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While I'm seeing an influx of new comers to the MyTouch4G section, most likely due to newer phones coming out and picking these up cheap.
I'd like to remind you of a couple of things prior to just jumping in and rooting your phone.
Disclaimer: i am not a mod or an admin, just a humble "helper outer"
First Things First.Rooting one's phone is not to be taken lightly. When you root your phone to are basically giving your self SU access to the /system files of your phone. While this allows for GREAT expansion of the devices capabilities, you need to under stand that it can also brick your device in a heart beat. I know a guy who lives in St.Louis who said all he did was flash a custom font, via an application, on his rooted droid 2 and it bricked. You need to read, and understand what you are getting into. Because when the rubber meets the road you are the only one who can save your phone.
Secondly and just as important as anything else else.please install the ADB drivers at a minimum. TrueBlue_Drew has put together a very simple walk-through with video for this http://bit.ly/q7MP9t. Please take the time to learn the basic commands and what they do.
Third, and this can prevent some headaches down the roadplease go and check which eMMC chipset you have. Our phones where made in two different places, and have two different Chip set serial numbers. One of them is problematic and one of them is pretty safe. Please take time to verify which chipset you have prior to flashing anything. And yes it can be done without root access [http://bit.ly/y2zmdr]. Please see this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=858996
Fourth, and this is where the rubbers meets the road. A)
You need to decide which root method is for you. There are two different proven methods out there. One is known as the root.sh method. This is the simplest method. the long and short of it is this. You download a packet, extract a folder to your SD Cards root directory. Then you download, install and run a program called VISIONary. after you do that you enter a simple command or two to run the script in the extracted folder. you can find that method here root.sh method now this method will work to turn your phone into a rooted s-off phone. and is super easy i used this method to root my phone with s-off before i even left the T-Mobile store when i bought the devices. However it only turns off the security flags. IF you flash the PD15IMG to return to a stock fashion it will remove all SU rights.
B)
the second method is a bit more entailed but completely removes the security flags. IT's called ./gfree method. Now you need to be careful because this will root a phone with a bad eMMC chipset. Meaning it will be easier for you to brick your device. If that happens you own a 200-500 USD paper weight. And as of currently there is no sure fire way to recover from it. you can find more on that method here ./gfree rooting method.
c)
ONLY IF YOU HAVE THE STOCK 2.3.4 (GINGERBREAD) ROM
you must downgrade to 2.2.1 before you can root your phone.
Please see this link http://bit.ly/rugejM.
d)
if you do not know what you are doing i would advise against the OneClickRoot for rooting ANY phone. It's a simple path to enable someone with no knowledge to root their device.
We are glad you have chosen to make XDA your source for all of your hacker needs. But please take some time and read and study prior to doing anything. We'd hate to see you root and brick your phone because you over looked something.
the Q&A section is used for just that Questions and Answers
the Accessory section is for just that Accessories devoted to the HTC Glacier
the Development Section is just that a section where you can find ROMS, Kernels, hacker, and PC/Mac/Linux guides
the App section is just that a place for us to talk about add ons and applications
everything else falls under the general section.
hope you enjoy your stay here.
Finally, and i wanted to post this separately
please do not be afraid of the search button or Google. Chances are if you've encountered a problem, or have a question. Someone has already asked it, or solved it.
Please watch this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmvCpR45LKA&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Thanks for this. So your saying not to root at all if you have the "bad" chipset?
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CoNsPiRiSiZe said:
Thanks for this. So your saying not to root at all if you have the "bad" chipset?
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that is what is encouraged, unless you want a $500 brick.
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that is what is encouraged, unless you want a $500 brick.
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So I got that, plus the bad display!!! Do I call T-Mobile?
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Thank you this is very helpful! I just got replacement mt4g due to the bad emmc chip failing and it had the 2.3.4 on it. And it was a pain finding all the info plus the bad info people was giving out to root my phone. So now all new and replacement mt4g's are shipping with 2.3.4 on them, my mother just got a free mt4g and it had 2.3.4 already on it.
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Thanks for this. So your saying not to root at all if you have the "bad" chipset?
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If it does go bad there is good chance you can exchange it just don't tell them anything about you rooted the phone. I sent my phone in rooted with S off with a different problem and had no problem getting an exchange now I have this 2.3.4 which is not too bad but still figuring out the downgrade process I miss all the privileges with being rooted.
