New exploit works with Gingerbread!
Here's a channel log of the first successful root process:
http://fishporn.ca/vision.gingerbread.root.html
Credit goes to
agrabren and teamwin- for Fre3vo and helping Guhl
Guhl-Helping get through the process
Hymie(BRad Barnett)- Cleaning up the log and posting...and his website =]
Cimer-For being the Guinea pig
i witnessed, so i confirm.
I know some people gonna piss there pants over this! Happy for you guys!
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awesome now we wait for a guide.
It worked, some others might need a guide though. I followed what he did and flashed back to the stock ROM that shipped with it. And easy rooting from there.
BRad Barnett said:
New exploit works with Gingerbread!
Here's a channel log of the first successful root process:
http://fishporn.ca/vision.gingerbread.root.html
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does this work on the offical leaked gingerbread rom for the G2? if so can someone out there make a guide of step by step because i really want to root this phone...damn tmobile for sending me a G2 with gingerbread on it!
Awesome! You guys rock!
sweet please someone get the how to guide working I NEED TO ROOT MY RETARDED OTA GINGERBREAD!!!! g2
you and me both man! im dieing to root this and get some CM7 =D
Ok so looking through that log it seems you can downgrade without a sd card??
fastboot oem rebootRUU
fastboot flash zip PC10IMG.zip
Many people including myself haven't been able to get the bootloader to pick up the PC10IMG.zip file so would using this command work instead?
Yeah you can downgrade without putting the PC10IMG.zip on the sdcard with that method.
You may still need an sdcard to use as a goldcard though if you don't have a supported CID.
-Nipqer
Nipqer said:
Yeah you can downgrade without putting the PC10IMG.zip on the sdcard with that method.
You may still need an sdcard to use as a goldcard though if you don't have a supported CID.
-Nipqer
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Thanks for the confirmation.
This info should be updated to all downgrade/root guides because none of them state this!
few days after releasing gingerbread upgrade (and kernel sources?)!
thanks for the great news!
made a happy morning to all people who upgraded without thinking about rooting their phone (including me...)
Doing this right now, almost done! These guys are amazing! I've been missing CM7 SOOO MUCH!!!!
Does this thing apply also to the Desire Z?
Great news. Thanks everybody!
cartman09 said:
Does this thing apply also to the Desire Z?
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At least the temp root worked for my Desire Z! The exact exploit area address was not same but very near the one presented in the log.
However, I wasn't brave enough to proceed downgrading because I am rather new to this stuff, not sure about compatible/proper ROM versions and what guide to follow as my Desire Z probably has quite fresh OTA firmware.
Baseband: 12.56.60.25U_26.10.04.03_M
Kernel: 2.6.35.10-g7b95729
Build: 2.42.405.2 CL84109 release-keys
I forgot to follow up. I successfully went from the nasty 2.3.3 leak back to CM7 heaven. So nice to be back to it after like three months!
Jigga0o7 said:
I forgot to follow up. I successfully went from the nasty 2.3.3 leak back to CM7 heaven. So nice to be back to it after like three months!
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hey man, if its not too much trouble you think you can wrote a step or step guide on how to downgrade this....ima noob and the logg dosent seem to help me and im dieing to go back to CM7
a guide would be helpful, thanks =)
Nasty skills! This is awesome news! Congratz guys!!
Related
@unrevoked
unrEVOked forever v1.1 is now available. S-ON, more EVO radios and CDMA Hero: http://unrevoked.com/forever
@unrevoked
Amazing work from Sebastian Krahmer. His latest exploit also works on Froyo 2.2 on the EVO: http://c-skills.blogspot.com/
Looks like we now have what we have all been waiting for.
Update: I Followed the last link I shared on here for the guide and have successfully rooted my evo. So if you want your evo rooted go the the development forum and follow the guide. but here's the link again if you need it: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=765496
i was thinking this as well.. but thinking about it further.. unrevoked rorever requires a custom recovery to be installed first. to get that custom recovery you need to run unrevoked 3. unrevoked 3 still has the disclaimer: Unrevoked 3 does NOT work on Stock Froyo (Android 2.2) Phones
:-/
Yeah, little skeptical still.. Wish I wasn't at work, I'd try it out.
