[Q] Clockwork Recovery - HTC Inspire 4G

I just finished rooting my Inspire with S-OFF and when I try to reboot into recovery or even choose recovery I simply get a black screen.
What did I do incorrectly?

what method did you use?

I went with Bubby's method: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=961406

did you read his F.A.Q.? to troubleshoot the problem. I am fairly certain it is covered there.
Which this question should more then likely be posted in that thread, since it is pertaining to his rooting method.

I ran into the same problem, you need to get eng s off as well. In the dev section look for a post called how I learned to love the bomb
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vafifty4 said:
I ran into the same problem, you need to get eng s off as well. In the dev section look for a post called how I learned to love the bomb
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=974789
I am the author of that one By the way, it's from the title of Dr.Strangelove, which in the title also has "How I stopped worrying and learned to love the bomb" lol

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I just rooted my phone today, and got an error.

I try to do ClockworkMod or recovery boot, and what happens is I get an error saying I don't have permission. Even when I try to updated su on superuser.
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Which Root method did you use to root your phone, and did you have any errors while rooting it ? depending on what method you used to root your phone i would suggest asking a question in the method thread used.
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Which Root method did you use to root your phone, and did you have any errors while rooting it ? depending on what method you used to root your phone i would suggest asking a question in the method thread used.
Regards
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I used bubby's, and there were no errors. And now I can't hear when I am on the phone.
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I would suggest you download this:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1058042
Its a stock, rooted ROM with the latest updates.
Rename it PD98IMG.zip and put on the root of your SD card.
Pull your battery, then replace it...boot into hboot (vol down + Power)...if you're Radio S-Off, it should flash this image and you'll be stock rooted.
Once you get that flashed and loaded...you should have no problems with ROM Manager or SuperUser.
Just be sure you're Radio S-Off and it will say that at the top of your screen when you enter hboot.
It sounds like to me that you didn't load the upgrade ROM using bubby's one click. In other words...you thought you were complete but not quite.
Nickovtyme said:
I would suggest you download this:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1058042
Its a stock, rooted ROM with the latest updates.
Rename it PD98IMG.zip and put on the root of your SD card.
Pull your battery, then replace it...boot into hboot (vol down + Power)...if you're Radio S-Off, it should flash this image and you'll be stock rooted.
Once you get that flashed and loaded...you should have no problems with ROM Manager or SuperUser.
Just be sure you're Radio S-Off and it will say that at the top of your screen when you enter hboot.
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Which one do I download? And I still can't hear when on the phone.
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CH33FZ said:
Which one do I download? And I still can't hear when on the phone.
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If you want sideloading then download the second option...once this is on your phone you should be able to hear again.
Like I said...I suspect you didn't quite complete the rooting process...or something went wrong.
Nickovtyme said:
If you want sideloading then download the second option...once this is on your phone you should be able to hear again.
Like I said...I suspect you didn't quite complete the rooting process...or something went wrong.
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Whats the difference?
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Whats the difference?
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One has "unknown sources" option available to load 3rd party apps.
The other doesn't...if you want to be able to download 3rd party apps then download from the link with SL in the title.
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One has "unknown sources" option available to load 3rd party apps.
The other doesn't...if you want to be able to download 3rd party apps then download from the link with SL in the title.
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Ok, and do I need to do this connected to the co mputer or can I do this straight donload to my phone.
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CH33FZ said:
Ok, and do I need to do this connected to the co mputer or can I do this straight donload to my phone.
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you can straight download it to the root of your SDcard...but you'll still have to rename it PD98IMG.zip before you can load it through hboot.
If you did bubby's one click...then you should be familiar with this step.
Nickovtyme said:
you can straight download it to the root of your SDcard...but you'll still have to rename it PD98IMG.zip before you can load it through hboot.
If you did bubby's one click...then you should be familiar with this step.
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Turn phone off, then I reboot, then what do I do?
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not reboot...boot into the bootloader. Remember this won't work if your not S-off.
Boot into hboot...then let it find and load the PD98IMG.zip.
Then it will ask you to upgrade. Volume up to say yes...then let it do its thing.
Easy as pie....
are you sure you used bubby's one click?
It does this step twice during the process.
Nickovtyme said:
not reboot...boot into the bootloader. Remember this won't work if your not S-off.
Boot into hboot...then let it find and load the PD98IMG.zip.
Then it will ask you to upgrade. Volume up to say yes...then let it do its thing.
Easy as pie....
are you sure you used bubby's one click?
It does this step twice during the process.
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How do you know if you have S-Off and bootloader, what's that?
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I see...
There's a sticky at the top of this forum that will answer all that.
Surprise, surprise.
This is what happens when you don't do a little research before trying to do something like this.
All of the advice given to you in those threads went in one ear and out the other.
Seriously, what's your aversion to reading? You're reading these posts answering your questions, right?
I don't mind helping people, with the limited knowledge I've gained here so far, but this is a prime example of why people flame and get pissed at new users.
Now please, go read and try again when you have a basic understanding of your phone.
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Scott_S said:
Surprise, surprise.
This is what happens when you don't do a little research before trying to do something like this.
All of the advice given to you in those threads went in one ear and out the other.
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Stop trolling me, and please help?
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So do I need to delete all data to upgrade from a rom?
CH33FZ said:
Stop trolling me, and please help?
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Everyone has. The help you have been given is one step from someone just coming over and doing it for you. When this is pointed out, you call it trolling. Take a few hours and read bubby's whole thread. Everything you have asked had been answered.... over and over.
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CH33FZ said:
Stop trolling me, and please help?
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Lol. If I'm trolling then you're spamming.
The help you seek is in the stickied guide in this section. It's in the faq for the root method you used.
It's in the thread of the root method you used, and 500 trillion other posts that you would discover if you searched.
Now you want people to repeat the same answers, yet again, to you, when you were advised to do some preparation before doing this.
I wouldn't be so bothered if I hadn't seen this one coming a mile away.
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Inspire is on the way...and I have a question.

