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[Q] Did I just brick my phone?

I was attempting to remove the bloatware on my ATT Inspire 4G with Titanium Backup after i rooted my phone using bubby's 1 touch method (which was successful), and it restarted and now i have a Yellow exclimation point inside of a white trangel. HELP PLEASE
God i hope i didnt mess my phone up

Pull the battery and restart it.
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lrs421 said:
Pull the battery and restart it.
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Ugh thank you was sweating bullets for a minute
Im guessing thats not the right way to remove ATT stock apps? lol I been browsing forums but can find nothing for HTC Inspire 4G

If your not to sure what you should or shouldn't delete, then the best thing for you would be to just flash a stock rooted rom. Like clearD, tcp, or dilligaf.

Titanium backup is the right way. Why don't you try twopumpchump optimized stock Rom in the development section. We're very helpful over there and will walk you through it. You can flash a ROM that already has the bloat removed.
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mudknot2005 said:
If your not to sure what you should or shouldn't delete, then the best thing for you would be to just flash a stock rooted rom. Like clearD, tcp, or dilligaf.
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I was attempting to remove the blockbuster app lol
Im kinda nervous to flash roms, I spent 3 hours last night reading/prepping myself for the root, was so nervous of a brick (btw new android user came from iphone) I have a buddy who had a nexus he bricked trying to flash the cryageon rom which is a well trusted rom. Just really scared >.>
Plus will flashing a rom remove contacts ect?

It's not as hard as you think. Take your time though. Best to do your research. Check out the Rom I suggested though and drop in if you have any questions.
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Lolclint said:
I was attempting to remove the blockbuster app lol
Im kinda nervous to flash roms, I spent 3 hours last night reading/prepping myself for the root, was so nervous of a brick (btw new android user came from iphone) I have a buddy who had a nexus he bricked trying to flash the cryageon rom which is a well trusted rom. Just really scared >.>
Plus will flashing a rom remove contacts ect?
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As long as you have them saved on your sim no. Personal data yes. Apps not if you back them up. Make a nandroid back up before flashing. All you have to do is download the rom, place it on your sd card. Then boot into recovery install zip from sd card, choose zip from sd card, pick the rom select yes. You just flashed a rom.. As far as I know no one has completely bricked their inspire, even the people who have had corrupted boot loaders have been able to recover.

lrs421 said:
It's not as hard as you think. Take your time though. Best to do your research. Check out the Rom I suggested though and drop in if you have any questions.
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I looked into the rom, I like how its a stocked rom without the bloatware and the extra features,
Just all this lingo and everything is confusing
"you need to have the stock AT&T Radio_12.39.60.19_26.06.04.06_M with this rom, you can learn how to flash it here. if you have issues please read the FAQ before you post a question in the thread".
how do i check this?
I used bubbies 1 click rooting process

mudknot2005 said:
As long as you have them saved on your sim no. Personal data yes. Apps not if you back them up. Make a nandroid back up before flashing. All you have to do is download the rom, place it on your sd card. Then boot into recovery install zip from sd card, choose zip from sd card, pick the rom select yes. You just flashed a rom.. As far as I know no one has completely bricked their inspire.
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How do i do this, I apologize for me being a noob, my buddy told me to use forum because everyone is helpful.
I used a iphone since release 4 years ago, I am completely new to all this lingo and processes lol
Edit: Thank you guys for the fast responses glad this forums is as active as it is

Lolclint said:
I looked into the rom, I like how its a stocked rom without the bloatware and the extra features,
Just all this lingo and everything is confusing
"you need to have the stock AT&T Radio_12.39.60.19_26.06.04.06_M with this rom, you can learn how to flash it here. if you have issues please read the FAQ before you post a question in the thread".
how do i check this?
I used bubbies 1 click rooting process
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You already have the stock radio so no worries

