Hello yall im new to the mt4g I came from droid x im pretty good with rooting and flashing that phone but this one wow iv read just about every rooting process available on here even tried some no luck could someone give me step by step instructions and what all I need to root or downgrade plz thanks
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I just downgraded from 2.3.4 last night and got root back on my phone. It took a while cause I never used adb before, but the instructions are pretty straight forward so its not extremely difficult. I'll post you the link I used, and if you have any other questions or problems I'll do my best to help. Here you go...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1178912
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Hello yall im new to the mt4g I came from droid x im pretty good with rooting and flashing that phone but this one wow iv read just about every rooting process available on here even tried some no luck could someone give me step by step instructions and what all I need to root or downgrade plz thanks
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please see the newcomers thread. Link in my signature.
Ok iv done everything it says to do and still nothing I really need some help with this anyone willing to help a htc noob out
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If you're not new to rooting, flashing and such, why wouldn't you post what steps exactly did you do and where the process doesn't go as expected? If you're dealing with Android for more than a couple of days, you probably understand that your posts are absolutely useless by now, having no information whatsoever that would allow helping you.
I know its just hard to explain ill try ok I dl the sdk and did all the updates and dl the adb and installed everything to the root of c: did the step by step process and when I try to push anything to downgrade file path not found or something like that
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When you issue "adb devices" command, do you see your phone?
What is the exact command that fails? Post it here, exactly the way you're writing it.
Yes I see my phone but can't do nothing after that file not found not the right path but I did everything it says too even used adb for dummies lol.... But lets start from the beginning when I DL the sdk file where do I exactly extract it to C: or program I think that's where I maybe messing up at. Root of C drive I click on mycomputer and that where it goes right same thing as adb?
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You need to extract it wherever you want to.
C:\ would be best.
Just open the shell on the right directory when you attempt to use adb commands.
I suggest you to find some video guide on installing ADB and follow it.
And next time, when you're asking for help, please bother to WRITE THE COMMAND YOU'RE RECEIVING THE WRONG REPLY ON, EXACTLY THE WAY YOU'RE TYPING IT. Just as already suggested 2 times above (at least). Thank you.
Heres what I did. Follow this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1178912. once you downgrade, follow the guide for downgrading on the CyanogenMod wiki page for the MT4G.
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Hey guys ill be joining this side of the forums now on monday and I'm really excited. Just I'm kinda confused about a few things and I was wondering if anyone could help enlighten a few things for me.
I know what Root is, S-off, Cid yada yada and I'm not new to rooting at all. I have adb and etc and I kinda want to do this on ubuntu because my vista is kind of janky at times.
Now apparently there is Temporary Root and Permanent Root and of course I want Permanent root, s-off, etc.
1.Now from what I read there has been apparently an update that updated the G2 to 1.22 or something like that? I read its rootable apparently but you need a windows application called gfree or something? Is this possible to do using just ubuntu?
2. Now to obtain root, s-off etc do I have to obtain temporary root first, then permanent root? Its kinda confusing coming in a noob to this device and trying to figure this all out. And do the methods vary with which firmwire your phone comes with? I'm assuming mines will come with the newest OTA since I'm receiving it Monday.
3. Also from what I'm seeing apparently having S-off and root and what not matters on what rom your running also? I don't want to flash a rom then end up loosing root or something. And Noo I DO NOT want to stay stock once I obtain root. I'm kind of a flashoholic.
Thanks to anyone willing to help I really appreciate it.
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gfree is a program rum on your phone... it "sets you 'G'2 free"... but i had a lot of problems getting gfree to work with the new g2 i got in the mail... check out my post on cyanogen... this is how i got root and latest radio img's... its under forums and htc desire z / g2... how to fix a bricked g2 and root a g2 another way...
Visionary way was mad easy for me. Check out unlockr.com for it
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Visionary way was mad easy for me. Check out unlockr.com for it
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Link to it?
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Link to it?
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Here this link has the video links in it for the unlockr
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=10244704&postcount=2
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Here this link has the video links in it for the unlockr
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=10244704&postcount=2
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Shouldn't yall warn him about using VISIONary first? SOMETIMES, no NOT all the time but SOMETIMES people get stuck in a boot loop from using the VISIONary method. I would not recommended it, if you have know how to use ADB, use it. I'm pretty sure that they have ADB for Linux because they do have the Android SDK on Linux(at least I think they do). All you need to do in order to root with the safer/recommended way is ADB. All you have to do is ADB Push some files to your phone then run them on your phone's Terminal Emulator App, its pretty simple. Though I have not personally rooted a G2 yet(I get mine tomorrow) but I have spent at least a week learning about how to root the G2.
