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[HTC Inspire 4G] acPIZZA:
Yes! Follow the instructions - format the card on your phone, and then you're going to want to mount it to your computer. Just plug the usb/microsd cable that came with the phone into your computer/phone. It should ask you how you want to connect, but if not, slide down the notification shade and click the charge only/connection. Select mount disk.
[HTC Inspire 4G] sprke:
That happened to me also. I just installed visionary got temp root, intalled rom manager, flashed clockwork, downloaded a different ROM.
[HTC Inspire 4G] budco2000:
visionary just says rooting. i let it go for 15 minutes
[HTC Inspire 4G] cmstlist:
If you *want* to return it to S-ON, remove SuperCID and SIM lock (say for warranty purposes), you can do that too. It requires you to downgrade (again), run the S-OFF tool from the DHD Dev section (but instead tell it to undo these hacks), and then you can RUU back up to the AT&T firmware.
[HTC Inspire 4G] davwman:
Make sure you are not typing any commands in the # line while running adb it wont work all commands need to be run from location of hackerize kit. You did not downgrade properly. try it again.
[HTC Inspire 4G] draggindakota:
The 300mb file is has all the actual tools in it that the scripts reference and need. Use WinRAR to unzip it, that's what I used on Vista.
[HTC Inspire 4G] matt_b:
rooting went smoothly and all the tools worked like a charm.
[HTC Inspire 4G] lrs421:
Coming from a device that didn't have a radio can someone explain to me what the significance is off turning the s-off? And do I have to leave it off while rooted and running custom ROM? Just trying to get a handle on things.
[HTC Inspire 4G] brian82:
I am wondering is this is a permanent sim unlock method? Or will it get erased if one installs a new firmware when HTC releases it, such as honeycomb, etc...
[HTC Inspire 4G] tpbklake:
Here's an explanation from the unrevoked team...

http://unrevoked.com/rootwiki/doku.php/public/forever
[HTC Inspire 4G] lrs421:
Just read. Exactly what I was looking for. Thanks.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Shad0w2626:
Very quick noob questions. Please don't yell at me D:

With this, will I be able to use Android Wif-Tether (code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/)?

On their website it says:

Thanks and sorry!
[HTC Inspire 4G] tpbklake:
If you flash the inspired_hdh_vfr series ROM listed in the first post, then you won't need Android WiFi tether. The HTC WiFi hotspot will work just fine without requiring an AT&T tethering plan.
[HTC Inspire 4G] seanfinn:
im going to try this tonight..been lurking around for a few days..whole process seems complicated to me coming from an aria(which was my first android) anyone overclocked yet? what quadrant / smart bench scores are you getting? also is the sound qaulity fixed..or is that something that needs source from htc?..really wishing there was a one click root lol
[HTC Inspire 4G] Shad0w2626:
Thanks a lot for the quick reply. I'm going to start my rooting adventure now.

I found this video on YouTube that visualizes all the steps for you. I find it a really good. Copy and paste the link (I can't post direct link, below 7 posts):

youtube.com/watch?v=xCcd1XQrTzE
[HTC Inspire 4G] jcdeuce:
I too came from the Aria and while this root is a bit more involved than the unrevoked one click root that i used for the aria, 1. there are pretty good instructions to get all if not all the way through and it you do run into problems 2. there are lots of great folks that can help you get through the rough patch. Unfortunatly I cant tell you about the sound quality as I did not even power on my phone until I was doing this process so never used it before I rooted and flashed the fr002 rom on it, but the sound is ok for me. I got a quadrant score of 1425 and linpak of 35 last night so hands down better than the aria. you wont be sorry.
[HTC Inspire 4G] seanfinn:
wow only 1400? im getting 1700 stock...did you overclock? yeah i loved my aria and cyanogen 7 nighlies..and they just came out with rc1 too...what did you use to root..im gonna have to use my wifes mac..my crappy netbook wont even recognise the inspire
[HTC Inspire 4G] seanfinn:
thank you ill check it out when i get outa work
[HTC Inspire 4G] jcdeuce:
yea just ran it again and I am getting 1488 but I used windows 7, and like I said there were 2 things that stuped me. 1. was I tried entering a command before exiting out of the # prompt so it was not going and then once I was done with the downgrade I didnt flash a rom so I had no sound and thought I messed up somewhere but no just needed to flash a rom with the correct radio and the inspired-dhd-afr002-signed is a good one as far as I am concerned. No I have not done any kind of OC or even kernal switchng yet just enjoying the added real estate on her vs the aria. before the aria I was on the iphone 4. I liked my aria over the iphone and this is leaps and bounds better so I iz camping happily.
[HTC Inspire 4G] seanfinn:
yeah just ran mine again..1692..weird theres such a big difference...loving the inspire over the aria too..thing looks tiny in my hands now! lol...im still debating on turning it in for an atrix on the 22nd...ima see how she looks rooted/oc'd
[HTC Inspire 4G] tpbklake:
There is currently no over-clocking kernel for the Inspire. The devs need to wait for HTC to release the kernel source code for some serious modding to begin.
[HTC Inspire 4G] know_fun:
thanks for the writeup :D

