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[SOLVED]I can't root RC29

Okay I've been trying to figure this out for 4 and a half hours now, I've downgraded from cupcake to RC29 and now I'm trying to root it, I've tried using this guide - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=442480
But when I get to here -
"What To Do Now That You Have Root
Now that you have root, you will want to apply "Hard SPL" to your phone. HardSPL is what will allow you to apply flash images from other regions (like UK on US phones, and vice versa), create full backups of your phone, install the latest build from the Android source, and usually resurrect your phone if it is "bricked". You have already downloaded the file to your SD card, so now you can apply it.
1. Power off your phone.
2. Start up in recovery mode by holding home and pressing power.
3. You will now enter recovery mode. You should see an exclamation.
4. If you do not see a menu on screen, press Alt-L to show the menu.
5. Press Alt-S to apply the update from the SD card.
6. After the update is complete, hold Home and press Back to restart.
"
I go into recovery mode but all I see are lines and I try alt-f and alt-s but nothing happens.
Then I tried this guide - http://android-dls.com/wiki/index.php?title=Quick_Root
I get stuck here -
"# In the terminal you opened earlier (with root access) Enter the following commands in to flash the modified recovery
* mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
* rm -f /system/recovery.img
* flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery_testkeys.img
"
When I type the second line of commands it says not found or something similar so I'm pretty much stuck and can't figure out how to root RC29, I would really appreciate your help.

Sounds like you didn't flash the recovery image... Are you sure you placed it on your phone and followed the instructions to flash it? the flash_image recovery recovery.img command. Anyways, I have to run to work, I"ll help you more when I get back if you haven't figured it out by then. good luck.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgJ2VtSqtJY&feature=channel
this viedo help me with my rooting since i learn better thru visual =)
this is part 1 of 3. this dudes videos helped me from stock to root. to another cupcake rom. to jachero rom. it toook me like abt a day to do everything. but then after that it shouldnt take long to start uploading various roms =)

Knightsofwar210 said:
Okay I've been trying to figure this out for 4 and a half hours now, I've downgraded from cupcake to RC29 and now I'm trying to root it, I've tried using this guide - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=442480
But when I get to here -
"What To Do Now That You Have Root
Now that you have root, you will want to apply "Hard SPL" to your phone. HardSPL is what will allow you to apply flash images from other regions (like UK on US phones, and vice versa), create full backups of your phone, install the latest build from the Android source, and usually resurrect your phone if it is "bricked". You have already downloaded the file to your SD card, so now you can apply it.
1. Power off your phone.
2. Start up in recovery mode by holding home and pressing power.
3. You will now enter recovery mode. You should see an exclamation.
4. If you do not see a menu on screen, press Alt-L to show the menu.
5. Press Alt-S to apply the update from the SD card.
6. After the update is complete, hold Home and press Back to restart.
"
I go into recovery mode but all I see are lines and I try alt-f and alt-s but nothing happens.
Then I tried this guide - http://android-dls.com/wiki/index.php?title=Quick_Root
I get stuck here -
"# In the terminal you opened earlier (with root access) Enter the following commands in to flash the modified recovery
* mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
* rm -f /system/recovery.img
* flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery_testkeys.img
"
When I type the second line of commands it says not found or something similar so I'm pretty much stuck and can't figure out how to root RC29, I would really appreciate your help.
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Well I've had my Original (incorrect radio flash method), 1st Warranty replacement (keyboard too lose for my liking), 2nd Warranty replacement (sending back due to 'ASDF' keys stick), all flashed in past 2 weeks. I've almost memorized the stupid commands. The "flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery_testkeys.img" had me puzzled on this one. But I've figured it out as the short method vs changing directory.
I think your issue is the last part of copying the recovery image to the phone. I've always used the following:
# mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
# cd sdcard
# flash_image recovery recovery.img
# cat recovery.img > /system/recovery.img
seems Like you're instructions kind of combine the 3rd and 4th and skips the cat command, so i have no ideal how yours is getting the file to the actual phone. I may be wrong, but just looks half done. It may be as simple as copying the image to the /system path with the 'cat' command. Good luck with it tho.
Link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=442480

It just won't copy that img file, because I still get the old color boot menu. Nothing I do works.

Oh and I read somewhere I have to upgrade to the latest radio too, where do I get it and install it?

I finally got it to work I was pushing power and camera instead of power and home.
Where do I download the latest rooted build?

Knightsofwar210 said:
I finally got it to work I was pushing power and camera instead of power and home.
Where do I download the latest rooted build?
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Well, that's your choice
JF 1.51 is just a plain cupcake rom with root
Haykuro's 6.0 sapphire port is very nice, like JF 1.5 but with HTC Dialer, Camera ect
Cyanogen's build is like JF but more heavily modded, has auto Apps2SD and a few other modifications.
Then there's the Hero builds if you want to be adventurous.
Just have a look in the development section and see which best suits your needs
Be aware the Haykuro's ports, Rogers and Hero all require haykuro's SPL (which needs the new radio or you will brick).

Okay well I downloaded Cyanogen's build, so what are the features and how to use them?

Just read through the thread. Most are automatic optimization mods (CPU scaling, audio mods) which just make for a nicer experience. There are also others like the HTC Camera app which is a vast improvement over the stock camera app. APPS2SD is also atomatic so all you need is a second partition on your card formatted to ext3, so you will have much more room for market apps.
* Based on AOSP 1.5r2, various collected patches, and some help from JF-1.51-ADP
* Enhanced ramdisk which uses optimal mount options and smart startup
* Includes E2FSProgs for checking and converting Ext filesystems
* Apps2SD is automatic! All you need is a second partition (ext).
* Includes script to upgrade to ext3 (from recovery mode, see FAQ)
* Supports ext2/ext3/ext4 for Apps2SD
* Includes HTC Framework and various applications
* Includes latest HTC_IME with long-press, calibration, and compact QWERTY.
* Launcher with 5 screens and auto-orientation and compact drawer layout
* Sexy pattern-lock from Sapphire and Stericson's lock screen
* Clean filesystem shutdown at poweroff/reboot, and fsck at boot (no FS corruption!)
* Includes T-Mobile IM application, Amazon MP3 (with Stericson's hack), and updated Google Maps
* Does not require "DangerSPL"
* Highly optimized kernel with many extra modules
* Includes Haykuro's APN list
* Tweaked frequency scaling options to be more responsive
* Maximum CPU scaling frequency set to 528MHz (3.3)
* Various enhancements to the Settings app including extra partition space
* Runs /system/sd/userinit.sh after A2SD setup and before starting the runtime for user scripts
* Microsoft Exchange support (Work Email from myTouch)
* Includes Compcache modules
* Linux cgroups for better app prioritization
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Knightsofwar210 said:
Okay well I downloaded Cyanogen's build, so what are the features and how to use them?
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Most of Cyan's features are under the hood. It boosts your CPU speed from 384mHz to 528mHz
You can also use a swap partition to speed it up even more (like a paging file/ram)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=531988
You will have to partition your SD card with a swap extension to do this. If you create another partition as an ext2, ext3, ext4 partition, Cyan has a script that will automatically put your apps on the SDcard
If you want the above, you will have to format like this
fat32, ext, linux-swap
inthat order
there are threads that will help you with partitioning
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=534714
^ very useful for me. Requires cyans recovery
note the ext partition shouldnt be larger than 1.5gb and the swap partition shouldnt be larger than 32 mb (24mb recommended, but im to lazy to repartition mine)
note swap will reduce the life of the sd card (though you will have probably moved on by that time)
Also try out the HTC apps that it comes with, such as the camera and keyboard (keyboard can be used by long pressing on an input area, selecting input method and chosing "Touch Input")
You can also install HTC's Music app from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=530572
Thats all i can think of other than themes. Tehre are others i intentionally left out that you can find yourself after you get more experience with everything

How do I partition my 8GB Micro SDHC with one that is 500mb and is ext3? Thanks.
EDIT - Saw your post above.

B-man007 said:
Most of Cyan's features are under the hood. It boosts your CPU speed from 384mHz to 528mHz
You can also use a swap partition to speed it up even more (like a paging file/ram)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=531988
You will have to partition your SD card with a swap extension to do this. If you create another partition as an ext2, ext3, ext4 partition, Cyan has a script that will automatically put your apps on the SDcard
If you want the above, you will have to format like this
fat32, ext, linux-swap
inthat order
there are threads that will help you with partitioning
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=534714
^ very useful for me. Requires cyans recovery
note the ext partition shouldnt be larger than 1.5gb and the swap partition shouldnt be larger than 32 mb (24mb recommended, but im to lazy to repartition mine)
note swap will reduce the life of the sd card (though you will have probably moved on by that time)
Also try out the HTC apps that it comes with, such as the camera and keyboard (keyboard can be used by long pressing on an input area, selecting input method and chosing "Touch Input")
You can also install HTC's Music app from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=530572
Thats all i can think of other than themes. Tehre are others i intentionally left out that you can find yourself after you get more experience with everything
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Experience? Ha, this is just like custom firmware for the Playstation Portable. Custom firmware is the equivalent of a rooted build so I do have experience with this type of thing.

I'm stuck at the very last step - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=534714
At the bottom it says - "part iv - copy rom to sdcard and install, enable swap:
after phone reboots...drop to console
in your win cmd prompt, enter:
adb shell mount /sdcard
adb push /update-path/update.zip /sdcard
on g1 console, enter:
recovery
wipe data (alt + w) <--this one is optional, but i like fresh installs
install rom (alt + s)
to enable swap, see this page!"
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=531988
but when I try to do this - "2. in terminal or adb shell type:
don't type things in ().
Code:
$su (terminal only)
#mv /sdcard/userinit.sh /system/sd/
#chmod 775 /system/sd/userinit.sh
#sh /system/sd/userinit.sh
"
When I enter the first command "mv /sdcard/userinit.sh /system/sd/" it says file or directly not found.

I want to use this theme too but I'm not sure if it's compatable with my current build model and I'm not sure how to install it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=475917

Knightsofwar210 said:
I'm stuck at the very last step - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=534714
At the bottom it says - "part iv - copy rom to sdcard and install, enable swap:
after phone reboots...drop to console
in your win cmd prompt, enter:
adb shell mount /sdcard
adb push /update-path/update.zip /sdcard
on g1 console, enter:
recovery
wipe data (alt + w) <--this one is optional, but i like fresh installs
install rom (alt + s)
to enable swap, see this page!"
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=531988
but when I try to do this - "2. in terminal or adb shell type:
don't type things in ().
Code:
$su (terminal only)
#mv /sdcard/userinit.sh /system/sd/
#chmod 775 /system/sd/userinit.sh
#sh /system/sd/userinit.sh
"
When I enter the first command "mv /sdcard/userinit.sh /system/sd/" it says file or directly not found.
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use "cp" instead of "mv"
note that /system/sd only exists when you have apps2sd (atleast i think? someone correct me if im wrong)
also make sure you unzipped the userinit.sh
What your going through is experience.....this isn't just flashing psp roms xD
Custom firmware flashing is extremely simple on the g1..... this is like going into the ROM and changing things up. The mods im talking about involve lots of terminal and adb commands and you really shouldnt be using them unless you understand what its doing. If you have plenty of experience in linux,then you should be able to find lots of interesting things to do in the development section.

Knightsofwar210 said:
I want to use this theme too but I'm not sure if it's compatable with my current build model and I'm not sure how to install it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=475917
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Which build did you install? Its compatible with Cyan 3.6.7-2. The latest is Cyan 3.6.8 which released 4 hours ago

B-man007 said:
Which build did you install? Its compatible with Cyan 3.6.7-2. The latest is Cyan 3.6.8 which released 4 hours ago
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It's compatible with the one I had, I don't have the latest version of Cyan.
I still need help enabling swap because I have done everything including partition but I still need help enabling it thanks.

Knightsofwar210 said:
It's compatible with the one I had, I don't have the latest version of Cyan.
I still need help enabling swap because I have done everything including partition but I still need help enabling it thanks.
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use "cp" instead of "mv"
note that /system/sd only exists when you have apps2sd (atleast i think? someone correct me if im wrong)
also make sure you unzipped the userinit.sh
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Did you already set up apps2sd? (basically partition like i told you and boot up cyans rom? to check if you have it enabled, go to
settings > sd and storage and check if you have secondary system storage
where are you getting stuck? i need a little more info on whats happening if the above didnt work

B-man007 said:
Did you already set up apps2sd? (basically partition like i told you and boot up cyans rom? to check if you have it enabled, go to
settings > sd and storage and check if you have secondary system storage
where are you getting stuck? i need a little more info on whats happening if the above didnt work
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Yes I have cyan running with a new theme I installed, and yes I do have a secondary system storage, I'm stuck here - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=531988
B-man007 said:
use "cp" instead of "mv"
note that /system/sd only exists when you have apps2sd (atleast i think? someone correct me if im wrong)
also make sure you unzipped the userinit.sh
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I'll try this.

[HOWTO] Update HBOOT to 1.00 keeping your Legend rooted

CAUTION!! By upgrading HBOOT to 1.00+ you loose the ability to S-OFF your Legend!!!
Preface
Because there are too many ppl without any knowledge spreading false findings and statements I decided to write this HOWTO.
Audience
This HOWTO is primarily ment for those who already have rooted Legends but they recently experienced problems flashing CM's or new Vodafone FroYo boot.img.
Background
HBOOT is like a BIOS in our PCs and to cut a long story short it also contains partition table for phone's internal storage. That means it has info on where exactly certain partition starts and how big it is.
At HTC they decided to partition Legend's internal storage this way:
misc 640 kB
recovery 4,375 MB
boot 2,5 MB
system 240 MB
cache 40 MB
data 185 MB
...but as we found out (first with CM nightly) boot partition was a little short for the boot.img to fit in if we had one or more bad cells (sectors) on it. Eventually we found out that quite some Legend's had bad cell on boot partition and those unfortunate souls that owned such phone were unable to upgrade to Vodafone FroYo rooted ROM too.
I think that HTC also recognized that Legend's boot partition was kinda small so they rearanged partition table in HBOOT 1.00 a bit making boot partition bigger (now it is 3 MB) by shrinking recovery partition a little.
So now we know that some of us actually need HBOOT 1.00 in order to flash FroYo's boot.img without a problem. But how do we keep root then?
Prerequirements
Android SDK (primarily adb)
working USB drivers (for adb to work)
goldcard (in case you are trying to flash ROMs with different CID than your phone has)
ClockWorkMod recovery (if your Legend is already rooted)
Rerequirements
Vodafone FroYo OTA update (actually just firmware.zip from OTA)
Legend rooting tools (just testimage.zip)
Hack 4 Legend v5(just misc1-2.img and flash_image)
VISIONary r13(r14 is out also but i haven't tested it yet)
Instructions
I will split instructions into two parts... for already rooted phones and phones that were already updated with Vodafone OTA thus they lost root.
Already OTA updated with HBOOT 1.00
That one is relatively easy. You could also follow Paul's guide but I like my approach better
Connect your phone to your PC. Second you have to install VISIONary r13 into your phone and do the "temproot" procedure. After a successful "temproot" you should be able to adb shell and then su. Fire up command prompt and issue:
Code:
adb shell
su
...you should have root privileges now (showing #). Next thing is backing up misc partition and replacing it with one from hack4legend-v5.zip. Extract this zip somewhere and fire another command promt there. Now you should upload flash_image binary and misc1-2.img:
Code:
adb push flash_image /data/local/
adb push misc1-2.img /data/local/
...switch back to 1st command prompt and change permission of flash_image_binary:
Code:
chmod 755 /data/local/flash_image
...and backup your current misc partition:
Code:
cat /dev/mtd/mtd0 > /sdcard/misc_backup.img
Now flash misc1-2.img:
Code:
/data/local/flash_image misc /data/local/misc1-2.img
exit
...and you are set to downgrade retaining HBOOT 1.00.
Unzip r4-legend-root.zip and find testimage.zip in it. Put it on your phone's sdcard renaming it to LEGEIMG.zip. You can then reboot into bootloader issuing:
Code:
adb reboot bootloader
...from command prompt. Phone will reboot and find LEGEIMG.zip on your sdcard, copy it into RAM and check it. If you get CID error at this point, then you don't have goldcard. Make your sdcard gold and try again. After successful flash and reboot you may remove LEGEIMG.zip from sdcard. Next step is upgrading of rooted FroYo ROM. Put FroYo update ROM zip to your sdcard and install it via ClockworkMod recovery. You may also flash backed up misc partition after that. Still in recovery mode and hooked with your PC switch to command prompt and restore it back:
Code:
adb shell
flash_image misc /sdcard/misc_backup.img
exit
...and reboot.
Rooted Eclair Voda FroYo or CM with HBOOT 0.43
Since you have already rooted phone we can prepare everything before we start. Hook your phone to your PC. Put FroYo ROM update zip to phone's sdcard. Put also misc1-2.img and flash_image from hack4legend-v5.zip and testimage.zip from r4-legend-root there. Extract Vodafone FroYo OTA and put firmware.zip to your phone's sdcard renaming it to LEGEIMG.zip. Reboot into bootloader from command prompt:
Code:
adb reboot bootloader
...bootloader will find LEGEIMG.zip extract it into RAM and check its integrity. If you get CID error at this point you don't have gold card. Make your sdcard gold and retry the procedure.
After successfull flashing of LEGEIMG.zip (firmware.zip from FroYo OTA) you have HBOOT 1.00, new (unrooted) recovery, new (unrooted) boot but old and intact system with superuser.apk and su. Reboot. When system is available, tick "USB debugging" in Settings->Applications->Development. After that you will be able to adb shell into your phone. Fire up some command prompt and issue:
Code:
adb shell
su
...while phone screen is still on. Superuser will pop-up. Grant it. Now make a backup of misc partition:
Code:
cat /dev/mtd/mtd0 > /sdcard/misc_backup.img
...now copy flash_image from sdcard to internal storage, change its permissions, and flash misc1-2.img:
Code:
cp /sdcard/flash_image /data/local/
chmod 755 /data/local/flash_image
/data/local/flash_image misc /sdcard/misc1-2.img
...rename LEGEIMG.zip to firmware.zip and testimage.zip to LEGEIMG.zip:
Code:
mv /sdcard/LEGEIMG.zip /sdcard/firmware.zip
mv /sdcard/testimage.zip /sdcard/LEGEIMG.zip
...exit from adb shell and reboot into bootloader:
Code:
exit
adb reboot bootloader
Phone will reboot, find LEGEIMG.zip and flash it over. You will end up with HBOOT 1.00 and downgraded and rooted recovery. Boot into ClockworkMod recovery and flash Voda FroYo custom update of your choice from your sdcard. You may also want to restore backed up misc partition after updating is done:
Code:
adb shell
flash_image misc /sdcard/misc_backup.img
exit
...and reboot.