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If it does go bad there is good chance you can exchange it just don't tell them anything about you rooted the phone. I sent my phone in rooted with S off with a different problem and had no problem getting an exchange now I have this 2.3.4 which is not too bad but still figuring out the downgrade process I miss all the privileges with being rooted.
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+1 on replacing with no problem.
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Rooted and downgraded with this guide. Thanks SOO MUCH!!!
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This thread should probably be stickied.
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This thread should probably be stickied.
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You could PM a local admin/mod and they could do that if they see fit.
Great guide! It helped me with several questions I had, I was even able to check if I had a bad eMMC, I'm lucky I have the good one \o/
My phone came with 2.3.4, I really want to root to remove all the junk that comes preinstalled.
I have a question, if I used the root.sh method (which seems the safest), after downgrading of course. If I flash a rooted stock 2.3.4 ROM http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1264704
Would I loose my S-OFF? Also to install the ClockworkMod recovery, is it the same way as other phones? ex can I just install it using the ROM manager?
Also is it really necessary to flash the engineering bootloader?
thanks for this great tutorial!
Salvy said:
Would I loose my S-OFF? Also to install the ClockworkMod recovery, is it the same way as other phones? ex can I just install it using the ROM manager?
Also is it really necessary to flash the engineering bootloader?
thanks for this great tutorial!
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Once you have s-off, you will keep s-off until you manually turn it to s-on. So to answer your question.
No if you flash the rooted 2.3.4 of the stock OS you will keep s-off.
Yes you can flash it via the recovery image, without any problems. Just make sure to do a back up first.
It's not really needed, but encouraged as you can flash specific sections of the OS, or recovery image if needed.
Thank you very much for your help!
Everything went smoothly, now I'm in 2.3.4 rooted with bloat and ad free ^_^
The root.sh method didn't work for me though, but gfree worked like a charm (was kind of scared using it, but since I already checked my eMMC was good, I went ahead and worked perfectly!)
Thanks for your help!
thanks for help
Thanks, very useful information for mytouch 4g owners
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Great guide! Thanks!
nice starting guide for new mytouch 4g users hoping to root to read!
Thanks for the info!
Months ago I had so many problems rooting my MT4G. Recently, I decided to load the stock rom on my phone, just to root it all over again. I was able to do it in about 3 minutes! Here we go...
The following prerequisites can be found by searching/googling the forums.
1.) need VisionARY r14 .apk file
2.) need MyTouchRootingFiles (zip containing hboot_dhd.nb0, root.sh, and wpx.ko)
3.) download and install Android Terminal Emulator from Android Market
Ok, now that we got that out of the way, here are the instructions.
1.) Install VisionARY to your phone
2.) Unzip the MyTouchRootingFiles file to your computer, then copy the unzipped folder called ROOT to the root of your sdcard using usb cable
3.) While phone is NOT connected to computer, start VisionARY. Press the TEMP ROOT option to gain temporary root access. Exit VisionARY.
4.) Start Terminal Emulator and type the following, hitting enter after each line
SU
CD /SDCARD/ROOT
SH ROOT.SH5.) After rebooting, start VisionARY again, and gain TEMP ROOT once again
6.) Wait a few minutes (this is very important, don't rush), then press ATTEMPT PERM ROOT, your phone will reboot
7.) After rebooting, start Terminal Emulator and simply type SU. If you get the "#", you have rooted your phone!
Now you can explore the Android world by installing custom roms created by the community. You may want to research how to backup your device before starting to flash roms.
Good luck!
This will only work if you have the good eMMC chip set W/ 2.2.x. And it's a pretty well known method of rooting phones. Heck i have this method in my signature from when i posted the same thing months ago.
You do know this method only works for froyo 2.2. Now a days mostly everyone is on gingerbread 2.3. Gingerbread bread updated device is more complex to root. It requires you to downgrade then root.
When I started rooting mt4g's this is the method I used and it took me about 3 to 5 minutes as well. This is also without using a pc. Everything done from the device. Its not as easy now though.
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coupetastic-droid said:
You do know this method only works for froyo 2.2. Now a days mostly every is on gingerbread 2.3. Gingerbread bread updated device os more complex to root. It requires you to downgrade the root.
When I started rooting mt4g's this the method I used and it took me about 3 to 5 minutes as well. This is also without using a pc. Everything done from the device. Its not as easy now though.
