Root access for OSX? - Desire General

May I know is there a way for MAC OSX?
Cause I only have a macbook pro.
Anyone know please tell me.
Thanks

I done mine on a macbook pro mate.
I used windows on here too though for the ruu.exe.
I find it really worth while to have windows installed on a MBP, just install it through bootcamp!

Guitarfreak26 said:
I done mine on a macbook pro mate.
I used windows on here too though for the ruu.exe.
I find it really worth while to have windows installed on a MBP, just install it through bootcamp!
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Can I do it in VMWare Fusion?

Though I've not tried it myself, there should be no problem running the RUU through Windows on VMware Fusion so long as you've attached your phone to the virtual machine.
Regards,
Dave

foxmeister said:
Though I've not tried it myself, there should be no problem running the RUU through Windows on VMware Fusion so long as you've attached your phone to the virtual machine.
Regards,
Dave
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So should I just the current method for rooting?
The r3 one?!

R3 should be fine, as long as you use the Linux ISO image in Fusion.
Regards,
Dave

foxmeister said:
R3 should be fine, as long as you use the Linux ISO image in Fusion.
Regards,
Dave
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Thanks,
But may I know what can I do with my phone after root?
Cause new to using Android.

To be brutally honest, if you don't know the reasons why you want to root, you probably don't need to root.
However, that being said, here are some good reasons why you might wish to do so:
1. Market Enabler - if you're in a region that doesn't allow paid apps, you can use Market Enabler to "spoof" your region in the Market to allow you to buy apps.
2. Apps2SD - if you're the sort of person who is going to install hundreds of apps on your phone, you'll appreciate the ability to install your apps to your SD card instead of phone memory.
3. Custom ROMs - whilst these are currently thin on the ground for the Desire, if you want to play with other ROMs, you'll need to root to install custom ROMs. This may become more important when Android 2.2 is released, as HTC are historically very slow providing updates for their devices (Hero -I'm looking at you!
4. Specific apps - some apps (e.g. Titanium Backup) require root access to function correctly. The same applies to other features like wireless tethering via WiFi or Bluetooh.
5. Control - you are just the sort of person who wants to know they are in complete control of their device. Whilst it is currently possible to root (thanks to Paul @ MoDaCo), future updates may prevent it so by rooting now you keep your options open.
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Dave

What else do I need for the rooting?
Cause I just downloaded the Linux ISO
Thanks

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How do I unlock and flash my Vogue in OS X or Linux?

Title says it all. I COULD find a way to use a Windoze XP machine, but prefer using either my iMac, running Snow Leopard, or my laptop which has Ubuntu on it. I did see an old thread about flashing from SD, but no one mentions unlocking from SD. Thanks for any help you can give.
I don't believe there is a way to do it from Linux or Mac.
The coke unlocker actually copies a virtual loader to fake the phone into
thinking its unlocked, and that allows it to load the replacement coke bootloader.
Its only possible to flash via SD once the phone has been unlocked.
You could load a VM on your Mac with a Windows XP load and try flashing from that.
Not sure how the VM's handle USB connections though, so it may not work successfully.
Safest bet is to find an XP machine you can borrow.
Does_It_Matter said:
I don't believe there is a way to do it from Linux or Mac.
The coke unlocker actually copies a virtual loader to fake the phone into
thinking its unlocked, and that allows it to load the replacement coke bootloader.
Its only possible to flash via SD once the phone has been unlocked.
You could load a VM on your Mac with a Windows XP load and try flashing from that.
Not sure how the VM's handle USB connections though, so it may not work successfully.
Safest bet is to find an XP machine you can borrow.
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There is a way to do it in the Trinity, but I have not been able to confirm if this can be used in the Vogue
See this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=576880
Who knows? There might be a way to adapt this for the Vogue...
Well, if you have access to a Windows Box, why not use it? You won't get any deseases you know!
And it's not like you would need to unlock every day!
t1mman said:
Well, if you have access to a Windows Box, why not use it? You won't get any deseases you know!
And it's not like you would need to unlock every day!
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I believe he said that he only has a Mac and a Linux, which is why he is asking for this...
I've been flashing Android stuff to my Vogue and use HTC Flasher (on linux) from here: http://it029000.massey.ac.nz/vogue/files/?C=M;O=D I believe it's actually an opensource app hosted elsewhere.
I'm thinking I might actually try going back to WinMo so I may be tying it with a WinMo img soon.
trippinnik said:
I've been flashing Android stuff to my Vogue and use HTC Flasher (on linux) from here: http://it029000.massey.ac.nz/vogue/files/?C=M;O=D I believe it's actually an opensource app hosted elsewhere.
I'm thinking I might actually try going back to WinMo so I may be tying it with a WinMo img soon.
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Where you actually able to unlock your phone with HTC Flasher? Or, do I have to do it from Windoze?
egzthunder1 said:
I believe he said that he only has a Mac and a Linux, which is why he is asking for this...
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Actually I do have a dual boot laptop, XP and Ubuntu. I was just looking for a Mac or Linux only solution, as I don't like to mess with Active Sync. Also, btw, I am a she, not a he.
smarcin said:
Actually I do have a dual boot laptop, XP and Ubuntu. I was just looking for a Mac or Linux only solution, as I don't like to mess with Active Sync. Also, btw, I am a she, not a he.
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I am sorry about the "he/she" thing... it is really kinda hard to tell sometimes considering that I cannot see you and your username does not really point at anything that tells me you are a woman (my apologies).
There might be some open projects floating around for this although I kinda doubt it. You have to be really careful as far as RUU is concerned. Remember that even using the one for the wrong device could hurt you...
As far as AS is concerned, as much as I hate to admit it, it does what it is supposed to do. Lastly, for the most part, you do not need AS to recognize your device to upgrade (put the device in bootloader and you are set).
HTCFlasher
HTCFlasher 3.0 for linux/osx
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=399762
http://code.google.com/p/htc-flasher/
blauze said:
HTCFlasher 3.0 for linux/osx
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=399762
http://code.google.com/p/htc-flasher/
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Kinda late, but thanks anyways

