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HOW can i root desire s?

My desire s is ship s-on, HOW can i root desire s?Thx!
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I Have DS too
I'm in the same simple situation u r..
From the way i see it now, we need to BOOT with the XTC CLIP to make the DS S-Off
Then u should root it with SUPERONECLICK.. search on the forum ..
Finally, install any ROM u would like in ROM MANGER .. (CayanogenMod / CoreDroid..)
Hope i helped
p.s.
I'm searching a different way to S-Off The Device .. so if u find another way.. pls let me know

Or1703 said:
I'm in the same simple situation u r..
From the way i see it now, we need to BOOT with the XTC CLIP to make the DS S-Off
Then u should root it with SUPERONECLICK.. search on the forum ..
Finally, install any ROM u would like in ROM MANGER .. (CayanogenMod / CoreDroid..)
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You're right in saying that the only way to root on DSS is currently XTCclip.
But as for ROMs the only ones you'd be able to instal (except official ones) are the customs that you'll find in the android development section of this forum (although I don't believe that any are available through ROM manager).
there are four or five different cooks.....to choose from, but the number has doubled in the last week alone so things are certainly looking up.
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would i be correct in saying that once i s-off'd my phone and then rooted it, i would be able to uninstall the apps installed by my telco?
i'm not opposed to using the rom installed by my telco, it seems fast enough. i only want to uninstall their stupid bloody apps (which aren't actually apps, but rather links to their website).

Yes, you are right
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Can you root using Gingerbreak ? Cuz i read that you need to flash an unsecured boot.img to make SuperOneClick work. What's the difference?

excellent.
i might look into buying myself an xtc clip.
unless a software method comes up soon.

looktall said:
excellent.
i might look into buying myself an xtc clip.
unless a software method comes up soon.
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Try to locate one near you owned by someone else, much cheaper way of getting there, search forum
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ben_pyett said:
Try to locate one near you owned by someone else, much cheaper way of getting there, search forum
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yeah, i'll probably have a look around but they're not that expensive.
i could probably then re-sell it and make my money back.

@shrome
Yes u can use Gingerbreak. That's how I rooted mine since superoneclick wouldn't work. You'll get an error message which u can ignore and then just reboot. Greetz
Edit: device still needs to be s-off to do so...
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Ramo5 said:
@shrome
Yes u can use Gingerbreak. That's how I rooted mine since superoneclick wouldn't work. You'll get an error message which u can ignore and then just reboot. Greetz
Edit: device still needs to be s-off to do so...
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Yeah, i know about the S-OFF part, I'l wait for 2-3 weeks, then use the XTC Clip. If gingerbreak is usable, why is there so much fuss about superoneclick?? There must be some cons......do you know any? Anyway, thanks !!!
Edit: i read somewhere that gingerbreak wipes the data on ur SD card. Is that true?

shrome99 said:
Yeah, i know about the S-OFF part, I'l wait for 2-3 weeks, then use the XTC Clip. If gingerbreak is usable, why is there so much fuss about superoneclick?? There must be some cons......do you know any? Anyway, thanks !!!
Edit: i read somewhere that gingerbreak wipes the data on ur SD card. Is that true?
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I used gingerbreak 1.2 to root after getting s-off and it has done nothing at all to damage my sd-card
It made the card un-mountable when you tried to temp root with out s-off, but that was easy fixed with a battery out reboot

bleach1 said:
I used gingerbreak 1.2 to root after getting s-off and it has done nothing at all to damage my sd-card
It made the card un-mountable when you tried to temp root with out s-off, but that was easy fixed with a battery out reboot
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Did you format your SD card or did it have data? Cuz the gingerbreak page says it's better to have a formatted one, but i don't wanna format, cuz there's a lot of data on it.
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shrome99 said:
but i don't wanna format, cuz there's a lot of data on it.
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copy the data from the card to your computer first.
then after you've run gingerbreak, copy the data back.
or, go buy another sdcard. they're very cheap.

Please forgive me as I am definitely a complete newbie here. I am trying to root my DS so that I can hopefully run a Bluetooth RSAP app to link my car phone system. I have sent the phone away and had it made S-OFF and I have tried to download Gingerbreak from downloads it says "cannot open file" what am I doing wrong.

