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Unable to find device in RSDLite

Hi guys, I'm using Motorola Milestone and my bootloader is 90.78. I opened RSDLite and plug in the phone in bootloader mode but my RSDLite is unable to detect my device.
I have already installed the motorola drivers. Anyone has any ideas?

bryant_16 said:
Hi guys, I'm using Motorola Milestone and my bootloader is 90.78. I opened RSDLite and plug in the phone in bootloader mode but my RSDLite is unable to detect my device.
I have already installed the motorola drivers. Anyone has any ideas?
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Same issue here. I have bootloader 90.74. On my Windows 7 there's no way...
Drivers 4.1 and 4.6 tested...but no way...

Anyone has any ideas about this issue?

Weird problem :s Works fine on my Win 7 VM. You could maybe try to uninstall and reinstall the driver :/

Some people have issues with RSDLite on Windows 7 64 bits.
I used to have the same problem and finally I had to install it on my netbook which has W7 32 bits and it worked fine.
Did you managed to install it in an other computer ?

The latest RSDLite versions didn't worked for either but version 4.5.3 works good under Windows 7 for me!

I found a solution
Like the rest, I too had the same problem. Then I found out how to make it work by accident.
I am using RSDlite version 4.5.7 on Windows 7 (32-bit version).
This is what you must do.
Step 1:
Download Open Recovery Version 1.46 for Milestone from http://www.modmymobile.com/forums/downloads.php?do=file&id=28089
Step 2:
It is a rar file, so use any free software to extract out the contents of this OpenRecovery_v1_46_SHOLS.rar file to a new folder on your desktop.
After u have extracted it, look for a file called vulnerable_recovery.sbf. Copy out this vulnerable_recovery.sbf file to somewhere on your pc for example to the root of your C drive on your PC.
Step 3:
Download from this script to disable the recovery check for signed recovery menu (so that we can apply update.zip later) from
http://modmymobile.com/forums/attac...le-recovery-disable_recovery_check_by_ota.zip.
Unzip the file and there should be a file called Disable_recovery_check_by_OTA.sh
Step 4:
Copy the Disable_recovery_check_by_OTA.sh file to a sub folder called scripts that is within the OpenRecovery folder (which we have already extracted earlier) (eg. OpenRecovery\scripts).
Step 5:
Boot up the phone as per normal and then connect the phone to PC via USB cable
Step 6:
Change the USB Connection to Memory Card Accessl
Step 7:
Go to the desktop of your PC and open up the folder where the contents of the extracted OpenRecovery_v1_46_SHOLS.rar file is. You should then copy the update.zip to the root of your phone's SD card (eg. SDcard\update.zip).
Also copy the whole OpenRecovery folder also to the root level of your SD card (eg. SDcard\OpenRecovery)
Step 8:
Change the USB Connection to Portal & Tool. This is the trick that will allow RSDLite to detect your phone.
Step 9:
Launch RSDLite ver.4.5.7
Step 10:
It will take a few seconds for your phone to appear in the device list of RSDLite
Step 11:
Click on the "..." button and locate and open the vulnerable_recovery.sbf file which we have extracted earlier and had copied out to somewhere (eg. root of C drive).
Step 12:
Click on the "Start" button.
Step 13:
Immediately you would see something in the status progress of RSDlite. RSDlite will switch your phone to the Bootloader mode by itself.
Step 14: - Very Important Step
Pay attention to the status of the Bootloader on your phone. Halfway thru the progress of flashing the vulnerable_recovery.sbf, RSDlite will initiate a reboot of your phone.
When that happens, you must prevent the phone from rebooting into the normal Android mode and get it to boot into the Bootloader mode by quickly pressing & holding up on your D-pad in horizontal (landscape) position.
I would suggest that b4 RSDlite initiate the reboot, you should be prepared for it by sliding out the keyboard first and hold it in the horizontal (landscape) position and get ready to press up on the D-Pad.
by quickly turning your phone to the horizontal position (landscape) and press and hold up on the D-Pad of your phone. Hold the up key of your D-pad for about 3 to 4 seconds before release it and it should be now back in the bootloader mode.
Do not do anything yet. You will know when the flashing of the vulnerable_recovery.sbf is completed and successful when the result in RSDLite device list window says "PASS".
Step 15: - Also very important step
Once the flashing of the vulnerable_recovery.sbf is complete (after you see "PASS" in RSDlite), you may close RSDlite and then unplug the phone from the USB cable.
The phone is still in the bootloader mode. Now be prepared to boot into the recovery mode. This is very important. If you fail to boot into the recovery mode then you will have to repeat from Step 8
The technique that I use on my Motorola Milestone to boot into the recovery mode is by using the 3 button technique. I press the "x" key + power button + camera button together at the same time and hold it until the recovery mode icon appears which is a an exclamation mark within a triangle.
Step 16:
While in the recovery mode, slide the keyboard back in. Then press and hold the volume up button first and then press the camera button once and when you see the recovery menu you can quickly release the volume up button.
Step 17:
Slide the keyboard out. Use the D-pad to navigate. If you are holding the phone in vertical position, then to navigate up and down the recovery menu, just press up or down on the D-pad. To confirm your selection, press down on the middle of your D-Pad.
Using your D-Pad, scroll down to the part it says "apply sdcard:update.zip" and press the middle of your D-Pad to select it.
You should see something packages being downloaded to your phone which is part of the installation process of the Motorola Milestone Open Recovery Menu which is not the stock Recovery Menu.
Step 18:
Once you are in the Motorola Milestone Open Recovery Menu, scroll down to the option that says "Run Script". Select that option.
Step 19:
Then you should be able to see a list of scripts and one of them should be "Disable_recovery_check_by_OTA.sh". Select that script.
Step 20:
Once that "Disable_recovery_check_by_OTA.sh" has been applied, the phone will no longer check for signed recovery menus like this Motorola Milestone Open Recovery Menu when ever you go into the stock recovery menu to "apply sdcard:update.zip". This means you can install different types of "Open Recovery Menu" for different custom roms for Motorola Milestone.
Besides using this Motorola Milestone Open Recovery Menu, I have also tried the following 2 "Open Recovery Menu" on my Milestone:
1) Androidiani OpenRecovery 3.3 - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=796679
2) G.O.T OpenRecovery (for installing G.O.T custom FROYO rom) - http://groupoften.wordpress.com/g-o-t-s-openrecovery/
Important Note:
Before you start to install custom roms please do a Nandroid back up of your phone in case something goes wrong during the installation of the custom rom, you can restore your phone back to stock rom.
The Nandroid back up and restore option is available within all 3 "Open Recovery Menu" mentioned above.

