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[HTC Inspire 4G] Wolf:
If you freeze the apps, then they will not work and they will not show up. The logic to this method is that once the system apps are removed, then you will not receive any over the air updates from your carrier. If you unfreeze them then you should be back to a stock like condition. Looking at AT&T's track record, I would not be too concerned with this. Titanium Backup Pro and Root Explorer have both worked in removing stubborn apps.
[HTC Inspire 4G] ClearD:
Very cool. ;)

My method has yet to have any apps come back. I (bought and) downloaded Root Explorer (well worth the money, too).

1. Open Root Explorer and grant it superuser permissions if necessary.

2. Click the "System" folder, then the "app" folder.

3. In the upper right corner, click "Mount R/W".

4. Long-press on any app you want to remove and simply "Delete". ;)

Easy as pie. I took off the 3-4 AT&T brand apps as well as that racing demo. They never came back because this method removes the actual program files themselves.

But always remember, before removing ANYTHING, make a backup through ClockWorkMod in case you screw something up. :)
[HTC Inspire 4G] ClearD:
In my personal experience, I received this SAME ERROR while rooting my original AUS Desire back in the day, NOT using this method, because it hadn't even been created yet. I changed the microSD card I used to make my goldcard, tried making a different one using a different card, and all was well. I can't explain what does and does not make a good goldcard, but they are very VERY finicky from my own experiences.

There have also been many users in this thread that have solved this problem by simply changing their microSD card, changing the way it was formatted, re-making it altogether, etc. After they did that, it worked. You can read back and see the results yourself. ;)

I guess my point is... please don't state hard facts when none of us know the true answer yet. For the time being, until someone gives an answer with a logical (codified) reason behind it, I will continue to state that most likely, this error is still in fact a goldcard issue.

Both of these methods have the same phone reading the same goldcard. That part is identical. It's your phone that reads it, not the program.

As for the creation method, I used the one in this tool. It worked just fine for me, so I would also go so far as to say that the creation method should also not be flawed. Sometimes it's simply operator error, as well. In addition, the creation method that this tool uses is a known working goldcard creation utility. It has not been coded brand new or anything, nor has it been coded by the developer of the simple root and S-Off tool. It has simply been included into the tool to streamline the process.

Always remember: Make sure to triple check every single digit you type when creating a goldcard. One wrong keystroke ruins the whole goldcard. A small stream can turn into a river later on down. ;)
[HTC Inspire 4G] mistadj16:
I tried Titanium Backup Pro to remove bloatware and my phone rebooted and faded to black after the white screen with Green HTC letters. How long is it supposed to stay on the black screen? It's been almost 10 minutes and I am not sure if I should pull the battery.
[HTC Inspire 4G] ClearD:
Sounds to me like you may have removed something vital... Did you make a ClockWorkMod backup first? You might try restoring that and try again, if you did.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Wolf:
Your TB is not showing up the way it should. Pull the battery. I have seen this myself. It is similar to the CWM issue. It's getting stuck. In a situation such as yours, the Root Explorer program will work. Just make sure you do back ups before making any system modifications. You will delete the apk's for the program you wish to remove. (Internet is crashing. Taking way too long to post. Thanks again Comcast. ; )
[HTC Inspire 4G] tosh1:
Signal still not back!!!!

Hey guys sorry I still need your help. I went through this whole thing finally x3 just to make sure. I have this whole procedure pretty close to down and ever since the first flash/process I still have no signal...

I got a bit scared so I even did a full restore back to stock, turned S-ON again and then ran the RUU for stock ROM and even when that went on it still shows an X on my signal bar!!!! I have reset phone like x5 times just in case. I even waited 10 mins. to see if it will find service and nothing, NO CHANGE!

When I goto settings/wireless/network operators its kinda greyed out like it cant get any networks info for signal? What the heck could have happened?

