ICS - Motorola Photon 4G

Well before I start, let the trolls/thread closing mods have it...
Now anyway, the evo 3d got it's update it looks like today, now this was a little earlier then anticipated for the users, think ours will come any earlier then the anticipated time frame????
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Hard saying not knowing.
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A2CKilla said:
Well before I start, let the trolls/thread closing mods have it...
Now anyway, the evo 3d got it's update it looks like today, now this was a little earlier then anticipated for the users, think ours will come any earlier then the anticipated time frame????
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The atrix is projected to get it a month or two before we do, so that's what were waiting for. What we need is for anyone on complete stock to use cheesecake to check the moto servers every couple of days as that is where we normally get leaked updates.

Acvice said:
The atrix is projected to get it a month or two before we do, so that's what were waiting for. What we need is for anyone on complete stock to use cheesecake to check the moto servers every couple of days as that is where we normally get leaked updates.
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By complete stock do you mean, a non rooted, non unlocked bootloader photon, or could it be a photon that is rooted but does not have the bootloader unlocked

Direct me to the cheesecake... I have a bone stock photon.

vitaminjay1982 said:
Direct me to the cheesecake... I have a bone stock photon.
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Here you go.

Installed... Now what

98Slowstang said:
By complete stock do you mean, a non rooted, non unlocked bootloader photon, or could it be a photon that is rooted but does not have the bootloader unlocked
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Im not entirely sure. I know that users of MOFs 2.3.5ish rom are unable to hit the server appropriately and that is as close to stock as possible (ie, no custom kernel, no unlock) except for being rooted. Then again, MOF could have made other changes im not aware of that could possible break the ability. I would say, if you are stock and rooted, try it. If that doesnt work, we know you must be completely stock.

Read this to start.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=18965072&postcount=1

Kevets said:
Read this to start.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=18965072&postcount=1
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And perhaps this.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1226664

yes my thread made a difference!

Every little bit helps.

So we need a non rooted stock phone for this but you hafta root to use it?
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Root is okay, but has to be running the stock ROM.

So if I'm doing this right, and an update becomes available, I should get a notification other than "should be good" when i check... Right?
Also, I'm staying non rooted. For now.
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It will state that something new was found.

Good. And then I download it and put it in a link to share with the class?
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That's where you have to be careful. Sometimes updates will download and want to automatically install.
There are a few threads here explaining how to download and extract the updates. I've never gone that far myself.

Kevets said:
That's where you have to be careful. Sometimes updates will download and want to automatically install.
There are a few threads here explaining how to download and extract the updates. I've never gone that far myself.
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Well I will do this and If anything comes up Ill be sure to post it in a thread or here. Probably a new thread and a link here.

Does it matter that i am still on 2.3.4 because i don't want to update the firmware and lose the ability to unlock the bootloader if i please.

Related

Is this article true?

http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/0...r-recovery-and-kernel-images-all-locked-down/
This is saying it's all locked down and encrypted. I really hope HTC doesn't go down the Motorola way.
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PixoNova said:
http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/0...r-recovery-and-kernel-images-all-locked-down/
This is saying it's all locked down and encrypted. I really hope HTC doesn't go down the Motorola way.
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Well they confirmed it if it wasn't true they wouldn't have said anything
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Thats ghey...oh well still buying one.
Yeah same here.
That's a shame though.
ckoadiyn said:
Well they confirmed it if it wasn't true they wouldn't have said anything
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I always hope for someone to make a mistake when reporting these things.
This sucks!
so basically we have to use the stock version????
me sad
ok, dont bite my head off but............
what does this mean exactly?
cant root?
cant load apps?
sorry, i'll always be a noob at this stuff.
well, with my Atrix, until we get our bootloader bypass straightened out, we're just running Pseudo-ROMs right now (AOSP SMS, Gingerbread theme, etc.)
I'm not sure how this will affect your root though? I know that even my Inspire was a b**** to root, and all I had to do for my Atrix was SuperOneClick.
kinextions said:
ok, dont bite my head off but............
what does this mean exactly?
cant root?
cant load apps?
sorry, i'll always be a noob at this stuff.
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It'll be like the DX/D2. No custom kernels, no totally getting rid of Sense if you don't want it, etc. With root you can remove bloat from /system/app. But like I said, not sure if this will affect root or not.
kinextions said:
ok, dont bite my head off but............
what does this mean exactly?
cant root?
cant load apps?
sorry, i'll always be a noob at this stuff.
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in theory i guess...
devs have faced hurdles before...i'm sure they will figure out a way
Andy0682 said:
in theory i guess...
devs have faced hurdles before...i'm sure they will figure out a way
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Yes, but look at the all the development for the Motorola devices. The Atrix, it seems like, is the only device that seems like it has a chance to run custom kernels besides the OG Droid.
The Defy has 2nd init running, which allows for ROMs, but not kernels.
Evo 3D devs have a lot of work to do if they wanna crack this, I think.
PixoNova said:
Yes, but look at the all the development for the Motorola devices. The Atrix, it seems like, is the only device that seems like it has a chance to run custom kernels besides the OG Droid.
The Defy has 2nd init running, which allows for ROMs, but not kernels.
Evo 3D devs have a lot of work to do if they wanna crack this, I think.
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agreed...this bites the big one for sure
Didnt a engineering BootLoader leak in that RUU yesterday?
cordell12 said:
Didnt a engineering BootLoader leak in that RUU yesterday?
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I don't think so? I never heard anything about bootloader leak. I'm sure that would have been said in the article if it had.
kinextions said:
ok, dont bite my head off but............
what does this mean exactly?
cant root?
cant load apps?
sorry, i'll always be a noob at this stuff.
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We should be able to get partial root, similar to what was originally released from unrevoked. No custom kernals or ROMs, but you will be able to run any app that requires root as well as remove anything from the ROM that requires root access i.e. remove from system/app
http://phandroid.com/2011/05/24/evo-3d-features-same-locked-bootloader-as-htc-sensation/
I say we start a twitter campain to try and get the bootloader unlocked.
cordell12 said:
Didnt a engineering BootLoader leak in that RUU yesterday?
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Could you find it and check it out? That could be vital to unlocking it. Do you have a link?
Twitter campaign now!!!
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Oh well. Waiting for the next good thing or will get the nexus.
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oh man this is depressing :|
Twitter campaign. Use #dontbuyhtc
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Gingerbread is coming ASAP!!

