Rooted successfully with RegawMOD with only one hitch - Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE

First let me apologize for knowingly posting in the wrong section. I'm a noob I am not allowed to post this in the appropriate thread found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1690919
I took the plunge today and finally rooted my EVO 4G LTE. RegawMOD worked great and I'm now rooted. The hiccup I ran into was even covered in the thread, but not mentioned in the original instructions.
Possibly relevant info:
- completely stock phone running 1.22.651.3 with hboot 1.15.0000.
- Win7 64 bit
- installed .NET
- installed HTC drivers
- DL'd x64 version of RegawMOD
When running the RegawMOD exe for the first time I got the "Necessary HTC driver files are missing. Please get drivers by installing HTC Sync, or directly with the driver zip (advanced)" error message.
The fix that was posted worked. I installed HTC Sync and had to connect my phone with HTC Sync running. Once it found my phone I was good to go with the rest. No further problems at all.
Side Note: regaw_leinad posted to the person who ran into the same problem to check for "C:\Windows\system32\drivers\ANDROIDUSB.sys or C:\Windows\syswow64\drivers\ANDROIDUSB.sys"
After installing .NET, HTC drivers and HTC Sync I didn't have either of those. After HTC Sync found my phone it installed I have the .sys file in my system32\drivers folder but not the syswow64 directory.

So, what are u asking? Are u on a x86 (32 bit) or 64 bit version of windows?
I remember only downloading one or the other when I rooted using that method. Can't remember which because I use so many different computers at work.
Try uninstalling what you have and download it all again to the same folder. The root zip, drivers, etc all in the same place with no subfolders. I.E.: C:/(all downloads here)
Ask me about my ability to annoy complete strangers!

So.......... it worked.......?

Yup, it worked and I've since flashed Viper4G and so far I'm loving it. I suppose you guys don't get too many noobs signing up to thank you and offering a suggestion as opposed to asking for help.
It appears that in my writing and editing I accidentally removed the suggestion that I wanted to offer. That is, that it may be beneficial to add a clause about that hitch in the original instructions in that thread. While I didn't read all 90+ pages, it seems I'm not the first or last to have experienced that issue.
I also thought it might be beneficial to report my experience (this may be the noob in me coming out). As the last few pages of the thread are all problems that people are running into I thought it may be beneficial for the regawMOD makers to know that the latest version worked almost perfectly with my setup.

the reason it doesnt find the drivers after you install them is because they get unpacked, they still havent been installed, if you turn on debugging and plug phone into pc it will install drivers, then when you start regawmod and the phone reboots then at the bootloader it will install yet another driver and youre good to go, no need to install htc sync

I used the RegawMOD and all it did was unlock my evo 4g lte, now I can't root, I tried everything I can find, I can't put in root nor put in twrp recovery I don't know what to do pls help
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miamiboi995 said:
I used the RegawMOD and all it did was unlock my evo 4g lte, now I can't root, I tried everything I can find, I can't put in root nor put in twrp recovery I don't know what to do pls help
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Have you tried flashing supersu through fastboot cmd?
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I might need that... how do I do it ? Where is supersu ?

k000 said:
I might need that... how do I do it ? Where is supersu ?
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Google Playstore maybe?

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Reverting to stock ROM from Villain6?

