Hey, so I got a HOX two days ago through att, and it came with 1.85, so I thought I was in luck, and could get it rooted. I've tried the one click root for 1.85 posted in the dev forums, but whenever I check for updates, it finds the 2.20 update and starts to download it instead of rebooting. I then have to do a factory reset to stop it from trying to get the 2.20 update. Am I doing something wrong?
I also tried to do the manual update, but the SDK doesn't work for me (it automatically closes whenever I try to open it to get the modules I need for the ADB). I tried all the solutions i could find for that problem, and none of them worked for me, so I'd prefer to get the one-click working, if it's possible. Thanks for the help!
I have heard the one click has issues now, but I know the manual works. You don't even need the sdk working, just use the version of adb in the one click root folder. You can find a download of fastboot if you search Google.
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holtr94 said:
I have heard the one click has issues now, but I know the manual works. You don't even need the sdk working, just use the version of adb in the one click root folder. You can find a download of fastboot if you search Google.
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Thanks for the quick reply. I tried that before, but the ADB closes as soon as it launches, so that's a no-go for me, unless I can get that problem sorted out. Also, can't you only use fastboot if the device is s-off? I was under the impression that the HOX was shipped s-on from my forum searching, though I have yet to check my device myself
How are you launching adb? You can't just click the app itself, you actually have to run it in the command prompt. adb has to work on your computer, otherwise the one click would do nothing.
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Oh man, I don't know how I missed that. Yeah, I was just double clicking to start ADB :/ I think I've got ADB working now, though now I need to charge my phone up before I try to root again. Thanks for all your help, hopefully in a few short hours I'll be back in root-land with a custom rom like I was used to on my HTC aria (liberty)
so since i can not root, but before i put and/or configure too much on this X i am attempting to unlock the bootloader via HTCdev.. finally found the fastboot for Mac but it's not working, i also downloaded the SDK kit but don't know if i need it. it seems that stuff is harder via Macs, here's what happens, i type 'fastboot' and it says command not found, so i found online to precede it with './' when i do;
roeiboots-MacBook-Pro:android-sdk-macosx roeiboot$ ./fastboot oem get_idetifier_token
... INFO[ERR] Command error !!!
OKAY
yes, i did connect the phone and i started with power-volume rocker down and choose "fastboot", what is going wrong here.
thanks.
roeiboot said:
so since i can not root, but before i put and/or configure too much on this X i am attempting to unlock the bootloader via HTCdev.. finally found the fastboot for Mac but it's not working, i also downloaded the SDK kit but don't know if i need it. it seems that stuff is harder via Macs, here's what happens, i type 'fastboot' and it says command not found, so i found online to precede it with './' when i do;
roeiboots-MacBook-Pro:android-sdk-macosx roeiboot$ ./fastboot oem get_idetifier_token
... INFO[ERR] Command error !!!
OKAY
yes, i did connect the phone and i started with power-volume rocker down and choose "fastboot", what is going wrong here.
thanks.
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welcome to the other side of the 2.20 is bad equation. AT&T won't allow us to unlock the boot loader.
thanks... just spent an hour and a half messing with it ;] so now the waiting starts for a bootloader unlock AND a root method, if ever ?
roeiboot said:
thanks... just spent an hour and a half messing with it ;] so now the waiting starts for a bootloader unlock AND a root method, if ever ?
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Not forever people started working on it. You can pool in ur ideas too http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1838640
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abhipati said:
Not forever people started working on it. You can pool in ur ideas too http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1838640
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thanks, will check it out.
Hello,
I bought me a used evo shift 4g with android 4.1.1. Is there a possibility, to get s-off or root? I can't even get into bootloader (volume down and power). I already tried different methods, but nothing seems to work. Can anybody help me please?
derkleinebroicher said:
Hello,
I bought me a used evo shift 4g with android 4.1.1. Is there a possibility, to get s-off or root? I can't even get into bootloader (volume down and power). I already tried different methods, but nothing seems to work. Can anybody help me please?
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Yes you can get s-off, look in the development section, there is a one click root. Since you have 4.1 on there I am guessing you are S-ON rooted?
derkleinebroicher said:
Hello,
I bought me a used evo shift 4g with android 4.1.1. Is there a possibility, to get s-off or root? I can't even get into bootloader (volume down and power). I already tried different methods, but nothing seems to work. Can anybody help me please?
