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[Q]About to root my HOX.How not to brick?

Hello pro's I am just here to make sure my device is safe..I want to install cm10 4.1.1
But I'm afraid of bricking.I would like to hear,when does it brick?
Why?
Is it possible to avoid bircks?
And if it happens can I unbrick both soft and hardware brick?
So basically what should I consider before installing roms so that my phone is safe?
Thanks alot.

There are MANY posts regarding these sorts of questions.
If you follow the instructions on the Rom threads, you will not brick.
Sent from my HTC One X

smidgeox said:
There are MANY posts regarding these sorts of questions.
If you follow the instructions on the Rom threads, you will not brick.
Sent from my HTC One X
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So,it's all about doing correctly the process?
Isn't there some kind of hardw. unmatch or some lists(I saw your phone has to be on some list to be able to get JB..)?

For the custom roms based on the leaked htc jb, your phones cid must be in the list of supported ones. Otherwise, you are free to use custom jb roms such as AOSP aokp or cm10 roms.
I read sometime ago that with s-on, it's nearly impossible to brick your phone. Just make a nandroid backup of your current setup before you start experimenting.
Sent from my HTC One X using Tapatalk 2

Help needed to Root and install latest compatible android on HTC One V

Guys I own a HTC One V for past 1 year. now since the warranty is over I am planning to root the phone and thinking of installing custom ROMs
The only issue is that I am completely new in this rooting/custom rom business. In other words I am complete noob.
Please make things simple for me and help me step by step so that I can root my phone.
After rooting please guide me in same simple manner how can I install custom ROMs on my One V?
Please give link of latest and supported custom ROM for One V? Which version is currently available for this phone? 4.2 or 4.3? Can I by any chance get 4.4 on this device?
Please guide!

bluevolt said:
Guys I own a HTC One V for past 1 year. now since the warranty is over I am planning to root the phone and thinking of installing custom ROMs
The only issue is that I am completely new in this rooting/custom rom business. In other words I am complete noob.
Please make things simple for me and help me step by step so that I can root my phone.
After rooting please guide me in same simple manner how can I install custom ROMs on my One V?
Please give link of latest and supported custom ROM for One V? Which version is currently available for this phone? 4.2 or 4.3? Can I by any chance get 4.4 on this device?
Please guide!
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What version of Htc One V you has?
if its GSM, you can follow this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1598964
not sure bout CDMA
Only 4.2.2 is available now

You made it to this forum so you're almost there. You know those sticky topics that you ignored at the top of the page to find the post button? Read them first. There are some excellent instructions that have already been written.
sent from a phone running a rom

and then
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=34236649#post34236649

its GSM only.

bluevolt said:
Guys I own a HTC One V for past 1 year. now since the warranty is over I am planning to root the phone and thinking of installing custom ROMs
The only issue is that I am completely new in this rooting/custom rom business. In other words I am complete noob.
Please make things simple for me and help me step by step so that I can root my phone.
After rooting please guide me in same simple manner how can I install custom ROMs on my One V?
Please give link of latest and supported custom ROM for One V? Which version is currently available for this phone? 4.2 or 4.3? Can I by any chance get 4.4 on this device?
Please guide!
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what is the problem with rooting?! everything (unlocking bootloader and rooting) happens trough the HTC officail site!!! LOL

parkourz said:
what is the problem with rooting?! everything (unlocking bootloader and rooting) happens trough the HTC officail site!!! LOL
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Didn't got your point?
PS - Why my profile picture and signatures are not appearing? Is this because of junior member status?

bluevolt said:
Didn't got your point?
PS - Why my profile picture and signatures are not appearing? Is this because of junior member status?
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I've wanted to say that HTC (as far as I know) is the only smartphones provider that let users unlock bootloader and root devices with step by step guide trough their official site. You have to google "HTC One V root" and search for htc.com site
I'm wondering why they won't sell unlocked and rooted devices

[q] locked or unlocked?

