yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Droid Eris Android Development] jcase:
Recovery.img works
[Droid Eris Android Development] mrozzeh:
How do you flash the recovery.img without having root access to the phone? I tried using the adb method just for fun but I'm getting permissions issues (which I expected).
[Droid Eris Android Development] hks18psigst:
fastboot flash recovery "name".img
[Droid Eris Android Development] Deman8899:
Can someone please re-post the link to the recovery.img?
[Droid Eris Android Development] mrozzeh:
bash-3.2# fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
sending 'recovery' (3826 KB)... FAILED (remote: not allow)
bash-3.2#

Anything else I'm missing?
[Droid Eris Android Development] larsdennert:
Yea link appears dead.
[Droid Eris Android Development] sunder74:
need to back peddle

Hey guys, I think having root may be a bit more than I can handle, so is there an easy way to get back to stock from root?
[Droid Eris Android Development] jcase:
If you dont have root, recovery.im doesnt do much for you.

No going back to stock right now.
[Droid Eris Android Development] sunder74:
I have root just not sure as how to add the recovery. I know use of adb is required...so that being said when the official is pushed will a rooted device accept the update? Sorry for the questions but I plead noob lol. Thanks in advance.
[Droid Eris Android Development] hks18psigst:
you opening the comand prompt in the folder where you have the recovery.img saved?
[Droid Eris Android Development] Videofolife13:
1. Open command prompt

2.

cd

to where fastboot is. make sure the recovery.img is in the SAME directory.

3. Get into fastboot mode and plug your phone in

4.

fastboot devices

verify your phone is connected

5.

fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

6. Done

You have to be rooted.
[Droid Eris Android Development] GrdLock:
You need root to install the recovery image. Here's how I did it:

http://www.mediafire.com/?qwzitzkt1no

Download that. Extract. Put both files in your tools directory.

adb shell mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/mtcblock3 /system

adb push flash_image /system/bin

adb shell chmod 755 /system/bin/flash_image

adb push recovery.img /sdcard

adb shell flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery.img
[Droid Eris Android Development] J-r0en:
Im okay with rolling with 2.1 android, but is there a possibility that i can remove it aswell? like, when im having my windows mobile period once a month and i really wanna use it? :P

thanks in advance
[Droid Eris Android Development] morbidpete:
Same issue here. My room mates eris. I have the hero
[Droid Eris Android Development] Seth Turner:
How safe is this from a security standpoint?

First, let me say that I just flashed successfully from 1.5 to rooted 2.1 and am still rocking the Sense UI. Thank you for all who helped make this happen.

All the same, and I don't mean to piss anyone off, but how safe is this ROM from a security standpoint? I mean that I have entered my Google credentials to access the Market and that connects to my credit card for Market purchases. I also connected my work email. Does anyone test these ROMs for the phone equivalent of key-loggers and the like? I know that no one can make any promises, and I already flashed my phone because I believe that this forum is mainly comprised of honest people who love to hack phones.

Has there ever been a case here (on the site...accross all forum groups) of someone posting ROMs that had malicious code?

Any thoughts that can put my mind at ease?

Thank you,

Seth
[Droid Eris Android Development] gzu36c:
Just a crazy noob question that I didn't see asked yet(forgive me if it was)...

What happens if I try to actually flash this rooted rom on a Eris with the leaked 2.1 rom? All I have seen so far is that it "may" brick the phone. Does that mean there is a small chance it "may" also work? Or does it mean that it's definite not to work and may or may not brick the phone during failure.

Would it be worth trying on a phone not my own if I could get my hands on one that could be bricked at free will if needed?

Just a new guy thinking out loud...
[Droid Eris Android Development] crash0515:
From GRDLOCK at Android Forums..

( " No, 2.1 was rooted. But it's an earlier build of 2.1 than the previously leaked 2.1.

Look at it this way.

rooted 2.1 = 2.1a

leaked 2.1 = 2.1b

You can go from 1.5 to 2.1a or 1.5 to 2.1b or 2.1a to 2.1b, but you can't go from 2.1b to 2.1a or 1.5 or from 2.1a to 1.5.

