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Trying ot get andriod on a phone for a friend...

After munging about in the forums, lurking and trying to absorb your knowledge, I'm still mysified by how to non-destructively put android on my friend's phone.
It's ether I can't find the files/the info is outdated, or it simply doesn't work.
Here is the skinny -
I own a reflashed and rooted Motorola droid, so flashing a phone isn't that much of a mystery to me.
My friend has a U.S. Vogue CDMA, however it is ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL that we do not touch the nand. He uses it for development and has a few hundred dollars in apps that he has purchased for WiMo. We would like a stright boot directly from the flash card.
SO I guess, here is a run down of what I'm looking for
What files do I need to boot 2.1 off of a flash card? A file manifest with a decent description of what the files do would be helpful. I'll give an example..
Step one:
If you do not have dzo's latest nbh get it from here:
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I don't think that sentence is in English. I just can't parse it. What is an nbh and what does it do. Is it a bootloader? What is it's payload? Now this is from the tutorial to flash the nand, which is not what I want to do, but it's giving an example of what I'm finding.
I'm under the instructions of "you can put android on my phone, just don't screw anything up", so clear and full explanations would be very helpful...
Any particular reason why you guys just don't package this? On my droid, the whole OS is on a simple update.zip file I have to run with a loader. Are not at that point yet?

There are plenty of guides for installing and running android from the sd card.
Just like on your 'droid' forums all you have to do is search
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=5579562&postcount=15
And as for packaged compared to the update.zip's you use. It's apples and oranges man

You need to be looking at this post. There isn't a way to boot straight to Android on the Vogue without nuking your WinMo installation.
To install 2.1, you're going to need "haretinstall.zip" and "zImage-eclair" from the Sourceforge page linked in that post. Unzip haretinstall.aip to /sdcard/andboot and replace zImage with zImage-eclair.
Still at Sourceforge, you need to go down to the "2010-01-29" folder and download "eclair.zip". This should contain a file called "androidinstall.tar". Put that file in the andboot folder, but don't extract it. After this, you should be able to follow the instructions I linked.
Any particular reason why you guys just don't package this? On my droid, the whole OS is on a simple update.zip file I have to run with a loader. Are not at that point yet?
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This is pretty much all you're doing - you just have to jump through a few hoops to get the loader installed since this phone came out about a year before Android was even announced.
Also, make sure he's not expecting this to work perfectly or be super-fast. Bluetooth doesn't fully work with Eclair yet and the Vogue is working with about 1/4th the processing power of the Droid and N1.

you can use y gen dual boot to bring you up to a nice gui to pick what u want to boot into on reset if you would like. Almost like a boot loader. Get it here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=623792

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can i get some help with this issue i have a g1 and i keep getting serial01 when trying to update the phone is not rooted and i what to get root access but cannot can anyone help me

metalg4ever said:
can i get some help with this issue i have a g1 and i keep getting serial01 when trying to update the phone is not rooted and i what to get root access but cannot can anyone help me
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What SPL do you have installed?
Did you hit the back button to get to fastboot mode?

If you're trying to flash DREAIMG.nbh from the rainbow screen (stock SPL), make sure...
1) If you downloaded it in a .zip file, you extracted the actual .nbh from it and are trying to use it (the .nbh)
2) Make sure the filename is correct. I've seen many a guide in the past that say the file should be "DREAMIMG.nbh" when its actually "DREAIMG.nbh
3) Make sure the file is in the root of your SD card
That is of course you're trying the original root method. Hope it helps.

i thought stock spl doesnt support fastboot

[Q] Stuck at Clockwork Recovery screen? HELP!??!

I am currently stuck at the clockwork recovery screen. BTW i did the one click root...didnt break stock bootloader. not sure if this makes a difference or not. i was told it didnt...? i cant get back to stock firmware and i cant load zx2.1 sense i keep getting errors on both and i really have no idea what the hell to do from here. error on zx2.1 is as E:cantchown/mod/system/xbin (no such file or directory)
E:failure at line 17: set_perm_recursive 0 2000 0755 -6755 system:xbin
installation aborted

