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Moving to the MYT4G

Finally TMO has agreed that I have had enough problems out of my 3gslide and sending me a new MT4G free.
I have several quick questions that maybe you guys can answer for me without me having to read 1,000 post. I plan to go through the post but if you can help me eliminate some of the less desirable or buggy ROMS/MODS that would be helpful
Which method of ROOT and S off seems to be the best method.
Which ROMS besides the Cyanogen ROMS are built for speed?
What MODS are a must have?

I used the gfree method and then eng bootloader. The best rom in my opinion is evil d vu rom. Mods I am running it all stock
atlmatt said:
Finally TMO has agreed that I have had enough problems out of my 3gslide and sending me a new MT4G free.
I have several quick questions that maybe you guys can answer for me without me having to read 1,000 post. I plan to go through the post but if you can help me eliminate some of the less desirable or buggy ROMS/MODS that would be helpful
Which method of ROOT and S off seems to be the best method.
Which ROMS besides the Cyanogen ROMS are built for speed?
What MODS are a must have?
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From what I am reading since I am getting a new device, It may not be rootable?

That's only if you get the ota with it but I'm pretty sure that they will have a method in so time
atlmatt said:
From what I am reading since I am getting a new device, It may not be rootable?
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as posted in many others, you could always downgrade then install the pre-rooted rom

why root

ok hi im a newbe i have a htc g2 about a year old just wanted to ask what is root and why would you want to do it can it help with things like making the back speaker loulder if it can i need to do it i love this phone but the speaker sucks thanks in advance

Its like a jailbreak. To get full control of the phone. With rooting, you can try different roms, mods, overclocking, better proformance ~ reception ~ battery life, ect.
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clamman said:
ok hi im a newbe i have a htc g2 about a year old just wanted to ask what is root and why would you want to do it can it help with things like making the back speaker loulder if it can i need to do it i love this phone but the speaker sucks thanks in advance
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You can boost the volume of the back speaker with volume+ app (requires root), increase overall phone speed by flashing Cyanogen roms (CM7), and save battery life or speed up the phone dramatically by overclocking. Much more too that you will learn and find more useful after rooting your phone. Its worth it... trust me
ONE THING THOUGH... VERY IMPORTANT!
Do your research first. Don't just fly into it blindly. Know your risks and requirements and then follow the directions EXACTLY. It seems scary in a way but if you read carefully and follow it... you'll do fine! Good luck and hope to see you in the CM7 threads soon

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You can boost the volume of the back speaker with volume+ app (requires root), increase overall phone speed by flashing Cyanogen roms (CM7), and save battery life or speed up the phone dramatically by overclocking. Much more too that you will learn and find more useful after rooting your phone. Its worth it... trust me
ONE THING THOUGH... VERY IMPORTANT!
Do your research first. Don't just fly into it blindly. Know your risks and requirements and then follow the directions EXACTLY. It seems scary in a way but if you read carefully and follow it... you'll do fine! Good luck and hope to see you in the CM7 threads soon
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thank you very much i just did som reading on rooting and some of the ways say u can brick it can u suguest the best way to root thanks
p.s i have gingerbread update on this phone

Useful links
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=916431
wiki guide to rooting the g2/desire Z/Vision
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=HTC_Vision
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=Main_Page
Everything you need to know is found there

is there a easy way to root or whatis the best way dont forget im a newbe lol and i have gingerbread ota update on my phone also has any one used the volume+ app and noticed a big differance in volume?
thanks

Its a pain in the asre, but the best thing to do is spend as long as you can reading about the following:
ADB
Root benefits
Clockworkmod recovery
Rom manager
Bootloader/hboot
Of 5 phones I've rooted, this was the most complicated so read as much as possible.
Root itself is administrator rights to the whole file system. It is a linux term (android is based on linux). You can do a lot of damage but also, with a little knowledge, can have great control over the look and performance.
Ps. Flashing custom roms is addictive
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Google is your friend...
http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile/top-10-reasons-to-root-your-android-phone-2/
http://www.androidauthority.com/rooting-for-dummies-a-beginners-guide-to-root-your-android-phone-or-tablet-10915/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Elgz-hTw1Sc
And there isn't a "one click" method for our device, but the wiki is very thorough, and if you research a bit and follow the guide step by step, you should be happily rooted in no time.