")

To anwser your question, you can't as of yet...
[Droid Eris Android Development] gzu36c:
Thanks for clearing that up. Wasn't aware that it was an earlier version of 2.1.
[Droid Eris Android Development] crash0515:
Your welcome. I have done alot of reading for the last two days on the leaked 2.1 and the rooted 2.1. I have the leaked 2.1 on my Eris. It works great. The only app that doesn't work is Google Maps. But from what I have read it won't till Google puts out an update to the app they have out now.
[Droid Eris Android Development] maxh:
So anybody have any idea why the two of us are having this error? The phone finds the file and it's named correctly, but errors out saying "No image!" I want to root...
[Droid Eris Android Development] toastcfh:
so since u guys who have rooted flashed a spl (hboot). are u guys able to fastboot or was it not a developers spl?
[Droid Eris Android Development] iloveandroid:
If we are on 2.1 leak, couldn't you just send the 2.1 rooted rom and apply it like we did with the leak
[Droid Eris Android Development] toastcfh:
na u can prolly try to mke a goldcard and fla**** then. its the only wayto flash another hboot without already being root
[Droid Eris Android Development] morbidpete:
plugged my hero in. mounted the sd card on my hero (stock 2gig chip) put the file on there. popped it into the eris. and it worked. try a different card?
[Droid Eris Android Development] jamezelle:
no the rooted rom is a lower version and those of us that upgraded :rolleyes: have a newer version than the leak the bootloader willl not install older roms
[Droid Eris Android Development] surrealbliss:
congratulations guys! I'm a Sprint Hero user but I've been following the Eris root threads since back around December when I got my Hero. It's great to see you guys got root now! I can't wait to see what develops from this!
[Droid Eris Android Development] RedCastle:
I might just have to switch phones while the old lady is sleeping since mine was upgraded to 2.1 leak her's still 1.5... Seems reasonable untill Devs can downgrade or has anyone successfully made "goldcard" for eris?
[Droid Eris Android Development] refthemc:
Is that a good or bad thing that they have a lower version then us?
[Droid Eris Android Development] afoulke:
For obtaining root no its a very bad thing
[Droid Eris Android Development] hobbiteer:
Yaaaaaaaaaaay! Root access for the Eris is happy. Now that I have it installed I just need to figure out how to get the applications (WiFi Tether) to request root access and start up. But that's a different thread, in a different place. Maybe I'll go home and try my hand at making a ROM thanks to the instructions from Lox. ::shrug:: Anyway, thanks again XDA and Caboose!

Edit: And yay to fixing the su commands. now wifi tether is working as I wanted it to. I'm glad I don't usethis phone for anything but messaging and data. :-)
[Droid Eris Android Development] HTC Kid:
/golf clap

Great job XDA devs. Great job Caboose. Dragons are scary
[Droid Eris Android Development] hoovnick:
So I have to give props to the Devs for working so hard to make the Android experience an awesome one. I've searched this thread a few times to see if this question had been asked before and found nothing.

If the OTA 2.1 ROM is released before the possibility of rooting the leaked 2.1 ROM, will the root flash that this thread is based on work for the OTA 2.1 ROM, or will a new root flash need to be developed?
[Droid Eris Android Development] AnomynousPierson:
As I understand it and has been posted previously, the roms have versions and can be thought of as such.

rooted (romA), leaked (romB), coming OTA (romX)

I say X because we don't know and there could be other roms with versions that exist between the leaked and coming OTA.

It's been stated that you can't currently downgrade. Which means you can't go from B to A and that also means you wouldn't be able to go from X to A. To root the coming OTA rom the devs will have to come up with an alternate rooting technique or find a way to downgrade.

Because it may prove difficult to root the coming OTA I want to say that I will wait and not install it when it comes, but I know that I'll give in just like I did with the leak. lol

I hope that clears things up.

