My awesomness killed my Defy+ - Defy General

Hi,
I managed to screw up just about really bad with my Defy+ after flashing it with Waikiui which i afterwards noticed doesnt work with the Defy+ so now im in some hard packed poo here.
I have come to the conclusion that RSD Lite should do the trick if im lucky but i need to find a good SBF to flash the Defy+ with. Originally this phone rolled with a Nordic (GB?) so im looking for either that or something else that could be a good exchange for it.
Would it be possible to flash it with for an example Cyanogenmod or something?
Regards.
//FlashTec80

On the CM webpage, under the Devices - > Motorola Defy it says says there is no official support for defy+ ... on the other hand on the CM forums there are numerous posts by people claiming it runs just fine, seems like some run into a bug where the battery doesnt charge to 100% or something, you might want to stick to a ROM thats officially approved for your device or do a little bit more reading before you take the plunge. I would have posted links to forums and official page but apparently I cant since Im a noob and I need at least 8 previous posts

Tried to run CM 7 in RDS Lite, but it said that files mentioned in the XML file was missing, is that normal?

You can't flash CM7 using RSDlite. RSDlite is used for flashing of .sbf files!
To get your phone back to life, follow this steps:
1. Phone off, battery out
2. Hold Volume Up and Power Button and put the battery back in while holding the buttons - phone will boot into it's bootloader - you will see some white letters saying Bootloader Version 09.10 etc..
3. Install latest USB drivers - found here - http://developer.motorola.com/docstools/USB_Drivers/
4. Start up RSDlite on your PC (you need version 5.3.1)
5. Use this sbf - link (put the .sbf file in root C:/ and rename it to something short (e.g. defy235.sbf)
6. Select that sbf file in RSDlite and press START
7. Wait until the process reaches 100%, by that time your phone will be completely turned on > it's alive again
Can't write more, need to get going to classes, but will help you with everything else, as well. It's easy, just be patient.
P.S. Ignorance killed your defy+, not awesomeness
Cheers!

niksy+ said:
You can't flash CM7 using RSDlite. RSDlite is used for flashing of .sbf files!
To get your phone back to life, follow this steps:
1. Phone off, battery out
2. Hold Volume Up and Power Button and put the battery back in while holding the buttons - phone will boot into it's bootloader - you will see some white letters saying Bootloader Version 09.10 etc..
3. Install latest USB drivers - found here - http://developer.motorola.com/docstools/USB_Drivers/
4. Start up RSDlite on your PC (you need version 5.3.1)
5. Use this sbf - link (put the .sbf file in root C:/ and rename it to something short (e.g. defy235.sbf)
6. Select that sbf file in RSDlite and press START
7. Wait until the process reaches 100%, by that time your phone will be completely turned on > it's alive again
Can't write more, need to get going to classes, but will help you with everything else, as well. It's easy, just be patient.
P.S. Ignorance killed your defy+, not awesomeness
Cheers!
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You are so true, my most serious side of ignorance put me here and your best side of awesomeness seems to save my ass, i hope
Noticed that the file that im downloading was namned .gz as a file ending, should i just delete that part or do i need to do something with it, decompress or something?
I cant try this before i get home from work but i will try it later, a quickie, would u suggest CM7 or MSginger do be installed over this in the ending? Or would u suggest something else
that u know works good
Hope classes going great and have a safe day
Regards.

FlashTec80 said:
You are so true, my most serious side of ignorance put me here and your best side of awesomeness seems to save my ass, i hope
Noticed that the file that im downloading was namned .gz as a file ending, should i just delete that part or do i need to do something with it, decompress or something?
I cant try this before i get home from work but i will try it later, a quickie, would u suggest CM7 or MSginger do be installed over this in the ending? Or would u suggest something else
that u know works good
Hope classes going great and have a safe day
Regards.
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Decompress .gz
And yeah i u get stuck at the Motorola Bootanimation pull the battery and goto stock recovery and wipe data that should boot it...
Sent from my MB526 using xda premium

FlashTec80 said:
You are so true, my most serious side of ignorance put me here and your best side of awesomeness seems to save my ass, i hope
Noticed that the file that im downloading was namned .gz as a file ending, should i just delete that part or do i need to do something with it, decompress or something?
I cant try this before i get home from work but i will try it later, a quickie, would u suggest CM7 or MSginger do be installed over this in the ending? Or would u suggest something else
that u know works good
Hope classes going great and have a safe day
Regards.
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Had a safe day Some bloody hooligans were on the bus home, though... Goddamn idiots. Anyway, on the brighter side of life...
You got your phone working again, mate? I suggest you stick with your stock ROM until tomorrow, then I'll walk you through the ROM's I've used and that'll help you make your pick and I'll help you with installing them, as well.
The fact that it's midnight here and that I get up at 6 for classes tomorrow is the reason you will have to wait for me

niksy+ said:
Had a safe day Some bloody hooligans were on the bus home, though... Goddamn idiots. Anyway, on the brighter side of life...
You got your phone working again, mate? I suggest you stick with your stock ROM until tomorrow, then I'll walk you through the ROM's I've used and that'll help you make your pick and I'll help you with installing them, as well.
The fact that it's midnight here and that I get up at 6 for classes tomorrow is the reason you will have to wait for me
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Bloody hooligans should just go home and stay there
Yepp its working now but in a rush as i always is, its now running MS2Ginger 3.0, thought i´ll go that route till there is a proper ICS version of something out there
Thanks for all the help, with it i would for sure still be in pure panic mode
Know anything about overclocking the Defy+?

FlashTec80 said:
Know anything about overclocking the Defy+?
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SetVsel

King_Rat said:
SetVsel
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Ok i´ll try that, how high is it possible to go to still be stable?

FlashTec80 said:
Ok i´ll try that, how high is it possible to go to still be stable?
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I'm glad you got to MS2G by yourself
I think the best way is to overclock in Recovery. You'll find the CPU menu when you open it and there you'll see 3 or 4 different settings. Every setting has a clock option and a vsel option. vsel sets the amount of electrical power that the CPU gets at a certain clock.
Best way to overclock would be to go step by step. Increase the highest clock setting by 50MHz, then reboot your phone and see if it works OK If it doesn't boot successfully or it hangs while you're using it - increase the vsel by 1. Then if it's stable, go on, another 50MHz+ and testing again...
Other than that, you can just set it to 1200MHz at once and increase the current vsel for that clock setting by 3-4, that would probably work as well
I have never overclocked mine, though Well, actually, the WIUI ROM come's with overclocked setting itself, it was at 1.1GHz, but it was slower than Pikachu at 1.1GHz So, overclocking doesn't help as much as a good ROM does At least that's my opinion.
P.S. CM9 (ICS) is wonderful But, you should wait for a couple more builds, while the things get even better. For me, CM9 and stock ROMs (including ms2ginger) are the best! You can always test, anyway I've come down to CM7 from CM9 and I'm truly sad

Defy+ stuck at boot amnimation
Hello everyone, my Defy+ stuck at Motorola boot animation. And I have the message below when Volume Up + Boot key :
Bootloader
09.10
Battery OK
OK to Program
Transfer Mode:
USB
My sbf is :
DEFYPLUS_U3_4.5.1-134_DFP-231_BLUR_SIGN_USADEFYEMARAB1B8RTFR004.0R_PDS03C_USAJRDNGIBRRTFR_P020_A024_M002_Service1FF.sbf
With the others it just doesn't work.
Please help me.

Well, why don't you flash that sbf to get it back to life?

FlashTec80 said:
Ok i´ll try that, how high is it possible to go to still be stable?
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I'm on 300 - 19, 700 - 33, 1200 - 54...
just don't set your tweaks @ boot until you've fully tested them ^^ yet a cache clear would rectify being stuck in b/l

That sbf is the only one to make at least my phone stuck in the boot loop.
The others just don't show me anything, I got a black screen.
Maybe the sbf isn't the good one ?
I have done a backup of my system before I used rsd lite. How can I restore it as it's not a sbf file but a directory with .img ... files ?