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Yup, I'm aware. But anytime you get a MT4G from Tmo, it's still coming with 2.2... My instructions were basically for people that have had their Mt4g, but were afraid to root...
Chicago T said:
Yup, I'm aware. But anytime you get a MT4G from Tmo, it's still coming with 2.2... My instructions were basically for people that have had their Mt4g, but were afraid to root...
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Not true. There are more threads than i care to count. That is coming with 2.3. That's the #1 reason i put together my "newcomers" thread. with these very same directions. Along with a link to check the eMMC, and install the ADB drivers.
this was just posted
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1290946
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Not true. There are more threads than i care to count. That is coming with 2.3. That's the #1 reason i put together my "newcomers" thread. with these very same directions. Along with a link to check the eMMC, and install the ADB drivers.
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I actually referenced your thread to a friend.good work on it.
From my fist to your face, enjoy.
dont work for me :/
l2afa said:
dont work for me :/
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This is exactly my point. This thread will confuse alot of people.
I bet you're on gingerbread 2.3.
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coupetastic-droid said:
This is exactly my point. This thread will confuse alot of people.
I bet you're on gingerbread 2.3.
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Nope i already downgrade to 2.2.1 i want to root...
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Nope i already downgrade to 2.2.1 i want to root...
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Then the method posted should work just fine.
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l2afa said:
Nope i already downgrade to 2.2.1 i want to root...
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Search the forums on how to check your eMMC chip. (I'd post the link, but i'm on my way to work & don't have it off hand. If you really can't find it, PM me & I'll find it.) Long story short, this method may not work, depending on the type of eMMC in your phone. You will
need to root via the gfree method, also available in the xda forums. Mackster248 has a great tutorial on YouTube.
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Mr.Highway said:
I actually referenced your thread to a friend.good work on it.
From my fist to your face, enjoy.
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Thank you sir. Much obliged
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dont work for me :/
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Check out my "new comers" thread in my signature.
cbutt said:
Search the forums on how to check your eMMC chip. (I'd post the link, but i'm on my way to work & don't have it off hand. If you really can't find it, PM me & I'll find it.) Long story short, this method may not work, depending on the type of eMMC in your phone. You will
need to root via the gfree method, also available in the xda forums. Mackster248 has a great tutorial on YouTube.
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Finaly i root with gfree method, omg with XDA Team and resources thanks to all specialy neidlinger
l2afa said:
Finaly i root with gfree method, omg with XDA Team and resources thanks to all specialy neidlinger
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Hey no problem. The android community is about knowledge-fully (if that's even a word) helping each other. And i know we all have to start somewhere.
Glad you got it working. Happy flashing!
It's a fast process if you know what your doing. Even if you don't it can still take only 10 minutes with downgrading
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Nope i already downgrade to 2.2.1 i want to root...
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I used the method posted on the Cyanogen wiki at wiki[dot]cyanogenmod[dot]com/index.php?title=TMobile_myTouch_4G:_Full_Update_Guide#Rooting_the_HTC_Glacier
It says to uninstall VISIONary. VISIONary didnt work for me either.
I have tried this sooo many times.. First it was r14.. Then I heard it had to be r11.. At any rate... I never got a root.. Never got a rom.. Never got any success..
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funny thing i have tried all the hethods to. And now i get unknown user root. how do i get pass tht????
I am curious to know as to what exploit the G2X uses to gain privilege escalation aka root.
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codecaine21 said:
I am curious to know as to what exploit the G2X uses to gain privilege escalation aka root.
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Use NVFlash to flash CWM. That's all you really need.
And you're probably gonna get bashed for posting in this section, so just make sure you don't do it again.
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Use NVFlash to flash CWM. That's all you really need.
And you're probably gonna get bashed for posting in this section, so just make sure you don't do it again.
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I'm already rooted! Your misunderstanding my question. I wanna know what local exploit the devs use when writing the rooting software. Is it a buffer overflow? Stack based? Heap based? Integer overflow? What program or process is exploited? I just want tobknow just in case ibwanna have a crack at writing one. Also, I figured this post should go here cuz it is a question for developers not general users.
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Ahhh, I see. My bad then. In that case I hope a dev can help you out!
Rageagainstthecage
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Still doesn't belong here IMO
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I don't believe that there is an 'exploit' the lack of root on stock is one thing, root on a custom ROM just is, no security to protect some precious stock ROM with it's 'super secret special' crap. Otherwise unless one of the devs here has compiled a ROM straight from Google source, as opposed to CM source, they are a better authority. And if I wasn't clear enough, this is my opinion, something I am welcome to as a living breathing person, if you don't like what I say and want to try it, try it, see how far you get.
