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Hello! I just got my G2, and I am totally new to this scene. I'm following black prince's video guide on how to root, but when I try to temp root my phone, it tells me I need to enable usb debugging..
Now, I searched all over my phone, google, and the forum but I couldn't find anything besides USB tethering, which didn't work..If anyone can help me, I'd be greatful
also: Once I root my phone, how do I go about putting a custom rom on there/ bacon bits (if anyone can enlighten me what that is)
I looked at guides, but they're confusing talking about pushing and some other stuff that I am not familiar with. Thanks!!
To be honest if you can't find a rather simple checkbox in your phone you really don't need to root
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But who am I to judge? To find usb debugging go to settings--> applications-->development and there you go click the checkmark.
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I feel dumb as hell, thats the last place I expected that to be in. Sorry, and thank you!
Thank you so much, now my device is rooted because it has that s-off as the video said.
Now, what would somebody recommend/ how do I go about doing this the simple way?
Im confused. Are you saying you need to get s-off or do you already have it?
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Well you must first ask yourself. What do i want root for? Search the market for "root" thats a good start to give you an idea of some of the things you can do with root. Now you will want to read through the various roms you can flash if you want. Some have the sense ui if thats your flavor or you can go with a vanilla rom or cm6 for a vanilla plus feel. But really just read everything
In the forum and find something that sounds interesting and fun.
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Well, I got S-off, so now I believe I'm good to flash roms.
I want something that will either save me battery (such as taking off the stock apps that came with), or some neat rom. Any suggestions?
So I installed Rom manager, and I tried to install Clockwork Mod that it requires you to install but I get the following error
"An error occurred while attempting to run privileged commands!"
And when I first open up Rom Manager, it says
"You must root your phone for ROM Manager to Function. Superuser was not found at /system/bin/su or system/xbin/su. "
But I rooted my phone, and my S is off...?
Go into terminal an type su.. it should say permissions granted
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Go into terminal an type su.. it should say permissions granted
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having the same issue flashing thru recovery
same with me and im s-off -- rooted -- but terminal states "permission denied" after typing "su"
kuntri said:
having the same issue flashing thru recovery
same with me and im s-off -- rooted -- but terminal states "permission denied" after typing "su"
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I'm no expert on G2's and I don't even have mine yet but I have been reading about root on the G2 for the past week but are you rooted with GFree? The VISIONary method is old, the new method is with Rage and GFree, the VISIONary method is about 90% real, its not TRUE S-OFF. And when you say terminal, do you mean the emulated terminal? If so, maybe you accidentally have the superuser app to deny root access to the terminal app. Look at your super user app and see if it is in the denied list. And if you did root with the old VISIONary method, re-root with Rage and GFree. I can do my best to help you get a proper S-OFF if you would like.
kuntri said:
having the same issue flashing thru recovery
same with me and im s-off -- rooted -- but terminal states "permission denied" after typing "su"
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Is there a pause before it says that ? Because the first time you do "su" a window will pop up on your phone screen from the Superuser app, and you have to authorise Superuser to let "su" have root permissions. If the phone screen is off you might not notice this, then it will fail to get the necessary permission.
Can someone please help me root this damn thing. I haven't had root since the first few versions of visionary were out. I have tried the new visionary versions up to date, no luck. I have tried the rage method, and I always get stuck at the command to lock in root. I have super cid, sim unlock, real s off etc... I am able to get a root shell on terminal emulator when I run rage but that is about it. I have had two different errors when running /data/local/tmp/root. One being permission denied and the other a long string of **** ending in unable to chmod blah blah blah. All I have done to this thing was tmp root in the past, then deleted all files associated with that, and i downloaded the nov. Ota from xda and loaded that from recovery. Anyone got any ideas on what is wrong with this phone or me? I follow all guides to exact detail.
