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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] android716:
I have the pacman rom v19 and the video camera works but it doesnt seem to save. I noticed that their is a more recent version of the rom and Im guessing the video camera has been fixed. Is their anyway to update it and be able to recover the way my home screens are all setup? that way i dont have to redo them all. And what about game data, for example i have reached certain levels of games, will that all be lost as well? Im new to roms so im sorry if these are stupid questions.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] bzzybfrm313:
DownloadE=android716;39531024]I have the pacman rom v19 and the video camera works it doesnt seem to save. I noticed that their is a more recent version of the rom or Im guessing the video camera has been fixed. Is their anyway to update it and be able to recover the way my home screens are all setup? that way i dont have to redo them all. And what about game data, for example i have reached certain levels of games, will that all be lost as well? Im new to roms so im sorry if these are stupid questions.[/QUOTE]

Download the updated version put on SD card boot into recovery back up current rom then wipe cache and dalvik cache, install rom then gapps. You wont lose the way your home screens are setup and your data will still be there
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] mrfeuss:
Dirty flashing is not recommended, but it can sometimes pay off. Just wanted to warn you that it isn't always perfect. Make sure you have a good backup, though, just in case.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] spitfire2425:
You should be able to download a new version, wipe both caches and system then flash rom and preferred gapps. You'll probably have to flash whatever other mods you use again. Also you should fix permissions after flashing.
[Motorola Droid 4] cities7:
Anyone know if it is possible to root a Motorola Droid 4 running Android 4.1.2? I have seen several videos and directions online for using razr_blade but they don't seem to work and I think its because my system version is XT894.

I downloaded the latest Motorola drivers and made sure USB debugging was set to on. Yet, when running the exploit, it doesn't seem to see the device. Any ideas?
[Motorola Droid 4] rruleford:
Different cable? My xt894 rooted just fine with RAZR blade. :-/
[Motorola Droid 4] alex94kumar:
All you need to do is make sure you are running the JB OTA update and have the latest motorola drivers. Install motocast, moto drivers from their website, whatever you can find. Assuming the drivers are okay after that, download Razr Blade, unzip the file, run the file called "run" and follow the onscreen instructions.
[Motorola Droid 4] sd_shadow:
check your device manager, if there is yellow triangle in front of xt894

you need to update drivers
[Motorola Droid 4] cities7:
Thank you both for your responces. As soon as I get somewhere with internet access I'm going to try again.
[Motorola Droid 4] huhu1312:
i also was looking for a 4.1.2 root and found the razr_blade method

and ya it worked ;=)

used this files:

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_nizg6yUZ0NRjVTZlQ0d1hXVVU/edit?pli=1
[Motorola Droid 4] plegenda:
any tuto?

Hey everyone!

any link with razr_blade method tutorial?

I'm also at 4.1.2 using a xt894
[Motorola Droid 4] sd_shadow:
here is a video, he is rooting a razr, but same root program

http://youtu.be/XDV_72mPt4k
[Motorola Droid 4] PS4AndroidHacker:
Try using Linux, the mod works better in Linux and use the Droid 4 JB utility,that you can find in the D4 Development forums and that should work great for you. It rooted my D4 just fine.
[Motorola Droid 4] 7April:
Help me unf*ck myself please

Using the LinuxMacUtility...

I removed the log redirects to null and found this:

[*] Rebooting device...

[*] Waiting for phone to reboot.

[*] Phase three (this will take a minute)...

failed on '/data/logger' - Permission denied

mkdir failed for /data/logger, File exists

Unable to chmod /data/logger: Operation not permitted

rm failed for /data/logger/last_apanic_console, Permission denied

link failed File exists

[*] Rebooting device...

[*] Waiting for phone to reboot.

I loaded the 4.1.2 firmware per the utlity, wiped. I tried to root, no luck. Logs show the above. Is the exploit closed?

