How to Root the Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet with Just One Click

Lenovo is the best known product all over the world and running massively in computer business. The ThinkPad laptops are sold worldwide and this shows the establishment of its product, competing with other devices available in the market. In the range of computer device the ThinkPad tablet is the first tablet released in ThinkPad version running on Android 3.1 Honeycomb operating system. The tablet is embedded with NVIDIA Tegra 2 Dual-Core 1GHz processor and it has got 10.1” HD multitouch display with pen input and weighs 1.65 lbs. It has much more than you can imagine and now in this article we are going to teach you how to root it to get more than its limitations. Follow the guidance below and before that we gonna warn you that after rooting the Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet will cancel your warranty. 

You must follow the steps but first keep certain points in your mind and they are:

• You must keep backups of all data separately.
• The device battery must be charged with at least 60%.

Pre-Requisites:

1. Computer running on Windows XP/7
2. USB cable for connecting to computer
3. Internet connection for downloading files
4. Computer installed with Android SDK with ADB

NOTE: Androidedz will not be responsible for any mishap or data loss.

Steps to Root the Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet with Just One Click:

Step 1: Download one-click rooting package.

Step 2: Now in a folder extract the rooting package on your computer.

Step 3: Via USB cable connect the Lenovo ThinkPad tablet to your computer and make sure it is unlocked so that the computer recognize the device.

Step 4: Now open the rooting package folder in your computer.

Step 5: Among the file open the ‘run.bat’ or open the ‘run’ file according to your desktop configuration that hides the filename extension.

Step 6: You must double click the ‘run.bat’ file to run the script and start rooting.

Step 7: Follow all the prompted instruction that appears on your computer. Your tablet will also some process running on it but you must not interrupt it and just concentrate on the work going on your computer.

Step 8: After all the processes are finished with all information those are prompted and now the tablet is rooted.

Walla! Your Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet is successfully rooted without any sweat. Isn’t it super fast? Tell us through comments if any problem occurred during process, but I would suggest you to follow the step 4 again. Have fun with it.

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How to Install Stock Android 4.0.3 ICS on HTC Sensation

HTC Sensation a.k.a HTC Pyramid gets power from Dual-core 1.2 GHz Scorpion Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon processor and runs on Android 2.3 Gingerbread , can now be turned into the latest sensation Ice cream sandwich. The users of Samsung Galaxy Nexus are presently enjoying their Ice cream sandwich to the fullest and the version has been updated with 4.0.3 (unofficial). All gratitude to Virtuous Quatto ROM, owner of HTC Sensation has just got the Android 4.0.3 on his rooted HTC Sensation that includes Android skins, ICS updates with a entwine. You must get this work done on your HTC Sensation and tell us about it.

This procedure is exactly done by the third party developer, XDA dev and this is in its Alpha 3 stage and almost of ICS core features are accurately executing but we are afraid that the camera and Bluetooth won’t work. Few other bugs may appear and fret not! The ROM is still being in development stage. Below are following things that will work after you installed stock Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich on HTC Sensation:

• Wallpapers
• Live Wallpapers
• Sounds
• Boots without any problems
• 2G/3G Radios
• Facebook contact sync
• Touchscreen and keys
• SD card
• Tethering
• All Sensors
• Gallery
• Root
• Headphones
• Wi-Fi
• Microphones
• Advance power menu
• Screenshots
• Android Market
• 3D Accelerator
• 3D games
• EGL
• GPS
• Video Playback

All these are features that will work and according to developers Virtuous Quattro ROM is compiled directly from AOSP code which is a pure ICS. This have been optimized for the targeted device and is pre-rooted and install the Android 4.0.3 ICS. If you owe a rooted device then try the following procedure to get install the stock Android 4.0.3 in your HTC Sensation.

You must follow the steps but first keep certain points in your mind and they are:

1. You must keep backups of all data separately.
2. The device battery must be charged with at least 60%.
3. Install the ClockworkMod Recovery in your Smartphone.

NOTE: Techcular will not be responsible for any mishap or data loss, so install the ROM at your own risk.

Pre-Requisites:

1. Computer
2. Rooted HTC Sensation
3. USB data cable

How to Install Stock Android 4.0.3 ICS on HTC Sensation:

Step 1: Download Virtuous Quattro Alpha 3 ROM to your computer.

Step 2: Now copy the above ROM to the root of the SD card in your HTC device.

Step 3: It’s time to reboot the device into ClockworkMod Recovery by turning it off first. To get into the Recovery mode you need press the Volume Down and Power Button concurrently.

Step 4: Now on the screen to highlight the ‘bootloader’ use the Volume Keys and to select it use thePower Button.

Step 5: After that highlight ‘recovery’ by using Volume Keys and select it by using the Power Button.All these will bring the phone into Recovery mode.

Step 6: Now in this recovery mode, just select Backup and Recovery->Backup to create a backup of the existing working ROM.

Step 7: At this moment you must fully wipe the phone data by selecting ‘Wipe data/factory reset’->confirm, then ‘Wipe Cache Partition’->confirm and go to ‘Advanced Settings’ from the main menu to select ‘Wipe Dalvik cach’->confirm on the next screen.

Step 8: You had in a minute wiped the cache and now select ‘Install zip from sdcard’.

Step 9: Select “Choose ZIP from sdcard” and then selecting the downloaded ROM file will confirm the ROM to get flashed onto the HTC Sensation.

Step 10: Select “Go back” and restart your phone into ICS by choosing ‘Reboot system now’.

Walla! You have successfully installed the delicious Android 4.0.3 Ice cream sandwich on your HTC Sensation a.k.a HTC Pyramid with Virtuous Quattro Alpha 3 ROM.

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How to Root Acer Iconia Tab A500

Acer Iconia A500 Tablet is a renouned device and it is my personal favorite. Currently it is running through Android 3.0 Honeycomb and it can be updated to Android 3.2.1 version  by flashed using  ClockworkMod Recovery. But before updating your lovable Honeycomb tablet, you need to root it first and the third party developer XDA has rooted this device and here are steps given below to get the work done. Follow the guidence below and before that we gonna warn you that after rooting the Acer Iconia Tab A500 will cancel your warranty. Techcular will not be responsible for any mishap or data loss.

You must follow the steps but first keep certain points in your mind and they are:

• You must keep backups of all data separately.
• The device battery must be charged with at least 60%.

Pre-Requsites:

1. Computer
2. Acer Iconia Tab A500
3. USB data cable
4. Install Android Debug Bridge (ADB) shell on your computer. Here is the way to install.

How to Root Acer Iconia Tab A500:

Step 1: First you must connect your device to the computer via USB cable.

Step 2: In the Setting->Application, enable ‘Unknown Sources’.

Step 3: On your Acer Iconia A500 enable ‘USB Debugging’ , taping Setting->Applications->Development.

Step 4: Now download modified version of the GingerBreak app to save it in a selected folder on your computer.

Step 5: Open a terminal and run the following commands on your computer:

adb push c:/*[path]*/Gingerbreak-v1.20.apk /data/local
(where *[path]* refers to the directory location of the GingerBreak files. For example:c:/Users/user/Desktop/New Folder/Gingerbreak-v1.20.apk /data/local

Step 6: Now lock your tablet in portait mode by turning the tablet vertically.

Step 7: Download the OI File Manager and BusyBox and save them to the computer and copy them to the root of the device’s SD card.

Step 8: Now on the Acer Iconia tablet  launch the OI File Manager and search for the/data/local/Gingerbreak-v1.20.apk. and than install the APK file.

Step 9: After installation, than its time to launch the Gingerbreak app on your device and choose ‘Root’. The device must be in portait mode bacuse in the landscape mode it will automatically cloase the app, so keep in mind while going through the procedure.

Step 10: Once the rooting is finished the device will reboot, so keep patience untill the process is over of its own.

Step 11: Rebooting is finished and now get ready to launch the BusyBox and automatically it will install on your device.