If you have stock SPL those roms will not fit ito your system partition. They need danger spl or the recent mtd partiton hack.
You can also try a donut rom without sense, they usually fit stock spl system.
€: If you want to go back to stock rom, you need the correct dreamimg.nbh for your device on your sd card and flash it via bootloader. This will obviously break root.
Sent from my HTC Dream using XDA App

mblaster said:
If you have stock SPL those roms will not fit ito your system partition. They need danger spl or the recent mtd partiton hack.
You can also try a donut rom without sense, they usually fit stock spl system.
€: If you want to go back to stock rom, you need the correct dreamimg.nbh for your device on your sd card and flash it via bootloader. This will obviously break root.
Sent from my HTC Dream using XDA App
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How can i get it flashed via bootloader when i cannot load anything on it? i cant get past the clockwork recovery screen. ive downloaded the dreamimg and i just dont know wth to do

BenDiesel said:
How can i get it flashed via bootloader when i cannot load anything on it? i cant get past the clockwork recovery screen. ive downloaded the dreamimg and i just dont know wth to do
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This is the guide I used to downgrade. Make sure you have the right image file for your phone, and make sure your battery is fully charged and the process is not interrupted.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/sho...&highlight=original+spl+downgrade#post5640154

oldnoob said:
This is the guide I used to downgrade. Make sure you have the right image file for your phone, and make sure your battery is fully charged and the process is not interrupted.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/sho...&highlight=original+spl+downgrade#post5640154
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ive given up. my computer will not read my g1. its like its not there. and ive downloaded 5 dreamimg's and for some reason the g1 says theres no image file. i just boot to clockwork recovery and thats it...

BenDiesel said:
ive given up. my computer will not read my g1. its like its not there. and ive downloaded 5 dreamimg's and for some reason the g1 says theres no image file. i just boot to clockwork recovery and thats it...
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The computer doesn't need to see the phone. Put the file on the root of the sd card, the name of the file has to be correct and is case sensitive, DREAIMG.nbh IIRC. Power down the phone, insert the sd card, press and hold the camera button while you power it on until you see the bootloader screen. The phone should see the file and take it from there.

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The computer doesn't need to see the phone. Put the file on the root of the sd card, the name of the file has to be correct and is case sensitive, DREAIMG.nbh IIRC. Power down the phone, insert the sd card, press and hold the camera button while you power it on until you see the bootloader screen. The phone should see the file and take it from there.
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It was already in all caps...exactly as you said it had to be. not sure what the iirc means but it still is doing the same. some people have said it could be corrupted but how the hell can it be corrupted after 5 different ones. i feel like throwing the damn thing in the furnace!

BenDiesel said:
It was already in all caps...exactly as you said it had to be. not sure what the iirc means but it still is doing the same. some people have said it could be corrupted but how the hell can it be corrupted after 5 different ones. i feel like throwing the damn thing in the furnace!
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Sorry, IIRC = If I Remember Correctly.
The file name is upper case, the .nbh is lower case. To check the validity of the file you can search for and download an MD5 sum checker, but after 5 attempts I doubt that would be it. The only things I can think of is either a problem with the card, or something with the phone. Try reformatting the card making sure it's a FAT32 full format, not a quick format. Hopefully one of the Android gods around here will see this have some better ideas.

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Sorry, IIRC = If I Remember Correctly.
The file name is upper case, the .nbh is lower case. To check the validity of the file you can search for and download an MD5 sum checker, but after 5 attempts I doubt that would be it. The only things I can think of is either a problem with the card, or something with the phone. Try reformatting the card making sure it's a FAT32 full format, not a quick format. Hopefully one of the Android gods around here will see this have some better ideas.
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ya its jus like this DREAIMG.nbh man i did the one click root didnt break bootloader....tried to boot load the regular rom and nothing man. im done with it. its tottally effed in my opinion....ive tried everything i can think of...

You really have to make sure you got the right DREAMIMG.nbh. If you have e.g. a T-Mobile G1 get the newest for T-Mobile. Be sure to have the newest, as it is possible that older versions are not flashable either. There are lots of those images around, and if you try them at random they are quite sure not to work.
Also there might be problems if the SD-Card is not formated properly. If you have an external reader, take it out and format it on your pc. Then put the (correct) image on it.
Perhaps if you tell us the brand of your mobile, we can try to guide you to the right image.

