[Q] Rooting an AT&T HTC Vivid - HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity

Hi, forgive me if this thread is in the wrong place, or if it's been answered elsewhere, i've looked around and couldn't seem to find and answer. Anyway, I have an HTC Vivid for AT&T, and I'm new to Androids in general, I've read that for AT&T there's only a temporary root (When you reboot your phone it's un-rooted). Is this still true? I've read through a few guides, and looked at Hasoon200's HTC all in one toolkit, but it doesn't specify if it would work for the AT&T Vivid or not. I'm sure there's an obvious answer and I'm just overlooking something, but I just wanted to make sure that it would work before I attempted to root my phone for the first time and mess it up. If there IS a permanent root, would someone be kind enough to link me to a guide?
Thanks in advance

Shadyy said:
Hi, forgive me if this thread is in the wrong place, or if it's been answered elsewhere, i've looked around and couldn't seem to find and answer. Anyway, I have an HTC Vivid for AT&T, and I'm new to Androids in general, I've read that for AT&T there's only a temporary root (When you reboot your phone it's un-rooted). Is this still true? I've read through a few guides, and looked at Hasoon200's HTC all in one toolkit, but it doesn't specify if it would work for the AT&T Vivid or not. I'm sure there's an obvious answer and I'm just overlooking something, but I just wanted to make sure that it would work before I attempted to root my phone for the first time and mess it up. If there IS a permanent root, would someone be kind enough to link me to a guide Thanks in advance
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If you go to htcdev.com and unlock your bootloader you are able to load a custom rom on your phone and it will be perma rooted. You can reboot a thousand times and still be rooted.
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You need to do more reading and searching. There is a superguide in the development section.
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Please Help me! Need Help Rooting My Rogers HTC Dream

Hello,
Im Sorry if this is in the wrong section. But i really need help, I want to root my Rogers HTC Dream but I completely know nothing about rooting at all. Im new to android phones this is my first Android phone.. Anyways I know its not the same as rooting a T-Mobile G1. So If someone could please help me with a step by step guide on how to root my Rogers HTC Dream and what files I need. I would really appreciate it!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=4271500
for the rooting rogers thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=558301
if you have the 1.33.0010, but after you get the 1.33.2005 spl it reverts to the first thread.
it is going to take setting up adb/fastboot to root your phone.
look in the stickies for how to set up adb
david1171 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=4271500
for the rooting rogers thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=558301
if you have the 1.33.0010, but after you get the 1.33.2005 spl it reverts to the first thread.
it is going to take setting up adb/fastboot to root your phone.
look in the stickies for how to set up adb
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I've read those threads didnt really help me out to much,
I mean like i know NOTHING about rooting and idk wtf 1.33.00.10 is or what your talking about :s
ThatPersonLol said:
I've read those threads didnt really help me out to much,
I mean like i know NOTHING about rooting and idk wtf 1.33.00.10 is or what your talking about :s
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i suggest reading some more. to root rogers requires using fastboot. use the one click method (second link) to get the 1.33.2005 spl on your phone, then set up adb/fastboot then follow the fastboot commands in the first link, after that you can flash any ROM to your phone. the hardest part is setting up adb. which there it is getting your computer to recognize your phone.
david1171 said:
i suggest reading some more. to root rogers requires using fastboot. use the one click method (second link) to get the 1.33.2005 spl on your phone, then set up adb/fastboot then follow the fastboot commands in the first link, after that you can flash any ROM to your phone. the hardest part is setting up adb. which there it is getting your computer to recognize your phone.
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Well you broke it down, helping me out alot more
But I will need help with the adb/fastboot do you mind helping me?
little rant for the spoon fed
ThatPersonLol said:
Well you broke it down, helping me out alot more
But I will need help with the adb/fastboot do you mind helping me?
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do you need help finding the search option on the top of the page?
or maybe clicking the STICKY links that say
Don't Start A New Thread - Dream Questions & Answers Here!
and
***Informative Links*** - Read before clicking "New Thread" [08/28]
and even
[GUIDE] ADB, Fastboot, and Nandroid for Noobs
or maybe you just happened to pass up page 1 but didn't need help finding the "New Thread" link.
Look. I'm not trying to be a douche but if you want to get help then why don't you try doing it yourself instead of asking us to do it for you. If you want to mail me your G1 and I'll root it for you. Hell... I'll even partition your sd card to your liking. Just pay the s&h and $50. Otherwise you can save your time and money (and ours) by SEARCHING AND READING. You obviously know how to type so I assume you know how to read. You know how to post new threads so I'm sure you can easily click a link. Just combine searching, clicking and reading and you'll save a lot of time instead of waiting for someone to spoon feed you.
If you have no clue what your doing, then don't do it. Chances are you will mess it up. But if you really want to ROOT. THEN READ READ READ READ READ READ READ READ.
Help!
Sooo I recently bought a htc dream from rogers and got it unlocked, I was reading and trying to understand how this rooting process works, but somehow ended up with t mobile g1 on my phone, it works just fine and I still access to everything, but now I cannot find a way to change it back to its normal state (firmware) or even how to root it, in its current state. I would really appreciate some help! Thanks!

