alright guys so my only rooting/rom changing/whatever experience comes from the Droid 1, which was an extreme breeze to install and get root access easily, well overall super easy to install all you needed well now I'm having trouble with the rezound as it's a little more complicated (for me) anyways here's what I need help with
I unlocked my bootloader following the super noob guide, In the super noob guide the directions say to install the ICS leak 3.11 and then install the All in one HTC rezound tool thing I did all of that and Managed to unlock my bootloader and I am not 100% sure if I instaled the custom recovery but It seems like I did, If AmonRa is the ICSandwichy looking bootloader with the blue letters, IF it is then I did install it then here comes what I need help with, I cant seem to get anything out of clicking the perm root on the extras I am running the program on administrator and also tried it without running in administrator, I tried and tried but I can't seem to get root (checked with app root access and odesn't give me it) I even tried installing it through the options of the clockworkmod thing/Adamnro by clicking on the install su & superuser? option it says it installs it but once I'm checking it doesn't work
I have however not installed any kernels nor roms im still running on the ICS leak from when I unlocked the bootloader, Help me great XDA community
any help will be appreciated
EDIT: I forgot I also run it in debug mode and when I try to get perm root I do it when the phone is on
The easiest way to install super user is through amon ra recovery,I believe it's under advanced or devoloper options.or just flash a rooted custom rom I suggest picking one that includes the boot image that gets flashed in bootloader. The newer roms are mostly set up for s-off only and don't include an easily flashable boot image.
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I had to flash these 2 files in recovery to get root working. You might need to install busy box once booted up but not 100% sure if that was needed.
I could not get root working by using the option in Amon or the tool. Flashing these 2 files was the only way I was able to get root. I was on 3.14 leak though but should be the same for 3.11
If you are still having trouble and you have a windows based system, t wouldn't hurt to give my toolkit a try. It doesnt have the super fancy GUI but it is very functionable. I designed it to help myself when i was a super noob. It goes through the whole process step by step and explains in the simplest terms possible how you should do it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1571746
just a tip, make sure you have all of the htc drivers when you are doing this and then once you have finished the step telling you to install the recovery, go back into the bootloader by either doing it manually or using my program once your phone is on. (util, then roboot into bootloader) Once you are in the bootloader, see if you can get into the recovery section. If you got in successfully then you should be in a differnet menu, from there go to the development section of amon ra and then select root. Hopwfully you get success but if you did not do the following.
Go to the mounts section of amon ra and then mount the phones usb storage. It should still be plugged in so the device should show up on your computer. Go and download the latest superuser from here:
http://androidsu.com/superuser/
place it in the root of the device storage thats on your computer (the root is the main directory or folder)
then unmount the storage from your phone and go to the flashing section on Amon Ra. From there select the superuser zip folder from the sd card. Flash it and if it still gives you an error i would check your steps or request more help because i cant help you beyond this point.
I hope this walkthrough has helped and good luck on obtaining root. With root you arent limited to anything. If you are feeling good after you get root i would suggest trying to get s-off. To get s-off you have to do hardware tricks not just software tricks, but s-off is much harder and more dangerous. Have fun with your new and hopefully rooted device!
wow after having this post up for a matter of seconds i have a thanks, glad i helped!
thank you very much this worked magically
thank you for your great reply but I tried the above method and it worked beautifully I still checked out and downloaded your tool it is very nice good job on it dude and I got S -off already as well wire trick was tricky as I was trying to use a copper wire and it was workin then I got my old ipod charger cable and cuted it then got mad because I thought it wasn't going to work because they were like tiny wires tied toguether but who knew first try and it worked perfectly...
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For those of you that have endured the frustration of updating to the latest software version (2.11.605.9) There is hope! Apparently with this software version, the bootloader is locked. And for some reason this version would not allow the "Revolutionary" rooting method to work. (I would imagine everyone with this problem had issues with not being able to get past Zerg Root. At least that was the problem I had)
Anyways, I got my phone rooted....heres how.