I've found some pretty crazy instructions for rooting the Inspire here:
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=AT&T_Inspire_4G:_Rooting
I've also seen a few references to a one-click rooter for it as well. I'd prefer to avoid the crazy rooting process listed on the cyanogen wiki if at all possible.
Can anyone suggest a less complicated method, or link me to a one-click if it exists (and works)?
Thanks for any help anyone can give!
Hickeroar said:
I've found some pretty crazy instructions for rooting the Inspire here:
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=AT&T_Inspire_4G:_Rooting
I've also seen a few references to a one-click rooter for it as well. I'd prefer to avoid the crazy rooting process listed on the cyanogen wiki if at all possible.
Can anyone suggest a less complicated method, or link me to a one-click if it exists (and works)?
Thanks for any help anyone can give!
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This should be in general, and search is your friend.
I searched 'simple root':
http://forum.xda-developers.com/search.php?searchid=76087760
Demented71 said:
This should be in general, and search is your friend.
I searched 'simple root':
http://forum.xda-developers.com/search.php?searchid=76087760
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Thanks! Sorry for being a nub!
Did you have an accident?
Androidude said:
Did you have an accident?
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I think I missed something...
I would highly recomend using the hack kit. Its very staight forward and does a excellent job.
Drew
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drewdatrip said:
I would highly recomend using the hack kit. Its very staight forward and does a excellent job.
Drew
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+1 for hack kit. A breeze.
Moved to general as not android development.
I used bubby simple root method on my inspire. Being a newbie to the Android platform, I found this method to be easier to understand & perform compared to the hack kit.
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The latest version of the ace hack kit, v11, is actually more simplified and easier to perform than the one click method. I actually created my gold card first with the gold card program and the picked up with hack kit by running option 2 and then 3 in the main menu. I then went to the options menu and had it flash the stock radio. Then I just installed my current rom and matching radio thru bootloader. During the process, I saw where the hack kit has the gold card method incorporated that makes it just as easy.
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i used simple root. they both are the same method but i found simple to be a breeze more than hackkit.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=961406
I liked the fact that with the hack kit the terminal emulater was not required and there were no commands to enter. The only interaction I had to do was enable debugging after each boot. It made it a breeze, but both methods are proven.
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+1 for hack kit. Very simple and straightforward. Good Luck!
I used buddy's one click while watching the corresponding video on YouTube. First time rooting and it worked out perfectly. It's amazing how complex it all seemed until I actually started the process; then it all seemed to make a lot of sense. Same goes for installing roms. I was very intimidated until i actually started doing it.
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*bubby's
Stupid auto correct!
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Hack kit is the way. Bubby's method is somewhat difficult to follow for newbies
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Stock gingerbread with s off

