Hello, I have an HTC Inspire 4g and I tried to root it using a guide(which I will list below) in conjunction with the readme in the hack kit.
Problem:
when I entered the bootloader menu and pressed menu to enable hboot, the screen just hanged. Right now, it's not doing anything and I can't interact with the phone.
Any tips on what can do?
Here is a link to the guide(make sure you substitute the [dot]s):
www[dot]addictivetips[dot]com/mobile/how-to-permanently-root-htc-inspire-4g-with-hack-kit
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masterquest91 said:
Hello, I have an HTC Inspire 4g and I tried to root it using a guide(which I will list below) in conjunction with the readme in the hack kit.
Problem:
when I entered the bootloader menu and pressed menu to enable hboot, the screen just hanged. Right now, it's not doing anything and I can't interact with the phone.
Any tips on what can do?
Here is a link to the guide(make sure you substitute the [dot]s):
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When you pressed "menu", you actually pressed the power button, right? If so, I wouldn't hard reset. Nothing much has happened yet if it didn't update to the downgrade. I'd pull the battery, start it back up and start again.
Also, the guide on that other site is missing a few steps like hackerize-ace setup-downgrade and the video is now outdated. If I were you, I would follow the guide in the hack kit only and if you have any other questions, ask it in the hack kit thread linked below.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=952352
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i follow all the steps to unroot my g1........i download the original spl and rename it to update.zip.....then i put in the Original DREAIMG.nbh......then i load up the update.zip.....press home and back to reboot, this is when i start having problems.....i press the camera button and power button to get the rainbow screen.......this is where it should it should update, but for me it says no image found and goes back to the rainbow screen....it also serial0......so i need some help in unrooting my g1
Welcome to forums
Have a deep read here:
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Dream
Hope it helps,
amorsi said:
i follow all the steps to unroot my g1........i download the original spl and rename it to update.zip.....then i put in the Original DREAIMG.nbh......then i load up the update.zip.....press home and back to reboot, this is when i start having problems.....i press the camera button and power button to get the rainbow screen.......this is where it should it should update, but for me it says no image found and goes back to the rainbow screen....it also serial0......so i need some help in unrooting my g1
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Heres an easy way. "Root the MyTouch 3G or G1 in One Click!" from theunlockr.com - http://theunlockr.com/2009/08/22/how-to-root-the-mytouch-3g-or-g1-in-one-click/
It's really easy and also shows a video
thats how i rooted it......and im using there way to unroot it but its not working
Like some of you, i'm an absolute newbie to Android. But after a week of reading and scrolling through many webpages and forums. i finally got the nerve to Root my Aria and install Attn1's ROM because i was tired of the auto-start of ATT's bloatware and random restarting of those apps that i had to constantly check and kill with Advanced Task Killer (ATK..in the Market).
and yes i've actually seen a slight increase in my batter life after. (on at 6am..average txting, heavy web surfing, and minimal Market browsing...69% by 2pm)
so here's the step by step guide without having to go through the many pages of the forums...
** To Root your Aria and Clockwork Mod
1. go to http://unrevoked.com, choose your Aria phone, and click the download file. save and extract into a easy to remember directory on your computer.
2. go to http://www.unrevoked.com/rootwiki/doku.php?id=public:windows_hboot_driver_install and follow the instructions to install HBOOT
3. go to HTC's website and download and install HTC Sync. Yes it's been said it messes up the process. slightly not true. you're only gonna install it so that the proper ADB drivers are installed that Unrevoked Rooting tool needs to access your phone. as soon as it installs...uninstall it. it will leave the proper ADB required drivers behind. (it took me hours and finally wading through 6 pages worth of forum posts to find this out..so i'm saving you the trouble)
4. now on your phone..click Menu > Settings > Connect to PC > Default Connection Type > and select Charge Only
5. go back to Settings > Applications > Development > and check USB Debugging
6. now start UnRevoked (c:\directory you chose\reflash.exe)
7. gray wide window with UnRevoked's logo and a "waiting for device" type message under it. now plug in your Aria via USB to the computer. sit back and watch the magic. 5mins (or less) later and you will have a Rooted phone with Clockwork mod.
