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Well I got a Droid.. already frustrated.. please help
- Thread starter xythil
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Can I make a suggestion to save you time (unless you want to do it the long way for expreience) use droid mod to install everything for you then just install the ultimate droid 7.0 rom into your nandroid folder and then install the rom that way. So much faster IMO, but either way you choose I will help you the best way I can.
Sorry, but this thread is priceless.
You don't go to options to mount. You go to the notification bar and pull it down. It then gives you an option to share the contents of your SDcard with your computer. Select the option and then you will receive a message asking for permission. Grant permission and you are good to go.
I've been there and done that. To be contrite, I tried the same thing and FAIL was smattered across my forehead. Actually, it is now a seven head as I go through the years.
Bst of Luck and hope this helps.....
DessoThumbs
Member
not to be mean or anything, but you need to work with your droid and learn it a little before trying to root.
plug it in to your computer and swipe the notification bar down from the top and select "mount".
plug it in to your computer and swipe the notification bar down from the top and select "mount".
when i try to download the droid root helper tools I get an "unknown" cant download on this device error
you wanna give droidmod a try. You will still get to the same point just less work and frustrations.
http://www.droidforums.net/forum/hacking-help/25263-seen-some-questions-here-video-droidmod.html
a video step by step guide and on page 16 is how to use droid mod to install other roms ie ultimate droid
http://www.droidforums.net/forum/hacking-help/25263-seen-some-questions-here-video-droidmod.html
a video step by step guide and on page 16 is how to use droid mod to install other roms ie ultimate droid
Time out.
Take a breath.
This will all work out and I can assure you your warranty will not be void.
Just need a few details.
For example, do you have super user permissions in your application tab ???
This is the ninja looking thingy.
If you have the ninja, how are you trying to install DRH ???
Rest assured, we can work through this.
lets stay on one thread you have 2 different threads. Lets help you on the one you already have opened
http://www.droidforums.net/forum/blackdroid/29064-best-rom-how-od-i-overclock.html
http://www.droidforums.net/forum/blackdroid/29064-best-rom-how-od-i-overclock.html
Could you please provide me with the link and instructions to do this? This entire process is driving me crazy. Following this guys videos half of what he says doesn't work. I still dont understand what a nandroid is...
My phone is rooted... could i just install blackdroid 7 now?? Or what am i suppose to do? basically I see the little ninja full acess icon but thats it
*Edit* I just saw the posts on page three. Yes I have the ninja
[video=youtube;KnRfMrkIh-A]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnRfMrkIh-A"]You Tube[/url] part 2 You Tube[/video]
[video=youtube;yw_54waGCyA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yw_54waGCyA"]part3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yw_54waGCyA[/video]
how to install droid mod if you prefer that. I got this from droidmod.org and the person who made it is luniz7 from droidmod.org
Neither I or DroidMod are Responsible if you brick your Droid!
In order flash a DroidMod with DMupdater for the first time
1. Go to Droidmod.org and Download [URL="http://downloads.droidmod.org/dmupdater-10.apk"]DMupdater using your phones browser and install.
1A. Downloaded pack, touch to install (dmupdater-10.apk)
2. Once installed Click the DMupdater icon in your app drawer
3. A message box will pop up and ask if you want to root your phone
4. In order to load custom ROM's we need our phone rooted, so select "Root my phone"
5. The phone will now download the needed files in order to Root you phone (takes about 2 min or more)
6. When done downloading the root file another message box will pop up telling you how to reboot into SPRecovery (hold the x key and the power button while powering on)
7. Turn your phone off
8. Turn phone on and hold the power button and x key at the same time and you will come to this screen, dont worry!
9. Now we need to push the volume up key and the camera key at the same time
10. Now we are in the SPRecovery menu
11. Scroll down to "apply sdcard:update.zip" using your d-pad keys
12. Select "apply sdcard:update.zip" with the d-pad button
13. It will upack what is needed and tell you that the install is complete
14. When done Select "reboot system now" (top where the pic is highlighted)
15. Once rebooted, open DMupdater and a SU Request screen should pop up
15A. Make sure you check the remember box on the bottom left and allow
16. Now it will automatically download a flash image and new recovery image
17. Once downloaded we will be asked to update our recovery image, Select "I understand the risk"
18. A second screen will come up asking if we are really sure, Select "Flash recovery image"
19. Now we will be left with a ROM menu
20. Select "ROM menu"
21. Now select which ROM you want to install
22. Now youve chosen your ROM, it will download the file
23. Now we are prompted to flash the ROM
23A. Select "Flash ROM"
24. Phone will reboot to SPRecovery
24A. Will automatically create nandroid backup
25. Now it should start unpacking the ROM you chose, just let it do its thing
26. Once its all unpacked we now see a screen asking if we want to "wipe /data?" ( Use your volume keys to scroll up and down, and your camera key to select)
26A. If your coming from 2.1, choose "Yes, wipe /data", or "Wipe /data but keep apps"
26B. If your NOT coming from 2.1 then choose "No, keep /data" (most likely the option you will choose)
27. Now you need to choose your "bashrc (for adb shell)"
27A. If your using DMupdater to root your phone and load DroidMod ROM's your probably not going to need to know what this is, so just select "Windows Non-Colored bashrc"
28. Are you having trouble with Maps force closing? I dont have that problem so I chose "No"
29. Select Packages to Install (These are what I chose to install)
(*) 2.1 Keyboard (w/ Speech Dictation)
(*) 2.1 DeskClock
(*) Milestone Browser (MT) (has pinch zoom!)
