I was able to root by simply step 1 download.ing the PC36IG.zip to the phone. Sept two I used androzip (get it from market) to movie the PC36IG.Zip to your SD card. You do this by going into android.zip go to downloads and long press on the pc36ig.zip scroll down and select move. Use your back arrow to get out of downloads and click move here. Step 3 turn off the phone then turn it back on and hold down vol down. Phone should try to install it but it will fail but turn it off and turn back on holding down vol down. This time it should go through. Once phone booted back up I was on 2.1update. Step 4 I used unrevocked3 to root and then I installed a custom fresh 2.2 Rom. I did this on my Evo running stock ota 2.2. This worked and was lot more simple to do. P.s make sure u install the drivers for unrevocked when rooting
Has anyone else verified this yet?
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Yeah Im curious too, this sounds to easy to be true.
But Judging from his post count I think it is BS!
sracercelica said:
Yeah Im curious too, this sounds to easy to be true.
But Judging from his post count I think it is BS!
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Also possible he had a replacement from sprint that was previously rooted and then updated to the stock 2.2 before it was returned but still had the hacked bootloader and such on it.
Verfied that this **** dont work... tried it several times ... keep getting the error "Main Version is older" ... this guys evo is probably rooted already or hes just trying to get some guinea pigs to test out his theory...
I'm working on a single-package solution for S-ON full factory reset. It's a PD98IMG type package that, in addition to the program itself, contains the complete factory stock 1.80.502.3 RUU. It runs in three phases:
Overview:
Installs itself as a PD98IMG type package (it contains a stripped down CM6 OS with a single app--the app that does the restoration, the correct radio/kernel combo for gfree exploit, and a data partition containing the RUU); Simply copy the file to the SD card (with an adapter if you can't do it through the phone), rename it to exactly "PD98IMG.zip", then boot into HBOOT (disconnect USB if connected, pull and put back battery, then hold VOL-DOWN and momentarily press POWER).
Boots and runs the restoration program as the only app in the OS, prompting the user at each step to make sure all goes well. The last step copies the RUU from the data partition to the SD card, thereby replacing the PD98IMG.zip that installed everything with the RUU, then reboots to HBOOT for the final phase.
The final phase is loading and running the RUU on the newly restored (S-ON) device to return it to full factory status. The RUU copied in phase 2 is a genuine HTC stock 1.80.502.3 restoration RUU. Allow it to unzip and self-check, then press VOL-UP to write it to the device.
Once completed successfully, you should be in the same condition as an out-of-box new phone.
If you do have to send your phone back for warranty or insurance purposes, it should be a lot easier than the currently available methods.
Important! The newest batch of Inspires shipped from HTC (probably anything bought new after Aug. 2011) have hardware that is incompatible with the hboot in the Froyo update as listed here. If your Inspire is a later model Inspire, do not run the Froyo version on it. Use the Gingerbread version only!
Instructions:
Do a nandroid and/or Titanium backup! It never hurts!
While still in ClockWorkMod recovery, do a "Factory Reset/Wipe Data". This is necessary if you've got an ext4 cache or CM7 dalvik-cache on /cache. If not it will cause boot hang after installation. EXT4 cache will not work with this tool. If your recovery has ext4, be sure you format the cache to EXT3.
Download from the URL below, copy to the SD card and rename to "PD98IMG.zip"
Reboot to HBOOT: Shutdown completely (disconnect USB if connected and pull battery if necessary) then while holding down the VOL-DOWN key, press the POWER key for about half a second. The phone should boot into HBOOT, check the PD98IMG.zip for consistency, then prompt you to install. Select VOL-UP to install.
Once installed, HBOOT will prompt you to reboot by pressing the POWER button. Do this.
The operating system in this tool is a stripped down CM6 install with only the minimum features necessary to run an apk. The apk for the tool will run after the HTC splash screen, then prompt you through the process. Depending on the speed of your SD card, the last step, copying the RUU to the SD card, may take several minutes.
Once successfully completed, the phone will automatically reboot to HBOOT and begin the process of installing the RUU. The only thing you have to do at this point is acknowledge the prompt to install by pressing VOL-UP. (Note: the RUU install may skip a couple of images during the install but this is normal.)