I was in ur shoes a couple of weeks back, and I must tell you, rooting the phone is like breathing a new life into it. U will have endless possibilites to customize.
Anyways my two cents to the issue is to tell you that in other for you to root ur phone after the gingerbread update u will need to downgrade it back to froyo first, then u can then have ur pick of several rooted custom roms based on gingerbread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1178912
This link will help you downgrade. After which u can follow any other guides to flashing a custom rom.
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racoonowner said:
I was in ur shoes a couple of weeks back, and I must tell you, rooting the phone is like breathing a new life into it. U will have endless possibilites to customize.
Anyways my two cents to the issue is to tell you that in other for you to root ur phone after the gingerbread update u will need to downgrade it back to froyo first, then u can then have ur pick of several rooted custom roms based on gingerbread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1178912
This link will help you downgrade. After which u can follow any other guides to flashing a custom rom.
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what did you use to root after?

clamman said:
what did you use to root after?
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Once you're on Froyo, this method (link below) is my suggestion. I used it a couple months back and it worked great... zero problems and it took all of 15 minutes. It uses gfree which is the preferred method according to the wiki... speaking of, the wiki offers a wealth of information. Bombadier linked it previously.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=928160

Thanks for leting him know, Ditamae. I couldn't tell him the new method since I rooted a year ago on Froyo... besides, it is quite confusing when a device is a year old, has had a ton of updates, and two different models of the device. I've actually bricked a device for those reasons before and its never fun. Especially when its your wifes phone lol! Even us who have been in the IT field for 10 years make mistakes

Lol!
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Thanks for leting him know, Ditamae. I couldn't tell him the new method since I rooted a year ago on Froyo... besides, it is quite confusing when a device is a year old, has had a ton of updates, and two different models of the device. I've actually bricked a device for those reasons before and its never fun. Especially when its your wifes phone lol! Even us who have been in the IT field for 10 years make mistakes
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sino8r said:
Thanks for leting him know, Ditamae. I couldn't tell him the new method since I rooted a year ago on Froyo... besides, it is quite confusing when a device is a year old, has had a ton of updates, and two different models of the device. I've actually bricked a device for those reasons before and its never fun. Especially when its your wifes phone lol! Even us who have been in the IT field for 10 years make mistakes
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For sure. The method I linked is actually a bit older and the OP doesn't appear to support it anymore (he didn't support it back when I rooted, but I read the entire thread). It worked perfectly for me and I've seen posts from users who downgraded from 2.3 and then had it success with it. I was even able to refer back to, a couple months after rooting, and flash the engineering hboot with no problems whatsoever. Too bad the guy isn't around to take credit for his guide.
Are you gonna try out the new stable CM? I kinda want to, but how can it be better than the nightlies? Stability? I feel like the nightlies are stable.

the latest stable is just build #225 so I just flash the nightly and keeping going with those. but yeah, nightlies for the past few months have been nothing but flawless
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xandermpls said:
Lol!
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hahahhahaha! I know! I even was a cell tech for 5 years hehehehhe (i do PCs now)! I bricked many a phones in the past but they were easy to fix with the right tools. but bricking the old lady's phone is a BIG non no

The easiest way to root on froyo is by using z4 root or universal androot
You can also use the tool for the pc called superone click roo
Stewie just said that!

Awesome thread, exactly what I was looking for. Doing it this weekend. Thx
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Shadow_Android said:
The easiest way to root on froyo is by using z4 root or universal androot
You can also use the tool for the pc called superone click roo
Stewie just said that!
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It might be the easiest, but I've heard of many users who've experienced problems using that method. I'm not knocking it, I'm just saying the wiki is probably the safest bet.

[Q] Help With my Rooting

I am having a mytouch 4g now running stock rom 2.1. The phone came with S-Off. So if i download the 2.3 update, would it turn my phone back to S-on???
Also does the S-Off mean that if i want to root the phone, i would just need to flash the superuser.zip? or what???:silly:
Or Where will i continue from in case i want to root the phone. Also my device is "M4G2DE".
THANKS

mickeyasamoah said:
I am having a mytouch 4g now running stock rom 2.1. The phone came with S-Off. So if i download the 2.3 update, would it turn my phone back to S-on???
Also does the S-Off mean that if i want to root the phone, i would just need to flash the superuser.zip? or what???:silly:
Or Where will i continue from in case i want to root the phone. Also my device is "M4G2DE".
THANKS
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/HTC_Glacier#Root
http://oldwiki.cyanogenmod.org/wiki/HTC_Glacier:_Full_Update_Guide
Those are two pretty good guides. Honestly you have to first read, read and read some more to understand what you have and what can be done with it. Also in development there are answers to your questions under the stickys. Updating your phone would more than likely put it back to full stock status. Also why upgrade to an already 2 yr old software version.
I would recommend fully rooting your phone and the cyanogen method was easier to me. Also remember to google like crazy....