Per the instructions for using Revolutionary, install the driver as stated on their website. (Make sure HTC Sync is not installed on your computer)
Download Mecha_2.11.605.3.zip (I'm a newbie here so I cant post links, but I found it through Android Police but if u google it its easy to find, its hosted on multi upload) rename the zip file as PG05IMG and put on the root of your SD card (as you would in other rooting methods) and run the bootloader.
Once its booted and all that fun waiting is over and your TB powers back up, make sure to turn off all wireless connections to make sure OTA doesnt try to upgrade you. (I turned on airplane mode as soon as I could)
From there run Revolutionary as instructed from their website. Worked like a charm for me, and hope it does for all of you with this same problem.
I TAKE ABSOLUTELY NO CREDIT FOR THIS SOLUTION. Thank you for all you developers out there that make our phones able to be so much cooler and more enjoyable. I'm just glad I could help in this marginal way, and hope that someone will find it usefull. SPREAD THE WORD IF YOU KNOW OF ANYONE HAVING
So are you back at 2.11.05.9 & rooted after this? or are you stick at 2.11.605.3 (since that is the RUU zip you installed)?
Just run a custom ROM and you do not have to worry about QTA uodates. They are mainly to take the root away anyways.
I'm at .3 still. Older root is better than no root, so I'm not complaining. I'm sure someone will be able to unlock 2.11.605.9 for use with Revolutionary. These devs out there are crazy smart.
I tried this steps i got s-off but when I boot my phone is see that superuser app is not here and cannot install recovery any ideas
same problem
the night after my phone updated to 2.11.605.9 I decided to root. Tried revolution, but had the same problem op described. Attempting the same solution, but using Mecha_2.11.605.5.
Hope it works.
worked!
Finally got it to work!
Downgraded to Mecha_2.11.605.5.
Used revolution to get s-off and apply cwm
Used file on revolution manual to get root..
now to select an appropriate rom...
Does this method, downgrading using the zip file you mentioned, still proceed to root WITHOUT wiping the phone apps, settings, data, etc?
I really want to root without getting rid of all that... for now... so that I can then use Titanium Backup or similar app to do an image of my pre-custom ROM phone in case I want to revert back later.
will lose data
helikyler said:
Does this method, downgrading using the zip file you mentioned, still proceed to root WITHOUT wiping the phone apps, settings, data, etc?
I really want to root without getting rid of all that... for now... so that I can then use Titanium Backup or similar app to do an image of my pre-custom ROM phone in case I want to revert back later.
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hey helikyler, downgrading will cause you to lose your settings and apps and what not. that is the drawback of this method. unfortunately you need root to be able to get a backup but you need to downgrade to be able to get root :-/
if its really that important to you to keep the data you may want to wait until revolutionary or another tool can obtain root on this release....
file found, thanks all
multiupload is down. you can find ruu files at bliynd [dot] com/ thunderbolt/ ruu/
There is Mecha_2.11.605.3.zip and Mecha_2.11.605.5.zip.
Thanks for all the help.
***LOCKED*** On Bootloader
Hello All,
First of all thanks for the awesome easy guide !!
This is the first time I am rooting my HTC Tbolt and have had an issue to start with.
Used the instructions in the link below:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1401959
After I download the 2.11.605.5 downgrade zip, I rename it, put in on the SD Card and go to HBOOT and it installs the downgrade just fine.
But at the end of this process, when I try to get the MR4 Radio onto the SD Card and install it, it simply does not happen. HBoot checks for the file, finds it, but nothing happens. I have renamed in properly and followed instructions to the dot.
I also noticed a ***LOCKED*** right on top of the screen and I think this could be an issue.
Can I go ahead and proceed with the Revolutionary Root Technique ? Would this be possible at this point ?
Is there anyway I can get Flash the MR4 Radio before I actually root ?
Also, would I be able to flash the MR4 Radio onto my device after Rooting ?
Any help is much appreciated !
Thanks in advance !
Cheers !
