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I have debated if I would just wait for the official DL30 update. But I bit the bullet. I decided on the 4th. I was having issues getting the custom recovery to stick, so I ended up just combining both of them. It almost seemed like there was file consistancy checks upon the fascinate booting up. I have gathered my information and files from XDA-Developers. That is a great site for anything about smartphones.
All credit goes to nitsuj17, OMJ, Syn Ack, and punk.kaos this is just what I needed to do to get my phone rooted and flashed with punk.kaos's DL30 ROM.
Original Posts: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=913670 and http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=937499
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I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR YOU DOING. THIS WILL VOID THE WARRANTY OF YOUR PHONE.
THIS IS JUST THE STEPS I DID TO GET MY PHONE TO FROYO.
THIS IS FOR VERIZON ONLY PLEASE DONT USE IF YOU ARE NOT ON VERZION
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Files Needed:
Samsung Drivers
Odin
CWMRecovery_DJ05_DL09.tar.md5
update.zip
su-2.3.6.1+busybox1.19.zip
DL30_leak.zip
new_cwm.zip
1.) Install the Samsung Drivers
2.) Place Odin3 v1.3.exe and CWMRecovery_DJ05_DL09.tar.md5 in the same folder on your pc
3.) Place the update.zip, su-2.3.6.1+busybox1.19.zip, DL30-leak.zip, and new_cwm.zip in the root of your sdcard (root means not in any folder just on the sdcard)
4.) Put your phone in download mode by taking out the battery. Then hold the volume down button while plugging it into the usb cable attached to your computer
5.) Open Odin
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THIS IS IMPORTANT > DO NOT TOUCH ANY SETTINGS IN ODIN, ONLY USE THE PDA BUTTON AND THE START BUTTON.
IF YOU TOUCH ANY OTHER BUTTONS IN ODIN YOU COULD BRICK YOUR PHONE.
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6.) So press the pda button then select CWMRecovery_DJ05_DL09.tar.md5
7.) Press start (Note this will reboot your phone when complete)
8.) Power the phone on while holding the entire volume button down. Let go of the power button when the Samsung logo shows but keep holding the whole volume button.
9.) This will boot you into the stock recovery. Use the volume rocker to move down to apply sdcard:update.zip then press the home key
10.) After it applies you will be in clockworkmod recovery
11.) Use the volume rocker to navigate to install zip from sdcard. This time though you will use the back key to select. (I know it is annoying that there are two different select keys but get used to it)
12.) Navigate down and select choose zip from sdcard
13.) Navigate to su-2.3.6.1+busybox1.19.zip press back to select it
14.) Navigate down and select Yes – Install su-2.3.6.1+busybox1.19.zip
15.) Once that is done press the search button to go back a menu
16.) Next, go back to the main menu and choose "Wipe Data/Factory Reset", do this twice for good measure. Then choose "Wipe Cache Partition", do it twice for good measure, it doesn't hurt anything.
17.) Once in Recovery, choose "Install zip from sdcard" > "Choose zip from sdcard" > Then locate your "DL30.zip" file that you downloaded earlier. Choose it and then hit YES. Once complete, takes less than a couple minutes usually.
18.) FINALLY, choose "Install zip from sdcard" > "Choose zip from sdcard" > Then locate your "new_cwm.zip" file you downloaded earlier. Choose it and hit YES. YOU ARE DONE!!!!
Reboot the phone and enjoy your rooted, bloated, official copy of Verizon Froyo.
For the record, this update ONLY works with DJ05 and DL09 radio. Meaning you must download and flash it to your phone if you do not have it or you won't get texts and probably won't be able to make calls.
I am working on my own hybrid ROM that is taken from punk.kaos’s and adrynalyne’s customer ROMs.
It will remove all the bing from the phone but will keep Samsung’s TouchWiz. I am also thinking about integrating the Hulu app.
Stay here and I will keep you updated.
EA28
Will this also work if I have EA28 installed? Unrooted, stock.
holycow90 said:
Will this also work if I have EA28 installed? Unrooted, stock.
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Yes it will work.
ziggy484 said:
Yes it will work.
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umm, no it doesn't.