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You really have to make sure you got the right DREAMIMG.nbh. If you have e.g. a T-Mobile G1 get the newest for T-Mobile. Be sure to have the newest, as it is possible that older versions are not flashable either. There are lots of those images around, and if you try them at random they are quite sure not to work.
Also there might be problems if the SD-Card is not formated properly. If you have an external reader, take it out and format it on your pc. Then put the (correct) image on it.
Perhaps if you tell us the brand of your mobile, we can try to guide you to the right image.
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no longer a newb....got this f'er working again and boy flashed a rom! back in the game!

[Q] Cannot figure out how to root phone AAAARRRGGG!

OK. I started out this adventure to root my phone because I want to use it as a wifi hotspot for my Ipad and not pay AT&T $50/month for that "privelage." I can't figure it out!!!
Phone Info. - Samsung Captivate with Froyo kb2 build. It has the 2.1 adroid when I got it then I updated to 2.2 through the Keis program when it was available.
Before anyone starts with "read and search" lecture, I'll tell you that I've been on this site for a combined 9 hours reading and searching and nothing seems to work. I've tried one-click root programs, I've installed a rooted version of my stock ROM, Ive downloaded more apps, files, or software programs than I can remember. I know how to get the phone into download mode and I know how to boot into recovery mode, but nothing works. Everything seems to come back to the 3e Recovery I have because when I think I am almost there, I get a failed signature error.
I tried the 3e Recovery Mod and that didn't seem to do anything. Is anyone out there willing to help me through this? I am not a programmer, and I don't have any android experience whatsoever, but I can follow direction and am willing to learn. Everytime I find a new thread I seem to get more confused because I'm unclear on the jargon being used, or the thread is on a different ROM or phone so I don't know if it will work. I know "brick" is a bad thing so I don't want to do that.
I any of the experts had my phone what would you do? Do you need more information from me? Also, once I get this figured out, I'de love some recomendation on a better, faster ROM to install.
ANY HELP WOLD BE GREATLY APPRICIATED. Sorry for the frustration.

When I was on the Official Froyo 2.2 the first thing I used to successfully get root was this... View attachment SuperOneClickv1.6.5-ShortFuse.zip
This version was the only one at the time that would work. Extract it and run the SuperOneClick application. Be sure to have the usb debugging on.-- Menu /Settings /Applications /Development /then check the USB debugging.

Hmmmm.....very odd. Froyo is super easy.
Do you have Super User showing up in the apps drawer?
AND DON'T USE KIES ANY MORE FOR UPDATING !! YOU CAN BE IN FOR NASTY SURPRISES.

Been there. I'll try it again, but I think it still can't get around the 3e verification stuff. I'll let you know.

No SuperUser as of yet. I guess that is the point. Once I get rooted, I should get SuperUser status.

DaytonGuy said:
Been there. I'll try it again, but I think it still can't get around the 3e verification stuff. I'll let you know.
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That requires a custom kernel
*Get Chance and Luck*

DaytonGuy said:
No SuperUser as of yet. I guess that is the point. Once I get rooted, I should get SuperUser status.
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After u try the SuperOneClick from my previous post, reboot ur phone and then see what u have.

After nearly 9 hours of trying...I have cracked this thing. Turn out there were two threads about the 3e recovery mod. I tried the manual thread with no success. I just found this one that has a one click script to do it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=833423
Once I did that, I used Captivate One Click Root and presto....I now have SuperUser permissions. Sweet.
Thanks to everyone that responded to my questions. I'm sure I'll have more about ROMs and such.

^ Good deal. Glad u got it.

I figured I would be back.
Anyone have a link to a clear explaination on how to CID unlock the Captivate? A video would be fantastic, but I know how that goes. Also, is there a way to tell if it is unlocked or not?
Thanks

DaytonGuy said:
I figured I would be back.
Anyone have a link to a clear explaination on how to CID unlock the Captivate? A video would be fantastic, but I know how that goes. Also, is there a way to tell if it is unlocked or not?
Thanks
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Maybe this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=872455
If you want to go with this - BACK UP YOUR nv_data.bin TO YOUR COMPUTER as soon as you can. DON'T LEAVE IT ONLY ON THE PHONE !!!!
Or have you heard of Samsung Tool v10.7...... here: http://forum.gsmhosting.com/vbb/f45...orld-just-one-more-revolution-update-1327536/
Register and go to "Download Area"

Jesus....tht will have to wait. That looks pretty complicated..... lol
I'll see what I can do later this week.
Thanks!