Goldcard (no remove, no format, no data loss)
Here are few easy steps on how to make Goldcard without taking it out of your phone but you have to be root (VISIONary temproot is fine).
You will be doing this from command prompt:
Code:
adb shell
su
First you need to find out sdcard's CID:
Code:
cat /sys/class/mmc_host/mmc0/mmc0:*/cid
...copy it into text box on http://hexrev.soaa.me/. Now go to http://psas.revskills.de/?q=goldcard and put in the reversed CID you have got on previous web page. Push goldcard.img to your phone via 2nd command prompt:
Code:
adb push goldcard.img /data/local/
...unmount sdcard via Settings, go back to 1st command prompt and make a backup then make goldcard:
Code:
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0 count=1 of=/data/local/sdcard_backup.img
cat /data/local/goldcard.img > /dev/block/mmcblk0
sync
exit
You may also pull that backup to your PC:
Code:
adb pull /data/local/sdcard_backup.img .

BlaY0 said:
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awosome , I think you must have found some method to crack the SPL? just as desire do ?
waiting

There's actually no cracking of SPL involved...

Hi blay0,
I follow your link to vodafone ota update and appoint me to the website, where is the the link to download it?
Thanks.
Sent from my HTC Legend using Tapatalk

BesFen said:
Hi blay0,
EDITED: I got it, thanks
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THX
@blay0:
thanks you are great developer.
so if you could temproot automated so you could build pc software to root legend with one click automatically like as wildfire desire ......
thx again

Hmm, I don't understand what are you trying to say???
Sent from my HTC Legend

BlaY0 said:
Hmm, I don't understand what are you trying to say???
Sent from my HTC Legend
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in htc wildfire rooting process will do Unrevoked 3 for Wildfire
is it possible to automated above process?

VISIONary has an option to "temproot" on every boot.
But I don't see why you would do that if you can root the way I described.
Sent from my HTC Legend

Thanks Blayo ...
@ Blayo
I have some doubts regarding OTAs .. Please check your PM

The primary use of OTA here is just to extract firmware.zip flashing it to upgrade HBOOT. This is not HOWTO for updating the whole system via OTAs.
Sent from my HTC Legend

After flashing firmware.zip, the phone wont boot. Stuck at the HTC logo. What should I do?

Hey guys , im really troubled gettin permission denied on push.
any suggjestions? googled loads of it but nothing related to my issue
Edit: i got root tru visionary yes , it aply's well and su promts for permission so i guess i got root
so was wondering why i keep gettin permission denied on any command in adb
Second EDIT : Nevermind total noobness , forgot i cant push within adb shell.

