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[garym123]

hey everybody gazza here,just got omc phone today 1st ever android phone,ive just done that superboot root access thing and now wondering what do i do now lol,got that superuser thing on screen and wot do i do with that,sorry for if sound a bit stupid but new to all of this,do i need to install some other software now cheers

[philmein]

garym123, on 17 August 2011 - 05:16 PM, said:

hey everybody gazza here,just got omc phone today 1st ever android phone,ive just done that superboot root access thing and now wondering what do i do now lol,got that superuser thing on screen and wot do i do with that,sorry for if sound a bit stupid but new to all of this,do i need to install some other software now cheers

your next step would be to install clockworkmod ( same way as you installed superboot) then you can put a rom on

[garym123]

philmein, on 17 August 2011 - 05:23 PM, said:

your next step would be to install clockworkmod ( same way as you installed superboot) then you can put a rom on



right thanks for that ive put that on now just waiting for a rom to put on but dont know what

[tillaz]

putbinoot, on 16 August 2011 - 10:49 PM, said:

same here on windows xp. installed drivers when phone plugged in but also asks for drivers while waiting for device. anybody got a link to a driver that worked.

you can get them from the android sdk here http://developer.and.../sdk/index.html download the .zip  extract it to desk top (easier to find) then run the sdk manager .exe

cancel the choose packages to install pop up.

click on available  packages then open third party tab then the  google inc tab  then select google usb driver package.
then press install selected.

when its finished  the drivers will be in the folder where you extracted the android sdk

under-->      android-sdk-windows /extras /google /usb_driver


let me know if you need help how to install them for your phone.

Edited by tillaz, 17 August 2011 - 09:05 PM.

[garym123]

would it be wise for a 1st time rooter to put CyanogenMod 7.1 RC1 on now or wait till a later date?and you metioned roms which are best for this omc phone and where to find them on this site,thanks again

[tilal6991]

garym123, on 17 August 2011 - 08:13 PM, said:

would it be wise for a 1st time rooter to put CyanogenMod 7.1 RC1 on now or wait till a later date?and you metioned roms which are best for this omc phone and where to find them on this site,thanks again

It depends on whether you need WiFi and bluetooth or not - if you don't then it's a good idea to use it as it boost performance and opens up a lot of settings to tweak.

[garym123]

well i  use wi-fi a lot so i think ill wait till they fix that which wont take long by the speed these guys work on here -

tilal6991, on 17 August 2011 - 08:22 PM, said:

It depends on whether you need WiFi and bluetooth or not - if you don't then it's a good idea to use it as it boost performance and opens up a lot of settings to tweak.

[putbinoot]

tillaz, on 17 August 2011 - 05:52 PM, said:

you can get them from the android sdk here http://developer.and.../sdk/index.html download the .zip  extract it to desk top (easier to find) then run the sdk manager .exe

cancel the choose packages to install pop up.

click on available  packages then open third party tab then the  google inc tab  then tick google usb driver package box
then press install selected.

when its finished  the drivers will be in the folder where you extracted the android sdk

under-->      android-sdk-windows /extras /google /usb_driver




let me know if you need help how to install them for your phone.

thanks for offer will try again tomorrow.

[putbinoot]

garym123, on 17 August 2011 - 05:16 PM, said:

hey everybody gazza here,just got omc phone today 1st ever android phone,ive just done that superboot root access thing and now wondering what do i do now lol,got that superuser thing on screen and wot do i do with that,sorry for if sound a bit stupid but new to all of this,do i need to install some other software now cheers

did you do it using windows mac or Linux.

[garym123]

i did it using windows 7

putbinoot, on 17 August 2011 - 08:30 PM, said:

did you do it using windows mac or Linux.

[garym123]

oh another question,like on the iphone when u jailbreak that has android got things like installous and cydia and themes like winterboard

[gitf@ce]

Tried using an XP machine and Win7, no go! When the drivers are installed off the phone and the phone is connected (with USB debugging on), a new Handset ADB interface is listed in device manager. As soon as I run install-superboot-windows.bat the phone vibes, green android man appears and nothing happens. If I check device manager again the hanset ADB interface is missing, and a generic Android Device appears further down the list (with yellow !). Win7 also asked for another driver at this point.

