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[Q] Question about htcdev unlocking

Ive been rooting phones since the Eris and just wanted to make sure before I started on this phone I got it all clear. If I just root, can I still flash roms? I have seen people post unsecure bootimgs that need to be flashed first in fastboot before flashing the rom in recovery. Or do I have to unlock the device as well if I want to enjoy any of the roms that are out. Thanks in advance and btw, this phone freaking rocks. First phone I have ever had that I didnt have to rush home to root and I just came from the Nexus.

So far you still have to unlock using Htcdev to use any custom Rom.
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You also need to unlock the device to root it.

Unconn said:
So far you still have to unlock using Htcdev to use any custom Rom.
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Thanks. Good to know. So far I am OK without rooting+unlocking it but I know that will change as I love to theme and change **** up.
WCCobra said:
You also need to unlock the device to root it.
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Oh, thought you could root without unlocking. Few ppl have told me this. You 100% sure?

droidkevlar said:
Oh, thought you could root without unlocking. Few ppl have told me this. You 100% sure?
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Yes. I agree with him. You still have to unlock to root at this point. Hopefully this will change at some point. (not that hacking you phone a different way breaks your warranty any less...).

Rooting htc ds hboot2.00.0002 s-on (((solved)))

Please i need help. I want to root my device. I have unlocked the bootloader using HTCDev. i have ICS,s-on and HBoot 2.00.0002. I have tried Superoneclick but it hangs at #5 all the time. Pls, is there any other method? (NB : I dont want the downgrade method) I just want a "My device" compatible type. Thanks.
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Super one click is not the way to go if you want to learn, it's not that difficult to downgrade and s-off of you follow the guides. If you do downgrade then flash the eng hboot(is an eng 2.00.002) of not then just flash the boot.img every time you change roms. Look in the index on the dev thread it will give you all the info you need. Just follow the guides to the letter and you'll be fine
"I've had a wonderful time, but this wasn't it."- Groucho Marx

Since you've got your bootloader, unlocked. Flash a custom recovery. Then flash SuperSu or SuperUser via recovery. Don't ask where to get it, search.
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Skanob said:
Since you've got your bootloader, unlocked. Flash a custom recovery. Then flash SuperSu or SuperUser via recovery. Don't ask where to get it, search.
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Thanks but please how do i flash supersu? Would i need to download the zip file or what. i installed from Playstore and backedup so i have the apk file. Any usefulness with that?
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No, Play Store won't help you. You need to follow Skanob's post, and do exactly what he wrote exactly in the way he wrote. If you don't understand how to flash - read more until you do.

Jack_R1 said:
No, Play Store won't help you. You need to follow Skanob's post, and do exactly what he wrote exactly in the way he wrote. If you don't understand how to flash - read more until you do.
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ok thanks. i just did 4ext via recovery. any easy step from there? thanks. really appreciate.
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He wrote "flash custom recovery", that's what you did.
The next step is "flash SuperSU via recovery".
Google it.
If you won't understand what should be done - it means you shouldn't have root access on your phone. And it's not a derogatory remark, but a safety measure - before the next thread like "I tried to use some root program, now my phone doesn't boot and I don't know what to do". This isn't a support forum.

I wanna thank errone whos got a hand in dis. I just successfully rooted my fone. Thanks.

its_Khal said:
I wanna thank errone whos got a hand in dis. I just successfully rooted my fone. Thanks.
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There's a thanks button for that.
Could you edit the original post to "solved" so it can slowly drop to the bottom of the list or get locked
"Do, or do not. There is no 'try'."
- Yoda

its_Khal said:
Please i need help. I want to root my device. I have unlocked the bootloader using HTCDev. i have ICS,s-on and HBoot 2.00.0002. I have tried Superoneclick but it hangs at #5 all the time. Pls, is there any other method? (NB : I dont want the downgrade method) I just want a "My device" compatible type. Thanks.
(((((( SOLVED ))))))
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its_Khal said:
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I actually meant the thread title (op means original post)
"Do, or do not. There is no 'try'."
- Yoda

