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Coming from moto to samsung

Just got my hands on a fascinate cheap. I'm coming from a fully rooted moto droid 2 and I want to get my samsung rooted and get Miui running. I've seen some different posts on how to root. Anyone got any suggestions for which method works and the best and whether or not I need to number on 2.3 or 2.2. Or whether it matters or not.
Thanks
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Keuka79 said:
Just got my hands on a fascinate cheap. I'm coming from a fully rooted moto droid 2 and I want to get my samsung rooted and get Miui running. I've seen some different posts on how to root. Anyone got any suggestions for which method works and the best and whether or not I need to number on 2.3 or 2.2. Or whether it matters or not.
Thanks
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Welcome. First flash cwm recovery via Odin. Then flash miui 1.9.16 or Droid Vicious 1.10.7 (not 1.9.30, Widgets won't work as I've read)
Again welcome to the forms. I also came from a Motorola phone (Droid x) and rsd is just like Odin so its pretty easy to get used to.
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Cool man. Thanks. So Odin achieves root right off the bat. I know you can't load cwm until after you root moto phones.
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Miui comes pre-rooted. Not need to root.

Keuka79 said:
Cool man. Thanks. So Odin achieves root right off the bat. I know you can't load cwm until after you root moto phones.
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Odining a pre-rooted ROM will achieve root off the bat.. And Odining a stock rom without root will remove it..
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In order to flash anything on motorola phones you need to achieve root first. Then flash custom roms. Your saying that you achieve root through odin and then push the rom through with odin?
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Keuka79 said:
In order to flash anything on motorola phones you need to achieve root first. Then flash custom roms. Your saying that you achieve root through odin and then push the rom through with odin?
Pretty much.. ya, unless the ROM is in zip form then we just Odin CWR then flash through there.
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A little problem

I was rooting a droid x when I was about to flash MiUi the phone shut down well I had already wipe the system and now I cannot enter recovery and the droid x does not have a functional home button.
Help? The phone will not boot. The only thing I can boot to is Boot loader.

So nobody?

Did you flas recovery before miui?
Do you know what fw you were running
Edit: here you go. Didnt read all of it but looks like your going to be sbf'ng.
Maybe this will help
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1823112
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Definitely a SBF, as listed above.
Make sure you SBF to the correct version.
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Lost Root after upgrading to 4.2.2

So I decided to restore my Nandroid of Stock ROM so I could upgrade it to 4.2.2. Now I have lost Root. Problem is when I try to enter Recovery I get the Android dude with the red triangle and it says "No Command" underneath it. How do I get back to recovery? I've tried searching but haven't gotten the answer. Thanks in advance!
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jtiesinga said:
So I decided to restore my Nandroid of Stock ROM so I could upgrade it to 4.2.2. Now I have lost Root. Problem is when I try to enter Recovery I get the Android dude with the red triangle and it says "No Command" underneath it. How do I get back to recovery? I've tried searching but haven't gotten the answer. Thanks in advance!
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if you flashed the official 4.2.2, it replaced your recovery with the stock recovery(android dude w/the red triangle) and you lost root. all you have to do is flash a custom recovery via fastboot then flash a custom rom or the su binaries.

jtiesinga said:
So I decided to restore my Nandroid of Stock ROM so I could upgrade it to 4.2.2. Now I have lost Root. Problem is when I try to enter Recovery I get the Android dude with the red triangle and it says "No Command" underneath it. How do I get back to recovery? I've tried searching but haven't gotten the answer. Thanks in advance!
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so you have used the Nandroid of Stock ROM?

as stated above you can get a custom recovery back, then flash a kernel or a root package. should be fairly easy, to get back no worries!

opticaldh said:
so you have used the Nandroid of Stock ROM?
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Yes
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simms22 said:
if you flashed the official 4.2.2, it replaced your recovery with the stock recovery(android dude w/the red triangle) and you lost root. all you have to do is flash a custom recovery via fastboot then flash a custom rom or the su binaries.
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Any instructions for this? I use a Mac computer and the instructions I've seen are for windows. I'm not a Noob but am a little unfamiliar with ADB and Fastboot.
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And how u get your device rooted before?
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curtzxion said:
And how u get your device rooted before?
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I used the instructions from Androidrootz.com. I figured I could just do this again but when I tried it still got the android dude.
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jtiesinga said:
Any instructions for this? I use a Mac computer and the instructions I've seen are for windows. I'm not a Noob but am a little unfamiliar with ADB and Fastboot.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1917237

