I have made a script of the most popular guide for rooting the Thunderbolt right now.
http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/0...he-htc-thunderbolt-and-unlock-its-bootloader/
Long story short, I have not tested this enough to guarantee it will work for everyone. It can run on both Mac and Linux, and only requires that curl is installed (by default on Mac, and most Linux distros). I have made absolutely sure that the script did not run anything what-so-ever that is damaging without letting you verify that you want to continue several times.
Please only test at this time if you know your way around adb, and are willing to run into non-damaging issues (it may fail, but I assure you, no damage is done)
usage
Make sure the phone is plugged in and adb is installed and working, and device is showing. Start a terminal IN the adb directory and put this script in there. Start it as usual in a terminal? (rename oneClick.txt to oneClick.sh)
Both AndroidPolice & AndIRC are nor affiliated with this root process or responsible for it.
has anyone tested this? i have a mac but am not experienced in adb...was going to give it a shot when i got off work today.
@kdb424, is there some way you could provide more detailed instructions for adb noobs? if not, i'll try dbzfanatic's easy root or attempt this after learning adb myself first.
First off, thanks andrew8806 for doing that edit. I knew I had missed something.
Second, the only thing you should have to do on a mac to verify this is going to work is make sure adb is installed, and make sure your device comes up in adb devices.
If that's good, all you need to do is open a terminal and type "cd " and drag and drop the folder that adb is installed into (depending on where you installed it, it could be different or I'd just type it) then put the script in there and run
sh ./oneClick.sh
and follow the instructions in the script.
will this still wipe data?
Yes, absolutely. Long story short is that it requires that an old build be flashed on your phone so that can be hacked. It's the only know method of rooting now. All one clicks are just abusing that and simplifying as much as possible.
just got done rooting with my macbook pro. the script kdb424 wrote worked really well. there were a few hiccups along the way, not sure if they were from my terminal glitching or the script or my phone or whatever, but it worked, flashing clockworkmod right now to change the ROM.
for anyone curious, sometimes the script would just stop because some command missed or something. i would just edit kdb424's script to remove the portion that i already completed and rerun the script essentially starting it up again wherever it messed up. at the end i ran the last few lines myself but overall it was quite helpful to root, especially for someone new to ADB like me.
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just got done rooting with my macbook pro. the script kdb424 wrote worked really well. there were a few hiccups along the way, not sure if they were from my terminal glitching or the script or my phone or whatever, but it worked, flashing clockworkmod right now to change the ROM.
for anyone curious, sometimes the script would just stop because some command missed or something. i would just edit kdb424's script to remove the portion that i already completed and rerun the script essentially starting it up again wherever it messed up. at the end i ran the last few lines myself but overall it was quite helpful to root, especially for someone new to ADB like me.
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Thank you so much. I'm glad to hear success. I know ADB has some issues that I can not resolve. It's the same no matter how you root. Do you remember what portions gave you trouble specifically? I could take a closer look at it and iron hose things out. Once again, thanks again, and glad I could help!
Willing to try this once things get ironed out.
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Do you remember what portions gave you trouble specifically? I could take a closer look at it and iron hose things out. Once again, thanks again, and glad I could help!
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all of the md5 sums and outputs were correct so there were no brick possibility i think. if i recall correctly, sometimes pushing the PS05IMG.zip would not execute properly and the script would not continue until i reran it. i think that might've happened with both the downgrade and the s-off one, can't say for certain. some parts that hiccuped may have just been my tbolt needing extra reboots so i don't think that was the script's fault. towards the end i would just run the lines myself, i think i had to redo the ./adb shell /data/local/psneuter line the most before it took properly. i believe that was it, like i had said it was quite helpful and greatly expedited the rooting process.
Im expierienced with ADB and I have a mac. Will be trying this out now. Reporting back soon.....
Edit (after using scipt)
While the script is great, the end just turns into a #failfest. It refuses to the final file to my SD card and sites that its read only. The end I am doing manually. The rest of the script is amzing and gets a A+
Thank you so much for your feedback. I'll be looking into that. If I come up with any typos in the script, I'll update and let you know. ADB is known to act odd at times, so it may be pure ADB's fault. Definitely taking a look into though,. Enjoy your root!