I have Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit and I use Motorola USB Drivers 4.7.1 and RSD Lite 4.9. So it would be good to download these versions, which are the latest. If this wont work, do a factory reset on your Milestone.

[GUIDES] Root, nand unlock, radio update, Froyo 2.2 update, Restore stock radio/rom

This thread covers things already covered before. This is not a mindless repeat but an attempt to collect information contained in previous guides into one step by step guide to help people having difficulty finding all the information they need to do each of the things listed in the title. If there is missing or incorrect information please let me know and I will update.
Root, nand unlock, radio update, Froyo Rom install (Two Froyo sections. One is if you want to use Cyanogen and one is if you want to use another Froyo rom)... all in one.
Section 1: "Rooting the phone"
Section 2: "Nand unlocking"
Section 3: "Updating your radio"
Section 4A: "Installing Cyanogen Rom"
Section 4B: "Installing other Froyo Rom"
Section 5: "Installing Amon_RA Recovery" (Alternative to Clockwork, optional section for those wishing to give it a try)
Section 6: "Restore to stock rom and radio and turning S-ON" (Good for an RMA)
Section 7: "Installing custom themes" (Just a placeholder currently for an upcoming update)
Section 8: "Installing custom splash screen"
Section 9: "Installing Ubuntu on your Incredible" (Just a placeholder currently for an upcoming update)
This guide is meant to be a quick guide with all of the information to root your phone, nand unlock it, radio update it and put a Froyo rom on it, all in one easy place. For those of you who have done all of this you know how hard it can be to find all of this information.
I claim absolutly no credit for any of this. If you wana give credit, give it to the people who did all of the work, not me. The only thing I accept credit for, and trust me, this is a VERY tiny contribution to the hard work that all of these devs have done, is to put it all in one place.
Disclaimer: I am not a dev. I can not help you with your unique problem, consult the real devs, the ones who made the guides to which I will link. Following this guide or any of the ones I am referencing to can be dangerous and can cause you to end up with a bricked phone (Bricked: Dead, gone, finished, useless, trash, worthless, $400 paper weight, a phone with one app: "Black screen") Notice: Bricking ones phone can cause unwanted side effects such as the desire to scream uncontrollably or the desire to chock the nearest person, continue at your own risk. While following these guides carefully can greatly reduce the risk of a bricked phone, the risk is still inherent and one does continue at their own risk and can not hold this poster or any of the poster of the guides referenced responsibile for any damages caused to the phone, OS or anything related thereto. (I'm not a lawyer, so sorry if that doesn't cover every loophole, point is, don't blame us)
**** MAKE SURE YOU HAVE YOUR PHONE PLUGGED IN FOR ALL OF THIS!!! YOU DON'T WANT YOUR PHONE DYING AT ANY POINT IN THIS GUIDE****
First let's download all of the files we will be needing.
Go here: http://unrevoked.com/#inc
Download both Unrevoked3 and Unrevoked Forever.
Go here: http://adrynalyne.stfuthxbye.net/radio/2.15.00.07.28/PB31IMG.zip
Download this file, it is the 2.15 radio update (DO NOT PUT IT ON THE SDCARD YET)
Now that we have the files, let's get started.
Section 1 "Rooting the phone"
Step 1: Power on your phone.
Step 2: Go to settings.
Step 3: Go to Applications.
Step 4: Go to Development.
Step 5: Select USB debugging.
Step 6: Connect your phone to your computer.
Step 7: Run the Unrevoked3 file that you downloaded.
Additional Step: If you get stuck here with this message on Unrevoked3, "Waiting for bootloader; Make sure driver is installed!" then go to this webpage and follow the instructions there.
Step 8: After it finishes you will be in what is called recovery. It is a black screen with green text options. Reboot should be selected already, press the optical trackball to reboot your phone.
Step 9: Once your phone has rebooted pull down the notification bar and turn on the disk drive part of the USB connection so you can access the files on your sdcard.
Step 10: Save all of the contents of your sdcard to a folder on your computer.
Step 11: Go to My Computer (I am assuming you using Windows because if you were using Linux you probably would have figured all of this stuff out for yourself, however if you are using linux like me, you know how to adapt these parts of the guide to fit your Linux) and find your sdcard (make sure it's your sdcard and not the internal storage of your phone)
Step 12: Format the sdcard to fat32.
Step 13: Place your files back on the sdcard.
Step 14: Place the unrevoked forever zipped file on the sdcard (in the bottom directory, in other words, not in any folders)
