Root new Hboot

[Deleted User]

First off, Merry Christmas everybody, hope you've all had a great day day, and eaten amazing amounts of food

Anyway, I've noticed on the alpahrev site that I can install a different hboot from the SD card, first off, is this a safe option?

Secondly, if so, are the following steps ok?

1) Running Oxygen ROM at the moment, so flash Teppics Sense ROM
2) Download Bravo Oxygen R2 table and transfer image to SD Card (and rename)
3) Download dgb ROM and transfer this to SD Card (i know there's smaller)
4) Boot into HBoot, flash the new table in the same way as a ROM?
5) Then flash dgb in the normal way?

Hope all that makes sense?

 

[SUroot]

I can install a different hboot from the SD card, first off, is this a safe option?

Its not the best way (fstboot flash is) but its as safe I suppose

1) Running Oxygen ROM at the moment, so flash Teppics Sense ROM
2) Download Bravo Oxygen R2 table and transfer image to SD Card (and rename)
3) Download dgb ROM and transfer this to SD Card (i know there's smaller)
4) Boot into HBoot, flash the new table in the same way as a ROM?
5) Then flash dgb in the normal way?

1) Why are you flashing teppics rom if its not your final rom? Are you not already S-off? Id not, yes you need rooted tock to s-off, otherwise this step is pointless.

2) It would need renaming to PB99IMG.zip

3) My ROM? Smaller what?

4) No, PB99IMG.zips are automatically picked up by hboot and flashed that way, roms are flashed via recovery

5) yes

But if by dGB you do mean my ROM, why bother with the Oxygen table? Just use mine.

 

[Deleted User]

1) I'm not S-Off yet

2) Got the rename

3) I meant smaller table, got it mixed up a bit, lol

4) So I would only need to boot into Hboot and it does everything for me? I dont need to go through any menus to select my new table??

I'll have a look at your sig for the 65Mb one in that case, is it still a case of just renaming it to PB99IMG.zip

 

[Hadron]

The ones in SUroot's sig will be img files, which you need to flash using fastboot.

Read the root memory faq carefully before doing this stuff - it isn't hard, but you can really mess the phone up if you do it wrong, so make sure everything is clear to you before proceeding.

 

[Deleted User]

Hi guys

I'm a bit stuck again. I've downloaded the 65mb table from the dgb website, however its bringing an error message up saying:

unhandled exception has occured in your application. If you click Continue, the application will ignore this error and attempt to continue. If you click quick, the application will close immediately.

Could not find a part of the path 'Data\hboot.img

Any help would be appreciated

 

[dan55]

hi,
what are you doing when this happens? are you trying to flash it on the phone itself? i think you have to use android flasher app installed on your pc, with the phone in fasboot mode to apply the new hboot.......thats just from my memory btw, which isnt that good

cheers
dan

 

[Deleted User]

I'm using android flasher on the computer with the phone in fastboot connected via USB

 

[dan55]

ah right - ok - sorry - that sounds ok to me - have you check the md5sum of the file?
thats about the only other thing i can think of

 

[Deleted User]

that's ok, any input is appreciated, as I may have missed something simple

I know I've seen how to check the Md5sum so I'll have another search through the forum for it

Cheers Dan

 

[dan55]

cool normally the page where you get a file from lists the md5 value. im not sure how to check it on the pc im afraid - ive only checked it on my phone - ive copied the file on to sd card and then used Es file explore properties option to show md5

 

[Hadron]

I'm pretty sure there's a windows md5 checker in the toolbox thread. It is essential to check the md5 before flashing.

Otherwise tell us *exactly*, in boring detail, what you did when the message was produced.

Personally I recommend reading the fastboot faq and doing it that way. Android flasher is just a gui for fastboot.

 

[SUroot]

Yes manual commands are better

 

[Deleted User]

just run the md5 checker and it matches

in boring details

rebooted the phone into fastboot (shows fastboot USB) once plugged in
Opened Android Flasher, selected HBOOT tickbox then clicked begin
Found the file bravo_alphaspl_dGB65, click open, and thats where the error comes up

Hope that makes sense

 

[SUroot]

It sounds like the application has something missing or is looking for hboot.img instead of your hboots name.

Definitely forget this app and learn to do it manually. It's not hard. All you need is in my adb and fastboot faq (adb part irrelevant here)

 

[Deleted User]

I'm beginning to think that, was just hoping this would be easier than command stuff

Am I right in saying then if I don't need the adb part, that put the phone into fastboot (back and power) connect the USB, then open a command prompt, type fastboot flash hboot and then the file location file name.

Eg, if file is on the C drive and no further folder:
fastboot flash hboot c:\bravo_alphaspl_dGB65.img

 

[SUroot]

Yep. So long as you are a) in the same directory as fastboot or b) you've added fastboot to the environment variables as per our sd tools only download instructions

 

[Deleted User]

I've gone for option B and changed the environment variables, so now I just need to reboot in fastboot, wipe everything plug in the USB and type the commands as above and which will install the new hboot, then another wipe of everything before installing the ROM?

 

[SUroot]

If you already have the Rom you want, nandroid backup, fastboot flash, restore nandroid. That simple.

 

[Deleted User]

All done!!
Was a really quick process, did have a bit of a scare when it stayed on the splashscreen and froze, pulled the battery, went into recovery and it said it couldnt find recovery logs, did a nandroid restore anyway and all sorted.
Now with 21 apps installed, I've used 135 MB and got 233MB free
Thanks SU, Hadron and Dan for your help in this thread

Loving dgb, however I've only got the old market 2.3.3 and I've come to quite like the newer version, just wondering how I can update to it?