playya said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/HTC_Glacier#Root
http://oldwiki.cyanogenmod.org/wiki/HTC_Glacier:_Full_Update_Guide
Those are two pretty good guides. Honestly you have to first read, read and read some more to understand what you have and what can be done with it. Also in development there are answers to your questions under the stickys. Updating your phone would more than likely put it back to full stock status. Also why upgrade to an already 2 yr old software version.
I would recommend fully rooting your phone and the cyanogen method was easier to me. Also remember to google like crazy....
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Thanks but i read a guide which said that the emmc chips in the mytouch 4g normally corrupts after wiping or factory reset. So i am a little confused. There have been many instances that people have bricked their mytouch 4g.

mickeyasamoah said:
Thanks but i read a guide which said that the emmc chips in the mytouch 4g normally corrupts after wiping or factory reset. So i am a little confused. There have been many instances that people have bricked their mytouch 4g.
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Why do you have two of the same thread?
Listen, here is the deal with the eMMC. Some are faulty, some aren't. If you have a crappy one, flashing CAN speed up the process of the chip giving out. If the chip does goes kaput, though, it always was. The only "bad" chips are the ones that fail. I and many others one here have a glacier with the type of chip people ignorantly refer to as "bad." I have flashed hundreds, perhaps thousands of times and it still works just fine. Understand?

estallings15 said:
Why do you have two of the same thread?
Listen, here is the deal with the eMMC. Some are faulty, some aren't. If you have a crappy one, flashing CAN speed up the process of the chip giving out. If the chip does goes kaput, though, it always was. The only "bad" chips are the ones that fail. I and many others one here have a glacier with the type of chip people ignorantly refer to as "bad." I have flashed hundreds, perhaps thousands of times and it still works just fine. Understand?
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what he said..... Hey I just got this phone on loan and rooted it and moved on to flashing.. not for nothing but this phone dont cost that much if something goes wrong... but if you are scared may I suggest leave this forum alone because it may have you doing things you are not comfortable with. - Just a suggestion

Hey. I have rooted and installed cyanogemod 7 okay??? So thanks but ur suggestion isnt helping.
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mickeyasamoah said:
Hey. I have rooted and installed cyanogemod 7 okay??? So thanks but ur suggestion isnt helping.
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confused? I am glad to see you rooted and if you used the method by CM then you are also SIM unlocked. Now stroll over to Development section and you can either flash the 2.3 stock rom or my suggestion the 4.2.2 rom by cnote74.
Your device is now freely yours!
mickeyasamoah said:
I am having a mytouch 4g now running stock rom 2.1. The phone came with S-Off. So if i download the 2.3 update, would it turn my phone back to S-on??? - MY ANSWER WOULD BE YES.... WHY RISK IT
Also does the S-Off mean that if i want to root the phone, i would just need to flash the superuser.zip? or what???:silly: - YOU WOULD NEED A CUSTOM RECOVERY TO FLASH ANYTHING
Or Where will i continue from in case i want to root the phone. Also my device is "M4G2DE".
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http://oldwiki.cyanogenmod.org/wiki/HTC_Glacier:_Full_Update_Guide
I agree with this one. This is how I got my MT4G rooted and custom roms installed just about a week ago.

Hey OP you ok... My suggestion still not working?

playya said:
Hey OP you ok... My suggestion still not working?
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He PM'ed me. He got it worked out.

[Q] How do you root a dev ed razr m?

