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[Q] Problems Rooting - adb can't find my phone in step2

Hi, sorry for having to ask about this, but I have searched around and haven't found anything which worked for me.
I have an unbranded HTC Legend (bought it sim free)
Legend Unknown Ship S-ON
H-BOOT - 0.43.0001
Firmware version 2.1
Baseband version 47.26.35.04U_7.05.35.26L
Software number 1.31.405.5
Am I right in thinking this means I do not need to downgrade?
And since my phone isn't branded, am I right in thinking this means I do not need a goldcard? I remember reading this in a thread a while ago and it was confirmed by others.
When I try to root the output for the console is
Code:
$ ./step1-linux.sh
Legend Root Step 1
Erasing cache and rebooting in RUU mode...
erasing 'cache'... OKAY
... OKAY
About to start flash...
< waiting for device >
sending 'zip' (121756 KB)... OKAY
writing 'zip'... INFOadopting the signature contained in this image...
INFOsignature checking...
INFOzip header checking...
INFOzip info parsing...
INFOchecking model ID...
INFOchecking custom ID...
FAILED (remote: 42 custom id check fail)
sending 'zip' (121756 KB)... OKAY
writing 'zip'... INFOadopting the signature contained in this image...
INFOsignature checking...
INFOzip header checking...
INFOzip info parsing...
INFOchecking model ID...
INFOchecking custom ID...
FAILED (remote: 42 custom id check fail)
Rebooting to bootloader...
rebooting into bootloader... OKAY
Step 1 complete - now use the bootloader menu to enter recovery mode.
To do this, press the power button, wait a few seconds, then use the volume keys and power button to select the RECOVERY option.
$ ./step2-linux.sh
Legend Root Step 2
Pushing required files to device...
* daemon not running. starting it now *
* daemon started successfully *
error: device not found
error: device not found
Pushing update file to device sdcard - this may take a few minutes...
error: device not found
error: device not found
Now wipe and apply rootedupdate.zip from the recovery image menu.
error: device not found
So step 1 is saying it fails, but I don't know if this is a problem or not? I've read people saying just to continue anyway.
But for step 2 adb cannot find my phone so obviously doesn't work.
I'm on linux btw, so it wont be a window's driver issue.
Thanks for any help, and sorry again for the noobish question.

nope i had the custom id check fail, too.
rooted via xp. had this error in step2, too. sadly i dont know what i made wrong back then (maybe havent waited long enough for the /!\ to appear). but in your case step1 went just fine.

Thanks for the reply. So step 1 is working properly. But I'm still having the problem that adb cannot find my phone during step 2.
adb finds my phone when it's booted normally. USB debugging was enabled before I booted into the bootloader to start the process--I've read that that can affect it too.
Does anybody know why this might be?

easyonthev said:
Thanks for the reply. So step 1 is working properly. But I'm still having the problem that adb cannot find my phone during step 2.
adb finds my phone when it's booted normally. USB debugging was enabled before I booted into the bootloader to start the process--I've read that that can affect it too.
Does anybody know why this might be?
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Do u have HTC synck installed on your computer? if u do, be shure to close it before u start, i have noticed that adb cant find my phone in recovery when its on..

I do not have htc sync installed, no. I'm using linux, but I have also tried with my friend's mac and gotten the same results.
Thanks anyway!

You really don't need step 2.. Just download the clockworkmod recovery.. (update.zip) and place it in the root of the sd-card.. along with the rooted rom you want to use.. reboot to recovery apply update.zip and install the rooted rom.. that should do the trick..
Sent from my Legend using XDA App

whitetigerdk said:
You really don't need step 2.. Just download the clockworkmod recovery.. (update.zip) and place it in the root of the sd-card.. along with the rooted rom you want to use.. reboot to recovery apply update.zip and install the rooted rom.. that should do the trick..
Sent from my Legend using XDA App
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You say that you dont need step 2 and just download clockworkmod recovery.. (update.zip) and put it in root.
I did all that but when i click "Apply:update.zip" It says
"E:signature verification failed"
Installation aborted
Any idea's on that?
P.s: I got the FAILED (remote: 42 custom id check fail) error on step 1 but everyone says it's ok.
Please help?
Thanks.

