MOD Edit: This may not be compatible with UK models and may result in a brick. Proceed with caution!
Once this issue has been resolved, PM me (willverduzco) and I will remove this warning.
I am posting this for jwtyler. All questions, comments, and thanks should be directed to him.
UPDATE: This tool is temporarily unavailable. It will be back as soon as jwtyler has time to incorporate a warning about the EU issues and apply a few fixes.
Xoom One Click by Jason Tyler
This is one of my first contributions to the community although I have read and used XDA for years.
If you want to know if you can trust me or my tools check out my upcoming Android App Inventor book on Amazon from John Wiley and Sons.
You can also check my heavy involvement over at the Google App Inventor support forums where I am a community liaison and PowerUser. Hal Abelson will vouch for me. (Heh Heh, Hal will kill me. )
This is an all in one package for Unlock, Root and UnRoot and ReLock of the Xoom MZ600.
It is a GUI front end for the adb commands that are needed.
To use this tool:
1. You MUST have your tablet in Debug mode.
2. You DO NOT have to download the SDK or any images.
3. YOU MUST ACCEPT ALL THE USUAL RISK.
Like ALL rooting there is a risk of bricking your device. It’s a small risk but a risk you need to be aware of.
You WILL void your warranty using this tool.
This tool is easy. I have rooted unrooted and rerooted my Xoom umpteen times today testing it.
NOTE:
The WIFI version tools will only work for unlocking and rooting. I do not have the images for the back to stock on the Wifi.
There are two versions of this tool:
1. Root AND Unroot and back to stock. This one is large because of the stock system.img clocking in at 200+mb
2. The NO UNROOT version. This is lots smaller. It is only about 19mb. You can NOT UNROOT with this tool. (Well, you can unroot but not relock. )
Instructions:
1. Unzip the tool and all of the folders and files into a directory. Preferably a folder on a root drive. (i.e. c:\xoom )
2. Run the Xoom One Click EXE tool and follow the instructions. Read the prompts carefully.
WARNING: WIFI Root is untested as I do not have a Wifi. Let me know how it works. Same process as 3G I just cant test it.
Download Links:
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Excellent! Thanks!
1st. He he
Xoom Xoom Baby! ...Sent from XDA Premium App
One day warning.
I will be taking this utility down until it encompasses the newest fixes and adequately warns about the EU issue.
I would have taken this down sooner except I was taking a disconnected writing /teaching break and didnt see the issues.
Awesome! Thanks!
Nice! Too bad I rooted before this came up but its nice to see more things available for our xooms!
Thanks!
Sent from my HTC EVO using the XDA app.
Works great on the wifi model! How do you flash the custom rom? tried to said looking for device but wouldn't go any further.
Not sure it worked.
I followed all the steps but i do not see Super User in the app drawer. Should i re-do the steps?
Phutchi said:
I followed all the steps but i do not see Super User in the app drawer. Should i re-do the steps?
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Have you tested in terminal?
I'm a noob to rooting. haven't done it since my htc wizard. how would i check in terminal?
ok search is my friend. i downloaded a terminal emulator from the market. i enter su and get suermision Denied
and I guess I should mention I am trying this on a WiFi only Xoom.
Thanks Jason for making this. I'll wait for you to add in the HRI66 update first. Gotta have that flash 10.2
One question, does this wipe the device when used? I'd like to root without loosing all my data and game saves. Is this possible yet for this?
Phutchi said:
I'm a noob to rooting. haven't done it since my htc wizard. how would i check in terminal?
ok search is my friend. i downloaded a terminal emulator from the market. i enter su and get suermision Denied
and I guess I should mention I am trying this on a WiFi only Xoom.
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OK well your not rooted then. Unfortunately I won't be much help due to the fact I rooted via adb.
Hey dude thanks for trying the tool. I am working on updating the tool and when I get the new version posted I will work with you on getting it to work. Thanks for your patience.
For those that might be worried about this because jwtyler has 10 posts... check his sig out. He's been around for a long time and is the Author of App Inventor for Android. So don't worry, he'll take care of it.
I'm excited to try this easy root method out, then overclock my beastly Xoom to 1.5 Ghz
Sweet switched out the Rom files and put in Tiamat Xoom 1.1.6 updated ones works awesome clocked at 1.5 stable with my new wifi only model! Thank You! So easy
Thanks for time and effort!
paulnelson88 said:
Sweet switched out the Rom files and put in Tiamat Xoom 1.1.6 updated ones works awesome clocked at 1.5 stable with my new wifi only model! Thank You! So easy
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a step by step would be wonderfull. thanks
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a step by step would be wonderfull. thanks
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I'm just a local electrician but Ive been fascinated by all the work everyone does in here. So I learn things by experimenting I had a hard time with the SDK install and trying to Root my wifi only i just dont have the time to mess around for 4 hrs trying to figure it out but I got lucky with this One Click Root!
