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[HTC Inspire 4G] projectDz:
I feel the need for putting in my .02

here is a quote directly from the bounty thread:

Notice how the first few lines starts with mentioning the gold card and the need to streamline that specific part of it. That is the focus.

As it stands, this "one-click" method is incomplete w/o incorporating that gold card process as well. I hope that the bounty will NOT be collected until this process is fully complete.

I appreciate what the dev is doing and the time he is putting into this, but I definitely don't want to see members being forced to pay any bounty into an agreement that hasn't been properly fulfilled.

no hate.
[HTC Inspire 4G] mattmiller:
Shut up damn
[HTC Inspire 4G] projectDz:
yea... no.
[HTC Inspire 4G] mattmiller:
If u think about it its taking him time out of his life to do all this if u donated then that's pointless to state that about money being collected if u didn't contribute then go away for a few days instead of complaining I just came from the vibrant and bought my inspire two days ago retail and I'm just chilling till it pops so stop causing problems my goodness he doesn't have to even attempt anything and imo if I spent most of my time doing something as time consuming I would also ask for a bounty cuz these developers get hardly anything for their time and commitment so that's my rant to all these ppl that complain about the release once its out its out do something with the time stead on refreshing the xda app every ten seconds...that's for all u hard working developers
[HTC Inspire 4G] Pheno.menon:
Export your contacts to SD. You'll thank yourself later.. I've restored contacts using this method many times.

So.. how's the project coming along?
[HTC Inspire 4G] ClearD:
Hey bubby, had an idea to pacify (some of) the haters. Can you add a 4th button labeled "one click" or something that basically clicks buttons 1-3 in order, doing all the steps at once? :)

Seriously though guys... is making a goldcard and clicking 3 buttons really that hard? They've already said there are apps for making a goldcard, and personally, I like having the options there for whether or not to S-Off and such. You can't have options if there is only one button ;)
[HTC Inspire 4G] car_nut:
I'm new to Android, but I'm pretty sure gold cards have been around for a while. That's the method required with this phone and getting rid of gold cards is a higher level project that isn't specific to the Inspire. Also, seeing as how gold cards have been around for this long, I'm guessing there isn't any easily achieved option that is simpler to use.

Just make the gold card. It isn't hard.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Scabes24:
No offense.. but that is just obsurd. The goal is to have an easier method of rooting as quick as possible. I even mentioned at the beginning that he shouldn't include the goldcard process, and that's because it would take much longer. There are videos, walkthroughs, a market app and also a how-to on the first page for making a goldcard. It's really not that hard.

And btw, half of us donated before this thread was even opened, and no one specified that the gold card had to be included in order to collect the bounty. And it never had to be a "one click root" just an "easy root".

Sent from my HTC Inspire 4G (rooted)
[HTC Inspire 4G] californiarailroader:
I just want to root my Inspire 4G, and get HSUPA enabled, I really don't want to flash other ROM's. Now, I have plenty of experience flashing, fiddling and what have you with Android, Windows Mobile and iOS, but this time I just want to keep it simple, and avoid issues like losing my sound ;)

On that note, don't get worked up over this guys, it's not that important :)
[HTC Inspire 4G] :
I gotta address this as I witnessed the whole thing. The open community asked you seriously how you planned on doing this. You were nothing but evasive and talking in circles. The open community works both ways, or else you're just a kanger mooching off the work of others.

I agree, no bounty until something is fully functional from goldcard to sound in a rooted Rom. But that should be common sense.

I saw kingshady rooted. Anyone know what method he used?
[HTC Inspire 4G] bubby323:
Taking ClearD's advice then all of you haters can stfu about it not being a true one click, nobody ever said this was the final version.
[HTC Inspire 4G] bubby323:
He asked me what new exploit i had, and then told me it was impossible what i was trying to do.
[HTC Inspire 4G] mmr8cmh:
Keep up the good work forget the haters money talks bs walks and we appreciate the hard work to take this on
[HTC Inspire 4G] lrs421:
I'm going to be away for most of the day, a ton of work to do. Honestly I'm in much need of a break, too much drama :) Thankfully I have subs!

