I've spent the whole day yesterday and today trying to root my inspire and nothing.
I tried attn1's hack kit and when I click on hack-ace.cmd it says: server not running. I tried everything...restarting, unplugging, etc. and nothing.
Got fed up with it so I tried Bubby's simple root. Downloaded it, followed all the instructions. disabled firewall, uninstalled antivirus, uninstalled HTC Sync, etc. and when I click on get CID it says error could not find C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Local Settings\Temp\mycid.txt
Got pissed off so I typed the command to get the CID number in command prompt and it gave me the CID number so I reversed it...got my goldcard and when I clicked on Downgrade, S-OFF, clockwork, Stock, Root button and the command line pops up and then disappears and doesn't do anything!
WTH am I doing wrong? Is it my computer? I have Windows XP SP2 unfortunately but I have the latest HTC drivers installed, HTC Sync uninstalled, no Anti-Virus, firewall off, Microsoft .NET framework 4.0, and when I type "adb devices" in command prompt it shows my device installed.
mudcat242000 said:
I've spent the whole day yesterday and today trying to root my inspire and nothing.
I tried attn1's hack kit and when I click on hack-ace.cmd it says: server not running. I tried everything...restarting, unplugging, etc. and nothing.
Got fed up with it so I tried Bubby's simple root. Downloaded it, followed all the instructions. disabled firewall, uninstalled antivirus, uninstalled HTC Sync, etc. and when I click on get CID it says error could not find C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Local Settings\Temp\mycid.txt
Got pissed off so I typed the command to get the CID number in command prompt and it gave me the CID number so I reversed it...got my goldcard and when I clicked on Downgrade, S-OFF, clockwork, Stock, Root button and the command line pops up and then disappears and doesn't do anything!
WTH am I doing wrong? Is it my computer? I have Windows XP SP2 unfortunately but I have the latest HTC drivers installed, HTC Sync uninstalled, no Anti-Virus, firewall off, Microsoft .NET framework 4.0, and when I type "adb devices" in command prompt it shows my device installed.
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Ok first 2 issues.
1. Got feed up
2. Got pissed off
Things are not always going to work the first time or even the first several. With the differences in PC set ups, os versions ect you may have to do a few things over from time to time. If you get frustrated and upset you are more likely to really mess something up.
Because you have XP I would look in both threads for a post from someone with a simaler set up and see if they had issues. Then I would choose one and stick with it. Bouncing between methods is a recipe for headaches. Then start from scratch. Delete everything you did and start from step one. If you run into an issue check the thread about the method you use.
Yea you're right. It just looked so simple and it seemed like other people were rooting it with ease.
I'll erase everything tomorrow and get back to you. Thanks for the help.
What method did you use by the way?
mudcat242000 said:
Yea you're right. It just looked so simple and it seemed like other people were rooting it with ease.
I'll erase everything tomorrow and get back to you. Thanks for the help.
What method did you use by the way?
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I used the ace kit.
You mind me asking how to install the HTC Android Drivers provided in attn1's thread?
mudcat242000 said:
You mind me asking how to install the HTC Android Drivers provided in attn1's thread?
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Device manager. Update drivers and point to folder
Ok. Thank you for your help!
I will get back to you later as it is 4 in the morning over here in Florida. I'll make sure I dont get fed up or pissed off this time.
Because you have XP I would look in both threads for a post from someone with a simaler set up and see if they had issues. Then I would choose one and stick with it. Bouncing between methods is a recipe for headaches. Then start from scratch. Delete everything you did and start from step one. If you run into an issue check the thread about the method you use.[/QUOTE]
FWIW... I run XP and I used ATTN's ACE Hack Kit v11a and everything went smooth as silk. Just letting you know that it should not be an issue with your OS method combination.
Hey thanks for the reply Perseids!
What Service Pack do you have?
I recently rooted on my PC, which runs Win XP SP2, using the v11 hack kit without a hitch. Make sure you have a good goldcard, good drivers, have antivirus fully disabled, and are putting the device in usb debugging. Considering you had issues with both methods, I would say there is a good chance you may not have a good gold card.
