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first post, yes, i'm new to this... (forum, not flashing, not entirely anyway, i did fiddle with Sony Ericssons and stuff, kindergarden compared to androids)... but not an idiot, to the point:
firmware config. version seems to be RTGB, great britain, right? wrong, a RTUK is not it. I am sort of lost, i bought the phone with 2.1-update1, the 2.2.1 update has not yet been rolled out in my backwards country, so i did an official update over the internet with motorola app etc etc. I have no idea what was the 2.1 fw config. ver., but it strikes me as weird that i have a RTGB one now, the packaging/box/manuals all were German or something that looks like German. And now, i got myself RTUK sbf file, and RDS lite fails to do anything. I require assistance, and an explanation if possible as to why this didnt work? if i chose the wrong sbf, why does it show me having RTGB? and finally which sbf to take and from where (two german one's are available on this forum), but i've seen only one RTGB and it was only 2.1. For comparison, the friend bought the same phone on the same day, but she got one with a qwertz keyboard, mine is normal qwerty, fw config. ver. shows VFDE, did not update hers, it's still 2.1-update1. I can only assume that VF is german for RT and that her phone did not come from an unknows source. The phone company selling these obviously imports them, possibly even from random countries or EU countries at least...
however something did happen, my battery in the notification seems to be not present, there's just a question mark inside what appears to be an empty battery... apps that show battery levels work fine... although, scratch this last one, a reboot fixed it, even though i have not seen it before.
also, help me rack up some posts ^^ ask for info or whatever, i'd like to give a shot at improving my android...
Check the link below. You will get both service and non-service versions of 2.2.1 sbf's.
http://and-developers.com/sbf:milestone221
VF would be vodafone ( service version) while RT would be retail version.
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Thanks, gonna try asap, will come crying if it explodes in my face...
SuicideTree said:
Thanks, gonna try asap, will come crying if it explodes in my face...
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It wont. I have done it many times and my face is still intact, as you can see from my avatar.
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now add a laptop that sometimes, actually recently starts bsoding not when you're gaming but when you're picking your nose... and now a serious question, how screwed am i if the laptop crashes WHILE doing something with RDS Lite or something similar ;]]
SuicideTree said:
now add a laptop that sometimes, actually recently starts bsoding not when you're gaming but when you're picking your nose... and now a serious question, how screwed am i if the laptop crashes WHILE doing something with RDS Lite or something similar ;]]
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which version of rsdlite and what OS? rsdlite should not cause your OS to crash.
oh no, it's not rsd lite related, it's just laptop hardware being faulty, that's my assumption anyway, this laptop is going to the warranty next monday, it bsods randomly and i mean really randomly... atm i have win7ult x64 and rsd is 4.9... however this is unrelated, i had a linux here and on it was screwing me over from day one.
SuicideTree said:
oh no, it's not rsd lite related, it's just laptop hardware being faulty, that's my assumption anyway, this laptop is going to the warranty next monday, it bsods randomly and i mean really randomly... atm i have win7ult x64 and rsd is 4.9... however this is unrelated, i had a linux here and on it was screwing me over from day one.
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Try it and see if it works.
Just finished. Seems to be good. Gonna Continue with the guide then ^^ Many thanks.
instead starting a new topic IDIOT QUESTION but... can someone give me a detailed dumbed down version of this instruction bellow:
If you applied an OTA update before, there is a script run at every system boot that checks and re-flashes the recovery when its checksum doesn't match. In such case, you have to avoid booting to android after the vulnerable recovery flash. Boot directly to recovery when RSD Lite restarts the phone (hold camera button) and from there remove the /system/etc/install-recovery.sh file.
rm -f /system/etc/install-recovery.sh
i am getting this
E:Cant open /cache/recovery/command
just upon entering AOR (power+x)
trying to apply the update regardless i get this
- install from sdcard
finding update package
opening update package
verifying update package
E:EOCD marker occurs after start of EOCD
E:signature verification failed
Instalation aborted
what is the meaning of this?
possible solutions:
"It seems that the key to successful recovery flash in some cases is to not let the phone to boot to android or recovery until the RSD Lite will signal PASS. When the RSD Lite is restarting the phone during flash, hold the D-Pad Up, so the phone enters the bootloader again immediately."
does this work? DIDNT WORK, so i still need help
i'm still combing through many threads mentioning this... either please tell me this works or point me in the right direction -_- thanks
Once you flash the official sbf, you need to flash the vulnerable recovery to enable you to run openrecovery which is used to flash custom roms and much more.
