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[Q] root without htcdev.com?

Is there any way to root the S without going through htcdev.com? I've been waiting for a week for my registration email so I can unlock my new phone. I can't believe they don't have that process automated.

The mail should arrive in minutes (did it ~week ago).
Have you checked your SPAM/JUNK folder?

Yep. Not a thing.

crikes. I just re-registered and got an email within a few minutes. They really need a 're-send registration email' option. I didn't want to use the 2nd email address for registration.

michaelh99 said:
Is there any way to root the S without going through htcdev.com? I've been waiting for a week for my registration email so I can unlock my new phone. I can't believe they don't have that process automated.
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I know it sounds obvious but have you checked your spam folder?
Sent from my HTC One S

One X One Click Root
This is what I used on my TMOUS One S running SW Number 1.53.531.16.71ORD:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1644167
Just follow that post your phone will reboot 5-6 times and will install SU and you will be rooted. I did this a few weeks ago and have been running stock minus TMO Bloat ever since w/o any issues what so ever!! There are a few posts in this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1577831&page=7 that have had success also!!

BTTRDYZ said:
This is what I used on my TMOUS One S running SW Number 1.53.531.16.71ORD:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1644167
Just follow that post your phone will reboot 5-6 times and will install SU and you will be rooted. I did this a few weeks ago and have been running stock minus TMO Bloat ever since w/o any issues what so ever!! There are a few posts in this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1577831&page=7 that have had success also!!
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Thanks. I'll have to look at that closer.
I certainly don't like the HTC warning that their method will wipe your phone! darnit, I just got it set up the way I like!

michaelh99 said:
Thanks. I'll have to look at that closer.
I certainly don't like the HTC warning that their method will wipe your phone! darnit, I just got it set up the way I like!
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Yeah, but if you want to flash a custom recovery (to flash ROMs) you will need to unlock your bootloader!!

I know but I want to try stock for a bit, especially since I'm guinea pig for my wife (we have the same phone again).
I'll try some custom ROMs once I get used to the phone. At the very least I want to be able to use Titanium to back up our data as well as restore some from our Vibrants which would be a pain to re-setup.
For now, I'll be happy if I can get root. I just need to decide if I want to wait for the rumored June 7 update before I root since it's not clear if I'll get that OTA after root.

michaelh99 said:
Is there any way to root the S without going through htcdev.com? I've been waiting for a week for my registration email so I can unlock my new phone. I can't believe they don't have that process automated.
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I just unlocked my bootloader today. followed all the instructions and having never had a account with htcdev.com it took 30 minutes tops.
Maybe try again?
mike

telephonemike said:
I just unlocked my bootloader today. followed all the instructions and having never had a account with htcdev.com it took 30 minutes tops.
Maybe try again?
mike
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Followed *which* instructions?
The original question is becoming moot. Not getting verified in a timely manner meant I started setting up my phone the way I like and I don't want to wipe my phone now which leaves the HTC method out.
I'm thinking of waiting for the mythical update around June 4 so that I can root after the update. I've been with tmo for a decade so I'm very familiar with their update reputation and realize that date will probably get pushed out again.
The phone's new enough and I'm enjoying *using* it enough that the idea of spending hours mucking with complicated rooting and possible temporary bricking and un-bricking doesn't interest me. yet.
The biggest thing I miss right now is my firewall and safety of Titanium.

[PSA] If you are on 1.73 and haven't rooted better do it now !!!!!!!

If you haven't rooted your 1.73 and protected it with RootKeeper you better do it now without delay of you will lose root forever (or till someone roots 1.85)
See This Thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=27124448#post27124448
Update: This post is now not relevant since 1.85 has been rooted.

galfert said:
If you haven't rooted your 1.73 and protected it with RootKeeper you better do it now without delay of you will lose root forever (or till someone roots 1.85)
See This Thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=27124448#post27124448
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You should also unlock that bootloader . Before it's to late
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this really sucks, i have a phoen that has light bleed and really bad battery life.
worried if i switch it now they will send one with the upgaded software,
maybe not though
ideas?

