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[Q] HTC Inspire 4G - rooting help please!

First, please forgive my stupidity on a variety of levels as this is my first post and I recently came from the Jailbreaking scene of my iPhone 3GS but have very little knowledge in the Android area - which is why I came here.
I just purchased a used AT&T HTC Inspire 4G off eBay. I would like to root it and run the latest stable Ice Cream Sandwich custom ROM, and unlock if possible. Assuming it is running stock 2.3, I would like to root, unlock and flash a clean custom ROM onto it as soon as I receive it in the mail (2-3 days).
I HAVE searched online for tutorials, but have only found crappy, fuzzy, outdated Youtube videos by 12-year-olds, and therefore am not sure exactly what to do. So if I could get someone's professional guidance on how to root, unlock, flash, and what ROM to use, I will be eternally in your debt.
P.S. I'm not entirely new - I have flashed a number of Windows Mobile ROMs, done plenty of iOS hacking, flashed an Android tablet, and do plenty of dev-testing on my PSP.
- Stupid iPhone 3GS Jailbreaker/Android n00b

blydude said:
First, please forgive my stupidity on a variety of levels as this is my first post and I recently came from the Jailbreaking scene of my iPhone 3GS but have very little knowledge in the Android area - which is why I came here.
I just purchased a used AT&T HTC Inspire 4G off eBay. I would like to root it and run the latest stable Ice Cream Sandwich custom ROM, and unlock if possible. Assuming it is running stock 2.3, I would like to root, unlock and flash a clean custom ROM onto it as soon as I receive it in the mail (2-3 days).
I HAVE searched online for tutorials, but have only found crappy, fuzzy, outdated Youtube videos by 12-year-olds, and therefore am not sure exactly what to do. So if I could get someone's professional guidance on how to root, unlock, flash, and what ROM to use, I will be eternally in your debt.
P.S. I'm not entirely new - I have flashed a number of Windows Mobile ROMs, done plenty of iOS hacking, flashed an Android tablet, and do plenty of dev-testing on my PSP.
- Stupid iPhone 3GS Jailbreaker/Android n00b
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Hey, check out attn1's root kit! Got my Inspire rooted in about 5 mins
Link is here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=952352
Also, there's an IRC channel that is listed in the thread if you need any help.
Donations are appreciated!

General premise is that you'll need to S-OFF (remove HTC NAND security), then root.
Removing the NAND is usually handled by an XTC Clip (hardware) or Revolutionary (software) method. Some others do exist, just look for the 'S-OFF' thread in the Inspire section to get you started.
Once that's complete, use either the rootkit mentioned above, or something like SuperOneClick to obtain actual root.
Good luck!

juzz86 said:
General premise is that you'll need to S-OFF (remove HTC NAND security), then root.
Removing the NAND is usually handled by an XTC Clip (hardware) or Revolutionary (software) method. Some others do exist, just look for the 'S-OFF' thread in the Inspire section to get you started.
Once that's complete, use either the rootkit mentioned above, or something like SuperOneClick to obtain actual root.
Good luck!
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If I'm not mistaken, I believe attn1's root kit does everything for you including S-Off..
Please correct me if I'm wrong.

rhodium9 said:
If I'm not mistaken, I believe attn1's root kit does everything for you including S-Off..
Please correct me if I'm wrong.
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I have no doubt your are right my friend , I was just providing a little insight on why there's more than one step involved. I also ran into rooting issues using the Vivid toolkit, which were fixed with SuperOneClick.
That said, definitely try the rootkit first. They're a killer starting point

Just make sure you read the effin manual. If you don't, you won't be able to root it with the hack kit. And you won't get ANY help with it if you don't read the manual.
Sent from my Inspire 4G using Tapatalk

Just got the Inspire 10 minutes ago, so I assume go ahead and use the root kit? Then what would be the best ROM for Ice Cream Sandwich to install? Again, I know how to use Google, just want to have an expert opinion on it... Thanks!
Edit: Just ran the rootkit, and flashed ICS 4.0.3 onto it... Booting now!