I have searched and searched and read hundreds of posts.
I cannot for the life of me figure out how to set up clockwork Recovery or similar on this phone so I can flash a ROM.
I have unlocked the bootloaded using the HTC dev site. I tried a few of the one click root programs.
I downloaded ROM Manager to try to flash CWM, but they say that I'm not rooted.
Please somebody help me. This is like my 7th Android device (G1, Nexus One, Galaxy Nexus, Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1), and all of them have been no problem. But this f'in Rezound is a Pain in my Ass.
I would really love to get this crap software (sense and verizon backup) off of my phone and install some new ROMS. Like I said, I do this all the time with my other phones, but my wife got this Rezound and it's either locked down like fort knox or I'm a f'ing retard. I don't know wtf is up.
Please let me know what to do after Unlocking the phone using the HTCdev site.
I've read many different posts/threads on this and all of them give conflicting information and there aren't any that seem to make god damn bit of sense.
If anybody can help me out so I can simply load a rom onto my sd card and flash the f'ing thing I will (and many others) will be very very thankful.
Please don't call me lazy or stupid either. Keep in mind I don't have days and days to research this information. All the other devices I have have taken me basically an hour or two to figure it out and I've always been successful.
I (and many others) just need some straight forward directions with No Missing Steps.
Thank You.
this phone is better using amon ra recovery then cwm recovery.
amon ra recovery
http://forum.xda-developers.com//showthread.php?t=1339679
Ok, I think I might have done it, I will need to try to download/install a rom. the amon ra recovery i thought was the stock recovery. Maybe I did it we'll see.
Try using Hansoon's all in one tool.
It is in the developer's forum.
Howard
Here are good instructions for installing Amon Ra. Make sure you back up your stock rom before you install a new one http://www.droidforums.net/forum/ht...recovery-amon-ra-recovery-image-fastboot.html
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HowardZ said:
Try using Hansoon's all in one tool.
It is in the developer's forum.
Howard
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all in one tools are very good, but it's always good to know how to use cmd and adb.
qudwis said:
all in one tools are very good, but it's always good to know how to use cmd and adb.
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I agree. It's better to just take the extra time to learn how to do it manually.
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SUCCESS! I DID IT! -Here's what I learned
This is how I was able to unlock my Rezound and install a custom ROM on it.
1. Back Up All my files and contacts using my home PC and Google Contacts Dashboard
2. Watch this video on how to use HTCdev.com to unlock you phone:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvSeLmXSjVI
Notes:
Battery pull and replace is required before you can Volume Down and Power into bootloader Mode.
Install the software on your PC that is required by the HTC site and then Reboot your computer or your phone will not Sync properly.
3. After you have successfully unlocked your phone the next step is to install the amon ra recovery.
ROOTING THE PHONE IS NOT REQUIRED. The ROM of your choice will Root the Phone during installation.
Installing amon ra required phone to be in fastboot mode like in the unlocking process read these notes:
Download amon ra recovery file and rename it recovery.img and put it in your c:\Android folder
go to cmd prompt and like in the unlocking process,
cd c:\Android
Then
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Please flash recovery.img with command "fastboot flash recovery nameofrecovery.img" where nameofrecovery.img is the name of the recovery.img you wish to flash.
http://forum.xda-developers.com//sho....php?t=1339679
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4. Now that you have Amon Ra Recovery you can go to the next step of downloading and flashing ROMs per the instructions of the ROM developer.
Again the required steps are:
Save files on phone
HTCdev to unlock phone
Install Amon Ra Recovery
Download and Install ROM per developer's instructions
Having rooted many phones in the past, I also shared your concerns with the Rezound, as it is definitely more complicated than others I've done in the past. I used Hasoon2000's All-in-One Kit and it helps a lot; if you use it, I think you need to install HTC Sync, which isn't spelled out in the instructions but didn't work until I did.
Also, as was suggested, go with Amon Ra over CWM. I did CWM at first as that's what I was familiar with, but I could never get past the first screen, or even reboot. Amon Ra works great.