The_Zodiac said:
this really sucks, i have a phoen that has light bleed and really bad battery life.
worried if i switch it now they will send one with the upgaded software,
maybe not though
ideas?
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I just purchased my HOX yesterday and yes they now come with the 1.85 software preinstalled. So there is a great chance that your replacement will have the latest software or if you allow them to power it on they will immediate accept the update before they even hand you the phone. Maybe you can switch your own sim and tell them you want to set it up yourself and it may not have the update yet.
The same thing happened with the Evo when it first came out though. I had light leak and random resets and got a replacement that had the new Gingerbread update and no root method. Within a week they had found a way to downgrade to Froyo to attain root again so don't sweat it too much. Go get a good device!

jordant2 said:
I just purchased my HOX yesterday and yes they now come with the 1.85 software preinstalled. So there is a great chance that your replacement will have the latest software or if you allow them to power it on they will immediate accept the update before they even hand you the phone. Maybe you can switch your own sim and tell them you want to set it up yourself and it may not have the update yet.
The same thing happened with the Evo when it first came out though. I had light leak and random resets and got a replacement that had the new Gingerbread update and no root method. Within a week they had found a way to downgrade to Froyo to attain root again so don't sweat it too much. Go get a good device!
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I think the problem for us with replacements is that all the developers who are working on this phone already have theirs rooted and unlocked. There's no incentive or reason to find a way to root 1.85. I read somewhere that there is another update coming too.

SkizzMcNizz said:
I think the problem for us with replacements is that all the developers who are working on this phone already have theirs rooted and unlocked. There's no incentive or reason to find a way to root 1.85. I read somewhere that there is another update coming too.
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Well let's find these guys and break their **** so they all have to get replacements!

SkizzMcNizz said:
I think the problem for us with replacements is that all the developers who are working on this phone already have theirs rooted and unlocked. There's no incentive or reason to find a way to root 1.85. I read somewhere that there is another update coming too.
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There is a incentive. We donate money to them for their work for delivering good roms????? If there is no root, and more people are getting htc one x's, then there is basically no point to develop for the one x???? No profit lol

jordant2 said:
Well let's find these guys and break their **** so they all have to get replacements!
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That made me lol.
Sent from my HTC One X using XDA

I have not received any updates. See 1.85 similar post why.
sent from my hoXl
can't play my geetahr with out a geetahr string!

I'm still on 1.73 also but very confused to what I need to do to update,
first: unlock bootloader from htcdev?
second: root?
three: change CID with superCID?
four: relock with adb command
five: run the 1.85 update?
six: unlock bootloader again?
seven: root
eight: install CWM?
yes/no/maybe so?

rsnt said:
I'm still on 1.73 also but very confused to what I need to do to update
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These are the steps for the AT&T 1.73.
1) Root
2) Install RootKeeper (not needed...but 'eh can't hurt)
3) SuperCID
4) Titanium Backup - Optional if you want to save apps and app data
5) Upgrade to 1.85 via RUU - this will wipe everything except sd card
6) Unlock bootloader via HTCDev.com
7) Install Recovery
8) Root via Recovery

Can we please get peters guide stickied?
sent from my hoXl
can't play my geetahr with out a geetahr string!