Once the RUU is installed, press POWER to reboot and your phone should be in 100% factory out-of-box condition.
Changelog:
13-SEP-2011 -- Added emphasis to step 2 to drive home the fact that this will not work if you have an EXT4 cache partition.
21-AUG-2011 -- 1.07: Removed "beta" designation. Added both Gingerbread (2.3.3) and Froyo (2.2.2) versions since 2.3.3 is now officially released for Inspire. Cleaned up the launcher a bit, fixed some typos and scrolling issues.
11-AUG-2011 -- 1.06b: Reverted to a PD98IMG that does NOT erase the cache. This was causing boot hangs. There is now a new step 2 in the instructions. Be sure to clear your data/cache.
10-AUG-2011 -- 1.05b: Fixed black screen for some Inspires with different mfg. LCD panels. Added cache wipe to main image as a dirty cache partition could cause bootloops in some situations. Disabled screen timeout so screen doesn't blank out while copying RUU.
Download (restores to official Froyo 2.2.2) (315MB):
http://hoxnet.com/droid/s-on/PD98IMG_Inspire_S-ON_FactoryRestore_FR_1.07.zip
MD5: 4402961aef54f2928a757bd385e6c151
Download (restores to official Gingerbread 2.3.3) (309MB):
http://hoxnet.com/droid/s-on/PD98IMG_Inspire_S-ON_FactoryRestore_GB_1.07.zip
MD5: f6d519b11cc6229eb02c3ba274680c1e
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Special thanks to ATTN1 and the rest of the crew at #liberatedAria for their guidance in producing this. Thanks to m0biusace and kem52 for alpha testing this. Thanks to XDA crew for all the help they've provided with this forum.
When I try to do the power and holding the volume up button what happens is the phone vibrates and the led light just keeps flashing ? Any ideas ?
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whiteman0vette said:
When I try to do the power and holding the volume up button what happens is the phone vibrates and the led light just keeps flashing ? Any ideas ?
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Whoops. First typo. It now reads:
(pull and put back battery, then hold VOL-DOWN and momentarily press POWER).
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Sorry about that.
It's all good. :0)
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I'm actually wanting to flash my phone back to an "out of the box" state, I'm downloading the .zip now, I'll post the results in a few. If this works, you will have made me a happy man!
I'm going to get the Motorola Atrix (I hope it's actually better...)
*EDIT* so I need to have S-ON BEFORE running this package?
I downloaded the above, renamed it, booted to HBOOT, ran the update however I still have S-OFF. Boots to a black screen... (Brick??)
if you have s-on, you probably never rooted in the first place so what are you looking to "restore"?
Zbor said:
I'm actually wanting to flash my phone back to an "out of the box" state, I'm downloading the .zip now, I'll post the results in a few. If this works, you will have made me a happy man!
I'm going to get the Motorola Atrix (I hope it's actually better...)
*EDIT* so I need to have S-ON BEFORE running this package?
I downloaded the above, renamed it, booted to HBOOT, ran the update however I still have S-OFF. Boots to a black screen... (Brick??)
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No HTC splash screen? It should boot into a minimal android system. Try pulling the battery and power on.
ill test for ya..
downloading now. i have to get my phone to stock to show my friend how easy is is to root and use custom roms. hope this works...
The atrix sucked for me I sold my first inspire and got one it just sucked it might be good in the winter for a hand warmer it gets smoking hot so if you get one good luck
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Great tool, downloading
works
It worked as it should. S-on and back to stock, very easily. great work.
Nice job, GenePoole. This was well thought out and executed.
is there a specific place to put the PD98IMG or is anywhere fine?
This didn't work for me. I wanted to try out the new Gingerbread release from AT&T and when I run through this process, I'm stuck at a black screen after step 4. I tried twice just to make sure I didn't screw something up. Black screen, both times.
thanks
so i haven't tried this method yet, im wondering if i return my inspire to get a new replacement inspire, will it be as easy to root my new inspire as it was a couple months ago, the reason i ask is because anyone with a rooted evo 4g better take good care of it because if they send it in to get a new one they will be stuck with stock, the new evo 4g is unrootable lol, sucks for them, any ways i just dont want a stock inspire that cant be rooted, thanks for this tool mate, i will surely use it once i know i can root my replacement inspire
This worked perfect and checked for update and told me I can download gb right away. Thanks and keep up the good work.
