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Can't post in development section..so have to do it here...

So i was on the 'new way to root' and i went to download the so called one click root..but i couldn't even finish downloading the file halfway before my anti-virus quarantine warning popped up saying "Android/Exploit.RageCage.A Trojan..anyone else get this while trying to download the file? my firefox's WOT rating thing said its a poor site and not to trust it...i've rooted my HTC HD2 but a buddy of mine has the MT4G and i thought i could just do a one click type for his..but i guess i might have to do it the old fashioned step by step DIY..

LeonStarsVII said:
So i was on the 'new way to root' and i went to download the so called one click root..but i couldn't even finish downloading the file halfway before my anti-virus quarantine warning popped up saying "Android/Exploit.RageCage.A Trojan..anyone else get this while trying to download the file? my firefox's WOT rating thing said its a poor site and not to trust it...i've rooted my HTC HD2 but a buddy of mine has the MT4G and i thought i could just do a one click type for his..but i guess i might have to do it the old fashioned step by step DIY..
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There are NO one click root options for the MyTouchHD. You must do it one of the ways posted in the development section. I believe Option94 on here once went to try it [create a one click root process] and and it wouldn't work correctly.

Thanks...thats what i thought..well his method was "semi-automated" you still had to run commands via terminal, but the fact my anti-virus came up with a trojan alert is what worried me, but i'll just root his MT4G the step by step way!

LeonStarsVII said:
Thanks...thats what i thought..well his method was "semi-automated" you still had to run commands via terminal, but the fact my anti-virus came up with a trojan alert is what worried me, but i'll just root his MT4G the step by step way!
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No problem this phone is a breeze to root. i've personally tried every method out there and had success every time.

There is a one click root method.. Via visionary from modaco.. All you have to do is turn s-off manually.
Happy rooting

Antivirus software will occasionally flag root packages as virii because, well, they ARE exploits. Frankly, as long as you're getting it from here or another reputable site, I wouldn't worry about it.

cangri87 said:
There is a one click root method.. Via visionary from modaco.. All you have to do is turn s-off manually.
Happy rooting
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Well you still have to push the .sh files but I'd say visionary is definitely the easiest.
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cangri87 said:
There is a one click root method.. Via visionary from modaco.. All you have to do is turn s-off manually.
Happy rooting
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VISIONary is not a true rooting tool. Root your phone with it then turn your phone off. See what happens.
VISIONary will give you temp root so you can permaroot it.
to the N'th degree you are correct, in the real world not so much.

Visionary has a permaroot option.... never used it, I temp root then use root.sh... takes like 2 seconds...
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ESKIMOn00b said:
Visionary has a permaroot option.... never used it, I temp root then use root.sh... takes like 2 seconds...
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Rooting allows you to have permanent SU access to the ~/system files. VISIONary nor the Permaroot button allow you to do this. Permaroot your phone, try to flash anything to the /system file bank. It will not stick. It's simply just a "rooting" tool to help you gain permanent access to those file via turning the security protocol off. as soon as you turn off the phone everything goes back to normal.

How to Root G2X

I am coming from Dell Streak, I hope someone would post step by step instructions on how to root this wonderful device. Maybe the nods would provide a "How to" section keep this forum neat so that people would know where to go when they need something. Like how to root, how to do nandroid backup, how to flash a Rom etc.
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I'm sure guides will come, but for now, the only one is how to root the device. Look in the development section. It's like 4 steps.

Here you go bro. They already have a guide to root the G2x
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1039985

Nivek91 said:
Here you go bro. They already have a guide to root the G2x
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1039985
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Seen that already bro, thanks for the reply, gave you the thanks button! Still waiting for the unlock code from cellunlocker, unfortunately, 3g/4g does not seem to work on this device as reported by fellow at&t subscribers and news also came out that at&t launched an update for my former device. Sigh... Hope someone will be able to crack the code so we (at&t subs) could get 3g/4g on this awesome piece of device.

I just got it. posted instructions in that thread.

