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UnaAble to root Nexus One

im useing ota 2.3.4 and ive tried everything to root the nexus one universal,z4,gingerbreak i have the bootloader unlocked but it will not root however gingerbreak did install su i thought my G2X was a trip this thing is giveing me more grey hair somew one have a solution

I had this problem and just managed to figure it out today (through the power of google). Superboot, oneclick and gingerbreak all don't work for 2.3.4 as of right now, so you have to use the PASSIMG method to flash an older version and root from there.
I found a good guide, but given that I've been a lurker for the past couple years as opposed to a regular poster, I can't link it. In lieu of a link, I suggest a search query such as "root 2.3.4 nd1razor"

Your bootloader is unlocked. No need for all that crap. Put the su zip on your sd card. Flash custom recovery via fastboot. Boot directly into the new recovery. And flash the su.zip from the recovery. You're rooted. The end.

you just need to flash custom recovery via fast boot or rom manager.then you can flash custom roms (which mostly have root along with tweaks) via recovery
Sent from my sexy nexy

I also unlocked the bootloader!
I put this ROM:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1084726
But I still do not have root permissions ... Why?

You have them, but probably don't know how to use them. How do you check for them?
How did you put the ROM? Did you flash custom recovery?

Yes, i flash recovery-RA-passion-v2.2.1.img
Now my rom is: MIUI-1.9.16
The strange thing is that I managed to install the rom and recovery without having root permissions

Not strange. You don't need root. You have unlocked bootloader......

albundy2010 said:
Not strange. You don't need root. You have unlocked bootloader......
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Thanks, you're very kind!
How do for get root permissions ?

The ROM includes them. When you're inside the ROM, you have root.

You are right !!!!! I just had to change the parameters with superuser
thanks
P.S.: Sorry for my ignorance

[Q] OTA updates and root

So,
My HTC Incredible S is rooted, and the bootloader is unlocked (what the point of unlocking the bootloader is I still don't know as I can't install custom ROMS... but back to the point at hand...), and the OTA update to 2.3.5 arrived 2 weeks ago.
Needless to say, the update would not install. Despite researching the issue, I'm still confused as to what exactly is preventing the update from working. Is the the fact that my device is rooted? Or is it the unlocked bootloader? I tried relocking the bootloader and that had no effect, so I'm assuming rooted devices for some reason are rejected by the update.
So considering I can't install custom ROMs (I'm HBOOT 1.16 and the downgrade guide didn't work for me, so no s-off), and I now can't upgrade officially, I'm feeling a little stuck.
Is there a way to force an official update to install on a phone in my 'condition'?
Note: My recovery is custom - Revolutionary CWM - and I can't find (and therefore cannot flash) an original recovery image... would this affect the updating process?
Thanks guys/gals,
G

Root won't stop an ota but an unlocked bootloader will. You can check in your boot screen if its still unlocked or if its relocked.

nope_okay said:
So,
My HTC Incredible S is rooted, and the bootloader is unlocked (what the point of unlocking the bootloader is I still don't know as I can't install custom ROMS... but back to the point at hand...), and the OTA update to 2.3.5 arrived 2 weeks ago.
Needless to say, the update would not install. Despite researching the issue, I'm still confused as to what exactly is preventing the update from working. Is the the fact that my device is rooted? Or is it the unlocked bootloader? I tried relocking the bootloader and that had no effect, so I'm assuming rooted devices for some reason are rejected by the update.
So considering I can't install custom ROMs (I'm HBOOT 1.16 and the downgrade guide didn't work for me, so no s-off), and I now can't upgrade officially, I'm feeling a little stuck.
Is there a way to force an official update to install on a phone in my 'condition'?
Note: My recovery is custom - Revolutionary CWM - and I can't find (and therefore cannot flash) an original recovery image... would this affect the updating process?
Thanks guys/gals,
G
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You need to replace CWM with the standard HTC recovery (you simply need to extract the recovery.img file from a RUU/ROM.zip file) and then relock the bootloader before the OTA will install correctly.

At hboot 1.16 and rooted all you should have to do is install Cwm and than you can flash custom ROM's..... Not sure what your problem is.
Sent from my anus using xda crap

@itsbeertimenow - yeah, unlocking the bootloader never did anything for me in terms of being able to flash custom ROMs... I guess 's-off' is required
@tpbklake, nonverbose
Yeah, I had a feeling the custom recovery had something to do with it. As I mentioned before, even relocking the bootloader had no effect.
Does the recovery have to be a specific version? I'm running Android 2.3.3, so will any 2.3.3 recovery work or does it have to be a recovery for an HTC Incredible S running Android 2.3.3 - that's a little harder to find. Any suggestions for an ruu/zip file to extract a recovery img from?
Thanks again for the helpful responses.
G

nope_okay said:
@itsbeertimenow - yeah, unlocking the bootloader never did anything for me in terms of being able to flash custom ROMs... I guess 's-off' is required
@tpbklake, nonverbose
Yeah, I had a feeling the custom recovery had something to do with it. As I mentioned before, even relocking the bootloader had no effect.
Does the recovery have to be a specific version? I'm running Android 2.3.3, so will any 2.3.3 recovery work or does it have to be a recovery for an HTC Incredible S running Android 2.3.3 - that's a little harder to find. Any suggestions for an ruu/zip file to extract a recovery img from?
Thanks again for the helpful responses.
G
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Instead of trying to install the OTA update for Sense 3/2.3.5 why don't you flash the stock, rooted version of 2.3.5/Sense 3 ROM that I posted in the Dev section. With the unlocked bootloader and CWM you can flash this ROM and then manually flash the boot.img in that ROM's zip file and you should be good to go.

