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[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] poetik517:
Semi-Root? "adb shell ~ #"

problem:

when device is booted, i can cmd adb shell and get "#". however when in recovery, i get "~ #". also in terminal emulator, i have "$" instead of "#".

adb shell
~ # su
su
/sbin/sh: su: not found
~ #

superuser is installed and granting permissions. i'm running eugene's latest froyo build. i followed the root process to a T, eng build and all. i was running slidemeroot5r1 successfully prior to the switch. but all went haywire after attempting to update and flash a newer superuser (discussed here).

any insight to this?
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] sedrocks:
I am new to this forum and tried to do the above on my mytouch slide 3g HTC running android 2.1 software. I am able to get all the way to step 12 when the bar goes across the bottom of the text, but when I [ adb push update.zip /sdcard ] I get an error telling me this: [ E:failed to verify whole-file signature. E:signature verification failed Installation aborted. ] Can somebody please help me with this and tell me what I am doing wrong? Thank you very much for your help.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] sedrocks:
I got it

I got it. I had to re-extract the contents of the ota.zip and update.zip and everything worked. Thank you very much!!!
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] SCossio:
Yeah, I too cannot get my phone to show with recovery mode. I did some asking around and it seems to be that if you have already updated your slide with the OTA that was pushed that was to fix some "Bugs" it also patched up the loop hole which is why in DOS you cannot get it to show "Recovery" and continues to say "Offline".....any ideas on how to fix this anyone?
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] Ace42:
No new method is avail for people with the update atm...You'll have to stay with a stock phone for now.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] fermunky:
When it says Offline, have you tried unplugging it and plugging it back in? I thought the OTA update would also prevent it from being seen as Offline...
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] panja7:
Step 9 Problems (0 bytes in 3679537.003s)

On Step 9 I get this message:

C:\android-sdk-windows\tools>adb push ota.zip /sdcard/update.zip

1031 KB/s (0 bytes in 3679537.003s)

What am I doing wrong here?
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] AxelRoldos:
So I am at the Clockwork Recovery Mode, and I am at the part where I scrolled down, chose my .zip, then chose slideroot.zip

It's been sitting at this, install screen for a really long time now. Im reading about how it is supposed to be rebooting and this part was relatively quick in the video, so now im lost. What should I do?

I attached a picture so you guys could see what im talking about.

Could it be possible the slideroot.zip file i downloaded is unusually long or something??
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] AxelRoldos:
So I decided to just say screw it and I popped out the battery (yes, I know how EHHH that is)

Anyways, everything seems normal again, except I found this on there (See attached image)

I clicked it, and just takes me to a blank screen.

There are like missing downloads, or something, I dunno. I did everything I was supposed to. Unless someone can point me in the direction of ALL the files needed for this, and the correct ones at that, i'll try again.

Im really hoping you guys can help me, I hate all these useless apps stuck on my phone.

If it means anything, I can't uninstall that superuser thing. It just won't let me.

Any help I would appreciate so much, thanks everyone
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] dustinkh:
ADB/Android 1.0 drivers?

I've worked my way through the root walkthrough and I'm currently stuck at the point at which I'm running the loop batch in the command prompt. I've been making constant attempts to "catch" my slide in recovery mode with no avail; setting the menu onto "recovery" and then plugging the cord into the phone right after pressing power/ok.

I've successfully downloaded the usb driver r3 via sdk and that's in the tools folder already...I was wondering maybe my usb drivers for the mytouch slide hadn't been installed correctly the first time I plugged it into my computer (I'm pretty sure I had to install drivers when I initially started trying to root my phone..) I know probably the easiest way to fix this problem would be to uninstall anything resembling android/adb/etc. using device manager and then trying to reinstall everything. However, my device manager is empty; probably due to deleting viruses or something...so I either need help figuring out how to get my device manager to work so I can go that route trying to fix my problem, or I need help figuring out some other way to resolve this. Either way, I dk, I'm just getting more and more irritated the longer I spend on the computer trying to get the root to work. >.<

Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance guys!!!
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] dynamikd:
I personally started the loop process before I powered down my phone. Once you boot into the bootloader screen, the loop command should list your device as offline. If it doesn't, then pull the battery out and repeat until it does. You cannot proceed until your device appears OFFLINE.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] dustinkh:
I got my phone rooted and I'm running cm6 =)

Honestly, I used the newer method to root my phone though...I just couldn't stand unplugging my battery and starting the loop over and over..and over again lol.

Now all I'm waiting for is for some way to use some of the stock apps and stuff (the stock swype, the friends and faves widgets).
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] Nshih422:
I have been trying this for days now and cant get past a certain point.

