Would a local repair pc shop root my 300
I want to do that tweak thats for the 300 make it faster and have better battery. Life
It's possible. I doubt it though. Call around and ask.
I'm confused.
Why not do it yourself?
All you need to do is read and follow the instructions carefully.
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I'm confused.
Why not do it yourself?
All you need to do is read and follow the instructions carefully.
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Agreed, there is an app that basically does it for you.
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I know that it seems scary at first, but it really is a pretty easy process. Just make sure that you read and follow all instructions exactly and you will be fine.
if anything, the guys at your local pc shop will have a higher chance at bricking your tf300t than you will. i recommend reading through the topics from the tweak thread carefully then doibg it yourself. or you can ask someone here to do a videoguide or something.
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if anything, the guys at your local pc shop will have a higher chance at bricking your tf300t than you will. i recommend reading through the topics from the tweak thread carefully then doibg it yourself. or you can ask someone here to do a videoguide or something.
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not ALL of us local guys are incompetent....
I have considered rooting phones / tablets in my shop but i don't think the benefits outweigh the risk.
I can see it now, i root a device and a month later something goes wrong, the customer tries to send it back for repairs and it's rejected because it's rooted / unlocked / whatever, and they come back screaming at me.
Meanwhile, i had them sign a waiver stating that they're voiding their warranty by rooting / unlocking / etc.
My experience has been that people only hear / read what they want and nothing else.
My viewpoint is you should never root someone else's device...the minute something goes wrong they'll come back to you asking you to fix it...even if it was their fault.
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My viewpoint is you should never root someone else's device...the minute something goes wrong they'll come back to you asking you to fix it...even if it was their fault.
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+1. I have 2 friends who wanted me to root and do other mods on their phones after they saw me do it with my LG Revo. While I will read and read and read to make sure I minimize my chances of effing up my stuff and feel pretty confident when I make any changes, I have no desire to do it with their stuff. Simply for the fact that both used their phones daily and wouldn't be too happy with a paperweight.
Rooting some tablets are a lot easier than rooting certain phones, I rooted both mine. You can do it! It's scary at first I know but later you will be happy! I wish you the best !
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Rooting is very simple in most devices because many have some kind of one click method. The app does everything for you as someone mentioned above. There is also a great video.
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I would try it my self but i dont have confidence.
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I would try it my self but i dont have confidence.
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Then don't do it
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Honestly, it took me 2 minutes to root once I read up on what to do lol. Download sparkyroot, follow instructions for that, download ota rootkeeper, press the button, install the ota and restore root with rootkeeper.
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Support for the tb? I'm a new tb owner coming from the incredible. I'd rather root it that way than adb. Plus i have a mac. Adb is too labor intensive for me. Last time I tried rooting with adb was with my Eris and that was a headache.
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No. Search. It has been asked, answered, asked, answered, asked, and answered. S. E. A. R. C. H.
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No. Search. It has been asked, answered, asked, answered, asked, and answered. S. E. A. R. C. H.
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What he said.
YouTube it bro. There's a guy that goes step by step. Its hella intimidating but if you can follow directions then you'll be fine.
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do what that guy says. youtube it. i have a mac too and theres a guide for mac owners which was extremely easy
try this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1027836
Well golly gee! That looks way easier than the method I had to use for my Eris a couple years ago. I think that I'm no longer discouraged... Thanks fellas...
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I had hesitated as well but the manual method turned out to be easier than I was expecting. Just recheck ever command line carefully or cut and paste.
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still waiting on unrevoked for the bolt... they stated on their twitter page that they are working on it, have hope!
I was nervous about ADB on a Mac too but I followed step by step and have successfully rooted 2 bolts.
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still waiting on unrevoked for the bolt... they stated on their twitter page that they are working on it, have hope!
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It's not going to happen. The rooting and S-OFF method is too complex and REQUIRES user intervention. No software is going to do that.
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Unless they find another exploit...
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If you afraid of using adb you have no business rooting your phone and your probably only of the many reasons phones are getting locked down.