I never tried to flash any Kernals or different radios, only what was in the program to root this damn phone!!! NOW I HAVE A PHONE THAT TURNS ON BUT WONT MAKE ANY CALLS SINCE THERE IS NO SIGNAL AT ALL TIMES.

Any ideas?
[HTC Inspire 4G] DeathEvil:
Thanks ClearD and Wolf, I might try that. Still, it would be nice if there was a list of bloatware that's safe to remove...

Wolf, getting OTA from AT&T (if that's ever going to happen) would mean getting the root disabled and back to stock, which kind of defeats the purpose:)
[HTC Inspire 4G] ClearD:
Possibly run the tool, root and S-Off, then ENG S-Off, then flash the Telus radio to test? This is only a guess though. And sort of experimental... Honestly if you're completely back stock and S-On, you might be better off taking it back to an AT&T store and just telling them that you can't get any reception and swapping it out for another one, as nothing you've done here should have any effect on that. Even the downgraded Desire HD ROM still has a working radio for AT&T.
[HTC Inspire 4G] DeathEvil:
sounds like a coincidence and you sim simply died. Happened to me 3 times in my lifetime and for no apparent reason. Just go to ATT store and they will swap you - no questions asked.
[HTC Inspire 4G] onesojourner:
For some reason this script is not seeing my phone. does any one have any idea what could be going on?
[HTC Inspire 4G] callmerayn:
This is not true.

Im enjoying hotspot free right now :)

didnt add tethering or root.

everything stock.

oh yes :)))
[HTC Inspire 4G] mrro82:
When you did the root process and even when you flashed back to stock, did you have the sd/sim card door on?
[HTC Inspire 4G] javieradv:
Cannot Downgrade ATT Inspire 4G

I have an HTC Inspire 4g Model PD98120 BRN When I run your Simple root s-off program my phone didn't install the downgrade zip I see that the phone load de image then check the image but wont install. I try several proceadures and none of them seem to work with this Inspire. :mad::eek:
[HTC Inspire 4G] rbjscv:
Rom Suggestions

Now that Bubby's cooked AT&T rom is up and running on my Inspire. Does anyone have suggestions of other roms that I could check out.

Since I'm new to this I really don't even know where or how to look.

Thanks for your help,

rbjscv
[HTC Inspire 4G] Wolf:
Yes, it would screw everything up and return it to stock. Why would they want you to have any kind of control over your stuff? I was explaining the concept behind the method. You will get more frequent and faster updates through this community.
[HTC Inspire 4G] road-rcr:
I have tried 3 different sd cards, installing HTC sync, uninstalling HTC sync, restarting phone, restarting computer, re-downloaded exe, closing and re-opening exe and it never gets past this point.

this scripts will not continue if you phone is not connected.

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

* daemon started successfully *

USB debugging is turned on and fastboot is turned off. I have tried all of the above things at least 5 times each and I always get to the same point and never any further. I have let the phone sit at that stage for up to 30 minutes just in case but nothing ever happens.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Wolf:
You are already here. Check out the other threads in Inspire 4G Android Development forum.
[HTC Inspire 4G] onesojourner:
can some one tell me if there is a command I can run to make sure my phone is hooked up properly?

adb server is out of date. killing...

* daemon started successfully *

That's as far as I can ever get.
[HTC Inspire 4G] tosh1:
BEEN FLASHING PHONES FOR YEARS NOW AND I JUST PULLED A SUUUUUUPPPPPPPPEEEEEEERRRRRRR NOOOOOOOOBBBBBBBB MOVE!!!!! AFTER I CALLED IT A NIGHT OF FRUSTRATION I PUT THE SIM/DOOR BACK ON AND WHALLLAAAAAA SIGNAL!!!!!! THIS DANG PHONE HAS CONTACTS AT THE BOTTOM THAT EXTEND THE ANTENNA UNLIKE ANY OTHER PHONE I HAVE EVER OWNED!!!

I kept the door off since i was swapping SD cards for the GOLDCARD and didn't want to keep taking it on and off!!!

