yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Dell Streak 7] jayjaypops:
perfect bluesy_92. you've helped me so much already even thought my dell streak is still "unable to be used" :P now im for sure guarenteed this is a dell streak 7 (lol) since there is no removable battery and the c buttons are right under my thumb landscape wise.

as for the partition, would you help me figure out? ill sorta spam (not really) on the development thread for anyone who has nvflash experience to help me out with my streak.

as for others who click on this thread and do read and by any chance know any nvflash experience. please do help and just jump right in. thanks so much XDA community providers :D lets see if we can get through a bypass.
[Dell Streak 7] jayjaypops:
as of things to try

as of things to try in the morning when i wake up for work

the only thing im missing now is my adapter for my miniSD card to stick it in my streak and do the update.pkg file from the stock recovery menu. idk if it will bring me far because at work, i have internet access all day via phone (htc sensation) and i can try to keep update with my xda app but i have no desktop whatsoever.
[Dell Streak 7] bluesy_92:
Well, I've heard of people getting devices that are locked in read-only, basically making them unable to be flashed. The fact that nothing is working scares me that this may be the case, but at the same time, I never experienced it, so I definately can't be sure. Someone who has may be able to tell you if you're stuck. If it is read-only, your only hope is Dell by that point :-/

That's the first thing I think you should find out. Because if it is locked in read-only, your case is pretty much closed at that point (and not in a good way, unless Dell helps you.) If you find out it's not, then I would try to figure out why Honeystreak isn't flashing properly.

You can try update.pkg - everything is worth a shot, but unlike flashing Honeystreak, I think it won't repartition or anything (updating through a .pkg is the way manufacturers release updates - it was not designed to be harmful to the users data, afaik) so that's not exactly a sure-thing. Don't let that stop you from trying it, though - when something can't be used at all, any idea is a good idea :P
[Dell Streak 7] jayjaypops:
well, im not really trying to flash anything, i dont even care if its rooted or not, i just want it to be working basically. so my son can watch his elmo while i play my game or update my roms or watch my movies without him whining :P anything just to make it stock perfect again and this bypass to go through >__<"
[Dell Streak 7] pyraxiate:
What happened when you tried nvflash ?

Did it push all of the partitions properly ?

Are you sure you had it in apx mode ?

I just recovered mine from a honeystreak flash and nvflash rewrites all partitions. Then try to fastboot push the system / recovery images.. After that you should be able to use cwm via fastboot to write a new rom ( I went back to streakdroid 1.3 ).

Just put the image file into your fastboot directory and boot it from your computers hard drive ( fastboot boot cwm.img )
[Dell Streak 7] jayjaypops:
re read past posts?

this is what it looks like when i double click download.bat (http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=15109690&postcount=425) it gives me a FAILED!

hold down Volume up + Volume down while plugging the USB cable in? Pretty sure i am because the first time i got prompted on my computer, i already downloaded the drivers, i just had to direct it to find the drivers, it said APX mode.

when you double click download.bat, after the img file 14 or 15 goes through, does your command screen suddenly disappear? whats your next step through that?
[Dell Streak 7] pyraxiate:
I flashed using these partition images ( Not the ones in the initial NVflash post) Maybe your image files were corrupted on download. Im glad someone uploaded them in 1 rar to ensure a clean set :)

Id start over from scratch by using this rar as your c:\Nvflash directory

http://www.multiupload.com/OM0VO9HBO9

See if those make a difference. After Nvflash completes the box will close, its normal. Use the pinhole to reset. From there I just used fastboot ( vol down and power ) to boot into cwm ( i can dropbox the image if you need it ). The command is : fastboot boot cwmimagename.img

from there you can format data/cache/system/dalvik/storage ( mine came back with an error not being able to format a few but try it anyway)

Mount SD card and copy something like the streakdroid zip to it. Using CWM's menus, install a zip from SDcard and choose it. It should run w/o error.

I had the Dell logo only stuck on boot after that , so I went into recovery and formatted user data only . From there it booted right up.