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If you afraid of using adb you have no business rooting your phone and your probably only of the many reasons phones are getting locked down.
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That's just ignorant and/or elitist. So someone not already familiar or comfortable with setting up/using ADB shouldn't be able to benefit from rooting? My father doesn't know anything about how Linux or Android work, should I have told him to just deal with the bloatware, etc.? Don't be such an ass.
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I dont think he meant that to be mean but its true if you don't have the slightest understanding of what your doing to your phone when you root it you are setting yourself up to mess something up. I'm way new to this and I spent hours and hours over two weeks reading everything I could find so I knew what was going on. And when I went through the process I was comfortable and when I couldn't get the custom firmware to flash I had the knowledge to figure out my silly mistake without freaking out or messing up my phone. But bottom line if you aren't willing to educate yourself enough to be comfortable with the things you said then no you shouldn't be rooting your phone.
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That's just ignorant and/or elitist. So someone not already familiar or comfortable with setting up/using ADB shouldn't be able to benefit from rooting? My father doesn't know anything about how Linux or Android work, should I have told him to just deal with the bloatware, etc.? Don't be such an ass.
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No. It's not elitist or ignorant. You must have a license before you drive. Same idea.
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No. It's not elitist or ignorant. You must have a license before you drive. Same idea.
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but if you will only be driving an automatic, you don't need to take the driving test on a stick
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but if you will only be driving an automatic, you don't need to take the driving test on a stick
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lol and now cars come with back-up camera's!!!!
Bigandrewgold said:
but if you will only be driving an automatic, you don't need to take the driving test on a stick
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Like driving without a license. Eventually its gonna catch up to you.
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lol and now cars come with back-up camera's!!!!
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In short, folks who root yet don't understand rudimentary things like adb are the same ones who are 100% reliant on others to fix their device when they break it.
Or, they perpetrate a fraud and dump it on Verizon.
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Well i just got this bad boy yesterday. Hardly able to put it down when I'm at home already.
Haven't gotten round to root yet. This weekend be the big event...lol.
So im hoping you guys can give me a few ideas as to the best roms and features available.
What rom do you guys use? Any favorites? And why? Too many questions I know.
Thanks in advance.
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Anyone? Come on...you guys must have some good suggestions here and there.
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The answer you seek is right on the front page of XDA...
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/how-to-root-the-asus-transformer-xda-tv/
^^^^hmmmm. Well i was more curious as to what most folks were using as their daily driver rather than seeking advice as to how to root the device, but thanks anyway.
Still. If anyone can recommend any good mods or roms or themes etc it would be appreciated.
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Check your serial number, if it's >B70 then it's not rootable. Yes they are working on it but it's been almost 2 months and nothing. Appears to be locked down in hardware and thus not by-passible via the usual tricks of the past. Most likely it's because of DRM if I had to guess.
If your serial is B70xxxxx check it anyway, some of the B70's may be rootable if they still have the older SBKv1 ROM (or whatever it is).
Mine's going back (B80 serial) - it's a dead duck.
I suggest you return it and get something else so you wont clog the forum with the same stupid questions that have been asked hundreds of times.
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Nurd52 said:
Check your serial number, if it's >B70 then it's not rootable. Yes they are working on it but it's been almost 2 months and nothing. Appears to be locked down in hardware and thus not by-passible via the usual tricks of the past. Most likely it's because of DRM if I had to guess.
If your serial is B70xxxxx check it anyway, some of the B70's may be rootable if they still have the older SBKv1 ROM (or whatever it is).
Mine's going back (B80 serial) - it's a dead duck.
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Wow...there's something i didn't know. Thanks. Ill check it later on and see.
I was all set to root and tinker around for the weekend...lol.
Oh well. Time will tell.
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I suggest you return it and get something else so you wont clog the forum with the same stupid questions that have been asked hundreds of times.
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spoon feeding gets old after the 99th "GIB INFO PLOX" thread
Right...i just checked the serial number and it looks like I'm safe. Phew!
It says B50. So i can get on with my tinkering afterall. Thank God for that.
Would have been a bit silly to turn up again at best buy for the second time within the space of 3 days to return another tablet...lol.
