer? If so, look in /sbin and see if you have 'adbd' showing
OR
Have you tried installing the ADB interface from the Android SDK? See if your device can be seen? If not see THIS ARTICLE (external link to addictivetips) on setting up ADB.

No, I don't have Root Explorer
I installed SDK and ADB and it does show up, but only when the USB setting is set to "Motorola phone portal." None of the other options it shows up in device mgr.

I am kinda stabbing in the dark at this point...thinking maybe it's a driver issue?
maybe if i uninstall all the drivers and start from scratch i might have some luck? i actually did unistall all the drivers thru device mgr, but they just came right back next time i connected...so maybe i need to delete them entirely?
any suggestions to trouble shoot this greatly appreciated...i know it's probably small potatos but i'm really jammed up here...

Moved as not android development

Have you tried installing the latest drivers again directly from the Motorola Mobility site? You can install Media Link or just the drivers with MotoHelper. For some reason my phone installed all of this, but there were updates available immediately.
The ADB interface should function when USB is set to None.
Sent from my Rooted Atrix using Tapatalk Pro

Yeah i actually did a system restore and reinstalled all the drivers etc.
I can see the phone now in the device mgr under ADB interface when connection is set to "None" for USB
But still hangs when trying to flash basically anything

Do you have or can you pick up a Terminal Emulator in the Market and list the files in /sbin? See if you have adbd...
From $
su
cd /sbin
ls (Lower case L, not 1)
Look through list of files for adbd.
Sent from my Rooted Atrix using Tapatalk Pro

OK, No it's not in there

See this post here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=11738847&postcount=1 and the cooresponding thread for replacing adbd. There's another post in the thread about changing the permissions so that it doesn't get lost again with a reboot. You might have to purchase Root Explorer since you cannot push anything via ADB over USB.
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This seems to be the type of problem i am having, very much thanks for directing me to that other thread.
At this point i have copied ADB to the sbin folder but nothing flashing yet...need to read through that thread more and play with it.
What a PITA so far but thanks so much for the help!

No problem. I hope it works out. If you don't mind, post up and let me know if you get it going and what it took so we can try to help others.
Sent from my Rooted Atrix using Tapatalk Pro

[Q] i want to root my HTC Desire Z..

i have these specs:
model number: HTC Desire Z A7272
IMEI SV: 01
Android Version: 2.2.1
kernesystem: 2.6.32.21-g6e170e7
[email protected] #1
softwarenumber: 1.82.405.1
i am guessing that i need to follow the downgrade guide, and the root guide next.
or has the circumstances changed since the guides was written ?

This is the best guide and is regularly updated http://forum.xda-developers.com/wik...sion#Rooting_the_Vision_.28G2.2FDZ.29_and_DHD
Sent from my HTC Desire S using XDA Premium App

Hey, I downgraded and rooted my Desire Z by using the wiki few weeks back. Took me about one hour in total, reading through everything and following the instructions! Have you downloaded the ADB? I just used DroidExplorer which I find so much easier to use!
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..
DroidExplorer instead of ADB ?
i downloaded ADB but cant get the cmd prompt to serve me
c:\> ADB devices
it prompts: "'adb' is not recognized as an internal bla bla bla.."
so im of to a bad start. even before im really getting started

krankdroid said:
DroidExplorer instead of ADB ?
i downloaded ADB but cant get the cmd prompt to serve me
c:\> ADB devices
it prompts: "'adb' is not recognized as an internal bla bla bla.."
so im of to a bad start. even before im really getting started
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You need to change to the directory where adb is. It will be something like c:\>Android-sdk\platform tools
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krankdroid said:
DroidExplorer instead of ADB ?
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Yeah it's so much easier to manage then ADB. It's basically like using Windows Explorer but for your phone, so it's really easy to add apps and files or whatever to your phone without having to remember to use ADB codes (especially if your a beginner like me).
It comes with the Android SDK everything setup so you don't need to deal with the setup of the ADB which saves the hassle and time. All you would need to do is just point CMD in the path of the ADB inside Droid Explorer and you're good to go! I would post a link for you but I cant obviously, so just give it a Google and you'll find it.

Your IMEI (and probably IMSI?) is personal information that you should not post on the internet. Not sure exactly what nefarious things can be done with it (if any), but it also has no real bearing on the discussion (whether the phone can be rooted), so you best take it off.

redpoint73 said:
Your IMEI (and probably IMSI?) is personal information that you should not post on the internet. Not sure exactly what nefarious things can be done with it (if any), but it also has no real bearing on the discussion (whether the phone can be rooted), so you best take it off.
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I agree to delete imei number
Sent from my HTC Desire Z using XDA App

ok..
so now ADB is working with my phone..
the next step is downgrading. that will wipe my device. so how on earth do i take a backup, if i need to wipe my device, before i can root, so that i can take a titanium backup?
is it just tuff luck for me?.. goodbye apps and widgets? or can i backup before i root ?

