Hi their all, im struggling to, root my mobile.
I did a root ages ago and i got a popup notification saying ROOTED in red letters, so i thought my mobile was rooted.
Anyway, i recently bought and recieved an XTC clip, which i bought to make my mobile s-off and unlock it
I thought this also rooted the devide which i dont think they do unless im missing things.
anyway, i downloaded the root check basic, and it says:
sorry, this device does not have proper root access
can anybody help, i know my device is s-off now
XTC Clip will S-OFF your device, which basically means you have full write access to all the partitions (boot, system, radio, recovery etc).
But as you have discovered, it doesn't root your device for you. Rooting is a separate step which gives you access to the "root" user (aka superuser/administrator).
All you need to do now is to use one of the rooting methods, and that will give you permanent (i.e. it stays after a reboot) root. See http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=18897122 for how to do it.
Sent from my Desire Z running CM7.
I used the advice in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1432074
but found I had to download Superuser and BusyBox from the market and reboot the phone before it worked.
Good luck
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hey guys.. i'm almost ready to post a video on this.. haven't had luck with any help so i am reposting with what i've done.
I need info on what could have went wrong or a point out on a possible step i missed.
I uninstalled sync, phone is charge only, I checked multiple times to make sure boot loader was installed.. the only weird thing with that is when i hit volume down and power into bootloader mode I only have 4 options and not the fifth bottom option that i am supposed to select as shown in the few videos posted.
The root program goes through.. the phone sits there and reboots like 2 or 3 times and the program looks good.. then the one last thing where it says r****** into recovery then the phone goes into recovery the the program on the computer says done. The phone runs through steps.. then last step in recovery it says varifying system type and then has a list
E: unsupported radio version..
E: i forget..
something about sim card..
failure
on the phone it says super users is on there.. so i did titanium backup and tried to run it and it said root not found. lol this is supposed to be easy guys what am I missing???
Your not alone. I experienced the same. Unrevoked my newly arrived desire (orig. 2.2 Sept. 2010 release).
SU was installed and I can access all dir (r only) but have no rights deleting system apps.
Sent from my HTC Desire using Tapatalk
temiatwork said:
Your not alone. I experienced the same. Unrevoked my newly arrived desire (orig. 2.2 Sept. 2010 release).
SU was installed and I can access all dir (r only) but have no rights deleting system apps.
Sent from my HTC Desire using Tapatalk
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You don't have the exact same problem, what you have is a working Unrevoked root which gives you only read access when booted and r/w access when in recovery. If you want to delete system apps while booted try this, reed it carefully and understand the risks off what your gone do. (If you however S-off your CDMA Desire with Unrevoked i said nothing)
Sorry about the first problem, don't know how to solve that.
Thanks for the reply and I stand corrected. It is a working Unrevoked (thanks to those guys) but I don't want to s-off my desire atm.
I did the process assuming that given SU privileges would allow me r-w access to the system/app dir.
One other thing, titanium backup does not run saying the phone is not rooted. It is really the issue of doing S-OFF which I want to postpone for now.
Sent from my HTC Desire using Tapatalk
temiatwork said:
Thanks for the reply and I stand corrected. It is a working Unrevoked (thanks to those guys) but I don't want to s-off my desire atm.
I did the process assuming that given SU privileges would allow me r-w access to the system/app dir.
One other thing, titanium backup does not run saying the phone is not rooted. It is really the issue of doing S-OFF which I want to postpone for now.
Sent from my HTC Desire using Tapatalk
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unrevoked is a "soft root" or "shell root" it dosent allow write access to /system/ while the device is booted, this is because the bootloader has certain security measures built in, when you security unlock your bootloader "s-off" the bootloader is tricked into ignoring these security flags, giving you full write access to your device
so basically I need to s-off the phone in order to be able to do what I want... delete apps and what not..
I have rooted my DHD using unrevoked3. I have super user permissions app, and clockwork mod recovery. Then I read that you can't install a custom rom without S-OFF. Do I still need to do the Visionary+ w/DHD eng script?
I thought my DHD still had S-ON but now I don't think I could have clockwork without it being off.... I'm confused.