Thanks for the comments you guys...very informative. Except for the troll that is.
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I don't like trolls...so if you don't have any interest in the thread then please go away.
Thank you.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1124217
I don't like n00bs who can't seem to understand and follow the rules so if you don't have any interest in doing that why don't you go away
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Seems like this guy's paying big bucks for hosting, maintenance, bandwidth, etc. Dumbass.
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What?
And your wrong....I spent 100% of my posts slamming n00bs because I'm tired of wading through junk all the time to find useful info. This is xda developers not xda customer service
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Well i just got this bad boy yesterday. Hardly able to put it down when I'm at home already.
Haven't gotten round to root yet. This weekend be the big event...lol.
So im hoping you guys can give me a few ideas as to the best roms and features available.
What rom do you guys use? Any favorites? And why? Too many questions I know.
Thanks in advance.
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Rule #1 of XDA:
1. Search before posting.
Use one of our search functions before posting, whether you have a question or something new to share, it's very likely someone already asked that question or shared that news.
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Go search and browse and you'll find 15,000 different answers to your questions. And you didn't even post a question in the correct forum. Pay attention to the stickies - they're there to get you started.
Phone/carrier: gs2 skyrocket, att 2 gb data plan, southern california
Goal of Thread: Step by step what to do to root and then obtain sky ics and how to back up all my stuff and address some concerns I have
Concerns: What disadvantages are there as far as functionality and usability, will the phone still work well with Samsung Kies
Also how should I back up my contacts and stuff.
Also what version of this rom should I use?
Oh son if you need to ask for advantages and how to's you aren't ready read more
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Oh son if you need to ask for advantages and how to's you aren't ready read more
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I'm sorry, just to clarify I'm just a bit hesitant, I'm relatively well versed in the advantages of rooting, I'm just trying to be clear as I'm new to this forum and would rather be humble than assuming.
Please forgive my badly phrased post.
Make yourself a pot of coffee ....and begin reading. Every question you have will have an answer in this link.....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1383464
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defnow said:
Make yourself a pot of coffee ....and begin reading. Every question you have will have an answer in this link.....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1383464
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Agreed. It takes a lot of reading, and sometimes trial and error (with a good portion of patience).
I had a friend who tried to flash and thought he bricked his phone, after hours and hours of trying to fix it. Gave it to me and after a little while more got it fully working.
It's pretty hard to brick these phones, and it'll almost never happen if you follow instruction (probably like 99.9% of the time you won't brick).
Once you get the hang of it it's pretty easy.
i don't think you really learn until you brick(soft). Thats how I did.
Hey all. I've searched all over for a root for my gfs Inspire. Everything I find points me to the Ace hack kit. However, it looks like that tool was removed. Can anyone repost the files/guide? I can't find the info anywhere.
Thanks a million.
galamdring said:
Hey all. I've searched all over for a root for my gfs Inspire. Everything I find points me to the Ace hack kit. However, it looks like that tool was removed. Can anyone repost the files/guide? I can't find the info anywhere.
Thanks a million.
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Ace Hack Kit is not in XDA anymore. For the time being, there´s no other place.
Yeah...gee thanks to all the people who cant seem to read and follow simple directions. XDA has lost a very valuable person.
cwhitney24 said:
Yeah...gee thanks to all the people who cant seem to read and follow simple directions. XDA has lost a very valuable person.
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ya, selfishness and laziness cost us the person that gave us all the tool that actually let us do so much more with our phones not to mention his constant hours of support to help those with problems. xda really should be either a paid membership or invite only. the ppl too lazy to follow rules wont be missed if they cant access the forum. /endrant
Darunion said:
ya, selfishness and laziness cost us the person that gave us all the tool that actually let us do so much more with our phones not to mention his constant hours of support to help those with problems. xda really should be either a paid membership or invite only. the ppl too lazy to follow rules wont be missed if they cant access the forum. /endrant
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i agree with you
We could always track down those members and bann them since they didn't follow the rules. It may not be something that will bring him back, but it is the only nice thing I can think of doing.
