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I have a vibrant and my buddy has a mytouch 3g and he wants CM. My question is, is there a one click root method like with the vibrant? I looked at the stickys and they only talk about adb, which is cool, cept we aren't near a computer. So yeah, thanks for any info.
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....my buddy has a mytouch 3g...
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This may be the wrong set of subforums, then.
Assuming you mean the Mytouch 4G, not 3G, there are several methods for rooting, not all require adb. One such method is called "Visionary" -- detailed instructions can be found at theunlockr.com.
wow yeah thanks
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There is one click root for both 3g and 4g
2.15 radio
2.2miui stock via cwm
Being that i have an older MyTouch and my Dad has one, i will tell you this. IF you/your buddy has downloaded and installed the 2.2 OTA update you MUST downgrade to 1.6 prior to rooting the phone.
http://theunlockr.com/category/howto/android_how_tos/htc-mytouch-1-2-fender-mytouch-how-tos/
(^^^ Give you are using the 1.2 Version of the MyTouch3G)
Once it is downgraded look for and install Universal Nandroot, download install root and do your cyanogen thing.
I just got a replacement phone from Sprint. They updated it.. unrevoked won't work now. Any ideas yet??
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If it came with the GB update on it. You should be able to downgrade to Froyo and then root.
Probably have to give it a little more time Hasn't been done yet that I know of.
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If it came with the GB update on it. You should be able to downgrade to Froyo and then root.
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Since when lol? As far as I know if it came with GB you're **** outta luck.
Yep youre SOL, looks like the old exploits were all patched too so I would expect waiting a few weeks.
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If it came with the GB update on it. You should be able to downgrade to Froyo and then root.
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If the bootloader says "S-On", and has hboot 2.16, you cannot downgrade to Froyo. You will get an error about the boot loader being an older version.
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I just got a replacement phone from Sprint. They updated it.. unrevoked won't work now. Any ideas yet??
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Have you tried to do Z4root and the unrevoked s-off forever method. Just a thought. May not be a good one but I use z4 for temp root and I know it wont fully root only because of the S-on in the bootloader. Also which bootloader do you have currently. If its a newer bootloader as well its definitely a no-go
They will figure it out
I still have a pci36 image from froyo If I place it on the root of my sd card, it.should replace me back to froyo and then I can run unrevoked 3 right or??
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I still have a pci36 image from froyo If I place it on the root of my sd card, it.should replace me back to froyo and then I can run unrevoked 3 right or??
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Are you S-ON or S-OFF in the bootloader?
S-On
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S-On
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It probably only works if you were S-OFF.
You can try it to see what happens.
I tried it didn't downgrade, I also tried the Ruu it did nothing either. Just wait patiently you will be able to root soon. This stock ROM is running smoothing anyway, no big deal...
When all else fails, use brute force. Do a google search on goldcards. ;-)
jeriel05 said:
I tried it didn't downgrade, I also tried the Ruu it did nothing either. Just wait patiently you will be able to root soon. This stock ROM is running smoothing anyway, no big deal...
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Just trying to see a pattern here, but was your bootloader also S-ON?
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I just got a replacement phone from Sprint. They updated it.. unrevoked won't work now. Any ideas yet??
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Dude. On another thread you updated live OTA and ask for help to root it. Now you got a replacement phone from Sprint and they've updated it. Pick a story and stick with it. Are u sure Sprint is sending out replacement phones with Gingerbread update already installed or are you just making up stories as you go along? I'm asking because I have a replacement phone coming this week.
Not wanting to call you out. Just trying to confirm what I might expect coming from Sprint this week.
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Dude. On another thread you updated live OTA and ask for help to root it. Now you got a replacement phone from Sprint and they've updated it. Pick a story and stick with it. Are u sure Sprint is sending out replacement phones with Gingerbread update already installed or are you just making up stories as you go along? I'm asking because I have a replacement phone coming this week.
Not wanting to call you out. Just trying to confirm what I might expect coming from Sprint this week.
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My homegirl just got a replacement from Sprint today and it still has froyo on it.
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My homegirl just got a replacement from Sprint today and it still has froyo on it.
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Thanks for the info. I was hoping this would be the case.
For your info, some of us can afford & do have more than one phone.... I only asked for help. Not to hear an idiot talk trash.. have a great day: -)& yes it came updated...
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Just trying to see a pattern here, but was your bootloader also S-ON?
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Yes, I unrooted my phone and bootloader was S-ON
Hello everyone,
Any help you guys can give will be much appreciated.