Lolclint said:
I looked into the rom, I like how its a stocked rom without the bloatware and the extra features,
Just all this lingo and everything is confusing
"you need to have the stock AT&T Radio_12.39.60.19_26.06.04.06_M with this rom, you can learn how to flash it here. if you have issues please read the FAQ before you post a question in the thread".
how do i check this?
I used bubbies 1 click rooting process
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I wrote the faq the radio mentioned is the stock one. The one you have installed now. Come over when you're ready.
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Lolclint said:
How do i do this, I apologize for me being a noob, my buddy told me to use forum because everyone is helpful.
I used a iphone since release 4 years ago, I am completely new to all this lingo and processes lol
Edit: Thank you guys for the fast responses glad this forums is as active as it is
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You will need clock work mod. Just open the app and select backup current rom. It will save everything as it is now so you can return to it later if you need to.

Mudknot, how's the theming coming along?
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Honestly, I haven't had a chance to sit down at my desktop and try and mess around with it, college has taken up a lot of my time. I will say its a lot more complex then people think it is. It makes me really appreciate the people who bake roms and make themes.
I will probably sit down this weekend try tweeking a few things, and hopefully get it to work with out boot looping. Makes me wish some one lived around here that could teach me a few things I am a visual learner. I will get one working though .

lrs421 said:
I wrote the faq the radio mentioned is the stock one. The one you have installed now. Come over when you're ready.
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Posted in rom topic, any help would be appriciated i do not want to mess this up

Lol. I completely understand. Can't wait to see what's next. Really like your boot animations
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One more question, how do i sync my contacts and messages to my gmail or whatever so when i flash a rom i can have it all back?

Hmmm. Haven't done the contact thing in a while, as long as they're saved in Google they'll always sync. As far as sms goes, I use mybackuppro
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Need help

Anybody has tmobile sensation that is flashed with the latest android revolution pls help me decide if I should also flash my phone and help me flash it if I decided to. I'm a noob not a tech savvy so basically I have zero idea on how to do it thanks in advance.
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Read this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192300

Eddy thanks for this info how I wish I can finish reading 2000+ post on it. But I fairly got bits of idea. Hope there's an easy way around.
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You only need the first page - the rest is just random posts.
Google 'flash a custom ROM on Android' to get more info on the actual flashing procedure but I wouldn't do ANYTHING until you understand what it is you're doing

If you need to ask if you need to flash a certain rom then the answer is NO, you do not need to flash.
There's a learning curve on how to do it, and do it correctly, learning how to go back to stock, and also upkeep of the rom (flashing everytime it's updated)
What's wrong with your phone right now that you want to put a ROM?
Don't feel like you need to put a ROM just because other people are doing it.

Your rooted and S-off already right?

I flashed my tmobile to revolution hd the first day I got it. This site is really helpful with all its guides. I did the whole thing in less then 24 hours and before this phone I knew next to nothing about android an s-off etc. If you read the guides properly I dont think its possible for you to screw up.
P.S I use mine in Canada with mobilicity, but I am guessing u r with tmobile.

Have to ask, but why did you root your phone? Did you actually have a reason to or did you do cause everyone else did and it 'looked cool'?
I'm not having a go but rooting actually isn't needed. The Sensation out the box is a great handset. The ONLY reason I did was to remove the bloat I don't use (including most of HTC's widgets). If HTC were to release a phone that allowed this without root I'd have no reason to - even if I could

EddyOS said:
Have to ask, but why did you root your phone? Did you actually have a reason to or did you do cause everyone else did and it 'looked cool'?
I'm not having a go but rooting actually isn't needed. The Sensation out the box is a great handset. The ONLY reason I did was to remove the bloat I don't use (including most of HTC's widgets). If HTC were to release a phone that allowed this without root I'd have no reason to - even if I could
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Im not going to lie but i did it cause everyone else was doing it and seemed like the thing to do... Since doing that I have actually learned a lot... Its the greatest thing when you can take a phone and COMPLETELY make it your own from the rom that you have on there to the splash screen and the boot and down animation... Knowing its there because thats what YOU want there not what HTC or your carrier wants there is the greatest gift... Its YOURS.

