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[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] dbzfanatic:
Id suggest flashing CW with S-OFF to make life easier. You also shouldn't need to worry about a brick as this seems pretty unlikely.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] OriginalDRag:
Ok, So my dogs chewed up my laptops power cord so I do not have access to a computer. I know the mytouch 4G has a .rar file that can be applied via Terminal Emu without having to plug device into a comp. Do you believe this will be availavle to the MTS at some point in the future? I don't know when ill be able to get another power cord...
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] dbzfanatic:
It probably won't come out in a form like that, hate to burst your bubble. I'm not saying it won't I'm just saying it's unlikely because of the necessary steps as well as the user interaction. If we could do it directly from our phones I think they would've gone that route to begin with. If you want S-OFF you'll just have to borrow a friend's computer for 10-20 minutes :P.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] katbastard:
so it seems i am not able to boot from usb, and my dvd rom is broke, i'd really like to do s-off, never used a v.m. before, though it says not to use one for this. is there anything else or any other way i can do this?:confused:
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] dbzfanatic:
Why can't you boot from USB? Did you set your BIOS to allow booting from USB? Did you make the USB bootable properly? You can't just place the ISO on a USB stick and expect it to boot. What exactly did you do, how did you do it, and what was the result.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] katbastard:
i went in to bios to set up usb boot, not even an option. maybe if i up grade my bios.. not sure. i also tryed to use gmount in ububtu to run the lenuxiso as a live c.d. but was not able to.. the only other things i can think of is installing wubi, or install slackware on a VM.. getting over my head here, but i am really good at following directions. lol

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[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] dbzfanatic:
Is there an option for boot device priority? It should be in there and set removable above hdd. Too bad he didn't release just the tools too for people who already have linux but I understand.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] katbastard:
ok i am trying to use a VM, got it to see the phone, says it pushes the files, phone reboots, says that i will need to push the power button to to go in to fastboot, then it say wait and watch for a sign to push and hold power button to enter fastboot... after waiting for ever nothing happens, curser is blinking, after i while, i check the phone and it seems frozen/crashed, i have to take out the battery out. reboots fine.. i have done thing twice with the same resluts. i am going to go back and re read the pages here and see if i missed anything.. i know it says not to use VM but i can only do use what i have to work with. need help...
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] dbzfanatic:
You missed the part about 1) NOT using a VM and 2) holding power before you start the process.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] katbastard:
lol i know i read that. wish me luck i guess.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] dbzfanatic:
Just make the liveUSB and select it from the boot menu, usually f8 right when the comp boots.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] katbastard:
ok ran through it again, at the point when i am told to push the power button to go in to fast boot my computer seems to disconnect from the phone... i guess i am done trying to do this untill i get my dvd drive fixed, when taxes come back my girl is getting a new laptop and i am droping this off with the geek squad. i am going to try my best to wait until then.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] JDV28:
you'd be better of looking around for a guide on how to swap it out yourself.

Or you can just hand over your wallet to GS...
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] dbzfanatic:
If you're running a VM make sure that all of the phone's modes are set to be automatically routed to the VM. Add a filter for fastboot, "android 1.0", and the normal OS.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] katbastard:
@JDV28 got until sept under warranty with the GS..

@dbzfanatic my first time with a VM, and i am sure i can break down what you just said but its over my head right now.. tomorrow i might figure it out. thank you for your help i would be pretty lost with out your word at this point
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] JDV28:
oh so they already have your wallet :)
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] katbastard:
guess they do, but when your a hitch hiking train riding hobo type person, that 3 year warranty is nice. just got off the road and when my chica buys her new laptop when the taxes come back i am droping my off to have the g.s. fix her up.

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[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] rreyes0416:
Can somebody post a link for the splash image for the Mytouch 3g...I S-off my 2 phones and you know its flash the alpharev splash screen...i have it in my phone to support them...but my wife is driving me crazy about it...
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] dbzfanatic:
It's here in the thread somewhere, just search.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] reukiodo:
You can find the original in the Splash Image thread.

