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How do I get back to stock (out of the box from T-Mo) radio, kernel, software, os, EVERYTHING. I went through the one guide in the development section that is supposed to get you to the OTA status but my phone doesn't match my girlfriends who has the OTA update.
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There Its the stock esprimg in of these posts can't find it at the moment, but you just put stock esprimg in root of sd and voldn+ power then follow prompts
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pappasmurfsharem said:
There Its the stock esprimg in of these posts can't find it at the moment, but you just put stock esprimg in root of sd and voldn+ power then follow prompts
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That is what I used but the #s are different from my GFs phone.
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That is what I used but the #s are different from my GFs phone.
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She has the OTA update applied and you don't.
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She has the OTA update applied and you don't.
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Hmmm... Ok. I just used the nandroid provided by someone here. I know that doesn't cover Radio though. Is radio: 47.3203.35.06u_7.08.35.04s a stock version?
Yes it is.
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Hey guys ill be joining this side of the forums now on monday and I'm really excited. Just I'm kinda confused about a few things and I was wondering if anyone could help enlighten a few things for me.
I know what Root is, S-off, Cid yada yada and I'm not new to rooting at all. I have adb and etc and I kinda want to do this on ubuntu because my vista is kind of janky at times.
Now apparently there is Temporary Root and Permanent Root and of course I want Permanent root, s-off, etc.
1.Now from what I read there has been apparently an update that updated the G2 to 1.22 or something like that? I read its rootable apparently but you need a windows application called gfree or something? Is this possible to do using just ubuntu?
2. Now to obtain root, s-off etc do I have to obtain temporary root first, then permanent root? Its kinda confusing coming in a noob to this device and trying to figure this all out. And do the methods vary with which firmwire your phone comes with? I'm assuming mines will come with the newest OTA since I'm receiving it Monday.
3. Also from what I'm seeing apparently having S-off and root and what not matters on what rom your running also? I don't want to flash a rom then end up loosing root or something. And Noo I DO NOT want to stay stock once I obtain root. I'm kind of a flashoholic.
Thanks to anyone willing to help I really appreciate it.
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gfree is a program rum on your phone... it "sets you 'G'2 free"... but i had a lot of problems getting gfree to work with the new g2 i got in the mail... check out my post on cyanogen... this is how i got root and latest radio img's... its under forums and htc desire z / g2... how to fix a bricked g2 and root a g2 another way...
Visionary way was mad easy for me. Check out unlockr.com for it
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GhostZini said:
Visionary way was mad easy for me. Check out unlockr.com for it
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Link to it?
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Shaquiel Harris said:
Link to it?
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Here this link has the video links in it for the unlockr
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=10244704&postcount=2
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Here this link has the video links in it for the unlockr
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=10244704&postcount=2
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Shouldn't yall warn him about using VISIONary first? SOMETIMES, no NOT all the time but SOMETIMES people get stuck in a boot loop from using the VISIONary method. I would not recommended it, if you have know how to use ADB, use it. I'm pretty sure that they have ADB for Linux because they do have the Android SDK on Linux(at least I think they do). All you need to do in order to root with the safer/recommended way is ADB. All you have to do is ADB Push some files to your phone then run them on your phone's Terminal Emulator App, its pretty simple. Though I have not personally rooted a G2 yet(I get mine tomorrow) but I have spent at least a week learning about how to root the G2.
Check out the wiki, explains how to root using rage+gfree.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wik...sion#Rooting_the_Vision_.28G2.2FDZ.29_and_DHD
I followed these instructions and rooted my phone fairly easily.
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Shouldn't yall warn him about using VISIONary first? SOMETIMES, no NOT all the time but SOMETIMES people get stuck in a boot loop from using the VISIONary method. I would not recommended it, if you have know how to use ADB, use it. I'm pretty sure that they have ADB for Linux because they do have the Android SDK on Linux(at least I think they do). All you need to do in order to root with the safer/recommended way is ADB. All you have to do is ADB Push some files to your phone then run them on your phone's Terminal Emulator App, its pretty simple. Though I have not personally rooted a G2 yet(I get mine tomorrow) but I have spent at least a week learning about how to root the G2.
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First of all follow the link I gave him, did you bother to do that, there was a warning, second of all I've helped a lot of people root following the videos and have had zero bricks as long as they do everything I posted in the link, third I rooted this way with zero problems, when people brick their phones its not visionary that bricks phones it people that think they know how to properly use visionary when they don't that bricks phones, its not just pressing the " attempt perm root" button to root your phone, you have to press certain settings in order to use it right.
