Hi- i'm tyring to root my HTC Inspire 4G. I've downloaded alot of the programs aahk, oneclick, root rescue, etc. not having any luck. one click program gets to #7 and hangs. my rom recovery might be corrupt b/c i cant get into recovery. even when i do a factory reset in settings it hangs on the white htc screen on boot up forever. than need to take battery out. i did manage to unlock the bootloader fine with htcdev.i tried the PD98IMG in my sdcard. but i guess i need to have S-Off which i still have S-On b/c my phone isnt rooted yet, any ideas what i can try.? thanks
mikk65 said:
Hi- i'm tyring to root my HTC Inspire 4G. I've downloaded alot of the programs aahk, oneclick, root rescue, etc. not having any luck. one click program gets to #7 and hangs. my rom recovery might be corrupt b/c i cant get into recovery. even when i do a factory reset in settings it hangs on the white htc screen on boot up forever. than need to take battery out. i did manage to unlock the bootloader fine with htcdev.i tried the PD98IMG in my sdcard. but i guess i need to have S-Off which i still have S-On b/c my phone isnt rooted yet, any ideas what i can try.? thanks
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
If you've unlocked the bootloader you can't do any of that other stuff. You need to fastboot flash a recovery.img. Then flash a ROM from there. Instructions in the Ace Think Tank in the Desire HD General section. Note that the DHD and the I4G are essentially the same phone and have the same rooting instructions, and they can use each others' ROMs.
bananagranola said:
If you've unlocked the bootloader you can't do any of that other stuff. You need to fastboot flash a recovery.img. Then flash a ROM from there. Instructions in the Ace Think Tank in the Desire HD General section. Note that the DHD and the I4G are essentially the same phone and have the same rooting instructions, and they can use each others' ROMs.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
oh really? I thought i had to first unlock the bootloader to root the phone or is that to jus use a custom rom? i can relock like i did earlier. is that what i need to do? Yes i realize the Desire HD/Inspire 4G same phone. was waiting for ICS and than HTC said too bad.So do you recommend i lock the bootloader back up? I'm new today here. wondering if i posted in right category after i posted. i see a development one to..
There are two ways to root and flash a custom ROM. One is S-Off. The other is unlocking the bootloader. S-off's tool has been retired, so you can only do it manually. You can still root and flash custom ROMs with an unlocked bootloader, though.
bananagranola said:
There are two ways to root and flash a custom ROM. One is S-Off. The other is unlocking the bootloader. S-off's tool has been retired, so you can only do it manually. You can still root and flash custom ROMs with an unlocked bootloader, though.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I went to this think tank link below like you mentioned and flashed the recovery. i even flashed a XGS Rom from sdcard.phone is booting up or its stuck on the white screen still but it installed.On #6 i got an error but the install went thru.might have to pull battery and restart it i think.this procedure didnt root my phone right? My phone stuck on the white screen.Might have to redo but like the 4ext recovery. Thanks for the great info!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=31211732&postcount=396
What's an XGS ROM? You're hanging on the boot splash because #6 had an error. Fastboot flashing the ROM zip's boot.img is essential because you are S-On.
mikk65 said:
I went to this think tank link below like you mentioned and flashed the recovery. i even flashed a XGS Rom from sdcard.phone is booting up or its stuck on the white screen still but it installed.On #6 i got an error but the install went thru.might have to pull battery and restart it i think.this procedure didnt root my phone right? My phone stuck on the white screen.Might have to redo but like the 4ext recovery. Thanks for the great info!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=31211732&postcount=396
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I dont understand #6 theres no boot.img file in that folder. do i have to put one in or rename a file to flash?
Unzip the ROM zip. It'sinside the folders. If the ROM is missing one you need to find a new ROM zip.
bananagranola said:
Unzip the ROM zip. It'sinside the folders. If the ROM is missing one you need to find a new ROM zip.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
That was the missing link. boot up fine. Thanks again!!. dont know if i need to root my phone or not now.yours rooted? XGS Rom link below. Cool Rom check it out if you like.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1829764
I respect existz too much to use a downstream ROM. Yes, my phone is rooted. But all custom ROMs are rooted, so with XGS you probably are rooted as well.