Download the updated Tiamat Xoom 1.1.6 BOTH MODELS WORK and unzip them. Then download the One Click Root flies unzip them. Now open the Tiamat 1.0 file in One Click then Delete the flies in there. Go to the 1.1.6 flies and copy them all not folders but files and images then paste. Close out thee program and repopen and install Tiamat follow the instructions. Thats all I did. Worked great ran 2 benchmarks clocked at 1.5 no FC at all!
Files have been removed from mediafire
I removed the files while I fixed an issue with HRI66 OTA breaking the root and soft bricking. The files are in the 3rd post now and Jbrew will update shortly.
OP is updated with new download links.
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a method kinda like the mytouch3G?
because i am having alot of problems trying to root my mytouch slide
ive looked through all the guides and im really scared to brick my phone,
(i bricked my mytouch 3G :[ )
so can someone give me a guide tht shows what the phone is doing while ur doing everything on your comp? or something more clear?
because i am very afraid of bricking
please get back to me ASAP!
I can guide you through the process but everyone here spent hours figuring it out before simpleroot came out you should try that maybe.
Sent from my T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide using XDA App
Subu said:
a method kinda like the mytouch3G?
because i am having alot of problems trying to root my mytouch slide
ive looked through all the guides and im really scared to brick my phone,
(i bricked my mytouch 3G :[ )
so can someone give me a guide tht shows what the phone is doing while ur doing everything on your comp? or something more clear?
because i am very afraid of bricking
please get back to me ASAP!
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You really can't brick this phone as you can't do anything to the bootloader. Nothing short of pulling the battery while flashing the radio from the engineering image or something is going to brick it.
There have been no reports of anyone killing their phone yet.
Edit: will there be another method? You will have to go to a psychic forum to get the answer to that one.
actually there is a process but i really dont wanan tell anyone how to brick their mytouch slide.. just sees evil, ya know/
please link the guide to which youre talking about
haha
YouTube...
what a wonderful ally! Try googling for a video on rooting this phone. You'll find it there...or check out the ROM BIBLE for links...
Well, even though you should have looked first, here is the link to kingofyo's well done video of Eugene's method. After you have root, you HAVE TO flash the ENG ROM to DOWNGRADE your rom and radio. The link's in the ROM BIBLE, also. But make sure that once you're done with ENG and you flashed your chosen rom, make SURE flash the newest slide radio, also found in the "Bible". Good luck, Chuck...
lol i love how my community service speaks for itself and people recommend my stuff right off ^^
i thought i read somewhere that the NEWEST mt3gs has been patched in our root method.
the new mt3gs has smaller numbers on the top row of the physical keyboard
well i know of people who have already rooted theirs(the new ones) so i wouldnt say its unrootable
Originally found this in the *Root the Slide & Other HTC Devices*6/15/2010* How-To Updated 6/29/2010 on page 78.
oxi83 said:
And just when I was beginning to lose hope, everything worked.
I was using my program with the "stop after one 'offline'" setting. I'll upload a copy so that others can use it. It's a C#.NET program so you'll need windows and the .NET framework. It should be placed in the SDK tools folder. When your phone is on or starting, click "Run" and it'll take you through a full cycle telling you if it's successful or not (except if you tell it to stop after one "offline", then you should run adb devices to check if it worked or not). If it doesn't work, restart the phone and click Run again once it's far enough through the startup. It's by no means magic and if your phone is like mine, expect to do it many many times for it to work. However it does make it simpler since you only need to press 3 buttons every time you cycle.
"Adaptive timing" makes the program start the loop a second and a half before it detected offline mode last time. I'm not sure if that's any good, but others said that it works better when you loop for as little as possible.
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This worked for me on the first try when other methods didn't come through. I'm not guaranteeing it will work for you too, but maybe.... just maybe...
Just unzip the file to your root SDK folder with adb.exe then make sure you have installed .NET framework then run the Autorun.exe. Good luck.
kingofyo1 said:
well i know of people who have already rooted theirs(the new ones) so i wouldnt say its unrootable
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thats really good to hear.
shadowmike said:
thats really good to hear.
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Yup. I had a new one and the easiest way to go about doing it is by keeping the battery cover off, keep loop running and keep going into recovery then battery-pulling if it doesn't work.
It's not exactly elegant, but it lets you get a ton of tries done in a fraction of the time - I was basically fully rooted within 10 minutes of starting after I started using this method.
shadowmike said:
i thought i read somewhere that the NEWEST mt3gs has been patched in our root method.
the new mt3gs has smaller numbers on the top row of the physical keyboard
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It can be rooted.
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Originally found this in the *Root the Slide & Other HTC Devices*6/15/2010* How-To Updated 6/29/2010 on page 78.