Congratulations! Your Acer Iconia Tab A500 is totally rooted and now its turn to flash custom ROM and lift your experience the better use of this tablet.

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How to Install ClockworkMod Recovery Touch on Nexus S & Galaxy Nexus

If you haven’t been living under a rock, you would know that Koush has been working on a touch based ClockworkMod recovery for our Android devices. Touch based recoveries are becoming more and more demanded since a few have already been launched in the Android world. However, to this date, a lot of users remain committed to the ClockworkMod recovery. So after teasing us with what the Touch based rcovery will be like, Koush has now released the recovery for the Galaxy Nexus (CDMA & GSM) and the Nexus S (GSM), but it’s a beta for now and remains largely untested. So if you own one of these devices, you can flash the recovery to your device quite easily.

If you have no clue what the hype is all about, you can catch this video of the recovery in action.

Disclaimer: Please follow this guide at your own risk. Androidedz will not be liable if your device gets damaged or bricked during the process.

Requirements:

• A rooted Galaxy Nexus or Nexus S. See our guide on rooting the Galaxy Nexus | The Nexus S.
• ADB installed on your system.
• Touch Recovery Beta for Galaxy Nexus | Nexus S.

Instructions:

1. To begin, download the recovery image from the link above and copy it to the folder wherefastboot.exe is in the Android SDK.
2. Boot your device in fastboot mode and connect it to the computer.
3. Open a terminal or command prompt and enter the following commands:

fastboot flash recovery name-of-img-file-here.img

fastboot reboot

That’s it, the recovery should now be permanently installed on your device.

[VIA PHANDROID]

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How to Update Acer Iconia Tab A500 to Android 3.2.1 Honeycomb

Acer tablets are one of the popular brands then Smartphones.  Acer Iconia A500 gets power from Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9 processor with Nvidia Tegra 2 T20 chipset and runs on Android 3.0. If you are the owner of Acer Iconia A500 then here are the steps to upgrade it to Android 3.2.1 Honeycomb.  The ROM has two versions and those non-rooted (stock version) and pre-rooted (busybox). These two versions can be simply being flashed using ClockworkMod Recovery.

You must follow the steps but first keep certain points in your mind and they are:

• You must keep backups of all data separately.
• The device battery must be charged with at least 60%.

Pre-Requisites:

1. Computer
2. Rooted Acer Iconia Tab A500 with ClockworkMod Recovery installed.
3. Stock ROM and rooting package or pre-rooted ROM.

How to Update Ace Iconia Tab A500 to Android 3.2.1 Honeycomb:

You must follow these steps cautiously to successfully install the ROM. Techcular will not be responsible for any data loss or mishap occurs during updation procedure.

Step 1: Download stock version. After stock version downloaded it will revoke previous root access and you need to root your device again and installing this stock ROM/rooting file in your PC.

Download pre-rooted or busyboxed version.  If you download this file then again you need not to root your device after flashing the ROM.

Step 2: Now copy the downloaded ROM file and if you are intended to go for stock version then rooting tool files are need to copy to the root of the device SD card.

Step 3: You must turn off your device and boot it in recovery mode and to do this action you need to hold the volume down key and power button simultaneously.

Step 4: A text will display on the screen and after it appears then release both buttons.

Step 5: After this in the recovery mode find out the option ‘Backup and restore’ to backup your data.

Step 6: Now clear your device data, so apply ‘Wipe data/factory reset’, ‘Wipe cache’ and ‘Wipe Dalvik cache’.

Step 7: Select ‘Install zip from SD card’, then get the ROM that have been transferred earlier.  After you selected the flashing process will begin and last for few minutes and then it will forward to recovery menu.

Step 8: (Follow this step if you flashed the stock version instead of the pre-rooted version) Follow step 7 but choosing the rooting file this time and this step will root it, where as the earlier step flashed the ROM.  Give some time to flash process to finish.

Step 9: Now opt the ‘Reboot system now’ from the main recovery to reboot your tablet.

