My phone was rooted w/ s-off, I had to take it to the Verizon store today for a warranty replacement so I unrooted and got it back to s-on before I went. They gave me a new phone and when I got home I noticed they had applied the OTA already before I left the store, must have been when they were activating the phone and new SIM.
So I have 2.11.605.9 and I try to run Revolutionary to get s-off and root and it stops saying it could not get root.
Am I stuck waiting for the Revolutionary tool to be updated or is there something else I can do?
rberry88 said:
My phone was rooted w/ s-off, I had to take it to the Verizon store today for a warranty replacement so I unrooted and got it back to s-on before I went. They gave me a new phone and when I got home I noticed they had applied the OTA already before I left the store, must have been when they were activating the phone and new SIM.
So I have 2.11.605.9 and I try to run Revolutionary to get s-off and root and it stops saying it could not get root.
Am I stuck waiting for the Revolutionary tool to be updated or is there something else I can do?
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So when you say you can't get "root" do you mean it won't flash their custom bootloader?
Have you tried using the manual method?
Has anyone else tried this to confirm if the exploit has been patched?
I guess I could be a guinea pig and try it out for myself. Of course, if I can't root that will really put a damper on my ROM update
orkillakilla said:
So when you say you can't get "root" do you mean it won't flash their custom bootloader?
Have you tried using the manual method?
Has anyone else tried this to confirm if the exploit has been patched?
I guess I could be a guinea pig and try it out for myself. Of course, if I can't root that will really put a damper on my ROM update
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Read it does patch it, so I won't be trying it lol
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Has anyone tried the bootloader unlocker through the HTCdev website? www.htcdev.com
rberry88 said:
Has anyone tried the bootloader unlocker through the HTCdev website? www.htcdev.com
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Why don't you try it.
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Ok, took the plunge and tried the htcdev.com method but the Thunderbolt is not supported. It returns a "token" that is necessary to complete the unlock process that says "invalid token - device not supported". I guess I have to wait for the folks at Revolutionary to get root back.
If you don't mind having to wipe your phone... You can rooted and on 2.11.605.9... see -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20434629&postcount=36
So if I unroot and my phone takes the latest 2.11.605..9 update, all I have to do is flash the 2.11.605.5 RUU, put phone into airplane mode as soon as it boots, then I can root again?
.9 will lock the boot loader so i realy don't follow what you are saying
Heres how i got root back using .9 radio and .5 oem
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1399044
ghamden said:
.9 will lock the boot loader so i realy don't follow what you are saying
Heres how i got root back using .9 radio and .5 oem
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1399044
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So, is there somewhere I can download .5? And then I rename it to PG05IMG.zip so it updates from the locked bootloader which should get me back to .5?
Here is the file i used
http://www.multiupload.com/WES9PABEQF
ghamden said:
Here is the file i used
http://www.multiupload.com/WES9PABEQF
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Worked like a charm, powered off and booted with that file on my sdcard, it updated (or downgraded in this case) and then I was able to run Revolutionary and now have root and s-off again. Thanks.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=20401056#post20401056
Similar topic. Locked bootloader. Still no solution. :l
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Here is the file i used
http://www.multiupload.com/WES9PABEQF
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IT WORKED! Thank YOU SO MUCH!!!
Back to ROOT!
YAII!
2.11.605.9 Doesn't lock the bootloader if you accept it OTA. It does however patch the ZergRush exploit preventing the ability to root.
erishasnobattery said:
2.11.605.9 Doesn't lock the bootloader if you accept it OTA. It does however patch the ZergRush exploit preventing the ability to root.
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You are correct. The problem I, and a few others, were having was we were unrooted and s-on. The OTA was applied to an already locked bootloader and thus couldn't run Revolutionary to get our phones rooted or s-off. No way I was going to chance taking my phone to the Verizon store with s-off for a warranty issue.
Every time I download 2.11.605.9, the zip is corrupted. I have tried MultiUpload and other sites. Need Help
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Every time I download 2.11.605.9, the zip is corrupted. I have tried MultiUpload and other sites. Need Help
Hey everyone,
Noob here. I've checked out a bunch of stuff on the forums and it seems like the only solution to the OTA 2.11.605.9 blocking of revolutionary is to downgrade to .5
However, I've had my tb for a while and don't want to wipe my contacts and data. Is there a workaround for this? If not, would it be reasonable to expect some kind of fix for the revolutionary method in the near future?