This worked for me on the first try when other methods didn't come through. I'm not guaranteeing it will work for you too, but maybe.... just maybe...
Just unzip the file to your root SDK folder with adb.exe then make sure you have installed .NET framework then run the Autorun.exe. Good luck.
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please make a video on it!
i need further description...
sorry guys im kinda slow!
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h.nocturna said:
Originally found this in the *Root the Slide & Other HTC Devices*6/15/2010* How-To Updated 6/29/2010 on page 78.
This worked for me on the first try when other methods didn't come through. I'm not guaranteeing it will work for you too, but maybe.... just maybe...
Just unzip the file to your root SDK folder with adb.exe then make sure you have installed .NET framework then run the Autorun.exe. Good luck.
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downloading framework now....just put autorun.exe on my sdcard? or just run it
Or maybe the easy way to root it like the droid x. Where you just connect your device and click on root me or unroot me.
Sent from my T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide using Tapatalk
Drzfr3shboialex said:
Or maybe the easy way to root it like the droid x. Where you just connect your device and click on root me or unroot me.
Sent from my T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide using Tapatalk
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I wish we could use flashrec: http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sour...0bioAw&usg=AFQjCNFl4TpWi3QnwoU2WlTIns0-nL5Kjw
You can just dl the recovery then it flashes it for you, used it to root my g1 multiple times. Too bad it probably wont work on the MTS....Unless a dev could modify it for us...Would save a lot of trouble with dealing with loop or offline in rec.
Ace42 said:
I wish we could use flashrec: http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sour...0bioAw&usg=AFQjCNFl4TpWi3QnwoU2WlTIns0-nL5Kjw
You can just dl the recovery then it flashes it for you, used it to root my g1 multiple times. Too bad it probably wont work on the MTS....Unless a dev could modify it for us...Would save a lot of trouble with dealing with loop or offline in rec.
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One touch root sounds like less of a headache
mulletcutter said:
One touch root sounds like less of a headache
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I'm gonna give the autoroot a try, if it fails like the others did for me then i'm gonna wait for a new method.
Hi, I'm sorta a noob with rooting so bare with me. First, what version of visionary should I use to root my device? Will it work after the ota update? What are the chances of visionary bricking my phone or doing anything that would make my phone unusable? Will it put SU on my phone? And now for the main question, how will I get cyanogen on my g2? Thanks for any help!
Sent from my T-Mobile G2 using XDA App
As far as i know visionary is not gonna brick your phone ,in regard to changing your rom you also need to s/off your phone, and to do that you need to setup ADB on your computer i suggest you read this posts first ,you will find all the answers you are after
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=857390
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=855764
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=835777
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=532719
After you root and s-off your phone you need to setup rom manager so you will get clockworkmod recovery and you can boot in to that and flash a new rom or kernel through there.
and i am not sure about the question you had about the update.
yes you will get su after rooting.
Hwoarang747 said:
Hi, I'm sorta a noob with rooting so bare with me. First, what version of visionary should I use to root my device? Will it work after the ota update? What are the chances of visionary bricking my phone or doing anything that would make my phone unusable? Will it put SU on my phone? And now for the main question, how will I get cyanogen on my g2? Thanks for any help!
Sent from my T-Mobile G2 using XDA App
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Ok, first there are already many threads on this subject, so next time you should try a search first,
for example: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=850141
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=882546
Next the following links will help walk you thru rooting your phone using visionary r14. I have not had any problems with it, many people have rooted this way. If something goes wrong it is usually operator error. This method is for after the OTA. All needed files and links are in the video instructions.
Visionary has bricked phones before when not properly used, the videos show how to use it properly, use all the same settings in the videos.
This is the visionary method, but works perfectly when done correctly..
No adb needed.
Follow the videos to a "T", remove visionary and superusers from you phone if you already have them installed from a previous temp root before following the videos, start fresh, follow the videos starting with temp root then onto perm root then onto flashing a rom. Do everything just like the videos start to finish and you should have no problems.
Temp root first:
http://theunlockr.com/2010/10/20/how-to-root-the-t-mobile-g2-htc-vision-visionary-method/
Then perm root
http://theunlockr.com/2010/11/30/how-to-gain-permanent-root-and-s-off-on-the-t-mobile-g2-htc-vision/
Then flash a rom
http://theunlockr.com/2010/11/30/how-to-load-a-custom-rom-on-the-t-mobile-g2-htc-vision/
Remember don't assume you know how to temp root properly, follow all three videos start to finish and you should have no problems
Also the video "Load a custom rom" will give you a link to flash your first rom. There are a couple of choices to choose from.
Good Luck.
Editlease see post #32 in this thread for a testimony from someone who just followed the videos and rooted his phone.