I just got a developer edition Razr M off eBay and I wanted to know if it comes rooted already or just unlocked?
I have searched but can't find rooting instructions for a Razr M.
Would someone be willing to point me in the right direction, please?
I'm also wondering, with the new software update, on the dev ed it should still remain unlocked even if the update is accepted, no?
Any help appreciated - thanks!

reyxlp said:
I just got a developer edition Razr M off eBay and I wanted to know if it comes rooted already or just unlocked?
I have searched but can't find rooting instructions for a Razr M.
Would someone be willing to point me in the right direction, please?
I'm also wondering, with the new software update, on the dev ed it should still remain unlocked even if the update is accepted, no?
Any help appreciated - thanks!
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Which update are you on?
Head over to Motorola's website, or better yet Google 'How to unlock RAZR m dev edition'. You will need ADB tools on a PC and some knowledge regarding rooting. Anyway, the Motorola website will provide a code to unlock your boot loader. Which you have to input via ADB. Than you can follow the rooting instructions on this forum. Be aware if you do it via Motorola's website you need to make an account with them.
I did this myself and it worked
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ShadowRAZR said:
Which update are you on?
Head over to Motorola's website, or better yet Google 'How to unlock RAZR m dev edition'. You will need ADB tools on a PC and some knowledge regarding rooting. Anyway, the Motorola website will provide a code to unlock your boot loader. Which you have to input via ADB. Than you can follow the rooting instructions on this forum. Be aware if you do it via Motorola's website you need to make an account with them.
I did this myself and it worked
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Hey man thanks for the info - could you please help me just a litte more?
The instructions for rooting that I'm able to find here all seem to involve using the "exploit" but isn't that for non-Dev Ed/locked bootloader phones?
I already unlocked my Dev Ed using the Motorola website so how do I root from this point?
Is it the same thing?
Any help appreciated - thanks!

reyxlp said:
Hey man thanks for the info - could you please help me just a litte more?
The instructions for rooting that I'm able to find here all seem to involve using the "exploit" but isn't that for non-Dev Ed/locked bootloader phones?
I already unlocked my Dev Ed using the Motorola website so how do I root from this point?
Is it the same thing?
Any help appreciated - thanks!
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Bare with me, I am on mobile, will help you when I'm on desktop I have all the files
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reyxlp said:
Hey man thanks for the info - could you please help me just a litte more?
The instructions for rooting that I'm able to find here all seem to involve using the "exploit" but isn't that for non-Dev Ed/locked bootloader phones?
I already unlocked my Dev Ed using the Motorola website so how do I root from this point?
Is it the same thing?
Any help appreciated - thanks!
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Okay well the link that I had to instruct me on how to root my dev phone originally has disappeared :/ My best advice would be to try the exploit method, as the method that I did was what I consider a 'manual' way to root the phone as you must flash each package one after the other. Next best thing you could do is ask someone else on the forum. Sorry friend I will still upload the files that I used if you want to have a crack at it.
Flash the recovery image followed by the superuser one via ADB/Fastboot. Worked for me, best of luck.

ShadowRAZR said:
Okay well the link that I had to instruct me on how to root my dev phone originally has disappeared :/ My best advice would be to try the exploit method, as the method that I did was what I consider a 'manual' way to root the phone as you must flash each package one after the other. Next best thing you could do is ask someone else on the forum. Sorry friend I will still upload the files that I used if you want to have a crack at it.
Flash the recovery image followed by the superuser one via ADB/Fastboot. Worked for me, best of luck.
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Thank you so much -- you rock!!

reyxlp said:
Thank you so much -- you rock!!
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Make sure you do a nan-droid of stock!
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ShadowRAZR said:
Make sure you do a nan-droid of stock!
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Oops - too late, lol...
I couldn't get CWRM to work for some reason so I ended up using TWRP instead.
Did a "Backup" prior to rooting, does that count?
Not planning on flashing any custom ROMs or anything..

reyxlp said:
Oops - too late, lol...
I couldn't get CWRM to work for some reason so I ended up using TWRP instead.
Did a "Backup" prior to rooting, does that count?
Not planning on flashing any custom ROMs or anything..
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So your still running stock? If so just go into your recovery and run a back up to internal or external storage. If internal than get it onto another storage location straight away. That way if you do in the future plan to flash a ROM you can go back to pure stock if you brick it.
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ShadowRAZR said:
So your still running stock? If so just go into your recovery and run a back up to internal or external storage. If internal than get it onto another storage location straight away. That way if you do in the future plan to flash a ROM you can go back to pure stock if you brick it.
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Yeah, stock for now. I used to mess around with custom ROMs when I first got my Thunderbolt but I'm so much busier at work and trying to keep a girl in my life these days, lol... I'm not good enough at this stuff like you guys to do it quickly, takes me forever to read every post and trudge my way through the How-To's.
If I find the time, I'd love to run a stripped down, battery optimized, de-bloated ROM, something like that...
I did do a backup onto the SD card, I try to keep everything on the SD card. Bummed they make it so hard or not possible to run apps from it. Makes no sense to me but oh well..
Thanks again!

