Hey guys ill be joining this side of the forums now on monday and I'm really excited. Just I'm kinda confused about a few things and I was wondering if anyone could help enlighten a few things for me.
I know what Root is, S-off, Cid yada yada and I'm not new to rooting at all. I have adb and etc and I kinda want to do this on ubuntu because my vista is kind of janky at times.
Now apparently there is Temporary Root and Permanent Root and of course I want Permanent root, s-off, etc.
1.Now from what I read there has been apparently an update that updated the G2 to 1.22 or something like that? I read its rootable apparently but you need a windows application called gfree or something? Is this possible to do using just ubuntu?
2. Now to obtain root, s-off etc do I have to obtain temporary root first, then permanent root? Its kinda confusing coming in a noob to this device and trying to figure this all out. And do the methods vary with which firmwire your phone comes with? I'm assuming mines will come with the newest OTA since I'm receiving it Monday.
3. Also from what I'm seeing apparently having S-off and root and what not matters on what rom your running also? I don't want to flash a rom then end up loosing root or something. And Noo I DO NOT want to stay stock once I obtain root. I'm kind of a flashoholic.
Thanks to anyone willing to help I really appreciate it.
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gfree is a program rum on your phone... it "sets you 'G'2 free"... but i had a lot of problems getting gfree to work with the new g2 i got in the mail... check out my post on cyanogen... this is how i got root and latest radio img's... its under forums and htc desire z / g2... how to fix a bricked g2 and root a g2 another way...
Visionary way was mad easy for me. Check out unlockr.com for it
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GhostZini said:
Visionary way was mad easy for me. Check out unlockr.com for it
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Link to it?
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Shaquiel Harris said:
Link to it?
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Here this link has the video links in it for the unlockr
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=10244704&postcount=2
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joemm said:
Here this link has the video links in it for the unlockr
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=10244704&postcount=2
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Shouldn't yall warn him about using VISIONary first? SOMETIMES, no NOT all the time but SOMETIMES people get stuck in a boot loop from using the VISIONary method. I would not recommended it, if you have know how to use ADB, use it. I'm pretty sure that they have ADB for Linux because they do have the Android SDK on Linux(at least I think they do). All you need to do in order to root with the safer/recommended way is ADB. All you have to do is ADB Push some files to your phone then run them on your phone's Terminal Emulator App, its pretty simple. Though I have not personally rooted a G2 yet(I get mine tomorrow) but I have spent at least a week learning about how to root the G2.
Check out the wiki, explains how to root using rage+gfree.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wik...sion#Rooting_the_Vision_.28G2.2FDZ.29_and_DHD
I followed these instructions and rooted my phone fairly easily.
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Shouldn't yall warn him about using VISIONary first? SOMETIMES, no NOT all the time but SOMETIMES people get stuck in a boot loop from using the VISIONary method. I would not recommended it, if you have know how to use ADB, use it. I'm pretty sure that they have ADB for Linux because they do have the Android SDK on Linux(at least I think they do). All you need to do in order to root with the safer/recommended way is ADB. All you have to do is ADB Push some files to your phone then run them on your phone's Terminal Emulator App, its pretty simple. Though I have not personally rooted a G2 yet(I get mine tomorrow) but I have spent at least a week learning about how to root the G2.
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First of all follow the link I gave him, did you bother to do that, there was a warning, second of all I've helped a lot of people root following the videos and have had zero bricks as long as they do everything I posted in the link, third I rooted this way with zero problems, when people brick their phones its not visionary that bricks phones it people that think they know how to properly use visionary when they don't that bricks phones, its not just pressing the " attempt perm root" button to root your phone, you have to press certain settings in order to use it right.
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First of all read the entire link I gave him, there was a warning, second of all I've helped a lot of people root following the videos and have had zero bricks as long as they do everything I posted in the link, third I rooted this way with zero problems, when people brick their phones its not visionary that bricks phones it people that think they know how to properly use visionary when they don't that bricks phones, its not just pressing the " attempt perm root" button to root your phone, you have to press certain settings in order to use it right.
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You may be right, but all the bricks that I have seen on this forum are from people using the VISIONary app. I haven't seen a single person brick using the Rage and GFree method.
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You may be right, but all the bricks that I have seen on this forum are from people using the VISIONary app. I haven't seen a single person brick using the Rage and GFree method.
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I've seen bootloops from people using rage and gfree too, guess you better search a little harder since your gonna attempt perm root tommorow.
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I've seen bootloops from people using rage and gfree too, guess you better search a little harder since your gonna attempt perm root tommorow.
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Alright and how would one fix a boot loop caused by Rage and GFree? I have searched before but I never found anything on it.
EDIT: And if you could, please show me some links with people stuck in a boot loop caused by Rage and GFree, I would like to read it and learn from their mistakes so that I don't do them.
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Alright and how would one fix a boot loop caused by Rage and GFree? I have searched before but I never found anything on it.
EDIT: And if you could, please show me some links with people stuck in a boot loop caused by Rage and GFree, I would like to read it and learn from their mistakes so that I don't do them.
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When I get home i'll find the links for you, and you know I got to hand it to you, at least you do research and learn before you even got your phone, I wish more people would take the same approach as you.
