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(Q) want to be prepared to root

so i'm swapping my vibrant for a nexus tomorrow. i'm told he never rooted it but i'm assuming he's accepted all of the ota updates. i'm trying read up on everything for this phone. i've been to the wiki at cyanogenmod and have been looking over the forums here obviously as well.
my main question is will i need to be a pc to root it? to unlock the bootloader i know i will need to be but will i absolutely need to do this before i can replace the recovery, radio, etc....?
thanks in advance

damngood98 said:
so i'm swapping my vibrant for a nexus tomorrow. i'm told he never rooted it but i'm assuming he's accepted all of the ota updates. i'm trying read up on everything for this phone. i've been to the wiki at cyanogenmod and have been looking over the forums here obviously as well.
my main question is will i need to be a pc to root it? to unlock the bootloader i know i will need to be but will i absolutely need to do this before i can replace the recovery, radio, etc....?
thanks in advance
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yes you will

b33zy682 said:
yes you will
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yeah. thought so. thanks for the confirmation though. oh, and thanks for answering both threads that my dumb ass somehow created. damn kind of ya

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Getting Root [Think Tank]

This thread is created so everyone can just meet in one thread and solve a common problem, which is to root the HTC Vivid.
Let's start by looking at the problem. Temp-root is possible but superuser disappears from system folder.
What about putting superuser is the data/app folder?
Would not having the bootloader unlocked have any issues with rooting?
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if you download superuser from the market it goes in /data/app/ thats not the problem. the problem is the su binary, and busybox. you could probably symlink them, but the symlink wont stay. the problem with the locked bootloader, is that every time you reboot it wipes away any configurations you have done to anything in /system

What if /system is already mounted at boot, that way the bootloader will be denied access to it since it is already mounted.
Edited: Never mind. Thats not a good idea. The OS runs of the /system folder. So mounting it will stop the OS from running.
Pirateghost said:
if you download superuser from the market it goes in /data/app/ thats not the problem. the problem is the su binary, and busybox. you could probably symlink them, but the symlink wont stay. the problem with the locked bootloader, is that every time you reboot it wipes away any configurations you have done to anything in /system
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mohsinkhan47 said:
What if /system is already mounted at boot, that way the bootloader will be denied access to it since it is already mounted.
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not sure i know how that would be possible....

the bootloader from htc doesn't work either?

mohsinkhan47 said:
the bootloader from htc doesn't work either?
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AT&T users dont have any way to unlock the bootloader right now. The Raider can get an unlocked bootloader by using the HTCDev.com website.
if you have an unlocked bootloader, you can have permanent root.

The latest script upload from rpendrik seems to have made the su binary properly sticky. I'm going on 14 hours right now and it hasn't disappeared.

have you guys tried this out:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1296916
or
entering this in from a computer.
"fastboot oem unlock"

mohsinkhan47 said:
have you guys tried this out:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1296916
or
entering this in from a computer.
"fastboot oem unlock"
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that is how we have been getting temp root.
fastboot oem unlock will not work. we have to get the unlock code from HTC, and they wont give it to us, likely because of AT&T
as of right now, this very instant, there is no way of unlocking the bootloader and achieving permanent root (that we have discovered)
THIS ONLY APPLIES TO THE AT&T VIVID
the Rogers RAIDER is unlockable and the permanent rootable.

Could be completely off in thinking this, but:
Would it be possible to compare multiple Rogers/Bell identifier tokens, against their corresponding unlock.bin files (as they're both the same hex lengths)
and see if an algorithm can be found? And apply said algorithm to ATT Vivid's and see if we could generate our own unlock_code.bin from our identifier tokens?
Just the way I was looking at it, sorry if I'm completely off base.

Get me the files and I'll see if I can do something... oh and
pirate or anyone, could get the spl.img so I can mess with it
rpendrick said:
Could be completely off in thinking this, but:
Would it be possible to compare multiple Rogers/Bell identifier tokens, against their corresponding unlock.bin files (as they're both the same hex lengths)
and see if an algorithm can be found? And apply said algorithm to ATT Vivid's and see if we could generate our own unlock_code.bin from our identifier tokens?
Just the way I was looking at it, sorry if I'm completely off base.
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My curious got goin this morning and I wonder, would it be possible to use the same or similar process on the Vivid to s-off and root that's used on the DHD/Inspire?
If the firmware can be temp flashed using the gold card trick to use the Ca or Kor version then exploit it, in theory this could work, no?
Saved and Texan by the grace of God, Redneck by choice.