It looks like unrevoked found the exploit to get into the phone now and then you have the programs to run it. They will probably update something to show us how to do it all together.
But they found out how to get in that's all that matters.
So from what I'm understanding is the new way to root the droid 2 is the same exploit that works for the evo and will work.
Here's the thread for the droid 2: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=764950
So from what I understand is if you follow those instructions it should work.
@unrevoked
If you're desperate to root an EVO with Froyo, watch this space for a downgrade/unrevoked^3/unrevoked forever method: http://bit.ly/dg2Fu4
nice ill wait until this method is thoroughly tested on the evo, but glad to see 2.2 rooted!
DAMN! This will lower the value of my EVO when I go to sell it in about a week. Booooo!
Great, now I can send by mine back for replacement since my 4g keys are borked.
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@guitarjockey
Bro, noticed you've posted a few links should I follow them in any order or does it matter?
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@guitarjockey
Bro, noticed you've posted a few links should I follow them in any order or does it matter?
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Follow the last link I posted under the update on the first post.
not to sound ignorant, but what does this new root entail ? caz i have evo (came with 2.1) did root it with unrevoked forever and have been using custom froyo roms. currently i am using fresh evo 3.1.0.2.
so back to my original question, what does this new root do? is it just for the new evos which comes preloaded with 2.2?
thanx
It works great! A little lengthy but well worth it!
All it is.. is to make root for people who had 2.2 froyo or had it installed when bought.. brings it back to 2.1 so you can root your evo.
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thax martyzidek. thats what i thought. just wanted to make sure i wast missing anything. still kinda new to android. thank you
martyzidek said:
All it is.. is to make root for people who had 2.2 froyo or had it installed when bought.. brings it back to 2.1 so you can root your evo.
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Thanks for covering that for me, I just saw there was posts here.
No problem.. I'm new also.. just finally been able to get root.. stuck on what Rom to get.. still confused on that..
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Stock Evo Froyo 2.2
I just tried it and it does work just follow the instructions works perfectly dont worry about it does work
Since I didn't want to unrevoke and have full access I actually used the step tell it asked for me to unrevoke so my phone was on 2.1 and then I went for another rooting option for 2.1 and it all worked and I'm not on the CM6 nightly. It is wonderful and it's amazing how much more I can do now.
UPDATE 2: [TEST TIME]. New 2.3 rom, confirmed twice to revive soft bricks.
Link to download: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1074391 md5 fb58e249988e0fa2f50c78ce1122ffba
thanks to ilostchild for testing: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1074799
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UPDATE: [UNITY POSTPONED] - sorry guys, I was overexited when I heard about the leak and presumed it was a signed flashable rom that can update SHIP S-ON 1.22 phones with corrupted system partitions from bad visionary permroot attempts. It turned out what we have is partition dumps, so again we are back to waiting for the official rom.
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There is a flashable non-signed gingerbread rom from HTC: - unfortunately not good for reviving bricks.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1054198
Check sha1 after you download.
Need bricked testers to try to revive your phones. - already confirmed to not work once
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People still use Visionary?
it happens from time to time - people who don't want to install SDK and are OTA 1.22.
and there are tons of visionary guides spread all around too. people bump into them and attempt rooting.
in the minds of lazy/newer members, they think visionary is easier and never read the warnings of "Don't use it to root your [email protected]#@!#[email protected][email protected]!" =D
Used it 4 times to temp root never had a problem. Perma root I used the gfree via term emulator method. Adb I cannot get to work.
Nonsense!
I hope you all realize that there's a sticky in the General section that covers this.
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Yup I see some people still recommending the "one click" Visionary root in some forums. Ouch. I will say though that it seems fine for temprooting. I used it for that, and like some other people on this thread, proceeded to use Gfree to gain permroot. I think many uninformed may be tempted by that pretty little box on Visionary that says "Attempt Permroot Now" though.....
