Root DETAILED Leak Root Tutorial

[mikey517]

Surg...thanks for taking the time to do this for the tech-challenged. I know there is a section dedicated to root, but, for a guy like me - a stranger in a (very) strange land, I swear.....I would read and read and become more and more confused. All I was after was a way to gain a bit more spped, wifi tethering, and getting rid of some bloat.

You wrote this assuming the reader has ZERO-ZIP-NADA knowledge. Thanks so much!

I'm gonna do this tonight...honest....as soon as I stop shaking.....honest.....really.......

 

[surgeon0214]

Surg...thanks for taking the time to do this for the tech-challenged. I know there is a section dedicated to root, but, for a guy like me - a stranger in a (very) strange land, I swear.....I would read and read and become more and more confused. All I was after was a way to gain a bit more spped, wifi tethering, and getting rid of some bloat.

You wrote this assuming the reader has ZERO-ZIP-NADA knowledge. Thanks so much!

I'm gonna do this tonight...honest....as soon as I stop shaking.....honest.....really.......

No problem man, I'm happy to help
I gotta lot of pm's asking questions on the official instructions so i typed this up for anyone having questions about the process

 

[gpa111]

I did this with a 1.47 bootloader stock 2.1 phone and it worked perfect... thanks

One question though, if I have the 1.47 bootloader still, do I need to flash the 1.49.200 s-off engineering bootloader like the leakers or am I good?

 

[surgeon0214]

I did this with a 1.47 bootloader stock 2.1 phone and it worked perfect... thanks

One question though, if I have the 1.47 bootloader still, do I need to flash the 1.49.200 s-off engineering bootloader like the leakers or am I good?

Next to the 1.47 when you are in HBOOT does it say S-ON or S-OFF?

 

[gpa111]

says:

DESIREC XC SHIP S-ON
HBOOT-1.47.0000

 

[surgeon0214]

says:

DESIREC XC SHIP S-ON
HBOOT-1.47.0000

It would be a good idea to run the engineering bootloader then

 

[gpa111]

Ok, so I follow the instructions listed for the engineering bootloader post? Or are there steps that I should skip because I am already rooted?

 

[surgeon0214]

Ok, so I follow the instructions listed for the engineering bootloader post? Or are there steps that I should skip because I am already rooted?

Just skip step 1 and follow the rest

 

[kamots]

I am still stuck at the adb shell trying to get my comp to read my phone. I keep getting the flippin "adb is not recognized as an internal or external command operable program, or batch file" i am on windows xp and at a loss. this is the 3rd day i have been stuck on this step. when i check the device manager it recognizes my phone, but i cant update the drivers it says my device is working fine. i am anxiously awaiting the detailed linstructions for windows, cause unless im reading this wrong, everyone in this thread has a mac. i will dance a freakin jig if i ever get this phone rooted. my reading has led me to an article that says im geting this message because i have not changed my directory and to do step 3 which under the basic root trouble shooting guide is change to the tools directory i am typing cd c:\android-sdk-windows\tools. this puts me in the right directory. then when i type adb shell or adb devices , I get said message. sooooo flippin frusterated. has searched every where, and the solutions provided arnt working. thinking about starting from scratch. yes i have phone in debug, charge only, with usb drivers extracted to my sdk tools folder if that helps

 

[surgeon0214]

I am still stuck at the ab\db shell trying to get my comp to read my phone. I keep getting the flippin "adb is not recognized as an internal or external co, operable program, or batch file" i am on windows xp and at a loss. this is the 3rd day i have been stuck on this step. when i check the device manager it recognizes my phone, but i cant update the drivers it says my device is working fine. i am anxiously awaiting the detailed linstructions for windows, cause unless im reading this wrong, everyone in this thread has a mac. i will dance a freakin jig if i ever get this phone rooted. my reading has led me to an article that says im geting this message because i have not changed my directory and to do step 3 whichunnder the basic root trouble shooting guide is change to the tools directory i am typing cd c:\android-sdk-windows\tools. chis puts me in the right directory. then when i type adb shell or adb devices , I get said message. sooooo flippin frusterated. has searched every where, and the solutions provided arnt working. thinking about starting from scratch. yes i have phone in debug, charge only, with usb drivers extracted to my sdk tools folder if that helps

Hmm.. you have the sdk installed correctly too? it's weird because i have never gotten that message on windows or mac. Maybe once I get the windows instructions from alparzoam we can troubleshoot your situation better. Don't worry, we will get you rooted. You can expect the windows instructions by tomorrow.

 

[gpa111]

I am having an issue on step 5 of flashing the engineering bootloader it says:

user-MacBook-Pro:tools Arcadia$ ./adb shell /data/local/flash_image misc /data/local/custom.img
/data/local/flash_image: permission denied
user-MacBook-Pro:tools Arcadia$

 

[kamots]

Hmm.. you have the sdk installed correctly too? it's weird because i have never gotten that message on windows or mac. Maybe once I get the windows instructions from alparzoam we can troubleshoot your situation better. Don't worry, we will get you rooted. You can expect the windows instructions by tomorrow.

do you think i should download and re set up my sdk files?

