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[Droid Eris Android Development] Nikolai2.1:
You're help would be greatly appreciated by all of us. One thing though, these phones do have the 1.49.0000 hboot on them right? I would assume they do because from my understanding all Verizon stores were supposed to flash all the Eris' with the 2.1 RUU.
[Droid Eris Android Development] :
Yea Nikolai I think that is correct. All of the refurb Erises have 2.1 now am I right on that? Or, on the other hand is there some with 1.5 still that are being given to people for replacements, etc. I was told by a Verizon rep at the store (one in the back) that I can call a Verizon customer service phone # and get a replacement Eris. I'd rather have 2.1 than 1.5 now, especially if the replacement is rootable.

Also, has anyone ever received an HTC Incredible or a different phone through this way (getting Big Red to replace your Eris) or do they just give you another Eris. Yea it'd be even better to get a Droid X or 2 this way for fans of the other side of the Droid family. (after July 15th that is). Please someone, tell me if they would do that or not. Because on another thread on Androidforums.com someone said they got an Incredible because they were short on Eris's, they were not in stock. Is that true of them?

Thanks. :D
[Droid Eris Android Development] timoyo3:
I don't know how to quote on my phone, but the person that said he would be willing to test for two days needs to read the forum. Becouse he said I have the stock 2.1 and no one else seems to have that, well obviously becouse that is the point of the forum so I'm sorry but pay attention next time.

Sorry for the rudeness but I'm obviously frustrated by my lack of success.
[Droid Eris Android Development] :
Um were you referring to me sir or maybe not. Or were you referring to Nikolai2.1 or even zw4nzig or someone else. If you were referring to me, I never said anyone had the stock 2.1. In fact most of those in the thread still either have the leak or non-stock somehow.

Yea I'm frustrated too but let's stick to helping each other. Things work out that way
[Droid Eris Android Development] lostpilot28:
My PNY 2GB card has the dimple on it. No success yet. Been trying for over a week.
[Droid Eris Android Development] zw4nzig:
@MyFixofAndroid:

I just fast booted a couple of my Eris', and they all come up the following:

PB00100 XC SHIP S-ON

HBOOT-1.49.0000 (PB0010000)

MICROP-0111

TOUCH PANEL-SYN0104

RADIO-2.42.00.04.12

Feb 8 2010,00:08:56

FASTBOOT

<Vol DOWN> HBoot Mode
[Droid Eris Android Development] :
Ok so your info and my info on our phones are identical. So this means something (movie line).
[Droid Eris Android Development] listyb01:
Mine is exactly the same except for the touch panel, I have MELFAS_45_17

Was there something posted about this information making a difference in the probability of rooting? I have kind of lost track of the 90+ pages posted in this thread.
[Droid Eris Android Development] npsmith:
So... anybody who got root already wanna sell me the sd card you used? That way at least you did not pay $10 for a card you only use once...
[Droid Eris Android Development] zw4nzig:
THere was some hullabaloo earlier about the difference between 1.49 versions, and that the number of zeroes after that meant specific things.

I think our versions both being 1.49.0000 does have some kind of meaning.
[Droid Eris Android Development] :
Yep. I think so too. I also have the 1.49.0000 hboot and not the 1.49.2000 that everyone is saying is the root-ready or root-based Hboot version. So if I DID succeed in rooting, barring all else, for example if another method were to be posted in this thread that did work for me, would my Hboot number change to 1.49.2000 or stay at 1.49.0000. I ask this because there's probably some here that would like to know. Oh and I've tried just about EVERYTHING, each method and each SD/phone config fathomable or that exists so far, and nothing has worked yet for me. I'll keep trying, but like I said earlier we need someone to post a solution that works for everyone, not just 12 or more people. This is basically like target practice; you gotta keep trying until you get the target nearly every time.

Speaking of which, I'm going to keep my phone the way it is and not root, but that is unless I find an easier solution for rooting in the future.

That way I can forget about my current Eris, then upgrade to a newer better Verizon phone and be done with this one, hey maybe I'll sell it to someone online (probably cragslist), just to help people out. Sorry, I cannot help any of you guys by selling it to one of you, or helping those who want root serviced on their phones, etc. Guess it's a "would if I could" type thing. Others might offer this. I'm not trying to sound cold or anything. :D
[Droid Eris Android Development] Nikolai2.1:
I might be be wrong but i think teregs hboot stayed at 1.49.0000
[Droid Eris Android Development] zw4nzig:
I would like the original root'er to post what his ORIGINAL Hboot and what was before he went into this;

I feel that those of us that are running the "new" 2.1 that is loaded onto replacement phones and new Erises are not going to be able to root in this method.