fyi: phone froze on HBOOT right after hitting the power button once and before SD checking

solution: change microsd
[HTC Inspire 4G] Wiingy:
At a guess, how many weeks until HTC release the kernel source code ?
[HTC Inspire 4G] Nick281051:
if i flash a desire hd rom would i reboot after i flash it then flash the kernel?
[HTC Inspire 4G] id10terrordfw:
2-3 weeks seems to be the norm for them.
[HTC Inspire 4G] lrs421:
Nevermind...

Answered my own dumbass question.

Thanks :o
[HTC Inspire 4G] alwayslearning:
radio question

after step 3 your phone is...

"Congratulations! You now have radio S-OFF, you are rooted, and your phone is carrier-unlocked (sim-free)"

and then in step 4 ... you Install ROM Manager from MARKET Install Clockworkmod Recovery with ROM Manager

now that the phone is rooted and CWM is installed can't I use CWM to flash the old radio?

Do I need to follow the instructions in step 5?

I already have downloaded the radio so I don't see why I can't flash it with ROM manager?
[HTC Inspire 4G] _Opiate_:
You need to follow step 5. Its really simple, just to commands.
[HTC Inspire 4G] jean1083:
need help

I'm by the part where I'm supposed to run the HxD.exe program from the win folder but my SD card isn't appearing on the list of disks when i select "open disk" the sd card has been formatted in FAT32, its in my phone and USB debugging is on... How can i make it appear??? plz help
[HTC Inspire 4G] wOoT_WoOt:
The way I did it was to have the sdcard in a reader plugged into a usb port. Then you can do it that way. It was just easier to do.
[HTC Inspire 4G] abrusil33:
Incorrect Model ID, Update fail.

I can't get pass this point. 25 times formated that goldcard. would appreciate any hints.
[HTC Inspire 4G] wOoT_WoOt:
Did you do the reverse MM2 CID? You might have done the MM1 CID which will give you an error.
[HTC Inspire 4G] klquicksall:
This means that you didn't make the gold card correctly. Go to the ublockr. Com and type in make gold card and they take you step by step. Then follow the rest of the commands.
[HTC Inspire 4G] droe411:
Edit............nvm
[HTC Inspire 4G] droe411:
Mount your SD card. Put in disk drive not charge only.
[HTC Inspire 4G] alwayslearning:
watch this guys video to see if it helps http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=957559
[HTC Inspire 4G] lrs421:
I assume the answer is yes but I'm going to ask anyway. After successfully rooting can I remove the gold card and pop in another one? When does the system require the gold card and is just need for the initial root? Thanks.
[HTC Inspire 4G] bigcrav:
You only need the gold card to root. Once rooting is done you can use another card.
[HTC Inspire 4G] lrs421:
I assumed that was the case, just wanted to be sure. Thanks.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Enriguelee:
Need Help

I got to the the point of starting "HBOOT" after "pushing the downgrade ROM to your SDCARD", but I stocked with the message telling me "no image or wrong image" after hitting power button to Hboot. What did I do wrong. I have successfully created the Goldcard and unzip all necessary files to the root folder.
[HTC Inspire 4G] knowledge928:
if you are getting no image that means your goldcard isnt good. use the samsung card the phone came with, its the only one i could get to work.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Anthonok:
everything goes fine until i get to HBOOT and it just sits there. It never does anything when i press power.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Enriguelee:
My come with a Sandisk 8G. I checked the card I used to create the goldcard, and I was able the open the files loaded to the goldcard in the process? one of them is a unzipped file "PD98IMG.zip" I don't know if you need to unzip this file to the Goldcard first?
[HTC Inspire 4G] gunnyman:
I went back to stock this morning to make sure i was rid of the problems with wifi that were caused by that rooted rom zip. I went through all the steps and was stopped by the hackerize rage scripts saying it couldn't stat tools/flash_image and so rooting failed. I followed the steps in the guide to the letter. in my Root folder in the directory I downloaded the tools to there is no flash_image program. Any idea where I screwed up?

