I've been having many problems with unrevoked. Long story short, it doesnt locate my phone, so I'm unable to root it. Are there any alternate rooting methods that are fairly simple? I dont want to get too involved in using the terminal. Im looking for not so much an alternate one click root, but another one that doesnt take too much time. Any ideas?
Have installed and then uninstalled HTC Sync? Did you install the modified hboot drivers?
_MetalHead_ said:
Have installed and then uninstalled HTC Sync? Did you install the modified hboot drivers?
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OP you need to do ^, that should solve all your problems.
I'm on a mac. So, I dont need the drivers. And I also cant install HTC Sync. It's worked before. But it just stopped working. I did it on a windows computer last, and it worked fine. But now, even that ones not working.
Hmm.. I have no experience with Unrevoked and macs. When you connected your EVO, are you sure it was in charge only mode? USB debugging is on?
The only other easy root method that I know of for the latest ota is autoroot, but I'm not sure if it works on macs.
yeah. thats all on. and it still hangs at "waiting for device". ill check into autoroot. thanks
Auto root doesn't work on macs. I have a Mac and can lead you through the manuall method on it. I don't have access to my computer for a few days so you might have to wait for hand holding, but I can give you the basics over email if you want.
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Auto root doesn't work on macs. I have a Mac and can lead you through the manuall method on it. I don't have access to my computer for a few days so you might have to wait for hand holding, but I can give you the basics over email if you want.
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thatd be great. i guess ill have to learn eventually. hahaha
kennethbring said:
thatd be great. i guess ill have to learn eventually. hahaha
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friend me on gtalk. or just tell me your email.
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Just seen this. Anyone tried it?
Adds one click root & reflash for Desire, Aria, HeroC, EVO & Incredible
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http://rootmydroid.co.uk/guides/desire/howto-root-your-htc-desire/
http://www.unrevoked.com/
why dont you try it? report back when bricked.
Used it on my Desire earlier today, worked great
Did it through Ubuntu though, but sure it works just as well in Windows with V3.1.
someone posted youtube video of it being flashed... not great quality though.. looks fairly simple
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AuLAmX-LXA
Just used it on an already rooted desire
Only used it to get rid of stock recovery for clockworkmod
Works absolutely fantastic on a macbook pro
Just run the file
Connect your phone to your computer and it does everything automatic, just let it run for a minute it'll tell you what's going on, you'll end up in the recovery of your choice
100 stars to the devs of this!!! i'd donate a whole frickin keg if i could
Balos said:
why dont you try it? report back when bricked.
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Any point to this post?
This is looking pretty sweet for those of us who wanted an automated process Can anyone tell me how unrooting would work for this, in anticipation of the official Froyo update from HTC?
Used this yesterday, worked like a charm.. 1 minute, one click.
Installed Official FroYo Sense ROM...
Using this method you no longer need a goldcard at all.
so this is easy way to root a phone?
I did it yesterday. Incredibly easy and straightforward once you have the android drivers installed.
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doinbox said:
Using this method you no longer need a goldcard at all.
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Even if the phone is locked to an operator? Can anyone comment on this? Thanks..
aidanbree said:
I did it yesterday. Incredibly easy and straightforward once you have the android drivers installed.
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can you explain?
Would this preserve the data on your phone/sd card?
Tried this loads of times. Just sits there telling me to plug the phone in and enable usb debugging!
There is a thread on this in the Dev. forum. It might be worth posting any issues you have in there.
You need to install HTC Sync, then uninstall it, leaving the drivers installed. Install the driver that is included in the download package, connect the phone then click! This is on win7.
I have used this method and rooted my Desire! Thanks for the info. I am now thinking of installing a custom image of 2.2 to try. I would like to backup settings and applications before I do this. Any tips on how to do this? Has anyone else done this successfully?
I tried it yesterday and it worked fine! All you have to do is plug your usb cable and start the application. After a few restarts, the phone is rooted. You don't lose any settings, and your ROM stays untouched. You also have ClockWorkMod recovery flashed and you're ready to flash any ROM!
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pd555 said:
I have used this method and rooted my Desire! Thanks for the info. I am now thinking of installing a custom image of 2.2 to try. I would like to backup settings and applications before I do this. Any tips on how to do this? Has anyone else done this successfully?
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You could use Titanium Backup to back your stuff up.
any word on how to unroot?
My Evo is doing fine, but I was trying to help a friend root his yesterday and the Unrevoked 1-click apk didn't appear to be doing the trick. The only difference I can think of between our two phones is that I haven't downloaded the update that came this week. Has Sprint defeated this root method in the most recent patch?
Yes...they are up to UnrEVOked 3.
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Yes...they are up to UnrEVOked 3.
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Right, this method requires you to use a PC though, right? I'm wondering if its still possible to root it using the unrevoked on-phone application, or has this been defeated? And if so, was the defeat in the most recent patch?
bump. I'm afraid the answer given is still a bit unclear to me. Can someone please clarify?