I just tried it and halfway through applying update.zip, it stops with an exclamation point!
chronster said:
umm, no it doesn't.
I just tried it and halfway through applying update.zip, it stops with an exclamation point!
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At no point during steps 7,7,8 can you let the phone boot into the os... everyone is getting screwed up with this (including me). the op should have pointed this out. something in dl09 doesn't let you boot into cw the old way. flash cw via odin, then stock recovery update zip, then boot into cw, then flash froyo, then flash new cw. Confusing I know, someone around here explained it better.
ziggy484 said:
At no point during steps 7,7,8 can you let the phone boot into the os... everyone is getting screwed up with this (including me). the op should have pointed this out. something in dl09 doesn't let you boot into cw the old way. flash cw via odin, then stock recovery update zip, then boot into cw, then flash froyo, then flash new cw. Confusing I know, someone around here explained it better.
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Ok, yeah, what I did was flashed CW then let the phone boot up. I'll give your way a shot
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It worked! You rock! I flashed CW with Odin, then immediately unplugged it, put the battery back in, held down the volume button and power button, applied updatezip, and got the CW menu!
Really I was just wanting to apply the root to the new update. This worked!
I really REALLY thank you, man!
chronster said:
Ok, yeah, what I did was flashed CW then let the phone boot up. I'll give your way a shot
edit:
It worked! You rock! I flashed CW with Odin, then immediately unplugged it, put the battery back in, held down the volume button and power button, applied updatezip, and got the CW menu!
Really I was just wanting to apply the root to the new update. This worked!
I really REALLY thank you, man!
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Awesome!! glad you got... man this stuff can get crazy... I had a serious brick incident doing this exact thing, finally got it back and immediately unrooted to chill out for a while, but I cant hold out much longer... have fun!
Sent from my stock 2.1
unrooted, fully bloated (for now) Fascinate
Glad I could document this aggravating crap. You don't know how many times I had rebooted after Odin before I said eff it and just do it in one long process without booting fully up.
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All,
I have read these forums for months and now finally wanted to root and update to 2.2.
I haven't found the answer yet regarding what base setup I need to have on my Fascinate?
Can I do this with the following?
Firmware version:
2.1-update1
Baseband version:
S:i500.04 V.EA28
Kernel version:
2.6.29
Build number:
SCH-I500.EA28
I am sure you all might laugh however someone who hasn't payed real close attention would like to know the answer.
cdw5510 said:
All,
I have read these forums for months and now finally wanted to root and update to 2.2.
I haven't found the answer yet regarding what base setup I need to have on my Fascinate?
Can I do this with the following?
Firmware version:
2.1-update1
Baseband version:
S:i500.04 V.EA28
Kernel version:
2.6.29
Build number:
SCH-I500.EA28
I am sure you all might laugh however someone who hasn't payed real close attention would like to know the answer.
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The answer is yes.
This worked for me finally, but I had to go completely back to stock first to make it work.
Good write up Thanks!
You should just flash DL09 back and backup and remove Active Care...keep EA28 out lol that'd what I've done...then again I don't use pattern lock so the emergency call bug isn't an issue.
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It worked! Completely Amazing, For anyone who tries and sees it going REAL slow on Verizon Wireless screen...set it DOWN let it WORK lol!!!
Edit- If your already rooted, i personally suggest you backup all your favorite apps with Titanium Backup...simple easy quick re-install on all the favs
Can someone upload EA28 version(Factory restore) need to update but i don't want OTA,,thanksz
Man - I wish all these old instructions could be cleaned up / updated somehow.
brettdacosta said:
Man - I wish all these old instructions could be cleaned up / updated somehow.
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Just use the search function.
Here is a write up for the eb01 stock:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=11386068#post11386068
After power is only a white Google logo in the center of the black screen and then stays.
Can someone help me?
Thanks
I need more information.
Rooted? Rom? Kernel?
What did you do.
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Did root. Wanted to put back the original rom will only start after the Google logo
And how did you attempt to put the google rom back on?
Did you have a custom recovery?
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I installed the rom on recovery. Unfortunately, the wrong dan grh78 I wanted to make an update on grh41. My Nexus was formerly a rom grh78c
You didnt answer my question. Do you have clockwork recovery or the stock one? If its clockwork then its easy to fix.
