yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[HTC Inspire 4G] Tx Redneck:
Have you tried this method? I was very apprehensive of doing the root via cmd and used this instead with success on the first try. I'm not puter dummy, I just didn't wanna misstype anything and hose my phone.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=961406
[HTC Inspire 4G] vwood2121:
Yes I tried that way too that's where I get most of my errors I get to where it shows the pound sign and then type exit then hackerize-ace install-downgrade then it tells me no hackerize-acewonder if anyone lives around waco texas and could least walk me through this help maybe by phone
[HTC Inspire 4G] doktor buknasty:
Have you tried running cmd as administrator?
[HTC Inspire 4G] vwood2121:
I run all the rooting programs as administrator
[HTC Inspire 4G] Tx Redneck:
I'm not in Waco but I can prolly help ya here in a lil bit. I have to run to the bank them see how bad my grandmother wrecked her car. Pm me your number and I'll holler at ya when I get back home. I should be there by 2.

Tx
[HTC Inspire 4G] rtbluver:
I treied and i got some tools\sd card thing...it says like error moving folder to folder...then my phone boots into fastboot but no downgraDE OPTION. please help!
[HTC Inspire 4G] doktor buknasty:
You have to give more information for us to help. At what part are you stuck on?
[HTC Inspire 4G] coderunner:
I am not sure where to post this but I need help. I rooted my inspire and flashed android revolution. Now I am trying to flash a radio and it says "writing radio failed :remote not allowed" What do I need to do?
[HTC Inspire 4G] CB620:
im trying to flash a radio right now as well but my build is 1.80 but everyone says i need to flash a 1.7 build rom.
[HTC Inspire 4G] klquicksall:
You should already have the right radio.
[HTC Inspire 4G] klquicksall:
If you have the radio that ends in m you have the right radio.
[HTC Inspire 4G] CB620:
so i cant flash recommended radios by the chefs for their rom or my radio will do fine with all of them. should i not worry about eng off.
[HTC Inspire 4G] klquicksall:
Your stock radio will work fine. I use stock radio. I have eng s off and have flashed other radios. I never saw a difference.
[HTC Inspire 4G] CB620:
thanks. do you where i can find a stock rom so i can flash that has 1.7X build i still want eng off
[HTC Inspire 4G] klquicksall:
The only 1.72 rom out there in lee droid. Search in the dhd dev section for eng s off tool. Its really easy to use.
[HTC Inspire 4G] homeslice976:
I recommend taking a look through this thread (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1003086). ENG S-Off is not needed to flash a radio, and having an Engineering bootloader could be dangerous.
[HTC Inspire 4G] CB620:
so i can follow that guide to flash my radio. Or do you suggest just stay with stock radio.
[HTC Inspire 4G] homeslice976:
Whenever I switch ROMs I always try the recommended radio, and then flash back if I need to. I almost always came back to the stock radio. Currently I'm running Android Revolution 3.2 with the recommended radio, rather than stock. I don't know if I've ever noticed much of a difference between radios though. It's completely personal preference. You won't hurt anything by flashing your radio the way that's mentioned above, so I would suggest flashing one, running it a few days to see how it works, then flashing another one to compare...and so on until you find the one that works best for you.

One thing to keep in mind when flashing radios, some of the radios, like the stock radio, have a few different revisons.

i.e. 12.39.60.19_26.06.04.06_M is the stock radio, but you could see it as 12.39.60.19H_26.06.04.06_M, 12.39.60.19U_26.06.04.06_M, or 12.39.60.19P_26.06.04.06_M. They're all the same radio, the letter is referring to your ro.ril.hsxpa setting in build.prop (which tells the phone what the target network is). When it's set to 1 (HSDPA), your radio will show H, when set to 2 (HSDPA/HSUPA) it will show U, and when set to 3 (HSPA+ (?I THINK?)) it will show P. And even still if it were some reason set to 0 (UMTS) it would be a different letter, but I don't know which...
[HTC Inspire 4G] CB620:
im using tmobile. im actually getting good speeds with the stock radio. i was just curious if it would get better along with the battery life.
[HTC Inspire 4G] maskaros:
Hello and help please :)

Hi, new android user (and xda website member) here, I'm wondering where I can find the archive so that I may root my HTC Inspire 4G...I'm running Mac OSX 10.6.7.

