[Q] Root HTC HD2 with froyo and MAGLDR - HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera

Hello guys, last friday I successfully installed Froyo on my HTC HD2 and now I want to use the application MarketAccess but it throws an error when I try to emule the T-Mobile USA SIM(actually any that I try to emule), it says:
You need root(superuser) to use this application. It looks like "su" is not available on your device.
Please root your phone and ensure that "su" works fine.
I have superuser installed, could anyone tell me if my phone is rooted if not how to do it with this phone(remember that is does not have native Android) or how to make the "su" work and grant root permissions to my applications.
Thanks in advance

same issue
I have the same problem, I already have SuperUser on the ROM i flashed on the device, but it seems it's not rooted.
I checked for one click solutions to root it, like Z4Root, Universal Androot and SuperOneClick, but I couldn't find any confirmation that these work for a non-native Android device like the HD2 and I really don't want to brick my phone.
Help, please?

Open up super user and let the su binary get updated, or you can d/l z4 root.

I actually used z4root and worked perfectly

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[Q] Android Rooting

I am currently working on a project for my computer forensics course. I am trying to gather methods used to root Android's without having to install a custom ROM and lose the data held on the internal memory. I would appreciate it if people could help me generate a list of known methods for older and newer versions of Android.
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E.g. AndRoot - used on versions lower than v2.27.651.6?
Universal AndRoot - used on v2.1
SuperOneClick
Unrevoked
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I plan to roll back my HTC Hero to use the older ROM's and attempt the exploits. Does anyone recommend somewhere to get older stock ROM's from?
Any help is appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
Z4Root is an app I used from the market that will root your phone without a PC.
1) Install Z4Root
2) Run app and hit "Perm Root"
3) Phone reboots and installs SU
4) Done
dEris said:
Z4Root is an app I used from the market that will root your phone without a PC.
1) Install Z4Root
2) Run app and hit "Perm Root"
3) Phone reboots and installs SU
4) Done
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That's great thanks, any others you can think of? I don't seem to be getting any repsonses from people.

Rooted but not Rooted

I rooted my phone following these instructions. All seemed great. I then downloaded BusyBox and it says I am root but can't install as I "may not have nand root access".
Also when I connect to the Terminal Emulator I downloaded from the market place and from ADB SHELL I get "Permission denied" when trying to su. Any ideas??
I followed Part 1 and Part 2 in the video. JuiceDefender shows I am root and so does BusyBox. I also have SuperUser application but nothing shows in the logs or in the application list. I figured I get notified if an app asks for SU but nothing notified me. Just "Permission Denied".
Still no idea. Fiddling around with it and it still thinks it's rooted in some applications but a adb shell or terminal emulator (on the phone) and it says SU permission denied.
Do you have a superuser icon?!
yep. sure do. it shows empty logs and applications.
Try and install setcpu or wifi tether and see what u get? If u install setcpu and try and use it and get denied u will know right away if u r really rooted. same with wifi tether, it will say denied!
davidstjohn1 said:
Try and install setcpu or wifi tether and see what u get? If u install setcpu and try and use it and get denied u will know right away if u r really rooted. same with wifi tether, it will say denied!
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WTF... LOL
Okay, so I download Wireless Tether for Root. Installs fine. Opens fine. Start tethering and get prompted to allow root access from SuperUser. I allow and tethering starts no problem.
So, how come I can't get SU as root? How come I can't install BusyBox (maybe nand not unlocked)?
Problem resolved.
Re-rooted with Unrevoked 3 and it works. Funny because unrevoked failed.

