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[HTC Inspire 4G] StoopidNoob:
Hey guys just curious...I'm extremely happy with my Inspire now, a million thanks to Bubby! Just one issue...I tried to enable the wifi hotspot and it kept referring me back to ATT. I found a set of instructions to add a new APN and followed that as well, but wifi hotspot is only enabled for ten seconds or so. Seems everyone has had that issue. Can anyone lead a stoopid noob to a tutorial that might work for me? Thanks guys.
[HTC Inspire 4G] ac2005:
Thanks! When I came back home from work today I just restarted the router and the phone, that seems to have taken care of whatever was causing the problem. :-)
[HTC Inspire 4G] nsnc:
I found a fix for this problem without ENG S-OFF, check this post:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1003086
[HTC Inspire 4G] nsnc:
I found a workaround for making clockworkmod work without ENG S-Off and posted here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1003086

Thanks for your work on this, you made it really simple to root this phone.
[HTC Inspire 4G] nsnc:
Thanks for the link. Have you tried any of these and see any improvement in ul/dl speeds?
[HTC Inspire 4G] blueluck77:
Tried this just for SnG's, still hangs at the HBOOT screen. I really would like to root this phone, but it doesn't seem to want to get past this screen.
[HTC Inspire 4G] b1indsided:
ok so apprently u just cant see cwm after the htc logo fades but i was able to flash a rom via rom manager but since u have to install the gapps right after on cm7 i cant use it.. any ideas???
[HTC Inspire 4G] ogxku5h:
So i tried using the cwm fix in RC2... and during the fix i got a pop up saying "bootloader corrupt! do not reboot! seek help in xda!"

can anyone help me out?

EDIT: nvm got it fixed.
[HTC Inspire 4G] ogxku5h:
anyone??? please hel[p!!!
[HTC Inspire 4G] NeedleRat:
Worked for me!

BRILLIANT! First time poster and first time Android user. While I am a Windows server engineer by trade (which gives me patience more than being a father does) I knew to take my time and read each line. This worked for me. Many thanks!

Cheers!

Jeff

P.S. Donation made!
[HTC Inspire 4G] ClearD:
How did you fix it, if I might ask? I was afraid to advise on this one. A bad bootloader usually means a bricked device with no fix, as it can't be booted.
[HTC Inspire 4G] bionickamikaze:
SIM CARD and ROOTING

Do I need to have my ATT simcard in my htc inspire while im rooting? I have two phones and I currently have it on my blackberry, does it matter? Or do I need to have the SIMCARD inside my HTC while im rooting for it to work?

My second question is I see there was an update so im guessing i have to create a new goldcard and start over to install the new revised root?
[HTC Inspire 4G] ClearD:
A goldcard is a goldcard and root is root. If you're rooted and S-Off, you do not ever need to do this again.

As for the SIM card, I don't believe you need it in the device to root. :)
[HTC Inspire 4G] bionickamikaze:
Thanks bah I already went through the process of formatting my sdcard so i might as well create a new goldcard, i was just confused as to how to install the new update 3.21 RC2 onto my phone
[HTC Inspire 4G] Wolf:
You can use the RUU to redo the phone, ClearD. It's worked for me before. How is the rom coming along? Hope it's going well.
[HTC Inspire 4G] ClearD:
Killer, was wondering about that. I guess the RUU would in fact contain the bootloader image, but was wondering if it would even flash with the phone in that condition lol.

ROM is coming along as good as can be expected. Getting ready to try again at version 1.0.3, as it's been having some hiccups along the way. Still new to all of this ROM building stuff, so I'm learning a few pointers from the masters. ;)
[HTC Inspire 4G] Wolf:
It's flashed the times I have had people do it, and even for myself, lol. I am working on themes right now and that is not as simple as one would expect. I believe Pendo explained that in your thread and that actually helped when I read it. Still learning myself.
[HTC Inspire 4G] budsmoker420:
You need to run the /local/data/tmp/rage commmand sometimes a few times

and don't press any keys after you type that commmand in the newly downgradeded rom.. after you type it in don't pretty anything on your phone and give it a good 2-4 mins and it will all of the sudden reboot.. then getting the force close on the terminal can be hard .. its just a pain when the instructions make you think its going to do it right away and really it sometimes can take a few trys.. when it forced close on me .. i was back in terminal after restarting from the rage command right and was just messing around in terminal typing the rage /data/local/tmp/rage command

and all of the sudden after 2 restarts with the rage exploit I finally get the force close and then go back in the s-off commands will now work since you have tmp root..