There is a script which checks your recovery image everytime it boots and replaces it with the original if it finds any changes. So you need to remove that script.
Procedure would be as follows.
1. Download and extract androidiani openrecovery to the root if your sdcard. You should have a update.zip file and openrecovery folder.
2. Flash official sbf.
3. Flash vulnerable recovery sbf. When the phone restarts and before it displays Moto logo, press and hold the 'x' key on your keyboard. You should see a triangle with exclamation mark. Press volume up + camera button and choose apply update menu option.
AOR should load up. Choose console option and type the following commands.
rm - rf /system/etc/install-recovery.sh
reboot
That's all.
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okay, so it seems i did all the steps EXCEPT flashing the original sbf... wait, the first link you provided was to a an official sbf - correct? then where do i get the vulnerability? or vulnerable_recovery_only_RAMDLD90_78.sbf is it? so, i have original flashed, when trying the vulnerability now it says failed, 0x7100, phone connected. what does that mean?
SuicideTree said:
okay, so it seems i did all the steps EXCEPT flashing the original sbf... wait, the first link you provided was to a an official sbf - correct? then where do i get the vulnerability? or vulnerable_recovery_only_RAMDLD90_78.sbf is it? so, i have original flashed, when trying the vulnerability now it says failed, 0x7100, phone connected. what does that mean?
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The RAMDLD90_78 is the Vulnerable Recovery.
RSD Lite is a buggy program sometimes. What you need to do is put the sbf you want to flash on the ROOT of your C:/ drive and try it again.
I suppose there's no harm in trying that, i already had to rename it to something shorter, cause it wouldnt even give me the Start button.... brb
skadude66 said:
The RAMDLD90_78 is the Vulnerable Recovery.
RSD Lite is a buggy program sometimes. What you need to do is put the sbf you want to flash on the ROOT of your C:/ drive and try it again.
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Buddy, please help him out with the rsdlite problem. I presume you had the same problem and someone helped you out, especially with the Windows 7 x64 error.
@SuicideTree : What is your ultimate goal? You want to have a Official ROM on your phone or you want to flash custom roms.
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Buddy, please help him out with the rsdlite problem. I presume you had the same problem and someone helped you out, especially with the Windows 7 x64 error.
@SuicideTree : What is your ultimate goal? You want to have a Official ROM on your phone or you want to flash custom roms.
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You helped me out with that sileshn!
Yeah, I'll keep this thread up and I'll see what issues he's got.
sileshn said:
Buddy, please help him out with the rsdlite problem. I presume you had the same problem and someone helped you out, especially with the Windows 7 x64 error.
@SuicideTree : What is your ultimate goal? You want to have a Official ROM on your phone or you want to flash custom roms.
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oh well, i was going for cyanogenmod, but for starters i'd like root to have some more control over my phone
EDIT: it also appears that once again it wont give me the START button, cant press it, moved files around, renamed and stuff... weird
EDIT2: by the way, is it normal for the vulnerability file not to show any file properties in RSD Lite?
SuicideTree said:
oh well, i was going for cyanogenmod, but for starters i'd like root to have some more control over my phone
EDIT: it also appears that once again it wont give me the START button, cant press it, moves files around, renamed and stuff... weird
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Once you get VR, rooting and flashing a custom ROM is a piece of cake, so it shouldn't be that bad once you get there.