Ok. I'm completely confused about this whole rooting thing. I've done a search and either I'm not seeing it or just confused. LOL but what is rooting and what are the advantage and disadvantage of rooting your phone.

sgt_addyjp said:
Ok. I'm completely confused about this whole rooting thing. I've done a search and either I'm not seeing it or just confused. LOL but what is rooting and what are the advantage and disadvantage of rooting your phone.
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http://tinyurl.com/y8kdngs

sgt_addyjp said:
Ok. I'm completely confused about this whole rooting thing. I've done a search and either I'm not seeing it or just confused. LOL but what is rooting and what are the advantage and disadvantage of rooting your phone.
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Rooting
Obtaining root ("administrator", or "full") access to the device. This means you can mount its internal memory partition as read/write, which lets you do various things: have USB or Wi-Fi tethering, uninstall applications you otherwise can't uninstall (e.g. the Amazon MP3 store), install applications that need root access (such as AdFree), disable the camera shutter sound (simply by deleting the shutter sound file), overclock or underclock the CPU, install and boot Debian, and so on.
With the ability to root and unroot these days, I don't know why anyone wouldn't root even just to get rid of the bloatware from t-mobile.

wewoapsiak said:
Rooting
Obtaining root ("administrator", or "full") access to the device. This means you can mount its internal memory partition as read/write, which lets you do various things: have USB or Wi-Fi tethering, uninstall applications you otherwise can't uninstall (e.g. the Amazon MP3 store), install applications that need root access (such as AdFree), disable the camera shutter sound (simply by deleting the shutter sound file), overclock or underclock the CPU, install and boot Debian, and so on.
With the ability to root and unroot these days, I don't know why anyone wouldn't root even just to get rid of the bloatware from t-mobile.
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The only think I'm worried about is I am worried about messing it up and bricking my phone and on top of that it voids your warrenty on the phone.

sgt_addyjp said:
The only think I'm worried about is I am worried about messing it up and bricking my phone and on top of that it voids your warrenty on the phone.
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there is an unroot button. if this bricks your phone, you'll be the first out of thousands. if you're that scared, don't do it though. enjoy your tmobile bloat.

crazythunder said:
there is an unroot button. if this bricks your phone, you'll be the first out of thousands. if you're that scared, don't do it though. enjoy your tmobile bloat.
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It's not that I'm scared or anything It's I'm nervous doing something I've never done before. I have no clue where to even begin.

sgt_addyjp said:
It's not that I'm scared or anything It's I'm nervous doing something I've never done before. I have no clue where to even begin.
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well then, be patient. keep reading all night. learn. absorb. ask.

The main reason I'm thinking about rooting is because my battery life sucks.

Super one click root.
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sgt_addyjp said:
It's not that I'm scared or anything It's I'm nervous doing something I've never done before. I have no clue where to even begin.
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We all started somewhere and xda is a good place to start. Read, read, and read some more. All the answers are out there. If you follow the instructions in these forums TO THE LETTER you won't brick your device.
First do this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1039985
Then do this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=13330651#post13330651
Your phone will be almost impossible to brick with Clockworkmod Recovery installed.

ok I have superoneclick downloaded and the drivers downloaded and now I don't know what to do from this point. I don't know where to install the drivers at...if I do on the computer or in the phone and if they go in the phone where do I put them at. The process I found doesn't say to much about where to put the superoneclick and the drivers at, any help would be great.
I'm just lost and wish someone would explain it more in detail to me.

sgt_addyjp said:
ok I have superoneclick downloaded and the drivers downloaded and now I don't know what to do from this point. I don't know where to install the drivers at...if I do on the computer or in the phone and if they go in the phone where do I put them at. The process I found doesn't say to much about where to put the superoneclick and the drivers at, any help would be great.
I'm just lost and wish someone would explain it more in detail to me.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1049154

ok but that doesn't tell me anything about where to install the lgdriver at and stuff like that. didn't help me at all.

sgt_addyjp said:
ok but that doesn't tell me anything about where to install the lgdriver at and stuff like that. didn't help me at all.
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if you've been using a computer for at least a month or so, you should know .exe {executables} get executed on your pc.

sgt_addyjp said:
ok but that doesn't tell me anything about where to install the lgdriver at and stuff like that. didn't help me at all.
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so chillll...till the next episode....
First off ...seriously chill. Like the man says as long as you follow directions to the t, you'll be fine. secondly first rule of thumb when modding...anything... dont listen to any one who says "hey TRY this!"
don't try. DO.
I know it sux, but reading is your friend. read read and read some more. GO to the android forums and read there as well(im talking like android general/development)
Chill is your friend. smoke a doob, or drink a brewski, do yoga or whatever it is you do to chill out. The last thing you wanna do is work on your phone/computer/whatever in a frenzied panic state of mind.
rooting is easy.
like the man said super one click. the way to go.
drivers? zip?
check it:
dl zip to desktop. make a folder with said file name. put zip inside. unzip.
right clik and runa s administrator.
your pc will do the rest. hit run or just dbl click or whatever you gotta do
I made a folder "superoneclick" inside is the exe file which should be andy with a red glow.
BUT FIRST make sure you got usb drivers!
usb drivers? easy. No need to worry because if you dont have them your pc wont recognize the phone.
go to lg and get them. OR google. or search this forum.
DL and instal dont worry about where your computer will do that for you!
now plug in your phone
make sure usb debuging is on also probably a good idea to set the "allow unknown aplications"
do not hit "mass storage"
your GTG!
now hit S1C
it should recognize your phone
hit root!
DONE !
Woot!
easy no?
I hate to be an ass but if you are that nervous about it maybe you should wait.
spend a few days reading and when you are confortable....root that bizNATCH!
root rules but....its not the end of the world if you dont have it.

