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Root GUIDE: From stock 1.5 to the latest root 2.1

gueeds23 said:
I'm trying to follow the steps in the guide, I'm at the part where I have to run

adb shell flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery.img

I get the following messages in the command line:

mtd: read error at 0x00000000 (Out of memory)

I will attach a doc with the full text

I have 6.65GB free on the sdcard and 106MB free on the phone. Any ideas what I'm doing wrong?
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Did a reboot and now I'm good
 
flashed the roms, everything went great. problem now is w/ my computer (Vista). it doesn't recognize the drivers. will not find the drivers in the androidSDK/usb_driver folder. If I force it to install the inf in that folder, I can get an $adk shell, but its obvious there is something wrong w/ the driver (displayed text is garbled).

So, where do I find the correct usb driver for 2.1?
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ok, hopped on the irc. looks like this is due to color support. aliasing ls w/:
su
alias ls="ls --color=never"
fixes the issue.

from what I could tell reading the thread on the irc, an updated driver is needed. not sure if one is available though. any input?
 
dandaman96 said:
flashed the roms, everything went great. problem now is w/ my computer (Vista). it doesn't recognize the drivers. will not find the drivers in the androidSDK/usb_driver folder. If I force it to install the inf in that folder, I can get an $adk shell, but its obvious there is something wrong w/ the driver (displayed text is garbled).

So, where do I find the correct usb driver for 2.1?
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ok, hopped on the irc. looks like this is due to color support. aliasing ls w/:
su
alias ls="ls --color=never"
fixes the issue.

from what I could tell reading the thread on the irc, an updated driver is needed. not sure if one is available though. any input?
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i'm having the same issue with vista, the drivers just wont show up... not tight.
 
JohnnyThumbz said:
i'm having the same issue with vista, the drivers just wont show up... not tight.
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as far as the drivers not showing up... I had to go
update drivers
browse my computer for driver software
let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer
have disk

then point to the inf file inside the usb_driver directory. that installed it. then, once installed, I needed the alias to the ls command, as mentioned above. now, I'm running smoothly again, with the exception that I have to enter the alias every time I plug the phone in.
 
I am also running windows vista...had drivers already installed from using easytether so when i did the update it said drivers were already up to date and I have had no problems and have been able to even go in and delete a couple system apps so its working right so if nothing else you could try downloading the easytether drivers from their website but I'm still pretty new to this but don't think it would hurt anything to try installing that...
 
rican408, mostly yes.

you don't need to put 'adb' before anything.

just open the app, then 'su', then do what you need to do.
 
The problem will be pushing files to the SD card. if they're not already on your phone, you won't have much luck pushing them onto your phone.

Recovery.img and some of the others can be right on your root, where you're pushing them anyway.

But I'd use adb while settings things up if possible anyway.
 
So what im trying to do is get recovery img going. Im on 2.1a rooted. So do i just put the recovery img on the sd card then use emulator to push to the phone? I imagine the commands might be slightly different then? Ive done all this to my droid but always had a problem with adb.....
 
ive tried everything...everything is installed and i cant figure out what exactly to type but this is what i get when i open my command...

cd\
c: \androidsdk\tools
adb.........and this is what i get right as i hit enter..
adb is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file..........

if anyone can help me it would be greatly apreciated im excited to download this rom
!!!
 
ok just to be sure we are talking about the computers command....but i did what u posted and right as i typed adb shell i got the same error... also i tried doing this on my terminal emulator on my phone and heres what i get
$ $cd
cd: HOME NOT SET
$ Cd
Cd:permission denied
$ Cd
Cd:permission denied
$ Cd androidsdk\tools\
>adb shell
$Cd:permission denied
$ su
#


thats it when i type in terminal emulator but on my regular pc command i get same error as my first error we spoke about with not an internal or external command i run on windows 7 if that helps any
 
I like to thank you for the easy directions. People who ask questions should be the people who shouldn't be trying this.
 
From terminal emulator, you don't need adb.

But you won't easily be able to push files to your phone from your computer without it. adb = Android Debug Bridge, referring to the bridge between your computer and phone, for debugging and development use.

I was giving you commands to run from Start > Run on your computer.

And when I said cd \android-sdk-windows\tools, that was assuming you installed the android-sdk-windows folder on your C: drive, and not in some folder somewhere.
 
**UPDATE (3/24/10) Now includes 2.1 Official kernel**

I've put together an all-in-one package. This package includes batch scripts to automate most of the tasks in this guide. If you aren't too comfortable with the command prompt, you might want to try this option. Here is the README file in the package to see everything it will do:
Code: 
These are automated scripts to root your Eris phone with Android 1.5 (NOT 2.1 LEAK!!!!!)

YOU NEED THE ANDROID SDK IN ORDER FOR THIS TO WORK!
If you don't have the SDK working, visit guide on the forums for instructions.

INSTRUCTIONS:
Unzip this file to your \tools\ directory of your Android SDK. Then run one of the following files:

install_root.bat
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This script will do the following:
	1) Install the root image onto your phone
	2) Install the recovery partition onto your phone
	3) Install the current rom using the recovery partition

install_extras.bat
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This script will do the following:
	1) Install live wallpapers
	2) Install the Nexus Launcher
	3) Install the Nexus photo gallery
	4) Remove HTC Lockscreen
	5) Install wireless tethering
	
NOTE!
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	1) NOT ALL LIVE WALLPAPERS YOU FIND IN THE MARKET WILL WORK!
	2) You cannot use the Nexus photo gallery when in the Nexus Launcher, it will crash

These scripts were put together by GrdLock.
Credit for all of the included files goes to ivan, amon, jcase, and everyone else
who chipped in!

You can download the all in one root script here: http://www.multiupload.com/NBWW3PTEH8
Instructions: Unzip the file into your \tools\ directory of your Android SDK. Then run install_root.bat, and follow the options in order.
 
So what your saying is try this method if you already rooted but can't figure the command promt correct? I've set up the sdk and all but when I pull my command prompted up on my computer this is what i get..
Cd\
Cd:\ Androidsdk\tools\
Adb devices...and this happens
'Adb' is not recognized as an internal or external command. Operable or batch file......

If anyone can help me it would be greatly apreciated..I'm running Windows 7 and have installed the HTC drivers from the HTC website have folllowed all instructions and don't kno what to do cuz of my command prompt. I'm even willing to pay someone to get me threw this lol :).......THX
 
So what your saying is try this method if you already rooted but can't figure the command promt correct? I've set up the sdk and all but when I pull my command prompted up on my computer this is what i get..
Cd\
Cd:\ Androidsdk\tools\
Adb devices...and this happens
'Adb' is not recognized as an internal or external command. Operable or batch file......

If anyone can help me it would be greatly apreciated..I'm running Windows 7 and have installed the HTC drivers from the HTC website have folllowed all instructions and don't kno what to do cuz of my command prompt. I'm even willing to pay someone to get me threw this lol :).......THX
 
Trying to run the commands for the image (adb push recovery.img /sdcard ) and I get the error failed to copy img to img: Read-only file system

Any ideas? Thanks guys. So far I am just going step by step as in teh guide
 
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