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[Q] Root stuck, Red triangle and exclamation mark

Hi I've been reading these forums for ages but only just signed up, I'm looking to root my hero (surprise) and complete newb.
Basically current build/software is 3.32.405.1 so 2.1, followed the rooting instructions exactly, then rebooted holding home and power on buttons but it just boots straight into a red triangle with exclamation mark in the middle of it, I can hold power and volume up to get a small menu with apply sdcard: update but tried that after getting frustrated and that said that the file wasn't verified.
how do I get the normal recovery screen because already have a villainrom on the sdcard.

You need to do the root process to get to the care bear, then flash villainrom on the care bear, before rebooting.
That will get you sorted

Well I rooted using universal androot, then used the teminal to input the su (press enter)
flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery.img (press enter) part of instructions but at no point do I see the care bear :S

I have the same problem as Ejen. The phone is root i have superuser permission i do titanium backup .I put RA-hero-v1.7.0.1 with Better Terminal Emulator. When I turn off phone and press Home&Power I get a picture phone with a triangle. Does anyone have an idea how to solve this?

Yes, this is because stock rom automatically reflashes recovery with the stock one each shutdown iirc.
You need to stop this happening, but I can't remember the command. When you have root using universal androot though, you can stop it happening.
Or maybe it's too early for me. Wait till I've had a coffee or two and I'll revisit this...

Perhaps you can edit /system/etc/install-recovery.sh. A quick look trough /system didn't find anything like a shutdown script so perhaps this file is run by the android environment.

I had this same issue the other night, been searching for a fix, hopefully one appears here soon, thanks Pulser_g2, i was hoping to install your 1.5 Rom
Bloke

Ah seems I'm not the only one well at least I wasn't just being silly then, well tried it multiple times but still seem to have no success even tried the unlockr websites method with no success either.
If anyone knows thanks

Right... Are you on 1.5 or 2.1 just now?
Could someone (preferably the most tech savvy here) if you're on 2.1, try http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=726118 and see if that works.
I'm trying to work out what's going on here...
P

I'm 2.1 and had been using your other guide to root my phone but embarrasingly got stuck at stage 2 whilst trying to set up ADB (my knowledge of cmd is very limited to the point I only know the command tree ), saw the guide on XDA and thought that looks really simple so tried that instead, then tried unlockr method when XDA's didn't work now given up and asked for help

Ejen said:
I'm 2.1 and had been using your other guide to root my phone but embarrasingly got stuck at stage 2 whilst trying to set up ADB (my knowledge of cmd is very limited to the point I only know the command tree ), saw the guide on XDA and thought that looks really simple so tried that instead, then tried unlockr method when XDA's didn't work now given up and asked for help
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Ok,... So how far did you get on setting up adb http://www.villainrom.co.uk/forum/s...de-Setting-up-ADB-and-how-to-use-it.-(Windows) ?

I had done up to part 4 using ADB, opened up cmd prompt I couldn't seem to push stuff to the SD card and was unsure what I did wrong.
When checking the USB works part 3, I used the link chose part 2, HTC sync users > ADB I couldn't find android_winusb when updating the driver software. I'm probably missing something or being silly now but I don't know

Ejen said:
I had done up to part 4 using ADB, opened up cmd prompt I couldn't seem to push stuff to the SD card and was unsure what I did wrong.
When checking the USB works part 3, I used the link chose part 2, HTC sync users > ADB I couldn't find android_winusb when updating the driver software. I'm probably missing something or being silly now but I don't know
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Type adb devices, and if you see your phone's serial number, then you don't need to worry about drivers. Remember to "cd" into the correct folder first.

I'll try that but CD did nothing I'm running windows 7 and it sticks on C:\users\username Can't go back

Ejen said:
I'll try that but CD did nothing I'm running windows 7 and it sticks on C:\users\username Can't go back
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Where have you downloaded your Android SDK too?
for example > "cd c:\SDK\tools"

pulser_g2 said:
Right... Are you on 1.5 or 2.1 just now?
Could someone (preferably the most tech savvy here) if you're on 2.1, try VillainROM Roots 2.1 and see if that works.
I'm trying to work out what's going on here...
P
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I guess that is already on the phone RA-hero-v1.7.0.1 as you said stock rom automatically reflashes recovery. I suppose that the method VillainROM Roots 2.1contains RA-hero-v1.6.2.img. What will then happen with recovery if i try to do again root with VillainROM Roots 2.1?

