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[Q] How to root Froyo on Epic?

I had a stock 2.1 Epic rooted with Z4. Manually upgraded to 2.21 effortlessly, all works well.
Tried rerooting with Z4 multiple times and it would not work. I removed Z4 from my Epic.
How can I reroot? The good news it Titanium is still freezing the apps I previously had frozen. However, I have no way to add freeze or unfreeze.
Thanks,
Todd

If z4root don't work just use the one click root with clock work. Its easy and straight forward
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help for root
have been using the one click root method on the other thread 2.5.2 i think and my froyo will not root is keeps saying it doesn't have permission to reboot after the program seems to run ok, and I get nothing. any help please is there another rooting method that will work for froyo on the epic and where can I get it. thanks

Try a different version. Or redownload it and try again.
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where can I find a different version of the one click root I am having trouble finding one.

They should be posted in the stickys at the top of the thread.
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If you can't find it let me know and I can't post the one I'm using
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Thanks I found the problem I had the old Odin version and then I used the update that had root and recovery built it worked fine after that. I was wondering if you knew of anywhere I could find a kernal that allows overclocking and or has a 600 mhz step in it?

If your going to flash a froyo rom, there are no kernels yet. If your going to start on a 2.1 rom then thee are a few god ones around like the phoenix kernel, the extreme kernel and numerous others that allow over clocking and under clocking. Check the epic development threads for the 2.1 roms and they have the links to kernels there.
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abrcrmdl23 said:
have been using the one click root method on the other thread 2.5.2 i think and my froyo will not root is keeps saying it doesn't have permission to reboot after the program seems to run ok, and I get nothing. any help please is there another rooting method that will work for froyo on the epic and where can I get it. thanks
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Same here, Id rather have an instructional video instead. Because this one click root is not working. I'm wasting too much time already trying to root.

OneClickRoot with Superuser for EPIC w/Froyo
I have a link for a oneclickroot for the epic running froyo without getting a cannot or willnot or failed because of Read Only. Unfortunately because I am a newbie it says I have to post 8 posts before posting an outside link. I uploaded it to my personal website which I use to advertise dogs that I sell. If you want PM me and I will give you the link to grab it off of my site.
-tom

fascinate root no pc

Anyway to root a fasicnate with android 2.1 without a PC

What OS are you using?
For Mac there's a nice simple write up over at Android Central
http://forum.androidcentral.com/fascinate-roms-hacks/34188-rooting-using-mac-video-tutorial.html
You'll have to use Heimsdall to flash CWM though or get VMWare or something to use Odin...
If it's linux..some searches around XDA should give you a good start

Use an app called z4root. I can't find it on the market but it is on applanet
Haven't used it myself but my father did on his fascinate and apparently it worked famously
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Neuman.Tim said:
Use an app called z4root. I can't find it on the market but it is on applanet
Haven't used it myself but my father did on his fascinate and apparently it worked famously
SCH-I500 - DL09/Deodexed/StupidFast 1150lv/Darkstar
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it works, it's how I rooted.
you should install titanium backup afterward if you want to get a good copy of busybox though.

Thread moved to General.

used z4root on my wifes fascinate without a hitch.
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I would just quickly like to point out that although z4root will get you root without a pc, you are kinda stuck without having a pc. You won't be able to flash cwm or radios. so no new roms since you won't have cwm

Dalamar1320 said:
I would just quickly like to point out that although z4root will get you root without a pc, you are kinda stuck without having a pc. You won't be able to flash cwm or radios. so no new roms since you won't have cwm
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That's false
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I rooted with z4 running Dj05 and cw
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Cool. My buddy used z4 root and didn't get cwm

Dalamar1320 said:
Cool. My buddy used z4 root and didn't get cwm
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Clockwork is flashed through odin. I didn't have a problem.
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Exactly. Cwm is flashed through odin. The OP doesn't have a pc. So there in lies a problem.

I thought he just wanted to do with out a pc. I must of misunderstood.
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I could be the one mistaken. The OP hasn't actually stated they don't have a pc. So who knows lol

True! Haha sorry for jumping to conclusions
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Using the z4root the phone won't download it any advise

mjsloan said:
Using the z4root the phone won't download it any advise
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What do you mean wont download. Are you talking about the phone wont download the program or z4 isn't working?

Sounds like he wants to root via the phone only and not use any computer.
I don't think that is possible, sorry.

Yea wont download to the phone like my buddies Droid x but he has froyo and he rooted his without a PC my fascinate still has 2.1 so am I stuck without a PC or 2.2 update to get it rooted

mjsloan said:
Yea wont download to the phone like my buddies Droid x but he has froyo and he rooted his without a PC my fascinate still has 2.1 so am I stuck without a PC or 2.2 update to get it rooted
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If you have a microSD reader or know anyone who does, you can load files onto the card at least

GingerBreak

anyone had a chance to look at this and try it? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1044765

I've heard it works but I have no need to try it

It appears that a few Droid X owners have successfully used this exploit, according to some of the responses in the link you provided. I'll be interested to see if this will work on the final Ginberbread OTA (keeping fingers crossed)!

