Camera Issue - myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

My sister bought a Mytouch 4g with a camera issue.
When clicking on the camera.apk it just shows a black screen.
I tried Factory Reseting it and now i'm about to try to flash the PD15IMG.zip.
Its not rooted!

kemimarie said:
My sister bought a Mytouch 4g with a camera issue.
When clicking on the camera.apk it just shows a black screen.
I tried Factory Reseting it and now i'm about to try to flash the PD15IMG.zip.
Its not rooted!
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It might be easier to root the phone and try this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1084184
you might also want to try and download a Third Party camera from the market.
however if you just go the phone and the camera is AWOL i'd return it.

neidlinger said:
It might be easier to root the phone and try this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1084184
you might also want to try and download a Third Party camera from the market.
however if you just go the phone and the camera is AWOL i'd return it.
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When using a market downloaded camera, same thing happens. Black Screen.
So you think rooting is my best bet?

kemimarie said:
When using a market downloaded camera, same thing happens. Black Screen.
So you think rooting is my best bet?
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nope. sounds like a hardware failure.

neidlinger said:
nope. sounds like a hardware failure.
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thats what i said thats why im downloading the PD15IMG.zip to reset the hardware.

kemimarie said:
thats what i said thats why im downloading the PD15IMG.zip to reset the hardware.
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I'm going to try to work around something.
I'm using the Visionary+ (whatever) temp root apk to allow temp root.
Switch the HtcCamera.apk with the one you just gave me then see how that works

kemimarie said:
I'm going to try to work around something.
I'm using the Visionary+ (whatever) temp root apk to allow temp root.
Switch the HtcCamera.apk with the one you just gave me then see how that works
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didn't work. damn.

kemimarie said:
thats what i said thats why im downloading the PD15IMG.zip to reset the hardware.
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Resetting the firmware/software has little to no effect on hardware.

neidlinger said:
Resetting the firmware/software has little to no effect on hardware.
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so what can I do?

kemimarie said:
so what can I do?
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Well if flashing the PD15IMG didn't work. 3rd party cameras aren't working sounds like the phone is physically defective. As far as just download and running VISIONary.apk it does root the phone but it doesn't keep s-off. And that is needed with most root options. Even it did work once you reboot the phone you would of lost everything.

neidlinger said:
Well if flashing the PD15IMG didn't work. 3rd party cameras aren't working sounds like the phone is physically defective. As far as just download and running VISIONary.apk it does root the phone but it doesn't keep s-off. And that is needed with most root options. Even it did work once you reboot the phone you would of lost everything.
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theres an option on there to root after reboot which just runs the app after each reboot.
PC15IMG.zip didnt work.

kemimarie said:
theres an option on there to root after reboot which just runs the app after each reboot.
PC15IMG.zip didnt work.
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i understand that there is an option to "root on boot" but once you turn off the device all of the /system files will return back to 100% stock. So once you turn off the phone it returns back to a 100% factory. there are no one click rooting options for this phone as of right now.

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[Q] is there any way to put mytouch 4g back to stock?

i rooted the mt4g and i unrooted it but it still says its rooted even though the s is on. also i deleted all the stupid junk apps that tmobile put on the phone. but if i was to send my phone into tmobile because of something wrong with it i need to know if there is a way to maybe flash the stock rom 2.2.1 back onto the phone so all the apps come back and it doesnt have root access? please let me know i would like to have the option to put it back to stock. thanks
s10shane said:
i rooted the mt4g and i unrooted it but it still says its rooted even though the s is on. also i deleted all the stupid junk apps that tmobile put on the phone. but if i was to send my phone into tmobile because of something wrong with it i need to know if there is a way to maybe flash the stock rom 2.2.1 back onto the phone so all the apps come back and it doesnt have root access? please let me know i would like to have the option to put it back to stock. thanks
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Did you make a backup?
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mftek said:
Did you make a backup?
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no i didnt know how to.
s10shane said:
no i didnt know how to.
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Well just to let you know its a must if your ever going to root your phone.
Download rom manager from the market. Open it up and at the top it says flash clockwork. Click that to flash it. Then scroll down and click make backup.......... That's it. But... You need to make the backup before you make any changes like deleting apps etc..
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mftek said:
Well just to let you know its a must if your ever going to root your phone.
Download rom manager from the market. Open it up and at the top it says flash clockwork. Click that to flash it. Then scroll down and click make backup.......... That's it. But... You need to make the backup before you make any changes like deleting apps etc..
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oops. i didnt do that, but ive had a cliq before and i had it rooted and uninstalled apps then when i wanted to go back to stock i just flashed the stock rom and all the apps came back. so i thought this phone would be the same
mftek said:
Well just to let you know its a must if your ever going to root your phone.
Download rom manager from the market. Open it up and at the top it says flash clockwork. Click that to flash it. Then scroll down and click make backup.......... That's it. But... You need to make the backup before you make any changes like deleting apps etc..
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Is there an easy way to set the recovery back to stock after installing a custom recovery like ClockworkMod?
If you install ClockworkMod recovery just be aware that a lot of people have the problem that the phone will automatically boot into recovery every time you plug in the charger while it's turned off.
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Rooting JK6

