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[myTouch 3G Slide General] cinguliano:
Many, many thanks for this guide! This worked for me and I'm now running CM 7.1 on my MT3G Slide, which was previouly trapped in stock Froyo. This is the first time ever, I root and flash a custom ROM on any device!

I went through three issues, which I list in case they help other newbies. I'm only listing steps that didn't work as per insanityrains's guide. Steps not listed worked for me exactly as listed on his guide.

1. I could not find SuperOneClick 1.7. I used version 2.2 instead.

7. SuperOneClick stopped updating the progress after step 7 -- applying the explot; it never indicated the process was complete. I just waited like ten minutes and closed the SuperOneClick app. Re-launching it and attempting to apply the Shell Root reported rooting already as "True" so it did take place.

9. While flashing, there is an error that it could not roll back the bootloader and it was bypassed. I don't know if this is OK or not but I ignored this error and it didn't stop me from completing the remaining steps.
[myTouch 3G Slide General] txdeathray:
Yup, that will happen if you upgraded your phone to the official froyo, so congratulations, you're now rooted!
[myTouch 3G Slide General] makila:
works!

I have been searching for a method to get off 2.2.1 and back to root. This worked perfect. Followed the instructions exactly as they said, expect as others have echoed:

1. Used the most updated superoneclick from: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=803682

2. I deleted the 2.1 file (esprimg) from my SD Card prior to installing CM7.

3. Make sure you rename "update-cm-7...." you only rename it to: "update" or it will rename it update.zip.zip. Which doesn't work.

THANK YOU to insanityrains!!!
[myTouch 3G Slide General] rmbb:
mt3gs rooter program

I have had some success getting the Superoneclick to run to completion, BUT I am getting stuck at Step 8

"8. In the mt3gs rooter program, click on "Root Me""

I never see anything when mtgs3 rooter launches except for a millisecond of a console screen which disappears before I can read any of it.

I have yet to see this "Root Me" button.

HaLP?
[myTouch 3G Slide General] Ninosmaxima:
man this phone is special, like the special olympics kinda deal, wtf did htc smoke before making this crap. im so amazed at how many times and tries i had to do with this thing, format your sd card if its anything but kingston. fat32 works :-\
[myTouch 3G Slide General] wafflmao:
THanks! This worked really well!
[myTouch 3G Slide General] g2uzer:
9. Once your phone is rebooted it should be in BOOTLOADER Mode. Press volume down to select fastboot (If it doesnt show fastboot then select Bootloader and it will then show the menu with fastboot).

Once fastboot is highlighted, press the power button once.

It will check for ESPRIMG.zip and should show a progress bar in the top right.

After waiting a while it will ask you if you want to update, press volume up.

When it is finished it will ask to reboot, press volume up to do so. (If phone says on Mytouch circle for too long just take out the battery and restart)

If you want to put CM7 on your phone do instructions below.

that ESPRIMG.zip it wont let me update it, it says its a older one, this is my first mytouch 3gslide im rooting its 2.2.1, i did see the red triangle and press up+power but then i just reboot the phone, after i back out of where it was telling me i couldn't update it

next question i didnt see the option to "back up" like when i flashed a different phone, did i do some thing wrong?
[myTouch 3G Slide General] ttianna:
I am on 2.2.1, followed the rooting instructions without trouble, but am getting this same error message when I try to install CM7. Any ideas?
[myTouch 3G Slide General] soub31:
i'm having the same problem could someone please share their wisdom :]

EDIT: got it working not sure how though only worked with my goldcard (luckily I still had one from my mytouch 1.2)
[myTouch 3G Slide General] ttianna:
Create a gold card

I finally got everything to work. I created a gold card using the instructions on the cyanogenmod wki (I can't post links yet)

Then I went through all the steps again, and it worked!
[myTouch 3G Slide General] g2uzer:
So you had to create a gold card? I rooting it this way also let's you add different roms thru ClockworkMod like most rooted phones?
[myTouch 3G Slide General] ttianna:
Gold card

Yes, I just followed the instructions to format my SD card as a gold card, then went through the rooting process all over again. Now my phone is rooted and running CM7.
[myTouch 3G Slide General] g2uzer:
SuperOneClick 1.7-

http://xdaforums.com/atta...3&d=1298565480 <does not work for me:/

and also: will this method allow you to flash different custom roms thru recovery?
[myTouch 3G Slide General] ttianna:
Yes, it seems so. I have ROM Manager and all the options available to me. I haven't tried to flash a custom ROM, but it seems like I could.
[myTouch 3G Slide General] pitflyer:
This worked for me for the most part. One caveat, my first attempt failed because I was still on 2.1 (didn't even think to check). Updated to 2.2 via MyTouch updater then ran the steps again (which takes it back to 2.1!). I got the errors from the MT3G Rooter program that it couldn't cd to that directory and run the exploid, and the updater couldn't change the bootloader since my HBOOT is too late... but I just kept on moving and now running CM7 rooted.

