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Rooting help! Did I root?

See post #30 PLEASE:
Quick questions:
1) on step 12. If this is the first time you have rooted your device you will need to run visionary again (temproot w/set system r/w after root checked and then attempt permroot) to make root privileges permanent and then reboot again. Now "su" should work properly for you.
I have the correct visionary installed...is step 12 a two-step deal? Is it "temp root with set system" and once that does it's thing, try permroot? It's rather confusing lol
2) when I hit "attemp permroot now" nothing happens...it just stays on the visionary screen
3) when I run visionary and do temp root...it says it's rooting, but then the screen goes black (but the top status bar remains showing my signal and battery) and it stays black. If I lock/unlock it comes back to the visionary screen...but only if I lock/unlock...what's going on here?
SEE POST #5
ok I think I'm rooted (I was able to download screenshot and take a screen shot, so I assume I'm rooted if what I'm reading is correct)...but when I hboot it says s=on...I thought I wanted s=off, and if so, how do I now get it into s=off?

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=834225
why not try this way...it was real easy for me...

Does the phone need to be plugged in for that method or no?

If you download the files directly from the phone, then no. It's easier connecting it to the computer, IMO.

ok I think I'm rooted (I was able to download screenshot and take a screen shot, so I assume I'm rooted if what I'm reading is correct)...but when I hboot it says s=on...I thought I wanted s=off, and if so, how do I now get it into s=off?

Sounds like you have temp root on boot enabled in Visionary. You can use the guide provided for S-OFF and permaroot, or you can use this guide right here. Both are pretty good and easy guides.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=858996
Before running Permaroot, make sure you have S-OFF. If you try permaroot with S-ON, you'll regret it forever.

I used the link that calimove provided and used the "Terminal Emulator Method" in the thread, and got me where I am.
I try using the "Alternative Root Process" but can't get the "Open command window here" to show up when I do step 1A

If you truly want your phone rooted with real s-off follow this method step by step, this is how I did it to my phone, if you need help PM me and I will give you my cell and take you through it step by step. it looks scary at first but really it isn't
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=858996

I agree also with the post above that's the guide you need if you want true root.
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Ok so I'm on step 12 " If this is the first time you have rooted your device you will need to run visionary again (temproot w/set system r/w after root checked and then attempt permroot) to make root privileges permanent and then reboot again. Now "su" should work properly for you."
I got s-OFF and the correct bootloader version (according to the hboot)...so now waiting.
One thing I noticed was different, when I did it earlier (and the guy above said I had a temp root) I had only one screen to work with (I couldn't scroll to other 4 screens we have when the phones new out the box). Now, with this "TRUE PermaRoot and the ULTIMATE S=Off!!!" thread, I have my multiple screens back.

Since you have S-OFF now, just run visionary to do a temp root, and then do a perma root [Click allow when it asks you for Superuser permissions] and you'll be permarooted.

GazaIan said:
Since you have S-OFF now, just run visionary to do a temp root, and then do a perma root [Click allow when it asks you for Superuser permissions] and you'll be permarooted.
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how do I do a perma root?

With Visionary. First temp root the phone, and then use the permanent root option below it and visionary will take care of the rest.
Again, be 100 percent sure that you have S-Off.

bballcat03 said:
Ok so I'm on step 12 " If this is the first time you have rooted your device you will need to run visionary again (temproot w/set system r/w after root checked and then attempt permroot) to make root privileges permanent and then reboot again. Now "su" should work properly for you."
I got s-OFF and the correct bootloader version (according to the hboot)...so now waiting.
One thing I noticed was different, when I did it earlier (and the guy above said I had a temp root) I had only one screen to work with (I couldn't scroll to other 4 screens we have when the phones new out the box). Now, with this "TRUE PermaRoot and the ULTIMATE S=Off!!!" thread, I have my multiple screens back.
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Hey bud if you did the method step by step than yes you have true root. when you get to the end and need to run Visionary one more time you need to select temp root and after you temp root select what the method says to select and then select "attempt perm root" and now my friend you should have TRUE 100% s-off root!