now that ryan's app is no longer in the market, and the one click root only works for 2.1, what do i use to root? haha
Not sure but i rooted without it once I'll do it again
V5 custom vibrant
I used this...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682
Then I downloaded a new busy box from titanium.
I used the super one click and it doesnt work cause when i go into titanium it say u dont have root access try again..
WHAT!!!! i guess i missed a thread or too but what happened(or link thread explaining what happened lol)
hobo30 said:
I used the super one click and it doesnt work cause when i go into titanium it say u dont have root access try again..
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if you have superuser in the drawer then open titanium and on the bottom click the button that says "problems?" download a new busy box... it should work after that.
Five0nIt said:
if you have superuser in the drawer then open titanium and on the bottom click the button that says "problems?" download a new busy box... it should work after that.
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Yeah that worked but the only down fall now is the rom manager once you try and reboot into recovery u know u gotta reinstall the package.. well that doesnt work now i guess i have to wait until they update that.
I can't get this to work at all on my Vibrant, followed all the directions and no luck. Makes my phone extremely laggy.
ETA: Nevermind, just got it work.
Kept trying and trying then bam, super user pushed!
hobo30 said:
Yeah that worked but the only down fall now is the rom manager once you try and reboot into recovery u know u gotta reinstall the package.. well that doesnt work now i guess i have to wait until they update that.
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you need to push untermensch's modified 3e recovery to get update.zip to work again.
Also, what i've found with SuperOneClick, is to root it, then reboot and you shouldn't run into issues.

