Root Can I root my phone

[kewlbuddy]

ok

need to buy sd adapter and start rooting tonite..tense

 

[kewlbuddy]

If I use the app goldcard helper, can I start from the 7th step here How To: Create a Goldcard | TheUnlockr

 

[EddyOS]

No as you need to get the CID using adb, which you need to use the phone for

 

[kewlbuddy]

Thanks for the reply Eddy, but the app also gives the same CID without any hassle.

before creating goldcard, I should backup all the stuff inside it regarding apps n games.

And before starting anything should I reset install location to 0? I did this in past How to Install Apps to the SD Card by Default on Android 2.2 Froyo | larsa | Androinica

 

[SUroot]

Yes

 

[kewlbuddy]

Thanx SU.

If i just copy sd card contents into computer, can I restore all of them after flashing rom?

 

[shauny13]

yes, just copy them back again

 

[kewlbuddy]

made goldcard.

installed hboot driver windows

restarted phone and connected(usb debugging mode) in charge only mode..clicked unrevoked flash

but it says "waiting for device " and does nothing??

 

[SUroot]

did you install then uninstall htc sync? What guide have you followed? The one in my faq is good.

 

[kewlbuddy]

I uninstalled htc sync before installing htc boot drivers

and never reinstalled

 

[SUroot]

and the root guide I mentioned? Have you clicked the link in that about checking drivers in device manager? Have you got no yellow exclamation marks?

 

[SUroot]

ok here is the guide:

unrevoked

And here is the bit about drivers:

public:windows_hboot_driver_install [RootWiki]

 

[kewlbuddy]

from myhtcdesire guide:
oops..i didnt reinstall htc sync after hboot

 

[kewlbuddy]

yes mate, I followed the guides you suggested.

I uninstalled htc sync and installed hboot drivers..saw "android bootloader interface"

restarted phone and removed usb.


now I connect phone again with usb in debug mode and start reflash.

Am I missing something?

 

[SUroot]

are you saying its still not working or are you asking if you can go ahead now?

 

[kewlbuddy]

Its still not working

 

[kewlbuddy]

Now in normal mode,when I see Device Manager->it shows unknown device in other devices

but hboot drivers installed fine in hboot mode..hmm

 

[kewlbuddy]

atlast rooted successfully..Thanks SURoot and others

 

[kewlbuddy]

installed rom manager, but cant install clockwork..it keeps saying "error occured while download your recovery"

any idea??

 

[Hadron]

Is root working otherwise? Can you enter clockwork recovery by booting while pressing volume down button (the selecting recovery), and run other apps which require superuser permissions (e.g. Titanium Backup)?

If so, tbh my advice is not to bother with ROM manager. You can do everything it does using the clockwork recovery that unrevoked installed, apart from partitioning SD card (and there are other solutions for that).

 

[kewlbuddy]

sadly, I wanted to use that for partitioning sdcard

may be I should try gparted or partition softwares on my vista.

 

[Hadron]

GParted is the recommended solution. I have a feeling that windows can't make ext partitions.

I just tried ROM manager myself, including trying different versions of clockwork, and get the same error. There's also a recent thread on XDA with the same problem. So it might just be that their servers are up the spout at the moment.

 

[shauny13]

i 2nd that, rom manager is nothing but trouble. Use gparted or flash amon ra recovery which i think can partition your card. (think somebody will confirm this). Gparted is the preferred as it aligns partitions correctly.

 

[kewlbuddy]

thank you both

 

[kewlbuddy]

before flashing any rom, i must make sd card partition for app2sd+.

I downloaded RA amon recovery.img and placed it in sdcard root folder

then terminal emulator-> it says flash_image not found. Im still using sense ROM.