Anyways I did go ahead and attempt the Visionary+, but perm root doesn't seem to do anything. I could probably skip that step I guess. The DHD script complains about busybox not being installed which is probably done during the perm root of visionary. I then installed Titanium Backup and did the check errors function and installed busybox. It said it installed, but terminal emulator still complains about busybox.
Confused. Can anyone help me?
drilus said:
I have rooted my DHD using unrevoked3. I have super user permissions app, and clockwork mod recovery. Then I read that you can't install a custom rom without S-OFF. Do I still need to do the Visionary+ w/DHD eng script?
I thought my DHD still had S-ON but now I don't think I could have clockwork without it being off.... I'm confused.
Anyways I did go ahead and attempt the Visionary+, but perm root doesn't seem to do anything. I could probably skip that step I guess. The DHD script complains about busybox not being installed which is probably done during the perm root of visionary. I then installed Titanium Backup and did the check errors function and installed busybox. It said it installed, but terminal emulator still complains about busybox.
Confused. Can anyone help me?
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are you sure you have a DHD unrevoked is for the desire/evo/wildfire ect anyway however you rooted, you can use this tool to s-off
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=857537
Thanks, I'll give it a try. =]
drilus said:
Thanks, I'll give it a try. =]
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btw if you have rooted using unrevoked and have clockwork mod installed, you dont need to s-off to flash a rom, you already have write acess to the nand in recovery
How did you do that using unrevoked on DHD?
or you remove nandlock only with unrevoked and root with visonary ?
Something isn't right here. It isn't possible to root dhd with unrevoked
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Someone Swyped my idea.
Further information on Unrevoked & DHD
I seem to be having the same problem as the OP.
A bit of background: I just upgraded from my HTC Hero, and had some experience of rooting and installing custom ROMS on that device. My first job when I got my new HTC Desire HD was to get it rooted so I could get all Orange's crap off of it and have a streamlined new phone.
However, in my haste, I used Unrevoked, failing to notice the difference between a bog-standard HTC Desire and the newer HTC Desire HD. The upshot: Unrevoked *did* succeed in rooting my phone and installing ClockworkMod Recovery, but now the recovery partition thinks it's an old-fashioned HTC Desire and so won't install DHD ROMS. I can install bog-standard Desire ROMS to my heart's content.
So, I'm in a bit of a mess. I want to install a DHD ROM on my DHD, but I can't. Also, now that I've already gone through one rooting process, the standard procedure doesn't work, so I'm at a bit of a loss as to how to proceed. Any advice would be appreciated. Should I:
- try to get the phone back to its unrooted condition as it was when it came out of the box (in which case how do I do that?)
- flash a different recovery partition in the hopes that I can get it to recognise that my phone's a DHD and not an old standard Desire?
- fiddle about with the ROMs to get them to bypass the device checks (in which case how do I do that?)
Any other suggestions, let me know. It's possible I may have stumbled on a new method for rooting a DHD...
To fix it, just flash 1.32.405.6 RUU.
But I have to say, that is not possible
Desire ROMs on DHD, without S-OFF, everything is just simply wrong. Are you even sure that you have a Desire HD? Please send me a picture of your Desire HD running some Desire ROM.
oops
OK, it appears that there's a much simpler solution. Orange appear to have sent me the wrong phone.
Sigh...
Hahhahhah, good job Orange
Sent from my Desire HD using Tapatalk
ok, so to Orange's credit, I've sent back the wrong phone, and they've sent me the right one, next day delivery, having knocked 40% off the original price. Looking forward to playing with it this evening - I won't be touching Unrevoked with a barge-pole!
thanks @jkoljo for alerting me to the possibility that I might have been sent the wrong thing!
we get there in the end...
Very nice, good luck with your new phone
Hi,
So I've done a fair bit of reading and want to root my DHD (mostly for the extra features and apps it enables, and in the future possibly custom roms, but not at the moment). However, there's so many sites all saying to use different methods.
I've found this, which was written only a couple of weeks ago so should be up to date? Even though my phone was brand new about 5 weeks ago, it (for some reason) isn't on the newer kernel (that needs downgrading). EDIT: It doesn't let me post links as I'm new. Search "android devices root desire hd tutorial" on google and it's the top one
How safe is rooting, following this (or a different guide you recommend)? I.E chance of bricking, etc.