As title says. Had Villain installed on my Hero, and looking to put stock back onto it, I don't care if this "un-roots" it either. Is this possible?
I've tried downloading the normal RRU and that malarky and it just won't recognise the USB through the HTC client, always comes up with the same error. I read around and saw that a ROOT cannot be used / put on without using a custom rom, so is there any way of getting a stock rom on, or reversing things? I think you guys get the idea of what I'm on about.. cheers!
(p.s. Doing this because I've got a Legend now, and selling my Hero soon..).
Re: Reverting to stock ROM from Villian6?
There is a guide by BTDAG in the development section called something like " Setting up drivers for x86 x64", should be on pg 1, 2 or 3 in Development. Use that to make sure the drivers for HTC Sync are set up correct.
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I tried the guide you suggested, downloaded it all and so on.
Did it all a few times just to check I was installing my drivers properly.
Everything reads fine now driver wise, but still comes up with the error when running the RRU and analysing my Hero.
Do I need to install a different, fresh OS of some form as something seems wrong with mine now I've probably screwed with it or...?
Help would be appreciated in any form..
00Sparrow said:
I tried the guide you suggested, downloaded it all and so on.
Did it all a few times just to check I was installing my drivers properly.
Everything reads fine now driver wise, but still comes up with the error when running the RRU and analysing my Hero.
Do I need to install a different, fresh OS of some form as something seems wrong with mine now I've probably screwed with it or...?
Help would be appreciated in any form..
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You got the goldcard in the phone? Or is it a USB error?
ddotpatel said:
There is a guide by BTDAG in the development section called something like " Setting up drivers for x86 x64", should be on pg 1, 2 or 3 in Development. Use that to make sure the drivers for HTC Sync are set up correct.
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I tried the guide you suggested, downloaded it all and so on.
Did it all a few times just to check I was installing my drivers properly.
Everything reads fine now driver wise, but still comes up with the error when running the RRU and analysing my Hero.
Do I need to install a different, fresh OS of some form as something seems wrong with mine now I've probably screwed with it or...?
Help would be appreciated in any form..
anon2122 said:
You got the goldcard in the phone? Or is it a USB error?
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Goldcard? It says it's a USB error when the prompt comes up.
I had more or less the same problem.
If I'm not wrong, the application "HTC Sync" has to be present on your ROM to make the RUU installation possible.
This application could has been removed from the ROM you're using to save phone memory.
Try to reinstall this "HTC Sync" on your phone and try the RUU again.
And how do you install HTC Sync on your HERO with custom ROM?
I've got the same problem... But I also can't find the RUU for Belgium...
You have to find the apk PCSCII.apk and push it to /system/app of your phone.
Take a look here :
http: //forum. xda-developers. com/showthread.php?t=588351&page=37
Even more simple :
restore the nandroid backup your should have been done before installing the custom ROM your are using, then try to RUU
Funny, i tried goldcard and most of the other guides. But in the end, i found out that it only worked when i flashed the stock rom i wanted to downgrade to, from bootloader.
Then run the RUU setup for the rom you have flashed on the phone..
Worked for me
ueikap said:
You have to find the apk PCSCII.apk and push it to /system/app of your phone.
Take a look here :
http: //forum. xda-developers. com/showthread.php?t=588351&page=37
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And then my HTC Sync is installed?
Install the application HTC Sync on your pc,
if this application detect your phone and you see sync icon in the notification bar, the RUU should recognise it as well and you would be able to revert to stock.

[GUIDE]Complete Guide to Obtain S-OFF, Flash Recovery, and Install ROOT for the EVO3D

