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[Nexus 7 Android Development] smirkis:
glad to see u here Paul. any plans on a cwm or are you using the one available in the other root thread? I see u porting superboot everywhere, awesome!
[Nexus 7 Android Development] paulobrien:
I'll probably just use the CWM already made, unless there's a good reason to make a new one?

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[Nexus 7 Android Development] smirkis:
I just wasn't sure who even made the other n I prefer using stuff by well known devs that's all. when I get mine I'll try porting our cannibal touch recovery from the kfire with sblood86 n drew.
[Nexus 7 Android Development] Dark_Knight2:
This is outstanding news. Im ready for my nexus 7 to hit my door. Believe it or not this will be my first nexus device and I cant wait. Thanks paul o brian :thumbup::D:beer:

Sent From A Rotary Phone
[Nexus 7 Android Development] weltwon:
Download Counter

Does SuperBoot change the download counter from 0 to "Custom Downloads 1"?

Glenn :)
[Nexus 7 Android Development] paulobrien:
There is no custom download counter on the N7 is there?

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[Nexus 7 Android Development] Bilge656:
So does this unlock the bootloader?
[Nexus 7 Android Development] Atmazzz:
Reading carefully before flashing helps reduce frustration. (old chinese proverb)
[Nexus 7 Android Development] demandarin:
Twrp is a good enough reason ;)

Makes flashing Roms on my prime effortless.
[Nexus 7 Android Development] Kidromulous:
I need a hand. Can't seem to get the USB drivers to work. I keep getting device not found
[Nexus 7 Android Development] patterone:
tried this 3 times... no joy.. no root. the ota jb update was applied before i did this..............would that screw it up??
[Nexus 7 Android Development] paulobrien:
No...

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[Nexus 7 Android Development] Kidromulous:
See if you have any luck with wugfresh that's how I got rooted
[Nexus 7 Android Development] Mogster:
I was having trouble with the other two methods once inside CWM (something to do with the Windows driver), but this worked flawlessly. I can live without CWM for now. :)
[Nexus 7 Android Development] paulobrien:
Awesome, enjoy! :)

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[Nexus 7 Android Development] Brigaid:
I've got a question I hope won't bother you to answer, Paul.

My goal with my Nexus 7 when it arrives is to be able to load up Titanium Backup Pro and restore some of my Games (App+Data). I' d like to know if I understand the process right to get to that point and still be able to receive OTA updates.

The first thing I should do when I turn on my device is boot into the bootloader and oem fastboot unlock.

Next, I should follow your instructions to chmod and install the superboot package.

When my device reboots after this, should I be able to update to 4.1.1 and retain root so I can install TBpro?
[Nexus 7 Android Development] Soldier-2Point0:
Upgrade first then unlock and root 4.1.1

Worked for me

MB860, CM7.2.0, Faux 026b1 1Ghz
[Nexus 7 Android Development] Brigaid:
Thanks, I'm happy to hear it works.
[Nexus 7 Android Development] paulobrien:
Superboot shouldn't affect your ability to OTA.

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[Nexus 7 Android Development] thebobp:
Using ubuntu:

./install-superboot-linux.sh
< waiting for device >

It kept like that for around 5m until I manually terminated it, removed the usb, and started booting up. Then it was stuck on the boot logo until I manually rebooted it again. (No sign of su :( )

"./fastboot-linux devices" didn't show anything either. (This disagrees with my sdk fastboot, which shows "no permissions".)

Edit: worked when ran with sudo :o, but still no superuser. On 4.1.1 if that helps.
[Nexus 7 Android Development] paulobrien:
Updated to r2 - this now removes the file that overwrites the custom recovery image on boot.

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[Nexus 7 Android Development] barrmulio:
Upgraded to JRO03D w/o thinking about root...used the tool again and although it installs the su binary just fine, it didn't install superuser.

