yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] AndroidFiend:
C:\adb\SimpleRoot-v1.3-Windows>adb push ota.zip /sdcard/update.zip

failed to copy 'ota.zip' to '/sdcard/update.zip': Permission denied

"This will reboot your phone into recovery, hopefully with adb working via the l

oop exploit"

""

"Once the phone is rebooted into recovery, you will see one of the following out

puts:"

"Successful: - exec '/system/bin/sh' failed: No such file or directory (2) -"

"Unsuccessful: error: device not found"

""

"If successful, then run rootme2"

"If unsuccessful, reboot your phone then rerun this script"

""

"To access the controls in recovery, press Volume Up+Power"

"From here, use the Volume buttons to go up and down and the Power button to sel

ect"

""

"Press CTRL+C to end the loop script"

"Your phone will now reboot into recovery, press enter"

C:\adb\SimpleRoot-v1.3-Windows>pause

Press any key to continue . . .

EDIT: As in the first part of the lines, it says:

C:\adb\SimpleRoot-v1.3-Windows>adb push ota.zip /sdcard/update.zip

failed to copy 'ota.zip' to '/sdcard/update.zip': Permission denied

is that a good thing?
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] migueltherocker:
I can't find the "any" key :confused:
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] kingofyo1:
please tell me you're kidding... the any key? seriously?
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] thegreatcity:
New sig, hahaha
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] kingofyo1:
i thought for a second he was actually serious... please tell me you're not serious about the "any key" thing
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] alexxgee914:
ADB Server needs to be pre-started (can do this via sudo adb start-server)

what does this mean????

sorry guys im a noob.i dont know how i can do this.i honestly a noobier step by step guide.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] lviv73:
Does this rooting method gets Root Explorer and Metamorph working?If not,is it ever gonna work on this phone?
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] casca:
can anyone tell me, if this will work on an HTC legend running FW 2.03.405.3 ??

i don't mind giving it a go when i get home.

tks
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] ryaneu:
tried and does not work on legend FW 2.03.405.3

device is not detected when in recovery mode.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] casca:
thanks for the reply :(
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] spacemonkey0042:
Hey guys, I just wanted to throw out two things that made this work for me. I'm running windows vista home premium 32-bit

1. I got my drivers from PDAnet and they come with "PDAnet Desktop" software that will prevent ADB from keeping your slide in offline mode when "rootme" is running, so make sure to close the program from your system tray.

2. the original root guide "*Root the Slide & Other HTC Devices*6/15/2010* How-To Updated 6/29/2010" has you unplug, then reconnect your slide once the loop script catches the phone offline. If you don't do this then ADB will not detect the phone in recovery and "rootme2" will fail.

hope this helps anyone else who was struggling with this :)

oh yes, and a big thanks to Eugene_373 and Wes Garner for developing the process!
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] casca:
did you update through OTA or RUU?
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] snowhs:
Dosen't work on Legend 2.03.405.3.can't find device under recorey.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] NJAZ:
Didn't fail for me ... Just follow the instructions and it will eventually work.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] RaffieKol:
Sure wrong thread lol
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] orangemaze:
ugh, I have tried every root method, and cant seem to connect in recovery mode at all. I have rooted lots of G1's before.

I can see my device fine in ADB before I go into recovery. I have tried it more than 30 times and all I get is, "Unsuccessful: error: device not found" . I have tried 3 different USB drivers, nothing. Any help is greatly appreciated.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] falken98:
Your sig says you have a 16GB Class 6 SD card in your slide? Put the 8GB class 2 that came with it back in. Your card may be mounting too fast for you to catch the race condition.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] orangemaze:
I have tried using the stock mem card, tried using diff mem cards of various sizes and speeds. I have tried 3 diff PC's. Using all manner of variations as listed in this forum and the main forum. Still no go "error: device not found". I have tried over 100 times and nothing, nada, zip. I watched youtube videos showing, and followed along religously, still zilch. I have tried the usb drivers with the SDK, tried the HTC and the PDAnet drivers, always the same end result, error: device not found, WTF. help.

