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[Q] Help with failed HTC Desire root using unrevoked

Ola,
I tried to use the following instructions to root my desire, which is using android 2.1 and bootloader .83.
I used the easy method in a linux live cd. from the htcdesire site.
It hung on the screen that said "Checking for root files" and stayed there for about an hour. I never got the success message.
I had the recovery manager on the phone screen, so I selected reboot, and the phone came back fine.
I tried using unrevoked again and had the same issue.
So I am not entirely sure if I am rooted or not. I am assuming not, since I do not have a superuser app in my listing of phone applications.
Anyone have a solution to this issue?
Thanks!
MW

MisterWolfe said:
Ola,
I tried to use the following instructions to root my desire, which is using android 2.1 and bootloader .83.
I used the easy method in a linux live cd. from the htcdesire site.
It hung on the screen that said "Checking for root files" and stayed there for about an hour. I never got the success message.
I had the recovery manager on the phone screen, so I selected reboot, and the phone came back fine.
I tried using unrevoked again and had the same issue.
So I am not entirely sure if I am rooted or not. I am assuming not, since I do not have a superuser app in my listing of phone applications.
Anyone have a solution to this issue?
Thanks!
MW
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I think you missed root permissions. A 100% safe way:
Get an Ubuntu live cd (you can use any as long as sudo or su works there), extract unrevoked, then run the following commands in the terminal:
cd /path/to/unrevoked
chmod +x reflash
sudo ./reflash
If it asks you for a password, use "ubuntu" or "root". Unrevoked should start working.

This happened to me with my Desire as well. It turns out I was rooted.
Try turning your phone off, then hold the power and volume down buttons, then once you reach the boot screen, go ahead and select recovery. If you've successfully rooted your device, you should now be in whichever recovery mod you used unrEVOked to flash. For me, it was ClockWorkMod.
Go ahead and start following some custom ROM guides!

I do have the clockwork recovery mod on the phone, but when I tried to install titanium backup, it told me I do not have root permissions.
The tip with chmod'ing the flash file also did not work. I still get the same error.
Thanks

MisterWolfe said:
I do have the clockwork recovery mod on the phone, but when I tried to install titanium backup, it told me I do not have root permissions.
The tip with chmod'ing the flash file also did not work. I still get the same error.
Thanks
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If you have clockwork mod, then flash any rooted rom from here. I recommend Pinky Desire, Neophyte mod or LeeDroid. These are my favorites, though, you can choose any you like
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K900 said:
If you have clockwork mod, then flash any rooted rom from here. I recommend Pinky Desire, Neophyte mod or LeeDroid. These are my favorites, though, you can choose any you like
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I tried what you suggested, but the install failed due to not having root permissions, which hearkens back to unrevoked not working correctly.

MisterWolfe said:
I tried what you suggested, but the install failed due to not having root permissions, which hearkens back to unrevoked not working correctly.
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Then try running unrevoked under Linux, as I suggested in post #2
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K900 said:
Then try running unrevoked under Linux, as I suggested in post #2
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I ran it in linux the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth time I attempted to root the phone. Each time the process gets stuck on 'checking for root files', and hangs indefinitely.
Clockwork mod was installed, but the phone was not rooted.
Clockwork requires the phone to be rooted in order to flash roms.
I'll try unrevoked again tonight, but I am not expecting a different result.
Maybe this is a bug that will be dealt with in a future release.

This is very strange. If it has written ClockworkMod to your recovery partition, wether the ROM currently installed is rooted or not shouldnt have anything to say. You ARE trying to flash the zip from Clockwork Recovery by entering the bootloader when booting the phone, and not trough ROM Manager or similar? Sory for asking, but the thing some people does...
It would help to know what guide you have followed "the htcdesire site" isnæt really telling me anything.

