[HOWTO] Completely Remove Voodoo Lagfix - Fascinate Android Development

THIS IS FOR VERIZON SAMSUNG FASCINATE USERS ONLY!
This should not normally be needed...but in my case it was. YOU WILL LOSE ALL DATA. THIS IS NOT A TRIVIAL PROCESS.
If you need to remove Voodoo4, for whatever reason (mine was not booting), this is how you do it:
1. Download original.mbr from here:
http://adrynalyne.us/files/kernels/sgs/original.mbr (right click save as....)
2. Download stock kernel:
http://adrynalyne.us/files/kernels/sgs/stock.zip
2. Boot to cwm (battery pull, and hold up volume while putting it back in and connected to usb), and put original.mbr and stock.zip on your sdcard. Mount as mass storage or adb push them to sdcard.
3. Use adb to restore the mbr:
Code:
cat /sdcard/original.mbr > /dev/block/mmcblk0
4. Use cwm to restore the stock.zip (kernel).
5. Mount dbdata and nuke the contents.
Code:
mkdir /dbdata
Code:
mount -t rfs -o nosuid,nodev,check=no /dev/block/stl10 /dbdata
Code:
rm -f /dbdata/*.*
6. Reboot back to stock recovery.
Wipe data.
7. Apply CWM. Wipe data.
8. Reboot.
Done and done. Nandroid restore back after this, if you wish.
If this doesn't work, take the illogical steps of:
Flash system, kernel and PIT with Odin. Remember, only use pda and pit sections.
Wipe again.
Automatic uninstaller
I am adding the uninstaller again, but it is not perfect.
To use the uninstaller, DO NOT USE ROM MANAGER!
1. Boot clockwork, and apply the uninstaller.
2. Go to the advanced menu and choose reboot recovery.
3. Wipe data from stock recovery. Apply CWM. Wipe data from clockwork.
4. Reboot phone.
Voodoo Uninstaller DI01 ONLY
DJ05/Voodoo5 Instructions
1. Disable voodoo either by adding a disable_lagfix text file or folder to /sdcard/voodoo directory, or by using the RED clockwork recovery for voodoo and going to the voodoo menu. Remember , you can only boot to it via:
adb reboot recovery
quickboot
manually (hold volume+/- and power)
framework modification.
Rom Manager cannot boot it.
2. Once disabled, flash a nonvoodoo kernel.
If red clockworkmod remains, please flash this, then reflash your nonvoodoo kernel of choice.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/8642620/voodoo5/1129_test_novoodoo_fascinate.zip
Thanks jt1134 for kernel, and pii for bringing the issue to my attention.
http://adrynalyne.us/files/kernels/DI01package3.tar.md5
Flash via PDA in Odin. This will return you COMPLETELY to DI01 stock, bloat and all. You will need to reroot, etc.
IF red clockwork recovery remains, you can Odin this file as well, in PDA.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/458252/Odin Files/Stock-i500-VZW-Recovery.tar.md5

thanks for posting this adrynalyne
seems today is don't RTFM day

I thought that was every day

the first link doesnt work

dialect129 said:
the first link doesnt work
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oh iight thanks ! now i feel better lets get this working hopefully

Gitykins said:
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Is the wipe necessary?
Can't someone accomplish the same by creating:
/sdcard/Voodoo/disable_lagfix
And then flashing to stock?
Edit:
I guess if someone is restoring a backup, then the wipe is irrelevant.

As the op said, this is for extreme cases. Usually, you should use the disable_lagfix method.

i keep getting a premission denied

adb shell
su
cat /sdcard/original.mbr > /dev/block/mmcblk0

Thanks a million!!!

my phone issnt rooted anymore since i restored it i couldnt get ride of voodoo and it made me have 0 internal storage

so this removes root? can't you just nandroid backup and get root back?

It does *not* remove root.
Update, uninstaller added to first post.

adrynalyne said:
It does *not* remove root.
Update, uninstaller added to first post.
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Cool beans, thanks adrynalyne!

I tried this method and now after the VZW logo my phone just sits at a black screen with the keys lit up. I can still adb into it, not sure what to try. I've tried reflashing everything using Odin but it didn't help.

automatic or manual method?

Manual method

Go back to stock recovery and do a data wipe.
Then see if it boots.

Careful with that beta auto uninstaller. I lost half of my apps and it's not reading my SD card.
Edit: It finally finished scanning for media, but now my Market downloads are failing, and it took away my Root Explorer. I don't even have the My Files app, so I can't install anything.

Related

Vibrant acting odd

I finally flashed a custom rom Bionix 1.9 Jacs/OC/UV/VOODOO. Later i decided to flash a different custom battery icon. After i flashed the icon my phone would not stop reading/scanning my SD cards. It just kept goin in a loop. I decided to run my back up i made on Rom manager. That just soft bricked my phone. I attempted a factory reset but that failed as well. Then i tried to flash the Bionix rom again but it wouldnt run all the way. Later i was advised to use ODIN. I followed all the steps correctly when using ODIN. That didnt help either. Sooo after all that and my phone still being soft bricked i decided to try the factory reset again and then i installed the Bionix rom again. That seemed to work. My phone turns on and functions. Feels a lil slow and when i try to install an app it says i need to free up space on my SD card. (there isnt anything on either SD cards)
Some of the errors i recieved:
When trying to flash Bionix i get this:"failure at line 80:" "copy_dir PACKAGE:data DATA: Installation aborted.
Oh and when i tried the restore option it says the following: Restoring data...
.android_secure.img not found. Skipping restore of /sdcard/.android_secure
Restoring cache... sd-ext.img not found. Skipping restore of /sd-ext/.
Restore complete!
No no app2sd partition found. skipping format of /sd-ext.
E:Failer at line 79
Help this noob out please. Id appreciate help from some knowledgeable ppl.
You must disable Voodoo before flashing anything. So that is why you got into a soft brick When you Odin'd, did you follow the steps below? It was highly advised by Sombionix to read his whole post before flashing.
Did You Flash Something Before Disabling Voodoo? 2 Fixes to Help You Out.
So you forgot to disable the voodoo lagfix before you flashed a new rom and now you're getting an error, similar to the one posted below. Even Odin won't allow you to flash back to stock. Well, pay close attention and with some luck, you'll be good as rain...or something like that.
Fix 1:
1. Download Eugenes 'Froyo that does not brick' file.
2. Extract the files.
3. Open Odin, plug in your phone, then put it into download mode.
4. load the PIT file in appropriate area.
5. load the .tar file in the PDA area.
6. DO NOT check 're-partition'.
7. Click start, let it finish. Your phone will load and reboot into stock recovery. It will error out again. DONT panic! This is what's supposed to happen.
8. Now, pull your battery.
9. Download the 'True stock 2.1 firmware for the vibrant'.
10. Extract the files.
11. Once again, open Odin, plug in your phone, put into download mode.
12. Load the PIT file into the appropriate area and the .tar in the PDA area.
13. THIS TIME you want to check the 're-partition' box.
14. Now click start, let it finish, and this time your phone will load up just fine! BAM!
Fix 2: (use only if you know how to use adb commands)
1. Place the 'disable-lagfix' file in your sdk>tools directory
2. Get into clockwork recovery like you normally would
3. Follow these adb commands to push the 'disable-lagfix' file to you sdcard>voodoo
adb push disable-lagfix /sdcard/voodoo
4. File should now be on your sdcard in your voodoo folder.
5. Reboot phone and with luck, you should hear Linda the robot telling you your file system is being converted back to rfs.
6. Because your system directory has already been wiped, you'll still get a black screen when you reboot, but your file system is back to rfs. Just pull the battery, and reflash whatever rom you want. Then reboot again.
Hope that helps

