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[Q] [q] Will there ever be easy root..

for those of us who just want to remove bloatware and sideload and not mess with losing all of our data and resetting all our apps?
Is anyone even working on a root without goldcard method anymore?
And, if I go ahead and do this with Bubby's method, how do I make sure all my stuff gets backed up before the process because titanium backup doesn't work non-rooted?

The rooting process is actually really easy, just go to this video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0sQFoS_m_8
and follow the instructions closely.
As for backup, I'm not quite sure at all, but you might need to piece together apps.
I used android to export my contacts to sim, file master to backup my app apks, and just flew with it. If you have anything else important, look for an app to back it up, or if you know how, copy to your computer real quick.
Rooting for this phone sounds scary at first, but the process really 'felt' safe, and I gotta say, I wasn't scared at all during the process.
Hope this helped a bit!

The ace hack kit is an easy root, you just have to be able to read and follow closely.
For future reference please post questions in general.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=12167571&postcount=3

When he says "easy" I think he means like a one click method used on Galaxy S devices and such.

Closest thing to easy root is a simple GUI like the one here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=961406
The process is rather easy if you choose the ace hack kit.

sheanzyy said:
Closest thing to easy root is a simple GUI like the one here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=961406
The process is rather easy if you choose the ace hack kit.
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Please move to general.....
The exploit we have now works great, use Bubbys or the hack kit. I helped Bubby with a lot of the initial testing and his GUI overlay is about as easy as it's going to get, and he's also working on a few more things. Not for nothing though, the hack kit isn't that difficult to use either.
Anyone who's been on the Inspire threads for a while knows this war has already been fought.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=12167571&postcount=3

The easy one is Bubby's as for that hack kit unless you are good with Command Prompt entry then FORGET IT, Bubby's does all of the command prompt for you, all you do is enter two lines on the terminal emulator on the phone and there is a video on the first post of that thread that show's the complete method of his root procedure. It is the one I used and since I did it Bubby has made it even easier to use.
As for what you are asking well it will be a long wait before that ever happens at all.

I came from a Captivate to the Inspire, so I was a bit overwhelmed at first by rooting this phone. I just did bubbys root last night, and it was extremely simple. It does suck that you have to wipe your data, but i was back up and running exactly like before in less than an hour.
Now the radio stuff, i'm still a bit confused on that, reading up on it, but that seems a bit too risky for myself to mess with.

the ace hack kit was stupid easy, never tried bubby's method but it seems like it is even easier. There are easy methods, and backing up takes less than 5min of your time. give it a shot!

Bubby's is super easy, just follow the video included in the thread, and it's tough to go wrong. Took me maybe 30-45 minutes, minus the downloading of everything (which takes a lot longer than the actual process).

Short of a true "one click" it probably wont get any easier than it is now.And as far as a method without using a gold card Im doubting that will ever happen.

lrs421 said:
Please move to general.....
The exploit we have now works great, use Bubbys or the hack kit. I helped Bubby with a lot of the initial testing and his GUI overlay is about as easy as it's going to get, and he's also working on a few more things. Not for nothing though, the hack kit isn't that difficult to use either.
Anyone who's been on the Inspire threads for a while knows this war has already been fought.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=12167571&postcount=3
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I completely agree!
Its ridiculously easy now! With so many people rooted and running custom roms, and the phone (inspire) only being available for a little over a month now, shouldn't that be proof?
The methods we have work well and the developers busted their asses to make them available to us in a very short time frame.
A few hours of reading will result in a successful root, don't skimp on the research if you're a newbie.
We were all there once, its just a matter of whether or not you want to stay a newbie... all the tools are in front of you though, you found a good place to start learning.
Sent from my Inspire 4G using XDA Premium App

BUT I WANT AN OOMPA LOOMPA NOW!
In my day we had to work for things! You one click root wanting kids get off my damned lawn!