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I don't believe that there is an 'exploit' the lack of root on stock is one thing, root on a custom ROM just is, no security to protect some precious stock ROM with it's 'super secret special' crap. Otherwise unless one of the devs here has compiled a ROM straight from Google source, as opposed to CM source, they are a better authority. And if I wasn't clear enough, this is my opinion, something I am welcome to as a living breathing person, if you don't like what I say and want to try it, try it, see how far you get.
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@Волк, I was referring to stock rom. After you flash CWM, you use a root zip file to gain root on your device. I was curious as to how the zip file rooted the stock rom.
Something along these lines ---> http://www.quora.com/What-are-the-e...-against-the-cage-and-z4root-Android-exploits
@M3TG, no one asked for your opinion.
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codecaine21 said:
@Волк, I was referring to stock rom. After you flash CWM, you use a root zip file to gain root on your device. I was curious as to how the zip file rooted the stock rom.
Something along these lines ---> http://www.quora.com/What-are-the-e...-against-the-cage-and-z4root-Android-exploits
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I believe you just answered your own question.
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I believe you just answered your own question.
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Ik lol
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Shouldn't questions be in questions and answers
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codecaine21 said:
@Волк, I was referring to stock rom. After you flash CWM, you use a root zip file to gain root on your device. I was curious as to how the zip file rooted the stock rom.
Something along these lines ---> http://www.quora.com/What-are-the-e...-against-the-cage-and-z4root-Android-exploits
@M3TG, no one asked for your opinion.
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lol wowh there buddy...
first off, mt3g is right, this does not belong in development. just read the sticky at the top if you need a reference.
second, i think rageaginstthecage was not working on the gb 2.3.3 IIRC, and i think it was always just put into roms (even stock-ish ones) outside of the phone. (im most likely horribly wrong here, i never really looked into how root is accomplished)
either way, that link you posted pretty much answers your question
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@Волк, I was referring to stock rom. After you flash CWM, you use a root zip file to gain root on your device. I was curious as to how the zip file rooted the stock rom.
Something along these lines ---> http://www.quora.com/What-are-the-e...-against-the-cage-and-z4root-Android-exploits
@M3TG, no one asked for your opinion.
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The root zip just contains the necessary files that allow access to /system and any root functions. No exploit. CWM is basically another OS that is meant to modify the primary OS directly.
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The root zip just contains the necessary files that allow access to /system and any root functions. No exploit. CWM is basically another OS that is meant to modify the primary OS directly.
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I know the zip contains the necessarry files. That's obvious lol I'm not asking about CWM. I already know what it is, how it works, what it does. But I am pretty sure there is an exploit! How else is the program going to bypass the security precautions the system uses to prevent the user from accessing the system in the first place. I figured it was the same as a local privilege escalation on a Linux box.
But if rat in the cage doesn't work for GB. Then my question would be what exploit are the devs using when they write the root zip?
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I know the zip contains the necessarry files. That's obvious lol I'm not asking about CWM. I already know what it is, how it works, what it does. But I am pretty sure there is an exploit! How else is the program going to bypass the security precautions the system uses to prevent the user from accessing the system in the first place. I figured it was the same as a local privilege escalation on a Linux box.
But if rat in the cage doesn't work for GB. Then my question would be what exploit are the devs using when they write the root zip?
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Nope, no exploit. Basically all the zip does is add the files required to switch users. The security is simply lack of binaries required to switch to root user.
Rageagainstthecage does work on GB. So do other methods. What exploits do you think superoneclick injects? The g2x bootloaders come factory unlocked
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Rageagainstthecage does work on GB. So do other methods. What exploits do you think superoneclick injects? The g2x bootloaders come factory unlocked
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i know it works with gb, but i thought something broke it on the g2x?
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Rageagainstthecage does work on GB. So do other methods. What exploits do you think superoneclick injects? The g2x bootloaders come factory unlocked
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RATC works on GB? Oh, I was just going off what klathmon said, sorry.
Why does everyone keep saying no exploit is used kwes? Im positive one is definitely used. Just like Linux, you can't just add a root account with a regular user account! You need to be root in the first place! Just like RATC does. What other exploits are used kwes?