[Q] Rooting Desire HD On A Mac

Hello There Fellow Desire HD Users,
Im A Bit Of A Noob When It It Comes To This
Basically I Want To Know If It Is Possible To Root My Desire HD And Install CyanogenMod 7.3 On A Mac??
If Anyone Has A Tutorial For Dummies That Would Be Great.
Thanks
You can use VirtualBox to install Windows 7 Enterprise 90-day trial.
What version software is your DHD on now?
You definitely shouldn't use a VirtualBox instance when everything works fine with Mac.
Most of the binaries that are used to gain root run on the phone.
The other binary is 'adb' (Android Debug Bridge), which is available for mac.
Thankyou All For Your Replies,
But This Post Is Of No Use To Me Anymore As I Decided To Do The Offical Upgrade.
Allthough If I Dont Like It I Will Wait Till It Is Rootable And Root It
masterflyrking said:
Thankyou All For Your Replies,
But This Post Is Of No Use To Me Anymore As I Decided To Do The Offical Upgrade.
Allthough If I Dont Like It I Will Wait Till It Is Rootable And Root It
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Sorry to rain on your parade, but IMHO it ain't gonna happen. Dev's just dont have the time or inclination to look for a fresh exploit when getting root is really as simple as downgrading, and it really is quite simple see here no need to install windows it all involves using adb so just install the SDK and away you go.
I used parrallels to do the actual rooting, the tools are very easy for windows and they dont seem to exist for the mac

