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Ok I was rooted then did the hboot install update thing and now none of my market apps work nor will the update or install I've tried everything please help
Can you elaborate a little more? hboot update thing is kind of vague.. What did you do exactly, try to be a little more specific when you describe.
My inspire is rooted then htc put out an update for a couple things so I downloaded the update put on sdcard then booted in hboot updated it was a success then after reboot everything is good besides the fact phone started downloading all apps that I used to have but very one besides a few gives me "download unsuccessful"
If you were rooted then there was no point in installing the update. Run the ruu, there is a link in the guide. Then reroot your phone if you want to. Then flash a stock rom that has the update already like cleardroid for example.
For future reference if you have hacked your phone probably not a good idea to try and install the ota updates.......
I don't know what running an ruu is or about flashing s Rom, I added you on gtalk
Still failing
I tried the thing were I set my clock manually didst fix it
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I don't know what running an ruu is or about flashing s Rom, I added you on gtalk
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1033353
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For those that lost root due to the TMOUS OTA 2.3.4 update, here's how I got it back.
When i updated, I had to install the stock recovery for the update to take affect. When I reverted back to stock recovery, the update flashed. I wiped my device, however, and thought that I'd be able to keep root and use Titanium. I was wrong, so here's how I fixed it:
Requirements (mostly just reminders not really telling you what to do here....)
1. S-OFF prior to updating
2. Stock Recovery to process the update
3. Disable Fastboot (Settings > Power > Fastboot)
Regain Root on 2.3.4 OTA Update
1. Download the HBoot CWM Recovery and SU flash able ZIP file from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192300
2. Place the HBoot CWM Recovery file on the root of your sdcard (i.e.. sdcard/)
3. Power off device
4. Go into HBoot (Vol Down + Power)
5. Flash the CWM Recovery image
6. Reboot
7. Delete the CWM Recovery file off of your sd card
8. Power off
9. Reboot into Recovery (can be selected through HBoot if easier)
10. Choose the SU Root ZIP file that you downloaded in step 1 and flash it
11. Reboot, you're rooted with CWM Recovery again
This method work perfectly for me. I imagine anyone who did the OTA Update and has Rooted their phone would know they went to Stock recovery to apply the update or were always on it.
Thank you for the guide
Noobish question, how did you remove CWM and go back to stock recovery? Perhaps you should add this to the OP.
I was just gonna write this up. Oh well. THANX! I'd press your thanx button but I used them all up already. Maybe a beer?
EDIT: Can you please write up a how-to for going from whatever anyone is on to TMOUS Stock 1.45.531.1 + CWM + Root ? I believe it would be really helpful and I am just too lazy to do it myself
WARNING After installing the OTA, the bootloader now says in pink on the very top
******LOCKED*******
Also, Fastboot flash commands don't work (trying to flash splash image)
HBOOT is now: 1.18.0000
Re-running Revolutionary fixes it. and extended Fastboot commands work again.
And brings it back to 1.17.1111
if someone made a nandroid backup of the ota rooted thru cwm couldnt you just load that instead using the restore option?
As always gents.... Just a tiny tiny bit of patience will go a long way.
If your already rooted through Revolutionary, there is zero need to flash any official FOTA. Not sure why some people seem to want to try it out when they're already rooted? It's NO different than the Euro 2.3.4 OTA. Peeps all over these forums and the web are saying the same thing....no change.
Actually worse if you count the fact that heavy graphically intense games crash now as they do with all stock kernel 2.3.4 Euro ROMs.
Rooted versions of the Tmous 2.3.4 FOTA are already rolling out (birgertime I believe has one out). Give it a day and there will be more that are heavily customized like the ones from Baadz, Lee, Mike etc
It's easy to understand why people want to install the latest official firmware...but if you're rooted and or want to be....there is no need to ever go through official channels (HTC/Tmo) to get your updates.
Just for the people who might be unclear. To everyone else... carry on
Hoggles said:
As always gents.... Just a tiny tiny bit of patience will go a long way.
If your already rooted through Revolutionary, there is zero need to flash any official FOTA. Not sure why some people seem to want to try it out when they're already rooted? It's NO different than the Euro 2.3.4 OTA. Peeps all over these forums and the web are saying the same thing....no change.
Actually worse if you count the fact that heavy graphically intense games crash now as they do with all stock kernel 2.3.4 Euro ROMs.
Rooted versions of the Tmous 2.3.4 FOTA are already rolling out (birgertime I believe has one out). Give it a day and there will be more that are heavily customized like the ones from Baadz, Lee, Mike etc
It's easy to understand why people want to install the latest official firmware...but if you're rooted and or want to be....there is no need to ever go through official channels (HTC/Tmo) to get your updates.
