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Evo Shift Root Exploit and Development Thread

Please place all of your discussions about obtaining root on the Evo Shift here.
Temp root:​Temporary root can be acheived a number of ways on the shift the easiest being either z4root app or the visionary plus root app.​
Z4root:
download here and install as you would any other apk
open the app and hit temporary root
let it run till you are notified of its success
you now have temporary root!!
*Note you have to reapply z4 each time you reboot your phone
Visionary:
full instructions and the link to visionary can be found here.​ http://android.modaco.com/content/h...m/320722/19-nov-r14-visionary-one-click-root/
IMPORTANT NOTE!
PLEASE DO NOT ACCEPT ANY OTA UPDATES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!​
they patched the root exploit on the desire z when they updated you can most definitely expect them to do the same for the shift so please for that sake of everybody being able to get proper root do not accept any updates unless further notified!!!
unless you just dont care about root that is.....

so far, we got a temporary root.
No point in trying unrevoked as it scans for the device name and shows
"sorry, the device 'speedy' is not suppored" (paraphrasing)
wish i knew alittle more about this.
You can get to hboot by Holding down the vol down while powering on

Also in a previous thread bubby323 requested a dump of /system and dnalevelc obliged:
* http://www.digglesworth.net/evoshift/system.7z
In another forum (androidcentral) someone noted that an app called VISIONary works to auto temp-root the Shift upon boot.
* http://android.modaco.com/content/h...m/320722/19-nov-r14-visionary-one-click-root/
Edit: Also there's code to temp root the G2 using a different exploit below. I haven't attempted to run it on my Shift. Possibly not relevant since it has a newer version but could be if an update is pushed to the Shift:
* https://github.com/tmzt/g2root-kmod/tree/scotty2/scotty2/psneuter

got the shift today. MAN this thing is fast! i'd love to see unrevoked release a small update that supports the shift. otherwise i can do it the long way but i can't wait to see the scores once i get a custom ROM on it.

Visonary does work, I turned on temproot on boot and then i pressed temproot now and it rebooted the phone. The phone was either taking its time or got stuck on the 4G for 2-3 mins so I pulled the battery and started the phone up again. I installed connectbot and typed su and got a #. Tried the reboot command and it wouldn't let me so I went into root explorer and it prompted the su app, gave it permission and started hacking away at bloatware..... no luck, it still came back from the grave :\

I successfully Temp rooted with z4root (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=833953) and I couldnt get the download off the market so I just went to 4shared.com and searched z4root and picked up 1.3.0 which is the latest version....
It worked great and I used Titanium back up and a screen shot app that both needed root.

does anyone think the rageagainstthecage exploit will work on this? i assume people are working on it? cause if it does, that means unrevoked3 could possibly release a new version with shift support, right? since unrevoked is just an automated rageagainstthecage, right?
edit: i mean, for permanent root, S-OFF.

steven1022 said:
I successfully Temp rooted with z4root (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=833953) and I couldnt get the download off the market so I just went to 4shared.com and searched z4root and picked up 1.3.0 which is the latest version....
It worked great and I used Titanium back up and a screen shot app that both needed root.
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Z4Root temp root was a success but SU is telling me to upgrade by going into recovery, How do I go about this? I can't get any permissions for Rom Manager, Titanium, BusyBox, Etc...

rhodiggah said:
Z4Root temp root was a success but SU is telling me to upgrade by going into recovery, How do I go about this? I can't get any permissions for Rom Manager, Titanium, BusyBox, Etc...
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Nevermind, figured it out. I accidentally rebooted, therefore, I lost root...

yokken said:
does anyone think the rageagainstthecage exploit will work on this? i assume people are working on it? cause if it does, that means unrevoked3 could possibly release a new version with shift support, right? since unrevoked is just an automated rageagainstthecage, right?
edit: i mean, for permanent root, S-OFF.
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yes, the rage exploit is what works and is what z4root uses. However I couldn't get the actual binary to work from the CLI using adb.

