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Rooting the HTC Hero/G2..(success)

If you have a 2.73+ rom with the latest hboot you will need to follow This Post to boot the recovery image
1) restart into bootloader (switch on holding the back button)
2) Extract the latest GSM Hero recovery IMG into your android SDK/tools folder
(For SDK & CMD help reffer to Post 3 "The Basics" )
3) Download Superuser.zip and extract the contents to your SDK/tools folder.
4) Plug in USB
5) open a CMD prompt from the tools directory and type the following command> fastboot boot recovery-RA-hero-v1.5.2.img
(you should now enter a recovery console on the handset)
NOW PERFORM A NANDROID BACKUP from the recovery menu, once completre, continue..
6)then type the following commands in CMD exactly as they are here, hitting enter for a new line.
adb shell mount /system
adb push su /system/bin/
adb shell chmod 4755 /system/bin/su
adb push Superuser.apk /system/app/
adb shell reboot
Congratulations you now have root access..
Download "Root Boot" from the app store (this will only work if you have root!)
Step 6 modified thanks to ENLIGHTENER, cheers, su whitelist working nicely now..
Recovery image updated to recovery-RA-hero-v1.5.2.img , thanks to Amon_RA
Please be carefull! I accept no liability!
FYI, To unroot you will have to either restore an earlier backup or flash a stock rom..... (reccomend the new official HTC Update via RUU to do a full reset)

OK i have a stupid question as i'm new to all that android thing. Where is the sdk folder? How do i open CMD? Maby u could do a tutorial for totaly new guys on *how to root your HERO* ??
Thanks

The Basics
gaabrysz said:
OK i have a stupid question as i'm new to all that android thing. Where is the sdk folder? How do i open CMD? Maby u could do a tutorial for totaly new guys on *how to root your HERO* ??
Thanks
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1) you need to download the android software development kit from Here and extract it to yourhard drive.
2) (check) fastboot and adb should be located in the tools folder.
3) in tools right click>new>shortcut when asked enter CMD.exe
4) right click on cmd.exe shortcut, go to properties and clear the "start in" box.
job done, follow as above.
*Edit*
FYI
Verify you have root, go to app store> download Root Booter and test its functions if this works, you have root!
The G2 is the HTC Hero on T-Mobile.
The SDK includes all the drivers needed.
once you have booted the img via fastboot you should enter a recovery console, at this point you need to follow the instructions exactly as typed for adb,
I am running windows 7 Ultimate, should be the same for all windows platforms,
Cheers
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Thank you
Oh and one more question. Do i loose any data doing this??

gaabrysz said:
Thank you
Oh and one more question. Do i loose any data doing this??
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No, you will not loose anything but be sure to do a Nandroid incase you need to go back to "Stock"

I've followed the process and I never ran into any problems, but I'm new to Android having previously owned Win Mobile phones and now an iPhone.
I got my G2 today on a contract upgrade just so that I could play around with it and try some development work.
Now that I have followed the process, how do I verify that I now have root?
Is there anything I can do to test?

MrHorus said:
I've followed the process and I never ran into any problems, but I'm new to Android having previously owned Win Mobile phones and now an iPhone.
I got my G2 today on a contract upgrade just so that I could play around with it and try some development work.
Now that I have followed the process, how do I verify that I now have root?
Is there anything I can do to test?
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Use a program that requires root access.

MrHorus said:
I've followed the process and I never ran into any problems, but I'm new to Android having previously owned Win Mobile phones and now an iPhone.
I got my G2 today on a contract upgrade just so that I could play around with it and try some development work.
Now that I have followed the process, how do I verify that I now have root?
Is there anything I can do to test?
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If by G2 you mean HTC Magic/Sapphire rather than HTC Hero you're in the wrong place...

OK i have a problem when i do this:
4) open CMD prompt use> fastboot boot cm-hero-recovery.img
the phone reboots and then you have to do "adb shell" but when i do that it says "error: device not found", what now??

Just tried it and it works sweet... Took all of 5 minutes... Awesome work thank you
I now have root access on my Hero

gaabrysz said:
OK i have a problem when i do this:
4) open CMD prompt use> fastboot boot cm-hero-recovery.img
the phone reboots and then you have to do "adb shell" but when i do that it says "error: device not found", what now??
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Have you installed the correct drivers? They are located in the SDK folders you downloaded.
If so try entering "adb devices" in the commmand prompt, Just incase the daemon didnt start.

