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[Q] How to Backup?

Sorry for the novice question. About to get a 4th replacement G2X. Last weekend I spent a huge amount of time reconfiguring number 3. I have Launcherpro and backed it up to the SD card but the new phone would not restore.
Is there an easy way to backup all the apps and settings?

Titanium Backup Pro.

96traxx said:
Titanium Backup Pro.
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That requires a root, right?

Yes it does.

Yup. If you need to know how to root, check out my signature. Click the link that says "Rooted" and it'll take you to where you can root. The Superoneclick method mentioned elsewhere on the site won't work for G2x above 2.2. So just follow my link and you'll be good to go. And be sure to thank the OP that made the thread.

Thanks.
New (4th replacement) arrived and it won't read the SIM card.

If you have to flash a rooted rom to root, you loose your configuration. So, going from stock to rooted rom you are going to have to reconfigure. Right?
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You don't have to flash a rooted rom to get root anymore. There is a root zip available.

96traxx said:
You don't have to flash a rooted rom to get root anymore. There is a root zip available.
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Where? On XDA? A single Zip that roots the phone? Must have missed that or I am misunderstanding something.

See here for rooting, be sure to give a thanks to the OP. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1255214

96traxx said:
See here for rooting, be sure to give a thanks to the OP. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1255214
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It's been a while since I looked at that thread. Not sure I will ever need it, but is nice to know it's there. I hit up phburks with a thanks. I gave jboxer an accidental thanks when tried to hit quote yesterday, so I am good there. They need to separate those buttons. I am sure that's how I received a few of my thanks. : )

matrix0886 said:
Yup. If you need to know how to root, check out my signature. Click the link that says "Rooted" and it'll take you to where you can root. The Superoneclick method mentioned elsewhere on the site won't work for G2x above 2.2. So just follow my link and you'll be good to go. And be sure to thank the OP that made the thread.
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Thanks. I am reading your root link now. 4th phone is the same. T-Mo says sorry, can't do anything. I'm going to try to root.

Any clue on when razorclaw is making a new app???

Ive tried everything on this forum and no luck the down grade didnt work and root tool kit isnt working. Ik im a noob but i have been on xda forums for a while (just got an account today) if anybody can give me step by step personal instructions or help would appreciate your help or anything would do p.s please dont hate post on this

I hate cats!

even about cats

more info would be super usefull such as build number, serial number ect

???
What type of a new app do you think they would make!?

Assdikes said:
What type of a new app do you think they would make!?
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Haha, I think he's talking about rooting after updated to the latest version.

Updating razorclaw isn't as easy as you may think. A new exploit likely needs to be found which takes a lot more problem solving.

yes. I have the reacent ota update and i have the B90 version unfortunately i have an old xp so most of the ideas giving to me have been unhelp full :/

build number 8.6.5.21 US serial number b90KAS048969

Fat guy142 said:
yes. I have the reacent ota update and i have the B90 version unfortunately i have an old xp so most of the ideas giving to me have been unhelp full :/
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There's a thread in the dev section show how to downgrade firmware and root. You don't even need a PC,
You could download all necessary files straight to the tablet.

weehooherod2 said:
Updating razorclaw isn't as easy as you may think. A new exploit likely needs to be found which takes a lot more problem solving.
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Yeah i understand i just wish some of the alternitives would work productivly. I tried the root tool kit but nvidia download driver wouldnt work for some reason even though i was signed in as administrator ( windows xp)

also if anyone has anyway to super dumb down the downgrade to help me maybe understand what i am doing wrong i have my micro sd card in (fat32) and i place the zip for the update on root of micro card i reboot and no triangle :/

baseballfanz said:
There's a thread in the dev section show how to downgrade firmware and root. You don't even need a PC,
You could download all necessary files straight to the tablet.
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link pleas, ill try but most seem not to work. P. S remember i have us version idk but in fact that might be my issue. Please post link for us 8.6.5.21

seriously dude? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1417006
and the reason the nvidia stuff didnt work is because you have a b90 which has sbk 2 which is not compatible with nvflash

try to take a look at this tread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1427838
it solved my "problem" ... hope it will help you too

pippo_73 said:
try to take a look at this tread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1427838
it solved my "problem" ... hope it will help you too
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Hey thanks that looks really legit but i dont understand the intructions (if there are any) ik i am probably going to regret asking and feel stupid but can you give me Step by Step noob instructions

Fat guy142 said:
Hey thanks that looks really legit but i dont understand the intructions (if there are any) ik i am probably going to regret asking and feel stupid but can you give me Step by Step noob instructions
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downloads and instructions are here http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/01...west-firmware/

mrevankyle said:
downloads and instructions are here http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/01...west-firmware/
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those are not specific...... like where do i put the 2 downloads

