I have a htc inspire 4g from at & t. I rooted it using ace hack kit and it was great.However,i was trying to root another inspire and made the mistake of rerooting my phone.Well half way threw the process the hack kit stopped and i made the mistake of wiping my data.So it was basically a break till i read up on what to do to bring it back.So i ran a stock att ruu on it and it returned it to a stock rom with 2.3.5 and sense 3.0 . But i lost root,my bootloader says locked and i had eng s-off but now i only have s-off.I lost superuser and cwm.Ive been told i could still reinstall cwm as long as i have s-off but it simply wont do it.i even tryed to run the hack kit again but it wont work.Someone told me to unlock the bootloader and then i will be able to flash cwm.But i am not sure.oh and i tryed to flash cwm but it says superuser was not found.i used rootfinder and it too says my phone is not rooted.could someone please help?I know i messed up too not reading the effen manuel but i.. .am new to all this and i panicked when my phone went black
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That's 4ext recovery RC7.
Place it in the root of the sd card, reboot into hboot, follow the instructions. Once done, remove the file from the root or delete it.
If you prefer cwm recovery, you can get it from my signature in glevitan's guide in post#7.
After whichever one you choose, get the rom of your choice and flash normally or flash the supersu.zip which you can find in xda to get root access. (Edit: for some reason now I'm doubting if the supersu.zip will give you root access. Perhaps it's the lack of coffee.)
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If you are S-OFF you can run the option to install cwm recovery from the aahk. Once you do that, reboot into recovery and flash a rooted ROM.
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Hey guys, I just rooted my phone and put in Virtuous's AOSP senseless ics rom. I was doing to same for my brother's, but I mistakenly updated the hboot to 1.23.000 halfway through.
What I did was:
I followed "[Guide] to installing s-off, ..."
Did step 1 and started step 2.
In step 2, instead of using the PG58IMG file for clockwork recovery, I used the PG58IMG file to update the firmware for the ics rom
The problem is that whenever I enter hboot, it checks for the PG58IMG file, and when i try using the one for clockwork recovery, it says "model id incorrect" and prompts me to press power to reboot.
Now, the phone has s-off, but doesn't have root. its hboot version is 1.23.0000.
Is there any way I can downgrade the version to 1.18 or less, or maybe get the clockwork recovery in the updated ics PG58IMG file?
Thanks in advance for the help.
I got the same error with the new firmware til I did super cid. Its easier than rooting I think. Sorry no link I'm on my phone. Just google super cid sensation xda and follow the steps in the thread.
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Oh n u still have clockwork recovery. Just remove your sd card and put it in your pc. Then take off the PG58img file you installed through your pc. Then u should b able to go to recovery.
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You need to superCID
follow step 4
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192300
Hi, I was rooted s-off etc before but unrooted to get OTA ICS. How do I root again with ICS, is it just the same process as before?
Thanks
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Actually there is no way to root sensation xe with ics
Since you are S-OFF you may want try may method but more experienced user wouldn't recommend hTCDEV Unlock method, but I think that the only way to get the root back right now.
If it show LOCKED on bootloader, this is how I root my Sensation XE.
1. Unlocked the phone using htcdev.com account since no other's method seem possible right now. But if you device already unlock you do not have to do this.
Go to hTCDEV register, click "Unlock Bootloader" and follow the instruction.
2. Install custom recovery, since htc recovery won't flash/install flashble zip correctly. For this I use "Android Recovery Manager". Reboot the phone after unlocked process. Connect the phone with usb cable. Open the Android Recovery Manager > Start > ** Download a recovery ** > HTC Sensation > ClockWorkMod 5.0.2.0 (Pyramid) > follow the instruction on the software. If stuck when device reboot to flash hboot but not yet flash it because can recognised the FASTBOOT(Android Recovery Manager waiting for FASTBOOT). Take out battery, reconnect usb and boot to FASSBOOT.
3. Flash the supersu, as the Android Recovery Manager finish flash the ClockWorkMod you have to install Superuser-3.0.7-d-signed.zip. If fail retry flash 2-3 times, but I am just done 1 time, before on GB I flash two time because fail at 1st time. And now you rooted and reboot your phone.
Try at your own risk.
Summary :
Download Android Recovery Manager and Superuser-3.0.7-d-signed.zip, place the Superuser-3.0.7-d-signed.zip on sdcard. Unlock the phone on htcdev.com, install custom recovery with Android Recovery Manager and flash the supersuser.
* use Superuser version 3.0.7 because the lower version won't support ICS. Use link given and download the right version.
I am using this method on Sensation XE, so try at your own risk. I will not responsible to anything happen. And please do make sure you backup your device first.
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# Just hit the thanks button so I and other's will know this method also work for you ;p
be carefull with htcdev. unlocking bootloader using this site you lost warranty privileges
You are s-off, get back to stock GB then root it properly with the Revolutionary tool before the OTA ICS upgrade.
Use an early RUU, avoid any containing the 1.18 hboot.
Not being able to get OTA update when rooted is a bunch of huey.
All you need is to have stock recovery and the correct CID.
Root it while on GB.
Flash stock recovery.
Get the OTA update, flash custom recovery
Flash the su-bin-3.0.3.2-efghi-signed.zip
Still rooted and su-access
Hi SanityPreservation/All,
Forgive me if you think is is the wrong place to post, but I have a rooted One X as well as a rooted Sensation XE, and have a question regarding the XE.