**now that your Aria is rooted you can install Attn1's ATT bloatware free Rom.
1. go to Menu > Settings > Connect to PC > Default Connection Type > and select Disk Drive
2. go to http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=708434 and decide which beta version you want to use. I chose B003 since it's the one folks have the least issues with and the cleanest one that hasn't changed too much about the stock rom. download and save the file to your SD Card. i chose the Download folder to make it easy to find.
3. now turn off your phone. hold down the Volume Down button and press the Power button. you should see the standard Fastboot menu with the lil droid guys on skateboards on the bottom. press the volume down button until "recovery" is highlighted. hit the Power button to select it. you'll see the HTC logo as if it's booting and the clockwork mod screen (black background with green text) that you were left at with the Unrevoked tool.
4. using the volume down button select Nandroid > Backup. i'm not quite sure but i think this backups all your settings of the current stock Rom. *advanced users correct me if i'm wrong*. all i know is you NEED to do this. it was stressed in most forums.
give it a couple minutes and the process should finish.
5. now select Install Zip from SD Card. Use the volume buttons and Power button (select) and navigate to Attn1's Rom zip file. select it. don't let the warning scare you too much. his Rom is LEGIT and 110% working select yes and watch the quick install process.
few minutes later you should be up and running just fine.
6. if it reboots and you hear some pleasant chimes/dings and no ATT 3G boot up or loud WOOSH animation..you've installed his Rom just fine and all your previous settings as if nothing's changed yes the HTC Quietly Brilliant will be on your screen for a little while since there is no secondary boot animation. don't worry.
credits go to attn1 and quickness to get this clean rom up
***EDIT: July 26, 2010 ***
just wanted to thank everyone for the compliments and glad this was able to help ease the pain of rooting your Aria and installing a custom ROM.
many thanks for the compliments
Whoa! Just what I needed. Many have come before you and remained silent so thanks for putting this together. I have been reading for a week now in preparation of purchasing an Aria and it just shipped from Amazon today. Now, I'm psyched!
this is amazing, i had literally just done the unrevoked thing and had no idea what to do next, and then all of the sudden this thread pops up and helped A LOT
perfect timing
glad to help
the experienced users were right that's it's simple if you KNOW what you're doing. just the answers/instructions were vague on exactly how.
ok, now how do i access clockwork? do i have to restart while holding the volume and power buttons or is there something im missing?
also, is there a way to move the apps to the sd card?
unteagle said:
ok, now how do i access clockwork? do i have to restart while holding the volume and power buttons or is there something im missing?
also, is there a way to move the apps to the sd card?
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Power down your phone, than hold down the volume down button and power button. In the fastboot menu push volume down till Recovery is highlighted and push the power button to select. 5 seconds later it'll load into clockwork
And I have yet to try the SD card app method
thanks, hopefully someone will find out how to install apps to the sd card soon, it would save a lot of space
I certainly appreciate your help here. I am now running the liberated 005 on my Aria. Still want to make the jump to 2.2
Not to be rude, but we really shouldn't keep posting new instruction threads, they generally confuse people, and attn1 already mentioned this method.
new here. thanks for the step by step!
all was running fine up till the point where the program was rebooting my phone... but after the phone reboot and is running fine... it still say it's "waiting for reboot..." so... i try to start over and now it says that it's "waiting for device"...
but i've already installed and uninstalled the HTC sync for aria. please help!
andoh said:
Not to be rude, but we really shouldn't keep posting new instruction threads, they generally confuse people, and attn1 already mentioned this method.
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yeah, but it took me over an hour and going through pages of forum posts before realizing i needed to install HTC Sync and uninstall it so that i could have all the drivers i needed and no issues of programs trying to access the USB port. this saves some newbs a lil headache. that's all i'm trying to do.
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new here. thanks for the step by step!
all was running fine up till the point where the program was rebooting my phone... but after the phone reboot and is running fine... it still say it's "waiting for reboot..." so... i try to start over and now it says that it's "waiting for device"...
but i've already installed and uninstalled the HTC sync for aria. please help!
