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[HTC Inspire 4G] elmanortega:
hi i have some problems

im trying to root myinspire and all goes fine til i get to hboot where its suppose to install the image pd981mg its suppose to see the file and ask to install but it doesnt, i wait for long time but never asks , what can i do?
[HTC Inspire 4G] aeneas3:
this is likely a goldcard problem. i would recreate your gold card first on another sd card. see if that helps.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Wolf:
PM replied to.
[HTC Inspire 4G] cajuncartfan:
Ok. So I did bubby's S-On tool and installed the rom file but now I have no recovery! What do I do?
[HTC Inspire 4G] elmanortega:
downloaded the image from the faq and the device reads it but it doesnt install it

any reason why?
[HTC Inspire 4G] Wolf:
Why did you need S-On? Did you need to revert back to stock? You should leave it as S-Off if you plan on flashing and such.
[HTC Inspire 4G] cajuncartfan:
According to the FAQ I needed to run it first then load the image to return to stock. I plan on returning it.
[HTC Inspire 4G] pluesan:
worked like a charm

question though... now that i'm rooted, if i want to explore the different roms, would i just apply them one over the other? or do i have to run this program ever again? (<---tech noob)
[HTC Inspire 4G] maevro:
Once you root the device, its rooted. You can go from ROM to ROM and dont have to reroot.

I would back up and do a wipe if you are going from Rom to Rom tho.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Wolf:
Ok gotcha. Yes you do need it back on if you are returning it.
[HTC Inspire 4G] cajuncartfan:
The problem I have is it isn't working. Not only does it still say S-Off but I also have no recovery if I go into recovery.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Camaros_Kill:
Not sure if my post was overlooked the other day, but ill try again. I rooted my GF's Inspire with this tool(RC2) and everything seemed to go better than expected. HOWEVER, while i was setting up all the accounts and syncs on the stock rooted rom built into this tool, the phone froze on me, and my only option was a battery pull. When I went to turn it back on, it was completely bricked. Absolutely no power at all. No LED's, no screen, nothing. The phone had a full battery before I started the process. I tried everything i could think of to get it to turn on, but ended up having to return it that day. My GF is on her 2nd Inspire, and I want to root it, but would like any insight as to wth happened last time around before I proceed.

I should note that the phone was pretty warm when it froze up, probably from the root process. Should I have flashed a different rom instead of sticking to the one built into Simple One Click? Anyone else have a similar situation? Any information or ideas will be greatly appreciated. By the way, to the dev who made this tool, absolutely amazing work.
[HTC Inspire 4G] perezinthenet:
No matter what i do crc fails in dwngrd.zip, what am i doing wrong? ive read the faq and watched the video
[HTC Inspire 4G] momof3disneyfans:
I first had s-off but my clockworkmod wouldn't work so I used the tool that bubby gave to switch it to eng off, but now my phone signal is terrible and it no longer picks up my home wireless network. I'm going to put it back to stock, but in the FAQ's it gives directions to first turn s-on then apply stock fix. Do I need to do anything different since it's my eng off now? Thanks in advance to whoever is able to help me! :)
[HTC Inspire 4G] Mace1370:
I re-attempted the rooting process and was successful. I noticed that when I was making the goldcard a second time that my computer redetected my phone and mounted the drive again. I simply "ejected" the usb device and everything worked perfectly.

One question, though. The android marketplace website still thinks my phone is a HTC Desire. If I go into my phone and lookup the phone information it confirms that it is a HTC Inspire, but on the market website when I download and install an app the only device available for me to select is an "HTC Desire." Is there any way to fix this?
[HTC Inspire 4G] Mace1370:
This was happening to me (see my post above). Make sure your device isn't detected by your computer during the goldcard process. If you look at the list of drives in My Computer (or whatever the equivalent is for your OS) there shouldn't be a drive listed for your phone. If there is one, then make sure to eject it before making the goldcard. This worked for me.
[HTC Inspire 4G] cajuncartfan:
Does it matter that I flashed ClockworkMod Recovery?
[HTC Inspire 4G] perezinthenet:
I can't even get to that part, the error occurs after I download the program and double click it
[HTC Inspire 4G] elmanortega:
ok i got to emulator foreclose

then press again

ok

type /data/local/gfree -f

not found

i restarted the device cause i tryied many times dint work

now i go back to emulator and there is a $ $ what can i do? im in the middle of the procedure

