Looking at how easy and dumb proof they made the jailbreak for iOS 4, I'm not going to lie. I wish it was that simple on the Evo. You'd think that since Android is a stronger programming community, in my opinion, that we'd have a better mouse trap.
http://www.iclarified.com/entry/index.php?enid=10943
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The hell? It's easy enough as it is.
If in doubt go watch this
How much simpler do people need it to be ?
Move a few files to if sdcard a dew commands and boom done
sent with my evo from a secret place
Besides, if you can't figure out how to do a few command lines and drop files on the SD card, I don't think you have any business rooting, since you will likely screw something up. Most of the stuff you use root for will require some of these skills, and they are potentially more harmful if you do them wrong than when trying to gain root access. Gaining root access isn't very hard or even that dangerous. Flashing stuff and messing with low level system stuff is.
Try doing a search for simple root. That might be what you are looking for.
You will need to install USB drivers though.
locutis78 said:
Try doing a search for simple root. That might be what you are looking for.
You will need to install USB drivers though.
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+1....easy rooting...
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Besides, if you can't figure out how to do a few command lines and drop files on the SD card, I don't think you have any business rooting, since you will likely screw something up. Most of the stuff you use root for will require some of these skills, and they are potentially more harmful if you do them wrong than when trying to gain root access. Gaining root access isn't very hard or even that dangerous. Flashing stuff and messing with low level system stuff is.
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I sort of agree with this.
However, it is very intimidating for people with little knowledge. There are a lot of terms and procedures that don't make any sense to people coming into this world.
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DanBergundy said:
I sort of agree with this.
However, it is very intimidating for people with little knowledge. There are a lot of terms and procedures that don't make any sense to people coming into this world.
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Those terms and procedures are all well explained if you read enough. I did. I'm far from an expert, but I have done way more than I expected with the info I found.
Uh, remember Unrevoked? All you had to do was simply go to unrevoked.com on the browser. Root Acquired.
It might have been easy this time on the iPhone, but it really depends on the exploit. Some are trivial, some are not. If anything it shows just how unsecure the iPhone is.
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Those terms and procedures are all well explained if you read enough. I did. I'm far from an expert, but I have done way more than I expected with the info I found.
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I know, but we were all noobs once. Most the guides are written by smart people but they write in a way that doesn't cater to the new/dumb people.
Noobs are told "Post in the right section" and "Use the search!".
The info on the terminology and procedures is scattered about the site and it takes a lot of confidence for a noob with no knowledge to come in here with a $500 device and start tinkering with recovery modes and command lines.
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Uh, remember Unrevoked? All you had to do was simply go to unrevoked.com on the browser. Root Acquired.
It might have been easy this time on the iPhone, but it really depends on the exploit. Some are trivial, some are not. If anything it shows just how unsecure the iPhone is.
Moving on...
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1000% agree with parts one and two. Part three seems like some personal anger toward the iPhone.
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It's basically the same. The iPhone Dev guys just build applications that carry out the jailbreak automatically. Here, many people don't bother but simple root runs batch files that take they typing out of the equation.
Unrevoked is more like the jailbreakme.com site and you don't even need a computer!
Coming from an iPhone myself I found the switch easy. Just have to do some reading to make sure you are aware of what you're doing. Although you should be doing the same with the iPhone too.
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Landmine said:
Looking at how easy and dumb proof they made the jailbreak for iOS 4, I'm not going to lie. I wish it was that simple on the Evo. You'd think that since Android is a stronger programming community, in my opinion, that we'd have a better mouse trap.
http://www.iclarified.com/entry/index.php?enid=10943
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That jailbreak is so easy because of the GAPING HOLE in mobile safari's security.
Are you complaining that android isn't a security joke like iOS is?
DanBergundy said:
1000% agree with parts one and two. Part three seems like some personal anger toward the iPhone.
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No personal anger towards the iPhone. You needed to download and open a file to root with unrevoked, however, with this jailbreak for the iPhone, you do not need to do ANYTHING. It is a huge security hole and while no one has written any malicious apps to take advantage of this exploit, it could be easily created by even a mid-level programmer.
So it shows how unsecure the iPhone is, it really does. No personal anger, simply stating a fact.
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Uh, remember Unrevoked? All you had to do was simply go to unrevoked.com on the browser. Root Acquired.
It might have been easy this time on the iPhone, but it really depends on the exploit. Some are trivial, some are not. If anything it shows just how unsecure the iPhone is.
