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G1 Root help

Hello everyone,
first off, I'm new to all this. Here's my situation,
I was trying to install a new ROM on my G1 and I found instructions on how to gain root access to my phone. I felt like I had followed the instructions but I can't seem to get the ROM installed on my phone. I downloaded Recovery Flasher and installed it. I chose "Backup recovery image" and then "Flash Cyanogen Recovery 1.4" and it all seemed fine, but then when I rebooted my phone and tried to install the new ROM it wouldn't let me. But I think I know what the problem was, I missed the step where I had to rename the folder of the ROM to "update." I went back to factory settings and tried to re-do the steps but this time, Recovery Flasher gives me the options to:
Download Recovery Image
Restore Backup Image
this confuses me because it's not the same as it was the first time I tried it. Does this mean my phone is already rooted? I tried to uninstall and install it again and same 2 options come up.
I know i was doing it right at first because I got all the correct screens that I saw on the instructions, but now I don't. I've been searching here and all over google to see if I can find an answer but I couldn't so I decided to make a thread to see if someone can help.
Thanks!

AFAIK the one-click method doesn't survive a full reboot, because when you reboot the OS it overflashes the recovery partition again with the original (unless you've flashed a new ROM)
Now your problem seems to be the "folder" bit. You do not unzip the ROM, you put, eg, "update-cm-4.0.4-signed.zip" on your SD card as-is. You also no longer need to rename it to use from this recovery partition.

I see,
well, when I tried it with update-cm-4.0.4 (that's what I was trying to install) it said that the file could not be found, and then I read that I'm supposed to change the file name to "update" and when I did that, it found it right away but it gave me the error "No Signature" (something along those lines) even though according to the place where I download it from, it is signed.
Should I just try to boot into recovery mode again and try it out again? I remember the very first time I tried it loaded the screen with a bunch of options, but now it just has 3, Boot Into Home, Wipe, and Apply SDcard zip, I might be wrong on the exact wording of those options but that's all I get...
and recommendations? Thanks for your response

nevermind, I got it to work! Thanks

[Q] Update from FRG83D to Gingerbread

Hi,
I just wanted to update manually to Gingerbread.
But I am truly confused with all the version jibber jabber...
My Android version is 2.2.1, Build Number FRG83D and Kernel is 2.6.32.9-g6624e39 [email protected] #1.
My phone is from german Vodafone Company. Maybe it is because of the language? But I do not care about it, use only English anyhow.
Can I update?
Obviously I can not with the just released file, cause I get a "cannot verify".
Or do I have to wait for another file and why?
Thanks!

Do you have Vodafone or Stock Google Android installed? This update works not on the vodafone version.....

You're not even on the latest version of Froyo, of course you won't be able to use the Gingerbread update.

Update to FRG83G with the last link in this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=11618364&postcount=947
Direct link to FRG83G (from D) http://android.clients.google.com/p...igned-passion-FRG83G-from-FRG83D.2854b06b.zip

How do I switch to the lates stock version that I can update Gingerbread to?
I thought I updated manually to the latest version before...
I really hate this part of Android
edit: oh thanks to the above, guess I'll try that

Brownbay said:
Update to FRG83G with the last link in this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=11618364&postcount=947
Direct link to FRG83G (from D) http://android.clients.google.com/p...igned-passion-FRG83G-from-FRG83D.2854b06b.zip
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This fails to verify too

Can anyone lead me to a way to get to vanilla Android so I wont be bothered with this **** again?

DarsVaeda said:
Can anyone lead me to a way to get to vanilla Android so I wont be bothered with this **** again?
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it seems to me that you are not on the stock android ROM, but you are on a special vodaphone version of the ROM. if this is true, i highly suggest that you get rid of that ROM. that means you should root your phone, gain superuser acces, and install ROM manager.
ROM manager will now let you easily flash a variety of ROMs, just like an official OTA update, and including the stock ROM. so from ROM manager you could switch to stock if you wish, which would let you upgrade to gingerbread. or you can switch to cyanogen, or any other ROM you see in the list.
by far its the best thing to do.

