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First of all I would like to say hi to everybody, this is my first post on this awesome forum I found just today. I would also like to say that I bought my first smartphone a few days ago(HTC Wildfire of course) and when browsing on the internet trying to find out stuff I could do with the new found device I found a lot of people reffering to something called 'rooting' and 'flashing' and 'ROMs' and that doing this enables your phone to have a lot more new functions and stuff like that.
Therefore I have some questions to ask you nice people, so here they are:
- What is 'rooting', 'flashing' and what are 'ROMs' in the first place?
- I found a lot of abbrevations when people described 'rooting' their phones which I did not understand so I'm kindly asking if anyone could please explain the process clearly? (is this the correct process? -> forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=7895908&postcount=127 , if it is what is the OTA update?)
- If someone could please explain the process of 'flashing' to me?
- Are there any recommendable 'ROMs' I could try?
I truly thank anyone who would be able to explain this to me and take their precious time to do so. I'm sorry if my questions seem silly but I'm extremely new to the smartphone android thing and therefore I don't understand everything.
Thank you again for your replies, ciroman
- What is 'rooting', 'flashing' and what are 'ROMs' in the first place?
Rooting = gives you/apps on the phone acess to root acount in android wich gives you acess to do things wich you can not do normally. read more about root and superuser(su) here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superuser
ROM = is sort of the operating system wich most often comes in zip files and is possible to flash to the phone with a custom recovery. this often include apps and modifications wich is made of the person who makes the ROM. also includes superuser acess (root) not allways but often.
custom recovery = a recovery mode wich allows you to do backup of your current settings and evrything else you have on the phone. also makes it possible to flash ROMs wich you have saved on the SD-card
Flashing = this is when the recovery takes your zip file and exctract it to your phone. when this is done you have a new "operating system" on the phone
- I found a lot of abbrevations when people described 'rooting' their phones which I did not understand so I'm kindly asking if anyone could please explain the process clearly? (is this the correct process? -> forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=7895908&postcount=127 , if it is what is the OTA update?)
Yes this looks like the process of rooting/installing a recovery.
OTA = Over The Air
- If someone could please explain the process of 'flashing' to me?
wont explain this.. it should be explained somewhere else..
- Are there any recommendable 'ROMs' I could try?
There are only a few ROMs out at the moment..
The only one I can recomend for you rigth now is wildpuzzle ROM by danne_jo there is more ROMs out but I dont know how stable theese are.
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I dont garantue that this info is 100% correct and anyone who feels like please correct me if im wrong.
I also take no responsibility for any damage made to your phone by following any of the above information.
Thank you so much for your quick explanation. I must say though that searching for how to flash and root this phone was quite painful for a newcomer like me-took me hours to find the first part and then some to find the second.
I hope following these two guides will get me there
shinelt said:
Prep
Before beginning the process, I would recommend doing the following to your phone:
(1) If you have the original unrevoked root installed, uninstall it by using "Menu", "Settings", "Applications", "Manage Applications" and scrolling to "Unrevoked" at the bottom. Tap it, click "Force Stop" at the bottom and then "Uninstall", "OK" to uninstall it. Then power off/on your phone just to be sure.
(2) If you haven't already installed the OTA 1.47 update, do it now: "Menu", "Settings", "System Updates", and "HTC software update" at the bottom, then click "Check Now" to get the 1.47 update. If you do this update, it takes up to 10 minutes so be patient and let the phone reboot (a few times) until it is done. Then once the update is done, power off/on one last time to get a clean start.
(3) Set your phone to "Charge Only": "Menu", "Settings", "Connect to PC", tap "Default connection type" and select "Charge Only".
(4) Enable USB debugging: "Menu", "Settings", "Applications", "Development", and put a check in "USB debugging".
The root process
(1) Go to Control Panel on your system and uninstall any "HTC" software such as "HTC Sync".
(2) Download the unrevoked3 install package: Go to
unrevoked3 recovery reflash tool, v3.0 and click "Download for Windows". Save the "Reflash-bundle.exe" file somewhere that you can find it on your system.
(3) Using Explorer, run the "Reflash-bundle.exe" file you just downloaded. It'll ask where to install it. Don't just accept the default: change the install location to a folder you can remember: it's just going to unzip some files there: it isn't really a software installer.
(4) Once the files have unzipped, go to the folder you chose in the above step. You should find an "hboot driver.htm" file in that folder: double click on that to open the html instructions on how to install the drivers. Follow the instructions in the html file starting with downloading the actual driver files at the very top. When you download those driver files and unzip those, those are the files (the folder) you'll point to in subsequent steps in those instructions. When done with the html instructions, you should have drivers installed and shouldn't have to come back to this step.
(5) At this point, if you needed to install the drivers, you are probably still sitting at a boot menu on your phone. UNPLUG the phone from USB and select "Fastboot" and then "Reboot" to reboot the phone to restart it. Before the next step, your phone should be on and booted up in its normal operating state (not some boot menu).
(6) If you are running anti-virus software, turn it OFF or disable it now.
(7) Now go to the folder where you unzipped the reflash bundle (step 3 above). In XP or older systems, just double click the "Reflash.exe" file. On Vista and Win7 systems, I'd recommend right clicking on "Reflash.exe" and selecting "Run as Administrator". While this may not be necessary, I know that some USB drivers get really mad if you try to access the USB port without admin privileges (sorry, I'm a coder so I run into that stuff and warn you so you don't have to) so I did it as a precaution.
(8) You should get a window with "Unrevoked 3" on it (on the computer of course). Just follow the instructions in smaller font below "Unrevoked 3" to finish rooting. Note that when it says "Waiting for device", it wants you to plug your phone into the computer via the USB cable. Note that it wants the wildfire to be fully booted normally (not in the Hboot or recovery menus). The prompts at this point are very specific so no need to repeat them. If all works as it is supposed to, the only thing you really have to do is scroll to an item on the phone and select it when instructed. The rest is automated and should result in a "Done" message. The whole thing at this point took maybe one minute so it isn't something you have to wait for or stare at for a long time so if something gets "stuck" for a while... there's likely a problem.
(9) Don't forget to turn your anti-virus software back ON.
Now, when I followed these steps on my Win7 x64 system, reflash.exe detected the phone and started working (we're in step 8 here) but about 4 messages into the process I got the "communications lost... try again" message that unrevoked refers to on today's Twitter. Some say that (contrary to step 1) installing HTC sync actually solves the problem. I didn't try that. After about 6 tries on my Win7 system and even pulling some "tricks" to try to pause reflash.exe at certain points, I gave up and simply booted my old XP laptop and repeated the above steps and it worked perfectly the first time. At the point of the failure, you hear the two tone usb-device-disconnected sound followed by a use-device-connected sound about 20 seconds later. Somewhere in between is where the "communications lost" message appears so it looks like some sort of USB ack/nack issue. Hopefully it'll be resolved soon. My best advice if you get that error: try a new machine. The XP machine that worked perfectly for me had never seen any HTC software. Maybe that helped. And maybe after I uninstalled the HTC software on my Win7 x64 system (the one that didn't work) I should have rebooted before continuing: I didn't because it didn't prompt for a restart and I couldn't find anything "HTC" running in task manager.
do wipe data/factory reset
put all files to sd from puzzle rom. ( go to partitions menu > mount usb storage)
(put those 01 , 10 , 52 ,300 , 400)
go to nandroid> backup
go to install zip from sdcard
and install files from 01 to 400.
go back and press reboot system now.