Galaxy s unlock in the market.
Use the option to back up, then after copy the galaxys unlock folder on your sdcard to your PC someplace safe...

Galaxy s unlock in the market.
Use the option to back up, then after copy the galaxys unlock folder on your sdcard to your PC someplace safe...
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I tried that early on because it looked so easy. All I get is "Sorry, no codes found unknown error" Is there a way to tell if I'm CID unlocked or not? I haven't done that yet that I know of. I did click the unlock button is Super One Click, but it did nothing. By that I mean the program, nor the phone seemed like anything happened. Early on in this process I found the completly rooted version of my stock Froyo 2.2 and installed that on my phone thinking that it would root the phone. Later realized it doesn't work like that. How do I check the CID lock? I'de like to try one of these cool ROM's I keep reading about.

unless you are planning on running the captivate on another carrier, you dont need to unlock it.

I was under the impression that I needed to CID unlock the phone to flash any ROM not produced or signed by the carrier. I thought SIM unlock was what allowed you to take the phone to another carrier?
As you can see, I know enough to be dangerous, but I'm slowly learning.

DaytonGuy said:
I was under the impression that I needed to CID unlock the phone to flash any ROM not produced or signed by the carrier. I thought SIM unlock was what allowed you to take the phone to another carrier?
As you can see, I know enough to be dangerous, but I'm slowly learning.
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CID unlocks do not apply to Samsung phones.
once you have a kernel that has CWM built into it, you can start flashing. nothing else required. you dont even need root if you arent planning on using something like titanium backup before you flash.

Cool.
So any recomendations on my first custom ROM install?
I tried installing a custum boot animation last night and had no luck. I used CWM to flash the file I downloaded, but no change. I tried to copy a new customanimation.zip (I think that's what it's called I'm going from memory here) but I don't have RW access to the System folder. I tried using CWM to mount system and then fix permissions through recovery mode, but that doesn't do it. I'm using Droid Explorer to copy the file but it won't copy. There is a customamination.zip file in system/media so I tried to rename it .zp and it won't take. I assume that is a permissions thing.
I guess I'll try Root Exploer from the market. People seem to be having luck with that.

you cant use a bootanimation.zip on a stock kernel. It just be enabled in a custom kernel.
Go read some more bro. A LOT MORE.

OK. so it looks like I downloaded a custom animation zip file, but I need to flash a kernel that allows me to use the anmation. I ran across a post about that so I can find it.
Was was confusing to me was the uploader of the animation called it "flashable" so I thought that was the kernel and all, but I'm now guessing that by flashing it it simply installed it into the system/media folder for me???
Still looking for any suggestions for my first ROM.

ZV6 Root Success !!

I got impatient waiting
I followed all the documented procedures.
You apply this exactly like ZV5 Root. This is only for LS991 (Sprint).
I've tested Root Explorer and WIFI Tether Router. It hesitated a little on the first attempt to grant root, I was probably rushing.
Once you apply this image on first boot it will want to upgrade Super User and you have to use "Normal".
YOU MUST BE ON ZV6 before you use this.
http://softronix.com/g4/Rooted.LS991.System.ZV6.zip
Not responsible for any bricking. I followed all procedures posted and I'm not gonna replicate it here.
Make sure you backup your unrooted ZV6 System image. I diffed my backup with the one uploaded by another developer and they are different.
I also tested rerooting a ZV5 stock image and it is different than the one uploaded in the ZV5 Root thread.
Oh, I should mention, I restored my ZV5 image first.
Then tried to take the ZV6 OTA update. It just stayed stuck "Now Rebooting". Tried manually rebooting. And it just went back to ZV5 boot.
So then I tried applying the update through the SD Card. That failed too, I guess it doesn't like my format of SD Card (didn't want to wipe that).
I suspect if I factory Reset ZV5 the AV6 OTA would have been fine, but I didn't want to do that.
So I noticed the ADB Sideload upgrade option in Recovery and tried that and it worked fine.
It even gave you the command syntax for ADB sideload. I had to upgrade ADB to make it work (adb sideload told me the verision I had was too old, which came from the LG_Root.Zip).
I have not done a lot of testing. I can't say tomorrow that LG didn't add some sneaky app that removes root or something. But at this moment it seems fine.
Feel free to mirror it.