Okay this are the steps I figured so far, if I follow them will I be able to update to Gingerbread?
Any step I forgot?
- Root with this method http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=959672 (yeah I'm on ubuntu)
- then I "download the FRG83 system image from http://developer.htc.com and use fastboot to flash over the system and boot images"
- then I run the update the Gingerbread update

DarsVaeda said:
Okay this are the steps I figured so far, if I follow them will I be able to update to Gingerbread?
Any step I forgot?
- Root with this method http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=959672 (yeah I'm on ubuntu)
- then I "download the FRG83 system image from http://developer.htc.com and use fastboot to flash over the system and boot images"
- then I run the update the Gingerbread update
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That is what I had to do to get mine working...

So you may help me out cause i'm stuck again.
I have rooted via SuperOneClick now, cause the linux one did not work, blame it on eclipse...anyway.
I installed RomManager as suggested above, but there is no FRG83 to choose from.
So i downloaded the FRG83 from HTC and choose that with RomManager. But it does not install, just backups then reboots and nothing changed.
I also tried to do it manually but if i go to fastboot i can not do anything.
There are only Bootloader, Reboot, Reboot Bootloader and Power Down.
I named the downloaded zip (http://dl4.htc.com/RomCode/Source_and_Binaries/signed-passion-img-FRG83_0923.zip), root.zip and placed it in the root of the sd-card.
What am i missing?

DarsVaeda said:
So you may help me out cause i'm stuck again.
I have rooted via SuperOneClick now, cause the linux one did not work, blame it on eclipse...anyway.
I installed RomManager as suggested above, but there is no FRG83 to choose from.
So i downloaded the FRG83 from HTC and choose that with RomManager. But it does not install, just backups then reboots and nothing changed.
I also tried to do it manually but if i go to fastboot i can not do anything.
There are only Bootloader, Reboot, Reboot Bootloader and Power Down.
I named the downloaded zip (http://dl4.htc.com/RomCode/Source_and_Binaries/signed-passion-img-FRG83_0923.zip), root.zip and placed it in the root of the sd-card.
What am i missing?
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I downgraded to stock from my laptop.
You go into fastboot on the device and then on your computer run commands like:
Code:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
and
Code:
fastboot flash system system.img
.
Fastboot in this case is used to restore the stock images from your computer to the device.
You then need to re-apply all the updates.

Just flash the full stock Gingerbread ROM from the dev section. Easy peasy.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=968396

Hi all,
I have exactly the same problem as DarsVaeda, and also the same specs:
Nexus One (Vodafone NL)
Android version 2.2.1
Build Number FRG83D
Kernel version 2.6.32.9-g6624e39 [email protected] #1
HBOOT-0.35.0017
RADIO 5.12.00.08
I've been trying to find a solution for the problem but trying to update to FRG83G gives me the same error message:
Finding update package…
Opening update package…
Verifying update package…
E:failed to verify whole-file signature
E:signature verification failed
installation aborted
if someone has a solution, please post it here

I believe Vodafone tweak their ROMs, so you can't install the update. You will need to revert your phone to complete stock, or root and flash files through a custom recovery, our unlock the bootloader and fastboot flash...
Sent from my Nexus One using XDA App

Yep he's right.
I am on gingerbread now.
I rooted with super one click.
Then installed rom manager.
Flash a custom recovery (ie. at the bottom).
Downloaded stock FRG83G from HTC.
Booted into the recovery and installed the rom.
Afterwards I could update to gingerbread.
No downsides yet.
You can also flash the stock gingerbread rom now. Saves you one step.
It's linked here in the forum.
Sent from my Nexus One using XDA App

So there is no way around it? if I want Gingerbread on my Nexus I have to root it or wait for Vodafone.
I'm unsure about rooting, never done it before and I'm a noob in this field, but I really, really want the update
If you don't mind, DarsVaeda, and in the light of your success with that method, could you maybe post an even more detailed step by step instructions of how you did it?