Check out the wiki, explains how to root using rage+gfree.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wik...sion#Rooting_the_Vision_.28G2.2FDZ.29_and_DHD
I followed these instructions and rooted my phone fairly easily.
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Shouldn't yall warn him about using VISIONary first? SOMETIMES, no NOT all the time but SOMETIMES people get stuck in a boot loop from using the VISIONary method. I would not recommended it, if you have know how to use ADB, use it. I'm pretty sure that they have ADB for Linux because they do have the Android SDK on Linux(at least I think they do). All you need to do in order to root with the safer/recommended way is ADB. All you have to do is ADB Push some files to your phone then run them on your phone's Terminal Emulator App, its pretty simple. Though I have not personally rooted a G2 yet(I get mine tomorrow) but I have spent at least a week learning about how to root the G2.
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First of all follow the link I gave him, did you bother to do that, there was a warning, second of all I've helped a lot of people root following the videos and have had zero bricks as long as they do everything I posted in the link, third I rooted this way with zero problems, when people brick their phones its not visionary that bricks phones it people that think they know how to properly use visionary when they don't that bricks phones, its not just pressing the " attempt perm root" button to root your phone, you have to press certain settings in order to use it right.
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First of all read the entire link I gave him, there was a warning, second of all I've helped a lot of people root following the videos and have had zero bricks as long as they do everything I posted in the link, third I rooted this way with zero problems, when people brick their phones its not visionary that bricks phones it people that think they know how to properly use visionary when they don't that bricks phones, its not just pressing the " attempt perm root" button to root your phone, you have to press certain settings in order to use it right.
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You may be right, but all the bricks that I have seen on this forum are from people using the VISIONary app. I haven't seen a single person brick using the Rage and GFree method.
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You may be right, but all the bricks that I have seen on this forum are from people using the VISIONary app. I haven't seen a single person brick using the Rage and GFree method.
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I've seen bootloops from people using rage and gfree too, guess you better search a little harder since your gonna attempt perm root tommorow.
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I've seen bootloops from people using rage and gfree too, guess you better search a little harder since your gonna attempt perm root tommorow.
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Alright and how would one fix a boot loop caused by Rage and GFree? I have searched before but I never found anything on it.
EDIT: And if you could, please show me some links with people stuck in a boot loop caused by Rage and GFree, I would like to read it and learn from their mistakes so that I don't do them.
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Alright and how would one fix a boot loop caused by Rage and GFree? I have searched before but I never found anything on it.
EDIT: And if you could, please show me some links with people stuck in a boot loop caused by Rage and GFree, I would like to read it and learn from their mistakes so that I don't do them.
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When I get home i'll find the links for you, and you know I got to hand it to you, at least you do research and learn before you even got your phone, I wish more people would take the same approach as you.
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Im rooted and done, Just got the phone today....used this method on this wiki..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=HTC_Vision
Well I'm doing research on it as well. thanks you guys for your resposes. I love this community people actually attempt to help. Trust guys I did my research and all that so I'm not a noob. Just a noob to this device that's all.
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david279 said:
Im rooted and done, Just got the phone today....used this method on this wiki..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=HTC_Vision
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hey david279, which radio(bandbase) did you have on your new G2 when you rooted with GFree?
Hmm just to make shure. I obtain root first, then use that gfree app on my rooted vision to get sim unlock, s-off etc?
Never mind just read it. This is actually really simple. *facepalm* sorry guys for the thread space ill get my topic removed.
I had the 26.03.02.26. I updated it to the newest one in the radio thread in the dev forum. I gotta use to those long radio version numbers.
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I had the 26.03.02.26. I updated it to the newest one in the radio thread in the dev forum. I gotta use to those long radio version numbers.
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Thanks, just confirming that 26.03.02.26 was still rootable with the wiki root instructions, there seems to be some confusion about if you can still root the 26.03.02.26 radio with the wiki, and you just confirmed that you still can.
Thanks Again, and happy flashing.
Rooting this phone reminded me of when I had a hero. That simple. I got a evo too and that was something to root when it first was released.
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I had the 26.03.02.26. I updated it to the newest one in the radio thread in the dev forum. I gotta use to those long radio version numbers.