Anyway to gain temproot for now?

Hey,
I was wondering, is there anyway to gain temproot until we have full root? Am I right in thinking that temproot allows programs requiring root access to work e.g. AdFree?
Thanks
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There's an app called gingerbreak which works on the S E Arc (it roots anything on Gingerbread) so I wonder if it will work on the Sensation?
I'm waiting to get mine at the moment...
Hopefully tuesday

Hi !
I've fund this, but can't try, the sensation is not yet available in France
http www zenilshroff.com/ how-to-root-htc-sensation-android-2-3-gingerbread-smartphone/
(sorry, I can't post URL, i'm new on this forum)
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HTC HD2 WM7+Android 2.2

Roccoswell said:
Hi !
I've fund this, but can't try, the sensation is not yet available in France
http www zenilshroff.com/ how-to-root-htc-sensation-android-2-3-gingerbread-smartphone/
(sorry, I can't post URL, i'm new on this forum)
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Is that saying you need to remove HTC Sync from the device, and then run Gingerbreak?
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credits to this guide: http://www.zenilshroff.com/how-to-root-htc-sensation-android-2-3-gingerbread-smartphone/
1. First download the Gingerbreak.apk file.
2. Save on your computers desktop.
3. Connect the phone to your computer. (do not connect using htc sync)
4. Mount SD card as flash drive as you generally do for USB cable file transfers.
5. Copy the downloaded Gingerbread apk file to SD card root.
6. You should have any File Manager (e.g., Astro File Manager) on your phone. If not, download from Market. These are generally free apps.
7. Disconnect your phone from computer and launch File Manager. You will find in the menu of the phone.
8. Follow the onscreen instructions on File Manager to install APK to your phone from SD card root. You may also use the default application installer software to do this.
9. After installation completes, open the APK.
10. Press ‘root’ button. Simple, isn’t it?
11. The APK exploit will run for some time. Usually it runs for around 10 minutes. Your phone will be rebooted. In case it takes more than ten minutes for auto reboot, please reboot it yourself. Not to panic, this happens a lot of times.
12. Your device is now rooted. Congrats!
13. Make sure that SuperUser app is installed and is running. This is very important for you to enjoy the benefits of rooting.
In order to test if your phone has been successfully rooted, just click a screenshot of your phone. That should show that your phone has been rooted.

Yeah, but does it REALLY work?
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Gingerbreak exploit is patched on the SGS II so doubt that will work. Also if phone needs to reboot, no way will root persist due to signed locked bootloader. Go ahead and try but we will need some L33t devs to break this phone.
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drspikes said:
Gingerbreak exploit is patched on the SGS II so doubt that will work. Also if phone needs to reboot, no way will root persist due to signed locked bootloader. Go ahead and try but we will need some L33t devs to break this phone.
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Yeah, I'm not really willing to believe it works either mate.
If the guide has some proof (i.e. a bootloader photo) then I will try it. If not, it's all just based on theory, but nothing practical.

Somebody has to be the guinea pig.

Darnell_Chat_TN said:
Somebody has to be the guinea pig.
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Well, I have tried it, doesn't seem to do a thing so far.
It does say it fails a lot, but still, zero proof that is works, I'm very suspicious that it's all ********

It would be great if we could get this partial root. I personally don't mind not being able to flash custom ROM, but it is very important to me to be able to use some apps that require root permissions like adfree or titanium backup. From what I understand, this 'half-root' should not be very difficult to achieve cause it is not needed to mess with the bootloader for this purpose. The only requirement is to be able to uninstall htc sync for some time.
Here also a link detailing the differences between root levels and clarifying vocabulary. I am posting this cause it has been very useful for me to help understand, so it might also serves others..
http://androidforums.com/evo-3d-all-things-root/329819-no-need-panic-about-locked-bootloader.html

madindehead said:
Well, I have tried it, doesn't seem to do a thing so far.
It does say it fails a lot, but still, zero proof that is works, I'm very suspicious that it's all ********
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Thank you for trying it. I think you should now do a full factory reset, to totally get that thing off your Sensation. It does not do what it's supposed to do and who knows what it might be doing behind the scenes. Yea, be very suspicious!

