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i used to have a mt4g black in december and i didnt have a problem with the root then, and now i have a new one white and im doing the same steps i did back then and i cant root my new phone, so if theres anyone who can help me, i would really thank you for that stock version is good but nothing like the roms this dev's make!!!
i can help u
Use the gfree free method posted in MT4G android development. Works perfectly, just follow the instructions. It is in a sticky right on top of the forum. It says something to the effect of True Root Perm S=Off blah blah blah...
Thanks guys
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problem too
i have tried gfree a few times and a few other methods including adb. i can't get s = off ... now when i type "su" i get "su: unknown user root" .. i completely give up and i want to trade this phone or something, the stock stuff is so boring.
BradyArmobile said:
i have tried gfree a few times and a few other methods including adb. i can't get s = off ... now when i type "su" i get "su: unknown user root" .. i completely give up and i want to trade this phone or something, the stock stuff is so boring.
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check your bootloader because i had the same problem. if you have the 86 bootloader there is a thread about that in the devolpement section
here's the link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=995549
I am trying to root my phone and am running into trouble early. I have watched the videos & followed instructions. Somehow I am either missing something or my phone is jacked somehow.
I made sure it's not in fast boot, USB debugging & unknown sources are on. I have tried visionary r14 & r11. I have also tried multiple factory resets.
OK, I use visionary with set system r/w after root checked. I go from there to Term. Emulator & when I type su it shows "unknown user root" without the quotes. I've tried to continue but it gives me other errors and S is always on when I check.
I've searched Google & the forums and haven't found much that's been able to help me.
If anyone has seen this I would appreciate the help. Thanks!
Visionary (r11 & r14) are only temp root tools. You must use one of the two methods (both are in my signature) to turn s-off. As long as your s-on you will not be able to permaroot your phone.
Once you turn off the phone, and turn it back on you've lost Root Access. and that's why it's given you that error. If you pull the battery wait about 30 seconds, put the battery back in. Then temp root you should see a "superuser" icon appear. Once you see that try your SU command from terminal emulator. The other thing you can try is setting up your ADB (link in signature). Navigate to the c:/adb folder then typing in ADB shell. You should see a $ sign appear. Type SU from the Command Prompt and it should ask you to approve the SU access on the phone. once you've gained temp SU access you can proceed with one of the two methods i've got posted to finish turning s-off.
It's the temp root I'm getting stuck at. I do get the superuser icon after I do the temp root. I go directly to emulator and type in su and that is when it tells me "unknown user root". I will try the ADB method when I get home from work if nothing else is figured out before that.
Same deal for me. Not sure if my MT4G is a newer model or what. I've literally done EVERY set of instructions and youtube videos on rooting and keep getting stuck at the same place. Typing su into terminal emulator and getting unknown user root. I have reset my phone, taken the battery out for five minutes and re-inserted it. I have tried both visionary 11 and 14 versions and clicked temp root. Once the temp root process completes and comes back to visionary+ I go straight to terminal emulator, type in su and get unknown user root. Unlike dbharr I DO NOT get a superuser icon after temprooting with visionary. It's not like i'm fudging up any part of the process here. I'm stuck at like step 2 of the rooting process. Any ideas anyone?
Software version is 2.2.1
You may have a newer chip set and may only be able to root with s-off by using the gfree route. It was the only thing that worked for me.
In my situation I had visionary installed, root folder in the root of my sd card, and followed the unlockr method for root access.
I temprooted and checked temp root on boot and rw one too.
I ran terminal emulator, typed in the commands and the process ran and looked like a success.
I powered my phone down and boot into hboot and s-on showed up.
I tried the same process and factory reset between tries.
I then found out there was another way to get perm root with s-off using a similar process.
I factory reset and placed visionary apk and gfree folder on the root of my sd card.
I went on the android market and installed root explorer (there plenty others you can use it only need to be able to access your root) and also terminal emulator.
I installed visionary and temp rooted (using same temproot method from unlockr.com) my phone I downloaded the gfree file and extracted it on my cpu then moved it to the root of my sdcard.
Then using your root explorer go into gfree folder and copy the file called "gfree" and only this file.
The go into the root of the phone and your going to paste that into the local folder in /data/local/
From there you type in a few commands in terminal emulator. It will run thru a process then power down.
Boot into hboot and verify it shows s-off
If so reboot phone. When your phone boots up visionary should have temp rooted your phone.
If so Open up visionary and uncheck temproot on boot and click attempt perm root. Your phone will reboot and you have perm root. Verify by typing su in terminal emulator and then if you get # your good to go.
If you dont get s-off try factory reset and repeat process, you should be able to find the instructions if you search gfree and it should come up but if im not mistaken its a stickie on the developement forum
Hope this helps!
