Alright so I have the phone in the title and I have been researching how to root the One X for 6 months or so just lurking many different forums and I have been having trouble finding a working guide to root my phone, My phone is on 3.18 software and Android version of 4.1.1
The newest threads I see about rooting my phone are from 2013 and then I found this thread that was updated back in May of this year, but I am very new to the whole scene of rooting and such. I have backed up all of the files from my phone that I need, but I am still having trouble figuring out what files and guide I should follow for my product as to avoid bricking my device. Any help is greatly appreciated! For the past half year I have been busy trying to understand more about rooting to possibly aid in learning how to root, such as what S-off is and why it's recommended to do and what unlocking the bootloader does/why it's important(still not quite sure) I've just had such trouble and late nights finding an up to date specific guide for my device.
Just go to the guide thread in my signature, I have instructions there on how to get SuperCID so you can unlock your bootloader.
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timmaaa said:
Just go to the guide thread in my signature, I have instructions there on how to get SuperCID so you can unlock your bootloader.
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Thank you so much! Just a question, so even though my phone is a One X (not XL) will the guide still work for it? Just making sure.
Your phone is the One XL, at&t just marketed it as the One X for some stupid reason.
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Hi, I am another noob on this forum and I have been looking around for a root for my htc one xl which was updated to the latest software version: 2.40.841.4.
I tried to unlock the bootloader through htcdev.com but it does no recognise the device after going through all those steps.
Can anyone please tell me how I can do this if it is possible. If not, is there anything I can do? I really badly want to root my device.
Thanks
Device info:
Career: Telstra
Android version: 4.0.4
Software version: 2.40.841.4
infectedprof said:
Hi, I am another noob on this forum and I have been looking around for a root for my htc one xl which was updated to the latest software version: 2.40.841.4.
I tried to unlock the bootloader through htcdev.com but it does no recognise the device after going through all those steps.
Can anyone please tell me how I can do this if it is possible. If not, is there anything I can do? I really badly want to root my device.
Thanks
Device info:
Career: Telstra
Android version: 4.0.4
Software version: 2.40.841.4
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Did you use X-Factor root exploit to change your CID first?
He doesn't have to xfactor
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ImagioX1 said:
Did you use X-Factor root exploit to change your CID first?
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Yep I tried that, but it just recognise the device. I installed htc sync and stopped all the background processes. Yet it's still not working.
area51avenger said:
He doesn't have to xfactor
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What should I do then?
Thanks
change your cid back maybe? since only the at&t htc one xl needs to do supercid.
DvineLord said:
change your cid back maybe? since only the at&t htc one xl needs to do supercid.
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How would I accomplish that?
Doesn't all he have to do is unlock his bootloader through HTCdev.com he has a good cid not att one so it'll work than he can flash a recovery than flash a Rom than have root
omario8484 said:
Doesn't all he have to do is unlock his bootloader through HTCdev.com he has a good cid not att one so it'll work than he can flash a recovery than flash a Rom than have root
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Yes.
I suggest the OP try to re-install the HTC drivers, try a different USB port, even a different computer, if possible.
redpoint73 said:
Yes.
I suggest the OP try to re-install the HTC drivers, try a different USB port, even a different computer, if possible.
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Sorry for the very late reply, but I did install all the drivers correctly. Tried it on my linux laptop and windows desktop, but still no success. I read all steps clearly to. But nothing is happening
And again I am on the latest software. I coincidently updated it when I received it without knowing there will be no root or exploits available for the software version yet.
Oh keep in mind that I am updated to the latest default software update.
infectedprof said:
And again I am on the latest software. I coincidently updated it when I received it without knowing there will be no root or exploits available for the software version yet.
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I think you are still misunderstanding. No exploit is needed for any version of this phone aside from the US AT&T version.
All you need to do is unlock the bootloader, than either flash SU or flash a rooted ROM, in order to get root.
If you are having problems unlocking the bootloader, try a different USB port, and keep trying. I believe some folks have had to do it several times in order to get it to unlock.
Is adb able to see the device at all?
It is evident that the OP needs to read the tutorials that are available more closely.
1. Before you proceed any further, please make sure (130%) that your ADB and Android SDK folders are configured and set up properly. If those aren't set up properly, then you cannot proceed any further. Good way to check is to type in "adb devices" when you think you have everything set up.
2. Go to HTCDev.com and follow the instructions there closely. Read them first, print them, read them again, then execute it step by step. This will allow you to get your unlock token to have your bootloader unlocked. Remember, this will void your warranty.
3. Once you're unlocked, go to TWRP's homepage and download the latest version of TWRP. Do not use CWM as it is not recommended for the HOXL. Once you have that, push it to your device through fastboot to have a custom recovery.
4. Find a ROM that is compatible with the HOXL and flash through recovery. Remember to make a backup of your current stock ROM, in case you need it later.
Those are the steps in a nutshell. Again, keep reading and asking questions if you don't understand something. As long as they're educated questions, you shouldn't get any flak from the members here . Good luck!
I tried that and adb does not come up with any recognised devices.
infectedprof said:
I tried that and adb does not come up with any recognised devices.