MisterWolfe said:
I ran it in linux the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth time I attempted to root the phone. Each time the process gets stuck on 'checking for root files', and hangs indefinitely.
Clockwork mod was installed, but the phone was not rooted.
Clockwork requires the phone to be rooted in order to flash roms.
I'll try unrevoked again tonight, but I am not expecting a different result.
Maybe this is a bug that will be dealt with in a future release.
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Have you tried re-downloading it? Maybe the files inside are corrupt
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Thanks for the assistance.
I haven't had a chance to re-do the unrevoked again yet. if it should work with clockwork on, then it is likely a file corruption issue as you mentioned. I'll try again and report back.
myhtcdesire.com/modding/how-to-root-your-desire-easily-method-1 is the rooting method I used and will try using the same method again.

Success.
Looks like it was a corrupted clockworkmod issue.
Thanks for all your help

K900 said:
I think you missed root permissions. A 100% safe way:
Get an Ubuntu live cd (you can use any as long as sudo or su works there), extract unrevoked, then run the following commands in the terminal:
cd /path/to/unrevoked
chmod +x reflash
sudo ./reflash
If it asks you for a password, use "ubuntu" or "root". Unrevoked should start working.
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I've juste used your method and it worked, thank you very much!

Error: failed to get root. Is your firmware too new?
I am on the original HTC_Desire_Android_2.3_Upgrade rom downloaded from HTC development
I have tried the Windows method to root my phone with unrevoked.
When I run unrevoked it follows the following cycle:
unrevoked3 app: Pushing recovery
unrevoked3 app: Installing unrevoked services
Phone: Rebooting phone...
unrevoked3 app: Wait for bootloader
unrevoked3 app: Running pre-boot sequence
Phone: Reboot phone
unrevoked3 app: Waiting for reboot
Phone: Phone reboots to normal, not to bootloader. I do not know if this is correct
unrevoked3 app: Waiting for system to settle (might be a minute)
unrevoked3 app: Running root...
After awhile (on screen I have to enter pin for sim card but I do nothing)
unrevoked3 app: Error: failed to get root. Is yuor firmware too new?
Phone: Reboot phone
Could somebody tell me what is wrong and how to solve it?

jjplayground said:
I am on the original HTC_Desire_Android_2.3_Upgrade rom downloaded from HTC development
I have tried the Windows method to root my phone with unrevoked.
When I run unrevoked it follows the following cycle:
unrevoked3 app: Pushing recovery
unrevoked3 app: Installing unrevoked services
Phone: Rebooting phone...
unrevoked3 app: Wait for bootloader
unrevoked3 app: Running pre-boot sequence
Phone: Reboot phone
unrevoked3 app: Waiting for reboot
Phone: Phone reboots to normal, not to bootloader. I do not know if this is correct
unrevoked3 app: Waiting for system to settle (might be a minute)
unrevoked3 app: Running root...
After awhile (on screen I have to enter pin for sim card but I do nothing)
unrevoked3 app: Error: failed to get root. Is yuor firmware too new?
Phone: Reboot phone
Could somebody tell me what is wrong and how to solve it?
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with the gingerbread ruu u need http://revolutionary.io/ to make it s-off and then allow root
here a complete guide http://wiki.rootzwiki.com/index.php/HTC_Desire

So first I have to s-off the device first and after that run the unrevoked app?

jjplayground said:
So first I have to s-off the device first and after that run the unrevoked app?
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After s-off it will also install a CWM recovery, so u can simply flash from the recovery the super user zip contained in the guide above (or alternative if u want change ur rom, directly flash one of the rooted roms from the dev section )
Unrevoked is not needed anymore, run revolutionary is very simple, fast and stable

Will try that! Keep you posted.

andQlimax said:
After s-off it will also install a CWM recovery, so u can simply flash from the recovery the super user zip contained in the guide above (or alternative if u want change ur rom, directly flash one of the rooted roms from the dev section )
Unrevoked is not needed anymore, run revolutionary is very simple, fast and stable
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Thank you it worked very well!!!!
One question left: Now I can install ClockWork again so I can download roms and install them. ClockWorks has it's own bootloader right? Will this be a problem? Do I have to flash the clockwork mod?