Sure.
First of all I lost all data that was not saved remotely. Like SMS or application data from applications that do not remotely store data. Keep that in mind! But it's worth it.
I backup SMS to my google account anyway and delete them after some time from my phone, so I was fine with that.
As far as I know now you do not void your warranty if you root with "SuperOneClick". The root will also be gone after you flashed the rom. On my phone there is only a program called "superuser" left, but it's not usable since the phone is not rooted anymore.
Step by step:
before get all of this:
- get and install the USB Android drivers on your WindowsOS explained here (and download): http://developer.android.com/sdk/win-usb.html
- install "RomManager" from the market on your phone
- get "SuperOneClick" here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682
- get the Gingerbread Stock ROM: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=968396
- rename the stock rom to "root.zip" and place it on the SD-Card, top level
1. on your phone goto Settings -> Applications -> Development -> check "USB debugging"
2. connect phone with USB to your Windows machine (drivers above should be installed and Windows should recognize the phone)
3. fire up SuperOneClick and click "root", wait until it tells you it wants to run a test
3a. if it fails to root the first time, just hit root again (I had to do it, after second try it worked)
4. restart the phone after it is rooted
5. back in Android start RomManager
6. in RomManager flash a custom recovery, I took the one at the bottom (something with alternative recovery, second last entry)
6a. it might want you to install additional software, allow it
6b. it will ask you for rights, allow them
7. after the flash is finished boot into the recovery (second entry from top of rommanager)
8. in the custom recovery navigate to the point where you can apply an update with a zip file (in the one i took it was the second entry I guess)
9. after you choose the entry you can choose the zip, choose the "root.zip" and apply
10. now the installation should start with verifying and then actually applying the rom
11. restart the phone
11a. if you are now stuck in the start animation (the one with that floating x-thing) and it does not go on you have to reset all you data (factory reset)
11b. power off the phone and start it with pressing the power button and volume down
11c. a screen appears, navigate to "recovery" and hit the power button (you have to wait till it loads something, then you can press that)
11d. in the new screen there should be an option called factory reset, if not it is like "wipe all data" -> that's when you loose all your data (I had to do it)
11e. reboot the phone
12. Gingerbread should boot now
Feel free to ask any questions if you have. Hopefully I can help.
I did not use the stock rom directly, guess that saves you one step.
If it does not work, but I guess so you have to do the same as above but install this rom first:
http://dl4.htc.com/RomCode/Source_and_Binaries/signed-passion-img-FRG83_0923.zip
After you installed it boot the phone and check if the version is correct: Settings -> about phone.
If so get the Gingerbread update (http://android.clients.google.com/p...signed-passion-GRI40-from-FRG83G.81304b2d.zip) and place it on the SD-card as "update.zip".
Boot to the recovery, same steps as the factory reset. There will be an option "apply update.zip". Use that and after it you will also have Gingerbread.

Wow! thank you so much for the step by step guide, I really appreciate it now I feel more confident to attempt the feat of updating.

You don't need to root to update.
Follow the wiki guide to unroot/restore using the passimg method for FRG33, then install the updates to FRG83, 83D, 83G, then finally Gingerbread...
Sent from my Nexus One using XDA App

[Q] Help with rooting/romming

Hi, everyone.
I am trying to install a rom on a Samsung Captivate and having some, but not total, success.
I used the super one-click method to root, but I may have messed it up; I unplugged it too soon, when it appeared to hang pushing busybox.
However, when I rebooted the phone, it had superuser. I installed both ROM manager, one-click lag fix, and titanium backup from the market, and opened the applications. In all instances, I had no problem granting superuser permissions. In Titanium, it showed I needed to have usb debugging checked (which I had), and third-party applications (which I can't find in the menu).
However, when I ran ROM manager, I flashed Clockwork, and everything seemed to go all right, with no errors or warnings, but it won't actually boot into the Clockwork recovery. I can only get into the stock (blue) recovery, with a handful of options.
Fearful that I messed up the rooting by unplugging, I unrooted and then re-rooted. This time I didn't unplug anything, and it said it had success. The phone has a superuser app icon. It looks like superuser stuck around even after I wiped cache/data. I verified root via root checker, and it seems to be working correctly, and busy box is correctly installed. I installed ROM manager again and reran it and reflashed it, and it requested superuser, which I granted.
But then I reboot into recovery from ROM manager, and I'm pretty sure it's not clockwork. It's five options, all in blue.
I must be doing something wrong. Help, anyone?