I just got root using the OG method on my mac and it was a PITA. I think the big thing to know is you can use every step listed by jcase, but you need to use ./adb instead of JUST adb.
After completing root the long way, I imagine this would expedite things exponentially.
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I'm sure you guys here at XDA don't hear it enough so let me just say thanks. I've spent the last hour changing my G1 from RC30 to JF 1.51. it took most of the time figuring out that the terminal program I was using wasn't giving me root, I did some smart using of the "search" function and realized I had to use pterminal.apk. but to say the least I'm up to date with cupcake, and I have root. You might want to update the how-to thread. Now just to get it so I can run apps of my sdcard... search away!
thats good to hear people rooting their phone without having to start like 10 threads on how they did it or what they need to do.
getting it setup is a little harder then I'd hoped, I'm trying to figure out how to set it up so my terminal has root access. I thought I would still have root, however the terminal that comes with JF 1.51 is just giving me the $ sign.
what happens when you press su in the terminal??
its supposed to ask you if you wanna allow it or deny it and it goes on the whitelist program.
Thanks! I missed that step somewhere. I am unfortunately a windows users, so I don't have the know-how with linux, it's an unfortunate blite on my record. I'm trying though! lol
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Thanks! I missed that step somewhere. I am unfortunately a windows users, so I don't have the know-how with linux, it's an unfortunate blite on my record. I'm trying though! lol
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i myself am a windows user also... most of the steps here are for windows, unless otherwise noted.
but yeah when you enter su in the terminal for the first time it should ask you for permission
crap, I was using the appstosd2 program and now my phone is stuck on the g1 screen... a recovery with wipe didn't help either.
So, I used to run WinMo way back when, and I'm familiar with flashing, HardSPL, blah blah blah, whatevs. I haven't done the rooting process yet on my phone because I'm finding it hard to find a few key things that I need.
-What is the effect on my phone when I root, in regards to data? Do I need to backup? If so, can I backup on my SD card or is everything wiped? What program could I use to backup?
-Are there any crazy little tweaks or tips that anyone has to help guard against a brick?
-I've read the pros and cons list, but can I get more details from someone? Can this help with battery life, allow me to flash my radio, increase general connectivity, etc.
All help would be greatly appreciated, and I'll plan on doing a donation today. I've just been out of the loop (running WinMo 6.5 style out of the loop:/) so some advice to a rook would be great. My goal is to get out of school and come home and root and fiddle with things with little to no problems. Thanks a ton everyone.
Dig Life!
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The process of actually rooting doesn't mess with any of your stuff.
I use Titanium Backup to restore apps after flashing roms.
In general, most of this stuff COULD help your battery life, here there are Devs that will help - with sprint you get their tech support.
Well, I DL'ed TB and it says that I have to root first? Am I missing something here? Is it ok to root or will it delete all of my apps and what not? I mean, if it does, it isn't really that big of a deal, considering I can just download them again, I'm just looking for input.
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Well, I DL'ed TB and it says that I have to root first? Am I missing something here? Is it ok to root or will it delete all of my apps and what not? I mean, if it does, it isn't really that big of a deal, considering I can just download them again, I'm just looking for input.
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I'm pretty new, too, but I think I can answer your questions. Rooting (at least with the One Click Method I used on my Epic) doesn't destroy any data/apps on your phone. It simply gives your user root access to the underlying OS. Once that is achieved, you can modify things and tweak things. Titanium Backup will let you backup all system files and data, but only AFTER rooting.
This is not a ROM flash or anything like that from the WinMo days. I haven't gotten that far on Android, so I'm not sure what the flashing options are yet, but rooting is harmless on its own. It will let you royally screw things up though, so once it is done, be careful what you do.
Well, I tried to do a few things like listed in the One-Click root thread, but I guess I'm just not getting it. Now that I know the effects of the root, I'd like to be able to actually do it, but I don't have enough details. I haven't ever rooted before, and I'm finding it confusing. What was listed in the one-click thread wasn't specific enough for me, I don't know if I need to run from SD card, what the ADB thing is, nothing. I was a WinMo master and I'm finally coming to Android which is literally worlds away from my comfortable norm.
what os are you running? the one click comes with everything you need. theres an osx version the windows version that noobnl updates and the linux version i maintain
I'm on Windows 7 64 bit. But I still can't get any of the one click stuff to work, I don't really know what exactly to do
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I'm on Windows 7 64 bit. But I still can't get any of the one click stuff to work, I don't really know what exactly to do
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I wouldn't exactly call root harmless..in itself it is ok..but if you give root access to a program that program has FULL access to your system..aka anything inputed on your phone or stored on your phone can be accessed by the program with root access. Though generally its not a problem..just careful which programs you allow to use root access.
