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[HTC Inspire 4G] FX4:
I'm not sure where to post this, but I really want to know what's going on with my phone right now? I left my phone in the car yesterday for 10 minutes, all of a sudden later in the day it started shutting off by itself when I started it up. I wiped everything, unrooted and put it to stock, now I'm rooted again and using the stock RUU that puts this phone at the updated settings (hackace's zip file). At this point if I start it up it's fine, I can do anything and everything on it from the web, letting the screen shut off, weather, etc., but I cannot use navigation without it being plugged in. As soon as I click on a location for it to navigate to the whole phone shuts down. The battery is charged, the green light came on a half hour ago and now the battery meter shows 92%...

Right now my phone is on, GPS is working, Navigation is started up and has signal and is giving directions but it's plugged in.

Phone is still on, 15 minutes later...I've had it on the charger the whole time and with 2 different battery apps my battery charge has gone from 92% to 92%...now it's at 93%, took that whole time for 1% charge?

I left the phone on all night last night, without a working sim (have the sim from my iphone i used) and it was still on and operable when I woke up 3 hours later so normally what I would assume to be a bad battery I have to wonder how that's possible?
[HTC Inspire 4G] frankp124:
attn1, I know you've been thanked by just about everyone for your work, and I'd be priviliged to thank you also but I just can't finish the hack kit. The third step on the command script menu always winds up with the "device with red mark" screen and I am running out of options. I must have made 10 different goldcards and nothing is working for me. Is there something else I might be doing wrong? Is there any solution for where I am stuck right now?

Sorry if this was already answered....

Frank
[HTC Inspire 4G] dschreiber69:
I belivieve that I have done everything correctly for getting my phone back to stock un-rooted so that I can get it replaced under warrenty. Just trying to verify a couple things.

1 - Boootloader show S-ON

2 - If I try to go into recovery I get the image of a phone with a red ! Is this normal??? I just dont want any surprises if AT&T calls when they get it back.

Thanks guys!
[HTC Inspire 4G] Gene Poole:
That should do it.
[HTC Inspire 4G] dschreiber69:
Did you have your anti-virus turned off before you started the download and ran the hack kit?

If so - I would re-download just in case. If it still does not work - try a new SD card.
[HTC Inspire 4G] P00t:
if i do "return to stock" does it turn my phone back to UNROOTED(i think S-ON?).
[HTC Inspire 4G] dschreiber69:
Step one using to return to stock menu, un-roots your phone. Step two, you have the option of turning S-On.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Superfrag:
Is it possible to host that same file elsewhere? Hotfile, Fileserve, etc? Cause I'm getting speeds of 10 kb/s from the OP link, and then sometimes it doesn't download only..
[HTC Inspire 4G] pbowers:
suggestion for improvement of manual

I appreciate all the work that has gone into this solution. I just ran the process and it seemed to work except now I have no wifi network access. But I'll play with that a while before I ask for help.

My suggestion is this:

In the manual, under step #2 it says "Downgrade ... this will ... [skip to last bullet point] ... After reboot, quicky run through setup and again turn on USB Debugging.

This seems to indicate that pressing #2 on the menu will do that where in fact (at least with my phone) I had to go through that step manually. It would be better if it were unindented a level so people understand that's a step they need to do themselves.

Similarly after step #3 I had to do the same type of manually setting things up again. This is not mentioned in the manual. Maybe that's indicative that this was the location of my problem, but I mention it just in case it's an oversight on the instructions...
[HTC Inspire 4G] fernandezhjr:
The hack kit leaves you with the downgrade rom, which is used solely for the exploit of rooting and s-off. You need to flash a rom now to fix things. Yes, I do agree, the effen manual can be confusing because it describes what the program is going to do and the user instructions as one.
[HTC Inspire 4G] rohan076:
Returning to stock question from Android Revolution

After rooting my Inspire, I installed Android Revolution 5.2.3

Now I want to downgrade to the stock ATT rom, is it possible?

Thanks in advance
[HTC Inspire 4G] Gene Poole:
If you've achieved S-OFF, there are no restrictions on version number or model ID when installing ROMs via PD98IMG route. To continue installing UPDATE.ZIP (edify) type packages, you'll need to retain clockworkmod recovery.
[HTC Inspire 4G] kem52:
Can't get S-on??? (return to stock step 2)

I'm restoring my phone for a warranty issue, but am stuck at step 2 of the return to stock process. I ran through this three times, and it appeared to work on the 3rd try, but ultimately did not work. I was in charge only, USB debug on, but I do not think step 2 ever recognized my phone. I now have the stock ATT rom, but with s still off.