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fireplayer said:
I'm just as n00b as you on this. But I'll help you out...
1. After using unrevoked once - reboot your Wildfire.
2. Go to first page on this thread that you read right now.
3. Download the things you want to flash - all links are in the 1st post. - put them on your SD-Card - start with flashing 0001_WildPuzzleROM_v2.zip first - to do this - download that file and save it - anywhere on your SD-card (somewhere you'll remember where you put it). Download and save all you want from 1st post on this thread - to your SD-card...do NOT open the zip files - just copy them to the SD-card.
4. Turn off your Wildfire
5. Turn on your Wildfire while holding Volume Down button - you have to have your SD-card with all the files you want - inside your phone now.
6. This get's you to the boot screen. Wait for HBOOT to say no image...blabla..
7. Push Volume Down to get to option "Recovery" - press Power button.
8. Phone will Reboot to a white HTC screen - and from there go to ClockworkMod Recovery screen - if you did everything correct.
9. Press Volume Down several times - until you get to option "nandroid"
10. Press the round button at the bottom of your Wildfire - the one you use to take pictures when using Camera functions, let's call it the Camera button.
11. You see "Backup". Press Camera button, and wait until it's done backing up your system. Do NOT turn off your phone! Wait until it's done. It will say Backup complete!
12. Next if you want. But only if you want - you don't have to - you can Wipe / Factory Reset your phone, saves a lot of ROM space and Memory. Phone WILL be slightly faster if you choose to do this - but all your programs and settings will be gone - Your choice.
IF you do NOT want to Factory Reset your phone, skip steps 12 & 13.
IF you want to do this then push Volume Down until you get to option "wipe data/factory re" (probably reset, but only show until re on my phone) and then press the Camera button.
13. As to make sure you really want to do this, you need to confirm... push Volume Down until you reach option "Yes -- delete all u" - then press Camera button and wait.
14. Now you can start flashing. Push Volume Down until you reach option "install zip from sdcard" Press Camera button.
15. Push Volume Down until you reach option "choose zip from sdcard". Press Camera button.
16. Find where you put the files you downloaded from post 1 on this thread. Choose 0001_WildPuzzleROM_v2.zip. Press Camera Button.
17. Push Volume Down until you reach option "Yes - Install 0001_W". Press Camera button. Wait for it to be done.
18. Repeat steps 14-17 with the other files you want to flash. IF you want to Flash files that are 0900 or higher. Reboot and change Wallpapers before you do.
To reboot Press Power button to go back and Press Camera button on option "reboot system now". Then repeat steps 5-7. If you need help changing wallpapers too let me know and I'll try to explain that too.
When done flashing the files you want. Reboot. And you're done.
First reboot after flashing Wild Puzzle Rom takes a very long time. Be patient.
I hope this guide made sense. If there's anything unclear let me know and I'll be happy to clarify. Thanks and Good Luck!
*EDIT* Just saw that someone else made a guide too, well at least there are people wanting to help us n00bs. Thanks. and I think both guides should work. Hopefully you'll make some sense of them *ENDS EDIT*
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Thanks again!
After various requests, official and unofficial I have taken the time to consolidate all the needed information to make the flashing process as simple and as noob friendly as possible! Please follow the guide below!
This is the A to Z guide on how to Flash custom SBF, Root, Install Recovery and enable such things as GreyBlur and 1080p recording on the Atrix!
After the release of 2.1.1 from France’s MotoAtrix I was anxious to see what could be done on this SBF.
As we know this is the latest SBF released on the 29th of April, 2011. It is, based on the version numbers, the next step forward from 0.37 on the Stock BELL phone.
After a lot of benchmarking (now 2800-2900 hundered on Smartbench 2011) and testing as well as feedback from the Intl/Bell community, it seems this is the most responsive and battery efficient SBF. I’m amazed at how speedy the phone is, including boot up (which is at least a third faster than 1.4.2)… HSUPA is unlocked as well on this SBF, so this is good news for us as there is no need to flash custom, sketchy mods to enable this on our phones. As for the fingerprint reader, the driver appears to have been updated so it is incredibly responsive so this is an improvement although 1.4.2 was great in this regard.
*To find out more about HSUPA, read the FAQ at the end of the post.
At the moment though, as it stands I can only recommend you install GreyBlur as it is currently the one with the least amount of bugs, and the BEST battery performance.
DISCLAIMER: All of the procedures below require some basic computer knowledge and could potentially brick your phone. Please proceed with caution and make sure you read everything CAREFULLY.
Everything has been tested but requires that this guide is followed TO THE LETTER. AT&T ATRIX NOT SUPPORTED
>> Be aware that sections of this guide apply ONLY to 2.1.1 and now 2.2.3 and are NOT for AT&T Atrix at all! <<
Please check out this AWESOME VIDEO GUIDE HERE! (Thanks to J-Roc!)
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Make sure your device is in the list below:
Supported devices:
South Korean Atrix (Information pending)
Brazillian Atrix (Base OLYLA U4 0.50.0)
Argentinian Atrix (OLYLA U4 0.50.0 Variant)
Canadian Atrix (OLYLA 0.37.4)
Mexican Atrix (Information pending)
Australian Atrix (OLYEM 1.4.2)
UK Atrix (Orange. Information pending) <----- DO NOT INSTALL GINGERBLUR/GREYBLUR... just 2.1.1
French Orange Atrix (OLYEM_U4_1.3.3)
Required files: (Download all of these as needed)
RSD Lite 5.0 -> Here
Win 7 Drivers x32 (if applicable) -> Here
Win 7 Drivers x64 (if applicable) -> Here
Download 2.1.1 SBF if you are going to Flash this.
OLYEM 2.1.1 SBF -> Here
Mirror -> Here
The Preparation script includes the needed APKs to obtain root and install Clockwork Recovery.
Seven’s Prep Script - > Here
GreyBlur 2.1 -> Here <-- 100% working, great performance.
GingerBlur 4.0 -> Here <-- Nasty startup bug, work around soon.
Seven’s BlurFix -> Here
Seven's DeOdex Tool 2.0 -> Here
GUIDE INDEX:
STEP 1: How to Flash the latest SBFs (Guide for EVERYONE)
STEP 2: ROOT and RECOVERY (and now: DEODEXING!)
STEP 3: Flashing GreyBlur/GingerBlur
STEP 4: Apply BlurFix Patches: Fix issues with BLUR Roms and enable 1080p recording + tweaks!
STEP 5: APN Information and FAQ!
ENJOY!!
GingerBlur/GreyBlur was created by XDA's very own Kenpenneth! Support his work!