Can't we extract someone hboot who is s off then push it to ours ???
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faddys123 said:
Can't we extract someone hboot who is s off then push it to ours ???
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I've been thinking the same,also the gold card that the xtc clip makes worked in my old desire to flash ruu's that I couldn't previously flash no matter how many times I tried to make one,so maybe a copy of the card would work for all HTC's?
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ben_pyett said:
But as for ROMs the only ones you'd be able to instal (except official ones) are the customs that you'll find in the android development section of this forum (although I don't believe that any are available through ROM manager).
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Sergio's CoreDroid can be updated via Rom Manager, however its still in its initial release but when small updates do come out they will be via Rom Manager

[Q] Still says Desire HD after flashing stock rom :(

I to go get a new phone so I need to return it to stock. My buddy helped me and flashed the stock rom. Everything seems good except I have no audio and it still says Desire HD. I tried searching but couldn't find the answer. Can someone please guide me on what the heck to do. I'm about to break this phone lol

Focustom said:
I to go get a new phone so I need to return it to stock. My buddy helped me and flashed the stock rom. Everything seems good except I have no audio and it still says Desire HD. I tried searching but couldn't find the answer. Can someone please guide me on what the heck to do. I'm about to break this phone lol
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This thread might help...not sure...check it out.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1048626&highlight=still+says+Desire+HD

Nickovtyme said:
This thread might help...not sure...check it out.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1048626&highlight=still+says+Desire+HD
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Problem is I don't have root anymore. I really just need to get a new phone is my goal lol

You could search for Shortfuse + SuperOneClick here at XDA.
SuperOneClick will give you Temp Root on the Inspire...probably long enough to fix the issue and as soon as you reboot...the root will clear and nobody will know the difference.
I know SoC gives root long enough to enable sideloading on the Inspire...worth a shot.

Nickovtyme said:
You could search for Shortfuse + SuperOneClick here at XDA.
SuperOneClick will give you Temp Root on the Inspire...probably long enough to fix the issue and as soon as you reboot...the root will clear and nobody will know the difference.
I know SoC gives root long enough to enable sideloading on the Inspire...worth a shot.
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I tried but couldn't find a link. And I can't download anything from the market so I may be screwed in that. Will AT&T care if it says Desire HD?

superoneclick

Itll always say desire hd, its just like that its the same phone.

Edit the build. Props. In system folder. Use root explorer, gotta buy it tho
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hyun18 said:
Itll always say desire hd, its just like that its the same phone.
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I need to take it to AT&T though.

P00t said:
Edit the build. Props. In system folder. Use root explorer, gotta buy it tho
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Market doesn't work for me for some reason tried to fixed it but no avail.

It sounds to me like you unrooted it but left the downgrade ROM on it. If so, you'll now need to get the official HTC RUU (Ace Cingular US) and run that to restore it to stock AT&T.
Get it here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=917762

its says desire HD in stock form out of the box I believe, so changing it to inspire 4g will be wrong(I'm 99%sure it says desire HD stock). Pull build.prop from factory ruu and see what it says

di11igaf said:
its says desire HD in stock form out of the box I believe, so changing it to inspire 4g will be wrong(I'm 99%sure it says desire HD stock). Pull build.prop from factory ruu and see what it says
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A friend just bought an Inspire and asked.me about that. His bluetooth set saw it as a desire hd.
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di11igaf said:
its says desire HD in stock form out of the box I believe, so changing it to inspire 4g will be wrong(I'm 99%sure it says desire HD stock). Pull build.prop from factory ruu and see what it says
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My stock Inspire says, HTC Inspire 4G. There is also a small TM to the right of Inspire, for trademark.
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TXRangerXDA said:
A friend just bought an Inspire and asked.me about that. His bluetooth set saw it as a desire hd.
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Mine does too, but I'm basing my advice on the fact that the OP mentioned that the audio didn't work either.

Even HTC sync sees my phone as a Desire HD, but the "about phone" info shows "HTC Inspire™ 4G"
Phone is still bone stock (aside from apps) BTW

and??lol
it says desire hd by default, its like that.
But you can change it too.