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wayde187 said:
Can someone please help me root this damn thing. I haven't had root since the first few versions of visionary were out. I have tried the new visionary versions up to date, no luck. I have tried the rage method, and I always get stuck at the command to lock in root. I have super cid, sim unlock, real s off etc... I am able to get a root shell on terminal emulator when I run rage but that is about it. I have had two different errors when running /data/local/tmp/root. One being permission denied and the other a long string of **** ending in unable to chmod blah blah blah. All I have done to this thing was tmp root in the past, then deleted all files associated with that, and i downloaded the nov. Ota from xda and loaded that from recovery. Anyone got any ideas on what is wrong with this phone or me? I follow all guides to exact detail.
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Did you read the Rage guide thoroughly before rooting? Because I had no problems with Rage.
Here's another option, check out post #3 in the following thread,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=885430
All I can suggest is read again and try again, this is the simplest root method I've seen so far: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=834228&highlight=rage
I'm good now, but I'm not sure if I'm perm or I still need to lock it in. I just ran set cpu no prob and rom mangaer and have access to download roms.
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It seems very simple to me to but the fact that things would not go the way they should have,(I am a very good at paying attention to detail) made it difficult. I had to do a few alternate paths to achieve this because of unknown bugs or things in my phone.
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You will soon find out if it's permanent root or not if you reboot, because if you can still get root then it was/is permanent.
If it's not permanent, then we need to know about those errors from the root script that you're running to lock in the permanent root. Something is going wrong if you're getting several errors from it, and it's probably something very simple to fix.
I'm all good now. After a few work arounds I've finally managed to make this damn thing root. Finally have cm6.1.1, my first custom rom, and got this beast overclocked again, with a real kernel for a change. Now to really start "jimmy ****in" my phone. Take care and thanks for the reply.
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wayde187 said:
I'm all good now. After a few work arounds I've finally managed to make this damn thing root. Finally have cm6.1.1, my first custom rom, and got this beast overclocked again, with a real kernel for a change. Now to really start "jimmy ****in" my phone. Take care and thanks for the reply.
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can you describe more about the workaround because I am having same probs with rage, it just simply does not lock in root.
I followed exactly what was written in the wiki several times but could not lock in root upon reboot
Okay, now I'm curious. Where is everyone getting stuck with the Rage method? Because I successfully rooted 3 G2s that way (mine and a couple other guys).
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Okay, now I'm curious. Where is everyone getting stuck with the Rage method? Because I successfully rooted 3 G2s that way (mine and a couple other guys).
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I tried rage but upon lock in the root (after gfree), it gave msg saying mkdir/system/bin failed, already existed.
I rebooted the phone and still does not have perm root, can not get SU in adb, it keeps telling me permission denied.
Also tried the visionary method posted on theunlockr.com but everytime i insmod the wpthis, it keeps telling me Format exec error
Looking for some helps
xpod said:
I tried rage but upon lock in the root (after gfree), it gave msg saying mkdir/system/bin failed, already existed.
I rebooted the phone and still does not have perm root, can not get SU in adb, it keeps telling me permission denied.
Also tried the visionary method posted on theunlockr.com but everytime i insmod the wpthis, it keeps telling me Format exec error
Looking for some helps
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Umm..."mkdir /system/bin" isn't in the list of instructions for the rage method. Are you sure you're following it to the letter?
I followed the instruction several times, word by word. After gfree -f, I did the lock root /data/local/tmp/root and the terminal returns the msg saying files already exist
xpod said:
I followed the instruction several times, word by word. After gfree -f, I did the lock root /data/local/tmp/root and the terminal returns the msg saying files already exist
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Try wiping your phone and start again.
I will walk you through what I did to overcome this problem. Check your PM and message me through that.
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If anyone is having similar problems with rage just let me know and I will try to help. PM me or post on this thread and I will try to check it frequently.
