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[Q] Help with failed HTC Desire root using unrevoked

Ola,
I tried to use the following instructions to root my desire, which is using android 2.1 and bootloader .83.
I used the easy method in a linux live cd. from the htcdesire site.
It hung on the screen that said "Checking for root files" and stayed there for about an hour. I never got the success message.
I had the recovery manager on the phone screen, so I selected reboot, and the phone came back fine.
I tried using unrevoked again and had the same issue.
So I am not entirely sure if I am rooted or not. I am assuming not, since I do not have a superuser app in my listing of phone applications.
Anyone have a solution to this issue?
Thanks!
MW

MisterWolfe said:
Ola,
I tried to use the following instructions to root my desire, which is using android 2.1 and bootloader .83.
I used the easy method in a linux live cd. from the htcdesire site.
It hung on the screen that said "Checking for root files" and stayed there for about an hour. I never got the success message.
I had the recovery manager on the phone screen, so I selected reboot, and the phone came back fine.
I tried using unrevoked again and had the same issue.
So I am not entirely sure if I am rooted or not. I am assuming not, since I do not have a superuser app in my listing of phone applications.
Anyone have a solution to this issue?
Thanks!
MW
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I think you missed root permissions. A 100% safe way:
Get an Ubuntu live cd (you can use any as long as sudo or su works there), extract unrevoked, then run the following commands in the terminal:
cd /path/to/unrevoked
chmod +x reflash
sudo ./reflash
If it asks you for a password, use "ubuntu" or "root". Unrevoked should start working.

This happened to me with my Desire as well. It turns out I was rooted.
Try turning your phone off, then hold the power and volume down buttons, then once you reach the boot screen, go ahead and select recovery. If you've successfully rooted your device, you should now be in whichever recovery mod you used unrEVOked to flash. For me, it was ClockWorkMod.
Go ahead and start following some custom ROM guides!

I do have the clockwork recovery mod on the phone, but when I tried to install titanium backup, it told me I do not have root permissions.
The tip with chmod'ing the flash file also did not work. I still get the same error.
Thanks

MisterWolfe said:
I do have the clockwork recovery mod on the phone, but when I tried to install titanium backup, it told me I do not have root permissions.
The tip with chmod'ing the flash file also did not work. I still get the same error.
Thanks
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If you have clockwork mod, then flash any rooted rom from here. I recommend Pinky Desire, Neophyte mod or LeeDroid. These are my favorites, though, you can choose any you like
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K900 said:
If you have clockwork mod, then flash any rooted rom from here. I recommend Pinky Desire, Neophyte mod or LeeDroid. These are my favorites, though, you can choose any you like
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I tried what you suggested, but the install failed due to not having root permissions, which hearkens back to unrevoked not working correctly.

MisterWolfe said:
I tried what you suggested, but the install failed due to not having root permissions, which hearkens back to unrevoked not working correctly.
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Then try running unrevoked under Linux, as I suggested in post #2
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K900 said:
Then try running unrevoked under Linux, as I suggested in post #2
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I ran it in linux the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth time I attempted to root the phone. Each time the process gets stuck on 'checking for root files', and hangs indefinitely.
Clockwork mod was installed, but the phone was not rooted.
Clockwork requires the phone to be rooted in order to flash roms.
I'll try unrevoked again tonight, but I am not expecting a different result.
Maybe this is a bug that will be dealt with in a future release.

This is very strange. If it has written ClockworkMod to your recovery partition, wether the ROM currently installed is rooted or not shouldnt have anything to say. You ARE trying to flash the zip from Clockwork Recovery by entering the bootloader when booting the phone, and not trough ROM Manager or similar? Sory for asking, but the thing some people does...
It would help to know what guide you have followed "the htcdesire site" isnæt really telling me anything.

