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Having a hard time rooting!

Ive tried both methods super one click and the manual one! and they still dnt work out for me. Is there a rom that will root your inspire and install custom roms like the one on the atrix(gingerblur)??

I know it seems hatd to root its really not, i too almost gave up i used attn1 hack kit, read the instructions first be patient. I found a link to videos that helped me.
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Rooting
I tried the one click rooting and got left hanging with no sound on 4 occasions - I could never get it to work after the rage installation phase. I had s-off , but couldn't get root. Since I now was getting desperate, I used the hack kit and followed the unzipped instructions in the extracted folder. I had to get and load adb on my ubuntu pc to install Visionary on my inspire after that it was easy. I loaded Revolution rom and am happy with it. I'm a complete noob and have had my inspire only 3 weeks and have no other android experience. If I can do it, so can you.

fRenZy-_- said:
Ive tried both methods super one click and the manual one! and they still dnt work out for me. Is there a rom that will root your inspire and install custom roms like the one on the atrix(gingerblur)??
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I've had two inspires already and used both methods (one on each phone). They have both worked for me. You have to root in order to have custom roms. Have you followed the instructions to a T? What are you getting stuck on?
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dooyoo222 said:
I've had two inspires already and used both methods (one on each phone). They have both worked for me. You have to root in order to have custom roms. Have you followed the instructions to a T? What are you getting stuck on?
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I used the hack kitv9 and just followed the video step by step and got everything rolling. You cant ho wrong.
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Thanks for the quick replies guys! The inspire is my mom's and shes been having problems with it regarding the sd card unmounting by itself, getting stuck in landscape mode and etc... and i myself own the atrix and so im not that familiar with the inspire
The part where i get stuck at is when i put in the command "hackerize-ace install-downgrade" after i put in those commands and press enter, it says not installed, what am i doing wrong?
Edit: when i try the one click method, the part where i get stuck is at hboot, it doesnt seem to find any images it constantly say "no image, wrong image"
anyone know how to fix this?

fRenZy-_- said:
Thanks for the quick replies guys! The inspire is my mom's and shes been having problems with it regarding the sd card unmounting by itself, getting stuck in landscape mode and etc... and i myself own the atrix and so im not that familiar with the inspire
The part where i get stuck at is when i put in the command "hackerize-ace install-downgrade" after i put in those commands and press enter, it says not installed, what am i doing wrong?
Edit: when i try the one click method, the part where i get stuck is at hboot, it doesnt seem to find any images it constantly say "no image, wrong image"
anyone know how to fix this?
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Make sure that you have the HTC drivers installed correctly. If you don't your computer cannot communicate with your device to push the downgrade rom to your phone. It doesn't matter which method you are using if the drivers are not installed correctly they both will not function correctly.

rooting 1.85

Hi guys,
Just got the HTC One X about a week ago and the weird thing is, I was able to root the damn thing the first day I got it but the phone had some defect and I just got a new one today. It is still on 1.85. No matter what I tried, I am not able to root it. I was able to root it the first time using the one click method, and today I have tried both the one click method and the newer adb method. Ive been at it for hours with no luck. I have never had any trouble rooting phones before. I am honestly willing to pay like 30 bucks if someone can help me root the damn thing. Please help!

This might help
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1644167
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Thanks for the reply. I've actually been trying this all day today but I'll give it another shot. I just reinstalled the 1.85 RUU and hopefully it'll work.

Did anyone try to use the manual root process? Does anyone know why I get an error that says "failed to copy su, read only system" when I execute "adb push su /system/xbin/su" command?

LMAO, because people at HTC don't want lose their job!!!

Dude, I've been trying to root this thing for the past 4 hours with no luck. If you figure out how to do it, especially on a Mac or Linux machine, please let me know! And I'll do the same.
I miss my Nexus One

Did anyone try to use the manual root process? Does anyone know why I get an error that says "failed to copy su, read only system" when I execute "adb push su /system/xbin/su" command?
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There's a manual rooot method by beanups a couple pages back in the development section, took me a few tries but it worked .
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TheNightHawk223 said:
There's a manual rooot method by beanups a couple pages back in the development section, took me a few tries but it worked .
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That is the exact rooting process I've been trying but I get the error me mentioned in my previous post. I'm close to giving up and just getting a galaxy s3

