[Q] root now, or wait??? - HTC Inspire 4G

It has been a month and a half since bubby came out with RC2. And only 5 days since AT&T released an OTA update.
What are the odds bubby comes out with another release with the newest updates anytime soon (as in days)??
I really want to root, but pretty nervous about it.
Is there a good chance there will be other root methods coming out??
Thanks....first time android owner, trying to learn everything.

I used Bubby's root (and loved his roms when I had my Epic), but honestly, the Inspire Hack Kit is just as easy to use. Not sure why you'd wait, as any OTA update will be released by devs that day anyways.

It's just that bubby's has a nice little video to follow along with....and so far I haven't found an easy explanation on how to install the updates as they come out.
But I'm still reading and trying to understand.

The way the hack kit works now, you don't need a video, it literally walks you through each and every step with very simple terms. As for the updates, they come in new versions of the roms you install. When a new version comes out, you flash it over what you had, and you're up to date. Very simple and easy.

So after I use bubby's method and get to a rooted stock rom does anyone have a link for a stock rom and radio that has the OTA updates??
So far I have just found that attn1 has a version out here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1058042
But according to the comments it looks like he did a little custom work and some people are having problems with the radio and battery life.

rooting will not change or effect anything

S.Reno9 said:
So after I use bubby's method and get to a rooted stock rom does anyone have a link for a stock rom and radio that has the OTA updates??
So far I have just found that attn1 has a version out here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1058042
But according to the comments it looks like he did a little custom work and some people are having problems with the radio and battery life.
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I am using attn1's rooted stock w/ota since it came out, no problem here with the battery. Also you can change radios to find the best available for you. Attn1's has no custom work, it is stock rooted with the option of having unknown sources in it or not. I am using it until the Desire HD Kingdom port is out, but I always come back to one of the stock Roms. Also, I haven't paid all that close attention but I think the one click rooting does cause a few problems here and there. I have seen CWM black screen issues with that process, and HSUPA going away after flashing a radio. I used attn1's hack kit, it couldn't be any better spelled out. Plus it also gives you a little practice with ADB and flashing things using Hboot and also flashing radios. It is kind of like a little tutorial on what to do to get where you want. After doing the hack kit, I had no issues flashing radios, and working with ADB.

I would like to use the hack kit...just because it has the most recent updates, but I've read over the "effen Manual" a couple times now, and it just seems to jump all over the place....
Are there any more detailed instructions on how to use the hack kit?

Okay, I'm starting to understand the hack kit manual....I can follow the steps all the way through step 3 where I end up with a fully rooted phone with s-off.... but on a downgraded rom.
As I understand it, I can then go to this link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1058042
place the ruu zip on my sd card, reboot in hboot and it should find the zip and install the upgrade.
If this is correct, what I dont understand is one of the files in the hack kit...says romzip, inside the file is just a text document that says put-rom.zip-here.txt. Do I just ignore that file?
I appreciate the help...... if I can get a solid answer on this one, I think I'm ready to go...mayyybe.

The manual is kind of outdated at this point. The new version (11) walks you through it completely during the command prompt and new graphic interface. It's really easy to do.

Flashing various components only seems scary when you're trying to assemble every piece of information you might need before you pull the trigger. Once you just dive in, you'll see how much thought and effort the developers here put into making things work correctly. Just start doing it. If you run into trouble, more than likely your problem has been encountered and fixed by someone else already, and you just need to search some. If it's a totally new problem, there are very smart people here who will help you out. But seriously, just try it. It's easy.

I used Bubby's root kit and it was easy to use and worked flawlessly. When I first got my Inspire I told myself I'd wait a while before I rooted it, so I could experience it stock. A few days later I had it rooted and started all the fun. Just dive in and root it. If you don't like a modification you made, you can always take it back to stock.

How do I back all my stuff up? Before I root with bubbys method?

use the hack kit. I had some issues with bubby's and I'm far from the only one. The new v11 hack kit is freakishly simple. If you can't figure it out then you don't need to be rooting.