See you guys later :)
[HTC Inspire 4G] laxwillsch:
Is everyone really having that much of an issue making a gold card? I really think it would almost be impossible for him to include a gold card one click lol everyone's mmc2 numbers are different.....keep up the good work. And everyone who is worried about a gold card the trick is to find a SD card that works. The Samsung one that came with it works. Then just dl the app and follow the instructions or the video. Doesn't get much simpler for android. If u can't do this you probably shouldn't be rooting....
[HTC Inspire 4G] JaysFreaky:
If you want to go that route, then how hard is it to follow the directions of attn1's guide? The hardest part (Even declaring this hard is a joke) would be making the goldcard. Once you have that done, typing in a few commands is no problem.

If you seriously can't manage to follow a guide that clearly tells you what to do, then you probably have no business rooting.
[HTC Inspire 4G] nismopunch:
When I was making my goldcard last night I was using some old POS sandisk 1gb. Wasn't having much luck using the HxD method of copying over the goldcard.img, so i used the goldcard tool linked somewhere around here from modaco. Since I already had the image, I just flashed it on over using the program with the sandisk still in the phone. Never made a goldcard before (came from captivate), and it literally took up 20 minutes of my time trying different methods. It is probably easier if you use the stocker/kingston/etc from what people are saying. Anyway if the majority of complaints are people not wanting to make a goldcard, they can just wait? Its been discussed all over this forum, so if you can't do it then you shouldn't be playing with your phone.
[HTC Inspire 4G] lrs421:
I also recommend the goldcard tool.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Noz85:
+1

I can never say anything bad about his roms or methods.

sent from my HTC Inspired Desire HD 4G
[HTC Inspire 4G] homeslice976:
I think anyone willing to put as much time and effort into a project as either attn or bubby have, deserve the utmost respect. If I'm not mistaken, bubby's 1 click is doing generally the same process as attn1's hack kit, right? It's just simplified so all the scripts/commands are run automatically in the background. So why would this be more dangerous?

Also - can you explain your reasoning behind "There is just too much involved that you could brick your phone"? I have 2 questions for this - 1) Why is this more risky than attn1's method? 2) If it's only making software modifications, how could this "brick" your phone? Although sometimes painful, effing up the software is recoverable - the only way you'll "brick" your phone would be to mess up the hardware.

Feel free to correct me, I'm not trying to be an ass - just trying to get all my ducks in a row before deciding which method to take.
[HTC Inspire 4G] bori1030:
finally everything working fine with su not fc-ing all the time but clockmod is still blank screen when i boot in to recovery any ideas??
[HTC Inspire 4G] nsnc:
see the faq Q5:

5.Q: Why is my ClockWorkMod showing a blank screen?

A: This is actually an issue with some versions of ClockWorkMod. The Inspire is a newer device that uses some updated code to run it, so the older versions of CWM do not work with our device. There are two known ways to solve this:

1. Open ROM Manager and flash the latest version of ClockWorkMod. The last known working version is 3.0.0.6, so anything newer than that should work also. Sometimes it may take several tries before it will successfully flash, so you may need to repeat this more than once.

2. There is an optional Engineering HBOOT that enables ENG S-Off that will also fix this issue for most people. There is an optional download for this in the root utility. If you cannot locate that in the program, you may download it here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=974789
[HTC Inspire 4G] mrwizzstl:
Return to Stock w/ root

After you have successfully achieved S-Off with this method, you can Flash back to stock with the RUU posted in another thread and then use Simple One Click to achieve root.

Also for Bubby. If you haven't already added this to the rom, you may want to update /data/data/com.android.settings/shared_prefs/com.android.settings_preferences.xml

so that the Unknown sources menu option appears.
[HTC Inspire 4G] lwfb:
Used this method earlier to root my new inspire and it worked exactly as it was intended. No problems at all.

Huge thanks to all the xda geniuses that helped on this!
[HTC Inspire 4G] RAGE 33:
doesn't work for me

Hello,

I can download the program fine but after the first screen that states that it is installing and it completes nothing happens.. at all. just returns to my desktop. Any ideas?

thanks,

Rage
[HTC Inspire 4G] lwfb:
@ Rage

Did you install the drivers and connect your phone when you started the one click?
[HTC Inspire 4G] bori1030:
I've already tried that and still blank screen when i run that program my phone just freezes up and i have to restart it...... arrgh!
[HTC Inspire 4G] nsnc:
try taking the battery out and putting back in then try the step again.
[HTC Inspire 4G] puri1:
Dude thanks for the advice I really appreciate all the help from everyone here and yes I will be reading and then give it a go.I'm coming from HTC Hd2 and the Desire Hd. But I was not the one who rooted my desire Hd. So its kinda of challenge for me but I'm sure I can do it.
[HTC Inspire 4G] puri1:
Now things are pretty much clear thanks man really appreciate your help.
[HTC Inspire 4G] thumbtax:
So I got my first Android and now I would like to root it. I've been reading (mostly here) as much as I can before attempting to root.