going to restart the procedure lets see what happens

exact same thing

did allthe proccess again same results
[HTC Inspire 4G] fq9228:
There is no absolutely any reason to get warm phone and any kind of physical damage when you root the device. Must be some sort of coincidental phone failure at the time when you performed the rooting process.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Wolf:
Press enter once and continue typing.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Wolf:
This sounds like it was hardware related but hard to determine for sure. Does not seem like anything was done incorrectly.
[HTC Inspire 4G] elmanortega:
same result not found done the procedure 3 times same result

i have the desire hd rom with no sound
[HTC Inspire 4G] Wolf:
Just to make sure. You already got the forked child's message and you reset terminal. Now you have opened it back up and you are not able to get anything by typing in the line.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Camaros_Kill:
Thanks for the responses guys. Thats pretty much what I figured. Before that incident, i had never once felt any form of heat coming off of it. Here goes take 2!
[HTC Inspire 4G] elmanortega:
yes i got 4972 message but still not working
[HTC Inspire 4G] pluesan:
I tried searching the forums for information about the HTC weather app but did not find anything.

Did rooting and updating to cooked rom affect the weather app? (Full screen animations)
[HTC Inspire 4G] elmanortega:
im gonna start again with a 16gb card

now i have the desire hd rom if the program doesnt work what can i do?

do i have to try a rooting method for a desire hd?

where is the developer??

there is no answer from him

can i hace the rc1 to see if that one works???
[HTC Inspire 4G] elmanortega:
ok finalyy the 4th time doing this i passed that but i got to the s-off and it went fine thank got but the step where the device installs the image that contains the super user and cwm but the device cant find it

i dont want o do all over again

can i put that image in the sd card and enter bootlader?

thats the last step

if i do all over again do i lose s-off?
[HTC Inspire 4G] Gunstar_Hero:
So after the process is complete, clockwork should be installed right? Even if Rom manager says its not?
[HTC Inspire 4G] elmanortega:
the last step in superoneclick after you get the s-off in your device is to install an image after that you will find superuser app in your apps menu and then with rom manager you get clockworkmode.

right after the s-off procedure using emulator app, the device goes into bootloader and its suppose to find the image and install it and thats it, done.

but my device wont find it, so that last step i cant do it.

since all of you had to root their device to install this rom

thats why im asking here

my device is s-off already

but there is no superuser app cause that last step dint go thru

now im about to start over

install desire hd old rom and do all the s-off steps again but

is there a way to jump all this?

and get to that last step and install that image?

is you can help me thank you very much
[HTC Inspire 4G] SNadler:
USB Debugging checked?
[HTC Inspire 4G] SNadler:
Also have you renamed the replacement rom and placed it on the root of the sd card?
[HTC Inspire 4G] elmanortega:
yes checked

now my question is

the first time i went 2 steps

second time 3 steps

4 time so on and on

finally

i have s-off thank god

now the software helps you step by step

i need to start over to get to that last step

install dhd image do all the steps to geet the s-off

is there a way to jump to that last step?

if i do all over again(im already s-off)

is that going to damage my device?

do i really have to do it all over again?

thanks
[HTC Inspire 4G] SNadler:
Take a look at post 1704. As near as I can tell you have S-off but no super user or clockwork mod yet. You need to go to hboot to finish. I have not done it in a long time now so I am not very fresh on it.
[HTC Inspire 4G] SNadler:
This is from Bubby a few pages back. I get the feeling you are at this point but not sure. Try this and if it works you should end up with rom manager then you can flash CWM 3.0.0.6 or better and have SU also.

Here is an easy fix just for you.

Download http://www.inspiringandroid.com/htc/inspire/PD98IMG.zip .

Put it on the root of your sd card. (Yes you want overwrite the other one.)

Boot into the bootloader while your phone is powered down by holding volume down and power.

Select bootloader if you need too, if not it should search for a zip and then ask you to install the update.

Install the update.

Press power to reboot.

Done!

Enjoy your phone.

This has been tested and will be the cooked rom included in the next release
[HTC Inspire 4G] SNadler:
You may have that file on the root of the sd card already but you will want to overwrite it as this is the cooked replacement rom.....