@tpbklake
I think I'd already tried that and the update process aborted pretty early on. I'll give it another go and check out troubleshooting threads related to the process. thanks again.
G
Update: I'm following the instructions as per this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1337105
Update 2: It worked and I managed to install CM7... happy day Thanks guys

nope_okay said:
@tpbklake
I think I'd already tried that and the update process aborted pretty early on. I'll give it another go and check out troubleshooting threads related to the process. thanks again.
G
Update: I'm following the instructions as per this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1337105
Update 2: It worked and I managed to install CM7... happy day Thanks guys
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Here is the 2.3.5/Sense 3.0 stock, rooted ROM built directly from the OTA you were trying to install. You would flash it in CWM just like you did for CM7.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1430535

Thanks for the link, will come in handy when I want to go back to a 'stock' setup... wasn't very impressed with CM7 so I then tried the Virtuous Affinity ROM (2.3.5/S3.5) - fantastic. Thanks again for your help!
G

I can't obtain root on vivid?

I have unlocked the bootloader and flashed the CWM with the All-in-one-tool-kit. I am on stock and I want to remain on stock but I want to have root access so I can just get rid of all the bloat. I have gone through the all in one tool kit and ran the perm root and still nothing. Also went into CWM and went to developer and chose install su and superuser and still no luck.
What am I doing wrong exactly?

Have you posted in the all in one thread?
I rooted mine with WCX recovery didn't have any problems very easy to do....
Sent from my HTC Vivid

I obtained root on stock with the remove ciq option, I'm not on stock anymore, but it did root me.
Sent from my HTC PH39100 using xda premium

Why would someone need ROOT and remain on Stock??????
Tripsyou said:
I have unlocked the bootloader and flashed the CWM with the All-in-one-tool-kit. I am on stock and I want to remain on stock but I want to have root access so I can just get rid of all the bloat. I have gone through the all in one tool kit and ran the perm root and still nothing. Also went into CWM and went to developer and chose install su and superuser and still no luck.
What am I doing wrong exactly?
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Hey Why do you want to remain on STOCK???
If you would like to go full fledge on your phone with custom ROMS, OC , ROOT. Look for my thread here :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1676977
You will not regret!!!!!! Because I did the same, I have root access, my phone is OC and a sexy DarkRaider customer ROM with Beats enabled, Swype to unlock and many more features!!!!!
Check it out, this might help you!!!!!

Make sure you have the HTC drivers installed, and HTC sync uninstalled.
You shouldn't have any issues, just make sure to follow every excruciating fine detail to the letter.

I ended up following the instructions here and got root. Running stock OTA Bell ICS with unlocked bootloader and root. Still S-ON.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=26648223&postcount=40

Need of S OFF on HTC
mohcho said:
I ended up following the instructions here and got root. Running stock OTA Bell ICS with unlocked bootloader and root. Still S-ON.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=26648223&postcount=40
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Hey Bro,
Since you have your HTC Vivid rooted already go ahead and do the S OFF!!!!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=26664032#post26664032
Check out for ma thread in the above link and it will geiv you a brief idea how to do the S OFF!!! Many has already done and none reported damaging the phone!!!
Hope it might help you!!!!!

priji85 said:
Hey Bro,
Since you have your HTC Vivid rooted already go ahead and do the S OFF!!!!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=26664032#post26664032
Check out for ma thread in the above link and it will geiv you a brief idea how to do the S OFF!!! Many has already done and none reported damaging the phone!!!
Hope it might help you!!!!!
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I know about that method. Just haven't had the need to S-OFF yet. I'm going to be travelling later this summer so I'll just let the dust settle with the ICS update first and then deal with S-OFF so I can use another provider's SIM.

Unlocked, rooted, S OFF, Custom Rom installed!!!!! VIVID
mohcho said:
I know about that method. Just haven't had the need to S-OFF yet. I'm going to be travelling later this summer so I'll just let the dust settle with the ICS update first and then deal with S-OFF so I can use another provider's SIM.
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Hey, S OFF is just needed to make sure that if you install custom ROM so that the kernels get flashed properly, it is not gonna affect anything else.
I have my Vivid fully Sim unlocked, rooted, S OFF and with Dark Raider Rom with Kozmick kernel OC at 1.4ghz with Swype to wake and its awesome!!
Just posted, felt like all who has vivid needs to get the full fledge of it!!!!!

gotta fix root on it. For now, download SU from here\
http://downloads.androidsu.com/superuser/Superuser-3.0.7-efghi-signed.zip
put it on your external sd card. flash it in recovery.