When you try that method, you get the phone booted into patched recovery, at which point you take a nandroid backup and flash a custom ROM.
this prevents the recovery being lost. Just try it

I'm not at home and can not install ADB and run runindos.bat. I have on SD card recovery and FroydVillain 1.5. That's why I tried this method.Next week I'll be home and if someone does not fix the problem i will try the method you suggested me.
Can I try to put again recovery with Better Terminal Emulator, maybe recovery was corrupted ....

i went through the same thing!!
Ejen said:
Hi I've been reading these forums for ages but only just signed up, I'm looking to root my hero (surprise) and complete newb.
Basically current build/software is 3.32.405.1 so 2.1, followed the rooting instructions exactly, then rebooted holding home and power on buttons but it just boots straight into a red triangle with exclamation mark in the middle of it, I can hold power and volume up to get a small menu with apply sdcard: update but tried that after getting frustrated and that said that the file wasn't verified.
how do I get the normal recovery screen because already have a villainrom on the sdcard.
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helloo!! i apologise if i am interupting or butting in whilst your in the middle of other solutions... i just saw the title and jump right in. i went through the exact same thing just 2 weeks ago!! unfortunately for me there was no successful forums or websites at the time... it sounded like a simple problem, with no simple solution.
this may not be what you where looking for, but its a very quick easy method that definately worth a try.
so... am i right in saying you have the official OTA HTC android 2.1 update?? and you now want to get this rooted?? and have you also tried rooting using the two common methods, the "one click root" and the "unrevoked" one? thats wat i did and i kept being stuck at the same red triangle and exclamation mark.
those methods (and countless others) will not work with the official htc hero android 2.1. (as far as i know) what you will need to do is downgrade the phones software. check htc's website and look for the older RUU and using the computer get your hero back to android 1.5. (under no circumstance should you upgrade your 1.5 android to the 2.1 android via HTC's OTA update... its only going the remove the root access!!!! - always reject it)
then continue to root as per the numerous rooting guides. done? now, obviously you will want to flash an android 2.1 rom. if you want to keep to htc's original 2.1, you can search for this in the forums under 'development'. or go ahead and flash the custom roms (villianrom).
thats exactly how i did it. im not entirely sure if this is the info you are after... but reply back and ill be happy to answer any query - big or small. (i should warn you, im no expert - but this forum is filled with the earths most powerful brains - u should have an answer in no time!!)

I have an HTC Hero. I ran the simple root method and got Carebare response.
I too have read numerous threads in the forum here and elsewhere but can't seem to get past the USB section.
adb says no device
I can use HTC Sync to sync data to the phone.
The SDK is installed and I have previously used it to capture screen shots of my device.
If I try to run one of the RUU executables, it fails with a [114: USB Error] (number may be wrong but the message is right.
I can mount the SD card and copy files to/from it.
I am running Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit on a Quad Core AMD CPU.
If I do the Home/Power thing, I get the same red triangle as described in the 1st message of this thread.
Fwiw, I have successfully and repeated loaded ROM's on my previous phone (HTC S621) so I am not a complete newb (but i am newb to Android).
What am I missing? This shouldn't be this hard (at least from what I've seen posted anyway)

[ROOT] How-to using unrEVOked 3.3

I rooted my Evo last night with unrEVOked 3.3 and this guide is step-by-step what I did. Hopefully this will help other who are still confused.
NOTE: Make sure any tethering apps are uninstalled prior to doing this. Thanks to SSJon for pointing this out.
Download and install HTC Sync, reboot, uninstall, reboot again.
**Make sure HTC Sync is NOT installed at this point**
-enable USB debugging (menu -> Settings -> Applications -> Development -> USB debugging)
-Go to unrevoked website and click the Evo, click unrevoked 3, then download for Windows and save the file to your desktop (there's support for Mac OS and Linux, however this guide was written for Windows)
-Go here and follow the instructions to install the hboot drivers
-Reboot your phone and let it load up like normal
-Connect your phone using the charge only option
-Run the unrevoked file you downloaded and wait for it to finish
-Finally, enjoy.
When I used this method my phone had just finished updating to 3.70.651.1 and had hboot 2.10 and fully charged battery. Through a good portion of this your phone cannot charge so I advise you to have a decent charge left.

Thank you PryorDaniel! Worked like a champ. I am running CyanogenMod 6.1.2. So far working like a charm!
Thanks again!

Glad it worked
Sent from my HTC Evo 4G using XDA App

I'm getting the "internal error: installing package failed" error when using the unrevoked 3.3 program. Any ideas how to resolve it?

No luck, Im getting "failed to unlock NAND flash"
Also, in Device Manager, it says "Android Composite ADB Interface," instead of "Android Bootloader"
Any tips on what I did wrong?
Thanks

DiGiTY said:
I'm getting the "internal error: installing package failed" error when using the unrevoked 3.3 program. Any ideas how to resolve it?
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Never mind. I had to run the unrevoked program a second time and it rooted it just fine. Meh!

DiGiTY said:
Never mind. I had to run the unrevoked program a second time and it rooted it just fine. Meh!
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Glad I read this - it saved me a potential big headache.