18th.abn said:
LMAO, because people at HTC don't want lose their job!!!
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Lol I know but that command had to be executed if I want to root my phone using the latest method.

kt086 said:
Lol I know but that command had to be executed if I want to root my phone using the latest method.
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Just got it all successfully Thanks guys for trying to help!!

bricked after flashing rom please help

I just obtaind root today and i flashed icecoldjelly and now my phone wont turn on. is there any way that i can fix this. i love this phone and just got it to my liking please help

We don't have an icecoldjelly ROM.
Please read before you flash.
Can you get to boot?
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superchilpil said:
We don't have an icecoldjelly ROM.
Please read before you flash.
Can you get to boot?
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i got the rom from onex.com and they said the rom was for the one x, and no no boot

omarh3 said:
i got the rom from onex.com and they said the rom was for the one x, and no no boot
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IceColdJelly is for the international One X, not the AT&T One XL.
Someone else managed to brick their phone doing this. Check this thread and do what I told the other guy:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1953975

omarh3 said:
i got the rom from onex.com and they said the rom was for the one x, and no no boot
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Goto - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=33198089
User had similar issue and he solved

omarh3 said:
I just obtaind root today and i flashed icecoldjelly and now my phone wont turn on. is there any way that i can fix this. i love this phone and just got it to my liking please help
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Do you have the 2.20 hboot? I imagine you do if you just rooted today. If that is the case you're lucky since hboot partition is read only and cannot be clobbered. Just re-flash TWRP recovery via fastboot and flash a ROM for the one XL and you should be good to go.
If you have pre-2.20 hboot you might be bricked.

denversc said:
Do you have the 2.20 hboot? I imagine you do if you just rooted today. If that is the case you're lucky since hboot partition is read only and cannot be clobbered. Just re-flash TWRP recovery via fastboot and flash a ROM for the one XL and you should be good to go.
If you have pre-2.20 hboot you might be bricked.
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same thing happened to me and it was the same rom i think please help in any way you can

nvidia31337 said:
same thing happened to me and it was the same rom i think please help in any way you can
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You flashed IceColdJelly? Your phone is completely dead?

iElvis said:
You flashed IceColdJelly? Your phone is completely dead?
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yeah completely and says same message in device manager

nvidia31337 said:
yeah completely and says same message in device manager
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You're bricked, sorry. There is a way out if you have access to a Linux computer; see that other thread.

yea same here cant even get into recovery, same error sound when connected to the pc. Dont have access to a linux computer, No effect when i try to put in recovery mode or anything. Looks like im going to have to get a new phone

Try the steps here:
http://unlimited.io/qhsusbdload.htm
Everyone has access to a linux computer, you download a live cd, burn it and then restart your computer to boot into linux

area51avenger said:
Try the steps here:
http://unlimited.io/qhsusbdload.htm
Everyone has access to a linux computer, you download a live cd, burn it and then restart your computer to boot into linux
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Is this confirmed to work on One X's bricked from flashing international ROMs? I've seen it mentioned several times before that Qualcomm download mode can be recovered from using a Linux computer. But this is the first time I've actually seen the instructions. And it really doesn't look all that complicated.
Seems like quite a few people that have bricked (by flashing international ROMs) would benefit from this, and it deserves its own thread.

redpoint73 said:
Is this confirmed to work on One X's bricked from flashing international ROMs? I've seen it mentioned several times before that Qualcomm download mode can be recovered from using a Linux computer. But this is the first time I've actually seen the instructions. And it really doesn't look all that complicated.
Seems like quite a few people that have bricked (by flashing international ROMs) would benefit from this, and it deserves its own thread.
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Cannot confirm if this can fix a corrupted hboot partition, but it's worth a shot. Haven't found any solid guides for pushing a new hboot partition to the phone while in this mode yet. Also do not want to brick my phone to test it

redpoint73 said:
Is this confirmed to work on One X's bricked from flashing international ROMs? I've seen it mentioned several times before that Qualcomm download mode can be recovered from using a Linux computer. But this is the first time I've actually seen the instructions. And it really doesn't look all that complicated.
Seems like quite a few people that have bricked (by flashing international ROMs) would benefit from this, and it deserves its own thread.
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didn't beaups write something about this at some point, trying to find it again..