Just curious--with this temp root, will the wireless tether app work? At least until the phone is restarted. I use that app quite a bit with my Hero, to get on the sites blocked at work on my ipad

tatonka_hero said:
Just curious--with this temp root, will the wireless tether app work? At least until the phone is restarted. I use that app quite a bit with my Hero, to get on the sites blocked at work on my ipad
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yes as reported by others i dont have yet but want...

http://twitter.com/unrevoked/status/24492360310198272#

riggsandroid said:
http://twitter.com/unrevoked/status/24492360310198272#
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blocked at work (thus the wifi tether needed )
what's it say? lol

Yes we finally got a forum
But on to the good stuff and not so good stuff
Even though we only have temp root partitions on the shift can be flashed using dd I won't go into exactly how to do it till I get home because the commands have to be EXACT!!!! Or u risk bricking your phone... I've had to ruu a couple times now
O btw the ruu that was previously leaked appears to be exactly what was released on the shift.
Sent from my PG06100 using Tapatalk

"Maybe good news for people with the HTC Wildfire. We're looking at it. (Also maybe good news for people with Evo Shift 4G sooner or later.)"

Here is a link to the thread with the leaked RUU if anyone needs it
linky

BrandoKC said:
Here is a link to the thread with the leaked RUU if anyone needs it
linky
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has this been tested? is this the stock RUU that ships with the phone? can it be flashed no problems to return to factory if i mess something up with root? (like remove an application that is integral to the OS or to sense or something)

StAlphonso said:
has this been tested? is this the stock RUU that ships with the phone? can it be flashed no problems to return to factory if i mess something up with root? (like remove an application that is integral to the OS or to sense or something)
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Take a look at bcnice's post two above mine

riggsandroid said:
http://twitter.com/unrevoked/status/24492360310198272#
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Great tip. It's just a matter of time now...

Damnit, Tmobile

MyTouch 4g, perm-rooted, S-OFF. I pushed a custom kernel (for overclocking). The device is fine. T-mobile tried to push an update (which kept nagging me), so I eventually applied it. When I did it failed to reboot. Good job, T-mobile.
That would have been fine except that I also had to return the computer I did this all on to work. I've created a new system and ADB only appears to detect the device when it's in recovery mode. I'm running gentoo, so I had to hack the udev rules myself. The identifiers match lsusb, but recovery is the only time I don't get a blank console under "List of devices attached".
/etc/udev/rules.d/50-android.rules
SUBSYSTEMS=="usb, ATTRS{idVendor}=="0bb4", ATTRS{idProduct}=="0c94", OWNER=="poseidon1157" #Normal
SUBSYSTEMS=="usb, ATTRS{idVendor}=="0bb4", ATTRS{idProduct}=="0c96", OWNER=="poseidon1157" #Recovery
SUBSYSTEMS=="usb, ATTRS{idVendor}=="0bb4", ATTRS{idProduct}=="0fff", OWNER=="poseidon1157" #Fastboot
lsusb:
Bus 001 Device 018: ID 0bb4:0fff High Tech Computer Corp.
OR
Bus 001 Device 018: ID 0bb4:0c94 High Tech Computer Corp.
OR
Bus 001 Device 018: ID 0bb4:0c96 High Tech Computer Corp.
In recovery mode:
List of devices attached
HT0... recovery
else
List of devices attached
So wtf?
Ultimately I want to push cyanogenmod to the phone, but I can't do that very well if it's not detecting the phone.
Please help. I really need that thing. Both for work and for my personal life.

I forgot that you use a separate fastboot binary. Looking for that now. Did they remove that from the default sdk?

poseidon1157 said:
MyTouch 4g, perm-rooted, S-OFF. I pushed a custom kernel (for overclocking). The device is fine. T-mobile tried to push an update (which kept nagging me), so I eventually applied it. When I did it failed to reboot. Good job, T-mobile.
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Um, you blame T-Mobile for hacking your phone and then f***ing it up by applying a stock update to a non-stock phone? What was the update, 2.2.1? What kernel did you have on it? Anything other than a custom kernel?
Try applying this in Recovery.

This is T-Mobile's fault how? You failed, not them. Thumbs down to you.

Part Four said:
This is T-Mobile's fault how? You failed, not them. Thumbs down to you.
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+ Juan to this post.
if you can get into recovery just do a nandroid restore.
if you can still get into Bootloader store the PD15IMG and start over fresh.

Wow most ppl complain about tmo not sending out updates! This is a first!
Sent from my HTC Glacier

lisap006 said:
Wow most ppl complain about tmo not sending out updates! This is a first!
Sent from my HTC Glacier
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Lmfao so so tru
CM7 wtf else....

lisap006 said:
Wow most ppl complain about tmo not sending out updates! This is a first!
Sent from my HTC Glacier
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Good point! another reason to rename this thread "Damnit, my own hands..."

Figures. I post a technical problem and everyone chimes in on something I said while frustrated. Not the problem. Thank you very much setzer for the recommended fix.
Personally, I would greatly appreciate it if none of the rest of you replied to my posts. Ever. Again.
And for the record you're right, I shouldn't have applied the update. Repeated attempts to find the update file failed, the notification stayed there, and my clockworkmod backup apparently disappeared with my photos and media and so I was stuck with a system I couldn't recover.

