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Quick question

ok so i know i'm feeling a little lazy right now and didn't search for very long but my normal google and xda searches didn't answer so i'm asking.
i plan on getting another phone tomorrow and the t-mobile store i shop at is out of the original mt3g, but they have the one with the 3.5mm jack, has anyone here had any experience with that one? is the rooting process the same as with the original my touch? i know i can call my rep and he'll pick me up any phone of my choosing from another t-mo store if i ask him(he owes me for saving his arse more than once with the android customers) so i would like to get an answer before he has to go to work tomorrow so i can just have him pick one up for me on his way in if there is some weird hardware issue or software issue/fix that causes rooting to be harder

Since you answer me i will answer you!!
The 1.2 mytouch is supposedly unrootable even by gold card method. I have been searching for days and have come across threads where ppl bricked trying to root.

that sucks, i really wanna tweak the phone, i know that pdanet can allow me to tether withourbeing rooted, as well as allowing you to read and send your sms from the computer when the phone is plugged in. i may have to call my t-mo rep and have him pick me up a 1st edition mt3g just so i can tweak it. i've dealt with non-rooted G1's and rooted G1's and rooted is so much easier to work with though it may have been because the non-rooted phones i have used were all running android 1.0 and most of my useful apps are only compatible with later versions of android

root

I don't know much about root with the mytouch 4g Or any phone for that matter A
except that it is considered very very good However it may or may not want a warranty that is where I hear different issues
Could someone clarify the two things first what are the exact benefits I get out of it. would it take me back to what I had on my nexus --basic android. nd
Secondly would it void my warranty? If so is there a way of getting back to the original factory settings where they would not know?
Lastly there is no way I would be able to do this is there anyway of getting anyone else to do it in person or over the computer By giving me instructions I know there is a list of instructions but I was thinking more along the lines of seeing or speaking to someone
I would pay handsomely for this
Thank you and this was typed and sent using Dragon dictation so forgive me for any misspellings or punctuation I correct is almost all spelling and punctuation till the end

eric0668 said:
I don't know much about root with the mytouch 4g Or any phone for that matter A
except that it is considered very very good However it may or may not want a warranty that is where I hear different issues
Could someone clarify the two things first what are the exact benefits I get out of it. would it take me back to what I had on my nexus --basic android. nd
Secondly would it void my warranty? If so is there a way of getting back to the original factory settings where they would not know?
Lastly there is no way I would be able to do this is there anyway of getting anyone else to do it in person or over the computer By giving me instructions I know there is a list of instructions but I was thinking more along the lines of seeing or speaking to someone
I would pay handsomely for this
Thank you and this was typed and sent using Dragon dictation so forgive me for any misspellings or punctuation I correct is almost all spelling and punctuation till the end
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1 - Simply rooting the phone would not give you the same setup that you had on your Nexus One, but it would allow you to get there. By rooting the phone, you are getting complete access to every partition on that phone and THAT is what allows changes to be made to the kernel and operating systems (aka ROMs). Unless you are a developer and know how to create your own ROM, you'd have to wait until one is created for us. Right now I believe there is one called Ice or something to that extent. You can check the Development section for that.
2 - Rooting technically does void your warranty, however there are way to get back to the original stock ROM/settings. There are threads in the Development section as well. As with anything that is in unfamiliar territory, take care and precaution when modifying your phone...especially if you use it on a daily basis and aren't sure of the exact steps to take.
Hopefully this was somewhat useful. Good luck!

Allen, and everyone, thank you
Yes, it does help
You say I can wait for one, or do my own, or use one by ??Ice.
Is that the one that was on the net, namely one like this, created by Scotty also?
http://www.intomobile.com/2010/11/11/root-mytouch-4g-install-custom-recovery/
1. Is that safe
2. Is the "flash" the thing that can get you back to factory settings
3. As far as the ? about getting anyone to take baby steps with you in doing this OR somewhere to take the phone to do it, has anyone heard of this.
Lastly, Allen
did you know anything about the phone locking up after a break, when using WiFi (EDIT: Oops thought I mentioned this in the post above. fwiw, anyone know why I can use wifi over the net quite well, using my browser (not to confuse using the wifi calling app, as one gent thought I meant. But then after a brief break, it locks up. even if I switch back to hspa. I have to restart. any ideas?)
Again, Thanks Allen, and all

