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[myTouch 4G Android Development] ma2ga:
Beware of duplicate root subfolder on /sdcard

Greetings,

I have just permarooted my MT4G tonight on 2.2.1

Initially, I was getting the "can't open root.sh" when attempting to run "sh root.sh"

The problem was, upon unzipping "root.rar" to your /sdcard, it created "/root/root" INSTEAD OF "/root".

Of course, when u try to run "sh root.sh", it is going to throw an error because it is looking in "/sdcard/root/root"

SOLUTION:

look into your sdcard and delete the EXTRA "root" folder, NOT THE SUBFOLDER.

Proceed to the guide and follow the instruction, and your MT4G on 2.2.1 will be ROOTED.

P/S: Our sincere apologies to the HTC engineers whom have been falsely blamed for having hardened the core system. It was simply user errors.

Cheers,
[myTouch 4G Android Development] porthole:
no worky

Yeah I have rooted a few of these myself. I can't figure it out. (no, I haven't created two root folders). Everything works fine. I get SU and then script runs fine. I reboot to see if I have s-off and I don't. Tried it several times.

Any ideas?
[myTouch 4G Android Development] Theonlyblackju:
I'm having this identical issue. Can anyone help?
[myTouch 4G Android Development] k0shi:
I have rooted multiple mytouch 4gs before but I just picked up another one yesterday from t-mobile and for some reason I cannot get this one rooted or s-off any help?!
[myTouch 4G Android Development] lanceydavid:
SAME THING HERE! so frustrating, and i rooted many phones before.... why is the s-on still showing? is this the case with new mytouches?
[myTouch 4G Android Development] pdxrealtor:
I am having the same issue, new my touch picked up 2 days ago... used the same method with my other my touch and it worked flawlessly.

Does anyone have any help/advice they can share?

Is this method no longer working,, officially??
[myTouch 4G Android Development] cyncere:
I'm also having the same issue as a few others I have the new MT4G just got yesterday and cannot get this damn thing rooted w/ s-off

any help is appreciated
[myTouch 4G Android Development] kenrippy:
EDIT: Finally got it! S-OFF

I tried something different in this guide http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=858996

I tried the optional method of downloading the file directly to my phone, unzipped it and pasted gfree directly into my data/local folder as described below. this worked!

I apologize for doubting the methods given in these great forums!
[myTouch 4G Android Development] roguespy0:
I just got my phone 3 days ago and used the gfree method and it worked. It took maybe 10 minutes, the other ways didn't work. The gfree way was the only one that worked,i now have permaroot and soff.
[myTouch 4G Android Development] kenrippy:
finally got perm root s-off. see 2 posts above for the method i used.
[myTouch 4G Android Development] E.my4G:
Having issue installing .zip file

I am trying to flash a ROM after use of gfree to turn S-off, and installing CWM threw Rom Manager. I get into the recovery, did a backup, then tried going into "install .zip from sd" and the screen goes blank...I dont want to wipe any files until I know I can get into the install file tab...

Edit: Problem fixed...My stupidity...lol
[myTouch 4G Android Development] Mrdaviso:
For the the folks who can't get s off at step 2 click the temproot 3 times, r/w doesn't stick the first time, or usually the second but 99% of the time it sticks the third time (in a row) Also there are some phones with a delayed cache write, you may need to let the phone sit for an hour then reboot to check S

Sent from my CM7 Glacier using the XDA App
[myTouch 4G Android Development] bakron1:
Problems getting s=off on MT4G HELP!!!!

I have been trying to perm root (s=off) my MT4G using the visionary method on this thread and I can't for the life of me get it to work? I have a MT4G with 2.2.1 and HBOOT -0.86.0000.

I have run visionary r14 and run the su commands outlined in the procedure and the root.sh script runs fine and when I power down and reboot into hboot, I keep getting s=on??

I have rooted a couple of MT4G phones in the past and I am stumped. I have tried running visionary 3 times then running the su commands and root.sh script and still get s=off.

Any help would be greatly appreciated please. I almost at the point of tossing it in the toilet.
[myTouch 4G Android Development] aabray:
Please Help, I followed the instructions and everything seems to be going smoothly. However, when i get to the part where you check to see if s=off my device is still saying s=on.

When i turn my phone back on the Superuser app is still there though.... Does that mean i am good to go installing customer roms or am i missing something?
[myTouch 4G Android Development] ralphsancho:
I had the same problem with this method... seems it doesn't work anymore?

anyways I used the quoted method a couple post above and worked like a charm

best of luck!
[myTouch 4G Android Development] Tone503773:
I followed the OP's instructions and it worked for me, I rooted my phone two day ago.
[myTouch 4G Android Development] spark916:
Ok im doing everything right but still getting S-ON
[myTouch 4G Android Development] konsts:
I'm with this guy, i checked all my specs, followed word for word, (used the visionary 11) and i still get s=on, what else can i try?
[myTouch 4G Android Development] dynamicav:
I used visionry r14 to root the phone. I now have S-Off and when I go to terminal emulator, I can type in su and get permissions granted. Whenever I try to flash the clockwork recovery, I just get an error. I have tried multiple times with the same result. I even removed the battery before the reboot. Has anyone ran into the same situation with not being able to flash the recovery.
[myTouch 4G Android Development] bstylz911:
same here...can anyone help us please.
[myTouch 4G Android Development] Towle:
Did you guys figure it out yet? Make sure you are putting spaces in the terminal emulator commands where it is showing spaces. Make sure you have fastboot turned off and that you have the r/w option checked before temp root. Also make sure you are going back into visionary after you are done with everything and run the attempt permanent root.

Sent from my MyTouch4G running RoyalGinger 2.0
[myTouch 4G Android Development] KangCweep:
Is there a new root process? I cant get S=Off to save my life

Ive used both R14 adn R11 and I still cang get S=off.

When I run the sh.root, the script says the "wpx.ko' failed (function not implemented). But the 3 files are in the root folder on the sdcard.
[myTouch 4G Android Development] jaymzb0nd:
I keep getting the "sdcard/root/wpx.ko failed" as well. I'm able to temp root but not perm.
[myTouch 4G Android Development] Towle:
Go to www.theunlockr.com and in the "how to's" section find your phone and there is a very detailed and easy to follow video. Also, make sure you are putting in the spaces in terminal emulator where it shows to. Hope this helps.
[myTouch 4G Android Development] jaymzb0nd:
Thank you very much for the link but it's still doing the same thing. I've watched numerous videos (which all have the same method), used different Root folders from different download links (assuming that's the problem why the fail is occurring) and still nothing. fml.

I've been very deliberate in making sure everything is spelled correctly. I bought my phone in February so I'm thinking maybe the newer phones (newer since the original launch) have something different about them.
[myTouch 4G Android Development] SongThien:
After i did mine S=off, i went straight to market download the Rom Manager then install the CWR 3.0.2.4 then press reboot recovery from Rom Manager. It will reboot turn into orange color menu to flash away. BTW, that means i got SU permissions to install Rom Manager. (No need to go to terminal emulator for install recovery.img):)

Like the other guy said about theunlockr.com very helpful.

(1) http://theunlockr.com/2010/12/10/how-to-temporarily-root-the-t-mobile-mytouch-4g-htc-glacier/

(2) http://theunlockr.com/2010/12/10/ho...s-off-on-the-t-mobile-mytouch-4g-htc-glacier/
[myTouch 4G Android Development] jaymzb0nd:
Watching the video on perm rooting closely, it appears that the guy's phone has the same "failed" message that some of us were complaining about. Only difference is when he reboots the phone, S is off and mine is on. Would having an antivirus maybe be the problem?

A message comes up telling me that Visionary is bad but I ignore it. During one attempt, I deleted the antivirus and it didn't make a difference so I put it back on.
[myTouch 4G Android Development] Towle:
Do you have usb debugging on and fastboot off?

Sent from my Royal Ginger powered Glacier
[myTouch 4G Android Development] jaymzb0nd:
Yes. I've gone through the instructions a million times, downloaded the programs and files from different links in case that was the problem, typed the commands with spaces and without in the emulator just in case and still... I'm going to take this as a sign that maybe I don't need a rooted phone haha.
[myTouch 4G Android Development] neidlinger:
looks like you have a bad eMMC, i wouldn't root it if i were you.
[myTouch 4G Android Development] thebombmp:
What I ended up doin was a mix of two different methods. I had the root.sh files and the perm root files I used the root.sh method but rather then typing root.sh I just typed perm_root and it gave me s off with no problem at all, I hope that made sense, any questions feel free to pm me
[myTouch 4G Android Development] badboy68:
show us here friend, how would you know if u have a bad emmc chip?

i dont think its jus that, maybe tmobile patched a fix to prevent this device from being rooted?
[myTouch 4G Android Development] sn0warmy:
All I know is that I rooted my girlfriend's MT4G and my first MT4G using the method posted in the OP in ~20 minutes with no issues.