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[ROOT] unrEVOked 3.21: one-click root for Froyo, no downgrading

Hey all,
We've been working pretty hard to bring you unrEVOked 3.2 with out-of-the-box, one-click support for all Android versions on EVO. No system downgrading or /data wiping, one-click root, a full NAND unlock and no PRI downgrade.
Available for Linux, Mac, and Windows:
http://www.unrevoked.com/recovery/
Please start by visiting the help page and reading it through:
http://unrevoked.com/rootwiki/doku.php/public/unrevoked3
1. Windows users MUST install the HBOOT drivers for this to work:
http://www.unrevoked.com/rootwiki/doku.php?id=public:windows_hboot_driver_install
2. Windows users need to uninstall HTC Sync or any other program that might talk to the phone over USB (doubletwist, etc). Disabling HTC Sync from the system tray is not enough. They interfere with the root process and will cause problems.
3. When asked for USB connection type, select "Charge Only" and "Remember this".
Special thanks to Sebastian Krahmer for the rageagainstthecage exploit.
oh wow. Good stuff.
That is awesome news. You guys are doing a great job!
Specs
Could you please tell us all what has changed so far with this, if any? Nand unlock? Any side differences compared to toast's method, no?
YenahsYenzow said:
Could you please tell us all what has changed so far with this, if any? Nand unlock? Any side differences compared to toast's method, no?
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This tool works on Windows, Mac and Linux for all released versions of the EVO Android system. When you run it, it permanently unlocks NAND and turns off security, installs clockworkmod (or another recovery of your choice) and installs the su/superuser.apk tools.
It requires no additional ROM downloads, doesn't wipe your data (like the current method that uses unrevoked forever + unrevoked 3.1 to downgrade) and keeps your PRI at 1.40
Bonus: it's one-click.
One Click is what I like to hear. Less chances for me to screw something up
mmastrac said:
…and keeps your PRI at 1.34.
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Isn't that a disadvantage?
sturmen said:
Isn't that a disadvantage?
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Typo.. I meant 1.40. Sorry, busy with testing right now and mistyped.
i would've volunteered but i just did the whole downgrading upgrading method two hours ago! frustrating is all i can say but i'm done. now i just have to find a ROM.
I have an incredible myself and can't wait for this method to be official. but i've come across a different project. my buddy saw my customized incredible and wants me to root his EVO. he wants it more for the wifi tethering. but he currently uppdated to 2.2. i know there are several methods to root after the 2.2 update but my question is: how do we remove root just in case he needs to take the phone to sprint for service? thats the only reason thats holding me back from rooting his phone. i want to be able to have everything lined up for him in case a situation comes up and needs to return the phone. if there is a root and unroot process for 2.2 then i wouldn't mind testing. any input is greatly appreciated.
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This tool works on Windows, Mac and Linux for all released versions of the EVO Android system. When you run it, it turns off security (optionally), installs clockworkmod (or another recovery of your choice) and installs the su/superuser.apk tools.
It requires no additional ROM downloads, doesn't wipe your data (like the current method that uses unrevoked forever + unrevoked 3.1 to downgrade) and keeps your PRI at 1.40
Bonus: it's one-click.
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But does it unlock NAND?
If it's a pretty tried and true method, I might be willing to try it out on my dads unrooted EVO via the mac program. I understand it IS a testing request, but you sound pretty confident in your work.
Sent from my Baked Snack EVO using XDA App
locoboi187 said:
But does it unlock NAND?
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Yes, it unlocks nand if you disable security on the device (which this does by default).
Just completed root/s-off on a white evo 4g with stock 2.2 from the store today. Took five minutes. Thanks for all the hard work!
I'm trying to root today, and didn't know this was available to try... I'm a total noob at this, FYI.
Gonna ask here, seeing as I think it might be the best place... will this allow for the current framerate cap to be removed? That's kind of my entire purpose for looking at rooting my phone, I find everything else is 100% fine for my needs and uses.
I'm always seeing problems that people have after rooting... like losing the WiMax radio, GPS crashing their phone, things missing, this and that not working...
I just don't feel that framerate cap to be THAT big of a deal for me to go and sacrifice two or three things I use regularly over that one slightly minor thing...
thefoodman52 said:
I'm trying to root today, and didn't know this was available to try... I'm a total noob at this, FYI.
Gonna ask here, seeing as I think it might be the best place... will this allow for the current framerate cap to be removed? That's kind of my entire purpose for looking at rooting my phone, I find everything else is 100% fine for my needs and uses.
I'm always seeing problems that people have after rooting... like losing the WiMax radio, GPS crashing their phone, things missing, this and that not working...
I just don't feel that framerate cap to be THAT big of a deal for me to go and sacrifice two or three things I use regularly over that one slightly minor thing...
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The act of rooting doesn't take away those features. It's the ROM that you flash that affects how the phone operates. I do believe there a couple ROMs available, that you can find in the Dev section, that fix the fps. I personally love CM6 with the Snap 7.5 kernel.
toxictv said:
The act of rooting doesn't take away those features. It's the ROM that you flash that affects how the phone operates. I do believe there a couple ROMs available, that you can find in the Dev section, that fix the fps. I personally love CM6 with the Snap 7.5 kernel.
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more so it's the kernels that fix the fps isnt it.
Yea.... all I want is the FPS fixed. I don't really want all the extras that are thrown in with these rom's around... that and ability to install things like the wireless tether app.
mmastrac said:
Hey all,
We've been working pretty hard to bring you unrEVOked 3.2 with out-of-the-box, one-click support for all Android versions on EVO. No system downgrading or /data wiping, one-click root, a full NAND unlock and no PRI downgrade.
It's working flawlessly on our testing devices, but we are releasing it for a quick round of testing before distributing it more widely. If you are interested in helping us test, please join me in #unrevokedtest on freenode.net.
I'll replace the content here with the links to the updated tool once we've finished testing.
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I would like to be a tester using my cousin evo
I too would be willing to test on a 2.2 evo.