See, there you go. Not a good example for a 'should I root' question
Fair enough, you've learnt now but you'd look like a bit of a tit if you'd bricked your phone without knowing how to reverse it.
Word to the OP - READ EVERYTHING
Do not attempt to do anything until you know what you're doing. OK, there are some things you can only learn having done a few things but for the most part build up your confidence by understanding everything the guide(s) tell you

I agree with mr. burglar I did it because of all the modification options. I just like things different. If I could change the rom in my toaster I would.

Well I have had a fair amount of experience jailbreaking iphones... I know that its nothing like rooting a droid... I did not root blindly either... I came about doing myself cause I did some research I saw that the evo was being rooted and they said it was the same for the Sensation... I found a really great detailed video in two parts on you tube of how to do this step by step so there was going to be no error... Not only that there are lots of people on craigslist i could have paid to root... I took the chance... well no some a chance but I was certain that I would have no problems with doing this it was a 15 minute or so journey that came out just fine

I wanted to try flashing my Rom because I have read that after flashing with android revolution made their phone faster and battery last longer.
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D-Reapper said:
I flashed my tmobile to revolution hd the first day I got it. This site is really helpful with all its guides. I did the whole thing in less then 24 hours and before this phone I knew next to nothing about android an s-off etc. If you read the guides properly I dont think its possible for you to screw up.
P.S I use mine in Canada with mobilicity, but I am guessing u r with tmobile.
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Yes I'm with tmobile and will still use it with tmobile if I root and flashed it.
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EddyOS said:
Have to ask, but why did you root your phone? Did you actually have a reason to or did you do cause everyone else did and it 'looked cool'?
I'm not having a go but rooting actually isn't needed. The Sensation out the box is a great handset. The ONLY reason I did was to remove the bloat I don't use (including most of HTC's widgets). If HTC were to release a phone that allowed this without root I'd have no reason to - even if I could
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It is the same reason I want to learn and root my phone to remove the bloat and atleast have a better battery life.
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well cant argue against trimming the extra fat which is kinda slowing down the phone. Nothing like a lean mean calling machine.

Without root, you can't get rid of Sense. CM7 is so fast! Add a Faux kernel and see everyone else including the SGSII in the rearview mirror.

This was the video that i used to root my HTC Sensation... The video is for the Evo 3d but it also works for Sensation too... Watch first and decide wether or not you want to proceed
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sw_mgVHWYo&feature=related

i rooted my phone just to get rid of the bloatware. i like play around with the stock rom first than move on to a custom rom.
if you are serious about rooting i sugest you read the guide several times before you continue. if you have any questions there are many here that will help you. i also like to add that it would be a good idea to check what rom you are using now and download the .ruu for it and keep it in a safe place. i have seen several questions here of someone trying to return their phone back to stock for warranty, exchange, or what ever reason they want to return back to stock but they dont know what rom they had before flashing. so download this ruu first before trying to flash a different rom. it will save you the hastle.

Divine flaw said:
i rooted my phone just to get rid of the bloatware. i like play around with the stock rom first than move on to a custom rom.
if you are serious about rooting i sugest you read the guide several times before you continue. if you have any questions there are many here that will help you. i also like to add that it would be a good idea to check what rom you are using now and download the .ruu for it and keep it in a safe place. i have seen several questions here of someone trying to return their phone back to stock for warranty, exchange, or what ever reason they want to return back to stock but they dont know what rom they had before flashing. so download this ruu first before trying to flash a different rom. it will save you the hastle.
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Thanks for the info. Can u help me root and flash mine, guide me step by step?
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[Q] got adb and sdk up now need some quick assistance ;)

hey guys i am new to the htc game been in the moto game for a while took a step down from the bionic to this not the best idea but no choice was doing a bit of developing working on the miui port for bionic and plan to try and get a ics miui port over here!!!
question here is i am trying to get this baby rooted and do some modding and see what is going to have to be done to get some roms on this baby!!! and release some.. I am actually got sdk and adb set up finally trying to follow this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1558532 and not sure on all of the detail do i need to put both the img file and the taco-root file in the rot of the sd and how do i downgrade or do i actually need to do that and cwm?? do i just flash that via rom manager and unrooting proccess is that pretty simple?