There are many great ROMs that exist within the forums. I prefer cynagonmod but of course your mileage may vary.
Sent from my GT-I9100 using xda premium

I have reason to believe my phone is sufficiently bricked... I did follow the instructions in effin_manual, but something must have messed up. I can get to the boot menu (volume down+power) but anything beyond that crashes. Is there any way I can flash this back to stock and start over?
I found this, but the link is dead...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=952224
Any help would be appreciated! Thanks!
UPDATE: Flashed it back to stock 2.2. Before I do anything else, what is the most recent, stable UNLOCKABLE firmware available? Thanks so much!

blydude said:
I have reason to believe my phone is sufficiently bricked... I did follow the instructions in effin_manual, but something must have messed up. I can get to the boot menu (volume down+power) but anything beyond that crashes. Is there any way I can flash this back to stock and start over?
I found this, but the link is dead...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=952224
Any help would be appreciated! Thanks!
UPDATE: Flashed it back to stock 2.2. Before I do anything else, what is the most recent, stable UNLOCKABLE firmware available? Thanks so much!
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First, If you have read the effen manual you would have known what to do in you case.
If your phone was shipped with Gingerbread and you flashed a froyo RUU you are in trouble...make sure that your cell is working properly before trying to flash a custom rom or you will get jammed. By the way, brick means that your phone is useless and were not bricked....the Hack Kit works beautifully as long as you follow instructions. Also, make sure that you are S-OFF and Rooted before attempting to flash a custom rom....

The phone was shipped with Froyo, and I just restored it back to that.
I had ICS 4.0.3 flashed, but the unlock was not compatible with it and I got a nice little message from AT&T about that. They haven't started charging me yet, but I would like to do something about it before they do.
So can ICS be unlocked at all? Or what is the most recent firmware that can be unlocked?

blydude said:
I had ICS 4.0.3 flashed, but the unlock was not compatible with it and I got a nice little message from AT&T about that. They haven't started charging me yet, but I would like to do something about it before they do.
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Don't understand what you mean here. How is an unlock uncompatible ?Charging you for what exactly?
Sent from my Inspire 4G using XDA

I got a text from ATT this morning saying "Congratulations on your 4G smartphone! 4G data and message rates may apply." I checked online and it was still on my 200 MB iPhone plan, so hopefully it stays that way. My bad, just wanted to make sure it was unlocked.
Sent from my Desire HD using XDA

Not sure why you would want to unlock an att phone to use on att.people unlock it to use on other carriers like say T-Mobile.
As to the text,since the inspire is an att phone they will recognize it and will change your data plan accordingly. There really isn't a way around that. I don't remember their being a 200mb iPhone plan but its been a while. But it might be as easy as giving them a call and switching it over and keeping the same plane just named differently.
Sent from my Inspire 4G using XDA

blydude said:
I got a text from ATT this morning saying "Congratulations on your 4G smartphone! 4G data and message rates may apply." I checked online and it was still on my 200 MB iPhone plan, so hopefully it stays that way. My bad, just wanted to make sure it was unlocked.
Sent from my Desire HD using XDA
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Welcome to someone who has ATT and is just recalling his experience with it:
1) You can change your data plan up till the end of the billing cycle for that SAME cycle.
2) 200mb is the minimum data plan and you have to (in theory) be on a data plan to have a smartphone on their network.
Moving on to non-ATT stuff
3) You may want to do a little bit of reading and understand the difference between root and unlock.
4) I'll be nice and link a thread with that insight: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1076720
5) ... >.<

I got it working with my 200MB data plan and running Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0.3. Thanks for all the help!
Sent from my Desire HD using XDA

marsdta said:
Sent from my Inspire 4G using XDA
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Just wanted to say thank you for your Ace Hack Kit, very easy to do if you read it several times like your instructed to do...
Once again thank you for your work, a donation will be for coming once i get some extra fund....

inspire4g
juzz86 said:
General premise is that you'll need to S-OFF (remove HTC NAND security), then root.
Removing the NAND is usually handled by an XTC Clip (hardware) or Revolutionary (software) method. Some others do exist, just look for the 'S-OFF' thread in the Inspire section to get you started.
Once that's complete, use either the rootkit mentioned above, or something like SuperOneClick to obtain actual root.
Good luck!
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I want to root my inspire 4g and i dont find anything hetr or in youtube. I need a program to root that att1 treath is close,i nees help plz take me to the rigth place to root my phone.

sicario9 said:
I want to root my inspire 4g and i dont find anything hetr or in youtube. I need a program to root that att1 treath is close,i nees help plz take me to the rigth place to root my phone.
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Use the guide in my signature...it points you to attn1's site.

Can we start an initiative to root the S3 HTC One S

Hi... more and more of us are getting the S3 version of the One S yet no root is available.
May I request for an initiative to root this version of the One S? Perhaps we can discuss here what is required to root it, for example a copy of the boot.img or something... and how the people who created the root for the S4 One S can help in the S3 too?

