I got a second hand Hd2 and i was wondering how could i tell if it was rooted or not so i know what i have to do to put android on it.
-thanks
If you flashed any HSPL then you have rooted your phone.
I didn't do anything to it yet, but i was wondering if there was a way to find out if it was rooted already. i wasn't sure if the guy i bought it from did anything to it
Is it running android
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Thank you for sharing
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If you flashed any HSPL then you have rooted your phone.
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No, rooted means to have read/write priveliges in the root filesystem in Android, If your phone's ROM is not rooted, you will not be able to modify, copy, paste or delete files in such folders as /system, /dev, etc. in the phone's internal memory, even with such a great app as Root Explorer. HSPL has nothing to do with this, it is a modified SPL, or bootloader, which is the software which loads your operating system, or whatever it is programmed to load at bootup, such as MAGLDR or clk.
Most if not all the ROMs here in the XDA forums come pre-rooted btw.
If you want to know if your phone is rooted, here's an easy way. Go into the Android market and install Terminal Emulator. Open it and type 'su' without the quote marks. If the little symbol where you're typing turns from a '$' to a '#', then you have root access, your ROM is rooted. If it stays a '$', you're not rooted and should search for an app called Z4Root.
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does using the 1-click root method clear all my apps or configurations? i spent quite some time setting up the phone how i like and would not want to do it again. i have a droid 2.
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what if i reroot because of needing warranty service or something?
Root puts three or four files on your phone and runs an exploit to get superuser or "root" access then one of those programs keeps root and the other helps do root activities like with the shell. So adding a few files to your phone will not ruin your setup.
Now the things you do to your phone after you get root may mess up your current configuration so the question is do you really need root?
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Root puts three or four files on your phone and runs an exploit to get superuser or "root" access then one of those programs keeps root and the other helps do root activities like with the shell. So adding a few files to your phone will not ruin your setup.
Now the things you do to your phone after you get root may mess up your current configuration so the question is do you really need root?
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i want to be able to remove some stock apps from my phone which from my understandign can only be done with root.
droid2user2010 said:
i want to be able to remove some stock apps from my phone which from my understandign can only be done with root.
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You are correct since you really like your current config might I suggest as soon as you root you install koush's bootstrap and install it and go into recovery and make a backup before you remove apps either with root explorer, terminal emulator etc. That way if something does go wrong while you tweak you can always restore the backup you made. Instructions for all of this is in the forums or google.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=743289
I used the above to root my Hero. Followed all the instructions and when I booted into recovery, I flashed CM 6.1. I booted into CM 6.1 with no problems, I then installed Set CPU and granted it Super User Permissions (assuming this means I'm definately rooted), but when I plugged my phone into my computer and turned on USB storage, I only see 3 folders. Is this normal?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=743289
I used the above to root my Hero. Followed all the instructions and when I booted into recovery, I flashed CM 6.1. I booted into CM 6.1 with no problems, I then installed Set CPU and granted it Super User Permissions (assuming this means I'm definately rooted), but when I plugged my phone into my computer and turned on USB storage, I only see 3 folders. Is this normal?
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I don't know if your post is descriptive enough to answer your question. It sounds like you have root, but the folder thing is probably unrelated? Can you go into your sd card using the "file manager" app that I *think* is included with 6.1? If you can access your sd that way and it has more than 3 folders, than my guess is that something else is going on. Do you have the correct sync/drivers/sdk on your PC?
coppertop4646 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=743289
I used the above to root my Hero. Followed all the instructions and when I booted into recovery, I flashed CM 6.1. I booted into CM 6.1 with no problems, I then installed Set CPU and granted it Super User Permissions (assuming this means I'm definately rooted), but when I plugged my phone into my computer and turned on USB storage, I only see 3 folders. Is this normal?
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The three folders you see are fat, ext, and swap partitions on your sdcard. That has nothing to do with root.
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Ok well how do I get access to folders such as the audio folder?
coppertop4646 said:
Ok well how do I get access to folders such as the audio folder?
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Either use Droid explorer or something similiar. That will allow access to the internal memory. There's some other programs for your computer that do the same thing, but that's the one I know off the top of my head. I use adb shell rm xxxxxx/xxxxxx/xxx to remove what I don't need and adb push to put stuff on the phone or sdcard.
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Hi, how do i know if i successfully rooted my desire hd?? I installed visionary r14 and hit temp root, then i did perm root.... The phone rebooted and the superuser icon was installed. So what happens next???
