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[HTC Inspire 4G] smalis:
I finally got my phone rooted and ROM'd (with the kind help of Balac in the IRC channel). The problem was with the image zip file (PD98IMG.zip, or something like that) contained in the hack kit download. Not sure what it is, but there is something wonky about the zip file. I think my first download was corrupted, so the zip file was corrupted. But, even when I got a clean download, that zip file would only open with certain zip handlers (jzip works), but not with others. So, it is essential to get a clean download of the hack kit and make sure the contained zip files are clean.

I suggest that after you download the hack kit, check both of the PD98IMG.zip's in the archive (there are two, one for the downgrade and one for the radio) to make sure they will open with jzip. If they do, the HBOOT process should run fine.

Also, I ended up using the phone's 8GB SD card as the gold card, and it did work. Also used the inspired_dhd_vfr series ROM, and then reformatted the SD card within the phone. Phone is working great, speedy as hell, I can put whatever I want on it, tethering works great, sound is fine, Youtube works great, couldn't be happier with the device.

Much love to XDA and attn1!!!!
[HTC Inspire 4G] jrkatc:
How do you flash the Kernal Zip

Thanks did everything else just fine
[HTC Inspire 4G] Shad0w2626:
Can anyone upload a mirror to vfr003? The download is being really slow :/
[HTC Inspire 4G] tchan012:
Excellent job attn1 - I followed instructions and got root and s-off in 30 minutes (was multi-tasking with ummm... work :) )

Thanks a lot for your effort on this.
[HTC Inspire 4G] ljwnow:
Can I get s-on when I flash that stock RUU?

Thanks.
[HTC Inspire 4G] jjss4433:
What's the brand of your 8GB card came with the phone. The one I have is a Sandisk card. Somehow, I cannot make it a goldcard.
[HTC Inspire 4G] IsraelR:
Anyone having an "out of service area" problem? After downgrading the ROM, I lost service. Once I got to installing Rom Manager, I had to use wifi to install it and continue.
[HTC Inspire 4G] IsraelR:
So I took a break and went outside. I noticed outside that I had service, but it was just the edge network when I've always had 3g, and more recently H+.
[HTC Inspire 4G] IsraelR:
Nevermind. I must be paranoid. Now I have H inside the house.

On a positive note: Thanks, attn1!
[HTC Inspire 4G] smalis:
Mine came with a Samsung.
[HTC Inspire 4G] JCreazy:
Look for Android Terminal Emulator in the market

A gold card is a modified micro sd card that allows you to root your phone, rooting the inspire is more complicated than rooting the captivate
[HTC Inspire 4G] attn1:
My kit installs one at the appropriate time. I used that kit to hack mine.
[HTC Inspire 4G] milleirish:
So how do you get a gold card?
[HTC Inspire 4G] JCreazy:
you make one, there were instructions posted earlier
[HTC Inspire 4G] substance12:
instructions are in the kit. also:

http://android.modaco.com/content/software/308798/pc-application-goldcardtool/

there was another question about which SD card to use. A 2G kingston seems to get mentioned a lot. Size of the card doesn't matter. I don't have first hand experience but i'm reading that you should use a spare card, not your main one... but the card still works should you want to use it-- these are possibly conflicting statements so i'm not sure about the logic.
[HTC Inspire 4G] awtryau89:
For some reason my update failed. I got through everything and HBOOT and installed then got the failed message. My phone restarted normal with no terminal installed. Trying again.
[HTC Inspire 4G] awtryau89:
Same thing again. It states:

Model ID Incorrect!

Update Fail!

Press <Power> to reboot.
[HTC Inspire 4G] mentalcase:
Go to attn1's IRC chat and ask in there.
[HTC Inspire 4G] wacktool:
Never Mind
[HTC Inspire 4G] attn1:
UPDATE:

We've found a problem with reading the CID on the phone to create the goldcard. It seem it reports the same cid regardless of card, and that ain't right. Use another device/method to make the goldcard.
[HTC Inspire 4G] magnumforce2006:
When using this tool, how do we enable "usb debugging" on the Inspire?
[HTC Inspire 4G] substance12:
I can only tell you the location on a stock rom: application settings/development
[HTC Inspire 4G] Twenty4:
Just got mine, gonna work on debranding later this week.
[HTC Inspire 4G] lrs421:
Just read the thread and have a few questions.

I now realize this takes a few more steps to root than my captivate, is the ace kit ok to use now?

The OP seems to indicate an issue, is there another method I can use to root? If so, can someone link me?

How do we flash back to stock?

Thanks in advance.
[HTC Inspire 4G] alwayslearning:
do you know of another way to make a gold card?
[HTC Inspire 4G] lrs421:
+1

10char
[HTC Inspire 4G] substance12:
Need some clarification in step 5 of the readme:

5. RESTORE THE SHIPPING RADIO FIRMWARE

(Radio_12.39.60.19_26.06.04.06_M-ace-att.zip)

Make sure USB debuggery is on

hackerize-ace.sh setup-radio

hackerize-ace flash-radio

This will restart the phone is fastboot mode. Push power to start the flash process.

Reboot

hackerize-ace clean

is this done in windows or on the phone terminal?
[HTC Inspire 4G] wacktool:
My understanding is from windows.
[HTC Inspire 4G] d.cortez:
attn1 - i'm stuck on the /data/local/tmp/root step in Terminal, the reply is /data/local/tmp/root: not found. FYI, i'm S-OFF, confirmed via bootloader. any suggestions would be appreciated... thanks.
[HTC Inspire 4G] borguesian:
Yo u got one? Cool to see a fellow ex cappt user
[HTC Inspire 4G] attn1:
Awesome. It's nice to get positive feedback like this. It shows that the process really does work well.
[HTC Inspire 4G] tpbklake:
Thanks again attn1. Once I upgrade my Aria with an Inspire you can bet I'll be using this method. You learn so much more doing it yourself as opposed to click solutions that are hard to troubleshoot.
[HTC Inspire 4G] attn1:
Yes, that's the goldcard. The goldcard's only function is to override Model id.
[HTC Inspire 4G] attn1:
This happens when setup-downgrade fails. Your main version number (mainver) is lowered in this step.

Watch outputs for errors.
[HTC Inspire 4G] attn1:
Then rerun that step with the phone in charge only mode. Make sure you eject the card from the PC first.
[HTC Inspire 4G] klquicksall:
I thought that the root method was great. You are still the only one that has rooted the inspire. thanks for all your hard work.
[HTC Inspire 4G] King Shady:
got it down!! missing sound though . thanks so much for this method . was waiting for the one click but tried this again and got it
[HTC Inspire 4G] tomasmekean:
Thank You

Just wanted to say thanks attn1 for the help!! Everything worked great for me and was able to complete in about an hour. I had to read everything twice before I started. So again thank you for all of your hard work!
[HTC Inspire 4G] v3patel:
Error /data/local/tmp/root: Not Found

cd /data/local

./gfree -f

sync

/data/local/tmp/root

sync

I am at step 4 of above steps to temproot, unlock and permroot.

but at step 4 I am getting error /data/local/tmp/root: not Found

and I stuck at here and do not know what to do.

Thruout process I faced some issue but I handle it from xda-forums but this I can't find my answer on what to do. I am not rooted that is for sure.

One advice you might want to add even before process start make user PC have HTC sync install or proper USB driver installed.

Added error screen shot
[HTC Inspire 4G] tombomb88:
I am also getting the error after typing "/data/local/tmp/root"

i have tried 2 different goldcards and same thing both times and my HTC Sync is up to date. i am running windows 7 ultimate.

any info would be great.

my phone is working but no audio
[HTC Inspire 4G] POPPY SEEDE:
Im stuck at the command window i type in adb shell cat /sys/class/mmc_host/mmc2/mmc2:*/cid and it says device not found im in debug and charge mode only
[HTC Inspire 4G] IsraelR:
I had the same problem at first. Try waiting a second and repeating the command. If it still doesn't work, I found another set of goldcard instructions that suggested to use mmc1 instead of mmc2.
[HTC Inspire 4G] aaleksan:
problem

guys i cant get the cid i spent hours debugging mode is on i typed the adb a million times and no luck device not found. Any suggestions?
[HTC Inspire 4G] POPPY SEEDE:
I'm getting the same problem
[HTC Inspire 4G] IsraelR:
Are you sure you've got your drivers and SDK set up properly? I followed the directions on theunlockr to set everything up first.
[HTC Inspire 4G] POPPY SEEDE:
yeah my phone isnt installing to the computer says adb driver or somthing it wants me to put in the disc that came with my device
[HTC Inspire 4G] IsraelR:
If you haven't yet, try installing HTC Sense. It will also install adb drivers with it. If that still doesn't work, try the instructions in the link below to setup sdk.

http://theunlockr.com/2009/10/06/how-to-set-up-adb-usb-drivers-for-android-devices/
[HTC Inspire 4G] IsraelR:
Something else... I haven't tried it, but you could give "goldcard helper" from the android market a shot. It should give you a

reverse

CID saving you a step or two.
[HTC Inspire 4G] POPPY SEEDE:
I tried to reinstall the drivers but it says adb is not recognized as an internal or external command
[HTC Inspire 4G] v3patel:
how to did you put RUU? Or how to put stock rom back?

how to did you put RUU? from where I have same issue an i may have to go back as currently no sound on my phone.
[HTC Inspire 4G] nismopunch:
I remember reading that you do not need the SDK, only need HTC Sync for the USB drivers. I only had the SDK installed before and was getting the same error, installed HTC Sync and adb was able to detect phone in debug/charge only mode.
[HTC Inspire 4G] r_3:
So How do I do this:

I made a gold card and rooted and ran the AFR rom before the sound fix was posted, so I flashed back to stock.

