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Hi:
Please apologize my ignorance, but I just got a MT3G from T-Mobile a week ago and am trying to root and be able to load Hero or Cyn Rom. I see there are many many ways to root here and at the unlocker website. I am lost! Which way should I go?? one click or the gold card? Please correct me but my understanding is that if I go goldcard way I can load all ROMs including Hero and if I go the one click way all I can load is Cyanogen?? Also how do I back up.. I am lost with the whole nandroid thing.. do i do this before anything? if so I did not see any guide for that ... please once again sorry to be sounding so late and stupid but any help would be very appreciated.. Thanks!
use 1 click
I used 1 click. Took about 5 minutes to root compared to the days of research I had to do in order to root my G1 when I first got it
Also, 1 click will allow you to load flash any rom. I used 1 click and am using blueberry_Full_V.07_steel
Thanks a bunch guys!! so will it be accurate to sum up that there really is no advantage to doing it the gold card way?? once again thanks!! and also if someone can throw some light on backing up.. is it done before?? if so how and using what??
adept777 said:
Thanks a bunch guys!! so will it be accurate to sum up that there really is no advantage to doing it the gold card way?? once again thanks!! and also if someone can throw some light on backing up.. is it done before?? if so how and using what??
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gold card way was used before the 1 click was figured out. So to root the phone initially we had to use gold card to get it done.
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Thank You, I will be trying this out tomorrow
i will also be doing this tomorrow. stokeddd
attn1,
Thanks for all your hard work. I will try tomorrow.
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Can't wait to root it when I get it
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Can't wait for some custom kernels to fix the sound.
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Ok, thats not in English! Wish this was as simple as jailbreaking an iPhone. Plug into computer, run app, install cydia, voilà!
Forgive my newbie question. Since this is just root.. Do we still have to use the side load wonder machine to get the app on in the first place? Rooting just allows us to do all the good stuff but att restrictions are still in place with out a custom rom?
Can't downgrade rom
Can't downgrade. When trying to downgrade the rom I get to HBOOT but its says "Model ID incorrect! Update fail!" Am I doing something wrong?
luisbm10 said:
Can't downgrade. When trying to downgrade the rom I get to HBOOT but its says "Model ID incorrect! Update fail!" Am I doing something wrong?
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Come into the irc channel.
I will be hitting it hard tomorrow, see you guys soon.
Will me rooting it and changing the radio allow me to use a tmobile sim card and if not do you have a way to unlock it?
Torref7 said:
Will me rooting it and changing the radio allow me to use a tmobile sim card and if not do you have a way to unlock it?
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The Radio S-OFF step allows you to SIM-unlock the phone.
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Attn1,
First of all many thanks for the hack kit, I knew it was possible and you made it happen.
Hoping you can also post directions on how to put the Inspire 4G back to stock in case we return our unit for whatever reason, mine would only be for a hardware defect.
Thanks again!!
This is probably a stupid question (but I'm new to rooting and such), but can you still use an sd card for data storage after utilizing it as a gold card?
magnumforce2006 said:
This is probably a stupid question (but I'm new to rooting and such), but can you still use an sd card for data storage after utilizing it as a gold card?
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Yes, absolutely.
I read in some gold card guide that while you could do that, it's better if you don't. I don't remember the reasoning though.
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I quickly read through those instructions. I believe you need an emulator on your phone and I'm assuming there isn't one by default. Any suggestions?
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I am confused right now, what is the gold card way everyone is talking about? When I rooted my Captivate(my first Android phone). I just used the odin3 one click root. Will this phone have that?
I may have multiple ?s here lol
I have notice that some files that i have D|L were in PD98zip why is that? and when you have multiple files you need to add that happen to be PD98zip what are you going to do. I try to rename one of the files did not read? I.E splash screen (when you first turn on your phone) I got some from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1059520 (good stuf) it D|L as a PD98. Well I had to flash a new readio that was also a PD98. So what are some best ways to make it easier to over come this.What I did was remove the splash PD98 file off the root of my sd card then added the radio pd98 and it works fine.
