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[Q] Quick Question???

OK i just got this phone today and want to get miui demonspeed on it. I know i have to root and all that but not sure whats guides to read exactly. I have a vibrant thats rooted and with miui as well but not to sure on the mytouc. What exactly do i ahve to do to get my mytouc right out of the box to miui. Thank you.

well if you know you have to root i guess your on the right track. Id say check out the post on the good emmc vs the bad one (in the general section) and determine which you have first. If its the bad one then you'll prolly not want to root at all.
If its the good one then you'll need to
1.perm root
2.flash clockwork
3.backup everything
4.wipe
5.flash Miui
6.Sit back and enjoy

OK i have the m42gde...What does that mean for me?

Pixa241 said:
OK i have the m42gde...What does that mean for me?
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1.You have the bad chip/EMMc not the good one from ol sammy
2.You 'll need to use gfree method, visionary doesnt work...
3.That chip is prone to hi rates of failure check forum and brothers of MT4G...
4. Be extra careful with flashing
5. After you're rooted, you just flash the rom like on your sammy

Pixa241 said:
OK i have the m42gde...What does that mean for me?
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M4G2DE..
well your only luck is if you can root using visionary root.sh
http://forum.androidcentral.com/mytouch-4g-rooting-roms-hacks/56011-guide-how-root-your-mytouch-4g.html
if this doesn't work, then sorry bro, your out of luck
the gfree method will mess up your eMMC chip

Ok so I use the visionary root to root or gfree kuz both you guys said differsnt ones....and where is a tutorial for the sxact root I need??

saranhai said:
M4G2DE..
well your only luck is if you can root using visionary root.sh
http://forum.androidcentral.com/mytouch-4g-rooting-roms-hacks/56011-guide-how-root-your-mytouch-4g.html
if this doesn't work, then sorry bro, your out of luck
the gfree method will mess up your eMMC chip
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This is a false statement, as there has already been a case of completely stock M4G2DE chip failing with no root whatsoever - which means, whether you root it by root.sh or by gfree, it'll still be prone to failure.
The root guides are in Development section.

Jack_R1 said:
This is a false statement, as there has already been a case of completely stock M4G2DE chip failing with no root whatsoever - which means, whether you root it by root.sh or by gfree, it'll still be prone to failure.
The root guides are in Development section.
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OK little problem i succesfully rooted it with s-off and enginerring boot but i restarted my phone and for some reason it started up like when i first opended with the setup and all that and all the terminal and visioner and my root explorer were gone so i reinstalled them and now when i go into terminal it says access denied but if i fast boot it still tells me s-off ....very confused and help?

Pixa241 said:
OK little problem i succesfully rooted it with s-off and enginerring boot but i restarted my phone and for some reason it started up like when i first opended with the setup and all that and all the terminal and visioner and my root explorer were gone so i reinstalled them and now when i go into terminal it says access denied but if i fast boot it still tells me s-off ....very confused and help?
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Then you may have s-off but not root, if you used visionary, just perm root again from the menu
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Pixa241 said:
OK little problem i succesfully rooted it with s-off and enginerring boot but i restarted my phone and for some reason it started up like when i first opended with the setup and all that and all the terminal and visioner and my root explorer were gone so i reinstalled them and now when i go into terminal it says access denied but if i fast boot it still tells me s-off ....very confused and help?
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yea.. you only have s-off
go to visionary and attempt a perm root

Got it all fixed....I think lol because I am now miui demonspeed so yeah thanks for all the help
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Pixa241 said:
Got it all fixed....I think lol because I am now miui demonspeed so yeah thanks for all the help
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Awesome! Welcome to the club!
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Pixa241 said:
Got it all fixed....I think lol because I am now miui demonspeed so yeah thanks for all the help
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good job

Haha thanks...I knew I would be able to get...just needed a little guidance....this miui is even sweeter on this mytouch
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How to un-root my evo from ginger bread?

PLEASE COULD ANY BODY TELL ME HOW TO UN-ROOT MY EVO FROM GINGER BREAD?

