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[Q] rooted to unrooted?

hello, noob here,
i just bought a dell streak 7 on ebay, the tablet came rooted which i thought was cool at first but then i realized that the tablet somehow thinks its a phone and it acts up a bit. i did a factory reset and nothing, so im guessing the rooted files arent installed in files that can be easily removed. i would also like to have the new honeycomb out there...
here is some info that might be useful for those who may be able to help me
i went in the superuser app that was already there and have this info:
superuser v2.3.6.1
su binary v2.3.1-ef
pretty much my question is how can i unroot the tablet?

You do not need to be unrooted to upgrade to Honeycomb. The Honeycomb upgrade will wipe your internals and install a whole new OS.

otnos said:
You do not need to be unrooted to upgrade to Honeycomb. The Honeycomb upgrade will wipe your internals and install a whole new OS.
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How do I install the new honeymoon update? And what bugs me about how I got the streak 7 rooted is the fact that a lot of times it thinks its a phone. When its just a tablet.

omar4578 said:
How do I install the new honeymoon update? And what bugs me about how I got the streak 7 rooted is the fact that a lot of times it thinks its a phone. When its just a tablet.
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Go to Settings, About Phone, System Update. If that don't work, you can manually update. Instructions can be found here:
http://streakblog.blogspot.com/2011/10/how-to-update-to-honeycomb-32.html

This isn't necessarily good advice. SuperUser and busy box had to get installed somehow.... likely thru Clockwork Recovery.
Attempting to perform the Dell update procedure may result in a soft brick.

yes he is right

[Q] Rooting From a virtual machine?

Hey guys,
I recently switched from an iPhone 4 to the G Note. Am a total Android noob. I have been checking out a lot of threads in XDA and all the ones about rooting say that it can only be done in Windows. I have a Mac and I have no access to a windows machine(no bootcamp) other than a Virtual Windows Machine in parallels. Is it possible to root the G Note from a virtual machine? Is it safe? Anyone done it before?? Please help

I have read couple of review who are on virtual machine, but unfortunately they didn't succeed....

itismadhan said:
Hey guys,
I recently switched from an iPhone 4 to the G Note. Am a total Android noob. I have been checking out a lot of threads in XDA and all the ones about rooting say that it can only be done in Windows. I have a Mac and I have no access to a windows machine(no bootcamp) other than a Virtual Windows Machine in parallels. Is it possible to root the G Note from a virtual machine? Is it safe? Anyone done it before?? Please help
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As long as your machine supports hardware virtualization, which is to say that your VM can directly access your hardware, like USB ports etc. then you should be fine. In other words, if when you plug in your Note, and your VM detects new hardware and starts installing the drivers, and you're able to open ADB to your device successfully, then you're good to go.

Read this, super one click also support root galaxy note
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682
Which have mac support

Thanks Dr.Ketan and Jade Eye Wolf. I am now stuck between a rock and a hard place! Btw, Dr.Ketan that link you gave me doesn't have G Note on their supported list. Also can I do CWM after rooting from Super One click?

Latest version of superclick have zergrush exploit added, same as only available root method for note. Yes you can use cwm after root, but no idea abt how to do on mac

Hey Guys just wanted to let y'all know that I did Root my G Note from a Virtual Machine using Dr.Ketan's methon(Root + CWM) and Its fine!!! Thanks to all! Dr.Ketan esp

Focus S unlock not working

After updating to 8773.98 the website windowsphonehacker.com/windowbreaker does not work anymore. after hitting the button to unlock and restarting the phone, the side loaded apps previously installed before the update do not work anymore: This application has been revoked by Microsoft.
Any ideas on this issue and how to fix it?

mmuntean2 said:
After updating to 8773.98 the website windowsphonehacker.com/windowbreaker does not work anymore. after hitting the button to unlock and restarting the phone, the side loaded apps previously installed before the update do not work anymore: This application has been revoked by Microsoft.
Any ideas on this issue and how to fix it?
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Its the tango update that breaks dev and interop unlock, the samsung update then stops you from being able to unlock it
if you have a backup of your phone before you flashed the LE2 samsung update then you will need to revert to that,
apply the unlock,
then apply the tango unlock update to make sure it doesnt relock again,
Now if ive got this straight, you then backup at this point,
apply samsung update
then you can enjoy the benifits of the update as well as keeping dev and interop unlock. when you need to update again you will need to revert to your previous backup BEFORE you did the samsung LE2 update.
Its strongly worth while you copying the backup files to a seperate folder so you can keep track of backups you make,

RE:
Sorry, I do not have a backup.
Any other solutions?
If there is any update on previous tools that could work now with already updated focus S devices please list the idea here. Thanks.

mmuntean2 said:
Sorry, I do not have a backup.
Any other solutions?
If there is any update on previous tools that could work now with already updated focus S devices please list the idea here. Thanks.
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Did you use zune to update or cab sender?
zune makes a backup, settings>update>restore
cab sender you would have had to make a backup
if you don't have a backup then you are out of luck. there is no way at the moment to restore interop unlock and dev unlock would need to be via an app hub account.
in short, the tool needed to unlock the device is no longer functional after the Samsung LE2 update, if you did backup the device you could restore it, but if you didn't your out of luck!