[Q] Need some help with Superuser Permissions

I rooted my phone with the G2 walkthrough in the forums. It had me install Superuser Permissions, which worked at first. Now when I try to use something that required root access it just tells me I do not have root access. When I open the super user program, it just sits at a blank black screen. When I open up a new app(like the 3 different screenshot apps I downloaded) the apps open and tell me I do not have root access. I do have root access because I can get Titanium Backup to run and it also requires root access. I cannot remove/uninstall Superuser Permissions to swap it with another working super user app.
I saw this article http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=682828
I tried to install that app from the market and it fails to install(I assume due to the fact that I already have a super user app running). That said I cannot remove the installed app(thats not working). In that article it says to open terminal and type a "remount" command that may be different for each phone. I tried the command that they suggested(for his Nexus) but it did not seem to work on my G2.
So what do I do? Does anyone know what command I need to run from terminal to complete those directions to get a functioning Superuser app working? Does anyone know how to fix the existing "Superuser Permissions" app? Any suggestions?
try a reboot
Sent from my HTC Vision using XDA App
I already have. The Superuser Permissions app still only comes up with a black screen. No options when I hit "menu" and it does continue to stay active after I back out to the home screen as it does show up in the Task Killer list. That said, I am not getting a pop up that asks if I want to give an app superuser access. The apps that I alraedy had given permissions to(like Titanium Backup) still work fine, but no new app that require SU access will work.
Any other suggestions.
derricks2 said:
I already have. The Superuser Permissions app still only comes up with a black screen. No options when I hit "menu" and it does continue to stay active after I back out to the home screen as it does show up in the Task Killer list. That said, I am not getting a pop up that asks if I want to give an app superuser access. The apps that I alraedy had given permissions to(like Titanium Backup) still work fine, but no new app that require SU access will work.
Any other suggestions.
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Have you tried clearing data for the Superuser app? See if that resets it to a working state.
did you do a perma root or temp root? If you did the Temp root, then the reboot caused you to lose your root. You need to re temp root then do the perma root.
brfield said:
did you do a perma root or temp root? If you did the Temp root, then the reboot caused you to lose your root. You need to re temp root then do the perma root.
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Its perm root. I still have the temp root app on the SD card(not installed) but its perm rooted.
ianmcquinn said:
Have you tried clearing data for the Superuser app? See if that resets it to a working state.
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Well.. not only did that not work, it made it worse. Now my titanium backup(that I have accessed daily for weeks since I rooted my phone) tells me I am not rooted after I cleared the data from the super user program...
And...
Now when I go to terminal and type su I dont get the # anymore.. it says permission denied...
AND
I tried using Visionary for a temp root, and after it trys to temp root, I still cant access SU from terminal.
I have not updated my OS to my knowledge.
Any ideas?
Anyone have any insight into this??
At this point my phone basically isnt rooted anymore. I have even tried visionary and it seems to temp root but nothing works.. I can get SU in terminal etc....
Superuser Permissions is still installed but doesnt work.
I tried using Visionary to remove root. It says my phone doesnt appear to be rooted.
Soo at this point, my phone has none of the advantages of being rooted, yet it is technically rooted(because I cant re-root it the same way using visionary and terminal).
What can I do??
Try installing a new ROM if you already have clockwork installed.

So have i rooted my DHD??