PryorDaniel said:
**Make sure HTC Sync is NOT installed**
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Once the phone is rooted, is there any reason why HTC Sync can't be reinstalled? I don't want my stuff in "the cloud" so I use HTC Sync quite a bit to sync with Outlook.
Thanks!
Pete

Any word on the new clockwork working with older devices? My hardware version is 0003..
Sent from my PC36100 using XDA App

PGRtoo said:
Once the phone is rooted, is there any reason why HTC Sync can't be reinstalled? I don't want my stuff in "the cloud" so I use HTC Sync quite a bit to sync with Outlook.
Thanks!
Pete
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Once you are done rooting, you can install it again, and use it. It just cant be installed during root because it messes with the way unrevoked communicates with the phone.

Apply latest ota with unrevoked 3.31
I ran unrevoked 3.31 and am still seeing the 3.29.651.5 build. How do I get the latest ota?

Okay so I did the 3.3 went fine. Now i see there is a newer one 3.31 how do I update to it?

baruchbrett said:
I ran unrevoked 3.31 and am still seeing the 3.29.651.5 build. How do I get the latest ota?
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You have to flash a ROM that's based off the newest build. Unrevoked just gets you rooted.

i just ran 3.31 and im getting a message saying "Error: failed to get root. Is your firmware too new?" im running 3.70.651.1 i first thought it was because i had easytether installd in my laptop then i uninstalled it, i retried and nothing . idk why thanks and sorry in advance.

haroldg90 said:
i just ran 3.31 and im getting a message saying "Error: failed to get root. Is your firmware too new?" im running 3.70.651.1 i first thought it was because i had easytether installd in my laptop then i uninstalled it, i retried and nothing . idk why thanks and sorry in advance.
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I am too. Trying it again. I just downgraded, then put OTA 2.2 on my phone. then ADK, drivers again, and am running the reflash tool.
As a side note, I tried installing the ADK from their site - the one that says recommended. Then successfully installed it, but then decided to uninstall it using Add/Remove programs.....it wiped out my ENTIRE My Documents folder!

I just rooted using Unrevoked on my phone and for some reason when I am at home it says my current location is Chennai, India. I am actually in Dallas, TX though... It seems to be intermittent though. Sometimes it is correct, others it updates to Chennai. Any ideas to why it isn't updating correctly?
Hardware Rev: 003
HBoot: 2.1

im getting waiting for root i wonder how long its gonna take

how long did it take to run the root for you guys

First post....
I have my Gf's HTC evo and been waiting for a Hboot 2.02 One step root....
Tried the steps in this post and do not have HTC sync software installed and I have previously rooted my own Evo. I'm getting a error in Unrevoked3 stating Failed to get root. Is your firmware too new?
Her phone:
Android 2.2
Baseband Version 2.15.00.09.01
Kernal V. 2.6.32.15
Build number 3.30.651.3
Software 3.30.651.3
I have not updated since getting it around Christmas time although there is a HTC update pending. I tried multiple attempts to run Unrevoked 3 before posting and there is always an error on the phone when running it :
Sorry the application Zysploit has stopped unexpectedly. please try again.
I get that error every time. Any way for my to get a simple root still?

Excellant and easy to follow direction. Thanks.

QDL fastboot error when trying to update ATT streak

Long story short. I had 2 streaks to update today, my friends and a coworkers. I started with my coworkers and used the QDL tool, it went fine. Proceeded with update 318 which also was fine. When I went to do my friends it kept erroring out. (He got it 2 days ago from best buy if that makes any difference.) I tried reinstalling the drivers, using different ports (reinstalled on those ports), didn't work. Went to fastboot let the driver install there, retried the method, nothing. Once his gets to the part where the phone needs to go to fastboot the charging screen that shows battery percentage comes up and the process fails.
I know this doesn't belong on development, but in general it wont get much action....
Any way to fix this issue with QDL not being able to put this device in fastboot? Remember the first streak worked fine.......
Sent from my Sprint Galaxy Tab

Where is the first streak from? What other differences were there between the two (softfware version, etc...)? Also, what is the status of the second streak now? Is it still functional with 1.6? Just asking because I got mine from Best Buy and I'm gonna try this method tomorrow...
Sent from my Dell Streak using XDA App

Use a different usb port. thats what fixed that error for me. You will have to reload the drivers for the new port. Good luck

Check out the FAQ section I added onto the guides page on streakdroid.com. The shorter version is that its probably related either to the usb port used or fastboot isn't working correctly. I'd try three things:
1. use a different USB port.
2. Try with the battery removed (Download and Fastboot mode don't need the battery, can get power through the usb cable)
3. In the case of a damaged fastboot, download streakflash from the Downloads section on streakdroid.com (may have to go into the Recovery section). Extract it into its own folder and use the older version of QDLTool included in it. This version only flashes certain system files. Once complete, go back and use QDLTool from repairtool.zip