Rooting? Flashing a rom? Radios? I'm so overwhelmed =/

I read through a bunch of guides on rooting and flashing a rom and all this has gotten me extremely confused. All I want to do is root my phone. I want to keep the stock HTC rom except I want my phone to be rooted.
What is the safest way to do this with almost no chance of getting my phone bricked? I keep hearing this thing about a "radio off" and how easily it bricks your phone. I am looking for the absolute safest root method out there.
All I need is to remove the SIM Lock since I am going to Europe in 2 weeks. I might try underclocking as well. Also, I obviously have an HTC Inspire 4G
I recommend the ace hack kit. Its extremely easy now with version 11. Its simply as following the prompts and hitting 1,2,3. Once rooted flash attn1 rom. And you will be stock rooted with the latest Ota's radio
As to the radio s off, that in itself is not the problem but of flashing of radios. For example if you happens to flash a radio that was corrupted while downloading that has a potential to cause a brick. That's why you should always verify the downloads.
Sent from my TARDIS using XDA App
ComradeNF said:
I read through a bunch of guides on rooting and flashing a rom and all this has gotten me extremely confused. All I want to do is root my phone. I want to keep the stock HTC rom except I want my phone to be rooted.
What is the safest way to do this with almost no chance of getting my phone bricked? I keep hearing this thing about a "radio off" and how easily it bricks your phone. I am looking for the absolute safest root method out there.
All I need is to remove the SIM Lock since I am going to Europe in 2 weeks. I might try underclocking as well. Also, I obviously have an HTC Inspire 4G
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If you just need the sim unlocked, just call AT&T for the code. If your Inspire qualifies...is not new and still under consignment...they should provide one. No need to root to unlock the sim. And just because there seems to be a lot of people rooting their Inspires doesn't mean it is popular. I haven't rooted mine and don't plan to because my Inspire works flawlessly as is with the OEM ROM. If you are feeling the urge or pressure to root your Inspire just because other people are doing it, don't. If the Inspire was running WinMo or some other low-quality OS, yes, then take the time to root. But it isn't. The Inspire is running Android. There's nothing wrong with Android as it currently is.
Hello and welcome. IMHO, att1's Hack Kit is the way to go. So long as you don't have a bunch of apps on your phone yet, start to finish rooting will take approximately 15 mins.
This will flash the stock rooted rom back onto your phone. It's incumbent upon you to backup any SMS, apps, contacts...that you don't want to lose.
Take you're time, read the EFFIN MANUAL and search prior to askin any q's relating to using the hack kit. Should you run into a situation that you're unable to find a concise answer for, drop into the chat room and see if your issue(s) can be resolved from there.
Good luck,
Tx
As he said above if all you want is sim unlock, get an unlock code.
If you insist on rooting, we will be happy to help you through the process, as long as you promise to continue reading, and researching before you attempt it.
mudknot2005 said:
As he said above if all you want is sim unlock, get an unlock code.
If you insist on rooting, we will be happy to help you through the process, as long as you promise to continue reading, and researching before you attempt it.
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It's like $30 if I want to buy it. AT&T Told me I need to wait undil December before they give me the code =/
ComradeNF said:
It's like $30 if I want to buy it. AT&T Told me I need to wait undil December before they give me the code =/
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Okay, if its rooting, the best remedy is to read the threads, I know there is a lot. There is a lot of information on this forum, and alot of the questions you have been asking have been covered a couple times.
As said above all the instructions including a stock rooted rom (with the ota update and bloat removed) are included in the hack kit. What the hack kit will do, is help you create a gold card (to bypass the CID check), downgrade the rom ( you won't have sound while downgraded), root then s-off (security off) the phone which also sim unlocks the phone, then flash a rooted stock rom.
Mud is correct and I have run into him a lot today posting lol. He also made the sticky at the top of the forum. He knows what he is talking about. This isn't the first phone I have rooted. But it is the first that wasn't a one click root. The ace hack kit was very simple to use just read read read and read again make sure you understand the process before starting. If you don't understand ask in this thread and we can all try to help out as best we can. Although i think mud will be taking the most of this lol. Also use the search feature and google your probably not the first person with a problem so more then likely the answer is already out there. Good luck with rooting.

