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[Q] First time rooting Question.

Hi!
I have DHD from Telus.
I'm about to root my DHD without knowing anything about rooting. So ...
1- After rooting with Ace hack kit. (rooted one time but went back to original had no sound at all) I wanted to know if I flash for exemple Cyanogen or any other ROM, I will be able to get ICS on OTA ?
2- After flashing another ROM will I have to configure anything to get it to work with my oparator (Telus) ?
3- I'm looking forward to put Android Revolution HD or Cyanogen ROM, and wanna get the one with less bugs to start with because I'm really scared doing this manipulation.
Thank you for your help. And sorry if it has been answered.

1. No, you won't, but when it gets released, you can check the forums here and get the rooted version, or install a RUU.
2. It SHOULD be properly set up.
3. If you're asking which one to install, I prefer CM.

First thing to do is make a backup. Thay way if you mess something up or you don't like what you install, you can always revert back.
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For now the only thing I can back up is my SD card because I'm not rooted yet. If there is a way to do it without rooting i'll be glad to ear.
Thank you for your support.

Another question...
Will I be able to remove apps like TWITTER or all other apps locked by the phone after root, because this is the main reason for me to get my DHD root ?
Thanks again.

Mistral150 said:
Another question...
Will I be able to remove apps like TWITTER or all other apps locked by the phone after root, because this is the main reason for me to get my DHD root ?
Thanks again.
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After rooting, get a file manager such as es explorer and enable root explorer and write permissions. Then go to the system >> apps folder and delete. Make a nand backup first just in case.
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Teichopsia said:
First thing to do is make a backup. Thay way if you mess something up or you don't like what you install, you can always revert back.
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How I can back up my default ROM? Is there a way i can backup my Radio?

The best way to back up your entire Rom except the SD card is to flash a custom recovery and do a nandbackup.
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Mistral150 said:
Another question...
Will I be able to remove apps like TWITTER or all other apps locked by the phone after root, because this is the main reason for me to get my DHD root ?
Thanks again.
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You can download a root uninstaller from market like titanium backup.
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Muikkuman said:
The best way to back up your entire Rom except the SD card is to flash a custom recovery and do a nandbackup.
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Under what option is nanddroid backup in recovery?
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Muikkuman said:
You can download a root uninstaller from market like titanium backup.
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Also as i understood if i do root to my phone it will change my ROM and even possibly Radio, but i want to be able to go back to what i currently have in case if i will need.
Is there a way to just root without changing anything else perhaps just to get CWM and root?

volja1971 said:
Under what option is nanddroid backup in recovery?
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Also as i understood if i do root to my phone it will change my ROM and even possibly Radio, but i want to be able to go back to what i currently have in case if i will need.
Is there a way to just root without changing anything else perhaps just to get CWM and root?
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There should be a backup uption in recovery, or you could press "backup existing Rom"
In Rom manager from wich you flash clockwork mod recovery, and it depends on wich root method you use and the exploit, I think advanced ace hack kit does downgrade your radio but will automatically restore the right radio/S-OFF right after you get root access.
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Read this introduction to android rooting, It's really good and it tells everything you need to know about it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=25607608
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Muikkuman said:
There should be a backup uption in recovery, or you could press "backup existing Rom"
In Rom manager from wich you flash clockwork mod recovery, and it depends on wich root method you use and the exploit, I think advanced ace hack kit does downgrade your radio but will automatically restore the right radio/S-OFF right after you get root access.
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Thank you bro, can anyone confirm if the original radio is restored if ace hack kit used?

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=16451214
Sorry, I linked the wrong one. There might be one for yours.
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volja1971 said:
Thank you bro, can anyone confirm if the original radio is restored if ace hack kit used?
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Read on the ace kits page:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1259821
From the list of Features:
Correct Radio is automagically restored for HSPA+ operation
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Teichopsia said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=16451214
Sorry, I linked the wrong one. There might be one for yours.
Sent from a dream.
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Thanks, but this will not work for me as it has a different RUU (Radio).
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SelfDio
Muikkuman said:
Read this introduction to android rooting, It's really good and it tells everything you need to know about it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=25607608
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I am not totally new to this since i have my Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 and it is rooted and i use ICS from Cynogeyn group and do all kind of crazy stuff with it, but the main difference is that i have an original image of my Factory ROM and recovery so at any point and time if i need i can get to the "virgin" version in couple of minutes.
That is why i am looking how i can back up my current ROM and Radio. Or to get CWM and root without changing the ROM and Radio. After that everything else i can figure out myself.