bananagranola said:
I respect existz too much to use a downstream ROM. Yes, my phone is rooted. But all custom ROMs are rooted, so with XGS you probably are rooted as well.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I'll have to check out others avail with my phone. Root checker shows rooted phone. bootloader menu shows S-On still thought it would be S-Off. might run superoneclick root program on it. noticed the music files didnt play. battery drain about the same. Wondering if i can flash a Rom with LTE? unless that is a hardware issue.
mikk65 said:
I'll have to check out others avail with my phone. Root checker shows rooted phone. bootloader menu shows S-On still thought it would be S-Off. might run superoneclick root program on it. noticed the music files didnt play. battery drain about the same. Wondering if i can flash a Rom with LTE? unless that is a hardware issue.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Like I said earlier, there are two ways you can root and flash custom ROMs, S-On with unlocked bootloader and S-Off, and you can't have both. If you want S-Off, you would need to relock. And since AAHK (the S-Off tool) is retired, you can only manually S-Off now (which is something I would only recommend for advanced users). Using outdated tools, like AAHK and SuperOneClick, can get you in very bad predicaments very quickly (and I should note that you will probably not find support for those cases). You can look into other ROMs though, and note that the Inspire 4G and the Desire HD are basically the same phone and can use each others' ROMs. Since you are now rooted and can flash custom ROMs through recovery anyway, I would strongly advise that you stick to flashing ROMs now and not try to get S-Off.
LTE is a hardware issue. I4G and DHD don't support it.
bananagranola said:
Like I said earlier, there are two ways you can root and flash custom ROMs, S-On with unlocked bootloader and S-Off, and you can't have both. If you want S-Off, you would need to relock. And since AAHK (the S-Off tool) is retired, you can only manually S-Off now (which is something I would only recommend for advanced users). Using outdated tools, like AAHK and SuperOneClick, can get you in very bad predicaments very quickly (and I should note that you will probably not find support for those cases). You can look into other ROMs though, and note that the Inspire 4G and the Desire HD are basically the same phone and can use each others' ROMs. Since you are now rooted and can flash custom ROMs through recovery anyway, I would strongly advise that you stick to flashing ROMs now and not try to get S-Off.
LTE is a hardware issue. I4G and DHD don't support it.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yeah just want to be able to flash Roms really. dont really need to have phone in S-Off. I'm looking at the Jellybean Rom think by codefirex i want to use. i want the latest ver. think its the 4.2.2 version. do know where can download it? Guess no LTE for awhile then or til my contracts up.
mikk65 said:
Yeah just want to be able to flash Roms really. dont really need to have phone in S-Off. I'm looking at the Jellybean Rom think by codefirex i want to use. i want the latest ver. think its the 4.2.2 version. do know where can download it? Guess no LTE for awhile then or til my contracts up.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
The OP should have a link.
bananagranola said:
The OP should have a link.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Well i found it and flashed it on there. flashed fine and installed. but i dont see but i dont see google store.?
mikk65 said:
Well i found it and flashed it on there. flashed fine and installed. but i dont see but i dont see google store.?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
When you flash ROMs and/or do anything else with your phone, make sure you read thoroughly. In the case of ROMs, read the OP carefully. It will tell you that you need to flash gapps.
bananagranola said:
When you flash ROMs and/or do anything else with your phone, make sure you read thoroughly. In the case of ROMs, read the OP carefully. It will tell you that you need to flash gapps.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Whats "OP"? i found a google play 3.10.14.apk latest ver. i guess and installed it on sdcard but it doesnt stay open. closes right up. probably need to flash it on there.right?
mikk65 said:
Whats "OP"? i found a google play 3.10.14.apk latest ver. i guess and installed it on sdcard but it doesnt stay open. closes right up. probably need to flash it on there.right?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I need to start over wipe it out b/c followed below instructions now phone not booting up...keep getting setup wizard has stopped ok button than comes back on.
http://yagyagaire.blogspot.com/2011/12/how-to-flash-google-apps-on-your.html#.UVziMEqmVuQ
.
mikk65 said:
I need to start over wipe it out b/c followed below instructions now phone not booting up...keep getting setup wizard has stopped ok button than comes back on.
http://yagyagaire.blogspot.com/2011/12/how-to-flash-google-apps-on-your.html#.UVziMEqmVuQ
.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Found the gapps file i need to flash just dont know when to do it. after i flash the jellybean rom?
