[TUT HOW-TO] ROOT + Recovery + Flash Custom ROMs (update.zip) in Tattoo

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Zecanilis

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Ok guys and and gals...
This is a thread to try to end up the "How can we aply the update.zip"...
I'm going to try to give you the step-by-step procedure.

The first thing you need is to root your tattoo and make it ready to receive the update... It's all over the forum the explanations... You have 2 choices..

1.1. If you want the hard way to do it, but want to learn how to, then follow this links:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=637927
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=640710
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=639486
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=631540
NEW : Recovery image from Amon_RA (19-03-2010)
This recovery it's from Amon_RA, and it's the one that everyone wants to have...
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=649276

1.2. If your just want to chill out, don't understand what your doing, but still want to flash the update, then use this ROOT in 1Click:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=644279

For both procedures, and for security reasons, don't forget to create a golcard before. That could be your last chance, before you have a beautifull brick... ;)
See here how to:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=603286

There are two custom recoverys now, using custom recovery from mainfram3 or from maverixx. You will see diferences after pressing power+home buttons. If you see only an android logo then you're with mainfram3 one. If you get some menu choices you're with maverixx one

With custom recovery from mainfram3

2.1 Lets test the recovery mode :
  • Turn off your tattoo
  • Press power+home buttons, until a nice Android logo image comes up...
  • Hold home and press end button
  • Now there are some options there you can select...
  • Choose "Backup to SDCARD": That will do a complete backup of your system to you sd. (Did you saw "apply sdcard: update.zip" there? ;) )

After this you are ready to go...

3.1 Apply the update.zip
For the update process, you just need to first put the update.zip in the root of your sd card.
After this it's all the same story...
  • Turn off your tattoo
  • Press power+home buttons, until a nice Android logo image comes up...
  • Hold home and press end button
  • Now choose "apply sdcard: update.zip"
  • Wait.... Wait... Wait...
  • Restart your tattoo, and there you go... :)
At the same menu, and before flashing, you can also wipe your data. Just select it there. ("wipe data/factory reset")

New 1 click recovery from maverixx (18-03-2010)

2.2 Lets test the recovery mode :
  • Turn off your tattoo
  • Press power+home buttons, until a nice Android logo image comes up with somemenus...
  • Choose "Backup/Restore" (With call button)
  • Choose "Nand backup": That will do a complete backup of your system to you sd. (Did you saw "Flash zip from sd card" there? ;) )

After this you are ready to go...

3.2 Apply the update.zip
For the update process, you just need to first put the update.zip in the root of your sd card.
After this it's all the same story...
  • Turn off your tattoo
  • Press power+home buttons, until a nice Android logo image comes up with some menus...
  • Now choose "Flash zip from sd card" (With call button)
  • Wait.... Wait... Wait...
  • Restart your tattoo, and there you go... :)

Here are the threads that have update.zip ready to go:
Android 1.6 Donut :
Credits to mikifafi : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=643368
Credits to cn.fyodor : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=644616
Credits to paulobrien : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=652306
Android 2.1 Eclair :
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=644373
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=662339

Cheers

DON'T FORGET : The people that are working on these procedures, and developings, are not responsible if you brick your device in the process. DO IT AT YOUR OWN RISK

All the thanks are going to all developers, and all their time spended... mainfram3, Coburn64, -bm-, cn.fyodor, maverixx and some other i could forgot...
 
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cn.fyodor

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a little trick

Nice! :)
It seems not necessary to press HOME+END+SEARCH at the same time, just hold HOME and press END to enter the recovery UI.
 
Zecanilis

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Thans guys. :D
And thank you cn.fyodor...
Just added your trick also... :D

Cheers
 
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MiSSigNNo

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Flashable, Customizable and Rootable... only left unlockable for "free". But most of the HTC are difficult now to be unlocken with no prize...

Maybe in a future... :)

Thanks for the tut! This is awesome
 
_david_94

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liderzre said:
root of sdcard. rename to update.zip.
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Thanks. but when I click HOME BACK & END CALL I enter a menu called CLEARSTORAGE (2 options: yes or no) and that's it. I'm probably missing something. What I have done is created a goldcard and then used the 1click script by maverixx (just shows how n00b I am XD).

If I press VOL DOWN & END CALL together I enter a menu called HBOOT with 3 options: FastBook Mode, Simlock & Recovery.

TY in advance (again :S)

EDIT: why do they make you use an .exe in http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=603286 Tutorial?
EDIT TO EDIT: OK I get it, it's an official update... right?

Ok, I got it to work...what I did was entered recovery mode (END CALL + VOL DOWN -> HOME) and then pressed HOME and END CALL together. That way I got the options you described (including 'apply update.zip', 'backup to SD', etc). I had mainfram3's custom recovery image.

Thanks a lot,
David ;)
 
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rubinsson

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manuvaidya said:
means ??? i didnt do anything except renaming it to update.zip first & when it said its not signed, i signed it with signing tool... in both the instances, its the same error....
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The original recovery boot will give a verification error on a custom update.zip...

Are you sure you have the custom recovery image working?

Please (re)do the steps 1 through 16 in the "HOW-TO Flash the Tattoo" guide for a goldcard:
xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=603286

Then do the "[ROOT+NewRECOVERY] in 1Click" guide:
xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=644279
(Note that only recovery is needed. ROOT+recovery is only needed if you
need root and that depends on the custom image you want to flash and
what apps you want to run or what you want to do =P)

Then (when the phone is powered off)holding "power"(red phone) and "home" will get you into the recovery menu.
(holding power and home is only needed until the tattoo logo appears)

Having the Maverix cr image will now present you with a menu like this:
Code: 
Android system recovery

- Reboot system now
- USB-MS toggle
- Backup/Restore
- Flash zip from sdcard
- Wipe
- Partition sdcard
- Other
- Power off
(Use up/down and green phone to navigate the menu)

Always make a backup using the Backup/Restore menu choice before flashing
a new rom and depending on the rom you might want to wipe data using the
Wipe menu choice and Wipe data/factory res(et).
 