volja1971 said:
Thanks, but this will not work for me as it has a different RUU (Radio).
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SelfDio
I am not totally new to this since i have my Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 and it is rooted and i use ICS from Cynogeyn group and do all kind of crazy stuff with it, but the main difference is that i have an original image of my Factory ROM and recovery so at any point and time if i need i can get to the "virgin" version in couple of minutes.
That is why i am looking how i can back up my current ROM and Radio. Or to get CWM and root without changing the ROM and Radio. After that everything else i can figure out myself.
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Well I didn't thought you were New to this, I just thought the guide was nice and it went trough how to back up.
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volja1971 said:
Thanks, but this will not work for me as it has a different RUU (Radio).
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SelfDio
I am not totally new to this since i have my Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 and it is rooted and i use ICS from Cynogeyn group and do all kind of crazy stuff with it, but the main difference is that i have an original image of my Factory ROM and recovery so at any point and time if i need i can get to the "virgin" version in couple of minutes.
That is why i am looking how i can back up my current ROM and Radio. Or to get CWM and root without changing the ROM and Radio. After that everything else i can figure out myself.
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Well, if you are not new to this, you will know that flashing a rom will not change the radio...ever. Roms only come with RILS. The Hack Kit, downgrades to a GB version just in the cases where DHD have Android 2.3.5 and Sense 3.0. Anyway, there are many radios threads in here where you can find your current one. Also, try searching to find your current rom...not all RUU's are available, but yours might be....a little more of information will help as well. What carrier are u holding?

Muikkuman said:
Well I didn't thought you were New to this, I just thought the guide was nice and it went trough how to back up.
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glevitan said:
Well, if you are not new to this, you will know that flashing a rom will not change the radio...ever. Roms only come with RILS. The Hack Kit, downgrades to a GB version just in the cases where DHD have Android 2.3.5 and Sense 3.0. Anyway, there are many radios threads in here where you can find your current one. Also, try searching to find your current rom...not all RUU's are available, but yours might be....a little more of information will help as well. What carrier are u holding?
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Thank you guys for your help! I really appreciate this. I have read the guide as you suggested.
My carrier is Elisa Estonia, do not think it maybe anywhere here as my country is really small if i tell you the population you gonna laugh!
I did found though the radio that very close to what i have but not quite maybe you know the difference: my is 12.65.60.29U_26.14.04.28_M and what i found is 12.65.60.29_26.14.04.28_M.
Also i was looking for CWM for DHD and found only touch version of it not sure if i really want to flash that one. I do not like too fancy stuff it seems have more issues. Do you know where can i get the regular CWM for Desire HD?
And yes, i am aware that if i flash ROM radio stay the same, but as soon as i understood during routing my Radio will be downgrade, but i really want to have this back!

volja1971 said:
Thank you guys for your help! I really appreciate this. I have read the guide as you suggested.
My carrier is Elisa Estonia, do not think it maybe anywhere here as my country is really small if i tell you the population you gonna laugh!
I did found though the radio that very close to what i have but not quite maybe you know the difference: my is 12.65.60.29U_26.14.04.28_M and what i found is 12.65.60.29_26.14.04.28_M.
Also i was looking for CWM for DHD and found only touch version of it not sure if i really want to flash that one. I do not like too fancy stuff it seems have more issues. Do you know where can i get the regular CWM for Desire HD?
And yes, i am aware that if i flash ROM radio stay the same, but as soon as i understood during routing my Radio will be downgrade, but i really want to have this back!
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With AAHK the radio the radio should be correctly updated after the downgrade.
BUT i am not sure for this, better wait someone other reply, sorry.

