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Root FRG83?

I recently purchased a Nexus One and its running FRG83. Im coming from a rooted droid incredible with CM but the rooting process for the N1 seems to be very different. I have searched High and low for a straight answer as to how to root the N1 but haven't found a detailed solution yet. The Nexus One I bought is unlocked. Do I need to Unlock the boot loader to obtain root? Is the Boot loader like N.A.N.D. on some of the other HTC phones?, Im confused. Also is their a 1 click root method? I rather use that or any other methods before using ADB. I suspect that it seems difficult to find a rooting method for FRG83 because many people have already rooted. Also what might be the latest radio and hboot? Also any help for the N1 would be appreciated XD. I know the Nexus s might release but I still love the N1. XD

Latest radio is 5.12, latest HBOOT is .35
Do you have a padlock on the splash screen? If so fastboot over your preferred custom recovery and use that to install the SU binaries.
If not, there's a few one click solutions such as SuperOneClick, VISIONary+ and Z4root.
As you're on FRG83, you can expect an update to the .35 HBOOT (assuming you don't already have it) and FRG83D.

Rusty! said:
Latest radio is 5.12, latest HBOOT is .35
Do you have a padlock on the splash screen? If so fastboot over your preferred custom recovery and use that to install the SU binaries.
If not, there's a few one click solutions such as SuperOneClick, VISIONary+ and Z4root.
As you're on FRG83, you can expect an update to the .35 HBOOT (assuming you don't already have it) and FRG83D.
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What do you mean a padlock on the splash screen? I ve never herd of that ?

You know when it boots up you have a static, multi-coloured X? If the bootloader was unlocked, you'd have a padlock beneath it.

mikeacela said:
What do you mean a padlock on the splash screen? I ve never herd of that ?
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Like this, the unlock pad lock mean unlock bootloader

O, Ok i see what you are saying. As I am booting the phone, the padlock is not there. Im guessing that the bootloader isnt unlocked?

Im sorry, My nexus is actually running FRG83D. My mistake. What should be my first course of action?

Reading the Wiki.

mikeacela said:
Im sorry, My nexus is actually running FRG83D. My mistake. What should be my first course of action?
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One click root does not work on FRG83D. I used this thread to successfully root FRG83D using rageagainstthecage.

Jack_R1 said:
Reading the Wiki.
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This.
This crap is all explained in the wiki or other forums posts.
PLEASE search BEFORE asking.

GldRush98 said:
This.
This crap is all explained in the wiki or other forums posts.
PLEASE search BEFORE asking.
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I did. I have been looking for a week. I havent seen a straight forward answer. I rather list another post than break my uninsured Nexus one. I dont care how mad you are. What you posted doesn't help me and which defeats the purpose of the forums. Im looking for answers to my inquired problem and situation not your feelings.

If you read the Wiki and can't see the "Root" guide, or don't understand what's written there - you shouldn't be rooting your phone. As simple as that.
The same goes for the rest of your questions, too. Read, and if in doubt - read some more, ALL the info is out there.

[Q T-MOBILE G2] doubts on unlock

Hi everyone,
i rooted and s-off my g2 with visionary r14, the easiest way since i don't wanna mess with command prompt and adb...
when i go to HBOOT i see that is s-off, but i checked with a sim different than t-mobile and i figured out it's operator locked.
I tried to see if the menu simlock on the HBOOT was useful, but when i enter i get load mccmnc image error, is that menu helpful in some way to unlock?
what is the easiest way to unlock?
tnx

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=855764
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sorry if the question can be silly, but i have another doubt: will the locked phone work with the simple mobile carrier (that is t-mobile MVNO) sim card?

Yes
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underground9 said:
sorry if the question can be silly, but i have another doubt: will the locked phone work with the simple mobile carrier (that is t-mobile MVNO) sim card?
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Yes SimpleMobile is made to work just fine with any T-mobile or AT&T phone even if you're not rooted or unlocked.