Can I just re-run "step 2," or is there something else I have to do before taking my phone in for the warranty exchange?

Thanks for you help!
[HTC Inspire 4G] Gene Poole:
Perhaps you'd like to be the first to beta test my factory restore tool?
[HTC Inspire 4G] dschreiber69:
I just had to warranty mine as well. The kits works great. Maybe try rebooting the phone? Then run step 2 again.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Riomaru:
Ok I followed the full version and everything seem to be right. So when everything finishes. My inspire does not connect to the network. it will be an x over the signal bars. I tried to sim cards that I know work for a fact. One a at7t go phone(I unlocked the phone) and one regular at&t sim card....I tried rebooting, installing a different rom everything...Do you suggest I flash a new radio?
[HTC Inspire 4G] marsdta:
Try the Ota's radio and see if that helps. I know this may seem dumb but you are putting back on the casing ? If its off you will not get signal

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[HTC Inspire 4G] Riomaru:
Ok I flashed the OTA(does it work with any rom?) because I have the LeeDroid rom and there was a recommend radio but whenever I go to fastboot it doesn't see the radio I put on my sd card...Well anyways I flashed it and it still gives me the no service or limited service with the x on top of the signal bars...Is there a way to go completely stock and try again?
[HTC Inspire 4G] marsdta:
Did you flash the ril? Maybe its having an incorrect ril/radio combo. If that doesn't work I would try attn1 stock rooted rom first. Did you have signal before you rooted your phone?

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[HTC Inspire 4G] Riomaru:
Ok sorry for the double post, my regular sim card(non go phone is working) it registered on the network but I think the OTA radio locked my sim again or something. But the go phone sim is not working. Do I need to put the settings in manually or what? Do I have to unlock again or what?
[HTC Inspire 4G] marsdta:
No you don't need to reunlock. The ota radio wouldn't/can't do that. I'm personally not familiar with using a gophone sim but It might be a manual adjustment like you mentioned. I know I saw a couple of threads about using gophone Sims might want to ask there and see if they know.

My guess its adding the apn setting, from henrybravos thread though I don't know if hipbone uses the same apn

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[HTC Inspire 4G] Riomaru:
Where on the phone do I add the apn settings? And can you link me to the thread?
[HTC Inspire 4G] marsdta:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1042553

Hopefully this helps

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[HTC Inspire 4G] Riomaru:
Ok I went back to stock and started the process again. and I know for a fact that i am unlocked because I used a t-mobile sim card and it recognizes it, but when I put the go phone sim...it tells me imei locked....What does that mean?
[HTC Inspire 4G] bjones14:
ok, sorry to bother you guys, I successfully downgraded using 11b, now when i go to step 3 for s-off, supercid, etc. it says

device not found

device not found

please wait- booting recovery to patch downgrade ROM root/sound/locale

device not found

ECHO is off

then scrolls down a bunch of info basically saying it failed

the phone reboots back to downgraded rom

not sure what I'm doing wrong
[HTC Inspire 4G] bjones14:
not sure if this is relevant but after i completed alternate downgrade it says to run -

2. Clean (Immediately after rebooted and debugging on) i did but didn't seem like anything happened
[HTC Inspire 4G] attn1:
Did you turn usb debugging back on?
[HTC Inspire 4G] bjones14:
Downgrade successful, reboot, run through set up, debugging back on, charge only, run "2. Clean" nothing happens (I wasnt sure if something was supposed to pop up saying "cleaning done?), moved to step 3. S-off, etc. tells me same stuff as 3 posts up about cannot find device....

quick question, does fastboot being checked make a difference?
[HTC Inspire 4G] bdpyo:
Is it stable yet? I want to flash to stock and completely wipe everything, having ext4 issues..
[HTC Inspire 4G] Gene Poole:
If you're having ext4 issues, then returning to S-ON won't help. You can flash a factory RUU without messing with S-OFF.
[HTC Inspire 4G] bdpyo:
For my own sanity I wanted to flash stock and re do everything, but you way sounds much easier..