Thanks soooo much!!! I have another question, how will I be able to get gingerbread after rooting? Or should I wait? Do I need to wipe my phhone? And what if I just want vanilla android with su and cyanogen?
Sent from my T-Mobile G2 using XDA App
Hwoarang747 said:
Thanks soooo much!!! I have another question, how will I be able to get gingerbread after rooting? Or should I wait? Do I need to wipe my phhone? And what if I just want vanilla android with su and cyanogen?
Sent from my T-Mobile G2 using XDA App
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Everyones still waiting on gingerbread, but it looks like Cyanogen is in the lead for releasing it.
Any time you flash a new rom you need to wipe data/cache in recovery. Updates to the same rom a wipe is not needed.
As far as what you want in a rom, my suggestion is to start flashing diffrent roms and give them a try. I thought I didnt like sense but I am currently running a sense rom (Virtuous). So you dont know till you try.
1) Don't use Visionary. People have had brick after brick when using it. Use the rage method.
2) There's a beta version of CM7.0.0 out. The devs are still working out the bugs in it.
Sent from a Western Union telegram.
blackknightavalon said:
1) Don't use Visionary. People have had brick after brick when using it. Use the rage method.
2) There's a beta version of CM7.0.0 out. The devs are still working out the bugs in it.
Sent from a Western Union telegram.
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1)Show me one brick from someone following the videos I posted and Ill take the links down. Yes a lot of people have bricked using visionary, but thats because they assumed they knew what they were doing when in fact they did not. Visionary causes bricks when not properly used, the videos shows how to use it properly. You must follow all the steps from start to finish including the temp root settings they use in the videos.
2)and yes there is a beta version of gingerbread out CM7 but Cyanogen did not officially release this version, and there are so many bugs in it I hardly think a noob needs to flash CM 7.0.0.
What exactly its the range method?
Sent from my T-Mobile G2 using XDA App
Hwoarang747 said:
What exactly its the range method?
Sent from my T-Mobile G2 using XDA App
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Its Rage method and heres a link to the thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=834228&highlight=rage
I recommend you read this thread and make informed desicions, if you know how to use ADB, then this is another method. But if you dont the method I posted above is your other option, it doesn't require the use of ADB.
As far as ADB goes this is something I highly recommend learning, but we all know some people just dont get it. It took me a lot of reading and watching videos to understand ADB. Now that I know how to use ADB its pretty simple, but I remember when I first started with rooting ADB was like reading greek. But I really cant stress enough the importance of learning ADB.
Hahah sorry, i was using swype. And yeah, so what do you recomend, cause i really dont wanna brick my phone for its fairly new.
Oh, and another thing, if i root with visionary or rage, that only gives me root access. But if i flash a rom then i will also have cyanogen? And i was reading, since i wanna oc, whats this kernel stuff? Please forgive my noobish ways
Hwoarang747 said:
Hahah sorry, i was using swype. And yeah, so what do you recomend, cause i really dont wanna brick my phone for its fairly new.
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I used the videos to root my G2, there have been a lot of bricks using Visionary but I have yet to see anyone say they followed the videos to the "T" and it bricked there phone. As for the Rage method, there have been almost no reports of bricks from this method, but I have seen a few bootloops (stuck on the HTC screen). It requires using ADB, so if your ok with ADB use the Rage method, if not, you'll have to weigh the risks based on your own ability. My suggestion, watch the videos, all of them and if its something within your skill range go for it.
Hwoarang747 said:
Oh, and another thing, if i root with visionary or rage, that only gives me root access. But if i flash a rom then i will also have cyanogen? And i was reading, since i wanna oc, whats this kernel stuff? Please forgive my noobish ways
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Ok, get rooted first then you can worry about kernels, I believe Cyanogen 6.1.1 already comes with an overclocked kernel up to 1.42GHz. So all you have to do is flash CM 6.1.1 his latest release, then down load a cpu controlling app from the market like setcpu(which I use) or cputuner(free) and set the parameters you want your cpu to run at.
Thanks, but a boot loop is fixable right?
Sent from my T-Mobile G2 using XDA App
It usualy is you can boot in to recovery and wipe and flash another kernal or rom. Just have a look at the links that I posted ,you will get all the answers.
Sent from my HTC Vision using XDA App
Hwoarang747 said:
Thanks, but a boot loop is fixable right?
Sent from my T-Mobile G2 using XDA App
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Not always hopefully if this happens you have gotten far enough along to put a recovery on your phone, or sometime you can stock recovery factory reset but if those options arn't there guess what you would have to have AndriodSDk installed on your computer with ADB, but you would have to do everything in fastboot mode which is giving commands from your computer to you phone. So it wouldn't be adb because you have to be booted into Andriod to use it, it would be fastboot and run commands similar to ADB, so for this purpose you would have to know how to use ADB. And even then no guarantees. So if you are looking for a guarantee you wont brick your phone there are none, and I wont give you one, these methods have been proven to work if you follow them exactly, mess up and you have a brick.