I get all the way up to the point where I boot into HBOOT and then load recovery. In adb devices, it shows as "OFFLINE" after I stop the loop. I unplug the phone and plug it back in to try to get "Recovery". IT DOESN'T WORK!.... The phone still shows up as OFFLINE, in adb devices, after i unplug and reply. I have attempted to do this over 100 times now (No exaggeration) and never got passed that point.

I did do a lot of reading and noticed many people having the problem that the "offline" will only be shown for a few seconds and then the device disappears. I do not have this problem! Mine seems worse lol :confused::mad::confused::mad:

I have tried to load different drivers, I have even tried different computers altogether. I did find a few posts saying to remove the drivers using USBDev and I did and still no luck. I have tried different USB cables. Basically everything I could think of.

Sorry this got a bit long!:eek::eek:

CAN ANYONE HELP ME PLEASE!
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] dbzfanatic:
If you did the ota update it will only show up as offline. If you did that you can no longer root, from the sounds of it you accepted the update. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] perknite:
I received the infamous OTA update and afterward rooted my slide. I used the newer method, where files are pushed (via adb, while the phone is booted into stock android) to the phone and nothing is pushed while in HBOOT or recovery. I definitely have root now. The new method definitely works for those who accepted the ota update!
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] dynamikd:
So basically you have the benefit of the ota, along with root?

Sent from my R00T3D T-Mobile MyTouch 3G §lide
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] kufudo:
The first post of this thread should be updated with the new root method, or at least pointing to it directly in big bold text.

The new method works on the OTA and works consistently, whereas the original method doesn't.

There's really no reason to be using the old method anymore, it just confuses people.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] ckovamees:
Thanks - I'm running CyagenMod-6.0.0-slide-RC1 thanks to these instructions!

I had to use SimpleRoot since I couldn't get ADB to display recovery.

/Carl
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] europlaya6:
still not getting it

I know im not that stupid and have more than a basic knowledge of computers and phones. my OS is windows 7 64bit...when i loop my device my computer finds it but when i disconnect and reconnect my phone to the computer, the device is still offline and i cannot get it to boot in recovery. please help!
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] europlaya6:
i have the same problem so if you find something let me know and i will do the same
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] europlaya6:
im having the same problem so if you find something out let me know and i will do the same
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] dbzfanatic:
If it won't show as recovery you probably did the update and need to use the newer root method.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] perknite:
Sorry for the late reply...

The answer is no. In the process of rooting I wiped out the OTA update by flashing another rom.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] hbaig:
would u happen to have the link for the new root method?
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] plasmadragon007:
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=Full_Update_Guide_-_HTC_Slide , look for exploid method for OTA 1.35.531.1 and follow instruction's.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] abombletap:
how to the heck do i do step 2????

I want to root my HTC Aria and I am very good at following directions (NO problem flashing ROM on Windows device, i understand that fully and have flashed my HTC Fuze MANY TIMES) but in order for me to Root Android (not lose HTC Sense UI) I am seeking help from someone to explain me how do I get Command Prompt to SDK/Tools directory, I know to open CMD on Windows 7, I go to search and type in "cmd" but than what do I do from there...am I in the right place to in order to do Step 2?
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] dbzfanatic:
windows key + C will open cmd. then type "cd *" where * is the directory to change to. if the name has spaces put the location in quotes.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] raider09:
ESPRIMG.zip FAILS!!!

I have followed the method by TheArtiszan and when I get to the point to flash ESPRIMG.zip in bootloader, I get a message saying update fail and it gives me an option to reboot. What do I do then!?!?! I have tried doing it multiple times, nothing, I have also tried install the other ESPRIMG.zip file that is different in kb, nothing, what do I do!?!?!
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] dbzfanatic:
You mustve missed a step. I did the newer "easyroot" method after I got my replacement and the older on on my first phone. I also flashed the ENG ROM and the only time I had any issues was trying to flash the ENG ROM on my new phone without doing certain steps first. Go through the process again and read carefully. Its probably something easy to miss.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] faldiin:
I am not sure if you fixed your phone. I found info missing (or I missed something and I flashed 2 phones and had issues).

These are the steps I took. I comprised this of 3 post. All credit goes to them.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=754020

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=703076

Use the software on this post. The directions are edited to match this setup.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=754669

adb push exploid /sqlite_stmt_journals

adb push flash_image /data/local

adb push mtd0.img /data/local

Run: adb shell

Run: cd /sqlite_stmt_journals

Run: chmod 0755 exploid

Run: ./exploid

Toggle your phone's Wifi (on or off, however you wish to do that).

Now (again) run: ./exploid

It should prompt you for a password, enter: secretlol. If it didn't prompt you for a password, but instead just output the same text that it did the first time you ran it, then something isn't setup right. Make sure to follow the directions verbatim.