then you go from there and I recommend to go with the stock cooked att rom because of some radio issues of noticed.. I just noticed on the second replacement of my inspire that I thought would cure up the phone call issues.. it started again after downgradeing and flashing the radio.. I think there is an issue in the radio the bubby has in that cooked rom.. I trouble for 3 weeks getting calls and making calls.. people would get a circuit message.. saying all circuits are busy and also going to a fast busy signal... If anyone has any advice on this issue or has experienced the same thing on the att inspire 4g let me .. and let me know what the fix or work around is... Thanks

Budsmoka....
[HTC Inspire 4G] budsmoker420:
Have you had any problems making calls or receiving calls on your inspire4g ?? since were both att customers I thought I would ask.. I have had alot of probs for like 3 weeks now... with my inspire 4g line and it started after doing the downgrade and then flashing over to the cooked rom.. I was just wondering if there is a better radio version..

Thanks..
[HTC Inspire 4G] budsmoker420:
Hey ClearD I was curious if you noticed any issues on the voice calling side since rooting your phone with the script... Im on my second inspire 4g.. because I had nothing but problems for 3+ weeks .. people would get all ciruits are busy calling me or get a fast busy signal.. they would have to try back 3-4 times to get thru.. same way for outgoing calls.. it was a nightmare... every call i make it just goes beep and goes back to the dial pad.. no error or anything.. the network will reject an outgoing call 5-7 times and then finally it will let the call go out... it seems for the moment things are ok .. im useing the stock cooked rom for att so I can sideload and have root... I just dont like the fact the rom even with hsupa turned on is so slow on the downstream teathering compaired to teh non stock roms... anyway.. let me know or anyone else if they had this dialing issue.. I mean I changed sim cards 3 times.. changed phones twice and even the second phone exibited the same probs. so who knows I would appreciate someones input on this.. is their a radio version thats better than the one I have that I can flash...?? could the stock cooked rom radio being causing the probs on dialing calls and receiving calls??

Thanks ,

Budsmoker
[HTC Inspire 4G] ClearD:
Well, the stock cooked ROM actually does not change your radio. Your radio at the end will be the same one that was there when you got the phone. :)

In order to actually CHANGE the radio, you have to have ENG HBOOT S-Off, which the normal root/S-Off method does *NOT* do. I strongly recommend keeping the stock radio, as the other radios that are possible to be flashed are for the Desire HD, which is *NOT* our device, though they are quite similar. Our stock radio is actually *NEWER* than the Desire HD radios that people have been flashing. ;)
[HTC Inspire 4G] nsnc:
This is not true, when you downgrade your Inspire using DHD ROM or the stock ROM, it also flashes the radio and you don't have ENG S-Off at that time. See this recent post which also confirms that you dont need ENG S-Off for flashing radio on Inspire.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1002226
[HTC Inspire 4G] lrs421:
Thanks for helping me out with eng s-off a few weeks back :).

It can also be changed by dropping it into a PD98IMG and flashing it in hboot. No need to turn eng s-off :)

Sent from Desire HD or Inspire 4G or whatever this thing is called via premium XDA app.
[HTC Inspire 4G] tomvankirk:
I had this problem in the other rooted stock ROMs. The solution is to go into the build.prop file using root explorer and change the ro.ril.hsxpa setting from 3 to 2.
[HTC Inspire 4G] BillTheCat:
Trying this after creating a gold card. The text screen has been on *daemon started successfully* for about 20 minutes, now. No progress bar on GUI. Did I do something wrong?
[HTC Inspire 4G] maskaros:
Does this work with mac osx?
[HTC Inspire 4G] lrs421:
Not yet. In the works.

Sent from Desire HD or Inspire 4G or whatever this thing is called via premium XDA app.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Camaros_Kill:
Im in the same spot. Im afraid to unplug it or do anything right now...
[HTC Inspire 4G] dgarland:
Problems with this root??