Any pointers?
[HTC Inspire 4G] bjones14:
Ok finally got it. I wound up going to a completely seperate computer, downloading drivers, starting at step 3 and Viola! my computer sucks!!! Had to go to a decent computer to get the job done. Dont try this on inferior equipment, you'll just get angry. Thanks ATTN1 the process actually is painless.
[HTC Inspire 4G] attn1:
Aye, it is as long as your computer is squared away. A Linux Livecd is an easy way to do this reliably.
[HTC Inspire 4G] jmichael15:
this is pissing me off.....

does this not work if you've already upgraded to 2.3.3? because it's not working for **** and i'm doing EVERY step perfectly.. what the **** is going on here? i keep getting "failed to set prot mask inappropriate ioctl for device"

anybody.... ?
[HTC Inspire 4G] meatrocket:
Thanks for the clarification. The process for bypassing bootloader security on this phone is quite a bit different from the Captivate. It's like learning a different language!
[HTC Inspire 4G] moe3754:
I have three gold card's that I made and have left from my old Desire and my Desire Z and was wondering if one of those would work, only thing is I cannot remember which MMC I used. The other thing is there something wrong with the download site, all I get is a blank page when I click on it. I am a noob here but I have flashed and rooted before but was told on other forum's that once a Gold Card is made it will not work in another phone.

Thank You.
[HTC Inspire 4G] tpbklake:
If the gold card was made from another HTC device, then it should work in the Inspire. I believe others had success using a gold card made with an HTC Aria.
[HTC Inspire 4G] elrooster:
Correct me if I'm wrong, you need the Aria, Desire, Inspire, etc.... only to read the CID from the card. If you make your goldcard for android, they should work.
[HTC Inspire 4G] alwayslearning:
I bet in a couple of days there will be a one step root app out just like desire hd, at lest I hope
[HTC Inspire 4G] matt_b:
ordered mine sunday...should be here tomorrow. glad to see this is all up and running already. thanks so much.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Anthonok:
I Hope so too. Im just too lazy to do the "complicated" way haha
[HTC Inspire 4G] moe3754:
I do not know that is why I asked,other forum's have said that the card is phone specific and not knowing any better I just took it as the truth. All my flashing and rooting has been one click, when it comes to Command prompt and emulators well forget it because I do not have the smarts and am TOOO old to want to learn.
[HTC Inspire 4G] klquicksall:
I'm also getting this. Does anyone know how to fix this?
[HTC Inspire 4G] yg17:
OK, what the heck am I doing wrong? I'm running the very first step to create the goldcard, and getting this error:

tools/win/adb shell cat /sys/class/mmc_host/mmc2/mmc2:*/cid

error: device not found
[HTC Inspire 4G] iPrevailed YDG:
is everyones baseband 12.39.60.19U_26.06.04.06_M ?

my call audio lost quality after rooting and trying to figure the problem out.
[HTC Inspire 4G] bigcrav:
I had the same problem and I tried to redo my gold card and it worked.

Are you sure you have USB Debugging enabled?
[HTC Inspire 4G] yg17:
Yeah, I have it enabled and I chose the option to mount the SD card, is that correct? Do I have to install any drivers?
[HTC Inspire 4G] awtryau89:
Nope. I am still on the original EU baseband (12.28 I think). I spent a ton of time with attn1 this morning getting root. I downgraded fine last night but still couldn't get root. I ended up using Visionary, installing clockwork and then flashing his rom. I never updated the radio. All is working fine as I have used the phone all day. My call quality is not as good as original. I noticed this too. I think we will be fine once we get CM 7.
[HTC Inspire 4G] bigcrav:
I used the USB Charging setting. I'm new to this but I don't know if that has anything to do with it. You may need drivers. I got mine by installing HTC Sync. So could try installing that.
[HTC Inspire 4G] yzlvr:
Is there a way to go back to stock rom/firmware after this root? Just want to know before I try this..
[HTC Inspire 4G] d.cortez:
finally made it to rooted land; had to use kit #2 to resolve the issue i had executing the root script, e.g., /data/local/tmp/root. flashed the Euro version of the Inspire ROM and on my device the earpiece volume is way too low and the speaker is crackling... also don't have the HAC option, which significantly boosts earpiece volume; i use that mode for noisy locations. :)
[HTC Inspire 4G] sgaar:
I have done the root but at the last item where I flash back to stock radio it does succeed but I don't have any sound. I looked and the version is the correct for stock.

Has anyone sees this?
[HTC Inspire 4G] davwman:
Did you install visionary before root? Because if you installed it before, How? Was looking to get temp root to get rid of the stupid bloat infesting this phone!

