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[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] falken98:
Timing. Go back and forth pushing ota.zip and update.zip until you get it.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] riverajuan:
I appreciate the response

I did finally rooted, but how do i know am rooted in my EVO I would see superuser under the android icons.

But I am not sure in MTS
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] datboyswole:
failed to copy ota.zip... I/0 error

guys.. im a noob although I rooted my g1, it wasnt nearly as bad as this b.s... anyways I've been rooting for 2 days. im on step 9.. I let it fail on step 8. then i typed adb push ota.zip /sdcard/update.zip in command prompt and i get this error failed to copy ota.zip I/0 error please help......
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] Kid Poker:
I remembered I wiped out my phone and forgot to put it into debugging mode. After I did that, ADB saw the device, listed it with my serial # and says device. When I try to put it into hboot mode, PDAnet sees that the device is connected but not ADB. I'm still trying to figure that part out.

I even deleted the Windows partition on my Mac and went down to Windows XP Professional SP 2
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] dbzfanatic:
Is it in HBOOT or HBOOT USB? That makes a tremendous difference.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] eugene373:
they way I understand it, HBOOT.. Plug the usb right as your clicking the recovery from HBOOT.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] Kid Poker:
Its in HBOOT when the device isn't plugged in, HBOOT USB when the device is plugged in.

Do I run loop, then before pressing recovery plug it in?
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] Stratis1978:
Yes.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] brios86:
i dont know what is it that im doing wrong i follow step by step and still nothing, can some one be nice and put up a video on step by step how to do this i saw one in youtube but is like nothing bad video, thank you
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] Stratis1978:
What OS are you using?

I run Linux the majority of the time but I can put up that or a Windows 7 walkthrough...
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] riverajuan:
I am sorry for my repeated question, but I went through Eugene's rooting instructions all the way through.

I am still confuse.

Is there a way to confirm root?

Please, if anyone has an answer it will be greatly appreciated
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] dbzfanatic:
If you have root when you type "su" in your adb shell a screen will come up on your phone asking for permissions, if that doesn't happen you haven't rooted.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] riverajuan:
Thankyou for your response
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] riverajuan:
Permission denied is what I get, I guess I am not rooted

I don't understand I follow the instructions on this thread to the T and still not rooted

Can someone explain what am I missing that is not mentioned on the instructions guide
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] dbzfanatic:
When in clockwork did you mount /system? Did you look on your phone for a super user prompt? Is the superuser apk installed?
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] jriv:
You have to be rebooted don't try adb shell while in clockwork recovery it won't work.just reboot and then try adb shell and then su it should work then.

sent from my badass slide running eugene's port of cm6
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] Smoke362:
Thanks to everyone for the hard work and advice. I finally have t3g rooted. I am having one problem. I am attempting to uninstall factory apps. I have superuser installed, I am using best terminal emulator, In my attempt to remove Stock.apk for example, I keep getting "can't remove read only file system" can someone please tell me what i am doing wrong? thanks in advance. all suggestions appreciated
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] riverajuan:
I tried both ways and still no SU permissions
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] dbzfanatic:
@smoke you can only uninstall from recovery

@rivera i asked you 3 questions which would help us figure out what's wrong and you didn't answer them so please do, "i tried both ways" doesn't really give us much info.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] dbzfanatic:
sorry for double post browser messed up, would a mod/admin please delete?
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] riverajuan:
I am sorry for my frustration, I guess the challenge of rooting the devices is not as simple as it sounds.

My answer to your questions:

1) I can't tell if I did loaded the SU apk, I follow the steps and rebooted then I follow your guidance to define wether I was rooted or not by using this commands adb shell then su and I got permission denied

2)Then I watched the video and follow those steps, but when I was suppose to adb push slideroot.zip I get confuse since I never been able find the file other than update.zip

As you know is very difficult to get to clockwork again so it has taken me while again to get to this point.

I do appreciate the help.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] turbo23:
Some advice from more hours trying this than I'll admit

My first Slide was nearly impossible to root, then I couldn't get back into ClockworkMod recovery even after going to the Eng build! Before I even tried to root it, I told Tmobile how my phone was acting stupid when using wifi or getting apps while on 3G. They replaced my phone. Of course I managed to put the factory build back into the old phone and wiped it to new. After rooting the second phone I installed Eng build, it worked. Installed Fastboot from Market. I still had Root. FINALLY rebooted into recovery, applied update.zip, bam...clockworkmod finally loaded! It has been a journey for me but with the right amount of patience, luck and study it can be done. I think my first slide WAS jacked up causing some of my initial problems. I also found that one of my data cables was defective, that was a headache also.

