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Root recovery install without a PC

nsciucco

nsciucco

Android Expert
Is this possible . I want to get my phone off stock and back to a Real ROM... (stock sucks)..... I ran the RUU this morning and just flashed the jbear hboot 1.5. But now the next step is to flash recovery.. I dont have a PC I can use for this procedure. the ones at work are locked down. Is this possible?
 
When did you start running stock? I am a bit confused, as you are technically a developer nowadays :p

Do you NOT want to install Super User? I believe with SU powers, you can install 4EXT directly from the ROM as it's an apk file.
 
Palmetto Fellow said:
When did you start running stock? I am a bit confused, as you are technically a developer nowadays :p

Do you NOT want to install Super User? I believe with SU powers, you can install 4EXT directly from the ROM as it's an apk file.
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I ran the RUU because I was having issues. I now want to get my phone back to where it was before I ran the RUU. Im not in front of a PC that I can use. I need Recovery b4 I can flash anything. so I started this thread to see If it was possible to flash recovery without a PC..

Now I know its possible.
 
ok. I am trying to flash TWRP thru the bootloader and I am getting a error (CID incorrect!!)

I think I need to change my Hboot 1st
 
nsciucco said:
ok. I am trying to flash TWRP thru the bootloader and I am getting a error (CID incorrect!!)
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The android-info.txt file in your PG86IMG.zip is probably only specified for the evo 3d. Download the 4ext one that I posted and put the txt file from mine into a zip with the twrp recovery.img. Mine is specified for evo 3d and Evo V
 
HaTrEd360 said:
Is that the .zip file Brian provided? He said that was 4ext. Which is much better then TWRP in my opinion.
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I didnt even see his link.. I should of looked a little closer. But will it work on stock hboot 1.57?

and your instructions are a little unclear to me Brian. I would rather have 4EXT than TWRP. So will that file you posted work?
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NM I got it... even a student Dev like myself can still learn everyday..
 
nsciucco said:
I didnt even see his link.. I should of looked a little closer. But will it work on stock hboot 1.57?

and your instructions are a little unclear to me Brian. I would rather have 4EXT than TWRP. So will that file you posted work?
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NM I got it... even a student Dev like myself can still learn everyday..
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Yep, hboot doesn't matter for that! Glad you got it!
 
well I got it straight. $ext recovery with hboot 1.5 and running my Mobsterz/unSENSEable. Im still having random reboot issues.. looks like its hardware related. This will my my 6th replacement with Virgin... I wonder when they willl tell me F_uck You.. " we have given you numerous replacements"
 
nsciucco said:
well I got it straight. $ext recovery with hboot 1.5 and running my Mobsterz/unSENSEable. Im still having random reboot issues.. looks like its hardware related. This will my my 6th replacement with Virgin... I wonder when they willl tell me F_uck You.. " we have given you numerous replacements"
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For what it's worth I've had random reboot issues with certain AOSP roms. I'm on PACman right now and the newer version was giving me problems but I never get them on the older version. Same with Paranoid android, I got random reboots all the time.
 
nsciucco said:
well I got it straight. $ext recovery with hboot 1.5 and running my Mobsterz/unSENSEable. Im still having random reboot issues.. looks like its hardware related. This will my my 6th replacement with Virgin... I wonder when they willl tell me F_uck You.. " we have given you numerous replacements"
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Were you having reboots on the stock ROM? It may be that the most recent phone is more sensitive to overclocking.

Maybe you should try running Harmonia for a while. Better than stock but should be more stable than most others.

ramjet73
 
ramjet73 said:
Were you having reboots on the stock ROM? It may be that the most recent phone is more sensitive to overclocking.

Maybe you should try running Harmonia for a while. Better than stock but should be more stable than most others.

ramjet73
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I was on my ROM . Mobsterz/unSENSEable. and I still got random reboots. I called Virgin.. they are sending out another one. They just back my old replacement 1 week ago.... lol.. they didnt say anything. they are just sending it out. I love their replacement policies
 
Mine has a few scratches and I could use a fresh battery, maybe 'my phone wont turn on anymore' too! :D

Edit: As assholey as they are and as much as I would like to do that, Abuse of that policy will end up in them changing it, so I'll just wait till I buy a new phone :P
 
I've posted elsewhere that when I was having all of my problems with the Triumph I actually went through 6 phones in 2 months, at one point I actually had 4 Triumphs sitting on my dresser. :p
OB
 
xstefen said:
Mine has a few scratches and I could use a fresh battery, maybe 'my phone wont turn on anymore' too! :D

Edit: As assholey as they are and as much as I would like to do that, Abuse of that policy will end up in them changing it, so I'll just wait till I buy a new phone :P
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I dont feel like Im abusing their policy. If the phone aint working I desserve a replacement. I paid $300 for it in may. the problem is they keep sending me these class c replacements. ...... what a joke.. maybe if I am pushy enough I can get a class A
 
nsciucco said:
I dont feel like Im abusing their policy. If the phone aint working I desserve a replacement. I paid $300 for it in may. the problem is they keep sending me these class c replacements. ...... what a joke.. maybe if I am pushy enough I can get a class A
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Yea, given that the Evo 3D/V has been out of production for a while you are probably getting reconditioned phones that caused problems for other people. :(

ramjet73
 
ramjet73 said:
Yea, given that the Evo 3D/V has been out of production for a while you are probably getting reconditioned phones that caused problems for other people. :(

ramjet73
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excactly......... So its their fault. Not the current replacment but the one before didnt even have plastic on it . and it had dings on it. I called them back as I refused to activate that device. They sent out another one. But like I said Ive had several replacements. they are all CLASS C
 
Hehe, im sure that dont make any A-Class devices this old anymore. All you're gonna get is dusty old shelf phones and refurbs
 
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