[Q] Wildfire Temp Root

Hi,
I have a stock Wildfire which I'm perfectly happy with. However, over time I purchased a few apps from the market and would like to take a backup.
What can I do? My ideal would be a simple application with which to switch on/off root permissions before starting the backup process - read-only access to the system and data partition would be perfectly sufficient.
Is this possible? I read about Temp Root in the forums, but couldn't find a clear statement which way (if any) would work on the Wildfire. Also, is read-only root with access to all partitions even possible without flashing or do I need a custom ROM for this?
As I understand, another way would be to flash a new recovery image and use Nandroid backup. However, I'd rather avoid flashing anything.
I'd be glad if someone could give me a few pointers.
Get Visionary+. This app can do a temp root easily.
It's meant for Desire Z, but it still works. If you want permroot then use AlphaRevX instead, the method this app uses does not apply to Wildfire.
For backing up I would recommend Titanium Backup.
Why would you want to temproot anyway? You can use AlphaRevX to get S-OFF and flash custom ROMs.
If you want to do warranty return, just use a RUU tool. It clears everything back to factory state.
Just wondering why you want to backup the paid apps? Can't you just reinstall them when needed as your license is on your Google account right?
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YES, no need to backup the paid apps purchased from market.
Even after hard reset, if u use the same google market account to install those apps, ur licence should be back. Licence should be stored in your account AFAIK....
xc1024 said:
If you want to do warranty return, just use a RUU tool. It clears everything back to factory state.
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A ruu doesn't reset the s-off state! The only way you can flash a new hboot is when it has a version higher the the 6.x hboot that alpharevx puts on your phone. It just like htc's hboot: you cannot downgrade it.
If you want s-on again, you need a tool from AlphaRev that does it for you. But I don't know if that is released yet.
bharatgaddameedi said:
YES, no need to backup the paid apps purchased from market.
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It is? Super, somehow it never occured to me that the purchase could be tied to the account instead of to the phone. Thanks for the hint!
That solves my immediate problem, I guess I can forgo a backup then.
What would happen if I entered the same googlemail-account into a new phone: Would the old one be deactivated then? One might want to use the same mail account on two or more phones. Would he then also get access to all of the applications on all phones, or would it simply not work at all?
Even after hard reset, if u use the same google market account to install those apps, ur licence should be back. Licence should be stored in your account AFAIK....
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I never entered a "google market account" ID, I guess my googlemail-account (which I created on setting up the phone for the first time) was used for that automatically. Or has such an account been automatically created for me without any further prompting?
Regards,
150d
xc1024 said:
Get Visionary+. This app can do a temp root easily.
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Thanks, I'll remember that.
Why would you want to temproot anyway? You can use AlphaRevX to get S-OFF and flash custom ROMs.
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That's just it: the phone is working great, I'm really not missing anything. I wouldn't even know what to use root for. ;-)
On the other hand, I have a little experience with cooked ROMs from my previous phone, a WM-based Kaiser. Granted the two might not be directly comparable, but back then I had a lot of issues with stability, working-but-not-perfect bootloader, GPS sensitivity, radio ROMs...
I'd rather not take any chances now, at least not until I have a good reason to do so.
Regards,
150d
150d said:
On the other hand, I have a little experience with cooked ROMs from my previous phone, a WM-based Kaiser. Granted the two might not be directly comparable, but back then I had a lot of issues with stability, working-but-not-perfect bootloader, GPS sensitivity, radio ROMs...
I'd rather not take any chances now, at least not until I have a good reason to do so.
Regards,
150d
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And it always should be this way this wilfire forum is getting stalked by people who want root and new ROMs, but i'll bet that most of them will be satisfied with the stock one.
The only reason why you should root is to install usefull apps that requier root (like titanium backup) and to install new ROMs. Those roms provide updates that htc disable for us: gingerbread should be more powerfull and JIT, something that can make your phone two to three times faster, is disabled because sense can't handle it. But you are right: custom roms will never be bugg free. But on the other hand, the stock rom isn't bugg free as well
Altough I'm on the stock rom ATM, I will change if I have the time. "Basic" things like gps and stuff will work on most roms (unless reported otherwise), so you do not have to be afraid of that. The most problematic things can always be solved, but most of the time it requiers a lot of time untill you have figured out what exactly you should do to solve your problem. So do not try to change rom if you do not have the time for it.
To finalize this off topic statement: it is usefull to gain root: you can do much more with it than just "flash roms". But it absorbs a lot of time, and you shouldn't start with it if you do not have any. But when you commit yourself to it, you will gain a lot.
Erwin
150d said:
What would happen if I entered the same googlemail-account into a new phone: Would the old one be deactivated then? One might want to use the same mail account on two or more phones. Would he then also get access to all of the applications on all phones, or would it simply not work at all?
I never entered a "google market account" ID, I guess my googlemail-account (which I created on setting up the phone for the first time) was used for that automatically. Or has such an account been automatically created for me without any further prompting?
Regards,
150d
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Don't know about that thing. They shouldn't be discussed too anyway. But I strongly think that google knows the device identity of the market attached account.
Yes, google account / gmail account / maket account all are the same.
edit : And better not to speak about cooked roms untill u check them. There are many people pretty much satisfied with those.
ErwinP said:
And it always should be this way this wilfire forum is getting stalked by people who want root and new ROMs, but i'll bet that most of them will be satisfied with the stock one.
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I saw a TV spot when the first iPad was released. They interviewed a guy waiting in line in front of an Apple store for why he wanted an iPad. He said: "I don't even know what it is, but I'm sure I need it!"
One can only wish for customers like that!
Those roms provide updates that htc disable for us: gingerbread should be more powerfull and JIT, something that can make your phone two to three times faster, is disabled because sense can't handle it.
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I didn't know that. Yes, sometimes I do wish it would be quicker to handle, I have a feeling that sometimes the CPU is maxed out so it can't handle the touch screen any more. But to me it's only a minor hassle.
To finalize this off topic statement: it is usefull to gain root: you can do much more with it than just "flash roms". But it absorbs a lot of time...
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I believe it, both of it. I've owned the phone for about half a year now and I'm still adjusting to how much more it can do for me than my old phone could. It goes beyond just having an application to do some job - it all is much more "usable" than before. But I can really, really not imagine what else I would like to do with the phone. Maybe there is something that I can't even think of now, but so far... ;-)
Regards,
150d

[Q] [Sprint - SPH-L520] Need some pointers.