The only thing I see is because I am still S-ON I can't update SU... so I guess I'll have to play now with S-OFF on the device.

Thanks OP and others for sharing your experience.
[myTouch 3G Slide General] seangeezy12:
ok so that ESPRIMG.zip is downloaded on my PC im using Vista...but ummmm it wount let me unzip it so i just put it on my SD card and now what...when i use the mt3s thing....when it gets to the ESPRIMG.zip file... it looks like this "ESPRIMG.zip..........................." what exactly is supposed to happened at this point can somebody please tell me? im confused i got all the downloads and i dont know what im doing wrong and i believe it has something to do with this file...help please
[myTouch 3G Slide General] fkvx:
Can anyone post a working link for mt3s rooter please?
[myTouch 3G Slide General] rnoble9660:
The download link for the mt3s rooter does not seem to work. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks.
[myTouch 3G Slide General] insanityrains:
Links fixed. PM me if they ever go down
[myTouch 3G Slide General] txrocker281:
i have followed instructions and used super oneclick, but it freezes and crashes on

"waiting for device"

EDIT:

Ok, I have rooted it now,but when I get to bootloader and try to apply the ESPRIMG update it says "main version is older" and it just forces me to restart.
[myTouch 3G Slide General] kurplop:
Bring up a command prompt,

Adb devices

It should show your phone.

If not your USB Adb drivers are not loaded properly.

°··:··SGSII T989~ juggernaut v4.1~ synergy v.0.10··:··°
[myTouch 3G Slide General] txrocker281:
It shows the device when i use the cmd prompt.

It still gets stuck on Step 5 (Waiting for device)
[myTouch 3G Slide General] kurplop:
If you follow the OP, and be persistent it should go. I just rooted 3 of these, first one took me 2 days, the other 2 took a couple hours. Keep trying keep reading, double check everything! Good luck to you. (on CM7 web site there was an updated esprimg)

°··:··SGSII T989~ juggernaut v4.1~ synergy v.0.10··:··°
[myTouch 3G Slide General] txrocker281:
I have OVER and OVER and OVER. Sorry if I sound like an asshole,but it is frustrating lol.

updated esprimg.where? i do not see it here

http://www.cyanogenmod.com/devices/htc-slide
[myTouch 3G Slide General] kurplop:
I found it @CM7 Web site. I had 2 days into the first one,I hear you. Google is your friend. Google Mt3gs CM7 , lots to read. Hope you get it figured out.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/44457550/esprimg.zip

here is the esprimg file from cm7's web site copy it to your sd.

°··:··SGSII T989~ juggernaut v5.0~ synergy v.0.10··:··°
[myTouch 3G Slide General] rmbb:
I can't this part right. I run the "adb" file in the mt3gs folder but nothing happens, I never see a program launch and certainly not a "Root Me" button.

So clearly something is wrong, but what?
[myTouch 3G Slide General] fiveseven808:
You don't run the adb file, that doesn't help you at all. Run the file "mt3gs rooter"

That has the "Root Me" button.

Also, to all those having problems, make sure you have the HTC drivers installed (obtainable by installing the HTC Sync software), and then make sure the SDcard you're using is formatted in FAT32. Mine was formatted in FAT and caused problems~

After that, everything should flow smoothly! :)
[myTouch 3G Slide General] Marko13:
Thank you greatly! This is the only thing that worked after trying 10 or so different methods.
[myTouch 3G Slide General] Seth0084:
Stuck on CM7 boot screen

So I followed all of the directions to a T and everything went super smoothly until I tried to reboot......well I rebooted into CM7 and the android on a skateboard flew by stopped with the arrow flying around him in a circle and now the arrow is just going around and a around and a around. You get the idea.