what commands do i run to un brick my phone? ive downloaded a linux based os please help. the phone is compleatley bricked but some one said i could unbrick it in this fashon

omarh3 said:
what commands do i run to un brick my phone? ive downloaded a linux based os please help. the phone is compleatley bricked but some one said i could unbrick it in this fashon
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and ive run the commands that were in the link and it says command not found

Did you pay attention to: Type the following commands (note: linux is case sensitive)

Crappyvate said:
didn't beaups write something about this at some point, trying to find it again..
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Totally possible. I don't recall, or haven't seen it. I've seen a few posts to the effect of "if you have Linux, it can be fixed, PM me" but that is all I've seen. Would be nice if there was a writeup we can point people to (and I can add to my index thread).

Go to Evo 4g LTE forum and go to original development. 1st page should have a thread by yarrimapirate about downgrade. He recently figured how to brick, downgrade hboot and get s-off from QHuSB. Mode. The guys is a genius. That thread may have some answers or at least some help or info for you. People in that thread are stepping over themselves trying to help people.
Good luck.
I'd post a link, but I know as soon as I step out of this thread I'll never find it again (xda app)
Edit: go here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1940512
[HBOOT][10/24/12] 1.15/1.19 downgrade tool (Linux)
hurled from my AOKP'd Evo LTE. Enjoy.

[Q] no bootloader, s-off, root under android 4.1.1

Hello,
I bought me a used evo shift 4g with android 4.1.1. Is there a possibility, to get s-off or root? I can't even get into bootloader (volume down and power). I already tried different methods, but nothing seems to work. Can anybody help me please?

derkleinebroicher said:
Hello,
I bought me a used evo shift 4g with android 4.1.1. Is there a possibility, to get s-off or root? I can't even get into bootloader (volume down and power). I already tried different methods, but nothing seems to work. Can anybody help me please?
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Yes you can get s-off, look in the development section, there is a one click root. Since you have 4.1 on there I am guessing you are S-ON rooted?

derkleinebroicher said:
Hello,
I bought me a used evo shift 4g with android 4.1.1. Is there a possibility, to get s-off or root? I can't even get into bootloader (volume down and power). I already tried different methods, but nothing seems to work. Can anybody help me please?
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If you can't get into bootloader, try enabling usb debugging ( Settings > Development), then connect your phone to your computer and download the Android Debug Bridge (ADB) from HERE
Open a command window in the place where you extracted the adb files and type "adb devices"
If your device is not recognized, download and install the drivers from HERE
After that, try "adb devices" again, if something like "HT8472JW76 device" shows up, then that's good
Now type "adb reboot-bootloader" and see if that gets you into bootloader
This is kind of a lot of work, but it definitely helps in the long run. Also, I would not run my utility until you have downgraded to 2.2 by running an RUU (all of them can be found HERE, 2.2 is the one that has the number "1.17.651") or by flashing a PG06IMG.zip through bootloader. The utility checks what version you are using, and if its anything other than 2.2 or 2.3.4 it throws an error, so just downgrade to 2.2 directly and then use the utility.
If you have any questions or if anything does not make sense, don't be afraid to ask
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bilgerryan said:
Yes you can get s-off, look in the development section, there is a one click root. Since you have 4.1 on there I am guessing you are S-ON rooted?
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Nevr heard about s-on rooted - but i'm no expert. What I can say is, that i have no super-user rights.

CNexus said:
If you can't get into bootloader, try enabling usb debugging ( Settings > Development), then connect your phone to your computer and download the Android Debug Bridge (ADB) from HERE
Open a command window in the place where you extracted the adb files and type "adb devices"
If your device is not recognized, download and install the drivers from HERE
After that, try "adb devices" again, if something like "HT8472JW76 device" shows up, then that's good
Now type "adb reboot-bootloader" and see if that gets you into bootloader
This is kind of a lot of work, but it definitely helps in the long run. Also, I would not run my utility until you have downgraded to 2.2 by running an RUU (all of them can be found HERE, 2.2 is the one that has the number "1.17.651") or by flashing a PG06IMG.zip through bootloader. The utility checks what version you are using, and if its anything other than 2.2 or 2.3.4 it throws an error, so just downgrade to 2.2 directly and then use the utility.
If you have any questions or if anything does not make sense, don't be afraid to ask
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OK! Thanks a lot. I will tell you, if I was sussesful.