I tried last night to revive a g2 brick and I got sign errors
ilostchild said:
I tried last night to revive a g2 brick and I got sign errors
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you used the leaked tmous ginger rom, renamed it to PC10IMG.zip, put it in the root of sdcard and powered up while pressing volume down?
I did oem ruu and did fastboot flash.zip and 12 signature errors
ah, i see - did some digging and found out that the leak is partitions dumps, not official rom. Already changed the first post.
Too bad we still have no remedy for those bricks.
Let's allow this thread to sink until the right time comes.
update 2 on page 1, post 1
Yup glad to see this up and hope see lot of re living g2's and bad part no root for new leak
ilostchild said:
Yup glad to see this up and hope see lot of re living g2's and bad part no root for new leak
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thank you again for testing both the previous and the current leak.
Anytime welcome, now lets see new root
a second confirmation: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1025135&page=4
killswitch11 said:
I will say though that it seems fine for temprooting.
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Thanks for this information! I don't really have the need to root my phone, and temproot is convenient when I need it.
Confirmed working.
Thanks.
Got this link from irc #G2ROOT. Very helpful guys there.
Hello everyone,
Any help you guys can give will be much appreciated.
I have a MyTouch 4G previously running Froyo, rooted and S=Off. Against better judgment, I decided to put this release of Gingerbread 2.3.4 on it:
PD15IMG_Glacier_Gingerbread_S_TMOUS_2.19.531.1_Radio_12.58.60.25_26.11.04.03_M_release_200756_signed.zip
Though everything seems to work fine, I lost root. Contrary to most other accounts from other people who flashed the same file, S=Off remained on my phone.
I would really like to get root back so I can use some of my apps again.
Visionary stops at a black screen.
Gingerbreak runs forever with no success.
What other means can I use to get root back or am I SOL for now until someone figures out how to root 2.3.4 on the MT4G?
Thanks again.
N
From what I could find in the forums, you are kinda stuck till someone comes up with another exploit in order to gain root and s-off
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I am stuck in the same situation, except that I updated first to the official gingerbread rom for mytouch 4g and then tried to root my phone, i.e. the phone was not rooted at all.
I'm quite confident an exploit will be (re)written - just a matter of time. It's just that I couldn't use some of my paid apps.
normandelli said:
I'm quite confident an exploit will be (re)written - just a matter of time. It's just that I couldn't use some of my paid apps.
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Yeah, Im just itching to use bloat freezer. I'm doing a warrant exchange if nothing happens in a week or two. Got dust under the screen anyways.
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You can go back to 2.2.1 from 2.3.4
I had the same issue then i found this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1178912 follow the G2 method, when you get to the part where you put this in # /data/local/tmp/misc_version -s 1.19.531.1 make sure you put the version you want like 1.17.531.2 not 1.19.531.1 worked for me just did it about 1/2hr ago
If you still have S-off, why not just wipe and flash another ROM?
GazaIan said:
If you still have S-off, why not just wipe and flash another ROM?
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The ota kills root and makes S= ON
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GazaIan said:
If you still have S-off, why not just wipe and flash another ROM?
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I tried flashing a similar 2.3.4 release that is rooted. Renamed it to PD15IMG.zip and tried applying it - At "parsing", it stops and just goes back to the HBOOT menu.
normandelli said:
I tried flashing a similar 2.3.4 release that is rooted. Renamed it to PD15IMG.zip and tried applying it - At "parsing", it stops and just goes back to the HBOOT menu.
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You are mixing up roms and official update zips. You can't just flash a rom thorough hboot. That's not how it works.
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I managed to flash 2.2.1 back on to it and re-rooted. Problem solved. Thanks!
normandelli said:
I managed to flash 2.2.1 back on to it and re-rooted. Problem solved. Thanks!
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Can you tell me how you managed to do that please?
superNES64 said:
Can you tell me how you managed to do that please?