Why don't you just gfree the damned thing and be done with it?

dhkr234 said:
Why don't you just gfree the damned thing and be done with it?
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For real. If you cant do that then you shouldnt have root.
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never ever use visionary, its extremely unstable and you have a chance at bricking your phone every time you use it, at first gfree may seem hard, but once you do it its pretty easy, but if you are unable to use gfree, dont even attempt at getting root access

shortlived said:
For real. If you cant do that then you shouldnt have root.
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i rooted because i want to personalize my phone and till now any damages occurred.... i see there's a lot of solidarity here towards newbies

Yeah dude sorry for those guys. Their content is sound, but their delivery was awful. It's your phone, do whatever you want to it, however you want. Just know the risks and realize there is an inherent danger to your device no matter what method you use. Read read read.
And the VAST majority of folks here are more than happy to help, regardless of the problem. Just make sure you also search, search, search because it is very difficult to have a truly unique problem and someone has probably asked your question and someone else has probably already answered it.
Have fun bro.

underground9 said:
i rooted because i want to personalize my phone and till now any damages occurred.... i see there's a lot of solidarity here towards newbies
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There is nothing wrong with being a 'newbie'. All of us were in that position at one point or another.
The issue that this community has with newbies is that many of you have a simple disregard for forum RULES and POLICIES. Here's a start:
1. Search before posting.
Use one of our search functions before posting, whether you have a question or something new to share, it's very likely someone already asked that question or shared that news.
A simple SEARCH and reading would have revealed that Visionary is not for unlocking the device, only for obtaining root.
As has already been stated here for you, GFREE is the method you need to follow to unlock. Search for that and read the thread.
Your Welcome.

i been searching for long the thing is that all the guides makes it confusing, and u have to believe that to who doesn't know all this methods is lost, and i thank when somebody helps.

The cyanogenmod wiki has a very nice guide to rooting and unlocking with gfree, google "htc desire z rooting", it should be the second result

Hey OP,
When i first got my G2 (Desire Z here in Canada) I spent about 3-4 hours on just research and understanding of the rooting process, adb, S-ON/S-OFF and gfree. After I figured all that out, the actual process was only about 10 minutes. It was a great learning experience and I would be more than happy to give you a simpler and more broken down procedure if you would like. Let me know via PM.
Regards.

Hi op I sorta was a noob for a day or 2 everytime I switch devices I was on the android central forums think I new everything lol nooooot I bricked my first switched service.
phone the mytouch using the visionary method not the way to got I thought why not just get the phone unlocked and get true true s-off just in case and it has been the best thing I ever thought of.
I have not used these directions it does get confusing cuz some say it worked some say it don't them some start saying where does this or that go and then you have no clue where to start lol.
I hate to tell you to go to a different site but I used the new unlockr.com method which is the same gfree method with a mix of some of the true s-off guides.
because some file pushing commands where annoying so once you get a video guide on what to download and a writen guide over here just put the 2 together.
I moved the gfree file,busybox,data file to your data/local/tmp directory and moved the superuser apk on to the root of the sdcard and then followed the commands that actually use the file that you placed into your data/local/tmp directory.
you will need visionary need this just to get temp root to access the data privalge you need to get into your data/local/tmp but after you've read the directions a thousand time you'll know what I had directed you to do.
I know that was a lot to read but that is plain an simple ways to manually move the files to the spot you need them without commands to move them you can do it your self but read this and the true root directions and the unlockr.com guide for this phone 3 times before attempting.
I had unlocked and rooted my g2 in 10 mins instead of bringing another brick to my friends store lol
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need knowledge on xoom rooting,flashing,recovery etc..

i amcoming from a Droid x which was relatively easy to root, flash roms, etc.. but now with the xoom everything seems confusing.. can anybody gimme a quick rundown on how to root my wifi xoom and then overclock it to 1.5 ghz.