I'm back! Lol got me another inspire and of course there is no way I can stick to stock. Its been updated to gingerbread ota but it was already s off from the previous user. I've been outta the inspire forum for months and everything is a little confusing for me. I just wanna know what to use to get root,and recovery. The rest I can figure out on my own thanks in advane
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Err,knew I should have read more. Looks like ill have to use hack hit after all. Didn't wanna have to format everything,but oh well. Mods feel free to lock,my bad for acting noobish lol
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brd912 said:
Err,knew I should have read more. Looks like ill have to use hack hit after all. Didn't wanna have to format everything,but oh well. Mods feel free to lock,my bad for acting noobish lol
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No need to re-root if you're still S-OFF, just install this one:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=16118438#post16118438
It's a PD98IMG type install so you don't need ClockWorkMod recovery--just put it on SD card as "PD98IMG.zip", boot to hboot and follow prompts.
You can also flash CWM recovery as a PD98IMG and then install anything.
http://hoxnet.com/droid/PD98IMG_cwmrecovery.zip
Gene Poole said:
No need to re-root if you're still S-OFF, just install this one:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=16118438#post16118438
It's a PD98IMG type install so you don't need ClockWorkMod recovery--just put it on SD card as "PD98IMG.zip", boot to hboot and follow prompts.
You can also flash CWM recovery as a PD98IMG and then install anything.
http://hoxnet.com/droid/PD98IMG_cwmrecovery.zip
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Thanks a ton bro. I go back and forth between so many devices and I have an atrix also,so its hard to keep up with everything lol. I've given up with the search feature on xda,because of all the useless threads. That's why I didn't name this thread "root after 2.3 update" so it don't pop up if someone searches that,but I guess now that you gave me a good answer,it could have been helpful to someone lol. Anyways, I tried Google and nothing came up,so thanks bro.
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HTC Inspire ROOT

