yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] scotty1223:
i do not see why it would not. making a gold card and re-writing the misc image will let you flash the old,exploitable vzw firmware so you can use gfree to s-off,unlock,and supercid your phone.

the only issue i think you will have is in my digging and searching for merge ruus,i havent come across a cellular south RUU,so you may not be able to upgrade back to your same,current firmware.

if being able to go back to this stock firmware is important,you could follow the directions to back up your system image(2nd block of code).then back up the boot and recovery images by replacing mmcblk0p25 with the following:

mmcblk0p22 to back up the boot image

mmcblk0p21 to back up the stock recovery

like this:

dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p25 of=/sdcard/system.img bs=4096
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p22 of=/sdcard/system.img bs=4096
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p21 of=/sdcard/system.img bs=4096

later,you could take the usc PD42IMG file,extract its contents,then replace system,boot,and recovery images with those that are now on your SD card. zip it back up and youre good to go. :)

if youre unsure about all that,just make sure you run those 2 extra commands inthe second block of commands when youre doing the root,and use one of the other RUUs to upgrade. upload your system,boot,and recovery images to multiupload and give me the links,and ill put one together for you,flash it,and make sure it works :)

of course if you can just find an RUU for cellular south then you dont need to fool with any of that :)

edit: after i typed all that,i realized that above "ussc" prolly means "us south cellular". if thats the case,use that and ignore everything i typed above :o
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] g4dg3t:
thanks ill be trying this today and can send the backed up files to you if you dont mind packing it maybe it might help someone else down the road as well.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] g4dg3t:
i keep getting cid error when trying to run the downgrade ive redone the gold card and kep getting the cid error, any suggestions?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] scotty1223:
Maybe try a different card? Are you sure you entered the SD card number correctly in the gold card site? Also make sure the card is formatted FAT32.

The prollem,somehow, is with the gold card.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] knownchild:
I had this same problem turned out to be my computers antivirus, try disabling it while making the Goldcard or using a different pc completely.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] g4dg3t:
im going to be trying form a different computer tomorrow, i tried using different cards, including the one that came with the phonee, i used the goldcard helper app, and copied straight from it, i appreciate the help, and if anyone is interested ill; try to zip the stock images from cspire that i backed up

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i also turned off the antivirus as well
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] scotty1223:
thanks for the update. glad you got it working. did you get thru the rest of the procedure without any issues?

if you want to upload your images to multiupload ill download and take a look. i think theyll be too big to email :eek:
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] g4dg3t:
still no luck with the gold card, i am able to get the files copied no problem but for some reason cannot get the goldcard to ork correctly, ive used 3 different cards, and used two different computers, one windows and one linux, if i could jsut get the goldcard to work right i should be able to get the rest without a problem, hopefully.

i even ran the goldcard helper app, and did the site on the phone to make the image, am i missing something? hopefully i can get it figured out and get the problem solved so maybe if someoen else has the same problem itll help them, all i want is to get my wifi tether back lol.

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i am able to backup the image fioles though if there is any other files i can backup to help put together a stock reflash package let me know, i have the boot, system, and recovery images saved, i dont have the radio or hboot images saved, if they can be saved. it seems like all that is holding me up is the goldcard.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] scotty1223:
try the gold card guide on this thread:

http://2fastroms.com/viewtopic.php?f=86&t=167

its a nice guide with pics,maybe it will help. i used the guide here for rooting,but i used the 2fast guide to make the gold card.

if that doesnt work out,maybe you can just paypal me the cost of a 2gb card and payh the shipping and i could make 1 and send it to ya :)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] knownchild:
i don't feel like reading but did you try a different card?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] scotty1223:
yes. if you read even the page before this one,youd see hes made several cards with different PCs and firewall turned off.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] g4dg3t:
still unable to get the goldcard to work but was able to temp root with visionary+ and get tether back
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] bast525:
Is anyone here familiar with the carrier nTelos? I was walking by one of their stores today and they had posters up for the Merge. They are a CDMA carrier, and their Merge is a world phone as well. They had them in stock for about $400 off contract.

My next question is, is it possible to take a Merge from Alltel/USCC/nTelos, get s-off, flash the Verizon RUU and then activate the phone on Verizon? With working data and MMS, all that?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] knownchild:
well unless they tell you it can be done there is only one way to find out.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] phalkon30:
Well, good news! The Kernel source was released for the Merge!

Hopefully this opens up a new world of development for this device.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] drellisdee:
On that note here is a test gingerbread sense kernel. I dont have a merge at the moment to test on. This one runs the same freq table and same undervolt as my vivow-inc2 one in my thread in the inc2 section. Can someone test for me? See that thread for adjusting voltages on the fly as I enabled that also in this kernel. I haven't done much else to it yet as I want the test reports on the clk changes. If it gives locks or reboot do a adb pull /proc/last_kmsg after booting backup.

Please do not use this kernel in your rom as its not nearly done yet.

This any-kernel zip is to be flashed via recovery and you would be well advised to make a nandroid backup also before flashing. Any-kernel replaces the kernel only and leaves your stock ramdisk intact and replaces the kernel modules with the new ones.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] iaminflames:
Thanks for the kernel! I am using it right now and am set to 1.2ghz to 245mhz scaling right now and its running great so far
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] 2fast4u88:
As I pm'd you it works fine all the way to 1.8ghz. Though over 1.3ghz is not really much faster.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] scotty1223:
thanks for your continued support of the merge,drellisdee. your contributions have been huge,and greatly appreciated. :cool:
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] knownchild:
i applied this kernal and overclocked to 1.8 to see results and now stuff force closes and says i dont have root access. wtf
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] scotty1223:
apparently 1.8 is too much for your device to handle ;) if you cant get it set back down to something a lil more reasonable before something FCs or reboots,you may need to restore a backup,or reflash your rom if your using something custom

as for your root access,you can try clearing data in settings/apps/manage apps/superuser,and failing that,you could reflash the superuser package in recovery.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] drellisdee:
Max freq at boot is set to 806mhz for saftey. At worst a battery pull will reboot you and then you are back at stock max freq well till you use setcpu again anyway

Just finished modifying the board files and related stuff for aosp kernel and it built cleanly. :) Guess what may be next.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] DK174:
Custom rom? (being hopeful)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] scotty1223:
oooh oh ooooh i bet i know :cool: now i wish i hadnt traded my merge off :( have to see if i can russle meself up another one :D
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] jenkies:
Don't want to sound lazy, but as a husband and father of three I'm very pressed for time and I'm curios if there may be a more simple and quicker way to root. I'm willing to pay.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] scotty1223:
depends on what you want to do. z4root worked on my alltell merge,but you cant install recovery without being s-off,and you cant attain s-off without the downgrade process. so if you just want to run a couple of root only apps, z4 may be a good option,but if you want to install a custom recovery so you can install roms and kernels then youll need to become s-off. z4 also only works on some froyo roms,so you cant have updated to 2.3.4.

the xtc clip supposedly supports the merge,but not all clips are created equal. if you can find someone local with a clip and it works,that would be the fastest,easiest way to root :D

if you were anywhere near dayton ohio id be happy to do it for you,i truly enjoy messing with htc phones.

the root process is not hard once you get adb set up and working,and seeing your phone. its not extremely time consuming,either... the longest parts of it are waiting for the RUUs to flash,and even thats only a few minutes. you should be able to do it in an hour or so
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] jenkies:
I know, it just seems every time I try to set up adb I do something incorrect. I'll try again.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] jenkies:
Thanks for the advice though.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] scotty1223:
pm sent,maybe it will help :)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] knownchild:
There are custom roms

http://2fastroms.com/viewforum.php?f=126
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] DK174:
I post there. I was asking drellisdee. There is source now, and hopefully new roms.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] matt314159:
W00t! W00t! Can't wait! Much thanks for the work you folks have been doing for the Merge! I bought it just to get out from under my mesmerize, but wasn't looking forward to the lack of development for this phone, but it looks like I stepped onto the scene with this phone just in time!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] iaminflames:
Have you spoke with 2fast4u88 at all? He is also building aosp for the merge. You guys could be a killer combo!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] matt314159:
Agreed, what's that they say? Many hands make light work? ;-)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] 2fast4u88:
That would be a no... I've pm'd him 3 times I believe since he posted the oc kernel. In which since he said he didn't have a merge to test with I gave him my gtalk stuff. Then told him if he needed it tested I would flash what ever he built. Then I think I pm'd him twice about building a aosp kernel prior to him saying in here he did.

In which I haven't heard a thing back, but doesn't really matter I guess now. As I believe I got a aosp kernel going but still not booting. In which I believe it is a blob that I have incorrect right now. So when I get home I am going to try and figure it out.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] matt314159:
dang blobs...they'll get you every time (read: I have no idea what I'm talking about).
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] drellisdee:
2fast here are the board files I have been using for lexikon. Last test build I did was a few days ago.

lexikon.tar.bz2

Aosp kernel and wifi module are in there also. So far I've had it booting since before the kernel source dropped. Ril and touch screen are not working. As I indicated in the pm I sent you the ril is most likely due to proprietary issues as the rild socket is not being created and the touchpanel is not kernel related as far as I can tell most likely due to perms in lexkion.rc or ueventd. I haven't had much time to work on it lately nor do I have a device to test it on. Hope this helps. logcat -b radio helps alot in debugging ril.

Also here are 2 new recoveries for merge. My newest RA one that supports nandroid restore of cwm nandroid 3x, 4x, 5x and CWM 5. Both support ext4 which is needed for cm7. Take your pick. I prefer the RA one :)

PULLED LINK BOTH RECOVERIES HAD AN ISSUE WILL REUPLOAD SOON!!!!!

The above files are in the recovery.img format. I didn't have time to package them in a PD42IMG.zip but can be flashed via flash_image recovery recovery.img

I'll do a better sense kernel soon. That one posted was bare bones to test the clk and undervolt and I'll sync over the stuff from my vivow kernel for the extras.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] 2fast4u88:
Well now we have some team effort lol. I was meaning to tell you also that first recovery you did based on ra nothing works right as I flashed it last night to check on the ext4 stuff.

First I don't believe it charges when off. As the screen wakes up and complains about such and such missing. Then ext4 stuff doesn't work neither does installing a ext4 rom.

Also have you got the soft keys working? As if not if you could add a back function instead of the keyboard I would test it more. If you got the soft keys working care to pm me how or something? This way I can merge it with my source for clockwork.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] scotty1223:
i had prollems with your(2fast) clockwork failing to start. it would hang at the htc screen at least 1 out of every 3 times i tried to enter recovery. id have to pull the battery,or plug it in and "adb reboot recovery" to get into it.

the 1st amon ra started right up every time,and all the basic function worked fine for me. it made and restored backups,the only thing i didnt try was installing a rom,as there werent any at the time i wanted to install. it flashed the merge toolkit root files just fine. cant comment on the ext 4.

the back arrow worked fine,you just need to use the volume rocker and power to navigate,select.

i personally prefer amon as well. or twrp... ive never been a fan of clockwork. happy to see the updated RA for the merge- it works fantastically on the TB and the inc 2 :cool:
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] iaminflames:
Anything new?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] 2fast4u88:
Sorry but I would prefer it if you quit following me around like a lost puppy dog. Then since you went on your pissy fit I guess you are going to have something bad to say just because I did it. In which I would care not for your opinion.

As one I didn't ask for a opinion on my recovery. I was saying to the functions of his and asked if he fixed it. In which if you have the phone plugged in to charge it turns the screen on saying I believe images or something along those lines is missing. I doubt it was a bad zip as I downloaded it twice. Either way I was letting him know since he said he doesn't really have access to one. I wasn't talking bad or anything of the nature either.

As for opening the keyboard and holding the phone awkward to go back. I am glad you like it but is a pain. In which I was meaning add a back function to the menu's so you can select it which would be 10x's easier. As liking ra the menu navigation honesty blows in my opinion. Just hard to navigate.

On another note the booting into recovery was only on the first build. Where it was only affected by adb. If you used some other way beside going to h-boot or my rom. Then sorry but take it up with what ever you use. As for that last part I have my doubts that you even had a merge. In which you have said that you didn't have one. Now see if you can quit trolling.... That or build it yourself is all I got to say....
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] scotty1223:
dont even start. i have no desires to continue arguing with you. its just going to annoy everyone whos hoping to see developent progress for the merge. we can agree to not like one another and keep further snide comments to ourselves.

1)i have been posting here for some time,been lurking as a member even longer. im hardly following you,get over youreslf allready.

2)tell your ego to chill out. i was just offering constructive criticism on your clockwork. if youve fixed it,great. and as usual,youre not understanding. i had plenty of fail to starts when going thru hboot. not just adb.

3)i was just giving more info on Amon. you said "nothing works"(in quite a rude manner). just stating everything worked fine for me.

4)i have absolutely no idea what youre talking about with opening the keyboard. :confused:

since i stepped on your toes,you take everything as a personal attack. just so you know this isnt a personal attack on you because its you,ill tell you why i dont like clockwork. ive not been a fan of it since i got into rooting phones,when it bricked many eris's by messing up partitions with bad flashes.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] iaminflames:
And back to the topic of this thread....... (development)... 2fast just posted an updated kernel over on his forums and it runs very smoothly and fast. I'm oc'd to 1.3ghz and have no issues thus far. Thanks fast ignore the haters and critics
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] madcaesar18:
iaminflames

Do you have the link? I have my merge rooted S off and with Gingerbread installed. How do I overclock it now? Where is the thread for that? Thanks!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] 2fast4u88:
lmao man would you quit being a pain in the rear... As if any had a issue I figure you would have mentioned a month or 2 ago. When in turn you kept your mouth shut and even packed them in the files your packaged together on rootz. With that enough said. I figured you would get the point of me banning you then even blocking you on rootz. How ever guess not.... Waiting for your stupid pm's to start again here :rolleyes:

As for the keyboard when I had flashed it I could have swore it didn't have a return menu but looks like only in the mounts section. Also guess I forgot to put the did you get it fixed in the newest ra one. As what I was meaning by the post as I clearly said the first one. Any way go your way and don't quote my posts or even talk to me. Then I won't have a problem.

Here is the latest kernel I did http://2fastroms.com/viewtopic.php?f=127&t=932 adding some governors to it now and will work on tweaking it more.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] knownchild:
Nerd fight wooot! lol:D
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] scotty1223:
Actually when i was testing the packaged ruus is when I noticed it. I dint say anything at the time cause I could tell your lil ego was fragile and sayin somethin would just cause more arguments and issues.

And with that... I'm done.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] lohp75:
Dude........STOP.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] 2fast4u88:
Lol cool.... As I said build it yourself as I could care less what you have to say. How ever I don't see you doing that anytime soon. Now see if you can quit and go away.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] scotty1223:
tell that to 2fast,hes the one that started it all up again and wont let it go.(good example below. i said "im done". instead of keeping quiet,he keeps on.again-im done)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] scotty1223:
BTT. found myself a vzw merge for what i was willing to pay for it.

heres a couple of unsigned RUUs from my system image backup i thot may be of interest(i know i couldnt one anywhere when i searched)

stock 1.49.605.1:

http://www.multiupload.com/JGHXL3NYJS

md5: 6af0bcb7f90c10b718f2c80484e355d3

custom upgrade(pre-rooted with su app,binary,and busybox installed, and running Amon 3.04 recovery)

http://www.multiupload.com/5XTHQ4SLP2

md5: 85ea6fa8c8204b5c27f1e017c3e04f7e
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] 2fast4u88:
Since some people seem to pm me wanting a guide or a more simple process. Along with seem to still have issues. I made a few scripts to be more of a one click downgrade & s-off. When I get the guide finished up I will post it up. How ever if you want to try it out it is at the end of the first guide I did.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] scotty1223:
any luck with AOSP kernels?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] 2fast4u88:
Well drell's stuff device folder wouldn't boot at all. Wasn't to helpful on getting it to boot either, though said he booted it (Not sure if he did or not though). Along with there was a good bit I wanted to change (Verizon to uscc stuff). So rewrote everything based on my original stuff. Got it to boot on his aosp kernel with a good bit not working.

Since yesterday jdk from rootz has jumped on and did a aosp kernel wit not near the issues. Here is a vid of it booting though.

[YOUTUBE]WDebGhQB6Q[/YOUTUBE]

Still not stable or even worth flashing as the touchscreen still refuses to work. You can navigate via the keyboard though.

Where what doesn't work would be:

Bluetooth, Radio (Service), Keyboard is half and half, volume rocker, sound and not sure what else off my head.

Working:

G-sensor, Wifi, Gps I think, Sd Storage, Cam is half way (Works and takes pics, then gets fc issues), power button and long press for reboot options, flash and not sure what else since I can't test a lot due to some not working.

Edit: Not sure what is up with youtube not showing right off at this sec. But if you want to see it go over rootz or search htc merge cm7 on youtube.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] scotty1223:
cool. i can test if needed. :)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] phalkon30:
Last night jdk was asking for someone to help him on 2fasts forum, maybe he still needs a hand?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] wehweh:
...bump?

I'm about to get one of these. Has there been any progress since last month?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] scotty1223:
ive not seen anything. you might also watch rootz: http://rootzwiki.com/forum/251-merge/ and 2fast's website: http://2fastroms.com/viewforum.php?f=76

edit: 2fast,if you need things tested on gsm wildfire s,i can do so for you. :) feel free to PM
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] davwman:
watching closely, may have a verizon merge soon.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] tswtech2:
since megaupload is down i cannot get the vzw leak ruu anywhere because they all pint to the megaupload link. can ANYONE REUPLOAD SOMEWHERE ELSE PLEASE?? i purchased this phone because i liked the style but with out the ability to update to gingerbread it is useless.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] bdaman80:
It will be about 6 hours before I get home (at best) but I will see if I by chance have it. Will ul for you if I do.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] tswtech2:
thank you. i don't need a super phone. i dropped down to this from a sgs2. i just really need the copy and past from gingerbread and a couple of minor things
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] bdaman80:
i just dialed back, and one file is listed as the GB update.exe and I have a vzw exploitablerom.zip. is that prob what you were looking for?

Edit

see if this is what you are wanting Here
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] tswtech2:
thank i believe this is what i was looking for
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Lrs121:
Im new to s-offing, rooting, ect so i dont know how thisll affect anything. But i have noticed that htcdev's bootloader unlock process does have an option for the htc merge saying that an hboot update is required to do so. From what ive seen is they have the ruu's for any and all carriers that theyve contracted with to distribute that phone. i personally found my carrier which is regional to the north west us. However my main question is this. Is that a way to go to be able to flash something like CWM and a custom Rom or should i stick to the guide originally posted by drellisdee and updated by 2fast?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] bdaman80:
With s-on you will not be able to flash anything to certain partitions.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] scotty1223:
Definately do NOT install the htcdev hboot if you are s-on