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going to run over my friend's mytouch

So, he's running a custom ROM right now, the latest desire hd port, GB, etc.
Well, most everything else needs CWM 3.006 or whatever. So, I'm trying to flash that. BUT, his phone acts as if he doesn't have root. I't S-offed and has "su" (the app) but it just doesn't work.
Tried flashing cwm with fastboot, "permission denied"
Idk what else to do
Regards
Smith

smithisize said:
So, he's running a custom ROM right now, the latest desire hd port, GB, etc.
Well, most everything else needs CWM 3.006 or whatever. So, I'm trying to flash that. BUT, his phone acts as if he doesn't have root. I't S-offed and has "su" (the app) but it just doesn't work.
Tried flashing cwm with fastboot, "permission denied"
Idk what else to do
Regards
Smith
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doubt its bricked...(its not bricked if you can get to the bootloader
what h-boot version do you have?
use the PD15IMG.zip to restore your phone

VibrantOwnr said:
what h-boot version do you have?
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86.0.0.0 i believe... I followed the perm root tut before flashing this custom ROM, then he messed it up..

smithisize said:
86.0.0.0 i believe... I followed the perm root tut before flashing this custom ROM, then he messed it up..
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i dont think you can flash using fastboot in .86.
if it wont boot to the rom try the PD15IMG.zip file to restore
if it boots to the rom, go back to the true s-off/permroot guide in the development section and flash your bootloader (there is directions at the bottom of the first post (the post with the instructions))
After that it should work for fastboot
You can alternatively flash recovery through rom manager (off of the market..the free version will do)

VibrantOwnr said:
i dont think you can flash using fastboot in .86.
if it wont boot to the rom try the PD15IMG.zip file to restore
if it boots to the rom, go back to the true s-off/permroot guide in the development section and flash your bootloader (there is directions at the bottom of the first post (the post with the instructions))
After that it should work for fastboot
You can alternatively flash recovery through rom manager (off of the market..the free version will do)
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ROM Manager didn't work (again, couldn't obtain permissions).
So, I'm going to flash the ROM, hope for the best, then if $*&^ hits the fan, I'll result to flashing a diff bootloader.
Thanks for your advice, didn't think about flashing a diff booloader... used to my Cappy xD
Regards
Smith

have you tried using TrueBlue's recovery .zip it was the only way I could get either of my phones to take 3.0.0.6
HERE is the thread for it

Well, I flashed regardless of the 3006 req, and it went fine... Whatever lol.
thanks for the help and suggestions
Regards
Smith

Nexus S i9020a + CM7

Can someone please direct me to the a step by step guide on how to Root and put CM7 on the Nexus S i9020a variant? Most of the stickies are for the T-mobile version and Its getting to be a bit confusing on which guide to follow. Please help this noobie!!!

use gingerbreak then rom manager it's that simple
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1044765

Quick note once you install CM7 do not use the 2g/3g feature it will break your 3g

Break 3g? as in damage it permanently? Thanks for the link for gingerbreak so basically that will root my nexus s then I can install CM 7 with out any special instructions since it has different radio compared to the tmobile version?

i used gingerbreak then rom manager to install clockwork recovery and CM7. Do some reading the 3g bug for I9020A has been discussed a few times. Just stay away from the 2g/3g toggle and everything will be fine. I don't think it permanently breaks it just is a pain in the A to fix. I have a I9020A and this was the simplest way I've found.

don't we have to flash a clockwork compatible kernel first, before flashing cm7?
Also, doesn't clockwork rom manager fail on sns? I have cwr from the main stickies, but rom manager doesn't see it (it works), and can't download roms, unless cwr from rom manager, which I heard fails.
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So I downloaded CM7 7.0.2 - and gapps - flashed in order (nandroid first) and voila! no hastle! This ROM is great!

No, those are the only steps i took

CM7 comes with its own AOSP kernel. Just flash the rom, you'll get the kernel bundled. (Of course you can always use a great kernel from the developers thread) don't forget to flash gapps.
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jruweaver said:
Quick note once you install CM7 do not use the 2g/3g feature it will break your 3g
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He means don't use the 2g/3g toggle widget as that will cause some problems, it hasn't been fixed yet. If you do want to change it though, do it manually through the settings.
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I tried using gingerbreak on my i9020a but it runs for longer than 15 mins so I guess it doesn't work. What are my other options for rooting?
edit: I guess it's because I installed 2.3.6.. is it possible to downgrade easily?

drleospaceman said:
I tried using gingerbreak on my i9020a but it runs for longer than 15 mins so I guess it doesn't work. What are my other options for rooting?
edit: I guess it's because I installed 2.3.6.. is it possible to downgrade?
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Follow one of the root guides, all you really need to do is unlock the bootloader and install Clockwork Recovery.
Once that is done, download the zip for cm7 and use CWM to flash it.

