yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Thunderbolt Android Development] Jolest:
You need enough empty space on the card for the extracted files. I'd recommend you have at least 2 gig of free space on the card (AFTER you've transferred the zip files to the card) before you start.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] MountainX:
Let me be an example of what not to do. I skipped checking the MD5 sum on one file because I thought there was no way it would be corrupt. I reasoned that the other MD5 sums were correct and that I've downloaded thousands of files without corruption problems, so surely my downloads for this root process would be fine. They were not. When I went back and did every step, including checking all MD5 sums, I found a corrupted file. When I re-downloaded, everything went according to plan.

Sorry for taking up bandwidth for a non-existent problem, but maybe this will be an example for others who decide to skip a small "inconsequential" step anywhere in the process.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] xs11e:
I had trouble right there, got an adb not found, WTF? Unplugged phone from PC, powered down and back up into bootloader, I saw S was off, it found the update, installed it and it's rebooting now so all is well but what did I do wrong to get the "adb not found"?

I'm almost sure I followed directions but?

Anyway, it's rooted, I'm running the new ROM and all is well.

Thanks, I really appreciate it!
[Thunderbolt Android Development] MountainX:
Do you have adb installed? It's an Android application you have to install on your PC.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] xs11e:
Uhhhhh...... I must have, I got through all the previous steps and it's rooted, it's the very last step that gave me the error.

Now to find the ROM I want!
[Thunderbolt Android Development] MountainX:
I was in exactly the same spot earlier today. I started a couple threads on it, got some replies, and I decided to go with INJ3CT3DTH3ORY V6.01 (SenseLESS). I'm just trying it now.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] TheMuffStuff:
Im gunna root my friends thunderbolt, Hes on fully stock OTA'd MR2. Can this still be done?
[Thunderbolt Android Development] iceman99393:
I get to step 5 which is same as step 2 but when trying to use adb command for busybox it fails but it pushed fine in step 2 which is exactly the same what's going on here?
[Thunderbolt Android Development] dionysos803:
when that happens try and re-add busy box to your android sdk
[Thunderbolt Android Development] whojabacod:
Just says main version is older and aborts when flashing img
[Thunderbolt Android Development] trombone dixie:
Just successfully rooted my Tbolt. Checked CM7 site and it doesn't have Tbolt under its devices. Is there a separate site where I can download the ROM and Gapps?
[Thunderbolt Android Development] kojkoj123:
Same Here! I messed up and updated which reverted to stock and now i cant root it keeps saying version is older.

Help would be greatly appreciated!
[Thunderbolt Android Development] scotty1223:
main version higher indicates that the misc image was not properly written.

when you ran this,did your md5match?

/data/local/busybox md5sum /data/local/misc.img

what happened when you ran this?

dd if=/data/local/misc.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p17

you can check out my session back on page 96 and see how yours is different.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] scotty1223:
did you try readding it as suggested? only thing i could think of as well was that it was accidently removed or somehow became corrupt :eek:
[Thunderbolt Android Development] whojabacod:
I just used the one on android central. Worked perfect I think this version is older than what my cpo came w
[Thunderbolt Android Development] mloverme:
I used rom manager - it was in there
[Thunderbolt Android Development] grynn15:
Hey what version of the radio should I be seeing in hboot?
[Thunderbolt Android Development] scotty1223:
when? it depends on what ruus youve flashed and if youve flashed seperate radios after that.

a little more detail in your question is needed. ;)

if you have just rooted using this guide and files,your baseband will end in 402.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] thedsk:
I have used this this to root two thunderbolts. One has no problems, can change roms and move/rename files using Root Explorer. The other however I have changed roms a few times, but can't change system from r/o to r/w to move or rename files. Any ideas?
[Thunderbolt Android Development] xs11e:
This is so dang WEIRD!

I unrooted and installed the stock ROM again but couldn't live with the bloat so I rooted again and had exactly the same experience as I did the first time (posted earlier)! After step 4 it refused to install the downgrade ROM, repeated everything and it worked.

After step 7 I typed "adb reboot bootloader" and got an error, can't find ADB(!) so I manually entered the boot loader and all went fine, it's rooted and new ROM installed.