I have a MyTouch 4G previously running Froyo, rooted and S=Off. Against better judgment, I decided to put this release of Gingerbread 2.3.4 on it:
PD15IMG_Glacier_Gingerbread_S_TMOUS_2.19.531.1_Radio_12.58.60.25_26.11.04.03_M_release_200756_signed.zip
Though everything seems to work fine, I lost root. Contrary to most other accounts from other people who flashed the same file, S=Off remained on my phone.
I would really like to get root back so I can use some of my apps again.
Visionary stops at a black screen.
Gingerbreak runs forever with no success.
What other means can I use to get root back or am I SOL for now until someone figures out how to root 2.3.4 on the MT4G?
Thanks again.
N
From what I could find in the forums, you are kinda stuck till someone comes up with another exploit in order to gain root and s-off
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I am stuck in the same situation, except that I updated first to the official gingerbread rom for mytouch 4g and then tried to root my phone, i.e. the phone was not rooted at all.
I'm quite confident an exploit will be (re)written - just a matter of time. It's just that I couldn't use some of my paid apps.
normandelli said:
I'm quite confident an exploit will be (re)written - just a matter of time. It's just that I couldn't use some of my paid apps.
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Yeah, Im just itching to use bloat freezer. I'm doing a warrant exchange if nothing happens in a week or two. Got dust under the screen anyways.
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You can go back to 2.2.1 from 2.3.4
I had the same issue then i found this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1178912 follow the G2 method, when you get to the part where you put this in # /data/local/tmp/misc_version -s 1.19.531.1 make sure you put the version you want like 1.17.531.2 not 1.19.531.1 worked for me just did it about 1/2hr ago
If you still have S-off, why not just wipe and flash another ROM?
GazaIan said:
If you still have S-off, why not just wipe and flash another ROM?
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The ota kills root and makes S= ON
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GazaIan said:
If you still have S-off, why not just wipe and flash another ROM?
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I tried flashing a similar 2.3.4 release that is rooted. Renamed it to PD15IMG.zip and tried applying it - At "parsing", it stops and just goes back to the HBOOT menu.
normandelli said:
I tried flashing a similar 2.3.4 release that is rooted. Renamed it to PD15IMG.zip and tried applying it - At "parsing", it stops and just goes back to the HBOOT menu.
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You are mixing up roms and official update zips. You can't just flash a rom thorough hboot. That's not how it works.
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I managed to flash 2.2.1 back on to it and re-rooted. Problem solved. Thanks!
normandelli said:
I managed to flash 2.2.1 back on to it and re-rooted. Problem solved. Thanks!
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Can you tell me how you managed to do that please?
superNES64 said:
Can you tell me how you managed to do that please?
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lOOK AT WOLF26915's post use the G2 instructions to temp root using the fre3vo exploit in adb then change your version number to 1.17.531.2, then your bootloader will allow you to use the 2.2.1 PD15IMG update to get back to stock and root.
normandelli said:
I tried flashing a similar 2.3.4 release that is rooted. Renamed it to PD15IMG.zip and tried applying it - At "parsing", it stops and just goes back to the HBOOT menu.
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This is the problem with n00bs. You wanna jump head first into something you have absolutely no understanding of then beg for help over and over in here when you finally brick your phone.
Stupid. You FAIL!
So sick of new users of Android trying to jump before looking. You're the same kind of people who would jump off a cliff before checking to see how deep the water is. Then want help after you break your neck.
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This is the problem with n00bs. You wanna jump head first into something you have absolutely no understanding of then beg for help over and over in here when you finally brick your phone.
Stupid. You FAIL!
So sick of new users of Android trying to jump before looking. You're the same kind of people who would jump off a cliff before checking to see how deep the water is. Then want help after you break your neck.
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Just remember you was new at this at one time to
WOLF26915 said:
Just remember you was new at this at one time to
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That was 20 years ago. And yet, even then, when I wanted to know something; I searched and searched and searched, and searched again. Then I read and read and re-read over and over and over again. And after all that if I still didn't know then I would ask. But I would also ask in a proficient manner.
Too many young kids jumping in on the Android bandwagon and wanting to root and flash Rom's right out of the box without learning first.
I stand by my first statement.
If you had Radio S-OFF, you should be able to flash an unsigned PD15IMG.zip even though you lost root.
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WOLF26915 said:
I had the same issue then i found this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1178912 follow the G2 method, when you get to the part where you put this in # /data/local/tmp/misc_version -s 1.19.531.1 make sure you put the version you want like 1.17.531.2 not 1.19.531.1 worked for me just did it about 1/2hr ago
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thanks a lot dude for showing me to put that.. i can confirm it worked perfectly fine. i will hit the thanks button for sure. i was stuck on that damn gingerbread leak build lol
Interesting. msm_rotator is I believe the exploit used in Fre3vo.
I wonder if this would work to downgrade the HTC Panache from Mobilicity to an MT4G ROM?
