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[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] xologist:
He's phone was probably not connected properly or not installed into the computer with the drivers.

Resulting in errors in CMD.

Im guessing this is he's error.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] MDSkinner:
Permissions Issue

Being a complete noob I figured I would try this method. When I do, I get

"failed to copy 'exploid' to '/sqlite_stmt_journals/exploid': permission denied"

This is probably something very simple, but I have absolutely no clue what it is and after doing some googling I am not finding much of anything that shows me how to resolve this.

Any help would be appreciated.

ETA: I think I found my issue. I was not putting the phone in recovery mode before starting. According to this thread, that seems to be necessary.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=809572

I will try again and post back. Sorry for the lack of understanding.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] joshuasvt:
Super Noob. Bwhahahaaaaa! Awesome
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] MDSkinner:
I fully admit it to be true. That said, it worked beautifully once I did this. I flashed Cyanogen 6.1 and am moving right along now.

Sorry to put noob questions out there but xologist your method worked wonderfully once I had the foundational assumptions down.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] gtmaster303:
yes, i do have adb set up. that's the only way i was able to deblur my roms on Moto. So i got past the errors on cmd and the files seem to push ok.

getting to the notepad steps up until

5. Once progress done, press VOLUME UP to apply update

the progress bar shows up and runs through fine. but nothing happens after that. if i press volume up, it will take me to simlock, and i don't think that's what i'm supposed to do. i continue with steps, but none of them work after that. when i try to apply the update.zip file from recovery (step 9) it says failed to verify whole file signature. installation aborted.

i tried the setup again, and this time cmd is telling me that it fails to copy exploid.

anything i try and i feel like i'm making it worse

yes, i didn't have the drivers installed. sorry, but it wasn't in the OP. i assumed drivers were not needed. some of the root methods actually require you to uninstall the drivers before proceeding, but i guess this method requires them. I think OP should mention drivers in the first post.

(see above reply to dbzfanatic for further issues)
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] dbzfanatic:
What's the exact error? out of room or permission denied?
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] gtmaster303:
so sorry, i will try to be detailed next time. good news is, i had a fresh go with newest drivers, fresh boot, etc. and it worked! BUT i don't see superuser anywhere on my phone. i can't use any programs that need root access. i'm not sure what i did wrong. the only error i saw was way at the beginning of CMD where it said my adb was out of date. but everything went smoothly thereafter...

all files pushed ok, and update installed no problem. i even booted into clockwork recovery. but when i rebooted back into my phone, it was as if i just unboxed it. and no root access

tried again, and same result, except no adb out of date this time. now i know i'm consistently hitting the same problem... i go through the whole process, and my phone still comes out unrooted
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] nikol4s:
If you do

Adb shell

Then type su

Does the next line start with #?
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] gtmaster303:
very sorry, but if you want me to do anything adb related, you'll have to spell it out for me. really not good with adb. you want me to go to cmd and then type adb shell? it tells me not a valid path

when cmd is autotyping, # symbols come up before some commands typed. but after typing exploid, the # stop coming up

but i know what you're trying to get at. # is superuser, and $ means not rooted, if i'm not mistaken.

but i assure you, i don't have root. tried using titanium backup, and no go. looked in the app drawer and under settings for su permissions, and i got nothing.

i have noticed these error messages though when the loading bar shows up on the progress screen. the white screen with letterings

Sd checking

Loading....... ESPRDIAG.zip

No image!!!

Loading....... ESPRDIAG.nbh

No image or wrong image!!!

Loading esprimg.zip

i attached the the autotyping cmd, and what it looks like after it's done

trying to provide as much info as possible. let me know if you need any other info
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] xologist:
how the hell did you get every line to repeat?? haha
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] gtmaster303:
your guess is as good as mine...

i'm glad you can find some humor out of this lol

hopefully it's not as bad as it seems...
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] dbzfanatic:
When you were in clockwork did you do a backup? If so do a full phone wipe and start fresh, then when you get into clockwork again (make sure a custom rom is on your sdcard) and flash the custom rom. Or you could manually install su and the superuser apk. I could walk you through those steps in adb but the custom rom would be easier.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] xologist:
I think im just gonna delete this thread.. i mean, it types everything for people and they are still getting it wrong.. might as well just go the other method.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] kufudo:
Haha, I know what you mean. I tried creating a super-detailed n00b friendly guide for rooting as well. Put down every single detail you can think of. Yet people still keep on coming back saying this doesn't work or that doesn't work.