Also, at what point are you getting stuck? did you install the drivers? are you getting any sort of errors or etc?
There is also some good reading over at SDX Developers.
I have hacked and rooted before, WinMo, Palm, HTC Hero, but this one was tough. It basically took me two days off and on, but it worked - finally.
Downloading drivers is a b--h, they are finicky and I needed all of them, kept
hanging on 2. They are slow, and kept looking for sources.
Search here, there is good info, then look there (above) I used OneClickExploit 2.2.4 which finally worked. It had some of the same files
in other methods, but this one worked.
I'm not changing roms, did on Hero to 2.2 because they weren't getting upgrade but I'm just going to hang and wait for Froyo.
Good luck
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I'm on Windows 7 64 bit. But I still can't get any of the one click stuff to work, I don't really know what exactly to do
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Download and unzip the one-click archive in to a folder. Double-click the run.bat. I had some problems where it would start and then hang. I often had to kill it and rerun the batch file. Sometimes I had to end task on the adb.exe process. Eventually after rebooting the phone, etc, I was able to get it to work. Not sure what the exact problem was. I think part of it was connectivity to the phone via usb. Connect through a port on your computer, not a hub.
Also, the batch file is just a bunch of commands. You can open a command line in the folder where the batch file is and run each line in the batch file individually from the command line. That will give you some idea of what is happening and where it might be failing.
Like I said, I had to stop and restart a bunch of time before it finally got through to the end of the batch file correctly. When it did, it was fast. Not sure what was happening.
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I wouldn't exactly call root harmless..in itself it is ok..but if you give root access to a program that program has FULL access to your system..aka anything inputed on your phone or stored on your phone can be accessed by the program with root access. Though generally its not a problem..just careful which programs you allow to use root access.
Also, at what point are you getting stuck? did you install the drivers? are you getting any sort of errors or etc?
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When I try to install the drivers I get this message:
"The MSS InstallWizard was not Completed for SAMSUNG USB Driver for Mobile Phones V1.3.450.0
The MSS InstallWizard was not successfully installed SAMSUNG USB Driver for Mobile Phones V1.3.450.0. Click Finish to exit the wizard.
And I'm basically stuck there. I've searched around and can't find any drivers that will work. Like I said, I'm on 64-bit Windows 7 with a clean OS and no previous negative install history. Not sure what the issue could be?
Found the drivers and everything that I needed and I'm rooted, but now I have one more question. I don't plan on flashing any roms, I'm alright with the stock rom, at least for now. I wanted to know what rooting will do in regards to over the air updates on my phone. Will I be able to OTA to FroYo when released? Any info would be great guys, thanks.
where did you find the drivers? I am having the exact same problem that you had where the installwizard cannot download finish installing the drivers for whatever reason
Hi, I am looking to root my MT4G.. but I always see "root at your own risk" etc... Well, I am ready to root at my own risk, however I don't really know enough to want to attempt thsi yet.. so I am looking for a general thread explaining what this stuff is and how it is explained..(definitions for commonly used terms and acronyms..) someone please point me somewhere.... Thank you.
I have been looking for a thread that answers these questions I have and I haven't found one in about a week, so I posted this...however I literally just found one, that I think answers most of my questions @ http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=859446&highlight=guide sooo any MOD please close or delete my thread, and I am sorry for wasting your time.
I used grankin01's instructions...
I know there's a lot of info out there, especially if you just search for "root." It can be a bit daunting at first, especially if you're not oriented properly.
I have rooted 3 MT4G's using the following guide by grankin01...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=834225
It really can't be any easier. I started out on a G1 and rooting was not this easy back then. To paraphrase grankin01's instructions (please read his instructions carefully and do this at your own risk)...
