Many people have said that they are having difficulties understanding the root process, so I typed up a complete tutorial exactly the way I rooted my phone. All credit goes to wag3slav3 over at XDA, Root for ERIS LEAKERS! - xda-developers, I just expanded on the instructions
3. When the hack-v4.zip is done downloading put the files of the folder into the tools folder of the already extracted android sdk. The tools folder can be found at /where ever you put the sdk/android-sdk-86_mac/tools.
4. Download a custom ROM, I recommend KaosFroyo, but you can choose whatever one you want. Place the .zip file on the root of the SD Card (ie. Not in a folder). PS. If your mac automatically decompresses the .zip, you can find the original .zip file in the trash. For this plug your phone into the computer, pull down the notification bar at the top of the screen on your phone and tap the USB connection notification, then tap Mount as Disk Drive. Copy the .zip onto the phone.
LIST OF ROMS: Known Droid Eris Roms, Patches and Hacks - UPDATED 05-11-2010 - xda-developers
5. To change directories to sdk/tools folder:
1. Open a new terminal window and type cd [space]
2. Find the android sdk in a finder window
3. Drag the folder that says tools to the terminal window and press [ENTER]
4. There now should be the word “tools” in front of the computer name/your name in terminal.
6. On your phone go in to Applications->Development->USB Debugging and make sure it is checked. Plug your phone into your computer, select “charge only” not Disk Drive mode
7. To test if your ADB is working run “ ./adb devices ” . If you get an alphanumeric code that starts with HTXXXXXXXXXX and says device then you are all set.
8. Once your phone is plugged in run “ sh runinlinuxfromtools.sh ”
It takes a while to load, but you should be in Amon’s recovery after its done. If you don’t see Amon’s recovery than try step 9.
9. If you get “adb: command not found, try “ sh runinlinuxadb.sh “
10. Your phone will now boot into recovery. From there select “Backup/Restore” > and NAND Backup. Let it load, it takes a minute or two, then return back to main menu. Then select “Wipe” > choose Wide data/factory reset. Return to menu and select “Flash zip from sdcard” > find your .zip file that you downloaded (the ROM). It should have the name of the ROM somewhere in the zip name. Let it do its thing, then select reboot option.
11. Congrats, you have successfully rooted your phone! If your ROM does not already include “SuperUser.apk”, download and install the app as soon as possible.
12. [OPTIONAL] If you want to change the boot loader to the engineering bootloader (ie. S-OFF) then follow these instructions How To Install Engineering bootloader FOR LEAK ROOTERS - xda-developers But I have found a change that will make this much more hassle-free. On the last step when you see you have successfully changed the HBOOT, do a battery pull, and start the phone back up again. You do not have to do those commands for the final step. Then complete the root instructions above and you will have a changed boot-loader and root.
4. Unzip the hack-v4.zip is into the tools folder of the already installed android sdk folder. The tools folder can be found at /where ever you put the sdk folder/android-sdk-windows/tools.
5. Download a custom ROM from this forum or one of the other popular Android forums (see the link below). Do not upzip the ROM file. Instead, place the .zip file on the root of the SD Card (ie. Not in a folder). To do this, plug your phone into the computer, pull down the notification bar at the top of the screen on your phone, and tap the USB connection notification, then tap Mount as Disk Drive. Copy the .zip onto the phone.
LIST OF ROMS: Known Droid Eris Roms, Patches and Hacks - UPDATED 05-11-2010 - xda-developers (I hope to be able to update this soon).
6. To open a command window in the tools directory: [VISTA and WIN7] Navigate to your Android-sdk-Windows folder and open the Tools folder. Find a blank spot in the window and hold down the shift key + right mouse click. Choose the option, “Open Command Window Here.” [XP] Click Start>Run and type "cmd". This will bring up a command window and from there type " cd C:\android-sdk-windows\tools "
7. On your phone go in to Applications->Development->USB Debugging and make sure it is checked. Plug your phone into your computer and select “Charge Only” (not Disk Drive mode).