Update:

So I have tried 3 other slides, borrowed from co-workers and it must be something I am doing wrong. I just can't get it to see the device once in recovery, as it reboots it shows 'error: device offline' 3 times, then back to nothing. Consistantly. I have used stock mem card is stock condition, formatted mem card, various sizes, etc...

One last thing, 2 of the slides seem to have a newer keyboard, the 'P 0' key has a slash through the 0, is there a diff revision? All the numbers seem to match though.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] daewond3r:
I'm with orangemaze.

I exchanged my phone yesterday because of a squeeky battery door and dust under the screen. Came home and tried to root, no dice. Been trying since yesterday afternoon and no luck. Tried this method and eugene's. "Error: Device not found" is haunting me.

Edit: My new phone is like the one orangemaze describes with the 0 with a slash in it... if that means anything.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] kingofyo1:
personally i think they have done a revision... whats the version numbers on your release build? anything different than the stock?
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] orangemaze:
From the 'recovery screen'

Espresso pvt ship s-on

hboot-0.52.0000

microp-0620+touch panel-synt0104

radio-7.08.35.04s

mar 23 2010,21:22:49

From the software section

firmware

2.1-update1

Baseband version

43.3203.35.06U_7.08.04S

Kernel Version

2.6.29-b2c573d7

htc-kernal@and18-2 #1

Build Number

1.27.531.1 CL176807 release-keys

Software number

1.27.531.1
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] nbetcher:
You do have a new revision of some of your software.

Your phone has:

Touch panel-synt0104 and mine has touch panel-synt0102.

Radio 7.08.35.04S and mine has the same, but my STOCK one needs to be upgraded before it reaches that firmware version.

I hate to say this, but I agree with kingofyo1's conclusion. Unfortunately this means we need to find a real hack to make this work.

I made version 1.4 of SimpleRoot and sent it to Wes, but it seems Wes is MIA or otherwise not replying to his PM on AndroidSpin.

I would recommend using Linux if possible to do this... it might be faster on hardware level sending the commands, but I don't think it's going help you any. If you want to try out 1.4 (mostly cosmetic, but some speed changes) you can find it here (temporarily):

http://www.nickbetcher.com/~nbetcher/SimpleRoot-v1.4-Linux.tar.gz

http://www.nickbetcher.com/~nbetcher/SimpleRoot-v1.4.1-Windows.zip

For those interested in the changes (for v1.4), they are as follows:

Changed a lot of the text formatting for the Windows scripts, including fixing line feeds, quotation marks, command echoing, and grammatical changes.

Added the most recent copy of the Android SDK's Windows USB driver since users who have never installed the driver need an easier way to get it. (Especially if they are on limited broadband)

Added the USB driver as a requirement in the Windows script since it is a fairly important requirement.

Added a .sh extention to the Linux script filenames.

Added a ./ in front of "adb" in the loop.sh script so it uses the adb in the local directory of the SimpleRoot extracted archive versus erroring out in a loop (in the likely event the user doesn't have adb installed system-wide). This preserves the consistency already in the other scripts.

Packaged the Linux files into a subdirectory in the tar.gz file versus extracting the files into the current directory (which is highly irritating ).

Bumped version number to 1.4.

Added myself into the credits.

Modified the Windows Readme file to reflect the directions provided from the script.

EDIT: CHANGED IN VERSION 1.4.1 (FOR WINDOWS ONLY):

Apparently the usb_driver package I had from the Android SDK didn't have the HTC Espresso's hardware IDs present. Added those so it will allow you to use the packaged drivers for device installation.

Added @ECHO off into rootme2.bat.

These changes do not affect the Linux package since the Linux scripts work and Linux doesn't need a special driver.

It's my first real contribution to the Android community. *tear*
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] jayzusfk:
Mine has Touch panel-synw0101.

Everything else is the same.