Step 15: Go to the market application on your phone and find and install "Rom Manager" by ClockworkMod.
Step 16: Pull down the notification bar and turn off disk drive. (Select charge only)
Step 17: Open "Rom Manager" (it will ask for root permission, grant it)
Step 18: Select "Backup Current ROM" (This is a nandroid backup and will save you countless hours trying to get your phone back to operable status should you mess something up, it will however do nothing to help you if you brick your phone, that's different.)
Once it is done with the backup it will reboot the phone. Congrats, you now have a rooted phone and a backup created!
Section 2 "Nand unlocking"
("But I already rooted my phone, what is this?" Ummm... well it's hard to explain but basically it's a FULL rooting, in laymans terms, one that will allow you to flash stuff that hasn't been signed, like a radio update. I may be a little bit off on the description but I will update it if someone wants to explain it a little better than that)
If you run into a problem in this section or section 4A or 4B with the recovery saying it is unable to find /cach/update.zip go into Rom Manager and at the bottom there is an option to install old recoveries, install an older recovery like 2.5.0.1 and attempt the section again.
Step 1: Go into "Rom Manager" app.
Step 2: Select "Reboot into Recovery"
Step 3: The green text menu will appear upon reboot. Select "install zip from sdcard" (Note: You can use your optical trackball to move around the menu, then press it to make a selection.)
Step 4: Locate the unrevoked forever zip you placed on the sdcard earlier and install it.
Step 5: Once the install is done press the power button to move back once in the recovery menu.
Step 6: Reboot your phone.
Congrats, you now have a FULLY rooted phone. Be sure to thank the Unrevoked team for their hard work! Thanks guys!!! We love you!!
Section 3 "Updating your radio"
NOTICE: This section is by far the most dangerous sections of all of this stuff. For this reason I will give a warning about what NOT to do before I even tell you what to do. During this process we will be updating the radio. When we go to update the radio it will ask you if you wish to update using the file it has found. You will answer yes and allow it to do the update. Should you mess up at any point and be asked again to do the update, DO NOT DO IT!!! If you update your radio twice with this file, you WILL brick your phone. Once again, DO NOT update the radio twice with this file.
Note: This section can only be done if you have done the previous section, Nand unlock. Also there has been a bit of confusion when trying to update the radio, please ensure that you follow the steps carefully as some people are attempting to update their radio from recovery. Updating your radio is done from HBOOT, not recovery.
Step 1: Locate the "PB31IMG.zip" file you downloaded earlier.
Step 2: Place it on the sdcard (in the bottom directory)
Step 3: Power off your phone.
Step 4: Hold the volume down button and then press and hold the power on button at the same time. This will boot you into a screen that says something about HBOOT.
Step 5: At this point it will scan for a file and find the "PB31IMG.zip" file on your sdcard and ask if you wish to update with it. Select yes.
Step 6: You should see a bar on the right that shows you the loading progress. Once it is done, press the power button and the menu options should change.
Step 7: You should now have an option to reboot your phone, press the volume down button and then the power on button to select it.
Step 8: Once your phone is booted go to settings.
Step 9: Select "About Phone" (At the bottom)
Step 10: Select "Software Information"
Step 11: Ensure that in the "Baseband version" section it says "2.15.XX.XX.XX" (No, not really X's, just any numbers there will do)
Step 12: Install a file manager on your phone. Astro File manager will do.
Step 13: Locate the "PB31IMG.zip" file on your sdcard and delete it. (You want to remove it off of your sdcard so you don't make a mistake and update your radio again, bricking your phone)
Congrats, you now have an updated radio!! (Hopefully a phone that isn't bricked either cause you were sure to follow my warning)
There are two Section 4's. Section 4A is for people wishing to install the Cyanogen Rom. Section 4B is for people wishing to install another Froyo 2.2 Rom of their choice. Do not do both sections, I have added the other section so that people have a choice as not everyone wants to use Cyanogen.
Section 4A "Installing Cyanogen Rom"
Step 1: Open "Rom Manager" app.
Step 2: Select "Download ROM"
Step 3: Select "CyanogenMod"
Step 4: Select "CyanogenMod 6.0.0-RC3" (If the numbers are greater than that, that is fine, just means there has been a Cyanogen update)
Step 5: Select Download (If it gives you the option, download google apps too)
Step 6: It should ask if you want to wipe with this install, select yes, it will also ask if you want to do a backup, I recommend you do.