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I 2nd (or 3rd or 4th) the ace hack kit... works really well.
What exactly do you mean when you say that I may not have had a good gold card?
Also for those who rooted with XP how did you run as administrator? When I right click on hack-ace.cmd it doesn't give me the option to Run as...
mudcat242000 said:
What exactly do you mean when you say that I may not have had a good gold card?
Also for those who rooted with XP how did you run as administrator? When I right click on hack-ace.cmd it doesn't give me the option to Run as...
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What I mean is the gold card may have not been properly created. There have been plenty of peeps posting of having issue with various sd cards not working for gold cards. I would try recreating or even a different card, if you have a spare.
With XP, if you are already logged in as an administrator, you should be able to run the program just by opening it.
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Well I've got bad news guys
My phone and SD Card has been working fine so far...could take pictures and download songs without a hitch, but for some stupid reason I decided to take my SD Card out, put it in an adapter and see if my computer could it read it...it couldn't.
I put it back in my phone and now it says: SD card blank or has unsupported file system!!!
Does this mean that my SD Card is toast??
mudcat242000 said:
I've spent the whole day yesterday and today trying to root my inspire and nothing.
I tried attn1's hack kit and when I click on hack-ace.cmd it says: server not running. I tried everything...restarting, unplugging, etc. and nothing.
Got fed up with it so I tried Bubby's simple root. Downloaded it, followed all the instructions. disabled firewall, uninstalled antivirus, uninstalled HTC Sync, etc. and when I click on get CID it says error could not find C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Local Settings\Temp\mycid.txt
Got pissed off so I typed the command to get the CID number in command prompt and it gave me the CID number so I reversed it...got my goldcard and when I clicked on Downgrade, S-OFF, clockwork, Stock, Root button and the command line pops up and then disappears and doesn't do anything!
WTH am I doing wrong? Is it my computer? I have Windows XP SP2 unfortunately but I have the latest HTC drivers installed, HTC Sync uninstalled, no Anti-Virus, firewall off, Microsoft .NET framework 4.0, and when I type "adb devices" in command prompt it shows my device installed.
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i got the same problem and then i dl the HTC sync from the link below and run the adb as admin.. hope this helps because it took me 2 days researching and asking question to get my phone rooted hahah.. good luck
---> http://www.htc.com/us/support/inspire-att/downloads/ <----
I had an old windows xp laptop that I tried rooting on numerous times and it took me a while to figure out what was wrong but I finally did. Norton 360, even though it was disabled, was still silently deleting files from both the hack kit and bubbys one click. Since the computer was pretty much not being used for anything else at the moment I completely uninstalled norton, rebooted windows, redownloaded bubbys just to try it and presto. Now that old busted xp laptop is my best friend, but with no jimmy hat on(antivirus) I only download from xda.
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Hey thanks for the replies guys!!! I really appreciate it
Unfortunately I won't be able to test out your suggestions just yet cuz I screwed up my SD card. I tried the blackberry solution to no avail. My only hope is if this SD Card Formatter program fixes it if not I'm gonna have to buy a new SD card and attempt to root my phone again...hopefully with no problems this time.
Make sure you have the latest microsoft framework.net or whatever it is and updated java (jqs.exe)...
I have an old stripped back XP2 Dell laptop from I think the 1890's...it took me twice to do every step of the Hack Kit. Twice...each time it failed I just recovered, and tried again, varying nothing...I even got a clockworkmod black screen after root...just stick with it...if you have everything on your computer by the book...still might be a little testy with you. Bubby's method didn't work at all. It would just splash the microsoft "I aint gonna run this" before it even started...took me a day to get up my nerve to try the Hack Kit after two of those splashes...just kept reading ATTN1's stuff over and over and eventually got through it.
