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debranding dhd

im trying to debrand the vodafone desire hd, its unlocked but the vodafone boot up and the pointless links are really annoying me,
is there anyway i can do this without having to lose any of my existing settings, i.e. contacts, calendar, gallery, etc. i just want this pointless sh#t off my phone
i believe i may need to root, but im not really sure how to do this, ive read up on a few methods but im not even sure how to access a terminal on the dhd, on the n900 it was all preloaded so if anyone could give me some quick info on this,

Sure
Make sure to read the guides in here first
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=821220
Do this first
-Root and S-OFF your Desire HD the "easy" version!
Then this
-ClockworkMod recovery for HTC Desire HD
And after you've done all this you should be fine to install custom roms

ok im trying to make some sense of the link you posted
i tried deleting the com.vf and sz voda files from the system/app folder, but it says it cannot delete

mox123 said:
ok im trying to make some sense of the link you posted
i tried deleting the com.vf and sz voda files from the system/app folder, but it says it cannot delete
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You can't delete anything from /system without perm root and s-off. With perm root only it will reappear when you reboot.
So you need to perm root with visionary, s-off, then you need to either flash an insecure boot.img or remount /system as read-write using either adb, terminal emulator or (the easy way) root explorer.
After all that you will be able to remove system files using either command line or root explorer app.
The easiest way to fix to de brand would be to use a stock ruu but you will have an empty phone after that.
Sent from my Desire HD by magic.

how do you enter recovery mode without update.zip? not too sure where to get this from

i suggest go to the app dev threads and read the stickies.
it should tell u basically the background.
u cant just jump in without knowing the background as to ..why you need s-off and why u need recovery..and why u need to have perm root..
yes i know..we want quick solutions..but for your benefit it will be better if u just read and start first by..doing small steps at a time
Hey i came from Galaxy S and rooting and flashing are so much different in that world is not funny!..

[Q] Root after OTA

Has anyone gotten their fascinate rooted after the OTA Update? I uses to use z4Root but.this is no longer working. It goes rhough the steps but none of the root apps can get super uswr access. I prefer one touch as I dont feel comfotable typing in all the commads for it to be hooked up to the pc

Dirrk's EZ Root v0.2
I was able to edit the START_ROOT.bat file in Dirrk's EZ Root v0.2 so the it would pause for 120 seconds instead of 60 seconds after the first phone reboot. Then, after the reboot, unplug the USB from the phone and reconnect it. I'm not sure if this will work for everyone, but it worked for me.

Roblovesbox said:
Has anyone gotten their fascinate rooted after the OTA Update? I uses to use z4Root but.this is no longer working. It goes rhough the steps but none of the root apps can get super uswr access. I prefer one touch as I dont feel comfotable typing in all the commads for it to be hooked up to the pc
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there is a 1 click guide on i believe android central that is very easy. all you do is plug in your phone to a cpu download the .zip and open a file, then leave your phone alone for about 5 minutes and its done. it worked for me when z4 failed.. that was the first time i used anything other than z4 and was a little concerned but it was as easy as z4.. if not easier seeing as that z4 caused my phone to lock up a few times while it was in the process
EDIT: Here is the link.. you will need to register at android central to get the file but its very easy.
http://forum.androidcentral.com/fascinate-roms-hacks/33899-how-root.html

Powell730 said:
there is a 1 click guide on i believe android central that is very easy. all you do is plug in your phone to a cpu download the .zip and open a file, then leave your phone alone for about 5 minutes and its done. it worked for me when z4 failed.. that was the first time i used anything other than z4 and was a little concerned but it was as easy as z4.. if not easier seeing as that z4 caused my phone to lock up a few times while it was in the process
EDIT: Here is the link.. you will need to register at android central to get the file but its very easy.
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This worked! I did do two things as it would error in the beginning. I changed the pause time in the file on the reboot to 120 seconds instead of the 60 as suggested in one post and I had to unplug my usb cable and plug it back in after the first reboot. Easy none the less, thank you!

Okay...it wont let me edit cause im a newb. The root worked or so I thought but now when I run Titanium backup it says it cant acquire root access. Any Ideas on this anyone?

Roblovesbox said:
Okay...it wont let me edit cause im a newb. The root worked or so I thought but now when I run Titanium backup it says it cant acquire root access. Any Ideas on this anyone?
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Check and see if you have the Superuser app in your apps list. If not, download it from the Market, and then see if your apps that require root access work or not.

