So I used z4root on my captivate way back when it was in the market. Since then I have updated to froyo and haven't bothered to root again. But with side loading being allowed now I figured I would just get z4root again off the amazon store. But it doesn't work. Doesn't get off the first step before it just closes itself. Thoughts?
First thought is you should not be posting your question in the themes and apps section. Post in general or Q&A. My second thought is 2.2 is a little trickier to root than stock eclair 2.1.
Maybe this will help you:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFHLVF1aA0Q
Thanks. And good point about where to post. Since this was about z4root, an app, I thought this section was appropriate. Ah well, thanks again for link.
..no worries 'mate, hope you get that sucker rooted
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Hello can someone clarify my issues. So I have default stock captivate and want to do some stuff. I need to root,enable side-load, unlcok and update to leaked froyo 2.2. What order do I do this in? I'm pretty sure root first, but if i root and enable sideload, will it carry over after I flash 2.2 with odin??? thank you everyone in advance.
I'm a noob too but I was HIGHLY satisfied with OCLF, an app you can get on the market. AT&T will hide it from you though so turn on airplane mode and use wifi and you can find it on the market. That won't unlock or give you Froyo but it'll help with everything else and also make you phone crazy, crazy fast. Go for the donate version - it's good karma if you can spare the guy a few bucks.
Also maybe check out the thread I just wrote, we are in the same boat Froyo-wise.
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Hello can someone clarify my issues. So I have default stock captivate and want to do some stuff. I need to root,enable side-load, unlcok and update to leaked froyo 2.2. What order do I do this in? I'm pretty sure root first, but if i root and enable sideload, will it carry over after I flash 2.2 with odin??? thank you everyone in advance.
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Pretty much anything you flash will overwrite whatever you have done to it anyway.
If you go to leaked froyo it is in Odin One-Click form and can be found in the development threads. You will also have to reenable side-loading, root, etc manually. It's all easy enough. Forum search is your friend!
Cognition, CDE or Deviant can be done using ClockworkMod or Odin. (not so one-click) If using ClockworkMod you'll need root. Odin is a bit more complicated but worth learning and doesn't require you be rooted as it does it's magic with your phone in download mode. These will all be rooted and side-load enable out of the box.
Your SDcard should remain intact if you don't master clear or format your SDcard. Two camps on this, one says YES! then other says "yawn." Your milage may vary.
Unlocking is trickier. Some say it lives through it, some have been "disappointed." (REALLY disappointed.) I'd search diligently if you require it.
I'd caution you to make sure you can do 3 button combos to get into recovery and download before you begin. And find your android_id and write it down. You'll be wanting that down the road.
Good luck!
Thank you to everyone busting there butts doing stuff for the nook.
After rooting this thing the first night I got it, I am in love.
Used autonooter for 1.0.1 and installed launchpro.
My questions are about Flash, and updating the market.
I can't dig up much on them. I've tried searching and wow at the threads. Diggin through is rough, so anyone who has done this, could you please help with a simple tutorial. or point me in the right direction.
Thanks again to all.
jonrobertd said:
Thank you to everyone busting there butts doing stuff for the nook.
After rooting this thing the first night I got it, I am in love.
Used autonooter for 1.0.1 and installed launchpro.
My questions are about Flash, and updating the market.
I can't dig up much on them. I've tried searching and wow at the threads. Diggin through is rough, so anyone who has done this, could you please help with a simple tutorial. or point me in the right direction.
Thanks again to all.
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Not sure I understand what your question is...are you asking how to GET Flash and the updated market?
Yeah, I guess I should have been a little more clear.
Is there a way to get flash installed on the nook? (is it as simple as installing flash 10 from the market?)
And how do I update the installed market?
I have Customized Nookie Froyo 0.5.9 Image for SDcard running off the card and like the market on it better.
So basically I am an android noob, a nook noob, and lost in the wonderful world of modding.
jonrobertd said:
Yeah, I guess I should have been a little more clear.
Is there a way to get flash installed on the nook? (is it as simple as installing flash 10 from the market?)
And how do I update the installed market?
I have Customized Nookie Froyo 0.5.9 Image for SDcard running off the card and like the market on it better.
So basically I am an android noob, a nook noob, and lost in the wonderful world of modding.
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Installing flash from the market worked fine for me, so I'd say yes, it really is that simple.
As for updating the installed market, you'll need to find an updated Vending.apk online, and then type
adb push "C:\PathToVending.apk\Vending.apk" /system/app
This required a working android sdk setup, and I've yet to see any reason to update the one from the nookie-froyo wiki page.
Well I installed the autoconfig script, and loving it so far.
Oh I'm wanting to update the market installed on my nook not froyo. Same instructions apply?
And I can't find flash on the market now.
Do I need the one for 2.2 0r the modded one on here for 2.1?
Hello. You all are great. I have read the faq and other threads but have not seen my questions clearly answered. Forgive me, but I am a noob and nervous. I have some general questions. I want to root but not flash a new rom. There are several programs I want that require rooting, e.g. keep lights on, non-market apps, tethering. How great is the risk to have just a rooted phone, no new rom, and continue normal daily use? Superone click has rooting and unrooting. Does unrooting to install any AT&T updates cause problems. I envision rooting, loading a couple of programs and leaving it alone. If I root must it remain rooted after installing the programs for them to operate. Or, can I root, install programs, and then unroot? Again, thanks for all your help.