That all said, I've been rooted for several weeks now and flash all manner of bacon and sweets to my phone and it's a blast . I am used to how my old PC behaves during these various processes now. Good luck. I hope it's nothing more serious than I outlined.
meiguoguizi said:
Make sure you have the latest microsoft framework.net or whatever it is and updated java (jqs.exe)...
I have an old stripped back XP2 Dell laptop from I think the 1890's...it took me twice to do every step of the Hack Kit. Twice...each time it failed I just recovered, and tried again, varying nothing...I even got a clockworkmod black screen after root...just stick with it...if you have everything on your computer by the book...still might be a little testy with you. Bubby's method didn't work at all. It would just splash the microsoft "I aint gonna run this" before it even started...took me a day to get up my nerve to try the Hack Kit after two of those splashes...just kept reading ATTN1's stuff over and over and eventually got through it.
That all said, I've been rooted for several weeks now and flash all manner of bacon and sweets to my phone and it's a blast . I am used to how my old PC behaves during these various processes now. Good luck. I hope it's nothing more serious than I outlined.
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2X post sorry
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2X post sorry
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That looks like a "thought I pushed edit but pushed quote on accident in the XDA app" type of double post.
i have rooted my nexus one and friend's incredible but can't get s-off on my tmobile htc sensation hboot 00008 using revolution.
htc drivers installed, usb debugging and htc sync enabled, htc sync uninstalled from pc
tried running revolution.exe but hangs on "waiting for device"
i have already searched the dev threads and i am not sure if a factory reset is necessary
any help would be greatly appreciated
update 1: fast boot also off, revolution.exe ran as administrator but no luck and very jealous of all the current s-off users
Same as op- really starting to annoy me now
Only rooted my xoom a short while ago...
Anyone have any clue what is happening
On 011 by the way
Cheers,
got it sorted - now S-OFF and rooted
my issue was i had fastboot enabled
once i unchecked that i flew thru it
simple process really
kudos to the dev teams that made this happen
I previously had a Motorola Cliq and had no problem rooting the thing, but now I've got the MT4GS and it's giving me a headache. Since we're probably not getting ICS, I figured I'd experiment with some of these roms (pyr-o-ice sounds great). Problem is, I don't know where to start/the easiest way/any way. I tried the revolutionary method via unlockr.com and my computer (windows developers preview) won't recognize the drivers/neither will my other windows 7 computer. I can't get them to sync up. Because of that, I can't get my token ID to use that guy Hasoon's noob tool. I'm sure this has been answered before, but any help is appreciated. Thanks in advance
get the drivers from here
Yeah so I got the driver, clicked install, and then boom. Still nothing happens. Windows recognizes that it's an " HTC Android Phone USB." But HTC Sync doesn't recognize it. Does that really matter?
try mr root....? lol never had that error
Yeah I've never really encountered it either. I downloaded Mr. Root (nice work, by the way), and I'm not sure what the instructions are for that because it automatically stops working as soon as I open the .exe cmd
Could it be the USB cable I am using? The divers say that they're not compatible with my version of Windows, but that doesn't seem to be the case. When I use the Revo tool it just says on the cmd prompt "Waiting for device..."
I thought you needed to exit HTC sync to make it work
I think it is the version of windows... Download linux? Ubuntu...? Borrow a computer...
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I thought you needed to exit HTC sync to make it work
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No. Get rid of HTC Sync. It messes with everything while trying to root.
When I rooted, I had problems until I remembered to exit htc sync, but that was ages ago when we first got root.
Alright, cool. I'll give all of this a shot and check back in..thanks! This phone kicks ass, I can't believe we're not getting ICS
kk DONT run mr root with admin priviledges. It will messup. And also in the beginning type yes to enter device mode then plug in your device when prompted. Oh and also you should be using windows to operate it
It was either HTC sync, being an administrator, using windows dev. preview, or all of the above. Either way mr root worked w/revo, and now when i fastboot at the top it says S-Off RL. I assume that means mission accomplished? Thanks to everyone who helped out! This was definitely frustrating lol. Time for some stable(ish) ICS. Any recommendations?