Yes I have the super user APP. The apps are just saying they aren't getting root access. They are in the list as well.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682
this worked for me, i used it last night

I was working on this last night. Z4root installs su to system/bin, while the 2nd root method installs to system/xbin. The ota changed the file permissions for su, but left the file in tact. That's why the one click mod will say your rooted (it sees the su file), but apps won't have root access.
I had to go old school and chmod the su file in system/bin rebooted and got root access again.
For anyone that used a one click root method like z4 root, and still hasn't done the ota update un root the phone first!
On the road but I will post instructions on how I re-rooted in a few hours as well as the specific files needed.
*actually from what I recall, any files needed are included in the one click root mentioned above.
Sent from my SCH-I500 using XDA App
**Follow instructions in this post http://forum.androidcentral.com/526222-post739.html
except, when you get to the portion that says
cd /system/xbin , replace that with cd /system/bin
(I believe only z4root users that did not unroot need to change this, or anyone who has su copied to their /bin directory without the root.)
everything is exactly the same... It's much better linking the post than copying the info again.

My phone w/ OTA dl09 is rooted successful by using Fascinateforums method.
Sent from my SCH-I500 using XDA App

[Q] The Unlockr.com

have any of you guys tried the unlockr.coms method of perm rooting?? I used it for my g2 and it worked but idk if it will work like a charm with the mt4g..also do we have to use visionary r14 or a different version because the link it gives us is visionary r14

Same as it was originally done though G2 then MT4G was developed. You can use it with ease nothing to worry about.
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UPDATE: Here I found you Youtube videos how to do step by step.
TempROOT> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gylaXOCNzqU
PermROOT> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sy_aqKoeev4
Use the howto from Theunlockr video posted above it maybe easier for you to follow.
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Worked great for me, and easy as pie

Im sorry for any stupid/ noob questions, but in your honest opinion aside from having root access and being able to remove pre installed apps, what are the other benefits from going thru the root process?

You can overclock (make phone faster) also set cpu profiles to make phone cpu to run at lowest mhz to save battery. install customs romsthat have better customization and also have the newest android software before anyone else. .
Sent from my HTC Glacier using XDA App

kingvaj23 said:
install customs romsthat have better customization and also have the newest android software before anyone else. .
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Just remember that this'll disable any OTA updates that'll come out for your phone...

But who needs ota updates we already have gingerbread if your rooted
Sent from my icey cold glacier 4g freezing every phone in its path

+1
Sent from my HTC Glacier using XDA App

jriv said:
But who needs ota updates we already have gingerbread if your rooted
Sent from my icey cold glacier 4g freezing every phone in its path
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LOL thats why I was laughing as it being on XDA lol and who would want to use OTA stock base in first place?

after I purchased my phone, I immediately hit the internet and looked up some info on the MT4G and saw the Unlockr method for rooting and following the guide made it very easy. 2 thumbs up for me, and yes visionary 14 works

Sounds good I'm gonna use that method once my replacement gets here wednesday
Sent from my HTC Glacier using XDA App

Best...simpliest...and easy
Temp and permarooted w the steps given....1 try and it was golden and flashing was easy
Highly recommended!
Sent from my HTC Glacier using XDA App

i just got the mt4g and i wanna root it but i dont wanna lose swype like i did when i root my mt3gslide. is there a way i can get swype on 4g after i root it?

@RoyalTaco:
Several of the roms have swype. Including "iced glacier" and "evil's desire hd" (which I'm using now as I type. Love swype)
Sent from my HTC Glacier using XDA App

RoyalTaco said:
i just got the mt4g and i wanna root it but i dont wanna lose swype like i did when i root my mt3gslide. is there a way i can get swype on 4g after i root it?
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Rooting a MT4G will not remove any applications. Swype is pre-installed, and will stay that way. The only way to "lose" Swype is to flash a ROM that does not include it. In that case, you can go to the Swype website and download it directly by signing up for the beta.

oh ok thx guys. Using this method i after i reboot the phone i keep getting S-On. what could i be doing wrong?

unlockr
I get this far
1. On your phone, go to Settings > Applications > Development > and make sure USB Debugging is ON (it MUST be ON) and make sure Fastboot is checked OFF (if it exists in your settings, otherwise don’t worry about it).
2.Download Visionary from here
3. Plug in your phone via USB cable and mount the sd card so we can transfer files to it.
4.Copy the Visionary .apk file to the root of your phone’s memory card (NOT in any folder just on the sd card itself).
5. Then simply open any file manager app on your phone (like Linda File Manager for free from the Market for example) find the visionary apk file in the file manager and click it and follow the prompts to install it.
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When I open the file manager app (i tried Linda and OI File Manager) the file isn't there.
I know I did everything, I tried several times, but nothing. Any advice?
Jonathan

lanternslight456 said:
... the file isn't there.
I know I did everything...
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If the file isn't there, I can imagine only three possibilities. Choose one. These are the only reasonable possibilities, but as we're not psychic, you'll have to figure out which it might be of these three.
You did not transfer the file to the SD card at all.
You transferred it to the wrong directory on the SD card .
You're looking for it in the wrong directory.
Could it be something else? Sure. Perhaps you renamed the file. Perhaps you switched SD cards.... but if you're using the same SD card, and you did not rename the file, then one of those three are the likely candidate.