Good replies every1, i dont know if im doing anything wrong here.
I first installed SetVsel app and changed the values in there, then when running stabilitytest it said i had the value i had chaged to. Uninstalled the app and tried to change value directly in 2ndinit but now when running stabilitytest it sais i only have 1000Mhz, thou in 2ndinit it clearly sais that vsel4 is set to 1200, any idea?
Cheers and have a safe day every1
Edit: "vsel sets the amount of electrical power that the CPU gets at a certain clock", so how high is it possible to push it before i see smoke coming out of my phone?

FlashTec80 said:
Good replies every1, i dont know if im doing anything wrong here.
I first installed SetVsel app and changed the values in there, then when running stabilitytest it said i had the value i had chaged to. Uninstalled the app and tried to change value directly in 2ndinit but now when running stabilitytest it sais i only have 1000Mhz, thou in 2ndinit it clearly sais that vsel4 is set to 1200, any idea?
Cheers and have a safe day every1
Edit: "vsel sets the amount of electrical power that the CPU gets at a certain clock", so how high is it possible to push it before i see smoke coming out of my phone?
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You need to enable overclock in 2ndinit or load all modules enabled for it to take effect of your changes..

farsight73 said:
You need to enable overclock in 2ndinit or load all modules enabled for it to take effect of your changes..
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Good post
Could someone with an non overclocked Defy+ make some runs in Quadrant Benchmark, i only made one run before i started changing things
Would also be fun to see some figures on an ordinary Defy
Just two hours left of work this week, then Top Gear Live is the thing for the evening

I did solve my problem. Thanks to anyone

godbod said:
Hello everyone, my Defy+ stuck at Motorola boot animation. And I have the message below when Volume Up + Boot key :
Bootloader
09.10
Battery OK
OK to Program
Transfer Mode:
USB
My sbf is :
DEFYPLUS_U3_4.5.1-134_DFP-231_BLUR_SIGN_USADEFYEMARAB1B8RTFR004.0R_PDS03C_USAJRDNGIBRRTFR_P020_A024_M002_Service1FF.sbf
With the others it just doesn't work.
Please help me.
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go to recovery mode and wipe to the factory setting.
this happened because your phone is confused between the old and new firmware..

Related

tilt 2 problems with android

i have a tilt 2 with stock rom what it comes with and i cant install android on my phone. am i using the wrong download or can someone get me the download link for the tilt 2.
eroc8785 said:
i have a tilt 2 with stock rom what it comes with and i cant install android on my phone. am i using the wrong download or can someone get me the download link for the tilt 2.
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You do realize you gave NO information at all with your statement. What is it you were installing?
Did you read through the first few posts of this thread thoroughly [CAB] GSM&CDMA Project Android Port and Startup Utility [05/10] GPS NOW WORKING! and follow the directions and install one of the cab files from the download link on the first post?
There's a few options but as I saw beside each download link it showed exactly what the version was.. whether it be android 2.1 or android 2.1 with sense etc etc.
Downloads (Project Android)
the install is really... really simple. I'm not sure how you can screw it up if you follow the directions... ie
Copy to SD card
Install: This .cab has to be installed directly to your SD card or it will not work!
Soft Reset your handset
Run Project Android (MJGDroidUtil.exe) from your new start menu icon and enjoy!
It's really that simple.
Good luck
well understood im sorrry i did save it to sd but i downloaded the sence one ill give the one you told me to do and see if it works
eroc8785 said:
well understood im sorrry i did save it to sd but i downloaded the sence one ill give the one you told me to do and see if it works
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trust me, its worth the extra effort ...Android is the #$%^..lmao all the info u need can b found in the links in the previous post.
okay well i did some research on the link you provided and it says its mean for rhodum. im a newb to this stuff and it also says liniux so here my question. do i have to put liniux on my phone if so how do i find the cab for it. and i have a htc tilt 2 romversion 1.59.502.3(67150)WWE, CPU QUALCOMM(R) 7201A, RAM SIZE 288mb, FLASH SIZE 512mb, Screen Resoulution 400X800. i downloaded the android app first and it didnt work so im downloading the one on the link you gave me and i hope it works on my phone. i dont know what cdma or gsm or those little code words that i have no idea of. i dont know if my screen is hd or not and i dont know how to find things about this phone thankyou so much for your help ill post another reply if i get it to work
eroc8785 said:
okay well i did some research on the link you provided and it says its mean for rhodum. im a newb to this stuff and it also says liniux so here my question. do i have to put liniux on my phone if so how do i find the cab for it. and i have a htc tilt 2 romversion 1.59.502.3(67150)WWE, CPU QUALCOMM(R) 7201A, RAM SIZE 288mb, FLASH SIZE 512mb, Screen Resoulution 400X800. i downloaded the android app first and it didnt work so im downloading the one on the link you gave me and i hope it works on my phone. i dont know what cdma or gsm or those little code words that i have no idea of. i dont know if my screen is hd or not and i dont know how to find things about this phone thankyou so much for your help ill post another reply if i get it to work
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oh lordy..u need to know those code words..lol or it might not work if u installing the wrong version. so u have a tilt 2 like me n a similar rom. No, u dont need to download the linux in order to get android. heres the scoop. theres 3 android builds...2.01, the AOSP 2.1, and the Klinux 2.1 with Sense 2.5. then u also have a rhobunto program thats a form of linux that u can put in ur phone also. who is ur service with? im figuring att or some GSM network. our phones are GSM but can b used on others also. try out the AOSP 2.1 cab. its the most stable build of Android for Rhodium and has the least amount of things u need to do to get service and data working. First delete any trace of whatever build u tried to download that said didnt work. if u have Clear temp or Clean ram, use that too afterwards. then download the cab file directly to the root of storage card which is /storage . makes sure its at the root and not in a folder. then install the cab. after install..do a soft reset. then when u boot back up, in ur start menu, u should see an Android icon or the Haret. exe/startup utility icon. click on that. then select the corresponding keyboard that matches the tilt 2..its like in the middle or something. this next step is optional but i would do it to have the latest files. next step, while in the that screen, press the menu softkey. U should see something that says Update, Apps, Exit. click on the updates. click all 3 boxes if they not already. then press update. it updates the crucial files zimage, roofts., and the intrdgz files. so ull be up to date. after those update, press close. itll take u back to the startup utility screen. press RUN ANDROID...then hopefully, u good to go...make sure to read the wiki or the project android thread for rhodium so u know what to do if any issues come up. be patient while haret loads up and dont press no buttons...lol the first boot up takes a lil while but afterwards, it loads up way faster. after haret loads, u should be at a black screen that says Android and is flshing. thats the startup screen for android. after that ANdroid starts up. i just wanna emphasize the importance of reading the info up here so u know what works and what doesnt. cuz if u come askn in the threads about something already stated, alot of veteran members might jump on ur case..lol its worth the extra effort. trust me..i know its a ****load to read but its needed so u know the in and outs of whats going on. let me know if u got it up and running. I havent installed Rhobunto yet, so i cant advise on that , if thats what u want. but definitely try the AOSP build. cuz if u get the sense build, u have to enter in ur apn settings n all that. with the AOSP, everything works right off the bat, the voice service and data. once u get seasoned a lil, then try the sense build. if u get stuck on somethin, let me know or send a PM. ill see what i can do to guide ya on the install.
well i got it to work i found out my problem was using opera ten for downloading and it was not downloading all the way and it took forever so i switch it to ie and downloaded fifteen min later it installed and well the only complaint i have is that android sucks my battery dry even in the charger what can i do about it other than that wow i love it...thank you so much
eroc8785 said:
well i got it to work i found out my problem was using opera ten for downloading and it was not downloading all the way and it took forever so i switch it to ie and downloaded fifteen min later it installed and well the only complaint i have is that android sucks my battery dry even in the charger what can i do about it other than that wow i love it...thank you so much
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right now with the build, when u boot into android, it doesnt give u accurate readings. theres no way it literally drains the battery while plugged up to the charger unless u got something else in there or like max brightness or somethin..lmfao like u can be in windows and be 100% battery and immediately once u boot into android, itll show that ur only at like 60-70%. its false. it can get all the way down to 5% left in Android, and if u boot back to windows , ull see ur battery still almost full..lol whatever u do, try not to let Android drain the battery completely. it doesnt have a cut off point and will drain it dry and not let u reboot. if that happens , just plug it up to the wall charger, not usb/pc cable charging, and ull be good in 5-10 mins. plugging it up to ur computer after it drained will literally take several several hrs. to get enough power back in there to reboot. your phone needs a minimum amount to get it started.
Glad u got android workn. just make sure to read up on it...even if ur a newb...as u can see , the more veteran members can be snarky at times when people come in asking questions over and over again thats already been answered in the past. The wiki, this forum, and the android rhodium project page will give u all the info u need.