--#
[Motorola Droid 4] sd_shadow:
try

-Settings > Apps > Smart Actions > Clear data

-Settings > Storage > ≡ Button > USB computer connection > Select "Media device (MTP)

or run http://vulnfactory.org/public/razr_blade.zip

in windows
[Motorola Droid 4] miselonez:
Error trying to root

I'm following the instructions step by step and I have tried everything to root my Droid 4 running 4.1.2, I get stuck at phase 3 and this comes up

>failed on `/data/logger’ – Permission Denied

>mkdir failed for /data/logger, File exists

>Unable to chmod /data/logger: Operation not permitted

>link failed File exists

any help would be greatly appreciated. I already tried to clear cache and data on smart tasks, Tried to connect as media device and camera with no luck, please help.
[Motorola Droid 4] sd_shadow:
try this
[Motorola Droid 4] miselonez:
Tried, still a no go, still getting the same error msgs at phase 3, I just don't get what i'm doing wrong here...sigh
[Motorola Droid 4] sd_shadow:
did you check windows device manager?

see Driver Errors
[Motorola Droid 4] miselonez:
Yes, it seems that drivers are all there, it comes up as ADB Interface, MOT composite ADB Interface.
[Motorola Droid 4] sd_shadow:
xp, win 7, 8?
[Motorola Droid 4] miselonez:
Win 7 Pro 32 bit, yes, I am admin and only user.
[Motorola Droid 4] sd_shadow:
try a different usb port, if desktop, use rear rather than front
[Motorola Droid 4] miselonez:
Tried that as well.
[Motorola Droid 4] sd_shadow:
toggle usb debugging off/on

---------- Post added at 07:03 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:00 PM ----------

when you toggle off, wait for windows to recheck drivers, then toggle debugging back on, wait for window to check driver before running razr blade
[Motorola Droid 4] miselonez:
Tried what you said also and no go. I literally uninstalled everything and started from scratch and I'm still getting the same error. I'm at a loss for words cause this just doesn't make any sense, I don't understand why this is not working....
[Motorola Droid 4] sd_shadow:
rebooted pc?

tried different pc?
[Motorola Droid 4] miselonez:
yes, rebooted, only have one computer but I doubt that the computer is the issue, it's got to be something with this damn phone. When I had 4.04, that rooted in 2 minutes with no issues, now, pfffft, what a pain in the ass. I'm all out of ideas at this point..
[Motorola Droid 4] miselonez:
Hey Shadow, thank you for your help so far, any other ideas on what I can try? I really want to root this phone. It's not even an issue of me needing the root at this point, it's the fact that I can't get it to work that is royally pissing me off so I'm going to keep going at this until this phone blows up, or I get root.
[Motorola Droid 4] kdlannoy:
Did you root it already?

If not, try this thread:

http://xdaforums.com/member.php?u=1346722
[Motorola Droid 4] miselonez:
No, it still won't root. I did try this method as well and that won't fly either. The only other thing I can think to do is a factory reset and then try the root but I'm not going to go through all that and have to redo my phone again the way I like it.
[Motorola Droid 4] kwyrt:
You could try using mattlgroff's Droid 4 Utility to fastboot JB without wiping data. Just use option 2. If it's something in the system files that is screwing it up that might get you where you need to be in order to root. You can use the utility to root your phone as well. Might want it before completely wiping your phone anyway.

Utility located here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2207384
[Motorola Droid 4] miselonez:
Tried this utility as well, it still won't root. :(
[Motorola Droid 4] akoreanyoshi:
i think i have the same problem as you. i've tried all the methods and followed you to page 3... :confused:
[Motorola Droid 4] JoeyHavok:
I also had a similar issue; I followed all suggestions from many other threads and forums with no luck...

Tried all suggestions I'd found so far, even running it in Linux, extra data & cache wipes, and including clearing Smart Actions cache etc; still nothing (clearing Smart Actions part may be needed if you've already set anything up in it, I'm not sure).

(Rebooted PC and phone after all attempts, including before the final working attempt; not sure if that's important before this but it was part of my process)...

Finally, with phone disconnected, I uninstalled ALL Motorola-related software from my PC's control panel; then installed only the phone drivers included in the XT894 Jelly Bean Utility from XDA linked below (these drivers are older than the current ones from Moto; I believe these are version 1.5, and current is 1.7?)... Many threads say they used whichever Moto drivers they found, including current from Motorola website, but this did NOT work for me for whatever reason.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2207384

As other times, while connected as MTP, I reran Option 3 of above Utility- and it worked! It took a good while longer than the failed attempts, with I believe 3-4 automatic phone reboots- then I finally have root!

*Thank you to the Great Dan Rosenberg, who I think has found the exploit for every model, and OS version, phone that I've ever rooted. Also mattlgroff, who developed the utility I used this time. And anyone else who's information helped me stumble upon how to get this version rooted- can't go without root once you know what you SHOULD be able to do!