[Solved] Flash ROM without SD Card? Using Fastboot Help

A few weeks ago my SD card went bad on me. I have been using Gingershedbread as my ROM and see there are some updates, however, since I don't have an SD card, the "normal" method of loading the zip onto the SD card obviously won't work for me.
My question is: Is there a way to flash a ROM zip from a pc (windows) to my phone without an SD card? I know you can put the zip on the data partition, then use "recovery --update_package=DATA:rom.zip" (through adb), however, when trying to copy the rom I get a message saying that there is no space left.
As of now, the only thing I know of is to do a full wipe and factory reset, then push the ROM zip to my phone, but I don't necessarily want to do this every time.
I have also tried fastboot and using mkyaffs2image to create a system.img from the ROM's system folder in the zip file, but I am not doing something right.
I run "mkyaffs2image c:\rom\system\ c:\system.img"
then with my phone in fastboot, I "fastboot flash system c:\system.img"
and "fastboot flash boot c:\rom\boot.img".
I restart the phone in recovery mode, load gapps and xtrCache, but then it reboots, sits on black screen for a few seconds, then reboots into recovery.
I have tried erasing system and boot first, but that didn't seem to help.
I first tried just flashing system.img, but that didn't work.
Not sure what I am doing wrong. Is there a way to take a ROM zip and create a system.img and boot.img that can be flashed through fastboot without an SD card? OR, is it possible to flash a ROM zip without transferring the file to my phone first? Any help would be appreciated.
I don't think that there is an answer to your question which is both complete and also short.
So, here goes with the long answer.
First, a yaffs2 image file (e.g. system.img) is not compressed, so it is quite large - for things like the HTC factory/stock ROMs, it can be bigger than the cache partition. I don't know if the cache partition is actually used when you push things with fastboot, but experimentally, I have run into the problem that when attempting to do a
Code:
fastboot flash system my-yaffs2-system.img
fastboot gives you get an error about being out of room.
Second, and more importantly, the file modes (permissions) and user:group ownership of files in the /system mount point are extremely critical to proper operation of Android. If you have files sitting on a Windoze machine filesystem (either FAT32 or NTFS), all this information will be lost even before you create your "yaffs2" image file. (Not only that, but all symbolic links will be missing, too). This is why you observe that ROM files have instructions in their "update-script" (or "updater-script") command files for setting file & directory ownership, file permission modes, creating symlinks, et cetera.
Third - even if you use a linux OS to unpack yaffs2 images, and run as root when you are doing so, a lot of the "unyaffs" programs that are lying around do not even bother to extract things like user:group ownership or file modes - so you are basically screwed as soon as you unpack a yaffs2 image file on a PC, no matter whether it is Windows or Linux/Unix/OS-X.
Fourth, I am not sure that it is even a good idea in the first place to be "flashing" yaffs2 images. The "fastboot flash" command merely writes whatever you pass to it as a long linear blob of bytes, and there is no evidence to suggest that the yaffs formatting used in the archive is the same formatting used by the kernel. When "Nandroid" runs to restore a system.img or data.img file onto the phone, it does not write the image as a linear blob of bytes: it actually mounts the filesystem in question, cleans it up with a "rm -rf *" command, and then manually unpacks the yaffs2 image file into the mounted file system, one file at a time. (Fortunately in this case, it actually restores things like symlinks, file permissions, and file/directory user:group ownership information). This insures that the low-level yaffs2 formatting is *identical* to what the kernel expects, because it is the kernel that creates it.
There is a solution, but it is tedious enough that you really ought to ask the question, "Why don't I go out and buy a replacement SD card for 10 bucks instead of wasting a huge amount of time?"
Here's the solution:
You mount /system, clean it up manually, use adb to push the files recursively from wherever you have them stored on your PC, and then afterwards you run a custom (signed) installer .zip file which has been modified so that it only contains the "symlink" and permission-setting commands - you delete the "format" and "extract" commands from that command file, since you have manually put all the files into /system. Either that or you manually adjust the permissions and user:group ownership information by hand.
Obviously, since you don't have an /sdcard any longer, you will need to put this flashable, custom .zip file in /cache, and then create a one-line command file at /cache/recovery/command that points at the flashable .zip file in /cache. (This is the way the the OTAs work, and also how ROM Manager is able to customize the recovery when it boots).
Is this a lot of work? Yeah, you betcha.
It seems like running down to wally world to get a cheap SD card might be a little more fun.
Thanks for the info. I figured getting a new SD would be the best solution.
I knew about the symlink and file permission stuff and was trying to flash a system img then run a zip to ser that info., but couldn't get it to work. Sounds like using fastboot might be a bad idea.
For now I think I will just have to find a rom and stick with it for a while.
I am nearing an upgrade for a new phone and looking at the Thunderbolt, which comes with an SD so I don't want to buy one just yet.
Thanks for your help.
Sent from my ERIS GSBv2.1 using XDA App
kgunnIT said:
then run a zip to ser that info., but couldn't get it to work.
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If you know how to sign ROMs, it's really not a hard hack to launch an installer of the type you mention.
And, now that I've just said that, I think I have another, simpler, idea.
But first:
[SIZE=+2]How To Launch a (smallish) .zip-based Flash That's Not On the SD Card.[/SIZE]
All of the recoveries - both the stock and custom recoveries - look for a "command" file when they first start up.
It literally is named "command", i.e.: /cache/recovery/command
... and it is a simple text file with as few as one line(s) in it.
Here is an example from the most recent OTA of the contents of /cache/recovery/command:
Code:
--update_package=CACHE:8e3b63f96149.OTA_Desire_C_Verizon_WWE_2.37.605.4_2.36.605.1_release.zip
basically, it's just a single line with the following format:
--update_package=CACHE:filename.zip
So, if you are trying to get an installer to run without an SD card, you would:
1) Boot to Amon_RA
2) Wipe the cache if necessary (wipe -> wipe data/factory reset also clears /cache)
3) Push your zip file to cache:
Code:
adb push mycustominstall.zip /cache/
4) Create a command file (say, named "command.txt") with the contents:
Code:
--update_package=CACHE:mycustominstall.zip
5) Push it to the phone:
Code:
adb push command.txt /cache/recovery/command
6) reboot directly back into recovery with
Code:
adb shell reboot recovery
When the recovery boots up again, it will immediately start unpacking your "mycustominstall.zip" file.
After I thought this all the way through, I realized, though: a lot of the ROM files are only about 100 MB, and cache is about 128 Mb, so
.... wait for it .....
... wait for it ....
it might be a worthwhile experiment to just push an untouched ROM file right to cache and then use that ROM file's name in your "command" file.
So long as /sbin/recovery does not unpack files to /cache (I can't remember if it does this or not!), you could use original ROM files -- just what you wanted originally. If it unpacks things to cache, though, it will only get part way through the install and fail.
It's worth a shot; if it fails, you'll have a mess that is no worse to clean up than what you've presently got. (If it fails, to be on the safe side it might be wise to go in using adb and clean things up in /cache a little bit so that the next recovery boot has some wiggle room in /cache - e.g. "adb shell rm -rf /cache/*" )