I was able to get superuser from the market though and everything was fine however

Happens on both r1 and r2

For poster above, on ubuntu I always have to run the install command with sudo
[Nexus 7 Android Development] vivanshah:
thanks, worked great.

interestingly, i first tried with fastboot from latest platform-tools, and that put N7 into a bootloop at the google logo. using your included fastboot worked fine though.
[Nexus 7 Android Development] LostInNorth805:
For some reason the screenshot apps in the play store don't seem to find root.
[Nexus 7 Android Development] youareme7:
I tried to do this on a windows computer right after I unlocked my nexus (16 retail) and now I'm stuck in a bootloop at the google logo with that unlock symbol and I'm really not sure how to get it to boot. I used the r2 version download, anyone have any tips?

Also, I don't think that's the right md5 hash because i tried downloading it several times and it always showed the same but didn't match the OP, I don't think that really has anything to do with it though.
[Nexus 7 Android Development] Brigaid:
I'm not getting the right md5sum on r2.

This is the one I'm getting:

9bc64e56a926bad72b57f458f800a8aa r2-nexus7-superboot.zip
[Nexus 7 Android Development] smirkis:
This worked great Paul, thank you!
[Nexus 7 Android Development] testulous:
Interesting stuff.. I applied using the script as directed, and it definitely rebooted using the new r2 image, but now I get a message after the reboot saying I have to enter a password to decrypt storage. Since I never encrypted it to begin with, a bit strange. Also worrisome, since my password (for gmail) doesn't do anything.

Is this happening to anybody else? I'm now looking for a way to wipe it out. There's probably a key-press to get into recovery, right?

edit: exact message is

Type password to decrypt storage

further edit:

so I installed CWM from another thread and rebooted into the CWM recovery. Wiped cache, factory reset. Rebooted to find nothing has changed, still "type password to decrypt storage".

Suggestions are very welcome guys. I'm stumped.

edit @0024h

Since adb doesn't work anywhere except in CWM I'll try to fix it by restoring the stock one that did, at one point, work just fine.

Downloaded the stock Nexus 7 image and used ./flash_all.sh to wipe out everything as indicated inside the script itself.. it's cranking through the pricess right now. Looks like it might even be partitioning, definitely formatting the partitions.

Edit @2359h

Booted into the bios using the POWER-VOLDOWN keypress, then chose Recovery to get to CWM. This is because that's the only way to get adb to recognize my mangled N7 now.

Then I issued ./fastboot oem lock and waited. It took a while, then rebooted, asked for my password as usual, and I power-cycled it by holding POWER-VOLDOWN again until it rebooted into the BIOS.

At this point is started to lock again.

After yet another reboot, it's locked, but still asking for the fscking password which I do not possess.

Then I noticed something funny. I'd rebooted to CWM and tried to wipe data/factory reset.

It gave this message:

Error mounting /data!
Skipping format...
Error mounting /sdcard/.android_secure!
Skipping format...

So it looks like it can't mount these partitions. Do I need to repartition then? Help!

edit @0026h:

Since adb doesn't work anywhere except in CWM I'll try to fix it by restoring the stock one that did, at one point, work just fine.

Downloaded the stock Nexus 7 image and used ./flash_all.sh to wipe out everything as indicated inside the script itself.. it's formatting all the partitions.

UPDATE @0026h: FIXED!
[Nexus 7 Android Development] linnil:
I can't mount my sdcard partition also after using the fastboot in this post. Can anybody help me?
[Nexus 7 Android Development] testulous:
I found it useful to re-stock using the image from Google (4.1).

After having many problems starting from stock 4.1.1 I re-imaged my N7 and applied this r2 superboot without any problems. Then I took the OTA update to 4.1.1, applied superboot and it's been good ever since.

One incredibly helpful thing to do after rooting is to install TWRP and be ready for custom ROMs when they show up.
[Nexus 7 Android Development] linnil:
that's actually what I did and it solved the problem. However, I'm not able to flash any zip. It gives me a (status 0). I tried the SU zip and the [ROM][STOCK]Android 4.1 (JRN84D) ROOT, DeoDexed & Odexed zip
[Nexus 7 Android Development] MileMAN402:
Does this mean I'll have to run Superboot again if my battery dies or I turn it off?
[Nexus 7 Android Development] paulobrien:
No.