I also downgraded back to 2.2.1 then updated to the rooted 2.3.4 and it works
Can anyone confirm that it is safe to take your phone to Tmobile and have them update the software on a rooted mytouch 4g? I just want to make sure I am not going to brick my phone...
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Can anyone confirm that it is safe to take your phone to Tmobile and have them update the software on a rooted mytouch 4g? I just want to make sure I am not going to brick my phone...
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you should be good to update but you will lose your root and there is no way to root 2.3.4 right now
It's safe I took mine in and did it
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WOLF26915 said:
you should be good to update but you will lose your root and there is no way to root 2.3.4 right now
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that would be a big sacrifice if we want to update
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that would be a big sacrifice if we want to update
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I agree but i guess thats the price you pay to get the stock 2.3.4 right now
I spent most of the weekend researching what to do about this very thing. I was rooted but stock rom. I figured I needed a decision on what I was going to do before the OTA arrived.
After a lot of research I decided to go full S=off and install the Virtuous Unity ROM. I like Sense and it is a 3.0 ROM. If you wait for TMOB you'll only get 2.1.
EVERYTHING in this ROM works. None of the
"YOU GET THREADED TEXT MESSAGES!!! but the camera doesn't work"
Like in the bad old days of windows rooting.
I only wish I'd done this 6 months ago.
Yea every thing works but im wondering wit s off no root what can u do ?
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makkunbakkun said:
Can anyone confirm that it is safe to take your phone to Tmobile and have them update the software on a rooted mytouch 4g? I just want to make sure I am not going to brick my phone...
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Is it your intention to return to stock and run the phone unrooted with the 2.3.4 update or are you just concerned about having 2.3.4 on your phone? If you are looking for the most recent version of of Android OS, then MIUI is currently running 2.3.5... If you havent tried GenerationX mysense ROM, it is the newest update with bloat removed and i think there isnt anything broken with the faux's .7 kernel. Try it if you like stock, I bet you will like it.
I just want to get this straight, if someone can give an answer. My wife's phone currently has iced glacier and I want to go stock GB. If I take the phone to a Tmo store and ask for the update, it will take the phone back to stock and unroot? If so should I at least uninstall super user?
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I just want to get this straight, if someone can give an answer. My wife's phone currently has iced glacier and I want to go stock GB. If I take the phone to a Tmo store and ask for the update, it will take the phone back to stock and unroot? If so should I at least uninstall super user?
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You could go to the store or you can download the same T Mobile sdcard update that Gr33nF0x posted http://megaupload.com/?d=N8XGHXJC (IF YOU ARE ROOTED YOU WILL LOSE IT)
1. Download the PD15IMG.zip file posted
2. Put file on the root of your sdcard (don't put it in any folder)
3. go to settings/applications make sure fastboot is unchecked (on 2.2.1)
4.power off
5. push and hold volume down and power till you get into hboot
6. it will scan file when its done it should ask you to update push volume up
badaphooko01 said:
I just want to get this straight, if someone can give an answer. My wife's phone currently has iced glacier and I want to go stock GB. If I take the phone to a Tmo store and ask for the update, it will take the phone back to stock and unroot? If so should I at least uninstall super user?
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The answer is yes. If you load the update, whether download the one on the forums here or update at T-mo you will lose root. No need to uninstall superuser, because the update will wipe all data.
Thanks guys for the quick response.
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Thanks guys for the quick response.
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Why do you wanna go to being unrooted? There's rooted versions of the OTA here.
Ace42 said:
Why do you wanna go to being unrooted? There's rooted versions of the OTA here.
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Maybe he is no longer interested in having a super badass phone and wants to have a boring stock rom
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Maybe he is no longer interested in having a super badass phone and wants to have a boring stock rom
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Its my wifes phone and dosent need to mod it just needs to work properly. If I was to go the route of updating it with the rooted update, would I just need to flash through CW? To be honest I don't have much expreince with this phone as you can tell by how old her current rom is. Atleast with my phone its pretty much unbrickable, on this phone I wouldn't know how to recover if it did. I figure if tmobile does the update they are responsible for it. Is someone willing to post the steps for me?
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Its my wifes phone and dosent need to mod it just needs to work properly. If I was to go the route of updating it with the rooted update, would I just need to flash through CW? To be honest I don't have much expreince with this phone as you can tell by how old her current rom is. Atleast with my phone its pretty much unbrickable, on this phone I wouldn't know how to recover if it did. I figure if tmobile does the update they are responsible for it. Is someone willing to post the steps for me?