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just plug the phone back in and let it run the Unrevoked again. i ran into the same issue and thought i might have rebooted too soon through clockwork.
Thank you for this. I tried to root my phone the other way and could never get my phone to be seen by my comp.
can anyone tell me why the link to unrevoked.com/#aria wont load. all i get is the the home page where you select your phone. down at the bottom of the screen it says errors on page.... so frustrating
It's working for me. Try http://unrevoked.com/recovery/
this is exactly what i needed! i have read and read (and tried) other methods, which may be the same in a sence, but i have never got it to work. i am in the process of installing the liberated rom as we speak. much props to you asiancuta for putting out a great step by step guide. and as always props to attn1 for making this possible.
edit: keep getting error at line 7 and installation aborted. phone is pretty much screwed. i can keep getting back into clockwork but dont know what to do from there. phone wont boot up either
beazie0885 said:
this is exactly what i needed! i have read and read (and tried) other methods, which may be the same in a sence, but i have never got it to work. i am in the process of installing the liberated rom as we speak. much props to you asiancuta for putting out a great step by step guide. and as always props to attn1 for making this possible.
edit: keep getting error at line 7 and installation aborted. phone is pretty much screwed. i can keep getting back into clockwork but dont know what to do from there. phone wont boot up either
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Odd. Never had that happen. In the install zip from SD card menu try selecting Signature Verification method is off and try that.
Also make sure you reboot the phone after rooting just in case.
beazie0885 said:
this is exactly what i needed! i have read and read (and tried) other methods, which may be the same in a sence, but i have never got it to work. i am in the process of installing the liberated rom as we speak. much props to you asiancuta for putting out a great step by step guide. and as always props to attn1 for making this possible.
edit: keep getting error at line 7 and installation aborted. phone is pretty much screwed. i can keep getting back into clockwork but dont know what to do from there. phone wont boot up either
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If you followed the instructions, you can use ClockworkMod to restore your 'nandroid' backup.
Found out what the problem was. At least I think. When I formatted my SD card(trying other methods), I lost all the default folders. So I created a "downloads" folder and put the liberated Rom in it. Therefore I was getting an error message. I nand restored, moved the Rom out of the dl folder, and just put the zip file on the SD card. Not in a folder. Then proceeded with the instructions and worked just fine. Thx everyone. Now I'm rooted and flashed my first Rom (at least on android)
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This helped me so much! Thank you!
My brain hurts...I'm so frustrated I feel like slamming the phone against the wall.
I've gone through 5 threads about bricked Inspire phones but it seems my case is a little different than those.
This was clearly a failed rooting. The phone is stuck on the white screen/boot logo.
It will let me go into HBOOT but none of the functions will work,i.e. recovery,bootlader,etc. It vibrates and keeps going back to the boot logo screen or the triangle icon appears. I've tried everything, the S-ON Tool did nothing because the phone is not recognized when connected to the PC. When I try "factory reset" on HBOOT,it acts like it's going to do it but after a few seconds it goes back to the logo screen. Attempted several rooting processes with Hack Kit but get "phone is offline" error or not connected. I've taken out the battery so many times it's ridiculous. At this point I feel helpless and hopeless.Surely I'm doing something wrong and I'm hoping one of the gurus here can point me in the right direction.
Thank you very much in advance to all those who answer this post.
Search the recent questions regarding problems while trying to root. I have said it over and over that the best thing is to go back to the hack kit thread and re read the op. Towards the bottom it says to hit up the irc for help. All the people that have gone to the irc have received the help they needed.
Edit...irc it seriously. Good luck! :-D
I got your 10 char right here
I think we should have a sticky in every forum explaining to people what a BRICKED phone is. Your phone is not bricked....and what cwhitney said also...........................yeah
KPOTT said:
My brain hurts...I'm so frustrated I feel like slamming the phone against the wall.
I've gone through 5 threads about bricked Inspire phones but it seems my case is a little different than those.
This was clearly a failed rooting. The phone is stuck on the white screen/boot logo.