I rooted this phone yesterday, ended up with the superuser app, but now nothing says i have root permissions...forgive me if this is a stupid question, but is my phone rooted or not? I dont know how to check if I have S off...i tried a terminal emulator, typing "su" and got a permission denied error. I cant seem to find hboot anywhere, so cant check the message at the top...

i am afraid to take it to an att store as they might find out i screwed with it :)

anyways, any help is much appreciated...my goal is just to get better battery life through apps such as setCPU and remove some of the bloatware (blockbuster, att navigator, etc.)
[HTC Inspire 4G] blueluck77:
has anyone had any problems making a goldcard with the memory card that came with the inspire?
[HTC Inspire 4G] nsnc:
turn your phone off, then hold the Volume Down button and Power button together, release power button and the phone will boot up in bootloader.
[HTC Inspire 4G] ClearD:
Check the FAQ. ;)

Double check your USB Debugging settings/Charge-Only mode settings.

I stand corrected! That's an awesome find!! I wonder if that person could make JUST that exploitable radio flashable to downgrade on our device, so we wouldn't even HAVE to push a full ROM to downgrade, but rather just the radio to downgrade, then upgrade... That would cut waaaay back on the program size!
[HTC Inspire 4G] bubby323:
Lol, trust me, you don't even want to say that out load on this forum. I learned that the hard way, that was my original thinking, but you have to downgrade the full rom, because you have no way to sign the image to flash it. The image has to the signed (by HTC) in order to flash with S-ON. :p
[HTC Inspire 4G] bmolloy:
I just dove in an rooted my Inspire using my MacBook Pro. I know some people are curious if you can do it on a Mac and I wanted to let people know my experience.

I have windows XP running in Parallels and it worked for them most part flawlessly. There were absolutely no problems with the programs or drivers, the only issues I had were figuring out some of the little oddities of running windows virtualized on a Mac. Well done Bubby. I have some buddies that would love it if you did the same for the Thunderbolt! I am heading to PayPal right now to support your future endeavors.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Camaros_Kill:
Thanks for the reply, that was the issue. I was able to root completely with this tool earlier this morning. However, that Inspire went right back to ATT as a brick shortly thereafter, lol. I am not sure if it was the stock rooted rom built into this program, or if it was a really nasty HTC bug, or just plain bad luck that had nothing at all to do with rooting it, but I was signing in to all my accounts(gmail, HTC, FB) and while they were syncing, the phone started to lag for the first time since it was purchased. It was also fairly warm to the touch. It then froze completely, and i had to do a battery pull.

That was the last time the phone turned on. It was fully charged before i started the process, so the battery was not the issue. I tried everything I could to get it to do something including removing the SD card, sim, battery cover, sim/sdcard cover(which i think doubles as the antenna for the phone, but thats just a guess)and trying to boot it up, looking for it in ADB, plugging it into the wall, booting into HBOOT, and even hitting it on the table(which has actually worked before on my OG Droid, more than once(although it wasnt a stuck-off issue)) a few times. The only response i could get out of it was that windows would make an odd sound when id plug it in to USb, and it would make the normal unplug sound when i would unplug it. In the store we tried a new battery, and even switching the covers around, except for the battery cover, because that thing is near impossible to get off the first time. So, my girlfriend is now on her 2nd Inspire, and she isn't gonna let me root it for a while. I might just do it while shes sleeping though, but Im worried that it could brick again. Any ideas on what happened? Sorry for the mega-post, btw.
[HTC Inspire 4G] blueluck77:
I need some serious help with this, still wont go past the HBOOT screen it never searches for the file. Can someone please hit me up on gtalk? same as my username here. Thank you so much.
[HTC Inspire 4G] magnumforce2006:
HUGE thanks to Bubby and RC1 for this great program and accompanying video guide. Everything went flawlessly, and made my very first experience rooting an Android device a breeze!

Currently getting everything set up on my newly flashed TPC Inspire 4g Stock ROM Optimized v2 with LeeDrOiD 4G v2.2.2 Kernel. I look forward to all the little niceties of having a rooted device from here on out :D
[HTC Inspire 4G] lortay78:
Same exact thing here. Nomatter what root method I try. I freeze at HBOOT. never searches. Please let me know if you find a solution. Thanks.

Edit: Okay now that was a bad gold card, had to use a different sd card. Same brand, etc... Now I have a whole new problem. "BOOTLOADER CORRUPT! DO NOT REBOOT! SEEK HELP AT XDA!
[HTC Inspire 4G] lortay78:
Someone help? I am at the corrupt bootloader... do not reboot screen!