Reinstall packages in normal recovery ... If you get an error saying signature verification failed, its because you're on froyo that has 3e recovery, search got 3e signature verification...
Also one click lag fix is pretty outdated and useless...

willentrekin said:
Hi, everyone.
I am trying to install a rom on a Samsung Captivate and having some, but not total, success.
I used the super one-click method to root, but I may have messed it up; I unplugged it too soon, when it appeared to hang pushing busybox.
However, when I rebooted the phone, it had superuser. I installed both ROM manager, one-click lag fix, and titanium backup from the market, and opened the applications. In all instances, I had no problem granting superuser permissions. In Titanium, it showed I needed to have usb debugging checked (which I had), and third-party applications (which I can't find in the menu).
However, when I ran ROM manager, I flashed Clockwork, and everything seemed to go all right, with no errors or warnings, but it won't actually boot into the Clockwork recovery. I can only get into the stock (blue) recovery, with a handful of options.
Fearful that I messed up the rooting by unplugging, I unrooted and then re-rooted. This time I didn't unplug anything, and it said it had success. The phone has a superuser app icon. It looks like superuser stuck around even after I wiped cache/data. I verified root via root checker, and it seems to be working correctly, and busy box is correctly installed. I installed ROM manager again and reran it and reflashed it, and it requested superuser, which I granted.
But then I reboot into recovery from ROM manager, and I'm pretty sure it's not clockwork. It's five options, all in blue.
I must be doing something wrong. Help, anyone?
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Have you reinstalled package??
If you get signature failed after doing so - means u're on froyo 2.2 and you need 3e recovery fix. If not, u're on eclair 2.1 and flashing will be as easy as stealing from a baby

studacris said:
Reinstall packages in normal recovery ... If you get an error saying signature verification failed, its because you're on froyo that has 3e recovery, search got 3e signature verification...
Also one click lag fix is pretty outdated and useless...
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OMG really?? you replied the same thing as I did I call JYNX!!

Beat ya! ;p

studacris said:
Reinstall packages in normal recovery ... If you get an error saying signature verification failed, its because you're on froyo that has 3e recovery, search got 3e signature verification...
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That's exactly the error I'm getting. Searched it and working on it now. Will report back.
Also one click lag fix is pretty outdated and useless...
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I figured so, but I was attempting to check root against all the sources I could, and I remembered there having been an 'unroot' option. But thanks for the confirmation. I figured it wasn't much use on a Captivate anyway.

Okay.
So I found two threads concerning the 3e recovery.
I tried the one here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=833423
And it started okay but then failed to refind a temporary root and aborted. This was the second temporary root, though; the first time it checked, it was fine.
So I went here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=909213
And extracted the file and downloaded Root Explorer, but my explorer only goes dev/block/delv. There's no other folder besides delv under block, so far as I can see. No st19.
Further help? Thanks so much in advance.

No, that instuction is to how to mount the system to r/w if using a terminal ... With root explorer that is a button on the top right so press that and move on to the next step and put the file in /system/bin. Reboot ... Bam!

studacris said:
No, that instuction is to how to mount the system to r/w if using a terminal ... With root explorer that is a button on the top right so press that and move on to the next step and put the file in /system/bin. Reboot ... Bam!
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Okay. So, I moved the recovery file to my sdcard from my desktop, so it was on the phone. I ran root explorer, then first went into the sdcard to copy the file. After that, into system, then bin, which I mounted as r/w, and then pasted the recovery file there.
I got so excited I tried to do clockwork before rebooting. Now it gets to the update bit and seems about to work but sticks.
Do I need to wipe everything and retry? Just reboot?

reboot, you might want to paste the file in and reboot just for peace of mind ... also that downloaded update.zip with CWM could be bad, redownload it with rom mananger ... or take this one.

studacris said:
reboot, you might want to paste the file in and reboot just for peace of mind ... also that downloaded update.zip with CWM could be bad, redownload it with rom mananger ... or take this one.
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Ha! Got it! It looked like it might bootloop for a second, and then it came up as stock recovery, and then I reinstalled packages and it came up with the green!
Wooo!
Thanks so much. Hopefully that'll be the last of the problems. Installing purplicious now. It looks like it's working.

