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[Q] Help with Truepermaroot and ultimately s=off

Hello I have followed all the steps but keep getting the same message "module failed to load'. I have attached a screenshot. Could someone please help me out? any help would greatly be appreciated.

Are you trying to re root? Its weird that it lists faux's kernels...what exactly have you done and are trying to achieve?

thanks for you quick response. I am rooted already. Im actually interested in the sim unlock as I will be going overseas soon. I just bought the phone from someone and it was rooted already. Im guessing he was running a custom kernal? Could this be the issue?

Am wondering if it already being rooted with gfree would cause this problem-am unsure. Do you know which version of hboot you have? .86 or .85? If its the eng .85, boot into it and go to system info and see if it says cid-111111 or something like that..if you have .86, try to search your sd card for "part7" (without quotes) as this file would have been created if they used gfree in the first place. If you have either (or both) than you likely are rooted with gfree and are already sim unlocked. Maybe someone else knows some commands through terminal emulator or adb that can tell you if a phone has sim unlock.

So doing a search in that thread for "module failed", came across a few posts of people saying you had to be running the stock rom for gfree to unlock everything...do you know what rom is currently installed?

What does this mean exactly?

PermROOT said:
Hello Phateless do you remember me? lol I am always on diff name so ya.
But yes PD15IMG.zip is not the golden solution to everything. It all depends on how you originally rooted your MT4G as VISIONary+ (TempROOT) and root.sh (PermROOT). In that case your S=OFF security off flag is dependent on the eng hboot which was pushed to /dev/block/mmcblk0p18 during PermROOT.
Now since its not true security off once you have newer radio. You try to run PD15IMG.zip (Sense 2.2.1 Rom/Radio 26.03.02.26_M) after the first update which is stock hboot you would be locked due to it changing S=ON thus on next step it will fail due to the image being older than originally on which is currently flashed which would be the radio. In this case your in a point where you shouldn't be as you can be locked out and no way to reroot. which I am working on finding. This also goes for gfree radio s=off.
If you do want to go back download PD15IMG.zip (stock radio 26.03.02.26_M) and then flash it once that is done then you can revert back to stock rom/radio using standard PD15IMG.zip (Sense 2.2.1 Rom/Radio 26.03.02.26_M). Keep in mind unless the new PD15IMG.zip is out you can't revert it back if your locked out due to source being outdated than current image.
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Found this post here in THE Bible. Trying to understand exactly what it means.
What is he saying here?
Can someone put this into noob terms please?
THANK!!!

I am not sure how to explain it furthermore as when I posted that it was clear to everyone, but ill try to simplify.
The original stock rom that came with our device was 2.2.1S and later we had GB2.3.X port and we mostly switched. Then came the radio rom which I hope I don't need to explain what the image does. So the standard stock radio that came with our device was 26.03.02.26_M. So later on as Panache came out we had leak to other radios which user could flash, thus changing it from stock radio to leaked radio. I hope it make sense up to there.
Now keep in mind we have 2 type of root meth as one is via TempROOT/PermROOT as I explained before via VISIONary+ which just push the eng_hboot and gives the illusion of S=OFF but the true security is not off as that is only done if you do the other rooting meth which is PermaROOT which disables the radio security completely.
Now the problem few users faced was when they flashed the leaked radio and they wanted to revert back to stock rom/radio via PD15IMG.zip for our MT4G (IDD15000). The installation would fail only for folks who had root via PermROOT as they never had true S=OFF thus once the eng_hboot is replaced with stock bootloader the security is disabled thus user can't complete the second part of the process which would be flashing the radio. So only solution was that they first revert back to stock radio or wait for newer radio because the source of the image inside PD15IMG.zip was older than the radio.img that was already flashed inside user's MT4G.
I hope it explains if not well IDK how to explain any better man :O

So if I'm understanding this all correctly, how I find out if this will affect me?
Where and what information should I provide you in order to find out if this will happen to me as well.
I'm getting ready to send my phone in for an exchange and was looking to flash PD15IMG.zip before doing this when I came across this post.
I rooted my phone with Visionary R14 and Terminal Emulator.
What other info do you need? Please let me know. Thank you.