[SOLVED] Cannot for the life of me flash hboot on 2.2

i have an htc evo shift 4g that originally had 2.3.4 on it. i successfully (i think) downgraded the system to 2.2. but every single time i try to flash the hboot_eng.nb0 to gain S-off the md5sum comes back different than its supposed to be. funny thing is, its perm-rooted somehow. i decided to go ahead and reboot anyway and attempt perm-root and it stuck. no brick, no errors, no nothing. its fine. but as far as i have read i need to have S-off to be able to flash custom roms.
am i correct in this assumption?
before anyone tries to point me to an hboot flashing tutorial, be aware i have looked at ABSOLUTELY EVERY SINGLE ONE AND FOLLOWED DIRECTIONS TO A T!!!!!
any help would be absolutely appreciated
EDIT: SOLVED
ok so after thinking i did everything right (which i sorta did) i glanced through all the tutorials again and found the answer.
CREDIT GOES TO gzetski and unbrkshft AT ANDROIDFORUMS.COM
All I had to do was re-install 2.2 per gzetski's instructions. Then I followed the rooting instructions at the top of this post as if I was running 2.3.4. It was flawless. I was able to downgrade the hboot and S-OFF. The phone is now running CM7 and the owner is quite pleased.
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so basically read the instructions found HERE but follow the instructions for 2.3.4
now im happily running JellyBelly CM10 :highfive:
hope this helps anybody who still has issues!

Re: [Q] Cannot for the life of me flash hboot on 2.2
dragonhart6505 said:
i have an htc evo shift 4g that originally had 2.3.4 on it. i successfully (i think) downgraded the system to 2.2. but every single time i try to flash the hboot_eng.nb0 to gain S-off the md5sum comes back different than its supposed to be. funny thing is, its perm-rooted somehow. i decided to go ahead and reboot anyway and attempt perm-root and it stuck. no brick, no errors, no nothing. its fine. but as far as i have read i need to have S-off to be able to flash custom roms.
am i correct in this assumption?
before anyone tries to point me to an hboot flashing tutorial, be aware i have looked at ABSOLUTELY EVERY SINGLE ONE AND FOLLOWED DIRECTIONS TO A T!!!!!
any help would be absolutely appreciated
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You don't have to be S-Off to flash custom ROMs... but it sure makes it easier. Go into bootloader and let us know exactly what it says at the top, there should be about 4 lines.

Re: [Q] Cannot for the life of me flash hboot on 2.2
Yup, if you're s-on you can flash roms but you have to flash the kernel seperately, which means you have to carry around a computer with you whenever you go on a flashing spree
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Re: [Q] Cannot for the life of me flash hboot on 2.2
CNexus said:
Yup, if you're s-on you can flash roms but you have to flash the kernel seperately, which means you have to carry around a computer with you whenever you go on a flashing spree
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Or get flash image gui lol
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Re: [Q] Cannot for the life of me flash hboot on 2.2
jesuscash said:
Or get flash image gui lol
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+1

Chad The Pathfinder said:
+1
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Yup yup.
Bought the app even though I'm already s-off just to support the dev
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jesuscash said:
Or get flash image gui lol
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Or that, forgot about it even though I love it
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CNexus said:
Or that, forgot about it even though I love it
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I used to use it to flash kernels before I knew what I was doing

jesuscash said:
Yup yup.
Bought the app even though I'm already s-off just to support the dev
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I have bought several apps through the play store just to help support development. The more time I put into learning and moding the more I appreciate the time, effort, and knowledge of the people who put these things together.

3.17.841.9 hboot 2.14

I am on my 2nd one xl, lost the first. This one I have not played with yet.
Is it possible to root, and load roms.
I have taken all ota updates.
I would like to run 4.2.2
Any advice.
I'm On Telstra
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My advice would be to read faq before posting such a frequently posted question or at least try searching.
For a guy like you, I'd tell you there was no way even if there was a way.
But there is no way.
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FSB said:
I am on my 2nd one xl, lost the first. This one I have not played with yet.
Is it possible to root, and load roms.
I have taken all ota updates.
I would like to run 4.2.2
Any advice.
I'm On Telstra
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As you're with Telstra you will be able to unlock the bootloader on your device through htcdev then install the custom recovery then flash a rom with root as there is currently no root exploit for Jellybean.
As suggested above though do your homework first.