MisterWolfe said:
I ran it in linux the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth time I attempted to root the phone. Each time the process gets stuck on 'checking for root files', and hangs indefinitely.
Clockwork mod was installed, but the phone was not rooted.
Clockwork requires the phone to be rooted in order to flash roms.
I'll try unrevoked again tonight, but I am not expecting a different result.
Maybe this is a bug that will be dealt with in a future release.
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Have you tried re-downloading it? Maybe the files inside are corrupt
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Thanks for the assistance.
I haven't had a chance to re-do the unrevoked again yet. if it should work with clockwork on, then it is likely a file corruption issue as you mentioned. I'll try again and report back.
myhtcdesire.com/modding/how-to-root-your-desire-easily-method-1 is the rooting method I used and will try using the same method again.

Success.
Looks like it was a corrupted clockworkmod issue.
Thanks for all your help

K900 said:
I think you missed root permissions. A 100% safe way:
Get an Ubuntu live cd (you can use any as long as sudo or su works there), extract unrevoked, then run the following commands in the terminal:
cd /path/to/unrevoked
chmod +x reflash
sudo ./reflash
If it asks you for a password, use "ubuntu" or "root". Unrevoked should start working.
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I've juste used your method and it worked, thank you very much!

Error: failed to get root. Is your firmware too new?
I am on the original HTC_Desire_Android_2.3_Upgrade rom downloaded from HTC development
I have tried the Windows method to root my phone with unrevoked.
When I run unrevoked it follows the following cycle:
unrevoked3 app: Pushing recovery
unrevoked3 app: Installing unrevoked services
Phone: Rebooting phone...
unrevoked3 app: Wait for bootloader
unrevoked3 app: Running pre-boot sequence
Phone: Reboot phone
unrevoked3 app: Waiting for reboot
Phone: Phone reboots to normal, not to bootloader. I do not know if this is correct
unrevoked3 app: Waiting for system to settle (might be a minute)
unrevoked3 app: Running root...
After awhile (on screen I have to enter pin for sim card but I do nothing)
unrevoked3 app: Error: failed to get root. Is yuor firmware too new?
Phone: Reboot phone
Could somebody tell me what is wrong and how to solve it?

jjplayground said:
I am on the original HTC_Desire_Android_2.3_Upgrade rom downloaded from HTC development
I have tried the Windows method to root my phone with unrevoked.
When I run unrevoked it follows the following cycle:
unrevoked3 app: Pushing recovery
unrevoked3 app: Installing unrevoked services
Phone: Rebooting phone...
unrevoked3 app: Wait for bootloader
unrevoked3 app: Running pre-boot sequence
Phone: Reboot phone
unrevoked3 app: Waiting for reboot
Phone: Phone reboots to normal, not to bootloader. I do not know if this is correct
unrevoked3 app: Waiting for system to settle (might be a minute)
unrevoked3 app: Running root...
After awhile (on screen I have to enter pin for sim card but I do nothing)
unrevoked3 app: Error: failed to get root. Is yuor firmware too new?
Phone: Reboot phone
Could somebody tell me what is wrong and how to solve it?
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with the gingerbread ruu u need http://revolutionary.io/ to make it s-off and then allow root
here a complete guide http://wiki.rootzwiki.com/index.php/HTC_Desire

So first I have to s-off the device first and after that run the unrevoked app?

jjplayground said:
So first I have to s-off the device first and after that run the unrevoked app?
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After s-off it will also install a CWM recovery, so u can simply flash from the recovery the super user zip contained in the guide above (or alternative if u want change ur rom, directly flash one of the rooted roms from the dev section )
Unrevoked is not needed anymore, run revolutionary is very simple, fast and stable

Will try that! Keep you posted.

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After s-off it will also install a CWM recovery, so u can simply flash from the recovery the super user zip contained in the guide above (or alternative if u want change ur rom, directly flash one of the rooted roms from the dev section )
Unrevoked is not needed anymore, run revolutionary is very simple, fast and stable
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Thank you it worked very well!!!!
One question left: Now I can install ClockWork again so I can download roms and install them. ClockWorks has it's own bootloader right? Will this be a problem? Do I have to flash the clockwork mod?