At first I tried helping them, but I eventually learned my lesson and gave up.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] xologist:
Good Job, I think im on your path..
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] traderx2009:
I'm sure there are more benefiting from your thread than you know. Keep it alive. Just my 2 ¢...
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] cdsbj6508:
Don't delete I know your method was the easiest way for me. A lot of people aren't computer savvy as others. But I really appreciated your patience with me. Your way is TRULY the BEST!!!!
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] MusicMan374:
Also, a lot of people don't post if it works for them, they only reply if something goes wrong. Chances are you're just hearing from the people who it's not work for.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] gtmaster303:
ok, so i did a nandroid backup. wiped and flashed CM7 RC. it hung on the cyanogen boot logo. so i pulled the battery and booted into CM just fine. but quite a few things were off. i don't know if that had to do with the rom, or my botched root attempt. SU was in the app drawer, but i wasn't able to use setcpu with root access. the app kept saying that it could not gain root privileges. check to see if i allowed the app under superuser permissions. su app was up to date with no errors. my contacts were not being read off the sim. and the market app was missing, so i couldn't try downloading any other programs.

i reverted back to stock with nandroid. what should i do? maybe try a stable rom?
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] dbzfanatic:
1) Market won't come pre-installed on any custom ROMs unless they're offshoots of stock. You need to flash the gapps zip.

2) The initial boot is supposed to take a long time, and possibly reboot up to 10 times before booting into the main OS. Just be patient.

3) Make sure in the superuser app that setcpu has a green dot, not a red one. Red means you pressed the wrong button at the prompt.

4) Installing a new ROM after a wipe will erase any previous failed attempts. That will no longer be an issue since you have a custom ROM.

5) Go into the contacts app, press the menu button, and select import. Since you're back in stock and contacts are there select "export" and it will save to your sdcard,then import that file. Or just sync with google.

6) n00b FAQ, it's in my sig. It'll help with a lot of these questions.

7) CM7 has a stable release, but if you're worried go to CM 6.1
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] gtmaster303:
1. I did not know that one. something new i have learned.

2. i let it load for a good 20 mins or so. after the battery pull, it loaded almost instantly. in less than a minute, so if i'm not mistaken, it was stuck.

3. setcpu doesn't even show up in su. like i said, it never even prompts me to ask for permission. it fails before doing so. i know the whole red/green dot thing. but it's not even there.

4. since i was able to flash a custom rom, i'm rooted? su isn't working right...

5. great tip. didn't know that one either. will try that when i reflash CM7

6. i appreciate you trying to point me in the right direction, but my problems aren't THAT basic... well gapps, yes.

really appreciate your help :)

UPDATE: after fiddling around in CM7, i got Su to give me permission to apps now. that rom is blazing fast. everything looks to be A-ok.

now time to get s-off on my phone.

you are amazing, for putting up with me. forever grateful :)
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] nobreak1970:
Worked great thanks! :)
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] droopypillow:
I don't know if its releted but I rooted and put cm7 on a friends g2 last night and after it booted up super user was there but was not working.it would not ask for permission for rooted apps..I went into rom manager and reinstalled su and everything worked great
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] jimczyz:
Wonderful method, worked great for me and there isn't a bigger noob than I am LOL. Thank you for all your work.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] joshuasvt:
Ultimate Roob Nooter? Bwhahahaha good job bro. Will be using this as soon as my wife gets tired of 2.1 jacking up all the time and lets me roob noot her slide ;-)
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] dbzfanatic:
Roob noot, lol. I think that qualifies as "ultimate n00b" right there.

@droopy yeah there two versions of the su app, the one that was initially installed was probably the wrong version, that would explain why reinstalling it worked.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] jimczyz:
So, after making that so easy, what's the easiest method for S Off?
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] cdsbj6508:
Did this way of rooting work on the G2?
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] dbzfanatic:
@Jim there's only one way to get S-OFF, at least for this phone.

@cdsbj From my understanding the G2 had a problem similar to one mentioned here, but was not rooted with this method.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] xologist:
Hahah wow. I havent been on in forever.

To everyone thank you so much for saying "worked great" etc.

@Josh haha lol

@dbzfanatic thnx 4 all the help ur providing
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] dbzfanatic:
Not a problem, I figured I'd lend support as this seems to be a good idea. If you want I could write a windows-only program that should take a few more steps out,hopefully taking out most if not all the need for user input on the pc side, instead of having a batch script. Just PM me and let me know.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] xologist:
Yea, that would be awesome!

Send me a PM
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] jimczyz:
I just want to say thank you again for the wonderful program, I am rooted, using Cm7 and loving it. It is also a nice surprise to find out the wifi hotspot works from the rom even though it isn't in the menu. You're the man!
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] claib:
Awesome crazy easy thanks a bunch!!!
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] toy_racer_17:
my god man thanks for this. im not a noob and i just could not get root on this thing. i gave up on it after i got my vibrant like 6 months ago. this was so easy i thought for sure i was missing something. i have had no trouble rooting any other phone ive had but thanks to yall this is too.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] Crossrocker:
Hey I have to root a friends phone. I'm very familiar with the evolution and rooting but.. will this work on latest ota? And does this unlock everything?

