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Root [How To] Root 2.3.4/downgrade and Get S-off

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scotty85 said:
flashing the roms is a bit outside the scope of this thread,there is lots of info on that if you search thru the forums. if you want to link a couple guides youve found,we can comment on them in those threads,and if you start a new post in the forum,youll get lots of good advice from knowledgeable members that just arent seeing your questions in this thread.

in a nutshell,you will download the rom you want to flash. with cm7 you will also need to download a second file to flash,called "gapps". gapps is simply googles proprietary apps that are not legally allowed to be included in the cm7 rom. if you dont flash the gapps right after flashing cm7,you wont have the market,gmail,or a couple others.

so:
-download cm7 and gapps
-place them both on your sd card. do not unzip.
-boot to recovery(power off,power on to hboot,chose recovery. or use an app like "quickboot")

*using recoverys menu options(been awhile since ive used clockwork,so i dont remember them exactly):
-make a backup of your current setup
-wipe data/factory reset
-wipe cache
-wipe dalvik cache
-flash cm7
-flash gapps
-reboot
-collect underpants
-???
-profits! :D

(ok,those last 3 were from southpark,so dont do those ;)) but the rest of it is a basic outline of what youll do. when flashing the zips,no need ot rename them "update.zip" there will be an option

edit: the best advice i think you can get as a new rooter(IMO,at least) is DO NOT use rom manager. it is known to eff things up,and when it does you will have to have the knowledge to fix them manually in clockwork recovery. rom manager is an APP in a WORKING ROM and as such,will not always be available to you to use. it is much safer and reliable to manually manipulate things in clockwork recovery.
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Sorry :(, as I said, just wanted ya to "point me to a How To" & maybe give me some tips Because of your knowledge of my Possible sd card issues. As I'm worried that because of such issues, that anything I do involving the sd card may fail. I appreciate the tips A lot! Though i will do some reading, not so sure I'm going to be doing any flashing now, knowing the difficulties, tedious details, sd card issues That could ultimately ruin my phone. Besides, a new Rom isn't my ultimate goal, was just icing on the cake. :) Now crossing fingers that I can get that cake baked! ;) TY TY TY to all of you alls help!!!!!! "does a curtsy for ya" :D
 
sweetb2006 said:
Sorry :(, as I said, just wanted ya to "point me to a How To" & maybe give me some tips Because of your knowledge of my Possible sd card issues. As I'm worried that because of such issues, that anything I do involving the sd card may fail. I appreciate the tips A lot! Though i will do some reading, not so sure I'm going to be doing any flashing now, knowing the difficulties, tedious details, sd card issues That could ultimately ruin my phone. Besides, a new Rom isn't my ultimate goal, was just icing on the cake. :) Now crossing fingers that I can get that cake baked! ;) TY TY TY to all of you alls help!!!!!! "does a curtsy for ya" :D
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since you are able to move the files to your sd card,and see them with a file manager,i do not believe that you will have any prollems with it flashing roms. rom flashing in recovery is not nearly as "picky" as the RUU flashing in hboot. as long as you can see the file on the sd with a file manager,you should be able to flash it in recovery

if i knew of a good guide for you,id would point you to it :) we are all quite willing to help,so just holler when you have questions.i dont mean to come across like the help is over once youre rooted ;)

you will have to do something,as at some point the OTA notifications will start(if they havent allready) and will become quite relentless in their plight to make you update :eek: the best way to deal with the OTAs is to flash a custom rom,or even restore your gingerbread backup,if you made one.

dont be afraid to flash. tryin out different roms is part of the fun of bein rooted,IMO. as long as you make that backup,you can always restore it and pick up exactly where you left off in the case that the new rom doesnt work out.
 