****IMPORTANT NOTE: Mr. Rosenberg is said to be retired and not likely to keep finding/developing these exploits, so it would be wise to attempt to backup our root access somehow... like Voodoo OTA Rootkeeper. i'm sure there are other methods, but I'm not familiar with them yet.
[Motorola Droid 4] berndblb:
It has to be a driver issue. I rooted 3 Droid4 XT894 with Razr Blade in the last couple of weeks. Connect your phone in MTP mode, go into Windows Device Manager, locate it under Portable Devices and see if there is a yellow exclamation mark next to it. You may have to uninstall the drivers present and install the correct ones.

On a Win7 PC I have driver version 6.1.7600.16385
[Motorola Droid 4] sd_shadow:
razr blade root troubleshooting

verify drivers are good, by opening windows device manager

and look for thess drivers issues

if you are seeing

failed on '/data/logger' - Permission denied

mkdir failed for /data/logger, File Exists

Unable to chmod /data/logger: Operation not permitted

try these steps

-Settings > Apps > Smart Actions > Clear data

-Settings > Storage > ≡ Button > USB computer connection > Select "Media device (MTP)

-Run the exploit again.

every time it says "rebooting" as soon as the device goes off, disconnect usb, waited for device to fully boot before reconnecting usb and then it will continue the process.
[Motorola Droid 4] Sum Dude:
I too have a rooting issue with my Droid 4 with JB installed:

##############################################

System Version: 98.72.18.XT894.Verizon.en.US

Android 4.1.2

Baseband: CDMA_N_05.25.00R LTEDC_U_09.lD.00

Webtop: wt-3.0.0

Kernal: 3.0.8-g47e586

hudsoncm@il93lnxdroid84 #1

SMP PREEMPT: Fri Feb 8 13:28:58 CST 2013

Build: 9.8.2O-72_VZW-19

Build Date: Fri Feb 8 13:11:57 CST 2013

##############################################

My computer system:

Win 7 Pro 32bit

Admin login

using 'Run as administrator' for 'cmd' shell

AVG Antivirus

#####################################

I have been trying to root with the "DROID_4_Utility_Jellybean_XT894_WinMacLin.zip" package. I really like the time spent on the batch wrapper by mattlgroff and the great work of Mr. Rosenburg, but unfortunately, the rooting procedure has failed every time I've tried it.

Steps I've tried so far:

---------------------------------------------------------------

Un-installed the Moto Drivers.

Installed Moto Drivers "Motorola_End_User_Driver_Installation_5.9.0_32bit" from the zip package.

Removed all ">dev/null"s from script to be able to see the failure points.

Set up phone to "USB Debugging".

Set up USB connection to "Media Device"

Script result:

[*]

[*] Razr Blade: Motorola Droid Razr 4.1 Root Exploit (Windows version)

[*] by Dan Rosenberg (@djrbliss)

[*]

[*] Thanks to p3droid for assistance in testing.

[*]

[*] Note: this will not work on Razr HD, Razr M, etc.

[*]

[*] Before continuing, ensure USB debugging is enabled, that you

[*] have the latest Motorola drivers installed, and that your phone

[*] is connected via USB.

[*]

[*] Please carefully follow any instructions provided in the exploit.

[*]

[*] Press enter to root your phone...

[*]

[*] Waiting for device...

[*] Device found.

[*] Phase one...

rm failed for 2, No such file or directory

The command that resulted in this failure in the script is:

adb shell "rm /data/dontpanic/apanic_console 2"

In probing the phone with {adb shell} commands, I cannot even 'ls' the contents of the {/data} folder.

Set up USB connection to "Mass Storage"

Same script failure point, same failure message.

Tried different USB ports (no hubs, etc.)

Tried '-Settings > Apps > Smart Actions > Clear data', no help.

I have also tried letting the script run to the end, thinking that the missing file/folder was just an anomaly, but the results are the same.. NO ROOT.

The Dev Mgr has no exclaimation points in yellow triangles for either configuration, so I believe that the computer can talk to the phone properly.

I have read much in the forums about similar failures, but this particular one seems to not have affected anyone else. My main failure occurs before any reboots, so the phone is certainly up and running properly.