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First of all read the entire link I gave him, there was a warning, second of all I've helped a lot of people root following the videos and have had zero bricks as long as they do everything I posted in the link, third I rooted this way with zero problems, when people brick their phones its not visionary that bricks phones it people that think they know how to properly use visionary when they don't that bricks phones, its not just pressing the " attempt perm root" button to root your phone, you have to press certain settings in order to use it right.
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You may be right, but all the bricks that I have seen on this forum are from people using the VISIONary app. I haven't seen a single person brick using the Rage and GFree method.
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You may be right, but all the bricks that I have seen on this forum are from people using the VISIONary app. I haven't seen a single person brick using the Rage and GFree method.
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I've seen bootloops from people using rage and gfree too, guess you better search a little harder since your gonna attempt perm root tommorow.
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I've seen bootloops from people using rage and gfree too, guess you better search a little harder since your gonna attempt perm root tommorow.
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Alright and how would one fix a boot loop caused by Rage and GFree? I have searched before but I never found anything on it.
EDIT: And if you could, please show me some links with people stuck in a boot loop caused by Rage and GFree, I would like to read it and learn from their mistakes so that I don't do them.
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Alright and how would one fix a boot loop caused by Rage and GFree? I have searched before but I never found anything on it.
EDIT: And if you could, please show me some links with people stuck in a boot loop caused by Rage and GFree, I would like to read it and learn from their mistakes so that I don't do them.
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When I get home i'll find the links for you, and you know I got to hand it to you, at least you do research and learn before you even got your phone, I wish more people would take the same approach as you.
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Im rooted and done, Just got the phone today....used this method on this wiki..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=HTC_Vision
Well I'm doing research on it as well. thanks you guys for your resposes. I love this community people actually attempt to help. Trust guys I did my research and all that so I'm not a noob. Just a noob to this device that's all.
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david279 said:
Im rooted and done, Just got the phone today....used this method on this wiki..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=HTC_Vision
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hey david279, which radio(bandbase) did you have on your new G2 when you rooted with GFree?
Hmm just to make shure. I obtain root first, then use that gfree app on my rooted vision to get sim unlock, s-off etc?
Never mind just read it. This is actually really simple. *facepalm* sorry guys for the thread space ill get my topic removed.
I had the 26.03.02.26. I updated it to the newest one in the radio thread in the dev forum. I gotta use to those long radio version numbers.
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david279 said:
I had the 26.03.02.26. I updated it to the newest one in the radio thread in the dev forum. I gotta use to those long radio version numbers.
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Thanks, just confirming that 26.03.02.26 was still rootable with the wiki root instructions, there seems to be some confusion about if you can still root the 26.03.02.26 radio with the wiki, and you just confirmed that you still can.
Thanks Again, and happy flashing.
Rooting this phone reminded me of when I had a hero. That simple. I got a evo too and that was something to root when it first was released.
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I had the 26.03.02.26. I updated it to the newest one in the radio thread in the dev forum. I gotta use to those long radio version numbers.
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Exactly the info I was looking for I will be rooting later today.
I rooted my HTC EVO but it still shows my s-on instead of s-off. It still seems like I am rooted (still able to flash custom roms and grant apps superuser permissions) but is there a way to get s-off again? I am a noob but I feel like I know a lot so please be gentle.....
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aggiedf said:
I rooted my HTC EVO but it still shows my s-on instead of s-off. It still seems like I am rooted (still able to flash custom roms and grant apps superuser permissions) but is there a way to get s-off again? I am a noob but I feel like I know a lot so please be gentle.....
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Well then you're not fully rooted.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=838448
So I have to follow this process again...I rooted using unrevoked before but then had issues with phone so tried unrooting with unrevoked again...needless to say Sprint didn't take phone back.....
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So I have to follow this process again...I rooted using unrevoked before but then had issues with phone so tried unrooting with unrevoked again...needless to say Sprint didn't take phone back.....
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Here's what I would recommend:
1) Back up whatever you want.
2) Run a RUU: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=884060 to run to completely stock
3) Run this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=838448
Then you're good to go.
How did you root? What android version are you on? The latest OTA cannot be rooted as of yet.
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Here's what I would recommend:
1) Back up whatever you want.
2) Run a RUU: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=884060 to run to completely stock
3) Run this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=838448
Then you're good to go.