Bootloader Unlock coming soon?!

http://www.droid-life.com/2013/04/0...:+DroidLife+(Droid+Life)&utm_content=FaceBook
Read this. Supposedly, a guy has unlocked a RAZR HD. This MAY also work on similar Motorola devices, ex the RAZR M. Just a quick heads up. Things can only get better from here.
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P3droid has confirmed it works. One click. Should work for all snapdragon Motorola's
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Yep. Very exciting. Still leaves us with a horrific kernel setup. Messed with it some today. I wanted to throw my laptop through the wall. Haha
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Wicked news! :good:

skippid said:
Yep. Very exciting. Still leaves us with a horrific kernel setup. Messed with it some today. I wanted to throw my laptop through the wall. Haha
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an unlocked bootloader can only help! im most excited to stop using bootstrap :good::good::good:

Droid life is reporting a public release is most likely going to be tomorrow. Get a change of pants ready.
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"Today, Dan "Djrbliss" accomplished a feat that was said to be impossible. He exploited Motorola's 256 bit encrypted bootloader for the DROID RAZR M, DROID RAZR HD and Atrix HD. Many have tried all over the world and failed. Dan has proven yet again that he is a force to be reckoned with. We would nothing if it was not for this altruistic man. I tip my hat an say thank you once again for giving us everything that you do."
-DirtyDroidX (Droidrzr.com)
djrbliss is fuxking awesome. great job man.

I am so excited Maybe we can finally overwrite the "qe 0/1" root checker

Coronado is dead said:
I am so excited Maybe we can finally overwrite the "qe 0/1" root checker
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If I recall, a RSD would erase all evidence of rooting, but the device will remain unlocked until a fast boot command is run. Maybe I can finally fix my phone
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antp121 said:
If I recall, a RSD would erase all evidence of rooting, but the device will remain unlocked until a fast boot command is run. Maybe I can finally fix my phone
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Nah, had some people on here test. RSD still left the qe 0/1. But I hope you can fix your phone!

Coronado is dead said:
Nah, had some people on here test. RSD still left the qe 0/1. But I hope you can fix your phone!
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I hope so too. Idk why but it boots into fastboot mode every time. I need to manually enter the boot menu and pick normal or whatever. Let's see what happens tomorrow though
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I bet we will somehow be able to unlock the root checker and rewrite its code to signify that 0/0 means rooted/once rooted. (Not really but a funny thought.)
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And while we're discussing the boot loader exploit, I highly suggest everyone that uses this exploit, if it becomes available, should drop a few dollars to djrbliss. The man gave us root AND a potential bootloader unlock. If you can't, no big deal. He could be facing legal issues judging by Motorola's track records. I'm sure in their eyes he's public enemy no. 1. He's sticking his neck out for our fun, hook him up.
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It is out...
http://www.droidrzr.com/index.php/topic/15008-motorola-bootloaders-cracked/
Thanks to Dan for that!

Its here:
http://vulnfactory.org/blog/2013/04/08/motorola-bootloader-unlocking/

Dammit. Stuck in school. It'll have to wait.
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antp121 said:
Dammit. Stuck in school. It'll have to wait.
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Stuck in school without a laptop and cable? For shame...
Just did the unlock - I'm trying the CWM for the Dev edition now... Will post back once I flash.
For now...
AP Fastboot Flash Mode (S)
blabla
eMMC Info: Size 8GB
Device is UNLOCKED. Status Code: 3
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I'm sorta new to the RAZR M still (came from HTC Rezound). Will this be same as S-OFF in a way? Also, will this allow us to replace the recovery on the phone with CWM or TWRP? Pretty exciting news!

Basically, yes. You will have bypassed security enabling you to flash unsigned zips or firmware as well as replace recovery. No in that it may not be reversible as easily if at all.

So, if we want to wait on this and block any OTA updates for now, can that be done without root? I am not ready to void my warranty just yet, and I can imagine Moto pushing an OTA soon to fix this exploit.

[Q] So what about trying CWM Recovery?

I came across this thread a couple of weeks ago, link. And while I know and understand it is for the other versions of the Note 3, has anyone taken a shot or played around with this? I can't help but wonder if this has been tried or attempted?

Negative, we have a locked bootloader
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Clockwork mod recovery worked on my bionic with locked bootloader and root.

ManOfBusiness said:
Clockwork mod recovery worked on my bionic with locked bootloader and root.
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Using second init, IIRC.