Darnell_Chat_TN said:
Thank you for trying it. I think you should now do a full factory reset, to totally get that thing off your Sensation. It does not do what it's supposed to do and who knows what it might be doing behind the scenes. Yea, be very suspicious!
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Yeah, doing a full reset was in the back of my mind. Think I will go do that now
I'm not optimistic thought. They who owns the website emailed me (I posted a comment doubting it, and it was deleted, so I reposted, and he emailed me), to say the guy who posted it hadn't got back to him, so he was removing it from the site until he had confirmation that it did work. I am still VERY sceptical of it. He said, uninstall HTC Sync from the PC, as that causes problems with root? VERY random thing IMHO.

madindehead said:
Yeah, doing a full reset was in the back of my mind. Think I will go do that now
I'm not optimistic thought. They who owns the website emailed me (I posted a comment doubting it, and it was deleted, so I reposted, and he emailed me), to say the guy who posted it hadn't got back to him, so he was removing it from the site until he had confirmation that it did work. I am still VERY sceptical of it. He said, uninstall HTC Sync from the PC, as that causes problems with root? VERY random thing IMHO.
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Well, a factory reset and trying to run GingerBreak right after hasn't done a thing. It says to reboot after it doesn't succeed after 10 mins, and that this happens a lot. But EVERY attempt I have been rebooting after 10 mins.
If the guy who "discovered" it can't even post proof, it sounds like a load of ****.

madindehead said:
Well, a factory reset and trying to run GingerBreak right after hasn't done a thing. It says to reboot after it doesn't succeed after 10 mins, and that this happens a lot. But EVERY attempt I have been rebooting after 10 mins.
If the guy who "discovered" it can't even post proof, it sounds like a load of ****.
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Yea, if they discovered it they can prove their claim with a simple photo.
This speaks to not only the lack of credibility of the person who posted it, but also to the site that allowed it to be posted and remain till the complaints came in. A very untrustworthy source is how I view them because of this.

Gingerbreak won't help you, as there will be a nand lock, and the fact the kernel will be patched...

pulser_g2 said:
Gingerbreak won't help you, as there will be a nand lock, and the fact the kernel will be patched...
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Yeah, I didn't think it would work to be honest. That really as wishful thinking. The person who posted that seems like a proper idiot

this will work once we get s-off to perminate root and then you can flash the recovery from fastboot or rom manager

xboarder56 said:
this will work once we get s-off to perminate root and then you can flash the recovery from fastboot or rom manager
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Given your confidence, we'll let you test it first.

Darnell_Chat_TN said:
Given your confidence, we'll let you test it first.
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Gingerbreak won't help you, as there will be a nand lock, and the fact the kernel will be patched...
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Even the website states we need s-off so when that is achieved it will work and i will test it once we find a crack for the radio to get s-off/nand lock.

[Q] DroidKungFu

Hey guys... before rooting I carried a Anti Virus App on my Galaxy S 4G and never had any issues.... but now I notice that every time I run the App, I have so many threats and I don't know if I should clear them or will they affect my root?
Please let me know as I don't want to get any viruses on my phone.... especially with the DroidKungKu as seen on redmondpie...
http://www.redmondpie.com/droidkung...hreat-on-the-loose-steals-user-data-and-more/

Wtf? Viruses on android? Threats? From what?

Im not 100% on what are the viruses that we can get or what makes our phones vulnerable ... so im sure someone here can shed some light.

Lvnlegendinc said:
Im not 100% on what are the viruses that we can get or what makes our phones vulnerable ... so im sure someone here can shed some light.
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even if you DID get a virus its not like it would hurt your phone, all you would have to do is reflash using odin
personally i think that antivirus crap for android is bs and shouldnt be on the phone because its not really needed

dsexton702 said:
even if you DID get a virus its not like it would hurt your phone, all you would have to do is reflash using odin
personally i think that antivirus crap for android is bs and shouldnt be on the phone because its not really needed
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The hassle of reflashing and having to re-download all the apps is a pain... my biggest concern is having malware take control of my phone and or obtain personal information.

You will be fine. Your "personal" information is safe within android. If a real hacker wanted to get your **** there would be nothing you could do to stop them anyways.