is it or is it not safe to root the TB?

i just for the TB today. i returned my X2 which was laggy and im happy with the TB. i see all kinds of posts bout how people are bricking there phones so i would like to ask all of you,
is it safe to root and install a custom rom? if so what is the safest way to do so?
Thanks so much...
Its all up to you if you feel comfortable rooting your phone or not, there will always be some inherent risk involved.
I have mine rooted and I have had no problems with it and thoroughly enjoy it.
Follow JCase's root method that's stickied in the development section if you choose to root.
A lot of the concern about bricking is from the leaked GB radio that some people are using so you could always stick with Froyo if you want to avoid that risk.
I rooted my Thunderbolt after I had it for a week. The first week being unrooted was terrible. The battery life was horrible, and I contemplated returning it for an iphone.
Then I rooted, which was easy as long as you follow the directions posted in the threads. Now I can easily get a full day of use with my stock battery... off the charger for 17+ hours with 4G, bluetooth and wifi always enabled, and GPS enabled sporadically.
I'd say read up on the root process. Then read up on different roms. I use Das BAMF 1.7, and Imoseyon's 2.6 lean kernel. If you determine that root isn't for you, there's easy ways to unroot.
It's not the rooting process that is bricking phones. Rooting is perfectly safe, as long as you follow the steps. The bricks have occurred after flashing the recent Gingerbread leak. If you stick with a Froyo-based rom, you will be fine.
Sent from my ADR6400L using XDA App
sublimaze said:
It's not the rooting process that is bricking phones. Rooting is perfectly safe, as long as you follow the steps. The bricks have occurred after flashing the recent Gingerbread leak. If you stick with a Froyo-based rom, you will be fine.
Sent from my ADR6400L using XDA App
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That was also always my undertsanding, that all rooting does is give you permissions that would normally not be available. What you choose to do with those permissions once you have root is the risky part.
sublimaze said:
It's not the rooting process that is bricking phones. Rooting is perfectly safe, as long as you follow the steps. The bricks have occurred after flashing the recent Gingerbread leak. If you stick with a Froyo-based rom, you will be fine.
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Mine was one of the few that did brick and I had to send it off for 2 weeks before it was replaced.
The first thing I did when I got home with my new Thunderbolt was root it and flash a Froyo ROM.
@bp328i
But you were running the leaked GB for a few days prior to bricking, right?
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@bp328i
But you were running the leaked GB for a few days prior to bricking, right?
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I was running the leaked GB when my Thunderbolt bricked.
I meant to quote the OP just to let him/her know it IS safe to root.
I just got my new Thunderbolt a few days ago and the first thing I did with it was root it, and this was after my first one bricked.
As someone who bought a TB a week after it came out, screwed up my first root attempt, got it the second time after "unrooting" and has since loaded a ton of different ROMs, radios, and kernels, I can safely say you have nothing to worry about.
As long as you're following the instructions, that is. Can't account for human error, after all
All these bricked phones are being bricked by people who flashed the newest leaked gingerbread (gb) radio onto their devices in order to run the leaked gb rom. Even flashing the newest gb rom+radio didn't mean your device was going to be bricked to sure, it was just a few whos were bricked. If perfectly safe to root as long as you follow instruction and I don't see anything risky about installing apps with any permissions as long as you get the app is from a creditable market place.
The long way of rooting seems easy for me all I did was get adb running and copy pasted the commands on the command prompt.
Yep. Definitely safe as long as you follow the directions and stay away from the Gingerbread radios.
I rooted mine two weeks after I got it. Hubby finally caved and let me root his after seeing the differences.
Grab you an md5 checker and give it a shot!
thanks everyone for your help...i appreicate it.
i am rooting it now!
what radio should i stay away from as far as causing the reboots?
Rooting your thunderbolt will cause a mass alien invasion over the city of Los Angeles.
Sent from my ThunderBolt using XDA App
What everyone else said there is some risk(minisule) if you stick with froyo you should be fine, if you end up with the reboot problem post rooting flash the radios to the old versions and your tb life will be much more sweet.
dvigue said:
thanks everyone for your help...i appreicate it.
i am rooting it now!
what radio should i stay away from as far as causing the reboots?
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The gingerbread radio. Any froyo rom will be good to go.
rooted and flashed a new kernel with no issues thus far.yay.
Couple questions. First, which is the easiest and safest root method? Droid 2 rooting was a simple one-click affair. I see lots of methods around, including automated, one-click roots. Jcase's post ([ROOT] MR1/OTA PermRoot + Unlock Bootloader - Safer/Easier 5/12/2011) looks pretty complicated. Is this the one I should do?
Second, I am really tempted to flash a gingerbread rom (th3ory b1.7), and I've flashed several GB roms to my droid 2 before recently getting the TB. If I carefully follow the instructions in the threads, am I pretty safe, or is the GB radio thing still pretty risky?
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Couple questions. First, which is the easiest and safest root method? Droid 2 rooting was a simple one-click affair. I see lots of methods around, including automated, one-click roots. Jcase's post ([ROOT] MR1/OTA PermRoot + Unlock Bootloader - Safer/Easier 5/12/2011) looks pretty complicated. Is this the one I should do?
Second, I am really tempted to flash a gingerbread rom (th3ory b1.7), and I've flashed several GB roms to my droid 2 before recently getting the TB. If I carefully follow the instructions in the threads, am I pretty safe, or is the GB radio thing still pretty risky?
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1. The easiest is the one-click method. However, if you are not familiar with adb, I highly recommend doing it the way described in jcase's thread. That way you get experience with adb. Anyone even considering rooting needs to know basic adb commands.
2. To my knowledge, there have been no bricks with the GB radio posted here. But remember there are no 100% guarantees when rooting/flashing your phone. Good luck
wish people would stop blaming the radio,my first bolt bricket on stock froyo after the first ota update,never had gingerbread on it. as far as rooting goes if you eant the phone to work to itd potential you need to root it and flash a custom rom that or wait tol vzw and htc decide to update it to gingerbread or even icecream for that matter
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[Q] Do you think rooting will get easier?