Thanks!
[HTC Inspire 4G] doktor buknasty:
There is a file in the hack kit that shows how to root with a mac.
[HTC Inspire 4G] certf:
I am going to buy AT&T HTC Inspire 4G, and interesting if I unlock it with the method specified in this post will it work on any operator in Europe ?
[HTC Inspire 4G] klquicksall:
It will but, check 3g freq on the provider your using to make sure it matchs att signal.
[HTC Inspire 4G] certf:
Thank you for answer,

Essentially operator is operating on GSM 900/1800 , Can you tell me please will it work ?
[HTC Inspire 4G] homeslice976:
The HTC Inspire will work on GSM Frequencies of 850, 900, 1800, 1900, and UMTS frequencies of 850 and 1900. So you'll only get Edge data and Voice will work

Source
[HTC Inspire 4G] macr0t0r:
Ugh...getting my wife's phone rooted was a bit more troublesome. Word to the wise: if HBOOT takes less than a minute, your GoldCard is bad. Okay.....looks like it we're doing a little better this time. Man, it will not accept ANY card BUT the original 8GB miscrSD card. Kind of worrisome if I ever need to do this again...

...aaaaand DONE. Pretty straight-forward really. Time to give the man a beer!

Wha? No donation tab? A bit surprising for the work you put into this...

- Jim
[HTC Inspire 4G] habanosrus:
Well, dev is ONLY 14 years old so ya don't really start contributing to the delinquency of some minor.

Pretty sure there is a donate button on one of his posts. Can't tell right now since I'm on the XDA mobile aop.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Tx Redneck:
Are you sayin attn1 is 14 yrs old? Srysly....
[HTC Inspire 4G] homeslice976:
I think he was talking about Bubby (who made the Simple Root GUI) who is 14. This is the hack kit thread, which attn1 put together, who i believe is older than a teenager
[HTC Inspire 4G] attn1:
Thanks Jim, but I have some bandwidth and hosting already donated - which is all this costs me. I have a job - and I think too many people expect too much once you accept their money. My boss already does that. My wife does that - and the money flows the other way!

Seriously, this way, I don't owe anyone anything except thanks - for saying thank you and your appreciation of what I share.

Frankly, it irks me a little when I see people other hang out donate signs for half-baked how-tos, ROMs with more bugs than a Feed The Children commercial or just for giving out bad advice. If you have something you should get money for, then sell it - don't beg. Just my opinion, and I am sure there are plenty of good people with donate signs out. It's just not for me.

That said, there are many organizations that support us that have significant operating costs that should be supported in return. A few are:

CyanogenMod: If you use CyanogenMod, consider contributing there. CyanogenMod is the largest Android project in the world based on the sheer number of devices supported, and it's wildly popular. This takes major resources for development, maintenance and distribution. They are always on the bleeding edge - and rely on donations for servers and bandwidth, and what little is left over goes to developers for new devices to hack on. Most of them need new devices like they need more armpit hair; they are just donating their time to make sure the new device gets CyanogenMod.

CyanogenMod is often copied (legitimately), outright ripped off, and duplicated, but the team responsible for the core project does amazing things and does them better than anyone else.

Here is the new CyanogenMod website: http://www.cyanogenmod.com/

At the bottom is a donate link. If you love their work as much as I do, please consider that when you donate.

EFF (Electronic Frontier Foundation): Two different teams who have helped me immensely ( unrevoked and alpharev ) have both asked me to donate to EFF, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and I have.

EFF lobbys for fair use for consumers of devices. Rules like new FCC requirements that devices NOT be locked down if they use Verizon's new LTE frequencies. Fair use means us being able to hack the devices we pay for and use them as we see fit, within the confine of other laws. I can't stress enough just how important this work is to us.

Consider donating to EFF here: http://www.eff.org/

XDA Developers: Don't forget where we are. XDA developers is the largest repository of information for hackers of smartphones & smartdevices (you) that I can think of.

While some members (okay many) occasionally (okay frequently) make us want to spit fire, it's remains a very good resource. Bandwidth and server space for the boards and attached files is no joke on a board this size. It takes resources to do this.

Here's a direct link to XDA's donate page: http://xdaforums.com/donations.php
[HTC Inspire 4G] vi3t:
Hello Can someone Please help. I am a newb trying to do this and maybe I got in over my head lol.

When I first start the downgrade process using hackerize-ace setup-downgrade. I keep getting an error that says it cannot find the specified path for #. Any ideas what I am doing wrong?

Thanks in advance.
[HTC Inspire 4G] macr0t0r:
@attn1

Well, I don't know if a tip jar is necessarily begging, but I understand the concern that some people feel a $1 tip means you HAVE to help them through the night as they try to figure out what a terminal is.