derkleinebroicher said:
Nevr heard about s-on rooted - but i'm no expert. What I can say is, that i have no super-user rights.
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Do you have superuser installed? Or ROM Manager? You're problem is strange. Check out ROM Manager after you install superuser and see if it will let you install a recovery... I have never had S-On root I just know it's out there and you have to have some kind of root because you are not on stock. I am S-Off and most of the people on here are, so root that baby and get to flashing.

bilgerryan said:
Do you have superuser installed? Or ROM Manager? You're problem is strange. Check out ROM Manager after you install superuser and see if it will let you install a recovery... I have never had S-On root I just know it's out there and you have to have some kind of root because you are not on stock. I am S-Off and most of the people on here are, so root that baby and get to flashing.
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well, I know these things from my wildfire. I have installed superuser and also ROM manager but can'tget superuser permissions or install a recovery. But when I start the phone, there is not the original HTC-screen, but a custom-screen. So I agree with you, that I am not on stock - some kind of very strange. It seems to me, that all the root-tools only work with 2.3.x, so if i could downgrade, that might help as well.

derkleinebroicher said:
well, I know these things from my wildfire. I have installed superuser and also ROM manager but can'tget superuser permissions or install a recovery. But when I start the phone, there is not the original HTC-screen, but a custom-screen. So I agree with you, that I am not on stock - some kind of very strange. It seems to me, that all the root-tools only work with 2.3.x, so if i could downgrade, that might help as well.
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The shift was shipped with 2.2 and 2.3.x so if you have anything other then that it was rooted to get to where you are. How you lost root is beyond any of us. And maybe beyond the guy that sold it to you. Pull the battery and place it back in hold volume down and power, that should be a sure shot at getting to bootloader, then take a picture and post that
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He said he couldn't get to the bootloader with power and volume down

derkleinebroicher said:
well, I know these things from my wildfire. I have installed superuser and also ROM manager but can'tget superuser permissions or install a recovery. But when I start the phone, there is not the original HTC-screen, but a custom-screen. So I agree with you, that I am not on stock - some kind of very strange. It seems to me, that all the root-tools only work with 2.3.x, so if i could downgrade, that might help as well.
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Like strapped365 said, this is definitely a weird situation and I've never come across it myself. The best option would probably be to just run a 2.2 RUU and root from there. You can also check for root by downloading "root checker" from the play store, its by joeykrim (the free version will work fine)
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The shift was shipped with 2.2 and 2.3.x so if you have anything other then that it was rooted to get to where you are. How you lost root is beyond any of us. And maybe beyond the guy that sold it to you. Pull the battery and place it back in hold volume down and power, that should be a sure shot at getting to bootloader, then take a picture and post that
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He had said earlier that that didn't work for him, that's why I suggested the adb route
derkleinebroicher said:
OK! Thanks a lot. I will tell you, if I was sussesful.
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No problem, post if any issues :good:
Sent from my speed-y

If he can't get into boot loader its probably because fastboot is checked. In 2.3x its in settings/power at the bottom. I don't know about his though.

Chad The Pathfinder said:
If he can't get into boot loader its probably because fastboot is checked. In 2.3x its in settings/power at the bottom. I don't know about his though.
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Hmm, my understanding was that fastboot is only on HTC roms?
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Chad The Pathfinder said:
If he can't get into boot loader its probably because fastboot is checked. In 2.3x its in settings/power at the bottom. I don't know about his though.
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He said he was on 4.1 there are only two choices for JB before yesterday... Evervolv or deck's CM10

bilgerryan said:
He said he couldn't get to the bootloader with power and volume down
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Bootloader don't just do a houdini its there somewhere
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I was thinking broken volume button cuz I couldn't come up with anything else lol