Step 7: Once it is done with the update it should reboot and you are finished.
Section 4B "Installing other Froyo Roms"
Step 1: Find and download the froyo rom of your choice. (Jager and Skyraider are a couple choices but there are others, happy hunting)
Step 2: Place the rom on your sdcard (in the bottom directory)
Step 3: Open "Rom Manager"
Step 4: Select "Reboot into Recovery"
Step 5: Once in recovery select "install zip from sdcard"
Step 6: Locate the rom you placed on your sdcard and install it.
Step 7: Once the update is finished select "wipe data/factory reset"
Step 8: Confirm the wipe. (This will keep you from getting stuck in a boot loop)
Step 9: Reboot your phone.
Note: If you did not wipe your phone after installing a new rom and are stuck in a boot loop, pull your battery out, replace it and hold the volume down button and the power button at the same time. This will place you in HBOOT. Once it has checked your SD card for any signed updates use the volume down button and select the "RECOVERY" option by pressing the power button. This will reboot your phone into recovery where you can preform the "wipe data/factory reset" to get you out of the boot loop.
Congrats, you have a rooted phone with the nand unlocked, the radio updated and a VERY sweet cooked rom on your phone. Your phone should be speedier than ever. Enjoy and be sure to thank the rom developers for their hard work!!
Section 5 "Installing Amon_RA Recovery"
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=758874
Step 1: Go to the thread linked above.
Step 2: Find the latest version of Amon_RA recovery and download the file ending in ".img" (labeled recovery reflasher)
Step 3: Plug your phone into your computer.
Step 4: Go to settings.
Step 5: Go to Applications.
Step 6: Go to Development and disable USB Debugging.
Step 7: Start running Unrevoked3.
Step 8: Select the menu option "File" in Unrevoked3.
Step 9: Select Custom Recovery.
Step 10: Locate the Amon_RA recovery ".img" file that you downloaded and select it.
Step 11: Turn USB Debugging back on. Your phone will now go through the process of installing Amon_RA Recovery. Leave it alone till it is sitting in recovery.
There are some nice features in Amon_RA, take a look around if you want. The nandroid backup and restore is quite elaborate. Enjoy.
Section 6 "Restoring to stock rom and radio"
The following section is for anyone looking to restore their phones to stock rom 2.1 and radio 1.0. Do not follow this section unless you are wanting to revert back to stock radio and rom.
Step 1: Download this file: http://www.mediafire.com/?n3bmd2bkz55k1b9
Step 2: Connect your phone to your computer.
Step 3: Save all the files on your sdcard to a folder on your computer.
Step 4: Format your sdcard to fat32.
Step 5: Place the "PB31IMG.zip" file that you downloaded onto the sdcard in the bottom directory.
Step 6: Power down the phone.
Step 7: Hold the volume button down while pressing the power on button. (This will place you in HBOOT)
Step 8: HBOOT will find the file on the sdcard named "PB31IMG.zip" and ask if you wish to update with it. Answer yes. (It will start to load and restart HBOOT and scan for the file again, don't panic, let it do it's thing.)
Step 9: When it is finished it will ask you to reboot the device, press volume up to reboot.
Step 10: Remove "PB31IMG.zip" from the sdcard.
You should now have a stock rom and radio, good if you are wanting to do an update to the OTA 2.2.
Section 7: "Installing custom themes" (Just a placeholder currently for an upcoming update)
Future update!!
Section 8: "Installing custom splash screen" (Just a placeholder currently for an upcoming update)
This can only be done once you have unlocked the nand, done S-OFF in other words.
Step 1: Go here and find the custom splash you want. (Or if you have one from somewhere else you want to use just follow the rest of the directions)
Step 2: Make sure the file is named PB31IMG.zip.
Step 3: Place the custom splash on the sdcard bottom directory.
Step 4: Shut down the phone.
Step 5: Boot into HBOOT by holding down the volume down button and the power key at the same time.
Step 6: When it asks you if you wish to update answer yes by pressing the volume up key.
Step 7: When it is finished press the volume up key to reboot.
Step 8: Remove the PB31IMG.zip file from the sdcard.
Congrats on your custom splash and bootscreen.
Section 9: "Installing Ubuntu on your Incredible" (Just a placeholder currently for an upcoming update)
Future update!!
References:
Rooting: http://unrevoked.com/#inc
Nand unlocking: http://unrevoked.com/#inc
Radio Update: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=737400
Cyanogen Froyo ROM: http://www.cyanogenmod.com/
To any others I missed: Thank you all for your very helpful guides and tons of information. You devs are what makes the android community awesome!
I check the forums pretty frequently but just incase you feel you have a need to email me, here is my address.
Email: [email protected]