( ) Minimum Brightness Hack
( ) Low-Brightness App
(*) Youtube HQ
( ) News and Weather Widget
(*) Wifi Tether
( ) OpenVPN (chances are if your reading this tut you dont know what this is so dont install it)
( ) Dropbear SSHd (chances are if your reading this tut you dont know what this is so dont install it)
30. Now we scroll up and select "Finished" (remember! scroll with volume keys and select with camera key)
31. Another package screen will come up (These are what I chose to install)
31A. Scroll to "Finished" and select with camera key when done chosing
( ) AudioToggle App
(*) HQ Video
(*) 2.0 Lockscreen Vibrate Mod
( ) FLAC Support (Work in Progress) (chances are if your reading this tut you dont know what this is so dont install it)
( ) Milestone 2.0.0 Widgets
( ) G1 IM App (MSN, Yahoo, AIM all together)
32. Select Music to Install
32A. Options are:
2.1
Milestone 2.0.0 (coverflow)
2.0.1 (Stock)
33. Now we get to choose our gallery
33A. Options are:
2.1 Gallery3D (Picasa, MT) (I chose this one my self)
2.0.1 Gallery (Stock)
34. Select any packages you want to remove (These are what I chose to remove)
(*) Corporate Calendar
(*) Remove Email (this removes the email app, not gmail or the gmail app)
(*) Remove Visual Voicemail Stub
(*) Remove Amazon MP3 Store
( ) Remove Facebook
( ) Remove Cardock
34A. Now scroll up and select "Finished"
35. Now it will install all the packages you chose and remove what you chose to be removed and reboot
36. You are now rooted and running a DroidMod ROM!
36A. You can check this by going to settings>about phone>scroll down to "Build number"
If you want to flash to a different DroidMod ROM follow the same steps above but choose the ROM you want. Open DMUpdater and start with step 20.
If you want to flash the same ROM you already have installed because you want to add some packages or remove some packages
1. Open DMUpdater
2. Select ROM menu
3. Select the ROM you just installed
4. Screen will pop up saying it found the rom on the sdcard
5. Select "Flash tar"
6. We are ready to flash the ROM
6A. Select "Flash ROM"
7. Phone will reboot into SPRecovery and will do a nandroid back up
8. Phone will unpack the ROM, let it do its thing
9. Now just go through the steps for installing and removing the packages like above but dont wipe /data
If you would like to go back to stock 2.0.1 (no root)
1. Open DMupdater and select ROM menu
2. Select 2.0.1 (no root), DMupdater will automatically start downloading the stock 2.0.1 zip file to your phone. This will take about 20 minutes or more, so go make a sandwich or something....haha
3. Once downloaded a screen will pop up saying the phone is ready to flash the ROM, Flash ROM
4. Phone will reboot and will load to SPRecovery screen
4A. Then it will automatically unpack the needed files and reboot again
5. Now we should be booting up
6. Now were booted up and should be on 2.0.1 (no root)
[video=youtube;NhC4wupUzeo]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhC4wupUzeo"]You Tube[/video]
[video=youtube;yw_54waGCyA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yw_54waGCyA"]part3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yw_54waGCyA[/video]
[video=youtube;yw_54waGCyA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yw_54waGCyA"]part3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yw_54waGCyA[/video]
how to install droid mod if you prefer that. I got this from droidmod.org and the person who made it is luniz7 from droidmod.org
Neither I or DroidMod are Responsible if you brick your Droid!
In order flash a DroidMod with DMupdater for the first time
1. Go to Droidmod.org and Download [URL="http://downloads.droidmod.org/dmupdater-10.apk"]DMupdater using your phones browser and install.
1A. Downloaded pack, touch to install (dmupdater-10.apk)
2. Once installed Click the DMupdater icon in your app drawer
3. A message box will pop up and ask if you want to root your phone
4. In order to load custom ROM's we need our phone rooted, so select "Root my phone"
5. The phone will now download the needed files in order to Root you phone (takes about 2 min or more)
6. When done downloading the root file another message box will pop up telling you how to reboot into SPRecovery (hold the x key and the power button while powering on)