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Yes i have a clockwork and it isnt working. The problem is that i cannot start my mobile and i just see a google Logo. Unfortunatly i took the wrong rom grh78 instead grh78C. With rom grh78 the startingt phase worked but at the update on grh41 there came a failure message ,,it is not possible to make an update because a wrong rom is installed. I should have taken grh78C,,.
After the failure message I wanted to booten my mobile and after this message there just appears this google Logo.
Thanks for help
deltoro84 said:
Yes i have a clockwork and it isnt working. The problem is that i cannot start my mobile and i just see a google Logo. Unfortunatly i took the wrong rom grh78 instead grh78C. With rom grh78 the startingt phase worked but at the update on grh41 there came a failure message ,,it is not possible to make an update because a wrong rom is installed. I should have taken grh78C,,.
After the failure message I wanted to booten my mobile and after this message there just appears this google Logo.
Thanks for help
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go into recovery, enable the usb storage option, put the right rom on your "sd" storage, turn off the usb storage option, wipe data(factory reset), flash the right rom, then reboot.
deltoro84 said:
Yes i have a clockwork and it isnt working. The problem is that i cannot start my mobile and i just see a google Logo. Unfortunatly i took the wrong rom grh78 instead grh78C. With rom grh78 the startingt phase worked but at the update on grh41 there came a failure message ,,it is not possible to make an update because a wrong rom is installed. I should have taken grh78C,,.
After the failure message I wanted to booten my mobile and after this message there just appears this google Logo.
Thanks for help
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Okay heres what you do. Is your phone currently off? If it isn't then, pull the battery out. Put the battery back in.
Hold Volume Up + Power.. KEEP HOLDING THESE TWO and you should be in bootloader. Volume down to Recovery. Does it work? Yeah? Clockwork Recovery?
Okay. Now you have two choices:
1) Stock: download: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=968403
Mount the phone via USB in Clockwork Recovery. Download that file and put it in /clockworkmod/backup/ (make sure you put it correct.. otherwise Clockwork wont see the file). Unmount, Check nandroid backup/restore is it there? If it isn't, recheck if you put it correctly. If so, reboot into recovery again.
2) Download a custom ROM such as CM7, Axura, GingerS, NSCollab, MIUI, whatever you want.. mount your phone via USB and put it on your sd card.
Wipe dalvik,cache,factory and flash that ROM (if you flash CM7.. you'll have to flash Gapps right after; MIUI.. flash English Language Pack right after).
Reboot. And it should go past the Google screen.
Alternatively, you should be able to plug your phone in the computer and using ADB by typing "adb reboot recovery" should get you into the recovery as well.
Edit: or do what simms suggested. Either way, you have to go into Clockwork Recovery to fix this.
it isnt working. i just come into a fastboot modus. how should i put the rom into a sd???? The mobile is recognized by the usb.
deltoro84 said:
it isnt working. i just come into a fastboot modus. how should i put the rom into a sd???? The mobile is recognized by the usb.
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yes you're supposed to be on a screen that looks like http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qW-hye-fsWM/TWJgxyBheCI/AAAAAAAAAEE/dIO-8DPEs1M/s1600/s1.jpg
if you volume down to the third one, it says Recovery.. that should get you into Clockwork Recovery (Orangeish) http://www.addictivetips.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Clockwork-Recovery-3.jpg
if it looks like http://cdn.androidcommunity.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/device2-540x324.jpg (yeah aside from Dell) then you dont have clockwork recovery.
When you get into Clockwork recovery, there is a option in there to mount your USB. If you're able to get into Clockwork, I'd go to either of the steps I linked above.
Stock, CM7, Axura, MIUI, ETC. You need to replace your ROM with one of these.
Since you seem pretty new, I'd just stick with stock because that's what you're most comfortable with.
Zephik is trying really hard to help you here man. You need to read what he has written very carefully, supply more information, and follow the instructions really carefully. Then you can fix your phone without a problem.
Let us know how it goes.
zephiK said:
Okay heres what you do. Is your phone currently off? If it isn't then, pull the battery out. Put the battery back in.