Edit: Sorry, I incorrectly read 'MyTouch 3G Slide'. The original MyTouch 3G splash can be found in the Magic forum:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=6776616#post6776616
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] zarbam:
Tried a few times with failure before i read the post PRESS THE POWER BUTTON WHEN YOU SEE THE ARROW.. then it worked fine.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] zygut:
Rather than burn an actual CD, if you are running grub2, you can just boot it via the loopback feature:

1. cp alpharev.iso /boot

2. reboot

3. when grub comes up, hit 'c', then do the following:

loopback loop (hd0,msdos1)/alpharev.iso

linux (loop)/BZIMAGE.

initrd (loop)/ALPHA.gz

boot

et voila!
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] dbzfanatic:
Sweet, didn't know that. Do you think this will work on grub legacy as well?
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] katbastard:
i will be trying this today thank you

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[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] katbastard:
got S-OFF! used neosmart easyBCD to boot the iso from the bootloader, did not even think i could do that thank you for the tip zygut, i tryed to do it through ubuntu and was having issues then i remembered that i had BCD and it worked like a dream. thank you to every one who helped make this and every one who answered my n00b questions

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[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] mylostlonelysoul:
:|

At first I was having an issue making the POWER button work, but figured that one out. Figuring that out only led to the following issue...

I googled it and looked at some solutions, nothing really seemed to be what i needed. I'm curious as to know if anyone else have had this issue or know of this issue, and if so what did you do to resolve it?

Gonna attempt on my spare computer after I reformat, but would be more useful to make it work on my laptop. :/
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] gbear1023:
:DI dont post much but do alot of lurking and reading after many tries and reading

few more failed tries I finnally got it to go s-off thanks for all your hard work.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] katbastard:
i was getting the same thing also. but my thought was that my usb plug in is a bit loose, so i held the phone in place with the plug that goes in to my phone firmly on my lap and help down the phone the whole time. after 3 times it worked. dont know if this will help

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[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] mylostlonelysoul:
Rawr! >_>

did that and nothing so I guess ill try the grub thing i saw a few post back.

Edit: okay maybe not, my ubuntu isn't completely ready for use.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] dbzfanatic:
Are you using a VM?
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] mylostlonelysoul:
Nope. I am using liveusb.

Booted on my other comp but says "boot error".
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] katbastard:
i was able to set up a boot from the iso, like the grub2 deal by using EasyBCD

Download EasyBCD here

real easy to use and did it from windows. let me know if you need a walk through..
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] dbzfanatic:
I had that happen once, I just unplugged it and plugged it back in. It worked for me,might work for you too.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] dialbat:
Thanks, sweet fix!

But someone has to add that you do ave to press power, as soon as you see an arrow.

I've done at least 15 tries, two of which got me to second step loop.

I had to do nandroid recovery.

So, press Power as soon as you see an arrow!!!
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] dbzfanatic:
We've said that, dozens of times, but you're supposed to press power before you see the arrow, as soon as you press a key on your keyboard press power.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] dialbat:
You have, but posting it in the main message would help out alot ;)
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] dbzfanatic:
It shouldn't be that hard to find :/ it's even posted in the n00b guide I wrote for pete's sake.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] mylostlonelysoul:
Finally got this stupid this working. my cord is loose so I had to wiggle it around a lot to get it to work. :D

Now to find something to do with it!

Thanks for your help. :)
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] zerolgk5:
Thanks, everyone! Great success!
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] twilightvanquisher:
okay so im looking into getting s-off on my slide, not sure how to do this, i dont see any actual instructions anywhere on here, can anyone pm me with instructions please?
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] dbzfanatic:
You follow the instructions that are on-screen when you boot from the disc/USB. I thought that was in the first post :/

Edit: by the way, n00b FAQ has info that will help you out on getting it to work. There are only 2 or 3 questions about S-OFF there but they're asked a lot so check that out before another post about the same thing comes up.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] twilightvanquisher:
i simply couldnt figure out how to boot the disk, after reading i figured out to use the usb thing to boot the disk and i got it installed, but after i rebooted my phone it went to a black screen, is that normal, or do i need to reflash my rom?

edit: nevermind i rebooted the phone again and it loaded just fine.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] ryanshowers:
Big thanks to all who have posted the process here. It took me an hour or so to read through and figure this out, so I figured I would post my process to help out...

Download UNetbootin to make a LiveUSB here - http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/

Download AlphaRev, Plug in your USB drive, and select the AlphaRev ISO in UNetbootin.

Change the boot order in your bios, so USB comes before internal hard drive

Reboot your computer into AlphaRev (USB)

Plug phone into USB

Go to phone Settings->Applications->Development and enable USB Debugging

Start the AlphaRev Process

Note: There are 2 points in which you are asked to press the POWER button. You are instructed to wait for a message to alert you, and then press the power button. Don't do this. Instead, press any key on your keyboard, immediately followed by the power button on your phone. This prevented mine from freezing on the 3rd attempt.

S-OFF ... Woo!
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] fight4android:
Yes, the process is simple enough. Boot either through LiveCD or USB.