I re-downloaded the v2 and V3 as well and flash_image isn't there
[HTC Inspire 4G] razor_blade:
Ask here: h ttp://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=#liberatedAria
[HTC Inspire 4G] alwayslearning:
it is possible you only downloaded the update which does not include the two folders because they where not changed. If you do not have the folders anymore and you have to re download make sure you download the ace kit v2 and the update v3
[HTC Inspire 4G] gunnyman:
I did :)

Still had the problem.

I was downgraded so I hacked with Visionary and all is well.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Anthonok:
I suck. Even with attn1's help. But I.thank him for his time. Here's to tomorrow
[HTC Inspire 4G] tagleda:
Need Help

When I am in phone terminal and get to the part where i cd/data/local it says not found.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Nick281051:
been trying but i guess my gold card is bad? idk it doesnt want to downgrade
[HTC Inspire 4G] klquicksall:
I went to the ublockr.com and searched how to make a gold card. It worked perfectly.
[HTC Inspire 4G] greg25:
I still have no idea how to do this on a mac. anyone using a mac that has done this care to explain how or better yet make a video?
[HTC Inspire 4G] wOoT_WoOt:
It's cd /data/local there needs to be a space between cd /
[HTC Inspire 4G] pendo:
man...I was starting to get frustrated there for a minute. I'm far from an Android veteran, but I was starting to feel pretty n00bish there for a minute. N1 really spoils you.

So after it failed to push the downgrade to the sd/gold-card, I fired up windows and it went exactly as the guide said. To the letter. Didn't have to repeat anything. I did have to update my sdk from 2.0, though lol. (I never boot into windows anymore)

So, I noticed there was a donate message during the terminal emulator stuff, but I didn't write it down. Where's the right place to send a thank-you donation?
[HTC Inspire 4G] King Shady:
Man I've tried three SD Cards and still get the "model ID" failure message....
[HTC Inspire 4G] bose.jhebert:
Weirdest thing I've ever done. re did it all over again and it worked.
[HTC Inspire 4G] ronnie498:
I was having trouble but watched these videos and now I am rooted - might help you
[HTC Inspire 4G] mrro82:
The videos helped me out a lot. At least until I got to the end of the terminal emulator part where you enter /data/local/tmp/root. Mine says not found and I have no clue how to fix it. I downloaded the kit and it's update.
[HTC Inspire 4G] JCreazy:
No worries, that is normal, just move on. Same thing happened to me
[HTC Inspire 4G] alwayslearning:
read post 314 in this thread
[HTC Inspire 4G] laxwillsch:
Hey have you used adb on a mac before? some of the commands are a little different. I noticed that where the kit says to do hackerize-ace blah blah blah you need to enter hackerize-ace.sh blah blah blah. besides that I think it is just following the linux/osx commands from the readme. feel free to PM me if you need more help.
[HTC Inspire 4G] mrro82:
Did that. Still saying not found.
[HTC Inspire 4G] mrro82:
Just move on?
[HTC Inspire 4G] JCreazy:
Go to the next step
[HTC Inspire 4G] mrro82:
OK. I'm trying to get the TOS to load. Another question, when you were going through the rooting process, did your phone go to roaming? It was on H+, 3G, E earlier, now it's on roaming.
[HTC Inspire 4G] mrro82:
I tried moving on but I can't. I downloaded rom manager and it's tellin me I must root my phone. Superuser was not found at "/system/bin/su" or "/system/xbin/su"
[HTC Inspire 4G] JCreazy:
I am not sure what is going on then, you could always try starting over
[HTC Inspire 4G] mrro82:
Did that too.
[HTC Inspire 4G] JCreazy:
Only thing I can reccomend is using the IRC and seeing if you can get anyone to help
[HTC Inspire 4G] mrro82:
Where do i find that?
[HTC Inspire 4G] Anthonok:
I DID IT!!!!
[HTC Inspire 4G] mrro82:
I went back to the stock ROM. Thanks for everyone's help. Hopefully an easier way to root will come around for me. his wasn't hard by any means but I was really nervous doing some of the things.
[HTC Inspire 4G] inertiamonster:
Visionary

For those of you who used visionary to get temp root and clear bloatware, what version did you use and is there a special trick to it?

I side loaded r14 and tried running it, it runs for a minute and then goes blank, no error message, no root.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Anthonok:
Now to wait for HTC to release source code and wait for CM7!! Im using Android Revolution HD for now and i can survive without youtube and Recorded video playback until then...I hope
[HTC Inspire 4G] rasroygbiv:
Now I'm excited. Glad to see you guys over here. Jumping ship from my Cappy tomorrow!
[HTC Inspire 4G] rasroygbiv:
Glad to see you in here di11i! Live your work on the Cappy. Can't wait to see what you have cooking soon!
[HTC Inspire 4G] Wiingy:
Do AVI/MKV's copied over from the pc work in apps like Rockplayer?
[HTC Inspire 4G] gunnyman:
I had problems with the parts of the hack kit guide that come after downgrading so to get root, after downgrading I followed the guide here http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile/how-to-permanently-root-htc-desire-hd-complete-guide/

after that I was able to do the S-Off steps in the guide.
[HTC Inspire 4G] inertiamonster:
Those are the same steps I used with Visionary and just got sluggish un-rooted phone and had to reboot and uninstall Visionary. So I'm guessing it's a version issue, which version did you use?
[HTC Inspire 4G] gunnyman:
I used R14
[HTC Inspire 4G] Heartbreak:
Plz help. lol.

When I enter the first command at the Tool folder, it says "error: Device not found" right before the section where I should get the "very long number." I do have debugging on, and the Sd is mounted. Any ideas? What are the drivers that Attn1's original post mentions? Thank you. :)
[HTC Inspire 4G] alwayslearning:
did you watch the video mentioned in this thread?
[HTC Inspire 4G] Heartbreak:
Yeah, the one posted by r34p3rex?
[HTC Inspire 4G] inertiamonster:
Weird, am I missing a step then? Do I have to do anything before running Visionary?
[HTC Inspire 4G] smalis:
I have the same problem as beerbaronstatic, in Step 2, after entering "hackerize-ace install-downgrade", I get to the white screen, I hit the power button, it finds PD98IMG.zip, loads it, checks it, then goes to a "HBOOT USB PLUG" screen and just sits there. I never get a prompt to upgrade or cancel.
[HTC Inspire 4G] chuckaroonee:
Whaduya mean "never mind"???

Nevermind??? How did you fix whatever it was??? I may have he same problem right now and I need help. Did you get the phone to root? I have not been able to. I am stuck at the rooting part. I was able to downgrade, but no root. Please help?
[HTC Inspire 4G] Scabes24:
If you're having trouble with that method why not just use goldcard helper?

Sent from my HTC Inspire
[HTC Inspire 4G] danw1028:
Worked great THANKS! For anyone having problems I used the SD that came with my phone and mounted through the phone to create the gold card.
[HTC Inspire 4G] booty hater:
Im throwing in the towel Im glad Im happy with the phone in stock form.I tried making a gold card on 2 different sd's using all 3 methods(through adb,gold card helper app,and the gold card pc app)

According to the very rude and not very helpful irc channel attn1 mentioned I have a bad gold card.

I keep getting older version or wrong id errors and cant make it past the downgrade.
[HTC Inspire 4G] redlotus:
I had the same problem, also. The only way I could get it to root was to download and install the latest Android SDK, use the adb in the SDK, and hand-type each of the commands in the scripts.

I think that if you run "adb shell" by itself and you get the root prompt (#) instead of the normal prompt ($), it's a good sign that something is wrong with adb. I could be suffering from crack withdrawals, though.

-red
[HTC Inspire 4G] Heartbreak:
I was able to get the GC created, but the device is not found when I try to downgrade the ROM. I have to install the Android SDK, and upgrade the USB drivers, but for instead of saying "Inspire 4G" in the Device Manager, it says "ADB" I assume this has something to do with the device, but when I try to update driver software, and go to the Google USB driver folder in the SDK, it says that "Windows was unable to install your ADB." Any input would be great.
[HTC Inspire 4G] danw1028:
Get some sleep, then go over every detail with youtube and written. I will say for me I must go over everything with a calm mind otherwise I make small detailed mistakes.
[HTC Inspire 4G] topramin11:
Don't mean to be a noob, but what is the "archive," or could someone direct me to said installation instructions
[HTC Inspire 4G] dcdemon813:
im Stuck on

Im stuck on

# Wait till you see the output saying ‘Forked #### childs.’ and exit Terminal Emulator by going to Menu > Reset term.

# Launch Terminal Emulator again. It will force-close. Launch it yet again and it will successfully open with # prompt instead of $, indicating temporary root access.

i launch the terminal, it force closes. i launch it again, and it turns my screen black. i tried restarting the phone, and it boots just fine. then i tried to hit terminal emu again, and the same thing.

so i uninstalled the terminal emu and redid the command line to get the "forked #### childs" and it seems like it would work, but again- to no avail.

i read in one of these posts to goto visionary by macomo or something...

so ima just sit tight and see what direction i need to go...

btw- im running on a mac... but using parrells desktop, thats running windows xp... if that matters...
[HTC Inspire 4G] jilaso:
Stuck @ /data/local/tmp/root

I've tried twice, ending up with the same result after command /data/local/tmp/root it says not found. Still don't have root. How do I install Visionary, as that was suggested as a work-around option to get root.
[HTC Inspire 4G] chuckaroonee:
Visionary

I have the same problem, stuck where it says not found. So then I installed Visionary & that does nothing.