I think i did. i'm on win 7 x64 btw. ok i'll switch to vista 32bit and try there.
Ok i have checked and in the device manager there is a ADB device>HTC bootloader so i think drivers are correct.

gaabrysz said:
OK i have a problem when i do this:
4) open CMD prompt use> fastboot boot cm-hero-recovery.img
the phone reboots and then you have to do "adb shell" but when i do that it says "error: device not found", what now??
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Having the exact same problem here.

gaabrysz said:
I think i did. i'm on win 7 x64 btw. ok i'll switch to vista 32bit and try there.
Ok i have checked and in the device manager there is a ADB device>HTC bootloader so i think drivers are correct.
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try entering adb devices see if that makes any differences
btw, when i done mine the phone was in the recovery console..

Never mind I got it, I'm on Win7 x64, had to switch the driver from:
HTC Dream Composite ADB Interface Version: 1.0.10.1 [25/06/09]
To:
HTC Dream Composite ADB Interface Version: 1.0.9.0

Ok so lets clear something. after i type in cmd: fastboot boot cm-hero-recovery.img my phone reboots and goes to recovery console where i have some otions.... so now i have to type in cmd: adb shell, yes??
still nothing and the adb devices didn't help.

Mienaikage said:
Never mind I got it, I'm on Win7 x64, had to switch the driver from:
HTC Dream Composite ADB Interface Version: 1.0.10.1 [25/06/09]
To:
HTC Dream Composite ADB Interface Version: 1.0.9.0
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Can u share a link to the drivers?? Please

it sounds like a driver issue. Using the lastest SDK?
android-sdk-windows-1.5_r3

OK got it working. It is a driver issue. using latest sdk but i had to use older drivers just like Mienaikage sad.

gaabrysz said:
Can u share a link to the drivers?? Please
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They came with the SDK I believe, in the android-sdk-windows-1.5_r3\usb_driver\amd64 folder.
If that's not it then it was this one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=446274

[Q] any idea on getting root

i know it just came out and all but my room mate got one and we were hoping someone will look for root i have an evo so i dont think i can help him much plus i dont know code so just wondering
thanks

I bought the Motorola Bravo which is similar to the Flipside and an app on the market called Z4ROOT was able to root the phone. It works on many phones not just the Bravo. Give that try and see if it works.

z4root does work for permanent root i have tried and can confirm

jediskywalker said:
i know it just came out and all but my room mate got one and we were hoping someone will look for root i have an evo so i dont think i can help him much plus i dont know code so just wondering
thanks
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Rooting a Motorola Flipside
Download drivers for the phone:
http://www.motorola.com/staticfiles/Support/Experiences/Global_Drivers/USB_Drivers_bit_4.7.1.zip
With the phone unplugged from the USB, install the drivers
grab the ADB SDK files
http://dl.google.com/android/android-sdk_r08-windows.zip
Extract SDK files somewhere you will remember, and can easily type (for ease of use only)
Download z4root:
(you may need to sign up to download)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=446145&d=1290341328
Copy z4root.1.3.0.apk to your SDK folder
ON YOUR PHONE:
go to Apps Menu->Settings->Applications->Development and check "USB debugging"
Plug in your phone, and have it set to "Charge only"
go to the command prompt, and type
cd C:\"PATH TO SDK" <ENTER>
Now, type
adb install z4root.1.3.0.apk
Once that is complete, you can now go find Z4 in your programs list. I chose "permanently root". Your phone will
reboot, and then you are rooted.
Unknown sources is still disabled at this point, but you can now install apps that require super user
Tonight, I will try to enable "Unknown Sources" on my flipside.
UPDATE: To get "Unknown Sources" enabled, go to this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=867637

Got my Flipside rooted and non market apps allowed
I followed the instructions given at modmymobile dot com forum. Look up "fully unlock 3rd party apps backflip" It allowed me to root my phone and install non market apps. I tried and tried to follow the instructions given here, but i guess they weren't idiot proof. It is for the backflip, but it worked perfectly for my Flipside. I couldn't post the link here.

Someone found some typos in my scripts. I have updated them so they are accurate. Should make things run better.