I got mine from at&t two weeks ago. And when it was stock, straight out of the store, under phone info it read Desire HD. You will be fine. Pinky promise.

I got a new one and it actually says Inspire lol

Focustom said:
I got a new one and it actually says Inspire lol
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Uhmm in where?? it says inspire on the labels, boxes etc but not on the software infos etc.

ROOT Sensation

Alright I am a noob, I have legit looked everywhere but all I have been able to do is find noobproof rooting methods and those won't work for me!! I had an LG optimus one and I rooted it simply using the app Gingerbreak, flashed a whatchamacallit recovery thingy......and installed cyanogenmod. I forget exactly what I did. See I am really new to all this. Basically can someone tell me what is so different between rooting an optimus one and a sensation? and can someone direct me to a post that DOES have a simple way to root, or at least take the time to write one here? I would appreciate it EXTREMELY MUCH.
Thanks!

Search revolutionary.io on Google, download it and run it, its pretty easy
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ssojyeti2 said:
Search revolutionary.io on Google, download it and run it, its pretty easy
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I agree all you need is your hboot and serial #, the program does the rest.
http://revolutionary.io/
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charlieb620 said:
I agree all you need is your hboot and serial #, the program does the rest.
http://revolutionary.io/
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But then you lose your warranty, right?
How hard is it to go back to stock?

Paul22000 said:
But then you lose your warranty, right?
How hard is it to go back to stock?
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Flash tmo stock ruu and your fine.
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charlieb620 said:
Flash tmo stock ruu and your fine.
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This turns S-ON and keeps Root?

Paul22000 said:
This turns S-ON and keeps Root?
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It will make it completely stock out the box...NO ROOT
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So basically all I do is download the revolutionary thing, run it, and then I need clockmoderecovery right? I saw a walkthrough on how to do all that and it required me going into terminal and everything and typing in a lot of codes and whatnot...

dragonnson said:
So basically all I do is download the revolutionary thing, run it, and then I need clockmoderecovery right? I saw a walkthrough on how to do all that and it required me going into terminal and everything and typing in a lot of codes and whatnot...
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Yep
After s off download and put this file on your sd card
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=3XJEHM9A
Boot into recovery(vol down+power button)let it do its thing u will have the newest cwm, than boot into recovery,than flash a rom of choice
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I was like you just yesterday but lost my virginity last night ( as far as rooting goes). It's super easy to do. Check on YouTube there are vids that show you step by step how to do it. I didn't want to root my sensation before cause I didn't know anything about it. But last night I just did it and my current rom ( android revolution HD 3.6.1) is beyond amazing. People who don't root have NO idea what they're missing. It's a must. Anyway you have to use the revolutionary method to get S-off. Getting S-off doesn't mean you're rooted it "just" mean you have an unlocked boot loader and you can achieve root. But yeah check the vids on YouTube just type how to s-off and root sensation and follow the exact same step. When you're all done, check on YouTube again how to flash a rom, you will b a pro in no time!

Thanks!! yeah I did root my optimus one like I said and flashed cyanogenmod but my phone stopped receiving texts as soon as I did...I thought it was the fact that I rooted it, but in fact it was cuz I didn't pay my phone bill for two months so i was afraid of rooting after that for fear that it might happen again. But yes, so,
where does busybox and superuser fit into all of this?? I recall when i rooted my optimus one superuser appeared on my phone...and I had to download busybox separately. Is busybox necessary for flashing certain roms??

where does busybox and superuser fit into all of this?? I recall when i rooted my optimus one superuser appeared on my phone...and I had to download busybox separately. Is busybox necessary for flashing certain roms??[/QUOTE]
You can download both from Android Apps. Sometimes when trying to download an app (eg.Titanium Backup) it will ask if you want to load busybox or superuser. It is not very difficult.

charlieb620 said:
Flash tmo stock ruu and your fine.
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App
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You've said flash with a t-mo stock rom to restore, this same t-mo stock rom, wouldn't happen to have smartwifi within it by chance?
Cheers

I can't get over how simple rooting and flashing a custom ROM really is.
Took all of twenty minutes including downloading all the files, I'm now S-OFFed and running ARHD 3.6.1 with the recommended radio and my phone is absolutely flying - Quadrant benches of 2800+.
And as above, if I ever need to go back to stock I can either restore the backup I made when flashing the ROM, or flash a stock RUU and job done.