Here's the info I know from what I've done in regards to these options (I'm going to try again tonight though)
1. You did not transfer the file to the SD card at all.
My computer can see the file on the lettered drive, (the USB port it's plugged into) there is no other address info in the address bar other than the lettered drive
2. You transferred it to the wrong directory on the SD card .
Again, same as above
3. You're looking for it in the wrong directory.
In the file explorer on the phone the address in the directory is just /
again I'm going to try tonight but maybe this info can clear it up. I'm learning a lot about these things and how they work so thanks for all the help!
Jonathan

unLockr
II. Flash the S-OFF Hboot Image and Gain Perm Root
1. Download the rooting files:
* T-Mobile MyTouch 4G / HTC Glacier S-OFF/Rooting Files
2. Extract the files somewhere to your computer.
3. Plug your phone in via USB cable and mount the SD card so we can transfer files to it.
4. Copy the entire root folder from inside the extracted folder from step 2 to the root of your sd card on your phone (NOT in any folders, just on the SD card itself).
5. Unplug the phone.
6. Go to the Market on your phone and download/install Android Terminal Emulator (free).
4. Open the Terminal Emulator app and type the following with hitting enter at the end of each line (to get the touch screen keyboard to come up hit the menu button then toggle soft keyboard):
su
cd /sdcard/root
sh root.sh
5. Now, wait for it to finish.
6. After that is done, reboot the phone. When it boots back up, turn it off and back on holding down Volume Down and Power until the HBoot screen comes up. Confirm it says S-OFF at the top. If so, you have S-OFF.
i do steps 1-5 but when i get to step 6 and reboot my phone while holding volume down i have S-ON and not off! any ideas what i can be doing wrong. btw i did the temp root b4 trying this.

So what to do when I'm temp-rooted?

After having the phone for 3 weeks, today i finally temp-rooted.
Only because I needed to edit the root folder so that I can use ad-hoc internet, which stock android phones can't find. Well now it works and it feels pretty cool!
what else can I do now while I am temp rooted?

thunder9111 said:
After having the phone for 3 weeks, today i finally temp-rooted.
Only because I needed to edit the root folder so that I can use ad-hoc internet, which stock android phones can't find. Well now it works and it feels pretty cool!
what else can I do now while I am temp rooted?
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Get rid of the annoying stock apps that come with the phone

i was trying to do that just now, but when i was in the application manager the uninstall button was still darkened out..
am I supposed to go to the superuser app and give it access first?
will uninstalling those stock apps have any effects? i still plan on continuing to use the stock htc sense rom as i see nth wrong with it.

No point because you're temp rooted, after a reboot.. they come back.
Sent from my T-Mobile G2 using Tapatalk

true. found that out the hard way.
sucks, even the wpa_supplicant that i editted will go back to the original which means i will lose adhoc again.
now everytime i want to use adhoc i will have to temp-root, then use root explorer to edit the wpa_supplicant.
since i used visionary to temproot and it has the permroot option, would doing so allow me to save all my file settings after root explorer?
would the permroot still be revertable using the unroot option?
all this for ad-hoc internet

thunder9111 said:
true. found that out the hard way.
sucks, even the wpa_supplicant that i editted will go back to the original which means i will lose adhoc again.
now everytime i want to use adhoc i will have to temp-root, then use root explorer to edit the wpa_supplicant.
since i used visionary to temproot and it has the permroot option, would doing so allow me to save all my file settings after root explorer?
would the permroot still be revertable using the unroot option?
all this for ad-hoc internet
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If you're going to 'perm-root' then don't use visionary. Use the Gfree method, it's the most current and safest. I don't have the link to the G2 wiki right now but Google should find it for you. Rooting with Gfree is at the bottom section of the wiki.

I would use this method as it seems to be the quickess and user friendly one
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=928160

noodles2224 said:
No point because you're temp rooted, after a reboot.. they come back.
Sent from my T-Mobile G2 using Tapatalk
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I'm curious, even if you're only temp rooted, wouldn't remounting /system rw make any changes permanent?

noodles2224 said:
No point because you're temp rooted, after a reboot.. they come back.
Sent from my T-Mobile G2 using Tapatalk
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Oh thats there was a way to disable them though so they wouldn't show up or even get ran. If memory serves you would go into terminal emulator, cd to the system/app directory, and then you would pm disable the apks that you didnt want

tan-ce said:
I'm curious, even if you're only temp rooted, wouldn't remounting /system rw make any changes permanent?
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No. It's been a while since I've even thought about NAND locks and stuff but basically the system is protected from permanent changes unless the proper key is used. When you reboot your phone the system is compared to an image of it stored on the NAND and any changes are overwritten - sort of like a system restore on windows except it's automatic at every boot. That's how I understand it working from my memory.

KCRic said:
When you reboot your phone the system is compared to an image of it stored on the NAND and any changes are overwritten - sort of like a system restore on windows except it's automatic at every boot.
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So do I correctly assume that s-off removes the locks?
Edit: Never mind the question, some searching paid off. Answer is yes.

noob quest about rooting

i cant not post in the developments section, i dont have enough posts..
i was following the "Guide to permaroot, s=off AND s=on!!!!!" i have placed the root folder on the sd card, i have visionaryplus installed.. ive ran visionaryplus and set the r/w option and rooted.. but everytime i go to run terminal emulator, it says
process com.android.term has stopped unexpectedly... any ideas?

Are you using the Terminal Emulator by Jack Palevich? I haven't used any others, but this one has never given me problems.
While you're figuring this out, I suggest you take a look at this thread and use the gfree script instead of root.sh to get S-OFF. The process is basically the same: temproot with visionary, run script, permroot with visionary.

instead to put whatever files in the data/local (coz i dont have root explorer and its a paid app) can i just leave all the files in the folder and just execute the mention filename?

ok this is what im doing
downloaded root file and placed it on the root sd card
installed visionary+ (first i was using build 11, not im using the lastest, 14)
i have it temp rooted, got into my terminal emulator
i typed the following
su (got super user)
cd /sdcard/root
sh root.sh
everything on screen is what is should be, i turn off the phone, turned it on while holding the volume down+power but s=on.. ive done this 8-10 times and still the same thing.. it wont go s=off

anyone have any ideas?

Yes, once you've ran the script go to visionary and hit "attempt permroot now"
Sent from my HTC Glacier using XDA Premium App

gd6noob said:
ok this is what im doing
downloaded root file and placed it on the root sd card
installed visionary+ (first i was using build 11, not im using the lastest, 14)
i have it temp rooted, got into my terminal emulator
i typed the following
su (got super user)
cd /sdcard/root
sh root.sh
everything on screen is what is should be, i turn off the phone, turned it on while holding the volume down+power but s=on.. ive done this 8-10 times and still the same thing.. it wont go s=off
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The funny thing with rooting is different methods work for different phones. I tried that method as well & it would not stick, so I suggest you follows Jdkoren's advice & try the method he copied the link for. Just read through thoroughly & then give it a shot

this is the method that i used and it would not stick untill i figured out it should be "./gfree -f" then it worked fine.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=995549
I'm a noob too and rooted my phone for the first time last weekend. Link above worked flawlessly if followed to the tee.
I also tried the sh root.sh process you cite and never could get it to work. As I said I used the above link but installed Visionary 14 instead 11 and it worked fine. I did however buy RootExplorer and subsequently ROM Manager.
I also flashed the engineering bootloader per some responses to my thread. http://www.teamroyal.net/engboot.html
btw, if you have RootExplorer you don't need to ADB push the file to data/local for this step. I put it on my SD card and used root explorer to move to data/local.
I have RoyalGinger 1.6 installed and loving it. Massively improved battery life compared to original TMO junk. I can probably go for more than a day without charging.
Good luck. Rooting the first time is a bit scary. The entire process probably took me longer than an hour. Now, I feel I could repeat in 10 minutes. Doing it is learning it!

fionalindberg said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=995549
I'm a noob too and rooted my phone for the first time last weekend. Link above worked flawlessly if followed to the tee.
I also tried the sh root.sh process you cite and never could get it to work. As I said I used the above link but installed Visionary 14 instead 11 and it worked fine. I did however buy RootExplorer and subsequently ROM Manager.
I also flashed the engineering bootloader per some responses to my thread. http://www.teamroyal.net/engboot.html
btw, if you have RootExplorer you don't need to ADB push the file to data/local for this step. I put it on my SD card and used root explorer to move to data/local.
I have RoyalGinger 1.6 installed and loving it. Massively improved battery life compared to original TMO junk. I can probably go for more than a day without charging.
Good luck. Rooting the first time is a bit scary. The entire process probably took me longer than an hour. Now, I feel I could repeat in 10 minutes. Doing it is learning it!
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I had some reservations about buying some apps on market, but i would say if you buy any apps for rooting a phone that root explorer is a must. I now use it all the time to move around files for doing themes and reorganizing. Titanium backup is also worth it imo. Havent paid for rom manager though, dont see an immediate need to buy it.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1035278&highlight=root
I used this method, worked like a charm, uses all free apps