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With the new 1.47 root recently discovered, someone could have easily made a root method program that rivals that of iPhone's.
Besides, Android community is different from iPhone's. Most users are not tech illiterate (at least currently)
Apple software is notoriously ridden with security flaws. Of course it is easy to jailbreak.
Such a strong defensive stance by most of you. I have my Evo rooted. I'm a programmer and I've been hacking away at my devices and computers for as long as I've had them. However, I'm getting lazy these days and busy. To to clear up any confusion....
1) I love my Evo more than my old iPhone
2) I know Android is a better OS for me it can do a lot more than any other mobile OS
3) Following a 30 set fool proof guide is fine, but I like 3 step's to get what I want more than 30.
4) I'm far from "complaining", more than anything this thread's purpose was to ask and gain information to improve my understanding.
5) I love you guys
I will probably get flamed for what I'm about to say. The phone I had before the evo was the samsung moment. I came into that scene just after march of this year. Sprint had just released a downloadable update that anyone could update on their own. It was a windows based updater/flasher that had drivers and the update tar inside. It was incredibly simple then to flash any rom or mod you wanted. You could go back and forth from an oem stock rom to rooted and custom roms. The flasher program walked you through everything, so practically anyone could do it.
I would guess htc is a completely different beast. I don't know if they ever released a newb friendly updater or what. For me, this process could be made much easier.
same i came from a moment which was not hard at all too root. Ive flashed rom after rom but when i went and looked at the htc evo root... well i didnt do it. so many people having problems ect . So ya i havent rooted the evo and actually im scared too.. lol i am pretty good at that stuff i just dont want to brick my evo.
That's kind of my feelings on it as well. Seems like a lot of people are feel like me asking for a 1 click root is attacking everything great about the Evo. I love my Evo. It replaced my tv in my bed room, my iPhone and my laptop. Any device that could do 1 of those is an amazing device, but all 3? Nice.
Related
I am sorry if this should have been posted in general, but I think it has to do with development.
I just found some info about a program called 'Simple root', currently only for the Evo 4G. From what I have read it is a program to root your device with just a few clicks (so noob proof).
I wanted to notify you about this, first of all. Second, do you guys think it is possible to make something like this for the Desire? Or does the one for Evo also work for the Desire?
I am really a biiiiig NOOB regarding rooting etc, so this would be perfect for me. And I think a lot of other noobs would be happy as well.
Again, sorry if I did something wrong here (duplicate thread, wrong section, etc)
Kind Regards, Mark
Edit: THE LINK down below
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=706411
that would be too awesome
Honestly, I'm sorry, but what's the point? The current methods are easy enough - if you can't (not saying you, just someone generally) can't follow those, I can see a few stupid threads coming up:
i tried 2 root my desire bt it sed it failed wot do i do
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And they'll be clueless as to how to extract debugging messages. I may be alone in my opinion, but I thought I'd share it
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Honestly, I'm sorry, but what's the point? The current methods are easy enough - if you can't (not saying you, just someone generally) can't follow those, I can see a few stupid threads coming up:
And they'll be clueless as to how to extract debugging messages. I may be alone in my opinion, but I thought I'd share it
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i second that
jayshah said:
Honestly, I'm sorry, but what's the point? The current methods are easy enough - if you can't (not saying you, just someone generally) can't follow those, I can see a few stupid threads coming up:
And they'll be clueless as to how to extract debugging messages. I may be alone in my opinion, but I thought I'd share it
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Yeah, it should be kept as elitist as possible. I think only people with 10 years coding experience and a self compiled version of their own linux kernal should be allowed to root their phones.
Seriously, come on. Making it friendly is not a bad idea. I know what I'm doing, and I'd still rather press 1 button over all other current options. It makes no difference because I had no trouble following rooting instructions from r1 up to r6. I just think simpler is better.
jayshah said:
Honestly, I'm sorry, but what's the point? The current methods are easy enough - if you can't (not saying you, just someone generally) can't follow those, I can see a few stupid threads coming up:
And they'll be clueless as to how to extract debugging messages. I may be alone in my opinion, but I thought I'd share it
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Dude, 1-click root is a better method than buying 3/4 sd cards to create a gold card. Whenever a better solution/design comes up, people leave the old stuff behind.
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Yeah, it should be kept as elitist as possible. I think only people with 10 years coding experience and a self compiled version of their own linux kernal should be allowed to root their phones.