If the only thing you know about rooting is "its very very good" then my suggestion would be to not do it just to do it.... do your research first, learn the basics and what its all about, yes there are pro's but theres con's. A simple mistake could leave you with a very expensive paper weight. All I'm saying is there's no need to jump in to it. root was around far before android and wont disappear over night. The only thing that I can't stress enough is research research research.
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pack said:
If the only thing you know about rooting is "its very very good" then my suggestion would be to not do it just to do it.... do your research first, learn the basics and what its all about, yes there are pro's but theres con's. A simple mistake could leave you with a very expensive paper weight. All I'm saying is there's no need to jump in to it. root was around far before android and wont disappear over night. The only thing that I can't stress enough is research research research.
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Hey, thanks pack

eric0668 said:
You say I can wait for one, or do my own, or use one by ??Ice.
Is that the one that was on the net, namely one like this, created by Scotty also?
1. Is that safe
2. Is the "flash" the thing that can get you back to factory settings
3. As far as the ? about getting anyone to take baby steps with you in doing this OR somewhere to take the phone to do it, has anyone heard of this.
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For a beginner developing your own rom would be extremely difficult/almost impossible... no other roms have been released yet except for the ice one but that is the exact same thing as what you have now minus the stock apps
One problem with using other peoples roms is if you can't read the code you really don't know what your putting on your phone... with XDA a decent amount of us can read code and would say something if we found it malicious but what if noone took the time on that specific rom? unless you can read it that just brings me back to you really never know
So I guess that answers your is it safe question... its safe if you know what your doing... and don't get me wrong I'm not tryin to make it sound scary it'll be a 1 in a million shot to find a malicious file on xda but it could happen
2 flash an equal to install ... as installing a rom flashing a rom
3 no idea what you mean
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pack said:
For a beginner developing your own rom would be extremely difficult/almost impossible... no other roms have been released yet except for the ice one but that is the exact same thing as what you have now minus the stock apps
One problem with using other peoples roms is if you can't read the code you really don't know what your putting on your phone... with XDA a decent amount of us can read code and would say something if we found it malicious but what if noone took the time on that specific rom? unless you can read it that just brings me back to you really never know
So I guess that answers your is it safe question... its safe if you know what your doing... and don't get me wrong I'm not tryin to make it sound scary it'll be a 1 in a million shot to find a malicious file on xda but it could happen
2 flash an equal to install ... as installing a rom flashing a rom
3 no idea what you mean
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thanks. No, that just about answers it. very well, I might add. I will wait
what i meant, is if there is one that comes out, might there be someone who will walk you thru it, i.e for a newbie either thru chat, phone, or somewhere to take your phone to get it flashed with the new rom

oh ok i see, you would probably not want someone to do it for you because youll need to do it more than once... if someone walks you through it at least you learn how to do it and you'll be able to do it next time (and trust me theres always a next time) if your interested in doing it i pm'd you my aim name and id help you out with it... its really quite simply when its broken down... but like i said before id do some more research on it first and come up with some reason you personally need root access because its importance to other people may not mean anything to you n vice versa.

HTC BEE - Status

I live in an area that is about to transition to AT&T, so when my trusty Diamond died, I switched to the HTC Wildfire. Alltel is my provider, so that means CDMA. Alltel still calls it the Wildfire, but HTC calls it a Bee. There are more than just radio differences between the Wildfire and the Bee. Cosmetically, it is different, as is the bootloader version.
Here are the lines from the HBOOT screen:
BEE DVT2 SHIP S-ON
HBOOT-0.24.0000
MICROP-0422
RADIO-1.00.00.10.01
Sep 9 2010,12:37:36
I like the size of the phone. I'm not a big fan of those huge screens, since I like to carry my phone in my pocket. I just don't feel right using a stock phone anymore, so I'd like to wipe the Alltel branding off and maybe get an AOSP ROM installed. That may be possible right now, but even if we can successfully root this phone, I worry that the lack of a Clockwork Recovery image may limit my adventurous nature. Also, I cannot find a link to a stock ROM, should I ever want to sell the phone or just restore it to OOTB software.
After poking around in various forums, it looks like this phone may have been dead-ended before I even picked it up. There does not seem to be a lot of effort to get it up-to-snuff, with respect to ROOT and ROMs. Not that it is a big deal, since I'll be on AT&T in a month or two anyway. I would like to lend a hand to any devs out there that feel like playing with it, but I'm not holding my breath.
Given that installing a ROM seems to be unwise at this point, what would you do with the phone? I could pay a little more and get the CDMA Desire, but the dev situation for that phone is not much better, and it is a pocket-buster. Looks like I'm stuck.