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STEP 1: How to Flash the latest SBF (Guide for EVERYONE)
This is a quick guide on how to flash the latest SBF.
This applies to all SBFs as well so use as needed but operate with caution as doing something wrong here could seriously damage your phone. Make sure the SBF file you are attempting to flash is compatible with your phone. (RESEARCH, do no ask in these threads as Google will easily yield the correct results)
-Make sure your phone is unplugged
-Install the required Drivers for your phone (x32 bit or x64 as needed)
-Extract the SBF zip file to your desktop. It will create a folder with a file with an .SBF extension and should be about 1.4gb in size.
-Install RSD Lite using the installer linked above. This will create an Icon on your Desktop
-Execute RSDLite. This process will take a long while the first time, about 3-4 minutes max.
-Once the program is open, plug in your phone in to the computer. Wait for Windows to notify you that the drivers have been configured correctly (takes 2-3 minutes max)
-Unplug your phone from your PC and then reboot your phone.
-As the the phone powers up (Right as the Red M appears) HOLD the VOLUME UP key…
-The phone will display this message: “Starting RSD protocol support”
-Wait about 20 seconds (on the safe side)
-Having the RSD Lite window open, plug in your phone.
-RSD Lite will display your phone information in the bottom and should list it under slot 1.
Status: Connected…
-Click the button the left of START, a button labeled as: “…”.
-Navigate to the SBF file you extracted above.
-Once you have selected this SBF file, the information readout will display in the “File Properties” Window.
Now you are ready to flash:
-Select START
This process will take about 5-10 minutes depending on your computer. You will know this process is finished once your phone has fully booted and about 2 minutes have passed. WAIT the 2 minutes as sometimes people unplug the phone before RSDLite clears and this has caused issues previously. At this point, after having flashed:
REBOOT your phone. DO NOT SETUP until after the first reboot.
-Unplug your phone from your computer, close RSDLite
-After Reboot, complete the MotoBlur setup. (you can skip it but it’s better not to as it is known to cause some issues on some SBFs and phones).
Wait a few minutes and now the phone is ready for the next step.
You have now successfully flashed!
STEP 2: ROOT and RECOVERY
REQUIREMENTS:
External SD card. Make sure your phone has it inside. <– THERE IS NO WAY TO ROOT WITHOUT THIS.
Noob HELP – Skip this section if you are experienced with ADB and debugging mode.
In order to prepare for this download the “Preparation Script” from the Required Files section above.
-Making sure your phone is unplugged go to:
“Settings -> Applications -> Development”
-Enable USB Debugging – Tick the box.
-Plug in the USB cable to the phone
-Wait for the phone to acknowledge the connection.
-Pull down the Notification bar up top and select “USB Connection”
-In this prompt select “None” and press OK
-The phone will reconnect to the computer with USB.
-Unplug the phone and reboot
-After the phone boots up, plug the phone to the computer.
Now let’s move on to ROOT and RECOVERY
-Make sure USB Debugging is enabled. Plug in your phone (if not already plugged)
-Extract SevenPrepare.zip to your C:\ drive, Example: C:\SevenPrep
-Double click SevenPrep.bat
-Follow the prompt. This will basically install GingerBreak and System Recovery
-After the prompt closes, execute GingerBreak from your appdrawer and hit "Root".
-The phone will reboot. After the phone reboots, execute "System Recovery" from your appdrawer and hit "Install Recovery"
-You will get a SuperUser prompt, asking you to either Allow or Deny this application access to your phone. Hit “Allow”
-After a few seconds it will say “Install complete”
Your phone is now Rooted and Recovery has been installed - Stop here if you are interested in keeping your phone on STOCK and are not interested in flashing the Ginger/Grey ROMS. If you wish to de-odex stock 2.1.1 read below, if you do not know what this is, skip it.
DE-ODEXING (OPTIONAL)
If you are interested in theming stock 2.1.1 or installing language packs such as arabic, you will need a De-Odexed ROM. In order to do so I've created a little tool that will get you going.
REQUIREMENTS:
Make sure you have downloaded Seven's Deodex Tool 2.0.
>>Please be aware this tool is ONLY for 2.1.1. Using it otherwise WILL brick your phone.<<
-Make sure USB Debugging is enabled. Plug in your phone (if not already plugged)
-Extract SevenDeodex2.zip to your C:\ drive, Example: C:\SevenDeodex2
-Double click SevensDeodex.v2.0
-Follow the prompt. This will basically install the deodexed system files and give you instructions on what to do next.
-DO NOT CLOSE THE CMD PROMPT.
-After all the files have been copied, simply follow the instructions listed in the BAT file.
If you read the prompt carefully you will see it instructs you do the following the following:
-Open up ADB Shell and type the following commands in this order, one by one:
su
cd /data/local/tmp
chmod 755 install_script.sh
./install_script.sh
Simple! It will take a minute to finish. Once it is done your phone will reboot and you will be de-odexed!
Step 3: Preparing and Flashing GreyBlur/GingerBlur
>> IF YOU HAVE A LAPDOCK READ HERE!! << - >> If not skip this portion and move to: How to Flash GreyBlur!
It just so happens that if you simply flash over 2.1.1 the default keyboard layout for the Lapdock will be stored as AZERTY and your special characters will not function properly. This is mainly because by default the hardware keyboard layout is set to France.
BEFORE flashing GingerBlur/GreyBlur you MUST follow these steps to ensure that the selected Keyboard layout matches your current Lapdock SKU.
You must do the following:
-Dock your Phone with Stock 2.1.1 on your Lapdock.
-Wait for Webtop Environment to properly initialize.
-Once the Webtop has booted, go to the upper right hand corner and click the COG. This will open up a menu.
-Select Keyboard
-Click on the "Test settings box" and type freely using your Lapdock keyboard. As you will notice it will not type what you keyboard layout is unless you have the French lapdock.
-Click the Keyboard Language... button
-This will boot you into Settings->Language & Keyboard Settings
-Scroll to the bottom and you will see two boxes that will allow you select which Keyboard layout you wish to choose.
-Set BOTH of them to English US (if this is your keyboard layout, this applies to Canada, US). If you have a different layout, choose it from here!
-You will notice it will NOT let you set the bottom one untill you unplug your phone and replug it. Follow the instructions!
-Once you have successfully changed these settings go back to the "Test settings box" and type freely using your Lapdock keyboard.
Now it will properly reflect your current layout and these settings will be saved! Move on to the next section below.
How to Flash GreyBlur!
REQUIREMENTS: AC Power Adapter – keep this plugged in until you finally boot GreyBLur.
-Having downloaded either GreyBlur or GingerBlur, copy one of these files the root of your INTERNAL SD card.
-Make sure Recovery has been installed (if you followed the guide above you are ready to go!)
-Once Recovery has been installed, open the program and plug your phone to the AC power.
-Select “Recovery Mode” -> You will receive another SuperUser Prompt. Select ALLOW.
-The phone will now reboot and enter Clockwork Recovery.
NOTE: If at this point you could not enter recovery, it is because you are NOT plugged into AC power. It will NOT work on USB power as this is a security measure so that we can access Clockwork Recovery when our phone is not booting into Android OS.