As far as I know ckockworkmod (cwm) does not have its own bootloader, because it's a recovery. After running revolutionary successfully, you can just boot into cwm from bootloader. Or flash every you want from fastboot.
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[Resolved] Changing recovery issue

Hi there,
Today, I wanted to change my Amon-ra 2.0.0 recovery to version 2.0.1, because I read somewhere that nandroid backups would fail. And it failed once...
I launched Unrevoked, then I switched the recovery, and started the process. It went right until I got stuck at HTC logo. I had to reboot via the 3 keys combination. Once rebooted normally, I went to the recovery, and the version installed hadn't changed.
Is there any other solution to get this recovery flashed, in order to be able to perform a backup and flash the new RCMixHD 3.4.1 with A2SD+
Thanks !

Yes, but you need to be S-Off for that - the fastboot method.

So the only way to change my recovery is to s-off my phone ?
Also, I forgot to mention that I tried to flash it with Terminal emulator, with the command :
Code:
su
flash_image recovery
and I got error message stating I was running out of memory, and the process couldn't end properly.

Becasue you can not modify the NAND while in boot (S-ON).
Try unrevoked 3.21 with the RA Custom image you downloaded.

That's what I did previously, but it didn't work... I'll try later when I'll be back from college...

Use fastboot or revoked method.....
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unroot then run unrevoked again with newest amon ra chosen as recovery

I did this today
First u need S-off if u want to flash another rec., easiest way.
Just go to http://alpharev.nl/ download the Iso Utility,do like the instructions say,burn it,and boot it.Turn UsbDebbuging on,plug the phone and follow 3 ez steps.
After i recomend this tool for flashing the new recovery,takes 2seconds http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=823315

Thank you all, i'll try this after the champions league match. Is there any risks with s-off ? Was it safe and painless ?
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Turns out I didn't need to s-off my desire. I'm a fool... Everytime I launched Unrevoked, I forgot to run the program as admin... 2 minutes ago, it popped up to my mind, and abrakadabra, it worked !

Yeah, that was necessary
BTW, you can brick your phone if you are not careful with the S-OFF procedure.

kev94 said:
Turns out I didn't need to s-off my desire. I'm a fool... Everytime I launched Unrevoked, I forgot to run the program as admin... 2 minutes ago, it popped up to my mind, and abrakadabra, it worked !
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lol,i feel stupid now,i never thought of that >_>
Well glad it turned out ok for you enjoy ur new recovery.
Well yes and no.I did s-off in like 3 min with no problems and works like a charm If u just follow the instructions to the letter,u'll be fine.

[Q] Rooting gone wrong/ I've made a big mistake

Hi everyone, I'm hoping someone can help me out here because I've screwed up somehow and would like to un-do whatever it is I've done. I'm trying to think straight so I hope what I type out ends up making sense .
1. Right now, my phone works. I'm stuck on a rooted pre-OTA stock rom. I unrooted once, but was not able to flash the OTA update via the stock recovery. I still have a use-able phone so I'm doing better than some people in threads I've read about.
2. I tried to root it with gfree. I don't think it worked, and some errors came up during the process. I used the first method then skipped to 0.2 per the wiki. Using g-free verify tells me everything is alright. supercid, sim lock, etc.
3. I am s-off, but earlier I couldn't get gfree verify to work (my own error I'm certain) and assumed I screwed up. Rom manager and root explorer never gave me prompts for superuser permissions, but I was s-off. I didn't think I rooted correctly and used the rage against the cage method.
4. Right now, I'm apparently s-off and rooted. I can't flash any roms though. I use rom manager to flash the latest recovery, it says it works and then when I reboot to recovery it stays stuck on the HTC splash screen. Battery pull takes me back to the pre-OTA rom. Recovery only recently stopped working though.
Ultimately, I need to get recovery back somehow, and then I'd return my phone back to an unrooted state with the stock 2.2 rom since I can't seem to handle rooting to well. Since I have no clockwork mod recovery, not really sure what to do to get this process rolling. If someone can help me get recovery back, and then help me flash roms again I'd definitely appreciate it. I have noone to blame but myself here.
If it ends up mattering, I do have adb installed and can use that if need be, and like I said my phone still boots up. I don't have a brick but something crazy is going on.