Unlock/Root

Hello everyone, I just got my hands on my new nexus and I LOVE IT!!. I'm on verizon.
I just have a few questions. I got it yesterday but I see there are new radios/bootloader?
I'm still on stock 4.04 ICS
I want to root/unlock and load up MIUI/AKOP
Can someone give me a small tutorial on how to do this? I see there's a toolkit but i'm confused on what to do because of JB dropping.
As always i'm late to the party

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1529058

David522d said:
Hello everyone, I just got my hands on my new nexus and I LOVE IT!!. I'm on verizon.
I just have a few questions. I got it yesterday but I see there are new radios/bootloader?
I'm still on stock 4.04 ICS
I want to root/unlock and load up MIUI/AKOP
Can someone give me a small tutorial on how to do this? I see there's a toolkit but i'm confused on what to do because of JB dropping.
As always i'm late to the party
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efrant has all the info you need:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1814266

Can I just use the root toolkit? (Does it work well?)

David522d said:
Can I just use the root toolkit? (Does it work well?)
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it works... but when it fails, it fails hard. and then you dont know where it failed or what it even did.
i personally will not help if you use the toolkit and things go wrong... others will still help.

It's actually very easy on this device. Since you know you are wanting to install a new ROM you don't even need to root. The hardest part is installing the ADB usb drivers and making sure they work correctly. There are basically 3 things you need to do.
1.) Install ADB and the ADB usb drivers
2.) Unlock the bootloader and install a custom recovery (ClockworkMod is the most popular)
3.) Flash a new ROM
You can do steps 1-2 by following this guide up to the recovery install step. Then for step 3 download the ROM of your choice into the internal sd and boot into CWM recovery and flash.

Stupid question, can i do all of this if the phone isnt activated? My sim card should be here in the mail tomorrow

David522d said:
Stupid question, can i do all of this if the phone isnt activated? My sim card should be here in the mail tomorrow
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yes you can.

Zepius said:
it works... but when it fails, it fails hard. and then you dont know where it failed or what it even did.
i personally will not help if you use the toolkit and things go wrong... others will still help.
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jeez you had no faith in tookit guy
very easy to do.
now my question to you again
im unlocked rooted and have clockwork touch
should i flash these new radios/bootloader and flash them thru clockwork?
thanks

David522d said:
jeez you had no faith in tookit guy
very easy to do.
now my question to you again
im unlocked rooted and have clockwork touch
should i flash these new radios/bootloader and flash them thru clockwork?
thanks
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considering i read these forums and see the posts that get created, yeah i dont trust the toolkit. there are so many threads created with the title of "HELP I BRICKED MY PHONE" followed by "i used such and such toolkit"
as far as your other question, you can flash the radios and bootloaders via CWM.

David522d said:
Stupid question, can i do all of this if the phone isnt activated? My sim card should be here in the mail tomorrow
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Since when did Verizon start using sim cards
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Zepius said:
considering i read these forums and see the posts that get created, yeah i dont trust the toolkit. there are so many threads created with the title of "HELP I BRICKED MY PHONE" followed by "i used such and such toolkit"
as far as your other question, you can flash the radios and bootloaders via CWM.
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haha yah no I do believe you.. and thanks!
last question
Until I flash a new rom over stock, will i have to re flash clockwork every time if i want to use recovery

dschreiber69 said:
Since when did Verizon start using sim cards
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Since they got lte
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David522d said:
haha yah no I do believe you.. and thanks!
last question
Until I flash a new rom over stock, will i have to re flash clockwork every time if i want to use recovery
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Delete recovery-from-boot.p from /system
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Zepius said:
Since they got lte
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Delete recovery-from-boot.p from /system
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What i did was install jellybean and now everytime it boots into recovery when i want it to =)
Was android restoring the default recovery because i was on stock ROM?

[Q] Downgrade Verizon HTC One M7 4.4.2?

I updated to an HTC One from an iPhone and I was loving it completely until the KitKat upgrade came out. I absolutely hate the upgrade. I tried looking around but I couldn't find any guide for it. This is pretty much first experiences with Rooting for android.
So is it possible to take my Verizon HTC One M7 running 4.4.2 KitKat, HBOOT-1.56.000, S-ON to JellyBean 4.3?
If you need any other information, I will try my best to find it and provide it.
Thank you so much