1. Download and install VISIONary
2. Extract that root.rar file to your sdcard. This is where a lot of people got messed up. There's a 'root' folder within a 'root' folder 'cause the person who originally .RAR'd these files, RAR'd a 'root' folder. Basically, when all is said and done, you should have a folder named 'root' on your SD Card. Within the 'root' folder, will be 3 files - hboot_dhd.nb0, Root.sh & wpx.ko.
3. Run VISIONary and click Temproot now - you now have temporary root access
4. Download and run Terminal Emulator and execute the commands outlined in grankin01's post. You will be prompted to restart. Once your phone boots back up, run VISIONary again only this time, click Attempt permoot now. Your screen will go black and eventually, the phone will reboot.
On two occassions, when I was doing this on replacement MT4G's I received, I forgot to enable USB Debugging. I found that VISIONary would just spin its wheels at the Temproot portion. After rebooting the phone and trying again, VISIONary actually prompted with an error to let me know USB Debugging had to be enabled. Totally my fault, but the app just spins its wheels at first, so you don't really know what's up until you reboot and try again.
To recap:
- VISIONary temproot
- Commands outlined in grankin01's post
- VISIONary permroot
It really is quite easy to do! If anything, there are plenty of redundant posts that explain how to get root access. I hope my info above doesn't add to the mire.
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I know there's a lot of info out there, especially if you just search for "root." It can be a bit daunting at first, especially if you're not oriented properly.
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I think that is why I posted this... Because I have been searching but I don't know what exactly to search for, or what step to do such thinigs in...I appreciate the help. I am currently following the s=off perma root guide, however I am struggling at getting my ADB drivers installed correctly....sooo I have some tinkering to do but I am looking forward to rooting my phone, and I don't even know what that is gonna open up..CANT WAIT!!!
EDIT: I checked out your link, and I am using a guide written by him, i believe, but it is the one that is a little more complex, and causes a deeper perma root...
For the ADB drivers just look on the sdcard that came with your phone. There should be a file named HTCDRIVER.EXE. Just copy that to your windows desktop and execute it. It will install the drivers you need. As for linux, my Kubuntu 10.10 installation saw my phone without any problems or driver installations.
The new guide with the "deeper" root actually is the better one to follow. Its really not as complicated or difficult as it looks.
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For the ADB drivers just look on the sdcard that came with your phone. There should be a file named HTCDRIVER.EXE. Just copy that to your windows desktop and execute it. It will install the drivers you need. As for linux, my Kubuntu 10.10 installation saw my phone without any problems or driver installations.
The new guide with the "deeper" root actually is the better one to follow. Its really not as complicated or difficult as it looks.
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Freaking awesome...in sitting here at work not looking forward to going home to another wasted two hours trying to set the driver up you just saved my day with that info about the driver...you sure it has the adb driver though..?
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Freaking awesome...in sitting here at work not looking forward to going home to another wasted two hours trying to set the driver up you just saved my day with that info about the driver...you sure it has the adb driver though..?
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Yeah, I had to install it for adb to work on my windows installation and it has saved several other people heartache too.
Ughhhh.. just found out I work at job #2 tonight...how FREAKING lame...like I wasted ALL my freetime not being able to figure it out last night and now that I think I know what to do... I have NO time...BLAH!!
Okay, so my ADB **** is still not working... I don't know why.. I am following the guide over at theunlockr.com and it still won't work.. I installed the SDK from google... I didnt DL the archives however... and then I installed the drivers off my SD card onto my computer, and when I open the Command prompt and type cd\ cd AndroidSDK\tools\ it says the directory does not exist... it says on the unlocr guide to try installing PDAneT and that might help, and so i did that as well, still says directory does not exist...ARGH this is frustrating!
Do you need perma root to boot into recovery?
I would just follow the visionary method so you won't even have to bother with adb. Just use root explorer to copy and past the files into the right directory. Did it on the bus, took me 5 minutes. No need to get true/deep root especially for someone just starting off. I promise, for all you'll be doing (and a hell of a lot more) you'll NEVER know the difference. Just gives you more options to screw up your phone. Start with perm root (set up the easy way), flash a rom or two, mess around with some cool apps for root users, figure out adb, and then work your way up to messing with the deeper system stuff (if you still feel need).
Just my 2ยข
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It sounds like you are looking in the wrong directory. Open your file browser and do a search for adb and pay attention to what folder it is in. My installation had like two subdirectories before I could even get to the tools directory on my windows drive.
