[No PC] One Click Root/Unroot! VISIONary - Epic 4G General

I found this one click root app and permarooted my epic, try and see if it works for you
Note: Try at your own risk, may send you into bootloop.

People were using that for the evo shift before the perm root came out.
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So this works? We have a method for rooting froyo without a pc? Sweet.

zRoot also works on the Epics in the same fashion.
DiGi760 said:
So this works? We have a method for rooting froyo without a pc? Sweet.
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ghostrid3r said:
zRoot also works on the Epics in the same fashion.
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Not for froyo on epic tho, or at least that didn't work for me.
I used superoneclick on a library PC. Worked like a charm.
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PokeAsheep said:
Not for froyo on epic tho, or at least that didn't work for me.
I used superoneclick on a library PC. Worked like a charm.
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I think the .1 in 2.2.1 patched that exploit.
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I used that visionary method a few weeks rooting a friends g2. Worked great for temp and perm root
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Is there any trick to getting this to work? How long did it take on the Epic? i've stared at "rooting device, please wait" for 20 minutes now with no luck.

bagelicious said:
Is there any trick to getting this to work? How long did it take on the Epic? i've stared at "rooting device, please wait" for 20 minutes now with no luck.
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Hmm...no, it took less than 5 secs for me. Restart ur phone and try again. Maybe it will work...

Is this just a temporary kind of root, like w/o cwm and all?

acer1096xxx said:
Is this just a temporary kind of root, like w/o cwm and all?
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You can permanently root and unroot, just need to flash cwm yourself.

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OTA update

I am currently updating HTC software will let ya know if it takes away root
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jjarn said:
I am currently updating HTC software will let ya know if it takes away root
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Good luck but why would you do this? There are currently at least 3 roms already available that are rooted ota (3.29) here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=653
Are you just experimenting to see if you lose root. Just curious.
Yea lol just being a dumbass but fortunately it won't let me so no biggie
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Of course it takes away root, but they said unrevoked 3.21 still works.
jjarn said:
I am currently updating HTC software will let ya know if it takes away root
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Guide to reroot and install the update
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=8285266#post8285266
epphllps said:
Of course it takes away root, but they said unrevoked 3.21 still works.
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It works but not completely. I wouldn't take your advice at face value.
Yes unrevoked works, I just updated now im rooted again! you can use 3.21 or if you had unrevoked forever installed follow the update instructions on this site www.unrevoked.com/rootwiki/doku.php/public/forever
maintanace update 3.29.651.5
hello guys
im new at this i have a rooted evo and it was working fine on the 22 a software update came out and stupid me i install it now the easy tether don't work how can i remove this update. you help will be gladly appreciated thanks
please let me at [email protected]
thanks

Is there a newer version of z4 root for froyo dk28

Hey everyone I'm new to xda and I just want to say how great it is to be a part of this site. My question is. Is there a new version of z4 root that works with the froyo update dk28 for the epic? Thanks again.
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Old one should work. Exploit still works.
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It didn't work it starts to spaz out
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Kcarpenter said:
Old one should work. Exploit still works.
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Won't work; I've tried a while back.
It'll just freeze at the "Acquiring Root" part.
So no, you cannot use z4root to root, unfortunately. However, there are various topics on how to do one-click roots on your phone, with all types of computers - Windows, Linux, or even Mac.
acer1096xxx said:
Won't work; I've tried a while back.
It'll just freeze at the "Acquiring Root" part.
So no, you cannot use z4root to root, unfortunately. However, there are various topics on how to do one-click roots on your phone, with all types of computers - Windows, Linux, or even Mac.
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Yeah I heard about it but can u unroot useing the same method
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Estewa_619 said:
Yeah I heard about it but can u unroot useing the same method
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Yes, when using the one click roots, you get a lot of options.
One being rooting the phone w/ cwm redirector.
And another that gives you the option to unroot the phone.
So basically, use the same method to unroot it as you do to root it, although choosing the correct option.
Simple as that
acer1096xxx said:
Yes, when using the one click roots, you get a lot of options.
One being rooting the phone w/ cwm redirector.
And another that gives you the option to unroot the phone.
So basically, use the same method to unroot it as you do to root it, although choosing the correct option.
Simple as that
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Ohh ok cool thanks a lot for your input ill try that and you said there is a version for mac
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Estewa_619 said:
Ohh ok cool thanks a lot for your input ill try that and you said there is a version for mac
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Yes.
Here is a link for the mac version:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=808103
If you have any further questions on it, I'd be glad to help since I have a mac as well.
acer1096xxx said:
Yes.
Here is a link for the mac version:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=808103
If you have any further questions on it, I'd be glad to help since I have a mac as well.
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Ohh for sho thanx man
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acer1096xxx said:
Yes.
Here is a link for the mac version:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=808103
If you have any further questions on it, I'd be glad to help since I have a mac as well.
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Dang he beat me to it. I too rooted on a mac
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kenvan19 said:
Dang he beat me to it. I too rooted on a mac
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Its all good thanks for the reply.
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Other than z4root

