Root [Revised] Rooting Gingerbread 2.3.5 Dummies Guide

[TheCaptainNast]

Ok I've hit a snag. I'm in the cmd window and I'm trying to get the identifier token and its saying "fastboot is not recognized as an internal or external command,operable program or batch file". What should i do?

 

[Mikestony]

Ok I've hit a snag. I'm in the cmd window and I'm trying to get the identifier token and its saying "fastboot is not recognized as an internal or external command,operable program or batch file". What should i do?

Do you have to fastboot exe in your Android folder?

 

[TheCaptainNast]

haha good question....i see fast boot but it isn't followed by the .exe

 

[ocnbrze]

Also your phone needs to be in fastboot.. Go to the forums bootloader and select fastboot.

 

[Mikestony]

haha good question....i see fast boot but it isn't followed by the .exe

Well, windows may hide that .exe extension, but when you downloaded it, dont run it, just put it in your Android folder.
Also, make sure you are typing all commands exactly as shown.
Spaces are important.

 

[TheCaptainNast]

It is in fastboot

 

[TheCaptainNast]

and i am double and triple checking and its exactly as it shows up.

 

[CapThrowback]

haha good question....i see fast boot but it isn't followed by the .exe

It's not a folder, is it?

 

[TheCaptainNast]

It's not a folder, is it?

nope

 

[Mikestony]

yay! Cap't's here!! he da man!

 

[TheCaptainNast]

well maybe between the the 4 of us i can get this beast rooted

 

[Mikestony]

Do you have all 5 files downloaded and installed or in correct folders?
You said phone is in fastboot, when you plugged it in, did it say fastboot-usb on the phone?
Are you opening the command line from the Android folder?

 

[TheCaptainNast]

ok one sec i think i figured it out

 

[TheCaptainNast]

this application has failed to starrt because AdbWinApi.dll was not found. re-installing this application may fix this problem. Ive tried this 3 times now...but at least its progress.

 

[TheCaptainNast]

Do you have all 5 files downloaded and installed or in correct folders?
You said phone is in fastboot, when you plugged it in, did it say fastboot-usb on the phone?
Are you opening the command line from the Android folder?

files are downloaded, phone was in fastboot when it was plged in and that is the folder i am opening from

 

[TheCaptainNast]

Success!!!!!!!!

 

[Mikestony]

files are downloaded, phone was in fastboot when it was plged in and that is the folder i am opening from

And you still get the same error message about fastboot?
Edit: n/m, I see you have SUCCESS!! NICE!!

 

[TheCaptainNast]

And you still get the same error message about fastboot?
Edit: n/m, I see you have SUCCESS!! NICE!!

I just deleted and redownloaded the jacked up file about a dozen times and got one to work lol.

 

[TheCaptainNast]

if i get anything else i will be sure to let you know

 

[TheCaptainNast]

OK apparently i'm worse off than i thought. when i try to copy the message it just un-highlights what i am trying to copy. how am i supposed to copy that am i just really that dense?

 

[Mikestony]

OK apparently i'm worse off than i thought. when i try to copy the message it just un-highlights what i am trying to copy. how am i supposed to copy that am i just really that dense?

Dont worry, it's copied....I thought the same thing...just paste it into the big box towards the bottom.

 

[TheCaptainNast]

cool thanks

 

[Spudda]

Hey guys having a little trouble that I'm thinking could be linked to me rooting my phone but I'm not totally sure. Has anyone heard of their phone having a lot of trouble charging after they flashed a new ROM? I feel like the first quetion will be with my kernel but I can say that I have not changed that since rooting my phone. All I've done is flashed the mik ROM and downloaded some apps since rooting. This could be a problem that has nothing to do with the rooting but I'm just not sure and don't want to bring it into Sprint just for them to tell me my warranty is void and they wont replace anything. The phone is charging very briefly and then just stops charging after a little and the only way to get it to charge fully is after MANY MANY times unplugging it and replugging it in, which is so stressful at night when I have no idea whether or not it will stay charging or it will be dead when I wake up (if I wake up, since its also my alarm). Just wondering if anyone has heard of this linked with rooting at all since about 2-3 weeks after I did it is when it started

 

[ocnbrze]

Hey guys having a little trouble that I'm thinking could be linked to me rooting my phone but I'm not totally sure. Has anyone heard of their phone having a lot of trouble charging after they flashed a new ROM? I feel like the first quetion will be with my kernel but I can say that I have not changed that since rooting my phone. All I've done is flashed the mik ROM and downloaded some apps since rooting. This could be a problem that has nothing to do with the rooting but I'm just not sure and don't want to bring it into Sprint just for them to tell me my warranty is void and they wont replace anything. The phone is charging very briefly and then just stops charging after a little and the only way to get it to charge fully is after MANY MANY times unplugging it and replugging it in, which is so stressful at night when I have no idea whether or not it will stay charging or it will be dead when I wake up (if I wake up, since its also my alarm). Just wondering if anyone has heard of this linked with rooting at all since about 2-3 weeks after I did it is when it started

have you tried replacing the cable? or it might be your battery. you can try replacing it.

 

[dman2467]

yea i did everything right now im stuck at step 3 on HTCdev method