I crossed over from the Archosfans community, so I think a little donation to XDA sounds good. I already follow EFF. I'm going to wait a bit before I dive into CyanogenMod. I want to make sure it is fully "baked" for my Inspire first. TCP's de-bloated ROM with stock kernel is plenty good enough for now. Thanks!

- Jim
[HTC Inspire 4G] macr0t0r:
That's a new one. Exactly what did you type into the terminal? Sounds like you accidentally included the "#" sign. The command should start with "sudo" or "sh".

- Jim
[HTC Inspire 4G] nightborne:
New guy here, looked through all of the posts - yes all 87 pages here.

Just thought I'd say that attn1 and all - you guys are amazing! I have my device rooted now, and it couldn't have been easier, to be honest.

Thanks a million - now here's to hoping I don't screw up loading a ROM to this thing...
[HTC Inspire 4G] nightborne:
quick question....

I know you have to get the CID from the phone for the gold card, so here's a noob question...if my wife has an Inspire and I wanna root it too, can I use the same gold card?

Probably been asked a million times, but since they are the same phone bought at the same time in the same location, I thought I would ask before attempting to do something that might or might not work.

BTW - for those of you still debating the goldcard thing...I used a 2GB PNY card from my local WalMart, $9.88 + tax. Worked just fine.
[HTC Inspire 4G] habanosrus:
Yes. You can use same card to root.
[HTC Inspire 4G] goingup1:
Hey noob here, just another quick question related to last post: Can I use a gold card that I made previously to root my LG optimus to root the Inspire? I don't know if they are device/manufacturer specific or if you can reuse the same gold card for any device as many times as you like. Sorry if this question has already been addressed but this thread is getting huge. Great support here guys, I'm learning a lot and plan on giving the hack kit a go this evening, I'll let you know how it goes. Thanks in advance.
[HTC Inspire 4G] attn1:
No idea how or why you made the gold card for a LG Optimus root. I thought goldcard was just an HTC thing. And HTC gold card is good until it's corrupted or reformatted and can be used on a number of different HTC devices. LG? I don't know.
[HTC Inspire 4G] tunx:
Just a quick shout out n BIG thanks to ALL that have posted ANYTHING on this thread ... ofcourse the man himself attn1 !

Finished the entire process super smooth :)
[HTC Inspire 4G] anit77:
I have been trying to download this all morning, from multiple sources on multiple pc's. Almost the entire file will come through and at the end an error pops up saying the source file cannot be read. I even downloaded it to my phone and everything seemed ok, the md5 even matched and all, but it would only uncompressed to a single file "ace-hack-kit-v9_tar" with no extension.

**Edit** After adding .rar to the extracted file it worked. Still doesn't explain with I couldn't download to a PC.
[HTC Inspire 4G] zxrax:
Is it possible to use the same method for flashing radios as described in this hack kit to flash radios other than the radio provided?

If so, how would I go about doing that? I tried replacing the .zip file with a .zip of another radio.img as well as just putting the plain radio.img file on in the Radio folder, both with and without the same file name as the original radio.

I'm a total noob when it comes to all this. I'm tech-oriented but I don't have a lot of experience with Android and modding it in general, so please be as specific as you can. Thanks!

Oh, I should probably ask this as well: I'm rooted with S-Off and all that stuff, but since then I've gotten a new SD card that is NOT a goldcard like my other one is. This isn't necessary to flash a new radio, is it?
[HTC Inspire 4G] homeslice976:
The gold card was only necessary to downgrade the ROM in the second step of the hack kit. It's no longer needed (unless you need to root/s-off again).

Yes - you can flash the radio by replacing the radio.img file with the new radio.img file in /radio/PD98IMG.zip (in the hack kit - open the .zip, replace radios, close .zip). Now repeat step 5 of the hack kit and you have your new radio.

Here's a thread that details this procedure better (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1002226)
[HTC Inspire 4G] Doo Doo:
should have checked a few pages back i posted this peep --> http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=12248946&postcount=850
[HTC Inspire 4G] jtguf87:
Thanks a ton. It was a bit more complex than most (prob just the nature of the device though) but the directions were really clear and everything worked great.

Great work!
[HTC Inspire 4G] md202000:
I just finished the Hack Kit and am now rooted. It went without a hitch. Thanks to att1 and everyone. True dedication and perseverance.

As expected, I didn't have any sound at the end.

* Question 1: Now that quite a few people have rooted, I'm curious if there is a "favorite" ROM or Kernel that can be recommended.

* Question 2: In step 4 of the hack kit, "attempt permroot" - is a permroot really permanent to where I would have to re-root if I wanted to flash another ROM to fix my sound?

