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Well guys I gave up waiting for Froyo from HTC and have spent the morning doing the rather tricky task of rooting my Legend and installing Cyanogen.. it was a bit of a nightmare and I wouldn't recommend beginners try it but its installed now and I like it a lot.. and hey its froyo... no more running out of space!
Why wouldn't you advice beginners to try it?
It wasn't that hard for me and I'm really glad I did it.
Didn't had any experience with the adb but I liked it a lot it wasn't super easy but I was glad I pulled it off.
JonasDroid said:
Why wouldn't you advice beginners to try it?
It wasn't that hard for me and I'm really glad I did it.
Didn't had any experience with the adb but I liked it a lot it wasn't super easy but I was glad I pulled it off.
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What I meant was if you don't even know how to unzip stuff for example or you don't know what a command prompt is... I wouldn't bother trying to do it!
It was a pain in the behind for me during the first attempts as i needed to use the hack to be able to downgrade wich took me quite some time lookin into , once done that the only thing that actualy got in my way was the port remaining open , had no idea why it couldnt connect my device , but if you copy any error from just about anything into google , most likely within 30mins of that your problems are solved.
Either way it isnt really that hard just need some common sence and patience, read things completely and dont rush tru it and yer done in a jiffy.
Have fun for those trying
Also, the learning curve is invaluable. My first experience on these forums was downgrading and rooting. I'm no expert, but I know a lot more than I did in 3(ish) short months.
I think the main thing is follow the how-to's STEP by STEP and you and your phone will just be fine.
And reading posts from the beginning to the end helps 2
over and out !
Step by Step instructions for noobs?
Can someone then point me to step by step instructions from a vanilla 2.1 vodafone legend to use the azure mod?
The only reason why I ask is Ive read a bunch of postings and gotten totally confused.. I know I need to create a gold SD card, boot, patch then downgrade to 1.3 and then Im kinda stuck..
Oh for the record I am technical (java programmer now architect) but its a case of cant see the trees caus. of the forest!!!
thanks all
Angelo
ps if we could make this a sticky that would be fab
Did you read the sticky in the developers thread? It trells you exactly how to do it.
Sent from my Legend using XDA App
I did the same... It took me some time to get through everything (mostly due to my Internet connection here in Afghanistan), but I got it done, and I'm so glad I did. I wasn't unhappy with RUU 2.03, but I really needed to have PIN security instead of the silly pattern thing. I will definitely go back to RUU once it's available.
liltbrockie said:
What I meant was if you don't even know how to unzip stuff for example or you don't know what a command prompt is... I wouldn't bother trying to do it!
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i consider myself as a begginer,and i understand what u meant...i also just rooted my legend but now im still figuring out what is the best ROM for legend for users that want the best performance for their legend..any suggestion??and,can i use other phone ROM for my legend?? THANX
xfidox said:
i consider myself as a begginer,and i understand what u meant...i also just rooted my legend but now im still figuring out what is the best ROM for legend for users that want the best performance for their legend..any suggestion??and,can i use other phone ROM for my legend?? THANX
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Look around and you will find. No you cannot.
rajasyaitan said:
Look around and you will find. No you cannot.
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okay..other than xda, where can i find ROM for my legend ah??trima kasih rajasyaitan!!
Hey sry my bad English-speaking i want a video showing me how to root . I have seen the root threat an I don't understand anything I'm bad to English . So please can any one make a video of how to ? Thx xda I love you all
That video would be very long Download Google Chrome, go to the menu in the top right corner and choose Options. Then click the Tab "Under the Bonnet" and scroll down until u find the "Translate" tick. Make sure it is "ticked" (the little square is not empty) and then press OK.
Now every time you enter a site in a different language it will ask you if u want to translate it in your own.
Good luck
I see another bricked phone coming up lol
Sent from my Desire HD using XDA App
Actually, rooting is the easiest thing (get visionary R12+).
S-off flashing boot: would be interesting to see what happens when you have google translate the fastboot commands
I have got the (visionary 14 ) but can I put custom Rom without rooting ? or do the 1.5 gh hack with visionary ?
paulus_01 said:
S-off flashing boot: would be interesting to see what happens when you have google translate the fastboot commands
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a very cute mess..
iraqisniper said:
I have got the (visionary 14 ) but can I put custom Rom without rooting ? or do the 1.5 gh hack with visionary ?