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[Nexus 7 Android Development] MileMAN402:
Great thanks! Sorry if that was a noob question, I am one..

So use Superboot, flash your CWM recovery file, then flash Jr4 and I'm set? Or dif order?
[Nexus 7 Android Development] paulobrien:
You don't need to superboot if you're gonna flash a custom ROM straight after.

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[Nexus 7 Android Development] testulous:
I forgot to mention, install TWRP. The CWMs currently have issues and an official port isn't ready, TWRP is ready and works great.
[Nexus 7 Android Development] paulobrien:
Updated for the latest 4.1.1 release.

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[Nexus 7 Android Development] chrisbd1:
Noob question. I just want to use stick mount, not install a ROM. Is this the easiest way? I already have Titanium and Super User from play.
[Nexus 7 Android Development] paulobrien:
Yeah...

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[Nexus 7 Android Development] Monkeyscratch:
Will this work on 4.1.2? I am looking for a root method that does not install a custom recovery. I tried root toolkits but they don't work on 4.1.2 unless you install an older kernel.
[Nexus 7 Android Development] smirkis:
the fact that all it does is "boot" it shouldn't cause any damage. worse case is it wont boot. a reboot will boot from the actual kernel. try it
[Nexus 7 Android Development] HellcatDroid:
Just a small heads up:

I just sucessfully rooted my 4.2 with this :)

It did get stuck in the bootanimation and didn't fully boot up, so after a while I forcefully turned off and rebooted my N7.

To the result that the system was properly rooted once it came back up after that reboot.

:highfive:
[Nexus 7 Android Development] Haizum74:
Im fully rooted too and super user works. I did it all through the Nexus 7 rootkit.

Installed stock rom, booted and updated to 4.1.2. went to fastboot and rooted, went into /system/etc and renamed install recovery.sh, copied over the 4.2 update file to sd, back to fastboot and installed cwm from Nexus 7 rootkit, booted into recovery to check working and then installed the 4.2 update. Booted and all working.

Only thing I dont like is when switching on into lock screen one of the panes shows up on the left of the screen
[Nexus 7 Android Development] FunkyELF:
If this wasn't meant for 4.2 doesn't that mean you're now running an older boot.img and an older kernel?

Shouldn't we wait for someone to modify the stock 4.2 boot.img?
[Nexus 7 Android Development] HellcatDroid:
This isn't supposed to be flashed, only ran once via "fastboot boot superboot.img", so after the next reboot you're running the original 4.2 kernel again.

I think that is the reason why my N7 got stuck in the bootanimation when I fastbooted this, but it had already applied the root and after the reboot all worked fine again since it booted from the 4.2 kernel again.

My N7 is working like a charm since then, incl. the root :)
[Nexus 7 Android Development] paulobrien:
Updated to the latest release (with Wifi and 3G support)

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[Nexus 7 Android Development] bananachunks:
I reflashed nakasig-jop40c-factory-a0431f67.tgz from the link you provided using Toolkit 3.2.0, but I'm still getting prompted for the encrypted password. Any advice?
[Nexus 7 Android Development] HellcatDroid:
Go to recovery (stock, not CWM) and select "factory reset/wipe".
[Nexus 7 Android Development] bananachunks:
Before I saw this, I fixed it by flashing a non-3G 4.1.1 stock that I had easy access to, reflashing the 4.2 from Google (fixed!), and then going through the Superboot process - all is well!
[Nexus 7 Android Development] bmakk2055:
Do this method work on 32gb wifi only?
[Nexus 7 Android Development] paulobrien:
Any!

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[Nexus 7 Android Development] bmakk2055:
Does this unlock the bootloader
[Nexus 7 Android Development] paulobrien:
No, do that separately.