Also, I noticed on one of my employee's Droids that his software version is "2.1, Update 2" whereas all of my Erises and inventory Droids show "2.1" or "2.0". He is not exactly computer (or Droid) literate, and I trust him when he says he didn't flash anything; Does the Moto Droid have an "Update 2" out for it OTA, or what is he running?
[Droid Eris Android Development] listyb01:
So no reports of success with 1.49.0000?
[Droid Eris Android Development] :
SECOND EDIT: Never mind I was wrong here.
[Droid Eris Android Development] ericFuels999:
I'm pretty sure that question has already been answered a few times.

1.49.2000 S-OFF was the HBoot after people with 1.5 installed the 2.1 engineering ROM to obtain root.

Leakers have 1.49.0000 S-ON, as you stated. The people who have been successful with this method were leakers, or had the RUU installed, thus they had a 1.49.0000 HBoot.

This root method does absolutely nothing to the HBoot. You are simply accessing recovery via a glitch through adb's startup process on the phone to flash a custom recovery. Even if you successfully root with this method, your HBoot will remain 1.49.0000 S-ON; however, you will not be flashing ROMs through the HBoot, but through the recovery partition, so the S-ON security flag doesn't matter.
[Droid Eris Android Development] tereg:
No. I had 1.49.0000 before the root process, and this process keeps you on 1.49.0000.
[Droid Eris Android Development] tazzpatriot:
i have a rooted eris for sale , about to put it on ebay if someone wants it let me know
[Droid Eris Android Development] :
ok got it. Tereg. Thanks
[Droid Eris Android Development] zw4nzig:
Tereg, my one question that I haven't seen anywhere, is why 2.1 OTA is locked from installing new ROMs/Why is the push required to put the software in place? Perhaps we should attack it from a different angle.
[Droid Eris Android Development] tereg:
You need root access in order to be able to flash a different recovery in the recovery partition. You need a custom recovery partition to flash a custom ROM.
[Droid Eris Android Development] Nikolai2.1:
I think there is supposed to be a way to change your hboot number once you are rooted. I'm doing that as soon as I get root. (If I ever do)
[Droid Eris Android Development] :
Really? I would try that too if I ever get root.
[Droid Eris Android Development] Nikolai2.1:
I did come across an article somewhere. I was about to attempt this until I realized you needed root. This way if you ever become unrooted (assuming you don't flash the 2.1 RUU) you could just root the traditional way.
[Droid Eris Android Development] :
Oh ok good. That's news to me. :D
[Droid Eris Android Development] Nikolai2.1:
Now remember this is all hypothetical. Don't take my word for it but just remember that it's a possibility. :)
[Droid Eris Android Development] :
Yep agreed.
[Droid Eris Android Development] thewanton:
okay, can we seriously stop linking to multiupload or something? :/ for some reason it always redirects to some travel site or something when i click on a link to it..

so along with this, can someone please upload tereg's sdk folder from one of the early steps in the first post to a different site? like rapidshare or something, idk. but i'm ready to try rooting my eris again.
[Droid Eris Android Development] :
Yea as I suspected, many of you are still trying to root. So am I. Hope it happens for all of us, at least for those of us who want it most. :D
[Droid Eris Android Development] tereg:
http://rapidshare.com/files/405259483/android-sdk-windows.zip
[Droid Eris Android Development] dannymumbles:
How much is it going for?
[Droid Eris Android Development] :
"May the Droid (Eris) be with you" or "The Droid will be with you. Always."

Star Wars knock-off
[Droid Eris Android Development] Ol' Blue:
Just rooted V3. I am at step #11 with the # symbol. should I Flash Amon_Ra's Recovery? Also, can I change the SD card back to stock? What is next step????? I have been trying for days, but switched to airplane mode and worked around the 6th try. I used 2g pny card with Dell inspiron 5150 running windows XP.
[Droid Eris Android Development] :
EDIT/UPDATE: Oh I guess the "dimple" thing doesn't matter. Forget what I said, but yea you should flash Amon_RA's recovery and use the Stock 8GB SD card!!! Just do whatever the guide tells you and you should be fine.