tjmarchand said:
Hi everyone, I'm hoping someone can help me out here because I've screwed up somehow and would like to un-do whatever it is I've done. I'm trying to think straight so I hope what I type out ends up making sense .
1. Right now, my phone works. I'm stuck on a rooted pre-OTA stock rom. I unrooted once, but was not able to flash the OTA update via the stock recovery. I still have a use-able phone so I'm doing better than some people in threads I've read about.
2. I tried to root it with gfree. I don't think it worked, and some errors came up during the process. I used the first method then skipped to 0.2 per the wiki. Using g-free verify tells me everything is alright. supercid, sim lock, etc.
3. I am s-off, but earlier I couldn't get gfree verify to work (my own error I'm certain) and assumed I screwed up. Rom manager and root explorer never gave me prompts for superuser permissions, but I was s-off. I didn't think I rooted correctly and used the rage against the cage method.
4. Right now, I'm apparently s-off and rooted. I can't flash any roms though. I use rom manager to flash the latest recovery, it says it works and then when I reboot to recovery it stays stuck on the HTC splash screen. Battery pull takes me back to the pre-OTA rom. Recovery only recently stopped working though.
Ultimately, I need to get recovery back somehow, and then I'd return my phone back to an unrooted state with the stock 2.2 rom since I can't seem to handle rooting to well. Since I have no clockwork mod recovery, not really sure what to do to get this process rolling. If someone can help me get recovery back, and then help me flash roms again I'd definitely appreciate it. I have noone to blame but myself here.
If it ends up mattering, I do have adb installed and can use that if need be, and like I said my phone still boots up. I don't have a brick but something crazy is going on.
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Download ClockworkMod Recovery straight from Koushik's page and put it on the root of your SD card. Open up Terminal Emulator on your phone and type in the following:
su
flash_image recovery recovery-clockwork-3.0.2.4-vision.img
reboot recovery
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Post the results in here.

blackknightavalon said:
Download ClockworkMod Recovery straight from Koushik's page and put it on the root of your SD card. Open up Terminal Emulator on your phone and type in the following:
Post the results in here.
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Hey thank you so much for a response! I tried this with two sd cards because I didn't have any luck. I tried that exact command and flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery-clockwork-3.0.2.4-vision.img and each time it returns flash_image: not found
It definately is on my sd card.

tjmarchand said:
Hey thank you so much for a response! I tried this with two sd cards because I didn't have any luck. I tried that exact command and flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery-clockwork-3.0.2.4-vision.img and each time it returns flash_image: not found
It definately is on my sd card.
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Do you have the engineering bootloader? If not, you may have to try it with ADB.

blackknightavalon said:
Do you have the engineering bootloader? If not, you may have to try it with ADB.
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Im fairly certain I had to flash it to root with the rage method, vol + pwr screen says "vision pvt eng s-off hboot 0.76.2000 (pc1010000)"
With adb it gives me the same error, but I used rom manager to flash 2.5.1.3 so I have a recovery again. I have one good nandroid of the rom im stuck on.
My next issue is that I tried to flash the stock rom with root from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=836042 and something isn't right. I wipe data/cache and then go to install zip from sdcard (manual recovery) and select the rom. What happens after is it tells me the normal messages it gives when flashing and "welcome to vision" but when the flash is done instead of giving me the option of "reboot system now" it goes back to the install zip for sd card menu like the flash never happened (and it will not boot past the htc screen)