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Teichopsia said:
We could always track down those members and bann them since they didn't follow the rules. It may not be something that will bring him back, but it is the only nice thing I can think of doing.
Sent from a dream.
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It won't work. Xda seems to be more of a help desk than a dev site. Maybe the higher ups want it that way. Who knows.
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cwhitney24 said:
It won't work. Xda seems to be more of a help desk than a dev site. Maybe the higher ups want it that way. Who knows.
sent from my Galaxy Nexus running official Jelly Bean!!!!
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ya its become just a general support forum. we see it all the time with people that just bought the phone having issues with it unrooted untouched. umm take it back to the store lol. or how many times have I and all of us had to tell soemone to buy a new usb cable. remember when you used to see good questions?
like anything, its all about user count now, i hope things improve, i really enjoy the groups here
But what about the advanced hack kit in the desire he section?
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But what about the advanced hack kit in the desire he section?
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No longer on Desire HD thread either
Muikkuman said:
But what about the advanced hack kit in the desire he section?
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No more Hack Kit in XDA..is not about Inspire or DHD....is about XDA....that is unfortunate, but it will probably draw the attention of the people round here!...at least I hope.
It is always sad to see a valued member leave. I wasn't aware of his work as I spend most of my time in the atrix 2 forum.
Are there any other known methods for rooting the inspire? My gfs phone is nearing unusable with the constant reboots. I have yet to find any information on fixing that issue as well. She has only had the phone about a month. Any input would be appreciated.
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galamdring said:
It is always sad to see a valued member leave. I wasn't aware of his work as I spend most of my time in the atrix 2 forum.
Are there any other known methods for rooting the inspire? My gfs phone is nearing unusable with the constant reboots. I have yet to find any information on fixing that issue as well. She has only had the phone about a month. Any input would be appreciated.
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Well, before rooting is always good to check that the device has no hardware issues. Try doing a factory reset and see what happens. Try pulling the sdcard and see how it behaves for a day.
If is still misbehaving, then take it to warranty....rooting will not fix hardware issues. Then, when u are sure that no hardware issues are the cause of the problems, come and visit us in the IRC channel in my signature...the Hack Kit is still there....
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Well, before rooting is always good to check that the device has no hardware issues. Try doing a factory reset and see what happens. Try pulling the sdcard and see how it behaves for a day.
If is still misbehaving, then take it to warranty....rooting will not fix hardware issues. Then, when u are sure that no hardware issues are the cause of the problems, come and visit us in the IRC channel in my signature...the Hack Kit is still there....
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Also if I'm allowed to put my two cents in here... but charge to 100% and as it dies check the percentage if it reboots write down the percent. Do it until it dies fully charge it and repeat. If the numbers match up its the battery I had bought this phone used. It rebooted at 96% and 42%. Got a new battery and no more random reboots
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Look here
Edit: Link found on attn1's twitter.
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Look here
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Is this actually tied to attn1? If not then please take it down. If users wanna root they should search themselves.
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cwhitney24 said:
Is this actually tied to attn1? If not then please take it down. If users wanna root they should search themselves.
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I edited my previous post to state where I found the link.
Many of the users searching for info on rooting the Inspire will end up here.
If you had followed your own suggestion and searched you would have found the answer yourself.
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I edited my previous post to state where I found the link.
Many of the users searching for info on rooting the Inspire will end up here.
If you had followed your own suggestion and searched you would have found the answer yourself.
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That wasn't my point. You don't just go posting links without saying anything like where they came from. Thanks for changing it.
Really hoping we don't see a bunch of people opening threads on how to root without mentioning his name.
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Look for a torrent. I'm betting there are plenty.
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Ok, I looked for a torrent and couldn't find one. I decided to make a torrent myself, and I will seed for a while. If I can get some email addresses I'll send the torrent that way, or if I could upload the torrent here I would.
It is ok if I make a torrent of this and seed isn't it??