Also having a bit of trouble rooting, but I'll admit I didn't try that hard yet. :)

EDIT: Ok got it. My trouble was that I kept getting the 'device not found' error because I wasn't unplugging the device. If you get that error, unplug it for a few seconds, plug it back in, and then rerun loop.bat. Now it should say the exec error instead, in which case it's ready for rootme2.bat. Hope that helps.

BTW nbetcher, you forgot an '@echo off' in your rootme2.bat. :D
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] sdsmith99:
root problem after install

I was sucessful in rooting my phone the first time I tired it and got to the clockwork recovery section. But before I install a ROM I wanted to back it up of course but the problem is that I can't get back into the clockwork recovery section!!! I tried the "original way" of rooting the phone before these easy instructions came out and also have been trying the rootme2 command and I can't get back into the clockwork recovery for some reason. The install error message is "E:signature verification failed" installation aborted. I can't get past it... Any ideas? I do have the super user installed which tells me that install was done, but now I can't do anything! Please help..
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] nbetcher:
Doh! Thanks - I'll fix it soon.

EDIT: Fixed, see v1.4.1.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] daewond3r:
So last night I was finally able to root after about 50 tries. Sadly, I'm now in the same boat as sdmsith. Can't get back into clockwork at all. Someone please help us.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] Szuv:
I am sorry to post this, because I feel I missed it going through the thread.

My problem is adb does not want to function.

I have Windows 7 64 Ultimate

I have Ubuntu Lucid 10.04 64 Bit

I have Asus eee 701 linux (i don't remember the one) 32 bit

All of them fail.

I do not know what I am doing wrong - Any suggestions = greatness.

Flames = phailness.

Thank you
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] kingofyo1:
be more specific... when you say doesnt wanna function, whats the error it gives you? have you installed latest version of java? have you actually installed and updated the sdk for android? give us details please
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] Szuv:
Ok, I will do all of those and get back with you. Thank you for giving me direction.

:)

Ok I did as you have said.

Java 6 installed as per the Android SDK directions

Android SDK installed by the same directions.

After messing around a bit:

ADB server didn't ACK

error: cannot connect to daemon

cannot bind: tcp:5037

*daemon not started. starting it now *

(repeat)

On the MT3GSlide screen: an Android phone with a red triangle with a ! in it.

Sigh...closer but not there.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] jayzusfk:
I had a similar problem once. I wanna say it was a firewall issue.

The Slide screen with a red triangle means you're in recovery. Hitting volume up + power will bring up some options.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] jayzusfk:
sdsmith99, the sig verification problem happens if you don't execute the 'adb push update.zip /sdcard/update.zip' in time, or if you do it too quickly. It's not able to spoof the OTA update correctly. Other than a timing issue, the problem could be you're not connected (i.e. running loop.bat returns a device not found error).

Try this:

If you've rooted before, skip the first rootme.bat and make sure you can see the phone in adb (adb devices). Run the 'adb reboot recovery' command, and as soon as it reboots, unplug the phone and run loop.bat. Once it's in recovery, plug it back in and the loop.bat result should not longer show the device not found error but a script problem instead. That means you're good to go and should be able to rerun rootme2.bat.

For some reason that's what I've had the most success with lately. I, too, got it rooted once and couldn't seem to get back to clockwork for a while.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] jluna1:
drivers

I'm having trouble with the drivers. All drivers are installed on my PC while the phone is on and I type in "adb devices" the phone is found. However when I go into recovery my PC says there's new hardware but cannot install. in my device manager I find Android 1.0. Can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong? I'm running a Win 7 32-bit PC.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] TheDjKiDD:
Uh oh!

So I eventually got it into recovery mode... mounted /system/ and applied .zip from sd card of WG-Slide WesBlend Sense, Release v1.0.2 and it was installing all seemed fine then restarted.... Now all my slide does it show the boot logo and keep restarting!!!!