Lvnlegendinc said:
The hassle of reflashing and having to re-download all the apps is a pain... my biggest concern is having malware take control of my phone and or obtain personal information.
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yea and you can back up your phone with titanium back up or use CWM restore then you wont have to re download anything everything will be how it use to before your phone messed up

dsexton702 said:
yea and you can back up your phone with titanium back up or use CWM restore then you wont have to re download anything everything will be how it use to before your phone messed up
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Another thing for me to learn about lol! CMW is a blur lol I tried doing that when i reinstalled KD1 the other day since my phone was acting up and I gave up lol!

Lvnlegendinc said:
Another thing for me to learn about lol! CMW is a blur lol I tried doing that when i reinstalled KD1 the other day since my phone was acting up and I gave up lol!
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for cwm just go to the CWM FINAL thread and get the update.zip not the recovery file
then place the update.zip on the ROOT of your sdcard meaning on the card itself not in any of the folders the card has OUTSIDE the folders
reboot into recovery and press reinstall packages and you are now in CWM
p.s you dont need the recovery file from the CWM thread because whitehawkx put it on the kd1 rom already!

Malware on a phone is dangerous and it is happening on android Its just linux underneath it all. Essentially it can take over you phone as its virus like and can recover any information that you input to your phone just like on a pc.
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Lol to the idea of having a virus on an android phone...means stop watching porn and downloading bad apps haha.

[Help] No Sound after trying to root Inspire 4G

I downloaded Bubby's One Click program (3-21-11_RC2.exe) and here is exactly what happened:
1. I know this may be my undoing but I did not turn off antivirus, it found a virus and cleaned it. Knowing my luck it cleaned something out that was critical in the steps.
2. I got the goldcard done (website was down the other day). I got it downgraded and now I have a working debranded Froyo Inspire 4g on 1.32.405.6. But with no sound.
Now something went wrong during a command prompt part and the program did not progress. I tried rerunning the program but it does not progress as it should.
What do I do now? I am going to try follow Cyanogen steps on their Wiki but is their an easier fix?

You need to completely disable or even uninstall your anti virus. Then, delete all of the one click root files. Then redownload, and start over.
Sent from my Inspire 4G using XDA App

You could push rage to your phone to root it you can still root it with the downgraded rom. You don't have to start from the beginning. Just the part that pushes rage after you turn you anti virus off and redownload the gui.
The downgraded rom does not have the right audio drivers which is why you have no sound.
Also next time please search as there are many many many threads about this.
Mods please close.
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I did a search and did not find the procedure. I also searched on the internet. The problem is I do not know how to fix it and rerunning the file does not work. when you do a search for no sound Inspire 5 threads come up and I did not know what to do still.
I will do a search for how to push rage to the phone. Remember the 500mb program does not exactly let you pick and choose the point where to start.
Edit: I will try this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=952352

nicksti said:
I did a search and did not find the procedure. I also searched on the internet. The problem is I do not know how to fix it and rerunning the file does not work. when you do a search for no sound Inspire 5 threads come up and I did not know what to do still.
I will do a search for how to push rage to the phone. Remember the 500mb program does not exactly let you pick and choose the point where to start.
Edit: I will try this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=952352
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use the hack kit. you can even use the older hack kit. It doesn't really matter the size of the program, its how the program is scripted.
There are many threads of downgraded inspire with no sound, the solution is flashing a rom, though you cannot do that because you are not rooted nor are you s-off.
your options.
1. Flash back to stock and restart the whole process.
2. Push rage from adb, then run rage through turminal emulator.
3. Use the hack kit, because you can choose where to start in the proccess, ie. Pushing rage and rooting.

Try using the hack kit. Start with menu option number3.
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I got it done.
I used this tutorial which involved:
Downloading Android SDK and gfree
Changing system variable path in Windows
running command prompt
doing a whole heap of adb commands.
I installed Rom Manager and flashed unity rom in and I am good to go

This is still going on??? I got one of the first Inspires when Costco was selling them even before AT&T would.
Same exact problem using the Bubby One Click method way back in February.
Had to use attn1's method from there on.
Would have thought the problem would have been fixed by now

legend221 said:
This is still going on??? I got one of the first Inspires when Costco was selling them even before AT&T would.
Same exact problem using the Bubby One Click method way back in February.
Had to use attn1's method from there on.
Would have thought the problem would have been fixed by now
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Bubby hasn't updated that thing in like 4–5 months.
Sent from my Inspire 4G using XDA Premium App

I think bubby has left the building. The only support is from other members.

Wolf_2 said:
I think bubby has left the building. The only support is from other members.
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I checked up on him a few weeks ago....doing a lot of wheeling and dealing for devices / hardware on some other threads probably for dev work...that's obviously not the Inspire .