SO REMEMBER TO HAVE your Stupid SIM door on when testing signal!!!!
[HTC Inspire 4G] Wolf:
LOL! Ok, I am laughing with you and not at you because damn if I have not had something drive me crazy and end up being something so simple that it kept getting overlooked. ; )
[HTC Inspire 4G] Wolf:
I quote this member from another Inspire thread because I have total respect for them.

rubyv - "I'm with AT&T. I didn't get the chance to flash the radio because I've never done it before, and so want to be able to pay attention to what I'm doing. I can flash ROMs while cooking dinner and helping my kid with her homework. If I still have the same issues with B2 tonight, I'll flash the radio because I'll be able to spend time reading before hand. I like to try to figure stuff out on my own before bugging others. It's the only way I"ll learn." ;)
[HTC Inspire 4G] ClearD:
Thank you tosh1, for another great addition to the FAQ!

14: Q: Why don’t I have any antenna signal!?

A: Check to make sure your microSD card door is back on the phone. It has contacts that need to be connected to extend the antenna.

FAQ can be found here!

For some reason, deep in the back of my head, I knew that... but it completely escaped me at 3 in the morning lol.
[HTC Inspire 4G] aeneas3:
happy friday, all.

i ended up creating a new gold card on the stock sd card that the phone came with. worked like a charm. thanks for the help, all, and most of all - thank you for the hard work on getting this done for us!
[HTC Inspire 4G] mrro82:
Not gonna lie. I only know because i did the same thing. Couldn't figure it out until I looked at the upside down door and noticed the contacts. Almost knocked myself out facepalming. :D
[HTC Inspire 4G] DeathEvil:
ok, new quirk - I tried to backing up my current rom before uninstalling bloat and it always forcecloses for me. rom manager is updated and flashed to the latest clockwork (granted root privilege) and superuser claims that is up to date. I also tried "fix permissions" in rom manager... Also, tried to clear cache/data from both apps as suggested in the faq
[HTC Inspire 4G] rbjscv:
If I'm running CyanogenMod-7-RC2 then why does my phone go into Bubby's hboot menu when I hold power & volume down? Did I perhaps flash the CM rom incorrectly?

Please be gentle as this is the first droid I've ever owned or rooted. Still reading/learning like a mad man :)

Maybe I need to take this over to CyanogenMod, but I want to understand about the hboot menu. I was supposed to make a nandroid backup, but didn't see that as an option. Is it on a submenu? Thanks.

rbjscv
[HTC Inspire 4G] :
Select recovery from the hboot menu you are at.

HTC Inspire Clockwork Recovery * CM7(kang) * Eng S-Off
[HTC Inspire 4G] ClearD:
If you are having superuser force close issues, the version from the market will not work. You need the patched version from the FAQ. Did you try installing that one? :)
[HTC Inspire 4G] DeathEvil:
I'm not using the one from the market, I'm using the one that came with the 1click tool (from RC1 which I assume contains the updated supersuer). in case not, I try the one from faq. Why would bubby coocked a rom with not working superuser?

hopefully there will be update with those issues fixed and a working bloat remove feature.

regards and thanks
[HTC Inspire 4G] galfert:
Downgrading the ROM is temporary. So there is no downfall. Because afterward you upgrade to a rooted ROM. Downgrading is required to get permanent root.