EDit: Nevermind I'm dumb! sideloaded it.
[HTC Inspire 4G] yg17:
Yup, that was my problem. I'm successfully rooted and debranded. Thanks!
[HTC Inspire 4G] marsdta:
If your on 2.3 this wont work. The exploit has been patched. But you can use this to downgrade then run step three from the hack kit to gain soff. I'm sure attn1 will later update his awesome tool, but for noe try this

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1152233

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[HTC Inspire 4G] Gene Poole:
Calm down. Take a deep breath.

You are correct, it does not work with 2.3.3. You will have to wait a few days until it is updated to handle this new version.
[HTC Inspire 4G] jmichael15:
i've already tried this method and it does NOTHING for me. sigh...
[HTC Inspire 4G] qper:
I read the effen manual and I completed each set successfully. My question is do I need to flash a patched radio or something to use my AT&T Inspire on TMobile. The phone reads the sim card and it doesn't say invalid sim or anything so Im sure I unlocked it. I just cant get a signal. btw The phone still works fine with AT&T after the unlock
[HTC Inspire 4G] Gene Poole:
You're not giving us much to work with here. Why not jump on the IRC channel and get some one-on-one help:

http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=#liberatedAria
[HTC Inspire 4G] Gene Poole:
You probably need an APN appropriate for your carrier. Did you flash a custom ROM after rooting, or are you still on the downgrade ROM left over from the rooting process (1.32.405.3)?
[HTC Inspire 4G] attn1:
It is done.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Wolf:
You are awesome Attn1. Thanks for continuing to make this such a great tool.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Tx Redneck:
I'm sure someone else will ask so I'll get it out of the way, will V12 work on Froyo or do you they need V11 w/the updated cmd?
[HTC Inspire 4G] attn1:
From the top of OP:

Note: It says Android 2.3.3 ADDED, not replacing original functionality.

It also says Froyo/Gingerbread automatically detected.

So no, need to update from the 2.2 shipping ROM to run this. Either 2.2 or 2.3 stock is fine.
[HTC Inspire 4G] attn1:
You didn't say what SIM. Not every GSM service is compatible with unlocked phones. Some require specific equipment provisioning.
[HTC Inspire 4G] jmichael15:
trying this new update the second i get home. i really hope this works for me after days of trying to root.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Tx Redneck:
I gathered that myself but asked for the sake of your sanity cause you KNOW it'll be asked a gillion times.

Tx
[HTC Inspire 4G] Dorilife:
Used this kit yesterday on linux no problems at all..thanks.
[HTC Inspire 4G] qper:
I have tried to the downgrade ROM and I have also flashed a custom ROM. Either way the phone works fine with my AT&T sim but will not get service my TMobile sim.

I have a activated TMobile US sim and AT&T sim. I phone can read my contacts and text messages from my Tmobile sim but it will not get any service (data or voice). The phone is fully functional with my AT&T sim. How can I provision it for TMobile? Do I need a special rom or radio?
[HTC Inspire 4G] gunnyman:
I used the hack kit long ago. If i am reading correctly if I have a phone with the Stock AT&T gingerbread and use this script I can get S-off and root without a gold card, is that right?
[HTC Inspire 4G] Mr. Clown:
This is not customer service and you need to respect other members specially devs who do this Free for everyone else. You don't have the right to demand a single thing. You need to wait, sit back and don't post this kind of things in here with that tone.

I'll give you some time off to relax and think about if you want to keep this attitude.
[HTC Inspire 4G] LordGeek:
If I'm reading this correctly .. this utility DOES NOT UNLOCK your phone for other carriers, it only ROOTS, S-OFF etc etc.

For Network Unlock codes, either go to AT&T and ask for the code, or pay someone online to do it for you.
[HTC Inspire 4G] marsdta:
This tool does unlock the phone phone to be used on other carriers.

@qper as mentioned by gene Poole I believe gave you checked and adjusted your apn settings. I'd assume you would have to manually add them. Just Google for tmobiles apn setttings and give that a shot

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[HTC Inspire 4G] attn1:
No, you still need a gold card. But the process is integrated pretty tightly at this point. You no longer need hex editors, external tools etc - just the goldcard image from the revskills site. The hack kit even gives you the string to give to them.

Actually, yes - it does.
[HTC Inspire 4G] P00t:
will use v12 to freshly re-root my inspire 4g!

EDIT: am I suppose to Update? for downgrading?
[HTC Inspire 4G] zubin111:
attn, thank you so much for this wonderful piece of work... my first root process, even with v11 it was as simple as it can be... Thanks again!!
[HTC Inspire 4G] fireproof69:
Dl'd last night...planning on rooting tonight. Will be my 1st time...