Thanks
I tried to follow what everyone was saying but don't know the Tbolt well enough. Can someone post a step by step on how to get root and S-off with a Tbolt I bought last week? I understand it to have the 2.11.605.9 software...
letmehearucaw said:
I tried to follow what everyone was saying but don't know the Tbolt well enough. Can someone post a step by step on how to get root and S-off with a Tbolt I bought last week? I understand it to have the 2.11.605.9 software...
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1401959
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I installed 2.07.605 leaked version on my rooted Froyo using hboot, bad mistake on my part, because I did not flash it and the recovery option in hboot does not work for me. I did not read about locking the bootloader method by Shadowmite until afterwards. Does anyone have a method to change the bootloader to an earlier version so that I can obtain root access or revert to Froyo?
I have tried to put fixed bootloader files and the original stock Froyo in PG05IMG files on my SD card to force an update, but that does not work either.
bcarson03 said:
I installed 2.07.605 leaked version on my rooted Froyo using hboot, bad mistake on my part, because I did not flash it and the recovery option in hboot does not work for me. I did not read about locking the bootloader method by Shadowmite until afterwards. Does anyone have a method to change the bootloader to an earlier version so that I can obtain root access or revert to Froyo?
I have tried to put fixed bootloader files and the original stock Froyo in PG05IMG files on my SD card to force an update, but that does not work either.
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So you're saying you are s-on with a working phone on the 2.7.605 build?
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Yes, that is correct.
bcarson03 said:
Yes, that is correct.
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Go to http://revolutionary.io and use their tool. I don't think the old manual root method will work on that build as it is. !!!BUT!!! Be warned: getting back to stock unrooted s-on after using Revolutionary (like for a warranty replacement) is not a simple task at this point in time.
Sent from my HTC Thunderbolt
JBO1018 said:
Go to Revolutionary IO and use their tool. I don't think the old manual root method will work on that build as it is. !!!BUT!!! Be warned: getting back to stock unrooted s-on after using Revolutionary (like for a warranty replacement) is not a simple task at this point in time.
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Can anyone get to Revolutionary web site? I have been trying for hours, but it keeps timing out. It is pingable.
I just got onto it.
bcarson03 said:
Can anyone get to Revolutionary web site? I have been trying for hours, but it keeps timing out. It is pingable.
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I got through and got S-off. I cannot get into recovery to load the su zip file. Any ideas?
I figured it out.
So like most users, I was very excited to hear about the ICS leak by Football since I've been waiting MONTHS for some sort of development on that.
Getting impatient on waiting for CM9 and Evervolv builds for the Amaze, I really wanted to try this new leak for T-Mobile. So I figured that in order to do that, I must get S-Off.
It seemed like a tedious process so I've been holding it off for a while. Now that I've got a copper wire and everything, I wanted to do the deed once and for all.
So I accidentally flashed a stock rom (which I thought was a good thing since the instructions said I needed a stock rom), but I seem to have lost root access. Superuser runs, but battery calibration says I need to have root first and Titanium Backup doesn't work. However, my phone still says unlocked and I can still run ClockworkMod Recovery. The S-Off program tells me that there's an error. Is there anyone that can help?
bri.kwong94 said:
So like most users, I was very excited to hear about the ICS leak by Football since I've been waiting MONTHS for some sort of development on that.
Getting impatient on waiting for CM9 and Evervolv builds for the Amaze, I really wanted to try this new leak for T-Mobile. So I figured that in order to do that, I must get S-Off.
It seemed like a tedious process so I've been holding it off for a while. Now that I've got a copper wire and everything, I wanted to do the deed once and for all.
So I accidentally flashed a stock rom (which I thought was a good thing since the instructions said I needed a stock rom), but I seem to have lost root access. Superuser runs, but battery calibration says I need to have root first and Titanium Backup doesn't work. However, my phone still says unlocked and I can still run ClockworkMod Recovery. The S-Off program tells me that there's an error. Is there anyone that can help?
