[HACKS] Root Droid 1 - regardless of OS version

[Droooiiid]

Sorry guys, my eyes are going cross eyed from all the reading. I just want to make sure that this will work for FRG22D before I root my D1

Thanks!

 

[Abe21599]

Sorry guys, my eyes are going cross eyed from all the reading. I just want to make sure that this will work for FRG22D before I root my D1

Thanks!

Root Droid 1 - REGARDLESS of OS version

emphasis on regardless

(yes, it will )

 

[Archerdude]

Ok i have bootloader 2c.7c and i can not get RSD to see my device i follwed everything word by word up till the point were rsd should see my device and i get nothing. Using windows 7 64 bit. Any suggestions? Thanks

 

[thepwneddroid]

I'm assuming Mac users are left in the dark?

 

[garywkamp]

just wanted to say thank you for the tut. It helped alot

 

[Jakeeybaby]

when i open up my rsd lite i connect my phone and choose the spf and hit start and when i do it keeps saying fail?????

 

[zero7404]

followed steps and it rooted. busybox not there. had to do it via titanium backup

Cool. I'm pretty sure I've not seen a "no busybox" yet. Did you get an error during the update.zip? Reason I ask is the busybox is installed with this command:

assert(run_program("/system/xbin/busybox", "--install", "/system/xbin"));

Since it's done via an "assert" the installer should report "fail" if it doesn't complete successfully.

What indicated to you that busybox was missing? I know Titanium Backup always prompts you to install their copy (assuming you hit the "Problems?" button as they recommend) even if you already have busybox, and even if your copy is identical to theirs (which in this case, it is, as I install the exact same one Titanium Backup does).

[Edited to add: also, Titanium doesn't install busybox for use by anything but itself - if you truly had no busybox after the process - which is unlikely - then even after letting Titanium copy on a version for its own use, you still don't have busybox available for general use.]

Lastly, did you see my response and attempted solution to your question? I have gone ahead and added it to the OP as Teddyearp seemed to second the notion, but if there is anything that should be added, let me know.

i do not see it in the apps list either @ home or in manage applications. i had Ti install it after prompted that it could not proceed due to no root privileges and busybox not present. also after first and second reboot the phone froze after booting in ... have not seen this happen since then and i've power cycled the device a few times. i have what i believe to be an early build droid (before the slide out kb was improved).

after installing it via Ti, i can use the app's features. regarding any error messages during the flash, i did not see any on the phone or in rsdlite. everything went as explained in the OP.

 

[jrmdroid]

when i open up my rsd lite i connect my phone and choose the spf and hit start and when i do it keeps saying fail?????

are you getting this ERROR?

"Failed Flashing process. (0x7100)" if so read my post #317 on page 32 of this thread. hope this is it and will help you out. This was the error I got doing the same as what you did.

 

[Jakeeybaby]

no in my rsd i have the file MC1_A855_1282081087_Recovery-Only_SPRecovery_0.99.3b\MC1_A855_1282081087_Recovery-Only_SPRecovery_0.99.3b.sbf its the zip on his list to download....
and my phone is connected... but when i hit start, it just fails right after everytime??? im not sure if its the file...?

 

[Abe21599]

Ok i have bootloader 2c.7c and i can not get RSD to see my device i follwed everything word by word up till the point were rsd should see my device and i get nothing. Using windows 7 64 bit. Any suggestions? Thanks

did you try moving the SBF file to the location of the RSDlite files?

I'm assuming Mac users are left in the dark?

unfortunately, yes. its being worked on though

 

[Jakeeybaby]

is there any way i could move the spf zip to another place so that it will pass on my rsd?

 

[Tanknspank]

I'm assuming Mac users are left in the dark?

You could boot a linux distro of a cd or usb and use that and the sbf_flash script. If you're interested I can get on my laptop and explain this more.

Sent from my Droid

 

[jrmdroid]

no in my rsd i have the file MC1_A855_1282081087_Recovery-Only_SPRecovery_0.99.3b\MC1_A855_1282081087_Recovery-Only_SPRecovery_0.99.3b.sbf its the zip on his list to download....
and my phone is connected... but when i hit start, it just fails right after everytime??? im not sure if its the file...?

okay. yes, if the file is unzipped (in the OP) in that folder on your HD, this is what it did to me as well when I hit the start button. However I got "Failed Flashing process. (0x7100)" everytime I clicked start, so i did a simple google search and came up with what i put in post #317.

sorry this could not help you out....maybe someone will see this and chime in.

 

[jrmdroid]

is there any way i could move the spf zip to another place so that it will pass on my rsd?

yes. just unzip (extract) the file to a folder you wish. Just remember where you placed it so you can pick it in RSDLite. I have read through DF and people have placed the SBF file in the root of the C:\ drive.

remember the file needs to be unzipped and not part of the .zip file.

 

[Jakeeybaby]

ok well i had rsd 4.5 maybe try 4.6?
where would be a good download site for 4.6?