ToxicGamer said:
I updated to an HTC One from an iPhone and I was loving it completely until the KitKat upgrade came out. I absolutely hate the upgrade. I tried looking around but I couldn't find any guide for it. This is pretty much first experiences with Rooting for android.
So is it possible to take my Verizon HTC One M7 running 4.4.2 KitKat, HBOOT-1.56.000, S-ON to JellyBean 4.3?
If you need any other information, I will try my best to find it and provide it.
Thank you so much
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Weaksauce, Firewater, decrypted RUU back to 4.3, easy as can be

aer0zer0 said:
Weaksauce, Firewater, decrypted RUU back to 4.3, easy as can be
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Can you please provide a link? Sorry, but I wouldn't have made a thread if I didn't know almost nothing about this and in all honesty I am a noob when it comes to android. Thanks

ToxicGamer said:
Can you please provide a link? Sorry, but I wouldn't have made a thread if I didn't know almost nothing about this and in all honesty I am a noob when it comes to android. Thanks
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Sure, here is weak sauce, follow the directions
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2699091
once established, you can run firewater, which will SOFF your device
http://firewater-soff.com/instructions/ gonna need to follow all of the directions with both steps absolutly to the letter
then once you are SOFF and bootloader unlocked, sky is the limit. andybones has a great 4.3 jb rom with everything already baked in, but if you want pure stock, you want to decrypted RUU back to 4.3 from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2485319
goto the second post and download download the 2.10.605.1 decypted RUU, and follow the directions, santod040 is very thorough. then you are good to go

aer0zer0 said:
Sure, here is weak sauce, follow the directions
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2699091
once established, you can run firewater, which will SOFF your device
http://firewater-soff.com/instructions/ gonna need to follow all of the directions with both steps absolutly to the letter
then once you are SOFF and bootloader unlocked, sky is the limit. andybones has a great 4.3 jb rom with everything already baked in, but if you want pure stock, you want to decrypted RUU back to 4.3 from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2485319
goto the second post and download download the 2.10.605.1 decypted RUU, and follow the directions, santod040 is very thorough. then you are good to go
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I did all this by how it said and i got an error while trying to install the cutom ROM and the one you said. It said Installation Aborted. Now when i Boot it up its on a Purple screen with black and white. please help

ToxicGamer said:
I did all this by how it said and i got an error while trying to install the cutom ROM and the one you said. It said Installation Aborted. Now when i Boot it up its on a Purple screen with black and white. please help
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So from your custom recovery, you flashed a rom, you did a full wipe beforehand correct? As long as you have an unlocked bootloader (says unlocked at top of bootloader screen), you shouldn't have any issues flashing a rom.

aer0zer0 said:
sure, here is weak sauce, follow the directions
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2699091
once established, you can run firewater, which will soff your device
http://firewater-soff.com/instructions/ gonna need to follow all of the directions with both steps absolutly to the letter
then once you are soff and bootloader unlocked, sky is the limit. Andybones has a great 4.3 jb rom with everything already baked in, but if you want pure stock, you want to decrypted ruu back to 4.3 from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2485319
goto the second post and download download the 2.10.605.1 decypted ruu, and follow the directions, santod040 is very thorough. Then you are good to go
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please help me! I get a pink and white screen on start up

I would try to go and flash the ruu again. Make sure you do a wipe beforehand.

Are you soff and boot loader unlocked?
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aer0zer0 said:
Are you soff and boot loader unlocked?
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I was unlocked but had son. now i'm s-on and locked...

Can you get to hboot?
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And do a recover?
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aer0zer0 said:
Can you get to hboot?
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And do a recover?
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I can't do a recover because it has clockwork and it won't let me install a new rom or restore it. so im completly locked out

Hmm, you may need a encrypted RUU of 4.4.2 or javacard SOFF AT this point
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So you have a custom recovery installed, but your s-on and locked? What recovery?

aer0zer0 said:
Hmm, you may need a encrypted RUU of 4.4.2 or javacard SOFF AT this point
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I got a new HTC One from my phone retailer. It's running 4.3 which is amazing but it constantly asks to update to 4.4.2 is there any way to root it without weaksauce? Weaksauce re-roots it after launch and doesn't have it permanently rooted and s-off'ed. I'm sorry but if you could direct me to a place to fully root it and then i can just use firewater to s-off it and then i can just do this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1856632
to cancel the upgrade notification.
Thanks a lot for the help everyone