Just for the people who might be unclear. To everyone else... carry on
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exactly what i said and what i was thinking. my brother in law & friend aren't rooted yet so they could go for the OTA but my fiancé and I are rooted. I have to make sure she doesn't install the update. i have no desire to root her sensation again. lol - for me, i'll be downloading the euro ota
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exactly what i said and what i was thinking. my brother in law & friend aren't rooted yet so they could go for the OTA but my fiancé and I are rooted. I have to make sure she doesn't install the update. i have no desire to root her sensation again. lol - for me, i'll be downloading the euro ota
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Keep one thing in mind though... Your brother in-law & friend should realize that if they do ever one day want to root, they should stay far away from any official HTC updates. HTC will make them agree to an online waiver that will void many parts of their warranty if they choose to use HTC's online unlocker.
If they ever plan on rooting, they should go through Revolutionary....simply because it's the best of both worlds. You can have root, HTC/Tmo will never know.... and you can now get S-ON back after Revolutionary for warranty repairs and such
Quick question. I just got my sensation replaced with a new one(previous one had problems) and it came with 2.3.4 can I still get s-off and root?
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nxt said:
WARNING After installing the OTA, the bootloader now says in pink on the very top
******LOCKED*******
Also, Fastboot flash commands don't work (trying to flash splash image)
HBOOT is now: 1.18.0000
Re-running Revolutionary fixes it. and extended Fastboot commands work again.
And brings it back to 1.17.1111
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Thanks, I was wondering why this happened.
Nightfall983 said:
Quick question. I just got my sensation replaced with a new one(previous one had problems) and it came with 2.3.4 can I still get s-off and root?
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Yes Revolutionary works just fine, make sure you download the latest version from http://revolutionary.io/
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Yes Revolutionary works just fine, make sure you download the latest version from http://revolutionary.io/
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Thanks, I'll root it now
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Hello I hope you guys can help me.
So I decided to get a Nexus S about 2 weeks ago, 1st one I had I upgraded straight to 4.0.3 ICS. Ran well except from poor available RAM and the dreaded back button issue. Finally had the handset replaced with a (seemingly) full working handset.
However I notice my android version is 2.3.1. To be honest I only want official upgrades to avoid any problems with warranty. So I check for software and apparently this is the latest version. I know this isn't true...
Please help me or offer some advice on what to do. I did search for this query but I couldn't find any recent posts regarding this.
Many thanks.
Google pulled the ics 4.0.3 update due some issues. But somewhere this month we will get the 4.0.5 ota, so dont worry
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Thank you for your prompt reply,
Even if I'm currently running on 2.3.1 will my phone automatically go straight to 4.0.5?
Thank you
hi there,
you have two options:
1. as per prev post, wait until you get 4.0.5 OTA sometime this month
2. or if you do not want to stay on 2.3.1, you can check this post
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1445570
it has all official updates from 2.3.1 up until ICS 4.0.3
all you need to do, is download the incremental package you want,
boot into recovery (3e) and install zip from sdcard.
the choice is yours.
good luck
FruityTen said:
Thank you for your prompt reply,
Even if I'm currently running on 2.3.1 will my phone automatically go straight to 4.0.5?
Thank you
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Yes, but you can at least update to 2.3.6 using the manual method. Just find which model of the Nexus S you have, and download the update file for your phone here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1063664 and then just boot into recovery and browse to the update zip you downloaded.
Using the manual method is safe and doesn't require unlocking or rooting your phone.
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Yes, but you can at least update to 2.3.6 using the manual method. Just find which model of the Nexus S you have, and download the update file for your phone here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1063664 and then just boot into recovery and browse to the update zip you downloaded.
Using the manual method is safe and doesn't require unlocking or rooting your phone.
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Agree. 2.3.6 is better than 2.3.1. And its 100% safe to it the way he explained. The zip you will download is unrooted so you still will be fully stock
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I've asked this question as part of another question in another thread, but never got an answer...
I have a T-Mobile Sensation 4G that's rooted and has an unlocked bootloader.
There is no custom ROM on it right now, it's still the original Android 2.3.4 with Sense 3.0.
When T-Mobile pushes out the ICS update. What happens to my phone if I allow it to load?
Will my phone still be rooted? Will the bootloader still be unlocked?
Or will my phone revert to a locked and unrooted state?
Or is there potential for damage?