slaydog said:
Where is the first streak from? What other differences were there between the two (softfware version, etc...)? Also, what is the status of the second streak now? Is it still functional with 1.6? Just asking because I got mine from Best Buy and I'm gonna try this method tomorrow...
Sent from my Dell Streak using XDA App
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Both devices has 1.6 on them. Yeah, my friends just fails with the tool... boots back fine to 1.6 it's not soft bricked.
carhigh said:
Use a different usb port. thats what fixed that error for me. You will have to reload the drivers for the new port. Good luck
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I also tried that! I tried 3 different ports! I'm thinking of trying a different PC.. At his work he has a 32-bit XP system, I ran the tool on a Win7 32-bit.
kantras said:
Check out the FAQ section I added onto the guides page on streakdroid.com. The shorter version is that its probably related either to the usb port used or fastboot isn't working correctly. I'd try three things:
1. use a different USB port.
2. Try with the battery removed (Download and Fastboot mode don't need the battery, can get power through the usb cable)
3. In the case of a damaged fastboot, download streakflash from the Downloads section on streakdroid.com (may have to go into the Recovery section). Extract it into its own folder and use the older version of QDLTool included in it. This version only flashes certain system files. Once complete, go back and use QDLTool from repairtool.zip
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I'll have to try it with the battery removed completely.
If fast boot was damaged would I still be able to get into it? I was able to get to it fine?
I'll have time this weekend to tinker with it, so we'll see!
He was so bummed that he couldn't get Froyo LOL

Maybe it is just me...
When I picked up my streak, i first updated to 2.1 using Modaco's instructions. Then used clockmod for any future flashes.
It was simple and painless. It seems so many people are having problems / bricking their devices with QDL...

If I can't get ny friends to go ill just push clockwork to it and install 318 that way. If its even possible to flash a .pkg file in clockwork?
Sent from my ADR6300 using Tapatalk

still can't get it!!
Ok. I basically tried everything with this White Streak.
This time I jumped on a 32bit XP box.
Installed the Dell Fasboot drivers that are listed on the StreakDroid site
Installed the Qualcomm drivers as described
Still fails when trying to get ADB.
So I found this link that describes how to get ADB installed, so I followed it.
When I enabled USB debugging on the PC it was listed as 'Dell Streak' under the device manager, so per the link I had to 'Update Driver'. From there I chose 'android_winusb.inf' and the device was now listed as (I think) 'Android ADB composite interface' in the device manager.
Proceeded to run the program again and it still fails!
I told my buddy to go return his white one for a black one as because maybe white ones are an issue?

people are only having driver issues with the tool - no one is bricking their devices. The cases of where someone has actually 'bricked' it has been from internal sd card issues (hardware issues). QDL tools is being used to un 'brick' devices. getting the drivers installed is just a pain in the a$$
Not possible to flash .pkg via anything other than stock recovery.
I sent you a PM back on pocketables too but- leaving the phone sitting in waiting for fastboot while you do all of the below, click the driver thats listed as dell streak and uninstall. It should be listed as ADB composite bridge or something to that effect (cant remember off the top of my head). So once you uninstall, don't let it install it automatically, because it will most likely put it back right where it was. It will hopefully show as an 'Android 1.0' device with the yellow triangle. At that point, right click, update driver, and point it to the adb driver that is in the QDL tool folder. This is the only way that worked for me...

I had a similar issue. The adb composite drivers are defaulting and the bootloader interface driver isn't installing. Is it possibly failing at the fastboot section now?
Sent my Dell Streak from XDA app.
Stock 318 with tweaks.
Gtalk:jeremyritzmann
Twitter: jeremy_legend

jeremyritzmann said:
I had a similar issue. The adb composite drivers are defaulting and the bootloader interface driver isn't installing. Is it possibly failing at the fastboot section now?
Sent my Dell Streak from XDA app.
Stock 318 with tweaks.
Gtalk:jeremyritzmann
Twitter: jeremy_legend
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yeah, thats where he is failing. The fail point is at 'waiting for adb device', meaning the qualcom driver is installed correctly (since it was able to even get that far) but the adb driver is failing - thus not allowing the tool to push files via fastboot.

jeremyritzmann said:
I had a similar issue. The adb composite drivers are defaulting and the bootloader interface driver isn't installing. Is it possibly failing at the fastboot section now?
Sent my Dell Streak from XDA app.
Stock 318 with tweaks.
Gtalk:jeremyritzmann
Twitter: jeremy_legend
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Yeah, it won't go to Fastboot. No matter what I do it just won't show Android 1.0 in the device manager.
Only time I can get it to show is if I uninstall the drivers while manually in fastboot mode. Once I uninstall the driver it says Android 1.0 with a (!). If I install the driver file it goes back to android adb composite interface.

shoman24v said:
Yeah, it won't go to Fastboot. No matter what I do it just won't show Android 1.0 in the device manager.
Only time I can get it to show is if I uninstall the drivers while manually in fastboot mode. Once I uninstall the driver it says Android 1.0 with a (!). If I install the driver file it goes back to android adb composite interface.
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Thats what you want, you want it to show android adb composite interface
We only wanted the android 1.0 to show at first, signifying that the no drivers had been installed yet. Basically, starting fresh. Once you get it to show the android 1.0 driver, you right click, and update it and then it should update to the composite interface driver. Then you should be good to go.