I'm currently with no sound but I can do a lot of texting....

Thanks again for all your help -
[HTC Inspire 4G] klquicksall:
Well favorite rom I like the new diil rom, clear, and android revolution 3.2.

As for your second question yes perma root is permanent. You won't have to reroot to flash roms. Have fun flashing.
[HTC Inspire 4G] md202000:
Thanks KL, I'm trying a few of them right now.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Diesel984:
Im Hoping that this root proves to be easy and straight forward...It looks simple enough, So We'll see. Glad ya have this Created att1, Good going for sure!
[HTC Inspire 4G] klquicksall:
Cool have fun.
[HTC Inspire 4G] mj0528:
which radio version is in v9? i hear that 12.41.60.19P_26.06.04.14_M gives good dl up speeds?
[HTC Inspire 4G] Mustang302LX:
Guys I just got the Inspire and I just got to the SIM unlock part and all went well. When i typed sync then /data/local/tmp/root it says /data/local/tmp/root not found. What did I do wrong? Where do I go now?
[HTC Inspire 4G] klquicksall:
Use this one for Gingerbread roms.
[HTC Inspire 4G] klquicksall:
Is usb debugging on? Try the irc chat under att1, s name. Tons of help there.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Mustang302LX:
I think I got it. The video has slightly different steps than the current readme. I guess I should of read the readme prior to getting worried.
[HTC Inspire 4G] klquicksall:
I think the video is one version behind.
[HTC Inspire 4G] homeslice976:
The video you're watching is an older version of the hack kit. Rage is no longer used for temp root, instead visionary+ is used. Follow the README file in the hack kit to complete the root process.
[HTC Inspire 4G] galuquetta:
Guys a question. Do i need to do the downgrade? All i want is unlock the phone. Can i do the TEMPROOT, RADIO S-OFF, PERMROOT, ONLY?

Thanks!
[HTC Inspire 4G] klquicksall:
If all you want is to unlock it. Just go to a website and purchase an unlock code. Xda has threads on it. If you dont want to pay then you need to do the complete hack it. Then flash a stock rooted rom. If you dont want a rooted rom then flash back to the non rooted rom located here in the dev section.
[HTC Inspire 4G] itpromike:
My apologies if this has been asked already but can I run this hack kit and then flash Cyanogen over it, or do I need to flash another ROM first and then flash to Cyanogen Mod?
[HTC Inspire 4G] klquicksall:
Once you complete the hack kit, flash whatever rom you want.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Zamdam1:
Is there a way to do a temp root? So, when you restart your phone it goes back to non root.?? Because, i kinda want to wait before i do any modding to this after AT&T pushes out a update when they turn their 4G on...
[HTC Inspire 4G] klquicksall:
Search in general for super one click. There was a thread on it.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Zamdam1:
Thanks.. Im right though right? if i chose to root and flash my phone, that any updates that ATT would push out to our phones wouldnt work since it has been rooted or flashed with a different rom.. But then again, i guess you guys on here would get us the same feature in a couple of days?
[HTC Inspire 4G] klquicksall:
Right ota updates probably wouldn't work. It would just get put into a new rom anyway. If you root use this hack kit. Its the best one out there.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Zamdam1:
Thanks man.. I probably will
[HTC Inspire 4G] Zamdam1:
Im tempted to wait for that LG Thrill thats suppose to come out soon.. But i dont know if it will come out before my 30 days is up.. i think i have a little over 2 weeks before my 30 days runs out..
[HTC Inspire 4G] Zamdam1:
Im trying to make the gold card but it says device not found..

Am i suppose to extract the .rar file to the sd card or something? Am i suppose to uninstall HTC Syc?

Also, how do i install the drivers in the USB_driver_20101122_release folder..?

Thanks
[HTC Inspire 4G] klquicksall:
Try to use the simple gold card tool in the dev section. Then come back to the hack kit. Make sure usb debugging is on.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Zamdam1:
Nice.. Got a gold card..

I just pressed the volume up button to upgrade it at the HBOOT screen..

Crossing fingers
[HTC Inspire 4G] Zamdam1:
Ok.. im at this step.

In phone terminal, type:

/data/local/tmp/rage

it says: not found
[HTC Inspire 4G] klquicksall:
Are you following the youtube video? If so dont its out of date. Use the visonary app in the hack kit.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Zamdam1:
I tried this..

/data/local/tmp

rage

then it says permission denied
[HTC Inspire 4G] klquicksall:
Make sure you allow rage thru the anti virus software
[HTC Inspire 4G] Zamdam1:
On my pc? I dont have anitvirus software on my pc..