Matridom said:
Follow one of the root guides, all you really need to do is unlock the bootloader and install Clockwork Recovery.
Once that is done, download the zip for cm7 and use CWM to flash it.
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Thanks

Matridom said:
Follow one of the root guides, all you really need to do is unlock the bootloader and install Clockwork Recovery.
Once that is done, download the zip for cm7 and use CWM to flash it.
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Exactly the steps I took. Took all of 10 minutes
Code:
fastboot oem unlock
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot reboot recovery
Install .zip from SD
Select CM7
reboot system

Mr Kyle said:
Exactly the steps I took. Took all of 10 minutes
Code:
fastboot oem unlock
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot reboot recovery
Install .zip from SD
Select CM7
reboot system
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Agreed, but it's a matter of getting the correct CWM image for our phones. Also, for people who are setting up their phones for the first time, the drivers needed for fastboot need to be installed, fastboot/SDK needs to be downloaded etc...
Hence why i referenced the rooting guides.

Mr Kyle said:
Exactly the steps I took. Took all of 10 minutes
Code:
fastboot oem unlock
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot reboot recovery
Install .zip from SD
Select CM7
reboot system
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Which recovery img file should I use from here?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=988686&highlight=i9020a
Thanks
edit: nevermind, I guess the color names are just cosmetic?

drleospaceman said:
Which recovery img file should I use from here?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=988686&highlight=i9020a
Thanks
edit: nevermind, I guess the color names are just cosmetic?
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Yep, it's just the color you want your recovery to be. I flashed the cyan a couple of days ago for somebody else and no issues.. typical clockwork recovery

So I flashed the recovery file, but when I boot into recovery now, there's just the triangle with the ! in it and nothing happens.. did I do something wrong?
edit: reflashed it and it works

drleospaceman said:
So I flashed the recovery file, but when I boot into recovery now, there's just the triangle with the ! in it and nothing happens.. did I do something wrong?
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How did you flash it? That's the stock recovery.. should be 'fastboot flash recovery nameof.img' without quotes obviously.

drleospaceman said:
So I flashed the recovery file, but when I boot into recovery now, there's just the triangle with the ! in it and nothing happens.. did I do something wrong?
edit: reflashed it and it works
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somebody after reboot no CWR on recovery use this solved your problem
clockworkmodrecovery rom manager find and install
open it and touch flash clockworkmod recovery(first item)
select reboot into recovery manual
mount and storage select
mount USB storage
unmount
++++ go back +++++
install from zip sdcard
find
'' super user.zip'' flash
reboot
find and isntall ''es file explorer'' select setting mark root explorer and mount file system after
select phone in file explorer find ''etc'' folder select and find ''install-recovery.sh'' file and rename file for example ''install-recovery.sheski'' and
open rom manager again touch flash clockworkmod recovery(first item)
check it...
please click thanks button

[Q] UnCustom Your Phone? o.O

Is there any way i can replace my custom rom with the original 2.3
I currently have the newest Oxygen Rom..
And CWM Recovery 5.0.2.7
Any help would be much appreciated

Apply official 2.2. After it remove repartitions if you have. Then just install official 2.3 same way you installed 2.2. Thats it.
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But how do i Install 2.2, i can't seem to get into download mode
EDIT:
nvm, I think I found something
Damned didn't work

Remove battery. Then put it back while holding both volume buttons and power button.
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I tried, only a pink screen appears

LSn145 said:
I tried, only a pink screen appears
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http://www.filefactory.com/file/ccfc1c4/n/u8800-OVER_SEAS_GENERAL_VERSION.zip
download this, unzip, put dload folder on sd card and then remove battery nad put it back while holding both volume buttons and power button. this will install stock rom
btw if this link doesnt work now, try later, and I will also try uploading somewhere
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here is the promised link: http://www.mediafire.com/?c97gnolbh9759y7

First you don' t need to flash original 2.2 rom before flash original 2.3.
Now, are you sure that you've put the dload folder, which must contain a file named UPDATE.APP, in the root directory of sd card?

dancer_69 said:
First you don' t need to flash original 2.2 rom before flash original 2.3.
Now, are you sure that you've put the dload folder, which must contain a file named UPDATE.APP, in the root directory of sd card?
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Yes i have it in /sdcard/dload/UPDATE.APP

Try this, remove battery, press and hold the the compination of buttons and connect the device with usb cable.

dancer_69 said:
Try this, remove battery, press and hold the the compination of buttons and connect the device with usb cable.
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Still just the pink screen, do i need to change some files maybe.
I have CWM and i think i installed a custom boot.img for root access...

as far as I know, there have to be 2 files in that folder, at least i had 2 files when i did flashing. UPDATE.APP and UPDATE_CUST.APP

If you still have the original boot.img, restore it and try again.
Or go into settings->memory->software update, it's another way to update.

Did a factory reset, still waiting to see if this fixes it...

Did not seem to work, didn't install the stock rom from sd...