Congrats sweetb on getting root and s-off! I don't know of a how to thread for roms but I'd be more than happy to give you my personal method for flashing if you're interested. If so, start up a new thread in this same forum so we can keep discussion here dedicated to the rooting/downgrading/s-off stuff just to keep a good flow. I'll be looking out for new threads. Congrats again. :)
 
scotty85 said:
since you are able to move the files to your sd card,and see them with a file manager,i do not believe that you will have any prollems with it flashing roms. rom flashing in recovery is not nearly as "picky" as the RUU flashing in hboot. as long as you can see the file on the sd with a file manager,you should be able to flash it in recovery

if i knew of a good guide for you,id would point you to it :) we are all quite willing to help,so just holler when you have questions.i dont mean to come across like the help is over once youre rooted ;)

you will have to do something,as at some point the OTA notifications will start(if they havent allready) and will become quite relentless in their plight to make you update :eek: the best way to deal with the OTAs is to flash a custom rom,or even restore your gingerbread backup,if you made one.

dont be afraid to flash. tryin out different roms is part of the fun of bein rooted,IMO. as long as you make that backup,you can always restore it and pick up exactly where you left off in the case that the new rom doesnt work out.
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Thanks Scotty... & yes, the annoying ota notifications started pretty immediately, although i did expect this & have a fairly high tolerance for minor annoyances (I'm a mommy... lmao)

As for not using Rom Manager, than what? Though perhaps Iowa can/will explain that well enough, if only I knew how the heck to start a new thread in here! :eek: lmao I feel soooo UN :cool: for not knowing that! :o
 
iowabowtech said:
Congrats sweetb on getting root and s-off! I don't know of a how to thread for roms but I'd be more than happy to give you my personal method for flashing if you're interested. If so, start up a new thread in this same forum so we can keep discussion here dedicated to the rooting/downgrading/s-off stuff just to keep a good flow. I'll be looking out for new threads. Congrats again. :)
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Thanks a million Iowa... I would Very much appreciate that... I know how to search but shew, dunno how long it could take me to find something up-to-date, etc...

Soooo... Once I figure out how the frack to start up a new thread, I look forward to reading your guide & Hoping lick frack I don't have to bombard you all with questions & can just get a smooth flash... After making sure I have a backup :confused: first of course... Although I do have a backup file, filled with nand & all that stuff? lol I don't know when really i created that (much less exactly how :eek:) But I'm sure it was before s-off...
 
i suggest not using rom manager,as its an APP that requires a working rom in order to be available to you. if you have a bad flash,wich is no biggie,its happend to all of us,it can leave you hung at a splash screen,in a bootloop,or into a non-working rom with no market and no way to side-load apps :eek:

this can cause quite a moment of panic if rom manager is the only thing that you know how to use. ive seen the painced posts in many forums during my time here.

rather than use rom manager,you will use Amon or clockwork recovery.i personally prefer amon,but the choice is yours,and either should accomplish what you need it to.

your permanently installed recovery(amon or clockwork) will ALWAYs be there for you. in a working rom,you can use the "boot to recovery" option in an app called quickboot,or you can even use the "boot to recovery" option in *cough* rom manager. if you get stuck with a non booting rom,just pull the battery,boot to hboot via power/vol down,and then after the green writing flashes,select "recovery" with the volume rocker and power button.

a good first step would be to simply go to recovery somehow(either of the methods above) and explore the menus. see if you can figure out how to make a nandroid backup. you can then search or ask us specific questions about manuvering in recovery.

last and not least,there is a "new thread" button at the top left,above the sticky threads at the top of the forum. click that,and ask away :)

edit: if you use clockwork,youll use the optic trac-thingy to highlight and select various options. the power button does NOT select,it takes you back a menu. if you happen to be at the main menu,it takes you to a screen with the rom manager logo(the hat). this has caused alot of folks some confusion :D
 
scotty85 said:
last and not least,there is a "new thread" button at the top left,above the sticky threads at the top of the forum. click that,and ask away :)
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I'm presuming you all mean "New Reply"?? If so, silly guys! Why not just say that! lol If not, silly me, because I see no, new thread... :o

scotty85 said:
edit: if you use clockwork,youll use the optic trac-thingy to highlight and select various options. the power button does NOT select,it takes you back a menu. if you happen to be at the main menu,it takes you to a screen with the rom manager logo(the hat). this has caused alot of folks some confusion :D
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Yes, this I do know/learned the hard way... damn hat! lol
 
ok so I rooted using UnRevoked 3.22, and I am going to hold off on doing the rest for now, but I did want to update to the latest Superuser and cannot get the update to go through. Can anyone help with this? What do I need to do?
 