Not sure if you can root your phone yet, although someone with more experience would be able to tell you more. Your hboot is different than mine, my version can not be rooted yet.
You can find roms here http://shipped-roms.com/shipped/Buzz/

I'm fairly sure that this can be rooted, but since I can find no Clockwork recovery and no shipped ROM, there is no going back. The bootloader on mine seems to be an older one, so that should not be the hold-up.

OwenW71 said:
I'm fairly sure that this can be rooted, but since I can find no Clockwork recovery and no shipped ROM, there is no going back. The bootloader on mine seems to be an older one, so that should not be the hold-up.
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What andriod version are you running then? Of couse you can do it, you just have to find a shop that has a xtc clip, buy one, or wait until unrevoked sorts their tool out ... Since im not going to pay top whack for one of those ive emailed a few shops in my area and im awaiting a response. Im off out tomorrow to see asian dude who does unlocking on the off chance.

AFAIK, all wildfires shipped with 2.1, at least mine did. Keep us posted with your progress. I'm outta ideas.
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oneinouts said:
Not sure if you can root your phone yet, although someone with more experience would be able to tell you more. Your hboot is different than mine, my version can not be rooted yet.
You can find roms here http://shipped-roms.com/shipped/Buzz/
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DO NOT USE THOSE THEY ARE FOR THE GSM BUZZ WILDFIRE AND WILL BRICK YOUR BEE
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I have two of the HTC bee cdma phones I have rooted one and can't find a recovery for it so I can't go any farther with out being able to make a backup. If we can find a recovery we as a community can make things happen. I have posted on other threads stay away from the buzz things they can brick your bee. I have tried to get XDA to start a section for the bee so we are not having threads of now what do I do to fix this I flashed a buzz whatever on my bee. PLEASE XDA START A HTC BEE SECTION FOR US. So we can get some developers to see we are here and need help.
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noob here, any help is appreciated :)

So one of my friends who enlisted in the air force decided to give me his Mytouch 4g (he's leaving in like two weeks). So far, I love the phone, except that the os the phone is running now (the one t-mobile customized for themselves) is excruciatigly horrible.
I've flashed/hacked/customized two htc phones before hand (HTC Aria & HTC G1); both by going through the forums using search & just researching before hand in general. However with the mytouch g4...its seems a lot more complicated w/ a higher possibility of me bricking my phone.
I would greatly appreciate if someone could send me in the right direction; ie best & safest way to root & how to flash recovery...
I've browsed around the mytouch 4g andriod developer forums and seen all the different ways; but theres a couple words that I have no idea what they mean nor have I been able to find a definition for them..:\
s-off/on?
OTA update?
egineering boot?
Like I said, any help would be greatly appreciated...