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Malitai

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OK, I did it the hard way, but I think i should have taken the 1-click method. I don't have writing rights for /sdcard now. Here's the output for ls -l /sdcard:
drwxrwxrwx system sdcard_rw 2010-04-24 15:09 LOST.DIR
drwxrwxrwx system sdcard_rw 2010-04-24 21:19 DCIM
drwxrwxrwx system sdcard_rw 2010-04-24 16:42 FOUND.000
-rwxrwxrwx system sdcard_rw 30 2009-12-25 01:55 wikitude_hash.txt
drwxrwxrwx system sdcard_rw 2010-04-24 22:20 albumthumbs
drwxrwxrwx system sdcard_rw 2010-04-24 13:36 Aldiko
drwxrwxrwx system sdcard_rw 2010-02-21 23:06 Android
drwxrwxrwx system sdcard_rw 2009-12-25 01:44 appmanager
drwxrwxrwx system sdcard_rw 2010-01-07 00:32 audiobooks
drwxrwxrwx system sdcard_rw 2010-02-16 19:41 backups
drwxrwxrwx system sdcard_rw 2010-04-11 16:09 CameraIllusion
drwxrwxrwx system sdcard_rw 2010-04-24 13:36 com.google.android.apps.listen
drwxrwxrwx system sdcard_rw 2010-01-07 00:25 CrossForward
drwxrwxrwx system sdcard_rw 2010-01-21 21:08 data
drwxrwxrwx system sdcard_rw 2010-04-24 13:36 download
drwxrwxrwx system sdcard_rw 2010-04-24 13:36 downloads
drwxrwxrwx system sdcard_rw 2010-04-24 13:36 eBooks
drwxrwxrwx system sdcard_rw 2010-04-24 13:37 HTC Sync 2.0.6
drwxrwxrwx system sdcard_rw 2010-04-24 13:37 krautmaumau
drwxrwxrwx system sdcard_rw 2009-12-25 01:57 layar
drwxrwxrwx system sdcard_rw 2010-03-07 21:31 media
drwxrwxrwx system sdcard_rw 2010-04-24 13:37 Music
drwxrwxrwx system sdcard_rw 2010-04-24 13:37 NeoMusic
drwxrwxrwx system sdcard_rw 2010-04-24 13:37 noteeverything
drwxrwxrwx system sdcard_rw 2010-04-24 13:37 Photo
drwxrwxrwx system sdcard_rw 2010-04-05 20:46 PicSay
drwxrwxrwx system sdcard_rw 2010-01-20 21:43 PlayQueues
drwxrwxrwx system sdcard_rw 2010-04-24 13:37 praxias
drwxrwxrwx system sdcard_rw 2009-12-24 22:14 rosie_scroll
drwxrwxrwx system sdcard_rw 2010-04-21 23:56 skyfire
drwxrwxrwx system sdcard_rw 2010-04-24 13:37 steel
drwxrwxrwx system sdcard_rw 2010-04-24 13:37 svox
drwxrwxrwx system sdcard_rw 2010-03-24 22:13 tmp
drwxrwxrwx system sdcard_rw 2010-01-05 00:41 Video
drwxrwxrwx system sdcard_rw 2010-04-24 13:37 Wallpaper
drwxrwxrwx system sdcard_rw 2010-04-24 13:37 wikitude
drwxrwxrwx system sdcard_rw 2010-01-14 23:28 zedge
-rwxrwxrwx system sdcard_rw 100 2010-02-06 10:05 blueftp64537.txt
-rwxrwxrwx system sdcard_rw 100 2010-02-06 10:13 blueftp67864.txt
-rwxrwxrwx system sdcard_rw 2057678 2010-03-26 00:53 crossforwardtemp
-rwxrwxrwx system sdcard_rw 4567 2010-03-21 20:36 dolphinbrowser_gestures
-rwxrwxrwx system sdcard_rw 4 2010-03-18 18:23 rvclientid.txt
-rwxrwxrwx system sdcard_rw 4452805 2009-10-05 11:17 Vodafone HTC Tattoo UM German-v1.pd
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Could anybody help me to figure out how to fix this, please? If I try to use chmod I only get Bad mode. Tried it out on XP and Debian, it's all the same.

EDIT: I'm using fyodor ROM and executed ls -l /sdcard as root.

EDIT: Worked fine after Backup + Format but it's read-only again after reboot, so I think it's the vold.conf. By the way, /sdcard is mounted nosuid and /dev/platform/vold has two files: 179:0 and 179:1.
 
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Ihaveatattoo

Ihaveatattoo

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Hi guys

I just rooted my Tattoo using the rooting app, but forgot to put in the gold card!

Does it mean something?
 
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sidzgudtimes

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Jun 27, 2010
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Hi

I am unable to do the custom recovery with mainfram3.

when i press d both buttons (Home and end key) then I ll get this <!> logo with a phone below that. Hold menu and then click end button - It ll take me to Android system recovery and gives me four options:

1. reboot system now
2. apply sdcard: update.zip
3. wipe data factory reset
4. wipe cache partition

and there is a error in the below "E: Can't open /cache/recovery/command

I thought let me try flashing with 2nd option but I got another error now.
"verifying update package...
E: No Signature (591 files)
E: Verification failed
Installation aborted."

Can anyone help me out of this pls?
 
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