I'd like the official ICS update because it will include a working T-Mobile Wifi calling app for ICS. But I would like to keep my phone rooted.
Thanks in advance for any answers and advice on this!
harru said:
I've asked this question as part of another question in another thread, but never got an answer...
I have a T-Mobile Sensation 4G that's rooted and has an unlocked bootloader.
There is no custom ROM on it right now, it's still the original Android 2.3.4 with Sense 3.0.
When T-Mobile pushes out the ICS update. What happens to my phone if I allow it to load?
Will my phone still be rooted? Will the bootloader still be unlocked?
Or will my phone revert to a locked and unrooted state?
Or is there potential for damage?
I'd like the official ICS update because it will include a working T-Mobile Wifi calling app for ICS. But I would like to keep my phone rooted.
Thanks in advance for any answers and advice on this!
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Are u s-off? By rooted do u mean with custom recovery an superuser installed?
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If you are S-off or HTC Dev unlocked then no you will not go back S-on or be relocked.
You will lose root, but go to here for a guide on how to root the nee ICS ROM.
Now as far as if you being rooted there is some that say need to un root before updating. And there is some that say it does not matter. I am still trying to learn more about this myself, so to be safe I suggest you un root before you update.
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Now as far as if you being rooted there is some that say need to un root before updating. And there is some that say it does not matter. I am still trying to learn more about this myself, so to be safe I suggest you un root before you update.
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+1 on that. I have a stock un-rooted backup just for that purpose. Nobody seems to have a definitive answer so it's better to be safe. IMHO, I don't think it would be an issue though.
no problem
i have done s off months ago with revolutionary
and yesterday i flashed an ruu with ics
after this i have a "locked" bootloader but i am still soff and i flashed an eng hboot for ics and all is working fine!
with or without the engeneering hboot
They won't and can't when u root it turns off updates
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Its a complete load of BS that your phone won't get updates if its rooted. All you need is stock rom and stock recovery. To preserve your root use voodoo ota root keeper. Backup root before update, then as long as your s off, flash stock recovery in boot loader, reboot, get the update, flash an unlocked 3.32 firmware from development section firmware thread then flash a custom recovery in bootloader then restore root using the app and flash root tools from mikes stock rom thread in clockwork mod or 4ext which contains su binaries, busy box etc. Which should give you root back.
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What happens if you are S-OFF? Do OTA updates check for S-OFF? All I have done is S-Off'ed my phone but not changed my stock ROM. Not rooted either.
masands said:
What happens if you are S-OFF? Do OTA updates check for S-OFF? All I have done is S-Off'ed my phone but not changed my stock ROM. Not rooted either.
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S-off makes no difference either. The update will not check for it. All it looks for is modified rom or recovery.
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No wonr get pushed why people think when a update is out your phone will crash
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No wonr get pushed why people think when a update is out your phone will crash
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Well I can promise you that my phone updated to ics from stock gb with root and I managed to restore it after the update. Its recovery that will stop it installing. This page holds tons of instructions on ota updates but halfway down it says that ONLY correct CID, Recovery and stock rom are needed.
http://www.htcsensationforum.com/htc-sensation-rooting/how-to-downgrade-upgrade-gb-lt-gt-ics-a-tutorial/
But I'm just saying its possible, if anyone wants to try it then go ahead the information's all there but if your not confident that you know what your doing then try something else or unroot it.
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I think its a few that scares people saying update broke there phone so they unroot and son but don't know there safer skipping update till devs get at it and keep clockwork but that's just me wont ever install stock bloat again
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craven667 said:
I think its a few that scares people saying update broke there phone so they unroot and son but don't know there safer skipping update till devs get at it and keep clockwork but that's just me wont ever install stock bloat again
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Well its hardly bloat, its a recovery, and its the only recovery that can apply official updates. And thats the only reason it would ever be used over clockworkmod or 4ext unless you wanted to stay 100% stock. But all custom recoveries stop an official update being installed that's why you need stock recovery if you wanna receive official updates.
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last time i had an update was that htc watch app or whatever and i had to get my phone back to stock before i could update, im not that much of an advance user to know ways to keep root and all that during updates.
Just so I am clear as I am thinknig of just waiting for the official t-mobile update (using t-mobile brand phone but no on their network) now given my phone died recently after flashing ARHD and I am not sure if it's just hardware coincidence or something with the firmware or ROM.
So after I got my phone back from repair...I now have S-off, rooted, clockwork mod, and SuperCID. So if I want to just get the OTA update for ICS when it comes out...what do I need to do? Do you guys mean removing clockwork recovery? How do I put the old recovery back? And also, someone told me I need to change the CID back to the Tmobile one?