OP is the original post in a thread, so post #1. Yes, just flash the gapps zip after the ROM.
Related
Can get past Tmobiles tethering block? Also one that has gotten rid of the most bloatware that Tmobile puts on these phone? Looking for the basic apps that come with the phone and less crap that they put on these phones
All the custom roms on this forum will not have any of the bloatware that comes with the stock device.
And to fix the tethering issue, just create a new APN and set it to epc.tmobile.com, that should bypass the tethering/hotspot issue on T-Mobile.
nguyenkendy said:
All the custom roms on this forum will not have any of the bloatware that comes with the stock device.
And to fix the tethering issue, just create a new APN and set it to epc.tmobile.com, that should bypass the tethering/hotspot issue on T-Mobile.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks for that info
Wow I thought there was a 1 step root process? Damn I feel like i am downloading so many things just to root my phone. Ive settled on the trickdriod version (NON Tmobile version) I cant seem to get the rom?
FenderGuy said:
Wow I thought there was a 1 step root process? Damn I feel like i am downloading so many things just to root my phone. Ive settled on the trickdriod version (NON Tmobile version) I cant seem to get the rom?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It takes like 10 minutes..and then download the ROM and flash it. Voila.
Ok finally unlocked my phone using the HTC method. Downloaded the Trickdriod Rom and tried to go into Recovery mode, but all I get is a screen with a red triangle and exclamation? Rebooted the phone, bootloader, same thing? What is going on? I know the phone is unlocked, because it says it, it just gets stuck in recovery mode...Any advice?
Did you flash a recovery? Doesn't look like it if you are getting android recovery.
Sent from my HTC VLE_U using xda app-developers app
I followed instructions to unlock the phone....download ROM and Tweak package...but no mention of flash recovery? Do you have a link?
Spastic909 said:
Did you flash a recovery? Doesn't look like it if you are getting android recovery.
Sent from my HTC VLE_U using xda app-developers app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Ok downloaded a img, flash recovery thru cmd , worked than it wont go into recovery to flash root access...no it says tampered above unlocked
FenderGuy said:
Ok downloaded a img, flash recovery thru cmd , worked than it wont go into recovery to flash root access...no it says tampered above unlocked
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I'd just start over fresh.
Relock the bootloader
Go back to stock with a ruu install
Unlock bootloader
Flash custom recovery
Flash rom
Flash boot.img
I think that's the order you want to do things in but couldn't hurt to double check on a different guide.
mikeinaus said:
I'd just start over fresh.
Relock the bootloader
Go back to stock with a ruu install
Unlock bootloader
Flash custom recovery
Flash rom
Flash boot.img
I think that's the order you want to do things in but couldn't hurt to double check on a different guide.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Tampered means non-official software such as root, it is OK and you will always see it when using custom ROMs.
Might want to check the FAQs, have some basic useful info which will help understand some things too
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=24884624&postcount=3
After unlocking bootloader on the steps on previous post, I would root the phone. Then flash the custom recovery.
Did you flash the boot.img with fastboot from the ROM you choose? You have to:
1- extract it from the rom you downloaded,
2- place it on your computer on the same folder than fastboot
3- boot into bootloader
4- select fastboot
5- on your PC on a command line run: fastboot flash boot boot.img
Let me know how it goes,
Diego
Ok I tried to redo it again and maybe I know what the issue is ...when I try to go into recovery mode ...It says Andriod development (S3) Do I have the issue phone? If so where is the download items for my phone?
Does anyone know if I have the 3s phone?
I believe so, check your processor speed. S3 I believe is 1.7 not 1.5 as S4 is
If that is the case you are limited to S3 roms. There are a couple. I didn't think S3's are in US--maybe wrong--
Not sure on all this except processor speeds
Good to see you here FenderGuy--think we crossed paths on the Nexus Forums--
rugmankc said:
I believe so, check your processor speed. S3 I believe is 1.7 not 1.5 as S4 is
If that is the case you are limited to S3 roms. There are a couple. I didn't think S3's are in US--maybe wrong--
Not sure on all this except processor speeds
Good to see you here FenderGuy--think we crossed paths on the Nexus Forums--
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yeah I think we did...No wonder the phone doesnt want to go into another ROM mode...