[Q] Rom Manager/ClockworkMod recovery - need help

I have installed Rom Manager (paid version), and clicked the "Install ClockworkMod Recovery" button.
It asks for the device - selected Samsung S Captivate (which is what my phone is).
It asks for (and gets) root, pops up a message saying that it has downloaded ClockWorkMod Recovery, then seems to do nothing else.
If I then click on Backup Current ROM, it presents a name for the backup (date and time), then re-boots the phone into recovery.
No backup happens, and the recovery is the Samsung one.
So the installation of ClockworkMod Recovery seems to have failed.
Tried several more times - same result. Tried installing recovery a few times too.
Looked at the filestore -- the clockworkmod recovery download is there.
Deleted Rom Manager, re-installed - tried again - same results.
Any suggestions???

PhilipPeake said:
I have installed Rom Manager (paid version), and clicked the "Install ClockworkMod Recovery" button.
It asks for the device - selected Samsung S Captivate (which is what my phone is).
It asks for (and gets) root, pops up a message saying that it has downloaded ClockWorkMod Recovery, then seems to do nothing else.
If I then click on Backup Current ROM, it presents a name for the backup (date and time), then re-boots the phone into recovery.
No backup happens, and the recovery is the Samsung one.
So the installation of ClockworkMod Recovery seems to have failed.
Tried several more times - same result. Tried installing recovery a few times too.
Looked at the filestore -- the clockworkmod recovery download is there.
Deleted Rom Manager, re-installed - tried again - same results.
Any suggestions???
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First, you need to be rooted. If you are rooted already, when you get to the Samsung recovery, is it the 3e recovery? if so, you need to get around that first be reading here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=909213
Once you get around 3e recovery you can flash whatever you want. Report back, let us konw how it goes.
edit: oops, just noticed that you did say you have root when you mentioned you allowed root access for Rom Manager.

Reboot to Recovery and select "reinstall packages". --- u may have to do it twice, but then u should be in CWM Recovery... Unless u have the stock 3e recovery as stated above.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA Premium App

Ok - loaded the modified 3e recovery binary.
Seems to be working, because now when I boot into recovery I see:
-- Movi_check Start..||
checksum confirmation need_checksum[0]
Not need checksum confirmation
...
But still can't get clockworkmod recovery to load.
Tried loading an old version, followed by re-loading the current version.
Backup Current ROM ... and still see the Samsung recovery utils message,
and of course, no backup.

Ok -- lets try reinstall packages twice ...
Ok - that did it.
Thanks!!

As said in the post above your last one, you do have to select Reinstall packages twice to get into CWM. Are you selecting it twice?
edit: just saw your post above. glad you got it working.

Ok - now some random questions (for my education):
First, any idea why it might take TWO re-installs of packages for things to work?
It always makes me a bit nervous when repeating an operation has different effects. Software is supposed to be deterministic!
Next, I assume that installing clockworkmod recovery just replaces the "recovery" binary in /system/bin (?).
If so, why didn't (couldn't?) I just get hold of a single binary and drop it into /system/bin in place of the standard recovery binary?

PhilipPeake said:
Ok - now some random questions (for my education):
First, any idea why it might take TWO re-installs of packages for things to work?
It always makes me a bit nervous when repeating an operation has different effects. Software is supposed to be deterministic!
Next, I assume that installing clockworkmod recovery just replaces the "recovery" binary in /system/bin (?).
If so, why didn't (couldn't?) I just get hold of a single binary and drop it into /system/bin in place of the standard recovery binary?
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As far as the re-installing packages twice, you should only have to do that once. now when you reboot to recovery, or 3-button boot to recovery it should go right to CWM.
And I have no idea about the single binary thing. I just followed instructions as you did to get it working. Hahaha!