http://www.droid-life.com/2011/07/2...erizon-releases-support-documents/#more-41209
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If I am rooted, will I still receive ota?
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Well this is good news!
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cmanatam said:
If I am rooted, will I still receive ota?
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if you want to keep root id suggest you wait on the update till its prerooted other wise you will lose root for good untill an exploit is found in gb
Yes, but sbf can still be done to root again.
I'll bet GingerBreak works on it. I've rooted a dozen of phones all different makes and models and versions with that handy all in one program.
RacerXFD said:
Yes, but sbf can still be done to root again.
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Not true we don't know if this update will break the sbf
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This is false information. On the 23rd testers where contacted and told the test was not ready but we would be be notified when it was. So no need to worry about going back stock just yet.
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zakth said:
This is false information. On the 23rd testers where contacted and told the test was not ready but we would be be notified when it was. So no need to worry about going back stock just yet.
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and your source?
http://support.vzw.com/system_update/droidx2.html
This is an official Verizon site for the haters
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hackthis02 said:
I'll bet GingerBreak works on it. I've rooted a dozen of phones all different makes and models and versions with that handy all in one program.
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In theory it could work, but the d3 can't be rooted, but then again its using the omap processor, so its time to wait and see
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and your source?
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I got the same message zak did, but as we see its now live on the VZW site, so hopefully rollout begins soon...
Color me excited =D
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ericerk said:
In theory it could work, but the d3 can't be rooted, but then again its using the omap processor, so its time to wait and see
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Just wondering, it could be rooted (the D3) right? It's just not as of now. Is their any other GB phone out their thats rooted?
Elite49 said:
Just wondering, it could be rooted (the D3) right? It's just not as of now. Is their any other GB phone out their thats rooted?
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Every android device could be rooted, practically if you know mac, or linux its just typing su (super user, and i believe it might be sudo (superuser do)) does that answer the question, if not then yes
No word about MP3 or video recording issues, either that or I just read too fast and missed it
I think the OP's question was, can he update, or will he receive an update notice if his phone is rooted? I would like to know this as well.
Also, I am confused or not reading a clear answer, will this version be rootable? I think it is 2.3.3...Gingerbread.
I like root on my X2 too much to update right now if there is no root.
Thanks in advance for any clear answers and explanations.
I am so excited I am going to start my sbf now. If they are posting it on their website they have to be really close with it.
wdenker said:
I am so excited I am going to start my sbf now. If they are posting it on their website they have to be really close with it.
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I'm about to do the same!
Gingerbreak used to work for rooting Gingerbread but they fixed the exploit in the latest versions. So right now there isn't any way to root. Your best bet is to wait for a custom rom to come out with Gingerbread pre-rooted.

It won't let me update to ICS.