VANDOME said:
PLEASE COULD ANY BODY TELL ME HOW TO UN-ROOT MY EVO FROM GINGER BREAD?
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MAKE SURE YOU BACKUP ANY USEFUL INFORMATION OR APPS FROM YOUR PHONE, BECAUSE YOUR ROM IS GOING TO BE WIPED.
First download the attachment. Remove the numbers from the name of the file so that it is renamed PC36IMG and place this on the root of your SD card. Power off the phone, then boot into your bootloader by holding the volume down and power buttons at the same time. Accept the update. If everything went OK, that should get rid of that Revolutionary at the top of your bootloader and flash the phone back to S-ON.
Next remove the file from your SD card by either rebooting your phone or going into your RECOVERY. I'm not going to give all the details for this.
Next, download this file.
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=VSFLE9CD
Rename it PC36IMG, place it on your SD card and follow the same steps as you did with the first PC36IMG file.
Let me know if that worked, because how to unroot the phone has seemed to be forgotten around here. Everyone is just happy to root.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=780141
That took me 5 seconds to find with a quick search.

sitlet said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=780141
That took me 5 seconds to find with a quick search.
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That doesn't work completely for Gingerbread.
You can downgrade the ROM back to Froyo, but the S-ON tool will not work with the new bootloader, and the bootloader will not downgrade by running any of the PC36IMG Froyo files or RUUs if Revolutionary was used to turn S-OFF.

Assuming that you mean to unroot and regain S-OFF on an Evo 4G that was rooted using Revolutionary...
It seems that this has been worked out.
Check out this post.

m20120 said:
Assuming that you mean to unroot and regain S-OFF on an Evo 4G that was rooted using Revolutionary...
It seems that this has been worked out.
Check out this post.
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Same thing that I posted, just thought I'd make it a little less detailed.

shortydoggg said:
Same thing that I posted, just thought I'd make it a little less detailed.
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Good idea.
Maybe someone can create a guide, to put this question to rest? (I mean, since we finally have a working solution)

Captain_Throwback said:
Good idea.
Maybe someone can create a guide, to put this question to rest? (I mean, since we finally have a working solution)
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Oh by the way, thanks for the S-ON solution Captain. I thought of your idea about a week ago with the bootloader, and have a hex editor, but did not think it all the way through at the time.

this worked great but one prob. now when i try to re root with revolutionary it says im already s off but on bootloader im not. wassup with that?

EarnyBaller said:
this worked great but one prob. now when i try to re root with revolutionary it says im already s off but on bootloader im not. wassup with that?
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if ur s-off then you are rooted. flash a recovery.

That's my issue. Revolutionary says I'm s off but on my bootloader it says s on
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EarnyBaller said:
That's my issue. Revolutionary says I'm s off but on my bootloader it says s on
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OK so try and flash a recovery to check for sure. Maybe the hex edit fix may only be visual..... give it a shot man....go for it
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I tried flashing cwm and anon ra yesterday as pc36img's but no luck . I'm just gonna try to partition my SD card and hard reset . Hopefully itll work then
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EarnyBaller said:
That's my issue. Revolutionary says I'm s off but on my bootloader it says s on
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You need to flash an unrooted stock ROM to roll back your HBOOT to an upgradable version. I assume you used the modded 6.17 HBOOT to S-ON, but didn't flash a stock ROM to restore your HBOOT to stock?
Because the modded HBOOT is a higher version number than Revolutionary, most likely it believes you're already rooted.

I used RUU to update my phone to latest stock Rom and flashed the attachment on this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=17501533 . But i do believe you're right sir and ill be trying this as soon as I get home
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Which Rom/version do you reccommend
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EarnyBaller said:
Which Rom/version do you reccommend
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You essentially have two options:
- Run the RUU (ROM Update Utility) for the latest stock ROM on your PC
- Flash the latest stock ROM, in PC36IMG.zip format through FastBoot
Files for either/both of those can be found in my post here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=17206283&postcount=5
"I hope you brought an umbrella, 'cause it's raining cold hard facts up in here."

