1) Unlock bootloader via HTCDev or Xboarder's tool
2) Get root.
3) Install recovery.
4) profit?
Just confirming before I commit to it. Thanks all.
Accophox said:
1) Unlock bootloader via HTCDev or Xboarder's tool
2) Get root.
3) Install recovery.
4) profit?
Just confirming before I commit to it. Thanks all.
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Nope.
Unlock bootloader.
Install custom recovery then flash SuperUser zip file for root or just flash your custom ROM.
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well I know the guides are there for root, cwm, and boot unlocker i just had a question on the order these things need to be done.
So i need to do this in order correct?:
1) Root
2) Bootstrap Recovery
3) Unlock Bootloader
4) Install CWM
-Now can i re-lock the bootloader after i get CWM installed or do i need to keep it unlocked for that.
-Do i need to uninstall Bootstrap Recovery for CWM?
The help would be appreciated.
anyone????
Harry_Spade said:
So i need to do this in order correct?:
1) Root
2) Bootstrap Recovery
3) Unlock Bootloader
4) Install CWM
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Correct.
Harry_Spade said:
-Now can i re-lock the bootloader after i get CWM installed or do i need to keep it unlocked for that.
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I'm fairly certain, but not 100%, that you must remain unlocked to make use of CWM. If you relock, you're back to having to use Bootstrap Recovery.
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-Do i need to uninstall Bootstrap Recovery for CWM?
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No.
Problem solved. Thanks to everyone that responded. I really do appreciate it!!!!
What exactly did you flash? The Mainver error only relates to the kernel IIRC.
The only thing I tried to flash was the custom recovery after I accidentally ran the ota update with the custom recovery still on my phone. When I should've flashed back to the stock recovery before accepting the update. And now I can't get into custom recovery. When I try to reflash armon ra it won't take. I've lost root access even though I have superuser still on my phone.
shane8262000 said:
The only thing I tried to flash was the custom recovery after I accidentally ran the ota update with the custom recovery still on my phone. When I should've flashed back to the stock recovery before accepting the update. And now I can't get into custom recovery. When I try to reflash armon ra it won't take. I've lost root access even though I have superuser still on my phone.
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how are you trying to reflash Amon Ra ? , what recovery do you boot into ? As long as your still unlocked you should be able to flash Amon Ra through Hboot it has nothing to do with root access at that point. Even odder that the OTA flashed through the custom recovery, thought it would error out and not take if it wasn't the stock recovery. Unless you ran Con's Stock rooted, but then you wouldn't have an issue with superuser or root access.
Should be able to flash stock recovery through fastboot relock and RUU then if you really are stuck. Otherwise , no reason you shouldn't be able to reflash Amon Ra and reroot through recovery.
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I take it the phone can't boot up at all? Have your tried fastboot flashing the stock kernel?
mjh68 said:
how are you trying to reflash Amon Ra ? , what recovery do you boot into ? As long as your still unlocked you should be able to flash Amon Ra through Hboot it has nothing to do with root access at that point. Even odder that the OTA flashed through the custom recovery, thought it would error out and not take if it wasn't the stock recovery. Unless you ran Con's Stock rooted, but then you wouldn't have an issue with superuser or root access.
Should be able to flash stock recovery through fastboot relock and RUU then if you really are stuck. Otherwise , no reason you shouldn't be able to reflash Amon Ra and reroot through recovery.
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I'm trying to flash it in hboot as ph98img. And when I go to recovery it seems to go to the stock recovery with the little phone and a green circle but shortly after it turns into the red triangle and phone symbol.
Try flashing the recovery in fastboot. Download the latest version of AmonRa here and extract the recovery-ra-vigor-3.13-gnm.img. Take that file and place it in the same file directory you place the tools to unlock your bootloader (needs to be in the same directory as fastboot.exe).
Put your phone into bootloader and connect to PC and flash the recovery-ra-vigor-3.13-gnm.img in fastboot using the command:
fastboot flash recovery recovery-ra-vigor-3.13-gnm.img
Marcismo55 said:
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I take it the phone can't boot up at all? Have your tried fastboot flashing the stock kernel?
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It will boot and everything runs fine, I just can't get into custom recovery or install custom recovery. And my apps that need superuser permissions won't be allowed even though I still have superuser installed on the phone.
shane8262000 said:
It will boot and everything runs fine, I just can't get into custom recovery or install custom recovery. And my apps that need superuser permissions won't be allowed even though I still have superuser installed on the phone.
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So you cannot flash the recovery through fastboot?
Marcismo55 said:
So you cannot flash the recovery through fastboot?