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If you can't get into bootloader, try enabling usb debugging ( Settings > Development), then connect your phone to your computer and download the Android Debug Bridge (ADB) from HERE
Open a command window in the place where you extracted the adb files and type "adb devices"
If your device is not recognized, download and install the drivers from HERE
After that, try "adb devices" again, if something like "HT8472JW76 device" shows up, then that's good
Now type "adb reboot-bootloader" and see if that gets you into bootloader
This is kind of a lot of work, but it definitely helps in the long run. Also, I would not run my utility until you have downgraded to 2.2 by running an RUU (all of them can be found HERE, 2.2 is the one that has the number "1.17.651") or by flashing a PG06IMG.zip through bootloader. The utility checks what version you are using, and if its anything other than 2.2 or 2.3.4 it throws an error, so just downgrade to 2.2 directly and then use the utility.
If you have any questions or if anything does not make sense, don't be afraid to ask
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bilgerryan said:
Yes you can get s-off, look in the development section, there is a one click root. Since you have 4.1 on there I am guessing you are S-ON rooted?
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Nevr heard about s-on rooted - but i'm no expert. What I can say is, that i have no super-user rights.
CNexus said:
If you can't get into bootloader, try enabling usb debugging ( Settings > Development), then connect your phone to your computer and download the Android Debug Bridge (ADB) from HERE
Open a command window in the place where you extracted the adb files and type "adb devices"
If your device is not recognized, download and install the drivers from HERE
After that, try "adb devices" again, if something like "HT8472JW76 device" shows up, then that's good
Now type "adb reboot-bootloader" and see if that gets you into bootloader
This is kind of a lot of work, but it definitely helps in the long run. Also, I would not run my utility until you have downgraded to 2.2 by running an RUU (all of them can be found HERE, 2.2 is the one that has the number "1.17.651") or by flashing a PG06IMG.zip through bootloader. The utility checks what version you are using, and if its anything other than 2.2 or 2.3.4 it throws an error, so just downgrade to 2.2 directly and then use the utility.
If you have any questions or if anything does not make sense, don't be afraid to ask
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OK! Thanks a lot. I will tell you, if I was sussesful.
derkleinebroicher said:
Nevr heard about s-on rooted - but i'm no expert. What I can say is, that i have no super-user rights.
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Do you have superuser installed? Or ROM Manager? You're problem is strange. Check out ROM Manager after you install superuser and see if it will let you install a recovery... I have never had S-On root I just know it's out there and you have to have some kind of root because you are not on stock. I am S-Off and most of the people on here are, so root that baby and get to flashing.
bilgerryan said:
Do you have superuser installed? Or ROM Manager? You're problem is strange. Check out ROM Manager after you install superuser and see if it will let you install a recovery... I have never had S-On root I just know it's out there and you have to have some kind of root because you are not on stock. I am S-Off and most of the people on here are, so root that baby and get to flashing.
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well, I know these things from my wildfire. I have installed superuser and also ROM manager but can'tget superuser permissions or install a recovery. But when I start the phone, there is not the original HTC-screen, but a custom-screen. So I agree with you, that I am not on stock - some kind of very strange. It seems to me, that all the root-tools only work with 2.3.x, so if i could downgrade, that might help as well.
derkleinebroicher said:
well, I know these things from my wildfire. I have installed superuser and also ROM manager but can'tget superuser permissions or install a recovery. But when I start the phone, there is not the original HTC-screen, but a custom-screen. So I agree with you, that I am not on stock - some kind of very strange. It seems to me, that all the root-tools only work with 2.3.x, so if i could downgrade, that might help as well.
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The shift was shipped with 2.2 and 2.3.x so if you have anything other then that it was rooted to get to where you are. How you lost root is beyond any of us. And maybe beyond the guy that sold it to you. Pull the battery and place it back in hold volume down and power, that should be a sure shot at getting to bootloader, then take a picture and post that
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He said he couldn't get to the bootloader with power and volume down
derkleinebroicher said:
well, I know these things from my wildfire. I have installed superuser and also ROM manager but can'tget superuser permissions or install a recovery. But when I start the phone, there is not the original HTC-screen, but a custom-screen. So I agree with you, that I am not on stock - some kind of very strange. It seems to me, that all the root-tools only work with 2.3.x, so if i could downgrade, that might help as well.
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Like strapped365 said, this is definitely a weird situation and I've never come across it myself. The best option would probably be to just run a 2.2 RUU and root from there. You can also check for root by downloading "root checker" from the play store, its by joeykrim (the free version will work fine)
strapped365 said:
The shift was shipped with 2.2 and 2.3.x so if you have anything other then that it was rooted to get to where you are. How you lost root is beyond any of us. And maybe beyond the guy that sold it to you. Pull the battery and place it back in hold volume down and power, that should be a sure shot at getting to bootloader, then take a picture and post that
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He had said earlier that that didn't work for him, that's why I suggested the adb route
derkleinebroicher said:
OK! Thanks a lot. I will tell you, if I was sussesful.
