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I'm thinking about rooting my gf's glacier and have read the wiki regarding the methods to use, it appears similar to the G2 visionary plus gfree method,i however used the gfree and rage exploit instead so I was wondering could I do the same with the glacier? Its not covered in the wiki so I'm reluctant to do so, any help is appreciated!
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justthetip said:
I'm thinking about rooting my gf's glacier and have read the wiki regarding the methods to use, it appears similar to the G2 visionary plus gfree method,i however used the gfree and rage exploit instead so I was wondering could I do the same with the glacier? Its not covered in the wiki so I'm reluctant to do so, any help is appreciated!
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This is best method for rooting ones MyTouchHD.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=858996
They are rooted slightly differently. The files are not exactly the same.
I would definitely use the above link. A week ago I had no idea what rooting was, and I used that link and followed the directions to the T. It was a great walk through and it worked perfectly.
thanks for the replies guys! i will just go ahead and stick to what the wiki says, and as for the link mentioned above is that the preferred method?
I don't know if it is the preferred method by everyone, but it definitely is for me, since it worked great. I followed the instructions in the link neidlinger posted to a tee, and it worked exactly as stated. I had a factory fresh Glacier with 2.2.1 on it and this method worked perfect. I now have permanent root and with no issues whatsoever.
after more reading it appears i can use the gfree + rage method! but it is known as the cyanogenmod way when it comes to this phone.
question, i rooted my mt4g i think before that thread was published so i used visionary to get temp and perm root.
is my device rooted the same as this method? i know i dont have the sim unlocked like my G2 is via using the gfree but is it still just as good?
i just installed cyanogenmod 7nightly 8 on it and it seems to be running ok. i havent played with it tho as it is not my primary device anymore (went to a G2).
if so, can Gfree root still be done? can i still do the gfree method on the phone with a terminal emulator like i did on the G2 because i cannot get ADB to install or recognize a phone on my computer at all.
tackleberry said:
question, i rooted my mt4g i think before that thread was published so i used visionary to get temp and perm root.
is my device rooted the same as this method? i know i dont have the sim unlocked like my G2 is via using the gfree but is it still just as good?
i just installed cyanogenmod 7nightly 8 on it and it seems to be running ok. i havent played with it tho as it is not my primary device anymore (went to a G2).
if so, can Gfree root still be done? can i still do the gfree method on the phone with a terminal emulator like i did on the G2 because i cannot get ADB to install or recognize a phone on my computer at all.
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If you read the title in the thread it explains that you should still do it and why. Also you can check out my adb thread in the dev section or in my signature for a easy 5 minute setup. There is a video too. And yes you can do it with terminal emulator too.
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TrueBlue_Drew said:
If you read the title in the thread it explains that you should still do it and why. Also you can check out my adb thread in the dev section or in my signature for a easy 5 minute setup. There is a video too. And yes you can do it with terminal emulator too.
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Are the instructions for using gfree via term emulator in the link above or somewhere else? Thanks for the info. Im kinda done with adb its starting to make me want to throw my laptop lol
From my permarooted 1209mhz G2 with CM7 nightly 6
So I'm running vu 2.39 on my phone and I had rooted the phone using the root.sh/visionary method, not the gfree method. Now that I'm comfortable with it, I was trying to figure out how to unlock my phone. After backing up my phone, should I install the rooted stock rom, unroot using visionary, and then root using the gfree method OR install an unrooted stock rom (which I assume will restore everything back to factory) and then gfree OR something else??
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So I'm running vu 2.39 on my phone and I had rooted the phone using the root.sh/visionary method, not the gfree method. Now that I'm comfortable with it, I was trying to figure out how to unlock my phone. After backing up my phone, should I install the rooted stock rom, unroot using visionary, and then root using the gfree method OR install an unrooted stock rom (which I assume will restore everything back to factory) and then gfree OR something else??
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they have instructions on how to unlock in the gfree thread...
I think gfree only works with froyo kernels. It wasn't working correctly for me on virtuous
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You need to flash not only the stock 2.2.1 ROM but also the appropriate bootloader and possibly radio, to run Gfree. The easiest way to get all of that at once is to PD15IMG.zip or RUU back to that ROM after doing your nandroid backup. Then follow the full instructions for temp root and Gfree, and that's when you can enter the command that gets Gfree to SIM-unlock your phone. Once you've installed Clockwork again, revert to your nandroid backup.