stormtrooper238 said:
So one of my friends who enlisted in the air force decided to give me his Mytouch 4g (he's leaving in like two weeks). So far, I love the phone, except that the os the phone is running now (the one t-mobile customized for themselves) is excruciatigly horrible.
I've flashed/hacked/customized two htc phones before hand (HTC Aria & HTC G1); both by going through the forums using search & just researching before hand in general. However with the mytouch g4...its seems a lot more complicated w/ a higher possibility of me bricking my phone.
I would greatly appreciate if someone could send me in the right direction; ie best & safest way to root & how to flash recovery...
I've browsed around the mytouch 4g andriod developer forums and seen all the different ways; but theres a couple words that I have no idea what they mean nor have I been able to find a definition for them..:\
s-off/on?
OTA update?
egineering boot?
Like I said, any help would be greatly appreciated...
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well first of all, check what os version you have on your phone. if it's 2.3.4, then you have to downgrade to 2.2.1 to be able to root. guide here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1178912
the easiest and safest way to root the MT4G is using the root.sh method found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=858021
clockworkmod recovery is flashed through ROM manager, download app from market.
then comes the best part, FLASHING ROMS!!
all of the ROMS, mods, teaks, kernels, guides etc can be found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=866175
my favorite ROM is Virtuous Unity, which is a sense 3.0 port from the sensation.
Virtuous Unity can be found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1143177
happy flashing!

Look up mackster248;17921827 on youtube. His vids are quite helpful and kinda take away some of the scare factor since you see what's happening and he kinda does it along with you on the vid. Gl and happy rooting/flashing
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Wow! Thanks to the OP and those who responded. Same questions I was going to ask. I am extremely proficient with computers (A+, Network+, MCSA and MCSE), but a total noob when it comes to Android OS rooting/flashing roms. Thanks, and I'm glad to be a new member of such a helpful community
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xRogerxC said:
Wow! Thanks to the OP and those who responded. Same questions I was going to ask. I am extremely proficient with computers (A+, Network+, MCSA and MCSE), but a total noob when it comes to Android OS rooting/flashing roms. Thanks, and I'm glad to be a new member of such a helpful community
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you're very welcome. just remember to hit the thanks button if someone has helped you

[Q] Needing help finding a noob guide..

Hey guys and gals of XDA, I'm new. My name is Brandon, I have an LG G2. And I have some problems. My first problem is I have a D803. (canadian)
I will tell you guys in short what I want and would appreciate it GREATLY if ya'll could help me out.
1 ) Acquire noob guide to CustomROMing, recovering, and all that gibber gabber. I rooted my phone because it was extremely easy and debloated it using Titanium backup already. I literally have NO idea what i'm doing, I've tried to read through guides but I always get stumped considering i'm using a d803 and the backup program thing didn't recognize my phone.I'm not asking ya'll to sit here and pour all your knowledge to me, just a link would be cool. Although if someone wants to do that it'd be appreciated.
2 ) I want a Nexus5. But I want my G2, physically. lol. long story short I love the stock google feel of a nexus5, I've tried launchers but I can't find any ones that have transparent bars. So, instead i've stolen the nexus background and emulated the look as much as I can. I'm having a hard time finding any support for the d803 that has the Nexus 5 look , Hoping ya'll can help me on that. I found a Paranoid Android one but I don't know how to actually get it onto my device so I gave up.
3 ) More of a question; If I succeed in custom rom'ing my phone, do I lose all 'normal' G2 functions? As in Quickmemo, Slide aside, Knock on, etc? Quickmemo is extremely important for me as a tech salesman being able to write down SKUs real quick and not all over my hands is awesome. But I would be willing to part with it. Knockon, not so much.
More info that may or may not be relevant:
>D803
>Debloated using titanium backup
>Rooted
>32gb black
>access to a computer
So, in closing, I guess i'll sum this post up in a word. Sorry. I seen the intro video to XDA and about how im the devil if I ask a question that's been asked before, and I know this probably has. But it doesn't have the info i'm looking for. Anyone who can just throw me some links in one consolidated place so I have a set starting point, information and a goal, gets a gold star from me.
Thank you for listening to me. Appreciate any and all help in advance.
-Brandon

basically u just want the best of both world which currently non existant
perhaps u can try the suggestion for D803 version listed in
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2611749

thanks, i'll check it out

zekurosu said:
basically u just want the best of both world which currently non existant
perhaps u can try the suggestion for D803 version listed in
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2611749
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^^ I've noticed the 4.4 roms are advancing at a nice pace for the G2, give it some time.. I tried some of the earlier 4.4 builds that I couldn't deal with the instability, but I've been running one of the later ones for the last week with very very few issues, so the best of both worlds is hopefully, rapidly approaching.