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[Thunderbolt Android Development] Blaine12:
Another quick and dirty option is to just open the folder where adb is located, and do a shift + right-click. You should see an option to "open command prompt here". That should also take care of it.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] kyrumo71:
where do I put Push misc.img, busybox, and psnueter before I start ADB

Thanks
[Thunderbolt Android Development] twisted whispers:
thats what i did :)
[Thunderbolt Android Development] rulevoid:
adb is an executable push is the command. you put busybox, misc, and psneuter in your local folder wherever you are in command prompt thats where they need to be.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] lu270bro:
eezy peezy! followed instructions to the letter and got it on first try. no probs! CWM and root. thanks to everyone who had a hand in this. sooooo good to be able to boot to CWM and actually change kernals, roms, etc without the need for a stupid SBF on standby. Screw moto. This is THE proper successor to the OG D1 on verizon.....may the OG finally rest in peace.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] lu270bro:
easiest thing to do here is unzip the exploits folder INTO " /android-sdk/platform-tools" folder. no need to move things around. then when you are in the command prompt its "adb push psneuter /data/local/" (without quotes) etc etc
[Thunderbolt Android Development] nygbaby91:
thank you guys very much all that responded..i have adb running now but im still having a driver issue my device isnt shown..now im in hboot launching this im assuming that is how we are rooting this..and not with the phone live..i installed sync then removed it and left just the drivers..any ideas on the driver?
[Thunderbolt Android Development] nygbaby91:
my adb was moved from tools to platform tools..i didnt read the txt file sdk attached saying so..
[Thunderbolt Android Development] kristopherw:
Same issue here. I'm pretty sure I used the right file:

adb push RUU_Mecha_VERIZON_WWE_1.03.605.10_Radio_1.02.00.0103_2r_NV_8k_1.37_9k_1.52_release_165253_signed.zip /mnt/sdcard/PG05IMG.zip
[Thunderbolt Android Development] nygbaby91:
in device manager i have no highlighted issues and (remove) hardware manager shows android 1.0 connected
[Thunderbolt Android Development] kyrumo71:
I put then in my C\AndroidSDK\tools folder and I'm getting permissions denied when I paste adb push psneuter /data/local/ and enter

any ideas
[Thunderbolt Android Development] tmushy:
Thank you for this root!!

Has anyone been able to get titanium backup to work?

It says it cant get root access.

I have been able to flash clockwork recovery and everything seems to be fine.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] loztboy:
One question I installed clockwork mod but which Thunderbolt recovery are we flashing at the end of this whole thing?
[Thunderbolt Android Development] ShanDestromp:
Ditto, it takes a while to go through everything; but its really stupidly simple if you follow the directions to the letter. Its even easier if you just copy the commands from the web-page into your terminal; no chance of typos.

I just flashed the recovery, it only gives one device as an option, and it flashed 3.0.2.2; rebooted into recovery for verification and it worked great; I've got it doing a backup now just in case I screw something up later.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] hecatomb:
I'm curious about this as well... I thought about using the "Get BusyBox" button under the "Problems?" option to update BusyBox, but am concerned wether its a good idea to do that or not...
[Thunderbolt Android Development] imex99:
in other roms, always had to update busy box... someone needs to test ;)
[Thunderbolt Android Development] Ddukes76:
This just in...I live in Podunk, lousyanna.... Big Red just started 5G in our town of 58 people as a test.... shhh...don't tell anyone....

Sent from my Phat Azz Tbolt...
[Thunderbolt Android Development] hecatomb:
Let me do another CWM backup, and I'll give it a shot...
[Thunderbolt Android Development] MXMike:
I'm rooted with S-off and I can confirm titanium backup works after installing busybox under the problems button. Hope this helps
[Thunderbolt Android Development] bokechukwu1:
can someone PM me how to walk me through this I cant find adb files on my computer anywhere after hour of searching for them and searching xda how to find them
[Thunderbolt Android Development] MXMike:
Do you have the SDK installed?...gonna need some more specifics

