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[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] dbzfanatic:
@snguy you probably don't have shell root, start over and go slow. Make sure all the commands are exact.

@jason you don't use SDK manager you just use cmd to type the commands

@fuzz you need to flash the ENG build first to turn off signature verification. It's part of the process. That's what the ESPR.img file is for.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] jr58:
I keep having a problem with the update.zip file.

It says signature verification failed, over and over again. i've been roaming the forums for an hour to no avail.

What should I do to make it work?
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] dbzfanatic:
Did you read the post directly above the one you just posted? Honestly? No, you must not have. It's one thing when the answer is buried in a thread but it's completely different when it's the post right before yours.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] jr58:
Actually, I did read the post before me. And I did read many other posts.

I flashed the eng build, but the sig verification still fails.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] dbzfanatic:
If you flashed the ENG build properly it won't fail. Period. Something must've gone wrong or if you got into clockwork you must've turned signature verificaion back on. All you can really do is reflash the ENG build.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] Roboito:
Rooted and Thanks!

I used this method to root and although there are a few steps to do (unlike a one step/click root method), as posted previously - as long as you go slow and do things EXACTLY as specified, you shouldn't run into any problems. I did this at work while on break. Thanks so much for those who figured out this root! Loving my rooted slide! :)
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] jojo7972:
After getting root and doing all this, once I'm going to flash the ESPRIMG.zip I'm getting an error there saying "Main Version is older! Update Fail" then it ask me if I want to reboot......what have I done wrong?
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] osutrooper:
Help

I am going on hour 13 of trying to root my phone. I got all the way through just to see that my file was not updated. So i have been trying since to do that. everytime I try to do the following this is what i get

adb push exploid /sqlite_stmt_journals

failed to copy 'exploid' to '/sqlite_stmt_hournals/exploid' : Permission denied

my phone is on charge only and is on debug. What am I doing wrong?
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] jojo7972:
The fact that the other commands need to be done in a serperate window should be in the orignal post!!!!! I was going in circles trying to figure out what I was doing wrong until I saw this!!! This explained it all lol
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] highersky:
.exploid: permission denied？

idk what's wrong
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] kamontryst:
constant reboot into recovery

hi, i get to to the clockwork recovery and am able to install cm 6 but when i reboot, it gets to the mytouch splash screen, then reboots, and goes back into recovery im unsure of where to proceed with this, any help would be appriciated
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] nbetcher:
Just try flashing it again. And/or do a complete wipe in Clockwork, then reflash again. It sounds like it's not flashing correctly or there's a problem with stale files from your old CACHE: partition (most likely scenario).
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] Senorkabob:
This doesnt work for me.

Once in the Bootloader when its checking the zip file it flies by stating something like ESPRDIAG.nbh : "No image or wrong image!". This then just returns me to the bootloader main menu.

Anyone figure this out??
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] stumblingblock:
I'm not sure I'm doing this part correctly... I get to step 5:

5. Issue the following command: adb push exploid /sqlite_stmt_journals. Note: It MUST be in that directory - NO exceptions.

And so I type that into the command prompt and all I get is this message:

"'adb' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file."

What might be going wrong? Was I supposed to type that into a command prompt, or was there something else I was supposed to do with that?
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] nbetcher:
Yes, I figured out that you're doing it wrong. :)

Put the (unextracted) ESPRIMG.zip on the root (no directory) of your SD card (the one in the phone) and try again.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] Senorkabob:
Oh thats definitely there... it finds the zip, but the line right after it is looking for ESPRDIAG.nbh and claims it is the wrong image.

Thanks for trying though :)
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] lolToasty:
If I needed to unroot my phone to get it serviced, how would I do that using this method?
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] nbetcher:
It always says that. That's part of the process. If it's not reading the ESPRIMG.zip, then it's either not on the SD card, the SD card is corrupt, or you have bad blocks on it. Try a different SD card and make sure it's formatted entirely with FAT32 (and has no other partitions on it) and try again. This is not a step that is complicated or has other alternatives.... if it doesn't work the first time then you're going to have to try other methods of making it work.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] nbetcher:
No need to use this method. Simply put the ESPRIMG.zip from here, onto your SD card, then power off your phone. Hold down the Volume-Down key on the side of your phone and (at the same time) press the power button. The phone will boot into hboot mode and will take a very long time to verify the ESPRIMG.zip. Once it's done verifying the zip it will ask you if you would like to apply the update. Select 'Yes' using the power button. Once it's flashed completely you are now stock.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] kamontryst:
thanks, i reflashed it with the Eugene373 Method and now its running cm 6 just fine
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] stumblingblock:
Giving up

I guess I'm just going to give up trying to root this damned thing, because not once in any of the many methods have I seen the phone respond anything like what any of the root methods said it would, nor can I ever get any questions answered. :mad:
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] JayBlunts:
Been readin and readin!