Correction: This is your first Android phone....not Droid phone. Android and Droid are not the same thing. Android is the OS by Google. And Droid is a Verizon marketing term for some Android phones (not all of them). If it isn't a Verizon Android phone then it isn't a Droid.
[HTC Inspire 4G] lrs421:
Ok. I'm still playing with it tonight though :) BTW, go to sleep!
[HTC Inspire 4G] lrs421:
Wait....no manual commands. Cool. Someone is going to have to sub for me tomorrow. Meetings again until the late eve.
[HTC Inspire 4G] magnumforce2006:
Another n00b question: When we downgrade/root our phones, will all of our settings be gone? Is there any way to back this up so we can restore it when we go to another (sense-based) rom?
[HTC Inspire 4G] tpbklake:
Yes the downgrade rooting process will wipe all of your settings, contacts and apps. Most of the backup apps in the Market require root access, so you are in between a rock and a hard place.
[HTC Inspire 4G] JetBlk:
i have a server i own as well if you want more mirrors ;)
[HTC Inspire 4G] lrs421:
PM sent.
[HTC Inspire 4G] bubby323:
Hey that's my job! :P
[HTC Inspire 4G] jlusco:
Sorry was just shortning the term but yes i sdid mean Android
[HTC Inspire 4G] lrs421:
Lol. We're thinking a like.
[HTC Inspire 4G] lrs421:
Sent you one too!
[HTC Inspire 4G] lrs421:
Playing around with the GUI it's very nice. I think you guys are going to be happy. This can't be rushed.
[HTC Inspire 4G] californiarailroader:
I take it then that the One Touch Root isn't available yet, or did I miss it? This thread keeps growing so it's hard to keep up at times.
[HTC Inspire 4G] aimfire72:
Should a 16gb SD card work ok?
[HTC Inspire 4G] techsican:
I remember using MyBackup app with my Captivate before and I was able to backup all apps and settings. Of course, being a noob, I tried to restore some off my apps to my phone and since AT&T restricts side loading, I was not able to do it. MyBackup does allow you to save your backup to your SDcard, so you potentially could back it up and restore later. Have never tried, but it wouldn't hurt to check it out. Either way you are going to have restore all you apps and settings manually, right? ;)
[HTC Inspire 4G] mmr8cmh:
Good to see this coming along. I have been reading all the different ways to make a gold card and I'm having trouble making the best choice for a noob which one is the easiest I would like to make one now to be ready when the project goes green. Thanks for the help.
[HTC Inspire 4G] slapdaddy:
I do have a question before I get to sleep tonight.

What is "deodexing" ?
[HTC Inspire 4G] magnumforce2006:
Well that's the thing, would it need to be manual if I went to a Rom that was sense and based on the original stock ROM?
[HTC Inspire 4G] galfert:
http://www.lmgtfy.com/?q=What+is+Deodex
[HTC Inspire 4G] slapdaddy:
How clever of you! Much more simple than I thought it was lol.
[HTC Inspire 4G] ClearD:
I'm not sure about the one in RC1, I'm using the beta version of the Simple Root lol. I put the patched superuser on my device myself, and it fixed my issue. Make sure you follow the FAQ when installing it, though... it takes a special method.
[HTC Inspire 4G] dmacrye:
After more than 2 hours I finally got my HTC Inspire 4G rooted and Application Sources Unlocked :D

Time To Re-Download All My Apps.
[HTC Inspire 4G] DeathEvil:
Ok I think I'm going to give a shot at the rom from faq Q4 (with updated superuser). Bubby, can you confirm that that is the updated rom from RC1 1 click tool? Or maybe there is an updated version on the way and I should just wait? (you mentioned something about a weekend...)
[HTC Inspire 4G] sti-06:
I am about to lose it...

I come all the way down to:

/data/local/tmp/rage

I enter that command and hit enter, I get :"Not found" error

I turned off microsoft security essentials started everything over, still same error on the same step..

Help please...
[HTC Inspire 4G] PMad:
Ok, so this didnt work either... Any other ideas? :(
[HTC Inspire 4G] perezinthenet:
I turned off my firewall and downloaded the file multiple times but it still says crc failed dwngrd what do i d?
[HTC Inspire 4G] habanosrus:
HA! Been there, done that so I right there laughing with you:
[HTC Inspire 4G] onesojourner:
Alright I am sure that my issue is phone related. I have tried to run this on 2 different computers now and it forever sits there and never actually connects. I have followed all the instructions in the faq.
[HTC Inspire 4G] TomAG:
CID Value Problems

A word of caution about the CID # that you get from the tool. I tried the root process on my son-in-laws phone and had to go through the tool 7 times before I got a valid number to submit to get the 'gold image' file. I found that for the first 6, I had three occurance where the CID # came back identical but the phone still indicated wrong "model ID". The other 3 all were different but still gave the 'Model ID' error.