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[Thunderbolt Android Development] lu270bro:
ok so make sure you are unzipping to, in your case, the "c:\android-sdk\platform-tools" folder, NOT the "\tools" folder. adb is no longer in the tools folder. if your adb is still in the tools folder, i "think" i read that you have to move it to the "\platform-tools" folder. mine was the older version with adb in the tools folder, so i just deleted the whole sdk and redownloaded the latest. that was the easiest step for me.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] hecatomb:
Just like MXMike said... the "Problems?" and then "Get BusyBox" worked.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] drsuse:
Followed the steps and 3 reboots.. bloat free

Sent From My Rooted LTE Thunderbolt
[Thunderbolt Android Development] distortedloop:
I had issues with su (root) actually working until I rebooted the phone a couple of times AFTER installing the SuperUser apk from the Market and I did the Titanium Problems busybox for good measure. Titanium Pro and Root Explorer both working fine here.

If you're not getting the SuperUser apk notification/request to allow an app superuser permissions, your su isn't working properly. Also, in the past, on other phones, I've had the occasional issue where I didn't notice the SuperUser allow/deny notification, and the app in question wouldn't work until I pulled it down and acknowledged the request.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] ikithme:
Having an issue where I will flash a deodexed rom, it appears to take I even check adb /system/app and there are NO odex files but when I boot into android it reverts to when it was had odex files. No clue what I'm doing wrong. I have S-OFF and followed the guide step by step even reading the hashes out load and comparing.

Any help?
[Thunderbolt Android Development] firebrain:
Can this be turned into a bat file? I'm not very good at command line and I'm afraid I will mistype something.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] gener1c:
Everything worked good for me. Great work. I am just glad I can get all the bloat off my phone.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] nygbaby91:
Anyone have any ideas as to why I can't get adb to see my device..I have installed and re-installed sync several times and can't get adb to see my device. I have booted to hboot and even went into hboot usb mode like the EVO to with no luck..I am very frustrated I have spent hours trying to work this out and obviously I'm.at an impass ..any help wld be greatly appreciated
[Thunderbolt Android Development] SuperFly03:
You have to downgrade the software to root? Anyone know the differences in release? I'm not sure I want to downgrade to get root...
[Thunderbolt Android Development] MXMike:
In the new process you actually end up with the newest RUU.

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[Thunderbolt Android Development] distortedloop:
Just use copy and paste from the web page instructions to the terminal; you won't be able to mistype anything that way. You just have to make sure you copy the ENTIRE line each time (like don't forget the last trailing slash or letter, etc).

I'm very comfortable with the command line, but I still copied/pasted instead of typed most commands...it's just faster.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] macdonaldj2:
I keep going back and fourth on this, got SDK installed, got ADB to show my device...but going through everything...I'm not dying for root, but I want to try it...hopefully unRevoked can get here before my TB starts screaming at me to update this week...
[Thunderbolt Android Development] cmo220:
If you have adb working properly it's pretty easy to just cut and paste the commands.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] evilmunkeh:
I'm so glad I learned how to configure and use adb. I missed having a rooted phone when I returned my DInc but now I'm BACK! :)
[Thunderbolt Android Development] mrmarshall428:
ADB Help!

Hey looking for a little help, when I have the Thunderbolt on, my devices is recognized but when in bootloader mode it's not. It just says List Of HTC Dvvices Attached and itsleft blank. What am i doing wrong? I'm using a Mac as well so don;t know if that helps. I have experience in rooting the Nexus One and Nexus S but just wanna make sure before I brick the phone.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] lu270bro:
Do you have the HTC Sync drivers installed? If so when you plug the phone into the usb cord be sure to set the phone to HTC Sync mode. I couldnt get adb to recognize until the phone was in HTC Sync mode. Hope this helps
[Thunderbolt Android Development] topcattroy:
Ok all this is kickin by the way, i have my phone in right now where i just flashed the in step 4 where it says let it flash it flashed but now it at hboot again and no

option to upgrade or anything i don't want to brick so what do i do know.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] mrmarshall428:
No where do i find these and will it install on Mac?
[Thunderbolt Android Development] topcattroy:
Ok all this is kickin by the way, i have my phone in right now where i just flashed the in step 4 where it says let it flash it flashed but now it at hboot again and no

option to upgrade or anything i don't want to brick so what do i do know.

sorry for double post tryied editing this post.

