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Root Eris FULLY on Cricket (Root Req'd)
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pkopalek
Android Expert
The Eris Master Application is a Windows application. You run it on your regular computer. You use the cable from HTC (or an alternative mini-USB data capable cable) to connect your phone to your computer.
pkopalek
Android Expert
Fritzel,
I'm sure the EVO method will be ALMOST IDENTICAL in terms of pushing the iptables to it.
Give it a shot. I don't know how to edit PST settings, so you'd have to find that out in an EVO forum somewhere. But if you can get to the PST settings, either with QPST, or with a ##778 type method, and change it to Cricket, that's step 1.
APN Backup & Restore will probably work for making MMS messages work.
And the flashable .zip file MAY OR MAY NOT work. For the Hero/Eris it is the same, but for the Motorola Droid, an extra line or two is required to make it work. An HTC Evo might be a different enough phone that you need it to be something different. Try the method for the Eris and see if it works.
THen if it doesn't, try the autostart.sh that's from the Droid instead (it's in that package from whiterabbit.org), and see if that one works.
It's worth a shot.
I hold no responsibility for you altering your phone from Sprint's service, and not being able to go back.
Ok but if the eris master app is a windows app then how is it supposed to fix my recovery menu on my phone? And i tried setting it up but i had problems im using windows xp, im going to try it later today on my desktop with windows 7 32-bit
takeyouriphoneandshoveit
Member
would this work for Revol also. I know Revol took some locations from Cricket a few years ago and the phones that worked for cricket also worked for Revol.
ok i did everything posted but once i restart i dont get a prompt to allow or anything like that. Then i try to go to The Market place and get a pop up that says "ATTENTION--A NETWORK ERROR HAS OCCURED. RETRY, OR CANCEL AND RETURN TO THE PREVIOUS SCREEN.". It shows a 1x on my HTC HERO(for cricket) during all this and once i exit and let the phone sit for about 10 sec it goes back to evdo.
am i doing something wrong or did i miss something?
btw here is my specs
HTC HERO(sprint version)on cricket
firmware=2.1 french toast
kernel version=2.6.29-godmode-oc-bfs toast@oldschool #89
build number= French Toast 2.1
software number=r 2.27.651.5
PLEASE HELP! i dont mind just having WAP(as the MMS didnt work either)..the telephony.db thing. But i would love to have google maps up and running.
am i doing something wrong or did i miss something?
btw here is my specs
HTC HERO(sprint version)on cricket
firmware=2.1 french toast
kernel version=2.6.29-godmode-oc-bfs toast@oldschool #89
build number= French Toast 2.1
software number=r 2.27.651.5
PLEASE HELP! i dont mind just having WAP(as the MMS didnt work either)..the telephony.db thing. But i would love to have google maps up and running.
pkopalek
Android Expert
You need to get the Autostart app from Market. It's free.
Once you have the Autostart app, and you've done everything else (like put autostart.sh and u2nl where it should be), install this app, and reboot your phone.
I've attached it to this message. Download it, and put it on your phone (put it in your /android-sdk-windows/tools folder) by using
adb install Autostart.apk
adb reboot
Let me know how that works.
and now there are Autostart.sh setups for Revol and others. Just go to
whiterabbit.org and download the pre-compiled u2nl setups. They're all in his .zip file.
hey thanks...but im still having an issue. i installed the autostart root app...did the autostart.sh thing and the u2nl. i reboot my phone and it asks for the permissions and i say "ALLOW"(just incase something happens). IT still says the ATTENTION warning thing. it lets me load the market and then when i select like say APPS it loads that screen saying the warning.
IM MAINLY WANTING MMS which i have not got working on my HERO YET.
SO i then tried the APNBackupAndRestore thing...well i got it backed up, deleted my APN'S like stated. Then i went to go restore them and it said "No backups were found in the sdcard/APNBackupAndRestore Folder". Clearly its there cuz when i load it up in hard disk mode i see the backup. it wont let me restore the APN so i had to *228 my phone again.
I WOULD LOVE TO GET WORKING APPS and such so can you please tell me what im doing wrong..lol(cuz i sure i am)!
pkopalek
Android Expert
What ROM are you on? The latest Sprint 2.1 build?
A DamageControl ROM would work great. Those are very clean.
You're not on Froyo or anything, right?
These files are pretty basic, and there isn't that much to it. Download some working APNs, and put the .xml file IN the APNBackupAndRestore folder on your SD card.
You can't do APN Backup OR Restore if your SD card is mounted on your computer.