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maybe not this pro but if someone is rooting a phone, that person should know a little bit about what he is doing. its not rocketscience, every body can learn it, but if we start making stupid-one-klick-iam-an-idiot-rooting than no one will try to learn it.....
i agree with last post but....
nowhere in development does it even explain what things like dalvik cache or kernels actually. i reckon alot of people here into flashing and tinkering with their phones are just following instructions. ie there's a difference between a qualified mechanic and someone that messes around under the bonnet at the weekend.
in terms of rooting i found this guide the most useful, it has all the files you need and has a VIDEO walkthrough. SIMPLE really SIMPLE. requires no linux, coding or anything.
http://theunlockr.com/2010/06/07/how-to-root-the-htc-desire/
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nowhere in development does it even explain what things like dalvik cache or kernels actually.
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XDA is a resource, a good resource is that, but it is not complete. Even Wikipedia is not complete, if you think about it.
Copying everything to one place will just cause redundant (and possibly outdated) information. Let the people who know what they're talking about, do so (i.e. Cyanogen).
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Yeah, it should be kept as elitist as possible. I think only people with 10 years coding experience and a self compiled version of their own linux kernal should be allowed to root their phones.
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I can't even tell if your misspelling of "kernel" is intentional.
unclesomebody said:
Seriously, come on. Making it friendly is not a bad idea. I know what I'm doing, and I'd still rather press 1 button over all other current options. It makes no difference because I had no trouble following rooting instructions from r1 up to r6. I just think simpler is better.
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So the current version is unfriendly? Another reason against making this process wholly autonomous is that you'd then have to waste someone else's time writing an application to fix the USB issues, because there's going to be people who got used to the easy of a giant button labelled "Click here to root" so now do not know what adb is.
Simplification can cause loss of information. Suppose the case comes around where the program crashes in a rare event, but the adb connection stays open. It's also far too cumbersome to catch every error, such as an invalid goldcard or the SD card being out of space. If the rooting process was a kernel exploit, this wouldn't be a problem. See below.
mr.r9 said:
Dude, 1-click root is a better method than buying 3/4 sd cards to create a gold card. Whenever a better solution/design comes up, people leave the old stuff behind.
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This is a completely different argument. You have assumed there is a 1-click rooting method available, which there isn't (yet). The only way your argument would hold is if there was a kernel exploit available currently that gave you root, but you only got it uncompiled and had to do the legwork yourself - which isn't the case. The actual argument was about converting the existing method to a few clicks as possible.
It's easy enough as is. We're not iPhone users after all, we don't need big shiny buttons to understand
starchildx said:
maybe not this pro but if someone is rooting a phone, that person should know a little bit about what he is doing. its not rocketscience, every body can learn it, but if we start making stupid-one-klick-iam-an-idiot-rooting than no one will try to learn it.....
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this is true - but there are developers and there are consumers.
anything that represents 'progress' should be seriously looked at.
I think fake-flash is just one excellent example where something that wasn't especially complicated in the first has been made way simpler.....
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Current method is easy enough. We need FULL root, easy way or not =)
cr1960 said:
this is true - but there are developers and there are consumers.
anything that represents 'progress' should be seriously looked at.
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Sure,but i think there are more important things to do than making a 1-click-root.
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Sure,but i think there are more important things to do than making a 1-click-root.
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There always will be something more important than something else, but it's in no way an argument against doing it.
Hi, let me start by apologizing for my ignorance but ive always been in love with phones for i dont know how long and i finally have a good one specifically the evo and even though i love phones i no little about the software but i want to learn. can anyone point to the start i want to learn rooting flashing ROMs and kernels the works im not so much interested in developing but that might change once im more knowledgeable in the whole process im just some high school kid so my tech knowledge right now is pretty much zero please help i no everyone here started somewhere so can u tell me where i just want to make my phone as good as possible
Let me ask you this: What software version is on your phone right now? 2.1 or 2.2?
im running 2.2 on my evo
Take a gander at the development forum. There is a guide that was posted just a couple of days ago about rooting 2.2. Great timing for you since this method was only just discovered.
A piece of advice...after you obtain root access to your phone, be cautious about taking anymore updates from the carrier as these updates often break your root access. Every update is usually followed by a rooted version here in the forums sometimes on the same day or before.
Welcome!
Oh..and be sure to do a search in the forums for any issues you may have before posting a question to the forums. Chances are it has already been addressed...unless you enjoy getting flamed.