SuicideTree said:
oh well, i was going for cyanogenmod, but for starters i'd like root to have some more control over my phone
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If you want to flash CM, just install GOT 2.2.1 from here and forget about VR. GOT has VR injected into it. Use the Retail UK sbf.
Once you have CM, you have root.
@skadude : Didn't know it was me.
is cm7 much better over cm6? cause i was looking into that ^^ however if the end goal can be achieved easier with got cm6 i should give that a try, but, what if i wanna play around with this stuff later or something? i'd like to understand what's happening at the moment... anyway, if i go with got solution what are the steps? flash uk sbf, then got or... then cm?
also, got or is better than aor? except apparently having vulnerability alreay in it... anything else?
thanks for all the help, sorry for being not too enlightened, i'll get there ;]]]
So i was in the process of trying to root my phone* and install CWM > XperimenT, and ran into a couple of serious problems.
1) my IMEI is screwed up, it may be recoverable if I can get root (which is possible with this firmware) EDIT: my IMEI looks fine actually, I just need to get the APN for ATT.
2) While trying to install CWM, it shows success, but I can't get into CWM. I've tried tapping the hell out of the up and down volume keys but have had no success.
*Phone LT30at, I excluded the baseband per instructions to keep the LT radio.
So after searching around on the forums here I got my internet working. I'd still like some help with number 2, as it would suck to be stuck on firmware .303.
Thanks in advance.
scythekain said:
So i was in the process of trying to root my phone* and install CWM > XperimenT, and ran into a couple of serious problems.
1) my IMEI is screwed up, it may be recoverable if I can get root (which is possible with this firmware) EDIT: my IMEI looks fine actually, I just need to get the APN for ATT.
2) While trying to install CWM, it shows success, but I can't get into CWM. I've tried tapping the hell out of the up and down volume keys but have had no success.
*Phone LT30at, I excluded the baseband per instructions to keep the LT radio.
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scythekain said:
So after searching around on the forums here I got my internet working. I'd still like some help with number 2, as it would suck to be stuck on firmware .303.
Thanks in advance.
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From what this says, you do not have root yet. Try rooting your phone first and then getting into CMW
gregbradley said:
From what this says, you do not have root yet. Try rooting your phone first and then getting into CMW
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Thanks for the reply,
I did get root, and I think I've found the problem. Just not sure how to fix it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=38062382&postcount=57
1) the blue LED is not working, because the script is pointing to the wrong location. I can turn it on with the correct location from my device (in the above link)
2) it looks like the script (chargemon) is looking for key event7. I'm thinking this is not the volume up key on my device. I browsed the file system from adb shell and chargemon and recovery.tar are in the correct locations. the remote script also asked my device for super user access. (shell)
and that's where I'm at right now. I'm sure there's an adb command to simulate an event so I can tell what keypress event7 is, I just haven't found that command yet.
OK, you can try volume down as well.
Which CMW are you tring to install? from which thread is it?
gregbradley said:
OK, you can try volume down as well.
Which CMW are you tring to install? from which thread is it?
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I tried both the V3 and the older one which uses event0. The event0 one if it installed correctly also didn't respond to the vol up and vol down key commands.
The V3 one, I got to boot to recovery by banging on all of the hardware keys.
Okay so, since I'm sort of new, I wanted to ask a few questions:
1. Is it possible to root xperia x8 with manufacturing date 11w48? At least at 95% chance. I'm a bit scared of the bricking part...
2. If it is possible, what kind of "ROM" (if I understood correctly) should I get?
3. If I get hard bricked/soft bricked what's the chance my phone will be still usable.
That's about it. Please don't rage at me for "OMG USE SEARCH BUTTON" type of thing.
I have tried doing it but no results found. Just threads and posts of people updating their.. ROMs I gues? Correct me if I typed anything wrong there.
But yeah, help would be appreciated. Thanks!
Jetboard said:
Okay so, since I'm sort of new, I wanted to ask a few questions:
1. Is it possible to root xperia x8 with manufacturing date 11w48? At least at 95% chance. I'm a bit scared of the bricking part...