-Once in Recovery, use the VOLUME UP and DOWN keys to navigate.
-Navigate down to the option “Install zip from SDCARD”, Press the power button to enter that submenu.
-Once in this new menu select: “Choose zip from internal SD Card”
-Select the zip file you copied in the steps above. Example: GreyBlur-2-1.zip
-Once you have selected this zip file, scroll down and select YES.
-The installer will run and once it is finished it will say “Install from sdcard complete”
-Select “+++++Go Back+++++”
-Once at this menu select: “Wipe DATA/Factory Reset”
-Select “Yes”
-It will take a few seconds until this is complete and you will see a message that says “Data Wipe Complete”
You are now ready to start your phone!
-Unplug your phone from the AC power
-Select “Reboot System Now”
You will now see how the GingerBlur/GreyBlur logo as your phone boots up shortly after the Red M “Dual Core” Logo.
-After the boot finished, ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS select “Set-Up”
NOTE: >>SKIPPING THIS MAY CAUSE ISSUES SO DO NOT SKIP IT. SWYPE WILL CRASH. <- This is normal until we apply a fix! <<
-Complete the MotoBlur setup. (In this case, NEVER SKIP THIS….!!!!!!!!)
-Register or log into motoblur blah blah blah you’re done!
-As you are finishing it will prompt you to update your phone. DO NOT UPDATE!!! Just select later….
-Add any needed APNs to enable DATA on your phone. If you don’t know how to do this read the FAQ at the end of this post.
-You will also see a POWER icon on your upper left hand corner. Open the notification bar, click the notification and select the correct profile for you. I use PERFORMANCE MODE.
You now have successfully Flashed GreyBLUR on your phone but this is NOT all that is needed.
Read below.
Step 4: Apply BlurFix Patches to fix compatibility issues with GreyBlur/GingerBlur and enable performance tweaks!
This patch will fix update notification NAGS, remove Swype and also will enable 1080p Video recording as well as enable performance tweaks!
READ FAQ for more information.
Noob HELP – Skip this section if you are experienced with ADB and debugging mode.
-Pull down the Notification bar up top and select “USB Connection”
-In this prompt select “None” and press OK
-The phone will reconnect to the computer with USB.
-Debugging mode will now be enabled.
If it does not:
-Unplug the phone and reboot
-After the phone boots up, plug the phone to the computer.
Patching:
-Having downloaded Seven’s Blurfix Patch from the Required Downloads above, extract this file to your C:\ drive. Example: C:\SevenBlurpatch
-Open SevenBlurpatch folder
-Run “Seven's Blurfix”
-Follow the steps prompted in the CMD window.
-After the script files have been copied over it will ask you to press any key to continue.
-It will leave you with an open ADB Shell, displaying the “$” symbol.
Type in the following commands in this order:
su
At this point, MAKE SURE YOUR PHONE’s SCREEN IS ON. PAY ATTENTION as it will prompt you to ALLOW or DENY. Select ALLOW on your phone or this will FAIL. If it fails run Seven’s Blurfix again.
The $ sign will change to a # sign.
This means you have Root access through the terminal window. Now we will manually execute the script.
Type the following command at the # prompt:
./data/local/tmp/blurfix_script.sh
After this the phone will reboot and then you are READY TO GO! Read Step 5 for APN information and FAQ!
No more ATT update nags, no more issues and 1080p recording enabled! Performance tweaks enabled, tethering re-enabled. Read the FAQ Section on how to record in 1080p!
STEP 5 - APN Information and FAQ
Here is the correct APN information for all pertinent carriers. I was unable to find the Korean APN information so if someone will PM me this, I will gladly add it!
It can be found -> Here
This is how you add APN settings:
-Press the Menu key
-Go to Settings
-Go to Wireless controls
-Go to Mobile networks
-Go to Access Point Names
-Press the Menu key
-Select New APN
-Add pertinent information
Depending on what carrier you use, these are the settings:
You might need to add 2 APNs for your specific carrier.
Whatever is does not have settings, leave blank.
After you have added your APN information make sure you ENABLE the little RADIO icon.. its the circular icon, that is usually empty after adding APN information.
Frequently Asked Questions!
Q) What's so special about 2.1.1 vs Stock or 1.4.2
A) A lot of things! Some of the most noticeable improvements are the boot time when using stock 2.1.1. It is FAST and the display is much more responsive than stock Bell Motoblur. Also MotoBlur is much more responsive in loading and switching between screens, even the stock keyboard is an improvement in terms of feedback and usability. Stock 2.1.1 no longer lags when typing. The fingerprint reader has improved significantly as well in comparison to previous SBF. Quadrant scores also went up for me in comparison to 1.4.2 GreyBlur. There is a lot of feedback regarding this but all of it has been GOOD.
Q) Should I stay on 2.1.1 STOCK or should I flash GreyBlur/GingerBlur?
A) Stock is actually quite decent, for Canadian Fido users there is a HUGE improvement as the carrier name is actually correct now and does not take 50% of the notification bar. None the less, GreyBlur runs beautifully and even faster on this SBF! Its quite impressive in boot time, smoothness and the loss of all the bloatware is quite good. It also provides theming support for us International users, so that we may use 1.5.7/1.8.3 framework themes!
Q) 1080p recording?!
A) Yes.. By running Seven's Blurfix Patch, LGCamera Free is installed. This as well as an internal mod allows 1080p recording on the phone! There are however special settings to get it to work.
Instructions:
-Start LGCamera
-Press the Back key to get rid of the purchase nag or buy the full version!
-Select the Video option to switch Video recording
-Press the menu key to open the options menu
-In the options menu scroll down to Video settings and set the following settings. (This is the only way 1080p will work!)
Video Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
Encoder: Default
File Format: MPEG4
Video Bitrate 13 Mbit
Hit the red button and you're good to go!
Q) What is HSUPA?
A) High-Speed Uplink Packet Access (HSUPA) is a 3G mobile telephony protocol in the HSPA family with up-link speeds up to 5.76 Mbit/s. By default both the ATT and Bell ROMS have this disabled and therefore features like Voice over IP, skype, videochat are almost unusable. By enabling HSUPA this allows you to use these and also benefit from faster uplink access therefore speeding up you're mobile internet.
Q) Why is GingerBlur 3.1 not recommended.
A) It has been shown in various threads and people's reports (in my original thread) that 3.1 has various glitches and issues. Non functional Home button (when skipping motoblur setup), wifi issues (although most of them resolved now) as well as terrible battery life. GreyBlur on the other hand has proven to work PERFECTLY and is a better platform to have custom framework modded ontop of it. Use all both of these at your own risk!
Q) Why is Swype removed by applying BlurFix Patch?
A) Because there are issues with it. I'm also not allowed to post information or files related to swype on how to fix it. The alternative is to install the updated beta which can be found here in the DEV section. Much better fix/alternative.
Q) I want my Launcher to be smoother! How?
A) Use LauncherPro. It is by far the smoothest. A good alternative is GoLaucher Ex which is also great.