The final time that worked, I did a full "Factory Reset/Restore" then ran the tool to get the CID and it was different from all the 6 previous instances and when submitted, and applied to SDHC card it worked wonderfully.

So, you could be getting an invalid CID value, check it out.

Have fun.:D
[HTC Inspire 4G] sti-06:
Heeeeelp...
[HTC Inspire 4G] TomAG:
The above commands need to be entered on the phone in the 'Terminal Emulator' app

running them on the computer does nothing.
[HTC Inspire 4G] RMXO:
are you in "charge only" & have usb debugging on?
[HTC Inspire 4G] Wolf:
TomAG had a point. Just to make sure, you are typing that line on the phone and not on the computer, correct?
[HTC Inspire 4G] ryanoption:
Hello.This app has gotten me the farthest so far in rooting the phone so thank you.I do have a problem though...as the scripts runs I see alot of "adb server is out of date"and it's killed. Does that mean I need to update my sdk?I'm doing so right now.Also after I load into hboot and apply the necessary updates it downgrades and says it flashes the radio .I believe the next step is to go into the terminal and type in /data/local/tmp rage.I keep getting directory not found and also I'm not getting S-OFF.Any chance you could help me out.I don't mind a donation brotha...
[HTC Inspire 4G] sti-06:
yup entering them on the phone

yup

and yup, my antivirus is off too

I dont know how many times I flashed back to stock started over. Everytime, same thing...
[HTC Inspire 4G] c4k30rd34th:
Need help. opened up terminal, typed /data/local/tmp/rage and its not found. my firewall is disabled, i closed and reloaded terminal.
[HTC Inspire 4G] sti-06:
+1

same issue here, I have been dealing with the same issue for 4 hours now!! It is really pissing me off:mad:

I thought this supposed to be "one-click" root...
[HTC Inspire 4G] c4k30rd34th:
Also, if you think it was anti-virus, do I have to start over to push that file to my phone
[HTC Inspire 4G] ryanoption:
Hello.This app has gotten me the farthest so far in rooting the phone so thank you.I do have a problem though...as the scripts runs I see alot of "adb server is out of date"and it's killed. Does that mean I need to update my sdk?I'm doing so right now.Also after I load into hboot and apply the necessary updates it downgrades and says it flashes the radio .I believe the next step is to go into the terminal and type in /data/local/tmp rage.I keep getting directory not found and also I'm not getting S-OFF.Any chance you could help me out.I don't mind a donation brotha...