I know most people dont have $500+ laying around and I know I dont but for me the rewards far outweighed the risk. I just got a pm from another member that followed the videos and guess what he is rooted, he did it today. I asked him to post in this thread with his success story, so hopefully he will.
Here is a quote from him from my PM "it worked! i got so frustrated with adb, i gave it a shot and success!"
Edit: He just posted success his user name is robot_agenda and his post is #32 in this thread.
wait so what did he give a shot? the gfree method?
Hwoarang747 said:
wait so what did he give a shot? the gfree method?
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He rooted his phone with visionary following the videos I posted.
and also, have you heard of the issue with visionary where the phone boots into recovery when being charged?
Hwoarang747 said:
and also, have you heard of the issue with visionary where the phone boots into recovery when being charged?
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That has nothing to do with visionary, thats has to do with ClockworkMod recovery, if your phone is powered off and you plug it in to charge it boots into recovery, if you want root you have to deal with this issue untill they fix the bug in clockworkmod recovery. Also the phone shuts off fine unless its pluged in. Everyone with a htc vision phone who is rooted has this issue. as for me I charge my phone while it on so it doesn't bother me.
heres a link to the problem:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=884516
I just recently bought a G2 and updated its software...But I'm clueless where to start/how to root the phone. I looked through some stickies, but I got lost right away. Can anyone help or show me something a lot easier to follow? Thanks
Word to the wise, if the rooting process seemed too hard to do do not do it and stay stock, lot less risk of your phone bricking.
monkeytuner said:
I just recently bought a G2 and updated its software...But I'm clueless where to start/how to root the phone. I looked through some stickies, but I got lost right away. Can anyone help or show me something a lot easier to follow? Thanks
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Just follow the guide in the wiki step by step, and remember to double check your typing before issuing ang commands
Sent from my T-Mobile G2 using XDA App
monkeytuner said:
I just recently bought a G2 and updated its software...But I'm clueless where to start/how to root the phone. I looked through some stickies, but I got lost right away. Can anyone help or show me something a lot easier to follow? Thanks
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What software did you upgrade? You may have to downgrade to root, pay attention to software versions.
Sent from my shiny metal G2 w/ meXdroid V3
PaganAng3l said:
What software did you upgrade? You may have to downgrade to root, pay attention to software versions.
Sent from my shiny metal G2 w/ meXdroid V3
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I'm on 2.2
Build number 1.22.531
Kerner 2.6.32.17
Hboot-0.82
Just follow the steps on the wiki like a member said. I had no experience whatsoever but managed to learn a little adb and successfully rooted my phone. Use the rage gfree method. It is simple with the least chance of bricking
Sent from my HTC Vision using XDA App
The Wiki guide is right here, if you haven't found it yet:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=HTC_Vision#Rooting_the_Vision_.28G2.2FDZ.29_and_DHD
Just read up as much as you can before you start, and follow the instruction very carefully, and you will be fine.
The Gingerbread (Android 2.3) OTA that is currenlty being deployed is not currently rootable (and requires downgrading first to root), but you should be okay since you are still on the T-Mobile 2.2 ROM still.
What about doing this on Macs?
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What about doing this on Macs?
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It should work on a Mac. Just dual boot into a Linux distribution.
Could someone post the Windows USB Drivers for the Vision?
The link is dead, and i couldn't find anything after I searched for it.
Can somebody also post T-Mobile G2 and HTC Desire Z: recovery-clockwork-3.0.2.4-vision.img (md5sum cbc776e7941ebf030e9fa39473d5b6f1)
? The link won't load, I'l borrow my friends windows to do this. Thanks so much!
Edit:
http://theunlockr.com/2010/11/30/how-to-gain-permanent-root-and-s-off-on-the-t-mobile-g2-htc-vision/
Will this method work after doing a temp root? It seems a lot easier
As far as the usb drivers go, I used pda.net from the market. If after you install pda.net it still sees your phone as usb mass storage only, then unplug your phone, remove the current driver and plug it back in. It should ask you if you want to set up your new hardware and show it as an android device
Sent from my shiny metal G2 w/ meXdroid V3
monkeytuner said:
Could someone post the Windows USB Drivers for the Vision?
The link is dead, and i couldn't find anything after I searched for it.
Can somebody also post T-Mobile G2 and HTC Desire Z: recovery-clockwork-3.0.2.4-vision.img (md5sum cbc776e7941ebf030e9fa39473d5b6f1)
? The link won't load, I'l borrow my friends windows to do this. Thanks so much!
