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[HTC Inspire 4G] TheBillyGoat:
General Feedback - A Success!

I managed to acquire root and get ROM Manager working using an old XP laptop. Thank You very mush!

A few things I think worth noting:

1. You don't want to do this halfheartedly. -- It's probably best to uninstall your AV rather than disabling (did you really disable everything? are you sure?). -- I formatted the SD on my phone via windows explorer with a deep format. It takes time. I succeeded in rooting on my first attempt.

2. Something I noticed, and I bet many people are failing on. You "upgrade" using the PD98IMG.zip twice. Fastboot is automatically turned on, and usb debugging off when this happens. Make absolutely certainly that you safe eject your phone ] and reset these to what they need to be before continuing. This would be nice to note in the next RC/Final version.

3. I got a corrupted bootloader notice using the one click eng s-off, because my phone had been idle for a while and gone into standby. This is easy to fix. Go to menu > setting > applications >manage applications and clear the superuser data. reconnect in charge only mode and try again. wait for the on phone permission verification, and you are done.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Pope Viper:
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!

I followed the instructions line by line, while watching the video, and was able to successfully root my Inspire.

I'm now looking for ROMs to experiment with. Any relevant threads?
[HTC Inspire 4G] DeathEvil:
i would give a try to coredroid and revolution, although coredroid is a keeper for me...
[HTC Inspire 4G] ddiehl:
Anyone live in the middle Tennessee area willing to help me out in person?
[HTC Inspire 4G] Nickovtyme:
I'm two hours on the otherside of Memphis...
[HTC Inspire 4G] palmersprom:
Didn't have boot loop (*knock on wood*). Works fine, and THANK GOD. I wasn't able to flash the rom I wanted without that.
[HTC Inspire 4G] judicious:
when i did adb shell su it says denied..does this mean i'm not rooted? it did say s-off...what's another way to check if i'm rooted? i do have rom manager...
[HTC Inspire 4G] judicious:
i flashed clockwork..and tried to do a back up, but it reboots my phone and screen is black..was i supposed to wait? took quite some time, so i ended up rebooting the phone..what's the correct way to do a nandroid back up?
[HTC Inspire 4G] judicious:
can't seem to get to hboot with volume down + power..any ideas?
[HTC Inspire 4G] Wolf:
Check the FAQ for solutions.
[HTC Inspire 4G] badoink:
Bro,instead of posting every time you have a problem, have you looked through the last 10 pages at all?

That's the black screen of death. There's instructions around here. Check those out.
[HTC Inspire 4G] judicious:
So I did all these steps, I was able to get into CWM only if I typed in adb reboot in recovery...

I still am not able to press volume down + power to get to HBoot...
[HTC Inspire 4G] wby300:
I had the same problem, I had found directions that were not in a thread but if I remember correctly this is what I followed to fix the issue.
[HTC Inspire 4G] judicious:
thanks, i was able to get CWM to work, and now the only issue is I can't do vol- + pwr in order to get to bootloader..
[HTC Inspire 4G] ClearD:
Check that fastboot is turned off.
[HTC Inspire 4G] judicious:
THANK YOU!!!
[HTC Inspire 4G] ClearD:
No problem ;) lol lots have had that same issue, myself included.
[HTC Inspire 4G] boomersooner4900:
OSX

Does anyone have an update on when the "one-click" software will be coming to Macs? I don't have a copy of Windows so boot camp or parallels is not an option. Thanks.
[HTC Inspire 4G] palmersprom:
From what I've seen so far, Mac support really isn't the greatest in the Android community (which makes sense). I use Mac primarily also, but used a friend's computer (Windows 7) to get the one click running. You could try that.

Or, there's the Hack Kit, which is more complicated but does have Mac support (and you're going to need to use it anyway to get the Recovery boot working).
[HTC Inspire 4G] capman231:
Root & OTA Updates

Fellows, I am totally new to Android and Android Smartphones and I have a question. I have downloaded the one-click and have made my Gold Card before

I ran out of time today. I got an E-Mail from HTC support today saying that Gingerbread will be out this quarter and the fix for the HAC (It Doesn't Work) might be out before that. My question is once I root my phone will it still be able to get OTA updstes?

capman231
[HTC Inspire 4G] capman231:
Terminal Emulator

I have red the FAQ's and watched the video twice and my question is, does the one click install the Terminal Emulator on the phone or do I have to download it from the market and install it?

capman231
[HTC Inspire 4G] Wolf:
Terminal emulator should be installed as part of the program. You will not have to install it yourself.
[HTC Inspire 4G] capman231:
Thank you Wolf_2, I appreciate your help.