Ahh thanks so much you're a lifesaver. And do I download the hboot in your link or just flash Rom
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EarnyBaller said:
Ahh thanks so much you're a lifesaver. And do I download the hboot in your link or just flash Rom
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Just flash the ROM. That should restore your HBOOT to 2.16, which is rootable with Revolutionary.

root acquired! you sir are the ****ing man lol

Stock unrooted 2.3.4 GB rom

I want to return my phone to original because the speaker is dead. I am currently 2.3.4 rooted S-off with a MIUI rom. I was going to download the unrooted rom but it was on megaupload. Where can I find it now? Please excuse me if I wrote something noobish.

I found a rooted 2.3.4 stock gingerbread, but now the reverse gfree method is not working. It always freezes at the dd if=/your part7number.bin part. Does anyone know the problem. Thank you.

Did you download a file called PD15IMG. IT its the stock rom. If you have the file just drag it from your comp to your sd card. Restart the phone holding the volume button down and the power. Hboot screen should come up, press volume up and it will automatically install the stock rom, press volume up when it asks if you want to update. If you dont have the file private message me and I will send it to you via email bro
Core droid htc glacier

Yeah. I got the pd15img, and now I am stock 2.3.4 unrooted. The problem I still have s-on. Do you think HTC will care?

McSurge45 said:
Yeah. I got the pd15img, and now I am stock 2.3.4 unrooted. The problem I still have s-on. Do you think HTC will care?
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If you have s-on then you are good. They shouldn't even know it was rooted.
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My B. I meant s-off. I tried to do the method to revert in the true perma root post, but it does not let me dd if= the part7 backup. My phone just freezes and reboots. Will they care if I have s-off?

McSurge45 said:
My B. I meant s-off. I tried to do the method to revert in the true perma root post, but it does not let me dd if= the part7 backup. My phone just freezes and reboots. Will they care if I have s-off?
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I doubt they would even care. Better to be safe than sorry though.
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I am trying to be safe, but the method on the perma root post does not work. Is there another way?

Wow. Speaker randomly fixed itself. Now to reroot. Is it any different since I already have S-off but not root.

McSurge45 said:
Wow. Speaker randomly fixed itself. Now to reroot. Is it any different since I already have S-off but not root.
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Just run through gfree method, it's easier and less nerve wracking the second time around.
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eqjunkie829 said:
If you have s-on then you are good. They shouldn't even know it was rooted.
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+1
Core droid htc glacier

Hello I need help roothing

Well like the title said .i have tried to root the htc glacier/my touch 4g . I have tried every thing exept the gfree one cause I hear that it has some problems.. Anyways I cant make my s=off . I have the 0.86.0000 bootloader and I was woundering if that could be the problem ... I have 2.2.1 . Thank you .
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Rooted two mytouches with gfree never had a problem bro. Try considering gfree as an option if it all fails. There is even a video about it on YouTube.
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HC13 said:
Well like the title said .i have tried to root the htc glacier/my touch 4g . I have tried every thing exept the gfree one cause I hear that it has some problems.. Anyways I cant make my s=off . I have the 0.86.0000 bootloader and I was woundering if that could be the problem ... I have 2.2.1 . Thank you .
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If you still on 2.2.1 then you can easily root with visionary and root.sh.

Unless he has MG2DE eMMC, in which case he'll need gfree.
OP, instead of "hearing" things, read the stickies. And then use gfree.

Well If I go to the bootloader screen it reads
Gracier pvt ship s-on
Hboot-0.86.000
Microp-0429
Radio-26.03.02.26_m
Emmc-boot
Sep 27 2010, 11:12:59

Since you don't have engineering bootloader, whatever you read there is irrelevant.
I already wrote what you should do.

So can I just flash the engineering bootloader . And then just root with root.sh ?
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I have the SEMO4G eMMC....
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Jack_R1 said:
OP, instead of "hearing" things, read the stickies. And then use gfree.
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I thought it was as obvious as I could make it.

