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[Q] Root Help! Just got the EVO and have new software number!

I just recieved my new EVO today from sprint. (my other one had a dead pixel) I have done no updates to it, just turned it on. I have just tried the Simple Root and it fails because i have Software Number 1.47.651.1 and i guess i need the older one. But the phone came with it. Im currently on Stock 2.1. Can i still fully root somehow????

Just wait and try to be patient. You're not the only person in that situation. A fix will, no doubt, be on it's way eventually.

And don't be in a rush to try other things that aren't made for the release you have. You might end up like some other people and really mess up the phone by being impatient.

Wait, isn't Simple Root made for 1.47? And can't you root 1.47 manually anyway using toast's guides?

Huh, i just rooted one with that build. Did u get the 1 click simple root program for that build? I still use the 4 step one for the evos i root.
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I thought i traveled back in time there for a sec lol. There is a new simpleroot. I bet he is using the old 3 step for 1. 32
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Yeah either the one step simpleroot or on the wikwi guide page use "simplest root method without a user gui" all work fine with 1.47

pongoface said:
I thought i traveled back in time there for a sec lol. There is a new simpleroot. I bet he is using the old 3 step for 1. 32
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Im not sure if it was for 1.32 but yes it it was the 3 step simple root. Maybe thats why it didnt work Could you maybe show me the link to the one you are talking about please?? Thanks much

1.47 is the easiest to root. You are not on the "new software number". Don't freak out....
Use simple root for 1.47, search for it... It is easy to use, after that you can flash any rom through recovery.

[Q] PLEASE HELP Visionary Perm root

i used visionary to temp root my device, then i clicked on the perm root option just to say what happened then my phone froze i started touching the screen and a menu popped up and i clicked an option on accident. the option on the left. then my phone shut off and is froze on the htc boot screen. i pulled the battery and the same thing happened. i tried a factory data reset and the phone is still frozen on the boot screen. please help T-Mo G2, 2.2, no roms

I really do not know why the visionary guides are allowed on these forums. I find it GROSSLY irresponsible of the mods. It has been proven TIME AND TIME AND TIME AND TIME again that visionary bricks phone. For god sakes there is a sticky at the top of the forum saying DON'T USE VISIONARY FOR PERM ROOT. Your phone might be screwed. And its really not your fault. Those threads need closed. Period. Seriously mods, how many phones do you want ruined before you rid the forum of the visionary crap. The gfree method among MANY other alternatives works and DOESN'T BRICK PHONES. WHY LET THIS CRAP STAY FOR PEOPLE LIKE THIS WHO SEE IT AS AN EASY METHOD AND JUMP AT IT UGH.
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if you'd done some research (not picking on you, just for future reference), you'd have found many a testimony that visionary should not be used on the vision--oh, the irony--to obtain permanent root. visionary temp root is fine, but its perm root is dangerous to our phones.
are you able to boot into recovery? do you have a custom recovery (ie clockworkmod) installed? do you have the engineering hboot installed?

Visionary's Perm root will basically brick your phone... sorry

i can boot into recovery but i dont have cyanogen or any roms or anything installed i just rooted my phone

will htc help me?

AroundTheWorld said:
Visionary's Perm root will basically brick your phone... sorry
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Not always but a lot of people it does.
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paulwoods1114 said:
will htc help me?
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Don't tell them that you tried to root your phone, just tell them it did it on it's own.
sure, they'll probably find out once they've got it, but by then they'll probably just fix it. htc sometimes fixes rooted phones if the they belive the problem was something else.
for example (this has actually happened):
lets say your phones screen stopped working, but it was rooted. the root has nothing to do with the screen, so they'll fix it, but when the phone was returned to the customer it was no longer rooted.

Is sending my phone to HTC my only option because i can still boot into to recovery and get into the bootloader and all that. i just want to know that HTC is my last resort

If your bootloader says S-ON, and your recovery is not CWM then you're good to go.

Visionary works for exactly what it is supposed to do. Temp root. Then you can achieve perm root with the various methods depending on your build #. It perm roots on earlier phones - so I hear, as well. The OP hit the perm root button without s-off. Easier to find warnings about that could be instructive, but the mods can't take the visionary instructionals off the forum. ABD is not exactly a friend to the G2. There are a number of things the OP can try. If they really release the update - that should do it. Thread-rom manager,rom backup, and red exclamation point. Etc.
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My bootloader says S-ON

My bootloader says S-ON

paulwoods1114 said:
My bootloader says S-ON
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yea warranty will cover it... just dont mention root or anyting.... it did it by itself you hear me (personal experience.... one of the first to brick using visionary....)

