Followed this guide:
http://g2hacks.com/g2-hacks/how-to-root-g2-phone/
Is this gfree or rage? Also, what is the difference between the two?
And - I have clockworkmod recovery version 3.0.0.5 - I have just read that only versions of clockworkmod 2.5.x and below work with froyo - should I revert back?
http://g2hacks.com/g2-hacks/how-to-root-g2-phone/
That is an older method which is deprecated, as I understand it this method uses a hacked module to trick the phone into S-OFF mode, as opposed to gfree which actually changes S-ON to S-OFF.
More information:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=834950
The earliest versions of CWM 3.0 did not support Android 2.2 but 3.0.5 does so you should be fine.
raitchison said:
That is an older method which is deprecated, as I understand it this method uses a hacked module to trick the phone into S-OFF mode, as opposed to gfree which actually changes S-ON to S-OFF.
More information:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=834950
The earliest versions of CWM 3.0 did not support Android 2.2 but 3.0.5 does so you should be fine.
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Perfect. Thank you so much!
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Hello,
I want to install RA-desire-v2.0.0.img on my htc desire.
I already tried doing it with unrevoked, but it didn't work somehow. Unrevoked was telling me it was usinig a customer recovery image, but after rebooting it was still clockwork mod ( I previously flashed). Unrevoked also didn't get root, so maybe that's the problem? I am using AuraxtSense 8.1.4.
The ROM Manager has an option to flash a custom recovery image, but it's grayed out. I guess I need to put the recovery image in a special folder or something? Or is it a premium feature (don't see anything about that).
Thanks for the help!
2 things:
1. You can not at all flash a recovery on the desire with rom manager. It only supports fakeflash, because the desire is nand locked. In order for this to work, you will have to do the s-off hack, and rom manager should be updated to support this on the desire. The reason unrevoked can do it, is that it uses a hack or fault in the security.
2. the other recoveries is not a premium feature in rom manager, but as it only supports fakeflash, koush would have to find and add a fakeflash version of ra-recovery, which he have not. the fake flash versions of ra-recovery is also quite old, as not many people use it anymore.
Conclusion: You have to either use unrevoked again and hope that it will work or as i will suggest just run the s-off hack, which is very easy and only takes 3 minutes. Then you can connect the phone when in fastboot and just run a simple command, and the recovery will flash instantly. This is a permanent solution, so you do not have to use unrevoked every time.
mortenmhp said:
2 things:
1. You can not at all flash a recovery on the desire with rom manager. It only supports fakeflash, because the desire is nand locked. In order for this to work, you will have to do the s-off hack, and rom manager should be updated to support this on the desire. The reason unrevoked can do it, is that it uses a hack or fault in the security.
2. the other recoveries is not a premium feature in rom manager, but as it only supports fakeflash, koush would have to find and add a fakeflash version of ra-recovery, which he have not. the fake flash versions of ra-recovery is also quite old, as not many people use it anymore.
Conclusion: You have to either use unrevoked again and hope that it will work or as i will suggest just run the s-off hack, which is very easy and only takes 3 minutes. Then you can connect the phone when in fastboot and just run a simple command, and the recovery will flash instantly. This is a permanent solution, so you do not have to use unrevoked every time.
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Thanks.
In the meantime I have run the latest 2.29.405 WWE RUU and used Unrevoked afterwards. This worked.
Unrevoked didn't work on custom roms
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mortenmhp said:
2 things:
1. You can not at all flash a recovery on the desire with rom manager. It only supports fakeflash, because the desire is nand locked. In order for this to work, you will have to do the s-off hack, and rom manager should be updated to support this on the desire. The reason unrevoked can do it, is that it uses a hack or fault in the security.
2. the other recoveries is not a premium feature in rom manager, but as it only supports fakeflash, koush would have to find and add a fakeflash version of ra-recovery, which he have not. the fake flash versions of ra-recovery is also quite old, as not many people use it anymore.
Conclusion: You have to either use unrevoked again and hope that it will work or as i will suggest just run the s-off hack, which is very easy and only takes 3 minutes. Then you can connect the phone when in fastboot and just run a simple command, and the recovery will flash instantly. This is a permanent solution, so you do not have to use unrevoked every time.
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Hi, I have the same problem with you, could you explain more detail on "how to run the s-ff hack in unrevoked"?
Many thanks
Please go read the S-OFF thread in ROM development, everything you need is in there
And next time Search
EddyOS said:
Please go read the S-OFF thread in ROM development, everything you need is in there
And next time Search
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I found there is many s-off thread but I can't found if the latest unrevoked 3.22 can do s-off or not, sorry for if i miss that particular reply if it is exist.
unrEVOked give you root.
