Hi, I have just purchased a desire z which has 1.34.405.5 and would like to root it. I would like to know what would be the best method? Is the cyanogen root method okay to use?
Thanks for any help.
Superfly94 said:
Hi, I have just purchased a desire z which has 1.34.405.5 and would like to root it. I would like to know what would be the best method? Is the cyanogen root method okay to use?
Thanks for any help.
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yep, cyanogen wiki method will work, as will the wiki method here, as will the "no adb" method in the dev section.
just make sure whatever guide you're using uses gfree to obtain permaroot and not visionary and you'll be golden... temproot via visionary isn't an issue, but when you permaroot with it you can potentially corrupt critical partitions.
Thanks, ill try it out now.
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I have done S-OFF, PermRoot and currently overlocking on my unbranded European Desire Z, but I need to send it back to HTC to repair my phone with some hardware issue under warranty.
What do I need to do? I have seen some guides here but they are all for the T-Mobile G2, and am worried if I follow it it will brick my unbranded European Desire Z.
Just unroot and use an official image! Then everything should be fine.
Blubberor said:
Just unroot and use an official image! Then everything should be fine.
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BAD. NO. YOU WILL BRICK YOUR PHONE.
Flash a stock rooted rom first, THEN follow unrooting steps. There's a thread around here somewhere.
Sent from my T-Mobile G2 running Cyanogenmod.
ibemad1 said:
BAD. NO. YOU WILL BRICK YOUR PHONE.
Flash a stock rooted rom first, THEN follow unrooting steps. There's a thread around here somewhere.
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It's only bad if you have S-OFF only via the eng hboot (not gfree), and if you are trying to downgrade your ROM.
If you have S-OFF via gfree then you're fine, just flash the stock ROM back on. Then undo gfree via its options to set S-ON (see the Wiki).
Unfortunately my phone used the S-Off and Root using the old 'hBoot' method I followed here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9143423&postcount=3
So what should I do?
steviewevie said:
It's only bad if you have S-OFF only via the eng hboot (not gfree), and if you are trying to downgrade your ROM.
If you have S-OFF via gfree then you're fine, just flash the stock ROM back on. Then undo gfree via its options to set S-ON (see the Wiki).
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ibemad1 said:
BAD. NO. YOU WILL BRICK YOUR PHONE.
Flash a stock rooted rom first, THEN follow unrooting steps. There's a thread around here somewhere.
Sent from my T-Mobile G2 running Cyanogenmod.
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hamish909 said:
Unfortunately my phone used the S-Off and Root using the old 'hBoot' method I followed here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9143423&postcount=3
So what should I do?
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What ROM are you running exactly ? If you are still on the stock ROM, and you flash the exact same version back, it will be ok.
I've made no mods prior to this. It was a brand new Desire Z so it was all stock.
Then I did the following:
Rooted and s-off via engineering hboot
Installed Visionary and applied Permroot
Installed ROM Manager for Clockworkmod
Flashed gtrab's godspeed 1.4ghz module via Clockworkmod
How should i go about this now?
Thanks.
i believe steviewevie already gave you the answer.
and to protect everyone here -- nobody is responsible for any problems should you have any - only you are.
androidcues said:
i believe steviewevie already gave you the answer.
and to protect everyone here -- nobody is responsible for any problems should you have any - only you are.
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You sure about that, Sherlock?
I'm not trying to hijack your thread so please know that but I want to make sure. I thought I could just use the unroot thread to unroot (thread here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=835971) should I need to but it seems as if I need to flash a rom now looking in this thread so just to make sure:
1) I rooted my phone via this : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=833965
2) I installed clockwordmod and made a backup.
That's it! I'm going to freeze some apps in a min using Titanium but not uninstall them.
SO... question is, should I need to send my G2 back, what unrooting steps should I take exactly? thanks!
*edit* Ummm MORON* (me) this thread is for the Desire Z NOT G2 which is the phone I am talking about. Sorry, smh! *
hamish909 said:
You sure about that, Sherlock?
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Aye holmes..
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I just rooted my desire using unrevoked3. Now i want to know if i need to do S-Off using Alpharev or does unrevoked method enables S-Off ?
I am bit confused and need some expert advice on this.
Thanks,
Vishy
I'm confused that you're confused. What is confusing about not confusing information in dev section how to not confusingly root your phone?
This is all very confusing.
I read somewhere that S-off is not required if using unrevoked. That is why this question.
vishytk said:
I read somewhere that S-off is not required if using unrevoked. That is why this question.
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Root and S-OFF are two different things. S-OFF lets you write to the system partition whereas ROOT only allows writing to the data partition. You will need both ROOT and S-OFF to have total control of the filesystem.
