Not sure if this is even the right forum, but I can't post in the one I wanted to.
I have a LG Revolution (supplied by employer) and just got it a week ago, with the update already installed. Being an owner of a LG Optimus T that is already rooted and running modded, I knew I had to root the device, but couldn't with any of the "normal" methods (S1C or ADB) - until I found this thread...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1211295
Followed the instructions while running my Windows 7 x64 in Windows XP Mode, downgraded my phone and was immediately able to root my Reovlution. Since I can't post in the other thread, I HAD to post it somewhere - thanks to hilong08 for the instructions and thanks to everyone for a very informative and well-run site. It certainly helps those of us that are somewhat savvy get through modding our phones with a lot less trial and error and avoiding bricking the phone in the process!
good to hear you had no problems!
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Hello,
I have downgraded my phone from V6 to V4 however I am still unable to root using OneClick or Rage. I'm assuming it updates more than I thought. Can any provide some information of why this is happening?
Thanks,
C
Check this post.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1211295
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K0G said:
Check this post.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1211295
Sent from my Cubed VS910 4G.
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If you would please read my first post, you would've noticed I said that I downgraded already. I am still unable to root my phone. Can anyone possibly help?
crax0r said:
If you would please read my first post, you would've noticed I said that I downgraded already. I am still unable to root my phone. Can anyone possibly help?
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I wrote a procedure at:
www DOT droidforums DOT net/forum/lg-revolution-development/166506-how-get-rooted-revolution-trying-ota-update-2.html#post1714595
(Sorry, to new to the forum to post outside links, but since it isn't SPAM, I'm going to attempt to post this with the link broken up a bit, but readable.)
that worked for me. It's a lot like this one with some other files/options and links added. You will notice at the bottom that I mentioned having to root/unroot over and over to get it to finally root.
Also, one thing I would like to note. is that I was getting to step 5 rooting (via OneClick) and it would fail. So, i managed to get it to get past that part by starting the rooting process BEFORE the phone was fully booted. In other words, I would begin the root process, hitting the button upon phone power up until it would connect and run. If the root process was able to complete before the phone was fully booted, the steps that would fail, got completed and I was rooted.
Hope this extra information helps you, if you are still trying....
-Cybie
I saw several posts with so called step by step instructions but still can't figure the stuff out. I have never owned an android phone before and now I own this revo. I would like to root to get rid of bloat junkware and be able to have different roms. I know nothing however and need an idiots guide to rooting this thing. Like step one....go to this site and download this and put it here etc. PLEASE HELP!!
I have a Mac and tried for 2 weeks trying this and that, couldn't get anything to work. Broke down and took my Revolution to a friends house, hooked it up to his windows machine, successful root on the first try. I wish you the best of luck.
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jmeyers278 said:
I saw several posts with so called step by step instructions but still can't figure the stuff out. I have never owned an android phone before and now I own this revo. I would like to root to get rid of bloat junkware and be able to have different roms. I know nothing however and need an idiots guide to rooting this thing. Like step one....go to this site and download this and put it here etc. PLEASE HELP!!
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I will work on a "New Android User" guide with screenshots.
I will post in the next few days.
EDIT: do to work I have been unable to work on this. Have you been able to figure out your issue yet.
I tossed my Crap, Revolted and moved out of my Home.
no but i returned my revo for the bionic...still would like to root it however
hey guys this is my first post. I have known about this website for a long time. i am a huge fan. I am having some trouble with my droid 3. I have used the v7 one click root and it worked like an absolute charm. i loved it. i highly recommend it for new d3 users. Only problem is my DA sister was messing with my phone right when the new update went out for them. lets just say.. she updated it. i had absolutely no idea until i tried to access root permissions and it did not work. i had titanium backup running too so my apps are frozen but my phone is not rooted anymore? i cant access anything. i tried to re-root my phone but it says adb is not recognized as an internal or external command or something like that. I dont know if i have to reset my entire phone? or what. Ive tried everything and nothing is working. If this is not the proper forum to ask this question i apologize ahead for this is my first forum like i said. I have absolutely no idea what to do. i am very stuck. Anything can help guys thank you.
