After doing with the PERM ROOT, i did reboot my G2 with volume down+power, "s-off" shows on the screen, but something just happened.
after rebooting, i just uninstall VISIONary, then i rebooted my G2 again, to make sure, i did volume down+power again. Good, s-off is still there. When i came into the home screen, i pressed the Root Explorer, oooooops, i got no root access to open this software....
To check this, i re-install VISIONary, --root now---"your device is already rooted".
All in all, i have the "s-off", but i have no root access.
Help!!!
A big thanks here and looking for some one would like to answer me.
Install Superuser (from ChainDD) and make sure it allows access for your root explorer. Also, try the steps again to get S-Off. After you do the 'sync' command, do a reboot back to your home screen (not bootloader) to see if the changes stick.
And don't start a new thread. Post in the old one.
Make sure Visionary is not set to "Root on Boot".
Reboot the phone and run Visionary again.
Make sure you have the newest version of visionary. Run it to root, open terminal emulator type in "SU" then type "sync" wait two minutes. reboot the phone.
You don't need visionary after you get pern root. I don't have it anymore. If you followed the guide then you should be golden.
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superuser is useful, but when i redid this step"# /data/local/tmp/root",it was told that # /data/local/tmp/root not found. after sync, i still can not obtain the root access...
fox_lee said:
superuser is useful, but when i redid this step"# /data/local/tmp/root",it was told that # /data/local/tmp/root not found. after sync, i still can not obtain the root access...
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Did you just try running su?
-RotorDemon- said:
Make sure you have the newest version of visionary. Run it to root, open terminal emulator type in "SU" then type "sync" wait two minutes. reboot the phone.
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This is what did it for me, I had S-OFF and no SU/Root last night.. took 3 seconds..
Yes, if i uninstall superuser, "su" won't pass the premit. If i keep superuser in my G2, "su" will pass but i need confirm it with superuser...
I have this problem and I deleted visionary because I thought I didn't need it and when trying to get it back its not in the market so I can't try using it again to get the perm root eventhough I have soff
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-RotorDemon- said:
Make sure you have the newest version of visionary. Run it to root, open terminal emulator type in "SU" then type "sync" wait two minutes. reboot the phone.
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latest version? u mean R12 or R11?
v6tc said:
This is what did it for me, I had S-OFF and no SU/Root last night.. took 3 seconds..
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What version of VISIONary did u use? r11 or r12(tested), and did u just work it out?
kicknik said:
I have this problem and I deleted visionary because I thought I didn't need it and when trying to get it back its not in the market so I can't try using it again to get the perm root eventhough I have soff
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Then you'll need to visit the VISIONary thread and download it from there. It was suspended from the Android Market.
Try to do the stock PC10.img to start all over and just go thru the steps.
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Well I had the r12 version. Tried the temproot (checked for su and it was there.) and then permroot (the phone forced a reset) when it came back on, there was no root. So I decided to go manually. Followed all instructions here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=833965. Did Everything exactly besides step 6. Well I did it but it said that I already had root. So i proceeded with step 7 and waited five minutes (just to be sure) and then restarted. Checked and confirmed that s-off. Powered on the phone and still no root access. I figured that step 6 may have thrown me off so i tried step 6 and 7 again to no avail. Stuck with s-off but no root.
I had perma-root yesterday. Working and tested... mui happy.
Got OTA update late last night (Southeast US / Tampabay FL). Accepted it like a dumbass.
Currently:
Phone works... I didn't get "teh brix".
VISIONARY tells me "your device is already rooted"
SuperUser has my Root-apps listed with green radio buttons.
su from terminal results in permission denied
screenshot will no-longer run (This program requires root access)
Recovery Boot = S-OFF
Confused = Yes, very
Can't re-root as visionary won't really run properly. Uninstalled Visionary and installed Visionary+. Still says "Your device is already rooted".
S-off no boot fix?
So to reply to my own thread once I've gone through all of the steps repeatedly, I wound up with s-off and no root. even after running visionary+ temp root and then entering (in terminal emulator on the phone) su (granted superuser) and then typing sync and then reboot. Did this over and over again with the same result but to get it to work(for me anyways) i had to run temproot, and then run permroot and then reboot. Mind you, I have already done this step before but it didnt seem to work until afterwards. Hopes that this helps SOMEONE.
For people facing a similar issue, use the RATC method instead of VISIONary, you should get perm root then.
I had the same issue I followed unforgiven's instructions
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=833965
after step 7 and you reboot run visionary again and you should gain perm root, hope this helps.
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Sorry, what is the RATC method of rooting?
With r14, it adds Superuser and then keeps cycling through the temp root process until I hit back or home. Of course none of my apps have root access anymore and I get denied on terminal emulator. So what recourse do I have besides re-flash my phone to factory?
Read the Wiki!! gfree is the way to be!!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=HTC_Vision
Sora3087 said:
With r14, it adds Superuser and then keeps cycling through the temp root process until I hit back or home. Of course none of my apps have root access anymore and I get denied on terminal emulator. So what recourse do I have besides re-flash my phone to factory?
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One of the reasons people recommend against using Visionary is because it can be wonky. If you are still S-ON than nothing permanent can be done with /system but maybe one of the other folders that gets modified when Visionary does it's temp root got messed up.
Why are you using temp-rooting? I know I used temp root (using visionary) for the first month I had my phone in case something went wrong and I needed to return it. The gfree permanent root method isn't hard (other than getting ADB working which can be tricky) and will solve your problem.
been doing my reading
my radio is 26.03.02.26_M
which means gfree wont work and i need to downgrade, right?
also i ran into the issues listed on S-Off no root
cp: can't stat `/system/xbin/busybox': Not a directory
etc...
so do i need to downgrade first and how?
Sora3087 said:
been doing my reading
my radio is 26.03.02.26_M
which means gfree wont work and i need to downgrade, right?
also i ran into the issues listed on S-Off no root
cp: can't stat `/system/xbin/busybox': Not a directory
etc...
so do i need to downgrade first and how?
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I have the same radio as you, I used the gfree method 2-3 days ago and, it worked for me.
I'm using this ROM: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=871344
Hi guys.
I've tried both the manual rage and the automatic Visionary R14 methods.
I'm not able to get into temp root with anyone of these two methods
Visonary gives me a black screen and the rage method crashes the terminal emulator app after it restarts (Should restart into temp root, but it just crashes)
Both methods makes the devide VERY slow, i need to reboot to get it up to speed again.
Device info
Android version
2.2.1
Kernel version
2.6.32.21
Software number
1.82.405.1
Not sure what problem is I've 3 G2's rooted using both methods, double check ur steps.
Visionary was easiest n fastest way to root for me....try to factory reset and try visionary again?
Well, that is an easy one. Any ROM version above 1.34 is not yet rootable. You are 1.82.
You need to downgrade to the official 1.34 ROM for your phone carrier/region, then root.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=HTC_Vision#December_2010_DZ_OTA_1.72_Update
Also, if you are not aware, the Visionary method is riskier than other methods, and can lead to an unrecoverable brick:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1025135
Kablamooo.... This has got to be the 4th or 5th thread about being unable to root lol.
Here you go. It's a guide that uses ADB & psneuters. It's probably the safest way of doing it.
Alternatively you can also try the HTC Vision Wiki one which is just as good
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Thanks :laugh: