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- HTC Thunderbolt Full Root and Bootloader Unlock Instructions
- Androidify Demo [March 2011] [Female Hair Update]
- LG Optimus One to get Gingerbread in Spring
- Droid 3 Photos leaked, shows redesigned keyboard
- Kindle to move to Android? [Rumor]
| HTC Thunderbolt Full Root and Bootloader Unlock Instructions Posted: 19 Mar 2011 08:51 PM PDT Uh Oh, looks like HTC has failed again. For some odd reason all these manufacturers insist on trying to lock down these devices. I think they should just embrace the custom ROM and hacker community. After all it’s extremely popular and has totally helped Android become what it is today. I’m just waiting for CyanogenMod Phone One to be released so we don’t have to ever worry about rooting ever again. (Happy Face)
The Thunderbolt was one of, if not the most locked down device from HTC to date. Apparently they made signed images, a signed kernel, and a signed recovery. They locked the memory too. As always the developer community has done what they do best, and that is completely take care of all the hard work for you. It is now fully rooted, as well as S-OFF. Fully unlocked. Team AndIRC has been working on this for the last 72 hours almost non stop. So feel free to thank them, or buy them a drink. Now we just have to wait a few weeks and you will all be able to run CyanogenMod 7 and overclock your Thunderbolts to 1.5+ Ghz. Now I’ve talked way to long. I’ll just go ahead and skip to the good stuff. I must mention that this is NOT for the faint at heart. These instructions are new, and just released. I’m sure easier ways will eventually show up, but for now this is it. Most people that will do this I expect to know what they are doing. As always, take extreme caution with anything in adb. Remember it voids your warranty, and enjoy it. Android Police, or AndroidCommunity hold no responsibility for your actions. Rooting The ThunderBolt – Version 2 Pros * Root with read/write access to /system Cons * Voids warranty **** Remember to take your time and fully read all instructions. Make sure you have a full battery before starting. Step 1 First, download these files: * Mirrors for the package (contains busybox, wpthis, psneuter, su, readme.txt, misc.img, and hbooteng.nb0) (md5sum : aae974054fc3aed275ba3596480ccd5b): * Custom RUU mirrors (md5sum : aff07b8256628a175c40938d408fa16f): Step 2 Note that adb is required. adb push busybox /data/local/ adb push misc.img /data/local/ adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/psneuter adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/busybox Step 3 This step will gain temp root and flash the custom misc.img. Run: adb shell Run: You will now be kicked out of adb, and adb will restart as root. Let's confirm the md5 of misc.img: adb shell Run: Output should be “c88dd947eb3b36eec90503a3525ae0de.” If it's anything else, re-download the file and try again. Now let's write misc.img: dd if=/data/local/misc.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p17 exit Step 4 Here you will rename the downgrade RUU as PG05IMG.zip and place it on your SD card. Then, run the following command: adb reboot bootloader adb push psneuter /data/local/ adb push busybox /data/local/ adb push wpthis /data/local/ adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/psneuter adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/busybox adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/wpthis Step 5 Next, enter the following commands: adb shell To unlock eMMC: /data/local/wpthis exit Step 6 Please pay attention – this is very important. This step involves a small chance of bricking if you mess up. To push the eng bootloader: adb push hbooteng.nb0 /data/local/ adb shell /data/local/busybox md5sum /data/local/hbooteng.nb0 If the output does not match “6991368ee2deaf182048a3ed9d3c0fcb” exactly, stop, delete it, and re-download it. Otherwise, continue. Now we will write the new bootloader. dd if=/data/local/hbooteng.nb0 of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p18 Confirm proper write: /data/local/busybox md5sum /dev/block/mmcblk0p18 If the output does not match “6991368ee2deaf182048a3ed9d3c0fcb,” try again; if it still doesn't work, seek help from chat.andirc.net in channel #thunderbolt. DO NOT REBOOT. Now, reboot your phone and put the custom RUU (PG05IMG.zip) on your SD card. Then flash it. This will upgrade you to release firmware with an S-OFF bootloader. Next, run this command: adb reboot bootloader After it flashes, you will be running release firmware with S-OFF. Step 7 Push SU, busybox, and psneuter. adb push psneuter /data/local/ adb push busybox /data/local/ adb push su /data/local/ adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/psneuter adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/busybox To gain root: adb shell /data/local/psneuter The following will remount /system and set up SU: adb shell mount -o remount,rw -t ext3 /dev/block/mmcblk0p25 /system /data/local/busybox cp /data/local/su /system/xbin/su chown 0:0 /system/xbin/su chmod 6755 /system/xbin/su Step 8 Install Superuser from the Market. Reboot your phone. You should now have full root permissions. Step 9 Finally, install ROM Manager and flash the ThunderBolt recovery. If you have problems getting SU to work, a couple extra reboots will likely fix it. If you still have problems, come to the chat: irc.andirc.net #thunderbolt or use http://chat.andirc.net:9090/?channels=#thunderbolt.   [via Android Police] )
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| Androidify Demo [March 2011] [Female Hair Update] Posted: 19 Mar 2011 06:58 PM PDT The brand newest version of Androidify is out and it’s hairtastic! Last time we spoke about this app it was back in Barcelona at Mobile World Congress 2011. We were hanging out in the Google Pod [take a peek at that here]. Now there’s a bit of an update out there for you, again for free, this one containing a few unnamed bug fixes and a whole lock of additional hairs for your Android avatar’s head.