Even when the APNs work, it takes a bit sometimes for MMS to start working. Randomly, it'll start kicking in. I don't know quite why.
And *228 won't have anything to do with that. With GSM phones, the APNs have everything to do with the network. Here, bad APNs (or the wrong ones) typically wont' do too much damage. Having NO APNs does suck, but you can correct that before rebooting your phone by downloading an appropriate .xml file and putting it on your SD card and restoring APNs.
I attached an .xml file with working Cricket APNs. Try renaming this file from .txt to .xml, then putting it in the APNBackupRestore (or whatever it's called) folder on your SD card, then using it to Restore these. They should work.
A DamageControl ROM would work great. Those are very clean.
You're not on Froyo or anything, right?
These files are pretty basic, and there isn't that much to it. Download some working APNs, and put the .xml file IN the APNBackupAndRestore folder on your SD card.
You can't do APN Backup OR Restore if your SD card is mounted on your computer.
Even when the APNs work, it takes a bit sometimes for MMS to start working. Randomly, it'll start kicking in. I don't know quite why.
And *228 won't have anything to do with that. With GSM phones, the APNs have everything to do with the network. Here, bad APNs (or the wrong ones) typically wont' do too much damage. Having NO APNs does suck, but you can correct that before rebooting your phone by downloading an appropriate .xml file and putting it on your SD card and restoring APNs.
I attached an .xml file with working Cricket APNs. Try renaming this file from .txt to .xml, then putting it in the APNBackupRestore (or whatever it's called) folder on your SD card, then using it to Restore these. They should work.
im on french toast 2.1 and thanks man i finally got the APN thing working. THE mms i just sent to my phone says downloading but then when i click the download it just loads the link right back up to download.
i will let you know if i can send/receive in just a bit.
AGAIN THANKS MAN..your a real help!
***EDIT***confirmed im not getting MMS or sending any as of right now.
does it really matter what ROM im on??? just curious
For those of you still searching for a solution for the EVO, I have put together a tutorial which is stable and consistently effective. You can check it out here.
You can get my newest flash here:
Cricket / MetroPCS Web/MMS Flash 7/19 - xda-developers
Should work for everyone and if not simply let me know and ill adjust it when i have free time
Feel free to link to that thread or the file contained to make the process simpler for others in need
Just make sure to give credit to the members of HoFo motodroid team who found the original solution. My work is all based off theirs and put into an easy to use flash.
Cricket / MetroPCS Web/MMS Flash 7/19 - xda-developers
Should work for everyone and if not simply let me know and ill adjust it when i have free time
Feel free to link to that thread or the file contained to make the process simpler for others in need
Just make sure to give credit to the members of HoFo motodroid team who found the original solution. My work is all based off theirs and put into an easy to use flash.
pkopalek
Android Expert
You can get my newest flash here:
Cricket / MetroPCS Web/MMS Flash 7/19 - xda-developers
Should work for everyone and if not simply let me know and ill adjust it when i have free time
Feel free to link to that thread or the file contained to make the process simpler for others in need
Just make sure to give credit to the members of HoFo motodroid team who found the original solution. My work is all based off theirs and put into an easy to use flash.
FOR ANYONE that Cricket is not working right now, just in the past couple of days, they changed their server. SO... to re-refer to Token's thread, flash this:
Cricket / MetroPCS Web/MMS Flash 7/22 - xda-developers
meanm50
Well-Known Member
This didn't work for me...
I am in Portland OR. I lost data on Sunday, and went crazy trying to figure it out. Flashed the above, and still didn't work. This morning, it resolved itself. I don't know what happened, but some people may have issues and just need to be patient.
DSMAvenger
Newbie
I am in the Portland area as well and this flashable zip did indeed fixed any and all issues.
Maybe there was a bit of a delay in yours taking effect.
Chris
meanm50
Well-Known Member
Hello, am new to this forum. All I can say is there is a HUGE AMOUNT OF BRAINNIAKK going
on here. I have an Eris which I recently had Flashed to Cricket. I get 3G internet as well
as wi-fi. I can send and receive text msgs. Now, I can receive pics, but can't send them.
I cant access the Apps Store except with wi-fi. The GPS does not work on 3G. It will work
on wi-fi, but what good is that. Is this common with a fully flashed Eris to Cricket?
Thanks for any ideas...
on here. I have an Eris which I recently had Flashed to Cricket. I get 3G internet as well
as wi-fi. I can send and receive text msgs. Now, I can receive pics, but can't send them.