Now that I am back to stock I am interested in trying out some new roms now that they are starting to pile up.

When I go to HBOOT I noticed that it says S-off.

How can I root again to get superuser/cwm access since I already have a gold card?
[HTC Inspire 4G] jean1083:
Cm7 for inspire

Awesome!! Rooted my phone like 4 days ago thanks to att1's hack kit. It wasn't easy compared to the aria's method but got the job done. =) does anyone have any idea when the cyanogen mod is gonna be out for the inspire.. I cant wait, i'm checking 24/7
[HTC Inspire 4G] id10terrordfw:
May as well wait until you see source code for the Inspire released. We need that to be able to compile a compatible kernel.
[HTC Inspire 4G] POPPY SEEDE:
Ok i got to the part downgrade to rom how do i change directory to my folder? I know i type in cd\ but my folder is on desktop
[HTC Inspire 4G] jonny_ringo_wvu:
att1, you are a gentleman and a scholar. Thank you.
[HTC Inspire 4G] POPPY SEEDE:
I finally did it thank you everyone that was kind enough to help me through this=)
[HTC Inspire 4G] sandydemandy:
I just wanted to take a minute to personally thank attn1 for helping me root my phone. He spent nearly an hour or more in chat taking me step by step. I had been trying to root for two days and he saved my sanity! (i was stuck at data/local/tmp/root for days!!) He refused a donation andI just wanted to say what a genuinely generous and helpful person he is.... I can't say enough nice things about him!

I love love love my phone!

Thank you, attn1, I'm forever indebted to you :)
[HTC Inspire 4G] POPPY SEEDE:
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[HTC Inspire 4G] IsraelR:
Congratulations!

Did you ever figure out what the hang up was, or did it just work on it's own?
[HTC Inspire 4G] POPPY SEEDE:
I had to install HTC sense to my computer, my drivers were all screwed up
[HTC Inspire 4G] JC_Miller:
i can't seen to navigate to my folder to downgrade the rom, it is on the desktop and i try typing in desktop\inspire but it wont go to the folder i took all the right steps up to this point any help would be great
[HTC Inspire 4G] sandydemandy:
Are you running the command window as admin? Also you need to enter "cd" with out the ""prior to navigating to any directory. Example: cd desktop/inspire. Hope this helps.

Sent from my HTC Inspire
[HTC Inspire 4G] JC_Miller:
yes i am running as admin in windows and i tried cd desktop/inspire and i still get "the system can not find the path specified"
[HTC Inspire 4G] POPPY SEEDE:
cd..

cd..

dir

cd users

cd {your computers name)

then cd desktop
[HTC Inspire 4G] JC_Miller:
i get all the way up to the last step and when i go to type in the folders name it says its not a recognizable command
[HTC Inspire 4G] POPPY SEEDE:
Did you type cd then name?
[HTC Inspire 4G] JC_Miller:
thank you that did they trick but now its saying my device is not found when i type in the command prompt to downgrade, my phone is in charge only mode and usb debugging is on
[HTC Inspire 4G] POPPY SEEDE:
did it find your device when you were making the gold card?
[HTC Inspire 4G] JC_Miller:
no it didnt
[HTC Inspire 4G] POPPY SEEDE:
when i was trying too make my goldcard it could not find my device, i had to download htc sence to my computer.http://www.htc.com/www/support.aspx
[HTC Inspire 4G] JC_Miller:
thank you so much worked like a charm :)
[HTC Inspire 4G] aaleksan:
stuck at the beginning of step 2

ok i got through to step 2. Thank you very much for the tip on the goldcard app from the market. Now i think my next problem has the same origin as the original-i get "device not found" in the cmd trying to hackerize-ace etc. I tried everything i could think of but i am not a computer expert so i am stuck here. I did set to debuging mode and connected for charging only. any suggestions?
[HTC Inspire 4G] r_3:
so I did this again after going back to stock, now cwm wont work. I keep getting an error that says:

an error occurred while attempting to run privileged commands!