capman231
[HTC Inspire 4G] ClearD:
No, OTA updates will break your root. Do not install them. Wait until devs get them loaded into ROMs and then install the rooted roms with the updates already cooked in. :)
[HTC Inspire 4G] crupp:
Sorry, what it is HAC?
[HTC Inspire 4G] capman231:
HAC is "Hearing Aid Compatible". If it was working, it is supposed to raise the Phone volume a good bit for people like myself that wear hearing aids. If you want to check it out it's in "Settings" under "calls". Right now, what it does when you turn it on is you can hear the caller real good but he can't hear you. I talked to HTC and their software developers know about the problem and are working on a fix for it.

capman231
[HTC Inspire 4G] cocchiararo:
I will be getting my inspire this weekend xd

Once I apply this, nothing but an OTA update can remove the root and unlock, right? (I don't really care about warranty, since I liver in Argentina, I just don't want to do something to my phone when IM away from my PC and loose three unlock)

Thx
[HTC Inspire 4G] mi04se1:
When I attempt the S-On tool, I get this and it is still S-Off. What do I do?

Press any key to continue . . .

Changing directory to use the needed resources...

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 *

1682 KB/s (134401 bytes in 0.078s)

Turning the security back on in the bootloader (S-ON)...

--secu_flag on set

Section header entry size: 40

Number of section headers: 44

Total section header table size: 1760

Section header file offset: 0x000138b4 (80052)

Section index for section name string table: 41

String table offset: 0x000136fb (79611)

Searching for .modinfo section...

- Section[16]: .modinfo

-- offset: 0x00000a14 (2580)

-- size: 0x000000cc (204)

Kernel release: 2.6.32.21-g3c08447

New .modinfo section size: 204

Attempting to power cycle eMMC... Failed.

Module failed to load: Operation not permitted

Done, you should now have S-ON.

Press any key to exit...

Press any key to continue . . .

I tried on a Vista and a Win 7 computer and disabled anti-virus.
[HTC Inspire 4G] stafly17:
AMAZING

This app is F'n sweet... thanks a million... i will be donating tonight
[HTC Inspire 4G] crupp:
Success, We have Root!! Closed the door to my office, faked a conference = success. Now is there a list of safely removeable apps?
[HTC Inspire 4G] lrs421:
Lol. Not so bad huh? Now go use tibu!!

Sent from Desire HD or Inspire 4G or whatever this thing is called via premium XDA app.
[HTC Inspire 4G] ClearD:
Which AntiVirus are you running, and did you disable it prior to downloading the program?
[HTC Inspire 4G] mi04se1:
I have Norton and yes I disabled it before downloading and during running the app.
[HTC Inspire 4G] ClearD:
Norton is absolute garbage, and most likely still running in the background. Try a different computer please.

Also, Google "norton removal tool". Norton spiders itself so deep into your system that the creators made a removal tool (similar to one used to remove a virus) to remove their product. I'm guessing it deleted part of your download.
[HTC Inspire 4G] capman231:
Bubbys One Click Worked Perfectly

I finally got a little free time and I ran the one click and it did it's job. The program said that I have S-Off and I downloaded Root Check from the Market and it said I have Root and that Busybox is installed correctly. Now I have got to do some more reading on deleting the AT&T "Crapware". Any body got any suggestions that might help a total new comer to tha Android system.

capman231
[HTC Inspire 4G] ClearD:
I've heard good things about titanium backup's bloatware remover, and I personally used root explorer. Or you could just download my Rom... :P
[HTC Inspire 4G] capman231:
Thanks for the input ClearD. I don't want to flash another rom right now. I am just starting out with Android and I don't want to rush myself. I spend a lot of time here on XDA just reading and trying to understand every thing I can about the Android system. It seems like a lot of people are running the Titanium Backup so I think I will start with it and see what I think.

Thanks Again

caoman231
[HTC Inspire 4G] gordec:
I made a mistake during the 1 click.

When it says

"When fastboot comes up, press powerbutton once to enter HBOOT on your phone, then press enter on your keyboard."

I pressed "enter" before going into Hboot. Now it wasn't able to copy dwngrd.zip to SD. I'm still in recovery mode. What should I do?
[HTC Inspire 4G] elmanortega:
just start over
[HTC Inspire 4G] gordec:
so reboot back to the phone?
[HTC Inspire 4G] Lion_Ksa:
Thank you ;-)
[HTC Inspire 4G] ClearD:
Start the entire root process over. You can skip the goldcard, but start the rest over. Reboot the phone, yes.
[HTC Inspire 4G] elmanortega:
exactly just start over from the software not the goldcard
[HTC Inspire 4G] EtherealRemnant:
I have to express my thanks to the developer of this program. I am great at following directions and upon following all of them, I got root - S-OFF, ENG S-OFF, etc.