I'm on 1.82 and I'm rooted, with SuperCID but I haven't unlocked yet because I'm hoping that we'll get S-OFF and I won't have to notify HTC of my "modding" activities. So, as long as I have SuperCID, I'll have the option of unlocking the downloader after the OTA upgrade, right? Assuming Rootkeeper failed or whatever...
Thanks!
Billy

freakboy13 said:
Can we please get peters guide stickied?
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I agree. Peter's guide is excellent. I did everything using Peter's guide following the Manual methods for everything (rather than One-Click methods). You learn more this way, less chance for errors. One-Click requires everthing to be perfect before running, and if things don't work you have no clue why nor how to troubleshoot.
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JeepFreak said:
I'm on 1.82 and I'm rooted, with SuperCID but I haven't unlocked yet because I'm hoping that we'll get S-OFF and I won't have to notify HTC of my "modding" activities. So, as long as I have SuperCID, I'll have the option of unlocking the downloader after the OTA upgrade, right? Assuming Rootkeeper failed or whatever...
Thanks!
Billy
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Don't totally quote me on this but I think you can only OTA from 1.73.
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How to stop an OTA update?

Okay first off, i know this is the wrong section. I can not post in development because I am new here, but I am in need of help desperately. Okay so I am rooted on 1.85 and the bootloader is NOT unlocked. Well i decided today to take the update to 4.0.4 before I did research. (Stupid me eh?) Well I start the OTA and then do some research. I learn that the update to 4.0.4 might be harmful to rooted users. So I disconnect from WiFi knowing it will pause the download. Well now I have a download that is just paused in the notification bar, and any time i connect to wifi it will continue the download. While the download is paused, can i unroot and take the update safely? I have seriously been searching for hours on end to find someone with a situation that I am in and i can not.

If you do a factory reset the update will go away. But that would also make you loose root. You should unlock the bootloader, then flash the rooted 2.20 update from the dev section.
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Yep, get that bootloader unlocked immediately and flash a rooted stock ROM or a custom ROM. Make sure you backup all your stuff with Titanium because the bootloader unlock will wipe your phone.
Also, just so you know, this thread most definitely did NOT belong in development, which is reserved for ROMs and kernels and root guides and the like ONLY. Threads like this belong in Q+A but nobody is gonna kill you for posting it in General.

After the download, you should get a prompt to either Install, Postpone, or you can press the "back" capacitive button to cancel. Cancel should stop the update notifications. At least this is how its worked on past HTC OTAs. I personally can't verify, as I haven't gotten the notification yet. But others seem to verify this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1817429
But if you want to be safe, you should SuperCID and unlock bootloader first, as others have suggested. Pressing the wrong button for the method I suggested above will be catastrophic otherwise (lose the ability to root and unlock BL).

Thanks for your help guys!
I just did a factory data reset on my phone. Honestly, I've gotten myself into trouble with rooting. I really need to read up before i continue with things of this sort. So since i did a factory data reset, am i 100% unrooted? Will i be safe to take the OTA now? Thanks for your help guys!

If you were stock 1.85, and rooted using the one-click or "manual" method (which you must be, if you you are still BL locked), then you are now unrooted. You are either rooted or not, there is no "percentage" of rooted.
What kind of trouble have you gotten into rooting, and what do you typically use root for?

I've been debating on whether or not to just go ahead and install the OTA to 2.2. The only thing I've used for root was for WiFi-Tether and I don't even use that anymore so I think I don't even necessarily NEED root anymore. I'm just tired of the updater telling me there's a new update to install - frankly very annoying. I've been just using the back capacitive button to cancel it. BUT, the last time I did this when 1.73 went to 1.85, I was just stock rooted, no unlocked BL (just like I am now), when I tried to install the OTA, went to that error with the triangle and exclamation point and wouldn't let me install it. I had to reflash to stock RUU because it was giving me a bootloop. I just don't want that to happen again... What does that triangle and exclamation point even really mean? I can't find a definitive answer on it. Shouldn't the OTA just install as normal, but it'll remove root in the process?

extol1337 said:
BUT, the last time I did this when 1.73 went to 1.85, I was just stock rooted, no unlocked BL (just like I am now), when I tried to install the OTA, went to that error with the triangle and exclamation point and wouldn't let me install it. I had to reflash to stock RUU because it was giving me a bootloop. I just don't want that to happen again... What does that triangle and exclamation point even really mean? I can't find a definitive answer on it. Shouldn't the OTA just install as normal, but it'll remove root in the process?
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Red triangle and exclamation point is the stock recovery. This appears if something about the ROM is missing or corrupted. Not sure why this happened to you in that particular case. But installing OTAs on rooted phones is always a crap shoot. Sometimes it works, and you just lose root. Sometimes you boot loop or other things.