Just wondering why is it always PD98zip.?
How would you post a video on here/in a post reply?
The bootloader searches for the PD98IMG.zip only. That's why its named that? Or are you asking a different question?
well what it is is that I came a cross some files that use the same name PD98 and at first i was not sure what to do with other file that also shares the same file name thinking that you have to keep it in their cause the phone would mess up like I thought when I did a splash screen I thought I had to keep the splash pd98 file so it can work cause I was trying to flash a new radio which also had the same file name and it would not work right so i deleted/removed the splash screen file pd98 to add the radio pd98 file and it worked but before that I try to rename the pd98 for the radio to pd988.zip and it didnt work..
No, once you're done installing, you can delete, rename, or move the file. It is just an installer. "PD98IMG.ZIP" (and a few others) are hard-coded into the hboot bootloader and will always be searched for when booted via hboot. This is the factory way of distributing firmware updates.
ah good call I was wondering about that. lol
but does anyone know how to U|L a Video to the post reply?
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ah good call I was wondering about that. lol
but does anyone know how to U|L a Video to the post reply?
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Huh? What do you mean?
If I wanted to U/L a video showing something I did in a post or a thread starter
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CRYRAXDroid said:
If I wanted to U/L a video showing something I did in a post or a thread starter
My PipBoy3000
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My advice would be to post this question in forum general as it has nothing to do with Inspire4G Q&A.
Gene Poole said:
My advice would be to post this question in forum general as it has nothing to do with Inspire4G Q&A.
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uuummmm....no all questions are to be posted in Q&A and not general. As for your video. load it up and just link it to the post. It will not play but people can click the link and be taken to it.
zelendel said:
uuummmm....no all questions are to be posted in Q&A and not general. As for your video. load it up and just link it to the post. It will not play but people can click the link and be taken to it.
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Your the boss. Just seems to me like it should be a question related to how to use the forums (attachments and such) and not really appropriate for a specific device forum.
Since it's now considered a valid topic, try uploading it to youtube and then posting the "embed" link that youtube gives you for your video.
zelendel said:
uuummmm....no all questions are to be posted in Q&A and not general. As for your video. load it up and just link it to the post. It will not play but people can click the link and be taken to it.
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I think Gene meant *xda forum* general, not inspire 4G general, meaning not any particular devices general forum.
As he said, you're the boss, but it seems like that would've been the more logical place for a xda-developers.com-related question.
Scott_S said:
I think Gene meant *xda forum* general, not inspire 4G general, meaning not any particular devices general forum.
As he said, you're the boss, but it seems like that would've been the more logical place for a xda-developers.com-related question.
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Now that I reread it you guys are right.
Scotty where you been man lol...
and sure it could have been but I really did not want to make another thread or w.e and yeah yeah I know about and use saying and so forth it was just an idea about it thats all thought since I was think it I could just post it and get a quick answer to it. Didnt know it would take to heart to anyone sorry..
But also, how come does it Hboot read only pd98 files, is it something in the files that makes it readable.
again sorry if that ? really offend anyone.
CRYRAXDroid said:
Scotty where you been man lol...
and sure it could have been but I really did not want to make another thread or w.e and yeah yeah I know about and use saying and so forth it was just an idea about it thats all thought since I was think it I could just post it and get a quick answer to it. Didnt know it would take to heart to anyone sorry..
But also, how come does it Hboot read only pd98 files, is it something in the files that makes it readable.
again sorry if that ? really offend anyone.
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Bro, you didn't offend anyone, and I certainly wouldn't hold it against you for not wanting to start yet another new thread.
Gene just made an observation that was initially misread by zelendel, that I tried to help clarify, that zelendel then realized.
And everyone lived happily ever after.
As to your question, I thought Gene's reply answered it rather well, but if you're asking something slightly different this last time...
It doesn't just recognize PD98IMG.zip, it recognizes a couple others, PDDIAG.zip, or something, is one, and there's one or two more, visible next time you boot into hboot. Watch it, it looks for a couple different ones.