[Q] Rom with low cpu speed and voltage

can any one advice me rom with slow cpu speed and low voltage as well, because my desire is getting over heat and keep rebooting.
pls provide me the link also for that rom.
if you have a sense based rom try flashing a new kernel, richard trip's one is very good:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=801435
if your phone isnt that old and is under warranty why not just get the phone replaced?
church473 said:
if your phone isnt that old and is under warranty why not just get the phone replaced?
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I need under clocked rom and low voltage to keep my cpu cool..
pls help me..
church473 said:
if your phone isnt that old and is under warranty why not just get the phone replaced?
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it is not under warranty and try to do some tricks on mother board also.
This might work for you
I had the same problem with AOSP based roms last time and this worked.
WAIT, BEFORE YOU START, CREATE A GOLDCARD. IT IS VERY NECESSARY. THINGS WILL GO WRONG IF YOU DONT.
EDIT: YOU MUST BE ABLE TO BOOT GO TO THE BOOTLOADER MENU.
Firstly, download this file. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/13240777/Desire Downgrade.ZIP
Extract the files.
Run the win-down.bat file.
Follow on screen instructions.
After the process is completed, Head to the root of your SD card and check if there is a file named P99***IMG (FORGOT THE EXACT NAME BUT IT SHOULD BE SOMETHING LIKE THIS) there should be one.
Secondly, disconnect your phone and turn it off.
After that boot up your phone while pressing the volume down button and the power button.
The bootloader should be checking for files after awhile and once it found the file that is supposed to be in the root of your sd card, press the volume up button (NOT EXACTLY SURE, SHOULD BE THE ONE THAT SAYS YES AND CONTINUE)
It should be writing files to your phone. and replaces everything. E.G: HBOOT, RECOVERY,RADIO and such.
It should be writing files successfully and then it would ask you to reboot. Continue with the reboot and you should be having your Desire back to stock. Perfect.
PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT THERE ARE RISKS INVOLVED LIKE FAILURE OF WRITING TO THE HBOOT. PLEASE REMEMBER TO FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS. MAINLY, DO NOT BLAME ME FOR ANYTHING THAT GOES WRONG.
FINALLY, YOU SHOULD BE READING EVERYTHING UP TO HERE AND THAT YOU MUST HAVE A GOLDCARD (A GOLD SD CARD)
Hope this helps you and please ask if you have further questions. PM me if the questions cannot be answered here. Good Luck
After that, you should not have any heating up problems and if you still want to underclock, Just get SetCPU and underclock it. You can find diffferent Kernels in the DEV section.
Hope this helps
shockem said:
After that, you should not have any heating up problems and if you still want to underclock, Just get SetCPU and underclock it. You can find diffferent Kernels in the DEV section.
Hope this helps
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mny mny thanks budy i'll try this and revert u back soon.
feroz2u said:
mny mny thanks budy i'll try this and revert u back soon.
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hey i tried that but it is a stock rom and i could have done that by using ruu as well.
well it also did not work and my phone is still rebooting and getting warm.
If u have any other solution then pls let me know...
thanks for ur help.

