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
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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.
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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.
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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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Update the su
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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.)
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Hey guys ill be joining this side of the forums now on monday and I'm really excited. Just I'm kinda confused about a few things and I was wondering if anyone could help enlighten a few things for me.
I know what Root is, S-off, Cid yada yada and I'm not new to rooting at all. I have adb and etc and I kinda want to do this on ubuntu because my vista is kind of janky at times.
Now apparently there is Temporary Root and Permanent Root and of course I want Permanent root, s-off, etc.
1.Now from what I read there has been apparently an update that updated the G2 to 1.22 or something like that? I read its rootable apparently but you need a windows application called gfree or something? Is this possible to do using just ubuntu?
2. Now to obtain root, s-off etc do I have to obtain temporary root first, then permanent root? Its kinda confusing coming in a noob to this device and trying to figure this all out. And do the methods vary with which firmwire your phone comes with? I'm assuming mines will come with the newest OTA since I'm receiving it Monday.
3. Also from what I'm seeing apparently having S-off and root and what not matters on what rom your running also? I don't want to flash a rom then end up loosing root or something. And Noo I DO NOT want to stay stock once I obtain root. I'm kind of a flashoholic.
Thanks to anyone willing to help I really appreciate it.
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gfree is a program rum on your phone... it "sets you 'G'2 free"... but i had a lot of problems getting gfree to work with the new g2 i got in the mail... check out my post on cyanogen... this is how i got root and latest radio img's... its under forums and htc desire z / g2... how to fix a bricked g2 and root a g2 another way...
Visionary way was mad easy for me. Check out unlockr.com for it
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Visionary way was mad easy for me. Check out unlockr.com for it
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Link to it?
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Link to it?
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Here this link has the video links in it for the unlockr
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=10244704&postcount=2
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Here this link has the video links in it for the unlockr
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=10244704&postcount=2
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Shouldn't yall warn him about using VISIONary first? SOMETIMES, no NOT all the time but SOMETIMES people get stuck in a boot loop from using the VISIONary method. I would not recommended it, if you have know how to use ADB, use it. I'm pretty sure that they have ADB for Linux because they do have the Android SDK on Linux(at least I think they do). All you need to do in order to root with the safer/recommended way is ADB. All you have to do is ADB Push some files to your phone then run them on your phone's Terminal Emulator App, its pretty simple. Though I have not personally rooted a G2 yet(I get mine tomorrow) but I have spent at least a week learning about how to root the G2.
Check out the wiki, explains how to root using rage+gfree.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wik...sion#Rooting_the_Vision_.28G2.2FDZ.29_and_DHD
I followed these instructions and rooted my phone fairly easily.
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Shouldn't yall warn him about using VISIONary first? SOMETIMES, no NOT all the time but SOMETIMES people get stuck in a boot loop from using the VISIONary method. I would not recommended it, if you have know how to use ADB, use it. I'm pretty sure that they have ADB for Linux because they do have the Android SDK on Linux(at least I think they do). All you need to do in order to root with the safer/recommended way is ADB. All you have to do is ADB Push some files to your phone then run them on your phone's Terminal Emulator App, its pretty simple. Though I have not personally rooted a G2 yet(I get mine tomorrow) but I have spent at least a week learning about how to root the G2.
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First of all follow the link I gave him, did you bother to do that, there was a warning, second of all I've helped a lot of people root following the videos and have had zero bricks as long as they do everything I posted in the link, third I rooted this way with zero problems, when people brick their phones its not visionary that bricks phones it people that think they know how to properly use visionary when they don't that bricks phones, its not just pressing the " attempt perm root" button to root your phone, you have to press certain settings in order to use it right.
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First of all read the entire link I gave him, there was a warning, second of all I've helped a lot of people root following the videos and have had zero bricks as long as they do everything I posted in the link, third I rooted this way with zero problems, when people brick their phones its not visionary that bricks phones it people that think they know how to properly use visionary when they don't that bricks phones, its not just pressing the " attempt perm root" button to root your phone, you have to press certain settings in order to use it right.