Hello everyone,
I recently signed up for a new Sprint contract and got a free Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini (Sprint model -- SPH-L520) however, everything I can find relates to rooting the GT-I9195 and GT-l9190. All I want to do is root it to be able to run apps that require root, I don't necessarily need a custom ROM loaded on it.
I do know some programming, though the languages I know probably wouldn't help much for this, and consider myself an advanced user of many desktop and server operating systems (Windows, Linux, some BSD). Although I am new to Android I'd like to give it a shot, if it's not too far out of my reach.
I'm really just looking for good starting guides and some tips from the pros. I've done a lot of Googling and researching on these forums but I haven't really found any guides that starts from scratch. I'm am willing to take the time to learn even if it takes a while.
d3x^ said:
Hello everyone,
I recently signed up for a new Sprint contract and got a free Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini (Sprint model -- SPH-L520) however, everything I can find relates to rooting the GT-I9195 and GT-l9190. All I want to do is root it to be able to run apps that require root, I don't necessarily need a custom ROM loaded on it.
I do know some programming, though the languages I know probably wouldn't help much for this, and consider myself an advanced user of many desktop and server operating systems (Windows, Linux, some BSD). Although I am new to Android I'd like to give it a shot, if it's not too far out of my reach.
I'm really just looking for good starting guides and some tips from the pros. I've done a lot of Googling and researching on these forums but I haven't really found any guides that starts from scratch. I'm am willing to take the time to learn even if it takes a while.
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Use kingo root
kc6wke said:
Use kingo root
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I've tried, it fails each time.
Screenshot: i.imgur.com/f5ls9ZZ.png
d3x^ said:
I've tried, it fails each time.
Screenshot: i.imgur.com/f5ls9ZZ.png
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Refer to these websites, maybe they will help you..
http://www.andromods.com/root-unlock/sprint-galaxy-s4-mini-reroot-sph-l520-latest-ota-update.html
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2533867
CWM Recovery for SPH-L20
kc6wke said:
Use kingo root
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Do you know where I can find the software to install CWM recovery for Galaxy S4 mini SPH-L20?
Please advise
I know this may seem redundant, but make sure you have the correct Samsung drivers installed (reinstall them and restart your pc). Make sure your PC recognizes your phone in debugging mode.

Just got mine in the mail today and could use advice.

As I am new to the rooting world, I just have a few questions:
I purchased the Developer Edition, as I wanted to root my phone.
However, I am on an Apple computer and wanted to know if anyone could help me out.
How do I flash recovery for the M8 and install SuperUser on an Apple computer?
Thanks for the help.
shaunbeyoung said:
As I am new to the rooting world, I just have a few questions:
I purchased the Developer Edition, as I wanted to root my phone.
However, I am on an Apple computer and wanted to know if anyone could help me out.
How do I flash recovery for the M8 and install SuperUser on an Apple computer?
Thanks for the help.
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http://htc-one.wonderhowto.com/how-...htc-one-running-android-4-4-2-kitkat-0151186/
i know its for m7 but its the same
use this for downloads for m8 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2694564
shaunbeyoung said:
As I am new to the rooting world, I just have a few questions:
I purchased the Developer Edition, as I wanted to root my phone.
However, I am on an Apple computer and wanted to know if anyone could help me out.
How do I flash recovery for the M8 and install SuperUser on an Apple computer?
Thanks for the help.
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There are tools that offer easy 1-click operations; but they're mostly WIndows only. I guess, the easiest way is for you to install Parallels; and download a copy of Windows. Go get the Developer trial copy directly from Microsoft (if still available?). Sure, it's a hassle to setup your workflow, but once you've got this going, you'll find it easier to root/flash your M8. Also, Android File Transfer on the Mac is… crappy (to say the least).
Here are links to the tools I mentioned:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2699065
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2694925
hidea said:
There are tools that offer easy 1-click operations; but they're mostly WIndows only. I guess, the easiest way is for you to install Parallels; and download a copy of Windows. Go get the Developer trial copy directly from Microsoft (if still available?). Sure, it's a hassle to setup your workflow, but once you've got this going, you'll find it easier to root/flash your M8. Also, Android File Transfer on the Mac is… crappy (to say the least).
Here are links to the tools I mentioned:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2699065
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2694925
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Thank you this, my brother.
I actually have Parallels and I'm running Windows 8.1.
I didn't think to try this, as HTC drivers were a bit off for Windows 8 before.
Thank you again. My device is up and rooted!

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