Hold Volume Up + Power.. KEEP HOLDING THESE TWO and you should be in bootloader. Volume down to Recovery. Does it work? Yeah? Clockwork Recovery?
Okay. Now you have two choices:
1) Stock: download: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=968403
Mount the phone via USB in Clockwork Recovery. Download that file and put it in /clockworkmod/backup/ (make sure you put it correct.. otherwise Clockwork wont see the file). Unmount, Check nandroid backup/restore is it there? If it isn't, recheck if you put it correctly. If so, reboot into recovery again.
2) Download a custom ROM such as CM7, Axura, GingerS, NSCollab, MIUI, whatever you want.. mount your phone via USB and put it on your sd card.
Wipe dalvik,cache,factory and flash that ROM (if you flash CM7.. you'll have to flash Gapps right after; MIUI.. flash English Language Pack right after).
Reboot. And it should go past the Google screen.
Alternatively, you should be able to plug your phone in the computer and using ADB by typing "adb reboot recovery" should get you into the recovery as well.
Edit: or do what simms suggested. Either way, you have to go into Clockwork Recovery to fix this.
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If i go into recovery , i have 4 options.
1. reboot system now
2. apply update from/ sd card
3. wipe data/ factory reset
4. wipe cache partition.
Which obe should i choose? What should i do?
deltoro84 said:
If i go into recovery , i have 4 options.
1. reboot system now
2. apply update from/ sd card
3. wipe data/ factory reset
4. wipe cache partition.
Which obe should i choose? What should i do?
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You don't have Clockwork Recovery then. Do you have the SDK installed? You need to go through the guides to set up SDK if you don't have it installed already.
- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=895545
- Nexus S Drivers: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=878786&highlight=Driver
Pretty much.. you just need to fastboot flash http://koush.tandtgaming.com/recoveries/recovery-clockwork-3.0.0.5-crespo.img
Download the clockwork recovery recovery-clockwork-3.0.0.5-crespo.img image, and save it to the ..\android-sdk-windows\tools directory
renamed it to recovery.img
then type fastboot flash recovery recovery.img and hit enter
you should get something like this, if not your image is corrupted, download it again
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You need USB drivers for the Nexus S for the device to be recognized on your system.
Once you get Clockwork Recovery up and running (that orangeish recovery that I linked above) you should be able to refer back to my previous post. Once you complete that, your phone should be up and running.
go zephik go!
great display of patience
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yes you're supposed to be on a screen that looks like http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qW-hye-fsWM/TWJgxyBheCI/AAAAAAAAAEE/dIO-8DPEs1M/s1600/s1.jpg
Snip..
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This may be the most helpful post ever.
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This may be the most helpful post ever.
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cool you love to "troll" me. congratulations
its better than explaining what a bootloader looks like.. especially to a novice user (not insulting anybody).
a picture is a million words. troll me all you want, i really dont care. as long as im helping somebody rather than attempting to insult people over the internet. im doing more than you, so please.. continue "trolling", it'll get you really far in life.
Have you tried using odin to restore to stock?
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Have you tried using odin to restore to stock?
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Or that.. but Odin isn't very popular with the Nexus S.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=947950
Option is there if you want to go that route. I used to use Odin for the Vibrant but I'm not too familiar with it for the Nexus S as its not as popular. If the OP decides to go with Odin then I can't assist you.
I really want to see how this pans out. He cannot be any more of a noob than I was very recently and I got the hang of it (zephik helped me too) so he should be able to fix it.
It's amazing the help you can get for free on this forum. If zephik was running a mobile phone shop be would be making money with the information he's providing ( although it would be much easier for him to take the phone away from the OP for 15 minutes and flash it himself ;-) ).
I'm having trouble with my samsung vibrant (galaxy S) I want to flash CM on it. I have root access, Clockwork Mod recovery, and ROM Manager. I go in to ROM manager and select flash ROM from SD card, I select the CM ROM which I downloaded but it gives an error "Status 7" when trying to install, and will not flash the new ROM. Any help with this would be appreciated.
ok first go into clockwork recovery on rom manager and pick flash clockwork recovery and pick vibrantmtd then pick 3x NOT 2X! Then go to download rom and choose cm7 nightlie 8 or under as above have many probs. On ur nightlie choose all three! wipe data, wipe dalvik and backup rom. On ur second nightlie u just have to wipe dalvik and backup rom.