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Well you are on T-mobile so you have two choices here. you can S-off if you want to have total freedom or you can revert your phone to stock and relock your bootloader and flash it and then re-unlock again. but remember flashign this without s-off may prevent you from getting s-off later on.
Ray196 said:
Well you are on T-mobile so you have to choices here. you can S-off if you want to have total freedom or you can revert your phone to stock and relock your bootloader and flash it and then reunlock again.
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Well, I can't flash the PH85IMG without S-Off, right? Because on the HBoot screen, it would load the file but i wouldn't be asked if I wanted to install it. So I had no idea what to do. I thought I had to have S-Off to install it. Does this really mean I've lost root even though my phone says unlocked and I can run Clockworkmod?
bri.kwong94 said:
Well, I can't flash the PH85IMG without S-Off, right? Because on the HBoot screen, it would load the file but i wouldn't be asked if I wanted to install it. So I had no idea what to do. I thought I had to have S-Off to install it. Does this really mean I've lost root even though my phone says unlocked and I can run Clockworkmod?
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you can if you lock your boot loader and revert the phone to stock.
Ray196 said:
you can if you lock your boot loader and revert the phone to stock.
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Well, how do i revert it to stock and reroot it exactly?
bri.kwong94 said:
Well, how do i revert it to stock and reroot it exactly?
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i think you can use this. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1493905
bri.kwong94 said:
Well, how do i revert it to stock and reroot it exactly?
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Pretty sure you just use fastboot to lock, open a command prompt with your phone attached in debugging mode, type in fastboot oem lock, then install the stock rom listed in the development section. (If I am wrong on this, someone please feel free to correct me.)
Alright I will try to recap what ive done today. I Was rooted with s-off via the thunderbolt tool and had the new ICS rom installed and running fine. But I decided to sell it so I used the thunderbolt tool to unroot and return to stock.
All was going well then in the boot-loader the update failed and i got stuck with boot-loader locked security warning, which would not let me do anything, was stuck in the boot-loader.
After some searching I found a link to unlock the boot-loader via htcdev to fix the security warning and allowed me to finally boot back into the rom but the phone kept shutting down after it booted up past the thunderbolt screen. So after searching I found this link http://www.thunderboltforums.com/forum/htc-thunderbolt-help/7853-how-fix-security-warning.html and used the 2nd method to fix it since I still have a custom recovery on the phone. Now my problem is I am once again trying to get s-off through the thunderbolt tool like it says in the guide but every time I use the tool it says Starting up... and does nothing. Bascially im now stuck with s-on and an unlocked boot-loader. oh I tried to relock the bootloader but it just gives me a security warning again and im stuck in the bootloader again.
Any Ideas?
Alright never-mind I just used the Revolutionary 0.4 program and gained "revolutionary" in the pink field and s-off again so im good there again.
The thunderbolt tool is still stuck at "starting up"..., is there another way to get the tbolt back to stock condition?
dlahmeyer said:
Alright never-mind I just used the Revolutionary 0.4 program and gained "revolutionary" in the pink field and s-off again so im good there again.
The thunderbolt tool is still stuck at "starting up"..., is there another way to get the tbolt back to stock condition?
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If you have S-off then just grab a stock RUU (easiest probably gingerbread) and flash the RUU in hboot. This will completely return your phone to stock as well as unroot you. If you wish to keep root then flash a leaked RUU that someone put up.
Jeagle88 said:
If you have S-off then just grab a stock RUU (easiest probably gingerbread) and flash the RUU in hboot. This will completely return your phone to stock as well as unroot you. If you wish to keep root then flash a leaked RUU that someone put up.
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So how the hell do you do that?
fillyo said:
So how the hell do you do that?
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If you're already rooted go to the development section and download the new radio and put it on the root of your sd card, rename it to PG05IMG.zip, reboot into the bootloader. The bootloader will automatically scan for the update and ask it you want to update. Select yes. Once it is finished and the phone boots back up. Use a file manager to browse to the radio and rename it. Then download and flash the official ics build. Don't confuse it with the leak. The leak is a worthless piece of crap and doesn't come close to how much better the ota is.
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Just my luck that Verizon puts this new OTA out the day before I was going to root this thing! It looks to me like we have no option now to root these updated devices. Anyone have any ideas?
therreid said:
Just my luck that Verizon puts this new OTA out the day before I was going to root this thing! It looks to me like we have no option now to root these updated devices. Anyone have any ideas?