7. Turn your phone off
8. Turn phone on and hold the power button and x key at the same time and you will come to this screen, dont worry!
9. Now we need to push the volume up key and the camera key at the same time
10. Now we are in the SPRecovery menu
11. Scroll down to "apply sdcard:update.zip" using your d-pad keys
12. Select "apply sdcard:update.zip" with the d-pad button
13. It will upack what is needed and tell you that the install is complete
14. When done Select "reboot system now" (top where the pic is highlighted)
15. Once rebooted, open DMupdater and a SU Request screen should pop up
15A. Make sure you check the remember box on the bottom left and allow
16. Now it will automatically download a flash image and new recovery image
17. Once downloaded we will be asked to update our recovery image, Select "I understand the risk"
18. A second screen will come up asking if we are really sure, Select "Flash recovery image"
19. Now we will be left with a ROM menu
20. Select "ROM menu"
21. Now select which ROM you want to install
22. Now youve chosen your ROM, it will download the file
23. Now we are prompted to flash the ROM
23A. Select "Flash ROM"
24. Phone will reboot to SPRecovery
24A. Will automatically create nandroid backup
25. Now it should start unpacking the ROM you chose, just let it do its thing
26. Once its all unpacked we now see a screen asking if we want to "wipe /data?" ( Use your volume keys to scroll up and down, and your camera key to select)
26A. If your coming from 2.1, choose "Yes, wipe /data", or "Wipe /data but keep apps"
26B. If your NOT coming from 2.1 then choose "No, keep /data" (most likely the option you will choose)
27. Now you need to choose your "bashrc (for adb shell)"
27A. If your using DMupdater to root your phone and load DroidMod ROM's your probably not going to need to know what this is, so just select "Windows Non-Colored bashrc"
28. Are you having trouble with Maps force closing? I dont have that problem so I chose "No"
29. Select Packages to Install (These are what I chose to install)
(*) 2.1 Keyboard (w/ Speech Dictation)
(*) 2.1 DeskClock
(*) Milestone Browser (MT) (has pinch zoom!)
( ) Minimum Brightness Hack
( ) Low-Brightness App
(*) Youtube HQ
( ) News and Weather Widget
(*) Wifi Tether
( ) OpenVPN (chances are if your reading this tut you dont know what this is so dont install it)
( ) Dropbear SSHd (chances are if your reading this tut you dont know what this is so dont install it)
30. Now we scroll up and select "Finished" (remember! scroll with volume keys and select with camera key)
31. Another package screen will come up (These are what I chose to install)
31A. Scroll to "Finished" and select with camera key when done chosing
( ) AudioToggle App
(*) HQ Video
(*) 2.0 Lockscreen Vibrate Mod
( ) FLAC Support (Work in Progress) (chances are if your reading this tut you dont know what this is so dont install it)
( ) Milestone 2.0.0 Widgets
( ) G1 IM App (MSN, Yahoo, AIM all together)
32. Select Music to Install
32A. Options are:
2.1
Milestone 2.0.0 (coverflow)
2.0.1 (Stock)
33. Now we get to choose our gallery
33A. Options are:
2.1 Gallery3D (Picasa, MT) (I chose this one my self)
2.0.1 Gallery (Stock)
34. Select any packages you want to remove (These are what I chose to remove)
(*) Corporate Calendar
(*) Remove Email (this removes the email app, not gmail or the gmail app)
(*) Remove Visual Voicemail Stub
(*) Remove Amazon MP3 Store
( ) Remove Facebook
( ) Remove Cardock
34A. Now scroll up and select "Finished"
35. Now it will install all the packages you chose and remove what you chose to be removed and reboot
36. You are now rooted and running a DroidMod ROM!
36A. You can check this by going to settings>about phone>scroll down to "Build number"
If you want to flash to a different DroidMod ROM follow the same steps above but choose the ROM you want. Open DMUpdater and start with step 20.
If you want to flash the same ROM you already have installed because you want to add some packages or remove some packages
1. Open DMUpdater
2. Select ROM menu
3. Select the ROM you just installed
4. Screen will pop up saying it found the rom on the sdcard
5. Select "Flash tar"
6. We are ready to flash the ROM
6A. Select "Flash ROM"
7. Phone will reboot into SPRecovery and will do a nandroid back up
8. Phone will unpack the ROM, let it do its thing
9. Now just go through the steps for installing and removing the packages like above but dont wipe /data
If you would like to go back to stock 2.0.1 (no root)
1. Open DMupdater and select ROM menu
2. Select 2.0.1 (no root), DMupdater will automatically start downloading the stock 2.0.1 zip file to your phone. This will take about 20 minutes or more, so go make a sandwich or something....haha
3. Once downloaded a screen will pop up saying the phone is ready to flash the ROM, Flash ROM
4. Phone will reboot and will load to SPRecovery screen
4A. Then it will automatically unpack the needed files and reboot again
5. Now we should be booting up
6. Now were booted up and should be on 2.0.1 (no root)
Jus Cruisin
Member
Xythil-
Just follow Pilotcharles747 help and follow his lead. and by all means click the link on reply #26! That is if you are hellbent on modifying the thing immediately. I kind of agree with Desmo and leave it stock for a bit.
So much for clicking the link...... Pilotcharles747 does it again......
Just follow Pilotcharles747 help and follow his lead. and by all means click the link on reply #26! That is if you are hellbent on modifying the thing immediately. I kind of agree with Desmo and leave it stock for a bit.
So much for clicking the link...... Pilotcharles747 does it again......