Nicely done. This should answer a lot of questions. Perhaps this should be a sticky?

Perhaps but we will leave that up to the mods and the members. If the members find it useful enough then I am sure they will get it stickied
Sent from my Incredible.

Your guide has already cause one user to have problems.
You say "find PB31IMG.zip in this thread." The only PB31IMG.zip in that thread is the stock RUU back to 1.00.03.04.06, not the 2.15 radio. You should probably upload the 2.15 radio yourself and link to it.

Berzerker7 said:
Your guide has already cause one user to have problems.
You say "find PB31IMG.zip in this thread." The only PB31IMG.zip in that thread is the stock RUU back to 1.00.03.04.06, not the 2.15 radio. You should probably upload the 2.15 radio yourself and link to it.
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Thank you, on it right away.
Sent from my Incredible.

Berzerker7 said:
Your guide has already cause one user to have problems.
You say "find PB31IMG.zip in this thread." The only PB31IMG.zip in that thread is the stock RUU back to 1.00.03.04.06, not the 2.15 radio. You should probably upload the 2.15 radio yourself and link to it.
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The guide has been updated. Thank you for catching that. The user who had the problem, are they still able to flash another radio?
Here is the link to the updated 2.15 radio
http://adrynalyne.stfuthxbye.net/radio/2.15.00.07.28/PB31IMG.zip

Yes, all that happened was it took them back to stock.

Thank God. Please keep me updated on the progress of this user so I can fix any other discrepancies in the guide. Thanks a lot for your help.
Sent from my Incredible.

Question. I'm not going to install Forever, but I've been rooted for a long time. However, I am still running the 1.00 radio. Can I just use the 2.15 radio PB31IMG.zip file over the 1.00 radio? If not, then will installing this PB31IMG.zip file factory restore my phone or just update the radio? I thought with the 1.00->2.05 radio, it would make you factory restore your phone, not sure if that was the case with 1.00->2.15

TheWhiteBandito said:
Question. I'm not going to install Forever, but I've been rooted for a long time. However, I am still running the 1.00 radio. Can I just use the 2.15 radio PB31IMG.zip file over the 1.00 radio? If not, then will installing this PB31IMG.zip file factory restore my phone or just update the radio? I thought with the 1.00->2.05 radio, it would make you factory restore your phone, not sure if that was the case with 1.00->2.15
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You can not do a radio update from 1.00 to 2.15 without either doing a factory reset of sorts with that OTA file or doing the unrevoked forever.
Sent from my Incredible.

dadicus said:
You can not do a radio update from 1.00 to 2.15 without either doing a factory reset of sorts with that OTA file or doing the unrevoked forever.
Sent from my Incredible.
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There doesn't exist a signed RUU with the 2.15 radio, so in order to get the 2.15 radio, you HAVE to use unrevoked forever. The closest you can get is 2.05 radio

Berzerker7 said:
There doesn't exist a signed RUU with the 2.15 radio, so in order to get the 2.15 radio, you HAVE to use unrevoked forever. The closest you can get is 2.05 radio
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Thanks for that info, I was unaware of that.
Sent from my Incredible.

In the very first steps, I have already got an error, "Waiting for bootloader; Make sure driver is installed!" Which driver? This is my first time roting, everyone says how easy it is but every direction I see is distinctly different and though I feel I can usually hold my own in the tech world, I am lost. Please lend a brotha a hand.

yomonk1 said:
In the very first steps, I have already got an error, "Waiting for bootloader; Make sure driver is installed!" Which driver? This is my first time roting, everyone says how easy it is but every direction I see is distinctly different and though I feel I can usually hold my own in the tech world, I am lost. Please lend a brotha a hand.
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I am working on a solution for you. Hang in there.
You are doing this on windows right?
Sent from my Incredible.

yomonk1 said:
In the very first steps, I have already got an error, "Waiting for bootloader; Make sure driver is installed!" Which driver? This is my first time roting, everyone says how easy it is but every direction I see is distinctly different and though I feel I can usually hold my own in the tech world, I am lost. Please lend a brotha a hand.
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dadicus said:
I am working on a solution for you. Hang in there.
You are doing this on windows right?
Sent from my Incredible.
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Got it! Went to the webpage "hboot driver" in the unrEVOked package and followed those directions, it worked. I'm on my way. formatting card now (forever...) then reload and moving on! The big problem this morning is that I wont be able to do ANYTHING else until the servers come back up. Whats up with that anyway?? Cant do anything without that!
(And yes, Windows) Thanks for your help

By servers you mean the android market? You can still do a search for Rom Manager and install it.
Sent from my Incredible.

dadicus said:
By servers you mean the android market? You can still do a search for Rom Manager and install it.
Sent from my Incredible.
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No, everything seems to be down this morning. Cant search anything, no webpages work. Seems many others are experiencing this too.

So like locally you mean? That sucks.
Sent from my Incredible.

yomonk1 said:
No, everything seems to be down this morning. Cant search anything, no webpages work. Seems many others are experiencing this too.
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I added in an additional step for the problem you were having in case others come up against the same problem. Thank you for informing me on what you did to fix the problem.

I just modified the guide. I changed section 4 to two different sections. Section 4A is for those wishing to update to Cyanogen 6.0.0-RC3 rom. Section 4B is for anyone who does not wish to use Cyanogen and wants to try another Froyo rom.
I wanted to make the guide more universal as I created the guide to be a kinda catch all and felt that limiting the instruction to one rom was biased. Even though I have tried other roms and prefer Cyanogen's rom, I wanted to leave that choice up to the users.

