What is the easyest way to root the Desire?
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Probably Unrevoked method
I tried it, but it said that the firmware was to new.
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revolutionary
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i may be wrong but i think that revolutionary is the only way then
revolutionary technically performs s-off, root is achieved afterwards
read the documentation first
then follow this
What can i add?
S-OFF & flashing custom recovery is a very handy thing.
If you break something you are able to repair your system through recovery, but even if this fails you still got access to fastboot. It's really worth to do. I dont regret i've done it and this helped me a lot many times already.
Thanks guys. I will try this out.
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unrevoked.com
try with this
alamicx said:
unrevoked.com
try with this
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He wrote he already tried this method and was not able to root his phone
I think it worked with revolutionary
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lol u think? did u flash superuser? to check if ur s-off boot into bootloader - hold volume down and hold power and it should say s-off (hopefully). put superuser zip file on ur sdcard and boot into recovery and install zip from sdcard and then ul done
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No my bad. I could not get into mount sdcard to flash it in cwm. Don't know why. Is there a secret to get there?
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turn off ur phone then hold volume down + power and say what the bootloader says
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I followed the instructions and got into cwm recovery by holding volume down and pushing power button and choose recovery. But when I tried to choose mount and format, it didn't respond. I pushed the power button to confirm but nothing happened. What am I doing wrong?
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erm try the track ball to move n select
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did u put the superuser zip file on ur sdcard yet?
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Is that better?
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Is that better?
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yes, you need the superuser.zip on your sd card in order to flash it...
that guide overcomplicates it a little bit imo. you can just copy the superuser.zip onto the sd card using a card reader, before you put it in the phone.
then when you boot into recovery, go straight to 'install zip from sd card', find superuser.zip and flash it. push the trackball to select within the menus
and then u r rooted
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Do I even need to root my Desire Z?
I rebooted to recovery and i was able to choose the "Apply update.zip"
So i can put the cwm.zip on the sd card rename it to update.zip and then i can flash a custom rom without even rooting the device?
If you don't root I believe you will get a bootloop.
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Karakoram2 said:
If you don't root I believe you will ge
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would you be so kind to finish the sentence, so i can understand what u mean?
Rufus_12 said:
So i can put the cwm.zip on the sd card rename it to update.zip and then i can flash a custom rom without even rooting the device?
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No, you can't do like that. It just won't work or even worse, you can brick your device. Read the FAQ, that should clear up some things for you.
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Rufus_12 said:
Do I even need to root my Desire Z?
I rebooted to recovery and i was able to choose the "Apply update.zip"
So i can put the cwm.zip on the sd card rename it to update.zip and then i can flash a custom rom without even rooting the device?
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Aha even if you do that. It won't let you flash it since it doesn't match the system. There's many ways to root your phone. Do the Wiki/Gfree method by the way
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You can't flash unsigned/self-signed ZIPs...the G2/DZ is a NAND locked device.
yup its a definite brick if you try to switch roms, you'll get a boot loop and and theres absolutely no way to go back
Rooting is quite easy on the G2/DZ. However whatever you do, do not try to perm root with visionary! Visionary is only needed to get the soft root, then you can use gfree to complete your permanent root.
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thx 4 your info
Hi all,
Anyone know how to fix the bug on wildfire when charging ? after i pull out the charger on the phone, the led notification stays on and you have to pull off the battery to make it off.
below are some specs of my mobile:
S-off with revolutionary
android version: 2.3.7
hboot: 6.01.1002
radio: 3.35.20.10
Kernel: [email protected] #1
Mod version: CyanogenMod-7.1.0.1-buzz
Looking forward to receive your favorable feedback.
Thanks !
Update clockworkmod recovery to 5.0.2.0
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Scratch0805 said:
Update clockworkmod recovery to 5.0.2.0
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my clockwork mod is 5.0.2.0 already sir, i updated it with ROM manager
19iceman32 said:
my clockwork mod is 5.0.2.0 already sir, i updated it with ROM manager
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No no no that's temp recovery,scratch is telling you to update your phones recovery. The recovery you go to when holding power and volume down.
regards,slymobi
Rom manager only gives you a temporary recovery, your main recovery will probably be an older version with the offmode charging bug.
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No no no that's temp recovery,scratch is telling you to update your phones recovery. The recovery you go to when holding power and volume down.
regards,slymobi
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hi sir, thank you for your feedback. Appreciate if you could teach me how to do that.
regards,
icEMAN
Scratch0805 said:
Rom manager only gives you a temporary recovery, your main recovery will probably be an older version with the offmode charging bug.
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Hi sir scratch,
noted also on below. Please tell me how to update the recovery.
Appreciate your big help.