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Im rooted and done, Just got the phone today....used this method on this wiki..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=HTC_Vision
Well I'm doing research on it as well. thanks you guys for your resposes. I love this community people actually attempt to help. Trust guys I did my research and all that so I'm not a noob. Just a noob to this device that's all.
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david279 said:
Im rooted and done, Just got the phone today....used this method on this wiki..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=HTC_Vision
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hey david279, which radio(bandbase) did you have on your new G2 when you rooted with GFree?
Hmm just to make shure. I obtain root first, then use that gfree app on my rooted vision to get sim unlock, s-off etc?
Never mind just read it. This is actually really simple. *facepalm* sorry guys for the thread space ill get my topic removed.
I had the 26.03.02.26. I updated it to the newest one in the radio thread in the dev forum. I gotta use to those long radio version numbers.
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david279 said:
I had the 26.03.02.26. I updated it to the newest one in the radio thread in the dev forum. I gotta use to those long radio version numbers.
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Thanks, just confirming that 26.03.02.26 was still rootable with the wiki root instructions, there seems to be some confusion about if you can still root the 26.03.02.26 radio with the wiki, and you just confirmed that you still can.
Thanks Again, and happy flashing.
Rooting this phone reminded me of when I had a hero. That simple. I got a evo too and that was something to root when it first was released.
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david279 said:
I had the 26.03.02.26. I updated it to the newest one in the radio thread in the dev forum. I gotta use to those long radio version numbers.
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Exactly the info I was looking for I will be rooting later today.
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.
Just kinda wondering what to use and where to go to root my mytouch3g slide.............anybody. I've tried a couple different roots that didn't work. Preferrably a easy method please.
what version of android are you running on your slide?
Froyo 2.2
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then check post #3 & 4 here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1148884
the one i posted is the method i used and know it works if you pay attention to all the details and do everything right. post #4 is about downgrading, but you can also try what he said to root, he tested that and it works.
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then check post #3 & 4 here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1148884
the one i posted is the method i used and know it works if you pay attention to all the details and do everything right. post #4 is about downgrading, but you can also try what he said to root, he tested that and it works.
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Just to respond about post #4, it also does work. I verified it yesterday and it worked very easily. That said, if you are completely new to the rooting world (which I am guessing LoveITSel might be) then the post #3 has A LOT fewer assumptions than does post #4. Post #4 assumes that you know a few things prior to running the process and that you have them in place. But it definitely does work very well, and does not require the gold card creation, which is nice.
Ok thanks so much I'm gonna try it now and hopefully don't brick my phone
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Question : what is soff? And do I dwnld on pc or my phone?
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LoveITsel said:
Question : what is soff? And do I dwnld on pc or my phone?
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It's run from a CD that you make from an ISO Image. You have to restart your computer and boot the disk while you have your phone connected. Follow the on screen instructions.
S=OFF turns off the security on the device... It's really not an open device until you have S=OFF.
Ok so I got this new phone in replacement from the motorola defy... the tmobile tech gave it the official 2.3.4 update but I want it rooted. Does any one know how can I do this to my phone?
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SEARCH. READ.
This thread has been made many many times. Check the threads, the wiki, etc.. There are ways to downgrade and achieve root now.
You can do it, but you have to use frevo and abd.
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follow this guide to downgrade the g2/DZ to stock Froyo:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1178912
Then you can permroot your device by following this guide:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wik...sion#Rooting_the_Vision_.28G2.2FDZ.29_and_DHD
dude if u havent done it yet..way simpler way to do this http://techticians.com/index.php/mobile-tech/14-mobile-phones/27-rooting-the-t-mobile-g2
wow thats a good deal for the defy....
@martonikaj maybe you can help a dude out--i am not able to push the files to the device at all i keep getting permission denied in the command prompt and also if i do the downgrade(get it to work that means the radio has been downgraded as well)can i get that back because it really improved my signal in some areas where i had only 2g service i now get 4g--i read the wiki backwards and forwards although i broke my stock usb cable maybe this is the problem im using one that i picked up from the tmo store just the general one--i got adb and sdk all that jazz got a pretty good understanding for a noob so im kind of stuck...
I recently rooted my Mytouch 4G using the Unlock Bootloader from Htcdev.com, i also flashed clockworkmod, busybox and superuser, The problem I'm having is when ever i try to flash a ROM i downloaded the phone just gets stuck at where you first boot it up at The "T Mobile MyTouch 4G" screen and just stays like that, i've tried it with a few different ROMs and it just stays like that, if anyone can help that'll be great and if you need more information then just ask please. i can also revert to the stock ROM fine but its the other ROMs that don't work
Thanks
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1678442
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You will need to revert down to 2.2.1 stock, then root. I did the same thing and found an issue with flashing roms. I do.t have the thread links with me right now but could help when I get home tonight.
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This is no "issue". It's the intended behavior of HTCDev-unlocked bootloader. Kernel is to be flashed separately.
The only way to avoid it is to relock the bootloader and S-OFF with the old-fashioned downgrading method.
Ok so I used the wrong term when I said "issue". All I was getting at was s-off is the easier and preferred method.
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