How to ROOT Stock ICS

Just got the Bell ICS 4.0.3 OTA and been trying to root for the last hour finally got it and want to share with others. None of the tricks available worked and i tried them all. They all installed superuser but could not update binaries.
I'm not going to bore you on unlocking boot loader etc. or how to get ICS. You can find that here and here.
Once you have ICS and have unlocked your bootloader use "HTC Vivid All-In-One Toolkit V2.1" to flash WCX's Recovery. One you have that boot into recovery and install "Superuser-3.0.7-efghi-signed.zip", reboot and you now have root. Your might want to get SuperSU from the PlayStore which i think is a better root tool and goes with the ICS theme
Source

Couldn't you just install a rooted rom and be rooted?

bilibox said:
Couldn't you just install a rooted rom and be rooted?
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Yeah of course but if you want to stay with the stock rom (like me with bell for wifi tether) this procedure is better.

Yeah i'm to lazy to S-Off and find a ROM that works. I really just need CMW and root. I freeze all the bloat anyways so this is much better.
I don't think the Raider will see Jelly Bean and if/when maybe i will need to do the "wire trick" but for now stock rooted is fine.

Gaining Root access with Tool or APK or Exe

Hi all,
I Just need to gain root access to my HTC incredible s. Came across the following while googling,
Gingerbreak [apk] – It wont support Android 2.3.5 which is current version in my mobile.
http://www.unlockroot.com/ [Windows Application]
I just need to gain Root access alone to allow some application to access those, Yes, simply need root access. MY Question is
if I rooted my mobile,
1. Will I get Official OTA update ? [I’m currently in STOCK 2.3.5/Sense 3.0]
2. Will my device in S-ON.
Is there any tool or APK or exe which is good worthier to gain root access?
Appreciate your suggestions and guidance on the same.

Cyb0rgz said:
Hi all,
I Just need to gain root access to my HTC incredible s. Came across the following while googling,
Gingerbreak [apk] – It wont support Android 2.3.5 which is current version in my mobile.
http://www.unlockroot.com/ [Windows Application]
I just need to gain Root access alone to allow some application to access those, Yes, simply need root access. MY Question is
if I rooted my mobile,
1. Will I get Official OTA update ? [I’m currently in STOCK 2.3.5/Sense 3.0]
2. Will my device in S-ON.
Is there any tool or APK or exe which is good worthier to gain root access?
Appreciate your suggestions and guidance on the same.
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With stock 2.3.5/Sense 3.0, you have HBOOT version 2.0x which can be unlocked and allow you to flash a custom recovery. After you have flashed the custom recovery, you could then flash SuperSU or su-3.1.3.zip to gain root.
In this mode you would receive the ICS OTA notification and it would let you download it, but it will not install successfully until you remove the custom recovery and replace it with the stock recovery and then relock your bootloader.
The other option is to use the Downgrade Tool posted on this site to gain true S-OFF and then flash custom, rooted ROMs. There are plenty of custom ICS ROMs in the Development section, including mike1986's ARHD which was built from the official HTC ICS RUU.
I suggest you do your own research in this forum. All of the questions you have have already been answered and explained.

You need s off or an unlocked boot loader for permanent root
I think ginger break your either doesn't work, or if it works, root will be lost after a reboot
Best to follow one of the easy guides by our members like nonverbose s or fallensuisydals
Both are straight forward
Edit: dammit tpbklake you're too quick
Sent from my Nexus 7

tpbklake said:
With stock 2.3.5/Sense 3.0, you have HBOOT version 2.0x which can be unlocked and allow you to flash a custom recovery. After you have flashed the custom recovery, you could then flash SuperSU or su-3.1.3.zip to gain root.
In this mode you would receive the ICS OTA notification and it would let you download it, but it will not install successfully until you remove the custom recovery and replace it with the stock recovery and then relock your bootloader.
The other option is to use the Downgrade Tool posted on this site to gain true S-OFF and then flash custom, rooted ROMs. There are plenty of custom ICS ROMs in the Development section, including mike1986's ARHD which was built from the official HTC ICS RUU.
I suggest you do your own research in this forum. All of the questions you have have already been answered and explained.
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Thanks for the info.. one more question, is it possible to retain with stock boot loader even after gaining root access? if so, will i get official ICS OTA and can install the same?

Cyb0rgz said:
Thanks for the info.. one more question, is it possible to retain with stock boot loader even after gaining root access? if so, will i get official ICS OTA and can install the same?
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Is the question 'can I have root and receive OTA at the same time'?
No, when you s-off you change your bootloader to revolutionary version
When you HTCdev unlock you unlock your bootloader so its different
Short answer: no
You won't need the official OTA, theres custom roms based off it like ARHD and tpbklake's rooted stock rom which I tried