THANKS SO MUCH attn1.

Inspire 4G using Tapatalk.
[HTC Inspire 4G] benchapman:
Hopefully I am not repeating another person's issue, but I searched and found nothing. I am having a problem with initializing the Hack Tool in Linux Mint 11. I have my Inspire 4G connected with USB debugging on, charge only, and the system seems to recognize it, but when I try to start the tool I get this: "Error detecting HTC phone on USB connection. Hit any key to continue". I read the 'effin manual I didn't see anything about installing drivers on Linux, so I thought it would just work out of the box. Is my OS incompatible or do I install the Windows drivers through Wine or what? All help will be appreciated.
[HTC Inspire 4G] P00t:
you should install the HTC driver.
[HTC Inspire 4G] attn1:
What serial number is your phone?
[HTC Inspire 4G] qper:
Has anybody used this method to sim unlock their Inspire to use on Tmobile?
[HTC Inspire 4G] gmurphy0487:
Is there any other way to do the goldcard. The website for the goldcard image is down.
[HTC Inspire 4G] dyne2199:
+1

A great tool from a great Dev. Much appreciated, attn1. Thanks for helping our phones run the way they were meant to be ran! :D
[HTC Inspire 4G] teeeeno:
what does one do if the revskills site is down?
[HTC Inspire 4G] tonyb81:
does this work on the new 2.3 ota?
[HTC Inspire 4G] attn1:
Yes it does.

You have to wait until it's back up again.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Gene Poole:
One waits. They usually aren't down more than an hour or so.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Gene Poole:
That's what v12 is for.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Gene Poole:
They'll be back soon. They go down from time to time. They really are the only game in town for gold cards. Consider donating to them.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Pick_A_Name:
Thanks so much for getting this updated. I've been too lazy to root my daughter's phone and she updated it with the ota update. I greatly appreciate your work!

Sent from my HTC Inspire 4G from my underground bunker...
[HTC Inspire 4G] xlk:
i got itunes installed on my PC.. i read the info in the toolkit that says you cant have itunes installed. are there any exceptions? i really dont want to uninstall itunes.
[HTC Inspire 4G] P00t:
nobody answered my question so I guess ill post it again..

on the downgrading part, it tells me to update or cancel update. what am I suppose to do?

i clicked update on that step then the phone rebooted and started to setup screen. When I tried flashing a rom, it said that the phone is not rooted.

help..
[HTC Inspire 4G] attn1:
It must at least be disabled. Other active USB software can interfere with ADB and FASTBOOT driver operation. Your alternatives are to try a PC without such software or try a linux LIVECD where these things are not an issue.

No one answered because we can't make sense of the question. Why not come into the IRC channel in my sig for some assistance?
[HTC Inspire 4G] fernandezhjr:
After downgrading, it will boot into the downgrade rom. You are supposed forward thru all the setup options, don't bother with them, and go place the phone back in debugging mode. Then run menu option number 3 in the hack kit. This will give you root and s-off.
[HTC Inspire 4G] c0ldburn3r:
Worked like a charm. Much different than the captivate.
[HTC Inspire 4G] imdatslaya:
how do you get your sd card cid for the gold card?
[HTC Inspire 4G] attn1:
Make sure you have hack kit v12.3

Make sure drivers are installed properly if you are using Windows

Make sure you have removed/disabled all software that can cause a USB conflict

Make sure you start the hack-ace script as admin (windows) or root (linux/OSX)

Run the Reverse CID step from the Menu (RTFM)

Violla
[HTC Inspire 4G] tawalla:
I already have a goldcard image written to a SD card. Will the hack kit detect that and move on to the next step?
[HTC Inspire 4G] fernandezhjr:
I used the goldcard maker to make my goldcard. When I rooted with the hack kit, I just started with option 2 in the menu.
[HTC Inspire 4G] attn1:
Yes, as long as the goldcard is still working, you can skip to the downgrade step.
[HTC Inspire 4G] xbostonIrishx:
I apologize if this is a repeat post, but i am having Gold card Issues.

When i try to down grade it does nto ork, so I go with the alternative method, and i get "model ID incorrect update fail"

First question, when put the new gold card in, do I just place it in the gldcrd folder, or do i have to do somehting else with that? I am running Ubuntu, Secondly, if my gold card is broken, how do I fix it?

Sorry for the dumb questions, but I am new to the Gold card thing. I have only rooted one phone and it was my thunderbolt, this is my girl friends phone.