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You may be right, but all the bricks that I have seen on this forum are from people using the VISIONary app. I haven't seen a single person brick using the Rage and GFree method.
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You may be right, but all the bricks that I have seen on this forum are from people using the VISIONary app. I haven't seen a single person brick using the Rage and GFree method.
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I've seen bootloops from people using rage and gfree too, guess you better search a little harder since your gonna attempt perm root tommorow.
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I've seen bootloops from people using rage and gfree too, guess you better search a little harder since your gonna attempt perm root tommorow.
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Alright and how would one fix a boot loop caused by Rage and GFree? I have searched before but I never found anything on it.
EDIT: And if you could, please show me some links with people stuck in a boot loop caused by Rage and GFree, I would like to read it and learn from their mistakes so that I don't do them.
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Alright and how would one fix a boot loop caused by Rage and GFree? I have searched before but I never found anything on it.
EDIT: And if you could, please show me some links with people stuck in a boot loop caused by Rage and GFree, I would like to read it and learn from their mistakes so that I don't do them.
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When I get home i'll find the links for you, and you know I got to hand it to you, at least you do research and learn before you even got your phone, I wish more people would take the same approach as you.
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Im rooted and done, Just got the phone today....used this method on this wiki..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=HTC_Vision
Well I'm doing research on it as well. thanks you guys for your resposes. I love this community people actually attempt to help. Trust guys I did my research and all that so I'm not a noob. Just a noob to this device that's all.
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david279 said:
Im rooted and done, Just got the phone today....used this method on this wiki..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=HTC_Vision
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hey david279, which radio(bandbase) did you have on your new G2 when you rooted with GFree?
Hmm just to make shure. I obtain root first, then use that gfree app on my rooted vision to get sim unlock, s-off etc?
Never mind just read it. This is actually really simple. *facepalm* sorry guys for the thread space ill get my topic removed.
I had the 26.03.02.26. I updated it to the newest one in the radio thread in the dev forum. I gotta use to those long radio version numbers.
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david279 said:
I had the 26.03.02.26. I updated it to the newest one in the radio thread in the dev forum. I gotta use to those long radio version numbers.
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Thanks, just confirming that 26.03.02.26 was still rootable with the wiki root instructions, there seems to be some confusion about if you can still root the 26.03.02.26 radio with the wiki, and you just confirmed that you still can.
Thanks Again, and happy flashing.
Rooting this phone reminded me of when I had a hero. That simple. I got a evo too and that was something to root when it first was released.
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I had the 26.03.02.26. I updated it to the newest one in the radio thread in the dev forum. I gotta use to those long radio version numbers.
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Exactly the info I was looking for I will be rooting later today.
First time rooter here and was wondering if there is a simple way to go by doing this. I know there is visionary and gfree method. But my issue is that if I need to unroot (say I need to exchange it out for another one if something goes wrong) which one is the best to go by or is there an even more simpler way? Or do I need to even unroot? Like in other words, will they not care if it is rooted or not? I also have the monthly $5 warranty if that helps.
Thanx
P.s. How likely are the chances of me bricking the phone?
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This method (Click Here ) is the simplest with the LEAST chance of bricking your phone. (make sure to follow the link at the bottom of the page).
Now the good thing is if you use that method and do not flash the engineering screen "unrooting" the phone can be done the very same way. You will need the "unroot.sh" file script (Which can be downloaded from here) to do that but is very possible.
gfree method is reverse-able I think. you need to back up the file(s) made during gfree process.
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gfree method is reverse-able I think. you need to back up the file(s) made during gfree process.
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It is reversible. but the root.sh method is much easier for one worried about bricking a device.
that all depends on what you plan on doing with your rooted phone. if you wanna flash roms and all that fun stuff a temp root will not turn s=off so it wont work. the gfree method is the only root method i could get to work on mine and i tried all of them.
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that all depends on what you plan on doing with your rooted phone. if you wanna flash roms and all that fun stuff a temp root will not turn s=off so it wont work. the gfree method is the only root method i could get to work on mine and i tried all of them.