How has this been working for you so far?

No problems. Even tethered while roaming with Wifi Tether Router.

Thanks for this!
I picked up a G4 a couple weeks ago for a basically a song. After reading that one thread you wrote, I figured.. why not give it a shot?

Which post, moving from M9 to G4?

Don't wanna sound stupid but how do I install this? I'm new to rooting.

votefortrump said:
Don't wanna sound stupid but how do I install this? I'm new to rooting.
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Never mind I found the root tutorial you were referring to...but at what part of the tutorial do I use the image file you attached in the post? Once again sorry if I seem to be lacking common sense (because I am).

You do exactly what the ZV5 root thread(s) do. But you need to be on ZV6 and then use this rooted ZV6 image instead of being on ZV5 using Rooted ZV5 image.

Can someone provide the link on how to backup current stock system.img? I can't seem to find it.

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You do exactly what the ZV5 root thread(s) do. But you need to be on ZV6 and then use this rooted ZV6 image instead of being on ZV5 using Rooted ZV5 image.
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Oh ok, so in this tutorial http://forum.xda-developers.com/g4/orig-development/root-tmo-vzw-intl-variants-soon-root-lg-t3164765 I just replace 'system.rooted.phonemodel.img' with 'rootedsystem.LS991.ZV6.img' and I'm good?

Yes, just make you do a backup first and you are on ZV6.
Backup is in 2nd post by autoprime.
Also be careful when copying dd comands from the web page that you copy the whole command.
note the horizontal scrollbar.

ZV6.img flash over ZV5?
I know the post said I have to be on ZV6, but I don't want to loose the ability to flash tot(I've bricked my phone before). Has anyone tried this? I've read other posts that say you can't reflash tot after taking the update, and nothing about updating through this method. Would this brick my phone, should I try it?

Corrupt file .zip?
I have already tried both WiFi and Phone network, but when I finally download the zv6.img file it says is corrupted and doesn't let me extract it. I don't know what is the problem please help me.

TxShack said:
I have already tried both WiFi and Phone network, but when I finally download the zv6.img file it says is corrupted and doesn't let me extract it. I don't know what is the problem please help me.
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You don't extract the .img file. Just throw it in the sdcard directory root.
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I know the post said I have to be on ZV6, but I don't want to loose the ability to flash tot(I've bricked my phone before). Has anyone tried this? I've read other posts that say you can't reflash tot after taking the update, and nothing about updating through this method. Would this brick my phone, should I try it?
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I was able to flash the ZV6 TOT with no issues after updating to ZV6

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You don't extract the .img file. Just throw it in the sdcard directory root.
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When you download the file it comes in a .zip file. That's what I meant to say when extracting and qhen I did didn't work. Anyways thanks, found another rooted ZV6 .zip on another post and that one let me extract the file in my phone. Don't know why this one won't let me.

Has anyone else had success with this?

A whole bunch of folks are rooted on ZV6. There is also a pseudo custom ROM based on ZV6 called Ultra Pop.
Read through the threads in Development.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/sprint-g4/development

Hello everyone. I just got a Sprint LG G4 today. I would like to root my G4 but not exactly sure how to do it. I have done some rooting in the past so I am a little familar with it. My software version is LS991ZV6, security software version MDF v1.1 Release 5. From what I read, the rooting process is for zv5, is this correct? Is there a rooting process for my software version, and if so, is there a tutorial for it? Does this also install a custom recovery or is there a different process for that? I know this is probably not the place to ask but since I am enquiring, are there any roms for the sprint ls991, ex mm rom, etc? Also, how can I find the files to disable OTA updates. I have googled it and it says to disable sprintinstaller apk but I cannot find that file in settings- apps-all. Also, I read to do a backup before trying to root. I am on stock recovery and when I go into that, there is no option to backup, am I doing something wrong. Thanks again for your feedback.

Going to try it now! Looking forward to trying out xposed! I really don't want to flash an actual ROM because I love the stock camera app way too much.. And the tweaks look awesome.

Hi im on zv9 but want to go back to zv6. Preferably a zv6 rooted. Which guide is the best to follow? If anyone who frequents here could link it would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks