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[HTC Inspire 4G] xdtmp:
I got issues too trying to follow the instructions.

(1) At the second try of "sh hackerize-ace.sh setup-downgrade", it went through and gave me a #. However, there was error msg saying "Error opening backup file." I decided to go through anyway since # is supposed to be good?

(2) Then the instruction becomes really unclear at "Once the FASTBOOT comes up, press power once to start HBOOT and start the downgrade process. Follow the prompts on the phone to downgrade." What msgs should I follow and what prompt should I choose? When it came up, I powered once to get to "HBOOT", then there was msgs flashing by, then it went to "HBOOT USB PLUG" and stuck there for a long time. Was that the correct msg? I finally decided to power several times to get back to HBOOT and after several tries, I saw the msg flashing by saying something like invalid or bad image.

I was thinking my phone was bricked. I finally hit "factory reset", and was glad that it was able to recover to the factory default after a long while. The instructions need to be clearer about what msgs to expect, and what's bad msgs.

Hopefully someone can help me regarding whether I was going down the wrong path or not. Thanks.
[HTC Inspire 4G] RBDH:
XDtmp, no need to do a factory reset at that point. Those messages were just telling you that the zip file that was pushed to your sdcard was not seen or was invalid. When it does that just push power again and go down to reset, or restart. Sorry, can't remember the exact word atm. I read earlier that it could be your goldcard causing that. If you used a mac to format the card that could cause the problem.

I do agree in a way with the instructions. We just need a f.a.q. of the errors and what to do to try and fix them. If nothing else it would save attn1 and the others in irc a lot of grief from answering the same questions over and over again. And it would save the rest of us from searching this thread constantly.
[HTC Inspire 4G] attn1:
this can be caused by driver problems or because of a corrupt sdcard, caused by dismounting the card on the pc incorrectly.
[HTC Inspire 4G] xdtmp:
I have some more questions.

(1) I thought I saw somewhere HEX editor is needed. I don't see that in the Linux based instruction. Do I need that to edit the goldcard file I received?

(2) It says to rename the card to GOLDCARD, that's not necessary, right?

(3) It says to eject after the "dd" call. However, after the "dd" call, my card is automatically dismounted. I'm not using SD reader by the way. At this point, it's enabled as "disk drive" on the HTC which later I changed to "charge only". I suppose "eject" is not necessary since I can't find a command applicable on the ubuntu for that anyway.

(4) "Error backing up file" after "sh hackerize-ace.sh setup-downgrade", is that fatal or not?

(5) Once it reboots when executing ""sh hackerize-ace.sh install-downgrade", there are several options and there seem to be several sub options, which ones should be exactly choosen and how long is the wait after those are choosen? What kind of msgs are going to show up when it's executing?

Thanks for the help here.
[HTC Inspire 4G] klquicksall:
S off only means your taking the security off so you can change radios. Your still using att signal.

Sent from my Inspire 4G

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Att1 stock rom
[HTC Inspire 4G] ahuhn23:
hboot

once i hit the power button the phone freezes on the hboot screen what am i doing wrong?
[HTC Inspire 4G] attn1:
(1) I thought I saw somewhere HEX editor is needed. I don't see that in the Linux based instruction. Do I need that to edit the goldcard file I received? - no, not with the OSX/Linux method.

(2) It says to rename the card to GOLDCARD, that's not necessary, right? - Yes, unless you are savvy enough to get the device without using the subsequent grep command.

(3) It says to eject after the "dd" call. However, after the "dd" call, my card is automatically dismounted. I'm not using SD reader by the way. At this point, it's enabled as "disk drive" on the HTC which later I changed to "charge only". I suppose "eject" is not necessary since I can't find a command applicable on the ubuntu for that anyway. Naturally, if the device is not mounted on the PC, then you don't need to dismount it there. The point is to ALWAYS unmount with PC software were the device is mounted before placing the phone in charge-only mode.

(4) "Error backing up file" after "sh hackerize-ace.sh setup-downgrade", is that fatal or not? No, not at this point but it's a sign of trouble to come. That step was an attempt to backup a partition to the sdcard, and it failed. If that failed, then the process fails later. You need to find out why your sdcard is not mounted if the phone is in charge mode only.

(5) Once it reboots when executing ""sh hackerize-ace.sh install-downgrade", there are several options and there seem to be several sub options, which ones should be exactly choosen and how long is the wait after those are choosen? What kind of msgs are going to show up when it's executing? Push power when the fastboot screen first comes up (starting hboot) and select yes a few minutes later when it asks you to downgrade. If that fails to happen, your goldcard is either corrupt or not working.
[HTC Inspire 4G] ahuhn23:
HELP!! im stuck! at FASTBOOT i hit the power button and went to the next screen now its frozen! it does the same thing every time HELP!
[HTC Inspire 4G] wOoT_WoOt:
You have a bad goldcard. Either try using a different card or recreate using the stock card from the phone
[HTC Inspire 4G] nelify:
Try, SimpleGoldCard. Let me know if run into any problems.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=970157
[HTC Inspire 4G] klquicksall:
ok so im trying to root another inspire and I got the s off the dhd rom installed but it I can boot into recovery I just get the red triangle. Anyone know what I did wrong

on terminal emulator on the last step of the commmand I get

/data/local/tmp/root

mkdir failed for /system/xbin, file exists

I'm also using the same gold card I used for the first Inspire.

Update: I got it rooted by redoing the entire ace hack kit. Thanks att1 and the freenote chat.
[HTC Inspire 4G] jwlyons:
I'm doing this on a Mac... is there any driver I need to get in order for it to communicate with the phone properly?
[HTC Inspire 4G] jwlyons:
Also, is not alright if you format the SD card and make it a gold card while reading it through the phone? Because I don't have an SD reader on hand at the moment and just did it while my phone was connected to my computer.
[HTC Inspire 4G] emmissary:
thanks to attn1 and all the help I got on the irc channel. phone works great. only questionhow do I get rid of the british setting? do i need to flash a diff ROM?
[HTC Inspire 4G] hawk4031:
There shouldn't be any problems running it through the phone. I left mine in my phone the entire time and never ran into any problems.
[HTC Inspire 4G] subtlesti:
My root consistently failed at the setup-downgrade step in windows, but worked first try on my hackintosh. Much thanks Attn1
[HTC Inspire 4G] scottt60514:
I keep getting model id incorrect. I have tried three sd cards and am using Goldcard Helper and HxD Hex Editor. I searched this thread and have tried the suggestions but nothing seems to work. Any other ideas?
[HTC Inspire 4G] jankyboy:
Can anyone offer some assistance with creating the gold card on a mac?

I have made it to creating the goldcard image, but I'm having difficult with the following command:

sudo dd if=goldcard.img of=/dev/sdc

I'm confused with the following statement in the instructions:

"Dismount the miscoSD card, but do not eject it."

If I unmount the sd card from the phone, I'm unable to issue the dd command successfully. I get an "Operation not supported" message. If I leave the sd card mounted (where it stil shows as mounted on /dev/disk3), I get a "resource busy" when trying to issue the dd command.

Any ideas on how I can write the goldcard.img to the sd card?

Thanks,

EDIT: Figured it out... unmounted the sd card through the Disk Utility app... was able to issue the dd command with no issues.
[HTC Inspire 4G] otakonx:
I still can't get past the beginning of step 2. Every time I run hackerize-ace.sh it returns bash, not root with the following error: /data/local/tmp/misc_version: not found

My Mac is running snow leopard and I have the latest version of the SDK installed. adb finds my device with no problems.
[HTC Inspire 4G] xdtmp:
Hi, Attn1, that brings an interesting point that I need clarification. When I plug the phone into my ubuntu box, the phone shows a few options. Two of the applicable ones are "charge only" and "device drive". If I set to "drive", it's mounted and shows up under /media and I can go into the directories. If in "charge only" mode, then the phone is not mounted and I can't access it using the regular file browser means.

So during the "sh hackerize-ace.sh setup-downgrade" stage, since it's supposed to be in "charge ony" mode, is the sd card mounted or not on the PC?

Thanks.
[HTC Inspire 4G] attn1:
yes, that's fine.
[HTC Inspire 4G] attn1:
That's because your sdcard is corrupted.
[HTC Inspire 4G] attn1:
The sdcard can only be mounted in one place at a time, the phone or the PC. The tools used for this process require that the sdcard is mounted by the phone and not the pc.

After the gold card is created, the sdcard should not be mounted by the pc at any time, the phone should be in charge only mode, and the sdcard should be mounted by the phone and not visible on the pc as a disk device.
[HTC Inspire 4G] attn1:
make sure you kill other adb servers that may be running before starting this procedure.

If you have another adb server running, stop it with 'adb kill-sever'
[HTC Inspire 4G] IsraelR:
I just tried V8 after having used V2 last week. I like the new temp root method. Typing in the phone's terminal was the most tedious part for me of the old method. I had my phone rooted in under 45 minutes and that included remaking my gold card when the downgrade didn't take.

Thanks yet again, attn1!
[HTC Inspire 4G] angelchen1111:
edit: sorry wrong thread
[HTC Inspire 4G] marcbsmoove:
Important Question!!!!! PLEASE HELP!!!

I'm having a real problem knowing what to download to get sound back on my HTC inspire. What are the numbers in front of the att-inspired zip file? What do i actually download? Please can someone help me? i want to enjoy my phone. I'm a newbie at this. So please don't think i'm stupid. LOL...If anyone can/will help. I will greatly appreciate it. If its not too much trouble can someone please e-mail the exact file to download and where to put it so i can have sound...Please send to: marcbsmoove@gmail.com Thanks in advance. :confused
[HTC Inspire 4G] otakonx:
Thanks for getting back to me. Unfortunately I had already tried doing an adb kill earlier with no luck. When I run the script I noticed for a brief moment a file called "ostest" gets create in the same dir but then goes away after the conditions fall through to bash. Not sure if that helps trouble shoot my problem.
[HTC Inspire 4G] otakonx:
After using v8 of the hack guide everything went smoothly.
[HTC Inspire 4G] klquicksall:
Download rootexplorer from the market. Then go to system/app. Delete the bloatware. Just don't delete sense items like friend stream or twitter. Other stand alone apps are fine.

Sent from my Inspire 4G

Rooted ace hack kit

Att1 stock rom
[HTC Inspire 4G] otakonx:
Thanks. Weather finally kicked in. I've noticed one other thing that's different from when it was stock. The sound quality during phone conversations sounds really really bad. I just tested it by landline and cell. Is this normal? Also noticed "Enable always-on mobile data" no longer works regardless of having it checked in the settings. As soon as I connect to wifi, the mobile connect disables itself.
[HTC Inspire 4G] marcbsmoove:
Can Someone PLEASE help me get my sound back on my phone... I'm desprately need help. Please! When i try to un zip hack kit in win rar....It won't extract hack kit or read me for Linux or Windows..I had it in C:/ before but now it won't extract there. Please help!
[HTC Inspire 4G] xdtmp:
Hi, attn1, thanks for the help. I decided to try it again and record more details. Here is what I did.

(1) I reformatted the sd card on the phone, and it automatically mounts on the phone afterwards.

(2) I plug the phone into usb, and choose "disk drive". The drive is visible in /media and I found out which /dev it is, typically sdc1.

(3) "sudo dd if=goldcard.img of=/dev/sdc1" and got

0+1 records in

0+1 records out

384 bytes (384 B) copied, 3.767e-05 s, 10.2 MB/s

I suppose that's done correctly. However, I soon don't see it on the PC. Then if I go to phone, the "mount sd card" is available. So looks like it's unmounted on the phone too? And when I try to click "mount sd card" on the phone, it's not successful. At the top, it says "damaged sd card".

I haven't bothered to proceed further, I suppose that's already an issue? I believe I can reformat the card on the phone and the card should still be fine. So you think there is an incompatibility of the card file system and the way dd puts the file on it? Also I should stick to "dd" instead of copying the file onto the sd disk since the goldcard.img needs to be at a particular location, right?

Thanks.
[HTC Inspire 4G] nelify:
Try SimpleGoldCard method. Might be an easier approach.
[HTC Inspire 4G] bigb2k01:
I know this is a stupid qustion but i want to make sure i get this right the first time when your making the goldcard and everything should your phone be in debugging mode and how should this be done
[HTC Inspire 4G] jthornton71707:
Can someone help me really quick. I went ahead and made my gold card. The tried the one click root. But It doesnt seem to do anything or turn s off. It just acts like its working then reboot in recovery saying to put into h boot and when I do this it hangs and doesn't do anything else. Am I missing something
[HTC Inspire 4G] bigb2k01:
when pushing the downgrade to the rom i get *daemon not running. starting it now on port5037 *
[HTC Inspire 4G] IsraelR:
Normal. At least it is for me and I've run the kit a couple times without problem.
[HTC Inspire 4G] bigb2k01:
are you saying that for me thanks
[HTC Inspire 4G] jthornton71707:
Ya that's normal.

Sent from my Desire HD uing XDA App
[HTC Inspire 4G] bigb2k01:
now my phone has rebooted and when i type in hackerize-ace clean it says no such file or directory

and im not sure how to find adb debugging

I tried it agian and it told me permission denied
[HTC Inspire 4G] IsraelR:
On your phone, go through the setup process by hitting next, skip, skip, etc. until you are to the regular home screen then Menu>Settings>Applications>Development>check USB debugging. Click okay and try hackerize-ace clean again.
[HTC Inspire 4G] alwayslearning:
i found this and I am now checking it out as aother way to get a gold card

http://theunlockr.com/2010/03/10/how-to-create-a-goldcard/
[HTC Inspire 4G] :
What about the goldcard helper app on the market?

https://market.android.com/details?id=name.starnberger.guenther.android.goldcard
[HTC Inspire 4G] alwayslearning:
thank you so much, it worked great!
[HTC Inspire 4G] harlenm:
Any chance of an easier method? This seems so complicated. Ordered my sd card to make a gold card, so I hope to be able to root by the end of the week, and I'm hoping that this process might be a little easier by then.
[HTC Inspire 4G] :
Excellent. Thank YOU. I want you guys to have this ironed out by the time my phone comes in lol.
[HTC Inspire 4G] alwayslearning:
i used two different methods to make the CID, one is your way in this tread and the other was from goldcard helper in the marketplace, both gave me the same number
[HTC Inspire 4G] tpbklake:
Noticed this information on the Desire HD thread about downgrade rooting. Do you think this might apply to the Inspire also:

IF you have a branded device, you have to make a Goldcard. Use "mmc2" instead of "mmc1"!!

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=905003
[HTC Inspire 4G] lrs421:
I was thinking the same thing when I saw you :)
[HTC Inspire 4G] mmilestone:
I can confirm this. I've been trying to get this done using the mmc1 all afternoon. Just used the mmc2 and it's now going through the process of downgrade.

BTW I used the GoldCard Helper App on the market to get the mmc2 data
[HTC Inspire 4G] hpgt:
Im on step 5 restoring the radio. windows does not recognize the hackerize-ace.sh setup-radio command. from what ive read it is a linux script. Anyone get passed this and what did you do?
[HTC Inspire 4G] kirbo20:
If I get through all this will the sound work?
[HTC Inspire 4G] hpgt:
Well, i was not able to reload the original radio, but after the rooting i loaded the rom that attn posted and i have sound and everything is functional
[HTC Inspire 4G] wacktool:
ATTN1, Daly, Beer, thanks for your patience. I finally got it all working, rooted,sound, and new radio. So far so good. For everyonelse, serioulsy check out their irc channel, very active and everyone is cool about helping. Thanks again ATTN1.
[HTC Inspire 4G] kirbo20:
I've tried everything and I can't get it to install. I appreciate all the work attn1 put into this and and I appreciate all the questions he answered. I am just going to wait for a more streamlined method. Thanks Again
[HTC Inspire 4G] attn1:
It's as ironed out as it's going to get. the scripts work if you have made a proper gold card.
[HTC Inspire 4G] hpgt:
@ Wacktool

I got all done, but radio. How were you able to reload it?
[HTC Inspire 4G] lrs421:
Maybe It's me but I'm truly lost and I hate feeling like a noob. Where can I find instructions on this. I downloaded and extracted the ace kit but not sure where to start.

Boy I wish revoked supported the desire hd :)

Coming from the captivate this is like learning a new language :(
[HTC Inspire 4G] wacktool:
I just ran the 2 adb commands under part 55 RESTORE THE SHIPPING RADIO FIRMWARE

**Side note the bottom cover (that covers the sim and sd card) has to be on. It completes the antenna. Um, lets say I found out the hard way lol
[HTC Inspire 4G] hpgt:
asked in irc and figured out to just drop the .sh from the command (hackerize-ace.sh setup-radio). Got it installed now. Thanks
[HTC Inspire 4G] ljwnow:
Then where should we read the CID from?????
[HTC Inspire 4G] bigb2k01:
still says no such file or directory

IT has defiantly been downgraded it doesnt look the same as before
[HTC Inspire 4G] jthornton71707:
I've got to be doing something wrong. I've downladed the one click... pressed the button and followed everything i can... but when i get to the Hboot it does nothing. Is there another step or do i need other files or something??? Is there a step by step?
[HTC Inspire 4G] IsraelR:
Seems like you aren't getting through to the phone. Are you sure adb debugging is on and you are set to charge only?
[HTC Inspire 4G] Blantz415:
Rooted HTC Inspire

Hi, I recently rooted my Inspire following the instructions given, and the new rom available from the first post. However I have noticed that the People app isn't working now. I can't edit my contacts at all. Has any had this problem or know of a solution?
[HTC Inspire 4G] bigb2k01:
yes im sure debugging mode is on and charge only it just says no such file or directory
[HTC Inspire 4G] bigb2k01:
any ideas im using v.08 that attn1 recently put up there
[HTC Inspire 4G] jthornton71707:
Ok guys so now i have S-Off, so i downloaded SU and Rom Manager trying to install clockwork recovery and its still telling me im not rooted and need root privelages. Any Ideas?
[HTC Inspire 4G] klquicksall:
I rooted my second inspire yesterday and I had to run the complete guide twice.

Click on the chat link in att1 name and there are a lot of people there on chat that can really help.
[HTC Inspire 4G] otakonx:
comment removed...
[HTC Inspire 4G] klquicksall:
On att1 stock rooted rom tethering works

Sent from my Inspire 4G

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Att1 stock rom
[HTC Inspire 4G] bigb2k01:
whenever i try to flash clockworkmod recovery it says an error occured while attemting to run privleged commands
[HTC Inspire 4G] otakonx:
Weird, when I try and set that up in the menu I get the same error that "tethering is not setup for this SIM". I'm using attn1's stocker rooted rom.
[HTC Inspire 4G] klquicksall:
Did you root with the ace hack kit?

Sent from my Inspire 4G

Rooted ace hack kit

Att1 stock rom
[HTC Inspire 4G] attn1:
That's wrong. the command should be:

sudo dd if=goldcard.img of=/dev/sdc

and not

sudo dd if=goldcard.img of=/dev/sdc1
[HTC Inspire 4G] otakonx:
Yes, I rooted with v8 ace hack kit - everything went smoothly with that version
[HTC Inspire 4G] attn1:
do you already have clockwork loaded or are you trying to flash it for the first time?

This happens when you don't have root.
[HTC Inspire 4G] attn1:
This is off topic in this thread.
[HTC Inspire 4G] klquicksall:
Try to reflash the rom. I'm using attn1's stock room and i can tether.

Sent from my Inspire 4G

Rooted ace hack kit

Att1 stock rom
[HTC Inspire 4G] sdricke:
What am I doing wrong?

c:\Users\Shannon\Desktop\Inspire>hackerize-ace.sh setup-downgrade.sh

c:\Users\Shannon\Desktop\Inspire>hackerize-ace setup-downgrade

The system cannot find the path specified.

The system cannot find the path specified.

The system cannot find the path specified.

The system cannot find the path specified.

The system cannot find the path specified.

Starting adb shell to test temp root...

if you see a '#' prompt, okay to proceed

if you see a '$' prompt, temproot failed

type exit at the prompt to continue

This is what I get absolutely EVERY TIME! What should I be typing exactly?

Also, if I simply type "hackerize-ace" without the setup-downgrade, it says "parameter must be...." and has a list of several things. I have no idea why this needs to be so complicated. I could run circles around a Captivate, but this is CRAZY!
[HTC Inspire 4G] attn1:
you aren't giving much to go on. Why not stop in IRC?
[HTC Inspire 4G] klquicksall:
Ask this question in general. I'll help you out there.

Sent from my Inspire 4G

Rooted ace hack kit

Att1 stock rom
[HTC Inspire 4G] otakonx:
How so? This isn't an area to discuss problems I'm having with the flash? There are over 500 posts and MINE was off topic?
[HTC Inspire 4G] otakonx:
Will do... I'm getting too old for forums... I get instantly irritated when I hear "off topic" with no further reasoning. But I guess this is off topic.

New thread (searched first for other threads) is in the general section if you don't mind giving me a hand, klquicksall.

Sorry attn1 for cluttering up your 600+ post thread.
[HTC Inspire 4G] attn1:
Because it has zero to do with the topic, that's how so.

When you can explain to me how a side discussion about tethering has to do with this topic, then fine. But as far as I can tell, you are in the wrong thread and you post isnt even remotely topical. If you don't get that, then I feel sorry for you. Most of the 600+ other posts are not off topic, I am sure there are a few here and there, but there has not been running off topic conversations that I saw.
[HTC Inspire 4G] otakonx:
Well done, feel better? I've already moved on from this, you should too.
[HTC Inspire 4G] otakonx:
I asked a question based on a problem I was having with your rom which was included in your guides rom thread. Honestly, if that's off topic I won't be losing any sleep over it. I took issue with you original response because these forums can be like Nazi germany. Telling me my post was off topic with out any type of reason is asinine. And like I said prior to you creating even more off topic comments towards me, I've moved on and so should you.