There's a special file inside that tells it what to do. Android-info.txt, or something like that. There may be more to it, that's just one characteristic that I'm aware of.
I got you.. just wondering about why PD98zip?s Im always seeing that around lol.
CRYRAXDroid said:
I got you.. just wondering about why PD98zip?s Im always seeing that around lol.
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Yup, you wanna get it on with this phone... PD98IMG.zip is how it's done. For the most part, that is.
also for the most part you can delete the pd98 once you install w.e it is you putting on the sd card right?
I for got this How would I get tethering on my phone? cause @ work we have a bunch of tablets and our whole store has wifi but there is so many different things running off our server..
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also for the most part you can delete the pd98 once you install w.e it is you putting on the sd card right?
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Yes. Or you can rename it, saving it in case you need it later on.
If you leave a PD98IMG.zip on the root of your SD card, it will flash it again every time you go into hboot/bootloader.
you know for some reason I try to re name a PD98 to PD988 and still did not work out.
Hey, guys, I feel very inadequate in here so I was wondering if anyone would be willing to Skype with me on how to root, flash, etc. on my phone. I ask for Skype because I truly know next to nothing in regards to this process. I vaguely understand what rooting does but I have never done any of it.
I have been patient with my g2x and am still on my original one(hoping that LG or TMO would do what was right by it's customers) but after the recent news that they "might" start doing internal testing after having pulled our legs with this whole "by summer" nonsense, I have decided to try to correct their mistakes for now.
Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks.
check out theunlockr.com....if you cant do it that way id suggest you dont try it
Rooting and flashing so easy even a http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9Dognr3BII&feature=related can do it.
laker666 said:
check out theunlockr.com....if you cant do it that way id suggest you dont try it
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Thanks. Yeah, I have checked them out and while they are thorough I am still a bit intimidated because I don't want to brick my phone.
here is a thread that will point you in all the right directions to getting the g2x rooted with clockwork so you can start flashing...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1060715
just a fair warning once you start you can never stop.
tq745 said:
here is a thread that will point you in all the right directions to getting the g2x rooted with clockwork so you can start flashing...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1060715
just a fair warning once you start you can never stop.
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Man, that's great guide. I think I have skimmed over it before. It seems so daunting, haha. Am I making a bigger deal of it than I should be?
gogoplata1980 said:
Man, that's great guide. I think I have skimmed over it before. It seems so daunting, haha. Am I making a bigger deal of it than I should be?
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You are. Why are you letting a phone scare you?
Really its a piece of cake this is my second device I've rooted.. I did my old mt3g slide (it was a little bit harder especially being a n00b) but yea just follow guides to the T as much as possible. Even at worse case scenario you should able to revert to exchange and stuff if you have a warranty and whatnot. Have faith and go balls out you wont regret it!! I'm hooked on rooting/flashing.
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gogoplata1980 said:
Man, that's great guide. I think I have skimmed over it before. It seems so daunting, haha. Am I making a bigger deal of it than I should be?
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dude listen just read it slowly and take your time u should be researching first before anything, i researched these forums for 7 months before i joined, but just take your time and if u need help ask, its really easy use tga gunmans guide for nvflash (putting recovery on your phone cwm), after u rooted it then always make a backup
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You are. Why are you letting a phone scare you?
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Ha, I figured. I'm not scared of the phone, I'm scared of not being able to use a brick.
sarni84 said:
dude listen just read it slowly and take your time u should be researching first before anything, i researched these forums for 7 months before i joined, but just take your time and if u need help ask, its really easy use tga gunmans guide for nvflash (putting recovery on your phone cwm), after u rooted it then always make a backup
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Are you volunteering help?
Yep, you've totally scared yourself. Don't worry, I did it with my G1. Read, read, read. Then use the one click great app to root your phone then use TGA's thread to put CWM recovery on it.
If you're gonna do this stuff you gotta trust that you know what you're doing (unless there's something you really don't understand). Else you'll never do it.