Not happy with the Tmobile Insurance or the service lately
My biggest problem with tmo in dayton oh is slow rollout of 42mb
If they don't have it it by March i am changing carriers--speeds are pitiful in doors here--
Hello.
I'm coming from HD2 and Sensation recently and wanted to get a custom rom for my new One S. I'm inexperienced with this model.
I followed the unlock / cwm / root procedure in the excellent guide sticky. Everything went very well and I tried Jellybam. Got the boot anim but no full boot. I forgot to back up the stock rom so there I was with no working rom and no way to copy a new one onto the sdcard partition.
After some research I've been able to push new rom files to the sdcard partition through adb but I can't seem to get anything to boot on this thing.
I also tried relocking but I cant find which RUU to match my CID (HTC__Y13), I tried all the EU RUU's but they all give me the signature error upon flashing.
So I'm not bricked, I can still install different recoveries and use fastboot. It's just that nothing boots. What am I missing out on here? Oh, and QuickADB tells me that I am not rooted and busybox is missing although I've ran SuperSU CWM.
Any thoughts?
QuickADBPusher is unable to acquire root because you are on stock rom/kernel. The Q&A section tells you that
Have to fastboot flashed boot.img? Its required for hboot above.... urm.. Dunno, but 1.14 needs it anyway.
Goatshocker said:
QuickADBPusher is unable to acquire root because you are on stock rom/kernel. The Q&A section tells you that
Have to fastboot flashed boot.img? Its required for hboot above.... urm.. Dunno, but 1.14 needs it anyway.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I now tried to follow the instructions for flashing custom rom on HBOOT > 1.09. So I extracted the boot.img from my desired ROM package. Then I went for another adb push of the rom file (I had done a clear memory in the meantime) and now I'm getting protocol error all over the place.
I miss my HD2. I even miss my Pyramid now...
EDIT: The boot.img flashed fine though.
Wait wait! It worked!
Finally got MIUI (my secret lover) pushed and boot.img extracted and flashed.... and voila!!
Goatshocker! Major respect and bigups for your little advice for the n00bs but first and foremost for all the work you do for our community. You rock man.
Oh thanks. I dont think I do that much though but I try to help where I can
Goatshocker said:
Oh thanks. I dont think I do that much though but I try to help where I can
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It's always those little things that pass us by.
Hope this thread can help other EU users though. Many of the posts on One S kind of imply that your'e on a low hboot. (Other markets, branded and so forth) But the phones we get these days up here are unbranded 2.15 by stock and you'd always have to manually flash boot as I understand.
Hopefully theres enough food in here for the search engines so that others might find it. Ah. A great day after all.
Hi,
I have this AT&T one x, (I m using on NON AT&T network), so cant have an ota update.
Looking at few forums, downloaded the OTA version on XDA (631 Mb)
Saw people writing, that just rename the file to update.zip and then go to recovery and choose install from internal memory.
That dint work for me.
Error: not able to mount sd mem
Then few people wrote to choose install from external mem.
That dint work either.
Error: not able to mount sd mem
Then saw few people saying that I need to root my device and unlock bootloader.
I dint that, and tried from bootlaoder to install from zip.
That also dint work.
Now saw, I few wrote that i need to be S - OFF.
Which I tried doing it, but i m not able to do s-off for myself.
Pls pls pls.... can any of you EXPERTs out here help me.
Waited like for AT&T to release the update, now when it is out, i m not able to make it through.
Your step by step instruction would be highly appreciable.
Be aware, that if you have the AT&T version, and you are rooted, then you probably have SuperCID (in fact, you must have SuperCID, unless it was already changed back). If you have SuperCID you must S-off (or return to the AT&T CID) before applying the OTA, or you will brick your phone!
I am not all that familiar with the process to install using OTA.zip (and haven't done it myself), but it was discussed in these threads:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2180408
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1701460
redpoint73 said:
Be aware, that if you have the AT&T version, and you are rooted, then you probably have SuperCID (in fact, you must have SuperCID, unless it was already changed back). If you have SuperCID you must S-off (or return to the AT&T CID) before applying the OTA, or you will brick your phone!
I am not all that familiar with the process to install using OTA.zip (and haven't done it myself), but it was discussed in these threads:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2180408
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1701460
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
How to S Off ATT HOX???
Thats the big question.