 

[surgeon0214]

do you think i should download and re set up my sdk files?

When you downloaded it you ran the .exe file right? If you did then I see no need to redownload

 

[surgeon0214]

I am having an issue on step 5 of flashing the engineering bootloader it says:

user-MacBook-Pro:tools Arcadia$ ./adb shell /data/local/flash_image misc /data/local/custom.img
/data/local/flash_image: permission denied
user-MacBook-Pro:tools Arcadia$

I was researching and I saw that if you get that reboot and try the whole process again. If it happens again tell me.

 

[gpa111]

Think it is working hold on...

 

[v941726]

Hmm.. you have the sdk installed correctly too? it's weird because i have never gotten that message on windows or mac. Maybe once I get the windows instructions from alparzoam we can troubleshoot your situation better. Don't worry, we will get you rooted. You can expect the windows instructions by tomorrow.

guess no one likes my windows instructions. lol

 

[surgeon0214]

guess no one likes my windows instructions. lol

haha i guess not well the thought is what mattered

 

[v941726]

Hmm.. you have the sdk installed correctly too? it's weird because i have never gotten that message on windows or mac. Maybe once I get the windows instructions from alparzoam we can troubleshoot your situation better. Don't worry, we will get you rooted. You can expect the windows instructions by tomorrow.

check to see if adb.exe is in your tools folder. you may not have extracted properly

 

[xAusTiN]

I am still stuck at the adb shell trying to get my comp to read my phone. I keep getting the flippin "adb is not recognized as an internal or external command operable program, or batch file" i am on windows xp and at a loss. this is the 3rd day i have been stuck on this step. when i check the device manager it recognizes my phone, but i cant update the drivers it says my device is working fine. i am anxiously awaiting the detailed linstructions for windows, cause unless im reading this wrong, everyone in this thread has a mac. i will dance a freakin jig if i ever get this phone rooted. my reading has led me to an article that says im geting this message because i have not changed my directory and to do step 3 which under the basic root trouble shooting guide is change to the tools directory i am typing cd c:\android-sdk-windows\tools. this puts me in the right directory. then when i type adb shell or adb devices , I get said message. sooooo flippin frusterated. has searched every where, and the solutions provided arnt working. thinking about starting from scratch. yes i have phone in debug, charge only, with usb drivers extracted to my sdk tools folder if that helps

Make sure that before you enter adb shell, you enter in exactly this:

cd C:\android-sdk-windows\tools

 

[v941726]

haha i guess not well the thought is what mattered

it worked for me. haha

all they had to do was follow yours and change 2 steps. oh well

 

[gpa111]

Ok now it lists:

PB00100 XC ENG S-OFF
HBOOT 1.49.200 (PB0010000)

But when I try do to the last step

After the new rom is flashed, you can now use fastboot to flash a recovery image while in the bootloader

Code:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
(I am on that screen that tells me the bootloader it says FASTBOOT USB highlighted in red <vol down> hboot mode

I type:

user-MacBook-Pro:tools Arcadia$ ./fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
-bash: ./fastboot: Permission denied
user-MacBook-Pro:tools Arcadia$

 

[xliderider]

Ok now it lists:

PB00100 XC ENG S-OFF
HBOOT 1.49.200 (PB0010000)

But when I try do to the last step

After the new rom is flashed, you can now use fastboot to flash a recovery image while in the bootloader

Code:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
(I am on that screen that tells me the bootloader it says FASTBOOT USB highlighted in red <vol down> hboot mode

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.

 

[surgeon0214]

Ok now it lists:

PB00100 XC ENG S-OFF
HBOOT 1.49.200 (PB0010000)

But when I try do to the last step

After the new rom is flashed, you can now use fastboot to flash a recovery image while in the bootloader

Code:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
(I am on that screen that tells me the bootloader it says FASTBOOT USB highlighted in red <vol down> hboot mode

I type:

user-MacBook-Pro:tools Arcadia$ ./fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
-bash: ./fastboot: Permission denied
user-MacBook-Pro:tools Arcadia$

try " ./adb shell " then the fastboot command

 

[gpa111]

I get... and I have tried a reboot of the phone.


user-MacBook-Pro:tools Arcadia$ ./adb shell fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
error: device not found
user-MacBook-Pro:tools Arcadia$ ./adb devices
List of devices attached

user-MacBook-Pro:tools Arcadia$ ./adb devices
List of devices attached

user-MacBook-Pro:tools Arcadia$

 

[surgeon0214]

I get... and I have tried a reboot of the phone.


user-MacBook-Pro:tools Arcadia$ ./adb shell fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
error: device not found
user-MacBook-Pro:tools Arcadia$ ./adb devices
List of devices attached

user-MacBook-Pro:tools Arcadia$ ./adb devices
List of devices attached

user-MacBook-Pro:tools Arcadia$

To be honest I have not done the engineering bootloader but I think jcase and the people on the XDA thread will be able to help you greatly considering jcase made the process