When you boot your streak, does it still boot into the original rom or does it just freeze on the Dell logo?
[Dell Streak 7] jayjaypops:
sorry for the late reply, i just barely got home from work. i just bought myself a 2 gig micro sd card, and the adapter to stick the micro sd card in the bigger sd card. im going to try the update.pkg. unfortunate of me, i tried to do it right away but its low battery :P just my luck. charging the streak 7 right now.

not even, it would boot original rom with the users data still enabled. (the reason i say this is because, the pattern lock is still there) even when i tried the nvflash, it would boot right up to the pattern lock and with the same background she always had.
[Dell Streak 7] jayjaypops:
idea

since i now have an sd card, im going to try the "Restore your DS7" but the only thing thats stopping me is that it requires CWR which i dont have. ill try to work around it since my DS7 is recognized by fastboot and ADB. Also wanted to add another misfortune of mine, she does have debug mode on but fastboot should work rather than ADB. wish me luck.

if anyone has any other suggestions or ideas, please budge in. i dont mind at all. thanks for the help all!
[Dell Streak 7] jayjaypops:
sorry lufc. thanks for moving. i apologize. just stressed out from real life events. arent we all ? aha. thanks and im sorry once again!
[Dell Streak 7] jayjaypops:
failed, right when i typed adb devices, it shows my DS7 numbers, but when i type adb shell, i dont get ~# sign back. i get an error: Closed! :cool:

here i come nvflash. i shall try you again with the help of "pyraxiate" link he used to restore his DS7. wish me luck!
[Dell Streak 7] jayjaypops:
failed aswell, after double clicking restore.bat, i let it do its own thing, after it pushes p14.img file, it closes the command box right away, so i used an earring to turn off the device, unplugged from the usb, and yet, it still loads up pefectly with the same wallpaper and still the pattern lock... ughh, this is really frustrating!! ;'(

im trying one last step, before i call dell... (i dont even know if they'll replace this since im not the owner or the buyer of the product. unless they will? let me know)

my last step im taking is, im gonna use nvflash again, but this time im gonna use the WIFI DS7 partitions. hopefully it works. please almight lord! *sniff* begging. wish me luck. ill update

and as you already know what im going to say next, if anyone out there has any suggestions, ideas or plans. please help me out. might help others out in the community. thanks so much in advance :D
[Desire General] k3lcior:
Steve Kondik, Aka Cyanogen, Joins Samsung Mobile (And Their Babies Will Be Picture Perfect)

What do ya think about this? I mean i'm happy for Steve, and ofc Samsung did a great move too there but i just hope it wont have any negative impact on CyanogenMod.
[Desire General] aaa:
As far as I understand, only he alone joins the cooperation and not the whole Cyanogen team.

I believe and hope, this should have no impact on CynogenMod ROMs.

I agree, Samsung has made a good decision. This is to avoid the same humiliating HTC Desire GB update failure.
[Desire General] 08r3308:
This is great news for samsung. They are certainly getting their game on
[G2 and Desire Z General] anewvision:
Thanks for the move orb3000

EDIT:

Apparently I can't post links either... what gives??? Going to have to do this the ghetto way I guess..

Anyway, I made a nice little .bat to temp-root the 2.3.4 OTA for the T-Mobile G2 (HTC Vision) for all you lazy people out there, or the people who are just tired of playing with the cmd (like myself).

It's on media fire... www(dot)mediafire(dot)com/?xwurdlpcw61oxiz

Just unzip and run "rootg2.bat"

It uses fre3vo, as it is the only method that currently works. If this for some reason does NOT work for you, edit rootg2.bat and change the address set to one of the following after a reboot

FAA90000 -end FFFFFFFF

10000000 -end 1FFFFFFF

20000000 -end 2FFFFFFF

30000000 -end 3FFFFFFF

F0000000 -end FFFFFFFF

E0000000 -end EFFFFFFF

Find one that works?? Great! Now you have a bat juuuuuust for you.

Long time lurker, first time poster, micro sized developer.
[G2 and Desire Z General] tntx:
how to install

hi, i'm not very good with this. can you let me know how to install the g2root file on my g2? by the way, is this a permanent root? thx
[G2 and Desire Z General] TheRomMistress:
It says in the title this is a temporary root, not permanent. Check the [REF] Sticky is either General or Development for guides that will help you through the proces. DO NOT attempt root until you are sure you know what you are doing. READ and SEARCH!
[G2 and Desire Z General] RebelScum75:
Does anyone know of a way to temp-root on-device, without having to hook up to a PC?
[G2 and Desire Z General] mmafighter121:
After the message "daemon started successfully" the adb just hangs at that line, no crash, just doesn't advance any further. I can't input any commands either. I waited for over an hour to see if it would proceed, but not as such. Any ideas?
[G2 and Desire Z General] guhl99:
Hi!

