Sorry if this is a completely noob question, but I cannot find any concise information on this topic.
I received and unlocked G1, and I know the unlock code. The phone was recently upgraded to DRC83 , and 1.6.
I then tried to gain root access using this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=442480
But after "downgrading" to RC29, and powering on the phone, it prompts me to enter my Gmail account, and I can no longer access the SD card through my
computer's usb. It shows the drive, but does not open in.
Do I need to get an microSD reader to put the next files on the card?
Can I root a mytouch 3G 1.0 (running stock 1.6), when its on the activation screen..Ifi can get the files on microsd card on my phone, can i just fastboot, root it. and can someone upload the root files for me. thank youi
Hi there,
my g2's hboot doesnt recognize the PC10IMG.zip file, i put the file on the sd card root with this name, but when i restart in bootloader it scans for images but it just doesnt find it. I dont know what's wrong.
Are you using the sdcard that came with the phone? Cause some phones have issues using a different sdcard.
Otherwise you could use the fastboot method here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1177122
-Nipqer
I have a NST Glowlight. I want to root it, and I am familiar with how to do this. I plan on using Kindle app so that my notes/highlights are backed up on the Amazon cloud. That is my primary reason for root.
I have a few questions.
1) What happens to the device when it automatically updates firmware? What happens to the books stored on the reader/SD? I've heard you must re-root, but does it erase everything as well?
2) I am assuming that leaving the SD card in is necessary to maintain root (are NST root methods written to SD or to the device?)
Thanks.
There is a train of thought that suggests the following may allow us to bypass the locked bootloader on Verizon S5 CID 11 (Toshiba) phones to allow custom ROMs and recoveries etc.
Think of a windows XP floppy boot disk containing NTLDR and boot.ini etc.
The idea is this,
1. Create bootable ROM SD/ debrick image from a verizon developer edition s5 to a samsung evo plus sd card (beaups exploitable)
2. Change CID of SD card to developer CID
3. Flash CM 13 or similar onto CID 11 phone, insert SD card into CID 11 phone, chain boot phone from SD
Limitations:
SD card used for bypass must be inserted during startup, (however ROM runs from phone as usual)
Questions:
Regarding point 1, can a debrick image function as a full android ROM from SD card? or is there any known way to boot a ROM from SD card with S5?
Regarding point 3, any ideas on implementation? how can we instruct the unlocked bootloader on the SD card to boot a custom ROM on phone? a specially designed boot.img to act as a "flash me" (secondary) bootloader perhaps?
I have neither a Verizon developer s5, nor an exploitable SD card to test.
Thank you for any pointers, advice and assistance testing.
Relevant links:
http://richard.burtons.org/2016/07/01/changing-the-cid-on-an-sd-card/
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=70014237&postcount=496
Jen290 said:
There is a train of thought that suggests the following may allow us to bypass the locked bootloader on Verizon S5 CID 11 (Toshiba) phones to allow custom ROMs and recoveries etc.
Think of a windows XP floppy boot disk containing NTLDR and boot.ini etc.
The idea is this,
1. Create bootable ROM SD/ debrick image from a verizon developer edition s5 to a samsung evo plus sd card (beaups exploitable)
2. Change CID of SD card to developer CID
3. Flash CM 13 or similar onto CID 11 phone, insert SD card into CID 11 phone, chain boot phone from SD
Limitations:
SD card used for bypass must be inserted during startup, (however ROM runs from phone as usual)
Questions:
Regarding point 1, can a debrick image function as a full android ROM from SD card? or is there any known way to boot a ROM from SD card with S5?
Regarding point 3, any ideas on implementation? how can we instruct the unlocked bootloader on the SD card to boot a custom ROM on phone? a specially designed boot.img to act as a "flash me" (secondary) bootloader perhaps?
I have neither a Verizon developer s5, nor an exploitable SD card to test.
Thank you for any pointers, advice and assistance testing.
Relevant links:
http://richard.burtons.org/2016/07/01/changing-the-cid-on-an-sd-card/
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=70014237&postcount=496
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Jen290 said:
There is a train of thought that suggests the following may allow us to bypass the locked bootloader on Verizon S5 CID 11 (Toshiba) phones to allow custom ROMs and recoveries etc...
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This seems reasonably possible. It mostly depends on how the bootloader checks the CID. The debrick.img includes the first 200MB of mmcblk0, which includes basically all of the firmware on the phone plus a little bit of the ROM tacked on the end. The question is: how much of this is run on the SD card, and when does it transition to the phone's emmc? If it uses the kernel from the debrick.img, it will be a bit of a pain because the desired kernel will need to be flashed as a part of the img to the sd card every time. I have modified the unbrick creator zip to create an image that does not include the kernel (it is attached, use with caution please). Give it a try if you like, it should tell us a thing to two about how this works. The next step would be to dd an image of your entire phone and flash that to your sdcard and see if that can run from the sdcard. A good way to test that is to create the image and then change your wallpaper, then brick and try booting from SD. If your wallpaper is back to the original, then you are running from the SD.