Q) I did not get the Power Icon that you mentioned in your guide.. what did I do wrong?
A) This is a feature of the Atrix called Power Management. It can be accessed at: Settings->Battery Manager -> Battery Mode. There you can select whatever profile you want!
Q) I want to flash other themes! What do I do?!
A) Feel free to flash any theme that is for ATT framework ONLY.. As long as you have GreyBlur installed this will work. Try to flash themes for 1.5.2 and 1.8.x ATT. Previous ones are unknown and unsupported.
Q) I flashed a theme and now, my phone wont boot!!! what do I do? Do I have start over again?
A) No you dont! First if this happened, you have to Factory Reset. (That sucks.. But its the price we have to pay to get this functioning)
Follow this short guide below: How to access Android Recovery
-On your first reboot after flashing a new theme, hold VOL down as the phone powers on.
-Then use power down again to select Android Recovery
-Once selected, press Power button ONCE, then VOL UP
-Tap lower right hand corner of screen if you have no buttons
-Select Wipe data/factory reset using volume buttons
-Triple tap (or more) on the lower left hand corner of the screen to select OK
-Using the same method, reboot the phone using that option in the menu!
-The phone should boot.
Should the phone not boot, it means you flashed something unsupported so back to square one!
Q) My Lapdock Keyboard is all messed up!! What do I do?
A) Unfortunately you did not read the section above (STEP 3) which specifically states what should be done in preparation to flash so that your Lapdock Keyboard functions properly. I am attempting to create a hotfix patch for this to avoid people having to reflash but at the moment there is no other way.
Q) I wish to DeOdex Stock 2.1.1 so that I may theme my phone without using GingerBlur/GreyBlur or to install Arabic Language pack. What do I do?
A) Read STEP 2, after ROOT and RECOVER there is a section now, which contains instructions on how to use the 2.1.1 DeOdex tool I've created.
Q) I'm having connectivty issues with DATA and VOICE.. what do I do?
A) Flash this radio -> HERE. This generally solves issues with connectivity.
If you have any more questions please let me know!
thanks, but why do you say gingerblur 3.1 is not recommended?
running it on 1.4.2 and don't have any issues... just wondering before I update to 2.1.1
scorneil said:
thanks, but why do you say gingerblur 3.1 is not recommended?
running it on 1.4.2 and don't have any issues... just wondering before I update to 2.1.1
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This info will be added to the FAQ section but just be aware 3.1 drains battery like hell. Don't mind people saying that resetting stats will fix it but a lot of people have reported issues with that. (I suspect it has something to do with Gallery3D version which is a known drain)
2.1 on the other hand has much snappier performance and the battery life is just a lot better.
Also people using phones from other regions, international regions have reported issues with it if you read the thread.
Well done guides!
Stock Bell Atrix on Rogers with updated radio, Rooted, deodexed, Honeycomb theme, and frozen!
seven2099 said:
This info will be added to the FAQ section but just be aware 3.1 drains battery like hell. Don't mind people saying that resetting stats will fix it but a lot of people have reported issues with that. (I suspect it has something to do with Gallery3D version which is a known drain)
2.1 on the other hand has much snappier performance and the battery life is just a lot better.
Also people using phones from other regions, international regions have reported issues with it if you read the thread.
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ya, i did have the battery issue but it's much improved (in my case anyway) with a battery calibration.
Battery drain or not that Gallery3D is horrible.
thanks for the info
scorneil said:
ya, i did have the battery issue but it's much improved (in my case anyway) with a battery calibration.
Battery drain or not that Gallery3D is horrible.
thanks for the info
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No problem! Thanks for the feedback. Make sure you read the section on the BlurFix Patch I've created. This will disable the OTA nags and add a few goodies!
Enjoy SIR!
Question about the 1080p recording - is this sufficient for a daily driver? I don't use my camera a ton but when I do, it's normally extremely critical. And because we have another camera app included (which has the options to allow 1080p after we've applied the appropriate mod) is it safe to assume that the native camera app is the same?
I guess what I'm asking is if the normal camera app stays as is, where as the LGFree camera app is able to use the mod?
Thanks for all your hard work, man. And thanks so much for giving us Bell Atrix users MUCH more than just a glimmer of hope. I'm floored at how well the new SBF file is. Holy ****!!! Now I can't even begin to imagine how much opportunity there is once we start looking at Gingerbread and future framework. Never knew how much of an improvement we'd see without even unlocking the full capabilities and dual core processor.
Ok so what exactly is fixed in this sbf? Telstra fixed the hsupa... what does this fix?
edit: nevermind...
Sent from my Motorola Olympus
bongd said:
I guess what I'm asking is if the normal camera app stays as is, where as the LGFree camera app is able to use the mod?
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The regular app does not support 1080p yet. This is simply because there was probably no budget left when developing this to enable it (although simple enough, would probably require a lot tweaking on their part to get the best out of the camera)
As for LGCamera, the Free version or paid version can both produce MUCH better image quality than the Stock camera. I will add some more information to the FAQ as to how to improve image quality using LGCamera.
Cheers! and Glad you like it! I do agree, it is AMAZING.
ChongoDroid said:
Ok so what exactly is fixed in this sbf? Telstra fixed the hsupa... what does this fix?
Sent from my Motorola Olympus
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Read the guide and user feedback.
Hi seven,
First of all, thanks for the hard working!!!
Everything is fine, except that I didn't get the power icon after flashing greyblur. What program is that?
Also, how can I get gingerbread theme on greyblur?
Cheer!
Thiago
Beat me to the edit haha... All right well I guess I'll have to flash this at my friends windows machine.
Sent from my Motorola Olympus
seven2099 said:
The regular app does not support 1080p yet. This is simply because there was probably no budget left when developing this to enable it (although simple enough, would probably require a lot tweaking on their part to get the best out of the camera)
As for LGCamera, the Free version or paid version can both produce MUCH better image quality than the Stock camera. I will add some more information to the FAQ as to how to improve image quality using LGCamera.
Cheers! and Glad you like it! I do agree, it is AMAZING.
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You are a machine, brother!
Thanks for helping us increase the user experience with this phone 10-fold! Only ****ty thing is that a few people at my work place are getting Atrix's and now they want me to put these amazing mods on their phones too.. sheesh. Look what you've done!
bongd said:
You are a machine, brother!
Thanks for helping us increase the user experience with this phone 10-fold! Only ****ty thing is that a few people at my work place are getting Atrix's and now they want me to put these amazing mods on their phones too.. sheesh. Look what you've done!
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LOL hahahahaha
No worries dude! I do what I can because I LOVE this phone.
tsouza said:
Everything is fine, except that I didn't get the power icon after flashing greyblur. What program is that?
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Glad you enjoy the effort! The power icon can be accessed under:
Settings-> Battery Manager -> Battery Mode.
There you can select what you want!
tsouza said:
Also, how can I get gingerbread theme on greyblur?