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No problem, post if any issues :good:
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If he can't get into boot loader its probably because fastboot is checked. In 2.3x its in settings/power at the bottom. I don't know about his though.
Chad The Pathfinder said:
If he can't get into boot loader its probably because fastboot is checked. In 2.3x its in settings/power at the bottom. I don't know about his though.
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Hmm, my understanding was that fastboot is only on HTC roms?
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Chad The Pathfinder said:
If he can't get into boot loader its probably because fastboot is checked. In 2.3x its in settings/power at the bottom. I don't know about his though.
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He said he was on 4.1 there are only two choices for JB before yesterday... Evervolv or deck's CM10
bilgerryan said:
He said he couldn't get to the bootloader with power and volume down
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Bootloader don't just do a houdini its there somewhere
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I was thinking broken volume button cuz I couldn't come up with anything else lol
Bootloader don't just do a houdini its there somewhere
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Hmm, thats interesting. So its not possible to delete the bootloader at all?
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It's me again. I just connected the guy, who sold me this phone. Perhaps he can help. If not, i will try the adb-method. If I get problems with that, I'll ask for help again here - i'f never tried this method. But thanks to all you guys so far for your interest and support. i'll keep you informed.
P.S. Root checker told me "no root". And because some one asked me, this is the bootscreen. there is no HTC-screen before that. ATTACH]1532658[/ATTACH]
derkleinebroicher said:
It's me again. I just connected the guy, who sold me this phone. Perhaps he can help. If not, i will try the adb-method. If I get problems with that, I'll ask for help again here - i'f never tried this method. But thanks to all you guys so far for your interest and support. i'll keep you informed.
P.S. Root checker told me "no root". And because some one asked me, this is the bootscreen. there is no HTC-screen before that. ATTACH]1532658[/ATTACH]
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No problem, keep us posted :good:
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Hmm, thats interesting. So its not possible to delete the bootloader at all?
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Check what was quoted.... Did I say that? no I did not, i said it don't just disappear. And before that I said the guy that sold it to him would know what was wrong.
Now if you delete your bootloader that's on you, and if you did it and didn't tell anyone then sold said phone, you would be the only one who could help someone in that situation. After you hangout here more you will notice a redundancy of posts because 90% of rooted users don't even deserve to have a smartphone let alone a rooted one, so they never know what their talking about so we try to push the core troubleshooting methods to get them to where they need to go. It's like calling sprint what's their first step? Factory data reset to give you a level playing field, here I just told the guy how to get into bootloader if there was a fastboot checked. Also I've seen so many users get the version of Sense mixed up with the version of Android so again we fall back to the core known methods of solving a problem. I've been with the shift since release so I've seen every failed ota by HTC and every moronic thing that can be done with this phone. But no matter how I told him to get somewhere all you new guys just take over like no oldies but goodies know......btw if bootloader is missing adb reboot bootloader wouldn't work either right? So again with the redundant instructions to get the the same place
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bilgerryan said:
He said he was on 4.1 there are only two choices for JB before yesterday... Evervolv or deck's CM10
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Just forget about me....
btw, there are alot more sites then XDA that may have ROMS for the shift.
before i get going here i did google and search the heck out of whats going on here.
ok so buddy decided to root his razr hd. he has now created a brick. now i have the task of trying to figure this thing out. i have tried using the razr utility but i get nowhere, it sounds like the phone is wanting to boot but the screen does (i do get sound) not light up. i know the screen is fine because i also get the caustion that the bootloaded has been unlocked.
i have tried to flash the srtock recovery and the stock files...kinda puzzled.
if i can get into fastoot this is what the screen reads...
Device is Unlocked, Status Code 3
Battery OK
Connect USB
Data Cable
Fastboot Reason: Boot Menu Selected
ANY help would be awesome!!!
kdm212 said:
before i get going here i did google and search the heck out of whats going on here.
ok so buddy decided to root his razr hd. he has now created a brick. now i have the task of trying to figure this thing out. i have tried using the razr utility but i get nowhere, it sounds like the phone is wanting to boot but the screen does (i do get sound) not light up. i know the screen is fine because i also get the caustion that the bootloaded has been unlocked.
i have tried to flash the srtock recovery and the stock files...kinda puzzled.
if i can get into fastoot this is what the screen reads...
Device is Unlocked, Status Code 3
Battery OK
Connect USB
Data Cable
Fastboot Reason: Boot Menu Selected
ANY help would be awesome!!!
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also now stuck in a warning bootloader unlocked, then it goes to bootloop with no screen.
i hate to say it but im so lost lol.
kdm212 said:
also now stuck in a warning bootloader unlocked, then it goes to bootloop with no screen.
i hate to say it but im so lost lol.
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Check and see if your computer recognizes the phone in fastboot mode.
