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I'm in serious trouble with my milestone

I have a Milestone which I rooted last week. I am from Romania.
I have overclocked it and it ran smoothly. Yesterday I was playing with the governors modfying files inside the system.
I renamed the mot_boot_mode file under system/bin in mot_boot_mode.bin and added another mot_boot_mode that had these first lines inside it "#!/system/bin/sh
export PATH=/system/bin:$PATH
#run the original binary
mot_boot_mode.bin"
I rebooted and got stuck into the M loop.
What can I do? Please help me!

vladstercr said:
I have a Milestone which I rooted last week. I am from Romania.
I have overclocked it and it ran smoothly. Yesterday I was playing with the governors modfying files inside the system.
I renamed the mot_boot_mode file under system/bin in mot_boot_mode.bin and added another mot_boot_mode that had these first lines inside it "#!/system/bin/sh
export PATH=/system/bin:$PATH
#run the original binary
mot_boot_mode.bin"
I rebooted and got stuck into the M loop.
What can I do? Please help me!
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If you can't access recovery, then go into fastboot and reflash a sbf.

You likely did not set proper permissions for the new script.
This is not serious trouble, don't worry. If you are rooted I assume you have vulnerable recovery flashed in. Boot in openrecovery and fix the mess over adb or directly from the phone. If you are totally lost, either restore your nandroid backup (you did it right? ). Altternatively reflash the whole SBF as poster above suggested.

i didnt have a vulnerable recovery flashed in...nor a nandroid backup...but i have followed the "back to stock" thread and flashed an original sbf...I set the right permission for the file before rebooting...cant figure out what was wrong... none the less i had a titanium backup done 2 days ago which worked like a charm....
Please advise me guys into doing a nandroid backup and flashing a vulnerable recovery
Sent from my Milestone using XDA App

What advise do you need? There is an in depth instruction on top.
However, it is not very complicated, i can tell since I'm into this about 1 month and succeeded with a minimum or even less amount of knowhow.
The vulnerable recovery is working for all boot loader versions and does allow to access the update.zip.
You'll need either RSD Lite or sb_reflash, depending on your OS. So boot into bootloader mode (holding up the d-pad on start), apply the vulnerable recovery sbf and fire up your update.zip once thee flashing is done. (assuming you have followed the instructions on how to prepare your sdcard for OpenRecovery, eg. the G.O.T distro requires a differnt structure)
If you get a checksumm error, check out the log files and modify the file, or use a script to recalculate the checksum. But this is rarely the case.
Ohh.. and talking about "original sbf", you might want to read the difference between Service and "normal"

MenoDev said:
What advise do you need? There is an in depth instruction on top.
However, it is not very complicated, i can tell since I'm into this about 1 month and succeeded with a minimum or even less amount of knowhow.
The vulnerable recovery is working for all boot loader versions and does allow to access the update.zip.
You'll need either RSD Lite or sb_reflash, depending on your OS. So boot into bootloader mode (holding up the d-pad on start), apply the vulnerable recovery sbf and fire up your update.zip once thee flashing is done. (assuming you have followed the instructions on how to prepare your sdcard for OpenRecovery, eg. the G.O.T distro requires a differnt structure)
If you get a checksumm error, check out the log files and modify the file, or use a script to recalculate the checksum. But this is rarely the case.
Ohh.. and talking about "original sbf", you might want to read the difference between Service and "normal"
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Whats the difference?
By the way...I didnt had to prepare the sd card in a special way or something...Nor to format it in a particular way...It was pretty easy the whole process though...
Now I have switched to GOT 2.2.1 Froyo with CM6 mod but I'm very dissapointed on the battery life... Think I'm gonna try other 2.2 Roms with 2.1 kernel...
Thanks for your reply!

Know what I observed in my case? Installing the 2.2.1 firmware with no "got-fix" and no root makes my battery last very long
Sent from my Milestone using XDA App

MenoDev said:
Know what I observed in my case? Installing the 2.2.1 firmware with no "got-fix" and no root makes my battery last very long
Sent from my Milestone using XDA App
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what do you mean by "no got-fix"
Please let me know....And also...Did you have the GOT 2.2.1 where the battery last less?

vladstercr said:
what do you mean by "no got-fix"
Please let me know....And also...Did you have the GOT 2.2.1 where the battery last less?
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You get the G.O.T 2.01 OpenRecovery Version along with the Firmware files.
Usually one supposed to boot into recovery and apply some mods, the first one would be fix 2.2.1 issues... and so on.
I was lazy and didn't, but simply flashed the Firmware. And to my surprise the battery was lasting longer.
But you know, I can't tell if it's depending on the Distro or whatever. Hovewer, I'm not that of a version junkie, rather looking for a decent distribution, and luckily i found one. Even if it was 2.0 it would have been cool for me. Now 2.3 resp. 3.0 is around the corner, then the whole race starts again...

vladstercr said:
Whats the difference?
By the way...I didnt had to prepare the sd card in a special way or something...Nor to format it in a particular way...It was pretty easy the whole process though...
Now I have switched to GOT 2.2.1 Froyo with CM6 mod but I'm very dissapointed on the battery life... Think I'm gonna try other 2.2 Roms with 2.1 kernel...
Thanks for your reply!
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Btw... they announced froyo for next week for the milestone in this forum.. so we hopefully will all be fine, if not, we will still have to deal with the fact that Android is very nice, but not yet rock solid

MenoDev said:
You get the G.O.T 2.01 OpenRecovery Version along with the Firmware files.
Usually one supposed to boot into recovery and apply some mods, the first one would be fix 2.2.1 issues... and so on.
I was lazy and didn't, but simply flashed the Firmware. And to my surprise the battery was lasting longer.
But you know, I can't tell if it's depending on the Distro or whatever. Hovewer, I'm not that of a version junkie, rather looking for a decent distribution, and luckily i found one. Even if it was 2.0 it would have been cool for me. Now 2.3 resp. 3.0 is around the corner, then the whole race starts again...
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Yes... I never applied those fixes too... Still the battery last very little time...
As an example:
Before I went to sleep last night the battery was fully charged...no apps running...3g disabled...everything disabled...phone idle for 7 hours...and when I woke up and check... I got 60% of the battery...
Thats frustrating...
I must admit I have the Cyanogenmod running...Would this be the issue?