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Depending on where you are at with your internal workings and any update you may or may not have done, you may have trail and error back to the 3.29 ruu if your getting errors, so don't give up.
Is there any word as to if it is even possible to root the ota 2.3.3 and if there is anybody working on it? I figure unrevoked has ahold of it lol
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Is there any word as to if it is even possible to root the ota 2.3.3 and if there is anybody working on it? I figure unrevoked has ahold of it lol
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No word yet. Please stop asking, there are over 25 threads about rooting the 2.3 update already. When a root method is acheived, you will find out.
I rooted using unrevoked and I actually did root and showed s-off but I unrooted using unrevoked and it turned s-on again...now I can still flash different roms and some apps still ask for root permission and are granted....but I am trying to flash kings v6 Rom and am having issues with it.....right now I am running mikg v1.03
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I just wonder if the s-on may be my issue with flashing this particular ROM....basically getting HTC launcher error....have wiped everything with clockworkmod even switched to Aman-Ra and tried that recovery also....same issue
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Here's what I would recommend:
1) Back up whatever you want.
2) Run a RUU: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=884060 to run to completely stock
3) Run this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=838448
Then you're good to go.
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Thank you this worked and am fully rooted again 10
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I have a mytouch 4g running android version 2.3.4 and htc sense 2.1. I tried visionary and also the alternative rooting method in the rooting thread. Neither worked. Can I still root?
Try SuperOneClick or even a rooting app such as z4root/gingerbreak. i don't know personally if there's a specific rooting method for the MyTouch.
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DeadiKation said:
Try SuperOneClick or even a rooting app such as z4root/gingerbreak. i don't know personally if there's a specific rooting method for the MyTouch.
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why would you post if you don't know the way? yes you can op, and read the stickies
--sent from my glacier.
Yes, OP, your device is super-special, all other MT4Gs are rootable and yours isn't.
Or maybe read the rooting guide in Glacier Wiki, section Root, subsection Gingerbread.
Or open Google, type "MyTouch 4G 2.3.4 root", open the first video link, and read the remark under it.
Or take a look 10 posts below yours:
Cant perm root Mytouch 4G please help before you move my thread
Some elementary things to do before opening yet another thread.
rockstarar said:
why would you post if you don't know the way? yes you can op, and read the stickies
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I only suggested ways i do know. I thought the MyTouch was fine to be rooted through that method.
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I only suggested ways i do know. I thought the MyTouch was fine to be rooted through that method.
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The thing is, all methods you threw out there do not work with gingerbread. Actually, they dont work at all. Not even for froyo.
Its just messed up for other people when they **** their phone up because someone else that knew nothing, gave them wrong info.
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The thing is, all methods you threw out there do not work with gingerbread. Actually, they dont work at all. Not even for froyo.
Its just messed up for other people when they **** their phone up because someone else that knew nothing, gave them wrong info.
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Some of those methods do work for gingerbread however not for the MT4G for the rooting method for your phone refer to the stickie in the MT4G Q & A section or here http://forums.androidcentral.com/my...cks/56011-guide-how-root-your-mytouch-4g.html
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Use the wiki in the Cyanogen website on how to root your device best way is thru adb instead of any of them one click apps.
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Pro tip: Use a thing called google.
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Some of those methods do work for gingerbread however not for the MT4G for the rooting method for your phone refer to the stickie in the MT4G Q & A section or here http://forums.androidcentral.com/my...cks/56011-guide-how-root-your-mytouch-4g.html
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exactly. That's why we're in the mytouch 4g forum. Which is where my post applies.
Hey guys I'm bout to root my firnds phone and I was wondering on the xda thread it said after I downgrade from gingerbread all I have to do is use any FROYO rooting method to get full perm root...I'm a guy from the G2 and Desire Z forum and was wondering if I can root the mytouch 4G using the G2 instructions with gfree or is their an advanced way meant for only the mytouch 4G(glacier)
*all I need to know is a rooting method for the phone NOT downgrading.
* thanks to everybody contributing in this
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I believe that you MUST downgrade the phone to froyo before you can root it,
And I would say it would save you alot of trouble to just follow one of this device's guides instead of using the G2s.
And yea, what you said on the first part is correct, you downgrade from gingerbread to froyo, then use a froyo rooting method (from this device) and perm root.
Yes, you can the guide in the G2 and Desire Z forums guide to downgrade. It says "[GUIDE] Downgrade G2 (2.3.X) & DZ (2.3.X) & mT4g (2.3.4) & DHD w/ S-ON to Stock Froyo". I used the guide, worked flawlessly. Guy did a great job!
