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.
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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.
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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
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Been searching everywhere but still not found a way to root this device
Such a shame as its my first Android after years of crappy Japanese GUIs!
Great phone but the tiny memory under 2.1 is really irritating.
This is super late, but I'd also like to know if it is possible. Did you try the one-click root app?
Lynx owner here. Tried SuperOneClick, Z4 and Universal Androot. No love from any of them. Reports are that the Lynx might have NAND protection, similar to the EVO, and work might need to be done from the ground up. 2ch users have been at work on it, and photos are floating around of a Lynx with clockwork installed but comments that it won't work properly. If anyone can get other information, I'd love to hear it. My translation skills are paltry at best, and not having Docomo service makes it even more difficult :3
Yes I tried one-click and Z4 but no joy.
Apparently it is locked up pretty tight and being a japan only phone I dont think there is so much interest in rooting it.
I'm still searching every day though!
Finally decided to see what would happen if we did things from the command line. adb shell does reveal that, after running the psneuter exploit, we gain temporary root. I say temporary because, despite my best efforts, I'm unable to successfully remount the system. I have reason to believe the phone is trying to outsmart me, and it seems to be further confirmation of the write protected NAND.
Thoughts?
Fun strangeness: while trying to root this morning by running Super One Click through Parallels through Mac, got to the same error as before (root successful, but not able to access /system). Then, on a lark, I opened up unrevoked, to see what would happen. Not only did my phone not like it (immediately went into reboot mode) but it actually locked my computer until it finished rebooting! It was the strangest temper tantrum I've ever seen a phone throw, I wish I had video!
So, yea, no luck just yet.
I ready to give up hope on this phone and just wait for the 2.2 if it ever turns up.
Doesn't look like anyone has had any luck on any Japanese forums either. No permanent 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.
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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.
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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.
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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.....
I'm waiting on Unrevoked for Thunderbolt. Should I hold my breath?
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I'm waiting on Unrevoked for Thunderbolt. Should I hold my breath?
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more like bite your tongue
yeah. you will be holding your breath for a while... AFAIK
current root methods include downgrading firmware to uncover the exploit needed to obtain root and all those goodies...
Does anyone know if the Unrevoked guys are working on this? Others have rooted.
any updates/news about unrevoked for T-bolt?
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any updates/news about unrevoked for T-bolt?
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The only official statement from them was that they had a Bolt, but that their current tricks didn't work with it so it was back to the drawing board:
http://twitter.com/unrevoked/status/48657415775850496
They haven't said anything since...
Just use the current root methods. They aren't as scary as you might think. At one point none of us knew how to use ADB, yet we all use it now - so we were all n00bs in that regard at some point; it is quick and easy to learn the basic commands and concepts. As for the current root methods, they walk you through the entire process step-by-step, their forum threads are full of FAQ help, and there's even an IRC Thunderbolt channel available if you need immediate one on one help
Just try it; once you're on the other side of root you'll be glad you didn't wait
Adb is a lot easier than I thought. Just follow instructions. Had to learn it to root the bolt but I'm happy i did
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I strongly encourage anyone waiting for unrevoked to go ahead and try the root tutorial here. You'll learn a whole lot in the process.
If you have doubts... Search YouTube. Nate did a great walk through that will make it easy for anyone. I lacked most of the skills that are required to root the tb, but its step by step! Can't go wrong!
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You guys are doing a good job of convincing me to move forward on the root. I used Unrevoked on my Dinc so that is why I was waiting for them again. Sounds like time to move on.
No reason to wait. At least this way you can learn a little as well as root. I think it took about 1 hour 30 min. Make sure you have the time and follow directions!
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I'm gonna wait.
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The root tutorial is not difficult to get through, as long as you follow the instructions explicitly.
There is also a one-click solution out there for Windows users, that essentially is a batch file that runs all the adb commands for you...I'm sure there are setup dependencies with that though, so be careful before you pull the trigger.
One-Click:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1009969
I was nervous as heck when I first decided to root my phone as well, but after doing it I wouldn't go back. Just make sure to read how to and all that jazz before you make the plunge, and it definitely helps to watch youtube videos explaining/highlighting the process.