gunnyman said:
BUT I WANT AN OOMPA LOOMPA NOW!
In my day we had to work for things! You one click root wanting kids get off my damned lawn!
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uh oh gunny's been eating the shnozberries again...
Why would you want an "easy" one click solution? Where is the fun in that? Where is the sense of accomplishment? The thrill of the hunt? Do you really have more important things to do than sit down for an hour and follow instructions? A one click solution is more likely to brick your phone - I don't know about you guys but I've seen some really shabby vb coders hanging out around here and I wouldn't trust my inspire with them.

http://www.dailyappnews.com/2011/03/13543/root-htc-inspire-4g-soff-click-root-tool/
i've been asking the same question...this is about as easy as it gets...so close to one click root tool.

lwfb said:
I completely agree!
Its ridiculously easy now! With so many people rooted and running custom roms, and the phone (inspire) only being available for a little over a month now, shouldn't that be proof?
The methods we have work well and the developers busted their asses to make them available to us in a very short time frame.
A few hours of reading will result in a successful root, don't skimp on the research if you're a newbie.
We were all there once, its just a matter of whether or not you want to stay a newbie... all the tools are in front of you though, you found a good place to start learning.
Sent from my Inspire 4G using XDA Premium App
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This.. I can't even begin to know how many threads I read on rooting and now on new ROMs that come out. I was greener than grass when I first started with this stuff. Gunny knows. I'm by no means an expert but I'm way more comfortable doing this stuff now than a month ago. I tried both methods to root and one was easier than the other. Both will work as we all know at this point.

It took me two tries to root. Worst part was the Gold Card. Personally, I dislike anything one-click.
CM7 Inspire 4G

TheBassman369 said:
It took me two tries to root. Worst part was the Gold Card. Personally, I dislike anything one-click.
CM7 Inspire 4G
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The gold card took 2 minutes. An app on the phone and an app on the pc, and a couple clicks.

harlenm said:
The gold card took 2 minutes. An app on the phone and an app on the pc, and a couple clicks.
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Bubby's method essentially does the gold card for you. If you know how to copy, paste, and save an image from an email, you're pretty much golden.

Bubby's "one click" w/radio update
which ever rooting method you choose...each one includes the "PD98IMG.zip" rooted rom that ultimately becomes the finished poduct. (1) Simply download the radio you wish to flash (2) open the PD98IMG.zip file contained in the root method of your choice using winzip/winrar/7zip (3) replace "radio.img" file in there...with the one you wish to use & let it re-pack as normal (4) then run your rooting regiment & it will load the updated radio along with rom as it finishes up. Easy-Peachy & no scary "ENG S-OFF" to fret over! Hope that helps a little.
PS....this IS NOT theory.....I actually did this & it worked like a charm.....

rooting with a Mac

OK, total noob here. I have been reading and going over att1's hack-ace kit and feel confident I can get it done. Tried the hack last night and the program cannot find my phone. I am guessing this is a usb driver problem but I cannot find any usb driver updates for the mac.
Any hints on how to get the phone to play with a mac and the run this hack?
I did a search and there are two others who posted the same problem and their solution was to reboot the phone. Tried that 3 times and it did not solve the problem for me.
any hints?
thanks in advance~

I didn't have any problems so I can't say for sure (also used Mac after getting half way through on windows and got stuck). Try going through the guide and see if you downloaded everything needed. I'd just start from square one and go from there.
Sent from my HTC Desire HD using XDA App

Using Linux
Hey, I had problems with windows and Mac. But I found myself a Linux DVD, and everything worked out just fine in Linux. No drivers needed!

ahhhh
for all you macbook users out there, you must have OS 10.5 or higher to use ace hack kit. My phone was not recognized by the hack due to my OS, 10.4.11. Instead of paying slackintosh the 190 bucks they wanted to upgrade me to 10.5, then 10.6, I loaded Ubuntu and ran the hack from there.
Can't relay how easy this hack was. Follow the steps, read the effen manual, and it will work perfectly. Thanks to attn1 and the rest of the folks who developed that and for your support this morning on IRC.
Cheers~

Did you reboot the phone while still tethered? I had serious problems trying to get mine to show up too. Finally installed parallels and rooted in parallels on windows.