You can use any backup/restore app to do the job.
The guide someone posted earlier in the thread works flawlessly there're only a few things to remember:
When using ADB when pushing files make sure you're in the same folder as the file itself otherwise it'll return the error "No such file or directory".
If you followed the guide to setting up ADB then you will have changed "Path" under "System Variables" in "Environmental Variables" (Right-click My Computer > Advanced tab > Environmental Variables) to include the following:
";C:\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools;C:\Android\android-sdk\tools"
(No quotes and leave out the semicolon at the beginning if there already is one.)
Change C:\Android\android-sdk\ to wherever ADB is on your comp and you can issue ADB commands from any from almost anywhere on the comp rather than having to be in the same folder as it.
Other than that I can't think of much else other than to follow the instructions and ask for help if you get stuck.

I got ADB working..
I will stick to posting if i run into any problems.
But before i can root i need to downgrade my device first. And this procedure will wipe my phone..
I also need to root before i can do a titanium backup.
I have taken a mybackup pro backup. But that is only apps, media and data. And not a complete backup. As i understand it i cannot create a real backup unless i root right?
And to root i need to perform a downgrade that will wipe my device..
So no matter what i will loose all my stuff if i want to root..
Via HTC Desire Z

Your Gmail and Contacts are synched to Google, so no need to back those up. If you want to backup your SMS and MMS, I have been using SMS Backup+, and it works well. It backs up SMS/MMS to Gmail, and restores SMS to the phone (unfortunately does not restore MMS pics to the phone, but those will be saved on Gmail). It also supposed to backup the call log, but it doesn't restore properly for me after switching ROMs.
If you want to backup things like games saves, root is usually need to access those files. Although, there are apps on the Market to backup your Angry Birds progress, if you want that!
Any other things you want backed up before you downgrade?

If you follow the guide to root your Desire Z you shouldn't run into much problems.
There's a few recent post on the forum with similar questions and will be more then happy to help you get rooted. Like I mentioned to someone earlier, I rooted by DZ just now for about 2weeks. Yeah I did brick my phone twice but I did manage to get everything back to working and rooted. My only mistake was that I hadn't created and fallowed the goldcard process but once that was done anything to do with ADB worked like a charm.

i am now trying to learn the INFOCID of my device..
but something is up.
Code:
cd C:\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot oem boot
the first time i tried it. i wrote "adb reboot bootloader"
it booted up with into the volume button navigation. i then wrote "fastboot oem boot"
and it told me "fastboot is not a command"
It start to load when choosing fastboot on the device, but then stops with an error and goes back to boot menu.
the info i obtained from the first command was:
Code:
vision PVT Ship S-on
Hboot-0.85.0010
microp-0425
radio-26.04.02.17_M2
eMMC-boot
no INFOCID there as far as i can see
could someone help a newbie out ?
I need to know my infocid before i can downgrade

KalC87 said:
Hey, I downgraded and rooted my Desire Z by using the wiki few weeks back. Took me about one hour in total, reading through everything and following the instructions! Have you downloaded the ADB? I just used DroidExplorer which I find so much easier to use!
Sent from my HTC Vision using XDA App
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Hi hoe did you do with droid explorer i can't there is a tutorial or something??

krankdroid said:
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the first time i tried it. i wrote "adb reboot bootloader"
it booted up with into the volume button navigation. i then wrote "fastboot oem boot"
and it told me "fastboot is not a command"
It start to load when choosing fastboot on the device, but then stops with an error and goes back to boot menu.
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I got fastboot from the HTC Dev Center.

2ndInit_Installer

Found by laidaxin , from w.w.w.591fan.c.o.m

for us that are noobs, what exactly is this?

dingding2012 said:
Found by laidaxin , from w.w.w.591fan.c.o.m
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Doesn't work for me.
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thebluetoothkid said:
for us that are noobs, what exactly is this?
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Its supposed to be a working recovery for flipside. I can't get it to work however.
Sent from my MB860 using XDA App

I tried and it was a working recovery for my 508.
I installed it.
when reboot, I continued clicking the volumn down button, and the entered.
Sorry for my poor English.

dingding2012 said:
I tried and it was a working recovery for my 508.
I installed it.
when reboot, I continued clicking the volumn down button, and the entered.
Sorry for my poor English.
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I am able to do all that also, but can't backup and can't install anything. I get error can't mount data/recovery and aborts.

ok... so i'm trying for the 100th time to install this silly thing... and for some reason... when i try to run it... it kicks me out...
i'm not sure what i'm doing wrong...
when i attempt to pause the install process... i get a screen full of if i type adb without an argument...
if someone could gimme a hand with this or tell me what the hell i am doing wrong... i'd appreciate it...
i wanna try to get laidaxin's cm7.2 working on my phone...
i dunno if it matters... but i am attempting to install from a windows xp machine...