So why did I have to repeat steps 1 - 4 both times I did rooted and why do I get "ADB not found" at the last step? That can't be normal, can it?
[Thunderbolt Android Development] jwbtx:
Im having a problem @ step4. When I “adb reboot bootloader” the phone reboots just fine, however, when I select fastboot, the only option is to go back to bootloader, it doesn’t see the PG05IMG.zip, but I have verified that it is sitting in the root of the sdcard. I’ve verified the checksum, and there are not two extensions on the IMG file. Anyone have any ideas? I’ve been searching, and have not found a resolution.

Thanks,

jwb
[Thunderbolt Android Development] scotty1223:
if you have placed the file on the ROOT of your sd card there are only 2 reasons that the phone will not find it:

1)its not named correctly(keep in mind windows automatically adds and hides the file extension. how are you checking for proper name? if you see PG05IMG.zip in windows you have in fact renamed PG05IMG.zip.zip). it must be PG05IMG.zip(zero,not uppercase letter "O")

2)your sd card is not formatted FAT32. right click on it while its plugged in and click properties. if you see FAT or anytthing other than FAT32 youll have to back it up and reformat.

one of those 2 things is wrong. good luck :)
[Thunderbolt Android Development] teknotronik:
Question

My girlfriend accepted the update to 1.70.650.0 with the 1.39.00.0627 radio. (Official release with new radio) she want's to root her phone at this point and I was wondering if the Downgrade RUU would flash her rom/radio back to stock settings so all is fine or if it only restores the system but not the radio. I don't want her getting the security warnings from a failed downgrade. If anyone knows what to do please let me know. I don't want her to brick her device. Let me know!

-TeK
[Thunderbolt Android Development] scotty1223:
yes it will work fine. follow the guide,and make sure you flash a rom immediately after,as the guide will leave you on rooted mr1,not rooted mr2. trying to continued on older stock firmware will lead to possible OTA acceptance and other bad things.

there is a rooted 1.70.605.0 you can flash after rooting if you simply want to continue on stock firmware.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] hallstevenson:
I need to look into that one....

If I'm not mistaken, and based on what I remember jcase doing with the Eris 1-2 years ago (!), the phone will be rooted but running essentially 'stock' (with an updated kernel + recovery) ? It will allow overclocking (presuming the kernel supports that), removing bloatware, etc, etc ? What about wireless tethering ?
[Thunderbolt Android Development] scotty1223:
thats pretty much what will happen. the only prollem is that this rooted firmware is old... it is mr1(firmware number 1.13.605.7) and you need to be on mr2(1.70.605.0). what you will need to do is follow the guide,and when your finished youll need to immediately flash a new rom. either a custom rom,or the rooted mr2.

just do not try and continue on the mr1 upgrade ruu... it will ultimately result in your phone trying to OTA itself to mr2,wich can be disastrous :eek:

wireless tethering does indeed work fine using barnacle,wifi thether,or one of the other root only tether apps.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] EricDET:
I've rooted both my parents Thunderbolts... when adb can't be found and you have enabled usb debugging.... Simply unplug and replug the usb. Adb devices shows the device but offline next to it.. Unplug the phone and replug run adb devices again and it says online. I've duplicated it on both phones.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] inferno1:
I keep seeing mentions about following the steps/procedures to root, but Im a little confused since the first post says not to follow the below root method...

I have rooted my original Droid and my brothers Eris (both the hard way), so I have some knowledge on how to do it, I just want to make sure I am following the right procedure.

I am currently running whatever the latest stock software is...

I wasnt planning on rooting but I am having an issue with my battery charging where it never gets over about 70-80%, but my battery life seem normal, so I figured if I root, I can wipe the battery stats and maybe fix the issue.

I assume after rooting it is (as usual) always possible to downgrade and unroot to go back to stock and get the latest updates (for when I plan to sell)?

thanx for your help

Danny
[Thunderbolt Android Development] scotty1223:
If you want to you can still follow the manual root guide,but by far the quickest,easiest,and prolly safest method is to use the new "revolutionary" method linked at the top of the OP. :)
[Thunderbolt Android Development] onelight17:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UK_CiB2SYk

This video is great.. just follow that for a really quick and easy root using the new revolutionary tool
[Thunderbolt Android Development] inferno1:
Thanx for the replies, at this moment, I really dont want to get myself sucked into flashing.... i quickly became a flash o holic a while back and with two kids and a full time job, I cant afford to do that again...

