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Anyone going to do a 1 click root ?

Non of the rooting methods are working for me.

What is not working? I was having difficulties as well but found a workaround.

I have rooted and flashed my Vibrant but cannot understand the directions enough to attempt to root the Nexus S. I have tried hooking the phone up to adb which is installed on my PC but it does not recognize the device and says permission denied. I am confused do I use adb? Do I use fast boot ( which I have no idea how to use)? I have used Terminal Emulator on the Vibrant and my Nexus One but you have to have root to use it. I know I am not very educated in these matters but any all help would be greatly appreciated, other than I should take the phone back and get a refund as I am not bright enough to own one!! Which I have been told.They may be right LOL LOL

In my opinion, the creators of wonderful one click rooting apps like z4root, universal one click root, visionary etc. should try to integrate support for nexus S in their upcoming builds.

aliwaqas said:
In my opinion, the creators of wonderful one click rooting apps like z4root, universal one click root, visionary etc. should try to integrate support for nexus S in their upcoming builds.
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These root options use a security exploit that don't work anymore on Gingerbread (tested yesterday on IRC #NSdev)

What no more one-click roots! Err....

I get adbwinapi.dll not found when I type fastboot devices

siberslug said:
I get adbwinapi.dll not found when I type fastboot devices
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I was just lazy in setting up my ADB/Fastboot and stopped for work at this point, but interesting that I have the same issue.

I don't think it can't get any easier than: fastboot oem unlock

siberslug said:
I get adbwinapi.dll not found when I type fastboot devices
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in the latest SDK revision they moved adb to \platform-tools. you need to change the PATH variable to that folder and restart your computer for it to take effect

Good call. Thanks >;]
slowz3r said:
in the latest SDK revision they moved adb to \platform-tools. you need to change the PATH variable to that folder and restart your computer for it to take effect
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southeastbeast said:
Good call. Thanks >;]
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no problemo, at first I didnt realize it either

[Q] Could anyone translate this for me before I flash a radio?

I'm new at this, and I don't want to mess this up..
I hate even having to do this in the first place, but I need to flash a new radio to my phone as my GPS is kaput since I rooted and installed the leaked rooted version of the Gingerbread update (Radio didn't update). However, though I understand how to root and flash a Rom fairly well now, I'm having a little trouble understanding the procedure for flashing a radio. Here's what I intend to follow:
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How to Flash:
In order for this to work, the HTC Glacier needs to be S-OFF. Flashing the radio with a corrupt file or interrupting the flash, can brick the device, please proceed with caution.
Download the your choice of radio for the HTC Glacier.
Make sure the filename is PD15IMG.zip exactly or it will not work and copy it to the same folder as adb (the /platform-tools folder within the Android SDK folder).
Connect the HTC Glacier to the computer via USB.
On the computer, open terminal and run the following commands:
Code:
adb push PD15IMG.zip /sdcard/PD15IMG.zip
adb shell md5sum /sdcard/PD15IMG.zip
NOTE: The md5 should match up the provide the original download location. If not, redownload & try again.
Code:
adb reboot bootloader
The HTC Glacier will reboot & usually boot into fastboot. Pressing the Power button will put the device into the bootloader.
The bootloader will scan for the radio update. Once it finds the update, select Yes.
Allow the bootloader to finish flashing the updated radio, and reboot the HTC Glacier normally.
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Questions:
1) "Open terminal" - What is terminal exactly? I see multiple references to this on this site, but no clear explanation of what it is, or where I get it.
2) "The md5 should match up the provide the original download location." - What does this mean exactly, and what am I looking for exactly?
3) Is there anything in settings that should be set in a particular way before I start?
4) Are there any apps or programs that I should have on my phone before I begin that I will need to do this?
5) Is the 3rd Gingerbread radio in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1059347 compatible with this ROM?
Phone information:
T-Mobile MyTouch 4G, unlocked, permarooted, with Wind Mobile Canada.
Android version 2.3.4
Htc sense version 2.1
Kernel version 2.6.35.10-g225de41 [email protected] #1
Baseband version 12.28b.60.140eU_26.03.02.26_M
Build number 2.19.531.1 CL95282 release-keys
I'm heading out of town next weekend and I'd like to use my nav app, but it's impossible without the GPS functional, so any help anyone could provide would be greatly appreciated.