I have the options but no upgrade, so i selected crc

hope this works.:confused:
[Thunderbolt Android Development] lu270bro:
Well i cant find any mac drivers, through htc website. perhaps someone will ding in and be able to help. Im sorry i cant being as i am on a pc. Maybe you can go over to the ANDIRC chat channel and ask there. Im sure the folks in there would be able to help. good luck!
[Thunderbolt Android Development] MXMike:
After the first flash it should boot you back into bootloader and say something like "push power to reboot now" or something to that effect.

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[Thunderbolt Android Development] topcattroy:
thanks mxmike

it was a real fast flash so i whent down to crc and that then took

a few minutes it then came back and then i rebooted

the phone is booted back up and i removed the file like intructions said

should i have not done this.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] kyrumo71:
Has this root method effected anybody's 4G data speeds?
[Thunderbolt Android Development] Fodizzle1978:
NM....

Thrown from my rooted Thunderbolt
[Thunderbolt Android Development] mrmarshall428:
Thanks for your help!! I greatly appreciate it!!!! Will try that
[Thunderbolt Android Development] jr313:
THANK YOU GUYS!!! Yous just made my phone even better than it already was...
[Thunderbolt Android Development] MXMike:
As long as it did what I said...you should be ok. Only thing I would suggest is making sure you flashed the right RUU first.

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[Thunderbolt Android Development] kyrumo71:
Please check your 4G speeds after this root method
[Thunderbolt Android Development] Exeodus:
I donated to Shed. It is not much but he deserves it after the wonderful work he did on the Eris. I will help in anyway that I can to get Shed a TB so we can enjoy some GSB on it.:D
[Thunderbolt Android Development] youneek:
Everything worked great for me. I noticed that the su app doesn't pop up all the time when I try something requesting su. I just close the app and try again and it will pop up. Haven't got titanium to work correctly yet though... This is awesome. Very glad I switched from the Fascinate.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] MXMike:
In titanium click the "problems" button and install busybox. This should get titanium working correctly.

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[Thunderbolt Android Development] lu270bro:
rooted flawlessly, but my area is still 3g (Knox, TN). Something going on?
[Thunderbolt Android Development] kyrumo71:
My 4G speeds seemed a little slow when I was in town today
[Thunderbolt Android Development] LeoD:
did the first root method, flashed back to stock yesterday afternoon. Then did the new root method. never lost 4g. However on the older radio if it was in fact that my 4g was not as quick. But again never lost it.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] LeoD:
if you open tb, go to problems? and click on it then install busybox you should be ok. I had to do that first time I launched tb. however they do say you might have to reboot a few times to get su working correctly so it might have worked on its own if I have given it time.

edit: sorry didn't see MxMikes post below yours.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] kyrumo71:
How are your 4G speeds now that you used the new root method
[Thunderbolt Android Development] richB7:
Did you turn USB debugging back on after the flash of the ROM?
[Thunderbolt Android Development] oscar4690:
mount -o remount,rw -t ext3 /dev/block/mmcblk0p25 /system

/data/local/busybox cp /data/local/su /system/xbin/su

chown 0:0 /system/xbin/su

chmod 6755 /system/xbin/su

is that all one command like i type all that or 1 line at a time
[Thunderbolt Android Development] mzimand:
One line at a time. Hit enter after each line. Also it is best to cut and paste.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] oscar4690:
thnaks for help before but cant install recovery getting permission errors i got root checked it with root checker but i cant rom manger root permission fomr superuser
[Thunderbolt Android Development] Str0ntium:
Anyone know about this?
[Thunderbolt Android Development] MXMike:
I know it sounds stupid but have you tried rebooting the phone? Hate auto correct!...mostly

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[Thunderbolt Android Development] jmiller98:
Thanks jcase

Thanks for your hard work. I am normally one of those 1 click root people, but the directios you gave made it simple. Thanks again, dont have much time, have to remove bloat.

ps. I did not see a donation button.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] babybacon:
It sounds like superuser didnt download and install properly make sure "su" is in /system/xbin and make sure the permissions are set right.

after that try redownloading "superuser" from the market
[Thunderbolt Android Development] SKumar26:
What is s-off?
[Thunderbolt Android Development] MXMike:
Bootloader unlock.

