Can anyone tell me what the unlock on the HTC website actually does. I thought it would allow me to flash custom ROMs but it does not seem to do that. Sorry if this makes me sound ignorant but I kind of am in this aspect. I am new to customizing ROMs to my tablet and phone. I have unlocked my HTC Inspire 4g and gained s-off but the tablet is proving to be more difficult.
found out
Thanks to globetron I found how it works now just got to get to work. Guess I need to read before I start asking.
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Any ideas to get my post count up so I can access ROMs I am new to this so I really cant help out anyone yet but I cant really think of many questions to ask that are relevant to anything useful. I dont want to cheat the system and cheapen the hard work that goes into this forum but at the same time I want to be able to utilize it too. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
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Well figured out that HTC Wildfire S is not so easy to root got it unlocked and tried to get it to s-off but no dice any suggestions would be helpful.
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ok, let me first get this out of the way... I dont care if this is breaking the rules and has been asked before, i am not willing to spend the rest of my life searching through vast amounts of text on this site to maybe, just maybe, find that someone once before asked what im asking, this is a forum, questions are suposed to be asked here.
Irritated rant after spending hours looking and not finding over.
So simply my question is, is there a definitive guide to, i dont know what were calling it, its not jail breaking, thats for iphones, and its not updating, because its not the proper software, anyway whatever we're calling it, im looking for a definitive guide to upgradating?? the HTC Tattoo to 2.2, (Froyo).
now i know it can be done, ive seen lots of people say they have done it.
Ive found the guides on general dicussion.
But is every HTC android phone the same to upgradate? The guide isnt specific to any phone, just says "android"
Any help or pointing of in the right direction is much appreciated
or could someone tell me if this is any good please.
http://thegadgets.net/trickt-boy/how-to/how-to-run-android-2-2-froyo-on-htc-tattoo//
i ask because im currently lookin at this guide...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=872128
...and they're very different from each other!
Come on, someone answer. There not differcult questions.
Bloody typical mind, I dont think any of these mods sites be it iphone, xbox360, or this are very newbie friendly. in my experience of firmware mods etc ive found your supposed to know everything immediatly and the only people that get help are those who have an idea to start with.
So please, one of the 58 or so next to look at this thread, please leave some answers... or just point me in the right direction, im very capable.
What you're looking to do is root your phone & then install a custom rom that has 2.2 firmware.
There are multiple methods to root, not sure about your model of phone. But try searching about rooting, there are plenty of guides. It's something you need to read up on before you do it or else you'll end up bricking your phone.
After you've looked it over, if you still need some help send me a pm.
Sent from my badass HTC Supersonic (Evo 4g) using XDA Premium App
Thanks for your reply, exactly what i was looking for.
Spend hours yesterday reading, reading and more reading about what to do, but with different methodes out there i wanted someone to explain just what i would be trying to do (rooting aparently).
Thanks very much.
It's HTC Tattoo btw.
Hi guys. Another question on HTC phones. Please bear with me since I am still newbie in Android stuff.
I read so many times that HTC has it bootloader (or some sort) locked which makes customization harder etc etc.
Is there any news that Sensation is going to be locked? I read here and there and yet to find a right answer. Just hope to get an answer
Thanks!
nicregi said:
Hi guys. Another question on HTC phones. Please bear with me since I am still newbie in Android stuff.
I read so many times that HTC has it bootloader (or some sort) locked which makes customization harder etc etc.
Is there any news that Sensation is going to be locked? I read here and there and yet to find a right answer. Just hope to get an answer
Thanks!
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Are you talking about the phone being NAND locked? If so, then more than likely it will be NAND locked. It's just the way the manufacturers attempt to keep people from mucking around with the OS on the phone.
Still, someone will find a way around it. I haven't heard of the Sensation until I read this thread, so if it's a relatively new device there's a chance there isn't much information out there on rooting and NAND unlocking the phone until others get their hands on it.
what does it mean to turn radio on and off and ENG on off..what is the point of that im just about to get my inspire and i understand rooting and such but ill be wanting to add a custom rom and oc the phone i am getting... im just curious of what you guys think the best rom/kernel would be for this phone? i had revolver and rev on my tablet i had before and i wish the phones would be easy as the tablet i mean with the tablet i could install to the flashcard and then go into cwm but i just cant seem to find the exact answers im looking for... so please could you explain these things to me like what that all means im sorry i keep switching between cellphones bc i cant seem to find one that keeps my attention xD
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what does it mean to turn radio on and off and ENG on off..what is the point of that im just about to get my inspire and i understand rooting and such but ill be wanting to add a custom rom and oc the phone i am getting... im just curious of what you guys think the best rom/kernel would be for this phone? i had revolver and rev on my tablet i had before and i wish the phones would be easy as the tablet i mean with the tablet i could install to the flashcard and then go into cwm but i just cant seem to find the exact answers im looking for... so please could you explain these things to me like what that all means im sorry i keep switching between cellphones bc i cant seem to find one that keeps my attention xD
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Really man? Reading is fundamental. Please do your research before asking a question. While the process may seem unbelievably easy, which it is provided you read everything and research, rooting and flashing roms,radios,kernels should not be done lightly. Did I mentioned read and search? yeah do that. Everything you're asking has been covered more then 1,000 times.