Fat guy142 said:
those are not specific...... like where do i put the 2 downloads
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First you must have ADB setup.
Good tutorial here for that.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1071584&highlight=adb+setup
The two files that you download goes in the in platform tools folder
Might look something like this or similar depending on how you install it on your PC
C:/android-sdk/platform-tools
Open up command window and type in the command lines
following the post

baseballfanz said:
First you must have ADB setup.
Good tutorial here for that.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1071584&highlight=adb+setup
The two files that you download goes in the in platform tools folder
Might look something like this or similar depending on how you install it on your PC
C:/android-sdk/platform-tools
Open up command window and type in the command lines
following the post
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Thanks at least you where more helpful and non-judge full unlike mrevankyle will report back in a doy or so on if it works Thank you everyone.

Factory Restore

i want to root my phone but Sprint seems to have patch the root exploit, so i am thinking of doing a factory restore.
does anyone know what software version it will resort back to, currently i am on 2.3.4.

You will still be on 2.3.4 you need to search for the method then reds until your head hurts
[.-.]

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1357157
This root method works wonders nothing is more better then to learn to manually root your device. Of course you can use the tool provided in the, the development forums, but I personally enjoy learning to do things without the use of developed tools.
If you need help feel free to ask we are here to help ^_^
Good luck don't turn your device into a brick READ READ AND READ FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS EXACTLY HOW THEY ARE YOU WILL BE A OK.
Sent from my PG06100 using xda app-developers app

x2phrack said:
i want to root my phone but Sprint seems to have patch the root exploit, so i am thinking of doing a factory restore.
does anyone know what software version it will resort back to, currently i am on 2.3.4.
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Use the manual method by Indirect if you want to have more control over what you're doing (also does not void your warranty) and definitely read read read
I would recommend at least going through the whole "user" section of xda-university before even touching your phone, it has tons of useful information
turkbot said:
You will still be on 2.3.4 you need to search for the method then reds until your head hurts
[.-.]
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Definitely, also just FYI but when you do a factory restore that simply wipes all app data (both user and system apps)

x2phrack said:
i want to root my phone but Sprint seems to have patch the root exploit, so i am thinking of doing a factory restore.
does anyone know what software version it will resort back to, currently i am on 2.3.4.
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Best advice I can give you is to Read, Read, Read, and Read some more. Use the search function a ton, as it will help you to get used to resolving issues in the future. Because sometimes even when people are willing to help, answers are hard to come by. Also there are a few links you can check out in my Signature. The Shift community is one of the Best anywhere, so you picked the right device to learn Android with . Welcome to a great forum.

yes yes, i have rooted like 5 phones, but this one is stuck in a boot loop and trying to fix that

x2phrack said:
yes yes, i have rooted like 5 phones, but this one is stuck in a boot loop and trying to fix that
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Were you rooting with Indirects method and it got stuck in a bootloop on the 4G screen? If so, thats supposed to happen, its not a bug

CNexus said:
Were you rooting with Indirects method and it got stuck in a bootloop on the 4G screen? If so, thats supposed to happen, its not a bug
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Na i was using you shift rootility tutorial, but i screwed up and put the wrong PG06IMG.zip in the $path. there was 2 versions a 12.7MB and a 227MB one. i didn't realize that i needed to do the 227MB to downgrade first then after it's downgraded then use the 12.7MB one.
so i stopped mid way through and tried to boot normally, which sent me into a boot loop. doing a factory restore fixed the boot-loop and now i am starting over again.
BTW CNexus you have some dead links in your Tut.
You will be on older radios after rooting. Download the ZIP with the most recent radios, WiMAX, and touchscreen firmware from HERE or HERE.
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Points to dead files / links

x2phrack said:
Na i was using you shift rootility tutorial, but i screwed up and put the wrong PG06IMG.zip in the $path. there was 2 versions a 12.7MB and a 227MB one. i didn't realize that i needed to do the 227MB to downgrade first then after it's downgraded then use the 12.7MB one.
so i stopped mid way through and tried to boot normally, which sent me into a boot loop. doing a factory restore fixed the boot-loop and now i am starting over again.
BTW CNexus you have some dead links in your Tut.
Points to dead files / links
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Thanks for pointing that out! There are more recent links in the last 2 pages if you want to grab that file right now
EDIT: Links fixed, thanks again

