Just wondering, will all of the rooting methods and discussion for the Desire Z also work for the G2? I wasn't sure if all of the software was the same between the two, so I didn't want to screw up rooting my G2 next week.
Whole of europe + canada (on bell) = Desire Z
America (only tmobile) = G2
That explains that
And in asnwer to your question.. It's the same method but use the files for the G2 make sure it says this if for G2 though
So are Z and G2 ROMs cross-compatible once you're rooted?
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Yes they are
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So are Z and G2 ROMs cross-compatible once you're rooted?
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There are also Desire Z users in Asia too (like me)
ROMs are maybe cross-compatible, but the keymappings are definitely not. I experienced this when flashing CM 6.1.1 on my Desire Z and the capacitive buttons got messed up, make sure you back them up on your SD Card before flashing and have your PC ready for adb command since you almost can't type in Terminal Emulator.
Problem is that most of rom builders are G2 users, not desire Z. So doesn't matter if there are more DZ users if most of the modding will happen for the G2. Sorry DZ owners . Though I do believe you will receive some support from the dev.
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Not a big problem really. Like I said, just remember to backup the keymappings and have adb ready, and you're all set.
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Not a big problem really. Like I said, just remember to backup the keymappings and have adb ready, and you're all set.
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Yeah, that's the only difference between the G2 and DZ that will affect ROMs - the hardware keyboard layout. Not the biggest problem to get over !
It would be nice if all custom ROMs took this into account, not sure what the situation is on that at the moment, but there are thread on the dev forum with DZ keymaps if anyone needs them.
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Seems like what you guys are saying here conflicts with what I thought.
Basically, is the T-mobile USA G2 still rootable?
As most of you know, the Desire Z 1.72 OTA update prevents current methods of rooting so I was wondering if new G2 devices from T-mobile are still running rootable ROMS
Thanks!
Well, there was an OTA a couple months back for the G2 but I was still able to root.
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salamanderdroid said:
Well, there was an OTA a couple months back for the G2 but I was still able to root.
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Thanks for the reply. Would your G2 be getting an update if there was one? Or are you running cyanogen or something?
I thought G2 owners were receiving the new update as well. I could be completely wrong, in which case the G2 would obviously still be rootable
I just picked my phone up on the 30th and was able to root it without issue.
The phone will alert you almost immediately about the latest OTA tho. Just tell it to install later and you'll be fine.
It doesn't matter aslong as we have the same phones.. ahaha LoL
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thecarbine said:
Thanks for the reply. Would your G2 be getting an update if there was one? Or are you running cyanogen or something?
I thought G2 owners were receiving the new update as well. I could be completely wrong, in which case the G2 would obviously still be rootable
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I'm running cyanogen 7 right now so I'm not sure if there's been an OTA update since, but the last OTA I installed was the November 2010 one and I was still able to root.
Are you talking about the desire z 1.72 update that makes the devices unrootable? Yeah, I don't think the G2 got that one.
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i watched a video on youtube with the desire z sense rom on a g2 and was wondering how easy its gonna be with the 1 click root method and with visionary. also where do i get the desire z rom?
thanks
The modaco sense ROM is what you're looking for!
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Personally I would go with virtuous. Even though it's still in beta, it seems to have lots of fixes.
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Personally I would go with virtuous. Even though it's still in beta, it seems to have lots of fixes.
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i agree with you, ive tested all of the senses roms out for it and i like virtuous the most. stable and fast
simple easy question....is it the same phone or two dif phones?
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simple easy question....is it the same phone or two dif phones?
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everything is the same except keyboard is just different ( i believe the bottom row)....htc desire z has froyo(2.2) + HTC SENSE.
