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just downloaded rom manager and flash alternate recovery is not lit and also says no alternate recovery available. do i need to flash clockworkmod recovery to get amon ra to show up. if i ever get this thing going ill be sure to try your new rom.
just downloaded rom manager and flash alternate recovery is not lit and also says no alternate recovery available. do i need to flash clockworkmod recovery to get amon ra to show up. if i ever get this thing going ill be sure to try your new rom.
Yes...clockwork needs to be flashed in rom manager before it will let you flash the alternate recovery.
its ROM Manager, its having issues. You'll have to flash manually, or flash clockwork then at the bottom flash the kill-install-recovery.sh.zip, and flash the clockwork to Amon-ra zip. you dont have to wipe data or anything
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This is what I get in my command prompt after using the allyroot batch file from heffe2001's instructions. I put in everything exactly as instructed and it sticks me here with no way to proceed... Please help..
EDIT: I just went through ASTRO and found and installed Superuser, but still don't know where to go from here. Also, I have already downloaded Titanium Backup and BusyBox Installer, and both say that I do NOT have root access...
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Ready to proceed?
Press any key to continue . . .
C:\android\sdk\tools>cd c:\android\sdk\tools
C:\android\sdk\tools>adb push su/asroot2 /data/local
227 KB/s (74512 bytes in 0.320s)
C:\android\sdk\tools>adb push su/su /sdcard/su
313 KB/s (22128 bytes in 0.069s)
C:\android\sdk\tools>adb push su/Superuser.apk /sdcard/Superuser.apk
1135 KB/s (38360 bytes in 0.033s)
C:\android\sdk\tools>adb shell chmod 0755 /data/local/asroot2
The next command will bring you into a shell on the phone, in which you must fol
low the
remaining steps to complete rooting your Ally. Follow steps in Part 2 of my pos
t after
Press any key to continue . . .
its ROM Manager, its having issues. You'll have to flash manually, or flash clockwork then at the bottom flash the kill-install-recovery.sh.zip, and flash the clockwork to Amon-ra zip. you dont have to wipe data or anything
ok i thought that i had this done but not yet. i flashed clockwork recovery but i can not find the kill-install-recovery.sh.zip,or the clockwork to amon-ra zip. should they be already in clockwork or do i need to download and then flash from sd in recovery like i would a rom.
never mind i got it figured out i now have amon-ra recovery and all is good now to flash a rom and get this thing worth ownig.lol
Last edited by antshan4; December 20th, 2010 at 08:59 PM.
ok i thought that i had this done but not yet. i flashed clockwork recovery but i can not find the kill-install-recovery.sh.zip,or the clockwork to amon-ra zip. should they be already in clockwork or do i need to download and then flash from sd in recovery like i would a rom.
yes you need to download it from the thread i pointed you to earlier, and flash those from recovery.
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I tried z4root. I tried Androot. I tried InstantRoot...to no avail. However, I shall try again. At this point I'll try anything, my Ally is running out of space and I want the bloatware gone. (plus, Velocity is looking pretty nice)
EDIT: Okay, for some reason, it wouldn't work yesterday (after like four tries), but now it works today. Oh well. Now I just need to figure out how to back everything up as it is (stock), so I can start flashing roms.
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I tried z4root. I tried Androot. I tried InstantRoot...to no avail. However, I shall try again. At this point I'll try anything, my Ally is running out of space and I want the bloatware gone. (plus, Velocity is looking pretty nice)
EDIT: Okay, for some reason, it wouldn't work yesterday (after like four tries), but now it works today. Oh well. Now I just need to figure out how to back everything up as it is (stock), so I can start flashing roms.
Flash a custom recovery. You can make backups in them of your current stock rom. Pretty much the only way to make a complete backup of your phone.
I go into the "market" on my LG Ally to get z4root to root my phone and it says, "There are no matches in Android Market for the search: z4root" What is going on here?
z4root is not on the market anymore, you can find it here mAndroid Connection
Thank you. I was able to find z4rood and install. Now I have SuperUser on my phone. Now I've got to figure out where to go from here to rid my phone of these useless pre-installed apps.
Thank you. I was able to find z4rood and install. Now I have SuperUser on my phone. Now I've got to figure out where to go from here to rid my phone of these useless pre-installed apps.
Be careful what you delete, read the forums, I think someone put together a list of apps that are safe to remove. Hope no one repeats the mistake I spent all weekend fixing!!
short story. I used universal androot to root. then used TiBU and removed several LG apps and bloatware. then proceded to unroot with universal androot as I was doing all this on both of my older sons Allys. a few days later they complain that they could not get anything from the market. other than that, all was good. found one of the apps I deleted screwed up the gapps file and killed it, which also took out the stock recovery img. off and on ALL weekend, and a 5 hour session of learning ubuntu,ADB commands, finally manually rooted, manually flashed a new recovery, and got rooted and romed. If you run into this, hit me up, been there done that.