I apologize if this was already answered in this thread, but I didn't personally see the question ask.

I was told by someone there is no permanant root for the Inspire yet. However, this looks like it would be it. So I'm wondering if someone can confirm this is a permanant root not a temporary one.

Also looks as if I were to follow this method I wouldn't have to worry about the sound issue. Can someone also confirm that for me?

I appriciate the help, and again, sorry if I'm double posting a question here.

Thanks
[HTC Inspire 4G] bori1030:
man Im jumping off the walls with this cmw being blank is there any other recovery like Amon RA for the inspire? I never like cmw any way would prefer Amon RA
[HTC Inspire 4G] mattbe213:
This is my first time rooting. Can someone please guide me through rooting with this step-by-step??? I mount the SD card that came with the phone, wait for it to format, and put the phone into charging mode. Then I choose MMC2(HTC Inspire) for the CID, and it brings up a window that says that the process could not be completed because it is being used by another process??? Please help!!!

Matt
[HTC Inspire 4G] ClearD:
This is permanent. And this method does not have the sound issue. Read the FAQ (in my signature or on the first page), and it explains the sound issue in detail. :)

Not yet that I know of. The CWM fix (at least 2 of them actually) is in the FAQ.

During the ENTIRE GOLDCARD PROCESS, leave the phone in Mass Storage mode. Do NOT switch to charge-only mode until after you have created your goldcard. ;) This will be better explained in the update that is coming soon.

To all those waiting: I just got done today making the instructions a lot clearer in the command prompt itself. Bubby is going to be working on the goldcard instructions prior to the ones I did, and the update will fix a LOT of the issues being addressed in the FAQ. I apologize that this is taking so long, but he has had computer issues recently.
[HTC Inspire 4G] redneck_666:
For some reason, I had to redo everything, it went well, until this...

Any idea?
[HTC Inspire 4G] bori1030:
man I've tried that stuff already S**t does not work. I dont need to put s-off. Its already on S-OFF makes no sense to root a already rooted phone.. and I'm not a noobie nor I'm I Doogie Houser but the S**T is killing....lol

Ive done it just like this.. now when I hit temproot now it says rooting phone then phone just has a black screen on the visionary app still open and cant get out of it til rebooting soometimes i can get out but the phone is real choppy and freezes up on just about everything

# Install Visionary

# Open Visionary and tap temproot, then attempt permroot now. Your device will reboot.

# Connect your phone to a computer (make sure you have USB Debugging enabled. Connect charge only!)

# Open my "Desire HD easy s-off.exe", click "S-OFF it"! Allow possible SuperUser request on your phone.

# There could be force closes after the process, just reboot and everything will be fine.

# Done. (Remember to click the thanks button)

Open my "Desire HD easy s-off.exe" ---this is what is throwing me off what in the world is this...
[HTC Inspire 4G] habanosrus:
Hey I know exactly what you. Are going through. U was experiencing the same exact problem on two different phones. But I have resolved my issues and all is working. I am finally able to access recovery mode (no more blank screen) and loaded CM7.

When I get home tonight I will post instructions. DO NOT USE THE ENGLISH S-OFF solution to solve the recovery mode blankscreen problem. You risk bricking your phone if things don't go well.
[HTC Inspire 4G] bori1030:
oh hell yea!! thanks man I'll be on the look out!! I had truely just given up.
[HTC Inspire 4G] ClearD:
Visionary is not made for our phone. Nor did I post those instructions anywhere in the FAQ... did you read the FAQ? Try reinstalling it through CWM? Try deleting its data first?
[HTC Inspire 4G] Bamatide2007:
I am going to use bubby's root method friday, and then install a stock -bloatware rom and lee droids kernel. I've read through all of the post under those threads (about 3000) and found basically all the information i need on how to go about it, with the exception of how to backup data before starting all of this. I know google will repopulate contacts and paid apps, but what about unpaid apps and the saved data. Take angry birds for example. I have 4 worlds all with 3 stars. I'll do without before i go back through them all, is there a way to back up the save data?