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Nope. you have to root. there are at least 5 different how to threads. we'r not gonna make this one as well
I came to android a week ago so I'm new too. Just read carefully and everything. What u dont understand - copy&paste on translate.google.com. It gets easier with time
It dont work i have did all that u said i thing i drop it and walt for easyer way
iraqisniper said:
It dont work i have did all that u said i thing i drop it and walt for easyer way
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Follow the detailed description described here. It's pretty simple and straightforward (I'm new to Android with just basic knowedge of Linux and had no problems rooting my phone), but you need to follow it strictly. Also, there is a chance you can brick your phone, so whatever you are doing, you are doing it at your own risk!
You can ask someone that speaks your language to translate it for you and describe the procedure in a PM.
big thank
Thanks man this thread worked for me Thanks many Thanks
help.After root with visionari r13 the phone is stuk and has a red triangle with an exclamation mark.After hard reset no change.
I'm getting cant open when i try the hboot soff thing
Hey guys,
first thanks to all the devs on this site period point blank!
ok now to my question and I know I'll get a answer from a great community like xda (this is my home)
I'm trying to root my Mytouch 4g tonight following trues method, and while I'm sure this has been brought up in the past even though I didn't see it. I for the love of god cannot get ADB to recognize my Mytouch4g. are there any specific drivers I need to download first before trying the TRUE method?
sorry guys for the q if it's a repost but I would love to get this beast rooted before the nights over and couldn't find an answer after searching for the past half hour all most
***nevermind yes I'm an Idiot lol you do need the drivers from http://www.htc.com/us/support/t-mobile-mytouch-4g/downloads/ ... I feel so so sooo dumb right now***
Not sure what method you are trying but if you are talking about my ADB method, I will be happy to help you out. You shouldnt need to DL anything. The drivers should be on your SD card.
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Not sure what method you are trying but if you are talking about my ADB method, I will be happy to help you out. You shouldnt need to DL anything. The drivers should be on your SD card.
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sorry about that bud I thought TRUE was Grankins method that he posted, got it sorted out and am now rooted, but I am curious as to where just for future reference where the drivers are located on this phone on the sdcard or internal? and thank you very very very much for the quick response, it's devs like you that make me love this site!
Triketra said:
sorry about that bud I thought TRUE was Grankins method that he posted, got it sorted out and am now rooted, but I am curious as to where just for future reference where the drivers are located on this phone on the sdcard or internal? and thank you very very very much for the quick response, it's devs like you that make me love this site!
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Its all good, just wasnt sure what method you were using. The True permaroot one. I gotcha now.
You should have a file on your sd card that says HTCDrivers.exe or something like that. If you just click on it it will automaticly install them for you. If you dont have the file for some reason or you cant find them try PDA.net. Or hit me back and I will post them.
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Its all good, just wasnt sure what method you were using. The True permaroot one. I gotcha now.
You should have a file on your sd card that says HTCDrivers.exe or something like that. If you just click on it it will automaticly install them for you. If you dont have the file for some reason or you cant find them try PDA.net. Or hit me back and I will post them.
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bad As$ thanks man, I'll look for it in a bit, and after one night with this phone, I'm gonna start studying up and learning it thoroughly because I really really want to cook up something tasty for this community, you guys give so much, I think it's high time I try to give something back the best I can. Again thank you for the VERY quick response to my OP
you probs have loads of posts like these but i hope you can help me
i am sick of waiting on t-mobile to send out the upgrade to my x10 so i need a guide on how to get 2.3.3 on my phone
im a complete noob when it comes to flashing and stuff so please as simple as possible, and thank you so much
scarewaves said:
you probs have loads of posts like these but i hope you can help me
i am sick of waiting on t-mobile to send out the upgrade to my x10 so i need a guide on how to get 2.3.3 on my phone
im a complete noob when it comes to flashing and stuff so please as simple as possible, and thank you so much
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there`s a search button somewhere you know?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=928343
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=920746
i did search and find these but i couldnt follow the steps, it was too complecated
scarewaves said:
i did search and find these but i couldnt follow the steps, it was too complecated
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well...if you find a step-by-step hard to follow, then i don´t know . sorry
scarewaves said:
i did search and find these but i couldnt follow the steps, it was too complecated
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if those simple steps are way complicated
then i doubt we can easily break it down for u
just skip custom n wait patiently for the official update
Hi, im new to this forum, and this is actually my first post =P, i looked through this website and saw alot of things that i reallly liked (Like the MIUI rom).
I've never done anything to my phone lol and i was wondering if anyone here can walk me through from beggining to end on how to get my phone the MIUI rom.