If you haven't already rooted, see the hack kit thread in the dev section. Read everything, the OP and the effen manual. Once you do that, do it again and then again for comprehension. After you've rooted, the process in flashing a new rom is not complicated at all. Again, these are all things you can find by searching and educating yourself. If you ever ask what the best rom/kernel is again, I'll blow up your house. I'm just kidding but that's a dead horse that people continue to kick over and over and over and over and over again. Don't believe me and want to find the answer for yourself why I say that, search best rom and see the response. You'll thank me later.
i have indeed rooted before and i do know about the fancy lingo but i just wanted to see what others were using and their opinion i have read it but i guess ill go read it again... im on my phone currently and trying to enter in the search phone the browser wont allow me to click enter :/ i have problems with my xperia play thats why im getting the htc hopefully it wont irritate me as bad lol but thanks again
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i have indeed rooted before and i do know about the fancy lingo but i just wanted to see what others were using and their opinion i have read it but i guess ill go read it again... im on my phone currently and trying to enter in the search phone the browser wont allow me to click enter :/ i have problems with my xperia play thats why im getting the htc hopefully it wont irritate me as bad lol but thanks again
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I'll give you the "best rom" speech lol. There is no best rom. All roms will have bugs. What is best for me, is not best for you. It all depends on what you want out of the rom. There are some things some roms have while others don't and the more you test out the more you'll know what you can live without and what you can't. So the best thing to do is, try them all out and see what you like. My recommendation is Bindroid for sense, Absolution for AOSP.
Believe me, reading is key and you clearly get that. I just don't want to see you make a mistake that could have been easily prevented ya know! If you want my personal take on why I recommend the above roms, PM and I'll share.
Well, after looking through the stickies, i have a question. Is there a glossary of terms for the inspire? I'm trying to learn about procedures and processes on this device but most of its Greek to me. I know rooting and flashing, basic stuff. But S off/on, eng off/on, hboot,etc. I currently use a Captivate and those are terms I'm not familiar with.
thats pretty much what i was asking xD
Ok, Google answered my questions. And i have read the effin manual. Probably read it 2 or 3 more times. Just in case.
Friends that are asking about radio and rooting just check out the inspire or w.e phone your looking to get and read about the radios and rils to see what they do and most if not all roms talks about the radio ril
Sent from my Inspire 4G using xda premium
Hello, I have a htc inspire and I have rooted it a few months back. I do not have a lot of time to spend here. wish I did but I don't. I have been looking around trying to find how too guides to do the basic stuff. Backing up rom, flashing custom rom to phone. I understand the flashing part. I am looking to find out how to back up my current rom. it is a stock rom. would love to start trying out custom roms on my phone. I don't care if I brick my phone, just do not want to brick it because I didn't know how to do basic stuff. I will keep looking, for the guides on soft ware. I have root explorer astro and other software to back up the roms but not knowing how to use them sucks. if someone could point me in the right direction would be great. thanks again.
can the mod please move this to the proper fourms sorry did not know not to post a question in this fourms. thanks.
You should take time to read and google the information...no one will do your homework for you. If you brick your phone nobody will care but you, so take the time you have and go step by step...
Sent from my Inspire 4G using XDA
I have to agree with glevitan and the one thing I will say is, Google is your friend...
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Saying "I don't have a lot of time to spend on here" and asking others to do the work for you is the last thing you want to do on this site. Most of the people on here are more than willing to help if you at least give the impression of trying to help yourself first.
Yea, it's kind of like "i would love to help you with your needs, but this is a dev site and i dont really have the time to bother with it." Kind of has a different meaning when said back to you doesnt it?
I agree with everyone here, I was able to find everything I needed on Google and using that information I found, was able to root my phone and flash a custom ROM in less than a half an hour. Finding the information for yourself is the best and only way to learn. Read, read and read some more.
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As stated, if you are gonna run a custom rom then you will need to find the time to do the research and learn what you are doing.
Google is a great thing, also my sig contains a search plugin for Firefox or IE for XDA. This helps alot.
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We with the samsung admire 4g need some good person/peoples help with gaining root access for our phone,ive tried all the easy/one click methods to no avail ive been to most forums and nothing anywhere,i mostly stay on the phandroid site its always helped me with my past androids but no luck with my new one,and i know xda has some of the best around so any help or ideas would be greatly appreciated
I looked around and this pretty much sums it up: "To root this phone, which I also have, you need to look up the guide for s-off as well as rooting using Linux. There is no other way as of now because the phone isn`t popular amongst the modding community. No one has made a script or even a guide for that matter, but I found out the hard way and the distribution model is s-on. Good luck. I`ve already done this, but with no clockwork recovery or mods available, it is utterly pointless unless you`re a developer. Seeing as how you asked this question, I`m assuming you`re not. Sorry. Maybe the devs will spread the love one day, but by then you`ll most likely have a newer, better phone. I know I will. Try using adw launcher and power toggles. I managed to create a righteous theme using those and a white marble stock photo to blend with the phones shell. Good stuff."
I hope this gives closure to your question.