Kohawk09 said:
Thats what you want, you want it to show android adb composite interface
We only wanted the android 1.0 to show at first, signifying that the no drivers had been installed yet. Basically, starting fresh. Once you get it to show the android 1.0 driver, you right click, and update it and then it should update to the composite interface driver. Then you should be good to go.
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Oh ok. Well then everything seems to be ok. Just for some reason the program won't force the device into fastboot!

shoman24v said:
Oh ok. Well then everything seems to be ok. Just for some reason the program won't force the device into fastboot!
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hmm - could be the fastboot driver possible. Hop on here, meralias is on and he is a master at the tool http://irc.netsplit.de/channels/?net=freenode&chat=#dellstreak

Hey.... well we got it.
I'll just say this.
Doesn't work with the white one
Worked with a black one

I thought you were crazy about the white ones, but I just read this in another post about flashing a new rom:
Kohawk09 said:
Only way to upgrade the white dell streaks is with the qdl tool. Theres something about them... All other methods just leave you in a boot loop.
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Of course you are using qdl, but I guess ther must be a difference...
Sent from my Dell Streak using XDA App

Yeah there's something with the white ones. Further research proved it. I found a guide for it but we can't try it now. Black ones are the best to do it with.
Sent from my Sprint Galaxy Tab

any idea where I can find instructions for updating my white streak? I can't seem to get it to work following the streakdroid instructions.
Thanks

when its start fastBoot desconect the usb and continue let me know! sent from my Dell Streak using XDA App

HTC ARIA 2.2.2 downgraded and rooted

HTC ARIA FIX FOR THOSE THAT UPGRADED TO 2.2.2
By kibby Ndemo
ALPHAREVX
Requirements:
• ADB Installed on your system. See our guide on what is ADB and how to install it.
• HTC Sync software installed in order to download necessary drivers. (Once the drivers are installed, remove HTC Sync from your system.)
• AlphaRevX.
Instructions:
1. To begin, make sure USB debugging is enabled in you device under Settings > Applications > Development.
2. Download AlphaRevX and extract the files to a folder. (A form will show up on the download page, keep it opened.)
3. Connect your device to the system and run Aplharev.exe.
4. You will be asked to enter a Beta key at this stage. Simple copy the serial number that shows up in the brackets in the prompt as shown in the screenshot above, and paste it into the form on the download page.
5. Hit the Generate Key on that form and once you have the key, enter it into the prompt to see a Beta key accepted message.
6. The application will start the S-Off procedure and should complete in around 90 seconds. Incase it does not start, wait fro around 15 minutes and re-do the whole process.
After doing the above procedure downgrade to HTC aria 2.1 then you be able to root you aria once more and flash any files. Please donate to alpharev too they made it possible.you can find the old 2.1 ruu in xda
PS I have done it and it works.

Man talk about timing. My fr008 aria bit the dust and I had to get another via ins. well it came factory with 2.2.2. I was pissed off about that and started looking for a fix and found one here. I will have to wait till tomorrow or Monday to try it because the unit they sent me has a bad ear piece and they are sending a new one but I will post my results when I get my new, new phone. Thanks for the work on this.
No link to file do I need to search XDA or did you forget to attach it.

tbone22 said:
Man talk about timing. My fr008 aria bit the dust and I had to get another via ins. well it came factory with 2.2.2. I was pissed off about that and started looking for a fix and found one here. I will have to wait till tomorrow or Monday to try it because the unit they sent me has a bad ear piece and they are sending a new one but I will post my results when I get my new, new phone. Thanks for the work on this.
No link to file do I need to search XDA or did you forget to attach it.
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it's all over these forums
www.alpharev.nl/x/beta

ferariboy said:
HTC ARIA FIX FOR THOSE THAT UPGRADED TO 2.2.2
By kibby Ndemo
ALPHAREVX
Requirements:
• ADB Installed on your system. See our guide on what is ADB and how to install it.
• HTC Sync software installed in order to download necessary drivers. (Once the drivers are installed, remove HTC Sync from your system.)
• AlphaRevX.
Instructions:
1. To begin, make sure USB debugging is enabled in you device under Settings > Applications > Development.
2. Download AlphaRevX and extract the files to a folder. (A form will show up on the download page, keep it opened.)
3. Connect your device to the system and run Aplharev.exe.
4. You will be asked to enter a Beta key at this stage. Simple copy the serial number that shows up in the brackets in the prompt as shown in the screenshot above, and paste it into the form on the download page.
5. Hit the Generate Key on that form and once you have the key, enter it into the prompt to see a Beta key accepted message.
6. The application will start the S-Off procedure and should complete in around 90 seconds. Incase it does not start, wait fro around 15 minutes and re-do the whole process.
After doing the above procedure downgrade to HTC aria 2.1 then you be able to root you aria once more and flash any files. Please donate to alpharev too they made it possible.you can find the old 2.1 ruu in xda
PS I have done it and it works.
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Why would anyone want to downgrade to 2.1 after having S-OFF!? (Rhetorical question). Once you have S-OFF, you can flash superuser, clockworkmod and custom roms without needing to downgrade to 2.1 then rooting again. Also attn1 already made a thread here on what to do after AlpharevX: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1122694.