I know that there is none :-)

Have fun - Guhl
[G2 and Desire Z General] dianlb50:
will this also work for the desire z ?
[G2 and Desire Z General] jboe145:
no dude ive been looking forever "finally had a reason to root the darn thing but i dont think there is one at least not that i have found--i work for verizon now anyways left my tmo--lol-----
[G2 and Desire Z General] stumpyz9:
yes, basically same phone
[G2 and Desire Z General] mmafighter121:
Did this work for anyone?
[G2 and Desire Z General] HobbesG2:
I'm having issues getting this to work. I have tried the various addresses with no solid confirmation of whether it worked or not, aside from running the app "Root Check" or attempting to use an app that requires root, and finding that the phone is indeed, not rooted.

The results vary however at best, the process appears to have gone through smoothly. Daemon was successful, it successfully locates the region, and finally successfully dismounts and and remounts, which leaves us at the stage where it says press any key to continue.

Are there additional steps? What conditions must be met in order for this to work other than turning on debugging mode? Must the usb cord remain connected? Does the temp root end once the cord is unplugged? The guide above didn't exactly give any clear cut step-by-step directions and so I am feeling as if I'm not doing something because the guide doesn't mention it.

Can someone who has successfully temp-rooted their G2 v2.3.4 post a list of steps needed from start to finish? Example:

1) Enable USB debugging on phone.

2) Plug phone into computer via USB cord.

3) Unzip g2root.zip into a folder of your choice.

4) Run g2root.bat.

5) If successful, you will see (fill in the blank)

6) If successful, go to step 7, if unsuccessful, reboot computer/phone and retry step 1

Something like the above direct would be extremely useful to a few of us. Thanks!

-HobbesG2
[G2 and Desire Z General] janisozaur:
Hello, I think this is my first post over here.

enable usb debugging on the phone

Plug phone into computer via USB

kill adb if it is already running:

./adb kill-server

start adb server as root:

sudo ./adb start-server

sample output:

* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *

./adb wait-for-device

and wait for this command to exit

./adb push /PUT/PATH/TO/G2ROOT/HERE/fre3vo /data/local/tmp

sample output:

218 KB/s (9796 bytes in 0.043s)

./adb -d shell chmod 777 /data/local/tmp/fre3vo

./adb -d shell /data/local/tmp/fre3vo -debug -start fb040000 -end FFFFFFFF

sample output:

fre3vo by #teamwin
Please wait...
Attempting to modify ro.secure property...
fb_fix_screeninfo:
id: msmfb
smem_start: 2fd00000
smem_len: 300000
type: 0
type_aux: 0
visual: 2
xpanstep: 0
ypanstep: 1
line_length: 1920
mmio_start: 0
accel: 0
fb_var_screeninfo:
xres: 480
yres: 800
xres_virtual: 480
yres_virtual: 1600
xoffset: 0
yoffset: 0
bits_per_pixel: 32
activate: 16
height: 80
width: 48
rotate: 0
grayscale: 0
nonstd: 0
accel_flags: 0
pixclock: 0
left_margin: 0
right_margin: 0
upper_margin: 0
lower_margin: 0
hsync_len: 0
vsync_len: 0
sync: 0
vmode: 0
Frame Buffer handle: 4
Buffer offset: 002ee000
Buffer size: 8192
Scanning region fb040000...
Scanning region fb130000...
Scanning region fb220000...
Scanning region fb310000...
Scanning region fb400000...
Scanning region fb4f0000...
Scanning region fb5e0000...
Scanning region fb6d0000...
Scanning region fb7c0000...
Scanning region fb8b0000...
Scanning region fb9a0000...
Scanning region fba90000...
Potential exploit area found at address fbb54e00:1200.
Exploiting device...

adb wait-for-device

./adb -d remount

sample output:

remount succeeded

verify you have root:

./adb -d shell id

output:

uid=0(root) gid=0(root)
[G2 and Desire Z General] Nipqer:
Or you could verify it worked by executing 'adb shell' and if you have a # prompt rather than $, it worked.