Hats off to BlaY0 for another amazing work.

rajasyaitan said:
Hats off to BlaY0 for another amazing work.
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Yes indeed m8 , thanks for your efforts!
Finaly unlocked the Hboot 1.00 running rooted ota froyo
/bow 2 BlaYo.

You're awesome.

Amazing, thanx a million!!
Keeps the Legend running smoothly with custom Froyo Modaco rom.................

I used this guide after my downgrade to Rom 1.31 with HBoot 1.00 and it worked like a charm ! Thank you !

wow You're awesome

[GUIDE] How To Root HBOOT 1.01

Ok guys I noticed a lot of people are getting stuck with this myself included and for me it was because the information I needed was fragmented all over the place, So here is all the information that I used some parts have been edited to fit the purpose of rooting 1.01 as there is no definative guide at the minute.
1st thing to do is make a goldcard even if you already have a working goldcard make it again mine was working for other phones but wouldnt work for this.
All credit for the goldcard guide goes to BlaY0
BlaY0 said:
Here are few easy steps on how to make Goldcard without taking it out of your phone but you have to be root (VISIONary temproot is fine).
You will be doing this from command prompt:
Code:
adb shell
su
First you need to find out sdcard's CID:
Code:
cat /sys/class/mmc_host/mmc0/mmc0:*/cid
...copy it into text box on http://hexrev.soaa.me/. Now go to http://psas.revskills.de/?q=goldcard and put in the reversed CID you have got on previous web page. Push goldcard.img to your phone via 2nd command prompt:
Code:
adb push goldcard.img /data/local/
...unmount sdcard via Settings, go back to 1st command prompt and make a backup then make goldcard:
Code:
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0 count=1 of=/data/local/sdcard_backup.img
cat /data/local/goldcard.img > /dev/block/mmcblk0
sync
exit
You may also pull that backup to your PC:
Code:
adb pull /data/local/sdcard_backup.img .
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The 2nd guide you will need to use is also by BlaY0
BlaY0 said:
Preface
Because there are too many ppl without any knowledge spreading false findings and statements I decided to write this HOWTO.
Audience
This HOWTO is primarily ment for those who already have rooted Legends but they recently experienced problems flashing CM's or new Vodafone FroYo boot.img.
Background
HBOOT is like a BIOS in our PCs and to cut a long story short it also contains partition table for phone's internal storage. That means it has info on where exactly certain partition starts and how big it is.
At HTC they decided to partition Legend's internal storage this way:
misc 640 kB
recovery 4,375 MB
boot 2,5 MB
system 240 MB
cache 40 MB
data 185 MB
...but as we found out (first with CM nightly) boot partition was a little short for the boot.img to fit in if we had one or more bad cells (sectors) on it. Eventually we found out that quite some Legend's had bad cell on boot partition and those unfortunate souls that owned such phone were unable to upgrade to Vodafone FroYo rooted ROM too.
I think that HTC also recognized that Legend's boot partition was kinda small so they rearanged partition table in HBOOT 1.00 a bit making boot partition bigger (now it is 3 MB) by shrinking recovery partition a little.
So now we know that some of us actually need HBOOT 1.00 in order to flash FroYo's boot.img without a problem. But how do we keep root then?
Prerequirements
Android SDK (primarily adb)
working USB drivers (for adb to work)
goldcard (in case you are trying to flash ROMs with different CID than your phone has)
ClockWorkMod recovery (if your Legend is already rooted)
Rerequirements
Vodafone FroYo OTA update (actually just firmware.zip from OTA)
Legend rooting tools (just testimage.zip)
Hack 4 Legend v5(just misc1-2.img and flash_image)
VISIONary r13(r14 is out also but i haven't tested it yet)
Instructions
I will split instructions into two parts... for already rooted phones and phones that were already updated with Vodafone OTA thus they lost root.
Already OTA updated with HBOOT 1.00
That one is relatively easy. You could also follow Paul's guide but I like my approach better
Connect your phone to your PC. Second you have to install VISIONary r13 into your phone and do the "temproot" procedure. After a successful "temproot" you should be able to adb shell and then su. Fire up command prompt and issue:
Code:
adb shell
su
...you should have root privileges now (showing #). Next thing is backing up misc partition and replacing it with one from hack4legend-v5.zip. Extract this zip somewhere and fire another command promt there. Now you should upload flash_image binary and misc1-2.img:
Code:
adb push flash_image /data/local/
adb push misc1-2.img /data/local/
...switch back to 1st command prompt and change permission of flash_image_binary:
Code:
chmod 755 /data/local/flash_image
...and backup your current misc partition:
Code:
cat /dev/mtd/mtd0 > /sdcard/misc_backup.img
Now flash misc1-2.img:
Code:
/data/local/flash_image misc /data/local/misc1-2.img
exit
...and you are set to downgrade retaining HBOOT 1.00.
Unzip r4-legend-root.zip and find testimage.zip in it. Put it on your phone's sdcard renaming it to LEGEIMG.zip. You can then reboot into bootloader issuing:
Code:
adb reboot bootloader
...from command prompt. Phone will reboot and find LEGEIMG.zip on your sdcard, copy it into RAM and check it. If you get CID error at this point, then you don't have goldcard. Make your sdcard gold and try again. After successful flash and reboot you may remove LEGEIMG.zip from sdcard. Next step is upgrading of rooted FroYo ROM. Put FroYo update ROM zip to your sdcard and install it via ClockworkMod recovery. You may also flash backed up misc partition after that. Still in recovery mode and hooked with your PC switch to command prompt and restore it back:
Code:
adb shell
flash_image misc /sdcard/misc_backup.img
exit
...and reboot.
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So by now you will be on an unrooted Eclair rom. The third guide I used was by David Cogen
David Cogen said:
I. Before You Begin
1. YOU MUST BE ON VERSION 1.31 IN ORDER TO ROOT THE LEGEND, IF YOU ARE NOT YOU CAN DOWNGRADE USING THIS PROCEDURE.
2. This will erase all the data on your phone so please at least sync your contacts with Google before continuing.
3. You must have HTC Sync version 2.0.33, not a newer version. Uninstall HTC Sync and install this version instead.
1. Download the Rooting Tools
Legend Rooting Tools
2. Unzip them to the C: drive on your computer (so the file path is C:\r4-legend-root\)
3. Turn off your phone and turn it back on by holding down Back and Power until you see Fastboot come up on the screen. Push the Power button while highlighting Fastboot on the phone and Fastboot should show up in red now on the phone (if it doesn’t push Power again until it does).
4. Plug the phone in via USB cable to the computer.
5. Open the folder you extracted to the C drive and double click “step1-windows.bat” and wait for it to finish.
6. Once you see the menu on the phone come back up, navigate to BOOTLOADER and push power, then navigate to RECOVERY using the volume buttons to navigate and the power button to select and the phone should boot to the ! screen.
7. Now on the computer double click the “step2-windows.bat” file and wait for it to finish. (UPDATE 12.13.10 – You MUST have HTC Sync version 2.0.33 not a newer version for step2 to work. Please uninstall HTC Sync and download and install this version instead, unplug then plug your phone back in, then rerun step2-windows.bat).
8. Now you should see a custom recovery screen, using the optical trackpad navigate to Wipe and push on the trackpad to select it. Then navigate to Wipe data/factory reset and select that.
9. Once that is done, push volume down to go back to the main menu and select Flash zip from sdcard and select the rootedupdate.zip file and wait for it to flash. All done, you have root access and can use any root required app! Enjoy!
IV. Load a Custom ROM etc (Optional)
1. Head over to our How To Load a Custom ROM on the HTC Legend procedure and continue with that to load custom ROMs and other fun stuff!
Thanks to Paul at Modaco for his awesome scripts!
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By now you should have HBOOT 1.01 with a rooted Ecclair ROM and Clockwork Recovery Mod So you can flash any custom rom that you like although I would recommend you try B 0.2
If you use this guide, you do so at your own risk.