I used unrevoked to gain root with my Desire GSM. Later on I wanted to do S-OFF so I used "revolutionary". Revolutionary seems to be easier than the Alpharev method because I did not have to burn a CD to do it. If you already have used unrevoked, then try revolutionary to gain s-off. You will not need to install a new recovery from the revolutionary method because unrevoked already should have installed CWM 2.5.0.7. The only caveat is that you should have a stock rooted or non-rooted froyo rom installed when you try the S-OFF procedure (if you dont want to risk any problems).
I read somewhere that S-off is not required if using unrevoked. That is why this question.
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S-off is required if you want to edit the system partition while the phone is on (eg. such as using root explorer to delete system apps) or to modify your partition table to gain more space for apps.
Sent from my HTC Original Desire using Tapatalk
Thanks to Tsjoklat and itachi1706
Nevertheless - This has been discussed many times, Q&A and Developer sub-forum has many answers.
Please use the Q&A Forum for questions Thanks
Moving to Q&A
Hi!
I just rooted my HTC Desire Z which was Android 2.3.3 through downgrading it to Android 2.2 and the running Visionary+.
After that I installed ClockworkMod and flashed ClockworkMod Recovery.
When I use Reboot into Recovery in ClockworkMod I get a red exclamation mark only also when I go to recovery from bootloader manually.
Someone said my phone is restoring the stock recovery after every reboot due to the way its rooted.
Alternate bootloader in ClockworkMod is grayed out so I cant install that either.
Any ideas what to do?
Did you follow this method?
You may want to read this.
biohazrd51 said:
Did you follow this method
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Do you mean the rooting procedure described there?
Laurijan said:
Do you mean the rooting procedure described there?
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Correct. It is the most recommended (actually I think the only) method currently.
Sent from my HTC Vision using XDA App
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=22438718#post22438718
Laurijan said:
Hi!
I just rooted my HTC Desire Z which was Android 2.3.3 through downgrading it to Android 2.2 and the running Visionary+.
After that I installed ClockworkMod and flashed ClockworkMod Recovery.
When I use Reboot into Recovery in ClockworkMod I get a red exclamation mark only also when I go to recovery from bootloader manually.
Someone said my phone is restoring the stock recovery after every reboot due to the way its rooted.
Alternate bootloader in ClockworkMod is grayed out so I cant install that either.
Any ideas what to do?
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First if you read what biohazrd51 linked you to then you would now understand that Visionary + can and usually does brick your phone or make it impossible to use. The root method that biohazrd 51 linked was what you NEEDED to do rather than use the Visionary +. Chances are good you now have a very expensive door stop. I am NOT a programmer by any stretch, I hope you can recover, if so please let us know so that others may read and it help them. Best of luck to you.
biohazrd51 said:
Did you follow this method?
You may want to read this.
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Ok I factory reset my phone and now root is gone. Its still Android 2.2 which is good since in the first link you gave me one needs to downgrade if having 2.3.
In those rooting instructions one is asked to load the appropriate Hboot file:
Download the appropriate HBOOT for your phone:
T-Mobile G2: vision.hboot-0.76.2000.zip (md5sum 7669AE12DC2FAA10AE555A164980EFD0)
HTC Desire Z: vision.hboot-0.84.2000.zip (md5sum 2CE1BDD5E4C1119CCFCECB938710D742)
HTC Desire HD: ace_glacier.hboot-0.85.2007.zip (md5sum df4fd77f44993eb05a4732210d2eddc6)
How do i find out if I have a T-Mobile G2 or a Desire Z since to my knowledge both look same. I live in Finland by the way.
...if you bought your device in finnland you propably got a desire z. anyway if you flash the g2 hboot on a dz or the other way around you wouldn´t harm your phone...
only the desire hd hboot is a no go.
if you want to be sure look into your bootloader and google your hboot number
best thing to do is use the desire z hboot, because then you can flash sense 3+ roms (even if you have a g2)
EDIT: before you start, does your bootloader show s-off?
That red exclamation mark is the stock recovery. If it happens when you have sorted S-OFF (do not use Visionary !), just try flashing ClockworkMod recovery again.
Sent from my Desire Z running CM7.
At the top, just under the speaker grill of the phone, does it say htc or t-mobile?
If its htc ==> Desire Z
T-mobile ==> G2
-Nipqer
The other method root worked and i could install ClockworkMod properly and flash to CyanogenMod rom.
Worked! Thx for you help guys!
Nipqer said:
At the top, just under the speaker grill of the phone, does it say htc or t-mobile?
If its htc ==> Desire Z
T-mobile ==> G2
-Nipqer
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Best way to tell htc=desire z and tmobile=g2
Either way u can't go wrong with flashing on these phones. I've tried before sadly
Sent from my HTC Vision using XDA App
Doc76013 said:
First if you read what biohazrd51 linked you to then you would now understand that Visionary + can and usually does brick your phone or make it impossible to use.
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Not "usually", but there were a decent amount of soft bricks when Visionary was being used by more people. Enough for most folks on here to conclude that its not as safe as the Wiki method, so not worth it.