8. To test if your ADB is working type “adb devices ” and hit enter . If you get an alphanumeric code that starts with HTXXXXXXXXXX and says device then you are all set.
9. With your phone still plugged in type “runindos.bat” (at the end of the string in the command window on your PC) and hit Enter
Your phone will reboot, sit a while, and then reboot again into Amon’s recovery.
10. In Recovery, select “Backup/Restore” > and NAND Backup. Let it load, it takes a minute or two, then return back to main menu.
11. Select “Wipe” > choose Wipe data/factory reset. Return to menu and select “Flash zip from sdcard” > find your .zip file that you downloaded (the ROM). It should have the name of the ROM somewhere in the zip name. Let it do its thing, then select reboot option.
12. Congrats, you have successfully rooted your phone!
--Thanks to v941726. Just needed to clean up some of his steps to be more readable by beginners. Much of what Surgeon0214 wrote could be copied and pasted with a few words changed into Windows language.
FLASHING CUSTOM ROM's (Once Root is gained) -- Thanks Alprazolam
In order to flash a new ROM after obtaining root you simply:
1. Find and download the ROM that you want to use.
2. Mount your PC and copy the .zip file over to your SD card like you did for root.
3. Turn off your phone and power it back up while holding down the up volume key.
4. After booting into Recovery, go to Wipe and wipe factory data along with Dalvik Cache.
5. Back out of the Wipe menu and go to Install from SD. Your ROM will be there. Hit install and it will put the new ROM that you want, on your phone.
6. Reboot and you will see a boot animation screen for several minutes before it loads your new ROM.
7. Repeat this procedure with a Nand Backup each time you get a new ROM set up.
AGAIN ALL QUESTIONS WILL BE ANSWERED, THIS THREAD IS HERE TO HELP EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY!
create a directory called tools or copy the tools directory from the sdk folder(this makes it easier) to yor c: drive. OR OPEN YOUR TOOLS DIRECTORY, HOLD DOWN SHIFT & RIGHT CLICK ON A BLANK SPOT IN THE WINDOW AND CLICK "OPEN COMMAND WINDOW HERE".
In #5 above click start(orb for vista win7), click run and type cmd and press enter(make sure you are administrator) OR OPEN YOUR TOOLS DIRECTORY, HOLD DOWN SHIFT & RIGHT CLICK ON A BLANK SPOT IN THE WINDOW AND CLICK "OPEN COMMAND WINDOW HERE".
. this will be your "terminal" window. you should have c:\users\your username. type cd.., then cd.. again. should bring you to c:\. type cd tools.
do step 6 above.
for step 7 just type adb devices and press enter. copy over runindos.bat or type it in and press enter.
for his step 10, use his only if you want a mod rom. if you want stock rom left alone and keep your data intact, then flash engtools and the overclock kernel(DON'T USE ZIMG FILE), (the link is in this thread: http://androidforums.com/all-things-root-eris/121660-root-without-rom-yet.html) instead of a rom. this will give you root and overclock capability w/o wiping your data. do the nand backup 1st either way.
create a directory called tools or copy the tools directory from the sdk folder(this makes it easier) to yor c: drive. In #5 above click start(orb for vista win7), click run and type cmd and press enter(make sure you are administrator). this will be your "terminal" window. you should have c:\users\your username. type cd.., then cd.. again. should bring you to c:\. type cd tools. do step 6 above. for step 7 just type adb devices and press enter. copy over runindos.bat or type it in and press enter. for his step 10, use his only if you want a mod rom. if you want stock rom left alone and keep your data intact, then flash engtools and the overclock kernel, (the link is in this thread: http://androidforums.com/all-things-root-eris/121660-root-without-rom-yet.html) instead of a rom. this will give you root and overclock capability w/o wiping your data. do the nand backup 1st either way.
Good Try I guess?
But why couldn't you make it nicer to read? Compare the OP's to yours.