krisdr said:
Ok. So I am ready to do the fourth step and downgrade with abd. I am in charge mode, 100% charged, USB debugging is on and I type in what was listed in the instructions and this is what I got.

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6000]
Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Users\kris>cd c:\mini-adb_inc
The system cannot find the path specified.

Anyone have any suggestions?
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I'm having this same issue as well but the file is on the root of my C:/ drive.

What else can I do?
 
Scorpion34 said:
I'm having this same issue as well but the file is on the root of my C:/ drive.

What else can I do?
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The file or folder is on the root? If you have all the files on the root, create a new folder and place all the files into the folder.
If you meant the folder is on the root, try changing the folder name to something else, without underscores or hyphens.
 
sdrawkcab25 said:
The file or folder is on the root? If you have all the files on the root, create a new folder and place all the files into the folder.
If you meant the folder is on the root, try changing the folder name to something else, without underscores or hyphens.
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I have the miniadb zip file on the root & I even tried unzipping it & doing the command & it still didn't work. I'll try your suggestion tomorrow & see if that works. Thanks.
 
Scorpion34 said:
I have the miniadb zip file on the root & I even tried unzipping it & doing the command & it still didn't work. I'll try your suggestion tomorrow & see if that works. Thanks.
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you definately need to have the mini-adb_inc folder extracted,or unzipped. if you are leaving the file zipped up,then you cand CD to it.

as sdraw said,try changing the name,some folks have had issues with the name.

if the unzipped folder is on the root of the C drive,i cant think of any other reasons that the comand doesnt work and change you to that directory
 
Hey, I am having a problem with the unrevoked. After installing the Hboot interface, when i plug in my phone it goes to charge and USB Debugging / Charge only, for about 2 seconds, then it turns off the charge, and then it turns on again. Its like an intermittent charge. I dont feel i did anything wrong installing the drivers. They show up fine in HBOOT. I tried to leave it in HBOOT and root that way and it did not work. Can someone help me?
 
ehoffmei said:
Hey, I am having a problem with the unrevoked. After installing the Hboot interface, when i plug in my phone it goes to charge and USB Debugging / Charge only, for about 2 seconds, then it turns off the charge, and then it turns on again. Its like an intermittent charge. I dont feel i did anything wrong installing the drivers. They show up fine in HBOOT. I tried to leave it in HBOOT and root that way and it did not work. Can someone help me?
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Try another USB cable or USB port or computer.
 
I have tried 2 different usb cables and 2 different usb ports. No such luck. Wihtout the HBOOT driver loaded (uninstalled) it doesnt do that, once i install it, it starts intermittently going in and out.
 
ehoffmei said:
I have tried 2 different usb cables and 2 different usb ports. No such luck. Wihtout the HBOOT driver loaded (uninstalled) it doesnt do that, once i install it, it starts intermittently going in and out.
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Weird, try uninstalling the drivers and then installing them again.
 
Ill give it a try tonight when i get home! I manually did the first ones just like unrevoked showed, and everything worked perfect. I have one inc that has been rooted long ago and that wouldnt hold the charge either once the drivers were installed. i will give it a try though tonight. Thank you!
 
ehoffmei said:
Ill give it a try tonight when i get home! I manually did the first ones just like unrevoked showed, and everything worked perfect. I have one inc that has been rooted long ago and that wouldnt hold the charge either once the drivers were installed. i will give it a try though tonight. Thank you!
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That sounds like a computer issue then... you could try rooting off an Ubuntu live CD or USB drive.
 
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