Visionary works for exactly what it is supposed to do. Temp root. Then you can achieve perm root with the various methods depending on your build #. It perm roots on earlier phones - so I hear, as well. The OP hit the perm root button without s-off. Easier to find warnings about that could be instructive, but the mods can't take the visionary instructionals off the forum. ABD is not exactly a friend to the G2. There are a number of things the OP can try. If they really release the update - that should do it. Thread-rom manager,rom backup, and red exclamation point. Etc.
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Actually they can take them off the forums, and even if that was true, they can close the threads and let them fall into oblivion. They do all of xda a gigantic disservice by being so irresponsible and letting that junk linger so noobs can brick there phone within the freaking day of buying it. Its outrageous and I'm not gonna listen to any other arguement.
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+1
There's a perfectly good guide on XDA Wiki for permrooting the G2, and other sub forums on XDA for each device to root. There's no need for Visionary at this point. There will always be alternative ways to root phones.

Well,
I was using the word "can't" for emphasis. I suppose in some ways "don't" would have been more accurate. Let me try again. Feel free not to listen. I will always be grateful to Modaco. Here's why: I had a G1 (gf has it now -running froyo at the moment), TouchPro 2 (my Dad is using it now - so not that modified, but it was); I finally get a G2 and I can't do anything with it. I sat there for 24 hours trying to root it before I called 1 of the 2 guys in Austin on Craigslist offering flashing/rooting/unlocking services. Sat with him for 12 hours. On the plus side he did show me how to set up ABD. On the other hand lot of time with an irate stranger who won't even take the money he is so upset with himself.
Finally figured out if you use the root no abd required method twice (on everything but the G2s with Gingerbread) you can sneak by barely and downgrade etc. Visionary provided the temp root.
I wasn't lucky enough to get a G2 on the first day. I was in the same boat as the folks with Gingerbread. Thought I had waited too long. My parting words from the professional flashers place. But Visionary and the automated scripts for Gfree saved me. Should the perm root button contain a warning that you need s-off first? Sure. But developers have little incentive to update when criticism is so harsh. I have a feeling every root method is indebted to Visionary. If I had a "ginger" G2 I would be praying they were working on a fix.
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Issues Rooting with Superoneclick

Hi, I have tried rooting about 20 times (not even kidding), and almost every time it gets stuck on step #7. I have installed drivers from LG and have phone in debugging mode. (I tried doomlord, but it won't recognize my Nitro) Does anyone have any advice to help me root my Nitro?
*Mods, feel free to move this to the rooting section, it just wouldn't let me post in there*

Try rooting it the way they root the optimus. That's what I did and it worked fine.
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Did you use the latest SuperOneClick 2.3.3 for rooting your device? I can confirm it works with LG LU6200...
http://www.box.com/s/245a1043a874497c26e7
If this isn't working for you, this should:
http://www.box.com/s/9b369b91e370b60a1544
(its working in ADB mode, make sure your device is in USB debugging mode and connected to your PC)
Good luck!

Use doomlords root
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Use SuperOneClick v.2.3.2 and not 2.3.3. The latest version don't want to root our Nitro. I can't understand why, but 2.3.2 version root very well.
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mgoblueno1 said:
Hi, I have tried rooting about 20 times (not even kidding), and almost every time it gets stuck on step #7. I have installed drivers from LG and have phone in debugging mode. (I tried doomlord, but it won't recognize my Nitro) Does anyone have any advice to help me root my Nitro?
*Mods, feel free to move this to the rooting section, it just wouldn't let me post in there*
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Remove the SD card( or unmount it), i got the same problem here and it thats what worked

What worked for me was installing the Android SDK package.
I was hanging at step #7 as well and after installing the package it went through.

Machzelet said:
Use SuperOneClick v.2.3.2 and not 2.3.3. The latest version don't want to root our Nitro. I can't understand why, but 2.3.2 version root very well.
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Im having trouble finding 2.3.2, is there a thread with download links?

Machzelet said:
Use SuperOneClick v.2.3.2 and not 2.3.3. The latest version don't want to root our Nitro. I can't understand why, but 2.3.2 version root very well.
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Found one on a random website, and it worked on the 3rd try...thanks!!!

mgoblueno1 said:
Im having trouble finding 2.3.2, is there a thread with download links?
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Click on a link in my signature and download from my guide. I have an issue to upload the file right here.

problems rooting too!
So this being my first post and all please dont freak. I searched as best I could to find the proper thread to ask this and this seemed like the best option. So here it goes.
I myself tried rooting my phone with Superoneclick and after numerous attempts I failed miserably. So I tried Doomlord's rooting method. I thought I had figured it out because at the end it said "OK!" and it even rebooted my phone but when I tried to DL Titanium backup and busybox it said it could not gain root access. My question is, first would it be safe to attempt the root process again, or if not any ideas on what I might have done wrong and maybe a solution to fix it?
Thanks again
P.S dear Mod if this was the inappropriate place to post this I apologize in advance.

i would download the superuser app and see if tibu finds root
also, there should be no prob running the rooting app again if you choose to, if you are rooted already it should return a *already rooted* message.