This is what I do? I download the radio and then put it on the root of the sd card and then boot in to the bootloader by pulling out the battery and holding the volume down button and power button. Then you just follow what it tells you
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nuclearbroccoli said:
I'm new at this, and I don't want to mess this up..
I hate even having to do this in the first place, but I need to flash a new radio to my phone as my GPS is kaput since I rooted and installed the leaked rooted version of the Gingerbread update (Radio didn't update). However, though I understand how to root and flash a Rom fairly well now, I'm having a little trouble understanding the procedure for flashing a radio. Here's what I intend to follow:
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
How to Flash:
In order for this to work, the HTC Glacier needs to be S-OFF. Flashing the radio with a corrupt file or interrupting the flash, can brick the device, please proceed with caution.
Download the your choice of radio for the HTC Glacier.
Make sure the filename is PD15IMG.zip exactly or it will not work and copy it to the same folder as adb (the /platform-tools folder within the Android SDK folder).
Connect the HTC Glacier to the computer via USB.
On the computer, open terminal and run the following commands:
Code:
adb push PD15IMG.zip /sdcard/PD15IMG.zip
adb shell md5sum /sdcard/PD15IMG.zip
NOTE: The md5 should match up the provide the original download location. If not, redownload & try again.
Code:
adb reboot bootloader
The HTC Glacier will reboot & usually boot into fastboot. Pressing the Power button will put the device into the bootloader.
The bootloader will scan for the radio update. Once it finds the update, select Yes.
Allow the bootloader to finish flashing the updated radio, and reboot the HTC Glacier normally.
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Questions:
1) "Open terminal" - What is terminal exactly? I see multiple references to this on this site, but no clear explanation of what it is, or where I get it.
2) "The md5 should match up the provide the original download location." - What does this mean exactly, and what am I looking for exactly?
3) Is there anything in settings that should be set in a particular way before I start?
4) Are there any apps or programs that I should have on my phone before I begin that I will need to do this?
5) Is the 3rd Gingerbread radio in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1059347 compatible with this ROM?
Phone information:
T-Mobile MyTouch 4G, unlocked, permarooted, with Wind Mobile Canada.
Android version 2.3.4
Htc sense version 2.1
Kernel version 2.6.35.10-g225de41 [email protected] #1
Baseband version 12.28b.60.140eU_26.03.02.26_M
Build number 2.19.531.1 CL95282 release-keys
I'm heading out of town next weekend and I'd like to use my nav app, but it's impossible without the GPS functional, so any help anyone could provide would be greatly appreciated.
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Terminal is an app in the market. It allows you to run commands via the phone rather than using adb.
The md5sum is a quality control check to ensure that the downloaded file was not corrupt while downloading, so that if anything changed while downloading the md5sum (kind of a unique serial number) will not match... Search md5sum in the market and choose one to use and then verify the checksum for the files you download with the check sum supplied on the thread, usually above or below the download, if they do not match the the file is corrupt and will not and should not be flashed! Any other questions, feel free to ask and i will try to help!
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tvotony said:
This is what I do? I download the radio and then put it on the root of the sd card and then boot in to the bootloader by pulling out the battery and holding the volume down button and power button. Then you just follow what it tells you
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I second his suggestion. It's much more headache free than all that other stuff you posted. I do suggest you verify the md5 though, just to make sure you didn't get a bad download of the radio.
From the AFB Corporation's Main Communication Portal

