Please somebody help me :( Can somebody check if what I have done so far is right?

[Guest dwattsy21]

Hi All,

I'm sorry to beg for help, but I've been trying to do this for ages. I think all the guides are assuming a bit more knowledge about using command modules and stuff. SO rather than keep asking for help on each detail, I am going to explain exactly what I have done so far. To somehow "repay the community" if I get enough help to enable me to do this, I plan to modify this into a "complete step by step guide for dummies". So here goes, below is exactly what I have done so far. Please read it, and if you can see where I have gone wrong, let me know.

Firstly I downloaded the top md5sum peice of software from http://www.md5summer.org/download.html, which saved into my downloads.

I then downloaded r3 Superboot for ZTE Blade - DOWNLOAD (ROMraid Load Balancing) from http://loadbalancing.modaco.com/download.p...oot.mcri.r3.img

I then downloaded fastboot (ROMraid Load Balancing) from fastboot.zip

Then, in "My downloads", i right clicked the "Fastboot" zip file, clicked "extract all". I then copied this new fastboot folder to my desktop.

I then copied the boot.blade.superboot.mcri.r3.img file from my downloads into this new fastboot folder on my desktop.

Next, I opened "command prompt", by clicking start and typing in "cmd" into the search box, before clicking the returned result.

I was then presented with a command window with the text C:\Users\Dave>

I typed into this "cd Desktop/fastboot" and was left with the screen saying C:\Users\Dave\Desktop\Fastboot>

The next stage from the guide I have seen says that I should type "md5sum boot.blade.superboot.mcri.r3.img"

HOWEVER, THIS IS WHERE I AM STUCK

When i type in the above and hit enter, it says this: 'md5sum' is not recognized as an internal or external xommand, operable program or batch file.

I have tried several things but cannot get past this problem.

I tried to skip this step...

I turned my phone off, took out the battery, put it back, and turned it on again with the volume up button pressed. I then connected it to my pc via usb, and into the command prompt typed "fastboot-windows flash boot boot.blade.superboot.mcri.r3.img"

However, nothing happened, it just said "waiting for device"

I am seriously seriosuly stuck and know that it's probably a simple solution I need.

If anybody can tell me where I have gone wrong I would really appreciatte it, and like I said i will turn this into a real simple step by step guid, to prevent more people like me constantly asking questions.

I really appreciatte any help,

Dave

[Guest StevenHarperUK]

I have seen suggestions that if it doesn't work you should try tuning on USB Debugging on the Phone

SETTINGS | APPLICATIONS | DEVELOPMENT | usb debugging enabled

Other people have struggled on VISTA

Suggestions have been to get the latest ADT

http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html

Or the latest Driver

http://developer.android.com/sdk/win-usb.html

I however suggest that you make an Ubuntu Boot CD

http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/get-ubuntu/download

And do it all in there, then you can simply copy and paste the commands from the other post.

[Guest mario999]

For a step by step on Windows 7 have a look at post 77 here:

http://www.hotukdeals.com/misc/orange-sanf...e=4#post9553016

Instructions I put together that got my system rooted with no problems.

Edited October 9, 2010 by mario999