reyxlp said:
Yeah, stock for now. I used to mess around with custom ROMs when I first got my Thunderbolt but I'm so much busier at work and trying to keep a girl in my life these days, lol... I'm not good enough at this stuff like you guys to do it quickly, takes me forever to read every post and trudge my way through the How-To's.
If I find the time, I'd love to run a stripped down, battery optimized, de-bloated ROM, something like that...
I did do a backup onto the SD card, I try to keep everything on the SD card. Bummed they make it so hard or not possible to run apps from it. Makes no sense to me but oh well..
Thanks again!
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No problem mate If you need a hand just ask. Also AOKP is quite good. It is probably the second best for battery that I've tried with CM10.1 being the highest, not including stock of course. I run it with themes and the such. Its quite smooth and clean to with not so many features which is good if you just want things simplistic. Let me know if you run into issues
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Download now Android 4.4 KitKat Sense5.5 stock Ruu.exe files

Now you can download the latest stock Android 4.4 KitKat with Sense 5.5 RUU.exe files on:
http://androidruu.com/?developer=M7
Greetz

There's already a specific thread for M7 RUU's.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2428276

herwegan said:
There's already a specific thread for M7 RUU's.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2428276
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But there are no Android 4.4 KitKat RUU.exe files on.

i've already told it crushalot, i'm sure he'll add them asap. further i've already provided the link you offer here in his thread, so no reason for another RUU thread

I have send them a message to about a week ago but there is no respons.
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Justin2003 said:
I have send them a message to about a week ago but there is no respons.
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Thanks for the link man. Some people get way to butt-hurt around here lol.
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Thanks for link noticed that there is a ruu.exe for O2 UK do I still need to down grade hboot to use the .exe

You do not have to downgrade the hboot.
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Justin2003 said:
I have send them a message to about a week ago but there is no respons.
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troby86 said:
Thanks for the link man. Some people get way to butt-hurt around here lol.
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lol man, it's not that i want to steal his "thanks" or something. i just think it's better to keep the forum clean and keep the equal stuff together in one thread, so it's better to find for everyone. and if there's already a specific and usualy well maintained thread for this topic. so i think it's best to just post the link there (@justin2003) and not open up a new thread (just to get attention/thanks or whatever the reason was).
people that are looking out for 4.19 RUUs will search in the RUU thread and find the link and thank you. and as soon as crushalot has some time to add it, he'll do it. that's it.

Until the RUU thread gets updated, this thread is fine.
I'm a little concerned with the community spirit shown here. @Justin2003 has done nothing wrong, by posting this, he even stated that he PM'd @crushalot but with no response.
..(just to get attention/thanks or whatever the reason was)..
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This is a little concerning, just because someone posts something doesn't mean they're hunting for thanks (which are worthless, just look at mine ) or attention (this is the internet, who cares ).
Save the hate for the iPhone crowd.

Andy said:
Until the RUU thread gets updated, this thread is fine.
I'm a little concerned with the community spirit shown here. @Justin2003 has done nothing wrong, by posting this, he even stated that he PM'd @crushalot but with no response.
This is a little concerning, just because someone posts something doesn't mean they're hunting for thanks (which are worthless, just look at mine ) or attention (this is the internet, who cares ).
Save the hate for the iPhone crowd.
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Nothing to be concerned about! i just thought to do the right thing by indicating to keep the forum clean based on my own experiences with thread openings.. not all mods think the way you do but nvm, let's stop here.
Cheers

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lol man, it's not that i want to steal his "thanks" or something. i just think it's better to keep the forum clean and keep the equal stuff together in one thread, so it's better to find for everyone. and if there's already a specific and usualy well maintained thread for this topic. so i think it's best to just post the link there (@justin2003) and not open up a new thread (just to get attention/thanks or whatever the reason was).
people that are looking out for 4.19 RUUs will search in the RUU thread and find the link and thank you. and as soon as crushalot has some time to add it, he'll do it. that's it.
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Look at Bugsy Lawsons RUU thread...all download links are removed. I think, the thread can also be removed. It´s better to have one more chance for a download, if something like this happens again.