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lOOK AT WOLF26915's post use the G2 instructions to temp root using the fre3vo exploit in adb then change your version number to 1.17.531.2, then your bootloader will allow you to use the 2.2.1 PD15IMG update to get back to stock and root.
normandelli said:
I tried flashing a similar 2.3.4 release that is rooted. Renamed it to PD15IMG.zip and tried applying it - At "parsing", it stops and just goes back to the HBOOT menu.
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This is the problem with n00bs. You wanna jump head first into something you have absolutely no understanding of then beg for help over and over in here when you finally brick your phone.
Stupid. You FAIL!
So sick of new users of Android trying to jump before looking. You're the same kind of people who would jump off a cliff before checking to see how deep the water is. Then want help after you break your neck.
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This is the problem with n00bs. You wanna jump head first into something you have absolutely no understanding of then beg for help over and over in here when you finally brick your phone.
Stupid. You FAIL!
So sick of new users of Android trying to jump before looking. You're the same kind of people who would jump off a cliff before checking to see how deep the water is. Then want help after you break your neck.
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Just remember you was new at this at one time to
WOLF26915 said:
Just remember you was new at this at one time to
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That was 20 years ago. And yet, even then, when I wanted to know something; I searched and searched and searched, and searched again. Then I read and read and re-read over and over and over again. And after all that if I still didn't know then I would ask. But I would also ask in a proficient manner.
Too many young kids jumping in on the Android bandwagon and wanting to root and flash Rom's right out of the box without learning first.
I stand by my first statement.
If you had Radio S-OFF, you should be able to flash an unsigned PD15IMG.zip even though you lost root.
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WOLF26915 said:
I had the same issue then i found this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1178912 follow the G2 method, when you get to the part where you put this in # /data/local/tmp/misc_version -s 1.19.531.1 make sure you put the version you want like 1.17.531.2 not 1.19.531.1 worked for me just did it about 1/2hr ago
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thanks a lot dude for showing me to put that.. i can confirm it worked perfectly fine. i will hit the thanks button for sure. i was stuck on that damn gingerbread leak build lol
Interesting. msm_rotator is I believe the exploit used in Fre3vo.
I wonder if this would work to downgrade the HTC Panache from Mobilicity to an MT4G ROM?
I also downgraded back to 2.2.1 then updated to the rooted 2.3.4 and it works
So I lost my phone..the new one came in last night. And it came with 2.3.4.. I tried to down grade it..followed all the instructions from the forum and everything worked fine..until the bootloader part. It said that it couldn't find the
PD15img.zip file when I put it in the root of the sd card. And then I followed the FAT32 method to make the phone read my sdcard..but that still Didn't work..now what?? Used the search bar but could find anything..
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So I lost my phone..the new one came in last night. And it came with 2.3.4.. I tried to down grade it..followed all the instructions from the forum and everything worked fine..until the bootloader part. It said that it couldn't find the
PD15img.zip file when I put it in the root of the sd card. And then I followed the FAT32 method to make the phone read my sdcard..but that still Didn't work..now what?? Used the search bar but could find anything..
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I just received my exchange today and very upset mine came with 2.3.4 also I can't lie it's better than I expected but than again I was using a G1 while waiting a month for my phone I have pre-paid but I was so looking foward to using the new evil d sense 3.0
lxcrazzydxl said:
So I lost my phone..the new one came in last night. And it came with 2.3.4.. I tried to down grade it..followed all the instructions from the forum and everything worked fine..until the bootloader part. It said that it couldn't find the
PD15img.zip file when I put it in the root of the sd card. And then I followed the FAT32 method to make the phone read my sdcard..but that still Didn't work..now what?? Used the search bar but could find anything..
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Look in the vision g2 section I was in the same boat as you there is a tut in those forums for downgrading to 2.2.1 with adb it also works for mt4g wish I still had link but its there
Same here... Lost my phone and received the replacement yesterday (off course version 2.3.4). Turned out it is a refurbished, the speaker not working, the earpiece not working. I missed another release of lovely Miui
I just happened to see this post and am curious what the problem is... Why are you downgrading it???
I have a Mytouch 4g (HTC Glacier) which was having issues and I just got the replacement. I have not even turn it on, but I have not doubt it will be 2.3.3-- their latest OTA udpate.