After going through the official, and unofficial means of unlocking the bootloader.... And going through the process of rooting..... And after learning that it undoes the OTA firmware upgrade and all it's little fixes...... And after reflashing RUU to get the upgrades back..... And after learning that I can't have my cake and eat it too, (rooted, and upgraded)..... I have to ask, do you think that a root method similar to that of what Visionary did for the MT4G or the RyanZa program did for the Vibrant, will come to the Sensation 4g? The only reason I ask is not because I'm an obvious noob, (Clearly I know what I'm doing) but because I'm just really - REALLY - lazy and I want a simple reasonably non invasive root method that won't reset my phone each time a hot fix or upgrade come across the wires.
Just thinking in my head, if the bootloader is unlocked, officially or unofficially, it should make it really easy for an ace developer to make a simple root method. Although, since I'm not a dev, perhaps it's harder than I think it is. In any event, my question still stands. Does anyone think it's going to happen?
P.S. In the end, after a few more months of not being rooted, or nothing new coming down the pipe, obviously I'll go the Revolutionary route again, as I'm almost certain there's no chance of another OTA coming out for this phone. (History has made me both bitter and pessimistic, I'm sorry)
The root method is already easy as is. Why worry about updates when we get them from our devs, sometimes even faster than the actual US OTA.
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The root method is already easy as is. Why worry about updates when we get them from our devs, sometimes even faster than the actual US OTA.
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Oh, I don't doubt that for a minute. Having been burned as much as I have in the past.... (READ: Samsung Behold II) I'm overly grateful for the devs for making it this easy. This is the first place I come for updates... There's just a small part of me that feels better about keeping it close to official, only because at the core I'm still a nooB.... Waiting for a non Samsung Nexus device....
well, the s-offing process doesn't "down grade" the OTA software, only the hboot in order to get s-off and fastboot commands working. you won't notice any part of that in daily rom use.
But, the rooting process is already pretty easy as it stands, but it won't be ANYWHERE near as easy as it was on galaxy s devices running eclair.
Huh?
1. From stock T-Mobile Sensation, turn it on, update to ota.
2. Unlock the bootloader through official or unofficial methods.
3. Flash CWM, flash root zip file.
You're done.
I have my cake and can eat it too.
If you're rooted already and can't get the ota, run the ruu to return to stock and go back to step 1
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using xda premium
I hope they don't make it too easy. It is already incredibly simple as it is and if anyone thinks it is still too hard, they shouldn't be rooting it then. A modicum of understanding is still required so that if something bad happens, they can at least have the ounce of intelligence required to fix it instead of whining haplessly.
It already is too easy. Look how many clueless people root and brick their phones these days...

