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FRF85B unrooted me.... helpp!!!

I updated to this new version and it took away my root access is there a quick and easy workaround or do I have to REROOT???? please help me....

Stock recovery or aftermarket?

robwscott83 said:
I updated to this new version and it took away my root access is there a quick and easy workaround or do I have to REROOT???? please help me....
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Im not quite sure how it works but stock ROMS are not rooted, wait till one of the modders posts the stock + root, and then flash over your current.

Flash the third file on this page, the one under root: http://htcpedia.com/forum/showthread.php?p=67177#post67177

I WAS using modaco r19 with clockwork recovery now I can't boot into the recovery just get the yellow exclamation when I try to boot into recovery..

robwscott83 said:
I WAS using modaco r19 with clockwork recovery now I can't boot into the recovery just get the yellow exclamation when I try to boot into recovery..
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Reflash recovery via fastboot.

MSigler said:
Reflash recovery via fastboot.
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That's all I need to do??? And that will give me the super user app back??? I'm still kind of a noob sorry guys.. fastboot is done thru the Cmd on the PC????

robwscott83 said:
That's all I need to do??? And that will give me the super user app back??? I'm still kind of a noob sorry guys.. fastboot is done thru the Cmd on the PC????
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No, it will give you recovery back, and then you can flash the zip to root FRF85B from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=713019
And yes, fastboot would be through command/terminal on a computer.

Ok thanks a lot I will have to try it later I am at work right now and do not have access to a pf... but thanks again... so just to clarify... my phone is STILL ROOTED?? I just lost the recovery and have to reflash it via fastboot... once I do that I will just do a nandroid restore... and stop messing stuff up... lol... thanks again...

robwscott83 said:
Ok thanks a lot I will have to try it later I am at work right now and do not have access to a pf... but thanks again... so just to clarify... my phone is STILL ROOTED?? I just lost the recovery and have to reflash it via fastboot... once I do that I will just do a nandroid restore... and stop messing stuff up... lol... thanks again...
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If you just flashed a factory FRF85B rom, then no, it's probably not rooted. You have to run the zip file that I linked to root it.

Ohh one more question... since I was not the one who rooted the phone to begin with I have never rooted or really done this before am I going to have to download and install the USB drivers theybtalk about in the q&a forum on rooting?? (For fastboot access)

robwscott83 said:
Ohh one more question... since I was not the one who rooted the phone to begin with I have never rooted or really done this before am I going to have to download and install the USB drivers theybtalk about in the q&a forum on rooting?? (For fastboot access)
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You're going to need to use fastboot in order to flash the recovery via fastboot. When you turn your phone on, the first thing it shows, the multicolored X...just the picture, not the animated X, does it have an open lock icon below it?

MSigler said:
If you just flashed a factory FRF85B rom, then no, it's probably not rooted. You have to run the zip file that I linked to root it.
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I updated via a link on the engadget website it said it was for ALL froyo builds...

robwscott83 said:
I updated via a link on the engadget website it said it was for ALL froyo builds...
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Yeah, you just need to run the rooter linked above.

MSigler said:
You're going to need to use fastboot in order to flash the recovery via fastboot. When you turn your phone on, the first thing it shows, the multicolored X...just the picture, not the animated X, does it have an open lock icon below it?
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Yes it does still have the open lock that's y I thought maybe just needed to reflash the recovery...

robwscott83 said:
Yes it does still have the open lock that's y I thought maybe just needed to reflash the recovery...
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That means your bootloader is unlocked. You just need to flash a recovery image, since you can't seem to boot to recovery, then run the rooter.

Ok... so I am just flashing the recovery and sorry again but do I need the USB drivers or that adb thing they talk about in the instructions or is that JUST FOR ROOTING.....

robwscott83 said:
Ok... so I am just flashing the recovery and sorry again but do I need the USB drivers or that adb thing they talk about in the instructions or is that JUST FOR ROOTING.....
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You need USB drivers to manipulate your phone via USB, more specifically, via ADB, which means Android Debugging Bridge. You'll be using a variation of that, a script called "fastboot" to flash a recovery image to your phone, from your computer, via USB. So yes, you will need to be able to connect to it via USB.

