I'm hoping that someone can help me. I tried the regawMOD rooting method, and after try after try after try, I finally go somewhere but now I am stuck. For some reason it wouldn't work for the longest time. It finally unlocked the bootloader but then it just stopped and I do not have root, no superuser, and no busybox. I am not new to rooting but all I usually do is just follow the guides and get it figured out. Right now I cannot find what I need to do from here. When i go to bootloader it says tampered and unlocked. I tried to download superuser and busybox from the market but neither will work. I have a computer with windows 7 only on it. If anyone can help me, I would appreciate it. Thanks in advance.
If you have a custom recovery installed download and flash this and you'll have full root
If you don't have a custom recovery installed go here follow the instructions to install a custom recovery and then flash this
Enjoy root
Thanks for replying, but unfortunately I still cannot get this to work. I do not have recovery on my phone and I have tried every method to install twrp and it just will not install. I am completely frustrated with this. The bad thing is I used the HTC unlock method and now I have voided my warranty and I still have no root. If anyone else has any thoughts, I would greatly appreciate it.
Run lazypanda s-off.. and I think you will be good to go.
lol don't know how to do Ulr from my phone but its in development forum
Sent from my newly rooted LTE
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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 !
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...
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.
Sent from my ADR6425LVW using xda app-developers app
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.
Sent from my ADR6425LVW
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.
I just went through the procedure to root my HTC Rezound using the instructions from The Unlocker. After I completed the procedure my phone rebooted and Superuser app was installed on my phone and I am still getting the message that my phone is not rooted. I am currently running ICS and don't know if that is the problem. I've seen other forums where they talk about "S" being on or off. I really don't know what that means. I reveiwed the procedure again and did not see that step. This is my first time rooting any phone. Can anyone tell me what I am doing wrong?
Download CWM-SuperSU-v0.98.zip from here...
[14.11.2012] SuperSU v0.98
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1538053
... move it to your ext_sd card, then flash it from recovery. Installing SuperSU will automatically uninstall the Superuser app.
homeboy 55 said:
I just went through the procedure to root my HTC Rezound using the instructions from The Unlocker. After I completed the procedure my phone rebooted and Superuser app was installed on my phone and I am still getting the message that my phone is not rooted. I am currently running ICS and don't know if that is the problem. I've seen other forums where they talk about "S" being on or off. I really don't know what that means. I reveiwed the procedure again and did not see that step. This is my first time rooting any phone. Can anyone tell me what I am doing wrong?
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After you unlock your phone. You need to isntall a custom recovery. There are 3 in ths forum. TWRP. CWM. and AmonRA. Find the one you like the most. Just ask if you don't know how to install it. Each thread should have instructions. After flashing the recovery, install the zip in the post above through the custom recovery that you floshed and you will have root inside of your ROM.
The S-on you can say is security-on. It blocks you from messing with certain partitions on the phone you could say. If you want to flash a new rom. You will have to flash the boot.img in HBOOT or fastboot via a computer.
Don't be afraid to ask anything. Just make sure you search first.
Would be so grateful to get some help with this.
HTC One M8- s-off, 3.19 bootloader unlocked, cwm recovery....I don't think it is rooted but kind of a newbie, it was rooted at some point
I tried to install the harmon karman setup and forgot to root first and it has bricked my phone
Phone says no OS installed, would you like to root by installing SuperSU
I have tried factory reset, tried flash a nandroid backup and it says installation aborted. Pretty much I can't do a thing wqith the phone. I don't know what othert info may be needed but help would be so appreciated. Thanks!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2727899
Try this tool kit to root, flash recovery and start over. I'm not big on toolkits, but they can be helpful sometimes.
You can also probably find the ruu and run it. You will need to root again afterwards.
Sent from my HTC One_M8 from a van down by the river