Hi all, i need to flash some custom roms, but I dont know how because I dont have super user permission, so my firmware is gingerbread, how can i flash rom?
(without the superuser?)
How can I get superuser permission on gingerbread without adb?
In the site htcdev can i unlock bootloader and how can i get superuser?
Do not use htcdev, it is a really bad way of unlocking, doesn't even unlock properly.
First you need to downgrade, follow this guide
Then you need to root/S-OFF, follow this guide
-Nipqer
Thanks, but it isnt easy...Can I downgrade without adb?
I'm not good with command shell
You need to use adb, its not actually that hard, just read the instructions and make sure you type in the commands with no errors.
If you want some help/hand holding, pop into #g2root on freenode irc
-Nipqer
dark sorrow said:
I'm not good with command shell
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Copy and paste. Wash, rinse, repeat....
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Nip in the guide i need only to downgrade, then only downgrade step, or i must do all guide?
Sorry for english
You need to follow all of the downgrade guide, except the "Temp-Rooting to Backup (*Optional*)" bit (unless you want to back up apps/data)
-Nipqer
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So I recently put Virtuous Unity on my unbranded Desire Z and now I'd like to go back to stock and unroot the phone.
Wiping the system with Clockwork Recovery and flashing my backup stock ROM created by ROM Manager.
After that I'd probably have to replace partitions 7 and 17 with the respective stock versions and finally make it S-ON only since the phone came unlocked anyway. Flashing the recovery image may come last.
Correct me if I'm wrong but wouldn't that work and once the stock ROM is on there again it should be plain sailing. No?
EDIT: Before anyone mentions using the wiki unrooting guide, I'm probably missing something here but the the PC101IMG.zip files I can get from there may not be of any help.
I would say pc10img it back, then temp root with the included psneuter on the wiki and use gfree to turn s back on. All done.
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xsteven77x said:
I would say pc10img it back, then temp root with the included psneuter on the wiki and use gfree to turn s back on. All done.
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Isn't there a potentially high chance that I might brick it if the wrong PC101 is used though?
Finally managed to unroot it, temp root just wasn't doing it for some reason so instead of running around in circles I tried this.
Involved
1. Re-flashing the Stock ROM provided in this guide.
2. Following the WHOLE guide linked above.
3. To make it S-ON again we do this:
Code:
adb shell
/data/local/tmp/gfree -s on
exit
adb reboot bootloader
Should now say 'S-ON' at the top of the bootloader.
4. (Optional)
Covering up the evidence with one last flash.
The CID still shows up as "super CID" when I run 'fastboot oem boot' via ADB, but its the next best thing if you want to squeeze a free warranty repair out of HTC.
I have searched and searched multiple forums. Attempted different methods of rooting. I believe I may have done something wrong in the terminal emulator my first time but my problem is this; I cannot temp root with visionary, just get a black screen after I it says attempting. When I try to unroot, visionary says the device does not appear to be rooted. So cwr can't flash recovery cause it lacks permission. I have the superuser in the app drawer and security is off but when attempting to gain those permissions either through adb or terminal, I get denied. I'm on a stock rom, did factory reset but superuser app still exists. Can anyone at least point me in the right direction? I can't root/unroot, flash roms, etc. Maybe there is an extremely manual way of solving this? Btw first post. Noob video = hilarious.
Visionary has a very high brick rate. You really should have done a lot more research before you decided on how you wanted to root your device.
WARNING - Do not use Visionary to permanent root your G2/DZ - high brick risk!
There are some guides littered through out XDA about how to bring back a phone that's been semi-bricked by visionary. Look around and see if some them will help you out.
Thanks, I am sure I'll find one to help me out but i only used Visionary to temp root, then terminal to try and permroot.
It's a lot easier to root with adb, that way if anything goes wrong you can copy your exact cmd for faster help.
Chances are you need adb set up to downgrade anyway, for visionary to work. in which case you should just use the recommended method
-Nipqer
As long as you don't have gingerbread. Try the no abd required method. Twice.