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You need to flash not only the stock 2.2.1 ROM but also the appropriate bootloader and possibly radio, to run Gfree. The easiest way to get all of that at once is to PD15IMG.zip or RUU back to that ROM after doing your nandroid backup. Then follow the full instructions for temp root and Gfree, and that's when you can enter the command that gets Gfree to SIM-unlock your phone. Once you've installed Clockwork again, revert to your nandroid backup.
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K cool this makes sense but is the PD15IMG.zip the rooted stock Froyo or unrooted stock froyo?
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htc_sandman286 said:
K cool this makes sense but is the PD15IMG.zip the rooted stock Froyo or unrooted stock froyo?
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Pure stock, just like how you first bought it from Tmobile.
If I helped, give thanks, if you please.
Sent from my fist to your nuts, enjoy!
great so i made an attempt to downgrade but i ran into a problem...i downloaded a stock rom, checked the md5 sum, and then tried to install following instructions but it turned s-on, reverted the h-boot version to 0.86.0000 and says main version is older, update fail!.... the rom is still rooted cause i used root checker to check and cwm 5+ is still installed so now i dunno what to do...
I followed this yesterday from stock 2.3.4 unrooted and it worked. Its rooted running Virtuous unity, and unlocked I tried my friends simple mobile sim and it worked.
http://theunlockr.com/2011/10/25/ho...ire-z-desire-hd-and-mytouch-4g-back-to-froyo/
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Oh crap... I forgot that could happen after root.sh.
Check the downgrade guide - if you're rooted with S-ON the only step you should need to do is the misc version step, and then you should be able to flash the PD15IMG.ZIP again without getting the main version error.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=HTC_Vision#Rooting_the_G2
Thanks to the guys in the G2 IRC chatroom, i was able to fix the problem and unroot using the gfree method!!! made 1-2 silly noob mistakes and it costed me time and hrs, but a good lesson learned.
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great so i made an attempt to downgrade but i ran into a problem...i downloaded a stock rom, checked the md5 sum, and then tried to install following instructions but it turned s-on, reverted the h-boot version to 0.86.0000 and says main version is older, update fail!.... the rom is still rooted cause i used root checker to check and cwm 5+ is still installed so now i dunno what to do...
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Made a thread for this exact problem a couple days ago. Here you go..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1356607
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By the way 2.3.4 is Gingerbread, I have a MyTouch 4G, and I have the stock ROM from T-Mobile update on it. My question is, is there anyway to root 2.3.4?
[Not Edited, but thought I should add] If there is no way to root 2.3.4, I will downgrade to 2.3.3. (If someone wants to help me with that, please, I will be glad)
Giving everyone a thanks just for commenting. Thanks in advance.
Aarrrgh![pulling hair]
I refuse to believe people will never learn. Its impossible that people just do not care to search and read.
I don't get it.
coupetastic-droid said:
Aarrrgh![pulling hair]
I refuse to believe people will never learn. Its impossible that people just do not care to search and read.
I don't get it.
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Fine,guy. I did research, just wanted to see if there is any current ways, because everything I read is from 2011 about Gingerbread not having any roots for 2.3.4. Guest ill just downgrade, thank you anyways.
And you downgrade to 2.2.1....we didn't receive a 2.3.3 update.
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you must downgrade to 2.2.1 froyo
there are "methods" to root from 2.3.4 but all don't work or will brick your phone.
most of them are the one click methods which you should avoid anyway.
downgrading only takes a sec just follow this thread to downgrade
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1178912
then this one to root
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=858996
MamaGlue said:
you must downgrade to 2.2.1 froyo
there are "methods" to root from 2.3.4 but all don't work or will brick your phone.
most of them are the one click methods which you should avoid anyway.
downgrading only takes a sec just follow this thread to downgrade
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1178912
then this one to root
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=858996
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After doing that, how do you get back to 2.3.4 without losing root privileges?
You install custom recovery and flash a pre-rooted 2.3.4 ROM.
There's always an option to remove HBOOT from the 2.3.4 PD15IMG.ZIP and flash it through HBOOT, and then install a custom recovery and flash su.zip in it. But it's a bit more complicated.
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After doing that, how do you get back to 2.3.4 without losing root privileges?
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download a custom gingerbread rom
here is one that's pretty popular;
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1504718
If you are S-Off
Grab Froyo 2.2.1 zip from this forum. Make sure it is called PD15IMG.zip and place it on the root of your sdcard
Shut phone off & boot into HBoot (vol down + pwr button)
Have it load the PD15IMG.zip file and once its done your phone will be back to running Froyo.