To the [OP] Since you have that chip you have to root using ./gfree. There is no other way to do it. If you try to use the root.sh method you'll end up getting ticked, posting a new thread about how root.sh doesn't work, then we'll remind you of this post. Where @Jack_R1 told you to use ./gfree. Then you'll get all mad because we are being rude, and you'll want to smack us.
So instead of doing that read my "noobie" thread, in my signature, then use the ./gfree and give us a bottle of beer since we helped you.

I have 2 MT4Gs, both rooted and flashed.
Mine wasn't updated and had the SEM04G chip. Easy to root using methods with visionary.
My wife's was 2.3.4 updated with M4G2DE chip. Downgrade was easy enough. Rooting was a pain in the neck.
I went through every option until I got to the True S=Off tutorial using gfree. Once I went through that process, I was permarooted, and then changed to eng bootloader. It can be done without bricking...it's just that much harder to do.
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My original post found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=23663885&postcount=30
I did all this through searching the forums before making any kind of posts. Just a suggestion...

Sorry . I just wanted to be 100 % sure cause Rooting the mytouch 4g is way different .. I have a sidekick 4g and too root that I just had to push one bottom .. but now I know that the only way to root it is using the gfree method ...
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HC13 said:
Sorry . I just wanted to be 100 % sure cause Rooting the mytouch 4g is way different .. I have a sidekick 4g and too root that I just had to push one bottom .. but now I know that the only way to root it is using the gfree method ...
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I hate autocorrect.

HC13 said:
Sorry . I just wanted to be 100 % sure cause Rooting the mytouch 4g is way different .. I have a sidekick 4g and too root that I just had to push one bottom .. but now I know that the only way to root it is using the gfree method ...
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gfree is not the only way to permaroot the MT4G, but it's a good way to do it. I was able to get permarooted with the root.sh method with my phone. Had to try a couple of methods a couple of times each before I got to the gfree method, which finally worked for my wife's phone.
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I hate autocorrect.
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You had to point that out...I didn't even notice it! LOL

Well I'm rooted now so... how do I close this thread ??
And I rooted with gfree to s-off then I unrooted but my s was still off.. then I rooted it againg but with root.sh .. then I install the engineering bootloader..

Good deal. Welcome to the world of android modding.
Leave the thread as is. Others can use it as reference.
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ok. and thanks for the help everyone. this phone is way better than the sidekick 4g witch is still stuck with froyo .. but this phone is harder to root than the sidekick 4g. thats why i wanted to make sure i understood everything before i rooted ..

HC13 said:
ok. and thanks for the help everyone. this phone is way better than the sidekick 4g witch is still stuck with froyo .. but this phone is harder to root than the sidekick 4g. thats why i wanted to make sure i understood everything before i rooted ..
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HTC phones are always harder to root than others, since they require S-Off and all that stuff. but when the hard part is complete, the rest is very simple and easy to understand.

I now know that. Lol. But I also have the hd7 and that's even harder to dev unlock "root" . But now I'm only buying htc phones. I like the UI that they have.. and they get more support from devs .. its been almost a year and the sidekick is till stuck with froyo .. they are saying that tmobile is not going to release a gb update ..

[Q] Is there any way to root 2.3.4?

By the way 2.3.4 is Gingerbread, I have a MyTouch 4G, and I have the stock ROM from T-Mobile update on it. My question is, is there anyway to root 2.3.4?
[Not Edited, but thought I should add] If there is no way to root 2.3.4, I will downgrade to 2.3.3. (If someone wants to help me with that, please, I will be glad)
Giving everyone a thanks just for commenting. Thanks in advance.

Aarrrgh![pulling hair]
I refuse to believe people will never learn. Its impossible that people just do not care to search and read.
I don't get it.

coupetastic-droid said:
Aarrrgh![pulling hair]
I refuse to believe people will never learn. Its impossible that people just do not care to search and read.
I don't get it.
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Fine,guy. I did research, just wanted to see if there is any current ways, because everything I read is from 2011 about Gingerbread not having any roots for 2.3.4. Guest ill just downgrade, thank you anyways.