As far as I know ckockworkmod (cwm) does not have its own bootloader, because it's a recovery. After running revolutionary successfully, you can just boot into cwm from bootloader. Or flash every you want from fastboot.
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[Q] Stuck on standard recover

I unrooted my htc desire with a ruu rom and everything was working fine.
After a while i wanted to root it again and u used unrevoked
I have now a root user
But the clockwordmod wil not install
I still have the factory recovery
It shows the nice triangle with the !
I can press up and power but this is not the niceley clockword recovery.
My hboot version is 0.93
How can i fix this ?
Regards
kraakie256

Did you try to install the rommanager and download the cwm with it?

Yes i tried no luck it doesn't boot in recover if i choose so from the rom manager

Anyone have a sollution ?????????????????

Just re-root again??!
simples

Which hardwarerevision does your desire have (boot into bootloader, look first line; it's the number behind the word pvt.
Sent from Oxygen

Thnx for the reply
PVT1
S-on
Hboot 093.00001
Radio 5.11.05.27

At first, go back to stock ruu to make sure your phone is unrooted. And now, flash amonra with unrevoked, maybe this will work.
Here you have the how to:
Download: AmonRA 2.0.0
md5sum: 4d6d17dcddc632579dcf88af6fbde0e1 - check it after downloading to make sure the file is not corrupted.
I guess all drivers are still installed (hboot, htc sync drivers) correctly?!
So put your phone again in "only charge" (plus "never ask for connection"), enable "again usb debug mode" and set again "unknown sources" (like when running the first unrevoked).
Now reboot your desire, just to be sure, because sometimes when the phone is running too long, some processes awkward.
When your desire is rebooted successfully, start unrevoked. Before connecting your phone to your computer again, press "file>custom recovery". Now choose the downloaded amonra recovery.
Then connect your phone to your computer and run the unrevoked process again.
When this is finished, try to boot into recovery again.

Thnx m8 i will try tonight when im home

Wel i reflash the stock rom Radio 5.11.05.27
But and installed the hboot driver etc but it will not root now any more
Guess the hbot driver is to new ?
it saus running root after running revoked but no root user to be found
Also the recoverimage is not pushed.

Does unrevoked give you an error?
Sent from Oxygen

Nope it said running root
But no root there
Tried two times no effect

Try to install superuser app from market.
Sent from Oxygen

It installs what now ?

kraakie256 said:
It installs what now ?
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What do you mean with lt?
Sent from Oxygen

It installs the application superuser

Sorry, i am out.
Sent from Oxygen

OK ah well thnx for the help
I will try to downgrade the hboot and see if it then work

Please help.

Hi,
I want to format everything on my Desire HD. I dont want anything on it, not even the boot up animation and the HTC logo which appears on the start.
I could do it on my Xperia x10.
I have android 2.3.
I have no idea where I should begin from. I have tried rooting my phone but it wont work, everytime I temproot my phone using VISIONary(14) it doesnt work so I cant perm root the phone.
I want the 4extrecovery loader installed but have no idea where to begin from, after spending two days I have no idea, I went to a shop they told me they would do it for £35, I know I can do this myself with a little guidance.
Thanks

Please read through the many guides in the development section. If you get stuck on something in particular then feel free to ask.
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So, in detail, the Root & S-OFF process goes like this: Install Visionary Open Visionary and tap temproot, then attempt permroot now. Your device will reboot. Connect your phone to a computer (make sure you have USB Debugging enabled. Connect charge only!) Open my "Desire HD easy radio tool.exe" (Windows 7, right click & run as administrator), choose the first option, click "Do it"! There may be a SuperUser request on your phone, allow it. Done. (Remember to click the thanks button) But you might want to continue if you are a new user: If you want to flash a radio (to improve signal and battery life) some day, do ENG S-OFF (no need to use Visionary again, just run the tool) To flash a custom rom: Get Rom manager from the market, which will install a ClockWorkMod recovery for you. Just open it up and tap "Flash ClockworkMod recovery" Download a custom ROM, put it to your SD, and flash it using Rom manager or ClockworkMod itself. You can access ClockworkMod through Rom manager. It is recommended to do "wipe data / factory reset" in ClockworkMod before installing ROM from SD card.
It will create a backup of your phone partition 7 (radio config) to the root of your sdcard, I recommend to keep that somewhere really safe!
This info is by jkoljo. Credit goes to him.
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Before doing any of that he must downgrade the software to version 1.32. There is a guide in the Development section. Thats why the root isnt sticking.