I just had my MT4G replaced due to some hardware issue last week and this new one will not respond to any rooting methods, including this one.

Looks like there will be no rooting for me. :mad:
[myTouch 4G Android Development] acsi007:
can you list your hboot version or radio version, OS version etc so we can see what you're on?
[myTouch 4G Android Development] mrbuddhasr:
this has happened to me also. i got the phone the day it came out. and i rooted the phone maybe a few months later. i did it with no problem, first try actually. i used the visionary method. thanks to mackster248. my sister just got hers and i cant root it. im doing everything exactly to the freakin T. and it wont s=off and the hboot or whatever is at 86.00.0. i think im pretty sure it is. mine was lower than that. i have no idea what the problem is i was told it was bad emmc. i was going to do the gfree method, but someone told me i should be careful doing it that way. so i dont know if it would brick the phone if i did the gfree method. so i dont know. and i would actually like to know how to fix this for future ref just incase if i had to get a new phone cuz i love being rooted.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] flexgrip:
Hello,

I had been using the micro-usb cable that came with my evo to charge it since release day. Then about 3 weeks ago my phone wouldn't charge unless I applied a little pressure to the cable while it was plugged in.

I found that I had to press downward on the base of the cable/connector or it wouldn't make contact. So if the phone was laying camera side down on a table, I had to push the thick black part of the connector down towards the table to get it to charge.

As with most laptops and most of my other phones, I assumed the micro usb slot was wearing out or shorting. Everyone has had one phone or another where the little tiny plastic board and leads snap fall out of the charing slot. I was assuming mine was headed out.

So anyway before I called for a replacement, I decided to get a new cable. Sure enough I bought a cable from Staples and it charged my phone without having to twist or press the cable in any way. So its been fine for 3 weeks now.

Last night, it all started happening again. Same deal, have to press on the cable for it to charge. My questions are:

Could it be that my micro usb slot is worn out? Is this a common thing for our phones? I haven't seen any other similar threads.

My second question is: Could I possibly get a phone that can't be rooted? I installed baked snack 1.7 and one of kings kernels a long time ago. Phone has had fantastic battery life and performance so I stopped messing with it. So I have no idea if the newer ota phones prevent rooting currently.

I am assuming the best way to exchange a phone with sprint is to do it in a store so you dont have to wait for shipping and a return. I will happen to be by a sprint store tomorrow. There are none around here and I have never returned a phone with sprint before. So I dont know how smoothly this will go. I have a pretty strong bond with my phone and hate to see it go for some brand new stranger :)
[Vibrant Android Development] Hawkularxda:
Big thanks to geoffcorey for putting this deodexed version together for everyone. Original link and mirrors below. Enjoy!

DISCLAIMER: I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANYTHING YOU CHOOSE TO DO TO YOUR PHONE. ALWAYS MAKE A BACKUP!

Known Issues

1. Own Phone Number in Contact Settings will be Unknown and the option grayed out. This appears to be in the case in ALL JK6 releases at this time. Yes, including the ODIN version. However, this should not effect your ability to make calls.

Mirrors: http://www.multiupload.com/CM3LTTVWJF
[Vibrant Android Development] geoffcorey:
Deodexed JK6.

Removed tmo boot up sounds and animations, replaced with i9000 boot animations and sounds.

modified 3e comes from untermensch. greatly appreciated for that work.

and Wifi reboot loop fix comes from team whiskey.

http://www.mediafire.com/file/ijdi11u9twajkpw/stock_jk6_deodex.zip
[Vibrant Android Development] Anderdroid:
Please keep it fully stock with no changes except root + modified 3e recovery <3
[Vibrant Android Development] geoffcorey:
posted the deodex. refer to post #2 of the thread for info.
[Vibrant Android Development] traderx2009:
What exactly is the benefit of a deodexed rom? Easier modification?
[Vibrant Android Development] geoffcorey:
Currently testing this right now, apparently some have been reporting wifi reboot issues. gonna see if that happens to me.