[TUTORIAL] Install MMB29X and Rooting

As the title says i am ready to show you guys how to install MMB29X and then how to root the device.
First of all , the requirements ofcourse..
1. A Nexus 5 with an unlocked bootloader obviously .. if not i'm gonna show you how to unlock the bootloader safe and fast.
2. Usb Cable ,preferably micro-usb , the size does not matter at all ..
3. ADB and FASTBOOT Drivers , you can download them from here
4. Original Firmware package from here
5. SuperSU Beta 2.66 from here
6. CWM Recovery , i used it in process you can use it too , worked for me ,it should work for you too.. here
7. Some Time
First Of all , download everything and install the drivers systemwide (reccomended)
1.0 Unlock your bootloader.. WARNING (THIS WILL WIPE YOUR DEVICE!)
1.1 - To do that put your phone into fastboot bode and connect it to the computer and search for adb in the programs , press windows key and search for adb , you will see a program called adb.exe don't panic and click the file! right click and open file location.
1.2 - After you will probably see fastboot and adb programs exe's good , that means you installed everything corectly congratulations!
1.3 - Shift+ Right click on a blank space and select open command window here.
1.4 - With the Device connected to pc via fastboot type in that command window ,without commas "fastboot oem unlock" that will unlock your bootloader , then type "reboot bootloader" to reboot to bootloader again. then you have to restart the phone normally and proceed to the next step.
2.0 Flashing MMB29X Image
2.1 - Put your phone into bootloader mode , power off the device and put it into bootloader mode vol.down + power then connect it to the computer ( hope you backed up your data! )
2.2 - On the computer ,copy the downloaded image file to the adb root folder that i talked in the first step then right click on the .tgz image file and extract it in there.
2.3 - Shift + Right click again on a blank space and select open command window here.
2.4 - Navigate onto the folder called "hammerhead-mmb29x" and run "flash-all.bat" file , that batch file will flash everything just take a break and relax until is finished then power up the device and configure it , wifi , google account etc..
2.5 - Copy SuperSU .zip file into sdcard directory
3.0 Custom Recovery and Root!! Finally ..
3.1 - After you completed step 2.5 power off your device and put it into bootloader mode and connect it to the computer.
3.2 - Copy "recovery-clockwork-touch-6.0.4.5-hammerhead.img" into that adb folder that we used before and rename it into "cwm.img"
3.3 - Shift + Right Click and select open command window here and type "fastboot flash recovery cwm.img"
3.4 - After the process is finished , go straight without rebooting into recovery mode by pressing the vol. down button 2 times and press power button to select the option to enter into the recovery mode.
3.5 - Select install zip > choose zip from sdcard > 0/ > and select supersu zip file , then install it! then go back and reboot the phone , IT WILL PROBABLY ASK YOU TO ROOT THE DEVICE , JUST PRESS NO AND LEAVE THE PHONE TO REBOOT !!
3.6 - Wait the phone to reboot and enjoy your rooted device!
3.7 - Press Thanks if i helped :good:

You've come a long way in a short time...
But your tutorial needs a proper proof-read. Did you walk through these steps yourself to make sure that the instructions are correct?
"SuperSU Beta 2.66" - why not the newest version?
"Usb Cable ,preferably micro-usb" - what other type will fit?
Step 1.0 You haven't mentioned in big red capital underlined letters "This will wipe your phone".
Step 1.4 "then you have to restart the phone normally" - why, since the next step is "Put your phone into bootloader mode"?
Step 2.1 "Put your phone into bootloader mode , power off the device and put it into bootloader mode" doesn't really make sense.
Step 2.4 You haven't mentioned in big red capital underlined letters "This will wipe your phone".
Step 3.2 says "rename it into "cwm.img"" and the following flash command refers to "zip".
Step 3.3 "type "flash recovery cwm.zip"" - wrong. "Fastboot flash recovery cwm.img".
But kudos for writing the tutorial and posting it as a help to others. Can you correct at least the errors so that new users don't get in a mess? And this time I suggest that you then walk through it step by step to be sure that you've got it all right.

Here is the complete guide for update to the latest firmware for those who have rooted phone:
[GUIDE] Update stock rooted/modified rom to last 6.0 Marshmallow w/o losing your data
I think it is sufficient and complete ...

dahawthorne said:
You've come a long way in a short time...
But your tutorial needs a proper proof-read. Did you walk through these steps yourself to make sure that the instructions are correct?
"SuperSU Beta 2.66" - why not the newest version?
"Usb Cable ,preferably micro-usb" - what other type will fit?
Step 1.0 You haven't mentioned in big red capital underlined letters "This will wipe your phone".
Step 1.4 "then you have to restart the phone normally" - why, since the next step is "Put your phone into bootloader mode"?
Step 2.1 "Put your phone into bootloader mode , power off the device and put it into bootloader mode" doesn't really make sense.
Step 2.4 You haven't mentioned in big red capital underlined letters "This will wipe your phone".
Step 3.2 says "rename it into "cwm.img"" and the following flash command refers to "zip".
Step 3.3 "type "flash recovery cwm.zip"" - wrong. "Fastboot flash recovery cwm.img".
But kudos for writing the tutorial and posting it as a help to others. Can you correct at least the errors so that new users don't get in a mess? And this time I suggest that you then walk through it step by step to be sure that you've got it all right.
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Fixed!
Sent from my Nexus 5 using XDA-Developers mobile app

Really? I still see v2.66, "preferably micro-USB"... I stopped reading after that.
And you haven't confirmed that you've walked through the instructions to test that they now work.
Have you heard the saying "A little knowledge is a dangerous thing"?
And finally a general message - maybe I should add it to my signature:
(P.S. A plea to everyone in these forums. Don't reply to a simple 1-page thread post copying the entire post to which you're replying. I've already read the original - I don't need to read it again. Copy the original post only where necessary - e.g. if it's on a previous page. And even then copy only the point to which you're replying, not the entire post. The result will be clearer and shorter threads which will be more enjoyable to read.)