Hey guys, been reading all over the place throughout this thread and I could definitely use some assistance.

I have gone throught all the steps listed in this method and get stuck after applying the update... here is a photo of what happens when I try to apply update.zip.

Ok, well nevermind on the photo... I have not posted enough to get photo rights I guess!

Here is verbatim what I see on my screen with the error.

(Begin)

Android system recovery <2e>

Use volume key to highlight:

click power key to select.

Reboot system now

Apply sdcard:update.zip

Wipe data/factory reset

Wipe cache partition

________________________________________________

Installation Aborted.

-- Wiping data...

Formatting DATA:...

Formatting CACHE:...

Data Wipe Complete.

--Install from sdcard...

Finding update package...

Opening update package...

Verifying update package...

E:failed to open /sdcard/update.

zip (No such file or directory)

E:signature verifiecation failed

Installation aborted.

(End)

I have gone through all the steps time and time again, I am absolutely sure that I have not missed a step. I may have incorrectly completed a step but certainly didn't miss it!!!!

Thanks in advance for your help. :confused:

(EDIT)

Ok I managed to figure this out. Turns out the update.zip file that was placed on the root of the SD card was corrupt or something. I deleated the one I had, and downloaded clockwork again, renamed update.zip and put it on the SD card and it loaded right up. After I got into clockwork and flashed CM 6.1 and Google apps it didnt' load the first time. Just stuck on loading screen for about 10 minutes. Pulled the battery and reflashed and it worked perfect. Maybe this will help anyone getting the same error that I was getting.

Its rather frustrating when you do everything by the book and it still doesn't work!! But dang it feels good when you fix it!
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] etu_aty:
try this guide... http://richard.gluga.com/2010/08/complete-guide-to-rooting-and-hacking.html
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] neogeek:
Newbie Question

After several attempts, I managed to root mytouch slide. I believe I read some ppl posted that they got OTA updates? How do I initiate it? Thanks!
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] nbetcher:
CR_Mod has the latest OTA. If you manage to get an OTA via the firmware update tool provided by T-Mobile on your phone, it will unroot it.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] mbrewski:
Worked Like A Charm!

Received my replacement Slide 3G after the camera lost focus (which I now find out is common for the slide). It took all of 20 minutes to root the phone. The hardest part was that I didn't have the ADB driver installed. After installing it, rooting was a breeze. I even managed to restore my backup from last night!

Thanks for the great instructions.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] nbetcher:
You're being too impatient. Wait a minute and the menu will be presented. There is a delay, especially after flashing a new recovery (which was what happened when you flashed the "ENG" ESPRIMG).
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] han-shinbi:
OKAY! I found out that I needed to format my sdcard and I kept forgetting to input that last code at the #. Now I am able to get to clockwork recovery!!!!

NO MORE OF THIS ERROR!!!

--Install from sdcard...
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
Verifying update package...
E:failed to open /sdcard/update.
zip (No such file or directory)
E:signature verifiecation failed
Installation aborted.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] zachattack052:
hey someone wanna help me root my slide?
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] HebrewToYou:
Pop into #mytouchslide on Freenode IRC and I'd be happy to lend a hand.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] zachattack052:
English please haha.. thats probably y i cant root, i dont understand any of this android talk anymore. but wanna keep it old school and talk over gmail?
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] joshuasvt:
ADB Files

Go to megaupload.c o m/?d=RTEY0Q97 [I pasted the link this way cause I can't post an outside link cause I'm a noob I guess]

Anyways download the ADB files from the link above

Extract the files within to C;/Android/tools

Then you should be able to run the adb commands.

Search this thread for the UnLocker. He has a good walkthrough.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] joshuasvt:
Permission denied

I am getting the same thing as well.

Can someone help with this problem?
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] dbzfanatic:
To use adb you either need to have "cd"ed to the appropriate tools directory or added the tools directory to your "PATH" system variable. You need to have the android sdk installed first obviously.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] ikkon:
well im stumped, i managed to root the slide, flashed ESPRIMG.zip, and flashed a custom froyo rom but heres the problem, i just can't seem to sync google account, facebook and so forth..

I flashed 5 different froyo roms and still the same problem..so i went back to esprimg.zip and waddaukno..it syncs!!!

Can someone give me some info about this, i'm starting to see my hairline receding from all this stress!!! Any help would be appreciated...thank you!!!
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] joshuasvt:
Permissions denied

I installed SDK first. In the cmd prompt. I CD to the correct path.

"cd C:\Android\tools"

In the tools folder are all of the adb files/ exploid/ mtd0.img/ flash_image...ect.

