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Root [TOOL] Warp2 CWM & Root Flasher

I already found a bug in the linux installer lol. Go into /home/youruser/.myapps/warp2_cwm_root_flasher, double-click update, choose run. Fixes closing when choosing anything other than the first option

edit: updated full install in post above
 
Just posted warp2_cwm_root_flasher_beta2.iso in the op. I have fully tested it and it works for installing cwm and rooting your device. I also cleaned up the interface a bit.

Feedback is always desirable ;)

edit: There is an update for the linux installed version as well. Just run the update script in /home/youruser/.myapps/warp2_cwm_root_flasher.
 
Any feedback on the beta? I would like to drop the old one, but it would be nice to have at least one person besides me test it out first. Thanks.
 
bcrichster said:
I've installed it, checked it out, but not had a chance to try it on a new b11 phone yet. I definitely like it tho. Damn good job SuperR!
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Thanks for the info. I am hoping for feedback on the beta live disk as well so if someone could test it out it would be appreciated. Thanks :)
 
hi. i used the live linux cd. quick download and burned easily and quick to cd. rebooted my computer right into the live cd and it loaded nicely. it flashed cwm recovery nicely with no problems at all. But when i tried to root it, it said it couldn't find superroot.zip (bad path maybe??) cant remember the exact error and im scared to try it again lol i don't want to screw it up. but i searched the cd and found it and manually copied it over to the phones sd card. it took a few tries to flash in cwm recovery but it finally acquired full root. all in all, good cd and very helpful. thanx alot!! :)
 
videokid14 said:
hi. i used the live linux cd. quick download and burned easily and quick to cd. rebooted my computer right into the live cd and it loaded nicely. it flashed cwm recovery nicely with no problems at all. But when i tried to root it, it said it couldn't find superroot.zip (bad path maybe??) cant remember the exact error and im scared to try it again lol i don't want to screw it up. but i searched the cd and found it and manually copied it over to the phones sd card. it took a few tries to flash in cwm recovery but it finally acquired full root. all in all, good cd and very helpful. thanx alot!! :)
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Thank you very much for the feedback. I will check into to the root issue but need a little more info.

1. Which option did you select the first time you ran the script from the desktop? 1. Cwm, 2. root, 3. both

2. If you chose both the first time, did you try the root only option afterwards?

3. When the script was trying to root, did your phone boot into CWM?

For the record, this tool won't brick your device. It is a work or not work situation. Thanks again for your help. I really appreciate it :)
 
i tried option 3 and yes after a few tries i tried option 2 to just root. when it was trying to root it was just on the android screen when you first turn it on. and it just stayed there. had to do a battery pull and restart back into OS and tried again. the error started something like /sh/????superroot.zip something like that. idk i cant remember sorry :(
 
New BETA posted in the OP. I converted the script into a GUI and hopefully fixed the root not working. The BETA is much nicer than the older version so I removed the old version. If you don't want to try the BETA features, just use option 1 for CWM only.
 
videokid14 said:
How can I do a nandroid backup if the phone isnt letting me? Or am i just screwed
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If you are up for some command line fun i have some things you can try.

boot to the live cd/usb, click on the black icon at the bottom left of the screen to open a terminal. Type the following in order pressing enter after each command:
Code: 
su
The password is "root" without the quotes. You will not see the letters on the screen as you type.
Code: 
adb reboot bootloader
Wait for green andy to show up before proceeding
Code: 
fastboot boot cwm.img
Once recovery boots try your backup again.. The screen may be a little twitchy, but no need to worry.