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If you want T Mobile to do it go to your local store let them do the sdcard update witch is the same as the one I posted one page back (Thanks goes to Gr33nF0x for uploading it) or wait for the OTA
eqjunkie829 said:
Maybe he is no longer interested in having a super badass phone and wants to have a boring stock rom
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^^^
funny
so i can still UPDATE even if i'm not rooted?
armstrong87 said:
so i can still UPDATE even if i'm not rooted?
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yes you can
PLEASE COULD ANY BODY TELL ME HOW TO UN-ROOT MY EVO FROM GINGER BREAD?
VANDOME said:
PLEASE COULD ANY BODY TELL ME HOW TO UN-ROOT MY EVO FROM GINGER BREAD?
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MAKE SURE YOU BACKUP ANY USEFUL INFORMATION OR APPS FROM YOUR PHONE, BECAUSE YOUR ROM IS GOING TO BE WIPED.
First download the attachment. Remove the numbers from the name of the file so that it is renamed PC36IMG and place this on the root of your SD card. Power off the phone, then boot into your bootloader by holding the volume down and power buttons at the same time. Accept the update. If everything went OK, that should get rid of that Revolutionary at the top of your bootloader and flash the phone back to S-ON.
Next remove the file from your SD card by either rebooting your phone or going into your RECOVERY. I'm not going to give all the details for this.
Next, download this file.
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=VSFLE9CD
Rename it PC36IMG, place it on your SD card and follow the same steps as you did with the first PC36IMG file.
Let me know if that worked, because how to unroot the phone has seemed to be forgotten around here. Everyone is just happy to root.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=780141
That took me 5 seconds to find with a quick search.
sitlet said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=780141
That took me 5 seconds to find with a quick search.
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That doesn't work completely for Gingerbread.
You can downgrade the ROM back to Froyo, but the S-ON tool will not work with the new bootloader, and the bootloader will not downgrade by running any of the PC36IMG Froyo files or RUUs if Revolutionary was used to turn S-OFF.
Assuming that you mean to unroot and regain S-OFF on an Evo 4G that was rooted using Revolutionary...
It seems that this has been worked out.
Check out this post.
m20120 said:
Assuming that you mean to unroot and regain S-OFF on an Evo 4G that was rooted using Revolutionary...
It seems that this has been worked out.
Check out this post.
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Same thing that I posted, just thought I'd make it a little less detailed.
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Same thing that I posted, just thought I'd make it a little less detailed.
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Good idea.
Maybe someone can create a guide, to put this question to rest? (I mean, since we finally have a working solution)
Captain_Throwback said:
Good idea.
Maybe someone can create a guide, to put this question to rest? (I mean, since we finally have a working solution)
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Oh by the way, thanks for the S-ON solution Captain. I thought of your idea about a week ago with the bootloader, and have a hex editor, but did not think it all the way through at the time.
this worked great but one prob. now when i try to re root with revolutionary it says im already s off but on bootloader im not. wassup with that?
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this worked great but one prob. now when i try to re root with revolutionary it says im already s off but on bootloader im not. wassup with that?
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if ur s-off then you are rooted. flash a recovery.
That's my issue. Revolutionary says I'm s off but on my bootloader it says s on
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That's my issue. Revolutionary says I'm s off but on my bootloader it says s on
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OK so try and flash a recovery to check for sure. Maybe the hex edit fix may only be visual..... give it a shot man....go for it
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I tried flashing cwm and anon ra yesterday as pc36img's but no luck . I'm just gonna try to partition my SD card and hard reset . Hopefully itll work then
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That's my issue. Revolutionary says I'm s off but on my bootloader it says s on
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You need to flash an unrooted stock ROM to roll back your HBOOT to an upgradable version. I assume you used the modded 6.17 HBOOT to S-ON, but didn't flash a stock ROM to restore your HBOOT to stock?
Because the modded HBOOT is a higher version number than Revolutionary, most likely it believes you're already rooted.
I used RUU to update my phone to latest stock Rom and flashed the attachment on this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=17501533 . But i do believe you're right sir and ill be trying this as soon as I get home
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Which Rom/version do you reccommend
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Which Rom/version do you reccommend
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You essentially have two options:
- Run the RUU (ROM Update Utility) for the latest stock ROM on your PC
- Flash the latest stock ROM, in PC36IMG.zip format through FastBoot
Files for either/both of those can be found in my post here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=17206283&postcount=5
"I hope you brought an umbrella, 'cause it's raining cold hard facts up in here."
Ahh thanks so much you're a lifesaver. And do I download the hboot in your link or just flash Rom
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Ahh thanks so much you're a lifesaver. And do I download the hboot in your link or just flash Rom
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Just flash the ROM. That should restore your HBOOT to 2.16, which is rootable with Revolutionary.
root acquired! you sir are the ****ing man lol