Let me know how you make out....:)
[HTC Inspire 4G] elmanortega:
there you go in the thanks meter

im done rooted inspire 4g thanks a lot

its so easy even a cave man dit it

hahaha

if any body have problems pm me i had all the problems you can think of

one last question

to install CWm in rom manager it says select your device it says desire hd

is that correct?

no problem if i install it?

thanks
[HTC Inspire 4G] simontortuga:
Cannot Fix Clockwork Mod

Hello, I'm a noob. I'm sorry.

I used bubby's tool about 2 weeks ago. All I wanted to do was remove the bloat. I made it through the process easily and then removed what I didn't want through root explorer.

I was happy until I started getting annoyed by the super user app force closing, so I decided that I just want to fix it and be done. Well to fix super user, I first have to make clockworkmod work. Even though I know that question 5 in the FAQ is exactly my problem, I cannot get around it!

It says: "Sometimes it may take several tries before it will successfully flash, so you may need to repeat this more than once. You may even try flashing an older version, then a newer version again." Well I've flashed it probably 30 times, and downgrade flashed it 15 more. I've tried every possible order of steps. I've tried clearing su cache/data, then flashing rom manager, then restarting my phone - recovery just fades to black... Then I tried rebooting the phone between each step. Then I've tried flashing the rom manager, clearing the su cache, flashing the rom manager, clearing the su cache, over and over about 10 times each and then letting it fully reboot and then restarting with the volume down button pressed. still just fades to black after selecting 'recovery'

I'm not interested in changing roms, so after I fix su I'll probably just uninstall rom manager. Is there any way I can bypass this stupid clockworkmod fix and just install a working su apk or something?

Thanks for your help!

-Scott
[HTC Inspire 4G] elmanortega:
why dont you install this rom http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=965207 its amazing and you wont have all the at&t apps, its a whole lot beter than stock inspire, sorry i havent done that procedure you describe i dont know why is that happening

good luck
[HTC Inspire 4G] Carnagehill:
I have did all of these steps correctly, what would be the next step to use any ROM?
[HTC Inspire 4G] Doo Doo:
have u tried this --> 4.Q: Why is my Superuser force-closing every time it tries to grant me root permissions on an app; Why am I getting the error “an error occurred while attempting to run privileged commands”?

A: This is actually a known bug for the Superuser app with all Sense 1.72 version ROMs, including our stock Inspire 4G ROM. There are 2 solutions as follows:

1. Keep data, reload the Superuser.apk:

Open Settings>Applications>Manage Applications.

Select the Superuser app.

Click “Clear Cache” and/or “Clear Data” if either of them are able to be pressed.

Download the patched Superuser app from here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=886999 and save the .zip file to the root of your microSD card.

If you are unable to use ClockWorkMod recovery, restart the device and install ROM Manager/ClockWorkMod (3.0.0.6 or later), allowing it root permissions, but do not select the “Always Remember” button.

After you have installed ClockWorkMod, do steps 1-3 again, clearing the superuser cache and data.

Restart your device, holding the “Volume Down” button, which will boot the device into HBOOT mode.

Select “Recovery” from the menu (volume down to navigate to it, power button to select it), to boot into ClockWorkMod Recovery.

Select “Install zip from SD Card”.

Select “Choose zip from SD Card”.

Select the “rmk-superuser-v1.0.0.zip” file that you downloaded from the link above.

Once the file has flashed, reboot your Inspire (this should be the top option).

2. Lose all data that is not backed up:

Download this ROM image: http://www.inspiringandroid.com/htc/inspire/PD98IMG.zip, place it on the root of your microSD card, and reboot your phone into bootloader (reboot holding the “Volume Down” button). Your phone will automatically search for the zip image and install it. This WILL wipe your data, and it will load the latest ROM with the updated superuser already installed.
[HTC Inspire 4G] simontortuga:
First, I don't really want to change roms. I have already removed all the stock bloat that I don't want, and also I have all my apps and stuff installed and I don't want to have to go figure out how to back everything up.

And second, can I even install a new rom when my clockworkmod isn't working?

Thanks for the feedback.

-Scott
[HTC Inspire 4G] simontortuga:
Yes, I have tried that. I am trying to do option 1 where I keep all my data. It is in the process where is says: "Select “Recovery” from the menu (volume down to navigate to it, power button to select it), to boot into ClockWorkMod Recovery." where I have the problem. I select it and the screen shows htc for a second and then fades to black.