Ok thats probably where my problem is. When I open visionary I only have 4 options:
-root on boot
-"run visionary.sh after root" which is unchecked
-"set system r/w after root" which is unchecked
-root now
So what am I missing? Ive always been clicking "root now" everytime.
And I just hbooted and yes I have s-off.
I have never seen anything that's said "attempt perm root" at any point
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bballcat03 said:
Ok thats probably where my problem is. When I open visionary I only have 4 options:
-root on boot
-"run visionary.sh after root" which is unchecked
-"set system r/w after root" which is unchecked
-root now
So what am I missing? Ive always been clicking "root now" everytime.
And I just hbooted and yes I have s-off
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If memory serves, you'll need to have set system r/w checked
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jmwils3 said:
If memory serves, you'll need to have set system r/w checked
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I did that at the end of step 12 cause it was my first time rooting
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bballcat03 said:
I did that at the end of step 12 cause it was my first time rooting
OK, you may have the wrong version of visionary. I think r14 was the one that had temp and permanent root.
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If you did that than you should be rooted, try removing your battery and then booting into hboot, if your still seeing s-off than you got it!
Just read the above post give me a sec and I'll send you to the newest visionary

Triketra said:
If you did that than you should be rooted, try removing your battery and then booting into hboot, if your still seeing s-off than you got it!
Just read the above post give me a sec and I'll send you to the newest visionary
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Thanks, bro. I'd send it, but im mobile currently. Hope that will help you, op.
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I Want Permroot, but no go?

Nothing happens when I click "attempt perm root"...absolutely nothing. What the F is going on?

bballcat03 said:
Nothing happens when I click "attempt perm root"...absolutely nothing. What the F is going on?
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You have to follow steps to unlock the bootloader (achieving S-off) before perm root will stick. Read the thread on achieving S-off. Don't do anything you don't fully understand, so read a lot. Afaik visionary does not perm root with one click without first having an unlocked bootloader.
EDIT: Read the resource bible. It's a sticky in the dev forum.
Swyped on my rooted MyTouch4G

I have s-off with 0.85.2007...everything works like a charm until I get to the permroot part...nothing happens when I hit it.

bballcat03 said:
I have s-off with 0.85.2007...everything works like a charm until I get to the permroot part...nothing happens when I hit it.
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If you have s-off and you have the eng 2007 bootloader, you're rooted. Make sure you have the superuser app installed to your phone. If not, you can get it from the market. You need it to gain root privileges in apps. If you have superuser you can test root by opening terminal emulator. Type su and hit enter. If you get a root request confirm it. The $ symbol should change to #.
You shouldn't need visionary anymore. Once you confirm root, uninstall it.
Swyped on my rooted MyTouch4G

But without doing "permroot" in visionary, it's not permanent, correct? Cause I want it permanent, not temp.
Yes I have superuser installed.

bballcat03 said:
But without doing "permroot" in visionary, it's not permanent, correct? Cause I want it permanent, not temp.
Yes I have superuser installed.
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Try what I said with terminal. If you type su and hit enter, you should see a #. If you do, congrats. Reboot and test terminal su command to see if your root sticks. Visionary won't tell you if you're rooted.
Swyped on my rooted MyTouch4G

Ok I redid everything again (without doing "attempt permroot") and did what you said and the $ changed to #...however, when I first did the temp root, and then went into terminal to do the:
- su
- "cd /data/local" etc....it changed from a $ to a # as well then...before I got to the end and rebooted.
So I am permrooted then and can change roms? Why didn't I have to do "attempt permroot" in visionary?

The unlocked.com
Precise...simple..quick...easy...works...
Hope it helps!
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h0wlings0nnets said:
The unlocked.com
Precise...simple..quick...easy...works...
Hope it helps!
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Uh, that's not a website!