Thanks for the help. I tried that with a slight variation. I had to manually put the ROM on the root of the SD card and named it update.zip. I flashed clockwork recovery and selected 3.x as you said. I selected all 3 options for backup and wipe. Once in recovery I select "Reinstall packages" and it finds update.zip but aborts installation with "Status 7"
Ur doing it wrong. Update package is for only rooting ur phone.
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First root ur phone! Then follow my directions to get cm7
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the phone is rooted. Is there an easy way for me to double check that? Maybe I'm confusing two processes, but I do have the ROM on the SD card. Am I trying to apply it incorrectly? When I'm in recovery my only options are:
Reboot system now
reinstall packages
delete all user data
delete cache data
format internal SD-card
I'm used to see other option such as on my MT4G which has "install zip from SD card" That is what I typically use to flash a new rom.
Sorry if I'm missing something, but I do appreciate the help
I've been messing with it all night. I wound up doing the ODIN to JFD to get myself back to 2.1. I installed rom manager again, and it appears that when I tell it to flash clockwork mod and then reboot in to recovery I am actually going to stock recovery. I think the options that I listed earlier are for stock recovery as well. I think the main thing I'm missing is the "Install ZIP from SD Card" option in recovery. I guess at this point I'm unsure if I'm rooted, and don't know how to get the correct recovery so I can flash the ROM I'd like.
If ur recovery is blue then u need reinstall packages twice then u will be rooted, then it will turn green. Then go into rom manager and flash clock work recovery. Then put ur rom on internal sd and ur ready to flash. Enjoy
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Ok, so we can narrow things down a bit. My recovery is blue. I've downloaded the update.zip that I found from "NOOB Root guide" here on XDA, but no matter how many times I reinstall packages recovery never turns green.
I've also tried the one click root method which does the same thing as above but it just automates things a bit. (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=739300)
Bump.
Many thanks to movieaddict who has helped so far, but it appears that I don't have root access, and the typical steps found in this thread are not working for me. Any other ideas?
ok is ur phone hardware locked?? by checking by doing this do the 3 button combo to get into download mode. First power off ur phone then plug in ur usb cable to phone and into pc then hold down the up volume and down volume and THEN hold down the power button and let go after a few sec u should see download mode.. If it goes into download mode then ur phone is not hardware lcked and we can go from there if it is hardware locked? then follow this link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=801722
if it isnt hardware locked then make sure update package file isnt corrrupted and make sure u put it on ur internal sd card. Make sure the update package is 632 kb sometimes when downloading stuff happens.
im gonna tell u how i do root and flash! First odin back to eclair must easier to root then. Second put the update package on ur internal sd card and dont unrar it leave it as is. Then turn off ur phone and hold down the up volume and the down volume and THEN the power button and as when u SEE THE vibrant logo let go of power button. Ur recovery will be blue then select reinstall package and select yes, it will then go through stuff and come back to recovery blue then do it again and it will turn green. Once its green then select the rom u want to flash and ur ready to go.
Thanks again. From your instructions I can tell that the phone is hardware UNlocked. I've previously gotten in to download mode. also, I see some differences in how you describe the root process. The update.zip is 633kb, I'll try to redownload it again... also, when I hit reinstall packages I am not prompted with yes/no, it just does it. It is a very quick process, and then it auto reboots the phone, but you said it should bring me back to recovery. I'm not sure why that would be happening
I'll mess around with this some more tonight. Hopefully I can nail this down. Sorry to be a PITA.
yah it should bring u back to green recovery after doing it twice! Yah that was my bad it asks u yes or no when flashing...lol!
Sent u pm!!!
Try Superoneclick root! That always works for me. When u reinstall packages and it reboots, clockwork usually has NOT been installed, I always Odin then install Tom Manager, flash Clockwork, then its off to the races!
