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Originally Posted by grants04
In post #112 you linked to a video by FastRX8 ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oja2a...349&feature=iv). In that video, it only instructs you to type stuff in the Android Terminal Emulator once. I never could get my phone to ask me if I wanted to start the update the second time. In the video version, I did not have to go through it a second time...
From there I kind of did a hybrid of the recovery method in the video and that in post #1 (they are a little different). I went ahead and followed the video and was able to make a nand backup and did the three wipes (2x each) but since I did not have a new ROM ready on my sd card I just rebooted. I am not sure where I am at now. I hate doing this piecemeal but I had to quick last night.
My plan now is to find a ROM that I like and then figure out where to go in these steps. I am in Houston so I would not mind keeping 4G. Suggestions?
Also, my Q's are:
1. Can I use the Titanium backup I made before this root method to restore everything after the root?
2. Is there a ROM that will update the radio and wimax for me too? I am new to Android and would rather do it all at once if I can. |
Oh good, dont feel so bad about not remembering as it was 800 posts ago
Titanium backup needs root access to work so I'm not sure how you were able to use it before the root?
There's a ROM that updates both radio and wimax successfully but I'd hold off on that till we make sure you're where you need to be.
The fact that you had to do the manual recovery method (@5:00 in the vid) means at best-you didnt apply the recovery image correctly and at worst you didnt unlock Nand-I fear that may be the case as you were have issues with the eng-PC36 file which unlocks Nand. (continued below)
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No. That wasn't it. I did that part right the first time (added "root-" and deleted "eng-"). I never got to the step to rename them the second time because the phone read the zip file then went back to the menu, never asking me to update like it did the first time. Oh well, I **think** I successfully got past that part...
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Well you cant just "get past" that part. Check your hboot version.
Boot into boot loader and look at what version you have:
.79 your on the stock bootloader=you're "partially rooted" and need to redo the eng-PC36 step again. Possibilities:
Your file was corrupted-a lot of users have been getting incomplete DL's lately (I think you said you verified this-but triple check)
You didnt apply the eng-mtd file correctly is another possibility.
.76.2 means your Nand unlocked and fully rooted but if you stll have Recovery issues then something went wrong when you flashed the recovery.img