Hope to get some clarification here. thanks
Try this page there's various guides on downgrading etc. It tells you step by step what you need to do, just follow the one relevant to what your trying to do. http://www.htcsensationforum.com/ht...to-downgrade-upgrade-gb-lt-gt-ics-a-tutorial/
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sparx180 said:
Try this page there's various guides on downgrading etc. It tells you step by step what you need to do, just follow the one relevant to what your trying to do. http://www.htcsensationforum.com/ht...to-downgrade-upgrade-gb-lt-gt-ics-a-tutorial/
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Thanks...I read through that. Just a little confused about flashing the recovery...on one site..someone posted the "stock_recovery_ and "cwm_recovery"...are there only one version of "stock_recovery" or does it go by the brand of the phone? Is U.S. T-mobile recovery different than other HTC sensation recovery?
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Thanks...I read through that. Just a little confused about flashing the recovery...on one site..someone posted the "stock_recovery_ and "cwm_recovery"...are there only one version of "stock_recovery" or does it go by the brand of the phone? Is U.S. T-mobile recovery different than other HTC sensation recovery?
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All stock recovery should be the same.
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I read the instructions but am a little confused about one part. They talk about if I want to stay rooted after ICS update... I need to root the GB ROM first (done)...the flash recovery...change CID back to T-mobile...
Then run OTA update....then it talks about flashing custom recovery. But I thought it said the new HBOOT is locked so custom recovery is not possible. So how could one flash custom recovery after ICS update as suggested.
Also, regarding flashing stock recovery....on one of the links, there's a stock_PMG58IMG file....so it doesn't matter if mine is US-T mobile? I can just flash any stock recovery as there's only one?
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Then run OTA update....then it talks about flashing custom recovery. But I thought it said the new HBOOT is locked so custom recovery is not possible. So how could one flash custom recovery after ICS update as suggested.
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If you're s-off then you can flash recovery with a locked bootloader.
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Hey guys, I just got 2 HTC Sensation 4Gs off of Craigslist, they are both still running Gingerbread. I want to root and custom rom, but I'm aware that I cannot install newer ICS+ ROMs without updateing the hboot.
My question is, is it easier to HTC Dev Unlock, root, s-off, Super CID, and THEN update the hboot. Or update the phone with the official ICS update (thus also updating the hboot) and THEN HTC Dev Unlock, root, s-off, Super CID?
I've already had experience rooting and s-off(ing) 2 ICS sensations, but don't know if I could do it easier if I don't update them first.
If it is easier to update the hboot after rooting Gingerbread, can you point me in the right direction?
Thanks.
Electriccars said:
Hey guys, I just got 2 HTC Sensation 4Gs off of Craigslist, they are both still running Gingerbread. I want to root and custom rom, but I'm aware that I cannot install newer ICS+ ROMs without updateing the hboot.
My question is, is it easier to HTC Dev Unlock, root, s-off, Super CID, and THEN update the hboot. Or update the phone with the official ICS update (thus also updating the hboot) and THEN HTC Dev Unlock, root, s-off, Super CID?
I've already had experience rooting and s-off(ing) 2 ICS sensations, but don't know if I could do it easier if I don't update them first.
If it is easier to update the hboot after rooting Gingerbread, can you point me in the right direction?
Thanks.
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Hi,
If you intend to s-off on GB ,then, do NOT go to HTCDEV
S-off using revolutionary.
Look HERE
Everything is listed in order.
Then, update the firmware/radio HERE , using the 3.33 Universal firmware.
Then,install custom ROM.
Thanks! Exactly what I wanted. question though, is the latest 3.33 okay to use on T-Mobile? Or is there a more T-Mobile optimised version I should use?
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Electriccars said:
Thanks! Exactly what I wanted. question though, is the latest 3.33 okay to use on T-Mobile? Or is there a more T-Mobile optimised version I should use?
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Hi,
It is the same for all phones.
malybru said:
Hi,
If you intend to s-off on GB ,then, do NOT go to HTCDEV
S-off using revolutionary.
Look HERE
Everything is listed in order.
Then, update the firmware/radio HERE , using the 3.33 Universal firmware.
Then,install custom ROM.
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It says enter Serial Number on Revolutionary IO. Does it mean the S/N beneath the battery or the IMEI? Both are getting accepted and I'm being given 2 different keys. I'm pretty confident that it means the S/N so that's what i'm going to try. Is that correct?