Is there going to be any problem rooting this?? Again, it alarmed me that people were trying to downgrade..
Has the firmware/bootloader changed???
syntropic said:
I just happened to see this post and am curious what the problem is... Why are you downgrading it???
I have a Mytouch 4g (HTC Glacier) which was having issues and I just got the replacement. I have not even turn it on, but I have not doubt it will be 2.3.3-- their latest OTA udpate.
Is there going to be any problem rooting this?? Again, it alarmed me that people were trying to downgrade..
Has the firmware/bootloader changed???
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There is no method to root 2.3.4 yet. That's why people have to downgrade.
Do you mean like downgrade from 2.3.4 to 2.2.1 root it, and then upgrade to 2.3.4?
But the only way to do that is if we had the stock 2.3.4 rom, which we don't have, correct?
So I can skip the root and wait, or I can downgrade and be able to use 50% of the apps which I would otherwise be unable to use as they require root.
This sucks.... I am sure someone is working hard on this... but I am surprised there has not been any method (even one that was risky -- as in one typo and you've bricked it) figured out by someone...
Ummm.. Next question then, Can anyone tell me any obvious benefits of the TMO 2.3.4 stock? Is it fast, or mediocre? Or is it just worthless due to the fact that you cannot root it?
syntropic said:
Do you mean like downgrade from 2.3.4 to 2.2.1 root it, and then upgrade to 2.3.4?
But the only way to do that is if we had the stock 2.3.4 rom, which we don't have, correct?
So I can skip the root and wait, or I can downgrade and be able to use 50% of the apps which I would otherwise be unable to use as they require root.
This sucks.... I am sure someone is working hard on this... but I am surprised there has not been any method (even one that was risky -- as in one typo and you've bricked it) figured out by someone...
Ummm.. Next question then, Can anyone tell me any obvious benefits of the TMO 2.3.4 stock? Is it fast, or mediocre? Or is it just worthless due to the fact that you cannot root it?
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Didn't quite understand what you mean but yes, if you got the phone pre-installed with TMO's 2.3.4 then there's no way to root that. You would have to downgrade back to Froyo then root it.
There really are no benefits to TMO's stock 2.3.4 since CM7 2.3.5, VU's 2.3.4 and MIUI's 2.3.5 GB are all better and faster. And even if you liked TMO's GB version for some reason there are rooted and deodexed versions to flash in the dev section. So there really is no downside to rooting.
And as previously stated, the only way to downgrade would be to use that thread in the G2 section which requires ADB.
If you have any questions I just finished downgrading my replacement phone and and rooting via gfree last night.
And before last night I've never even used ADB before.
Found 2 threads that helped me do just that.
Got it all downgraded then followed a video to root gfree. (mackster248)
(Never rooted that way before either.)
Anyway PM if you need help. Maybe I can help you out.
nguyendqh said:
If you have any questions I just finished downgrading my replacement phone and and rooting via gfree last night.
And before last night I've never even used ADB before.
Found 2 threads that helped me do just that.
Got it all downgraded then followed a video to root gfree. (mackster248)
(Never rooted that way before either.)
Anyway PM if you need help. Maybe I can help you out.
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I came over from Sprint Sunday. I bought a new MT4G, and it had 2.3.4 on it. I had a bad feeling there wasnt gonna be a root method for it. I jumped on my PC and did a few google searches. I came up with this method to downgrade:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1178912
It went perfect. I also looked at a few of the root methods. I found this one to be easiest for me:
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/TMobile_myTouch_4G:_Full_Update_Guide
I only post this becuase I havent seen any links posted and I imagine alot more people are gonna end up with the GB MT4G's out of the box. Total time to downgrade and root was less than 30 minutes.
same thing happened to me, I tried the adb process but it's hard. so I gave up.. Good luck to you
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I came over from Sprint Sunday. I bought a new MT4G, and it had 2.3.4 on it. I had a bad feeling there wasnt gonna be a root method for it. I jumped on my PC and did a few google searches. I came up with this method to downgrade:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1178912
It went perfect. I also looked at a few of the root methods. I found this one to be easiest for me:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1178912
I only post this becuase I havent seen any links posted and I imagine alot more people are gonna end up with the GB MT4G's out of the box. Total time to downgrade and root was less than 30 minutes.