I've taken a backup of my SD card (copy + pasted all folders in windows explorer, hopefully that does the trick) - what else should I know before carrying on?
So:
-How should I root my phone and are there any known problems?
-How should I back up my phone before rooting (and how destructive is rooting)?
-Anything else I should know.
Orange, UK, unlocked phone, bought sim-free through dialaphone (they put together a sim only contract and sim-free handset and sell it as a bundle).
Thanks
There is an excellent guide on xda. Just search Google or xda for "s-off tool HTC desire hd xda" . If you follow it step by step, you will get root, and s-off. S-off will enable you to flash custom ROMs or kernels. There is a link there also for the devs other tool "eng s-off" needed if you want to flash radios.
But, first of all you'll have to set your pc up and able to communicate in ADB. You'll need to dl: HTC sync, sdk tools, fastboot.exe, and some other I can't quite remember off top of my head....not at pc or home.
If your phone is branded, you'll need to make a "gold card". There are guides around for that.
Next follow the s-off guide exactly. There is a link to visionary, which will give you root access, but not able to install any kernels, or ROMs.
Then use the s-off tool and eng s-off tool (if you want).
If you follow these guides exactly, there will not be a problem. Just make sure you have lots of battery, read all the guides steps at least twice, and warnings. There is always a risk.
Before you flash any custom ROM, best also to make a clockworkmod recovery of your original Rom, and copy to a safe place.
So I can't be more specific with the guides, I'm away, just put those quotes into Google, and follow the links in the posts, and you'll be fine.
Sent from my Desire HD using XDA App
Hi Tamen and welcome to XDA
Personally, I'm not a very much advanced user of handsets, so I am basically in the same position as you. Although, I have a rooted & flashed ROM&Radio.
Jkoljo's tools are a blessing, and so is the thread "+[GUIDE]How to flash a ROM onto your DESIRE HD [COMPLETE]". It utilizes jkoljo's tools well and very much tells you how to get yourself into a working custom rom. Thats how I learned
You can find the thread in the "Sticky rollup" of the "Desire HD Development section".
Have fun here! No better place for stuff like this than XDA
Yeah, the post you linked to is essentially the old school root method i.e do it yourself rather than using the one touch tools, and is the method I favour as should anything go wrong you'll no exactly where. Chances of a brick if you follow the instructions is virtually zero so no worries there either, enjoy.
Ok thanks everyone, I've setup ADB etc, and got visionary installed, I'll get rooting later today.
Just one last thing - how easy is it to unroot & return to how my phone is now? Can this somehow be done if I brick it? If bricked, obviously it needs to be unrooted when sent back to orange/htc or they'll have a fit and demand £350. As I'm 1 month into a 24 month contract, I'd rather not spend the remaining 23 on a useless phone
EDIT: and do I run visionary plugged in with charge only or not plugged in?
Tamen said:
Ok thanks everyone, I've setup ADB etc, and got visionary installed, I'll get rooting later today.
Just one last thing - how easy is it to unroot & return to how my phone is now? Can this somehow be done if I brick it? If bricked, obviously it needs to be unrooted when sent back to orange/htc or they'll have a fit and demand £350. As I'm 1 month into a 24 month contract, I'd rather not spend the remaining 23 on a useless phone
EDIT: and do I run visionary plugged in with charge only or not plugged in?
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I don't think you need it to be plugged in, I don't think it matters.
At least visionary has an "un-root" option, and jkoljo's tools have guides to undo everything done so far, afaik
So I clicked temproot and it said "rooting, wait a minute" (or whatever the screen is ) then went black and restarted :S
Android 2.2
kernel 2.6.32.21
build 1.32.405.6
software 1.32.405.6
Everywhere says that 1.32.405.6 should be fine - any ideas?
Hi Tamen
You do not need to connect to PC to use Visionary+.
Hmm.. your build number is at 1.32.405.6 so it should be a problem. If your phone is higher than 1.32xxxx, say, 1.72xxxxx, then yes you have to downgrade first in order you to use Visionary+.
