yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[HTC Inspire 4G] larry buser:
Okay, lets see if I've found the right place ...

I have the HTC Inspire and have tried the only two rooting definitions I could find ... one from attn1 and one from (Don't remember his name) the easy-1-click.

First I Followed U-tube vid and the written instuctions ... step by step. Had several problems, i.e.; errors finding \dir\files, process that wouldn't start, Goldcard went great, "adb out of date. Killing ..." statements, (# passes - $ fails) ... I got #, ended up with a brand-new HTC Inspire 4G that, became a Desire HD w/o sound - it did not root, or S-off, and it did not back-up (no recovery) ... and I had troubles finding a Stock ROM to try to set this thing back. I've spent hours trying to root this dang-thing - no luck.

An example of the error:

C:\ace>hackerize-ace setup-downgrade

* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *

* daemon started successfully *

1656 KB/s (557962 bytes in 0.329s)

1546 KB/s (15837 bytes in 0.010s)

Starting adb shell to test temp root...

if you see a '#' prompt, okay to proceed

if you see a '$' prompt, temproot failed

type exit at the prompt to continue

error: device not found

error: device not found

#_

To fix sound -

C:\Android\root>hackerize-ace setup-radio

adb server is out of date. Killing …

* deamon started successfully *

error: device not found

C:\Android\root>

I figured the problem was with the "ADB', so I made sure it was updated ... I was able to return the phone to stock ... but can't s-off or root. Any ideas???

Thx !!!!
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dg1985:
Hi guy/girls,

ive looked through as many threads as i could and downloaded a few roms and im rather stuck which to go for and hoping you peeps could help me decide?

basically what i want is:

Adobe flash support

camera + video cam

make phone calls and 3g networking

not to bothered about mediascape

So far i have downloaded MIUI_xperia_TripNRaVeR-CFMod.v7 and [rendeiro2005]Cyanogen6.1.3_v01.

the [rendeiro2005]Cyanogen6.1.3_v01 seems to be my fave im just not a great fan of the theme but i could always install one i like i asume? im a relative noob but still know my way around xrec and rooting. if im missing a rom that fits my needs does any one have any further recommendations?

Many thanks people :)
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] D00QLE:
I would go with which ever cynogen mod with the highest benchmark score. I needs it
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vito Andolini Corleone:
Go for wolf break's cm6.1

Cheers!

AdY
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] superbrowndude:
Im using CM 6.1.3 V4.1,I really like it.I was using Free X10,but this one seems a little bit smoother. I also switch back to SE 2.1 to use the video cam in HD. Video illusion+Vingette works just fine as alternatives. Theres probably atleast 1,000posts about those apps on here.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shahkam:
Bluespark rom I'm using it right now and its bloody amazing its very quick no laggs!
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] compumasta:
I would say try a couple making xrec backups for each so you can play around and find the one that really suits you.

Sent from my Delorean using a flux capacitor!
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bruce Lee:
Use the rom 6.1.3 rendeiro2005 2.2 cyanogen gingerbread v1. amazingly smooth.

Sent from XDA Premium from my X10a rooted running 2.2 rendeiro2005 cyanogen rom 6.1.3 gingerbread v1
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abdurahman:
he said he wants one with camera and camcorder, and the froyo roms dont give hd recording. i would go with the high performance 2.1 rom, it's very fast and awesome!
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] exsulis:
this http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=913610 is the rom if you want something fast, and has the camera, and so forth.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dg1985:
I just downloaded the blue sparks rom im going to give this a try now, it seems promising and i quite like the look of it theme wise, thanks for the replies guy :)
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] peter.neilmann:
The best rom so far is EW JET

I will give you my personal testimonial.