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Sorry Rom Manager not Tom, lol
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I've been going over the suggestions all night. I feel like I'm following the instructions... not that they are even that difficult. I get the update.zip on my sd card, I boot in to stock recovery (blue) I reinstall packages, the phone reboots in to normal boot mode, I reboot in to recovery and reinstall packages again. I repeat this process multiple times hoping that one of these times I'm going to see a green recovery. I know it's all smooth sailing from there. I even recorded a short clip of me doing this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPreHj16UEU
Is it possible that i've tried so many different way of doing this that I have the phone in a weird state, and now these guides aren't working due to those previous attempts? I tried super1click... wound up getting an error "Getting mount path" ... "failed"
A simple way to check for root would be to download Terminal Emulator from the market and type in "su" without the quotations. If you get $ or permission denied you are not rooted. If you get a super user prompt followed by a # you should have root. Also which rom are you on now? If you are on stock Kb5 the recovery could be giving you some issues trying to flash the CWM recovery or at least for me it did. I suggest using ODIN to go back to JFD, then using super one click root (make sure your screen is set to not go off for the 10 or 30 minute time frame) I suggest this because I have had the "failure to mount" issues many times and it only seems to happen if my phone screen goes off while attempting the root. Once super one click completes, reboot your phone, install Rom manager, then reboot into recovery. You will have to select re install packages from there. The clockwork screen will be green as a few others have stated. I have attached an image below of clockwork, mine is orange since it's cm7 but yours will look similar,but green. From here just choose install from zip sd card, choose zip and flash away. Best of luck to you!
https://picasaweb.google.com/117659...?authkey=Gv1sRgCMbSsp7F4ZHWfg&feat=directlink
Is there something that removes the root access when you reboot the phone? I flashed the recovery for Galaxy S Vibrant (NOT Vibrant MTD) and was able to get to CWR (green), but sometimes when I go in to recovery it is back to blue... if I reinstall packages it takes me to green. Along those same lines I notice SU keeps asking me if the same application can have SuperUser permissions, so it seems like something is not sticking.
are you on 2.1 or 2.2? if you'r on 2.2 and use the update.zip it wont work you have to use superoneclick root ,happened to me too.
Thanks for responding. The phone was on 2.1 because I used ODIN to go back to JFD.
I've since sold the phone (didn't care for it much) and gotten a G2X (which I'm also not wild about). Thanks for all the help everyone!
My hero is from telus and is now rooted . Can I get VilliamROM v13.00 for this phone? and can anyone direct me to a GUIDE on how to install....
I have ROM manager installed but cannot locate any ROM? I have been trying many things none seem to work. I would gladly donate to any ROM that helps my phone work quicker any gives me some free memory, many thanks, Mike
mikepratte3 said:
My hero is from telus and is now rooted . Can I get VilliamROM v13.00 for this phone? and can anyone direct me to a GUIDE on how to install....
I have ROM manager installed but cannot locate any ROM? I have been trying many things none seem to work. I would gladly donate to any ROM that helps my phone work quicker any gives me some free memory, many thanks, Mike
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if you installed clockwork mode on your phone, it's easy to install a custom rom.
To get VR 13 you have to download the rom first and copy it to your SD card root. After that you have to reboot your phone into recovery mode, by pressing for a few seconds Home + Power button when the phone is OFF.
After entering the recovery mode, i recommend you do the next steps that are very easy?
1. Backup you existing ROM (the is a section that is called Backup and Restore)
2. Wipe phone data
3. Wipe cache partition
4. Go to advanced -> and wipe dalvik
5. Press back to get back to the main menu and chose to install zip from SD card and after that Chose the ZIP and select the VR 13 ZIP and install it.
6.After installation i recommend that you flash Flykernel 13. You install it just like the rom. You chose the zip and install it. After flashing the kernel you reboot your phone and wait 10 minutes
7. When the phone is ready it enters setup mode and you know what to do from there
8. Ejnoy the new rom
If you have any other problems leave a message.