EDIT: So this has a modified playlogos script. i'm gonna reupload to one that doesn't.
[Vibrant Android Development] kevinngu:
does this file also removes all the crapware included from tmobile?
[Vibrant Android Development] Anderdroid:
I may just dump the system folder myself and make a ZIP as Sombionix's is not truly stock...
[Vibrant Android Development] geoffcorey:
ok, gonna do a system dump and work from there. will put the link back up when i got it working.
[Vibrant Android Development] Whitehawkx:
Please do share gentlemen when you make this happen. I am not a fan of the custom inits on "stock" roms...
[Vibrant Android Development] blackerwater:
Please :)

Sent from my vibrant
[Vibrant Android Development] Deleted member 2653512:
+1 i think i'd like to run straight stock on this release for a day or two.
[Vibrant Android Development] scrizz:
might have to deodex and post myself.

:p

maybe
[Vibrant Android Development] Anderdroid:
Please... save me the trouble. I can but I'm tired.
[Vibrant Android Development] geoffcorey:
i've almost got it done. testing on my phone BEFORE i post it here.
[Vibrant Android Development] Anderdroid:
Based on the Odin or based on Som's? Make sure you get the zImage out of the tar
[Vibrant Android Development] geoffcorey:
it's based on odin.
[Vibrant Android Development] anthonys2r:
whats the difference between JK2 and JK6?
[Vibrant Android Development] Anderdroid:
JK6 is newer. And a true leak instead of a dump. Probably more stable as well. But that's anybody's guess.
[Vibrant Android Development] scrizz:
the data connection is much better in JK6
[Vibrant Android Development] geoffcorey:
link is live.
[Vibrant Android Development] scrizz:
is it stock or TW's modded rom..?
[Vibrant Android Development] geoffcorey:
It's stock. pulled from a freshly odin'd jk6.

the only thin though is that i forgot i had rom manager in there.

If you don't want rom manager in the system/app file, use winrar to delete it before flashing
[Vibrant Android Development] 651stp:
please make a new thread and have it in the OP. as this is just a request thread :\ good work guys.
[Vibrant Android Development] Hawkularxda:
Downloading now. As soon as it's finished I'll be updating the OP and posting mirrors.
[Vibrant Android Development] cnote74:
Does this have its own stock kernel or do I need to download a stock kernel
[Vibrant Android Development] Anderdroid:
I'm pretty sure it comes with one. Although I'm just flashing it now.
[Vibrant Android Development] 651stp:
let us know how it goes Anderdroid. :)
[Vibrant Android Development] Anderdroid:
This is the ****, good work. Everything works as it should if not better.
[Vibrant Android Development] AustinKnight45:
Yea I would also like to know how this is working, while reading other threads people are saying theres still a data issue in this froyo. But ill flash and see for myself later;)
[Vibrant Android Development] sombionix:
There are NOOOOOOO custom init scripts in the stock rom I put up. It is fully stock aside from, root, su, busybox, rom manager, and the bootanimations and startup sounds I removed. Quiet honestly, I didn't think anyone would miss them. lol.
[Vibrant Android Development] sombionix:
Holy crap people.....its stock.....there are NO init scripts. Stop posting things you know nothing about. The kernel is the SAME kernel thats in the JK6 tar file, but has 2e built in. It has the ability to call custom init scripts, but if you had actually looked, you would have seen that there is no init.d folder, which means there are no custom init scripts.
[Vibrant Android Development] geoffcorey:
som, don't take this thread personally. I knew you guys hadn't gotten init.d scripts yet for jk6, but i did know you had playlogos scripts. and instead of back tracing (for me) which files were tweaked/removed/replaced, i just did a system dump. People get specific ideas in their heads about stuff, and it's hard to get them to shake those ideas when they don't know what they're talking about.
[Vibrant Android Development] Anderdroid:
Dude it's cool I just had no idea how to fix qmg's on yours. And I didn't know how you had it set up I just assumed as your other ROMs do the somInit or w/e
[Vibrant Android Development] sombionix:
No worries. I just want people to know that the stock rom I put up is stock. There are no init script modifications at all.
[Vibrant Android Development] Jdom58:
Ok so is this being a stock rom ok to flash over an Axura 2.05? sorry if it's a noob question, I'm not a noob but I'm not sure if I'm clear on this :confused:

Will it retain root, or will I have to root the phone again? just trying to make out the differences between this one and Sombi's stock rom he just posted also.

Thanks,
[Vibrant Android Development] Anderdroid:
This can be flashed over anything. This one uses Samsung QMG boot animations.