(will have initated the loop hole to get root)

(at this time go to settings and turn wifi on and then back off before continuing)

(You should now have a # instead of a $)

cd /data/local

chmod 04755 *

/data/local/flash_image misc /data/local/mtd0.img

ok now we are set to apply the engineering build to get a custom rom

Turn off the device

Press and hold volume down and then power up and hold both

let go when see the 3 skateboarding androids

give the phone a minute then will read the moded file on card

when is ready press volume up to apply this update

--- This will take a while just let it run

WAIT - when done it will ask you to reboot DON'T

press volume down for no

then back on bootloader screen press volume down once to highlight recovery and select with power to boot recovery

on the recovery you will have a device with a triangle

hold volume up and power for a second together

volume down and power to select for apply update.zip

and you will then be loaded into the clockwork recovery and will beable to flash the rom of your choosing from sd card.

You can use touch pad not to scroll down and select install zip from sd

select choose zip from sdcard

find your rom and apply

You are now rooted enjoy

GL and I hope this helps.

Faldiin
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] tyron.townsend:
hey

iam having trouble on step 7 i did everything it said but my devices still say offline no matter how manytimes i try it want go in recovery it keeps sayin it off line somebody plz help
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] dbzfanatic:
If it always says offline you probably got the ota update and have to use a different root method.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] stryfe1986:
Hi im a noob at this but since i got the OTA I have to use this guide here

xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=754020&page=15

but im stuck on step 17, it says " File Not Found" anybody in this thread, can help me out?
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] dbzfanatic:
You really shouldn't a) post the same question in 2 threads and b) double post but I posted a response over there that might help you out. Next time just be a bit more patient, someone's bound to help you.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] FrankTheTank69:
i dnt no wat it is but i just cant do it...i failed so many times...i truely need help,.,y cant it be easy like the G1
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] FrankTheTank69:
i dnt no y but i keep failin i truely need help....i beg u help me out..i think ma fone is evil
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] problem1:
my device isnt being picked up when i do the loop command and push recovery
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] EpicEric:
Ha. Yeah. Thanks for this. Was definitely concerned when I was stuck 16 seconds into the vid.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] Willpbeck:
I do all this verbatim and when I get to chmod 0755 exploid I get exploid not in directory how do I fix that I've done every possible thing including pushing update.zip while in recovery after loop offline verify
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] nbetcher:
You must have missed a step or not followed it correctly - sorry! It's just not possible this error would legitimately occur if the steps were done properly.

Make sure you're typing everything correctly, especially making sure 'exploid' is in the directory from where you're 'pushing' (using adb push exploid /sqlite_stmt_journals) from. also, make sure you 'cd /sqlite_stmt_journals' before you chmod.

Hope that helps.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] worshipfulone:
Hi there. I get all the way to the "update.zip" portion of the process and it tells me that the installation has failed. EVERYTHING else worked up until that point. I did get the OTA update. What could I be doing wrong?

Thank you so much!
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] allmybacon:
A Few Basic Questions

So I'm a quasi-noob. This is my level: I read Lifehacker, managed to set up Geektool and I'm good at reading forums and figuring stuff out, but I'm not a programmer - I am a layperson and there's a lot I don't know.

I've spent a few hours watching all the videos out there for rooting the MyTouch Slide and reading about 60 out of the 120 pages on this thread, the Wikis on SDK, and a bunch of other stuff. I'm more or less ready to root my phone, but there's a few basic things I haven't quite figured out or am afraid I'm going to mess up. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

FYI: I'm on a mac.

1) where do I want to install sdk and what do I need to know about about how to enter my path information when I'm using terminal to root the phone. A lot of directions assume you know this, but I'm always foggy on where to start with a backslash. I know on mac there's no C prompt... I've never fully understood the equivalent on this system.

2) if I get hung up on one of the steps that gives people problems (the step where you have to time everything right to get terminal to recognize your phone), can I give up and go back to having my phone work normally? What is the point of no return in this process?

3) I've read and read and read, but I'm still foggy on what installing a custom ROM does to the operating system currently on the phone. Right now I'm using a rooted MyTouch (earlier Gen) using Cyanogen 6 and I love it, but I got the phone that way and don't know what was changed. There are some parts of the current system on the Slide that I don't hate. Will a custom ROM overwrite it completely? Do I find a ROM that's this system only modified? Can anyone point me to an article that spells this out clearly for people at my level? I know a few people have posted about a program that lets you switch ROMs easily - I haven't read up more on that but am curious.