thereby also occur in samsung focus s, well just have zune back me up before I returned, then I use seveneighter became well again, of course locked the device again, here's my OS version 7.10.8858.136 the top right after I seveneighter updates, I'm disappointed I did mind the interop unlock tricks, work over again focus s unlocked running 7.8

acryn said:
thereby also occur in samsung focus s, well just have zune back me up before I returned, then I use seveneighter became well again, of course locked the device again, here's my OS version 7.10.8858.136 the top right after I seveneighter updates, I'm disappointed I did mind the interop unlock tricks, work over again focus s unlocked running 7.8
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there is a working exploit for the focus S now no matter what you have done
http://www.wp7roottools.com/index.php/downloads
follow guide exactly and you'll be fine

Anyway wp7 root tools 1.0 is not working for focus s i suggest to all please use the latest wp7 root tools
Sent from my SGH-i937 using XDA Windows Phone 7 App

acryn said:
Anyway wp7 root tools 1.0 is not working for focus s i suggest to all please use the latest wp7 root tools
Sent from my SGH-i937 using XDA Windows Phone 7 App
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We should be anyway but if you are still using older versions then updating rather than removing and re installing fixes the problem on some of the older versions
Sent from my Arc using xda app-developers app

though I repent my update to 7.8 speed battery drain even on standby.mode maybe because of HAVING tweaks on 7.8 im so disappointed i think 7.5 is better than 7.8 inshort 7.8 kills my battery without using wifi or internet,what is the purpose of eco apps?killing un needed processes?or killing battery?anyway thanks for the apps i think the main issue here is my battery not the apps or being updated to 7.8,but since my phone running 7.5 battery was good,i don't know what really kills my battery

[Q] Need Help Rooting HTC First Without PC

Hello! I've aquired an HTC First a while ago. I've had some experience rooting my Sharp (forget which model it was), and my Pantech Pocket (P9060), but both times i've had access to a Windows PC, but this time, i'm trying to root my HTC First (Jelly Bean 4.1.2) but I don't have a pc that I can use to root my phone. I've done it before with my brother's First as well with a pc. But i'm trying to find an app or a method that I can use to root it without a computer. I've tried Framaroot, but only two of the available exploits would show (Gandalf and Aragorn) and none worked. I've tried Key Root Master to no avail as well. I've even tried Poot, but nothing seems to work for my device. Is there anything I can do?

dabadguy4273 said:
Hello! I've aquired an HTC First a while ago. I've had some experience rooting my Sharp (forget which model it was), and my Pantech Pocket (P9060), but both times i've had access to a Windows PC, but this time, i'm trying to root my HTC First (Jelly Bean 4.1.2) but I don't have a pc that I can use to root my phone. I've done it before with my brother's First as well with a pc. But i'm trying to find an app or a method that I can use to root it without a computer. I've tried Framaroot, but only two of the available exploits would show (Gandalf and Aragorn) and none worked. I've tried Key Root Master to no avail as well. I've even tried Poot, but nothing seems to work for my device. Is there anything I can do?
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You need a computer..... because you need unblock de booloader (fastboot) for root de phone an install a custom recovery.

I'm fine now, I used my mom's laptop to root my phone. I was just seeing if there was anything I could do while I was lacking the PC.

what did you use to root it with. or how did you do it
dabadguy4273 said:
I'm fine now, I used my mom's laptop to root my phone. I was just seeing if there was anything I could do while I was lacking the PC.
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what did you use to root it with. or how did you do it

Need computer-less rooting method please!

Hey everyone,
So I bought the Blu R1 HD 16gb/2gb on amazon for 60 bucks, super stoked with its performance and look (although who can complain for the price of a family meal?).
My only problem is that I've been unable to root it. I know that I can easily root it with a computer, but for whatever reason my computer is unable to install any drivers for anything! Does anyone know of a rooting app that is compatible with the phone, or a way to root it with out a computer?
Please don't respond telling me how to install drivers, as I've tried everything; short of upgrading windows, that is.
P.S. Tried a bunch of apps already, none have supported rooting the R1 HD yet. I've tried kingo, king, towel, z4, and a bunch of others.
Thanks in advance!

Dude really? there is no other computer you could use to do it? your brother/sister father/mother some friend anything?... so sad

onlykhaz said:
Dude really? there is no other computer you could use to do it? your brother/sister father/mother some friend anything?... so sad
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Yeah, they're all mac users, and android doesn't connect to it correctly.