my main goal is to wipe the battery stats and see if it fixes my battery reading issue...

to do this... can i just do the following?

use the S-off tool here

http://revolutionary.io/

then load an image to the root directory of the sd card and boot into recovery (vol down)

now that I got home, I cant seem to find the image (any help is appreciated)

once i do that i am now rooted and can use the battery cal app from the market to clear my battery stat/memory...

hopefully that fixes my issue, then I just need to know how to get back to factory....

thanx for your help

danny
[Thunderbolt Android Development] scotty1223:
if all you want to do is wipe battery stats,you can run the revo tool. let it install clockwork recovery. boot to clockwork recovery. wipe battery stats. done. you can flash superuser to become rooted,or not. its up to you.

the tool does not move you away from stock. if you dont want to be rooted,dont flash superuser. if you want to install the stock recovery afterward so you can accept OTAs,i can upload one for you to flash in hboot. id reccomend NOT removing the s-off bootloader,in case you ever want/need to be rooted again.

staying s-off wont affect your ability to accept OTAs,or any other aspect of your phone. so leave it alone. :)
[Thunderbolt Android Development] inferno1:
Thanx for the response... ill give it a try tonight if I have time...

and yes, i would appreciate if you could send me the stock recovery to go back to afterward...

-Danny
[Thunderbolt Android Development] scotty1223:
i pulled this from mr2:

http://www.multiupload.com/PB5F6G7C8Q

md5:

PG05IMG-stock-recovery.zip a3320797390e3d746a67fda915854b16

as with any hboot flash,make sure to double check the md5 of the file on your phone before flashing,and make sure its got a good charge.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] inferno1:
i knew I would get sucked i to flashing again....

i went ahead and rooted, installed CWM

made an initial back up and then...

i decided to try this ROM

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1013577

followed the instructions, and tried to flash the radio first

I followed the instructions here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1220484

but it doesnt seem to be accepting the zip file... (not prompting me to vol up or down to accept)

any ideas what the issue is?

thanx
[Thunderbolt Android Development] scotty1223:
only 2 reasons a PG05IMG file is not seen(assuming you have placed it on the root of the sd,and not inside a folder):

1)not named correctly(thats a zero,not a capital "O",and windows likes to add and hide the file extension so if you typed in the ".zip" youve named your file "PG05IMG.zip.zip")

2)your sd card is not formatted FAT32. if you find it to be FAT,or anything else,back it up and reformat to FAT32.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] inferno1:
put it in an sd adapter, connected to my pc, Comp management lists it as FAT32

file is named correctly...

when i power on with vol down...

it goes to bootloader

after a few seconds, some stuff goes across the screen (rather quickly)

decided to take a picture of it so i can see what it says

loading PG05IMG.zip

Wrong zipped image!
[Thunderbolt Android Development] nickelghandi:
same here

I'm in the same boat. I tried it by myself and it just says that it's waiting for the device and never does anything. I'm used to the OG EVO and have never rooted a Thunderbolt.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] scotty1223:
Did you install the drivers? Watch the video? It really doesn't get any easier than this.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] scotty1223:
Verify md5 of radio download. If its wrong,redownload.

If md5 checks out,reformat SD. Failing that,try a new SD.

You are trying to flash the radios,correct(25ish MB file)? You're not attempting to flash the rom In hboot are you?
[Thunderbolt Android Development] inferno1:
so im not entirely sure what hte issue was, but I decided to try a froyo based ROM and see what happens...

I tried loading tesla and it worked, then loaded the radio for it and all seems good so far...

thanx for your help..

I do have another question...

What is the difference between naming a file a specific name (such as PG05IMG.zip) and having hboot load it, or just going into CWM and choosing the zip from the SD card?

and lastly, in order to go back to stock, I just need to go to the original backup I made from Rom Manager (right after rooting) and then rename the file you sent me to PG05IMG.zip, and load it through hboot? is that correct.