So I'm stuck on the boot screen. Any suggestions on what I can do? Please be explicit as I'm a noob and still trying to learn. Thanks!

(I've tried to go back to the recovery and reflash it (cleared cache, user data and what not.) But to no avail, still stuck on the boot screen)

Any help would be greatly appreciated as I currently have an unusable phone. Thanks!:(
[myTouch 3G Slide General] DLipsitz:
Followed directions PRECISELY, works!

Finally, a solution that works!

I followed the directions precisely, though I did some preparation first:

Bought a new SDHC 4GB "4" blank card, and let the phone prepare it. I found I did NOT need to create a "goldcard" at all (which is not in the instructions <- hint). Following the instructions in the OP, both the phone and my Vista 64 PC were able to "see" the card as needed by each.

Downloading SuperOneClick 1.7 generated security warnings with Microsoft Security Essentials, with its response being to remove the zip file from the computer. I changed the setting for that particular program to "Allow," and then re-downloaded it. Thus far, I have yet to find the alleged security problem they claimed, and it worked just fine.

The only difference between the instructions in the OP and what I did was I installed CM 7.1.0 (instead of 7.0). This includes reverting the phone's OS from 2.2 to 2.1. Otherwise, I followed each step in the order told to, and there have been zero problems! I now have 100% use of my 3G Slide (no thanks to HTC or TMO).

One note to pass along: If you unlocked your phone and are now with a different carrier, you will have to redo the steps for entering the Access Point Names. The installation reverts the phone back to TMO settings, and the phone won't work (except through wifi) until you do this.

I couldn't find the "thanks" button to thank the OP, so I will express it here. Thousands of us with these phones had huge problems with TMO's forced update to 2.2, in my case 90% of my attempts at outbound calls resulted in the phone rebooting (including several 911 calls). My phone now not only works as it should have, it works better!

Thanks again!
[myTouch 3G Slide General] andrew.0114:
hey i've downloaded all the files that are listed except for the Google Apps-......The page is not loading so that i can download the file.... is there another link that you can give ??
[myTouch 3G Slide General] neltnerb:
ADB Troubles

Thanks so much for this guide, I'm glad that it is working for so many people. Unfortunately, despite spending at least a solid 8 hours trying to make this work on my computer and phone I have been totally unsuccessful from square one.

I am using a T-Mobile MyTouch 3G Slide with recently factory reset 2.2.1 firmware.

I have at my disposal several SIM cards, a Windows 7 computer, an Ubuntu 10.10 computer, and an Ubuntu 11.10 computer.

On all three systems, I have followed the various instructions online and on this post to try to get ADB to recognize the phone. For Windows 7 I tried the instructions on this post. On my Ubuntu 11.10 computer, I tried the instructions here:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=19446284&postcount=62

and for my Ubuntu 10.10 computer, I tried the instructions here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=921169

However, on all three computers, I see very similar errors. When I run adb with the "devices" argument (i.e. by running the rooting software on the Windows computer as specified here, or by running ./adb devices on my linux computers), it returns:

--

$ ./adb devices

List of devices attached

$

--

The same message is printed by the rooting software windows.

Now, this is not the permissions issue that everyone mentions. And the software is clearly running, but despite three different OS versions, all of them report the same thing. Nothing.

I did a lot of things to try to tease out why this problem is happening. On linux, I used lsusb to verify that it was attached (it was). I used dmesg to verify that it was detected (it was). I verified that debug mode was on the USB on the phone (it was). I turned off wifi and even 3g (didn't help). I made sure it was in charge-only mode (it was). I turned off the firewall (didn't change anything). I plugged into new USB ports (didn't help). I rewrote the rules files for udev several times and rebooted a few more (didn't help).

Nothing seems to make any difference, and since the problem is the same on windows 7 as it is on Ubuntu (at least from what I can tell), I have to assume it's the phone somehow.

Does anyone have any idea why this error might occur? I can't find it referenced anywhere, although it's kind of hard to search for a null return message. It's not even an error... just nothing returned. Very weird.

Anyway, if anyone has any ideas I'd be semi-eternally grateful (not sure about the afterlife, so no promises). I'm pretty computer literate (using linux after all, and have been for over a decade). I'm fairly confident that this is a communications level issue with the phone, and I can't find what is misconfigured or broken.

I wanted to post this to the person who put up the instructions for Ubuntu 11.10, but it seems that this is not allowed for noobs. Oh well, I'll assume that it will percolate up to her eventually.