Mac Terminal Password Issue
I finally used the Advanced Ace Hack Kit yesterday and rooted my Inspire 4G yesterday for the first time. I read the effin manual over and over and over. I got to the terminal, typed in the shell, and kept getting asked for a password. For those that password protect their Mac, you will need to put your Mac password here. It is not asking for the Cajun.txt passkey. I spent 20 plus minutes trying to figure this out. I found the information on my 100th search. As soon as I figured it out, the root worked perfectly. No problems. Just trying to pass on the information for those that had the same problems.
And thank you to the people that developed this rooting. It was just as easy as jailbreaking an iPhone.

Revolutionary Root

Hello all!
I am rooting a friends phone and am having a problem setting up ADB so I think I am going to give up on it and try this new revolutionary.io root system. I was just wondering if anyone else has tried this type of root and wanted to see what they thought about it, if theyve had any problems or just any other general things about it.
Thanks!

My friend rooted his phone with it...I remember he had to flash busy box and super user manually but obtained s off with no problem
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I used it to root my phone, about a week or two ago. No issues. S-Off .. etc.
I did have to manually install some tools like busybox, etc afterwards but so what. It was a quick, painless, no hassle method to achieve root. I would do it again if it came down to it and I recommend the method for anyone starting out, or not comfortable with the jcase "by hand" method, which I have absolutely no problems with either.
There are some great videos on You Tube showing how to do both methods, taking away any anxiety a first timer (like I was) had. I decided to try the Revolution method first to see if it would actually work, and it did.

Hot Carl said:
I used it to root my phone, about a week or two ago. No issues. S-Off .. etc.
I did have to manually install some tools like busybox, etc afterwards but so what. It was a quick, painless, no hassle method to achieve root. I would do it again if it came down to it and I recommend the method for anyone starting out, or not comfortable with the jcase "by hand" method, which I have absolutely no problems with either.
There are some great videos on You Tube showing how to do both methods, taking away any anxiety a first timer (like I was) had. I decided to try the Revolution method first to see if it would actually work, and it did.
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+1 , I used it also. Very easy, just make sure you read the instructions or watch the you tube video.
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I used Revolutionary.io on (2) phones in the past 2-3 weeks. It worked flawlessly. Any issues are in most cases, user-related !

I rooted with revolutionary watching a youtube vid made by nat3mil. Everything went flawlessly, seems like a legit way to root. They also have the unroot for revolutionary out now. My phone has performed great with this root method. i would recommend it, just pay close attention

I rooted mine this way as well. Then I had to get another tbolt due to other reasons and did it with that one as well. Both worked fine, but today after freezing bloatware with ti backup, my phone kept going from all bars but nothing but the circle cross thing, to full bars, to 3g, to 4G, back to nothing. I'm not sure what was going on with it, but I froze some of them, nothing happened. Then I backed up everything, and everything was fine. It was the weirdestthing ever.
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I'd like to set the record straight. Revolutionary does NOT root your device. It simply provides S-Off. That's why you need to flash Busybox and SU.
To the OP who tried using the ADB method, you'll notice that jcase now recommends using Revolutionary. ADB isn't hard to work with. It's a VERY useful think to know how to use, and I use it fairly often. If you've got questions, PM me and I'll try to walk you through some of it. Some of it isn't as obvious as it should be, especially if you're only used to using Windows.

loonatik78 said:
To the OP who tried using the ADB method, you'll notice that jcase now recommends using Revolutionary. ADB isn't hard to work with. It's a VERY useful think to know how to use, and I use it fairly often. ...especially if you're only used to using Windows.
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Unless one has command-line experience, especially on the *nix side (DOS isn't bad), it's best that they avoid ADB. People insist "I typed the commands exactly" when they in fact reversed a "/" with "\" or put (2) spaces instead of (1) and so on. Do that and it simply won't work.
The ones I really love are the "can you post a youtube video showing how to do it?" !!! Really, post a video of a procedure that involves command-line typing ??