[Q] Erasing Recovery

Is there a way to remove your recovery in ADB when youre not rooted?
I did it, but i had to clash CWM 3.0.2.4 and format recovery, then when it rebooted. i did adb reboot recovery, it went to fastboot (which makes sense)
then i entered fastboot erase recovery. which might have been pointless but still did.
But my question is if i can erase my recovery through ADB when im rooted or even unrooted?

davidevan said:
Is there a way to remove your recovery in ADB when youre not rooted?
I did it, but i had to clash CWM 3.0.2.4 and format recovery, then when it rebooted. i did adb reboot recovery, it went to fastboot (which makes sense)
then i entered fastboot erase recovery. which might have been pointless but still did.
But my question is if i can erase my recovery through ADB when im rooted or even unrooted?
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I have no idea if you can adb remove recovery.img or not, you probably could though. You would have to have r/w access to it's mtdblock. Even so, it sounds like you got it. You can always RUU which removes recovery as well. If you are really "unrooted" you wouldn't have a recovery to remove fyi. Also, most adb codes only work with r/w access to your /system partition, so unrooted would likely kill off adb, for what it's intended to do anyway. I am curious though, why do you ask/want to do this?

il Duce said:
I have no idea if you can adb remove recovery.img or not, you probably could though. You would have to have r/w access to it's mtdblock. Even so, it sounds like you got it. You can always RUU which removes recovery as well. If you are really "unrooted" you wouldn't have a recovery to remove fyi. Also, most adb codes only work with r/w access to your /system partition, so unrooted would likely kill off adb, for what it's intended to do anyway. I am curious though, why do you ask/want to do this?
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Well here was my story, i wanted to go to Sprint to get a new hero cause my hardware was a little bit sticky/not working right, like the volume rocker and call button. So i unrooted with z4 (thats how i rooted). I double checked to see if i had root or busybox. through root checker in the Market. So i made my marry way over there, and these guys have all there phones rooted so they know what they are doing and if it might be rooted. he couldnt find the # or busybox, but he found my recovery img, by going into it manually. AND I WAS SCREWED. haha. so apparently z4 doesnt remove the recovery. To my knowledge thats the only way he found out i had prior root, and it took him bout 20 min to figure that out, so i thought i did a good job, except for having the recovery img

davidevan said:
Well here was my story, i wanted to go to Sprint to get a new hero cause my hardware was a little bit sticky/not working right, like the volume rocker and call button. So i unrooted with z4 (thats how i rooted). I double checked to see if i had root or busybox. through root checker in the Market. So i made my marry way over there, and these guys have all there phones rooted so they know what they are doing and if it might be rooted. he couldnt find the # or busybox, but he found my recovery img, by going into it manually. AND I WAS SCREWED. haha. so apparently z4 doesnt remove the recovery. To my knowledge thats the only way he found out i had prior root, and it took him bout 20 min to figure that out, so i thought i did a good job, except for having the recovery img
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So what you really needed to do was run the Rom Update Utility to get back to the stock recovery image, not erase the recovery image.

davidevan said:
Well here was my story, i wanted to go to Sprint to get a new hero cause my hardware was a little bit sticky/not working right, like the volume rocker and call button. So i unrooted with z4 (thats how i rooted). I double checked to see if i had root or busybox. through root checker in the Market. So i made my marry way over there, and these guys have all there phones rooted so they know what they are doing and if it might be rooted. he couldnt find the # or busybox, but he found my recovery img, by going into it manually. AND I WAS SCREWED. haha. so apparently z4 doesnt remove the recovery. To my knowledge thats the only way he found out i had prior root, and it took him bout 20 min to figure that out, so i thought i did a good job, except for having the recovery img
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Oh, now it makes sense. Yeah what Jason said, run the RUU. Did they help you or just say "bugger off you hacker" lol. If you RUU just go to a DIFFERENT store, they might help.

il Duce said:
Oh, now it makes sense. Yeah what Jason said, run the RUU. Did they help you or just say "bugger off you hacker" lol. If you RUU just go to a DIFFERENT store, they might help.
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Thats the thing i cant run any damn RUUs haha
i always get a bootloader error. i think i literally done every RUU imaginable, except (i forgot the dev) came with a flashable RUU

davidevan said:
Thats the thing i cant run any damn RUUs haha
i always get a bootloader error. i think i literally done every RUU imaginable, except (i forgot the dev) came with a flashable RUU
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I bet it's error 140 right? look here if I am right: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=843544

il Duce said:
I bet it's error 140 right? look here if I am right: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=843544
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Hhaha oh god this looks technical (for me) i get a lot, but itll probably take me a day to understand the meaning of what it does and how to execute properly
Thanks to the the both of you!

davidevan said:
Hhaha oh god this looks technical (for me) i get a lot, but itll probably take me a day to understand the meaning of what it does and how to execute properly
Thanks to the the both of you!
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What is a region version exactly? and do i HAVE to set a different path, or will it typically go where it needs too?