Stefan
thanks for the info.... when you say save to the SD card root, what exactly do you mean... sorry it will be the first time I try and flash a ROM... and will this work on my Telus phone as I am in Canada not the UK and lastly when I back up my existing ROM the Back up and Restore is this in my ROM manager on on the phone menu, Mike
mikepratte3 said:
thanks for the info.... when you say save to the SD card root, what exactly do you mean... sorry it will be the first time I try and flash a ROM... and will this work on my Telus phone as I am in Canada not the UK and lastly when I back up my existing ROM the Back up and Restore is this in my ROM manager on on the phone menu, Mike
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It means you shouldn't save it to a folder on the SD-card
Like this
DeviceName/here
Not
DeviceName/folder/here
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mikepratte3 said:
thanks for the info.... when you say save to the SD card root, what exactly do you mean... sorry it will be the first time I try and flash a ROM... and will this work on my Telus phone as I am in Canada not the UK and lastly when I back up my existing ROM the Back up and Restore is this in my ROM manager on on the phone menu, Mike
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Sorry missed the other questions
1)Yes it should work in Canada
2)The backup is saved to your SD-card in the clockworkmod-folder, it will then display in rom manager (if it's installed).
You can also get to the backup through the recovery. (The same place were you installed the rom) by holding home+power on startup
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many thanks, will give it a try, Mike
When I hold the home and power and it comes on I just get a red Triangle, I have Titanium back up and did a full back-up and used ROM manager as well, any suggestions, thanks,
my phone is fully rooted
You need to install a recovery.
Tap "Flash ClockworkMod recovery" in rom manager. When it's done follow stefpaul's instructions
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yeah, great rom but u can try some newer roms
bhunor said:
yeah, great rom but u can try some newer roms
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he can try a new rom, but the problem is: can the new rom be stable enough? GB roms are but they are no so shiny like a sense one:d
Stefan
You install it just like the rom. You chose the zip and install it.
I'm new in this whole smart phones so pls be patient with me
So I have MT4G and i had before the cyanogenmod 7 system but I will shot itself down and i would get the boot loop. so I restored to manufacture settings worked ok i thing but then i tried to restore all the info with ROM Manager and it stuck again. played with it more and somehow got to my older system "Synergy Rom" and restored all the info with Titanium app (that i had as well)now its ok but it shot itself once in a wile. when i try to restart it i have 0% battery when the battery was 75% before. can someone tell me if there is any better system that i can download and what are the steps without erasing any info?
Thank you
Lital Lev said:
I'm new in this whole smart phones so pls be patient with me
So I have MT4G and i had before the cyanogenmod 7 system but I will shot itself down and i would get the boot loop. so I restored to manufacture settings worked ok i thing but then i tried to restore all the info with ROM Manager and it stuck again. played with it more and somehow got to my older system "Synergy Rom" and restored all the info with Titanium app (that i had as well)now its ok but it shot itself once in a wile. when i try to restart it i have 0% battery when the battery was 75% before. can someone tell me if there is any better system that i can download and what are the steps without erasing any info?
Thank you
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erase/wipe everything.. EVERYTHING
install the virtuous unity ROM
and thats it. start from scratch.. its your best bet
DO NOT restore system data with Titanium. It might easily cause the problems you're describing. And of course, DO NOT restore /data partition from nandroid backup (the one you made using ROM Manager or directly in recovery), when it isn't a part of the ROM you've backed up and restored too.
You can selectively back up and restore SMS/MMS/Call log, and also WiFi/Bluetooth/bookmarks and some more useful settings. But it's hard in Titanium, you need to know which system app contains the info you need. You can search the internet and you'll see (these apps are marked in green in app list). The rest of system settings you should set up from scratch for any system, if you expect it to function trouble-free.
Wipe your phone clean, reinstall a ROM and restore user apps only, to begin with, and see if it stops the issues you're having (which will most likely happen). And if you like Sense, you'll be better off installing Virtuous Unity, as Grimey pointed above me. One ROM with virtually 0 bugs.
If u like Sense 3.0, LeeDroid has 0 bugs as well. Been usin it for weeks...
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Thank you, but could you tell me what are the steps to install me OS?
I cleaned the phone got back to the manufacturer setup but i can't find even the Market app (or google play app) to download the "Virtuous Unity ROM"
Lital Lev said:
I cleaned the phone got back to the manufacturer setup but i can't find even the Market app (or google play app) to download the "Virtuous Unity ROM"
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you need to get s-off
you need to get root
you need to install a recovery
then you download the virtuous unity ROM from the development section or the virituousrom.com website. put it in your sd card. load recovery and wipe your system and cache and dalvik, then install the ROM..