Rooting is non-destructive. If a program requires root to install, it likely requires it to run as it will need to access superuser permissions. If you remove root those programs will no longer run. Rooting is probably the most basic mod you can do to your phone. I've heard of it failing, but I've not seen anyone damage or brick their phone with it. Do it and forget it. It should have no effect on any future updates as they will probably come via Kies Mini and not OTA, but I doubt we'll see any more. You should update to stock Froyo 2.2 before you root.
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Hello. You all are great. I have read the faq and other threads but have not seen my questions clearly answered. Forgive me, but I am a noob and nervous. I have some general questions. I want to root but not flash a new rom. There are several programs I want that require rooting, e.g. keep lights on, non-market apps, tethering. How great is the risk to have just a rooted phone, no new rom, and continue normal daily use? Superone click has rooting and unrooting. Does unrooting to install any AT&T updates cause problems. I envision rooting, loading a couple of programs and leaving it alone. If I root must it remain rooted after installing the programs for them to operate. Or, can I root, install programs, and then unroot? Again, thanks for all your help.
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I used the all in one. You can find it in the development forum.
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Thank you. I looked at the all in one option and I have to say it appears daunting and a bit intimidating. Is it necessary simply for rooting? It seems to be aimed at those wishing to replace the roms. I have read rather a bunch on all of these methods. I am leaning towards z4root or superoneclick. Any opinions/advice regarding these or others is appreciated. I read somewhere that for superoneclick for the ATT captivate one needs to chnge to rage against the cage from psneuter. Is that correct?
The change to rage is only if you are already on stock Froyo. Super 1-click works fine for Eclair.
Super one click..as easy as it sounds
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The change to rage is only if you are already on stock Froyo. Super 1-click works fine for Eclair.
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Super 1 click works fine for Froyo as well. I used it when I test drove official 2.2. It was a earlier version though (1.51). Not sure if that made a difference.
I rooted, bootstrapped, and flashed clockwork with rom manager. I am currently running liberty3 v2.0 and I am on .886. Is it worth updating to .901? And if so how do I do it? Step by step instruction will help. Thanks
Read around. Just to give you a hint:
There is currently a thread on the first page of the "Droid Bionic General" section of this forum (same area as this thread) that has a list of step by step instructions. To give you an even bigger hint, it has NOOB in the title.
whoops! my bad.
Edit: Just checked out post. Its for .893, but is it basically the same way? In other words, could I just run R3l3AS3DRoot in order to restore to stock, update to .901 and then reinstall liberty. Also, is it worth updating? Thanks.
901 radio is flawless for me never dropped signal phone went from 5 starts to 10 stars however I am stock plan on rooting after I learn a bit mire
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I have no experience with 886 since my phone came with 893 pre installed. Here's my general advice.
1) Read more.
2) Get rid of Bootstrap and install Safestrap. Especially since you're a noob, this is like an insurance policy. Again, refer back to #1.
3) If you want to get to 901, my best guess would be to FXZ back to stock, and then get the OTA (over-the-air) update to 893. I've never done that, so I can't be more help. But there's definitely instructions somewhere. Let me know how that goes.
EDIT: Maybe try this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1408522 Disclaimer: I haven't tried it, have no idea what I'm talking about, but it looks promising.
EDIT2: Or maybe this could help? http://www.mydroidworld.com/forums/droid-bionic-forum/10577-bionic-path-saver-1-click-method.html
Hello XDA forums! I am looking for someone to point me in the right direction while I try to upgrade my Bionic. I am not super savvy with this phone at the moment. I bought it right when it came out and rooted it as soon as there was a way to do so. I am running the stock rom. Other important info(at least I think so):
System version: 5.5.886
Android version: 2.3.4
Kernel version: 2.6.35.7
Build number: 5.5.1
So thats what I'm running rooted. I upgraded to this point, I believe using an update.zip to keep the root I had on the phone. My phone has been yelling at me for weeks now to upgrade to 5.5.893. I have been lazy and did not want to deal with setting up my interface again, BUT its time I dealt with this.
I'm looking for someone to tell me how I should upgrade unofficially keeping the root in the process or just updating officially and then rerooting. I am able to pick up on these processes so even just links to the right threads would be very helpful.
Before you do anything with the update, use the forever root so you don't lose root. I don't have the link but its not hard to find.
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Hi. Take the OTA to 893. You will likely lose root in the process, but that's ok. Next follow the step-by-step noob guide that you'll find in the general section.
Thank you! Yes I was pretty sure I was going to want to do this at some point. But I am currently rooted. Should I really do it now?
Okay so I think I'm going to upgrade via OTA and then follow the noob guide. So easy. I surfed other forums in the past and quickly decided this was the best one so I came here first! 20 minutes later I know what to do. Thanks!
the guide I was referring to is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1455888
I wrote the guide based on my experience, and my friend's experience with our bionics. If you follow directions it's really pretty straight forward.
Looks good thanks Tuckmobile.
One problem. My phone is failing the update. The last time I updated it was not through verizon. I'm assuming this is the problem. I'm also assuming it's not going to be an easy solution.
Edit: Another problem. I froze some apps using bloat freezer. I accidentally uninstalled bloat freezer. I can't reinstall it as it is not on the app market. I have a feeling I need to unfreeze apps if i want to update. Sigh....
Try the pathsaver tool. It should help you. The directions are not super clear so read carefully and I'm sure you can get it.
Yeah frozen apps are a problem. Let me know if pathsaver helps
Okay I do not have charged batteries atm and I have work soon so this will have to wait for tomorrow morning. But here is what I believe I should do.
First I will attempt pathsaver that I found on this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1433783
Then just do the Forever root that is in the noob section. Assuming the pathsaver works for me I should be on .893 rooted correct?(with of course the option to go to .901)