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does this make the splash screen the default or does it stay coustom
Zbor said:
I'm actually wanting to flash my phone back to an "out of the box" state, I'm downloading the .zip now, I'll post the results in a few. If this works, you will have made me a happy man!
I'm going to get the Motorola Atrix (I hope it's actually better...)
*EDIT* so I need to have S-ON BEFORE running this package?
I downloaded the above, renamed it, booted to HBOOT, ran the update however I still have S-OFF. Boots to a black screen... (Brick??)
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Did you check the md5 sum?
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greentrees89 said:
so i haven't tried this method yet, im wondering if i return my inspire to get a new replacement inspire, will it be as easy to root my new inspire as it was a couple months ago, the reason i ask is because anyone with a rooted evo 4g better take good care of it because if they send it in to get a new one they will be stuck with stock, the new evo 4g is unrootable lol, sucks for them, any ways i just dont want a stock inspire that cant be rooted, thanks for this tool mate, i will surely use it once i know i can root my replacement inspire
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Yes, the new ace hack kit by ATTN1 fully supports the new AT&G Gingerbread update.
cordell507 said:
does this make the splash screen the default or does it stay coustom
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The RUU has the default splash screen (white with green "HTC") so I would assume that if you have a custom screen, it will overwrite it, but I have no first hand information. I'll try installing a custom splash on mine and see what happens.
I apologize in advance if this was already answered but:
A while back I rooted my brothers phones and installed a Custom ROM, then later on I successfully Eng S-OFF'ed mine and my other brothers phone, then when I went to his, his started acting weird.
I had to run it twice, at first it looked like it was perma bricked, then after a while it just turned on. Now when I try to put it into recovery or just for it to regularly restart, it will take a LONG time for it to boot.
I want to know: Is there a way to fix this
Excalisnake said:
I apologize in advance if this was already answered but:
A while back I rooted my brothers phones and installed a Custom ROM, then later on I successfully Eng S-OFF'ed mine and my other brothers phone, then when I went to his, his started acting weird.
I had to run it twice, at first it looked like it was perma bricked, then after a while it just turned on. Now when I try to put it into recovery or just for it to regularly restart, it will take a LONG time for it to boot.
I want to know: Is there a way to fix this
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If you install eng-off in a gingerbread shipped inspired, then that is causing problems. Go to the ace hack kit thread and read what it says...search there and if you still are stuck then try hitting the irc channel...I guess you will have to install a new hboot by returning to stock. You can follow Gene Pole's method to return to stock and then root again using the hack kit...
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Thank you so much!
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Excalisnake said:
Thank you so much!
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You´re welcome. Hope you can sort it out!....
hi all, i am a novice at all this stuff, and i am sorry for posting probably a similar thread to what others may have said but my problem is a little different. i am having a problem with my wifes att network htc inspire 4g. i rooted it last year with the ace hack kit. the problem is that it is stuck in ace hack kit clock work recovery. it will not start up at all unless it is attched to the computer, and thats when it will go to cw recovery. it will vibrate 3 times and blink a red led and the screen goes blank unless i press the volume down button but it doesnt stay lit up only when i hit the vol down button. then when i hit an option by hitting the power button the phone resets to cw recovery again. if i try to acess hboot, it vibrates 5 times and lights up yellow. i have tried wiping, formatting, and everything but reboot to cw recovery again. from the posts that i have read similar to this problem, everyone says to get another rom and flash from hboot. being that i cant get to hboot any other ideas.
lonewolf9387 said:
i have tried wiping, formatting, and everything
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If you wiped and formatted, then you've probably erased whatever ROM you did have. At this point I'd probably use the ACE Hack Kit again, using the option to return everything to stock.... then use it again to re-root the phone. Then I'd install 4ext Recovery instead of CW. Then use 4ext to flash another ROM. I'd recommend Ice Cold Sandwich, found in the DHD development forum.
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fatboyRICH said:
If you wiped and formatted, then you've probably erased whatever ROM you did have. At this point I'd probably use the ACE Hack Kit again, using the option to return everything to stock.... then use it again to re-root the phone. Then I'd install 4ext Recovery instead of CW. Then use 4ext to flash another ROM. I'd recommend Ice Cold Sandwich, found in the DHD development forum.