Either reinstall or deny installing clockwork recovery. (I already have it, so I say "no" and it still works, so don't be afraid :))

Read the instruction. The process will stop and prompt you to press "space" and then power button. Again, as many had said, press space, and then folow fairly quickly by pressing the power button on your phone. First time you will get to reboot, (then you can release the power button), and after a while, the process will ask you to do press "space" and power the 2nd time. Do it again, and then you should be good!
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] okeeblow:
Flashed perfectly via CD once I got the timing down. Thanks!
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] bodybombs:
this was the easiest thing i've done for this phone in a while.

-burn iso to bootable cd-r

-change BIOS boot priority to boot from disk first

-load live cd

-follow instructions

-done.

easy as pie
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] Neo3D:
noob question here, which version are we supposed to use?

Bravo Stock 1.8

Bravo N1Table

Bravo Data++

Bravo Sense

Bravo Oxygen

Bravo CM7

i'm more familiar w/the Evo, but i'm helping my friend root his phone.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] JTownBrewer:
Huh? Not sure what your question is about. You follow the link and download the software. There is no choosing versions...
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] Neo3D:
So, if you go to the link and scroll down, there's a table with a list of *.img files. Is that something we have to download to get this mod to work?

Thanks! :D
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] sleepykit:
@Neo3D No need to grab any of the .img files. All you need to do this is the LiveCD.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] thronka:
I wanted to add my 2 cents on running the Hboot modifications Live CD. When you press to have it tell you when to press power, if you have the new radio version you have to HOLD HOME then POWER when doing that to go into fastboot. But with that, mine went great. I feel so liberated!
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] dbzfanatic:
Not to sound like an ass but people have been saying to hold power for pages, it's up to people to read for tips.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] mechlixt:
What kind of disc are you supposed to burn it as? Music? Video? Data? Data didn't work for me when I switched the bios. It ran xp first
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] JTownBrewer:
None of the above.

It's an ISO image. You need to burn the disc with a suitable ISO burner. Try installing ImgBurn (recommended) or CDBurnerXP (good but has more than you need for this).

Once you install ImgBurn you can just right click on the iso image file and select burn with imgburn.

JTB
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] mechlixt:
yea i figured that out on my own. but now i got another error lol. i finish step one which is putting the files on my phone. then i get a whole bunch of errors during step 2...i made a thread in the general section go check it out
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] zippa71385:
im no hacker

im dumb... F2 bios change boot sequence
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] purple1:
someone help !!! after i s-off my sim does not read!!!!it says no service!! and it still shows my number in about phone

EDIT: nvm i fixed it
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] shreaded_teddy:
freezes at hboot

so i tried this while my slide was running the latest cm7 nightly and it kept freezing before i could press power to get to fastboot. my phone got screwed up after that and google voice, gmail, and adb over usb stopped working. so i flashed the stock ESPRIMG.zip and followed the root instructions linked and tried the livecd again but still had the same freezing problem. any sugestions?
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] sleepykit:
@shreaded_teddy: The one time I've had trouble flashing a new ROM, it was because of a corrupt zip file. I might suggest grabbing a fresh copy of of the CM7 nightly that you're trying to install and also a fresh version of gapps.

I also realize that might be too late to say it, but if you grabbed a nandroid backup of your previous ROM you might also try restoring that to see if the phone returns to normal.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] shreaded_teddy:
adb over wifi still worked and i was able to flash cm7 back then run titanium backup to get everything back to the way it was. i'll try it again tomorrow to see if i have better luck holding the power button instead of just pressing it quickly.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] spark916:
Ok, I have a question im all lost with this S-Off stuff , whats my main advantage i read a a little but what can i do add any rom or what ?
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] dbzfanatic:
You can flash a custom recovery that will stick (no need for an update.zip file anymore), you can add and remove things from the /system partition while android is running, you can flash custom splash screens, you can set custom partition sizes, etc etc etc.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] twiztidnutzzzzz:
Ya man thanks for keeping us informed. I truly can't wait for the release. Hopefully it will be the rebirth of the slide. As I miss the old days with tge g1 of flashing a new rom 2-5 times a day.!.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] nbetcher:
To be honest I'm not sure it will change much, but we'll see!
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] twiztidnutzzzzz:
Be optimistic man. Damn o well
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] arayray:
If and when we get it, well most likely see a rise in themes because not everyone can make a flash able theme they can only metamorph
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] Joe333x:
If this is released will it mean true root access for the slide? Meaning being able to have true root from terminal emulator? As I understand right now you can only use the terminal from recovery to delete system files and such. I too miss the root access that I had with my G1
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] nbetcher:
That's correct - true root will be granted. Actually you could technically have a system that is S-OFF, but it could be unrooted (this happened to me when I was testing the S-OFF patch). Anyways, yes, /system will be writable as well as all other partitions, including hidden ones.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] migueltherocker:
Any updates?
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] nbetcher:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=8800534&postcount=37 is the most recent unfortunately. I'll be asking CR to Tweet it once it comes out as to give it some publicity - we'll be the first to know! :)
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] mr.johnsexydavis911:
How will S-OFF benefit roms? I still don't really get what it does
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] dbzfanatic:
Did you read the explanation that's linked on the first page?
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] twiztidnutzzzzz:
I take it there still isn't an eta or even an update on the status?
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] dbzfanatic:
Probably not, if so this thread would've been updated. We just have to be patient. Should be worth the wait when it finally does come out though.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] heybobitsme:
Last night, ChiefzReloaded tweeted a pic of the G2 bootloader showing s-off. I tweeted him about it and he said the Slide will get it before the G2, but no eta.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] KCRic:
The G2?:eek: that was quicker than anyone expected I'm sure, especially over there at *cough* t mobile:rolleyes:

I've got plenty of xanax to keep down the excitement until s-off hits for the slide so just take your time guys. I'd rather wait and have it perfect than go through multiple bug fixes (insert iPhone images here).
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] HebrewToYou:
How would the G2 get it at all...? Methinks CR was simply poking fun at G2 owners.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] heybobitsme:
Here's the pic he posted:

http://yfrog.com/fzf4jj

Looks like a G2.

Sent from my CM6 Slide
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] HebrewToYou:
Well, how 'bout that. I'm eating my words!
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] nikol4s:
If you all happened to actually look into this, you would know there is still not a method for root (perm) or s off for the g2. There is ONE guy on the G2 forums that has a demo phone that never got secured. That is that guys device. The discussion for this starts on page 23 of the root think tank #2 thread on the vision forums.

Sent from my HTC Espresso running CM6.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] heybobitsme:
That makes sense. I was wondering how they managed to do that.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] HebrewToYou:
That makes a LOT more sense. Thanks for the clarification, nikol4s.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] spark916:
OOOhhh ok thanks for that information i really thank you for that . I think im going to do that now lol
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] trock62:
S-off, thanks this was not easy until you get the timing right. What I did was keep hitting the power until I saw it change to fastboot. Then it went smooth.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] mrgomab:
Quick Question

I've searched the forums up and down, and I can't find an answer, i was wondering would the "gfree" method or software, work on an already S-OFF MT3GS? I could always try it myself, but it wouldn't hurt to know if anybody has tried it before.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] dbzfanatic:
Gfree is for rooting right? I could be wrong and please correct me if I am, but if you already have a phone with S-OFF why do you need a rooting software?
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] mrgomab:
It has more than just one purpose

gfree usage:

gfree [-h|-?|--help] [-v|--version] [-s|--secu_flag on|off]

-h | -? | --help: display this message

-v | --version: display program version

-s | --secu_flag on|off: turn secu_flag on or off

-c | --cid <CID>: set the CID to the 8-char long CID

-S | --sim_unlock: remove the SIMLOCK

Main purpose being removing the Simlock
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] dbzfanatic:
I see, thanks for clarifying. I personally don't know if it will work, my gut says no but I could be wrong again. If you try it please post results and let us know how it goes.

P.S. this should probably have its own thread in general after this since it doesn't directly relate to obtaining S-OFF.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] apollostees:
Just wanted to say,

thank you

thank you

thank you.:D:D

I finally got this to work, at first I couldn't figure the timing.

What I finally did was:

1. press any key on my PC,

2. then wait 2 seconds (one, two go!...Don't count Mississippi's;))

3. Then press power repeatedly. But, don't keep pressing power after fastboot is selected or it will make the process start over.

Watch what your doing closely. In the end the whole thing took about 5 minutes.

I know there are tons of instructions already here

but I still couldn't figure it out even with those instruction. Maybe this will help somebody.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] biglo:
So that means you can use this to unlock your phone to any carrier?
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] Zuckstone:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=928160
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] jamal717:
damn getting the timing right for the power thing is tough lol i tried it 6 times no luck
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] jamal717:
wow i held the button let it go when i saw fastboot in red then it changed to fastboot USB in red thats good right? then it rebooted saw the mytouch logo but went back into my rom lol