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just installed gingerbread on my htc desire hd. and now my root has gone. i know VISIONary wont work on this yet so is there any other way to gain root access??

Hard to say. Sometimes official updates are designed by the carrier along with the manufacturer to disable any root access. If it was an update that required a wipe first, then definitely root will be lost.
Sometimes it's better to find a ROM that has a great reputation for frequent updates and stick with them, however, if you've lost root thanks to the latest update then you may be waiting a while for someone to figure out how to root this latest update to your phone unless you made sure to get something on there like RA that will let you wipe the phone and restore from a previous nandroid backup.

Gingerbreak...
hey could u please explain to me how u installed the gingerbread on ur htc desire hd...i have an unrooted one so idk if its possible to install the new gingerbread RUU but my downgrading process keeps failing (CID Error). I've got my phone running on 1.84.720.3...if you could please help me I would really appreciate it.
However, I've read around the forum and people are claiming that you can reroot your phone with Gingerbreak. Im not sure exactly how..im really new to this but im sure you can find out how to use gingerbreak by searching for it...

c0balt83 said:
Hard to say. Sometimes official updates are designed by the carrier along with the manufacturer to disable any root access. If it was an update that required a wipe first, then definitely root will be lost.
Sometimes it's better to find a ROM that has a great reputation for frequent updates and stick with them, however, if you've lost root thanks to the latest update then you may be waiting a while for someone to figure out how to root this latest update to your phone unless you made sure to get something on there like RA that will let you wipe the phone and restore from a previous nandroid backup.
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i installed the update from a zip file on the net. it was the official update though and did require a wipe of user data and cache. it wont let me restore from my back up now as my clockmodrecovery has now gone kinda wishing i never updated, gingerbread isnt all that different anyway as htc have the htc sense face on top of android! hmmm!! what to do lol!!

sagarsaoji said:
hey could u please explain to me how u installed the gingerbread on ur htc desire hd...i have an unrooted one so idk if its possible to install the new gingerbread RUU but my downgrading process keeps failing (CID Error). I've got my phone running on 1.84.720.3...if you could please help me I would really appreciate it.
However, I've read around the forum and people are claiming that you can reroot your phone with Gingerbreak. Im not sure exactly how..im really new to this but im sure you can find out how to use gingerbreak by searching for it...
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you mean the CID on making a gold card. how are you making the gold card?? with hex editing or with a software that does it for you?? i found i had the same problem so i used a hex editor, then worked first time. whats your email, i will send you all the links i used

finally got it to work. Now officially running gingerbread have u tried to gingerbreak? Also is there anyway to restore the applications from the SD card to the phone without the apk file?

well im not quite sure about the apps as i havent really messed around with it myself yet :/ i have tried doing the gingerbreak but came across a few problems, but i will carry on and keep trying how did you manage to sort your CID issue??

Yeah finally got the goldcard to work haven't tried to gingerbreak yet...not sure if its worth rooting since I already have gingerbread with sense running...any reason I should root?
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[Q] I need help

I tried to install ICS on my Nexus S and I got as far as unlooking the bootloader. For some reason CWM will not install. Now I just want to lock the thing back so I can get the offical update. Can someone help please?

how did you unlock ? then just do it backwards

I used a tutorial. One click root v3.0 from qbking77 on youtube.
They do not have one step nexus s unroot just the 4g one.

I had the same problem with CWM recovery in (NS 4G that is) but this post helped me
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=19531979&postcount=30
just rename the file "install-recovery.sh" which is in the /etc folder. You can only access it with a root file manager (rootexplorer $4 on the market)
make sure your new file is not ending with .sh
When is the ICS OTA coming to NS4G? I doubt anytime soon when Nexus Galaxy is not even out yet.

It says my phone my phone is my phone does not appear to be rooted. Can I get regular OTA without the bootloader being locked?

So....does anyone know?

bro , full pakage ROM only few days later after OTA , so why don't you just directly flash ROM instead of OTA ? just few days , and now you are sucking with this problem
O.O

OK, Well I am new to all this. How would I flash once it comes out?

new easier rooting method

if you have the samsung stratosphere there is only one known root method which involves pushing su and busy box and if your like me those parts never seem to work so i found out that if you use the heimdall method to just flash the zImage kernel. you can then use superoneclick to gain root access without manually pushing su and busy box.

can anyone else confim this? i would try it but i am semi bricked from the odin root way =/

onceclick root works! just flash the root-zimage and then use zergrush

where do i find it
ok i might be new but.. where do i find the "zImage kernel" to flash it?

killer505 said:
ok i might be new but.. where do i find the "zImage kernel" to flash it?
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http://rootzwiki.com/topic/7840-kernel-guide-root-your-stratosphere/

Way too new
Hello my name is Michael I am very new to this a buddy of mine has a droid charge that is rooted and has a few roms and I am very interested in being able to get ride of the bloat ware and something called bonicle wifi tethering???? however half of the stuff I have seen on this Thread alone is a foreign language to me. Can some please please please give me a step by step so i can get my phone rooted thank you very much Stonet tried to use the tank you button but wouldnt work for your last post thank you. if easier ym email is [email protected] thanks