But why couldn't you make it nicer to read? Compare the OP's to yours.
i hate to type i guess. lol. but really, just follow his and change a few steps is all. plus i wanted to be looking at his while i typed mine, so i had to do a quick reply
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Originally Posted by v941726
heres the win version of above:
create a directory called tools or copy the tools directory from the sdk folder(this makes it easier) to yor c: drive.
In #5 above click start(orb for vista win7), click run and type cmd and press enter(make sure you are administrator). this will be your "terminal" window. you should have c:\users\your username. type cd.., then cd.. again. should bring you to c:\. type cd tools.
do step 6 above.
for step 7 just type adb devices and press enter. copy over runindos.bat or type it in and press enter.
for his step 10, use his only if you want a mod rom. if you want stock rom left alone and keep your data intact, then flash engtools and the overclock kernel, (the link is in this thread: http://androidforums.com/all-things-root-eris/121660-root-without-rom-yet.html) instead of a rom. this will give you root and overclock capability w/o wiping your data. do the nand backup 1st either way.
Better?
I got all the way through this and flashed engtools; however, I get the following error when I try to flash the overclock kernel:
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THAT WORKED!!!! After trying again, I found that I was skipping this step:
"5. To change directories to sdk/tools folder:
1. Open a new terminal window and type cd [space]
2. Find the android sdk in a finder window
3. Drag the folder that says tools to the terminal window and press [ENTER]
4. There now should be the word “tools” in front of the computer name/your name in terminal."
After doing that, it worked like a dream, thanks! The black screen after the reboot had me a little worried but it's all good now!
THAT WORKED!!!! After trying again, I found that I was skipping this step:
"5. To change directories to sdk/tools folder:
1. Open a new terminal window and type cd [space]
2. Find the android sdk in a finder window
3. Drag the folder that says tools to the terminal window and press [ENTER]
4. There now should be the word “tools” in front of the computer name/your name in terminal."
After doing that, it worked like a dream, thanks! The black screen after the reboot had me a little worried but it's all good now!
what os did you use? Im not sure what a finder window is
4. Download a custom ROM, I recommend KaosFroyo, but you can choose whatever one you want. Place the .zip file on the root of the SD Card (ie. Not in a folder). PS. If your mac automatically decompresses the .zip, you can find the original .zip file in the trash. For this plug your phone into the computer and select disk drive mode, and copy the .zip onto the phone.
LIST OF ROMS: Known Droid Eris Roms, Patches and Hacks - UPDATED 05-11-2010 - xda-developers
5. To change directories to sdk/tools folder:
1. Open a new terminal window and type cd [space]
2. Find the android sdk in a finder window
3. Drag the folder that says tools to the terminal window and press [ENTER]
4. There now should be the word “tools” in front of the computer name/your name in terminal.
First off thanks for doing this, with this set of instructions I think I'm ready to give this a shot. I just don't understand #5, how do you open a terminal window? And I didn't see the KaosFroyo rom in the link provided, where can I find it?
I found the rom never mind on that question.
Last edited by Toolanddiemaker; July 18th, 2010 at 08:56 AM.
I am on the 2.1 v3 leak (non-root) is it also possible for me to use this tutorial? I was under the impression I could not if I was on the 2.1v3 non root ROM already. Thanks!
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I am on the 2.1 v3 leak (non-root) is it also possible for me to use this tutorial? I was under the impression I could not if I was on the 2.1v3 non root ROM already. Thanks!