z4root not working

i have been reading the noob root guide and have a problem. with 2.10 hboot installed, when i log in to shell, command for super user i get permission denied.the phone never showed anything on the screen. titanium backup shows not rooted.so at this point i think z4 root is not working.any ideas?
Did you take the 3.70 OTA update?
Last I checked, z4 doesn't work on the evo. There are other methods that work for the evo.
Sent from my EVO
fenixjn said:
Did you take the 3.70 OTA update?
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yes.
i hav been fallowing the noob root guide.
Well there you have it. It seems 3.70 patches the exploit that z4root was using to get access to root. AFAIK, there are no new exploits that can be used for root access on 3.70 so you'll have to wait.
you need to hit TEMPORARY root on z4root. make sure you are using the 1.3.0 version of z4root, because none of the earlier ones have temporary root. the temp root feature definitely works on evo. it is just a few simple lines of coding. not too difficult for an app.
dkdude36 said:
you need to hit TEMPORARY root on z4root. make sure you are using the 1.3.0 version of z4root, because none of the earlier ones have temporary root. the temp root feature definitely works on evo. it is just a few simple lines of coding. not too difficult for an app.
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Thats what I was doing.how long before they hack it?
z4root works for 3.70 i am pretty sure. is your usb debugging on?
i know it works for 3.70 and hboot 2.10 because I jus used temp z4root yesterday... lol
dkdude36 said:
z4root works for 3.70 i am pretty sure. is your usb debugging on?
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Yes I do.wish it was that easy.
thank you mroneeyedboh for proving my point. either you got a bad download or it is a user error (no offense intended)
maybe it did and you hit no by accident... hmm maybe run rUU and then try it again?
i am just waiting to see how all this gets sorted out...
dkdude36 said:
thank you mroneeyedboh for proving my point. either you got a bad download or it is a user error (no offense intended)
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did you ever figure out your radios? I figured out my issues with bad 4g.. I had to deroot my phone then reroot. So from day one I had 4g, I rooted and didnt check on sprint lovers rom if I had 4g. then I flashed fresh and didnt check until later and noticed no 4g... so then I flashed myns and nope.. but Istill had my RSAs and MACs...
so then I derooted and then rerooted. 4g from stock, 4g after root, 4g on sprint lovers and 4g on myns.
dkdude36 said:
z4root works for 3.70 i am pretty sure. is your usb debugging on?
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mroneeyedboh said:
maybe it did and you hit no by accident... hmm maybe run rUU and then try it again?
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Noob question, ruu?
Didnt see that in tutorial.I am a noob in rooting Android.done lots of other rooting and love dos.
Hulkanator said:
Noob question, ruu?
Didnt see that in tutorial.I am a noob in rooting Android.done lots of other rooting and love dos.
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ruu is a program for pc that flashes over most partitions with the stock sprint unrooted rom. it is ALMOST the whole process of unrooting and is considered 'starting over'. google is your friend on these sort of things.
dkdude36 said:
ruu is a program for pc that flashes over most partitions with the stock sprint unrooted rom. it is ALMOST the whole process of unrooting and is considered 'starting over'. google is your friend on these sort of things.
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well i didnt see that in the tutorial,since what i am trying is not working. how do i go about using ruu or you have a approved tutorial i can read to get it to work.
thx
http://tinyurl.com/248fuso
do i need to be rooted for this? i would like to back up my phone before i wipe it.
dkdude36 said:
thank you mroneeyedboh for proving my point. either you got a bad download or it is a user error (no offense intended)
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I am on 3.70, and like the Hulk have had issues getting z4root to work. After about 15 attempts, reinstalling the program, clearing data, etc. I got the program to work one time and did a Titanium backup of a few apps. Since then, I have been unable to get it to work again. Something in the process also rendered several of the apps that I moved to the SD card inoperable. I imagine a factory reset or RUU might do the trick, but I haven't taken those steps yet.

[Q] Rooting without a sim card?