A drop of Chuck Norris's semen was placed on Android OS. We now have CyanogenMod.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] dbzfanatic:
It should work fine for the latest OTA since the method this uses was more or less developed for it. It will give you root but won't unlock anything per-se. If you want a phone that is unlocked as much as possible you need S-OFF.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] Crossrocker:
Yeah you need s-off to flash like radios n stuff right? Can you point me to where I should go after doing this to get s-off? I plan to flash. Cm7

A drop of Chuck Norris's semen was placed on Android OS. We now have CyanogenMod.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] purple1:
You don't need s-off.....it unlocks the security partition ..feel free to correct me I'm just trying to go with just memory .....with s-off you can have custom splash, mtd partition I think, the recovery will stick instead of doing the volume up thingy
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] dbzfanatic:
You're right, it also allows you to tweak the system partition while in Android without having to reboot to see the changes.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] creator2456:
I have tried every method I can find to root/flash Clockwork on my sister's 3g Slide and all methods end the same. I get to the point to reboot into fastboot for the ESPRIMG.zip to flash and then nothing. It doesn't flash at all.

I have no idea what i could be doing wrong at all, especially with this great tool doing all the work to get to that point. Anyone else have this problem or know what I can do to get past this point?
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] JTownBrewer:
What error are you seeing? Does the phone not find the ESPRIMG file? If not, you may need to reformat your SD card and try again. Make sure you format it as FAT32.

JTB
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] Crossrocker:
So no need for s-off to flash cm7?

A drop of Chuck Norris's semen was placed on Android OS. We now have CyanogenMod.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] dbzfanatic:
There's no need to get S-OFF, it just lets you do more.

@creator it won't automatically flash the ESPRIMG.zip file, it should scan and find it though. Clockwork also won't be permanent unless you get S-OFF and flash an img file for custom recovery, just fyi.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] Crossrocker:
Thank you :)

A drop of Chuck Norris's semen was placed on Android OS. We now have CyanogenMod.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] creator2456:
No error, just not finding the file. Will give formatting a try next time I can snag her phone away for more than a few seconds.

Sent from my HTC Glacier
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] txdeathray:
this is magical, worked on the first try! thanks xologist!
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] zeddicus71:
Download problem from Dropbox

Hello people. I have not tried Xoologist method yet.

I have a problem with Dropbox complaining with the following error:

Error (509)

This account's public links are generating too much traffic and have been temporarily disabled!

So, it has to be a good solution. Please, is there any other place you could upload this file that will not render this error??

Please, any help with a download location different from Dropbox.

Thank you very much Xoologist for all your hard work and to the other members of this XDA community that have made rooting and every other wonderful things possible with this phone.

:):)
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] creator2456:
I was able to get my hands on her phone again this morning and it finally located the ESPRIMG file. Had to do a complete format i.e. not quick format of the SD card for it to straighten things out.

Was going to S-OFF as soon as I could, just could never get that far. Thanks!

Hopefully running CM or another custom ROM will fix the random FC issues she has had with this phone.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] shorteeb21:
ok... got this method to work after a few additional steps beforehand.

Win7 x64

download htcsync.exe for the mt3gs

download jave se jdk

download android sdk.

run android. close android. it gives you a path to add to your path variable and instructions

restart. replug in phone.

voila.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] jamal717:
So dont judge me but im use to G1s but i just rooted mine with this method and clockwork is so different now like on the G1 it gives u the option to pick from all the zips on the sd card to flash how do i do that on here my mytouch 3gslide only has 4 options wipe, wipe and reboot system and flash update.exe
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] dbzfanatic:
If those are the only options you have you either a)aren't in clockwork and are in stock recovery (likely) or b) have an extremely old version of clockwork. If you see a red triangle you're in stock and it should be flash update.zip not .exe (habit?)
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] jamal717:
yea im in stock recovery could u give me options on how to get clockwork please and i dont have S off
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] dbzfanatic:
Apply the update.zip file after going through all the steps in this tutorial. Make sure you don't reboot.
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] Rudy956:
Thanks for the easy root!
[myTouch 3G Slide Android Development] xologist:
You're welcome!
[EVO 4G General] josh995:
So about a month ago, I went into a Sprint store with my Evo with the intent to just LOOK at the BB Bold. The sales guy comes up and is like.. you know... can I help you etc... I told him that the Evo was taking up too much of my time (roms roms roms) and that I was considering going to a BB, I'd had BB before and liked it. He had the BB I wanted. He wanted an Evo. We swapped. He was great about it, guys like him make me happy to be a Sprint customer.