I have rooted my phone through one click TWRP Toolkit.
abhishek jain said:
How to S Off ATT HOX???
Thats the big question.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
No, that is a very small question. Or at least a very easy one to answer.
Take 5 minutes to look around before asking "big" questions: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1671237
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2136172
If you would read my first post, I have already posted that I tried doing that was not able to do.
On the third comment that we need push in , where it given an error 92 or something like that, I dint got that.
Tried many times and then it became a "big" for me.
We all are born not experts in every field.
So before comenting pls try to know what's behind it
Sent from my HTC One X using xda app-developers app
Lol it doesn't take an expert to read and take five mins..this is probably one if the easiest s off methods you'll see for awhile... You probably didn't set up your adb fastboot environment up right
a box of kittens said:
Lol it doesn't take an expert to read and take five mins..this is probably one if the easiest s off methods you'll see for awhile... You probably didn't set up your adb fastboot environment up right
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Changed my laptop and tried again.
Now I am S-OFF
THough I applied the same comments on three different machine.
4th Time it worked.
Now how to install this OTA updated which I have downlaoded
abhishek jain said:
Changed my laptop and tried again.
Now I am S-OFF
THough I applied the same comments on three different machine.
4th Time it worked.
Now how to install this OTA updated which I have downlaoded
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Anyone to help me out in this case:
I am S OFF
Rooted
Unlocked bootloader
AT&T HOX on non AT&T network
631 mb update.zip
Looking top update
Rename file update.zip and copy to internal storage.
Reboot to bootloader and enter recovery.
Push power+ vol up when recovery screen appears to enter recovery dialog.
Ignore errors.
Select install from internal storage
Select update.zip
Phone will reboot a couple of times.
iElvis said:
Rename file update.zip and copy to internal storage.
Reboot to bootloader and enter recovery.
Push power+ vol up when recovery screen appears to enter recovery dialog.
Ignore errors.
Select install from internal storage
Select update.zip
Phone will reboot a couple of times.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I tried this method couple of time before : unlocking, rooting and S-off ing
In this case , do i need to relock my bootloader and stock recovery?
If yes, where can i find stock recovery, i have deleted it.
By "i deleted it" do you mean you installed a custom recovery? If so, yes you need to get stock recovery back on.
Only way I know of to reinstall stock recovery is to run the 2.20 ruu. Since you're s-off, you don't need to relock; just run it.
iElvis said:
By "i deleted it" do you mean you installed a custom recovery? If so, yes you need to get stock recovery back on.
Only way I know of to reinstall stock recovery is to run the 2.20 ruu. Since you're s-off, you don't need to relock; just run it.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I am not a techie but as far as i know, i have not installed a custom recovery.
I did TWRP tool kit, rooting and unlocking bootloader.
How can see if i am custom recovery or stock
abhishek jain said:
I am not a techie but as far as i know, i have not installed a custom recovery.
I did TWRP tool kit, rooting and unlocking bootloader.
How can see if i am custom recovery or stock
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You probably have a custom recovery. Reboot to bootloader and select recovery and see what you get. If it's TWRP, you'll get a teamwin splash screen and then some options. Stock recovery will just show a screen with a green circle.
iElvis said:
You probably have a custom recovery. Reboot to bootloader and select recovery and see what you get. If it's TWRP, you'll get a teamwin splash screen and then some options. Stock recovery will just show a screen with a green circle.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Then I have custome recovery.
Could you gimme a link for stock recovery image
I do not know if one is available. I have never seen one posted. Running a ruu will put it back on.
iElvis said:
I do not know if one is available. I have never seen one posted. Running a ruu will put it back on.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yes now i have got my phone updated with the OTA update
abhishek jain said:
Yes now i have got my phone updated with the OTA update
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Please click "Thanks" if anyone in the thread helped you.
iElvis said:
Please click "Thanks" if anyone in the thread helped you.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I have already done that.
And now in case anyone needs help, i can help those people out.
Coz the method is simple, but it is not at all explained clearly in any of the threads.
It has come in bit and pieces.
I have noticed one thing.
That after installing the update and again unlockin the bootloader and rooting, I am not able to see "TAMPERED" being written in the boatloader.
Also, now when I am rooted and also have SU permission, I m not able to switch on my WiFi tether with the files mentioned in the thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1677261
The "TAMPERED" flag goes away when you're s-off and flash a new hboot.