CNexus said:
Thanks for pointing that out! There are more recent links in the last 2 pages if you want to grab that file right now
EDIT: Links fixed, thanks again
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not a problem, so i should use the 12.7 zip after i have rooted the 2.2 before i use add the Cyanogen Rom or after?

x2phrack said:
not a problem, so i should use the 12.7 zip after i have rooted the 2.2 before i use add the Cyanogen Rom or after?
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It doesn't matter, you can do it anytime after you have rooted (make sure you flash it in bootloader and not through recovery though)

Write Protection Removed! (YAY)

With The Release of Firewater S-Off now the fun begins
http://firewater-soff.com/
The Kernel Module @flar2 created does work with our now S-Off M8
His OP
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2701816
With this module you can now have full RW on the /system while Booted into the OS

Thank you for the heads up man!!

Thanks! Worked great! Was able to uninstall all the bloat without having it come back on reboot.

I was able to remove the bloat without doing this. I have s-off and am rooted. Doesn't having s-off grant us this anyway?

Turgur said:
I was able to remove the bloat without doing this. I have s-off and am rooted. Doesn't having s-off grant us this anyway?
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Removed bloat without this method. Oo
M8, nuff said.

I must be late to the party. We have now released a working version of S-Off for the Verizon M8?!?!

deeznuts said:
I must be late to the party. We have now released a working version of S-Off for the Verizon M8?!?!
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Yes!

deeznuts said:
I must be late to the party. We have now released a working version of S-Off for the Verizon M8?!?!
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Yes! Got to firewater s off website
My All New One

Turgur said:
I was able to remove the bloat without doing this. I have s-off and am rooted. Doesn't having s-off grant us this anyway?
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I didn't try it after S-OFF, but after doing this mod. Did the bloat return on reboot? If not, looks like this may not be necessary.

Frankie1588 said:
I didn't try it after S-OFF, but after doing this mod. Did the bloat return on reboot? If not, looks like this may not be necessary.
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Bloat has not come back after several reboots.

Oh snap! Ok sending donation as soon as I get on my laptop!
Has anyone yet provided a step by step video by chance? I know nothing about adb stuff as I've never had to use it so reading the firewater instructions I'm a little lost :/. Haven't tried installing weak sauce root either yet, is this easy or a video? I believe i need weak sauce root installed first? Then S-Off, then I install twrp? How would I install twrp and after I do install does it then install full root then can delete weak sauce?
I'm sorry I know this literally was release an hour ago but just hate to brick my device out of ignorance and not knowing. Appreciate any help for someone like me that doesn't use adb or sure of the methods and steps here.

I believe a few people are working on videos as we speak. Should be done soon.

deeznuts said:
Oh snap! Ok sending donation as soon as I get on my laptop!
Has anyone yet provided a step by step video by chance? I know nothing about adb stuff as I've never had to use it so reading the firewater instructions I'm a little lost :/. Haven't tried installing weak sauce root either yet, is this easy or a video? I believe i need weak sauce root installed first? Then S-Off, then I install twrp? How would I install twrp and after I do install does it then install full root then can delete weak sauce?
I'm sorry I know this literally was release an hour ago but just hate to brick my device out of ignorance and not knowing. Appreciate any help for someone like me that doesn't use adb or sure of the methods and steps here.
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http://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=NV-kPOYKudc
There's a mobile YouTube link.
Sent from my HTC6525LVW using Tapatalk

wtoj34 said:
http://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=NV-kPOYKudc
There's a mobile YouTube link.
Sent from my HTC6525LVW using Tapatalk
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This community and it's members/devs are freaking amazing! Thank you!

cant get it to work how did some one do it

has anyone tried to flash the kernel yet?

It looks like we have R/W access without doing this after firewater. I've added/removed stuff from /system without any issues(apps, priv-apps, stuff from the media resources, etc)
edit: I've done probably 20 reboots with no issues along the way of modding stuff and still everything is fine.

PhantomApollyon said:
It looks like we have R/W access without doing this after firewater. I've added/removed stuff from /system without any issues(apps, priv-apps, stuff from the media resources, etc)
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really did it stick after boot?
edit
nevermind you answer is in your edit