Hey I kinda need some help. I've gotten through all the way to entering "adb install z4root.1.3.0.apk" into the command prompt but all I get is a message saying "adb" is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. Anyone have any ideas on how this could be happening?

ishiiisbooyah said:
Hey I kinda need some help. I've gotten through all the way to entering "adb install z4root.1.3.0.apk" into the command prompt but all I get is a message saying "adb" is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. Anyone have any ideas on how this could be happening?
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Lets say you installed your SDK in the default folder, you would need to type
Code:
cd c:\"Program Files"
cd Android
cd appinventor-extras
Now, I put mine in c:\SDK, so all I type is
Code:
cd c:\SDK
you either must add the SDK to your PATH, or find the directory that you installed it to, and then try running adb from there. If adb.exe isn't in the folder, you aren't in the right folder.

jonsjava said:
Rooting a Motorola Flipside
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hi
i m new in unlocking field
can i unlock this handset "flipside" by motorola came from usa at&T
if yes then plz explain
thanks in advance

RZ4root does not appear on the marketplace and when I click the link above it starts to download, then says the content is not supported on my phone.
Model num MB508 Motorola Flipside running Android 2.1 update 1.

You need to push it to the phone from a computer using adb to install z4root, now that it has been removed from the market.
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adb.exe not in the zip file
jonsjava said:
Rooting a Motorola Flipside
grab the ADB SDK files
android-sdk_r08-windows.zip
Extract SDK files somewhere you will remember, and can easily type (for ease of use only)
(...snipped...)
go to the command prompt, and type
cd C:\"PATH TO SDK" <ENTER>
Now, type
adb install z4root.1.3.0.apk
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adb.exe is not present in the SDK that you linked. Are you sure that is the SDK we need to root the Flipside?

You have to install it manually. It comes with the platform-tools.

how do i install adb.exe from platform-tools
lol, i may ask stupid questions but this one wasnt me, i shouldnt leave my laptop lying around haha

jonsjava said:
Rooting a Motorola Flipside
Download drivers for the phone:
http://www.motorola.com/staticfiles/Support/Experiences/Global_Drivers/USB_Drivers_bit_4.7.1.zip
With the phone unplugged from the USB, install the drivers
grab the ADB SDK files
http://dl.google.com/android/android-sdk_r08-windows.zip
Extract SDK files somewhere you will remember, and can easily type (for ease of use only)
Download z4root:
(you may need to sign up to download)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=446145&d=1290341328
Copy z4root.1.3.0.apk to your SDK folder
ON YOUR PHONE:
go to Apps Menu->Settings->Applications->Development and check "USB debugging"
Plug in your phone, and have it set to "Charge only"
go to the command prompt, and type
cd C:\"PATH TO SDK" <ENTER>
Now, type
adb install z4root.1.3.0.apk
Once that is complete, you can now go find Z4 in your programs list. I chose "permanently root". Your phone will
reboot, and then you are rooted.
Unknown sources is still disabled at this point, but you can now install apps that require super user
Tonight, I will try to enable "Unknown Sources" on my flipside.
UPDATE: To get "Unknown Sources" enabled, go to this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=867637
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Notice:
For anyone having trouble rooting the Motorola Flipside with these instructions, after much trial and error I managed to get my girlfriend's rooted. I'll provide the method I took.
Note: The easiest way to do this is to have downloaded and extracted "android-sdk_r08-windows" directly to your (C: ) drive. Not under programs or another system folder.
Once you have it extracted to (C: ), copy and paste z4root.1.3.0.apk into the "android-sdk_r08-windows" folder. ADB.exe will most likely not be in here. What you have to do now is click on SDK Manager within the SDK folder. A Black Command window will pop-up, ignore it. A secondary window will pop-up prompting you to install the packages I went ahead and installed all of them (better if you don't know which to install).
Now that they've all been installed, a command line will state that ADB has to be restarted. Let it restart and it should say completed.
Now -- here's where everything was messing up. When you click open the SDK-R08 folder, you should have the z4root.apk file right there amongst a list of folders. Go to the "platform-tools" folder and in there you should see the ADB.exe file. Ignore that for now. While in platform-tools press Ctrl+A so that everything is highlighted. Right click and select Cut, back out to the main directory of the SDK R08 folder and select Paste so that the ADB.exe, .dll, and all the other files from within platform-tools is out and listed alongside the z4root.apk.
Next - Follow all of the instructions up to "Plug in your phone, and have it set to "Charge only" Like JonsJava said, open up command prompt (type in CMD in the "search programs and files bar"). If you extracted the "android-sdk-r08-windows" file directly to the (C: ) drive, all you have to type in is...
(Note: Before I go into that, it'll be easiest to rename the file "SDK" instead of the whole "android-sdk, etc, name... I'll complete the instructions assuming you renamed it to SDK. Continued below... all you have to type in is...
cd C:\SDK
(The next line below will look like this)
c:\SDK>
Here, type in... adb install z4root.1.3.0.apk
Total should look like... c:\SDK>adb install z4root.1.3.0.apk
Hit enter and it should go through a few instructions. From there look in the applist on your phone for z4root, click on it and select permanently root. Your phone will restart. From there you're rooted (test by downloading an app which requires root) and don't have to worry about the low memory issues every again. Glad I got the Captivate, lol. So much easier to root, rom, and overclock.
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This is what the main directory of the SDK folder should look like before you enter anything in the command line.