At this point it wont affect you as thats obsolete due to TMoUS releasing newer stock rom/radio for our MT4G few months ago as Panache radio leak is older than the current stock rom/radio. As its GB2.3.4S which comes with the newest radio which is newer than any radio you flash. So the source of the PD15IMG.zip if you have the newest one then it will always be newer or equal to the radio.img already in device and it means in simple term it will flash the 2nd part. I hope it make sense as it should not affect anyone now. Even if it does all they have to do is run the current new PD15IMG.zip and it will fix the issue which user faced few months back.

nguyendqh said:
So if I'm understanding this all correctly, how I find out if this will affect me?
Where and what information should I provide you in order to find out if this will happen to me as well.
I'm getting ready to send my phone in for an exchange and was looking to flash PD15IMG.zip before doing this when I came across this post.
I rooted my phone with Visionary R14 and Terminal Emulator.
What other info do you need? Please let me know. Thank you.
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If this is all about going back for an exchange, i recently did just this. Please see my post on the topic: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1241740
If all you did was the temproot/permaroot method via visionary+, and not the gfree method (gfree is actual s=off), then I believe some of the steps may be different. Specifically, you may be able to skip the whole bit about turning s=on again.
So which is it?

So rooted via Visionary R14 and being on Virtuous Unity (newest update)
I should be able to flash PD15IMG.zip from this link here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=863899
and have no problems yeah?
Sorry for all the questions. But yeah I'm only half to 75% following what you're saying.
I'm not advanced yet. =(
Thanks for the help again though.

Keep in mind PD15IMG.zip is the default system file for our device which is checked on the bootloader as our device ID is PD15000 thus getting the PD15IMG name. So PD15IMG.zip can be multi files as we have 2 of them 1 is 2.2.1 and newest one is 2.3.4 just look in the dev section you will find the newest PD15IMG.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1059347
NEW-PD15IMG: PD15IMG_Glacier_Gingerbread_S_TMOUS_2.19.531.1_Radio_12.58.60.25_26.11.04.03_M_release_200756_signed

nicholasb said:
If this is all about going back for an exchange, i recently did just this. Please see my post on the topic: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1241740
If all you did was the temproot/permaroot method via visionary+, and not the gfree method (gfree is actual s=off), then I believe some of the steps may be different. Specifically, you may be able to skip the whole bit about turning s=on again.
So which is it?
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I did not use the gfree method.

AggNA said:
Keep in mind PD15IMG.zip is the default system file for our device which is checked on the bootloader as our device ID is PD15000 thus getting the PD15IMG name. So PD15IMG.zip can be multi files as we have 2 of them 1 is 2.2.1 and newest one is 2.3.4 just look in the dev section you will find the newest PD15IMG.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1059347
NEW-PD15IMG: PD15IMG_Glacier_Gingerbread_S_TMOUS_2.19.531.1_Radio_12.58.60.25_26.11.04.03_M_release_200756_signed
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Thanks for all the help bro. I really really appreciate it.
Love all the help that the XDA community provides.

this guy definitely knows what he's talking about, provided help for me in the past

[Q] Return to Stock ??

I have a Bell Desire Z bought in Dec.
The microphone has stopped working and I can return it for exchange.
I rooted the phone with gfree02 and made a backup with Rom Manager before the first call.
To return to stock, can I just restore the backup and write part 7 from gfree back to the phone.
The rom the phone was shipped with is not available anywhere for download.
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

was the backup made with temp root? or full root?

Yes just flash a stock rom (if you don't have one now, though I'd still recommend flashing to get rid of su and SuperUser)
then temp-root with psneuter and run "./gfree -r part7backup-xxxxxxxx.bin"
-Nipqer

Nipqer said:
Yes just flash a stock rom (if you don't have one now, though I'd still recommend flashing to get rid of su and SuperUser)
then temp-root with psneuter and run "./gfree -r part7backup-xxxxxxxx.bin"
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Something I noticed after "unrooting" one of my Zs (one for actual use, the other for trying ROMs or mods) was that I still had "Super CID", any way to change that so when it comes to sending it in for repairs, they won't notice that?

Yes its not too difficult.
first thing you need to do is find your original cid
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p17 bs=1 count=8 2>/dev/null; echo
that will give you your 8 character original cid.
then you need to run gfree with that switch:
./gfree -c ORIG_CID
-Nipqer

Sorry I couldn't reply earler.
I figured to hell with it s-on and CID back to BM___001 and clean up the apps should be good enough. Well I can't get s on or rid of super cid.
I tried to restore my partition7 with no change.
I get no errors. gfree responds with where it is writing and what it is doing but nothing sticks.