Tx Redneck said:
My curious got goin this morning and I wonder, would it be possible to use the same or similar process on the Vivid to s-off and root that's used on the DHD/Inspire?
If the firmware can be temp flashed using the gold card trick to use the Ca or Kor version then exploit it, in theory this could work, no?
Saved and Texan by the grace of God, Redneck by choice.
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I was actually thinking the same thing last night but I figured that attn1, who figured out the Inspire root, would have already thought of or tried it. I'm also not sure if the boot-loader was actually "locked" on the Inspire.

pside15 said:
I was actually thinking the same thing last night but I figured that attn1, who figured out the Inspire root, would have already thought of or tried it. I'm also not sure if the boot-loader was actually "locked" on the Inspire.
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I don't think attn1 has the device. You remember the thread he made about boycotting it?
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He doesn't have one... and I doubt he will either.

pside15 said:
I was actually thinking the same thing last night but I figured that attn1, who figured out the Inspire root, would have already thought of or tried it. I'm also not sure if the boot-loader was actually "locked" on the Inspire.
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The bootloader was locked, it's just that HTC has very aggressively closed those exploits.
dbaser said:
He doesn't have one... and I doubt he will either.
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*le sigh, I sooooo wish he'd try hackin on one.

doktor buknasty said:
I don't think attn1 has the device. You remember the thread he made about boycotting it?
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Yea, but I just assumed that if the same exploit would have worked he may not have been adamant about boycotting it.
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Tx Redneck said:
The bootloader was locked, it's just that HTC has very aggressively closed those exploits.
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Oh, I didn't know it was locked on the Inspire. I just didn't remember seeing it say "Locked" at the top of the bootloader screen on my Inspire like it does on my Vivid.

So trying the ace hack kit would be a no-go?
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doktor buknasty said:
So trying the ace hack kit would be a no-go?
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As it is now would definitely be a no go. Not sure if it could be edited to work with the Vivid or not. I don't think so but I don't know enough about development to know for sure either way.

Can you guys provide me with a link to what you guys are talking about...
pside15 said:
As it is now would definitely be a no go. Not sure if it could be edited to work with the Vivid or not. I don't think so but I don't know enough about development to know for sure either way.
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[Q] Rooting an AT&T HTC Vivid

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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Unlock HTC Desire C for FREE (HELP)

Hello guys
I have been trying for days to unlock HTC Desire C for free but have no luck
I bought this Mobile from UK and its Network Locked, Dont know which carrier
Can anybody please HELP me or give me the unlock Code
Will be Thankful to him/her
Here is my IMEI code: 352277050400538
Thanks

You dont have to pay anything to anybody to unlock your phone. You have to first unlock our bootloader. Go here
Follow the steps correctly and make sure you have the necessary software in your computer. After that follow this guide

@OP, +1 to aashay960, you do that and you could achieve a network unlocked Desire C.

aashay960 said:
You dont have to pay anything to anybody to unlock your phone. You have to first unlock our bootloader. Go here
Follow the steps correctly and make sure you have the necessary software in your computer. After that follow this guide
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In the Last step It Says
"On your phone you will now see the disclaimer. Please read this carefully as this action may void your warranty. Use the Volume buttons to highlight your choice, and the Power button to make your selection. If you select Yes, your phone will be reset to its’ factory default settings, and your bootloader will be unlocked. If you select No, your phone will reboot and no modifications will have been made."
But nothing came on the phone, what to do ? my phone is connected with pc

burhanuddin said:
There isnt HTC Desire C in the Bootloader
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Read this thread. Step 1

aashay960 said:
Read this thread. Step 1
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Hello, I just went to Boot on my HTC Desire C and i saw bootloader is Unlocked but still i cant use any other sim, What to do ?

you've just unlocked the bootloader, follow the second guide

bogdy5 said:
you've just unlocked the bootloader, follow the second guide
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In the second Guide, Its written i should have busybox install on my mobile, But when i go to play store there are many Busybox, which one should i download? and also software needs to be rooted and my mobile isnt rooted

I think that u can download any..
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Guys Thanks very much for your Help
I have unlocked my HTC Desire C with your help
All credits goes to u all and XDA
Steps:
1) Unlocked Bootloader
2) My Mobile wasnt Rooted so i rooted by this video (Video)
3) Then Unlocked Sim Guide helped me via this Link
Thanks

Congratulations buddy.. So now that you have rooted and unlocked your phone, do you plan to install a custom rom?

aashay960 said:
Congratulations buddy.. So now that you have rooted and unlocked your phone, do you plan to install a custom rom?
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Nah, Dont have any plans yet, is it good to install custom roms? what are the benefits?