wow...nice tutorial

I've requested that this goes in the stickies. Well done mate

FeaRThiS said:
The 2nd guide you will need to use is also by http://forum.xda-developers.com/member.php?u=609649
So by now you will be on an unrooted Eclair rom.
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Question: So the second guide is to downgrade Froyo 3.5 to Eclair 1.3?

smartsreenath said:
wow...nice tutorial
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Thanks glad it helped.
TheGrammarFreak said:
I've requested that this goes in the stickies. Well done mate
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Cheers m8 Might not be the best way but it was the only way I managed to root mine on 1.01.
nxdu said:
Question: So the second guide is to downgrade Froyo 3.5 to Eclair 1.3?
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Fist FroYo is 2.2 not 3.5 and Eclair is 2.1 not 1.3 but yes it is to downgrade to Eclair so that you can root and then upgrade back to FroYo so you end up with rooted FroYo.

FeaRThiS said:
Fist FroYo is 2.2 not 3.5 and Eclair is 2.1 not 1.3 but yes it is to downgrade to Eclair so that you can root and then upgrade back to FroYo so you end up with rooted FroYo.
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FroYo is HTC WWE 3.x, and éclair is 1.x and 2.x

Thank you!, so it doesn't matter which version of Froyo you're on but what the Hboot version of your phone is on that varies what guide you'll be using ? mine is asia's 3.15.707.3
Yes , one last thing;o how do I check whether all my contacts are properly syncd with Google ? As gmail does not display any of my contacts, if so how would I go about doing it ?._.
Sent from my HTC Legend using XDA App

TheGrammarFreak said:
FroYo is HTC WWE 3.x, and éclair is 1.x and 2.x
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Ahh I was talkin Android version not HTC version more confusion.
Sent from my HTC Legend using XDA App

FeaRThiS said:
You will be doing this from command prompt:
Code:
adb shell
su
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Creating a goldcard procedure
What I did, installed visionary r13, clicked on "temproot now"
Access the adb shell via "cd c:\windows-anroid-sdk\platform-tools\adb shell"
however I got the $ sign and when I typed su it says "permission denied" what might be the problem? sorry._. new to this

Hi Folks,
If you don't mind me asking, do you reckon this will work for HTC Wildfire running 2.2 RUU from shipped ROMs with Hboot of 1.01? TIA.

First I was like... but then I was like
Hey Guys,
I hope someone can help me. I followed some tutorials about rooting the HTC Legend. I followed some steps but when I had to downgrade my HTC Legend it went wrong, whatever I try every methode keeps saying, permission denied. And when I use the RUU Bootloader it says some kind of error:S I really want my Legend to get rooted! Can anyone help me?
Kind Regards Tom

After rebooting the bootloader in the second guide, it can't find LEGEIMG.zip. It says image is wrong. I have the LEGEIMG.zip in goldcard root. please help!

haha123 said:
After rebooting the bootloader in the second guide, it can't find LEGEIMG.zip. It says image is wrong. I have the LEGEIMG.zip in goldcard root. please help!
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Format your SD card in a card reader, as FAT32, then create the Goldcard as described in the first post in this thread.
Make sure you get a NEW goldcard.img as Blay0 describes in the quoted post, my old Goldcard image I used with the 2.1-update1 no longer worked and I needed to get a new one. I think the CID changed when upgrading to 2.2.
This was my problem and doing what I described above solved my problem.