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If you have a problem with the root.sh script method of rooting your phone SOMETHING (more times than not, it's the user) is seriously jacked.
The root.sh will turn s=off easily and painlessly. it will allow you do do what ever you want to do in a rooted state minus flashing splash screen. Which you need an Engineering HBoot for that. Even the ./gfree method will not flash that it has to manually be done.
I had my s=off prior to leaving the T-Mobile store the day i bought my MyTouchHD using the root.sh method.
i would be willing to unroot my phone back to a stock format and reroot & flash CM7 with that method if you would like me to, and let you see via youtube.
Like I said, im kinda new at this and a vid would be really helpful to the best root for me. Also I wanted to root my phone so I can get gingerbread on it (phone ruins alot smoother from what I hear) and is it a difficult process to unroot from a permroot through visionary plus.
youtube(dot)com/watch?v=hFOi6fYbnu0
(cant post outside links cuz I'm new here) :\
tell me if this is legit please (for the root and unroot) and that if it is worth doing.
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fazelove said:
Like I said, im kinda new at this and a vid would be really helpful to the best root for me. Also I wanted to root my phone so I can get gingerbread on it (phone ruins alot smoother from what I hear) and is it a difficult process to unroot from a permroot through visionary plus.
youtube(dot)com/watch?v=hFOi6fYbnu0
(cant post outside links cuz I'm new here) :\
tell me if this is legit please (for the root and unroot) and that if it is worth doing.
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if you follow the method i posted above from TheUnlockr you will not have any problems. Like i said that way is pretty much impossible to brick the phone.
Thanx
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Is there a video I could follow, more a visual type of guy
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fazelove said:
Is there a video I could follow, more a visual type of guy
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The Unlockr's page should have a flashed based video on the page.
Hi every one I just came by with this website unlockroot.com they have a software that can unlock & root your device. They support HTC Glacier 2.3 but Not MT4g is it any good.
zaky1 said:
Hi every one I just came by with this website unlockroot.com they have a software that can unlock & root your device. They support HTC Glacier 2.3 but Not MT4g is it any good.
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The HTC Glacier is the MyTouch4G.
However i'd advise against root your device.
so the tool from that website suppose ably roots gingerbread huh. Gotta see this...
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so the tool from that website suppose ably roots gingerbread huh. Gotta see this...
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It might Root the phone, but it i will not turn s-off.
from their web-site
4. Q: Does rooting do any of the following? 1. Wipe the data? 2. Unlock the bootloader? 3. Change the recovery ?
A: You have to unlock the bootloader before rooting. It won't wipe the data or change the recovery.
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6. Q: Is rooting confirmed on HTC? I got the latest HTC update and it's 2.3.3, not 2.3.7, and rooting is unsuccessful. Will I need custom rom?
A: Make sure your HTC is in S-off state. If rooting fails in S-off state, it's caused by different firmware Version.
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Another reason why this person needs to refrain from rooting their device. It's very clear to me that either this person has 1) done absolutely no research prior to wanting to root their device. They'd know that rooting alone will not do what they want it to do 2) it's a spammer promoting their site 3) afraid of ADB and doing it the proper way.
When I posted that web site all, I was trying to help the People who has trouble downgrading through ADB by turn S-Off with adb then root your phone
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Hi every one I just came by with this website unlockroot.com they have a software that can unlock & root your device. They support HTC Glacier 2.3 but Not MT4g is it any good.
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When I posted that web site all, I was trying to help the People who has trouble downgrading through ADB by turn S-Off with adb then root your phone
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Your first post was posted as a question. It wasn't posted as information to the newbs. It was also posted in the Q&A section, as a question.
Please don't lie to us.
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.
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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.
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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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Dears:
Following is my steps.
1. go to htcdev.com, get and flash RUU_Glacier_hboot_0.89.0007_signed.exe.
2. go to http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1498003 and download hasoon2000 's Vivid All-In-One Kit V2.1.
