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Seeking Clarification

sonodelirii

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May 21, 2010
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Alright I sifted though all the root/upgrade threads only to find myself confused so I apologize for the possibly common question but I seek clarification.

Some months back when I got my HTC Eris I installed a 2.1 leak and rooted it. Not 100% sure but I believe it was Version 2. I used these instructions:

Now that the official 2.1 is out I want to switch to it and root it again. I started looking at the pinned threads only to realize that depending on how and what one installed on ones phone it may or may not be possible and instruction vary.

Can someone point me to the set of instructions that apply to my case or confirm that I am out of luck. If you need some firmware build code etc from my phone to make an accurate recommendation I would be happy to provide the information.

thanks guys :)
 
Im guessing you rooted 1.5 and your running at 2.1 based rom.

It said you rooted a 2.1 leak witch is very impossible.

If you go back to 1.5 and install the OTA upgrade you can root because its the same boot loader as 1.5. But if you install the RUU witch is a complete install not just a upgrade you will not be able to get root. RUU is the same as Leakv3.
 
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Im guessing you rooted 1.5 and your running at 2.1 based rom.

It said you rooted a 2.1 leak witch is very impossible.

If you go back to 1.5 and install the OTA upgrade you can root because its the same boot loader as 1.5. But if you install the RUU witch is a complete install not just a upgrade you will not be able to get root. RUU is the same as Leakv3.

No the root was a leak of 2.1. It was handed to devs.
 
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Im guessing you rooted 1.5 and your running at 2.1 based rom.

It said you rooted a 2.1 leak witch is very impossible.

If you go back to 1.5 and install the OTA upgrade you can root because its the same boot loader as 1.5. But if you install the RUU witch is a complete install not just a upgrade you will not be able to get root. RUU is the same as Leakv3.

That makes sense, I rooted then upgraded to 2.1.

So now to have the latest 2.1 release and root access what do I have to do, go back to rooted 1.5 and flash new image? Or do I have to go back to factory spec. Which set of instructions (thread on this forum) should I follow?
 
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That makes sense, I rooted then upgraded to 2.1.

So now to have the latest 2.1 release and root access what do I have to do, go back to rooted 1.5 and flash new image? Or do I have to go back to factory spec. Which set of instructions (thread on this forum) should I follow?


(1) Please humor us by verifying that you actually have "root" on your phone:

- Power your phone off
- Eject your SD card if you think there is still a PB00IMG.ZIP file in the root folder of the SD card (otherwise just skip this step).
- Turn your phone on by simultaneously pressing and holding down the Vol-down and End/Power buttons until the screen lights up.

Look at the TOP line in the display. If it says [SIZE=+1]S-OFF[/SIZE], you definitely have the "root" bootloader installed on your phone.

If it says [SIZE=+1]S-ON[/SIZE] in the top line, then check the version number in the second line. If it says 1.47.xxxx, you can achieve root, but probably have never had root on your phone.

If it says [SIZE=+1]S-ON[/SIZE] in the top line, and the version number in the second line says 1.49.xxxx, that means that you put one of "Leak-V1", (first chronological leak), "Leak-V2" (third chronological leak), or "Leak-V3" (fourth chronological leak) onto your phone, and sadly, root is not currently possible for you.


2) If you want to humor us with additional information, the value reported in the main OS using

Settings -> About phone -> Software information -> Build number

will tell us (in combination with the bootloader info you report in (1) above) exactly which ROM you installed onto your phone.


Sorry for asking for this additional information - but I looked at your posts, and could not establish what you currently have from the information you provided. After that, we'll take it from there.

eu1
 
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(1) Please humor us by verifying that you actually have "root" on your phone:

- Power your phone off
- Eject your SD card if you think there is still a PB00IMG.ZIP file in the root folder of the SD card (otherwise just skip this step).
- Turn your phone on by simultaneously pressing and holding down the Vol-down and End/Power buttons until the screen lights up.

Look at the TOP line in the display. If it says [SIZE=+1]S-OFF[/SIZE], you definitely have the "root" bootloader installed on your phone.

If it says [SIZE=+1]S-ON[/SIZE] in the top line, then check the version number in the second line. If it says 1.47.xxxx, you can achieve root, but probably have never had root on your phone.

If it says [SIZE=+1]S-ON[/SIZE] in the top line, and the version number in the second line says 1.49.xxxx, that means that you put one of "Leak-V1", (first chronological leak), "Leak-V2" (third chronological leak), or "Leak-V3" (fourth chronological leak) onto your phone, and sadly, root is not currently possible for you.


2) If you want to humor us with additional information, the value reported in the main OS using

Settings -> About phone -> Software information -> Build number

will tell us (in combination with the bootloader info you report in (1) above) exactly which ROM you installed onto your phone.


Sorry for asking for this additional information - but I looked at your posts, and could not establish what you currently have from the information you provided. After that, we'll take it from there.

eu1


Seeing as how I am the one in need of sorting out the mess I made I would be more then happy to humor you :cool:


1)

PB00100 XC ENG S-OFF
HBOOT-1.49.2000
MICROP-0111
TOUCH PANEL-SYN0104
RADIO-2.40.00.01.22
Jan 24 2010


2)

Build Number: 2.26.605.4 CL140744
 
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Seeing as how I am the one in need of sorting out the mess I made I would be more then happy to humor you :cool:


1)

PB00100 XC ENG S-OFF
HBOOT-1.49.2000
MICROP-0111
TOUCH PANEL-SYN0104
RADIO-2.40.00.01.22
Jan 24 2010


2)

Build Number: 2.26.605.4 CL140744

Excellent!