So I have an old MT4G laying around that already has a void warranty and I don't think it can be activated anymore either (used the insurance to get a new one after the screen cracked and they said to not bother sending it in because of all the problems we were having with them).
Anyway Iv'e been wanting to learn to root for quite awhile now (since I got the original moto droid a week after it came out) and this seems like the perfect opportunity to learn. If I brick it it doesn't really matter since it doesn't get used anyway but my question is can I root it without it having a sim card?
Thanks guys.
yes you can
Yes you can, believe you just need the sim card to access t-mos network. You can still use wifi with the phone to play around with...
Thanks guys, gonna start it today sometime so hopefully tonight I will have my first rooted device
So I used VISIONary and it seems I'm permrooted after temprooting? I have done a battery pull and left it out for about 30 secs, "restarted" and shut down and turned it back on twice and I still have superuser. Not complaining just thought I had to hit "Attempt Permroot now" in order to perm root it.
Any ideas? did I just not leave the batt out for long enough?
010Twitched010 said:
So I used VISIONary and it seems I'm permrooted after temprooting? I have done a battery pull and left it out for about 30 secs, "restarted" and shut down and turned it back on twice and I still have superuser. Not complaining just thought I had to hit "Attempt Permroot now" in order to perm root it.
Any ideas? did I just not leave the batt out for long enough?
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Did you use root.sh or gfree to root?
010Twitched010 said:
So I used VISIONary and it seems I'm permrooted after temprooting? I have done a battery pull and left it out for about 30 secs, "restarted" and shut down and turned it back on twice and I still have superuser. Not complaining just thought I had to hit "Attempt Permroot now" in order to perm root it.
Any ideas? did I just not leave the batt out for long enough?
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VISIONary.apk will NOT perm root your device if the device has not been S-off. the superuser app will always be there, but that doesn't mean you have perm root. go to terminal emulator, type "su" (no quotes) and it will give you "permission denied". you must have an S-off device to perm root. there are plenty of guides out there that will tell you how to root, easiest method is using visionary/root.sh found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=834225
good luck.
eqjunkie829 said:
Did you use root.sh or gfree to root?
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I have no idea, super new to this lol
saranhai said:
VISIONary.apk will NOT perm root your device if the device has not been S-off. the superuser app will always be there, but that doesn't mean you have perm root. go to terminal emulator, type "su" (no quotes) and it will give you "permission denied". you must have an S-off device to perm root. there are plenty of guides out there that will tell you how to root, easiest method is using visionary/root.sh found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=834225
good luck.
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Ahh right, thanks for the info, figured superuser would go away. Thought I read in a couple places that it disappeared after you did a reboot.
Going to start on that method now.
010Twitched010 said:
I have no idea, super new to this lol
Ahh right, thanks for the info, figured superuser would go away. Thought I read in a couple places that it disappeared after you did a reboot.
Going to start on that method now.
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remember the thanks button haha
Ok so I have s - off now and when I go into terminal emu I can grant it su. Gonna take the batt out now for like 10 mins to make sure it sticks?
Perm rooted now right? lol
Edit - Still have s - off and can still grant superuser to apps.
So what now? haha
Guess I make a recovery image now before I go any further? Or should I have done that before I started all this? haha
010Twitched010 said:
Ok so I have s - off now and when I go into terminal emu I can grant it su. Gonna take the batt out now for like 10 mins to make sure it sticks?
Perm rooted now right? lol
Edit - Still have s - off and can still grant superuser to apps.
So what now? haha
Guess I make a recovery image now before I go any further? Or should I have done that before I started all this? haha
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yes, S-off and root with VISIONary.apk equals perm root. congrats
010Twitched010 said:
Ok so I have s - off now and when I go into terminal emu I can grant it su. Gonna take the batt out now for like 10 mins to make sure it sticks?
Perm rooted now right? lol
Edit - Still have s - off and can still grant superuser to apps.
So what now? haha
Guess I make a recovery image now before I go any further? Or should I have done that before I started all this? haha
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yes, now you download ROM manager from market, and flash clockworkmod recovery.
and then slap a custom rom on that beast
saranhai said:
yes, S-off and root with VISIONary.apk equals perm root. congrats
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Awesome, thanks for the help. Though now I'm wondering why I didn't do this a long time ago haha, guessing it isn't quite this easy with all phone though. Think When I'm a bit more comfortable with it I'll root my G2 which is my current phone. Now I gotta get a ROM on this thing
010Twitched010 said:
Awesome, thanks for the help. Though now I'm wondering why I didn't do this a long time ago haha, guessing it isn't quite this easy with all phone though. Think When I'm a bit more comfortable with it I'll root my G2 which is my current phone. Now I gotta get a ROM on this thing
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lol i HIGHLY suggest virtuous unity, which is Sense 3.0 from the sensation. it's smooth, fast, and very stable
heres the link to the thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1143177
happy flashing
clockwork mod
yes do google clockworkmod 3.0.2.4 on xda or google on how to install
Ok so I got the clockwormod from the market which looks to be 4.something, guessing that'll work. Also why doesn't the xda app have a reply option? Lol
010Twitched010 said:
Ok so I got the clockwormod from the market which looks to be 4.something, guessing that'll work. Also why doesn't the xda app have a reply option? Lol
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It's got one, you just have to press the menu button. And if you want to quote people in a reply just hold down on their post.
And the App version you downloaded is what's 4.x, the RECOVERY Version should be 3.0.2.4. It'll be the first option inside the application, can't miss it lol
AlanB412 said:
It's got one, you just have to press the menu button. And if you want to quote people in a reply just hold down on their post.
And the App version you downloaded is what's 4.x, the RECOVERY Version should be 3.0.2.4. It'll be the first option inside the application, can't miss it lol
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Yea I downloaded the free app and there doesn't seem to be a way to reply in it. Checked menu and long hold on posts.
Ahhh ok cool. Sorry like I said I'm new to this. I hit the flash thing at the top of the app. That should be all I need to recover if anything goes wrong right? Or do I need to do a nandroid? Backup? Again sorry like I said new to this and still trying to figure everything out.
Ok hoping I didn't do anything stupid but I downloaded virtuous via clockwork it got done and asked to reboot and start the install so I started and I hit I think load from SD card or something close to that and since then it's been stuck on the what I'm gonna call the tophat screen lol (clockwork logo). Does it just take awhile to do it's thing or did I screw up?
Edit - Nvm, I'm dumb, hit the home key and the menu came back. Haha wow.
010Twitched010 said:
Ok hoping I didn't do anything stupid but I downloaded virtuous via clockwork it got done and asked to reboot and start the install so I started and I hit I think load from SD card or something close to that and since then it's been stuck on the what I'm gonna call the tophat screen lol (clockwork logo). Does it just take awhile to do it's thing or did I screw up?
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Did you press the power button in recovery? That is why it shows that graphic on the screen. Hit It again.
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[Q] Help In recovery mode