While we do appreciate your effort , the guide is incomplete and incoherent.
It might brick phones of new users.
Thread closed.
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Lenovo Yoga Tab 2 830F - bootloader unlock and permanent TWRP guide

The original posts by ionioni and workdowg have been removed, and it was very confusing for me to piece together what needed to be done. I will mainly link to the other excellent guides here and elsewhere, and only write a summary of steps.
1) Unlock bootloader - http://club.lenovo.com.cn/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=1156890 - (it's in Chinese, just use Google Translate - I downloaded the 830F file and it seemed to work for me). Download the zip file, extract the img files. Reboot to fastboot, and do "fastboot flash ESP 830f-esp-patched.img". Then, reboot to check that the system still boots.
2) Get recovery file from here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/development/recovery-t3322990 - actual file link - https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24421527759888155
3) Shutdown tablet
4) Start up tablet in DNX mode - hold power, volume up and down buttons together for a few seconds - tablet will start up, and you will see “Fastboot starting….” (this was the missing step that I needed to make it work) - based on a comment by ionioni in some thread in this forum
5) Shutdown tablet by long pressing power button
6) Start tablet in fastboot mode, by holding power + volume down button
7) Now flash the recovery file downloaded in step 2 - fastboot flash recovery <file>
8) Once it’s finished, confirm success by booting into recovery mode - press volume down/up button to cycle between options (shown in rectangle box at the top of the screen) and choose Recovery - TWRP should start up!
9) Then, restart the tablet or continue normal boot, and then reboot into recovery to confirm that TWRP indeed starts up automatically
10) Profit!!!

Thanks, I was also very confused after bumping into the mysterious locked/first post deleted threads about TWRP on the Yoga Tab 2 !
I'd rooted it originally with the CWM Hack but after some "familly password mess-up" I'm finding I could use TWRP to get into data/system to delete the password files. Will try your method out although it doesn't look like a temporary TWRP access is possible and unlocking the bootloader will, well hard reset it, so...
EDIT - ok, first problem, to download the .esf file it seems you have to register on the Lenovo Chinese site using a Chinese phone number ?

I don't remember how I downloaded the file, maybe I did register for an account? I think email can be used for registration, try that.

I've stored the file on Google Drive, here's the link:
830f-esp-patched.zip
drive.google.com

Very kind of you, thanks !

I just bought that tablet Yoga 2-1050F and read something about it here and there but still not sure if I can do that on 1050F? I read in other thread that both ver use the same kernel? The specs are the same, same CPU and GPU.
You know some good custom ROM for it, or are they any? As I see the development for that model wasn't so popular

do you need the tablet be on Lollipop ? or kitkat is just fine ?