Make sure you are going to 'unrevoked.com/m' if you want to use it on your phone and avoid having to use the pc method. I forgot the /m when I first tried it and got pretty confused as well.
ashbare said:
Make sure you are going to 'unrevoked.com/m' if you want to use it on your phone and avoid having to use the pc method. I forgot the /m when I first tried it and got pretty confused as well.
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Yes, this is exactly what I did. The apk downloaded and installed, but didn't appear to gain root when I ran it. I ran it several times, but every time I attempted to run wifi tether, it would say that I wasn't root.
You can try downloading the Simple Root app from the development forum, Its only 4 clicks and its a legitimate full root. It does require the PC, but you seem to know how to use one of those as you got to this website.
Don't take shortcuts because your not sure what you're doing, learn
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You can try downloading the Simple Root app from the development forum, Its only 4 clicks and its a legitimate full root. It does require the PC, but you seem to know how to use one of those as you got to this website.
Don't take shortcuts because your not sure what you're doing, learn
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Thank you for the reply. I'll probably end up Simple Root for myself, but this is for a somewhat elderly friend of mine. He only needs root for wifi tether, since he can't get broadband where he lives (3g is okay). I figured the apk root method would be suitable for him since he would know how to uninstall it if he needed to claim is warranty or something. I won't be around to support his phone for him.
Anyway, thanks again. I'm still learning myself and appreciate the advice.
Ahh ok, he can always hit the wipe button and it will go back to a state good enough for the average sprint rep.
I Installed unrevoked 3by usb because i got last version 147.651.1. Its anyway to unroot and get back to stock rom. I tried different ways and nothing for example i wiped data, hard reset . etc.
Right now i dont have wifi is unable and that why i would like get back to stock. Also i use the method with htc sync and the ruu 132.651.1 andgive me error 171 then reintall the ruu give me error 140 and boot to the main screen/
Please any solution to get back to stock .
thanks in advanced,
OK, I am far from new to this. I have unlocked many WinMo phones and now rooted many Android phones. I have an Evo that was rooted with ADB back on 2.1 and have rooted many friends phones.
I am using UnRevoked and I have installed the HBoot Drivers. Now it says connected, then Pushing Recovery, then stays there forever. I even let it stay connected overnight saying that, I woke up the next morning with the same screen, it isnt doing anything. Is there a different, better method??
UnrEVOked is the 'best' method.
Recommend this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=855515&page=3
It will have the answers for ya.
Have you installed the usb drivers, back in the day that gave me the biggest issue.
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after reading literally thousands of posts about unrevoked and finding that most issues turn out to be simple fixes or retries, and having used it myself w no issues, this is probably the most supported and used way to root...the gold standard...not to say there arent weird curcumstances it might not work... But its a total work horse ...if you have the skills to hack the hack im sure you could use the exploit and manhandle it... I usually type something wrong, disconnect at the wrong time, or execute "doooh!" Moments, and with the swiftness....after making sure the drivers are right, give the autopilot of unrevoked another go...its really the way too do it....
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If all else fails, if you know someone with a Mac computer that version of Unrevoked is simplified and you do not need to install drivers. Simply download unrevoked and root.
A friend of mine helped me root my Inc using the Mac version and it was a quick process. I have no idea how the driver/pc version of Unrevoked works as it has steps that Mac users do not need in order to root. I've been rooted for about a month with no issues yet.
I just got a new incredible and cant root using unrevoked3 for the life of me.... it says its pushing but thats it.... stays there for over 10 minutes and nothing... does someone know of an alternate way of rooting and if so can you please guide me in the right direction please..... Thanks a million...
z4root should work just fine, I rooted mine that way first and then ran unrevoked and it worked fine.
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z4root should work just fine, I rooted mine that way first and then ran unrevoked and it worked fine.
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Is that an app from the market or something i can search for here?
Are you on windows? You have to set up some drivers in order for unrevoked to work. My hackintosh desktop was down when I got my incredible, so I was using windows and it wouldn't work either without mods but once OS X started to run I just used unrevoked for Mac and it worked OOB.
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Are you on windows? You have to set up some drivers in order for unrevoked to work. My hackintosh desktop was down when I got my incredible, so I was using windows and it wouldn't work either without mods but once OS X started to run I just used unrevoked for Mac and it worked OOB.
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Yeah all the drivers are in place, i even made sure it was active in desktop manager and bootloader loads fine..... Very strange
z4root should be able to be found on here. I just googled it and downloaded. Like I said, I used z4root first, then ran unrevoked and it worked great. use the permanent root option in z4root.
Here ya go z4root... if you want to try it that way.
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z4root should be able to be found on here. I just googled it and downloaded. Like I said, I used z4root first, then ran unrevoked and it worked great. use the permanent root option in z4root.
Here ya go z4root... if you want to try it that way.
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Wow, that actually worked. Thanks man, your the lifesaver of the day....
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glad I could help... feel free to give me a thanks... if you don't mind
EDIT: nevermind, you did... thank you
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z4root should be able to be found on here. I just googled it and downloaded. Like I said, I used z4root first, then ran unrevoked and it worked great. use the permanent root option in z4root.