That is if you still want to try adb. It is a valueable thing to learn. Espescially if your going to be doing these kinds of things to your devices. It can take a brick and turn it back into a phone if you know how to use it.
Thank you kind sirs you are very helpful to a pour nub such as myself...well it seems like I dont havr any freaking time ever so I think I might take c_licious's advice for now and read up on adb some more...i did see that in the thread its easy to convert from the perma root to the deep perma root so think that's what ill do. Thank you grankin for the tip on finding adb drivers that will definitely come in handy when I get to that. Yayyyyy!!!!
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Alright, I'm unbanned so now I can post the latest iteration of how your phone should be rooted by batch script.
Note: This script is actually still being developed so if I break something in the script by adding something else it will be fixed. I don't have a shift to test on and I don't have any money. From what I know, my friend did indeed test this and it's working 100% so now lets move on to features.
FEATURES:
Wimax backup and restore - after the root process/misc.img flash
MD5 hash check for misc.img before and after.
Temproot
Hboot flash
Choices to ask what you want (Y/N questions)
asks if you already rooted with fre3vo and if so, takes you to the reroot script.
Credits?
OTAking71 and scaryghoul. (Hboot patch)
Otaking again just for beta testing my script on his spare shift.
Agrabren for releasing fre3vo
Me for writing this batch file from nothing but the instructions in the hboot downgrade thread.
Download link?
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/15069134/fre3atlast_v_2.7.2.zip
Github:https://github.com/xIndirect/Fre3atlast
Note: This script is made by me and may not be modified, reposted, or shared without my permission.
Reason I don't want you to modify it is because of the fact that I don't want anyone to break the script which can break the phones! Remember: Batch is very particular about function calling!
Code:
Changelog:
Updated to 2.7.2
Corrected output for link thats echoed into a text file.
Changed how it provides download links due to wget not cooperating correctly.
Added automatic function of checking MD5
added install.bat script for post-downgrade install of z4root and visionary
added automatic downloading of misc.img if bad md5
added downloading of choice between PG06IMG.zip or the exe RUU to downgrade
added wget to allow for downloading of the aforementioned files.
added device check
maybe some other slight things I'm forgetting
Quick developers note:
Everyone, I wrote Fre3AtLast as an improvement on the original script since it had some un-needed lines in it. I am not going to tolerate anyone else acting childish over this and the difference between devnull's and my script. It's just a more efficient way other than his and I still give him credit for giving me the original idea to create/improve on his script.
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Wanna buy me a coffee or something pretty for christmas?
NOICE
Flawless victory.
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Wimax Backup script doesn't quite work, but everything else seems golden.
Add a `mkdir /sdcard/WiMax;` before the DD and you'd probably be good to go.
Figured I mucked up somewhere in the wimax backup script. I''ll add it really quick
Awesome!!!!! worked great!
what are the steps on running this other than having a GB shift that's not rooted temp or perm ?
You just have to extract to your desktop *in its own folder preferably* then you just run the Fre3atlast.bat and poof; you're rooted.
VIDEO
You wouldn't have a video or a step by step guide going through this would you.
Thanks! Worked flawlessly! Unlike a different one I fought with for two days. lol
Cheers!
Syanptic, you dont need one. It tells you what you do by asking you. Just be honest to the script and your rooted
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sounds easy...
It sounds easy, but personally when possible I like to see what I'm about to do, yah know see the step by step to make sure I know whats going on before I dive in.
In the end, I'm just paranoid I'm gonna brick my phone. and hearing "its just that simple" isn't all that comforting for something that took a long time for people to work out.
Also does this requires froyo?
it tells you what its about to do by confirming if you want to do it. Perhaps if you ended up using the script or even reading it, you would have learned that. Im not being a **** but people need to learn to read. Also, it is just that simple. It had to be figured out but the implication of it is much easier than having to find it as is true with everything else.
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it tells you what its about to do by confirming if you want to do it. Perhaps if you ended up using the script or even reading it, you would have learned that. Im not being a **** but people need to learn to read. Also, it is just that simple. It had to be figured out but the implication of it is much easier than having to find it as is true with everything else.
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Yeah, I got that, in fact I opened the .bat in notepad.
lets see what instructions it outputs.