I second this motion.

find out how to dump the boot.img from your current build, compare it to that of an s4 version (rooted of course) and see how you get on.
it could be something simple, however you will need the right tools to view the boot.img file.
maybe a linux / ubuntu user can join forces with you
theres no point waiting for someone else to do it, if everyone had that attitude it will never get done

azzledazzle said:
find out how to dump the boot.img from your current build, compare it to that of an s4 version (rooted of course) and see how you get on.
it could be something simple, however you will need the right tools to view the boot.img file.
maybe a linux / ubuntu user can join forces with you
theres no point waiting for someone else to do it, if everyone had that attitude it will never get done
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I can do it... can someone just tell me how.. and also... dump me a boot.img... as mine is.. well.. gone, as i was one of those early test pigs that tried a s4 recovery and realized it failed.

I have an S3 with me now, Can you tell me how to dump boot.img from my phone?:fingers-crossed:

Hy! Maybe you can try this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/archive/index.php/t-1578099.html
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and if you can dump please post it for us the boot.img

csabav said:
Hy! Maybe you can try this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/archive/index.php/t-1578099.html
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and if you can dump please post it for us the boot.img
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C:\RootTools>adb push busybox /data/local/busybox
failed to copy 'busybox' to '/data/local/busybox': Permission denied
if adb push is worked, we would have rooted the phone already.

I already dumped it from an S-off device.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=27953362&postcount=7
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7808469/VilleC/boot.img

Anyone rooted S3?
PLEEEASE SOMEONEEE!!!!

thecoby said:
Anyone rooted S3?
PLEEEASE SOMEONEEE!!!!
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I am sure it will be done in the next few days.

thecoby said:
Anyone rooted S3?
PLEEEASE SOMEONEEE!!!!
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YESSSS!
Big Thanx to Paul from modaco!
Here you can find the link for Paul's solution. On my One S S3 works perfect.
http://www.modaco.com/topic/355509-testing-villec-superboot/

YEEEEEEAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!
But i will wait full version. Now we need to wait for roms? S4 roms do not work? ****.

Wonderful...now u can finally use root explorer and titanium and advanced tasker features
Sent from my HTC One S using xda premium

We don't even have a working root for S4 ora 1.78.......
Sent from my HTC One S using xda premium

A little upside on the S3 version is it will probably have some cross compatibility with Sensation (XE) that uses the same chip. That may boost efforts for developing custom ROMs for it. E.g. CM team posted a screenshot of Android 4.1 running on a Sensation already.

Do you know how change S-ON to S-OFF? And change the CID
I tried to change the CID by updating the file /dev/block/mmcblk0p4, apparently it works with S4 but I think with S-OFF not S-ON.
Thanks

So now i can easily root my One S C2? to unlock the bootloader I just follow the steps in the sticky thread ''Root, unlock, instal recovery...'?
And last question, can I unroot my phone and lock the bootloader and so get the warrenty back?

Yes, to unlock it you can follow the sticky. To root you go to the modaco.com forum and follow the steps there (thread is something like 'testing: superboot ...') You can Togo
Relock the bootloader but you can't get warranty back because it says 'relocked' instead of 'locked' in the bootloader

[Q] HTC Inspire Root Kit????

I am not new to rooting android devices. I currently have a N7 that I unlocked and others. Where is a program that can root and install CWM? I am wanting to run this rom, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=37060683, which inspiremod should I use? All the root kits seem to have been removed. Is there still one available somewhere for this phone?

Advanced Ace Hack Kit. You will need to Google for it; it's no longer on XDA.

pedal2themedal said:
I am not new to rooting android devices. I currently have a N7 that I unlocked and others. Where is a program that can root and install CWM? I am wanting to run this rom, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=37060683, which inspiremod should I use? All the root kits seem to have been removed. Is there still one available somewhere for this phone?
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The Hack Kit is not longer supported in here. It is in here now:
http://tau.shadowchild.nl/attn1/?p=74

thanks for the help guys, got it rooted, unlocked, and running nocturnals rom. Now I will wait until more roms come out or the n4 conversion becomes a little more user friendly

Hello im new and i Itryed the AAHK and all wa fine till my phone rebooted to downgrade it read the downgrade image but after it said the current version is older than the downgrade image i have the HTC Inspire android ver 2.3.5
would appreciate any help
Sam

swr3500 said:
Hello im new and i Itryed the AAHK and all wa fine till my phone rebooted to downgrade it read the downgrade image but after it said the current version is older than the downgrade image i have the HTC Inspire android ver 2.3.5
would appreciate any help
Sam
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http://tau.shadowchild.nl/attn1/?p=88.