davidevan said:
What is a region version exactly? and do i HAVE to set a different path, or will it typically go where it needs too?
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I don't think you need to worry about the region. I think you just flash the first zip there....... REVISION ........ looks like the dude pulled the zip I would send him a pm to see if he'll give it to you, and if he does, send the zip to me too. FYI I have never actually done that, never needed to.

il Duce said:
I don't think you need to worry about the region. I think you just flash the first zip there....... REVISION ........ looks like the dude pulled the zip I would send him a pm to see if he'll give it to you, and if he does, send the zip to me too. FYI I have never actually done that, never needed to.
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Iactually got it!
like 15 min ago and i flashed it, ran regaws RUU he uses for unrooting and BAM,
back to stock. Thanks so much =]
Im not sure what your issue was about removing the zip? maybe i got extremely lucky before he removed it haha. if you want it i can send you it via PM

davidevan said:
Iactually got it!
like 15 min ago and i flashed it, ran regaws RUU he uses for unrooting and BAM,
back to stock. Thanks so much =]
Im not sure what your issue was about removing the zip? maybe i got extremely lucky before he removed it haha. if you want it i can send you it via PM
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Dkd you get my PM?if you ever need anything else ill try to find it for you!

davidevan said:
Dkd you get my PM?if you ever need anything else ill try to find it for you?
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LOL yeah I got it. I got confused reading that thread and thought the "unneeded" one was still there and the "needed" one was was missing, I think I was wrong. I downloaded it anyway - safety first. I usually don't need help finding anything, I have a BUNCH of threads saved in my userCP, and a crapload of zips/apps/roms/themes/tweaks/kernels/etc that I'll probably never need, lol. Thanks though.

il Duce said:
LOL yeah I got it. I got confused reading that thread and thought the "unneeded" one was still there and the "needed" one was was missing, I think I was wrong. I downloaded it anyway - safety first. I usually don't need help finding anything, I have a BUNCH of threads saved in my userCP, and a crapload of zips/apps/roms/themes/tweaks/kernels/etc that I'll probably never need, lol. Thanks though.
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screw his threa i got confused too too haha
the. zip i sent is all you nedd and it flashed you is flashed through recovery; I used a stock rom to do this but i guess it doesnt matterwhich rom, guess it just fixed the boot loader entirely (the zip that is) and here is the RUU i persoanlly used... you might use a different one, but this was sufficient for me
http://www.mediafire.com/file/zoutcenvr20udwu/RUU_Hero_C_Sprint_2.27.651.5_R_signed_release.exe

How to root & rom my captivate (noob) ?

Hi there, I've read most of the posts on how to root and then install a custom rom on it, but I truly can't get my head around the whole thing and get confused with stuff. I'd appreciate if someone could help me out with a little guide on how to do it, one of the things I can't wrap my head around that much and the reason why I'm making this thread is because I do not know how to make a system backup (whatever it's called) in case I want to go back to stock, I also read that I need a modem and that I should keep a backup of my stock original modem but don't know how to do such thing, I know some ROMs come with a preloaded modem but if such modem were not to work with my phone I read I could just flash a new modem but I also don't know how to do that. I apologize for the noob question, and hope this thread doesn't get deleted without any help, thanks.

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2. There's a sticky in this forum with EVERYTHING you need to know. Backups can be made with Titainium Backup or a custom recovery. To use Titanium Backup, you need to root your phone, which there are several threads detailing such. If you don't have access to the USB data function on your phone, there's another way to root without a computer that's currently being tested.

x0ne215 said:
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2. There's a sticky in this forum with EVERYTHING you need to know. Backups can be made with Titainium Backup or a custom recovery. To use Titanium Backup, you need to root your phone, which there are several threads detailing such. If you don't have access to the USB data function on your phone, there's another way to root without a computer that's currently being tested.
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Thanks! do you happen to know how to back up things such as the modem? I've tried searching for such thing here or google to no help.

you can use root explorer or xplorer to copy the files and folders to your sd card. If you copy them back to restore them, you should do a chmod 755 on the files to make sure they are accessible, executable. xplorer lets you do that.
you want to copy, at least,
/efs
/radio
the radio folder contains modem
the efs folder has your phone's imei number.

laughingT said:
you can use root explorer or xplorer to copy the files and folders to your sd card. If you copy them back to restore them, you should do a chmod 755 on the files to make sure they are accessible, executable. xplorer lets you do that.
you want to copy, at least,
/efs
/radio
the radio folder contains modem
the efs folder has your phone's imei number.
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Thanks a lot! and sorry ust a few more questions.
-do I need to backup anything else so that I could go back to stock if needed?
-is this the way to go back to stock http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1300843 ?
-if the modem that comes with the ROM doesn't work for me, could I use the backup original stock modem on the rom?
-and basically to go through with the whole process 1-root 2-flash 3-install rom? if this is correct please let me know if I've got the right links for them:
1- root http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682
2- flash/install rom http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=884364 <-this one says it doesn't work for gingerbread though and that's the one I got right now so how should I do it, this maybe http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1350266 ?

daLareid said:
Thanks a lot! and sorry ust a few more questions.
-do I need to backup anything else so that I could go back to stock if needed?
-is this the way to go back to stock http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1300843 ?
-if the modem that comes with the ROM doesn't work for me, could I use the backup original stock modem on the rom?
-and basically to go through with the whole process 1-root 2-flash 3-install rom? if this is correct please let me know if I've got the right links for them:
1- root http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682
2- flash/install rom http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=884364 <-this one says it doesn't work for gingerbread though and that's the one I got right now so how should I do it, this maybe http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1350266 ?
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-to go back to stock, you don't need anything backed up. Simply need Odin.
-yes, in the 3rd post (by 4-2ndtwin). Odin KK4 without bootloaders.
-there's a modem thread if the one that comes with the ROM doesn't work but changes are pretty low that it won't.
-follow this guide to a T and everything should go well: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1350266
1-no, refer to the link I posted.
2-answered with the 3rd point.