-have you rooted before? y/n
-clearing cache
-if the misc.img MD5 as well as the the original MD5. (I am assuming its outputting a code sum to check if the file is good)
-there are only 2 times this will stop... run? y/n
-if you want to continue hit y, if not n
-this is happening if you want to flash Hboot misc.img to be able to downgrade. -this is from saying N to the first choice (i assume this references the have you rooted before question
-congrats, your rooted, thank people
now I may have missed something, but that's not exactly explanation. Also no where in this thread does it say if you can or can't use this in gingerbread.
Your response is why I typically avoid forums and rooting, people offer help and then chastise you and or call you stupid for asking questions. If you think its a dumb question that you don't feel you need to answer just don't respond. Its better off that way than insulting people that came to you for help.
Clearly, I am hesitant about rooting my phone. I know enough to know that if you do something wrong when trying to root a device you can brick it. You can't really blame me for wanting to understand what I'm about to do. Also, saying I would know if I ran it is pointless, the reason I asked the question is because I wanted to know what it did BEFORE I ran it.
I am a little confused at this point from all the different posts saying you need this or you need that or beware if your using this so on and so forth. Yeah, I'm not a master programmer, its not my field. I don't have all the time in the world to figure this out on my own. If HTC would just open up root I would probably use that. But that's not the case so I'm here. Have some freaking courtesy.
what am I missing//? "error: device not found"
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what am I missing//? "error: device not found"
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I had to install HTC Sync before it would work.
http://dl3.htc.com/application/HTCSyncv3.0.5579.exe
SynapticMeltdown said:
It sounds easy, but personally when possible I like to see what I'm about to do, yah know see the step by step to make sure I know whats going on before I dive in.
In the end, I'm just paranoid I'm gonna brick my phone. and hearing "its just that simple" isn't all that comforting for something that took a long time for people to work out.
Also does this requires froyo?
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With all due respect to Indirect read this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1277448
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With all due respect to Indirect read this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1277448
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I agree that anyone rooting should read the downgrade information provided by scary, but tbh i wish i would have used the one click root when i first started. I have neither the time nor inclination to learn anymore about rooting than what it take to make my phone to run awesomely, and there are many root-users just like me.
im not going to run a batch on my phone unless its been tested and verified on an actual shift.
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Yeah, I got that, in fact I opened the .bat in notepad.
lets see what instructions it outputs.
-have you rooted before? y/n
-clearing cache
-if the misc.img MD5 as well as the the original MD5. (I am assuming its outputting a code sum to check if the file is good)
-there are only 2 times this will stop... run? y/n
-if you want to continue hit y, if not n
-this is happening if you want to flash Hboot misc.img to be able to downgrade. -this is from saying N to the first choice (i assume this references the have you rooted before question
-congrats, your rooted, thank people
now I may have missed something, but that's not exactly explanation. Also no where in this thread does it say if you can or can't use this in gingerbread.
Your response is why I typically avoid forums and rooting, people offer help and then chastise you and or call you stupid for asking questions. If you think its a dumb question that you don't feel you need to answer just don't respond. Its better off that way than insulting people that came to you for help.
Clearly, I am hesitant about rooting my phone. I know enough to know that if you do something wrong when trying to root a device you can brick it. You can't really blame me for wanting to understand what I'm about to do. Also, saying I would know if I ran it is pointless, the reason I asked the question is because I wanted to know what it did BEFORE I ran it.
I am a little confused at this point from all the different posts saying you need this or you need that or beware if your using this so on and so forth. Yeah, I'm not a master programmer, its not my field. I don't have all the time in the world to figure this out on my own. If HTC would just open up root I would probably use that. But that's not the case so I'm here. Have some freaking courtesy.
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Indirect is just mad that he broke his hand
If you haven't already I'd read this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1255474 Scary does a good job of explaining what you're doing. You might actually find that you prefer to do the whole process manually. It's not hard, it's just a matter of following the instructions. It's very satisfying to root manually, you really feel that you've earned it.
And to answer your question, the actual perm rooting does require you to be on Froyo but the downgrade from Gingerbread to Froyo is part of this process.
jesusice said:
Indirect is just mad that he broke his hand
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lol
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Jesusice is right, I'm pissed that i broke my hand. He's mad thats hes married and not getting laid as much as me. :3
Anyway, this has been tested and verified on a shift, multiple actually. I think that if you cant use this script, it's user-error as it does a decent job in explaining. It asks if you rooted before, if no, it roots, flashes hboot (after confirmation for flashing hboot as well) then it even backs up wimax for you.