Tmobile HTC G2 has stock froyo 2.2
Al so basically I got the better rom lol loving it only thing bugs me is froyo I was able to bluetooth tether sense doesn't allow that at all
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Al so basically I got the better rom lol loving it only thing bugs me is froyo I was able to bluetooth tether sense doesn't allow that at all
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better? that depends on the user. missing bluetooth tether isn't a good start at being the better rom lol
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Thats true
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I recently exchanged my g2 because the camera lens broke. I received the new g2 today and it has gingerbread on it. It is indeed the same as the leaked build but with it coming from t-mobile do you guys think its the final build and how can i root this thing.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=618908&d=1307503053
dump the system
And read the rules
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And read the rules
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lol
The final G2 GB rom was already leaked, so no added value here unfortunately
just hoping to get this thing rooted
that is strange cause i didn't found a GB rom that would perfectly work on my Vision. there are always some issues like call drops, call lag or battery drains. or maybe i am wrong?
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that is strange cause i didn't found a GB rom that would perfectly work on my Vision. there are always some issues like call drops, call lag or battery drains. or maybe i am wrong?
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What GB rom are you talking about? The Gingerbread rom stated here is the offical or about to become offical gingerbread update for the G2. As for the call drops and battery drain(Rmk said that he had great battery life using the g2 gingerbread update as a base)... I never had call drops. I live in the san diego area where I get almost full bars and 4g so I havnt got a call drop yet.
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dreamnewbie said:
that is strange cause i didn't found a GB rom that would perfectly work on my Vision. there are always some issues like call drops, call lag or battery drains. or maybe i am wrong?
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Look at this rom from RMK, it's based on the official GB for G2:
[ROM][5/23/2011] Virtuous G-Lite v1.0.2 :: Gingerbread AOSP (HTC/G2 base 2.13.531.8)
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What GB rom are you talking about? The Gingerbread rom stated here is the offical or about to become offical gingerbread update for the G2. As for the call drops and battery drain(Rmk said that he had great battery life using the g2 gingerbread update as a base)... I never had call drops. I live in the san diego area where I get almost full bars and 4g so I havnt got a call drop yet.
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i tested CM7 final and latest nightly, G-Lite, miui's and almost all roms availible on this forum with or without sense. I also changed radios to recommended, manually deleted batterystats and giving rom a 3 day trial... every time they failed. now i am on Virtuous and it works fine.
so is there a way to downgrade rom and root it or am i stuck until we get some devs working on it
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i tested CM7 final and latest nightly, G-Lite, miui's and almost all roms availible on this forum with or without sense. I also changed radios to recommended, manually deleted batterystats and giving rom a 3 day trial... every time they failed. now i am on Virtuous and it works fine.
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g-lite I take it?
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thugjedi said:
so is there a way to downgrade rom and root it or am i stuck until we get some devs working on it
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The best way to get help be on irc freenode.net #G2ROOT
Lol anyhow needs to be moved to general. I think
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apparently im not the only one who got a 2.3 g2 from t-mobile so its defiantly the final build
Yeah the G-Lite one is good except for one nagging bug. The Power Control widget kept going blank on me. I got tired of it and I'm back on SuperCM7 1.9 for now.
Just got mine and no such luck
I received a warranty replacement last Saturday as my original G2's screen became unresponsive across the middle of the screen. I just checked and my replacement has the original 2.2 build.
Not sure if that helps the conversation, but know that unless yours was shipped in the last week, the 2.3.3 pre-loaded may just be an accident.
yeah it was yesterday when i got it and im not the only one
http://www.tmonews.com/2011/06/t-mobile-g2-warranty-replacement-units-coming-with-gingerbread/
For us who already have the G2 the build will not be released until July.
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Had a friend who got a replacement G2 on 6/7, it came with 2.3.3.
I need to root this sucker and would like to avoid downgrading - are there any root methods out there yet?
Not yet but the root method will probably involve downgrading
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I was origonally using my vibrant which I bricked a couple days ago... Came back to my G2 and now I'm scared to try and root it. I need a little convincing. Can you guys help way the pros and cons?
PS - my warranty on the G2 is up.
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The latest (a long time ago) HTC updates killed the speed and performance of the device. Rooting and installing a new ROM will not only keep it up to date they will keep it running better than when you got it day one. Heck you can even install ICS if ya like.
DO IT!
P.S. You sure your vibrant is actually bricked?
For me it made all the difference in the world. You can remove the bloatware, overclock, and choose a rom you like. I've been going back and forth from andromadus ics and mexdroid atomic lately.