Best,

Brian Neltner
[myTouch 3G Slide General] largayiT:
I would like to thank insanityrains for the instructions and files. I am running CM7 and its Android version 2.3.3 Gingerbread and space on my phone now.

Once Again Thanks very much for this.
[myTouch 3G Slide General] Monster809:
very good tutorial really works fine with me!!!
[myTouch 3G Slide General] zme17:
gingerbreak ! trying to root my phone !

i downloaded gingerbreak and when i click open it says...

data is in an unexpected location !

please report this in the XDA thread !

now what do i do ? help ?
[myTouch 3G Slide General] fz600:
works, but takes work!

Thanks!

Of the several methods available to root the mt3s I liked this one the best. MT3 rooter shows as an android virus, but that's how it works to get root. Some links were broken so I found the files elsewhere. Remember to delete the espring file after you install it - it's only needed once.

[/COLOR]Also, when you start the phone after installing google apps, you must log into your google account and activate it. So you have to have a wifi or data connection ready to go at that time. Otherwise downloaded apps will appear to load and install, but will not appear on the apps screen. It may take repeated attempts to log on before it makes a connection.

Don't skip this step or you'll be frustrated.....

My first Android root and I didn't brick the phone - whoohoo! :)
[myTouch 3G Slide General] fixxxer7:
I keep getting wifi issues when I flashed CM7.

Anyone else getting issues?
[myTouch 3G Slide General] insanityrains:
Did you have the issues before?
[myTouch 3G Slide General] insanityrains:
Please tell me exactly what you downloaded, Gingerbreak isnt ringing any bells

Also I am trying to help you all but I do not own this phone anymore. I see that some are having issues with the ADB. When I flashed mine I made sure to get rid of any and all other adb services before I tried this method. I did have the official mytouch software installed which does have a adb service, this might help you. Also when you uninstall the programs remember to use a registry cleaner like CCleaner to get rid of any traces to help fix any possible errors there. Then make sure to reboot.
[myTouch 3G Slide General] insanityrains:
I have returned with answers

I cannot guarantee it will. I never had an issue with the camera but you must remember it is only a 3mp

Flash player should be installed, if not look it up for the CM7. Might just be a bug or something they have.

If you have this issue, try using the GOLD CARD method part, it seems to help

I will post an updated link to SuperOneClick, I very much doubt it is universal. It is very compatible but cannot be universal

Try downloading the new SuperOneClick I am linking, see if that works for you. Also uninstall the old one.

It seems that you might not have the HTC drivers installed for the phone. Trust me I had many issues with this. Oddly enough this seems to be the biggest issue when trying to flash this phone to anything. I posted the link for the sync drivers, if I remember correct they will have the adb service installed.
[myTouch 3G Slide General] jdoebean:
PB6510000_Espresso_Froyo_hboot_1.02.0002.exe

O-Snap was on cm7.1 updated to cm7.2 stable and softbricked recoverd with RUU PB6510000_Espresso_Froyo_hboot_1.02.0002.exe from htc. This updated hboot, managed to get root through HTC but cant S-off or install CM. checksum err try gold card no help cant get back to 7.1, dam they locked it down nasty or what am I doing?

current showing 2.2.1 kernel 2.6.32.21-g1183c2b uggg
[myTouch 3G Slide General] arodri01:
Google Apps link NOT Found

****

The link you posted for "Google Apps" is not working.

It said the server no longer exists. Or, perhaps it's temporarily down. But either way, i was hoping there could be an alternative to download for this part of the update. And since I'm relatively ignorant about this stuff, I didn't want to simply search google and download the wrong thing!
[myTouch 3G Slide General] tnt4ever:
how it works in real

Hello

just like others i been trying to play with this phone for over a day

but no success

well lastly i tried following and works fine

1. Press POWER to enter the bootloader. It will scan for ESPRIMG.zip

2. Press VOLUME UP to apply the update.

3. After the update finishes press VOLUME DOWN to NOT power off the phone.

4. Press VOLUME DOWN to select recovery, the press POWER to select it.

5. The phone will reboot and show a red triangle. Press VOLUME UP + POWER to show the menu, ignore the error.

6. Press VOLUME DOWN to select "apply update.zip" and press POWER to select it.

7. After a moment you will boot into ClockworkRecovery.

Right now when i was in recovery i removed the card

deleted the esprimg from here

then added my rom( xyz but name it ''update'') and reboot with power and volume down and go into recovery via same steps( vol down + power) > recovery>when on triangle press vol up + power> apply sd card update...thats it...

and lastly when you are done with rom if your gapps are not included, add these steps to install your gapps

Once phone is restarted go into the app drawer and open ROM Manager.