BWolf56 said:
-to go back to stock, you don't need anything backed up. Simply need Odin.
-yes, in the 3rd post (by 4-2ndtwin). Odin KK4 without bootloaders.
-there's a modem thread if the one that comes with the ROM doesn't work but changes are pretty low that it won't.
-follow this guide to a T and everything should go well: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1350266
1-no, refer to the link I posted.
2-answered with the 3rd point.
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Appreciate it, this is really helpful and will give it a shot right after I get back from college. I'm going to root before I do the flash guide because I want to do a back up first though.

Just as a heads up, in the link Bwolf56 posted,
9. Click PDA button in Odin and find your kernel.tar file (speedmod kernel (this kernel isn't too important as it will be replaced by custom rom's kernel, but speedmod kernel understands both froyo (amend) scripting and gingerbread (edify) scripting so is great for this purpose to install any rom cwm zip file next.)
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You won't be able to boot the phone after this step until you install a new rom. Since for some reason my cappy won't read the external SD card in CWM, I got kinda screwed (my USB doesn't work so I couldn't put the zip on the internal memory [which it does see]).
Shouldn't be a problem for you, but I would copy it over to the internal memory as well before flashing, just in case
Never hurts to be too careful!

x0ne215 said:
Just as a heads up, in the link Bwolf56 posted,
You won't be able to boot the phone after this step until you install a new rom. Since for some reason my cappy won't read the external SD card in CWM, I got kinda screwed (my USB doesn't work so I couldn't put the zip on the internal memory [which it does see]).
Shouldn't be a problem for you, but I would copy it over to the internal memory as well before flashing, just in case
Never hurts to be too careful!
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You can't flash a kernel.tar in recovery - it has to be a .zip. Therefor, having it on your sd won't change much.
When flashing Speedmod, your phone should be able to fully boot up but you don't need it to. You simply want to get in recovery to flash the ROM you want to use.
*As a alternative to Speedmod, you can flash Corn Kernel which is made specifically for GB (while Speedmod was made for Froyo). Both works though.

BWolf56 said:
You can't flash a kernel.tar in recovery - it has to be a .zip. Therefor, having it on your sd won't change much.
When flashing Speedmod, your phone should be able to fully boot up but you don't need it to. You simply want to get in recovery to flash the ROM you want to use.
*As a alternative to Speedmod, you can flash Corn Kernel which is made specifically for GB (while Speedmod was made for Froyo). Both works though.
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Not what I meant, I was referring to having the .zip on your internal as well. I was going about it a different way anyways, since my USB doesn't work. Had to root on the device, then used mobile odin. But like I said, I forgot to copy the .zip ROM onto the internal.
EDIT: Didn't mean the kernel, was talking about the ROM. Kernel installed fine, but like I say below it just hangs at the Samsung screen after the AT&T Logo. Sorry, I'm at work and not feeling the best right now.
I've never been able to fully boot up since, it just hangs on the Samsung IGH-897 or w/e screen. Tried wipe data etc as well. Still refuses to boot past that screen.

x0ne215 said:
Not what I meant, I was referring to having the .zip on your internal as well. I was going about it a different way anyways, since my USB doesn't work. Had to root on the device, then used mobile odin. But like I said, I forgot to copy the .zip ROM onto the internal.
EDIT: Didn't mean the kernel, was talking about the ROM. Kernel installed fine, but like I say below it just hangs at the Samsung screen after the AT&T Logo. Sorry, I'm at work and not feeling the best right now.
I've never been able to fully boot up since, it just hangs on the Samsung IGH-897 or w/e screen. Tried wipe data etc as well. Still refuses to boot past that screen.
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Ah now that makes more sense. Yes, go ahead and have the ROM's .zip on your sd as well as their respective Gapps. That will save you some hassle afterwards.
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On a side note, I'd rather not steal the OP's thread with another issue but pm me if you need further help with your phone. I think I remember 4-2ndtwin trying to help you but I guess it didn't work?

BWolf56 said:
Ah now that makes more sense. Yes, go ahead and have the ROM's .zip on your sd as well as their respective Gapps. That will save you some hassle afterwards.
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On a side note, I'd rather not steal the OP's thread with another issue but pm me if you need further help with your phone. I think I remember 4-2ndtwin trying to help you but I guess it didn't work?
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Yes, sorry about the thread hijack . I appreciate it, thank you . He did but I'm still not having any luck. Worst comes to worst, I figure buying a new one (since mine had some other issues anyway), and using the one I currently have for spare parts.
Again, sorry about the thread hijack OP!

I appreciate both of your input, and don't worry about the thread hijack, I hope BWolf is able to help you out Xone.
So should I go through with the guide you posted BWolf or should I do that plus keep the ROM on my SD before hand?

daLareid said:
I appreciate both of your input, and don't worry about the thread hijack, I hope BWolf is able to help you out Xone.
So should I go through with the guide you posted BWolf or should I do that plus keep the ROM on my SD before hand?
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Follow the guide but put the ROM you want to use along with their Gapps on your phone before hand.

