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[Q] Can I perm root my device ?

As the title:
My device's Hboot is showed as the following image:
Well, my questions are followed:
1 can I perm root my device?
2 If I can't, what can I do?
3 What happens on my device?
4 When I use the software "VISIONary", I click the button-Root Now. Then the screen shows me the message "your device is already rooted". But I can't find the icon "super user" in the menu. What can I do?
thanks a lot!

All G2's can be rooted. Just go follow the steps in the Development forum.

hiko36 said:
All G2's can be rooted. Just go follow the steps in the Development forum.
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I followed the steps to the letter and STILL no root... I use to have VISIONary temp... but now not even that works
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[Q] sony noob. feel stupid...

ok guys i just picked up a play for att. sucks cause i have tmobile and wont get the 3/4g data. im almost always in wifi spots anyway so no big deal.
anyway i have already called att and got the phone sim unlocked. now if i think i understand this correctly this should be the order to follow. if you guys can confirm and provide latest links i would appreciate greatly.
1. sim unlock (done)
2. unlock bootloader (not yet)
3. root (not yet)
4. load rom (not yet)
correct??? did i miss anything? any preferred method on any of these? please advise.
thanks!!!

First of all, if you bought a xperia PLAY, you should probably post in the xperia PLAY forums.
Second of all, questions go in the Q & A forum.
To answer your question, that's pretty much the right order.
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DdcCabuslay said:
First of all, if you bought a xperia PLAY, you should probably post in the xperia PLAY forums.
Second of all, questions go in the Q & A forum.
To answer your question, that's pretty much the right order.
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i deserve the flaming. i did edit my post in hopes that a mod would see and put in the right forum for me.

kdm212 said:
ok guys i just picked up a play for att. sucks cause i have tmobile and wont get the 3/4g data. im almost always in wifi spots anyway so no big deal.
anyway i have already called att and got the phone sim unlocked. now if i think i understand this correctly this should be the order to follow. if you guys can confirm and provide latest links i would appreciate greatly.
1. sim unlock (done)
2. unlock bootloader (not yet)
3. root (not yet)
4. load rom (not yet)
correct??? did i miss anything? any preferred method on any of these? please advise.
thanks!!!
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yeh, thats right, but you need a recovery after root and before loading rom

TheHaso said:
yeh, thats right, but you need a recovery after root and before loading rom
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well somewhere along the line i bricked the phone.
i was able to install clockwork recovery. i then tried to install a rom. and it froze for well over 30 min. so now all i can get to is the se logo. cant boot into recovery on boot up at all. how do you check to see if you have an unlocked bootloader?
any chance of restarting over? loading the stock rom?

flash a generic global world img from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1330314
next time take a backup.

Retrosid said:
flash a generic global world img from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1330314
next time take a backup.
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i flashed an ftf world file and now i just have a black screen. no booting up.

If you have unlocked bootloader since I can't figure it out of your posts, flash another kernel
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Retrosid said:
If you have unlocked bootloader since I can't figure it out of your posts, flash another kernel
Sent from my Xperia Arc
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thats where my problem is i believe. i dont think the bootloader was ever unlocked.
edit: tried rebooting the phone and the flashlight turns on lol but nothing else!

kdm212 said:
thats where my problem is i believe. i dont think the bootloader was ever unlocked.
edit: tried rebooting the phone and the flashlight turns on lol but nothing else!
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Have you tried to use SE PC companion to restore phone to factory state?
From support start update and click repair phone.
That could bring your phone back to life.

Muurahainen said:
Have you tried to use SE PC companion to restore phone to factory state?
From support start update and click repair phone.
That could bring your phone back to life.
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ill give that a shot. im willing to try anything now...
no software available...what about flashing an img file? do i need root or the bootloader unlocked for that? if i dont need those items how do i go about flashing the img?

kdm212 said:
ill give that a shot. im willing to try anything now...
no software available...what about flashing an img file? do i need root or the bootloader unlocked for that? if i dont need those items how do i go about flashing the img?
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That repair button didn't work?
For img flash you can use flashtool.
You don't need root or anything to use flashtool on your phone.
Just pick correct .ftf for your phone and flash it to the phone.