It is pre-rooted and deodexed. It comes with modified recovery 3e and Rom Manager.
[Vibrant Android Development] ljv:
Does anyone notice under Settings, About Phone, Status, Phone Number shows up as Unknown? Because of this, I can't register my phone for Verizon Fios Remote DVR. I tried to set Own Numbers under Contact Settings but it's grayed out.

And, very nice work btw. Thanks!
[Vibrant Android Development] compuguy1088:
Any plans for a ASOPish build based on JK6?
[Vibrant Android Development] scrizz:
I never said there were any init scripts..

The thing is when I think stock, I think untouched.

;)

thx for the work you do Sombionix
[Vibrant Android Development] mr.orange303:
I used soms from tw. Fan fn tastik. the 3e vs 2e really make a diff? Or does it just allow more yo be done in 2e at this time?

This release looks good too. From the stability point this is clearly the real deal.

Perhaps sammy fixes some of the minor issues. The only one I've found this far is the facebook app doesnt work.

No biggie here. To a lot it will be though.

This or soms is fine.
[Vibrant Android Development] ohnoezmahfone:
Thanks for the heads up about the Facebook app not working.

This has touchwiz, correct? Because I hate that ****. Personal opinion only.
[Vibrant Android Development] geoffcorey:
You're right. it does say Unknown. Not sure if it's there in the ODIN version or not. i'll have to check in the morning (also not sure if it's there in som's rom either).

if it's stock, and not labeled with anything indicating the removal of touchwiz, then it has touchwiz. and seeing as how this firmware was released only just today, there might now be all that many compatable visual tweaks yet.

Also, for thos that are having facebook sync issues, could you try and see if sombionix's version works? I don't use facebook, so i can't really test every aspect to see if it's still working.
[Vibrant Android Development] hitman818:
What does deodexed mean?
[Vibrant Android Development] AustinKnight45:
This is working great everything is working great, a lot better them jk2 I think.
[Vibrant Android Development] Gigabytex:
I've been getting this with all FroYo ROMs, includidng this stock one (Obsidian, Axura) Soud issues, no notification,gmail sounds, music player freezes and crashes, and the alarm force closes, other than that there's the keyboard switching that freezes everytime.. I haven't seen many ppl with this issue so I'm guessing its my Phone.. What can/should I do? I thought this new stock would be better but it failed faster than the rest (they usually start failing the day after, this one did at night after flashing..)
[Vibrant Android Development] 651stp:
just flashed this version and shows great signs of improvement. especially reception and gps locks. gps is way better then jk2 i lock instantly as long as im outside, when im in the basement i still get locks but is only accurate up to 500m. when outside accurate to 20m. great! cant wait till someone cooks this up.
[Vibrant Android Development] iPathik:
When i try to flash the roms or the Clockwork recovery i get this:

Finding update package...

Opening update package...

Verifying update package...

E: failed to verify whole-file signature

E: signature verification failed

Installation aborted

any ideas?
[Vibrant Android Development] jrharvey:
Its because your using a ROM with 3E recovery. You need to ODIN back to Eugenes unnoficial 2.2 or any other ROM that has 2E recovery.
[Vibrant Android Development] mr.orange303:
My phone now says # unkown. But my wife is fully stock. She has been since day one. I mean bare bones stock.

Her phone says# unknown. My boss at work has a stock vibrant. Bare bones. His # in system info......unknown. So its not this rom people.

I dont know why my phone use to show it. I like it better that you can't see it. If you lose your vibrant you'll never get it back anyway.
[Vibrant Android Development] compuguy1088:
The facebook native app sync does not work on this leaked release. Samsungs facebook account does work. In past experience, when a custom skin overlays android (i.e. htc sense), the native sync for facebook does not seem to work.

No issues here.
[Vibrant Android Development] blackerwater:
Does the odin version do this also?

Sent from my vibrant
[Vibrant Android Development] icandy75:
I can confirm it works on Soms version. Unknown number is in Soms as well. Haven't tried the ODIN version so can't comment on that one.
[Vibrant Android Development] bonedaddy42:
I've had no issues with the Facebook app and this ROM. I did ODIN stock 2.1 first maybe that had something to do with it?
[Vibrant Android Development] jrharvey:
I flashed Eugenes latest kernel over this and it seems to run just fine except for now I have the standard samsung galaxy boot annimation but also flashing android logo on top of it. Anyone know whats going on there and how to get it back to only showing the Samsung animation?