HTC ARIA
He is very right i jumped the gun too soon

ferariboy said:
Try flashing the htc aria after s-off then that will answer your question please do research before bloging something you dont have an idea about
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fastboot?
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ferariboy said:
Try flashing the htc aria after s-off then that will answer your question please do research before bloging something you dont have an idea about
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Uh no, Theonew is exactly right. Not only is he right, but he gave a link showing exactly what he was talking about. In an ultimate showing of irony, you blasted someone for not doing his research when it's actually you who hasn't done his research.
Once you have S-OFF you don't need to use the 2.1 RUU or Unrevoked. It's a waste of time. You can push Clockwork recovery to your phone via fastboot, then flash whatever you want. It takes literally 2 seconds to flash Clockwork in this manner after you have S-OFF.

ferariboy said:
HTC ARIA FIX FOR THOSE THAT UPGRADED TO 2.2.2
By kibby Ndemo
ALPHAREVX
Requirements:
• ADB Installed on your system. See our guide on what is ADB and how to install it.
• HTC Sync software installed in order to download necessary drivers. (Once the drivers are installed, remove HTC Sync from your system.)
• AlphaRevX.
Instructions:
1. To begin, make sure USB debugging is enabled in you device under Settings > Applications > Development.
2. Download AlphaRevX and extract the files to a folder. (A form will show up on the download page, keep it opened.)
3. Connect your device to the system and run Aplharev.exe.
4. You will be asked to enter a Beta key at this stage. Simple copy the serial number that shows up in the brackets in the prompt as shown in the screenshot above, and paste it into the form on the download page.
5. Hit the Generate Key on that form and once you have the key, enter it into the prompt to see a Beta key accepted message.
6. The application will start the S-Off procedure and should complete in around 90 seconds. Incase it does not start, wait fro around 15 minutes and re-do the whole process.
After doing the above procedure downgrade to HTC aria 2.1 then you be able to root you aria once more and flash any files. Please donate to alpharev too they made it possible.you can find the old 2.1 ruu in xda
PS I have done it and it works.
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Even though I switched to the atrix, I kept my aria just for this
Sent from my "Emo" rooted Motorola Atrix! Emo Thinks Possible™

nice share M8, even if it was copied directly from Addictivetips.com
im interested to know other peoples experience with this... all good i hope
only for curiosity, i didnt upgrade to 2.2 OTA

zedbra said:
nice share M8, even if it was copied directly from Addictivetips.com
im interested to know other peoples experience with this... all good i hope
only for curiosity, i didnt upgrade to 2.2 OTA
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I really didn't have any need to either. I was perfectly happy with a fully rooted Aria running CM 7.0.3, but curiosity got the best of me, plus I had just ordered a HTC Incredible S, so I decided to 'practice' the AlphaRevX process on my Aria.
Installed the Froyo 2.2.2 update and then ran AlphaRevX and it went without a hitch. Got CWM reinstalled and superuser reinstalled and it was a really painless.

Nice!! thanks for the feedback M8
not to stray off topic, but now with S-Off achieved is it possible to downgrade HBoot with .zip file?? or is this sticky which can only be done using a box??
i may upgrade anyway just for kicks, but it would be great if we could downgrade HBoot again too

zedbra said:
Nice!! thanks for the feedback M8
not to stray off topic, but now with S-Off achieved is it possible to downgrade HBoot with .zip file?? or is this sticky which can only be done using a box??
i may upgrade anyway just for kicks, but it would be great if we could downgrade HBoot again too
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AlphaRevX is able to overwrite HBOOT 1.02 and replace it with their own that has S-OFF. It looks like they set the HBOOT version very high, so that 'downgrading' with say a RUU will fail. So if you find a way to replace this special HBOOT, you will loose S-OFF.

yah after reading a bit i see the Alpharev hack is a pached HBOOT. so i believe you are correct, removing it will make it S-On again. too bad

Theonew said:
Why would anyone want to downgrade to 2.1 after having S-OFF!? (Rhetorical question). Once you have S-OFF, you can flash superuser, clockworkmod and custom roms without needing to downgrade to 2.1 then rooting again. Also attn1 already made a thread here on what to do after AlpharevX: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1122694.
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This is what I want to do, but I need some help.
After using AlpharevX, I'll get S-OFF. Then, I just want to root the phone and be able to do a nandroid backup. I don't want to flash any ROM at this time.
The link you posted to does not have a clockworkmod listed for Aria. Which one do I use?