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[Thunderbolt Android Development] Str0ntium:
Originally Posted by Str0ntium:

I noticed mention of this OTA, next week on J's twitter. What is it for? I cannot find any mention of it anywhere else...

Noone???
[Thunderbolt Android Development] jcase:
You don't see one on purpose, please see my signature for donation instructions.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] bokechukwu1:
So are we going to get a one click root? Sorry if this has already been asked but if not I have been trying to get your instructions guess I'm not smart enough I dunno but I have been trying just not able to get it I get stuck when it comes to entering in the commands, I dunno if you use command prompt oe what I downloaded android sdk clicked on emulator and it just pops up and closes

Sent from my HTC Thunderbolt
[Thunderbolt Android Development] xpiramental:
LTE connectivity loss.

This may seem like a noob thought. I tinkered alot with the evo and there was always a concern especially with a new rooting method that you would wipe your wimax keys/partition and lose it forever. Granted if you still had them when you got into CWR you did a nandroid backup before flashing roms and your good to go. I have never fooled around with a sim card device so I don't no if there is a risk and if there is what methods are there to backup LTE connectivity?
[Thunderbolt Android Development] magnafides:
I apologize if I missed this, but I understand that once you go S-OFF your warranty is voided. Is there truly no way to get it back to stock/S-ON? I'm not afraid of bricking it, but I want to have the ability to have the phone exchanged/repaired if there's a problem with the hardware, for instance...
[Thunderbolt Android Development] Geegolly:
I've been afraid of the same. I never lost my wimax keys on my evo, but was always fearful of it also.

I'm hoping the recovery of our LTE connectivity will be as simple as getting a new sim card from VZW. Or at least that's the way i've been led to believe.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] bobby janow:
Perhaps you should wait then? In a month or so there will be one click root and one click back to stock. This is really not for people that can't deal with situations such as you anticipate above. I'm not being mean or anything, but seriously, think about your question and without me, or anyone, responding, what would you answer to yourself?
[Thunderbolt Android Development] LeoD:
Have not had a problem. Tb runs like a clock so far especially with the bloat gone. Lte same as before
[Thunderbolt Android Development] tornadog:
Will wait for one click root. I am careless when it comes to typing text commands. I have a bricked ipod touch as a reminder!!!Good progress though and future looks good for this awesome phone.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] mrjinglesusa:
If you don't know how to set-up Android SDK and use ADB, DO NOT USE THIS ROOT METHOD. You HAVE to know how to get Android SDK set-up on your PC or Mac and you HAVE to know how use ADB to be able to root your Thunderbolt at this point.

Not trying to be mean, but it sounds like you don't know how to set-up and use ADB. There are many tutorials on this - I suggest searching these forums and/or Google.

EDIT: Here's a link for setting up and using ADB I found in another thread: http://www.xda-developers.com/android/adb-easy-tutorial/
[Thunderbolt Android Development] ZBoater:
I have a noob question. In steps 4 and 6 there are some instructions that don't seem to have accompanying commands, like copying, renaming and flashing the RUU. Am I supposed to know how to do these things, or am I missing something in the explanation? I come from rooting a Droid so I understand ADB. I just don't want to assume I need to follow a step by step where I should already know some of the steps. Thanks!
[Thunderbolt Android Development] craighwk:
So I'm at the step where put the downgraded image file ( renamed to PG05IMG.zip) on the SDCard and issued the reboot command. I hit Power since "Bootloader" is already selected. In a few seconds, I saw a stream of text flash by saying something about wrong or missing image file and then it takes me back to the bootloader screen.

I've downloaded the downgrade file from two different locations to try and see if that was the issue, but it's the same.

Any ideas?

Edit: Oh I bet it's because I wasn't showing file extensions. I bet this will work now...
[Thunderbolt Android Development] dabuck:
I had the same problem until I realized I didn't have my SD card formatted FAT32. Once I did that, it worked.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] LeoD:
you should have downloaded the files it instructs you to in step1. the first file with the long name is the first one you rename and flash in step 4.

the third file which already has the right file name PG05IMG.zip you apply in step 6.