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Nope. It just won't take. I can try it again and tell you exactly what it says as an error if that will help.
Marcismo55 said:
Try flashing the recovery in fastboot. Download the latest version of AmonRa here and extract the recovery-ra-vigor-3.13-gnm.img. Take that file and place it in the same file directory you place the tools to unlock your bootloader (needs to be in the same directory as fastboot.exe).
Put your phone into bootloader and connect to PC and flash the recovery-ra-vigor-3.13-gnm.img in fastboot using the command:
fastboot flash recovery recovery-ra-vigor-3.13-gnm.img
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I'll try that and get back with you.
shane8262000 said:
I'll try that and get back with you.
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Try flashing the recovery in fastboot. Download the latest version of AmonRa here and extract the recovery-ra-vigor-3.13-gnm.img. Take that file and place it in the same file directory you place the tools to unlock your bootloader (needs to be in the same directory as fastboot.exe).
Put your phone into bootloader and connect to PC and flash the recovery-ra-vigor-3.13-gnm.img in fastboot using the command:
fastboot flash recovery recovery-ra-vigor-3.13-gnm.img
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Hey, when I download that file from your link, it is in .txt format. Am I missing something here?
Marcismo55 said:
Try flashing the recovery in fastboot. Download the latest version of AmonRa here and extract the recovery-ra-vigor-3.13-gnm.img. Take that file and place it in the same file directory you place the tools to unlock your bootloader (needs to be in the same directory as fastboot.exe).
Put your phone into bootloader and connect to PC and flash the recovery-ra-vigor-3.13-gnm.img in fastboot using the command:
fastboot flash recovery recovery-ra-vigor-3.13-gnm.img
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Problem solved. Thank you very much!!!!
mjh68 said:
how are you trying to reflash Amon Ra ? , what recovery do you boot into ? As long as your still unlocked you should be able to flash Amon Ra through Hboot it has nothing to do with root access at that point. Even odder that the OTA flashed through the custom recovery, thought it would error out and not take if it wasn't the stock recovery. Unless you ran Con's Stock rooted, but then you wouldn't have an issue with superuser or root access.
Should be able to flash stock recovery through fastboot relock and RUU then if you really are stuck. Otherwise , no reason you shouldn't be able to reflash Amon Ra and reroot through recovery.
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Thank you for the help!
Nice! Glad to help
So I decided to use htcdev to unlock my bootloader last night for the first time. I am on OTA 1.22.651.3. I know I am not "rooted" and am confused as to if I can actually try any custom ROMs. I read REGAWMOD's post regarding his rooter not working right now...is there another option? Sorry if I missed a post that explains this situation, but I just want to try a custom rom without screwing up my phone.
bman3333 said:
So I decided to use htcdev to unlock my bootloader last night for the first time. I am on OTA 1.22.651.3. I know I am not "rooted" and am confused as to if I can actually try any custom ROMs. I read REGAWMOD's post regarding his rooter not working right now...is there another option? Sorry if I missed a post that explains this situation, but I just want to try a custom rom without screwing up my phone.
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There's really no reason to manually root if you've already unlocked the bootloader. All you need to do is flash a recovery and then you can flash any ROM, which will already have root access. Here's a good instructional on flashing a recovery:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1830098
Sent from my EVO LTE
Thanks premo15 for the info and link.
The funny thing about htcdev was the stuff they make you download and the steps they make you go through to unlock the bootloader. I was thinking they were going to make me hop on one foot while patting my head and belly simultaneously. :laugh:
I read over and over, did some research, tried running cmd and so on.
having no luck
I went through the HTCDev, s-on but bootloader unlocked
I'm running stock 2.13
After unlock you need to flash twrp, you can use fastboot to do so, just download twrp from the teamwin website and put the image file in adb tools or android sdk folder and in the bootloader type fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.2.2.0-jewel.img
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After unlock you need to flash twrp, you can use fastboot to do so, just download twrp from the teamwin website and put the image file in adb tools or android sdk folder and in the bootloader type fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.2.2.0-jewel.img
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i tried doing that and i couldn't get it to. is there another way to do it?
Can you be more specific on how it isn't working?
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Can you be more specific on how it isn't working?