That leads to question 5.

Thanks.

-Scott
[HTC Inspire 4G] habanosrus:
Follow instruction in post #2400 to get rid of the fade to black problem.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=961406&page=240
[HTC Inspire 4G] simontortuga:
Am I wrong or will that erase all the data off my phone? It sounds like it's just putting a whole new rom on it and therefore erasing everything.

I'm trying to do this while still keeping my data.

Thanks.

-Scott
[HTC Inspire 4G] carmaruti:
Please Help Help

Hi Experts

I was successful in rooting my inspire using Buddys methods. Great job Buddy

I have one major problem, when I use recovery mode to boot into CMW the screen is blank. I have tried downgrading the version to 2.5... rather than using 3.00 same thing...

I have seen FAQ and one option is to Eng S Off dont want to do that.... so please help and guide me if there is alternate way of making this work...

Thanks
[HTC Inspire 4G] fRenZy-_-:
Sorry im new to the inspire 4g and i followed all the steps that are in the video correctly, and when i get to the hboot part i get a "no image" how do i fix this?
[HTC Inspire 4G] ClearD:
Simon, yes, you will lose all data doing it that way. The easiest way is to use that updated PD98IMG.zip file. If that is the only option, then that is the only option. You've already lost all your data once doing the root procedure to begin with...

The updated PD98IMG.zip file has the updated patched superuser on it, which *should* allow you to correctly flash clockworkmod if superuser isn't working.
[HTC Inspire 4G] habanosrus:
Download titanium backup from the market and backup all your data before.
[HTC Inspire 4G] ClearD:
Without Superuser access (which is what he's trying to fix), I don't think Titanium Backup CAN make a backup first, can it? ;)
[HTC Inspire 4G] habanosrus:
I thought he said that he had ClockworkMod running (which means he must have SU) but the problem was that he had the fade to black issue when trying to get into RomManager Recovery or boot into recovery.
[HTC Inspire 4G] simontortuga:
Thanks for all the feedback guys.

Yes, I do have limited superuser use. When I first open an app that searches for superuser access I can tell su to allow it and it will work. But then if I ever try to have anything access su again, it will force close.

So when I was removing bloat, I was able to give root explorer su access and I was able to remove stuff. Then if I ever went back to root explorer, su would force close, and I would have to go clear su data and try again. After that it would work again.

So yes, I have su access, but it's just very annoying having to so clear the cache every time I need to use it. I have the free titanium backup app installed, and I used it once to delete something that I couldn't find in root explorer, so it should work to make a backup, I think.

It sounds like my only option is to fight through the superuser problem until I can make a backup and flash to a better rom. Does that sound about right, or do you guys have any other ideas? Couldn't I just overwrite some of the broken superuser files in root explorer or something? Why is clockworkmod recovery the only way to do this? Once again, sorry if these are noob questions.

Thanks.

-Scott
[HTC Inspire 4G] habanosrus:
OK. After you have backed up using TiBu it is time to fix the fade to black issue. Even if you have performed the root and s-off using Simple One Click method follow my instruction on post #2400 to fix the fade to black problem and then you will be able to start flashing ROMs.

It looks like a lot of instructions but I was just trying to detail things step by step. Follow them and you will not have any problems.

PM me if you have any problems.
[HTC Inspire 4G] weehawk:
I have followed all instructions to the letter and yet this is not working for me. When I select Hboot, it tells me that the pd98img and pd98diag files are..

loading..not found

I have tried two different SD cards that were both formatted on the phone. The gold card was done perfectly.

Any ideas?

Thanks.
[HTC Inspire 4G] habanosrus:
Many people have tried more than 2 different SD cards before they have successfully created a goldcard. Best bet would be to use the 8gb card that came with your phone.