Now grab Visionary+ & root.rar (from this forum) & a terminal emulator & a file explorer.
Put visonary+.apk on your sdcard and run it via file explorer for temp root
Extract root.sh to /sdcard/root
now load up terminal emulator and type:
su
cd /sdcard/root
sh root.sh
Let it run (takes a minute sometimes)
Once that is done go back to Visionary+ and "Perm root" reboot and you should have perm root.
Now just Clockword Rom manager and you can flash whatever ICS rom you want. (running CM9-unofficial personally)
I wish i could remove a thanks.
This will only work if the phone has a good eMMC chipset. If they have a bad one. it will not work.
neidlinger said:
I wish i could remove a thanks.
This will only work if the phone has a good eMMC chipset. If they have a bad one. it will not work.
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Not completely true. I've already rooted a few mt4g with bad chips. 2 being my girls and my brothers mt4g.
Using root.sh? Or perhaps using gfree?
coupetastic-droid said:
Not completely true. I've already rooted a few mt4g with bad chips. 2 being my girls and my brothers mt4g.
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The "bad" chip only roots with gfree. I tried root.sh. It just looked at me ans scoffed.
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The "bad" chip only roots with gfree. I tried root.sh. It just looked at me ans scoffed.
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Never used gfree since I don't own a PC. All bad chip mt4g I've rooted have been rooted within the device with visionary and root.sh method from the unlockr.
I have only ever followed the guide on XDA for ultimate S=OFF rooting guide using visionary, seems to work the best.
coupetastic-droid said:
Never used gfree since I don't own a PC. All bad chip mt4g I've rooted have been rooted within the device with visionary and root.sh method from the unlockr.
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I used gfree without a PC. Terminal emulator ftw.
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trying to root via gfee and can't get visionary to work, it just says "rooting" forever. I'm on stock Froyo... any idea?
orangekid said:
trying to root via gfee and can't get visionary to work, it just says "rooting" forever. I'm on stock Froyo... any idea?
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Gave up on root.sh? Lol. Make sure usb debugging is enabled and reboot between attempts.
Ya figured gfree was better plus Sim unlock. I did both of those. Still same thing
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orangekid said:
Ya figured gfree was better plus Sim unlock. I did both of those. Still same thing
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Are you trying to perm or temp root?
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Hey guys I'm bout to root my firnds phone and I was wondering on the xda thread it said after I downgrade from gingerbread all I have to do is use any FROYO rooting method to get full perm root...I'm a guy from the G2 and Desire Z forum and was wondering if I can root the mytouch 4G using the G2 instructions with gfree or is their an advanced way meant for only the mytouch 4G(glacier)
*all I need to know is a rooting method for the phone NOT downgrading.
* thanks to everybody contributing in this
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I believe that you MUST downgrade the phone to froyo before you can root it,
And I would say it would save you alot of trouble to just follow one of this device's guides instead of using the G2s.
And yea, what you said on the first part is correct, you downgrade from gingerbread to froyo, then use a froyo rooting method (from this device) and perm root.
Yes, you can the guide in the G2 and Desire Z forums guide to downgrade. It says "[GUIDE] Downgrade G2 (2.3.X) & DZ (2.3.X) & mT4g (2.3.4) & DHD w/ S-ON to Stock Froyo". I used the guide, worked flawlessly. Guy did a great job!
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I believe that you MUST downgrade the phone to froyo before you can root it,
And I would say it would save you alot of trouble to just follow one of this device's guides instead of using the G2s.
And yea, what you said on the first part is correct, you downgrade from gingerbread to froyo, then use a froyo rooting method (from this device) and perm root.
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So to conclude your saying I can use the G2 rooting method to root the mytouch 4G after downgrading?
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No. You must use one of the guides in our development section that are stickied. I prefer ./gfree, so use this one.
invasion2 said:
Yes, you can the guide in the G2 and Desire Z forums guide to downgrade. It says "[GUIDE] Downgrade G2 (2.3.X) & DZ (2.3.X) & mT4g (2.3.4) & DHD w/ S-ON to Stock Froyo". I used the guide, worked flawlessly. Guy did a great job!