tjmarchand said:
Im fairly certain I had to flash it to root with the rage method, vol + pwr screen says "vision pvt eng s-off hboot 0.76.2000 (pc1010000)"
With adb it gives me the same error, but I used rom manager to flash 2.5.1.3 so I have a recovery again. I have one good nandroid of the rom im stuck on.
My next issue is that I tried to flash the stock rom with root from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=836042 and something isn't right. I wipe data/cache and then go to install zip from sdcard (manual recovery) and select the rom. What happens after is it tells me the normal messages it gives when flashing and "welcome to vision" but when the flash is done instead of giving me the option of "reboot system now" it goes back to the install zip for sd card menu like the flash never happened (and it will not boot past the htc screen)
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Maybe it's a bad recovery. You said you flashed 2.5.1.3, so ROM Manager should work. Try flashing 3.0.2.4 through there now. If not, I suggest downloading Fastboot.

tjmarchand said:
Hey thank you so much for a response! I tried this with two sd cards because I didn't have any luck. I tried that exact command and flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery-clockwork-3.0.2.4-vision.img and each time it returns flash_image: not found
It definately is on my sd card.
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flash_image isn't part of the stock ROM, I made a guide for using it: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=902493

raitchison said:
flash_image isn't part of the stock ROM, I made a guide for using it: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=902493
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Thanks for the guide! I followed it with no issue, I rebooted into recovery; it first hung on the HTC screen, rebooted, vibrated and then booted back into the OS. So anyway, instead of 2.5.1.3, I'm on 3.0.0.5 now.
I went down to 2.5.1.3 and downloaded cm6.1 via rom manager. It told me this : E: can't open '/sdcard/..location (bad) installation aborted. tmp/recovery.log was copied to sdcard
I tried enom's froyo themed rom next, heres what recovery tells me:
Installing update...
Formatting cache
Copying files
Formatting SYSTEM
Copying files...
E Can't symlink /system/bin/su
E Failure at line 19:
symlink /system/xbin/su SYSTEM: bin/su
Installation aborted.
I also tried to download an updated superuser from the market, it says installation unsuccessful package file was not signed correctly.

Use Titanium to update your Superuser.apk
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blackknightavalon said:
Use Titanium to update your Superuser.apk
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That worked, so thank you. I ended up unrooting and putting s back on so I can retry. Now, I can't flash the OTA update via stock recovery. Any ideas for that one? Thank you so much for all the other help as well.
"E:Can't open /cache/recovery/command" -when I first enter recovery
--Install from sdcard...
Finding update pacakge...
Opening update pacakge...
Verifying update package...
E:failed to verify whole file signature
E: signature verification failed
Installation aborted. -after trying the OTA (named update.zip of course)

tjmarchand said:
That worked, so thank you. I ended up unrooting and putting s back on so I can retry. Now, I can't flash the OTA update via stock recovery. Any ideas for that one? Thank you so much for all the other help as well.
"E:Can't open /cache/recovery/command" -when I first enter recovery
--Install from sdcard...
Finding update pacakge...
Opening update pacakge...
Verifying update package...
E:failed to verify whole file signature
E: signature verification failed
Installation aborted. -after trying the OTA (named update.zip of course)
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If this is the Gingerbread OTA, you'll need everything as stock. If it's the "OTA" with Superuser thrown in, you'll need CWM Recovery 3+ (2.5* formats the system in yaffs, 3+ formats it in EXT).

This is just the ota update with wifi calling still 2.2, Im unrooted and stock recovery again
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HTC Evo Goes to FASTBOOT Instead of Recovery