I am using this rom h t t p:/ / forum .xda-developers. com / showthread.php?t=941745 for last 10 days.. and I can asure you that so far it's the best 2.1 rom that I had tried till now. It's completely functional and too smooth.. beyond the amazing theme and still there is two flavors available Gingerbread Theme and Gingerbread plus Arc Theme :) Personally I prefer the second one. By the way I tried almost all roms available in this forum and for sure the best one is EW JET by erickwill.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] a.monteiro:
i've just installed rendeiro's cyanogen+fx10b4 and while i'm loving the ROM, i'm also going to tweak the theme to my liking.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Buddha:
I'm also searching for that perfect one.. now using TripNArc, but it's not done yet :(

Gonna look at dev section now.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dg1985:
Well im using the blue sparks Rom with arc home screen and enjoying it just wondering if there is a 2.2 froyo Rom around that sd card actually mounts I am unable to find one as of yet
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zlive:
[ROM] X10x EW Jet (NEW V015.7x and NEW V006x.Arc) New Baseband Ready! ... previously using free x10 rom... now running v600x.Arc... seems to be cool..
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ksquared_au:
I like this one...
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bmwdoc2002:
Im running Bionix 1.3.1 with overstock kernel. Just flashed today though, but love it so far!
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fiscidtox:
what? sd card mounts fine on both freex10 beta 4 and wolfbreaks cm.....

Maybe you just don't have proper drivers installed?
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] SiemensLover:
Hallo,

i have searched but with no luck.

Can u please tell me which is the last version of Phone canvas which works with Build 231xx.

Thanx in advance

WBR

Siemens Lover
[G Tablet General] rob_z11:
I am trying to sell my Viewsonic Tablet with cover from Amazon and iPad screen protector for $315 + shipping -

Still have the box, and everything original accessory in the box. NO scratches on the screen and running Vegan 5.1 with Pershoot kernel..

No problem or issues.. Just using my laptop more often then tablet..

PM me with offer. Willing to work on the final price.

Will accept paypal only.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] dh2311:
Any news on when clockworkmod 3 will be availible for galaxy s, rom manager only installs 2.5.1.2
[Galaxy S I9000 General] MAMBO04:
It's only being used for Gingerbread atm (CM7), you can still flash trasig's kernel which has it to get it on Froyo, but not many advantages as you can't install update.zips like themes etc until theme/ROM makers base it on CWR3.
[HD2 General] abi3009:
Hi, I've been Googling the problems I've been having with my HTC HD2 for weeks, but not really found much to help when I came across this forum - hopefully someone will be able to help me!

I got my phone a couple of months ago, and initially when I got it it worked fine, but now, I keep getting problems with the WiFi, it takes forever to connect, and then when it says it's connected, I can't refresh facebook, update twitter, or even use internet explorer or opera.

I keep getting connection errors with the weather too...it's really frustrating. I'm considering backing up all my data and performing a hard reset, but thought I'd try here as a last resort first...can anyone help??
[HD2 General] T-Macgnolia:
I know it sucks but a hard reset would probably be your fastest and easiest fix. But you are doing right by making that your last resort. I wish I had more advice for you but I don't, but you are most definitly in the right place to get your problem solved if it is solvable without a hard reset. Oh and welcome to XDA and the forums.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] SammyGalax:
Hey guys, could someone please upload a gingerbread with the modified framework.apk for the lock screenanimation already preinstalled?

thanks in advance

:)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Tricky103:
http://www.multiupload.com/94OI12ICHC
[Gen8 General] wdl1908:
NOTE: This is a work in progress.

Please send remarks/comments with additional information you want to see added to this thread.

So what is root exactly?

In the unix/linux world root is the super user that can do anything on the system. In the windows world the user is called Administrator. See here for a more detailed explanation.

Why should I need/want it?

This is a more difficult question than many people think. In the android world every app runs in its own sandbox, meaning every app can access it's own data and call the system to provide access to system resources but it can't access data from another app. This provides a very good protection against malware etc.....BUT it has disadvantages.

The first disadvantage that comes to mind is the possibility to backup the settings and private data of an app.

The second disadvantage is that for app A to be able to use the data from app B the app B must publish a programmers interface to it's data so the app A can access the data.

Both disadvantages can be overcome with root access.

root access can also overcome some limitations that are build in by the company (in this case Archos) that provided the software that runs on your device.

Read below for examples of what can be done.

Is it dangerous to have root?

The answer to that question is yes if you don't know what you are doing.

If you use root to execute command think twice before executing it. If you are following instructions always try to follow instructions to the letter. If you are not sure about something ask someone who knows about the subject.

If you use apps that require root always read the instructions and if you're not sure try to read about the program in question.

PS: Even the competent root user can make mistakes. I've nuke a few systems in my early years and will never make that mistake twice.

What is su and SuperUser.apk and how do they work?

The su binary is used by other apps to get root access. The SuperUser.apk is a front end to give the user some control over what app can have root.