Like I said, you were already rooted. When you attempt perm root with Visionary, I don't think it tells you anything. Just make sure your root sticks by rebooting and then typing su in terminal. If you get the #, you can uninstall Visionary.
As for flashing ROMs: You need to flash a new recovery in order to make Nandroid backups and flash ROMs. Clockwork ROM Manager from the market will allow you to flash Clockwork Recovery on your phone. I don't know how much experience you have with flashing ROMs in general, but if you're a novice in any way I wouldn't start changing your system just yet. Read the resource bible, lurk the developer threads, and get a firm grasp on what you are doing. Get familiar with ADB and Fastboot. Be totally confident in your knowledge. You can still brick your phone or at the very least give yourself an unneeded heart attack and hours of troubleshooting sh!t.
Resource Bible
Good luck and congrats on root!

Yeah I am looking at the "how to flash a rom for noobs" thread out of the resource bible...it says "In the hboot menu select recovery and then the phone will restart. You will get a phone with yellow triangle error."
I select recovery and another screen came up regarding the clockwork with a bunch of options, it didn't restart. And when I selected the option that said "reboot" it did, but I didn't get a yellow triangle error
Any ideas there?

Sounds to me you already have Clockwork Recovery installed. You must have done that without knowing it. Beats me. I you go into HBOOT and select Recovery the phone will shut off and boot into recovery mode. If you got Clockwork Recovery version 2.x.x.x (with green typeface), that just means you have Clockwork recovery installed and can flash Froyo based ROMs (like Iced Glacier), make Nandroid backups, and a bunch of other stuff you probably shouldn't mess with.
Just know that you CANNOT flash Gingerbread based ROMs (like CyanogenMod 7) with CW v. 2.x.x.x
You need CW v. 3.x.x.x to use gingy ROMs.
Keep reading.

I PM'd ya, but no when I hboot and hit recovery, it doesn't reboot, it goes to "clockwork mod recovery v2.5.1.2

XfooYen said:
You have to follow steps to unlock the bootloader (achieving S-off) before perm root will stick. Read the thread on achieving S-off. Don't do anything you don't fully understand, so read a lot. Afaik visionary does not perm root with one click without first having an unlocked bootloader.
EDIT: Read the resource bible. It's a sticky in the dev forum.
Swyped on my rooted MyTouch4G
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I'm having the same issue as the OP. I'm quoting because I had a permroot stick with s-on on my previous MT4G. (I just had it replaced, damn power button)
Explain please? Why would it work on one but not the other?

I would have posted this in the development forum in the thread that had this technique, but I don't have enough posts yet or something?
Anyway, I have S=off, and visionary temp root works fine. But permroot in visionary r14 doesn't work, it just flashes like the button is pushed then does nothing, like I didn't even hit it. So I need to run the temp root everytime my phone starts up.
I didn't setup the engineer bootloader yet, should I do that?
Does r11 work better?
What is the next step to get permroot to work?

little puzzled any help appreciated

ok so i recently picked up a used mytouch 4g. i rooted it and have superuser ability along with rom manager. have tried and think i have installed 3.0.2.4 clockwork recovery. i flashed that multiple times.
however when i try and boot into recovery i merely get to the phone with the red !. am i missing something?
thanks for your time!

kdm212 said:
ok so i recently picked up a used mytouch 4g. i rooted it and have superuser ability along with rom manager. have tried and think i have installed 3.0.2.4 clockwork recovery. i flashed that multiple times.
however when i try and boot into recovery i merely get to the phone with the red !. am i missing something?
thanks for your time!
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does you phone say s-off at the top when you boot into hBoot?

neidlinger said:
does you phone say s-off at the top when you boot into hBoot?
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s-on. however i thought you could still root and flash roms with it on. looks like im wrong?

kdm212 said:
s-on. however i thought you could still root and flash roms with it on. looks like im wrong?
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you are correct in your assumption.
The HTC Glacier and Vision have a security protocol in place that will revert the phone back to a 100% stock fashion every-time you turn off the phone. If you wish to do custom ROMs, recovery images, and radio files you must turn the "s-on" to "s-off".

neidlinger said:
you are correct in your assumption.
The HTC Glacier and Vision have a security protocol in place that will revert the phone back to a 100% stock fashion every-time you turn off the phone. If you wish to do custom ROMs, recovery images, and radio files you must turn the "s-on" to "s-off".
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ok so i did see the thread for s-off yet it seems very intensive. im also assuming theres no other way to get s-off.