Any help that anyone could provide in correcting this problem would be greatly appreciated.
[Motorola Droid 4] NWNJ:
Thank You

YOU SOLVED THE MYSTERY!!! The problem was a simple one really. We were all doing the steps properly but the device needed to fully boot prior to starting the next step. Your recommendation of pulling the usb cable when the device powered off between each step allowed the application to work properly. I had suspected that this might be the case and it was. Thank you. ROOT ACCESS OBTAINED!!!
[Motorola Droid 4] cantide357:
i have tryed rooting my phone its a droid 4

i an using the motofail and it keeps not working i keep geting a message that said can't find data/local/motofail permission not allowed or file not found anyway to fix this or am i just missing something this is my first root anything i can do or am i screwed
[Motorola Droid 4] sd_shadow:
motofail does not root droid 4's on ics or jb

try http://vulnfactory.org/public/razr_blade.zip
[Motorola Droid 4] rruleford:
I reallllly wish people would read these forums before attempting things.
[Motorola Droid 4] cantide357:
thanks that worked.
[Motorola Droid 4] chipslate:
Thanks again!!!!!

THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH!!!! I've been trying for hours and just didn't have everything exactly right:

TIPS FOR OTHERS TRYING TO ROOT DROID 4 JELLY BEAN:

1. Use the RAZR_BLADE Exploit and MAKE SURE it's on your DESKTOP Directory

2. Make sure USB Debugging is Enabled

3. Make sure the USB Mode is set to MEDIA (MTP)

4. Make sure Unknown Sources is checked under SECURITY

Works like a charm!
[Motorola Droid 4] bfaltys:
This appears to have worked on Droid 4, xt894 running 4.1.2

shell@cdma_maserati:/ $ su

root@cdma_maserati:/ #
[Samsung Captivate Glide] a_p3rson:
Every time I reboot my Glide, the phone automatically goes to LauncherPro (good!). However, when I tap the home key (even if I am focused on LPP), I get prompted to change the default launcher. Every time, I tap the checkbox for default, and select LPP. All is well, until I reboot my phone, and the whole process starts over again. Any suggestions?
[Samsung Captivate Glide] phatryan69:
There should be a lil box asking if u wanna keep said launcher as default...
[Samsung Captivate Glide] a_p3rson:
As I said above, I always click the default launcher checkbox. And on every reboot, it is unset.
[Samsung Captivate Glide] jevan24:
Have you tried freezing the offending launcher? If you don't even use it. Then you could even delete the launcher? Problem solved. why keep two launchers in the first place...
[Samsung Captivate Glide] a_p3rson:
I am on an unrooted stock ICS rom, and freezing TwLauncher is disabled (button greyed) through the settings/applications/all menu.
[Samsung Captivate Glide] jevan24:
That's your problem. A solution for stock may be a lot harder to come by. The stock launcher will always try to resurface like that. It also still uses its resources.
[Samsung Captivate Glide] a_p3rson:
Is that new to the ICS update? This never happened under the last two versions of GB for the Glide...
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] afandi3n:
Excuse me, I want to ask about the back button and the menu button on the Xperia mini pro I can not,

This happens since I upgraded to android version 4.1.2

back button becomes less responsive,

please help me!!
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] misspatti:
I came across a similar problem in the forums with a different samsung model, but the trouble there does not seem to be quite as persistent as my issue. Or at least, no one has posted follow ups in that thread.

I bought the phone on ebay, rooted, and unlocked and it worked for me for a few months beautifully. Then, one day it started acting weird. Programs would randomly crash, or reboot the phone. Rebooting helped for awhile, then didn't help and most of the programs became mostly unusable. One day, the phone hung while booting and I had to force it to shut down, and when it finally loaded properly the screen had reset to factory setup and the home button wouldn't work. Also the wireless had turned off and the date/time setting had changed. Plugging in to the computer using Kies fixed the home button problem, but the trouble with all my apps got worse. And the Tab would crash or reboot (and hang on reloading) even when I wasn't using it. Clearing the caches did not help at all.

I did a factory reset/data wipe (I've done a few now, actually), and that seems to fix the problem for a day or two, then the phone will hang on booting and the screen will have reset. The phone is rooted, but running the original Froyo 2.2 ROM.

Has anyone else run into this problem? I can't return it at this point, and am loathe to replace it since it works properly *most* of the time. I'd like to think this is fixable...and that *I* can fix it (with a little guidance). Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UpInTheAir:
The SGT 7.7 originally released with 3.2 GB firmware (no Froyo).

Providing you have no partitions corrupted;

Have a read of the forum stickies and upgrade to a newer official Samsung Android version using Odin. All the guidance you need is able to search, read, and follow instructions etc ;)

You also have choice of other ROMs found in the development section.