BWolf56 said:
Follow the guide but put the ROM you want to use along with their Gapps on your phone before hand.
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Thank you. Unfortunately I couldn't even go through with the root, that SuperOneClick thing did not work for me, already tried some solutions from here http://theunlockr.com/2010/10/11/how-to-root-your-android-phone-superoneclick-method/ including going as far as doing this solution http://theunlockr.com/2009/10/06/how-to-set-up-adb-usb-drivers-for-android-devices/ and it didn't work, still get stuck on Shell rooting device Step#7 wait for device.
Is there a different program that actually works or method that I could use to do the root?
Edit: nvm rooted with this guide http://androidforums.com/captivate-all-things-root/483646-guide-root-official-2-3-5-guide.html

laughingT said:
you can use root explorer or xplorer to copy the files and folders to your sd card. If you copy them back to restore them, you should do a chmod 755 on the files to make sure they are accessible, executable. xplorer lets you do that.
you want to copy, at least,
/efs
/radio
the radio folder contains modem
the efs folder has your phone's imei number.
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I tried this and I got a 'couldn't copy file' message. Then I tried EFS Professional, but it wouldn't recognize my device.

daLareid said:
I tried this and I got a 'couldn't copy file' message. Then I tried EFS Professional, but it wouldn't recognize my device.
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You have to mount as R/W to have the permission to do it.

BWolf56 said:
You have to mount as R/W to have the permission to do it.
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I managed to back it up with Root Explorer. Tried flashing Slim Bean with the guide you provided, now I'm stuck on the Semaphore logo and can't go into RECOVERY Mode.

daLareid said:
I managed to back it up with Root Explorer. Tried flashing Slim Bean with the guide you provided, now I'm stuck on the Semaphore logo and can't go into RECOVERY Mode.
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So, vol up+vol down+power button doesn't get you in recovery?
Also, did you flash it twice? First time it needs to repartition, so 2 flashes are needed.

BWolf56 said:
So, vol up+vol down+power button doesn't get you in recovery?
Also, did you flash it twice? First time it needs to repartition, so 2 flashes are needed.
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Flashed it twice and it's now working thanks, now I need to test the phone function. Btw do I need to root again when I'm on a ROM?
Edit: phone is not working, how can I put back the stock modem to make it work?

Trying to get back to Stock - Rogers M7_ul

I could really use your help guys. I'm trying to get back to stock so I can get the updates being pushed by HTC/Rogers. There are a couple bugs that are really annoying me. So, before i tell you what I need, here's what I have.
M7_ul
Locked Bootloader - was relocked after unlocking a while ago
Rooted
CWM recovery
Stock HTC ROM
S-OFF
Baseband 4a.14.3250.14
Main 1.29.631.4
Modelid: PN0712000
CID: Roger001
Now, what I need is either the RUU or the stock recovery files and some sort of guide on how to install them. I've tried downloading from here: http://www.htcdev.com/devcenter/downloads/P60 but i can't flash it via CWM. I've also tried downloading and RUU from here: http://bugsylawson.com/files/file/1...5013-1033115001-release-312087-signed-2-4zip/ but when i unzip i get corrupt files and i can't move it to the phone.
I'm at a complete loss here. I would really appreciate any guidance you guys can provide. Any idea where I can get the proper RUU and how I can install it? Or if it's easier to just get the stock recovery, any idea where I can get it and how to install it using CWM or another method such as terminal emulator?

no need to relock bootloader is s-off'd
easiest way, IF there is an ruu or ruu zip for the rogers variant (you would need the ruu files that match 1.29.631.4) floating around i suggest this...back up sd card contents,boot into recovery...wipe the system,reboot into bootloader connect device via fastboot,run the ruu..one it boots except the ota
done

but how do i run the RUU and how do I know which exactly is the right RUU for me? I've heard RUUs are exe files but i haven't found any that are. The one I think is right for me is a zip and it seems to be corrupt though I dled the 1gb file twice. So i'm a bit confused.

vijn said:
but how do i run the RUU and how do I know which exactly is the right RUU for me? I've heard RUUs are exe files but i haven't found any that are. The one I think is right for me is a zip and it seems to be corrupt though I dled the 1gb file twice. So i'm a bit confused.
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You can find the RUU you need here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2207874
Hope to has been usefull

Thanks so much. But I'm still not sure which version to get. I tried the RUU_M7_UL_JB_50_hTC_Asia_WWE_1.29.707.3_R_Radio_4A.14.3250.13_10.33.1150.01_release_311678_signed.exe but no go. I get an error. Says it's the wrong ROM. Ugh. I've had no luck with this. So frustrating.
ImJacky said:
You can find the RUU you need here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2207874
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So, I've tried Rogers 1.29.631.4.zip which is an nandroid backup but no go on that either, using CWM. At a total loss here.

vijn said:
So, I've tried Rogers 1.29.631.4.zip which is an nandroid backup but no go on that either, using CWM. At a total loss here.
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This is what I did and it worked like a charm... minus of course the issue after the software update which got fixed anyway.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2357881

Ugh. Thanks cue_32. I had just downloaded that file when I saw your post, so I was very hopeful this would work. Pushed it to my phone, tried installing via CWM but almost immediately it said installation aborted. I have no idea what's going on. Nothing seems to be installable. WTF? And the link you posted for the stock recovery doesn't seem to lead to anywhere that has a recovery file for DL. So, I'm totally stuck now. UGH. Been on this for almost 2 days now. Haven't run into this much trouble with any of my previous phones, despite trying out almost a dozen different ROMs. Here, I'm just trying to revert to stock recovery and RUU and can't even do that. Sigh. I just don't get why none of the RUUs are installable.