ActuallyAFrog said:
Yeah, they're all mac users, and android doesn't connect to it correctly.
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i dont (haven't anyway) use mac but @ColtonDRG , who does alot on this forum, uses MACos, so i do beleive there is support for mac

ActuallyAFrog said:
Hey everyone,
So I bought the Blu R1 HD 16gb/2gb on amazon for 60 bucks, super stoked with its performance and look (although who can complain for the price of a family meal?).
My only problem is that I've been unable to root it. I know that I can easily root it with a computer, but for whatever reason my computer is unable to install any drivers for anything! Does anyone know of a rooting app that is compatible with the phone, or a way to root it with out a computer?
Please don't respond telling me how to install drivers, as I've tried everything; short of upgrading windows, that is.
P.S. Tried a bunch of apps already, none have supported rooting the R1 HD yet. I've tried kingo, king, towel, z4, and a bunch of others.
Thanks in advance!
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You're doing it wrong. We don't use ****ty rooting apps to root, we do it the RIGHT way. You have to install TWRP and flash SuperSU. You can do this the original way using SPFT, or the (more recommended) way of converting to OEM non-Prime, unlocking the bootloader, and using fastboot to flash TWRP.
ActuallyAFrog said:
Yeah, they're all mac users, and android doesn't connect to it correctly.
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No. No. You could not be more wrong. Android connects to macOS MORE correctly than it connects to Windows. It doesn't even need any drivers! At Google, they don't use Windows, they use macOS and Linux. That said, we don't have any SPFT for Mac, unfortunately, but that's MediaTek's fault, and there's no reason you couldn't use a Linux live USB to do it.
mrmazak said:
i dont (haven't anyway) use mac but @ColtonDRG , who does alot on this forum, uses MACos, so i do beleive there is support for mac
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I use macOS sometimes, yes, but there is no SPFT for it. I use Linux mostly.

ColtonDRG said:
No. No. You could not be more wrong. Android connects to macOS MORE correctly than it connects to Windows. It doesn't even need any drivers! .
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Well @ColtonDRG I wasn't really saying that it won't work, I was saying they don't like me fiddling with their computers, cause as a kid I messed up some of their stuff, and they really haven't gotten over it yet.
But say I could use one, those things would be all to root it? I would just get the necessary programs, convert OEM to non-prime, unlock the bootloader (assuming mine is locked), flash TWRP, and then Super SU? I'd be done with it in an hour or two?

ActuallyAFrog said:
Well @ColtonDRG I wasn't really saying that it won't work, I was saying they don't like me fiddling with their computers, cause as a kid I messed up some of their stuff, and they really haven't gotten over it yet.
But say I could use one, those things would be all to root it? I would just get the necessary programs, convert OEM to non-prime, unlock the bootloader (assuming mine is locked), flash TWRP, and then Super SU? I'd be done with it in an hour or two?
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You might need to convert your phone to the OEM non-Prime version first, but yes. There is no version of SPFT for macOS, so you'll need to use Windows or Linux for that, but the rest can be done on any OS. The whole process only takes me about 10 minutes, but if you don't know what you're doing, it would be reasonable to assume that you could do it in about a half an hour.
EDIT: Also my comment was in direct response to you saying:
"Yeah, they're all mac users, and android doesn't connect to it correctly."
Which implies that Macs cannot manipulate Android devices, which is simply not true.

ColtonDRG said:
You might need to convert your phone to the OEM non-Prime version first, but yes. There is no version of SPFT for macOS, so you'll need to use Windows or Linux for that, but the rest can be done on any OS. The whole process only takes me about 10 minutes, but if you don't know what you're doing, it would be reasonable to assume that you could do it in about a half an hour.
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So I'll be good using only Mac as long as I don't need to switch my OEM?

ActuallyAFrog said:
So I'll be good using only Mac as long as I don't need to switch my OEM?
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No. The Prime version of the phone requires SPFT to root, so you will need it either way. You can use SPFT to covert to the OEM version and then root using fastboot, or you can use SPFT to root the Prime version. I personally highly recommend converting.

Niki Kidman said:
Considering you had already cost "big money" to buy the root software. Maybe it's better for you to make good use of it... Try to change a computer...
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Try Linux, I just got phone yesterday, rooted, unlocked bootloader, removed amazon stuff and compiled kernel.
Sent from my R1 HD using Tapatalk

vampirefo said:
Try Linux, I just got phone yesterday, rooted, unlocked bootloader, removed amazon stuff and compiled kernel.
Sent from my R1 HD using Tapatalk
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It's been a long time since I rooted any phone or played around with adb or my linux mint (14). Would it be possible for you to tell me which guide you may have used for linux. I am using a windows 10 computer and cannot follow noob friendly guide for the life of me. My computer won't recognize the phone at all and I have disabled driver verification. Any help would be awesome.
Thanks

sid0101 said:
It's been a long time since I rooted any phone or played around with adb or my linux mint (14). Would it be possible for you to tell me which guide you may have used for linux. I am using a windows 10 computer and cannot follow noob friendly guide for the life of me. My computer won't recognize the phone at all and I have disabled driver verification. Any help would be awesome.
Thanks
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I explained how I rooted in below post.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=68477232
If you can't follow it, then you need to stick with Windows method.
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