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ok but i cannot get the computer to recgonise the phone. and with clockwork messed up and h boot not working how would i go about doing that?
lonewolf9387 said:
ok but i cannot get the computer to recgonise the phone. and with clockwork messed up and h boot not working how would i go about doing that?
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What happened when you used AAHK? Were there any error messages? Was your phone shipped with Froyo or Gingerbread?
bananagranola said:
What happened when you used AAHK? Were there any error messages? Was your phone shipped with Froyo or Gingerbread?
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This is my wifes phone. She said that she didn't get any error messages that she knows of. She went to use her phone one day and it was stuck in clockwork recovery. I believe the phone had froyo installed when it came factory but I updated it to the att gingerbread before I rooted it. The phone worked fine till just recently. Was there another update from att recently? Any who that's where it is stuck. No error codes just the lights like I explained above. Thx
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This is my wifes phone. She said that she didn't get any error messages that she knows of. She went to use her phone one day and it was stuck in clockwork recovery. I believe the phone had froyo installed when it came factory but I updated it to the att gingerbread before I rooted it. The phone worked fine till just recently. Was there another update from att recently? Any who that's where it is stuck. No error codes just the lights like I explained above. Thx
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There was an update from AT&T recently. Did she apply that update? Is that when the problem started?
bananagranola said:
There was an update from AT&T recently. Did she apply that update? Is that when the problem started?
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That's probably what happened. If she didnt iniate it then it probably auto updated. She's not to technical about that stuff she probably ly was hitting button's like she does. Any ideas on what to do from here. I could probably get a older romantic for it but the way it is now I can't flash it.
Best guess is to flash a ruu.
Try uninstalling the htc drivers (if you have them) and install them again to see if the computer recognizes the cell.
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Ok ill try that when I get a chance tonight and get back to you. Hey thanks for all the help guys.
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I'm trying to downgrade my MyTouch 4G Glacier to 2.1 Froyo, but I'm stuck on the HBoot step. Holding down the power button + the volume down key together doesn't seem to work. The phone doesn't even turn on when I'm holding down the buttons but it instantly turns on once I let go of either one.
Any ideas? Thanks in advance, guys.
EDIT: I'm on 2.3.3, if that makes any difference whatsoever.
Silencer96 said:
I'm trying to downgrade my MyTouch 4G to 2.1 Froyo, but I'm stuck on the HBoot step. Holding down the power button + the volume down key together doesn't seem to work. The phone doesn't even turn on when I'm holding down the buttons but it instantly turns on once I let go of either one.
Any ideas? Thanks in advance, guys.
EDIT: I'm on 2.3.3, if that makes any difference whatsoever.
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Your on a panache right? It took me a while to root mine too.
Do you have temp root btw. Just keep holding power down and power
Don't let go until the screen turns on
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I figured it out, but now I'm getting an invalid CID error. How do you turn S-ON off on 2.3.3? I've been searching for hours but I've yet to find an answer. Otherwise, I can't rollback to 2.2.1 so that I can run Visionary+ and install CWM.
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I figured it out, but now I'm getting an invalid CID error. How do you turn S-ON off on 2.3.3? I've been searching for hours but I've yet to find an answer. Otherwise, I can't rollback to 2.2.1 so that I can run Visionary+ and install CWM.
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Have you found the root guide for the panache? Thats what I used. Except I skipped the Gaining Temp-Root part.
I used the HTC Supertool v3 for temp root. First prep, then attempt perm-root.
N_otori0us_ said:
Have you found the root guide for the panache? Thats what I used. Except I skipped the Gaining Temp-Root part.
I used the HTC Supertool v3 for temp root. First prep, then attempt perm-root.
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I'm getting an invalid CID error every time I try flashing the 2.2 zip. At this point, I'm open to any suggestions you guys may have, even if it ends up bricking my phone.
Also, the perm-root feature in the aforementioned Supertool AIO doesn't do anything other than flash a "rooted" banner after a couple of seconds. Also, the "Sense Debranding" feature caused my phone to bootloop and now I can't even get past the HTC splash screen.