What do I do?
[HTC Inspire 4G] ClearD:
Read a page or two back or so, apparently when the last person had this issue, flashing the factory RUU from their computer restored everything back to normal.
[HTC Inspire 4G] lortay78:
Thank you. I did read that, but I didn't really understand. You mean I should flash an RUU with adb? and where do I get this factory ruu? is it the one in the faq on bubby's one-click? I don't mean to sound too noob. I have rooted several devices, but I haven't been keeping up on this one, and I am just a little scared by that screen.
[HTC Inspire 4G] moe3754:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=952224

Download it, plug in phone, debugging set to on, charge only, and then click the ruu. Answer the two questions asked and it does the rest to restore to original out of the box firmware. Very simple to use.
[HTC Inspire 4G] lortay78:
Thank you. I am downloading now. Fingers crossed. Can I just re-run bubbys software to re-root, or should I try another method?
[HTC Inspire 4G] ogxku5h:
Re-run bubby RC2 CWM fix, make sure your phone is set to stay awake (settings-applications-development-stay awake). Now while running the fix, your phone should request superuser permission. click remember and then allow. and voila! your CWM is now fixed =)
[HTC Inspire 4G] lortay78:
THanks! Unfortunately, I just flashed the stock ruu like above. So now I think I need to re-root. I really appreciate your help everyone. I would have waited, but I am at work, and this is my brothers phone. Trying to hurry.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Wolf:
Yes you will have to re root. The RUU flashes the phone back to the original stock software so you are back to square one. Almost.
[HTC Inspire 4G] ClearD:
Better to have to re root than to have a brick, in my book! :) glad it's working
[HTC Inspire 4G] umairdbest.18:
I did the root through it, now i wanna install Android revolution 4 ROM on it. Do i need to install anything else on it to do that? And do i have to install the specific radio given in the android revolution thread? and if yes then i can directly install it from the bootloader right??
[HTC Inspire 4G] lortay78:
okay. rerooted. All seems well, except black screen in clockwork. The good news is... as long as I just use functions from rom manager, it will work. I just have to sit and wait for reboot. I think I will leave it alone for now. i made a backup of stock rooted rom. I am scared to run the fix in bubbys app again. Thanks again everyone.
[HTC Inspire 4G] cottocar:
My inspire stays stuck on hboot and does not look for the img file. What should i do?
[HTC Inspire 4G] Wolf:
Have you followed all of the steps in the FAQ?
[HTC Inspire 4G] umairdbest.18:
anyone to answer my question?
[HTC Inspire 4G] Wolf:
Mike highly recommends flashing the radio he suggested to work with his ROM. You of course do not have to. You can try the ROM out and see if you have problems with the stock radio. Flash the ROM through CWM and you can always flash the radio later.

Use the program from this thread to do a wipe before installing.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=996383
[HTC Inspire 4G] pluesan:
So is this 'one click' version automated? Or does it run similarly to RC1 in the youtube demo?
[HTC Inspire 4G] hansmrtn:
Thanks for this!
[HTC Inspire 4G] Lolclint:
Hi, im completely new to android phones came from a iphone to the inspire and am using this method to root my phone. Getting stuck at an early process when making the gold card and clicking the GETCID button i get a error saying

An error occured The process cannot access the file

C:\Users\XXXXX\Appdata\Temp\killadb.cmd because its being used by another process.

Any ideas?
[HTC Inspire 4G] Wolf:
Try restarting your computer first, then follow the faq. Make sure your phone is setup correctly and that your card is at least 1gb or larger.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Lolclint:
Ty i figured out it was my AVG anti virus
[HTC Inspire 4G] Wolf:
Good to hear. Anti-malware programs often cause problems with these hacks.
[HTC Inspire 4G] luar949:
whats a CDM window as u can tell im a totall newbe
[HTC Inspire 4G] Wolf:
You mean a CMD window. It stands for command prompt window. If you are using vista or seven just make sure you right click on it before opening it and click run as administrator. You can find it in all programs/accessories.
[HTC Inspire 4G] luar949:
i just sent you a pm im totally lost with this my buddy rooted my phone but i cant get a hold of him now to help me out with this part.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Wolf:
I have to leave for now but myself or others will be back in the morning. Just letting you know in case you feel more comfortable with people being around in case you have questions. Good luck.
[HTC Inspire 4G] luar949:
k ill be back tmrw morning thanks
[HTC Inspire 4G] bigt305:
Hey guys, this is my first post here and my first time rooting.

I followed the instructions in this program while following along with the youtube video that's linked.