I don't seem to be able to get this...
I'm using x64 windows 7, I have a Flipside MB508 on 2.1, and I can't get this to work.
I followed all the instructions, updated all the platform-tools stuff, and now my problem lies with the driver, I believe.
I installed those Motorola drivers that were linked, with my phone unplugged, successfully..
copied the apk to C:\SDK...
found adb.exe in the platform-tools folder..
...and this happened..
C:\SDK\tools>cd C:\SDK
C:\SDK>cd platform-tools
C:\SDK\platform-tools>adb install C:\SDK\z4root.1.3.0.apk
* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *
error: device not found
C:\SDK\platform-tools>adb install C:\SDK\z4root.1.3.0.apk
error: device not found
C:\SDK\platform-tools>_
"error: device not found" every time i try this
USB debugging is on, phone is plugged in set to charge only..
Windows even sees it, the taskbar eject icon says 'Eject MB508"
please please help me get adb to see my phone.. I really want to be able to root this thing!!
EDIT: I noticed the Motorola drivers are 32bit.. I'm going to try 32 bit windows 7 instead of 64 bit and see if I get more successful results
EDIT 2: Bazinga!! Installed Win7 32 bit on my other HDD, booted up, followed the steps again, worked flawlessly! Thanks a lot for the easy instructions, got z4root installed, and my phone worked with permanent root

ErebusRaze said:
Notice:
Hit enter and it should go through a few instructions. From there look in the applist on your phone for z4root, click on it and select permanently root. Your phone will restart. From there you're rooted (test by downloading an app which requires root) and don't have to worry about the low memory issues every again. Glad I got the Captivate, lol. So much easier to root, rom, and overclock.
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You wrote in here that once rooted, thebphone would no longer have low memory issues...i rooted my wife's phone, was able to sideload applications (but for some strange reason I am now unable to, as adb command prompt states 'device not found')- but she still gets low memory issues at least 2-3 times a week...

I should just hold up a sign...
LINK2SD
Its in the market
Sent from my MB508 using XDA App

Link2sd? What does this do? I briefly looked at the thread, but it is not entirely clear. The flip side is running 2.1. With this app, can we free up space by moving apps to the sd card? I thought that was only possible in 2.2?

thehotrod11 said:
Link2sd? What does this do? I briefly looked at the thread, but it is not entirely clear. The flip side is running 2.1. With this app, can we free up space by moving apps to the sd card? I thought that was only possible in 2.2?
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Link2sd makes installing to sd card possible on 2.1...
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Properly rooted?

I was trying to do the radio s off with visionary and something went wrong.
I downloaded visionary+ onto my Telus HTC Desire HD no problem, I had rooted it earlier and beleived that to be done correctly. I was getting ready to flash my radio and was going through the steps to do so when my problems began.
Now, all that happens is VISIONary+ keeps on rebooting. I have tried pulling the battery, I have tried to change my settings (re: usb debugging) but nothing seems to help.....all it does is continously shut back off and try to reboot.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Update: This issue has been resolved. I am now trying to figure out if my phone is properly rooted...go to page 2 in thread please

What is your build number in settings>about>software information? Anything higher (and including) than 1.7 will cause Visionary to fail. Then you have to downgrade first.