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yeah, sorry.
the steps i've taken were similar to the htcdev steps,
finish steps 1-7
after I typed "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img" into command prompt and gives me
"error: cannot load 'recovery.img'"
The name has to match, when you download twrp 2.2 the full name is openrecovery-twrp-2.2.2.0-jewel.img so it would be fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.2.2.0-jewel.img or you can rename to recovery.img
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The name has to match, when you download twrp 2.2 the full name is openrecovery-twrp-2.2.2.0-jewel.img so it would be fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.2.2.0-jewel.img or you can rename to recovery.img
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i re- downloaded and used command prompt again without changing name, worked fine this time. thanks for the help om4
flash some roms!!!!!!!!!! :victory::highfive::laugh::good::silly:
Why dont you just get goomanager from the market and flash it from there. Goomanager/flash rom/install open recovery,,,that easy bro
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Thanks
premo15 said:
There's really no reason to manually root if you've already unlocked the bootloader. All you need to do is flash a recovery and then you can flash any ROM, which will already have root access. Here's a good instructional on flashing a recovery:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1830098
Sent from my EVO LTE
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Thanks Premo! I was also confused what to do at this point, might this be worth adding to the FAQ thread?
1. Does relocking the boot loader via fastboot wipe user data?
2. Are HTC OTA Updates via Handset working in an unlocked bootloader state?
Thank you!
feicher said:
1. Does relocking the boot loader via fastboot wipe user data?
2. Are HTC OTA Updates via Handset working in an unlocked bootloader state?
Thank you!
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1) No. but if you have a custom rom or recovery, device will not boot.
2) No!! People have bricked devices in the past trying to OTA with an unlocked bootloader.
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2) No!! People have bricked devices in the past trying to OTA with an unlocked bootloader.
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What exactly are the steps to get OTA updates again? I now have it unlocked and rooted (therefore different boot.img as far as I know?).
Steps back:
1) Relock bootloader
2) Push original boot.img via adb
3) install original RUU
Is that correct?
Thanks!
Your ok just relocking bootloader, then flashing a stock ruu from fastboot. It will overwrite custom kernel.
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I am on a (completely stock) AT&T HTC One (4.4.2) and I was thinking about trying out some custom ROMs. Can I just use the HTC dev tool to unlock the boot loader? How would I root after that?
I am still new to it so that's about as far as I've gotten in the process. Especially since most of the tutorials I've seen are older and do not exactly mention 4.4.2.
P.S. ~ Kingo root seems to have a very simple HTC boot loader unlock tool as well as an easy method to root. I used the root method on my GS4 a while back and it went pretty well. Are there any downsides to using these?
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I am on a (completely stock) AT&T HTC One (4.4.2) and I was thinking about trying out some custom ROMs. Can I just use the HTC dev tool to unlock the boot loader? How would I root after that?
I am still new to it so that's about as far as I've gotten in the process. Especially since most of the tutorials I've seen are older and do not exactly mention 4.4.2.
P.S. ~ Kingo root seems to have a very simple HTC boot loader unlock tool as well as an easy method to root. I used the root method on my GS4 a while back and it went pretty well. Are there any downsides to using these?
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Getting started with rooting and putting Roms on your phone is no time to get Lazy !
The steps are very simple but learning it the correct way comes in handy down the road.
unlock the bootloader at htcdev.com
use the drivers and adb/fastboot I'm posting below
after you bootloader is unlocked
you use fastboot to flash custom recovery on the phone
TWRP 2.6.3.3 is recommend - Download TWRP
The commands to flash it are
fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.3-m7.img
fastboot erase cache
fastboot reboot-bootloader
Now enter recovery and on Exit it ask to Root the phone
choose Yes - swipe to root
when the phone boots up go in the app drawer and open SuperSU
it will ask to update choose yes and TWRP method of install
Your phone is now unlocked / rooted / with custom recovery
Now is the time to make a backup in TWRP and copy it to your PC for safe keeping. Your now all set to flash custom roms
links
SuperSU
HTC Drivers
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Getting started with rooting and putting Roms on your phone is no time to get Lazy !
The steps are very simple but learning it the correct way comes in handy down the road.
unlock the bootloader at htcdev.com
use the drivers and adb/fastboot I'm posting below
after you bootloader is unlocked
you use fastboot to flash custom recovery on the phone
TWRP 2.6.3.3 is recommend - Download TWRP
The commands to flash it are
fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.3-m7.img
fastboot erase cache
fastboot reboot-bootloader
Now enter recovery and on Exit it ask to Root the phone
choose Yes - swipe to root
when the phone boots up go in the app drawer and open SuperSU
it will ask to update choose yes and TWRP method of install
Your phone is now unlocked / rooted / with custom recovery
Now is the time to make a backup in TWRP and copy it to your PC for safe keeping. Your now all set to flash custom roms
links
SuperSU
HTC Drivers
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Alright, thank you very much. I will look into this.