Root DETAILED Leak Root Tutorial

[surgeon0214]

No permissions is an issue with the driver for the phone under ubuntu.

In a terminal type

sudo pico /etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules

that will start a file named 51-android.rules in the correct location

in that file copy and paste

SUBSYSTEMS=="usb", SYSFS{idVendor}=="0bb4", SYSFS{idProduct}=="0c02", MODE="0666", OWNER="yourusername"
SUBSYSTEMS=="usb", SYSFS{idVendor}=="0bb4", SYSFS{idProduct}=="0c01", MODE="0666", OWNER="yourusername"

and change the "yourusername" part with your user name

restart udev with

sudo /etc/init.d/udev restart

unplug the phone and plug it back in. try step 7 again

LINUX MAN TO THE RESCUE! haha

 

[xliderider]

Windows 7 user here... I got messed up at thus step as well, except I couldn't get the recovery.img file to flash.

Now I'm stuck with no recovery to restore from, and to make matters worse, I've lost root.

Got root and recovery back using adb and the files and instructions for hack4.zip

Everything is good now (rooted, unlocked engineering bootloader, and overclocked).

 

[surgeon0214]

Got root and recovery back using adb and the files and instructions for hack4.zip

Everything is good now (rooted, unlocked engineering bootloader, and overclocked).

Niceeeee, i think once you see the change in the bootloader reboot and do the root instructions again... I'm going to add that to the official instructions to hopefully ease some confusion

 

[Michaelrk]

No permissions is an issue with the driver for the phone under ubuntu.

In a terminal type

sudo pico /etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules

that will start a file named 51-android.rules in the correct location

in that file copy and paste

SUBSYSTEMS=="usb", SYSFS{idVendor}=="0bb4", SYSFS{idProduct}=="0c02", MODE="0666", OWNER="yourusername"
SUBSYSTEMS=="usb", SYSFS{idVendor}=="0bb4", SYSFS{idProduct}=="0c01", MODE="0666", OWNER="yourusername"

and change the "yourusername" part with your user name

restart udev with

sudo /etc/init.d/udev restart

unplug the phone and plug it back in. try step 7 again

Didn't work, But thanks

 

[surgeon0214]

Windows version is up!

 

[polizi212]

Noob Question here but I guess thats how we learn! So will this work on my Stock Eris running the 2.1 software with the 1.49 with S-on.

 

[surgeon0214]

Noob Question here but I guess thats how we learn! So will this work on my Stock Eris running the 2.1 software with the 1.49 with S-on.

Yes, and its not a noob question, we will help you

 

[Michaelrk]

Now i have a similar issue in Windows. I swear i'm not meant to root my phone

 

[alprazolam]

Now i have a similar issue in Windows. I swear i'm not meant to root my phone

The USB drivers in SDK didn't play nice with my phone either (Windows). I installed HTC Sync, and that did the trick for me.

 

[Michaelrk]

The USB drivers in SDK didn't play nice with my phone either (Windows). I installed HTC Sync, and that did the trick for me.

Yeah i searched Yahoo and found a link that had that as suggested, sure enough it works now. If only Linux was that easy.
Thanks though.


Just another quick Thank You to everyone.
I finally got my phone rooted, and so far its been amazing.

 

[Michaelrk]

Just wondering am i going to have to repeat all these steps every time i got to flash a new rom?
I still have Hboot 1.49 s-on, i was going to do the engineering bootloader thing but I don't understand it

 

[kamots]

Windows version is up!

sweeeeeet! um , ... where is it again? lol

 

[xliderider]

The USB drivers in SDK didn't play nice with my phone either (Windows). I installed HTC Sync, and that did the trick for me.

Yeah, forgot to mention that I found the same thing to be the case. Had to install HTC Sync to get adb to recognize device.

 

[xliderider]

sweeeeeet! um , ... where is it again? lol

First post was edited.

 

[Toolanddiemaker]

Just wondering am i going to have to repeat all these steps every time i got to flash a new rom?
I still have Hboot 1.49 s-on, i was going to do the engineering bootloader thing but I don't understand it

Yeah, would like to flash a new rom, can someone point me in the right direction.

 

[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.

 

[Slewman]

I first want to say... wag3slav3 you are amazing...

after trying hours and hours with the old root method, first try with this one it works... it was so easy, a caveman could do it.

I was going to ask how to flash new ROMS, but alprazolam beat me to the punch haha..

I do have another question though, if I want to flash a new app, for example, I would like to replace the stock dialer with the DialerOne app, which involves flashing the app, but does not require a wipe... How would i go about doing that? is it the same as the steps above just without the wipe?

I am a rooting noob, so sorry if this is a redundant question.

agian... THANKS!!!!

 

[xx_bishop_xx]

I first want to say... alprazolam you are amazing...

after trying hours and hours with the old root method, first try with this one it works... it was so easy, a caveman could do it.

I was going to ask how to flash new ROMS, but you beat me to the punch haha..

I do have another question though, if I want to flash a new app, for example, I would like to replace the stock dialer with the DialerOne app, which involves flashing the app, but does not require a wipe... How would i go about doing that? is it the same as the steps above just without the wipe?

I am a rooting noob, so sorry if this is a redundant question.

agian... THANKS!!!!

Normally you would just copy the ZIP file onto your SD card (and keep it zipped), then boot into recovery and flash it the same way you do the ROMs (minus the wipe). Once in a while there will be different instructions for installing, but usually those are posted.

 

[surgeon0214]

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.

I put this in the instructions

 

[v941726]

Just wondering am i going to have to repeat all these steps every time i got to flash a new rom?
I still have Hboot 1.49 s-on, i was going to do the engineering bootloader thing but I don't understand it

no. use rom manager app

 

[Slewman]

quick question about the ROM you recommended surgeon, is it normal for my gmail app to not update as items arrive? or is there something i am forgetting to set?

 

[kamots]

sigh alright. I am trying to follw the directions for windows, and I am to the part where i open sdk tools folder shift key plus right mouse click should give me open command window here. when I do this , I do not get the option to open command window. i did not download eclipse, do i need to? I never saw anything that said i did, just sdk you guys are amazing and I appreciate your help thus far.

 

[surgeon0214]

quick question about the ROM you recommended surgeon, is it normal for my gmail app to not update as items arrive? or is there something i am forgetting to set?

My gmail syncs as soon as I get an email. To check your sync settings go into Settings> Accounts & Sync and make sure auto-sync is checked. Then click on your gmail account and make sure "sync gmail" is checked

 

[surgeon0214]

sigh alright. I am trying to follw the directions for windows, and I am to the part where i open sdk tools folder shift key plus right mouse click should give me open command window here. when I do this , I do not get the option to open command window. i did not download eclipse, do i need to? I never saw anything that said i did, just sdk you guys are amazing and I appreciate your help thus far.

You can also go to start, run, and type cmd. That will open up a command window. From there cd to your tools folder, it should look something like this "cd C:/android-sdk-windows/tools/"

 

[3-fords1000]

How long does this process take from the very beginning? Assume I have a slow laptop and HTC Sync is already installed.