And I don't think I've seen a thread about a really bricked phone. So relax and use the source young Skywalker.
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Easy, download AmonRA recovery and follow youtube video directions. pretty much, download amonra, put on sd card, insert sd card, Power down, then press powerbutton+volume down, brings you to hboot menu....then you look for hboot usb, press volume down, then youre rooted.
First 2 times in rootet, i did it with this htc legend, took a few hours and yet didn't work, but afterwards in went to theunlocker guide and piece of cake it was, i even have to tell im running @ 806 mhz stable, even if found the biggest stable clock on legend to 768 mhz good luck
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Ok, might take the plunge here in a few. Roughly how long does the whole process take?
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Are you volunteering help?
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yea ill help and listen dont download amonra, thats for different non tegra2 phones, recovery do the nvflash way its the only way.....dont do rom manager either its whats called a fake flash and u can only get access to recovery thru the app, now if u go into a bootloop your screwed, and wont be able to turn your phone on or off u can pull battery but it does nothing cuz when u turn ur phone back on ur still bootlooping so this way if u nvflashed recovery (cwm) on your phone and u go into a bootloop u can get into recovery by holding power down and volume down and your in
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yea ill help and listen dont download amonra, thats for different non tegra2 phones, recovery do the nvflash way its the only way.....dont do rom manager either its whats called a fake flash and u can only get access to recovery thru the app, now if u go into a bootloop your screwed, and wont be able to turn your phone on or off u can pull battery but it does nothing cuz when u turn ur phone back on ur still bootlooping so this way if u nvflashed recovery (cwm) on your phone and u go into a bootloop u can get into recovery by holding power down and volume down and your in
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Thanks a ton, bro! I'm gonna try to root and then post in here every so often to show my progress/ask questions.
Do I need to take out my SD card before rooting?
gogoplata1980 said:
Do I need to take out my SD card before rooting?
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no u do not just go into ur settings go to applications then development and make sure usb debugging is checked then start the root process u need to install adb theres guides all over for that and install the lg drivers......oh and remember to reboot after u have it rooted for root to stick
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no u do not just go into ur settings go to applications then development and make sure usb debugging is checked then start the root process u need to install adb theres guides all over for that and install the lg drivers......oh and remember to reboot after u have it rooted for root to stick
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Ok, I downloaded SuperOneClick(haven't ran it yet) but I want to make sure I dl'd the right one. I dl'd the last and biggest one offered. SuperOneClickv1.9.5-ShortFuse.Driver.rar
Is that the right one?
Is the second post that has the download for bubby's program the one i need to get if i am trying to root? I do have the new gingerbread official leak installed, but i decided it wasnt fast enough so decided to root.
thread here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=961406
If not, do i need to use another tool, and where can i find it?
Please and thanks! (i would've posted this in the above thread, but im still under 10 posts so cant post in the development forum)
I used it to root. His program runs you through everything, including the gold card stuff. Once you're finished, just flash whatever you want.
kk, well i just downloaded it just to see if my antivirus would quarantine rage like people said it would (i use avast internet security), but i checked the virus chest and all it has in it is some stuff from awhile back. Does this mean rage didnt get quarantined, or did avast just not even let me see the rage quarantine?
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Is the second post that has the download for bubby's program the one i need to get if i am trying to root? I do have the new gingerbread official leak installed, but i decided it wasnt fast enough so decided to root.
thread here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=961406
If not, do i need to use another tool, and where can i find it?
Please and thanks! (i would've posted this in the above thread, but im still under 10 posts so cant post in the development forum)
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Wait, you have the AT&T (Cingular 2.47.502.7) GB ROM Installed as-is stock on a non-rooted Inspire? If so, then currently no rooting methods will work for you. You'll need to do it by hand with fre3vo instead of rage or psneuter.
ah kk, thank you. From what i have read Fr3vo is only a temp root, is that true? cause im going for full root so i can get a kingdom rom (it seems the fastest from what ive seen, and it has sense 3.0, which is a + for me)
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ah kk, thank you. From what i have read Fr3vo is only a temp root, is that true? cause im going for full root so i can get a kingdom rom (it seems the fastest from what ive seen, and it has sense 3.0, which is a + for me)
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Yeah its for temp root but you need temp root first in order to trick your phone into a downgrade then achieve full soff
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ah kk, i think i will just wait a bit until bubby's is updated to be able to root my phone cause i dont wanna brick it on my first root ever. I'd probably ask someone here just to guide me through it through IM or something, but i tend to not be on at times when most would probably be on.