OK, that is my first mistake, my Build # is 1.84.61.2.
I will attempt the downgrade and report back here

I am at the downgrade prompt. When I put in the command "adb push psneuter /data/local/tmp" I get a message saying "'adb' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file"
What did I do wrong?

bleagues said:
I am at the downgrade prompt. When I put in the command "adb push psneuter /data/local/tmp" I get a message saying "'adb' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file"
What did I do wrong?
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download android sdk first
http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
put your command to the folder .. for example if u extract to desktop with folder android, then go to command prompt, point to the folder first
e.g: "cd desktop" "cd android"
p/s: put the file inside the folder too

Thanks Hayday, this dosen't seem to help though.
I have the Android SDK in my C: drive and I have placed the "downgrade" folder inside of it. And I still get the same error of "adb' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file" when I type the "adb push psneuter /data/local/tmp"
Any other suggestions?
I believe it still may be a driver problem. I keep getting a message from HTC Sync that says "HTC sync port of ### is not responding. Please disconnect cable and reconnect after 10 seconds"
Can I use the program terminal emulator to do this directly on the phone?

does the folder have adb.exe in it ?
if you place the android sdk folder in c for example the folder name is "android" , you just go to cmd .. then type "cd c:/android/"
and then type "adb" ..
you must use the command inside c:/android .. not c:/android/Downgrade
to be safe, just copy everything in "Downgrade" folder and paste to android sdk folder too ..
btw, here is the full thread by jkoljo himself on how to downgrade.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=905003&highlight=downgrade

I have done exactly as you say, I have the "downgrade" folder inside of the "AndroidSDK" folder....and still get the exact same message of "'adb' is not recognized....."

I cannot post a question in that other thread because I have fewer than 10 posts. I will as soon as I get up to 10.

Download & install htc sync, this should include all the drivers you need.
I think you need net framework 3.xx installed as well.
Then in cmd, go to where you put the downgrade file (cd blah blah) - http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=483902&d=1294492245 - & then the command lines should work.

arlrb said:
Download & install htc sync, this should include all the drivers you need.
I think you need net framework 3.xx installed as well.
Then in cmd, go to where you put the downgrade file (cd blah blah) - http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=483902&d=1294492245 - & then the command lines should work.
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oh forgot to mention. download and install htc sync for the driver.
http://www.htc.com/www/supportdownloadlist.aspx?p_id=324&act=sd&cat=all

bleagues said:
I have done exactly as you say, I have the "downgrade" folder inside of the "AndroidSDK" folder....and still get the exact same message of "'adb' is not recognized....."
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adb.exe is found in platform-tools folder in the android-sdk folder.
Add it to your path. Eg: PATH=c:\android-sdk\platform-tools;%PATH%

Thanks arjunr, after a little bit of tinkering with some files and folders I got it!
Thanks!

Now that I have the proper build #, I want to make sure my phone is properly rooted......or do I have to re-root it?
Is there any way to check and see if my phone is properly rooted?
I had rooted it before I did the build downgrade, does this make a difference?
My phone out of the box was a HTC Desire HD by Telus. The rooting that I followed was the http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=954997"which is the "[GUIDE] Telus Desire HD - Rooting and Flashing" found here on this website

I am good to go, I am rooted and downgraded!

bleagues said:
I am good to go, I am rooted and downgraded!
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yeah now you can proceed with s-off, and flash new roms if you like.

Heydayat, I seem to be having some issues with anything internet related. I have started another post at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1012754 can you take a look at this and see if you can help me?
Thanks
Update: I have fixed the issue at the other thread, it was my APN settings.
Thanks to all for the help