Bfitz26 said:
hey guys i am new to the htc game been in the moto game for a while took a step down from the bionic to this not the best idea but no choice was doing a bit of developing working on the miui port for bionic and plan to try and get a ics miui port over here!!!
question here is i am trying to get this baby rooted and do some modding and see what is going to have to be done to get some roms on this baby!!! and release some.. so i am on andorid 2.3.3 sense 2.1 software 2.76.651.5 kernal 2.6.35.10 build 2.76.651.1.5 i know sometimes software versions differer in how to get rooted and the proccess of full s off can some one please point me in the direction of rooting this baby!!? with of coarse cwm or amon recovery what every you guys use over here.. ill make it worth your while i promise..
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This post has the best links for ya... I personally prefer to do the downgrade manually.
You won't regret this device, trust me ... It says 800mhz on the box but I run at 1ghz and most shifts are overclockable to 1.8-1.9ghz. Sense isn't too bad either, i.m.o, way better than blur. Look forward to seeing ya around the forums! :beer:
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don't think you understood the question..

Bfitz26 said:
don't think you understood the question..
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Since you are on 2.3.3 you will have to downgrade hboot and root from froyo. The link I posted goes to a post with links. The first link of that post is the one you are looking for...
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ok sorry not familiar with down grading i usually just flash a tar file or run a windows batch file that automatically roots and runs the scripts automatically for you..

Bfitz26 said:
ok sorry not familiar with down grading i usually just flash a tar file or run a windows batch file that automatically roots and runs the scripts automatically for you..
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There are some batch scripts made by the developer Indirect... I believe the first link I posted has a link to that script as well... Its not difficult, just take your time and be patient...
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the first link goes to a paypal site 2nd link is going to just a general xda site and the third goes to a hboot downgrade..

Bfitz26 said:
the first link goes to a paypal site 2nd link is going to just a general xda site and the third goes to a hboot downgrade..
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Check this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1255474
Or this one http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1357157
And there's one more link to a script but I cant find it right now.
Like Drob said, to be able to get full s-off you'll have to downgrade your Hboot using one of the above mentioned methods. Or you could upgrade to 2.3.4 and use HTC's half ass unlock tool.
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cool man thanks look like no other way other than use sdk tool and what not slows my pc down whitch is why i don't really like it a whole lot.. at least we have a unlock bootloader..

Welcome to the shift section. We are the best community around . Enjoy unleashing the beast within. The shift is extremely underrated
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Bfitz26 said:
cool man thanks look like no other way other than use sdk tool and what not slows my pc down whitch is why i don't really like it a whole lot.. at least we have a unlock bootloader..
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I guess technically you dont have to use sdk/adb.. Im sure you could use terminal to temp root and push the misc.img, then use ShiftRR (an automated root for 2.2.) once you have ruu'ed.
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crump84 said:
I guess technically you dont have to use sdk/adb.. Im sure you could use terminal to temp root and push the misc.img, then use ShiftRR (an automated root for 2.2.) once you have ruu'ed.
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Yes, but in the long run it's going to be better to have all that ISH set up anyway .