Sorry everyone, I can't dedicate nearly as much time to the threads I used too due to a new demanding job with no access to post during the day and more family duties in the evening.
I will work on downloading the updated RUU files and get them posted on my site and on the collection thread I started.
I am not purposely trying to ignore anyone, but I get at least 20 support request emails and 5-6 PM's per day and as I stated I just don't have the time to answer them all.
Thanks to Justin2003 for creating the thread with the links.

I do not need attentions or thanks but i know that there are a lot of people who wants back to stock without first s-off the phone to downgrade the hboot.
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Thank you Justin, the official RUU helped me restoring the device in pseudo original state (still unlocked, with supercid and S-off ofcouse) but without having to mess with reconstructed, dumped and/or skeletonized ROMs.

Sorry for the noobish question but after reading through the myriad of "Help Me!" threads, I've gotten a bit confused on what can/can't be used with all the different security & lock states. If I'm S-OFF w/ unlocked bootloader, can I run the ruu.exe? Or am I better off waiting for a decrypted ruu.zip?
As far as I understand it, I believe I can pretty much run anything w/ S-OFF and it's up to me to make sure that what I run is compatible with my device, lest I risk bricking it. Is that an accurate assessment? Are there any avenues to restore that cannot or should not be used while S-OFF? Are there any that would require relocking the bootloader while S-OFF?

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sharksfan7 said:
Sorry for the noobish question but after reading through the myriad of "Help Me!" threads, I've gotten a bit confused on what can/can't be used with all the different security & lock states. If I'm S-OFF w/ unlocked bootloader, can I run the ruu.exe? Or am I better off waiting for a decrypted ruu.zip?
As far as I understand it, I believe I can pretty much run anything w/ S-OFF and it's up to me to make sure that what I run is compatible with my device, lest I risk bricking it. Is that an accurate assessment? Are there any avenues to restore that cannot or should not be used while S-OFF? Are there any that would require relocking the bootloader while S-OFF?
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You understand correctly.
You can do anything. With great power comes great responsibility.
Occasionally an RUU won't work because your HBOOT is incompatible or your HTC drivers aren't current or your CID or MID is incompatible. Generally you can fix these things and try again.
The two most common things that brick phones are a failed HBOOT flash or trying to S-ON with a non-stock HBOOT.

Justin2003 said:
Now you can download the latest stock Android 4.4 KitKat with Sense 5.5 RUU.exe files on:
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Thanks for this link.
(downloading right now)
Sorry for the noob question but I'm facing a bug with my HTC One running 4.3, so I want to try 4.4.2.
My phone is rooted/unlocked and I've installed CWM recovery. All of which I want to keep !!
OTA 4.4.2 update would not install due to CWM recovery.
Will this .exe file allow me tu upgrade to 4.4.2 without the need to remove CWM recovery and SuperUser ?
Thanks for your help here.

Sounds like what you want can be accomplished by either reverting to a stock recovery and accepting the OTA before putting CWM back, or just flashing a 4.4.2 ROM in your custom recovery- either way this discussion probably doesn't belong in this thread.
Note flashing Kit Kat manually requires a compatible recovery and S-OFF, I believe.
The OTA should preserve your settings and data.
You may or may not be able to keep your settings and data intact if you go the manual route.
If you do an RUU you *definitely* won't be able to keep data:
Real, complete, signed RUU's from HTC rewrite everything. The erase your pictures, they install a stock recovery, they touch every partition.
(There are some firmware-only and other hybrid packages posted various places in this forum that behave like RUU's but are more selective in which partitions are touched.)
Merely flashing a ROM only really touches /system (it also touches /boot and /cache technically). Depending on how stable the result is, you may also choose to erase /data in a separate action.
To clear up a point about terminology, root access is something that is usually baked into the ROM you are flashing. RUU always leaves you with a stock, unooted ROM. Flashing almost any custom ROM automatically gives you root as a side benefit. Root is not the same as S-OFF.
Anyway, you probably don't need an RUU unless you get into serious trouble. Until then, you might want to ask for more help over in Q&A...
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