I rooted my girlfriends bolt with revolutionary. I just wanted to try it. Personally I like adb but apparently revolutionary may soon be the only way to root the bolt. Btw there actually are some decent videos on YouTube.
Sent from my tbolt running ShiftTh3ory AOSP

sethman29 said:
I rooted with revolutionary watching a youtube vid made by nat3mil. Everything went flawlessly, seems like a legit way to root. They also have the unroot for revolutionary out now. My phone has performed great with this root method. i would recommend it, just pay close attention
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Same here.

Yeah nat3mill has some good videos he's also really quick to answer questions if you are confused
Sent from my tbolt running ShiftTh3ory AOSP

Rooting with Mac Snow Leopard

I have not only searched this forum, but have searched everywhere that I could think of for an answer. I finally decided to root and unlock my bootloader. My biggest problem is this:
1. My Mac is running 10.6.8 (Snow Leopard). The required Java files that you have to download only work with 10.7 (Lion) and higher. I have not been able to find a work around for this yet. I prefer to use this method with Adam's Casuals software.
2. I also have a virtual machine with Windows 7. I finally got all of the drivers installed and tried Noxious Ninja's method http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1792342 and that program just runs through without doing anything. I have verified that all files and drivers are installed and that the phone is actually connected to my virtual machine.
I really don't want to give Apple another penny of my money or I would go buy Lion upgrade. I also don't support pirating, so, that option is off of the table as well even though we are talking about the greediest, most evil company out there. I am seriously debating on selling my MacBook Pro and getting a PC at this point.
Any help is greatly appreciated.

Apple is really greedy because their upgrades are $20 compared to $100 + windows upgrades. They are kinda greedy but its the same way bill gates got rich. Anyways i would just say update to Mtn Lion. Only $20 and works good. Rooted my phone with Casual on Mtn Lion.

I was running leopard and was able to root and unlock my bootloader by using Adam outlers root tool. I found it on Droid Life. I searched these forums but couldn't find the threads location. I deleted the email with the link but if I find it I'll post it. Search for Adams unlock tool because I rooted using the same program
Found the link I used
http://www.droid-life.com/2012/08/15/unsecure-bootloader-can-now-be-flashed-to-verizons-galaxy-s3/#more-79368

Thanks, I will try it when I get back home
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aypeeootrek said:
I was running leopard and was able to root and unlock my bootloader by using Adam outlers root tool. I found it on Droid Life. I searched these forums but couldn't find the threads location. I deleted the email with the link but if I find it I'll post it. Search for Adams unlock tool because I rooted using the same program
Found the link I used
http://www.droid-life.com/2012/08/1...-be-flashed-to-verizons-galaxy-s3/#more-79368
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Okay, I tried this and can't seem to get it to work either. It loads up fine but does not connect so I don't have the option to do anything else. I have checked and made sure that nothing else is running between the phone and computer. I was using Android File Transfer which was working very good, but turned it off and still no go. That lets me know that I do at least have a good connection between the Mac and S3.
Does anyone know of anything that I can try?

Nobody else has run into this problem? I have spent the better part of last night and this morning and still have not been able to find an answer. I just can't figure out why Android File Transfer will work perfectly and the Casual program will not even connect. I even double checked to make sure that my computer was up to date with software updates. The only thing that isn't up to date is obviously I am running Snow Leopard instead of Mountain Lion.

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Nobody else has run into this problem? I have spent the better part of last night and this morning and still have not been able to find an answer. I just can't figure out why Android File Transfer will work perfectly and the Casual program will not even connect. I even double checked to make sure that my computer was up to date with software updates. The only thing that isn't up to date is obviously I am running Snow Leopard instead of Mountain Lion.
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Is USB Debugging on in Developer Options and using the OEM USB cable?