Honesty on a forum -- I like that!
Just did a bit of poking around ... it doesn't replace the restore binary, looks like it uses that to load CWM -- if you issue a "reboot recovery" you end up in the standard recovery. If you run reboot into recovery from Rom Manager, you can see it loads the original recovery first, then jumps into CWM.
I suppose this is actually a good thing, because you always have the old recovery to fall back to.
Thanks a lot ... I would probably never have found the 3e restore replacement without that pointer.
Philip

Why cant i Flash my rooted SGH-t599N...HELP!!

OK so... (and TO EVERYONE SORRY FOR THIS NOVEL, I JUST NEED HELP REALLY BAD)
First off i own two droid products
- Motorola Droid X2 (Rooted - Flashed with Eclipse Custom ROM)
- Samsung Galaxy Exhibit 4G (MetroPCS version SGH-t599N) (Just recently rooted today by way of Cydnia Impactor, SU access ready)
Now from page 1, seeing this thread is directly related to the SGH-t599N model, I have been sitting here for 5 hrs trying to flash the CM10.1 and gAPPs to my Exhibit with no avail... I've had slight problems rooting the X2 so trial and error is expected but this is taking to long and the install instructions on page 1 lack clarity...
I tryed with both Goo Manager and Rom Manager to flash the ROM in and get hits with these problems:
Goo.im(Manager app): Tap app<grants SU promissions< tap menu< tap Install OpenRecovery...<are you sure confirmation screen: YES< looking for recovery< No recoveries were found on your device (even tho i have both TWRP and CWM ready)...then i tap Flash ROMs<important message screen pops (you must have openrecoveryscript with two options
-a.)try to find one for me ((tapping leads to "No recoveries were found on your device"))
-b.) I already have one installed ((Tapping leads to No GooManager Folder...add and order button are there but clicking/tapping gives me the same "No GooManager Folder" response...Dead end.
Rom Manager(Manager app):Tap app<grants SU promissions<tap Recovery Setup< its ask to set up recovery by installing or update CMW recovery or option 2, Recovery already installed with listed options CMW and TWRP...clicking on either CMW from option 1 or 2 both lead to select model ((Samsung GS i9000, Epic4G, S3 MetroPCS, or Prevail 2 Boost Mobile which none are my SGH-t599N leaving me with the last option, "Device not listed above"< Tap "Device not listed above"< Message: SGH-T599N does not have an official supported CMW recovery yet, Have you installed a CMW based recovery manually...(asumming the CMW apk ive Downloaded i hit YES< ask for type CMW2.x or CMW 3.x+< ROM manager has been set to the existing Recovery< returns me to menu screen again with listed recovery as ((CURRENT RECOVERY: CMW 5.X.X.X Lastest Recovery 6.0.4.5 CMW Touch is available!...whatever that means...
then i click ROM manageement option: Install ROM< I select cm-10.1-20130922-Unofficial-codinamtr.zip and since using the basic version i can only do one zip at a time,its not loaded in the ROM addons section....heres were it gets weird....
I tap Install option: Reboot and Install< ask if i want to install in CMW< i confirm and it reboot to what looks to be some type of recovery screen, which ive seen before when rooting my DX2...but this time its missing the option to install Update.zip which was the option i chose to install my Eclipse Firmware on the DX2.. the blue text screen i see say and quote
Android System Recovery <3e>
Volume Up/Down to move and power to select
Reboot System Now
apply Update for ADB
apply update from exteral storage
wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache partition
apply Update from cache
# MANUAL MODE#
-- Applying Mutil-CSC-code: TMB
Successfully applied Multi-CSC
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this screen scares me a bit as when i was rooting the Dx2 I bricked my phone several times from this screen so knowing this i am hesitant from
select anything from this screen. so i click on reboot now and it returns me back to my normal setting with nothing changed and returning to full circle of trying to figure out how to flash the darn ZIP file........I am in extreme need of knowledgeable and successful people with the CM working properly on the Samsung Exhibit 4g (MetroPCS SGH-t599N)...
Any help? Sorry again for the novel, i just want to be as descriptive as possible
-"aPoC."