Fix USB Brick No Root

Hi Guys, sorry if this has been posted before but i have just spent 14 hours trying to un usb-brick my desire. Each method seemed to need root which i had lost.
Eventually i found these instructions, they are not mine, i only found them so total kudos to the author. to keep it simple (and remember this is for unrooted desires:
Requirements:
Fastboot (part of Android SDK) installed. For instructions on setting up fastboot, search guide on how to install ADB & Android SDK.
HTC Desire USB Unbrick Files .
Android Terminal Emulator app (Install from Android Market)
Procedure:
Reboot your device into its bootloader (fastboot) mode and connect it to your computer via USB.
Launch a Command Prompt window on your computer and enter this command:
fastboot oem enableqxdm 0
On your phone, Go to Menu > Settings > About phone > Software information and note down the Kernel version that you see there. If you see more than just numbers, only note down the numbers e.g. 2.6.32.15.
In the Command Prompt window on your computer, enter this command:
fastboot getvar cid
Note down the CID that you get. It should be something similar to ‘HTC__022’.
Visit this site, enter the CID from step 4 and the kernel version from step 3 as the ROM version, and click ‘OK’. This will generate an mtd0.img file and prompt you to download it. Save it somewhere you will remember.
Now connect your SD card to your computer using a card reader device or another phone, and transfer the extracted HTC Desire USB Unbrick files as well as this mtd0.img to it. Make sure the files are in the root of the SD card and not in any folder.
Insert the SD card back into your phone.
Launch Terminal Emulator on your phone and enter these commands:
cat /sdcard/rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin > /data/data/jackpal.androidterm/rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin
cat /sdcard/flash_image > /data/data/jackpal.androidterm/flash_image
cat /sdcard/mtd0.img > /data/data/jackpal.androidterm/mtd0.img
cd /data/data/jackpal.androidterm/
chmod 755 rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin flash_image
/data/data/jackpal.androidterm/rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin
In case your phone seems to crash or shows erratic behavior, ignore it for now.
Completely quit Terminal Emulator: First press the ‘Home’ button and then go to Menu > Settings > Applications > Manage Applications > All, find ‘Terminal Emulator’ there and tap ‘Force Stop’.
Launch Terminal Emulator again. This time, you should see a # prompt instead of $, indicating you have achieved temporary root access necessary for the next step.
Enter these commands in Terminal Emulator:
cd /data/data/jackpal.androidterm/
./flash_image misc mtd0.img
Finally, reboot your phone and you’re done.
That’s all there is to it – your USB brick issue should now be fixed.
If Mods believe this is easily accessible elsewhere on XDA, please delete the post but it took me 14 hours of trawling the net to get my desire un-bricked
regards

Whilst the info is good it's quite useless without the actual links. I'm sure I've seen similar info within these forums before though. Fortunately I've not managed to brick mine (yet).

Parva4 said:
Whilst the info is good it's quite useless without the actual links. I'm sure I've seen similar info within these forums before though. Fortunately I've not managed to brick mine (yet).
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Sorry about that, files now added to first post
Regards
Jamadant

Try to get visionary+ I don't think you can get it from the market but there are other places, this will give you temporary root as I couldn't get root using the rageagainstthecage, then extract the flash image and paste it with the mtd file in data, then carry on with the commands in as above after the root (so dnt enter commands for rageagainstthecage as that is a process for getting root)
If you need more details let me know as I know how it feels to almost have a very expensive paperweight
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thanks for you to share this method

USB Brick HELP!
Hi, last night I got my htc desire bricked. Pc can't detect my phone and sd card.
As a requirement on your posted guide, i need to install ADB and Android SDK. But when I plugged my phone into my pc to install software drivers its showing "Qualcomm CDMA Technologies MSM Driver not found". Where can I get this drivers?
I tried also to enable SD card by "fastboot oem enableqxdm 0' in command prompt but "'fastboot' is not recognized as an internal or external command"
My phone details for reference:
Android 2.2
Hboot 0.93
Software 2.14.207.1
PVT3 Ship S-On
RAdio 5.09.05.30_2
Unrooted, O2 branded
How can I continue to unbrick my phone with these initial problems?? Can you suggest newer guide for my case?
PLEASE HELP!

USB Brick help...
after i force stop the terminal emulator when i try to lounch it again doesn't run.
i get a white screen and nothing more
have you guys any ideea why is this happening?

rugarai_3x said:
Hi, last night I got my htc desire bricked. Pc can't detect my phone and sd card.
As a requirement on your posted guide, i need to install ADB and Android SDK. But when I plugged my phone into my pc to install software drivers its showing "Qualcomm CDMA Technologies MSM Driver not found". Where can I get this drivers?
I tried also to enable SD card by "fastboot oem enableqxdm 0' in command prompt but "'fastboot' is not recognized as an internal or external command"
How can I continue to unbrick my phone with these initial problems?? Can you suggest newer guide for my case?
PLEASE HELP!
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Follow my instructions here for fastboot :- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1176663

HBoot 1.02 S-On No Root
Hi!
I USB-Bricked my Desire PVT4. Now it is with HBoot 1.02 and official unrooted Gingerbread.
I tried common methods, but I cant get access to write misc partition.
I got my SD card working with fastboot oem enableqxdm 0. I made a valid mtd0 Image etc... but after copy the flash_image, rageagainstthecage and mtd0 the terminal emulator wont run after stopping the task.
Cant downgrade HBoot without root. Alpharev (revolutionary4-4) needs USB running in ROM.
Please !!!! I need help!!!!!
Thanx guys