vijn said:
Ugh. Thanks cue_32. I had just downloaded that file when I saw your post, so I was very hopeful this would work. Pushed it to my phone, tried installing via CWM but almost immediately it said installation aborted. I have no idea what's going on. Nothing seems to be installable. WTF? And the link you posted for the stock recovery doesn't seem to lead to anywhere that has a recovery file for DL. So, I'm totally stuck now. UGH. Been on this for almost 2 days now. Haven't run into this much trouble with any of my previous phones, despite trying out almost a dozen different ROMs. Here, I'm just trying to revert to stock recovery and RUU and can't even do that. Sigh. I just don't get why none of the RUUs are installable.
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There's no RUU available yet for Rogers so I personally wouldn't try any other RUU.
So you downloaded the Nandroid backup from Whamboush (or whatever the name was), you extracted and moved the EXTRACTED FOLDER to the proper location (Clockwork>Backup) and updated the permissions correct? I used Root Browser to do this, the permission should be exactly like your other CWM backups. If I recall correctly there are 3 columns with 3 rows, all are X'd except for the last box on the 2nd column\3rd Row. (middle\bottom)
example:
X X X
X X X
X _ X
From there I just did the restore using the original clock work mod (non-touch cause I'm old skool)
After it successfully flashes, before it prompts you to reboot you'll be prompted to re-root from within CWM itself. Select No.
After it reboots, test to make sure everything is ok.
Then enter fastboot mode (adb reboot bootloader), from fastboot mode you can then flash the recovery.
You're welcome
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vijn said:
Ugh. Thanks cue_32. Here, I'm just trying to revert to stock recovery and RUU and can't even do that. Sigh. I just don't get why none of the RUUs are installable.
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here's your stock recovery...I know how frustrating it can get so don't mind the step by step procedure.
http://d-h.st/dyr
You're welcome

well, cue_32 has give you the link to stock recovery..... what you can do is , flash the stock recovery first...try flashing the OTA......if still doesnt work..you can go for restoring the nandroid backup.....

mathrania said:
well, cue_32 has give you the link to stock recovery..... what you can do is , flash the stock recovery first...try flashing the OTA......if still doesnt work..you can go for restoring the nandroid backup.....
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If I had the original nandroid, of the original Rom for example, would all that one needs to do is flash it and unroot and that's it?
Sent from my HTC One

chc31 said:
If I had the original nandroid, of the original Rom for example, would all that one needs to do is flash it and unroot and that's it?
Sent from my HTC One
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Flash, unroot (if necessary) and flash stock recovery, which is what the instructions I provided, and optional lock the boot loader

So, I tried changing the permissions, which I hadn't done before, using Root Explorer but it says that some files can't be modified. So I can't set the permissions and CWM won't see those files at all, so that's not an option it seems. So I decided to just flash the recovery but when i do i get an error in adb Failed (remote: not allowed). So, that's not working either. Hehe. Every time I think i got it, something stands in the way. Will definitely feel like an accomplishment when i get this thing done finally, just not sure how or when it'll happen.
cue_32 said:
There's no RUU available yet for Rogers so I personally wouldn't try any other RUU.
So you downloaded the Nandroid backup from Whamboush (or whatever the name was), you extracted and moved the EXTRACTED FOLDER to the proper location (Clockwork>Backup) and updated the permissions correct? I used Root Browser to do this, the permission should be exactly like your other CWM backups. If I recall correctly there are 3 columns with 3 rows, all are X'd except for the last box on the 2nd column\3rd Row. (middle\bottom)
example:
X X X
X X X
X _ X
From there I just did the restore using the original clock work mod (non-touch cause I'm old skool)
After it successfully flashes, before it prompts you to reboot you'll be prompted to re-root from within CWM itself. Select No.
After it reboots, test to make sure everything is ok.
Then enter fastboot mode (adb reboot bootloader), from fastboot mode you can then flash the recovery.
You're welcome
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here's your stock recovery...I know how frustrating it can get so don't mind the step by step procedure.
http://d-h.st/dyr
You're welcome
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Ya, I tried flashing the recovery, no go. No go on the nandroid backup either. The good thing is, i'm getting much more familiar with adb. Hehe.
mathrania said:
well, cue_32 has give you the link to stock recovery..... what you can do is , flash the stock recovery first...try flashing the OTA......if still doesnt work..you can go for restoring the nandroid backup.....
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vijn said:
Ya, I tried flashing the recovery, no go. No go on the nandroid backup either. The good thing is, i'm getting much more familiar with adb. Hehe.
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well, interested in another option.....i havent done this, but some people do...
change you CID to some device which has rcvd OTA, like mine is HTC_J15....just an example... now your mobile would be WWE internation blah blah... now grab the RUU.exe for it....backup all your data...and run it.....and then go for the OTA's ...in short the region of your device would be changed... you will have to find it in the forum itself... there are tutorials out there to do it...

Well, I'm leaving for the weekend, so I'll have to put this aside for now. In my research I had come across what you are suggesting but it seemed like more trouble and a little confusing so I opted against it, but maybe I'll have to revisit it when i get back. Hopefully you guys will still be around to provide some guidance. I do appreciate all your help. THanks again.
mathrania said:
well, interested in another option.....i havent done this, but some people do...
change you CID to some device which has rcvd OTA, like mine is HTC_J15....just an example... now your mobile would be WWE internation blah blah... now grab the RUU.exe for it....backup all your data...and run it.....and then go for the OTA's ...in short the region of your device would be changed... you will have to find it in the forum itself... there are tutorials out there to do it...
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cue_32 said:
Flash, unroot (if necessary) and flash stock recovery, which is what the instructions I provided, and optional lock the boot loader
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alrighty! ill keep that in mind, thinking of rooting! i had a htc sensation i bought online, if anything would happen to it i couldnt do anything about it, so i rooted and kept it like that. Now a Rogers One.. different lol. Thanks!

vijn said:
So, I tried changing the permissions, which I hadn't done before, using Root Explorer but it says that some files can't be modified. So I can't set the permissions and CWM won't see those files at all, so that's not an option it seems.
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Just to be sure, the EXTRACTED FOLDER I'm referring to is the last folder before you see ALL the files of the 'ROM' like boot.img, cache.ext4.tar, recovery.img, etc...This folder is the one you want to make the permission changes to.
I had the exact same problem before and tried on ES File explorer, Astro File explorer, and Root browser (not root explorer although Im sure it works too). (I've never had to have this many installed at once) but basically this was the problem because after I extracted and updated the permission using Root browser, it worked on 1st try.
What I had done as well is make sure I was moving the extracted folder to the proper location by doing a nandroid back up first. From there I located the backup I just created and moved the extracted folder there. Once the extracted folder is in the right place, I went and used root browser and updated the permissions.