[Q] Still able to Root?

Can the Hasoon2000 kit still root the HTC Vivid(4.0.3)? I have found no answer to this as that is why am asking.
At the moment it can't he is working on updating script to work on ics.
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megatronisbeast
Did the toolkit work for you? Ive seen several of your post, and was woundering if it did. Did you have to do anything different other than the instructions?
The toolkit does work, just can't root at the moment.
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megatronisabeast
Would you happen to know about how long it takes to script? I'm just woundering because I hate the new update and would like to root(s-off) and then flash a rom. I liked sense but want vanilla-android. Thanks again for your helpful post. I'm not asking if you know an ETA or anything like that, just from your experience.
playerjunglejosh said:
Would you happen to know about how long it takes to script? I'm just woundering because I hate the new update and would like to root(s-off) and then flash a rom. I liked sense but want vanilla-android. Thanks again for your helpful post. I'm not asking if you know an ETA or anything like that, just from your experience.
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Really don't know that info, however if you want to get root but don't want to wait there are other ways to do it. Let me know if you are interested and I will post them up. Consider though it will take longer than it would using the toolkit.
megatronisabeast
I'll try pretty much anything. I've rooted several devices, so findind a new way for another one won't hurt. Only thing that I really would like to do is avoid making a gold card, but if you have to do that I think I will wait for the toolkit. Thanks!! Do you know if it's possible to temp root, flash a kernal with cwm, and then flash a rom?
Here is what you need to do to root your phone, etc.
First thing is to download android sdk:
http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
It will allow you to send files to your phone from your computer-no s-off so can't flash kernel in recovery only fastboot.
While that is downloading if you haven't already you need to unlock boot loader by going to:
http://htcdev.com/
Don't forget to keep the unlock code so if you need to relock your boot loader.
Next, it sounds like you want to flash a custom rom. If so the best one in my opinion is found here:
http://www.wcxxperia-nce.com/index.php
You have to register to see the vivid section.
Once there you will download the zip file, put a copy on your phone, the other copy unzip and place the boot.img and wcx recovery in the same folder that you have the fast boot file that you downloaded earlier from sdk.
Then you put your phone into hboot mode, plug it in to usb port, make sure on phone screen is says fast boot usb in red.
Then open command prompt in your folder with fast boot by clicking shift and the right mouse button.
Type in these commands:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot flash recovery wcxrecovery.img
After those steps power down phone, unplug from computer, return to hboot, click on recovery, then flash the zip file that you placed on there earlier.
That's it, you got it root and all.
Also if you do use his rom, restart phone 3 times to settle phone in and cycle battery 3 times to make sure everything is working correctly.
Here is a video if you feel overwhelmed to help guide you brought to you by randong!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEWa_lUd2bY&feature=youtu.be
Hope this has helped you!
You can use wild child's recovery to perm root ics check it site for the video if you need proof
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We just need S-OFF so we can simplify this entire thing by using CWM. It's so much easier being able to flash a scripted .zip package in there than dealing with fast boot.
Sent from my HTC Vivid
slapdaddy said:
We just need S-OFF so we can simplify this entire thing by using CWM. It's so much easier being able to flash a scripted .zip package in there than dealing with fast boot.
Sent from my HTC Vivid
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True, I just wish I knew how long "scripting" takes. I know the video is very clear, and that I'm very good with technology, however I do think that there is a good chance I might mess up...thus I believe I will wait, but I will do some more research be4 deciding what to do
playerjunglejosh said:
True, I just wish I knew how long "scripting" takes. I know the video is very clear, and that I'm very good with technology, however I do think that there is a good chance I might mess up...thus I believe I will wait, but I will do some more research be4 deciding what to do
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I've never done it myself but it shouldn't be that difficult. I think I'm just spoiled coming from the Inspire - it was rooted, S-OFF'd, and had a few custom ROMs up the within a couple days of its launch. The level of development for that device was extreme from the very beginning.
Sent from my HTC Vivid
True, I still have an Inspire and the development is still booming. I personally just wish HTC would have made the Vivid as dependable as the Inspire, bc my Vivid has all sorts of problems. Turns off randomly, and each time when it turns back on it says "upgrading android" and then it optimizes the apps for ICS. Most of the time it won't flip my pictures(rotate)<--yes auto rotate is on...but all in all HTC went down in quality with the Vivid. Personally this is why I want to root, that way I don't have to worry with HTC screwing up the update.
it does work but i have found that busybox isnt installed/installed correctly and have had to install it from the market for titanium backup to recognize my root.
A reply to numerous posts...you don't need S-OFF on the Vivid, developers have yet to figure out how to do so. It's rumored some users have received their phones shipped with S-OFF, but to my knowledge it's not because of any modifications.
Follow this thread to accomplish everything Hassons2000 tool is trying to do for the Vivid. I didn't work for me either.
****read the following thread VERY carefully***
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1416836.
If you have any questions, feel free to ask me.
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so at the moment there is no real way to root the vivid with stock ICS and basically everything stock? im kindaconfused
Kurrytacos said:
so at the moment there is no real way to root the vivid with stock ICS and basically everything stock? im kindaconfused
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The link I provided in my previous post will teach you every thing you need to know. It is definately possible If you get stuck on any particular step or if something doesn't make sense, feel free to ask me to explain.
akafarmer said:
A reply to numerous posts...you don't need S-OFF on the Vivid, developers have yet to figure out how to do so. It's rumored some users have received their phones shipped with S-OFF, but to my knowledge it's not because of any modifications.
Follow this thread to accomplish everything Hassons2000 tool is trying to do for the Vivid. I didn't work for me either.
****read the following thread VERY carefully***
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1416836.
If you have any questions, feel free to ask me.
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Having S-OFF let's you flash a kernel through recovery. It simplifies the flashing process and makes developing ROM packages easier for the user.
Sent from my HTC Vivid
slapdaddy said:
Having S-OFF let's you flash a kernel through recovery. It simplifies the flashing process and makes developing ROM packages easier for the user.
Sent from my HTC Vivid
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Do you have S-OFF on your Vivid?
akafarmer said:
Do you have S-OFF on your Vivid?
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I wish I did. I was ready to do testing for those devs working on S-OFF but my Linux skills are relatively non-existent lol.
Sent from my HTC Vivid