Hey guys so I have been messing with my Evo trying to get S-off and trying to get it to start with clockwork recovery but I have had no luck after at least 6 hours of trying. So I have decided to seek some expert advice so anything will help.
About my evo
Purchased day it came out and rooted it the following night with a tedious method I don't remember at all.
HBOOT- 0.79.0000
Radio - 1.39.00.04.26
Rom Installed - Cyanogen 7.0.3.1
My initial problem
I was trying to get my phone to boot to recovery (latest clockwork recovery and Amon RA 2.3) but every time I tried I would see the red triangle with the exclamation mark. So to fix this I tried running the latest unrevoked and that would get hung up at rooting... so then I wiped my phone and tried again and still nothing. I would get stuck at either rooting... or firmware too new then I tried using an older version of unrevoked (3.21) and it seemed to get further. It ended up getting stuck at reboot.
New problem
Now I cant enter recovery at all. Whenever I try entering through rom manager it takes me to FASTBOOT and even if I try entering recovery through bootloader it does the same. Any suggestions will help! And if you need any more information I will be glad to help.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/19699565/PC36IMG.zip
Place that on the root of your sd card. Turn your phone off, boot into the bootloader while holding vol+down as you turn the power on. Let it scan, apply update, reboot, reboot into recovery, from the bootloader, and you'll be on amon_ra 2.3 recovery.

Jeez, please stop using ROM Manager to boot to recovery, or to do anything else and explain how you can be using CWM AND AR??

Okay it booted and recognized the file PC36IMG. As for the update, how do I apply it? I click recovery and it still takes me to FASTBOOT.
@HipKat and I tried both recoveries at different times. First clockwork, the amon ra.

Kingcoke said:
Place that on the root of your sd card. Turn your phone off, boot into the bootloader while holding vol+down as you turn the power on. Let it scan, apply update, reboot, reboot into recovery, from the bootloader, and you'll be on amon_ra 2.3 recovery
Okay it booted and recognized the file PC36IMG. As for the update, how do I apply it? I click recovery and it still takes me to FASTBOOT.
@HipKat and I tried both recoveries at different times. First clockwork, the amon ra.
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It should have asked you to apply update, which you would have used the volume keys to navigate to yes, then pressed the power button to make the selection. If ya didn't get it, do the process again.

It doesnt ask me that and I have tried 5 times already. All it does is return to the bootloader screen.

The script in my sig should be able to recover it, just flash cm7 again once it's done and you should be good to go. You will be able to get to the recovery afterward by holding down power and selecting reboot

So I have been trying to use AutoRoot and was following the video on the thread but I keep getting hung up at "ERROR Could not access the SD card!" Also I was trying to use flashzip as suggested in this thread with your response. And I noticed that it was notifying me my nand was locked. Does that matter at all?

Kingcoke said:
So I have been trying to use AutoRoot and was following the video on the thread but I keep getting hung up at "ERROR Could not access the SD card!" Also I was trying to use flashzip as suggested in this thread with your response. And I noticed that it was notifying me my nand was locked. Does that matter at all?
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It sounds like you never got fully rooted if your nand is locked (s-on) and the sd card not being recognized could be caused by unrevoked not undoing something. Flashing the 3.29 PC36IMG will most likely fix the sd card error, but if not you'll need to use the OpenShell script from the autoroot folder and type the following:
Code:
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot oem enableqxdm 0
fastboot reboot
If you could attach the autorootlog.txt file to a post that will also give some more information about the condition of your phone.

xHausx said:
It sounds like you never got fully rooted if your nand is locked (s-on) and the sd card not being recognized could be caused by unrevoked not undoing something. Flashing the 3.29 PC36IMG will most likely fix the sd card error, but if not you'll need to use the OpenShell script from the autoroot folder and type the following:
Code:
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot oem enableqxdm 0
fastboot reboot
If you could attach the autorootlog.txt file to a post that will also give some more information about the condition of your phone.
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Yeah im pretty sure my phone doesn't have a full root and okay im currently downloading 3.29.651.5_PC36IMG.zip. (by the way how do I install it with flashzip? do I just move it in the res folder or what?
attached is my autorootlog
thanks for all your help thus far I hope we get this figured out soon.
edit: I flashed as you suggested, ill see if it solved sd card error.

Kingcoke said:
Yeah im pretty sure my phone doesn't have a full root and okay im currently downloading 3.29.651.5_PC36IMG.zip. (by the way how do I install it with flashzip? do I just move it in the res folder or what?
attached is my autorootlog
thanks for all your help thus far I hope we get this figured out soon.
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Anywhere in the autoroot folder will be ok. It can't get your firmware version either so there is definitely something weird going on there, but you should be good once 3.29 is flashed.

