TinyCoreLinux r3 and Root r4

[Guest carbo20]

Hello to you all,

Since i'm having 64bit win 7 machines i think it will be better to use the Linux method to rood my desire.

It's the first time I'm using Linux of any kind.

I burned the ISO and restarted my computer.

I run the terminal.

how can i change the directory to c:\r4-desire-root (in which i put the files that i downloaded) in the Linux terminal?

how can i format the minisd card using the linux?

Thank's

Nir

[Guest Rdy2Go]

Hello to you all,

Since i'm having 64bit win 7 machines i think it will be better to use the Linux method to rood my desire.

It's the first time I'm using Linux of any kind.

I burned the ISO and restarted my computer.

I run the terminal.

how can i change the directory to c:\r4-desire-root (in which i put the files that i downloaded) in the Linux terminal?

how can i format the minisd card using the linux?

Thank's

Nir

I rooted the device without any problems on my Windows 64 bit Enterprise.

[Guest EddyOS]

I was having grief using W7 x64 Ultimate, used the TinyCore method like this:

Open up to where you downloaded it, burn the ISO Image to a disk, turn off your PC, turn it back on with the CD in.

When it boots, at the bottom, click terminal.

Have your GoldCard in your unit, with the rootedupdate.zip on it, and boot into FASTBOOT. Plug it into the PC and run this in the termailnal window:

sudo mkdir /mnt/cdrom

sudo mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom

cd /mnt/cdrom/root

sudo ./step1.sh

Let that run then you should be into FASTBOOT. Press power, then using volume up/down & power for select, go to 'RECOVERY'. Then type:

sudo ./step2.sh

You're Done!

Edited May 11, 2010 by EddyOS

[Guest carbo20]

Thank you.

you mean using root r3 instead of r4 version?

does the r4 is only packing the commands in one file?

I was having grief using W7 x64 Ultimate, used the TinyCore method like this:

Open up to where you downloaded it, burn the ISO Image to a disk, turn off your PC, turn it back on with the CD in.

When it boots, at the bottom, click terminal.

Have your GoldCard in your unit, with the rootedupdate.zip on it, and boot into FASTBOOT. Plug it into the PC and run this in the termailnal window:

sudo mkdir /mnt/cdrom

sudo mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom

cd /mnt/cdrom/root

sudo ./step1.sh

Let that run then you should be into FASTBOOT. Press power, then using volume up/down & power for select, go to 'RECOVERY'. Then type:

sudo ./step2.sh

You're Done!

[Guest EddyOS]

I could never get r4 working so I used the r3 method using TinyCore - done in 5 minutes!!

[Guest carbo20]

I don't need gold card.(it's non branded device)

So I'm preforming the process with the original microsd card inside the phone? or should i pull it out?

I could never get r4 working so I used the r3 method using TinyCore - done in 5 minutes!!

[Guest EddyOS]

EDIT: I thought you needed a gold card for ALL Desires - this is wrong but at least I've got one!!

Just use the original card (or larger if you've got one) and put the ZIP on it and it should be fine

Edited May 11, 2010 by EddyOS

[Guest carbo20]

Hi,

Thank's for the quick reply.

when you are saying ZIP you mean the rootedupdate.zip ?

EDIT: I thought you needed a gold card for ALL Desires - this is wrong but at least I've got one!!

Just use the original card (or larger if you've got one) and put the ZIP on it and it should be fine

[Guest EddyOS]

that's the one! doesn't take too long either - 10 mins tops

[Guest crockcrock]

done with r4

windows only guide (WinXP 32 bit)

without Goldcard - non-branded phone.

with sdcard with only 2 files on it (rootupdate.zip and hebrew.zip)

[Guest simaomacaco]

I just rooted with no problems using the tiny core R3 method in this thread.

One question though, so its rooted, i can see superuser item on my phone. But how can i get the cool apps like wifi tether, etc.. and how do i install kitchen roms?

cheers guys.

BTW just signed for adfree :P

[Guest EddyOS]

I'm just working this out myself. Use the kitchen to cook the features you want and then click BAKE and it'll give you a ZIP file to download. I then assume you run step 2 again and this time flash the cooked ZIP file instead of rootedupdate.zip and it should work! Just waiting to hear on how to setup App2SD and I'll be good to go!

[Guest Sashimi]

It work well on w7 64 Pro. No need to go through the Linux hassle, especially if you've never tried Linux before...

You just need to have HTCsync installed and running for the usb driver to work properly.

Once the phone is rooted, installing a kitchen rom is the exact same process as for a rooted stock rom. the zip file at the root of the sdcard, go to recovery, usb plug to computer, run patched adb, play with the recovery menu on the phone screen (wipe stuff, flash rom, partition/format sdcard). Same as always.

Edited May 12, 2010 by Sashimi

[Guest EddyOS]

Had nothing but issues using w7 x64 - TinyCore method was a lot easier IMO and I have no experience of linux...may have had to run as admin for Windows but never tried it!

[Guest simaomacaco]

I was thought a2sd came with kitchen Rom. As I understand things to install kitchen Rom.

1 bake & download

2 copy to SD card

3 run step 2 of tiny core method

4 flash using kitchen Rom

Correct?

[Guest craigcrawford1988]

This is what I did:

1. Download TinyCoreLinux
   
2. Edit the ISO and extract the r4 root zip to a folder called "desire" on the ISO, then save the image and burn.
   
3. Start TinyCoreLinux
   
4. Open Terminal
   
5. type the following commands
   

   sudo mkdir /mnt/cdrom
   
   sudo mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
   
   cd /mnt/cdrom/desire

   
   

6. Follow the instructions to do step1-linux.sh (sudo ./step1-linux.sh)
   
7. Follow the instructions to do step2-linux.sh (sudo ./step2-linux.sh)
   
8. Done!
   

Edited May 12, 2010 by craigcrawford1988

[Guest carbo20]

Thank you all,

I just rooted my device using r3 method.

it took me about 10 minutes and everything seems to work.

regarding the modaco r2 release - i don't think we should do all the steps again. (1+2) i think we should just boot the device to recovery mode and choose flash zip from sd , choose the baked rom file and that's it.

am i wrong?

[Guest EddyOS]

You need to put the phone into Recovery and then step2 again to get it to the green screen. Then you just flash off the SD card with your chosen ROM. Nice and easy!

Edited May 13, 2010 by EddyOS