In one click I reboot the phone, then when it is on, I shut off and hold dn vol/pwr, select recovery with the up volume, then pwer. This is where it will hang (for at least 3-5 minutes before I pull the batt).
Is that the correct sequence?
Something looks unusual in the very last part of your description -
... select recovery with the up volume, then pwer.
When you have started the phone up into HBOOT mode (after the first run of One Click) using Vol-down+End, you only press Vol-Up to start the recovery boot - no use of the Power (End) button at that point. (Unless what you meant by "then pwer" is you getting frustrated and yanking the battery)
It sounds like you have the 1.47.0000 bootloader (from your description); in that case, the correct sequence for either the One Click (or the Dummies) method is:
- Install and run One Click app (Dummies: run part_1 script)
- Power phone off normally
- Power on (boot) phone normally
- One Click method, do nothing - the 2nd phase runs automatically at boot (Dummies: run part_2 script)
- Power phone off normally.
- Power phone on with Vol-down+End (to launch HBOOT mode)
- Press Vol-Up key to boot recovery.
- Install custom ROM using Amon_RA custom recovery (optionally make a nandroid backup first)
I would encourage you to give the Dummies method a try if you can't get One Click to stick - and then compare the screen you observe after running the part_2 script - do you notice ANY differences?
The exploit which is being run is extremely straightforward and deterministic - it should "take" the first time it is executed.
In the spirit of due diligence, I suppose we should also check the initial state of the phone, too:
- Was there any evidence that the phone was previously rooted?
- What is the existing software version on the phone? (Settings -> About phone)
- Did you confirm the bootloader version # (that I presumed)? It is on the screen when the phone enters HBOOT mode.
The only other thing that I can think of is that I am not sure of how One Click detects that it's own phase 1 operation has been completed. If you are going to run it again, you might try uninstalling & re-installing it before you run it again.
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