AlphaRev gives you S-OFF.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=805811 guide
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=794314 official thread
http://alpharev.nl site
3722 said:
unrEVOked give you root.
AlphaRev gives you S-OFF.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=805811 guide
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=794314 official thread
http://alpharev.nl site
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Thank you very much.
Ok,
Yesterday I used the Alpharev.nl S-OFF flash tool to S-OFF my phone. I went with the Bravo Stock image of theirs.
However, after installing it changed my recovery from Clockwork 2.5.0.7 to a newer version. I was to understand that 2.5.0.7 works the best?
Anyway, I want to use Amon-RA's recovery as the developer for my ROM says this is the one they personally use and recommend, plus you can still boot into Clockwork via ROM Manager, just in case.
I've tried to use unrEVOked to flash Amon-RA 2.0.1 recovery image, but it failed.
How do I change to AMON-RA?
Also, I don't like the "Why so Serious S-OFF" boot image that comes with the Alpha-rev HBOOT after S-OFF'ing. How do I change this?
Flash new recovery via fastboot:
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Fastboot#Flash_Custom_Recovery.img
There has to be an easier way than adb and typing commands?
i used Android Flasher. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=794638
Kryten2k35 said:
There has to be an easier way than adb and typing commands?
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It's not that difficult. Here you have a very nice guide:
http://androidforums.com/desire-all...stboot-windows-published-17th-may-2011-a.html
Kryten2k35 said:
Ok,
Yesterday I used the Alpharev.nl S-OFF flash tool to S-OFF my phone. I went with the Bravo Stock image of theirs.
However, after installing it changed my recovery from Clockwork 2.5.0.7 to a newer version. I was to understand that 2.5.0.7 works the best?
Anyway, I want to use Amon-RA's recovery as the developer for my ROM says this is the one they personally use and recommend, plus you can still boot into Clockwork via ROM Manager, just in case.
I've tried to use unrEVOked to flash Amon-RA 2.0.1 recovery image, but it failed.
How do I change to AMON-RA?
Also, I don't like the "Why so Serious S-OFF" boot image that comes with the Alpha-rev HBOOT after S-OFF'ing. How do I change this?
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Hi, I had the same problem with unrevoked 3.21 and 3.32. Try using unrevoked v3.14, it worked for me
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=8234819&postcount=348
Any idea how to get rid of the Why so Serious bit?
Kryten2k35 said:
Any idea how to get rid of the Why so Serious bit?
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Flash a new splash bootscreen
Sent from my HTC Desire
Kryten2k35 said:
Ok,
Yesterday I used the Alpharev.nl S-OFF flash tool to S-OFF my phone. I went with the Bravo Stock image of theirs.
However, after installing it changed my recovery from Clockwork 2.5.0.7 to a newer version. I was to understand that 2.5.0.7 works the best?
Anyway, I want to use Amon-RA's recovery as the developer for my ROM says this is the one they personally use and recommend, plus you can still boot into Clockwork via ROM Manager, just in case.
I've tried to use unrEVOked to flash Amon-RA 2.0.1 recovery image, but it failed.
How do I change to AMON-RA?
Also, I don't like the "Why so Serious S-OFF" boot image that comes with the Alpha-rev HBOOT after S-OFF'ing. How do I change this?
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I wouldn't change recoveries or do fake flashing because of higher possibility of usb bricking your phone. For me any of the following versions of cwm, 2.5.0.7 and 2.5.1.8 have been stable and without any issues with any rom so far.
Has anyone S-OFFd with Revolutionary yet?
I just did my phone which worked fine, but it bombed out when i said 'yes' to download recovery image.
I did my phone and another with AlpharevX which I'm pretty sure was almost exactly the same thing, but with fewer supported handsets.
S-OFF'd day of released without any hiccups, I opted out of flashing CWM.
quick question as i don't want to start a new thread.
phone is now rooted and has cwm 3.0.0.5, does it need to be flashed back to stock in order to run revolutionary?
hboot is 093 which is required for the desire if i remember correctly
Par4 said:
quick question as i don't want to start a new thread.
phone is now rooted and has cwm 3.0.0.5, does it need to be flashed back to stock in order to run revolutionary?
hboot is 093 which is required for the desire if i remember correctly
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You just need stock rooted rom (no a2sd, d2ext)
Yeah I also just used revolutionary, works great and gave me no fuss.
Also s-off'edwith revolutionary, was done in less than a minute.
(it was so fast i had to check twice before i was certain it was s-off )
already had a recovery so i skipped that one.