Jedi2011 said:
I can't get over how simple rooting and flashing a custom ROM really is.
Took all of twenty minutes including downloading all the files, I'm now S-OFFed and running ARHD 3.6.1 with the recommended radio and my phone is absolutely flying - Quadrant benches of 2800+.
And as above, if I ever need to go back to stock I can either restore the backup I made when flashing the ROM, or flash a stock RUU and job done.
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Right, the issue is covering ALL your traces for warranty purposes, ie if something goes wrong physically (internally) with the phone.

I keep getting invalid beta key but I am entering it exactly.

70challenger said:
I keep getting invalid beta key but I am entering it exactly.
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I is different from l and 1. Copy then Paste it into the window by clicking the icon in the top left > edit > paste. Lots of people had the same problem.
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Jimmah555 said:
I is different from l and 1. Copy then Paste it into the window by clicking the icon in the top left > edit > paste. Lots of people had the same problem.
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thanks, was driving me nuts

There's a good guide here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192300

Paul22000 said:
Right, the issue is covering ALL your traces for warranty purposes, ie if something goes wrong physically (internally) with the phone.
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Read section 5 of the n00b-proof guide and you'll get everything on how to go back to 100% stock (S-ON, no root, etc)

Htc sensation s off recovery flash

Hello. I'm trying to flash my recovery for my HTC Sensation and I've got S OFF with H BOOT 1.27.0000.
I'm trying to find out how to flash a recovery because I have the stock one.
Any help?????

Jon.W said:
Hello. I'm trying to flash my recovery for my HTC Sensation and I've got S OFF with H BOOT 1.27.0000.
I'm trying to find out how to flash a recovery because I have the stock one.
Any help?????
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Hi,
Check THIS THREAD
There are various ways to install 4EXT

malybru said:
Hi,
Check THIS THREAD
There are various ways to install 4EXT
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I'm not rooted, does this matter?

Jon.W said:
I'm not rooted, does this matter?
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It doesnt matter
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Jon.W said:
I'm not rooted, does this matter?
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Hi,
Get root HERE

If you can read and think, yet still asking this kind of questions, there are three possibilities why:
1. You're stupid.
2. You're lazy.
3. Both.
Pick up your choice.
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timmy-kidd said:
It doesnt matter
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It says 'Step 1: Your phone MUST be rooted to install 4ext touch' ?

Terepin said:
If you can read and think, yet still asking this kind of questions, there are three possibilities why:
1. You're stupid.
2. You're lazy.
3. Both.
Pick up your choice.
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My phone got sent back to HTC when it WAS rooted. They left S-OFF, They set Custom recovery back to stock and put the latest Firmware on it.
THIS is why I am stuck.

malybru said:
Hi,
Get root HERE
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I've tried flashing recovery and it says that remote:failed?

Jon.W said:
I've tried flashing recovery and it says that remote:failed?
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Hi,
Get root first.

malybru said:
Hi,
Get root first.
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RIGHT! Thank you! I'm now rooted.. I guess! I've got superuser!
Now what?

Jon.W said:
RIGHT! Thank you! I'm now rooted.. I guess! I've got superuser!
Now what?
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Hi,
Now,try installing recovery.

malybru said:
Hi,
Now,try installing recovery.
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Is there a guide for CWM? I find it better

Well I will make it easy for you and make the headache go away down load this tool to your pc and follow the directions its simple and also once you have it set up you will see a folder that will say tools and you will see recovery you will can place the recovery that you want to flash in it and when that's done close the folder click on the exe icon below the tool folder and you will see this vary simple easy to follow commands in there on little box and you want the one that says recovery there's two you can choose from and the you will click on the one that says other or something like that and it will flash the recovery of your choice and it will place super su on your sd card now that's easy so here's the link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1497404
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jslim38 said:
Well I will make it easy for you and make the headache go away down load this tool to your pc and follow the directions its simple and also once you have it set up you will see a folder that will say tools and you will see recovery you will can place the recovery that you want to flash in it and when that's done close the folder click on the exe icon below the tool folder and you will see this vary simple easy to follow commands in there on little box and you want the one that says recovery there's two you can choose from and the you will click on the one that says other or something like that and it will flash the recovery of your choice and it will place super su on your sd card now that's easy so here's the link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1497404
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Thank you, trying now

Thank you, guys. I'm now rooted and waiting for the ROM to download! Custom Recovery aswell. Managed to Perm-Root it on 1.27.0000 3.33 aswell! Thanked both of you!