I didn't know the bootloaders come factory unlocked. Guess that's why there's no need for the s-off process with the G2X. Good to know!
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Shouldn't questions be in questions and answers
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Come on you two, really, android police? This forum has bigger fish to fry than a Guy asking a very intelligent question. At least he's not asking for mission donations. Mt3g, you're kinda on my team, but bro., I'm saying this as a friend, you do spout off at the mouth a lot. It just don't look good, you're not the mod, nor I or anyone else in here. Leave it to them, if I was the mod and i just saw your post I would purposely leave the thread here. It's human nature. With everyone rudely playing mod around here, I'm sure the mods just sit back and laugh at the immaturity. When a mod steps in and says "hey, this don't belong here, don't do it again or you're banned! " nobody says a word and the op obeys. When you or anyone else does it, the flamethrowers come out and we get another 50 posts of wannabe tough guys talking ****. DOC stepped in at the right time with owain and hell and handled it professionally, the mods are doing their jobs when there isn't 10 primadonnas pulling rank and making citizen arrests. I'm sure the flamethrowers will be lit after this post, hey, continue embarrassing yourselves.
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RATC works on GB? Oh, I was just going off what klathmon said, sorry.
Why does everyone keep saying no exploit is used kwes? Im positive one is definitely used. Just like Linux, you can't just add a root account with a regular user account! You need to be root in the first place! Just like RATC does. What other exploits are used kwes?
I didn't know the bootloaders come factory unlocked. Guess that's why there's no need for the s-off process with the G2X. Good to know!
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Root account is there, just inaccessible normally. If you make a Linux box login to a regular user by default and remove su and sudo, you cannot really access the root account. The zip adds su back. Cwm is an external os that has full access to the all parts of the Android os, allowing for this to be placed in the $PATH. (/system/bin).
The exploit methods find ways to become root (glitch in graphics card driver on sensation) and place the binaries.
Arg....seems like the devs have moved on to getting s-off and coming out with new roms and have given up on finding exploits to root 1.85. The threads for root have been empty for a while now...wondering if its time to exchange the phone or return it and want for the sg3?
I know i'm not the only person frustrated for upgrading to 1.85....
I thought you could RUU back to 1.82 if you wanted and then root?
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I thought you could RUU back to 1.82 if you wanted and then root?
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You can. That is what I did. It's pretty simple.
Revert to 1.82, root,
one click superCID
relock in fast boot
ruu 1.85
flash the unlock token from fastboot, it took me a few tries before it took
flash a recovery (twrp is working well for us right now)
and then use the recovery to flash the SU zip file. Then you're all set
Well this is how it works.
Once you update your RUU to 1.85 then install CWM (flashing utility in recovery) You will just flash the Rom you wish this will give you root.
Hope this clears things up?
I'm unclear on the rooted 1.85 but from what I gather you have to have done superCID hack before upgrading to be able to gain root. I believe you have to also have superCID to do ruu to a previous firmware. I may be wrong but if your on 1.85 without superCID I think your SOL for now atleast.
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Read it follow it ROOT it... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1671135
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Arg....seems like the devs have moved on to getting s-off and coming out with new roms and have given up on finding exploits to root 1.85. The threads for root have been empty for a while now...wondering if its time to exchange the phone or return it and want for the sg3?
I know i'm not the only person frustrated for upgrading to 1.85....
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Maybe YOU should start working on the root then. Wow what an ignorant thing to post, its amazing how much people will complain for something they contribute nothing for.
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Read it follow it ROOT it... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1671135
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Says right in the instructions you need root to downgrade. Unless somebody can confirm otherwise?
redpoint73 said:
Says right in the instructions you need root to downgrade. Unless somebody can confirm otherwise?
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There's a thread on how to downgrade in development.
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There's a thread on how to downgrade in development.
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You mean the one linked in the post I just quoted? Like I said, that one says it requires root.
Lots of people are saying "just downgrade" on this thread. But I don't think its possible.
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Says right in the instructions you need root to downgrade. Unless somebody can confirm otherwise?
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Ah your correct there was another thread on how to get root through AT&T ready to go app but they blocked that now so looks like the OP waited to long.
It's simply amazing ...
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Maybe YOU should start working on the root then. Wow what an ignorant thing to post, its amazing how much people will complain for something they contribute nothing for.
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Yes, it's simply amazing how many people will write such non-useful crap that serves no useful purpose.