[Q] Need to S/off my phone to load Roms

I realise most the roms im trying to load keeps saying its straight forward if you have S/off vs S/on and having to flash the boot image, which I've also not been able to do.
So if I can get some help on how to change my phone from s/on to s/off would be great, thanks
G
you dont need s-off really its just easier to flash roms since you don't have to use fastboot to flash the kernel. here is the s-off guide
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1576668
positiveg said:
I realise most the roms im trying to load keeps saying its straight forward if you have S/off vs S/on and having to flash the boot image, which I've also not been able to do.
So if I can get some help on how to change my phone from s/on to s/off would be great, thanks
G
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...this is the kinda request that gets people annoyed. Have you taken even half an hour and actually READ anything in the forums?
http://unlimited.io
And please read everything twice before sticking wires in your phone
[edit] if that came off a bit rude I'm sorry..I stand by it though. I'm not even a dev, just a fellow raider owner. I've had mine for quite a while now tho, and I've watched some pretty amazing minds come together (and blow away in the wind) over this phone. A lot of time has already been spent talking about the subject of your request and its a little insulting to the people who've already taken their own time explaining it and discussing it to ask for someone to take your hand and walk you through it. Its nothing against you - nobody here gets spoon-fed information. The point isn't just using the ROMs..this is a place of learning. Go search the forums ..or use Google. Type in "vivid s-off xda" on Google and it will link back to the s-off thread on xda, which in turn links to the juopunutbear s-off files you need..which is the link I posted for you. Again..trying really hard to be as honest as possible..not to insult but just to inform. I hope you succeed in gaining s-off, it really does simplify flashing a ROM.
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found a video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6WuMT1hN5c