1. Custom ICS ROM (Samsung base) stable and working

2. Custom JB ROMs - some features may/may not work, check the thread
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] misspatti:
Thanks, I'll give that a try. :fingers-crossed: :)
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UpInTheAir:
For latest official firmware Odin flashable, check;

samsung-updates.com

or

sammobile.com

Just extract so you have the tar file and flash with Odin. Guides and stickies will tell you how.

Custom ROMs will require a custom recovery, so before flashing custom ROM, make a nandroid backup from within the recovery menu. I personally use TWRP (touch) which is straight forward and easy to use and install. CWM recovery cab be flashed via Odin and requires more use of the volume keysto navigate and power to select.

From power off state:

Download mode = power + volume down (keep pressed until DL mode)

Recovery = power + volume up (keep pressed.. .. .)

Best of luck :)
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] misspatti:
Thanks for the suggestion, although full disclosure: I realized after following up on the first response to my original post, that I put this in the wrong forum. I have a Samsung GT-P1000, not a 7.7, and this seems to make things a bit trickier. Especially since I can't seem to get a official firmware upgrade from Samsung (US doesn't show as available country). And I can't dial as I use this only as a tablet with Wifi.

I'll try one of the custom ROMs though, and see if that helps.
[MDA, XDA, 1010 General] faded:
when i want to copy video files over to my xda i do so using active sync and wen i go to open it the file comes up as a file that cant b read by any program, what do i have to do in order for it to play video?
[MDA, XDA, 1010 General] runaron:
Hi,

which player do you use? Video Files (.mpg or .mpeg) are best played by Pocket TV, available at www.pocketTV.com, .avi files by wmp

Regards

Ron
[MDA, XDA, 1010 General] faded:
thanks for replying i try .mpeg video and have windows media that came with it, i have seen pocket tv advertised if i were to get it wot one would i use?
[MDA, XDA, 1010 General] hippokrates:
I have been toying around with this video-watching for some time now and in the end the problem is always the size of the files. It is simply impossible to fit a whole movie in mpeg or divx on a storage-card, even if you ha a 512MB one. So what i´ve been doing lately is to convert movies into wmv format with the windows media encoder, which is free downloadable on the microsoft website. You can set the framerate down to 15 fps and the streaming rate to 150 kbps and the movie will still run relatively smooth. And the resolution must of course be set to 320X240. With that you will have files with a size of about 1 MB/minute of film. Of course it takes some time to convert the file, but with 2.8MHz not longer then a little over half an hour per movie.
[MDA, XDA, 1010 General] gazzaman2k:
i can get a 320x240 2 hour film in divx format into 185mb :|

running at 30fps at 250kbs

so i dont see what everyones probs with vids are? :shock:
[MDA, XDA, 1010 General] JUICEe:
@ gazzaman

what program do u use to edit doen the videosize to 320 x 240 ?
[MDA, XDA, 1010 General] gazzaman2k:
virtual Dub

www.dvdhelp.com

also guides how to do it can be found here:

http://www.pocketmatrix.com/guides/compression/

follow the convert to divx one :)

gaz
[MDA, XDA, 1010 General] Russ69:
gazzaman,

what's the quality like when playing videos?

I assume you've got an xda I?

Thanks.
[MDA, XDA, 1010 General] gazzaman2k:
good higly watchable just as good as the normal source video just only dithering on though as te screen is only 4096colours.

i havent got my xda no more waiting for expansys to release the MDA 2 :)

gaz
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] nawarkk:
My friend and I are having problems unlocking his HTC One X. we've tried various tutorials and followed many threads but have had no luck. We've tried the One_X_ATT_All_In_Kit_v2.1.1, Root-one-x and OneXRootOneClick with no luck. The bootloader will not unlock, we kept getting an error code 160 and MID not allowed. So no Unlock_Bin was generated. It has been upgraded to 4.1 via the AT&T update.

Bootloader screen reads:

EVITA PVT SHIP S-ON RL

HBOOT-2.14.0000

RADIO-0.24p.32.09.06

OpenDSP-V34.1.0.45.1219

eMMC-boot

Nov 26, 2012, 18:37:14:-1

If anybody can point us in the direction of where we can go to root the phone, that'd be great.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] spikeydoo2006:
Try asking in the Evita forum here: http://xdaforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1538

This forum is for the International version (Endevor)
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] nawarkk:
I'm sorry about that, is there anyway a Mod can move this over to that forum? I don't want to create another thread for the same issue :)
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] TToivanen:
Request sent. ;)