Regards,
icEMAN
http://www.multiupload.co.uk/74EW2VPNHL
Download this and move it to the root of your SD card (not in any folders) then power off, press volume down and power button to enter hboot and wait for it to load, press up to flash the recovery image then reboot, either delete the zip after or rename it to something else otherwise everytime you enter hboot it'll try to flash it.
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Thank you sir for the above instructions.. I will try it later after i get off from work or latest tomorrow. Have a nice day..
Regards,
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http://www.multiupload.co.uk/74EW2VPNHL
Download this and move it to the root of your SD card (not in any folders) then power off, press volume down and power button to enter hboot and wait for it to load, press up to flash the recovery image then reboot, either delete the zip after or rename it to something else otherwise everytime you enter hboot it'll try to flash it.
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hi sir, will i go straight to install update from sd card or other things should be done first like wiping cache or something ?
Thanks and best regards,
Eman
You don't flash it in recovery, just make sure its called PC49IMG.zip and reboot into hboot.
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Scratch0805 said:
You don't flash it in recovery, just make sure its called PC49IMG.zip and reboot into hboot.
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sir, the link doesn't work.. theres a notice appearing about copyrights.
19iceman32 said:
sir, the link doesn't work.. theres a notice appearing about copyrights.
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It's working for me, maybe its blocked in your country, ill get you the link to my dropbox.
Edit: try this, rename it to PC49IMG then do as I said before.
http://db.tt/47cxhNx7
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Yes, as Scratch said use the P49IMG.zip method. Oh and megaupload has shut down.
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Scratch0805 said:
It's working for me, maybe its blocked in your country, ill get you the link to my dropbox.
Edit: try this, rename it to PC49IMG then do as I said before.
http://db.tt/47cxhNx7
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sir, already done it, will there be question that if i would like to install or something ?
thank you so much for your help.
usaff22 said:
Yes, as Scratch said use the P49IMG.zip method. Oh and megaupload has shut down.
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noted on above sir, same question with sir scratch, would there be question is i would like to install ?
EDIT: which is which sir scratch & usaff, PC49IMG or P49IMG <- (without letter "C") ???
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noted on above sir, same question with sir scratch, would there be question is i would like to install ?
EDIT: which is which sir scratch & usaff, PC49IMG or P49IMG <- (without letter "C") ???
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PC
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PC
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noted on above sir, same question with sir scratch, would there be question is i would like to install ?
thank you
Yes just do as I said and hboot will ask you to press volume up to update or volume down to reboot.
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Hmm. Mine seemed to work on P49IMG.zip but if PC49IMG.zip works better go ahead
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well, I rooted my HTC wildfire last week and flashed cyanogenmod 7.1 using the guidelines from cyanogenmode wiki using revolutionary. but now I want to go the stock ROM and want my device unrooted and I don't want the revolutionary bootloader or clockwork recovery. I want my phone to be good as new. how can I do that? and I don't know if this is important but I had s-off even before I used revolutionary and my android version was something like 2.2.1.405.7 and i have a backup soon after using revolutionary ,before rooting and before
flashing cm 7. and can I use the backup to go back to stock ROM and if I can do I need to clear all data and cache just like I did before flashing cm7? and thanks in advance.
There are a few post that may help you:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1029318
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1511155
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1687152
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1160251
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1447317
Good luck
I did that but...
thanks for the info. I followed the instructions ran the Ruu and updated hboot. but now whenever I boot to the bootloader it searches for some file and shows something like PC49DIAG not found and when I try recovery it shows a picture of a phone with a red triangle.nothing happens. what can I do about the missing file and stock recovery?
There is no missing file, the diag is something you place on your SD to open a menu, its not needed unless you are using an xtc clip I think.
The recovery has been reset back to stock recovery if you press volume up and power on that red triangle screen, I think that's the combination to take you into stock recovery.
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Thanks . I opened recovery menu. But it showed at the bottom "E: Can't open/cache/recovery/command". Is it something I should be worried about?
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sreejun said:
Thanks . I opened recovery menu. But it showed at the bottom "E: Can't open/cache/recovery/command". Is it something I should be worried about?
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The file might be corrupt.Download the RUU(http://shipped-roms.com/index.php?category=android&model=Buzz) and try again.
If that doesn't work.Extract the recovery(recovery.img)from RUU.
If that doesn't work either,try it through ADB.
Good luck :good:
Thanks but I only wanted to know if it will pose any problem
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So I probably made some enormous stupid mistake.
Have rooted unbranded hox that didnt install ota (returned to clockwork recovery) and used this instead:
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2035203
Installed without errors, and updated without errors, but stuck at boot screen.
Wont come back to recovery with volume down either.
Didnt read the thread as well as I should have and now I need help figuring out how to access recovery!
Low battery perhalp?
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What would I need to do if it was low batt? It wasnt...
You holded power and voldown right?
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Did u come from ICS? Do you update your bootloader first?