redpoint73 said:
Red triangle and exclamation point is the stock recovery. This appears if something about the ROM is missing or corrupted. Not sure why this happened to you in that particular case. But installing OTAs on rooted phones is always a crap shoot. Sometimes it works, and you just lose root. Sometimes you boot loop or other things.
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That's what I was afraid of. Actually, I remember trying to install the 2.2 OTA a few days ago as well. Same red triangle and exclamation point. This time wasn't a boot loop and I just rebooted again and ever since, just kept canceling the update. Not sure what's going on...

extol1337 said:
That's what I was afraid of. Actually, I remember trying to install the 2.2 OTA a few days ago as well. Same red triangle and exclamation point. This time wasn't a boot loop and I just rebooted again and ever since, just kept canceling the update. Not sure what's going on...
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Is the update actually downloaded to your phone? You may need to locate and delete it.
It may be trying to install the OTA from recovery, which makes sense. Don't actually know what happens when an OTA installs.
I've never installed an OTA! I'm always rooted, always will be!!!!

Just to be sure.
I did a factory data reset the night of the problem, been good ever since! I have not done anything to the phone except install a few apps. Should i be okay to take the OTA now? Sorry i just really want to be sure. This is my 3rd phone is 3 months so... no second chances.

SOLVED
Okay, so i took a chance on the update. It worked! I will not be rooting anymore until i read up. Sorry guys if you feel this thread was unnecessary. Just an FYI to any who are worried about taking the newest update after a factory data reset, don't be! Thank you to all:highfive:

Did everyone got an update ?
I still do not see update notification
From beast called HTC One X

It's a little late for this probably but for future reference if you are rooted and want to stop receiving OTA updates remove/rename/delete HtcOMADM_ATT.apk and HtcOMADM_ATT.odex from system/apps, wipe cache and dalvik. If you want to remove "AT&T software update" from the "Settings" then remove HtcOMADM_SettingsPlugin_ATT.apk and HtcOMADM_SettingsPlugin_ATT.odex from system/apps, wipe cache and dalvik.

wantabe said:
It's a little late for this probably but for future reference if you are rooted and want to stop receiving OTA updates remove/rename/delete HtcOMADM_ATT.apk and HtcOMADM_ATT.odex from system/apps, wipe cache and dalvik. If you want to remove "AT&T software update" from the "Settings" then remove HtcOMADM_SettingsPlugin_ATT.apk and HtcOMADM_SettingsPlugin_ATT.odex from system/apps, wipe cache and dalvik.
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Excellent info!

ssteven232 said:
Okay, so i took a chance on the update. It worked! I will not be rooting anymore until i read up. Sorry guys if you feel this thread was unnecessary. Just an FYI to any who are worried about taking the newest update after a factory data reset, don't be! Thank you to all:highfive:
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Looks like you will not be rooting anymore for a while now, since there is no method to root the 2.2 update. AT&T / HTC made sure the current rooting method won't work on it. Hopefully, the devs will eventually crack this one too.
I hope you knew that before making the dive ... I would have just unlocked the bootloader and flashed a ROM with the update baked into it to get the best of both worlds. But that's just me. I can't own an android without root access. To reach his own.
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borets.boris said:
Looks like you will not be rooting anymore for a while now, since there is no method to root the 2.2 update. AT&T / HTC made sure the current rooting method won't work on it. Hopefully, the devs will eventually crack this one too.
I hope you knew that before making the dive ... I would have just unlocked the bootloader and flashed a ROM with the update baked into it to get the best of both worlds. But that's just me. I can't own an android without root access. To reach his own.
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Yeah, I hear what you're saying and you are right. The current rooting method does not work with the new hboot. But.... If you have your bootloader unlocked beforehand you can still still get root after taking the OTA... And you can still flash a custom rom afterwards, from what I understand you would just need to fastboot flash the boot.img. I haven't personally tried it because I like staying fairly stock, just seriously cleaned up with some mods (init.d support, wifi/usb tethering, missing apps replaced). One thing I am curious about and to be honest I haven't spent any time researching the answer, what kernel are the roms using that are based on the 2.23 (4.0.4) Asian RUU? I wonder because I know the combination of the AT&T 2.20 (4.0.4) update with the new kernel and radio is working very, very well on my phone! My quadrant went up 800 points and battery life is still ridiculously good! I also have to agree with "I can't own an android without root access" especially on AT&T. Personally I'm good to go until the Jelly Bean update! Decisions, decisions! :laugh:

wantabe said:
Yeah, I hear what you're saying and you are right. The current rooting method does not work with the new hboot. But.... If you have your bootloader unlocked beforehand you can still still get root after taking the OTA... And you can still flash a custom rom afterwards, from what I understand you would just need to fastboot flash the boot.img. I haven't personally tried it because I like staying fairly stock, just seriously cleaned up with some mods (init.d support, wifi/usb tethering, missing apps replaced).
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I've never installed an OTA, so I wouldn't know either. Honestly, I don't know why one would do that, when the awesome devs here post ROMs with the latest OTAs and root prebaked into them. There are "modded" ROMs and "stock" (or close to stock) ROMs available to everyone's taste.
wantabe said:
One thing I am curious about and to be honest I haven't spent any time researching the answer, what kernel are the roms using that are based on the 2.23 (4.0.4) Asian RUU? I wonder because I know the combination of the AT&T 2.20 (4.0.4) update with the new kernel and radio is working very, very well on my phone!
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Right now, I'm running CleanROM 4.5, which is based on the 2.23 RUU. I did install the 2.20 radio, thinking it would work better, since I'm on AT&T. I took a screenshot of the kernel screen for you.
wantabe said:
My quadrant went up 800 points and battery life is still ridiculously good!
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Where was your improvement? Did the increase happen in the aspect/area that directly affects your daily use, or in some esoteric algorithm that the phone all of a sudden processes faster? I used to go crazy on quadrant scores, but now I don't really understand their value/accuracy. As long as the phone feels buttery smooth while lasting 5+ hours of screen time, I'm happy!
Since you're interested in the scores, I installed quadrant and ran it, so you can compare.
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in admiration, totally confused!
borets.boris said:
Right now, I'm running CleanROM 4.5, which is based on the 2.23 RUU. I did install the 2.20 radio, thinking it would work better, since I'm on AT&T. I took a screenshot of the kernel screen for you.
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Hi, do you think you could point me in the right direction for this? I found the general thread on radios, but am at a total loss about what it means or what to do with it!

You knew this was the wrong section but posted here anyway? Not a good way to start your membership on XDA. First rule of thumb is to search before creating a thread. Google is a great source for information. For future reference, all questions belong in the Q&A section, where coincidentally, this is being moved to.
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"If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice"
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Omg no!!! Phone is self updating!!!

It is 1.85 I woke up and is updating?! it wont stop no matter what I try.
HELP!! STOP THESE MADNESS!!!
IT's at 50% now!!!

I had to Hard reset at 91% and restore factory settings.
It saved it at least... but have to redo all the phone again...
Now I'm not sure why my phone hour is not right and I can't fix this.
Anyways I had no choice, I didn't had my phone rooted yet.

yeah thats the reason i just rooted and unlocked the bootloader, i got sick of that and understood that it would just update if i didnt do anything. Spend a couple of hours and do it and load Viper and never worry again. If you already have to set up your phone again, do it on a nice rom

joshuadjohnson22 said:
yeah thats the reason i just rooted and unlocked the bootloader, i got sick of that and understood that it would just update if i didnt do anything. Spend a couple of hours and do it and load Viper and never worry again. If you already have to set up your phone again, do it on a nice rom
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I still need to get it unlock.
Will try to do it today.
For that I need to buy a new simcard right?