[NO ROOT] How to Install TWRP & custom ROM without root on Galaxy S5 G900

Hello!
This thread is to teach you how to flash TWRP, along with a custom ROM on your T-Mobile Galaxy S5 WITHOUT root!
DISCLAIMER:
Read the whole thread at least one before trying!
Anything you do to your device is your own decision. I am not forcing you to do this. If you screw something up during the process, that isn't my fault.
Custom ROMs can sometimes be unstable. PLEASE make sure you are downloading the correct file for your device model.
Tampering with your device's firmware, including custom recoveries, ROMs, or rooting your device WILL VOID THE WARRANTY.
Flashing a custom ROM WILL DELETE YOUR DATA. Consider backing up your apps, photos, videos, files, etc. online or to an external storage.
Before we start, we need to download a few things.
*Do not download anything with Safari! Safari unzips zip files, but we want them to stay zipped. DO NOT RE-ZIP THE FILE YOURSELF!!! It will not be zipped in the correct format!*
1. Odin v3.12.3: (Odin)
2. The TWRP recovery tar file: (TWRP)
3. Your custom ROM zip file. (There are many ROMs out there, but Lineage is a pretty good one: (Lineage OS klte) Choose the most recent release.) IMPORTANT: Make sure you download this to your phone's internal/external storage to an easily accessible location.
4. A GApps package. This is required if you want to be able to download apps from the Google Play Store. Go to the Open GApps page and choose ARM, and Android 7.1. You shouldn't need anything more that micro. IMPORTANT: This file also goes onto your phone's internal/external storage.
5. Your device drivers. Most of the time, Windows will automatically install the required drivers once you put in the device, but in the case this doesn't happen, try googling your devices model number and "windows drivers." Follow the process to install.
Alright, with that out of the way, let's install TWRP.
1. With your phone unplugged, boot into "Download mode." Power off your device. Then hold down the Power, Home, and Vol- buttons until you see a warning pop up.
2. Accept the warning by clicking Vol+.
3. Run the Odin exe file we downloaded earlier. (You may have to unzip the file first.)
4. Go to Options and disable auto reboot. Go back to the Log tab.
5. Plug your device into the computer. You should see Odin say "ADDED!" on the side.
6. Click "AP" and locate the TWRP recovery tar file we downloaded earlier.
7. Once you select the file, click "Start."
8. When finished, it should say "PASS" at the top. This is where you unplug your phone and remove the battery.
9. Wait 10 seconds before putting the battery back in.
10. Try booting into recovery by holding down the Power, Home, and Vol+ buttons. If it reads "Team Win Recovery Project" at the top, then congrats! You've successfully flashed TWRP! If it says at the top "stock recovery," try the whole process again from step #1.
Now we can flash your custom ROM!
1. This is where we wipe your phone's data. Click on "Wipe." Then Swipe to factory reset.
2. After you have wiped your device, click on "Install"
3. Now navigate to the ROM zip file and select it.
4. Click on "Add more zips"
5. Navigate to the GApps zip file and select it.
6. Swipe to install. This can take some time, so grab a cup of coffee and maybe check out my Youtube channel?
7. The moment of truth: click on Reboot, then System. The first boot can take a minute. If it doesn't show up after 5 minutes, remove the battery and try wiping and flashing again.
CONGRATULATIONS!! You've installed a custom ROM! Enjoy! :laugh:
EXTRA:
If you want to enable root on your Lineage OS device, you must flash an additional file first.
1. Go to this link and download the first su (arm) file and save it to an easily accessible location.
2. Boot into recovery mode once again by powering off your device, then pressing and holding Power, Home, and Vol+ until TWRP appears.
3. Click on install.
4. Select the su zip file we downloaded earlier.
5. Swipe to install.
6. Once it is installed, boot back into system.
7. Navigate to developer options in settings.
8. Scroll down to"Root Access" and change it to either Apps, or Apps and ADB.
Awesome, now you have root!
Thanks for the help:
[url]https://forum.xda-developers.com/tmobile-galaxy-s5/general/root-how-to-root-sm-g900t-firmware-t3358190[/URL]

I did not work for me, when I go recovery mode it shows:
Could not do normal boot
Odin mode.
I'm definitely not an pro at this, so can anyone help me please

Worked perfectly on the latest stock OTA!

Doesn't work for me. When I reboot in recovery ode, instead of TWRP loading I get a generic Android Recovery screen with a few options - reboot system now, reboot to bootloaded, apply update from ADB apply update from SD card, wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache partition, mount /system, view recovery logs, power off. Now sure how to proceed....

bradmccoy said:
Doesn't work for me. When I reboot in recovery ode, instead of TWRP loading I get a generic Android Recovery screen with a few options - reboot system now, reboot to bootloaded, apply update from ADB apply update from SD card, wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache partition, mount /system, view recovery logs, power off. Now sure how to proceed....
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We’re you sure to unplug and remove the battery? This is essential to ensure the phone powers down. If you just power down the phone will reset the recovery to avoid TWRP. You have to remove any power source to force a shutdown before it can reset. Please feel free to respond and I’ll be happy to help to the best of my abilities!

Thank you so much for this tutorial. It worked perfectly in my SM-G900MD, and it's easier than the method suggested by the Lineage OS page itself. :good:

Thanks, these steps worked just fine on an SM-G900T, and were very easy to follow.

Thank you! This worked beautifully.
Only thing that didn't work the first time is, is that it told me to download the Gapps Android 8.1 file instead of 7.1.

I hear people talking of unlocking the bootloader in order to install a custom ROM. Why haven't you mentioned that in this article?

Had the "FAIL! (Auth)" problem with flashing TWRP with Odin.
It seems that after I have disabled Reactivation Lock (the standard feature that requires activation of the phone with Samsung account) it helped to succeed flashing TWRP.

Hi All,
Thanks for a great and useful guide. Whilst it says this can be achieved without root, which is fantastic... It doesn't mention anything about tripping Knox or not?? I assume this will trip the Knox counter, won't it ?? Or do this method bypass that ??
Thanks, Lister

adult supervision needed for Samsung S5 Lineage 17 install
Hi, I'm good with adb and fastboot, running Linux with the commandline Odin4. I can get the phone to the warning screen about the danger of installing other Roms. How do I proceed? What are the commandline options to use to flash the LineageOS 17 with odin4 ? The Odin4 help file isn't very helpful.

Could not do normal boot
I am not an expert at this and I am having the same issue as The Verg
I have a message at the top "Could not do normal boot" same as him
I've been at this for 2 days now I'm just about at my ends wit
My phone is a Samsung S5 Active model SM-G870W
and I can easily rooted it or reinstall the stock file and put it back to original
and I've done that hump time but this TWRP file I just can't install it
to update this phone to a more recent software and basically install
an S8 or S9 software in it (mind you version 9 Pie would be OK0
and make this old phone a real beast.
I read somewhere about the OEM button which does not exist on this phone
whatever explanation they are giving to unlock it and make the button appear
all of a sudden is bs in my book.
Now please help me with this phone and the other guy by the same token
Is there another way I can get into this phone and wipe it clean and
boot it with thru the abd file or access the sd card or the internal
storage of the phone.
How can I add a picture of my phone to this thread