Walla! Your Acer Iconia Tab A500 is updated with Android 3.2.1 Honeycomb. Tell us your views through comments after you update the tab successfully.

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How to Root the Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet with Just One Click

Lenovo is the best known product all over the world and running massively in computer business. The ThinkPad laptops are sold worldwide and this shows the establishment of its product, competing with other devices available in the market. In the range of computer device the ThinkPad tablet is the first tablet released in ThinkPad version running on Android 3.1 Honeycomb operating system. The tablet is embedded with NVIDIA Tegra 2 Dual-Core 1GHz processor and it has got 10.1” HD multitouch display with pen input and weighs 1.65 lbs. It has much more than you can imagine and now in this article we are going to teach you how to root it to get more than its limitations. Follow the guidance below and before that we gonna warn you that after rooting the Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet will cancel your warranty. 

You must follow the steps but first keep certain points in your mind and they are:

• You must keep backups of all data separately.
• The device battery must be charged with at least 60%.

Pre-Requisites:

1. Computer running on Windows XP/7
2. USB cable for connecting to computer
3. Internet connection for downloading files
4. Computer installed with Android SDK with ADB

NOTE: Techcular will not be responsible for any mishap or data loss.

Steps to Root the Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet with Just One Click:

Step 1: Download one-click rooting package.

Step 2: Now in a folder extract the rooting package on your computer.

Step 3: Via USB cable connect the Lenovo ThinkPad tablet to your computer and make sure it is unlocked so that the computer recognize the device.

Step 4: Now open the rooting package folder in your computer.

Step 5: Among the file open the ‘run.bat’ or open the ‘run’ file according to your desktop configuration that hides the filename extension.

Step 6: You must double click the ‘run.bat’ file to run the script and start rooting.

Step 7: Follow all the prompted instruction that appears on your computer. Your tablet will also some process running on it but you must not interrupt it and just concentrate on the work going on your computer.

Step 8: After all the processes are finished with all information those are prompted and now the tablet is rooted.

Walla! Your Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet is successfully rooted without any sweat. Isn’t it super fast? Tell us through comments if any problem occurred during process, but I would suggest you to follow the step 4 again. Have fun with it.

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How to Root Dell Streak 7

Do you owe a Dell Streak 7? Want to root it and get control over the tablet? So here is the rooting procedure which bit complicated but yet easy if you go through the steps thoroughly. Few users want to stick with their default setting in Dell Streaks and if you are one of them then atleast go through the course of action done below. You never know when you have decided to root your lovable Streak 7 one day. Below you will get handy tools for rooting and that is through SuperOneClick package.

You must follow the steps but first keep certain points in your mind and they are:

• You must keep backups of all the SMSs, contacts, videos, images, call logs and other files because they will get erased while rooting.
• The device battery must be charged with at least 60%.
• Enable USB Debugging through Settings->Application->Development->USB Debugging.
• Disable antivirus software and firewall programs in your computer because they might interrupt the rooting process in the middle. And in case you have security software in Dell Streaks they you must uninstall it too.

Note: Root with your own risk. Techcular will not be responsible for any data loss or mishap occurs.

Pre-Requisites:

1. Computer
2. Fully charged Dell Streak 7.
3. USB data cable

How to Root Dell Streak 7:

Step 1: Download SuperOneClick package.

Step 2: Now extract the Zip file into a folder on your PC. Don’t rename the file, leave as it is.

Step 3: Launch the ‘SuperOneClick.exe’ from the extracted files.

Step 4: Via USB cable connect your Dell Streak 7 to your Computer.

Step 5: When you are totally connected, click on the ‘Root’ button in SuperOne Click to start the rooting process.

Step 6: One message will appear on your device that the device has successfully rooted and the SuperOneClick also install Superuser and busybox on your device.

Step7: If any mishap occurs during rooting then reboot your device and again follow the step 3 to 5.

Walla! Now your Dell Streak 7 has successfully rooted with just one click. You can do anything with your Streak 7.

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