It will let me go into HBOOT but none of the functions will work,i.e. recovery,bootlader,etc. It vibrates and keeps going back to the boot logo screen or the triangle icon appears. I've tried everything, the S-ON Tool did nothing because the phone is not recognized when connected to the PC. When I try "factory reset" on HBOOT,it acts like it's going to do it but after a few seconds it goes back to the logo screen. Attempted several rooting processes with Hack Kit but get "phone is offline" error or not connected. I've taken out the battery so many times it's ridiculous. At this point I feel helpless and hopeless.Surely I'm doing something wrong and I'm hoping one of the gurus here can point me in the right direction.
Thank you very much in advance to all those who answer this post.
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It is so NOT bricked. Catch us in the IRC channel in my sig and we can get you sorted out, or, you can do it yourself.
If you "factory reset" all you did was wipe your dta settings - including USB debugging on.
Before you can do anything, you will need to install the factory RUU. You can do this from the FASTBOOT USB (note NOT HBOOT USB PLUG) and running the HTC/ATT RUU.
If you're still stuck i had the same issue. Had to reflash the pd98 image zip in hboot again to fix thru issue
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Problem solved. Attn1 and the guys on IRC took care of me.
Thank you very much for your help and patience.
Could you post your fix?I'm having the same problem
deandra said:
Could you post your fix?I'm having the same problem
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Here is the fix: get on irc or read the forums to find your answer.
Mine was like that to, but because I was rooted I updated ota and it got the loop,I just took out the battery and the memory card out turn it on and was back to normal
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glitterbug said:
Here is the fix: get on irc or read the forums to find your answer.
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What a great idea!!I have done that but thanks for your help anyway
I had the same issue. I just took out my micro SD card, put it in my PC to load the ROM as a P98IMG.zip file on there, re-install the SD into my phone, the boot up in HBoot. It proceeded to find the zip file and continued to install the ROM to my phone. Afterwards it booted up as normal, but of course all of my information had been erased.
it's mya phone a brick!!!!
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I had the same issue. I just took out my micro SD card, put it in my PC to load the ROM as a P98IMG.zip file on there, re-install the SD into my phone, the boot up in HBoot. It proceeded to find the zip file and continued to install the ROM to my phone. Afterwards it booted up as normal, but of course all of my information had been erased.
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At me the same problem. Prompt where to take please P98IMG.zip (for AT T). Give please the address for downloading. Also write the instruction as it to correct. At an input in мею HBOOT buttons (I select nothing I can) do not work for me. Help me please. Thanks.
i thought i bricked mine.....
all i did was drag p98 img on to sd card and loaded it and it fixed it...
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At me the same problem. Prompt where to take please P98IMG.zip (for AT T). Give please the address for downloading. Also write the instruction as it to correct. At an input in мею HBOOT buttons (I select nothing I can) do not work for me. Help me please. Thanks.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1191959&highlight=Stock+Rom
Download from last link
(Here it is in a PD98IMG.zip : http://www.multiupload.com/P13PZJ2JBN)
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If it's not already called PD98IMG.zip (which it should be), rename it to this. Put it on your SD card at the root directory (don't put it in any subfolders)
Boot to bootloader (Power off, hold Vol- and PWR until bootloader starts)
It should automatically find the PD98IMG.zip and tell you to press Vol+ to start the update.
When it's done, it will tell you to press PWR to reboot
This happened to me and I am hoping this will fix my phone, downloading now, getting a micro sd card reader tomorrow from best buy to put the new file on there to replace the old one. PLEASE WORK>....stay tuned
glitterbug said:
Here is the fix: get on irc or read the forums to find your answer.
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That is great. A little bit of reading and a great amount of common sense never hurts a situation.
attn1 said:
It is so NOT bricked. Catch us in the IRC channel in my sig and we can get you sorted out, or, you can do it yourself.
If you "factory reset" all you did was wipe your dta settings - including USB debugging on.
Before you can do anything, you will need to install the factory RUU. You can do this from the FASTBOOT USB (note NOT HBOOT USB PLUG) and running the HTC/ATT RUU.
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thank you so much this solved my problem!!