K..... :s...... lol.... looks like I gotta do some research lol thanks a lot for all your help I really do apprecieate it....

robwscott83 said:
K..... :s...... lol.... looks like I gotta do some research lol thanks a lot for all your help I really do apprecieate it....
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Do you have the SDK or anything yet?

Stock FRF91 unrooted to rooted FRF91?

I searched and read through some of the threads and really didn't find a conclusive answer to what I am looking for. So I decided to create a new thread.
My question is: Is there any way to root the N1 that has Stock FRF91? I'm not a noob in rooting, just wanted to make sure. I don't really care about unlocking the bootloader (warranty isn't an issue for me).
Can I just use the fastboot oem unlock command to unlock bootloader then install the custom recovery and install custom roms? Or is there a new method to rooting Stock FRF91 currently.
Thanks

Yes.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=715798
You're welcome. Get familiar with the search tool.

Frankenstooge said:
Yes.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=715798
You're welcome. Get familiar with the search tool.
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The instructions in that link wont work for stock FRF91 with stock recovery. I couldnt get the Amon recovery to load onto my phone in order to flash the root. I have tried to ADB it 5 times and each time it says successful, but when i go into recovery all i get is the android with the !.
By all means OP, you can try this and if you get it to work, let me know what you did. I tried 5 times and couldnt get it to work.
my bootloader is unlocked also.

ecapox said:
The instructions in that link wont work for stock FRF91 with stock recovery. I couldnt get the Amon recovery to load onto my phone in order to flash the root. I have tried to ADB it 5 times and each time it says successful, but when i go into recovery all i get is the android with the !.
By all means OP, you can try this and if you get it to work, let me know what you did. I tried 5 times and couldnt get it to work.
my bootloader is unlocked also.
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after you pushed custom recovery, did you press Volume Down button while rebooting to go directly into recovery? because after you install custom recovery and let the phone reboot, the stock recovery will remain; you should try to go into recovery immediately after pushing the amon ra recovery without letting the phone boot up
let me know if that works

What is the method for rooting "without using SDK tools"? There are emulator apps in the market but they refuse to work without super user permissions? I have stock frf91 and looking for a way to root my nexus one?

jblazea50 said:
after you pushed custom recovery, did you press Volume Down button while rebooting to go directly into recovery? because after you install custom recovery and let the phone reboot, the stock recovery will remain; you should try to go into recovery immediately after pushing the amon ra recovery without letting the phone boot up
let me know if that works
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that did it sir. thank you. Was it like this in 2.1? I dont remember having it revery back to stock recovery when following the tutorials. Then again maybe i never let it completely boot back up...

ecapox said:
that did it sir. thank you. Was it like this in 2.1? I dont remember having it revery back to stock recovery when following the tutorials. Then again maybe i never let it completely boot back up...
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that's great; it was the same on 2.1, you probably just can't recall at the moment
glad it worked

jblazea50 said:
that's great; it was the same on 2.1, you probably just can't recall at the moment
glad it worked
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Interesting. So once you use the Amon recovery it sticks as long as you dont reboot after you install it. I guess i was just lucky the first time!

Problem with flashing & booting recovery? Go here!

Hey guys,
when I tried flashing CWM on my new HTC One it just booted in normal mode over and over.
I tried every recovery-image available and it nerver worked.
While playing around I finally got it working without flashing the recovery image to the boot partition!
No need to copy root files and CFW files before flashing the recovery!
Instructions
Unlock your device at http://www.htcdev.com/bootloader/
Reboot into bootloader
> fastboot flash boot boot.img - thanx to Paul O'Brien
> fastboot reboot-bootloader
> fastboot flash recovery recovery.img - thanks to Flyhalf205
> fastboot erase cache
After this you should be able to enter recovery via bootloader or 'adb reboot recovery'.
The recovery image is CWM Touch 6.0.2.8 which worked great for me, didn't try the other ones right now.
I hope I could help

I had issues booting recovery if I used the All in One kit to flash recovery.
So people should flash it manually instead to avoid problems.