i would use THIS One. finally Clockwork without the recovery screen during charging
once you aquire S-off you can install Clockwork using Android Flasher

amlothi said:
This is what I want to do, but I need some help.
After using AlpharevX, I'll get S-OFF. Then, I just want to root the phone and be able to do a nandroid backup. I don't want to flash any ROM at this time.
The link you posted to does not have a clockworkmod listed for Aria. Which one do I use?
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It does have it listed for Aria. The Aria is codenamed as Liberty. It's ClockworkMod is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=591945&d=1305031790. You can get android flasher from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=794638. Unzip it, run it, select recovery at the side and click begin (Your phone will go into fastboot), find recovery.img (extracted from ClockworkMod), select it, click begin, and your done. You now have ClockworkMod 2.5.0.1 installed. To root, just go here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1122694 and follow the "To Root" steps and then you will be rooted. To do the nandroid backup, just start ClockworkMod (Instructions in the previous link - "How to start ClockworkMod") and select nandroid.

[ROOT] HTC EVO 4G 2.3 Gingerbread root tutorial

Alright guys, this post is just for reference and ease. I've been using xda ever since I got my old HTC Hero a year and a half ago. Now I have the EVO and xda has been nothing but helpful to me. I've decided to make this post to try to help anyone that might not know much about android so I will make this a simple, easy to understand post tutorial.
HTC EVO 4G 2.3 Gingerbread root tutorial:
(Step 1) Power down your phone and take the battery out. Printed on the phone under the battery is a serial number. It is on the bottom line and usually starts with the letters: HT then a series of numbers and letters. Write this code down for you will need it later.
(Step 2) Download superuser from this link: http://www.mediafire.com/?q3ujsx1m4uq1662.
(Step 3) Download the HTC drivers from this link: http://api.viglink.com/api/click?fo...=HTC Drivers&jsonp=vglnk_jsonp_13139469417033
(Step 4) Plug your phone to your computer and put the phone in disk drive mode. Now put the superuser .zip on the sdcard and change the mode to charge only.
(Step 5) Put the phone in usb debugging mode. Do this by: home>menu>settings>applications>development>usb debugging.
Also, enable fastboot. Do this by: home>menu>settings>applications>fastboot.
(Step 6) Got to: http://revolutionary.io/ Go down to the downloads section and select either windows or linux. (depending on your machine) Allow the file to download and proceed to the beta key generation.
(Step 7) Select your operating system (windows or linux) and your device and hboot version.
If you are unsure of your hboot version you can check by powering down your phone and holding volume down and the power button (make sure fastboot is turned off before doing this. just make sure to enable it again once you have checked and have the phone powered back up.)
Now enter your serial key (the code you got from under the battery.) select generate key and it will give you a beta key.
Make sure to keep the window open.
(Step 8) Extract the revolutionary.zip and run revolutionary. It should recognize your device and then ask for the beta key. Enter the beta key it gave you, remember it is case sensitive.
(Step 9) Revolutionary will now work its magic. Let it do its thing and DO NOT interrupt it. It may seem like it is frozen but it sometimes just takes a few minutes.
(Step10) After it gets done with all of its operations, revolutionary will ask if you want it to connect to the internet and download the recovery. type the letter "y" and hit enter. It will do it and then reboot.
(Step11) Now you need to flash the superuser .zip. Disable fastboot and and usb debugging and power down the device. Hold volume down and power at the same time until you get the hboot menu. It may check for an image and shouldn't find one. Just let it do its thing. Volume down and select recovery. It will reboot into recover. Now just volume down to install .zip then select choose .zip from sdcard and choose the su 2.3.6.3 efgh signed.zip and select yes. It will flash it. When it is done just reboot.
Congratulations. You are now rooted with superuser and s-off and have full root access.
Thank you, xda. I am grateful for this forum of great and helpful people, without you guys my android life would would be simply mediocre.
Edit: If you need to learn how to flash roms, here is my guide!!: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1230610

Nicely done but may I suggest 1 thing to some people that I have noticed in going thru the root thread in development. I think you should also download a rooted version of the rom http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=830153 and flash this right away or in lieu of flashing the root files. I have seen some people have issues running certain things with the root zip file provided.
Also I think the first thing that should be done prior to rebooting is Nandroid(ing) your present rom for safe keeping.

Yeah that makes sense. I haven't had any problems whatsoever with my way after doing it three different times with three different evos, but, nevertheless, I appreciate your input and if you have seen this problem then thank you for bringing it to the attention of the viewers of this thread.

This is by far the easiest Root I've done to date (granted I've only rooted by Hero and my Evo), but still. Gotta love simplicity.