This will stick until you reboot. Unplugging the cable will not affect it (unless you're currently running the commands)

This is not exactly a true temp-root, as it just gives adb root access, but you should be able to remount /system as rw and push su and SuperUser.apk to the right places to get a proper temp-root.

-Nipqer
[G2 and Desire Z General] janisozaur:
could you please describe how to do that? where do i get these packages from?
[G2 and Desire Z General] HobbesG2:
Getting closer but still not quite there. The reason why I was not having confirmations before was because I was running the rootg2.bat file directly rather than doing it through the cmd prompt, aka Start --> Run --> [type cmd]. After having ran the .bat file via the cmd prompt, I was able to apply, and confirm via the steps that were mentioned.

Problem is, I'm still not exactly truly temp-rooted, as none of my apps that require root or are designed to check root, show me as rooted. Is this because superuser and/or busybox are not operating as if they are rooted due to something I'm not aware of?

I already have the latest Superuser/Elite and BusyBox installed onto my phone via the Market. Do I have to push them into a specific folder that simply installing them from market wont do automatically?

Any thoughts?

After I get this nailed down, I will write a comprehensive explaination for others to do this as well.
[G2 and Desire Z General] Nipqer:
Here is a true temp-root which works with fre3vo.

Just read the readme file.

-Nipqer
[G2 and Desire Z General] Flash05:
any update on this one?

i hope this makes rooting easier...
[G2 and Desire Z General] Trixee:
I see this method listed for the Sensation, has it been proven to work for G2, stock OTA 2.3.4?
[G2 and Desire Z General] -Maverick-:
Wondering the same.
[G2 and Desire Z General] Nipqer:
If you are running 2.3.x, and use fre3vo, then run that zip I posted, you will have proper temp-root.

It will stick until a reboot, but then you can just redo everything.

Yes it's proven to work.

-Nipqer
[G2 and Desire Z General] Flash05:
any other feedback here?
[G2 and Desire Z General] noflopscott:
I'm running 2.3.4 and keep getting "Exploit Found..." then "Payload Validation Failed"

I think that this is the 6th or 7th 'How-To' I've tried with no luck, although this did seem to get the closest
[G2 and Desire Z General] noflopscott:
try this method, worked for me 1st time down from 2.3.4 to 2.2

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1178912
[G2 and Desire Z General] Flash05:
can i run steps 1-7 (temp root) only and get to run apps that require root?

and just redo incase of reboot?
[G2 and Desire Z General] Nipqer:
Like I said in my earlier post

Run the zip file I posted, after running fre3vo, and apps that require root will run.

-Nipqer
[G2 and Desire Z General] Setherio:
Nipqer: Added it to my guide like you suggested and of course, gave proper credit. Much thanks! \(^_^)/
[G2 and Desire Z General] Flash05:
i just realized mine is dz and 2.3.3... :(
[G2 and Desire Z General] Nipqer:
Yeah so it will work fine.

If you had 2.2, then it would be a bit harder, but fre3vo works fine and then run my zip.

-Nipqer
[G2 and Desire Z General] Flash05:
wait are you saying it will work with dz 2.3.3? im afraid to screw my phone...
[G2 and Desire Z General] player911:
Never mind
[G2 and Desire Z General] zielin:
root appears to be removed

I ran the commands in the batch file in the intial post, along with the additional commands posted by Nipqer. This appears to work to get me root. However, I suspect it is only lasting for a short period of time. Here's why I say so...

The purpose of my rooting is because I just got a replacement phone from tmobile and am trying to use Titanium to back up my apps/data and restore them to the new phone.

When I run the batch backup via Titanium it claims success and will display 120/120 items backed up. However, when I reload Titanium (either by force quitting or using the "reload application" menu option) it claims to no longer have root access.

Running the series of adb commands again allows Titanium to believe it has root access. However, now when I go in it shows only a partial amount of the items (7/120 initially) are available for restore. Every time I run through this process it manages to add a few more itmes (currently up to 33/120). So I suspect it's losing root part of the way through the backup process.

Note that during this process of rooting and rerooting I did not reboot the phone. As far as I understand the temp root is supposed to last until reboot, correct?

Does this make sense? Am I doing something wrong? Is there any way to prevent this?

I figure I could eventually back up all my items by repeating this process for a while, but would be afraid to restore at that point as I figure if it's getting interupted in the middle of the backup there is the potential for the backed up data to be corrupted.