Look, we've all been there. We all had to learn from the beginning at some point.
I'm also sick of people lobbing ignorant comments my way when it comes to some of the things I do for others, especially here on xda. Case in point ...
Over the last three days I've prepared a 36-page manual that describes, in great detail, how to do virtually everything on a ONE X. Here's the link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1678308
It's sad when, after working an average of 70 hours per week as President an owner of my LED lighting company, plus having a 2-1/2-year-old at home, who's a wonderful challenge, plus having issues with my 82-year-old mother suffering from Alzheimers, I still MAKE time to help others, most especially here on xda. Why? Because it's the right thing to do. As I said above, we've all been there, and I'm quite sick and tired of so many others (THEY shall remain nameless), who can't spend a few extra seconds of their precious time to provide a better explanation than the simple "just do it in fastboot," or "use adb," etc.
Yes, I've now learned exactly what these two simple statements mean, but it really would have been nice, and far, far, far easier not just for me, but everyone if, instead of saying the following ...
flash it in fastboot
...they instead said something like ...
open a command prompt, navigate to your adb folder, and flash in fastboot using the following line:
fastboot flash recovery xxxxxxx.img
Wow, it took me an extra 10 seconds. Oh, my goodness, my fingers are now so sore. I think I'll head to the hospital. Be back later.
Peter
P.S. And don't anyone dare tell me, like someone did yesterday, that I should basically shut up and stop "sassing" (their word) the developers because they work so hard at what they do. You know, I probably work as hard if not MUCH harder than most of them, yet I will always try my very best to give some of my time to others. Again, as I said above, it's the right thing to do. You know, maybe if more people did just that, the world wouldn't be so full of self-centred, egotistical ingrates.
P_Dub_S said:
Ah your correct there was another thread on how to get root through AT&T ready to go app but they blocked that now so looks like the OP waited to long.
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Or didn't wait enough. Don't update official firmware without knowing if existing root methods will still work, unless you are willing to live with the consequences.
FusionTechFTS said:
You can. That is what I did. It's pretty simple.
Revert to 1.82, root,
one click superCID
relock in fast boot
ruu 1.85
flash the unlock token from fastboot, it took me a few tries before it took
flash a recovery (twrp is working well for us right now)
and then use the recovery to flash the SU zip file. Then you're all set
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Wow. All that and I'm not sure it will even work. Makes me realize how nice it is to have devices like the Nexus that are not locked down as much as HTCs latest on AT&T.
It also seems like Samsung devices are not as difficult to deal with than HTC and the locked bootloader and S-On.
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davidstech11 said:
Wow. All that and I'm not sure it will even work. Makes me realize how nice it is to have devices like the Nexus that are not locked down as much as HTCs latest on AT&T.
It also seems like Samsung devices are not as difficult to deal with than HTC and the locked bootloader and S-On.
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well..get a OTG..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/sho...bSeBg &usg=AFQjCNHEnFsWor6zKtrltkg0TIqCxP1pLw
read that post...this allows you to downgrade...with you can get root...
however...you have to get some $$ off of your pocket..
redpoint73 said:
You mean the one linked in the post I just quoted? Like I said, that one says it requires root.
Lots of people are saying "just downgrade" on this thread. But I don't think its possible.
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My bad.
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redpoint73 said:
You mean the one linked in the post I just quoted? Like I said, that one says it requires root.
Lots of people are saying "just downgrade" on this thread. But I don't think its possible.
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So only option is to get a new OneX and hope it has 1.82 or below? I'm not even sure root and ROMs are that critical to me but just curious
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once rooted what are somethings i can do to make my phone faster? i have no idea why it lags on opening the app drawer
Crizthakidd said:
once rooted what are somethings i can do to make my phone faster? i have no idea why it lags on opening the app drawer
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You have installed something to make it slow. Since every One X I seen and used did not lag on opening the app drawer. Not seeing lag.
davidstech11 said:
You have installed something to make it slow. Since every One X I seen and used did not lag on opening the app drawer. Not seeing lag.
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I've seen where some people say that it lags a little when they open it for the first time after a reboot or it sitting idle a while. It's happened to me a few times also.
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Prob gonna get an unlocked gsm droid 3 its much easier to root and unlock thanks for the semi help
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Too bad. Mine took 2hrs and 20min. 2hrs of reading and 20min of methodical work in adb.
Sorry your research failed you.