Also After doing bubbys root method, do i install the rom first or kernel?

Thanks in advance.
[HTC Inspire 4G] bori1030:
I have tried to reinstall this thing a million times cleared data uninstalled reinstalled and nothing..
[HTC Inspire 4G] bori1030:
get titanium backup from the market the paid version its a life saver!!
[HTC Inspire 4G] Bamatide2007:
Don't you need root access first to use this?
[HTC Inspire 4G] bori1030:
dont have the hack kit I used the one click simple root program tried hack kit at first but had no luck
[HTC Inspire 4G] Wolf:
Yes you do to use all of the options..
[HTC Inspire 4G] oFUNGUSo:
im scurrd. im doing this right now. im allwas scurrd the first time i try to modify any device.

i think its working so far though
[HTC Inspire 4G] habanosrus:
I used the Simple Root program myself and also had problems with the screen fading to black in recovery. I tried many different methods to get into recovery with no success. I tried uninstalling CWM, reflashing clockworkmod, I even tried ENG S-OFF which is when I bricked my first Inspire. I figured lightning can't strike in the same place twice so i used Simple Root again on my replacement phone. But I had the same problem, I had S-OFF and was rooted but couldn't enter recovery mode, screen just kept fading to black.

You have already got through the tough part of creating a functional goldcard, S-Off, and root. The rest is easy. I gave you the link for the hack kit. Download it and unzip it to your root directory in your computer. Do not change the folder structure of the zip program. After you unzip just start following the instructions I provided and you will have Recovery working shortly.

There seems like a lot if steps but it is not really that bad. I was just little verbose but I wanted to outline process in detail since I don't know your experience level with this stuff.

Just follow the directions and you will be good to go.
[HTC Inspire 4G] oFUNGUSo:
ah hell. CWM just keeps force closing *sigh*

EDIT: nevermind, noob moment
[HTC Inspire 4G] vortec_blaze:
i cant get past the /data/local/gfree -f

can someone please help me
[HTC Inspire 4G] bori1030:
cant i just flash a recovery for desire hd sense the the phone thinks its Desire HD??? your losing me with the unzip into my root directory where exactly is that? are you talkin about my tools folder where I flash stuff thru fastboot?
[HTC Inspire 4G] oFUNGUSo:
neither could i at first......but it turned out i was typing it in slightly wrong each time and not noticeing because the text was so small. LMAO.
[HTC Inspire 4G] habanosrus:
I never said that you need to unzip anything to your root directory.

I said that you need to unzip the hack kit and after you go through the steps you need to download CM7 ROM and copy that to the root directory of your sdcard.
[HTC Inspire 4G] bori1030:
yea I got that ..lol brain fart mode but yea did everything like you said and........

yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesssssssss!!!!!!!!!

dude your the MUTHAF***IN' MAN how'd you figure that out is beyond me but THANKS ALOT been at this for three days..

anyone reading this post with those cwm blank screen problems do what he said word for word and problem solved!!

post #2405
[HTC Inspire 4G] habanosrus:
Happy it all worked out for you.

Don't forget to flash your radio.

Don't forget to wipe data/cache in recovery mode BEFORE you flash CM7 or it will hang at the CM7 bootloading screen. If you forgot then just pull your battery and get back into recovery to wipe.

You can thank me but all the credit goes to ATTN1 and his Hack Kit
[HTC Inspire 4G] Zonderion:
Success! I just made a video tutorial of using Bubby's Program. I'll edit it, post it, and give a link. I was not able to borrow my friend's HD camera, so I had to use my POS. So I apologize for the poor quality. I'll update as soon as I edit the video.

THANKS BUBBY! Your Project is a full on success! I didn't even have any issues with Superuser, or CWM!
[HTC Inspire 4G] bori1030:
ok i wiped eveything but cm7 nightly is looping and i tried the rc there fine but no sound .... what radio are you reffering to??

ok nevermind i flashed kernel 2.6.32.21-ck2-hrkfdn over cm7 rc and now i have sound seems ok will report back later
[HTC Inspire 4G] habanosrus:
good. You won't have sound until you flashed a ROM like CM7.
[HTC Inspire 4G] JBECKE91@YAHOO.COM:
Hello all - Im a previous iPhone user which recently took a crap. Just purchased the Inspire 4G, my first android powered phone. A friend of mine suggested rooting which has landed me on this thread. Im just curious, can someone explain to me what exactly the benefits of rooting are aside from free tethering?