HTC Glacier
Perm-rooted S-off
If root.sh method is not working, use gfree + visionary method. Worked for me as a charm.
People, please bother to read before answering questions. Marking below the important part of the question that everyone is missing:
corollatercel said:
Same deal for me. Not sure if my MT4G is a newer model or what. I've literally done EVERY set of instructions and youtube videos on rooting and keep getting stuck at the same place. Typing su into terminal emulator and getting unknown user root. I have reset my phone, taken the battery out for five minutes and re-inserted it. I have tried both visionary 11 and 14 versions and clicked temp root. Once the temp root process completes and comes back to visionary+ I go straight to terminal emulator, type in su and get unknown user root. Unlike dbharr I DO NOT get a superuser icon after temprooting with visionary. It's not like i'm fudging up any part of the process here. I'm stuck at like step 2 of the rooting process. Any ideas anyone?
Software version is 2.2.1
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To corollatercel:
If Visionary doesn't temp-root your phone, you could attempt it using SuperOneClick (google it) from PC, using rageagainstthecage or psneuter method. Just substitute the steps for temp-root using Visionary to temp-root using SuperOneClick.
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People, please bother to read before answering questions. Marking below the important part of the question that everyone is missing:
To corollatercel:
If Visionary doesn't temp-root your phone, you could attempt it using SuperOneClick (google it) from PC, using rageagainstthecage or psneuter method. Just substitute the steps for temp-root using Visionary to temp-root using SuperOneClick.
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Thanks, this is the answer I was looking for. An alternate method of temprooting. I will try this and post results. Thanks Jack.
Ok you guys may think i'm kidding but I tried both methods outlined
Here:
SuperOneClick trying both psnueter AND gingerbreak options
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682
And
Here:
RageagainsttheCage
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=792016
and even after superoneclick says its rooted AND says says success when it asks if I want to test root by sending su command, whenever I go into terminal Emulator and type in su I get permission denied or unknown user root whenever I tried su through adb shell through Dos on my machine. I dunno what is it with my device. I did all of this after fresh factory resets just so you all know. I dunno my MT4G must have a newer chipset that's not vulnerable to the current exploits is all I can say. I've follow these instructions to the letter more than twice each time factory resetting just to make sure things are fresh. Still no dice.
I never did get mine working. I did get a warranty replacement & had it rooted within 10 minutes of being out of the box. That makes me think it was something with the phone. Best of luck to others with the same problem.
dbharr said:
I never did get mine working. I did get a warranty replacement & had it rooted within 10 minutes of being out of the box. That makes me think it was something with the phone. Best of luck to others with the same problem.
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Yeah unfortunately am not in that same position. It sucks. Guess i'm stuck with it for the moment. Only reason I really wanted to root and upgrade was so I could download netflix. I went from the G2 to the MT4G and had NO idea it was just compatible with certain devices. I've tried different versions of the netflix app on here too but they all require you to have root. Hopefully they make the app compatible soon.
Here's an update everyone. I was FINALLY able to get everything working. I had to use a tool called Z4root to gain temproot. You can imagine my relief AND also frustration after I installed z4root and things just started running just the way it was supposed to. I gained temp root in a matter of minutes and after doing so I was able to use the gfree method to perform all other functions that are a part of the rooting process. And for the record ALL other tools did not work for me:
- Both versions of visionary + 11 and 14
- SuperOneClick using psnueter AND rageagainstthecage exploits
Just thought I'd share. Thanks a lot guys. I had already put my mytouch on cl for sale or trade for a G2 because I thought my device could not be rooted or anything. until about 1 o clock in the morning I got it workin...ha.
Thats sweet man im glad you got it done, only difference I was avle to use visionary
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is there any way at all to unroot using adb without terminal on phone? Any help would be appreciated, i checked the ultimate guide to s off , i would need to be able to use my phone. no luck there. And would HTC accept a rooted phone to be replaced? factory reset not working
dirtyreturn said:
is there any way at all to unroot using adb without terminal on phone? Any help would be appreciated, i checked the ultimate guide to s off , i would need to be able to use my phone. no luck there. And would HTC accept a rooted phone to be replaced? factory reset not working
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how did you root your phone? the root.sh method or the ./gfree method. And what hBoot variant do you have?.
If you have a .85/.86 bootloader and used the root.sh method you can use the PD15IMG.zip to unroot and s-on the phone.
if you used the ./gfree method you need ADB or terminal access.
I'm pretty sure I used the gfree method, bootloader is .86 . So farthe guides ive looked at need both adb and terminal , any way to use only adb?
dirtyreturn said:
is there any way at all to unroot using adb without terminal on phone? Any help would be appreciated, i checked the ultimate guide to s off , i would need to be able to use my phone. no luck there. And would HTC accept a rooted phone to be replaced? factory reset not working
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HTC I don't know but Tmobile will accept broken rooted phones, as long as you don't make it obvious. I'm guessing your phone cannot boot, so you should be fine.