SynapticMeltdown said:
It sounds easy, but personally when possible I like to see what I'm about to do, yah know see the step by step to make sure I know whats going on before I dive in.
In the end, I'm just paranoid I'm gonna brick my phone. and hearing "its just that simple" isn't all that comforting for something that took a long time for people to work out.
Also does this requires froyo?
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If i'm not mistaken this downgrades you and also roots you. Also you have to take risk if you wanna root your phone. Its a big plunge yes but out of all the comments not one person has bricked their phone and also this has been tested many times before. If you too scared to do this than you might not want to root your phone in the first place
Hi Everyone,
I have spent hours trying to root, get S-Off and back up my HTC Desire Z.
It's the first time I have done it and I'm a complete newbie to all of this and it's way out of my level of proficiency.
Even though the guides have been written very well this whole thing is really beyond me.
Is there a paid service or is there someone on here who has done this before a few times that could do this for me remotely? I'd be happy to pay and sit here while you work your magic.
Hopefully someone can steer me in the right direction.
Thanks!
Jason
umm, its often not the best idea to give someone access to your computer remotely, but your choice. id suggest trying to find someone local to help you. but there is always more options, often free
first of all there is little expertise needed to do it yourself, and I suggest learning how to root and why the rooting process itself works, as in the future you are bound to run into issues and not understand them, this could lead you to inadvertently brick your phone. for the most part having a rooted phone allows you to do anything to it, meaning a brick is much more possible.
I suggest reading up a bit on the process, finding out what benifits it has, and if you really need this. my guess is you want custom roms and the ablitity to use rooted apps, great, we all do. so do a little reasearch on the pros and cons and you will feel much better about it.
use google, its helpfull, search "cyanogen wiki g2 root" and "xda wiki vision root" and similar terms to find the proper rooting guides. also "reasons to root android"
read through the guides, log onto freenode irc #g2root (google it) and there will be many helpful people there that can explain what to do and why it works.
you'll be much happier and much more well informed. this will help you understand the process so future devices won't be overly complicated to you and lessen the chance for a brick, good luck!
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You get good at it the same way you get to Carnegie Hall: practice.
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jason.choy said:
Hopefully someone can steer me in the right direction.
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Hi mate,
I'm kinda in the same boat as you but I agree with the others, just stick at practising and you'll get better at it. You've managed to get root right? So that is the hardest part over and you did it. Flashing new ROM should be the easy part.
You can get real time help from the more experience members of this forum by going to this chat site:
Or you could join the irc channel, #G2ROOT on http://webchat.freenode.net/
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where the likes of Nipqer and Setherio will be able to assist providing you ask nicely.
Go to this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1178912&page=65 and ask away.
There aren't many guides here that actually work. Trust me, I've had trouble with other G2 phones. The process of downgrading and then rooting the phone is still difficult. The only guide I've ever found to work is this one. Just go down where it says "Rooting the Vision (G2/DZ) and DHD ". It explains how to downgrade, root, and install custom recovery onto your phone.
I can give you a few pointers from the guide.
#1 Get the Android SDK kit. You'll need it just to be able to do anything.
#2 Know some DOS. You may need to get yourself into the Android SDK directory or other directories. For example, cd "" is a great command. All you do is browse to where you need to go in Windows Explorer and right click the bar on top and select "copy address". Just paste that address between the quotations and you would have done half the work in modifying your phone. Also, you can paste stuff right into DOS by right clicking and selecting paste.
#3 Know some Terminal commands. Using "ADB shell" starts a terminal like shell that isn't dos, but is done through dos. Some commands need to be done in pure dos and some through ADB shell. The $ in adb shell means no root, and # means root.
Dukenukemx said:
The only guide I've ever found to work is this one.
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That's the same guide that I used last night to root and it worked perfectly for me. I did have issues with the temp-root to backup but Nipqer helped me out in IRC. It didn't end up working (the backup) but we decided that it didn't matter too much (I just used a different backup utility that did not require root).
I suggest you not to look for a payment method but to try it your self, use a guide or ask help to a friend (or here on xda), it's not so hard.