if you had so any apps frozen I'm surprised the update went through. Lol the one click root should work for you though. I guess if you've tried everything an sbf with the .890 file is guaranteed to solve your problems and you will be able to reroot just as you've done before. Just check if your drivers are still a-ok
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thanks
i re-installed new drivers even tho i was pretty sure mine were all set. but instead of opening up the easy root v7 out of winrar directly i extracted it to the desktop then ran it then it worked? lol so i am very confused. but it works now thank you for your help.
I have Streak 7 that came with Android 2.2. I was planning to try and root it, but after I got CWM installed, I found that instructions for flashing a different ROM were a bit more complicated than I was comfortable working with, and never did actually root my tablet. So it's got the CWM mod on it, but I do NOT have superuser access.
I saw a post at the Dell site talking about an Android 3.0 upgrade being available for Streak 7, but the article is from back in October from what I can tell. It said that you would get a notification on your Streak when the upgrade was ready, unless you had rooted your device, in which case you'd have to revert it to factory condition before you could upgrade the OS.
I never did get a notification for the upgrade. Did that ever actually happen? Or did I not get the notice because I have the CWM on my device, even though I haven't actually rooted it? If there IS an upgrade and if the reason I didn't get the message is because I have the CWM on there, how do I get rid of it? I've read some of the threads here about removing CWM, but the one's I've found have all focused on unrooting the device, I haven't found anything that just explains how to get CWM off an unrooted device.
I"m still very much a novice at these things, so if you can offer information on how to get CWM off my Streak, please explain it as simply and clearly as possible. I'm sorry for needing the extra effort, but I haven't learned all the jargon yet, so I get confused pretty easily.
Thank you for any assistance or guidance you can offer!
Hi, this might help you. It is a quote from "TheManii" who is a great help to everyone using the Streak.
"Intro:
The official updates are out for all regions that are going to recieve them.
If you can update via "to settings -> about device -> check for updates" you should use that. If you cannot for some reason here are update zips to manually install them for your device."
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From his explanation on this thread it appears that installing CWM will not prevent an update since you aren't rooted yet. I am not an expert on this device, I rooted my Streak 7 last week using TheManii's instructions. Read this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1286295
Thanks!
I will definitely check that out!
Just wanted to let you know that your suggestion was exactly what I needed. I now have the new version up and running on my tablet!
Take care!!
~k
thorswitch said:
Just wanted to let you know that your suggestion was exactly what I needed. I now have the new version up and running on my tablet!
Take care!!
~k
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Great to hear! Glad I could help in a small way.
DC
Hi there I've got and given some help over in the Acer Iconia A500 forum and now i'm hoping I can receive some over here.
I've always just had the stock version of Android on my Nexus, and now that it looks like it's not going to be updated again I'm ready to Root and Rom.
I'm especially looking forward to pushing a bunch of apps over to the SD card (I'm constantly battling the low memory warning)
There is a lot of information out there on rooting this phone but unfortunately most of it seems a bit dated when I look at the posts. most of it seems to be pre-gingerbread.
So, if I have a stock 2.3.6 GRK39F build, how do I start out?
So far form the Wiki I've managed to get the ADB working and USB drivers (Win 7) installed and have my device acknowledged.
From the wiki I've managed to Unlock the boot loader, and wiped my phone :-(
Now what? what is the next step??
Since I've unlocked the boot loader can I now DL cyanogenmod and install it?
or is there more to do?
What's the diffidence between root and unlocking the bootloader?
Thanks for the help guys. I'm sure this is all easy for you now.
-Ozy
After unlocking the bootloader install a custom recovery.
Either CWM or Amon Ra your choice.