Any help is appreciated.
[HTC Inspire 4G] POPPY SEEDE:
try this http://www.htc.com/www/support.aspx htc sense sync should fix the problem
[HTC Inspire 4G] sshimomichi:
Hey I have read the instructions 5 times and used two different sd cards (a samsung and a scandisk). Everything is okay until I get to HBoot, where I get the error "model id incorrect. Am I doing something wrong? feedback much appriciated :)

I did take time to read everything so, I am definitely not overlooking things.
[HTC Inspire 4G] synnyster:
Okay, I'm stuck and now my phone cannot get a signal. I used the hack kit and after creating gold card I ran the setup-downgrade script. I get the # and exited. I then did the install-downgrade and went into hboot. I get the model id incorrect and update failed. Tried several times. But each time it fails and boots back I cannot even get a signal. All I can get is wifi now...someone please help.
[HTC Inspire 4G] aaleksan:
Ok i installed the htc sync and thus i got to this:

e:\Users\Alex\Desktop\inspire>hackerize-ace install-downgrade

Be patient - pushing the downgrade ROM to your SDCARD.

failed to copy 'tools/dngrd/PD98IMG.zip' to '/sdcard//PD98IMG.zip': Read-only fi

le system

again stuck with no idea how to proceed. Pls help
[HTC Inspire 4G] synnyster:
Stupid me, the back cover needs to be on for the phone to work apparently. But I am still getting the "model id incorrect" prompt at hboot.
[HTC Inspire 4G] pernik:
Is it possible to get HSDPA 900/2100 after Radio S-Off ?

I'm still confuse about Radio S-Off.

In spesification of HTC Inspire 4G, HSDPA Network will run in 850/1900.

Is it possible if after Radio S-Off & change radio version we can use in HSDPA network 900/1900 and get HSDPA (H) ?
[HTC Inspire 4G] 9646gt:
Need help here guys! I am sitting at the white boot screen and have the same error as above. I put disk3s1 instead of just disk3 in OSX terminal and now it failed to copy pd98img.zip and when I try the hboot option it just says it basically can't find the image file. How can I safely get back out of this white screen to try changing the dd command and moving files to sd again? If I try it now terminal tells me operation not supported. I guess because I am in that bootloader thing. Thanks for any help. Jailbreaking the iphone was cake lol
[HTC Inspire 4G] 9646gt:
I just tried again and it still failed to copy the file. It said

--set_version set. VERSION will be changed to: 1.31.405.6
Patching and backing up partition 17...
Error opening backup file.
sh-3.2# sh hackerize-ace.sh install-downgrade
Checking adb connection...
Be patient - pushing the downgrade ROM to your SDCARD.
failed to copy 'tools/dngrd/PD98IMG.zip' to '/sdcard//PD98IMG.zip': Read-only file system
sh-3.2#
[HTC Inspire 4G] 9646gt:
I am so confused. This time it gave me

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

# exit
--set_version set. VERSION will be changed to: 1.31.405.6
Patching and backing up partition 17...
sh-3.2# sh hackerize-ace.sh install-downgrade
Checking adb connection...
Be patient - pushing the downgrade ROM to your SDCARD.
1635 KB/s (301004498 bytes in 179.703s)
sh-3.2#

Yet when I actually pushed the power button on the phone once it got to the white screen hboot showed in blue and I hit power once more to select it. Still got the no image error. Then it says checking the pd98 or whatever then it finishes and says update failed

EDIT******** So it get's all the way to after the yellow progress bar finishes and it's saying model Id incorrect Update failed Press power to reboot :( Have followed the guide word for word.

EDIT 2: Still trying and no luck at all. Tried it in Linux as well. Phone is saying Damaged SD card and asking to format. I got all the way to the downgrade steps in linux and it could not connect. Said Could not detect htc phone on usb or something like that :(

EDIT 3 I may have just been tired and made a mistake copying and pasting some numbers. Will let you know if about 5 minutes guys :)
[HTC Inspire 4G] 9646gt:
Yay it's finally updating :) Now I guess I jsut watch the youtube video to figure out how to install a rom? I want to install Android Revolution :)

Ok It rebooted and I got to the part where we gain temp Root access and this is the result below. I tried to continue the guide anyway but I don't think it was worked because of the missing files.

s

sh-3.2# sh hackerize-ace.sh rage
Checking adb connection...
failed to copy 'tools/root/su' to '/sdcard/su': Permission denied
failed to copy 'tools/root/Superuser.apk' to '/sdcard/Superuser.apk': Permission denied
896 KB/s (5392 bytes in 0.005s)
1663 KB/s (1926944 bytes in 1.131s)
148 KB/s (575 bytes in 0.003s)
1781 KB/s (134401 bytes in 0.073s)
1607 KB/s (76101 bytes in 0.046s)
pkg: /data/local/tmp/jackpal.androidterm-1.apk
Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_ALREADY_EXISTS]
sh-3.2#
[HTC Inspire 4G] 9646gt:
Finally got it going and flashed with a custom rom! However since rooting is it normal to have worse signal/reception than before? Do I need to do something to fix it?