Whenever the su binary is used by an app it will call upon the SuperUser.apk to pop up a question to Allow/Deny access to that app.
[Gen8 General] wdl1908:
How do I root my gen8 device?

Good now we can get our hands dirty and go to work rooting our device.

At the moment there are 3 different ways to root your device with different levels of control and possibilities

Archangel one-click (temporary) root

chulri's root

UrukDroid

Archangel one-click (temporary) root for firmware 2.0.71, 2.1.02, 2.1.03, 2.1.04, 2.1.08

This method is a simple app that can be installed through the normal method of app installation and provides a temporary root (root will disappear after reboot) There is also an option called Permanent root (Should be named Reacquire root after reboot)

The rooting is applied after the OS has booted completely so there is no effective way to change system files/apps. Also the file-system is still read-only so modification can only be done in a difficult way. For more information about how to do that go see here.

chulri's root

This method requires the installation of the SDE (Special Developer Edition) of Archos and the installation of the extracted kernel and modified initramfs of the stock firmware.

chulri has provided 2 different sets for each firmware version.

The first is with a temporary read-write file-system. So with the tmproot version you can experiment with making changes to the file-system and if they don't work out you can simply reboot to revert to the original state.

If you are confident about making changes you can install the rw sysroot version where the changes you make are permanent.

At the moment there are no changes done to the partitioning of the data and storage area. chulri is working on that now so that the /data space can be enlarged.

UrukDroid

This method requires the installation of the SDE (Special Developer Edition) of Archos and a full custom build kernel and file-system.

For more information about UrukDroid please read here.
[Gen8 General] wdl1908:
What can I do when I have root?

Good now that you have rooted your device here are some cool things you can do with it.

Every app or modification you can do with root will have the above rooting methods indicated with the following colors.

Green Can be done.

Red Can NOT be done.

Blue Build-In.

Orange In development.

Apps

Titanium Backup ★ root Archangel, chulri's root, UrukDroid

FBSync for FBReader ** Root ** Archangel, chulri's root, UrukDroid

CifsManager Archangel here, chulri's root (Module download), UrukDroid

Swapper 2 (for Root users) Archangel*, chulri's root*, UrukDroid (* Internal Swap needs to be disabled)

Scripter Archangel, chulri's root, UrukDroid

LCD Density Changer Archangel (free version only), chulri's root, UrukDroid

SetCPU $ Archangel, chulri's root, UrukDroid

Root Explorer (File Manager) $ Archangel, chulri's root, UrukDroid

System apps

AppWidgetPicker Archangel, chulri's root, UrukDroid

Enabling Facebook sync Archangel, chulri's root, UrukDroid

Notion Ink Adam apps Archangel, chulri's root, Urukdroid

themed Market apks Archangel, chulri's root, Urukdroid

Modifications

full Market Protected App access Archangel, chulri's root, UrukDroid

Disable swap for 2.1.02-2.1.08 Archangel, chulri's root, UrukDroid

DVB USB stick support for Live TV Archangel, chulri's root, UrukDroid

Increase of System Storage Archangel, chulri's root (Coming soon), UrukDroid

Enable hidden settings Archangel, chulri's root, UrukDroid

un-mirror the camera image Archangel, chulri's root, UrukDroid

Move Soft Buttons to Notification Area Archangel, chulri's root, UrukDroid

IPV6 Support Archangel, chulri's root, UrukDroid (This is specific to the chulri's root)

Blackberry tethering Archangel, chulri's root, UrukDroid For Archangel users look here.

Ad-Hoc Wifi and AR-DRONE Archangel, chulri's root, UrukDroid (Only changes in /data/ are needed so Archangel should work)

Remap Hardware Buttons Archangel, chulri's root, UrukDroid

Custom framework-res (Theming)

[THEME] Fisha21 custom framework and apps Archangel, chulri's root, Urukdroid

[THEME] LithiumMod Blueberry port Archangel, chulri's root, Urukdroid

[MOD] Battery Icon Mod for gen8 Archangel, chulri's root, Urukdroid

Custom boot animation Archangel, chulri's root, Urukdroid
[Gen8 General] wdl1908:
Reserved for future use
[Gen8 General] chrulri:
A huge "thumbs up!" for you! This is an awesome information thread :cool:
[Gen8 General] wdl1908:
Thx just having some fun and I need to increase my thanks meter some more :D

If you have some suggestions they are always welcome.
[Gen8 General] jakkrith:
I strongly agree with chulri, this thread is very useful and clearly information.
[Gen8 General] AGxM:
Really useful stuff, as a newbie to Android and to tablets I have been umming and ahhing over whether to root or not and will continue to monitor this thread for more information to help me decide.
[Gen8 General] CarsnGadgets:
thank you for this, very useful. :)
[Gen8 General] wdl1908:
Added a bit of explanation about su and SuperUser.apk in the first post.