Just a question and please dont take it the wrong way, but how does one plan on working on deving/porting miui or anything for that matter without the sdk/adb? I feel it is VERY important to have adb setup.
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Bfitz26 said:
cool man thanks look like no other way other than use sdk tool and what not slows my pc down whitch is why i don't really like it a whole lot.. at least we have a unlock bootloader..
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Let me know if you have any issues with the bootloader, I've been messing around with it a bit.
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Bfitz26 said:
cool man thanks look like no other way other than use sdk tool and what not slows my pc down whitch is why i don't really like it a whole lot.. at least we have a unlock bootloader..
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There's no need to use the unlock bootloader thing from htc, Indirect (over in the dev section) has a root method for 2.3.4 (if you choose to update to 2.3.4 anyway) that doesnt involve using the unlock tools

one_love_420 said:
Just a question and please dont take it the wrong way, but how does one plan on working on deving/porting miui or anything for that matter without the sdk/adb? I feel it is VERY important to have adb setup.
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thanks for the advise actually i have all tools set up running ubuntu right now have ported miui on bionic still bugs so i am really not a noob at all i am a noob to htc though..

jesuscash said:
There's no need to use the unlock bootloader thing from htc, Indirect (over in the dev section) has a root method for 2.3.4 (if you choose to update to 2.3.4 anyway) that doesnt involve using the unlock tools
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cool man do youy have a link on how to do this ? actually taking my stock shift in for service today phone is constantly freezing on messaging app home screen where ever it feel the need to piss me off might be talking them into giving me a different phone if possible... haven't decided what not the evo though had that phone and returned it in like 5 days!!!

Bfitz26 said:
cool man do youy have a link on how to do this ? actually taking my stock shift in for service today phone is constantly freezing on messaging app home screen where ever it feel the need to piss me off might be talking them into giving me a different phone if possible... haven't decided what not the evo though had that phone and returned it in like 5 days!!!
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Well if your taking it to Sprint. Upgrading it to 2.3.4 is probably one of the first things they'll do. Before they even trouble shoot it . if you end up keeping the device, and they upgrade it. you can use the method suggested above. The link is below.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=23895078
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i took it to sprint they didn't give me a new phone sigh... and they did some stupid test whitch i know i could have done myself being a hacker and all.. i noticed phone freezing lagging like crazy my epic at the time was wonderful.. but they didn't upgrade firmware at all.. so i guess how would i upgrade to 3.4 ??

Setting>system updates> firmware update.. rooting does solve all the problems that the phone has
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Well I give up on mt4gs moving on.......

Prob gonna get an unlocked gsm droid 3 its much easier to root and unlock thanks for the semi help
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Too bad. Mine took 2hrs and 20min. 2hrs of reading and 20min of methodical work in adb.
Sorry your research failed you.
Hastily spouted for your befuddlement

Doesnt the D3 only have the standard WW 3G Freqs, i.e. Band I. It'll be 2G on T-Mobile.
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Ohgami_Ichiro said:
Doesnt the D3 only have the standard WW 3G Freqs, i.e. Band I. It'll be 2G on T-Mobile.
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Yeah, there will be no 4G support there.

crimedave1987 said:
Prob gonna get an unlocked gsm droid 3 its much easier to root and unlock thanks for the semi help
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You tried the all in one toolkit?
Or the new virtuous Rom ?
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I thought getting S-Off would be hard with the new bootloader. All you really need is some free time (Hour at the longest), and some Tigers Blood (Keeping the SWAG up).
Carrier Unlock can be done for free, on a stock rom. A simple terminal command, and BAMN! Unlocked.
Rooting is so simple, ADB and 10 minutes.
Moto devices tend to not have a recovery image. Bootstrap is all you have. Going from an HTC device to Moto is a hard thing to do. When you root/unlock the device, alot of issues arise. Plus the D3 has no devs, only Hascode. You'll have 1, 2 good roms. Atleast here you have some more choice. Motorolla devices suck. I've worked with phones a better part of my life, and know many in the game. I'm best friends with a Motorolla phone tester. He's using the new Quad-Core Moto phone (Spyder 2X), pure Jellybean on it. It sucks ass, slower than slow. Our phone murders it in speed. I've never meet a happy moto owner. In the area i live in, having some best friends whos parents work for Moto is normal. Even there parent, engineers for the phones......say there P.O.S.
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crimedave1987 said:
Prob gonna get an unlocked gsm droid 3 its much easier to root and unlock thanks for the semi help
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Nothing that is worthwhile is EVER easy. As true with phones as it is life in general. Good Luck though.
BTW......it can only honestly be considered "semi-help" because no one offered to do it FOR you. JMHO....