Well i've unlocked boot loader, flashed Amon Ra and done the superuser flash as well the busy box from jrummy, but i cant seem to get soff, i've tried hasoons tool kit and the one click method by "2fast4u" off you tube link....so i have super user permissions, can freeze or un install system apps but dont have soff. and id like to have soff and an ics kernal so i'm able to flash some roms. this process w the rezound is so different than my previous phones [incredible, incredible2, and thunderbolt] id really like some guidance or some good instructions on how to achieve soff so i'm able to start flashing some ics kernals and have some rom flashing fun.
Any help is much appreciated, Thanks
Luke
Unlimited.io
Go there
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FAQ (Read first): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1613309
S-off guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1612035
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thanks
i will check those links out, thank you
this is what controlbear says...???
what am i doing wrong, never got a chance to even do the wire trick...
======== ControlBear 0.6 beta for JuopunutBear S-OFF ==========
Starting up......
Connecting to device...
Searching device.....
Found device.....
Backing up......
su: exec failed for /data/local/JuopunutBear -a -B Error:No such file or directo
ry
Transferring backups....
Secondary backup FAILED!!
Press ENTER to exit.....
Have you rooted your ROM? Not too keen on the S-off error messages but it looks like an error finding a directory because it doesn't have the root access given by superuser. Or I dunno, simply asking if you have rooted.
Do you have USB Debugging selected?
Also, make sure you run ControlBear as admin
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Right-click the Windows .exe file to "Run as Adminstrator" by the way, as LunaticSerenade suggested. Gotta make sure you got privileges all around and communication haha.
yes to all
usb debugging is on, i assume i'm rooted because i am able to freeze system apps and titanium Bu says i am, and i am running control bear as administrator, question i do have is about adb drivers/fastboot drivers? i am installing htc sync now for the fastboot drivers then i will un install sync leaving the drivers behind. is there certain files i need in a folder to do this properly or just hook up phone w usb debugging and run control bear as administrator?
ControlBear should have everything.
If you have adb installed, use adb devices to see if it picks up your phone.
If it does, everything should be good. Make sure also you have the right version (GB or ICS).
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my version is gb but i did download the ics version of control bear, thinking it was supposed to be the one i wanted not the version that my phone was using...i'll try and download the gb version....thank you
Happy to help! Hope it goes smooth for you!
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well still reading same message to me....guess i'm going to give it a break for the night and try again later...thanks for ya'lls help, i'll get it one day sooner than later i hope
One last question for the night. Are you connecting the phone before or after running ControlBear?
Two, actually. Did the phone show up in adb devices?
[edit] ControlBear clearly sees your device. So never mind the adb thing.
You may want to flash a stock rooted GB ROM. That will remove some variables.
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this sucks
it seems i've lost root...guessing it was a temp root and when i last rebooted, well i lost root. so i've been trying to root again or even try a perm root and cant seem to do it, tried hasoons toolkit for the permanent root flash but isn't working.
i need root again somehow, then use hasoons newer toolkit for s-off, can a country white boy get some help please??? I'm really missing my wifi tethering and missing even more the open garden app, my 4g is so much faster than my dsl connection at home. hahahaha, aint that some ****
I have three Rezounds & have never been able to get s-off to work on any of them although all three are rooted & work fine with ADB etc.
I don't really care at this point as I can still accomplish whatever I want, it just takes an extra step etc. (flash boot.img after a ROM flash etc)
could you shed some light on how i can obtain a permanent root? i would appreciate it, not used to not being rooted and having su permissions...seems like 50% of my applications require root privileges, lol
supersquirrel211 said:
could you shed some light on how i can obtain a permanent root? i would appreciate it, not used to not being rooted and having su permissions...seems like 50% of my applications require root privileges, lol
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If your intentions are to run a custom rom then go ahead and flash one I'd the older gb roms, flash it and then try again
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supersquirrel211 said:
could you shed some light on how i can obtain a permanent root? i would appreciate it, not used to not being rooted and having su permissions...seems like 50% of my applications require root privileges, lol
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Were you ever able to flash a recovery?