Thanks and good luck!
[Droid Eris Android Development] dawynkoop:
I don't think thats the trick, I have the PNY 2GB SD Card with the dimple at the bottom left of the card and I've been trying for a week to get this working with no luck.
[Droid Eris Android Development] lostpilot28:
+1. I have the dimpled PNY card with the same s/n as Tereg's. I still have not rooted yet. Ol' Blue, or anyone else that is rooted, would you consider selling me your 2 GB card and I'll pay for shipping? Or, since you're already rooted, trade me for my 2 GB PNY card and send me yours? I'll pay for shipping! I'd love to see if this does the trick. I'd be happy to pay $15 for someone's card, then pass it on to another non-rootable-Eris owner.

If this works, it'd be great. If anyone would be willing to help, e-mail me at lostpilot28 at yahoo. Thanks!
[Droid Eris Android Development] :
You're right man but I just wanted to know if I was the only one who was having only failures.
[Droid Eris Android Development] Ol' Blue:
It was the Nat. Geo 2g pny card from Walmart
[Droid Eris Android Development] Kionei:
I picked up the Nat Geo 2GB PNY from Walmart on last Friday. It has the dimple on it. I put tereg's dd image on it and (as I noted earlier) got adb to recognize while in Recovery mode on the 3rd try, even after dozens of failures with the stock card. The microSD card didn't mount, though, so there wasn't much I could do.

I was able to get adb to recognize in Recovery mode several more times immediately afterwards, but the card never did mount while in Recovery. I abandoned my pursuit for a couple of hours.

Since then, I've tried another few dozen times, with and without the steps recently deemed unnecessary. I've tried the card with just a format and with the dd image. Even so, I have not been able to get adb to even recognize while in Recovery mode since last Friday. Le sigh.

I can't believe one of the cheapest android phones available has proven to be the Fort Knox of android phones. Just the same, I'm optimistic that it'll be figured out if for no reason other than it is a challenge. If there is anything someone would like to know about my setup or would like me to try then please let me know.
[Droid Eris Android Development] Ol' Blue:
Also, I forgot to say that I re-formatted the SD card right before I started trying again. May have helped?
[Droid Eris Android Development] rycheme:
Does anyone know if today's OTA update affects the rooting process?

EDIT: From what I can tell, the update was stopped.
[Droid Eris Android Development] inthenickoftime4:
Has anyone looked into this? http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=718889

The New Evo 4G Root Uses Flash Lite Exploit. Would this work for us?
[Droid Eris Android Development] Ol' Blue:
Since I am new to root, do I use the 2g sd card to flash new roms, or do I re-format the 8g stock SD card? Also, after rooting, The "Flashed" RUU OTA build number still has "release-Keys"?
[Droid Eris Android Development] mortymouse:
Thats interesting, I might be willing to give that a try with our files for the Eris and their walk through of how to get adb working via this.
[Droid Eris Android Development] Captainkrtek:
I also might try it this evening
[Droid Eris Android Development] thewanton:
please do (: and thanks for uploading to rapid share, i guess i have a virus since i cant access multiupload.. ? idk, avast isn't picking up anything..
[Droid Eris Android Development] :
Ok so seriously I TRIED the Evo4G new Flash Lite exploit method, and here's what happened, and yea it didn't work for me:

I did every thing it says to do, yet part1 executed on the phone through adb simply won't work. ie. And it doesn't let me know when to use the browser on my Eris, though I bet it does on the EVO. This is leading me to believe that this EVO 4G root method exploit using Flash Lite won't work for Eris unless someone either

A. Modifies the part1 and part2 files (they're scripts essentially) to match the Eris or B. Modifies/Changes other parts of the instructions and the files to match the Eris.

Oh and others should try it too to confirm this. Maybe someone should just change everything about this method (files & instructions) until it works with Eris. Just a thought. Then we'd be set!!!!
[Droid Eris Android Development] ericFuels999:
I also tried it and got the same exact results as you. I wish I knew more about the specifics of the code, because I really think this could work with some modification. Hopefully somebody who knows more about it than us can shed some light on the matter.
[Droid Eris Android Development] homaygfresh2000:
I just tried it too. No luck. No response when running adb shell, etc...