bftb0
bftb0 said:
If you know how to sign ROMs, it's really not a hard hack to launch an installer of the type you mention.
And, now that I've just said that, I think I have another, simpler, idea.
But first:
[SIZE=+2]How To Launch a (smallish) .zip-based Flash That's Not On the SD Card.[/SIZE]
All of the recoveries - both the stock and custom recoveries - look for a "command" file when they first start up.
It literally is named "command", i.e.: /cache/recovery/command
... and it is a simple text file with as few as one line(s) in it.
Here is an example from the most recent OTA of the contents of /cache/recovery/command:
Code:
--update_package=CACHE:8e3b63f96149.OTA_Desire_C_Verizon_WWE_2.37.605.4_2.36.605.1_release.zip
basically, it's just a single line with the following format:
--update_package=CACHE:filename.zip
So, if you are trying to get an installer to run without an SD card, you would:
1) Boot to Amon_RA
2) Wipe the cache if necessary (wipe -> wipe data/factory reset also clears /cache)
3) Push your zip file to cache:
Code:
adb push mycustominstall.zip /cache/
4) Create a command file (say, named "command.txt") with the contents:
Code:
--update_package=CACHE:mycustominstall.zip
5) Push it to the phone:
Code:
adb push command.txt /cache/recovery/command
6) reboot directly back into recovery with
Code:
adb shell reboot recovery
When the recovery boots up again, it will immediately start unpacking your "mycustominstall.zip" file.
After I thought this all the way through, I realized, though: a lot of the ROM files are only about 100 MB, and cache is about 128 Mb, so
.... wait for it .....
... wait for it ....
it might be a worthwhile experiment to just push an untouched ROM file right to cache and then use that ROM file's name in your "command" file.
So long as /sbin/recovery does not unpack files to /cache (I can't remember if it does this or not!), you could use original ROM files -- just what you wanted originally. If it unpacks things to cache, though, it will only get part way through the install and fail.
It's worth a shot; if it fails, you'll have a mess that is no worse to clean up than what you've presently got. (If it fails, to be on the safe side it might be wise to go in using adb and clean things up in /cache a little bit so that the next recovery boot has some wiggle room in /cache - e.g. "adb shell rm -rf /cache/*" )
bftb0
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You always find the one thousand and ONETH way to skin a cat. Hehehehe...
Thankyou so much for this this alowed me to flash a rom on my phone which can't detect any sd cards and i stupidly wiped it before relising the sd card wasnt being detected!
sum_guy55 said:
Thankyou so much for this this alowed me to flash a rom on my phone which can't detect any sd cards and i stupidly wiped it before relising the sd card wasnt being detected!
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very good, sum_guy55!
At least all that typing wasn' t in vain.
Out of curiosity, how big was the ROM file you used?
bftb0
Been meaning to post this:
Thanks for your posts roirraW "edor" ehT and bftb0 for posting this. I also was able to clear the cache and push the ROM and update.
However, I have xtrCMCache2cache on my phone, so the dalvik-cache was moved from /data/ to /cache/. After doing a wipe of dalvik-cache from Amon recovery, the folder in /cache/ was not emptied out. I went ahead and cleaned it manually, which freed up enough space to push the ROM.
Is this behavior expected using cache2cache and wiping dalvik-cache from recovery? I guess it would be since the dalvik-cache was moved.
Anyway, after clearing the dalvik folder, I was able to push GSBv2.4 to my phone, as well as gapps and xtrCMCache2cache, a total of almost 80 MB. Rebooted and all was well.
Thanks again for your help.
kgunnIT said:
Been meaning to post this:
Thanks for your posts roirraW "edor" ehT and bftb0 for posting this. I also was able to clear the cache and push the ROM and update.
However, I have xtrCMCache2cache on my phone, so the dalvik-cache was moved from /data/ to /cache/. After doing a wipe of dalvik-cache from Amon recovery, the folder in /cache/ was not emptied out. I went ahead and cleaned it manually, which freed up enough space to push the ROM.
Is this behavior expected using cache2cache and wiping dalvik-cache from recovery? I guess it would be since the dalvik-cache was moved.
Anyway, after clearing the dalvik folder, I was able to push GSBv2.4 to my phone, as well as gapps and xtrCMCache2cache, a total of almost 80 MB. Rebooted and all was well.
Thanks again for your help.
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It was all bftb0. Interesting, I had once asked if cache was definitely wiped from Amon after it was moved. The consensus was that it should. I shall be anticipating some light shed on this.
Sent from my Gingerbread Eris via Tapatalk
Well, Amon_RA has no idea whether you are using cache2cache; I suppose we would need to look at the code to figure out how it behaves.
If it mounts /data and then does something like
rm -rf /data/dalvik-cache
there is a chance that the symbolic link is not followed, which would explain what kgunnIT observed.
Normally, if you are flashing a new ROM in a full-wipe fashion, the " wipe data/factory reset" menu option clears both /data and /cache, so in that case it is irrelevant that the "wipe dalvik-cache" is a no-op.
If you are overflashing, it's not obvious that you need to wipe the dalvik-cache... at least for the market apps normally stored in /data/app, although it seems like it would be a good idea to do so, as the system apps could be changing.
Note that even when cache2cache is not in use, the Amon_RA menu item "wipe dalvik-cache" never works as intended for froyo & gingerbread ROMs - the system apps have their dalvik-cache stored in /cache, and this never gets touched by Amon_RA with that menu operation.
BTW... for what it's worth, the ClockworkMod recoveryhas a menu entry for wiping only the cache.
bftb0
bftb0 said:
BTW... for what it's worth, the ClockworkMod recoveryhas a menu entry for wiping only the cache.
bftb0
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Does ClockworkMod recovery work ok on the Droid Eris? I was going to load it on, but saw some people posting that it bricked their phones, so now I am skeptical. I will do more research and see if this is something I want to do. Thanks for your insight.
kgunnIT said:
Does ClockworkMod recovery work ok on the Droid Eris? I was going to load it on, but saw some people posting that it bricked their phones, so now I am skeptical. I will do more research and see if this is something I want to do. Thanks for your insight.
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There is a version of Amon_RA (the trackball-optional version) that also allows you to format cache. You can find out more about it here: http://androidforums.com/eris-all-t...2-custom-recovery-trackball-not-required.html
That said, if you have ROM Manager, you can have Clockwork Recovery start as a stub within Amon_RA just from ROM Manager (the first option copies a file called update.zip to the root of your SD card, and the second, "Reboot into Recovery", starts Amon_RA with a script to flash update.zip, which starts Clockwork.) In fact, once update.zip is on the SD card, you can start Amon_RA as you always do, go to the Flash a zip from SD card menu, choose update .zip, and it will start Clockwork, if you want to do it that way. However, the drawback to this is that you can't go back to Amon_RA without shutting down the phone and then restarting in Recovery again, so I just find it easier to use the trackball-optional version of Amon_RA.
I think every person who has bricked their Eris while running Clockwork was running Clockwork Recovery as their main recovery image, and not in the way that I described in the last paragraph. (Though don't hold me to that ...)
kgunnIT said:
Does ClockworkMod recovery work ok on the Droid Eris? I was going to load it on, but saw some people posting that it bricked their phones, so now I am skeptical. I will do more research and see if this is something I want to do. Thanks for your insight.
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I've been using it through ROM Manager since last August or so, I use it all the time.