Nekromantik said:
I had issues booting recovery if I used the All in One kit to flash recovery.
So people should flash it manually instead to avoid problems.
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I had problems with AiO-Kit and doing it manually, too.
Only this method worked for me.

zantekk said:
I had problems with AiO-Kit and doing it manually, too.
Only this method worked for me.
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Ah ok.
only issue for me now is aroma freeze issues.

Nekromantik said:
Ah ok.
only issue for me now is aroma freeze issues.
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Didn't have that on my One until now.
I flashed my friend's One and it froze 3 times...then it worked.
I think it's recovery-related. Maybe wait for a fix.

zantekk said:
Didn't have that on my One until now.
I flashed my friend's One and it froze 3 times...then it worked.
I think it's recovery-related. Maybe wait for a fix.
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It is AROMA related, amarullz have to update the binary
You can flash it 3 times or more, should work.
You can also use Hardware Buttons instead of Touch.. will help as well.

Device still rebooting
Can't flash recovery

same here - no access to recovery so far

Same for me too
Why ?

Got a HTC One from Orange france, and NO RECOVERY seems to stick. That thing boots, but i cannot enter recovery

I've tried using the AiO-Kit to flash CWM touch and normal as well as TWRP as well as the two CWMs manually and then this method. Still can't get access to recovery though

Try this? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2208029
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Lothaen said:
Try this? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2208029
Sent from my Nexus 4 using xda premium
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If you mean clearing the cache as mentioned in that thread I've tried it with no success

SoLdieR9312 said:
It is AROMA related, amarullz have to update the binary
You can flash it 3 times or more, should work.
You can also use Hardware Buttons instead of Touch.. will help as well.
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Had the same problem again and again flashing TrickDroid on my HTC One (M7). Can confirm, that avoiding touch will relieve things but freezes can still occur. A few times I even could not reset the phone long-pressing the power + volume up buttons, means I was completely stuck on the frozen aroma screen (since a battery pull is not possible with this device). For anybody who may be in the same situation, try the "[FONT="Courier New]fastboot reboot[/FONT] command, this still came through and rebooted the device.

has this method worked for anyone else?
i'd like to try, but since i currently can't access recovery, i'm afraid to flash a new boot.img

pwr2wh8 said:
has this method worked for anyone else?
i'd like to try, but since i currently can't access recovery, i'm afraid to flash a new boot.img
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Yes, worked for me. I had the same issue. While flashing Renovate rom, Aroma crapped out right at the end where it was installing the kernel. I was then stuck on boot image until i found this thread.
Also, for what it's worth, i thought I'd flash the boot image again after i got my device running again but it killed my wifi. I had to reflash the rom as wifi in settings was `out of order`....
//edit: okay. i've been able to reproduce the crashing. seems it's an aroma/rom issue (i couldn't tell one way or the other). what matters here is flashing boot image with the provided image does the trick. whatever magic it does, i'm able to flash cwm recovery 6.0.3.1 but I have to flash boot image before, else flashing recovery is fruitless.
anyways, thanks. this thread help me solve what i thought was `bricked` device.

[Q] Unable to install roms

Hello, i got my One yesterday and promptly rooted it via the HTCDev site. i have gotten supersu installed and cwm installed. however, when i try to install a rom, everything says it works but when i reboot it stays at the HTC screen. the only one ive gotten to do anything is viper rom and it comes up with no signal and no apps installed and then reboots about 2 minutes later. any suggestions? any info i need to give?

sevarious said:
Hello, i got my One yesterday and promptly rooted it via the HTCDev site. i have gotten supersu installed and cwm installed. however, when i try to install a rom, everything says it works but when i reboot it stays at the HTC screen. the only one ive gotten to do anything is viper rom and it comes up with no signal and no apps installed and then reboots about 2 minutes later. any suggestions? any info i need to give?
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hmmm. you may need to flash the boot image???? make sure the rom you are flashing is for the sprint phone.