Also, where is the visionary application?

im using the doc that came with V9 for directions
[HTC Inspire 4G] klquicksall:
Let me open the read me file. Also if you look under att1, s name there is a chat link where he helps people out.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Zamdam1:
Thanks.

Are you talking about this link

http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=#liberatedAria

i dont know how to use iirc.. never got into it..
[HTC Inspire 4G] klquicksall:
ok Im home now. I was in the car just now. when you ran hackerize-ace rage what did the cmd prompt say? Yes that is the chat channel. Its att1's so he is in there all the time.
[HTC Inspire 4G] knarfl1:
perhaps you should do some more reading.

Or just wait for the Thrill.
[HTC Inspire 4G] xhon:
This is my first android phone.

After a couple of days reading the forums trying to understand better the process and what to do if something goes wrong.

I finally rooted and installed a custom rom for the first time in less then an hour.

it's a lot easier than it looked at the begining.

thanks for this hack kit.
[HTC Inspire 4G] dyne2199:
attn1,

Thanks so much for all of your hard work in creating the hack kit. Your attention to detail is second to none. Much appreciated!
[HTC Inspire 4G] bdaman80:
I've tried to root my phone several times in the last week. I can get all the way up till its time to install the updated Rom, and I keep getting a wrong version error. I can temp root and I believe my phone is unlocked now, but not rooted. Any ideas
[HTC Inspire 4G] klquicksall:
Did you flash the recovery 3.0.0.6 in rom manager?
[HTC Inspire 4G] kyle9o5:
Stuck at HBOOT screen

I've been following the hack kit documentation to root my Inspire. I just ran 'hackerize-ace install-downgrade' command, phone rebooted into fastboot, system (windows 7 x86) recognized phone attached via usb. I hit the power button once so the HBOOT menu appears and the heading changes to HBOOT USB PLUG and nothing happens. Any ideas where to go from here to get the downgrade image installed?
[HTC Inspire 4G] sinon5:
Can you please tell me how you flashed stock rooted? I got through the rooting process without trouble, but have been unable to restore sound. Thanks in advance.
[HTC Inspire 4G] klquicksall:
what did the cmd prompt say when you pushed to downgrade? Did it take about 5 minutes?
[HTC Inspire 4G] sinon5:
Help with restoring sound

This is my first Android phone, so I definitely qualify as a noob. That being said, I managed to complete the rooting process on my first try using the OS X instructions in the kit. However, the final step which was supposed to restore sound to my phone did not work. I copy and pasted the commands directly into Terminal, but to no avail. I would appreciate any advice as to how to correct the problem. Alternatively, I would accept some direction as to how to revert to stock. Thank you in advance.
[HTC Inspire 4G] klquicksall:
download a stock rom like cleardroid. Place in a folder on your sd card. open rom manager and flash. Make sure you select wipe before you flash.
[HTC Inspire 4G] attn1:
The final step does NOT restore sound, and I never claimed it would. At that point, you are free to either flash a kernel that will restore sound, or flash a rom that has sound supported. I suggest you re-read post #1 more carefully.
[HTC Inspire 4G] kyle9o5:
Here is my cmd log:

C:\Inspire Root>hackerize-ace setup-downgrade

2056 KB/s (557962 bytes in 0.265s)

1030 KB/s (15837 bytes in 0.015s)

mmap() failed. Operation not permitted

Starting adb shell to test temp root, please be patient...

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

if you see a '$' prompt, temproot failed

type exit at the prompt to continue

The system cannot find the path specified.

# exit

exit

--set_version set. VERSION will be changed to: 1.31.405.6

Patching and backing up partition 17...

C:\Inspire Root>hackerize-ace install-downgrade

* server not running *

Be patient - pushing the downgrade ROM to your SDCARD.

* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *

* daemon started successfully *

1438 KB/s (301004498 bytes in 204.369s)

C:\Inspire Root>
[HTC Inspire 4G] attn1:
come into the irc channel in my sig
[HTC Inspire 4G] sinon5:
My apologies, I certainly did not intend to imply any dissatisfaction with the process. Quite the contrary, I very much appreciate your efforts in assembling the kit. Could you please suggest a method by which I could go about restoring sound? I would appreciate your help. Thanks.
[HTC Inspire 4G] n3rxs:
I have tried this method about 2 dozen times on both my Mac and Linux box and fails every time. I always get wrong or no image when trying to run fastboot. And most of the time even when I correctly eject the cd card the phone still says corrupt.
[HTC Inspire 4G] klquicksall:
It looks like you need to remake your gold card.