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Just download HTC Sync, it comes with the drivers:
http://www.htc.com/www/supportdownloadlist.aspx?p_id=325&act=sd&cat=all
There is a similar post about the Clockworkmod download. Might just be down temporarily. Try again later.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1097465
Will the visionary method work too?
monkeytuner said:
Will the visionary method work too?
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NO. And yes. Confused? Here is a link to the method myself and many others have used: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=928160
This is an "easy" method using Visionary to temp root ONLY and then G-free for perm root. Do not be tempted to check "perm-root now" on Visionary since there is a high brick risk. Anyhow, this method runs scripts so much less chance for typo errors... just follow the simple directions to the letter and you will be rooted in no time. Works like a dream.
That was easy! hah, this was a lot easier than what the wiki told me to do. Thank you so much
edit:i restored to my back up (phew ), but why does the CM screen keep on repeating after I try installing 7.03?
i rooted everything fine, but after installing CM 7, the boot logo keeps on repeating, and the home screen won't pop up. is there a fix for this? :/
No prob.
Did you do a full wipe before flashing CM7? Even if you did, I'd recommend a "Superwipe". This is a zip you flash from recovery like anything else, and it really gets to everything on your phone's memory. I don't have the direct link but you can download it here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=991254
It's down the page a bit, in the "attached files". The one on the top called SuperWipeG2+. Also, the ROM on that page is a nice one if you're looking for stuff other than CM. (Though CM is a good place to start)
I didn't do a complete wipe, I just did something else instead. I figured it out before checking this up, but thank you a lot for the help. +Thanks
Dan (@djrbliss) has posted the root method.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=32888705&postcount=1
Despite my strong belief that people who are interested in rooting should buy devices with unlocked bootloaders instead of expecting the magical hackers in the sky to give out free exploits (which are in short supply), I'm once again continuing to encourage bad behavior by publishing another root exploit:
http://vulnfactory.org/public/motofail2go_windows.zip
Instructions:
1. Download and extract the entire zip file.
2. Ensure your device is connected via USB and that you have installed the latest ADB drivers from Motorola.
3. Double-click "run.bat" and FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS. The exploit will ask you to press a button combination at one point.
If the exploit prints an error saying something like "run-as: Package 'com.motorola.bug2go' is unknown", then unfortunately you will have to wipe your data and cache partitions and try again.
This exploit should work on the Razr M, Atrix HD, Photon Q, Razr i (you might need to replace some of the binaries with x86 versions?), and the upcoming Razr HD.
Paypal:
http://goo.gl/zBGb0
guess i dont need to tweet the link at ya then
Glad to see he came out of retirement. Thanks to all of y'all, especially Dan!
This is great! I went with the Nexus over this and got my wife the M but glad to see I can "fix" anything down the road should problems arise that can't be mitigated without root access. I knew it wouldn't be long even though people had doubts about it.
jntdroid said:
Glad to see he came out of retirement. Thanks to all of y'all, especially Dan!
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Everyone who uses this exploit should be sending djrbliss a few bucks.
It's the least we can do as users to support his consistently excellent and unique contribution to our community.
There is nobody else in the same league doing this kind of work for us.
You can't buy it for any amount of money...
Anyone tried this with the leak?
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Anyone tried this with the leak?
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YES!
cellzealot said:
Everyone who uses this exploit should be sending djrbliss a few bucks.
It's the least we can do as users to support his consistently excellent and unique contribution to our community.
There is nobody else in the same league doing this kind of work for us.
You can't buy it for any amount of money...
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no worries there
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Dan (@djrbliss) has posted the root method.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=32888705&postcount=1
Despite my strong belief that people who are interested in rooting should buy devices with unlocked bootloaders instead of expecting the magical hackers in the sky to give out free exploits (which are in short supply), I'm once again continuing to encourage bad behavior by publishing another root exploit:
http://vulnfactory.org/public/motofail2go_windows.zip
Instructions:
1. Download and extract the entire zip file.
2. Ensure your device is connected via USB and that you have installed the latest ADB drivers from Motorola.
3. Double-click "run.bat" and FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS. The exploit will ask you to press a button combination at one point.
If the exploit prints an error saying something like "run-as: Package 'com.motorola.bug2go' is unknown", then unfortunately you will have to wipe your data and cache partitions and try again.
This exploit should work on the Razr M, Atrix HD, Photon Q, Razr i (you might need to replace some of the binaries with x86 versions?), and the upcoming Razr HD.
Paypal:
http://goo.gl/zBGb0
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As someone who didn't have a choice of locked/unlocked bootloader (company device, can't provide own equipment), I can't thank you enough. Once I get this through (can do it now) and can get home to access my paypal (currently on a share computer) I will definitely donate! I don't have a terrible need for root anymore with the way my Atrix HD performs, but things like ad-blocker, etc. are still very handy.
Thank you for this!!