I recently got my desire hd on Vodafone and was disappointed to find some hideous Vodafone bloatware installed (vodafone 360) I rightly or wrongly assumed that if i rooted my phone i would be able to remove the vodafone junk? However when i go into the applications manager the uninstall icon is still greyed out even though i have perm rooted (i think)
So, am i rooted? is there something else i needed to do first before i can remove these apps that i want rid of?
If it helps, my vodafone branded phone is installed with android version: 2.2 - software number: 1.39.161.1
hope some can help me
cheers
Steve
Well, you could run the S-OFF tools, install rom manager and recovery, and install a custom rom.
Would get you up to 2.2.1 and a clean, fast phone
Download Terminal emulator from the market en typ in SU, if it says Terminal emulator got SuperUser rights you're rooted
Also, you could take a look on the android development thread, you can learn quite a bit over there
steve75dhd said:
Hi, how do i know if i successfully rooted my desire hd?? I installed visionary r14 and hit temp root, then i did perm root.... The phone rebooted and the superuser icon was installed. So what happens next???
I recently got my desire hd on Vodafone and was disappointed to find some hideous Vodafone bloatware installed (vodafone 360) I rightly or wrongly assumed that if i rooted my phone i would be able to remove the vodafone junk? However when i go into the applications manager the uninstall icon is still greyed out even though i have perm rooted (i think)
So, am i rooted? is there something else i needed to do first before i can remove these apps that i want rid of?
If it helps, my vodafone branded phone is installed with android version: 2.2 - software number: 1.39.161.1
hope some can help me
cheers
Steve
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yep sounds like your rooted, but at the moment with S-ON you are unable to make permanent changes to /system, thus you can't remove system apps to do this you need to S-OFF instructions here
I used root checker - from the market. Works a treat and its free
Thanks for the replies....
So, i just ran the One click Radio S-OFF tool So, should i now be in a position to remove system apps?? i ask as although i successfully rooted, and ran the radio s-off tool the apps i would like to remove still have the 'uninstall' button greyed out......
I have read plenty of threads in the development forum but the more i've read the more confused i have become!!
At some point i would like to put a different rom on here, but hey, i'll just take it one step at a time for now, so for now, i just want rid of the vodafone and stock apps etc.
Thanks for the help so far.....
Steve
If you type:
su
into terminal emulator and press enter, your phone is rooted if a
#
comes onto the screen
steve75dhd said:
Thanks for the replies....
So, i just ran the One click Radio S-OFF tool So, should i now be in a position to remove system apps?? i ask as although i successfully rooted, and ran the radio s-off tool the apps i would like to remove still have the 'uninstall' button greyed out......
I have read plenty of threads in the development forum but the more i've read the more confused i have become!!
At some point i would like to put a different rom on here, but hey, i'll just take it one step at a time for now, so for now, i just want rid of the vodafone and stock apps etc.
Thanks for the help so far.....
Steve
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You cannot remove system apps from the "manage applications" menu.
The simplest way, now that you have root and s-off is to use an app called Titanium Backup from the market. It uses root privileges to allow you to remove any app.
You can also use Root Explorer to navigate to /system/app and delete the relevant .apk files manually. Use with caution.
The third way is to download the android sdk platform tools and use adb via a command line on your pc.
adb remount (gives write access to phone)
adb shell ls /system/app (lists contents of system app directory)
adb shell rm /system/app/junk.apk (removes junk.apk or the relevant file)
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Great, i used Titanium Backup and now i'm free of the junk! Many thanks.
Sooooo..... Should i decide to flash a rom, such as leedroid, what is my next step??
Steps performed so far:
1. Perm Rooted using Visionary R14
2. S-Off using One click Radio S-OFF tool
3. I have removed some system apps using Titanium Backup.
Is my next step to download Rom Manager, do a Clockwork mod backup and then flash leedroid??
Or,
Do i need to also do ENG S-Off first? using One Click ENG S-OFF?
And do i have to flash a different radio before putting one of these custom roms on there?
As a reminder, this is the software running on mine at the moment....
vodafone branded phone is installed with;
Android Version: 2.2
Baseband Version: 12.28b.60.140eU_26.03.02.26_M
Build Number: 1.39.161.1 CL278886 release-keys
Software Number: 1.39.161.1
Browser Version: Webkit 3.1
After i got to where you are i done the ENG s-off the rom manager flashed clockwork. I then backed up current state then i flashed leedroid
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Thanks for the reply, I will give it a go later when I've got 5 mins spare.