kdm212 said:
ok so i did see the thread for s-off yet it seems very intensive. im also assuming theres no other way to get s-off.
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You can try the sh root.sh method.
1a ) download and install VISIONary.apk. Download from here
-Looks like you've done that since you have come this far.
1b) when you run VISIONary make sure both set system to R/W and Run Visionary.sh are both checked.
2) Download the script to the root of your SDcard
This is the file
3) Extract the folder from the .zip and store the folder with it's contents onto the root of the SDcard.
4) Download Terminal emulator from the market
-Link to the market for this app.
5) open the Terminal Emulator and type
Code:
$ su
#
The Dollar Sign " $ " should change to a pound sign " # ". If the Super user program ask for your permission, you'll want to grant it. You're screen should look like the box just above this line.
6 ) Change the directory to the root folder
Code:
# cd /sdcard/root
7) run the script
Code:
# sh root.sh
make sure you do not get any errors.
If you havent you can reboot into hBoot and look for s-off.
i personally used this method to root my phone before i left the t-mobile store when i bought the phone.
I CANNOT AND WILL NOT BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE IF YOU MESS UP YOUR PHONE. ROOTING ONES PHONE IS SERIOUS BUSINESS AND SHOULDN'T BE TAKEN LIGHTLY. IF YOU SHOULD BLAME ME I WILL LAUGH AND POINT.

neidlinger said:
You can try the sh root.sh method.
1a ) download and install VISIONary.apk.
-Looks like you've done that since you have come this far.
1b) when you run VISIONary make sure both set system to R/W and Run Visionary.sh are both checked.
2) Download the script to the root of your SDcard
This is the file
3) Extract the folder from the .zip and store the folder with it's contents onto the root of the SDcard.
4) Download Terminal emulator from the market
-Link to the market for this app.
5) open the Terminal Emulator and type
Code:
$ su
#
The Dollar Sign " $ " should change to a pound sign " # ". If the Super user program ask for your permission, you'll want to grant it. You're screen should look like the box just above this line.
6 ) Change the directory to the root folder
Code:
# cd /sdcard/root
7) run the script
Code:
# sh root.sh
make sure you do not get any errors.
If you havent you can reboot into hBoot and look for s-off.
i personally used this method to root my phone before i left the t-mobile store when i bought the phone.
I CANNOT AND WILL NOT BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE IF YOU MESS UP YOUR PHONE. ROOTING ONES PHONE IS SERIOUS BUSINESS AND SHOULDN'T BE TAKEN LIGHTLY. IF YOU SHOULD BLAME ME I WILL LAUGH AND POINT.
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tried that and it does have s-off. thanks! however when i try to boot into recovery im still stuck with the phone and !...
EDIT: /sdcard/root/wpx.ko failed (function not implemented)

kdm212 said:
tried that and it does have s-off. thanks! however when i try to boot into recovery im still stuck with the phone and !...
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After doing the above method you're gonna have to reinstall the recovery from Rom Manager. Watch it carefully do not let the phone sleep (I recommend going to delopment check never sleep while charging and plug it into a charger while it downloads.) You have to pay attention because it will ask for SU permissions when it finishes downloading, and it for some reason only gives you like 3 or 4 seconds instead of the usual ten. If you have already tried installing the recovery you may wanna go to the SU App and make sure that Rom Manager didn't get denied premission which is the default if you do not select Allow fast enough.

got it! thank you very much! cant wait to play with a new rom. any recommendations?

Virtuous Fusion 1.0.6 with sense 3.0/3D is fantastic!. Give it a go.

kdm212 said:
got it! thank you very much! cant wait to play with a new rom. any recommendations?
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Try out a sense rom and non sense to decide which you like best. virtuous fusion 1.0.6 is pretty nice sense rom and cm7 or royalginger are awesome non sense roms.

im going to try both!

kdm212 said:
im going to try both!
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Make sure to do Nandroid Backups prior to flashing new ROMs. And just a fair warning you might want to install the .85 (engineering) hBoot.

what is that hboot all about?