So did it work? I am not sure why you applied it in first place as most do warn and why would people accept stock OTA on custom setup is beyond me. Hopefully it works by restoring the PD15IMG or you have to social TMo to get replacement.
Sent from my HTC Glacier

Hey guys, is there a way to turn off system updates so this doesn't happen to me when my girlfriend had my phone lol.
Sent from my HTC Glacier using XDA App

Essenar said:
Hey guys, is there a way to turn off system updates so this doesn't happen to me when my girlfriend had my phone lol.
Sent from my HTC Glacier using XDA App
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honestly wait till after the update has been pushed to mess with the phone.
just call T-Mobile, tell them you haven't seen the update and they can push the update to you.
the other option you have is do a nandroid back up of the OS in the rooted stated, then unroot and turn s=on Do the update, re-root then flash the nandroid back up. and you are good to go.
I called T-Mobile and they cannot prevent the system from pushing the update notification to your phone.
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Figures. I post a technical problem and everyone chimes in on something I said while frustrated. Not the problem. Thank you very much setzer for the recommended fix.
Personally, I would greatly appreciate it if none of the rest of you replied to my posts. Ever. Again.
And for the record you're right, I shouldn't have applied the update. Repeated attempts to find the update file failed, the notification stayed there, and my clockworkmod backup apparently disappeared with my photos and media and so I was stuck with a system I couldn't recover.
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hold on there slick, i did provide insight full information. It's a simple mistake to make, but it's not 100% T-Mobile fault. infact it's not that fault at a 1% level.

Flashed recovery
For other idiots besides myself who think that custom stock-based kernels could be compatible with the update: they are not.
I did get this fixed. Personally I'm more comfortable with fastboot than I am with adb (no command-line completion, and imho it's the appropriate tool). After flashing clockwork recovery:
fastboot erase recovery&&fastboot flash recovery ${fastboot_location};
You can subsequentially mount it as a usb device (through recovery > mount... > USB). Copying a zip is necessary because (to my knowledge) tools to package the directories directly into a .img for fastboot have yet to be written.
Running a relatively stable cyanogenmod 7 nightly #18 with IMT/BT/GPS/SCCP. 801.11 drivers aren't working just yet. I might check through the git to see if there are pertinent commits.

Agreed
Hopefully you got it to work....
Sent from my HTC Glacier using XDA App

poseidon1157 said:
Figures. I post a technical problem and everyone chimes in on something I said while frustrated. Not the problem. Thank you very much setzer for the recommended fix.
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Yeah, I guess your right, everyone did focus on that part, but it was the first thing you said. And you have to admit that the way your wrote your post you blamed TMO for messing up your phone. To most, that just seems stupid as it wasn't TMO that did anything wrong. All they did was try to push an update.
I'm sorry you had an issue, but you should have started out saying YOU messed something up. It's like having someone else root your phone and they say, "I'll try but there is a chance it will brick". And you saying, "it's cool dude, just give it a shot". Then when it bricks you blame them even after the warning.
Sorry, just trying to point out why everyone here thinks your post is lame. Please don't take offense to everyone, just realize that you blamed someone else for your OWN mistakes and then expect everyone to 'read your mind' and KNOW it was because you were frustrated.

I've just done a cleanup of the thread and had to remove half of the posts. I suggest if you have nothing helpful to say, please don't post at all.

[TIP] Running the RUU to get back to stock

I ran into a few problems getting back to stock until I remembered a minor detail from my HTC Hero days.
You need to download and install HTC Sync get it here install it.
Reboot your computer
make sure the phone is NOT in USB debug mode and is in charge only mode.
the proper drivers will install. you'll know it's done right if you see ADB pop up as one of the drivers installed. You'll see a warning that HTC sync isn't detecting your phone and that's ok.
Then run the RUU exe all should work fine.
Get the RUU exe from this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=952224 This is FROYO
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1191959 This one is Gingerbread

Didn't realize debugging had to be disabled.
Sent from my Inspire 4G or Desire HD or whatever this thing is called via XDA app.

gunnyman said:
I ran into a few problems getting back to stock until I remembered a minor detail from my HTC Hero days.
You need to download and install HTC Sync get it here install it.
Reboot your computer
make sure the phone is NOT in USB debug mode and is in charge only mode.
the proper drivers will install. you'll know it's done right if you see ADB pop up as one of the drivers installed. You'll see a warning that HTC sync isn't detecting your phone and that's ok.
Then run the RUU exe all should work fine.
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RUU? Where do I find that?