Somebody asked if this works on the leak. I assume the leak refers to the jelly bean update? Because I just updated to jb last night. Regardless, this is the best news since i heard about this phone's release. Donation going to paypal when my paycheck comes. Thank you very much.
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I'm on a Mac, so I tried running all the commands in the .bat file manually. Got no errors, and Superuser.apk installed properly, but when I try root checker or any other root apps, I got a message saying the device wasn't rooted. Tried clearing data/cache and doing it again, but still no dice. Is there anything I should try manually? Don't have access to a PC right now.
Executed with no errors. Window claimed success. Yet no superuser or root after reboot??
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Incydeu said:
Executed with no errors. Window claimed success. Yet no superuser or root after reboot??
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I replaced su and Superuser.apk in the zip with the same files from the root package on aosp.us. It worked then.
Thanks so much
As someone who has just come over from my Samsung Fascinate and the great developer community there i want to thank you for getting this phone root !! But since i'm new to Moto and want to get root i just want to be sure there are no programs i need to install other than the instructions in the OP. On the Fascinate i had to open Odin before flashing but i can just install the ADB drivers x64,have phone turned off, and run the bat file and that is it ? thanks in advance. I did some searching and everything i read always says device specific so i just wanted to be clear.
Thanks,
Tom
Successful rooted and got superuser in. However, any root app said that my m isn't rooted. Such as Overclock app.
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This is awesome news. I'm glad to see that he just couldn't resist doing his magic.
When bootstrap and what not is out, along with a JB ROM I'll be on this!! Debloated, project butter, slightly themed somehow to devs liking and I'm in bidness
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Can anybody conform if this is working successfully for those of us that updated our M's to JellyBean?
Successfully rooted and confirmed with root checker thank you!!!!!!!!
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Jersey846 said:
Can anybody conform if this is working successfully for those of us that updated our M's to JellyBean?
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I'm guessing this means yes:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=32892282&postcount=7
Hi,
I am new to this site and I came here after reading several (complicated) posts/topics on how to root my LG Nitro HD (P930).
However, I saw there are many methods so I want to know which is the best and the newest method to root my device that I updated to the latest version ICS 4.0.4 (since there is no official Jellybean update on it :crying: ).
Please, if you will give me some links or instructions, please consider I am a newbie in rooting or in the special language you use for doing it.
Thanks for help.
Truepeace said:
Hi,
I am new to this site and I came here after reading several (complicated) posts/topics on how to root my LG Nitro HD (P930).
However, I saw there are many methods so I want to know which is the best and the newest method to root my device that I updated to the latest version ICS 4.0.4 (since there is no official Jellybean update on it :crying: ).
Please, if you will give me some links or instructions, please consider I am a newbie in rooting or in the special language you use for doing it.
Thanks for help.
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You can root your phone with the update you have right now, but if you uninstall certain apps you will brick your phone.
To root it use TPSparkyRoot - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1439429
This will not help you to install custom ROM's.
If you want Jellybean, you'll have to follow the guide in my signature.
Once you've done that you can install any of the many roms posted here in the Android Development section, anything CM10 based is Jellybean.
hereric said:
You can root your phone with the update you have right now, but if you uninstall certain apps you will brick your phone.
To root it use TPSparkyRoot - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1439429
This will not help you to install custom ROM's.
If you want Jellybean, you'll have to follow the guide in my signature.
Once you've done that you can install any of the many roms posted here in the Android Development section, anything CM10 based is Jellybean.
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First, I don't want to upgrade to jellybean using roms or what you call CM10.
For root, this seems complicated, I'll give it a try later on but are you sure it will work because I saw many warnings and remarks (I'll read them carefully later on, now I'm a little bit busy).
And what about this site I saw before for rooting my LG P930 http://www.androidegis.com/how-to/how-to-root-lg-nitro-hd-with-superoneclick-tool/
They seem 2 different methods for rooting.
Thanks for clarification.
Superoneclick would have worked if you hadn't upgraded to ICS. It doesn't work on v20c.
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Superoneclick would have worked if you hadn't upgraded to ICS. It doesn't work on v20c.
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Try http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2052321
I can't confirm that it works, but there are success stories there.
This is what I meant: you gave me now two different links, so which one to choose?? I want the most convenient rooting method for my case.
For TPSparkyRoot, I couldn't understand anything in these lines:
"**UPDATE** As jchase stated "If your device "bootloops" don't stress, just follow through with the commands as it "loops" ro.kernel.qemu can do funky stuff." I did notice this in my rooting but just assumed it was normal as this is my first use of adb.
**UPDATE2**
If you get a permissions error on the call
adb shell "echo \"ro.kernel.qemu=1\" > /data/local.prop"
then you may try
adb shell rm /data/local.prop
And then try the echo command again. This may be due to having rooted prior without cleaning up properly. Thanks to Franky_402 for this piece of info.