Check to make sure that you have fastboot off, usb debugging on and charge only.

you might also want to make sure that you have the drivers properly installed. if it is not finding the downgrade rom then it probably is not able to push it to your sdcard.
[HTC Inspire 4G] bik_android:
First of all I would like to thank you! This is my first Android phone and Had no problem with rooting.. :D

I have question.. Can I flash a different radio using this post by shad0wf0x:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1002226

or do I still need to do Radio S-Off before I flash a new Radio?
[HTC Inspire 4G] habanosrus:
answer to your questions regarding the radio.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1002226
[HTC Inspire 4G] Elias1992:
I get an incorrect model id error
[HTC Inspire 4G] evilone1969:
worked Peeeeerfectly tyvm!!
[HTC Inspire 4G] sugardaddy1979:
If I used RC1, can I upgrade to RC2?
[HTC Inspire 4G] Ultra Droid:
If you're already rooted, you take the bootanimation that you like better, make sure it reads "bootanimation.zip" (without the quotation marks), put it on your SD card and using root explorer, copy or move it to data/local. Once in data/local, if there's already an existing bootanimation there, it'll as you if you want to replace it, say yes and after it pastes the new one there, back out a re-boot. You'll then have the bootanimation you want.

This will not work on a non-rooted phone, BTW.

-Mike
[HTC Inspire 4G] Wolf:
Actually, on the Inspire based roms the boot animation is not located in the same area as the DHD's. It is located in system/customize/resource. Make sure the zip file is named Att_bootanimation. This is what the phone looks for. You can follow the directions given previously for changing the files.
[HTC Inspire 4G] milleirish:
Remake your Gold card. Its bad or the SD card you have it on, wont take it.
[HTC Inspire 4G] ClearD:
Make sure to check the F.A.Q. ;)
[HTC Inspire 4G] YiZZo:
Just got my phone yesterday. This is my first Android phone, so I am new to the Android experience. But with this program I was able to successfully root my phone. Thx!
[HTC Inspire 4G] vibr4x:
Is there anyway to remove rom manager from the included cooked rom, i was able to uninstall the updates but not the pre cooked app. I am having the issue with the black screen after running CwM and thought that maybe by removing the app fully and then re-installing it might help, as i really do not wan to do the Eng S-Off, nore do i want to install a different rom at this time. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Also first time Android user, and long time forum browser.
[HTC Inspire 4G] ClearD:
Did you try the fixed PD98IMG.zip from the FAQ? Or is that the one you're referring to? You might try my ROM if nothing else... it's factory with the ROM Manager app included in the /data/app folder, so that it can be uninstalled. :)
[HTC Inspire 4G] vibr4x:
I used RC2 to get root and S-Off, and from what i understand from reading the thread that it was included with RC2, if not i will install it and see if that fixes the CwM issue. Thanks for the quick response
[HTC Inspire 4G] YiZZo:
I had a question. I didn't have a spare SD card for the gold card so I just the one that came with the phone. Since I am done rooting do I still need the gold card? Can I reformat my SD card now?
[HTC Inspire 4G] Wolf:
If you are done rooting then you no longer need the gold card. You can always make it again if needed in the future.
[HTC Inspire 4G] YiZZo:
Cool. thx for the quick response!
[HTC Inspire 4G] weehawk:
TIP: If you get an incorrect model ID error during the downgrade, format the micro sd that came with your phone and do a FULL format and not a quick format. That fixed my issues.
[HTC Inspire 4G] stickbo:
thanks

Bubby, you my friend are going to do very well for yourself. I did the simple one click root and it was beyond easy, and I am a super noob/newb. Then I read through and see that your 14! Jebus. Way to make a fat old man feel like a dullard, LOL 33 is old to you right? :) . Between you and habanosorus or whoever in post 2400 I was able to get this thing the way it should be. I did have a problem with cwm but post 2400 fixes that with ease. I actually learned more rooting this phone than the previous 4 years I have been messing with android and wm, thanks largely in part to you. I also like how fired up your pops gets. haha. I would be the same way, probably much worse.

Ok ass kissing fest is over. time to flash every rom known to the inspire. brick or bust.

Great job man

God Im even more depressed now thinking about what I was doing at 14.
[HTC Inspire 4G] goingup1:
Thanks to Bubby and everyone else with their info, I tried the Hack kit over and over again with no success, finally I uninstalled EVERYTHING and started over with Simple One Click and worked perfectly. I do believe my problem before was related to an unsuccessful Goldcard however but this method was much easier especially for a noob although I did quickly get the adb shell and terminal commands but got errors at different parts each time. Now I'm Rooted, Unlocked, Overclocked and running Revolution Hd with free Hotspot (my original objective). Thanks, you guys Rock.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Krazy8s:
Bubby and the rest that helped on the "One Click"......thanks so much for this. You guys are unbelievable!
[HTC Inspire 4G] guillote4552:
Once puntos! Qué buen trabajo!