Following the root directions aren't hard, it was my first time actually using ADB, and it worked fine. I just took my time and verified everything I typed in. If something didn't work, it was usually because of a small typo.
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Following the root directions aren't hard, it was my first time actually using ADB, and it worked fine. I just took my time and verified everything I typed in. If something didn't work, it was usually because of a small typo.
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Depends on how long you can hold your breath because it is going to be a long while before you see this, if you ever will see this. If there was an easy exploit that would allow unrevoked to work it would have been found already.
I hope sprint doesnt lock up the evo 3d as hard as verizon does. But doesn't seem like they care if the evo it is easy to root.
I really, REALLY want to root my Thunderbolt, as the control freak in me just can't stand things like Facebook for HTC Sense/Peep/TuneWiki/CityID/etc. CONSTANTLY reopening in the background, even after a Force Stop. I know task killers are pointless on Android these days, and I don't mind apps I actually USE opening in the back, but it seems to just be the junk that's getting militant on me. Anyway, my worries lie in beginning of the root process. Since I'm a Macbook Pro user, I actually started (and completed) the first few steps (mostly downloads and prep) to root, but I got to a file that just wouldn't unzip for me, the firmware downgrade file I believe, and didn't want to push it any further in case I ended up SOL somewhere down the line. I really don't mind doing things the hard way, as I find it interesting, but at the same time I'm still too gun shy of accidentally bricking.
The downgrade file stays in.zip format, it's flashable. You follow the steps, rename and send to sd card when your'e ready to.
So all of the root methods for the I535 seem to require flashing a custom filesystem and everything. Right now I don't really want to do any of the more extremes like using custom kernels, CM, or etc, I just want to use a few basic apps that need SuperUser rights (in fact, mainly SetCPU, but I'd like to use TitaniumBackup ideally.) The current method I'm seeing in my searches involves flashing a custom system image and everything via Odin and if anything went wrong and I had to take it back, this is a lot trickier to deal with than just if it merely had some basic exploit or something installed... However, in my searches I thought at least one person alluded to a root only method that doesn't use quite such an extreme method -- or perhaps I've simply misunderstood?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1792342
[ROOT][TOOL][2012-07-24] GS3DebugFSRoot: Root the Verizon GSIII without flashing
Hopefully this helps
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As the previous guy pointed out, the primary root tool does not involve flashing an image of any sort. It's a three step install and is about the most simple thing you'll ever do on your phone. Its all automated too. And even if you did Odin an image onto your phone via other methods, going back to stock only involves Odin of the stock image. Just to ease your mind....Odin consists of selecting the image and pressing start. Also extremely simple. Good luck and have fun!
Huh. I should have seen that one in my searching. Well, now this thread will show up in searches for the next person and they'll get a link to that thread, lol. Anyway, that was definitely the sort of thing I was looking for. I didn't really want to flash the filesystem and everything. While I will someday go to CM I'm sure, I don't want that day to be today. To be clear, I wasn't afraid of the complexity of Odin or whatever (my previous Android device, an Archos 43, was running a custom firmware even) I just didn't want it to have to actually flash a custom filesystem and everything. This at least appears to be using a far cleaner and simpler method that a factory reset or whatever should revert if it came right down to it, which is what I wanted.
Oh, and unsurprisingly it worked without a hitch even though I had let it do the OTA update (well, others have reported it does, but I'm confirming that it does with this latest update as of today at least.) At least, so far in initial tests it's doing everything it should be doing, including letting me run su from the adb shell. (I don't have time to sufficiently test as I leave for work shortly, but I have already put SetCPU on there and all seems to be well so far.) I was hoping it would fix another issue I was having or I wouldn't have made that update (and of course it did nothing, but oh well.)
Thanks!
EDIT: I guess it must be working. Yesterday my phone spent almost all day not really being used just sitting in my pocket and by the end of the day the charge was down to about 60%. Today it was closer to 90% if anything and I played a couple of games for a bit... I'm forced to admit that I changed a few other things though, so I'm not 100% sure that SetCPU alone did everything. Still, not a bad result all the same...
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.
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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.
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I recommend using the AAHK toolkit, it's so much easier to use.
AAHK is retired as of this morning anyway.