Also you should try using an app called gps status to help your god problems... It is a great app that you can clear the recorded data and redownload it for better god response!
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irrelephant said:
Also you should try using an app called gps status to help your god problems... It is a great app that you can clear the recorded data and redownload it for better god response!
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This made me lol a bit. I know what you meant, but the typos just worked too well in those sentences. Made it sound like that Iphone confession app the catholic church approved lmao
From the AFB Corporation's Main Communication Portal

irrelephant said:
Also you should try using an app called gps status to help your god problems... It is a great app that you can clear the recorded data and redownload it for better god response!
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AlanB412 said:
This made me lol a bit. I know what you meant, but the typos just worked too well in those sentences. Made it sound like that Iphone confession app the catholic church approved lmao
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lol +1
10 chars

AlanB412 said:
This made me lol a bit. I know what you meant, but the typos just worked too well in those sentences. Made it sound like that Iphone confession app the catholic church approved lmao
From the AFB Corporation's Main Communication Portal
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Funny thing is I just saw it after reading it like 5 times
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irrelephant said:
Terminal is an app in the market. It allows you to run commands via the phone rather than using adb.
The md5sum is a quality control check to ensure that the downloaded file was not corrupt while downloading, so that if anything changed while downloading the md5sum (kind of a unique serial number) will not match... Search md5sum in the market and choose one to use and then verify the checksum for the files you download with the check sum supplied on the thread, usually above or below the download, if they do not match the the file is corrupt and will not and should not be flashed! Any other questions, feel free to ask and i will try to help!
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Ok, that makes more sense to me now. Thank you.
I've downloaded AFV, and I already have terminal emulator installed, so I assume that would work?
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nuclearbroccoli said:
Ok, that makes more sense to me now. Thank you.
I've downloaded AFV, and I already have terminal emulator installed, so I assume that would work?
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Should be good to go! Just make sure the md5sum matches or you could end up with a paper weight!
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Thank you to EVERYONE here, both those who helped, and those that provided typo comedy.
I went with the Panache radio and my GPS is up and running again, not to mention that my signal is stronger than it used to be. BONUS!
And hboot method was easy as could be, though I suppose I should learn how to use adb if I'm going to continue to muck with my phone.
Awesome.

nuclearbroccoli said:
Thank you to EVERYONE here, both those who helped, and those that provided typo comedy.
I went with the Panache radio and my GPS is up and running again, not to mention that my signal is stronger than it used to be. BONUS!
And hboot method was easy as could be, though I suppose I should learn how to use adb if I'm going to continue to muck with my phone.
Awesome.
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Just keep reading, reading, searching, reading, and last resort ask if you can't figure it out! But read and search more than asking the same questions we answer daily... we are always willing to help those willing to help themselves! And don't forget to hit the thanks button for the ppl that help you too... It makes me happy to see a little appreciation when we help!
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irrelephant said:
Just keep reading, reading, searching, reading, and last resort ask if you can't figure it out! But read and search more than asking the same questions we answer daily... we are always willing to help those willing to help themselves! And don't forget to hit the thanks button for the ppl that help you too... It makes me happy to see a little appreciation when we help!
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Yup. Although in this case I searched a lot, and I managed to piece a lot of it together, but I'm still trying to get up to speed on the tools and terminology though. I mean no offense to anyone on here by this, but I found that many of the posts here are written with the assumption that the person reading it has at least a basic understanding of the procedures and terminology, which unfortunately isn't the case with me. I definitely appreciate the help, and I thank where appropriate for sure.
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How To Fix Nexus S ICS Wifi Issue

If you have received errors like
Set ISCAN for wl_iw_combined_scan_set failed with -22
or your wifi turn on switch hangs, this is the solution for you
its appear that ICS is unable to set right frequency when your sim card country isnt US or EU, odd thing, but common thing about us (people who have wifi issue with ics) is that we don't live in us or eu.
fix is fairly simple, you need sqlite (which i got from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1067944)
and all you need is to run
sqlite3 /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db "INSERT INTO secure (name, value) VALUES ('wifi_country_code', 'EU');"
turn wifi on and off, then you are good to go until next reboot.
the thing is i wonder where i should put this command to make it run *at right time* on next login, /system/etc/init.d/99nexusinit didn't did the trick, any idea?