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I have tried every method out there. Couldn't downgrade because security was off. I am not rooted so methods to return s-on did not succeed. Will not let me fastboot flash a recovery (Failed: not allowed). So with all the different guides i've followed to a t, my g2 no longer boots past the htc logo, but I can get into boot loader. Am I bricked? if not I know i'm well on my way. All I really wanted to do was flash a recovery, which I should have done first to back up blah blah. That visionary method is what initially put me in the dirt, followed guide from another site before I found xda, I never used perm root through visionary just temp root, and tried to keep the root through terminal emulator. Where can I go from here? I do have access to another stock g2 that my buddy owns if that would help any
Code:
VISION PVT ENG S-OFF
HBOOT-0.84.2000
MICROP-0425
RADIO-26.08.04.30_M3
eMMC-boot
As long as you're on 2.2, using Visionary for temp root (only) should be safe. +1 to ianmcquin's gfree method.
Edit: Didn't see your last post as our posts were simultaneous. So you can't flash a PC10IMG file thru hboot?
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Ditamae said:
As long as you're on 2.2, using Visionary for temp root (only) should be safe. +1 to ianmcquin's gfree method.
Edit: Didn't see your last post as our posts were simultaneous. So you can't flash a PC10IMG file thru hboot?
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Could you elaborate a little further? Security is off so flashing an official is bad or so I have read. Also, flashing through hboot? How would I accomplish this?
So I might be totally wrong here, but if you could put any pre-rooted ROM inside a PC10IMG zip file onto your SD card (you'll have to use a micro adapter or another phone to get it there)... then you should be able to boot into bootloader and flash it. Though I've never been in a situation with no root and S-OFF... can anyone confirm or reject this idea?
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Is it safe to use the RUU to restore the phone with s-off?
Edit: No, no it is not XD
Okay. So I have the rom in a PC10IMG zip file on the root of my sd card. Now, specifically, what must I do to boot into said rom. If I can be helped I will do all the research in the world to avoid a noob situation like this again. Which so far seems very improbable thanks to this wonderful site and all the information I have absorbed trying to find a solution to my problem
Well, as I said, this makes logical sense to me, but I was hoping someone more knowledgeable than myself would confirm.... but if you want to try it you'll power down, then boot into bootloader by pressing the power button and volume down at the same time. Once in the bootloader, you should be prompted to flash the pc10img file. I think you'll press volume up to confirm and then the rest is automatic. But again, I don't know that this will work for sure... and I haven't been in your exact situation. If you want more details on flashing pc10img.zip files, I know it's out there on XDA. Also, in the event it works for you be sure to remove this file from your sd card right away... or rename it.
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flash cmw in fastboot
fastboot flash recovery recoveryname.img or whatever
Solved; I was finally able to flash cwm after I had altered the hardware id's of the android 1.0 driver, flashed a pre rooted odex stock rom and wam bam thank you ma'am, phone is now operational. Thanks for your help guys =]
i have tried rooting the revolutionary way i have tried superoneclick, z4 root, gingerbreak,rootme and i cant get this evo rooted what do i do ?
must use htcdev unlock method. must search....
Andrew.80 said:
i have tried rooting the revolutionary way i have tried superoneclick, z4 root, gingerbreak,rootme and i cant get this evo rooted what do i do ?
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With HBOOT 2.18, you can not root with any of those methods. You must unlock with the HTCDEV method.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=21680991&postcount=1
You can also revert back, after doing the HTCDEV method, by using Captain_Throwback's method, found here.
http://themikmik.com/showthread.php...-18-HBOOT-with-HTCDev-com-No-More-Watermark!-
Good luck.
intrlude said:
With HBOOT 2.18, you can not root with any of those methods. You must unlock with the HTCDEV method.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=21680991&postcount=1
You can also revert back, after doing the HTCDEV method, by using Captain_Throwback's method, found here.
http://themikmik.com/showthread.php...-18-HBOOT-with-HTCDev-com-No-More-Watermark!-
Good luck.
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when i get to a cmd promt it just keeps telling me access denied
You don't need to follow my process to root your device. Just do the HTC unlock, and then you can flash a custom recovery to get root. If you have a specific issue with my process, please post your specific issue and all the steps you've taken, in that thread. I can't be everywhere at once, after all.