help
pedal2themedal said:
I am not new to rooting android devices. I currently have a N7 that I unlocked and others. Where is a program that can root and install CWM? I am wanting to run this rom, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=37060683, which inspiremod should I use? All the root kits seem to have been removed. Is there still one available somewhere for this phone?
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I got this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1037315&highlight=amt
will it work on htc inspire 4g?

amanvishnani said:
I got this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1037315&highlight=amt
will it work on htc inspire 4g?
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That's is quite old. Use the Hack Kit linked above.

Thnx
bananagranola said:
That's is quite old. Use the Hack Kit linked above.
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thnx for ur reply bro!
One more querry! well if i try from linux and if it do'not have internet connectivity then will it stuck?
cuz i think the kit needs internet!
and it would be nice of u if u tell me the use of goldcard!

complete root..htc desire 4g
hi..new to this site..have read a lot from this site....want to completely root my htc inspire 4g...need your help.

Best root+recovery Flash able method.

Since AT&T is going to take an arm and a leg and a body to release Jelly bean I am looking to see about rooting my device. I have rooted devices before(GS2, Skyrocket) but never an HTC device. I a wondering what the best method is.
My HBOOt is 1.14.002 and Locked is also shown. I have the update I think from Jun 11 2012.
What would be the best way to get into rooting the device and flashing it.
~Thanks!

seandidk said:
Since AT&T is going to take an arm and a leg and a body to release Jelly bean I am looking to see about rooting my device. I have rooted devices before(GS2, Skyrocket) but never an HTC device. I a wondering what the best method is.
My HBOOt is 1.14.002 and Locked is also shown. I have the update I think from Jun 11 2012.
What would be the best way to get into rooting the device and flashing it.
~Thanks!
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Do the x factor exploit than go unlock your bootloader at HTC dev.com than flash a Rom than do s off

Is there a way to change your CID back to default or will it always be stuck at 1111111? And is there anyway to go back with this at all or no?

seandidk said:
Is there a way to change your CID back to default or will it always be stuck at 1111111? And is there anyway to go back with this at all or no?
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Yes and yes you can go back

Okay awesome, thanks A Box of KITTIES!

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[Q] the right rom for my device?

Hi all,
Was wondering if anyone can give me some advice!
I desperately need 4.3 jelly bean on my htc one sv, as I need to use the low energy bluetooth.
Currently with the help of the forum ive managed to unlock my phone through the dev centre, ive flashed the recovery with twrp and installed superSu. But I have not seen any posts regarding 4.3 jelly bean in the htc one sv threads.
My question is would the 4.3 jb for the htc one work on the htc one sv - if yes what should i look for to know the right file
Or is there any other way for me to get the low energy bluetooth runnin on my phone
heres my phone deets
k2-ul pvt ship s-on rl
hboot-2.21 000
os-3.11.61.10
jb 4.2.2
Much thanks in advance if anyone can give me any assistance

@devinell
There is currently no 4.3 Rom available for the HTC One SV. As for using the one from HTC One, no, not directly as their specs are much different from ours. You would need to port it, as well as work on the kernel.
However, as it stands right now, 4.4 with Sense 5.5 is due for arrival sometime between March and April.
Sent from my C525c using Tapatalk

@Modding.MyMind
Cheers for that when I rang t-Mobile they said the next update would'nt be until the end of june, Thats no good for me as im doing a project at uni and need it sorted before then - all I need is to get bluetooth le working - is there no way modding 4.2 to get it on that or any other solutions
cheers

devinell said:
@Modding.MyMind
Cheers for that when I rang t-Mobile they said the next update would'nt be until the end of june, Thats no good for me as im doing a project at uni and need it sorted before then - all I need is to get bluetooth le working - is there no way modding 4.2 to get it on that or any other solutions
cheers
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Assuming one has the experience and expertise or even the will to learn, porting is possible. But its all trial and errors along the way as you go about debugging any possible issues so that whatever is actually being ported gets resolved and works properly. Requires knowledge, patience, and free time.
Sent from my C525c using Tapatalk

@Modding.MyMind
When ive finished Uni its something I will indeed get into as time is a factor, but for now I think my only escape plan is to put kit kat on my old htc desire and use that for development instead -
Thanks for all you advice amigo