WeekendsR2Short said:
Nothing that is worthwhile is EVER easy. As true with phones as it is life in general. Good Luck though.
BTW......it can only honestly be considered "semi-help" because no one offered to do it FOR you. JMHO....
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ive been looking all over the all in one doesnt work the damn wire trick requires root which i dont have and i have the latest 1.63 cause some one told me to update it and do the wiretrick method and failed ive tryed downgrading this crap no luck ive tryed putting ics while s-on doesnt work the reason i give up is cause i need details on the directories and etc and people lack on writing extra details like the other threads i posted a few of the same question over and over i understand my mistake for consantly asking but they tell me try mr root try this try that then i read the discribion and says that the phone has to be rooted im gonna be honest you tried giving me details but its not enough i havent rooted in a looooong time before this mytouch i had the G1 so you think about how many years thats been i mean its words cant help give me a video ill prob root this thing without damaging it ...... and cause dev get so mad at me asking the same question they just end up being rude and telling me that you shouldnt root it if you unaware i mean thats why we are here for to help if i know how to root a device i would gladly give out detail by detail tutorial or make a video or take pictures to better help newbies and not be cocky about it

crimedave1987 said:
ive been looking all over the all in one doesnt work the damn wire trick requires root which i dont have and i have the latest 1.63 cause some one told me to update it and do the wiretrick method and failed ive tryed downgrading this crap no luck ive tryed putting ics while s-on doesnt work the reason i give up is cause i need details on the directories and etc and people lack on writing extra details like the other threads i posted a few of the same question over and over i understand my mistake for consantly asking but they tell me try mr root try this try that then i read the discribion and says that the phone has to be rooted im gonna be honest you tried giving me details but its not enough i havent rooted in a looooong time before this mytouch i had the G1 so you think about how many years thats been i mean its words cant help give me a video ill prob root this thing without damaging it ...... and cause dev get so mad at me asking the same question they just end up being rude and telling me that you shouldnt root it if you unaware i mean thats why we are here for to help if i know how to root a device i would gladly give out detail by detail tutorial or make a video or take pictures to better help newbies and not be cocky about it
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Lemme try and make a video. I have a spare DS, but none of the buttons work. I can try to make a video if it helps. But I'll have to see.
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1 hour of research, like 20 minutes of work.
So quick and easy that months later I forgot that I did it already.
Also, I used the Droid 3 and Droid 4 at work and they suck. Build quality seems cheap, keyboards are too clicky, and phones are enourmous in size.
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AgentCherryColla said:
Lemme try and make a video. I have a spare DS, but none of the buttons work. I can try to make a video if it helps. But I'll have to see.
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thank you sir you are a scholar