So I'm running Advanced Ace Hack Kit and it asks me for my password. I assume the computer password, but I don't know what it is. Is there a way around this? Is there another way to root the Inspire?
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genericwizard said:
So I'm running Advanced Ace Hack Kit and it asks me for my password. I assume the computer password, but I don't know what it is. Is there a way around this? Is there another way to root the Inspire?
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Do you mean the passkey? If so, it's eixplained in the "effin' manual" that comes with AAHK. Make sure you read the entire thing carefully.
bananagranola said:
Do you mean the passkey? If so, it's eixplained in the "effin' manual" that comes with AAHK. Make sure you read the entire thing carefully.
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No. I read the manual. Its before I even get into the program, while I'm in Terminal (using a Mac).
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genericwizard said:
No. I read the manual. Its before I even get into the program, while I'm in Terminal (using a Mac).
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I use Linux, so I'm not 100% certain about Macs (though it should be similar). But at least in Linux, it asks for your password because the script uses sudo. It's asking for password of the user currently logged in, so as to give the program administrative rights.
bananagranola said:
I use Linux, so I'm not 100% certain about Macs (though it should be similar). But at least in Linux, it asks for your password because the script uses sudo. It's asking for password of the user currently logged in, so as to give the program administrative rights.
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Yeah I thought so. I haven't used my password on this in too long. Is there another root method or is AAHK it for the Inspire?
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genericwizard said:
Yeah I thought so. I haven't used my password on this in too long. Is there another root method or is AAHK it for the Inspire?
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There is another method, the HTCDEV method, which is detailed in the PDF in post #7 in the "need help?" link in my signature (admittedly, a little roundabout). However, be warned that AAHK is above and beyond my recommended option. HTCDEV unlock can be detected, making rooting detectable even after you go back to stock (for warranty purposes). AAHK is completely reversible. It also makes the entire flashing process easier and gives you more ROM choice. For more detail, take a look at that link.
If you have absolutely no way to get your password, I would recommend that you try an Ubuntu LiveCD instead of using your Mac. It will let you run AAHK with sudo.
bananagranola said:
There is another method, the HTCDEV method, which is detailed in the PDF in post #7 in the "need help?" link in my signature (admittedly, a little roundabout). However, be warned that AAHK is above and beyond my recommended option. HTCDEV unlock can be detected, making rooting detectable even after you go back to stock (for warranty purposes). AAHK is completely reversible. It also makes the entire flashing process easier and gives you more ROM choice. For more detail, take a look at that link.
If you have absolutely no way to get your password, I would recommend that you try an Ubuntu LiveCD instead of using your Mac. It will let you run AAHK with sudo.
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great man thanks. Don't care much about warranty, its from EBay anyways. Why does AAHK allow for more ROM choice? Just curious.
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genericwizard said:
great man thanks. Don't care much about warranty, its from EBay anyways. Why does AAHK allow for more ROM choice? Just curious.
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In short, HTCDEV only lets you flash ACE (Desire HD and Inspire 4G) ROMs, but not ROMs ported from other devices. Also, it adds an additional step to flashing any new ROM (you need to run a fastboot command from your computer with your phone connected). AAHK gives you S-OFF, giving you more complete control over your phone and letting you flash any ROM (including ported ones) without that extra step.
Alright got root and JellyTime on my phone. I bought this phone from EBay and havent activated it with AT&T yet. Will having root and a custom ROM prevent me from having it activated?
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Alright got root and JellyTime on my phone. I bought this phone from EBay and havent activated it with AT&T yet. Will having root and a custom ROM prevent me from having it activated?
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I honestly have no idea. I was under the impression that you could just pop in the SIM card.
bananagranola said:
I honestly have no idea. I was under the impression that you could just pop in the SIM card.
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Yeah, I'm switching from a Burst which uses a MicroSim so I have to get a different SIM card. Im sure it will require some OTA programming
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bananagranola said:
I honestly have no idea. I was under the impression that you could just pop in the SIM card.
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you have to make sure that your phone is unlocked because i have jellytime and its rooted and i running claro so if you have a unlocked phone you wont have to worry if the at&t sim would take it
edwin1472 said:
you have to make sure that your phone is unlocked because i have jellytime and its rooted and i running claro so if you have a unlocked phone you wont have to worry if the at&t sim would take it
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Its already on AT&T. It just doesn't have service or a proper SIM
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does anyone have a download link for the hack kit? i ordered a replacement inspire after dropping the old one in toilet
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=30007255
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Hi I just recently got an inspire givin to me. The volume rocker is broken and I have to have fixed next week. I am trying to flash it to ics because Im not a fan of gingerbread on the inspire. They had already updated it to 2.3.5 and sense is 3.0. My question is, how can I root my phone without the volume buttons? I am going to use a touch recovery after its rooted to do all the flashing. If its not to much to ask please help. Thank you
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Hi I just recently got an inspire givin to me. The volume rocker is broken and I have to have fixed next week. I am trying to flash it to ics because Im not a fan of gingerbread on the inspire. They had already updated it to 2.3.5 and sense is 3.0. My question is, how can I root my phone without the volume buttons? I am going to use a touch recovery after its rooted to do all the flashing. If its not to much to ask please help. Thank you
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There is no way to do it without the risk of getting stuck. If you get stuck, you will be in troubles to get back to a working state. Fix the volume rocker first and then do the Hacking...
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There is no way to do it without the risk of getting stuck. If you get stuck, you will be in troubles to get back to a working state. Fix the volume rocker first and then do the Hacking...
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Yeah I figured as much. I will get it checked out tomorrow.
I really appreciate the help.