Sql you used is just for one session, use the one i added 1 line to and it should stick on reboot.
INSERT INTO secure (name, value) VALUES ('wifi_country_code', 'EU');
Commit;
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i received this error
SQL error: cannot commit - no transaction is active

Can read out of the database with
Select * from secure;
If not then there might be somethin wrong with the connection.
In this case add commit; to the original code you used.
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can you give a step by step instruction how to do this?
thanks

Thanks a lot dude , worked for me

can you tell me how you did it? step by step please..

just get the mentioned file from the link and run it , thats it , but you need to make sure you have a root access first !

raminchit said:
just get the mentioned file from the link and run it , thats it , but you need to make sure you have a root access first !
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ok so i plug in my phone with wifi not working and run the .bat file?
thats is?

yeap , thats what I did , with usb debugging enabled

raminchit said:
yeap , thats what I did , with usb debugging enabled
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it didnt work for me. i ran the tool it says succes but wifi doesnt work.

OP, can you please inform kernel developers about possible solution for us (with wifi iasues) so they incorporate it in their kernel's next versions?
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thegtfusion said:
it didnt work for me. i ran the tool it says succes but wifi doesnt work.
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emm
use adb push to upload sqlite3 to /mnt/sdcard, run the sqlite command under the adb shell.

lio02 said:
OP, can you please inform kernel developers about possible solution for us (with wifi iasues) so they incorporate it in their kernel's next versions?
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I don't know many developers around here, feel free to contact them on your own, fix is really simply enough.

arminzoup said:
emm
use adb push to upload sqlite3 to /mnt/sdcard, run the sqlite command under the adb shell.
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Can you give a step by step instructiom? Plz plz im a noob at adb..
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thegtfusion said:
Can you give a step by step instructiom? Plz plz im a noob at adb..
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Same here - did not work for me

amangoenka said:
Same here - did not work for me
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try this one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1403801

[Q] Wiki root 2.3.3

Hi guys ...firstly Id like to apologize for my english cause iam from slovakia .....
Ok now my problem.... today i finally decided to root my HTC DESIRE Z 2.3.3
Soft.num. : 2.42.405.4
Somewhere i found out that the only working way is according to the wiki it means that firslty i have to downgrade my phone i downloaded ADB installed needed packages .... i did every step according to wiki and when i type "adb devices" to my command promt it says "list of devices attached" and it finds my device.... but when i type "adb push fre3vo /data/local/tmp" it says cannot start fre3vo no such a file or directory

it's a simple problem, adb is not finding fr3vo. try moving fr3vo, and the other files you downloaded and extracted, into the same folder where you're running adb from. or if you have adb access set up universally, in the terminal just cd into the directory where you have the files extracted.

Of course I did so but still nothing ..
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jumptoin said:
Of course I did so but still nothing ..
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hmm ok, did you extract all the files after downloading them? that's about all i can think of..
edit; and someties you have to make sure the name of the file hasn't changed since the guide was written.

And I didn't completely understand the second advice maybe my english is inappropriate or my pc knowledge is bad could u explain it a bit closely ?
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sure, no problem. when you download the files in the guide, you also have to 'extract' them..... you right-click on the files and choose 'extract'... that will make them a folder instead of a zip file, and then adb will find the folder called 'fr3vo'. i hope this helps...

I didn't mean this but the second advice at first post
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oh, i just meant that you can set it up so that adb will work no matter which directory you are in. in that case, in the terminal you run adb in the folder where you have fr3vo and the other files extracted. this is sort of the proper way, but i do not have mine set up this way.
unfortunately it's hard to know why adb is not finding the files.... but i'm sure you will get it to work, since you already have adb set up.