[Video Guide] How To Unlock Bootloader & Root - USER FRIENDLY

Hey folks, i know that for some, unlocking bootloaders and rooting for the first time can be a bit overwhelming, so i put together a video, walking you through step by step. I hope this helps at least 1 of you
The toolkit in this video guide was developed by hasson2000, so big props and thanks go out to him! You can find his toolkit here
To the moderators. hasson2000 has asked that folks request his permission to use his work in posts ect.. So i did ask, but he never responded... So since this is doing no harm and only helping people, i assume you won't mind this posted here If you do want to take it down, i won't fight you on it.
If you folks have any questions, i strongly recommend you go to hasson2000s toolkit thread, linked above, and ask there.
Cheers
Very Helpful
I'm still stuck on waiting for device.
I was going in that Tool thread but I'm not allowed to post there yet.
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Nice. Thanks much!!
Thank you so much for the vid, I used it to unlock my bootloader and also installed TWRP... It worked a treat
My issue is that I want to flash the 1.29 OTA onto my EE-branded 4G HTC One. I've downloaded this version: OTA_M7_UL_JB_50_HTC_Europe_1.29.401.12-1.28.401.7_release_315849_signedp7vl8dqsvls0h1t0.z ip from this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2207874. I have attempted to Flash my own recovery, but am unsure as to which .img file to use and also which option in the bootloader to select. I've searched all throughout these forums, but to no avail
If anyone can help, it would be much appreciated.
Many thanks
any one have any alternative link to the all in one toolkit by hasoon looks like the link is broken?
aaroh said:
any one have any alternative link to the all in one toolkit by hasoon looks like the link is broken?
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right here
Thanks, this worked like a charm!
This is my first Android phone and reading all of this did seem scary, but watching the video and doing it myself.. pretty easy!
So, there is no way to root this device without unlocking it first? I've also read that after you unlock, you loose some apps & obviously OTA updates......4.2.2 is rumored to be out for this device any time now. Is there anyway to preserve those apps, possibly update phone (even manually) or just root without unlocking?
P05TMAN said:
So, there is no way to root this device without unlocking it first? I've also read that after you unlock, you loose some apps & obviously OTA updates......4.2.2 is rumored to be out for this device any time now. Is there anyway to preserve those apps, possibly update phone (even manually) or just root without unlocking?
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you won't loose any apps if you unlock, you will lose all of your files though... and you can still receive OTAs is you are unlocked, you just need to have the stock rom and a stock recovery...
Success (relatively painless)
I'd like to add my success story as a hopeful note for other noobs who are sweating it.
I'm a complete noob with recovery and rooting. Luckily I had the distinct advantage of skipping the whole bootloader unlocking sequence, thanks to having the Developer Edition whose bootloader comes unlocked. (I wasn't sure if I should use Hasoon2000's T-Mobile kit, since I'm using a T-mo SIM, or if I should use his generic HTC One M7 kit, so I chose the latter and luckily it was a good choice.)
I studied this video tutorial by TheSmokingAndroid, took notes, watched it again, said a little prayer to the green guy in the sky, watched some more tutorials, read some tutorials, read 50 pages of xda forums, panicked, de-panicked, steeled myself, then watched the video again. Then I dove in.
While not every step had the exact results that TheSmokingAndroid depicted in his video (combination of user error by me and the HTC One apparently being somewhat finicky), while not every step was an exact match, a little persistence and staying calm resulted in full root in about 1/2 an hour once I actually got started, and no major calamities.
So thanks TheSmokingAndroid and thanks Hasoon2000!
(If you're a noob, consider making a small donation like I did to keep these guys going.)
Happy rooting.
matt95 said:
you won't loose any apps if you unlock, you will lose all of your files though... and you can still receive OTAs is you are unlocked, you just need to have the stock rom and a stock recovery...
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So you won't loose torch and some of the other apps I've read you may lose after unlocking?