Do normal firmwares work on at&t's 4G version?
Maybe that's the problem
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finally!!! got it i was continuing to search everywhere for an answer and i stumbled upon another guy here on the site that had a similar issue. sooo i went to the site he found, xperiagamer.com and got the att firmware. flashed it and bingo im back!
thanks for all the help and suggestions men. this truly is a great site!
i do have some additional questions though. now that im back to square one im pondering trying again OR just rooting so i can remove the bloatware. if i just go the root method what the best way?
thanks!!!

kdm212 said:
finally!!! got it i was continuing to search everywhere for an answer and i stumbled upon another guy here on the site that had a similar issue. sooo i went to the site he found, xperiagamer.com and got the att firmware. flashed it and bingo im back!
thanks for all the help and suggestions men. this truly is a great site!
i do have some additional questions though. now that im back to square one im pondering trying again OR just rooting so i can remove the bloatware. if i just go the root method what the best way?
thanks!!!
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If you were rooted before you don't need to re-root unless you purposely unrooted it. IF you aren't rooted anymore superoneclick or the zergrush(however it's spelled) is the easiest. I'm 99% sure you don't have an unlocked bootloader though, so you have very few options. I'd say re-root if you need to and unlock your bootloader so you can flash flash and flash custom roms like crazy

kdm212 said:
well somewhere along the line i bricked the phone.
i was able to install clockwork recovery. i then tried to install a rom. and it froze for well over 30 min. so now all i can get to is the se logo. cant boot into recovery on boot up at all. how do you check to see if you have an unlocked bootloader?
any chance of restarting over? loading the stock rom?
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It got bricked because you didn't unlock your bootloader.
1.Root your phone
2.Install Recovery
3.Unlock Bootloader
4.FINALLY!! you install a rom okay?
I was a noob too so it's okay now I'm a higher class noob.try flashing your ftf again.
Sent from my R800x using XDA

MrHaPpY66 said:
It got bricked because you didn't unlock your bootloader.
1.Root your phone
2.Install Recovery
3.Unlock Bootloader
4.FINALLY!! you install a rom okay?
I was a noob too so it's okay now I'm a higher class noob.try flashing your ftf again.
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well i got the phone back up and running. its now rooted again. i was doing some research. if i understand correctly the att version cannot have the bootloader unlocked. can anyone confirm this?

You need to pay Setool credits in order to unlock the bootloader. Unlocking the bootloader allows you to lose the sin lock as well, so you could have killed two birds with the same stone.

Logseman said:
You need to pay Setool credits in order to unlock the bootloader. Unlocking the bootloader allows you to lose the sin lock as well, so you could have killed two birds with the same stone.
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ya i just found the website. seems like thats the one everyone is sent to on this site.
im wondering now that im rooted if i can clean this stock rom up enough to use on a daily basis. i mean im using tmobile on the device so sharing internet would only be edge lol. i guess the only thing i really want ics for is that fact that its ics.

open the dial pad and use this code*#*#7378423#*#* . Then go to -> "Service Info" -> "Configuration".
If it says unlock bootloader = no, then you have to use the paid service, if yes, then you can do it for free yourself.

[Q] Relock Galaxy Nexus 4.0.4 on a MAC

I unlock my phone to installed 4.0.4 thinking this will solve the issue with the phone thinking that is charging when it's not, the problem is back and I would like to lock the phone again so I can send it for repair, I'm using mac an I can't find instructions anywhere, please help
thanks

./fastboot-mac oem lock
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thanks!, but I need a step by step guide, this is my first time I unlocked a phone

chanchan305 said:
thanks!, but I need a step by step guide, this is my first time I unlocked a phone
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look at stickied threads.. they are there for a reason, no one should have to go out of their own way to walk you through this when all the steps necessary are already available and you don't want to put the effort into finding them.

chanchan305 said:
thanks!, but I need a step by step guide, this is my first time I unlocked a phone
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I just assumed since you said you unlocked it you were just looking for the command.
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there's not a single thread about returning phone to stock on a mac

chanchan305 said:
there's not a single thread about returning phone to stock on a mac
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your OP post mentioned NOTHING about returning a phone back to stock. all you asked was for your phone to be bootloader locked again,
I unlock my phone to installed 4.0.4 thinking this will solve the issue with the phone thinking that is charging when it's not, the problem is back and I would like to lock the phone again so I can send it for repair, I'm using mac an I can't find instructions anywhere, please help
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.. and yes there are threads. you aren't looking hard enough.
EDIT: after doing a 5 second google search,
http://bit.ly/HzqalU that was the first result. use that thread as a reference and change the names to its new respective names
http://code.google.com/android/nexus/images.html has links for 4.0.4
that wasn't too difficult now.

thanks i also found this http://youtu.be/mIWEM8zBnTM and it works

Following the wiki guide to return to stock ROM for warranty repair?

