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How To How to root (for noobs) and install native multitouch browser (ported from milestone)

does anyone know what each of these does? I like the stock boot animation so I see I shouldn't press flash boot animation, but what do all of the others actually do?

Mount system 3 then 4
Rename recovery
Install busybox
Install flash image
Flash boot animation
Flash SirPsychoS's recovery
Reboot recovery
 
SinfulDragon said:
does anyone know what each of these does? I like the stock boot animation so I see I shouldn't press flash boot animation, but what do all of the others actually do?

Mount system 3 then 4
Rename recovery
Install busybox
Install flash image
Flash boot animation
Flash SirPsychoS's recovery
Reboot recovery
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Mount system 3 then 4 ........... mounts phones memory as read right. manditory

Rename recovery... hard to explain but if you want busybox and nandroid backup it is manditory
Install busybox.... you need it for some apps.... manditory
Install flash image... manditory
Flash boot animation .. optional
Flash SirPsychoS's recovery... manditory, this is why you do all of the above^^^^


theres not point in rooting if you not going to do the above ^^ as it is dangerous to not backup with nandroid. do everything except flash boot animation thats up to you
Reboot recovery
 
Rapidshare won't let me download the multi touch browser. Anyone have the file hosted on another server?

Also, just for future reference, how do I go back to the default boot animation?
 
I don't know if there's anything I might have done wrong, but I can't make it through running all of the procedures after installing droidroothelper. I mount the 3-4, and then when I try the next step of renaming recovery i get this error "sorry - droidroothelper is not responding" and I have to wait or force close. I tried waiting for a while, but it just goes in a loop so I have to force quit.

I uninstalled everything and re-installed all the apps. And this time I got past the renaming recovery, but now it gives me the same error when I try to install busybox. I'd appreciate any help if anyone know what's wrong. Thanks in advance
 
zeroG said:
I don't know if there's anything I might have done wrong, but I can't make it through running all of the procedures after installing droidroothelper. I mount the 3-4, and then when I try the next step of renaming recovery i get this error "sorry - droidroothelper is not responding" and I have to wait or force close. I tried waiting for a while, but it just goes in a loop so I have to force quit.

I uninstalled everything and re-installed all the apps. And this time I got past the renaming recovery, but now it gives me the same error when I try to install busybox. I'd appreciate any help if anyone know what's wrong. Thanks in advance
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did you uninstall roothelper specifically? then re-install it via astro?

It worked for me
 
zeroG said:
I don't know if there's anything I might have done wrong, but I can't make it through running all of the procedures after installing droidroothelper. I mount the 3-4, and then when I try the next step of renaming recovery i get this error "sorry - droidroothelper is not responding" and I have to wait or force close. I tried waiting for a while, but it just goes in a loop so I have to force quit.

I uninstalled everything and re-installed all the apps. And this time I got past the renaming recovery, but now it gives me the same error when I try to install busybox. I'd appreciate any help if anyone know what's wrong. Thanks in advance
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either you dont have root access (look for the superuser app in the launcher) or you didnt put the tools folder on the root of your sdcard
 
having the exact issue. got the ninja (when i open him its a blank screen) I assume I'm rooted. in the file manager under sd card I see the tools file. It's not the first file but I see it in the list.
 
navinjohnson said:
having the exact issue. got the ninja (when i open him its a blank screen) I assume I'm rooted. in the file manager under sd card I see the tools file. It's not the first file but I see it in the list.
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whe u click mount it should popup and say allow superuser access root: root

you must check the always allow or remember box in that popup ... than it will force close. than reopen it and it will work.
 
No nexus one during the boot but I have some skulls flying by. Superuser permission is there. I guess I'll hunt for the the 2.1 exploit next.
 
can anyone else host the multi touch browser file on something other then rapidshare.. i keep getting full server errors
 
hockeyfreakb4 said:
either you dont have root access (look for the superuser app in the launcher) or you didnt put the tools folder on the root of your sdcard
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It worked anyway somehow, I went through all the steps regardless of it giving me the error, and when I did the reboot and nandroid backup everything worked perfectly.

navinjohnson said:
No nexus one during the boot but I have some skulls flying by. Superuser permission is there. I guess I'll hunt for the the 2.1 exploit next.
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You selected the skulls boot animation instead of the nexus one boot animation

altimax98 said:
can anyone else host the multi touch browser file on something other then rapidshare.. i keep getting full server errors
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+1
 
Worked super easy for me using Root Explorer instead of using the Emulator. And I have it working. I don't know why people are using the Emulators so much because Root Explorer has been working exactly the same for me but without typing in each command, so it's like working on a "windows-like" environment.
 
summerfish said:
Worked super easy for me using Root Explorer instead of using the Emulator. And I have it working. I don't know why people are using the Emulators so much because Root Explorer has been working exactly the same for me but without typing in each command, so it's like working on a "windows-like" environment.
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root explorer cost money. id rather just type in it than pay 3 bucks
 
hockeyfreakb4 said:
root explorer cost money. id rather just type in it than pay 3 bucks
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Right. I totally agree, but for those who want to customize but are confused by all the codes to use and when then it's pretty hard to do. Root Explorer is easy and takes the guessing and researching out of the equation. Just my own opinion.
 
i have followed the steps to a T but i keep gettting to the part where you apply it and it says verifying update package.....
E:failed to read footer from/sdcard/update/zip
(is a directory)
E:signature verification failed
installation aborted



why do i keep receiving this instead of it loading up like it says in the instructions.........thanks for the help in advance
 
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