I'd hate for you to leave the doubleshot scene because you couldn't get the phone rooted. Its a great phone with great devs. Its a touch confusing, this one, because the firmware rev changed the process, and it may not be immediately apparent which of the instructions you need.
These are the steps I took three weeks ago to get a new-in-the-box 1.63 phone from its original condition to cm9. I ended up using hassoon's toolkit but not his gui. But the download contains adb, fastboot, a working recovery, and such dlls as are required. Used htc unlocker procedure, and I'm still s-on and it hasn't been an issue (except that I have to have my laptop to flash new roms.) So you can put the wire down.
Fetch hassoons toolkit. Fetch the HTC sync installer. I presume you've done all this, but I'm putting it down for the sake of completion. Download cm9 alpha6 to your phone's sdcard. Also, open the cm9 zip and copy the included boot.img to your computer. Probably should put it in the directory created by hassoon's, right next to fastboot.
Run the htc sync installer as far as installing the usb drivers. Cancel out before installing sync.
Extract hassoons toolkit somewhere handy.
Go to HTC's site and walk through the unlocker process. Use the binary adb in hassoon to perform the instructions therein.
Now you have hboot 1.63, unlocked, s-on.
Use fastboot in hassoon's kit to flash cwm. Don't forget to clear data and cache. I usually go ahead and wipe system and dalvik cache.
Boot into cwm. Install rom. Power down, then power up to hboot. Switch to fastboot mode.
Flash boot.img using fastboot.
Reboot.
Profit.
My phone is always with me. I'll pay attention to yer thread if you have more questions. Call it my contribution. Ftw.
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Oh and I have no idea what the actual process is for rooting the stock rom. Use miktouch for that. Stock with all the work done. Its the only way to keep the camera AFAIK. But I live on cm9.
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macksgarage said:
I'd hate for you to leave the doubleshot scene because you couldn't get the phone rooted. Its a great phone with great devs. Its a touch confusing, this one, because the firmware rev changed the process, and it may not be immediately apparent which of the instructions you need.
These are the steps I took three weeks ago to get a new-in-the-box 1.63 phone from its original condition to cm9. I ended up using hassoon's toolkit but not his gui. But the download contains adb, fastboot, a working recovery, and such dlls as are required. Used htc unlocker procedure, and I'm still s-on and it hasn't been an issue (except that I have to have my laptop to flash new roms.) So you can put the wire down.
Fetch hassoons toolkit. Fetch the HTC sync installer. I presume you've done all this, but I'm putting it down for the sake of completion. Download cm9 alpha6 to your phone's sdcard. Also, open the cm9 zip and copy the included boot.img to your computer. Probably should put it in the directory created by hassoon's, right next to fastboot.
Run the htc sync installer as far as installing the usb drivers. Cancel out before installing sync.
Extract hassoons toolkit somewhere handy.
Go to HTC's site and walk through the unlocker process. Use the binary adb in hassoon to perform the instructions therein.
Now you have hboot 1.63, unlocked, s-on.
Use fastboot in hassoon's kit to flash cwm. Don't forget to clear data and cache. I usually go ahead and wipe system and dalvik cache.
Boot into cwm. Install rom. Power down, then power up to hboot. Switch to fastboot mode.
Flash boot.img using fastboot.
Reboot.
Profit.
My phone is always with me. I'll pay attention to yer thread if you have more questions. Call it my contribution. Ftw.
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alright dude im gonna try again in your way ill be ready at 11pm for some questions incase im stuck
thanks

What tz? I'm in eastern us. EST.
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maybe we could get on irc at 11 est because I for one need to try the newer radio to see if it will stop my X for signal sometimes, and with the rev boot loader the new radio boot loops me as soon as it goes to sleep and I wake it
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I'm down for that, but I'm probably useless until Sunday. I have two jobs and I'm scheduled a shift each on both of them today and tomorrow.
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macksgarage said:
I'm down for that, but I'm probably useless until Sunday. I have two jobs and I'm scheduled a shift each on both of them today and tomorrow.
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I just had to loan my tower to my parents so this kinda put a damper on things LOL
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Damn your having the worst luck with computers....I remember reading over at mik that you're main machine melted down and busted you back to 2006.
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Blame Ohio
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AT&T OTA Unsuccessful

I'm trying to update my HOX and for some reason it won't happen. My phone downloads the latest OTA (4.0.4?), the phone restarts, goes to the install screen, the progress bar gets a quarter of the way, then a phone with a red triangle pops up. I have no idea what's happening. The phone will eventually restart again, and a pop up will show up and say, "update unsuccessful, please try again later."
Can someone please shed some knowledge. I'm pretty sure this phone isn't rooted or anything. Android is pretty new to me, coming from iOS after 5 years.

