[General Questions and Answers] Rebourn:
Hi Guys,

First of all, im not entirely sure this is the right board /subforum to post this request. If not, please move it to the apropriate, I was not sure.

Im trying to root the girlfriends HTC Explorer / Pico and im running into all kinds of issues.

The cause of the root process is that I want to install a couple of roms but am unable due to the fact that its S-OFF.

Bootloader says 'Unlocked' but S-ON.

I can install a few roms, Cynogenmod 10.2, stock, but not the ones I want ( MIUI, SHTD, FlyROM, Revolution, etc).

The install, but then hang on the boot screen (different for each rom), and after some research, i understand this is because of root privilages and not being able to write / move / rename certain directories. (correct me if im wrong.

The path I took was the following: (note I use ubuntu 12.04)

Unlock via:

fastboot oem get_identifier_token

fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin **successful**

Flash recovery via:

fastboot flash recovery recovery.img (tried also using twrp openrecovery-twrp-2.4.4.0-pico.img) **successful**

fastboot reboot-bootloader

Flash Superuser using.

Superuser.zip (tried also SuperSU)

After editing updater-script and adding the partition parameter, i kinda got that to work.

After all this, the phone still displays S-ON / Unlocked and the booting any of the roms fail.

Here is a log file (I removed all the minzip info to save some speace)

Preparing installation

---> Mounting Sd-ext

about to run program [/sbin/mkdir] with 2 args

mkdir: can't create directory '/sd-ext': File exists

run_program: child exited with status 1

about to run program [/sbin/busybox] with 6 args

about to run program [/sbin/mkdir] with 2 args

---> Mounting Data

mkdir: can't create directory '/data': File exists

run_program: child exited with status 1

---> Formatting Data

about to run program [/sbin/busybox] with 4 args

---> Preparing Sd Card

about to run program [/sbin/busybox] with 4 args

about to run program [/tmp/backuptool.sh] with 2 args

grep: /system/build.prop: No such file or directory

Not backing up files from incompatible version: 10

run_program: child exited with status 127

unmount of /system failed; no such volume

---> Formatting System Partition

about to run program [/sbin/mkdir] with 2 args

---> Mounting System Partition

mkdir: can't create directory '/system': File exists

run_program: child exited with status 1

--->Installing System Files

*********************MINZIP DATA************************

--->Creating Symlinks

--->Setting Permissions

set_perm: chown of /system/bin/.ext to 0 0 failed: No such file or directory

set_perm: chmod of /system/bin/.ext to 777 failed: No such file or directory

set_perm: chown of /system/bin/.ext/.su to 0 0 failed: No such file or directory

set_perm: chmod of /system/bin/.ext/.su to 6755 failed: No such file or directory

about to run program [/tmp/backuptool.sh] with 2 args

find: /tmp/addon.d/: No such file or directory

find: /tmp/addon.d/: No such file or directory

find: /tmp/addon.d/: No such file or directory

cp: can't stat '/tmp/addon.d/*': No such file or directory

about to run program [/tmp/modelid_cfg.sh] with 2 args

about to run program [/tmp/installbusybox] with 1 args

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

>******************<

>Installing BusyBox<

--install: applet not found

run_program: child exited with status 1

about to run program [/tmp/installbusybox] with 1 args

>******************<

>Installing Memory Script<

--install: applet not found

run_program: child exited with status 1

about to run program [/tmp/40int2ext] with 1 args

mv: can't rename '/sd-ext/-0.0/000102030': No such file or directory

mv: can't rename '/sd-ext/k l m °': No such file or directory

mv: can't remove '/data/lost+found': Is a directory

mv: can't rename '/sd-ext/obj269': No such file or directory

mv: can't rename '/sd-ext/obj270': No such file or directory

mv: can't rename '/sd-ext/obj271': No such file or directory

mv: can't rename '/sd-ext/obj272': No such file or directory

mv: can't rename '/sd-ext/ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ': No such file or directory

mv: can't rename '/sd-ext/ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ': No such file or directory

mv: can't rename '/sd-ext/ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ': No such file or directory

mv: can't rename '/sd-ext/ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ': No such file or directory

mv: can't rename '/sd-ext/ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ': No such file or directory

mv: can't rename '/sd-ext/ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ': No such file or directory

/tmp/40int2ext[99]: getprop: not found

mount: mounting /data/local/download on /cache/download failed: No such file or directory

Starting Automatic ZipAlign

/tmp/40int2ext[145]: zipalign: not found

ZipAlign already completed on /data/app/*.apk

Automatic ZipAlign finished

about to run program [/sbin/mkdir] with 2 args

about to run program [/sbin/busybox] with 3 args

about to run program [/sbin/busybox] with 3 args

umount: can't umount /sd-ext: Invalid argument

run_program: child exited with status 1

about to run program [/sbin/busybox] with 3 args

script result was [>*******************<]

>*******************<

Updating partition details...

I:Set page: 'flash_done'

I:Set page: 'clear_vars'

I:Set page: 'install'

I:Set page: 'main'

I:Set page: 'clear_vars'

I:Set page: 'main2'

I:Set page: 'advanced'

I:Set page: 'confirm_action'

I:Set page: 'action_page'

I:Copying file /tmp/recovery.log to /sdcard/recovery.log

Any advice here?

Thanks in advance