Hello everyone,
I wanted to take some time today to make a very clear and concise guide on how to complete the root process for the EVO3D. I understand that there is at least one other floating around at this point. If you don't have a firm grasp of how all of this works though, you may run into problems or have questions. I commissioned my guide to try and add clarity to the process and to also teach our communities newest members some of the ins and outs of modding our phones. The guide is far too large to post in a thread, therefore I've created a PDF of it and am offering it for download.
Feel free to mirror my guide and provide me with the link so that I can add it below.
Below is a Preface and Contents of the Guide. Feel free to ask questions or address any concerns you may have as I will be revising the guide.
The Complete Guide to Obtain S-OFF, Flash Recovery, and Install ROOT for the EVO3D
Authored by: sidepart of the
XDA-Developers Forum
Revision 1.1 - Published July 30, 2011​
Preface
Prior to reading this document, please be aware that as a disclaimer, I am not responsible for anything that goes wrong in this guide. Some people will run into issues that others do not. This is especially true with the differing versions of the Android-SDK. Some advanced users are using an older version which uses different commands than are offered by the latest Android-SDK. I encourage you to ask questions and keep an open mind. Try to understand the commands that are given here, and how you might have to be flexible in changing them to work for your situation. If at any time you are not comfortable with this process I highly recommend seeking out assistance from a more knowledgeable friend.
What this Guide Assumes
I assume that you will be downloading the latest version of the Android SDK which at the time of this document’s creation is R12. I also assume that you are using Windows 7, but this translates very easily into Windows Vista or XP.
Disclaimer
I am not responsible for any problems or fatal errors that may or may not occur through the process of performing the instructions of this guide. If at any time you are not comfortable with this process I highly recommend seeking out assistance from a more knowledgeable friend.
Contents of this Guide
What is S-OFF, Recovery and Root?
It’s not Just “ROOT”. Getting Past Outdated Nomenclature.
When I Say, “Do this”, Perform the Following Steps
Going to HBOOT
Booting into Recovery
Enabling USB Debugging
Install the Android-SDK
Obtaining S-OFF Status
Obtaining “unrevoked & AlphaRev’s: Revolutionary S-OFF & Recovery Tool”
Common Questions
Running “unrevoked & AlphaRev’s: Revolutionary S-OFF & Recovery Tool”
Common Questions
Flashing a Recovery Program
Flashing the TeamWin Recovery Project Recovery Program
Flashing or Installing the Superuser Management Program (Root)
Conclusion
Acknowledgements
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Revision 1.1 - July 30, 2011
Fixed some glaring grammatical and spelling errors.
Added a Common Questions section under item 4b.
Added a common question to 4b,i. It instructs users on how to paste their Beta key-code into the Revolutionary EXE program.
Fixed some formatting.
Used your guide and had no problems thank you!
Have not used it yet but this is very helpful... will be rooting my wifes e3d tonight... wasn't going to do it off of the other thread... I had no idea what it was talking about. Thanks for taking the time to put this together
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Kind of hilarious to see my access.log right now. Lots of people looking at the guide interspersed with a few people discovering my site's index.html.
Used your guide and almost worked flawlessly The only problem I had was flashing the TeamWin recovery with the following command: ..\tools\fastboot.exe flash recovery recovery-twrp-shooter-1.0.0.img
The img that I downloaded through the site was like 1.0.1, but the error was on my end. Otherwise awesome guide!
So much info!!! love it.. nice
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bryangene said:
Used your guide and almost worked flawlessly The only problem I had was flashing the TeamWin recovery with the following command: ..\tools\fastboot.exe flash recovery recovery-twrp-shooter-1.0.0.img
The img that I downloaded through the site was like 1.0.1, but the error was on my end. Otherwise awesome guide!
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I think they may have updated since I first published. I might see if I can emphasize that you're supposed to use the downloaded filename in the command.
Excellent guide!
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Lovely guide! for those who get
E:Error in /tmp/sideload/package.zip
(status 0)
just reflash su >_>
zander145 said:
Lovely guide! for those who get
E:Error in /tmp/sideload/package.zip
(status 0)
just reflash su >_>