Best Current Root'ing Tool

I think I'm finally giving up on getting my thunderbolt running the way it should, what's the best way to root the thunderbolt at this time?
Software Version: 1.70.605.0
I just rooted my first Thunderbolt 2 days ago easily. Just google randomtek thunderbolt root.
Do yourself a favor and use the Revolutionary method. If not that, do the ADB method. If bricking your device and having no support for it interest you, find one of the one-click methods. Those do a very good job bricking devices or leaving the user totally screwed.
I like the old adb method because its easier to go back to stock for replacements, and revolutionary took almost as long because I had to keep entering my info to get a key that worked.
Revolutionary worked flawlessy for me (once I figured out what the hell I was doing)
Revolutionary is the easiest.
Sent from my Galaxy Tab 10.1
I did mine one of the one click methods and here I am 5 months later not bricked
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thoward93 said:
I did mine one of the one click methods and here I am 5 months later not bricked
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They do work for some people but they have a very high rate of failure compared to other methods. I would recommend the adb method or revolutionary, I personally like adb because I have to revert to stock on a weekly basis.
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Revolutionary is the easiest.
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Agreed! Worked great!
Could someone please school me on this...but isn't the oneclick method pretty much the same as adb. only difference is that adb you have to manually type the commands and push the files to the phone. thanks.
amahabir said:
Could someone please school me on this...but isn't the oneclick method pretty much the same as adb. only difference is that adb you have to manually type the commands and push the files to the phone. thanks.
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The problem is without taking apart the script and finding out exactly what it's doing and what files it's supposed to be using, you can't tell if it works. Most of the one-click scripts came out before RUU 1.70. Forget it if you're devices is updated to RUU 2.11 GB. More of them will **** your device up than root it if you're on that update. We have a stickied thread on this subject in development by a guy who invented the ADB root method for the Tbolt. Every one-click script is based off of that, however his guide and files have changed over time to work with all the OTA's. The one-clicks don't keep up with it, and there's no way to know until you take the script apart. I've helped too many people try to recover from these stupid, lazy-ass one-click cop-outs on doing it right to help one more fool who's read what I've written and done the opposite.
So.... Basically, if you want a root method with support, you're going to use ADB or Revolutionary. Pretty simple.
Ahhhh, I see. the next one i root, i will definitely use adb then...thanks man.
I now feel like i've dodged a bootloop bullet.
thoward93 said:
I did mine one of the one click methods and here I am 5 months later not bricked
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It won't brick it later ! It's during the process that the risk of bricking it is higher. If it works, all is well.
I used revolution for the 1st time this week on a restored stock Tbolt. It worked great for me and was much faster than ADB.
The only thing I dont like is the new blue text on black screen that gets loaded for CWM. I find this hard to read compared to white text on a black screen.
You can replace the recovery console that they link to. I have to agree with you too, blue text on black background is not the easiest thing to read.
I did my first root a few days ago with revolutionary.io. I've been reading on rooting my bolt for quite awhile. I decided to wait until the GB OTA then work on the root process. I was one of the few who received the OTA and was extremely unimpressed!
I was amazed at how easy it was to gain s-off. I was nervous at first taking the plunge. Now that it's done I've flashed 2 different roms. Currently using synergy 262 and thoroughly enjoying it.
I have a biased opinion since I've never tried "one-click" or ADB. However, revolutionary works, easy to understand, and it's also easy to revert to stock it needed.
Went with synergy yesterday... love it so far
Thanks everyone I was able to get root with revolution, but then had to make the connection to download rom manager or how to load from the new bootloader.
Running BAMF right now, meh it's ok but was expecting more from what I felt people were so hyped up about.
i rooted my phone but now i can't install roms. and there's a verizon update that keeps auto-updating on my phone and that **** ****s it up
Will Revolutionary work with the new GB OTA installed? If not, what will? I am fed up with these uninstallable apps eating my battery.

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