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Some people, including myself, are running into the problem with rage because for some reason,(possibly the november OTA update combined with effects from older versions of visionary) Superuser.apk would not properly push to the phone. The nookcolor method of pushing su.apk to the phone works and also locked root in for me, without having to run /data/local/tmp/root at the end of the rage method after gaining s off, sim unlock, and super cid. I simply ran rage and once I was in temp root shell on terminal, I used. The different method to load su on phone and that was that.
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wayde187 said:
Some people, including myself, are running into the problem with rage because for some reason,(possibly the november OTA update combined with effects from older versions of visionary) Superuser.apk would not properly push to the phone. The nookcolor method of pushing su.apk to the phone works and also locked root in for me, without having to run /data/local/tmp/root at the end of the rage method after gaining s off, sim unlock, and super cid. I simply ran rage and once I was in temp root shell on terminal, I used. The different method to load su on phone and that was that.
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It really is odd. I used the link I posted in post 12 on three different phones with no problems whatsoever.
I'm not exactly sure what caused the problems. I never had a problem when the old temp root visionaries were all that was available. I was temp rooted with the stock kernel oc module. Then I pushed the november OTA manually and disabled some bloatware after that. Then I deleted visionary and su when visionary came out with the permroot option. I wiped my phone after that to download visionary 11 or 12, and from then until my last attempt it never gave me any kind of root at all. So I stumbled upon the rage method and then the problems started to come up with that method too, but they were able to be solved unlike visionary.
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mkdir error as well...
Hey there wayde and xpod, can you let me know what exactly you did to overcome the mkdir/cp error xpod mentioned? I'm getting the same thing for the mytouch4g, and was hoping your solution might be helpful since I haven't seen this anywhere else... Thank you!!
I just got my G2 phone not too long ago and I want to start doing this modding stuff. (I've never had a smart phone before, this is the first). And I'm not sure where to start... Can someone direct me into the right direction?
I used blackprince310's video to help me root my phone.
http://m.youtube.com/index?desktop_uri=/&gl=US#/watch?xl=xl_blazer&v=tU9zn_BEth4
Once rooting you can download other ROMS. Which are like differnt OS. Like g2 runs stock froyo let's call that windows xp. When you root it u have the capabilities to modifiy without problem. Now u can put like sense on your phone that's like windows 7 persay.
Three main apps u need from app store are ROM Manager, Titanium Backup, & Superuser. Other ones could be gscript, terminal. & in video u need Visonary.
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Is there an alternate way? Because I had been doing some reading on ppls feedback on diff threads n the visionary way seems to be a way to brick your phone or an unsafe way to go.
can anyone please help?
Goto development and find the stickies on rooting without visionary, I did it that way. Simple and haggle free and nothing to worry about, first time g2 user
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Is there an alternate way? Because I had been doing some reading on ppls feedback on diff threads n the visionary way seems to be a way to brick your phone or an unsafe way to go.
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Just follow the simple wiki guides. Don't use Visionary to perm root.
Youtube the unlockr for htc vision. You use the VISIONary app to temproot, then you can gain permroot after finishing both tutorials. They're very clear and concise tutorials, I actually followed it a few months ago knowing absolutely nothing about root or adb.
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Use rage.
Visionary used to be a one click root app. However, it caused problems for some users. The unlockr corrected the issue in the tutorial. You will first gain temproot through visionary, copy files and run some adb commands via desktop, then gain permroot and s-off again through visionary. Its really easy, all you have to do is copy him. I did it myself in november and my phone still runs flawlessly.
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I don't see anything on Youtube bout "unlockr"
Sinistah_ said:
I don't see anything on Youtube bout "unlockr"
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Type in "htc vision visionary". Its the first video I believe.
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do i have to downgrade for the method u mentioned? cause I'm thinkin bout doin this since ADB is kicking my butt, I can't figure it out.
Sinistah_ said:
do i have to downgrade for the method u mentioned? cause I'm thinkin bout doin this since ADB is kicking my butt, I can't figure it out.