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[Nexus 7 Android Development] bmakk2055:
Can you guide me on what to do first and so on?
[Nexus 7 Android Development] rebel1699:
Instructions to unlock the bootloader are all over these forums, and the web in general.
[Nexus 7 Android Development] bmakk2055:
I can't find my development settings, there not displayed.

Could anyone help?
[Nexus 7 Android Development] paulobrien:
Tap the build number in 'about' 7 times.

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[Nexus 7 Android Development] truth77:
Wow thanks for that lol. Was going crazy looking for it.

So the download in the op has the stuff to unlock boot loader for gsm version and the super boot in the one zip?
[Nexus 7 Android Development] paulobrien:
The fastboot you need is in there yes...

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[Nexus 7 Android Development] budde2:
Go tap on model a bunch of times
[Nexus 7 Android Development] air0ne:
Works like a charm... Thx for your great work paul :)
[Nexus 7 Android Development] Sib64:
@paulobrien

Your superboot is functional with JB 4.2.2 ?

Or we must wait an another version r5
[Nexus 7 Android Development] paulobrien:
It works fine!

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[Nexus 7 Android Development] Sib64:
Paul,

I'm really sorry, but I've tried to use your superboot r4 with my second N7 which is grouper with JB 4.2.2, and the result is a bootloop on Google screen.

I unlocked it without problem, but the superboot doesn't want to start.

When I'm in the bootloader, I click to superboot-windows.bat,I have the message "booting downloaded image", after reboot and it's a bootloop

I've tried three times and always same result :(

I re-downloaded once again, same process as you describe, I have the message by CMD and the message in the screen....and bootloop

I used your superboot with my N7 3G in JB 4.2.1.,it works well, without problem.
[Captivate General] johnnyrichter:
I just picked up this OEM-condition ATT Captivate today and after playing around with it, installing apps on it, fixing the rear speaker, etc...I decided I want to root it and try out a good/reputable/reliable ROM.

Here's the tricky part...this phone doesn't have service, nor will it ever. That's right. Absolutely no cellular service for this device. I'm using it strictly as a home phone for incoming/outgoing calls on my WiFi using GrooveIP + my google voice number(and maybe some games/radio/etc) and as an emergency phone when I'm away from home and in other WiFi hotspots. Otherwise I've got this crappy little tracfone that I use almost exlusively for texting and the rare phone calls I need to make. Just can't justify wasting money on a contract or any other setup with the way I use phones anymore.

So considering how I use this phone is it worth rooting? If so, what ROM could I go with that will be significantly better than the OEM setup but not require j33t hax to mess around with? If this were my main cell I wouldn't mind going all out on it like I've done with every other phone I've owned, but since I use it this way I can't really justify dumping a ton of time and effort in to it. I just want something clean, cool, and reliable.

If it helps any here's the apps I have/use currently...

-Advanced Task Killer

-Play Store

-Zedge

-Firefox

-Youtube

-GrooveIP

-Gmail

-Facebook

-Words With Friends

-AdAway(Don't use it, but would like to)

Here are my software versions...

Firmware Version - 2.3.5

Baseband Version - I897UCKK4

Kernal Version - 2.6.35.7-I897UCKK4-CL614489

Build Number - GINGERBREAD.UCKK4
[Captivate General] laughingT:
which stock os version are you running? eclair, froyo or gingerbread?
[Captivate General] Red_81:
Check the development forum. Someone created a ROM called captivate touch. I think it is what you're looking for.
[Captivate General] johnnyrichter:
I'm brand-new to droid phones so I really have no idea what those names beyond being OS versions apparently. :o

Firmware Version - 2.3.5

Baseband Version - I897UCKK4

Kernal Version - 2.6.35.7-I897UCKK4-CL614489

Build Number - GINGERBREAD.UCKK4
[Captivate General] johnnyrichter:
Thanks for the recommendation. I'll check that one out.
[Captivate General] takeoutttt:
Check out Legend 5. It's the best for KK4 Gingerbread (Tested by me).