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=952224

So even if I've tried going through the rooting process and it didn't work, this will basically put the phone back the way it was before I started that process?

Yes
Sent from my Desire HD using XDA App

Good sir I can not thank you enough for helping me get my phone back. i don't even mind all the bloatware now. Too bad I can't use the thanks button more than once. I really appreciate it.

Happy to be of service. I can't dev my way out of a paper bag, well I've never tried, but I can share what I do know.

I tried to run the RUU but it failed twice. Both times it would get about 70% finished and it would stop with an Error 110 which says that a file is either open or corrupted. Then it tells you to download the RUU again and run it again, which I did but got the same results. I downloaded it with the anti virus and firewall turned off. Is there another site to download the file from?
capman231

capman231 said:
I tried to run the RUU but it failed twice. Both times it would get about 70% finished and it would stop with an Error 110 which says that a file is either open or corrupted. Then it tells you to download the RUU again and run it again, which I did but got the same results. I downloaded it with the anti virus and firewall turned off. Is there another site to download the file from?
capman231
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have no idea. Sorry

Need to put my htc inspire to out of box state
I tried rooting my phone today and everything seemed fine but i didnt like it. so i went back to stock menu. and everything is okay but the sound isnt working can anyone please tell me how to fix this?

mohaamadq said:
I tried rooting my phone today and everything seemed fine but i didnt like it. so i went back to stock menu. and everything is okay but the sound isnt working can anyone please tell me how to fix this?
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Either flash a different rom via Clockwork Mod or run the RUU. If you choose the RUU, be sure HTC Sync is installed, USB Debugging is checked and Fastboot is unchecked.

Thank you! It works!
Just used this thread to get my Inspire back to stock before taking it back for a refund and cancelling service. Decided to go with the HTC Evo3d from Sprint. This method worked returning the phone back to the latest (Gingerbread) and unrooted it from Cyanogen (CM7) ROM. Thanks a ton for sharing your wisdom!

Baffling Issues.
Hey, I have a question. When running this RUU update (downgrade) it gives me this: Error 140: Bootloader version error. Its agravating. I'd love to go back to froyo... I really can't use GB because it blocks tethering. Any help is appreciated. Thanks.

corvettezo7sp said:
Hey, I have a question. When running this RUU update (downgrade) it gives me this: Error 140: Bootloader version error. Its agravating. I'd love to go back to froyo... I really can't use GB because it blocks tethering. Any help is appreciated. Thanks.
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I take it you're not S-OFF? HTC (and probably others) decided they didn't want users reverting to older versions. You'll have to root, get S-OFF, before you can revert, but if you're rooted, you might as well just use the new andTether from google code:
http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1233141

Just found out at Best Buy that my phone is crap. The memory is out and I have no apps installed, my HD card is empty except for the standard stuff, and I get error that I need to free up memory or something like that. Guy told me to UNroot my phone and call AT&T.
So, this thread is all I need to do that???? Can it really be this easy????
thanks so much,
Patti

Gene Poole said:
I take it you're not S-OFF? HTC (and probably others) decided they didn't want users reverting to older versions. You'll have to root, get S-OFF, before you can revert, but if you're rooted, you might as well just use the new andTether from google code:
http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1233141
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Ok, thanks for the info! And this phone has no root, its my Moms phone and she needs the tethering. Eh, maybe we can exchange the phone. Other than that I don't know what to do. I'll browse a few more forums. Actually, one more question: is it possible to root with the latest update from HTC? As you can tell I'm really not that up to date on things around here. Haha.
Sent from my HTC Inspire 4G using XDA Premium App (MIUI FTW!)

corvettezo7sp said:
Ok, thanks for the info! And this phone has no root, its my Moms phone and she needs the tethering. Eh, maybe we can exchange the phone. Other than that I don't know what to do. I'll browse a few more forums. Actually, one more question: is it possible to root with the latest update from HTC? As you can tell I'm really not that up to date on things around here. Haha.
Sent from my HTC Inspire 4G using XDA Premium App (MIUI FTW!)
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Yes. Ace Hack Kit v12:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=952352

corvettezo7sp said:
Ok, thanks for the info! And this phone has no root, its my Moms phone and she needs the tethering. Eh, maybe we can exchange the phone. Other than that I don't know what to do. I'll browse a few more forums. Actually, one more question: is it possible to root with the latest update from HTC? As you can tell I'm really not that up to date on things around here. Haha.
Sent from my HTC Inspire 4G using XDA Premium App (MIUI FTW!)
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You could try this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1208507

gunnyman said:
have no idea. Sorry
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Nice to see you around again gunny