2. If it is possible, what kind of "ROM" (if I understood correctly) should I get?
3. If I get hard bricked/soft bricked what's the chance my phone will be still usable.
That's about it. Please don't rage at me for "OMG USE SEARCH BUTTON" type of thing.
I have tried doing it but no results found. Just threads and posts of people updating their.. ROMs I gues? Correct me if I typed anything wrong there.
But yeah, help would be appreciated. Thanks!
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1. You can safely root your x8 regardless of when it is manufactured, you will not brick it
2. You have 11w48 so it is very risky to unlock your bootloader, i suggest you flash ROMS that is for stock
3. If you get soft bricked you can flash the stock firmware back using flashtool or SEUS, if it is a hard brick, you need to go to the nearest Service center or use a JTAG
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Thanks a whole bunch. I thought I cannot root because of my manufacturer date. But what is a flash ROM tho?
Jetboard said:
Thanks a whole bunch. I thought I cannot root because of my manufacturer date. But what is a flash ROM tho?
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you can root your phone. but you can't unlock bl.
when you root your phone, you cam install cwm recovery. simply dl a rom for stock kernel and go to recovery and install(flash) the rom. remember to check the instructions first.
Just because i don't doesn't mean i can't.
All what I found until today was that if I cannot unlock BL I cannot install CWM recovery.
Maybe it is related to model - mine is Sony Xperia J. Y2012.
There is no fastboot available.
Am I wrong, can I have CWM, nandroid backup etc on stock ROM as only such one I may flash ?
F308 said:
All what I found until today was that if I cannot unlock BL I cannot install CWM recovery.
Maybe it is related to model - mine is Sony Xperia J. Y2012.
There is no fastboot available.
Am I wrong, can I have CWM, nandroid backup etc on stock ROM as only such one I may flash ?
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this is for x8. not sure how it works on J. but yeah we don't havt fastboot either. but we can install cwm even with a locked bl. again that's for se x8.
edit: my advice is go to your phone's subforum. you'll get your answers there.
Just because i don't doesn't mean i can't.
Thank you. I understand that lot of things is device dependent but thought there are non-breakable rules, like gravity,
and what is possible to do under certain circumstances was one of them.
Need walk through XDA forum once more, maybe there is a hope.
F308 said:
Thank you. I understand that lot of things is device dependent but thought there are non-breakable rules, like gravity,
and what is possible to do under certain circumstances was one of them.
Need walk through XDA forum once more, maybe there is a hope.
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there probably are a few unbreakable rules, but not being familiar with your device i can't guarantee that it's safe or it would work.
Just because i don't doesn't mean i can't.
Despite lot of reading I still am missing knowledge.
Question is:
What is fastboot ?
I found more than one definition of it and compiled into my own.
1.
Of course fastboot.exe is Windows binary (part of flashtool pack) which does certain type of work.
This is not what we are interested in.
2.
I concluded that:
- fastboot is one of modes into what android device can wake up. Just like linux can boot in different ways or Windows into single mode.
- this feature is encoded into boot.img, it is not separate android application.
- boot.img will work only with related kernel.img. They are like love and marriage (which is like horse and carriage - Bundy's).
- Sony sometimes disables stock boot.img to boot into this mode then without replacing boot .img it is impossible.
More comments ?
Fastboot is protocol used to update the flash filesystem in Android devices from a host over USB. It allows flashing of unsigned partition images.
Just because i don't doesn't mean i can't.
Okay, I got one more last question. Is this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=906195&nocache=1 okay to use for rooting? I'm still trying to find the LATEST safe ones =/ I wonder if this one is okay.
Um, I tried that one it didn't work. It said some stuff are missing, then it exited randomly etc.. Can someone give me a link or a short/long guide which I can use that's latest? I do have some X8 drivers in a .zip file but no idea how to install them. Thanks in advance.
Jetboard said:
Okay, I got one more last question. Is this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=906195&nocache=1 okay to use for rooting? I'm still trying to find the LATEST safe ones =/ I wonder if this one is good.