Help, Reward Given

Hey there , I'm a new Lg P500 User and I am really Unclear how to flash a custom recovery mod / megatron v1 / screen lag touch fix by milk_os
About Phone
Model: LG-P500
Android Version: 2.2.2
Kernel Version: 2.6.32.9
Software Version:V10F
Rooted with Superuser using GingerBreak .
The original thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1044765
Also Installed with busybox from the market.
So if anyone can show me a step by step guide to how to install custom recovery mod , megatron v1 and touch screen lag fixer by milk_os. I will reward
you with $100 Singapore by PayPal.I believe in meritocracy
Links
Custom Recovery Mod:http://androidforums.com/getitnowmarketing/221388-custom-recovery-optimus-one-p500-thunderg.html
Megatron V1: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=870640
Touch Screen Bug: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=929941
Let the hack rage begin!
Thank You.
danialrocker said:
Hey there , I'm a new Lg P500 User and I am really Unclear how to flash a custom recovery mod / megatron v1 / screen lag touch fix by milk_os
About Phone
Model: LG-P500
Android Version: 2.2.2
Kernel Version: 2.6.32.9
Software Version:V10F
Rooted with Superuser using GingerBreak .
The original thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1044765
Also Installed with busybox from the market.
So if anyone can show me a step by step guide to how to install custom recovery mod , megatron v1 and touch screen lag fixer by milk_os. I will reward
you with $100 Singapore by PayPal.I believe in meritocracy
Links
Custom Recovery Mod:http://androidforums.com/getitnowmarketing/221388-custom-recovery-optimus-one-p500-thunderg.html
Megatron V1: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=870640
Touch Screen Bug: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=929941
Let the hack rage begin!
Thank You.
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lol luckly i live in singapore
first of all, lets start with custom recovery
1. Download the custom recovery file from here and here
2. DO NOT rename them, and put them neatly inside the ROOT of the SD CARD (that means it should be at /sdcard/ on androids
3. next, get Terminal Emulator from the market. search it.
4. Get a nice keyboard to work on for a while. you need to type A LOT
5. get titanium backup and backup everything. menu > batch
6. reboot phone.
7. Turn on phone and go to terminal and type the following
su
mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock1 /system
cat /sdcard/flash_image > /system/bin/flash_image
chmod 755 /system/bin/flash_image
mv /system/etc/install-recovery.sh /system/etc/install-recovery.sh.bak
mount -o remount,ro -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock1 /system
flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery-RA-GNM-thunderg-1.1.0.img
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*there should be no error except at stage 5 there could be, but not always.
8. good. flash complete. now grab the megatron ROM and the lagfix. they both should be .zip . DONT OPEN IT.
9 put the two inside the root of SD card
10. go to terminal, write
su
*press enter*
reboot recovery
11. you should have a menu of things. go to flash zip or sth (you will know) w/ ur volume buttons
12. press menu and you will be able to choose the two zips. flash any of them first, and do the second afterwords.
13. YAY DONE
14. no need for bucks thanks. just press the thanks button down there. its free.
*PM or EMAIL ME IF YOU WANT FURTHER HELP*
*[email protected]*
Also, isnt 2.2.2 not rootable??
I think it has to be downgraded to 2.2 and then rooted..
Edit:
Sorry, My mistake.. Didnt realize 2.2.2 is rootable now..
2.2.2 it's now rootable
It says that "/system/etc/install-recovery.sh ": No such file or directory.
I'm sure that I placed both of the files on the root of my sdcard
Well, I guess the hardest part is getting the recovery. Well I share my method so, here we go.
What you need:
1. terminal emulator(download from market - free)
2. recovery installer(download here)
3. your ROM which is megatron(download here)
4. Touch-screen bug fix(download here)
5. Back-up all your SD contents to your PC.
-. optional: if your file explorer doesn't support unrar/unzipping, download one. but since you have a PC just use winrar.
when you have everything, lets start.
1. extract contents of "recovey_installer.rar" to the root(meaning the base) of your SDcard.(it contains 3 files, so you should also see 3 new files on your SD card).
2. open terminal emulator, enter these lines(press enter after each line):
Code:
su
sh /sdcard/rf.sh
just wait and this should reboot you directly to recovery.
3. now in recovery(remember: "vol + and - button" is "up and down" "menu button is ok/select" and "back button" is back) select options:
Partition sdcard > partition SD
4. when asked choose your desired partition size then choose swap size as 0. This should format your SD card.(initially this will leave you with an ext2 partition, if you want ext3 then upgrade it to ext3 and so on using the same menu)
5. when done, press back repeatedly and reboot.
6. now, move your ROM(megatron) and the touchscreen-lag-fix files to the root of your SD card.
7. open terminal again and enter these commands
Code:
su
reboot recovery
just wait and it should bring you back to recovery.
8. in recovery, choose option:
- flash zip menu
- to avoid hiccups just toggle the signature verification
- flash zip from sdcard
- first flash your rom(megatron), when done immediately flash touchscreen-bug-fix
- press back repeatedly then reboot.
9. enjoy
danialrocker said:
It says that "/system/etc/install-recovery.sh ": No such file or directory.
I'm sure that I placed both of the files on the root of my sdcard
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just ignore that error message. this line is only there for those with different phone models which has the mention file in the phone internal storage. so this shouldn't affect optimus one users.
@ungaze, i did your way . It took me to android system recovery .
Anyway it didnt ask me for partition sdcard. So should i just reboot my phone?
congratulations, you now have recovery. you should see some options.
press volume buttons to navigate up and down(menu button=select/ok). Choose the option:
- Partition sdcard
- Partition SD
If you want to explore your phone a bit more, you could just reboot your phone for now. Just remember, to go back to recovery you could open terminal and enter:
Code:
su
reboot recovery
or when phone is off, press and hold "power/lock button"+"home button"+"vol down button" until recovery menu shows up.
Alright , did that . My friend told me about nandroid how can i do that before i flash the other roms ?