burhanuddin said:
Nah, Dont have any plans yet, is it good to install custom roms? what are the benefits?
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Benifits are increasing the productivity and potential. New interface, features etc.
Higher android version. Desire C wont get an update to 4.0.4 or sense 4.1 So installing CM10 for example brings all the new features of Jellybean to your device.
Personally i hated Sense UI and was impatiently waiting for a rom that used something else. Even before i would swap it for other launchers.
By far i am most satisfied with CM10, but my ultimate goal is a fully functional CM10.1
Penguin449s roms are great, so is Darkbreed. I advise you to stay away from WIP roms like CM9 and CM10.1 untill you build up the knowlage.
*self promo* Try the kernels, i heard NOPE is good ;3
Anyways if you have any questions feel free to ask.

me4488 said:
Benifits are increasing the productivity and potential. New interface, features etc.
Higher android version. Desire C wont get an update to 4.0.4 or sense 4.1 So installing CM10 for example brings all the new features of Jellybean to your device.
Personally i hated Sense UI and was impatiently waiting for a rom that used something else. Even before i would swap it for other launchers.
By far i am most satisfied with CM10, but my ultimate goal is a fully functional CM10.1
Penguin449s roms are great, so is Darkbreed. I advise you to stay away from WIP roms like CM9 and CM10.1 untill you build up the knowlage.
*self promo* Try the kernels, i heard NOPE is good ;3
Anyways if you have any questions feel free to ask.
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"I heard NOPE is good" Haha lol
On a serious note, what me448 said was absolutely correct.
But if you don't wanna go too far from htc, you should try the sense roms out (there are only 2 ). They will give you a slight change in the looks but huge change in performance.
That being said, 'generally' people do have been experiencing better performance on cm10 than sense roms.
But I feel that as you have just rooted your phone, going from stock to cm10 would be a huge change. Basically, it's all down to personal preference.
Also, check out the frequently asked questions thread in the general section, or click on the link in my or me448 's signature.
It will help you to get started on things and might answer a few more questions you may have. Also, i heard it is good

burhanuddin said:
Guys Thanks very much for your Help
I have unlocked my HTC Desire C with your help
All credits goes to u all and XDA
Steps:
1) Unlocked Bootloader
2) My Mobile wasnt Rooted so i rooted by this video (Video)
3) Then Unlocked Sim Guide helped me via this Link
Thanks
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Glad my guide was some help

Throw your thanks at the guy who wrote that guide if you Haven't already, he deserves it.

burhanuddin said:
In the second Guide, Its written i should have busybox install on my mobile, But when i go to play store there are many Busybox, which one should i download? and also software needs to be rooted and my mobile isnt rooted
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Guys, I also want to unlock my sim on Desire C. I managed to get phone bootloader unlocked, Rooted, HTC driver installed and a busybox install. I am following the step 2 "Sim Unlock Guide [Desire C]"
but the procedure I don't follow.
1) Do I connect the phone with PC with USB cable under bootloader Mode or Recovery mode? I connect the phone with pc with USB, but it is NOT in Bootlaoder or Recovery Mode. I just have the phone boot normally
2) How busybox work?
3) I enter command "ADB Shell" in Windows-cmd, a bunch of thing flashed. I didn't get " sh-3.2#" , after I enter "SU", nothing happend on my phone, in cmd command prompt, it says "SU is not recogized command"
I don't think my PC is talking to the phone. what do I do? many thanks for your help.

i final figure out the problem, it's so silly, i just need to put in a microSD card in the phone, then adb command works perfectly, just log in to phone normally, plug in to your pc via USB, run the adb shell as instructed, unlock the phone is seconds
remember unlock code is 8 digits long, I got two sets of number, one set is 16 digits, it is not the unlock code

[Q] Help me ROOT my Galaxy Note!

Hello,
After coming back from holiday, my phone suddenly stopped recognising my SIM. It see's a SIM so I no longer get an (Insert SIM Message) but I can't do anything with the sim. This is what I see.
Due to this problem I tried resetting my phone to no avail, I then stumbled upon this. I thought that this was fantastic, I could fix it without going to a store or whatever.
On my quest to root my phone for the first time ever I used a guide from the reliable How-To-Geek. I did everything the guide asked me to but unfortunately my adventure came to a halt when 'SuperOneClick' kept freezing when reaching step 7.
I have never rooted my phone so I really don't know where to begin, your help would be greatly, greatly appreciated! :good:
P.S (I have never rooted or ROM'd this phone before?

Here is what you can do
Which model is it ?? International or is it a locked network ??