Check here for it if you need though:

addictivetips.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/com.modaco.visionaryplus.r14.apk

So try it and see what happens.
[HTC Inspire 4G] tpbklake:
The archive is the Inspire Hack Kit (tar.gz) that you download. Once you open it, the instructions are in there.
[HTC Inspire 4G] sandydemandy:
Hi,

Im posting as a plead for help. I have never done this before. I have folled the directions to make a gold card and I believe I have done that correctly. However, I have followed the step by step directions in the hack kit and I simply can not get my phone working. I am able to get to the step where the downgrade is pushed to my SD but once my phone goes to HBOOT I get errors on the phone screen saying something like "PD98IMG.zip error or error IMG" but it does continue to complete the download with "checklist" on the phone screen. If I continue to the next step from there and enter the hackerize-clean command, nothing happens, if I move on to the next step (hackerize- ace rage) it seems that command is executed successfully. The data/local/tmp/rage cmnd is successful in the phone emulator. But once I re enter the emulator the 5 additional commands all come back with "xx/xx/xx not found" Than if I try to install the ROM manager and install clockwork, I am immediately given an error from ROM manager stating "superuser not found, your device must be rooted to use this"

I dont know if Im posting this in the right thread. If so, Im very sorry. I have been trying to do this all night and I'm ready to throw my phone against the wall. If I cant get the phone rooted, at this point I just want my phone back to the way it was before I attempted this debacle. ANY help would be so so so appreciated. :(
[HTC Inspire 4G] simsie:
"Main version is older!" error when trying to update Inspire

Any tips on this one? I downloaded the latest version 4 of the update to the hack kit, used the goldcardtool exe to create the card.
[HTC Inspire 4G] klquicksall:
It looks like you need to make your gold card again. Go to the ublockr. Com and type in make gold card. This should help you. Also download the latest android sdk.

Sent from my Inspire 4G

Rooted ace hack kit

Att1 stock rom
[HTC Inspire 4G] sandydemandy:
Now I get ALL the way to the emulator and put in the last command "data/local/tmp/root" and I get "not found"

Im so close yet so frustrated! Does anyone know what might cause this?
[HTC Inspire 4G] mrro82:
That's where I got to in the process and could never get past it. I eventually gave up and installed the RUU.
[HTC Inspire 4G] IDtheTarget:
This may be a stupid question, but:

Will this process enable the missing HPUSA upload capability on the Inspire?
[HTC Inspire 4G] driver183:
personally after doing this process i flashed leesdroid 2.0 and the stock att kernel listed in this developement forum and i get about 2.0 mpbs down and 2.5 mbps up on 3g not hspa+
[HTC Inspire 4G] craigalbrecht20:
help please

is there anyway to like factory restore? I can't seem to fix whatever I'm doing wrong.
[HTC Inspire 4G] craigalbrecht20:
is RUU a custom ROM, if so howd'd it let you install without root?
[HTC Inspire 4G] cmstlist:
No, a RUU is a signed stock HTC ROM. Custom ROMs have to be installed either from custom recovery or via fastboot.
[HTC Inspire 4G] rxp19:
Noob question... be kind

I ended up here because I want to use my Inspire as a wi-fi hotspot without paying for AT&T's tethering fees.

It sounds like rooting and replacing the ROM (I think) will enable this.

Will doing this remove any of the cool HTC features?

Will I still be able to receive AT&T and HTC updates on my phone?

Will this effect either my download speeds or application processing speeds?

Also, the front page mentions, "You can use the ROM I packed especially for the Inspire here inspired_dhd_vfr series , or you can use this kernel to fix the rom installed at downgrade if you wish. Thanks to tony710 for digging this up for us. The following is a quote from his DHD roms thread here;

Do I need to use the kernals mentioned on the front page? Why or why not?

Thanks!
[HTC Inspire 4G] tpbklake:
A lot of users are having some luck using this method. It does not involve rooting:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=960058