A friend of mine is asking me to root his phone and install CWM to flash a stock gingerbread rom he currently using stock Froyo.I have not flashed recovery on Htc before i have experience in flashing rom on Motorola Atrix. So I want ask whats the procedure for installing roms on htc because on atrix i had first unlock the bootloader to flash recovery for flashing rom. Is the bootloader of htc desire Z also locked if yes how can i unlock that and whats the method of rooting the phone.
Also recommend me good stock ginerbread CWM rom that i should flash after flashing recovery.
Thanks
Yes, the bootloader is locked. You need to root and “s-off” the phone. I think this guide is up to date (correct me if I’m wrong):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=905261
What do you mean by “stock gingerbread CWM rom“? You mean stock ROM without any modifications flashable through CWM? You can choose the appropriate RUU for your area here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=19101396
and create a flashable zip using Android Kitchen.
Or you can choose some other ROM, look here"
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1493365
PS: Don’t be afraid to use the search function. That is all you need, believe me
yes i did use search but found nothing about bootloader and for rooting their various method.
shared_ptr said:
Yes, the bootloader is locked. You need to root and “s-off” the phone. I think this guide is up to date (correct me if I’m wrong):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=905261
What do you mean by “stock gingerbread CWM rom“? You mean stock ROM without any modifications flashable through CWM? You can choose the appropriate RUU for your area here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=19101396
and create a flashable zip using Android Kitchen.
Or you can choose some other ROM, look here"
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1493365
PS: Don’t be afraid to use the search function. That is all you need, believe me
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=905261
This tutorial is for 1.72 and the set that i am trying to root is 1.82 . Is there any method to root 1.82
terminator1983 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=905261
This tutorial is for 1.72 and the set that i am trying to root is 1.82 . Is there any method to root 1.82
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if you want true soff when you root your phone you will need to downgrade furter, the exploit will not work with every version of froyo
Sent from my HTC Vision using xda premium
demkantor said:
if you want true soff when you root your phone you will need to downgrade furter, the exploit will not work with every version of froyo
Sent from my HTC Vision using xda premium
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Whats the difference b/w the S off given in tutorial and true S off.
terminator1983 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=905261
This tutorial is for 1.72 and the set that i am trying to root is 1.82 . Is there any method to root 1.82
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It doesn't matter if you have 1.82 or 1.72, you still need to downgrade to 1.34
Maybe this guide will help you more:
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/HTC_Desire_Z:_Rooting
Remember, you cannot skip the step "Downgrade to an exploitable Firmware"!
Also you should have some ADB experience and you should be familiar with command line tools.
Good luck!
shared_ptr said:
It doesn't matter if you have 1.82 or 1.72, you still need to downgrade to 1.34
Maybe this guide will help you more:
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/HTC_Desire_Z:_Rooting
Remember, you cannot skip the step "Downgrade to an exploitable Firmware"!
Also you should have some ADB experience and you should be familiar with command line tools.
Good luck!
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The device i am trying to root is with cid htc__044 for which i have to make a goldcard and the tutorial given in downgrading thread is of bell DZ is steps given for debranding same for all DZ version or i have use any other method to debrand.
terminator1983 said:
The device i am trying to root is with cid htc__044 for which i have to make a goldcard and the tutorial given in downgrading thread is of bell DZ is steps given for debranding same for all DZ version or i have use any other method to debrand.
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You need only to create a GoldCard. Follow only the first part - "Part 1 GoldCard" from the guide "Debranding Bell Desire Z".
Hello everyone,
I want to root my desire hd but to do that I need to have Froyo on my desire hd. I readed a few guides to downgrade the desire hd but for all of them i need to have Advanced Ace Hack Kit. Now since that has been discontinued i don't know how to downgrade it. Does anyone have a solution for this?
technobram said:
Hello everyone,
I want to root my desire hd but to do that I need to have Froyo on my desire hd. I readed a few guides to downgrade the desire hd but for all of them i need to have Advanced Ace Hack Kit. Now since that has been discontinued i don't know how to downgrade it. Does anyone have a solution for this?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1152233 folow that guide
Why do you need to downgrade?
Because i want to root my desire hd. and you need to downgrade to froyo to root it.
thanks for your reply but the only problem is that i can't download the PD98IMG.zip in the thread because I'm getting a survey.
Do you know where i can download it?
The only way aside from the retired AAHK is to unlock the bootloader. You don't need to downgrade to do that.
I messed for ages with the hack kit but there doesnt seem to be a reliable download for the PD98IMG.
Use HTDEV to unlock hboot
Fastboot flash a recovery
Use recovery to install a custom rom
Fastboot flash the roms boot.img (extract from the rom zip)
Hope this helps
Stu
thanks for your replies but I fixed it. I just downloaded a froyo RUU and now I have froyo and its rooted.