I believe wifi tether is blocked on the new AT&T base. You can flash a custom rom on the 3.17 base and it should work.
A while back, I tried to root my phone using Ace hack kit, but I am wildly bad at it apparently, and I couldn't seem to get it to work. I ended up in a bootloop but was able to correct it somehow.
Anyways, I am on 2.3.5 now, and for some reason I STILL don't have a 3.0/4.0 update. I check every now and then, but the phone still has no updates and boy am I tired of Gingerbread.
So, I could have sworn there was a 4.0 update for my phone (on ATT) but if there wasn't, is there an easier, less risky way to try to get 4.0 on my phone?
There is no official 4.0 update for I4G. HTC canceled it. You can unlock your boot loader with the Easy Ace Root Tool.
bananagranola said:
There is no official 4.0 update for I4G. HTC canceled it. You can unlock your boot loader with the Easy Ace Root Tool.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
So, after I root with Easy Ace, don't I still have to turn S-OFF or something with clockwork mod? Is there a tool to do these things? (Boy, rooting my old Infuse was much easier)
Dr_Derpy said:
So, after I root with Easy Ace, don't I still have to turn S-OFF or something with clockwork mod? Is there a tool to do these things? (Boy, rooting my old Infuse was much easier)
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
If you just want to flash ROMs, you don't need S-Off, just an unlocked bootloader and a custom recovery. If you want to flash radios, you do. But AAHK, the automated method for S-Off, is retired. There's a manual method detailed by the author, attn1, on the old AAHK website, but be warned that that's more for advanced users.
bananagranola said:
There is no official 4.0 update for I4G. HTC canceled it. You can unlock your boot loader with the Easy Ace Root Tool.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
bananagranola said:
If you just want to flash ROMs, you don't need S-Off, just an unlocked bootloader and a custom recovery. If you want to flash radios, you do. But AAHK, the automated method for S-Off, is retired. There's a manual method detailed by the author, attn1, on the old AAHK website, but be warned that that's more for advanced users.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Okay, So I got it rooted and I think the bootloader is unlocked. I used Ace Hack Kit and it was fairly easy.
Now, I want to put on Paranoid Android or at the very least a good ICS rom. How the heck do I do that? I have read through some guides but none of them really show me how to put a rom on my phone.
Also, it looks like clockworkmod recovery IS installed on my phone, so now I should be able to just load a rom up right?
Dr_Derpy said:
Okay, So I got it rooted and I think the bootloader is unlocked. I used Ace Hack Kit and it was fairly easy.
Now, I want to put on Paranoid Android or at the very least a good ICS rom. How the heck do I do that? I have read through some guides but none of them really show me how to put a rom on my phone.
Also, it looks like clockworkmod recovery IS installed on my phone, so now I should be able to just load a rom up right?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Full wipe and flash a ROM through recovery, then fastboot flash the boot.img from the ROM zip. My signature has instructions on that last bit.
bananagranola said:
Full wipe and flash a ROM through recovery, then fastboot flash the boot.img from the ROM zip. My signature has instructions on that last bit.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It's not letting me boot into recovery mode anymore and I appear to be stuck on fastboot. I tried to boot into recovery from ROM manager, and it says that "An error occured while attempting to run privileged commands"
-Edit- I got out of Fastboot, but I still can't boot into recovery for some reason. I am holding up+power from off. Bah
-edit2- I got it into recovery and tried to install from zip in clockworkmod, but it keeps aborting the install process. Seems like I am not rooted? Even though I did all of the steps in easy ace hack
Dr_Derpy said:
It's not letting me boot into recovery mode anymore and I appear to be stuck on fastboot. I tried to boot into recovery from ROM manager, and it says that "An error occured while attempting to run privileged commands"
-Edit- I got out of Fastboot, but I still can't boot into recovery for some reason. I am holding up+power from off. Bah
-edit2- I got it into recovery and tried to install from zip in clockworkmod, but it keeps aborting the install process. Seems like I am not rooted? Even though I did all of the steps in easy ace hack
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
OK, wait. It's power and volume-down, not up. Being rooted has nothing to do with installing from CWM, what matters is whether your bootloader is unlocked. What are you trying to flash? How are you trying to flash it? Are you still unlocked, or alternatively, what does hboot say?
bananagranola said:
OK, wait. It's power and volume-down, not up. Being rooted has nothing to do with installing from CWM, what matters is whether your bootloader is unlocked. What are you trying to flash? How are you trying to flash it? Are you still unlocked, or alternatively, what does hboot say?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Oh okay sorry I thought it was power and up.