Hi, how do i know if i successfully rooted my desire hd?? I installed visionary r14 and hit temp root, then i did perm root.... The phone rebooted and the superuser icon was installed. So what happens next???
I recently got my desire hd on Vodafone and was disappointed to find some hideous Vodafone bloatware installed (vodafone 360) I rightly or wrongly assumed that if i rooted my phone i would be able to remove the vodafone junk? However when i go into the applications manager the uninstall icon is still greyed out even though i have perm rooted (i think)
So, am i rooted? is there something else i needed to do first before i can remove these apps that i want rid of?
If it helps, my vodafone branded phone is installed with android version: 2.2 - software number: 1.39.161.1
hope some can help me
cheers
Steve
Well, you could run the S-OFF tools, install rom manager and recovery, and install a custom rom.
Would get you up to 2.2.1 and a clean, fast phone
Download Terminal emulator from the market en typ in SU, if it says Terminal emulator got SuperUser rights you're rooted
Also, you could take a look on the android development thread, you can learn quite a bit over there
steve75dhd said:
Hi, how do i know if i successfully rooted my desire hd?? I installed visionary r14 and hit temp root, then i did perm root.... The phone rebooted and the superuser icon was installed. So what happens next???
I recently got my desire hd on Vodafone and was disappointed to find some hideous Vodafone bloatware installed (vodafone 360) I rightly or wrongly assumed that if i rooted my phone i would be able to remove the vodafone junk? However when i go into the applications manager the uninstall icon is still greyed out even though i have perm rooted (i think)
So, am i rooted? is there something else i needed to do first before i can remove these apps that i want rid of?
If it helps, my vodafone branded phone is installed with android version: 2.2 - software number: 1.39.161.1
hope some can help me
cheers
Steve
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yep sounds like your rooted, but at the moment with S-ON you are unable to make permanent changes to /system, thus you can't remove system apps to do this you need to S-OFF instructions here
I used root checker - from the market. Works a treat and its free
Thanks for the replies....
So, i just ran the One click Radio S-OFF tool So, should i now be in a position to remove system apps?? i ask as although i successfully rooted, and ran the radio s-off tool the apps i would like to remove still have the 'uninstall' button greyed out......
I have read plenty of threads in the development forum but the more i've read the more confused i have become!!
At some point i would like to put a different rom on here, but hey, i'll just take it one step at a time for now, so for now, i just want rid of the vodafone and stock apps etc.
Thanks for the help so far.....
Steve
If you type:
su
into terminal emulator and press enter, your phone is rooted if a
#
comes onto the screen
steve75dhd said:
Thanks for the replies....
So, i just ran the One click Radio S-OFF tool So, should i now be in a position to remove system apps?? i ask as although i successfully rooted, and ran the radio s-off tool the apps i would like to remove still have the 'uninstall' button greyed out......
I have read plenty of threads in the development forum but the more i've read the more confused i have become!!
At some point i would like to put a different rom on here, but hey, i'll just take it one step at a time for now, so for now, i just want rid of the vodafone and stock apps etc.
Thanks for the help so far.....
Steve
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You cannot remove system apps from the "manage applications" menu.
The simplest way, now that you have root and s-off is to use an app called Titanium Backup from the market. It uses root privileges to allow you to remove any app.
You can also use Root Explorer to navigate to /system/app and delete the relevant .apk files manually. Use with caution.
The third way is to download the android sdk platform tools and use adb via a command line on your pc.
adb remount (gives write access to phone)
adb shell ls /system/app (lists contents of system app directory)
adb shell rm /system/app/junk.apk (removes junk.apk or the relevant file)
Sent from my Desire HD pocket rocket.
Great, i used Titanium Backup and now i'm free of the junk! Many thanks.
Sooooo..... Should i decide to flash a rom, such as leedroid, what is my next step??
Steps performed so far:
1. Perm Rooted using Visionary R14
2. S-Off using One click Radio S-OFF tool
3. I have removed some system apps using Titanium Backup.
Is my next step to download Rom Manager, do a Clockwork mod backup and then flash leedroid??
Or,
Do i need to also do ENG S-Off first? using One Click ENG S-OFF?
And do i have to flash a different radio before putting one of these custom roms on there?
As a reminder, this is the software running on mine at the moment....
vodafone branded phone is installed with;
Android Version: 2.2
Baseband Version: 12.28b.60.140eU_26.03.02.26_M
Build Number: 1.39.161.1 CL278886 release-keys
Software Number: 1.39.161.1
Browser Version: Webkit 3.1
After i got to where you are i done the ENG s-off the rom manager flashed clockwork. I then backed up current state then i flashed leedroid
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App
Thanks for the reply, I will give it a go later when I've got 5 mins spare.
Cheers
Just thought of a question i maybe should of asked sooner.....
Should i have done the 'Gold Card' thing before i rooted, and did S-Off??
Or is it ok to do it now? (i've still not added any new roms yet) Or do i even need to do it at all?
since i've already root, what i hope for is I should had never need to use gold card!

[Q] root htc hd2 android HELP PLEASE

hi everybodye sorry for the question but im new on this, well i have a htc hd2 from tmobile, i install android nand, following directions of a forum from here, everything is working good, i install setcpu from market and it do not let me configure it,so i install root check and it said is NOT rooted, my question is how can i root my phone,, please help.. thanx a lot and sorry if my question is stupid for some of you guys
As long as you have hspl you should be rooted. I would check to make sure you have setcpu superuser permission
Sent from my HTC HD2 using XDA Premium App
thanx so much for you answer and not make fun of me, well yes i installed hspl3, and when it done it said we hack it, but root checker still say, sorry you dont have root access can you please tell me how to check superuser permission, thanx so much,,
Look in your app tray and see if you have a Superuser icon. If you do then ckick in it and then find where it says allow superuser access. Most Andriod ROMs for tbe HD2 are already rooted when you install them. If you do not have a Superuser icon then Google "z4root" it is a one click root app that works. You will have to dowmload it unzip/extract the apk and copy it to your SD card and then use a file manager to navigate to the apk file and open it this will install the app to your phone. This is also what is known as "sideloading" in Andriod. Open the app and click on Root now button and it will root your phone.
Using a cpu overclock app has a downside as well as the upside of a faster response when in use.
The downside is that when downclocked and idle, the phone can take a couple of seconds to clock up to the operating speeds required - on some roms its more noticable than others. but a good solid ROM does not need this boost and there a few on here
please help
im having exactly the same problem doing my head in ,i installed a nand gingerbread rom that is faultless it cracked it and gave me a super user icon however the superuser never opens and when i install certain programmes they need root access and its saying my phone is not rooted ive checked with a rooting app and it says no root ive tried several methods that has not worked ie superoneclick gingerbreak nothing seems to work
any help would be appreciated
im not a novice ive flashed many devices etc cant seem to figure out why i havent got root though
^ try a different ROM
almost all are rooted already

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