Any suggestions you might have are very much appreciated.
[G2 and Desire Z General] Nipqer:
As far as I know, the temp-root I posted should work until you reboot.

HOWEVER, it seems the exploit (fre3vo) might cause some instability, so it seems it would not be a good idea to leave it exploited for ages at a time.

You could check /sdcard/TitaniumBackup to see what is actually getting backed up.

-Nipqer
[G2 and Desire Z General] zielin:
further clues

Thanks for the reply. Some further clues if it helps...

It only seems to be Titanium that causes the loss of root. If I don't attempt to run a backup then it appears to last until I reboot.

Also, root does not seem to be lost altogether, but just to the applications. In order for Titanium to regain root I do not need to run fre3vo again. Rather I only run execute fixsu.sh again and apps once again act as if they have root.

I tried continually running fixsu.sh while it was backing up (figuring if it lost root it would gain it back again right away). This got most everything to back up, but when I go to restore it I believe there must be some corruption as most things have a line through them in Titanium.
[G2 and Desire Z General] bobolinko:
Temp Rooted G2 with Gingerbread 2.3.4 OTA Installed.

I have done it and rooted my G2. However, the minute it's finished, I can tether, Titanium Backup works, Etc. but if I wait for a while, then the phone, by itself, becomes un-rooted. That is to say, Titanium complains not rooted, and tethering also says not rooted! Does anyone know what is going on? Does anyone know how to have the last 7 lines run on the phone without the use of ADB? That'd make the whole thing much more usable!

This is the batch file I used. Alterations are mine, so the file can run from any folder but expects all the "stuff" already installed on the phone and installed to the standard folders on a windows machine. The adddress was altered so that I don't have to wait while scanning addresses I already know I do not need to scan.

==========================================================

cls

c:

cd \Program Files\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools

adb wait-for-device

adb push ./fre3vo /data/local/tmp

adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/tmp/fre3vo

rem adb shell /data/local/tmp/fre3vo -debug -start fb040000 -end FFFFFFFF

adb shell /data/local/tmp/fre3vo -debug -start Fb990000 -end FFFFFFFF

rem adb shell /data/local/tmp/fre3vo -debug -start FAA90000 -end FFFFFFFF

rem adb shell /data/local/tmp/fre3vo -debug -start 10000000 -end 1FFFFFFF

rem adb shell /data/local/tmp/fre3vo -debug -start 20000000 -end 2FFFFFFF

rem adb shell /data/local/tmp/fre3vo -debug -start 30000000 -end 3FFFFFFF

rem adb shell /data/local/tmp/fre3vo -debug -start F0000000 -end FFFFFFFF

rem adb shell /data/local/tmp/fre3vo -debug -start E0000000 -end EFFFFFFF

adb wait-for-device

adb remount

adb shell

adb shell exit

cls

adb push su /data/local/tmp/

adb push busybox /data/local/tmp/

adb push fixsu.sh /data/local/tmp/

rem install superuser if notalready installed

rem adb install SuperUser.apk

adb shell chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/fixsu.sh

adb shell /data/local/tmp/fixsu.sh

Exit
[G2 and Desire Z General] zielin:
Slightly different behavior than mine, but at least now I don't feel alone :)
[G2 and Desire Z General] artur-x:
Dz 2.3.3

I tried evry way to permanent root, but I failed. there is no more way that I did not try it.

I'm confused and hopeless.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] tKoHaXoR:
Dell Streak 7 stuck on CWM.

I purchased a Dell Streak 7 that was stuck on CWM.

If you reboot the streak it boots straight into CWM 3.0.2.0. What can i do??

This thread seems to be going somewhere!

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1220593
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] jayjaypops:
i too is stuck, if you look at my recent threads, ive basically done EVERYTHING to try to bypass this.

just wondering, let me know what dell told you and how that microwave this worked out. im an electronic technician, i can open this thing up and slice a couple flex cables to make it stop working but the bad thing is that, the screws by the SD card and reset button, those are the water mark stickers and i dont have anything to replace those when i do open this up. update me tKoHaXoR. thanks in advance!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] tKoHaXoR:
I was thinking of sending it to some repair shop in San Diego, CA.

http://www.sandiegopchelp.com/services/tablet-repair/dell/streak-7

That looks like the only option. 75-100 dollars for a repair. Not that bad.