Rooting Gnex GSM/HSPDA v4.0.2 Optus Stock

Hey guys!!,
Yet another of my noob questions BUT, this time I think I'm going to take the plunge and root my Gnex!!! *scared* haha
I'm just having to many frustrating things happening on my stock Gnex, low responsiveness to the touch, slow-ish and well, isnt this what its all about!! =)
So a quick one, if anyone can point me in the most normal, simple and customizable direction, what do I do? I have searched for a while now so I have an idea where i want to go, either, Cynagon or AOKP...I'm hearing great things about AOKP...there from the same devs yeah?? (a guess)
So, I have a Samsung updated Gnex, in Aus and with optus. I'm technical so I'm getting a grasp on whats what but still not to clear on Kernels and radios....bit worried about that. Clockwork I'm guessing is like a boot manager?? Just asking that while I was here...
So Odin? Wug? CF-Root? I'm just not sure...
Thanks soooo much in advance guys.... I already appreciate your help. =)=)
*Excited!!!*
Cheers!!
P.S. I'd also very much like to return to stock form later on if I want...like locked oem and restored stock rom... =)
Helmet321 said:
Hey guys!!,
Yet another of my noob questions BUT, this time I think I'm going to take the plunge and root my Gnex!!! *scared* haha
I'm just having to many frustrating things happening on my stock Gnex, low responsiveness to the touch, slow-ish and well, isnt this what its all about!! =)
So a quick one, if anyone can point me in the most normal, simple and customizable direction, what do I do? I have searched for a while now so I have an idea where i want to go, either, Cynagon or AOKP...I'm hearing great things about AOKP...there from the same devs yeah?? (a guess)
So, I have a Samsung updated Gnex, in Aus and with optus. I'm technical so I'm getting a grasp on whats what but still not to clear on Kernels and radios....bit worried about that. Clockwork I'm guessing is like a boot manager?? Just asking that while I was here...
So Odin? Wug? CF-Root? I'm just not sure...
Thanks soooo much in advance guys.... I already appreciate your help. =)=)
*Excited!!!*
Cheers!!
P.S. I'd also very much like to return to stock form later on if I want...like locked oem and restored stock rom... =)
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Try my ToolKit in the dev forum. Its simple, straightforward, easy to understand, there is a 1-click option which will do everything and every step is explained in detail.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1392310
You can also use my ToolKit to flash a Stock Google Rom if you ever want to in the future.
With regards to Roms there are lots available to try by very experienced developers that will make your phone better and plenty of kernels to make it run ALOT faster. I use bigxie's Rom and franco's kernel.
Mark.
Hi!!,
Thanks so much for your reply!
Funny as, I was JUST reading your guide. Awesome work man, very informative.=)=) and it would of taken some time to compile!. =/
Arm, I'm just wondering what file I need to backup to got back to the rom I'm on now? I want to be able to go back, if needed.
I don’t know what kernels are all about, and what do I need to do about Radios?? If I have the wrong one or something, does that mean I wont have signal?? Or bad call/signal reliability?
I'm looking at the build 23 of AOKP...I'm hearing its the go...and if i have a wrong kernal rom radio combo, what’s that going to do??, that’s if they correlate?? haha
Is security as issue?? Since these are built "freely" is there any exposure of private info?
I'm sorry for smashing you with all this, I'm just trying to get all the info before I do anything and to have a failsafe if I need to return for warranty.... =/
Thank you in advance!!! =)
Cheers.
P.S. Is Bigxie Apex?? I hear good things about that too!! haha. Its so hard, theres so many out there... Apex, Gummy, AOKP look great. I also really want a responsive, battery lasting, fast and importantly "stable" phone. So, not sure what you recommend. =)
Thanks already!! =)=)
Helmet321 said:
Hi!!,
Thanks so much for your reply!
Funny as, I was JUST reading your guide. Awesome work man, very informative.=)=) and it would of taken some time to compile!. =/
Arm, I'm just wondering what file I need to backup to got back to the rom I'm on now? I want to be able to go back, if needed.
I don’t know what kernels are all about, and what do I need to do about Radios?? If I have the wrong one or something, does that mean I wont have signal?? Or bad call/signal reliability?
I'm looking at the build 23 of AOKP...I'm hearing its the go...and if i have a wrong kernal rom radio combo, what’s that going to do??, that’s if they correlate?? haha
Is security as issue?? Since these are built "freely" is there any exposure of private info?
I'm sorry for smashing you with all this, I'm just trying to get all the info before I do anything and to have a failsafe if I need to return for warranty.... =/
Thank you in advance!!! =)
Cheers.
P.S. Is Bigxie Apex?? I hear good things about that too!! haha. Its so hard, theres so many out there... Apex, Gummy, AOKP look great. I also really want a responsive, battery lasting, fast and importantly "stable" phone. So, not sure what you recommend. =)
Thanks already!! =)=)
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If you goto settings, about phone then it will tell you all about your current rom build. If its a yakju build then its a stock google rom and can easily be found and reflashed via my ToolKit. If its been put on by your operator then you wont be able to obtain it online and you are best backing it up (unless you dont mind putting the google stock rom back on).
To do that you will need to set your drivers up first. This is important as nothing else can be done without this step. If you have Windows xp or 7 then its pretty easy, you can install the drivers automatically via the GNex ToolKit, then reboot your pc. Goto settings, developer options on your phone and tick 'usb debugging' then connect the usb cable to your phone (with it booted into Android). This should install adb drivers which are needed for communication when your phone is booted into Android. Start the ToolKit and select your current build version (which can be found in settings, about phone). At the top of the Main Menu you should see a serial number under adb mode which means your device is recognised in this mode. Select reboot options (19) in the ToolKit and Reboot phone to Fastboot (3). This is a bootloader mode for the phone outside of Android where you can flash and manipulate certain parts of your phone. As this mode is at a much lower level then the operating system it can be your saviour if your phone locks or wont start and you need to flash back to stock.
Once the phone has rebooted to fastboot mode the fastboot drivers should be installed on your pc. If nothing happens try unplugging and replugging the usb cable to initiate the drivers. If the drivers have installed before the ToolKit refreshes then you should now see the serial number at the top under fastboot mode this time. You NEED both fastboot and adb drivers installed on your pc for everything to work.
After the drivers have been set up you will need to Unlock the Bootloader to be able to have access to system areas on your phone. BE AWARE that unlocking the bootloader will erase EVERYTHING all data on your phone including the Internal Storage (virtual SD Card) so copy anything you need to from your Internal Storage accross to your pc and use the Backup option in the ToolKit to save any installed apps and associated user data that you want to keep. This is done in adb mode so your phone will need to be in Android.
If you want to back up your current Rom then Unlock the Bootloader, reboot your phone into Android, go through the setup quickly (as the phone will have been wiped), then goto settings developer options and enable usb debugging. Start the ToolKit and in the Main Menu select 19, 3 to reboot back to fastboot mode. Then you can BOOT into CWM Recovery without flashing it (9) and select backup/restore to backup your Rom/user data/boot image to a datestamped folder inside a folder called Clockworkmod on your Internal Storage. The rebooting into Android step after unlocking the Bootloader is important as cwm will not work properly without doing that.
Once that is all done you are ready to reboot into Android from cwm, get back to fastboot mode as before and select 1-click option (7). You will get a message on the unlock stage saying that your device is already unlocked but then it will just skip to the next stage. Be aware that when the device boots into Android the first time this is to let the user enable usb debugging for adb operations and if you have already done this then the ToolKit will wait for about 3 minutes before carrying on. Be patient as the ToolKit hasnt frozen, its just set to pause before carrying on.
Ok now thats all over with, on to your other questions lol. I would advise trying either romanbb's AOKP (build 24 should be up today) or bigxie's Apex 1.02 to start. Personally I use Apex as it has loads of customisation and runs very well but saying that I will be trying romanbb's new build when it is out.
Kernels are like the drivers of your phone. They set up how it works and what it can do. Custom Kernels can give better battery life and more power, performance, stability so its well worth trying them once you are rooted. They will tell you what builds they are compatable with but if you are thinking about the above Roms then you will be on Android build 4.0.3 and most new kernels work with that. I use franco's kernel but there are ALOT of established kernel developers working with the Nexus so you could try fugumod by nikademus or trinity by morfic. These are all flashed via cwm (download file, copy to Internal Memory, reboot to recovery mode once you have cwm flashed). You can enter cwm by rebooting to fastboot and using the volume buttons to select recovery, then press power to select, or from the reboot phone options in the ToolKit (19,4 in adb mode).
Bootloaders and Baseband/Radio updates are something to think about but not really needed if your phone is running fine. You wont notice any change if you update the bootloader as its just like updating your bios on a pc. Just gives some extra functionality or updates some deep down settings. Radios control the communication part of your phone and updating to a new one may improve battery, signal, wifi, gps lock. You can update them by either grabbing a premade zip and flashing via cwm or download the .img file and flash that via the ToolKit.
Dont worry about malware included in custom roms as long as its by an established developer. They would never put anything dangerous to the end user in one of their roms as it would harm their reputation and if anything was found by a user the rom would be taken down imediately by us mods to keep you safe.
I think thats everything you will ever need to know lol. Sorry theres alot I wanted to make sure you had all the ammunition you needed to continue and it took soo long to write I had lunch half way through
good luck.
Mark.
Ohhh man, thank you sooo much. That’s a lot of info and I really appreciate you taking the time to explain that to me Mark. Thank you!!!!
Ok, I’ve been watching some videos, one off of GalaxyNexusRoot.com. I think its his YouTube chan… He's seems pretty cool. Shows you what to do. I sort of want to do it manually so I'm understanding it all?, if that makes sense? I like to know exactly what my device is doing, why and how? haha. I'm a bit pedantic like that.
Arm, only a couple of things....I'm draining your life here...haha
I have a Samsung updated Gnex, throwing that in FYI. =) Not sure if the warranty centre would realise, probably so I should back it up as it is...on this note quickly, I do want to have a yakju (Google) updated phone though...hehe.
When I back up, does it flash everything? the rom, kernels and radios? (Mostly for my Stock setup for reversion, and understanding...)