ToxicGamer said:
I got a new HTC One from my phone retailer. It's running 4.3 which is amazing but it constantly asks to update to 4.4.2 is there any way to root it without weaksauce? Weaksauce re-roots it after launch and doesn't have it permanently rooted and s-off'ed. I'm sorry but if you could direct me to a place to fully root it and then i can just use firewater to s-off it and then i can just do this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1856632
to cancel the upgrade notification.
Thanks a lot for the help everyone
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if your running 4.3, your fine just run firewater and do what it says. Read the second part of the instructions, for temp root method. trust me its easy and it works

aer0zer0 said:
if your running 4.3, your fine just run firewater and do what it says
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But how would i give it a perm root?

ToxicGamer said:
But how would i give it a perm root?
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install a custom recovery. the recovery will provide the root. i like twrp2701 myself. but this will allow you to perm root your phone. Or, install a custom rom with root baked in. sense 6 is real nice

aer0zer0 said:
install a custom recovery. the recovery will provide the root. i like twrp2701 myself. but this will allow you to perm root your phone. Or, install a custom rom with root baked in. sense 6 is real nice
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I don't want to install anything custom, i just want to root so i can delete and stop updates and install ad blocker thats it

ToxicGamer said:
I don't want to install anything custom, i just want to root so i can delete and stop updates and install ad blocker thats it
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then i think you can just download it from playstore. once you are soff, the phone doesnt care what you do. look for chainfire superSU.

Att new software update

Woke up this morning to notification of new software update from att. I'm already on the official KK update from couple of months ago. Anybody else get this? What is the update?

http://www.att.com/esupport/article.jsp?sid=KB420581&cv=820

From the above link...
"Update to android 4.4, including improved security".
So what does this mean? What exactly in 4.4 has been updated? What security updates? Anyone know?
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Thanks for reply rom
But i actually meant did anyone know specifically the differences much like Andy's question

The update forced on my phone, crashed it because I had a custom recovery, so I had to flash back to. Jelly Bean and now I can't obtain root after re-updating.

dginsd said:
The update forced on my phone, crashed it because I had a custom recovery, so I had to flash back to. Jelly Bean and now I can't obtain root after re-updating.
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Kingo root
2SHAYNEZ

shayneflashindaily said:
Kingo root
2SHAYNEZ
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Have you tried it on a device thats had the new ota update installed?
Also I thought there was a security concern with the kingo root method, something about it being from China and contains malwares that sends files back to its home server, supposedly these files are the ones necessary to clone the device.

dginsd said:
Have you tried it on a device thats had the new ota update installed?
Also I thought there was a security concern with the kingo root method, something about it being from China and contains malwares that sends files back to its home server, supposedly these files are the ones necessary to clone the device.
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Towelroot works as well, but I have no idea how to get a custom recovery installed,

freegee
dolph8886 said:
Towelroot works as well, but I have no idea how to get a custom recovery installed,
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download the freegee app from the play store and it'll install a recovery for you. Either clockworkmod or twrp

mjoel7014 said:
download the freegee app from the play store and it'll install a recovery for you. Either clockworkmod or twrp
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I Don't think so .did u try it . because it doesn't work for official upgrade 4.4.2 lol

lol
romrix said:
http://www.att.com/esupport/article.jsp?sid=KB420581&cv=820
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it's looking good
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yijinsa said:
I Don't think so .did u try it . because it doesn't work for official upgrade 4.4.2 lol
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Download the GPRO_Recovery_6.0.4.4.apk from this page and install it then use it to flash clockworkmod or tarphttp://forum.xda-developers.com/optimus-g-pro/development/lg-g3-port-optimus-gpro-e980-t2827464

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HT M8 Dual Sim
hi, i want to know can i root my HTC M8 Dual Sim with KitKat (Android 4.4.4 + HTC Sense 6.0) or is their any another rom for Dual Sim,
Thanks.
Mohammed

Boot issues
Hi everyone,
I just flashed the boot.img and installed the Root_And_BusyBox.zip file via TWRP. After a reboot, my device is stuck at the boot screen (white screen with green HTC logo and red warning about development build). Apparently it finishes booting, because when I touch the screen I can feel it respond, I can even hear the unlock sound. However the screen always stays the same. Holding the power button doesn't reboot the phone either.
Any ideas how I can get this to work again?
Thank you very much!
-iLuvatar108