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You either need to wait, or try search how to revert the update.
dafuzzbudd said:
You either need to wait, or try search how to revert the update.
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I tried to wipe/factory reset then install stock 2.17.605.2 RUU last night from .exe file. Wouldn't let it load due to updated bootloader. I also tried flashing unlock_code.bin from previous unlock experience with Hasoon2000's toolkit without luck as well as running through mdmower's unlock script with attempt to change CID. Also HTCdev just gives me an error now when trying to get a new unlock token... ugh. I'm guessing I probably need root to modify bootloader to revert to old to unlock it... so probably just screwed until someone smarter figures out a way to unlock the new bootloader...
dkkunkel said:
Also HTCdev just gives me an error now when trying to get a new unlock token... ugh. ..
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Did you make sure your copy and paste to HTC was correct? That was my problem a couple of weeks ago. A single <space> was the culprit for me.
pmcall said:
Did you make sure your copy and paste to HTC was correct? That was my problem a couple of weeks ago. A single <space> was the culprit for me.
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Yes, it was correct; just like other successful times... Did yours unlock after the latest OTA or was it prior to the update?
dkkunkel said:
I tried to wipe/factory reset then install stock 2.17.605.2 RUU last night from .exe file. Wouldn't let it load due to updated bootloader. I also tried flashing unlock_code.bin from previous unlock experience with Hasoon2000's toolkit without luck as well as running through mdmower's unlock script with attempt to change CID. Also HTCdev just gives me an error now when trying to get a new unlock token... ugh. I'm guessing I probably need root to modify bootloader to revert to old to unlock it... so probably just screwed until someone smarter figures out a way to unlock the new bootloader...
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Were you rooted with s-off, or s-on?
dkkunkel said:
I tried to wipe/factory reset then install stock 2.17.605.2 RUU last night from .exe file. Wouldn't let it load due to updated bootloader. I also tried flashing unlock_code.bin from previous unlock experience with Hasoon2000's toolkit without luck as well as running through mdmower's unlock script with attempt to change CID. Also HTCdev just gives me an error now when trying to get a new unlock token... ugh. I'm guessing I probably need root to modify bootloader to revert to old to unlock it... so probably just screwed until someone smarter figures out a way to unlock the new bootloader...
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dkkunkel said:
Yes, it was correct; just like other successful times... Did yours unlock after the latest OTA or was it prior to the update?
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Prior to update coming out, I have not installed the OTA.
junkmail9 said:
Were you rooted with s-off, or s-on?
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Rooted, s-on. had avatar nightly installed//had issues with no data service and eventually re-loaded stock RUU with hopes to find a fix (after wiping, clean install, flash/re-flash firmware multiple times) and put avatar back on.... but then the OTA hit and here I am... unable to unlock bootloader.
dkkunkel said:
Rooted, s-on. had avatar nightly installed//had issues with no data service and eventually re-loaded stock RUU with hopes to find a fix (after wiping, clean install, flash/re-flash firmware multiple times) and put avatar back on.... but then the OTA hit and here I am... unable to unlock bootloader.
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Hopefully you at least have data service now. Unless you can manage SuperCID, you might be out of luck for a while. I hope I'm wrong about that.
I am now curious if anyone who is s-off installed the OTA (either accidentally or intentionally) and retained s-off. In theory, if you're s-off you can recover from nearly anything. (I will admit that I have absolutely no desire to try it for myself)
junkmail9 said:
Hopefully you at least have data service now. Unless you can manage SuperCID, you might be out of luck for a while. I hope I'm wrong about that.
I am now curious if anyone who is s-off installed the OTA (either accidentally or intentionally) and retained s-off. In theory, if you're s-off you can recover from nearly anything. (I will admit that I have absolutely no desire to try it for myself)
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How were you able to get the CID to change? I followed the CID change script manually using temp-root and DD commands through shell with a hex editor and it would NOT change the CID although I was given no errors. Crazy.
stevey500 said:
How were you able to get the CID to change? I followed the CID change script manually using temp-root and DD commands through shell with a hex editor and it would NOT change the CID although I was given no errors. Crazy.