With roms, where can I get the G'apps from? (If needed) And or the SupUser/Root files? (Separately I mean, so I can do this manually...if I'm understanding it properly... =/ )
Also, do these apps and others update as normal? Or di i have to update the whole ROM to update them? Like Maps (Navigation more importantly), GTalk, MarketPlace etc...?
And finally....phew...haha arm, sorry....
I'm looking at doing this because currently my device just seems a little non-responsive, laggy-ish and its turned off once.. =/ Is this all normal?? I thought for a minute my screen was faulty, like touches don’t always respond...I mean 90% of the time they do...I know, I'm nuts but it just ruins it for me... I uninstalled Beautiful Widgets and it’s sort of been better…maybe some apps aren’t configured with ICS yet also…I'm thinking it just could be the build? What do you think??
It's kind of weird to think that an individual dev has made. and is making more progress than the developers of the phone/software?? hahah...Anyway, I hope I've made some sense and I really, really, really appreciate all this Mark, all your time and patience with me. =)
Thanks again!!!!
P.S.... This should be it I SWEAR!! haha....
Just wanted to put these here...these are "some" of the problems I've been having... =/
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1500545
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1490335
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1500236
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1487946
Thank you...again!!!
I just want to thank the OP for asking the right questions and taking the time to figure out how "hack" his/her phone correctly instead of jumping in blind.
I hope other beginners follow the OP's lead.
That is all.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda premium
Helmet321 said:
Ohhh man, thank you sooo much. That’s a lot of info and I really appreciate you taking the time to explain that to me Mark. Thank you!!!!
Ok, I’ve been watching some videos, one off of GalaxyNexusRoot.com. I think its his YouTube chan… He's seems pretty cool. Shows you what to do. I sort of want to do it manually so I'm understanding it all?, if that makes sense? I like to know exactly what my device is doing, why and how? haha. I'm a bit pedantic like that.
Arm, only a couple of things....I'm draining your life here...haha
I have a Samsung updated Gnex, throwing that in FYI. =) Not sure if the warranty centre would realise, probably so I should back it up as it is...on this note quickly, I do want to have a yakju (Google) updated phone though...hehe.
When I back up, does it flash everything? the rom, kernels and radios? (Mostly for my Stock setup for reversion, and understanding...)
With roms, where can I get the G'apps from? (If needed) And or the SupUser/Root files? (Separately I mean, so I can do this manually...if I'm understanding it properly... =/ )
Also, do these apps and others update as normal? Or di i have to update the whole ROM to update them? Like Maps (Navigation more importantly), GTalk, MarketPlace etc...?
And finally....phew...haha arm, sorry....
I'm looking at doing this because currently my device just seems a little non-responsive, laggy-ish and its turned off once.. =/ Is this all normal?? I thought for a minute my screen was faulty, like touches don’t always respond...I mean 90% of the time they do...I know, I'm nuts but it just ruins it for me... I uninstalled Beautiful Widgets and it’s sort of been better…maybe some apps aren’t configured with ICS yet also…I'm thinking it just could be the build? What do you think??
It's kind of weird to think that an individual dev has made. and is making more progress than the developers of the phone/software?? hahah...Anyway, I hope I've made some sense and I really, really, really appreciate all this Mark, all your time and patience with me. =)
Thanks again!!!!
P.S.... This should be it I SWEAR!! haha....
Just wanted to put these here...these are "some" of the problems I've been having... =/
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1500545
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1490335
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1500236
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1487946
Thank you...again!!!
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A cwm backup will back up system, data, boot, recovery and cache but it will not back up your radio image so check your version in the about phone screen first so you know what you need.
The latest gapps flashable zip can be found in the development forum. Did the youtube channel not give a link to the root files? If not then I have attached the 2 files you need to push. Make sure to set their permissions too after pushing.
Without knowing exactly what you have put on your phone its hard to comment about responsiveness but as stock roms dont have all the optimisations that custom roms have they are definitely slower. A custom rom and kernel will surely sort out your problems
Mark.
What does stock stand for?
udmbrian said:
What does stock stand for?
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It means the version that the manufacturer put on the phone before it was shipped or a version that is supplied by the manufacturer. Unaltered by developers.
Mark.
mskip said:
A cwm backup will back up system, data, boot, recovery and cache but it will not back up your radio image so check your version in the about phone screen first so you know what you need.
The latest gapps flashable zip can be found in the development forum. Did the youtube channel not give a link to the root files? If not then I have attached the 2 files you need to push. Make sure to set their permissions too after pushing.
Without knowing exactly what you have put on your phone its hard to comment about responsiveness but as stock roms dont have all the optimisations that custom roms have they are definitely slower. A custom rom and kernel will surely sort out your problems
Mark.
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Thanks again!!!!
Ok cool. So when new versions of the apps come out on the market, I wont be able to update them normally will I? Which is ok but just wondering how that is going to go down. Haha.
Lastly, sorry man, I'm almost there. Haha. CWM doesn't backup kernel? Like my stock one?
So it basically makes a "phone" image, ExtPartition and all? Or can you choose these options?
Right, I'm so close now I reckon, today will be the day... I can feel it!!! Haha.
Thank you again!!!!!!!!!
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using XDA App
Helmet321 said:
Thanks again!!!!
Ok cool. So when new versions of the apps come out on the market, I wont be able to update them normally will I? Which is ok but just wondering how that is going to go down. Haha.
Lastly, sorry man, I'm almost there. Haha. CWM doesn't backup kernel? Like my stock one?
So it basically makes a "phone" image, ExtPartition and all? Or can you choose these options?
Right, I'm so close now I reckon, today will be the day... I can feel it!!! Haha.
Thank you again!!!!!!!!!
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using XDA App
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Yes of course you can update google apps via the market as normal.
Cwm will back up your boot image which contains the kernel. So yes it does back up the kernel.
You can not choose which options to back up but you can choose which parts you want to restore via the advanced restore option in cwm.
Let me know how it all goes
Mark.
El Daddy said:
I just want to thank the OP for asking the right questions and taking the time to figure out how "hack" his/her phone correctly instead of jumping in blind.
I hope other beginners follow the OP's lead.
That is all.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda premium
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Hey El Daddy,
Thanks man. I try to reframe from being a pain in butt.... not sure how I've gone with that but, Haha. I appreciate what your saying. I just want to be sure what I'm doing and to have, as Mark said, all the "ammo" I need.
Cheers.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using XDA App
Great questions and answers from both of you. Just got this phone and trying to figure out where to start. Briefly read the toolkit instructions. Just haven't had the time to sit down and plow through it. Thanks both of you.
mskip said:
A cwm backup will back up system, data, boot, recovery and cache but it will not back up your radio image so check your version in the about phone screen first so you know what you need.
The latest gapps flashable zip can be found in the development forum. Did the youtube channel not give a link to the root files? If not then I have attached the 2 files you need to push. Make sure to set their permissions too after pushing.
Without knowing exactly what you have put on your phone its hard to comment about responsiveness but as stock roms dont have all the optimisations that custom roms have they are definitely slower. A custom rom and kernel will surely sort out your problems
Mark.
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Thanks so much again Mark...This is Great!!
Ok, just before I do this...I'm like right here at the PC...ready! haha...
I understand all of it now, well. in theory...
Thank you for the DL link to the root.zip...
I DL'd the android SDK Kit zip also, but there’s no fastboot.exe??? Or anything like what I need?? haha, I may just be missing something here...
One of you links on you manual guide is broken...I think, that’s where you had it...I didnt want to harass you again but just some final things. =)
I'm really after all of what I need to this manually...for knowledge etc?? Hope you understand... You made this wicked awesome Kit, and I'm stupid and not using it...hahah...
So as far as I can see, I need:
- Samsung Drivers - which I have and that bits done... =)
- fasboot.exe etc (Android SDK Gear)
- Latest CWM.zip
- **Rom of my choice, which I'm going to take your advice and go with Apex. =) Latest 1.02 yeah??
- Franco Kernel, I'll try stock, but my feeling on it is that that’s probably been my major issue, or the cause of most of them... =)
Phew....I think that’s it...am I on the right track??
I cant thank you enough with all this Mark....seriously...your a very patience man. haha
Cheers. =)
**Update**
P.S. I have attached a file. Mark can you check it out and see if that what I need in regards to Android SDK stuff? I just got this now after I posted the above....
Thanks again... =)
***Update...again....haha***
Arm, just looking at these files, whats the boot.img? does that get copied over to the phone? Or is it just a command? The su & Superuser files in this zip are like a different size and modified later than your ones (newer??? =/)....I'm not sure what that would really mean...probably has nothing to do with anything but just thought I'd check with you....
Helmet321 said:
Thanks so much again Mark...This is Great!!
Ok, just before I do this...I'm like right here at the PC...ready! haha...
I understand all of it now, well. in theory...
Thank you for the DL link to the root.zip...
I DL'd the android SDK Kit zip also, but there’s no fastboot.exe??? Or anything like what I need?? haha, I may just be missing something here...
One of you links on you manual guide is broken...I think, that’s where you had it...I didnt want to harass you again but just some final things. =)
I'm really after all of what I need to this manually...for knowledge etc?? Hope you understand... You made this wicked awesome Kit, and I'm stupid and not using it...hahah...
So as far as I can see, I need:
- Samsung Drivers - which I have and that bits done... =)
- fasboot.exe etc (Android SDK Gear)
- Latest CWM.zip
- **Rom of my choice, which I'm going to take your advice and go with Apex. =) Latest 1.02 yeah??