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I believe that you MUST downgrade the phone to froyo before you can root it,
And I would say it would save you alot of trouble to just follow one of this device's guides instead of using the G2s.
And yea, what you said on the first part is correct, you downgrade from gingerbread to froyo, then use a froyo rooting method (from this device) and perm root.
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So to conclude your saying I can use the G2 rooting method to root the mytouch 4G after downgrading?
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No. You must use one of the guides in our development section that are stickied. I prefer ./gfree, so use this one.
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Yes, you can the guide in the G2 and Desire Z forums guide to downgrade. It says "[GUIDE] Downgrade G2 (2.3.X) & DZ (2.3.X) & mT4g (2.3.4) & DHD w/ S-ON to Stock Froyo". I used the guide, worked flawlessly. Guy did a great job!
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Yes I know that I can downgrade and I did it no problem there its the rooting that I'm concerned about
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Yes I know that I can downgrade and I did it no problem there its the rooting that I'm concerned about
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I recently downgraded and rooted my mytouch 4g gingerbread phone to install ICS. If you are already downgraded then follow "Ultimate Guide and CM7 Installation (Works with any other ROM)" guide at http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/HTC_Glacier#Froyo_2.2.1 It worked perfectly for me.
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No. You must use one of the guides in our development section that are stickied. I prefer ./gfree, so use this one.
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Is this the best and esist way to root...without bricking chances
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Barry:// said:
Is this the best and esist way to root...without bricking chances
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Check you eMMC chip to see if you have the bad chip. I had some problems with the gfree method. I could not get a temproot using visionary So I followed the other guide which I posted earlier.
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So to conclude your saying I can use the G2 rooting method to root the mytouch 4G after downgrading?
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No, I suggest not
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Is this the best and esist way to root...without bricking chances
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There's always a chance of bricking, but that's only when you don't follow the guide. Just make sure to read the instructions thoroughly, follow the steps, and you should have no problem.
Alright I think I have enough info to move on to the rooting
I chosse the one with gfree with the visionary
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this is the thread that i followed to root MT4G after downgrading;
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=858996
it is gfree method pretty much push gfree onto phone using android sdk and use visionary+ to temp root then later perm root the device.
it's pretty thorough
check it out if you haven't already.
there are alternative methods to rooting such as the "one click" methods but i'd stay away from those.
gfree method is exactly the same for G2 and MT4G.
You can use the same thread for downgrading (just use the right file for MT4G), and use the same procedure for rooting. If you worked on G2, and read the stickied rooting thread in Development section, you probably noticed the similarities yourself.
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gfree method is exactly the same for G2 and MT4G.
You can use the same thread for downgrading (just use the right file for MT4G), and use the same procedure for rooting. If you worked on G2, and read the stickied rooting thread in Development section, you probably noticed the similarities yourself.
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Its the same rooting procudure just the file names like the hboot and stuff is diff
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Hang on a sec, is this true? I have to downgrade before rooting? There's no way to root a Gingerbread T-Mobile MyTouch 4G? I'm starting from complete stock T-Mo. any help would be awesome, thanks.
If you can read it all over the forum, and can't find anything else in the million stickied and non-stickied guides - why would you think that there is some other way?
There's either HTCDev unlock or downgrading.
Because I'm stupid and I'm a lazy noob who wants other people to do my searching for me.
Oh, was I being the "idiot forum member" again that asks a question and therefore deserves attitude? I apologize. I'm sorry to have wasted 30 seconds of your life.
Before you say, "but, but, but it's just that nobody ever searches... " just remember you could have just ignored my question.
Thanks for the HTCDev suggestion. I'll look it up to see what that's all about.
If you have froyo 2.2 then you don't have to downgrade
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If you have froyo 2.2 then you don't have to downgrade
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Unfortunately I'm on Gingerbread. I'll follow the downgrade instructions, I guess. I know I might be asking for it, but it seems pretty convoluted trying to figure out the accepted method today for rooting this phone. All the methods say they're best but they're all saying that at a particular time.
Is there any one of the methods that performs a SIM unlock?
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Unfortunately I'm on Gingerbread. I'll follow the downgrade instructions, I guess. I know I might be asking for it, but it seems pretty convoluted trying to figure out the accepted method today for rooting this phone. All the methods say they're best but they're all saying that at a particular time.
Is there any one of the methods that performs a SIM unlock?
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And every thread has a date on it. Gfree can unlock SIM.