Now the hair additions are what they’re calling “female hair” but you know and I know that any self-respecting hippie this side of the midwest would love to have blaster hair like the likes seen in this new set. Thusly, you must update. To grab the new update, if you’ve not got the app set to update automatically, head over to the Androidify app in the Android Market and hit the update button. This newest version was uploaded yesterday (March 18, 2011) and is version 1.01 – Take a peek at the video demo here! And yes, feel free to submit your own Androidify avatar to the [ANDROIDIFY YOURSELF NOOOW] thread in the discussion forums!    )
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| LG Optimus One to get Gingerbread in Spring Posted: 19 Mar 2011 03:16 PM PDT Thanks to an eager LG Fan’s post on LG’s Facebook page, we have learned that the LG Optimus One could get a Gingerbread update in the Spring. This is the first time that LG has placed an official date for a Gingerbread roll out. The date is subject to change, but the plan is to make it available in the Android Market but the end of May. Makes one wonder if LG is being cautious since there was trouble with an OTA update of Android 2.2 (Froyo) to the Galaxy S.
Then again, past LG practice has been to have updates occur through the LG update tool. If it isn’t a mistake by LGs social media folks, by pointing to the Android Market, users could update it at their own pace, and if there’s any hiccups, LG may not necessarily be deluged and have to stall the update to work out any issues with handsets digesting their Gingerbread. Likely though, the manor in which phones are updated will change. The LG Optimus One (aka LG P500) is a very popular phone worldwide, with several million having been sold. In the US, it’s known as Optimus models M, S, T, and U. It’s also known as the LG Vortex. It has a modest 600 Mhz processor, 3.2 inch HVGA display and sells for around $250. [via UnWired View] )
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| Droid 3 Photos leaked, shows redesigned keyboard Posted: 19 Mar 2011 02:09 PM PDT Photos have leaked of what is reported to be the new Motorola Droid 3 sporting a redesigned keyboard. The slide up QWERTY has five rows, rather than the smaller 4 row design featured in the Droid 2. The buttons look fairly large for typing and it’s an impressive outlay considering the phone shown looks fairly thin. There also looks to be HDMI and microUSB ports as well.
But other than that, there isn’t really much to go on. It looks to have a stock 4″ TFT screen, and if were can infer anything from the previous Droid 2 specs and the current state of the Android art, we can probably expect top maybe go up to a qHD screen. And since the Droid 2 runs a Froyo flavored OS, it would certainly need to run Android 2.4 (Gingerbread) at the very least. Other possible specs to dream about …. maybe maybe boosting to dual core for that 1Ghz processor? Replacing the 5MP camera for a a 8MP camera with full HD recording? Or jump on the dual camera bandwagon? That doesn’t seem likely since the images don’t really show a front facing webcam for video chat. At the very least we’d also expect 4G/LTE connectivity. What would you like so see? [via Unwired View] )
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| Kindle to move to Android? [Rumor] Posted: 19 Mar 2011 02:07 PM PDT There’s talk going around that Amazon may be looking to take completely redesign the Kindle platform and base it on the Android OS. According to posts in the New York Times Blog, Amazon is looking for Android developers for “Lab 126″ which is Amazon’s Kindle development unit. That would make for a very interesting development and may signal Amazon’s concern that the NOOKColor is suddenly very popular with Android geeks looking for an affordable tablet option. There’s also the fact that with Amazon’s Android App Store that the book seller may simply be looking to evolve the Kindle to take advantage of Android apps they sell.
There’s some positive and negative aspects to this possibility. First off, the hallmark of the Kindle itself is that it has amazing battery life due to it’s passive liquid crystal display that doesn’t rewrite the page until it’s “turned.” This means that users don’t have to recharge it for days, maybe even weeks, as opposed to every day. Then there’s also that the Kindle can be read outside thanks to it’s matte finish, which doesn’t allow for glare in bright ambient light. But there’s plenty of attraction to having the Android platform. There is a Kindle App and users will buy more apps along with books with an Android Kindle. And coupling it with Kindle’s free lifetime 3G to buy said books and apps is really attractive. And if Amazon can syphon off users wanting a tablet and prevent them from buying from BN.Com, so much the better. [via Android Guys] )
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