You do not need this kernel mod after you have S-off'ed and perm rooted.
I have personally tested this. All system changes survived hard reboot (via adb reboot)
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deeznuts said:
Oh snap! Ok sending donation as soon as I get on my laptop!
Has anyone yet provided a step by step video by chance? I know nothing about adb stuff as I've never had to use it so reading the firewater instructions I'm a little lost :/. Haven't tried installing weak sauce root either yet, is this easy or a video? I believe i need weak sauce root installed first? Then S-Off, then I install twrp? How would I install twrp and after I do install does it then install full root then can delete weak sauce?
I'm sorry I know this literally was release an hour ago but just hate to brick my device out of ignorance and not knowing. Appreciate any help for someone like me that doesn't use adb or sure of the methods and steps here.
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I posted a guide here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2708628

tried to install a boot animation with rom tool box didn't stick

how to unlock bootloader and s off after u took sense 5 update(5.18)

ok it worked on my att htc one x but you doing this at your own risk. there is no liability what so ever. YOUR OWN RISK.
ACTUALLY ITS SIMPLE.
ALL THE CREDIT GOES TO THE DEVS THAT SPENT LOTS OF TIME TO DEVELOP THE TOOLS USED HERE.
1. GO HERE http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2699091 and temporarily root your device. i had to do multiple reboots before the reroot actually worked.
2. then go here http://rumrunner.us/ and READ the instructions , i used the universal tool.
NOTE: the tool says to not touch your device but my temproot wasnt working at boot so when the tool reboots the phone as soon as the phone starts i was running the weaksauce app to regain root. ( U DONT HAVE TO DO THIS IF THE SCRIPT REROOTS YOUR PHONE AT START UP LIKE IT SUPPOSE TO. MINE WAS ACTING FUNNY SO I DID IT MANUALLY EVERYTIME IT RESTARTED THE SYSTEM.
NOW I HAVE S OFF AND UNLOCKED BOOTLOADER ON 5.18 SOFTWARE. ONE MORE TIME IF I HELPED U CAN PRESS THANKS BUTTON BUT THE CREDIT GOES TO THE DEVELOPER OF THIS TOOLS
jcase
beaups
mattlgroff
Dr_Drache - lots of testing
AND THE RUMMRUNNER TEAM.
GOOD LUCK.

please report here if it works for you.
please report about your experience if u tried this method. thanks

grigoriisi said:
please report about your experience if u tried this method. thanks
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You know, this method has already been shared by @timmaaa

pandasa123 said:
You know, this method has already been shared by @timmaaa
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Would you mind sharing a link where it says how to unlock hboot 2.18 and soff? On software version 5.18?

pandasa123 said:
You know, this method has already been shared by @timmaaa
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hes is the first one ive seen to have had success. in this thread a couple different folks claimed it to be NOT working.

scotty1223 said:
hes is the first one ive seen to have had success. in this thread a couple different folks claimed it to be NOT working.
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Dude that is about firewater . Did u even read my thread ? It worked to get soff using weaksauce and rummrunner on stock att sense 5 android 4.2.2 period.

grigoriisi said:
Dude that is about firewater . Did u even read my thread ? It worked to get soff using weaksauce and rummrunner on stock att sense 5 android 4.2.2 period.
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Dude,calm down I'm on your side
Yes,that's Firewater. You're the first I've seen to get s off on 5.18 using anything. Sorry I should have been more specific but I was in a hurry. My most humble apologies

This worked for me as well i now have s-off

grigoriisi said:
ok it worked on my att htc one x but you doing this at your own risk. there is no liability what so ever. YOUR OWN RISK.
ACTUALLY ITS SIMPLE.
ALL THE CREDIT GOES TO THE DEVS THAT SPENT LOTS OF TIME TO DEVELOP THE TOOLS USED HERE.
1. GO HERE http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2699091 and temporarily root your device. i had to do multiple reboots before the reroot actually worked.
2. then go here http://rumrunner.us/ and READ the instructions , i used the universal tool.
NOTE: the tool says to not touch your device but my temproot wasnt working at boot so when the tool reboots the phone as soon as the phone starts i was running the weaksauce app to regain root. ( U DONT HAVE TO DO THIS IF THE SCRIPT REROOTS YOUR PHONE AT START UP LIKE IT SUPPOSE TO. MINE WAS ACTING FUNNY SO I DID IT MANUALLY EVERYTIME IT RESTARTED THE SYSTEM.
NOW I HAVE S OFF AND UNLOCKED BOOTLOADER ON 5.18 SOFTWARE. ONE MORE TIME IF I HELPED U CAN PRESS THANKS BUTTON BUT THE CREDIT GOES TO THE DEVELOPER OF THIS TOOLS
jcase
beaups
mattlgroff
Dr_Drache - lots of testing
AND THE RUMMRUNNER TEAM.
GOOD LUCK.
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hey, Im new to this, I have 4.2.2 on sense 5.0 on the HTC one x att, Never did any kind of rooting or unlocking, did I update to far or is it still possible for me to unlock and root?