neidlinger said:
Make sure to do Nandroid Backups prior to flashing new ROMs. And just a fair warning you might want to install the .85 (engineering) hBoot.
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Absolutely a great idea, little nerve wracking to make changes to hboot and radio but very worth it. The directions how to do engineering boot loader are in the ultimate s-off sticky. Confusing at first, but after you do it once it gets easier.
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kdm212 said:
what is that hboot all about?
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It's a option that helps prevent bricking the device. Allows you to flash section of to phone's workings
[sent via Cyanogen powered Android]

Shivansh said:
Virtuous Fusion 1.0.6 with sense 3.0/3D is fantastic!. Give it a go.
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+++++100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 BEST ROM I HAVE EVER USED!!!!!
*so far

so first i must thank you all for the help. now the bad, i decided to buy another mytouch 4g. my fiance liked the old one so much that she took it. so now im here with a new one and have nothing but problems.
im running 2.2.1 and seem to be able to root the phone. su icon is on and everything. BUT if i reboot the phone its like i have to start over. im not just temp rooting either. second, i cant get ANY terminal emulator to let me have su access.
visionary, z4root, adb. you name it and i seem to think ive tried it. lol this is unfair, my chicks phone is way better than mine.
any help would be so awesome.

kdm212 said:
so first i must thank you all for the help. now the bad, i decided to buy another mytouch 4g. my fiance liked the old one so much that she took it. so now im here with a new one and have nothing but problems.
im running 2.2.1 and seem to be able to root the phone. su icon is on and everything. BUT if i reboot the phone its like i have to start over. im not just temp rooting either. second, i cant get ANY terminal emulator to let me have su access.
visionary, z4root, adb. you name it and i seem to think ive tried it. lol this is unfair, my chicks phone is way better than mine.
any help would be so awesome.
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Trade phones back so she gets the new one. Problem solved!
Seriously though, some of these phones won't root with visionary root.sh method. Bad news is if it's not working you will need to try gfree method to root which is indicative of a phone with the emmc chip that is considered to be faulty. For more info search for the thread about emmc chips.
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so this is not a rootable phone?

[Q] Unrooting Without Bricking

In order to troubleshoot an issue with my phone, I need to unroot. I originally rooted using this guide. I have been reading all of the unrooting posts I can find here on XDA and honestly, I'm not sure which one to use. I really don't want to brick my phone.
This was my first time rooting and will be my first time unrooting. If someone could point me towards the correct steps/link/guide that will allow me to unroot properly, I would be very appreciative. Please let me know if you need to know more about my setup.
Thanks.

Its easy. Just place the PD15IMG.zip on your SD card then go into bootloader and let it do its thing. You can pick between 2.2.1 and 2.3.4. They're somewhere in the development or general sections. Good luck.
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SJMarty said:
In order to troubleshoot an issue with my phone, I need to unroot. I originally rooted using this guide. I have been reading all of the unrooting posts I can find here on XDA and honestly, I'm not sure which one to use. I really don't want to brick my phone.
This was my first time rooting and will be my first time unrooting. If someone could point me towards the correct steps/link/guide that will allow me to unroot properly, I would be very appreciative. Please let me know if you need to know more about my setup.
Thanks.
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Seems you rooted gfree method.Try this ways
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=924923

invasion2 said:
Its easy. Just place the PD15IMG.zip on your SD card then go into bootloader and let it do its thing. You can pick between 2.2.1 and 2.3.4. They're somewhere in the development or general sections. Good luck.
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Thanks. I restored stock v2.3.4 and everything appears to have gone OK but I still have S-OFF. It restored the non-engineering bootloader but it's still S-OFF. Do you know what I need to do to get S-ON?