Thank you for posting this! Now I have a few questions I am hoping someone could answer.
The first: Will this process wipe my phone?
And the second: Our home computer is a Mac. Since this isn't available for Mac computers at the moment, I have an older laptop running windows vista that I am trying it on. I tried to install the HTC drivers but it keeps popping up with a window asking if I want to repair it or remove it. What is this error? There isn't an option to just install it. What should I do to make it work?
Thank you for any help anyone can offer.

rocket999 said:
Thank you for posting this! Now I have a few questions I am hoping someone could answer.
The first: Will this process wipe my phone?
And the second: Our home computer is a Mac. Since this isn't available for Mac computers at the moment, I have an older laptop running windows vista that I am trying it on. I tried to install the HTC drivers but it keeps popping up with a window asking if I want to repair it or remove it. What is this error? There isn't an option to just install it. What should I do to make it work?
Thank you for any help anyone can offer.
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The file is a simple exe file and should only install not sure whats that about and also it will not wipe out anything. But you do need to do a backup of your apps. My suggestion would be Titanium Backup or MyBackup

HOnestly people this root is incredibly easy to sit here and double triple guess your self with this particular procedure is unnecessary. Just follow direction to the letter at the original development thread or here and it will be done if 3 minutes. No risk at all IMO.... If you are still worried I would be happy to help out just PM me

rocket999 said:
Thank you for posting this! Now I have a few questions I am hoping someone could answer.
The first: Will this process wipe my phone?
And the second: Our home computer is a Mac. Since this isn't available for Mac computers at the moment, I have an older laptop running windows vista that I am trying it on. I tried to install the HTC drivers but it keeps popping up with a window asking if I want to repair it or remove it. What is this error? There isn't an option to just install it. What should I do to make it work?
Thank you for any help anyone can offer.
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No, the rooting process does not get rid of any user information. It simply unlocks the bootloader for your phone. As for the drivers, what Windows OS are you using? I found it far easier to install the drivers on Windows 7 than XP.

ceng7904 said:
Yeah that makes sense. I haven't had any problems whatsoever with my way after doing it three different times with three different evos, but, nevertheless, I appreciate your input and if you have seen this problem then thank you for bringing it to the attention of the viewers of this thread.
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In reality after you get s-off on your bootloader you can flash another rom. You only flash the su zip if you want to have your present rom rooted.

rocket999 said:
Thank you for posting this! Now I have a few questions I am hoping someone could answer.
The first: Will this process wipe my phone?
And the second: Our home computer is a Mac. Since this isn't available for Mac computers at the moment, I have an older laptop running windows vista that I am trying it on. I tried to install the HTC drivers but it keeps popping up with a window asking if I want to repair it or remove it. What is this error? There isn't an option to just install it. What should I do to make it work?
Thank you for any help anyone can offer.[/QUO
Nope. No data loss will occur. The drivers sometimes are interfered with by other programs so what I suggest is disabling your antivirus and uninstall anything you have on your computer that has to do with htc. Just keep the drivers and get rid of stuff like htc sync and pdanet.
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playya said:
In reality after you get s-off on your bootloader you can flash another rom. You only flash the su zip if you want to have your present rom rooted.
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This is true.

Evilsj said:
No, the rooting process does not get rid of any user information. It simply unlocks the bootloader for your phone. As for the drivers, what Windows OS are you using? I found it far easier to install the drivers on Windows 7 than XP.
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Ok thanks. I just wanted to be sure. The computer is Windows Vista. Will the drivers still work on it?

rocket999 said:
Thank you for posting this! Now I have a few questions I am hoping someone could answer.
The first: Will this process wipe my phone?
And the second: Our home computer is a Mac. Since this isn't available for Mac computers at the moment, I have an older laptop running windows vista that I am trying it on. I tried to install the HTC drivers but it keeps popping up with a window asking if I want to repair it or remove it. What is this error? There isn't an option to just install it. What should I do to make it work?
Thank you for any help anyone can offer.
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Nope. No data loss will occur. The drivers sometimes are interfered with by other programs so what I suggest is disabling your antivirus and uninstall anything you have on your computer that has to do with htc. Just keep the drivers and get rid of stuff like htc sync and pdanet.

Whoops! I got the HTC stuff to install and now it is in the process of rooting. I figured out right after I edited this post. Thank you for all the help!

rocket999 said:
Whoops! I got the HTC stuff to install and now it is in the process of rooting. I figured out right after I edited this post. Thank you for all the help!
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Ok. Great! Hit the thanks button if it helped!

Hey nice post I just have one question how do you install the htc drivers

aksharpatel417 said:
Hey nice post I just have one question how do you install the htc drivers
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Just go to the link I provided and download. Then install

Do I need to have my phone plugged in or anything like that

aksharpatel417 said:
Do I need to have my phone plugged in or anything like that
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This is a bit redundant. I really don't understand what you mean but if you just follow the directions completely and entirely then it will work perfectly. Just plug it in when the directions call for it.

aksharpatel417 said:
Do I need to have my phone plugged in or anything like that
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Stop over thinking it.... Its ok its really as simple as it sounds... Relax follow each step and you will be fine... Your questions sound like your worried and if you are the steps after you root will drive you crazy. Especially changing kernels, flashing radios or roms....