Oh, and my deep thanks to those who have posted the various "How-Tos" on here!!!
Be careful what you delete, read the forums, I think someone put together a list of apps that are safe to remove. Hope no one repeats the mistake I spent all weekend fixing!!
short story. I used universal androot to root. then used TiBU and removed several LG apps and bloatware. then proceded to unroot with universal androot as I was doing all this on both of my older sons Allys. a few days later they complain that they could not get anything from the market. other than that, all was good. found one of the apps I deleted screwed up the gapps file and killed it, which also took out the stock recovery img. off and on ALL weekend, and a 5 hour session of learning ubuntu,ADB commands, finally manually rooted, manually flashed a new recovery, and got rooted and romed. If you run into this, hit me up, been there done that.
Oh, and my deep thanks to those who have posted the various "How-Tos" on here!!!
Thanks for the warning. I had already found the list of safe apps to remove, but I still appreciate your looking out for me. It's always scary to remove apps you haven't installed. I found Titaniam Backup on the market and started to remove the "safe" application through it. If there's a better way, I'm open to know. I've been searching the forum for a better way, but couldn't find one.
Help with rooting my wife's Ally.
I've read 2 different set's of instructions, one here & savoxis version.. (He seems to have co-allated it all very well) & I keep getting stuck at the adb shell part where i type /data/local/asroot2 /system/bin/sh this thing just kindof hangs out after that & never says 'success' stuck at the "opening: /proc/39639393/fd/3"
How long is it supposed to take???
I'm waiting for it right now.. i dont know if I've ever left it longer than 10 minutes, but it shouldnt take that long, should it?
And I'll admit i rooted my original moto droid 1st time in like 15 minutes flat.
Is there no other way to root the Ally? like a rom image or something??
Also, tried the androot direction & it just fails...
Please feel free to PM or email me.
Thanks.
Also, main reason I'm rooting her phone is so I can get the stupid corporate email to work fro her again withouth whiping the phone.. it keeps force closing. I'm hoping as root I can remove email.apk & find a way to reinstall it.. or use a rom with a more robust version..
Also, if it means anything, she has version VS740zvc
Last edited by arkaodd; December 30th, 2010 at 11:23 PM.
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Okay, I've been rooted for about two to three weeks now, and I keep running into the same problem when I use an app such as "Font Changer Lite". It keep saying "Write access to the system partition was not established on your device...blah blah blah"
I've found a simi solution for it...Open Terminal Emulator and run command
mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
It effectively remounts the system partition as read write...until I reboot, then I have to do it all over again...
Is there a way to permanently mount system partition as read write? I've googled it, looked on xda, checked here...found nothing.
If it helps, I rooted via z4root and I'm running Punisher 0.1 ROM..
I have software version VS740ZVD and I just received an OTA update for 2.2.1 last night.
Could someone point me in the direction of rooting my phone? I've tried z4root and universal androot, as well as the manual CMD instructions that were listed earlier.
EDIT: Ahh, I see it's being worked on right now. Disregard this.
Last edited by Canyonne; January 23rd, 2011 at 11:40 AM.
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Originally Posted by Canyonne
I have software version VS740ZVD and I just received an OTA update for 2.2.1 last night.
Could someone point me in the direction of rooting my phone? I've tried z4root and universal androot, as well as the manual CMD instructions that were listed earlier.
EDIT: Ahh, I see it's being worked on right now. Disregard this.
I've been reading this forum and I have a new LG Ally that I want to root.
I have NO idea what you guys are talking about. I'm computer savy but new to the phones. I have downloaded the androot application and have it on the sd card. I have run androot and it goes through several steps then stops with an error message, "Failed!No----Fu goo----" and that's it. Can someone help me and tell me what I need to do. I have the program terminal installed and when I type in what I see on this forum I get access denied. I'm really going to need the step by step method.
Thanks
du907
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Originally Posted by du907
I've been reading this forum and I have a new LG Ally that I want to root.
I have NO idea what you guys are talking about. I'm computer savy but new to the phones. I have downloaded the androot application and have it on the sd card. I have run androot and it goes through several steps then stops with an error message, "Failed!No----Fu goo----" and that's it. Can someone help me and tell me what I need to do. I have the program terminal installed and when I type in what I see on this forum I get access denied. I'm really going to need the step by step method.
Thanks
du907
What s/w version are you on? If you have updated to ZVD which is FroYo, you won't be able to use any of the older methods. You can confirm your version by going into Settings/About Phone. If it's VZD, you will need to use the guide to root FroYo. Warning: it's not for the faint of heart.