The process was painfully easy and I wanted to extend my gratitude to the developer and his supporters. A real cool crew on this website.

Just have to figure out how to get rid of this bloatware. Taking tips :D
[HTC Inspire 4G] Wolf:
Ok. Make sure you keep refreshing your web page so that you can see new pm's. I will jump back on my computer in a few minutes.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Wolf:
If you are still there read your pm. I can help you for a while longer. If I don't hear back from you in ten minutes than I will return back in the late morning and you can pm me then. (Central time.)
[HTC Inspire 4G] D-REW:
Just wanted to chime in.

I have successfully followed your video and used your program, and everything went perfectly fine! Once paycheck comes, you'll definitely get a donation by me!

Thanks!
[HTC Inspire 4G] Scott_S:
It's about as automated as it can be for this phone. It's a lot closer to a true "one-click" than the hack kit is, however, there is still multiple steps...it requires a clear head and undivided attention. If you keep focused from start to finish, you shouldn't have any problems.

I just did the RC2 version on my Inspire the other day, followed it exactly, with Zonderion's video in a window open along side, and everything went according to plan. And I mean EXACTLY.
[HTC Inspire 4G] areakode:
I'm having a lot of trouble flashing a new rom. I installed a version of Android Revolution last week with no difficulty at all. However, I've been fighting for a couple of days trying to install the latest version. I had the issue with the Rom Manager Recovery being a black screen. I finally just enabled ENG Off, so now I can see what's going on. Using the recovery, I select the newest rom, and install. It looks like everything works fine, and it tells me to reboot, but when I reboot, I'm right back to the stock rom I thought I just overwrote. Any suggestions? Thanks.

Edit: And in About Software, it says it's the Android Revolution 4.0 Beta, but it's obviously a version of Froyo with HTC Sense. I don't understand where this version is coming from unless for some reason Rom Manager isn't correctly flashing it.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Wolf:
Use one of the wipe programs from this thread. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=868720

Download the rom again and replace it on your SD card. Perhaps the there was something wrong with the download you had tried previously. Try this and see if anything changes.
[HTC Inspire 4G] areakode:
I've tried that too. I'm using ClockworkMod Recovery v3.0.0.6, so I tried the FULL-WIPE-1.3.zip. Then I tried another copy of the rom. I downloaded from a different source this time. Same thing. It says it's Android Revolution, but it's definitely an HTC Froyo rom.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Mace1370:
Hi guys, I'm currently trying to use this root right now and am having a little problem.

I downloaded everything and set up my goldcard. I started up the program, but encountered this error in the command line:

"failed to copy "dwngrd.zip' to '/sdcard/PD98IMG.zip': Read-only file system

Done! Now rebooting into the bootloader to downgrade your Inspire..."

It then asks me to press any key to continue and I do. It then says that the phone will search for PD98IMG.zip and will ask me to install the update.

Something flashes really quickly on the screen and it doesn't ask me to install the update. I hear the sound that windows plays when I unplug/replugin a USB device and then I get the "Found New Hardware" window on my PC. It asks me to either locate and install driver software, ask me again later, or don't show this message again for this device. All the while my phone shows "HBOOT USB PLUG" as the top option. If I keep pressing the power button it cycles through this process.

I looked in the FAQ and it said to copy the PD98IMG.zip to my phone, but my computer won't recognize my phone!

I made sure to install HTC sync, then uninstall HTC sync. I even plugged in my phone before this whole process to make sure it was recognizable and it was. I was able to make the goldcard after all without problems. I have Windows Vista if that matters.
[HTC Inspire 4G] cajuncartfan:
I was thinking of returning my Inspire and was starting to unroot according to the FAQ. My question is this, I have only used bubby's "S-On Tool" and have not flashed the stock rom, is there any way I can switch back to "S-Off" since I have decided to keep the phone?
[HTC Inspire 4G] ClearD:
You'll need to re run the root tool again. :)
[HTC Inspire 4G] Wolf:
If you are running the program, make sure that USB debugging is on, fastboot is off, and you are in charge only mode. If you are just copying a file from your computer to your phone, then USB debugging can be left on, but you have to switch to disk drive mode on the phone. Also try restarting Windows to clear it. See if that is your problem.
[HTC Inspire 4G] cajuncartfan:
Do I need to reflash the stock rom first?
[HTC Inspire 4G] Wolf:
PM me if you are still having issues.