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when i get to a cmd promt it just keeps telling me access denied
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Are you opening the cmd prompt at the appropriate SDK folder?
so i have been using temp root on my htc g2 forever now and i wanna be perm rooted the problem is (im using visionaryr14 and adb is not an option) i go through the thses commands using android terminal emulator
su
cd /sdcard
insmod /sdcard/wpthis.ko
i get an error saying function not implemented which is what you want
then i type
dd if=/sdcard/hboot-eng.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p18
it takes .2 sec when it should take .5ish
so i was trying to use hboot .76 (which is a file needed to permroot) and when i went to bootloader my hboot is .82.0000
I CANNOT FIND AN HBOOT THAT IS .82.0000
someone plz send me a link to the download
thanks in advanced all feedback is helpfull
Here is the standard disclaimer: using Visionary is very dangerous. It has a high brick rate. Finding a way to use ADB is always recommended.
Are you running Froyo or Gingerbread? Visionary will only "work" on Froyo.
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so i have been using temp root on my htc g2 forever now and i wanna be perm rooted the problem is (im using visionaryr14 and adb is not an option) i go through the thses commands using android terminal emulator
su
cd /sdcard
insmod /sdcard/wpthis.ko
i get an error saying function not implemented which is what you want
then i type
dd if=/sdcard/hboot-eng.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p18
it takes .2 sec when it should take .5ish
so i was trying to use hboot .76 (which is a file needed to permroot) and when i went to bootloader my hboot is .82.0000
I CANNOT FIND AN HBOOT THAT IS .82.0000
someone plz send me a link to the download
thanks in advanced all feedback is helpfull
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Go back to the guide where it told you how to temp root, It should tell you the next step/steps to perm root.
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Here is the standard disclaimer: using Visionary is very dangerous. It has a high brick rate. Finding a way to use ADB is always recommended.
Are you running Froyo or Gingerbread? Visionary will only "work" on Froyo.
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i am using froyo
tarroyo said:
Go back to the guide where it told you how to temp root, It should tell you the next step/steps to perm root.
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could you post a link?
Use the instructions here. This is the best way to gain root/s-off. Visionary has a high brick rate. In fact there is a sticky about why not to use it in one of the sections.
EDIT: Noticed you are going through terminal on the phone. You may ignore my post.
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could you post a link?
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I don't know what guide you used, only you would know that.
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Use the instructions here. This is the best way to gain root/s-off. Visionary has a high brick rate. In fact there is a sticky about why not to use it in one of the sections.
EDIT: Noticed you are going through terminal on the phone. You may ignore my post.
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okay but the guild doesnt show a link to the hboot with .820000
it only shows a .76 and at .84
just follow the guide and dont worry about your hboot. get visionary off your phone and the follow the wiki step by step, youll be fine, youll be happy, youll be rooted
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okay but the guild doesnt show a link to the hboot with .820000
it only shows a .76 and at .84
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.76 is the G2 ENG hboot. Unless you want to run a Sense based ROM, that version will do everything you need (fastboot commands). If you do want to flash a Sense ROM you can convert to the DZ hboot (.84) using this method here: http://www.virtuousrom.com/2011/06/t-mobile-g2-users-migrating-to-desirez.html
i have a desire hd, i want to install custom recovery and flash a rom through the custom recovery??
i read about Ace Hack Kit.
is it really a one step process??
connect the phone, press 1 and press enter?
and i'll have a custom recovery on my device??
i even read that if i have sense 3.5xxx on my device, i need to downgrade it.. how do i check which version i have?
like if anyone has an easy way for getting s-off please tell me.. am a noob here.. samsung bootloaders are not locked so having some difficulty here..
Thanks
rgshah3 said:
i have a desire hd, i want to install custom recovery and flash a rom through the custom recovery??
i read about Ace Hack Kit.
is it really a one step process??
connect the phone, press 1 and press enter?
and i'll have a custom recovery on my device??
i even read that if i have sense 3.5xxx on my device, i need to downgrade it.. how do i check which version i have?
like if anyone has an easy way for getting s-off please tell me.. am a noob here.. samsung bootloaders are not locked so having some difficulty here..