I am just stuck at this point. I have read all through XDA, The UnLocker, and Richard Gluga's blog. I just keep getting permission denied. Adb is working fine...it recognises my phone and I get the serial number when I type in the adb devices command. If I could I would post a couple screen shots on here, but since I am new I guess I am not allowed to do that yet? Would someone mind me PM'ing them a screen shot? Thanks guys!
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] dbzfanatic:
Where exactly in the process are you getting "permission denied"? That makes a difference.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] joshuasvt:
Permission denied

adb push exploid /sqlite_stmt_journals

failed to copy 'exploid' to '/sqlite_stmt_journals' : Permission denied

Can't get past here.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] ikkon:
is this your second try pushing the file? if "yes"

if it was pushed before, you get that error

Run: adb shell

Run: cd /sqlite_stmt_journals

Run: ./exploid

type the password

The tut jumps all over the place
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] joshuasvt:
Thanks for the help guys. Worked like a charm. Rockin the latest Cyanogen ect...

Everything synced well and I am running nandroid time now!

***Will be donating when I get some cash***
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] AeroGT:
so close

everything went smoothly, but there isnt a android market anymore? am i supposed to have it or do i have to look for the .apk?
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] dbzfanatic:
You have to flash th gapps seperately
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] AeroGT:
how would i fix this, lookin for hours and cant find a way to get the market .apk, so many things went wrong:(
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] dbzfanatic:
Did you not read what I posted? Then I'll say it again. You have to flash the gapps pack separately.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] AeroGT:
o didnt see that, sorry, but two questions

1. wats a gapps?:o

2. would i need to unroot my phone to stock and start over?
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] joshuasvt:
gapps

Instead of doing all this why couldn't you point the guy in the right direction? Just a little common courtesy as many of us are here to learn.:rolleyes:

No you shouldn't need to start over. What rom did you flash to your phone? We can start there. I am using Cyanogen 6.1.1. The gapps I installed is gapps-mdpi-20101213-signed.zip

Do a search for it in the apps thread. Someone posted it there. Once you have it downloaded place the .zip on the root of your SD card. Boot your phone into recovery. If you get the pic of a phone with a red triangle hold volume up and push the power button. Vol down to "Apply SDcard:update.zip and push the pwr key to select. This will take you to the clockworkMod. Vol down to install zip from sd card, pwr to select. select "choose zip from sd card...find the zip file you placed on your sd and install...the go back to reboot and you should be good to go...assuming you are running CM 6.1.1 with the clockwork mod that is...

Here ya go (Posted by jdunigan07)

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=DNE27LSF

Just Reboot into recovery and Flash gapps-mdpi-20101213-signed.zip
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] AeroGT:
im using CM 6.1, and about to try it now
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] AeroGT:
Worked like a charm, thanx man:D what i hate though is that i was searching hours, and i never even heard of a gapps:confused:

P.S. could i have gone to the clockwork recovery through rom manager?
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] joshuasvt:
No prob. I don't know if you could have or not....I havent tried.:D
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] dbzfanatic:
If you have clockwork installed from rom manager then yes you can boot into it from there, saves a bunch of time and you can just pick the zip file to install from within rom manager as well, that way your phone automatically reboots into clockwork, starts the flash process,then boots back into normal android.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] tinpanalley:
Hey all,

I'm here... "The next line should now begin with a pound (#) "

And I'm not getting a pound sign. Following it verbatim as suggested. What things could be going wrong here? Obviously it's not the instructions right?
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] nbetcher:
No, it's not the instructions, especially since I just redid them to be exceptionally clearer than before.

What sign are you getting, or are you not getting anything? Maybe reply with a full and detailed description of what you're doing - just typing it out may help you understand what you did wrong?

The idea of the program is simple: run it once, toggle Wifi, run it again. You should have a pound sign.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] tinpanalley:
I know it's not the instructions, that was my point. It couldn't possibly be since nobody else seems to have problems with this. The instructions aren't the problem, obviously.

And yet, I'm literally following everything and when I get to that point, I type "./exploid"

And all I get is ... "./exploid" repeated to me on the next line and then nothing. It's just there doing nothing.

The worst part is I've already done this successfully on another phone.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] marcelol:
So this is only a temporary root to....

open up the MTSlide to allowing itself to installing other things ?

So to get to run Root permanently you actually have to flash to the Stock Espresso ROM, and then flash on Clockwork...etc....

And the AlphaRev only puts on an HBoot that ignores S-OFF and doesn't really turn it off ?

I just want to make sure I understand...
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] tinpanalley:
Seriously, I'm not trying to be difficult. :) I've done it over and over. All I get is a blank flashing cursor when I type in ./exploid even after toggling WiFi.

