#USED SAMSUNG SIDEKICK 4G INSTALL#
#USED SAMSUNG SIDEKICK 4G UPDATE#

They have the ability to sync their social network contacts to the phone’s address book, which lets them post to their friends’ walls or comment on their status.

#USED SAMSUNG SIDEKICK 4G UPDATE#

The new Sidekick 4G also comes preloaded with Facebook and Twitter applications, and provides easy interaction with customers’ social networks by allowing them to update their status from the notification pane and browse their feeds from the home screen. In addition, Cloud Text provides the option to text with friends or groups across platforms, whether from the comfort of their PC’s large screen and keyboard, or from their new Sidekick 4G. Group Text breathes new life into one of the most popular forms of messaging allowing Sidekick 4G customers to initiate and share the benefit of the application with SMS-capable devices from flip phones to smartphones. Sidekick's Group Text feature lets customers create, name, manage and participate in reply-all group text conversations, enabling them to lead their network in conversation and social planning. The new Sidekick 4G leverages its quality keyboard along with Sidekick Group Text and Cloud Text to redefine messaging. The 3.5-inch display marks the first Sidekick to feature a touch screen and its sturdy 'pop-tilt' hinge reveals the previously acclaimed, five-row QWERTY keyboard that has long been a Sidekick hallmark and the reason behind its status as an exceptional messaging device. If the sdcard is mounted as noexec, follow these steps:Ģ.The T-Mobile Sidekick has long been known for its innovative and distinctive design, and the Sidekick 4G does not disappoint. Using terminal emulator app chmod 755 /sdcard/autoroot/autoroot.sh This will NOT harm your phone in any way.Ģ. I do not have a device to test on, hopefully we can get this tested and debugged quickly. I have put together a small script that should root the sidekick automagically. Upload it to medafire then I will mirror it at sorry for having to mangle the URL's above, XDA won't let me include links since I haven't posted 8 times yet)īml1 256 KB contains boot.bin (262144 bytes), Primary Boot Loader (low-level hardware initialization)īml2 256 KB contains PIT file first 512 bytesīml4 1280 KB contains Sbl.bin (1310720 bytes) Secondary Boot Loader (loads the Linux kernel and passes the necessary arguments)īml5 1280 KB contains Secondary Boot Loader (for recovery, ect)īml7 7680 KB contains zImage and initramfsīml8 7680 KB empty - on Epic 4G and Fascinate, contains recovery.binīml9 293376 KB factoryfs.rfs ( /system RFS Partition) /dev/block/stl9īml10 137216 KB dbdata.rfs ( /dbdata RFS Partition) /dev/block/stl10īml11 35840 KB cache.rfs ( /cache RFS Partition) /dev/block/stl11ĭd if=/dev/block/bml1 of=/sdcard/dump/bml1.binĭd if=/dev/block/bml2 of=/sdcard/dump/bml2.binĭd if=/dev/block/bml3 of=/sdcard/dump/bml3.binĭd if=/dev/block/bml4 of=/sdcard/dump/bml4.binĭd if=/dev/block/bml5 of=/sdcard/dump/bml5.binĭd if=/dev/block/bml6 of=/sdcard/dump/bml6.binĭd if=/dev/block/bml8 of=/sdcard/dump/bml8.binĭd if=/dev/block/bml7 of=/sdcard/dump/bml7ĭd if=/dev/block/bml12 of=/sdcard/dump/bml12.bin Reboot your phone and try again if you're getting a $.ġ6) mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/stl9 /systemĢ1) adb shell mount -o remount,ro /dev/block/stl9 /systemĢ3) reboot the phone then run an app that requests root, such as Root Explorer, to verify Doing this from a fresh boot seemed to be the trick. The first few times I tried, I wasn't - I was at $.

#USED SAMSUNG SIDEKICK 4G INSTALL#

The basic steps wereĢ) install Samsung drivers for the phone - right now Samsung's site seems to not have a choice for the Sidekick 4G's model (SGH-T839), but I grabbed the drivers for the Vibrant (at and they worked.ģ) get adb shell working on your PC (Google it)Ĥ) download the rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin and Superuser packages from the links in this page: /index.php?title=HTC_Hero_%28CDMA%29:_Full_Update_Guide (be sure to unzip the files into the directory where your adb.exe program is unless you've put it in your path)Ħ) adb push rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin /data/local/tmpġ1) wait until you get booted back out to your DOS command promptġ5) you should now be at a # prompt.

Used samsung sidekick 4g