Look here (scroll down to "Installing a Custom Recovery Image")
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Nexus_One:_Full_Update_Guide
Have a look into this thread.
http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?/topic/32174-Noob-request---stock-to-cyanogen-7-help
I hope it helps u
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Thanks for the help guys I will try it out and let you know how it goes.
Follow up question. I just unlocked the boot loader so I know I don't have root access.
After I flash cyanogen will i have root access by virtue of running that ROM?
Yes once you flash cm7 you'll have root access.
OK guys I did it. I got stuck on booting into clockwork for a while. couldn't figure it out then eventually did.
followed all the instructions on
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Nexus_One:_Full_Update_Guide
and got it to work.
Thanks guys!
Ok, I hit a snag.
After installing CM7 I notice that there is no Google voice search on the main search box and no Voice to text in the messaging app? where to find / install google voice search/ voice to text?
U have to download VOICE SEARCH app from market for that feature to work
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i couldn't find it on the market but was able to find a link to the apk in some other forum in XDA.
Here it is
https://market.android.com/details?...wiY29tLmdvb2dsZS5hbmRyb2lkLnZvaWNlc2VhcmNoIl0.
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Help another noob...
I found this thread while trying to make sure I have the most up-to-date links for rooting my new Nexus One, 2.3.6, and GRK39F.
Considering this thread is over a year old, and I wasn't sure what wiki the original poster was referring to, I thought would post to see if there are new developments to rooting my N1...
I'm posting this from xp with google usb ver7 drivers installed through sdk. I also have Windows 7 if I have to use that laptop.
I managed to flash my wife's Stratosphere, but this is really pushing my tech limits....
Thanks!
delquattro said:
I found this thread while trying to make sure I have the most up-to-date links for rooting my new Nexus One, 2.3.6, and GRK39F.
Considering this thread is over a year old, and I wasn't sure what wiki the original poster was referring to, I thought would post to see if there are new developments to rooting my N1...
I'm posting this from xp with google usb ver7 drivers installed through sdk. I also have Windows 7 if I have to use that laptop.
I managed to flash my wife's Stratosphere, but this is really pushing my tech limits....
Thanks!
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Read the Nexus One Wiki in this Q&A so you can get a sense of the overall process and then proceed to work on your phone. I recommend that you search rooting process for Nexus One on youtube once you have finished reading the wiki.
delquattro said:
I found this thread while trying to make sure I have the most up-to-date links for rooting my new Nexus One, 2.3.6, and GRK39F.
Considering this thread is over a year old, and I wasn't sure what wiki the original poster was referring to, I thought would post to see if there are new developments to rooting my N1...
I'm posting this from xp with google usb ver7 drivers installed through sdk. I also have Windows 7 if I have to use that laptop.
I managed to flash my wife's Stratosphere, but this is really pushing my tech limits....
Thanks!
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I'm glad I rooted and ran CM7 when I did, because about a week after I did all the work my power button crapped out and if not for CM7 and it's "push track ball to wake" feature I would have been SOL.
I haven't gone back to check the links that I used but I know that they worked for me. Good luck mate.
PS I managed to eek another 6 months of use out of my device before retiring it and getting a G Nexus.
Thank you for your responses. Yesterday, I tried rooting without unlocking the bootloader, and it seemed like everything performed as expected, but several apps that require rooting said that my N1 is not rooted. So, I tried rooting, but I'm only getting "Waiting for device." I open the command prompt from the Platform-tools folder, SDK shows that I have the necessary drivers installed...
I'll go back and read the Wiki as suggested, and see what I can learn.
Thanks, again!
I have a question. Can the sdk link from this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=690362 be used for rooting? Because it says it's an old archived version. So will it still work?
Ajayr64 said:
I have a question. Can the sdk link from this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=690362 be used for rooting? Because it says it's an old archived version. So will it still work?
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You can use this http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
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