I can tell you that Avast and Comodo do NOT block the downloading file, however I did disable both when I ran the program. Get a REAL anti-virus program if you are having issues. Avast is one of the top-rated anti-virus programs and it is entirely free. Comodo Firewall is also one of the top-rated programs and it is free as well. Just a tip to those having issues with their AV/FW program screwing up the download.

As for the program itself, the only hitch I had was that when I ran RAGE, the terminal did *not* reboot and I had to manually kill it after it forked the childs (that sounds terrible lol) and then I tried opening it, it FC'd on me, I opened it again and did indeed gain root. It may have been my particular set up but I followed the directions to the letter.

My system? Alienware M17x with Q9000, 4GB DDR3, two nVidia 260s and an on-board nVidia 9400GT in tri-SLI mode.
[HTC Inspire 4G] ClearD:
You're supposed to press the "back" button twice to manually kill it :P it won't restart automatically; you did it right lol.
[HTC Inspire 4G] mi04se1:
I got S-ON finally. I reran the one click gui (steps2 and 3). Instead of typing /gfree -f, I typed /gfree -s on then sync and it worked.
[HTC Inspire 4G] 69Pwned:
Same here. Only way I could get s-on ........ :cool:
[HTC Inspire 4G] HAYDENB:
I have a problem here. While trying to root my phone i got all the way to the part where the phone looks for PD98IMG.zip but my phone never found it any ideas?
[HTC Inspire 4G] ClearD:
It didn't get pushed to your phone. Your AntiVirus probably deleted it.
[HTC Inspire 4G] mi04se1:
Im glad I got S-ON. I had to ship my phone to HTC for warranty.
[HTC Inspire 4G] strauss0829:
This was a ****ing life saver !!!!!!!!!!!! Mad props bro
[HTC Inspire 4G] ClearD:
From what I can tell, this works because you wind up with the downgraded desire HD Hboot, and flash clockworkmod with the old downgraded hboot. I would guess that ours would also work better if we altered the instructions so that after temp root was gained in the downgraded Rom, everyone then manually flashed clockworkmod from Rom manager... hmm...

The way the simple method worked for me (and for another user last night as I guided him through it) was to immediately flash clockworkmod 3.0.0.6 through Rom manager IMMEDIATELY after rebooting into the new rooted Rom. And we used the fixed PD98IMG.zip Rom from the FAQ, also. Not the final one from the simple root program itself.
[HTC Inspire 4G] ddiehl:
Thanks again for your help...
[HTC Inspire 4G] HAYDENB:
I turned off my anti virus program and re ran the simple one click but no luck. It still cannot find the .zip file.
[HTC Inspire 4G] doktor buknasty:
Is your firewall disabled also?
[HTC Inspire 4G] HAYDENB:
yeah my firewall is turned off as well as anti virus
[HTC Inspire 4G] ClearD:
Not a problem at all, ddiehl!! Glad to be of service. If you need any further assistance, feel free to give me a shout. :)
[HTC Inspire 4G] Scott_S:
Quick confirmation here, if someone would be so kind...

Rooted successfully with Bubbys tool (RC2) awhile back.

My phone's ROM is exactly as it exists after the rooting process.

I'm finally getting around to exploring ROM mananger/cwm. So far, this is what I've done...

- I've updated ROM manager once via market to v3.0.1.7.

- In ROM manager, flashed cwm recovery, says I have v3.0.0.6.

I'm about ready to choose "backup current ROM," but before I do, I just want to know if, once it reboots to start the backup process, this will be the point when this issue will appear, and how I should handle it, in terms of just waiting for cwm to do its thing (amidst a black screen).

I've been following posts regarding this issue, I know its been discussed ad nauseum... I'm just overwhelmed trying to assimilate all the related comments into a definitive answer. I've also read the faq, but still am a bit uncertain as to what to expect.

I appreciate any replies to my "yet another cwm black screen question." :-)
[HTC Inspire 4G] Nickovtyme:
Yes....if black screen gonna happen thats when it will happen. If it does...pull battery replace....or wait and phone will reboot after a few minutes...boot into hboot let image load....after phone boots back up...go back into simple one click and click fix...the tool will take you through process to fix issue.