I'm looking for an alternative way to root my phone with out a pc. I tried z4 root for some reason that is not working very well. Any suggestions.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=770388
alternative to what? the conventional root with cwm added?
you can use odin with a prerooted img.
blackdragon79 said:
I'm looking for an alternative way to root my phone with out a pc. I tried z4 root for some reason that is not working very well. Any suggestions.
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You'll have to use a computer. Do you have a mac/linux? Kuz there is a forum where you can root your phone with those types of computers
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acer1096xxx said:
You'll have to use a computer. Do you have a mac/linux? Kuz there is a forum where you can root your phone with those types of computers
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I have a pc at home. Just looking for away to do it t work. Seen a cool app I wanted to try but requires root access
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Yeah bro you need a PC. Its just so easy.to use a PC and run the one click root with cwm. What version of z4root were you trying? I have the latest version on my PC that I could put on here if you want to try it?
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Are you on di18 or are you on dk28? cuz if your on di18 z4root should work. If your on dk28 than yeah you need a pc with the one click root is so simple. Its just that you do 1 click and it does it thing really fast.
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Yeah, Z4Root worked for me on stock Eclair. It just took a couple attempts for it to finally work. The first time it just sat there forever, so I pulled the battery, booted back up, tried again then it worked.
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Estewa_619 said:
Are you on di18 or are you on dk28? cuz if your on di18 z4root should work. If your on dk28 than yeah you need a pc with the one click root is so simple. Its just that you do 1 click and it does it thing really fast.
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I'm on di18 I rooted my phone before.
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Just checking to make sure. You are using the latest version right? 1.3.0

Rooting.

Thinking of unrooting my phone and rerooting it. Witch way should I do tjis with, gfree or the vishonary and terminal way?
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That depends, if i was you i would check to see which emmc chip you have as there is two of them and search which one is the good one,and if you have the good one go gfree if you need the sim unlock if not stick to the visonary. Just my two pennies. I rooted with gfree and havent had any problem..
Well im thinking of doing this because when I did it the first time I used vishonary and it screwed my phone up and got stuck on mytouch screen (aka bootloop). I used theunlckr.com vishonary way with my g2 didnt work so I looked through the comments and found an xda thread and did it that way. Did the same on mytouch and screwes it up. Had to pay 50 bucks to fix it
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gfree is VERY simple and has not been linked to the dying eMMC chip issues. That has been shown to be a hardware issue. i have the "bad" chip and have used gfree 3 times and my phone is still fine.
JDV28 said:
gfree is VERY simple and has not been linked to the dying eMMC chip issues. That has been shown to be a hardware issue. i have the "bad" chip and have used gfree 3 times and my phone is still fine.
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Well, actually gfree is linked to bad eMMCs, but it is not the cause. It seems that a phone with the bad eMMC can only be rooted with gfree (not the Visionary/root.sh method).
TeeJay3800 said:
Well, actually gfree is linked to bad eMMCs, but it is not the cause. It seems that a phone with the bad eMMC can only be rooted with gfree (not the Visionary/root.sh method).
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What i meant is that its not the cause of them dying.
Im confused should I do the gfree method or vishonary?
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Im sorry if this has been posted before too. I looked but I couldnt find anything.
And still noone has answered my other question
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Whichever works for you.
If you're already rooted - no reason to unroot, unless your phone stopped functioning.
NicksDevouredByTheSkyline said:
Im confused should I do the gfree method or vishonary?
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gfree. its the do-all
fast.simple.reliable.
Jack_R1 said:
Whichever works for you.
If you're already rooted - no reason to unroot, unless your phone stopped functioning.
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Im rooted and all but I have a feeling its wrong. Cuz I messed up my phone and than got it fix and it still said s-off after I flashed the PD15IMG.zip file.
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JDV28 said:
gfree. its the do-all
fast.simple.reliable.
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gfree works great, but the advantage to the Visionary method is you automatically end up with the engineering bootloader. The gfree method requires an extra series of steps to do that.
JDV28 said:
gfree. its the do-all
fast.simple.reliable.
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Should I use the unlockr.com to unroot it?
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NicksDevouredByTheSkyline said:
Should I use the unlockr.com to unroot it?
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noooooo!
to flash the engineering bootloader, it takes an extra 2 minutes. literally. and it isn't needed, but its recommended i guess
JDV28 said:
noooooo!
to flash the engineering bootloader, it takes an extra 2 minutes. literally. and it isn't needed, but its recommended i guess
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Okay
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NicksDevouredByTheSkyline said:
Im rooted and all but I have a feeling its wrong. Cuz I messed up my phone and than got it fix and it still said s-off after I flashed the PD15IMG.zip file.
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It will still say S-OFF, if rooted with gfree, whatever you do - because it turns off the security flag for real. Your feelings don't have anything to do with the fact that your phone is S-OFF now, and by unrooting it you won't accomplish anything - but judging by the amount of threads you've opened by now, it'll cost XDA a lot of server space .
Jack_R1 said:
It will still say S-OFF, if rooted with gfree, whatever you do - because it turns off the security flag for real. Your feelings don't have anything to do with the fact that your phone is S-OFF now, and by unrooting it you won't accomplish anything - but judging by the amount of threads you've opened by now, it'll cost XDA a lot of server space .
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Ya. I really didnt mean to post that one rom thread 3 times. I reported them so they would be deleted. Im sorry
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don't be sorry dude, post as many threads as you need to help you learn, but just try not to got the forums. As long as each thread has a certain purpose, you are fine.
JDV28 said:
don't be sorry dude, post as many threads as you need to help you learn, but just try not to got the forums. As long as each thread has a certain purpose, you are fine.
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Yah thanm you
MyTouch4GCameAsRomans!
NicksDevouredByTheSkyline said:
Yah thanm you
MyTouch4GCameAsRomans!
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np, always trying to help

