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[HTC Pico (Explorer)] SifJar:
Just a few noob questions here:

Is this process relatively safe? As in, is it possible to brick just by following this tutorial?

I believe once the recovery is installed, I can take a nandroid backup before rooting, and if something goes wrong from that point on, I can just restore that and everything should be OK. Is this right?

Final question: With link2SD, does it matter that some apps I have are already moved to SD through the official method? Should I individually move them back and link them to the SD (individually because there wouldn't be room on internal memory to do them all at once this way), or will link2SD handle all of that automatically?

I think that's all for now, thanks to anyone to answers :)

EDIT: Looks like when unlocking the bootloader via HTC Dev it wipes the device, so I guess the last question is moot. I'll just make link2SD the first app I install after rooting and then all apps I (re)install after that should go to SD automatically.

I did think of one more question though:

Does anyone have any experience with HTC and warranties after unlocking the bootloader and rooting your phone? It says on their site that it "may" void "all or part of" your warranty, which is kinda vague. My assumption is that if there is a problem that is not directly related to you unlocking bootloader and installing a custom ROM, they'll ignore the fact you have an unlocked bootloader? (e.g. if there was a fault with the hardware etc., not caused by installing a bad custom ROM) Anyone know if this would indeed be the case or not?
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] whoqwerty:
How do I backup the original android state?
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] zyberkiddy:
After you install recovery, you can use nandroid backup which comes with it. You can backup the current rom as it is now.
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] prashanthrockit:
kew

jaggyjags u have done a fabulous work in helping every1 wid rootin....................is the tutorial trusted........and does it work........coz im desperately seekin for ur help
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] jaggyjags:
Sure, it works perfectly.
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] vikasb32:
Can you tell me what is bootloader?and can i root my device without unlocking bootloader?
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] whoqwerty:
any chance of getting cyanogenmod or ics for the htc explorer?

or is too much to ask, since we are a very small community
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] SifJar:
There has been/is an ongoing effort to port CM to the Explorer, but it's hard because you to build CM you need to build an AOSP (Android Open Source Project - basically vanilla, stock Android, no manufacturer modifications such as Sense) kernel, and that is not easy. While the Sense kernel is open source, it doesn't work with an AOSP based ROM, such as CM or a plain ICS ROM. So a working port of the AOSP kernel has to happen first, and then ROMs can be built around that. Not sure of the current progress of the project.
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] someone3974:
Thanks very much. I just got my HTC Explorer. I will try this.
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] stcosmin:
After recovery

With this tutorial I routed my phone. Thank you!

Immediately after I installed the recovery, I did nandroid backup. Finally I routed my phone. Now comes some questions:

1. If I restore the backup made ​​before the root, the root remains in the phone? 2. If I restore the backup made ​​before the root, is safe to factory reset the phone?

3. If I restore the backup made ​​before the root, can I update the phone with OTA?

Thanks for the answers!
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] jaggyjags:
1. no

2. Dont know, I think not, it will remain on HTC white screen when booting.

3. Yes, I am preety sure you could.
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] stcosmin:
After recovery

2. Is there any risk to try? I think that if does not want to work after factory reset, I can bring it to life with the initial backup, right?

3. Can I use the phone update OTA with root?

Thank you for all!
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] jaggyjags:
2. there isn't risk at all. If you made your backup just reciver it again. Try and tell if it works ;).

3. Root will dissapear so you will just have to install su`persuser.zip again (nothing more :) )
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] whoqwerty:
If I want to do a factory reset.

Should I use the backup state before rooting, or should I use an official rom?

what's the difference?
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] jaggyjags:
The same.

Depends if you did the rooting just after a factory resset or not.
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] whoqwerty:
I'm sorry I am a noob to all this. Still thinking whether or not I should root. But my question is, if I unlock the bootloader, add recovery, backup my android state, then root.

then if I restore my backed up android state from before the root, will I be able to do a factory restore?
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] jaggyjags:
Yes, everything the same as before rooting. If you do it from settings. Not from bootloader.
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] vikasb32:
Can anybody tell me is there any way to revert back to original recovery?
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] whoqwerty:
Yes I think you would install a stock rom. That's the only way I know of.