So I tried dl superuser and that did nothing. I even did a master reset maybe thinking that I might of changed a setting I want suppose to, and even that didn't work. Like I said I can't get SOC past step 7 and I've tried all the tips I read on here to get past that problem but nothing. Doomlords looks like it worked and it reboots my phone but still nothing. I would really truly appreciate any help!
thanks again
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I tried super one click and dark warlords roto rooter and nothing. I can't root and I want to. Like Herman Munster said...darn darn darn .
I took a photo of my errors so maybe some one could help?
Gino
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I can't get my photo to upload
I cant get my screen shot to upload. I've tried everything. Anyhow, I still can't get my phone rooted. When I rooted my Aria, I used a program on my MAC that rooted it in about 20 seconds. Whatever happened to that?
Gino

thedicarlos said:
I cant get my screen shot to upload. I've tried everything. Anyhow, I still can't get my phone rooted. When I rooted my Aria, I used a program on my MAC that rooted it in about 20 seconds. Whatever happened to that?
Gino
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Apples and oranges. The two programs used to install custom recovery on the Aria utilize exploits in the HBOOT, which is something only HTC devices have.
What software version do you have on your device? (Look in Settings > About Phone > Software version)

I'm having the same situation. Everything I've read says that if you did the security update without root already then you can't root now. I would love for some one to prove me wrong and show me a way. IM running 2.3.5 v10j with kernel 2.6.35.11.
Thanks
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What I'm running
Hi Drumist! I'm running 2.3.5 v10j with kernel 2.6.35.11.
Gino

thedicarlos said:
Hi Drumist! I'm running 2.3.5 v10j with kernel 2.6.35.11.
Gino
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You have the recent update installed which makes it impossible to root the device. There are still methods to get the device rooted but it is not simple and basically involves this process: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1597488
I would urge you to make sure you know what you're doing before attempting this though.

I had the above problem with not being able to root my phone due to the software version i had. I had to use the "unbricking guide" and after some challenges i was able to restore the phone to stock with root. It is risky, but at this moment im not sure theres any other way to do it, unless someone with programming skills can find an alternate method to go back to a previous version of the software without resetting or unbricking the entire phone.

[Q] IMEI locked on Orange can i still root it.?

today i tried to get my contract phone unlocked from orange with an online shop, ive just had it for going on 2 years & the contracts nearly over BUT the guy emailed me back saying it had been rejected the only thing i can think of is that i recently sent it back for repair & now found this on their site.
"The handset to be unlocked must have been registered to an Orange account in their name for a minimum of three months"
even though my 2 year contract is just about up the replacement phone they sent me out will have a new IMEI number due to them swapping it over so in theory ive not had it 3 months..
So my question is will rooting this phone make it so i can then put in another sim card from another network.? or will it make no difference as i don't want to risk bricking it if its not going to work.?
many thanks for any advice given.

BaRoN30s said:
today i tried to get my contract phone unlocked from orange with an online shop, ive just had it for going on 2 years & the contracts nearly over BUT the guy emailed me back saying it had been rejected the only thing i can think of is that i recently sent it back for repair & now found this on their site.
"The handset to be unlocked must have been registered to an Orange account in their name for a minimum of three months"
even though my 2 year contract is just about up the replacement phone they sent me out will have a new IMEI number due to them swapping it over so in theory ive not had it 3 months..
So my question is will rooting this phone make it so i can then put in another sim card from another network.? or will it make no difference as i don't want to risk bricking it if its not going to work.?
many thanks for any advice given.
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Yes. The hack kit sim unlocks your device. However, not all sim unlock devices work with all Sims. There are certain Sims that are carrier locked.
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:good: Thank you. if there's a 50/50 chance of it working I will give it a go
all I need now is to find details of the hack kit sim that will work with my phone.
HTC Desire HD
Android 2.3.5
Sense 3.0
build number 3.13.61.5

im not having much luck so far..
ive found a few threads on here about rooting via Advanced Ace Hack Kit but when I click on the link to download the files im getting this. Nothing to see here, move along
great start NOT
can anyone point me to where it can be downloaded from.
thank you. :good:

It's linked in the OP of the Ace Think Tank thread in my signature.