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Hey thanks for the help. The software version is VS740ZVD. Android version 2.2.1 build FRG83D. I have had the phone since late November.
du907
Ok well thats why things like Universal Androot and z4root won't work.
The Rooted Froyo guide will get you rooted with FroYo, give you the custom recovery Amon Ra and restore FastBoot which gets clobbered when FroYo is installed via OTA or LGMU. This will, in turn, position you well for future custom ROMs based off of FroYo.
If you want to go that route, I would suggest getting into IRC and see if someone would be willing to walk you through the guide. Be sure to read it thoroughly first, download any required files and have sufficient time free to complete it.
Here are some steps that I had to take to fix my root access from adb shell. Not needed to do root stuff from the phone. Not sure if anyone else ran into this issue.
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34. Finally, select "Flash zip menu" in recovery
35. Choose to disable the signature verify first as this causes and error.
36. Choose flash file "su-2.3.6.1-ef-signed.zip".
37. Return to the main menu and reboot your device.
38. I had to include these steps in order to su to root via and 'adb shell'. The su program installed via "su-2.3.6.1-ef-signed.zip" forgot to set the group to 'shell' and then do the chmod
06755 to su. I would have fixed the .zip file but I don't know the function and syntax to do a 'chown root.shell' in the script.
39. Install a terminal emulator. Launch the emulator and type 'su' <Enter>
40. If root is working you should be prompted to allow root access.
41. Once you have root type
mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock4 /system
42. cd to /system/bin and do 'chown root.shell su' then 'chmod 06755 su'.
43. While your still root in the terminal bring up a cmd window and do an 'adb shell' into the device.
44. Ensure that 'Unknown Apps' are allowed in your settings.
45. Type 'su' and you should get a prompt on the phone to allow unknow app root access.
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So, finally the Ally got 2.2, Froyo! Except that it turns out the Ally falls below the minimum requirement for flash, so no Flash. And except now my phone is MUCH slower, and there's very little space on the main partition. I want to go and delete some useless junk Verizon installed with 2.2 so I can use the apps I want. But... I haven't rooted my phone previously. Anyone know how rooting goes on the 2.2 operating system? Does everything work the same? Has anyone run into any problems I should know about before I get going on this?
So, finally the Ally got 2.2, Froyo! Except that it turns out the Ally falls below the minimum requirement for flash, so no Flash. And except now my phone is MUCH slower, and there's very little space on the main partition. I want to go and delete some useless junk Verizon installed with 2.2 so I can use the apps I want. But... I haven't rooted my phone previously. Anyone know how rooting goes on the 2.2 operating system? Does everything work the same? Has anyone run into any problems I should know about before I get going on this?
So far with 2.2, the heffe2001 post on how to do this with Windows did not work. Got the message "/data/local/asroot2 [1] Killed" when trying to use su.
So far with 2.2, the heffe2001 post on how to do this with Windows did not work. Got the message "/data/local/asroot2 [1] Killed" when trying to use su.
I need help, I keep getting a "Killed" error when trying to get to the # (root).
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Originally Posted by Crux.V
The windows instructions work very well. Here is my post from lgallyforums.com (my responses are in bold):
I am encountering an issue here....
Part 2
Enter these commands from the $ prompt above:
1) /data/local/asroot2 /system/bin/sh
The error message I am getting is $/data/local/asroot2 /system/bin/sh /data/local/asroot2 /system/bin/sh [1] Killed /data/local/asroot2 /system/bin/sh $
I am encountering an issue here....
Part 2
Enter these commands from the $ prompt above:
1) /data/local/asroot2 /system/bin/sh
The error message I am getting is $/data/local/asroot2 /system/bin/sh /data/local/asroot2 /system/bin/sh [1] Killed /data/local/asroot2 /system/bin/sh $
worked like a charm, but so much of the credit goes to this post. Thank you everyone who asked questions that I was already asking myself, and to all those who answered. You are all awesome, and very helpful. I use Linux so the new post on this site wasn't working for me.
Last edited by Livetowin1008; March 10th, 2011 at 09:46 PM.
Ok, yes I am a Novice when it comes to programming phones. Can someone explain to me in laymans terms how and why I should root my new Ally?
YOU should not root your phone unless you have looked into it and know what you are risking. it will void your warranty, if you are happy with your phone the way it is. dont bother. if your not, this is the wrong guide anyway. this is old. the new guide is posted in thisforum.
Rooting your phone will allow you to do much much more to change the appearance, allow you to access ALL the phones files, installing a custom ROM will greatly increase your phones speed and efficiency of your phone alone with allowing you to overclock (spped up) the phones CPU. so if you want to root your phone READ READ READ before you do anything and make sure you understand what youre doing.
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Ally Root Froyo 2.2?