Hastily spouted for your befuddlement
Doesnt the D3 only have the standard WW 3G Freqs, i.e. Band I. It'll be 2G on T-Mobile.
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Ohgami_Ichiro said:
Doesnt the D3 only have the standard WW 3G Freqs, i.e. Band I. It'll be 2G on T-Mobile.
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Yeah, there will be no 4G support there.
crimedave1987 said:
Prob gonna get an unlocked gsm droid 3 its much easier to root and unlock thanks for the semi help
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You tried the all in one toolkit?
Or the new virtuous Rom ?
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I thought getting S-Off would be hard with the new bootloader. All you really need is some free time (Hour at the longest), and some Tigers Blood (Keeping the SWAG up).
Carrier Unlock can be done for free, on a stock rom. A simple terminal command, and BAMN! Unlocked.
Rooting is so simple, ADB and 10 minutes.
Moto devices tend to not have a recovery image. Bootstrap is all you have. Going from an HTC device to Moto is a hard thing to do. When you root/unlock the device, alot of issues arise. Plus the D3 has no devs, only Hascode. You'll have 1, 2 good roms. Atleast here you have some more choice. Motorolla devices suck. I've worked with phones a better part of my life, and know many in the game. I'm best friends with a Motorolla phone tester. He's using the new Quad-Core Moto phone (Spyder 2X), pure Jellybean on it. It sucks ass, slower than slow. Our phone murders it in speed. I've never meet a happy moto owner. In the area i live in, having some best friends whos parents work for Moto is normal. Even there parent, engineers for the phones......say there P.O.S.
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crimedave1987 said:
Prob gonna get an unlocked gsm droid 3 its much easier to root and unlock thanks for the semi help
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Nothing that is worthwhile is EVER easy. As true with phones as it is life in general. Good Luck though.
BTW......it can only honestly be considered "semi-help" because no one offered to do it FOR you. JMHO....
WeekendsR2Short said:
Nothing that is worthwhile is EVER easy. As true with phones as it is life in general. Good Luck though.
BTW......it can only honestly be considered "semi-help" because no one offered to do it FOR you. JMHO....
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ive been looking all over the all in one doesnt work the damn wire trick requires root which i dont have and i have the latest 1.63 cause some one told me to update it and do the wiretrick method and failed ive tryed downgrading this crap no luck ive tryed putting ics while s-on doesnt work the reason i give up is cause i need details on the directories and etc and people lack on writing extra details like the other threads i posted a few of the same question over and over i understand my mistake for consantly asking but they tell me try mr root try this try that then i read the discribion and says that the phone has to be rooted im gonna be honest you tried giving me details but its not enough i havent rooted in a looooong time before this mytouch i had the G1 so you think about how many years thats been i mean its words cant help give me a video ill prob root this thing without damaging it ...... and cause dev get so mad at me asking the same question they just end up being rude and telling me that you shouldnt root it if you unaware i mean thats why we are here for to help if i know how to root a device i would gladly give out detail by detail tutorial or make a video or take pictures to better help newbies and not be cocky about it
crimedave1987 said:
ive been looking all over the all in one doesnt work the damn wire trick requires root which i dont have and i have the latest 1.63 cause some one told me to update it and do the wiretrick method and failed ive tryed downgrading this crap no luck ive tryed putting ics while s-on doesnt work the reason i give up is cause i need details on the directories and etc and people lack on writing extra details like the other threads i posted a few of the same question over and over i understand my mistake for consantly asking but they tell me try mr root try this try that then i read the discribion and says that the phone has to be rooted im gonna be honest you tried giving me details but its not enough i havent rooted in a looooong time before this mytouch i had the G1 so you think about how many years thats been i mean its words cant help give me a video ill prob root this thing without damaging it ...... and cause dev get so mad at me asking the same question they just end up being rude and telling me that you shouldnt root it if you unaware i mean thats why we are here for to help if i know how to root a device i would gladly give out detail by detail tutorial or make a video or take pictures to better help newbies and not be cocky about it
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Lemme try and make a video. I have a spare DS, but none of the buttons work. I can try to make a video if it helps. But I'll have to see.
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1 hour of research, like 20 minutes of work.
So quick and easy that months later I forgot that I did it already.
Also, I used the Droid 3 and Droid 4 at work and they suck. Build quality seems cheap, keyboards are too clicky, and phones are enourmous in size.