Quick Questions

Hello everyone ive been jailbreaking iPhones for quite some time but im pretty new to Android and rooting.
I got an HTC Acquire and saw in a website that i could root it with the HTC Quick Root that this tool can root any htc phone.
But when I get to the thread it says something about s-on and s-off or something along those lines.
Can someone please explain what this is and tell me how to verify that in my phone?
And if i root will i lose everything i have installed?
Thabks in advance
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What website was this? You should really try to use root methods that are developed here on XDA. Just search for your phone in the search, and read through the forums there (although I'm not seeing one for the Acquire). Android Police sometimes has root methods, too.
If you root, you shouldn't lose all of your data, as long as you follow the instructions to the letter. Still, it's a good idea to back up whatever data you can (contacts, pictures, music, etc.) just to be on the safe side.
The transition from jailbreaking iOS to rooting Android can be quite confusing. As an iPod touch owner, I feel your pain. Just take the time to read through everything. Then take the time to reread it again.
I hoped I helped. Welcome to the world of Android!
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Thanks a lot for your reply.
Here is the link to that htc quick root topic http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1870652
Thanks again
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Thanks a lot for your reply.
Here is the link to that htc quick root topic http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1870652
Thanks again
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s-on and s-off is related to the bootloader on your phone. i'd suggest you go to any of the htc threads plus others here on xda and you can get info about everything like rooting,bootloader,flashing custom roms,recovery etc
Is that kind of info tje same for every htc or u mean asking in one of those threads
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Is that kind of info tje same for every htc or u mean asking in one of those threads
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The terms "rooting," "bootloader," and "flashing" are all related to pretty much any Android device. Rooting is the same as jail breaking - it gives you superuser permissions to your phone's filesystem - but every device has a different method to obtain root (or so I'm told). The bootloader - I think - has something to do with booting up the Android filesystem (but don't quote me on it). Flashing is a way to install tweaks, apps, and themes to your device through a custom recovery, all while the device's file-system still isn't completely activated (kind of like restarting the SpringBoard on an iPhone after changing a theme or installing a tweak from Cydia). Try Googling these terms, that's how I got started.
The thread you mentioned said something about having an unlocked bootloader. You may want to look into that before you try rooting.
I just got off of ten straight hours of work, so I hope this made some kind of sense
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tnx
Ph0enix_216 said:
What website was this? You should really try to use root methods that are developed here on XDA. Just search for your phone in the search, and read through the forums there (although I'm not seeing one for the Acquire). Android Police sometimes has root methods, too.
If you root, you shouldn't lose all of your data, as long as you follow the instructions to the letter. Still, it's a good idea to back up whatever data you can (contacts, pictures, music, etc.) just to be on the safe side.
The transition from jailbreaking iOS to rooting Android can be quite confusing. As an iPod touch owner, I feel your pain. Just take the time to read through everything. Then take the time to reread it again.
I hoped I helped. Welcome to the world of Android!
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tnx sir, that is very helpfull.
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Red_Gh0st said:
Hello everyone ive been jailbreaking iPhones for quite some time but im pretty new to Android and rooting.
I got an HTC Acquire and saw in a website that i could root it with the HTC Quick Root that this tool can root any htc phone.
But when I get to the thread it says something about s-on and s-off or something along those lines.
Can someone please explain what this is and tell me how to verify that in my phone?
And if i root will i lose everything i have installed?
Thabks in advance
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ill check out the website... tnx
Thanks to everyone for the advices and info much appreciated
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