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Thanks for the links. Going to have the phone on Monday with the hope that the phone is working fine so i can play with that.
mikeyinid said:
I came over from Sprint Sunday. I bought a new MT4G, and it had 2.3.4 on it. I had a bad feeling there wasnt gonna be a root method for it. I jumped on my PC and did a few google searches. I came up with this method to downgrade:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1178912
It went perfect. I also looked at a few of the root methods. I found this one to be easiest for me:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1178912
I only post this becuase I havent seen any links posted and I imagine alot more people are gonna end up with the GB MT4G's out of the box. Total time to downgrade and root was less than 30 minutes.
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Those 2 links are both for the downgrading btw.
The links here will help.
(ADB) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=928370
(Downgrade) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1178912
(Root) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4B4y0CQUDo
nguyendqh said:
Those 2 links are both for the downgrading btw.
The links here will help.
(ADB) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=928370
(Downgrade) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1178912
(Root) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4B4y0CQUDo
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thank you. gotta bookmark these.
I posted the same link twice? Lol, my mistake. I'll post the root method also.
*Here is the root method I used.
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/TMobile_myTouch_4G:_Full_Update_Guide
nguyendqh said:
Those 2 links are both for the downgrading btw.
The links here will help.
(ADB) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=928370
(Downgrade) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1178912
(Root) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4B4y0CQUDo
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mikeyinid said:
I posted the same link twice? Lol, my mistake. I'll post the root method also.
*Here is the root method I used.
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/TMobile_myTouch_4G:_Full_Update_Guide
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But this method cannot be used if you have 2.3.4 stock, correct? I looked at it quickly.... it doesn't seem to mention downgrading (unless I overlooked it), so it would require downgrade to Froyo first, correct?
syntropic said:
But this method cannot be used if you have 2.3.4 stock, correct? I looked at it quickly.... it doesn't seem to mention downgrading (unless I overlooked it), so it would require downgrade to Froyo first, correct?
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Yes you would half to downgrade to 2.2.1 to root there is no way to root 2.3.4 right now
Yea, unlike most of the other HTC. Phones that got a 2.3.4 update, revolution doesn't support unlocking the mytouch 4g without a downgrade. On the first page of this thread I posted a link to downgrade and the easiest way I found to root. Someone also posted links on this page. I found a few other root methods but they required you to install apps to gain temp root access or download files on the phones browser. The link I found actually only requires you to dl and unzip a few files to your PC and run maybe 10 or 12 commands in a terminal. Very easy.
syntropic said:
But this method cannot be used if you have 2.3.4 stock, correct? I looked at it quickly.... it doesn't seem to mention downgrading (unless I overlooked it), so it would require downgrade to Froyo first, correct?
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2012
Seems like even a year later the best method to root the mytouch 4g is downgrading. I can see why people hate HTC phones
DurtyKing said:
Seems like even a year later the best method to root the mytouch 4g is downgrading. I can see why people hate HTC phones
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A little more work for a better build quality is worth it.
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I just accidentally stumbled on it...i'm not sure what files you need.
I know i had taken the old ruu and the rom.zip from it
My rom.zip was renamed PG06DIAG.zip and PG06IMG.zip.
I had a copy of the engineering boot loader...as PG06DIAG.nbh and PG06DIAG.nb0.
I used the fre3vo temp root.......then used the misc.img dump from the thunderbolt root package....and replaced partition 17....then rebooted into the bootloader....it proceeded to do two reflashes...one to the old bootloader....and then the rom.
now that it's known to be doable.....let's pinpoint out the files.
thanks to scaryghoul for telling me one piece i did not know..and thanks to the TB guys who came up with their root/downgrade.