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Yes you can get Gingerbread theme. Check the Themes and Apps section! you can find plenty that work on ATT framework! After you flash though and if your phone does not boot, make sure you simply do Factory Reset (I know this sucks terribly.. but its the price we pay to get this functional!)
HI everyone, i'm a Noob here sooo here goes:
I don't know why - but I installed CM9 Alpha 2 on my HP Touchpad and my wireless was working at the time of installation. After using it for a while then turning it off, and on again the wireless stopped working. I can see the wireless signals but when i click to connect it says "Connecting" then back to the wireless name and never connects. It came back, stayed on for a while...then when i reset it again this time to see if it would go off again - it hasn't come back since.
My question: Does anyone know what is going on? Am i missing something or doing something?
Thank you
Im having the same problem...
nightly 3/17
FWIW I have had the same problem occasionally when installing different builds but what seems to help is going into the WebOs and turning the WiFi off then on and then rebooting into whatever Android version I was using at the time. There is also a long thread covering this in the development section with thoughts on how to fix the problem.
bob
"I don't know why - but I installed CM9 Alpha 2 on my HP Touchpad and my wireless was working at the time of installation. After using it for a while then turning it off, and on again the wireless stopped working. I can see the wireless signals but when i click to connect it says "Connecting" then back to the wireless name and never connects. It came back, stayed on for a while...then when i reset it again this time to see if it would go off again - it hasn't come back since.
My question: Does anyone know what is going on? Am i missing something or doing something?"
No, you've done well...wifi has been a persistent issue with almost everyone. There are several ways to go about resolving it.
1) (from terminal emulator): enter su (hit return) then type the following....
rm (space) -rf (space) /data/misc/wifi (space) && (space) reboot
(Or if that doesn't work...)
(from root explorer): access /data/misc/wifi folder then long press wpa supplicant folder and select delete...confirm delete and reboot
Either of those methods from #1 should allow you to restore wifi but you'll probably have to repeat the process upon each reboot/restart of your TP. A more permanent resolution has been proposed by #2 below.
2) You can also look up Rohan's Supreme Mods v 1.3 (for CM9 Alpha 2) and flash that zip file over your current rom, but be sure to reboot into recovery and make a Nandroid backup before flashing the mod package.
:[MODPACK][3/10][NEW]SUPREME Mods v1.3 [Faster, Smoother, Faster Wifi, Better Battery]
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1519161
Make sure you select the mod package that matches your current DPI setting of your Alpha 2 rom and follow his install instructions to the letter.
Good luck!
flash these drivers. should do the trick if you're having wifi issues with the disconnect reconnects.
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/18332-new-wifi-driver-ath6kl-from-compat-wireless/
download the file and flash via Clockworkmod, do a nandroid backup first just in case something goes rogue.
another quick fix, toggle airplane mode. usually gets you back going again. As for rohan's mods, try this first. His mods won't help if you can't keep a stable wifi connection.
I'm having this problem also. Very frustrating! I will try all of this tomorrow and report back. Thanks.
Sent from my Kindle Fire using Tapatalk
This thread has a lot of useful fixes which might help.
Hi there,
I previously was a happy user of the LG Optimus 2x, but today I ran into some problems. I've used stock 2.3.4 and CM7 before without any problems. I had installed Nova HD a few days ago and I was pretty satisfied at first. Yesterday it started to act strangely with some random shutdowns and reboots, so I decided to flash back to stock. I did so with SmartFlash and it looked pretty good until it started to reboot continuously. Now the phone is pretty much unusable, because it reboots every 10 seconds. I can still access the S/W upgrade. So does anyone have an idea how to fix this? Way to make my first post, sorry for that.
Regards,
Chixu
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1007825
NVFlash this and do an update per lg update tool, see whether that makes things better.
Thanks for you reply.
After following your steps, my phone seems a little more stable. It still force closes and kinda reboots quite frequently. Now it's not a full reboot, but just the initial LG logo and after that it will return to function as usual, until another of those happen.
Now the message of com.android.phone stopping is constantly popping up. What's going on?
Update 2: I resolved the first edit by reflashing again, but now the updater says I'm running the most recent version (V20m), but I flashed V10b.
Well... that's really weird.
If i was in your situation i would flash the original kdz, but i dont have an englisch how-to on that.
http://www.handy-faq.de/forum/lg_op...firmware_kdz_dateien_flashen.html#post1758129
This is a german one, but i'll translate it for you:
pre-flashing:
download this, this, this, and this.
1. download the firmware (first "this").
2. Install the LG-drivers (included in the 7zip-package)
3. run shttp3.exe and install it
4. unpack www.rar to C:\shttps\
5. change the windows hosts file
-> right-click on your desktop -> new shortcut
-> target is notepad c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
-> right-click the shortcut -> properties -> advanced -> check run as admin
-> add
Code:
127.0.0.1 csmg.lgmobile.com
to the end of the file.
-> save the file
6. start http.exe (C:\shttps\http.exe)
7. change the config (right-click the tray icon -> settings) to look like this:
http://i.imgur.com/gns4S.png
http://i.imgur.com/fEAQW.png
http://i.imgur.com/Ml2po.png
8. start http-server (C:\shttps\http.exe) if not yet started
9. bring the phone into s/w upgrade-mode (pull battery, hold vol+ and plug into pc)
10. run msxml.msi
11. run windowsenabler.exe as admin, and enable it by clicking the icon in the tray ("on" is written on the symbol)
12. run UpTestEX_mod2_marwin.exe and choose your .kdz
13. choose "DIAG" as phone-mode and change NOTHING ELSE
14. click "normal web upgrade test" and "update start"
15. choose your language
16. the lg-flasher should open and start working
17. DONT remove the phone from your pc until it is rebooted
After that you should do another full wipe by shutting the phone down, and starting it with vol- and pwr-btn pressed
I hope you understand it, if you dont -> feel free to ask (pm) me.
This is my NOOB friendly version for rooting and installing Dual Recovery on a Sony Xperia Z1S (C6916).
First things first, I have written this entire this myself and have only used links from other posts here on XDA.
The thank you's will be at the end of this post.
Ok, Now onto the real reason your here...
Follow these steps to pre-pair your Z1S for the road ahead...
1) Go to "Settings-About Phone".
Be sure your "Model Number" is "C6916".
Your "Build Number" is "14.4.B.0.37".
If your "Build Number" is different then see 2nd post for "How to Downgrade/Upgrade Build Number"
2) Click "Build Number" about 7 times (I think) to unlock "Developer Mode".
3) Go back to "Settings" screen.
Second option from the bottom should now be "Developer Options".
5) Enter this new screen and enable "USB Debugging".
6) Go back to "Settings" and enter "Security".
Enable "Unknown Sources" and disable "Verify Apps".
7) Go to "support.sonymobile.com/us/tools/pc-companion/"
Download, Install, plug device in, and it should detect and install drivers for your Z1S.
8) Download & Extract "forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2784900" to a folder on the desktop (Name folder something easy like Z1S).
9) Download & Extract "Z1-lockeddualrecovery2.8.3-RELEASE.installer.zip" from "nut.xperia-files.com/" by clicking the "XZDualRecovery" to the same folder from step #8 (keeping separate folders inside to avoid confusion).