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ah kk, i think i will just wait a bit until bubby's is updated to be able to root my phone cause i dont wanna brick it on my first root ever. I'd probably ask someone here just to guide me through it through IM or something, but i tend to not be on at times when most would probably be on.
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You think bubby is going to update this? I haven't seen that guy on these threads....ever actually since he stopped supporting it by the time I got here a few months ago.
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You think bubby is going to update this? I haven't seen that guy on these threads....ever actually since he stopped supporting it by the time I got here a few months ago.
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<--- new to the forums.
edit: found my answer in another thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1196630&page=2
i'll just keep an eye on that one from now on.
Here's a known workin way to root the leaked GB update. http://driphter.com/index.php?topic=3867.0;PHPSESSID=db47451982492d49341062510c59cd94
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<--- new to the forums.
edit: found my answer in another thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1196630&page=2
i'll just keep an eye on that one from now on.
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ATTN1 might update his method...he's around from time to time, and it's a better method than Bubby's anyway. But yeah I'm sure anybody who comes up with a scripted solution will be welcome with open arms .
meiguoguizi said:
ATTN1 might update his method...he's around from time to time, and it's a better method than Bubby's anyway. But yeah I'm sure anybody who comes up with a scripted solution will be welcome with open arms .
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On a side note bubbys thread should probably moved to general and closed since it hasn't had an update since march.
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I just heard from ATTN1 that he's tested Fre3vo and it works on Inspire and will be part of the next revision to the hack kit.
Meanwhile, I'm nearly finished with my all-in-one factory S-ON complete factory reset tool.
Gene Poole said:
I just heard from ATTN1 that he's tested Fre3vo and it works on Inspire and will be part of the next revision to the hack kit.
Meanwhile, I'm nearly finished with my all-in-one factory S-ON complete factory reset tool.
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Sounds great. Good tools from good people.
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ok, i know bubbys tool doesnt work for my GB, but can i still use it just to make the gold card? It seems alot easier to do then the method that is linked at
http://driphter.com/index.php?topic=3867.0;PHPSESSID=db47451982492d49341062510c59cd94
Note, i only wanna use bubby's to make the gold card, not to do the full root.
Please and thanks!
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ok, i know bubbys tool doesnt work for my GB, but can i still use it just to make the gold card? It seems alot easier to do then the method that is linked at
http://driphter.com/index.php?topic=3867.0;PHPSESSID=db47451982492d49341062510c59cd94
Note, i only wanna use bubby's to make the gold card, not to do the full root.
Please and thanks!
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I don't see why it should matter. A gold card is a gold card.
Ok, so i had gotten the exception error message, and i found it out. the adb.exe from my first time of opening the program was still running, and stopping the CID process from running.
Cmrune said:
Ok, so i had gotten the exception error message, and i found it out. the adb.exe from my first time of opening the program was still running, and stopping the CID process from running.
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Here's a gold card img to make the gold card. Use this so you don't have to go through the reverse CID part.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/17742828/goldcard.img
Tx Redneck said:
Here's a gold card img to make the gold card. Use this so you don't have to go through the reverse CID part.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/17742828/goldcard.img
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That's only going to work with the SD card whose serial number was used to generate it.
Gene Poole said:
That's only going to work with the SD card whose serial number was used to generate it.
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While I trust your knowledge about the matter, I shared it w/ another member from Costa Rica if memory serves me and he got his rooted w/it. The site to get the gc image was down at the time and I shared this same link w/him.