Hi all!
I am going to buy a new smartphone and the HTC DEsire 601 seems ok for my usage. Moreover it looks really good, i like it. Before getting it, however, i totally need to be sure about one thing: is it possible to simply root the phone?
I have read several threads here and all of them suggest to start by unlocking the bootloader as a first step and as a second step you can get root access. I would like to keep the bootloader locked and i don't think i will need to get S-OFF. So my question is, if i keep my phone bootloader-locked and S-ON, can i get root access?
Root is really important for me because there are 3-4 fundamental apps that i use and these require root access. Is there anyone who have found himself/herself in this situation? Which root method can work direcltly on a brand new HTC desire 601 running jelly bean? Any personal experience?
Thanks in advance,
bye
Night on the web said:
Hi all!
I am going to buy a new smartphone and the HTC DEsire 601 seems ok for my usage. Moreover it looks really good, i like it. Before getting it, however, i totally need to be sure about one thing: is it possible to simply root the phone?
I have read several threads here and all of them suggest to start by unlocking the bootloader as a first step and as a second step you can get root access. I would like to keep the bootloader locked and i don't think i will need to get S-OFF. So my question is, if i keep my phone bootloader-locked and S-ON, can i get root access?
Root is really important for me because there are 3-4 fundamental apps that i use and these require root access. Is there anyone who have found himself/herself in this situation? Which root method can work direcltly on a brand new HTC desire 601 running jelly bean? Any personal experience?
Thanks in advance,
bye
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To root your phone you need to unlock the bootloader, flash a custom recovery and flash the latest SU binaries.
If its not to late, I would avoid the desire 601. Not really reliable. 4 of my friends got this one and they all had problems. 2 of them died when on charge (defective motherboard ----> qhsusb_dload mode). Another one is having issue with wifi not being able to turn on, he must power off the phone, remove the sim and sd card and reboot each time the wifi hangs. They all had the infamous battery drain issue which they solved using some Xposed mod. So on 4 devices, 4 of them were having software problem (battery drain) and 3 of them had hardware problem....
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1)can some one give me a link to the most easiest and current way to root? ((Ive looked every where and im not even sure what i am to look for)) Also i am fully updated.
2)after i root,,,can i keep the phone basically the way it is meaning stock and sense?really just want to root as to get rid of all the bloatware and possibly over clock it.
3)Is there away to back up the phone pre-root in case i dont like root and wish to return to stock?
Any help in these matters would be greatly appreciated.
So, here's my $0.02 worth:
1) The easiest is not the best. If you want to root your phone, you need to learn how to use ADB. It's not difficult. You will need it at some point in the future. Here's a link to root your Thunderbolt > http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=996616
Here's a noob's guide to ADB >http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=532719
2) Yes you can.
3) I'm not sure, but here is a link that will return your phone to stock > http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1009423
Plus one on learning adb its way easier than youd think. i always tried to use the one click methods and whatnot but i finally had to in adb and it was way easier. no worry about something wrong with the auto root. also try mybackup app from the market. i used it to backup everything initially then use titanium bacckup after you root since its way better
Advice on rooting flashing Thunderbolt?
Hi all,
I am so frustrated With my Moto atrix 4g and the fact that it has a locked boot loader with the new 2.3.4 stock rom....I have a real simple question;
If I obtain a Thunderbolt, does Verizon force HTC to keep anything locked or make the Thunderbolt difficult to root, unlock boot loader and ultimately flash non-stock roms from XDA ?
If it is like past HTC phones then it should be a rom flasher's dream, correct? It is able to be unlocked and i can flash roms from this wonderful forum?
Please advise....much appreciated.
maddie01 said:
Hi all,
I am so frustrated With my Moto atrix 4g and the fact that it has a locked boot loader with the new 2.3.4 stock rom....I have a real simple question;
If I obtain a Thunderbolt, does Verizon force HTC to keep anything locked or make the Thunderbolt difficult to root, unlock boot loader and ultimately flash non-stock roms from XDA ?
If it is like past HTC phones then it should be a rom flasher's dream, correct? It is able to be unlocked and i can flash roms from this wonderful forum?
Please advise....much appreciated.
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Bro, really, take just 2 minutes to look around! There's a root guide right at the top of the dev forum!
To the OP: learning ADB and some basic Linux commands will become more useful than you know. Like quickly and easily checking an md5 without some stupid app or a computer. Plus, jcase is very easy to find and very helpful if there's a problem. I really can't endorse doing it the jcase way enough.
***LOCKED*** On Bootloader
Hello All,
First of all thanks for the awesome easy guide !!
This is the first time I am rooting my HTC Tbolt and have had an issue to start with.
Used the instructions in the link below:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1401959
After I download the 2.11.605.5 downgrade zip, I rename it, put in on the SD Card and go to HBOOT and it installs the downgrade just fine.
But at the end of this process, when I try to get the MR4 Radio onto the SD Card and install it, it simply does not happen. HBoot checks for the file, finds it, but nothing happens. I have renamed in properly and followed instructions to the dot.
I also noticed a ***LOCKED*** right on top of the screen and I think this could be an issue.
Can I go ahead and proceed with the Revolutionary Root Technique ? Would this be possible at this point ?
Is there anyway I can get Flash the MR4 Radio before I actually root ?
Also, would I be able to flash the MR4 Radio onto my device after Rooting ?
Any help is much appreciated !
Thanks in advance !
Cheers !
Ok everyone. I like to think I am efficient enough to figure things out and such but I will honestly say I am having a major n00b moment with this one.
In the past, with my older Android phones (Droid 1 and Droid Razr) I was able to root and unroot the phones by following the instructions and ensure if I ever returned my device to Verizon, it gets unrooted and such.
however, now that I have the HTC Rezound from Verizon, I feel pretty stupid when it comes to the instructions I've found.
I gotten as far as unlocking the bootloader which appeared to be fairly simple, but there are just so many instructions out there on how to root the phone I cant make heads over heals on what to do.
Essentially I just want to be able to root and unroot the phone in the event I ever were to return it to Verizon for replacement. Can someone direct me to the proper way in doing this? I'd truly appreciate the help. Thank you all
storo1975 said:
Ok everyone. I like to think I am efficient enough to figure things out and such but I will honestly say I am having a major n00b moment with this one.
In the past, with my older Android phones (Droid 1 and Droid Razr) I was able to root and unroot the phones by following the instructions and ensure if I ever returned my device to Verizon, it gets unrooted and such.
however, now that I have the HTC Rezound from Verizon, I feel pretty stupid when it comes to the instructions I've found.
I gotten as far as unlocking the bootloader which appeared to be fairly simple, but there are just so many instructions out there on how to root the phone I cant make heads over heals on what to do.
Essentially I just want to be able to root and unroot the phone in the event I ever were to return it to Verizon for replacement. Can someone direct me to the proper way in doing this? I'd truly appreciate the help. Thank you all
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Once you have unlocked the bootloader or gotten s-off, you just need to flash a recovery (Amon ra is linked in my sig) then flash a rom. All of the ROMS are pre-rooted. To revert to uprooted, all you need to do is run the GB RUU which can be found in the development section (or google)
AshtonTS said:
Once you have unlocked the bootloader or gotten s-off, you just need to flash a recovery (Amon ra is linked in my sig) then flash a rom. All of the ROMS are pre-rooted. To revert to uprooted, all you need to do is run the GB RUU which can be found in the development section (or google)
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am not sure if i ever had the change to thank you but thank you!
Hello guys, im stuggling around with my Evo-3D since a few days now, so i decided to register myself here.
Situation is as follows:
- I got an HTC Evo 3D GSM (germany)
- I used OTA-update to update to Android 4.0
- A while ago my Phone was defect, so the Mainboard got replaced.
- I tried unlocking with htcdev - but it doesnt accepts the keys (using google i found out its a problem with repaired mainboards)
- This phone was never rooted, has no cusotm bootloader, whatever
- My hboot is says its 1.5x
Because i own a Asus Transformer 300, which was rooted very easy without the need of doing S-off or whatever, i thought it should be possible with my evo 3d too. But i cant find "any" information which helps me here.
The only reason i want to root my device, is to delete a lot of the preinstalled apps, like games which i never wanted to have.
So i need the following:
a) a guide to root or maybe just temp root so i can get rid of this stuff, whithout anything else.
b) if thats not possible, i need a way to unlock it without htcdev. and then root it, remove stuff, and lock it again.
Thanks for any help
To root the phone you can just follow zedomaxes thread on how to root the phone very good tutorial and if u cant unlock with htcdev there is no other way to lock well at least for cdma maybe gsm may have another way check out the dev forums
Hit the thanks button if i helped
If your Evo 3D is Locked and S-ON, the only way to unlock it is probably using this guide.
I'm sorry to sound like a NOOB and borderline desperate, but let's face it I am desperate (not a NOOB). I just picked up this Evo LTE and I really want to root it, but I have never been so overwhelmed and even scared to attempt to root a device like this before. I have been flashing ROM's for years and can usually figure out the quickest easiest method and be rooted within 2 hours. I have read forums and watched YouTube videos until my eyes bled, so I am sad to say I need some real advice from an Evo pro. Why is this device so confusing????
1. Easiest way to unlock the bootloader
2. Easiest way to Root
3. Do I need S-OFF if I am never going to flash a ROM?
4. I have a Mac (to make things more difficult), but I can use my daughters PC if need be.
I am on JB 4.1 with HBOOT 2.09.000 **** LOCKED **** Software Version 3.16.651 3
That's all I know for now.
I really just want to root for free wi-fi tether, I won't be flashing and ROM's or radios.
Thanks folks.
Click the link in my sig
Sent from my PoS MoPho
I know that i can pay to sim unlock our desire 610 but surely s-off has been achieved so we can change our CID to sim unlock our device for free??
zubairali00 said:
I know that i can pay to sim unlock our desire 610 but surely s-off has been achieved so we can change our CID to sim unlock our device for free??
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We....don't have s-off
ninjasinabag said:
We....don't have s-off
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And no one is working on it?
zubairali00 said:
And no one is working on it?
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I have the same problem , i buy htc desire 610 vodafone uk , with lock, i root the phone, erase all, install recovery - rom AT&T ,
but only way is buy unlock code service... and pay 26 $ approx :crying:
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There is/was someone in the general board who received and is selling s-off 610s. (No actualperson bought from his sale, so I don't know if he was lying or if it was an error)
ClearD is working on a Rom, so he's probably the only person currently with an idea of how to go about it. Like I said though, he's been working pretty hard on the Rom so he may be reticent to start a new project.
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Phew. I appreciate the thought, but that is way beyond my level of experience. However, I do have information of someone working on an s-off for our device. It's probably going to be a while until it's finalized, but it will work on a wide range of devices, similar to Sunshine. It will also be a paid app, like Sunshine. But, I'd pay for s-off myself. It's important. Lol
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Phew. I appreciate the thought, but that is way beyond my level of experience. However, I do have information of someone working on an s-off for our device. It's probably going to be a while until it's finalized, but it will work on a wide range of devices, similar to Sunshine. It will also be a paid app, like Sunshine. But, I'd pay for s-off myself. It's important. Lol
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Can you elaborate a little on that? I know s-off is important but if the bootloader is unlocked and we have a kernel doesn't that mean we can flash unsigned zips already?
Or is it more about using it on other carriers? I have no intention but if I gave this phone to someone, could they take it to say verizon and activate it?
I'm just confused. I guess I don't know the difference between s-off an unlocked bootloader for practical reasons.
Unlocked bootloader lets us flash system, boot, and recovery partitions. That's about it. We can't change the Cid or splash screen or radio image, as those are still security protected. Like the warning screen from the early root method? It's the splash screen. We can remove that once we get s-off. Basically s-off lets you change/flash anything.
Is anyone try "oneclick root" option from MobileGo PC Suite?
On Youtube is posted video(animated presentation)how to root Desire 610 with MobileGo.
On Wondreshare Mobilego Forum is even link to additional root tool: "CC Root" http : //goo.gl/IsyzC
Some with D610 as backup phone maybe wish try, no word about S-OFF, reverse option (from root) is not supported.
P.S.
"oneclick root" option is available in free version of app.
We've already got a root tool... A very simple root tool. That I made. It doesn't s-off.
ClearD said:
We've already got a root tool... A very simple root tool. That I made. It doesn't s-off.
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Is not bad thing knowing if exist more than one option how to root 610, true is that no any feedback about MobileGo root method on any htc phone.
I would prefer wish to hear from you an answer like: I could try...
Thx
We already have more than one root method. And they're simple. There in fact doesn't need to be more than one, because the bootloader can be unlocked and one is all there will ever need to be, because of this. It's as easy as flashing recovery and flashing root through recovery. That's it. My tool just automates that process. Why use something untested when we already have one that will always work, without fail?
Also this thread is about sim unlocking, not rooting. S-off is not root and we don't have s-off capabilities yet. Back on track.