Advice; get the Android tool set, watch the videos. Put the files where the instructions say they go. Get Root then flash the Eng build so you can change roms at will. I used wesgarner's Simple Root (I would unplug USB and replug after phone shows offline, missing from the instructions shown on the forums so far) or you can use Eugene_373's instructions. If your computer can't see the phone when you get it offline into recovery, it will not work. You will be wasting your time. After it is offline, check it with "adb devices" command. It should show the device. I know the instructions have been covered a million times but that part was killing me. Use the drivers for the phone found at PDAnet. I used usbdeview (program) to fix the driver issues too. I could NEVER get a class 6 SD card I bought to work on either Slide when trying to Root. ANSWER; use the class 2 the phone came with then copy all your files back to the class 6 after it is rooted, EASY.

Now I'm rooted with functional ClockworkMod Recovery and the ability to format partitions, do backups or restore, etc. Thank you to everybody who worked so hard on this project, especially Eugene_373, Wes and others.

I have been tempted by Froyo but waiting to see when my wife's stock Slide gets the 2.2 update first. In the meantime I'm toying with SlideMeRoot5r1, excellent ROM. I added Appsaver from Market, claims to move apps to SD card. I am waiting on a CM ROM with video and all keys working, texting on my phone involves a lot of question marks!

I hope my advice above can help somebody avoid the stress and headaches I went though. (and my wife for her patience while I went slowly mad...)

If you can't get it, take a break and read more pages on the threads here.

Enjoy,

turbo23
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] Sistum Id:
I managed to get this working. I went and rebooted into the stock OS to make sure I have root and it looks like I do (terminal su). Than I wanted to install a zip file for Mobile Defense. So I turned off the phone and booted into hboot>recovery and I'm back to the stock system recovery.

I than installed Clockwork Rom Manager from the market and had installed the recovery though that and went to reboot into recovery and it still went into the default stock system recovery.

Installing zip fails with clockwork rom manager.

All it says is E: Can't open /cache/recovery/command

I than redid the whole step by step again and got into clockwork but rebooting makes me lose the clockwork recovery.

I'm I missing something here?

Update:

I came across this thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=711820 he mentioned the same problem I had. It's suggested to flash the eng-release which was linked here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=703076&highlight=engineering. So I followed that and when getting to step 4 (su) (tried this first while still in clockwork recovery) I got Su: not found. So I rebooted into the OS. Followed the steps and got to step 4 again and than I got this Su... Permission denied.

Again, I'm I missing something?
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] falken98:
While booted normally, type su, then look at the screen on your phone and answer yes to root permissions.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] chevycowboyusa:
Finally rooted!

Maybe this will help some. I tried and tried for days! finally i got it.... On the step where you push (adb push update.zip /sdcard/update.zip) and press the power key i accidentally forgot to hit the power key on the phone. realizing this I hit it anyway. Whala! clockwork recovery.

Yes, I had the adb command going before pushing the power key. works like a charm.

It wont work for me the other way. I am using my Acer laptop with windows 7 64 bit.

I also used Eugenes update.zip and ota.zip. and wes garners modified rootme.bat file

I started the adb server, then ran rootme.bat

it boots up right away into recovery and gives me the cant find blah blah error.

i hit control c, unplug the phone.

then plug it back in and press volume up and power.

i have the ota.zip already on the root of my sdcard. vol down to apply update.

i type in the adb command=> adb push update.zip /sdcard/update.zip

press enter, once i see it says *daemon started successfully *

I press power to apply update.... and it copies! goes right into Clockwork recovery

I flashed the Root.zip file

done. rebooted and found Superuser.apk in the app drawer.

Hope this might help! My computer couldnt push the file fast enough was the problem!

Good luck!
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] riverajuan:
Hello everyone,

After a furious path I finally have superuser installed in my phone however I still have no su permissions and I don't know why. Can someone help if possible?

It will be greatly appreciated
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] dbzfanatic:
Which method did you use, eugene's or the other one? Did you mount /system in clockwork? What were the exact steps you took?
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] riverajuan:
simpleroot

I have su permissions install in my phone, but permission deny.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] Kid Poker:
I got my hands on another mytouch slide and I still can't get this to work. I'm about to pay anyone $20 who can help me do it that lives in NYC.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] Rickmasta:
I've spent over 6 HOURS (4 hours of me doing the wrong thing because of poor instructions), but 2 hours trying to get this thing to show recovery mode, what is going on?!

Any help? This thing will just not detect it in recovery mode. When I hit recovery, after a few seconds ofline comes up for a few seconds then goes away. This is extremely annoying.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] dbzfanatic:
@rivera did you look at the phone when you typed "su"? did the prompt come up asking for permission?