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I rooted mine with this
Means its safe
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Having few issues with the SuperOneClick thing... It sometimes randomly exits, tells me that some stuff are missing etc. Any help? =/
I'm a newb, so don't jump at me if the solution is simple.
I tried rooting my Mini(GT-S5570)using different threads around here, and none worked. I have tried booting into recovery mode and installed 5 different root packages, none worked. Superoneclick is unavailable(none of the download links worked, also tried googling for it, nothing). I'd like a tutorial that can work, since i'll add some infos below why it might not work.
I am running an android version made for vodafone germany, with 4 system apps that are vodafone only and can't be deleted
maybe the version number can help :
PDA: S5570BUKT2
Phone: S5570XWKT8
CSC: S5570VCRKT2
Edit: I want to go with the "flash cwm with odin" then flash rom, but Odin doesn't pick up the phone in download mode, only in upload mode(when I boot with volume up+home+power button). I installed Kies for drivers, so I don't see how I could've gone wrong
Same issue with my friend anyone can resolved this kind of problem?
What recovery do you have? What error you get when you're trying to install the packages?
tomi456 said:
What recovery do you have? What error you get when you're trying to install the packages?
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I can't use any custom recovery since I don't have it rooted(it's the default one I think), and I am not getting any error whilist installing packages, the superuser icon is there, just it still says my phone doesn't have root permissions
If you have a 2.3.6 Android, then the attached files will root (pop) and unroot your phone to your will.
"Copy the pop_2.3.6.zip file to the root of your SD Card. Make sure you do not extract the contents of the zip file. Just copy the zip file to your SD Card.
Boot your phone into recovery. To do this, turn off your phone and press the OK button and Power button. You can release the buttons when you see the Samsung Logo to enter the recovery mode.
From the recovery menu, select “Apply update from SD Card” and choose the zip file you downloaded in step 1.
Flash the zip and then choose “Reboot system now” option.
After your phone reboots, check if you have the superuser Application installed"
Standard disclaimer applies I'm not responsible for anything anybody does using my advice (given to the best of my knowledge).
smolny2 said:
If you have a 2.3.6 Android, then the attached files will root (pop) and unroot your phone to your will.
"Copy the pop_2.3.6.zip file to the root of your SD Card. Make sure you do not extract the contents of the zip file. Just copy the zip file to your SD Card.
Boot your phone into recovery. To do this, turn off your phone and press the OK button and Power button. You can release the buttons when you see the Samsung Logo to enter the recovery mode.
From the recovery menu, select “Apply update from SD Card” and choose the zip file you downloaded in step 1.
Flash the zip and then choose “Reboot system now” option.
After your phone reboots, check if you have the superuser Application installed"
Standard disclaimer applies I'm not responsible for anything anybody does using my advice (given to the best of my knowledge).
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Oh well. Tried it, the superuser icon is there, but multiple root checker apps say it's still not rooted. Any other ideas?
Extra(edit): I have wiped any data, restoring my phone before doing the steps you listed above
S1ckMike said:
Oh well. Tried it, the superuser icon is there, but multiple root checker apps say it's still not rooted. Any other ideas?
Extra(edit): I have wiped any data, restoring my phone before doing the steps you listed above
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Open superuser app and let it update binaries. This needs internet access, but it SHOULD be fine after that.
Tapatalk-kal küldve az én GT-S5570-el
ast00 said:
Open superuser app and let it update binaries. This needs internet access, but it SHOULD be fine after that.
Tapatalk-kal küldve az én GT-S5570-el
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I updated it from market, it still doesn't work... But you said to update binaries, is there anything different than what I did?
Oh btw when I enter the superuser app it says below the "elite not installed-get elite" Su binary not found" I think that could be one of the reasons :s
S1ckMike said:
I updated it from market, it still doesn't work... But you said to update binaries, is there anything different than what I did?
