CyanogenMOD: One-click installer

[TBolt]

My Rezound is rooted, but still S-ON -- and apparently it's a bigger pain to go S-OFF (can't put the time into it).

Anyway, I just heard about the "1-click installer" that CyanogenMOD is working on. I can't imagine how this would be possible with all the varying root processes. I figured I'd ask the gurus here, though ... is it doubtful we'd ever see this work on the Rezound?

Considering how 'old' the Rezound is (and a pain to root), I'm guessing no. hehe.

 

[Haalcyon]

I justed rooted my Nexus 7 with a "1-click" rooter and it worked exactly as advertised. The 1-click kicks off a batch file with the various steps that are completely automated unless the need input from you. In my opinion all rooting should be like this.


Note 8.0 LTE

 

[acejavelin]

My Rezound is rooted, but still S-ON -- and apparently it's a bigger pain to go S-OFF (can't put the time into it).

Anyway, I just heard about the "1-click installer" that CyanogenMOD is working on. I can't imagine how this would be possible with all the varying root processes. I figured I'd ask the gurus here, though ... is it doubtful we'd ever see this work on the Rezound?

Considering how 'old' the Rezound is (and a pain to root), I'm guessing no. hehe.

The "1-click" installer method has some perquisites if I recall, like a compatible phone... the Rezound and most Verizon phones will likely never be compatible

Going S-Off is not really that hard, I just did another Rezzy last weekend, bone stock to sporting S-OFF, TWRP Recovery, and CarbonROM in under an hour. If you need some assistance in doing let me know, I would be glad to help. Be aware that going S-OFF does have it's drawbacks... it is possible to brick it if you flash something wrong, almost impossible to brick if you are S-ON, but otherwise S-OFF is better all the way around, I can sit in a parking lot and flash a new ROM in minutes without a PC, just did it the other night.

Also, how is rooting the Rezound difficult? Walk thru steps on HTCdev.com to unlock, fastboot boot recovery.img, flash SuperSU.zip... done, its like a 10 minute thing if you have done your homework and have everything prepared.

 

[TBolt]

its like a 10 minute thing if you have done your homework and have everything prepared.

When one is really busy, as I've been, the 'homework' makes it a difficult process. That ... and, as I understand it, you even have to use a carefully timed wire trick to go S-OFF on the Rezound. I did not have to do that on my Incredible.

I appreciate the offer of help. But, honestly, I'm just waiting for next year & a better phone. I might even try a REAL Nexus on another network (not Verizon).

 

[acejavelin]

When one is really busy, as I've been, the 'homework' makes it a difficult process. That ... and, as I understand it, you even have to use a carefully timed wire trick to go S-OFF on the Rezound. I did not have to do that on my Incredible.

I appreciate the offer of help. But, honestly, I'm just waiting for next year & a better phone. I might even try a REAL Nexus on another network (not Verizon).

OK, cool...

Any by the way, that is what I did for my personal phone, moved to a Nexus 4 and to AT&T GoPhone a couple months ago... it is an amazing phone and I am saving $40/month over Verizon. Still have a Rezound as my work phone though.

 

[TBolt]

OK, cool...

Any by the way, that is what I did for my personal phone, moved to a Nexus 4 and to AT&T GoPhone a couple months ago... it is an amazing phone and I am saving $40/month over Verizon. Still have a Rezound as my work phone though.

I noticed that in your sig, ace.

Stupid question ... is the Nexus rooted out of the box? Or, is there a bit of rooting involved? (I am guessing the Nexus is THE prime candidate for CyanMOD's 1-click installer.)

Like you, I will have to keep my Verizon account because I have my parents attached to my plan. But, I will downgrade my Verizon line to a dumbphone.

 

[acejavelin]

I noticed that in your sig, ace.

Stupid question ... is the Nexus rooted out of the box? Or, is there a bit of rooting involved? (I am guessing the Nexus is THE prime candidate for CyanMOD's 1-click installer.)

Like you, I will have to keep my Verizon account because I have my parents attached to my plan. But, I will downgrade my Verizon line to a dumbphone.

Nexus is not rooted out of the box, the unlock and root process is very simple, there are several one-click tools to do it or doing manually is simple, although the bootloader is locked, it is not "secured", unlocking is as simple as one fastboot command "fastboot oem unlock" and doing the rest manually is similar to the Rez (flash recovery, flash SuperSU/SuperUser). It is essentially "S-OFF" as you can flash radios, recoveries, ROMs, boot.imgs, etc. quite easily.

To be honest though, there isn't much use in ROMing, or maybe even rooting, the Nexus as it is pure Android already... fast, clean, steamlined... just through in some apps and away you go. 3-4 hours screen on battery life out of the box, with some ROMing and kernel tuning I have heard 6-7 hours screen time is quite doable. Most ROMs just add features, tweaks, and performance hacks and tweaks, but the out of box experience is very nice. Of course, some people just ROM for the sack of ROMing, and that's OK too.