Search for guide for usb brick.
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MatDrOiD said:
Search for guide for usb brick.
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I did (with help of Leinad):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=955845
Cant pass step 5! Relaunching the Terminal Emulator fails! Doesnt open anymore. I read, that writing Misc partition in HBoot 1.02 is not possible using this method.
Need working method for HBoot 1.02 with official gingerbread 2.3.3 in order to USB-unbrick my Desire!
Any ideas?

dexterm1 said:
I did (with help of Leinad):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=955845
Relaunching the Terminal Emulator fails!
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Try to re-do all the steps..if it fails to open, before u can flash the misc partition, maybe u did something wrong..at least it should open and u should be able to run the commands to flash the misc

[Mod Edit: Incomplete] How easily root mytouch 4g for noobs! (look)

Mod Edit: Incomplete instructions. Follow at own risk.
Hello all! I am making this thread, and i know there are plenty out there, because there are still people who cant seem to root their phone no matter what they try. I was one of these people, I couldn't root my phone for the life of me until i tried the method im about to explain to you. Im going to try to make it as easy as possible. Here we go.....
Before we get started:
I am not responsible for what happens to your phone. It will void your warranty and if not followed correctly, can brick your device. So read the directions and follow it to a "T" if you wish to root your phone.
FIRST
Set up ADB/USB Drivers
1. Download the Android SDK from Google.
http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
2. Extract the Android SDK .Zip file to C:\AndroidSDK
3. From your phone click SETTINGS, APPLICATIONS, and make sure USB DEBUGGING is on.
4. Plug your phone in via USB to your computer. If you are using windows, it should say installing drivers.
5. After the drivers finish installing, go to the Start menu on your computer and type in CMD in the search bar. You can also click run and type in CMD and it will open the command prompt.
6. Type as follows (hit enter after every line)
cd\
cd AndroidSDK\tools\
adb devices
7. After you have typed all of that, You should see a serial number and the word "device" to the right of it. If you see that, then you are set and can continue reading.
(If it says adb not found or something along those lines, then you need to download these files and extract them into the Tools folder of the SDK)
(If that still doesnt work, then try re-installing the drivers)
SECONDLY
1. Make sure you have visionary installed. (It can be the new r14 version)
2. Download this file [URL="http://www.mediafire.com/?gzaozcurazidh98"]http://www.mediafire.com/?gzaozcurazidh98
3. Unzip the file you just downloaded into the Tools folder in the SDK
4. Plug your phone into the computer.
5. Head over to the Tools folder thats located in the SDK and hold down shift and right click on your mouse over that folder. Select open command window here.
6. Type "adb push gfree /data/local" and press enter. (exclude the quotations)
7. Unplug the device from your computer.
8. Run Visionary to gain temporary root (temp root)
9. Open terminal emulator on your phone (if you dont have it, its a free app in the market) and type "su" (exclude parenthesis) to get root permissions.
10. Type in "cd /data/local" (exclude parenthesis) and press enter.
11. Then type "chmod 777 gfree" (exclude parenthesis) and press enter to make the program executable.
12. Then type in "./gfree" (exclude parenthesis) and press enter.
13. Wait for it to finish then reboot into HBoot by powering down and then powering your device back up by holding volume down and power to see if you have S=OFF. If you have S=OFF with the 0.86.0000 bootloader version, it worked!!

Not to be an ass.... but how is this different from the other threads we have on this?
If people can't figure it out using the guides.... they probably have absolutely no business rooting and should be using a moto razor.
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Yeah, this is getting ridiculous...
And by the way, your method there will leave you with a half-rooted device. What I mean is, yes, it is S=OFF, however, you still don't have the su binary and Superuser.apk in the proper places until you "permaroot" with Visionary or another tool by setting the system R/W and putting those binaries in place. That is unless you are already half-assed-rooted with the binaries in place but still S=ON before you even do this. This guide is incomplete, and why so many are having trouble rooting completely.
There are three distinct things that must be done to completely root the MT4G.
1. Temp-root - so you can do the next step.
2. Turn S=OFF - so you can do the next step.
3. Permanently root - to copy the proper binaries and complete the process.
If you can't follow the instructions here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=858996 then you shouldn't root your device. No, seriously, we mean it.

Should just delete this thread... incomplete guide with incomplete instructions..... just going to lead to people having problems.
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You mean .85.2007?
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.........(blank stare)

Made a small change to the OP for the safety of readers.

For the safety of the readers . Lol that sounds so professional
option94 said:
Made a small change to the OP for the safety of readers.
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