This totally worked Cue. Thank you so much. Finally managed to get the nandroid back up flashed, but then when I went to flash the recovery, i got an error: Failed (remote: not allowed). Ugh. So baby steps, but still in the right direction. So now my status is, Locked bootloader, s-off, flashed nandroid backup, but still have CWM recovery which I apparently can't seem to shake. Anyone know where I can maybe find a .zip recovery that I can try flashing via CWM? Not sure whether that's even possible, as CWM would essentially be overwriting itself but not sure what other options i have. From the research I've done so far though, it seems i can't flash a recovery with a locked bootloader. It does feel like i'm going around in circles here.
cue_32 said:
Just to be sure, the EXTRACTED FOLDER I'm referring to is the last folder before you see ALL the files of the 'ROM' like boot.img, cache.ext4.tar, recovery.img, etc...This folder is the one you want to make the permission changes to.
I had the exact same problem before and tried on ES File explorer, Astro File explorer, and Root browser (not root explorer although Im sure it works too). (I've never had to have this many installed at once) but basically this was the problem because after I extracted and updated the permission using Root browser, it worked on 1st try.
What I had done as well is make sure I was moving the extracted folder to the proper location by doing a nandroid back up first. From there I located the backup I just created and moved the extracted folder there. Once the extracted folder is in the right place, I went and used root browser and updated the permissions.
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Do i really have to go through the entire unlock bootloader process to flash stock recovery? Ugh. I honestly don't get why this is so complicated. My previous phones were SOOO much simpler in comparison. This just feels like way too much trouble. I originally just wanted a rooted phone to get rid of bloatware and other small tweaks. I had no idea it would have such annoying consequences. Now, I'm just trying to get the stock ROM updated with HTC's latest bug fixes and software upgrade before i try and custom roms. I suspect it's not going to get easier though. I think once i get this finally done, i'm just going to leave the phone as is, completely stock at least until the 4.2.2 upgrade. Then after that I'll root it again. I used to love this process of rooting, installing custom roms, etc. Was fun, but this is just tedious as all hell. Hehe. Anyway, enough ranting. Ya, if anyone can tell me what my next step is, I'd be grateful.

[Q] Need Help Deciding What to do With Rooted Phone

So I just successfully rooted my lovely HTC One from Sprint. I've got TWRP 2.6.0.1 on it and all.
I'd REALLY like to get rid of all this garbage on my phone that I'm never going to use, however I also would like to keep it as close to stock as possible. I really enjoy Sense for the most part (minus quirks that I'm willing to live with, and BlinkFeed). I know how/can find out how to load a custom rom - I had CM7 on my HTC EVO 4G (1st Gen) and loved it. But I really don't want to be without Sense.
Can anyone make any suggestions as to what I should do/which rom I should use?

wolfbuck22 said:
So I just successfully rooted my lovely HTC One from Sprint. I've got TWRP 2.6.0.1 on it and all.
I'd REALLY like to get rid of all this garbage on my phone that I'm never going to use, however I also would like to keep it as close to stock as possible. I really enjoy Sense for the most part (minus quirks that I'm willing to live with, and BlinkFeed). I know how/can find out how to load a custom rom - I had CM7 on my HTC EVO 4G (1st Gen) and loved it. But I really don't want to be without Sense.
Can anyone make any suggestions as to what I should do/which rom I should use?
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omj's stock rooted sounds like the rom for you

wranglerray said:
omj's stock rooted sounds like the rom for you
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With a custom kernel. And greenify.
And a whole boat load of other mods you can only discover by spending time on these forums.

Stock with goodies
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wranglerray said:
omj's stock rooted sounds like the rom for you
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Sorry, I'm overwhelmed at the wealth of knowledge here. Is there a link to the specific one you're talking about? Search didn't do me a ton of good. Though I suppose I could send the guy a message and inquire about his ROM.
Thank you for all your help guys!

Okay so I've decided that I want to try the OMJ ROM. Now here's where I am unsure of exactly how to do it. I see that certain ROMs require different methods. I can't just copy the ZIP to my internal storage and use TWRP to flash it, right? It has to be more complicated than that...
Also, I just went past the return window for the phone so I really cannot afford to brick it. I assume that there's next to no chance of the aforementioned tragedy befalling me providing I stick with the mainstream ROMs?