Cheers
Just thought of a question i maybe should of asked sooner.....
Should i have done the 'Gold Card' thing before i rooted, and did S-Off??
Or is it ok to do it now? (i've still not added any new roms yet) Or do i even need to do it at all?
since i've already root, what i hope for is I should had never need to use gold card!
So I have downloaded directly to my phone bootstrap and Z4root. They are on my SD card.
I've enabled USB Debugging.
I can now run the z4root apk without loading the Android SDK and connectiing my phone to the PC, right? I came to this conclusion from reading the noobs Guide Sticky that said this:
"...If you don't want to have to mess with this method of installing, you could also download "Astro File Manager" from the android market. You would then need to save z4root.apk to your sdcard of your Droid X. Then open the Astro program and browse to your SDcard and file the z4root.1.3.0.apk...."
I ask because I read some threads about having downloaded the z4root to their PC first, then copying it to the SD & having had better luck that way.....or did I mis-read these threads?
And the kwes-chun:
The noob guide says "if you wanna remove the bootstrap...." but it doesn't 'splain why I'd wanna. What is the benefit of removing the bootstrap? And just to be clear, the bootstrap download on pg1 of the "noobs Guide" is for "removing" the bootstrap, right?
Thanky one & all.
All you have to do is install the app and run it. If it doesn't do anything let it go for 15-20 minutes then pull the battery and try again.
For the question about the bootstrap, some people may want to return completely to stock and they will no longer be rooted. I personally wouldn't ever want to do that but some people may want to do this
ah HA...so running the bootstrap apk UN-DOES the rooting the z4root does....thereby returning to Stock?
no, z4root is an app that can root and unroot you, there are options you can select. what you have described is that people download the apk onto their computer since download capability is faster, then transfer it to the sd card of their phone where they install te app and run it allowing them to root. z4root is completely stand-alone and can be downloaded and run without a computer if you so choose.
Koush's dxbootstrapper is an app that allows your phone to hijack the boot process to be able to install custom roms, and access the bootstrap recovery. it is needed if you want to customize your phone. the noobs guide tells you haw to uninstall it if you so choose so that it doesnt show up if you return your phone so you dont get in sum trouble wit vzw for example.
Awesome. I thank you very much; I understand
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And. ..........it is done. I'm rooted.
I feel ...so...liberated.
Actually I feel the same. But im happy.
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hi everybodye sorry for the question but im new on this, well i have a htc hd2 from tmobile, i install android nand, following directions of a forum from here, everything is working good, i install setcpu from market and it do not let me configure it,so i install root check and it said is NOT rooted, my question is how can i root my phone,, please help.. thanx a lot and sorry if my question is stupid for some of you guys
As long as you have hspl you should be rooted. I would check to make sure you have setcpu superuser permission
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thanx so much for you answer and not make fun of me, well yes i installed hspl3, and when it done it said we hack it, but root checker still say, sorry you dont have root access can you please tell me how to check superuser permission, thanx so much,,
Look in your app tray and see if you have a Superuser icon. If you do then ckick in it and then find where it says allow superuser access. Most Andriod ROMs for tbe HD2 are already rooted when you install them. If you do not have a Superuser icon then Google "z4root" it is a one click root app that works. You will have to dowmload it unzip/extract the apk and copy it to your SD card and then use a file manager to navigate to the apk file and open it this will install the app to your phone. This is also what is known as "sideloading" in Andriod. Open the app and click on Root now button and it will root your phone.
Using a cpu overclock app has a downside as well as the upside of a faster response when in use.
The downside is that when downclocked and idle, the phone can take a couple of seconds to clock up to the operating speeds required - on some roms its more noticable than others. but a good solid ROM does not need this boost and there a few on here
please help
im having exactly the same problem doing my head in ,i installed a nand gingerbread rom that is faultless it cracked it and gave me a super user icon however the superuser never opens and when i install certain programmes they need root access and its saying my phone is not rooted ive checked with a rooting app and it says no root ive tried several methods that has not worked ie superoneclick gingerbreak nothing seems to work
any help would be appreciated
im not a novice ive flashed many devices etc cant seem to figure out why i havent got root though
^ try a different ROM
almost all are rooted already