Harkadenn said:
I still need to get it unlock.
Will try to do it today.
For that I need to buy a new simcard right?
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Totally different things .... Sim unlock and bl unlock are different...with 1.85 go find one of the 1.85 root methods follow instructions root it and than look the bl unlock thread in our development section and get your bootloader unlocked .. than download goo manager and flash twrp
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Again NO need to get a new similar actually it will do nothing bbut waste your earned money

Ok I'll admit it...
I snuck behind enemy lines today and pushed the big red update button today.
I was jealous of those of you with 1.85. I'm sorry

But 1.85 can be rooted, or did that get patched up as well. Thought only 2.20 was not root-able.

Anybody still on 1.73 I recommend updating to 1.85.....had some fixes and its perfectly safe for rooting and unlocking
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Could you link me to the right page so I get started with all the process?
Thank you.

This should get you on track.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1671237
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Thank you so much

Lost my chance... now I have to wait for the 2.20 exploit.
Oh well...
I am dumb doing all these things on my own.
I have no idea how I was able to do it when I had my HTC Tilt.
It kept popping the update add and today it said after 8 hours it will update automatically.

i'm pretty sure the ota doesn't force itself.
why didn't you go ahead and root/unlock? it only takes a few minutes to root,unlock,recovery,rom.

If you can't do one clicks on your own...umm.... I.guess 2.20 is the rom for you

DvineLord said:
i'm pretty sure the ota doesn't force itself.
why didn't you go ahead and root/unlock? it only takes a few minutes to root,unlock,recovery,rom.
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At the moment I started working on this, my connection got terrible bad and lost it.
I was also having trouble with the clock settings and every time I changed it it asked me about the update.
And then it told me that next time I pospone it it will force to update.
So... no internet yet and I was pissed off because the date settings where not correct and trying to fix it... It began to update in a black screen and a harddisk and I couldn't do anything at this point.
I thought about forcing it off somehow but I didn't do it in case it could screw all up badly so I had no other choice.
Anyways... I can wait until 2.20, The programers always find their ways to exploits so I'm sure it will happen soon

Poetique said:
Ok I'll admit it...
I snuck behind enemy lines today and pushed the big red update button today.
I was jealous of those of you with 1.85. I'm sorry
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Root and unlock the bootloader while you still can. Then you can flash whatever stock or custom ROMs you want. You'll always be ahead of the curve compared to those unrooted/locked, and never be jealous again. There are stock and custom ROMs already based on 2.40 and 2.41 now.

DvineLord said:
i'm pretty sure the ota doesn't force itself.
why didn't you go ahead and root/unlock? it only takes a few minutes to root,unlock,recovery,rom.
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Speak for your self. Took me 4 hours +
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ChummyDays said:
Me too. But I was a noob.
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Well I only had my 3D before this and let me tell u (if u haven't had one) it's fairly easy compared to rooting THIS. Lol
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[Q] How to root sch-1535 running 4.0.4

I have been looking for a way to root an old Galaxy S3 sch-1535 that used to be on VZW network.
I had cracked the screen a long time and replaced it. But VZW never asked for it back, so my wife just uses it now on wifi since she doesnt have a smart phone. But an app that she would like to start using on it does not support 4.0.4. So... I thought rooting it might be the way to go.
Although it seems as if the info to root this phone is becoming harder to find, I am assuming because it is "older".
I was hoping you guys could help point me in the right direction. Something easy to use to root the phone and a good ROM to use once it is rooted.
I did tried cyanogenmod to root it a few weeks ago, but apparently they dont support it anymore.