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Be sure to check out the evo wiki too. It has many guides and tutorials to get you started in the right direction.
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sombdy said:
A piece of advice...after you obtain root access to your phone, be cautious about taking anymore updates from the carrier as these updates often break your root access. Every update is usually followed by a rooted version here in the forums sometimes on the same day or before.
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That's what Unrevoked Forever is for, I thought? But still, just because you put on a Kevlar vest doesn't mean you should go around taking shots to the chest. Hey, that rhymes! Copyright.
SilverZero said:
That's what Unrevoked Forever is for, I thought? But still, just because you put on a Kevlar vest doesn't mean you should go around taking shots to the chest. Hey, that rhymes! Copyright.
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LOL! Except we're Android people, so in the spirit of openness, I demand that you make that quote 100% free and available. (kinda like how people bash the unrevoked team about not giving away their methods...)
SilverZero said:
That's what Unrevoked Forever is for, I thought? But still, just because you put on a Kevlar vest doesn't mean you should go around taking shots to the chest. Hey, that rhymes! Copyright.
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True, but wouldn't be plausible for an OTA to be released that turned the security permissions back on and plugged the exploits for rooting? That's why I just say be cautious. UF probably will work "forever" but it's no reason to be careless. Sticking with the rooted ROMs is just a safer bet.
So if you don't want to loose root, give those Sprint OTAs the boot.
Yeah...I'm not copyrighting that. It sucks! lol!
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thanks for all ur help i love this site so full of smart helpful people
now that we have perma-root, what are the odds of getting a one click root to go along with it? although i am a HUGE phone and android junkie, i am too far gone when it comes to pushing commands and ADB and such. the one click would help alot. ha..what are the odds?
PatrickHuey said:
now that we have perma-root, what are the odds of getting a one click root to go along with it? although i am a HUGE phone and android junkie, i am too far gone when it comes to pushing commands and ADB and such. the one click would help alot. ha..what are the odds?
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Paulobrien is updating VISIONary to include S-OFF so that it will be a "one-click" permanent root. It is said that this new version will be available on the Market sometime tomorrow.
The odds are 50/50
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Honestly, in my opinion, if you are unable to manually do it, you don't need root. It's not difficult, at all. Sorry if that came across as rude, but you refer to yourself as an "Android and phone junkie". Using adb is like, kindergarten for learning about Android. Flashing an SPL/HBOOT requires you complete second grade, at least. Do you even know the risks associated?
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Honestly, in my opinion, if you are unable to manually do it, you don't need root. It's not difficult, at all. Sorry if that came across as rude, but you refer to yourself as an "Android and phone junkie". Using adb is like, kindergarten for learning about Android. Flashing an SPL/HBOOT requires you complete second grade, at least. Do you even know the risks associated?
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Unforgiven, dude you are a bad-ass when it comes to this stuff, and my no means, are coming across as rude....but, for the OP and folks like myself, that realize the risk of bricking the phone if we enter the commands incorrectly, well that risk is far to high of a price to pay, when we all know that some of the folks on this and other forums are far more talented than me to put an easy "one-click" patch together.
I am a techie nerd that realizes my limitations when it comes to coding and/or debugging. Primarily due to lack of time, but that does not mean I still want to play with all the toys these devices can give us.
I know that I will eventually come back to the coding side to learn and contribute, but for right now I have to realize that I am a leech of your good graces and knowledge.
With that said, thank you for your hard work, and for sharing the knowledge with the rest of us!
Soo.... I have had android phones for about year. Now I have the epic and I love it a lot.., but I'm hearing about rooting and ROM'S and all this other stuff... What is it? And by doing these things will I damage my device.? I need to be clued in big time.
well before you get dinged for posting this let me try and give a link that may shed some light
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=Samsung_Galaxy_S/SPH-D700
Well... that guide on what everything was helped a little bit but it was all kinda confusing seeing as I'm new to the terms and whatnot. It basically sounds dangerous though and if I accidentally "brick" my phone I am going to die what are the positives of rooting my phone? And also, why would I get dinged fo posting this???
Cuz is posted 1000 times and u need to do your homework and start reading starting with 1click root is your best bet. And don't be afraid this phone is almost impossible to brick like I said almost and good luck.
dito33
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Geminispirit said:
And also, why would I get dinged fo posting this???
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Because technically this is supposed to be a developers board. They want you to learn the basics elsewhere and come here to develop new software.