Aldo101t said:
hmmm. you may need to flash the boot image???? make sure the rom you are flashing is for the sprint phone.
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i may be a little slow. where do i get the boot img from? when i download a rom i just sideload the whole thing.

sevarious said:
i may be a little slow. where do i get the boot img from? when i download a rom i just sideload the whole thing.
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pull it from the rom zip(boot)and put it in your fastboot directory.

i have not had to install a rom since i got my htc evo 4g lte last year. this is a new step to me. im assuming this is done before installing the rom?

sevarious said:
i have not had to install a rom since i got my htc evo 4g lte last year. this is a new step to me. im assuming this is done before installing the rom?
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install the rom, but don't boot it up. then flash boot image and then boot rom

Aldo101t said:
install the rom, but don't boot it up. then flash boot image and then boot rom
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well that got it up and running, however i have no signal and when i start using the interface the phone reboots.

sevarious said:
well that got it up and running, however i have no signal and when i start using the interface the phone reboots.
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boy, i don't know at this point, you may have borked the radio, i would try to ruu, get back to stock and start all over.keep in mind if you run an RUU you have to relock the bootloader to do so. then you can unlock again and go from there.install recovery etc/

Aldo101t said:
boy, i don't know at this point, you may have borked the radio, i would try to ruu, get back to stock and start all over.keep in mind if you run an RUU you have to relock the bootloader to do so. then you can unlock again and go from there.install recovery etc/
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Also, I suggest using the revone s-off method from the revolutionary team. It allows you to flash ROMs more easily without flashing the boot.img separately. The link to the thread on how is in my web signature.
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Did u disable system write protection?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=40342328
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ok so here is an update- i went back to stock, re unlocked via htc dev, installed clockwork custom recovery, used viberboys link to put SU on there, got s-off with moonshine, able to boot. i flash the rom on there and it wont boot plus it breaks my custom recovery and i have to reflash it.

Try TWRP
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i have tried all of this with both recoveries. I just tried cleanrom and it boots into safemode only with no signal. this is so frustrating...

What rom are you trying to install? The losing signal after reboot I've experienced but that's from trying to install intl
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since this morning I have been using cleanroom.

sevarious said:
since this morning I have been using cleanroom.
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Did you do full wipe, before flashing the rom?
Sent from my lair.

I installed my cwm and also twrp but both failed to install any Rom. But my cwm says it us unable to load cache,
and would also won't load sd card...need help...phone getting bricked every time I install a Rom..and I have to Unbrick again....
I need a solution for this pls...

suhazgummadi said:
I installed my cwm and also twrp but both failed to install any Rom. But my cwm says it us unable to load cache,
and would also won't load sd card...need help...phone getting bricked every time I install a Rom..and I have to Unbrick again....
I need a solution for this pls...
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maybe your partitions got screwed up
run an RUU and start over

flex360 said:
maybe your partitions got screwed up
run an RUU and start over
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I ran the ruu over a 10times for in unbricking it but still no difference.

What i need to know to root?

Hey everyone. I just recently bough a new Atrix HD since my other phone broke but anyways...
1. i noticed i can access the root of the phone (like / partition) but i cant edit it? so is this sign of root? I tried installing superuser binary and it didn't let me so i guess there is no root.
So
How do i boot into the boot loader?
What is the best method for rooting and instaling SU on my atriix (running 4.1.1)?
How do i flash a recovery and which one is best if i want to get cm11? (on my other phone i needed a completely different recovery to get kitakt)
Do i need to unlock bootloader first then root or vice versa?
So the more details the better i will understand if THANK YOU ahead of time.
sorry for such noob questions
PS yes i did google on how to do this and its a bit choppy. like no step 1 step 2 step 3.

russian392 said:
Hey everyone. I just recently bough a new Atrix HD since my other phone broke but anyways...
1. i noticed i can access the root of the phone (like / partition) but i cant edit it? so is this sign of root? I tried installing superuser binary and it didn't let me so i guess there is no root.
So
How do i boot into the boot loader?
What is the best method for rooting and instaling SU on my atriix (running 4.1.1)?
How do i flash a recovery and which one is best if i want to get cm11? (on my other phone i needed a completely different recovery to get kitakt)
Do i need to unlock bootloader first then root or vice versa?
So the more details the better i will understand if THANK YOU ahead of time.
sorry for such noob questions
PS yes i did google on how to do this and its a bit choppy. like no step 1 step 2 step 3.
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No, its far from choppy. The only root method that works on 4.1.1 is Motochopper, and thats an automated script. So how you can say its choppy is beyond my understanding.
Since you are new to AHD, I highly recommend you reading this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2350721
I also recommend you download Mythtools, which is the all in one tool for AHD http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2262726
And download Philztouch recovery http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2552622
Bootloader locked = enjoy stock forever
Bootloader unlocked = you can customize
Flashing a ROM is the same as with any device, boot to CWM/TWRP recovery, wipe down, and flash