Danny
[Thunderbolt Android Development] scotty1223:
the type of files or images inside a .zip determines wether it should be flashed in hboot,or in recovery.

in a nutshell:

radios,recoverys,and hboots,and full RUUs are flashed in hboot. anything else(roms,kernels,etc) are flashed in recovery.

the file i uploaded is a stock recovery. it is not a full ruu or back to stock file,it is only the recovery. be very careful with it. download,check the md5,and flash it in hboot by naming PG05IMG do this AFTER you have restored a stock backup(i hope you made one)

so to recap,if youre on a custom rom now:

1)go to recovery and optionally make a backup,if you think you may want to come back to this custom rom later. do a full wipe. restore your stock backup.

2)download and install stock recovery

once you have the stock recovery back,you can accept OTAs if you want to. since you rooted with revolutionary,you will permantly remain s-off and can re-install clockwork recovery later if you want to restore a backup become rooted again.

the important thing to remember,is do not accept an ota if you have clockwork installed bad things can happen. :eek:
[Thunderbolt Android Development] inferno1:
Thanx for all the help and info

I ended up deciding that the issues im having are a sign to no become a flashoholic again...

so I followed the procedure here to return to stock

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1009423

the first file (PG05IMG_MR1_no_hboot.zip) loaded without issue and everything appears to be stock again..

when I try to load the second file through hboot it starts and then says "bypassed".

I appear to be stock, but still have S-off...

should I be OK when the next OTA comes.... I just want to ensure I can accept it..

thanx

Danny
[Thunderbolt Android Development] scotty1223:
Yes,you are fine. Leave he s-off unless your phone breaks and you need to warranty it :)
[Thunderbolt Android Development] hallstevenson:
From post # 1027 from above ?

I wasn't aware that you could get in trouble with an OTA update with Clockwork Recovery installed nor that you had to revert back to a stock recovery.

Good thing I had my wife's phone take the recent OTA update before I used revolutionary.io on it ! :o
[Thunderbolt Android Development] stanglifemike:
Where is the SU zip file that I need to root after I obtain S-off with Revolutionary??

I am doing this for a friend, did my Evo 3D a few weeks back and the SU file is in the thread about rooting, not sure why it isnt in the OP here....

NEVEMIND: Found that it is the same SU zip that I flashed on my Evo 3D that is used for the TB, I suppose all devices using Revolutionary for that matter...
[Thunderbolt Android Development] slave13:
htc verizon smart phones and rooting

first off i was planing to get the thunderbolt in the next coming weeks unless there is something better out by htc. ihave verizon is thunder bolt the phone to get? didnt htc recently start to leave the phone unlocked for just the reason on thed the new devices thats what i heard do you guys know which ones. also i have been putting custom roms on my wm old phone is it just as easy as that to root your android phone. i needed to start learning these thing now that im moving to android soon also is there anything someone thinks i should know please tell me.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] a1exus:
[root@wcmisdlin02 Desktop]# sudo ./revolutionary

=============================================

| Revolutionary S-OFF & Recovery Tool 0.4pre3 |

=============================================

Brought to you by AlphaRev & unrEVOked.

Waiting for device...

Found your device: ADR6400L (mecha-1.04.0000, Android: 2.2.1, ROM version: 1.13.605.7)

This is a beta release and requires a beta release key.

Please visit: http://revolutionary.io for more information.

Enter beta key [ serial: HT12TS009031 ]: 0w8CScA8a6w8a6mu

Beta key accepted - thank you for participating!

and nothing is happening after that... what am I missing?
[Thunderbolt Android Development] a1exus:
second attempt:

[alexus@wcmisdlin02 Desktop]$ sudo ./revolutionary

=============================================

| Revolutionary S-OFF & Recovery Tool 0.4pre3 |

=============================================

Brought to you by AlphaRev & unrEVOked.

Waiting for device...

Found your device: ADR6400L (mecha-1.04.0000, Android: 2.2.1, ROM version: 1.13.605.7)

This is a beta release and requires a beta release key.

Please visit: http://revolutionary.io for more information.

Enter beta key [ serial: HT12TS009031 ]: 0w8CScA8a6w8a6mu

Beta key accepted - thank you for participating!

Zerging Root... this might take a minute or so.. Root acquired!

Sending in Caroline...

Cleaning up...

Rebooting to fastboot...

When life gives you lemons, don't make lemonade. Make life take the lemons back!

Waiting for fastboot...

Rebooting to fastboot (Once moar...)

SUCCESS - Life gave us lemons, we didn't make lemonade!