Put the phone in fastboot mode and plug it in.
Open up the folder for the utility you tried before. Browse through it till you find fastboot.exe.
Open up the command prompt and cd (change directories) to that folder.
Once there type in the command prompt: fastboot devices
The output should show the phones serial number.
Of it doesn't show one you have a driver problem. Then you should clean your Windows partition with Linux.
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mentose457 said:
Check and see if your computer recognizes the phone in fastboot mode.
Put the phone in fastboot mode and plug it in.
Open up the folder for the utility you tried before. Browse through it till you find fastboot.exe.
Open up the command prompt and cd (change directories) to that folder.
Once there type in the command prompt: fastboot devices
The output should show the phones serial number.
Of it doesn't show one you have a driver problem. Then you should clean your Windows partition with Linux.
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device is recognized...
Then flash stock through rsd.
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deeje00 said:
Then flash stock through rsd.
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cant seem to locate the correct file. also rsd sees the device but all of the pedigree info comes up as na and it fails.
im really at a loss.
kdm212 said:
cant seem to locate the correct file. also rsd sees the device but all of the pedigree info comes up as na and it fails.
im really at a loss.
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Its a Verizon phone correct?
Use fastboot to flash CWM or TWRP then flash a custom rom in the recovery.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1975881
mentose457 said:
Its a Verizon phone correct?
Use fastboot to flash CWM or TWRP then flash a custom rom in the recovery.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1975881
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finally got it! i owe a huge thank you to the creator of this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2241788 thread and utility!
the phone is up and running and my friend who got me into all this is getting pushy lol. hes gonna owe me a steak dinner! i have been looking and have found some sim unlocking tools, utilities, flashable files. however, non seem to work OR im doing something. wrong.
for instance this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96eTID-E4Ks seems fairly painless and easy. yet i cannot get any of these drivers to install. i also tried the radiocomm method and still a no go. anyone had any success on these? any others i can try?
update:
sim unlock is good to go finally got the drivers to work!!!
4.1.2 is currently installed. i have tried EVERY root process i can find and no root! the bootloader is unlocked. i assume that root needs to be had in order to put a custom recovery on the device.
correct?
i really want to be done with this phone and any additional help would be great!
kdm212 said:
update:
sim unlock is good to go finally got the drivers to work!!!
4.1.2 is currently installed. i have tried EVERY root process i can find and no root! the bootloader is unlocked. i assume that root needs to be had in order to put a custom recovery on the device.
correct?
i really want to be done with this phone and any additional help would be great!
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Have you used motochopper to try and acquire root?
If your bootloader is unlocked you could flash recovery without a problem. Look at the link i posted earlier, it has links to both CWM and TWRP. Note that they are for the VZW DROID Razr HD. From there you could flash a ROM with root.
Well I tried to get my bootloader unlocked
when I download the ALL in one ATT version this didn't work so I DL the general one it worked
Now I'm trying to put on a recover or even root it
Still no luck
And it's saying tampered above the UNLOCK wording in bootloader screen
Can someone please advise me how to go from here.
thanks
G
positiveg said:
Well I tried to get my bootloader unlocked
when I download the ALL in one ATT version this didn't work so I DL the general one it worked
Now I'm trying to put on a recover or even root it
Still no luck
And it's saying tampered above the UNLOCK wording in bootloader screen
Can someone please advise me how to go from here.
thanks
G
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Download TWRP 2.6
boot to bootloader/fastboot
fastboot flash recovery recoveryfilename.img
You said you tried to put recovery on it or even root it but you never even mentioned what's holding you back or any errors, you just said still no luck... Please be more specific.
Tampered is normal.
You said you tried to put recovery on it or even root it but you never even mentioned what's holding you back or any errors, you just said still no luck... Please be more specific.
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the only error I get is that it can't find device that's about it.
Everything else runs normally.
I will look for that version of TWRP if you have it can you send it to me then I can use all in one to flash it
thanks
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positiveg said:
the only error I get is that it can't find device that's about it.
Everything else runs normally.
I will look for that version of TWRP if you have it can you send it to me then I can use all in one to flash it
thanks
G
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Cant find device means you either don't have the drivers or something is interfering with the drivers such as HTC SYNC or another phone software.
exad said:
Cant find device means you either don't have the drivers or something is interfering with the drivers such as HTC SYNC or another phone software.
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Ok well don't have HTC sync or another one installed like even Kies not running
I tried putting on 2.6 and I'm getting
The filename directory name or volume label syntax is incorrect
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That error means you're typing the command wrong.
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timmaaa said:
That error means you're typing the command wrong.
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Actually I'm not really typing anything
What I'm doing is using HTC ONE X all in one
Do you have TWRP in the fastboot directory?
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