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AgentCherryColla said:
Lemme try and make a video. I have a spare DS, but none of the buttons work. I can try to make a video if it helps. But I'll have to see.
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thank you sir you are a scholar
I'd hate for you to leave the doubleshot scene because you couldn't get the phone rooted. Its a great phone with great devs. Its a touch confusing, this one, because the firmware rev changed the process, and it may not be immediately apparent which of the instructions you need.
These are the steps I took three weeks ago to get a new-in-the-box 1.63 phone from its original condition to cm9. I ended up using hassoon's toolkit but not his gui. But the download contains adb, fastboot, a working recovery, and such dlls as are required. Used htc unlocker procedure, and I'm still s-on and it hasn't been an issue (except that I have to have my laptop to flash new roms.) So you can put the wire down.
Fetch hassoons toolkit. Fetch the HTC sync installer. I presume you've done all this, but I'm putting it down for the sake of completion. Download cm9 alpha6 to your phone's sdcard. Also, open the cm9 zip and copy the included boot.img to your computer. Probably should put it in the directory created by hassoon's, right next to fastboot.
Run the htc sync installer as far as installing the usb drivers. Cancel out before installing sync.
Extract hassoons toolkit somewhere handy.
Go to HTC's site and walk through the unlocker process. Use the binary adb in hassoon to perform the instructions therein.
Now you have hboot 1.63, unlocked, s-on.
Use fastboot in hassoon's kit to flash cwm. Don't forget to clear data and cache. I usually go ahead and wipe system and dalvik cache.
Boot into cwm. Install rom. Power down, then power up to hboot. Switch to fastboot mode.
Flash boot.img using fastboot.
Reboot.
Profit.
My phone is always with me. I'll pay attention to yer thread if you have more questions. Call it my contribution. Ftw.
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Oh and I have no idea what the actual process is for rooting the stock rom. Use miktouch for that. Stock with all the work done. Its the only way to keep the camera AFAIK. But I live on cm9.
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macksgarage said:
I'd hate for you to leave the doubleshot scene because you couldn't get the phone rooted. Its a great phone with great devs. Its a touch confusing, this one, because the firmware rev changed the process, and it may not be immediately apparent which of the instructions you need.
These are the steps I took three weeks ago to get a new-in-the-box 1.63 phone from its original condition to cm9. I ended up using hassoon's toolkit but not his gui. But the download contains adb, fastboot, a working recovery, and such dlls as are required. Used htc unlocker procedure, and I'm still s-on and it hasn't been an issue (except that I have to have my laptop to flash new roms.) So you can put the wire down.
Fetch hassoons toolkit. Fetch the HTC sync installer. I presume you've done all this, but I'm putting it down for the sake of completion. Download cm9 alpha6 to your phone's sdcard. Also, open the cm9 zip and copy the included boot.img to your computer. Probably should put it in the directory created by hassoon's, right next to fastboot.
Run the htc sync installer as far as installing the usb drivers. Cancel out before installing sync.
Extract hassoons toolkit somewhere handy.
Go to HTC's site and walk through the unlocker process. Use the binary adb in hassoon to perform the instructions therein.
Now you have hboot 1.63, unlocked, s-on.
Use fastboot in hassoon's kit to flash cwm. Don't forget to clear data and cache. I usually go ahead and wipe system and dalvik cache.
Boot into cwm. Install rom. Power down, then power up to hboot. Switch to fastboot mode.
Flash boot.img using fastboot.
Reboot.
Profit.
My phone is always with me. I'll pay attention to yer thread if you have more questions. Call it my contribution. Ftw.
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alright dude im gonna try again in your way ill be ready at 11pm for some questions incase im stuck
thanks
What tz? I'm in eastern us. EST.
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maybe we could get on irc at 11 est because I for one need to try the newer radio to see if it will stop my X for signal sometimes, and with the rev boot loader the new radio boot loops me as soon as it goes to sleep and I wake it
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I'm down for that, but I'm probably useless until Sunday. I have two jobs and I'm scheduled a shift each on both of them today and tomorrow.
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macksgarage said:
I'm down for that, but I'm probably useless until Sunday. I have two jobs and I'm scheduled a shift each on both of them today and tomorrow.
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I just had to loan my tower to my parents so this kinda put a damper on things LOL
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Damn your having the worst luck with computers....I remember reading over at mik that you're main machine melted down and busted you back to 2006.
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Blame Ohio
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