You should know how to apply these flashes before you attempt to do so. I can not tell from your question above if you have ever done this before. both of those steps are probably the most dangerous about applying this root method. They take a little time to do and have to be done correctly if you do not you can brick your phone. Not at all trying to scare you but want you to understand the full impact of the flashing process. good luck
[Thunderbolt Android Development] LeoD:
yes I was going to say make sure you have or only have one .zip at the end of the file. the sd card already comes formatted correctly so it most likely only be a file name error.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] Bimmer323:
Quick question,

How do you maneuver around in CWR?

I'm coming from an Eris (trackball) and Amon recovery, so before I start, I just wanted a little understanding of the new system.

Thanks greatly!
[Thunderbolt Android Development] LeoD:
use the vol up and down till you see back button enabled. then you can use the power button as select
[Thunderbolt Android Development] MXMike:
All you have to do is put the file (named correctly of course) on the root of your SD card and reboot into bootloader. Then it will ask you to push volume up to confirm the flash. It takes a few mins then will reboot into bootloader and tell you to hit the power button to reboot the phone.

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[Thunderbolt Android Development] lynseyw:
I have read thru all posts. I am stuck with abd. Can anyone help? I extracted the exploit files into my platform-tools folder (which is where abd.exe is). But when I run the script, I get "cannot stat 'psneuter' : no such file or directory"
[Thunderbolt Android Development] MXMike:
Did you push the files to the phone first? Which commands are you running?
[Thunderbolt Android Development] distortedloop:
You don't need them on a Mac. Mac should recognize android device with no special drivers, just the Mac executable for adb.

That's what copy/paste is for! I'm very comfortable typing commands in the terminal, but why type when you can copy/paste faster with less chance of typo? That said, if you're not comfortable with the terminal and what these commands mean and can do, I wouldn't try it because you'll be in trouble if you run into problems.

Sage advice.

did you type in adb shell first? It sounds like maybe you're trying to run it on the computer and not on the phone (via adb shell, which puts you into the phone for the commands to be executed on it, even though you're typing on your computer).
[Thunderbolt Android Development] lynseyw:
I just ran the first command adb push psneuter /data/local/

Do I have to put them on my SD card on the phone first? if so, where?
[Thunderbolt Android Development] MXMike:
You dont have to have them on your SD card. If you are typing "adb push psneuter /data/local/" try it without the adb in front:

push psneuter /data/local/

and the same for the rest of the commands.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] lynseyw:
Ok, I followed the above post. I wasnt entering abd shell first. Once I did that, I re entered the script, but now I am getting abd: permissions denied

Now what?
[Thunderbolt Android Development] SuperFly03:
I think I am going to wait and see what this "update" is that should be coming and see what it brings to the table vs. root.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] WormDoes:
Thank you to Jcase and everyone else involved for getting us Bolt users root! I have been spoiled by one click roots and root explorer so I will wait for something a little more user friendly. If it wasn't for you guys are phones wouldn't be nearly as awesome! Thanks again
[Thunderbolt Android Development] MXMike:
I would say start over and copy/paste the commands and make sure you follow the walkthrough letter by letter OR wait for and easier method of obtaining root to avoid bricking your new phone. You can also check out the #thunderbolt IRC channel to get more help if you wish to continue.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] tlgem:
Done! :) rooted Thank you

Took a while but followed instructions & all went flawlessly
[Thunderbolt Android Development] m00nshake:
Instructions are great...rooted flawlessly...
[Thunderbolt Android Development] m00nshake:
A picture of my Thunderbolt with S-off running latest Beta of SPB Mobile Shell...
[Thunderbolt Android Development] juanzho11:
I second that, it was easier that g2...
[Thunderbolt Android Development] MYxdaUSERNAME:
i wish I wouldn't have stopped using this stuff 6 months into my droid...i'm just missing whatever is in between getting the SDK up and running and getting adb to recognize the phone...i have debugging enabled on the phone, adb and the exploits are where they need to be, what am I forgetting?
[Thunderbolt Android Development] derek910:
Where did you get the SPB Mobile shell for the Thunderbolt? Can you post a link