Oh btw when I enter the superuser app it says below the "elite not installed-get elite" Su binary not found" I think that could be one of the reasons :s
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"After flashing the zip, make sure you connect to internet and then it'll ask you to update superuser app. Do so and then from within superuser app, update su binaries. Then, it should work without any issues"
Some more info:
http://androidsu.com/superuser/
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.noshufou.android.su
I remember it was a bit tricky, still it seems your phone IS rooted (if you installed pop_2.3.6.zip from recovery). Updating supersu from market means the binary portion is not up-to-date, that's why IMO you have to update binaries. So click on the supersu icon, and find the "update binaries" option (needs internet connection).
If it fails, have a look at
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.noshufou.android.su.fixer
Don't remember if I needed it or not with the pop_2.3.6.zip.
BTW, if your Mini is out of warranty period, why don't you put something bloatware-free on it? (with Odin)
I can highly recommend TassNewExperience v.10.1 final2,
or newer CM 7.2 clean of 18.05.2014.
Both shall (most probably) fix your problem with rooting, both are fast, stable, battery-friendly.
smolny2 said:
BTW, if your Mini is out of warranty period, why don't you put something bloatware-free on it? (with Odin)
I can highly recommend TassNewExperience v.10.1 final2,
or newer CM 7.2 clean of 18.05.2014.
Both shall (most probably) fix your problem with rooting, both are fast, stable, battery-friendly.
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I want to go with odin, since I can't update the binary from updated app, and with original app verison an error(check for new version failed) prevents me from updating. Anyone can redirect me to a thread on how to flash with odin on my phone?
S1ckMike said:
I want to go with odin, since I can't update the binary from updated app, and with original app verison an error(check for new version failed) prevents me from updating. Anyone can redirect me to a thread on how to flash with odin on my phone?
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Is your phone sim-locked for Vodafone network? If yes, go to Vodafone to remove sim-lock prior to anything.
Here is a decent ROM to start with (I've been using it for half a year):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1648213
and there are working links in the second post, that I followed myself, explaining howto.
Here is a more detailed guide for flashing CWM recovery:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1342190
IMHO you should put unbranded, stock Gingerbread ROM in your Mini before trying to flash CWM recovery.
Remember to make a backup of your data, my recommendation:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.idea.backup.smscontacts
and perhaps a "dump" backup of the partition holding IMEI of your MIni (you have to look for details - keywords efs and/or stl5).
smolny2 said:
Is your phone sim-locked for Vodafone network? If yes, go to Vodafone to remove sim-lock prior to anything.
Here is a decent ROM to start with (I've been using it for half a year):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1648213
and there are working links in the second post, that I followed myself, explaining howto.
Here is a more detailed guide for flashing CWM recovery:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1342190
IMHO you should put unbranded, stock Gingerbread ROM in your Mini before trying to flash CWM recovery.
Remember to make a backup of your data, my recommendation:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.idea.backup.smscontacts
and perhaps a "dump" backup of the partition holding IMEI of your MIni (you have to look for details - keywords efs and/or stl5).
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I don't think it's simlocked, since I don't have a vodafone sim and it's working perfectly, and I'll try using your stuff
Edit: i've installed kies, and when I follow the guide, it doesn't get picked up by ODIN, and the pc says it malfunctioned(the usb device) Is this related to me having windows 8?
Edit 2: I would really like some real-time assistance through skype or whatnot, since i feel like i'm always doing something wrong...and when i'm following a guide, there's always a link that's broken, or a file that's outdated, not working etc
S1ckMike said:
I don't think it's simlocked, since I don't have a vodafone sim and it's working perfectly, and I'll try using your stuff
Edit: i've installed kies, and when I follow the guide, it doesn't get picked up by ODIN, and the pc says it malfunctioned(the usb device) Is this related to me having windows 8?
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I used Odin in WinXP, have no experience with Win8 - only heard most of the older stuff didn't work in Win8. So you might be pioneering Odin in Win8
But there is another way of rooting Android devices, introduced last year, with a universal chinese soft. As the soft is new, could work in Win8 (it only roots the devices). Don't remember the name of it, there was a lot of info on the Net in the second half of last year. It worked for some no-name tablets of my friends.
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I used Odin in WinXP, have no experience with Win8 - only heard most of the older stuff didn't work in Win8. So you might be pioneering Odin in Win8
But there is another way of rooting Android devices, introduced last year, with a universal chinese soft. As the soft is new, could work in Win8 (it only roots the devices). Don't remember the name of it, there was a lot of info on the Net in the second half of last year. It worked for some no-name tablets of my friends.
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That didn't quite help me ... I guess I'll use another pc, but I'll have to wait for the school year to finish...If you find any other method that might work, make sure to post it here
S1ckMike said:
That didn't quite help me ... I guess I'll use another pc, but I'll have to wait for the school year to finish...If you find any other method that might work, make sure to post it here
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Well, I'm not a pro in mobiles software - but having the info given in my last post, it's just a minute googling to find:
http://www.3ptechies.com/mobile/android/vroot-rooting-method-for-android.html
http://www.mgyun.com/en/GetVRoot
The orig. soft is in chinese, but used it without problems "the monkey way".
That gives you root - and nothing more (but should be enough to play with Android till the end of school
No help with Odin in Win8, sorry.
smolny2 said:
Well, I'm not a pro in mobiles software - but having the info given in my last post, it's just a minute googling to find:
http://www.3ptechies.com/mobile/android/vroot-rooting-method-for-android.html
http://www.mgyun.com/en/GetVRoot
The orig. soft is in chinese, but used it without problems "the monkey way".
That gives you root - and nothing more (but should be enough to play with Android till the end of school
No help with Odin in Win8, sorry.
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Tried Vroot, says "root failed".
-_-......................................OH COME ON how can my phone be unbreakable like that? srsly it's starting to really piss me off
S1ckMike said:
Tried Vroot, says "root failed".
-_-......................................OH COME ON how can my phone be unbreakable like that? srsly it's starting to really piss me off
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Weird. Perhaps (as above) it is in fact rooted. Try to unroot with unroot zip, and give a chance vroot again?
Unless there are some more residuals of previous attempts of rooting, and they interfere? Back to factory settings after unroot.
Or check which superuser u have on your Mini, and put binaries as zip from recovery? as in the first comment here:
http://androidsu.com/superuser/
And last but not least, it shouldn't be too difficult to put some old WinXP on an old disk/partition just to use Odin. And taking into account your first post "I tried rooting my Mini(GT-S5570)using different threads around here, and none worked", perhaps your Mini is so messed up that Odin is your only option?
Anyway, it's a mystery, and would really appreciate if you keep us informed of the progress.
smolny2 said:
Weird. Perhaps (as above) it is in fact rooted. Try to unroot with unroot zip, and give a chance vroot again?
Unless there are some more residuals of previous attempts of rooting, and they interfere? Back to factory settings after unroot.
Or check which superuser u have on your Mini, and put binaries as zip from recovery? as in the first comment here:
http://androidsu.com/superuser/
And last but not least, it shouldn't be too difficult to put some old WinXP on an old disk/partition just to use Odin. And taking into account your first post "I tried rooting my Mini(GT-S5570)using different threads around here, and none worked", perhaps your Mini is so messed up that Odin is your only option?
Anyway, it's a mystery, and would really appreciate if you keep us informed of the progress.
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I installed kies for drivers and the phone still doesn't get picked up by odin... I would've gone with odin a long time ago if it worked...I'll try on another pc... Wish me luck
SRS One Click Root for Android
Galaxy_Rohit said:
SRS One Click Root for Android
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Thanks bud but it gets stuck at "10:08:57 - Getting OffSets.. : 0x8003 0x8005 (False)"
I have done this http://forum.xda-developers.com/tab-s2/development/root-cf-autoroot-tab-s2-sm-t3187202 to root my device it all passes and after restart it will not stop looping, Help please?
are you able to get into download mode by holding power + down volume + home button for 10 seconds or until it goes into the mode? If so you can easily use SmartSwitch to reinitialize the firmware, it will download and flash it. http://www.samsung.com/us/smart-switch/
You will need to install Smart Switch and hit emergency software recovery and initialization under the more button in the top right. Your device will likely not be shown in it's current state so you will need to type your specific model number (example "SM-T710") without quotes, you will be asked for your serial number as well, so get the number from the sticker that was on your tablet or the tablet box/product packaging.