I can get it back to clockworkmod recovery as randomly as ever.... what do I need to push to and install for it to work again? PLEASE HELP!
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] valdezpa09:
same boat as u man trying now to get it to re enable, i guess is the right phrase for it, clockwork... i will keep ya updated on what happens might just have to wait for my new mt3gs to come wed and leave it stock till this gets better... :/ i miss my side sooo effing much! have to use my gfs old half melted hightlight :'(( till then eff it lol
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] TheDjKiDD:
I managed to fix it.... it just a royal pain in the ass to get it to clockwork somes times! If your in a boot loop you still use simple root I believe just go into recovery after it starts the loop and hopefully you catch it offline and can get into recovery
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] hardkorekid:
So I was rooted b4 and then went back to stock. Now I keep getting back into clockwork with no problems but once I reboot I see no superuser and busybox says Im not rooted. I have done this about 5 times now step by step I even tried to root using the original method. Any ideas as to why this would be happening.

Thanks in advance.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] hardkorekid:
NVM I got it I just swapped out update.zip
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] reukiodo:
I never flashed the engineer rom after I rooted my MTS using wesgarner's SimpleRoot 1.3 (windows). However, I do not need to repeat the SimpleRoot process when I want to flash something else. This doesn't seem normal, according to all the posts I've read here...

I left the update.zip alone since the SimpleRoot process and always use the 'install zip from sdcard' to flash new ROMs. This is my SPL:

ESPRESSO PVT SHIP S-ON

HBOOT-0.52.0000

MICROP-0620

TOUCH PANEL-SYNW0101

RADIO-7.08.35.04S

Mar 23 2010,21:22:49

I wish I could get the WesBlend Sense 1.0.2 to work... I can only get bootloop... =(

Anyone have any ideas?
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] silverspoon80:
re: slideroot.zip

download link for slideroot.zip on 4shared is dead. anybody know where i can get a hold of that pkg please.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] stevemoffler:
okay i keep getting the signature verification failed installation aborted error :( any ideas what i may be doing wrong??
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] falken98:
Timing. I have't used this script but:

You will select apply update.zip, but within 1/2 sec of doing this you must press enter to continue this script

Also, it helps to stare at the screen until you see a progress bar under the text

If it is not done in the timely manner, you can try again by rerunning this script

---

Your error is from not getting the timing right applying the update.zip, keep trying.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] silverspooncells:
How do I get into clockwork after root is successful?
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] falken98:
A lot of people get that. Last I checked no one really figued out why.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] slughappy1:
For me clearing cache and data. Then reflashing fixes boot loops.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] stevena1844:
I cannot get the stupid thing into recovery. I only get offline then even after unplugging and plugging back in still just offline. I have removed all usb drivers and started from scratch with the pda net. I tried this method and the regular method. No matter what my for adb devices always just says offline. I have even tried continuing and get error device offline. HELP!!!! LOL
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] chevycowboyusa:
New OTA

If you got the new OTA then you cant root. (unless you try to flash an old NBH)

Wes garner posted a comment about an nbh file to load thru bootloader that will downgrade your software and then you can try to root!

Good luck
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] stevena1844:
thanks for the reply i download the file and just get an error says it is an older version. Guess I'm stuck until someone figures out how to root after the ota. I did not update my wifes and rooted hers last night with wifi tether. AWESOME!
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] coolsrini:
Hello,

I know I am new to this but for me this method was not working. I knew something was going on with my adb drivers not properly installing.

For people who cant root please go to device manager--> android phone --> Android ADB interface. if you dont see this and only see ADB then you have to update the driver and then hopefully the root works.

The phone will boot when you cmd--> rootme once you update the adb driver

Thank you
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] reukiodo:
This may explain the abnormality of already having a test-keys recovery:

I had purchased this phone off of someone from a craigslist posting. It turns out that this is a demo phone and had been stolen from a T-Mobile store. Originally, it auto-ran a demo program in a loop that would restart if you didn't kill it. (pressing 'home' or 'back' didn't kill it, and it would take focus again unless you actually kill it) It also contained a few apps that seemed a little strange, but I didn't think much of them until I found out this Slide wasn't stock retail.

