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Old April 30th, 2011, 12:53 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Ok so I have a Htc Eris that has been rooted via Z4, The phone has pretty much been Bricked at this point. The problem I need help with is that we have used uninstaller for root *app* and have accidently erased some important files such as talk "we can not use market anymore" and also browser
"was using dolphin browser instead so found it useless to have"

we didn't realize that talk was what made the market work and we decided to restore the phone to Factory Settings when we done that we booted the phone and realized we didnt have a working market still so we looked up the problem

as you know the problem was we uninstalled talk

now we figured out how to fix the problem except the way of installing a .apk file to the phone because we no longer had a browser or market on the phone

we cannot flash a recovery stock rom either we are running out of ideas

I really have looked and tryed almost everything can someone please help us

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Old April 30th, 2011, 03:30 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Ok so I have a Htc Eris that has been rooted via Z4, The phone has pretty much been Bricked at this point. The problem I need help with is that we have used uninstaller for root *app* and have accidently erased some important files such as talk "we can not use market anymore" and also browser
"was using dolphin browser instead so found it useless to have"

we didn't realize that talk was what made the market work and we decided to restore the phone to Factory Settings when we done that we booted the phone and realized we didnt have a working market still so we looked up the problem

as you know the problem was we uninstalled talk

now we figured out how to fix the problem except the way of installing a .apk file to the phone because we no longer had a browser or market on the phone

we cannot flash a recovery stock rom either we are running out of ideas

I really have looked and tryed almost everything can someone please help us
Yeah, Z4 root is really a temporary root since it doesn't install a custom recovery (which allows you to make the vital Nandroid backup, as you have discovered). Just to digress a little here and caution any who may read this: always protect yourself with some kind of backup or fallback plan whenever doing anything "scary" () or dangerous to your phone (i.e., such as removing apps without the ability to restore them if needed).

You've got quite a lot to learn and do, but these are not insurmountable tasks.

You'll need to figure-out a way to install files and apps onto your phone. The most direct (only?) way would be to get the Android SDK installed and use the "adb install" command to install the missing apps. You, of course, will not be able to modify system-protected files unless you are rooted (not sure if your phone was rooted with Z4 permanent or temporary root (I thought that I had tried Z4 root and only got the temporary root to work...I can't remember)).

Anyway, here's an outline of things you'll need to do:

- download and install the Android SDK to your PC

Android SDK | Android Developers

- Grab the 1-click app's .apk file from this thread:

Universal 1 Click Eris Root App Apk - No PCs, No Scripts Needed, EASY - xda-developers

- copy the 1-click .apk file (erisone010.apk) to the Android SDK's platform-tools subdirectory

- on your phone, make sure you have Settings -> Applications -> Development -> USB debugging enabled

- on your PC, cd to the platform-tools directory (this is where adb.exe lives)

- verify connectivity to your phone with "adb devices"; if you have connectivity issues, then download and install HTC Sync (HTC Mobile Phone Support - DROID ERIS by HTC (Verizon) - Downloads)

- use the "adb install erisone010.apk" command to install the 1-click root app

- make sure you carefully follow the instructions in the 1-click root thread (be sure to reboot after running the app (folks often miss/forget this step))

- follow the instructions in this post (Universal Eris Root for Dummies!) for taking a Nandroid backup

At this point, you've got a phone with a custom recovery installed and you have the option to install a custom ROM or to even return your phone fully back to stock. You can un-root by installing this custom ROM:

[ROM][03/06/2011]FlashBack21 v2 -Return to Factory Stock - March 2011 OTA - xda-developers

Otherwise, you might decide to flash a wholly different ROM like xtrSense, xtrROM, GSB, etc. You could also simply flash / install the rootme.zip file to install a non-Z4 permanent root to your phone (su and SuperUser app) and then push / copy the files you originally deleted back to their proper locations.

Good luck!

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i assume that there is no file manager so you can not simply drop the .apks onto the SD card,then find and install them with that?

i know that you dont have a browser,but do you still have functioning email? if you may be able to email the .apks to yourself and install them from the email.

if this might work,id be happy to email you any .apks youd need.

not that theres anything wrong with ADB of course im finding it fun,but it is intimidating until you get into it,and get used to it.

scary,your thots? ive emailed .apks to friends,and they were able to install directly from the email,but we are all on 2.2 or above,not sure if 2.1 works the same...
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i assume that there is no file manager so you can not simply drop the .apks onto the SD card,then find and install them with that?

i know that you dont have a browser,but do you still have functioning email? if you may be able to email the .apks to yourself and install them from the email.

if this might work,id be happy to email you any .apks youd need.

not that theres anything wrong with ADB of course im finding it fun,but it is intimidating until you get into it,and get used to it.

scary,your thots? ive emailed .apks to friends,and they were able to install directly from the email,but we are all on 2.2 or above,not sure if 2.1 works the same...
Yeah, various ways to skin this cat .

Just didn't know exactly what state the phone was in...good ideas, but if the phone has lost its temporary root, you might not be able to push/replace the files... I just wanted start the dialog...

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so raiford2012,do you still have functioning email on your eris? i have the one click app on my puter if you do,and want me to try sending it to you. post or pm me your email addy if you want...
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