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Yes I know that I can downgrade and I did it no problem there its the rooting that I'm concerned about
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Barry:// said:
Yes I know that I can downgrade and I did it no problem there its the rooting that I'm concerned about
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I recently downgraded and rooted my mytouch 4g gingerbread phone to install ICS. If you are already downgraded then follow "Ultimate Guide and CM7 Installation (Works with any other ROM)" guide at http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/HTC_Glacier#Froyo_2.2.1 It worked perfectly for me.
invasion2 said:
No. You must use one of the guides in our development section that are stickied. I prefer ./gfree, so use this one.
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Is this the best and esist way to root...without bricking chances
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Barry:// said:
Is this the best and esist way to root...without bricking chances
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Check you eMMC chip to see if you have the bad chip. I had some problems with the gfree method. I could not get a temproot using visionary So I followed the other guide which I posted earlier.
Barry:// said:
So to conclude your saying I can use the G2 rooting method to root the mytouch 4G after downgrading?
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No, I suggest not
Barry:// said:
Is this the best and esist way to root...without bricking chances
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There's always a chance of bricking, but that's only when you don't follow the guide. Just make sure to read the instructions thoroughly, follow the steps, and you should have no problem.
Alright I think I have enough info to move on to the rooting
I chosse the one with gfree with the visionary
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this is the thread that i followed to root MT4G after downgrading;
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=858996
it is gfree method pretty much push gfree onto phone using android sdk and use visionary+ to temp root then later perm root the device.
it's pretty thorough
check it out if you haven't already.
there are alternative methods to rooting such as the "one click" methods but i'd stay away from those.
gfree method is exactly the same for G2 and MT4G.
You can use the same thread for downgrading (just use the right file for MT4G), and use the same procedure for rooting. If you worked on G2, and read the stickied rooting thread in Development section, you probably noticed the similarities yourself.
Jack_R1 said:
gfree method is exactly the same for G2 and MT4G.
You can use the same thread for downgrading (just use the right file for MT4G), and use the same procedure for rooting. If you worked on G2, and read the stickied rooting thread in Development section, you probably noticed the similarities yourself.
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Its the same rooting procudure just the file names like the hboot and stuff is diff
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Hang on a sec, is this true? I have to downgrade before rooting? There's no way to root a Gingerbread T-Mobile MyTouch 4G? I'm starting from complete stock T-Mo. any help would be awesome, thanks.
If you can read it all over the forum, and can't find anything else in the million stickied and non-stickied guides - why would you think that there is some other way?
There's either HTCDev unlock or downgrading.
Because I'm stupid and I'm a lazy noob who wants other people to do my searching for me.
Oh, was I being the "idiot forum member" again that asks a question and therefore deserves attitude? I apologize. I'm sorry to have wasted 30 seconds of your life.
Before you say, "but, but, but it's just that nobody ever searches... " just remember you could have just ignored my question.
Thanks for the HTCDev suggestion. I'll look it up to see what that's all about.
If you have froyo 2.2 then you don't have to downgrade
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md1008 said:
If you have froyo 2.2 then you don't have to downgrade
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Unfortunately I'm on Gingerbread. I'll follow the downgrade instructions, I guess. I know I might be asking for it, but it seems pretty convoluted trying to figure out the accepted method today for rooting this phone. All the methods say they're best but they're all saying that at a particular time.
Is there any one of the methods that performs a SIM unlock?
tinpanalley said:
Unfortunately I'm on Gingerbread. I'll follow the downgrade instructions, I guess. I know I might be asking for it, but it seems pretty convoluted trying to figure out the accepted method today for rooting this phone. All the methods say they're best but they're all saying that at a particular time.
Is there any one of the methods that performs a SIM unlock?
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And every thread has a date on it. Gfree can unlock SIM.
Hi, I've been trying to fully S-OFF my buddy's new MyTouch 4G Glacier that he ordered online. It has Android 2.3.4 and I was able to unlock bootloader and put clockworkmod touch recovery. But he wants a Rom and custom kernel. Flashing kernels won't work via fastboot or they do, but don't actually apply. I wanted to just fully Perm-S-OFF it with the guide in Dev thread, but the link to Visionary+ apk isn't working. I've searched n searched on XDA and Google. All links I find are either BS malware or 404'd lol. Does anyone have a copy of it I could get? It would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. -Drew
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Google "modaco visionary". If you want I'll PM you a link to their site since I'm not allowed to post it yet (noob rule). I'm sure you'll find it though. Good luck!
[Edit] BTW, your antivirus isn't going to like visionary, but it's a good download. It's the one I used.