Electriccars said:
It says enter Serial Number on Revolutionary IO. Does it mean the S/N beneath the battery or the IMEI? Both are getting accepted and I'm being given 2 different keys. I'm pretty confident that it means the S/N so that's what i'm going to try. Is that correct?
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Hi,
It has been a long while since I did this.
But S/N does stand for serial number.
malybru said:
Hi,
It has been a long while since I did this.
But S/N does stand for serial number.
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Okay cool. And it doesn't seem to detect my phone. I had the drivers installed already, but no matter what mode the phone is in the Revolutionary.exe isn't finding it. I'm on Windows XP
Maybe I should just update and do it the way I've done before. :-/
Maybe I need an SD in the phone?
Electriccars said:
Okay cool. And it doesn't seem to detect my phone. I had the drivers installed already, but no matter what mode the phone is in the Revolutionary.exe isn't finding it. I'm on Windows XP
Maybe I should just update and do it the way I've done before. :-/
Maybe I need an SD in the phone?
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Hi,
Yes,you need a sd card.
It is far easier to s-off with revolutionary,so it is worth the effort to find the correct drivers,and re-install them(and reboot the pc)
Also try different usb slots,and a different cable if you have one.
malybru said:
Hi,
Yes,you need a sd card.
It is far easier to s-off with revolutionary,so it is worth the effort to find the correct drivers,and re-install them(and reboot the pc)
Also try different usb slots,and a different cable if you have one.
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Okay, thanks. I'll also try doing it in Linux Mint. I'll let you know if I need more help.
But one last question. In step one it says:
1. Run the revolutionary Utility you just downloaded from http://revolutionary.io/ and if it has found your device it should read
"Found your Device: HTC Sensation Z710* Applications -> Development)
It doesn't say to plug in the phone, which is a given, or what mode it needs to be in?
THEN it says to do it again but this time plug in the phone, in normal mode, and set it to HTC sync
Electriccars said:
Okay, thanks. I'll also try doing it in Linux Mint. I'll let you know if I need more help.
But one last question. In step one it says:
1. Run the revolutionary Utility you just downloaded from http://revolutionary.io/ and if it has found your device it should read
"Found your Device: HTC Sensation Z710* Applications -> Development)
It doesn't say to plug in the phone, which is a given, or what mode it needs to be in?
THEN it says to do it again but this time plug in the phone, in normal mode, and set it to HTC sync
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Hi,
Like I said, it has been a while,and I cannot remember how the thing went.
But I do remember no great difficulty following the thread .
Do you run the utility on your pc,then,plug the phone in?
malybru said:
Hi,
Like I said, it has been a while,and I cannot remember how the thing went.
But I do remember no great difficulty following the thread .
Do you run the utility on your pc,then,plug the phone in?
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No, I plug the phone in and then start the utility. It wouldn't find it though so I uninstalled and re-installed the drivers. But I can't restart my PC right now. In 90 minutes I can though. (watching a live stream with family)
I'll let you know if I get it working, whether through windows or linux.
Ugh, my PC is saying that USBcoinstaller.dll is missing. Any idea how to get it? I can't find it by searching google.
Maybe I have to download the android SDK. Didn't need to before when I rooted my ICS sensation a few months ago. But maybe I have to for gingerbread.
Electriccars said:
Ugh, my PC is saying that USBcoinstaller.dll is missing. Any idea how to get it? I can't find it by searching google.
Maybe I have to download the android SDK. Didn't need to before when I rooted my ICS sensation a few months ago. But maybe I have to for gingerbread.
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Hi,
As well as installing sdk,have you tried installing the latest HTCSync?
I'm trying that to. Hopefully it'll get it working.
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Okay, I'm having problems. I tried following [GUIDE] (For Noobs) SDK, ADB, and Drivers and now my ADB isn't working!
I tried downloading and installing the recommended SDK zip and it wasn't giving me the files he said it would, then I installed revision 9 and 15 because it said it neded them, they ended up bringing "Platform-tools" which contains another ADB.exe, and it won't let me delete it. I tried installing the latest HTC Sync and it doesn't find my phone. It still gives me the error about USBCoInstaller.dll I am going to reboot my PC but I honestly don't know what I did or how to fix it. Everytime I start any ADB including revolutionary.exe it pops open does a TON of text for a split second and then closes again. Any Suggestions after I reboot?
Edit: actually revolutionary.exe pops open and closes quickly without displaying anything.
My brother fixed it. apparently I want thinking about the fact that HTC sync can't be installed. And the driver wasn't completely installed, which he solved as well. So we're now using revolutionary.
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