Hi everyone, I would like to know if I can install unofficial roms on my rooted but locked to o2 phone as while I like the official JB stock rom , I am
dissappointed with the laggyness of the phone nqw. look forward to your help and comments.

xenoblade said:
Hi everyone, I would like to know if I can install unofficial roms on my rooted but locked to o2 phone as while I like the official JB stock rom , I am
dissappointed with the laggyness of the phone nqw. look forward to your help and comments.
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yup you can(AFAIK)

teddytsen said:
yup you can(AFAIK)
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could you suggest a suitable rom and how to install, could I use a official stock rom for (sim free) phones, or only unofficial roms like CWM 10.2
I am trying to learn here but I keep getting conflicting answers on what I can and cant do for instance some say I should tick repartion box in odin others say no,its the same with the phone being locked to provider, some say it needs to be unlocked, and some say it does not well I have a phone that is very wearing to use with its official update that is supposed to make run better and so much conflicting information that I have had just about enough, please please please will some one point me in the right direction so that I stand a chance of sorting my phone without bricking it thanks.....
P.S.sorry for the essay but I am so frustrated I thought these forums were to help people like me who want to learn............

xenoblade said:
could you suggest a suitable rom and how to install, could I use a official stock rom for (sim free) phones, or only unofficial roms like CWM 10.2
I am trying to learn here but I keep getting conflicting answers on what I can and cant do for instance some say I should tick repartion box in odin others say no,its the same with the phone being locked to provider, some say it needs to be unlocked, and some say it does not well I have a phone that is very wearing to use with its official update that is supposed to make run better and so much conflicting information that I have had just about enough, please please please will some one point me in the right direction so that I stand a chance of sorting my phone without bricking it thanks.....
P.S.sorry for the essay but I am so frustrated I thought these forums were to help people like me who want to learn............
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-No theres no reason to tick repartition unless you're flashing a 3 part firmware.
-im pretty sure it doesnt have to be carrier locked
-jb update for us was a disaster :/
You thought pretty wrong. Many people left xda because of the community :/
Sent from my GT-I8160 using Tapatalk

teddytsen said:
-No theres no reason to tick repartition unless you're flashing a 3 part firmware.
-im pretty sure it doesnt have to be carrier locked
-jb update for us was a disaster :/
You thought pretty wrong. Many people left xda because of the community :/
Sent from my GT-I8160 using Tapatalk
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Nice one, JB, is running smooth and quick, after reading about a ram hack on this site , which has increased my max ram to 624mb instead of
a mere 482mb I was left with after updating to JB, so for now I shall play with this until I get bored then it will be time to bite the bullet and come into the light and join the ever growing community that believe in freedom.... thanks for your help Teddytsen

[Q] Noob proof rooting

Hi,
I just received my first smartphone and am really excited about it Aaaand ... I'm totally new to Android and the whole rooting & Custom firmware process
I want to root to Backup my TA before unlocking BL and was looking at zxz0O0's guide. There are now quite a few versions of the z1c dual recovery from NUT. I am on Android 4.3. Can I simply use the latest version?
Thanks a lot!

latest version is appropriate 2.7.99 (not tried it yet) as I rooted mine before KK came using 2.7.95

perfect, thanks for the information. Will give it a try and hope not to brick anything

xCJ999 said:
perfect, thanks for the information. Will give it a try and hope not to brick anything
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I think it's safe to say that version 2.7.97 does not properly work so make sure to not use that version.

[Q] Towelroot

Hello big guys.
I'm a noob when it comes to roots and roms on phones.
I have been using the offical touchwiz still and is a little interested in rooting the phone and installing cyanogenmod to make it work faster.
I've read that there is a one click method to root called towelroot right now, I want to try it because I don't really understand how to root with other ways on the forum.
And I'm wondering if anyone has tried it before so I can use it and move on to the next step of flashing a custom rom.
Thank you in advance.

Lokulan said:
Hello big guys.
I'm a noob when it comes to roots and roms on phones.
I have been using the offical touchwiz still and is a little interested in rooting the phone and installing cyanogenmod to make it work faster.
I've read that there is a one click method to root called towelroot right now, I want to try it because I don't really understand how to root with other ways on the forum.
And I'm wondering if anyone has tried it before so I can use it and move on to the next step of flashing a custom rom.
Thank you in advance.
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Unfortunately Towelroot doesn't support this device yet. I tried earlier today
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2623635 this is the link to the everything thread for the captivate glide. They have root instructions there, and they're pretty straightforward
Good luck!