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P.S. You sure your vibrant is actually bricked?
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Yep, absolutly bricked... Sendin it off to tmobile tomorrow.
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Sorry to be pedantic (it's my middle name though). But there's often confusion between rooting and S-OFF/unlocking.
S-OFF is the big thing to get, to open up the world of new ROMs (and S-OFF is far preferable to using the HTCdev bootloader unlock), new radios etc.
Rooting your ROM gives you access to extra stuff, like useful apps that need root (TitaniumBackup being a great example).
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Know what you mean, but I've rooted thing thing once. I couldn't get s-on at unroot.
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Which one are you and why?
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Rooted. If I wanted to be stock I wouldn't be here.
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Rooted. If I wanted to be stock I wouldn't be here.
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+1 what a waste of life would be watching all the action here instead of participating. Like I kid chilling in a candy store but doesn't want any candy!?!? Never hear of that. Lol
Rooted of course!! I'm not afraid to splurge!!
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You guys are extremely informative. I was questioning more as to how happy people are just being stock...compared to rooted and custom.
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Was rooted. AOSP bricked my phone.
No insurance and $200 later, here I am, having to make a warranty claim because HTC screwed up while putting my phone back together.
Rooted. Took the plunge after owning my AT&T M7 for 45 days. Wanted to take advantage of 4.2.2 and I am glad I did.
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I'm stock but unlocked through revone to debrand and force 4.2.2 ota.
How the MoDaCo switch setup progresses will dictate whether or not I root... Resisted for a few months but getting harder
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Rooted since the Sprint HTC Touch days. Running Android Eclair 2.0
The freedom, to do as you please to your own phone. It's great.
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Which one are you and why?
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Rooted but I staid on stock for a pretty long time until revone came along. I only used that to solve a bad kernel wakelock I was experiencing and knew was fixed in 4.2.2. I wanted to go to stock 4.2.2 but can't since now my device is s-off usage reporting to HTC is on and can't be turned off and that is causing bad battery drain too.
But I think all in all the One is so good out of the box there isn't really a big reason to root....
Rooted just cause I'm deeply in love with ARHD. LOL
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Stock. I am afraid to waste too much time if I root. You all know it's an addiction when you start flashing roms...
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Rooted & Stock.
It's nice to have a play & see all the lovely tweaks that are acheived with custom roms.
But I think stock has got that good on the One, that as far as day to day tasks & running go there isn't much between stock & custom. But it's sure nice to have a choice & I thanks all the great guys who do the custom roms :good:
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Was rooted. AOSP bricked my phone.
No insurance and $200 later, here I am, having to make a warranty claim because HTC screwed up while putting my phone back together.
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AOSP didn't brick your phone. I'm pretty sure you didn't know what you where doing.
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There have been a few bricks on aosp and a few bricks with custom roms that I've read about, I believe that the problem is just random faults HTC, can't expect to have so much going on in a phone, mass produce it on a large scale and not have some phones shutting off permanently for unknown reasons. Sorry for ot. I rooted to see what my one is capable of, tried nearly every Rom but now I'm very content with a stock custom rom that allows me to modify and personalise everything that want
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I'm stock and unrooted but planning to root after warranty time/no OTAs I love rooting and flashing (got a HTC Desire before and changed it every week ) but always take the OTAs until HTC announce there are no further updates anymore.
I'm pretty satisfied with the One unrooted though. Maybe only (real) negative aspect so far is decreased battery life compared to rooted devices.
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Rooted,Modded,Tweaked! the lucky 3!
Rooted on stock GE because I'm developing a couple apps that require root
Idc about different Roms so much, just basic aosp/ge for me.
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Rooted mostly because ARHD did it for me automatically. Greenify is really the only app I use that requires root.
Stock
Spent ages going through ARHD/CM/AOSP roms and all that craic only to end up on a stock rom on the Sensation and had much the better experience on Stock.
Haven't rooted the ONE as i just really don't think it needs it (for me) and so far, i have been proved correct.
Rooted.
Why? So I can clean up the crap I don't want that they schlep into /system, and for tether.
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