So when I watch the actual signal in the about phone menu it's dropping from like -99 to 0 Any ideas? Is it ok to change the network type to GSM only being that I am on ATT or does it need to be left on gsm or WCDMA auto?

EDIT: If I switch to GSM only I guess it restricts you to edge huh. I keep way more bars when in gsm only. If I switch to auto I get 3g or better but alot of times one or no bars. Yet I still can make a call with no bars. Odd.
[HTC Inspire 4G] aaleksan:
i still cant get mine to copy the file to the sd card. did you find out what was the problem with yours? i went back and got temporary root again but still got to the same point. it feels like there is a problem in the usb connection to the computer and dont mean the wire.
[HTC Inspire 4G] synnyster:
I'm in the same boat. Tried to create goldcard from the hack-kit instructions, tried with gold card maker, also tried with the unblockr video.
[HTC Inspire 4G] cjmmm47:
Anyone have a mirror to the radios in the first post? Says that file transfer is unavailable...
[HTC Inspire 4G] synnyster:
This is what I get after reformatting my SD card again and redoing exactly what the hack kit says. I have the gold card created again. Here is what happens in my command window:

C:\Android>hackerize-ace setup-downgrade

1713 KB/s (557962 bytes in 0.318s)

1546 KB/s (15837 bytes in 0.010s)

property service neutered.

killing adbd. (should restart in a second or two)

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

error: device not found

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

Patching and backing up partition 17...

Error opening backup file.

The system cannot find the batch label specified - end

C:\Android>hackerize-ace setup-downgrade

adb server is out of date. killing...

* daemon started successfully *

1708 KB/s (557962 bytes in 0.319s)

1718 KB/s (15837 bytes in 0.009s)

mmap() failed. Operation not permitted

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

# exit

exit

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

Patching and backing up partition 17...

Error opening backup file.

The system cannot find the batch label specified - end​

As you can see, the first time I run the setup-downgrade script it fails to get temp root. But I run it again and it works the second time. But after I enter exit, I get that error.

I'm assuming something has gone wrong even though it returned the #. I have no idea what I'm doing wrong.
[HTC Inspire 4G] tony710:
in the cmd prompt type adb shell make sure you have the # prompt.

Then type the following two commands

cd /data/local/tmp

./misc_version -s 1.31.405.6

It is what the script does and it should go through without an error

then type exit and go to the next step on hackerize-ace
[HTC Inspire 4G] 9646gt:
Click the link in first post then click move to my dropbox on the page that opens. You have to signup but works fine. Now I just gotta flash it. If I am thinking of the same radio files you are.

to the other guys give me more details on where you are in the process. I used a MAC so my process is a bit different.
[HTC Inspire 4G] synnyster:
I get the same error doing that as well.
[HTC Inspire 4G] synnyster:
Just tried again with my Samsung 8GB and get the same error running the hackerize-ace setup-downgrade script. I previously tried with a Kingston 4GB card. I've done this probably 5 times for each card. The only time it ever worked was the first time with the Kingston card but I got "Model ID incorrect".
[HTC Inspire 4G] laxwillsch:
What OS are u using? For me I had to add .sh at the end of hackerize-ace because I was using a mac. Don't know if this will help but I hope it does. Also what really helped me was to go on the irc. There are a few tricks that they know in there. Also have you looked at the YouTube vids?
[HTC Inspire 4G] jilaso:
Help

Why would I get this message when running the first command prompt?

C:\WINDOWS>cd c:\ace hack kit

C:\Ace Hack Kit>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

The system cannot find the path specified.

The system cannot find the path specified.

The system cannot find the batch label specified - end

C:\Ace Hack Kit>
[HTC Inspire 4G] synnyster:
I'm on Windows 7 Pro. I watched the Youtube vidoes on unlockr. I think the gold card is created successfully. How do I get to the IRC chat?
[HTC Inspire 4G] tpbklake:
http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=#liberatedAria
[HTC Inspire 4G] 2udCrRAZdK:
Not sure if this is the issue (not sure at all actually), but rename they directory where you keep the hack kit to be something without spaces.

For example, change "Ace Hack Kit" to "AceHackKit"

Let us know if this works