Hi,
Phone in question is Tmobile G2
I have had temp root access for sometime and used it to freeze apps that I did not trust/etc.
I had wanted to get perm root but the wiki instructions were a little bit too haphazard for me and I did not wish to have to downgrade off gingerbread.
Someone said there was a newer way that did not require a downgrade and you unlocked the bootloader from htc web site. Well I did that and somehow it's mucked up temp root access as Titanium no longer works.
How could unlocking bootloader screw this up?
Think I am ok now. It was superuser that was messed up. New version requires yes/no (or default set to yes) before Tbackup will get root access.
To anyone else with a G2 that was frustrated with these unclear wiki instructions/downgrading/etc:
It appears that unlocking the boot loader does in fact give you perm root access.
Go to htcdev to unlock your phone. You will need the superuser app but that should be it.
Now just need a good firewall to stop these programs from using my data anytime they please. Any good recommendations?
what information do we have on rooting after the 4.4.2 ota update? Also is there any information on unlocking the bootloader? I'm trying to see what other people have tried before I keep going at the same things that have failed. Also is there any information on changing the imei/flashing this? My end goal is cyanogenmod on Virgin Mobile. I've done this with other phones and I just got my hands on this one but there doesn't seem to be as much into on this as others.
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Root after 4.4.2 ota?
Unlock Boot loader after ota?
Is it flashable to virgin mobile?
Kin Kira said:
what information do we have on rooting after the 4.4.2 ota update? Also is there any information on unlocking the bootloader? I'm trying to see what other people have tried before I keep going at the same things that have failed. Also is there any information on changing the imei/flashing this? My end goal is cyanogenmod on Virgin Mobile. I've done this with other phones and I just got my hands on this one but there doesn't seem to be as much into on this as others.
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Root after 4.4.2 ota?
Unlock Boot loader after ota?
Is it flashable to virgin mobile?
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Root after 4.4.2 ota? no not yet unless your unlocked.
Unlock Boot loader after ota? no probably never.
Is it flashable to virgin mobile? maybe, not 100% sure but check out this thread by @dragonhart6505 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2389740
billycar11 said:
Root after 4.4.2 ota? no not yet unless your unlocked.
Unlock Boot loader after ota? no probably never.
Is it flashable to virgin mobile? maybe, not 100% sure but check out this thread by @dragonhart6505 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2389740
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****. So I'm holding an unrootable piece of crap? What information do we have on methods of root attempted and such. Maybe I can contribute to this I've got nothing but time.
Edit: your thread unlocks gsm support. VM would probably need me to reprovision everything and change my IMei to match a donor phone.
I've been attempting various root methods for 4.4.2 and for the RAZR in general. I've had no luck. Is there a collective of people working on this cause I'd love to contribute however I can.
root xt926 4.4.2 Solved with towelroot apk
Kin Kira said:
I've been attempting various root methods for 4.4.2 and for the RAZR in general. I've had no luck. Is there a collective of people working on this cause I'd love to contribute however I can.
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google towelroot apk click on upsidedown y to download apk and install apk on phone run it and your in business. :good::good::good::good:
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google towelroot apk click on upsidedown y to download apk and install apk on phone run it and your in business. :good::good::good::good:
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Just as an FYI, that is called "lambda" which is a greek symbol.
Also, this works on 183.46.10 (the current KK ota that came out a few months back), but it does NOT work with the latest soak test (183.46.14), so you need to stay on 183.46.10, root with towelroot and then unlock your bootloader. If you do not do this AND if you take the soak test, you will be unable to root as a root exploit for 183.46.14 does not exist.
I don't want to say it won't ever be rooted, but as more and more exploits are patched up, it becomes harder and harder to root this phone, so your best bet is to root and unlock the bootloader on 183.46.10. Don't take the chance on whether a root exploit will be found or not. You'll save yourself, and the rest of us, a lot of headaches.
If you have already applied the 183.46.14 before rooting and unlocking your bootloader, you are SOL. There is NO way to go back to the previous version and root and unlock, so please do NOT ask how to revert back from the current soak test (183.46.14) and root and unlock your bootloader because you can't. You just can't, so don't ask.
I repeated what I just said because people always ask "well, if you flash back to 183.46.10". The problem is, the exploit that allowed unlocking of the bootloader is in a protected area that even unlocked bootloaders cannot write to without the proper encrytion keys. Once that area has been patched via the latest soak test, you have no way to write over it again because you would need the proper encryption key inside the image to flash in order for it to work. Unless Motorola becomes nice and gives you the key, it won't work. And the previous OTA's key is now invalid, so again, flashing the previous FXZ (183.46.10) will not work. It will just skip writing the protect area.
Clear as mud? Hopefully.
thats lambda....but you knew that
Im looking to root but without wiping my One S and I cant seem to get it. Towel Root doesn't work and neither does framaroot. Toolkit programs to do it via PC end up requiring bootloader unlock which will wipe the phone, but I simply just want to root. Htc QuickRoot tool says my phone is patched so that much im aware of. Im just wondering if any other methods have been introduced to help with this. Thanks.
I've been wondering the same thing, I don't have a pc so my options are none right now
I rooted my device when Pokemon GO came out a while back so I could use the location spoofing nonsense for a few weeks before quitting the game.
Apart from that though I don't really take advantage of having a rooted device, but still have to deal with app restrictions that refuse to run on rooted devices. I know you can hide root some way or another but haven't been able to figure out how to do so successfully.
My question is, having unlocked the boot-loader, rooted the device and ran a bunch of ADB/TWRP commands whilst following various guides during the rooting process, am I able to safely remove the root and reset my device or will that likely brick it in some way?
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I rooted my device when Pokemon GO came out a while back so I could use the location spoofing nonsense for a few weeks before quitting the game.
Apart from that though I don't really take advantage of having a rooted device, but still have to deal with app restrictions that refuse to run on rooted devices. I know you can hide root some way or another but haven't been able to figure out how to do so successfully.
My question is, having unlocked the boot-loader, rooted the device and ran a bunch of ADB/TWRP commands whilst following various guides during the rooting process, am I able to safely remove the root and reset my device or will that likely brick it in some way?
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Greetings and welcome to assist. You should be able to unroot using the SU apk or you can just reflash stock firmware to be certain
Good Luck
Sawdoctor
I'm running Nougat with the latest security patches. I was just curious if there was any way to obtain root now. I used to have an N920V and had no luck ever finding a root for that. I remember a while back using the Dirtycow exploit on an unrelated phone that I thought was unrootable and I had root till I restarted my device and bricked it completely. I don't think I'm really brave enough to attempt this on my s6, but I was just wondering if there was any way in the world to completely gain root access and unlock the bootloader. I'd love to get a custom rom on this and get it running like new. Thanks for reading.