Thanks in advance to anyone who takes the time to write back.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] therinrnb:
Hey guys i need some serious help with this rooting I'm a newbie i been reading and reading this whole thread trying to understand what to do and what not to do and I'm really lost in the beginning i have the slide root file on my desktop i also have the android sdk holder on my desktop i extracted it to my (C:/users/guess/android) but im lost where is my directory that everyone is talking about.?
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] dbzfanatic:
This is old use nbetchers method instead.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] FrankTheTank69:
im still havin trouble..smh
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] ebeing:
I need a mac guide to root my slide which has OTA 1.35.531.1

Is there one available?
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] nikol4s:
The steps are no different after adb is installed.

Sent from my HTC Espresso running CM6.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] lucasmotta:
Problems with the SIM Card

Hi,

I made all those steps and everything was fine.

I have the SuperUser installed (this app does something?), so I suposed I did everything right.

But when I try to use a different SIM card (not a T-Mobile), it lock the phone.

It says: "Network Locked" and ask me a PIN, but I've no idea what's the PIN.

I made it right?

Thanks
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] dbzfanatic:
Rooting doesn't let you use a different SIM. You need to unlock the phone to do that.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] mdayjr:
Default sim lock code is 1234. If that doesn't work try that sim in another phone. If it still says its locked than the sim most likely is fried.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] jasonnguyen3697:
Can't get through step 7. keeps saying tht my fone is offline no matter how many times i unplug and plug back in again.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] dbzfanatic:
This is an OLD method that doesnt work anymore and hasnt for a while. Use nbetcher's method.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] torvick12:
and where cani find nbetcher method?
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] dbzfanatic:
Uhmm...search button? Maybe check the stickies of this forum?
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] torvick12:
i did but nothing comes up :/
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] dbzfanatic:
Seriously? Did you search for posts/threads from nbetcher containing "root"? You obviously didnt look at the stickies of this forum like I suggested. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=754020

I am formally requesting this thread be locked as it is no longer relevant in terms of needing new posts.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] ev0lushan:
I can't get my command prompt to say List of devices attached. Can someone help me?
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] lt1pnyklr:
Try Googling pdanet and download the software and drivers for your phone. Once it installs adb should recognize your device and list its serial number.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] ev0lushan:
Well I tried that and I still get

"adb is not recognized as an internal or external command,operable program or batch"
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] lt1pnyklr:
Do you even have adb setup on your computer correctly?
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] ev0lushan:
I don't think so?
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] lt1pnyklr:
Go to theunlockr.com and type in adb setup and start there.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] zadane:
I give up for tonight... been at this for hours... makes me feel retarded... problem after problem after problem...
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] zadane:
so, can i apply a2sd after I already went through the rest of the steps... brand new to this and didn't even see that until after I was done.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] zadane:
i get this error while trying a2sd

hangs there... forever
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] zadane:
not sure if it was this or another root method, but after downloading my AV was popping up to tell me there was a file placed in the windows directory called autokms.exe

no idea what it is, but after checking the logs, it seems that this is exactly what I was doing at the time.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] AZRockslide:
Cannot see in Recovery

Okay, I have been scanning through page after page on this, and I do not see an answer for my problem. Not saying there isn't one posted somewhere; I just have not seen it.

I have no problem getting my device to register offline. I do not even have to run the loop. I can just type 'adb reboot recovery' into the command prompt and get it to boot into recovery and show offline when I run 'adb devices.' So far, so good.

That is where I am stuck, however. It does not matter how many times I unplug the cable from my phone or the computer; the computer never recognizes the phone in recovery mode. Both Win XP and Win7 show it in offline every time, and I cannot push the update to the SD unless it is in recovery.

Any suggestions? I do not believe it is an issue with the adb drivers. If it was, I would think I would not be able to boot to recovery from the command prompt.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] dbzfanatic:
This is old, there is a new method that's been stickied. Use it.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] AZRockslide:
Saw that after I posted this. Thank you.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] jvitalis40:
I cant get the command prompt to say recovery from offline when I unplug and plug my device back. It still says offline when I type adb devices... I NEED HELP PLEASE
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] dbzfanatic:
Please read next time, at least the last few pages. I just 2 posts up said this is old and doesn't work.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] Vnuk1:
I'm using the Universal Androot method on my slide and if I just click root it just reboots my phone and get nothing. Now if I click the temporary root (unroot after reboot) it works but I can't flash any roms like Cyanogenmod because when it reboot it unroots itself. Any help or ideas would be appreciated.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] JTownBrewer:
After you get temproot you have more work to do before you reboot. Try following the pc-less rooting guide (it's here in the dev section somewhere), as that uses the temproot method.

JTB
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] starkruzr:
Guys, is there a canonical guide to permarooting the Slide somewhere? I'm having a really hard time sorting through the spaghetti of instructions I've found thus far.