Anchit Mathur said:
Which model is it ?? International or is it a locked network ??
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I guess International as it came unlocked when I got it on contract. The phone isn't locked (Never has been)

Bump

Please
What is the status right now
Does it boot?
Do u get to the system
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AndroidSlave said:
Please
What is the status right now
Does it boot?
Do u get to the system
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Hello, do you mean for the SIM? It is the exact same as the screenshot of my settings in the first post. This is because I didn't manage to root it yesterday
The phone is completely fine apart from the SIM problem, that's why I want to root it

The __ONLY__ Current method you should be using to root is the philz kernel method. do not use any other method.
Please go to the philz thread.
PM me if you need more help later.

AndroidSlave said:
The __ONLY__ Current method you should be using to root is the philz kernel method. do not use any other method.
Please go to the philz thread.
PM me if you need more help later.
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Thank you very much dude,
I am slightly confused by the terms used. As you can see from my thread, I initially tried using SuperOneClick which seemed simple as it just involved installing apps on my computer and clicking 'Root'.
Currently on my phone, I don't have to backup anything as I just reset it a couple of days ago, it has its stock rom (I believe that's what it is called) Would I have to install a custom ROM or something to root my phone?
Lastly, is this the thread you are talking about?
Thank you very much again dude

Wiska said:
Thank you very much dude,
I am slightly confused by the terms used. As you can see from my thread, I initially tried using SuperOneClick which seemed simple as it just involved installing apps on my computer and clicking 'Root'.
Currently on my phone, I don't have to backup anything as I just reset it a couple of days ago, it has its stock rom (I believe that's what it is called) Would I have to install a custom ROM or something to root my phone?
Lastly, is this the thread you are talking about?
Thank you very much again dude
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Super one click anything is either a lie and bull**** or simply not for this device
Yes that's the correct thread
Make sure to find the right one for YOUR ROM. Read the instructions carefully. No you don't need a custom ROM.
Easiest way to to flash it from stock recovery with the philz file on your external SD card if u have one

AndroidSlave said:
Super one click anything is either a lie and bull**** or simply not for this device
Yes that's the correct thread
Make sure to find the right one for YOUR ROM. Read the instructions carefully. No you don't need a custom ROM.
Easiest way to to flash it from stock recovery with the philz file on your external SD card if u have one
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Heya!
I honestly have no idea which one to download for my Galaxy Note

Wiska said:
Heya!
I honestly have no idea which one to download for my Galaxy Note
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In your system settings you will go yo about phone. Match the version there to the Phil version.
I still don't get why you are rooting to fix this...
I am not sure who told you rooting would fix this...
You went on vacation and came back and the sim didn't work
Did you try removing the sim and reseating it in the phone?
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AndroidSlave said:
In your system settings you will go yo about phone. Match the version there to the Phil version.
I still don't get why you are rooting to fix this...
I am not sure who told you rooting would fix this...
You went on vacation and came back and the sim didn't work
Did you try removing the sim and reseating it in the phone?
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Look at the original post. A user had the same problem and his solution was Titanium Backup Pro, he used it to clear user cache or something - this made the SIM work again.
I've taken out the SIM and everything, it works on other phones, just not mine
Lastly, about matching the version on my phone to the one on the thread:
Do I match the baseband version/Kernel Version or build number?

Wiska said:
Look at the original post. A user had the same problem and his solution was Titanium Backup Pro, he used it to clear user cache or something - this made the SIM work again.
I've taken out the SIM and everything, it works on other phones, just not mine
Lastly, about matching the version on my phone to the one on the thread:
Do I match the baseband version/Kernel Version or build number?
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you match the kernel
Really man you MUST read the instructions in the philz thread its very clear.
Well you can try all that, I personally if it were my device would flash philz (safe kernel), boot to recovery, and just do a factory reset and see if it works... but I would only do this AFTER backing up my EFS using Ktool....
ggood luck
but if you want to try clearing cache etc first, no harm done of course
Just a side-note: regarding your links, etc that you post in the OP - I won't read those. I don't think other reputable members here will either. No offense please. I only trust sources on XDA, not random websites. If its not on xda, as far as I'm concerned, it is either incorrect or doesn't exist (i will act blind to it).

The Philz kernel for the Note is easy to find via google. Look either direct for the kernel or look for a PA installation guide and skip the odin option.

root galaxy note n7000
hi everyone... please I want best root for galaxy note n7000 jellybean 4.1.2 without problems please help me

Android-Nys said:
hi everyone... please I want best root for galaxy note n7000 jellybean 4.1.2 without problems please help me
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There is only one root account on a galaxy note, so it is the one-and-only-best.
If you want to root your device read Dr. Ketan's thread (search for it, good excercise for your brain).
And: best rom xyz posts or threads are against XDA rules.
Just read it: your best Rom thread yesterday was closed. Repeating this won't help...