So I'm trying to do the ics update and when I tell it to check for updates, it says "your phone is up to date, there are no updates availabe"
Why won't it give me the update? I tried restarting the phone. Also tried turning off WiFi and doing it on 4g.
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Now or never
Update for "HTC Watch" but no ICS...it worked before dammit! I just didn't know I was rooted so it didn't work. Now I'm back to STOCK unrooted/locked and it won't get the OTA. Going to try manually...
just to add, I got the phone 9 days and its bone stock never rooted.
Slashrocket said:
Update for "HTC Watch" but no ICS...it worked before dammit! I just didn't know I was rooted so it didn't work. Now I'm back to STOCK unrooted/locked and it won't get the OTA. Going to try manually...
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This seems to be happening to a lot of people including me. Can't find a clear answer, all anyone says is to flash the leaked Rom. I dont wanna flash the leak Damn it! Lol. And the thread will probably get deletes like all the others...
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Keep checking for software updates, it'll tell you there is no update when the server load is high, after all, everyone is updating. If you're s-on just make sure you're on complete stock, if not flash the stock ruu via hboot, if you used the leaked ICS, well your chances are nada unless you s-off.
what is s-on and s-off?
Had to manually update from hboot. Got a little scared as the phone turned off when I was updating. Pressed the power button and it came back to hboot then it updated from there.
Security ON or Security OFF, if you're off, you can downgrade and flash the official ICS or upgrade to any of the leaked or official files, while on the other hand if you're on, well you have to do everything officially and there's no downgrading allowed.
Dark Nightmare said:
Keep checking for software updates, it'll tell you there is no update when the server load is high, after all, everyone is updating. If you're s-on just make sure you're on complete stock, if not flash the stock ruu via hboot, if you used the leaked ICS, well your chances are nada unless you s-off.
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Hey Dark, remember you said yesterday about flashing the stock recovery and relocking my BL via Hasoon? Will it all went as planned last night, dies that mean I'm back to stock, or will I still have to flash the GB RUU?
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papeshfoo said:
Hey Dark, remember you said yesterday about flashing the stock recovery and relocking my BL via Hasoon? Will it all went as planned last night, dies that mean I'm back to stock, or will I still have to flash the GB RUU?
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Everything is stock, so you should be clear. Just make sure your software version corresponds with one of tmo's stock software id's for GB.
You don't have to relock the BL by the way, you just have to be on stock recovery/software.
Dark Nightmare said:
Everything is stock, so you should be clear. Just make sure your software version corresponds with one of tmo's stock software id's for GB.
You don't have to relock the BL by the way, you just have to be on stock recovery/software.
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Ok good, mine is the same as the OPs...thanks for all the help.
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papeshfoo said:
Ok good, mine is the same as the OPs...thanks for all the help.
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No prob buddy, just keep spamming that software check button now lol.
papeshfoo said:
This seems to be happening to a lot of people including me. Can't find a clear answer, all anyone says is to flash the leaked Rom. I dont wanna flash the leak Damn it! Lol. And the thread will probably get deletes like all the others...
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[Rant]It gets deleted because there are like 50 threads opened up every time a noob has an issue. This site is not www.noobsupportRus.com. It's a site for development. If u screw up your phone because you didn't read or know what you're doing, its not worthy of opening a new thread begging for help.
Now, if someone were to get the Amaze, they wouldn't know where to start because of all the clutter yapping about the same **** over and over.
If you're a noob unwilling to read, then leave ur phone stock or pay someone. Moderators have been asking for this over and over and over... It gets old.
Has anyone wondered where most of the regular senior members went lately? I've never seen any forum like the Amaze forum... Where noobs actually run people away from xda with stupidity. [/Rant]
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For the record, it was proven by mrmako earlier that the leak and official updates are the very same version, etc.
papeshfoo said:
I dont wanna flash the leak Damn it!
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this is odd to me. why wouldnt you flash the leak? do you think t-mobile magically cooks up ota's to send out to its subscribers? ota's come from the manufacturer (with the exception of GED's) and are sent to carriers for testing. the carrier then decides whether it will accept the ota or reject it. this is why you saw a revision in the build number from .1 to .3. .3 was accepted and pushed out to amaze owners, over-the-air.
the leak is just an earlier release of the final product. im not sure whats so hard to understand about that? you guys that were waiting, couldve been running the ota ics like 2 weeks ago...
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this is odd to me. why wouldnt you flash the leak? do you think t-mobile magically cooks up ota's to send out to its subscribers? ota's come from the manufacturer (with the exception of GED's) and are sent to carriers for testing. the carrier then decides whether it will accept the ota or reject it. this is why you saw a revision in the build number from .1 to .3. .3 was accepted and pushed out to amaze owners, over-the-air.
the leak is just an earlier release of the final product. im not sure whats so hard to understand about that? you guys that were waiting, couldve been running the ota ics like 2 weeks ago...
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Just give up... I'm starting to think we are the only ones whobread each other's posts. People are gonna be their own "experts."
Good luck waiting for ICS. When mt4g got ota gingerbread, my stock unrooted glacier never got the update. I had to flash it in bootloader (which nobody here will do since its not ota... Amh)
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Stock android