Here ya go z4root... if you want to try it that way.
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Wow. I just used z4 on a buddy's DX and had no idea that it'd work on the Inc. Adding this to the tech notes.
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Hi guys,
I've got a big issue with my Desire HD. currently on ARHD 6.3.1.
It seems, I've got a USB Bricked Device. I tried several roms, but with no one I was able to establish a connection with a pc. The DHD always only charges and is not detected by my pc. I also tried several cables and pcs.
With this, for my opinion hardware defect, I've been at a official HTC Service Store.
They looked at it and told me they cannot do anything as long as I don't have S-ON.
At this point I am searching for a method to get back to S-ON without ADB, because the USB port does not work as well.
I'm gonna get the official RUU to the phone via PD96IMG on the SD-Card. But if I understand the, for my feeling 100 threads I've read, right, the phone stays on S-OFF and i only found guides to get S-ON via ADB.
So, hopefully someone can help me, because a not working USB port is really annoying!
Greets and thanks to all devs for the great work on DHD
Michael
PS: Waht do you think, can we port this Guide to our DHD?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1286132
Sorry posted by mistake. please delete
Is there really nobody with a good idea?
I know Gene Pool has a tool for the inspire I've used with no issues ..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1208507
Google gave me this for DHD ,,, I've never used it so you may want to google more for DHD S-ON, and it's all at your own risk I dunno if you'll brick or what.....
http://androidforums.com/desire-hd-all-things-root/501540-desire-hd-un-root-guide.html
@Hydro thanks for that advice.
I'm gonna PM him if I can use it some way for my DHD.
I will post my results.
Michael1712 said:
@Hydro thanks for that advice.
I'm gonna PM him if I can use it some way for my DHD.
I will post my results.
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I would do more googling and no PM,,, those guys are pretty busy, plus I wouldn't ask if he can use the inspire files on the DHD...
Yes I can understand that. That I cannot use the Inspire files for my DHD is clear for me. But perhaps I only have to change zip or something like that.
I am googling for my problem now for about 2 month.
Perhaps I'm too silly, but with no results.
I only found guides that use the ADB via USB.
what region are you in anyways?
I am from Europe / Germany
i re-read your post... first, you've tried USB in different computers I'm assuming? And you've tried different cables? And you've verified you have the right drivers installed and you DO NOT have HTC software installed. Are you running everything elevated? Meaning as administrator if you're using Windows 7? Is your Virus Software uninstalled?
Also have you even tried to flash a stock P98IMG.ZIP from the root of your SD card?
First, thanks for your help and interest.
So, for my opinion I tried everything:
different cables, computers, USB-ports.
Yes, I think I had the right drivers. Tried also everything I found in the web.
It definitly seems the USB port is bricked on hardware.
The guy of the HTC service store also told me they often have devices with hardware defects on USB parts.
Flashing via PD98IMG I have not done yet, because everywhere it is said the phone stays on S-OFF after flashing it. And this is sadly not enough for them to repair it on warranty. They only may repair it with S-ON.
Of course, they also repair if I pay for it.
so if your phone is bricked i would try to get it working first,, before worrying about USB stuff. then you can troubleshoot the USB stuff later... just my opinion. Keep searching for s-on zip ,, it's out there if you dig hard enough,, I did a couple searches and didn't see it without the tool.
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so if your phone is bricked i would try to get it working first,, before worrying about USB stuff. then you can troubleshoot the USB stuff later... just my opinion. Keep searching for s-on zip ,, it's out there if you dig hard enough,, I did a couple searches and didn't see it without the tool.
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Don't think he means his phone is actually bricked. He's using the term incorrectly. Just that his USB doesn't work
What about wireless adb? That could work. I don't know and am skeptical myself, but give it a try.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=siir.es.adbWireless
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You could always try ADB over wifi widget from the market, don't know how useful it is as I've never tried it.
^ beat me to it
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Don't think he means his phone is actually bricked. He's using the term incorrectly. Just that his USB doesn't work
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Yes, you're right. My phone is not completely bricked, just the USB doesn't work.
I have read "USB bricked" that often, that i tought it is right. sorry for that confusion.
Thanks for your hints at the wifi adb version.
Is there someone with experience in that?
I will give it a try...
I assume it will work as I've got the ADB over wifi feature built into the rom I'm using, so there should be some truth to it. I'm running redemption ics alpha
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For my understanding, as not beeing a dev.
I installed adbwireless from market, activated it and established a connection to the phone via cmd. (connected to 192.168.100.24:5555)
Is it now possible to give this open connection to a tool like "Advanced Ace Hack Kit" or "Easy Radio tool"?
Sorry for that noob question.
That's the thing tough not sure if you can connect to them. You might have to run the commands manually. You should stop by the hack kit irc channel and ask attn1 if its possible
So this may be a dumb question but can you mount USB in recovery partition? I've seen the error where people can't mount their USB drives. Fix is to reformat the micro usb.