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I'm trying to find a person experienced with the careful rooting of sensation 4g phones. I would like to discuss the possibility of having my phone rooted using remote PC access (like goto my PC, I have these tools). I'd insist on compensation the right person for their time spent with a successful result,
Please drop me a message so we can discuss.
Thanks
Andy Clay
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I'm trying to find a person experienced with the careful rooting of sensation 4g phones. I would like to discuss the possibility of having my phone rooted using remote PC access (like goto my PC, I have these tools). I'd insist on compensation the right person for their time spent with a successful result,
Please drop me a message so we can discuss.
Thanks
Andy Clay
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Hi,
Look HERE
Thanks for the post. It looks like this link is for those that are willing to root their phone themselves. I'm hoping to rely on someone else's hands remotely and just use my hands for the steps that can't be done remotely
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I have send you a pm
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U can ask here what steps you don't understand and we will help you, I think you better do it by yourself so you can understand the process and make less mistakes afterwards... plus in any case you would like to revert it you would know what to do...
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if youre going to rely on someone else to root your phone, just know that you will also have to rely on that same person/someone else if your phone ever starts to have problems or acts funny. its best to do the job yourself and take your time to READ EVERYTHING. it all may seem like useless information at first, but in the end itll save your butt. and you wont have to rely on someone else or start pointing fingers if something bad happens, only yourself
Quite a funny thread.
I think you're best of getting an iphone.
...and a maid
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For the record don't assume this request comes from laziness. My success in life has been in part because I put no ego into knowing what I do well and what I do not and knowing where that line is. Also knowing when I should fix something in my home and when, for me, looking for a contractor would lead to a better result.
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sounds like you don't need root anyway
The results I'm looking for are. To remove bloatware, move apps to the sd card that normally can't be moved, be rooted so I can use titanium to fully back up my phone.
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Its not that difficult just try is scary at first but the stuff here on xda an the support you get are endless an they are rite its better you do this yourself so you know where you stand plus you will need adb setup on your computer before you even start you'll find that when you go to unlock the bootloader.I used the all in one tool box to get root an recovery look it up if it doesn't work then it just doesn't work there's very little risk in harming your device its really not that hard give it try
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Rooting your phone is kind of like building your own computer, it's a good thing to do if you're willing to learn. Most of the process is learning how your phone works, and if you don't know how to root it, how are you going to fix it when something goes wrong. Listen to everyone's advice.
First off thanks you to all those that have taken their time so far to share their thoughts and advise. I'm getting the picture that what I'm looking for isn't how it works. I was hoping rooting could be approached like car ownership. Some owners like to fiddle under the hood, learn all the things that can be done. Others just are users, they only want to learn what is needed to operate the car as designed. The third type are those that are willing to open the hood but tinker with just those things that are simple, safe, and reversible. More then users, less then mechanics. I was hoping this last category was possible for my objectives in regards to rooting but it appears not from the postings so far.
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Problem is that if you run into an issue a few months from now that stemmed from flashing something, chances are that person that helped may have moved on to another phone and you could be in the same boat trying to get someone to help, but it can be more severe and time urgent than it is now. I think the stickies in the general and dev forums r really good at educating and easy to follow.
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Based on your requirements.. It seems you don't want to get your phone data lost. I'm mentioning this because the easiest process causes factory reset of the phone thus you will lose all app data and phone data. (but you want root to backup data right?)
If you don't want to lose the data but to achieve what you wanted.. The method will be kinda hard.. That is SOFF without htc-Dev... Guide Link is in my signature... The hardest part of this process is wire trick.. Which can't be done remotely.. Has to be done by you only.. Rest of the setup is breeze... So if you want I can help you through initial setup but as I said the wire trick has to be done by you.. Also the process takes repetition tries which might take up hours too
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It took me literally minutes to s-off my sensation and to install a custom rom. OP just read the stickies and you'll be fine. Just remember when doing the wire trick;
Put wire in and say quickly "one two"
Quickly remove wire and quickly put it back in and quickly say "two two hundred" and you'll be s-off in seconds
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He probably doesn't want to brick his phone llke I think I just did. :crying:
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He probably doesn't want to brick his phone llke I think I just did. :crying:
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