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I actually tried to load the zip from http://goo-inside.me/superuser and it wouldn't work. Retried it quite a few times and got the same error. I found an unsigned version of it in clark44's guide and that one worked just fine. Not sure what the problem was, hence my recommendation to grab superuser from the market and follow it's instructions instead. Seems to be working out well.
I think I might add something about this to the guide if too many people are running into the problem.
Any problems with not being able to send/recieve calls/texts with this? Haven't really messed around too much with the girlfriend's phone b/c she's terrified of not being able to get calls and what not..
I know this is a beta setup for now, so i'm assuming it'll turn into a simple one click type of thing when it gets to that point..?
Edit: I went through all this on my phone and had no problems really except having to call Sprint ..
Followed the guide as instructed...revolution wont recognize my device...it just hangs on waiting for device. I double checked to ensure usb debugging was enabled but it just hangs there.. Again i did follow the guide from step 1 and this is where im at...any suggestions?
SBERG117 said:
Followed the guide as instructed...revolution wont recognize my device...it just hangs on waiting for device. I double checked to ensure usb debugging was enabled but it just hangs there.. Again i did follow the guide from step 1 and this is where im at...any suggestions?
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I would take a look at the documentation for the Revolution EXE, it could shed some more light on the situation that you're experiencing. Off hand though, I do have some recommendations.
Do you have HTC sync installed? I was reading around and found that this was causing an issue with the revolution program. Try removing that first.
If that's not the case and this still isn't working, there could be a driver conflict with some previously installed android drivers on your system. To clear that up, I would recommend grabbing the latest HTC drivers mentioned in the Revolution documentation. This is the most recent link that I've found: http://downloads.unrevoked.com/HTCDriver3.0.0.007.exe
The process may require you to manually remove the old drivers and manually install the new ones. If you're not certain of how to do this, it's beyond the help of my guide. I would encourage you to look up the process online or ask a friend to show you.
Hope this helps!
Neogenx said:
Any problems with not being able to send/recieve calls/texts with this? Haven't really messed around too much with the girlfriend's phone b/c she's terrified of not being able to get calls and what not..
I know this is a beta setup for now, so i'm assuming it'll turn into a simple one click type of thing when it gets to that point..?
Edit: I went through all this on my phone and had no problems really except having to call Sprint ..
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The only related issue that I've come across is the "Error 16" when provisioning the phone after s-off. As you found, this usually fixed with a call to Sprint. I'll never say, "never" though. Be aware that making modifications to the phone always carries with it an inherent risk, however small or unlikely. The risk of course is part of what makes it fun, but girlfriends (mine) seem to seldom understand this.
If the root method is ever released, there is potential for it to become more of a one-click procedure, but I don't think there's a guarantee of course.
Thanks for the guide!
I'm stuck though!
The Revolutionary Command Window says:
"Waiting for fastboot..."
And my phone rebooted into the HBOOT screen but it shows: S-ON
What should I do?
Is this in your guide?
1. Install drivers: http://www.multiupload.com/2OFYWZFCCR
2. Put phone in full boot, usb debugging on , charge only.
3. Uninstall HTC Sync if installed.
4. Profit.
sidepart said:
I would take a look at the documentation for the Revolution EXE, it could shed some more light on the situation that you're experiencing. Off hand though, I do have some recommendations.
Do you have HTC sync installed? I was reading around and found that this was causing an issue with the revolution program. Try removing that first.
If that's not the case and this still isn't working, there could be a driver conflict with some previously installed android drivers on your system. To clear that up, I would recommend grabbing the latest HTC drivers mentioned in the Revolution documentation. This is the most recent link that I've found: http://downloads.unrevoked.com/HTCDriver3.0.0.007.exe
The process may require you to manually remove the old drivers and manually install the new ones. If you're not certain of how to do this, it's beyond the help of my guide. I would encourage you to look up the process online or ask a friend to show you.
Hope this helps!
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Updating the driver worked..im good to go now.. thnx..