Hi guys,
I am currently running stock rom and software version 3.28.709.5. I rooted with hassoon AIO Toolkit.
My questions are these :
1) should I unroot my device and follow the instructions to have access to OTA updates?
2) since my device version seems to be newer than recommended one by Mike, will Mikes method work with my version?
3) when people say that you can't process OTA updates when rooted and running a custom recovery, does that mean you literally cannot see any available updates under the HTC software update section? Or that you can see the update but cannot install it?
Thanks all especially Mike!
I am running TWRP btw and using unlocked international One M8
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cidnum: HTC__621
Hi Mike1986,
Many thanks for posting this thread. I have an M8 with cidnum: HTC__621 and modelid: 0P6B11000. Am I able to use your "stock odexed 3.28.401.7" download on this device? I note that on the first post in this thread you've mention a cidnum of "0P6B10000".
Cheers!
Jon

iLuvatar108 said:
Hi everyone,
I just flashed the boot.img and installed the Root_And_BusyBox.zip file via TWRP. After a reboot, my device is stuck at the boot screen (white screen with green HTC logo and red warning about development build). Apparently it finishes booting, because when I touch the screen I can feel it respond, I can even hear the unlock sound. However the screen always stays the same. Holding the power button doesn't reboot the phone either.
Any ideas how I can get this to work again?
Thank you very much!
-iLuvatar108
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Try holding down the power button + vol. up
It's the equivalent of a battery pull, and might clear stuff up.
You'll have to hold it down for 20 seconds or so. Be patient and wait for it to reboot before letting go.

Hi xunholyx,
Thanks for your reply, I didnt know about the Vol down in this case. With my last phone it was just holding the power button.
Anyway, what I did is wait until the battery died, then I was able to get into fastboot mode again. It seems there was something wrong with the boot.img. After I flashed the stock one again it worked fine. Not sure why it didn't want to work...
Greets,
iLuvatar108

james0908 said:
Hi guys,
I am currently running stock rom and software version 3.28.709.5. I rooted with hassoon AIO Toolkit.
My questions are these :
1) should I unroot my device and follow the instructions to have access to OTA updates?
2) since my device version seems to be newer than recommended one by Mike, will Mikes method work with my version?
3) when people say that you can't process OTA updates when rooted and running a custom recovery, does that mean you literally cannot see any available updates under the HTC software update section? Or that you can see the update but cannot install it?
Thanks all especially Mike!
I am running TWRP btw and using unlocked international One M8
Sent from my HTC_M8x using XDA Free mobile app
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I can only speak for number 3. You will see the updates, but when you try to install them it will boot into your custom recovery, then installation will fail. Only flashing the stock recovery back will let you install the OTA. After that you can flash your custom recovery again.
Greets,
iLuvatar108

Hi, question:
When S-Off and Super-CID set, do I get OTAs offered? And if, which ones?
To be clear: I know how to install OTAs from here via stock recovery from SD-card, but I don't find a clear answer to the question above.

james0908 said:
Hi guys,
I am currently running stock rom and software version 3.28.709.5. I rooted with hassoon AIO Toolkit.
My questions are these :
1) should I unroot my device and follow the instructions to have access to OTA updates?
2) since my device version seems to be newer than recommended one by Mike, will Mikes method work with my version?
3) when people say that you can't process OTA updates when rooted and running a custom recovery, does that mean you literally cannot see any available updates under the HTC software update section? Or that you can see the update but cannot install it?
Thanks all especially Mike!
I am running TWRP btw and using unlocked international One M8
Sent from my HTC_M8x using XDA Free mobile app
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iLuvatar108 said:
I can only speak for number 3. You will see the updates, but when you try to install them it will boot into your custom recovery, then installation will fail. Only flashing the stock recovery back will let you install the OTA. After that you can flash your custom recovery again.
Greets,
iLuvatar108
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You will also need an unmodified /system partition. You will need to disable Xposed if you use it, and revert any other changes made to files in /system.