You used gfree right? Here are the procedures...they are taken from here.
Procedure to revert
1. Rename the part7backup file that you already have to something just so you know that it is the original backup.
2. Open up terminal emulator or adb shell and type "su" + enter to get root privileges.
3. Type "cd /data/local" and hit enter.
4. Now type "./gfree -f" + enter to run gfree again. It will disable wp on the emmc and remove the brq filter in the kernel. (as well as make another backup, which you can delete if you wish)
5. Now run the "dd if=/where/your/part7backup-numbers.bin of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p7" and it should show the output:
xxxx bytes in
xxxxbytes out
xxxxxxxxxx copied in blah blah blah
6. Run "sync" and then reboot. (I didn't do this and it worked fine but it won't hurt either. )

Yes, I did use gfree. I found that thread before posting but when I originally rooted, I did not use the method in that thread. I used the method in the CyanogenMod Wiki so I don't have the part7backup file. The thread you linked too specifically says (in big red text) that "Gfree writes a backup of the file that it patches named Part7backup-numbers.bin on your sdcard. I suggest putting this file in a safe place as it is the only way to revert if you need to." After seeing that, I didn't think that was the way to go.
Are you saying that I only need to do the second set of steps (where it starts with "If you have the engineering hboot 0.85.2007 installed...")?

Not sure...sorry

You could try the part of the engineering bootloader. Wortha shot.
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[Q] HTC dev unlocked/Perm root/ NO S=OFF

I unlocked the Boot loader 2 weeks ago via Htcdev
Following this thread about acheiving S=OFF after HTCdev Unlocked.
GUIDE] How to get root/flash custom roms with HTCDEV unlock by Nipqer posted January 19,2012 adb push su /data/local/tmp/
GAING PERM ROOT.
> adb push busybox /data/local/tmp/
> adb push fixsu.sh /data/local/tmp/
> adb install SuperUser.apk
> adb shell chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/fixsu.sh
> adb shell chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/busybox
> adb shell /data/local/tmp/fixsu.sh
PERM ROOT WAS ACHEIVED, But I can not get S=OFF
I then followed the guide on the post.
EASY PERM/S-OFF FOR MYTOUCH 4G: G2/Desire Z PermRoot/S-OFF
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=21563546
All commands seem to go flawlessly until
After following the directions on
Step Two:
Open term. emu. and type.
(DO NOT TYPE */# just commands.)
$) su
#) cp /sdcard/root_files/perm_root /data/local/perm_root
#) chmod 777 /data/local/*
#) /data/local/perm_root
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1035278
I get this error
chmod 777 /data/local/tmp/fre3vo is not working it show No such file or directory
I have all the proper files in the Platform tools folder in Adk
tried several times but no joy on S=off
Am I just going to have to stay with PERM ROOT, or will I have to downgrade to FROYO TO acheive S=OFF.
I have Android 2.3.4
SOFTWARE 2.32.531.1
HBOOT 0.89.0007
Any advice

I have the exact same problem, except I flashed a 2.2.1 stock Rom that had root permissions, and everything appeared to go well, but s-on remained. I'm interested in seeing how this turns out, because mostly I am being told that I am doing something wrong or not following the guides properly. However, I think its the HTC update that is complicating things...
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HTC dev unlocked/Perm root/ NO S=OFF
I agree. I thought it might be that I unlocked a stock gingerbread rom and that was what was preventing me from S=OFF.
Although I have perm root and followed instructions. tried several times. still no joy.
I am wondering if someone typing the instructions left something out by mistake.
It is frustrating to get that far the get that chmod error.
Have you flashed a custom rom?
I have not tried yet. I have the stock Rom and the CM7 Rom saved. just cant bite the bullit.

You guys should take a look here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=21563546
Re lock and follow downgrade guides....easy cheesy...