[SOLVED] Cannot for the life of me flash hboot on 2.2

i have an htc evo shift 4g that originally had 2.3.4 on it. i successfully (i think) downgraded the system to 2.2. but every single time i try to flash the hboot_eng.nb0 to gain S-off the md5sum comes back different than its supposed to be. funny thing is, its perm-rooted somehow. i decided to go ahead and reboot anyway and attempt perm-root and it stuck. no brick, no errors, no nothing. its fine. but as far as i have read i need to have S-off to be able to flash custom roms.
am i correct in this assumption?
before anyone tries to point me to an hboot flashing tutorial, be aware i have looked at ABSOLUTELY EVERY SINGLE ONE AND FOLLOWED DIRECTIONS TO A T!!!!!
any help would be absolutely appreciated
EDIT: SOLVED
ok so after thinking i did everything right (which i sorta did) i glanced through all the tutorials again and found the answer.
CREDIT GOES TO gzetski and unbrkshft AT ANDROIDFORUMS.COM
All I had to do was re-install 2.2 per gzetski's instructions. Then I followed the rooting instructions at the top of this post as if I was running 2.3.4. It was flawless. I was able to downgrade the hboot and S-OFF. The phone is now running CM7 and the owner is quite pleased.
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so basically read the instructions found HERE but follow the instructions for 2.3.4
now im happily running JellyBelly CM10 :highfive:
hope this helps anybody who still has issues!

Re: [Q] Cannot for the life of me flash hboot on 2.2
dragonhart6505 said:
i have an htc evo shift 4g that originally had 2.3.4 on it. i successfully (i think) downgraded the system to 2.2. but every single time i try to flash the hboot_eng.nb0 to gain S-off the md5sum comes back different than its supposed to be. funny thing is, its perm-rooted somehow. i decided to go ahead and reboot anyway and attempt perm-root and it stuck. no brick, no errors, no nothing. its fine. but as far as i have read i need to have S-off to be able to flash custom roms.
am i correct in this assumption?
before anyone tries to point me to an hboot flashing tutorial, be aware i have looked at ABSOLUTELY EVERY SINGLE ONE AND FOLLOWED DIRECTIONS TO A T!!!!!
any help would be absolutely appreciated
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You don't have to be S-Off to flash custom ROMs... but it sure makes it easier. Go into bootloader and let us know exactly what it says at the top, there should be about 4 lines.

Re: [Q] Cannot for the life of me flash hboot on 2.2
Yup, if you're s-on you can flash roms but you have to flash the kernel seperately, which means you have to carry around a computer with you whenever you go on a flashing spree
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Re: [Q] Cannot for the life of me flash hboot on 2.2
CNexus said:
Yup, if you're s-on you can flash roms but you have to flash the kernel seperately, which means you have to carry around a computer with you whenever you go on a flashing spree
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Or get flash image gui lol
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Re: [Q] Cannot for the life of me flash hboot on 2.2
jesuscash said:
Or get flash image gui lol
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+1

Chad The Pathfinder said:
+1
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Yup yup.
Bought the app even though I'm already s-off just to support the dev
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jesuscash said:
Or get flash image gui lol
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Or that, forgot about it even though I love it
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CNexus said:
Or that, forgot about it even though I love it
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I used to use it to flash kernels before I knew what I was doing

jesuscash said:
Yup yup.
Bought the app even though I'm already s-off just to support the dev
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I have bought several apps through the play store just to help support development. The more time I put into learning and moding the more I appreciate the time, effort, and knowledge of the people who put these things together.