What's the best thing to do if your device has an older HBOOT? I'm at 0.75 I think! Should I use AlphaRev, or upgrade to a more recent RUU to update the HBOOT?
Currently I'm S-OFF using Alpharev 1.8. What is the advantage of Revolutionary on the Desire? Support for the GB update?
you dont have to s-off again with revolutionary when you are already s-off.
Hi XDA.
I guess I'm new to rooting. I'm not sure how to root my Wildfire.
I have:
HBOOT 1.01.0002
Android 2.2.1
S-ON
My computer:
Linux Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty Narwhal)
I've thought about unrEVOked, but I've heard that doesn't support 2.2.1 yet
And Revolutionary doesn't support HBOOT 1.01.0002.
Any ideas?
PS. Soft root is OK, and so is shell root (are those the same things? )
Downgrade to HBoot 1.01.0001 and then use Revolutionary/
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1132028
3xeno said:
Downgrade to HBoot 1.01.0001 and then use Revolutionary/
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1132028
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I can't because to do it I need to execute a .bat file, which is only for the Windows OS, and I have Linux Ubuntu 11.04. But I could probably get access to a Windows XP machine, if that helps.
It should. Since this is a one time procedure only. Revolutionary itself has a program for Linux.
Or, try and get hold of an older version of AlphaRev X / Revolutionary (This seems unlikely though), as the older versions had partial support for HBoot 1.01.0002 which seems is totally removed in the new version.
So basically I need to downgrade from a carrier-based HBOOT (1.01.0002) to an unbranded WWE HBOOT version (1.01.0001)? Then I can use Revolutionary to root and get S-OFF?
Yes, that's about it.
And how do I flash a custom ROM? Can I do this on 2.2.1? I'd really like CyanogenMod 7 for the Wildfire . WOuld you reccomend it?
Yes, I would. I have been using it personally since its launch, and am very happy with it.
Firstly, you will have to get a Custom Recovery like Clockworkmod. The easiest way is to get this via Revolutionary itself. When it S-OFF's your device, it asks you whether you want to download and install a Custom Recovery Image or not. Select Yes, it will install Clockworkmod Recovery.
Once Clockworkmod is installed, you will have to follow this post to flash a Custom ROM:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=8926457&postcount=4
I looked for hours and tried many different things...
My friend has the HTC Desire, CDMA version (cspire/cellsouth version, but i think its the same hardware as the US Cellular device) with h-boot .98
i was trying to gain s-OFF but all methods were either for .93 or 1.06 and i dont know how to get there. do i need to flash new firmware before i can do ROMs?
he is fully rooted, but only on android 2.1 and he wants gingerbread sense...
any help would be much appreciated!
PLEASE
Revolutionary.io supports the HBOOT 1.06 for cdma, but it should the 0.98 as well.
If not, flash the latest firmware, then do the revolutionary procedure .
or you can just use unrevoked, it roots and S-OFF's the CDMA Desire.
davebugyi said:
Revolutionary.io supports the HBOOT 1.06 for cdma, but it should the 0.98 as well.
If not, flash the latest firmware, then do the revolutionary procedure .
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i tried revolutionary, it said it was incompatible.
and how do i flash the latest firmware? or rather where are the files? is it the RUU?
bortak said:
or you can just use unrevoked, it roots and S-OFF's the CDMA Desire.
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i used unrevoked to root it, so is there a different command i would hafta run? or should it have S-OFF already?
thanks so much!
tykazowsky said:
I looked for hours and tried many different things...
My friend has the HTC Desire, CDMA version (cspire/cellsouth version, but i think its the same hardware as the US Cellular device) with h-boot .98
i was trying to gain s-OFF but all methods were either for .93 or 1.06 and i dont know how to get there. do i need to flash new firmware before i can do ROMs?
he is fully rooted, but only on android 2.1 and he wants gingerbread sense...
any help would be much appreciated!
PLEASE
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if you have rooted using alpharev, then you need to downgrade the hboot using hboot downgrader from alpharev.nl, then run the respective RUU.
I could use some help with a similar issue, too!
Had everything fine, S-OFF, rooted, Cm7
Mistakenly formated my /system in clockwork recovery
Now I have .98 HBOOT but w/ S-OFF
can install ROMS and boot CM7
I have superuser installed
but no root!
What can I do to gain root back?
hey_chris said:
I could use some help with a similar issue, too!
Had everything fine, S-OFF, rooted, Cm7
Mistakenly formated my /system in clockwork recovery
Now I have .98 HBOOT but w/ S-OFF
can install ROMS and boot CM7
I have superuser installed
but no root!
What can I do to gain root back?
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Look in the thread you opened for this question.
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