Yes, my daughter came by with her PC and I rooted it without any issues. I would still like to know why I couldn't get those issues resolved.
Now, back to reading so I can back up my IMEI and figure out which ROM to flash! I am also thinking of flashing the newer radio to see if reception improves.
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HHF2 said:
Yes, my daughter came by with her PC and I rooted it without any issues. I would still like to know why I couldn't get those issues resolved.
Now, back to reading so I can back up my IMEI and figure out which ROM to flash! I am also thinking of flashing the newer radio to see if reception improves.
Sent from my SCH-I535 using xda premium
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Glad you got it working, I would recommend Paranoid Android Rom for Stock it runs the smoothest i think and you have the option of using tablet mode.

I ran into the same problem you ran into with Casual not seeing my phone but that was on Lion on my MBP. My iMac running Snow Leopard worked fine without any problems. I asked Adam about this and he said its an issue with the Apple hardware, some see the phones and some don't, it's hit or miss luckily for me one of my systems recognized the phone.
= sent from my Unlocked VZW S3 =

Okay, I found out the issue. Hopefully this will help someone else that has the same problem. The problem came from Easy Tether. I found a page after all of the digging that worked for me (couldn't get adb to work right either) http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6026948/cant-find-android-device-using-adb-devices-command is the page that tells you how to disable it so that adb can communicate with it. I just backed up my IMEI with abd and am feeling pretty good!

[Q] Rooting question: Manual versus AAH Kit

Just a question as it pertains to rooting methods.
I just bought a used HTC Inspire 4G to play around with and regarding rooting methods almost every search through any forum inevitably leads to the AHH Kit. I've rooted and flashed a few phones (Samsung's and Motorola's) using my primary Linux distro, SDK commands/terminal manual root methods with no bricks or other issues (I avoid Windows as much as possible). It may seem a bit more involved but I really don't trust a cure all one click method everyone seems to jump on and then subsequently have to pour through all the pages of trouble shooting post click, so to speak.
My question is, has anyone else used the method as described in RootWiki? See link >> http://wiki.rootzwiki.com/HTC_Inspire_4G
Is it really just a matter of preference? Manual vs click?

I'm just not a big fan of "I don't know how it works, I just clicka on da button and if it does work "praise Jesus it's a miracle!" Even if a little more complicated as least I get what's happening via manual methods. Is that just me? Hopefully there's a good manual method.

Wouldnt know, I rooted mine using AAHK and Ubuntu over 8 months ago. Im sure things have evolved to root the Inspire, but hey what ever works to get your phone rooted is all that matters.

Aimless Rambler said:
I'm just not a big fan of "I don't know how it works, I just clicka on da button and if it does work "praise Jesus it's a miracle!" Even if a little more complicated as least I get what's happening via manual methods. Is that just me? Hopefully there's a good manual method.
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This is simple. If you use the Rootzwiki method, you will scr#w your bootloader miserably and will be begging for someone to help you fix it. The only working method is the Hack Kit and it is not exactly one click. It does all the job of course but you need to interact and follow commands.
Unfortunately, there are a lots of out of date threads that have never been updated. Flashing a froyo RUU or Hboot in a GB shipped device, will mess the bootloader and put it to work in super slow motion. Your phone will take about 10-15 minutes just to boot.
Besides, the Hack Kit does not only root your device but also gains S-OFF and superCID, which is what you really want to have complete control of your device.
Hope this helps you to take the decision...:good:

I rooted my HTC Inspire 4G with AAHK within one week of getting it, and it was literally the first time I had so much as touched an Android phone. I'm an experienced developer and comfortable with learning new technologies, but I think anyone with a modicum of tech aptitude can make the AAHK work if you follow the instructions and read every word of the Effin Manual. And there's always the AAHK chat room as well if you run into trouble. If you don't read the Effin Manual, you'll probably get kick-banned, but otherwise you can get some really excellent help there.
So given that you've rooted a couple phones before, I think AAHK would work very well for you. But if you want to learn more of the internals of rooting, while taking on a bit more work and associated risk, then the manual method may make more sense. Also I highly recommend you use Ubuntu liveCD if you root with AAHK. Ninety percent of the problems seem to come from Windows stuff running in the background.

AAHK toolkit
I recommend using the AAHK toolkit, it's so much easier to use.

AAHK is retired as of this morning anyway.