I just tried it and it works. No problems arose.

That's definitely good news if the OTA comes out and it's got important tweaks that .588 doesn't have.

Is it safe to use wireless tether.with 2.3.3
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zachsx said:
Is it safe to use wireless tether.with 2.3.3
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If wireless tether works for you then go ahead and use it, Verizon can only track the tbh hack. Some people have not been able tto get it to work

Gingerbreak worked flawlessly on my droidx
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Jmoney47 said:
If wireless tether works for you then go ahead and use it, Verizon can only track the tbh hack. Some people have not been able tto get it to work
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So that hack should be removed post haste or what?

Trust me it works fine on my droid x and i been looking to root for a while and had no luck, but this works!!

kodakeos said:
So that hack should be removed post haste or what?
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As long as you don't use it there will not be any problems

Just SBF'd to .340 and used the official update to .588, GingerBreak worked fine except I'm having issues getting Titanium Backup to recognize it has root. I get the prompt to allow it, but the app still says it doesn't have it. Other root apps, like adfree and autokiller memory work just fine. Hmf.

Scratch that. Just went back into TB, updated busybox and it's right as rain. Two thumbs up!

Works great for my DX, however, I need to un-root it and I've tried several ways from other forums and I am not having any luck.
Does anyone know the procedure to un-root for GingerBreak?
Edit: I don't have Gingerbread installed either, I'm just running 2.2.1 - I don't know if this makes a difference when trying to un-root this. If anyone could help me out I would appreciate it. I've been scouring trying to find a solution and I've had no luck yet. I've tried rooting then unrooting when the one-click program and that isn't helping me either. Any suggestions??

I don't know if this can be answered but it doesn't hurt to ask. How come the ota cannot be rooted but the P3droid version of GB can be rooted? If its the same thing then what is the difference on why it cant be rooted?

Just going to guess here (this is speculation not fact) but I would assume that p3 being as skilled as he is was able to reopen the exploits used to root that motor/verizon closed in the ota.
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joebob296 said:
I don't know if this can be answered but it doesn't hurt to ask. How come the ota cannot be rooted but the P3droid version of GB can be rooted? If its the same thing then what is the difference on why it cant be rooted?
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yea, what chbennet said sounds about right.
it just has to be rooted before it's put onto the phone. once on the phone, it cant be done.

[Q] Stock Gingerbread 2.3.3 (4.5.596) Rooting

Hello XDA
I recently updated my phone through Verizon to
Android Version 2.3.3
System Verion 4.5.596
Before I was interested in rooting. I have been researching and tried everything I could find to root this version
but nothing has worked. (gingerbreak, z4root, easyroot, ect.) I did a factory reset/system wipe.
(still 2.3.3 - 4.5.596 on reset)
Am I doing something wrong? Should this version be rooting with GingerBreak or another root program?
(They all are stuck on loading screens never finish or reboot)
or (from what I have read) do I need to rollback to an earlier version to be able to load the 'prerooted'
gingerbread OS?
I am fairly new to this, and am sorry for my ignorance. If it is out there somewhere a link would safice
but as of now I haven't been able to find anything dealing directly with my situation. Thank you for any
and all help.
-Laskowsky

There's no rooting method through stock 2.3.3 yet
you're gonna have to SBF back to stock .340 and flash p3droid's OTA rooted gingerbread ROM

Ok, I was hoping there was a simplier way but expected that for the most part from what I had read. Thank you.

Rooting my Stock Gingerbread 2.3.3 (4.5.596) Droid X
I don't want to sound redundant to skate 72w but I have searched the forums up and down.. Is there any other one-click way to root my stock GB 4.5.596 droid x? I found this article
I do not see where it talks about the 4.5.596...
If not, can someone please direct me in the right way to get froyo back so I can have my wireless tether back!
Thanks,
-Nick

There is a rooting method or p3droid would not have been able to root. Wish he would share.
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taweekly said:
There is a rooting method or p3droid would not have been able to root. Wish he would share.
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p3 tends to 'find' things that other folks don't have. He has a rooted .596 but it's achieved through flashing. He has not announced a way to root the OTA, and I think he would do so if he had one.