And you downgrade to 2.2.1....we didn't receive a 2.3.3 update.
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you must downgrade to 2.2.1 froyo
there are "methods" to root from 2.3.4 but all don't work or will brick your phone.
most of them are the one click methods which you should avoid anyway.
downgrading only takes a sec just follow this thread to downgrade
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1178912
then this one to root
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=858996

MamaGlue said:
you must downgrade to 2.2.1 froyo
there are "methods" to root from 2.3.4 but all don't work or will brick your phone.
most of them are the one click methods which you should avoid anyway.
downgrading only takes a sec just follow this thread to downgrade
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1178912
then this one to root
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=858996
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After doing that, how do you get back to 2.3.4 without losing root privileges?

You install custom recovery and flash a pre-rooted 2.3.4 ROM.
There's always an option to remove HBOOT from the 2.3.4 PD15IMG.ZIP and flash it through HBOOT, and then install a custom recovery and flash su.zip in it. But it's a bit more complicated.

x3mandapanda said:
After doing that, how do you get back to 2.3.4 without losing root privileges?
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download a custom gingerbread rom
here is one that's pretty popular;
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1504718

If you are S-Off
Grab Froyo 2.2.1 zip from this forum. Make sure it is called PD15IMG.zip and place it on the root of your sdcard
Shut phone off & boot into HBoot (vol down + pwr button)
Have it load the PD15IMG.zip file and once its done your phone will be back to running Froyo.
Now grab Visionary+ & root.rar (from this forum) & a terminal emulator & a file explorer.
Put visonary+.apk on your sdcard and run it via file explorer for temp root
Extract root.sh to /sdcard/root
now load up terminal emulator and type:
su
cd /sdcard/root
sh root.sh
Let it run (takes a minute sometimes)
Once that is done go back to Visionary+ and "Perm root" reboot and you should have perm root.
Now just Clockword Rom manager and you can flash whatever ICS rom you want. (running CM9-unofficial personally)

I wish i could remove a thanks.
This will only work if the phone has a good eMMC chipset. If they have a bad one. it will not work.

neidlinger said:
I wish i could remove a thanks.
This will only work if the phone has a good eMMC chipset. If they have a bad one. it will not work.
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Not completely true. I've already rooted a few mt4g with bad chips. 2 being my girls and my brothers mt4g.

Using root.sh? Or perhaps using gfree?

coupetastic-droid said:
Not completely true. I've already rooted a few mt4g with bad chips. 2 being my girls and my brothers mt4g.
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The "bad" chip only roots with gfree. I tried root.sh. It just looked at me ans scoffed.
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estallings15 said:
The "bad" chip only roots with gfree. I tried root.sh. It just looked at me ans scoffed.
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Never used gfree since I don't own a PC. All bad chip mt4g I've rooted have been rooted within the device with visionary and root.sh method from the unlockr.

I have only ever followed the guide on XDA for ultimate S=OFF rooting guide using visionary, seems to work the best.

coupetastic-droid said:
Never used gfree since I don't own a PC. All bad chip mt4g I've rooted have been rooted within the device with visionary and root.sh method from the unlockr.
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I used gfree without a PC. Terminal emulator ftw.
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trying to root via gfee and can't get visionary to work, it just says "rooting" forever. I'm on stock Froyo... any idea?

orangekid said:
trying to root via gfee and can't get visionary to work, it just says "rooting" forever. I'm on stock Froyo... any idea?
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Gave up on root.sh? Lol. Make sure usb debugging is enabled and reboot between attempts.

Ya figured gfree was better plus Sim unlock. I did both of those. Still same thing
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orangekid said:
Ya figured gfree was better plus Sim unlock. I did both of those. Still same thing
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Are you trying to perm or temp root?
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