- Franco Kernel, I'll try stock, but my feeling on it is that that’s probably been my major issue, or the cause of most of them... =)
Phew....I think that’s it...am I on the right track??
I cant thank you enough with all this Mark....seriously...your a very patience man. haha
Cheers. =)
**Update**
P.S. I have attached a file. Mark can you check it out and see if that what I need in regards to Android SDK stuff? I just got this now after I posted the above....
Thanks again... =)
***Update...again....haha***
Arm, just looking at these files, whats the boot.img? does that get copied over to the phone? Or is it just a command? The su & Superuser files in this zip are like a different size and modified later than your ones (newer??? =/)....I'm not sure what that would really mean...probably has nothing to do with anything but just thought I'd check with you....
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Looks like everything in that zip is ok for what you want to do. The superuser.apk is a different size but im sure it doesnt matter.
In order to push the 2 files across to your phone you need to have booted into Android using an insecure boot image. This is a stock boot.img that has has some simple text changes to allow temporary root access (otherwise the files wouldnt copy across) Using fastboot you boot the boot.img file and then once you are in Android you push the files across and set their permissions. When you reboot your phone your original boot image will be used and you should have permanent root via the files.
Looks like you are all set
MArk.
Oh ok. So it doesn't stay on the phone?, its temporary??
So if this file say, is corrupted or malicious, (not really possible probably byt...) I'm in trouble? haha
Sorry, I have everything I think now, I grabbed the SDK of the Android website and I'm comfortable with that cause its "legit" I suppose. It doesn't have a boot.img file though. Can I make one myself so I know where its coming from? And where does this normally come from?
Silly stuff I know but, I told you, I'm CRAZY!! haha....
One very last thing...the permissions, whats that part all about...
Other than that, I'm pretty sure I'm sweet now...I also grabbed the latest CWM zip off the website too...so I'm cool with that.
......geez.... I'm killing you aren't I....I think you deserve (need) at LEAST 1 beer after all this....haha...
Thanks x 1,000,000...seriously.... =)
Helmet321 said:
Oh ok. So it doesn't stay on the phone?, its temporary??
So if this file say, is corrupted or malicious, (not really possible probably byt...) I'm in trouble? haha
Sorry, I have everything I think now, I grabbed the SDK of the Android website and I'm comfortable with that cause its "legit" I suppose. It doesn't have a boot.img file though. Can I make one myself so I know where its coming from? And where does this normally come from?
Silly stuff I know but, I told you, I'm CRAZY!! haha....
One very last thing...the permissions, whats that part all about...
Other than that, I'm pretty sure I'm sweet now...I also grabbed the latest CWM zip off the website too...so I'm cool with that.
......geez.... I'm killing you aren't I....I think you deserve (need) at LEAST 1 beer after all this....haha...
Thanks x 1,000,000...seriously.... =)
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Its perfectly possible to make your own boot image but to be honest you might take another day or 2 to get all the required components and research what you need to do lol
If you go to your settings, about phone screen and tell me the build version (4.0.1, 4.0.2) and whether its a gsm or lte device (im assuming gsm as lte is america/canada) then I will attach the boot image I made for that device so it will definitely be right and safe. You can also use the su and superuser.apk files I attached earlier if you are unsure about them.
I dont mind all the questions as long as you end up feeling confident enough to get your phone rooted mate I would rather people ask too many (but the right) questions than just go blindly into something have no understanding about and end up in trouble.
Mark.
Your a legend Mark, I swear!!....haha
Ok, well, its a GSM, 4.0.2 Samsung updated Nexus....I think... I can attach some images. =)
The end of the line here...haha, arm, I just watched a video that completely skipped the boot.img part...weird...anyway, with the "su" part, I have 2 files there, as you've kindly provided, but in that step doesnt it need to be a su.zip sort of configuration? Just running it by you before I do this...
P.S....again....haha, arm, if I'm thinking about this right, does the step with "fastboot boot boot.img" will that affect the stock image?? As I think, if I'm right you have to do that "before" you flash your recovery?? In my mind would it be right in assuming....
-Unlock bootloader
-Flash recovery
-Make a Back up (so to get all the rom, including the auto restore recovery??)
-Set SU perms...with su.zip or su+superuser.apk... (if I'm right also, this step only if you want root perms on stock?, not sure what you would do with it though, only if you want to remain this way I suppose... =/ )
Is this right??
I was reading your "manual" post and I'm a little confused...as in, you cant reboot into Android after flashing recovery (to back up) as it will delete it, but to do so, you need to reboot into Android to delete the auto recovery flash file?? And you need su perms yeah?? Am I right here, I'm probably going crazy-ier...haha cause I've been at this for 2 days...haha...
Seems the boot.img step is the same as if you would flash a su.zip...(which I dont have, only the su file (no extension) and the su.apk...) not sure if thats the same...just getting my head around it here.... =)
Maybe I'm thinking CWM will "back up" the su perms etc and affect the "stock rom"...if you back it up with the perms, wouldnt that be included?? Maybe thats were I'm getting it wrong...haha.
Finally...........serious.....
If and when you delete the auto recovery file (if that really does delete it completly, I'm probably wrong about that too...) how does it restore??
Thanks mate. =)=)
I think thats it...when I have my head around these final things...and the last couple of files...Its time.... =)=)
Helmet321 said:
Your a legend Mark, I swear!!....haha
Ok, well, its a GSM, 4.0.2 Samsung updated Nexus....I think... I can attach some images. =)
The end of the line here...haha, arm, I just watched a video that completely skipped the boot.img part...weird...anyway, with the "su" part, I have 2 files there, as you've kindly provided, but in that step doesnt it need to be a su.zip sort of configuration? Just running it by you before I do this...
P.S....again....haha, arm, if I'm thinking about this right, does the step with "fastboot boot boot.img" will that affect the stock image?? As I think, if I'm right you have to do that "before" you flash your recovery?? In my mind would it be right in assuming....
-Unlock bootloader
-Flash recovery
-Make a Back up
-Set SU perms...with su.zip or su+superuser.apk...
Is this right??
I was reading your "manual" post and I'm a little confused...as in, you cant reboot into Android after flashing recovery (to back up) as it will delete it, but to do so, you need to reboot into Android to delete the auto recovery flash file?? And you need su perms yeah?? Am I right here, I'm probably going crazy-ier...haha cause I've been at this for 2 days...haha...
Seems the boot.img step is the same as if you would flash a su.zip...(which I dont have, only the su file (no extension) and the su.apk...) not sure if thats the same...just getting my head around it here.... =)
Maybe I'm thinking CWM will "back up" the su perms etc and affect the "stock rom"...if you back it up with the perms, wouldnt that be included?? Maybe thats were I'm getting it wrong...haha.
Finally...........serious.....
If and when you delete the auto recovery file (if that really does delete it completly, I'm probably wrong about that too...) how does it restore??
Thanks mate. =)=)
I think thats it...when I have my head around these final things...and the last couple of files...Its time.... =)=)
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There are 2 ways of rooting your phone. The easier (and non learning way) is to flash cwm recovery and flash the superuser.zip straight to the phone. If this is what you watched then tbh you might as well be using my ToolKit as you wont learn anything from the experience. The other way is the method my ToolKit uses which is to boot the phone with the insecure boot image to gain temporary root, then using adb to push the 2 files that I sent to your phone and set their permissions, then rebooting to complete the root procedure. The 2nd method is the one I thought you was gearing up towards and the best way if you want to actually learn something, otherwise as I said you may as well use the ToolKit.
I have attached every file you will need for the 2nd method and if yo uread below these are the instructions you will need to follow to root your phone. Extract the attached files to a folder on your pc, browse to this folder then HOLD the Shift button on your pc while right clicking on a blank area of the Windows Explorer. Select 'Open command window here' which will open a command prompt in the correct folder where your adb and fastboot files are.
These instructions are for after you have installed drivers:
fastboot-toolkit devices
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this will return a serial number if your drivers are installed.
fastboot-toolkit oem unlock
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and follow the instructions on the phone to unlock your bootloader.
Now if you boot into Android RIGHT after unlocking the bootloader it will restart the boot half way through so you want to do this normally BEFORE using your insecure boot or the reboot half way through will lose your insecure access (if you get me)
fastboot-toolkit reboot
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to get your first boot in. Once the phone has booted up and you have gone through the setup wizard, go to settings, developer tools and select 'usb debugging' to enable adb control.
adb-toolkit devices
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should return a serial number if your adb drivers are installed.
adb-toolkit reboot bootloader
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to get back into fastboot so you can boot from the insecure boot image
fastboot-toolkit boot boot_gsm_ICL53F_insecure.img
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to boot your phone into Android from the insecrure boot image. Once your phone has booted into the lockscreen you can carry on with
adb-toolkit root
adb-toolkit remount
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to mount your /system folder for root access.
adb-toolkit push su /system/bin
adb-toolkit push Superuser.apk /system/app
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pushes the 2 files across to the correct folders on your phone.
adb-toolkit shell chmod 06755 /system/bin/su
adb-toolkit shell chmod 06755 /system/app/Superuser.apk
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sets their correct permissions.
Lastly if you are flashing cwm then you will need to rename the recovery restore file if you are on a samsung rom. If this file is present on your phone and cwm is flashed, then on the next reboot the stock recovery will be restored and you will lose cwm. To get back to stock recovery in the future you just flash a stock recovery image.
adb-toolkit shell mv /system/recovery-from-boot.p /system/recovery-from-boot.p-old
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will rename the file is it is present.
Thats it! Reboot your phone and you should have root You can check this by downloading root checker from the market or just download a root app such as adfree or setcpu.
Mark.
I see you are replying to my thread already as I was making some changes so re-read the instructions as I rearranged them a bit to make more sense lol.
MArk.