Most roms are in a flashable format i use the CM 10.2 nightly myself. from what i can tell as long as you can get into the bootloader your safe. I wiped my whole phone SD card and everything accidentally with TWRP one time. Ended up having to use sideload to get a CM rom installed again but i was never in danger of bricking. When flashing roms always remember to do a factory reset to wipe the cache and do an advanced wipe of the data and system. after the rom is installed it will ask you to wipe the cache again which is always nice to do.

cloppy said:
Most roms are in a flashable format i use the CM 10.2 nightly myself. from what i can tell as long as you can get into the bootloader your safe. I wiped my whole phone SD card and everything accidentally with TWRP one time. Ended up having to use sideload to get a CM rom installed again but i was never in danger of bricking. When flashing roms always remember to do a factory reset to wipe the cache and do an advanced wipe of the data and system. after the rom is installed it will ask you to wipe the cache again which is always nice to do.
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Awesome! So what was I hearing about having to plug the phone into the computer to flash the boot.IMG file? Sorry, I'm just really overwhelmed with the new ways of doing things.

wolfbuck22 said:
Awesome! So what was I hearing about having to plug the phone into the computer to flash the boot.IMG file? Sorry, I'm just really overwhelmed with the new ways of doing things.
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No worries, I am new to the unlocking scene too with this device . Those flashable zips will normally have the boot.img files included and when installing twrp will take care of it via the script inside the zip. if you open the zip file with winzip or something you should see that file on the root. TWRP or ClockworkMod recoveries make it really easy to install and backup roms.
flashing the boot.img i guess is for recovery purposes say if the system is in a boot loop. Or maybe if you upgrade the system only and didnt change boot img between two different roms. I personally never had to do this. After unlocking the device i used fastboot to replace the recovery and just do everything else inside the recovery.

cloppy said:
No worries, I am new to the unlocking scene too with this device . Those flashable zips will normally have the boot.img files included and when installing twrp will take care of it via the script inside the zip. if you open the zip file with winzip or something you should see that file on the root. TWRP or ClockworkMod recoveries make it really easy to install and backup roms.
flashing the boot.img i guess is for recovery purposes say if the system is in a boot loop. Or maybe if you upgrade the system only and didnt change boot img between two different roms. I personally never had to do this. After unlocking the device i used fastboot to replace the recovery and just do everything else inside the recovery.
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Awesome! I guess it really is that easy! Thanks so much for all your help!

cloppy said:
No worries, I am new to the unlocking scene too with this device . Those flashable zips will normally have the boot.img files included and when installing twrp will take care of it via the script inside the zip. if you open the zip file with winzip or something you should see that file on the root. TWRP or ClockworkMod recoveries make it really easy to install and backup roms.
flashing the boot.img i guess is for recovery purposes say if the system is in a boot loop. Or maybe if you upgrade the system only and didnt change boot img between two different roms. I personally never had to do this. After unlocking the device i used fastboot to replace the recovery and just do everything else inside the recovery.
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Alright, so I've got OMJ's rom running no problem. Love the new feel but what I'm wondering is...is there still a way to delete apps like Stocks and other crap I won't use? I can disable some but not all, and none am I able to uninstall completely.
Would it be something as simple as going into the OMJ ZIP file and removing the unwanted apk files and then re-flashing to that version?

wolfbuck22 said:
Alright, so I've got OMJ's rom running no problem. Love the new feel but what I'm wondering is...is there still a way to delete apps like Stocks and other crap I won't use? I can disable some but not all, and none am I able to uninstall completely.
Would it be something as simple as going into the OMJ ZIP file and removing the unwanted apk files and then re-flashing to that version?
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I suppose that could be one way of doing it, but i dont think its necessary. if you are already rooted or can install root easy i would just install a Root file explorer. Browse to the /system/app folder i think it is and delete the APKs from there.

cloppy said:
I suppose that could be one way of doing it, but i dont think its necessary. if you are already rooted or can install root easy i would just install a Root file explorer. Browse to the /system/app folder i think it is and delete the APKs from there.
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Yeah I tried that with ES explorer AND Root File Manager. ES would have an error, and Root File Manager would simply say it was deleted but it was never actually deleted. I think it has something to do with the security. I'm not really sure, haha! I'm used to being able to just openly delete apps from within Settings>Apps like the old days of my EVO 1st gen.

hmm interesting as long as the /system is mounted as r/w permissions you should be able to delete. well if you are planning on reflashing using the modify zip method im curious to know if that works.

wolfbuck22 said:
Yeah I tried that with ES explorer AND Root File Manager. ES would have an error, and Root File Manager would simply say it was deleted but it was never actually deleted. I think it has something to do with the security. I'm not really sure, haha! I'm used to being able to just openly delete apps from within Settings>Apps like the old days of my EVO 1st gen.
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use Root explorer, and set it at r/w
also Titanium Backup will delete it for you too.

If I remember correctly there are a few apps in the play store that are specifically for getting rid of "bloatware".....maybe search bloatware removal, our uninstall bloatware something like that. Hopefully this helps!
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Aldo101t said:
use Root explorer, and set it at r/w
also Titanium Backup will delete it for you too.
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Well for whatever reason neither of those two suggestions worked. So I installed Root Browser and was finally able to get rid of some things.
Scratch that. Rebooted phone and the apps are back.

wolfbuck22 said:
Well for whatever reason neither of those two suggestions worked. So I installed Root Browser and was finally able to get rid of some things.
Scratch that. Rebooted phone and the apps are back.
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ROMCleaner

bigdaddy619 said:
ROMCleaner
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Thanks! I'm working on it now. I did not see an app called "ROM Cleaner" or "ROMCleaner" but I did find something called Rom Toolbox Lite that I'm going to attempt to use.
Will post back. I may look for the ROMCleaner on the net and just install it manually.
Edit: So I guess I showed my ignorance there. It appears ROM Cleaner is something offered through the forum. I'm unsure of how to use it so I'll take a look around.

wolfbuck22 said:
Thanks! I'm working on it now. I did not see an app called "ROM Cleaner" or "ROMCleaner" but I did find something called Rom Toolbox Lite that I'm going to attempt to use.
Will post back. I may look for the ROMCleaner on the net and just install it manually.
Edit: So I guess I showed my ignorance there. It appears ROM Cleaner is something offered through the forum. I'm unsure of how to use it so I'll take a look around.
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It's very doubtful you will have success with Romtoolbox either once you reboot all the apps will return