P.S. I've been following this thread and every post in it and just now registered to answer this question. :P
[Droid Eris Android Development] pjsockett:
I don't know that I would say that we can't roll back from the ota just yet. From watching the irc channel I have seen that the leak doesn't have a recovery image installed. There have been 2 attempts that could have been successful on 1.5 that just aren't possible in the leak. We won't know for sure until the ota is released exactly what it is capable of. There is a possibilty to change the hboot to the older version either through qpst or a recovery. I'm not saying that it is likely but it is a possibilty. There also could be a chance that verizon will have a way to rollback for people complaining about the new build that don't want the update. All slim possibilities but not completely hopeless
[Droid Eris Android Development] brownewill:
2.1 Leaked or 2.1 Rooted Before or After flashing an Eris from Vz to MetroPCS?

I have a Droid Eris with original Android 1.5. I want to flash this phone over to another carrier, Metro PCS (there are people in the SF Bay Area who can then program the web to work (but no MMS)). I have a few questions regarding how and when I should upgrade this phone to Android 2.1.

1) Should I upgrade the ROM before or after flashing the phone over to Metro (also before or after adding internet capabilities)?

2) Is there any advantage to waiting for the "official" Verizon update before flashing the phone? (I assume that once the phone is on a different carrier, I will not be able to receive future OTA updates). Not even sure if I will be able to receive OTA updates now (The service is disconnected, although I can still call 611).

3) Finally which version is best for me? I'm looking for stability, tweaks power and battery life, the most apps etc- SO should I go with Leaked 2.1, Rooted 2.1, or wait for Official 2.1? Any idea how long it will take for the devs to root the official one?

Thanks for answering my questions. I'm a newbie trying to get a decent smartphone on GhettoPCS, who refuses to offer a decent line of phones.:confused:
[Droid Eris Android Development] drew630:
Any status on downgrading?

This is killing me!!!

Wish I never updated to the leak. Any other options out there?
[Droid Eris Android Development] afoulke:
Option 1: wait patiently

Option 2: Take heavy stone smash Eris, buy slightly used one off eBay with 1.5 enjoy root (yes I stole this option props to the dev who thought of this great option :D)

That's about it!
[Droid Eris Android Development] Jonji.5310:
I installed proxoid on my 1.5 eris and ran it on my pc but the speed is slower than molasses. Is tethering the eris any faster?
[Droid Eris Android Development] drensin:
Rooted 2.1 and a2sd

Greetings wonderful developers who have given us this excellent rooted ROM. I've got my su, superusershitelist, and busybox working, but the device is pretty sluggish because of the 533Mhz processor and fills storage.

I notice that the ROM does not seem to have the A2SD scripts supported to move apps to the SD card. If you're working on a new build, I think that would be a very useful thing.

Also, I don't see that this ROM supports a swap partition on the SD card. I know that people who have rooted and upgraded G1's and the like have found much improved performance by enabling swap. IMHO, this would also be a very helpful add to whatever build you are working on.

Again, thank you very much for the great ROM. As near as I've been able to tell it's quite stable - just a tad sluggish.

-warmest,

-dave :-)
[Droid Eris Android Development] AnomynousPierson:
I said "currently" can't roll back. :P That's an important fact.

Who knows what the OTA and the work of these wonderful devs will bring. :)
[Droid Eris Android Development] deseo:
i upgraded accidentally because i thought tha i was geting teh rooted 2.1 but i endup puting the leaked 2.1 on my tow eris only because these guy http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=646595&page=3

15th March 2010, 09:09 AM

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[Droid Eris Android Development] firestrife23:
:( damn i was hoping for leaked engineering spl... no need for hack or goldcard for sure.
[Droid Eris Android Development] drew630:
I know we have tried to downgrade to 1.5 from the leak but has anyone tried to downgrade to 1.16 or 1.17 (I forget) from the leak?

When the official update is released how likely will it be that we can downgrade?
[Droid Eris Android Development] ryanlw:
1.16 and 1.17 were different Verizon versions of Andoid 1.5. 1.16 (MR1) and 1.17 (MR2). I want to say that they were the baseband versions but I can't remember exactly what they were. Anyway, the answer is no, you can not downgrade to either MR update.
[Droid Eris Android Development] Supercoolguy:
So when the official update comes,what happens if the phone's not downgraded to 1.5 again yet? Do I only have a small window of time after it's released to download it, or can I upgrade at any time?
[Droid Eris Android Development] ryanlw:
The official update shouldn't be much different, downgrading-wise, than the 2.1 leak. This is only a guess, but installing the official 2.1 shouldn't make it MORE difficult to downgrade.