[Q] R800x

guys i have this phone is not giving any service plus the PRL/MEID/SID/ and the reset of the files are missing inside the phone , i guess someone tried to put a custom ROM and messed it up , i have used lots of firmwares and files to get this device going but i had no luck getting those files installed back in to it , the device is on verizon network , i need help on this , by the way i know how to flash but the step by step guides are not fully explained the right way to flash this phone , i tried wotan also flashes the device and no signal or any of the missing file is installed . please help or pm for solutions and thanks in advance guys, ill hit the thanks button lol ........
rymi1982 said:
guys i have this phone is not giving any service plus the PRL/MEID/SID/ and the reset of the files are missing inside the phone , i guess someone tried to put a custom ROM and messed it up , i have used lots of firmwares and files to get this device going but i had no luck getting those files installed back in to it , the device is on verizon network , i need help on this , by the way i know how to flash but the step by step guides are not fully explained the right way to flash this phone , i tried wotan also flashes the device and no signal or any of the missing file is installed . please help or pm for solutions and thanks in advance guys, ill hit the thanks button lol ........
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Download FlashTool from here.
Install it. Select the path C:\Flashtool to make it easy to find
Download the FTF file from here.
And copy it into the folder C:\Flashtool\firmwares
Now launch Flashtool by double clicking on the Flashtool icon.
Click the Lightning bolt button.
Choose Flashmode.
Accept all the defaults.
Wait until the animated display comes up showing you to turn off your phone and do what it says.
Allow the program to flash your phone back to Verizon stock.
When it reboots, you are totally back to stock again.
Now follow up with the threads in the Development section on how to root and install a custom recovery.
Good luck!
R800x
netizenmt said:
Download FlashTool from here.
Install it. Select the path C:\Flashtool to make it easy to find
Download the FTF file from here.
And copy it into the folder C:\Flashtool\firmwares
Now launch Flashtool by double clicking on the Flashtool icon.
Click the Lightning bolt button.
Choose Flashmode.
Accept all the defaults.
Wait until the animated display comes up showing you to turn off your phone and do what it says.
Allow the program to flash your phone back to Verizon stock.
When it reboots, you are totally back to stock again.
Now follow up with the threads in the Development section on how to root and install a custom recovery.
Good luck!
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i did all this its back to normal kernel but yopu said look for recovery thread , i did and had no luck on recoveru=ing meid,PRL/network , nobody has this issue and the problem here is i cant get this phone to go on bootlaoder ro see the reset factory and recovery file update, how to get to recovery mode please help . by the way i thanked you plus i appreciated the time u spent writting this down and giv links also , i just need to recover netweork and meid please , thanks in advance guy
rymi1982 said:
i did all this its back to normal kernel but yopu said look for recovery thread , i did and had no luck on recoveru=ing meid,PRL/network , nobody has this issue and the problem here is i cant get this phone to go on bootlaoder ro see the reset factory and recovery file update, how to get to recovery mode please help . by the way i thanked you plus i appreciated the time u spent writting this down and giv links also , i just need to recover netweork and meid please , thanks in advance guy
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Did you backup your TA (Trim Area) with Omnius before you had these problems?
If not, your best bet is spending $24 with Alejandrissimo to fix your problems.
(It sounds like your TA is screwed up, so reflashing anything won't help (as you already tried))
(They had this problem when the R800x was first unlocked, but it hasn't reared it's head for a while)
Pax
paxChristos said:
Did you backup your TA (Trim Area) with Omnius before you had these problems?
If not, your best bet is spending $24 with Alejandrissimo to fix your problems.
(It sounds like your TA is screwed up, so reflashing anything won't help (as you already tried))
(They had this problem when the R800x was first unlocked, but it hasn't reared it's head for a while)
Pax
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ok i got the meid but still need baseband dont know why its not installing with all checked all agreed boxes , only the baseband it not installing , i found 1 for verizon im using flashtool to get inside device still no luck f#$% this man its a damn headache , lol any more ideas guyd cause im sick of it man .........
rymi1982 said:
ok i got the meid but still need baseband dont know why its not installing with all checked all agreed boxes , only the baseband it not installing , i found 1 for verizon im using flashtool to get inside device still no luck f#$% this man its a damn headache , lol any more ideas guyd cause im sick of it man .........
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As Pax mentioned at this point your best bet is to contact alejandrissimo to see about a repair. If your TA is screwed up Alejandrissimo is really your only help...
sorry i dont know is it the right place to ask,but im a noob
and this thread is the only place where i can post a comment.
i have a problem with a custom ROM that i use daily http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1649368
every time i use google play store,and exit the app..its going to force close (it doesn't force close when i use it,for example when i download an app..but when im going to exit it'll force close)
is it a bug?but if its not,how to fix it?
thanks,and sorry if i made mistakes (since im a noob here) >.<
my xplay status is rooted,unlocked bootloader with custom kernel by doomlord v14
xperiaplaydc said:
sorry i dont know is it the right place to ask,but im a noob
and this thread is the only place where i can post a comment.
i have a problem with a custom ROM that i use daily http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1649368
every time i use google play store,and exit the app..its going to force close (it doesn't force close when i use it,for example when i download an app..but when im going to exit it'll force close)
is it a bug?but if its not,how to fix it?
thanks,and sorry if i made mistakes (since im a noob here) >.<
my xplay status is rooted,unlocked bootloader with custom kernel by doomlord v14
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Try using cwm and fixing permissions to see if that helps. It usually corrects a lot of those little errors
agraceful said:
Try using cwm and fixing permissions to see if that helps. It usually corrects a lot of those little errors
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Okay,i'll try it..
By the way i found another prob
Sometimes my phone get reboot it self
I dont know why,i haven't doing anything with overclock or underclock before
xperiaplaydc said:
Okay,i'll try it..
By the way i found another prob
Sometimes my phone get reboot it self
I dont know why,i haven't doing anything with overclock or underclock before
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Is it overheating? If not then it's probably the system getting overloaded and the kernel taking a crap. It happens some times unfortunately
agraceful said:
Is it overheating? If not then it's probably the system getting overloaded and the kernel taking a crap. It happens some times unfortunately
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Nope,its normal i guess between 32' to 35'
If the problem is something with kernel or system,so how to fix it?
jgregoryj1 said:
As Pax mentioned at this point your best bet is to contact alejandrissimo to see about a repair. If your TA is screwed up Alejandrissimo is really your only help...
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thanks man , sounds like very helpful solution and im going to get that done by tonight , thanks again , by the way is there any hard reset to this device cause i tried to even flash the device it tells me that the ( unknown source and debbuging must be checked ) and they are both checked and i turn off device wait couple seconds run Flashtool select flashmode and go to file Selected ( XperiaPlay_3.0.1.E.0.88_R800x.ftf ) than wait for the display to say connect device press & hold <---- back button insert USB done but when it reaches 99% it says ( unknown source & debbuging must be checked ) dont know why any ideas though ?