thejosh86 said:
As you're with Telstra you will be able to unlock the bootloader on your device through htcdev then install the custom recovery then flash a rom with root as there is currently no root exploit for Jellybean.
As suggested above though do your homework first.
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pft, you ruined it -_- since he probably wont click the thanks button after you helped him, i will.

exad said:
pft, you ruined it -_- since he probably wont click the thanks button after you helped him, i will.
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Lol...I was waiting for something like this....but it makes me wonder if he will ask how to unlock now...
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lost

lost it all. hit factory reset on accident. now i have nothing. lol now what?

chrisb906 said:
lost it all. hit factory reset on accident. now i have nothing. lol now what?
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I've seen a lot of your other posts and if you can confirm you are unlocked and S-Off then I would recommend checking that you still have a custom recovery. If you do, then mount the SD card and move a Rom over (with GAPPS if you decide to use an AOSP Rom.) Flash the Rom and Flash GAPPS if needed. Follow the directions in the Rom of your choice if they differ from that.
Or
You could Run a RUU and start completely over. Don't forget to flash a custom recovery afterwards in bootloader mode and flash a root program (I recommend SuperSU) in recovery prior to booting the system.:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2593037
Just make sure you have an unlocked bootloader and S-Off prior to following any of these recommendations.

Madcat8686 said:
I've seen a lot of your other posts and if you can confirm you are unlocked and S-Off then I would recommend checking that you still have a custom recovery. If you do, then mount the SD card and move a Rom over (with GAPPS if you decide to use an AOSP Rom.) Flash the Rom and Flash GAPPS if needed. Follow the directions in the Rom of your choice if they differ from that.
Or
You could Run a RUU and start completely over. Don't forget to flash a custom recovery afterwards in bootloader mode and flash a root program (I recommend SuperSU) in recovery prior to booting the system.:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2593037
Just make sure you have an unlocked bootloader and S-Off prior to following any of these recommendations.
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i got it fixed. a dev helped me.phew..lol..and thank you for your prompt replya as well

Press the thanks button!
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chrisb906 said:
i got it fixed. a dev helped me.phew..lol..and thank you for your prompt replya as well
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wow..we on this again..? there...
thanked

It's important to use the correct method for thanking people, the button was created for a reason.
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Ok
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Please learn how to post properly to this forum. OP has appeared both here and in my PM, asking for help with 2 different issues and not supplying nearly enough info.
When posting a question, you need to state clearly:
- What you were trying to do (install a ROM, etc.) including what exact steps got you to the place you are at
- whether your phone is stock or modded (bootloader unlocked, rooted, S-on or S-off, etc.)
- what ROM you are on
- the info listed in the first 5 lines of hboot.
Asking for help with one vague sentence doesn't cut it. If you want help, we need details. Don't be lazy and just type vague one-sentence posts, unless you want the same in return.
Also, the question in the OP probably would have been easily answered by simply reading the Frequently Asked Questions sticky at the top of this forum section: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2136172

This ^^^
It's been said numerous times before though.
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Like I said before. The xda app isn't working properly on my phone. And yes..I did do research. Tyanyways
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Ur right red and I'm sorry. I just get frustrated.
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U guys are right and I'm sorry. I just read the link red. But I do have hboot 2.15 along with 3.18 firmware and twrp 2.6.3. I still can't flash aosp or aokp roms. I'm also supercid, s off with unlocked bootloader.
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chrisb906 said:
Ur right red and I'm sorry. I just get frustrated.
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No worries. Just take a deep breath and slow down before you post, and if possible sit at a computer where you can type properly. Asking for help with one sentence posts, and not providing enough details isn't going to help anyone. You will inevitably just have to type later anyway when we start asking for the details (plus more back and forth, and more waiting for a response).
I'm not personally much of an AOSP user, so I can't specifically help. But I know timmaa (and others) are more versed in AOSP.

Exactly what error are you getting when attempting to install the ROMs? Are you using the official of modified TWRP?
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I am not using modded. The original 2.6.3
It's saying failed...and somethingabout 2.15 I'm not home right now but break at work.
chris

I can try and flash later and let u know
chris

You have to use the modded.
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Does it with that too
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Either way you definitely need to be using the modified TWRP. You'll need to post the exact error you get on an attempted install here.
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Ok. Thanks.
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