I am trying to put this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1742073 on my phone.
I tried doing it from the rom manager app and it gave me those errors so I tried to do it from a recovery mode boot and it just failed. I tried several different times, and I did indeed clear the cache and format.
Dr_Derpy said:
Oh okay sorry I thought it was power and up.
I am trying to put this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1742073 on my phone.
I tried doing it from the rom manager app and it gave me those errors so I tried to do it from a recovery mode boot and it just failed. I tried several different times, and I did indeed clear the cache and format.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
STOP!!!!. Do not install that ROM from the link you provided. That ROM is NOT for the HTC Inspire. You could (and probably will) brick your phone. Stick solely to the ROM development threads under the HTC Inspire or Desire HD forums.
I highly recommend that you do not attempt any further installations until you have read and learned more regarding rooting, custom ROM installation, and what to do when $hit goes wrong. There is so much information regarding ROM installation and the dos and don'ts that you really have no excuse making this type of mistake.
aybarrap1 said:
STOP!!!!. Do not install that ROM from the link you provided. That ROM is NOT for the HTC Inspire. You could (and probably will) brick your phone. Stick solely to the ROM development threads under the HTC Inspire or Desire HD forums.
I highly recommend that you do not attempt any further installations until you have read and learned more regarding rooting, custom ROM installation, and what to do when $hit goes wrong. There is so much information regarding ROM installation and the dos and don'ts that you really have no excuse making this type of mistake.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Wow, I made a pretty bonehead move because I thought I was searching for Inspire stuff, btu I mixed it up with the Infuse (which I owned just before this phone)
Whoops. Well, I am going to read up a bit more, but I still wish to get at least ICS on my phone, if not JB.
Dr_Derpy said:
Wow, I made a pretty bonehead move because I thought I was searching for Inspire stuff, btu I mixed it up with the Infuse (which I owned just before this phone)
Whoops. Well, I am going to read up a bit more, but I still wish to get at least ICS on my phone, if not JB.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Inspire 4Gs can use Desire HD ROMs. DHD has a more active forum. ICS, JB, and Sense ROMs can all be found there. Stick to those two forums.
bananagranola said:
Inspire 4Gs can use Desire HD ROMs. DHD has a more active forum. ICS, JB, and Sense ROMs can all be found there. Stick to those two forums.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
+1. Definitely look at the DHD development forum. You are going to find more options there. However, for ICS, Inspire 4G has AOSPX which is very stable in my opinion. For JB development DHD is the place to look.
I seriously hope that someone can help me. I have been trying to root and update my HTC Inspire for four days now and have not had ANY luck. I have watched every single youtube video, read countless threads, visited numerous websites and I have not had any luck. I REALLY want to update my phone to ICS and eveything I have searched tells me I have to root it first. Obviously this is my first time rooting and I am not having any luck. I have Jailbroke countless iPhones with ease but rooting is so much more complicated to me. Does anyone have any info to help me out? Links? Step-by-step instructions? ANYTHING would be greatly appreciated!
QueenRoberts said:
I seriously hope that someone can help me. I have been trying to root and update my HTC Inspire for four days now and have not had ANY luck. I have watched every single youtube video, read countless threads, visited numerous websites and I have not had any luck. I REALLY want to update my phone to ICS and eveything I have searched tells me I have to root it first. Obviously this is my first time rooting and I am not having any luck. I have Jailbroke countless iPhones with ease but rooting is so much more complicated to me. Does anyone have any info to help me out? Links? Step-by-step instructions? ANYTHING would be greatly appreciated!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
We'd need a little more information about what you've done already. Start with the Ace Think Tank thread in DHD General.
bananagranola said:
We'd need a little more information about what you've done already. Start with the Ace Think Tank thread in DHD General.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I don't know if I have tried the Ace Think Tank. I have managed to Unlock my Bootloader and download CWM. Through CWM I downloaded and installed this ROM. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1810461
But its NOT ICS which is what I'm wanting to do.