You will get more help if you post which version of the Xoom you have (3g + wifi, or wifi only), which country you are in (yes, it makes a difference), and which version of Honeycomb is currently on your Xoom (3.0.1 or 3.1)(look in system/about)

incrediblenotinstock said:
i amcoming from a Droid x which was relatively easy to root, flash roms, etc.. but now with the xoom everything seems confusing.. can anybody gimme a quick rundown on how to root my wifi xoom and then overclock it to 1.5 ghz.
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Plenty of great guides here, many of them stickied for easy access. There is no reason why you need someone to make a special guide just for you.
Pick a guide here and educate yourself. Then read another and compare...then ask specific questions. You need to learn this stuff for yourself, no one can or should do it for you.
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Root with any of the methods here on the forum. I suggest manually rooting b/c it will give you a feel for how things are done.
Flash kernel through recovery just like phones..
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do i need to root before I unlock it or unlock it before I root it?

incrediblenotinstock said:
do i need to root before I unlock it or unlock it before I root it?
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You need to ship it to BRD with 100 bucks, and he'll send it back to you with everything you need.

You need to unlock it first. The root prior to unlocking wont work, as that is why the term "locked" in coined.
The one click root has all the files you need to preform the procedure, but as previously posted, use the manual method.
For mine, i rebooted my xoom held down the vol dwn key and went into fastboot. From there the tutorials are pretty easy to follow.

Hey there, I went from a Droid X to a 3G version of the XOOM, not that hard to root it tbh. Just need to take your time to read the guides here and get ADB and fastboot running and from there it's smooth sailing.

cwizardtx said:
You need to ship it to BRD with 100 bucks, and he'll send it back to you with everything you need.
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Ship it to me, I will do everything for $30.
I can't seem to find the thread I used. The only commands that you needed to type into ADB is the typcial fastboot oem unlock / flash cwm. To get it rooted all you had to do is prevent the xoom from booting up and flash some .zip file for root.
Really easy but I cant seem to find it wtf.

cam30era said:
You will get more help if you post which version of the Xoom you have (3g + wifi, or wifi only), which country you are in (yes, it makes a difference), and which version of Honeycomb is currently on your Xoom (3.0.1 or 3.1)(look in system/about)
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This is a very serious post. We can't help you thoroughly until you answer these.

I'll do it for $29.99!

visionary

Im sure that this question has probably been asked but here goes.
If I root using visionary, would that be the same as the gfree method? Im talking about permroot
Also I heard that in visionary there is an 'unroot now' option is that true?

Concorde380 said:
Im sure that this question has probably been asked but here goes.
If I root using visionary, would that be the same as the gfree method? Im talking about permroot
Also I heard that in visionary there is an 'unroot now' option is that true?
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The MyTouch4G, as well as many other HTC devices, has a security protocol in place. That is what we are referring to when we say "s-on/s-off" the perma-root option on VISIONary will not turn that off. Option94, who is great developer, said that his team couldn't come up with a one touch root process for this phone. with that being said you must you either use the ./gfree or the root.sh method to root your phones. I have links to both in my signature.
However, and i don't mean to come across as rude.
I would step back from jumping in the "root pool" and look around and study. Rooting your phone doesn't put you in any certain level, or any class of Android users. You need to know the very basics, and what they do. There is a-lot of information out there. Take your time, read up, and study the process before attempting anything. It's pretty clear this is your first root, and it appears you didn't even attempt to read a rooting process for this phone. You just search for one click root and found VISIONary and ./gfree, and ./gfree scared you off, most likely due to the ADB commands. I have a link in my signature to a thread where T_B Drew has set up a very simple way to set up your ADB and get you rolling. Start there, it's a good launch point. Once you are done with that check out the "post your eMMC serial number" thread in the General section and see what chip set you have, and the downfall of rooting a phone with a bad, or maybe "good" chip.

Concorde380 said:
Im sure that this question has probably been asked but here goes.
If I root using visionary, would that be the same as the gfree method? Im talking about permroot
Also I heard that in visionary there is an 'unroot now' option is that true?
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you can't perm root with visionary alone, you need to use the root.sh method here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=834225
visionary root.sh is the safer way to root your device.
the next way is the gfree method http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=858996
the differences: visionary/root.sh method gives you label s-off, and changes your bootloader to eng hboot.
gfree however, gives you radio s-off (you can flash eng hboot if you want), super CID, and SIMUNLOCK your device, so you can use other carrier's SIM cards (i e ATT)
but first, check your eMMC chip type http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1081243
if your chip is an M4G2DE, i highly recommend you not root, as the chip will die.