I love my photon with a passion except for the bloat ware. I want the stock android launcher on my phone. I hate the moto crap. I want to run everything straight google on my device with out rooting. But if their is a 100% vanilla rom out there that be nice too.
U could compile one for it?
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Can you explain please.
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liljonpsp said:
I love my photon with a passion except for the bloat ware. I want the stock android launcher on my phone. I hate the moto crap. I want to run everything straight google on my device with out rooting. But if their is a 100% vanilla rom out there that be nice too.
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This can only be done with root. But honestly rooting takes 5 minutes and can be reversed so there is no reason not to. Universal deblur, compliments of lokifish.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1575259
Acvice said:
This can only be done with root. But honestly rooting takes 5 minutes and can be reversed so there is no reason not to. Universal deblur, compliments of lokifish.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1575259
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Okay will this root work with a stock 2.3.5. I've been reading around and more then a couple people reported that you cant root a 2.3.5. I hope this isnt true.
you can very well root a stock 2.3.5. Look for the thread all things root and you will be able to do it
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liljonpsp said:
Okay will this root work with a stock 2.3.5. I've been reading around and more then a couple people reported that you cant root a 2.3.5. I hope this isnt true.
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I believe its the AIO method that hasnt been working for people. Try the torpedo method.
sorry im asking so many questions. I have rooted my cell. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1755549 i want this rom. Will this make me lose my 4G and how do I go about installing this rom. (installing roms was soooo much easier back in my windows mobile days)
liljonpsp said:
sorry im asking so many questions. I have rooted my cell. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1755549 i want this rom. Will this make me lose my 4G and how do I go about installing this rom. (installing roms was soooo much easier back in my windows mobile days)
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Not possible, if you are on the latest OTA update. And you'd loose 4G if it was possible
maxon_yalta said:
Not possible, if you are on the latest OTA update. And you'd loose 4G if it was possible
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He's right. That is an unlocked rom, and you can't unlock if you have taken the 2.3.5 update.
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He's right. That is an unlocked rom, and you can't unlock if you have taken the 2.3.5 update.
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damn it okay thank you for the info. Im just stuck waiting for sprints ICS. -_-

CM 10 help

I cannot post in the development page yet..... can someone please link me the download page for CM 10, would love to mess around with it.
Also i am not rooted yet, i took the OTA and now can root with the roots currently available, If i do a full wipe to factory will it also take out the OTA so i can root my EVO?
Factory reset will not take out root
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popper668 said:
Factory reset will not take out root
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yes I know it wont take out root, however i am not currently rooted, I took the OTA update to fix Gwallet. Is there a way to get back to the original version of sense so i can root?
I don't think so, someone please correct me if I'm wrong as I don't believe in otas, but once u take it, it will always revert to the latest update rather than the original version.
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I don't think so, someone please correct me if I'm wrong as I don't believe in otas, but once u take it, it will always revert to the latest update rather than the original version.
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That's what i was afraid of.... got a little trigger happy for gwallet, wanted to wait till after my thirty days to root....... gwallet fix came before the end of the thirty days, now CM10 is launching and wished i hadn't taken the OTA
"Never take an OTA if you are rooted or EVER planning to root" ---Rooting 101.
OTAS just make life much harder for you
Rxpert said:
"Never take an OTA if you are rooted or EVER planning to root" ---Rooting 101.
OTAS just make life much harder for you
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yes i know this..... like i said i got trigger happy for gwallet
Robisgnarly said:
yes i know this..... like i said i got trigger happy for gwallet
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There were root options that fixed it within days of it being borked. Long before the ota. Oh well, you live and learn
Also, nobody can link you to the cm10 download page. If you want the ROM you HAVE to go to IRC to get it. Theres a sticky with a link in it in the general section.
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There were root options that fixed it within days of it being borked. Long before the ota. Oh well, you live and learn
Also, nobody can link you to the cm10 download page. If you want the ROM you HAVE to go to IRC to get it. Theres a sticky with a link in it in the general section.
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Yeah i was on vacation when i got my phone and didnt really pay any attention to the pages at the time.... ty
Here is a root method for latest firmware! READ CAREFULLY PLEASE!
http://htcevohacks.com/htc-evo-4g-lte-root/how-to-root-htc-evo-4g-lte-unlock-bootloadertwrp-recovery/
HTC dev puts many restrictions on you. You can't flash radios, splash screens, or kernels from recovery, and you can't flash anything via bootloader.
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Thank you so much
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