My phone is a never rooted before mytouch 4g from t-mobile. ive nver done any of this, and i would just like your help. ive tried google and stuff, there are guides, but there are all peace by peace. i just dont want to mess up and "brick" my phone. So anyone out there can walk me through i would greatly appritiate it =D, and if there is a shortcut to this like one click auto install?( idk if that actually excists XD)
Anyways thanks in advance.
Btw i like this forum, found bunch of cool new apps that i never knew about (Go Launcher Ex) XD
shahzod said:
Hi, im new to this forum, and this is actually my first post =P, i looked through this website and saw alot of things that i reallly liked (Like the MIUI rom).
I've never done anything to my phone lol and i was wondering if anyone here can walk me through from beggining to end on how to get my phone the MIUI rom.
My phone is a never rooted before mytouch 4g from t-mobile. ive nver done any of this, and i would just like your help. ive tried google and stuff, there are guides, but there are all peace by peace. i just dont want to mess up and "brick" my phone. So anyone out there can walk me through i would greatly appritiate it =D, and if there is a shortcut to this like one click auto install?( idk if that actually excists XD)
Anyways thanks in advance.
Btw i like this forum, found bunch of cool new apps that i never knew about (Go Launcher Ex) XD
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what android version are you on? check by going to settings/about phone
also, you should read this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1281085
thanks for the quick respone =D, i think i got the new 2.3.4 i got the update like a month ago =P
shahzod said:
thanks for the quick respone =D, i think i got the new 2.3.4 i got the update like a month ago =P
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then you will have to downgrade. follow THIS GUIDE
also, verify your eMMC chip before rooting. CHECK HERE
shahzod said:
thanks for the quick respone =D, i think i got the new 2.3.4 i got the update like a month ago =P
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follow link above and Downgrade, sucks that you updated, but don't worry you can downgrade to the awesome 2.2.1!
It's quite difficult to brick the phone if you follow the steps exactly. the only time you may brick the phone is when it is during the process of flashing the stock 2.2.1 rom, and you pull the battery or something. So make sure you're battery is charged! and secure.
i understood the downgrade part but im very confused about emmc thing, whats adb?
shahzod said:
i understood the downgrade part but im very confused about emmc thing, whats adb?
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see THIS GUIDE
saranhai said:
see THIS GUIDE
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thanks ill get back to you when i find out whts my phones eMMC thing
ok there seems to be a porblem, when i type cat /proc/kmsg | grep 'mmc0:0001' it says it found nothing and something about permission =/ and i read a little and was wondering is it because my MT4g is 2.3.4?
shahzod said:
ok there seems to be a porblem, when i type cat /proc/kmsg | grep 'mmc0:0001' it says it found nothing and something about permission =/ and i read a little and was wondering is it because my MT4g is 2.3.4?
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ah, when you try that command, it has to be tried through adb, and the phone has to be in a custom recovery, like clockworkmod or 4EXT. since you don't have a custom recovery currently installed, it won't work. so try the other command, through terminal emulator.
saranhai said:
ah, when you try that command, it has to be tried through adb, and the phone has to be in a custom recovery, like clockworkmod or 4EXT. since you don't have a custom recovery currently installed, it won't work. so try the other command, through terminal emulator.
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can u tell me the command i cant find it >.< and i did download Terminal Emulator already
EDIT found it
saranhai said:
ah, when you try that command, it has to be tried through adb, and the phone has to be in a custom recovery, like clockworkmod or 4EXT. since you don't have a custom recovery currently installed, it won't work. so try the other command, through terminal emulator.
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GOT SEM04G? whats that mean?
shahzod said:
GOT SEM04G? whats that mean?
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It's a good one your fine
Sent from my Tweaked out RCmix3D myTouch 4G via xda premium !
Tez MyTouch said:
It's a good one your fine
Sent from my Tweaked out RCmix3D myTouch 4G via xda premium !
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so whats next XDD
shahzod said:
so whats next XDD
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congrats! now you can proceed to downgrade and root
saranhai said:
congrats! now you can proceed to downgrade and root
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****t im reading through it right now seems difficult XD and its pritty late here i migh start of fresh on saturday lol,btw is there possibly a video on how to downgrade?
shahzod said:
****t im reading through it right now seems difficult XD and its pritty late here i migh start of fresh on saturday lol,btw is there possibly a video on how to downgrade?
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not sure if there is a video, but here's a link... it looks more organized and spread out than the link i posted before... hope it's easier to follow
LINK: http://theunlockr.com/2011/10/25/how-to-downgrade-the-g2-desire-z-desire-hd-and-mytouch-4g-back-to-froyo/