Personally, I used my warranty to get a new Eris with 1.5 so that I could make sure that it gets rooted. I have faith that people will find a way to downgrade from or root 2.1, but I want to know for sure that I am able.

As for the window of time, I'm pretty sure you can decline the upgrade indefinitely. Unless you accept it, it should just show you a notification letting you know that there is an upgrade available. You may not be able to get the notification to go away if you don't accept it but it shouldn't just install itself.
[Droid Eris Android Development] ryanlw:
I just want to say that the thumbs down in my reply was accidental. Accidentally pressed tab and it was selected. That was not meant to be rude. Just FYI.
[Droid Eris Android Development] Supercoolguy:
Make it more difficult to downgrade? I thought I HAD to downgrade in order to install the official upgrade. I may have read what you said wrong, though.

Wait, I thought installing the leak voided the warranty. How did you use it to get a new one?
[Droid Eris Android Development] dspanos:
Because most Verizon customer service reps wouldn't know what they were looking at anyway.
[Droid Eris Android Development] hallstevenson:
I have a feeling that they'll eventually force you to accept the update. For support reasons, VZW will want all users running the same software version. I mean, it could be coded to only allow "x" of denials of the s/w update and it simply says it's going to update whether you want it to or not.
[Droid Eris Android Development] Supercoolguy:
So If I understand correctly, I can upgrade to official 2.1 from leaked 2.1? I thought it wouldn't let me.
[Droid Eris Android Development] ihtfp69:
Im sure this has been posted before, but, yes, as long as the official build is newer than the leak.
[Droid Eris Android Development] Supercoolguy:
Oh my god, that solves all my problems.
[Droid Eris Android Development] ryanlw:
I think that it is important to note that, while many of us have read tons and tons of threads of discussion on this and did research and fooled around with our phones, a lot of our guesses are based off a certain degree of speculation.

For example, we say that we will have no problem receiving the official 2.1 update because it's a higher build number than the one that we are on now. We don't actually know this, but there is enough evidence pointing to this that we assume it's reasonable.

At the same time, I remember most people, including devs, saying that upgrading to the 2.1 leak would not be a problem because downgrading would be no problem if it ended up being necessary. Well, downgrading has proven more difficult than expected. I don't blame anyone for this because it is clear that we don't have all the facts and people make educated guesses based on what they have read and experienced.

Basically, I'm trying to say that my guess (shared by others, it seems) is that you should have no problem receiving the official 2.1 because of the higher build, but downgrading to achieve root will not be made any easier by accepting the update. Though, it also doesn't seem like it will be made more difficult. This is why I have chosen not to take any more chances on root for now and just get a new Eris with 1.5.
[Droid Eris Android Development] Supercoolguy:
Could you tell me how you go about doing this? How do you get them to replace it?
[Droid Eris Android Development] piercedtiger:
I know the place I got mine from had a $99 up front fee, and then $39 to replace it with a new (not re-manufactured) box one regardless what happened: dropped, cracked screen, ran over with a truck, dropped in a toilet.... whatever. :D Just wanted me to tell them before the handled it if it went in a toilet. :D
[Droid Eris Android Development] Supercoolguy:
Ok, that's cool. But I want to know how ryanlw did it.
[Droid Eris Android Development] ryanlw:
I went in to a Verizon store recently to see if they could help me figure anything out regarding the signal strength issue with the 2.1 leak. I told them that I had upgraded and understood that they weren't necessarily obligated to help me but I would appreciate any help they could give. Both people that I talked with were fine with the fact that I had upgraded and didn't bother me about it. The second person that I met with told me that my phone has a year warranty and he would have no problem with me using the warranty. I didn't take him up on it at the time. As I thought about possible scenarios over the next few days and had my partner tell me that she couldn't hear me very well/ heard echo on calls with me, I decided that I should exchange the phone under warranty. I went in a few days later and told them I was having signal strength problems and had tried all the *228 options in addition to the tech trying things in field test mode. The lady who helped me told me that it was no problem and a new one would be shipped in a couple days. Now I have a new Eris coming. When I get it, I will root it, install 2.1, and ship the other one back.
[Droid Eris Android Development] Framework43:
Wewt for Root! :)