[Q] probelm in rooting & flashing recovery

Sirs,
I need your help for my problem.
I tried to root & flash ClockworkMod Recovery image by using UnrEVOked_3.31. so by mistake the image file for ClockworkMod was corrupted. So during rooting & recovery process and after several reboot of my phone "HTC Desire", the UnrEVOked_3.31 said fail can't flash recovery image.
Then after I repeated the process again but by valid and good file image of recovery. but the process did not success, UnrEVOked_3.31 said failure.
Here, I stop and check my phone, it is working fine and I found Superuser app in application, So What does that mean, Is my phone rooted?
also, I went to HBOOT, then I selected RECOVERY in there, I saw HTC sing for part of second then return back to Hboot.
My desire information: SLCD display, Hboot v 0.93, S-ON, android 2.2
So, please give help, and I hope to heare you soon.
Regards

If You have Superuser app in application Your phone should be rooted , but if You can't open recovery something is wrong. Mayby try unroot phone to stock, and root again.
2) Or You can s-off with revolutionary and flash recovery with fastboot.
http://revolutionary.io/

Thanks for your kindly help.
before just half hour, I decided the following steps:
1.copy from SD the recovey v.2.5 have been downloaded from Rom Manager .
2.disable SIM lock and screen lock
3.use UnrEVOked_3.31 again for last time to flash recovery.
4.never touch phone until finish.
So, this time I sucessed and I flashed the recovery well.

You can use Alpharev's tool also, so go S-OFF and to use a new partition table with more data space.

phonedroid said:
You can use Alpharev's tool also, so go S-OFF and to use a new partition table with more data space.
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To use alpharev, you have to be rooted.
@OP:
Which error message did you get when flashing?
Anyway, I recommend to use revolutionary (you get root and S-OFF in two very easy steps) :
http://revolutionary.io.
BUT read documentary page before doing anything.
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First time rooting

Hi I have Desire Bravo with original stock gingerbread on it, and I download revolutionary and run it, in command window he came to that part waiting for fastboot and he stopped, I disconnect him and find out that I forgot to install htc usb drivers for and after I install them when I run revolutionary and he wont move from waiting for device.... and nothing is happening, can someone help me I don't know what to do usb debbuging is ON and unknown sources two, I tried to uninstall drivers but nothing same thing waiting for device... help

Install drivers using this.

EDIT:
It wasn't working with your method but tnx, I browse manually to drivers from HTCDriver3.0.0.007 and it's okay now.

But it's wierd he done all he had to do it is saying revolutionary (pink) in hboot but I still can access hboot by pressing power button+volume down key I have to open revolutionary.exe and then he download something from internet clock.... something (I tried to put N - as No and he says that there is no recovery. We advise you to flash a recovery manually from fastboot), and then he put me in hboot and in hboot when I press shutdown then I can access hboot again but when I do shutdown from phone I can't, and when I boot it up there is no superuser...

No superuser? I guess you didn't do your homework then.
http://unrevoked.com/rootwiki/doku.php/public/revolutionary
Read Common Problems & Questions section.. item 4.
Does Revolutionary give me root?
No. You will need to flash this zipfile from recovery.
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Oooh my bad

But I tried to install wi-fi key recovery (needs root) from market, and when I open it said unable to proceed this apllication needs root, how come if it's already rooted ?
I'm trying to install http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1408936 this but I don't know how I want to back up my stock rom so I can install custom one.
I was looking on Nandroid v2.0 and don't know how to install that two,someone help plz.
EDIT:
I think I figure it out now

I install Superuser and runnymede...

Which recovery do you use?

Everything went well cool rom.