Its currently flashing my firmware. Everything seems good so far! I will keep you updated.
edit: It says
congratulations! Your phone is now rooted with a customer recovery capable of flashing ROMs!
Unrevoked Forever was not required to root your phone but you must flash it if you plan on using a production hBoot. The ENG hBoot that is currently installed is unlocked by design and has extra features that can not be used on newer version.

WOW! Amazing, thanks so much! S-off, I can enter a custom recovery, and installing cyanogen as we speak. Finally a full root. I have been trying to achieve this forever. Any suggestions on roms? I have been using cyanogen forever.

Kingcoke said:
WOW! Amazing, thanks so much! S-off, I can enter a custom recovery, and installing cyanogen as we speak. Finally a full root. I have been trying to achieve this forever. Any suggestions on roms? I have been using cyanogen forever.
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Glad to hear that, you'll want to remember not to use any RUUs or upgrade your hboot though. Unrevoked forever can be used to permanently unlock it but as is flashing a RUU will completely unroot your phone and flashing anything newer than 3.29 will prevent you from downgrading your hboot again.
I'm currently using aamikam's sense 2.1 rom from here but have been looking for another, I can't lower brightness with any of the GB sense ROMs so my battery gets murdered when the screen is on. I'm digging the new sense though.

xHausx said:
Glad to hear that, you'll want to remember not to use any RUUs or upgrade your hboot though. Unrevoked forever can be used to permanently unlock it but as is flashing a RUU will completely unroot your phone and flashing anything newer than 3.29 will prevent you from downgrading your hboot again.
I'm currently using aamikam's sense 2.1 rom from here but have been looking for another, I can't lower brightness with any of the GB sense ROMs so my battery gets murdered when the screen is on. I'm digging the new sense though.
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What exactly is hboot? I want to make sure I don't foolishly upgrade it.

Kingcoke said:
What exactly is hboot? I want to make sure I don't foolishly upgrade it.
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hBoot stands for hardware boot, it's just another name for the bootloader. Flashing a RUU is guaranteed to upgrade it but aside from that you shouldn't really have to worry about it.

Unable to get into Recovery nor Flash CM7

Hello,
I have a T-Mobile G2 and I have been on Miui-108050 for sometime, but I want to go back to CM7. After wiping data+cache from recovery I tried flashing a CM7 nightly, and RC1, but both just stuck at the HTC screen. I was unable to get a logcat from the HTC bootscreen either. After trying this many times I restored my Miui nandroid and downloaded rom manager to reflash ClockworkMod recovery and it says it was successful in flashing recovery 3.0.2.4 but when I reboot into recovery, it goes from the HTC bootscreen to a black screen, and then reboots back into Miui. After trying this multiple times I still can't get into recovery.
Can someone provide me the .img for the latest G2 ClockworkMod recovery and the command to flash it through terminal and help me re install CM7?

This should help.
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/TMobile_G2:_Rooting
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Bharakrama said:
This should help.
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/TMobile_G2:_Rooting
Sent from my HTC Vision using XDA App
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The command "adb push recovery-clockwork-3.0.2.4-vision.img /data/local/tmp/recovery.img" was successful but did not bring my recovery back.
Also, in Fastboot, recovery is not an option.
It does say S-OFF Hboot-0.76.2000 radio - 26.08.04.30_M3 emmc-boot
I also tried reflashing a PC10IMG.zip through my bootloader, but it failed and now my phone seems to be bricked. It won't get past the bootscreen.
Please someone tell me how I can use my phone again by only having a bootloader.

Trying to reload a PC10IMG without knowing exactly what it will do is not advisable as that is a very easy way of bricking your phone. Especially if the phone is not behaving how it should from the beginning.
Beside that, it appears as if your phone isn't a complete brick. Have you attempted to go through the instructions in the following thread?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=842495&highlight=semi+brick

I cannot get into adb shell. It says no such file or directory.