palmbeach05 said:
No, its far from choppy. The only root method that works on 4.1.1 is Motochopper, and thats an automated script. So how you can say its choppy is beyond my understanding.
Since you are new to AHD, I highly recommend you reading this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2350721
I also recommend you download Mythtools, which is the all in one tool for AHD http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2262726
And download Philztouch recovery http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2552622
Bootloader locked = enjoy stock forever
Bootloader unlocked = you can customize
Flashing a ROM is the same as with any device, boot to CWM/TWRP recovery, wipe down, and flash
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OOps my bad. By chopy i meant things i found on google. like they just say "this is how you root it" but do i have to unlock bootloader first like on htc or do i root first? etc
I just used motochoper and everything runs great.
i get how to flash a rom haha but do i unlock bootloader first then recovery?

Never mind.
Thank you so much this is so much simpler than my HTC (coming from an lg where you just plug and play) so pretty much this is nothing new to me.
Thanks again.
Now....which kit kat rom would be best right now?

russian392 said:
OOps my bad. By chopy i meant things i found on google. like they just say "this is how you root it" but do i have to unlock bootloader first like on htc or do i root first? etc
I just used motochoper and everything runs great.
i get how to flash a rom haha but do i unlock bootloader first then recovery?
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Yes. You have to unlock the bootloader to flash anything, including a custom recovery.

Um....okay the fastboot part....
How do i flash CWM after i have unlocked the bootloader which i just did. I just kind of wonder....do i have to dowload the 400+ megabyte .zip for fastboot?! or im getting something wrong.

okay awkward....
i flashed the recovery and it said the recovery (i got cwm from official cm instructions) and it said it installed fine.
The phone boots and stuff...but when i cant do the following
1. Reboot into recovery using volume down and power button
2. Reboot into recovery using fastboot command (it reboots but instead of a recovery it gives me an android with an exclamation point in a red triangle)

russian392 said:
okay awkward....
i flashed the recovery and it said the recovery (i got cwm from official cm instructions) and it said it installed fine.
The phone boots and stuff...but when i cant do the following
1. Reboot into recovery using volume down and power button
2. Reboot into recovery using fastboot command (it reboots but instead of a recovery it gives me an android with an exclamation point in a red triangle)
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You're booting into stock recovery. You have to change install-recovery.sh to install-recovery.sh.bak You should find it in /system/etc I believe
Then reflash the custom recovery

palmbeach05 said:
You're booting into stock recovery. You have to change install-recovery.sh to install-recovery.sh.bak You should find it in /system/etc I believe
Then reflash the custom recovery
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okay gotcha
ill give it a go in a bit and report how things went....
other than this little mishap everything was quite simple (thank you devs)
so is the cm11 nightlies any good?

russian392 said:
okay gotcha
ill give it a go in a bit and report how things went....
other than this little mishap everything was quite simple (thank you devs)
so is the cm11 nightlies any good?
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Not sure, personally I'm still on stock 4.1.1. I came from the A4G and the furthest we got was 4.2.2, so yeah, you could say that I'm staying with what I'm comfortable for the moment.

palmbeach05 said:
Not sure, personally I'm still on stock 4.1.1. I came from the A4G and the furthest we got was 4.2.2, so yeah, you could say that I'm staying with what I'm comfortable for the moment.
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alright. ive used 4.1 and 4.2 and 4.3 on other devices and im getting kind of bored. im that type, i dont sit to long on one rom

recovery works like a charm! thank you so much for all the help
guess its time to test kitkat