Thanks
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AAHK has already retired. If you take a look at second post (Sticky post) in in this general section, you can see the thread entitled "[How to] ROOT without the Hack Kit".
However, this tools will not provide s-off to you. Only give you privilege to run root and install custom ROM.
You are tech people? Able to reverse-engineered windows files in a few hours? Then this is ADVANCE method to achieve s-off > http://tau.shadowchild.nl/attn1/?p=411
yumm91 said:
AAHK has already retired. If you take a look at second post (Sticky post) in in this general section, you can see the thread entitled "[How to] ROOT without the Hack Kit".
However, this tools will not provide s-off to you. Only give you privilege to run root and install custom ROM.
You are tech people? Able to reverse-engineered windows files in a few hours? Then this is ADVANCE method to achieve s-off > http://tau.shadowchild.nl/attn1/?p=411
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Not that tech a person. But I managed to download Ace Hack Kit. Should it work even if they retired?? It requires internet?
Because it looks easy.. Any way to install 4ext on this phone?? Some easy guide??
rgshah3 said:
Not that tech a person. But I managed to download Ace Hack Kit. Should it work even if they retired?? It requires internet?
Because it looks easy.. Any way to install 4ext on this phone?? Some easy guide??
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Like I sa.. Well, maybe you have not read my entire reply.
How to root without ace hack kit > http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2168500
AAHK will not working because the tools is automated to download certain files after it query your phone version info in order to downgrade it accordingly. And these files have already taken down from the server.
Please read the thread carefully in order to understand what the tools is supposed to be doing before run it. :good:
rgshah3 said:
Not that tech a person. But I managed to download Ace Hack Kit. Should it work even if they retired?? It requires internet?
Because it looks easy.. Any way to install 4ext on this phone?? Some easy guide??
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It needs Internet, but more than that, it downloads files from a server that is no longer up. Unlock the bootloader; it's the only easy way right now to get root and recovery, but you won't get S-Off. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2168500
EDIT: yumm won.
yumm91 said:
Like I sa.. Well, maybe you have not read my entire reply.
How to root without ace hack kit > http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2168500
AAHK will not working because the tools is automated to download certain files after it query your phone version info in order to downgrade it accordingly. And these files have already taken down from the server.
Please read the thread carefully in order to understand what the tools is supposed to be doing before run it. :good:
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my bad sorry.. any other way?? for s-off other than advanced user method?
and umm, the link u gave me (root without ace hack) says that i can install 4ext.. i can install roms from there then?
rgshah3 said:
and umm, the link u gave me (root without ace hack) says that i can install 4ext.. i can install roms from there then?
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Yes.
bananagranola said:
Yes.
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oh... then i was worrying for no reason.. what exactly is S-OFF??
and after i root and unlock bootloader, can i install 4ext from Google Play?
rgshah3 said:
oh... then i was worrying for no reason.. what exactly is S-OFF??
and after i root and unlock bootloader, can i install 4ext from Google Play?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=30020025&postcount=7
this tells me to install a rom using its boot.img.. how do i install using a custom recovery?
rgshah3 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=30020025&postcount=7
this tells me to install a rom using its boot.img.. how do i install using a custom recovery?
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The PDF linked in that post has instructions.
bananagranola said:
The PDF linked in that post has instructions.
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after i unlock the bootloader with a token, then what do i do? i didnt understand it.. please help
rgshah3 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=30020025&postcount=7
this tells me to install a rom using its boot.img.. how do i install using a custom recovery?
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You can use this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2169515
Is almost "easy" to follow and you will have your phone rooted.
It is not possible to install a recovery from gg play. You can use another app instead, but your phone must to be rooted before.
The most easy way to install a recovery image is using flashboot, anyway the tool I give you before flash the recovery for you
Litux1516 said:
You can use this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2169515
Is almost "easy" to follow and you will have your phone rooted.
It is not possible to install a recovery from gg play. You can use another app instead, but your phone must to be rooted before.
The most easy way to install a recovery image is using flashboot, anyway the tool I give you before flash the recovery for you
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Can you explain how to flash it using fastboot?? A few steps please?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=841076
Will this work?
rgshah3 said:
Can you explain how to flash it using fastboot?? A few steps please?
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fastboot flash recovery.img.