Not everybody has the black screen...I didn't and you may not.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Scott_S:
Thank you, that clears it up. I appreciate your reply. :-)

UPDATE:

Just got done successfully backing up ROM, no black screen. So I'm happy to report that I join you in having not had the black screen problem. Whew.
[HTC Inspire 4G] pavaccar:
The request goldcard image file is down

Edit: Got gold card thing to work but now its stuck on pushing cooked rom for like an hour and a half?
[HTC Inspire 4G] Bantom:
Hot d@mn! This worked the first time. I can't believe this was that easy. Thanks a million to Bubby and his team. I was so worried about screwing this up but you made this fool-proof. Ha! This old dog just learned a few new tricks.

BTW, I want to donate to you but when I clicked the link it looks like the donation goes to XDA forums. Is that the way it works? I was hoping it would go directly to the guys who made this work.
[HTC Inspire 4G] juannicolas:
I don't know to whom is the donation is going to but I did donate something. :) keep the good work.
[HTC Inspire 4G] ClearD:
Click the link by bubbys name on one of his posts :) that one should be right...
[HTC Inspire 4G] Scott_S:
I keep seeing references to the common cwm black screen issue as being caused by using Bubbys root method as opposed to using the hack kit.

If this is indeed caused exclusively by using Bubbys method, has the cause been identified?

I used Bubbys tool, without any issues during the initial rooting process, and I have flashed cwm recovery, and was able to back up my current rom, and have yet to see a black screen.

Now, I haven't flashed another ROM via cwm yet, so unless this black screen problem could still show up then, I'm assuming I don't have this problem.

So I'd hate to see Bubbys tool getting a bad rap when in fact this issue is caused by something some people aren't doing perfectly from the user end.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Nickovtyme:
The issue, from what I understand, has to do with what version hboot (bootloader) is stock on the phone when purchased.

It's not bubby's tool that causes this...from what I understand...bubby's tool stops the process right after root image is loaded. While the Hack Kit, continues on the process and takes you through getting Eng S-off which solves the problem (if it were to be a problem). Bubby's tool has the "fix" (Eng S-off) built in and you can come back to it if need be.

The black screen becomes an issue as soon as you boot into CWM, whether to flash another ROM or backup current ROM. If its gonna happen, it'll happen as soon as you boot into cwm...whichever way.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Wolf:
The CWM issue is not caused by people doing something incorrectly. Every phone is different. Some phones have the issue and some do not.
[HTC Inspire 4G] brian85:
Alright guys, I plan on doing this today for a friend of mine. Since it's not my phone, I want to make this process and smooth as possible with no problems.

I have a couple questions....is this STOCK rooted rom? I don't want any custom roms. Does this break anything? Is it easy to go back to stock if needed? Do I need to wipe anything?
[HTC Inspire 4G] capman231:
I used the One Click and took my time and it worked the first time. The Rom is stock except for root and a couple of more items. Every thing is working on my phone just like it did stock, even the AT&T boot animation. Read item 11 in the FAQ about restoring. The link to the FAQ's are in the first post but i haven't tried it. Several have said that it's easy and works good.

capman231
[HTC Inspire 4G] drearg:
It maybe something that I"m missing or has someone else had this problem? Everytime I get to phone searching for imagePD98IMG.zip it searches and starts to load and then is says:

ACE PVT SHIP S-ON RL

HBOOT-0.85.0019

MICROP-0438

RADIO-26.06.04.06_M

eMMC-boot

Dec 27 2010, 14:47:30

Model I D incorrect!

Update fail!

Press <POWER> to reboot.

I have tried 3 different sandisk sd cards 1-4gb, and 2-8gb for my gold card.Tried making them separate and with program. I tried using the RC1 and the updated RC2. I redownloaded both and tried again with same result. I have my antivirus off. I deleted my windows defender. I deleted HTC sync and left drivers only. I always read entire FAQ before I attempt anything new. Does anyone know what I'm doing wrong?
[HTC Inspire 4G] Scott_S:
That makes sense. Now I understand a little more about the differences between the two methods.

Thanks again...
[HTC Inspire 4G] Scott_S:
@drearg

Formatted FAT32, 32kb allocation size, and "safely removed hardware" in Windows before changing USB mode or removing inserting card, correct?
[HTC Inspire 4G] drearg:
Thanks for the info. I may try the hack kit or the visionary method and see if 1 of those 2 will work.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Scott_S:
If the gold card is the problem, I don't think the hack kit will produce any better results...