blakcsuit16 said:
hey, Im new to this, I have 4.2.2 on sense 5.0 on the HTC one x att, Never did any kind of rooting or unlocking, did I update to far or is it still possible for me to unlock and root?
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Did you read the OP?
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timmaaa said:
Did you read the OP?
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sorry for being a noob but I dont know what you mean by OP:/

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sorry for being a noob but I dont know what you mean by OP:/
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OP = original post = first post.
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OP = original post = first post.
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I did, I'm just not sure what it all means, if I follow his steps this should go smoothly is what I'm gathering.

blakcsuit16 said:
I did, I'm just not sure what it all means, if I follow his steps this should go smoothly is what I'm gathering.
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Yes it should go smoothly.
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grigoriisi said:
NOTE: the tool says to not touch your device but my temproot wasnt working at boot so when the tool reboots the phone as soon as the phone starts i was running the weaksauce app to regain root.
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Is there any risk in running the weaksauce app in between reboots while the rum runner process is working? Could anything potentially go seriously wrong with the phone if weaksauce returns the "root failure" message while rum runner is trying to work?

YellR0ck said:
Is there any risk in running the weaksauce app in between reboots while the rum runner process is working? Could anything potentially go seriously wrong with the phone if weaksauce returns the "root failure" message while rum runner is trying to work?
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It can only make rummrunner fail if it can't get root access.

grigoriisi said:
It can only make rummrunner fail if it can't get root access.
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Did you encounter this, or did it work for you the first time?

YellR0ck said:
Did you encounter this, or did it work for you the first time?
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Worked on first try.

grigoriisi said:
Worked on first try.
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It worked! Thank you! FYI, I was completely stock/unrooted on the at&t One X and had taken the latest (5.18) OTA.
The only thing I would add is that I had to run weaksauce over and over on each reboot until it gave me the "root activated" message.

Wow glad to know someone else did this too !
grigoriisi said:
ok it worked on my att htc one x but you doing this at your own risk. there is no liability what so ever. YOUR OWN RISK.
ACTUALLY ITS SIMPLE.
ALL THE CREDIT GOES TO THE DEVS THAT SPENT LOTS OF TIME TO DEVELOP THE TOOLS USED HERE.
1. GO HERE http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2699091 and temporarily root your device. i had to do multiple reboots before the reroot actually worked.
2. then go here http://rumrunner.us/ and READ the instructions , i used the universal tool.
NOTE: the tool says to not touch your device but my temproot wasnt working at boot so when the tool reboots the phone as soon as the phone starts i was running the weaksauce app to regain root. ( U DONT HAVE TO DO THIS IF THE SCRIPT REROOTS YOUR PHONE AT START UP LIKE IT SUPPOSE TO. MINE WAS ACTING FUNNY SO I DID IT MANUALLY EVERYTIME IT RESTARTED THE SYSTEM.
NOW I HAVE S OFF AND UNLOCKED BOOTLOADER ON 5.18 SOFTWARE. ONE MORE TIME IF I HELPED U CAN PRESS THANKS BUTTON BUT THE CREDIT GOES TO THE DEVELOPER OF THIS TOOLS
jcase
beaups
mattlgroff
Dr_Drache - lots of testing
AND THE RUMMRUNNER TEAM.
GOOD LUCK.
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Yes , i did the exact same thing and it works . I used weaksauce to get temporary access to root while i was running rumrunner , and it finally gave in . Good stuff by the developers. Sending my contribution and thanks to them soon !
Just breaking it down in case a newbie (like i was 3 days ago) can make his/her life simpler.
1. rumrunner works in most cases for HTC ONE X (AT&T , USA) version for getting S-OFF. But it needs root access. One way to try and do this is to get WeakSauce installed on your phone (i also installed SuperSU from the app store) .
2. Now once u start executing rumrunner , make sure you use weaksauce to get super user access . Rumrunner will reboot ur machine ,and sometimes weaksauce did not work on my phone after a reboot , and in such cases i manually ran the app on the phone (though rum-runner says no). This lets rumrunner continue and get your phone to S-OFF successfully.
3. Once rumrunner reports that its done (pouring..followed by something that suggests its done, cant remember what , right now), you will get S-OFF on your device ( reboot into bootloader by pressing vol down +power) and check the status.
4. After this you can do anything you want ! like install cyanogenmod (cyanogenmod evita , i run cm11 snapshot 10)
And these developers are awesome ! Also @grigoriisii , sorry if this looks like im hijacking the thread , just trying to give a bit more details for the lazy one/newbie checking the last post
jcase
beaups
mattlgroff
Dr_Drache - lots of testing
AND THE RUMMRUNNER TEAM.