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I came up with this website and working on trying to root by following the steps. However having issues with my phone not coming up on the drive side of it. step 4 or 5 i think wont let me post the think to the website

got a bit further still stuck
I get the kernel on and flashed but im having issues with the steps to remount and find the device been looking here and the rooting section of rootzwiki but still no LUCK PLEASE half way there and the noob needs help

[Q] JPKPH Root i9003

So I just updated my i9003 to JPKPH, released in Feb 2012 according to sammobile, and I have realized that there is no specific root.
I found the Amit cfroot which was last updated a few days before this ROM was released, so I'm not sure if it'll work and I can't afford to get my phone bricked again this week.
I was wondering if any i9003 Gingerbread root would work, or if any i9003 2.3.6 root would work, or if the Amit root should work. I would appreciate any experienced response.
I have searched the forum for answers and didn't find what I need. I'm sorry if I'm being redundant.
Thanks.
PS: I've been a reader of this forum for a short while and I love the work you guys (and girls?) do.

samisax said:
So I just updated my i9003 to JPKPH, released in Feb 2012 according to sammobile, and I have realized that there is no specific root.
I found the Amit cfroot which was last updated a few days before this ROM was released, so I'm not sure if it'll work and I can't afford to get my phone bricked again this week.
I was wondering if any i9003 Gingerbread root would work, or if any i9003 2.3.6 root would work, or if the Amit root should work. I would appreciate any experienced response.
I have searched the forum for answers and didn't find what I need. I'm sorry if I'm being redundant.
Thanks.
PS: I've been a reader of this forum for a short while and I love the work you guys (and girls?) do.
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Amit's CF-Root should work for you!
Flash the Universal VersioN!

Hey got the same firmware you got there. I am scared too. So would you please be the first man to do it. Then Reply here after for what has happened. By the way how do we unroot if we used odin for flashing (amit.bagarias)?

marshygeek said:
Hey got the same firmware you got there. I am scared too. So would you please be the first man to do it. Then Reply here after for what has happened. By the way how do we unroot if we used odin for flashing (amit.bagarias)?
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Un-rooting?
Just re-flash the firmware

Hi Friends,
I also updated from 2.3.4 (JPKP5) to 2.3.6 (JPKPH).
I used Utter Chaos Kernel 3009 for Touch Based CWM. No problems so far.
Download this file UC-KERNEL-v09-3009-XXKPQ-GT-I9003_PDA.tar from the link below and Flash it with Odin.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1357747

So, I went ahead with the Amit root, and it went smoothly. I just flashed the tar as PDA with Odin, the phone restarted twice. Next I installed the ext4 apk, which went well.
What no one has said explicitly is that the apk is to change the filesystem of the partitions for better performance. It's totally safe and I've already noticed quicker response from my phone.
Thanks, bangalorerohan.
marshygeek, the Amit root works. Go ahead and do it. As for unrooting, as bangalorerohan said and as is quite a noob task, all you need to do is reflash the JPKPH firmware and you'll be unrooted. You won't lose your settings or apps or anything.

Ive successfully rooting my i9003jxkp3. But havent used the CWM with that apk file under tha AMIT bagarias.Tar hmmn im relieved after succeeding the rooting process maybe im contenented now.
How to use that apk file in case i will use it someday? And what are the effects?

marshygeek said:
How to use that apk file in case i will use it someday? And what are the effects?
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As I said earlier, the apk file changes the filesystem of the partitions. The change is from ext3 to ext 4 and the effects are speed improvements.
How to apply it:
1. Copy the apk to your phone.
2. Run the apk and install the ext4 app.
3. Open the app.
4. Select the change.
5. Reboot.

[Q] Rooting & rom noob - help needed

I have few question and dunno where to start. First, I downloaded some custom ROM and I want to install it, is installing new ROM same as rooting ? If not, how to install that ROM which I have already downloaded and ROOT my Galaxy Ace ?
P.S. I'm kinda afraid of rooting I get it as some sort of scary **** to do :S But since I can't update to 2.3.6 since this stupid Polish firmware doesn't let me to do it, I want to change to another one. And I want to ROOT it so I can move some apps to memory card so I get more RAM
I would really appriciate some useful advices

This thread by hubix should explain it all

SwannyBhoy said:
This thread by hubix should explain it all
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Thanks I should have searched first >.< Btw after I install some other firmware and root my phone, would I be able to update it via Kies ?
Thanks for the answer again

No buddy, once you root Kies will be useless. You may be able to find the most up-to-date rom and root it.
If you go for a custom rom usually developers update it to the latest firmware version.
Just be careful on what your doing to your phone. Read the tutorial 3-4 times before starting the process and make sure you have everything.
Also.. make sure you check task manager and end task all KIES apps. (KiesAgentTray KiesPLR etc)