Hello!
Long-shot, but do you have a firewall?
My NOD32 was blocking something first time I tried to do step 2, but after I checked firewall restrictions - it went fine.
If you do have any firewall - disable it!
Hope that helps, cheers!

Ok first of there is so much to find concerning that error.
Google first then ask
Alright what ya want to do is , go here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=725430
Ignore the downgrade stuff download the hack file , use it as instructed then try again.
good luck.
EDIT:!
If your phone can't be found in step 2 make sure the port isn't open , I had , and have a huge problem connecting it as it opens so many ports , usualy a reboot of both cell and system fixes it for me. when you got it plugged in try using the netstat command to check if it's still open.

whitetigerdk said:
You really don't need step 2.. Just download the clockworkmod recovery.. (update.zip) and place it in the root of the sd-card.. along with the rooted rom you want to use.. reboot to recovery apply update.zip and install the rooted rom.. that should do the trick..
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unfortunately didn't work:
Verifying update package...
E:signature verification failed
Installation aborted
dyki said:
If you do have any firewall - disable it!
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I did have one, but unfortunately disabling it didn't help anything . Thanks anyway!
g0dshead said:
Ignore the downgrade stuff download the hack file , use it as instructed then try again.
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Hey, Are you sure I need to do the crackin.sh stuff. I don't see how it'll particularly help me out: from what I can see it just pushes busybox and tests if you are okay to downgrade firmware. Please correct me if I'm wrong though!
Either way, it didn't work. adb still couldn't find my phone whilst in recovery
g0dshead said:
If your phone can't be found in step 2 make sure the port isn't open , I had , and have a huge problem connecting it as it opens so many ports , usualy a reboot of both cell and system fixes it for me. when you got it plugged in try using the netstat command to check if it's still open.
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This sounds potentially like it could be the problem. Would you possibly be able to explain this a bit more in depth. Adb opens a port to connect to my phone yeah? And the reason why it loses my phone in recovery mode is that the port might have been closed?
Thanks for the help everyone.

I'm a newbie to android world but loving the experience so far. Returning to the actual problem i experienced the same issue when i rooted my Lagend but after a continues trying i made it finally. Hope following points may help you
1- Start the process again recrack your device using crackin.bat in hack4"DeviceName"-v5
Make sure it gives you the following line in the end (crwxrwxrwx should match anyways)
crwxrwxrwx 1 1001 2002 90, 0 Jul 19 16:19 /dev/mtd/mtd0
If doesnt match do it again till u get the matching. (Though it will let you downgrade anyways even in case of no match it shows some thing like this cr--r--r-- but in rooting process it will create problem)
2- Then Downgrade the OS using Gold Card
3- Make Sure before clicking step-1 process your device is not connected to USB Cable First On it in Fast Boot wait for HBoot to find some update stuff then connect your phone to USB then select BOOT LOADER n run step 1 ( If it gives any error keep running this process again n again till it completes error free) After this plugout your gold card and put in some other sd card preferably formatted one.
4- Make Sure of repeating above in step two phase and keep running the process again n again until it detects your device and completes the process. I faced the same problem as you are facing but connecting USB cable in such mechanism i finally made it.
Important: Do this Using 32-bit OS machine as 64-bit OS machines gives problems.
Hope i could add value, Thanks

Was it any help bro?????

I have root
Hey guys.
thanks to everyone for the help. I've got it to work now by just using a goldcard.
Weird, since I've definitely read that a goldcard is not needed if your phone is unbranded. But apparently that wasn't true in my case.
Step 1 completed successfully with the goldcard. Step 2 did some things but then errored saying "exec '/system/bin/sh' failed: No such file or directory (2)", and just stayed at the ! screen. however, whitetigerdk was absolutely correct: I rebooted my phone to find it had been rooted.
I've downloaded rom manager, installed the custom recovery. I'm flashing cyanogenmod (azure) as we speak.
Thanks again everyone!