I guess your phone is branded? Since it is from UK Orange. If yes read up the gold card thread.
The branding is not an issue. Try to reinstall Visionary.
It's not branded - Dialaphone buy phones sim-free and buy sim only contracts and put them together - my phone came unlocked and there's nothing that say orange on it, so I can only assume it's unbranded.
I re-installed and tried "temproot" - it didn't black screen this time, but it still re-booted (went to white screen with htc logo), came back, tried "su" in terminal and got permission denied. I don't want to click permroot as if it's not temporary rooted it won't work and could cause problems I think?
Tamen said:
It's not branded - Dialaphone buy phones sim-free and buy sim only contracts and put them together - my phone came unlocked and there's nothing that say orange on it, so I can only assume it's unbranded.
I re-installed and tried "temproot" - it didn't black screen this time, but it still re-booted (went to white screen with htc logo), came back, tried "su" in terminal and got permission denied. I don't want to click permroot as if it's not temporary rooted it won't work and could cause problems I think?
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Try the method you mentioned first. Visionary, it's suggested, may misbehave on some phones the method you posted about in the OP doesn't need visionary to work.
Although I haven't perm rooted yet, it successfully temp rooted after another try (3rd attempt, second unplugged)
Tamen said:
Although I haven't perm rooted yet, it successfully temp rooted after another try (3rd attempt, second unplugged)
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Good show! Now go for permroot and follow around the various guides mentioned
Hello, I have ran into a problem, I have just unlocked my bootloader on my Desire HD. It says it is unlocked when i go into the H-boot (power and volume down). But the main problem is that i cannot root my phone. I have used various programs(HTC super tool, Oneclickroot and one other) and it says its rooted but when i reboot there is no super user installed, and cannot use titanium backup and busy box beacuse it cant find root, even with superuser from the market. When it was trying to root, it came across a few errors like "failed beacuse system is read only or somthing along those lines, when trying to Root the phone. When i was using HTC Super Tools v3 there were various "adb server is out of date restaring" but the main thing is that it says "cannot find directory su" or somthing like that when i am perm rooting it. I dont understand why this is happening beacuse, and i havnt seen this happen to any one else...
Any Ideas?
Thanks
EDIT
For those who may also have the same problem, this is my solution, that isn't rooting:
Originally Posted by silvake
CWM recovery 5.0.1.0 is already available in ROM Manager.
Or you can download it from the ClockworkMod website.
Using the Img file you have proivded i have got my desire hd in the recovery using the htcdev bootloader unlocker with S-ON. Thankyou. For the instructions in how i did it here is the website link: http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile/...-phone-device/
From there i can now put a custom rom! I havnent got a rom working yet so i reckomend a backup of the current rom before doing.
Warning i am not repsonsible if anything happens to your phone but if you have a problem please post below.
Hi,
I am writing this because iam confused about my phone, and what have i done with it.
After htcdev released unlocking bootlader for wildfire s. I tried the steps on htcdev and made my phone "***unlocked***" and my hbott is 1.09.0099. As you all know there is no possible solution to s-on. So I am stuck at there.
In this situation, I was unable to install custom roms because rom manager needed to install backup application(I cant remember the name), it needs root permission.
Now, Am i right to think I need to do s-off if i need to install mods backup app etc. or this is completely false and I am skipping something which brought me to "no s-off no root perm".
If above is false I am sorry to opening up thread like this. You can delete it.
But I was trying first solution here "http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1374926" then I realised I can install custom rom from the backup application from there and I did. I installed cynagenmod 7-2-0 and when tried to install backup app and other apps which needs root perm. worked, in fact first backup app wanted perms from superuser then worked as it should be.
So what are we trying to achieve with s-off ? Is there more secret functions to get from android phones with s-off ?
Please forgive my lack of information with this stuff, I am just trying to help.
the main thing is that with s-off you have complete control over your phone, can flash system stuff and radio files and hboots (htcdev keeps the radio and hboots locked)
also to do htcdev you loose your warrenty, the hope is to get s-off and not lose warrenty.
Thanks, so Iam mistaken to think that.
You don't need S-OFF to get root, flash new ROMs, use CWM, install Titanium backup etc.