4GBurn said:
I agree. I thought it might be that I unlocked a stock gingerbread rom and that was what was preventing me from S=OFF.
Although I have perm root and followed instructions. tried several times. still no joy.
I am wondering if someone typing the instructions left something out by mistake.
It is frustrating to get that far the get that chmod error.
Have you flashed a custom rom?
I have not tried yet. I have the stock Rom and the CM7 Rom saved. just cant bite the bullit.
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Yes if you use adb/fastboot on your pc, to flash Clockwork recovery or 4ext recovery, you can then flash custom roms, all you want. But make sure you have adb/fastboot working because once you flash a custom Rom, you will have to then have to extract the boot.img from the Rom and flash it through fastboot. What I do is this:
1- download the Rom of your choice. Unzip it, and copy the boot.img into your adb directory on your pc.
2. Place the zipped Rom on your sdcard ( make it easy to find)
3. Boot your phone into recovery mode.
4. At this point, I do a Nandroid backup.
5. Wipe data/ factory reset
6. Wipe cache + davlik
7. Install .zip from sdcard - choose your Rom that you placed on sdcard ( be patient and be sure its finished)
8. Reboot your phone to hboot/FASTBOOT and plug in USB cable.
** on your pc click start--> run -> cmd --then in the command prompt type -->cd\ then type --> cd adb you should then be able to proceed to step 9.
9 type- fastboot flash boot boot.img
10 type- fastboot-windows reboot
At this point unplug your phone and wait for it to load your new Rom.
Again, this is what I do, and I have loaded 10 or more roms this way. But make sure you have either Clockwork or 4ext recovery on your device, and also that FASTBOOT is working on your pc. If you are not 100% comfortable, please don't try this...
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out of sheer curiousity why would you unlock via htcdev?
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rockstarar said:
out of sheer curiousity why would you unlock via htcdev?
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In my case it was ignorance... Thinking it was the same as rooting. I wouldn't have if I had read here 1st, but a respected site that I read a lot, made it appear like a wonderful thing. And truthfully, if all you wanna do is load roms.. its not that bad. Just an extra step in flashing the boot.img from whatever Rom u choose. I do wish I hadn't though.
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....people.. Never ever ever ever ever ever EVER use htcdev for unlock
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nicgraner said:
....people.. Never ever ever ever ever ever ever use htcdev for unlock
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1) You didn't extract the RAR properly, and/or you're trying to execute a script that is calling fre3vo while your SD card is mounted to your computer.
2) You didn't see that the guide you're using is LONG OUTDATED, and you need to downgrade the phone for it to proceed.
3) Read the previous threads on the subject.
4) Read the stickies BEFORE you start messing with something.
5) Relock your phone and proceed with downgrade.
6) Google it next time. You're yet another case of someone that comes around, doesn't read the stickies, and creates a thread "I did I-don't-know-exactly-what, now I'm doing something else that I shouldn't be doing but I don't know it, and it doesn't work out well".
I wish HTC released their unlock tool with basic Linux quiz that wouldn't allow using it unless you're at least likely to know what you're doing.

And I wish xda had a reading/googling comprehension test before allowing people to post...

I wish people that are seasoned and very knowledgable would stop assuming that you can learn EVERYTHING by reading. Sometimes when you read, people are speaking or typing in terms that are very confusing for someone that is brand new. Even better than that, if it is bothersome or aggravating to see someone ask questions, choose not to answer them rather than insult everyone that comes along to ask a question. I used to be a forum moderator, but it was for programming DirecTV satellite cards, and I know how frustrating noobs can be, but in this case, with phones there are so many different ways to achieve the same results, and it is confusing to know what to type where. I for one am very appreciative for any and all help that I receive, but have read until my eyes hurt, and some of the methods are not working on the HTC unlocked devices. I tried downgrading for 2 weeks and I never saw a section in the wiki that told me to relock my bootloader to downgrade. Anyway, thanks to all that have helped without making me feel like a total idiot when asking a question. Even more thanks to those that have chosen not to reply at all rather than post to insult me.
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This forum is called "XDA-Developers" and not "XDA-Users" for a good reason. When you'll think about this reason, you'll probably understand the reason why new users should start by reading, reading and reading, rather than writing, and why not answering their questions will very quickly hurt them much more than being bashed in response to something stupid/lazy.

Jack_R1 said:
This forum is called "XDA-Developers" and not "XDA-Users" for a good reason. When you'll think about this reason, you'll probably understand the reason why new users should start by reading, reading and reading, rather than writing, and why not answering their questions will very quickly hurt them much more than being bashed in response to something stupid/lazy.
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I agree to a certain degree, and I have learned a lot from you in the past 2 weeks, and I don't want u to think that I am ungrateful, because I am very appreciative for what you helped me with. In fact, I have continued to read for days. I'm trying to learn, but its not easy. A lot of the guides are not working for me because of my HTC update. I am trying methods on 2 different devices, one w/o the update is being more coopertive...
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