pc connection problem

I've tried everything different os'es, different cables. NOTHING HELPS, uninstallation of the drivers . My hero doesn't even see any connection with debugging on or off what ever. If any have clue just tell me, and please don't say google it I did and every tutorial failed. So pls help
Try yo go to the HTC website and download the latest HTC hero drivers. Make sure to uninstall old drivers. See if that helps. Also, reboot your PC once you update the drivers.
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Already have done it two or three times, I don't know maybe it's because of hboot which of course it is 1.76.
Cheers for reply anyway.
You using the stock sense ROM ? i had this problem as well where i was never given the choice to mount and even when i selected it in settings it still did not matter, all it would do was charge my phone, HTC sync never worked either.
Never found a solution so switched to a different ROM
ok but how did you do it? I cant switch to another rom because I cant get to recovery. I tried Amon and clockwork I made several attempts with one success.
So pls tell me how you did it?
cheers
there is a super one click root app, use that first, then install clockwork, now you will have root access, then you are free to flash any rom compatible with the hero.
More info here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682
Failing that visit theunlockr.com for guides on how to root hero

[Q] Root method for latest update.

I've recently acquired a Photon 4g and would like to root it. I've been using guides on XDA for a while now. Ive been rooting since the g1 and I've tied every method available for the Photon to no avail. I have the latest update so I think thats why the tordpedo method isn't working and I've tried both AIO roots with no luck as well. Can anyone give me any advice as to what I can do or point me in the right direction? Been searching the forum and google and I can find anything.
Side note, is it possible to downgrade and then root? Been searching downgrade on the Photon and again... no luck. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
You don't need to downgrade to root it. I used the one click AIO root on the latest update with no problems. And fyi you also need to unlock the boot loader on the photon, its not like how on other phones where once you root it your done.
Here's everything you need to know http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=20331544
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Wrong, just for this person to ROOT the phone he/she doesnt need to unlock the bootloader.
For them to root the phone you need to before running the AIO root you need to enable USB debugging on the phone.
To enable you go to settings >> Applications >>> Development >>> then enable USB Debugging..
Good luck chances are good that this was your issue.
Lancerz said:
You don't need to downgrade to root it. I used the one click AIO root on the latest update with no problems. And fyi you also need to unlock the boot loader on the photon, its not like how on other phones where once you root it your done.
Here's everything you need to know http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=20331544
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I also used shabby's AIO one click. I bought my MoPho and activated it. I think it happened during activation, but may have been right after, it updated immediately updated to the latest firmware. When I set up one of the things I did was enable USB debugging. When I rooted it worked perfectly first try.
I'm a MoPho-er
sanjuansr said:
I've recently acquired a Photon 4g and would like to root it. I've been using guides on XDA for a while now. Ive been rooting since the g1 and I've tied every method available for the Photon to no avail. I have the latest update so I think thats why the tordpedo method isn't working and I've tried both AIO roots with no luck as well. Can anyone give me any advice as to what I can do or point me in the right direction? Been searching the forum and google and I can find anything.
Side note, is it possible to downgrade and then root? Been searching downgrade on the Photon and again... no luck. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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I used the method described by qbking77 in his youtube video.
Go to youtube and search for "qbking77 photon" Its one of the videos that gets listed.
Hope this helps.
- Harakiri
I tried that. I've installed the proper drivers. enabled debugging and it still won't root my phone. I've been rooting for a while and I followed the instructions to the T.
sanjuansr said:
I tried that. I've installed the proper drivers. enabled debugging and it still won't root my phone. I've been rooting for a while and I followed the instructions to the T.
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You're not giving us info to allow us to help:
- Error messages?
- Screen shots of your PC's DOS window?
- Was your Photon new out of box? If not, hard to tell what may have done to it. Maybe flash back to stock.
ScottieRotten said:
Wrong, just for this person to ROOT the phone he/she doesnt need to unlock the bootloader.
For them to root the phone you need to before running the AIO root you need to enable USB debugging on the phone.
To enable you go to settings >> Applications >>> Development >>> then enable USB Debugging..
Good luck chances are good that this was your issue.
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I guess you don't understand what I'm saying. On other phones when you root them that's all you have to do to run custom roms. On the photon to run custom roms you have to unlock the bootloader unless its 1 of the 2 roms where you can be locked. I didn't say you had to unlock the bootloader to root the phone.
No problem, just seemed as bad advice compared to what the OP was refering to.
He was having trouble rooting, he is obviously new and it seemed that telling him to unlock his bootloader was only clouding the issue.
He/she was having trouble rooting, so what would cause that? Certaintly not the bootloader.
Im at work so i dont have my laptop to give the exact error but ill give a brief explanation from memory. I installed the 32 bit drivers on my laptop running windows 7. I ran the aio and when it says thanks to creator(i forgot who but my version doesnt say edgan) i make sure o have debugging check and proceed. It recognizes the phone and runs fine up until it says erasing all your ****. Then it reboots and says device not recognized repeatedly then says you should be rooted.
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Thanks guys for all your advice and help. I found my problem and I'm now rooted.
For anyone interested in the solution. I switched laptops from one with windows 7 to a xp laptop and every time the AIO said it was rebooting I unplugged my phone until it was fully booted then plugged it back in to be sure the program recognized it. Worked on first try with new machine.