Sent from my HTC One using xda app-developers app
P05TMAN said:
So you won't loose torch and some of the other apps I've read you may lose after unlocking?
Sent from my HTC One using xda app-developers app
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no, you won't
TheSmokingAndroid said:
To the moderators. hasson2000 has asked that folks request his permission to use his work in posts ect.. So i did ask, but he never responded... So since this is doing no harm and only helping people, i assume you won't mind this posted here If you do want to take it down, i won't fight you on it.
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I receive tons of PMs and can forget who I responded to, since I am on my phone majority of the time. Anyone is allowed to make a video using my toolkit. I just do not permit people to repost my work on another site. All official toolkit threads will be on XDA and all the toolkits will be uploaded to ONLY my Dev-Host account. I do not authorize mirrors of my toolkits (since anyone can just repack it with a virus and blame me for it). However, my apologies if I did not get back to you. I usually wake up with 10 - 15 PMs, plus more throughout the day!
Shad0wStorm said:
Very Helpful
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I used that tool yesterday to root mine. I wish I knew of this video though. The device is finicky when trying to get a root!!
HTC One (China model) htc 802w
Getting into the China model of HTC One (htc 802w) bootloader and recovery.
It should work for any model as well.
factory reset
Hi, I recently unlocked my bootloader and rooted my HTC One and flashed the cyanogen rom. However, I want to now go back to the original software that came with my phone, but I did not backup my phone on twrp recovery. I do not care about my user data, I just want to go back to HTC Sense. Could anyone help me go back to the factory default os reset? Also my phone is from T-mobile if that helps.
I'd personally like to know how to pull the stock recovery image from my device for later use, rather than using someone else's. I've already searched but I'm directed to the stock recovery image already posted here. Isn't there a way to make the image flashable rather than pushing it through with ADB?
TheSmokingAndroid said:
Hey folks, i know that for some, unlocking bootloaders and rooting for the first time can be a bit overwhelming, so i put together a video, walking you through step by step. I hope this helps at least 1 of you
The toolkit in this video guide was developed by hasson2000, so big props and thanks go out to him! You can find his toolkit here
To the moderators. hasson2000 has asked that folks request his permission to use his work in posts ect.. So i did ask, but he never responded... So since this is doing no harm and only helping people, i assume you won't mind this posted here If you do want to take it down, i won't fight you on it.
If you folks have any questions, i strongly recommend you go to hasson2000s toolkit thread, linked above, and ask there.
Cheers
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beginning of the video you said"the first link in the discriptions" where is that link?!i cant find it.the discription of what?
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TheSmokingAndroid said:
Hey folks, i know that for some, unlocking bootloaders and rooting for the first time can be a bit overwhelming, so i put together a video, walking you through step by step. I hope this helps at least 1 of you
The toolkit in this video guide was developed by hasson2000, so big props and thanks go out to him! You can find his toolkit here
To the moderators. hasson2000 has asked that folks request his permission to use his work in posts ect.. So i did ask, but he never responded... So since this is doing no harm and only helping people, i assume you won't mind this posted here If you do want to take it down, i won't fight you on it.
If you folks have any questions, i strongly recommend you go to hasson2000s toolkit thread, linked above, and ask there.
Cheers
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the htc driver i got is 3.0.0.007 not the only in ur video 4.1.0.001.
i just cant find that link where you highlighted the new version in the video which was updated on 4.23.13.
thanks plz help me
What does unlocking the bootloader do?
Is it just for installing custom roms?
i am looking to buy a rogers canada HTC one and i need to use it with Bell mobility.
how can i unlock it? do i need to follow the video and unlock the bootloader? is there anything extra that I need to do?
let me know. thanks