Do you want to download (Internet connection required) and flash ClockworkMod Recovery? [Y/n] Y

Downloading recovery for your phone (mecha)...[alexus@wcmisdlin02 Desktop]$

in my /var/log/messages I saw this

Aug 25 12:04:17 wcmisdlin02 kernel: revolutionary[4895] trap divide error ip:58a3bb sp:ffa3d65c error:0 in libc-2.12.so[519000+185000]

I'm seemed to be in a MENU it says "Revolutionary" on the top, so I assume it went through just (s-off) part but not downloading of "recovery"

what do I do now??? do I re-run it? 3rd time?
[Thunderbolt Android Development] hallstevenson:
You're in the HBOOT menu, as I recall. Now you need to follow the steps here:

After Revolutionary-install CWM...
[Thunderbolt Android Development] a1exus:
I think I'm good except for... I dont think my "Superuser" works all that good

I download ROM Manager 4.3.3.0

I hit Flash ClockworkMod Recovery

I select HTC Thudnerbolt

it downloads it and then it says

"Sorry!

The application Superuser (process com.noshufou.android.su) has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again)

"An error occurred while attempting to run privileged commands"

prior to this I did this [Info] After Revolutionary: install Clockworkmod, root & more - xda-developers

I think it's already installed, am I right or no? but then again why wont this app allow me to do that and show me all that??

and when I open "Superuser" -> Settings

it says Superuser v2.3.6.1

su binary v2.3.1-ef
[Thunderbolt Android Development] scotty1223:
did you flash superuser in recovery?

the basic steps,since revolutionary didnt install clockwork for you:

-install clockwork recovery via hboot(not rom manager)

-flash superuser in clockwork recovery

sounds like maybe you downloaded the wrong superuser. download it from here: http://goo-inside.me/superuser/su-2.3.6.3-efgh-signed.zip

flash it in clockwork
[Thunderbolt Android Development] scotty1223:
yes,if you got superuser from the link in your post above,its the wrong one.

the one above in my post is from revolutionarys website,and works.

i personally have been using this one:

working superuser for TB sense and it works just fine as well.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] Diablo67:
Everytime i try to enter the beta code,it says"key is invalid,this program will be terminated".What am i doing wrong here?I got the key from the green box that is generated on the revolutionary site.

Edit:Its easier to root a tablet then this dang phone,i'll just leave it stock,thanks anyway.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] scotty1223:
uninstall htc sync if you had it installed,along with anything else htc,other than the drivers.

might want to delete the tool and start over. make 100% sure you entered the serial # and hboot for your phone correctly.

other than those things,only thing folks really have trouble with is trying to type the beta key in,rather than cut/pasting it.

there is one instance i know of that nothing worked to get the tool to accept a beta key,until htc sync was uninstalled from the computer.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] Diablo67:
Thanks,i finally watched the video(sometimes i'm a little slow)and i copied and pasted the key,it worked great,but now i installed "rom manager" and it installed its recovery in place of "revolutionary"recovery,i liked the revolutionary recovery better,is there a way to reinstall revolutionary in place of the rom manager recovery?Or should i just leave it?Also i noticed when i go to restore a backup,my phone gets stuck on the HTC splash screen during reboot,i have to take out the battery to get it to reset.Then it reboots fine.Is there a way to avoid this?
[Thunderbolt Android Development] scotty1223:
try running revolutionary again. it will see you are s-off,and possibly ask if you want to install clockwork. i know it does this if the stock recovery installed. im not sure if it knows what you have a clockwork installed in place of the stock recovery or not.

if if you made a backup with the revolutionary backup,you can take a recovery image out of that backup and install it thru hboot or fastboot.

do you remember if revolutionary installed clockwork 4.0.1.5? or something newer?
[Thunderbolt Android Development] chocoyo00:
Is there any issues with rooting using the old downgrade method?
[Thunderbolt Android Development] scotty1223:
as long as you are still on a froyo rom,no. just be aware that the "upgrade" ruu leaves you on an old firmware(mr1-1.13.605.7). youll need to flash a rom imediately afterward to prevent your phone from trying to update.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] teh roxxorz:
Is this still the most recent way to root the thunderbolt; I have an evo and doing it for a friend. I just need to know, thanks.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] scotty1223:
if yourr question refers to revolutionary,then yes.