[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] juju-bees:
This is how far I got...

So I followed all of the steps for installing cyanogenmod on my Mytouch 4g aka Glacier (which has Android 2.3.4 on it).

http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/TMobile_myTouch_4G:_Full_Update_Guide

Step 6.

b shell

chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/*

/data/local/tmp/psneuter

NOTE: You will drop out of the shell after this command. Restart the shell using:

When I got to this step, I got an error message on command prompt: "Failed to set prot mask (Inappropriate ioctl for device).”

I was like, “WTF!!”

I did some research and came across sites that had people post about the issue. They tried offering different methods.

http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/24670-unlock-bootloader-or-not/

Here someone said, “This is incorrect. While it isn't possible to root stock 2.3.4 yet, you can still root your device using the passimg method, which is basically forcing an older version of Android onto the phone. A version which does allow rooting. Then you can keep your bootloader locked and still have custom firmware.”

I don’t know how to do this though.

There is a link on this site, stating to use NEXUS ONE method to unlock my phone.

http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=Nexus_One:_Full_Update_Guide

I tried this, and the command prompt says “waiting for phone” and nothing happens. I read on another site that I have to get the correct USB drivers for my phone, but I don’t quite understand what they are referring to.

I have tried this method (see link just below this mini-paragraph), and I can’t even get passed the first step. I get an error message like “Access denied/don’t have permissions.”

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1178912

I tried this way, too. I got a weird error and couldn’t do anything:

http://android.modaco.com/topic/299078-how-to-unlock-the-bootloader-on-your-nexus-one/

This one also gave me a weird error message: http://android.modaco.com/topic/299078-how-to-unlock-the-bootloader-on-your-nexus-one/

I also found a video online of some guy unlocking his phone with Visionary. I tried that, my phone’s screen went black, and then Visionary failed to work once I restarted my phone to get rid of the black screen. I even uninstalled and reinstalled it, and the program still wouldn’t work right. I wiped my phone, started over with Visionary, and it gave me a black screen again. Nothing happened. I waited for 30 minutes, and I couldn’t get out of the black screen. I reset my phone, and continued down the same vicious cycle of total lameness.

These directions seemed splotchy, so I wasn’t sure when I got an error message using this method if it was due to my own inexperience, or if there was something wrong b/c of the phone or whatever: http://android.modaco.com/topic/299078-how-to-unlock-the-bootloader-on-your-nexus-one/

This method seems promising, but I can’t even attempt it because I am having issues unlocking the bootloader: http://chensun.net/android-development/root-nexus-one-with-android-2-3-3-gingerbread/8/

I started to read this, but I didn’t finish because by this point I was very frustrated and overwhelmed: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=643359

Extra places I have gone to look for assistance:

http://www.nexusoneforum.net/forum/nexus-one-development-hacking/8830-have-i-rooted-properly.html

http://dottech.org/tipsntricks/2153...ows-computer-for-use-with-your-android-phone/

After several hours of working on this, I am at a loss. If someone could help me, that would be great.