Well........ I MISS MY BELOVED EVO. :(

So, I know this is a long shot, but is anyone maybe wanting to go to a BB? If so, contact me. My BB is in good shape,it's a Bold, it's got the new BB OS, version 6 I guess they call it. It's in good shape, no huge dents or scratches. It has small scuffs and a small scratch on the screen but not too noticeable. Of course I'd take detailed pics... ESN is good, etc all that jazz. Battery life is amazing compared to an Evo Haha ;)

Thanks all. If this post is something that's not allowed, I'm really sorry!
[EVO 4G General] tx_dbs_tx:
All I can say is that Sprint guy must be one happy camper! The BB Bold is a nice device but is far more limited in features than the EVO so to me it's not an equal trade. You got what you wanted.

So in reality you will now have to trade your BB Bold plus some cash to get back into an EVO. Nobody will even swap an EVO for a BB. At least most people won't. Mabe you will get lucky and find somebody who feels like you did when you traded your EVO for that BB Bold. Highly unlikely though. Good luck.
[EVO 4G General] radiohead_freak:
try selling it to someone in high school. i hear that "bbm" (messenger) is all the hype now with the kids. my little brothers friend also traded his evo for a blackberry and he paid money too (apparently blackberry messengers a big deal now). so yea just sell it to some younglin and rip em off ;)
[EVO 4G General] Necrosan:
Quick reference on some current CL prices I'm seeing:

BlackBerry Bold 9650 - $175

HTC EVO - $250

Not too huge a difference, and prices will undoubtedly vary where you live.

Good luck getting back into an EVO!
[EVO 4G General] josh995:
You are probably right... :/ I mean, I love BlackBerry phones and they do everything I need them to do, I just miss the entertainment factor... BB phones are great phones, reliable, I could go on forever... But they're just not... entertaining... Lol.

Oh well, like I said, it's a long shot that someone on here will be looking to swap. I would definitely be willing to kick in some cash, for anyone who's interested.

Thanks all for replies, ideas, and comments. :)
[EVO 4G General] deanwoof:
Or you can blackmail the sprint guy since what he did could get him terminated :)
[EVO 4G General] anon20:
Lol. I made the same mistake. I traded my Evo for a blackberry, then sold the blackberry and bought an Epic, sold the Epic and I'm now back to the Evo. Try craigslist...
[Nook Color General] jostarr:
Yesterday I used autonooter 3.0.0 to try to root my NC 1.1.0. It would not boot up or turn on at all. Today when I go home from work, I plugged it into my PC and was told battery was too low to boot. I charged it to 100%, then it booted up. I checked, and to my surprise I was still on version 1.1.0. So, it was not bricked.

Today I tried autonooter 3.0.0....same result. My NC won't turn on...and when I plug it into my PC. I get a "RNDIS\Ethernet Gadget" found message, then the "Found New Hardware Wizard" opens up.

Is my sd card flaky, is the card not properly seated in the NC, or is the NC card slot bad? I tried booting a CWR card to restore my NC, but get the same messages.

I plan to wait till tomorrow and hope the battery drains, so that after a re-charge I will be back in 1.1.0. Then, I plan to take it back to B&N for an exchange...unless someone knows what my problem really is.
[Nook Color General] robjective:
Autonooter does its thing with the screen off. It sounds like one of your boots was Autonooter working, because it was installing drivers for ADB. Plugging it in, w/ Autonooter in SD is what starts it. Maybe you just keep booting from the SD card, and only by plugging it into the computer was it able to do what it was supposed to.
[Nook Color General] jostarr:
You may be right, but right now the NC won't turn on.

Any idea if a HARD Reset will solve that?
[Nook Color General] jostarr:
I followed the instructions to a T. I even downloaded a new Autonooter 3 file. After writing to the card, I was able to view it and saw the 4 files and file sizes...very similar to those show in the instructions. I inserted the card in the NC, plugged it into the PC, .......black screen. I waited 30 minutes, but it never booted. I disconnected and removed the sd card. The NC would not turn on..........again. Failure # 3.

With the card out, I plugged it in to the PC again, and to my surprise, it turned on. It was still at v 1.1.0.

I transferred some mp3's, and all is good. I'm at a loss to know what to do next. I feel sure there is a problem with the sd card or the sd card slot. Since I am within 14 days of purchase, I think I will take it back to B&N, and try to exchange it for another new one.
[Nook Color General] DatterBoy:
Not sure how Autoneooter 3 is but the original 12.25 works great every one I did. Just go 1.0.1 full restore and then do the original autonooter and then the 1.1.0b through CW ZIP.

Most of what you posted didn't sound like anything was really wrong at all.

I do think wonky cards do mess it up though. try it for a while with a different card or no card to find out. You can also take your card and do a full format.