Sent from the HTC Glacier Sense 3.0 using XDA premium app
So...yea, I updated to 2.3.3 and now I'm no longer rooted. I've gone through the guide here to root using superoneclick and it goes through it's process, says that it appears you are rooted do you want to continue, I say yes, it finishes, it sends a test su command and comes back with success...but...it's not. I can't run any apps that require su access and I need to run wireless internet cuz Tmobile is starting to charge me in 2 days.
Any idea what I can do? The unlock bootloader process from HTC will not work on tmobile mytouch phones in the US (according to HTC...and there is no option)
Mytouch 3g
Saphhire pvt32B ship s-on
hboot-1.33.013 (sapp30000)
cpld-10
radio 2.22.28.25
oct 21 2009 22:33:27
Thanks for your help!
markmyword99 said:
So...yea, I updated to 2.3.3 and now I'm no longer rooted. I've gone through the guide here to root using superoneclick and it goes through it's process, says that it appears you are rooted do you want to continue, I say yes, it finishes, it sends a test su command and comes back with success...but...it's not. I can't run any apps that require su access and I need to run wireless internet cuz Tmobile is starting to charge me in 2 days.
Any idea what I can do? The unlock bootloader process from HTC will not work on tmobile mytouch phones in the US (according to HTC...and there is no option)
Mytouch 3g
Saphhire pvt32B ship s-on
hboot-1.33.013 (sapp30000)
cpld-10
radio 2.22.28.25
oct 21 2009 22:33:27
Thanks for your help!
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Same exact Problem I'm having... 2.2.3 update broke root so can't flash nothing.. Same hboot version also'.......please help
Did you write to author of SuperOneClick?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682
Yea, I PM'd him. To get around this I'm using PDANet from June Fabrics. I used it a couple of years ago and it worked pretty well. I just tested it again and it's pretty speedy (updated v3.5). So if anyone needs tethering go to the android market (which is now named Play Store...kinda freaked me out when I couldn't find Market on my phone) and download it. It's free, unless you want to go to secure sites then it's something like $15.
yea but , how bout me !!!!
same exact phone details
can't flash any recovery , can't grant superuser anything
and superoneclick is not able to send the super user command at the end of the process either.....
but says correctly rooted and complete
Superoneclick has temporary root mode. Does it work? If yes, so you can inject flash_image binary and flash custom recovery via it.
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Just wondering if it it's really that day...can I get the recoveries from a online source? And IM wondering if this is actually going to work..I heard this new hboot isn't rooted yet
ok im using the newest superoneclick
i've used every method in the program......still can't get rom manager to be "granted" super user privlages
no matter how i try to root it , when i get to (wanan try a test?) nothing happens
yes my SD card is not in when i try root
dust906 said:
ok im using the newest superoneclick
i've used every method in the program......still can't get rom manager to be "granted" super user privlages
no matter how i try to root it , when i get to (wanan try a test?) nothing happens
yes my SD card is not in when i try root
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The gingerbreak exploit requires an SD card to be inserted if I remember correctly. And I think superoneclick uses gingerbreak
someone help me gain S-off again please !!!!!!!!!
this is a pain in the arse !!! tried everything.....
i cannot gain super user permission to install any recovery atm
again , this OTA 2.2.3 update broke S-off , turned it back on , and removed root , and my recovery
even tho the folder is still there
Download the new superoneclick i got my mytouch 3g rooted after the 2.2.3 update but i can not get clockworkmod recovery back if you have any way to help that would be appreciated
tinye99 said:
Download the new superoneclick i got my mytouch 3g rooted after the 2.2.3 update but i can not get clockworkmod recovery back if you have any way to help that would be appreciated
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The problem is that superoneclick it's not able to crack hboot and gain s-off.
Your seeing the words successfully rooted but it's not...
Need help here
dust906 said:
The problem is that superoneclick it's not able to crack hboot and gain s-off.
Your seeing the words successfully rooted but it's not...
Need help here
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S-off has nothing to do with root on this device. My magic has been rooted and running custom roms since the day I got it and I've had no need ever to have s-off.
Then explain why the new hboot put s-on.... And why when it says successfully rooted i can get no program to be granted super user rights
dust906 said:
Then explain why the new hboot put s-on.... And why when it says successfully rooted i can get no program to be granted super user rights
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Try terminal through adb (utility from Android SDK Tools)
adb shell
if you have symbol "$" - terminal started with common rights and you need enter su to run with root
if symbol will change to "#" - you will get full root and can manipulate with any data
5[Strogino] said:
Try terminal through adb (utility from Android SDK Tools)
adb shell
if you have symbol "$" - terminal started with common rights and you need enter su to run with root
if symbol will change to "#" - you will get full root and can manipulate with any data
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can you please help me a little further ? im brand new to using the android SDK Manager
i litterally just installed it
dust906 said:
can you please help me a little further ? im brand new to using the android SDK Manager
i litterally just installed it
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Run sdk manager and install packets: platform-tools and google usb drivers
In phone turn on "usb debugging" in settings/ applications/ development
Connect phone to PC
Navigate sdk tools/platform tools and run
Code:
adb devices
from it. It will return serial number.