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upncoming said:
Google "modaco visionary". If you want I'll PM you a link to their site since I'm not allowed to post it yet (noob rule). I'm sure you'll find it though. Good luck!
[Edit] BTW, your antivirus isn't going to like visionary, but it's a good download. It's the one I used.
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I actually went to his main link on his website/forum. But when you put in captcha, it just goes to broken link on his site. So he either took it down or moved it and hasn't changed link.. so yeh if u got latest r14 of it, I'd appreciate a link in my PM. Thanks for replying too!
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Whoops! That's ok. I've got another link to a different part of the modaco site. I tested and was able to download. I'll PM you in a minute.
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If you are on gingerbread 2.3.4 you will have to downgrade the software before acquiring root.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1462025
Once you do the downgrade you shouldn't have any problems
Cheers
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romuloxiii said:
If you are on gingerbread 2.3.4 you will have to downgrade the software before acquiring root.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1462025
Once you do the downgrade you shouldn't have any problems
Cheers
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I've actually already acquired root. Just need perm S-OFF. Guess I tech don't need temp-root with that visionary app, if I already have full root on 2.3.4, is it possible to run that PermS-OFF patch that is in Dev section? Or does it still need to be ran on Froyo ROM? Can flash ROM's
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Sorry, i guess i misunderstood. Im not sure about whether you need to be on Froyo to achieve s-off with visionary. it's worth a shot....cheers
It just occurred to me that i think i used the gfree method when i got s-off on my phone. You may want to consider trying that method if visionary won't work for you.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=858996
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This is how bricks happen!
Ill wait for the I bricked by friends phone thread u will create later on.
Why can't you flash as is? Did you unlock the boot loader via HTC dev unlock? If so, you will need to relock it, then find the guides to downgrade to froyo, and then root from there...
Well my intention is not to give bad advice but rather state what worked for me. If this method can lead to a bricked device then i appologise for the bad info.
Cheers
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Such a lot of mess...
A phone unlocked with HTCDev should receive custom kernels, if it doesn't - it means the kernels aren't being flashed correctly and OP should learn to use fastboot.
A phone unlocked with HTCDev won't get downgraded unless relocked.
Without downgrading there won't be S-OFF of any kind. Neither gfree nor root.sh work on Gingerbread.
Rooting isn't S-OFF.
Putting custom ROM on isn't rooting.
To flash anything from recovery only, without using fastboot, S-OFF is required.
Jack_R1 said:
Such a lot of mess...
A phone unlocked with HTCDev should receive custom kernels, if it doesn't - it means the kernels aren't being flashed correctly and OP should learn to use fastboot.
A phone unlocked with HTCDev won't get downgraded unless relocked.
Without downgrading there won't be S-OFF of any kind. Neither gfree nor root.sh work on Gingerbread.
Rooting isn't S-OFF.
Putting custom ROM on isn't rooting.
To flash anything from recovery only, without using fastboot, S-OFF is required.
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thanks for the summery. very useful.
Jack_R1 said:
Such a lot of mess...
A phone unlocked with HTCDev should receive custom kernels, if it doesn't - it means the kernels aren't being flashed correctly and OP should learn to use fastboot.
A phone unlocked with HTCDev won't get downgraded unless relocked.
Without downgrading there won't be S-OFF of any kind. Neither gfree nor root.sh work on Gingerbread.
Rooting isn't S-OFF.
Putting custom ROM on isn't rooting.
To flash anything from recovery only, without using fastboot, S-OFF is required.
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I have achieved S-OFF a long time back and updated my ROM. I needed to use the terminal emulator the other day in super user mode but was denied SU access. Remembering back I had used visionary to obtain root and thus su access. Visionary no longer runs (it appears to lock up in a black screen) nor am I able su access.
How can one obtain su access after s-off has been achieved and the phone has downloaded an update?
su reports the su binary is out of date.
Thank you.
Update the su
binaries
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russellvone said:
Update the su
binaries
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Been looking for a method to do that for 4 hours. Any ideas where to look?
A thread called "Root for S-OFF users" in Development section would probably be a very good start (and hopefully finish).
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A thread called "Root for S-OFF users" in Development section would probably be a very good start (and hopefully finish).
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It was a start, but not a finish and since it was in the development section, I was not allowed to respond to it.
For completeness after a dozen or so further hours of searching, this tool rooted my S-off phone.
w w w.androidauthority<dot>com/root-any-htc-phone-tablet-117724
(appears I am not allowed to post proper links either.)