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If you use Rage (the method I linked to earlier), you won't need to downgrade. Just type in the commands using ADB and Terminal Emulator and flash ClockworkMod Recovery through ROM Manager and you're good to go.
See I want to do it thatf way but I can't figure out ADB I'm stuck at one part at on that noob guide. :/ I can't figure out how to use the cd command to go to the file wwith adb on it which is on my desktop ....(using the fast method for windows xp). Then I tried the other way and I could never get the path part right.
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Sinistah_ said:
do i have to downgrade for the method u mentioned? cause I'm thinkin bout doin this since ADB is kicking my butt, I can't figure it out.
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If you haven't already figured out the adb problem, no, you don't have to downgrade to use the other method. But then, I don't know what would happen if you switch from one rooting method to another. Especially when you're right in the middle of it xP
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I have a quick question... As much as I'd love to perm root, I'm not there yet, so I use Visionary to do things like take screen shots. I usually reboot afterward / and un root. I've read here and elsewhere that Visionary can brick your phone somehow when attempting to perm root - something about the partition... I was just curious if I'm risking bricking my phone every time I temp root with Visionary. So far I've had zero issues going back & forth. Any information on the subject would be appreciated.
Thanks very much.
No, the temp root is supposed to be safe. The partition corruption can happen when you try to per root.
Ayup and you really don't need to reboot to "unroot" just leave it on. There is a great wiki tutorial and plenty of you tube
Videos to show you the way. It's all very simple. FOR TICK SAKE WHERE DO I TURN THIS DANNY AUTO CORRECT OFF AT?!? Sheesh
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Cool, thanks. I know I'll want persistent root sooner or later and I was thinking of following the instructions here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=928160
This seems like the simplest (safest?) method around. I have tried to get ADB working on my laptop but ran into multiple minor problems. Is the method above something you would recommend?
Geez. How do I get this "I can only post once every 5 minutes" thing removed?
Temp rooting with Visionary is safe, its the perm root that you don't want to do with Visionary. I was using it for temp root for like a month and a half, just perm rooted like 4 days ago, using the the Visionary + gfree method that's posted on this forum. Worked perfectly, no problems, took like 5 mins. You use Visionary to temp root, download the files to your sd, extract it, gonna be root_file folder. Than you type like 4 commands and you are perm rooted. The poster created a script that actually does the command, that can brick your phone, for you. So, you won't brick it, not typing the correct command. Just think about it, and pick the right method for you.
I am following the instructions in the following thread: https://forum.xda-developers.com/no...asy-guide-how-to-root-verizon-galaxy-t3454593
I downloaded all the files and successfully installed 5.1.1 with ODIN. I installed kingroot and ran it, which successfully gave me root access. The problem is that immediately after I verify that I have root access, the phone reboots, and the root access is gone. It happens too quickly for me to run the commands in minimal ADB and Fastboot. Any ideas on what I'm doing wrong?
aclays said:
I am following the instructions in the following thread: https://forum.xda-developers.com/no...asy-guide-how-to-root-verizon-galaxy-t3454593
I downloaded all the files and successfully installed 5.1.1 with ODIN. I installed kingroot and ran it, which successfully gave me root access. The problem is that immediately after I verify that I have root access, the phone reboots, and the root access is gone. It happens too quickly for me to run the commands in minimal ADB and Fastboot. Any ideas on what I'm doing wrong?
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Try using this video and this guide instead. It's almost always easier to root when you can actually see someone else go through the steps. Also, if Kingo Root doesn't work, try using King Root, I found that when one doesn't work, the other one will, 80% of the time. Keep in mind that you have to be on BPA1 before you can start rooting.
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Try using this video and this guide instead. It's almost always easier to root when you can actually see someone else go through the steps. Also, if Kingo Root doesn't work, try using King Root, I found that when one doesn't work, the other one will, 80% of the time. Keep in mind that you have to be on BPA1 before you can start rooting.
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I followed the instructions in the link you gave me and it worked perfectly. Thank you!