I have driver issues, again!

So I had problems with my Samsung intercept rooting methods, but changing the cord fixed it. I now have the CDMA EVO 3D and it's detected by ADB in normal mode, but not in recovery or bootloader (I was "raised" calling it a bootloader, but I know I'm supposed to go to Fastboot in the bootloader menu.) I've tried Universal Naked Drivers, official Google drivers, HTC drivers, and another driver pack. I am HBOOT 1.5 (OTA updated), and 2.17.whatever, drivers installed to Windows 7 32-bit. Oh, and USB debugging is on and "Fast boot" in power is not checked. I have probably 6 drivers listed when I manually update (properly). The PC will detect that it's plugged in, but ADB won't show anything in "adb devices".
What I am trying to do is temp root using the guide in this forum's stickies (I'm on mobile or else I'd link) so i can back everything up before the official ICS update (Spirit here) because some games I have don't have backup options. I don't want to root first because I won't be able to directly make a backup if the ICS stock ROM specific for my phone. I'm also wanting to pull my /system while temped so I can have a stock Gingerbread ROM as well... Hope I can... I know the method is unstable. Sorry if this is out of order. I'm adding as I think of it...
I have a feeling I'm supposed to use fastboot commands while in bootloader/fastboot... But I'm not sure. Im new to rooting HTC, but not new to rooting. Looking at the batch file to run, it tells the device to reboot to recovery and when it does, the problems start. I have a feeling I need to change the commands to fastboot commands... I'm still a little new with the terminology... I can't even get past the first couple steps so I'm disappointed a little that I can't figure this out on my own... ADB is always a pain for 75% of people trying so if anyone has any insights, please share, and thank you!
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Temp rooting caused my phone to bootloop which is not a big deal for downgrading, but was unable to backup my data first. So be aware of that since as you said, it is very unstable.
As for drivers, I had the same issue. So, I installed HTC sync from their website which came with working drivers. I then uninstalled HTC sync leaving the drivers and everything works great.
Sent from my ICS 3VO with Tapatalk 2
coal686 said:
Temp rooting caused my phone to bootloop which is not a big deal for downgrading, but was unable to backup my data first. So be aware of that since as you said, it is very unstable.
As for drivers, I had the same issue. So, I installed HTC sync from their website which came with working drivers. I then uninstalled HTC sync leaving the drivers and everything works great.
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Thanks for the bootloop heads up! I am lucky. I didn't get stuck. I'm backing up all my stuff right now.... hmm Superuser crashed, but it's still backing up, so... cool I guess. I'm afraid to touch anything and people keep calling me haha!
Now my dilemma is do I root now and just install a port of ICS if available (I love ROM shopping ) and "go back to stock" before running the update?
Or do I wait for official ICS? If it's like the Wii and my Intercept, you can't OTA update while modded/hacked/softmodded/chipped/whatever...
... waiting for backup to run and everything to complete ...
SUCCESS!
caderyn19 said:
Thanks for the bootloop heads up! I am lucky. I didn't get stuck. I'm backing up all my stuff right now.... hmm Superuser crashed, but it's still backing up, so... cool I guess. I'm afraid to touch anything and people keep calling me haha!
Now my dilemma is do I root now and just install a port of ICS if available (I love ROM shopping ) and "go back to stock" before running the update?
Or do I wait for official ICS? If it's like the Wii and my Intercept, you can't OTA update while modded/hacked/softmodded/chipped/whatever...
... waiting for backup to run and everything to complete ...
SUCCESS!
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Congrats! I would root since I'm sure very soon after the ota, the devs here will incorporate it into the custom Roms which are better than stock.
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heh i already did
hooray for ROM shopping!
<---------full of excitement!

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