Like you said, it appears that the scripts are EVO-specific and would need to be modified for the Eris.
[Droid Eris Android Development] :
Yep that's what I expected. Yea there's gotta be someone here that can do the changes to the EVO files so they work with Eris, and upload the proper files to file sites and have us downloading in no time, so we can get root finally. Yes please anyone here up and willing
[Droid Eris Android Development] :
I'm going to try modifying my copy of the scripts and I will give it another go and will report back my results this way.
[Droid Eris Android Development] thewanton:
Ugh, so I reformatted my computer back to factory settings a few days ago for a few reasons that don't really matter, but I think there's a problem in the instructions. For some reason, even when following it step by step perfectly it won't recognize the phone when doing the 'adb devices' part in step 4. I don't get it. :/ It worked perfectly fine before, when I tried it last time. All I need to do is install Java, run the SDK set up, get the USB driver downloaded from it, over write the files with Tereg's SDK folder, then connect my phone w/usb debugging, right? Then it should be recognized in step 4?
[Droid Eris Android Development] ericFuels999:
Hey, so do you want to move the EVO root discussion over to the thread created earlier? I feel like if that thread keeps getting bumped, more people will pay attention.
[Droid Eris Android Development] sickbox:
Toastcfh used to do some work for the Eris someone may want to start there since he provided what looks to be a pretty main part of the EVO root.
[Droid Eris Android Development] :
ericfuels999, Yes I can do that. I will move my EVO method for Eris talk to the other thread, yea it was good you reminded me because I probably shouldn't post sort of unrelated talk on this thread. Thanks for the reminder. :p
[Droid Eris Android Development] Zalatorisaurus:
How do we know if we get the timing down or even close to having it down? All of our device managers will recognize our devices at different times and I know mine definately does not take 5 seconds to recognize my eris. It takes closer to 10 or 15 seconds. Can anyone help? I'm Vista 64 bit, leak v1 to RUU, hboot 1.49, MELFAS touch panel, stock Sandisk 8 gb sdcard. I really want root. I've never had the chance to experience it.
[Droid Eris Android Development] :
Don't know, hmm. Maybe it's a crap shoot at best, once you have the correct timing, you'll know it.

I myself and several others (Maybe more) have not succeeded yet, many of us are still failing. But yeah like you, many of us still want root and want to experience it too. :D
[Droid Eris Android Development] Nikolai2.1:
I could do so much with root.
[Droid Eris Android Development] Zalatorisaurus:
Yeah. I wish the first race was as easy as the second race. I know pretty much nothing beyond the basics and I just feel lost in all this.
[Droid Eris Android Development] tereg:
When you plug in the USB cable in, make sure that you see some entry in Device Manager, i.e. make sure that you don't see a driver conflict (yellow circle with an explanation point). Make sure the phone is turned on and booted up normally and that USB debugging is on (based on your post it looks like you've done that).

Maybe you have to do

adb kill-server

then

adb start-server

if the above things look normal. Give those things a try.
[Droid Eris Android Development] zachpl:
I have been trying to get past step 7 for 4 hours now.... I have tried a 2 gb pny micro sd card and the stock 8gb sd card and after tons of attempts I have gotten nothing... It is frustrating not knowing how close I am to getting it and seeing as there must be a millisecond range for the root to work is not getting my confidence up :/
[Droid Eris Android Development] zachpl:
I am going to try this now :D I hope it works and thanks. EDIT: Is there a free program that allows you to partition SD cards on windows?
[Droid Eris Android Development] lostpilot28:
Right...me too. As soon as I figure out a way to partition a removable disk in Windows 7! Doh!
[Droid Eris Android Development] dawynkoop:
In windows 7 you can use the diskpart command, I'm running through it right now I'll post the steps once I get them figured out.
[Droid Eris Android Development] OmniaNominumCaptaSunt:
I don't know about Windows 7, but Vista's diskpart.exe won't create or delete partitions on removable media. I'm about to try GParted.

EDIT - never mind; Linux only. Back to the drawing board.
[Droid Eris Android Development] refthemc:
Just tried gparted. I'm confused as to what format its supposed to be in because fat32 the minimum is 32mb. Unless 1 block does not equal 1mb then I'm completely lost

or maybe anoek can make a image like tereg did with his SDcard to make it easy on us. Would love to finally root the Eris :)
[Droid Eris Android Development] OmniaNominumCaptaSunt:
Yes, a disk image would be great - there don't seem to be any free programs that can partition SD cards on Windows.
[Droid Eris Android Development] izzaeroth:
What file system did you use?
[Droid Eris Android Development] jmattick:
I'm in the process of trying this, I made 3 primary partitions as FAT16, then the extended partition, then 35 partitions, unformatted.