jekmandco said:
I have been looking for a way to root an old Galaxy S3 sch-1535 that used to be on VZW network.
I had cracked the screen a long time and replaced it. But VZW never asked for it back, so my wife just uses it now on wifi since she doesnt have a smart phone. But an app that she would like to start using on it does not support 4.0.4. So... I thought rooting it might be the way to go.
Although it seems as if the info to root this phone is becoming harder to find, I am assuming because it is "older".
I was hoping you guys could help point me in the right direction. Something easy to use to root the phone and a good ROM to use once it is rooted.
I did tried cyanogenmod to root it a few weeks ago, but apparently they dont support it anymore.
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Have you tried the casual root and unlock method? Link below
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2332825
FYI you do need a pc to use this tool
Sent from my N5

ShapesBlue said:
Have you tried the casual root and unlock method? Link below
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2332825
FYI you do need a pc to use this tool
Sent from my N5
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That won't work on ICS, only jellybean.
Fortunately this guide still exists.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1762709
Good luck finding rootdebugfs though, if you can find a legitimate copy it will most likely work. However, I'd be extremely careful with it. I'm not exactly sure if it depends on server files to loophole your phone, and you'll be injecting a 3 year old copy of supersu (which is hardly recommended).
If you want my advice, you're better off using Odin and putting 4.1 on your phone, then using casual like ShapesBlue suggested.

BadUsername said:
That won't work on ICS, only jellybean.
Fortunately this guide still exists.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1762709
Good luck finding rootdebugfs though, if you can find a legitimate copy it will most likely work. However, I'd be extremely careful with it. I'm not exactly sure if it depends on server files to loophole your phone, and you'll be injecting a 3 year old copy of supersu (which is hardly recommended).
If you want my advice, you're better off using Odin and putting 4.1 on your phone, then using casual like ShapesBlue suggested.
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Damn man mine came with 4.1.2 when I got it back in 2013. I didn't even know the S3 was even on ICS but apparently I was wrong. Thanks for the heads up though
Sent from my N5

ShapesBlue said:
Damn man mine came with 4.1.2 when I got it back in 2013. I didn't even know the S3 was even on ICS but apparently I was wrong. Thanks for the heads up though
Sent from my N5
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Not a problem, that's ancient information, back in my lurking days.

BadUsername said:
That won't work on ICS, only jellybean.
Fortunately this guide still exists.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1762709
Good luck finding rootdebugfs though, if you can find a legitimate copy it will most likely work. However, I'd be extremely careful with it. I'm not exactly sure if it depends on server files to loophole your phone, and you'll be injecting a 3 year old copy of supersu (which is hardly recommended).
If you want my advice, you're better off using Odin and putting 4.1 on your phone, then using casual like ShapesBlue suggested.
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Thanks for the reply. Im reading through the information now.
First question is, what exactly is the rootdebugfs that you referred to above?
Also, another question I have from reading so far is this, in the guide you provided the link to. The author says that once you are rooted to go to the superuser app and check that the bianaries are updated. If the bianaries are not updated, will I have issues updating them because of not having any OTA access, only wifi access??
I may have more questions as I read more, but wanted to ask this question before I forgot.
And just an FYI for the possibility of my stupid questions. I have done a fair amount of reading about rooting over the years, but have never actually done it

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jekmandco said:
Thanks for the reply. Im reading through the information now.
First question is, what exactly is the rootdebugfs that you referred to above?
Also, another question I have from reading so far is this, in the guide you provided the link to. The author says that once you are rooted to go to the superuser app and check that the bianaries are updated. If the bianaries are not updated, will I have issues updating them because of not having any OTA access, only wifi access??
I may have more questions as I read more, but wanted to ask this question before I forgot.
And just an FYI for the possibility of my stupid questions. I have done a fair amount of reading about rooting over the years, but have never actually done it
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Rootdebugfs is a script that injects supersu into the system. Just not sure where it's pulling supersu from.
Binaries are from the app, it'll make you update it from the playstore. Wifi access is fine for this.