The link is on my sig just click it. :good:
[Captivate General] johnnyrichter:
Thanks, checking that out now.

The ROM mentioned by a poster above doesn't look to be supported anymore and I don't think it's compatible with my KK4 GB.

Could someone explain to me real quick how this ROM stuff works? To my knowledge this phone has a Firmware and an OS, and if that's the case, does the ROM replace the OS and/or the Firmware? Or is it installed and ran separate from my Firmware and OS? If there's a thread that explains this, a link would be much appreciated.
[Captivate General] johnnyrichter:
Answered my own question. I'm going with the Legend 5 ROM + CORN kernel 7.06 using the Odin method. Installed the kernel first, now trying to figure out how to get the pop-up menu when I plug the USB cable in so I can go to mass storage mode in order to put that ROM.zip file on there. I guess it doesn't do that anymore with the new kernel?
[Captivate General] johnnyrichter:
Install went without a hitch. Noticing a lot of visual differences, but not much in the way of performance differences.

Does this CORN kernel lock my phone in at 1.60GHz or did I misread something?

Does having this kernel mean my phone is now "rooted?"
[Captivate General] takeoutttt:
Corn kernel gives you a ROOTED status, and enables you to use "schedulers and governors" and a 1.2Ghz CPU speed which is confirmed safe. Download CPU Spy and Voltage Control in play store so you can monitor your CPU usage and can adjust between schedulers and governors. I use Legend 5 ICS.
[Captivate General] johnnyrichter:
Not sure if I want to go as far as OCing anything. Just looking for a nice ROM that fits my needs.

Legend5 seems nice but it has some issues here and there and the way I use the phone doesn't really benefit from a majority of the changes it offers. I'll keep messing with it and see if I can like it a bit more.
[Captivate General] johnnyrichter:
takeoutttt, I got CPU Spy and Voltage control but what I'm seeing on my screen doesn't match any of the walkthroughs I found for VC.

On the main screen I have the Scheduler dropdown, Governor dropdown, and two slider bars...one for minimum speed and one for maximum speed. I see no other dropdowns, no other sliders, no advanced screen, no voltage controls, etc.

Options in scheduler dropdown; noop, deadline, cfq(default).

Options in governor dropdown; conservative, userspace, powersave, ondemand, performance.

Settings are default for now until I can figure this out.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GalaxyNexusPH:
Hi everyone. I am having problems compiling AOSP 4.0.4_r2.1 because su can't find libsqlite.a is there anything I can do the fix this? I can't figure this out. The last time I compiled it in Ubuntu 10.04 I didn't get any errors but now I am using Kubuntu 12.04 I can't compile it.

make: *** No rule to make target `out/target/product/generic/obj/STATIC_LIBRARIES/libsqlite_intermediates/libsqlite.a', needed by `out/target/product/generic/obj/EXECUTABLES/su-binary_intermediates/LINKED/su-binary'. Stop.
[HTC Sensation] t.saddington:
Hi, I tried to S-OFF my Sensation with Juopunut and it got to the recovery screen of Juopunut and then I accidentally closed the CMD window. Now when I boot the sensation I get that recovery screen and nothing else. I have an HTCdev unlocked bootloader but still S-ON. I can get into the bootloader but cannot get into CWM touch recovery or flash any PG58IMG.zip files. I have backups called: "Boot_backup" "recovery_backup" and "sdcard" that ControlBear made but not sure how to restore them. This phone is my daily phone and I need it urgently. Any help on unbricking this would be greatly appreciated. I am willing to do anything to make it work. Many thanks

*It is an unlocked phone with CID 11111111
[HTC Sensation] ganeshp:
Check the troubleshoot shoot point 4 in the soff guide present in my signature

Sent from my pyramid.. Through blazing fast sonic waves
[HTC Sensation] t.saddington:
It's fixed