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As long as the usb port on your computer is picking up the phone, this usually indicates that your drivers aren't up-to-date. Try running HTC Sync again to make sure there aren't any new drivers or even check for a newer version of HTC Sync.
It says that all my drivers are up to date already.
You can use www.htcdev.com now, I just unlocked my bootloader yesterday
Cthdarren said:
You can use www.htcdev.com now, I just unlocked my bootloader yesterday
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I'm sure he was waiting a few months for you to confirm that for him
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How do these people even dig these threads out
I know im probably in the wrong section, I have never posted to this site before but have been a follower since my first android device (motorola droid). Now with that said I'm looking for a answer and not a redirection to another thread (I've read them already)
I have a AT&T htc one x on 4.1.1 bootloader 2.14 i think and 3.18
as you already know rooting and unlocking the boot loader is a pain. I have tried the toolkit already with now luck. I then came across http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2285086
i dont understand how to use these codes, meaning i need a detailed instruction on how and when these codes are entered and to what program. YES i read the directions but its confusing. This is not my first time rooting and unlocking.
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I know im probably in the wrong section, I have never posted to this site before but have been a follower since my first android device (motorola droid). Now with that said I'm looking for a answer and not a redirection to another thread (I've read them already)
I have a AT&T htc one x on 4.1.1 bootloader 2.14 i think and 3.18
as you already know rooting and unlocking the boot loader is a pain. I have tried the toolkit already with now luck. I then came across http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2285086
i dont understand how to use these codes, meaning i need a detailed instruction on how and when these codes are entered and to what program. YES i read the directions but its confusing. This is not my first time rooting and unlocking.
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My advice for you is to remain stock. Please don't take this as an insult.
please help me. i dont know what to do with this cell... anyhow i managed to get it into this screen...
it would keep restarting after displaying htc quietly brilliant.
i have no idea what was done to this cell as i got it lying around in my closet.
What do you mean you got it lying around in my closet? You don't know what you did to it in the past?
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no actually my cousin might have screwed up my cell and kept it back...
timmaaa said:
What do you mean you got it lying around in my closet? You don't know what you did to it in the past?
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Well I think the first thing you should do is talk to your cousin and find out exactly what he did to the device, then you can report back here.
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is there any other way through which we can come to know what can be done??? such as an odin thing which i used to do in my samsung note 1 or 3???
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Well I think the first thing you should do is talk to your cousin and find out exactly what he did to the device, then you can report back here.
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To know what needs to be done I need to know the history of the device. Odin is Samsung only, there is no HTC equivalent. Who got the phone to this point, you or your cousin? You need to find out what he's done.
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Well, one problem is that the screen is cracked.
Seriously though, the phone for some reason or other cannot load into the OS, and is stuck in bootloader. Other than that, not much else can be determined if you don't know the history of what was done.
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is there any other way through which we can come to know what can be done??? such as an odin thing which i used to do in my samsung note 1 or 3???
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Nope. You need to know the history of the device. There is an HTC-specific recovery utility. But running it on a device with unknown history can brick the phone permanently. Particularly since the device is definitely tampered (as shown on the first line of the screen).
Also, the phone's IMEI is personal information, and should not be posted on the internet. You should edit the photo to hide the IMEI.
Unlock your bootloader. Sometimes if you have custom installed or fragments of a custom ROM on the device it will boot directly into your bootloader. After unlocking your bootloader you can install a recovery image and sideload a ROM.
yes i asked my brother and he is saying he doesnt remember what he had done to it... if anyone can show me a way to do something ill try it... or else should i take it to some shop to get it fixed.... which would cost me... but first i wanted to get my hands over d expert advise of u all
Return the phone to stock and never let your brother touch any electronic device of yours again.
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but can you let me know to revert it to stock. and will i have to do it from windows 7 or my mac os wud work???
pvirus86 said:
but can you let me know to revert it to stock. and will i have to do it from windows 7 or my mac os wud work???
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This phone is in a dangerous state.. Running the RUU in this state could brick the phone (make it permanantly unusable without a jtag). Though typically that is how one would return a phone to stock.. to be honest, the safest thing to do would be to unlock the bootloader, flash a rom, S-OFF and then return it to stock. If these seem like foreign terms to you, you have a lot of reading to do. Your phone is in a tough spot right now ESPECIALLY not knowing the history regarding what was done. You would need the bootloader unlock token to reunlock that phone if you don't have it, there's very little chance of safely returning that phone to stock.
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yes i asked my brother and he is saying he doesnt remember what he had done to it...
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Brother or cousin, or both? It seems you don't even know who has been messing with your phone. And the person(s) messing with it don't have a clue what they are doing. So its no wonder the phone is in the state it is.
Agree with above that RUU is risky. Better to s-off the phone first.
Thank u all for the prompt replies, I have played with Samsung but not with HTC. But I can try to unlock the bootloader n turn d s-off. Can I get an step guide for HTC. The thing was I have many cellphone that I buy and use it very rarely. Majority I use is my note 3.