[Q] I have some strange Kernel issues !!!

Hello folks! As the title says I have quite a strange issue with some kernels (Franco,LeanKernel and STOCK!!). I flash the kernels after flashing a rom ,doing it clean(all the wipes) and the phone is working fine for couple hours or a day,after that it just going verry sluggish even in appdrawer or when switching desktop screens. I looked at the CPU frequencies and they change as they shouldn't,I can tell that somethig isn't right with the cpu...I have this issue only with those kernels. I tried stock roms,4.2.x roms,flashed even google images to be sure it's stock,tried them with AOKP 4.2 and 4.1 ,CNA and the list could go on...
Is someone else having the same issue??
Any fix for this? I really want to try franco's kernel!!!
1. Hmmm, are you running a live wallpaper?
2. Do you face the same issue while using Trinity Kernel?
3. Are you sure you do not have any app such as SetCPU which is controlling the speed of CPU?
4. If you set the CPU speed back to normal, does this fix the issue?
5. How much space is mostly left on your sdcard?
I hope the answers of these questions will help to identify your problem much bettER
I don't have the same issue with faux's and trinity kernels . I don't have any program,i don't use a live wallpaper, how I can speed back to normal the cpu?
calinoii said:
I looked at the CPU frequencies and they change as they shouldn't
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I thought you have checked the CPU speed/frequency using an app like "AnTuTu CPU Master".
calinoii said:
how I can speed back to normal the cpu?
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Using AnTuTu CPU Master, check the speed set for the CPU when the phone is sluggish and if it something other than the normal 1200 MHz then modify it back to normal. This is what I meant
The frequencies changes verry verry fast,that's when the phone becomes sluggish,i have mini freezes,lots of them
calinoii said:
The frequencies changes verry verry fast,that's when the phone becomes sluggish,i have mini freezes,lots of them
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I think some background processes are causing this so the CPU is trying to respond to them.
I suggest that you do a full wipe, install a ROM and use Franco's kernel, but do not install any other application on your phone, only default ones installed already with the ROM, maybe Gapps as well just to have a usable phone for some time, then check after a day whether it is again sluggish although there are no applications at all or it is still running fine. At least we would be able to know that maybe one of your application is not compatible well with these kernels and causing this mess.
You may want to avoid wiping so try to force stop the applications running in the background (and cached processes as well) to see if one of them is causing this problem.
Good Luck
I did wipe the data and didn't install any application and I have the same issue :-s
calinoii said:
I did wipe the data and didn't install any application and I have the same issue :-s
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Do you use any widgets?
Nope
I am not sure I have helpful suggestions anymore except to be sure that you are using the correct Franco kernel whether you are running a 4.1 ROM or 4.2 one.
I hope other members can solve this problem for you. Maybe you will get a bettER help if you discuss this with the Franco kernel users on the Franco kernel thread.
Thanks anyway,i'll post this issue on franco's kernel thread and hope for a fix...and be sure i flashed the correct version of kernel )
Anyone? Please?
calinoii said:
I have some others with the same problem,but thisis the latest,no one could help me this far.I already did what you suggested me...I`m sure I did the clean wipes,just installed gapps and nothing else...when it was getting little hot the freezes were starting too,I think i did all I could,many people in this forums adviced me and still nothing,maybe franco's the only one who can help me with this...
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Carrying on from here where we were in franco's thread. If you're flashing gapps then clearly you aren't using stock ROM like I told you to try. So, my suggestion to you for troubleshooting remains the same:
osm0sis said:
Well that's really peculiar. I'd try flashing stock again using fastboot. I'd fastboot oem lock, then fastboot oem unlock to wipe, then flash the entire image set as in efrant's thread just to make sure it all gets wiped. But unfortunately, like I said, if stock kernel doesn't work over a fresh fastboot flash of Google's factory image on your device there's still something very wrong, and it's likely wrong with the device itself.
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osm0sis said:
Use the latest Google Factory Image for your device like I suggested, then you can see if you get the OTA immediately or you can flash it yourself. Do all this before you put any apps on, and don't let it put any apps on and see if you still have the issue with a completely stock setup.
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Please report back only when you've followed that to the letter.
Tried both,the ones from the images,and the gapps on a stock flashed rom via recovery...I'm trying to resolve this for over 2 weeks now...
L.E : Ok,I will pm you when I manage to have some time for doing this again,thanks for your kindnes
I don't care how many times you think you've done it correctly before, I want you to try it AGAIN. And make sure you've completely wiped by using fastboot oem lock and unlock, then follow efrant's thread to the letter for flashing the entire image set. Factory Images ONLY, no stock-ish kitchen garbage.
I'm happy to help you but you've got to follow my instructions, since this is what I would be doing if I had this issue on my device.
Ok,I will,is there anyguide for locking and unlockingthe bootloader ? or simply "fastboot oem lock" and after "fastboot oem unlock" ?
calinoii said:
Ok,I will,is there anyguide for locking and unlockingthe bootloader ? or simply "fastboot oem lock" and after "fastboot oem unlock" ?
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Yeah those are the commands. That's it. :good:
I think it's mentioned in efrant's post too, but no special guide necessary. Use the adb and fastboot that he attached too if you're new to fastboot.
I'm used to fastboot,I don't even need the guide to see the commands now,I think I used them like 100 times last 2 weeks )
Fair enough. Please follow the guide anyway though, and be sure to also flash userdata.img and recovery.img to be completely stock. You can fastboot boot cwm.img if you need it to flash your OTA afterwards. We just need you at 100% stock so we can try to figure this thing out. Also maybe hold off on adding your Google account so it doesn't start forcing apps onto your device. It could very well still be a rogue app issue so we need to try and keep your device as empty as possible to see if we can rule out hardware defect. :good:
Should I install any apps?
I did everything you said,now i'm waiting for it to boot up

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