Bootloader don't just do a houdini its there somewhere
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Hmm, thats interesting. So its not possible to delete the bootloader at all?
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It's me again. I just connected the guy, who sold me this phone. Perhaps he can help. If not, i will try the adb-method. If I get problems with that, I'll ask for help again here - i'f never tried this method. But thanks to all you guys so far for your interest and support. i'll keep you informed.
P.S. Root checker told me "no root". And because some one asked me, this is the bootscreen. there is no HTC-screen before that. ATTACH]1532658[/ATTACH]

derkleinebroicher said:
It's me again. I just connected the guy, who sold me this phone. Perhaps he can help. If not, i will try the adb-method. If I get problems with that, I'll ask for help again here - i'f never tried this method. But thanks to all you guys so far for your interest and support. i'll keep you informed.
P.S. Root checker told me "no root". And because some one asked me, this is the bootscreen. there is no HTC-screen before that. ATTACH]1532658[/ATTACH]
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No problem, keep us posted :good:
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CNexus said:
Hmm, thats interesting. So its not possible to delete the bootloader at all?
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Check what was quoted.... Did I say that? no I did not, i said it don't just disappear. And before that I said the guy that sold it to him would know what was wrong.
Now if you delete your bootloader that's on you, and if you did it and didn't tell anyone then sold said phone, you would be the only one who could help someone in that situation. After you hangout here more you will notice a redundancy of posts because 90% of rooted users don't even deserve to have a smartphone let alone a rooted one, so they never know what their talking about so we try to push the core troubleshooting methods to get them to where they need to go. It's like calling sprint what's their first step? Factory data reset to give you a level playing field, here I just told the guy how to get into bootloader if there was a fastboot checked. Also I've seen so many users get the version of Sense mixed up with the version of Android so again we fall back to the core known methods of solving a problem. I've been with the shift since release so I've seen every failed ota by HTC and every moronic thing that can be done with this phone. But no matter how I told him to get somewhere all you new guys just take over like no oldies but goodies know......btw if bootloader is missing adb reboot bootloader wouldn't work either right? So again with the redundant instructions to get the the same place
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bilgerryan said:
He said he was on 4.1 there are only two choices for JB before yesterday... Evervolv or deck's CM10
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Just forget about me....
btw, there are alot more sites then XDA that may have ROMS for the shift.

Firewater doesn't DO Anything

I'm using a new out of the box Verizon HTC One M8, Android v4.4.2, software version 1.12.605.11, Sense v6.0. I've managed to get root with WeakSauce easily enough. But I have to wait about 30 seconds after reboot for root to return after doing adb reboot from the Firewater instructions.
Once root returns, which is always does, I try running firewater and it just drops back to the command line, does nothing at all.
Any ideas? I could really use some help!

Yes I got the same thing
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coldconfession13 said:
Yes I got the same thing
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I had to use my Windows machine (was trying on a Mac) to do it, then it worked. It shouldn't matter, but it did.

Oh I tried multiple times. It worked for mine but my bros phone no go
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Another post suggested using an alternate browser to download with.
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any advice for someone that only has a mac ?
is it doable or do I really need a windows machine ?

DroidRootz said:
any advice for someone that only has a mac ?
is it doable or do I really need a windows machine ?
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Read the last post in this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2708628
There is nothing about Windows that adds any magic to the process. If anything, dealing with drivers adds another level of complexity. I have used Firewater S-off from Linux with no issues.
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drzoo2 said:
Read the last post in this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2708628
There is nothing about Windows that adds any magic to the process. If anything, dealing with drivers adds another level of complexity. I have used Firewater S-off from Linux with no issues.
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Thanks - that's the guide I followed and eventually got it all working
the weird thing on the mac is firewater downloads as a generic document instead of a unix executable file - once I changed that it worked correctly

titanshadow said:
I'm using a new out of the box Verizon HTC One M8, Android v4.4.2, software version 1.12.605.11, Sense v6.0. I've managed to get root with WeakSauce easily enough. But I have to wait about 30 seconds after reboot for root to return after doing adb reboot from the Firewater instructions.
Once root returns, which is always does, I try running firewater and it just drops back to the command line, does nothing at all.
Any ideas? I could really use some help!
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same problem here, tried with windows, mac and linux and different browsers. Also tried with 2 different version of firewater bin
It just does not do anything.
any clue?

gigilentini8 said:
same problem here, tried with windows, mac and linux and different browsers. Also tried with 2 different version of firewater bin
It just does not do anything.
any clue?
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Firewater won't work no matter what version you use. It was server dependant and that server has been taken down. Sunshine or a Java card are the only options now. If you're on lollipop, the Java card is the only option you have at this time.
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