I cant access the Apps Store except with wi-fi. The GPS does not work on 3G. It will work
on wi-fi, but what good is that. Is this common with a fully flashed Eris to Cricket?
Thanks for any ideas...
hamsterhonda
Newbie
i too have an eris, and what also like some details as to what g-eris asking, thanks for any help
pkopalek
Android Expert
a) Get your money back, your phone is NOT flashed to Cricket.
b) You need to Root your phone. Get the 1 click:
http://androidforums.com/all-things...is-app-apk-no-pcs-no-scripts-needed-easy.html
Do that. Then, get a good ROM, like Ivan's Eris_Official (optional, since the one click root app will just root your current flash anyway, so you don't NEED ivan's eris_official, I just like it)
c) [ROM] Eris_Official 1.0 Alpha With Controllable Overclocking! [5/9/2010] - xda-developers
and get the newest Cricket flash for MMS (pix msgs) and full market and internet apps (without wifi) might be called cricketsomething_v9.zip (this one is NOT optional, this is what you need for ur phone to be 100% cricket)
Cricket / MetroPCS Web/MMS Flash 7/22 - xda-developers
Download each file (or at least the cricket_v9.zip), leave them (or just the cricket .zip) as a .zip file, put it on your SD card (not in any particular folder, just ON the card), boot into recovery (turn off your phone, then hold VOLUME UP + POWER to turn it on),
if you're going to flash Ivan's: wipe data, wipe dalvik cache, then Flash Zip from SD Card, and choose Ivan's Eris_Official .zip file) ** if you do this, the 'wipe data/factory reset' part of it will wipe all your data, you'll be starting with what feels like a 'fresh phone', so you can skip this if you like, just move to the next paragraph **
whether or not you flashed ivan's: then Flash Zip from SD Card (this is the second time, if you flashed Ivan's first), and choose the cricketmmswebflashv9.zip.
Reboot your phone.
Enjoy 100% fully on Cricket.
Show the assholes that 'sold' you flash that they need to give you your money back, because this info is on the internet FOR FREE.
Idiots.
ahernandez4110
Newbie
Can you please make a video tutorial on how to do this.
Thanks I will donate anything juet to get my apps and mms to work.
Please................
Thanks I will donate anything juet to get my apps and mms to work.
Please................
pkopalek
Android Expert
Dude, just post where you're stuck. First, get the ##778 settings in.
On your phone, dial ##778 and call it. The password is 000000.
Are any of those settings confusing? Is updating your PRL to a Cricket PRL file confusing?
If you get past that point and set up all of those ##778 settings, those are INDEPENDENT of what ROM you use. You can flash any ROM in the world, and talk/text will still work if you have your ##778 settings are in there. Those settings stay.
So at that point, go to Cricket, and have them get your phone's serial number, and let them allow it on their network.
Have you gotten this far, or is this the confusing part?
Is rooting your phone the tough part? I'll help with wherever you're stuck, here.
Is flashing token419's zip file confusing?
Where are you stuck?
DSMAvenger
Newbie
For some reason I've NEVER been able to get the picture messaging to work, I have always had to use an "e-mail workaround" i.e. tell folks to send me pics at me@gmail.com and have to ask what service they have to look up the proper "them@mms.att.net" to send one to them through my gmail app. I have never received a voicemail notification either though I have a feeling that affects anyone on cricket and not just me. Also I get a weird "data call failure" once in a while as well as every time I turn off the mobile network (3g) via settings or the widget.
Chris
Chris
Help!!!! I cant get the u2nl to work.
Just to give you guys all the info for where I'm at. I've got 2.1 official release installed. Applied cricker prl and gotten 3g internet with anycut proxy working.
I went to android market (with WiFi) and downloaded eris rooter and flashed engtools3 and tested su and got # with terminal emulator.
I have autostart (root) installed with permissions given. I put u2nl on the SD card and cannot get it to work. I really dont know what to do from here. I cant understand how to use commands and get root access with adb through Android SDK.
PLEASE HELP!!!!
Just to give you guys all the info for where I'm at. I've got 2.1 official release installed. Applied cricker prl and gotten 3g internet with anycut proxy working.
I went to android market (with WiFi) and downloaded eris rooter and flashed engtools3 and tested su and got # with terminal emulator.
I have autostart (root) installed with permissions given. I put u2nl on the SD card and cannot get it to work. I really dont know what to do from here. I cant understand how to use commands and get root access with adb through Android SDK.
PLEASE HELP!!!!