And also we have people asking "what are root and roms" pretty much every other day. And then new people come and don't bother to read the threads that already answer their questions or use the search to find answers. Instead, they expect someone to start giving them the answers from scratch all over again.
Geminispirit said:
if I accidentally "brick" my phone I am going to die
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If you can't afford to be without your phone for a day or can't afford to replace the phone if it becomes damaged, then do NOT mess with it.
Most circumstances all this is harmless/recoverable, but if the phone is a necessity (or not yours, ie parents), I wouldn't mess with it.
The only thing more annoying that seeing 50 post threads consisting of 48 people commenting on "wrong section" is threads from people that just messed up their parents phone and -now- it's an emergency.
Go here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=798067
That should cover pretty much everything you need to know to get started and research stuff on your own.
Ummm thanks to everyone? I appreciate the advice and I'll try to figure this out. I'm just a newbie here (obviously) and I didn't know the ropes about how to find out "basic" info... Thanks for the links that were posted as well. Also, for the person who said something about this being my parents phone...? This is my phone.... and I paid a lot to get it and I don't want to damage it
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Ohh... and also I just believe I'm going to leave my phone as it is... I don't see the positive benefits of rooting it. Plus I don't want to damage anything
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That's probably a good idea. You shouldn't make any major changes to your phone if you don't understand what you are changing.
Oh yeah, no benefits whatsoever
WHY SHOULD I ROOT MY PHONE?
Rooting offers several great things including, but certainly not limited to, access to hidden features, total customization, better battery life, and overclocking. It gives you control over the device that you paid money for in the first place. The devs here are great at finding features that the manufacturers left out or disabled and making them work.
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wj0t said:
Oh yeah, no benefits whatsoever
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Lol... that sounds cool and whatnot but in the end, I just not that technologically wise.. but I do appreciate the people who are if I knew as much as them, i'd probably try the whole rooting thing
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Hello all, I am looking for an EASY way to root the Incredible. There has to be a better way than this stupid "downgrade this, flash that" bull that I am seeing everywhere. Do any of the one click root methods work anymore? Or can someone give me a guide written in legible ENGLISH (I.E NOT THIS: http://androidforums.com/incredible...ot-unlock-downgrade-achieve-s-off-htcdev.html)
What is your HBOOT version? If it's 1.02 or higher that is the best way and only way I know of. Also in my opinion one click root methods teach you nothing and make troubleshooting difficult.
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tiny4579 said:
What is your HBOOT version? If it's 1.02 or higher that is the best way and only way I know of. Also in my opinion one click root methods teach you nothing and make troubleshooting difficult.
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No interest in learning. HBOOT says 1.07.
Problem with guides like that: They aren't full guides, "i.e use adb devices to see if connected. If its not, install HTC Sync" guess what, HTC Sync didn't change a damn thing.
Wallex said:
No interest in learning. HBOOT says 1.07.
Problem with guides like that: They aren't full guides, "i.e use adb devices to see if connected. If its not, install HTC Sync" guess what, HTC Sync didn't change a damn thing.
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Well, most people consider root a power, and with great power..... Anyways,this is a developer forum, aimed at developers. I don't have a problem teachinganyone anything (within the realm of my knowledge, of course), but I do have aproblem with those who want their hand held, and refuse to look on their own. Ican pretty much guarantee you, that if you don't learn anything, and wanteverything spelled out, that's all fine and dandy, till you have an issue. Orsomething else doesn't work right, and then you constantly ask questions on howto fix your phone when a little research and a little learning will preventmost of these issues in the first place.
kyphur said:
I think what a lot of people forget is that this is not a "make my phone neat & kewl" place.
As implied by the name this is technically a Developers forum/community.
Now what does that mean? Well first off it means that there is an expectation that if you are here then you want to customize your device but rather than just installing something that someone packaged you want to understand how it works and maybe even enhance it yourself.
When I first came here with a Blue Angel it was a different environment. PDA Phones were not embraced by the general public because of the expense and complexity (I paid over $400 for my BA). A $400 phone 4 years ago was expensive, today the Tilt is $300 after rebates but with inflation & the rise in the cost of other devices and the fact that there are other sources out there giving them away for $150 our neat bit of kit has become popular with mainstream users.
Now we have a flood of new users who are asking not "How can I do this myself" but more like "Give me the quick fix" without caring to understand the process. See if you read the threads then you get to experience the learning process, you see how the issues were investigated and confirmed. Then you get to watch the different attempts at resolution and learn why some failed while others worked. That is called Development.