Well that seemed like allot now didn't it? Well the worst is over (hopefully).
Follow the below steps to root your phone...
1) On computer go to the folder where you extracted "Easy Root Tool v12.4"
Run file called "install.bat"
Wait for it to load and follow the on-screen instructions to gain root.
Notes!!!
a) If at any time it seems like the tool has frozen, it probably has.
Wait for at least 1 minute and then click the red X in the top right of the window to close.
Press "Ctrl+Alt+Delete" and select "Start Task Manager" (depending upon windows version).
Choose the "Processes" tab and look for "abd.exe".
Choose it and then click "End Process" and confirm in the new window.
If you do not find "adb.exe" or you have killed it already then repeat step 1.
2) Once Easy Root Tool v12.4 has completed and shows a successes message you will be rooted! But we cant just use it as it is now, its "SuperSU Binary" is outdated.
3) Unplug usb and reboot your phone.
4) Once rebooted, go to the "Play Store" and search for and download "supersu" by "Chainfire" (support him if you can )
5) Once installed run supersu and a window should come up saying to update binaries...well...update them
6) When finished you will now have root, super user control, but outdated "BusyBox".
******* NOTE!!!I have found out that some users were having problems after updating "BusyBox".
Update at your own risk!!!
BTW it worked for me with and without updating so I'm just giving feedback from other users.
7) Use "Play Store" again to download, install, and run "BusyBox" by "Stephen (Stericson)".
a) Let it run until "Smart Install" is finished.
b) Choose "Replace All (Symlinks all)" (not supposed to be able to but it worked for me )
b1) if it doesn't check then don't worry about it. its an extra step
8) Choose "Install" and wait for process to finish.
9) Congratulations! You now have Root, SuperSU, and BusyBox needed to use your phone to its (almost) full potential.
Now onto the Custom Recovery...1) Go to the folder we created (in a land far far away...lol...couldn't help it ) and go into the dual recovery folder.
a) Run "install.bat" and (if we installed SuperSU) choose option #1 (if we installed SuperUser) choose option #2.
b) Follow instructions until you get success message. (see above for freeze or errors fixes at 1-a)
2) Congrats again! this time you now have a dual recovery!
a) I recommend installing "NDRUtils [root]" by "CamberCreek", it makes things much easier with your new found recoveries.
Here is my who's who and thank you's for this post. (this is in order of use in guide not relevance or importance)1) XDA for such a great site!
2) Sony Mobile for a great phone and PC Companion.
3) zxz0O0 for his Easy Root Tool v12.4 without which I would have been lost.
4) [NUT]'s Z1-lockeddualrecovery2.8.3-RELEASE.installer.zip recoveries woot!
5) Chainfire for SuperSU the force in this rooted world.
6) Stephen (Stericson) for BusyBox the gears that keep us going.
7) CamberCreek for NDRUtils [root] making Xperia recoveries easier since....
8) Bin4ry & Androxyde for Flashtool making time travel possible?
9) And anyone else i might have missed.
Hope this helps those that were stuck like myself trying to get my phones true power unlocked!
***** NOTE!!!I'm not sure if its just me/my phone/everyone's phone but i have noticed while working to get adb to recognize my device my usb debugging would seem to not be working (adb devices). If anyone has some feed back about this problem i would love to hear. BTW my device is less then 2 months old.
Ok, so you updated and now want to root? Well great news! We can get you downgraded to "14.4.B.0.37" so you can rock like the rest of them!
1) Download, install "flashtool.net/downloads.php".
2) Download "storagecow.eu/Xda/Sony/Xperia%20Z1s/C6916_14.4.B.0.37_T-Mobile.ftf".
3) Move "C6916_14.4.B.0.37_T-Mobile.ftf" to folder "C:\Users\(your name)\.flashTool\firmwares".
4) Run "Flashtool" and wait for loading to finish.
a) Connect your device and Flashtool should recognize it and show that it is connected and has debugging turned on.
1a) If debugging is off then go to "Developer Settings" again and turn off then back on the "USB Debugging" option.
b) Click the lightning bolt in the top left area.
c) Choose "Flashmode" and click "Ok".
d) On the left should be the files you moved, choose "", uncheck the "DATA" box on the right side, and lastly choose "Flash".
e) When it says to turn "Off" your device and enter "Flash mode", turn off and wait for the charging screen (if connected still) or it to fully turn off.
f) Disconnect device and hold down "Vol. Down" and plug device back in. When you see your charging lights show/flash a few times you should have a blank screen and no lights.
g) Flashtool should have automatically started flashing now.
h) When finished exit flashmode by removing usb and holding the power button down to turn on. If it dont vibrate after a few seconds just release power and try again.
5) Felicitations! You should not be running "14.4.B.0.37" and are now able to follow above guide!
Forgot to mention that once finished rooting with above method you can upgrade to latest (as of this post) and still keep root. happy rooting
theshadower10 said:
This is my NOOB friendly version for rooting and installing Dual Recovery on a Sony Xperia Z1S (C6916).
First things first, I have written this entire this myself and have only used links from other posts here on XDA.
The thank you's will be at the end of this post.
Ok, Now onto the real reason your here...
Follow these steps to pre-pair your Z1S for the road ahead...
1) Go to "Settings-About Phone".
Be sure your "Model Number" is "C6916".
Your "Build Number" is "14.4.B.0.37".
If your "Build Number" is different then see 2nd post for "How to Downgrade/Upgrade Build Number"
2) Click "Build Number" about 7 times (I think) to unlock "Developer Mode".
3) Go back to "Settings" screen.
Second option from the bottom should now be "Developer Options".
5) Enter this new screen and enable "USB Debugging".
6) Go back to "Settings" and enter "Security".
Enable "Unknown Sources" and disable "Verify Apps".
7) Go to "support.sonymobile.com/us/tools/pc-companion/"
Download, Install, plug device in, and it should detect and install drivers for your Z1S.
8) Download & Extract "forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2784900" to a folder on the desktop (Name folder something easy like Z1S).
9) Download & Extract "Z1-lockeddualrecovery2.8.3-RELEASE.installer.zip" from "nut.xperia-files.com/" by clicking the "XZDualRecovery" to the same folder from step #8 (keeping separate folders inside to avoid confusion).
Well that seemed like allot now didn't it? Well the worst is over (hopefully).
Follow the below steps to root your phone...
1) On computer go to the folder where you extracted "Easy Root Tool v12.4"
Run file called "install.bat"
Wait for it to load and follow the on-screen instructions to gain root.
Notes!!!
a) If at any time it seems like the tool has frozen, it probably has.
Wait for at least 1 minute and then click the red X in the top right of the window to close.
Press "Ctrl+Alt+Delete" and select "Start Task Manager" (depending upon windows version).
Choose the "Processes" tab and look for "abd.exe".
Choose it and then click "End Process" and confirm in the new window.
If you do not find "adb.exe" or you have killed it already then repeat step 1.
