[Q] Alcatel OT-990 root and rom development

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How to Manually Root the Alcatel OT-990 (complicated way.. Linux/MacOSX/Windows)

http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...1&postcount=15

How to Root the Alcatel OT-990 (Windows only)

http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...3&postcount=55

How to Manually Install custom recovery (ClockwordMod)

http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...6&postcount=48

Stock ROMs for Alcatel one touch 990

http://blog.podtwo.com/android/rom/A...ck%20ROMs.html

Drivers for Windows

http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...9&postcount=28

How to Manually UN-Root the Alcatel OT-990

http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...1&postcount=47

My girlfriend saw this phone and was in love with the stylish red color, therefore I got it as a present for her. I myself am using Xperia Arc and Desire Z

Yeah I'm interested in having some rom development on this unit as well, preferrably CM7/MIUI, if not, at least root access :P

Bumping this up, I am a new convert to Alcatel androids with this model and I eagerly await serious development on this model - I think its worth it.

I think there's a showstopper here - those root procedures require at least usb debugging to be active. On this phone even though I tick the option on, there is NO notification when plugged in to toggle usb debugging.

Exactly like some chinese devices and Archos tablets. There is a workaround for that!

Here's where I am now:

* z4root, universal androot all fail - z4root puts the phone into full 100% cpu load, needs a reboot to normalize, androot just fails.

* superoneclikc doesnt works since ...

* usb debugging doesnt really work - I have the toogle turned on under development but no notification is ever shown;

* setup an adb sdk install in a pc, used the OT-980 drivers instead since there is none yet at alcatel website and it was compatible with the OT-990;

* "adb devices" show this:
List of devices attached
1234567890ABCDEF device

which means ... i dunno, fake or spoofed ID since the adb on the phone is disable/ crippled?

* "adb reboot" shut downs the phone, other ad commands show a:

C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>adb shell ls -l
error: protocol fault (status 64 72 77 78?!)

the status numbers change depending on the command issued.

The above looks like other errors I see on the web that refer to an incorrect adb driver. I dunno.

So, hopefully someon can followup on this. I'm guessing the capability to flash the firmware with adb properly working is a must before moving on to rooting and other stuff.

Hello all,

Some anonymous helper just pointed me the drivers that may help a little bit, I hope.

This anonymous helper also want me to say again that the warranty is gone when rooting the device.

Those are the same drivers that I used - all from the alcatel website for the ot-980.

We need something like this:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...&postcount=195

for the OT-990 before we can hope to root.

Weeee....

Achieved manual root on the ot-990, refer here for a how-to:

http://blog.mx17.net/2011/08/howto-r...-mini-pro.html

Adjust as needed. I think its noteworthy I did this under ubuntu - although windows should work also.

Now to see what to do now.