OK, I have found the wiki guide to return a phone to stock condition for warranty repair (part of the screen can't touch). I have a few questions...
You need to have radio S-OFF to follow this steps
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How do I do this?
Please make sure that gfree_verify returns secu_flag = 0 before following this steps!!!
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Huh?!?
If you main software version is higher than the version of the PC10IMG you want to install (in this case 1.19.531.1) you have to change the main version number in the misc partition.
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What's the main software version? What's PC10IMG?
In case of the original T-Mobile G2 the stock rom is called PC10IMG_Vision_TMOUS_1.19.531.1_Radio_12.21.60.09b_26.02.01.15_M2_release_149459_signed.zip
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I have a Desire Z bought from Hong Kong. I suppose I will use:
RUU_Vision_hTC_Asia_HK_CHT_1.84.708.1_Radio_12.28e.60.140f_26.04.02.17_M2_SF_release_168263_signed.exe
as
RUU_Vision_hTC_Asia_HK_CHT_1.34.708.3_Radio_12.28b.60.140e_26.03.02.18_M2_release_154602_signed.exe
is corrupt and won't execute?
Restore the backup of your partition 7.
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What's partition 7? What does the file look like?
Geez, this guide sure is technical...there is a whole lot more there. It reads like it was written by an expert, as a sort of hand notes for what he did so he can follow it again later. It sure doesn't read like a easy-to-follow guide for novices like me.

well to start you were wondering if you have soff? did you root your phone yourself? do you know what guide you used? most of these steps are just reversed from optaining root and soff
you may want to boot into your bootloader (power on while holding volume down) and check your phone
nipqer also has a guide to follow, search the dev section for that, not @ a computer so can't easily link it to you right now but it is called something like "return to stock with broken digitizer) of course it will work even if your touch screen is fine
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Help
Some one should please help me. I gave my friend my HTC G2 for a research work. Some days later, he returned it to me pleading that i should forgive him. He mistakenly deleted my G2's Operating System and every other thing in it. Right now the phone is just blank. It boots up to the bootloader and displays the HTC Logo. Please, I am begging for any body with any solution to this. PLEASE I URGENTLY NEED YOUR HELP. THANKS

Were you rooted prior to this? Do you know what was done to make this happen? Can you boot to bootloader at all?
See if this helps at all
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=33917375
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Help
demkantor said:
Were you rooted prior to this? Do you know what was done to make this happen? Can you boot to bootloader at all?
See if this helps at all
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=33917375
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Yes I can boot to bootloader and the phone was rooted prior to the deleting stuff. It was rooted with super one click. When I opened my sd card, I saw Superwipe+4ext. When I confronted him yesterday, he said he just downloaded the stuff but didn't use it. I suspect he used that Superwipe+4ext to wipe out my phone because when I went online to read about this software, I was convinced that he used it. Thanks

The superwipe is safe to use, can you still boot to recovery?
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Yes I can boot to recovery.

Then flash a new rom
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OK what? Urch make your own topic. Dont rob other's topics....
gromky, tell us about your phone: Is it rooted? Is it S-OFF? Do you know anything about your phone at all?

[Q] About unlock bootloader and rooting

hi all, i have alot of question, i just got a shipped amazing htc one x, just updated it to the ota 2.17, i wanna update it to the jb and root to install custom roms, the thing is its kinda confusing, my phone came already unlocked, i can use it with any gsm carrier, i wish someone could give me anoob friendly tutorial, or a link to something, i was trying to use the all-in-one-toolkit, but it asks me to unlock my bootloader in the procces, which i think its already is, i need help please D: :silly:

Unlocking bootloader is not the same thing as sim unlocking.
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Check this out:
http://onexroot.com/one-x-root/how-to-root-one-x/

omerkhan90 said:
Check this out:
http://onexroot.com/one-x-root/how-to-root-one-x/
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thank you, it was the perfect dummy guide, really thanks