i want to install this recovery i have untouched(locked) ZARA_UL(unlocked to all carrier) phone but S-OFF'd when i bought it...so can i simply install this recovery???????? without unlocking bootloader ....and plz guide me how to do it..........
rajat836 said:
i want to install this recovery i have untouched(locked) ZARA_UL(unlocked to all carrier) phone but S-OFF'd when i bought it...so can i simply install this recovery???????? without unlocking bootloader ....and plz guide me how to do it..........
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u need to unlock the bootloader then install recovery
Child's Play said:
u need to unlock the bootloader then install recovery
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that means i have to firstly s-on and then unlock bootloader through htcdev .......??????
rajat836 said:
that means i have to firstly s-on and then unlock bootloader through htcdev .......??????
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NOOOOO! Just install Towelroot, and in adb obtain a shell session using the commands "adb devices" then "adb shell". then after obtain root privileges by typing "su" in the shell, after that run this command in the shell "echo -ne "HTCU" | dd of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p3 bs=1 seek=33796" (you should probably copy and paste that). After type "exit" and reboot into your bootloader. You are now bootloader unlocked and rooted no recovery needed. Now you should install SuperSU from the playstore for safety
You can get TowelRoot here https://towelroot.com/ just install it and run it and click "make it rain", the xda thread says it doesnt work on newer htc phones but since youre s-off it doesn't matter. I used this method to unlock my S-Off phone and everthing worked fine
Orizence said:
NOOOOO! Just install Towelroot, and in adb obtain a shell session using the commands "adb devices" then "adb shell". then after obtain root privileges by typing "su" in the shell, after that run this command in the shell "echo -ne "HTCU" | dd of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p3 bs=1 seek=33796" (you should probably copy and paste that). After type "exit" and reboot into your bootloader. You are now bootloader unlocked and rooted no recovery needed. Now you should install SuperSU from the playstore for safety
You can get TowelRoot here https://towelroot.com/ just install it and run it and click "make it rain", the xda thread says it doesnt work on newer htc phones but since youre s-off it doesn't matter. I used this method to unlock my S-Off phone and everthing worked fine
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i think through this method i will loss my data and probably my phone will bootloop cause of "hcheck" file ....cause i read somewhere that because of hcheck file in bin\system.... phone can only obtain one state at a time unlock and s-on or locked and s-off........correct me if i m wrong
i m so confused after installing towelroot and after clicking make it rain ........after sometime it says u should have root access and i checked with rootchecker app it says congratulation u have root access...........how??????
adb means i have to give the commands in fastboot mode ........
rajat836 said:
that means i have to firstly s-on and then unlock bootloader through htcdev .......??????
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No u dont have to. Just unlock the bootloader thru htcdev. Make a backup bec unlocking the bootloader will erase everything on ur phone
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Orizence said:
NOOOOO! Just install Towelroot, and in adb obtain a shell session using the commands "adb devices" then "adb shell". then after obtain root privileges by typing "su" in the shell, after that run this command in the shell "echo -ne "HTCU" | dd of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p3 bs=1 seek=33796" (you should probably copy and paste that). After type "exit" and reboot into your bootloader. You are now bootloader unlocked and rooted no recovery needed. Now you should install SuperSU from the playstore for safety
You can get TowelRoot here https://towelroot.com/ just install it and run it and click "make it rain", the xda thread says it doesnt work on newer htc phones but since youre s-off it doesn't matter. I used this method to unlock my S-Off phone and everthing worked fine
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Towelroot is for rooting ur phone
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rajat836 said:
i think through this method i will loss my data and probably my phone will bootloop cause of "hcheck" file ....cause i read somewhere that because of hcheck file in bin\system.... phone can only obtain one state at a time unlock and s-on or locked and s-off........correct me if i m wrong
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To avoid bootloop, i sugguest that u delete the hcheck file or rename it first then unlock the bootloader
Child's Play said:
No u dont have to. Just unlock the bootloader thru htcdev. Make a backup bec unlocking the bootloader will erase everything on ur phone
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Towelroot is for rooting ur phone
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To avoid bootloop, i sugguest that u delete the hcheck file or rename it first then unlock the bootloader
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If you are S-OFF you can run those commands in adb after running Towelroot with your phone rooted to unlock your bootloader with out having to wipe your phone
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rajat836 said:
i m so confused after installing towelroot and after clicking make it rain ........after sometime it says u should have root access and i checked with rootchecker app it says congratulation u have root access...........how??????
adb means i have to give the commands in fastboot mode ........
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To use that command you must enable USB Debugging in developers options. No need to go into fastboot
Orizence said:
If you are S-OFF you can run those commands in adb after running Towelroot with your phone rooted to unlock your bootloader with out having to wipe your phone
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To use that command you must enable USB Debugging in developers options. No need to go into fastboot
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Didnt know abt that. I thought it was only for rooting ur phone
Child's Play said:
Didnt know abt that. I thought it was only for rooting ur phone
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It is only for rooting your phone. But in order to unlock your phone without having to wipe it (if youre s-off) you can run those commands in adb except they need root, thats what Towelroot is for.
Orizence said:
It is only for rooting your phone. But in order to unlock your phone without having to wipe it (if youre s-off) you can run those commands in adb except they need root, thats what Towelroot is for.
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Good to know
Child's Play said:
Good to know
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Aha, we all have to learn somehow
Orizence said:
Aha, we all have to learn somehow
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hey man can u give me the instruction for s-on my device ..........i want to unlock through htcdev(proper way)......if u dont mind
rajat836 said:
hey man can u give me the instruction for s-on my device ..........i want to unlock through htcdev(proper way)......if u dont mind
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Why would you want to do that?
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Why would you want to do that?
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cause if my phone is s-on'd it would never be hard brick .......
rajat836 said:
cause if my phone is s-on'd it would never be hard brick .......
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Unless you do something really stupid, it is quite hard to brick your phone while S-Off, flashing roms, kernels, and recoverys wont brick your device. With S-Off you can use most root apps on the PlayStore without having a custom kernel, also with s-off it allows you to flash roms in recovery with out having to flash the kernel manually.
Orizence said:
Unless you do something really stupid, it is quite hard to brick your phone while S-Off, flashing roms, kernels, and recoverys wont brick your device. With S-Off you can use most root apps on the PlayStore without having a custom kernel, also with s-off it allows you to flash roms in recovery with out having to flash the kernel manually.
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thnxx mate for opening my eyes :cyclops:hahahaha
can u tell me how to run the adb i forgot the steps ..........i enabled usb debugging .....can i have to copy the SDK's platform-tool folder to c:\ .......and after this i dont remember ??????sorry
rajat836 said:
hey man can u give me the instruction for s-on my device ..........i want to unlock through htcdev(proper way)......if u dont mind
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Dont do it. If u update the kk and it goes wrong with s-on, u cant downgrade hboot. U get stuck and theres no way to fix ur device. I notice that people have trouble updating the kk bec it fails. with s-off u can always fix issues. Its more safe than s-on
I m on kk already
Sent from my HTC Desire 601 using XDA
rajat836 said:
thnxx mate for opening my eyes :cyclops:hahahaha
can u tell me how to run the adb i forgot the steps ..........i enabled usb debugging .....can i have to copy the SDK's platform-tool folder to c:\ .......and after this i dont remember ??????sorry
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So you have ADB installed?
Related
You can now unlock your rezound's bootloader at http://htcdev.com/.
Just follow the steps on htcdev.com, and at the last step you will have a factory reset. So, please make sure you do a backup before attempting this unlock trick. (Thanks to NilsP for pointing this out)
Bootloader unlock will grant perm root and possibility of flashing customized roms.
Note: S-on remains
BE AWARE:
bootloader unlock will VOID your rezound's WARRANTY, I am not responsible for any damage it may cause
[INSTRUCTIONS]:
[Prerequisites:]
HTC Sync (Windows Only)
HTC Super Tool
Enable USB Debug on Rezound
Use Charge Only mode when connected to PC
Exit HTC Sync on PC
[Steps:]
1. Go to HTCDEV website: http://www.htcdev.com/bootloader/
2. Click on "Begin Unlock Bootloader" (create a user if you don't have one)
3. Use HTC Super Tool in the [Prerequisites] to generate your token. (Or, alternatively, follow the instructions step 1 through step 10 on htcdev.com)
4. In step 10, when posting your token, make sure you remove the blanks preceding each line
5. After you receive your Unlock_code.bin in email, follow step 11.
6. Now your rezound should reboot and you have your bootloader unlocked.
Now you are unlocked. You can follow the following threads to obtain perm root, flash recovery, flash new kernel, and overclock.
[Guide] You are Unlocked. Now What?
[GUIDE] Super-noob guide to unlocking, rooting, and flashing Ziggys kernel
7. After unlocking your bootloader, use this one to get perm root:
One Click Perm Root (Thanks to NilsP)
8. Flash the recovery if you need.
[Recovery] Amon Ra style vigor
[Recovery]ClockworkMod Recovery 5.5.0.4
scrosler kindly provides a tool to flash the recovery or boot img.
You can find it here
9. Flash Deodexed ROMs:
Clean ROM 1.0 from scrosler
RezROM v1.0 Beta from lllboredlll
Questions about flashing ROMs:
Possibility of flashing ROMs (Thanks to scrosler)
To uninstall the bloatware, try ROM Toolbox
Umm
WOW ... how exactly do you do this, and more importantly, can it be re-locked if you need to do a warranty exchange?
yeah, it does not show up in the list. But you can just go and do it. The Vivid forum is saying the same happened to their model.
Dammit! I almost jumped out of my seat when I saw this post! Booo!!!
And it worked. I am now "UnLocked"
And factory reset. Forgot about that
Sooo.....
What's the deal here? We got a free pass from HTCDev?
Now we have perm root and can flash roms from stock recovery?!?
NilsP said:
And it worked. I am now "UnLocked"
And factory reset. Forgot about that
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So someone should be able to decompile the .bin it's passing to us and get us fully unlocked right..?? At least now we should be able to come up with some ROMS as is and full root...!!
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kidwolf908 said:
Sooo.....
What's the deal here? We got a free pass from HTCDev?
Now we have perm root and can flash roms from stock recovery?!?
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Slow your roll....All we have is the ability to write to the system partition if I understand the "unlock" properly. S-ON still prevents rewriting the recovery partition. But perm root, yes.
MrSmith317 said:
So someone should be able to decompile the .bin it's passing to us and get us fully unlocked right..?? At least now we should be able to come up with some 2nd init ROMS as is and full root...!!
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Slow your roll....All we have is the ability to write to the system partition if I understand the "unlock" properly. S-ON still prevents rewriting the recovery partition. But perm root, yes.
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I mean I admit I'm excited, but I didn't say anything about CWM or a new recovery. Notice I said flashing roms from stock recovery, which is what this unlock should allow, correct?
kidwolf908 said:
I mean I admit I'm excited, but I didn't say anything about CWM or a new recovery. Notice I said flashing roms from stock recovery, which is what this unlock should allow, correct?
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Touche..you caught me. I jumped the gun not you. Yes. We should be able to flash from stock recovery.
PS, thank nightwings for posting this!!!
MrSmith317 said:
Touche..you caught me. I jumped the gun not you. Yes. We should be able to flash from stock recovery.
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Shaweet.
I wonder if this is a fluke from HTCDev and if they will revoke it.
I hope not, this is like the flood gates opening for devs to start cooking roms
Damn, now I wish I brought my USB cable to work with me today.
Where do u create the backup?
I'm living on a yellow submarine
If I do this, does it mean that I won't be able to return my phone if I want to? (I'm still within the worry free guarantee)
ftmaniac948 said:
Where do u create the backup?
I'm living on a yellow submarine
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You need an app like Titanium backup(which requires root), there are others but Titanium does a pretty complete job.
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zwolf4444 said:
If I do this, does it mean that I won't be able to return my phone if I want to? (I'm still within the worry free guarantee)
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If you read the warning on htcdev.com it says that unlocking your phone may void certain warranty conditions. Usually if you need to return it you just put your phone back to stock or smash it on the curb and take the $50 hit in insurance ;-)
MrSmith317 said:
You need an app like Titanium backup(which requires root), there are others but Titanium does a pretty complete job.
Oh gotcha, I was thinking nandroid backup, not app backup. Yeah tb is my old best friend, thanks for the clarity
I'm living on a yellow submarine
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Ok, so someone let me know when they actually get a ROM installed and working! That would be awesome!
MrSmith317 said:
So someone should be able to decompile the .bin it's passing to us and get us fully unlocked right..?? At least now we should be able to come up with some ROMS as is and full root...!!
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Slow your roll....All we have is the ability to write to the system partition if I understand the "unlock" properly. S-ON still prevents rewriting the recovery partition. But perm root, yes.
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That's not correct. You *CAN* flash a recovery partition and then flash ROM's.
I even wrote a tool for the Evo 3D that will flash recovery for you. I will port it over tonight... Next step... Find a recovery, lol
Awesome news
Sent from my ADR6425LVW using XDA App
I put my token and removed the extra space (left Side) and got the email... Is there anything i should save and uploade???
I got the " Unlock_code.nin " but the email says its only for this perticular device
azgoofball said:
Ok, so someone let me know when they actually get a ROM installed and working! That would be awesome!
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Tonight
I've been trying regaw methode to root but havn't had much luck. I get the message "you see this window now because we are waiting for your EVO 4G LTE to reconnect to the computer after reboot". What went wrong. Is there a better way to root?
dvrdwn said:
I've been trying regaw methode to root but havn't had much luck. I get the message "you see this window now because we are waiting for your EVO 4G LTE to reconnect to the computer after reboot". What went wrong. Is there a better way to root?
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You could try zedomax's method founf here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1671577 but read through the thread to make sure it works with the base you are running meaning your firmware
bigdaddy619 said:
You could try zedomax's method founf here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1671577 but read through the thread to make sure it works with the base you are running meaning your firmware
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thanks for the reply. unfortunitly I have ver. 2.13
dvrdwn said:
thanks for the reply. unfortunitly I have ver. 2.13
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well click the link and look around and see if people are have success with v2.13
HTC Dev Unlock
Requirements
HTC Drivers
ADB Tools Mini SDK
Setup
Install HTC Drivers if necessary
Extract ADB Tools anywhere, doesnt matter
Open ADB Tools and hold shift+right click, select open command window here
In phone settings, enable usb debugging and disable fasboot
Connect the phone to pc
Steps
In the command window type adb start-server
Next type adb reboot bootloader
Type fastboot devices to make sure you are connected
Type fastboot oem get_identifier_token
Right click and select mark, click and drag from the top arrows <<<< Identifier Token Start >>>> to the bottom arrows <<<<Identifier Token End >>>> and make sure not to highlight any empty spaces as this will confuse the website, right click and it will be saved to clipboard
Now go to HTC Dev and if you don't already have an account, sign uo for it
Go to unlock bootloader and select other device and accept the agreements
Skip the steps until you get the to token submit window and paste the token you copied earlier and submit.
Go to your email and download the unlock_bin code
Put the code in the ADB Tools folder
Type fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin
When the phone prompt comes up to unlock bootloader hit yes, now you are unlocked, re-enable usb debugging and disable fastboot
Type adb reboot bootloader
Type fastboot devices to make sure phone connected
Type fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.2.2.0-jewel.img
Type erase cache
Reboot phone and you will have unlock and recovery, all thats missing is to restart phone in bootloader and select recovery to flash a rom. Both meanrom and viper have built in kernel installers, should the phone get stuck booting just extract the boot.img from the rom and put it in adb, with phone in fastboot type fastboot flash boot boot.img
for the life of me, I could not get the regawMOD root to work for me, I ended up doing a one click root and feeding the panda for s-off :good:
dvrdwn said:
I've been trying regaw methode to root but havn't had much luck. I get the message "you see this window now because we are waiting for your EVO 4G LTE to reconnect to the computer after reboot". What went wrong. Is there a better way to root?
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You just have to manually reboot bootloader and it will continue
epic4gt said:
You just have to manually reboot bootloader and it will continue
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not sure how to do that.
Power button while holding volume down. Or, while running regaw, you may be able to just hold power for a minute at the appropriate times.
from my flying AOKP'd Evo LTE and xda premium
O.K. I've done the bootloader thing manualy and have gotten as far as "flashing recovery". the phone rebooted and it got as far as my phone starting up like I had just reset it. My bootloader say it's unlocked with S on. I don't think I'm rooted yet. What I'm trying to do is use my phone as a hot spot using wifi tether or something like it. Thats it. I've tried the unrooted software and it does'nt work.
So did it flash the recovery?
from my flying AOKP'd Evo LTE and xda premium
scottspa74 said:
So did it flash the recovery?
from my flying AOKP'd Evo LTE and xda premium
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I'm not sure. How can I tell?
It should have said ok and something like write time 2.96s or something, connect adb and use adb reboot or hold power and when phone shuts of let go of power and hold power and volume down and select recovery from bootloader
So you don't want to flash another rom? Just flashing meanrom is less of a hassle then downloading the zip for superuser and busy box, flashing it in recovery and then installing a WiFi tether app
Twrp should of flashed. U should update to New twrp tho. The goo app makes it really easy to update your recovery
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I got stuck on recovery but it did flash it. I think it the newest hboot 1.19 that's holding up the root step. All your doing is unlocking your phone for recovery.
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om4 said:
It should have said ok and something like write time 2.96s or something, connect adb and use adb reboot or hold power and when phone shuts of let go of power and hold power and volume down and select recovery from bootloader
So you don't want to flash another rom? Just flashing meanrom is less of a hassle then downloading the zip for superuser and busy box, flashing it in recovery and then installing a WiFi tether app
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Yeah. Just flash mean Rom so you don't have to fastboot a boot.img if you choose an aosp Rom you will have to.
I just did DirtyRacun and am S-OFF. Don't know what to do next. Do I install a recovery? su? Am I even rooted?
I downloaded Goomanager and followed the instructions. It didn't work. It didn't reboot by itself so I did it manually. When I got into the bootloader and picked RECOVERY I got a red triangle.
Can someone guide me now that I am S-OFF?
Thanks,
mugsaway said:
I just did DirtyRacun and am S-OFF. Don't know what to do next. Do I install a recovery? su? Am I even rooted?
I downloaded Goomanager and followed the instructions. It didn't work. It didn't reboot by itself so I did it manually. When I got into the bootloader and picked RECOVERY I got a red triangle.
Can someone guide me now that I am S-OFF?
Thanks,
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most likely you are no longer rooted. you now need to re-root your phone using htcdev unlock which can be found here http://bit.ly/LmCx1Q and then use goo manger to install twrp.
please feel free to hit the thanks button
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tekno4ever said:
most likely you are no longer rooted. you now need to re-root your phone using htcdev unlock which can be found here http://bit.ly/LmCx1Q and then use goo manger to install twrp.
please feel free to hit the thanks button
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or you can use the automated root method here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1690919. However, there is a chance that neither root method will work since you are on jellybean. therefore, you might have to wait until the root methods are updated.
please feel free to hit the thanks button if this helps you.
u do NOT need to go to htcdev to unlock your phone.. if u have s-off all u need to do if flash a recovery to then flash superSUroot file in recovery and your golden... if goo manger way is not workingh then go to team win website and download PJ75IMG file put it on the root of your sdcard.. then flash in bootloader.. NOT recovery.. after it flashes and reboots make sure u take that file off your sdcard cause it will keep trying to update every time u go into bootloader.. u can just remane it but its way eaiser to just delete the file
I know this may sound like a silly question, but it is one that I am seriously wondering about. Is it possible to Root your device without flashing a custom recovery and without a custom ROM?
theangryheretic said:
I know this may sound like a silly question, but it is one that I am seriously wondering about. Is it possible to Root your device without flashing a custom recovery and without a custom ROM?
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without a custom recovery i dont think so, but you dont have to flash a rom
theangryheretic said:
I know this may sound like a silly question, but it is one that I am seriously wondering about. Is it possible to Root your device without flashing a custom recovery and without a custom ROM?
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You have to unlock the device to root. I'd suggest revone, because it can be easily locked again.
You can flash the superuser file from a temporary recovery via ADB, without installing the recovery on your own phone. Sorry, I don't recall where I saw that, probably in the revone thread.
stevedebi said:
You have to unlock the device to root. I'd suggest revone, because it can be easily locked again.
You can flash the superuser file from a temporary recovery via ADB, without installing the recovery on your own phone. Sorry, I don't recall where I saw that, probably in the revone thread.
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Actually revone is not unlocking Ur phone, u r doing s-off with revone and after u s-off Ur One, reboot into bootloader and boot into a custom recovery, instead of flashing it. Then simply flash su zip from there then reboot Ur device. U will be s-off, locked bootloader, rooted but still stock.
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mugetsu666 said:
Actually revone is not unlocking Ur phone, u r doing s-off with revone and after u s-off Ur One, reboot into bootloader and boot into a custom recovery, instead of flashing it. Then simply flash su zip from there then reboot Ur device. U will be s-off, locked bootloader, rooted but still stock.
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My understanding is that when you enter "-u" on the command line with revone, that is unlocking the bootloader.
Booting into the custom recovery is what I mentioned before.
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stevedebi said:
My understanding is that when you enter "-u" on the command line with revone, that is unlocking the bootloader.
Booting into the custom recovery is what I mentioned before.
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But there is no need to unlock once u have s-off. I am s-off with revone and my bootloader is locked. I have my own tmo rom and can do whatever I please. And yes after u s-off Ur device with revone u can -u(unlock) -l(lock) not relock and u can -t(remove tampered flag) but u have to be patient and have a little bit of an idea of what u r doing. If u want to keep stock recovery and all but have su installed, u don't want to flash the recovery, u just want to boot into a custom recovery & flash su, that way once u reboot, Ur stock recovery will be intact, but u will be rooted. I can even use romtool box to later flash a custom recovery if u so wish, as long as u keep root.
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mugetsu666 said:
But there is no need to unlock once u have s-off. I am s-off with revone and my bootloader is locked. I have my own tmo rom and can do whatever I please. And yes after u s-off Ur device with revone u can -u(unlock) -l(lock) not relock and u can -t(remove tampered flag) but u have to be patient and have a little bit of an idea of what u r doing. If u want to keep stock recovery and all but have su installed, u don't want to flash the recovery, u just want to boot into a custom recovery & flash su, that way once u reboot, Ur stock recovery will be intact, but u will be rooted. I can even use romtool box to later flash a custom recovery if u so wish, as long as u keep root.
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My point was that the normal revone procedure includes unlocking the phone.
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My point was that the normal revone procedure includes unlocking the phone.
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No it doesn't, u can s-off Ur phone without having to unlock it! That's my point. I took stock, never been unlocked at all and used revone to s-off and never once did I have to unlock my bootloader. So there is No need to unlock!
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mugetsu666 said:
No it doesn't, u can s-off Ur phone without having to unlock it! That's my point. I took stock, never been unlocked at all and used revone to s-off and never once did I have to unlock my bootloader. So there is No need to unlock!
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If you read the OP in the revone thread, the command includes "-u". Are you saying that does not unlock the bootloader?
You can indeed do the revone without using the HTCDEV unlocking procedure, but that is not my point.
stevedebi said:
If you read the OP in the revone thread, the command includes "-u". Are you saying that does not unlock the bootloader?
You can indeed do the revone without using the HTCDEV unlocking procedure, but that is not my point.
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Oh OK I thought you were saying u need to unlock first, but there is No need to even unlock Ur bootloader at all with revone. Leave it locked. I do and have no issues. That's what I'm saying. If someone wants to just s-off and use su don't unlock Ur bootloader, it's a waste
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mugetsu666 said:
Oh OK I thought you were saying u need to unlock first, but there is No need to even unlock Ur bootloader at all with revone. Leave it locked. I do and have no issues. That's what I'm saying. If someone wants to just s-off and use su don't unlock Ur bootloader, it's a waste
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I agree completely. If I were to go the rooting route, I would use revone and not HTCDEV.
Ok... so I have unlocked my boot-loader, what do I need to do to root my phone?
I am not S-off yet, do I need to be S-off before root is possible?
Pure+ said:
Ok... so I have unlocked my boot-loader, what do I need to do to root my phone?
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You don't need S-Off to root. Since you've already unlocked the bootloader, I suggest using this program to flash a custom recovery (ex TWRP or Philz) then select perm root. The application guides you through most of it. If you need more help with the program itself, check the main thread or one of the support links in the program.
Link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2699065
akitten007 said:
You don't need S-Off to root. Since you've already unlocked the bootloader, I suggest using this program to flash a custom recovery (ex TWRP or Philz) then select perm root. If you need more help with the program itself, check the main thread or one of the support links in the program.
Link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2699065
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That's the tool i used to unlock BL. I just wasn't sure what the exact steps for Root were. Which Recovery is the most stable of the 2? I'm most familiar with TWRP but if the alternate option is more stable then I will go that route.
Pure+ said:
That's the tool i used to unlock BL. I just wasn't sure what the exact steps for Root were. Which Recovery is the most stable of the 2? I'm most familiar with TWRP but if the alternate option is more stable then I will go that route.
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I usually run with TWRP, but both recoveries are stable. If you look in the roms section, most require Philz recovery so if you want to flash roms I would go with that. And here is a link from the program that shows a step by step process of unlocking and rooting. Just skip the unlocking portion
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2066390
akitten007 said:
I usually run with TWRP, but both recoveries are stable. If you look in the roms section, most require Philz recovery so if you want to flash roms I would go with that. And here is a link from the program that shows a step by step process of unlocking and rooting. Just skip the unlocking portion
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2066390
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So I installed TWRP and I'm rooting now. What's the best way to update TWRP to the latest version. It installed 2.7.0.2 and I'd Like to install 2.7.0.4
Pure+ said:
So I installed TWRP and I'm rooting now. What's the best way to update TWRP to the latest version. It installed 2.7.0.2 and I'd Like to install 2.7.0.4
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Grab the img from the thread here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2695709
Then you need to use fastboot to flash recovery. Hold shift and right click the data folder of the toolkit. Select open command window from here. Then type commands listed below in order.
adb reboot fastboot
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img(rename twrp img to this)
fastboot reboot
akitten007 said:
Grab the img from the thread here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2695709
Then you need to use fastboot to flash recovery. Hold shift and right click the data folder of the toolkit. Select open command window from here. Then type commands listed below in order.
adb reboot fastboot
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img(rename twrp img to this)
fastboot reboot
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Thanks. I actually just ended up using the toolkit to install for me before i saw this. But next time I'll know lol
akitten007 said:
I usually run with TWRP, but both recoveries are stable. If you look in the roms section, most require Philz recovery so if you want to flash roms I would go with that. And here is a link from the program that shows a step by step process of unlocking and rooting. Just skip the unlocking portion
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2066390
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Hey btw I really appreciate all the help you've provided me. Might not be rooted right now without it. I do have one more question, what are the benefits of S-off?
Pure+ said:
Thanks. I actually just ended up using the toolkit to install for me before i saw this. But next time I'll know lol
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No problem. Hope I was able to help
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Pure+ said:
Hey btw I really appreciate all the help you've provided me. Might not be rooted right now without it. I do have one more question, what are the benefits of S-off?
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S-Off allows write permissions to the firmware, radio, and bootloader partitions. Some roms, like the GPE ones I believe, require S-Off, but most stock sense roms do not. You can also sim unlock with S-Off. Those are the primary uses, but someone feel free to chime in if I missed something. This is my 3rd day with the M8 lol
There's also this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2718626
twrp 2702 from official site is newer that the 2704 unofficial. grab img from official site
fastboot flash recovery twrp.img
IF all your wanting to do is flash roms then no need for s-off...if just learning and are leary of a brick stay safe with s-on....Theres always a chance when messing with partitions that are locked with s-on
S-Off is good for preventing brick in some situations, of course people still manage to brick their phones with s off, but to achieve S-Off you have to be familiar with adb and fastboot commands. If you required the toolkit for root, ie you do not know how to use adb and fastboot commands, I wouldn't recommend doing it until you are familiar with that. There are several guides, take some time to read and you should have a good start.
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My phone is rooted.
andrewnelson said:
My phone is rooted.
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Did the posts here make that possible? I know I wouldn't be rooted right now without their help.
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