BaRoN30s said:
im not having much luck so far..
ive found a few threads on here about rooting via Advanced Ace Hack Kit but when I click on the link to download the files im getting this. Nothing to see here, move along
great start NOT
can anyone point me to where it can be downloaded from.
thank you. :good:
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tau.shadowchild.nl
Find it there
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:good:
Great stuff, thanks very much guys for your help im now running the Tesco sim on my orange HD phone..
I did have some problems when trying to do the root via windows 8 & 7
win 8 wouldn't even take the drivers so that was end of that and win 7 it kept on failing when it came to downgrading my phone
So gave the Ubuntu cd boot a go & after working out how to use Ubuntu it worked fine.. :laugh: :good:
only downer now is im running the old style of HTC again
Android V 2.3.3
Sense 2.1
Baseband 12.56.60.25U
Build 2.50.405.2
is there no upgrade back to sense 3.0 and android 2.3.5 like I was running before.?
thanks again.

BaRoN30s said:
:good:
Great stuff, thanks very much guys for your help im now running the Tesco sim on my orange HD phone..
I did have some problems when trying to do the root via windows 8 & 7
win 8 wouldn't even take the drivers so that was end of that and win 7 it kept on failing when it came to downgrading my phone
So gave the Ubuntu cd boot a go & after working out how to use Ubuntu it worked fine.. :laugh: :good:
only downer now is im running the old style of HTC again
Android V 2.3.3
Sense 2.1
Baseband 12.56.60.25U
Build 2.50.405.2
is there no upgrade back to sense 3.0 and android 2.3.5 like I was running before.?
thanks again.
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You can flash any custom rom or stock ruu that you like now. Windows 8 is not working with HTC drivers...

im guessing when you say "stock ruu" that will take me back to the newer version..?
can I just do a upgrade on the phone or will it block it again..?
if not where do I get the stock upgrade from.?
many thanks again

BaRoN30s said:
im guessing when you say "stock ruu" that will take me back to the newer version..?
can I just do a upgrade on the phone or will it block it again..?
if not where do I get the stock upgrade from.?
many thanks again
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Once you are S-OFF, flashing a,ruu won't revert back that.
Go to the development section and see a custom ROM you like.
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Odd problem. ..

First off, I'm not new to rooting etc. I've previously rooted several HTC devices and achieved s-off which for those ofyou who know HTC phones, know that the process can be difficult.
That being said, I've recently switched to my very first Samsung device and have achieved root with no problems, but was unable to flash any roms. After searching for a week and coming up empty handed, I decided I'd try the all in one toolbox. I downloaded it and when checking my build number, I discovered what my problem likely is.
My phone is with telus and is the 1747M.
How have I managed to get that build number? Can I change the build easily enough? Should I leave it on that build and just use roms meant for the i9300?
Thanks in advance for your help!!
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DO NOT USE i9300!! If it is a carrier device (i747[M]), which it is, you will brick your phone and have to get it JTAGGED. You need to only flash ROMs located in this section.
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ChandraKoo said:
First off, I'm not new to rooting etc. I've previously rooted several HTC devices and achieved s-off which for those ofyou who know HTC phones, know that the process can be difficult.
That being said, I've recently switched to my very first Samsung device and have achieved root with no problems, but was unable to flash any roms. After searching for a week and coming up empty handed, I decided I'd try the all in one toolbox. I downloaded it and when checking my build number, I discovered what my problem likely is.
My phone is with telus and is the 1747M.
How have I managed to get that build number? Can I change the build easily enough? Should I leave it on that build and just use roms meant for the i9300?
Thanks in advance for your help!!
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Please start by reading this thread, reading that thread will help you understand Rooting and installing Roms. Reading that thread will save you from Bricking your phone, as you would have done if you'd flashed a i9300 Rom onto your phone.
Sticky Roll-Up A Guide To All Guides and Q&A's

I've read all of that stuff and the answer to my question isn't there. My build number is the same as listed in i9300. I wasn't going to flash any of those roms without finding out if that was the solution to my problem. I don't want to brick my phone and therefor I stopped doing anything to it until I was able to get some help on how to proceed. I only discovered the build number issue when I tried to use the all in one toolkit and noticed my build number didn't match any of the telus ones but the 9300 ones. I guess I'll just have to continue researching on my own to figure it out. I wouldn't have posted if I wasn't stuck. Thanks anyways

ChandraKoo said:
I've read all of that stuff and the answer to my question isn't there. My build number is the same as listed in i9300. I wasn't going to flash any of those roms without finding out if that was the solution to my problem. I don't want to brick my phone and therefor I stopped doing anything to it until I was able to get some help on how to proceed. I only discovered the build number issue when I tried to use the all in one toolkit and noticed my build number didn't match any of the telus ones but the 9300 ones. I guess I'll just have to continue researching on my own to figure it out. I wouldn't have posted if I wasn't stuck. Thanks anyways
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Don't pay attention to build number.
Flash with Odin a pre rooted i747M image. (That's the easiest way)
Do not and I mean DO NOT flash,use,mod anything i9300 or anything international.
Please read some more. A lot more.
Before you end up with a paper weight.
And stay away from anything i9xxx
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