Hi, I decided to have a go and push and flash all the files to the device using fastboot and it worked. thanks for you suggestion though. If anyone has the same issue let me know and I will explain how to do so
[HTC Sensation] ganeshp:
yep it will work

actually controlbear has those things done using some commands

which ive told you to use

anyways glad it got worked for you :D
[T-Mobile LG G2x] deathmaker06:
I just bought some red,black and blue carbon fiber on ebay(will be arriving in about a week). I wanted to know if the community had any suggestion on how to apply this on the back cover and sides of the g2x. Also I'm looking for design suggestions. I'm currently set on making it red/black stripped diagonally but I'm open to changes :laugh:.
[General Questions and Answers] apricono:
Hi All,

I have HTC HD2 with WM7 OS.

I try to set different ring tone on my contacts.

I go to People-->I select my contact-->Edit-->ringtone

the system shows me it's own default ringtones only.

I have put my ringtones (*.mp3, *.wma with duration less than 30sec) into

Windows folder (the location of default ringtones) even into my storage card/my documents/my ringtones, but on ring tone selection I cannot see any of them.

Does anyone configure it?

BR

Harry
[Motorola Droid RAZR] idlemanbn86:
because i am new to this xda i cant post in the right forum so hopefully this will be moved to the CASUAL one-click installation forum.

anyways, i meet all the requirements and when i try to root i get the following:

--- STARTING ----

--- WAITING FOR DEVICE

--- pushing mempodroidfailed to copy '/var/folders/Go/GoqTDoCkHMGrBt8xp6Xh1U+++TI/-Tmp-/TempCASUAL2AF73298/Root With RootICSRAZR/mempodroid' to '/data/local/mempodroid': Permission denied

--- pushing sufailed to copy '/var/folders/Go/GoqTDoCkHMGrBt8xp6Xh1U+++TI/-Tmp-/TempCASUAL2AF73298/Root With RootICSRAZR/su' to '/data/local/su': Permission denied

--- pushing scriptfailed to copy '/var/folders/Go/GoqTDoCkHMGrBt8xp6Xh1U+++TI/-Tmp-/TempCASUAL2AF73298/Root With RootICSRAZR/root.sh' to '/data/local/root.sh': Permission denied

--- correcting permissionsUnable to chmod /data/local/mempodroid: No such file or directory

"--- executing mempodroid and script/system/bin/sh: /data/local/mempodroid: not found

"--- Installing Superuser.ap	pkg: /data/local/tmp/Superuser.apk

Success

2436 KB/s (843503 bytes in 0.338s)

"All Done!"

Superuser is installed and thats it. no root.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] fr0w:
What version are you running?

If ICS try this: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1710871

If GB try this: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1341578

I've used both and they *do* work.

What OS are you running? MacOS?
[Motorola Droid RAZR] idlemanbn86:
Mac OSX Snow Leopard
[Motorola Droid RAZR] fr0w:
What root method are you trying to use?
[Motorola Droid RAZR] idlemanbn86:
i used the CASUAL Public Beta 4, but it wouldnt root. It only installed Superuser. Then I tried the one mentioned above- Eternity Easyroot. However, when I unzip the file, I don't know how to run the actual program. In the unzip file there's a linux file, a windows .bat file which says theres no program to open it on Mac OSX, and then an actual Mac OSX .sh file. I dont know how to run it.
[Wildfire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] toycar69:
Hi guys,

I'm looking for some suggestions for a replacement launcher. I've been using CM7.2 on my wildfire for a while, and I love it, but the included ADW launcher is just a bit laggy.

I've tried Launcher Pro, and its almost perfect, except that it keeps giving me FCs, and its not been developed for a while now.

Lightning Launcher is supposed to be smooth and light, but I can't get it to work, just a black screen.

Zeam seems ok, but isn't quite as smooth as Launcher Pro, plus no scrolling widgets.

The things I'm looking for is something smooth and lightweight, and if it can support scrollable widgets, then even better.

Can anyone offer suggestions?