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You holded power and voldown right?
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I am a f...ing mooron. Which means that I now can access recovery...
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serwan said:
Did u come from ICS? Do you update your bootloader first?
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Yes and no. That was where I made a brilliant noob mistake. Now that I can access recovery I can just update bootloader and be on my way?
Where can I find dootloader update file?
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And moreover, how do I ad the file to my hox now that it wont start?
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And moreover, how do I ad the file to my hox now that it wont start?
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Make sure that you have v5.8.4.0 cwm recovery.
In recovery go to mounts and storage, then mount usb storage and connect usb cable to computer.
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So have u solve it?
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Working on it. Will update boot.img and try again.
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Will give up and go to sleep.
1. have accessed recovery without problems.
2. have flashed boot.img from the official rom via pc
3. have installed official rom via recovery
4. still stuck at loading screen
and
1. have tried using boot tool
2. locking (unrooting) goes ok
3. ruu starts up ok
4. cant install because of low batt.
have left phone in recovery to load battery over night.
is there anything else im doing wrong?
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Finally...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQasxRPopSM
My problem was partially low battery and partially my phone not accepting update to hboot (probably due to low battery)
It didnt load enough in clockwork so I had to leave it on the "script" for a day...
Tnahx to those who helped!
Hi All.
Hoping someone can help a relative newbie.
About 3 months ago I upgraded to a Galaxy S3 and gave my Desire Z to my girlfriend. Before doing so I flashed it with virtuous rom and wiped everything.
It's been working fine until a few days ago when it started reacting slowly to screen touches then continuing to react, ie she would start scrolling a list and nothing would happen, and then all of a sudden it'd start scrolling and not stop despite the fact that she had stopped touching the screen.
She pulled the battery and rebooted and it seemed fine.
Then yesterday it was ok and all of a sudden it tried to reboot.. Since then it has failed to boot, instead getting stuck on a white HTC screen for a bit, then the screen goes blank, and it vibrates and comes back to the HTC screen.
If I pull the battery then hold volume of and power it will boot into hboot, flash up some text and then sit on the hboot screen.
At the top is the following.
VISION PVT ENG S-OFF
HBOOT-0.84.2000 (PC1011000)
MICROP-0425
RADIO-26.03.02.26_M
eMmc-boot
Now, I'm hoping I might be able to get it working again but could do with some guidance.
Is it a case of reflashing the rom by sticking it on the sd card and going into the hboot and flashing from there?
If not, then how do I go about it?
Any help very, very much appreciated!
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=33917375
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Just take out the SD Card and make back-up of it and Format it hardly ( Fill with zeros ) and also you need to flash a new kernel and a swap enabler.
when you finish formatting the sd card make 128 Mb of swap partition and put the sd card back on.
then find the rom u are using and open that zip file and take out the " boot.img " file and flash it directly via fastboot
fastboot flash boot boot.img
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this means you just flashed your kernel.
And this should work for you.
MasterKoala said:
Just take out the SD Card and make back-up of it and Format it hardly ( Fill with zeros ) and also you need to flash a new kernel and a swap enabler.
when you finish formatting the sd card make 128 Mb of swap partition and put the sd card back on.
then find the rom u are using and open that zip file and take out the " boot.img " file and flash it directly via fastboot
this means you just flashed your kernel.
And this should work for you.
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This won't help.
Also, seeing as you're S-OFF, you won't ever need to fastboot flash a kernel, recovery can manage that just fine.
-Nipqer
Just had a look through the thread about recovering a desire Z, I'm a bit confuzzled by it all, the there is so much information in it.
Am I right in thinking that the situation I am in is that I have s-off and engineer recovery installed?
So in theory just wiping and reflashing my rom should be ok?
Should there be an option to install from sd card or something like that, or will I need to do it via abd?
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More than likely it is a software issue but there could be more. Best bet is to just wipe clean and flash a ROM via recovery
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That's pretty much as I thought, and to do that is a case of wiping then sticking rom on memory card and it should let me install from the recovery, something like install from sd or something isn't it?
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Same way you did the last one
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Don't really remember what I did... Lol
I'm a bit of a newb when it comes to flashing ROMs etc, and only done it twice!
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Just having a quick look at this, when I select recovery from the hboot menu the phone just goes to the same white HTC screen and stays there until I pull the battery. Would this be because I don't have the rom on the SD card yet or is it that the recovery won't load?
If it's a problem with the recovery, can I just bung PC10IMG.zip back on the sd card to reinstall recovery and go from there?
Possibly, but often that's a sign of a fried emmc, it could be other things though. Can you post all the information I ask for
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Possibly, but often that's a sign of a fried emmc, it could be other things though. Can you post all the information I ask for
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I can try, what info do you need?
If you read through the thread all questions are there
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