All we are doing is trying to make the scan of the sd card take longer. It shouldn't matter what they are formatted, just that there are a lot of them to extend out the scan. This is why he said he did a swap with a different card once he made it into adb, because the filesystem isn't there for what we need to do.

I'm using Paragon Partition Manager. I'll report in with an update if it works.

EDIT: Also, for those curious as to how things get formatted into "blocks". 1 Block of data is the smallest denominator in which you can make a partition. Due to the way our cards are setup, this works out to be 7mb. Once you get into a decent partition manager, it explains a little better.

EDIT 2: didn't work for me after all... I get the same thing as usual.
[Droid Eris Android Development] :
Maybe the folks here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=718933 might get the rooting job done quicker than on this thread, because on that thread, they're pretty close. That's what I'm hoping for. But then again, this thread (SD card and adb trick method) is getting close to root too. DOn't know which one will get root for people faster, but there's still hope for leakers. :D
[Droid Eris Android Development] Captainkrtek:
Google EASEUS partition magic, there is a free home version
[Droid Eris Android Development] JAS_21:
Has anyone else been able to duplicate this method with the sd card partition? It sounds promising, as I have had no luck with my stock sandisk card or the pny card i purchased.
[Droid Eris Android Development] lostpilot28:
I've downloaded it, but like the others, it doesn't seem to recognize SD cards. I found a link that explains how to partition a memory card using an "Ubuntu Live" CD, which looks like the way to go. Only problem is that the download was 699 MB and was crawling along at 5 kb/sec. :eek:
[Droid Eris Android Development] iornslave:
hey im not gonna do this yet i need sleep and an SD card i can trash if need be...

http://gparted.sourceforge.net/livecd.php

gparted live CD should work for you guys. and its only a 120MB Download, no need for a full linux DL. http://sourceforge.net/projects/gparted/files/gparted-live-stable/

if your really on a super slow DL speed they have a 60MB DL in the "old version" section http://sourceforge.net/projects/gparted/files/old-gparted-livecd/
[Droid Eris Android Development] Captainkrtek:
Thanks

I wasn't sure whether it worked for SD cards
[Droid Eris Android Development] sickbox:
I used a gparted live usb (created by using the directions for unetbootin on the site) along with my SD card reader and made 3 primary and 4 extended partitions using the GUI. I'm guessing I didn't make enough partitions because it didn't work for me also I was stuck making 32 mb partitions for fat32 so size may be an issue. Haven't had time to mess with it again, I'll let you guys know as soon as I do if someone doesn't get to it first.
[Droid Eris Android Development] thetingster:
Let me get this straight. Are we talking about using this "specially" formatted card in the original process of inserting the SD card at 4-1000 to get adb into recovery? I'm confused.

Been trying over a week here now and no success with any card.
[Droid Eris Android Development] anoek:
Yeah that's correct.. I used this card for the 4-1000 count. Once i got the recovery device to show up, i swapped it out with the other card that i had (that had just one fat32 partition on it), and used that to complete teregs instructions.
[Droid Eris Android Development] adorablepuppy:
Hey Root team, is this possible with the Eris? I realize you'd have to flash a different ROM. Doesn't Eris has Flash Lite? If so, this should be possible.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=718889

Just checking possibilities.
[Droid Eris Android Development] rycheme:
It's being worked on http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=718933

I could use some help with the scripting and conversion from EVO to Eris.
[Droid Eris Android Development] adorablepuppy:
I'll see what I can do.
[Droid Eris Android Development] anoek:
dd image

Here's a dd image of the 60 partition card I used. You'll need to unzip, then un-bzip2 to get the 2GB file.

Also, for anyone who cares, I was able to revover my sd card without the need of another sd card reader. Once rooted, i was able to launch fdisk from within an adb shell and repartition the card to have 1 big fat32 partition, then I did a mkfs.vfat on the partition and presto, my card was usable again. If you have another sd card reader, you should be able to this on your PC too if you don't happen to get root.
[Droid Eris Android Development] carycooke:
in ubuntu what is the command to get to the downloaded image file???

im using sudo dd if=/dev/60partitions.img of=/dev/sdg1 and it says no such file or directory?? what am i missing its /home/cary/Desktop where the file is