CWM Recovery errors Mytouch 4G

k i see the posts and i read all of them. the people that figuared it out HELP
getting error in mounting the cache and what not some one help plzz

Kush.Kush™ said:
k i see the posts and i read all of them. the people that figuared it out HELP
getting error in mounting the cache and what not some one help plzz
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o am going to go out on a limb here and assume you are getting the fail pu errors? i understand your english isnt that well by reading your wording here, but what exactly did you do to lead up to this point so that we can help you if at all possible? and detailed info as to what your phones set up were before this error as well would help

irrelephant said:
o am going to go out on a limb here and assume you are getting the fail pu errors? i understand your english isnt that well by reading your wording here, but what exactly did you do to lead up to this point so that we can help you if at all possible? and detailed info as to what your phones set up were before this error as well would help
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got my phone 4days ago rooted it using gfree put cwmr on there and then flashed cm.
CM worked was settign the phone up it turned off, booted and looped.
when i go into recovery im getting mounting errors ffor cache and system.
cant flash, wipe, restore or anything. i can get into hboot recovery and comp reads the phone

Kush.Kush™ said:
got my phone 4days ago rooted it using gfree put cwmr on there and then flashed cm.
CM worked was settign the phone up it turned off, booted and looped.
when i go into recovery im getting mounting errors ffor cache and system.
cant flash, wipe, restore or anything. i can get into hboot recovery and comp reads the phone
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what is the exact error you are getting? do you have the engineering boot loader?
you need to be very detailed in the information you provide if you want help... as of yet you are yelling help with not too much info and there is no helping you with that little information

irrelephant said:
what is the exact error you are getting? do you have the engineering boot loader?
you need to be very detailed in the information you provide if you want help... as of yet you are yelling help with not too much info and there is no helping you with that little information
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when in recovery im getting
E:cant mount /catche/recovery/command
E:cant mount /cache/recovery/log
E:cant open /cache/recovery/log
E:cant mount /cache/recovery/last_log
E:cant open /cache/recovery/last_log
my sd got formatted so lost EVERYTHING on it.
cant get PD15IMG to work. idk what to do anymore.
how can i tell if i have the engineering boot loader?

ok, when in HBoot, at the top it says Bootloader and then some numbers after that...
if those numbers are 0.85.2007 then you have the engineering bootloader which means you can run fastboot commands via your computer to your phone, which is what you will need if you can recover from this! when you rooted via Gfree, the only way to get this was to do the optional steps

irrelephant said:
ok, when in HBoot, at the top it says Bootloader and then some numbers after that...
if those numbers are 0.85.2007 then you have the engineering bootloader which means you can run fastboot commands via your computer to your phone, which is what you will need if you can recover from this! when you rooted via Gfree, the only way to get this was to do the optional steps
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k my numbers are 0.86.0000 and when it is plugged in it says hboot usb plug. i used this bootloader to push gfree. sry there were people here distracting me. they all left so we good to go now

These cache errors in recovery usually indicate eMMC failure. This doesn't look good.

TeeJay3800 said:
These cache errors in recovery usually indicate eMMC failure. This doesn't look good.
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i didnt even get to use cm i was setting up all my apps i just read this
"You can flash the PD15IMG via either recovery image. but it appears that if you use the 3.0.0.5, 3.0.0.6, or the 3.0.2.4 recovery image while trying to flash the PD15IMG (via the HBoot) it will brick your device. So that is not always a fail safe method."
but some people were able to pull outta it and i wanna do that!

TeeJay3800 said:
These cache errors in recovery usually indicate eMMC failure. This doesn't look good.
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yep, they do, but there have been a few including myself to recover from it... so far he hasnt gotten the "fail pu" so there is a chance

irrelephant said:
yep, they do, but there have been a few including myself to recover from it... so far he hasnt gotten the "fail pu" so there is a chance
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got that........

Kush.Kush™ said:
got that........
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sorry to tell you the bad news then... your phone is a paperweight now

he does get the fail pu. just said so in a pm. if you get that error, there is no fix.

you can head over to THIS thread and read the all you want about it, but its not looking good for the home team!!!

irrelephant said:
sorry to tell you the bad news then... your phone is a paperweight now
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lol mk gunan take it back n get a new one im still within my 14 days

irrelephant said:
you can head over to THIS thread and read the all you want about it, but its not looking good for the home team!!!
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yep i got the bad one so i can take it back its a hardware issue =]]

THANK YOU guys!! will report on how the getting new phone goes!

k goodluck

JDV28 said:
k goodluck
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new phone guys!!!!! =] you guys should talk tell me what to do

Help...
Hi,
I know this is an old post but I have the exact same setup with the same problem. Is there a way out?
Thanks,
Alan.