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Exactly the info I was looking for I will be rooting later today.
ok a little backround i switched from a palm pre 4 months ago so i got myself pretty comfortable with the web os and i got the pre the first day it came out so i actually had to root it this was before all the one touch stuff. but there was always the webos dr to help me out if i screwed up. as far as my shift goes unfortunatly ive updated it so i know im gonna have to wait to root it. But can someone point me in the direction of where i can find info on the process. i am by no means a tech guy but i follow directions well. Ive been reading on adb and sdk and i dont quite understand everything i am reading. is there some things i should put on my pc. any advise or help is appreciated thanks
On tapatalk so to lazy to find links but:
One of the stickies on the dev forum is what exactly you're looking for.
Edit: the stuff below does not work according to another thread
Also someone smarter needs to verify this but I believe you can ruu back to an older version which would enable you to root.
Find the one zip unroot thread, also in the dev section. I believe the op has multiple versions now. Find the oldest version, restore your phone to that version and root using the guide mentioned above.
again, not 100% on that so be careful
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Check the dev forum, you also don't need adb or the sdk to root the phone its just easier to copy and past the commands. As soon as root came out for this phone I put the files in the root of my sdcard and used connectbot to run the commands.
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Phandroid has a pretty simple root guide in the Shift forums if you are still running Froyo (2.2). They basically tell you what to do step by step.
"Rooting" the pre was easy. If you tried to but 2.1 on the Sprint Pre, you had to perform some command line functions. Android tends to play nicer with windows in regard to that area.
They don't have the root process for the update yet. So unfortunately, there's nothing to look for.
Evo SHIFT
Ok so I got this new phone in replacement from the motorola defy... the tmobile tech gave it the official 2.3.4 update but I want it rooted. Does any one know how can I do this to my phone?
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SEARCH. READ.
This thread has been made many many times. Check the threads, the wiki, etc.. There are ways to downgrade and achieve root now.
You can do it, but you have to use frevo and abd.
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follow this guide to downgrade the g2/DZ to stock Froyo:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1178912
Then you can permroot your device by following this guide:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wik...sion#Rooting_the_Vision_.28G2.2FDZ.29_and_DHD
dude if u havent done it yet..way simpler way to do this http://techticians.com/index.php/mobile-tech/14-mobile-phones/27-rooting-the-t-mobile-g2
wow thats a good deal for the defy....
@martonikaj maybe you can help a dude out--i am not able to push the files to the device at all i keep getting permission denied in the command prompt and also if i do the downgrade(get it to work that means the radio has been downgraded as well)can i get that back because it really improved my signal in some areas where i had only 2g service i now get 4g--i read the wiki backwards and forwards although i broke my stock usb cable maybe this is the problem im using one that i picked up from the tmo store just the general one--i got adb and sdk all that jazz got a pretty good understanding for a noob so im kind of stuck...
As my title says I'm new to the forums, I really really really need some help on rooting my tmobile g2 with gingerbread 2.3.4. I have tried downgrading it to the stock rom but I always get stuck at the prompt commands, can anybody help me step by step on downgrading my phone and rooting it? It would be a BIG HELP I will pay anybody interested on helping that's a promise thanks!!!
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What do you mean you get stuck? Are you receiving errors? If so do you have screenshots? Not understanding it? Have you popped in irc to see if anyone can help?
Edit: Where are my manners, welcome to the world of G2!
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Well, hello there!
You should hop on #g2root on freenode IRC. I'm sure there'll be folks there who'll be more than happy to help you with the rooting process.
With that said. To root the phone you first need to downgrade it to exploitable firmware. The downgrade guide I used was this one by Setherio:
[GUIDE] Downgrade G2 (2.3.X) & DZ (2.3.X) & mT4g (2.3.4) & DHD w/ S-ON to Stock Froyo
All credit for this goes to Setherio, make sure you thank him!
From there, you can root, S-OFF, turn off the SIMLock and get SUPERCID using the wiki method, which you can find here:
Wiki Rooting Guide
Once you have rooted the phone, you can install a recovery. If you use the Wiki method, you'll get CWM3, which is pretty old. I suggest you install the 4EXT recovery. It has a LOT of bugs fixed over from CWM and is touchscreen based!
Site: 4EXT Website - All credit goes to madmaxx82 for his awesome work!
Finally, good starter ROM's (if you want to flash a new ROM that is) would be tsubus' ILWT or MIUI. You can use the ROM Compilation thread as a ROM reference. The thread can be found here:
[COMPILATION][07-03-2012] ROM Thread Index for the (HTC) Vision
All credit goes to Chrusb for his work! Make sure to thank him!
With all that said, welcome to the G2/DZ Fora, and good luck with rooting!
yes I get prompt errors and no I dont have screenshots but this is what I've done so far:
I've downloaded the fre3vo file and copied it to my platform tools folder, then I ran command prompt and this is what I type
adb push fre3vo /data/local/tmp
adb shell
$ chmod 777 /data/local/tmp/fre3vo
After the third command I get an error saying permission denied, what am I doing wrong?