Any remarks/additions are always welcome.
[Gen8 General] mikal75:
Many many thanx for this post!!!
[Gen8 General] fisha21:
This is an excellent thread, thanks for taking the time to write it.

Just had some suggestions for the "Modifications" section:

custom frameworks: mine, p0rk burn's and your battery mod. Archangel, chulri's root, Urukdroid

Notion Ink Adam apps Archangel, chulri's root, Urukdroid

themed Market apks Archangel, chulri's root, Urukdroid
[Gen8 General] wdl1908:
Ok added them made a special section for THEMES and MODS

Both of these probably are possible with the archangel root.

All the Notion Ink Adam apps except for the browser are probably installable as normal apps.

The Vending.apk can be copied to the /data/test/froyo/system/app.
[Gen8 General] fisha21:
Thanks. I've no experience with the Archangel root, so wasn't sure. Perhaps if anyone else can confirm they work?
[Gen8 General] LeoNg628:
Great Jobs!

I like the post 3, hope you keep update^^
[Gen8 General] kasperke:
nice indeed!

i think we need a sticky!!;)
[Gen8 General] nashi20002003:
Awesome post...Wow.

wdl1908,

You've been a great contributor to helping Archos users. I really congratulates you. Thanks for all of your help. I know you do put much time into this.

Now my suggestion is to add one important thing ...Archos is still not adressing as of today: Blackberry Tethering. Dervari found the fix in their scripts. But they implmented the "if" statement fix but did not comment the "novj" parameter. Which still prevent Archos tabs to tether to BB.

With Chulri's and UrukDroid, you can do that simple edit and be able to tether to your BB. You can't do that with Archangel since the change need to stick.

For this and this alone a lot of people have decided to root. I guess it's a big one to mention.
[Gen8 General] wdl1908:
Can you give me the link to thread that addresses the problem. I'll add it then.
[Gen8 General] wdl1908:
Added custom boot animations to the list.
[Gen8 General] nashi20002003:
Here's the link

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=862884
[Gen8 General] nashi20002003:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=862884

Thanks!
[Gen8 General] wdl1908:
Yep one time was enough link added.
[Gen8 General] capillonpub:
Hi,

Very interresting thread :)

I try to find a widget to shutdown my Archos 70 it whithout using the side button. All that i found require root access !

I've got one question before trying to root my device: Is there a way to root the device that will not avoid the waranty? :confused:

Thanks,

Philippe
[Gen8 General] wdl1908:
Archangel does not require the SDE so no voiding of warranty. BUT it's limited in the way it works and for most people doing not to complicated stuff this is sufficient.

I'm curious whats is the name of that widget and where can we find it. I'll add that to the list when you post the links.
[Gen8 General] capillonpub:
thanks !

I will test Archangel and see if it works for this purpose.

The name of the widget i use is "extended control"; which allow to create several control bars where you can add control button of your choice (wifi, bt, volume, batterie ...). Reboot and shutdown buttons are only available for rooted devices. It's a basic but very cool widget.

I've check for other widget to shutdown, I've found one or two other (i forget the name), both required root permission.

Have a nice week end,

Philippe

EDIT / Update :

Hi, i've tested Archangel, very easy to root with this simple tools ! I like that ! And then i was able to add the widget to reboot or shutdown, and it was working.

But i notice some instability with freeze and reboot. Not sur it was Archangel because I've install a lot of new apps this week end. I remove some of them including Archangel, now it's stable. i will try again those app one by one and see who is the root cause of the instability !