2) Once Easy Root Tool v12.4 has completed and shows a successes message you will be rooted! But we cant just use it as it is now, its "SuperSU Binary" is outdated.
3) Unplug usb and reboot your phone.
4) Once rebooted, go to the "Play Store" and search for and download "supersu" by "Chainfire" (support him if you can )
5) Once installed run supersu and a window should come up saying to update binaries...well...update them
6) When finished you will now have root, super user control, but outdated "BusyBox".
******* NOTE!!!I have found out that some users were having problems after updating "BusyBox".
Update at your own risk!!!
BTW it worked for me with and without updating so I'm just giving feedback from other users.
7) Use "Play Store" again to download, install, and run "BusyBox" by "Stephen (Stericson)".
a) Let it run until "Smart Install" is finished.
b) Choose "Replace All (Symlinks all)" (not supposed to be able to but it worked for me )
b1) if it doesn't check then don't worry about it. its an extra step
8) Choose "Install" and wait for process to finish.
9) Congratulations! You now have Root, SuperSU, and BusyBox needed to use your phone to its (almost) full potential.
Now onto the Custom Recovery...1) Go to the folder we created (in a land far far away...lol...couldn't help it ) and go into the dual recovery folder.
a) Run "install.bat" and (if we installed SuperSU) choose option #1 (if we installed SuperUser) choose option #2.
b) Follow instructions until you get success message. (see above for freeze or errors fixes at 1-a)
2) Congrats again! this time you now have a dual recovery!
a) I recommend installing "NDRUtils [root]" by "CamberCreek", it makes things much easier with your new found recoveries.
Here is my who's who and thank you's for this post. (this is in order of use in guide not relevance or importance)1) XDA for such a great site!
2) Sony Mobile for a great phone and PC Companion.
3) zxz0O0 for his Easy Root Tool v12.4 without which I would have been lost.
4) [NUT]'s Z1-lockeddualrecovery2.8.3-RELEASE.installer.zip recoveries woot!
5) Chainfire for SuperSU the force in this rooted world.
6) Stephen (Stericson) for BusyBox the gears that keep us going.
7) CamberCreek for NDRUtils [root] making Xperia recoveries easier since....
8) Bin4ry & Androxyde for Flashtool making time travel possible?
9) And anyone else i might have missed.
Hope this helps those that were stuck like myself trying to get my phones true power unlocked!
***** NOTE!!!I'm not sure if its just me/my phone/everyone's phone but i have noticed while working to get adb to recognize my device my usb debugging would seem to not be working (adb devices). If anyone has some feed back about this problem i would love to hear. BTW my device is less then 2 months old.
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Ugh, where were you when I was stuck on 4.4? :laugh: I ended up downgrading my c6916 to 4.3 when I rooted it, it was the only way I could seem to achieve root. Hopefully this article will help someone out!
I myself haven't experienced any issues with adb/debugging, but maybe it's because I'm on a different os build.
So grateful for the EasyRoot tool!
Glad this could help you and thanks for the feedback
Thank you for this! I just got the lollipop update notification but wanted to double check to see if I could root before updating. Glad I did!
Two questions...
This file.... Z1-lockeddualrecovery2.8.3-RELEASE.installer.zip I cannot find. I can only find the 2.8.15 version. Will that do?
Also... Since I just got the lollipop update. Can I OTA to that and keep root?
silentsnow31802 said:
Thank you for this! I just got the lollipop update notification but wanted to double check to see if I could root before updating. Glad I did!
Two questions...
This file.... Z1-lockeddualrecovery2.8.3-RELEASE.installer.zip I cannot find. I can only find the 2.8.15 version. Will that do?
Also... Since I just got the lollipop update. Can I OTA to that and keep root?
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Yes, that version is fine and will work. Also, I will update this soon. Just been busy with work so haven't had time as of yet. Also if you update you will loose root and have to start over again. Hope this helped.
So I am stuck..
Hey. So I was on 4.5 Lolipop and decided to follow the guide, the 2nd one first of course. And now I am in a Boot loop. and stuck.
Any suggestions or help ?
BTW i really do not want to wipe everything using the companion software. ...Did not fully back it up :/
me too
dweller02 said:
Hey. So I was on 4.5 Lolipop and decided to follow the guide, the 2nd one first of course. And now I am in a Boot loop. and stuck.
Any suggestions or help ?
BTW i really do not want to wipe everything using the companion software. ...Did not fully back it up :/
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did you get any solution to stop dat ?
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theshadower10 said:
Ok, so you updated and now want to root? Well great news! We can get you downgraded to "14.4.B.0.37" so you can rock like the rest of them!
1) Download, install "flashtool.net/downloads.php".
2) Download "storagecow.eu/Xda/Sony/Xperia%20Z1s/C6916_14.4.B.0.37_T-Mobile.ftf".
3) Move "C6916_14.4.B.0.37_T-Mobile.ftf" to folder "C:\Users\(your name)\.flashTool\firmwares".
4) Run "Flashtool" and wait for loading to finish.
a) Connect your device and Flashtool should recognize it and show that it is connected and has debugging turned on.
1a) If debugging is off then go to "Developer Settings" again and turn off then back on the "USB Debugging" option.
b) Click the lightning bolt in the top left area.
c) Choose "Flashmode" and click "Ok".
d) On the left should be the files you moved, choose "", uncheck the "DATA" box on the right side, and lastly choose "Flash".
e) When it says to turn "Off" your device and enter "Flash mode", turn off and wait for the charging screen (if connected still) or it to fully turn off.
f) Disconnect device and hold down "Vol. Down" and plug device back in. When you see your charging lights show/flash a few times you should have a blank screen and no lights.
g) Flashtool should have automatically started flashing now.
h) When finished exit flashmode by removing usb and holding the power button down to turn on. If it dont vibrate after a few seconds just release power and try again.
5) Felicitations! You should not be running "14.4.B.0.37" and are now able to follow above guide!
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Hey i was running at lollipop 5.0.2.while i was using the second method first my mobile is looping after flashing...kindly tell me a solution
sorry for not a faster response...haven't had internet for awhile
anyways, for above 2 posts...i had updated to 5.0.2 and had to downgrade myself.
i had followed the same thing as above just updated the programs and apps from their respective owners.
i had no issues and have even upgraded back up to 5.0.2 using a different guide found on xda.
cant remember for the life of me what post it was though...
since i still have no internet and am typing this on friends laptop, i would suggest searching for other guides here to find one.
My apologies beforehand: I have Xperia Z1S (C6916, Android 5.0.2, Build #: 14.5.B.0.247), unlocked bootloader, Android Lollipop & would like to root my phone after first downgrading it. Viewing this post, I would like to know where I can get access to the files mentioned in this post. Or am I a year too late?
he has mentioned the links to the files
1)"forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2784900" for Easy root tool
(you can even try kingroot "https://kingroot.net/" if you want,i used kingroot to root my Z1)
2) "nut.xperia-files.com/" for XZdualrecovery
3)use playstore for downloading Superuser by chainfire
4)"support.sonymobile.com/us/tools/pc-companion/" for pc companion