Could I use the same version of CWM and SuperSU on the XE that I use on the One X? I'm currently on CWM v5.8.2.7 and SuperSU v0.87 for the One X.
Of course, I would only apply ROMs and updates that are specific to the XE, but I was just wondering if it's possible to keep one set of 'rooting files' instead of two.
Thanx. This help me. But i flashback to ginger. Much stable for me.
Hello.
Surfed the forum for an entire week regarding rooting and unlocking the bootloader.
Its HTC One X, 4.0.3 ICS, on AT&T
Managed to root it using OneXRootOneClick method (onexroot.com)
Tried to backup through the fastboot method before flashing the ROM... and when I went to the fastboot screen, and clicked on Recovery, instead of giving options of recovering Vs backing up etc., the phone immediately just wiped everything and started clean slate.
Read in detail more, and realized there is no unlockable bootloader from htcdev.com (thanks effing AT&T!!). The only current method is the one posted recently on xda (by using the Hex editor and changing your ROMs code to think it's Rogers').
So now when i restart into fastboot, I see at the top the phone is 1-tampered 2-locked 3- S-ON .. (i restored all software and data and settings, and backed up everything on titanium afterward).
So... Questions
1. Beside achieving root access and SuperSU, what else can i do with a rooted android if I cant unlock it in order to flash it?
2. How do i get ClockWorkMod on so i can backup my ROM onto my SD? And is it doable if I cant unlock my bootloader?
3. What options are there from here? (a rooted but unlocked device without CWM) And do i need superCID , busybox etc?
There are one clicks for root, supervis/unlock, and cwm recovery, I just did it today easy. Linked the tools, was very easy.
Bootloader/supercid tool.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1672284
One click cwm recovery.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1671873
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but..
thx for the reply
will it matter with this unlock method what software i got? i noticed people on the replies of the first link that they're 1.85 , im 1.73
secondly... any mac version of the one click unlock ?
I was 1.73 it makes it easy since you need to be rooted.
I don't think there is a Mac version, you could also follow the non one clicks, or just use the commands from the one clicks, just rename the .bat file to .txt open it and copy and paste each command in adb.
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will it matter with this unlock method what software i got? i noticed people on the replies of the first link that they're 1.85 , im 1.73
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The unlock method (either one click, or the hex edit) can only be performed on 1.73 and 1.82, since it requires root. If you RUU to 1.85, you will lose root, and no root method exists on 1.85 unless your bootloader is unlocked, so you are stuck without root. After you get SuperCID, you can update to 1.85, if you like, then install root using CWM.
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How do i get ClockWorkMod on so i can backup my ROM onto my SD? And is it doable if I cant unlock my bootloader?
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CWM can only be installed with an unlocked bootloader. If your intent is just to backup the ROM itself, there is no need to. You can always flash the RUU to return to that version (but data wiped). And SuperCID should allow you to revert to older RUU versions, if you want to go back to 1.73. If you want to keep your data and settings, you can use this method: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1671746
I've got a sensation which I rooted via revolutionary with no problems whatsoever, so when my mate bought one today he immediately asked me to root it for him.
Problem is, his one is on hboot 1.27.000 already since it's had the official ics update, so revolutionary won't work on it.
I tried using the HTCdev method, but that failed so it seems it may have had a board change at some point. So I then tried using temproot and controlbear to get temporary S-off. The bootloader now claims it's S-off, and I managed to sim unlock it for all networks and do superCID, but it won't let me install any recovery programs to allow me to flash custom roms, nor can I get root access.
Does anyone have any idea where I've gone wrong?
Never mind, I got it sorted. I finally found a recovery that it was willing to flash on the bootloader, and then once that was done I could flash the superuser.zip I'd used on mine a year or so ago. That allowed partial root access, so I was able to then flash a rom which was rooted anyway. Job done. :good:
I recommend you to try 4ext recovery. It's way better than CWM and team win.
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I already use 4ext and have since put it on my friends phone too, cheers though.
I bought a Rooted Htc Sensation for Tmobile. I downloaded Cyanogenmod 10 and installed it. I read after it had to be S-off. Now it is stuck on reboot screen only thing it shows is Cyanogenmod Loading. What can i do to fix this problem ?What do i need to download?How can i get it to work ?I have Clockworkmod Recovery .
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I bought a Rooted Htc Sensation for Tmobile. I downloaded Cyanogenmod 10 and installed it. I read after it had to be S-off. Now it is stuck on reboot screen only thing it shows is Cyanogenmod Loading. What can i do to fix this problem ?What do i need to download?How can i get it to work ?I have Clockworkmod Recovery .
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Hi,
Did you make a nandroid backup before you started.
If so,restore it .
If not,why not?
Look HERE
Follow the thread to get 4EXT recovery on your phone ,and using "Smartflash" to get custom ROMS onto your phone.
Use fastboot usb and try flashing boot.img over adb. It worked for me
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i have a similar problem. cm10 will install it all goose good until you get to the setup part then it reboots. everytime.almost like a bootloop. i have s-off. unlocked bootloader,supercid. but my hboot is 1.17.0008. i went thru revolutionary do i need to update my hboot and do the hole root over useing jb? the onlything i can think of.........any ideas???
Yes, firmware 1.17 will ALWAYS cause reboots on android 4.x. Update your firmware (probably to 3.33)
Look here for details: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=21711154
Follow all instructions to update firmware. You basically put the file on your SD card and boot to bootloader. The bootloader should update the firmware from there.
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Had this problem too until I used 4ext with the smart flash option. no real need to s-off now.