I have a rom in the making:

http://i44.tinypic.com/166nqed.jpg

http://i43.tinypic.com/2ppkihf.png

Sweet ol' Vanilla Android here we come.
[Droid Eris Android Development] n2imagination:
Wow guys...:confused:The more I read and look into it, the more I feel I need to go "break or complain" about my phone and swap it out for a 1.5 phone. I thought if I just had some patience that 2.1 leak would get rooted and all would be fine, or the OTA would be here and that would get rooted. I am seeing so many "in the know" people swapping out that I am losing confidence in the patience method. I worry, just a bit mind you, that now that root has been achieved at the 1.5 level that the leak installers will be not very important since many of the devs and root devs are swapping out. Oh well... just concerned that I should not have made the choice to go with the leak but not really wanting to "break" my phone or gamble on them letting me swap a leak installed phone out.:(

Its just a phone I reckon.
[Droid Eris Android Development] sunder74:
rom v .3

is it possible to remove the su and busy box from the rom using a third party app, ie root explorer etc? i have had nothing but issues trying to get adb commands to work in this build, permission denied, adb not found, etc...idk doesnt seem like superuser plays well with xp....at any rate, did a wide and reloaded the original root image from hboot, adb is working well and google is not forcing a sign in every reboot...ive read in other posts su and busybox can be user added, so if they can be added shouldnt we be able to remove them? any guideance is appreciated. thanks in advance.
[Droid Eris Android Development] letterboxdreams:
Not sure how you did that one. I tried to get VZW to do that for me, and they told me that since they could not reproduce the issue, they couldn't swap out my phone. They told me that all I could do it call CC and they MAY do it for me, but since they notated my account that they found nothing wrong with my phone, that they probably wouldn't do anything for me either. Seems I'm getting effed around by someone. I really don't even care if it's a refurb. I just want my damn HTML email back!
[Droid Eris Android Development] AnomynousPierson:
How are they supposed to reproduce an intermittent issue for the few minutes that you are in the store? Sounds like you just got a prick. I would go to another store and say something along the lines of: "Hi, I usually come here and I never have a problem. I was across town and stopped at another store and I'm not happy about the way my problem was dealt with. Do you think you can help me?". They love to hear that the competing store 'messed up' and should be more willing to help you. :P

I hope not all the devs are swapping out. I think we need more devs on the leak. Sure getting root from 1.5 will help newcomers, but all the loyal fans have upgrades and I'm sure the devs wouldn't want to alienate and abandon them. My two cents.
[Droid Eris Android Development] sbkillz:
Hey guess.. im following the directions for the Amon Ra Image and in the command prompt it says failed to copy, read only file system. Im on Windows 7 if that helps.. ??
[Droid Eris Android Development] GrdLock:
You skipped a command in the directions probably.

I assume you're on the part where you copy flash_image to /system/bin? If so, you skipped the mount command where you remount the file system with read/write permissions.

Check to make sure you did all the commands. If you have issues still join the IRC room.
[Droid Eris Android Development] ECLIPS3:
well i decided to call verizon and see if they will send me a new phone so i can get some "problems" i have been having on the phone and somehow convinced the tech that i have this "problem" on my phone that he is going to forward a support ticket to htc to have them investigate as he thinks it relates to the prl version file...

so hopefully they think theres a problem with the phone and give me a new one. but it atleast gives google a couple of days to release the nexus one in the mean time... whichever comes first.
[Droid Eris Android Development] Zargle:
*gun to head* there goes the downgrade. I needed to ask you for something so I can finish up I had a great idea. Oh well. :p Yal figure it out... HINT: Its a simple solution to a hard problem
[Droid Eris Android Development] Android22:
Ok, "HINTS" that you're giving aren't helping anyone. "I had a great idea, oh well, I'm not gonna share it because I either am trying to get attention or I actually don't have a solution" is the attitude that you are giving off. I can see why Jcase and everyone think you are BS-ing because you aren't telling them ANYTHING.

oh and if you ARE working on a "solution".. there are many other forums that people will help you get what you "need"....