Thanks,

Philippe
[Gen8 General] nashi20002003:
Hey, wdl1908

One more suggestion: For all roots: you can enable AdHoc Wifi using mindsurfer how to below: I just did and this is very handy to be not rely on bluetooth slugish speed. I did it successfully on A101. I do have Chulri's root but should work with all root. Connecting to Joikuspot on Nokia E71.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=904291

Reboots put back the twlan.ini file. Thus I only need to go back and delete. and reconnect. The permissions thing is not needed at least with Chulri's root.
[Gen8 General] wdl1908:
Archangel has been working fine for me no instability. You should search the reason of the instability in other programs. Once archangel has run it's not started again so it will not interfere with the OS or other programs in any way.
[Gen8 General] wdl1908:
Thx Added.
[Gen8 General] mikal75:
We have to turn this thread to sticky. It is needed for most of the new Archos owners.
[Gen8 General] wdl1908:
Added [HOWTO] Remap Hardware Buttons
[Gen8 General] nashi20002003:
Archangel Can Now be used for BB Tethering

Hi...There's a new method which allows a temp root like Archangel to be used for BB Tethering.

Can you please change the BB Tethering to Green for Archangel Root? And provide this link...

http://forum.archosfans.com/viewtopic.php?f=63&t=46116&p=341565#p341565

I've also posted this new in the BB Tethering thread on this forum....

Thanks. Surprisingly nobody thought of this. Thanks for the Archos forum Member.

Now you can avoid the SDE and warranty fear by using Archangel and this method.
[Gen8 General] wdl1908:
Thx updated the list
[Gen8 General] ehudmi:
How to make system folder read/write with archangel

I've tried reading the post regarding how to enable read/write on an Archangel rooted device but couldn't understand the mentioned "mount --bind trick" which seems the way to do it.

Please bear in mind that I have absolutely no knowledge about the Android file system so be gentle....
[Gen8 General] wdl1908:
The mount bind trick is fairly simple but only works on files that are read after you have root already. So this will not work for apps and framework-res.apk etc...

say you want to replace busybox binary after you obtain root.

copy the new busybox to somewhere on the /tmp directory then execute

mount --bind /tmp/busybox /bin/busybox

This also works for directories.

I hope this helps. If you have a specific problem post it in the thread Custom scripts for Archangel root for firmware
[Gen8 General] Mr. Clown:
Added to the sticky and also posted as a forum sticky.

Thanks for your cpntribution.

Cheers,
[Gen8 General] rplc790222:
app partiton

I want to congratulate you for this great post at first place, but I have a question, I bought an Archos 70 it, and it only has 300mb for apps, I would like to know how to increase this app partition?, I have read in some posts, and in them there's said that only with root you will be able to change this value, thanks for your time and your effort
[Gen8 General] wdl1908:
Yes you need a permanent root like with chulri's or urukdroid. urukdroid already has enlarged app space. For extending the app space with chulri's root please follow this thread. This contains the DEV discussions about how to enlarge the app space. Chulri is working on an app to do this.
[Gen8 General] rplc790222:
Oh, I see, I have readed all the tread about that app, and it would be great if it would come reallity, good look to both of you on it, I'll keep and eye on. thanx again ...
[Gen8 General] oofy:
I LOVE my rooted EVO - that's what got me hooked to android os. I got an Archos 101 about a week ago and haven't really had a chance to play with it yet. I originally wanted a tablet to use as an ereader (I'm physically disabled and all the typical reading devices are not accessible), but now that I've experienced the os I definitely plan to use it for a lot more than just reading!

Here's a question for you developers out there. Is there a way to use it as a giant phone if it's tethered to my Evo? The reason I ask is because my power wheelchair has bluetooth built in and can operate as a mouse (which is how I'll use my tablet). The rom I have on my phone currently doesn't have the mouse functionality, but I really like the rom. I use android screencast currently to operate my phone, but that's dependent on it being plugged into a PC. Any suggestions would be much appreciated.

Thanks!
[Gen8 General] davemon:
Best way to go for more app space is urukdroid. Just install it and you have 1gb app space automatically.
[Gen8 General] TheCaedmon:
If you need wifi geolocation like me you can´t use Uruk :(
[Gen8 General] msticninja:
Why? I've never had a problem with location services on any version of Uruk.
[Gen8 General] fisha21:
The earlier versions of uruk had problems with geolocation.. but this was solved by running kenyu's gapps installer after installing uruk. Might be worth trying if you're having problems...