theres a menu option "backup/restore" open it and choose "nand backup". when done, there should be a folder in your SD named "nand" copy the contents to a pc or somewhere safe as this will serve as your backup file.
Okay, i did a nandroid and ready to flash roms . Wish me well =)
Anyway why do i receive E:Bad boot message when i reboot recovery.
everyone has it. it's perfectly fine. good luck
Anyway, as I was nandroid-ing i saw this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5GWgjJT2zo in the end, it shows the guy having no reception?
edit: He didnt have it on at the first place anyway. Sorry for the inconvenience.
i didnt view the link but im guessing hes using amon_ra v1.1, the method i gave you installs amon_ra v1.2 which fixes most bugs with ext4 and nand recovery/backup
By toggl-ing signature verification do you mean to enable or disable it?
disable. this is really not necessary as the zips youre about to apply are surely signed. but in case you have problems in the future, just remember that disabling sig veryfication may fix the problem.
Thanks man, how do i donate to you?
Btw i just screw my phone. Stuck at android screen page ;(. How do i restore the nandroid backup? Should i wipe my phone first, then do nandroid restore?
Will it restore me my version 2.2.2?
When i nandroid it , my phone was on ver 2.2.2
Ungaze?
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[Q] Backing up ROM before rooting

Hello,
I want to root my device with odin and chainfire. I know this basically leaves my recovery
untouched and modifies some system files so as to allow root apps to install themselves
in a way that they can run with root permssion.
1. I would like to know more about exactly what changes this kind of rooting does to the
device's file system.
2. I want to back up my ROM before this (not my data, just the program that factory
resets my device). That way, if I don't like something or something doesn't work I know
I can go back.
3. If once I root my device I install ClockworkMod as my recovery, does that mean my
old recovery is gone forever and I cannot get it back (not that I would probably need it
but just in case).
Can someone please help?
Thanks,
John Goche
johngoche99 said:
Hello,
I want to root my device with odin and chainfire. I know this basically leaves my recovery
untouched and modifies some system files so as to allow root apps to install themselves
in a way that they can run with root permssion.
1. I would like to know more about exactly what changes this kind of rooting does to the
device's file system.
2. I want to back up my ROM before this (not my data, just the program that factory
resets my device). That way, if I don't like something or something doesn't work I know
I can go back.
3. If once I root my device I install ClockworkMod as my recovery, does that mean my
old recovery is gone forever and I cannot get it back (not that I would probably need it
but just in case).
Can someone please help?
Thanks,
John Goche
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1. It doesn't make any changes to the file system. Are you sure you're using the right term?
It tells you what it does here:
http://autoroot.chainfire.eu
2. You cannot back up your rom before rooting. You require a custom recovery to do this... unless the s3 toolbox does this??have a look. There is a nandroid over adb option
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746680
Factory reset only manages /data I.e your stuff. It doesn't restore roms
3. The toolbox in 2. Can flash stock recovery
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1. OK, so there's the ROM, and there's the filesystem. So it's not like in Unix where everything is a file.
I thought the ROM includes all the files which are part of the filesystem including /system/xbin and the
kernel. I thought the filesystem is part of the flashed ROM, not a separate thing.
2. I have adb installed. How do I do a nandroid over adb?
3. OK, so the default recovery just restores the /data partition.
johngoche99 said:
1. OK, so there's the ROM, and there's the filesystem. So it's not like in Unix where everything is a file.
I thought the ROM includes all the files which are part of the filesystem including /system/xbin and the
kernel. I thought the filesystem is part of the flashed ROM, not a separate thing.
2. I have adb installed. How do I do a nandroid over adb?
3. OK, so the default recovery just restores the /data partition.
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1. File system = ext4, fat32, ntfs etc.
The ROM is a collection of files, within the /system partition and a kernel (boot.img). Of course there is a file system beneath this but its completely irrelevant to our discussions.
But cf auto root puts an app in /system/app and a binary in /system/bin. I suppose you're using "filesystem" in the way linux uses that to navigate to the /root of the OS.
2. Download the windows application I linked you to and follow the prompts to set up correctly. Then its a menu option
3. The stock recovery only WIPES the /data partition. It restores nothing
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1. OK, the ROM is a collection of files. Now I'm in sync. So only two files are modified during the rooting process,
and app in /system/app (which does what?) and a binary in /system/bin (presumably a shell?).
2. Download the windows application I linked you to and follow the prompts to set up correctly. Then its a menu option
Where is the windows application you linked me. With all the clutter on the XDA pages I can hardly see it.
3. The stock recovery only WIPES the /data partition. It restores nothing
Thanks. Not sure why the data partition is not browsable with adb shell by default.
Thanks.
The su binary is the actual root. But you need a superuser app too. The app acts as a gatekeeper. When you run an app that requires root, superuser app opens and asks you if you want to allow or deny access to this app. Think of it as a level of protection
The link in my first post in my number 2. Answer is a specific thread for the windows application called unified toolbox. Just read all of post one. It tells you everything you need to know.
/data is protected because things that could otherwise be deleted can prevent android from booting up.
Not sure if you're familiar with Linux, but /data isn't quite the same as your home directory. That would be /sdcard. I suppose the Linux equivalent of /data would be /usr (although not really as despite their similarity, linux and android are not the same. Only really the kernel)
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Rooting and Restoring the Huawei Elate H1711z