[Q] Can't change system partition size

Hi, I wanted to flash mikegapinski's ICS.
I flashed it through recovery update package, but the device stays on boot. So I tried fastboot, and got error 'data too large'.
I've got 150mb system partition (changed its size with Mur4ik's Swift Bootloader Tools some time ago). But right now when I want to increase its size, it doesn't.
I tried many sizes, none has worked.
When I'm using Mur4ik's program, when I hit 'Flash..' I get 'Done' message. Everything's ok, but when I'm trying to flash new rom, I get error "(remote: data too large)". Every time.
When wiping my phone, I get bad block errors. So i tried to fix them, but I haven't found any good solution for me.
Right now I'm stuck with smaller roms, and can't try anything new.
If any of you has any advice for me, I would be grateful.
I hope you can understand me, I'm not native english speaker.

Did you reboot after you flashed the new bootloader?
You need to reboot back to fastboot after you change the sizes
Sent from my GT540 ICS

Yes, I did.
Though, I tried doing it without reboot to see if it helps. But normally I always rebooted.
I just can't get it to work....

So, does anyone knows some alternative way to change system partition size?

kacpak said:
So, does anyone knows some alternative way to change system partition size?
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Try this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1366855
I tried Mur4ik's program but it didn't exactly work. I needed to flash the 'mbn' file by typing 'fastboot flash APPSBL <mbn filename>' on fastboot. The thread linked above contains a directory of mbn files and instructions for flashing them.

Thanks a lot!
I will try it when I get back. I hope that will work.
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It works!
I owe you

kacpak said:
Thanks a lot!
I will try it when I get back. I hope that will work.
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It works!
I owe you
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No problem ^-^

jhonnyx1000 said:
Try this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1366855
I tried Mur4ik's program but it didn't exactly work. I needed to flash the 'mbn' file by typing 'fastboot flash APPSBL <mbn filename>' on fastboot. The thread linked above contains a directory of mbn files and instructions for flashing them.
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had the same issue and used fastboot like you said and its fixed.so.. thanks because I Really got annoyed from "insufficient storage"

RE
Mur4ik's doesn't work with every gt540 i think it is problem with fastboot versions,and bad block messages don't worry about them it will skip that blocks because there are two reasons,either they are system locked or fabric marked as bad but fastboot tries to write it.....

djfoxserbia said:
Mur4ik's doesn't work with every gt540 i think it is problem with fastboot versions,and bad block messages don't worry about them it will skip that blocks because there are two reasons,either they are system locked or fabric marked as bad but fastboot tries to write it.....
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Thanks, yeah I found a thread explaining how to change the sizes using fastboot
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1415597
I then managed to install the latest edition and HOPEFULLY my phone is fixed.
- I think everything is fine. Just a warning to others, the previous version, I used 160MB as a system partition, and it all worked fine and randomly I got this error saying my USB card was damaged. I checked using another phone and it wasn't and so proceeded to reset the ROM factory settings. This worked but on the SECOND reboot I couldn't open any application. I then tried rebooting a third time and it kept hanging at the boot animation and playing the sound over again lol. Anyhow, seems to work fine this time round (after reflashing).

Huawei P8 LITE soft bricked

Hello i wanted to install android 6.0 update(beta) to my p8 lite and now its stuck at huawei logo (one you get when you turn on your phone)
i was looking and trying different update.app files to restore it in recovery mode but none worked all gave me an error any ideas how i can sort it out i wanted to try emui website and hisuite but none have firmware for my p8 lite
I have a single sim uk p8 lite

How did you tried to install ?