@rick this has been discussed and there are a few different ways to go about getting it to show in recovery, read up on this thread and you should find some helpful tips. i know it's long but it's full of the same questions so you can skip some.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] riverajuan:
Permission Denied

The one thing I noticed is that I have the superuser icon in the drawer.

This are the commands I am using:

adb shell

su

Is this accurate? By the way simpleroot has been the most efective for me
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] dialbat:
OK, that didn't go as easy as i hoped, but i managed to get clockwise to come up.

now i wish i new how to check if it got rooted?

i've also tried going through procedure of installing custom rom, and when i go into recovery and run update.zip, i get the same message: signature verification failed.

does this mean that i didn't root it properly?
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] falken98:
You need to flash the engineering rom first or get back in to the clockwork using the same way you did when you rooted.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] dialbat:
am i blind, or there is nothing in instructions that mentions flashign engineering rom?

so i'm assuming i mananged to get Clockwise started but did not install SU.?
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] falken98:
Flashing the engineering rom is optional. It installs a recovery that allows the use of test keys / root shell in recovery. Without the test keys however the only way back in to clockwork to flash a new rom is to go through the same loop / ota.zip / update.zip push.

So flashing the engineering rom is going to make your life a lot easier, but you still have root (ability to run programs as uid: 0) without it.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] dialbat:
thank you falken98, it's up and running now!
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] riverajuan:
I am finally rooted it wasn't easy, but persistance has paid off. I want to thank everyone on this very supportive website who has provided advise as well as support even at the time when I had given up.

I am very happy with this accomplishment.

My next task is how to remove all this bloatware from my phone that I never use. I have red alot of info on different roms, but what do you consider should be my next step?

Any advise as allways will be greatly appreciated
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] dbzfanatic:
I suggest your next step be to flash the ENG rom, that way you can get into clockwork anytime you want/need to without going through the push ota.zip method. After that pick a ROM that suits your needs, I personally have SlideMeRoot5r1 with the newest radio installed and it seems to work well enough (it's basically a stock ROM so it should :P) but choose based on your own needs.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] riverajuan:
dbzfanatic

You have been very helpful in this process and I want to thank you for your help. Your advise is allways appreciated.

I did the Evo before, but this was a real challenge because of the process. However I never gave up even if my frustration got the worst of me I allways kept trying. Persistance is the ruler of all challenges unless you rather give up and become a looser.

There is allways a way, never give up

The help in this website is amazing and just like I had help everyone should feel the same, there is plenty of help here.

I love this website
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] dbzfanatic:
I'm glad you found my advice helpful. I'm also glad you find this website helpful because it has been for me as well. I also hope the posts requesting help will help others fix their own issues rooting the slide.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] chevycowboyusa:
If anyone is still having issues...

I found out that you can also start the adb push update.zip /sdcard before yes before

running update.zip on the phone.

in fact my computer was so slow to push the file to the phone after i hit upadte that i might have given up.

but i figured what the hell... and it worked.

so if you are still having timing issues,

get everything set up and ready to go,

adb push update.zip /sdcard (and press enter)

wait until adb server starts,

then push the power button on the phone.

give it a try. just might help. i hope it does..

good luck!
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] Kid Poker:
FML, still can't get it to work. Anyone up to make a quick buck? =)
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] falken98:
If you are dumb^H^H^H^Htrusting enough to mail it to a stranger on the internet and include a prepaid return shipping label i'll do it for you. :D
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] eugene373:
If local I'll do it for free. Regarding shipping it & having it Done! Pay for shipping to & from & I'll do it for free.

~Eugene
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] sergispro:
clockwork recovery

I can't get back to clockwork recovery I flashed the euegen rom labled froyo or something can anyone help me either telling me how or even better doing teamviwer and doing it cuz I don't really know wat I'm doing message me at sergispro@gmail.com that's my msn please help
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] eugene373:
And this is why we Need the How-to flash the ENG-BUILD thread to be stuck!

ENG-BUILD = ClockworkMod Recovery everytime!
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] jreed3786:
AMEN!

And we also need the AVOID FLASHING the ENG NBH thread removed, also. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=717292&highlight=Avoid+eng

VERY CONFUSING for peeps, I think. ENG is the key to a stable experience as you have said numerous times, broham.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] aaronjwood:
Last Ditch Effort

Hello,

Let me first thank all those trying very hard to help. With that said, I like many others I have tried and tried to root my mts3g without success. I have read nearly every post in this thread and it seems that none of the people having the same issue as I am ever got it resolved. I am running Windows 7 Professional 64-bit OS and am quite computer literate.