If not, then you need solve problem with drivers
If yes, you can run into terminal by command:
Code:
adb shell
p.s. terminal is kind of command line, you can manipulate phone by linux commands here
Yes yes...but can i get terminal to grant super user rights? How would i go about that in terminal? I'm not alone here
Yes yes...but can i get terminal to grant super user rights? How would i go about that in terminal? I'm not alone here
can anyone please explain to me , what exactly i have to type in to Terminal to get this to work
no success to rerooting my tmobile on that hboot
I want to root my phone but im running on 2.3.4? do i need to downgrade to root if so how
PLEASE HELP
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1178912
Go there to downgrade.
If the links don't work search. If no one flames you for asking this question it will be a miracle. Good luck with the downgrade. Remember - copy/paste is your friend.
thanks for quick reply
but i can skip all those step straight to downgrade right?
also im trying to do Manual Downgrade.. i put the PD15IMG.zip rom to sdcard
but where do i put > adb reboot bootloader ?
The steps are laid out for each device. Skip nothing. adb reboot bootloader is a command given to adb. You will need to install adb and use it to run a program (fr3vo?) that uses an exploit to gain temp root. Then copy/paste commands to fool your phone into thinking its bootloader and firmware are older than 2.2.1. Once that is done you can flash the froyo PD15IMG.zip. Don't do this until you understand a little more. You may brick your phone otherwise.
Read the guide. Look up anything that doesn't make sense. Then read the guide again.
im at the downgrade step now
where can i get 2.2.1 firmware?
and how can my phone get bricked again?
when i go to backup with titanium backup,
it says no root access and i followed every step from beginning successfully
what is wrong?
probably because u are temp rooted?
Are u on 2.34 still or 2.2.1?
Sent from my Black Ice'd Glacier using xda premium
2.3.4 is runing
downgrader said:
2.3.4 is runing
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.....you need 2.2.1. I literally answered 3 threads asking where to get 2.2.1 or 2.3.4. Look around in the general section, maybe on page 2, titled "All PD15IMG.zip in one place" or something...:hint:
Sent from my Sense 3.6 Glacier using XDA Premium.
finally rooted but i didnt backup so basically i have to add everything all over
wait its not rooted yet!! i used superoneclick, i have the superuser and when i open set cpu it get me black screen.. its not letting me gain root access, how do i change that?
You succeded rooting with superoneclick?
Sent from my HTC Panache using xda premium
it was but when i restarted the phone there was not superuser??
so i tried visionary method from
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDFMR4UUdt0
i reboot to bootloader and S-ON and i still have superuser?????
i tried the whole day doing this
someone please help
what tutorial should i follow??
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=858996
Sent from my Sense 3.6 Glacier using XDA Premium.
using that tuturial, now when i restart s-OFF
but it still says not gaining root access
do i need to do the [Optional] Steps to flash engineering bootloader?
if so where can i get the the file in megaupload link?
You achieved S-OFF. It ISN'T root. It's REQUIRED FOR ROOT, but it doesn't make your phone rooted.
Now root, flash the recovery of your choice (CWM/4EXT) and flash any custom ROM you want. The guide has all that laid out.
And please, stop asking questions that have been answered a zillion times. Use your eyes to READ. And if you think you don't understand something - READ AGAIN, until you do.
Run visionary again and perm root
estallings15 Run visionary again and perm root
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THANK YOU EVERYONE WHO HELPED and for those who started giving attitude not too mention any nameJack_R1 im a total newbie!! so i did not now what i was doing but i finally got it to work
so THANKS AGAIN FOR THE HELP GUYS
Being a total newbie doesn't give you any extra rights beyond any other member on this board. Everyone was noob once. Not everyone came and opened threads on any basic question he/she had, some actually tried searching before.
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received permission denied error when changing version number
Hi,
I followed the steps in the below link to downgrade my Mytouch4g phone and i have been stuck on step 2 of changing version number to allow downgrade
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1178912
I keep getting a permission denied error and i have been at this for the past two days.
Please any help will be really appreciated.
Thanks
> adb push misc_version /data/local/tmp/misc_version
> adb push flashgc /data/local/tmp/flashgc
> adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/tmp/*
> adb shell
# cd /data/local/tmp
# ./misc_version -s 1.00.000.0
permission denied