You WILL need an internet connection, the program should provide any steps and has a built in guide should anything not be clear in this post. Please be aware that if you did not make a backup you will lose your data. I am not experienced enough to know if there is another way around this but at this point and time I doubt it.
Smart Switch is a fantastic app, it recovered my device when EVERYTHING was destroyed save for the download mode.
Let us know if it works for you!
Nice, mine is the smt810 and I'll do this once I get home in a few hours and let you know how it goes . Thanks
It clearly states you need to flash the permissive kernel before rooting or you will boot loop.
Ok thanks wirelesskebab it worked and ashyx how do you flash it and will it even work? i dont want to brick a 400$ tab lol
Seems I am also in in similar boat. I was going back to stock and the cable became loose and I have a bad flash. I can access download mode but have lost TWRP and root. Problem is odin fails to flash original firmware and smart switch for pc seems to hang at 0% after downloading software. Is there any way to force odin?
triniboy said:
Seems I am also in in similar boat. I was going back to stock and the cable became loose and I have a bad flash. I can access download mode but have lost TWRP and root. Problem is odin fails to flash original firmware and smart switch for pc seems to hang at 0% after downloading software. Is there any way to force odin?
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How long did you leave smart switch to attempt an initialization? 30 minutes? You may try using smart switch on another computer and giving it a go. Another thing you might try is if the cable is damaged swapping it out.
I can't really say beyond that. I will say that Kies and Smart Switch froze on my PC and I ended up moving to another desktop to get the job done and uninstalling/reinstalling. Make sure to copy your backups though as uninstalling removes them too.
If you are still experiencing issues then unfortunately it is beyond my limited experience. Hope this helps.
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Ok thanks wirelesskebab it worked and ashyx how do you flash it and will it even work? i dont want to brick a 400$ tab lol
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I think that it's better to install TWRP and from inside TWRP click install and load the latest SuperSU from a directory before hand from www.chainfire.eu. That's how I root my tablet. I was using permissive kernel and auto-root but it's not necissary. I can't speak for any benefit or lack thereof.
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How long did you leave smart switch to attempt an initialization? 30 minutes? You may try using smart switch on another computer and giving it a go. Another thing you might try is if the cable is damaged swapping it out.
I can't really say beyond that. I will say that Kies and Smart Switch froze on my PC and I ended up moving to another desktop to get the job done and uninstalling/reinstalling. Make sure to copy your backups though as uninstalling removes them too.
If you are still experiencing issues then unfortunately it is beyond my limited experience. Hope this helps.
I think that it's better to install TWRP and from inside TWRP click install and load the latest SuperSU from a directory before hand from www.chainfire.eu. That's how I root my tablet. I was using permissive kernel and auto-root but it's not necissary. I can't speak for any benefit or lack thereof.
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I left smart switch on till I got a try again message odd.. I was wondering why odin and original firmware cant save my bacon at this point?
Thatguy_1 said:
Nice, mine is the smt810 and I'll do this once I get home in a few hours and let you know how it goes . Thanks
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I left smart switch on till I got a try again message odd.. I was wondering why odin and original firmware cant save my bacon at this point?[/QUOTo
ok laptop worked.. huge relief back to 5.02
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Ok thanks wirelesskebab it worked and ashyx how do you flash it and will it even work? i dont want to brick a 400$ tab lol
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Of course it will work, but it's for 5.1.1 and 6.0 devices.
Just read the related thread.
Although I can't understand why you boot looped on 5.0.2 as it doesn't require a modification to the boot.img.
As suggested I advise you root with supersu 2.65 via twrp.