So, I guess what I need to know is, when would that happen? What would cause that? Could it be that it's recognizing a root I did a while ago? But I DID unroot last time.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] lordpipa:
Clearly i dont understand the instructions. i have downloaded everything you need to root but after i open the cmd nothing happens.i try to input every command thats written on the step by step but it keeps giving me that theres no valid command or that the filename is incorrect, what can i do
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] dbzfanatic:
You have to cd to your tools directory.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] tinpanalley:
I've also CD'd to the tool directory and had it not work. I was able to get it to finally work when I uninstalled another version of sdk that was lying around on my computer. Make sure, just to be safe, that there isn't another version on your computer somewhere.

Although, I'm still getting the problem where typing ./exploid does nothing. Just a blank line when I press enter.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] lordpipa:
Finnaly got cmd to work but when i input adb shell it says divice not found, now what?
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] dbzfanatic:
1) Is USB debugging enabled 2) Is your phone plugged in 3) Did you install the adb drivers
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] tinpanalley:
Yes, all three things.

Still getting...

'adb' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.'
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] nbetcher:
So are you getting a blank line when executing 'exploid' or are you not able to run adb? I'm confused.

At any rate I have not seen any phones immune to this root procedure or any circumstances when, done correctly, prevent exploid from doing its job (returning you to a '#' shell).

If you still cannot figure it out, try reverting to a clean copy of your system by doing:

Flash the stock ESPRIMG.zip from here: http://db.androidspin.com/androidspi...ase=280&type=1 (from HBOOT, aka Volume-Down + Power). Once it's finished flashing ESPRIMG.zip, start the entire rooting process over.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] tinpanalley:
Well, first I was getting the blank line. Today, I'm not able to run adb.

Could it be, since I rooted and unrooted back to stock a few weeks ago, that I simply didn't un-root the right way? That I did something wrong somewhere? Strange though, cause this is my wife's phone that's NOT working and mine (following all the same steps) went perfectly well. We both were unrooted back to stock from having had CM 6.0.

Thoughts?
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] nbetcher:
My thoughts are above - please try flashing stock ESPRIMG.zip linked/explained above.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] joey_slugs:
Pretty lost

I followed the list on the 1st page to the letter and I even got the "#" at the end. But now what? Is there something that I am missing? Do I need to turn my phone off at any point? Something about recovery mode?

For some reason I feel that my phone is not "rooted" even though I got the "#" at the end.

What about the method in post 105? (even though the two file links are messed up)
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] tinpanalley:
Essentially what I came to realize was that mtd0 and flash_image had to be on the phone first. Also, I didn't have the ADB program at all. I had installed the Android SDK but hadn't been told ever to get the drivers. Didn't know that even existed. THen, finding them was tough as well because it seems everyone knows all about them but they can't be found on the Android SDK site.

Anyway, I'm running it now. But the first ROM flash had a boot loop. Did it again and it seems fine.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] AeroGT:
i need help, when i first did this, it worked great, but after it i wiped the phone for some reason, and it worked, but this took away the add ons on the screens when i slide the home screen, there just blank
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] dbzfanatic:
Just put the shortcuts back and if that doesn't work reinstall the apps, that should fix any problems you're having. Did you try that yet? :/
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] AeroGT:
Its was the whole slide to see the weather, etc. that disappeared, or would i have to install a bunch of the apps again, or is there like a package i could install?
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] Fitchman:
I was wondering these things, too. It would be great and education if the instructions talked about what stage the phone is actually at after each section.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] samfriedman:
Permission Denied

Getting permission denied at chmod0755exploid

Help?
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] kufudo:
I've written a comprehensive n00b guide for rooting and unrooting at: http://richard.gluga.com/2010/08/complete-guide-to-rooting-and-hacking.html

It's based on the information in this thread and other XDA threads. I take no credit for it and point readers back to these forums and the original devs.

If you're still stuck/unsure, perhaps have a read though that.

As for the permission denied error, someone who had the same issue commented with this:

'I figured it out. I was trying to re-run exploid for some reason. Anyways I am now rockin the latest Cyanogen. Thanks for the help and the great instructions!'

Not sure if it applies though. Good luck!
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] joshuasvt:
Hey that was me! Don't know what exactly I did...just dumb luck really, but like I said it worked. Actually I stopped, restarted my phone...waited a day and started over step-by-step and everything just fell in place as it should. So read and re-read the destructions, take your time and you'll get it. :cool:
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] danielblakes:
If hboot isn't detecting esprimg

i followed these steps perfectly time after time, and when i booted into hboot NOTHING HAPPENED. no blue bar, no verifying, no message, nothing. i finally figured out what the problem was. i was using a 16GB sd card that i had purchased separately from the phone, and for some reason android wouldn't scan it. popped in an 8GB that came with the phone, and it worked like a charm
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] amasterpiz:
hello this is my first post but i cant figure out how to get the dollar sign after i run adb shell in ( cmd ) ... i do everything right but when i get to do the command line of adb shell i press enter and then i dont get the dollar sign, i get the pound sign.. well if anyone can help thnks in advance