VladHD said:
How did you tried to install ?
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i download a update.app file aka firmware i put it in dload folder on my sd card (not internal memory of the phone ) i hold power button and both +- volume buttons and hold till it starts restoring it goes to 5% and fails

VladHD said:
How did you tried to install ?
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with some UPDATE.app files it didn't even reach 5% it reached 0% and said version check fail

Reflash the system partition. If you lose your imei just upgrade over ota. So take the first rom that was oit for your device (i have dual sim so i don't know your firmware) you probaly took the dual sim software

Lordbannakaffalatta said:
Reflash the system partition. If you lose your imei just upgrade over ota. So take the first rom that was oit for your device (i have dual sim so i don't know your firmware) you probaly took the dual sim software
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How am i supposed to do that ?

wolfaas12345 said:
How am i supposed to do that ?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/p8lite/general/guide-debranding-converting-single-sim-t3305977/page1
Here you go. Follow this one and welcome in dual sim land :laugh:

Lordbannakaffalatta said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/p8lite/general/guide-debranding-converting-single-sim-t3305977/page1
Here you go. Follow this one and welcome in dual sim land :laugh:
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C:\adb>fastboot flash system system.img
target reported max download size of 471859200 bytes
sending sparse 'system' (460798 KB)...
OKAY [ 15.264s]
writing 'system'...
FAILED (remote: Command not allowed)
finished. total time: 15.269s

wolfaas12345 said:
C:\adb>fastboot flash system system.img
target reported max download size of 471859200 bytes
sending sparse 'system' (460798 KB)...
OKAY [ 15.264s]
writing 'system'...
FAILED (remote: Command not allowed)
finished. total time: 15.269s
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Is your bootloader unlocked?

Lordbannakaffalatta said:
Is your bootloader unlocked?
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no

wolfaas12345 said:
no
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/p8l...unlock-code-huawei-immediately-t3242539/page1
Here you go follow this before you do anything.
Remember, first unlock bootloader than you can flash Roms and get root.
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wolfaas12345 said:
no
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Btw are you Sure you're phone is An ALE-L21?

Lordbannakaffalatta said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/p8l...unlock-code-huawei-immediately-t3242539/page1
Here you go follow this before you do anything.
Remember, first unlock bootloader than you can flash Roms and get root.
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Btw are you Sure you're phone is An ALE-L21?
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just lol i tried to unlock it using this method few hours ago but i failed and i just found out why in model number instead of typing in HUAWEI Y300-0000 i was typing in Y300-0000 now its solved

wolfaas12345 said:
just lol i tried to unlock it using this method few hours ago but i failed and i just found out why in model number instead of typing in HUAWEI Y300-0000 i was typing in Y300-0000 now its solved
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I actually laughed so haard that i waked up the Gf. That's the same thing that would happen to me ????

Lordbannakaffalatta said:
I actually laughed so haard that i waked up the Gf. That's the same thing that would happen to me ????
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just lol how simple mistakes make such difference im trying to fix it now il keep ya updated

wolfaas12345 said:
just lol how simple mistakes make such difference im trying to fix it now il keep ya updated
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Good luck.

Lordbannakaffalatta said:
Good luck.
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ok now i have null imei numbers any ideas on that one ?

wolfaas12345 said:
ok now i have null imei numbers any ideas on that one ?
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Perfect just update trough ota (settings -> updater)

Lordbannakaffalatta said:
Perfect just update trough ota (settings -> updater)
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no updates

wolfaas12345 said:
no updates
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Wich version are you on?

lordbannakaffalatta said:
wich version are you on?
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ale-l21c432b132

Possible Brick

Need Help. Phone stuck in a bootloop. Coming from DU rom trying to flash back to 18.3 stock. Keeps showing green android guy with erasing below him. Also during flashing get gpt.bin fail.

All fixed. False alarm.

StankFiss said:
Need Help. Phone stuck in a bootloop. Coming from DU rom trying to flash back to 18.3 stock. Keeps showing green android guy with erasing below him. Also during flashing get gpt.bin fail.
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edit: u solved it by ur own didn't see thatone coming

Thought I fixed it but I didn't. For some reason I cannot get updates to work on x1575. Getting either a error 7 or a failed to install error. Anyone with knowledge please help me. Not sure if this is the issue but system status shows modified.