Is there another way we can install this without having to use a computer?

[putbinoot]

tillaz, on 17 August 2011 - 05:52 PM, said:

you can get them from the android sdk here http://developer.and.../sdk/index.html download the .zip  extract it to desk top (easier to find) then run the sdk manager .exe

cancel the choose packages to install pop up.

click on available  packages then open third party tab then the  google inc tab  then select google usb driver package.
then press install selected.

when its finished  the drivers will be in the folder where you extracted the android sdk

under-->      android-sdk-windows /extras /google /usb_driver


let me know if you need help how to install them for your phone.

Already had them installed using the sdk manager version 4 also the handsent drivers but it still did nothing and now it does not recognise phone when plugged in as anything other than a storage device tryed on another xp machine also by copying the usb_driver folder over to it so i could point to it when asked to instal drivers again but it said your device has not been installed so stumped really.

[tillaz]

this is how i got it to work using  vista

make sure usb debugging is turned on.

follow the superboot guide until you get to the point where it says waiting for device and phone stops at green android logo.

now press start & right click on my computer or computer witch ever yours says then click manage.

then select device manager.

now under other devices it should say androidphone double click the androidphone then the driver tab & open update driver.

select browse my computer for driver software.

use the browse  for driver software to direct it to the usb_driver  folder from the android sdk.

then underneath click  let me pick from a list of driver devices on my computer.

the box will be empty so press have disc.

now select the drive you have the android sdk installed on for me it woz C:\

now direct it threw the android sdk to the usb_driver folder.

for me it woz ---->  android-sdk-windows / extras / google / usb_driver

open the usb_driver folder & select the   android_winusb.inf press ok then next.

windows will give some warning saying if you want to proceed just ignore it & press yes and install.

now there might be two androidphone devices in device manager (one under the other) disable the one that has the yellow triangle next to it by right clicking then pressing disable.

soon as you do that the process should continue and the phone will reboot after a minute or two and should be rooted.

if not run the superboot process again and it should work.

NOTE: i uninstalled the - handset_usb_driver.exe - that is installed from the phone before starting.
when you plug the phone in and it pops up to reinstall the .exe just close it.

when your rooted & have clockwork you can reinstall them.

also since you have unlinstalled the handset usb drivers your phone might be mounted as
the drivers disc if so right click and eject.

hope this helps solve your problem it did for me

Edited by tillaz, 29 August 2011 - 03:32 PM.

[gitf@ce]

Thanks Tillaz for the info. Doesn't work for me though. Tried every which way and I cannot install the Google drivers (XP). I just get "The specified location does not contain information about your hardware" message.

Reminds me of all the hassle we had with the Advent Vega drivers (only worse).

[wrtease]

you could just leave it plugged in to usb cable .and try doing it without drivers installed.
1. just run adb -windows
2. fastboot-windows
3.install-superboot-windows


reason i did this was i installed  a gen2 clockwork to test and though id bricked it. this helped me get it back working.

hope this helps you .

[gitf@ce]

wrtease, on 23 August 2011 - 10:09 AM, said:

you could just leave it plugged in to usb cable .and try doing it without drivers installed.
1. just run adb -windows
2. fastboot-windows
3.install-superboot-windows


reason i did this was i installed  a gen2 clockwork to test and though id bricked it. this helped me get it back working.

hope this helps you .

Tried all that no go! 1 and 2 just ask for options and switches, 3 doesn't find any device and then waits for it?

[wrtease]

are you on stock rom .have you tried custom rom .it will detect your device.you can always restore after it .
i did superboot on windows 7 .maybe you need to do that on win7

Edited by wrtease, 23 August 2011 - 11:24 AM.

[wrtease]

this might work .switch phone of and hold volume down it will stay at green logo.then connect usb cable and do the three options i gave earlier worth a go.

[gitf@ce]

None of that works on XP. I'll try Win7 when I get home tonight.