I Suppose I Just Bricked My MotoX?

Hello everyone! As most of you may know, AT&T pushed out an update today for the MotoX. A few weeks ago, I so happened to root my MotoX using PwnMyMoto. I installed the OTA update, without knowing this would **** my phone up as I had read that if you update using OTA it will just undo the root. Now my phone is in a constant boot loop. I can't do anything. By the time the phone gets loaded up and connects to WiFi or anything it reboots.
I suppose I'm screwed? Thanks.
NicholasJohnson said:
Hello everyone! As most of you may know, AT&T pushed out an update today for the MotoX. A few weeks ago, I so happened to root my MotoX using PwnMyMoto. I installed the OTA update, without knowing this would **** my phone up as I had read that if you update using OTA it will just undo the root. Now my phone is in a constant boot loop. I can't do anything. By the time the phone gets loaded up and connects to WiFi or anything it reboots.
I suppose I'm screwed? Thanks.
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So many threads already covering this issue. Search, read, and also post to Q&A forum if you have a question.
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NicholasJohnson said:
Hello everyone! As most of you may know, AT&T pushed out an update today for the MotoX. A few weeks ago, I so happened to root my MotoX using PwnMyMoto. I installed the OTA update, without knowing this would **** my phone up as I had read that if you update using OTA it will just undo the root. Now my phone is in a constant boot loop. I can't do anything. By the time the phone gets loaded up and connects to WiFi or anything it reboots.
I suppose I'm screwed? Thanks.
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So any luck with this? Im trying to figure out how to save the phone if possible myself. Couldn't find the threads mentioned by ^ post.
ronVnor said:
So any luck with this? Im trying to figure out how to save the phone if possible myself. Couldn't find the threads mentioned by ^ post.
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Since your phone is now a useless brick can I buy it from you for $20?
Sent from my Moto X.
Please ignore people who are not considerate enough to link to a post when saying "please search" as if they have actually tried using the search to find information. Because if they had, they could have easily linked you to the corresponding topic, and the discussion would have been over, or they would have found (like i did) limited results on the matter.
Here's an image that should be flashable that includes OTA (cannot revert, or root afterwards at this point)
[URL="http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2471975]http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2471975[/URL]
I won't claim to know alot, especially about this device, i'm mainly researching because it is my next device I'm purchasing (very soon). Right now there's not alot of information, but there should be official flashable images available for the phone floating around on XDA or some of the other forums.
I wish i could do more to help you in this situation, the last time i bricked a device (HTC Incredible) i was lucky to find an original image to restore it. This is the best method because an unrooted working phone is better than no phone at all, if that AT&T OTA image doesn't flash, my best recommendation is to look for an original motorola firmware and flash it using fastboot, i don't own the device (yet) so i don't have any specific instructions to help you with.
Destreyf said:
Please ignore people who are not considerate enough to link to a post when saying "please search" as if they have actually tried using the search to find information. Because if they had, they could have easily linked you to the corresponding topic, and the discussion would have been over, or they would have found (like i did) limited results on the matter.
Here's an image that should be flashable that includes OTA (cannot revert, or root afterwards at this point)
[URL="http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2471975]http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2471975[/URL]
I won't claim to know alot, especially about this device, i'm mainly researching because it is my next device I'm purchasing (very soon). Right now there's not alot of information, but there should be official flashable images available for the phone floating around on XDA or some of the other forums.
I wish i could do more to help you in this situation, the last time i bricked a device (HTC Incredible) i was lucky to find an original image to restore it. This is the best method because an unrooted working phone is better than no phone at all, if that AT&T OTA image doesn't flash, my best recommendation is to look for an original motorola firmware and flash it using fastboot, i don't own the device (yet) so i don't have any specific instructions to help you with.
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Teach a man to search and he will have near infinite knowledge. Give a man the answer and he will bug the **** out of you every time his brain farts. Jesus said something similar to that. Good stuff.
Lesson: XDA search sucks. Use Google to search XDA. For example use this search phrase: "moto x bootloop after update root site:forum.xda-developers.com"
Consequentially the first result is the one that would get the OP out of his infinite loop of sadness.
Dont cripple people by saying its ok to ask before searching. No one wins.
mentose457 said:
Teach a man to search and he will have near infinite knowledge. Give a man the answer and he will bug the **** out of you every time his brain farts. Jesus said something similar to that. Good stuff.
Lesson: XDA search sucks. Use Google to search XDA. For example use this search phrase: "moto x bootloop after update root site:forum.xda-developers.com"
Consequentially the first result is the one that would get the OP out of his infinite loop of sadness.
Dont cripple people by saying its ok to ask before searching. No one wins.
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Well in this case as you said yourself, "XDA Search Sucks" even i didn't think of that (and i've been using XDA for several years now) so everyone can learn something by asking questions. (also thank you for the info because now i know a better way to search XDA)
mentose457 said:
Since your phone is now a useless brick can I buy it from you for $20?
Sent from my Moto X.
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Psshhhh...I'll give you $50, OP.
Anyway, you need to delete the update from cache. If you can't stay booted long enough to do this from the system, you may have to do it from fastboot (use the command "fastboot erase cache" without the quotes).

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