I used XP ...I could try it on w7 could it work?
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i have used Windows 7 successfully. it's worth a try because just doing it over again, maybe things will fall into place properly

Ok thx for ur help ill try it and ill let u know....
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Ok cool, I'm sure you'll get it. Sometimes getting adb set up can be tricky for people, but ya got that.

yogi2010 said:
Ok cool, I'm sure you'll get it. Sometimes getting adb set up can be tricky for people, but ya got that.
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Download the pdf from www.strawmetal.minus.com it has a link to a single package for all files needed to downgrade and root your device.

Thanks bro....
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omg thanks guys a did everything according to the pdf guide and now iam perma rooted ... omg youre great guys ...now cpuld u tell me what would be the best rom for me ? i want something really fast and responsible .thank u one more time guys

oh guys ive found this one looking really interesting ... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1714187 I LOVE ICS so it could be really nice ..what do you think and then another think ..how to flash this rom how i get into recovery ?

power on while holding volume down, select recovery with the power button. wipe everything (in recovery use trackpad to select and scroll) then choose flash zip and follow the op in the thread.
mimicry and elitemod are the two best ics roms I've tried latley although its been months since I used others and I'm sure more are good now as well.
still find myself using gingerbread most of the time though, try a few roms out. do nandroid backups before flashing new ones, but flash a few roms to find out what you like. in the developers section you will find a thread that has links to all of the current roms and many from the past
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sry for stupid questions but ... volume down+power ... i should use it when my phone is on or off? ... when i try it when my phone is on it does nothing

now i was just playing i wrote adb reboot recovery to command promt and it worked but i guess this is not proper way

adb reboot recovery. Is a perfect and flawless way to reboot into recovery. Its useful when a rom goes into a bootloop as removing the battery is not advisable(removing battery should be your last resort).
Edit: Don't forget to remove/delete PC10IMG.zip from your sdcard before you use the power + vol.down.
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Broken Screen... NEED TEXTS

So my N4' screen just went kaput,..... the screen still turns on and I can still see the whole thing, but it won't respond to my touch.. Is there anyway I can retrieve the texts off the phone through something like ADB? or some other type of application?
PLASE HELP!!!

Brendan12695 said:
So my N4' screen just went kaput,..... the screen still turns on and I can still see the whole thing, but it won't respond to my touch.. Is there anyway I can retrieve the texts off the phone through something like ADB? or some other type of application?
PLASE HELP!!!
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See this. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12266374/backup-full-sms-mms-contents-via-adb
But you will need to have Android USB Debug enabled in order to use adb...
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Beremus said:
See this. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12266374/backup-full-sms-mms-contents-via-adb
But you will need to have Android USB Debug enabled in order to use adb...
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Awesome!!! So now that I have done that.. How do I upload those to my phone?

Brendan12695 said:
Awesome!!! So now that I have done that.. How do I upload those to my phone?
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Use your command prompt and enter the commands.
Be sure you have the androidsdk installed as well if you haven't already.

scream4cheese said:
Use your command prompt and enter the commands.
Be sure you have the androidsdk installed as well if you haven't already.
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I'm sorry, but I am quite a noob when it comes to this kind of thing.. I understand what the commands tell my phone and computer to do, but II am not sure on the commands I need to execute.. Something like this?
adb push /Desktop/Android/mmssms.db > /mnt/sdcard/tmp
the desktop and android folder is where I put the mmssms.db that I pulled.

Code:
adb push /Desktop/Android/mmssms.db /mnt/sdcard/temp/mssms.db
adb shell
su
cat /mnt/sdcard/tmp/mmssms.db > /data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/databases/mmssms.db
That should do the trick I think.

snapper.fishes said:
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adb push /Desktop/Android/mmssms.db /mnt/sdcard/temp/mssms.db
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su
cat /mnt/sdcard/tmp/mmssms.db > /data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/databases/mmssms.db
That should do the trick I think.
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Sorry, no it didn't... Maybe I am not doing it right though..

have you installed the adb sever on your pc?

Please elaborate by what you mean it's not working. Did you get an error message?
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