Yes you can. I was on 2.1 v3 leak and had the OTA update last night and had no trouble at all, once I figured it out.
yup, and you can test if adb is working by having your phone plugged in with usb debugging on and typing ./adb devices
I got
ryan-soukups-mac-mini:tools soukuprr$ ./adb devices
* daemon not running. starting it now *
* daemon started successfully *
List of devices attached
HT9AVHG07954 device
ryan-soukups-mac-mini:tools soukuprr$ ./sh runinlinuxfromtools.sh
-bash: ./sh: No such file or directory
ryan-soukups-mac-mini:tools soukuprr$ ./sh runinlinuxadb.sh
-bash: ./sh: No such file or directory
ryan-soukups-mac-mini:tools soukuprr$
Any suggestions, I put all the things from the Hack.zip into the tools folder.
ryan-soukups-mac-mini:tools soukuprr$ ./adb devices
* daemon not running. starting it now *
* daemon started successfully *
List of devices attached
HT9AVHG07954 device
ryan-soukups-mac-mini:tools soukuprr$ ./sh runinlinuxfromtools.sh
-bash: ./sh: No such file or directory
ryan-soukups-mac-mini:tools soukuprr$ ./sh runinlinuxadb.sh
-bash: ./sh: No such file or directory
ryan-soukups-mac-mini:tools soukuprr$
Any suggestions, I put all the things from the Hack.zip into the tools folder.
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Originally Posted by vonedaddy
Phone booting to blank screen, I f*#cked something up.
Used the EvilEris rom, should I not have?
Oh snap, pulled the batter and booted again, it came up... Just took like 5 minutes.
So EvilEris the correct ROM or am I a dunce?
That long black screen scared me too, and I started with EvilEris, but didn't like it and changed to "KaosLegendary" and the reboot time was a LOT less. I switched because I like Sense and the look of it, and EvilEris didn't have that, but the Kaos one does. And no, you didn't mess anything up.
Wanted to say thanks!!!! I am ROOTED. Got one question though, after I unplugged my phone from my USB my charge light stays on. Red color. Oh I installed KayosFroyov23. You guys got any ideas?
It also says my sd card is not mounted, so I have no pictures in gallery and went and got Astro and it finds nothing too?
Last edited by Toolanddiemaker; July 18th, 2010 at 12:18 PM.
Wanted to say thanks!!!! I am ROOTED. Got one question though, after I unplugged my phone from my USB my charge light stays on. Red color. Oh I installed KayosFroyov23. You guys got any ideas?
It also says my sd card is not mounted, so I have no pictures in gallery and went and got Astro and it finds nothing too?
pull down your info bar and select charge only if it says disk drive. or just disconnect from your pc
Wanted to say thanks!!!! I am ROOTED. Got one question though, after I unplugged my phone from my USB my charge light stays on. Red color. Oh I installed KayosFroyov23. You guys got any ideas?
It also says my sd card is not mounted, so I have no pictures in gallery and went and got Astro and it finds nothing too?
Well the light issue in there list of bugs on xda for it says the light may stay on.
I just wanted to throw in some wording clarification suggestions.
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3. When its done downloading put the files of the folder into the tools folder of the android sdk. The tools folder can be found at /where ever you put the sdk/android-sdk-86_mac/tools.
I would clarify which "files of the folder" you're talking about. As in, the 2 steps before you are talking about downloading -- the Android SDK and the hack-v4.zip file. I would put in a note that the Android SDK file you downloaded needs to be extracted first. Then you extract the contents of the hack-v4.zip file into the Android SDK's tools folder.
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4. Download a custom ROM, I recommend KaosFroyo, but you can choose whatever one you want. Place the .zip file on the root of the SD Card (ie. Not in a folder). PS. If your mac automatically decompresses the .zip, you can find the original .zip file in the trash. For this plug your phone into the computer and select disk drive mode, and copy the .zip onto the phone.
LIST OF ROMS: Known Droid Eris Roms, Patches and Hacks - UPDATED 05-11-2010 - xda-developers
Here, I would perhaps add something here about an easy way to mount the SD card as a disk drive. (i.e. Pull down the notification curtain at the top of the screen on your phone and tap the USB connection notification, then tap Mount as Disk Drive, something like this)
DETAILED Leak Root Tutorial [Updated]
It works! Went from leak v3 to rooted, from rooted 1.49 s-on to engineering bootloader 1.49 s-off. Now running KaosFroyo v23 overclocked to 710mhz.