Also, its apparent by this thread that a lot of work went into this development and if I do decide to go this route, many advanced

thanks

to all involved in making it possible.

Jared
[HTC Inspire 4G] StoopidNoob:
Ok where in this thread are the instructions on how to do this thing. For a stupid noobie that is? I'm talking complete dummy, not pc savvy at all and not familiar with all the lingo.
[HTC Inspire 4G] ilkevinli:
I would wait for Zonderion to post his video. That should help.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Zonderion:
I've got it all edited and ready to go... However I'm having to wait to tomorrow when I'm at work to upload, because my internet speeds suck... Youtube said it would only take 14 hours to upload lol....

This video will take you through the process of making a goldcard (a modified SD card to allow the Inspire to interact with it) and through the process of the Simple Root. Somewhat poor quality, but expect it up around 7:00am Central Standared Time tomorrow. I followed everything as I was suppose to, and I've never rooted a phone before, and it worked perfectly the first time.
[HTC Inspire 4G] puri1:
Thanks for the instructions. But this is to be done when you root your phone and get it s-off. But if I'm going to start with the fresh phone what do you recommend. I will really appreciate your help. After all goes well do you recommend Eng-s off ?
[HTC Inspire 4G] mattbe213:
Still running into the same problem. Running Windows 7 Home Premium. Guess its not compatible with W7???

Like I said, can someone walk me through this step-by-step??? Maybe make a video for Youtube showing how to use it correctly???

Matt
[HTC Inspire 4G] ClearD:
I used windows 7 to use this with my inspire, what is the issue at hand?
[HTC Inspire 4G] bori1030:
finally got everything goin until i tried the market no go not an fc thing just when i open the market it just closes right away no gapps i flashed the gapps-gb-20110307-signed and no luck.. does any one have a working market apk or flash actually sense i cant get my root explorer or titanium an apk wont do me no good sum help pls...

have tried to fix per. in rom mang and in recovery no go still. need that market i'm on CM 7.0.0RC1 the only one i got to work with no problems everything else just looped
[HTC Inspire 4G] ClearD:
This is a cyanogenmod issue, you might check in that thread. You might also try flashing a different Rom or something along those lines for an easy fix. :)
[HTC Inspire 4G] bori1030:
oh really a cm issue... sux well can you recommend a rom that you know is working well with this do you if MIUI is running good
[HTC Inspire 4G] ClearD:
Lol you can try the Rom I cooked last night. It's the link in my signature, ClearDroid 1.0.1. No issues at all, and 7.5% faster than stock with the same kernel.
[HTC Inspire 4G] moe3754:
I agree with ClearD why don't you flash a different rom like the Core Droid Gingerbread rom, everytime I used Cyanogen I had nothing but trouble, once I got Core Droid on the phone it has been great, no problem's at all. I stay away from Cyanogen!!!
[HTC Inspire 4G] moe3754:
Does your's have HSUPA enabled???
[HTC Inspire 4G] bori1030:
sure will do so i take it it has all gapps?

downloading it now actually ditto on the 4g question?
[HTC Inspire 4G] ClearD:
HSUPA enabled, and it has all apps except for the bloat at&t apps. :)
[HTC Inspire 4G] Zonderion:
I've been looking at all these roms, as I want to flash a new rom to my newly rooted (thanks to Bubby) Inspire. But I don't want to try the ENG S-Off, simply because I'm new at all of this. What roms do you guys suggest we can use after using Bubby's program? Do I need ENG S-Off to flash radios? I believe I do...
[HTC Inspire 4G] StoopidNoob:
Ok I know these are stoopid questions but...Stoopid...

1. The initial post on this thread says something like "added Gold Card maker before one-click", so does that mean I don't need to manually make the gold card?

2. If I still do, is it possible to make it straight from the phone instead of mounting it to the sd card reader? Just asking because I cant seem to find my micro card.

3. If I get errors and it doesn't work on my first try, will my phone be fried unless I unroot...even if the root didn't succeed, or does stock remain on there?