How to Root G2X

I am coming from Dell Streak, I hope someone would post step by step instructions on how to root this wonderful device. Maybe the nods would provide a "How to" section keep this forum neat so that people would know where to go when they need something. Like how to root, how to do nandroid backup, how to flash a Rom etc.
Sent from my Desire HD using XDA Premium App

I'm sure guides will come, but for now, the only one is how to root the device. Look in the development section. It's like 4 steps.

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

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

I just got it. posted instructions in that thread.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Rooting HTC Rhyme

Might anyone be working on this? Not sure how hard it would be since its pretty similar to the incredible 2.
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Will donate to whoever can root this and post method as well as unroot method in case it needs to go back to verizon for warranty purposes etc. Thanks!!

HTC Rhyme Kernel's are out :3
http://htcdev.com/devcenter/downloads

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1343114
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1343114
May work you can give it a try
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ill give it a try.
ill report tomorrow

Did you give it a try?

OK, I did, and it did not work. The script runs through correctly, and at the end, su is installed on the phone, but FCs when trying to launch. After a reboot, su is gone.
Fortunately it didn't brick the phone.

any updates on rooting the htc rhyme?

BigBlue007 said:
Did you give it a try?
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yea , doesnt work...
same thing like you tested...

My fiancee is getting this phone today. I'm going to try to use SOC etc, if not, I'm going to tap into ADB. The specs seem to be pretty similar to phones like the DINC2, etc.

the phone it self is very similar to the htc desire s, with little luck it can be rooted

uh bump xD
any news here?
id even donate to a working ROOT !!

All right. Here is the root for S-OFF ROM owners:
HTC Rhyme Root

Has anyone tried this yet?

cool_recep said:
All right. Here is the root for S-OFF ROM owners:
HTC Rhyme Root
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Bump...anyone try this?

cool_recep said:
All right. Here is the root for S-OFF ROM owners:
HTC Rhyme Root
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yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesssssssssssssssssssssssssssss
its working guys ;D
HBOOT-1.30.0004
If u check in your bootloader
(and fast boot at energysettings off)
(phone off-> hold the VolumeDownkey and press the ON buttom at the same time)
my datas are
HBOOT-1.30.0004
RADIO-3822.09.00.08_M
eMMC-boot
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Unlock the Bootloader w/ PermROOT:
steps:
1. Buttkick and Kill your phone-warrenty, by register and unlock your bootloader at
http://www.htcdev.com/
(even the device isnt in the "supported list" it still worked for me)
(if ur not familar with android development, it could take some time to DL and update everything (AndroidSDK, etc etc))
(PHONE WILL BE WIPED THEN; BACKUP/Save ur datas)
2. ZergRush it
(like posted here DooMLoRD_v2_ROOT-zergRush-busybox-su.zip
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1341127 )
shingers5 said:
*** unlocking bootloader from HTCDEV site is highly recommended for a permanent root solution***
1. enable usb debugging from settings - applications - development
2. plug phone to pc via usb cable - charge only
3. open extracted zip folder and click runme. thats all. (if experience any daemon hanging problems pls install htc sync and plug in phone so drivers are installed. once done delete htc sync and repeat root procedure)
PC will open a cmd screen with prompts that you need to follow. app does rest
4. After root is complete pls visit market and update SU app. once done root will be fully functional and eliminate any future FCs
5. Also as an extra tip you can install SU UPDATE fixer from market to update your binaries to 3.0
ALL DONE
***************** this isnt my work and i take no credit for it. i tried it and the results were good so i am sharing it. period*****************
****please see anzhi thread for clockwork mod and chinese boot.img and rom needed prior to flashing cappy's rcmix3d rom. files needed are posted by me in his rom thread!****
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3. After the phone has booted, you still cant see SuperUser in ur App list
But its installed ;P
how to fix that?
Go to the Market.
Search for the superuser app
You can see that you can "UPDATE" it.
do it.
Now everything is up2date and the app is in your applist again.
Root Done.
have fun
( System tuner, Titanium backup, LBE privacy guard, busy box, everything is working fine )

Of course it is working I have even updated my SuperUser to v3.0.7

We have root, and so what's next?

..I would say next step should be to apply for the HTC Android Rhyme Forum Section ..
merry x-mas