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I used DirtyRacun back on the 2nd OTA to obtain s-off, and DirtyRacun does not require the SuperCID method. I have not done anything with the latest OTA, as it isn't worth the risk to me... I somehow doubt that the DirtyRacun will work with the latest OTA, but I do not recall seeing anyone post that they have tried it, either.
junkmail9 said:
I used DirtyRacun back on the 2nd OTA to obtain s-off, and DirtyRacun does not require the SuperCID method. I have not done anything with the latest OTA, as it isn't worth the risk to me... I somehow doubt that the DirtyRacun will work with the latest OTA, but I do not recall seeing anyone post that they have tried it, either.
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Ah... I'll go ahead and give it a try. This phone bone-stock is nearly unbearably slow. HTC bloating the hell out of these phone and then locking the bootloaders is a sad marketing scheme.
stevey500 said:
Ah... I'll go ahead and give it a try. This phone bone-stock is nearly unbearably slow. HTC bloating the hell out of these phone and then locking the bootloaders is a sad marketing scheme.
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Anyone figure out if this works?? DirtyRacun after OTA I mean. thanks
join in for the unbelievable ... post2014-OTA [S-OFF] has been achieved
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2664460
I figured since the Max is not getting Lollipop, I might as well finally get around to rooting it so I can tweak it a bit, and maybe put a 5.1 rom on it later. I know the devices bootloader cannot be unlocked using the HTC tool. I tried unlocking and rooting the phone using Rumrunner, but that also failed. I got an odd error stating that the device was not rooted and was running an unsecure kernel. I have tried Googling the question and just came up with Rumrunner. Is there a way to do this? Thanks!
mikekoz said:
I figured since the Max is not getting Lollipop, I might as well finally get around to rooting it so I can tweak it a bit, and maybe put a 5.1 rom on it later. I know the devices bootloader cannot be unlocked using the HTC tool. I tried unlocking and rooting the phone using Rumrunner, but that also failed. I got an odd error stating that the device was not rooted and was running an unsecure kernel. I have tried Googling the question and just came up with Rumrunner. Is there a way to do this? Thanks!
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You can use sunshine to unlock boot loader, s-off and root. Cost $25 though. Only way.
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Last night i had to pony up 25 bucks for sunshine to root my insurance replacement.. The ads were driving me crazy
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I'm also looking to do the same thing (upgrade my OS for security reasons mostly). It seems CM is the most supported ROM for the MAX, what's the steps? Sunshine to unlock bootloader, s-OFF, and root? Then install safestrap or whatever ROM manager is needed? Then flash CM to a open slot?
Thanks everybody. I actually installed an app called Weaksauce2 that I read about on this forum. It apparently roots the device at each boot up. Afterwards, I then had the idea to run Rumrunner again. It actually finished without an error, but I am not sure if it did what it was supposed to do! Before I ran Rumrunner again, the device would hang up and restart when I went into the Play Store. It seems to be working now, but you cannot update the Supersu binary.
Did rumrunner unlock your bootloader?
ske1555 said:
Did rumrunner unlock your bootloader?
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I do not know. How can I check?
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I do not know. How can I check?
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You gotta boot into recovery. You can usually do that by telling it to restart and holding volume down. Then you can see if you have s-OFF and unlocked and all that jazz. You need it to be unlocked to install ROMs
ske1555 said:
You gotta boot into recovery. You can usually do that by telling it to restart and holding volume down. Then you can see if you have s-OFF and unlocked and all that jazz. You need it to be unlocked to install ROMs
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Thanks! Will take a look when I get home.
It is still locked and s-on. :crying: I guess I will leave it as it is. It is not worth it to me to spend any money on it right now, so I will skip Sunshine.
Did you try the instructions in this thread? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2550559
gatorguy said:
Did you try the instructions in this thread? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2550559
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No. That is for the Sprint version of the phone. Mine is Verizon and that unlock utility does not work. I have it rooted using Weaksauce2 and it is doing OK! Not bad for a temp root solution!
The only way I found to perma root was to use Sunshine. Yeah I know it costs $25, but it works and you can unlock bootloader and S-off the phone too.
If anyone is around York, pa I have a java card which will s-off any version of this phone. Well any htc phone for that matter.