It's helping you from making a mistake.
If you accept the ota, then it's lights out for you if you want to unlock or root. Search a little bit, there's a thread with a pre-rooted 2.20 update on here. I'd recommend that. Good luck!
PS: My phone did the same exact thing. I was rooted, which I undid temporarily using Voodoo Rootkeeper, and also I had uninstalled some system bloatware using Titanium Backup. That was enough to cause the ota to fail. Thankfully.
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Not sure what the problem is but if your dead set on taking the update and losing the ability to root or unlock in the near future the ruu is availible in the dev section or you can download it direct from HTC dev. I would highly recommend you do a little more reading before taking the plunge
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Thanks guys. I'll do a little more reading I guess. I'm not that concerned about rooting. Just want this phone updating and to figure why this is happening.

PsstGreek said:
Thanks guys. I'll do a little more reading I guess. I'm not that concerned about rooting. Just want this phone updating and to figure why this is happening.
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If you don't want to root, xda is not for you
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PsstGreek said:
Thanks guys. I'll do a little more reading I guess. I'm not that concerned about rooting. Just want this phone updating and to figure why this is happening.
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Hold your tongue before the angry mob of pitchfork-weilding purists descend on you for not wanting to root! LOL
If you're new, I guess it makes sense, but there is a lot you can do with root, pretty basic stuff, that you can't without it. Like fixing the linkify issue and unlock the tethering app, and the built in tools like flashlight and the FM tuner.
So let the ota fail all it wants while you do some homework. Then call the shot. Good luck.
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The Android gods are trying to give you a second chance at rooting. Consider yourself lucky.

Titanium backup your apps+data, factory reset. Anyone else think of anything different?
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atticusmas said:
If you don't want to root, xda is not for you
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If he doesn't want to root, he can read and be better informed. GG.

PsstGreek said:
Thanks guys. I'll do a little more reading I guess. I'm not that concerned about rooting. Just want this phone updating and to figure why this is happening.
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Blasphemer!
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PsstGreek said:
Thanks guys. I'll do a little more reading I guess. I'm not that concerned about rooting. Just want this phone updating and to figure why this is happening.
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i would root the phone just to remove the bloatware, AT&T installs alot of it and some your can uninstall with titanium backup some youll want to freeze to make sure it doesnt F your system up. so much crap installed out of the box. Cleanrom is good, and i have used the prerooted 2.20 update as well both are good, im currently back to cleanrom, runs stable and i dont have to go crazy freezing and removing bloat

ldzman218 said:
Titanium backup your apps+data, factory reset. Anyone else think of anything different?
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That would be pretty tough I'd he is not rooted.
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Rooting is growing on me. Pretty much like jailbreaking an iDevice?
Anyway, I upgraded my HOX using the computer RUU program from HTC's site. Can the phone still be rooted? I read something about a One-Click Root. Can someone point me in the right direction as I continue gathering knowledge
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Can the One X be downgraded back to previous firmwares? I'm on 2.20 now, from reading, it doesn't look like there's a root.

Rooting is growing on me. Pretty much like jailbreaking an iDevice?
Anyway, I upgraded my HOX using the computer RUU program from HTC's site. Can the phone still be rooted? I read something about a One-Click Root. Can someone point me in the right direction as I continue gathering knowledge
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Can the One X be downgraded back to previous firmwares? I'm on 2.20 now, from reading, it doesn't look like there's a root.
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There is currently no root exploit for the 2.20 update and because there was also a new hboot in that update downgrades are not possible either
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E.Cadro said:
There is currently no root exploit for the 2.20 update and because there was also a new hboot in that update downgrades are not possible either
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Ah, okay. Typical rookie mistake and upgrading. Guess, I'll be waiting for one then. With rooting are there any ETA's on when one will be out, or the developers keep it hush-hush like iOS guys?
I really do want to take this AT&T crap off my phone but I shall wait

PsstGreek said:
Ah, okay. Typical rookie mistake and upgrading. Guess, I'll be waiting for one then. With rooting are there any ETA's on when one will be out, or the developers keep it hush-hush like iOS guys?
I really do want to take this AT&T crap off my phone but I shall wait
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No eta most of the work on any root exploit is usually done behind the scenes more because of the fact that some previous exploits were security holes so not revealing till it is verified as working prevents att or HTC to block or patch it.
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