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Hey jaggy thanks for all the help.

It seems that unlocking the bootloader (not rooting) which breaks the factory reset option under the android settings menu.

If anyone wants to factory reset I think having a backup would be the best, or installing the jaggyrom or a stock rom.

Again thank you jaggy. I have one more question, which of the stock roms have been tested and fully working (with wifi, camera, etc,? (besides the asian rom)
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] jaggyjags:
All the roms tested. I still have to fix the arabics wifi. Or just install superuser.zip to fix it yourself.
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] whoqwerty:
Hey, I would like to make a faq for new users looking to root.

Should I make a new thread, or add it here?
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] sakindia123:
Hey guys ,what's the latest stock.Rom? India or France?lookin to update my kernel source

F**k y'all I m goin pop
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] immortal_yash:
The latest indian stock has same kernel source...check for france.... :)
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] sambaji:
failed to add recovery to htc explorer

dear xda developers... i have failed to add recovery. because i use macbook and windows is not installed in it. as my internal dvd drive ruined i cant install also. i dont have any windows near to me. is there any way to run "recovery.bat" from my mac?

pls help me to get overcome this problem with ur valuable solution.
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] sakindia123:
yes..change the .bat to .sh

or just manually enter the commands inside the script
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] sambaji:
failed to add recovery to htc explorer

yes sir i have googled a lot on "how to change .bat to .sh" but i couldnt find any way to change .bat to .sh

thanks for the quick reply.

pls help me again
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] sakindia123:
erm press the F2 button and rename file to .sh

the commands inside are generic
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] sambaji:
following error...

i did the same as u said then the following

when i run recovery.sh (renamed recovery.bat to recovery.sh) then text document opened with the script containing

"fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

pause"

then i tried to run it with commands as chmod +x recovery.sh followed by ./recovery.sh

then the following message displayed

Last login: Mon Oct 18 17:18:03 on console

samba-2:~ sambaji$ cd /android/recovery

samba-2:recovery sambaji$ chmod +x recovery.sh

samba-2:recovery sambaji$ ./recovery.sh

: command not found 1:

./recovery.sh: line 2: fastboot: command not found

: command not found 3:

: command not found 4: pause

samba-2:recovery sambaji$

pls help me
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] SifJar:
Find the mac version of fastboot and run this command from the terminal:

fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

Make sure you have the fastboot binary and the recovery.img file in the same directory, and navigate to that directory from terminal first, then run that command. No need to mess with scripts, it should be fairly straight forward.
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] sambaji:
again and again failed

yes i found fastboot-mac and renamed it as fastboot and placed in the same folder

where recovery.img contains. then i put the phon in fastboot mode.. usb debugged.. connected to mac. opened the terminal and gone to the directory and then typed the command as u said fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

then again the terminal window replied as "command not found"

pls bro help me ... SOS SOS SOS SOS
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] jaggyjags:
I haven't got a mac, but one thing is for sure. When using windows I had to install HTC sync on my computer so "fastboot" commands are recognized by the computer and prevent the "fastboot unknown error". Is there a mac version for htc sync?
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] sakindia123:
he hasnt set up adb correctly...faced same problem on my linux pc until i edit path
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] sambaji:
how to set up adb

how to set up adb. pls dude help me.
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] SifJar:
http://bit.ly/Kuc7uw
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] cl8:
Thanks a lot! Modified the instructions to work on Linux and it worked perfectly.
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] sambaji:
unable to succeed

Sorry guys... U guys tried ur best to help me. but as mine is mac and there is no way to recovery from mac for this htc pico(explorer)... iam purely not satisfied with the time...

i would have windows installed...
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] sambaji:
somehow worked it seems

somehow working it seems but the following error occuring while doing recovery

waiting for device > ... FAILED (status malformed (1 bytes))

someone pls help me

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yes sir i have tried... while recovery it shows

waiting for device > ... FAILED (status malformed (1 bytes)) .

whats this and how to overcome this issue ???
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] jaggyjags:
1 byte?

Have you checked the recovery.img if its alright?
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] sambaji:
how to check recovery.img is alright

ha bayya but how to check if its alright.. iam a cinematographer.. i dont this hacking stuff
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] sambaji:
thanks for your wonderful support.. Iam succeeded !!! BUT

Yes sir i have successfully rooted and then i have installed jaggyjags Rom. everything is working fine.. no wifi complaint and good options. BUT THE PROBLEM is i couldnt play songs from music player, mixzing etc., when i open music player the error message pops up as com.music.htc unexpected error force close.. even i cant play videos as the same problem occuring.. hope u will guide me through..
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] jaggyjags:
if you have the recovery from rooting tutorial (with ext support) and made a factory reset before installing it you will fix it by rebuilding dalvic cache with a2sdgui.
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] sambaji:
i just did as wht u have mentioned above "rebuild dalvic cache on sd ext..

then it turned to a big problem... now my playstore app gone and nothing but a phone with headache.. what to do? any way to get back the phone full function??

thank u sir for ur patience
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] prashanthrockit:
@jaggyjags i rooted my phone successfully.......................tell me how to unroot it..............incase i need to claim my warranty
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] sambaji:
Thanks to u all... love u guys for the wonderful support. spl thanks to jaggyjags. i have successfully rooted and successfully installed the custom rom jaggyjags and everything works fine. flawless rom and far better than original rom. but let me ask u onething... shall i install beats audioinstaller... will i get any error if i install beats audio.
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] prashanthrockit:
A little help!!

When i got my phone.....i formated my sd card...........so the data is erased what should i do..................coul u u upload it on some site!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] nikskron:
htc bootloader ..... why d hell its not unlocking :/ help.....

so @jaggy in d way unlocking my device i got stuck at step where they require a certain type of cmd code and after i pasted d code they said "error 404 file doesnt exist " :/ help plsssss
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] sakindia123:
Did u set up adb and cd to the correct directory?
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] nikskron:
yeah i hv placed adb and cd correctly

token code also appears and when i past it in d textbox given in d website it says error 404 the file doesnt exist
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] kalash1992:
PROBLEM

I have done all that is in the tutorial the problem is when i go to recovery mode and want to select the install .zip from sd card. that option dont show me.

Options that show is:

Fastboot

Recovery

Factory Reset

SimLock

i have sucessfull unlock bootloader and the recover.bat run perfectly without errors but dont see install from sd option.
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] sakindia123:
u entered bootloader mode :)

select recovery,then u enter recovery mode.

Easy,eh?
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] ps298:
In the options that you listed, select recovery. Then you will be able to find install from sd card.
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] kalash1992:
thank you

thank you very much you help me a lot xD

sorry for noobish question
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] SifJar:
Is there any risk involved in following this tutorial? i.e. could someone brick JUST by following this tutorial? I think the answer is no, but I just want to make sure.
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] jaggyjags:
Nope,

The only risk is to end up with a clean system memory. In that case just install a rom.
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] SifJar:
Thanks. "clean system memory" - that sounds a little scary. But hopefully that won't happen. I think I'll root, can't deal with not being able to install more than a handful of apps at a time, need to get link2sd running :)
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] nilot112:
Unrooting

Hello,

I am a android newbie. I want to root my phone as i have been hearing about the advantages of doing so but i am particularly concerned about loosing my warranty.

Before i root my phone i wish to know is it possible to unroot my phone and revert back to stock rom? is it possible to relock bootloader.

After unrooting can i go to HTC service centre with my warranty card and demand repairs? Will they understand if my device is rooted or not??

If unrooting is possible please tell me way to do it. i read something about RUU update but didnt understand at all.

PLS HELP..
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] SifJar:
Couple of other quick questions:

Anyone used UOT Kitchen for HTC Explorer after rooting? If so, which updater script/binary do you choose?

Also, this is a more general question, but do people still use MetaMorph? If so, are there any morphs about that will work with the Explorer?

EDIT: Successfully rooted, thanks for the tutorial. Now the "fun" begins.

EDIT: Is there a way to get a proper battery icon now that I am rooted? I am assuming I could install a theme made with UOT containing one? (By "proper" I mean containing a battery percentage)

EDIT: I got a proper battery icon by taking the ZIP from this post: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=22437285&postcount=106 extracting it and copying "system" to my phone's root (/), merging it with the existing "system" directory. Did this using ES File Explorer, the phone automatically rebooted and now I have that battery icon. Pretty happy with my phone now. Much better than stock :)
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] falcon1235:
Need HTC Explorer A310e india STOCK ROM

:confused:

HEy everyone i need HTC Explorer A310e india STOCK ROM.i did't make a backup because after rooting my phone hanged with HTC screen.SO now i have JAGY JAGGS rom.So please any htc EXPLORER A310e users help me.
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] osamazhar:
Rooted HTC Explorer VPN Problem

Hi

I have rooted my HTC Explorer using this wonderful tutorial successfully. My phone is working nice and I was facing no problems until I tried to connect to VPN at my University :(

Other two colleagues of mine one having HTC Wildfire S (Unrooted) and the other having Samsung Galaxy Y Dous (Unrooted) were easy able to connect to the VPN there, but I am still not able to do so.

Does rooting make my phone having this problem? :( Any suggestions to overcome this VPN Problem?

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Make sure that when you paste that token code there is no extra space any where at left or right of each line of the code... I had to delete one extra space at the left of each line of the code. Even if you are selecting exactly the right area of the code you have to check for extra spacing manually after pasting it to the website. Try this out and let me know.
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] immortal_yash:
Here you go latest Indian stock rom with ext2,3,4 support and cranium kernel used... :)

http://www.mediafire.com/?jr1ac1tkb7w2bqr
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] SifJar:
Not really helpful to him, he doesn't want to connect to Tor, he wants to connect to his university's VPN.
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] jahideu:
Help about root

I am satisfied my stock but want to add some functionality like:

* Overclock to 800 MHZ

* Enable app folder to SD (In stock rom it have move to sd capability)

If I follow below steps will it be any problem to root my HTC explorer:

1. Install HTC Sync on your PC

2. Unlock your phone's bootloader

3. Add a recovery from ROM Manager

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.koushikdutta.rommanager&hl=en"]https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.koushikdutta.rommanager&hl=en

4. ROOT the device with Superuser.zip

Please replay my question as early as possible.
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] SifJar:
I believe there may be issues with the recovery available via ROM Manager, I strongly advise you use the recovery in the first post of this thread instead. It's very easy, just put the phone in fastboot and run recovery.bat and it will install in seconds.
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] osamazhar:
Rooted HTC Explorer VPN Problem

Is this post meant for me?

If I install that recovery.bat file do I have to install the custom ROM again? :( or just this recovery.bat file?
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] jahideu:
SetCPU

Is SetCPU is working after rooting HTC Explorer?
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] SifJar:
No, it was aimed at jahideu who asked about ROM Manager.

But installing recovery via recovery.bat will not remove a custom ROM.

jahideu: I don't think SetCPU is supported. AFAIK, there is only one custom kernel supporting OC, and it doesn't work with SetCPU I think. You have to use some other app to set OC speed I think. There's probably more info in the kernel thread here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1632895

EDIT: I could be wrong about that, I haven't used a custom kernel, maybe SetCPU does work.

EDIT: Looks like there is another kernel with OC: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1427307 - This is the one used by Jaggy ROM (custom ROM), it seems to work with SetCPU.
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] jahideu:
Does any one no how to modify the kernel to overclock CPU , if any one script please share it. I want to build my kernel.
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] SifJar:
There are two kernels already made that provide overclock support. They are linked above. They should both be open source I think, at least one is for sure, so you can look at that compared to stock kernel source if you really want to see what changes need done.
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] osamazhar:
Rooted HTC Explorer VPN Problem

Kindly someone help me in connecting VPN on my Rooted HTC Explorer :(
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] juicespectre:
Hi, Ive just bought an HTC Explorer.It happens to be my first Android/Smartphone .I urgently need to root it as the 150mb provided.Is ****.Now ive heard that rooting the phone causes the wifi to stop working! .Is there any truth to this ? What exactly causes the wifi to malfunction? Can i use the rooting procedure on the first page of this thread ? Thanks in advance
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] ps298:
You can root it. This tutorial works. There might have been wifi errors earlier but now everything is fixed.
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] SifJar:
I believe there was an earlier revision of this tutorial that involved flashing more files than necessary, and one of the extra files broke WiFi. That file is no longer installed by following the tutorial and rooting will not break WiFi. I have followed the procedure in the first post exactly as given and it is fine.
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] juicespectre:
Thanks for the speedy reply Sifjar.can't wait to try the root.
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] salil_1337:
Jaggyjags ! you da man !

Registered here just to say that after getting my first android phone and contemplating rooting it for days, Jaggyjags made it easy as pie. No problems at all. Everything is working fine and i can finally remove the crap that was added by default. :D

I also got some questions. the superuser.zip thingy installed some superuser app on the phone.

1) what does it actually do ?

2) Is it needed ?

3) Can I remove it ?

4) deleting superuser.zip from memory card is fine after finally rooting ?

you also said not to do a factory reset after rooting the phone. Does that mean immediately after rooting the phone through the recovery menu ? I can still do a factory reset normally, right ? I guess that is a pretty dumb question, but doesn't hurt to ask.

Thanks again, Jaggyjags for making it so damn easy. :)
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] SifJar:
1) It stops apps running as root without your permission. If they could do that, they could steal any info from your phone they want, or do pretty much anything to your phone.

2) yes

3) no (well, you probably can, but under absolutely no circumstances should you)

4) yes, the ZIP isn't needed any more once rooted, go ahead and delete it
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] salil_1337:
getting up to speed on some things, well, kind of.

alright. When removing the useless apps through es file explorer i got the message from the superuser app that "ES File Explorer is requesting root access". So I guess I need it. But doesn't android itself show that dialog if superuser app was not installed ? So I am back to the same question as to whether or not I need it.

Will resetting to factory defaults erase superuser app or something and that is why you said not to do it ?

So can I never reset to factory settings ?:confused:

I am a total noob, so any answers will be appreciated. Thanks.
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] SifJar:
No android itself does NOT display that prompt, that is superuser. Like I said you need it.

And resetting settings from the settings menu should be fine, it's from recovery menu that it causes a problem. From the settings menu it will not remove superuser I don't think, because it is installed as a system app, not a user app.
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] salil_1337:
***K

@SifJar it's stuck in a boot loop. doesn't go anywhere ahead of the htc logo.

UPDATE

Alright. I flashed Jaggyjags's rom and everything is working fine.

Any way i can revert back to the "everything stock" phone ? I have the exact same ROM RUU (RUU_Pico_hTC_Asia_India_1.13.720.4_Radio_10.29.80.07H_1.10.81.17_INDIA_CRC_release_221732_signed)

i had before rooting / flashing. How can i unroot and install this so i get back the original EVERYTHING ? (rom , recovery, apps, etc.)
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] SifJar:
Sorry, I don't really know. I never installed a custom ROM nor have I done a factory reset at any time. Perhaps someone else will know what to do in this situation?