Everyone questions p3droids methods.
If you want to root: do some searching here.
Edit: link fixed

Jmoney47 said:
Everyone questions p3droids methods.
If you want to root: do some searching [URL=" http://tinyurl.com/5wjfnt"URL]here.[/URL]
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Your link doesn't seem to work.

kent c said:
Your link doesn't seem to work.
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Fail troll is fail

GB OTA is not rootable.........yet. If you want Froyo back you need to SBF back to it.
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Jmoney47 said:
Everyone questions p3droids methods.
If you want to root: do some searching here.
Edit: link fixed
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LOL
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LOL
That is awesome....I should share with my staff when they ask me where and how I found an answer...
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@jmoney... that quite literally made me lmfao on the public bus
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Has anyone posted a root for the OTA version yet?

doclee7123 said:
Has anyone posted a root for the OTA version yet?
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Is the sticky still there?

I would consider myself to be a noob when it comes to rooting, all i want it for is the wireless tethering. I have done an sbf once but dont feel very good about doing it again, and am just looking for another one click method to rooting like z4root. I am running on gingerbread 4.5.596 from verizon.

OTA Root
I love my Droid X - hate the VZ CRAPWARE.
I now have the 4.5.596 (2.3.3) OTA update.
The only update method to obtain root is to SBF to Froyo - Root - and install the TBH/P3 Droid pre-rooted update.
At this point, I have too many apps installed and too many settings to reconfigure to take the route.
My main goal is to obtain root (such as a Z4 root style one click) so that I can maintain all my apps and configurations. Once I root, then I can freeze all the VZ Crap (every Google Maps update requires me to choose between GM and VZ Navigator the first time 1 click an address, and having to choose the contacts database EVERY TIME to Google is a PITA - Backup Assistant should be something I can DISABLE).
Sorry for the rant - to the point - does anyone know if ongoing efforts are being made to create a one-click Root for the Droid X? (Or a multi step that preserves data / apps / and settings)

Jmoney47 said:
Everyone questions p3droids methods.
If you want to root: do some searching here.
Edit: link fixed
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Lmao winning
TappaTappaTappa

I also am fairly new to the rooting process as well as the DROID software myself..I had an iphone that I jailbroke and was very familiar with it and how it worked..I updated to 2.3 before I considered rooting..now I want to root..I have read alot on sbfing and returning to froyo ..what does this consist of and how do I do it ? Any help would be great..thanks
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go to the DX wiki and look for FULL sbf it gives u all the details u need and links to the files... helped me out alot when I bootlooped my dx
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guess what sucks about rooting leaks is that it gives the vendors the holes to repair.. if we didnt root the latest.. the ota probably would probably be rootable.

[HELP] update mt4g from 2.2.1 to 2.3.4 (or higher)

hope i'm posting this in the right place...
when i got my phone (MT4G) is was on 2.3.4
recently ..i've downgraded to 2.2.1, rooted and installed CM7
after about an hour i decided to go back to stock so using a stock froyo PD15IMG.zip (via power+volume-down) i restored my phone back to froyo 2.2.1 (unrooted)
unlike in the 2.3.4 version... there is no software update button
can someone help me figure out how to update from 2.2.1 to 2.3.4 (or higher)
i only rooted for learning purposes (i'm experienced in hacking other things...this is my 1st android) but now that im unrooted, i want to go back to the way my phone was when i got it (2.3.4 unrooted)
any help will be great
thanks in advanced

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=ijax36u9
This is the latest ruu for our phone... Just download it and change the name to PD15IMG.zip , and flash via bootloader like you did before
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irrelephant said:
This is the latest ruu for our phone... Just download it and change the name to PD15IMG.zip , and flash via bootloader like you did before
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thanks alot for ur reply/ help
now to use bootloader ,im guessing il have to root again... will this ruu remove the root? thank you again

NovaxxBite said:
thanks alot for ur reply/ help
now to use bootloader ,im guessing il have to root again... will this ruu remove the root? thank you again
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so i rooted again and started bootloader w/ the file in my sd card... it updated and my phone is back to the way i got it... 2.3.4 non-root
thank you so much for your help, irrelephant

NovaxxBite said:
so i rooted again and started bootloader w/ the file in my sd card... it updated and my phone is back to the way i got it... 2.3.4 non-root
thank you so much for your help, irrelephant
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Just fyi you probably didn't have to root...
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Nicgraner said:
Just fyi you probably didn't have to root...
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You are correct, he didn't have to root! But on the bright side he got some extra practice for the future!
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Nicgraner said:
Just fyi you probably didn't have to root...
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0.o ...how might i have done this w/o rooting? (for learning purposes)
i might root again for more EXP w/ it, but not now... i dont like losing my apps and personal settings lol

In exactly the same way as you did.
Rooting doesn't affect bootloader whatsoever, unless you flash the engineering one. And any of them will accept the stock PD15IMG.ZIP.