I have updated the batch file to include this step, it should still be fine for those who are not having the issue as well."
+ they said "does not currently work for the latest ICS update released (v9.4.2.11 on 1/18/2012)" but it should with my 4.0.4 right?
hereric said:
Superoneclick would have worked if you hadn't upgraded to ICS. It doesn't work on v20c.
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I asked someone who told me to follow like you the TPSparkyRoot method on this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2044645 However, I would have tried to do it even if it is a little bit complicated but the problem is that I don't want to reset everything in it and I don't want to lose any data or thing.
I can only wait and see if there will ever be a root that doesn't require to Factory reset the phone.
Thanks anyway.
Try bin4ry on v20c. TPSparkyRoot is based on an old exploit and works on v18f(4.0.3) only.
Thats just for rooting if you want to install CWM, you mush "unbrick" your phone.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2052321&highlight=bin4ry
arda99 said:
Try bin4ry on v20c. TPSparkyRoot is based on an old exploit and works on v18f(4.0.3) only.
Thats just for rooting if you want to install CWM, you mush "unbrick" your phone.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2052321&highlight=bin4ry
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As I've written before, I just don't want to lose everything I have on the phone since we need to factory reset it.
Truepeace said:
As I've written before, I just don't want to lose everything I have on the phone since we need to factory reset it.
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Just rooting, you shouldn't lose your data.... following an unbrick guide on the other hand, you will.
You can backup your text messages and your contacts (even though I believe you can sync them with your google account on ICS and you won't lose them), your pictures/videos/voice recordings are saved on your SD card and can be backed up to a computer before doing anything potentially involving data loss. If you root before attempting the custom recovery install you could use Titanium Backup to backup all your apps and their respective data..
lordcheeto03 said:
Just rooting, you shouldn't lose your data.... following an unbrick guide on the other hand, you will.
You can backup your text messages and your contacts (even though I believe you can sync them with your google account on ICS and you won't lose them), your pictures/videos/voice recordings are saved on your SD card and can be backed up to a computer before doing anything potentially involving data loss. If you root before attempting the custom recovery install you could use Titanium Backup to backup all your apps and their respective data..
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My biggest question is: Will i lose saves like saved games ? Contacts(you told me I could sync them)? My whatsapp conversations???
[EDIT] Yes I can backup for contacts with google account. I can also backup whatsapp conversations. I can also backup the gallery. However I don't know for games' progress.
Sorry for late reply
Ok, thanks for telling me I can backup some things.
So is the bin4ry method better than sparkyroot one?
I created a new thread here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=41639628
Thanks for help.
Truepeace said:
Ok, thanks for telling me I can backup some things.
So is the bin4ry method better than sparkyroot one?
I created a new thread here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=41639628
Thanks for help.
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Without doing some reading on the two, I honestly couldn't tell you which one is best for ics. I haven't used the official ics at all so I've had no need to root it. All the cwm flashable ics roms are already rooted, so I haven't had to root since I performed the unbrick process from gb.
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Root for LG P930 ON PREPAID 'CONSUMER CELLULAR' network
My friend just bought a prepaid lg p930 phone from consumer cellular, which uses the att network. I was wondering if you can root this phone and install a more efficient rom on the phone. It just came out for this network and so I'm hesitant to try this root method that appears to be for the same model phone but for att and not a prepaid version. Any info on this? Thanks.
LG Nitro HD (P930) 4.0.4 ICS v20c
Hey guys... if you have my device that i listed and you are having problems rooting the phone, it was as simple as turning off my stupid Windows Firewall.
The problem I used to have with Bin4ry (selecting option #1) was it would create a backup, but when it came to restore it would never show up.
If you are receiving an error with a path ending in ric that it cant be located, your device will still root.
Mad love to you developers staying up all night to make stuff like this happen .
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Hey guys... if you have my device that i listed and you are having problems rooting the phone, it was as simple as turning off my stupid Windows Firewall.
The problem I used to have with Bin4ry (selecting option #1) was it would create a backup, but when it came to restore it would never show up.
If you are receiving an error with a path ending in ric that it cant be located, your device will still root.
Mad love to you developers staying up all night to make stuff like this happen .
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Hmmmm.....
Never removed firewall to get it working but installed to root directory ie… c:\
And did not run as administrator ran fine for me until then I got the same error as you did.
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Swetnes said:
Hmmmm.....
Never removed firewall to get it working but installed to root directory ie… c:\
And did not run as administrator ran fine for me until then I got the same error as you did.
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I did root directory, I changed the cable, changed which USB ports I used, took out the SD card.
I also ran cmd as administrator for it to work as well. I don't know if that is what made the difference, because I did everthing the same except my firewall was on and didnt work, the only thing i changed was the firewall.... coincidence, perhaps.. pure noob luck? of course