OK to start off this thread is meant to continue the work done in the thread here huawei-ascend-xt2-h1711 their were some good people working on stuff their but most seem to have moved on.
I decided to pick up the Elate this week from Best Buy and thought it might be time to start a new thread on rooting and restoring the Cricket version of this phone.
Rooting the H1711z Huawei Elate​
First step is to unlock your bootloader at Huawei here > https://emui.huawei.com/en/unlock_detail
Well it seems Huawei is no longer unlocking the bootloader so you need to pay DC Unlocker to unlock your bootloader
follow the instructions posted here >> https://forum.xda-developers.com/honor-7x/how-to/how-to-unlock-huawei-bootloader-removal-t3780903
Also please make a backup of your own boot.img as soon as you flash TWRP before flashing the patched _boot.img provided
~Huge thanks to @aslezak for these instructions~
Root instructions: (I used Magisk Manager v5.5.3 boot.img patching to create the boot.img)
here is the stock boot.img for the Elate H1711z
I am not responsible if you brick your device. I didn't brick mine, but if you don't type the correct commands you could be in trouble
Copy this patched_boot.zip to your sdcard. You can download it from the device directly if that's easier. Insert the sdcard into the phone if it wasn't there already (e.g. if you downloaded from a computer).
Reboot phone into fastboot. The easiest way is, if phone is on, unplug phone from USB, hold power button / select "Power Off". Hold VolDown+Power. Phone will boot into fastboot mode.
(skip this step if you've already flashed TWRP) Flash TWRP into your recovery partition. The link was provided in an earlier post by yuweng twrp-xt2-v3.img
plug usb cable in (from phone to computer). From your computer / cmd.exe window, cd \adb:
fastboot devices #make sure computer adb/fastboot sees your device
fastboot flash recovery twrp_xt2_v3.img
Boot into TWRP. From the above step, you should "fastboot reboot", immediately unplug phone from USB, then
With the phone unplugged from the computer, hold VolUp+Power. Release power after the device reboots. It might take a couple tries .. select reboot from eRecovery if that starts instead. Alternatively you can boot into recovery through adb via "adb reboot recovery".
Tap "Keep Read Only" when TWRP starts.
Tap "Install", then tap "Install Image" at the bottom. Browse (Up a Level) then "external_sd"
If you unzipped the patched_boot.zip you will see patched_boot.img here. Select it.
Select "boot" (uncheck "recovery") partition to flash.
Swipe to confirm Flash
Tap "Reboot" once it's completed.
You should be rooted!
Note: if Magisk Manager does not appear in your list of installed applications, download & install it from here latest Magisk Manager. Without this, you won't be prompted to allow root!
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Note: Magisk Manager will update you to version 16 on first run, it's OK to update in fact feel free to flash it in recovery before you reboot if you want it.
A couple notes about twrp_xt2_v3.img
when you start TWRP choose keep system read only - Unless your planing to restore a backup then choose to make system writable
You cannot backup or restore /data (it's encrypted so don't even try)
Do not use Wipe / factory reset or format data unless you have a good working backup of your userdata partition that you dd to your external_sd yourself see below
From TWRP / adb shell
paste these commands
dd if=/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/userdata | bzip2 -9f > /external_sd/userdata.img.bz2
to restore--> bzip2 -dc /external_sd/userdata.img.bz2 | dd of=/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/userdata
dd if=/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/system | bzip2 -9f > /external_sd/system.img.bz2
to restore--> bzip2 -dc /external_sd/system.img.bz2 | dd of=/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/system
again thanks go to aslezak
When choosing a backup always prefer the image instead of the stock files (system image - custom image - vendor image are best )(Never choose both system and system image at the same time it's too big and a waste of time and space)
when you exit TWRP do not choose to install the twrp app
Also be sure and thank aslezak for his post here > https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=75115521&postcount=286
Notes on booting up the phone (from power off)
Bootloader (fastboot) = power + volume down + USB hooked to pc
eRecovery = power + volume up + USB hooked to PC
TWRP = power + volume up
Restoring your phone to Stock​
We now have the B120 Stock dload update See here >> https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=76902495&highlight=dload#post76902495
I've created a Stock Rom to easily return your phone to Stock Factory Settings (b120)
Warning this will completely Wipe your phone​​To Install
1) Download and copy the H1711z_stock_ROM_v2.zip to your external_sd
2) Boot to TWRP recovery
3) Go to Settings check Use rm -fr instead of formatting / Wipe / Format Data / Type "yes" to confirm
4) Choose Home / Install /Select storage Micro sd / H1711z_stock_ROM_v2.zip / swipe to install
5) when it finishes choose the wipe cache button and then reboot and choose Do not Install
Your phone is now back to stock
Extra's By Request​
Here's the XT2_Stock_Rom and XT2_Magisk_ Rom here > https://androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=266256
If you like to try my CleanRom for the Elate I uploaded it here >> Elate.CleanRom.v2.zip
flashing instructions are the same as the stock file above
here's whats added/removed
Apps deleted from /Data/hwinit/:
Google Editor Slides
Google Editor Sheets
Google Editor Docs
Apps deleted from Cust:
the entire h1711 folder
AT&T Remote Support
myAT&T
AT&T Visual Voicemail
AT&T Hot Spots
Google Talkback
OMACP
Apps deleted from System:
Amazon shopping
App select
Call Protect
CricketWiFiManager
Device Help
Deezer
Facebook
Facebook App Installer
Facebook app manager
Gmail
Google Duo
Google Chrome
Google Drive
Google Maps
Google Play Photos
Google Play Video
Google Play Music
Google Text to Speech Engine
Ignite
Lookout
myCricket
Protect Plus
Setup & Transfer
Added
FX Root File Manager (as a system App)
Magisk V16 (as a system App)
QuickBoot Reboot (as a system App)
I didn't include Xposed because it's useless without a decrypted Data partition
Note: To remove the Cricket bootanimation, use the FX File Manager with root permission and rename
..\system\version\special_cust\H1711z\cricket\us\media\bootanimation.zip" to bootanimation.zi_ and reboot
I got tired of seeing the error in twrp_v3 about not mounting patch_hw and fixed it ->> Here
you can unzip it and flash it to recovery with TWRP or fastboot
NOTE: added by scrungydoolittle I had a problem with the bz2 image. I prefer to not run it through bz2
dd if=/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/userdata /external_sd/userdata.img