neidlinger said:
However, and i don't mean to come across as rude.
I would step back from jumping in the "root pool" and look around and study. Rooting your phone doesn't put you in any certain level, or any class of Android users. You need to know the very basics, and what they do. There is a-lot of information out there. Take your time, read up, and study the process before attempting anything. It's pretty clear this is your first root, and it appears you didn't even attempt to read a rooting process for this phone. You just search for one click root and found VISIONary, but didn't find the proper way to s-off.
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I am actually just trying to get ask the facts straight so that I don't brick my phone.i have done alot of reading.
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I have the other chip
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Concorde380 said:
I am actually just trying to get ask the facts straight so that I don't brick my phone.i have done alot of reading.
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Well that's a good start. But you would of seen in the thread for the ./gfree method that you need to replace a specific file to unroot your phone using the ./gfree method. So no the VISIONary.apk will not unroot your device for you. You must replace the file it puts on your SDcard.

Thanks.by the way I've also seen hours of videos on how to unroot.
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Concorde380 said:
I have the other chip
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so you have SEM04G?
if you do, happy rooting

Yes I do
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it's better to root with the visionary/root.sh method
it's safer

which version should i use, 14,13,12,11,10 because in my readingsi've seen that you have to use version 12 because the others don't work

Concorde380 said:
which version should i use, 14,13,12,11,10 because in my readingsi've seen that you have to use version 12 because the others don't work
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"you" as in me?
yea, i think i used v12, but honestly, it doesn't really matter, v14 just gives you more options

By you I mean all of you xda members

saranhai said:
"you" as in me?
yea, i think i used v12, but honestly, it doesn't really matter, v14 just gives you more options
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No, it does matter: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1138032

yea.. it doesn't really matter what version you use, use the one that works

saranhai said:
yea.. it doesn't really matter what version you use, use the one that works
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Since some obviously don't work on the MT4G, I would say what version you use does matter. What are you going to do with a version does doesn't work?

TeeJay3800 said:
Since some obviously don't work on the MT4G, I would say what version you use does matter. What are you going to do with a version does doesn't work?
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i see where @saranhai is coming from. I've personally never had problems with r14. But i will state i've see alot of people claim r14 is FUBAR'd.
better to use r11 to avoid redownloading, reinstalling when/if r11 doesn't work.

What steps for wifi tether only?

Phone has S-ON and 2.18.001. I just need the wifi tether app, so what exact steps should I take to get me only that app? Thanks.

You need root, please search.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1473373

Thanks. The problem I was having was did I only need S-Off or root or both. Also I didn't know about if I needed the watermark thing. So I needed info to allow me to get that wifi app and not any extra steps. Let me see what I can do.

brentkhack said:
Thanks. The problem I was having was did I only need S-Off or root or both. Also I didn't know about if I needed the watermark thing. So I needed info to allow me to get that wifi app and not any extra steps. Let me see what I can do.
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The easiest way to get Hotspot working is to actually pay for it . . . that being said:
You just need to unlock the bootloader using the HTCDev.com method, and install a custom recovery. You can then flash superuser, which will provide root access on your current ROM.
With the unlocked bootloader, you don't need to be S-OFF to get root.

Captain_Throwback said:
With the unlocked bootloader, you don't need to be S-OFF to get root.
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OK captain, I gotta ask. If you unlock bootloader, doesn't that create S-off state? I'm kinda confused by that bit of quote. I know you know more about this than probably anybody, so I'm just curious.
(I haven't messed with any of the new stuff, I still have .76 eng bootloader from 17mo ago, ...I'm only asking out of curiosity and trying to keep up)
Thanks
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After a few hours and help from here it is done. Thank you all.

scottspa74 said:
OK captain, I gotta ask. If you unlock bootloader, doesn't that create S-off state? I'm kinda confused by that bit of quote. I know you know more about this than probably anybody, so I'm just curious.
(I haven't messed with any of the new stuff, I still have .76 eng bootloader from 17mo ago, ...I'm only asking out of curiosity and trying to keep up)
Thanks
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Nope. Not with the HTCDev.com unlocking process. It'll show "UNLOCKED" at the top of HBOOT, but it will also still say "S-ON". And you can still have a custom recovery, and flash ROMs.