I also downloaded original boot.img, but it failed that to

now I'm uploading files which I used to flash stock 2.2. they will be uploaded in about 20minutes if everything goes well ^^
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here is the link: http://www.mediafire.com/?c97gnolbh9759y7 just unzip, and there will be folder named dload. you know the rest

brdnacer said:
now I'm uploading files which I used to flash stock 2.2. they will be uploaded in about 20minutes if everything goes well ^^
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Thank you very much

I didn't work, so I'll just stick to custom roms for now.
But which rom do you suggest...
I have Oxygen
I've tried CM7(long time ago)
I'll probably try MIUI next...

Change, boot.img or recovery.img, cannot help you to install official rom.
For booting to update mode, responsible is the bootloader, which isn't part of boot.img or recovery.img.
Also you don' t need 2 files on dload folder. You just need the update.app. If a rom has more files, need more steps to flash them all. For e.g if you have a update_cust.app file, you need to flash first the update.app, then rename the update_cust.app, to update.app and flash again.
Anyway if you cannot boot to Update mode, or something you do wrong, or the sd card cannot read from bootloader, and boots on pink screen mode instead.
You can try to put the dload folder on internal sd card.

I think i might have backup of the original system, restoring now to check...
EDIT:
It worked, it was from before i did anything to the phone...
I'm about to cry :'), happy tears everyone...
Thanks for all your help
Damn forgot my pattern...

Help flashing radio

I'm having trouble flashing the radio. Well I don't know where to start. I have downloaded the radio I want in a zip file but I just don't know what to do with it . Everything I look at says to use recovery but I don't see any options for flashing the radio. Do I unzip the file ? Where do I put it? Phone is unlocked not sure if it rooted.
The reason I an fishing the radio is constant drop of data connection foot hours at a time.
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The Noob guide at the top of the general forum is always a great place to start.
If you have a recovery installed, you reboot to recovery, install the zip from your sd card, then reboot. Done.

upndwn4par said:
The Noob guide at the top of the general forum is always a great place to start.
If you have a recovery installed, you reboot to recovery, install the zip from your sd card, then reboot. Done.
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I had a look but could have missed it. Do I rename it update.zip like doing a rom update? Thank you!
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The process of flashing a file is the same no matter what file it is. No need to rename any file before flashing.

[SOLVED] [Q]how to I apply this to my newly rooted device?

So i finally got to root and unlock the dam thing lol sorry for the word but yea I got it unlocked and all
currently using another sim other than t-mobile
and now to the question at had.... how do I install or uh use this "hydra" thingy from this thread?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2404136
i already looked at it but it seems that im only looking at like chapter 8 of a book and missing out on chapters 1-7 of it

lol. Heres a basic guide.
Do you have a recovery installed? If not download the apk form 4ext.net and install then open. Then install the recovery. Then go to bootloader and pick recovery.
Download the rom, copy it to your sd card (pick usb mount in 4ext and plug in your phone to the computer)
Wipe ALL your data from recovery
Pick install --> install from sdcard --> find the rom and press ok.
Have fun.

N_otori0us_ said:
lol. Heres a basic guide.
Do you have a recovery installed? If not download the apk form 4ext.net and install then open. Then install the recovery. Then go to bootloader and pick recovery.
Download the rom, copy it to your sd card (pick usb mount in 4ext and plug in your phone to the computer)
Wipe ALL your data from recovery
Pick install --> install from sdcard --> find the rom and press ok.
Have fun.
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uhm sorry i got confused maybe i did something wrong but when i went to bootloader if wont let me go down to recovery and started updating but it failed so then it let me pick recovery but then it showed a phone and warning triangle on top of it and dont know where to go from there >.>
and 4ext is not free anymore >.>

Yes 4ext has a free version but you have to download from here --> http://www.4ext.net/get.php?apk
Install the apk and recovery
Remove the update from your sdcard.
Then boot into bootloader then recovery
You are s-off right?

yes i am on s-off and here's the problem actually now
when i tried to do the bootloader part i didnt actually have recovery yet
now when i tried installing recovery it showed me this: (attached file)
I might have accidentally removed the busybox thingy coz i dont see the superuser icon at the applications anymore

here is an pd15img of cwm recovery and hboot,this is the best pack for noobs,though i removed radio from it,cause file was 15mb.non need for root just s-off and you are good to go flashing right away

ughoji said:
here is an pd15img of cwm recovery and hboot,this is the best pack for noobs,though i removed radio from it,cause file was 15mb.non need for root just s-off and you are good to go flashing right away
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ok better question xD uhm so do i just choose install zip from sd card right away?

Go to the play store and seach busybox. Install the one from Stericon. Then install the busybox.

N_otori0us_ said:
Go to the play store and seach busybox. Install the one from Stericon. Then install the busybox.
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hey i used ughoji's thing and i got the rom to work
now my problem is i dont have google play anymore :/

flash gapps.
goo.im/gapps pick the one for your android version.

N_otori0us_ said:
flash gapps.
goo.im/gapps pick the one for your android version.
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haha cool thanks both of you!!!!
i'll change the thread to solved now?

Kimatsu said:
haha cool thanks both of you!!!!
i'll change the thread to solved now?
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Here's a tip. Press the thanks button instead of saying thanks if someone helped you.
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