DROID2 Gingerbread Update

Some users report that the OTA update (Android 2.3.3) is live right now.
Check your updates Settings>About phone>System updates and report issues.
It is, got it last night on the wife's D2.
Have they rooted it yet? I need to get titanium backup on there and restore her apps, she's freaking out!
Yes just use droid 3 method
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rtfield said:
Yes just use droid 3 method
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Sadly, this didn't work for me. Has the droid 3 method worked for anyone else?
It didn't work for you? Did you follow the instructions correctly? No one has reported any problems with it so far
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Had to try it twice, first time didn't recognize it. Worked fine.
Working great for me. I SBF'd back to stock from the gingerbread leak, downloaded and installed the update over wifi in about 10 minutes. Rooted using the D3 method and flashed the latest CM7GB. Working like a boss.
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It didn't work for you? Did you follow the instructions correctly? No one has reported any problems with it so far
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Ran it several times, I see the SU binary in the system/bin directory and busybox, but barnacle and titanium are unable to obtain root.
Well I changed the script from xbin to bin and it seems to work now. Still unable to get Barnacle going, but closer.
That figures. Day after i leave big red and get my g2x, gb goes live for the d2 lol. niiiiice
Does WiFi tether work if I root my phone if it has the new update
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dvtmg704 said:
Does WiFi tether work if I root my phone if it has the new update
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Depends which app. I use Barnacle, works great still.
I rooted using: http://www.psouza4.com/droid3/
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1240130
This worked for me to root after the OTA.
How come says its rooted but when I use WiFi tether it says I'm not
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Go to your app drawer and look for a skull and crossbones Superuser app. Click it and see if you can add wifi tether to the list. If that icon is not there, you're not rooted.
It's there but when I press to turn it on it says I'm not rooted
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I would run one click root again, if that does not work, SBF back to stock and then re-flash GB OTA and root once more.
Is there some method to root without a computer, my droid 2 has the usb port broken...thanks
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denpad2010 said:
Is there some method to root without a computer, my droid 2 has the usb port broken...thanks
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Not that I know of personally, might need to wait until z4 is updated or a new app comes out.
Thanks....I ran gingerbreak but installed superuser but is not working properly
idefiler6 said:
Not that I know of personally, might need to wait until z4 is updated or a new app comes out.
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denpad2010 said:
Thanks....I ran gingerbreak but installed superuser but is not working properly
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Gingerbreak doesn't even list Droid 2 being a supported device.

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