Hello!
First, Thanks to all people around this work, specially Laidaxin for good work.
Well, sadly... I also still stuck on install the FlipSide recovery option of the first post... I did all te proccess by eleven times, testing different details that may be not clear for me (as run as administrator, with abd CMD screen closed and opened, if the version of adb never shows me the logs that appears in cmd screenshot... several times I got on the FlipSide the screens talking about su and later 2ndinit script got superuser permissions... but the screens of cmd generated by the script are so fast that was not able to read or check if the 2ndinit script was succesfull or if there something else that may be failing/missed... so by now still no luck)
as a resume, in hope that may help to test from new friends around here:
1) I reflashed my FlipSide to stock with sbf from the other thread tutorial (I use sbfflash in linux and everything works fine, using Power+UParrow in keyboard to enter in bootloader mode my Flipside)... and then I insert my SIM and SD card wiped with only the CM7-Laidaxin.zip file on it, ...complete setup as minimal possible in order to be able to set USB mode to memory access, and turn on usb development in applications menu.
2) Then I ROOT with SuperOneClick version 2.1.1!!! and connect my phone in normal use screen home (NOT bootloader mode!) with UBS debugging turn on and with USB mode set to memory card access (NOT Moto Portal No Media access...), the other methos with Z4root and newer versions of SuperOneClick FAILS for me...
3) I then try to install recovery with Laidaxin installer and procedure, but as I said after some attemps I still not success in get the recovery working, also try diferent ways... removing battery then reboot with VolumeDown pressed, Turn off normal and repeat, turning ON AND AFTER see the Red Moto press the VolDown key short time, later maintained it long, then pressing it several times, etc...
So, I made this resume in order to share info from my side and hope to save some time to other friends that may want to test the CM7 from Laidaxin, than in fact seems like a GREAT work for our Flips... so please if any help to get this fully working and tested will be very gratefull...
Best regards!

Ok... since I still can't get the automated installer working... I would really appreciate if someone could direct me to the forum/website that that installer came from... I would love to try to push it myself... but I'd have to do some reading...
Sent from my MB508 using Tapatalk

rignfool said:
Ok... since I still can't get the automated installer working... I would really appreciate if someone could direct me to the forum/website that that installer came from... I would love to try to push it myself... but I'd have to do some reading...
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Hi!
Ok, I am not totally sure, but I suspect that this is the original link of this recovery, however, just now I need to go to my work, so, I do not have chance right now to check it, but hope may be usefull.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=944543
Best regards!

You should be able to install it like this:
- Extract everything in the "data" folder into a folder called "bootmenu" on your sdcard
- Then use either "adb shell" from a command prompt, or Terminal Emulator on the phone should work:
Code:
su
cp -R /sdcard/bootmenu /data/bootmenu
cd /data/bootmenu
chmod 0755 *
./install.sh
And it should say "Install complate...."
You can also remove the folder(s) if you want:
Code:
rm -R /data/bootmenu
rm -R /sdcard/bootmenu
Then to get into it, reboot the phone and once the notification light turns on, hit volume down

You my friend.... are the ****ing man...
FYI
Use the touchpad to select
Sent from my MB508 using Tapatalk

One thing doesn't work though... it can't unmount system... so I was unable to do a nandroid restore... rather depressing....
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rignfool said:
One thing doesn't work though... it can't unmount system... so I was unable to do a nandroid restore... rather depressing....
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I ran into the same problem but mine also stopped me from installing any other rom to test, run, or otherwise. I'm at a standstill in terms of helping test.

rignfool said:
One thing doesn't work though... it can't unmount system... so I was unable to do a nandroid restore... rather depressing....
Sent from my MB508 using Tapatalk
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laidaxin's rom replaces this recovery with one that doesn't quite work perfectly yet...
You should be able to boot back into CM7 and re-run the above commands and it'll work again

That doesn't change anything for me... it still won't unmount system...
I think if I read the output from the script install...
Our recovery installs to system... since Motorola doesn't love us
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Maybe try "rm -R /system/bootmenu" then install it...

rignfool said:
That doesn't change anything for me... it still won't unmount system...
I think if I read the output from the script install...
Our recovery installs to system... since Motorola doesn't love us
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It does the same for me, which is what's keeping me from trying CM7, as I have no way to restore my current nandroid. The defy installs their recovery to /system as well and I gather that it works as intended, I wonder if it's that we need our own build of CWM. Do we know if whoever built CWM for the defy has their source tweaks available?

Unless you have something irreplacable in your /system or /data... I would just have RSD lite and an sbf ready... and take the plunge...
Because....
When you use CM7... apps2sd moves not only the apk... but also the lib files to the sd card...
As long as you switch the 'network operator' to GSM only (in wireless and networks)... laidaxin's kang runs beautifully... much much faster than stock
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Link2SD has no problem moving the lib files in our stock rom... I'm no stranger to reflashing with RSD Lite, it's just tedious to get everything set back up JUST right, and this is exactly the kind of thing nandroid is great for.