I used the instructions given in the following thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1286324
cool kk thanks your done no go flash a cool ROM
I'm using Pyr o Ice desensed and it's ridiculous. Considering trying out your AOKP Wildchild Ice rom, but I'm still having fun with this one. The gap between gingerbread and ice cream sandwich is monstrous. The OS is basically as smooth as the iPhone now, which really says something about how far its come along.
Hello all, I apologize if this or similar has been posted ahead of time. I've have been searching the forums and Google for the past 4 days trying to figure this out. I'm lost...
Just to be known, I am not a "complete" noob on rooting/hacking phones. I am however a noob on this Sensation..
So a few days ago I got this phone. I had all intentions of running rooted custom roms. I've followed every turtorial I could find on it. I see there were two ways: Through SDK and the All-in-one kit v1.0
I tried using the SDK first... the problem I had with it was I would get a "failed to fetch URL"
So I would have to close down. Then after that I couldn't get "revision 5" to load up to tick on it.
Obviously it wasn't working correctly or somthing was wrong with drivers? I did install HTC Sync AND latest Java.
I dunno?
Next I went to use the All-In-One toolkit
Seemed better and easier. I went through the steps of unlocking the Bootloader - DONE!
Next I went to flash recovery.. Well I got stuck. It wouldn't load.
Well this next step is probably where I went wrong...
I was trying to move clutter off my desktop and was clicking on things... I happen to hit the "Stock kernel" button. Wouldn't be a problem except the tool kit is used for the HTC One X (although it is said to also be used for the Sensation). I'm thinking maybe I loaded thr One X kernel?
Basically, after that I am stuck on the HTC wite screen. I can get into bootloader, Fastboot, and now CWMrecovery (although recovery is giving me issues too. Can't mount USB and half the time wont run SuperWipe, will say aborted status 1 and sometimes 7)
There is current rom in the phone so I cannot boot into anything and I wasn't able to do "perm root" because of my accident.
I'm stuck and I've run out of options. Is it bricked? What can I do to get back to stock to atleast start over and get S-OFF?
I do have the OTA ICS update 1.27 if that helps.
Please, any help is greatly appreciated!!!!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1631861
look here
first flash 4ext recovery then is easy
Thanks for replying back so quickly! That is the actual thread I've been trying to follow. My problem with it is I can't get command prompt to work right? I follow the directions but every time I keep getting "not found" in the directories. Is it something on my comp I'm not doing right?
BlastDrumBeater said:
Thanks for replying back so quickly! That is the actual thread I've been trying to follow. My problem with it is I can't get command prompt to work right? I follow the directions but every time I keep getting "not found" in the directories. Is it something on my comp I'm not doing right?
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if you are trying to flash 4ext recovery then did you open the command prompt in the folder where adb and fastboot files are located?
if yes then did you have installed htc drivers?
best wishes
big mistake that you used kernel from that tool
i used the same tool to root my device but never flashed that kernel because it is for one x
never do steps that are not mentioning
Hi.
Your phone is not bricked..
Please look HERE
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Hi everybody,
I decided to install a new ROM on my Desire S, and I thought it would have been easy, according to what I heard about HTC Devices.
At the end i was obliged to open a new thread after several nights spent finding a solution with no results: :crying:
My device has HBoot 2.00.002, Bootloader is Unlocked, and is still S-ON.
I tried following a lot of tutorials and guides, used toolkits and everything I found on this forum, but none of them seems to match my situation.
I still was not able to S-OFF or downgrade my device, and every kind of operation that has a "waiting for device" stage, remains stuck, although the "adb devices" command detects my device.
Can someone be so kind to help me understanding what to do in my specific situation?
Thanks a lot in advance :good:
I did S-OFF yesterday, I flashed old Doubleshot rom, then changed misc version, then flashed oldest RUU, enabled usb debugging and ran revolutionary
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I did S-OFF yesterday
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I wish one day i could say that too
if you have waiting for device in revolutionary (even with usb debug on) then kill adb.exe process