TheLegendaryJay said:
Format your SD card in a card reader, as FAT32, then create the Goldcard as described in the first post in this thread.
Make sure you get a NEW goldcard.img as Blay0 describes in the quoted post, my old Goldcard image I used with the 2.1-update1 no longer worked and I needed to get a new one. I think the CID changed when upgrading to 2.2.
This was my problem and doing what I described above solved my problem.
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What about this?:
What I did, installed visionary r13, clicked on "temproot now"
Access the adb shell via "cd c:\windows-anroid-sdk\platform-tools\adb shell"
however I got the $ sign and when I typed su it says "permission denied" what might be the problem?

justcookiesncream said:
What about this?:
What I did, installed visionary r13, clicked on "temproot now"
Access the adb shell via "cd c:\windows-anroid-sdk\platform-tools\adb shell"
however I got the $ sign and when I typed su it says "permission denied" what might be the problem?
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you could try visionary r14 but r13 worked fine for me and many others.

Is this safe?
(or safe as it can be?)
I was previously rooted, but then the microphone on my handset broke, and I replaced it under warranty.
I now have a new handset, but it's back to the stock Vodafone UK Froyo build, with HBOOT 1.0
I'm really liking the look of Blay0's ROM, but fearful of breaking the phone...

brypie said:
Is this safe?
(or safe as it can be?)
I was previously rooted, but then the microphone on my handset broke, and I replaced it under warranty.
I now have a new handset, but it's back to the stock Vodafone UK Froyo build, with HBOOT 1.0
I'm really liking the look of Blay0's ROM, but fearful of breaking the phone...
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I would say its as safe as it can be and BlaY0's rom is amazin 1500+ score on quadrant with data2ext
I have personally used this method to root my phone without any problems but if you are on hboot 1.00 there may be a easier/safer way of rooting but I am unsure about that.

Trying it now...
In the 2nd guide, I can't crete the misc_backup.img --> "read-only file system".
Is this the S-ON / S-OFF thing?
How can I get around this?
Thanks.

brypie said:
Trying it now...
In the 2nd guide, I can't crete the misc_backup.img --> "read-only file system".
Is this the S-ON / S-OFF thing?
How can I get around this?
Thanks.
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Nothing to do with s-on looks like you dont have root when you type su in adb do you get a # ?

FeaRThiS said:
Nothing to do with s-on looks like you dont have root when you type su in adb do you get a # ?
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Yep - tempRoot using Visionary
EDIT - just figured it out - I still had the SD Card connected as a disk drive to my PC D'oh!

How-to Root - newb question from newb

Yes, I'm a noob
so I got my Moto XOOM and rooted it with adb and flashed a new kernel and installed ROM Manager and got a new recovery in it and all that and it was smooth as butter. I'm not a fan of ROMs but the kernel does make a huge difference already. Now, I did that as soon as I took the XOOM outta the box so I had no data to lose when rooting...
I've had my N1 for about a year now, been using 1-click root exploits because I didn't feel like starting over and losing all data even though I can have backups I know... but just putting the settings back, losing high scores in games, etc... is annoying enough.
But I'm starting to think now's the time.
So:
1) Best backup solution to not lose anything? My last titanium backup is from about two month ago when I lost root after the Gingerbread OTA
2) does it still stay rooted now with gingerbread? basically adb --> fastboot oem unlock and that's it?
3) I've read the wiki and it's great but not "omg I'm such a noob" proof... so the steps:
- I backup my stuff
- Reboot in recovery
- from my PC, run the command in adb --> fastboot oem unlock
- yes
- my nexus one is now unlocked, rooted but is back to factory...
after that, get the 2.3.3 update zip file from XDA and flash that. flash a new kernel via kernel manager (which one you guys recommend for speed and stability without all the fuss?)
that's it, finito?
thanks if you respond!

A - there are exploits available for Gingerbread, so you don't need to unlock the bootloader (though don't let that stop you)...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=13090966&postcount=67
B - unlocking the bootloader doesn't give you root. You also have to install a custom recovery and flash the su zip to gain root...
C - flashing an update zip will probably cause you to lose root (unless it's a pre-rooted zip, in which case you would need a custom recovery to flash it)...

hmm so I skipped a step, after unlocking bootloader I need to do what exactly? (commands/links if possible!)
it seemed simpler on the xoom.... unless it's the same thing?
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot oem unlock (wait for reboot)
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot flash boot rootboot.img
fastboot reboot (wait for reboot)
adb remount
adb shell push su /system/bin
adb shell ln –s /system/bin/su /system/xbin/su
adb shell chmod 4755 /system/bin/su
adb push Superuser.apk /system/app
that's it? are the Nexus files different? (got a link?)
as for Gingerbreak, I kinda got sick of always waiting a long time for 1-click roots after each update. I will try to get it working (so far no go, gonna stick a blank sd in my phone and try that) just so I can do a full Titanium backup and maybe a recovery if possible

Gingerbreak worked - stuck a blank micro-sd, rooted, put my 16gb micro-sd back in - all is well
running full Titanium now...