So my phone is s-off and root i just don't know how to the install recovery if i can't find the market app and i don't know how to download it.
Lital Lev said:
So my phone is s-off and root i just don't know how to the install recovery if i can't find the market app and i don't know how to download it.
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absolutely nothing to do with the market.
download the recovery image (clockworkmod or 4ext). rename it to recovery.img for easier access. place it in the same folder as adb/fastboot for easier access.
get into your bootloader, then get to fastboot mode, it should say something like "fastboot USB"
connect it to your PC
now in the adb/fastboot folder on your PC, hold shift and right-click then click on "open command window here"
finally, type "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img"
now when its done, you can reboot into the bootloader and get into the recovery, from there you just install the ROM
Thank you again, now could you tell me how i get the "adb/fastboot folder " i googled it and found an link to download(not sure if it was the right thing to do)
another thing i have the clockworkmod already on my phone but just in case downloaded the 4ext to my PC and saved it as "recovery.img" now what should i do?
thank you for ur petience
Lital Lev said:
Thank you again, now could you tell me how i get the "adb/fastboot folder " i googled it and found an link to download(not sure if it was the right thing to do)
another thing i have the clockworkmod already on my phone but just in case downloaded the 4ext to my PC and saved it as "recovery.img" now what should i do?
thank you for ur petience
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if you already have clockwork mod, all you have to do is make sure you phone is off (pull the battery, or turn off hibernate mode)
hold down power + volume down
you will enter the bootloader, give it a few seconds to load
use the volume keys to scroll to recovery and hit power to select
then simply wipe everything and flash the rom
ps. youll need android SDK to get the latest adb and fastboot files
Lital Lev said:
Thank you again, now could you tell me how i get the "adb/fastboot folder " i googled it and found an link to download(not sure if it was the right thing to do)
another thing i have the clockworkmod already on my phone but just in case downloaded the 4ext to my PC and saved it as "recovery.img" now what should i do?
thank you for ur petience
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Honestly, if I were you, I would go ahead & flash 4ext recovery. It is more stable & from the looks of things, you don't need any more problems than you already have. After you get recovery flashed, or if you choose to use cwm anyway, do this:
1- hold volume down + power you should enter the bootloader.
2- scroll down with the volume button until recovery is hilighted, & press power button to select.
3- You should be in recovery, and if so, choose "wipe data / factory reset" then "wipe cache" then "wipe dalvik"
4- Next, " format system, format data, format boot"
5 Next, choose install from sdcard.. choose zip from sdcard & find the Rom you have on your sdcard. Wait until it installs completely. Then reboot.
6. At this point be very patient and let it load. It could take several minutes...up to 5 or 6
And in a nutshell that is it..
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If I were the op I would leave my phone completely stock and do some more research before proceeding any further. If you break your phone you won't know how to fix it with your current android knowledge.
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eqjunkie829 said:
If I were the op I would leave my phone completely stock and do some more research before proceeding any further. If you break your phone you won't know how to fix it with your current android knowledge.
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I agree...I made that mistake & Jack_R1 helped me til he got pissed off,(rightfully so), & I realized it only takes a couple of days to read people's situations and you really learn more that way. I started off with an HTCDEV unlocked device, and it took me 2 days to figure out that I bootlooped it by flashing a 2.21 boot.IMG on a 2.34 Rom. I ended up figuring it out w/ jack_r1 helping me. Finally I relocked it and rooted it properly. Now, I can do it from start to finish in about 5 minutes or so...downgrading and all. But its best to read til u understand.
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Thank you all!!!
Would you believe me if i told you that it was a problem with the battery? I changed it to a new one and its all good (so far) i really hope that was the problem. If anything I'll do the steps that you adviced me ))
BUT I still have the problem to log in to the internet except google page and apps. I had it for a long time before but i don't know what causing it, i could log in with firefox thouh, what could be the problem?
thank you all again.
I would. A new battery fixed my co-worker's Desire S, that started crashing all around.