Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Root Droid Incredible 2

  1. Disconnect phone
  2. Download and install HTC Droid Incredible 2 drivers (http://downloads.unrevoked.com/HTCDriver3.0.0.007.exe)
  3. Download http://droid.neolobster.com/roms/vwhk-12102011-c.zip MD5: 26a2dbcb96d82153add7edaccd157996
  4. Run the following commands:
  5. adb shell rm -r /data/local/tmp/* adb push zergRush /data/local/tmp/zergRush adb push misc_version /data/local/tmp/misc_version adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/tmp/zergRush adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/tmp/misc_version adb shell /data/local/tmp/zergRush adb shell /data/local/tmp/sh -c '/data/local/tmp/misc_version -s 2.18.605.3' adb reboot bootloader fastboot oem rebootRUU fastboot erase cache fastboot flash zip RUU_Vivo_W_Gingerbread_S_VERIZON_WWE_2.18.605.3_Radio_1.09.01.0622_NV_VZW1.92_release_199487_signed.zip fastboot reboot
  6. Run Revolutionary ( http://revolutionary.io/ )
  7. Follow the instructions from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1219246
    The purpose of this guide is to walk you through the process of rooting your phone running 2.3.3 ONLY! I will do the best I can to make this as painless as possible and help you achieve your goals of S-Off.


    ***THIS THREAD IS ONLY FOR OBTAINING S-OFF, OBTAINING ROOT, AND INSTALLING CLOCKWORK MOD RECOVERY! ANY QUESTION REGARDING INSTALLING ROMS DO NOT BELONG HERE AND WILL NOT BE ANSWERED! ONLY ISSUES REGARDING ROOT WILL BE ANSWERED BY MYSELF OR OTHER MEMBERS.***

    What you will need: (** = File is attached to OP)

    Windows XP or higher (Thats all I have, someone else with MAC and/or Linux will need to assist and I can add it to the OP)

    http://revolutionary.io/ .:UPDATE:. PRE4 now available
    This site is where you will download the rooting tools and obtain a beta key. When you click on the download button for your OS, make sure you view the box that pops up requesting your OS version, phone model, HBoot version, and phone serial number. Without doing this you cannot root your phone so do it or you are screwed. There are two ways to get your phone serial number: 1) Remove the battery and look at the white sticker or 2) On your phone, go to Settings -> About Phone -> Phone Identity and under Device Serial Number you will see it. After you receive your code COPY AND PASTE it onto a word document or notepad because there are times when you will get confused with the font type from the Revolutionary site. Example, in my beta key, the lower case L looks exactly like the capital I and it threw me off. Also, the key IS case sensitive so keep that in mind.

    If running windows, you will need these drivers:
    http://downloads.unrevoked.com/HTCDriver3.0.0.007.exe
    If running Linux, reports show that you do not need any drivers.
    If running Mac OS, I currently do not know so someone please let me know and I will update.

    http://goo-inside.me/superuser/su-2....fgh-signed.zip **
    This file is required to obtain ROOT AFTER you have S-Off.

    http://forum.xda-developers.com/atta...1&d=1308537076 (WINDOWS) **
    http://forum.xda-developers.com/atta...1&d=1308537076 (LINUX) **
    http://dl.dropbox.com/u/33327355/cwm-4.0.1.4-vivow.img **
    These two items are in case Revolutionary tool fails to install CWM on your phone OR if you want to do this offline at another location. Fastboot and abd tool is the software that will take the img file of CWM and flash it onto your phone after S-OFF is obtained.

    Prepping your Phone:

    Turn off FAST BOOT in the settings located: SETTINGS -> POWER

    Turn on Unknown Sources: SETTINGS -> APPLICATIONS
    Turn on USB Debugging: SETTINGS -> APPLICATIONTS -> DEVELOPMENT

    Installing Root:

    1 - First, install the HTC drivers on your computer. It is a very simple step and you should have no issues doing this at all. Also look at your installed programs list and confirm HTC Sync is not installed. This will stop your device from being detected by Revolutionary to other problems when rooting.

    2 - Extract the Fastboot and ABD zip file onto the root of your local disk drive (ex. C:\android-win-tools )

    3 - Copy/Cut and Paste the CWM img file into the Fastboot and ABD folder (ex. C:\android-win-tools\cwm-4.0.1.4-vivow.img) Doing this will prep your PC to flash CWM in the event the Revolutionary tool does not download and install it.

    4 - Place phone in "Disk Drive" mode then Copy/Cut and Paste the root su zip file (do not extract it) onto the root of your SDCard on your phone (ex. x:\su-2.3.6.3-efgh-signed.zip )

    5 - Place phone in "Charge Only" mode. A lot ot people run into issues and not realize this was not selected.

    6 - Run the Revolutionary file now that everything is set to go.

    7 - You will get a prompt to enter your beta code. This is the code you received when you downloaded the revolutionary file and entered the information to obtain the beta key.

    8 - Sit back and WAIT while the application does what is needed. This process will take anywhere from 3 to 5minutes so be PATIENT.

    9 - Upon completion, you will get a prompt to install CWM. Say yes here! Once done skip to step 10.

    9a - If the revolutionary app crashes or fails to download/install, leave your phone in the state it is (HBoot mode and should say "Fastboot USB". Open a command prompt in windows (Start - Run - type CMD).

    9b - If you did exactly as told, type "CD.." until you see "C:\"

    9c - Type the following:
    CD android-win-tools
    fastboot flash recovery cwm-4.0.1.4-vivow.img

    9d - This process takes about 30sec max. Almost done!!!

    10 - On your phone, back track to the main menu of HBoot using the volume keys and Power button and select recovery (2nd Option). In a few seconds your will be in CWM.

    11 - As long as you copied the signed zip file to the root of your sdcard, perform the following:
    "Install Zip From SDCard" (5th Option)
    "Choose Zip From SDCard" (2nd Option)
    Select the root/su zip file (su-2.3.6.3-efgh-signed.zip)
    Choose Yes and wait.
    Back track to main menu and reboot





Thursday, December 1, 2011

Compiling Pidgin 2.10.0 on Fedora 10

At work I run Fedora 10, and compiling pidgin was annoying enough for me to want to write down the options I used to finally get the configure script to be happy.

./configure --disable-vv --disable-gstreamer --disable-gtkspell --disable-meanwhile --disable-avahi --disable-nm