Ok ok wait you got the new ota to downgrade? I must know more! I know how to do some of this stuff. I rooted mine and the wifies old heros. And I really want my shift rooted. Please where do I get the files I need to do this and what steps in what order do I need to do this in?
My free EVO Shift thanks to bestbuy
that's correct...i downgraded a stock 2.3.3 phone shipped to me that way from asurion....i do not use stock phones....ever.
i don't have all the details...but what i did was there....i do not have exact instructions as this is an accidental discovery...the main important things are extracting the rom.zip from the 2.2 ruu..and the tb's misc.img
otaking71 said:
that's correct...i downgraded a stock 2.3.3 phone shipped to me that way from asurion....i do not use stock phones....ever.
i don't have all the details...but what i did was there....i do not have exact instructions as this is an accidental discovery...the main important things are extracting the rom.zip from the 2.2 ruu..and the tb's misc.img
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I've de-compiled the RUU exe already and the hboot is locked like fort knox, 2.2 and 2.3 are off set in the security. I would need you to email me your files and finding to test and validate. until then we will push on as planed with the perm root research on 2.3.3
Thanks
Evil_DevNull said:
I've de-compiled the RUU exe already and the hboot is locked like fort knox, 2.2 and 2.3 are off set in the security. I would need you to email me your files and finding to test and validate. until then we will push on as planed with the perm root research on 2.3.3
Thanks
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I watched this process unfold and have followed it for the last several hours, it's been at least 4 hours(Probably more). I can say that this did work, whether it was a fluke or not, what he did worked for him.
Scaryghoul said:
I watched this process unfold and have followed it for the last several hours, it's been at least 4 hours(Probably more). I can say that this did work, whether it was a fluke or not, what he did worked for him.
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Can he produce the files and steps he took? did he take notes or was this a trial by error hiccup?
please see http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1218580&page=7
Just a thought.. And maybe i'm beating a dead horse here so excuse me.... What about the Dec '10 froyo RUU? Can't we decompile the exe file, remove or alter the version check and signature check, recompile and try to revert to froyo? Or is the encryption yhe main issue? I know someone has had to think of this....
I have 3 bad esn shifts I bought oober cheap off ebay and craigslist I am willing to throw under the bus for everyones cause.. I can test or send them out to whomever I need to close the book on this and get exploit dev running a little closer to victory.
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i'll just say this...between me and scary ghoul...we've worked out what happened...i'll try and reproduce it if possible...if you can get me a 2.3.3 ruu link i'll definitely reproduce it...
and you already quoted what i did....yet said it was impossible....the ruu generates a signed file.
okay..so scary found me the full gb update...i'm going to test it shortly.
i can now reproduce the downgrade for sure.
Omg omg omg omg.... Im getting excited. Finally hope for us 2.3.3ers
Awesome job otaking!
Wow! Awesome work man! I thought the day would never come. Is this a safe thing to try as outlined in the development section?
Got my wife a shift but it came with 2.3
Now there's hope!
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totalnub911 said:
Wow! Awesome work man! I thought the day would never come. Is this a safe thing to try as outlined in the development section?
Got my wife a shift but it came with 2.3
Now there's hope!
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Yes it is.
yeah
otaking71 said:
i'll just say this...between me and scary ghoul...we've worked out what happened...i'll try and reproduce it if possible...if you can get me a 2.3.3 ruu link i'll definitely reproduce it...
and you already quoted what i did....yet said it was impossible....the ruu generates a signed file.
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I didn't quote what you did, i quoted what we have been doing, that was posted on the 5th
thank you for this.
thank you for this downgrade fix. i have finally got that ****ty rom off my phone and perm root again!
So take the rom zip and rename it PG06DIAG.zip and the original also PG06IMG.zip & put it on the sdcard right.
.Elite_The_King. said:
So take the rom zip and rename it PG06DIAG.zip and the original also PG06IMG.zip & put it on the sdcard right.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1255474
Take a look at that thread, should clear up any issues/questions you have.
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i'm lucky i guess. my recovery is 2.2 rooted. went back to it again last week to get the new prl and update profile then back to a nightly.