10. Scroll down and select "Download Rom" then select install and then select the option it shows. It should say that Clockwork Mod installed.

11. Now select "Install Rom from SD Card" and select "gapps-gb-20110613-signed" and press OK twice.

It will reboot and show it installing.
[myTouch 3G Slide General] tnt4ever:
Just changed the method now

put rom and esprimg.zip on root of memory card, rest directly go to recovery without removing memory card after update and volume down plus power>apply update> recovery>choose from sd card> install the rom...thats more simple...
[myTouch 3G Slide General] hacknbash:
Thank you, thank you insanityrains for this guide, I just finished my daughter's phone. I ran into a problem early on but it was just my anti-virus giving me false positives. Once I turned it off it worked exactly as it should.
[myTouch 3G Slide General] psychomaniac189:
can somebody post these files to a better mirror? my ip is exhaust and i have to wait 46 mins for the 2nd download.
[myTouch 3G Slide General] Shroomster:
Dunno why, but superuser will not update binary to 3.1.x from eclair/froyo binary....everything works but I keep getting notification bar message about su binary outdated...

HTC sensation customized by NRG
[myTouch 3G Slide General] Just-Jeff:
For all those who have tried and failed ...

... I can tell you that this method worked for me -- the third time around.

And I couldn't tell you what, if anything, I did wrong the first two times. I'm sure it was something that was easy to overlook. But this procedure will get cyanogen onto your phone.

Favorite things so far -- more space, enough to run the stuff I want on my phone with some to spare. No bloatware. No more T-mo support app. No more "My Favs" ... Etc.

Minor annoyances ... Google Talk is in the ROM package; it's been "updated" to Hangouts and it's kind of big. Not sure I want it; if I had it to do over again I would have tried to get the Market going (Play) and nothing else, to start.

Won't play my previously made tones (.AAC) but who cares, I'll make more.

Thanks!
[myTouch 3G Slide General] tube517:
this is the issue I am having. I cannot find an updated esprimg.zip file
[myTouch 3G Slide General] king_noob:
Please i tried this, when i clicked on Shell Root i.e in step 7. it told me bluetooth driver not found. i tried looking up the driver online buut was not lucky to get any. can you help me out??

TIA!
[myTouch 3G Slide General] fallofredmond:
Finally... thank you

I had 4 slides in a row a few years back and rooted/cm/s-off'd all of them easily. I ended up with another one second hand when i bricked the screen on my GS4 rendering it useless until I can afford the part. This time around I tried all of the existing guides including GOLDCARD processes and the PC free method. None of them succeeded... until I found this one.

Several things to note...

1) Make sure the creation date on your ESPRIMG file is May 2011. The January one will not work.

2) I had to exit FASTBOOT and re-enter for the phone to find ESPRIMG.

3) I had to reboot my ACER every time I unplugged my phone and plugged it back in. SOC kept locking up on replug and worked fine again after rebooting.

4) I also got the BT driver error at first, so I disabled BT on both my ACER and my slide. No problem after that for me.

5) I also received windows shell errors while running the rooter app, however when I let it run another minute or so it moves past that and succeeds. Just be patient if these occur for you.
[myTouch 3G Slide General] tmittelstaedt:
Obsolete

NEW ROOT GUIDE!!!!!

Step 1 - go to HTC website and get bootloader unlock code.

http://www.htcdev.com/bootloader

During this process the phone bootloader will be flash-updated to the

latest version and unlocked (S-OFF)

Step 2 - boot into Fastboot - hold volume key down, press power-on.

While in fastboot, run the fastboot executable on Linux.

Step 3 - upload a new recovery to the phone with the command

./fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

(We have used recovery image 3.0.0.5 and that seems to work)

To move around in recovery, you must use volume up/down, and camera

flash button to access items

Step 4 - Put the rom you want on a SD card, rename it update.zip, put the

card in the holder, boot into recovery by booting into fastboot then selecting recovery

Once in recovery select update from zip. Then wipe and reboot system.