Hi i need help with installing a zip in recovery. when i go to recovery i dont see anything that says install from sd. Why not? do i have to be rooted first or what? Please help.
dwell718 said:
Hi i need help with installing a zip in recovery. when i go to recovery i dont see anything that says install from sd. Why not? do i have to be rooted first or what? Please help.
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you need to be rooted and s-off.
Do you have clockworkmod recovery?
the black background with the uhh orange? letters? or is it blue? i forget for the mt4g.
Teo032 said:
you need to be rooted and s-off.
Do you have clockworkmod recovery?
the black background with the uhh orange? letters? or is it blue? i forget for the mt4g.
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no i dont have that. Do i need to be rooted to use that? And where do i get it from? Thanks
acquire S-off and root on your mytouch 4g first, then download and install ROM Manager from the market, and install clockworkmod recovery 5.0.2.0 from there.
saranhai said:
acquire S-off and root on your mytouch 4g first, then download and install ROM Manager from the market, and install clockworkmod recovery 5.0.2.0 from there.
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Im Running 2.3.4 So i dont think i can root that. And im clueless on how to Turn S-off, i was about to try Revolutionary method but it doesn't support Mytouch4g only slide.
dwell718 said:
Im Running 2.3.4 So i dont think i can root that. And im clueless on how to Turn S-off, i was about to try Revolutionary method but it doesn't support Mytouch4g only slide.
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please search.....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1178912&page=12
saranhai said:
please search.....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1178912&page=12
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holy sh*T i just noticed your thanks meter lol, it's been on an exponential growth or something. you've been actively helping recently lol.
Teo032 said:
holy sh*T i just noticed your thanks meter lol, it's been on an exponential growth or something. you've been actively helping recently lol.
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LOL what? it's been like that for a while...
saranhai said:
please search.....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1178912&page=12
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Ive tried once before and Bricked my first MT4g, Dont seem to get how to do it. Its not detailed enough for me lol. Im a little slow when it comes this.
do you know of any videos on how to?
dwell718 said:
Ive tried once before and Bricked my first MT4g, Dont seem to get how to do it. Its not detailed enough for me lol. Im a little slow when it comes this.
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well... then i'm not sure how to help you :/
you can't root and gain S-off for the MT4G without downgrading first as of now...
dwell718 said:
Ive tried once before and Bricked my first MT4g, Dont seem to get how to do it. Its not detailed enough for me lol. Im a little slow when it comes this.
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You need to downgrade back to froyo then it'll allow.you to root. Do.some research so you don't ruin another phone
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dwell718 said:
do you know of any videos on how to?
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LOL it's funny, cause another guy in another thread asked me the same question
but know, i don't know of any videos.. sorry
In what process did you brick your phone? the only time you can brick you phone would be when you're flashing the RUU. or doing anything to the bootloader.
1. set up ADB (its a program on the computer) it's simple, you just install it.
2. make sure your computer detects your phone (charging + usb debugging modes)
- you can check by typing "adb devices" in the command prompt when you're in your adb-sdk folder or whatever you name it.
3. download all the downgrading zips, extract them all to where you installed ADB mine is C:\SDK\platform-tools\
4. open command prompt and go to whereever you installed ADB and check to see if your device is connected "adb devices"
5. punch in all those commands in the guide. It's all very detailed. It's all straightforward. There are a lot words and stuff but just follow the directions religiously.
It shouldn't take anymore than 30 mins to set up and everything.
If you already have ADB installed, and the dled files. you could easily finished everything in 5-10mins.
did a quick Google search....
http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?deskto...e.com/watch?v=c4B4y0CQUDo&v=c4B4y0CQUDo&gl=US
watch the series. by mackster248.
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