A. extract Vivid All-In-One Kit V2.1 and execute Vivid 2.1.exe in it.
B. because I've installed HTC driver and registered in HTCDEV, I started from step 3 "Get Token ID" to step 5 "Unlock Bootloader".
C. download http://download.clockworkmod.com/recoveries/recovery-clockwork-touch-5.8.1.0-glacier.img and put it in Vivid_All-In-One_Kit_v2.0\Data\Recovery directory.
D. rename recovery-clockwork-touch-5.8.1.0-glacier.img to recovery-cwm-vivid-5.5.0.4B2.img
E. back to hasoon2000 's Vivid All-In-One Kit V2.1. Execute Vivid 2.1.exe again then choose "CWM 5.5.0.4(GB)" and press "flash recovery"
F. boot the phone into recovery, go to "-mounts and storage", choose "- mount /data", "-mount /sdcard", "- mount /system".
G. back to Vivid 2.1.exe, in "Extra" section, choose "Perm Root(GB/ICS)", that's all.
So this is how to root 2.3.4? If so then awesome!
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I just got my replacement again(3rd time in 3 months) I wonder if I should try this....?
Edit: upon further thinking.... That's a lot of steps for an "accident"....?
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Very curious on that
DylanTheVillian said:
I just got my replacement again(3rd time in 3 months) I wonder if I should try this....?
Edit: upon further thinking.... That's a lot of steps for an "accident"....?
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Yesterday, I tried to root vivid and amaze and both was succeeded.
Then I was wondering if I can use the same method to root mytouch 4g.
The downgrade steps is a little bit complicated, I'm too lazy to take a try.
That's why I use "accidentally" , and that works!
This is awesome if it's legit! The downgrade process we've been using is a big hassle IMO. Great find!
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raphael888 said:
Yesterday, I tried to root vivid and amaze and both was succeeded.
Then I was wondering if I can use the same method to root mytouch 4g.
The downgrade steps is a little bit complicated, I'm too lazy to take a try.
That's why I use "accidentally" , and that works!
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Downgrade process was cake! Only thing that would make it easier is full automation!
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So is your bootloader flagged unlocked?
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dave5777 said:
So is your bootloader flagged unlocked?
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YES.
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YES.
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It should say s-off , not s-on... I have been telling people not to use HTC Dev to unlock your phone. I believe it makes flashing different roms a pain in the ass...
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It should say s-off , not s-on... I have been telling people not to use HTC Dev to unlock your phone. I believe it makes flashing different roms a pain in the ass...
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I am gonna move this outta dev section to the Q&A..
Also Dev method isn't that bad few extra steps to do things..
That's nothing more than HTCDEV unlocked bootloader! When you flash a Rom, prepare to flash the boot.img seperate! You should really re-lock your bootloader and root properly. That big pink "UNLOCKED" has got HTCDEV unlocked all over it...I wouldn't do this people!....
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Thank you raphael888 for your post. This indeed works. Here is how I verified this is more than just the HTCDEV bootloader unlock.
First I just did the HTCDEV bootloader steps. Then installed Root Check from the market. Root checker verified the phone was still locked although the bootloader was unlocked. The system security status was S-On
I then continued your steps to the end. I then checked the phone with the Root Check. This time it said that I have root privileges. I also loaded Root Uninstall. I was able to give SU authority to system apps. The system security status is still S-On. However it appears I have SU access.
So your steps gives the Super User ability. You may not be able to flash the ROM. However if your goal is to be able to have greater control over your phone this is much better than the HTCDEV Bootloader Unlock.
Once again Thanks for your help!!
This is EXACTLY HTCDev bootloader unlock, and you don't know what HTCDev bootloader unlock is. Or should I clarify: this is EXACTLY the rooting method that involves HTCDev bootloader unlock as one of its steps, referenced as "HTCDev unlock" just like other methods are referenced by the main step in multiple-step scheme ("gfree" or "root.sh"), which isn't a method of choice and isn't suggested to anyone but those who only want root on stock ROM, thus it didn't receive a sticky of its own.