Update that seems to have killed the phone??
I am unfamiliar with the HTC root process and most of it's devices, but I have a friend that got her phone updated and it is now freezing, not sending or receiving messages, and rebooting randomly. She got it done at a store as her phone is no longer under contract and she is using it pre pay. Any help in getting her phone updated properly would be very much appreciated.
I'm used to Samsung, so I know that the root process may take a bit for me to get used to. Thanks in advance for any help. It is very much appreciated.

Dirtydave76 said:
I am unfamiliar with the HTC root process and most of it's devices, but I have a friend that got her phone updated and it is now freezing, not sending or receiving messages, and rebooting randomly. She got it done at a store as her phone is no longer under contract and she is using it pre pay. Any help in getting her phone updated properly would be very much appreciated.
I'm used to Samsung, so I know that the root process may take a bit for me to get used to. Thanks in advance for any help. It is very much appreciated.
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Get the official update from this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1384438#
Place file named PD15IMG.ZIP on root of sd card. Make sure it is named exactly that, including all caps. Reboot into bootloader. It will detect the file and ask if you want to update. Click yes and cross your fingers. Should work fine, but there is always a risk when flashing anything. Good luck.
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Update Link Please..
the megaupload link is not working anymore. Can anybody please update link for the froyo stock rom for mytouch 4g.? Thanks..

Same I Need The Update... Im Coming From HD2 to Glacier My Phone Came With Version 2.2.1 and Tmobile and OTA are Acting Retarded.

Need urgent help I am almost gone crazy.....please help some one....
Dear All,
I am using T-Mobile HTC mytouch 4G.
Its information of software is as under:
Android: 2.2
Baseband version 12.28.60.140eU_26.03.00.04_M2
Kernel Version:
2.6.32.21-g52a2a81
Build Number:
1.14.531.1 CL265542 release-keys
Software number: 1.14.531.1
I need to update it. The handset is unlocked and it has S=ON. I can't get OTA update as the handset is not used on T-mobile network anymore.
Please please please please someone help me how can i update its android software. I can't do anything. i spent my whole week on web to do something with it but i couldn't. I am not expert. Am just user. Please guide in simple words. I will thanks a million times.
Regards to all

ehsanullah83 said:
Dear All,
I am using T-Mobile HTC mytouch 4G.
Its information of software is as under:
Android: 2.2
Baseband version 12.28.60.140eU_26.03.00.04_M2
Kernel Version:
2.6.32.21-g52a2a81
Build Number:
1.14.531.1 CL265542 release-keys
Software number: 1.14.531.1
I need to update it. The handset is unlocked and it has S=ON. I can't get OTA update as the handset is not used on T-mobile network anymore.
Please please please please someone help me how can i update its android software. I can't do anything. i spent my whole week on web to do something with it but i couldn't. I am not expert. Am just user. Please guide in simple words. I will thanks a million times.
Regards to all
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Do you want to root?

N_otori0us_ said:
Do you want to root?
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Yes I want to root. I can do anything to update it. Just guide me how to do it.

ehsanullah83 said:
Yes I want to root. I can do anything to update it. Just guide me how to do it.
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Try to follow this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=858996

Root done, what to do know
N_otori0us_ said:
Try to follow this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=858996
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Dear N_otorious, thanks a lot.... it worked and now my HTC4G is rooted. And it has S=OFF.
Tell me what to do next.?
MY android version is 2.2.
Can I update it now?

ehsanullah83 said:
Dear N_otorious, thanks a lot.... it worked and now my HTC4G is rooted. And it has S=OFF.
Tell me what to do next.?
MY android version is 2.2.
Can I update it now?
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Nice man. Are you rooted?
Download the free app from
4EXT.net
Then put it on your SD card. Then install it.
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N_otori0us_ said:
Nice man. Are you rooted?
Download the free app from
4EXT.net
Then put it on your SD card. Then install it.
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Hey dear,
I have a problem. I downloaded the 4ext and its not working. It says that my phone is not rooted. But i check it at boot loader and it shows S=OFF. Let me tell again that i have android 2.2 and It doesn't have the OTA update. STill i tried to root it with the method you told me. Though i have S=off but su (superuser) doesn't work anymore. Please guide me in detail. What are my options. Please tell me some easy method, Its more than 2 weeks am working to update my HTCMT4G but...nothing is working . I am posting the snapshot for your information.

ehsanullah83 said:
Hey dear,
I have a problem. I downloaded the 4ext and its not working. It says that my phone is not rooted. But i check it at boot loader and it shows S=OFF. Let me tell again that i have android 2.2 and It doesn't have the OTA update. STill i tried to root it with the method you told me. Though i have S=off but su (superuser) doesn't work anymore. Please guide me in detail. What are my options. Please tell me some easy method, Its more than 2 weeks am working to update my HTCMT4G but...nothing is working . I am posting the snapshot for your information.
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Try to root again.
Or download the VISIONary apk. Install it. Then run it and try to permaroot
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