I think I'm in big trouble. Yesterday I accidentally uninstalled few of motorola's inbuilt software through Link2SD. I have Motorola Fire XT 311 (rooted). Now I cannot see anything on my screen. The phone is working fine but without any screen functions. I thought I would do a factory reset by pressing Volume keys and Power button. That lands me to a blank screen saying "Enter in recovery mode". After few seconds this screen changes with Android with exclamation mark irrespective of what I press.
My problem:
1) Cannot see my screen when phone is working
2) The home key is not working
3) I cannot turn on USB debugging
Question:
1) Did I close all my ways to restore my phone?
2) Do we have any way to factory reset my phone with the help of my computer?
Please answer otherwise this blunder will cost me a new phone
sohanwins said:
I think I'm in big trouble. Yesterday I accidentally uninstalled few of motorola's inbuilt software through Link2SD. I have Motorola Fire XT 311 (rooted). Now I cannot see anything on my screen. The phone is working fine but without any screen functions. I thought I would do a factory reset by pressing Volume keys and Power button. That lands me to a blank screen saying "Enter in recovery mode". After few seconds this screen changes with Android with exclamation mark irrespective of what I press.
My problem:
1) Cannot see my screen when phone is working
2) The home key is not working
3) I cannot turn on USB debugging
Question:
1) Did I close all my ways to restore my phone?
2) Do we have any way to factory reset my phone with the help of my computer?
Please answer otherwise this blunder will cost me a new phone
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do ya have your adb drivers?
else download these and wipe data
driver- https://plus.google.com/app/basic/stream/z13zfxjaxnmpdd5dy22uy32wrue2v3l25
tool- http://www.4shared.com/rar/4RPtu-XT/w15_TOOL.html
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prantoroy said:
do ya have your adb drivers?
else download these and wipe data
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Thanks prantoroy for you prompt reply. I do not have adb drivers. Thanks for the links. The tool link is not working. I'm in the office and will try these once get the chance.
Do you think I can factory reset my phone from my computer without even touching it? This could be a live save then!
Regards,
Sohan
sohanwins said:
Thanks prantoroy for you prompt reply. I do not have adb drivers. Thanks for the links. The tool link is not working. I'm in the office and will try these once get the chance.
Do you think I can factory reset my phone from my computer without even touching it? This could be a live save then!
Regards,
Sohan
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yes it's possible!
prantoroy said:
yes it's possible!
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prantoroy, can you please guide me how to do that? It would be very helpful. Also, please send tools new link.
sohanwins said:
prantoroy, can you please guide me how to do that? It would be very helpful. Also, please send tools new link.
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why I just sent it in my post 1
and how-to?
1.install driver
2.oper tool
3.select wipe data.
and done!
prantoroy said:
why I just sent it in my post 1
and how-to?
1.install driver
2.oper tool
3.select wipe data.
and done!
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I just tried to follow your instructions but no success. Your tool's link is not working I tried to wipe from this tool "Android Multi Tools_1.0 By azimbahar ( One-Man) Parvez". While selecting option #8 it stops with "waiting device". My phone was turned on while doing all these things.
Am I doing right? Please suggest
sohanwins said:
I just tried to follow your instructions but no success. Your tool's link is not working I tried to wipe from this tool "Android Multi Tools_1.0 By azimbahar ( One-Man) Parvez". While selecting option #8 it stops with "waiting device". My phone was turned on while doing all these things.
Am I doing right? Please suggest
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no.not no.8
its for fastboot wiping
try only wipe data.
Hello,
I am a newbie... Tried to unlock and root my HTC One X based on some YouTube videos and the forum discussions here. However, I am stuck. I am sure I missed out some steps or committed an error... I downloaded an all-in-one tool kit, everything was fine until the TWRP process. My phone froze on that step and the phone touch does not respond... so I press the power + volume down and the phone resets to original settings but it starts with the TWRP screen. I also believe the TWRP process has been permanently stored and installed into the system because it does not erase despite factory reset.
I also tried to follow another set of instructions, after the all-in-one-tool kit set up... but it doesn't work.... I own this phone but this is my work phone and I need to get it right... Please help, I have been up for two nights straight to set it right....
Thank you... Look forward to some good interaction and elaborate feedback...