I couldn't get the one-click root thing to work, but I had already unlocked the bootloader using the htcdev.com method. So I used fastboot to flash Amon Ra, then booted into that and chose the "install superuser" option, which does the root.
bluetooth_decay said:
Were you ever able to flash a recovery?
I couldn't get the one-click root thing to work, but I had already unlocked the bootloader using the htcdev.com method. So I used fastboot to flash Amon Ra, then booted into that and chose the "install superuser" option, which does the root.
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You can't use amonra to root on ICS. You just have to install amonra and flash a Rom they are prerooted.
Sent from my Sense4 ICS Rezound
I've rooted my original Incredible and a Nook before with no problems. I didn't anticipate any problems here. From stock, I successfully flashed the latest ICS RUU (3.14) and unlocked the phone via Hasoon2000's kit. I confirmed in HBOOT that I was unlocked. When I tried to run the "Perm Root (GB/ICS)" command, it didn't work. There were a lot of "Device not found" errors in the terminal (yes, USB debugging was enabled at all times). My phone would try to reboot but then get stuck on the triangle/exclamation point screen.
After a few tries, I decided to manually root the phone. I rebooted normally (after taking the battery on and off) and used Hasoon2000's kit to install AmonRa. I then booted into recovery. I wiped cache and Dalvik cache and went into Developer Menu. I then chose "Install superuser and su." It seemed to do it correctly. I rebooted and made sure Superuser was installed and updated. At this point, I thought I had root access.
I installed Titanium Backup but it gave me an error that it couldn't acquire root privileges. I installed the Root Checker app and it also said I wasn't rooted properly. I don't know what I did wrong. Please help.
Install a custom rom from the Dev section. They are all pre-rooted
AshtonTS said:
Install a custom rom from the Dev section. They are all pre-rooted
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Would this allow me to get S-Off?
luis1972 said:
Would this allow me to get S-Off?
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Yes, you need to be rooted to get S-off, so installing any of the roms will do.
S-OFF is a whole another process, you definitely need to be rooted first though.
Sent from my ADR6425LVW
I also got errors when tring to do the one-click root method. So try flashing the Amon-Ra recovery after you unlocked the bootloader. Reboot into recovery and then go to develpoer's menu and select root and something else in that menu. From there you are rooted. After that, follow this website to get S-OFF. I did mine last night and it went smooth. It took me a few times to do the wire trick, but I finally got it.
S-OFF Instructions
I've been lurking here for a while and i found a lot of good stuff, mostly for my old phone (HTC Incredible, LOVED it). When i rooted the Incredible, i really kinda winged it without fully understanding what i was doing and miraculously came out on top, with the help of a friend of mine. I kinda wanna avoid that this time with the Rezound, so i want to educate myself a little better. I have several questions and i wanted to consolidate them all to one thread, so please bear with me. I apologize ahead of time if anything i say is incorrect; i am not as adept with phones as i would hope
1) To start, for now, all i want to do is unlock/s-off the phone so i can set it up for a new ROM and get all the bloat off. I have found several ways of rooting the phone, mostly with Gingerbread, but i just upgraded to ICS about a week ago. However, from what i understand, the procedures seem to be pretty similar, but there are several of them online. What i have come across as the ones that i understand are:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1829484
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1504824 - The all-in-one tool
Basically, can i follow these steps and use the phone with stock ROM? I also heard something somewhere about affecting battery life, but cant remember if it was in a good or bad way; any truth to that?
2) I was planning on unlocking bootloader using the HTC Dev's site. Next thing i'm not totally understanding is what it means to "flash a recovery". I was planning on using Amon Ra, though im not sure what it means to do that.
3) Once i follow the steps (was planning on using the first thread i posted), will i be able to remove anything i want, even with the stock ROM on there?