As for the methods I have tried they are:
Ace Advanced Hack Kit
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2377905
Poot
And a few more I am unable to think of.
It took me forever just to learn how to install CWM but through Ace Hack Kit I was able to by going into options.
I've also had the issue of my computer not reading my phone while it was in HBoot mode or recovery mode.
So thats where I am now and I now I am trying to upgrade to ICS.
Darn I'm rusty. Do you have whatchamacallit installed on your computer? Adb.... Phew, took me a bit to remember that
Sent from my Desire HD using Tapatalk 2
QueenRoberts said:
I don't know if I have tried the Ace Think Tank. I have managed to Unlock my Bootloader and download CWM. Through CWM I downloaded and installed this ROM. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1810461
But its NOT ICS which is what I'm wanting to do.
As for the methods I have tried they are:
Ace Advanced Hack Kit
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2377905
Poot
And a few more I am unable to think of.
It took me forever just to learn how to install CWM but through Ace Hack Kit I was able to by going into options.
I've also had the issue of my computer not reading my phone while it was in HBoot mode or recovery mode.
So thats where I am now and I now I am trying to upgrade to ICS.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Okay, you need some clarification.
AAHK1 is retired and unsupported. It won't work for you without some fiddling. It's used to get S-Off. Since you already unlocked your bootloader, you don't need it to flash a custom ROM.
The stock firmware you tried to flash won't be ICS. DHD stock firmware ends with GB.
The custom ROM you tried to flash (as well as any other custom ROM) requires that you: 1. flash it in CWM. 2. fastboot flash the boot.img in the ROM zip.
Teichopsia said:
Darn I'm rusty. Do you have whatchamacallit installed on your computer? Adb....
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
No I do not believe that I have that installed on my computer. Do you know where/how I can install it?
bananagranola said:
Okay, you need some clarification.
AAHK1 is retired and unsupported. It won't work for you without some fiddling. It's used to get S-Off. Since you already unlocked your bootloader, you don't need it to flash a custom ROM.
The stock firmware you tried to flash won't be ICS. DHD stock firmware ends with GB.
The custom ROM you tried to flash (as well as any other custom ROM) requires that you: 1. flash it in CWM. 2. fastboot flash the boot.img in the ROM zip.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Okay so now I understand why AAHK1 is not working for me. I did not realize that it was unsupported. Also, the only reason I flashed the DHD stock firmware is just to get my phone rooted since I was unable to figure it out myself. Do you know of a ROM that has ICS that I can flash or do I have to install the original stock ROM without it being rooted then root it myself and install another ROM that has ICS?
I've learned how to flash a custom ROM. I have CWM downloaded thanks to youtube and the video also showed me how to flash a ROM. So I am able to do that.
You don't need root to flash a ROM, just an unlocked or S-Off bootloader. You have an unlocked one, so that works. Flash a ROM from CWM, then fastboot flash the boot.img in the ROM zip. The Ace Think Tank thread has links for that.
bananagranola said:
You don't need root to flash a ROM, just an unlocked or S-Off bootloader. You have an unlocked one, so that works. Flash a ROM from CWM, then fastboot flash the boot.img in the ROM zip. The Ace Think Tank thread has links for that.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Okay. THANK YOU. I will try to do this.
bananagranola said:
You don't need root to flash a ROM, just an unlocked or S-Off bootloader. You have an unlocked one, so that works. Flash a ROM from CWM, then fastboot flash the boot.img in the ROM zip. The Ace Think Tank thread has links for that.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Okay so I know how to flash a ROM from CWM but what is fastboot flash the boot.img in the ROM zip???? I ha tried to install 2 ICS ROMS and neither have worked. What am I doing wrong now??
QueenRoberts said:
Okay so I know how to flash a ROM from CWM but what is fastboot flash the boot.img in the ROM zip???? I ha tried to install 2 ICS ROMS and neither have worked. What am I doing wrong now??
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Like I said, check the Ace Think Tank thread for links on how to do that.
bananagranola said:
Like I said, check the Ace Think Tank thread for links on how to do that.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! I have finally figured out how to do everything. I am running 4.3.1 now!!!! I am so happy!!!!:laugh:
QueenRoberts said:
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! I have finally figured out how to do everything. I am running 4.3.1 now!!!! I am so happy!!!!:laugh:
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Congratulations! Good luck.