The NooB backlash is coming from users who have walked in the development shoes and is directed mainly at those who don't care for the journey but just want the end result or destination.
As a Development Forum we are just as much (if not more) about the journey. I've read so many comments like "I don't have time to read all of the threads" or "I don't care how it works, just that it does". These very statements are contrary to the heart & soul of XDA-Devs and that is why the backlash is so strong.
Let me be very clear on this: IF YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT UNDERSTANDING THE JOURNEY THEN YOU PROBABLY SHOULDN'T BE HERE IN THE FIRST PLACE.
XDA-Devs is about developers & hackers helping each other and working together to get the most out of our devices by understanding them better than most.
XDA-Devs is not about helping everyone who wants a "Kewl bit of kit" make their phone better than the guy next to him.
Now do we go kicking users off who never contribute anything, NO. We tolerate it to an extent. Where the toleration ends is when these users start diluting the usefulness of the forum by repeating the same questions over and over again.
You ask us to understand your position. Well if you want to benefit from our experience and time then I think it is only fair that you understand our position.
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/end rant.
Sorry about that. You're easiest bet is to use htcdev.com to unlock your bootloader, then flash a recovery through your now unlocked HBOOT, then flash aSuperuser.zip to gain root.
if you knew someone who could root it for you, that would be easiest. maybe you could pay someone to root your phone? you know what we say, only smart people now how to get stuff for free or cheap. and in the realm of 'hacking" what we are definitely doing is value adding to what we have.
but if you learn how to do it, you could be that person helping others!
btw, funny thing about that link-that is the one I used. i found it a little intimidating at first(and looked extensively for an easier way that I never found) but now that I;ve rooted 3 phones, its fairly accurate. unfortunately you do have to go through the steps. there aren;t any shortcuts but it works. and the good thing is that if anything actually goes wrong in the process, atleast you should know where and why and how to fix.
Wallex said:
Hello all, I am looking for an EASY way to root the Incredible. There has to be a better way than this stupid "downgrade this, flash that" bull that I am seeing everywhere. Do any of the one click root methods work anymore? Or can someone give me a guide written in legible ENGLISH
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You could try Unrevoked (just search it). I have NO idea if it will work with your phone, as that can depend on a number of things. I guess just try some research on that. It's not like a 1-click root on your phone, but sort of like doing all of the ADB stuff from the manual way for you. I can't recall what actual version I used, but I know it installed CWMR and gave me S-Off, so I'm pretty sure I ran Unrevoked3 and/or Unrevoked Forever. You should be able to just use Unrevoked3 if you just want root.
Sorry I can't do more than point you in the right direction.... to give you any idea how long ago it was.... I decided to root because the Incredible was not getting FroYo..... hehe....
insomniac_lemon said:
You could try Unrevoked (just search it). I have NO idea if it will work with your phone, as that can depend on a number of things. I guess just try some research on that. It's not like a 1-click root on your phone, but sort of like doing all of the ADB stuff from the manual way for you. I can't recall what actual version I used, but I know it installed CWMR and gave me S-Off, so I'm pretty sure I ran Unrevoked3 and/or Unrevoked Forever. You should be able to just use Unrevoked3 if you just want root.
Sorry I can't do more than point you in the right direction.... to give you any idea how long ago it was.... I decided to root because the Incredible was not getting FroYo..... hehe....
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FWIW, there was a version of Unrevoked that worked with certain versions of the Dinc's software (that's how I originally rooted my first Dinc), but recent OTA upgrades have made that method very unreliable. If you have HBOOT 1.07, there is no question that the best way to get root is using the guide, and yes, that guide the OP linked is a very good one. Follow it carefully and it will work, every time. You can even stop at step 3 and have a stock, rooted, s-on phone, without the complicated downgrade which is required to get s-off. Which is what the OP wanted, I believe.
Wallex said:
Hello all, I am looking for an EASY way to root the Incredible. There has to be a better way than this stupid "downgrade this, flash that" bull that I am seeing everywhere. Do any of the one click root methods work anymore? Or can someone give me a guide written in legible ENGLISH (I.E NOT THIS: http://androidforums.com/incredible...ot-unlock-downgrade-achieve-s-off-htcdev.html)
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LOL @ legible ENGLISH :good: Sometimes I feel the same way.
P.S. Broke out my old HTC INCRED 2. Think I may try rooting it. Got nothing to loose.
Keep the threads alive; -)