4) Last one is kind of an outsider, but i used to have a laptop with bluetooth capability, and i used my phone essentially as a remote control for music since it was hooked up to some nice speakers. On my desktop now, i have a USB dongle, but when i try to hook it up, it keeps telling me that i need Mobile Hotspot/Tethering, when pretty much all i do is want to play music over the computer speakers. Any solution to that/will rooting fix that "problem"?
I understand a lot of this is already posted, but none of them were really explained as in depth as i would have hoped. Any help here, be it answering the questions, posting some good articles to further educate myself, etc. is much appreciated. Thanks in advance guys, and thanks for making an awesome phone even better!:good:
You need to unlock the bootloader before you root it.
Step 1: Unlock bootloader
Step 2: Flash AmonRA recovery
The command is:
fastboot flash recovery recovery-ra-(rest of name).img
Step 3: Boot into recovery, then either flash a custom ROM or SuperSU for the stock ROM
Once you have root you can freeze/uninstall bloatware to your desire.
Are you sure the USB dongle for your desktop is bluetooth and not wifi?
wlmeng11 said:
You need to unlock the bootloader before you root it.
Step 1: Unlock bootloader
Step 2: Flash AmonRA recovery
The command is:
fastboot flash recovery recovery-ra-(rest of name).img
Step 3: Boot into recovery, then either flash a custom ROM or SuperSU for the stock ROM
Once you have root you can freeze/uninstall bloatware to your desire.
Are you sure the USB dongle for your desktop is bluetooth and not wifi?
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thanks for the response, will look into doing those steps in order
I am positive the dongle is bluetooth. i can pair the device, but when i try to connect it, it will tell me i need to purchase hotspot/tethering to use this feature. the only thing i want to use it for is play music through the computer, so if there is an option in the bluetooth settings that i can change so it knows i dont want to use the network, im alright with changing that.
fatfruitcake said:
thanks for the response, will look into doing those steps in order
I am positive the dongle is bluetooth. i can pair the device, but when i try to connect it, it will tell me i need to purchase hotspot/tethering to use this feature. the only thing i want to use it for is play music through the computer, so if there is an option in the bluetooth settings that i can change so it knows i dont want to use the network, im alright with changing that.
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I've never heard of that happening, but once you root it, you can disable/remove all the Verizon crap so it won't bother you anymore.
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wlmeng11 said:
You need to unlock the bootloader before you root it.
Step 1: Unlock bootloader
Step 2: Flash AmonRA recovery
The command is:
fastboot flash recovery recovery-ra-(rest of name).img
Step 3: Boot into recovery, then either flash a custom ROM or SuperSU for the stock ROM
Once you have root you can freeze/uninstall bloatware to your desire.
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i just finished all the steps leading up to installing superuser successfully, but it still says that the phone is s-on. What do i do now in order to root it so i can take off the bloat, etc.?
fatfruitcake said:
i just finished all the steps leading up to installing superuser successfully, but it still says that the phone is s-on. What do i do now in order to root it so i can take off the bloat, etc.?
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S-off is achieved in a completely different way. You are boot loader unlocked, which means you can only get root and install ROMs.
GrayTheWolf said:
S-off is achieved in a completely different way. You are boot loader unlocked, which means you can only get root and install ROMs.
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So if i wanted to s-off the phone, is the only way to do that through the wire trick? i tried doing the Perm Root in the all-in-one kit, but i cant really get it to work. I got it to flash the zip, but still says s-on. anyone had luck with the all-in-one tool to root?
fatfruitcake said:
So if i wanted to s-off the phone, is the only way to do that through the wire trick? i tried doing the Perm Root in the all-in-one kit, but i cant really get it to work. I got it to flash the zip, but still says s-on. anyone had luck with the all-in-one tool to root?
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S off has nothing to do with root.
If you want soff you have to do the wire trick.
You dont need soff for root.
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Wondering if anyone knows how to flash to Page Plus?? I have to also flash a Droid Razr Maxx and found info on how to do that so wondering if I can use the same process? Any information would be very helpful and greatly appreciated.