to restore--> dd if=/external_sd/userdata.img of=/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/userdata
dd if=/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/system /external_sd/system.im
to restore--> dd if= /external_sd/system.img of=/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/system
Of course, the downside is you need a fairly large external sd card.
@scrungydoolittle Please edit you post and remove the Quote of the first post
also the file you posted is not for this phone please remove the link
as to you having problems with the bz2 image they work fine if you follow the instructions
I instructed the user to create their OWN backup of userdata before they format / wipe their data partition
this file most likely contains the users IMEI and should not be shared.
clsA said:
@scrungydoolittle Please edit you post and remove the Quote of the first post
also the file you posted is not for this phone please remove the link
as to you having problems with the bz2 image they work fine if you follow the instructions
I instructed the user to create their OWN backup of userdata before they format / wipe their data partition
this file most likely contains the users IMEI and should not be shared.
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O.k. I removed the link. It was for the H1711 AT&T phone as it turns out.
And I don't think that image has the IMEI in it, because it is clearly the /system image, and I don't think that data is stored in that partition.
Otherwise all of the posted system images would have the same issue...
scrungydoolittle said:
O.k. I removed the link. It was for the H1711 AT&T phone as it turns out.
And I don't think that image has the IMEI in it, because it is clearly the /system image, and I don't think that data is stored in that partition.
Otherwise all of the posted system images would have the same issue...
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Thanks ...yeah the userdata contains the IMEI not the system.img
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I would not share a userdata backup unless it was after a factory reset and before I entered any personal account information or data. Agree with you on that
I'd love to see a reliable reference that says userdata contains the IMEI or if you know specifically where it's stored, because l thought IMEI is stored in a totally different partition.
clsA said:
Thanks ...yeah the userdata contains the IMEI not the system.img
Sent from my LG-H910 using Tapatalk
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divineBliss said:
I would not share a userdata backup unless it was after a factory reset and before I entered any personal account information or data. Agree with you on that
I'd love to see a reliable reference that says userdata contains the IMEI or if you know specifically where it's stored, because l thought IMEI is stored in a totally different partition.
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IMEI is stored in data/data/com.android.phone
Thank you
Found the IMEI in
/data/data/com.android.phone/shared_prefs/
com.android.phone_preferences.xml on my H1611 after your post.
I'm guessing the IMEI is copied from another partition, but the fact that it's in /data is news to me.
I wonder if the IMEI is in the above file after a factory reset , but I'm not planning to find out anytime soon .
People, be careful sharing your userdata partition backups and other sensitive data containing partition backups out there - unless of course you don't give a crap about security - which you should preface up front so as to not mislead uninformed people of the risks involved in sharing those sensitive data partitions.
clsA said:
IMEI is stored in data/data/com.android.phone
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It sure would be nice to get one of these stock flash zip's for the H1711 XT2. Would this zip work on it?
clsA said:
Restoring your phone to Stock​
I've created a Stock Rom to easily return your phone to Stock Factory Settings (b120)
Warning this completely Wipe your phone​​To Install
1) Download and copy the H1711z_stock_ROM_v2.zip to your external_sd
2) Boot to TWRP recovery
3) Go to Settings check Use rm -fr instead of formatting / Wipe / Format Data / Type "yes" to confirm
4) Choose Home / Install /Select storage Micro sd / H1711z_stock_ROM_v2.zip / swipe to install
5) when it finishes choose the wipe cache button and then reboot and choose Do not Install
Your phone is now back to stock
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freedomwarrior said:
It sure would be nice to get one of these stock flash zip's for the H1711 XT2. Would this zip work on it?
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Nice.
What partitions does this install?
And can you make this for the H1711 At&T phone?
freedomwarrior said:
It sure would be nice to get one of these stock flash zip's for the H1711 XT2. Would this zip work on it?
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No don't use this on the XT2
I / you need system/boot/recovery/ and cust.img files from a XT2 to build it.
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clsA said:
No don't use this on the XT2
I / you need system/boot/recovery/ and cust.img files from a XT2 to build it.
Sent from my LG-H910 using Tapatalk
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If I send you (or point you to )
system
boot
recover
and cust images could you create one?
The image for system is available, a patched bootloader that installs magisk, an unpatched boot loader, the recovery and e recovery are the same.
I'd like to see 2 flashable zips.
1. that does stock
2. that installs twrp and magisk.
I have all those, but I'm not sure how to make the zip. Is it simply a matter of opening it in a zip prgram and replacing the mentioned image files
with appropriate ones?
scrungydoolittle said:
If I send you (or point you to )
system
boot
recover
and cust images could you create one?
The image for system is available, a patched bootloader that installs magisk, an unpatched boot loader, the recovery and e recovery are the same.
I'd like to see 2 flashable zips.
1. that does stock
2. that installs twrp and magisk.
I have all those, but I'm not sure how to make the zip. Is it simply a matter of opening it in a zip prgram and replacing the mentioned image files
with appropriate ones?
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I have the Stock system.img and erecovery.img
put the others in a google drive and I'll build them
clsA said:
I have the Stock system.img and erecovery.img
put the others in a google drive and I'll build them
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Here is the cust.img I just pulled from my XT2 using the dd command.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1euUHZiJrzfyUVNqgOT76rTk45clPwv9F
Here is a copy of the stock boot I have had sitting on my hard drive.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1-dAJuwgYdM9F3fBn4dU3x9s74SucocBP