In other words, Bubbys tool works just fine if you have a functional gold card.
[HTC Inspire 4G] ClearD:
Scott is correct. That is the message you get when your goldcard is not valid. Try creating it again, and if possible, use the stock card that came with the phone. And rule number 1: read the FAQ please. :)
[HTC Inspire 4G] capman231:
I don't know if this makes any difference, but I formatted mine in FAT32 / 512 and it worked the first time using Bubbys one click.

capman231
[HTC Inspire 4G] Bantom:
I will tell you what helped me make the Go-No go decision was the video. There's a link on the first page of this thread. I watched it all of the way through first without doing anything, just watching. Then I watched a little and rooted a little.

Grab a good book and be patient through this process. Some of the steps take a while. Like he says in the instructions, grab some milk and cookies. I just about went through half bag of Pecan Sandies.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Fidyyuan:
Does it matter if the sd card is stopped before switched to charge only mode? The sd card still works and can store files/be formatted and read :/
[HTC Inspire 4G] ClearD:
You should be fine, if it isn't showing corrupted. :)
[HTC Inspire 4G] EvoXOhio:
I think this process is why so many people are having hsupa problems. I ran this program, and after the downgraded radio was loaded, I ran a speedtest. I was getting 3000 down and 1500 up. I then let it proceed to the part where it flashes the stock AT&T radio back on. After that I only get 1700 down and 150 up!

Based on this testing, as well as some other threads on here, I believe that flashing the stock radio back on turns off hsupa. I know that hsupa settings are controlled in build.prop, but I believe that once you flash the stock radio, it doesn't allow for the hsupa settings in build.prop to take affect. Flashing newer radios doesn't bring back hsupa. The way I got hsupa back was to start over from scratch with this root program, but then stopped it after the downgraded radio was loaded and before it loaded the AT&T stock radio back on. I then went and flashed the two newest radios back to back, and after each one ran a speedtest, and sure enough I still got 1500 up with both radios.

It is my belief, and I don't have the time to reroot and reflash all night long to confirm this, but once the stock AT&T radio gets flashed, you can't get hsupa unless you flash one of the downgraded radios, and then you can flash a newer (non-stock AT&T) radio and you will maintain hsupa.

Bubby, which radio are using using for the downgraded radio? I tried to look in the .zip but my Mac had trouble decompressing the archive to see inside. And stupid me I forgot to write it down when I rerooted!

If someone knows the right radio, they can download it from here and flash it, and see if they get hsupa back: http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=Support_Downloads#HTC_Ace

Once again, if you can't get hsupa, flash the downgraded radio from bubby's package, and then don't touch the stock AT&T radio, and then flash one of the newer radios.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Scott_S:
Same exact thing with me. Had that video open while rooting. If the video that's linked in the OP is the one by Zonderion (i found it in the comments, before there was any OP video link), then Zonderion deserves yet another h/t... ;-)
[HTC Inspire 4G] maestroburbuja:
md5 sum for the .exe file?

Hey,

I just downloaded the RC2. It took painfully LONG (I don't know why, but the download rate was 25 kbps at best), but at last I'm going to root using this method.

Can anybody confirm the md5 checksum for this file?

I got:

cc0d90c4a4ef37fa5cd000da828d8320

Thanks a lot!
[HTC Inspire 4G] Wolf:
Flashing different radios for different roms can also cause a lot of problems. You can always edit the build.prop file just like the Inspire based custom roms have done and enable it by changing certain values with a program such as Root Explorer. Search this section of the forum for information on editing the file and what you should edit.
[HTC Inspire 4G] tonyb81:
this is odd, i decided to unroot my phone just for the experience. so i was able to get it s-on then flashed the ruu in the faq....my upload speeds are actually better i got 1250k down, and 1050k up.
[HTC Inspire 4G] takato23:
hey i have a few questions:

This program unlocks the phone for all carriers? put an old radio and later a new one?

It is the same as this? One click Radio S-OFF tool

And, what is md5 about? where i have to check it and how?

Thanks
[HTC Inspire 4G] Udonitron:
OK...simple questions for simple answers

Can I use this to

1. unlock my phone

2. keep the stock Sense UI and all HTC drivers while rooted

3. bring happiness without voiding the warranty as I just bought my Inspire

4. travel into the future
[HTC Inspire 4G] Wolf:
1. Yes

2. Yes

3. No. You will void the warranty but you can use the S-On tool to reverse S-Off and run the RUU to return it to stock in case you need warranty work. In the mean time you will be much happier not being restricted by an unrooted phone.

4. Only if you have a working flux capacitor.