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Thank u all for the prompt replies, I have played with Samsung but not with HTC. But I can try to unlock the bootloader not turn d s-off. Can I get an step guide for HTC. The thing was I have many cellphone that I buy and use it very rarely. Majority I use is my note 3.
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There are detailed instructions available at htcdev for unlocking your bootloader. Once you've done that you need to flash a custom recovery, then you can flash root, then you can get s-off. Check my How-To Guide For Beginners thread, the link is in my signature.
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Thank u all for the prompt replies, I have played with Samsung but not with HTC. But I can try to unlock the bootloader n turn d s-off. Can I get an step guide for HTC. The thing was I have many cellphone that I buy and use it very rarely. Majority I use is my note 3.
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Every device manufaccturer/model has different root methods. If you want to root the phone, you have to put the time in to learn the correct process. There is no shortcut. You won't find a step-by-step guide for the entire process, because of the different carrier version and firmware updates (root method, etc. differs for each). But all the resources you need are sticky at the top of either this Q&A forum section, or General section.
hi i tried to get to unlock the bootloader from the HTCDEV site. first of all the HTC ONE X wasnt on the list so i selected other supported devices
then followed the steps and got the following error
Error Code: 160.
Error Reason: MID Not Allowed.
now what does this mean??
That means you have the original CID still, which means you should be able to run the 3.18 RUU without any problems. Check your CID by issuing this fastboot command:
Code:
fastboot oem readcid
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yes i had issued this command after finding it in one of the websites and this was the result which i got
cid: CWS__001
or cid: c??__001
i forgot the exact two letter after C. i think it was CWS
You have the original at&t CID. That means you can run the 3.18 RUU without having to unlock the bootloader and get s-off first.
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Hello, all
I have looked and searched. I have seen a few threads and a few posts, but cannot find anything concrete about this. I even officially bricked a device trying to follow a thread (to the letter).
I have rooted and unlocked several devices in the past, and installed many ROMs before. However, this device is proving to be a pain.
Recently I purchased the Tab 2 (SCH-i705) for a very low price. It was shipped to me running Android 4.1.2 (on Verizon) and the baseband is VRBMI1. I saw MrHyde03's post (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1885558) on rooting and unlocking the bootloader. However, when I flashed the aboot.img file, it toasted my previous device. No power-up, no USB recognition, no nothing. Managed to take it back and got it traded out for a new device. I now have a new Tab2, but the same setup. What I want to do is run the Slimkat ROM.
My long winded question is: can I do this? I know Verizon has made it tough to unlock the bootloader, something needed in order to add a custom recovery. Does anyone know of a method that will allow me to add the Slimkat ROM to this device? I know not many people are using it or developing for it any longer. But any help would be appreciated. Again, I have seen what MrHyde03 wrote up, but I am afraid I will brick another device by trying to flash an aboot.img file.
I did see this thread (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=48392009&postcount=1) about using Safestrap and not actually unlocking the device. I am currently doing that on my S4 since Verizon has it locked down. But I would not be able to run the ROM that I want.
Any help or pointers would be great. Thanks for reading and helping.
Cheers!
You can root it, but I don't think you can unlock the bootloader anymore. The root method is linked in one of those Hyde threads near the end. It's not his method... there's a "one click" for multiple devices that works great.
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You can root it, but I don't think you can unlock the bootloader anymore. The root method is linked in one of those Hyde threads near the end. It's not his method... there's a "one click" for multiple devices that works great.
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That's what I've realized. Bummer too. I'll go take a look. I hadn't seen a one-click method. Everything I've seen has to be done via Odin & ADB.
If you happen to find the easy method, let me know!
Hello guys I have spent like a day to review all the forums for android phones and couldn't find any solution how to root my old sensation that has MB replaced. I cannot unlock the bootloader. I tried many things. I want to install cynogenmod kitkat 4.4. I'm in the edge to brake this phone. Any of you managed with that issue?
Thanks in advance.
pokworld said:
Hello guys I have spent like a day to review all the forums for android phones and couldn't find any solution how to root my old sensation that has MB replaced. I cannot unlock the bootloader. I tried many things. I want to install cynogenmod kitkat 4.4. I'm in the edge to brake this phone. Any of you managed with that issue?
Thanks in advance.
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your only solution
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1661631
rzr86 said:
your only solution
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1661631
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I can't do that. It is impossible. I'm trying it for 3 nights so far, no luck. Guides are incomplete, don't know the right files. Everywhere the bootloader unlock is as prerequisite. How to unlock the f**** HTC. I will never buy again anything with no Google logo on it. Replaced mobo and you are ****ed.
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I can't do that. It is impossible. I'm trying it for 3 nights so far, no luck. Guides are incomplete, don't know the right files. Everywhere the bootloader unlock is as prerequisite. How to unlock the f**** HTC. I will never buy again anything with no Google logo on it. Replaced mobo and you are ****ed.
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with ganeshp's guide the htcdev unlock method it is not necessary
just make the timing correctly
also try with a different cable
for more help you can ask in that thread
Try this method, I posted a guide
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2751187