I can't for the life of me find the original backup I had made... :(
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] v3thabest:
From the start....

dont know why but from the very start i get this when i try to start the ADB servers. Does anyone know why? (Im on a Mac using the Linux 1.3 version, dont know if that makes much of a difference)

"Please Wait...

./rootme: line 20: ./adb: cannot execute binary file"
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] magnum_touchpro:
HELLO, once i get into recovery mode with the red ! screen am i good to go? i try to use the update.zip and it doesnt work, it gets half way loaded and then fails.

on the cmd prompt screen it keeps say error-device offline also

please let me know what i can do to successfully root.. im new to rooting android.. wish rooting was as easy as custom firmwares on the hd2 or touchpro lol
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] nbetcher:
STOP!

Do not use this post's method of rooting.

Now that I have your attention: Use http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=754020 instead!
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] benjaminb007:
Device offline

I'm sorry, but I've been trying to root my phone for about a month now but still no success. :confused: I've followed almost every step on here but with no result. The process always fails because my device is "offline" and I don't know how to fix that. :( I've unplugged and restarted the process but the same thing always happens. I'm very frustrated and growing desperate. I'm begging you experts for some help here. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] migueltherocker:
Look at the post above yours.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] acydo:
i dont see none of the following mssgs

Successful: - exec '/system/bin/sh' failed: No such file or directory (2) -

Unsuccessful: error: device not found

when my phone reboot to recovery mode and i press vol up + power

it shows the system option and this and the end

E:Can't open /cache/recovery/command
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] migueltherocker:
Look at the post 3 posts above yours.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] seanerixon:
It is constantly on, it never rest. The phone is off, but plugged in a charger, the trackball is lit up red. I don't understand how this is happening. I even wiped the phone. Help?

I looked in the other forum, and it seems a tad abandoned. But also seems as if there is no fix for this.. Any suggestions?
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JHaste:
send it into microsoft
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] supernine:
seems like liquid damage.. can you recall any liquid near your phone? drinks, cold weather, hot shower, splash, etc... something is shorting the LED as it happens as soon as you provide power to the phone. If it's liquid damage as I highly suspect, your warranty is already void so I recommend cleaning the trackball components which can b e done easily by opening your phone. Depending on your level of hardware skill this should be done easily with patience.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] seanerixon:
I'm not entirely smart with hardware, but I can usually figure things out. any tips on doing this? I just might trade it, and let someone else figure it out. And it's possible(the water damage), I was at a diner last night and there was a bit of water on the table and my phone was placed near or on that area.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] seanerixon:
Strangely, this problem has resolved itself and now works. Interesting..
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] griffincash:
Ok so I was reading about the Flash 10.1 player that was supposedly working on the hero, evo, and sense ui devices. I've since realized that did nothing, and it was just loading htc flash lite. However, I wiped everything to see what whatsmyflash.com was reporting my flash player as. it says 10.1.123 without the apk installed. So did HTC recently update flash lite, because I was almost positive it used to report version 9.xx(i don't remember exactly)?
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dproG:
How did you get flash to work on your hero. My flash no longer works after I rooted and installed a new rom. Flash was working on the stock rom.
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] griffincash:
I know that some of the roms on here don't have flash lite installed, and flash lite wasn't working on fresh hero 2.1.2 for me, but it is now working in the donor beta fresh 2.3.2. Also I am able to play flash games that I wasn't able to play before even with the stock rom
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] dinfung:
anyone have this problem. with all other phone i have before all of them i can answer or make a call while i am enjoying my music. d i9000 have no problem calling out or picking up, but the phone call can't be here through the headphone i have to unplug it and use the phone speaker. anyone can help me out here? many thanks.
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] DaRkMyk:
same here.. I wonder why....
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] dinfung:
anyone else have this problem? have anyone try with the oem samsung headset? we r stuck to use with the oem 1?
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] lgkahn:
same here ... i think we need an option to say use headphones instead of headset which it is looking for .