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.
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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)
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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.
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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.
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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?
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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.
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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
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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
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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?
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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?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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+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.
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Hi. Today I got my Desire S.
I rooted it using a tool called unlock root: http://www.unlockroot.com/
then I installed rom manager, and installed clockworkmod recovery.
Next I booted into recovery and wiped everything, but now no matter what rom im trying to install, it will just show the HTC boot screen when starting the phone, and nothing more happens.
Does anyone have a suggestion how to solve the problem?
'UnlockRoot'? Have a look at this website and you might consider better ways of rooting your phone, such as following the recommended procedures listed in many places on XDA
http://lifehacker.com/5873745/unlock-root-roots-nearly-250-android-devices-in-one-click
Also, how is this a 'Development' question? This should be in the 'General' or 'Q&A' forum can a mod please move it?
yeah I found out, I tried using htc's way of rooting it http://www.htcdev.com
but that's not possible now, because the bootloader have changed because of that unlock tool, and now htc dev won't accept it when trying to root it.
I guess i just broke my phone , and i can't unroot it, because that unlocktool require that i got usb debugging enabled, witch i can't in clockworkmod :S.
sorry for posting in the wrong section, please move it.
maybe it would be possible if I had a clockworkmod backup for desire S. If this works, I would be extremly glad, if someone could take a backup with clockworkmod, and upload it
...Is your phone S-OFF ?
Maybe it is a stupid question, but I doubt you can successfully install a custom ROM with a S-ON phone
I guess your phone is still S-ON so you need to flash the boot.img from any rom.zip you want to use manually through fastboot.
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Hi. Today I got my Desire S.
I rooted it using a tool called unlock root: http://www.unlockroot.com/
then I installed rom manager, and installed clockworkmod recovery.
Next I booted into recovery and wiped everything, but now no matter what rom im trying to install, it will just show the HTC boot screen when starting the phone, and nothing more happens.
Does anyone have a suggestion how to solve the problem?
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hey budd i feel your pain on this as i Myself is new to the desire s android side of things after coming from zte blade but there is an easier way for you to do thing which would be to first use the ruu that should be on android 2.1 which in turn would bring the bootloader down so its possible for revolutionary to do the rest for you after this you shouldnt have any problems should you need assistance i am more than happy to help
btw the link to the ruu for 2.1 is here http://shipped-roms.com/shipped/Bra...3.00.32U_5.09.00.20_release_140022_signed.exe after a update using this use revolutionary which can be found in the main thread of the desire s forum
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yeah I found out, I tried using htc's way of rooting it http://www.htcdev.com
but that's not possible now, because the bootloader have changed because of that unlock tool, and now htc dev won't accept it when trying to root it.
I guess i just broke my phone , and i can't unroot it, because that unlocktool require that i got usb debugging enabled, witch i can't in clockworkmod :S.
sorry for posting in the wrong section, please move it.
maybe it would be possible if I had a clockworkmod backup for desire S. If this works, I would be extremly glad, if someone could take a backup with clockworkmod, and upload it
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If you ''unlock'' your bootloader
when you flash rom.zip from recovery, the boot.img won't be flash in.
you have you take out the boot.img from your rom,and then flash it from fastboot.
when you enter the fastboot
type the following in adb
fastboot flash boot boot.img
now you can boot your phone hope you success
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hey budd i feel your pain on this as i Myself is new to the desire s android side of things after coming from zte blade but there is an easier way for you to do thing which would be to first use the ruu that should be on android 2.1 which in turn would bring the bootloader down so its possible for revolutionary to do the rest for you after this you shouldnt have any problems should you need assistance i am more than happy to help
btw the link to the ruu for 2.1 is here http://shipped-roms.com/shipped/Bra...3.00.32U_5.09.00.20_release_140022_signed.exe after a update using this use revolutionary which can be found in the main thread of the desire s forum
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Dont flash this! This one is meant for 'bravo' which is the normal desire!
Flash an ruu for SAGA. The Desire S!
Sent from my HTC Desire S
djpbx said:
Dont flash this! This one is meant for 'bravo' which is the normal desire!
Flash an ruu for SAGA. The Desire S!
Sent from my HTC Desire S
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whoops my bad was like 2am in the morning the correct 1 is
http://shipped-roms.com/download.ph...5AU_3805.06.02.03_M_release_199890_signed.exe
If you ''unlock'' your bootloader
when you flash rom.zip from recovery, the boot.img won't be flash in.
you have you take out the boot.img from your rom,and then flash it from fastboot.
when you enter the fastboot
type the following in adb
fastboot flash boot boot.img
now you can boot your phone hope you success
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Solved my problem, thanks alot
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.
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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
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Oh thanks. I dont think I do that much though but I try to help where I can
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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'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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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Unzip the ROM zip. It'sinside the folders. If the ROM is missing one you need to find a new ROM zip.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The OP should have a link.
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The OP should have a link.
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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.?
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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.
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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?
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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
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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
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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.
hi, I just got an unlocked htc inspire and I would like to know if there is any way to install a custom rom without root access. I tried to root it with several tools including the Easy Ace Root Tool and I can't get it rooted. tried from windows with several tools and from linux too with no success. I have rooted other phones in a few minutes ; but for some unknow reason I can't root this one. the bootloader is already unlocked (is has a big pink "unlocked" at the top of the bootloader) and it has also cwm v 5.x... installed. I was thinking of wiping all data and install a custom rom from the sd card, after all I guess I don't need su privileges from the bootloader. but I have found some threads where people who has done it, get stuck on htc screen at boot. so at this point I don't know what to do. any suggestion?
When flashing a ROM on a phone with an unlocked bootloader, you need to flash it in recovery, then fastboot flash the boot.img in the ROM zip.
you need to flash it in recovery
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should I wipe all data first?
then fastboot flash the boot.img in the ROM zip.
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now I got lost at this point
it sounds like...flash again?
would you mind to break that down in steps so I can understand it?
Info in the Ace Think Tank.
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Info in the Ace Think Tank.
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Ok I'll check it out
Thank you!
Sent from my Desire HD using xda app-developers app
Get it figured out?
< Coming to you live from the planet One X >
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Get it figured out?
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Yes I did. I searched for Ace Think Tank and found this good thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=31211732&postcount=396&nocache=1&z=8270731476524836
but for some reason it didn't work for me. When it started the 4ext Touch Recovery flashing, it stopped with an error. I guess it was in conflict with CWM which I had installed, I am not sure. But he also explains on his post that the "recommended way" is to flash it with the Advanced Ace Hack Kit; but first you need to get the bootloader locked back. That was what I was trying to avoid but since I had no option I used Easy Ace Root Tool to lock the bootloader (Option 5). Then I downloaded AAHK(the last version I could find googling) and I finally got the phone rooted and installed a custom rom. Here are the links for the tools I used:
Easy Ace Root Tool
file-size:21mb
http://goo.gl/IhT7Fc
AAHK(Read the efffen-manual inside the folder for instructions)
file-size:96mb
http://goo.gl/QnjSsx
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!
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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.
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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
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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.
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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....
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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??
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Like I said, check the Ace Think Tank thread for links on how to do that.
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Like I said, check the Ace Think Tank thread for links on how to do that.
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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:
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Congratulations! Good luck.