Make sure you are running a suitable rom version and radio version.
You need to be running 1.19 om a G2 or 1.34 on a DZ
and radio needs to be below 26.03.xx.xx
-Nipqer

Nipqer said:
Make sure you are running a suitable rom version and radio version.
You need to be running 1.19 om a G2 or 1.34 on a DZ
and radio needs to be below 26.03.xx.xx
-Nipqer
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You called it. The problem was the radio.
I rolled it back to the stock rom radio. The one that was installed when the phone was rooted. The problem was I didn't realize that when I downgraded the rom the radio didn't change.
Now I get to start all over again. I might get it right this time..
Forgot to mention that they took the phone in the back for about 10 min after confirming the microphone was u/s. Didn't ask why.

Stock and S-on for exchange

I looked all over the place and cant find anything like my situation!
Ok so i called t-mobile and they are sending me a replacement because of the bad screen on my phone. All in all i used a method from CM7 to root my phone. I dont remember what method it was. I remember that i had to downgrade my phone and then root from there.
I am trying to get S-on because i already flashed the PD15IMG and it didnt give me the s-on. it just keeps saying s-off. do i have to have s-on for the excahnge? i already have the phone with the stock rom without root.
PLEASE HELP! thanks!!!!

If you used gfree you can run the script again restore S-ON if you still have the part7 backup files. If you don't have them, there is a thread around here somewhere that has the files with instructions to hex-edit your IMEI.
If you used root.sh, then you simply need to run unroot.sh
Edit: I came to the conclusion that if you looked and couldn't manage to find the gfree thread stickied at the top of the dev section that you would never find the thread about hex-editing part7backup. So here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1195630

estallings15 said:
If you used gfree you can run the script again restore S-ON if you still have the part7 backup files. If you don't have them, there is a thread around here somewhere that has the files with instructions to hex-edit your IMEI.
If you used root.sh, then you simply need to run unroot.sh
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I dont think i used gfree because i used adb and my computer to root it

http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/HTC_Glacier:_Full_Update_Guide
THIS IS WHAT I USED!

:sigh: The last set of steps had you use ADB to push gfree to the phone. So yes, you used gfree.
Go to the dev section and look at the gfree guide stickied there. It has steps to unroot and 5000 people asking questions when they run into snags during the process. Read until your eyes bleed, then read some more.

estallings15 said:
:sigh: The last set of steps had you use ADB to push gfree to the phone. So yes, you used gfree.
Go to the dev section and look at the gfree guide stickied there. It has steps to unroot and 5000 people asking questions when they run into snags during the process. Read until your eyes bleed, then read some more.
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thank you so much man !!!

i dont understand it! please help?

Please help
okay i have tried everything i could think of and i still cant figure this out!
the problem is that i flashed the PD15IMG via hboot and it put everything back to stock. now the problem is that S is still off and i need s-on to send it back for a replacement. i have tried re rooting the phone from the guide i posted above but i have had no success CAN ANYONE PLEASE HELP!?
i have the stock rom that is GB but without root or anything i cant even get temp root! please help me!

If your on gingerbread (2.3) you'll have to downgrade back to 2.2.1 before you can run gfree to turn
S-on.
After turning S-on reflash a stock pd15.img and you'll be back to stock.
For more info read the rooting guide in the sticky section. I think its the one by grankin01. Its the one that says check this out even if your rooted.
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Help Required

Hi Gents,
Before I get flamed, have been on XDA for with a HD2 for a while so bear with me - I have purchased a Mytouch and it has come with S-off but no root have tried pushing CWR via adb but comes back not reading the img - also came with 2.3.4 update S-off is ther a way I can flash a rom thats rooted to get Su permission ??
I am on H-boot .89
Any help would be great.
Thx

Stickies and INDEX are a great help.
Some basic reading is expected.

Thank Jack_R1 used to say the same myself I think re downgrade and start from scratch ... eeek and this one has a bad chipset -

No need to re-downgrade. If you got S-OFF - you're good.
Now flash engineering bootloader (0.85) by PD15IMG.ZIP way (search the guides for it) and use fastboot for flashing recovery.
This should guide you enough.

Thanks mate appreciate the help
Edit: have done your suggested but i am getting a Cid error ??

Means you probably don't have MT4G, but HTC Panache.
Look up a thread named "Videotron/Mobilicity Panache thread". There are instructions for making goldcard.
Actually, what it could also mean is that your phone was S-OFF-ed by XTC Clip and not by gfree, which means you're still not SuperCID. You might want to downgrade to Froyo and run gfree for SuperCID only.