[GUIDE] Clean up your Vivid: easily root, install recovery image, remove Carrier IQ

I was trying to follow slapshot30's guide to rooting and installing CWM on the Vivid, but the instructions require an SD card, and my phone didn't ship with one (and I didn't want to power down my other Android and remove the card etc.)
So here's a simple, clear, no-magic, guide on:
how to get permanent root (permroot) on the HTC Raider/Vivid
instal a recovery image that will later let you backup and install ROM images
remove Carrier IQ, a piece of software that snoops on all your actions and can report them to your carrier
Prerequisites
Install the HTC Vivid drivers for Windows
Follow the steps at http://htcdev.com/bootloader to unlock your phone. Note that HTC will have you signup, and your email address will be uniquely associated with your phone. If you care about privacy, you may want to use a different email address that accepts attachments.
Have adb and fastboot working on your computer, preferably in your PATH. You only need the three files from the attached adb_and_fastboot_r16.zip (these are from the Android SDK r16).
Extract recovery.img from PH39IMG.zip - this is the ClockWorkMod (CWM) recovery image.
Download VIVID_CWM_ROOT_VER2.zip - this will get you root. It has busybox, su, and the Superuser APK.
Steps
On the phone, enable USB debugging in Settings -> Applications -> Development.
Connect phone to PC via USB cable. Verify that adb sees the phone by running
Code:
adb devices
Make sure your phone shows up (mine is HT1ASVJ....).
Boot phone into "HBOOT" mode (remove and reinsert battery, then hold Volume Down and Power)
Once booted, press Power to select FASTBOOT mode
Flash the recovery image:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
From the phone menu, select RECOVERY. Use the Volume Up/Down and Power keys to navigate.
Copy the rooting ZIP to the phone's internal storage:
Code:
adb push VIVID_CWM_ROOT_VER2.zip /emmc/
On the phone, choose "install zip from sdcard", then "choose zip from internal sdcard". Select the VIVID_CWM_ROOT_VER2.zip and confirm.
Choose "reboot system now".
That's it, you've unlocked your Vivid, have a recovery image and root. Test that by installing the Titanium Backup APK:
Code:
adb install [URL="http://matrixrewriter.com/android/files/TitaniumBackup_latest.apk"]TitaniumBackup_latest.apk[/URL]
To remove Carrier IQ (credits go to 8125Omnimax):
Run Titanium Backup and remove the following 2 apps: HtcIQAgent, IQRD
On your terminal/command prompt, run:
Code:
adb shell
su
mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
cd /system/bin
rm iqd iqfd
cd /system/lib
rm libhtciqagent.so libciq_client.so libciq_htc.so
rm /system/etc/iqprofile.pro

After you do the boot loader unlock, recovery and root, then I can flash a custom ICS ROM?
Appreciate the step by step will let you know.....

maddie01 said:
After you do the boot loader unlock, recovery and root, then I can flash a custom ICS ROM?
Appreciate the step by step will let you know.....
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You need to upgrade to ics before do a custom ics rom. You have to have updated hboot, etc. so flash the ota ics then you can unlock boot loader, recovery, root, and flash ics.

Thanks for the reply....I have stock ICS and I unlocked bootloader today on HTC dev site...I tried to use hansoon's all in one tool to do recovery but did not know how to get phone in recovery mode....but I see how to in your directions, will try tomorrow...
Very much appreciate your help.

Nice guide!

is there a battery difference or more ram when Carrier IQ is removed?

Excellent guide! Thank you!

thanks
Worked just fine!

does this wipe any personal data or installed apps???

How did you get 139 thanks if you've asked this question?!
robgee789 said:
does this wipe any personal data or installed apps???
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Yes, of course. It's a new ROM. All your apps will be wiped out.
Data on the SD card, will, of course, be left alone. Check out my Android backup guide on how to backup and restore what you need to.

Thanks for the info mate
Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk 2

Ok, so I just spent all night doing this........
It worked GREAT! Unlocked, Recovery, Rooted.......
I do have questions about removing the Carrier IQ, so if someone could PM me on the details of how to do it, THAT WOULD BE AWESOEM...(I wasn't able to locate them in Titanium Backup). All-in-all...BIG THANKS.

Nice.
xJU1C3x said:
Ok, so I just spent all night doing this........
It worked GREAT! Unlocked, Recovery, Rooted.......
I do have questions about removing the Carrier IQ, so if someone could PM me on the details of how to do it, THAT WOULD BE AWESOEM...(I wasn't able to locate them in Titanium Backup). All-in-all...BIG THANKS.
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I also wasn't able to locate them in TB. I'm assuming that means the program isn't there. Would I be incorrect in assuming that?

No, not correct...There is another program you can use to remove the CIQ, I'm not at my comp right now, but its one of those "one-click" kind of things. Sorry I can't be more specific, but browse the forums...you should find it. But I've used it and my Carrier IQ is now removed.
Sent from my HTC PH39100 using xda premium

Is the reason you couldn't find the IQ is because your running: MIUIAndroid_Holiday-2.7.6 ?
I'm just asking because I unlocked, rooted and flashed a stock ICS and I also can't find the apps in TB.

Negative.....this incident was prior to me installing MIUI.....
Sent from my HTC PH39100 using xda premium

Carrier iq was removed in ics
Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2

Thanks. After years of cyanogenmod, I'm just getting back into it....
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Does this method still work today? Or an easier method available??
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ubigred said:
Does this method still work today? Or an easier method available??
Sent from my SM-N900P using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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i'm sure the method still works, but you might want to try this out instead. i think it got good feedback.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2437705