Tried updating the platform toolkit but it still says adb server is out of date...
[HTC Inspire 4G] Wolf:
Try hitting enter once in term before you start typing that line.
[HTC Inspire 4G] ClearD:
That error will not hurt anything, ignore it. It worked just fine for me, while I got the same error. The rest of you guys, I'll try to help when I get home in about a half hour. Don't be discouraged and don't give up. :)
[HTC Inspire 4G] c4k30rd34th:
That didnt work for me
[HTC Inspire 4G] onesojourner:
yes. I have gone through the faq many many times and I am sure I have followed all the suggestions in it. could a factory reset possibly help?
[HTC Inspire 4G] sti-06:
Didnt work...Appreciate the suggestions man
[HTC Inspire 4G] ryanoption:
After the downgrade I lost all adb access.It flashed the ROM but not the radio.Keep getting server is out of date and no root and I cannot for the life of me get adb back so I can run the program again with an up to date adb server.I dunno...it's like it s showing it is working but really isn't?Really don't know how to explain my situation any better.I get the rom but no radio or root and lose adb in the process and can't get it back.
[HTC Inspire 4G] sliderocket22:
I don't know if anyone has mentioned this yet, but whenever I got the adb server is out of date, I closed HTC Sync and it worked fine. Try that out and see if it helps.
[HTC Inspire 4G] c4k30rd34th:
Ya, Im at a standstill. Not quite sure how to get it going.
[HTC Inspire 4G] DeathEvil:
for ADB problem, unplug your phone, install latest htc sync (just the first part when it installs the drivers, you can cancell setup of htc sync), then plug your phone and restart the 1 click. It worked for me. Right know you can go to device manager and it will probably show there is no driver for adb:)
[HTC Inspire 4G] ryanoption:
Nothing works.ADB is gone after the downgrade.HTC Sync solves nothing.Downloading a whole new sdk does nothing.Downloading the new platform tools does nothing.What else can I do is there a freaking link to the damn drivers somewhere??Errrr....
[HTC Inspire 4G] ClearD:
Following the FAQ... HTC Sync should be installed, then UNINSTALLED, leaving the drivers behind. LEAVING HTC SYNC INSTALLED *WILL* CAUSE PROBLEMS.

Also, Once the downgrade is complete, go back in and turn Fastboot off and USB Debugging back on. Also make sure it's connected in Charge-Only mode. For me, after the downgrade, it re-toggled everything and I had to reset it before the computer would recognize the phone again.

If it still doesn't find it, unplug the phone and plug it back in.
[HTC Inspire 4G] ryanoption:
Sorry man no go.No driver for adb in device manager and the method you provide didn't work.This sucks...
[HTC Inspire 4G] c4k30rd34th:
any suggestions for not finding the rage file?
[HTC Inspire 4G] ryanoption:
Can't find rage...no adb...pretty well f'd at the moment.If someone has the ADB drivers would they please help me out?
[HTC Inspire 4G] Wolf:
Try what ClearD said and see if it is still doing it.
[HTC Inspire 4G] c4k30rd34th:
ensured the firewall was disabled, started over and still cant find Rage

Terminal says:

export PATH=/data/local/bin:$PATH

$ $/data/local/tmp/rage

/data/local/tmp/rage: not found
[HTC Inspire 4G] ClearD:
My last post had nothing to do with the firewall...
[HTC Inspire 4G] Wolf:
The line should look like this: "$ /data/local/tmp/rage
[HTC Inspire 4G] c4k30rd34th:
Thought that was to the other guy.

USB Debugging is enabled. Fastboot is off. Charge Only. Drivers installed, I believe since Sync has worked before with it. Uninstalled Sync like suggested.
[HTC Inspire 4G] c4k30rd34th:
Tried that. no luck. Hit enter to drop down to next line. no luck.
[HTC Inspire 4G] ClearD:
Good deal ;) And wolf is right, make sure you aren't actually typing the dollar sign.
[HTC Inspire 4G] c4k30rd34th:
Nope, its automatically placing it there. Im just typing whats after the dollar sign.
[HTC Inspire 4G] c4k30rd34th:
HTC Inspire 4G Simple One Click : Radio Exploit

Press any key to continue . . .

Press any key to continue . . .

Looking for device...

The script will not continue if your phone is not connected.

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

* daemon started successfully *

cannot stat 'rage': No such file or directory

Unable to chmod /data/local/tmp/rage: No such file or directory

1215 KB/s (134401 bytes in 0.108s)

Go into Settings, Applications and check Unknown Sources, then continue.

Press any key to continue . . .

Press any key to continue . . .

1516 KB/s (76101 bytes in 0.049s)

pkg: /data/local/tmp/Terminal.apk

Success

Open up terminal on your phone and type these simple commands, each followed by

an enter.

Press any key to continue . . .

Press any key to continue . . .

/data/local/tmp/rage

Press any key to continue . . .

That look right?