xunholyx said:
You will also need an unmodified /system partition. You will need to disable Xposed if you use it, and revert any other changes made to files in /system.
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I don't use Xposed and as far as i know haven't made any changes in /system. I might have used only the SD card permission fixer app. Not sure if that affects /system.
So if I unroot and follow this method I can have access to ota updates? Even if I'm using newer software version?
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james0908 said:
I don't use Xposed and as far as i know haven't made any changes in /system. I might have used only the SD card permission fixer app. Not sure if that affects /system.
So if I unroot and follow this method I can have access to ota updates? Even if I'm using newer software version?
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You would have to downgrade your firmware to what is stock for you before getting OTAs.

xunholyx said:
You would have to downgrade your firmware to what is stock for you before getting OTAs.
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I'm sorry but I'm not understanding completely, I am already stock firmware.
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james0908 said:
So if I unroot and follow this method I can have access to ota updates? Even if I'm using newer software version?
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xunholyx said:
You would have to downgrade your firmware to what is stock for you before getting OTAs.
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james0908 said:
I'm sorry but I'm not understanding completely, I am already stock firmware.
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You have to downgrade your firmware to match the version of stock ROM you are using (4.4.3 i presume?).
If you are worrying about getting OTAs using the new software version, then it is not stock for you.
Maybe it is me who is misunderstanding. Did you manually update your firmware? Then it is probably not stock for you.
The OTA would have contained the new firmware.
If you need OTAs, you will have to S-Off and downgrade.
Unless I was misunderstanding what you were asking.
Edit: I see now by reading back to the beginning that I did misunderstand.
I think this method will still work, but I will check to make sure. BRB

xunholyx said:
You have to downgrade your firmware to match the version of stock ROM you are using (4.4.3 i presume?).
If you are worrying about getting OTAs using the new software version, then it is not stock for you.
Maybe it is me who is misunderstanding. Did you manually update your firmware? Then it is probably not stock for you.
The OTA would have contained the new firmware.
If you need OTAs, you will have to S-Off and downgrade.
Unless I was misunderstanding what you were asking.
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When I got the phone a week ago I'm pretty sure it was already 4.4. I processed 1 OTA, which was called the HTC Eye experience, I then unlocked and rooted using a all in one toolkit. I am now still 4.4 kitkat.
I thought the software version and firmware was the same thing?
My current software version is 3.28.709.5
And for some reason I can't see anything when I use adb getvar version-main.
I didn't manually load anything except for unlocking bootloader and rooting.
I want to process OTA in the future without unrooting but Mike the OP listed a different software version.
As you answered me in a different thread you know I'm asking about how to get my version main back.
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james0908 said:
So if I unroot and follow this method I can have access to ota updates? Even if I'm using newer software version?
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The answer is yes. I see no reason why it wouldn't work.
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james0908 said:
As you answered me in a different thread you know I'm asking about how to get my version main back.
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No offence, but I try to help a lot of people here and don't remember all the names and issues. Nothing personal.
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james0908 said:
When I got the phone a week ago I'm pretty sure it was already 4.4. I processed 1 OTA, which was called the HTC Eye experience, I then unlocked and rooted using a all in one toolkit. I am now still 4.4 kitkat.
I thought the software version and firmware was the same thing?
My current software version is 3.28.709.5
And for some reason I can't see anything when I use adb getvar version-main.
I didn't manually load anything except for unlocking bootloader and rooting.
I want to process OTA in the future without unrooting but Mike the OP listed a different software version.
As you answered me in a different thread you know I'm asking about how to get my version main back.
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It's the ROM version and firmware version that could be different. You can be running the very newest firmware, but still be on a 4.4.2 ROM

xunholyx said:
The answer is yes. I see no reason why it wouldn't work.
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None taken man. I sent you a PM. Hoping you can help me out.
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james0908 said:
....... for some reason I can't see anything when I use adb getvar version-main.
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Try "fastboot getvar all" (no quotes) in ADB. It should list all the info you need about your phone.

xunholyx said:
Try "fastboot getvar all" (no quotes) in ADB. It should list all the info you need about your phone.
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Dude same guy who PM'ed you Lol. Tried that already. Didnt yield anything more than getvar version-main
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I already asked this in the original tread, but I see now there is a q&a section, so..
So, if I changed my build.prop, ota will fail, right?
Will it still fail if I replace build.prop with a copy (backup) of the original?