And here is a copy of patched boot (with magisk) if you need it.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Tfb7zkcX6auoYEVnMLKDN6tibfzHSPEW
And thank you in advance for doing this! :good:
freedomwarrior said:
Here is the cust.img I just pulled from my XT2 using the dd command.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1euUHZiJrzfyUVNqgOT76rTk45clPwv9F
Here is a copy of the stock boot I have had sitting on my hard drive.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1-dAJuwgYdM9F3fBn4dU3x9s74SucocBP
And here is a copy of patched boot (with magisk) if you need it.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Tfb7zkcX6auoYEVnMLKDN6tibfzHSPEW
And thank you in advance for doing this! :good:
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Files are uploading now > https://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=257749
Instructions are the same
Backup anything on internal storage it will be wiped
To Install
1) Download and copy the Rom to your external_sd
2) Boot to TWRP recovery
3) Go to Settings check Use rm -fr instead of formatting / Wipe / Format Data / Type "yes" to confirm
4) Choose Home / Install /Select storage Micro sd / your_rom.zip / swipe to install
5) when it finishes choose the wipe cache button and then reboot and choose Do not Install
Your phone is now back to stock
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after flashing the Magisk rom install the magisk manager and update to v16 (or whatever the newest is)
Awesome! Thank you so much for these. They will definitely come in handy! Much Appreciated!! :good::
clsA said:
OK to start off this thread is meant to continue the work done in the thread here huawei-ascend-xt2-h1711 their were some good people working on stuff their but most seem to have moved on.
Does this wipe out the recovery, and relock the bootloader, or will the bootloader remain unlocked, and twrp remain in place?
Thanks for the XT2 versions.
I decided to pick up the Elate this week from Best Buy and thought it might be time to start a new thread on rooting and restoring the Cricket version of this phone.
Rooting the H1711z Huawei Elate​
First step is to unlock your bootloader at Huawei here > https://hwid5.vmall.com/CAS/portal/...ndex&loginChannel=22000000&reqClientType=2023
Also please make a backup of your own boot.img as soon as you flash TWRP before flashing the patched _boot.img provided
~Huge thanks to @aslezak for these instructions~
Note: Magisk Manager will update you to version 16 on first run, it's OK to update in fact feel free to flash it in recovery before you reboot if you want it.
A couple notes about twrp_xt2_v3.img
when you start TWRP choose keep system read only - Unless your planing to restore a backup then choose to make system writable
You cannot backup or restore /data (it's encrypted so don't even try)
Do not use Wipe / factory reset or format data unless you have a good working backup of your userdata partition that you dd to your external_sd yourself see below
From TWRP / adb shell
paste these commands
dd if=/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/userdata | bzip2 -9f > /external_sd/userdata.img.bz2
to restore--> bzip2 -dc /external_sd/userdata.img.bz2 | dd of=/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/userdata
dd if=/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/system | bzip2 -9f > /external_sd/system.img.bz2
to restore--> bzip2 -dc /external_sd/system.img.bz2 | dd of=/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/system
again thanks go to aslezak
When choosing a backup always prefer the image instead of the stock files (system image - custom image - vendor image are best )(Never choose both system and system image at the same time it's too big and a waste of time and space)
when you exit TWRP do not choose to install the twrp app
Also be sure and thank aslezak for his post here > https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=75115521&postcount=286
Notes on booting up the phone (from power off)
Bootloader (fastboot) = power + volume down + USB hooked to pc
eRecovery = power + volume up + USB hooked to PC
TWRP = power + volume up
Restoring your phone to Stock​
I've created a Stock Rom to easily return your phone to Stock Factory Settings (b120)
Warning this will completely Wipe your phone​​To Install
1) Download and copy the H1711z_stock_ROM_v2.zip to your external_sd
2) Boot to TWRP recovery
3) Go to Settings check Use rm -fr instead of formatting / Wipe / Format Data / Type "yes" to confirm
4) Choose Home / Install /Select storage Micro sd / H1711z_stock_ROM_v2.zip / swipe to install
5) when it finishes choose the wipe cache button and then reboot and choose Do not Install
Your phone is now back to stock
By request I have also added the XT2_Stock_Rom and XT2_Magisk_ Rom here > https://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=257749
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Does this wipe out the recovery, and relock the bootloader, or will the bootloader remain unlocked, and twrp remain in place?
Thanks for the XT2 versions.
scrungydoolittle said:
Does this wipe out the recovery, and relock the bootloader, or will the bootloader remain unlocked, and twrp remain in place?
Thanks for the XT2 versions.
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Really ?? You quoted the first post again
Flashing a Rom will never relock your bootloader
All 3 roms wipe TWRP
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@scrungydoolittle,
I was going to say the same.. .. The reason for clsAs comment is.. .
It's considered bad practice to post the OP or any other long posts unnecessarily. It makes it extremely difficult and annoying for others to wade past the huge quoted post to see what you said.
You can just quote the relevant part of a post (as I did below), refer to post 1 as the OP, or put a link to the post you are referring to.
Hopefully this explanation will get you to edit your last post and reconsider quoting long posts in the future.
Thanks
PS: Consider the fact that some of us read forums via email, XDA forum app, and browsers on mobile devices which have limited screen real estate and require more scrolling than a large desktop monitor.
clsA said:
Really ?? You quoted the first post again
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I'm hoping for some help in rooting my Elate. I was able to get the unlock code from Huawei. I downloaded the ADB and Fastboot drivers from the Android Tutorials page.
ADB recognizes my device when in normal mode. But when I reboot into Bootloader mode, the device is not recognized. It does not show up in Windows device manager and the command "adb devices" is null. I can't get past this point which is clearly a driver problem.
I also have installed and uninstalled Hi-suite a number of times.
Does anyone have any advice? Thanks.

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