(English) Root your Motorola Milestone 2.0.1 (but not for Telus phone?)
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Has anyone tried this yet on the Milestone offered by Telus? It comes with 2.0.1 but I wonder if there is something about the update.zip that might be specific to the european Milestone.
Hmmm I honestly dont know. The Droid and Milestone use the same update.zip , I think, but you never know what Motorola did…Id wait for some more info if I were you. Ill keep an eye on it and if I find something Ill post it here
Ok. Im only finding reports of rooting not being available for the Telus Milestone right now. The OS probably is different and might not have the same loop holes to use for rooting. As soon I hear about a Telus Milestone with root I’ll post the method!
Thanks, I’ll keep scouring the intarwebs myself. But you’re right, there seems to be a difference between the Telus Milestone and the others. Of course, it doesn’t help that there are only a small number of us who have managed to get their grubby little hands on a Telus Milestone so far.
Hey there,
I’ve been scouring since I got it earlier today…
It’s a pretty good device. Going to take some getting used to as i’m coming from a bb pearl and was the short cut master.
I want total and complete control!!!
Did you get the Telus one? Ive been thinking about trying out a BB again but I can’t imagine it being better since I’m rather content about the email functions on the Milestone. Why did you choose the Milestone today? Enjoy your new phone :)
Hey sig,
I got the milestone cuz I can’t stand iphone fucktards and their one button love. Like many I was looking for the pimpest, most malleable device out there. With no n900 love from the big three on the horizon, I thought the droid/milestone was the next best thing.
Alas we are looking for the next best thing. With a great platfor/device like the milestone/droid, its hard not to want more. I’ve installed a ton of apps. Yes I have the milestone from telus. The best way I’ve fou nd is using AndExplorer and then just goinh to town on the thin. Performance could be about 20% better hence our collective desire to root root root!! But seriously, I dled a 8 meg file off the new network in about 30 secs… very impressive.
Nerds unite!
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Here you can find why the Telus can not be rooted (so far, I hope): http://alldroid.org/viewtopic.php?f=259&t=2498
The version is different. I really hope someone find a way to bypass that or Motorola to change its stupid behavior.
For anyone curious what happens if you try this on your Telus Milestone; I gave it a shot myself.
Sadly, I get the following error:
E: EOCD Marker occurs after start of EOCD
E: Signature verification failed
Installation aborted.
IIRC, this means the zip file is not signed correctly for recovery to flash it. We either need the correct signing file or hope for an exploit to be discovered to bypass or fool the signature check.
Hey! Thx for the brave experiment! I wrote a separate post about it on my blog so everyone ‘ll see it!
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Hi
I’m using a Milestone which was imported from the UK. I tried to run the update.zip and root the device but it didn’t work. Got an error: installation aborted.
Maybe anyone can help me?
Hey Daniel,
That’s weird…Is the device branded or is the software branded in any way? Have you tried redownloading the update.zip and using a new file to run the installation? There’s a small chance something is wrong with the file…(you can always try) I found a link to the zip file on another site specifically talking about the UK device, try this zip http://www.sera-apps.de/milestone_root.zip
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Thanx for your help sigrid!
Glad I could help :)
didnt work 4 me :( ive got a uk milestone
Hrm, weird. I’m pretty sure it did work for other UK Milestones. I’ll look into it!
ok thank u hun when i do it i get a installatuion error mesage x
What error do you get? You should get an official update soon btw! Motorola is rolling out OTA updates starting now until mid-April :) check in settings, about phone, updates
yeah i know we do but can u root the fone when i get the 2.1 update as i only want to do this so i get apps2sd as my internal memory is running low
As far as I know, you cannot have root with 2.1 on the Milestone. Not easily at least
awww dammm lol well think i just wait till 2.1 comes out in england then im so unpatient tho hehe :)
u can root 2.1 milestone look
http://www.droid-life.com/2010/03/29/euro-2-1-milestone-rooted-already/
Yes but that’s the German rom ;) You need the UK one, right? :)
damm it wish i was a nerd sometimes ;) thanks anyway sigrid think ill just wait for my 2.1 update :)
I wish it was easier ;) but yeah, waiting for a bit might be wise ;) Ill google a bit tomorrow and keep an eye on it !
thank you so much sigrid :)
i have an milestone from HK. I am tryying to root and reinstall the 2.1 android as i bought the phone from a jerk on a ebay like site. the sound from the speaker isnt working anymore. worked only on the first day. i suspect its a firmware issue. I hope anyone of you can help me out on this.
Have you tried just flashing the original Hong Kong 2.1 ROM?
Sousam
I bought mine from Hong Kong on ebay too paid $513
“Update zip” fails when i try to root the device
Please let me know if u have success
Regards
David
at-aussie
Hey David,
What Android version is on the device? The update.zip usually doesn’t work with 2.1
So.. Im just about to root my Milestone from UK – so which ROM is safest? It’s a 2.0 Android (but maybe I should update firmware 2.0.1) – all this to get wifi tethering to work.. ufff..
You dont need a ROM, just the update.zip from the guide
Follow the steps and you should be fine
I updated my Milestone to 2.0.1 first znd then rooted Be very careful not to install 2.1 since that one cannot be rooted afterwards
Ok, i have a question :) I’ve got UK Milestone with 2.0.1. If i root it now, can i install 2.1 update when it comes out?
So far i’ve been happy with free apps, but what annoys me, is that stupid Motonav software, which takes a lot of space, on SD card, and on my phone, and does no have my country maps…
Yes, you should be able to install the update later :) It’s possible to keep your root then but you have to look up how to do that before you install 2.1!