I've also tried different methods and thanks for the links but I can't seem to root my phone, last time I rooted a phone was like 2-3 years ago with my tmobile g1. Can someone guide me through the steps or let me know what I'm doing wrong?
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Join #G2ROOT on freenode and we'll be able to help you easier/faster.
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Ok will do but what do I do there?
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Need to put abd stuff in the right folder
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I did put the files on the right folder, did you root your phone successfully with no errors at all?
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The chat room is similiar to the forum, except in real time, so I find its far better for helping people.
Just ask questions and get answers.
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If that method is not working try another. I tried several before I had any luck getting root to phone. I had to downgrade first and I think I used gfree method. I'm not good at this stuff, but if you read up and study the info you can get it done.
I like g2hacks.com. check it out.
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I've been spending days trying to figure out how to root this darn phone and it's driving me insane! It seems like every program or file I need is outdated or no longer exists. There are dozens of guides for different ways to root and they all seem to be outdated! I tried going through most of them and from what I've found, they all require stuff that is outdated and no longer has download links.
I can't find a direct link to the most recent HTC Glacier driver for Windows, HTC Sync doesn't notice the phone, and Android SDK Manager/Eclipse won't open up (even with updated Java). So I don't know what's going on with that. I have a GSN2 and successfully and easily installed the drivers for it, but this phone is being stubborn as hell.
I need a link to the most recent and properly working guide for the root process. If any experienced myTouch modder could direct me to the best guide out, I would greatly appretiate it. I feel like my brain is going to explode!
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I've been spending days trying to figure out how to root this darn phone and it's driving me insane! It seems like every program or file I need is outdated or no longer exists. There are dozens of guides for different ways to root and they all seem to be outdated! I tried going through most of them and from what I've found, they all require stuff that is outdated and no longer has download links.
I can't find a direct link to the most recent HTC Glacier driver for Windows, HTC Sync doesn't notice the phone, and Android SDK Manager/Eclipse won't open up (even with updated Java). So I don't know what's going on with that. I have a GSN2 and successfully and easily installed the drivers for it, but this phone is being stubborn as hell.
I need a link to the most recent and properly working guide for the root process. If any experienced myTouch modder could direct me to the best guide out, I would greatly appretiate it. I feel like my brain is going to explode!
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What phone do you have? The Panache or the MyTouch?
Tmobile myTouch 4G
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Tmobile myTouch 4G
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Well, try the HTC Tool, its somewhere around these forums, lots of people said they got their phone rooted that way
Thanks man I will check that out.
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acideater said:
I've been spending days trying to figure out how to root this darn phone and it's driving me insane! It seems like every program or file I need is outdated or no longer exists. There are dozens of guides for different ways to root and they all seem to be outdated! I tried going through most of them and from what I've found, they all require stuff that is outdated and no longer has download links.
I can't find a direct link to the most recent HTC Glacier driver for Windows, HTC Sync doesn't notice the phone, and Android SDK Manager/Eclipse won't open up (even with updated Java). So I don't know what's going on with that. I have a GSN2 and successfully and easily installed the drivers for it, but this phone is being stubborn as hell.
I need a link to the most recent and properly working guide for the root process. If any experienced myTouch modder could direct me to the best guide out, I would greatly appretiate it. I feel like my brain is going to explode!
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ok first you need to understand how to use a few of the android tools. you dont need the entire android-sdk and definitey dont need to use eclipse to root your phone. all you need are two tools from the android-sdk, fastboot and adb. I'm not sure which guides youve been following but heres a link to one that i promise will contain everything you need including links to all the tools.
https://www.box.com/s/1uk103nlf2aa8iwhmhuc
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ok first you need to understand how to use a few of the android tools. you dont need the entire android-sdk and definitey dont need to use eclipse to root your phone. all you need are two tools from the android-sdk, fastboot and adb. I'm not sure which guides youve been following but heres a link to one that i promise will contain everything you need including links to all the tools.
https://www.box.com/s/1uk103nlf2aa8iwhmhuc
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I think one of the links was down in that too?
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I think one of the links was down in that too?
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Yeah the link for the Downgrade tools is dead.
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Yeah the link for the Downgrade tools is dead.
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well it just so happens that i have the tools as well.
https://www.box.com/s/eee2wbnzs5fro3uaqj9q
enjoy!
OP, remember to thank these guys for helping you out.
Haxin you're my hero!
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