If that doesn't work, there are more things to try ;)
 
Any feedback on the new beta would be very helpful. I don't mean to be a pest, and I know most of you have cwm and root already, but this project can't make progress without testers. Thanks
 
videokid14 said:
nope didnt work. same error backing up /data
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Ok, boot up the live cd/usb, open up a terminal, and do:
Code: 
adb backup -apk -all -f /home/tux/warp2_bak.ab
When it's finished, you will need to copy the file from the live os to removable media before you shutdown or it will be lost. This file can be restored by doing:
Code: 
adb restore /home/tux/warp2_bak.ab
There are at least 2 more things to try if that doesn't work.
 
that seemed to have worked. is that the same as a nand though? i mean if i flash a rom and theres probles, would that fix it like a nandroid backup would?
 
videokid14 said:
that seemed to have worked. is that the same as a nand though? i mean if i flash a rom and theres probles, would that fix it like a nandroid backup would?
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No it is not the same as nandroid backups. It backs up your apps and app data though and can be restored after flashing a new rom. It's a workaround no doubt but for now it should at least get you moved forward. I am hoping that once you format your /data partition and flash a new rom that you will be able to make nandroid backups like the rest of us. Still confused as to why you can't.

edit: You can do a nandroid-like backup using adb if you would like. You basically copy the system, data, and cache partitions to img files that can be flashed back using fastboot. It is semi-complicated but can be done.
 
i have noticed THAT I CANT ACCESS MY SDCARD FROM WINXP UNLESS I GO TO CWM RECOVERY AND ENABLE USB. also why would i have to format my data partition? do i have to partition stuff like darktremors?? what all do i have to do to flash superb11 rom?
 
videokid14 said:
i have noticed THAT I CANT ACCESS MY SDCARD FROM WINXP UNLESS I GO TO CWM RECOVERY AND ENABLE USB. also why would i have to format my data partition? do i have to partition stuff like darktremors?? what all do i have to do to flash superb11 rom?
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Just follow the instructions on the SuperROM_B11 thread. Do a factory/Data reset from cwm (this formats /data and /cache) and install rom zip from sdcard. This is assuming you are already running JB B11. If you are not on B11, you will need to flash the system_prep.zip on the same thread before flashing the rom.

For your sdcard, you could try backing up all the data on it through cwm mount usb, and use cwm to format your sdcard and copy the data back. I'm not a windows user so I can't help you troubleshoot further than that...sorry.

I have no idea what darktremors is lol

edit: Just noticed you said winxp. Pretty sure xp does not support mtp mode which is all you have on this device for accessing sdcard from your computer unless you are in cwm. In other words, your sdcard is probably fine, it's your os causing you problems.
 
lol damn OS's Sorry windows is all i know. i tried linux before and its like a foreign language to me lol. ill just try flashing the rom and hope like hell. lol i just wanted a safe fall back incase i screwed up. also i copied the backup file to the phone and rebooted windows and now cant get it to copy to the computer lol
 
videokid14 said:
lol damn OS's Sorry windows is all i know. i tried linux before and its like a foreign language to me lol. ill just try flashing the rom and hope like hell. lol i just wanted a safe fall back incase i screwed up. also i copied the backup file to the phone and rebooted windows and now cant get it to copy to the computer lol
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If you go into the Qualcomm settings app, there is a setting that enables usb mass storage which will work on winxp. You may need to create a shortcut to an action and choose qualcomm settings to get in.
 
videokid14 said:
how do i try the backups as image files?? the backup i created shows 0 bytes and wont copy :(
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Boot the live cd/usb, open terminal and do:
Code: 
adb reboot recovery
adb shell
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p12 of=/sdcard/boot.img
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p13 of=/sdcard/recovery.img
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p15 of=/sdcard/system.img
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p18 of=/sdcard/cache.img
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p19 of=/sdcard/data.img
the password is root and you will need to do the above commands in order pressing enter after each and wait for them to complete before moving on.

To restore, do:
Code: 
adb reboot recovery
adb shell
dd if=/sdcard/boot.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p12
dd if=/sdcard/recovery.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p13
dd if=/sdcard/system.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p15 
dd if=/sdcard/cache.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p18 
dd if=/sdcard/data.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p19

edit: added the adb reboot recovery to the commands above since you should be in recovery to perform these operations. Oh yea, make sure your phone is plugged in and you have usb debugging enabled.
 
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