1. I have extracted the SDK, updated the version 3 USB drivers, extracted root.zip to the SDK tools directory.

2. I have installed the ADB drivers (tried both PDAnet and the ADK versions) and my device is detected using "adb devices" when it is on and plugged in.

3. When I reboot my device into the bootloader I am prompted with another driver install for Android 1.0 which I have used the same Andriod ADB Interface driver as in the previous step.

4. While in the bootloader screen with the USB plugged in my device is not detected with "adb devices" (should it be???).

5. When I run loop.bat and then select recovery I see the device offline for about 5 cycles and then it ALWAYS goes away. I have noticed that when it shows as offline the Windows Device Manager shows it as an Android device but then when it disappears (along with the typical USB disconnect/reconnect sound) it shows back up in device manager as a mass storage device. At this point the device screen shows the red triangle and I can unplug/replug all I want but ADB won't detect the device. I hear the USB disconnect/reconnect beeps each time I do this and the mass storage device disappears/reappears in device manager, but no adb detection. I can hold the up-vol and push power and get to recovery screen, but without adb detection I cannot push anything to the device.

So if I look at USBDeview I have 4 separate entries for the MyTouch Slide all under different device types. In my opinion this has nothing to do with timing the loop.bat termination (I have caught the loop when it shows offline, but it still disappears).

I am stuck. I cannot get ADB to detect my device after I select recovery from the bootloader menu no matter what I try (other than the 5 cycles). I would welcome any other tips because at this point I give up.

Regards,

Aaron J. Wood
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] eugene373:
Try this!

Originally Posted by Stratis1978 View Post

I've got root now and just wanted to repeat what made the difference for me (also posted pages back):

when you're ready to run recovery in the bootloader be sure to unplug the USB from your phone until 'HBOOT' not 'HBOOT USB PLUG' displays.

So basically you unplug the phone until 'HBOOT' appears, have 'RECOVERY' highlighted, and plug the phone in a moment before you select 'RECOVERY'.

The moment I did that I had 'recovery' displaying in my loop.

Continue with the directions...
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] sleepykit:
For me, what worked was to press CTRL+C as soon as that device offline message showed up. Like for you, mine eventually went away (perhaps after 5-8 iterations of the loop) but as long as I pressed CTRL+C at the right time to stop the loop, the device stayed as offline until I replugged in USB, at which point it changed to recovery.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] riverajuan:
Hi everyone,

I finally rooted and installed slidemeroot5r1.

I have been trying to delete stuff i don't use in my phone and when I do and reboot they seen to comeback.

Is there a specific process that I am not following.

This are the commands that I am using

adb remount

adb shell

su

cd system/app/

rm whatever.apk

Is this correct?

How can I remove the widget icon?

Any help will be greatly appreciated

Thanks in advance
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] eugene373:
In order to Remove anything from the system, you need to have done the Following

A. Flashed Eng-Build

B. Must load ClockworkMod Recovery

C. Mount system From Clockwork
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] sergispro:
clockwork recovery !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

k so i think i found out y i cant get bac to clock work when i do the whole root process again my comp does not pick up my slide after i do the loop it shows it for 1 sec and goes away i tried the meathod thatsome1 else said to stop it right after it says offline but didnt work plz help if u can ty
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] eugene373:
Flash the Eng=build via the instructions I posted... the eng-build also fixed the adb issue in recovery.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] sergispro:
yes but how do i flash it if i cant get passed to loop part do i flash it after that ?
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] eugene373:
Have you Rooted already?

If so you just follow the direction posted in the thread.

If you have not rooted yet, then no you can't flash the eng-build until you can root.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] sergispro:
yes i have rooted i was on the froyo one then managed to switch to the slide root5 one but i cant do anything on it lol like make phonecalls and a bunch of force closes so wanted to switch bac to the froyo one u made and now the process ur talking about u talking about this one on how to root or a diff meathod cuz cant find it if u can link me i would very much appreciate it :)!!!
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] eugene373:
Follow these Directions since you are rooted :)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=703076
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] sergispro:
im sry i keep bothering u but im retared with this im looking at the directions and its a bit confusing where do i type in the "adb push /{the folder u downloaded it to}/flash_image /data/local" the command promp and when do i do it? when phone is on or in recovery ?
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] eugene373:
You do this while the phone is in a Live system... In android that is..
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] sergispro:
one issue tho lol i dont have a better terminal and i cant download or open my sdcard trew astro i just keep getting force closed
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] sergispro:
and im asuming the term live system is a terminal to type this in is there a way to get into a system terminal of some sort ?
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] eugene373:
Sorry not Terminal... :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

You have to ADB everything... command prompt via the computer with sdk setup and running... Like I said, Follow the Directions!!!

adb is not terminal..