You have the S-OFF bootloader, and some ROM which was based off of a leak-V2. Note I said "based off of". (If you had actually installed the "Leak-V2" you would have a 1.49.xxxx S-ON bootloader).

The fact that the software version reflects a -V2 origin is not surprising - the devs scrape what they need out of the "system.img" and "boot.img" files from the leaks to create what they want - so this just means that you got an "earlier" dev ROM onto your phone.

Hang on a second and let me re-read your post ...
 
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OK, gotcha.

So, I know what you have - partly. I know what the bootloader is - the right one, yay!, and sort of the "era" from which the OS was derived (V2).

Let's check one more thing.

Power down your phone and re-start it, this time by simultaneously holding down

Vol-up + End/Power

until the screen lights up. After about 10-12 seconds, a new screen should appear.

What does it look like? Does it only have a graphic on it, or does it have a menu with Android-green text in it?

I'm hoping it looks like this:

AmonRecovery.png


but if it does not, that's no disaster - easy enough to get it there.



eu1
 
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OK, gotcha.

So, I know what you have - partly. I know what the bootloader is - the right one, yay!, and sort of the "era" from which the OS was derived (V2).

Let's check one more thing.

Power down your phone and re-start it, this time by simultaneously holding down

Vol-up + End/Power

until the screen lights up. After about 10-12 seconds, a new screen should appear.

What does it look like? Does it only have a graphic on it, or does it have a menu with Android-green text in it?

I'm hoping it looks like this:

AmonRecovery.png


but if it does not, that's no disaster - easy enough to get it there.



eu1


Screen looks exactly like that except the image in the back ground is the htc logo.
 
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Screen looks exactly like that except the image in the back ground is the htc logo.

Perfect - you are nearly done! That's the Amon_RA recovery!

All you do is load the ROM (.zip file) of your choice onto the root folder of the SD card, and choose menu item # 4 ("Flash zip from sdcard"). [ Edit : see my post right below this one ]

That was easy; you were already 90% of the way there!

eu1
 
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sonodelirii

I jumped the gun a little in my excitement.

Before you flash the next ROM, you might want to

1) Make a Nandroid Backup of your current ROM
2) Perform a "Wipe" of the Dalvik cache (under the wipe menu)
3) Perform a "Wipe Data/Factory Default" (under the wipe menu)

and THEN install your new ROM. ( A more detailed checklist is in this post )

The backup is a good habit to get into before flashing a new rom; the wipes are a MANDATORY habit to get in to.

eu1
 
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Perfect - you are nearly done! That's the Amon_RA recovery!

All you do is load the ROM (.zip file) of your choice onto the root folder of the SD card, and choose menu item # 4 ("Flash zip from sdcard").

That was easy; you were already 90% of the way there!

eu1

Well glad to know I haven't messed anything up YET.

Still not sure which is the right image to flash, don't want to flash the wrong one and screw everything up :)
 
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Well glad to know I haven't messed anything up YET.

Still not sure which is the right image to flash, don't want to flash the wrong one and screw everything up :)

Unless your SD card is nearly full, consider doing a NAND (Nandroid) backup of your current ROM before you "wipe and flash". (There might be something in there that you want to come back and look at later).

Also, there are a few things that you might find convenient to do in preparation for the next ROM - there is an app for backing up & restoring your bookmarks (Bookmark Sort & Backup - Happydroid) to SD, and if you are using the HTC_IME mod keyboard, you can export the user dictionary to SD (for import in other ROMs)


eu1
 
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Unless your SD card is nearly full, consider doing a NAND (Nandroid) backup of your current ROM before you "wipe and flash". (There might be something in there that you want to come back and look at later).

Also, there are a few things that you might find convenient to do in preparation for the next ROM - there is an app for backing up & restoring your bookmarks (Bookmark Sort & Backup - Happydroid) to SD, and if you are using the HTC_IME mod keyboard, you can export the user dictionary to SD (for import in other ROMs)


eu1

Thanks for all the info and help!! :)

Can you point me to where I can download the latest 2.1 rom, I assume the one I have isn't the latest and greatest anymore and bugs and such have been fixed in later builds.
 
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Thanks for all the info and help!! :)

Can you point me to where I can download the latest 2.1 rom, I assume the one I have isn't the latest and greatest anymore and bugs and such have been fixed in later builds.

There are a dozen or more ROMs that have all had a new version released within the last two weeks; and just like buying a car, there isn't just one that is the "best" for everybody.

Since you really didn't say why you wanted root in the first place, I'm a little reluctant to choose one for you.

If you want one with the fewest bugs, that's probably going to be Ivanmmj's Official 1.0 alpha

You can find others over at the XDA development forum - it seems that Evil Eris, Aloysius, and Sense-able are well liked.

In general, you will find that the further away from stock a ROM departs, the more bugs it will have. Ivanmmj's Official 1.0, and Jcase's "Plain Jane" are the closest to the OTA-2.1 out there.

eu1
 
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